Where Are They From, From?
(I am at a get together with my boyfriend, his sister, and her friends who I just met. I’m Chinese and prone to snark.)
Acquaintance: “[My Name], where are you from?”
Me: “I’m from the Bay Area. From a city called San Leandro.”
Acquaintance: “Well, I mean… Where are your parents from?”
Me: “They’re from there, too. I live with them.”
Acquaintance: “No, like… Where were they born?”
Me: “Oakland.”
(I thought it was funny, but I think I embarrassed him, so I felt a little bad.)
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