Found this in my inbox. Thought it was pretty funny. Decided to compare it to my life.
1. You unwrap gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping and especially those ribbons.
* I'm guilty of that. I done that.
2. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out.
* I'm guilty of this too.
3. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times.
* Yep, there's always one in the kitchen.
4. You save grocery bags, tin foil and tin containers. You use the grocery bags to hold garbage.
* Who needs to buy trash bags when you can use plastic grocery bags.
5. You hate to waste food:
(a) Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them. (Your mom will give a lecture about starving kids in Africa).
* Applicable to me.
(b) You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing.
* One time or another, yes this happens.
6. You don't own any real Tupperware - only a cupboard full of used but carefully rinsed margarine tubs, take out containers, and jam jars.
* Yes, yogurt cup does not have yogurt in it.
7. You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel.
* Yes, we do that.
8. You wipe your plate and utensils before you eat every time you go to a restaurant.
* Yes, I do when I remember.
9 . You own a rice cooker and a slow cooker.
* Yes, we do.
10. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it.
* Yes, I do.
11. You fight (literally) over who pays the dinner bill.
* Nah, this is not me lol. We usually split the bill.
12. You have a teacup with a cover on it.
* Not me but my parents do.
13. If you're under age 20, you own a really expensive Walkman if you're over 20, you own a really expensive camera.
* Okay, walkman is out of date. I don't have an expensive camera.
14. You're a wok user.
* Definitely.
15. You only make long distance calls after 7pm.
* Now we don't need to make calls, we have whatsapp 24/7.
16. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached-it, means they're fresh.
* Yucks, I don't eat shrimp but my brother eats the whole thing.
17. You never call your parents just to say, 'Hi.'
* Yup.
18. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they'll ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight.
* Sometimes they asked that.
19. Your parents tell you to boil herbs and stay indoors when you get sick. They also tell you not to eat fried foods or baked foods because such food are 'heaty'.
* Very true.
20. You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only sit 10 feet apart.
* There's messenger now.
21. You always cook too much.
* I don't cook but this is true.
22. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the last piece of food on the table.
* This is quite me.
23. You starve yourself before going to 'All You Can Eat' buffet.
* Well, who doesn't?
24. You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry or electronics, computers.
* Somewhat.
25 . You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it.
* Yup.
26. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin.
* Very true, pressed until the thumb turned blue.
27. You call a sausage a hotdog.
* No, I call it sausage but I know people who calls it hotdog.
28. You wrap with napkins all the knives, spoons and forks of the airline that you fly on and put in your travel-bag as souvenirs.
* Nope, not me.
29. You never forget to take with you all the unused bath and facial tissues when you check out from the hotel because you believe that you have paid its all.
* Guilty!
I can relate a lot to this but I think this does not only apply to Chinese people. I think a lot more people can also relate to this.
1. You unwrap gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping and especially those ribbons.
* I'm guilty of that. I done that.
2. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out.
* I'm guilty of this too.
3. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times.
* Yep, there's always one in the kitchen.
4. You save grocery bags, tin foil and tin containers. You use the grocery bags to hold garbage.
* Who needs to buy trash bags when you can use plastic grocery bags.
5. You hate to waste food:
(a) Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them. (Your mom will give a lecture about starving kids in Africa).
* Applicable to me.
(b) You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing.
* One time or another, yes this happens.
6. You don't own any real Tupperware - only a cupboard full of used but carefully rinsed margarine tubs, take out containers, and jam jars.
* Yes, yogurt cup does not have yogurt in it.
7. You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel.
* Yes, we do that.
8. You wipe your plate and utensils before you eat every time you go to a restaurant.
* Yes, I do when I remember.
9 . You own a rice cooker and a slow cooker.
* Yes, we do.
10. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it.
* Yes, I do.
11. You fight (literally) over who pays the dinner bill.
* Nah, this is not me lol. We usually split the bill.
12. You have a teacup with a cover on it.
* Not me but my parents do.
13. If you're under age 20, you own a really expensive Walkman if you're over 20, you own a really expensive camera.
* Okay, walkman is out of date. I don't have an expensive camera.
14. You're a wok user.
* Definitely.
15. You only make long distance calls after 7pm.
* Now we don't need to make calls, we have whatsapp 24/7.
16. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached-it, means they're fresh.
* Yucks, I don't eat shrimp but my brother eats the whole thing.
17. You never call your parents just to say, 'Hi.'
* Yup.
18. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they'll ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight.
* Sometimes they asked that.
19. Your parents tell you to boil herbs and stay indoors when you get sick. They also tell you not to eat fried foods or baked foods because such food are 'heaty'.
* Very true.
20. You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only sit 10 feet apart.
* There's messenger now.
21. You always cook too much.
* I don't cook but this is true.
22. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the last piece of food on the table.
* This is quite me.
23. You starve yourself before going to 'All You Can Eat' buffet.
* Well, who doesn't?
24. You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry or electronics, computers.
* Somewhat.
25 . You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it.
* Yup.
26. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin.
* Very true, pressed until the thumb turned blue.
27. You call a sausage a hotdog.
* No, I call it sausage but I know people who calls it hotdog.
28. You wrap with napkins all the knives, spoons and forks of the airline that you fly on and put in your travel-bag as souvenirs.
* Nope, not me.
29. You never forget to take with you all the unused bath and facial tissues when you check out from the hotel because you believe that you have paid its all.
* Guilty!
I can relate a lot to this but I think this does not only apply to Chinese people. I think a lot more people can also relate to this.
