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I knew I had been an exchange student for too long when…or I knew I had been in (?) Country for too long when…????

I knew that I had been in Switzerland too long when chocolate was passé and the Matterhorn was for tourists. ~ Bill Wedgworth - Switzerland, (Summer) 78

I knew I had been in Germany too long when I turned to my friend in class and asked him how to say "afternoon" in English. ~ Brenden Sparks - CB Germany 97-98

I knew I had been in Japan for too long when I had learned to navigate the entire trip to my school on my bicycle without using my hands the whole way. ~ Galen Carter

I knew I had been in Australia for too long when my own country's accent sounded more ridiculous than the Australian's when I first arrived. ~ Mary Froeba

I knew I was an exchange student in Germany too long when I was being asked directions, in English, and I forgot how to speak my own language!!! ~ J. Roberts - CB Germany 00-01

I knew I was an exchange student when all the cars looked like matchbox toys. ~ Lori Reeves - Switzerland 73

I knew I had been in Australia for too long when people stopped asking, "Are you an American?" when I first met them. ~ Mary Froeba

I knew I had to be an exchange student to Brazil when.... I woke up at 5 o'clock in the morning so I would have time to get ready for school and watch World Cup games that came on at 6:30. AND I knew I had to be an exchange student for too long when... I tried to speak Spanish (the only foreign language I knew) to everyone, including those who I knew didn't understand me. ~ Plaper

I knew I'd been an exchange student for too long when I came back to the US and while unpacking I yelled for my mother (from my bedroom through the house to her in the kitchen) and instead of yelling "Mom!" out of habit I yelled "Mama!" like I was calling my Greek mother. ~ Shelley Aday - Greece 76

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