Pettifogging

Tied in to the previous post, here’s two lists that my wife and I have put together about what we miss about America and what we would miss about Scotland.  Some of this is specific to my home state of Kentucky.  Lists are not in any particular order, nor have they been proofread.

America

1. Waffle House
2. Sam’s
3. Sugano
4. Cracker Barrel
5. Target
6. L.L. Bean
7. Whole Foods, Good Foods
8. Friends
9. Family
10. Halloween
11. Family gatherings
12. Southern culture
13. Mammoth Cave
14. Shaker Village
15. Libraries with DVDs
16. Porches
17. Summer evenings with insects and lightening bugs
18. Cardinals
19. I can return to teaching
20. Better roads and traffic
21. Keeneland
22. Tractor Supply
23. Opportunity
24. KY Horse Park
25. Horse Farms
26. I can vote
27. Health care, once acquired, has few waiting lists for non-critical procedures
28. Irish Rover
29. Easier to own a home
30. With a private school, probably better to raise a kid
31. Easier for both to get work, based on experience
32. I can return to my customizing hobby more easily
33. Warmer people in general
34. No eternal darkness during the winter
35. Joseph-Beth
36. Hippie second-hand bookstores
37. I can go to Joe con things with friends
38. No health & safety bs
39. Dia de los Muertos
40. The West
41. Warmer weather

Scotland

1. Castles
2. Compacted history
3. Family
4. Fish & chips
5. The sea
6. Mainland Europe plus Ireland
7. Free health care
8. A wide range of landscapes within small driving area (mountains, sea)
9. Wonderful trekking
10. No trespass laws/free access to the countryside
11. All horses around here are ridden english style
12. Wife can vote
13. Walking in towns to get to a shop rather than driving everywhere.
14. Main roads are not as intimidating as in America
15. Easy access to fresh fish.
16. No HFCS
17. Better vacation benefits (in general)
18. No tornadoes
19. Easy to buy fresh fish (straight from harbour)
20. Train rides
21. Real pubs
22. Edinburgh Festival
23. Olympia and Horse of the Year Show