Reasons Why I Wont Live in Paris Forever

This is my on-going list of things that I found very different from life in Texas. Deep down, I know I don't want to live in France forever, so I have to remind myself why I shouldn't. Otherwise.. well just call me Louise Wiem Vuitton and send me peanut butter and BBQ sauce for my birthday.

• People eat small meals here. I always feel like a fatty
• Toilets are weird. The get their own room in houses and the sink and shower will be in another room. Sometimes there are two buttons on the toilets for little flushes or big flushes. It cost money to use public restrooms unless you go in a restaurant or find a Starbucks. Co-ed public bathrooms are common.
• Pedestrians do not have the right away. You will get run over.
• They turn the water off and on when they're in the shower to conserve water which is good for the environment I guess
• There's no Walmart. Rarely does a store have everything you need. And nothing is 24 hours.
• Pharmacies will close in the afternoon and evenings.
• They always have dessert right after lunch and dinner, and usually I'm too full to eat more
• No hugs, just kisses on the cheek
• For once, driving isn't recommended. Public transportation is normal.
• Metros and trains stop running after midnight.
• Banks are closed on Monday.
• Children don't go to school on Wednesdays. Why don't they? No clue.
• Blueberries and watermelon are hard to find.
• Restaurants are usually are understaffed and one person waits on all the tables at a cafe. So the service is slow.
• Grape jelly and apple jelly do exist, but the French think the idea of that is weird. 
• I promise peanut butter is good for you but the French don't think so.
• I would really kill to have a box cake mix that you add some water and an egg to and Voila! a cake!
• Too many tourists means higher prices and too many slow walkers.
• French music...havent found many good artists yet.
• Everyone and their dog smokes cigarettes. 
• It smells. That stereotype is true. Mostly just in the Metro Stations.
• You get homeless people everywhere, but it's just harder on me when I can't understand them when they speak.
• It's impossible to drive through the city and riding a bike means you better write you will soon.
• Everything is closed Sunday afternoons.
• It's COLD. It's the opposite of Texas. Paris has 3 winters and a cool summer. Texas has 3 Summers and a slightly warm winter. I'm not used to this!

 This is not normal.