Thai Food and Bieber

Tonight, my Thai friend invited Jess and I to dinner at her house.  She prepared an amazing Thai dinner for us, massaman curry (because she knows I love that curry dish), a tofu and pine nut dish, spicy pork, and a pork stew.  Pat is a teacher at the university and invited seven of her students to join us so Jess and I could meet some Thai students our age.  One of the girls spoke excellent English because she lived in New York for three months earlier this year through a work study program at Khon Kaen University.  Even with the little Thai that I know and the little English the other girls knew, we were able to relate on a few key topics.

• Harry Potter.  Jess asked if they liked it, and they were so excited and told us they saw the movie already.  Personally, I’m not too into Harry Potter, so I asked them if they liked “Twilight” (I LOVE Twilight) and the girl next to me looked me in the eyes and said “You like werewolf or vampire?” “OOOH, werewolf!!”  They are vampire fans, of course. Because of the pale skin and everything.

• The girls asked what state Jess and I were from. When I tell them I’m from California, the girl next to me breaks out in “California Girls”.  Katy Perry is constantly giving me an instant reputation and standard to live up to.

• The Biebster.. Justin Bieber. They love him!  “Eeenie Meenie Miney Mo, what does that mean?” I had a fun time explaining the Justin Bieber’s lyrics of “Eenie Meenie“ and how it’s a children’s game in America, but the meaning of it in the song.

• Boys. Apparently they think Korean men are more attractive than Thai men, because they supposedly get a lot of plastic surgery to be better looking.  They also think Captain America is VERY handsome.

We continued dinner with some more pop culture, Taylor Swift, and other celebrity gossip.  Note: If you’re not sure what to talk about with a young Thai adult, bring up either a. Justin Bieber. Or b. Any other celebrity/pop hit song, I guarantee they know more about them than you do!