Asians raised overseas: do you feel alienated from your Asian heritage?

[Yeung Gor]

I feel like I'm one of the only Asians that follow MMA.

Not so, I also follow MMA and Boxing closely.

But I think I might be the only asian here that listens to country music. lol

[xJadedx]

Not so, I also follow MMA and Boxing closely.

But I think I might be the only asian here that listens to country music. lol

You may be the only PERSON who does :P.

[Banh Mi]

Not so, I also follow MMA and Boxing closely.

But I think I might be the only asian here that listens to country music. lol

Country.... as in Brad Paisley? If so I listen to it, but I don't really follow it too much.

Yeah, but you're what' 1 out of alot of people I've came across. Most of the Asian guys I know, are Bruce Lee nuthuggers without really knowing much about Bruce Lee. And TKD spin kicks are a sign of bad assery.

[Yeung Gor]

You may be the only PERSON who does :P.

haha I was kinda forced into it. I drove around the country, moving from place to place. I had no cds and the only thing they play on the radio was country. I sat there driving on the highway and the wind blowing against my arm as it lean on the side of my car window. Eventually you realize the music fits the moment and you'll riding like a cowboy. LOL

[Yeung Gor]

Country.... as in Brad Paisley? If so I listen to it, but I don't really follow it too much.

Yeah, but you're what' 1 out of alot of people I've came across. Most of the Asian guys I know, are Bruce Lee nuthuggers without really knowing much about Bruce Lee. And TKD spin kicks are a sign of bad assery.

I know what you mean, sometimes when I try and introduce MMA to my friends, they would say "all they do is roll around in the ground" , they don't seem to understand the ground game. I try to explain passing the guard, ground and pound, triangle choke, and arm bar attempts. they just don't get it.

[Ken Cheng]

But I think I might be the only asian here that listens to country music. lol

You're making it harder and harder for me to "hate" you every day, you know?

I like country music, but not the current modern generation of country (i.e. Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain, Taylor Swift, etc.). I like the *classic* country that fed into classic rock 'n roll: Jimmy Rodgers, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Patsy Cline, etc. It's the rootsy stuff that had a profound influence on the early development of rock, and that strongly influenced such performers as the Byrds, Graham Parsons, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and of course, the Eagles.

I can see Yeung Gor (the wuxia character) digging country music, though. The themes commonly explored in country music are typically kind of downbeat. Cowboy music generally has a sad bent to it.

[Yeung Gor]

You're making it harder and harder for me to "hate" you every day, you know?

I like country music, but not the current modern generation of country (i.e. Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain, Taylor Swift, etc.). I like the *classic* country that fed into classic rock 'n roll: Jimmy Rodgers, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Patsy Cline, etc. It's the rootsy stuff that had a profound influence on the early development of rock, and that strongly influenced such performers as the Byrds, Graham Parsons, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and of course, the Eagles.

I can see Yeung Gor (the wuxia character) digging country music, though. The themes commonly explored in country music are typically kind of downbeat. Cowboy music generally has a sad bent to it.

Yup. Country music revolves around the common man, it has a lot of soul and heart. It tells a story of the common struggles we face, where we all can relate.

[Ken Cheng]

And it's not just my musical tastes wherein I don't fit in with Asian stereotypes, although that's the one example I chose to use.

Consider these other un-Asianlike characteristics:

1. I absolutely *hate* boba tea and those other sweetened drinks that most Asians can't get enough of (then again, I also hate coffee, which most Caucasians are fond of). My drink preferences: *really* hot tea (OK, that might be more Asianlike), taken plain without sugar or cream. Ice water. Ice-cold soda or fruit juice. The occasional ice-cold glass of milk.

2. Suck at math. Great at reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, and history (especially European and American history).

3. Don't really give a damn about current Asian pop culture scene (don't know who half the popular actors/actresses/singers are). Then again, I don't give a damn about the current Western pop culture scene either. I prefer the classics who have been around for two or three (or more) decades and have proven themselves enduring icons rather than "flavor of the month."

4. I get more Western cultural references than Asian ones. When somebody says something about Monty Python or Woodstock, I understand what those are. Many Asian pop culture references are lost on me though.

5. I speak my mind. I'm not one of those stereotypical "quiet" Asians. When I was in school, I had long arguments with my teachers and professors all the time.

There are other things that are not coming to mind now.

[Ken Cheng]

Yup. Country music revolves around the common man, it has a lot of soul and heart. It tells a story of the common struggles we face, where we all can relate.

Yeung Gor should ditch the usual wuxia outfit for something more Western: the cowboy hat, the blue jeans, flannel shirt, and snakeskin boots. Now *that* would look cool.

Oh, and trade in the Heavy Iron Sword for good six-shooter.

[Yeung Gor]

Yeung Gor should ditch the usual wuxia outfit for something more Western: the cowboy hat, the blue jeans, flannel shirt, and snakeskin boots. Now *that* would look cool.

Oh, and trade in the Heavy Iron Sword for good six-shooter.

Haha I'm sure my Long-Yi would dig it. Imagine how sexy XLN would be in those tight jeans? Yum!

[pemberly]

ken, i think many of the "asian" characteristics you've mentioned are stereotypes. asian people, just like any other race, are all varied individuals. to say that asians like boba tea and are good at math, you still to be willfully trying to separate yourself from others.

[Candide]

Those are often Asian stereotypes cooked up by Westerners too. Asians on the old continent usually don't recognize them, unless Westerners tell them about those.

Ken is just suffering from some hippy emo condition that is common to all human beings of all races, like a flu we get once in a while. That's called: "I'm special!!! I'm unique!!! I'm not like anyone else around me!!! I'm so aloooooonnnneee!! "

Basically that condition makes us look at how different we are to people around us, and fail to realise that we actually have a billion more things in common. A few differences hardly make a big impact.

The first time we get this flu would be when we went through puberty, but for some people, they didn't build up a good immune system for it, so they keep getting the same flu every now and then well into adulthood.

[remember_Cedric]

Ken, if you're stuck with that "X-men" feeling, chew on this motto:

"You laughed at me 'cause I'm different. I laughed at you, 'cause you're all the same!"

Embrace that "Uniquely me" feel!

Bonus points if you can guess what the above album cover has to do with this.

He is a British/American cross-dresser who received a warm welcome by Asians?