Sunday, December 4, 2011

culture shock or not?

some highlights, favorite things about SE Asia &/or even little reminders that I am here...

-Spending more than $5 (150BHT) is expensive
-Tiger balm cures all.
-I can leave my backpack somewhere for hours, and just have hope that it is there when I return.
-You must take your shoes off to enter every building (and then I usually forget to put them back on when I leave)
-Taking a warm shower is a luxury.
-I can say please and thank you in several languages, but when it comes time to use it, I mix up which country and language to use.
-Most of what I eat is a mystery.
-Sunblock and bug spray have become the most vital items on this trip.
-Nothing I purchase is done without negotiation.

-Getting excited when the tiolet supplies toilet paper.
-A cockroach runs across the table while eating, I shrug and continue eating.
-A fly is floating in my soup, i pick it out, and continue eating.
-In one day, I can take a bus, ferry, train and plane.
-The excitement of knowing tomorrow I will be in a different country.
-The tour guide who treks the entire mountain in flip flops, all while smoking his cigarette.
-The small shrines on every corner, outside every noodle shop and on every dash board.

ahhh, how i love this continent. its people, culture & food.

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