I lovetravelling, too, and I wasjustinFloridaperformingstand-upcomedy,
and I havetotellyou, Floridaisstuckinthe '80s.
So, I hadtotellthem, youknow, stopsmokingindoors, stopblaringPhilCollins, andmostofall, stopcallingme "orientalwoman..."
Andstartcallingme "Japanesegoddess."
Thankyou.
Um, mymotherinJapanisalsostuckinthe '80s.
Shetoldme, "Yumi, I wantyoutorememberthis: behindeverygreatman, thereis a greatwoman. I wantyoutofind a niceJapaneseman, become a greatwife, andbecome a greatmother."
I listenedtoherverycarefullyandsaid, "Screwthat."
And I movedtoCanada.
Andbecame a stand-upcomedian.
So, I liveinVancouvernow.
I loveVancouver.
Vancouveris a beautifulcity, butnothingcomparedtoWinnipeg.
Well, when I walkstreetsinVancouver, lotsofcreepywhitemencomeandaskme, "Konnichiwa, doyouwanttogoforsushisometime?"
I thinkit's slightlyracist-- like, 75% racist.
Well, letmeexplain.
Forexample, when I seeanattractive, let's say, a Mexicanguy, would I goandsay, "Ola, doyouwantmetohelpyoupayforthewall?"
I wouldn't saythat, becauseit's racist.
Somaybenexttimewhen I see a creepywhitemancomestome, I wouldsay, "Hey, youcreepywhitemanwithawkwardsocialskills, withborderlineautism, withhalitosis, andfunkybodysmell...