The main language in Exeter is English, but there are a few differences between British and American English. For example, now that it is getting cold, most people are wearing jumpers and trousers, or sweaters and pants as they are called in America.
The U.K. uses the pound sterling. Since there are no one and two pound notes, just one and two pound coins, my wallet is beginning to break from all of the change I am given. One cool thing about British money is that the new polymer £10 notes have Braille in the corner so that people with seeing difficulties can identify their money easier.
A bottle of water costs from about 75p to 2 pounds depending on the brand. The university even sells water in metal cans, like the ones used for soft drinks, in order to help lessen pollution.
The best meal I had this week was cream tea at a cafe called Tea on the Green. Devon cream tea is a common afternoon food in Exeter. It consists of a pot of tea, or sometimes coffee, along with some scones. The scones come with jam and clotted cream, which resembles a thick butter. In Devon, it is tradition to put the cream on the scones before the jam, but in Cornwall this is opposite.
