FWPIATWC

We developed a sort of Missionary/Expat shorthand for some of the difficulties  and challenges we just learned to live with, "That's so Haiti" or "TIH" = "This Is Haiti". This shorthand could be used for anything from bureaucratic exasperation to cultural frustration. It covered a wide range of ridiculously crazy and frustrating situations. 

It's so funny to be back to the first world and have a whole new appreciation for some of the challenges that I learned to overcome when compared to the constant litany of 1st world complaints I hear around me. 

I saw this today and almost peed my pants: