Part of everyday life in the US is seeing people shopping in their pajama pants, eating in a restaurant in their pajama pants, etc. So it is for me quite the interesting paradox that the minute you walk to the ladies showers in your pajamas with a robe over them you are the subject of intense attention.
One thing I simply can't get used to is the level of interruption when you are staying in an RV park. It doesn't matter if we are working on our iPads, cooking or eating our meals - whatever, people just simply barge in and start talking. We have tried ignoring people which has had zero effect. It's as if people have no boundaries or have left their manners at home. It would be an interesting dynamic to study but for the here and now it is massively annoying.
Nera, our dog, is a very friendly, very accommodating animal which is really a blessing in the US. We were recently in St. Augustine, Florida and at least 10 people stopped to hug or pet her. This happen almost everywhere we go. I told Joe that one of these days she is going to start developing bald spots from all the rubbing. She is quickly becoming like the statue of St. Peter in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome where people rub his feet for luck. If you have ever been there, you would know that his feet are almost shiny from all the rubbing. I don't mean any disrespect by this analogy but the response elicited by Nera is at times overwhelming. She could give this Indian woman, Amman, who goes around the world hugging people a true run for her money.
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The day will come where you have to paint some red spots on her fur and maybe add some cruel rubber teeth and of course train her proper use just to give the poor dog some freedom. Of course, the alternative is not to feed her so well so she starts hunting hugging people :-)
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