You know you've been in Taiwan too long when...

February 23,2009 Thanks to Rachel's blog who listed 261 reasons you know you've been in Taiwan to long when......, which she got from a list serve. I have listed all the ones that pertain to me. No there are not 261 but a total of 95. I did not re-number.
However, there are two I want to add here which are not part of the 95. So technology there are 97. 1. You get upset with foreigners who do not hand the money correctly to the merchant. Two hands on each side of the bill to show respect. 2. When foreigners live here and will not try to learn their language and expect the Taiwan people to change for them. Here is the rest of the list:
: 4. More than one garment has been ruined by salty sweat stains.
5. More than one garment has been ruined by food grease.
: 6. Someone doesn’t stare at you and you wonder why.
: 7. You look both ways before crossing the sidewalk.
9. You turn left from the right lane, no matter how many lanes there are.
: 10. 20 degrees Celsius feels cold.
: 11. You see three people on a motorcycle and figure there’s room for two more.
: 13. You don’t notice the smell.
: 16. You stop conjugating verbs.
: 17. You speak fluent Chinglish.
: 18. You drive on the shoulder to pass traffic.
: 21. Firecrackers and garbage trucks don’t wake you up.
: 22. You spend two hours and a fortune to eat Western food.
: 24. Your family stops asking you when you’ll be coming back.
: 25. You consider taxi drivers "good drivers".
: 26. You don’t think beer is expensive.
: 27. You stop and look both ways before driving through a red light
: 28. You don’t stop or look both ways before driving through a red light.
: 29. "A", "an" and "the" aren’t necessary parts of speech.
: 30. You know when the next "big bai-bai" is.
: 36. People who knew you when you first arrived don’t recognize you.
: 37. You speak Chinese to your foreign friends.
: 39. You offer directions to locals.
: 41. Forks and knives feel awkward.
: 42. The shortest distance between two points involves going through an alley.
: 51. You point out foreigners and stare at them.
( I notice them more and wonder where they are from)
: 52. You shop for clothes at night markets and the clothes fit.
: 58. You can name two dozen different types of night market snacks.
: 62. You can’t think of any good reason to leave Taiwan.
: 63. People no longer come up to you on the street and want to be your friend.
: 64. You’re impressed by the safety of Taiwan scaffolding.
: 67. You prefer squatting to sitting (including toilets).
( Not yet but I use them daily at school)
: 69. You’ve had several local cell phone numbers.
: 70. Sometimes the sight of yourself in the mirror shocks you.
: 77. Your English has gone to hell.
: 80. You can differentiate different types of tea.
: 82. You know where to buy *anything*.
: 83. Wearing shoes in a house makes you really uncomfortable.
: 85. The smell of chou dofu (stinky tofu) makes your mouth water.
(Not yet but I do not notice the smell any more or I should say it does not make me gag)
: 86. You wait until just before Chinese New Year to "pick up" new furniture.
: 87. You walk into restaurants and they know what you want before you order.
: 90. The best way of spending your free time is sleeping.
: 91. You deflect compliments in the presence of foreign friends.
: 92. You fight to pay the bill.
: 93. You don’t open gifts until you get home.
: 97. You can tell what someone wants from what they don’t say.
: 99. Some of your biggest musical influences have been the Carpenters and Air Supply CDs.
: 118. NT$1000 is far less than the equivalent in your home currency.
:121. When you’re thirsty, you go to 7-11 for tea.
: 124. You see Taiwanese who resemble your foreign friends and relatives back home.
: 125. You’ve become unconscious of profuse sweating.
: 127. You know where to buy clothes that fit you.
: 131. You cannot say the number six without an accompanying hand gesture.
: 135. You feel embarrassed for *other* foreigners.
: 136. You add syllables to English words when speaking Chinese (eg test-uh)
: 140. The rate at which you speak English has slowed considerably, and you use simple words.
: 141. Writing an email in English is like doing your tax.:
: 144. You have accumulated more stuff than you could possibly take home with you.
: 153. You look forward to typhoons because you might get a day off work.
: 155. You stop caring about tones in your Mandarin.
: 156. You’ve taught another foreigner something in Chinese.
: 157. You’ve learned something in Chinese from another foreigner.
: 162. You dream in Chinese.
: 164. You have saved money.
: 166. When you’ve been on vacation, you’re happy to return.
: 192. You’ve been in a local hospital more than once.( Only once so far)
: 194. You own more travel guides than places you’ve been to.
: 195. You have a favorite pair of flip-flops.
: 196. You think the best gifts are practical.
: 197. You think the best gift is money.
: 203. You get all weepy when you hear Christmas music.
: 204. You have more money in your pocket right now than you’ve ever had back home.
: 205. You spent more money today than you ever did back home.
: 208. The Lonely Planet guide of Taiwan is so shallow.
: 212. You own something cute.
: 217. You speak English in hotels to get better service.
: 218. You’re always the one who holds the door open button so others can get on.
219. Under no circumstances would you ever give up your seat.
: 222. You answer either/or questions with yes.
: 224. You cover your mouth when you pick your teeth.
: 227. All your air tickets are round trip.
: 236. You don’t buy anything unless you can get a discount.
: 237. You accept business cards with both hands, and inspect both sides without reading them.
: 239. Bread is thick, mushy, and sweet as hell.
: 240. You’ve tasted things that are too sweet.
: 244. You carry an umbrella with you for much of the year.
: 245. You dust-mop your floor.
: 248. You smile when you’re embarrassed or angry.
249. When you start to think that a $5 dollar dinner is too expensive
250. When you stick toilet paper in your pocket before you go out- just in case
254. When you’ve visited every county in Taiwan including the offshore islands.
( In the process of doing)
257. When the noise the garbage truck makes doesn’t remind you of ice cream anymore.
259. When you never bought a microwave, but if someone asks you if you have one you say yes, that
is, I use the one across the street at 7-11. (Yes I use it for my popcorn!!!!)
261. When you are not afraid of cockroaches anymore, just the ones that fly!