Many men enjoy wearing kilts and traditional dress, and at any given hour, you can hear bagpipes or sample haggis on the Royal Mile. Life revolves around food and good drink, and the pub is the center for any social activity. Also, it is extremely difficult for a non-Brit to cross the street. Pedestrians must watch out for cars, bikes and mopeds making sudden left, not right, turns. Steering wheels are on the right side of the vehicle, and cars are tiny.
Sidewalks often designate an area for bicyclists.
These little differences will diversify my experience this year. Whether I am conversing with a German student about Modern Criticism, talking to my Scottish professor about a German novella or asking a local Scot for directions, my view on the world will inevitably, slowly shift. When I return, I will bring this newness with me, and ease these experiences into one. She will remain in Edinburgh until the conclusion of the academic year in June 2001. Upon her return, she will finish her undergraduate career at SUNY Geneseo.