My goodness. It’s like an epiphany! I just learned an acronym that defines me:
Westerner With Chinese Characteristics
Reading this article, it suddenly all makes sense. I understand why I:
- Sometimes express dismay, disgust or anger by ‘Aaaaayiiieeeee…’;
- Eat stuff that disgust many of my colleagues just explaining what it’s made of;
- Carry a dreaded ‘man-bag’ around;
- Take unreasonable caution to shield the feelings of the people I disagree with;
- Use strange mandarin grammar when talking (“Mo bu movie?” instead of “Want to watch a movie?”);
- Laugh when I’m embarrassed;
- Cross a life-threatening street corner without even glancing twice at the bus speeding towards me;
- Consider karaoke one of the most exciting things to do on a Saturday night;
- Always rush to pay the whole bill after a meal;
- Consider eating each his own dish to be somewhat antisocial and barbaric;
- Feel slightly ill after eating too much dairy products or sugar;
- Gradually lose the distinction between ‘p’ and ‘b’ sounds, or ‘d’ and ‘t’. (“Wanna dalk or continue to blay?”)
- Use peculiar expressions such as ‘That was very delicious”, or “How to say?” ;
- Consider tipping to be strange and counter-intuitive;
- Consider the presence of fish heads or chicken heads in my dishes to be a sign of freshness;
- Think drinking cold water is bad for your health;
- Can shove my way past a mob with no regard to how many elderly grannies I elbow in the guts.
Yep… It’s definitely starting to sound like I have spent too much time in China!
Pardon me for a second…hahahahahaha!
sorry, I couldn’t hold it in.
vos commentaires, ça me plait beaucoup!
Hello Adèle…
Ça me fait plaisir que mes commentaires te fassent rire! 🙂