Culture Shock

I had my first real taste of culture shock today, and it was … shocking. After a 7 hour flight from Montreal to Zurich in the Swiss-made sardine can of an airplane (apparently they are as efficient in their air travel as they are in time-piece and utility knife construction), we landed in Zurich for a couple hour stop over. I wanted to use the internet to send a quick email, but… the keyboard had a totally different layout! The Y and the Z were in opposite places!!!! (Please note the gravity of this finding by the number of exclamation marks, the key for which, coincidentally, was also located on opposite side of the keyboard). It really makes you think

Once I picked my jaw up off the floor, I managed to scrape together the will to carry on and I wrote that email. I wrote it good. I’m a survivor and I received cultural training prior to my departure, so I escaped mentally unscathed. Just.

Less facetious posts to follow once I’ve got some sleep.