tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16243744.post6480616344413011141..comments2023-05-29T08:57:25.901-07:00Comments on Bearings: five weeks in - origins I - a matter of contextBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13907304973996850741noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16243744.post-11592386001654520012011-07-21T08:32:00.259-07:002011-07-21T08:32:00.259-07:00No one really cared where I was from while attendi...No one really cared where I was from while attending college in NC. We had quite a large group of Chinese students there. There were from Singapore, Malaysia, Brazil, Vietnam, Japan, HK, Taiwan and many more countries. There was a kid from Iran whose father was a Chinese ambassador during the Shah regime. He could speak Farsi and Mandarin.<br /><br />When I first worked at Rehoboth Beach in the 60's, that's when I was asked "where are you from?" No one quite figured out. They thought I was from Hawaii or Korea. I told them I am Chinese. They said I don't speak English like the Chinese. Hong Kong Chinese, Taiwanese or Taiwan Chinese and Mainland Chinese all speak English with a different accent. When I told them I am from Thailand, they said I don't look Thai. I told them I had lived in a few Asian countries. They said no wonder they couldn't figure out my accent.<br /><br />Do we understand each other!!!mèrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16243744.post-88190562359385336892011-07-20T22:52:53.130-07:002011-07-20T22:52:53.130-07:00I met a girl from Kazakhstan once, she looked pret...I met a girl from Kazakhstan once, she looked pretty half-asian. I could definitely see where they're coming from.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16243744.post-42513239239290852492011-07-19T16:40:44.151-07:002011-07-19T16:40:44.151-07:00You should keep them guessing!You should keep them guessing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com