Dear Lord I hate this state. I’ve only been here less than 4 hours and I can’t wait to get out. Why couldn’t I have joined a company based in a more exciting city than Cincinnatti?
Oh well… 2 and half more days and I can return to the Queen’s country
1) The Indians are in contention for the playoffs. That is Baseball, the masculine equivalent of Cricket. You will learn to say "Go Tribe!"
2) You will call soda "pop".
3) You will drive politely.
4) Your IQ will go up 25 points.
5) You will be remarkably patient with whining Desis.
6) Women will be remarkably attracted to you. (yes even you)
PS, find Graters Ice Cream, possibly the best Ice Cream in the world. In Hyde Park I believe. You can drive to the top of Renell Drive, where my grandparents used to live, or go out to Blue Hills where all of the rest of my relatives lived.... Go see Adam Dunn hit before the end of the season....
Yeah, the locals keep grinning devilishly and urging me to try the chilli. I keep remembering the advice all the Europeans used to give me about Cinci chilli - “Avoid it, it’s better to die painfully and slowly than have the chilly”
At least one local conceded that “after a while” your system gets used to it…