in a strange land

house shoes
wonderful opening windows
              just cracked at the top or swung totally open like a door
              no air conditioning
'the sleeping room'
everything is recycled
   paper recycling
   returns for euros
   recyclable
   just garbage
   and compost...with no meat
varying flushes
and one i'm still not sure if they are messing with me or not..
    no standing at the toilet for men
water off when not wetting or rinsing in the shower
eco cycle washer
hanging the laundry out to dry
shopping all organic
      no paper or plastic option
      you don't have a bag...you carry it
euros to use a shopping cart
cashiers that sit
buses and trams...actual street cars...
not having a car
     like living in NYC?!?!
     except with many more bikes
AND the mid-wives and the pediatricians make house calls!?!?