Momo8 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 You know you've been in Thailand too long when: You can go for weeks without toilet paper The footprints on the toilet seat are your own It's perfectly acceptable to drive on the wrong side of the street You decline to weara motorbyke helmet because it will mess up your hair You have a pinky fingernail an inch long It is no longer surprising that the only decision made at meeting time is the venue of the next meeeting You no longer wonder how a civil servant earning 400US$ a month can afford to drive a Mercedes It's exciting to see if you can get into the elevator before anyone else can get out "Sexpats", "Pirates", "Yellow Fever" and "Rice Queens" are part of your vocabulary It's just part of the adventure when the waiter correctly repeats your order and the cook makes you something completely different When shopping at the supermarket, a farang stares you downwhen he catches you looking into his basket while you wonder to yourself what farangs eat You are not surprised when three men show up to chane a lightbulb. You are careful to cover your mouth when picking your teeth, but openly pick your nose at the dinner table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pampal Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 1. You eat bugs and tell yourself they are nutritious and have alot of protein 2. You tell yourself Paying bribes to the police is allright 3. Your thai wife's family have lived with you for years and they don't seem to want to leave 4. you go back to your home country and miss thailand right away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momo8 Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 .....in a street brawl you side with the locals .....rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner is perfectly OK .....you stand five minutes in front of an escalator planning your day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmart Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 You are blinded when someone holds a car windshield to your face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baabaabobo Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 You duck your head automatically when you pass in front of someone. You accept ice in your beer Your wrist always has some form of band around it You pat scabby dogs on the head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcalsop Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When you watch a POLICE STOP video or transmittion on the television and cannot see anything wrong or stupid .......That is when Iknew it was too long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakboong Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When lime green shower shoes go with everything in your wardrobe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHarries Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When your missus asks you "Do you fancy going out for a beer tonight". And you reply "Up to you". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashacat Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When your missus asks you "Do you fancy going out for a beer tonight".And you reply "Up to you". 5555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave111223 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 - When your dog lives somewhere down the street - When you think the knee is the best part of the chicken - When you think brown nosing is a commendable trait - When you turn off the news and switch to the gossip channel because you think it's more relivant - When you think a 30 year car loan is normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkmick Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When you can have a laugh with a bloke in a skirt that has bigger boobs than your mrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momo8 Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 .....When the traffic doesn't bother you anymore everybody drives like that .....When it's nothing out of the ordinary to see a family of five on a motorcycle and the dog riding pillion ......When you visit your home country and you experience culture shock ......When you start believing that "monogamy" is just a type of wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billfo Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 ......When you start believing that "monogamy" is just a type of wood haha! nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KireB Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When you stop complaining about Thailand! It means yuo don't care anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 watching TV from the street through a show room window... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acquiesce Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 You don't think twice about the rat that just ran under your table while eating lunch. You accept the fact that people let doors close straight behind them with no regard for you walking through. You dont expect a smile or thankyou for holding a door open for someone. People walking straight in the 7-11 and ordering a pack of cigarettes instead of waiting in the line of customers already there is an acceptable practice. You dont expect your food order to be correct. You accept that if your with your Thai partner when ordering even when you order in Thai the server will turn to your partner and repeat what you just said. The bill will come to you but the change will come to your Thai partner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukkha Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When you have 1000 plus posts to your avatar.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robski Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 - When your dog lives somewhere down the street I haven't been here too long yet, but when this happens I will know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoz Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When you buy your beer at the Family Mart and drink it on the concrete chairs out the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When you sit on the floor eating cold food off a plastic plate, drinking sam song while watching channel 7 at full volume on the TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeetaboat Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When you ask for a Thai massage and end up with a foot massage but don't want to say anything once they start. (really..when you ask for anything and you're happy no matter what you end up with) When You only own one winter jumper. And you wear it every day in December. When the 'lucky dip' effect of going to the hairdresser doesn't bother you anymore. Even when the cut is hideous. When you start calling mandarines 'oranges'. When you rely on the soi dogs to be your alarm clock. When shopping with Thai and Farang friends, you point out a particularly strange peice of clothing to your farang friends, and you expect your Thai friends to say 'ohh.. naa rak!' When you start nodding and saying 'nhhggg nhhggg nhhggg' sounds whenever you're listening to and agreeing with someone. When you can no longer string a full sentence of English words together ... 'where go now? And finally.. When socks seem like a strange idea. But if you are going to wear them, they go just fine with thongs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 ...when, you think a bit of cold weather would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When you store 5 baht coins in your ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When you start to "Save" those stamps from 7/11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBWG Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When you start looking in motorsai wing mirrors to squeeze your zits TBWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beammeup Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 when you think the head is the best part of the fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momo8 Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 ...curry is perfectly acceptable breakfast food as long as it has an egg on top ....half your wardrobe is the colour yellow .....Hearing "Mai Mii" or "Mai Dai" for the 300th time in a day doesn't bother you .....Au Bon Pain is a chique hangout serving food ......You'd rather SMS someone than meeting them in person ......You keep a roll of toilet paper on your dinner table ......You can shame a group of whores in Patpong with one angry stare ..........You regularly fumble for a ten baht coin despite twenty people waiting in line behind you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momo8 Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 You've DEFINITELY been here too long if all white people look the same to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When you start noticing topics looping back again on TV http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=3662 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popshirt Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 When you find CNN is blacked out and you just shrug "mai pen rai" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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