British east asian here AMA.

**** it, I'm bored

Where in East Asia?

A mix of chow mein and sushi

as a British East Asian Myself does that mean you're a mix of Chinese and Japanese

Precisely, my family tree is quite a wonder.

so is it 50% each for you?

Nah, my great grand mother is from Panasonic

If you wasn’t born here how would you describe the differences between eastern and western culture?

ah electronic heritage I see

Eastern: place greater importance on family, conformity and being humble is respected, the culture is much more diverse. Greater wealth gap difference, capitalistic.

Western: individualism, having pride in one self is looked upon and respected, though many of the richer western countries claim to be capitalistic in nature but is much MUCH more socialist compared to the greater east Asia. Though the culture is not as diverse in comparison, it is no less interesting though.

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Si senor

How did you find integration into British society?

haha senor reminds me of puss in boots

Tbf, I found it pretty easy as I learned english along with other languages pretty early on in my childhood as my mum was multilingual, my fascination with British humour and comedy also really helped. When I was living in shanghai and attended an international school, I met a scottish kid and he became an important friend of mine.

That's quite specific

So what age did you move to the UK?

I also learned english when I was younger too growing up in Australia , it really does help to have more exposure to have western culture growing up so its easier and more comfortable if you eventually move into those areas

Im just a pretty specific sort of person

**** it, I'm bored

I haven’t had much experience with East Asian cuisine. Which dish would you recommend?