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- [xkcdbot](xkcdbot)
- [Playlist to put on on my deathbed](deathbed_playlist)
- [Of Potato Chips And Food Globalization](potato_chips)
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-# Lessons in the US of A
-
-Recently I made the mistake of living in the US of A, the paramount
-capitalist hell of the modern world. As a consequence, I had to relearn
-some facts, because everything works different here.
-
-## August 2023: Moving in
-
-### The good
-
-- They put free pads and tampons even in the men's bathroom
-- I can ride the bus for free with my student card
-- By custom I should greet the bus driver, who will greet back
-- Food comes in absolutely gigantic portions
-- Central campus is much more walkable than I thought
-- A French press is very easy to use and much cheaper than a coffee
- machine
-- To request a stop on a bus you just pull the rope-y thing
-- You can take all the time you need to get off the bus. No pressure to
- stand up in advance.
-- Pedestrians have absolute right of way, I hypothesize you could even
- cross the street blindfolded and not get hit by a car
-
-### The bad
-
-- Power outages happen every year and somehow people are okay with it and
- do nothing to improve the infrastructure
-- Toilet paper comes in single ply by default
-- Apartments don't have ceiling lights and rely on floor lamps. There is
- a dedicated outlet wired to a light switch which I found by poking with
- a multimeter
-- Everything in the supermarket seems reasonably priced as long as you
- don't convert it to your home currency
-- The washing machine isn't working??
-- Power failure?? In IKEA???
-- The carpet makes my desk jiggly
-- Drinks are most often cold, even chilled. Even chocolate.
-- Internet failure?? In a university???
-
-### The neither
-
-- Kroger closes at 10 pm
-- The cord to a power strip is very, _very_ thicc
-- My apartment has a coaxial port for internet which I've never seen in my
- life
-- Michigan law does not require you to have a front license plate