An Asian makes fun of my English, which is my third language...
Grammar nazis were always the most popular kids on the block.
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An Asian makes fun of my English, which is my third language...
Grammar nazis were always the most popular kids on the block.
BLOODED_hands
Member
Chill dude, we are all Asian here and we can all make fun of each other. We all understood what you said we're just having some fun.
My summer fling was with a nurse and she'd always remark about how easy it would be to find my veins for an IV.
BLOODED_hands
Member
Hm.... Code language.... What you did there, I sees it.
YesNOnoNOYes
Member
Septie! Congratulations on the bb!!!! ^____^
and yikes on the break in :< hope karma will get them bad people >:O!!!
No a nurse did tell me. I was giving blood on campus today. Since it was my first time they decided that it was only right to try as hard as possible to cause me to develop a fear of needles. Didn't work, but I give them an A for effort. The first nurse ended up calling over a 2nd nurse to help her find my veins, and she said that they were in the exactly same place on both of my arms. She actually missed the first jab, then on the 2nd one, something was weird with the tube so they couldn't get the machine to draw blood. I got snacks and coupons anyway.
Man I hope my prof doesn't actually count this late.
When I hear something is due by Tuesday I expect to be able to turn it in on Tuesday lol.
This is what I get for spending the last 10 minutes trying to fix aesthetics instead of turning in a working program first.
Was it allowed to be turned in at any point on Tuesday or by a certain time on Tuesday? My last CS project was due on Wednesday, but had to be turned in by 10:30.
That was a weird dream. My Cards Against Humanity cards were scattered all over the place and I accidentally killed several people in Undertale. I also woke up this morning to realize that this internship for Playstation requires me to have knowledge of C++ but my computer science classes code almost exclusively in Java. Well, time for a side-hobby.
Man I hope my prof doesn't actually count this late.
When I hear something is due by Tuesday I expect to be able to turn it in on Tuesday lol.
This is what I get for spending the last 10 minutes trying to fix aesthetics instead of turning in a working program first.
lol, blackboard probably thinks 11:59 = 11:59:00, so anything in the minute is late, which is hella dumb but hilarious. I assume your prof wont count it as late
gaming_noob
Member
Weird coincidence, my wife is going to be 14 weeks pregnant tomorrow.
If yours is a boy I hope you don't name him Aiden. There's a thousand of them every square meter in Toronto.
Sup!
Post food pictures.
But I don't eat D:
Gully State
Member
If you have to ask whether or not you're welcomed in this thread. Don't...instead just post delicious food pics and everything will be good.
Septimus Prime
Member
Congratulations!
Also, thank you all for the well wishes, everyone!
I have no plans to name the baby Aiden, so no worries there.
Do you live near where I do? Are we going to raise our kids together? Will they hook up with each other!?
CapNBritain
Member
Holy shit my wife really, really wants to name our future kid Aiden. I am staunchly against that because I think it sounds kind of douchey (sorry Aidens!).
I can barely pronounce my last name correctly and have never met a non-fluent Mandarin speaker who was able to pronounce it either. Was sent to the principal's office over this very issue as a kid. Having to deal with everyone asking me how to pronounce my full name during every interaction would have resulted in me stabbing someone with a pencil.
Yeah, but that's what everybody who's like not white kinda goes through. I have Nigerian friends, Sri Lankan friends - names with a lot of characters in it, but I haven't seen them change their name.
But every Asian person I have come across, always has a white name.
I mean whatever.
I have always seen it as a rejection of one's cultural identity.
As far as name pronunciation goes, I have no idea how properly pronounce my own first name lol
Septimus Prime
Member
I only have a white name (well, I do have a Chinese name, but I don't have a westernized version of it). I think it's common for second-and-higher generations who were born outside of Asia.
Oh yeah I get that for 2nd generation immigrants, but I'm mainly speaking about people who immigrated to a Western country.
ActStriker
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I would imagine it would be much less of a hassle to have a Western name to go by.
Also help fit in, etc.
Also help fit in, etc.
My last name tricks people into thinking I'm Asian if they haven't met me.
Yeah there is a part to that. I used to hate my name. I used to despise it. I actually cried about it.
But then I grew to love and it and in some funny way it empowers me now.
BLOODED_hands
Member
Bruh... My Hmong name is awesome and it translates to Savior. Shit is awesome being called Savior lol.
I don't think it's Asians or other races neglecting their culture it's just to make it easier for people to pronounce. I'm pretty sure many people hear it all day from their parents or grandparents so now their parents and grandparents just call them something else to make it easier. My mom does, my fam does it, and my friends do it too. It's just easier for people.
But there are many others who also hate their cultural names. Not just the Uncle Toms and whatnot.
Also that earwax thread is hilarious.
I don't think it's Asians or other races neglecting their culture it's just to make it easier for people to pronounce. I'm pretty sure many people hear it all day from their parents or grandparents so now their parents and grandparents just call them something else to make it easier. My mom does, my fam does it, and my friends do it too. It's just easier for people.
But there are many others who also hate their cultural names. Not just the Uncle Toms and whatnot.
Also that earwax thread is hilarious.
BLOODED_hands
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Lol, but for real those Asian ear diggers are sogood.gif when I get earwax stuck in my ears or when my ears get itchy.
Spend more time in this thread and you will.
Also note: The patron saint of this thread is Bunny. She prefers her offerings in sugary treats. Good to always have them on you. Gives you time to get away from random bunny attacks.
WesternHeretic
Member
I thought the only time wet earwax was a thing was after a shower. I guess I took earwax for granted.
BLOODED_hands
Member
We are all cool with each other and call each other a bunch of things. Their name, fatty (in both English and Hmong), big bro, and big sister.
CapNBritain
Member
Actually my parents gave me and my sister our American names. I guess I should ask them why they did that. They also gave themselves American names when they came over.
My wife and her sister actually chose their own American names when they were 8. I think their school thought it would be a good idea or something.
That's how it generally is with all my Asian friends, and the many asian kids I went to school with.
Rice-Eater
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You mean like Kim? None of my brothers and sisters were given "American" names despite most of us being born in the US. I guess the idea of giving their kids Americanized names either didn't occur to my parents or they didn't care for it. Two of my older sisters gave themselves Americanized names when they were in High School. As for me, my name means "dollar" in Hmong. Not a cool sounding name and not a cool meaning like Blooded but it's my name and I don't intend to change it.
And something else that I wanted to share. I'm going to get braces on Tuesday at the age of 32. This is something that has bothered me my whole life. Maybe not as much as others but I've always been afraid to smile and have some low self esteem issues because of my crooked teeth. I'm excited about finally starting this new journey and look forward to the ending sometime in the summer of 2017. Not sure which Marvel movie will be out by then but I hope to enjoy it with straight teeth lol.
It falls on you to name him or her Breckin.
WesternHeretic
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Yea my name "Van" works for both. Weeeeeeeeeee
My uncle got braces at 45... nothing to be ashamed of. And this uncle be snagging women left and right for the last I swear 25+ years. LOL playa gonna play.
Septimus Prime
Member
Breckin Kale. Got it.
I'm printing this post and finding a way to send it to your wife to let her know we have it in writing.
Fake edit: I should also add for the record that Breckin GAF <last name> is also acceptable.
Some people find braces hot.
Braces and laser eye surgery, and even lasers for skin repairs to fix scars.. Those kind of cosmetic surgeries I am always for..
That's pretty good, lol
Gully State
Member
Things I learn from GAF, ear wax can be wet or dry depending on genetics.
Right, thanks lol I'll try to find something
Cow Mengde
Banned
Hello, my fellow dry earwaxers. My parents try to force me to get a western name. They think it's hard to pronounce (it's not). It's infuriating, since I've seen plenty of western names that are hard to pronounce. My parents are insufferable know it alls that don't know jackshit. My boss is Italian, and no one can pronounce their name on the first try. You don't see them changing it. For some reason, only Chinese seems to like having a western name.
Gully State
Member
At least your parents didn't name you after an 80's American television show..
BLOODED_hands
Member
Yo, y'all remember this (I can't be the only one right?)?
(Return of The Condor Heroes 2006) Shit was my jam lol. Mainly because of LYF, she was and is still bae.
(Return of The Condor Heroes 2006) Shit was my jam lol. Mainly because of LYF, she was and is still bae.
Being Asian, I also expect your child to perform much better by 2.5 years:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1125671
Septimus Prime
Member
He will be playing Gran Turismo by then.
Cow Mengde
Banned
Yo, y'all remember this (I can't be the only one right?)?
(Return of The Condor Heroes 2006) Shit was my jam lol. Mainly because of LYF, she was and is still bae.
Ooooh, I can't stand this stuff. I feel like it's so campy and cringe-y, but they make it worse by taking it totally serious with this stuff. Like I can watch Power Rangers before being able to sit through one of these shows. Power Rangers feels more self aware of how campy they are.