... you swallow a bit of tap water and don't freak out
... you stop apologizing for bumping into people and don't think twice about cutting them off
... you think nothing of the fact that the car that just passed you was driving on the wrong side of the road
... you swallow a bit of tap water and don't get sick
... you don't walk out of the department/grocery store with a headache
... you become more assertive and less fearful when crossing the street
... "learning to live without" and "learning to make do" are ideas you are more than okay with
... you're thinking in kuai, not dollars
... you don't automatically try to put on a seat belt
... you think nothing of carrying large amounts of cash around
... you actually get what you ordered when at a restaurant
... seeing babies in cars with no car seats doesn't give you a heart attack
.... you learn to be flexible and roll with the punches
... you stop freaking out when you see a taxi driver breaking what you thought were universal traffic laws
... you are capable of marveling at the good things about the culture
... walking up six flights of stairs to get to your apartment no longer winds you
... you don't jump when fireworks go off at random times during the day
... you become envious of the locals' ability to squat with their feet flat on the ground
... you can actually understand - and appreciate - broken English
... using chopsticks doesn't make your hand go numb
... you think nothing of walking down the street in the middle of the road
... you learn to be okay with not understanding the reasons behind something
I love this and can relate to almost all of them. :)
ReplyDeletegreat list! lol, today, while on my scooter, i had to turn left, so i decided to turn onto the wrong side of the road for a bit so that I could swerve into the correct lane:)
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