should I be concerned?
Today I consciously realized that it feels normal for cars to drive on the left side of the road, though I still have trouble figuring out what is going on at forked intersections and roundabouts.
When I come back to the States I'm bringing 'cheers' with me -- no more of this 'thanks' nonsense. In fact, thanks has been demoted to more of a derogatory usage. Viz: 'Yes, please' has been wholly replaced by 'cheers' whereas 'no, thanks' is left as-is. I also may refer to suites as flats and flatmates, but that will have a less general application.
Am I becoming accustomed and adjusting, or being **assimilated** ?
I love the people here -- daresay significantly more than Americans. And there is a lot of culture which I find more attractive -- pub culture (pub quizzes, the sheer number of different kinds of pubs, ...) is without doubt the biggest thing I will miss. Of course, like in Providence, I have the problem that as much as I like it, I'm not sure I will be able to persist outside of California because of the things I grew up with that I take for granted.
Like the east coast, I love the ability to walk everywhere in the city and never need a car. Unlike the east though, you live in cities here but you don't travel from city to city -- there is so much to enjoy out of city limits, so much nature, so much history that can be enjoyed and re-lived. It's more like LA in that respect -- 30 minutes to the east and you find an ocean, 1 hour west and you have glorious mountains, an hour north and you have the Highlands with an entirely different culture, and a few hours to the south you can be in London. Granted, this is a tiny landmass, but it is as dense as an amusement park.
Tradeoffs abound. I like not needing a car, but I would like to have one. The weather is better (more interesting) than LA, but LA has many different climates easily accessible. I like the food here, and almost everything I make has an Indian flare to it, but I like the variety in LA, and I will never be able to live anywhere without Mexican food. Also, the game industry *does* exist here (there is even a similar 'E3' expo), but LA is where it's at, really.
Bugger.
In short, after college, I will move to San Francisco. The end.
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PS: Everyone that comments on here -- Tracy, Kacy, Leo, Greenberg, Blanche, ... You're all fantastic; I always mean to send out personal responses to say what's on my mind, but I never get around to it (seriously, I do have work to do now, lots of it... and when I am not doing it I'm usually eating, exhausted and napping, working out, watching Star Trek, or drinking). I thought you should know I appreciate it :~)
[hopefully I can keep the momentum going -- third try at blogging, but I am enjoying it more these days -- even if no one reads it]
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I wonder if I can create an artform out of over-punctuation? I like how text looks with heavy, varied, interesting punctuation. Maybe I'll write my own bloody Eats, Shoots, and Leaves...
When I come back to the States I'm bringing 'cheers' with me -- no more of this 'thanks' nonsense. In fact, thanks has been demoted to more of a derogatory usage. Viz: 'Yes, please' has been wholly replaced by 'cheers' whereas 'no, thanks' is left as-is. I also may refer to suites as flats and flatmates, but that will have a less general application.
Am I becoming accustomed and adjusting, or being **assimilated** ?
I love the people here -- daresay significantly more than Americans. And there is a lot of culture which I find more attractive -- pub culture (pub quizzes, the sheer number of different kinds of pubs, ...) is without doubt the biggest thing I will miss. Of course, like in Providence, I have the problem that as much as I like it, I'm not sure I will be able to persist outside of California because of the things I grew up with that I take for granted.
Like the east coast, I love the ability to walk everywhere in the city and never need a car. Unlike the east though, you live in cities here but you don't travel from city to city -- there is so much to enjoy out of city limits, so much nature, so much history that can be enjoyed and re-lived. It's more like LA in that respect -- 30 minutes to the east and you find an ocean, 1 hour west and you have glorious mountains, an hour north and you have the Highlands with an entirely different culture, and a few hours to the south you can be in London. Granted, this is a tiny landmass, but it is as dense as an amusement park.
Tradeoffs abound. I like not needing a car, but I would like to have one. The weather is better (more interesting) than LA, but LA has many different climates easily accessible. I like the food here, and almost everything I make has an Indian flare to it, but I like the variety in LA, and I will never be able to live anywhere without Mexican food. Also, the game industry *does* exist here (there is even a similar 'E3' expo), but LA is where it's at, really.
Bugger.
In short, after college, I will move to San Francisco. The end.
--
PS: Everyone that comments on here -- Tracy, Kacy, Leo, Greenberg, Blanche, ... You're all fantastic; I always mean to send out personal responses to say what's on my mind, but I never get around to it (seriously, I do have work to do now, lots of it... and when I am not doing it I'm usually eating, exhausted and napping, working out, watching Star Trek, or drinking). I thought you should know I appreciate it :~)
[hopefully I can keep the momentum going -- third try at blogging, but I am enjoying it more these days -- even if no one reads it]
--
I wonder if I can create an artform out of over-punctuation? I like how text looks with heavy, varied, interesting punctuation. Maybe I'll write my own bloody Eats, Shoots, and Leaves...
1 Comments:
"even if no one reads it" -- dude, you know me. I'm a blog whore; I'll always be reading it. *grins*
I'm glad life goes well out in the Highlands (I just did my catch-up read now that my laptop is back and *fingers crossed* fixed. At least now I've figured out the importance of backing up my work). I am both jealous and not simultaneously... is that wierd? But I miss you anyways. But then, you knew that. Providence is unchanging and still can't decide whether or not it wants to be spring or blizzard. Grumble Grumble.
Anywayz, now that I'm digital again I can become that irritating blog-noter once more *laughs*
--The Morrigan
P.S. for an example of over-punctuation to the extreme, have you ever seen B.S.'s writing? It's a little frightening.
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