Сперла у жж-френдессы, которая живет в Японии) Мне стало интересно, насколько я уже там))) With my comments)
You've Been In Japan Too Long When...
...you find yourself bowing while you talk on the phone.(я иногда начинаю кланяться, когда захожу в кабинет к незнакомым людям и здороваюсь с ними))) )
...you think US$17 isn't such a bad price for a new paperback.
...you don't hesitate to put a $10 note into a vending machine.
...you don't think it unusual for a truck to play "It's a Small World" when backing up.
...you really enjoy corn soup with your Big Mac. ( О, дааааа, причем супом даже больше иногда)) )
...you start to enjoy Japanese music (WARNING THIS IS THE FIRST SIGN OF SERIOUS MADNESS!) (все, меня, наверное, уже не спасти)))) )
...you always must..... have...... green........ tea!( YES-YES-YES, OF COURSE! )
...you stop enjoying telling newcomers to Japan 'all about Japan'.
...you automatically remember all of your important year dates in Showa numbers.
...people stop complementing you on your Japanese, and start asking you where you had your nose and eyes done ( еще нет, но хотелось бы)))))) )
...you think birds cry.
...you think the best part of TV are the commercials.
...when your arguing with someone about the color of the traffic light being blue or green...and you think it's blue. ( ну у них они правда голубые!))) )
...you know the last train schedule for every train and subway station within the Yamanote.
...you don't mind sleeping in the office every night for months at a time.
...you keep a toothbrush/toothpaste set in your desk at work for such a purpose;
...you no longer pay any attention to what anyone does when you sit down beside them on a train.( ага, мне вообще фиолетово всегда на это было)
...you find yourself apologizing at least three times per conversation.
...you find yourself practicing golf swings with your umbrella on the train platform. (бываааало))))
...you can sleep while standing in the subway.
...your most used words on the phone are: eee......etoneeee.....so desu ne.....a souka??...hai.....hai....... ( fuck yeah!) )
...when you use "ano" after every single word
...when you say sorry to the guy who stepped on your foot (нееееет, уж в этом я 100% русская, без слов сразу в табло)) )
...you have no troubles to fit in a japanese condom (really bad sign)
...you've eaten and enjoyed Pineapple Kit Kat... (2002 год, сейчас актуально green-tea Kit Kat)
...when you are able to use the word 'Sugoi!!!' (as for the girls -Kawaii!!!) 20 times a day. ( бывало)) )
...for female,if you start to carry an A4 size MIRROR.
...and you don't feel awkward anymore to put on your face powder,eye shadow,mascara,blush, lipstick in the train..
...and when you have achieved the great skill of painting your nail polish in the train.
...you can't understand why foreign tourists are so fat and loud ( дааааааааааа)))) )
...you start to think that ice coffee is a great soft drink.
...you fly home and feel 'lonely'.