50 Ways To Know You're An "Asian"
  1. You were/are a good student with very high GPAs
  2. You majored in something practical like engineering, medicine or finance
  3. You have more than one college degrees, especially more than or Master's
  4. If you play a musical instrument, it must piano
  5. You have a vinyl table cloth on your kitchen table
  6. Your stove is covered with aluminum foil
  7. Your kitchen has a sticky film of grease over it
  8. You beat eggs with chopsticks
  9. You always leave outdoor shoes at the door
  10. You use the dishwasher as a dish rack
  11. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times
  12. You boil water before drinking
  13. You eat all meals in the kitchen to keep your dining room clean
  14. You don't use measuring cups when preparing foods
  15. You save grocery bags and sue them to hold garbage
  16. You have a rice cooker
  17. You're a wok user
  18. You fight over who pays the dinner bill
  19. You wash rice 2-3 times before cooking it
  20. You make sounds when you have a bowl of soup
  21. You don't dryclean cloths, even if they need to be drycleaned
  22. You iron your own shirts
  23. You like congee (Zhoul) with thousand year old eggs (SonglHual)
  24. You always cook yourself, even if you hate it
  25. You use credit cards, and pay monthly bills in full
  26. You keep most of your money in a savings account
  27. You buy Christmas cards after Christmas, when they are 50% off
  28. When you hand wash dishes, you only use cold water
  29. You hate to waste food
    1. Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them
    2. You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing
  30. You don't own any real Tupperware -only a cupboard full of used but carefully rinsed margarine tubs, takeout containers, and jam jars
  31. You also use the jam jars as drinking glasses
  32. When toilet paper is on sale, you buy 100 rolls and store them
  33. You have a collection of miniature champoo/conditioner bottles and little soap bars that you take every time you stay in a hotel
  34. The condiments in your fridge are either Price Club sized or come in plastic packets, which you "save" every time you get take out or go to McDonald's
  35. You carry a stash of your own food whenever you travel (and travel means any car ride longer than 15 minutes)
  36. You spit bones and other food scraps on the table
  37. Your dad thinks he can fix everything himself
  38. when you go to a dance party, there are a wall of guys surrounding the dance floor trying to look cool
  39. Your house/apt. is always cold in winter, and hot in summer
  40. Your mom drives her Mercedes to Price Club, or Shoppers Food Warehouse regardless how far it is, even if Loblaw's is next door
  41. You always look phone numbers up in the phone book, since calling Directory Assistance costs 50 cents
  42. You only make long distance calls after 11P.M. or during weekends
  43. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached
  44. You never call your parents just to say hi
  45. You think ONLY Japanese can make good CARS!
  46. You use a colored face cloth every moring
  47. You starve yourself before going to all-you-can-eat places
  48. You've joined a CD club at least once
  49. You never discuss your love life with your parents
  50. You take this message and forward it to all your asian friends

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