Awkward.

That awkward moment when:

-You're not sure whether the red spot on your face is an incoming zit, or an outgoing mosquito bite. 

- That stagnant water smell wafts up your nose during your shower, and you're not sure if it's from the open window, or the shower water you're currently bathing in. 
 

-You get your picture taken through the window of a bus, 'cause you're white.

-You pay 7 bucks for a gallon of questionably hydrogonized/pasteurized milk.  

- Chinglish tees excite you.

-You forget your grocery bag when you go to the store, so you stuff everything but the milk and frozen onion pancakes into your purse, and try to maintain a sense of dignity as you walk out. 

- You find yourself humming the catchy jingle that garbage trucks blast out to announce their upcoming approach.

- The 7-11 workers know you.

- The Taiwanese woman behind you in line is pushing her 7 year old daughter toward you, telling her to "Speak! Speak! English, English!"

- You accidentally bike into the recycling frenzy frequented by senior citizens on a street corner.

- A random grocery store employee gets really close to your face, says "You so beautiful," in English, and then proceeds to spout out a current of excited Chinese, to which all you can do is smile and look confused until they beam at you, nod enthusiastically, and walk away.

#sillyamericanlivingintaiwan