Things That Feel Odd

There are a few things that feel weird to me and remind me that I’m not in Michigan anymore …

• The southern accents all around me.  Yes I’m in the south and I should expect it but somehow it still takes me by surprise.  And there are some people I still struggle to understand because its really strong.
• Having a 2 level home. I’m just not used to it and I feel like I’m not using the 2nd floor enough… even though I sleep there for hours every night!
• Paying sales tax on food. It’s 5.5% instead of 0%.
• BUT there is no state income tax so my paycheck is a little bigger than it would have been in MI.
• The fact that its light outside when I leave the house at 7am… and actually sunshine at all this time of year feels foreign!  Its funny to listen to coworkers complain after 2 or 3 cloudy days when I haven’t really noticed except for the fact I don’t have to use my sunglasses.
• Using my parking brake all the time.
• People openly talking about God and their faith. Almost daily this takes me by surprise.  It’s definitely not a bad thing.
• The grocery store… there are plenty of options, just no Meijer which means I haven’t been able to find certain things I used to buy all the time.
• Throwing away soda cans… there is no $0.10 refund on these and although you can bring them in for recycling, I’m getting the feeling its not the norm.  If you are in a meeting and they have cans there, the trash can is just full of them.
• No Faygo pop but seeing something called Dr. Enuf.
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• Also on a side note: calling it soda instead of pop is just wrong!