And all this suddenly reminded me of the listings of" what Asians mostly do" that my friends and I always talked about back then
I really find this interesting, even until today (:
somehow, i think these are really some typical Asians' do's and dont's
You know you're Asian (mostly chinese) when....
-You get a B+ and you are categorized as a failure
-You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping (and especially those bows) next year.
-When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out.
-You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times.
-You eat all meals in the kitchen.
-You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers.
-You use grocery bags to hold garbage.
-You can twirl your pen around your fingers.
-Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them.
-You don't own any real Tupperware -- only a cupboard full of used but carefully rinsed margarine tubs, takeout containers, and jam jars.
-You've eaten a red bean Popsicle.
-You bring oranges (or other produce) with you as a gift when you visit people's homes.
-You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel.
-You never order room service.
-Your dad thinks he can fix everything himself.
-You majored in something practical like engineering, medicine or law.
-When you go to a dance party, there are a wall of guys surrounding the dance floor trying to look cool.
-You live with your parents and you are 30 years old (and they prefer it that way). Or if you're married and 30 years old, you live in the apartment next door to your parents, or at least in the same neighborhood.
-You don't use measuring cups.
-You feel like you've gotten a good deal if you didn't pay tax.
-You beat eggs with chopsticks.
-You have a teacup with a cover on it.
-You reuse teabags.
-Your mom drives her Mercedes to the Price Club.
-You're a wok user. (wok = "kuali")
-You like Chinese films in their original undubbed versions.
-You have acquired a taste for bittermelon.
-You like congee with thousand year old eggs.
-You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached -- it means they're fresh.
-You never call your parents just to say hi.
-If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they ask if you've eaten rice, even if it's midnight. ( this is true, so true )
-Your parents tell you to boil herbs and stay inside when you get sick. They also tell you not to eat fried foods or baked goods because they produce hot air.
-You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the last piece of food on the table.
-You never discuss your love life with your parents.
-Your parents are never happy with your grades.
-You keep most of your money in a savings account.
-Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin.
-You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing.
-Someone in your family drives a Honda... with custom rims.
-You like to eat chicken feet.
-You suck on fish heads and fish fins.
-You leave the plastic on the lampshade for ten years or more.
-You can't bear to throw things away.
-Your unassisted vision is worse than 20/500.
-You've worn glasses at least since the fifth grade.
-You add twice the amount of water recommended when making orange juice from concentrate.
-You've never seen your parents hug.
-Your grandmother lives with you and your family.
-You say "aiya!" and "wah!" frequently.
-Your mother is strangely obsessed with plants.
-You notice the main topic at family get-togethers is food.
-You have an lonely unmarried relative who frequently drops by during dinner time.
-You received little red envelopes containing money on special occasions.
-You know at least three people named Alan Wong. (or Peter Wong or David Wong :D)
-You sing Karaoke.
-You have about 12-20 uncles and aunts.
-You tip 15% or less.
-You don't mind squeezing 20 people into one motel room.
-You want your dollar back from the friend who borrowed it right away
-You always hear about how great so-and-so's son or daughter is.
-Your childhood is filled with painful memories of the long feather duster ("Guy Mo So" a.k.a "bulu ayam stick" )
-You spit bones and other food scraps on the table. (That's why you need the vinyl tablecloth).
-You have stuff in the freezer since the beginning of time.
-You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it.
-You only make long distance calls after 11pm.
-You know what moon cakes are.
-You fight over who pays the dinner bill.
-You know why 4 is a bad number, and 14's are even worse. ( 4 sounds like the word "die" in cantonese, and 1 4 means absoultely dying)
-You love the number 8. ( 8 stands for the word prosper)
-You're always late. ( kind of true for me ><, bad bad)
-You steam something on top of your rice while its cooking. (that's what my mom does :D)
-Your parents constantly complain you use too much toilet paper when you go to the bathroom or use too much shampoo when taking a shower.
-Your mother has a short-haired, curly perm. (typical asians women)
-You've had to eat parts of animals that they don't even put in hotdogs.
-You have piles of shoes and slippers blocking the entrances to your home.
-You call all your parents friends "auntie or uncle".
-You get nothing if you do well in school, but get in big trouble if you don't.
-Your parents buy you clothes and shoes many sizes too big so you can "grow" into them and wear them for years to come.
Funny but somehow, some of them are really true :D
I guess Asians are just different from the others in some terms. I believe they do handle their conflicts differently from us.
@posted by Grace, (B0800335)
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