10. You don't know the difference between fresas and frutillas (strawberries), or mandarinas and naranjas (oranges).
9. You don't get up at 5:30am to make all of your food and the food for your family for the entire day, so it's fresh. 8. You don't haggle for prices for basic grocery items and necessities. 7. If you are selling said items, you do not apologize that an item is "national," a.k.a., made in your country and therefore of lower quality. 6. You are used to having a central heating and cooling system, or at least an air conditioner and a space heater, and a washer AND dryer. 5. Lines are not just a funny thing that people pretend to stand in until it's time to be served. 4. You are not used to seeing this message, "this site does not work in your country." 3. If there are two languages for directions, signs, and how to put together a product, you can be assured that one of them will be in a language you understand. 2. You are used to books in school, mass, and at play. 1. You say things like, "in America," instead of "in the United States of America," and then realize...hey wait, there are two of these!
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