From: Warren.Scheltgen@puddle.fidonet.org (Warren Scheltgen)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.senior
Subject: Sorry about the wait.
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 00:47:55 PST
Organization: Pacific Systems Group

No most Americans and Canadians aren't much different then each other, except for maybe humor.  I notice that I along with most Canadians prefer British humor, however Seinfeld is a pretty funny show.  I live about 2 hours from the US border, Seattle is about a 6 hour trip, I hate borders, personally I wouldn't mind getting annexed if it would get rid of those rotten borders, the border guards almost never smile and, there are some products you can't get down here, like that Easy Cheese stuff.. I love it. 
 
 
I never thought a city of 80,000 was very big, and the boundries are kind of compact too.  I find it hard to believe that one of our magazines "Macleans" voted Kelowna most liveable city, obviously the people doing that report didn't try going for a walk at night downtown.  And our mainstreet isn't very long at all.  The only thing I didn't like about Seattle is the population of homeless lining the streets, I feel really uncomfortable when I walk by and can't really give them anything.  Everybody I know f
eels the same way about Kelowna; scary.  Not to mention the riots we have here.. it's horrible.  I hate living here.  Next year I think I'm going to have to go on an exchange program, I was considering Australia or Africa.   
 
I don't have much of a problem running into people I know around here.  Getting in trouble and having everybody know about it is another thing.  And everybody here has to make a comment about something too!  You can't just go for a walk and not have anybody say anything.  Depending on where I graduate I'll easy be in a grad class of around 30 - 35, or could be as many as 400.  

Washington is generally nice, I've heard stories about that politeness of New York, and read that article in Time about the rotting of the big apple.  Doesn't look like many people want to be living there.  The store clerks at the places I went were really nice, except this one at some Safeway store who reprimanded me on what I was buying (Easy Cheese and cheese crackers) she said they wouldn't go well together.  Not wanting to get into an argument I just put the cheese back.  You should take a trip to Was
hington State during next opportunity, you'll enjoy it.. more than Kelowna.. <growl>.

Most people around here say 'hi' when you go into a store, but usually they'd get a talking to if they didn't by their managers or something.  It's usually nice to be able to go to a store or something and get into a conversation, I'm kind of introverted myself and don't usually start conversations, but if somebody else does, it's a different story.  I've only been to 3 states, Washington, Oregon and California.. California was way too big for my liking, although there's a lot more to do there than most pl
aces.  I know New York is too big.  Those are the only two I consider too big, maybe Texas.. but you don't usually hear a lot on the news about life being hell in Texas, though.  Anyhow, I should get going as I have to solder some stuff.. <sigh>.. WB
 Later WMS, 2nd of 2.



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