Observations...

I actually wrote this a little while ago but posting it now.
Some interesting oberservations:

-Dogs (Pies): no, not dog pies, it is actually pronounced differently. People walking dogs are everywhere!! It just seems so popular to have a dog here for some reason. All kind of breeds, sizes, colour... I miss cats >< (my buddy, Stefan has two cats but they're pretty crazy ones, puts on attack mode whenever strangers are around)

-Smoking: I miss smoke free bars/restaurants!! gosh... I hate hate hate smelling of cigarettes in my hair, clothes whenever I come home after being in bar/restaurant. I'm passive smokin' lots here.

-Greetings: here you usually greet with kiss on cheek (guys and girls), just handshakes between guys, hugz/cheek kiss between girls. I think it's rather nice, though sometimes I get confused whether it's meant to be a hug or kiss on cheek :P

-Pharmacies (apteka) and some small shops in general: I'm really not used to all the items being behind the counter. I like picking up products, looking at the price, reading the description (though it's not like I'll understand much of the descriptions here) then buying it! not just asking for things. I can't believe being a pharmacist, I needed help the first time I needed something in the apteka here :P

-Pet shops: I went into a pet shop yesterday and OOOMMMGG!!!! they were selling spiders and taurantulas as pets and lizards!!!! freaky!! who would want those as pets!! yuuuucck!

-Fish/apples: I miss eating fresh fish, like I don't even see supermarkets selling fish, only frozen ones. Once in a shop, our saw these marble looking rectangular blocks in the freezer and I asked the shop keeper what it is and it's supposed to be fish!! and Plus I miss decent apples - i know it's not apple season here but still!! I was at this market hall (Hala Targowa) where they had heaps of fruits/veges stalls and I went around every single stall looking for good quality apples and I couldn't any!! i was sooo disappointed! at least the oranges are ok here. (NB: I wrote this a while ago but today I did manage to find ok fish)