"If I go to happy hour, I'll be in the happy house!" - My roommate Jes, after hearing a woman cooking and selling seafood on the beach in Nha Trang announce that it was happy hour (which everyone seemed to do everywhere, regardless of what was being sold or the time of day). She'd gotten sick from some fish at a restaurant the night before (the same place as cockroach guy) and spent most of the night in the bathroom, which tour guides in Vietnam refer to affectionately as the "happy house".
"Happiness to everyone!" - The writing on a rubbish bin in the hotel bathroom in Halong Bay. There was a picture on there too. I forget exactly what was on there but seem to recall some sort of outdoor scene with a tree and an animal. In retrospect I'm thinking maybe it was some kind of environmentalist message that just forgot the "reduce waste" part of it?
"Instruction for usage: instant food."- The English translation on the back of a bag of potato chips in Vietnam... In case anyone who bought a bag couldn't figure it out.
"Same same." - Every local person I spoke to in Vietnam who wanted to indicate that two things were the same. Not a single person said it once... They sell t-shirts with this printed. I wonder if you can buy just one ;)
"I forget that you're older." - Athina, another tourmate, who is 18. We were clearly talking about one of those things where life experience makes a big difference :)
"The Best in Thailand" - The print on the toilet in the hotel room in Lak Xao, Laos. No thoughts about how to explain this one...
"Toronto... Toronto raptors!" - Erry, the customs agent I got when I landed in Denpasar, showing off his knowledge about my hometown.
"Aiili Kuutan" - For the first time ever, I was greeted by someone waiting for me at the airport with my name on a sign when I got to Bali! (An airport transfer was included when I signed up for yoga teacher training.) And no, the typo did not detract from my experience :)
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