this is pretty funny. mostly b/c there are a lot of traits i came home with....
this was posted on my friends facebook. i think it's hilarious. mostly b/c it's so true.
Hello Spouse of a returning Veteran form Afghanistan. You may notice some unusual behaviour for you significant other. Do not be alarmed in the next few weeks to months some of the behaviour will dissipate. You may notice he or she may:
(1) Jump at the back fire of a car and look for cover.
(2) They may insist on bringing a case of bottled water to the bathroom to brush their teeth.
(3) They may have an unreasonable fear of blowing dust, insisting that it is full of camel or people feces.
(4) They may go to the local market and violently insist to the merchant that ¼ of the marked price is their best offer.
(5) They may be amazed to find a Burger King that has beef or Chicken for the burgers.
(6) Do not be surprised if at the end of a meal, if he or she places leftover food into the garbage can and places plates and cutlery into the next garbage can.
(7) When the vehicle that they are in is full that they insist the driver go now!
(8) They may insist on carrying a firearm with ammunition to all functions, i.e.; the bank, supper, market.
(9) They may insist that Tim Horton’s is the only coffee that they will drink.
(10) They may be pleasantly surprised if they can get that same coffee in less than 45 minutes at a Tim Horton’s.
(11) They might be seen in the local Wal-mart trying to see if it is a real watch or a cheap knock-off.
(12) You might find that they insist on laundry packaged in plastic to keep the dust (Camel poop) off of their clean clothes.
(13) They may wonder why there is no warning with your pork chops that “This item contains pork”.
(14) They may be astonished at the variety of choices on the television.
(15) They may turn off their computer and restart it every 30 minutes without explanation, and check to see if anyone else wants it before logging on again.
(16) He may wonder if your vehicle has sufficient armour plating to go “outside the wire”.
(17) They may insist on bringing the phone into a small closet to talk and may be surprised that they do not have to push 15 numbers or a pound sign before calling anyone.
(18) They may be astounded at the variety of colours for clothes other than brown and tans.
(19) They may address all people without a tan as the obvious “new guy”.
(20) They may place Christmas decorations on their vehicles and call them “Jingle trucks”.
(21) They may ask if you made this coffee with “potable” water.
(22) They may wonder why your kitchen is not stocked with sufficient Pop-tarts, Oreos, potted meat, or single slices of Spam containers.
(23) He may climb into his car and wonder what happened to the steering wheel and pedals, curse, get out of the car and walk around to the left side of the car.
(24) He may marvel at the abundance of grass and trees, flowers and other living vegetation and be afraid to go near it as it may be booby-trapped (IEDs).
(25) He may want to trade the family vehicle for a “Gator” because he can park it right outside his “Tent”.
(26) He may want to build a patio or furniture from discarded pallets or wooden boxes.
(27) May be shocked to see female people wearing shorts above the knee.
(28) May wonder why they have to share a bed space with someone else.
(29) May wonder why porta-potties or cases of water are not freely available everywhere.
(30) May wonder why people would ever swim in something as disgusting as the local pond.
(31) May wonder why the pond doesn’t smell like Emerald Lake.
(32) Insists 3 meals be cooked so he can choose one and discard the rest.
(33) He may wander from room to room in the dark using a small flashlight attached to his shirt, not turning on lights so he can be considerate of others trying to sleep.
(34) There may be some confusion as he looks at the clock in the kitchen and tries to figure what time that is back home or what day it is there.
(35) He will be surprised and genuinely touched to find out that people want to know what he did there and truly do care to hear the answers.
(36) He will look at bald tires on a vehicle and insist that they are still good if they are not flat yet.
(37) Be may be pleasantly surprised by the fact that the plugs on the electrical equipment fits all of the wall sockets that he finds.
(38) You may come home and find that he has filled a refrigerator to the top with bottled water, fruit cups or boxed milk.
(39) He may insist on wearing sandals into the shower even at home.
(40) He might carry baby-wipes with him when he goes to a restaurant “just in case”.
(41) They will be impressed with the speed of your dial-up network.
(42) They may spend a long period or time at an intersection with a paved road looking for low flying aircraft, before crossing.
(43) He may travel at only 20 kms per hour even on the open highway.
(44) He may surround the house with concrete barricades and the perimeter with barbwire.
(45) He may be impressed at the number of vehicles that are not Toyota trucks.
(46) Don’t be surprised if he looks for hand sanitizer outside the bathroom door.
(47) Don’t be surprised if he gives the kids and extra big hug after he returns home.
(48) A tear may well up in his eyes if he ever did a Role 3 duty when he sees a small child.
(49) He will look at veterans with a new respect.
(50) Remembrance Day will take on a new meaning for him or her during the two minutes of silence.
Hello Spouse of a returning Veteran form Afghanistan. You may notice some unusual behaviour for you significant other. Do not be alarmed in the next few weeks to months some of the behaviour will dissipate. You may notice he or she may:
(1) Jump at the back fire of a car and look for cover.
(2) They may insist on bringing a case of bottled water to the bathroom to brush their teeth.
(3) They may have an unreasonable fear of blowing dust, insisting that it is full of camel or people feces.
(4) They may go to the local market and violently insist to the merchant that ¼ of the marked price is their best offer.
(5) They may be amazed to find a Burger King that has beef or Chicken for the burgers.
(6) Do not be surprised if at the end of a meal, if he or she places leftover food into the garbage can and places plates and cutlery into the next garbage can.
(7) When the vehicle that they are in is full that they insist the driver go now!
(8) They may insist on carrying a firearm with ammunition to all functions, i.e.; the bank, supper, market.
(9) They may insist that Tim Horton’s is the only coffee that they will drink.
(10) They may be pleasantly surprised if they can get that same coffee in less than 45 minutes at a Tim Horton’s.
(11) They might be seen in the local Wal-mart trying to see if it is a real watch or a cheap knock-off.
(12) You might find that they insist on laundry packaged in plastic to keep the dust (Camel poop) off of their clean clothes.
(13) They may wonder why there is no warning with your pork chops that “This item contains pork”.
(14) They may be astonished at the variety of choices on the television.
(15) They may turn off their computer and restart it every 30 minutes without explanation, and check to see if anyone else wants it before logging on again.
(16) He may wonder if your vehicle has sufficient armour plating to go “outside the wire”.
(17) They may insist on bringing the phone into a small closet to talk and may be surprised that they do not have to push 15 numbers or a pound sign before calling anyone.
(18) They may be astounded at the variety of colours for clothes other than brown and tans.
(19) They may address all people without a tan as the obvious “new guy”.
(20) They may place Christmas decorations on their vehicles and call them “Jingle trucks”.
(21) They may ask if you made this coffee with “potable” water.
(22) They may wonder why your kitchen is not stocked with sufficient Pop-tarts, Oreos, potted meat, or single slices of Spam containers.
(23) He may climb into his car and wonder what happened to the steering wheel and pedals, curse, get out of the car and walk around to the left side of the car.
(24) He may marvel at the abundance of grass and trees, flowers and other living vegetation and be afraid to go near it as it may be booby-trapped (IEDs).
(25) He may want to trade the family vehicle for a “Gator” because he can park it right outside his “Tent”.
(26) He may want to build a patio or furniture from discarded pallets or wooden boxes.
(27) May be shocked to see female people wearing shorts above the knee.
(28) May wonder why they have to share a bed space with someone else.
(29) May wonder why porta-potties or cases of water are not freely available everywhere.
(30) May wonder why people would ever swim in something as disgusting as the local pond.
(31) May wonder why the pond doesn’t smell like Emerald Lake.
(32) Insists 3 meals be cooked so he can choose one and discard the rest.
(33) He may wander from room to room in the dark using a small flashlight attached to his shirt, not turning on lights so he can be considerate of others trying to sleep.
(34) There may be some confusion as he looks at the clock in the kitchen and tries to figure what time that is back home or what day it is there.
(35) He will be surprised and genuinely touched to find out that people want to know what he did there and truly do care to hear the answers.
(36) He will look at bald tires on a vehicle and insist that they are still good if they are not flat yet.
(37) Be may be pleasantly surprised by the fact that the plugs on the electrical equipment fits all of the wall sockets that he finds.
(38) You may come home and find that he has filled a refrigerator to the top with bottled water, fruit cups or boxed milk.
(39) He may insist on wearing sandals into the shower even at home.
(40) He might carry baby-wipes with him when he goes to a restaurant “just in case”.
(41) They will be impressed with the speed of your dial-up network.
(42) They may spend a long period or time at an intersection with a paved road looking for low flying aircraft, before crossing.
(43) He may travel at only 20 kms per hour even on the open highway.
(44) He may surround the house with concrete barricades and the perimeter with barbwire.
(45) He may be impressed at the number of vehicles that are not Toyota trucks.
(46) Don’t be surprised if he looks for hand sanitizer outside the bathroom door.
(47) Don’t be surprised if he gives the kids and extra big hug after he returns home.
(48) A tear may well up in his eyes if he ever did a Role 3 duty when he sees a small child.
(49) He will look at veterans with a new respect.
(50) Remembrance Day will take on a new meaning for him or her during the two minutes of silence.