small differences
public buses turn off their engines when stopped in traffic
gas water heaters turned on only when needed
crosswalk flags left in bins and no one steals or vandalizes them
no slums
students don't steal shiny things, instead they just act like curious guileless monkeys who RETURN said shiny things
three year olds petal thier plasic three-wheelers next to highways unattended--everyone assumes its safe and don't even blink
mcdonald trash bin doors swing to the side and open, not inwards so the door rakes your leftovers and trash
teachers make almost double the salary (so do teachers aides)
no tipping at restaurants!!!
fax machines don't print out a sheet confirming the delivery
people associate red with the color of the sun and yellow with the color of the moon
people count to five on their fingers by folding IN
the illness masks...though thats not so much a small difference
dead people get alters in their family's home
being fashionable and male does not equal queer
school kids sport playboy pencil cases
pencils are not typically made with erasers
schools do not have central cooling/heating
public schools all wear uniforms
beetles are cute and cuddly
on new years kids get money from relatives
gas water heaters turned on only when needed
crosswalk flags left in bins and no one steals or vandalizes them
no slums
students don't steal shiny things, instead they just act like curious guileless monkeys who RETURN said shiny things
three year olds petal thier plasic three-wheelers next to highways unattended--everyone assumes its safe and don't even blink
mcdonald trash bin doors swing to the side and open, not inwards so the door rakes your leftovers and trash
teachers make almost double the salary (so do teachers aides)
no tipping at restaurants!!!
fax machines don't print out a sheet confirming the delivery
people associate red with the color of the sun and yellow with the color of the moon
people count to five on their fingers by folding IN
the illness masks...though thats not so much a small difference
dead people get alters in their family's home
being fashionable and male does not equal queer
school kids sport playboy pencil cases
pencils are not typically made with erasers
schools do not have central cooling/heating
public schools all wear uniforms
beetles are cute and cuddly
on new years kids get money from relatives