Monday, October 10, 2005

You're a Viet when...

I came across this list from blogthings, and it's kinda creepy how I fit into many of those criteria. Then again, if I take 50 people off the street at random, they would share just as many of these checklist.




You Know You're Vietnamese When....


- At least one of your parents are in a self owned business like a laundromat, nail salon, or apartment building.
- You cuss out anyone in Vietnamese that gets you pissed off.
- You listen to New-wave, Techno, Rap, Slowjams, and/or Euro dance.
- There's Chinese in your family line somewhere.
- You live in the valley (SFV), O.C., or somewhere in the East.
- You get along with other Vietnamese even though they are total F.O.B.'s.
- You don't own an American car.
- You like to wear Nike, Adidas, Tommy, or Nautica. If you're an F.O.B., you wear Calvin Klein and Guess.
- You highlight your hair.
- You played the piano once in your life.
- You take 2 or more showers a day.
- Your parents always boast about you to all the other Vietnamese parents, or your parents totally dogg on how stupid you are to other Vietnamese parents.
- Afer you come from the beach with a tan, your parents say that you look Cambodian.
- No matter what you are, people think your Chinese or Korean.
- If you get detention or demerits from school, your parents think that you are a rebel.
- When you are feeling ill, your parents think you're on drugs.
- In your house, there's always multiple pictures of your family and you when you were small, side by side in every room.
- You have the last name or are related to someone who has the last name: Nguyen.
- Your dad wears glasses and always has the good ol' hair combed to the side.
- You only buy products made in Japan.
- Your parents always remind you to greet every older person in Vietnamese if they're Vietnamese.
- Your parents hate pets except for harmless, CHEAP goldfishes.
- Your parents know how to make Pho.
- You're taller than your parents.
- You put Soy Sauce or nuoc mam on every food .
- Your parents use the "Eagle" brand oil for every type of sickness.
- You know where all of the Vietnamese restaurants in town are.
- Your family own a copy of "Paris By Night".
- Your father or brother goes to the casino every week or month.

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