More observations in Riga

Here are a few more differences that I've found in Riga. The first is pictured at left: these are chips! They have regular potato chips like we have in the States, but they also have these more traditional chips. Second is the cars. Here most cars have power windows in the front but manual windows in the back! I've never seen such an option! In the States you either have full power, or full manual, not half and half! (I actually think it's kind of neat). Also the cars are smaller of course, many of them being diesel, and most of them being front-wheel drive. Another thing is, when you pay a cashier here, there's a small plastic tray for you to place your money in. They won't take it from your hand, I know because I tried this at first! Thankfully Becky corrected me, so now I do it the correct way. In the States it seems a little rude to make the cashier pick the money up off the counter, so I always hand it directly to them to be polite (oh well, I'm glad I learned the polite way to do it here)! The last thing (for now anyway) is that eveyone uses what we call "military" time here. Everything is on a 24 hour schedule not a 12 hour am/pm schedule...just another little difference. That's it for now! Chow!