I am *never* letting Annie teach me Chinese
Things you need to know to understand this story: Maryam, while not able to say much, has lived in Taiwan for ten years and understands a lot of Chinese. Annie, who lived in China for the first eight years of her life, has a fluent grasp of the language, and is evil.
So. This being a Saturday night, and us being wild college students, Maryam, Annie and I decided to go to the upper RCC to play pool, ping pong and foozball. So when me and Maryam went to pick up Annie, naturally we ran into Emily, Rebecca and Allie and had to chat a minute while waiting for Annie. So all of us are in Rebecca's room, talking over each other and having ten conversations at once, when Emily shows off the greeting in Chinese Annie had taught her in preperation for our trip this summer. Annie's congratulating her on saying it perfectly, when Maryam goes "Doesn't that mean 'my butt is big'?"
There is a beat of silence before the room erupts into screams of laughter. Or in Emily's case, screams of rage. It was one of the most hilarious things I have ever been witness to. Apparently Emily has been practicing this phrase for a month, and Annie has been encouraging her to use it on anyone who speaks Chinese, never letting on what it really means.
Oh god, this is what makes life worth living. I'm still laughing just thinking about it.
So. This being a Saturday night, and us being wild college students, Maryam, Annie and I decided to go to the upper RCC to play pool, ping pong and foozball. So when me and Maryam went to pick up Annie, naturally we ran into Emily, Rebecca and Allie and had to chat a minute while waiting for Annie. So all of us are in Rebecca's room, talking over each other and having ten conversations at once, when Emily shows off the greeting in Chinese Annie had taught her in preperation for our trip this summer. Annie's congratulating her on saying it perfectly, when Maryam goes "Doesn't that mean 'my butt is big'?"
There is a beat of silence before the room erupts into screams of laughter. Or in Emily's case, screams of rage. It was one of the most hilarious things I have ever been witness to. Apparently Emily has been practicing this phrase for a month, and Annie has been encouraging her to use it on anyone who speaks Chinese, never letting on what it really means.
Oh god, this is what makes life worth living. I'm still laughing just thinking about it.