First Thoughts

Hello America!

I’ve been in Charlotte for the past couple hours and some things are already striking. First, tax is not built into to prices. It was so easy to just look at a menu and know exactly what I needed to pay. And faster. We should consider this system. Second, my name is now Alice again instead of Alicia (with the lovely Spanish lisp.) Wahhh.

Then there is the whole deal with people speaking to me in English and me being expected to answer in English…

I can’t help but notice that the level of fashion is far below European par. There are far more overweight people. The beautiful dark Spanish man is few and far between.

It’s not all bad. I saw a man thank a young serviceman in uniform, and the US women’s soccer team won a gold medal. This is my home and I’m proud to be an American, but it’s going to take some time to get used to some of the culture.

(pssss… I plan on holding on to lots of Spanish culture)