1) I had to ask how to use the door lock on my office. It had no
key hole. It turns out the locks have a remote control. Cool.
2) At the Doctor's office, I had to be told where the waiting
room was. Then I studiously ignored people who came in, because I was
embarrassed that I didn't speak German.
3) I guess I don't
understand the 'cross the street' buttons. I pressed the big obvious button and
best case says "signal kommt" when it's about to change. Sometimes
nothing happens. But I've seen people put their hand over some (sensor?) on the
top too. Maybe for people on bikes?
4) I need an extension for my glasses that lets me easily look
over my shoulder. I feel like I'm forever watching out for people on bicycles.
Bikes are road hogs, and their bike bells always sound angry. When the next
google glass comes out, there needs to be cameras all around so you can switch
to a view that crams 360 degrees into 160 like in BattleMechs.
5) Salsa is so sweet here. Granted, the one we buy in the store
is called "Salsa Dip". I think it's like "Cheese Food" or
"juice drink" in the states. First ingredient? tomaten (tomatos).
Second? Zucker (sugar). The odd thing is that I think of myself as a salsa guy.
I often make my own. But I find myself REALLY liking the sweet salsa. I feel
like I've betrayed my hispanic roots. Except that I'm not hispanic, I just grew
up in LA. (does that make me an honorary hispanic person?)
6) I made my world famous Chicken Marsala (world famous because
I've now made it on TWO continents.) I used an expensive Marsala imported from
Italy. Wow was it different. I think it was a very dry one and it ended up very
very tart. I still find it amazing how quickly a Marsala sauce tastes terrible
until it suddenly tastes magical. Next time, it's sweet Marsala.
7) Personal liability insurance. Here you must have it in case a
court finds you at fault for ANYTHING. Many people also have Legal/lawyer
Insurance. It pays for a lawyer if you need one.
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