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[YesNOnoNOYes]

But I can't draw well, and I cannot draw! (´･_･`)

*pokes back*

*pokes 10 more times*

Edit: I don't really keep my drawings, when I do end up drawing it's for somebody, so I no longer have them with me. But luckily I still had this on my Flickr account.

It was for my Ex. (〒︿&#12306



It did it in mechanical pencil, my personal choice.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
such cute draw!!!

*pokes you back 20 more times* CUTE CUTE ^____^

you should draw more, i tell you~



@IAmtheFMan, awwww i totes understand how you feel yo~ it's a weird thread. and such liberal generalisation.... even linking China articles and stuff. CUZ ALL ASIANS ARE A MONOLITH ASIANNESS???

:x

ah well. i went past a point and now im just mostly rolling my eyes at some posts in there, haha ^____^

 

[jasonng]

I always figured Chitownbuffalo would make this thread, but I think he stopped posting.

ChiTown was one of my favorite posters from back then. I've always enjoyed his threads about Asian communities and admired how he stays level-headed in the discussions. I find that it was his doing that made his threads much more tolerable to read through as oppose to now. Or maybe I was more patient with Gaf back then. I don't know.

The blatant racism and warped views on Japan in that thread infuriates me to no end. What's worse is that I actually do find Japan's fertility an interesting topic of discussion but those threads always devolve into "hur hur let's fly over and sex" as if the women there will magically open their legs for them.

 

[Erico]

Hey, just noticed this thread, and I'm popping in to say hi to everyone.

Some background: Grew up in Orange County, now working in the Bay. Parents from Taiwan. Grew up speaking Chinese at home with parents, English everywhere else.

About time someone made this thread! Too frequently on GAF, people freely speak of or on behalf of Asian culture based only on their exposure to video games, anime, kpop, teaching English abroad, etc. Worse is when they apply their same distorted cultural lens onto Asian Americans.

Good to have a place of discussion free of that warped perspective.

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

Hey, just noticed this thread, and I'm popping in to say hi to everyone.

Some background: Grew up in Orange County, now working in the Bay. Parents from Taiwan. Grew up speaking Chinese at home with parents, English everywhere else.

About time someone made this thread! Too frequently on GAF, people freely speak of or on behalf of Asian culture based only on their exposure to video games, anime, kpop, teaching English abroad, etc. Worse is when they apply their same distorted cultural lens onto Asian Americans.

Good to have a place of discussion free of that warped perspective.

Welcome :> And yesh, this thread is all sorts of awesome (and dangerously full of

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food

porn)

 

[Troubled Bat]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
such cute draw!!!

*pokes you back 20 more times* CUTE CUTE ^____^

you should draw more, i tell you~

Hehe, thank you. I actually took a whole week of my life to get this down.

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I have trouble drawing people.

I'm pretty proud of it, because it's the best I've done. ╮(╯▽&#9584╭

*pokes you 30 more times and a half* You can't beat a half! C: I've drawn cutest thing in the world, my life is now complete. (๑・v・&#3665

I will! But I need ideas of what should be done. I mean, right now I'm drawing something for a friend. She loves horror movies.. So, I'm drawing her favorite. ^^

 

[Erico]

ChiTown was one of my favorite posters from back then. I've always enjoyed his threads about Asian communities and admired how he stays level-headed in the discussions. I find that it was his doing that made his threads much more tolerable to read through as oppose to now. Or maybe I was more patient with Gaf back then. I don't know.

The blatant racism and warped views on Japan in that thread infuriates me to no end. What's worse is that I actually do find Japan's fertility an interesting topic of discussion but those threads always devolve into "hur hur let's fly over and sex" as if the women there will magically open their legs for them.

I specifically remember that thread a few years back about a frat party based on racist Asian stereotypes where all the posters were claiming there was nothing racist about it. I thought I was in bizarro world or something, and only Chitown's and a few other people's posts kept me sane.

Welcome :> And yesh, this thread is all sorts of awesome (and dangerously full of

Spoiler

food

porn)

Thanks! Love me some gratuitously instagrammed food pics. I'm shameless about it myself.

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

Hehe, thank you. I actually took a whole week of my life to get this down.

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I have trouble drawing people.

I'm pretty proud of it, because it's the best I've done. ╮(╯▽&#9584╭

*pokes you 30 more times and a half* You can't beat a half! C: I've drawn cutest thing in the world, my life is now complete. (๑・v・&#3665

I will! But I need ideas of what should be done. I mean, right now I'm drawing something for a friend. She loves horror movies.. So, I'm drawing her favorite. ^^

aaaaaaa yeshyesh you must toil hard for art *nodsnods* you did good! very cute draw <3

*pokes you 40 more times and three-quarter* i beat ur half! HA

OOOH horror fan! What is her favourite???



@Erico, haha you will fit right in with your food-instagram syndrome!

 

[Troubled Bat]

aaaaaaa yeshyesh you must toil hard for art *nodsnods* you did good! very cute draw <3

*pokes you 40 more times and three-quarter* i beat ur half! HA

OOOH horror fan! What is her favourite???

I will definitely do my best on it, my motivation is from my friends. :3 Rah! Thank you, thank you!

Okay, okay.. *pokes you 50 more times and seven-ninths* I just beat your three-quarter! Bwahaha!

Mhmm! She loves A Nightmare on Elm Street (Freddy Krueger) and Halloween (Michael Myers.)

I'm drawing Michael Myers right now, will add a Freddy element to it. XP

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

.___.

That thread on sex drive in Japan is making me a bit subdued. I'll just curl up in here for a little bit, I think.

Feels like outsiders looking in zoo cages and trying to explain why the subject monkeys are not having sex with each other.

*takes solace in the glorious food porn thread that is this thread*

I think I've finally discovered why japanese people don't have sex...

 

[cdyhybrid]

I think I've finally discovered why japanese people don't have sex...

Makes sense to me. If I lived there I'd be too busy eating, and when I wasn't eating I'd be too full to have sex or in a food coma.

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

I think I've finally discovered why japanese people don't have sex...

OH NO

you found out THE sekrit >___< quick fellow asianzergsssss we need to silence this filthy spyyyyy

Spoiler

with more food porn

!!!!

@ TroubledBat, ok you win this poking contest for this round, good ser :< i admit defeat :<

aaaa michael myers and freddy krueger are fun characters to draw ! plug it here once you are done pls~~~~

^_____^




Edit:

I had this last night!

Malaysian curry laksa. It was SPICCCCYYY~~~ and deliciousssss

... but now my tummy is a bit upset with me ;____;

Spicy foods are a bit of a challenge for me :3

 

[Erheller]

Spicy foods are a bit of a challenge for me :3

I'm the only person in my family who can't eat spicy food. They always put Sriracha and Tabasco in their soy sauce. I always have to pour out my own soy sauce now :/

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

I'm the only person in my family who can't eat spicy food. They always put Sriracha and Tabasco in their soy sauce. I always have to pour out my own soy sauce now :/

Awwww

I'm like you, actually ;___; Only once in a blue moon I will brave spicy food. Like last night with the curry laksa, I had to prepare a tall jug of drinking water so I can finish my food

My family call me weak-ass when it comes down to spicy food >:O RUDE

 

[Dead Prince]

OH NO

you found out THE sekrit >___< quick fellow asianzergsssss we need to silence this filthy spyyyyy

Spoiler

with more food porn

!!!!

@ TroubledBat, ok you win this poking contest for this round, good ser :< i admit defeat :<

aaaa michael myers and freddy krueger are fun characters to draw ! plug it here once you are done pls~~~~

^_____^




Edit:

I had this last night!

Malaysian curry laksa. It was SPICCCCYYY~~~ and deliciousssss

... but now my tummy is a bit upset with me ;____;

Spicy foods are a bit of a challenge for me :3

looks good. lao have a similiar looking dish.

depends on who makes it it gets spicy. but not white people spicy.

 

[Troubled Bat]

@ TroubledBat, ok you win this poking contest for this round, good ser :< i admit defeat :<

aaaa michael myers and freddy krueger are fun characters to draw ! plug it here once you are done pls~~~~

^_____^

No, there is no such thing as defeat. I will hold you prisoner, poking you for the rest of your life.

*poke poke poke poke poke*

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#Sadist

I'm the only person in my family who can't eat spicy food. They always put Sriracha and Tabasco in their soy sauce. I always have to pour out my own soy sauce now :/

Awwww

I'm like you, actually ;___; Only once in a blue moon I will brave spicy food. Like last night with the curry laksa, I had to prepare a tall jug of drinking water so I can finish my food

My family call me weak-ass when it comes down to spicy food >:O RUDE

Guys, add me to the list of people who can't have spicy things.

I'm the odd one out with my Hispanic/Mexican family, always putting spicy stuff on their food, while I'm over there dying from just Hot Cheetos. Lol.

Edit: My family have called me some pretty Ryde things as well. XP

 

[Kevyt]

No, there is no such thing as defeat. I will hold you prisoner, poking you for the rest of your life.

*poke poke poke poke poke*

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#Sadist

Guys, add me to the list of people who can't have spicy things.

I'm the odd one out with my Hispanic/Mexican family, always putting spicy stuff on their food, while I'm over there dying from just Hot Cheetos. Lol.

I'm gonna take back your Mexican card!! lol jk.

Hot Cheetos are spicy hot though. The first ones are okay but then you start feeling the burning sensation. However I'm one of those persons that loves Spicy Wasabi.

 

[jasonng]

Your last name isn't Chen, right? Or Zheng?

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

No, there is no such thing as defeat. I will hold you prisoner, poking you for the rest of your life.

*poke poke poke poke poke*

Spoiler

#Sadist

Guys, add me to the list of people who can't have spicy things.

I'm the odd one out with my Hispanic/Mexican family, always putting spicy stuff on their food, while I'm over there dying from just Hot Cheetos. Lol.

Edit: My family have called me some pretty Ryde things as well. XP

WOW

Very sadist

Much pokes

;___;

#HALP



yes yes, my family is same. they are like always "wheres the tabasco!" or "this dish would taste 100000000000x better with chilli" etc

i'd be like dying in the corner trying to eat small, tiniest bite at a time with huge glasses of water by my side :x

looks good. lao have a similiar looking dish.

depends on who makes it it gets spicy. but not white people spicy.

that looks .... enticing :9

i will have to seek where to eat that in melbourne




and ... i see what you did tharrrr with the 'white people' spicy *wink*

 

[Troubled Bat]

I'm gonna take back your Mexican card!! lol jk.

Hot Cheetos are spicy hot though. The first ones are okay but then you start feeling the burning sensation. However I'm one of those persons that loves Spicy Wasabi.

I lost that the day I was born, haha. Seriously though.. I was one light skinned baby. Actually.. I still am light skinned!

I can't stand eating only one of them. Mmm, I actually am very curious on wasabi. At least one time in my life, I must try it.

One time my friends played a cruel joke on me.. They put ghost pepper in my food.. I was choking, and I couldn't feel my tongue for an hour. ( ´_&#12445;`)

Your drawing is AMAZING. Holy shit, that's really well done.

Your last name isn't Chen, right? Or Zheng? I know too many Taiwanese Erics growing up in Orange County... did you grow up in Irvine :x?

Thank you! Exposure! Haha.

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I'm an Eric.

 

[Rainy]

Never thought I'd say I miss Irvine...but I might miss Irvine!
Also this thread is making me quite hungry...early dinner?

 

[Troubled Bat]

WOW

Very sadist

Much pokes

;___;

#HALP


yes yes, my family is same. they are like always "wheres the tabasco!" or "this dish would taste 100000000000x better with chilli" etc

i'd be like dying in the corner trying to eat small, tiniest bite at a time with huge glasses of water by my side :x

You can't escape your fate, Yes-NO. We've gone too far.

Exactly! Gah. I just don't understand why they must torture us. We can't have 'normal' food. D:

Hah, that's how I am. Although.. even the huge glass of water isn't enough >.<

 

[SRG01]

Just to talk more about Asian identity for a bit, does anyone else find themselves being 'of two worlds' in a sense? I was born in Hong Kong, but moved to Canada when I was young. I frequently find myself not fully within one camp or the other -- either through cultural practices, preferences, etc -- and that has created lots of rifts with others over the years.

To put it another way: one of my favorite dishes is spaghetti, but I prefer to eat it with chopsticks.

I dunno, perhaps I'm just in a weird mood these days.

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

Just to talk more about Asian identity for a bit, does anyone else find themselves being 'of two worlds' in a sense? I was born in Hong Kong, but moved to Canada when I was young. I frequently find myself not fully within one camp or the other -- either through cultural practices, preferences, etc -- and that has created lots of rifts with others over the years.

To put it another way: one of my favorite dishes is spaghetti, but I prefer to eat it with chopsticks.

I dunno, perhaps I'm just in a weird mood these days.

I eat spaghetti with chopsticks too!

I call it Italian Mee!

:x

 

[Troubled Bat]

Would it be okay if I posted pictures of my younger self?

Reminder: Eat spaghetti with chopsticks one day.

 

[Windam]

Yeah, fuck spicy food. Can't handle. I'm a disgrace to brown people.

Imokaywiththis.jpg

I'm actually not a furry, but the kink dynamic is Sir/pet, aka dom/sub.



Yeah, depending on what region of Asia, I can also guess what it'll be.

Mainly, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Indian. YOU KNOW HOW IT WILL GO.

I know, I was trying to be mean witty ;D

How would a discussion on tha--oh, right. Rape.

And the terrible food.

Spoiler

Screw all of you as a person with Indian ancestors I can say this as much as I want to! ...Right? (Even though there's really nothing brown about me other than my skin)

 

[SRG01]

I eat spaghetti with chopsticks too!

I call it Italian Mee!

:x

Hah, I'm glad I'm not the only one :>

But yeah, I feel out of place all the time.

Would it be okay if I posted pictures of my younger self?

Reminder: Eat spaghetti with chopsticks one day.

Do it. It's far superior.

 

[Troubled Bat]

Wow.. ghost pepper? Damn. Would not be my friends after that lol.

Also, hello Eric.

Yes. Worst thing of my life... But it was all good once I got my revenge.

Do it. It's far superior.

I will! Whenever I eat spaghetti, which is a rarity. XP

 

[Rainy]

:OOO Wait you're from Irvine too? Nice.

nope! Just went to UCI from 2010-2014, graduated in June but I'm from NorCal so I can't lie that I miss it from time to time.

 

[ActStriker]

Just to talk more about Asian identity for a bit, does anyone else find themselves being 'of two worlds' in a sense? I was born in Hong Kong, but moved to Canada when I was young. I frequently find myself not fully within one camp or the other -- either through cultural practices, preferences, etc -- and that has created lots of rifts with others over the years.

To put it another way: one of my favorite dishes is spaghetti, but I prefer to eat it with chopsticks.

I dunno, perhaps I'm just in a weird mood these days.

I think that goes for a lot of people.

 

[Troubled Bat]

These are the only two pictures that I have access to. Like I said, I am very light skinned, all my family are dark. (&#65507;< &#65507>

 

[Cow Mengde]

Just to talk more about Asian identity for a bit, does anyone else find themselves being 'of two worlds' in a sense? I was born in Hong Kong, but moved to Canada when I was young. I frequently find myself not fully within one camp or the other -- either through cultural practices, preferences, etc -- and that has created lots of rifts with others over the years.

To put it another way: one of my favorite dishes is spaghetti, but I prefer to eat it with chopsticks.

I dunno, perhaps I'm just in a weird mood these days.

I use chopstick for spaghetti too. It's just wrong to eat noodles with anything else.

I'm similar to you, but I have no desire to fit in anyway. I do whatever I feel comfortable with.

 

[Seductivpancakes]

I honestly only use chop sticks when I'm at restaurants that have em default instead of forks.

Probably cause I disliked being made fun for for using forks my family when I was younger at family events.

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

These are the only two pictures that I have access to. Like I said, I am very light skinned, all my family are dark. (&#65507;< &#65507>

d'awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww *____* such a cutie *____*

 

[y2dvd]

I use chopsticks for just about everything except scooping up soup. It can cramp my hands tbh though. It's that, all the typing I do at work, and the little gaming I do at home lol.

 

[Troubled Bat]

d'awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww *____* such a cutie *____*

Hehe.

It's too bad I can't get those comments nowadays. XP

Edit: I should probably be done with the drawing tomorrow.

 

[suzu]

Tbh, it's only been these past couple of years that I've been using chopsticks regularly. lol

Still kinda awful at it.

 

[MissDeviling]

Just to talk more about Asian identity for a bit, does anyone else find themselves being 'of two worlds' in a sense? I was born in Hong Kong, but moved to Canada when I was young. I frequently find myself not fully within one camp or the other -- either through cultural practices, preferences, etc -- and that has created lots of rifts with others over the years.

To put it another way: one of my favorite dishes is spaghetti, but I prefer to eat it with chopsticks.

I dunno, perhaps I'm just in a weird mood these days.

Exactly my situation. Born in Hong Kong, came to Canada when I was young. My Cantonese isn't great (I have little to no accent but my vocabulary's limited), but my English is fine. I don't identify myself specifically in either camp because I'm too mixed, I guess. I'm not into a lot of things that Canadians tend to be into, like popular TV shows and movies. I don't agree with a lot of western tendencies either (like focusing on the individual instead of the group or using phrases that just don't mean much), but on the flip side, I don't really act like a Hong Konger. It's tough finding others that are in the same boat, because they tend to be more extreme, I think -- i.e. they know which group they identify with more. It can get lonely sometimes, but it's incredible when you do find and make friends with people from similar backgrounds, since there's so much you have in common.

I switch between fork and chopsticks for spaghetti though, depending on what's given to me lol. No preference here.

 

[Septimus Prime]

I can use chopsticks for pretty much anything (including ribs and chicken wings), as well. However, I can also use a fork for pretty much anything (also including ribs and chicken wings). I'm not that picky.

 

[jasonng]

Eat your salads with chop sticks. No longer will you have to stab your bowl until you get that right combination of veggies, now you just pick it with your sticks.

You're welcome.

 

[Troubled Bat]

I use chopsticks to pick up my cup of tea.

 

[MissDeviling]

By the way, is it weird to use a fork for wings?

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

Eat your salads with chop sticks. No longer will you have to stab your bowl until you get that right combination of veggies, now you just pick it with your sticks.

You're welcome.

^

super wisdom

@ TroubledBat, oooooh tomorrow for drawing! excite~ ^______^

 

[Erico]

Your last name isn't Chen, right? Or Zheng? I know too many Taiwanese Erics growing up in Orange County... did you grow up in Irvine :x?

Nope, I actually have a very uncommon last name. Probably because my paternal grandfather was from the mainland (1949 exodus).

Also I'm from Huntington Beach, the white part of OC haha. I was like the only Asian kid in my class until high school.
All my mom's Taiwanese friends lived in Irvine though. Used to visit them a lot for those Taiwanese parent parties where everyone compliments other kids while talking about what lazy shits their own kids are. I'd always stop by JJ Bakery for those delicious pastries, oh man.

Oh, and Irvine Chinese School were like our bitter rivals haha. Oh god, I hated Chinese school.

Just to talk more about Asian identity for a bit, does anyone else find themselves being 'of two worlds' in a sense? I was born in Hong Kong, but moved to Canada when I was young. I frequently find myself not fully within one camp or the other -- either through cultural practices, preferences, etc -- and that has created lots of rifts with others over the years.

To put it another way: one of my favorite dishes is spaghetti, but I prefer to eat it with chopsticks.

I dunno, perhaps I'm just in a weird mood these days.

I had these issues growing up. Grew up pretty "white-washed" but was still totally fluent in Mandarin. Went through the fobby/azn pride phase.
It wasn't until I took an amazing Asian American Studies course in college where I think I rectified my issues with identity. I wrote my final paper on it. Something about how we are Americans (or Canadian in your case) but we have the unique liberty of picking and keeping positive aspects of the old culture to amalgamate into our new one for a sum-is-greater-than-the-parts, super Asian-American identity thing. Eh, something like that.

 

[Troubled Bat]

By the way, is it weird to use a fork for wings?

Are they boneless?

^

super wisdom

@ TroubledBat, oooooh tomorrow for drawing! excite~ ^______^

Yes! But probably in the evening on my time. I just need to shade in a few things, and add something to it!

 

[suzu]

By the way, is it weird to use a fork for wings?

Apparently. But sometimes I do it too..

 

[MissDeviling]

Are they boneless?

No.

Apparently. But sometimes I do it too..

I've been told by a white guy that it's weird. Like, I use my left hand to hold the wing but I also use a fork in my right hand so I don't get both hands dirty (kind of like when you're dicing stuff when cooking), and so it looks more...polite, I guess? I dunno. I've seen my brother's ex do it too, and one of my friends does it as well, but it doesn't seem that common.

 

[Troubled Bat]

No.

Like, I use my left hand to hold the wing but I also use a fork in my right hand so I don't get both hands dirty (kind of like when you're dicing stuff when cooking), and so it looks more...polite, I guess?

Then I find it weird.

But if you're just holding it, then using the fork to peel things of it, not really. That wouldn't be weird.

Edit: Been meaning to say this, but I love your avatar. :3

 

[MissDeviling]

Then I find it weird.

But if you're just holding it, then using the fork to peel things of it, not really. That wouldn't be weird.

Edit: Been meaning to say this, but I love your avatar. :3

Yeah, holding with my left hand, kinda getting the meat and stuff with the fork, haha.

And thanks, that's actually supposed to be a thug cat version of Levi from Attack on Titan. Full pic of Erwin, Levi, and Eren:

 

[Troubled Bat]

Yeah, holding with my left hand, kinda getting the meat and stuff with the fork, haha.

And thanks, that's actually supposed to be a thug cat version of Levi from Attack on Titan. Full pic of Erwin, Levi, and Eren:

See, I assumed that you were straight forking it. XD Just eating it around the fork it's on, haha.

Omg. That's so good! I'm showing this off to my friends! *zips away* Makes me love the avatar more. :3

 

[Septimus Prime]

By the way, is it weird to use a fork for wings?

I never touch the wings (or ribs) with my hands, and I still pick them clean.

If that's weird, oh well.