van_guy wrote:
TB, congratulations - gad zooks -
Thanks VG!
I'm a little curious about you lovely wife to be's reaction to traffic (without EVERYONE HONKING!!!!!) or to a quiet suburban street - She's mentioned that it's "too quiet" here, lol, but I think she'll get used to it.
She hasn't really commented on traffic much. I have been taking her out to a nearby parking lot in the mornings and letting her drive the Jeep around a little bit to get a feel for it. We'll get her a Learner's Permit soon and start teaching her to drive.
or having a guy in uniform that doesn't accept bribes, and lack of litter all over the streets etc... US must be as shocking to her as Asia is to us. Fortunately we haven't had to deal with any police yet so I don't know how that will go. She's impressed with the greenery here (all the trees and bushes and stuff) and she's asked me why we grow so many pine trees in Washington, lol.
Some of the malls have been eye-openers, mainly because they're so damn big. And we went downtown yesterday to meet up with our attorney and get some paperwork started. We also went to the King County Courthouse and got our marriage license, so we're cleared for takeoff so to speak.
She's been a little surprised at how rude some American women are- an awful lot of them really are quite snobby and, well, RUDE. The clerks in the stores, for example, are often quite short with her and sometimes downright jerky. Sakha says they would never be like that in Cambodia or they'd be let go. The worst part is that it's true- I've noticed how many of the store employees here will barely give us the time of day, let alone actually help us with anything.
So yeah, there's been some adjusting to stuff. We did find a couple of Asian food stores (Ranch 99 and Pacific Fresh Seafood) that carry a lot of the stuff she's used to, various kinds of veggies and condiments and other foods, so she's all set for being able to cook the kind of things she likes.
Best wishes to you both.Thank You!