Things I SHOULD Have Appreciated More

Living overseas in a Middle Eastern country is quite a unique (said with heavy undertones) experience.  In the spirit of sharing my unique experience I have created a "KP's Awesomely Under-Appreciated Things List" (AKA "KP's Bitch List") for you all to enjoy!

• Being able to wear tanktops and skirts/dresses with hems that are above the knee
• SNOW & skiing

• THREE.DAY.WEEKENDS every weekend - the work schedule on my last job was AWESOME
• TREES

• Roads without roundabouts - seriously, three to four lane roundabouts with traffic lights in them..WTF were they thinking?!

• Being able to buy VANILLA EXTRACT so that I can bake - Vanilla Essence (aka imitation vanilla) blows! Oh, extract is banned because it is made with Vodka, FYI
• Having more than 2 places in an entire city that are safe to run & being able to run outdoors without dying of heat stroke
• Tampax Pearls - just being able to buy tampons in general, they are wicked hard to find here

• ALCOHOL.  Being able to get it in restuarants that are NOT at a hotel, at the grocery store, and at the liquor store without needing a LICENSE to buy it!
• NY Pizza & NJ Bagels - mmmmmm Heaven

• Being able to get a straight answer from ANYBODY
• Blissfull silence at 4am - opposed to "Call to Prayer" being blasted over loud speaker
• Stores being open 24 hours and on Friday mornings and not being closed from 12-4:30 on weekdays
• American over-the-counter cold & illness products
• Decent drivers
• Internet that works ALL.THE.TIME

I think that is all for now. Maybe I can turn this into one of those Late-Nite show top 10 lists...paging Conan, I have a new job for you!