First of all, I've been so immersed in American culture all my life that it's like asking a fish to describe the water after having jumped out of it. The Boston Red Sox. More specifically, sports teams where the team name and city holds some significance for me. When I watch soccer, I have no idea whether I should be rooting for Milan or Marseille, or whether Manchester United's new star player will be worth the money. We must have said this before, since we were given two boxes for Christmas.
Stores open all the time.
So much for spending the evening shopping. Cheap telecommunications and technology. I get chartreuse with jealousy when my friends install their own servers at home. For the price of a full-time 64K connection here, I could buy a new server every month at home. The French have wonderful cheeses and we're very much enjoying them, but for whatever reason you can't get my favorite, real sharp cheddar, unless you go to the English store in Antibes.