who keeps calling me a "typical asian"?

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browniegirl86 said:
Even better (faster, higher tension) is FLIP CUP.

😀


Risa,

You crack me up as so does brownie girl here.

Browniegirl,

Describe what flip cup is, because I wonder if this is the same game my brothers were playing at some party I went to with them a few years ago. I vaguely recall the game they were playing but someone had to flip a coin into a shot cup or something of that nature.

Then I forget if the person who got the coin in was supposed to do the shot or tell everyone else what kind of shots they were supposed to do.

Drinking games = hillarious.
 
pattayapus said:
wow i didn't mind at first, but i'm starting to get a little pissed at some comments people are making on my mdapplicants profile (see my signature...and scroll waaay dooown)...

basically i'm wondering whether there really is a lot of hatred out there for the "typical asian" pre-med...hard-working, maybe (but not always) to the expense of some things other people consider more important...and usually more reserved, closer to family, maybe passing off as nerdy...

i myself am proud of who my mom raised me to be...and i have lived through so much **** that no one can say i haven't experienced life...i don't consider myself or my "typical asian" friends boooooring or uninteresting in any way, as my commenters have said...

anyways, i do wish i could have an actual conversation with some people who feel (or don't feel) this way! so i'm throwing this out into the SDN cosmos and waiting for a response...

thanks guys! 😉



When someone calls you a typical asian, just tell them to f*uck off. Then they will realize that you are a typical american.
 
Pattayapus, chica - be proud of who you are. There will always be ignorant lame-asses around and as long as you're yourself, who cares what they think?

My last name is Arabic, and I HATE flying because I'm on "the list." I'm blonde/blue, but it doesn't matter to Southwest Air. I actually had some REJECT sit next to me on the plane and say, while looking at an obvious Seikh guy, "You know, I think all people with Arabic last names should be taken aside and strip searched before getting on the plane. Then we wouldn't have to deal with all the security crap that we have now."
It took all of my self-control not to reach over and knock him out cold. I had just dealt with my typical 1.5 hour arrive before hand so that they can clear me at the check-in counter thing, and I very calmly replied, "oh really? Well that's funny, since my family is Lebanese and I have to deal with that all the time." He thought he could make some racist comment to me and that I'd be cool with it, and it felt so good to see him get very uncomfortable. Hopefully I changed his perspective, but honestly, I don't care. I'm proud of my family and my roots, and I could give **** what other people think.
Half of my post-bac class, in the beginning, thought I was some river rat lollygagger, and wouldn't study with me- simply because I budgeted my time well. People really lose themselves in stereotyping, and you know what? It sucks. F8ck em and live well. That's what I say. I hope you get into SF. 👍
 
Vox Animo said:
When someone calls you a typical asian, just tell them to f*uck off. Then they will realize that you are a typical american.

This comment amused me very much...What would be the typical american student?

to the OP: Shake it off. As a non-typical asian (takkkke a look at my GPA and you'll kiss the stereotype goodbye...but i did play violin, and im pretty damn good 😛 ) this kind of talk (the comments on your profile) are just stemming from jealousy. Its what they say to themselves when you are in a fantastic med school and they are busy wetting themselves without a hope to hang on to. Its the same with the "He just got in because hes a URM" or "It does help that her dad is the dean of students". Until they can open their eyes to the world beyond their own pride...nothing more we can do but go on in our typical asian ways.
 
gujuDoc said:
Risa,

You crack me up as so does brownie girl here.

Browniegirl,

Describe what flip cup is, because I wonder if this is the same game my brothers were playing at some party I went to with them a few years ago. I vaguely recall the game they were playing but someone had to flip a coin into a shot cup or something of that nature.

Then I forget if the person who got the coin in was supposed to do the shot or tell everyone else what kind of shots they were supposed to do.

Drinking games = hillarious.

"never have i ever" bext game ever. i always win cuz i'm a saint... then again.... maybe it's actually my loss. 🙄
 
browniegirl86 said:
Even better (faster, higher tension) is FLIP CUP.

😀

I have lots of appreciation for flip cup. I'm a fan of speed and tension, however... I've gotta stand by beer pong for two reasons.
1) I enjoy the that rock-solid bond that one inevitably forms with one's beer pong partner. And if at the end of playing, one happens to make out with said partner because of that rock-solid bond, well... that's life 😎
2) I'm finicky, and I have to be drunk enough that it would no longer be healthy to play flip cup before it stops really grossing me out that the rims of the cups are touching some nasty, sticky beer-soaked table.

Know what game I love the most though? dingus. It is classic .
 
Sorry if someone brought this up earlier.

Did anyone see Bobby Lee's "Average Asian" sketch on Mad TV a few seasons ago?

It was so funny, I almost choked on my spit, peed my pants, and crapped myself. At the same time. Good thing I didn't pee my pants. All three, and I would have dropped dead, or so I hear.
 
kirexhana said:
"never have i ever" bext game ever. i always win cuz i'm a saint... then again.... maybe it's actually my loss. 🙄

:laugh: true though, good game
 
OctoDoc said:
Sorry if someone brought this up earlier.

Did anyone see Bobby Lee's "Average Asian" sketch on Mad TV a few seasons ago?

It was so funny, I almost choked on my spit, peed my pants, and crapped myself. At the same time. Good thing I didn't pee my pants. All three, and I would have dropped dead, or so I hear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbC2DlC0XDY&search=average asian
😉
 
Risa said:
:laugh: true though, good game


:laugh: :laugh:

What's y'alls favorite drink??

Mine is Apple Martinis. I like vodka drinks, but can't take the burning sensation of straight vodka.
 
gujuDoc said:
:laugh: :laugh:

What's y'alls favorite drink??

Mine is Apple Martinis. I like vodka drinks, but can't take the burning sensation of straight vodka.

margarita... mmmm gotta love the tequila. on the rummy end of the spectrum, pina colada
 
typical asian:

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-mota
 
So heres my question, do "desis" aka us indo-paks count at "typical asians" or that only reserved for East Asians 😕 👍
 
gujuDoc,

BAHAHA I just read the comment you left on Pattayapus' MDapplicants site. You just undermined your entire argument of it being wrong to stereotype Asians without even realizing it! You can't say that it is wrong to stereotype asians and then follow it up with this:

Originally Posted by gujuDoc
"Last but not least, not all Asians are boring individuals who only live for their books. Many participate in tennis and classical dance, religious activities, and cultural activities."

You're just further perpetuating the streotype by making a list like that of very stereotypical Asian activities!! We Asians also play sports, snowboard, listen to Radiohead, and get hammered drunk too, you know! :laugh:
 
Hey Patty, I must say that I'm sorry about the comments on your MDapps page. I'm against all that crap, but....you should be glad that when people call you a 'typical asian', they are encompassing in that statement a higher achieving status as compared to the entire population. When people look at me, they probably think, 'oh she's a urm (I'm afro-caribbean), she probably got a 22 on the MCATs and she's still here'. Sooo while I feel for you, you're still on the BEST end of the spectrum. So what if you're friggin smart, and play the piano so-so? I am and I do too, but noone thinks that when they look at me. Just wanted to give you some perspective....
Hold ya head up.
 
they dont bleep out dingus on this forum? thats pretty sweet. in that case i think i'll go play some dingus. does anyone wanna play dingus. dinguses are aloud to play too if they want.
-mota
 
drmota said:
they dont bleep out dingus on this forum? thats pretty sweet. in that case i think i'll go play some dingus. does anyone wanna play dingus. dinguses are aloud to play too if they want.
-mota

ha mota, you got so caught up in your glee that you forgot how to spell "allowed" 😛
 
Risa said:
2) I'm finicky, and I have to be drunk enough that it would no longer be healthy to play flip cup before it stops really grossing me out that the rims of the cups are touching some nasty, sticky beer-soaked table.

wait a minute... drinking from cups whose rims have touched the table is gross, but drinking beer that held a ping pong ball that rolled all over the ground is ok?? :laugh:

Yeah, I know there's the "wash" cups, but I really don't think that they help THAT much in cleaning the balls. Washing a dirty ball in dirty water... 🙄

That being said, I enjoy both beer pong and flip cup. Everyone knows alcohol kills germs anyway 😛
 
amandil said:
wait a minute... drinking from cups whose rims have touched the table is gross, but drinking beer that held a ping pong ball that rolled all over the ground is ok?? :laugh:

you're entirely right... both games are objectively pretty durn gross. but if i pretend reaaally hard that the wash cup actually helps, it's like a barrier between me and the grossness 😀
 
gujuDoc said:
Risa,

You crack me up as so does brownie girl here.

Browniegirl,

Describe what flip cup is, because I wonder if this is the same game my brothers were playing at some party I went to with them a few years ago. I vaguely recall the game they were playing but someone had to flip a coin into a shot cup or something of that nature.

Then I forget if the person who got the coin in was supposed to do the shot or tell everyone else what kind of shots they were supposed to do.

Drinking games = hillarious.

1. Divide into two teams. 10 people is a good small number, 5 to a team.

2. Line up on either side of the table.

3. Everyone gets a cup. Fill the cup about 1/4 or 1/3 with beer. Each person puts his/her cup in front of him/her on the table.

4. Someone starts the game, and the first people in line (at the same end of the table but across from each other) chug the beer and set the cup right-side up on the table edge so that a portion of the cup is hanging off.

5. Now the hard part. Once the first people have finished the beer and set the cup down, they are racing each other to see who can flip their cup over first. You flip by gently hitting the portion of the cup hanging off the table. In order to finish your turn, you have to flip the cup OVER so it's sitting upside down on the table.

6. As soon as a cup is flipped, the next person in line takes their turn . . . Kind of like a relay race. The team to finish all the beer and get all the cups flipped first WINS.

(7. Really, everyone wins, because after a few rounds you get nice and sauced. And lose all coordination, making the game exponentially harder!)

p.s. The game your brother was playing is called quarters.
 
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