Things I expected...but found different when I got here:
Mustard isn't common, but an import store will sell you a bottle for $4-5
The common Clothing Hangers are chunky weird shaped. Don't always have strap holder things.
Milk is usually 3.4%! And $6.00 for a Gallon! But it's sold in Liters
Toilet Paper is pricey because, unlike us who view it as a necessity, Narnians use spray nozzles attached to the toilet...I don't get it. So TP is expensive too! :(
Water is safe to brush your teeth with but everyone says not to drink it.
You can walk alone out in public, even after dark. 10pm is the latest they say to be out. I'm soo happy about this!!!!
Men will give up their seat and sometimes let you ahead in line when you're riding public trans.
January 20th - just a few days after you get here - is a day of national mourning. No Music/laughing on the street and at home.
(A woman's team of M's was doing well with this but a couple of them started to mess around. One of them laughed. Next thing they knew a neighbor woman who heard through the wall -totally paper thin!- stormed down the stares and banged on their door yelling, "HOW CAN YOU LAUGH? My son died on THIS DAY!")
There's no such thing as J-Walking, but cars will NOT stop, so dodge carefully. (A friend was once hit by a bus but was able to land on his feet.)
It's common to have running water from 6-9 AM/PM and stored in a tank called a "Bach" said: bock (Like Johan Sebastian Bach)
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