London Observations, Aussie BBQ and other stuff

Hiya!
Having been in the UK now for just over a month, I feel in a position to comment upon some of the differences between the Motherland and Down Under.
Firstly, households: obviously most households are smaller due to sheer population and relative lack of landspace. Many large, older homes have now been renovated into 2-3 separate apartments, with tiny kitchens and carpeted bathrooms. That's right, carpeted bathrooms. Now, I can understand that it gets quite cold in the UK, but surely a bathroom is supposed to be a wet area? Also, it appears that toilet design has gone somewhat feminist as many seats are made of wood (which can actually be quite comfortable) and instead of relying on men to put the toilet seat down, there are a large number of toilet seats that simply refuse to stay up, leaving us to have to try and keep the seat up by holding it with one hand or blocking it with our knee. A friend of ours commented that he simply found it easier to piss on the seat (not that I condone such things...)
Language: Times have changed since the days of Bert the Chimney Sweep and whilst some people still use the term Guv'nor as a salutation, kids nowadays are more likely to use terms such as "innit", "hiya", "ya'lright?", "naff" and "pants". Even the "word" innit is used inappropriately, example - girl on mobile phone explaining that she was on the bus on her way to meet a friend "I'm on the 207 now innit". Hiya - obviously a British take on the smash hit by Outkast from a few years back and ya'lright more of a greeting than an actual question. In fact, people will often look at you funny if you reply with "I'm fine thanks, how are you?". Naff is an expression of derision, as is pants.

Saturday night was a large night as I had a good ol Aussie BBQ for my b'day at the house in Shepherd's Bush that we are currently dossing at (BIG shout out and thanks to Nadine, Nick, Mel, Ryan, Kirstine, Glen, Fir and Helen for letting me have friends round. Whilt I'm doing shout out, also a BIG shout out to Waz and Carla and Shane, Flo, Simon and Jan for letting us doss). The house is a proper 2 1/2 storey house with a massive backyard and a real 4 burner BBQ as opposed to the 99p disposable jobs most Brits use.

That's about all for now kids, so tune in next time, same Bat station, same Bat channel.

Good night!

Khoo