You know you've lived too long in China when...

1. You enjoy karaoke
2. You walk backwards in the park listening to a transistor radio
3. The China Daily is your source for hard hitting, fast breaking, and investigative journalism
4. You smoke in crowded elevators.
5. All white people look the same to you
6. You like the smell of the bus.
7. You find state-employed retail staff helpful, knowledgeable and friendly
8. You no longer need tissues to blow your nose
9. You find western toilets uncomfortable
10. You think that the heavy air actually contains valuable nutrients that you need to stay healthy
11. You think a 30 year old woman who carries a Hello Kitty lunch box is cute
12. It’s OK to throw rubbish, including old fridges, from your 18th-floor window
13. You believe that pressing the lift button 63 times will make it move faster
14. You aren’t aware that one is supposed to pay for software
15. You are not surprised to see your tap water run dark brown
16. You think that a $7 shirt is a rip-off
17. You always leave tray and trash on the table when you are in Starbucks because you insist it is the way to keep everyone employed
18. You think it’s silly to buy a new bike when it’ll get stolen soon and stolen bikes are half the price.
19. You no longer wait in line, but go immediately to the head of the queue
20. It becomes exciting to see if you can get on the lift before anyone can get off
21. It is no longer surprising that the only decision made at a meeting is the time and venue for the next meeting
22. You no longer wonder how someone who earns US$ 400.00 per month can drive a Mercedes
23. You accept the fact that you have to queue to get a number for the next queue
24. You have developed an uncontrollable urge to follow people carrying small flags
25. You regard it as part of the adventure when the waiter correctly repeats your order and the cook makes something completely different.
26. You are not surprised when three men with a ladder show up to change a light bulb
27. You look over people’s shoulder to see what they are reading
28. You honk your horn at people because they are in your way as you drive down the sidewalk
29. When shopping at Carrefour some Laowai (Foreigner) stares you down for catching you looking into his basket while you wonder to yourself what Laowai’s eat
30. You start to watch CCTV9 and feel warm and comforted by the Governments great work
31. You think Pizza Hut is high-class and worth queuing for
32. You have absolutely no sense of traffic rules
33. You start calling other foreigners Laowai
34. You go to the local shop in pajamas
35. You think white pills, blue pills, and pink powder is an adequate answer to the question “What are you giving me, doctor?”
36. Firecrackers don’t wake you up
37. You think of salad as diced apples in mayonnaise
38. You and a friend get on a bus, sit at opposite ends of the bus and continue your conversation by yelling from one end to the other

Det värsta är väl när man upptäcker att vissa saker på den här listan faktiskt stämmer in på en själv. Tur att man snart ska hem på en avgiftningskur till Sverige:-)