Lefty Loosey?

So after I spent like 20 minutes today trying to get our water filter off the faucet head of our kitchen sink, I realized I should try twisting the filter the other way (you know, just in case)! So obviously I knew that they drive on the left hand side and that the water swirls the other way when you flush the toilet, but this? Apparently in Grenada it's not righty tighty left loosey. I wonder how they remember?

In other news, I looked like an idiot when I went to get gas for the first time a couple of weeks ago! I wanted to look like I wasn't completely new on the island, like I knew what I was doing. I feel like all the Grenadians can tell you aren't from around here. Maybe it's because I'm white. Anyway, first I almost went in the out (again with the whole opposite thing)! Then I pulled up to the station not even knowing which side of the car my tank was on, since my car is what I call "normal" on the inside (steering wheel on the left). They pump your gas for you in this country, kindof like Oregon only I can't understand what the guy is saying half/most of the time. Then I handed him the Grenadian currency and told him to put 20 EC in, realizing after the fact that this is like asking someone in America to fill your tank with like ONE gallon of gas! How poor are we? I waited for the guy to start pumping my gas and he said, "You need to open the tank." Since I was in a "new" car I got all flustered and couldn't find the lever to open the tank. He proceeded to show me where it was. Needless to say, I got enough gas to make it home...wow. I looked stupid.

One last story. I went into the city with a friend and her baby yesterday and this man, probably in his fifties, came up and said, "You have white babies." We both thought he was going to compliment them or something and then he said, "You need to have black babies." And walked away. My friend and I looked at eachother and started laughing and I thought did that really just happen? You wanna know the weirdest part? He was white!

Anyway, I'm sure there will be more to post soon!