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Dining Etiquette: Why Do Some Asians Fight To Pay The Bill?
Fighting over paying the bill for meals is something some of us are guilty of. If we’re the stereotypical Asian eating with other stereotypical Asians, coming out on tops to pay for a meal is often a big battle, sort of a sport in itself. This is the case with my Chinese family. When I…
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Why Some Asians Love Cute Toys. And Why Some Of Us Love Stuffed Animals
All around the world, a good number of us are obsessed with stuffed animals and toys. If you’re Asian or have been to Asia, chances are cute, kawaii-looking toys are something you might be familiar with. Maybe even love. I love stuffed animals, especially stuffed monkeys. In my apartment I have a shelf full of them…
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When And Why Do We Trust Strangers? And Why Some Asians Don’t Often Trust
To trust or not to trust? That’s the question we often ask ourselves when we meet someone for the first time or encounter strangers. Trust: it’s about believing others, taking their word and seeing the best in them. I’m not one who trusts easily. Generally, I avoid talking to people I don’t know, be it…
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Why Asians, And Many Of Us, Like Taking Photos
These days taking photos is something a lot of us like to do. It’s intriguing how some of us like taking photos of ourselves, taking selfies. Intriguing how some of us like taking photos of what we see around us, such as that city building reaching for the clouds, the unmoving calm blue ocean, family,…
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Long Hair Versus Short Hair. What Our Hairstyles Say About Us And Our Culture
Long hair. Short hair. When it’s time for a haircut, there’s always the question of how much hair to chop off. For the guys, sometimes there’s also the dilemma of deciding how much facial hair to keep when it starts getting long – beards and moustaches go hand-in-hand with certain haircuts. Long hair has always…
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Differences Between Eastern And Western Fashion. And Why We Dress The Way We Do
We all have our own ways of dressing, our different tastes in fashion and clothes. Every day wear, and formal cultural attire and costumes, come in different styles around the world. Going to school in Australia, Malaysia and Singapore meant I had opportunities to shop for clothes regularly in three different countries. As a kid,…
Mabel Kwong 