You haven't lived in France long enough until:
- You know that nothing, absolutely nothing, is accomplished on a Sunday.
- You've seen your life flash before your eyes when crossing the road because the cars here just don't stop for humans on zebra crossings.
- You've sent every single piece of paper you own to some French organisation.
- Every single answer you get just depends on the person you ask.
- You've experienced the mayhem that is 'SOLDES'.
- You've been affected by at least 5 strikes in the past 3 months.
- You've come to expect that nothing here will ever make sense.
- You've wondered how the women here stay so thin when there are boulangeries/patisseries on every corner.
- You know that SNOW= city shutdown. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.
- You've found yourself singing along to the annoying SNCF train station jingle.
- You start to eat all your fruit with a knife instead of biting into it.
- You know that refrigerated milk here is akin to the 'mystery lost sock' that always goes missing when doing laundry. You'll just never find it.
- You've finally used the word 'putain'.
- You've adopted an all-black wardrobe.
- It's taken you 15 minutes to 'faire la bise' when arriving somewhere.
- You've experienced the joys of two-hour lunches.
- You've realised that things will be open at times they should be closed and closed when they should be open.
- You've tried to decipher the mess that is the French computer keyboard. Fullstops will forever be the bane of my (french) existence.
- You've adopted lightning fast ninja reflexes when dodging dog poo on footpaths.
- You've laughed hysterically at this video:
What were your French 'milestones?' Let me know in the comments below!
