Cultural Clues: You’re not in Togo anymore!Brenda Mastin

Togo —

The TOP 10 ways to know you are experiencing “reverse culture shock.”

10. You dream and think in French. You try to speak in English and frequently mispronounce or misplace a word in a sentence.

9. You hear yourself responding with a big “ah‐haaa” or a clicking sound in the back of your mouth when you agree with someone like they do in Togo; you don’t even notice until someone stares at you in disbelief!

8. You don’t know how to use the self‐check‐out lines, making people behind you wonder about the “express” part.

7. You’re NOT in the habit of watching for speed limit signs.

6. You actually miss the times when there are not so many choices, and miss the “simple” life.

5. You share the Gospel or a tract with someone and then notice they didn’t WANT to hear it!

4. You wonder if you will catch something if you drink water from the tap.

3. You accidentally take half the road trying to avoid a small pothole, even though there ARE lines here and all the potholes are small!

2. You go do something else while waiting for the computer screen to change, not realizing that it already happened (unlike your computer in Togo)!

1. You actually miss the heat!

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