My first lessons

I had some funny experiences not just at the gas station but in a grocery store, too.

Especially when I was looking for washing powder, just to discover after one hour or so that there are just fluids.

I had to get to used the sizes of the products. I never saw a 1 gallon milk bottle (3.8 liter!!) before. Packages of almost everything are huge. Even the Pillsbury rolls, there is nothing under 8 rolls.

Needless to say we have just a quarter or half of the sizes in Germany. Now when we are visiting our family and go sometime to a grocery store we just laugh. We make jokes about the miniature food. And of course we are not used to it any more. Did I mention that once I was even looking desperately how to open the mail box at the post office. Even those open in a opposite direction than in Germany.

Sometimes I feel like a child who is learning everything for the first time. It is not always pleasant . I have to remind myself that I am an educated woman, even when my son reminds me every day how much I have to learn compared to his English.