You know you're turning Japanese when...

• I make it important to separate trash properly, PET bottles go here, cans go there, combustibles go there and paper go here!
• I actually get really upset when there is the smallest rubbish on the floor, for e.g. my piece of gum wrapper fell out of my pocket and it was too late to pick it up, I felt so bad 
• Being incredibly uncomfortable when there is no music to play in the bathroom. I'm not even kidding I get really really uncomfortable and I feel like the rudest girl not having music on lol
• When using Eastern toilets is a natural habit now
• Saying sorry for the smallest thing 
• Having the habit not eating and walking at the same time
• Paying with ATM/EFTPOS is no longer existant in my head 
• My phone is on silent 24/7, I don't even know what my ringtone is because it feels like it is culturally unacceptable to have it on normal mode where ever I go
• Trains being late by 3 minutes is such a big deal to me, holy crap 10 minutes back in Australia, no worries! 
• Adding 'ne' to the end of every sentence. "Ganbatte-neeee" "Sou dese-neee" "I am so tired... neeeeee" "It's okay neeeeee" 
• Saying daijoubu 100 times everyday 
• Adding that seaweed topping for the rice is a must now, can't have rice with out them funky tastes, funky tastes as in it is very delicious-neeee
• No miso soup? GET OUT
• No green tea? GET OUT EVEN MORE 
• Bowing to awkward type friends. Oh I met you once no hi 5's, no besos, no kissy kisses on cheeks or hugs, just oh hey we're not close so *bow* (A-Frame bows sort of things ya know) 
• When someone asked you "What's this in tagalog/filipino?" and 100% dead set Japanese came out and I had the biggest mind blank, it feels like my brain is too small to take two languages so it got rid of Tagalog - woops (I didn't know how to say, hello how are you in filipino... I need to be shot)

You know you're missing Australia when all you can think about are... 

• Banana buzz from Boost Juice
• Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee 
• Mum's cooking, I can't believe you can't get KANGKONG in this country. There is no point of even attempting to make sinigang, no point. Cooking sinigang with out kangkong is blasphemy anyway! 
• Meat pies... drenched in tomato sauce omgotou I miss you ne----- 
• Red skins, maltesars, red frogs, eclipse chewy mints (oh my gotou i miss you so much), jaffas, chocolate bullets from DJS 
• GRAVY, I MISS YOU GRAVY 
• I miss a soft bed, futon? Get outta here
• RED VELVET - someone tell me where to get something red velvet flavoured in this country 
• Driving... being in a car. I miss not taking public transport. It's easier here but still, just being comfortable getting to a far destination is just a hidden thing I'm taking for granted 
• Eating and walking, damn I miss you
• Not being stared at, ya'll look like me back at home and I'm so grateful for that haha (Ya'll black too)
• I MISS USING AN IPHONE
• Crude jokes, I miss saying what I feel and saying it bluntly in a joking manner. They hardly exist here, damn! 

Ne, 

Gerry desu