It's Completely Normal...

Life here in Thailand is much different than in Minnesota!! We have lived here (in our new apartment) over a month and here's a list of things we've learned so far. Things that are completely normal in Thailand - not so much in the States.

Complete the sentence. It's Completely Normal...

1. .... that a rooster wakes us up every morning - in the middle of this huge city!
2. .... to encounter delicious smells that make you hungry - then awful smells that make you loose your appetite when walking outside.
3. .... for 5 disheveled dogs to be laying outside 7-11, or bus stop or the on stairs

4. .... that a shower is never hot, nor is it one temp the whole time, nor do you have the option to control it.  
5. .... to need two outfits or showers per day - it's hot and you sweat a lot!
6. ....that meat, fish, and eggs are not stored in the fridge/freezer while waiting to be sold at market.

7. .... that motorcyclist drive wherever they wish.
8. .... for no one to follow traffic laws, here they are more like suggestions.
9. ..... to put kidney beans and corn on your ice cream, and to put your ice cream in a bread sandwich!

 
7. .... for a family of 4 to be on the one motorbike, baby included.
8. .... that a bed is about as hard as the floor.
11. .... for electrical wires to be in a huge tangled cluster.

13. .... to see a 7-11 every block.
14. .... to hear the loud bang of a firecracker or firework go off - day or night.
15. .... to eat rice, in some form, for each meal.
16. .... for a group of Thai people to try to help you despite the language barrier.