You know you’re Vietnamese when…
-At least one of your parents are in a self owned business like a laundry mat, nail salon, or apartment building. Answer: Yes
-You know how to ride a moped. Answer: No
-You own a few pairs of slippers. Answer: Yes
-People taught you to say ‘a’ when you were little. Answer: Yes
-Your mom spends the whole day in the kitchen. Answer: No
-You get to hear ghost stories that happened to any of your parents’ friends or relatives. Answer: Yes
-You own a karaoke machine at home. Answer: YES!
-You always eat mi goi when no food is in the house. Answer: YES!
-You know how to cook rice. Answer: Yes
-You cuss out anyone in Vietnamese that gets you pissed off. Answer: Yes....
-There’s Chinese in your family line somewhere. Answer: Yes
-You get along with other Vietnamese even though they are total F.O.B.’s. Answer: Yup
-You don’t own an American car. Answer: Yup!
-You like to wear Nike, Adidas, Tommy, or Nautica. If you’re an F.O.B., you wear Gucci and D&G. Answer: Yes
-You highlight your hair. Answer: Had?
-You played the piano once in your life. Answer: Yes
-You take 2 or more showers a day. Answer: No
-Your parents always boast about you to all the other Vietnamese parents, or your parents totally dog on how stupid you are to other Vietnamese parents. Answer: Yes
-After you come from the beach with a tan, your parents say that you look Cambodian. Answer: Yes
-No matter what you are, people think your Chinese, Korean, Japanese. Answer: Yes
-If you get detention or demerits from school, your parents think that you are a rebel. Answer: No
-When you are feeling ill, your parents think you’re on drugs. Answer: Yes
-In your house, there’s always multiple pictures of your family and you when you were small, side by side in every room. Answer: Yes
-You have the last name or are related to someone who has the last name: Nguyen. Answer: YES!
-You only buy products made in Japan. Answer: YES!
-Your parents always remind you to greet every older person in Vietnamese if they’re Vietnamese. Answer: Yes
-Your parents hate pets except for harmless, CHEAP goldfishes. Answer: YES!
-Your parents know how to make Pho. Answer: Yes
-You’re taller than your parents. Answer: Yes
-You put Soy Sauce or Nuoc Mam on every food. Answer: Yes
-Your parents use the “Eagle” brand oil for every type of sickness. Answer: Yes
-You know where all of the Vietnamese restaurants in town are. Answer: Yes
-Your family own a copy of “Paris By Night”. Answer: YES!
-Your father or brother goes to the casino every week or month. Answer: No
-You had to plug your parents’ or grandparents’ grey hair when you were a kid. Answer: Yes
-You eat with chopsticks. Answer: Yes
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