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Sunday, September 25, 2005

You are so asian-ized!

We took the bus home last night after a full evening of shopping. It was the last bus i think, and so it was more packed than usual. My friends and I sat at the back near the exit. A group of Chinese-born-Canadians (we call them CBCs) sat right at the back of us, next to a few other Caucasians.

Throughout the whole journey, they were making more noise than a pasar malam could. The girl sitting on the same row as us had such a piercing voice. It was not high-pitched, but just very loud and resonating. I turned around and saw this Caucasian guy who seemed stressed out by the amount of noise they were making - he was sitting in the middle of the group. It was funny. We giggled among ourselves because it was obvious that he was unhappy about it and his face was black. Worse, their conversation was childish. I presume they were first-year students.

They got off a stop earlier than us. As they were getting out of the bus, this guy said that he sitll has Savage Garden songs in his iPod. In response to that, that CBC girl commented "Wow, you are so asian-ized."

Naturally, we kay-por girls started gossiping about them after they left the bus. However, I felt that it was shameful to say those words when she herself is of asian origin. Also, by that tone of hers, she was implying that we asians are extremely backward because we still listen to Savage Garden's lame songs. Very funny, haha. It is a pity. Perhaps she was not brought up to learn about her roots. I guess, in some ways, the fault is not hers. Or theirs. What a pity.

My friend felt like slapping her, hehe! But yeah, it will be a waste of time to make a big deal out of it. Living in a foreign country on my own, where I am exposed to different beliefs and cultures, many people expected me to change in drastic ways. I am proud enough to say that I have changed into a more matured and independent person but culture-wise, I am happy enough with the lifestyle and culture that I grew up with. This short scenario last night will serve as a reminder for me to keep my roots at heart while keeping and open mind to learn other people's cultures and beliefs.

Yun @ 12:53 AM | |

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