What immigrants miss when they come from the USA to their homeland: personal experience
'23.11.2020'
Source: "Expat's blog" on "Yandex.Zen"
Author of the channel "Expat's blog" on "Yandex.Zen" talked about what she missed the most in the United States, temporarily leaving the country and visiting Ukraine and Spain. Further - from the first person.
Waste disposer
Garbage disposal is a device installed in the kitchen sink drain for shredding solid waste and draining it down the drain. Such an incredible thing that divides your life into “before” and “after”. No, seriously, I do not understand why this recycler is not common in other countries.
When you wash the dishes and small pieces from the plates remain on the sink strainer, and then you throw it in the bin. Brrrr ... And if not thrown away, eventually the sink clogs. And then zip ... and no waste.
Big - no, huge - trash cans
That in Spain, that in Ukraine, there was a feeling that taking out the trash was your main job. But here no. We take out the trash, maybe twice a week. In addition, a bucket with a lid, and organic waste mainly goes to the sink, so there is no smell. Conveniently!
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Washing machine plus dryer
I know that we already have such cars, where there are two in one, but I haven’t met my acquaintances and friends yet. Both in Spain and in Ukraine, clothes are dried on the balcony. Annoying ...
Milk
Yes, yes, exactly milk. I drank the most delicious milk in my life in Finland, USA and Canada. An undeniable plus that in the US you can buy a 3,79 liter (1 gallon) package. We drink about 5 gallons (almost 20 liters of milk) a week. In Spain and Ukraine, it was also our main job - to go for milk, even though there we drank much less of it.
Bacon
For me, the tastiest bacon is here. In Spain I never found one that I liked.
Bagel
An ordinary donut made from boiled yeast dough. The most delicious sandwiches are only with them. I have never seen it in Spain. In Ukraine, too, did not come across.
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Huge selection of everything in supermarkets
No, really. The slogan of American supermarkets should be "We have everything and more." I love the quality of Spanish food, but heck, try to buy something "not Spanish" or something "that kind". It seems to me that even in Ukraine the choice will be more varied.
Original column published on the blog. "Expat's blog" on "Yandex.Zen"
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