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By Jimmy Tsai, Roger Fan, Shelley Malil, Alexander Agate, Percival Arcibal
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Last week, someone called me “the worst asian ever” because I told her I didn't like Boba.
I almost got offended, but I thought about it for a minute and realized that, while she (an asian girl) wasn’t right (really? WORST asian ever?), she had a point.
I’m not sure if living in California for four years has changed me in any way, but I’m definitely a little more “white-washed” than I used to be. I.E. – I like/dislike a few key things that make my fellow Asians raise an eyebrow to me every now and then.
First of all, I HATE tea.
I prefer coffee any day. Green tea, earl grey, loose-leaf, Chai, even iced tea tastes awful to me. Supposedly tea is supposed to have a variety of flavors, but I can never taste any of them.
Secondly, I prefer the Americanized “California Roll” Sushi to the nigiri Sushi. I’ve sampled what I believe to be the best of both types and made my choice.
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And of course…..not liking boba.
But there are a few things that keep me tied to my asian heritage (sort of)
I like rice.
I refer to the following as “slippers” and not “flip-flops.”
*NOT THAT*
*THIS*But maybe this means I’m not asian…….! Maybe I’m really Russian like that one guy said when I was at the flea market!
Does anyone else here hate tea like me? Or been called “the worst asian ever” like I have?
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Comments (8)
Sorry Stuart, gotta say I love tea, especially green tea. I guess it is the flavor. I really don't like coffee myself, it's way too bitter. I do agree that Boba is disgusting. There is something about drinking a drink and getting chunks or balls of stuff in your mouth in the middle of it that nearly makes me puke every time.
My asian-ness is regularly recalled as I am actually a Pacific Islander.
And I am frighteningly bad at math.
i don't like Boba drinks either, but yeah i think you're slightly more white washed than i am and i know i'm pretty white washed because when people ask me certain things i just have to stare at them in mystification...
where are you from originally?
i'm only half asian so i guess it's alright for me to dislike boba and (some) sushi.
I haven't been called the worst asian....but I certainly have rocked the southern expectations a few times. ;)
@twilightred - Exactly the same way I feel about Boba!
@nicopolitan - Thats right - you defy those asian stereotypes, mah brotha!
@notbheartnsoul - They're asking you things in Japanese, right?
@sophia - Originally, I'm from Hawaii. Hopefully I will never refer to slippers as "flip flops" or people will start to think I'm the worst "Hawaiian" ever. @sir_spamalot - Having never been to the south before, I'm only familiar with the horribly out-dated ones you see on TV. Are biscuits and gravy still popular down there?
sometimes its japanese phrases and other times its buddhist phrases. and sometime on deep occasion its about stuff in japan and my only reference to these are either other people's experiences or japan television which actually isn't much of a good reference...hahah
oh i found a thing that doesn't make you a bad asian....you carry a comb around. my boss whipped out his comb from his pocket in front of me today. or wait, does carrying a comb make you an old man?!?