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Thursday 1 May 2008

Working!

Oh yes, it's quite normal after my "lazy" post to write now something about me working when I will be finally at home. I mean with my Love in the U.S.A.


That's something about what I worry a lot.


You know, I work now since 7 years for the same company. It's a little company. We're not more than 15 peoples including the managers. I know everyone really well. It's quite like a "family" even if its a work with work relationships.

I'm the one who is there from the start of the company. So, if you see what I mean... at work, I'm at home.

I even don't remember the last time I reviewed my resume.

Even if I had to search a new job in France it will make me afraid. 'Cause even if I have now a big knowledge about my kind of work, I have no diplomas.

I left school when I was 15 years old. All my knowledges is what I learned by myself.

And you know, even if I'm not so bad in English (for someone who learned by herself), it's not so good to. As you can see, I make a lot of mistakes, about grammar, conjugation... and my vocabulary is quite limited. And also, reading, writing... it's one thing... speaking and listening is totally different.

I understand when Richard talks really well now, but not all the time. When I'm tired, I have to pay more attention about our talk, or sometimes when he starts to speak too fast. It's OK as I told him that I don't understand and so, he repeats or explains me what he wanted to say.

I try to figure out how will be a job interview in that case. And even I'll get a job, how will be the first days, learning new things in a completely different work culture that what I know.
A new job is always kind of challenge, that is more than a challenge. For me it looks like I'll have to climb the Everest.

Will see, I have time before I'll have really to think about it. But It's scary me!

Tuesday 29 April 2008

American way of food

That's scary me!


I have to tell you why.

I have a kind of little obsession about my weight. I'm right now OK with that, I manage it pretty good.

BUT.
Let's talk a bit about my childhood.

My parents come both from big families of factory workers. They both are born during the Second War.

So, when I was a child I used to hear stuffs like :

You have to finish your plate.
We can see that you don't know what hungry mean.
etc... etc...


Nothing bad, I understand that. And by the way I use to finish my plate and also I really like food.
Which is not a real problem in France.

Restaurant are expensive, so you don't go to eat outside so often. And by the way, even if they use big plates you'll not have a lot in your plate. And even, I really take care.

In the U.S.A, restaurants are really less expensive compare to France, plates are big and really fill of food. I don't know, for example, if I order a salad in the U.S.A, the size will be maybe 4 times than a French Salad. And it comes with side orders, beside that you may refill as often you want your drink.

And now, i have to keep in my head that leitmotiv : never finish your plate, never finish your plate. Awwwwww I will need a therapy! ;)

Even when we was going to watch a movie! We bought pop-corn.... Oh god it was so Yummy besides French pop-corn! You know why? 'Cause they top it with melting butter!  And all the fat goes directly in my butt! And you know what??? You can refill as often you want for a ridiculous price!

OK, when I was there it was for vacations, so it was not really an every day life way to eat. But I really have to take care about the food.

I want to stay slim and gorgeous for my love ;)