The Midwestern town I am staying in is 88% white. I was walking in a beautiful park here, enjoying the moist, cool, fresh air, and had one ear listening to This American Life. Then it happened. A white male, probably in his 30s, smiled at me and said, "Ni Hao!" Welcome to the Midwest, I thought. Another time I visited this area, a black man asked me if I was Jackie Chan’s sister. Hahahaha.
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Comment by userdoesnotexist — June 24, 2008 @ 9:24 pm
No, I just kept walking. I had one ear plugged into a radio show, so I wasn’t 100% there.
Comment by UnHip LA — June 25, 2008 @ 5:42 am
Hahaha…that is too funny! Both comments, actually. Yep. I could tell you were in the Midwest!
Comment by Jayna — June 27, 2008 @ 12:07 am