I can't believe your relatives would send hate mail to you! That sucks! Was she disapproving of his ethnic background or his atheism (or both?)?

Before I turned 25, my parents kept trying to set me up with someone (while I was seeing someone...for more than 2 years). The moment I turned 25, they told me that I was getting old and there will not be any suitors for me, that I'd be lucky if some eligible bachelor would want me (again, still dating the same guy…

My general rule is, if it's bursting out of my undies (which are just regular panties), I'll trim a bit, but otherwise leave it alone.

It is common to think that your guests will be subsidizing your wedding cost?

Another anecdote here. I have three brothers, two who are much older and another who is closer to my age. The two eldest brothers are feminists and very liberal. The brother closest in age turned out very conservative and adheres to strict gender roles (doesn't want wife to work, wants wife to spit out babies,…

I just had a discussion about the existence of these watermelon oreos. My friend did not believe me that they existed. I kept on telling her "But Lindy ate them on youtube!" She probably was confused, since she doesn't know who you are. lol

This. I'm Korean and I have darker skin, and my mother would lament that I didn't take after her pale skin tone. It was an indicator of my father's southern coastal roots, who are considered less respectable. Think GoT style, if white skin means you are related to the Lannisters, darker skin would mean you MIGHT be…

Thank you for the rant. Exactly how I feel.

Exactly. Also, the pearly white skin was an indicator of class and economic status before Westerners arrived to Korea.

It's not just tattoos. Even a few extra piercings can get the stink eye from Korean women at the spa. I'm Korean, and when I got a second piercing on my ear, my mother flipped out. She said only people with loose morals had more than one ear piercing. So normal ear piercing = good morals, more than 1 = loose…

As my mother says when we argue about religion and sex "you think you're so smart with your logic..."

Yes, this is common in Korea. These cosmetic surgery clinics offer group rates, so students will get a "graduation present" and go in groups to get their eyelids done.

By your logic, doesn't that somehow justify Michael Richards' racist rants because he was heckled? Oh sure, what Richards said was offensive, but hey! he was heckled! Tosh's retort wasn't even a joke. It was a thinly veiled threat. And that is what is messed up about it. What she did doesn't justify such a…