1. People here prefer to drink warm or hot water over cool or cold.
2. When the traffic light turns red, it doesn't necessarily mean stop and green doesn't necessarily mean go. The key is to survive.
3. Spitting is a cultural thing. People spit in my dorm's elevators everyday.
4. Finding soap in public bathrooms is a miracle, cherish it. Somehow, it is assumed water is all you need to have clean hands.
5. Still on hygiene, it is IMPERATIVE that you carry packets of pocket tissues with you everywhere you go, as toilet paper is not provided in most bathrooms since it is assumed you carry tissues anyway!
6. You will get pushed and shoved a lot. It's pointless to be offended, since you will invariably end up pushing and shoving others.
7. Most bathrooms have traditional toilet facilities, which means you have to squat to go. Think positive, reinforcement for you knees, hips and thigh muscles. Finding a water closet in public bathrooms usually makes my day.
8. Watch out for signs whose English translations will have you doubling over with laughter.
9. Walmart sells everything. That includes crocodiles, turtles, you name it.
10. Babies and toddlers have the bottoms of their pants ripped open. Do not be dismayed, this enables them to go to the bathroom (usually on the street, trash can, wherever is most convenient) faster.
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