Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Haha, no. I couldn't find anything I want so I went to just buy random snacks at the supermarket so it wasn't a complete waste. Only thing on sale was the choco pies I bought.THOSE WERE ON SALE?!
WHAT. I missed out.
Haha, no. I couldn't find anything I want so I went to just buy random snacks at the supermarket so it wasn't a complete waste. Only thing on sale was the choco pies I bought.THOSE WERE ON SALE?!
WHAT. I missed out.
Where are my fellow dog beater/poisoner/eaters at?
Lol that thread. Such racism, glad to see people get the hammer though.
That said in a few very fancy Chinese restaurants they serve alligator for those willing to pay for it.
This might be awkward to bring up but I've always wanted to say this.Where are my fellow dog beater/poisoner/eaters at?
Lol that thread. Such racism, glad to see people get the hammer though.
I think gator is sometimes eaten in the southern US? Let me know if I'm wrong here, southerners. lol
The weird thing about that is in Hawaii the Filipinos are called the "dog eaters" by the other local asians.
I had relatives tell me they used to eat dog and monkey back in Philippines. This was back in the 60s-70s though.
I think gator is sometimes eaten in the southern US? Let me know if I'm wrong here, southerners. lol
This might be awkward to bring up but I've always wanted to say this.
A while ago we've played Borderlands together and you were having lag issues. You told me it was your family and I remember jokingly saying they must be watching their TVB dramas. Not long after that my mother needed help installing her TVpad and now when I'm over it's just... Ugh. I just want to say now I get it.
That said in a few very fancy Chinese restaurants they serve alligator for those willing to pay for it.
I think gator is sometimes eaten in the southern US? Let me know if I'm wrong here, southerners. lol
I want orange ramune I didn't see any at the place by me.Today's pickups. They were passing out samples of some korean latte, taste pretty good so I picked up a few. With the recent chat about Ramune I decided to pick up one. I haven't tried Ramune before btw...
Dramas from the Asian region tend to be way too cheesy for me... like days of our lives, but all the time.
Asian variety shows blow everything else out of the water.Dramas from the Asian region tend to be way too cheesy for me... like days of our lives, but all the time.
Ooh this looks good.
Personal opinion though... get Japanese pocky.
Dramas from the Asian region tend to be way too cheesy for me... like days of our lives, but all the time.
Asian variety shows blow everything else out of the water.
I only eat macha pocky. Shrimp crackers is where its at though.
What's an Asian variety show ?
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Hmph. I still like them. Also yamyams .
Thinking back, I never got into Asian TV shows... it probably would have helped my Chinese. damnit. I generally watch American stuff... Archer, HIMYM, etc.
BUT, I did binge watch Devil Besides You in college one time. omigod. Rainie Yang & Mike He <3333333
Regular shrimp crackers taste weird. The spicy ones are much better.
wikipedia said:A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts (hence the name), especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and is normally introduced by a compère (master of ceremonies) or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling and ventriloquism. The variety format made its way from Victorian era stage to radio to television. Variety shows were a staple of English language television from its early days (late 1940's) into the 1980s.
While still widespread in some parts of the world, the proliferation of multichannel television and evolving viewer tastes affected the popularity of variety shows in the United States. Despite this, their influence have still had a major effect on late night television—where late night talk shows and NBC's comedy series Saturday Night Live (which originally premiered in 1975) have remained popular fixtures of North American television.
Shows that usually gather some celebrities that do really weird things to win prizes, e.g. Super Trio. For example, they might make you run across many acupressure mats while piggybacking someone and singing a song from a well-known movie. It's pretty reliant on cultural references sometimes. Here's one of a guy who has to play a changed-up game of charades. He basically can only describe the Chinese words in his broken English to others who have to guess these Chinese words.What's an Asian variety show ?
Is Singapore welcomed? :X
OHHH. I watch these on youtube all the time.
I personally love Human Tetris and the No Laughing Punishment game, even though it looks so painful haha.
Isn't it always like that ?
MARCO POLO! I remember that scene.
I liked that one.. and the HardGay one.
Oh god I love HardGay. :x
Vietnamese sandwiches are DELICIOUS.
Please. Pocky is disgusting. Don't.
Yes, but there are usually a good amount of whites and other ethnicities around, too. Not this time.Isn't it always like that ?
Back to taking off your shoes thing, have any of you taken off your shoes when entering a hotel room out of habit? I did on my last vacation to LA, boy my socks got dirty fast. My brother was looking at me with a WTF face when I took of my shoes, then in a scolding voice told me this isn't like our house.
Botan rice candy sucks. :/ It just fuses with the plastic making it impossible to eat
Ah, so that's normal? The inner wrapper was the one half sticking.Must have gotten an old kind.
There are two wrappers. The outer wrapper is not edible, but the inner one is.
Yo sammiches still bao is da bomb. *droll*
How many people here have ever been told they aren't being a "good Asian," or that you're somehow failing "your Asian people"?
I'm thinking of all the times I've been told.. AND JOKED, MYSELF, that I was a bad Asian because I failed calc (three times in a row), because I majored in English, because I don't like using chopsticks at restaurants, because I'm bad at math, because I got a B on something. I've heard other people refer to themselves as a "bad Asian" because they didn't play the piano or speak their language.
Is this because we've internalized what it "means" to "be Asian," or is it just poking fun at the stereotypes? Sometimes I'm not so sure myself.
On a more serious note, there's actually a thread in OT right now, and it reminded me of y'all in one theme.
How many people here have ever been told they aren't being a "good Asian," or that you're somehow failing "your Asian people"?
I'm thinking of all the times I've been told.. AND JOKED, MYSELF, that I was a bad Asian because I failed calc (three times in a row), because I majored in English, because I don't like using chopsticks at restaurants, because I'm bad at math, because I got a B on something. I've heard other people refer to themselves as a "bad Asian" because they didn't play the piano or speak their language.
Is this because we've internalized what it "means" to "be Asian," or is it just poking fun at the stereotypes? Sometimes I'm not so sure myself.
I take my shoes off habitually still :x
And yes, bunbuns, i've heard the terms, but here it is more "So Asian" and "Fail Asian" instead of the "Good Asian" and "Bad Asian" variety.
A few friends of mine are very good accountants and a lot of people (and even themselves) sometimes would say, "Ha ha. We are So Asian!"
It's weird.
And yes, one of their kids is not doing well at math at school and the parents say he is a "Fail Asian" (or alternatively, they would say, he is 'too white')
I just... I scratch my head and nod slowly. They are nice people, but their biases can be a bit mind boggling (and embarrassing).
High five fellow Bsian!
I get this a lot too, mostly in a joking manner. I'm always the first to break the tension and make off colored jokes. Here in NYC it's not hard to find non-stereotypical Asians like me so I'm not exactly singled out. I still get the whole "you're not Asian" when people learn how many stereotypes don't apply to me. The worst of it though is the shit I got from some of my coworkers when I worked at a karaoke bar (I know, right?). I had to deal with some elitist complex with my Chinese coworkers because I was an ABC and wasn't fluent in the language even though I was brought over when the place was looking to attract a more diverse crowd. The low point was when they thought I was some self-hating Asian because I didn't reciprocate with all the Chinese girls that were throwing themselves at me. I just didn't find a lot of them attractive. Hell, even one of them looked and acted like my cousin. That was weird as fuck.
There are a lot of nice CBCs where I live (GTA in Canada), and they're very open to all kinds of people, whether you're a fob or someone who can barely speak Chinese at all. Granted, people will usually hang around those that speak about the same level as them, but as long as you have other things to relate with them (food/games/etc), and as long as you can understand them when they slip into Chinese, the language isn't a problem. Though if you're not into stuff like hot pot or karaoke it might be harder to hang around them if that's what they like to do.I used to joke that I was uncomfortable around large groups of Asians (Chinese mainly), because I was afraid that they would string me up. I've always actively tried to avoid groups of Chinese that act too-Chinese because of this fear of judgement, when ironically I was doing a lot of the judging. I have heard many stories of groups of Chinese people who shame those that aren't Chinese-enough, but I'm sure not all such groupos are like that.