1st World Problems in 3rd World Countries

#1stworldproblems don't go away just cuz you are in the 3rd world.

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The 1st time you get a care package and find out the taxes to pick it up are more than the contents are worth.

(Word to the wise: all care packages should always be marked "gift" and never overvalued for insurance.)

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When strangers think it's ok to touch you.

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When your iPhone is stolen.

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The 1st time you have an emergency and realize there is no "911" equivalent you can call, and no one is coming to help you.

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When you tell people you are going to [anywhere in] Africa and they assume you must be living in the Bush.

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Spiders.

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When you accidentally see your own reflection in a mirror.

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When people try to over charge you just because you're a foreigner.

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When people ask if you're a spy.

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How often you find yourself longingly talking about Trader Joe's.

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Finding it funny to see livestock in the middle of the road.

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When people want to share the food you got in a care package from home.

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How out of place you feel every time you dare to use a new public toilet.

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When your visa is about to expire...

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When you can't go running because it's "not safe" after dark

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When you get in yet another crazy taxi driver's car

On the outside:

On the inside:

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Before my first trip to East Africa.

After my first trip to East Africa.