With our departure being only 1 week away, I was thinking about things we're excited about that we can't really have or get here. It's a totally vain list (sadly mostly food items are on it), but I hope it shows just some of the small differences between Russia and the US. And don't worry-- next up will be 30 things I'm going to miss about Moscow.
So here it goes-- some things I can't wait to get back to in the US:
- Chick-Fil-A (this one is probably a no-brainer)
- Pumpkin Spice Lattes
- Free Refills
- Pedestrians having the right-of-way
- Free condiments at fast food joints
- Being able to hold random conversations with people in lines at grocery stores
- Cheez-its
- Being able to eavesdrop
- Mellow Mushroom
- Driving
- Reese's Pieces
- Coupons and bargain shopping
- Root Beer
- Ginger Ale
- Dr. Pepper (Although you can buy this here, it's just much much more expensive and rare)
- Peanut Butter (You can also buy this here, but it is also more expensive)
- Free plastic bags at grocery stores
- Cashiers not getting frustrated if you don't have the correct amount of change
- Zaxby's
- Being able to smile in public
- Thrift stores
- Air conditioning
- Triscuits
- Barbeque sauce (more specifically: Sweet Baby Ray's Barbeque Sauce)
- Hulu
- Netflix
- Ordering things online
- Traffic laws (or the relative obedience of them)
- Urinating in public is frowned upon
- A lengthy Autumn (at least as far as Georgia is concerned)
Dibs on me & Alison meeting up with you & Beth for some #9.
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ReplyDeleteNo I want number 9! Lol, when we came back from Holland I wanted pickles and taco bell
ReplyDeleteOh man I totally forgot about Taco Bell! :-)
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