Culture shock

[Ladylethal 12]

Mawilson, we have fruits and veggies that are not "brazilian" and they still cost a lot less.

Nessa talked about how portions are bigger and cheaper but I have to sort of disagree. At least here in Puerto Rico eating out is very expensive and although we have very expensive places in Brazil we also have a lot of not so fancy places with very good food quality and honest prices.

[Amby 490]

When my wife got here she was shocked at how big people are.

lol. my husband was ready for the large.

hubby doesn't like that you have to drive everywhere if you want to go somewhere. he hates that he has to depend on me to take him everywhere. with that in mind, we got him a moped that goes less than 30mph (you don't have to have a license to ride it) so that he can get himself places. after all the complaining he's only used it once!!!! MEN!

Edited March 24, 2007 by Amber&Neil

[athena_ny 1]

I hate when I get stuck behind someone on a moped.

That is all.

When my wife got here she was shocked at how big people are.

lol. my husband was ready for the large.

hubby doesn't like that you have to drive everywhere if you want to go somewhere. he hates that he has to depend on me to take him everywhere. with that in mind, we got him a moped that goes less than 30mph (you don't have to have a license to ride it) so that he can get himself places. after all the complaining he's only used it once!!!! MEN!

[Amby 490]

Thanks mawilson, I never thought Ireland was so “boringâ€â€¦ “with less money†and “the only entertainment is the pubâ€. I didn’t know you were an expert in Irish culture?

You better believe I am. Drinking remains a HUGE part of Irish culture. Alcohol-related

problems cost Ireland more than €2 billion per year. Binge drinking is the norm for Irish men.

House prices are through the roof. If you made more money in Ireland, you must have had

a really good job. I'm sure you can find a better job here too.

Oh god of course you are, how stupid of me.. I only grew up there! Where did you grow up?..

Drinking is part of the culture (as it is in most of Europe) but socializing is more a part of it than drink. Having the “craic†is more important to the majority of people I know than drinking themselves stupid.

So if your figures are correct. It costs Ireland 2 Billion EURO to deal with alcohol related problems… then England and Wales must be really partying hard if it’s costing them 16.2 Billion POUNDS (or as quoted here 20 Billion) to deal with it. I worked for mainly myself in Ireland; I can’t do that here as no one trusts anyone in this place. House prices are going up but.. what about the over heated housing market in England? I could still buy a 4 bedroom house in Ireland for the price of a cardboard box in London.

Do yourself a favor, stop being so negative, stop with the anti Ireland ####### and if you’re going to quote figures do some research first.

The one week I spent in Dublin last summer made me leave wondering where all the Irish people were. Besides that I really liked the city. I wasn't too fond of the bus system as I'm more of a subway person. Otherwise beautiful place. I loved how green and full of trees it was.

[Amby 490]

When my wife got here she was shocked at how big people are.

lol. my husband was ready for the large.

hubby doesn't like that you have to drive everywhere if you want to go somewhere. he hates that he has to depend on me to take him everywhere. with that in mind, we got him a moped that goes less than 30mph (you don't have to have a license to ride it) so that he can get himself places. after all the complaining he's only used it once!!!! MEN!

hehe I hate when I get suck behind someone on a moped too that's why I showed him the back way through our neighborhood so he would never have to go on a main road to get to places like the grocery store

[Alex+R 0]

Thanks mawilson, I never thought Ireland was so “boringâ€â€¦ “with less money†and “the only entertainment is the pubâ€. I didn’t know you were an expert in Irish culture?

You better believe I am. Drinking remains a HUGE part of Irish culture. Alcohol-related

problems cost Ireland more than €2 billion per year. Binge drinking is the norm for Irish men.

House prices are through the roof. If you made more money in Ireland, you must have had

a really good job. I'm sure you can find a better job here too.

Oh god of course you are, how stupid of me.. I only grew up there! Where did you grow up?..

Drinking is part of the culture (as it is in most of Europe) but socializing is more a part of it than drink. Having the “craic†is more important to the majority of people I know than drinking themselves stupid.

So if your figures are correct. It costs Ireland 2 Billion EURO to deal with alcohol related problems… then England and Wales must be really partying hard if it’s costing them 16.2 Billion POUNDS (or as quoted here 20 Billion) to deal with it. I worked for mainly myself in Ireland; I can’t do that here as no one trusts anyone in this place. House prices are going up but.. what about the over heated housing market in England? I could still buy a 4 bedroom house in Ireland for the price of a cardboard box in London.

Do yourself a favor, stop being so negative, stop with the anti Ireland ####### and if you’re going to quote figures do some research first.

The one week I spent in Dublin last summer made me leave wondering where all the Irish people were. Besides that I really liked the city. I wasn't too fond of the bus system as I'm more of a subway person. Otherwise beautiful place. I loved how green and full of trees it was.

As in, why are all the Irish people from Spain?

[mRx 16]

Just the other day, my wife got the ultimate dose of America. We walked into a 7-11 and there was a very large woman bent over at the ATM machine. She had a huge hole in her shorts and my wife got a glimpse of a good 5 inches of crack.

[Amby 490]

lol your poor wife seeing the woman at the ATM. send her my condolences

[thesnowman 1]

well I arrived over here at the beginning of november and I am really enjoying it. I found a place called the world market where I could get proper cadburys chocolate and other british and european things (I did notice nuttela, for the person who was looking for it). To see if there is one near you go to this website http://www.worldmarket.com/custserv/store_locator.cmd

The only thing I miss is smoked back bacon that you get in the UK, and Iron Bru from Scotland, but apart from that I am settling in fine and I have started to make friends

[ivona 0]

Who's looking for Nutella?

I find it at Walmart

[orimai 2]

For those of you who have nothing better to do but complain about the UNITED STATES, do us all a favor and tell your buddies on here to forget coming and cancel there visa interviews, so that those of us who truly love the country and want to be there can get our interview appointments faster!

[Ladylethal 12]

I find Nutella everywhere here. All markets have it, Walmart has it, and even gas stations have it.

[Nessa 23]

mmm I love Nutella yummy

[mawilson 2,133]

For those of you who have nothing better to do but complain about the UNITED STATES, do us all a favor and tell your buddies on here to forget coming and cancel there visa interviews, so that those of us who truly love the country and want to be there can get our interview appointments faster!

(Are you listening, Aidan?)

[Mary Lou 681]

For those of you who have nothing better to do but complain about the UNITED STATES, do us all a favor and tell your buddies on here to forget coming and cancel there visa interviews, so that those of us who truly love the country and want to be there can get our interview appointments faster!

(Are you listening, Aidan?)