I have never heard of an apple before. Is this an American nickname? I do sometimes feel myself growing distant from Taiwan as I continue to live in Latin America and integrate more to the culture. There are times when I find myself thinking in Spanish before Chinese and it is a little concerning sometimes.
Are you American? Or do you still live in Dubai? I have heard America can be hard for people from other cultures because you are forced to assimilate.
First of all, I'm not American... second, I don't live in Dubai anymore (I stayed there until I was 14 years old) , just around North America....
Third, I've been mostly living in an international setting, so I don't live near, or interact much with white people, let alone Gulf Arabs in UAE...
Fourth, what is an Apple?...
I use the term banana and coconut, to refer to East-Asians (Eg. Chinese) and South-Asians (Eg. Indians), whose main commonality is that they've internalized heavily a bit of western-thinking, if not culture...
My mistake. I assumed you were American because I have heard similar things from Asians who immigrated there.
I misread and thought you said apple. Maybe I am more tired than I think. These names are unfamiliar to me but I guess I feel like a banana sometimes. I am fortunate that there is a Chinese population everywhere but it is not quite the same with most I meet coming from Hong Kong or Shanghai.
I have never heard of an apple before. Is this an American nickname? I do sometimes feel myself growing distant from Taiwan as I continue to live in Latin America and integrate more to the culture. There are times when I find myself thinking in Spanish before Chinese and it is a little concerning sometimes.
Are you American? Or do you still live in Dubai? I have heard America can be hard for people from other cultures because you are forced to assimilate.
First of all, I'm not American... second, I don't live in Dubai anymore (I stayed there until I was 14 years old) , just around North America....
Third, I've been mostly living in an international setting, so I don't live near, or interact much with white people, let alone Gulf Arabs in UAE...
Fourth, what is an Apple?...
I use the term banana and coconut, to refer to East-Asians (Eg. Chinese) and South-Asians (Eg. Indians), whose main commonality is that they've internalized heavily a bit of western-thinking, if not culture...
My mistake. I assumed you were American because I have heard similar things from Asians who immigrated there.
I misread and thought you said apple. Maybe I am more tired than I think. These names are unfamiliar to me but I guess I feel like a banana sometimes. I am fortunate that there is a Chinese population everywhere but it is not quite the same with most I meet coming from Hong Kong or Shanghai.