things that make you go hmmm...

--Tennis shoes with bounce springs under the heels.

--Flip flops with heels.

--A cheerleader wearing purple house slippers in Verizon.

--Super noisy restaurants.

--Remembering that it's okay to go right on red.

--How big American cars are.

--Pomegranate seems to be the flavor of the month.

--All the flavored iced-teas at restaurants.

--Credit cards, credit cards, credit cards. I think it's a conspiracy. For what, I don't know...

--Meals are fast.

--Cheese tastes funny.

--Walking is not popular.

--Houses are huge enough to have a small country inside.

--Shopping and eating out appears to be the only things to do with people.

--It is possible to survive life without a television--even in America.

--Nobody seems to honk their car horn ever.

--There are so many crickets! Gah! Which is worse--pigeons or crickets? I don't know.

--Americans love color, and that makes me happy.

--Girls wear rubber rain boots with shorts.

--Busy bees, these Americans. Everyone's always on the go. Nobody sits still anymore.

--I was told, "Have a blessed day," when leaving a store, and that made me smile.