Erasmus

OK, it's been 3 weeks now since I've been an Erasmus student in Metz, France , and in all this time, I saw that the French students are big consumers of the Facebook experience.

So, on a group, I found out that you know you are a real Erasmus when:

• you do things that you would never do in your hometown.
• you don't want to show your latest party pictures to anyone that's not an Erasmus.
• spending the day at uni means a day spent in front of your mail, msn and facebook.
• not even 30 calls from the neighbours and a visit from the police can keep you from having another big party. You just move and change neighbours!
• you came to your Erasmus-country wanting to find new friends among "the locals", but soon realised that the other Erasmuses are more fun.
• the people you just know by your own made up nicknames, such as the hunk, the pop-guy, Hi5, barefootman... etc are people you absolutely want to invite to your birthday party.
• most of your time is spent preparing for or recovering from a night out.
• you to everyone proudly present old silly songs from you home country, claiming that its a classic... without being embarrassed.
• you no longer care whether it's Monday or Friday - it's still partynight!
• you recognize people saying hi to you in the street thanks to the pictures you took last night.
• you refer to everything as before or after a certain Erasmus-event.
• you know that nothing is better than a night out at the Erasmus pubs and clubs - although your friends complain about always going to the same places...
• you kiss anyone and anything without bothering about the consequences (good or bad).
• you blame all your bad behaviour on the fact that you're an Erasmus.
• you do a test to measure your consume of alcohol and get serioulsy worried about your health.
• you know that the time of your life is now!