1) Disposable income. 'Nuff said.
2) Mobile storage space. A large tote + purse entirely replace your car. Never drop your bags, causing a waterfall of your personal belongings on the sidewalk or subway platform. Mortifying.
3) Privacy. Someone is always listening, watching, judging — whatever. And they likely have never met — and will never meet — you.
4) Cereal. Unless you want to fork out $5.00+ for the breakfast fave here, you just lost cereal in your life diet. (Don't ask me why it's so much more here. I have found no reasonable explanation. You let me know if you do.)
5) Friendly smiles from passersby. Here, the universal sign for human kindness is a major creeper warning. Reciprocation leads to an unexpected Stage 5 Clinger.
6) A normal-sized sink. Until you can pay for it, you are working with a bar sink and no dishwasher for 4-6 people's dishes. Straight mess...literally.
7) Patience. No one has it. Don't expect it.
8) Sleeping while you travel. I'm obviously more paranoid than the average bear, but I never feel safe sleeping while traveling anywhere now because it's all public. Not ok to be event semi-unconscious in my book.
9) Small rodents. Everything disgusting is super-sized, Dinosaur-age huge. And they are not afraid to crawl over your feet...in fact, I think they prefer it.
10) Free drink refills. A blessed jewel in this city, especially at fast-food restaurants.
Stay tuned for additions to this list as I live and learn more.
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