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i find it absolutely hilarious that melinoë and hermes seem to be the only ones able to completely understand charon despite the difficulties
#hades 2#hades 2 spoilers#hermes hades#charon hades#melione hades#melinoë hades#charmes#this is a reference to the scene on FOTB#for the sake of this joke hermes is in the doghouse for some reason LMFAOOOO
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"What is that SMELL?!â
For the first time, my 8-year-old self had gotten approval from my parents to invite my friendâs family over for dinner. Me and my friend were both psyched that my parents actually agreed to let my friend come over. As I got the house and the tables ready for dinner, I took in that sweet, sweet smell of authentic Chinese food. Itâs the stuff my parents have been cooking for dinner for as long as I could remember. Suddenly, the doorbell rings and I dashed to open it for my friend in excitement.  My friendâs face lights up as I welcomed him and his parents in. As soon as they walk in, their faces turned from eager to looking like they wanted to leave as soon as possible. His parents looked at each other but didnât say anything. They didnât have to. My friend already blurted out what was going through their heads. âWhat is that SMELL!?â, he said as he pinched his nose in disgust. I was confused, as I didnât have a clue to what he was referring to. My parents walked over to greet them, but I could see the hidden disgust in their faces as the breeze they created only made the aroma of the food stronger. This was the moment that I realized, âit must be the cookingâ. Maybe it was the tofu dish, or the steamed fish, or maybe the soup. Whatever it was, our guests did not like it.Â
This was an eye-opening experience for me that I would never forget. It really showed me how different and disgusting our culture could really be to people who have never been exposed to it before. My family, being completely Chinese (at least to my knowledge), had no problem with the smells and tastes from Chinese cuisine mainly because we have been with it for so long, but other people might find it abnormal or even disgusting. It triggered a set of realizations similar to that of Eddie Huang from Fresh Off the Boat, a show on ABC that comedically shows the experience of a Chinese family struggling with their new lives in America.Â
At 8:22 in FOTB pilot episode, Eddieâs new friends are suddenly disinterested in him because of his homemade Chinese lunch. They used phrases like âgrossâ and âwhat is that?!â, immediately telling him to âget it out of hereâ. On top of that, one of the kids said, âYing Mingâs eating wormsâ, after he already told them his name was Eddie and his lunch was clearly noodles. Another kids said âDude, that smells nastyâ and laughed while Eddie walked away in shame. After getting home, he told his mom âI had to eat it behind the gym where the janitor flies his kiteâ. A later scene showed a conversation between Eddie and his mom, where Eddie realized his âsmelly Chinese foodâ wasnât going to do him any good in his pathway to success. The situation produced conflicting thoughts between his love for his motherâs cooking and him trying to fit in with âeveryone elseâ at school. Like Eddie, I was faced with the problem of food from my culture alienating my friends. My culture and family isnât something I can change even if I wanted to, but my choice in friends can. If  people didnât want to be friends over the smell or taste of Chinese dishes, they didnât have to be my friends.
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LMAO ACCURATE
i find it absolutely hilarious that melinoë and hermes seem to be the only ones able to completely understand charon despite the difficulties
#hades 2#hades 2 spoilers#hermes hades#charon hades#melione hades#melinoë hades#charmes#this is a reference to the scene on FOTB#for the sake of this joke hermes is in the doghouse for some reason LMFAOOOO#strip#meme
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