I never understood the craze about New Mexican cuisine. It never made any sense to me that people who moved away ALWAYS wanted New Mexican food, or why when they came to visit that was all they ate the entire trip!! I mean don't get me wrong it's pretty flippin delicious but seriously?! I lived in New Mexico for 23 years, I loved the food but was never too crazy about it. It is probably because it was so easy to get while I was there. Pretty much every restaurant you go too in New Mexico, even the sushi joints you can get green chile. For shits sake you can get a green chile beer! Again I love me some green chile but isn't that taking things a little too far? Now that I live roughly 6958miles (if you are just measuring it on a map) or a 5-6hr flight to Baltimore, then a 10-13hr flight to Frankfurt, Germany and then a 7-9hr flight to Adana, Turkey. I have come to really appreciate what I had in New Mexico. I know I miss the food so much because I can't get anything like it out here. Not to mention the blandness of the food here does not help in the least bit. I now understand completely what all those people who moved away from NM feel when it comes to green chile and the food in general there. How I miss those sloppy plates drenched in chile.
We all bitch and complain about gas prices in the states and how the cost keeps rising. I now understand why people here drive tiny little beater cars and their version of a full size truck is no bigger then a Toyota Tacoma. The average price is roughly 4.20 Lira per liter which equals to about $2.30 per liter. Do a little math and 1 gallon is equal to roughly 3.8 liters, do a little more math and you get $8.74 per gallon. Aside from not wanting to get lost in a foreign country that I can't speak the language, so if I get lost I can't ask for directions nor can I read the signs. I miss being able to just drive, for no reason, to just clear my head and drive. Road trips almost seem silly because of the gas prices lol.
It is pretty awesome to be given the opportunity to experience a different country but I've realized in the few months I've been here all us American's cling to anything that is American. When I found out we were moving here I freaked out about being able to use all the same products I used on a daily bases. I have found many stores here that carry the things I used in the states and many new ones as well. But for some reason I can't help but miss the stores I used to go to. I miss Target lol I miss getting groceries at Smith's. I hate going into new stores and not knowing where anything is. Not to mention not being able to read what exactly they are. I still forget things after I go grocery shopping even if I wrote it on my list lol. It is irritating that there are certain things that I want that I can't get here. Equally as irritating that I can't ask for something specific because of the language barrier.
I also took for granted the internet speed we used to have back home lol I know it sounds silly. I hate that I have an iPhone and I know that I can iMessage people who have iPhones in the states for free but because of my silly stupid internet in my house I am unable to do so.
I miss 110v plugs and I hate the transformers in my house lol
I think that is more then enough bitching for at least a week! :)
We all bitch and complain about gas prices in the states and how the cost keeps rising. I now understand why people here drive tiny little beater cars and their version of a full size truck is no bigger then a Toyota Tacoma. The average price is roughly 4.20 Lira per liter which equals to about $2.30 per liter. Do a little math and 1 gallon is equal to roughly 3.8 liters, do a little more math and you get $8.74 per gallon. Aside from not wanting to get lost in a foreign country that I can't speak the language, so if I get lost I can't ask for directions nor can I read the signs. I miss being able to just drive, for no reason, to just clear my head and drive. Road trips almost seem silly because of the gas prices lol.
It is pretty awesome to be given the opportunity to experience a different country but I've realized in the few months I've been here all us American's cling to anything that is American. When I found out we were moving here I freaked out about being able to use all the same products I used on a daily bases. I have found many stores here that carry the things I used in the states and many new ones as well. But for some reason I can't help but miss the stores I used to go to. I miss Target lol I miss getting groceries at Smith's. I hate going into new stores and not knowing where anything is. Not to mention not being able to read what exactly they are. I still forget things after I go grocery shopping even if I wrote it on my list lol. It is irritating that there are certain things that I want that I can't get here. Equally as irritating that I can't ask for something specific because of the language barrier.
I also took for granted the internet speed we used to have back home lol I know it sounds silly. I hate that I have an iPhone and I know that I can iMessage people who have iPhones in the states for free but because of my silly stupid internet in my house I am unable to do so.
I miss 110v plugs and I hate the transformers in my house lol
I think that is more then enough bitching for at least a week! :)
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