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"Over 50 Ways to Know if You're
Chinese"
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1. You were/are a good student with very
high GPAs
2. You majored in something practical like
engineering, medicine or finance
3. You have more than one college degrees,
especially more than one Master's
4. You play a musical instrument, mostly
piano
5. You have a vinyl table cloth on your
kitchen table
6. Your stove is covered with aluminum
foil
7. Your kitchen has a sticky film of
grease over it
8. You beat eggs with chopsticks
9. You always leave outdoor shoes at the
door
10. You use the dishwasher as a dish rack
11. You keep a Thermos of hot water
available at all times
12. You boil water before drinking
13. You eat all meals in the kitchen to
keep your dining room clean
14. You don't use measuring cups when
preparing foods
15. You save grocery bags and use them to
hold garbage
16. You have a rice cooker
17. You're a wok user
18. You fight over who pays the dinner
bill
19. You wash rice 2-3 times before cooking
it
20. You have an out-of-tuned piano in your
living room
21. Your don't dryclean cloths, even if
they need to be drycleaned
22. You iron your own shirts
23. You like congee with thousand year old
eggs
24. You always cook yourself, even if you
hate it
25. You use credit cards, and pay monthly
bills in full
26. You keep most of your money in a
savings account
27. You buy Christmas cards after
Christmas, when they are 50% off
28. When you hand wash dishes, you only
use cold water
29. You hate to waste food
a) Even if you're
totally full, if someone says they're going to throw
away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them
b) You have
Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one
leftover chicken wing
30. You don't own any real
Tupperware--only a cupboard full of used but
carefully
rinsed margarine tubs, takeout containers, and jam jars
31. You also use the jam jars as drinking
glasses
32. When toilet paper is on sale, you buy
100 rolls and store them
33. You have a collection of miniature
shampoo/conditioner bottles and
little soap
bars that you take every time you stay in a hotel
34. The condiments in your fridge are
either Price Club sized or come in
plastic
packets, which you "save" every time you get take out or go
to McDonald's
35. You carry a stash of your own food
whenever you travel (and travel
means any
car ride longer than 15 minutes)
36. You spit bones and other food scraps
on the table
37. Your dad thinks he can fix everything
himself
38. When you go to a dance party, there
are a wall of guys surrounding the
dance floor
trying to look cool
39. Your house is always cold in winter,
and hot in summer
40. Your mom drives her Mercedes to Price
Club, or Shoppers Food Warehouse
regardless
how far it is, even if Loblaw's is next door
41. You always look phone numbers up in
the phone book, since calling
Directory
Assistance costs 50 cents
42. You only make long distance calls
after 11pm or during weekends
43. You prefer your shrimp with the heads
and legs still attached
44. You never call your parents just to
say hi
45. Your parents send money to their
relatives in China
46. You use a colored face cloth every
morning
47. You starve yourself before going to
all-you-can-eat places
48. You've joined a CD club at least once
49. You never discuss your love life with
your parents
50. You love reading forwarded e-mails to
waste time, and your parents
will think
you are very busy to wash the dishes.
51. You were not told by your parents if
you are chinese or not, that's
why you are
reading this forwarded e-mail.
52. More than half of your life so far was
spent waiting for your friends
at
"The Dragon Center".
54. You carry textbooks home to look
smart, but like everyone you will
not touch
them, unless you want to be a nerd 24 hours a day.
53. You hate school, but your parents has
smarten you up with a brand new car.
54. You like skating, because you stand an
inch taller.
56. You visite relatives on Chinese New
Year to collect money.
57. You take this message and forward it
to all your Chinese friends
Assalamualaikum ![]()
Sore2 gini enakan ktawa drpd brantem...Enjoy....
Learn Chinese in 5 Minutes:
[English phrase] -- [Chinese Interpretation]
Small Horse -- Tai Ni Po Ni
Are you harboring a fugitive? -- Hu Yu Hai Ding?
See me A.S.A.P. -- Kum Hia Nao
Stupid Man -- Dum Gai
Did you go to the beach? -- Wai Yu So Tan?
I bumped into a coffee table. -- Ai Bang Mai Ni
I think you need a facelift. -- Chin Tu Fat
It's very dark in here. -- Wai So Dim?
Has your flight been delayed? -- Hao Long Wei Ting?
That was an unauthorized execution. -- Lin Ching
I thought you were on a diet. -- Wai Yu Mun Ching?
This is a tow away zone. -- No Pah King
Do you know the lyrics to the Macarena? -- Wai Yu Sing Dum Song?
You are not very bright. -- Yu So Dum
I got this for free. -- Ai No
Pei
I am not guilty. -- Wai Hang Mi?
Please, stay a while longer. -- Wai Go Nao?
Our meeting was scheduled for next week. -- Wai Yu Kum Nao
They have arrived. -- Hia Dei Kum
Stay out of sight. -- Lei Lo
He's cleaning his automobile. -- Wa Shing Ka
Your body odor is offensive. -- Yu stin ki pu
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