Rockgurl

Does anyone else wonder why Americans have to do everything so bloomin' early? It seems to me that everyone gets up much earlier here than back at home. I'm up at 4.30am to get to work for 7am and I'm always the last in the door. Everyone else is already there and consider that I come in late, but if I get up any earlier there won't be any point going to bed! Sometimes (when I'm really running late) I see kids waiting for the school bus before 7am. WTF? When I was a kid I didn't even roll out of bed until 7.30am. Even if I leave really early there's always so many cars on the road. It seems like Americans fel the need to pack so much into their day that they need to get up at before the cock crows!

Redlippie

ROCKGURL!!!! You've been missed!!! Where've you been??

Kids here have two sessions in many schools, due to the fact that the effers are too cheap to build more schools, so they get picked up at 6 am or something ridiculous! and then the second lot gets picked up later on in the morning...

School used to start at 7.25 on the dot for us..but we were home by 1.30.

Oh, it is TouristTrap btw...you haven't been around in a while

Rushman

Who's been up Dawn's crack?


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anabella

Japan is worse if that makes you feel better..

Redlippie

Ohhh mister.......naughty naughty

snowbunny

For us the cost cutting comes because a fewer number of buses are needed -- the elementary kids start at 7.45 am and high schoolers at 9 am.

However -- because my daughters are transferred out of suburban hell into very good schools, my eldest has to catch her bus at 6 am and I've got to begin the commute with the youngest between 6.45 - 7 am.

I HATE mornings. My colleagues now not to say "good morning" to me -- I only accept "morning"!

Redlippie

Our lottery takes in billions every year, was started as it was going to go to education, yet, most of the schools in the city have portables on their playing fields. It makes me madder than hell.

hatfield1

Try getting up earlier..

Dan725

At least they get more than 2 weeks a year off though....

I've noticed the early bird thing here too. Mornings when I've had to set off at 5am to catch an early morning flight I've thought "This'll be a nice quick trip to the airport" - but while its not quite like rush hour, the amount of traffic on the road is still astounding.

britex01

Interesting! I learned this from my Texan wife - here in the UK (when she's here). Actually, I thought it was just her 'thing', a conditioning! Over three years (on and off) I can't recall one morning waking up beside her - she was up, dressed, full of fight and fury, whilst I, blissfully, remained dead to the world!

One consolation... stirring awake to the fresh smell of coffee at the bedside and.... Well, this much depended on how busy she was! ...

Englishmum

My husband......

Leslie

Yes and I ****ing hate it because I'm a night owl.

Redlippie

You bad.

dukeynorton

.....and I said Dawn get off my face!

Bob

I'm at work around 8:30-9am after I drop the missus off....I'm usually one of the first ones in there except one or two people who then head home early.

It is a tad unusual though.