Interesting commentary and thanks for the ride Gib :D
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the glass floor in the CN Tower was too much for me ._.
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Welcome back! :-)
Having difficulties with "Where in Toronto do you get a great view?". Loads of guesses but didn't find the answer yet. Already solved all others of its ITH riddle.
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Eh ... the only things I really notice about where I live in the U.S. is the extreme levels of racism/sexism.
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Welcome back :)
Entered through direct access, interesting to read some of the smaller details you've mentioned from seeing there, nice to read while riding the train ;)
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It's always interesting hearing from someone's perspective that isn't American, since those things are just commonplace here and don't think much of it. I love talking about stuff like this with international friends, so your comments were interesting to read about. :)
But of course the US is such a big, diverse place that I'm often surprised by things in California/Florida/etc. compared to where I live in NY. Snowstorms and lots of rain is normal and expected, but I've never really experienced tornadoes/earthquakes/etc. except for really small ones, which people panicked over. I'd also have deer/turkeys/raccoons show up in my backyard on a regular basis, but the thought of alligators hanging around everywhere is crazy to me.
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That was something new for me as well, how diverse and different the different parts of your country are (and still be the same country). And all I've seen was merely the east coast.
We actually had tornado warnings while we were in Washington and my wife was freaking out. X-D
But you get used to what you're around. And about the alligators: I'm pretty happy we don't have those here neither. ;)
And of course it's always the stuff you take for granted that surprises foreigners the most. And I know exactly that every American would find tons of strange stuff here in Switzerland as well. For example that we eat melted cheese by dipping pieces of bread in it. Or that our highways are so clean you could eat on them. Or have tiny our parking lots are. ;)
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Yeah the litter is terrible, I don't understand people. There's often entire garbage bags on the highway and fast food bags everywhere...I've also heard that America has way more trash cans around than most countries (which I hadn't really thought of before, I just always expect wherever I go to have at least one trash can), there's really no excuse.
Something else that was interesting is how I had to pay to use public restrooms in CA and often places didn't even have any available to use...where almost everywhere I go has a bathroom here. We actually paid for an extra day at a hotel bc we'd get kicked out at 11am and our flight wasn't until 4pm, and we wanted to make sure we had access to a toilet in those few hours lol.
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Oh, we have pay-per-pee public restrooms in Switzerland as well. Not everywhere (thankfully) for example trains or airports still have free toilets. But for example a lot of train stations or many rest areas have restrooms where you have to pay. Talking about making money out of sh**... ;)
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Bump. Thanks for the train and the interesting read.
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Think I didn't enter anything, but thanks for the entertaining train! Followed it all the way to the end just to read your observations. Only missed your comment for the last locomotive as it doesn't show at all if you're not eligible...
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Welcome back Gibor! :) Thanks for the train! And thanks from a fellow Y-utopian ;)
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Dear SG-Community
In Mid-February I said goodbye to SG (and especially to my favourite groups) because I went on a trip through the USA (East-Coast) and Canada (Toronto). Now I'm back (actually been back for nearly three weeks) and wanted to make a little comeback-celebration with a comeback-train. At the same time I'll soon start with a new job, which is another very good reason to make a train. (Some may remember my train last year, where I mentioned having a job interview. I didn't get that job, but I got another one where I'll start this summer.)
But the main reason for this train is, that I had a wonderful trip and that I want to make a nice comeback here at SG. And because my trip is the main reason for this train, I added a observation-fact to every wagon for you. As a European a lot of things in the US are pretty special and different. Some are funny, some are surprising and some even frightening. So I hope my observations and experiences are entertaining to you.
The train itself has the following properties:
Entry rules: No unactivated games, no multiple wins, no VAC banning history.
So, the train is ready, go to the platform and everybody on board: http://www.itstoohard.com/puzzle/9FGmrfl2
Additonally there is a little (unbundled) Bonus-GA (lvl0+) that you can access by answering some questions about my observation-facts here: http://www.itstoohard.com/puzzle/YpXdQs3z
(The same entry rules apply here as well.)
As always, please don't post any links or answers anywhere. If you have trouble with one of the questions, please ask here. If I realise that something is all too hard, I will help.
Have fun and a big Thanks to all the great and generous users in this community. It's nice to be back! :)
Acknowledgement: All the photos are from the internet. I have a looooot of pictures but they're of course not yet sorted out ;)
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