Quote from deadbroke:
You know you have been in Russia too long when ...
Quote from SnakeEYE:
a load of outdated mambo jambo.
I think the list is a good joke. It's probably as much about popular
stereotypes as about actual life in Russia.
For comparison, here is a similar list about the US (from the prospective of a Japanese woman).
Youâve been in the U.S. too long whenâ¦
â¦you wear a T-shirt even in winter.
â¦you blow your nose in public.
â¦you donât wear skirts any more.
â¦you feel youâre lucky when the train has arrived 5 minutes late.
â¦you think itâs natural to say thank you to a cashier in a supermarket.
â¦you use paper napkins like water.
â¦you are not surprised when you see a very fat person, and you feel you are slim.
â¦you donât mind using a dowdy umbrella.
â¦you donât even carry an umbrella.
â¦you feel uncomfortable when a shop staff bows to you.
â¦you go across a street when the light is red but there are no cars.
â¦you donât feel inconvenienced even if you donât handle actual cash for an entire month.
â¦youâre able to drink blue or green colored soft drinks without hesitating at all.
â¦the fact that your waitress is wearing shocking pick nail polish doesnât surprise you one bit.
â¦youâre watching a Japanese movie or television show, and for some reason you feel something isnât quite right⦠After a while you realize that itâs because everyone is driving on the left side of the road.
â¦you receive compliments from others youâre not humble at all and just say âthanksâ.
â¦you have your glasses or contact lenses prescription adjusted, and the strength of the new prescription doesnât surprise you at all.
â¦youâre not excited or impressed at all when you see a real gun.
â¦youâre amazed at the cleanliness of the toilets in Narita Airport.
â¦you begin to think that you havenât completely brushed your teeth unless you have also flossed.
â¦you start eating
Oyakodon with a spoon.
â¦you donât think anything of young girls wearing camisoles that completely reveal their bra straps. To the contrary, when you let your guard down you find yourself doing the same as well.
â¦youâre back in Japan at a public toilet and realize that the people around you arenât letting the water make a splashing sound when theyâre peeing.
â¦you find the the date format of, â2007/10/01″ a little strange.
â¦you see a size 30 cm womenâs shoe in the shoe store and you donât even respond, âGeez thatâs huge!â
â¦someone tells you that, âAmerican food tastes badâ, you think, âreally?â
â¦youâve got pictures decorating your desk at work.
â¦for the past 10 years or so, youâve had no idea what year it is according to the Heisei calendar.
â¦you leave a space of about 50 cm between you and the person lining up in front of you at the supermarket.
â¦your âskirt to pantsâ ratio becomes 1:4 (meaning you own 4 times as many pants as you do skirts, for girls of course).
â¦you have completely lost the habit of dividing up your trash.