American woman who moved to London reveals what surprised her most about Britain's mindset
'Cities are cleaner and safer, but there's a 'know your place' mindset: American woman who moved to London reveals what surprised her about the UK (and how it misses American optimism) Kalyn Franke is originally from Florida but has lived in the UK capital for 10 years She now produces blogs, videos and online courses about life in Britain Kalyn has also written a book on life in the UK - Girl Gone London Read on for her thoughts on the differences between the US and the UK...
< p class="byline-section"> Posted: 15:47 BST, 2 Aug 2022 | Updated: 4:59 PM BST, 2 Aug 2022
A few surprises awaited Kalyn Franke before leaving Florida for the United Kingdom. For starters, not everyone is like a Mary Poppins character.
'I think as Americans we are raised in thinking the Brits are basically straight out of Mary Poppins, with the same sort of accent,” she told MailOnline Travel. “Being exposed to a wide variety of British people and cultures certainly helped me see that it was only a small segment of society here. Accents vary so much across the UK, to begin with.'
Kalyn, 30, is originally from Florida but has lived in the UK capital for 10 years and now produces blogs, videos and online courses on life in the country full time. She has a website called GirlGoneLondon.com and there is even a
A few surprises awaited Kalyn Franke before leaving Florida for the United Kingdom. For starters, not everyone is like a Mary Poppins character.
'I think as Americans we are raised in thinking the Brits are basically straight out of Mary Poppins, with the same sort of accent,” she told MailOnline Travel. “Being exposed to a wide variety of British people and cultures certainly helped me see that it was only a small segment of society here. Accents vary so much across the UK, to begin with.'
Kalyn, 30, is originally from Florida but has lived in the UK capital for 10 years and now produces blogs, videos and online courses on life in the country full time. She has a website called GirlGoneLondon.com and there is even a
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