You've been in the West too long when you know how to pump your own gas, get your own groceries and clean you're own toilet.

You've been in the West too long when you're no longer shocked when someone says "Please" or "Thank you."

You've been in the West too long when you can wear a tank top on a hot day and not have to worry about guys taking pictures of you with their cellphones, try and grab you or worse.

You've been in the West too long when you've seen a girl with purple hair walk by wearing leather pants and a halter and all you think is "hmm that's a nice shade of purple"

You've been in the West too long when you can mention the names of your political leaders without glancing around in fear.

You've been in the West too long when you've gotten used to the Newspapers actually reporting news.