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The Little Differences

1. You have to ask for your check
2. When the check comes, you should be ready to pay because the waiter will stand there and wait for you until you give them their money
3. A Cat Oven is a place to have your car painted
4. Pack of smokes $0.70. Bottle of beer $0.50
5. If you don’t have exact change (say you’d have to break a $1 to give 25 cents) they won’t make you pay it
6. The McCafe is everywhere. The McDonlands version of Starbucks. not bad
7. The Crawfish, Egg and Mayo sandwich at McDonalds, rice balls instead of French Fries
8. The pace – frantic like NYC
9. Starbucks doesn’t open until 8 am, doesn’t close till midnight
10. Shopping, shopping, shopping everywhere in Hong Kong
11. Prices on “Undesireable items” – pack of smokes is $11 bucks
12. The subway is IMMACULATE. could eat off the floor
13. More malls than you can count in Singapore
14. Thais’ favorite saying “Same, Same” meaning what you are about to pay for is the same as what you really want. (it never is)
15. almost all “cheese” in SE asia is Velveeta
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3 responses to “The Little Differences”

  1. Peter & Jan says:

    Hi guys, a really good and informative web site.
    man . . how do you have the time to keep this thing updated?
    keep going and keep writing . . we are all interested.
    take care and may see you both in Oz, we should be there in February.
    lots of love,
    P&J @ Flashbacks

  2. Helga says:

    Hello Terra, Scott, just had time to read all of the travel stories, what great adventure. sounds like you are having a blast. Terra, how about writing some careplans for me? Hopefully you had no need to take any ordinary meds out of your kit. (thinking e-coli, montezuma’s revenge etc) Great pictures by the way. Don’t let anybody talk you into eating “Monkey brains” not good. Speaking of Monkey brains, I am still travelling as much as before, will be in the gardena office next week and then packing to go to Germany. WQe have DOCS in every office now, so hopefully it will stay like this through December anyway. Where are you spending xmas at? Take care of yourself. Love helga

  3. steve saunders says:

    hey S & T…..great fun keeping track of your adventures….just returned from ten days in ireland with me pal Harry….tons of fun, music everywhere, and lots of laughs…maybe you are hiting the emerald isle on your adventure…i’d recommend it for NICE people and delicious Guinness…..your pictures look great and it all sounds good….will keep reading if you keep writing….missed scott at the regional meeting this week….i’m sure he missed us too (uh, right)….take care…saunders

  4. Ron Phalen says:

    Scott/Terra:
    I’m so jealous of your travels. As Saunders said we missed you at our Regional Meeting at the beautiful LAX Marriott! Anyway, just preparing for the holidays and looking forward to the end of 2005(you know what I mean Scott). I’m glad you guys are keeping up the blog so we can all live vicariously thru the two of you. If I don’t write back before the holidays, have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year’s wherever your travels take you.

    Ron & Debbie Phalen

  5. Zane Beams says:

    Looks like your having lots of fun!! It was 0 degrees this morning so my olives are black! Hope you have a merry x-mas cant wait to read more.

  6. Mom Hyatt says:

    Haven’t heard from you for awhile.We have a new email . Please let me know how your doing at lostandfound@fmpcblue.com

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