Tuesday, September 14, 2010

He doesn't know if he's been to Yungho or not, haha!

Relevant Taiwan conversation:

[02:24:01] Flami: hey, have you ever been to a city in Taipei County called Yungho?
[02:24:49] Corey: I don't know
[02:24:55] Corey: doesn't sound familiar. what do they have there?
[02:25:11] Flami: what do you mean, you don't know? :P it was a straightforward question!
[02:25:26] Flami: and I don't know what they have there - it was in a book I was reading
[02:27:25] Corey: I don't know if I've been there or not! I've been to lots of places... I never know the names of all this crap! Jane is a horrible translator, and never translates things unless I bug her enough
[02:27:49] Flami: oh, okay
[02:27:53] Corey: if there's something interesting, Taipei county is pretty close :P
[02:28:00] Corey: Taipei city is like 40 minutes away
[02:28:15] Flami: it's only interesting because of the name, I guess
[02:31:09] Corey: oh yeah? there's a place called LongDong
[02:31:25] Flami: oh, sure
[02:31:35] Corey: it's a beach area, I think
[02:37:10] Flami: haha, nice
[02:40:19] Corey: most people here are afraid of beaches, and the sun in general, though
[02:40:33] Flami: why?
[02:41:29] Corey: being white is awesome, darker skin is ugly. people ask me how I keep my skin so white... uh, well, it has something to do with my ancestors coming from farther north than yours, I think...
[02:42:41] Corey: white = awesome, black = ugly. it's actually really racist at times, not just a preference about what looks better, but there are so few non-Chinese people here that I guess it's not a big problem most of the time, and 99% of that crap works in my favor
[02:46:49] Flami: ha, no wonder we "white-washed" Korey before my grandma ever met him :P
[02:50:50] Flami: and now it's time for bed... 3 AM, almost :P

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