Things I Take for Granted in America

Since the day I left I have been keeping a running list of all of the things I take for granted in America. The list has topped out at 45!

1) Clean water

2) Flushing toilets

3) Fresh cold real milk

4) Constant electricity

5) Flat roads

6) Brushing my teeth with water from the sink

7) Hot showers

8) Strict traffic laws that are usually followed

9) Air conditioning

10) Few bugs in the house

11) Only need to know one language to communicate

12) Privacy

13) Waking up to an alarm when I choose to instead of to a rooster at 4:30am

14) Wearing pants

15) Unlimited internet access

16) Toilet paper is provided

17) Washing machine

18) Dishwasher

19) Fresh raw vegetables

20) Appointments and schedules

21) Running outside every day

22) Cold weather

23) Feeling clean

24) Staying clean for more than 5 minutes

25) Singing in the shower

26) Comfy furniture

27) Real mattresses

28) Fluffy soft towels dried in the dryer

29) A balanced diet

30) Quick errands

31) Fast food

32) Radio

33) Friends and  family close by

34) Salt and other spices actually come out of the shakers and are not hardened by humidity

35) Cheese

36) Going barefoot

37) Not sleeping in a sea of bugspray

38) I can call 911

39) Straight hair

40) Sunlight past supper time

41) Lunch exists

42) Using drinking fountains

43) Garbage cans

45) Looking people in the eye when we talk