At the dinner table
Mum: Siyan, isn't it time for you to get a boyfriend?
Me: mmmmhmmmmm
Mum: Try to catch a guy from Stockholm who has a good background
Me: mmmmhmmmmm
Mum: Or maybe a rich Taiwanese, see who fits you best.
Me (starting to get irritated): Shengjing bin (You have a screw loose)
Stepdad (who's from Germany): No, it doesn't matter if he's rich, as long as they like each other, but don't bring a nerdy Chinese boy home. (he's joking about that Chinese boy thingy)
Mum: No, if he's rich he can be nerdy.
Me: WHATEVEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I couldn't care less but it's just funny to see the difference in thoughts between my mum and my stepdad who is from totally different cultures. It's not like my mum wants me to be a golddigger, but it's just in her culture that a girl tries to find someone who can take care of her including financial support. I think my mum has always been somewhat bitter because of her disappointed marriage with my father and knowing that she could've find someone better but at that time (after the cultural revolution) restricted her from doing so. I do agree, my mum and my father really don't fit. My mum was VERY VERY BEAUTIFUL in her 30's, while my dad's appearance was/is LAUGHABLE!!! I think the only reason to why my mum chose my dad is because my dad had published some books and won some prestigious prizes, but who am I to judge?
Me: mmmmhmmmmm
Mum: Try to catch a guy from Stockholm who has a good background
Me: mmmmhmmmmm
Mum: Or maybe a rich Taiwanese, see who fits you best.
Me (starting to get irritated): Shengjing bin (You have a screw loose)
Stepdad (who's from Germany): No, it doesn't matter if he's rich, as long as they like each other, but don't bring a nerdy Chinese boy home. (he's joking about that Chinese boy thingy)
Mum: No, if he's rich he can be nerdy.
Me: WHATEVEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I couldn't care less but it's just funny to see the difference in thoughts between my mum and my stepdad who is from totally different cultures. It's not like my mum wants me to be a golddigger, but it's just in her culture that a girl tries to find someone who can take care of her including financial support. I think my mum has always been somewhat bitter because of her disappointed marriage with my father and knowing that she could've find someone better but at that time (after the cultural revolution) restricted her from doing so. I do agree, my mum and my father really don't fit. My mum was VERY VERY BEAUTIFUL in her 30's, while my dad's appearance was/is LAUGHABLE!!! I think the only reason to why my mum chose my dad is because my dad had published some books and won some prestigious prizes, but who am I to judge?
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posted by Shopgirl at 7:32 PM
3 Comments:
We have many rich nerdy chinese boys in finance here in london if you'd like one :-D
hey there. man all that sounds pretty cool...i used to live in shanghai for 4 years too and its changing for sure
sounds like my parents lol
add an extra one. find an intelligent rich guy thats what i usually hear.. intelligent i would def look out for but rich? slightly harder .. :P
nerdy chinese boys in london? yea and they are uglier than my butt!
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