Much of Europe processes eggs differently so that you can keep them on your counter instead of your fridge!
Ranch dressing is hard to come by in Europe. As a result our kids have discovered balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
Refrigerators can have on/off, easily accessible, switches (like a light switch) that can be turned off unknowingly and leave you with warm milk for cereal in the morning. The refrigerators are also extremely small and necessitate grocery shopping almost daily.
It is impossible to find egg dye at Easter.
Washing machines can be inconceivably small, hard to figure out with their baffling symbols, and take over 2 hours to finish a cycle.
Dryers, for the most part, don’t exist resulting in drying racks and clothes lines everywhere.
Most “do not park” signs in Italy, are completely ignored making deciphering parking signs a mystery. The only consistent rule seems to be if you can make it fit in any direction (perpendicular, parallel, all mixed together) and it doesn’t obstruct traffic (double, triple parallel park, park on center medians or sidewalks) then you are legit!
Driving in the downtown sections of Italy is one big game of chicken. But once you get a hang of it, it’s not so bad;)
Ambulance sirens are constant in Rome and other big cities. In fast and testimony meeting, one Italian church member reported going to Germany and being in a situation where an ambulance was called and being shocked at how quickly it came. In Italy it is a given that it will take forever for the ambulance to arrive.
Avoid the the central terminal subway station at rush hour at all costs! Being at bum level, Maddie could barely breath, squished between all the people.
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