How long the adjusting period was?

[StillThePrettiest 3]

what a lovely post

thank you for sharing your story

[Marilyn. 340]

i adjusted pretty quickly to living with my hubby...

I am still adjusting living here in the US though and I have been here for 2 and a half years already...

[MissStacey 1]

As far as adjusting goes- I am doing fine. I had been to New Orleans several times before I met Mel and I love it here. I love the people and the history and culture. We really do have a great time- we often have people over and there is always good fun and good food.

Mel leaves the car for me- he either takes his bicycle or his motorbike to work- so I have the freedom of getting myself around- I am getting pretty good at knowing my way around. I get a little nervous if I have to drive to an area I have never been- but once I have done it I realize it wasn't so bad and I shouldn't have been nervous.

I do get homesick though- but that is normal. It has only been 6 months that I have been back home- but it feels longer.

The only major thing I deal with is living in the home Mel grew up in- this was his grandparents house and he is very stubborn in his way that things are done and he does not take change around here very well. There are some things that I like to do my way and there are things he likes to do his way because that is the way he was taught to do them, we have different styles. Finding a way to balance that is going to take time.

[JoeCanuk 3]

My wife and I are still adjusting to each other after being married almost four months. I think I am adjusting well to life in the United States. I'm not always thinking of moving back to Canada now. I miss my family but I love my wife and I am starting to enjoy life here.

LOL I see you hate miles, gallons, all the words without u´s etc

Yes, I do. haha

Good luck at your interview. Let us know how it went.

[Mrs.J06 4]

One thing which drives me crazy is that I sometimes simply don't know what is "appropriate" and what is "not appropriate" in the US.

I've learned that many things which are totally and completely ok in good ol' Germany are a TOTAL no-go in the US, and what I consider as being absolutely unacceptable is absolutely all-right in America....

ooo, like what?

Well, I'm known as the "girl who comes straight to the point" here in the office.

I simply wasn't used to the polite phrases and questions at the beginning of a conversation. I have to handle a lot of phone calls and from Germany I'm used to coming straight to the point, no "how are you today" or "are you ready for the holidays yet", I'm usually more like "Hi, I'm calling about...."

I really have to force myself to bring these conversation starters in. Customers calling here now tell me I don't waste any time! But I know I sometimes come across as rude, and I feel bad about it afterwards.

I'm also a lot more "honest" and less polite than my American counterparts. I tend to tell people what I think - not good at times. I'm working on that, too, though.

I seem to be doing alright, whenever I come back to Germany people tend to look at me and say "quit beating about the bush, what do you want??"

Edited December 7, 2007 by Mrs.J06

[mnieto 2]

I seem to be doing alright, whenever I come back to Germany people tend to look at me and say "quit beating about the bush, what do you want??"

[DanielParul 50]

Hahaha... I quite enjoyed reading about all the funny/embarassing experiences.. Lets have some more Please !!! Someday I might have some thing to share too, considering that I am quite the goofy one myself

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Bora Bora nice story Thank you for that and good luck to you

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

I am still adjusting living here in the US though and I have been here for 2 and a half years already...

Hehe so what troubles are you having after such a let´s say "long" time?

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Good luck at your interview. Let us know how it went.

I will Thank you Yeah I always have this math in my head (have to point out that my head doesn´t like maths much) ....so 1km is 1,6miles ...or was it the other way round? Ok let´s see...this canister is a gallon? Let me see it? Oh ok it´s almost 4 liters or something like that? ....I always try to memorize these things and I often find myself wondering...how was it? D´oh did I forget it again? And that´s just the beginning...don´t start with ounces on me lol Actually...once I was trying to measure something and then put it down on a piece of paper...really easy for me if I use meters and centimeters for the measuring...then putting it down on the paper is just taking some zeros away...putting feet and inches on the paper and making it the same shape/size only smaller - impossible LOL (Scott tried to explain to me some maths about it but I am a real dummy when it comes to this)

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Mrs.J06 - I think I am gonna come across some similar problems lol booooo

[StillThePrettiest 3]

I can sort of muddle my way along with feet and inches and ounces and things, but I canNOT get used to the ridiculous Fahrenheit temperature measures; they just don't make SENSE

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

I can sort of muddle my way along with feet and inches and ounces and things, but I canNOT get used to the ridiculous Fahrenheit temperature measures; they just don't make SENSE

LOL when I need it precisely I have to get a converter. Though last time I was trying to tell Scott that the forecast here is -14°C and I obviously like to talk in F to him so I was trying to say it in F so I said it´s gonna be 32°F minus 57°F (which to me was 32F = 0C and 57F = 14C so I thought if he deduces 32F minus 57F he will get what our -14C is...was wrong lol)

[MissStacey 1]

I can sort of muddle my way along with feet and inches and ounces and things, but I canNOT get used to the ridiculous Fahrenheit temperature measures; they just don't make SENSE

To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit you would times by 2 and add 32. To reverse it, subtract 32 and divide by 2.

Edited December 7, 2007 by Stacey33

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Oh cool

*trying to memorize this*