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excerpts from stunted awkward conversation with salon boy in shitty chinese while he cut my hair
| SB: | where are you from? korea? |
| E: | america. my parents are chinese |
| SB: | but you're american |
| E: | yeah i was born there |
| SB: | are you studying at zhejiang uni |
| E: | yep |
| SB: | what are you studying |
| E: | chinese language |
| SB: | you dont speak chinese with your parents at home |
| E: | no well my mom speaks chinese to me but i speak english to my parents |
| SB: | so now you've come to china to learn chinese |
| E: | yeah |
| SB: | wouldnt it have been easier to just learn it from your parents when you were younger |
| E: | yeah i did a little but i didnt like to |
| SB: | ... |
| SB: | so what do you think of hangzhou, are you having fun |
| E: | yes i really like it a lot |
| SB: | ... |
| SB: | was your last haircut in the US |
| E: | yeah |
| SB: | did a chinese person cut it |
| E: | no a vietnamese person did |
| SB: | oh ... haircuts are much more expensive in the US |
| E: | yes |
| SB: | and you have to tip there too |
| E: | haha... |
| SB: | where in america are you from |
| E: | texas |
| SB: | ... |
| E: | tex..as... |
| SB: | oh, texas |
| E... | |
| SB: | do you celebrate the new year in america too |
| E: | [chinese new year]? yes |
| SB: | oh you have like chinatowns also. like in new york |
| E: | well i dont in my city but i go to school in boston |
| SB: | new york? |
| E: | bos...ton....there is a chinatown |
| SB: | you go to school in boston. so thats far from your home so you have to live there too |
| E: | yeah |
| SB: | living in the US is expensive now too |
| E: | yeah, land is still cheap in texas though |
| SB: | thats a good place to have like [farms] right |
| E: | i dont understand, whats [farms] |
| SB: | the places with cows and stuff |
| E: | oh, haha, yeah... |
| SB: | your hair is long, have you ever permed it |
| E: | no |
| SB: | long hair is good wavy, straight long hair is too plain |
| E: | ... |
| SB: | do you want to perm it |
| E: | not really |
| SB: | you have a tattoo |
| E: | yeah |
| SB: | what is it of |
| E: | i dont know how to explain it in chinese |
| SB: | oh right |
| E: | ... |
| SB: | will your mom be angry about it |
| E: | she's already seen it, my parents dont particularly like it |
| SB: | yeah, a lot of chinese people think if you have a tattoo then youre not a good person |
| E: | ha... |
| SB: | a lot of older people dont like them, i guess young people like them more |
| E: | yeah |
| SB: | i thought about getting tattoos |
| E: | you did |
| SB: | yes |
| E: | you should get them |
| SB: | im just afraid that i'll regret them, you know |
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name. elaine
age. 20
occupation. student
1. what is your present state of mind?
okay
2. where were you born?
illinois
3. where do you live now?
tx & ma, going to live in hangzhou for the next 4 months
4. where would you like to live?
right now, nyc or austin
5. do you think you’re interesting?
v interesting
6. how is your love life?
i don’t like ppl who are attracted to me/i am attracted to ppl who don’t like me. generally
7. what were you like as a child?
shy
8. what did you eat today?
fruit cup, coffee, bagel, coffee, granola bar
9. have you ever created culture or art?
idk
10. do you like drinking alcohol or using drugs?
yea
11. what kind of people do you hate?
every1
12. what are your goals, if you have any?
~be more assertive~
13. do you have any depressing stories about your life?
not really
14. who are your favorite authors?
camus, murakami ………….idk
15.what will you be doing ten years from now?
can’t say
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