Perks of Being…
I know I’m being entirely pretentious and superficial, but here are some perks I’ve experienced in life that are primarily based on racial traits.
Asian:
1. I do not have to shave a lot. In fact, when I used to teach swim lessons, what little hair I did have was bleached and thus became even less visible. Fantastic! I was also unfamiliar with the term “bikini lines” until someone told me what that actually meant.
2. I have less trouble squeezing through cramped spaces, small crevices, gates, and the like. Suck it 6-footers! You may be better athletes than I am but if a flash mob appeared out of nowhere you’d be stuck like a horse in quicksand.
3. Silky Asian hair.
Non-Asian
1. Being mistaken for hapa (I’m merely an “eighthpa”), and consequently, not considered full-Asian/Chinese looking.
2. High[er] tolerance for alcohol.
3. Longer legs = pants fit moderately better. Moderately because, well, refer to being an “eighthpa.”