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amasian

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People say black people are bad. But when we went to Orlando, the black people were very nice! And also the - how do you say? - Mexicans. They were nice, too. In fact, the Chinese people there were very…*makes disgusted face*

my aunt, on elementary race relations (in broken english).

she talked about this because she noticed that i asked a black woman for directions and wanted to know why i would ask a black person.

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I’ll be waiting for you in Beijing.

my aunt (translated from chinese).

you guys i am like super depressed about my aunt and cousin leaving, and i only hung out with them for a day (other than dinner on sunday). i get soooo sentimental about family. :”””(

～我在北京等你～

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When you go to the M&M store and they have those candy dispensers, which color do you choose?
my aunt, explaining the concept of a favorite color to my 12-yr-old cousin (translated from chinese).
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Does your hair fall out? Your brother’s hair does. It’s because you two sleep too late and wake up too late. […] Take care of yourself. Don’t sleep too late and wake up too late so your hair won’t fall out!

my aunt, translated from chinese.

apparently this is a common chinese belief because my mother has told me the same thing, and she (1) comes from a different part of china than my aunt and (2) holds a ph.d. in medical physics.

  • David Zhang: eric ziyuan [our cousin who is visiting from Beijing] doesn't know what pokemon is
  • Eric Zhang: has she been living under a rock
  • David Zhang: idk mb
  • Eric Zhang: a rock called THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT
  • David Zhang: LOL.

conferences run in the family?

  • Eric Zhang: david what's this about going to la
  • David Zhang: There's a conference there and my company signed me up for it
  • Eric Zhang: o nvm i thought mom was taking you
  • David Zhang: lol mom is going to china
  • Eric Zhang: LOL WAT
  • David Zhang: idk there's a conference therer
  • Eric Zhang: o i want to go to a conference no i don't
  • David Zhang: lol o
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whats hell is lady gaga Eric Zhang
My dad just joined facebook, so I’ve decided to revive my tumblr in the hopes of daily mydadisafob moments. What’s noteworthy about this particular quote other than its obv lolziness is the fact that he tagged me. In a post. On my wall.
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why were you in morgans bottom?
my mom
(note for those not familiar with dc:
neighborhoods that exist: adams morgan, foggy bottom
neighborhoods that do not exist: morgans bottom)
  • David Zhang: Drossel Juno Vierzehntens Heizregister Fürstin von Flügel means that Drossel is model Juno 14 created by the Heizregister Company, and that she holds the rank of Duchess, and of course that she is of House Flügel.
  • Eric Zhang: wwwwhhhhhhhaaaaaaattttttttt
  • David Zhang: It's a series of animated shorts made by Toei and Disney Japan
  • Eric Zhang: OH 14 liek vierzehn liek vierzehnheiligen like 14 holy men
  • David Zhang: oic
  • Eric Zhang: see how i just turned anime into architecture