You start dressing like a hippie.
 

You memorize the name and price of the cheapest beers such as tiger.
 

You become a master in the language of signs.
 

ATM fees feel like a polite armed robbery.

You got scammed so many times that you forgot the count.

 

Sidewalks are a luxury.

 

It was your first time trying laughing gas balloons.

 

You don't like monkeys so much anymore.

 

When you see an injured tourist , you automatically know it was a motorbike accident.

 

The bus being late a couple of hours is just another normal day in Asia.

 

You know the pictures in the menu only represent 10% of what the food actually looks like.

 

You see a bus with a bathroom as an ultimate luxury.

 

Six hours bus ride seems like a walk in the park since you are used to 15 hours or more.

 

You stop caring about your most important valuable .. your passport. After leaving it in so many sketchy hotels and rental places as a deposit.
 

You are skeptical of friendly conversations with the locals because they turn into " Buy something?!!"

 

You have tried to contact air asia customer service at least once.. but you gave up after the first 5 hours.

 

You never know what to expect from tuk tuk rides but you still take them because they are fun and cheap cheap.

 

You carry toilet paper everywhere you go.

 

You pet or fed half of the population of dogs and cats in Asia.

 

You got used to the idea that a lot of locals see you as walking money. No hard feelings.

 

You heart breaks down deep inside you when you see unhappy elephants.

 

And of course. .. SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT.