New Norms

Having lived here for eight months now, here are a few things I do seemingly automatically these days:

• Look to the right first when crossing a road;
• Go to the driver's side door when driving and the passenger's side when "passenging";
• Drive on the left, probably a good one to normalizet;
• Park with wheels up on the curb;
• Recognize and count coins without freaking out at the cash register;
• Bag my own groceries (and not place bags on the conveyor belt as I would at Wegmans);
• Eat with the fork in left hand with tines down and cut with the right;
• Leave without bussing my own table;
• Label dates with day/month/year;
• Apologize when someone else bumps into me;
• Apologize and thank at any opportunity available;
• Turn on the kettle;
• Ask guests if they'd like a cup of tea;
• Comment on the weather.