A few of my parents' cousins brought war brides back from Korea and Vietnam before I was born. When I was little, I used to tell people I was part Chinese because I had oriental aunts...so I MUST be part Chinese. I didn't even figure out they weren't Chinese until I was about 10.
A childhood belief about family
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if you touched Chinese people, they would break.— Christian
- i used to believe that euthanasia has something to do with young chinese people— CW
- I use to believe that the trees caused the wind to blow by swaying back and forth, like a chinese fan. — Jason Blanchette
- I didn't quite grasp the concept of time zones, and thought that Chinese kids went to school at night.— Giselle
- I used to think the person who delivered Chinese food came all the way from China to do it.— Savana
- The Chinese language just had three words: ching, chang, and chong.— MD Caruso