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Q: Before I came here I never used to...
I'll go first.
I never used to use the word c*nt.
Now I use it multiple times every day.
...think most people are idiots (it used to be only perhaps 50%)
...say "bye-bye" ..... *facepalm*
*edit* I changed my mind
...put poo paper in the waste bin instead of flushing it down the toilet
think that some can probably drive worse then 50% of the people in germany
god LOL I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO wrong
Truly comprehend the meaning of the word "frustration."
Dye my hair...have to rinse dishes before using them...look into the eyes of my meal...look both ways before crossing a one-way street...move off the sidewalk because a car was coming...wonder as to the origin of the poop on the sidewalk...go to 15 different stores to complete one home repair job...submit my life story, go through an interrogation, fill out 45 different forms and rely on the whims of an official to get a job and a bank account...have non-English speaking people tell me how to teach English...get threatened with the police when someone was trying to rip me off...worry about dropping dead in a hospital going up and down floors to pay for emergency care before even seeing a "doctor"...be married and being part of the howling-wolves society...come to English forums just to see that I wasn't the only one going insane...
DaqingDevil:
OMG - I've met my soul mate!!!!
Couldn't have said it any better and may I quote you when I email friends at home?
Sinobear:
I have to dye my hair because I've gone prematurely grey. Sometimes, when I have an extreme BCD, it's like popcorn...I can almost hear the hairs "popping" and becoming grey. It's not vanity...it's hearing people calling me "Grandfather" when I'm out with my kids :P
Wondered who not what pooped in the building stairwell...
Saw mothers lifting their kid up to pee in a bin when a toilet is 15 feet away...
Saw so many cockroaches...
Wondered whether the meat on the skewer is dog/cat/rat...
Hold my temper and mine is like a flash fire, boom and over. My problem is that its always going off here and at home I can vent, over and done, Here I hold it and I'm mad for a long time. Chinese act like I'm crazy if I loose it.- No I don't mind you trying to push in front of me, I've only been waiting an hour and the lazy clerk is brain dead. F.O.A.H. ...and I'm twice his size. four times if we measure his pencil.
Nessquick:
today I lose it to my "manager". but I did not " lose the face " 
silly questions everyday same. when some shit are pilling up, they are going to fall ...
get beaten up for complaining about people jumping a queue because in the rest of the world people know how to queue
http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/german-beaten-up-in-gz-mcdonalds-for-confronting-queue-jumper/
Rin:
Unsurprisingly it took four of the a**holes to jump him outside when he wasn't expecting it.
Scandinavian:
yeah but http://beijingcream.com/2013/03/laowai-comics-movies-vs-reality-chinese-fight-version/
I used to think we were a little bitchie on the Answers page
but after reading some of the comments on the front page
Wow , we are regular Angels in comparison, Not even I am game to go back there anymore 
Red_Fox:
And it ain't changing any time soon, Phil... Way too much violence and aggression for my cup of tea. I'm ready to pack it in...
I never used to be full of near-uncontrollable rage every single day.
TedDBayer:
Vent brother. When I worked, I used to go into the vault and scream some times, that helped, but the cries of my co-workers yelling, ''no fair Ted, it's my turn'', cheered me up.
Before I came here, I never used to worry about my health. Mental or physical.
Now, i ache all over, brain to toe.
Never used to be afraid of my political (visa) status or the safety of my savings. Now, looking-over-my-shoulder paranoia, praying my visa will be renewed, praying I can take my hard-earned cash home with me with no complications.
On the physical side, respiratory problems - four colds a year - and multiple WC visits daily thanks to the local cuisine. I have lost weight and my brain is overtaxed.
philbravery:
We are still talking about China arn't we? and not marriage to a Chinese girl?
oh and WARNING ! there one of my married to a Chinese girl story/ posts coming up over the next few days.
Red_Fox:
Phil - I think we are still on about China. Now Chinese wives? That's your domain, mate! Whatcha got? 
(Coonawarra cab sav, here, awaiting further stories from OZ.)
mike168229:
Agreed on the visa status and renewal! Phil - looking forward to that one.
Baivab:
In middle of the complex "renewing-your-work-permit-and-then-resident-permit" process 
Before I came here I never used to give myself enemas. It first came about through being in regular use of a fold-out toilet chair (doubles nicely as a camping stool on fishing trips) and a hose close to hand. It's kind of a poor man's bidet and what with us having no hot running water, a good way to wake up with a spring in your step on a cold winter morning. Now i've got a sparkling colon and i'm confident that even the Pope would be happy to kiss my ring.
Bet I get down-thumbed for that now. Pff. With friends like you, who needs enemas.
Scandinavian:
I also used to never give myself enemas, now in China, I still don't
mArtiAn:
I steal all my punch-lines. Poor artists imitate, great artists steal. I stole 'that' too.
Red_Fox:
You sound like Groucho Marx and for that I'm going to thumb you up to neutralize the thumbs down you got from one of your "enemas". The Pope and your ring indeed. LMAO. 
sad to admit,,, but never really had feelings of anger/hate in Thailand or anywhere else,,,,, but sometimes (often) in PRC I really fucking hate these bastards.... funny thing is, I know they don't really deserve it,,,,, but, darn, they rub me the wrong way.... Uncle REALLY fkd this place up... granmas roaming streets late at nite with cup in hand,, seems no one here gives two fucks about anybody else... like some kinda weird 'Lord of the Flies' novel come to life....
Scandinavian:
that is one important thing to remember. "they don't deserve the anger"
