Monday, November 3, 2008

You know you've been in Thailand too long...

I'm stealing these from other people's blogs and adding in my own.
SO, You know you've been in Thailand too long when...
You begin to enjoy Thai TV programs.
You look four ways before crossing a one way street.
You put salt and chilli on your fruit
Someone tells you that watching Thai politics is like watching two chameleons making love and you understand the analogy.
You aren’t upset when the bar girl next to you eats beetles as a snack.
You wake up in the morning and realize that you have nowhere to go and all day to get there.
You see an insect crawl out of your salad and you continue eating it (the salad.
You consider the lizard in your apartment to be your roommate.
You consider crazy bus and truck drivers that endanger your life to be part of the experience.
You get excited when you see street vendors selling bugs so you can take pictures.
You like to drink out of a bag.
you forget just how bad fish sauce smells.
When the thought of using toilet paper instead of a bum squirter repels you.
When you no longer giggle at the thought of eating a 'Cow Pat' or combing your hair with 'Wee'.
A smile comes to your face when a fat guy wearing a wig and dress appears on a tv programme.
You don't take any notice of ladyboys.
when you start speaking pidgin english like a Thai even though your're talking to a farang
when you start calling caucasions farangs
When a potato becomes an exotic vegetable
You think of taking the dog on your motorbike.
When you start eyeing the skin whitening cream.
When you start wiping the fork and spoon with a paper napkin before using them.
when you see three elephants walking down Sai 2 and you don't even slow down to look.
When leaving the dinner out on the table no longer seems strange, and then the next morning you eat it for breakfast.
When eating toast with butter, condensed milk, and sugar doesn't seem at all weird.



yep...

5 comments:

happycarrotbreanna said...

uh........bum squirter?! WHAT THE HELL.

emmaelizabeth said...

bahaha
yeah the bum squirters are the BEST
i totally agree with that one
i just feel gross using only toilet paper now
im going to have to buy a beday when i get back
and i'm assuming you added that one on the end yourself?
good choice.

Van Omenomlet said...

Wow, Right, seeing as bum squirters are the topic of all the other comments... One of my houses didn't have a squirter, just a bucket of water and a ladle! and i didn't see, "the thought of 4 grown people on one motorcycle doesn't seem strange. or remotely unsafe"...

Rob and Sara said...

Yup! I can relate to all of this -- except for bugs in food or AS food! No one eats bugs here, except maybe by accident. :-)

Sarah said...

trust me, it's very gross when you get back to the states and realize you only have toilet paper. and then realize you've been throwing all your toilet paper in the trash.

i love these lists though :) you know you've been in Thailand too long when they seem perfectly logical.