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2023.09.Last Chapter.Before I leave Detroit

 The whole month of September was spent in the mood of preparing to go back home. Since the beginning of the month, I thought about meeting the people I wanted to see and going to the places I wanted to visit, but I ended up having some regrets that some of the places I wanted to visit didn't work out. From the time I arrived in Detroit, Pikes said he wanted to invite me to his home, but because his daughter took his car away for the summer vacation, he did not have a car and it was not convenient for him to move around, so he waited until September 9, before I went back to finally make it happen. This is his yard, and the house on the right is his, also a wooden (drywall) structure. He doesn't just keep chickens, he's also a beekeeper, brewer, and carpenter. He gave me a tour of his wine making equipment and explained some of the different wine products to me. Considering I was going back home, he suggested we make a souvenir together to take back with us. What to make? Lo...

2023.Summary.How to Survive in US

I will be going back in a few weeks and would like to summarize my life in the United States. I will introduce it from several aspects of clothing, food, housing, and transportation. Food is the first necessity of the people, so let’s talk about food first. - Eating ○ Drinking water: I didn’t eat well in the first week, mainly because I was not familiar with the situation and didn’t know where to buy things that were suitable for me. The nearby Walmart is not good, and I can only buy water and milk there. But the three elements of life are: sunshine, air, and water. There is no shortage of sunshine and air, so it’s good to have water to drink, at least I won’t starve to death. Milk in the United States is indeed very cheap, 3.78L is priced at $3.99. Water is priced at $3.48 for 24 bottles of 500mL at Walmart, but a bottle of water will sell for more than one dollar in an unmanned supermarket. Milk in the United States is classified as: § Whole Milk: fat content 3%-5% § Red...

2023.08.26.Frankenmuth

 It is said that this is a very beautiful town. Unlike the farm I visited last time, this town is very popular and the buildings are also very beautiful. However, it is still a bit far from where I live. It doesn't matter if it's a little further away for the sake of beauty. Is this German-style architecture? The balcony of the hotel looks like it was added later. It seems to be a church: German wine is very famous, and there are also some wineries in this town. Let's take a look at where foreigners drink. Oh, by the way, outdoor drinking is not allowed in the United States, but you can drink in the store, and you can drive after drinking. Look at the little girl on the bar, it's really true that drinking starts from childhood. Everyone is willing to taste different flavors of wine. 6 small samples are available for $10 (USD), and flavors are optional. The brewery in the German town: The street decoration is very beautiful, making people linger and forget to return, fee...

2023.08.08.USA.EV.Market

It's been 3 months since I arrived in the US, and a friend recently suggested that I could give an overview of the current electric vehicle situation in the US. It is a pity that my heart is not enough, I personally went to very few places, so I can only report to you what I have seen, and synthesize the information publicly available on the Internet. Unlike in China, where new energy vehicles have green license plates, the U.S. license plates do not differentiate between electric and fuel vehicles. U.S. states have their own requirements for license plates, some states only require the rear of the car hanging license plate, some require the front and back to hang, but the style is basically the same, the license plate with the name of the state. In addition, in the United States, the license plate number can be selected, on the road have seen only 3 letters of the license plate. So it's hard to tell at a glance by the license plate if a car is fuel or electric. I have seen cha...