I found this list on Kinzi's blog and it literally had me crying tears of laughter! Not sure if non ex-pats will get it but I am pretty sure my readers living outside their home countries, especially in the ME, will be ROFL!
1. You can’t answer the question, “Where are you from?” (And when you do, you get into an elaborate conversation that gets everyone confused and/or makes you sound very spoiled.)
2. You flew before you could walk.
3. You have a passport, but no driver’s license. (please know American expats, your kids can’t get a drivers license without their ORIGINAL Social Security card. Don’t leave Jordan without it!).
4. You think California is cold. (well, Lake Tahoe does get pretty cold)
5. You watch National Geographic specials and recognize someone.
6. You run into someone you know at every airport.
7. Conversations with friends take place at 6:00 in the morning or 10:00 at night.
8. Your life story uses the phrase “Then we went to…” five times.
9. You can speak with authority about the quality of various international airlines.
10. You feel self conscious around all white people.
11. You get offended when someone turns down an offer for food.
13. You treasure chocolate chips and root beer as highly-valued commodities.
14. You have ever had to wait for prayer call to be over to finish shopping.
15. You are fascinated by any wildlife bigger than a gecko.
16. You know the true meaning of “football.” (and in your mind can hear the shout, “GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”)
17. You know that it truly is a small world.
18. You can tell if the Arabic spoken in a film is that of a native speaker or and Italian or Mexican actor
19. You get all the jokes in ‘Aladdin’.
20. Rain is still one of the most wonderful sounds in the world.
21. You haggle with the checkout clerk at Target for a lower price.
22. Your wardrobe can only handle two seasons: hot and warm.
23. Your school memories include duck-and-cover drills. (Not really mom! At least not in Jordan ;) )
24. You are used to being stared at.
25. You think VISA is a document stamped in your passport, and not a plastic card you carry in your wallet.
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High honor indeed to be linked to your blog!! Somehow, reading it here with your intro, makes it even funnier!
They left out "Indian" actor, because on LOST, the character of Saeed is played by the same guy who played the Sikh army captain in The English Patient. He is so, so Indian/British, yet plays the Iraqi castaway.
I love that "wildlife bigger than a gecko" one. That is so true. We have blackbirds in the yard these days and we think they are pretty darn exotic.
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