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Home again and American insights on European-ness

Journal Entry: Fri Jul 27, 2007, 7:39 PM
Well guys, as you should be able to guess from my gallery, I'm back in the States. Europe was a blast (but it was stinkin hot though!) and i am now a poorer man because of it.

While 90% of Europe was amazingly cool, I do have some (for fun) complaints against it:

Europeans need to learn to embrace the true "air conditioner." We here in the States have been using it with much success for years. The ACs in the hotels i stayed in were not hooked up to a water source! that means they do nothing. hahah

Also, the American sandwich shops of Subway and Quizno's would put all the little subshops out of business. A ham and cheese sub for 7 euros or more?! what's the deal? any of you who know what Subway and Quizno's is should know exactly what im talking about. Ice cubes in my drink from time to time would be welcome also. I understand it's not southern USA and you probly wont have iced tea, but a little ice to make my water colder than room temp would be handy :D

Bottles of Coca cola for 2.50 euros?!?! I can get these for $1 max at just about anywhere and everywhere, haha. I learned VERY quickly to just drink water and be happy :D. Even then, 1 euro or 1.50 euros when i couldnt find the little market store. I came back to the US relieved to find 12 packs of small water bottles for a little over $3.

Basically, im glad to be back where i dont go broke over each meal :D. Dont get me wrong, my stay was grand! just a lot of money was coming out of my pocket, and i barely spent $100 on souveniers so it wasnt coming from there. Barcelona in Spain was far and away my favorite place. It felt incredibly homely and i loved the sights. And contrary to popular belief, most french people are quite pleasant. Provided they know a wee bit of english and are NOT taking your order at a restaurant. "Have it your way" does NOT apply in Europe. Also, fix your stupid ATMs. I would ask for some money, get paid in 50euro bills. It seemed to me that european cashiers loathe giving change. "Do you have anything smaller?!" was what i always heard over and over again, and then they'd look at me in disgust as they had to give me change for my 50euro bill. It's not my fault that the ATM gave it to me!! geeez. Hahaha


Comments and other questions on what i thought about certain things are welcome! I saw and experienced so much it's hard to recount it all!

  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: Assorted Alt music
  • Reading: lotsa stuff
  • Watching: Battlestar Galactica
  • Eating: lotsa foods
  • Drinking: Propel!

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  • Current Residence: USA
  • Interests: All sorts of sports, photography, Photoshop, college, my friends, Lost, The Office (American), more
  • Favourite movie: Lord of the Rings trilogy
  • Favourite band or musician: Currently - The Classic Crime
  • Favourite genre of music: Alt, Alt/rock, and rock. Lots of it :D
  • Favourite artist: M.C. Escher
  • Favourite poet or writer: Ray Bradbury or J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Favourite style or digital art: Abstract/Nature/Surreal
  • Operating System: XP Home
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod (the old fat ones) :D
  • Shell of choice: Turtle shell (turtle power all the way baby)
  • Wallpaper of choice: The kind that goes on your wall.
  • Skin of choice: The fleshy Kind
  • Favourite game: Tag/Hide and Go seek ;)
  • Favourite gaming platform: PC or Xbox 360
  • Favourite cartoon character: Tom and Jerry
  • Personal Quote: "Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now."
  • Tools of the Trade: Nikon D200 w/ Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens. Photoshop CS.

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*sandyprints:iconsandyprints: Nov 26, 2007, 10:10:40 AM
sadly we who live in europe find it costly too... price of oil i think can take the blam for a lot of it... transport costs.. now who sells lots of oil..... good old USA.. I love traveling away from UK as everywhere is cheaper... :-)

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*Mystik-Rider:iconMystik-Rider: Sep 18, 2007, 5:01:26 AM
Hello there :wave:

:star: You have a amazing gallery. :star:

I love your HDR! Very well done, looks natural! :rose:

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*Hitomii:iconHitomii: Sep 4, 2007, 6:34:56 AM
Thank you very much for the faves, i appreciate your support for my photography :)

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~AnonymousPhotography:iconAnonymousPhotography: Aug 27, 2007, 5:03:10 AM
You have been featured in my latest journal! Come stop by, and keep up the great work!

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=cheekers:iconcheekers: Aug 7, 2007, 9:25:12 PM
many thanks as always for the fav:D

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=RaVeN8472:iconRaVeN8472: Aug 5, 2007, 7:34:53 AM
Thanks for the :+fav:!
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=Toadsmoothy2:iconToadsmoothy2: Aug 3, 2007, 6:18:42 PM
Thanks so much for :+fav:-ing!! :w00t: Have a good weekend! :sun::relax:

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~etalyx:iconetalyx: Jul 29, 2007, 2:09:30 PM
thank you! im glad you liked it :D. I appreciate the compliment

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~etalyx:iconetalyx: Jul 29, 2007, 2:09:10 PM
thanks very much for the compliment :D

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*ninereeds-DA:iconninereeds-DA: Jul 28, 2007, 5:08:02 PM Mood: Wow!
Impressive gallery.

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~Kerd:iconKerd: Jul 28, 2007, 1:41:20 PM
man, you're very good!
i'll watch you ;)

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=shuttermonkey:iconshuttermonkey: Jul 27, 2007, 7:59:44 PM
Thank you so much for the :+fav: i appreciate the support

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~cinnamon33:iconcinnamon33: Jul 27, 2007, 11:22:09 AM
Thank you for the favourite. :blowkiss:

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~medveh:iconmedveh: Jul 27, 2007, 10:58:03 AM
Thanks for the :+fav:

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=The-Saboteur:iconThe-Saboteur: Jul 27, 2007, 5:26:50 AM
Hey there! :)

You've been featured in my latest journal [link]

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*jozefm:iconjozefm: Jul 27, 2007, 12:09:12 AM
Thanks for the favorite and watching.:)
*pakkano:iconpakkano: Jul 20, 2007, 11:53:21 AM
pretty nice gallery man, u should have much more hits :ahoy:

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*CindeeRoo:iconCindeeRoo: Jul 11, 2007, 1:07:55 AM
Greetings! :wave:

Thank you very much for the recent :+fav:

It's very much appreciated :thanks:

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*deathly-stillness:icondeathly-stillness: Jun 29, 2007, 3:05:14 AM
Thank you so much for the :+fav: :hug:!!

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*deathly-stillness:icondeathly-stillness: Jun 25, 2007, 5:36:19 PM
Passed by to tell you, that you're featured in my last journal :aww:!!

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~katt-25:iconkatt-25: Jun 17, 2007, 6:33:29 AM Mood: Love
Thanks for the :+fav: I really appreciate your support ;)

You have a magnificant :gallery: :bounce:

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=AndyMumford:iconAndyMumford: Jun 12, 2007, 2:12:48 PM
:wave:

Thanks so much for the fave...I really appreciate it :-)