europe vs. USA
It’s quite the adjustment being back in the U.S. after living in Europe!
We miss a lot of things, but at the same time we’re pretty happy to be back among
the familiar…so here’s just a little list I made in my phone of some differences :)
Europe vs. USA
sparkling water vs. still water
no ice vs. plenty of ice :)
ground floor = 0 vs. ground floor = 1
heavenly, fresh butter vs. regular butter
simplicity vs. OPTIONS
normal portions vs. large portions
fabulous produce vs. sub-par produce :/
SMOKING vs. non-smoking
no drink refills vs. unlimited drink refills
small cars vs. big cars
tiny roads vs. open roads
manual vs. automatic
accents vs. no accents
gelato vs. ice cream
slower-paced vs. fast-paced
no customer service vs. best customer service ;)
public transport vs. cars
pastries vs. doughnuts
farmers markets vs. costco
multilingual vs. unilingual
breakfast always included vs. breakfast rarely included
cheap flights vs. expensive flights
train tracks vs. freeways
roundabouts vs. four-way stops
football (soccer) vs. american football
work/life balance vs. no work life/balance
socialism vs. capitalism
liters vs. gallons
miles vs. kilometres
no tipping vs. mandatory tipping
more vacation time vs. less vacation time
euro vs. dollar
AM / PM vs. 24 hour time
royalty vs. celebrities
minimalism vs. maximalism :)
history vs. modernity
…so much to love in both places, and we’re lucky we know and love each of them!
what are some that you’d add? i’d love to add to the list!
xo