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Culture Clash
There's quite a few differences between the various Asian
and Caucasian cultures. The blending of ethnic differences can result
in some funny situations!
Got a funny story about the culture clash
between Asians and Haoles?
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I've been married to a "haole" for seven years and have two hapa kids.
My husband is local born haole. Since I'm Filipino , read :5 feet, and
my husband is 6'3" (blond, blue eyes), we do look like the typical "GI
went to asia and married an asian". Although I've lived in Hawaii for 14
years, look and sound local, my upbringing is very much conservative
Filipino. The typical culture clash in our household is how to bring up
the kids. Every day is a balancing act. I wanted my six year-old
daughter and 3 year-old son to grow up a bit reserved and not so sassy
and respectful of elders (including parents of course), and not to
address people by their first names as I was taught growing up. Of
course my husband has a different take on this issue, saying that since
we are living in Hawaii the kids will have to adapt living the western
way. Well, we finally compromised, I deal with the day to day discipline
and moral issues, he has final say on major decisions. ~ Louella |
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One time we went
to the Aloha Swap Meet & I mentioned that I wanted to get the 8 Tshirts
for $20 so I can send them all in a balikbayan box. He wonders too why I
bought so many out of season sale of chocolates. I mentioned that we can
bring them home when we visit my family or send
them in the balikbayan box. |
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After 19 years of
marriage, most of them in living in Hawaii and 5 of them in Japan, my
haole hubby was told by one of my local Japanese friends, "After all
these years, you not haole anymore, brah. Now you portagee!" ~ Allyn
Tabata |
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