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Yes. And here's the difference between what you do and what I do: Rebekah Send a noteboard - 09/11/2011 07:08:06 PM
But yeah, hand-washing: Put soap on plate. Put water on plate. Scrub until clean. Wash excess soap off of plate. Put in drying rack.

Run water till very hot. Put plug in sink. Fill sink with glasses & mugs (first phase). Add washing-up liquid to sink (e.g. 1-2 teaspoons of it). Fill sink with water. Wash dishes. Take out of mildly soapy water and put in rack to drain/dry.

So the liquid doesn't go directly onto the plate because that's a crazy waste. Obviously if we did that we'd rinse it off afterwards. ;)
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America's Quirks noticed by Non-Americans - 07/11/2011 06:55:22 PM 2300 Views
Wait, in Europe they leave soap on dishes to dry? - 07/11/2011 08:25:33 PM 1365 Views
I had to ask one of the Brits I worked with about that one - 08/11/2011 04:48:11 PM 1259 Views
Yeah it's weird isn't it. *NM* - 08/11/2011 06:00:11 PM 675 Views
That's gross *NM* - 08/11/2011 07:56:48 PM 699 Views
Depends on how much soap was in the water - 08/11/2011 10:54:28 PM 1076 Views
Ah ha! Perhaps this explains my mother-in-law's behavior! - 08/11/2011 11:11:12 PM 1211 Views
Not that I ever heard of... *NM* - 08/11/2011 11:13:05 PM 680 Views
Re: Wait, in Europe they leave soap on dishes to dry? - 09/11/2011 02:52:14 AM 1650 Views
Depends on how much washing-up liquid you put in the water. - 09/11/2011 08:13:51 AM 971 Views
I don't think it's different. - 09/11/2011 04:30:58 PM 1090 Views
It isn't. I was going to say exactly the same thing about the laziness and "soap." - 09/11/2011 05:42:44 PM 1178 Views
Thanks both. *NM* - 09/11/2011 07:08:58 PM 665 Views
We are talking about washing dishes by hand, right? - 09/11/2011 06:50:09 PM 1034 Views
Yes. And here's the difference between what you do and what I do: - 09/11/2011 07:08:06 PM 1045 Views
Yes - 09/11/2011 07:13:54 PM 1284 Views
Who are these weirdos who say Americans write checks to pay for things? - 07/11/2011 08:27:24 PM 1280 Views
I'm guessing everybody who's been to the US outside NYC, then. - 07/11/2011 09:42:10 PM 1090 Views
No pretty much everywhere in the US people use plastic 99% of the time *NM* - 08/11/2011 12:31:49 AM 694 Views
This totally depends where you are. - 08/11/2011 12:57:11 AM 1263 Views
Once again, that isn't what they were talking about - 08/11/2011 01:29:19 PM 1192 Views
You know I worked in a store, right? - 08/11/2011 01:49:36 PM 1153 Views
I repeat: I have NEVER seen someone pay by check in a store since 1989. *NM* - 08/11/2011 01:56:59 PM 684 Views
I know you travel quite frequently, but I'll refer you to Paul's comment above re: New York. *NM* - 08/11/2011 02:10:36 PM 715 Views
I spent 1990-1999 in the South, you know. *NM* - 08/11/2011 02:46:19 PM 594 Views
I knew you'd gotten around. - 08/11/2011 03:06:20 PM 1199 Views
I would call one to two checks a week pretty rare - 08/11/2011 06:28:59 PM 1063 Views
Which is still more often than places that never use them. - 08/11/2011 06:58:30 PM 1203 Views
Oops. This is Jen. Don't start attacking! Eep. *NM* - 08/11/2011 06:59:09 PM 653 Views
yes *NM* - 08/11/2011 08:12:45 PM 589 Views
Yeah but I think I've seen maybe two in my LIFE - 08/11/2011 07:44:10 PM 1153 Views
I guess it is all relative - 09/11/2011 06:27:17 PM 1023 Views
It still depends on where you are. Like she said... - 08/11/2011 02:02:09 PM 1329 Views
*I* at least was mostly thinking about rent checks. But yes, I've seen it in stores too. - 08/11/2011 09:47:58 PM 1141 Views
so paper checks are history in ??? - 08/11/2011 10:51:01 PM 1062 Views
Belgium. *NM* - 08/11/2011 11:13:22 PM 582 Views
That is part of France right? - 09/11/2011 06:24:24 PM 1048 Views
They wish. *NM* - 09/11/2011 08:01:22 PM 688 Views
that is true - 08/11/2011 06:27:13 PM 1012 Views
Rent checks. Utility checks. *NM* - 07/11/2011 10:47:58 PM 837 Views
Exactly - instead of automated bank transfers. *NM* - 07/11/2011 10:50:39 PM 663 Views
They still do this in Britain too. - 08/11/2011 01:13:52 AM 1143 Views
What's weirdest about British rent... - 08/11/2011 09:48:43 PM 1294 Views
Well... - 08/11/2011 09:53:56 PM 1136 Views
Fair enough, I've only seen it on sites with rent rates. *NM* - 08/11/2011 09:57:31 PM 591 Views
That wasn't what they were talking about on that website. - 08/11/2011 01:28:28 PM 1109 Views
Can you buy alcohol in the US at any time? - 07/11/2011 08:41:41 PM 1153 Views
Oh, I can explain beer pong to you. - 07/11/2011 09:19:46 PM 1105 Views
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Like Button. *NM* - 10/11/2011 11:29:12 PM 619 Views
In my experience, if the store is open, you can buy it - 07/11/2011 09:33:22 PM 1121 Views
it depends on the state - 07/11/2011 11:16:40 PM 1075 Views
I t varies ste to state or even county to county and city to city - 08/11/2011 12:35:27 AM 1163 Views
The variety of the "blue laws" is a bit nuts. - 08/11/2011 02:39:55 PM 1062 Views
We can turn right on a red light too - 07/11/2011 09:48:38 PM 1297 Views
Really? I thought that was unique to the US. - 08/11/2011 12:34:14 PM 1406 Views
The French can do it too. - 08/11/2011 03:34:39 PM 1068 Views
The French are shameless; first they stole our national colors, now this. - 09/11/2011 01:19:47 PM 1090 Views
That's mostly Italy, France is not so bad. - 09/11/2011 08:02:51 PM 962 Views
That makes sense, but I have heard horrible tales about French farmers in trucks. - 09/11/2011 10:24:01 PM 945 Views
Hm. Never noticed that. - 09/11/2011 10:31:23 PM 1055 Views
Sounds like you did, actually. - 11/11/2011 01:23:16 PM 1351 Views
Heh, I was so confused by this when I moved to western NY. - 08/11/2011 03:59:43 PM 1101 Views
Ah, yes, good point. - 09/11/2011 01:24:03 PM 978 Views
Cops - 08/11/2011 06:31:08 PM 1097 Views
If there's a green right-turn filter light, then you aren't turning right on a red at all . *NM* - 08/11/2011 03:33:36 PM 612 Views
It's not a light. It's a sign of a green arrow - 08/11/2011 03:47:22 PM 1068 Views
But it's a light that goes on and off. - 08/11/2011 06:02:48 PM 1017 Views
Yes, a permanent sign. - 08/11/2011 06:18:26 PM 1024 Views
For me, the strangest thing is the phrase "could care less" - 07/11/2011 10:43:54 PM 1228 Views
In fairness... - 07/11/2011 10:50:13 PM 1241 Views
It's true. - 07/11/2011 11:06:42 PM 1080 Views
Exactly - 07/11/2011 11:08:53 PM 1187 Views
I've had one person get angry, and another thank me. - 08/11/2011 01:01:05 AM 1056 Views
Well, - 08/11/2011 04:43:31 AM 1174 Views
I think that's just a case of it being said too quickly and slurred too much - 08/11/2011 02:14:14 AM 1022 Views
that is really what stood out to you the most going from Australia to the US? - 08/11/2011 04:45:21 PM 1070 Views
It didn't stand out the most, I said it was the strangest thing - 08/11/2011 10:33:48 PM 1072 Views
you have a good point I guess - 09/11/2011 06:31:41 PM 961 Views
It's "couldn't care less" in America, or at least it is in the part where I live. *NM* - 08/11/2011 06:01:50 PM 573 Views
It's couldn't care less everywhere- some people just say it incorrectly. *NM* - 08/11/2011 06:09:08 PM 610 Views
*NM* - 08/11/2011 06:26:54 PM 671 Views
Interesting about the flag. - 08/11/2011 04:16:12 AM 1149 Views
More like "we tend to equate respecting a flag with liking a country" - 08/11/2011 01:57:26 PM 1202 Views
Because my husband lived in England and has family there, I knew some of these. BUT... - 08/11/2011 12:42:07 PM 1199 Views
I can't say I really noticed a difference but I wonder if - 08/11/2011 04:52:05 PM 1026 Views
It varies here, it's certainly not unusual to have a space between. - 08/11/2011 10:00:38 PM 1204 Views
I've heard stories. *NM* - 08/11/2011 10:51:03 PM 702 Views
Huh. Only ever saw those holes in the ground in Belgium. and had to pay to use them. - 09/11/2011 03:28:35 PM 1146 Views
I've never seen them in Belgium - nor in France outside highway parkings, to be fair. - 09/11/2011 08:05:09 PM 1122 Views
OK now you are being redundant *NM* - 09/11/2011 11:47:52 PM 649 Views
When I was in England we saw way more flags than we typically see in the US. - 08/11/2011 01:32:47 PM 1199 Views
Ooh... - 09/11/2011 12:50:02 AM 1242 Views
So many fat people. - 09/11/2011 01:19:24 AM 1264 Views
We do have high calorie intake and low inclination to exercise. *NM* - 09/11/2011 01:26:40 AM 645 Views
That's half-true - 09/11/2011 02:09:48 AM 1104 Views
I think there was a Family Guy episode about this. - 09/11/2011 02:27:07 PM 1165 Views
Re: I think there was a Family Guy episode about this. - 09/11/2011 02:33:18 PM 1159 Views
Ah, that makes a difference. - 09/11/2011 03:05:44 PM 1087 Views
You would find it much different at Gruene Hall - 09/11/2011 11:46:53 PM 963 Views
Perhaps; never been, nor am I likey to ever go. - 11/11/2011 01:00:13 PM 1526 Views

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