I started writing this post in 2016 but posting it jus now. I was always thinking to spend more time adding more and more items. But let’s publish it first and then add more.

I’ve been living in California, USA since 2011 (7 years when writing this post). Here are the things that make me realize that I changed:

• I have a double shower curtain now
• As a pedestrian, I wait the green light before crossing the street
• I like automatic cars better than manuals
• I’m fine passing cars from the right side when driving
• I’m not surprised to drive more than 10 hours, and find it fairly close
• I’m wearing a helmet when riding my bike
• I’m scared when going to the doctor, not for my health but for my wallet
• I answer: “I’m from San Francisco” when asked where I’m from when traveling
• I don’t put a space between a word and the exclamation/interrogation point!
• I’m more confortable with qwerty than azerty
• I know how to do éèáîï on a qwerty keyboard
• I almost ordered delivery food, once. I ordered delivery food, twice
• I’m fine with bars and clubs closing at 2AM
• I’m used to AM and PM
• I’m used to others units too: fahrenheit, miles, inches, feet, pounds
• I eat with only a fork
• I eat with my left hand placed on my leg
• I can eat bigger portions
• My taste of food is slowly getting worse
• I’m eating spicy food
• I don’t judge what people are wearing
• I switch from speaking French to English fairly easily
• I have trouble finding some words in French, my native language
• I have trouble explaining my job and talking about technical work in French
• It’s a storm when there are three drops of rain
• I swear in English
• People call me and I call myself Ben instead of Benjamin
• I critize less and try to offer a solution if I do
• I understand and enjoy going to a baseball game as an entertaining events