tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post4597856133926789133..comments2024-02-28T22:43:49.960+00:00Comments on Asia Vu: Moving Chronicles: Seoul to Bristol: Making AdjustmentsMsCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-81019548664142655642015-01-29T16:29:16.255+00:002015-01-29T16:29:16.255+00:00Kai - thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying my ...Kai - thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying my adjustment period! ; )MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-4856303822320127142015-01-29T16:27:28.589+00:002015-01-29T16:27:28.589+00:00NVG-So funny you posted this - I was just in a Sai...NVG-So funny you posted this - I was just in a Sainsbury's Local yesterday and stumbled across eggs in cartons of a dozen - immediately thought: "Damn! I need to update the blog." But they were still free-range, and that, to me, is so incredible. The fridge we'll have in our rental house is actually much bigger than the one here in the apartment, although it's not quite as enormous as some US ones. It is certainly big enough for me after the last 3.5 years in Korea, and the freezer is (comparatively) enormous. We don't have a whole utility room, but there is enough room for a smallish separate washer and dryer. Not sure about the venting aspect, but even if it's a smaller condensing dryer, the good thing is that it can run at the same time as the washing machine, and - hopefully - help me keep ahead of things- even if the clothes don't come out American-style-dry. I haven't looked into cleaners yet (we don't move until March) but I will definitely make a point to add 'ironing' to the list of desired tasks. So funny, I can remember reading on someone's blog (maybe yours?Maybe Toni's?) about American laundry machines and a very interesting discussion about US vs UK laundry habits, air- versus line drying, etc. - and finding it all mildly amusing but not in any way personally significant to me. How times change, right? ; ) Still, we're loving it - even if I have to change my laundry and egg-buying habits. Small price to pay for getting to live here!MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-680515779660434642015-01-29T16:13:20.495+00:002015-01-29T16:13:20.495+00:00Nance - yep, the ironing. And honestly, everythin...Nance - yep, the ironing. And honestly, everything being smaller is much more efficient, and (foodwise at least) far less wasteful. And I agree - while I think some of the exchange students I had were a bit shocked and possibly secretly censorious of our wasteful and decadent US lifestyle, they all loved their time in the US and couldn't wait to come back. I, on the other hand, think that, after spending this long living an urban lifestyle, we will never be able to go back to living happily in a typically car-dependent, US suburb. It will be interesting to see where we end up after our gallivanting years are over.MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-43466382279253613002015-01-29T12:59:54.638+00:002015-01-29T12:59:54.638+00:00Fabulous!!Fabulous!!KaiBlue https://www.blogger.com/profile/09820083757874351493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-21308472417940369742015-01-29T10:33:47.307+00:002015-01-29T10:33:47.307+00:00Glad you are adjusting!
You can get bigger size eg...Glad you are adjusting!<br />You can get bigger size egg boxes if you go to a big supermarket - but yes, you're right, traditionally British fridges were a lot smaller. Now, however, many people have large American ones (the trend is to big kitchens) so see if you can get one in your rental? <br /><br />I get my cleaner to do the ironing. There is no way I am doing the shirts. And you can get larger dryers, but only if you have a large utility room (which many places don't). American houses are just designed for these things, with their big basements etc! Good luck with it all....nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-4719376594522443772015-01-28T16:01:00.394+00:002015-01-28T16:01:00.394+00:00Good heavens, ironing. And let's just leave i...Good heavens, ironing. And let's just leave it at that.<br /><br />You are a Quick And Solid Adapter, thank heavens. Watching and learning, that's the key. Good for you.<br /><br />It's a shame, coming at any point from the USA, and then having to get on with the differences in daily living, I'd imagine. All of my foreign exchange students said the same things about Life In The US:<br />1. Houses are so huge<br />2. Stores are so huge<br />3. There are too many choices<br />4. Everything is so huge<br />5. Everything is so easy<br /><br />So many unflattering conclusions can be drawn from the above, but the students never drew them. They revelled in all of them and went on and on, wide-eyed, for about two weeks. Then, they adapted. ;-)Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.com