Posted by: pearlmilkteasing on: 01/27/2009
My dad has three brothers, which is a small family by Asian standards (an informal poll of my Asian friends concludes that 6-8 siblings is the norm for our parents’ generation). My mom is more normal at five siblings. However, based on the way they introduced family friends to me, you would think that they [...]
Posted by: pearlmilkteasing on: 01/08/2009
Chinese people don’t really understand the concept of taking care of the environment. I’m pretty sure there isn’t a Chinese word for sustainability….maybe there is, but I bet no one knows it. Anyways, the Chinese are the best at tearing down the environment as long as a profit is still being turned. In China, if [...]
Posted by: pearlmilkteasing on: 12/14/2008
If you happen to have Asian people come over for dinner and treat them to an après dîner treat, know in advance that the highest compliment your dessert could ever hope for from this group would be that it was light, not too heavy, and not too sweet.
Therein lies the rub to the success of [...]
Posted by: pearlmilkteasing on: 12/10/2008
Last year, I discovered that some people actually buy their own paper napkins at stores like Albertsons.
I was floored — why not just snag a whole bunch from McDonalds, along with salt and pepper packets, ketchup, and honey mustard sauce? Buying napkins seemed like such a waste of money for someone who’d grown up with [...]
Posted by: pearlmilkteasing on: 12/10/2008
On a rainy day, you would normally remember to wear a raincoat and boots. When going to a nice restaurant, you wear a collared shirt and not athletic gear. Even when traveling on an airplane, you would now bring comfortable clothes and easy slip-off shoes. Every circumstance has its appropriate attire. One situation that is [...]
