Borrowed words

My friend Melt shared this on Facebook.  When I read it I nearly peed it's so funny, and true.  If it weren't so funny, it'd be a bit sad, but I love it.  This is life here in a nutshell, as seen in the first few weeks.  Enjoy!

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- Pedestrians share the sidewalk with automobiles and motorcycles...

- Restrooms don't have tiolet paper or paper towels...

- Every child you pass on the street will say 'hello' to you...

- People think you should board the train first before allowing people to get off...

- Cell phones are meant to always be turned on...

- People love to know your blood type...

- Kids and non-smokers are invincible to second-hand smoke...

- You are at risk of being hit by a car the second you walk out of your apartment...

- There are more oscillating-fan-related deaths than shootings...

- Other foreigners fascinate you...

- People think that it is really nice to meet you once again for the 300th time...

- Most laws are merely suggestions...

- All food is "delicious" with no exceptions...

- You never shut your bathroom door for fear of drowning...

- You only hear Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga's names twice a week now...

- The school bell makes you crave ice cream...

- The apocalypse has not arrived... it's just some guy selling fish...

- The smell of kimchi, garlic and soju is an aphrodisiac...

- Everyone is fascinated by their own face and like to take lots of pictures of themselves...

- You need to start making a schedule of your laundry waiting period...

- It makes sense to remove your face mask if you need to sneeze...

- There are only 2 languages ever spoken - Korean and English...

- Little kids traveling alone on public transit is nothing to be concerned about...

- Any decent men's tie should sparkle...

- Animals love to advertise their own consumption....

- Everyone, including 7 year olds, has a nicer cell phone than you...

- Even if you are fast asleep on the subway or city bus, you won't miss your stop...

- At least once a week you crawl across your apartment floor to get something you forgot after putting your shoes on...

 - You will buy ANYTHING with English instructions…

- All food comes either in a single serving or a convenient 30-pack…

- No matter where you are standing, you are always in an old lady’s way…

- You’re beginning to think Cass is the taste of Vitality…

- Someone is always watching you…

- All you watch on TV are Korean game shows and K-Pop music videos…

- You are now always ready for anything to happen…

- The only thing Chinese about a Chinese restaurant is the name…

- You wish the country would import cows…

- You hit the switch language button on your keyboard more often than the space bar…

- When the department store opens, the staff will kindly bow to you just before they are nearly trampled…

- Sometimes you feel that the whole city is just a giant school…

- Facebook is the only thing keeping you sane…

- You actually prefer bowing to saying hello…

- People politely start public trash piles rather than littering everywhere…

- You still have no clue how the garbage/recycling system works here...

- You’re already losing your motivation for templestay and learning fluent Korean…

- You actually think you’re starting to blend in…

- You actually believe that you are really handsome/pretty…

- Everyone is very impressed with your chopstick skills and kimchi-eating ability…

- A single bar of soap can kill the bacteria on the hands of 1000 people…