4 days, and alive
Driving's much easier now, though I did get honked (done only when you're 'upset' or 'angry' according to a boss) since I was driving (much) within the speed limit, which is 25 mph on city roads, which is a neat 40 kph but doesn't feel the same since, it's 25 < 40 to my mind.
Anyway, I've been able to check out the local super market (StopnShop). Things aren't really that expensive compared to India - for e.g. a gallon of milk cost me about $3. That's 140 INR for 3.8 gallons, or nearly 40 bucks per litre. Only double. Or like salted butter, which is $4.99 for about 450 gms, or Rs 250 for half a Kg, more than triple. But like I said earlier, this mental math has to be done away with.
By the way, one thing that is really in abundance here - space. Houses have nice lawns and garages. Shopping complexes have huge parking spaces outside - no basement parking. The roads are wide and there no shops/restaurants right on the road - there's usually a fair amount of footpath/garden before it. There's also a lot of green cover.
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Anyway, I've been able to check out the local super market (StopnShop). Things aren't really that expensive compared to India - for e.g. a gallon of milk cost me about $3. That's 140 INR for 3.8 gallons, or nearly 40 bucks per litre. Only double. Or like salted butter, which is $4.99 for about 450 gms, or Rs 250 for half a Kg, more than triple. But like I said earlier, this mental math has to be done away with.
By the way, one thing that is really in abundance here - space. Houses have nice lawns and garages. Shopping complexes have huge parking spaces outside - no basement parking. The roads are wide and there no shops/restaurants right on the road - there's usually a fair amount of footpath/garden before it. There's also a lot of green cover.
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