Interesting things I have noticed since moving to the US

• If it snows and then freezes and then you whack the snow off your car (to stop it falling into the boot on the groceries - tip 1) it also takes the dirt of and cleans the car...though this is negated by the runny brown slush that splashes when you drive through puddles
• we learnt fractions at school for a reason...you have to use them if you're stuck with imperial measurements, so you don't sound stupid in front of the carpet salesmen...duh-oh 12 inches and 14 sixteenth would be 12 and 7/8ths...I really miss metric!
• In the middle of the fruit section you can buy caramel dip for your apples...gotta be good for you cos it's in the fruit section right?
• you can buy postage stamps on the internet, and print out your shipping labels
• a 'red hot' is a hot dog as in 'Michaels Red Hots' is a hot dog shop, not a stripper joint named after my husband
• Drive through banking and pharmacies and drive up post boxes are a really really great idea when it starts to snow
• The bigger the car, the less need to use your indicators ( I think this might actually be an international fact)
• Most houses don't have overhead lighting, but do have overhead fans...must be good business for the lamp sellers
• Fanny Mae is a brand of chocolates...some with creamy centres ;>)
• All light bulbs are screw in (very sensible after having to buy both bayonet and screw in UK)
• The US is at least 2 generations behind in mobile technology and it's cool to wear your flip phone on your belt (In Russia its cool to wear it hanging down your front)
• Most people drink tea iced (if they drink tea at all) and don't put milk in it if it's hot
• Red sweets are usually cinnamon (bleeeeeeech -icky yucky-poo) and not raspberry or peppermint.
• Our office has a tiny inhouse StarBucks, Ramadan prayer room, and each meal on the lunch menu has calories and carbs listed (doesn't stop me eating chips...I think I might be pro-carbs)
• Everyone is real friendly and 1/20 will see through my 'English' accent and ask me if I'm from Australia!