Tuesday, November 12, 2002

What's wrong with not feeling Chinese

At a swimming gimmick at the nearby country club, me and friends were talking about individual features. I mentioned that I don't seem to think I look Chinese even though I am 7/8th Chinese. Obviously, they laughed. They said I so look Chinese it's not even funny. I honestly never saw myself as having a definitive look, meaning, if someone sees me, they'd initially think I'm Chinese. Not true.

I went into a semi-monologue about how many times it has occured that I have been mistaken for being either Latino or Eurasian. (hence the phrase... "... I am Eurasian..." came to being which I'll talk about later). I would always end up being talked to in Spanish or some even speak Portuguese to me. They would be amazed to find out that I am actually Asian (well, Eurasian... hehehehe).

What the hell do I mean when I say I am Eurasian... I have descended from Euro stock, more specifically British (my grandfather is mixed Chinese-British and was from Hongkong) and Spanish (my grandmother's great grand father was apparently a Spanish friar). Those Euro genes I got from my mother... hence, I almost declared to the entire pool (with other kids, and parents around) that I actually am Eurasian. Obviously, I just announced it to my friends.

No perks really, it just adds some character to my profile. But seriously, how Chinese do look... really? FUCK!

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