Discovering our new world

Some differences we’ve found between China and Texas:

• The Chinese have yet to learn the concept of the “Family Pack.” For example, when we buy a 24 pack of water, the cashier has to open the box and scan a bottle and then multiply it by 24. Same story on a 6 pack of yogurt.
• There are no free refills at restaurants here. Therefore, you find yourself “water rationing” at meals because you’ve just spent anywhere from $3-$6 for an 8 oz bottle of Evian.
• Texas could stand to adopt the “free beer samples at Wal-Mart” concept.
• The “make your own rules on the road” theory here isn’t too bad either. There’s one place we pass exiting our neighborhood and every single day you see at least one car driving on the wrong side of the road. The reason is that in order to make a left hand turn you have to go to the next block and make a U-Turn. Thus, to avoid such an inconvenience, people just drive on the wrong side of the road.
• A “large” soft drink here is 12-16 oz. Where’s the Double Gulp when you need it? There’s nothing like filling your belly with 128 oz of Coke – gosh there’s no place like home.