You know you’ve backpacked Southeast Asia when…

1) A large percentage or your grungy travel shirts are emblazoned with local beer logos, including this one:

2) You’ve drank a cocktail or two out of what normally would be considered a child’s beach toy:

3) You know that the term “Yellow Bible” has nothing to do with religion:

4) You have a scar or two on your body from intertubing in Vang Vieng, Laos:

5) You think street Pad Thai is just about as essential as water:

6) You don’t think a 17-hour bus ride is particularly long, anything over 30-hours might be pushing it, though:

7) You’ve grown used to cockroaches and have even snacked on them once or twice:

8 ) You’ve seen some of the prettiest men ever:

9) You’ve often found yourself wandering malls just to take advantage of the air conditioning and clean bathrooms:

10) You consider a tuk-tuk ride across town a sufficient alternative to using a hair dryer:

11) You know it’s not uncommon for there to be three 7-11s within a two block vicinity:

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12) You start to believe the hose is better than toilet paper after all (Suggested by Jon):

13) You realize that a scooter can easily carry a family of four whilst the driver texts (Suggested by Jon):