Noah Lyles didn’t hold back when responding to his fiancée, Junelle Bromfield, after she expressed surprise at the sheer size of American universities compared to what she was accustomed to in Jamaica.
The Jamaican sprinter, who has been living in the United States with her fiancé, Lyles, has encountered numerous cultural differences, from the weather to the food and now to the expansive layout of American institutions.
While training with Lyles at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Bromfield expressed her astonishment at the size and layout of U.S. universities, which she said resembled sports complexes with buildings spread far apart—unlike the more compact campuses she was used to back home.
“Universities in the US don’t look like universities, just spacious, looks like a sporting complex,” Bromfield remarked. She further elaborated, “Even when we go to Gainesville, you have like the medical building right here and you have to drive like a mile to see the next building and you are like…! I am accustomed to everything joined together. If there is a section to them, it’s like a two-minute walk.”
Lyles was quick to respond, quipping, “That’s a high school,” referring to Bromfield’s description of Jamaican universities.
“That’s not a high school,” she replied. However, Lyles doubled down, “That is a high school.”
“That is a university, stop it,” Bromfield insisted, but Lyles persisted, “That is my high school.”
Adjusting to life in the U.S. appears to be a significant transition for Bromfield, who is preparing to tie the knot with the Olympic 100m champion following their engagement in October.
