Friday the 13th

Yesterday I got dinner at Yo Sushi! which was an interesting set up because you can pick food off of a conveyor belt and get as many things as you want. Each plate is a different color and each color corresponds to a price. It was definitely entertaining to watch the food go around...kind of like the luggage at baggage claim.

Today I went to McDonald's to compare it to that in the USA. I got the BigMac meal which was maybe better than I remember it...but smaller than I remember. The downside was that it cost 6.50 Euro= $9.75 which I think is just ridiculous. The one I went to was quite packed, so I guess it's quite popular here.

Apparently I live next to a mental hospital...and one that houses the criminally insane. That makes me feel great and safe haha. Luckily there's a giant wall surrounding the premises and the security is apparently really tough.

In Ireland, the 21st birthday is an important milestone. But when I asked a girl why, she couldn't give me a definite reason. She said it was tradition or maybe that's when you're really seen as an adult. I found this interesting because I can understand that in the USA it's when you can legally drink...but here I didn't think it'd be a big deal.

Pharm Stuff:

-I've noticed that there's a bunch of drugs that I've never heard of before...which makes me wonder if anyone ever tried to introduce them to the USA or if the FDA rejected for them for some reason.

-Controlled medications can be ordered with the regular drug order and you can even order it online and for a mid-day shipment.

-The emergency contraceptive pill was recently approved for OTC use in Ireland which has caused some controversy. But in order to get it, they need to be counseled on it and are given a information sheet...which is way more than we do in the USA.