01 Jul 07
I just found a staple — a used, bent staple — in my loose leaf Mao Feng tea from Nihao Tea House. I don’t know if I can trust Nihao anymore, which is unfortunate, as it’s the only tea house in the vicinity.
The girl who works there is somewhat of an anomaly; a Canadian-born Chinese, I’d say only a few years younger than me, wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt. My generation of CBCs usually adapt to the Canadian way of life, eschewing the cutesy culture of Hello Kitty, designer stationary, and stuffed car ornaments. An impostor, by banana1 standards, like a rogue staple among some tea leaves.
- yellow on the outside, hollow on the inside [↑]
geezzz…i seldom get my tea locally, i get them via online from vendor like http://www.teacuppa.com and some on ebays
I should give that a shot some time; the selection leaves something to be desired at Nihao. The only problem is that I don’t get to smell the leaves before buying, but at least I’d get to try something new and unavailable around here. That blooming flower tea looks amazing.
I thought it was yellow on the outside, white on the inside. To mute it with anything but a race reference would be unfair to the bite of the initial insult, wouldn’t it?
“Banana” (yellow on the outside and white on the inside) is the more common term, especially among CBCs and Caucasians. “Jook-Sing” or “Hallow Bamboo” is the term in Cantonese, which is a term I do find insulting, as opposed to banana. I’m not hollow, I have an identity.
man better to be yellow on the out side and white on the inside then white on the outside and fat on the inside lol
but i mean go back with the staple if ur there alot and u complain maybe u can get some free stuff i complain all the time and i get alot of free stuff i know its not ur style but try a lil rob tactic once and a while
Hahahaha…being fat on the outside is much worse when you’re yellow. It looks waaaaaaay weirder cause people don’t expect it.
I was thinking about going back with the staple, but it wouldn’t be worth the effort/time for me. I’m not looking for any gratuities, I just want peace of mind that I won’t end up swallowing a staple. Maybe I’ll give them a call about that.