10 things I don't like about living in the US

1. people spitting on the ground (is that actually considered acceptable???)

2. George W Bush, the Patriot Act, "liberal" being used as an insult, horror of socialised medicine etc, etc...

3. not being able to leave the house without having to analyse the current and likely temperature and what that converts to in terms of layers

4. enormous differences between inside and outside temperatures

5. C = 5/9F -32

6. sweet and savoury things do not mix (and french toast should be savoury)

7. electronic banking (I thought Commonwealthland was meant to be the little backwater country, so why did I use to be able to pay all bills online and have credit card transactions/transfers show up instantly in my account?)

8. the constant need for mental arithmetic (the prices seem similar until I remember they don't include tax or tip, and they're in US$...)

9. piles of garbage on the street every week (it's kind of convenient to be able to put out as much junk as you want, but also kind of horrifying)

10. debunking the mispronunciations and stereotypes about Commonwealthland (although it is an instant conversation topic)