Convo #1:
Random guy: Holaaaaa chinitas.
SmagLyd: (to SmagKto) Well, at least here in spain they hit on us in their native language. THAT'S refreshing.
[2 blocks later]
Random guy #2: Konichiwa!
SmagLyd: annnnnd there we go.
Note: I'd like to point out that there were 20 to 1 Koreans to any-other-asians while we were being tourists in Seville. You'd think they'd at least learn to say annyeonghaseyo.
Convo #2:
[at a long communal booth/table eating lunch with SmagKto. An asian woman appears and asks if she and her family (who are still ordering food) can sit there, so we move over a little. A Londoner (I'm guessing he's half black) and his two adorable daughters appear and ask us to move over.]
Asian Woman: Uhm, I have 5 people.
Londoner: (looks at us all) Yeah, this table can fit like 20 people if you move over.
[SmagLyd awkwardly looks around... then slides over a little bit. SmagKto does the same across the table. Asian woman moves in about 6 inches. Londoner slides into booth and is now sitting across from Asian woman. Everyone looks a little confused.]
SmagLyd: (pauses and then blurts out) Uhh... we don't know them! (gesturing at other asians)
Londoner: Oh! I'm so sorry... I thought you were part of the same family!
Convo #2, part 2:
[Londoner has been chatting with us about living in New York and London]
SmagLyd: (thinks to herself) Oh, this is so nice, he hasn't really been weird about asians and american things, like people sometimes are... it's probably because we have normal American accents and SmagKto lives here in London (mentally pats self on back)
Londoner: ...so.... Do you like kungfu movies?
SmagLyd: (revokes pat on back and raises voice to a high-pitched level that happens when being disingenuous) Oh! yeahyeahsure, I like... (pause) No... I don't know why I said that. That's a lie. I don't particularly like kungfu movies.
Londoner: (is shocked) What? ... but how old are you?
SmagLyd: 31.
Londoner: (pauses) .... but you SHOULD like kungfu movies.
Thanks for letting me know what I should like, dude. Hahah. Weirdos.
