Interesting Differences

In Lubbock:

1. It's dry and warm (but I have yet to experience their summers).  There was 1.5 days of rain total in the last 4 months I've been here.
2. The difference between the high and low temperatures in a day can be more than 20 degrees Centigrade.
3. People say, "Uh huh" instead of "welcome" here.
4. People are on average more friendly here than in a big city such as Toronto.
5. Everything is really spread out and there is no "down town".
6. There is rarely any traffic and there are more highways than there need to be...one of them that encircles the city is a 6-lane highway (3 lanes each way)...no one ever uses the inner lane cause a) there isn't enough cars to need it and b) you'll be at your desired exit by the time you get over in that lane...if you're on the loop long enough to need the inner lane, why are you driving in circles?
7. I can play tennis from February until December.
8. There is no hockey team.
9. Any cut of steak is always top-notch, even the cheaper ones...and the better ones are to die for.
10. The cost of living here is low.  And there is no State tax, which means your dollar goes further here than in most other States and countries.  Sales tax is 8.25% and there is next to no liquor tax, of which beer and wine are at about 50-70% of the price of what I'm used to paying.
11. I have to get used to paying for health care.
12. People make wide turns all the time - have to get used to this and watch out for it.
13. There are way too many fast food places and way too many drive-throughs...not just for food...they have drive-throughs for banks, pharmacies, a pet store and coffee shops...and there's no reason anyone should be in a hurry here.
14. Due to the high altitude (~3000ft.), there are rarely clouds in the sky.
15. They sell SPF100+ sunscreen here.
16. All people talk about is football, basketball and Nascar.
17. Every block you drive by, you're bound to see 1 or 2 churches, no matter which direction you drive.
18. Gas is cheaper down here, by about 20-30 cents/L.
19. The city owns no snowplows.  I doubt they have road salt.

What I miss...

1. Watching the Leafs on TV every other night.
2. Poutine.
3. Canadian beer.
4. Dim sum.
5. An intensely diverse community, both ethnically and religiously.
6. My Ontario License Plate.
7. Playing street hockey.
8. Hearing the sound of snow crunching underneath my winter shoes on a still, sunny winter day...because there is never any significant amount of snow on the ground here.
9. Skiing.
10. Being able to walk along a natural lake/river.
11. Forests.
12. Hills/mountains.