The Ground Rules
Do:
Drink a Starbucks eggnog latte (Just to try, then I’m back to my regular grande latte.)
Eat a chicken fried steak (One is all I need, but it must have gravy & mashed potatoes on the side.)
And while I’m at it, a Mexican dinner of some kind (Tacos, enchiladas, tamales, I’m not picky.)
Lounge in a hot bubble bath (We’ve got no bathtub in China!)
Spend an entire day in a bookstore (They’ve got books, coffee, muffins & armchairs, what more do I need?)
Indulge my bizarre food cravings: buttermilk, cottage cheese and V-8 (This stuff is just not available beyond the US & Canada. It’s a crime. A crying shame.)
Sing along to the Christmas songs playing at the mall and/or department store (This implies I will be shopping, which is a fully intentioned DO! I was tempted to add “and take a photo with Santa” but at my age I think that would be nothing less than creepy.)
Eat ice cream or similar delicious concoction daily (Yes, I said daily. Nothing wrong with this.)
Visit the local food museum. I think you call it a grocery store? (Don’t be embarrassed if I take photos.)
Enjoy fast, uncensored access to the Internetz (Without having to mess with a VPN connection.)
Don’t:
Watch any TV news or TV news channels (I’ll probably have some kind of convulsion if I do. I’ve spent the last year avoiding news and my life is so much better for it.)
Eat fast food (Though surely a Sonic product doesn’t count.)
Discuss anything politically-related. (I’m declaring a complete moratorium on politics! We all have the right to our opinions. Just please don’t share them with me. Here at Political Cynicism Central we prefer to talk about unicorns and rainbows and world peace. Thanks.)
Eat Chinese American Chinese food (It’s just not the same.)
Feel the need to purchase large quantities of high end beauty products (Sephora is temptation hell.)
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This post should publish on the 10th and by that time I will have been in the US for a few hours. Hopefully as you read this I will be sipping my eggnog latte!
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How weird! Your list looks almost exactly like mine but I’ll be home in WI from Iceland. The only differences are:
–I will sadly not enjoy fast internet as my parents live on a farm
–I will not be enjoying chicken-fried steak or daily ice cream (in Iceland, ice cream is a national obsession)
When I go to the Food Museum, I will probably break into a glorious song-and-dance number (Sound of Music style) once I feast my eyes upon the wonderful non-rotten vegetables. Oh, and I’m a huge fan of American-Chinese food. Yum.
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LOL on the sound of music dance at the food museum, I know EXACTLY what you mean! So I’m guessing the veggie selection in Iceland is not very good, eh?
Enjoy your visit home!
You can get V-8 in Kuwait – I grew up on the stuff! I’m sure there are other countries it’s sold in.
I have had V-8 in lots of places, I probably should not have lumped it together with the buttermilk. Actually, the selection in Kuwait back in the early 90s was pretty good! Back then the Sultan Center was the only place you could buy Blue Bell ice cream outside of Texas. We were pretty shocked to find that there!
I should say that it was a pretty good selection compared to what I can find in Linyi.
Please have a mint mocha for me at Starbucks – I miss those things. And don’t forget to visit Target. Talk about overwhelming. Enjoy the visit.
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Oh, how I love Target! I’ll definitely be doing the majority of my shopping there. Do the Starbucks in Beijing have the special Christmas drinks?