It’s been interesting to see that’s there’s very little I miss about the U.S.
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The good
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– Worry-free high speed internet. I have reasonably fast access at home and work in Joburg, but it’s very expensive and you have to constantly worry about exceeding data caps.
– Retail and late shopping hours. Though I’m finding all the choice overwhelming. I used to be the queen of rummaging through stuff to find the deals, I just don’t have that patience anymore…problem is my wallet has yet to catch up with my champagne tastes.
– Amazon.com
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The bad
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– The food sucks. Was it really always this bad? Even the fruit has no taste.
– This place is cold. Not just the weather, but in general. Was sitting at a deli yesterday and there was a young girl (a customer) eating her sandwich seated right next to the door…she greeted everyone who came in with a smile…people actually looked puzzled. South Africa is hardly the warmest place in Africa, but at least I get my “Howzit sissy!”
– Everyone is so busy…I hate the feeling that I’m imposing on guys…everyone’s rushing somewhere.
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The ugly
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– TV. I’d have had like two Tivos or something. There’s fifteen minutes of ads for every five minutes of programming. It’s so annoying. After spending lots of time watching uninterrupted soccer, watching American football is positively painful.
– Political ads. Need I say more. And if the Democrats can’t win at least the House, they just need to disband.
– No international news. Yes, I know my gripes are the standards ones, but seriously. If it wasn’t for the internet I wouldn’t have known about Pik Botha’s death.
Other cool stuff:
– Not always having to watch your back for fear of being jacked (I live in a small town, yay!!)
– Great public libraries: the one in the town where I live is seriously up to date – they have books queued up to show up ON the release date and blockbuster movies that were released in the current month. And no limits on the number of DVDs that you can borrow at a time. Can’t beat that.
– Cheap cheap cheap gas
interesteing observation -and my counteraction:
TV. I’d have had like two Tivos or something. There’s fifteen minutes of ads for every five minutes of programming. It’s so annoying. After spending lots of time watching uninterrupted soccer, watching American football is positively painful.
>>>depends on what channel u watch. i just got cable and ther is this thing called on demand + plus i have like 6 psb channels national geographic and bbc no to mention other interantional chaneels lation and indian
– Political ads. Need I say more. And if the Democrats can’t win at least the House, they just need to disband.
>>>democratc cant win, republicans will loose … cant wait for obama to run
– No international news. Yes, I know my gripes are the standards ones, but seriously. If it wasn’t for the internet I wouldn’t have known about Pik Botha’s death.
>> i didnt realize pik botha died
nut anyway enjoy ur stay
I miss Borders’ book store – where I could go on Monday and read about 100 new magazines a week.
Pik Botha may truly be dead but I think you may have your Botha’s mistaken. You, I believe, were talking about SA’s former president who wasn’t Pik. Pik was the foreign minister.
Isindu
I am still stateside so it’s all the great things about Kenya that I miss! 😐
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