Little things you're excited about

[rocks 494]

In SC they call them Palmetto Bugs.

They creep me out!

People also refer to them as Palmetto bugs, although I'm not sure if they are the same thing.

They are horrible, probably the worst bug here along with the mosquito.

[SweetDelish 38]

Christmas.. I love all the lights and decorations and Christmas music everywhere.. Aus and NZ is so lame - in comparison- when it comes to getting in the spirit.

and Halloween.

[rocks 494]

Christmas.. I love all the lights and decorations and Christmas music everywhere.. Aus and NZ is so lame - in comparison- when it comes to getting in the spirit.

and Halloween.

Same in the UK, it's so bland. Halloween here is awesome!

[brett and alma 12]

Im excited about the gym there,my husband told me that they have a proper equipement,not broken all the tiime and not made in china,lol,not like here in my country.im looking forward to be a body builder.i was really heavy when i have my third child,and now im down to 90lbs.

[MissK 5]

Wait til you see the flying cockroaches.

I seriosly hope you are kidding right now. I got chills down my spine.... I hate all spiders, snakes and creepy bugs. Ugh, NOT looking forward to that and hope I'll never encounter them....

But little little things I am looking forward to (among a lot of things):

The food network!

All the interior designs shows, ha ha.

Department stores ( Hello Nordstrom)

The weather!!! ( and that is not a little thing Goodbye -15C (5F) winters and baaaad summers!

[leenas 2]

To be honest, I am scared to death !! I am a french canadian and going to the US where I would not be able to speak french freaks me out ! Also the healthcare system there gives me the creeps ! The only thing I am looking foward to is to finally be with my love and that is all that matters !

Im in similar conditions and health care is an issue. Lucky im not sick too often. But then on the good side there is no snow and i do get to see all the beautiful nature. One other thing that scares me a little more in the states is im in Florida and we have hurrican season !!! Its been alright up to now... Hope it stays that way.

[sms78 18]

I was excited about the dry air in Los Angeles. I love it, but it ages my skin like 5 times faster!!

[del-2-5-2014 1,339]

My Fianceee and I joke aroound about this topic.

It refreshing reading responses from 1st world versus 3rd world countries.

For my Fiancee she said what she is looking forward to of course is unencumbered access to Gowons swingset but she wants to verify my claim of 24/7 electricity, hot water from faucets.

I can't wait to take her to Disneyland, Vegas and camping.

[sara80 17]

Apart from living with my love, what am I excited about moving to Alaska? hmm my move will be a hard one in some aspects, arriving on 6th October just right when the winter kicks in.

I am though looking forward to seeing Alaska covered in pure white snow and spend cosy nights in with him

Luckily his family is from California so we will spend 3wks there for our wedding and travel around.

Can't wait for all of this!!

[daphoknee 4]

Definitely cheap flights are a HUGE plus.

Love the fact that I would be eligible for FREE domestic shipping for online orders

[JensJrny2Ray 367]

Definitely cheap flights are a HUGE plus.

Love the fact that I would be eligible for FREE domestic shipping for online orders

YES! I'll be able to order online from places that previously didn't ship to Canada or they made shipping cost 10X the amount.

I'm also excited about the all the museums and sights to see in the DC area.

[daphoknee 4]

YES! I'll be able to order online from places that previously didn't ship to Canada or they made shipping cost 10X the amount.

I'm also excited about the all the museums and sights to see in the DC area.

Can't forget about that INSANE duty fees we would have to pay on top of all that nonsense.

[LucidSofia 59]

I´m excited about being able to go to the movies and see movies in English, at ALL theaters! In Spain they have a few select theaters that play movies in their original language, and they only show a few movies. (I will miss subtitles though.. even though I speak fluent english sometimes I miss what actors say and subtitles really help)

I´m excited about everything being in English!

Papa Johns pizza.

Efficiency... in everything. Spain is a bureucratic mess, everything is so confusing and takes forever.

Waiters actually being nice.

Good TV shows! (The daily show and colbert especially)

Thanksgiving

Barnes and Noble

Stand-up comedy clubs

American salaries (Not looking forward to such little vacation time though..)

Edited January 14, 2013 by LucidSofia

[izola 1]

Well I'm already here but for what I was looking forward to coming back here:

* Most of it is food related - KFC Bowl without cheese!, anything from Olive garden even-though my hubby has learned to cook most of my favorite recipes.

* Health care - it may sound strange coming from Sweden with free health care and missing the American way. But I sure missed being able to call and get an appointment an hour later. And getting the works

* Myself - it's weird but I find myself being more me, in Sweden we have a different mindset (jantelagen if anyone's heard of it) and I just like myself better in the US more outspoken and easy going. I stress less which is weird.

What I didn't miss is things like having to get a drivers license (I'm 32 and have never needed one) and to get it in a big city like Houston, ick!

[mrsSpitze 9]

im excited about:

>"real time" airing of different tv series ie ncis, csi, drop dead diva, suits, etc.

>being able to buy from amazon and actually get the stuff within the delivery time (minus johnny air special services)

>living in our own house. own rules with my son (we'll not live with mil).

>availability of all of stuff i read online.

>parks are everywhere!

not looking forward to:

>winter.. im from the tropics, go figure.

>not being able to go around without a car.

>malls open at 12 on sundays

>alcohol is not sold on sundays (although not a big alcohol drinker)