Sunday, May 13, 2012

Awkward moments back in the United States

I was back in the U.S. for the last week.  Though we’ve only been in Paris for 7 months, there were a few things that I mixed up . . .

I kept forgetting to specify a size when ordering coffee at coffee shops because coffee only comes in one size in Paris.

I spent longer than I would like to admit looking for the drying settings on my parents’ washing machine, only to remember that they have a separate dryer (in our apartment we have a combination washer/dryer).

When grocery shopping with my mom, she asked if I wanted anything special for breakfast while staying with them.  I grabbed a single yogurt and had to be reminded that I could buy yogurts for the whole week (and fit them in the refrigerator) all at once.