Japanese people! I've heard so much about you!
Posted 01-18-2009 at 05:55 PM by SunWuKong
At dimsum today I shared a table with a young Japanese family. Mom, Dad, and two sons. I felt like saying to them: "Japanese people! I've heard so much about you!"
The Mom and Dad spoke English with an accent, and one of the kids was reading a Japanese kids' magazine, so they're probably not a Japanese American family that's been in the US for generations. Maybe expats or tourists? Although I think tourists would just go to Chinatown instead of going all the way to Flushing.
They had the hardest time flagging down the waiters and the dimsum carts, so I helped them out on several occasions.
The Mom and Dad spoke English with an accent, and one of the kids was reading a Japanese kids' magazine, so they're probably not a Japanese American family that's been in the US for generations. Maybe expats or tourists? Although I think tourists would just go to Chinatown instead of going all the way to Flushing.
They had the hardest time flagging down the waiters and the dimsum carts, so I helped them out on several occasions.
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Wait...did YOU dahp toi, or did they?
That is such a Chinese thing to do. |
Posted 01-19-2009 at 09:17 AM by eos
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i did. i wasn't really given a choice though, but i didn't mind.
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Posted 01-19-2009 at 09:22 AM by SunWuKong
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It's really funny cuz it's kinda like a culture (?) thing, but when non-Chinese people are asked if that's ok with them, they're like "Whaa?? That's WEIRD."
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Posted 01-19-2009 at 09:29 AM by eos
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[quote=eos]Wait...did YOU dahp toi, or did they?
That is such a Chinese thing to do.[/quote] ^ dahp toi ? Need a quick lesson in Cantonese . . . What does that mean exactly ? [quote=SunWuKong]Although I think tourists would just go to Chinatown[/quote] Yeah, major tourist attraction. For better or for worse, but yeah, that's where they all go. |
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Posted 01-21-2009 at 02:39 PM by Sunflare
Updated 01-21-2009 at 02:44 PM by Sunflare |
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daph toi means to share a table. they do this all the time at busy dimsum places.
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Posted 01-21-2009 at 07:43 PM by SunWuKong
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^ gotcha.
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Posted 01-21-2009 at 08:52 PM by Sunflare
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Whoa, I thought the dahp toi thing only happened in Asia... guess I was wrong after all!
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Posted 01-22-2009 at 01:35 PM by J Honcanese
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Most likely they wouldn't seat non-Asians, or anyone giving off serious "American" (like mei guo ren) vibes together stateside. So, did they call it yum cha or dim sum? I've never run into a Japanese that didn't use yum cha unless they were JA. That might help you place them.
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Posted 01-25-2009 at 04:45 PM by kimpossible
Updated 01-25-2009 at 04:47 PM by kimpossible |
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^ What do they typically do about the groups that may be mixed and either have a non-Asian or mixed person with a group of Asians?
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Posted 01-26-2009 at 09:04 AM by Craig
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the place that i go to, i've been told is the best dimsum place in Flushing. so i guess unless your small party is willing to share a table, it doesn't matter what race you are, you're gonna have to wait an extra hour or something if you want an entire table for a party of 2 or 3.
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Posted 01-26-2009 at 09:16 AM by SunWuKong
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my mom can't even sit in the same room with white people doing weird stuff that make her choke on her food. one time we saw this white family in a chinese restaurant. my mom was watching the white kids using chopsticks to try to pick up their "phoenix claws". after a few failed pinches with the right hand chopsticks, they withdrew the sticks and picked it up bare handed with the left. my mom spit out some tea on the table.
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Posted 02-05-2009 at 10:17 AM by cloudzero
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