I also realized that public transportation in Switzerland and the UK is gonna be difficult for me because I'm gonna be so dependent on other people for survival. I don't even know if I know how to interact with strangers like that. I mean, I love talking to strangers, but on my own terms and for social purposes. Not because I have to in order to get HOME.
I had lunch with my former LMU Resident Minister, Marty, at the farmer's market last week and he said, "Y'know, I think Americans miss out a lot by not having a culture of cooking. Cooking's very relational. Like just now, when I had to buy these avocados at a farmer's market. You have to look at people, talk to them..."
What??? There's no "self check-out" at the farmer's market?? Marty, I don't even know how to take a phone call, I only know how to text and email from my phone! I'm a Millenial, I'm so deprived!
We are so awkward. I normally get to craft what I wanna say to you in 160 chrctrs tht fit into yr phne. I feel like spontaneous conversation gives us high blood pressure. Can I just tweet you later?
Aaaand, today was Tie Day at Target (my mommy is a cashier there), and I had to tie a tie for her, and I sat there in the Target Cafe trying to do it for 15 minutes when I finally sucked it up and asked the women next to me if they could help (and only because my neck started to hurt from staring down at my chest and the contortionist efforts necessary to tie a tie). They didn't know how, but shouted at every man that passed by until we finally found a Tie connaiseur! Hey hey hey, I would have gotten it eventually. But if I keep thinking that way, I'm gonna be stuck in Harrow looking for a train to inner London for DAYS.
Uhhh, so much interaction happens on public transportation... This is going to be uncomfortable, but good for me I'm sure. *hyperventilating* Maybe I should practice by making phone calls to people I know first...
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