2. You don't mind going clubbing in jeans, a sweater and flat shoes, but photos of what you were wearing on Courtney Place a year ago make you cringe.
3. Rather than crossing a border being a huge deal, requiring planning, a plane flight, research to ensure you're not going to have visa problems, and numerous checks to make sure you're passport is valid and on you, border crossings are now meaningless and happen accidentally (like when you make a wrong turn in the car) or for random tasks (like to go clubbing or to go to a cheaper supermarket).
4. You've worked out how to scam the train ticket collector, stopped paying for bus tickets, and no longer feel weird jumping off the bus without saying 'thank you' to the driver.
5. You know what gewürztraminer, roquefort and foie gras are, and wine is now something that you sip slowly with food, making sure you've got the right wine to match your meal, rather than something you buy a cardboard cask on to get drunk off the week before payday.
6. You know enough basics to not only be able to order drinks in six languages, but to be able to ask them to hold the ice and give you a straw too.
7. You've stopped converting euros into dollars, accepted 4euros ($8ND) as a reasonable price for a latte, and give tips without thinking about it.
8. Your previous understanding of public toilets has now been replaced by the image of the Burger King logo.
9. You no longer see the need to wait patiently in queues, instead partaking in the crowd-control-needed mobs at the supermarket checkout and pushing bratty french kids out of the way when need be.
10. You haven't seen the sea since your summer holiday in Italy six months ago, you probably won't for another six months, and that isn't weird at all!
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