It's no big deal when...

-you can't speak one word to someone else.

-you eat fried chicken and spicy curries first thing in the morning.

-people on motorbikes don't even glance towards you when turning directly in front of you.

-a family of four and two weeks of groceries speed along on a motorbike.

-you travel by, plane, train, bus, taxi, tuk-tuk and foot to get where you are going.

-you hear laughs and whispered of farang as often as your name.

-your name must be said four times when you introduce yourself and you have completely accepted that it still will be said with missing sounds.

-dried squid flaps on a rattling motorbike cart whizzing down the street 

-people eat frogs, fish heads, grasshoppers, and scorpions

-your bosses and coworkers alike encourage drinks on weekdays.

-30 minutes becomes 2 hours. 

-you leave your watch set five minutes slow since you are actually more likely to arrive to a meeting place at the same time 

-public transport consists of sitting in the back of a truck

-you request what medicines and medical procedures you should have 

- people sleep on the floor

- people sleep on the floor in hospitals

-a bed is more comparable to a rock then mattress

-you are in a taxi, bus, train, truck or other transport and have no idea where you are and if you're getting closer to your destination, that is if you even know your destination

-a student tells you they believe they 'have nothing in there heads' and an entire class of 40 12th grade students agree

-you can no longer correctly speak with the one and only language you are fluent in, and this is without use of any substances

-you become uncomfortable being around too many people from your own country

- a 7-Eleven will never again be just a gas station

- you are already the mourning the day you will be without koala snacks and 7 eleven toasties,even if it will be at least 9 months away...

-you can hardly imagine living in your home country at this time in your life

- you have as many or more good friends after three months, than those relationships kept after living somewhere for 11 years 

- you share a meal and listen to conversations but do not understanding anything

-you have no idea what's going on, just about all the time

- your Students learning English as a second language know the grammar rule better than you. Past perfect tense?? What's that? 

-you arrive prepared to teach but not one student is in class

-more time is spent preparing for a ceremony than the actual time of the ceremony 

- you are wearing pants and a fleece jacket in 75 degree weather because it's 'cold' outside

-toilet paper is on a restaurant table more often than in a bathroom

- you squat to use a toilet

- a shower consists of a bucket

-red lights become a suggestion to stop

-a car does not have seat belts 

-it is a national offense not to wear the color yellow at work

-monks stroll by on their cell phones

-children erupt in spontaneous giggles when you pass by

-you take uncountable pictures with complete strangers

-you notice someone trying to slyly snap a photo of you then take another half dozen pictures acting as if they are merely enjoying the scenery which they likely see every day

-being on time to school assembly to just stand next to students is more valued than arriving to class on time ready to teach

-your rent and utilities is less than 6th of your salary, and you live in a more expensive apartment

-a meal that costs $4 is expensive, and forget a meal that cost $15 that is simply preposterous. 

-you have not used a microwave in 3 months

- you have not prepared you own dinner in 3 weeks or more 

-gift giving is incomplete without taking pictures

-you see temples when you go anywhere

And this is when you know you've lived in Thailand for 3 months. 

If any other foreigners in Thailand have insights to add please comment.  This is just a small beginning, I know there's more I haven't captured and can't capture about life as a foreign teacher in Thailand, but I hope you enjoyed the reading.