Atlanta…

..  the home of 5.7 million people, whom of 61.4%  are black, 33.2% are white, 1.9% Asian, and 0.2% are native Americans. It is located in the very buckle of the bible belt, and people  wake up early every Sunday to go to church. They put their faith, trust, and life in the hands of God, and in the breaks at work they discuss what their pastor preached about last Sunday. As they participate in conversations, they enthusiastically include “awesome!” and/or “gotcha” in each and every answering sentence. The people here are very helpful, and should you dare to except it, they often extend a helping hand. The local cuisine of fried chicken, fried shrimps, fried green tomatoes, etc. is offered by fine restaurants such as Mary Mac’s tea room, Pitty Pat’s Porch, and Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles. However, many locals don´t see why they would pay $10 for a freshly grilled burger when they are so much cheaper at McDonald’s. For this reason Atlanta offers many food courts where you can choose between 15-20 different types of grease-dripping fast food. These food courts are always very busy, some people go there every day. The average person here range between big and humongous, which is not a big surprise.

Today, since Hilton Atlanta is all about personal service, I spent the day helping a guy set up for his engagement with his girlfriend. He wanted flower arrangements, pictures, and teddy bears in 3 different rooms, all to build up the surprise. And he also invited 60 of their closest friends and families for dinner on the 29th floor (in a VERY expensive restaurant) to take part in the special occasion.  How´s that for a proposal?? I just hope she says yes. All luck to Mr. Cobbs!

For me, coming from a small town of 10´000 people, where like 99.99% are white and most native, (and no-one spends more than a private dinner on a proposal) the cultural shock is total. But  I´m having a blast.  :) Ya´ll take care now!!

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