[November 2003. My uncle's cement house behind the province jail in the Northeast region of Thailand. My AUNT, my cutie-pie, America-fascinated 14 year-old cousin FON and I are sitting on the floor of the main room. Translated from Thai.]
AUNT: [examining me, clucking] How does a person get to be so fat?
FON: Mae! She's not fat! She's just American! [Turning to me] Right? You're normal in America, right?
ME: [laughing] Yeah, I guess you're right.
That's my excuse for being fat; I'M SO PAINFULLY AMERICAN! At least, if I walked around Taiwan I'd probably be obsese compared to the people who live there. ;P
it's the high fructose corn syrup. and the chicken hormones. and the milk. god didn't intend for asians to eat cheese. (blast!)