How do you know when you've been here too long ?
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... when you realise that Cathay and / or Dragonair aren't the best thing since sliced bread and the pollution really is getting quite bad. 
... and, oh yes, when you are fed up of banging your head against a brick wall!
... and, oh yes, when you are fed up of banging your head against a brick wall!
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when you have nothing better to do than reply to silly threads like this one.........................(Flap 5.......Do they really have sliced bread now ??? these leaps of technology are amazing!!!)
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Originally Posted by Flap 5
... when you realise that Cathay and / or Dragonair aren't the best thing since sliced bread and the pollution really is getting quite bad.
... and, oh yes, when you are fed up of banging your head against a brick wall!
... and, oh yes, when you are fed up of banging your head against a brick wall!
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When you just can't stand hearing your FO call you 'dude' one more time...or looking at his ridiculous sunglasses....or finishing programming the FMC and all the sandwiches are alreading in the FO's stomach....or hearing them whine about the new 'hurdles' they have to climb....or (well, you get the idea....!).
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You consider buying some meat for a BBQ at the wet markets, the constant pumping of the accelerator pedal doesn't bother you & being on the bus in winter with the aircon cranked up to full cold seems normal.
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It's just hazy & not pollution.
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It's just hazy & not pollution.
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Stolen from a China email:
You know you have been in China too long when;
01). The footprints on the toilet seat are your own.
02). You no longer wait in line, but go immediately to the head of the queue.
03). You stop at the top or bottom of an escalator to plan your day.
04). It becomes exciting to see if you can get on the lift before anyone can get off.
05). It is no longer surprising that the only decision made at a meeting is the time and venue for the next meeting.
06). You rank the decision making abilities of your staff by how long it takes them to reply "Up To You".
07). You no longer wonder how someone who earns US$ 400.00 per month can drive a Mercedes.
08). You accept the fact that you have to queue to get a number for the next queue.
09). You accept without question the mechanic's analysis that the car is "Broken" and that it will cost you a lot of money to get it "Fixed".
10). You find that it saves time to stand and retrieve your hand luggage while the plane is on final approach.
11). You can shake your hands almost perfectly dry before wiping them on your trousers, or you have your suits made with terrycloth pockets.
12). A T-Bone steak with rice sounds just fine.
13). You believe everything you read in the local newspaper.
14). You regard traffic signals, stop signs, and copy watch peddlers with equal disdain.
15). You have developed an uncontrollable urge to follow people carrying small flags.
16). When listening to the pilot prove he cannot speak English, you no longer wonder if he can understand the air traffic controller.
17). You regard it as part of the adventure when the waiter correctly repeats your order and the cook makes something completely different.
18). You have more knick-knacks than your grandmother.
19). You are not surprised when three men with a ladder show up to change a light bulb.
20). You laugh at all of the above because you've been there!
You know you have been in China too long when;
01). The footprints on the toilet seat are your own.
02). You no longer wait in line, but go immediately to the head of the queue.
03). You stop at the top or bottom of an escalator to plan your day.
04). It becomes exciting to see if you can get on the lift before anyone can get off.
05). It is no longer surprising that the only decision made at a meeting is the time and venue for the next meeting.
06). You rank the decision making abilities of your staff by how long it takes them to reply "Up To You".
07). You no longer wonder how someone who earns US$ 400.00 per month can drive a Mercedes.
08). You accept the fact that you have to queue to get a number for the next queue.
09). You accept without question the mechanic's analysis that the car is "Broken" and that it will cost you a lot of money to get it "Fixed".
10). You find that it saves time to stand and retrieve your hand luggage while the plane is on final approach.
11). You can shake your hands almost perfectly dry before wiping them on your trousers, or you have your suits made with terrycloth pockets.
12). A T-Bone steak with rice sounds just fine.
13). You believe everything you read in the local newspaper.
14). You regard traffic signals, stop signs, and copy watch peddlers with equal disdain.
15). You have developed an uncontrollable urge to follow people carrying small flags.
16). When listening to the pilot prove he cannot speak English, you no longer wonder if he can understand the air traffic controller.
17). You regard it as part of the adventure when the waiter correctly repeats your order and the cook makes something completely different.
18). You have more knick-knacks than your grandmother.
19). You are not surprised when three men with a ladder show up to change a light bulb.
20). You laugh at all of the above because you've been there!