I was in the US last month and it had been 5 years since I last went. I knew I was apprehensive about being in the US and I still have not had time to reflect deeply on my experience but here are some impressions and personal opinions on things I liked and didn’t like while on my trip. This list is not definitive or set in stone, feel free to share anything you like or don’t like about the US, and maybe on my next trip I’ll watch out for these things.
I like | I no like |
The Subway – and I aint talking about the sandwich | How fast everyone is trying to get somewhere – even if it is nowhere – they never arrive |
The Met – its huge and parts of it boring but you can easily get lost for hours inside | Stepford wives/ office workers/ shoppers… etc. It’s a bit scary |
The fact that museums in DC are free- YAY Smithsonian | The food – doesn’t matter what the cuisine is – its too much and too rich |
The diversity in DC and NY in tongues, shapes and sizes | Lines – lines everywhere – I like organized chaos, not straight lines they are too boring |
But my number one favorite thing in the US is TOILET SEAT COVERS! Available in most public bathrooms woohoo | Airport security- enuf said! |
May 9, 2009 at 3:21 pm
What you said about food is very true, aside from the size the food is heavy, it fills you up for hours. I still wonder how they cook it!
What I liked most about USA is the streets and highways.
May 14, 2009 at 12:16 pm
I love your blog .. 🙂
Having just returned from the US..here is my contribution:
I LIKE (1) I NO LIKE (2)
1.Coffee is good – nearly everywhere..
2.Tea is a foreign concept..
1.You can have conversations with complete strangers and then walk away – happy with just that brief experience or a shared laugh
2.The salespersons in stores are getting younger and younger .. and their attitude is usually hormonal and superficial at best
1.Lobster 🙂
2.Junk food is too readily available
1.You can accomplish a great deal of your chores in one day.. without wasta
2.If you fall (literally) or stumble.. people will think twice before helping you ..
1.Bookstores, bookstores with coffee shops !
2.The grime and humidity of the East Coast in the summer..
1.Anonymity
2.Driving on highways
1.Street music and outdoor vendors
2.Looking over my shoulder while walking most streets after sundown