Well, there were a few things that I noticed:
1) people on the street don’t smile at each other. I just sort of half-smile at someone automatically when I make eye contact. That got me into an interesting conversation or two 
2) men are big on kissing women’s hands and letting them go first through doors. Not that I didn’t experience that here, just not to anywhere near that extent. And really, the hand-kissing thing just isn’t really done in North America unless it’s jokingly
3) there was a *lot* of hand shaking. Every time you met up with someone you knew, you’d shake hands. Every time you met someone new you shook hands (this is what I’m used to). People would often shake hands with every person at a table in a pub before sitting down.
4) guys actually dance! This was so very different from what I’m used to here. I always have to physically drag my male friends onto the dance floor, often only succeeding after they have consumed large amounts of alcohol.
I’d say those are the ones that I noticed most
As for my kickass superior, her English was pretty good, overall. She was at an intermediate kind of level, maybe a bit better, but she knew a lot of English slang etc. because of spending so much time with native speakers.
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