Monday, April 13, 2009

USA in general

What I have found about the people here is that they are extremely friendly and certainly go out of their way to assist. We have had instances where we would be standing on the street looking at a map working out where we have wanted to go and someone walking past or even on the opposite side of the road has come up to us and asked if they could help us.

The guys manning the cable cars are super friendly and have a lot of fun - chirping the people waiting telling them that the car is full and are most obliging when asked of a place to get off at.

The places we have been to are pretty clean and have lots of plants which are starting to flower - -many the same as what we have back home.

We have had wonderful weather. The climate here at present is similar to being in the berg - lovely and warm in the sun, but cool and needing a jacket in the shade. The evenings are cold and definitely require a jacket. The wind makes it really cold and gets to your bones.

There are a few loud people, especially in confined spaces, but overall the Americans are great and this country is certainly one I would not hesitate to come back to for another visit - sooner rather than later, so I have some serious saving to do.

I am doing this while I wait for Dereck to get my Starbucks hot chocolate and something to eat for breakfast at 10:05am.

USA fan signing off ....

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi, it's Linda M here. What a totally glorious holiday you are having - I can't believe how much you have fitted into the time so far - and there's still so much more to come! Really enjoying catching up on your blog - you ought to become a scribe as you excel at it, Michelle - we all feel like we're there with you. Thanks so much for the Easter office surprise - what a lovely thought and so appreciated. Continue to have a fantastic experience. Sure L can't wait until you hit the British shores:)

Desire Fourie said...

I can see there's an American green card coming up soon. Interesting to hear about how friendly the American citizens are. About the loudness, I have always heard that they could be a bit loud. Very jealous that you get a comment from LM ... poor Doing Life is definitely not making any impression ... just teasing hey. Hope you enjoyed that yummy hot chocolate. Hugs from Desire