As soon as we moved here we immediately noticed that things were different here! Duh. As if they would all be the same. BUT I decided to keep a list, and share them with you a little at a time. It's really interesting all of the things that are different-things that you would never have even thought about.
*One of the biggest things you will notice right off the bat about the food is how bland it is compared to the States. Everything is less salty and less sugary.
*To go along with that-even if it's the same brand, that doesn't mean it tastes the same. For example, they have Cinnamon Toast Crunch (by General Mills/Nestle-it's actually called Curiously Cinnamon here). It' tastes more like cinnamon candy flavor than actual cinnamon, and it's NOT cinnamon/sugar like the cereal is in the States. Nesquick Choclate milk powder they have, except it's like halfway between Nesquick in the States and regular plain old coco powder. We mix granulated sugar in it to make it palatable :)
*Every shower here has one dial for temperature, and one dial that controls the pressure. Which is awesome.
*They use a universal health care system here-although you obviously have the choice to use it or to use private doctors. We still have insurance so we can use whoever we want thank goodness.
Last but definately not least....
SALES TAX IS 20% HERE!!!!!
You think I'm kidding, but I'm not. That's why everything here is that much more expensive than buying the same thing in the states. Since the sales tax is so insane, it is included in the price of the item in the store. So if you go grab a box of cereal for 3.75, you'll pay exactly 3.75 since the tax is already included. That way you don't get to the check out and realize that you are X amount short because you didn't account for the 20% sales tax.
More to come!
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