Margarita and Bloody Mary
I wandered around Scottsdale today and learnt a few things about Americans:
1) They drive on the wrong side of the road.
2) They have weird looking electrical wall sockets into which none of my charging cables fit.
3) Their electrical switches work opposite. Down is off and up is on.
4) They don't use concrete and stone/bricks to build small structures like houses. I find this particularly odd since this is supposed to be developed nation having something known as a "hurricane season". Back in India, even the free one-room houses built by the government for the Tsunami victims have solid walls, a concrete roof and will last a hundred years.
5) They make far better Margaritas and Bloody Marys than Indians.
1) They drive on the wrong side of the road.
2) They have weird looking electrical wall sockets into which none of my charging cables fit.
3) Their electrical switches work opposite. Down is off and up is on.
4) They don't use concrete and stone/bricks to build small structures like houses. I find this particularly odd since this is supposed to be developed nation having something known as a "hurricane season". Back in India, even the free one-room houses built by the government for the Tsunami victims have solid walls, a concrete roof and will last a hundred years.
5) They make far better Margaritas and Bloody Marys than Indians.
posted by Deelip Menezes at
12:27 PM
3 Comments:
LOL! Looks like your having fun Deelip! One thing in common, americans also like to drink huh!
By
Anonymous, At
4:49 PM, April 10, 2008
Not sure about Arizona, but you don't see brick houses on the West Coast (California, Oregon, Washington) because of earthquakes - remember, the SF Bay Area is due for another big one...
I don't think concrete has ever been used much for single family homes.
Considering this is the land of Henry Ford, I'd say we drive on the right side of the road - as do the German autobahn speed demons.
If you come to CA, you might feel more at home - you might even see people playing cricket (I've seen cricket being played on local baseball diamonds).
Enjoy!
--Tony
By
Anonymous, At
4:37 AM, April 11, 2008
"Who needs 100 year houses when families move every 7 years on average."
Do your hurrianes know that?
"Not sure about Arizona, but you don't see brick houses on the West Coast (California, Oregon, Washington) because of earthquakes"
We have earthquakes in India as well and our buildings hold up. The people who end up dying are the poor who live in houses with mud walls. I am no structural engineer but I fail to see the wisdom in living in wooden houses covered with sheet rock these days.
By
Deelip Menezes, At
2:12 PM, April 11, 2008
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