this goes out to ALL asian!! haha
1. ur mother has a shorthaired, curly perm
2. ur dad is some sort of engineer
3. ur parents still tried to get u into places half-price saying u were 12 when u were really 15
4. ur alone with a girl/ guy and u don't make a move
5. u ask ur parents for help on one math problem and 2 hours later they’re still lecturing
6. u have a 40 lb. bag of rice in ur pantry
7. everyone thinks ur Chinese no matter what part of Asia ur ancestors were from
8. ur parents enjoy comparing u to their friends' kids
9. ur parents say, 'Don't forget ur heritage.'
10. u’ve learned to keep bargaining even if the prices are rock bottom
11. u’ve had to eat parts of animals they don't even put in hot dogs
12. u know what bok choy is
13. u’ve ever gotten little red envelopes around February
14. Piles of shoes tend to make it hard to open the front, back and closet doors
15. u hear (your name + eee (optional) + yah!) every time someone calls you. (e.g., Jean- ee - yah! or Mary - yah!)
16. u have NO eyelashes
17. Idiot people try to impress u with pathetic imitation Asian languages, like the ever so popular: ching chong woo bok chi, etc ...
18. ur parents say leaving rice in your bowl is a sin
19. At least one family member wears black wire/plastic frame glasses
20. ur parents expect u'll be best friends with any one off the street in any given area as long as they are Asian
21. An Asian woman comes on campus and people ask: 'Is that ur mother? Well then, is it ur sister?'
22. ur parents say, 'Calculus? I took calculus in 8th grade!!'
23. Everyone thinks u're good at math
24. ur parents' vocabulary is filled with 'Ai-yahs and Wah's.'
25. u like $1.75 movies
26. u like $1.50 movies even more
27. ur aunts and uncles bring u back adorable clothing from Asia with fuzzy bunnies, vinyl ducks and English words that make no sense, in great colors like yellow, pink, magenta, orange and the ever popular lime green
28. ur parents insist u marry within ur race
29. u never order chop suey, sweet and sour pork, or any other imitation oriental food
30. ur parents have never kissed u
31. ur parents have never kissed each other
32. 'u want a stereo!' When I was ur age, I didn't even have shoes!!'
33. People see a bunch of scribbles on a chopstick and ask u to translate
34. u have to call just about all ur parents' friends 'Auntie and Uncle.'
35. u have 12+ aunts and uncles
36. At expensive restaurants, u order a delicious glass of water for ur beverage and NEVER order dessert
37. ur parents simply cut the green/black part off the bread and say 'Eat it anyway. It's still good"
38. The vast majority of the people related to u wear glasses. Thick glasses
39. u will most likely be taller than ur parents
40. ur parents have either made u play the piano, the violin or both
41. u get nothing if u do well in school, but crapped on if u don't
46. When going to other peoples' houses, you always have to bring a gift.
47. Your dad still pulls his socks up to his knees, you know, the ones with the blue and pink stripes at the top.
48. Your family owns a tennis racquet, golf clubs, or both.
49.your family always cheers for the Asian athlete on TV (i.e., Michael Chang)
50. You have rocks, sticks, leaves and strange-smelling, unknown substances in your pantry for use as medicine.
51. You own a rice cooker or two.
52. You buy soy sauce by the gallon.
53. Your family owns butcher knives bigger than your head.
54. Your parents tell you about how long it took for them to get to school, how horrible the weather was in their native country, and how much they still appreciated going.
55. Your parents buy you clothes and shoes many sizes too big so you can 'grow into it' and wear it for years to come.
56. ur parents ask ur teachers to give u more homework.
57. u tell ur parents you need to buy glue for school and they reply, use rice!"
58. you bring home all A's and one B and your folks yell, "Why did you get a B?
59. urparents yell your Asian name REALLY LOUDLY in public places
60. if u're not smiling, people always think that ur mad
61. ur relatives' houses smell either like mothballs or medicine
62. ur parents owns a store like a restaurant
63. ur family owns Asian Cars