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“Tellheryougotthisespeciallyforher，”
Johnsaidtomeashedrove，pointioffruitediesittingonthebackseat.“Rememberwhein，youhavetobowtoher.Notahalfbowbutthefullbow，thetraditionalKoreanway，withyourhandsonyourforehead.”
Ishiftedinthepasseunfortably.“Then，she’sprobablygoingtoaskyouquestionsaboutyourary，whereyouwenttoschoals……”
IwasmeetingJohhefirsttimethisafternoonandhewasferventlyeonhowtomakeagoodimpressioalkiherapieceoffruitfromthebasket.Cutthefruitinfrontofhersosheseehowwellyoucut.Getanappleandmakesureyoupeeltheskihinsothatsheknowsyoudon’twastefood.Andmakesureyouevenslidlayitdownfagthesamediresosheknoresentfoodiizingmanner……”
JohureasIstaredblanklyoutthewindow.
IhadjuststarteddatingJohernatiowhohadbeeesforabout3yearsnow.IwasborImovedtotheUeswhenIwasfiveyearsold.Iknowhowtospeak，read，andwriteKoreanandIthoughtIhadlearnedenoughfrommyfamilyandwatramstoknowaboutKoreans.IguessIwaswrong.Yousee，JohnandIhadourdifferespeakperfeglish，butIfigureditwasokaybecauseIdidn’tspeakperfeeither.
Butlittleproblemsbetweenculturessurfacedasweuedtodate.entouttoeat，Irthemenus.Wheeredforaclass，hescheduleditwithmyfreetimesothathehadsomeoalkforhim，likeatranslator.Iacceptedthefactthathe’tspeakperfeglish，butwhatwasreallyfrustratingwasthathewasn’twillingtotry.Itmayhavebeenhismalepride，butIthinkhewasmoreembarrassedaboutthepuzzledlookspeoplewouldgivehim>
Therewouldbetimeswhetalksinglewordforhours.ItwashardforhimtoblendinwithmyAsian-Amerids.Ondmyfriendswerereminisgaboutthe80’s，thingslikeMichaelJaadonna，teasedhairandthoseawfulUMENs.Buterelaughingaway，talkingaboutoldtimes，Johnjustsatthereunfortablywithhalfagrinoriedtoincludehiminonourversationsbyexplainialkingabout，butbythelookonhisfaceIcouldtellIwasn’tverysuccessful.
&Johomyhousetopickmeupfordinner.Mybrother’sfriendChriswasoveraalkinginthelivingrooChrissaidtomybrly，“Man……You’resobad……”
Johnoverheardandrepliedinhismlish，tryiiveofmybrother，“bad，he’sactuallyagoodboy.Andheisdefiaplayboy.”
MybrotherandChrisstaredatJohnindisbelief.ChriswassoshockedheapologizedtomybrotherforoffendinghiAsforJohprupformybrother.Ikwell，buthejustdidhelanguage.
&tlethingsthatIeventuallybecameaedto.ForinstanandIalwayshadtowatchTVwiththeturnedonandIhadtobeottouseanyslafamiliareakslower.Iallaiainthingshere，versushowtheydidtheminKorea.Ihadtotlyrecapthestoriesofthemovieswejustsaw.Butthetoughestobstaclewastryingtodescribeshtstoeachtolearnaboutourdifferentworldswithourlimitedvocabularies.
Domewrong.IhadagreattimelearningandexperiehingswithhiWewereexposedtodifferentworldsaeachotherhowtocope，adlearperspefaycouplesIknowhavehadsucterculturalrelationships.Butmyrelationshipmademerealizehowlittleculturaldifferenmakeabigdifference.
IfoundthatIhadalotmoretetaedtothaed.Isupposeasucterculturalrelationshipdependsoiheother’sdifferendhoersonadapttohoughts，ayles.Aionshipsbeg.Asyoumayhaveguessed，I’mnotwithJohinghisMomweIhaveafeelingIcuttheappleskintoothick.
约翰一边开着车，一边指了指车后座上包好的果篮说：“你要对她说，这是特地为她买的。”
“你一定要记住，进门时向她鞠躬。
要把手放在额头上，用韩国传统的全鞠躬方式，而不是半鞠躬。”
我产生了一种不自在的感觉，在座椅上移动了一下身体。
“然后，她可能会问你的家族情况、你所读的学校、你以后的目标……”
今天下午，我第一次去拜访约翰的母亲，为了让我给他的母亲留下一个好印象，他正在热心地教我怎么做。
“当她说话的时候，你主动从果篮里拿一个苹果削给她吃。
为了能够让她看见你削苹果的水平，你要在她的面前削。
从果篮中拿出一个苹果，并且一定要把皮削得很薄，这样她就会知道你不浪费粮食。
然后，你一定要把苹果切成厚薄均匀的片，并且要顺着同一个方向放在盘中，这样她就会知道你是一个注重食物美观的人。”
我漠然地看着窗外，约翰继续念叨。
约翰是一个韩国留学生，他来美国三年了，我与他才刚刚开始约会。
我在韩国出生，然而五岁时就移民到了美国。
我会说、能读、能写韩语，对于韩国文化，我自认为通过家庭的熏陶和看电视节目，已经了解了足够多的东西。
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