I Heart Lists

First, I must apologize to Ally for using the dreaded "I heart..." but I love it. Sorry. :) It's been quite a while since I resorted to list form, but I will make a list of things that are different here in an effort to explain the subtle differences that create a little bit of a new world for me.

-Paper clips are in the shape of triangles, not ovalish like in the States.

-They don't have cute school supplies, mostly because it's in fact stupid to pay extra money for a pink notebook, instead of a standard one.

-They don't have fancy cars, they just have cars. For the same intention as above.

-I thought we had transitional weather in Wisconsin, which we do. Still, here, it changes from like hot and humid to monsoon in the time it takes me to take a shower.

-They idealize socialism. Not that uncommon, but it is back in the States.

-Parents fight to be more involved in the schools, not vice versa.

-They don't have central heating or cooling. They have heatpumps and open windows. It takes some adjusting.

-They eat pumpkin here, and their pumpkins have a grey peel. I know, it's sick. It almost stopped me from eating so much pumpkin soup. Almost.

-They also give money to schools that have religious affiliations.

-They have three channels and one mode of cable -- Sky. If you don't have Sky, you watch those three channels. They got the third channel sometime in the 80's.

That's all for now. Hope it's been informative and fun! ;)