What makes a Chinese-CHINESE?

Oh My goodness! Are you VERY Chinese ?


Please check the list to see how Chinese you really are.
29 ways to know if you're Chinese.

You will laugh at yourself when you read all of them.

1. You unwrap gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the
wrapping (and especially those ribbons).

2. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and
store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who
has move out.

3. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times.

4. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. You use the
grocery bags to hold garbage.

5. You hate to waste food:
(a) Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going
to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them. (Your
mom will give a lecture about starving kids in Africa)

(b) You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of
rice or one leftover chicken wing.

6. You don't own any real Tupperware-only a cupboard full of used
but carefully rinsed margarine tubs, take out containers, and jam jars.

7. You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take
every time you stay in a hotel.


8. You wipe your plate and utensils or wash them in a small basin
of hot water before you eat every time you go to a restaurant.

9. You own a rice cooker and a slow cooker.

10. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it.

11. You fight (literally) over who pays the dinner bill.

12. You have a teacup with a cover on it.

13. If you're under age 20, you own a really expensive walkman if
you're over 20, you own a really expensive camera.

14. You're a wok user.

15. You only make long distance calls after 7pm.

16. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still
attached-it, means they're fresh.

17. You never call your parents just to say, 'Hi.'

18. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they'll ask
if you've eaten, even if it's midnight.

19. Your parents tell you to boil herbs and stay indoors when you
get sick. They also tell you not to eat fried foods or baked goods
because such food are 'heaty' (yeet hay in Cantonese).

20. You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only
sit 10 feet apart.

21. You always cook too much.

22. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat
the last piece of food on the table.

23. You starve yourself before going to 'All You Can Eat' buffet.

24. You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry or
electronics, computers.

25. You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it.

26. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin.

27. You call a sausage a hotdog.

28. You wrap with napkins all the knives, spoons and forks of the
airline that you fly on and put in your travel-bag as souvenirs

29. You never forget to take with you all the unused bath and
facial tissues when you check out from the hotel because you
believe that you have paid its all.

Now that you have read the lot, are they mostly true?
Will you take this message and forward it to all your Chinese
friends, because you will always be proud that you're indeed a
great Chinese

WC !! What does it mean ?

In the days when you couldn't count on a public toilet facility, an English woman was planning a trip to India . She was registered to stay in a small guest house owned by the local schoolmaster. She was concerned as to whether the guest house contained a WC. In England , a bathroom is commonly called a WC which stands for 'Water Closet'. She wrote to the schoolmaster inquiring of the facilities about the WC.

The school master, not fluent in English, asked the local priest if he knew the meaning of WC.

Together they pondered possible meanings of the letters and concluded that the lady wanted to know if there was a 'Wayside Chapel' near the house . . . a bathroom never entered their minds.

So the schoolmaster wrote the following reply:

Dear Madam,

I take great pleasure in informing you that the WC is located 9 miles from the house.
It is located in the middle of a grove of pine trees, surrounded by lovely grounds.
It is capable of holding 229 people and is open on Sundays and Thursdays.
As there are many people expected in the summer months, I suggest you arrive early.
There is, however, plenty of standing room. This is an unfortunate situation especially if you are in the habit of going regularly.

It may be of some interest to you that my daughter was married in the WC as it was there that she met her husband.
It was a wonderful event. There were 10 people in every seat. It was wonderful to see the expressions on their faces.
We can take photos in different angle.
My wife, sadly, has been ill and unable to go recently. It has been almost a year since she went last, which pains her greatly.

You will be pleased to know that many people bring their lunch and make a day of it. Others prefer to wait till the last minute and arrive just in time. I would recommend your ladyship plan to go on a Thursday as there is an organ accompaniment.
The acoustics are excellent and even the most delicate sounds can be heard everywhere.

The newest addition is a bell which rings every time a person enters.
We are holding a bazaar to provide plush seats for all since many feel it is long needed.
I look forward to escorting you there myself and seating you in a place where you can be seen by all.

With deepest regards,
The Schoolmaster.


The woman fainted reading the reply........ And she never visited India !!!!