Category: Creative Meanderings
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Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:James 1:19 (KJV)
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Time to explain…
So, why all the Mistaken Identity Dialogues? Well, as you may have gathered, I am not Chinese. I am Asian-American. However, I do not call myself Asian-American – just American. Asian-American holds the nuiance that I have Asian culture in my upbringing or that I identify with being Asian in some way. I am an…
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Mistaken Identity Dialogue 3
Upon entering a nail salon in NYC A: Come in, come in. You Chinese? B: No, just American. A: You look Chinese. What you want? Manicure, pedicure? B: I’m not Chinese, but anyway, a pedicure, please. A: Okay, you look like nice Chinese girl. Sit here, please. I do nice pedicure for you. B: <sigh>…
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Mistaken Identity Dialogue 2
A: Aren’t you Japanese? B: No, I am American. A: Why do you look Japanese? B: Because I am Asian, but I am American. A: Do you speak Japanese? B: Yes, I do. A: Then, you must be Japanese. B: I speak English, too. You speak English, does that make you American? A: No, I…
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Mistaken Identity Dialogue 1
A: Where are you from? B: I am from America. A: No, you are Chinese! B: No, I am American. A: But, you look Chinese. B: Still from America and not Chinese at all. A: You’re from China, c’mon. B: Nope, still American. Sorry.
