Current mood:	tired
Current music:	Savior of the Fools
Entry tags:	china, culture, silly

You Know You're in China When...
I thought I'd do an entry that's a little more fun, in honor of upcoming holidays.

Karen and I have been composing a list of "You know you're in China when..." statements, and here are some of them.



1. ...the term "personal space" no longer has any meaning to you.



2. ...intermittent, mild cases of food poisoning are considered normal.

3. ...your cell phone is an extension of your arm.

4. ...the cheapest place in town to buy good cheese and decent coffee is...Ikea.



5. ...you've found yourself (to your shame) playing the "dumb American" card, more than once.

6. ...you've graduated from the "being annoyed at people staring at you just because you're a foreigner" stage to the "also stares at foreigners" stage.

7. ...candlelight isn't romantic, it just means the electricity's out (again).



(This is only bright because my camera has good flash: note the flashlight and candles. The video here is what it was really like.)



8. ...these shorts are fashionable.



9. ...there's always "one more picture".