I used to think it was weird...

Tea Time...

Before we moved here, I thought that tea time was this daily 3:00 PM ritual where everyone sat down, drank tea and had a biscuit.

Don't get me wrong...in some instances, this is exactly what tea time is (at Brady's office, one of the guys goes around and gets everyone tea and coffee at 3:00).

As for every other time...it just depends.  Some people say 'tea' when we would say 'lunch' or 'dinner.'

As the 'Dragon' from Room on the Broom would say, "...and I'd like to have witch and fish for my TEA!"

Sorry...I just read that to P before nap-time and I couldn't help myself!

I used to think it was weird...

Garbage Disposals...do you have a garbage disposal?  I thought so.  We don't have one here and it's not just us, I have yet to meet anyone who has one.  I didn't realize what a luxury it was until we moved here.  Not only is it scraping the bigger scraps into the trash, but you have to be careful of even the smallest bits of food because it could make the drain smell.  I can't tell you how many prayers I have said while doing dishes that sound like this, "dear God, if you would give me a garbage disposal when we move back, I promise never to put potato skins down it again, love sam"

I used to think it was weird...

"Are you al'right?"

Little did I know that this phrase is our equivalent of "how are you?"  A one word answer will do...don't give them a list of your troubles.  For two months, I just thought that everyone thought I was emotionally unstable (probably because I was), and was actually inquiring about how I was coping.  I actually started crying one day in the church nursery when another mother asked me this...imagine my embarrassment a few weeks later when it hit me that she really just wanted me to say "yes, you?"

I used to think it was weird...

Zed
Did you know that the last letter of the alphabet here is pronounced "zed" instead of just "z".  It is really rather funny to hear people end the alphabet by saying "zed."  If you say "z" they have no idea what you're talking about...seriously...I used to think it was weird too.

I used to think it was weird...

Here, the only electrical device that you are allowed to plug into an outlet in the bathroom is a 'shaver.'  I tried to find out why this is, but I only really found some information about moisture zones regarding where you could put an outlet and not really why it had to be a shaver outlet.  Oh, and I know you're wondering...I get ready in the hall about 8 feet away from the mirror.  Not exactly ideal, but hey, I used to think it was weird too!

I used to think it was weird...

Living here is great, but sometimes strange.  I constantly have people ask me about what is different here, so I decided I would start a weekly post about just that.  If you like random factoids, you'll probably get a kick out of this.  If you don't...well, you don't have to read it, ha.  Plus, I figured it will probably help me remember little tidbits about our life here when Parker starts to ask questions.

When we first moved here, I thought this was so strange...two yellow lights.  Yes, the yellow light comes on both before the the light turns red and also before the light turns green.  This means that when you see the light below...people are already pushing the gas pedal.   Yep, I used to think it was weird too!