The standard greeting “Hi, how are you?” has officially been replaced with “Can you believe these gas prices?”
Hope this helps you fit in on your next trip to the states.
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T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
The standard greeting “Hi, how are you?” has officially been replaced with “Can you believe these gas prices?”
Hope this helps you fit in on your next trip to the states.
Comments are closed.
I found myself thinking that when I first got back ($3+ per gallon?!), then did the math…90 CHF to fill it in Basel, but still only $30 to fill the tank here. Who cares about global warming–God bless America! We will not be denied our cheap gas!
Do you counter with the price of gas in Switzerland? ; )
I tended to assume that surely everyone knew by now that gas is so much more expensive in Europe, what with gas prices such the topic du jour… but I was probably really, really wrong in that assumption.
Yeah, my response is always “I live in Europe. Quadruple your total and then you’ll get a sense of what we pay.” Of course I generally only say that in my head.