You Chinese If You Wear Face Mask All the Time

You Chinese if you wear face mask all the time.

If you don't live in Asia, you probably aren't used to seeing people walk around with face masks. This, however, is a common thing in Asia. Normally, someone who is sick and doesn't want to pass their illness on to others wears a face mask. That's positively considerate, isn't it?

Otherwise, people in Asia might wear a face mask because they ride their scooter or moped all day through the polluted streets.

However, face masks made a big appearance in the West when SARS reared its ugly head. You started seeing who the Chinese (err... Asians in general) really were. What? You were too embarrassed to wear a face mask out in public? Then you not Chinese enough!!!

Now, with Swine Flu (H1N1) in full force out there... it's not just Chinese who are donning their face masks.

You Chinese If You Free Refill One Cup For Whole Family

You Chinese if you free refill one cup for whole family.

Has your family ever gone to McDonald's or any other fast-food restaurant that offers free refills? What does your family invariably do? Yes, they buy only one drink and ask for several little cups. Each family member is given a little cup and poured some drink from the main cup... and then the main cup is taken back to be refilled.

I know... it sucks when your family isn't all that rich. But if you Chinese and you rich - you still do this. Your family probably also only buys one combo meal and then extra sandwiches on the side. You'll all share the fries and the drink.

You Chinese If You Old Lady and Cut in Line

You Chinese if you old lady and cut in line.

Are you an obnoxious old lady who elbows her way through the crowded streets of the evening vegetable market? Do you cut in line, even when you clearly see that there are a hundred people waiting? At the supermarket, when you're at the back of the line and a new checkout lane opens... do you shove everyone outta the way and get to the front? If so... you Chinese.

If some old Chinese lady does this to you... you not necessarily Chinese (but you do shop where Chinese shop). However, if this old lady is your mom or grandma, yep, you Chinese.

You Chinese If You Do You Homework

You Chinese if you do you homework.

Did your parents always pester you to do your homework? Did they make sure that your homework was done? Did they sit you at your desk and force you to finish your homework while all the "plain" kids were playing on the street outside? Yes, you Chinese, my friend.

If you think you Chinese, but your parents didn't force you to do your homework... you must be several generations removed from China. But still, your parents think Confucius is the man.

You Chinese If You Learn Violin

You Chinese if you learn violin.

If you've ever taken violin lessons and given up - you Chinese. If you've ever taken violin lessons and are still taking them - you a super Chinese! Of course, all Chinese think Western stuff is better than Chinese stuff, and so send their children to violin lessons, instead of letting them learn the far superior Erhu.

You Chinese If You Home Have Mothballs

You Chinese if you home have mothballs.

Do you have fond memories of the smell, touch and taste of mothballs? If so, you Chinese and you spent a lot of time with your grandparents. Ahh... the fond memories of crawling around in your Ah-Poh's (or Poh-Poh's) closet and finding these little mysterious white balls. You also probably found them in the toilet, too.

You Chinese If You Plastic Wrap Furniture to Keep it Long Time

You Chinese if you plastic wrap furniture to keep it long time.

Yes, if your family doesn't unwrap new furniture, in order to keep it looking new - you Chinese. If your family in fact wraps new furniture to keep it looking new - you Chinese. If your family covers nice furniture in ugly-ass cloth to keep it looking new - you Chinese.

Contradictory as it is - uglifying new furniture by wrapping it up in ugly and uncomfortable plastic - Chinese people do this to keep their furniture "looking new." It is a paradox, though.

Like, why would you make new, nice furniture ugly right away, so that it could look about 85% beautiful when the wrapping finally comes off ten years later?