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Ok, so here, I don't really know anyone in a 1000-mile radius around my home, or even a 2000-mile radius, or even a 3000-mile radius (the actual distance is about 3500 miles, since that's the distance to New York, and I do know my coworkers and roommate but whatever). I'm assuming it won't be like this here forever, so I had the thought that I should enjoy this isolation while it lasts. Enjoy might be the wrong word. Good or bad, I should make sure to remember what's it like. I mean, maybe down thel ine I'll be working super duper hard trying to make managing director or something wishing I wasn't tied down with a wife and kids and think about how nice it would be to not have to worry about anyone within a 3500-mile radius. Hopefully, I won't actually ever feel like that about my family situation, but the point is circumstances like this don't happen often.
Before I left for London, a few days after the big earthquake in Japan, I was at the mall getting last-minute stuff. After I was done shopping, the mall started playing Making Love Out of Nothing at All by Air Supply. Since it's such a great song I figured I'd wander around a bit until the song was over. Then, after it was, some old lady approached me asking if I was Japanese because of whole earthquake thing. I told her I was Chinese, and then she told me that she talked to strangers in the mall because when you get old you're advised to have conversations so your mind doesn't decay as fast. My maternal grandfather is senile, and it's no fun, so that lady has the right idea. She noticed that I wasn't married and started asking about my life, like:
"Are you a student?"
"I just graduated, actually."
"Did you go to U of M"?
"Are you an engineer?"
"Did you get straight As?"
BITCH, ARE YOU PSYCHIC OR SOMETHING GODDAMN. Clearly not 100% psychic though, because I picked up a few Bs.
She also mentioned something like, "You Orientals with your ching chong language, not to be offensive or anything, but it sounds like music to me," and that I looked smart. She also said I needed a stronger handshake and to have better posture. She had three sons, and they all had strong handshakes and good posture. I don't have a weak handshake, ok lady, I changed it because you're old. But from now on I'll just give everyone strong handshakes.
Before I left for London, a few days after the big earthquake in Japan, I was at the mall getting last-minute stuff. After I was done shopping, the mall started playing Making Love Out of Nothing at All by Air Supply. Since it's such a great song I figured I'd wander around a bit until the song was over. Then, after it was, some old lady approached me asking if I was Japanese because of whole earthquake thing. I told her I was Chinese, and then she told me that she talked to strangers in the mall because when you get old you're advised to have conversations so your mind doesn't decay as fast. My maternal grandfather is senile, and it's no fun, so that lady has the right idea. She noticed that I wasn't married and started asking about my life, like:
"Are you a student?"
"I just graduated, actually."
"Did you go to U of M"?
"Are you an engineer?"
"Did you get straight As?"
BITCH, ARE YOU PSYCHIC OR SOMETHING GODDAMN. Clearly not 100% psychic though, because I picked up a few Bs.
She also mentioned something like, "You Orientals with your ching chong language, not to be offensive or anything, but it sounds like music to me," and that I looked smart. She also said I needed a stronger handshake and to have better posture. She had three sons, and they all had strong handshakes and good posture. I don't have a weak handshake, ok lady, I changed it because you're old. But from now on I'll just give everyone strong handshakes.