new things

I'm fascinated with other cultures, and even people from other places. I'm not sure why, I think it's because I'm a plain white boy with a bland culture and background. Though sometimes I wonder if that's just my perception, that I just think my background is plain because it's mine. I wonder if everyone thinks that.

Anything different I like. For instance, when I was in Italy I tooking to drinking cappuchinos and espresso, in Greece I drank Ouzo like it was going out of style. After I read some Ernest Hemingway, all I wanted to do was drink wine. I love eating Greek food and Mexican food, and would choose it any day over a burger. I read about people visiting Asia and decide I want to drink tea. After our trip to Europe, I decided I wanted to start spending my lunch break at a cafe. (Though I realized the closest you can get here is Starbucks, and it's just NOT the same).

I started thinking this while I was eating a burrito for lunch because a white guy I work with wanted Chinese for lunch, while the Chinese guy I work with went to Subway. Also, I realized how bland my background REALLY is when my dad was out visiting and ate his meals at Subway and Burger Kind, and didn't have any desire to get any sort of food that would differ from his routine.

Now that I type this, I'm not sure whether it's cultures that intrigue me, or just trying new things.