Unrest

Some of my alien brethren have been having a difficult time adjusting to life on Earth.  They have my sympathies.  Despite my perception to the contrary, I had my own difficulties adjusting to human life, and I was considered an expert on Earth culture.  I also had what I now realize was an advantage, that being my little sister.  Madison had such an easy time adjusting, and there were only the two of us to think of, I was forced to absorb human culture.

These new refugees are quite a bit more resistant to the idea of assimilating to Earth society.

Fortunately, the primary issue does not have to do with my brethren following the very carefully mandated rules the local government has laid down.  Out kind generally has an easy time with facts and parameters as long as they are clear.  So the local laws are not at all difficult for us to follow, nor would they be resistant to them.  As with myself, it is always the vagaries of human behavior and their constant need to “bend the rules” to serve their needs that causes problems with how we are used to behaving.

For example, a surprising amount of new aliens are having a heck of a time with crosswalk signs.  “Walk” and “Don’t Walk” indicators are clear enough, but when the traffic around them does not follow those simple rules, it can cause incidents.  More specifics on this later, but I have been spending a great deal of my spare time cleaning up these traffic messes.  I am also having to deal with lawyers for the first time.  Again, I appreciate the need to uphold the rigidity of the law, but these lawyers (as well as politicians, I am finding) have a way of making these very clear rules much less rigid.