Hello from New Haven!
City Girl, Interrupted has now moved even further from her beloved London, and for one year only will be blogging about life as a Brit on the East Coast of America.
So far I've learned that there are massive advantages but also some serious problems involved in living in the good ol' United States. Well. Some of the problems are actually serious, but most of them will I'm sure become comical given enough time and therapy...
It seems that Stephen Sondheim beat me to my observations about America by around fifty years when he wrote "everything free in America (for a small fee in America)". Many of the other dark lines from the song 'America' in West Side Story seem to continue to be accurate today, but I'll not deal with those now.
In all, it's great to be here. We've decided to splash out on a brand new, beautiful high-rise apartment and I'm very pleased to be united with my favourite American food product: the flavoured coffee whitener.
Everyone seems to have gone out of their way to accommodate us in the paperwork involved in renting accommodation and opening bank and mobile phone accounts, despite our chronic lack of Social Security Numbers.
We've had a few examples of absolutely appalling customer service, but where it's been good, the people of New Haven could definitely teach even the lovely hospitable Scots a thing or two. For example, I turned up at a hair salon for a free consultation, and the receptionist greeted me by name as soon as I stepped through the door.
However, I do have tales to regale, so stand by for blogs on such topics as 'The English Accent', 'Edi and the Amusing Cell Phones', 'The wonders of Walmart' and 'The use of the word 'Partner''...
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City Girl, Interrupted has now moved even further from her beloved London, and for one year only will be blogging about life as a Brit on the East Coast of America.
So far I've learned that there are massive advantages but also some serious problems involved in living in the good ol' United States. Well. Some of the problems are actually serious, but most of them will I'm sure become comical given enough time and therapy...
It seems that Stephen Sondheim beat me to my observations about America by around fifty years when he wrote "everything free in America (for a small fee in America)". Many of the other dark lines from the song 'America' in West Side Story seem to continue to be accurate today, but I'll not deal with those now.
In all, it's great to be here. We've decided to splash out on a brand new, beautiful high-rise apartment and I'm very pleased to be united with my favourite American food product: the flavoured coffee whitener.
Everyone seems to have gone out of their way to accommodate us in the paperwork involved in renting accommodation and opening bank and mobile phone accounts, despite our chronic lack of Social Security Numbers.
We've had a few examples of absolutely appalling customer service, but where it's been good, the people of New Haven could definitely teach even the lovely hospitable Scots a thing or two. For example, I turned up at a hair salon for a free consultation, and the receptionist greeted me by name as soon as I stepped through the door.
However, I do have tales to regale, so stand by for blogs on such topics as 'The English Accent', 'Edi and the Amusing Cell Phones', 'The wonders of Walmart' and 'The use of the word 'Partner''...
