11.
Once a classmate, this was on year 10 or year 11, asked me how I had managed to put ice into a plastic bottle. A friend of mine proceeded to tell her that there were youtube tutorials on cut open and glue the bottle back together and that it was super easy.
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13.
“Did you have to take a canoe to school” – a question I was asked once when I told them I moved from Hawaii
14.
I called to order a pizza, half plain and half pepperoni.
Pizza Girl (sounding unsure): “Umm…I guess we could do that. Which half do you want the pepperonis on?”
15.
In the days before cellphones. .friend called me and asked where I was
16.
‘If my child has a biting problem in your classroom, can’t you just, like, bite my child back?’ Asked by a completely serious parent. Sure, I can bite your child, but I kinda like keeping my job and not being arrested for child abuse more.
17.
Working at a yogurt shop, an adult woman asked me what sugar free meant. No, a language barrier didn’t exist. I answered “it means… it’s free… of sugar?” She said “oooohhhh!” like changing the word structure unlocked a code.
Another time, a lady asked what was good. I said “well, our soft serve peanut butter is our most popular. I don’t personally like it, but a lot of people do.” “Ok, can I have a sample?” I pour one and afterward, she says “GROSS! This is disgusting! How could you let me try this?” I thought she was joking, so I laughed. She wasn’t joking.
Both of these events happened over a decade ago. Sometimes I wonder how far they made it in life.
18.
Are you asian or chinese
So this happened at school, My parents are from China, I was born in the U.S. When people ask me where I’m from, I usually tell them I ‘m Chinese and leave it at that. So after a few weeks or so, a person that’s already asked me before where I’m from asks me this.
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My ex once woke me up from a nap to ask me if I was taking a nap. No shit did you not just wake me up? She defended this for years afterward
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“Can’t you drive to Hawaii?”