Yeah that's right, its going to be hard to blend in and act natural when a map is your best friend and you do a little celebration dance everytime you hear any english. (True story, unfortunately)
These are some things you just have to get used to:
* Don't hate on the police, they are actually friendly people and are always helpful
*Your cellphone may be english, but that doesnt mean the cellphone companies send any english information messages...you won't ever know how to activate your airtime yourself or understand how many minutes you've used in the past month. Make friends with people in cellphone shops because you'll be visiting every month to top up.
*Locals can spot foreigners from a mile away. End of story.
*You will spend 70% of your time lost and slightly confused
*Converting currencies becomes a default reaction when shopping so brush up on your maths asap
Bottom line is you're in a foreign place for the adventure, so don't let the bullets knock you off your feet. Just go with it, keep smiling and by all means 'wave your flag' because the foreigner in all of us is the reason the locals can boast about their amazing sights and attractions, we just keep coming back for more.
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