you know your in India when...

Ok so instead of giving a play-by-play of my entire weekend I decided to mix things up and make a list of interesting differences about India....So here goes:

You know your in India when:

• you see a cow painted green standing in the middle of the most crowed street in Bangalore with cars nearly crashing into each other to swerve the cow
• you lay in bed and instead of a spider on the wall you see a gecko on the wall
• you go to a kareokee bar to watch a friend sing and some Indian girl starts singing a Britney Spears song and all your new Indian friends look at you and start saying "shes singing your song!" only because your white and you have blonde hair...not because you resemble Britney at all in the slightest
• All your Indian friends refuse to call you 'Rebecca' and instead call you Drew because of the slight resemblance to Drew Barrymore
• All your indian friends think you resemble Cameron Diaz....ok just insert any famous white and blonde actress/singer
• Dancing in public is illegal (unless its traditional dance and for performance only)
• All bars/clubs/resteraunts/stores close at 11p
• Its 90 degree weather and everyone on the street is wearing long pants and long sleeve shirts
• You watch MTV and its all bali music with synchronized dancing throughout the entire video--and the most revealing outfit MIGHT be a sleeveless shirt and a skirt 5 inches above the knee
• There are at least 5 holidays a month in which everyone gets off work (including republic day which is today!--Indias 4th of July)
• You cant remember what its like to have a speed limit...wait whats a speed limit agian?
• your boogers are always black (sorry if this is a little graphic)
• you walk into one shop and end up staying for 3 hours because the sales persone REFUSES to let you go
• brushing your teeth is the most annoying thing in the world because you have to constantly remember not to rinse in the sink....
• showering and going to the bathroom become chores due to low water power
• even when you want to sleep in you wake up at 830 due to the loud rickshaws in the street below
• everyone cusses like sailors because in India American cuss words are not considered bad...for example a student could cuss in front of a teacher and vice versa because it doesnt carry the meaning that it does in America--the fword is often heard in all contexts
• there are only 2 electrical outlets in ones room....one for the tv and one for the refridge....so when wanting to charge a phone or laptop one must first unplug the fridge or tv
• you find yourself subconsiously slipping into an indian accent
• your the only person you know who doesnt speak at least 4 languages
• you find yourself saying "just dont look at it" at meal times
• you find hairs in your food and you find yourself saying "well....food is food" pull out the hair and continue eating
• you see many people casually smoking joints along the street and on crowded shopping streets
• yours is the only name you can pronounce of everyone youve met
• when telling people you are from Kentucky they automatically saw "Ahhhh Kentucky Fried Chicken right?"
• you dont even think twice about near death experiences involving vehicles--whether its riding in one that almost crashes, or getting run over by one
• you forget what stading in line means.....you only know how to cluster and push your way to the front
• you spend $200 on a meal and think..hmm that was a reasonable priced meal (rupees that is)
• people try to sell you everything from a map of the world, to glow in the dark plastic stars
• your the only person excited about a trip to the beach to work on your tan
• you go to pizza hut only to discover it is not a fast food joint, but instead a very high class resteraunt with waiters bringing fruity mocktails with umbrellas in them
• a coca cola cost less than 25 cents
• you see at least 5 men a day peeing on the side of the road--no shame
• you feel like your in an enchanted, one-of-a-kind place full of amazing sights, smells, and experiences just waiting for you!