The Lion King and other stuff

Last night Jim and I went to see The Lion King on stage. While I care very little about the story of The Lion King, the visual effects were astounding. Each character wears the face of whatever animal they are supposed to be on their head. And their heads and bodies move like the animals. The music was great and the dancers were beautiful. It was a great show. However...
The audience was so weird that Jim and I just kept looking at each other with that face, you know the 'Wha? Huh?' face. They, not us - clearly - we know how to attend the theatre properly! - they would clap along with the music. And whoop when something happened on stage. They would almost participate in the show. It was so weird. Jim and I walked home discussing how we have been here almost two weeks and surely, by now, our American ways should have rubbed off on these people. I mean that is not how one watches theatre in AMERICA!! Obviously we were joking but it was still really weird.
There are other things I have noticed about London that people should know before they get here.
1) Clearly the strapless bra has not been invented here. Girls are going all over the city in strapless dresses and blouses with giant bra straps showing. WEIRD.
2) Due to the lack of space it costs more to eat in at places where you have the option of taking it out. So, not like a real restaurant but a McDonald's for lack of a better example. Here there are places called Pret A Manger (have I mentioned this already?) that have very tasty fresh and cheap sandwiches and salads and when you check out they say, 'eat in or take away?' and if you stay they charge you 30p more.
3) In the same idea - if you want a bag at the grocery, they charge you more. So in the reverse of what is happening in America where some store deduct a few pennies if you bring your own bag - here they charge you an extra few if you require a bag. SO - lots and lots of people have their own bags for groceries and short stops at the store, including the pharmacy, bookstores, etc. I secretly love this.
4) Booze is cheaper than beer. Everywhere we go the booze is cheaper than the beer. So I am actually saving money by drinking whisky. I am nothing if not frugal. Aren't you proud, Mom?
5) They don't just drive on the left side - they walk there too. And seriously, I cannot get the hang of it. I am always always always on the wrong side of the sidewalk, tube stairs, crossing the street, etc. You know how when you are walking in a city and you turn a corner you veer toward the right side, away from the wall, because people coming toward you will be on their right? That is not the way it works here and I am constantly turning corners and running directly into people. I have however adopted 'Pardon' instead of 'Excuse me' because 'Excuse me' just makes people look at me weird.

That is all I can think of right now. All day long I catch myself seeing things and thinking 'weird' because I have clearly not travelled enough recently. I am getting back into the swing of things. Although the money is still weird to me, but I am getting the hang of it. Just in time to head to Belgium this weekend.

Where are y'all? Is anybody reading this thing?