I have been told more than once that coming back to your home country is way harder than leaving. So we thought that we could just pretend that Paris and France are a whole brand new destination and enjoy the pretend novelty.

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What makes my day (so far)

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There is something about the train in America. People love them : as toys, as holiday distraction, as leisure but not as a real transportation mode. Poor trains.

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Cultural choc

While you might picture america as high tech and high speed, you will soon disco...

“You don’t wear an undershirt?” One of my coworkers asked. “Undershirt? What’s an undershirt?” I replied. My colleague’s eyes popped, “Wait, you don’t wear undershirts in Europe? That’s gross!”  

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Undershirts are the norm in the US

An undershirt is a t...

The great thing about the USA is that it is big and the bad thing about the USA is that it is… big. Forget about leaving in the morning for your meeting in Kansas City and being back at night. Just forget. 

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Transportation options

USA geography 101 : the US...