Are you kidding me?

Just a few thoughts about how different life is for us here in Vienna compared to the USA...No 44 oz caffeine free diet coke, no caffeine free anything"are you kidding me?". Would anyone actually purchase and drive a smart car, have you seen those things, "are you kidding me?". Is a plain pizza actually called a Pizza, Maharita "are you kidding me?". Can a 10oz bottle of Coke or coke Light (diet coke) actually cost 2 euros, "are you kidding me?". Traffic will actually stop on the busiest of roads to allow you to get on and off the tram ( a trolley for you Philly folks), "are you kidding me?". Have I actually slept past 9 o'clock 3X since arriving in Austria, "are you kidding me?".

The only Mass in Vienna, Austria, that we can find is run by the Korean Community, "are you kidding me?". The entire family is aggravated if the Internet connection doesn't work including Pearse, "are you kidding me?". If you want a fast Internet connection you either stay at a hotel or pay for it at an Internet cafe, "are you kidding me?". When we go for a run from our house 11 Shubergasse it is uphill in all 4 directions, "are you kidding me?". Is it possible that we are watching the Tour de France, arm wrestling and the world's strongest man on a 17 inch TV, "are you kidding me?". Ann and I have a full bed and a single bed in the same room, guess who sleeps on the single most nights, "are you kidding me?". We have developed a rating class for street performers in the St. Stephens' square or platz, old fashion capitalism, if you are good we give you a Euro and if you stink we vote with our feet; but it always seems like the bad actors/performers are the most greedy, "are you kidding me?". The Phillies website is more important to me than when I actually lived in Philly, "are you kidding me?". Pearse wants to know "Dad, do you ever flush?," "are you kidding me?". Mommy was doing laundry in a laundromat and it was 35+ degrees Celsius (and 23 degrees Celsius is 75 degrees Fahrenheit) "are you kidding me?". We have eaten every meal together and haven't killed each other, "are you kidding me?". New appliance manuals actually have an English section, it's the one in the back of the book,"are you kidding me?". The trians and the trams run on time and everyone rides on the honor system, the conductor doesn't check to see if you have a ticket, "are you kidding me?". Can a bottle of wine actually be cheaper than a bottle of Sprite "are you kidding me?". And last but not least, Math is equally less fun in Vienna than in America, no I'm not kidding you!