patterns

honolulu, hawaii 1.10.11

tokyo, japan 1.25.11

chiangmai, thailand 1.28.11

harbin, china 2.17.11

traveling through 4 different countries does somethin to you.. you start to see patterns (or patterns that aren't patterns at all haha). here's my list of "patterns" i've observed from hawaii, japan, thailand, and china

driving pattern: right, left, left, right (side of road)
toilet paper pattern: in, in, out, out (of) toilet
ventilation pattern: fan on, heater on, ac on, humidifier on
utensil pattern: fork, chopstick, fork/spoon, chopstick
greeting pattern: aloha, konnichiwa, sawadeekahhh, ni hao
weather pattern: perfect, brisk, hot, "little" cold
price of fruit pattern: expensive, more expensive, less expensive, cheap
population pattern: moderate, crowded, a little crowded, very crowded
drinkable water pattern: tap, tap, bottle, bottle
beautiful skin pattern: dark, white, dark, white