Comments on: Coming home: not quite ‘same same’

By: Andy Jarosz

Andy Jarosz — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:47:45 +0000

Thanks for the great comments: I also forgot to add the constant cry of “Hello tuk-tuk!” and the idea that a minibus that is designed for 8 can really seat 18.

By: Megan Eaves

Megan Eaves — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:29:06 +0000

You are so right about the traffic! It seems like every time I travel, I lose track of how I’m supposed to be moving across streets. In China, especially, the crazy traffic makes you so bold to cross a street, and I’ve had a few drivers honk at me back in the West! Happy New Year!

By: Dave and Deb

Dave and Deb — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:05:39 +0000

Haha, so true. Crossing the road is a whole new ball game in Asia. And we are exactly like you, we just smile stupidly at everyone all of the time. At home people would wonder what we were on! I love it! Have a safe trip home.

By: Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels

Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:49:55 +0000

I went from SE Asia to New Zealand and was in total shock the first time I paid for a meal! Good luck with the re-integration. Really enjoyed reading about your travels.

By: Melvin

Melvin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:21:27 +0000

I had the experience of point 3. I was in Recife, Brazil for a week. The people were so positive & got me the same week, that when I was back in Europe sitting in the tram back home, I was whistling & smiling. You can imagine how the others looked at me in the tram…

By: Emma Lovelly

Emma Lovelly — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:32:14 +0000

Fantastic article.

After just getting home from India, I am having much of the same feelings.

It’s also funny though how quickly you can forget all of those things and take for granted the ease at which you live your life in your home country. Clear roads, fresh air, streets lined with trees and clean drinking water are the norm in my town, but would be seen as luxury in India.

Safe trip home!