Wed, 11 Jun 2008
SF vs SA - Howdy Edition
The differences between a typical jog in San Francisco versus a typical one in San Antonio.
in SF:I usually initiate the 'nod' or a wave or venture a 'hello' On the last jog/walk I went on (mostly in the park): -only 1 'nod' back
-2 nai ho's back (from the two cantonese women who recognized me from the bus and who chuckle at my attempts to learn cantonese) -and 3 suspicious scowls from various russian men and 1 russian couple oh, the honkys who wear their north face fleece vests or the women who have their pony tails pulled through their hats are too serious to say hi back (they must be from the East Coast)
in SA:
they wave first sometimes -1 car waved -three separate women said: hi, buenas tardes and hola -one car slowed down (friend of the familly) and asked if I wanted to get in the car which had AC. And then they questioned my sanity for not exercising at 7am instead of the late afternoon. -three guys taking a break from painting a house said 'what's up' or something similar as I was going by -and one contractor talking to a homeowner near his truck said, "Hey man, you look like you're sweaty, want a beer?" I said I had two more blocks to go and maybe I'd be back later. The homeowner said, "Well, if you don't hurry up, I'm not sure there will be any cold ones left for ya!
11 Jun 16:30 | /travel/tx | 3 comment(s)
Kev wrote:
Nice, but how does the 2 minute rule hold up out there? With only two blocks to go, I definitely would have taken the beer.
06/12/2008 15:40:43
kenneth wrote:
2 min rule
Normally the rule doesn't hold up. It's more like a 5 hour rule depending on where you work. But on today's jog I could've used a 15 min rule.
06/12/2008 16:40:39
Sandra wrote:
See, this is why I moved to SA. Too many unfriendlies in fleeces where I come from! Athough I will cop to wearing my ponytail through my hat at times...just don't tell anyone.
06/17/2008 11:16:27
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