Living abroad

It's funny how two countries that are, basically, part the same european culture can be so radically different and yet similar.

Ireland are basically what you would expect from a european country, with all the "civilized" concepts (stores, electricity etc.) well within reach. And at the same time, the roads are absolutely tiny, fast food is like a religion, people are preaching on the street and getting a decent boradband connection is like getting to third base with a supermodel, exciting to talk about and well worth bragging about when you actually get it, but completely unrealistic for 99.9% of your life.

Living here is an interesting experience. Even though I'm used to the language and it's not a major cultural difference, it's kinda interesting as time passes and you spot all the little differences.
The roads here are terrible, and yet if you see more than 2-3 bikes in a single day you can consider yourself lucky, no one uses them here. Compare that to Denmark where if you see less than 20 it's a slow day.
Food is much the same, but with a few tiny differences, such as the availability of certain ingredients - Ireland imports like 80% of everything it consumes so seasons and such don't apply in quite the same manner, everything has been frozen and thawed a dozen times over by the time it gets to the stores here anyway.


That's my weekly observation done with, I'll see you guys on the far side.