folks often ask me about cultural differences i encounter living here and i always say how it seems to be the little things you wouldnt’ give a quarter of a second thought to that surprise you.
so here’s a simple harmless example from this morning:
i went to get a coffee during our 15 min class break. decided i wanted something to eat. oh, a muffin would be fine. and there’s this yellow one sitting there. your average everyday corn muffin. i order my coffee and i say ‘ill have one of the corn muffins too’. the chick looks at me. huh? what do i want? i repeat myself and she gives me the same look.
turns out it’s not a corn muffin. it’s a LEMON LIME muffin.
i got the banana one instead.