Weird SE Asian Sh*t

Here is a very incomplete list of some of the things we found somewhat peculiar in our travels...

~ Face whitening creme/powder on women to the point they look like Casper the friendly ghost
~ Golden Retriever on a motorbike with his family of four
~ Giant Buddhas all over the place
~ Basket of piglets on the back of a motorbike (quite common in Vietnam)
~ Scissors used in so many ways - cutting lawns, cutting hair, cutting lettuce
~ Luggage - never have we seen so much baggage accompanying people, sometimes it looks like it could be all their worldly belongings
~ Shrink-wrap machine - much of this luggage gets wrapped in plastic at the airport by a crazy spinning wrapping machine
~ "Small money" - the mantra of shopkeepers or anyone else who takes money as their job - no one ever has change, even if you are giving them the equivalent of $5 for something that costs $4.50
~ Smoking - they smoke like it is their job & it is done EVERYWHERE
~ Flip flops for all your footwear needs - hiking, at the office, working with heavy machinery
~ Food sitting in carts all day long - yum yum
~ No waiting in line - this is typically a combat situation where you get boxed out by little old ladies