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Things I learned about NY

1. Politicians denounce each other on commercials in public TV. A typical one is "Mr so and so. Wrong on Iraq. Wrong on Bush. Wrong for New Jersey. Don't we need a senator that speaks for New Jersey?"

2. They do not show soccer here. News on English premiership is limited to one sentence in the papers--"Man Utd maintains lead at the top of the table." Pathetic.

3. Bus fares do not go with distance travelled. It's a flat fee even if you travelled a single bus stop.

4. They have food courts at shopping malls, but the stores are all fast food.

5. Abercrombie and Fitch put male models in front of their stores just to say hello and look good, and the models have sculpted abs.

6. The police in White Plains travelled on horses. And they are willing to let you take a picture if you ask them.

7. Halloween is a very big event here. Children dress up and go from houses to houses to collect candies.

8. The children don't really desire the candies, they just like to walk around as a gang.

9. And they get tired easily from the walking.

10.When they say "get into the groove" it means "ease into whatever you are doing".

11. "A soda" means any drink that is carbonated, be it Coca cola, root beer or sprite.

12. They do not sell packet coffee here in normal supermarkets. I found it in a Chinese supermarket.

13. The packet coffee is expensive because it is imported.

14. The hispanics are a big growing community. It's so big some channels are in Spanish.

15. The weather report is very accurate. When it says it rains, it rains.

16. The movie ticket cost twice of that in Singapore.

17. Any food fare served in a hawker stall in Singapore can beat the Chinese restaurant here.

18. Easily.

posted by wayne @ 6:22 AM