Mar

Thing’s i will and wont miss about the US

Posted by Quintijn Published in General

I wont miss:

Te cold and unstabel weather in Northern America. After leaving Las Vegas with a normal 20 degrees we went to Salina(-5), Denver (-11,2), Kansas, (-4) and Springfield (-5). Although the weatherman of the Weather Channel told us on TV: ” If you don’t like the weather in Springfield, wait 5 minutes”(the weather was so unstable that one day it’s -10 and the next day +17 degrees, no kidding!), we decided that we need to go South very fast, as we did.
The exotic animals. I did not like the cockroaches and aligators in Florida.
The slow maximum speed on the Highways and Interstates. The maximum is 75 Mph, and that’s really slow when this highway is a good, straight road of 100 miles long, with very less exits and good weather… There is not one reason to drive so slow on these roads.
Driving in not-insured cars..
My girl Nadine, because i’m back in the Netherlands, i don’t have to miss her anymore. She will be with me every day!

I will miss:

…the warm weather of South America: In Florida we only have had temperatures above 21 degrees and topped at 36 degrees in Miami.
..the wonderful canyons and mountains as Brice and Arches. I haven’t seen anything like it in Europe so far. Not in England, Spain, France, Switserland, Austria, Italy and any other country. It’s so beautiful, big, silent, unique and peacefull
…the commercial instinct of the American people. Everywhere you look are commercial signs, lots of store are 24/7 open or at least untill late in the evening. Hotelemployees are calling competitor-hotels to ask if they have a room left for us. That way they help us and hope you will get a good impression of their hotel. Wow, i love that!
…the nice attitude of most Americans. The keep doors open, and give up their seats for older- or disabled people. The ones i have seen are much more social than most people from the Netherlands.
…highway’s and Interstates without trafficjam. We travelled for about 3400 miles and we have had 2 miles of traffic jam near Tallahassee, which caused us for about 20 minutes delay.
…the cheap Dollar in comparison to the Euro. Food, drinks, clothing, fuel, houses, cars, electronics, phones, you name it, all cost for about half the money in the US.
…the clip on the fuel-nozzle. That way you don’t have hold it every second when you are re-fuelling your car. Why do we not have this in the Netherlands?
..the big American SUV’s. I really love the Chevy Tahoe’s and Cadillac Escalades the most. Especially in white or black with lots of chrome and big rimms!
…the big Shoppingmalls with enough, free parkingspace, with smaller and bigger shops where you can buy anything you need, including lots of clotes of nice brands as Tommi Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren.
…the free re-fills on drinks. This was great for my Coca-Cola addiction
…my ‘Sweet Union Chicken Teriyaki” on a 6 inch “Italian Herbs & Cheese”. That was my breakfast and lunch from Subway, most days when we where on this wonderfull trip.
..the great discussions, fun, and talks i had with my great friend Eelco! Thanks dude, i had a great time, with you as my guide!
…and last but not least, our loyal group of followers by this site, twitter, rss, sms and mail. Thanks for the attention. Last time i have checked we had 1174 unique visitors so far.