The rain has let up some today and, even when raining, is fairly light. We took the kids to the Miramar shopping center, which is quite a long bus ride.
On the way back, some teenagers got on the bus. They were all friends and having a good time. Michelle and I were in the back of the bus because that has the highest seats for Michelle to see out the windows (and the roughest ride.)
One girl, just one row up and across the aisle leaned forward, tapped one of her friends on that arm and said in Chinese, “Look at the foreigner and his cute little daughter.†(That’s a loose translation, since I don’t understand much Chinese, but it was a pretty simple sentence and all words I understood.)
Naturally, I turned towards the girl who was talking about us and I smiled, because what father doesn’t smile when people say his kids are cute?
The thing is, it embarrassed the girl completely. She assumed I wouldn’t know she was talking about us. Her friends immediately started laughing at her. One of them said, “[Something I couldn’t understand], he understands Chinese.†and then the next one said in English to her, “You are so stupid.â€
I felt bad for her, but couldn’t think of anything to say to her.