my first three months in UK I started working in London on January 6th. From the very first day, I spotted many differences between this exiting experience compared with my personal and professional background. I've experienced British understatement. My colleagues and I were used to making jokes of our British representative. He always started his intervention like 'You've done fantastic work, but...', in Italy even we define ourselves like Byzantine, we're more direct white is white, black is black. If we were in Italy, people have been saying something like: 'we have a problem, this point is wrong...' or something similar. We're more direct in the discussion, Italians use a more wide register of expression. Sometimes we exaggerate and is not so rare that people yelling during a meeting with high tension. I never raise the tone of my voice, I think if you scream you have only finished your arguments. My current company defines itself like a multinational, but in my conception for a company like this have many employers from different countries and many countries. In Acme ltd. there are only British, Australians, Irish and only one Americans, all Anglo-Saxon thus English native speaker. I've worked before with some International Client, people are used to dealing with a non-native speaker, they speak clearly and slowly. These people are interested that other people understand what they say. My colleagues speak quickly when I've asked to repeat or to explain something they frequently react not always kindly. Another difference I've found is the relationship with my colleagues. To be honest not with all, but with many team-mates, I established a good relationship and in many cases became a friendship. I believe I'm lucky because with the short time available I'm sure I developed a good affinity with some workmate.