Reverse culture shock-- it happens

[urbia]

I 'love' how I had three stares, one catcall, and an, "I oughtta run you over," within a 500 m radius of my house while rollerblading. Each time there was a moment of confusion as I woke up from my deep thinking state, and then realized I wasn't backpacking through Asia anymore but back in Ottawa, Canada.

Great aerobic exercise. I haven't cackled back a lungful of, eeeEEEEEYEEAH SHADDAAAAAP over several blade strokes in a while.

Wait, I meant to put this in the Travel section.

[dartagnan32]

Well this happens!
How much time did you spend in Asia and where were you? Seems like fun!

[monkeygone2]

^ do you wear a beret?

[urbia]

Man, I went everywhere! Okay, not literally, but it seemed like it. I traveled to Korea, China (Shanghai, Hongzhou, Suzou, Hong Kong), Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, and Laos.

[eos]

paris and london were culture shocking to me.