things you probably already know, but i didn't before moving to this eastern island.

> the dirt really is red, like those shirts
> they sort their garbage into compost, waste, and recycling island wide (the stages of cardboard still confuse me)
> slippy = slippery ("watch out, that floor is slippy")
> bet = beat ("we sure bet that other team")
> they don't have pop in cans or plastic bottles - only glass (to save the jobs in the pepsi bottle factory)
> you can drive from the south side to the north side in 20 minutes in the skinny parts
> gas prices can only change on the 15th and 30th of each month
> most locals do not have a sweet clue about when the tides come in or out