Hello everyone!

As you may know by now, I am from Ireland and as I journeyed through the American system I picked up on a couple of differences! These were just some funny culture barriers that I encountered along the way. However, if you experienced any more as an international student, please leave a comment ? Likewise, I would love to hear from an American perspective also. Enjoy!

• ‘.’ – this punctuation mark is known as a ‘period’ not a ‘full stop’.
• A quarter = 25 cents
• A nickel = 5 cents
• A dime = 10 cents
• There are other time zones, and your day is basically reversed with these if you’re in GMT+1.
• A ‘cookie’ in America is a ‘biscuit’ here in Ireland! However, a biscuit in America is basically a bready scone.
• Jam= preserves
• Jelly = jam without the seeds
• Crisps are chips in America. Chips are fries in America.
• There is no such thing as Irish time. If it says it starts at 4 then it starts at 4.
• American calculators (Texas Instruments) are basically mini phones and I highly recommend trying it out at LEAST once. (Guys, there’s like a mini word section in it and everything. You can also GRAPH !!)