Sometimes if you want something to get done, you just have to be aggressive. Especially if you want to get your meal in a relatively short amount of time. It is best to explain the situation via diagram, so I have sketched two pictures for you.
This first picture is that of a counter at McDonald's in Your-hometown, USA. It is also a picture of efficiency at its finest: wait in line, place order, pay for food, grab food, leave to eat food. This is the wonder of McDonald's.
This second picture is of the McDonald's at our campus. It is also a picture of inefficiency, which works like this: weasel to register with three friends, move in front of any American who's not being assertive, pause in front of register, continue to pause, call fourth friend, order food, wait, continue to wait, get food, continue to hang out in mass of people.
On the other hand, there have been several things that have happened this week that have made me think about home.
1) It rained. In the desert! It was amazing!!! In several spurts throughout the day, it rained for maybe a minute or two. But it was basically a big deal.
2) I got to use MATLAB for the first time since this summer (nerdy comment, I know). Oh, how I miss spending 6 hours on a single homework problem...
3) I had pancakes at McDonald's today. They tasted like freedom...and Bisquick. They were SOOOO GOOD!
Also, it's official--I've lived in Egypt for 2 months now. It's hard to believe!
Have a happy Tuesday!
2 comments:
Super entertaining post, and enlightening. Funny how things we tend to take for granted are viewed so much differently half a world away. We've had a lot of rain over the last few weeks and it often feels depressing after a day where in your neck of the woods it sounds like its amazing to see rain. Keep posting things, its great to read. Also please use more hand drawn pictures to tell your stories-they are the awesome.
HHHHHHHAAAAAAAA, I just laughed out loud at Diagram 2 and I'm still at work, so people might have looked at me strangely.
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