An American woman living in Oxford has revealed what baffles her about the city including the words "cycle" as well as smaller homes and roads.

Helene Sula, originally from Dallas, Texas, US, had always wanted to live in the UK ever since she visited as a child and moved to Oxford in October with her husband, Michael, 36.

She was shocked at some of the cultural differences since moving here such as slang words like "cheers" and "cycle".

The 37-year-old content creator and travel blogger added that British people are "genuine" compared to Southern Americans, who she claims are "a little bit fake".

She moved to Germany in 2016 and has been travelling for the last five years before deciding to settle in Oxford late last year.

"I wanted to live here and I knew it had its challenges", she said.

"Europeans like to go to the US and Americans like to come to the UK. It feels like the grass is always greener, you want to see what you don't have."

Ms Sula used to spend her summers in the UK as a child as her parents taught a study abroad programme.

But since settling in Oxford she has noticed vast cultural differences, saying she loves the "hearty" food and found it very different to what is offered in the US.

Ms Sula was also shocked when hearing new words and phrases.

She said: "We say 'bike' or 'I am going to go biking' and you all say 'cycle'.

"I never used to say the word cheers before, now I say it every day."

She has also had to get used to the "small" houses and arrangement of the properties.

"The houses are so different to me," she continued.

"They are so different from the US, they are much smaller.

"The architecture can be frustrating here, just in the sense that it is older."

She did admit old houses "can come with their quirks".

"When you open the windows you have to open it in a certain way," she continued.

"You have to flush the toilet really fast, if you don't give it a bit of extra flare it won't flush properly.

"Most of the washing machines are in the kitchen, it is very different.

"If you want to wash your clothes, you won't necessarily host a dinner party.

She has also had to get used to smaller roads and the amount of people around.

Ms Sula said: "In Oxford, it feels so dense, yet there are still people everywhere."

"If you drive outside an hour in Dallas, you will see no one for miles."