3,650 days in Taiwan

Having been in Taiwan for almost 10 years, I began thinking the other day about how I have changed and which things that used to seem weird to me now seen normal.

I came up with the following list. Please feel free to add any suggestions.

10 ways you know you’ve been in Taiwan too long

1. When you walk into 7-Eleven you no longer notice the stench of tea eggs.
2. You take a shower before you go to bed.
3. You think the bottom of an escalator is a good place to stop and plan your day.
4. You wave to people standing two feet away from you.
5. The word ‘cute’ becomes part of your everyday vocabulary (in English and Chinese).
6. You can recognize 小S, Chang Fei, Hu Gua and Jacky Wu.
7. You stand up and give your seat to kids on the MRT.
8. You start exercising in jeans and long-sleeved shirts – even in summer.
9. You start referring to non-Taiwanese as foreigners and stare at them.
10. You think that a pizza isn’t a real pizza without corn.