Comments on: Top Signs You are a Backpacker

By: Clarkson

Clarkson — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:06:31 +0000

In summary: backpackers are cheap and smelly. Yup, you got it.

By: Cristina

Cristina — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:53:46 +0000

don’t forget learning how to haggle in farmer’s market and planning an entire vacation around picnics and eating in the room LOL

By: Dono

Dono — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:28:03 +0000

Good and funny list. Haven’t done any extended backpacking for a couple of years but still take bread, butter, jam etc home from restaurants. Old habits and all.

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By: Mircea

Mircea — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:57:30 +0000

“You get pleasantly surprised to find toilet paper in the bathroom.”
LMAO ))) …this was so funny and true.

By: Cuckoo

Cuckoo — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:51:44 +0000

Aah, I am a half backpacker then. Prefer a dry & clean loo though. Its another thing that I don’t get it most of the time unless checking into a (nice) hotel.

Scribetrotter’s points made me laugh.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:38:31 +0000

ALL TRUE!!!! Love it!!

By: Beth Whitman

Beth Whitman — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:18:28 +0000

I laughed out loud at this. There are more here that are true than I’m willing to admit to.

Thanks for sharing and being so thorough. LOVED IT!

Beth

By: Scribetrotter

Scribetrotter — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:20:52 +0000

Having picked myself off the floor from laughing at the truth of it all, let me add… you know you’re a backpacker:
- when you throw out parts of your book as you read – it makes them lighter
- when you use baby shampoo to wash your clothes, wash your hair, wash your body – and in emergencies brush your teeth
- when you carry a jar of peanut butter or marmite in your pack, ‘just in case’
- when you find yourself squatting on your haunches for half an hour or more to chat, and feel no pain
- when you actually know what the BBC World Service is

and about not knowing what to put down as a profession… in fact, it’s when you put down ‘English teacher’ as a profession, no matter WHAT you do!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:55:58 +0000

I checked half. Does that still make me a backpacker?