Thursday, January 12, 2006

What Are You?

"What are you?" inquired a woman on the phone.

"I'm a human being," I automatically responded.

"Oh Yeah? I mean, what nationality are you?" She rephrased the question.

"I'm Chinese," I said.

"Are you mixed with anything?" She was on a roll.

"Yes, I'm mixed with earth and some dirt." I don't know how I came up with that answer. "It's nice talking to you."

That was the exchange I had with a female friend's friend.