| August 30. 2002 Yesterday I went to the Salvation Army in the International District to look for furniture for my new apt. Whilst browsing at knick-knacks, an old Asian man approximately 70 yrs old approached me and started pointing at my foot and saying "I like-uh I like-uh." I wasn't sure if he was referring to my china doll shoes, the tattoo on my foot, or the embroidery on my pants, so I just politely said "thank you." He continued nodding his head, smiling and saying "I like-uh I like-uh" repeatedly. His accent was so thick I could barely decipher a word he was saying. Here's how the conversation went: Old Asian man: "Where you get?" Dali Pardon: "The shoes? Oh, I got them at Shiga imports." Old Asian man starts pointing right at my tattoo. Dali Pardon: "Oh, I see. You meant my tattoo. A friend of mine did that." Old Asian Man: "Vehy vehy nice-uh, vehy nice-uh, I like-uh. You get here?" Dali Pardon: "Yes, I had it done here." Old Asian Man: "You from Seattle?" Dali Pardon: "No." Old Asian Man: "Where you from?" Dali Pardon: "California." Old Asian Man: "Vehy Vehy nice-uh." At this point I'm walking towards the women's clothing section hoping Old Asian Man will not follow. Old Asian Man follows and stops me. Old Asian Man: "You like-uh shiny shoes?" Dali Pardon: "Shiny shoes?" Old Asian Man: "No. Shhhiny shoes." Dali Pardon: "Huh?" Old Asian Man starts motioning like he's eating from a bowl of rice. Dali Pardon: "Oh! Chinese food? Yeah, I like Chinese Food." Old Asian Man: "You like-uh get uh bite-uh eat now? Real good shiny shoe round corner. You like-uh join me?" Dali Pardon: "No thanks, I just ate lunch. Thanks for asking though." Old Asian Man: "Real nice shiny bah-buh-q. Real good chicken. Sure you not hungry?" Dali Pardon: "Really, I'm not hungry. I just ate lunch. I'm so full, I couldn't possibly...." Old Asian Man: "You sure?" Dali Pardon: "Yes." Old Asian Man: "Real good chicken." Dali Pardon: "Err...umm... no thanks." (I didn't even want to get into the fact that I'm a vegetarian.) Old Asian man: "You really not hungry?" Dali Pardon: "No." Old Asian Man: "Why don't you gimme your number me give you a call sometime me take you out for bite to eat when you hungry sometime?" Dali Pardon: "That's awfully nice of you to ask but no thanks." At this point I made a break for it and ran into the clothing section with the tall clothing racks. I seriously looked around for a minute expecting someone from Candid Camera to pop out of nowhere and surprise me. But no one did.,, The end. |
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