Anyway, I've been keeping this score sheet in my head since I got here. I hope this doesn't make me seem ungrateful, because I really have been enjoying every single minute here... Just - part of that is keeping score, that's all...
Bay Area | Tours | |
bikram yoga | 1 | 0 |
cappuccino* | 1 | 0 |
coffee | 1 | 1 |
wifi on train | 1 | 0 |
diversity | 1 | 0 |
farmer's markets | 1 | 0 |
professional volleyball team | 0 | 1 |
affordable organic food | 0 | 1 |
dog shit everywhere** | 0 | 1 |
easy public transportation*** | 0 | 1 |
bike routes | 0 | 1 |
nail salons**** | 1 | 0 |
yoga studios | 1 | 0 |
food | 1 | 1 |
volleyball fans | 0 | 1 |
affordable housing | 0 | 1 |
total | 9 | 9 |
* France does NOT GET the cappuccino. When I get a camera, I plan on devoting an entire series of blog posts to the hilarity that they call cappuccino here. When asked about it, they will say - that is the french cappuccino. It is sad. Italy needs to start a "Save Good Coffee From Becoming A Bad French Cappuccino" campaign ASAP.
** Dog shit. Ahhhh, France! La merde everywhere. Nothing against dogs (obviously, le petit chien can't do anything about his/her bodily needs), but dog owners leave their dogs' shit just lying around everywhere: sidewalks, streets, pathways in parks, you name it! It is part of DAILY life here stepping in dog doo doo.
*** Sorry, BART, it's not that you're not easy, it's just that you don't connect to any major transportation routes easily from MY house. The train/bus stations here are in the center of town. Everything revolves around them... BART, I love you, but you've still got a long way to go (literally).
**** I wouldn't have even noticed this three years ago and I'm not saying this is a good thing, but there are 20 nail salons on Park Street alone. There are ZERO here. Like, none. I haven't seen one.
So, it's a dead tie right now 9 to 9 (including the nails salons and poodle poop), but who's keeping score? :)
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