tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post114105070542205764..comments2024-03-24T22:24:11.549-07:00Comments on Rice Daddies: Separated at Birth (or not)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1145942417331321802006-04-24T22:20:00.000-07:002006-04-24T22:20:00.000-07:00i think its sad for twins to be separated at birth...i think its sad for twins to be separated at birth and they someday findout their related!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141364245209648032006-03-02T21:37:00.000-08:002006-03-02T21:37:00.000-08:00I am the adoptive Mom of 3 kids. First is African...I am the adoptive Mom of 3 kids. First is African American/Native American/Caucasian, second is Korean/Caucasian, third is African American/Caucasian. Besides all being gorgeous children, they look nothing alike.<BR/><BR/>The kids run the gamut from blue eyes and straight hair, to afro style hair and dark brown eyes. <BR/><BR/>Hubby and I are both Caucasian (Norwegian and Irish-German).<BR/><BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141270337104961422006-03-01T19:32:00.000-08:002006-03-01T19:32:00.000-08:00Just came here from Twice the Rice and really enjo...Just came here from Twice the Rice and really enjoying it!<BR/><BR/>My surname is a ludicrously common Vietnamese surname - Tran - and I work in the law. Unfortunately, in Australia, rather a lot of Viet-Australians come before the courts for drug offences, and they stand out because they are Asian. I used to work at one of the courts and the number of times security would ask whether I was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141267771319937022006-03-01T18:49:00.000-08:002006-03-01T18:49:00.000-08:00I don't know whether this is better or worse, but ...I don't know whether this is better or worse, but a good friend of mine (white bread as they come) is married to a Filipino, and their 2-year-old daughter is Filipina as they come: gorgeous glossy black hair, deep dark complexion, and almond eyes. She's lost count of how many times she's been asked "where did you get her?" because of course she must be adopted and she doesn't quite look like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141237030879985382006-03-01T10:17:00.000-08:002006-03-01T10:17:00.000-08:00People will say the most illogical things when the...People will say the most illogical things when they're trying to make small talk (I know, `cuz I'm guilty of this as well). In addition, though, people's perceptions/assumptions/prejudices tend to come out most unfiltered when they/we are just chatting. It's hard sometimes to know when someone's assumptions blend over into racism, which makes it hard to know the "appropriate" response. My Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141227494512706712006-03-01T07:38:00.000-08:002006-03-01T07:38:00.000-08:00I'm white, my husband is Korean. Not only am I whi...I'm white, my husband is Korean. Not only am I white, my Indian friend in college called me 'paleface'. Blue eyes. Light brown hair. When we were dating a LOT of people said we looked 'just alike'. Skinny, glasses, a preference for fleece and jeans? Maybe? But, um, no. People are strange.OTRgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433339525588500502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141146101499383212006-02-28T09:01:00.000-08:002006-02-28T09:01:00.000-08:00I forgot about this part:Well, you know, us white ...I forgot about this part:<BR/><BR/>Well, you know, us white people all look alike too. At least, that's what the black cook told me when I was working in the college cafeteria.<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Honestly, I do think it's a little easier to identify the subtle differences in nationality for people who are the same "color" as you than for people who come from a very different background, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141145766967305122006-02-28T08:56:00.000-08:002006-02-28T08:56:00.000-08:00I am Caucasian. My wife is Caucasian. So our bab...I am Caucasian. My wife is Caucasian. So our baby daughter looks, well, white.<BR/><BR/>Before we moved across country, my daughter and I used to spend some of my SAHD time with a friend (who is Asian) and her son (half-Asian, half-Caucasian), who's 10 weeks younger than my daughter. More than once, while we were out strolling about town, some random lady would ask us if the two were twins.<BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141135037807499192006-02-28T05:57:00.000-08:002006-02-28T05:57:00.000-08:00I get this all of the time. People always ask if I...I get this all of the time. People always ask if I'm "Chinese"- assuming that I'm from China b/c I have black hair and almond eyes. It gets quite annoying after some time. White people may SAY that they go through the same thing, but they don't. They don't know what it's like to be "assumed" something. Ignorance is ridiculous. I agree with Poppa Large. When people ask if I'm Chinese or Japanese (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141094692778289282006-02-27T18:44:00.000-08:002006-02-27T18:44:00.000-08:00ha, thats too funny. Reminds me of a night at wor...ha, thats too funny. Reminds me of a night at work recently. We have two black waitresses at the moment. One of them is pretty new and other has been with us for some time. Some of the other girls asked if they were related because they look alike. (they look nothing alike)...the one who had been there the longest asked, "what? we look alike because we're both black?"..the girls asking were Kristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583736569012353198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141075537722704732006-02-27T13:25:00.000-08:002006-02-27T13:25:00.000-08:00You say, "Yep! Same mother, different fathers. I t...You say, "Yep! Same mother, different fathers. I think I'm one of them." Then just let them puzzle that out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141072031903320902006-02-27T12:27:00.000-08:002006-02-27T12:27:00.000-08:00I got the same thing all growing up. There were 3...I got the same thing all growing up. There were 3 or 4 happa other half-Asian, half white girls in my grade and everyone would always say we looked SO MUCH ALIKE! ALMOST TWINS! um, no. <BR/><BR/>But whatever, like Marcie said, we're apt to make assumptions around people were aren't familiar with. It's easier to not get too offended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141065898113457042006-02-27T10:44:00.001-08:002006-02-27T10:44:00.001-08:00I HAVE identical twins, and people are always aski...I HAVE identical twins, and people are always asking the same freaking stupid things. I usually say they're identical cousins. And as mine are about as Waspy looking as you could get, when they THEN ask what their names are, I say "Chang and Eng".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141065876762059382006-02-27T10:44:00.000-08:002006-02-27T10:44:00.000-08:00LOL, because you know all we Asians look alike. T...LOL, because you know all we Asians look alike. The other day, this 50-something guy at Barnes and Noble stopped and watch my 2-year old daughter rummaging through books. He gets my attention and says "I'm looking at your daughter because my daughter is about to adopt from China." I wonder if anyone looked at HIS daughter when she was a toddler and said "I'm looking at her because I'm about toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141064980990107892006-02-27T10:29:00.000-08:002006-02-27T10:29:00.000-08:00People are lame. I think they don't think before ...People are lame. I think they don't think before they open their mouth. And even if they ask it about twins, it still isn't any of their fucking business. On the other side of that, my daughter is always trying to convince people she and her best friend are twins, and they look nothing alike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141061156655239332006-02-27T09:25:00.000-08:002006-02-27T09:25:00.000-08:00You should holler back, "do they look like twins?"...You should holler back, "do they look like twins?" and give her one of those withering gazes that will make them feel very stupid for asking to begin with.O.W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12016225824431559881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141054933002508772006-02-27T07:42:00.000-08:002006-02-27T07:42:00.000-08:00I don't think you should be offended by this. I a...I don't think you should be offended by this. I am married to a half-Korean man and (because of this?) I can tell Chinese from Japanese from Korean and so on. But if you have never been around different ethnic groups it may be easy to make the assumptions that woman did. Do you think it could happen vice-versa? Anyway, just a thought. I found this blog today through 'Weigook Saram' and I Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994568766126115158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1141054711701719912006-02-27T07:38:00.000-08:002006-02-27T07:38:00.000-08:00argh.If it's any consolation, when my friend's dau...argh.<BR/><BR/>If it's any consolation, when my friend's daughter is out with her friend, people always ask if they're twins. These girls look nothing alike, except they both have long blond hair.<BR/><BR/>Their moms think it's funny.<BR/><BR/>So apparently it happens to white girls, too.Lumpyheadsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448242506597812607noreply@blogger.com