Three months in. Some observations from someone still adjusting.
- Everyone drives everywhere. I asked a coworker if they wanted to walk to the restaurant across the street. They looked at me like I suggested walking to the moon.
- People genuinely say "sir" and "ma'am" and it's not sarcastic
- The speed limit says 65 but everyone is doing 80 and if you go 70 you're in the way
- Restaurants bring chips and salsa like it's bread and butter. I am not complaining.
- There is no public transit. I mean there technically is, but no.
- People talk to you at the grocery store. Like full conversations. Strangers.
Not saying any of this is bad. Just very different. What else should I brace for?
The grocery store conversation thing is real. My neighbor once told me her entire life story in the cereal aisle. Welcome to Texas.