To Change or Not to Change... (That is the difference)

Getting back to the Sheraton after a short time at home, I learned that my couch had been upgraded to a new couch! This seriously felt like my lucky day!

The next day at work I was relaying this enthusiasm to my favorite British coworker. (Or "favourite") He had a different perspective (something along the lines of) "well, it's not Your couch anymore. What if you liked that couch. Change isn't always good" ugh, how very British! I explained once again that I got a Brand. New. Couch. For free!

But that made me think... Maybe there is something to the British anti-change culture. This tradition and change-adverse attitude is potentially the reason England has so much culture. (And because the country is umm so much older than the us?) this is why we will see the traditional red phone booths here - we would have torn them out long ago! What do we lose with out "out with the old and in with the new attitude?"

Why constantly change if what we have is good? Maybe my coworker needs to go talk to the people who wait all night (or 3 days) in line at the apple store for the next iPhone - which is basically the same as their old one. Just food for thought.

In conclusion: If anyone from the Sheraton is reading this? Thank you so so so much for me new couch! And please don't take it away! You have one happy American on your hands!