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    Posted on | August 25, 2004 | No Comments

    over dimsum:

    the waitress comes up and says, “blahblahblah.”

    “sorry,” i reply, ” i don’t understand. i’m not chinese.”

    “OH!” she laughs. “i thought you’re chinese–you look chinese.”

    i smile and point out what i want.

    over pho:

    the waiter comes up and says, “blahblahblah.”

    “sorry,” i reply, “i don’t understand. i’m not vietnamese.”

    “OH!” he laughs. “i thought you’re vietnamese–you look vietnamese.”

    i smile and point out what i want.

    over taquitos:

    the waiter brings the check, and i pay,

    and he says, “rodriguez?! you don’t look like rodriguez. are you married?”

    i smile and sign the bill.

    funny — it takes a trip to my parents’ country

    over halo halo

    pointing out what i want to a street vendor

    to look like what i really am:

    an American.

    Category: a musing

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