English not American

There are many small differences between English culture and American. I find myself getting lost some days in all the mess that is culture shock; however, the two places are really similar. It would almost be easier to visit some completely different country that had no American logos, no greasy foods, no cars, or no similarities at all. If I wondered into a Martian country, I would expect to be greeted by innumerable differences, but here I am constantly shocked by the tiny differences in my every day experiences. I can't even really articulate it. I suppose my roommate put it best when she said, "This country is unintentionally sneakily different", and it lulls you into a false sense of sameness when suddenly they are cursing at you in practice, drinking the night before a game, driving on the left side of the road, or judging you for drinking a beer instead of a cider. It's not bad; it's just hard to remember that it is not home.