Supersize everything!
MIKE: This tub of mayonnaise is bigger than you!!
ZAN: Put it in the trolley.
MIKE: I'll need a hand lifting it...
MIKE & ZAN:
Lesson #3: everything is supersized in the states. The kiddies meal at McDonald's is the same size as a large back in AUS. No wonder there are so many supersized kiddies. Shopping centers the size of warehouses carry everything from laundry detergent (see picture below) to cars. And speaking of cars, they too have been supersized so that they can cart home the supersized groceries. They take up the equivalent of two Aussie lanes. Good luck driving one of these down the Pacific Hwy.
We were picked up from Santa Monica by Bob and Betty, host parents of my (Mike's) dad when he did a student exchange year to an American high school. We spent three days relaxing and eating like kings in Dana Point, about half way between San Diego and Los Angeles.
On our last night in Dana Point, we went to Cathy and David's place (Bob and Betty's daughter and son-in-law) where we were treated to barbecue steak, the oscars, our first experience with self-service checkouts, and a ride in a 40 year old (correct us if we're wrong, David) mini. It almost felt like we were back home during our mini ride. It was a right hand drive!! And even if we were still on the wrong side of the road, we were in safe hands with David's excellent driving skills, which were put to the test when we forgot something at the market;-)
It's amazing how many things are subtly different in the states. The Pelicans are brown, the toilet flusher in on the side of the cistern, and we had to get Bob to show us how to turn on the shower. The view from Bob and Betty's apartment was amazing. It looked over the whole of Dana Point beach, and when the weather was clear, we were able to see all the way to San Diego.
ZAN: Put it in the trolley.
MIKE: I'll need a hand lifting it...
MIKE & ZAN:
Lesson #3: everything is supersized in the states. The kiddies meal at McDonald's is the same size as a large back in AUS. No wonder there are so many supersized kiddies. Shopping centers the size of warehouses carry everything from laundry detergent (see picture below) to cars. And speaking of cars, they too have been supersized so that they can cart home the supersized groceries. They take up the equivalent of two Aussie lanes. Good luck driving one of these down the Pacific Hwy.
We were picked up from Santa Monica by Bob and Betty, host parents of my (Mike's) dad when he did a student exchange year to an American high school. We spent three days relaxing and eating like kings in Dana Point, about half way between San Diego and Los Angeles.
On our last night in Dana Point, we went to Cathy and David's place (Bob and Betty's daughter and son-in-law) where we were treated to barbecue steak, the oscars, our first experience with self-service checkouts, and a ride in a 40 year old (correct us if we're wrong, David) mini. It almost felt like we were back home during our mini ride. It was a right hand drive!! And even if we were still on the wrong side of the road, we were in safe hands with David's excellent driving skills, which were put to the test when we forgot something at the market;-)
It's amazing how many things are subtly different in the states. The Pelicans are brown, the toilet flusher in on the side of the cistern, and we had to get Bob to show us how to turn on the shower. The view from Bob and Betty's apartment was amazing. It looked over the whole of Dana Point beach, and when the weather was clear, we were able to see all the way to San Diego.
posted by Mike & Zan :-) | 2:02 pm
6 Comments:
hey guys, the mayonaisse is strangely white to isn't it?
hehe. And the cheese is strangely orange :-) Postcards are on their way.
just thought you should know that i have been to your site.
Oh, and when i was in LA in 2002, i left some shorts in a hotel room. If you see them...... cheers!
Just watch out for those yanks!
cheers, phil
You forgot to mention the decal in the back window of my Mini.
"Have you Harpooned a Giant SUV Today?"
And how was the bus ride to SF
And by the way, cheers to Dave for driving a mini. They're pretty cool cars aren't they? How an earth do you fit the mayo into it?
It's an Estate!
(Station Wagon, a woody even, for my fellow Americans)
Oh yeah, I clicked on the ads several time Mike, you be rich!!!
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