Wednesday, July 4, 2012

4 Things American

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I think its been 5 years since I celebrated my last 4th of July in the States, so in honor of the holiday today, here are 4 things American that I miss after nearly 3 years of living abroad! 

1.  Target.  I usually visit Target within 24 hours of landing in the US every time I go.  Sure there are knock-off Targets in other countries, but I have yet to find one that compares!  I could spend hours looking in each and every department; I especially love their homeware. 

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2.  S'mores.  I never knew how "American" s'mores were until I realized that most people don't know what they are outside the US!  For those that don't know, they are best prepared over a campfire;  graham cracker-melted marshmallow-Hershey's chocolate bar-sandwiches.  Hits the spot. 

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3.  Movie theaters.  Ok, its not that where I live there aren't movie theaters, but they just aren't the same!  I miss the overly buttery jumbo sized American popcorn, the clarity of the screens, and seeing movies on their actual release date!  In the DR it usually takes 4-6 months for movies to arrive.. 

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4.  Drive-thru's.  How lazy do I sound?  Its not that I want to buy fast food on the run every day, but Americans, do you realize how much a Starbucks drive-thru is taken for granted!?!  Oh, what I would do to have an iced coffee drive-thru!  :)

Happy 4th! 

3 comments:

  1. I remember driving across the states - it's so different in each state and the drive thru's... they have that for a banking service too which surprised me!
    Funnily enough there aren't any here -people just walk or go get their Greek version of Fast Food - a kebab!
    x.o.x.o

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  2. Ah this was sweet! I didn't realize s'mores were American, but it makes sense.

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  3. I'm with you on the first three - never been big on the drive thrus but you're right, they're everywhere and for everything!

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