Eeeyeah. I don't even know why anyplace in America does not have AC. It gets so absolutely unbelievably hot here I don't even know what to do with myself. I have an ongoing Scarlett O'Hara thing where, with God as my witness, I will never live somewhere without AC again.
I am sorry about the culture shock and hope it gets better - I've never really felt it when I've been away, but then, I've never been without some sort of also-new groupmates who at least are all as clueless and adrift as I am. I imagine having to navigate the newness would make it a bit worse. At least your local grocery store has an English/Irish foods section! Here the only ethnic foods are Mexican, pan-Asian, and Jewish, which I doubt would do the trick.
Also I hope all the Americans in your vicinity are behaving themselves like adults. I don't know why but every time one of my foreign friends comes here I basically want to call every American in the country and tell them to be good in front of company.
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on 2010-09-03 06:52 am (UTC)I am sorry about the culture shock and hope it gets better - I've never really felt it when I've been away, but then, I've never been without some sort of also-new groupmates who at least are all as clueless and adrift as I am. I imagine having to navigate the newness would make it a bit worse. At least your local grocery store has an English/Irish foods section! Here the only ethnic foods are Mexican, pan-Asian, and Jewish, which I doubt would do the trick.
Also I hope all the Americans in your vicinity are behaving themselves like adults. I don't know why but every time one of my foreign friends comes here I basically want to call every American in the country and tell them to be good in front of company.
Erin