English is the main language, but London is very multicultural. You’ll also hear Polish, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu, Arabic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and many other languages in different neighborhoods.
British Pound (£) my U.S. money is worth about $1.25–$1.30 USD per £1 right now, depending on the exchange rate.
A bottle of water is quite expensive, in my eyes. £1.20 bottle of water would be roughly $1.50–$1.55 USD for a very small bottle of water. The size difference in the UK is quite noticeable; the fruit portions and the food portions/sizes are all smaller for a much more expensive price.
At the faculty Chinese New Year celebration at Singapore Garden, we had Malaysian food, and the lobster was incredible! I will attach photos of the food, which was amazing. We had spring rolls, lucky salad, chicken, rice, and pomegranate marinated with peppers and chicken; it was all mouthwatering. I'm still thinking about the food!
