1. Miracles happen. Yes, that is a Mormon walking on water. Hallelujah!

2. All reporting takes place from flooded areas. Even it they have to green screen themselves into the shot.

3. The soi dogs look even worse than usual.

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4. Your gymnastics skills suddenly become amazing.

5. Sukhumbhand is either out of town or saying something dumb about us having to live in the mountains.

6. Your B10 million supercar is even more useless than before.

7. You spend long periods of time standing with perfect strangers in awkward silence.

8. Even getting from the BTS platform to the BTS train is full of peril.

9.  At least one of your colleagues is half-dead in a hospital with dengue.

10. Walking on each sidewalk block is a case of explosive puddle roulette.

11.  Everyone’s wearing ugly shoes...

12. But they get the job done.

13. There's a reason for all those plastic bags.

14.  You buy a new umbrella every single day.

15. You live in constant fear of the Apocalyptic Tsunami-inducing Poke of the Awning from Hell.

16.  Your perfect makeup lasts till you reach the office.

17.  There’s a sea of taxis but none are vacant.

18.  Bangkok really does live up to its nickname, “Venice of the East.”

19.  Student uniforms become X-rated.

20.  The accepted Bangkok lateness creeps up from 50 to 90 minutes.

21. Looking out the window fills you with an immense deeling of dread.

22.  And you need to run for your life when you see the clouds.

23. Everyone stays later in the office but no extra work gets done.

24. Everyone prepares flood survival kits...

25. But rice is more than a meal.

26. The streets are actually clean...

27. But only weirdos would be seen walking on them.