10 Things to Know in Albania

Here are some things that I've been told since arriving in Albania:

1. Eat regularly & Yogurt is a drink
2. Don't drink untreated water/Drink untreated water
3. Report bloody stools
4. Don't wash your eggs
5. High School kids can carry guns to school
6. Money is always told to you x10 (100 Leke is said 1000 Leke)
7. Shaming is okay
8. Syncing stuffed animals will protect the house from evil (blue) eyed people - as will garlic, ram's horns, and the traditional Turkish evil-eye. 
   
9. If a girl makes eye contact, she wants to be invited to coffee. Coffee isn't always coffee.
10. Women shouldn't sit on the ground, floor, or grass - there's a torn piece of cardboard for that.