Facts

Some random things to note:

- Saying "y'all" to English speakers here is not the same as using "y'all" to English speakers in Diosd who are used to Southerners. These people who have learned English only in Belgium, or wherever they are from, are for the most part just really confused.

- You know you look American when people bring you your drink with ice in it without you even asking.

- Eye contact makes people extremely uncomfortable here. You get some weird looks. (Thankfully when you are smiling at babies or little kids the mom is happy that someone else thinks her kid is as cute as she does, so then she smiles back at you)

- Random but wonderful 70s and 80s music blares in the metro station in the early morning. Its really great, I actually always want to stay in the station and listen to it!

- You begin to recognize the people who continually drive/cycle/walk on your street even though you don't really live in a nieghborhood, so to speak.


- Celine Dion makes EVERYTHING better!