How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I have to tell you about the house, which is practically indescribable if the only sort of houses you've lived in before are apartments in New York City. (1.3.6)
Daisy arrives in England and is wonderstruck at the sizes of houses and the spaces around them. As the first comparison between New York and England, this line sets the stage for a bigger contrast between Daisy's old world and new one.
Quote #2
Someone made cups of tea and they all stared at me like I was something interesting they'd ordered from a zoo and asked me lots of questions in a much more polite way than would ever happen in New York, where kids would pretty much wait for some grown-up to come in all fake-cheerful and put cookies on a plate and make you say your names. (1.3.13)
Lots going on here, and Daisy's feeling like a freak show. These kids talk to you and ask questions and seem interested, all without the help of a parent to guide them—crazypants. Here, Daisy plants the idea that people in England are so much more socially able and polite than people in New York.
Quote #3
When I woke up I thought how strange it is to be lying […] surrounded by grayish light and a weird kind of quiet you never get in New York City where the traffic keeps you company in a constant buzzy way day and night. (1.4.1)
One of the most substantial differences Daisy likes to point out is how peaceful the English countryside is compared to her home. The quiet isolation allows Daisy and her cousins to ignore the problems of the outside world, enjoying their own idyllic utopia—that is, until the war comes along.