september of 2008, i was getting a haircut on a weekday. once again, highschoolers had started school but college didn't start yet. the vietnamese lady who cut my hair said, "little girl~ why you not in schoo?" i told her i was in college and she said, "oh you in college? you look so youngg~ you look like my little daughter~ she only in high schoo. she foh-teen (14). she look older than youuu~" tahaha vietnamese accents crack me up.
some time in 2009, i was a senior in college! i went to ralphs to buy some groceries. in front of the chips section, an african american lady was standing behind a mini-table and she had samples of these new chips called "pop chips." as i was about to grab a sample, the lady slapped my hand away and said, "you 18 years or older? you can't have no chips if you're not 18 years or older." i looked at her for the longest time, thinking, "is she forreal?!!" and then finally, i told her that i was definitely older than 18. and then she said, "you sure? you don't look no 18." tahaha i like how african americans talk, too. ghetto style!
and today in june of 2010, i went to costco. i'm 23 years old. that's 18years + 5 more years. i love costco samples. it's like a free meal. love it! haha, anyway, back to my story. so, this pretty indian lady was offering this healthy drink that looked really disgusting. it was a very muddy green color -- the same color as naked juice's "green machine" drink. i wanted to try it but before i reached out for one of the cups, the lady looked at me and said, "you must be 18 years or older to have this drink." o.O??
18 or older. before, it bothered me that people would question my age. but now, it's pretty amusing and a bit flattering. i hope i will still be asked if i'm 18 or older when i'm in my late 20s, haha.
on a sidenote, i told my older buddy these stories and he replied, "i wish i had a job where i had to go to work everyday. i could bring you on 'take your daughter to work' day." hahaha -.-
This cracked me up Selena :)
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