TV is one of the many things I will never own. It's also alongside vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, microwaves, and many other things. I’m planning on cutting down the electronic devices I use down until it’s only a lamp, fridge, and my computer. As it is, the only one left to get rid of is a cell phone I almost never use: the only reason I still have it is that it’s required I own one for my job. I don’t need it for anything, but they require everyone have one. Needless to say, I’m looking for a new one.
Carpet though, carpet is the worst, for a number of reasons. It’s ridiculously hard to keep clean, it doesn’t look particularly appealing to my eyes, and it feels unpleasant when I walk on it. I’ve never seen any carpets I like before, and I don’t think I ever will. My apartment’s floor is covered with it, and it’s one of the only things I dislike about my new home.
“It is absolutely true, that people at this end of the income distribution tell much more interesting stories ;)”
I suspect that that this is why so many people in the upper classes travel so much: their daily lives are boring and travelling is part of how they cope. One of the things I’m finding fascinating is how much my neighbours and people around here can talk about things which are part of day to day life.
It’s okay, I understand that it would be hard to keep a straight face: I feel the same way when my relatives in Atlanta talk about winter there. It’s all what you’re used to, and I think that next summer I’ll be perfectly happy with the weather here. I’ve already discovered I lived through a heat wave without noticing: it just felt like somewhat warmer weather. Of course, our “heatwaves” are probably about the same as normal weather for you...
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Carpet though, carpet is the worst, for a number of reasons. It’s ridiculously hard to keep clean, it doesn’t look particularly appealing to my eyes, and it feels unpleasant when I walk on it. I’ve never seen any carpets I like before, and I don’t think I ever will. My apartment’s floor is covered with it, and it’s one of the only things I dislike about my new home.
“It is absolutely true, that people at this end of the income distribution tell much more interesting stories ;)”
I suspect that that this is why so many people in the upper classes travel so much: their daily lives are boring and travelling is part of how they cope. One of the things I’m finding fascinating is how much my neighbours and people around here can talk about things which are part of day to day life.
It’s okay, I understand that it would be hard to keep a straight face: I feel the same way when my relatives in Atlanta talk about winter there. It’s all what you’re used to, and I think that next summer I’ll be perfectly happy with the weather here. I’ve already discovered I lived through a heat wave without noticing: it just felt like somewhat warmer weather. Of course, our “heatwaves” are probably about the same as normal weather for you...