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It is amazing how the more I travel the more "westernization" I see. Now, don't get me wrong, America is a great place to be... be it visiting or living. However, there are things that I always laugh at when I am overseas...
1. McDonalds
2. Starbucks (haven't seen one yet but there is ...)
3. Seattle's Best Coffee
4. Mr. Donut
Now, though I have only been here a short time, there are some things that need to be in America that arent.
exhibit A: 
The irony in this sign is that blind walkers cannot see it. However, I think we need to have those for the other pedestrians because (see next picture) the grooved pavement (yellow) is so the blind can have a path to follow and they know where exactly to cross the street. I think this is a novel(sp?) idea.
Now, the next few things that we need in America are:
1. more bicyclists
2. more walkers
3. more janitors/cleaner people (whichever works)
But, one thing I do love about America that i NEVER realized before ... i think Americans are happier. We seem to smile more than other cultures. I wonder why that is ... its on my list of things to research.
Training starts tomorrow,
wish me luck
love. g.
3 comments:
i've been in Paris 5 days and seen 5 Starbucks. oh, and nobody smiles here either. probably because there's lots of dog poopie on the streets. hmmm...
Love your thoughts on westernization. I agree, Americans definitely smile more (well, except for New Yorkers!).
Regarding the blind person sign--we do have those--we just don't post them that often.
Regarding the cleanliness of Japan--I have heard that you could basically eat off of any surface there. How about instead of us having more janitors, we work on teaching people not to be so damn messy and gross?
Just my 2 cents worth!
Love the blog!
Iagree with kaimccormack I think we as Americans should be neater and care about our environment more
Keep smiling too I believe it is contagious You let us know if you start an epidemic around you
Very proud of you
Love you
Smile
Ms A Brown
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