1. water pressure — there is no water pressure. some americans really love high-pressure shower violence when they come home from their runs/rides. i am one of those americans.

2. eco-laundry space saving washer/dryers — i thought i was going to love this little washing machine contraption; it’s one unit; it fits under the kitchen counter; everyone has one; it. takes. forever. the obvious downside is that you can’t wash one load while the other load is drying. you might be asking yourself why i have so much laundry. i don’t, in american terms. but euro eco-laundry contraption (which is both handsome and high-tech) only takes 10lbs of laundry to wash at a time and then 5lbs of laundry to dry. at home, some americans do one load of laundry every two weeks and it takes an hour and a half. i’ll be doing two loads of laundry today and it will take four hours. i can imagine that some americans wouldn’t like this. me? i don’t care — my knee is busted and i have work to do.

3. the hours — things are closed on sundays, which i think is incredibly civilized (if somewhat christian), but i can see some americans getting crabby about the inconvenience.

4. the prices — i can imagine that some americans would have some form of sticker-shock when they see that everything costs double here. me? i’m keeping my receipts and expensing all my food to amzn. organic fruits and veggies are about the same price here as they are in the co-op (which is kind of expensive). i hope that accounts payable understands the weak dollar and accepts my expense report. i am cautiously optimistic.

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