Sometimes it even has its advantages.
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| We might get more comments than the average foreigner since these cuties attract so much attention! |
-You need to put socks on that baby! (without fail, if we leave the house and Miss A isn't wearing socks, we will hear this at least 10 times.)
-She's only wearing that and she's not cold?? (x100)
-Look at their noses, they are so big!
-Don't let her walk on the floor with bare feet. She will get sick!
-Too close, too close! (when speaking of how close together our two children will be)
-You are too independent.
-You are too confident.
-She is so chubby! (Yes, our 30th percentile baby)
-Her head is long. You need to make her sleep on her back.
-While we were on the street, a lady ran up to us with a little advertisement for a nutritious drink. She explained to Mister that it would be good for me to buy it so I could lose weight (not realizing I was pregnant). haha.
-There are many times when Mister isn't with me and I can tell I am getting comments like these. Disapproving looks and shakes of the head are not very discreet. It is a lot easier to smile and keep moving when I don't know exactly what is being said, though. :)
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| We made sure she had socks AND shoes on this day, but still got comments about her shorts. :) |
Oh, the things people say!
**It is very normal to speak freely about appearance. There are other things that Chinese would never say, especially not in front of others. "Fussing" over what a baby is wearing if often a way to show that they care rather than a comment on my parent skills.**
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| How can you get too offended when you are interacting with happy people like this all day? |
Yes! My companion from Taiwan seemed to be very open to talking about appearance in a way that I wasn't used to. I wonder what all the Chinese guests around me were saying!
ReplyDeleteYou two are such troopers. Love to you!
Haha ya. I think it is just a normal part of conversation for them. If you gain weight or have a bad haircut, they will mention it! I bet they were saying how beautiful the tall, blonde missionary was! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely not the only one. Try going out with three Chinese kids who speak only a little Chinese and a tall blond who is very good at it! The questions never end! ... and even when we do explain they don't really understand. (The understanding of adoption here is very simple, if understood at all. Our neighbors still think we have "exchange students" even though we've explained adoption to them dozens of times.)
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