i'm descended from a pure line of chinese ancestry and i love it
i love all races but i love being chinese.
there are certain quirks that only the chinese will do and seeing them; being reminded by how chinese the chinese are is just plain amusing
only the chinese live together even after they're married and have their own children
only the chinese keep furniture, car and whatever else still wrapped up in their plastic bags even after having bought them for years.
only the chinese eat a 12 course meal, drink like fis.h and yell and scream at all weddings and celebratory feasts- in the name of fun
only the chinese will immediately ask about the registration number of a car in an accident so that they can 'bet' on it.
only the chinese will brag and compare their kids with every other cousin on earth.
only the chinese will counter-offer to pay at all meals for longer than necessary.
only the chinese offer, burn and leave all sorts of food and papier-mache stuff for the dearly departed on the side of roads.
only the chinese celebrate Mooncake Festival, eating mooncakes, drinking tea and playing lanters (or candles for the more mischievous like me).
only the chinese expect you to visit year after year and tell them about everything under the sun. there are no secrets in the family and every single detail is magnified and examined.
only the chinese play mahjong all year round. in fact, they gamble at every opportunity; poker, black jack, numbers, lotteries, games and everything under the sun.
only the chinese make sure their kids eat every drop of food during dinner, even though the serving is probably more for an adult
only the chinese would consider a meal without rice not a proper meal
what about toothpicks after meals? only they carry some at all times, for all meals.
the list goes on ....
and it gives me a warm feeling just 'remembering' how chinese we chinese are
August 20, 2008
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Dear Grace,
I loved your list of "only the Chinese. . ." As I read it I though of what a similar list for me would look like. I'm afraid that after a few hundred years of being Americanized I now have no idea what my Scottish and Irish relatives are like. I can't really say, "Only the Scots. . ." because I don't know.
BTW, how is the fast going? Are you still fasting?
I guess I can say, "Only the Irish will starve themselves to death rather than eat boiled meat in English jails." And "Only the Scots will drink a toast both to the jailers for locking up the Irish, and to the prisoners for mocking their English jailers."
Dear Doug,
you have chinese friends? they would probably agree.
haha, the irish and scots statement made me laugh. that's true. actually, i've been to both scotland and ireland. hmmm.... only the scots would say 'a wee bit further or a wee walk' when it is in fact a trek of a hundred kilometres? only the irish would drink and dress all in green with leaves on their heads? ;)
loved hearing from you. and yes, the fast is still on *keeping fingers crossed* but my eyes are definitely on the calendar every single day. i can't wait to taste again.
will take pics of beautiful, tasty asian food when i feast :)
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