Thursday, February 02, 2006

you know you...when...

Ok, I thought this was funny. I came across this today, and expect that I might be checking quite a few of these off when I get back home. It's really kinda eerie how true they are...

How To Know You Lived Too Long in Korea Now That You're Back Home. . .

  1. You didn't recognize your family at the airport.
  2. You habitually bow your head to people.
  3. You're favorite store is no longer Price Chopper. It's Mr. Kim's Happy Korean Market.
  4. You pay $12.00 for Kimchi Chigae and 10$ for a bottle of Soju.
  5. You gasp in horror when people walk into your home wearing shoes.
  6. You squat over your toilet for old time's sake.
  7. You continually call your friends "babo".
  8. You get depressed when little kids don't notice you now. In fact you get very depressed that no one notices you now.
  9. You can't understand why the bars close at 2AM, why you can't buy beer after 2:00AM, why you always have to show ID, and why you can't walk from bar to bar carrying an open beer.
  10. You can drink 4 bottles of Soju. Your friends can't even drink 1. You hail yourself Soju Master of (Your Town).
  11. You continually tell people, "Hurry! Hurry!"
  12. You're friend asks you what you're fixing for dinner. You reply, "Oh, a little dwen jang chigae, kimchi, various side dishes and rice."
  13. You miss the smell of bun dae gi.
  14. You refer to all your friends as foreigners.
  15. You have nightmares about kids screaming, "Hello! What's your name? What time is it? Do you like Kimchi?"
  16. You now find supermarkets eerily quiet.
  17. You constantly beep your horn in traffic.
  18. You're contemplating opening your town's first O-daeng stand.
  19. Your friends and family are concerned about your new smoking and drinking habits.
  20. You casually offer 500$ to immigration officials to issue your Korean girlfriend a working visa.
  21. You can't sleep at night becuase it's just too quiet.
  22. You've called your mother Ajuma more than 3 times.
  23. You're still buying kimchi, seaweed, spicy leaves, and shrimp chips on a weekly basis.
  24. Your friends call the humane society because your dog's ears are pink and blue.
  25. You talk about people near you forgetting they can understand you.
  26. Your friends wonder why you have a roll of toilet paper on your kitchen table and you wonder why they're asking.
More to come...