You grew up as an expat in the middle east if....

Found this on the internet, thought it was fun....and surprisingly accurate on most accounts, particularly #1, for those who have ever had that conversation with me.....:0)

• You can't answer the question, "Where are you from?" (And when you do, you get into an elaborate conversation that gets everyone confused)
• You flew before you could walk.
• You have a passport, but no driver's license.
• You think California is cold.
• You watch National Geographic specials and recognize someone.
• You run into someone you know at every airport.
• Conversations with friends take place at 6:00 in the morning or 10:00 at night.
• Your life story uses the phrase "Then we went to..." five times.
• You can speak with authority about the quality of various international airlines.
• You feel self conscious around white people.
• You get offended when someone turns down an offer for food.
• You treasure pork and root beer as highly-valued commodities.
• You have ever had to wait for prayer call to be over to finish shopping.
• You are fascinated by any wildlife bigger than a gecko.
• You know that it truly is a small world.
• You have ever gone to the "hammam" or endured a "shamal."
• You get all the jokes in Aladdin.
• Rain is still one of the most wonderful sounds in the world.
• You haggle with the checkout clerk for a lower price.
• Your wardrobe can only handle two seasons: hot and warm.
• Your school memories include duck-and-cover drills.
• You are used to being stared at.
• You think VISA is a document stamped in your passport, and not a plastic card you carry in your wallet.
• You call a chicken burrito a "shwarma."
• Your dorm room/apartment/living room looks a little like a museum with all the "exotic" things you have around.
• You've heard of "hubbly bubbly."
• You have sat in a "men's" or "women's" section in an airport, hospital, or restaurant.
• You know the geography of the rest of the world, but you don't know the geography of your own country.
• Your best friends are from 5 different countries.
• You have never spent a summer with your friends from high school because you all go back to your home town/state/country June - August
• Camping involves duning, getting stuck, and counting how many camels you saw.
• A sports tournament involves flying to another country in the Middle East.
• You remember when the first McDonalds in your country had its grand opening.
• You got days off school for Christian and Muslim holidays.
• Not being able to eat in public during the day during the holy month of Ramadan.
• Traveling home required buying candy, CDs, and Abercrombie and Fitch clothing for your friends back overseas.
• You are used to giving directions according to landmarks, not street names.
• It's normal to wake up and have four or more Pakistani men fixing your AC.
• You are used to seeing Arabic commercials dubbed in British English about Lux soap, Carnation condensed milk and Dove shampoo.
• Seeing police drive on the shoulder of the road and cut people is not unusual.
• You know someone is referring to Pepsi when they say "Bebzi".
• Having a walled in, cement house is standard.
• Ford Explorer sized cars seem small compared to Toyota Land Cruisers and Nissan Patrols