a grain of salt

again..with the procrastination...or maybe i'm just really sick and tired of doing review questions (i've gone through about 4 gmat prep books...)..

anywho, one of the remarkable things i've noticed whenever i come back to the U.S. is how everything tastes so differently here. one of the biggest shockers on my taste buds is how everything is so salty! everywhere i go, i'm guzzling water and drinks because everything just tastes like someone threw in the entire salt shaker...and this is everything...chips, crackers, pasta dishes, pizza, chinese food,..everything that obviously has salt, but just waaay more here in the U.S.! and one of the biggest differences is that i guess is that in france, people dont leave the salt and pepper shakers out on the table, even in restaurants (this is a give or take). this is especially true when we are at the boy's family's house....everything is seasoned while cooking and there is no salt and pepper on the table...and i guess i've gotten used to it.

another thing that is quite different is the intensity of certain flavors. in france, the boy lives on this chocolate-y cereal by nestle called chocopic (it doesnt exist here in the U.S.) of which he claims has all sorts of vitamins and minerals...huh-huh. anyway, he's tried several chocolate cereal equivalents here in the U.S. and has claimed that all of them are waaay too sweet and too chocolate-y for his taste. funny since he practically lives on chocolate-y snacks...even certain desserts are too much for him. i once made yellow cupcakes with betty crocker chocolate frosting and he could barely finish one. a bit ironic since he is french and lives in a country famous for its desserts!!