Yes, there are a lot of things that I took for granted when I lived in America.  Now living in China, I realize all the things I used to take for granted.  For one, sugar.  Yes, we do have sugar here.  Never the less, the only sugar you can buy at the grocery store is wet sugar (like brown sugar's consistency).  However this sugar is not like brown sugar in the way that this sugar dries out so hard that you have to chip at it with a spoon to put a some in you tea.  So, when we buy the small bag of granulated sugar at the near by import store, the Good Friend store,  I'm thrilled!  Of course it's not like I die eating wet sugar, but granulated sugar is such a treat that I would never imagine I would miss when I moved to China!  I guess the moral of the story is that no matter where you are, there is always something to be thankful for.