~37F constitutes a "warm" day perfect for a run in t-shirt and capris.
~You introduce yourself by the Korean pronunciation and syllable emphasis of your name: "Hello, I'm Moohneekka."
~You noteece the soft "i" sound deesapearing from your speech.
~Seeing white people on the subway isn't exciting anymore.
~You've grown bored with heavy drinking.
~You take your shoes off in your apartment.
~You understand your students' Englishee just fine (though it hasn't improved).
~You kind of like your students' Englishee in a 1984 Newspeak sort of way. ("Teacha bery good.")
~Putting your life in an insane bus driver's hands is no longer a prospect so daunting as to give you pause.
~You can order food without pointing and grunting at the menu.
What are yours?
when you see a woman coming out of the bathroom doing up her zipper and you don't even grimmace any more.
ReplyDeletei love the comment under your picture - it really says a lot. I feel the same way - lovely or #$%^&* hideous... why is it so hard to determine? standards in conflict... dissonance is stressful.