Discoveries about US

During our travels we discovered things about the US which we brainstormed below:

1. Coffee seems to only come in paper cups
2. They do not sprinkle cocoa in cappuchinos
3. There are lot of franchises except San Francisco
4. The dogs seem to be smaller in SF (are carried in bags)
5. San Francisco appears to have many homeless people.
6. Toilets look and flush differently in US.
7. You can do 10 mph faster than the speed limit stated and not get caught as everyone does it.
8. You can turn right when the traffic light is red (please note people drive on the right side)
9. No one EVER escaped from Alcatraz prison in SF (except for the ROCK!!!) (by Michael)
10. NYC is filled with yellow taxis and they like to beep their horns
11. Freeways in LA are crazy. 3 or more levels at a time
12. Nonnas cleaner "May" followed us around the USA because everday we went out we would come back to a tidy hotel room. (inside joke)
13. On the plane dad sat next to a 17 year old who didn't know where Australia was. He didn't even know it was in the southern hemisphere!!!
14. There are 98 Dunkin Donuts and 32 Starbucks in Boston in a city filled with universities
15. Chinese people in China Town NY tried to sell us baby turtles (dad didn't let steph have one)
16. (for Uncle Robert) Fire hydrants come in different colours.
17. You need a GPS to travel in the US as it is filled with freeways (some very complicated).
18. People in the US are nice and friendly and always willing to help.
19. Washington DC has too many rules: we were told off three times by policeman for sitting in the wrong spot (on steps near monuments).
20. The New England states which includes Maine is the prettiest place in the US.