You know you are getting used to living in Korea WHEN...

I have been living in Korea for a month and a half now and have gotten somewhat used to some of the things I once found very strange and different. So here is my list:

You know you are getting used to living in Korea WHEN...
1) You eat at a restaurant, sitting in a chair is a bonus.
2) A meal without chopsticks just doesn't feel right.
3) When your food is served without the traditional kimchi side dish you question the integrity of the establishment.
4) you go out drinking and time is not a factor but sometimes you will leave the bar and it will be bright out, bringing you to the realization that is must be 6am or later.
5) Dodging cars driving on the sidewalk is a daily occurence.
6) even you stare at other foreigners that you don't know.
7) you pay more than 5000 won ($5) for a meal and then complain how expensive it was while trying to recall the last time you paid that.
8) You no longer notice your Korean illiteracy when trying to find a certain store on a street. Instead, you just open the door, have a look inside to see what they have and quickly move on until you find what you need.
9) you get really excited when you see a sign in English and you are tempted to go inside just to say hi.
10) The streets have no names and you don't wonder why.
11) The streets have no names but you can still tell taxi driver's where to go.
12) McDonald's doesn't serve breakfast until 10:30am. In fact, they do not serve it at all. (see # 13)
13) you accept the fact that in Korea there is no breakfast, lunch and dinner. There is just any kind of food, any time of day.
14) The amount of motorized scooters on the streets competes with the number of cars and trucks.
(15) you see someone run a red light, it isn't such a big deal. EVERYONE runs red lights.

That is all I can think of for now. It has been quite a journey so far. The end of this month will finally bring the purchase of my scooter! I am very excited to be able to boot around town and explore some more of the countryside on it. Also, my first trip to Seoul is coming up the first weekend in September (with my friend Sam from Western who will be arriving to teach at the end of the month and will be only an hour away). Oh, and I have a Korean cell phone! I feel like such a Korean now. The number is 010--2314-6985 (it doesnt cost extra to receive int'l calls, so give me a call!) It's been busy but fun so far. I even joined a gym and have some Korean friends there. We don't talk so much, but we do a lot of nodding to say hi and bye. Until next time...