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@liztai
Years ago I (Irish-American) was on vacation with my wife (Chinese-American) in Southern California, and we walked holding hands past a gaggle of Asian-American teenagers. Someone said, “I’m a banana! My spoon is too big!” and they all laughed. I didn’t get what it meant until later. My wife’s parents are from China, she’s fully bilingual in Mandarin and English, and even my Mandarin is probably more than those kids know. But she was with me, so: banana. It still annoys me.