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1) Vietnamese music videos while eating in a Vietnamese beef noodle soup shop. Not only was the bowl as big as my son's head (I ordered a small), but it came with a branch of some sort of plant along with bean sprouts, a pepper, and lime. I put the lime in my tea and left it out of the soup. The surreal part was the music videos, though. At first I thought I was watching the equivalent of Lawrence Welk, some Vietnam variety show with bad sets and ballroom dancing. The change of music from one to the next, however, led me to believe that this was indeed their answer to music videos. I'll note that some of the younger male singers were very cute, but it was all just a bit... off. I love windows into another culture, but I always get a forcible reminder along with this that not everyone is the same. Especially when it comes to the sophistication of music videos.
2) Stepping into the house I eventually signed a lease for and realizing it felt like home.
3) Realizing Seattle is both very hilly and relatively small. Grid Guide would SO not work in Seattle. Never gonna happen.
4) Seeing stuff about the Salmon festival and realizing it wasn't supposed to be funny.
5) Hearing how Willamette and Puyllaup (I know the spelling's off) are really prounounced.
6) Eating lunch outside and realizing there were no bugs. None.
7) Seeing Mt. Rainier from the plane, and then later from the ground while driving around. Dear god, it's huge. Nothing is supposed to be that big. I suppose I'll get used to it eventually, but... damn.
8) The slowly dawning realization that my landlords are gay as I'm sitting in their house, looking around. I saw a copy of The Stranger and a magazine with Madonna on the cover, but it wasn't until I looked out the window at the little flag of a pink triangle with ranbow stripes hanging down that it dawned on me. I am nothing if not blind to certain things, evidently. Oh, and they have cool dogs.
2) Stepping into the house I eventually signed a lease for and realizing it felt like home.
3) Realizing Seattle is both very hilly and relatively small. Grid Guide would SO not work in Seattle. Never gonna happen.
4) Seeing stuff about the Salmon festival and realizing it wasn't supposed to be funny.
5) Hearing how Willamette and Puyllaup (I know the spelling's off) are really prounounced.
6) Eating lunch outside and realizing there were no bugs. None.
7) Seeing Mt. Rainier from the plane, and then later from the ground while driving around. Dear god, it's huge. Nothing is supposed to be that big. I suppose I'll get used to it eventually, but... damn.
8) The slowly dawning realization that my landlords are gay as I'm sitting in their house, looking around. I saw a copy of The Stranger and a magazine with Madonna on the cover, but it wasn't until I looked out the window at the little flag of a pink triangle with ranbow stripes hanging down that it dawned on me. I am nothing if not blind to certain things, evidently. Oh, and they have cool dogs.
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Date: 2004-09-13 11:58 am (UTC)From:It sounds like you're going to have a fun adventure there, having started with all of the above. :)
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Date: 2004-09-13 03:00 pm (UTC)From:I can also recommend Ezell's Chicken and Jones Barbeque as local good eats if Southeast Asian isn't your thing.
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Date: 2004-09-13 05:20 pm (UTC)From:I did like the soup. I am merely an uncultured white girl. :) I was very proud of myself for being able to use chopsticks successfully with it, and it was pretty good. I think I disappointed the waitress, though, when I didn't take the rest with me. I didn't make a huge dent in it, and couldn't take it along as I had nowhere to keep it in the hotel. Ah well. I'll remember those restaurants, though. I don't see how I could possibly turn down a good chicken or barbeque place recommendation.
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Date: 2004-09-13 06:50 pm (UTC)From:Two of my favorite eating spots in the area are Tai Ho (Montlake Terrace) and Toshi's Teriyaki.
Toshi's is the one thing that would seriously make me reconsider being a vegetarian...
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Date: 2004-09-19 12:06 pm (UTC)From: (Anonymous)Chris Pramas
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