You know it's time to leave Asia when . . .

[WeeRandomer]

You know you've been in Asia for too long when you see comments like this... and go "oh boy was I young and foolish when I acted like that".

Not doing that whole virtue signalling thing. Just saying... why would you lower your standards?

Don’t worry. I haven’t got to the stage where I feel the need to bash the close button on my fellow mankind while in the lift yet. Give me a couple more years though...

[Elegiaque]

the broth is delicious.

When you think any sort of "broth" you're served in this city resembles "delicious".

[hullexile]

When you think 900 square feet is spacious for a family

[TheBrit]

When you think any sort of "broth" you're served in this city resembles "delicious".

Have you tried any of these?

譚仔三哥米線(TamJai SamGor Mixian)

[TheBrit]

When you think 900 square feet is spacious for a family

I never got to that belief and it was still time to leave

Miss the spicy noodle soup though!

[Golem]

when you find expats constant rumblings about supposed differences tedious and repetitive

[civil_servant]

When you think 900 square feet is spacious for a family

And technically those 900sqft are only 700sqft.

[Edwardstorm]

when you find expats constant rumblings about supposed differences tedious and repetitive

When you get tired of folks constantly glorifying the greatness of the CCP

[keieich]

When....
...you barge into people on the street and no longer realise it's rude
...you happily drink hot water in restaurants and no longer think it's strange
...you consider it normal to go into a shop and go "want ...[points to picture on mobile phone].." with no preamble

Very 'local' symptoms indeed. Here's another: when you ALWAYS walk in the middle of any road, path or lane which is, for example, 5 feet wide. You never ever think in that way you would ALWAYS leave less than 2.5 feet for anyone to pass on your left or on your right. You never ever think if you walk by the left or by the right, you would always leave 3 or 4 feet for people to pass, on either side. Not that you've forgotten all about arithmetics. You've gone 'local'!

[Elegiaque]

Have you tried any of these?

譚仔三哥米線(TamJai SamGor Mixian)

No, I'll keep it on the radar and give it a try.

Now that I think about it, there is one kind of delicious broth that I enjoy in Hong Kong... at Ippudo!