So it’s Sunday again, time for a little reflection. Today I present you with a list of things (not people, solely things just so nobody gets offended) in America that they either don’t have or rarely use here in Spain. (In no particular order)
1. The FDA. I know it sounds silly but you don’t realize how nice it is to have nutrition facts on everything. Also, it’s great to have some sort o laws governing the quality of food… Just makes you feel a little more at ease is all I’m saying.
2. Clothes dryers and fabric softener. Yeah, another seemingly insignificant thing but I mean really, you tell me how you would feel about having your underwear hung out for the world to see and then when you do finally bring it in from the clothesline all your clothing feels like a cereal box…
3. Toilet paper that’s more than 1 ply and not made from bark. ‘Nuf said…
4. Regular flushing of toilets. Here in Spain, they are very environmentally conscious (yay! Good thing.) however due to this fact, toilets don’t exactly always get flushed (boo! Not a good thing.). I like a surprise as much as the next guy but not in the toilet.
5. Q-Tips. Holy hell. I have been looking for these things since I got here and until today was unable to find them… And even now the ones I have aren’t that great. Oh well… It just makes me wonder: What do the Spaniards do to clean out their ears.
6. Widespread use of wireless Internet. Here in Spain, or so I’m told, wi-fi has not made as big of a boom as it has in the States… I really only get internet on my computer when I’m at the Instituto and then other days at the Pepe Center (more on that one at a later date).
7. Walgreens. Here there isn’t really a pharmacy as we would think of it. The farmácias have pretty much everything (I think, I’m still a little scared to go into one) but you have to go and ask the pharmacist for what you need… There is no one stop shopping…
8. Dishwashers. In my home stay, all the dishes are “washed” by hand… Really what this means is that they come into contact with some dirty water and some watered down soap and then get rinsed and put into the drying cabinet. I often find chunks of food still on things… Yeah… Not so much…
9. TV News. I miss being informed but then again, I don’t. It’s relaxing in some respect to not hear about everything wrong with the world every day but at the same time, I miss knowing what’s going on… Also The Today Show… Miss that…
10. Marshal Field’s. Oh wait just kidding… Hah! (F-ing Macy’s…)
So there you have it… A top ten list of sorts… Oh by the way, I finished Harry Potter (overall very pleased with the ending) and I’m now on to Stephen King’s new one… Super exciting, I know…
Byeee
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