[jasonchua]

...you notice you' ve forgotten how to tie shoelaces.
...you rush onto an escalator and just stand there.
...you find yourself bowing while you talk on the phone.
...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.
...when you are talking on the telephone to your parents and your father says, " Why are you interrupting my explanation with grunts?"
...you see a gaijin get on the train and think " Wow, it' s a gaijin!"
...you start thinking can-coffee tastes good.
...you have trouble figuring out how many syllables there really are in words like ' building' .
...when you wait for the first day of summer to wear short sleeve dress shirts.
...when the first option you buy for your car is a TV set.
...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.