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See, we live in a very frivolous society, man.
Everybody loves to brag about how much they have, how much money they make.
We all brag, we are guilty of this.
We all just do it in subtle different ways.
Like white people, for example, white people never brag about how much money they got.
They always just brag about how expensive their life is.
Like, "Oh, Joey just started private school. It's so expensive."
"And our remodel is totally going over budget."
"Oh, and you wouldn't believe how much money we spent going to Fiji.
I'm like, "OK, Katie, I see your life. OK?"
"It's luxurious, good for you. OK?"
Black people on the other hand, a lot more straightforward.
Black people just tell you exactly how much money they spent on something.
It's great.
You guys see it, like my black friends or even like rappers, right?
They love to brag.
They're like, "This car, 80,000; my mama's house, 500,000; this chain, a million dollars, man."
I'm like, "OK, you clearly don't have your priorities straight, but I appreciate the honesty."
People love to brag about how much money they spend;
Asian people, on the other hand, we do the exact opposite.
We love to brag about how little money we spent on something because the art is in the savings.
You never pay full price.
Like my mom, her catchphrase is "Guess how much?"
You guys don't play "Guess how much"?
My mom would come home with some new, like a watch.
She'll be like, "Jimmy. Jimmy, guess how much? Guess how much?"
I'm like, "Mom, I don't know. It's a very nice watch, like $5000?"
And she was like, " No, it's $200."
"Jimny, my house, my house, this house, guess how much? Guess how much?"
I'm like, "Mom, I don't know. You live in a very nice house, like a million dollars?"
She was like, "No, it's half off. Someone died in it."
And if you know the rules of the game, you always guess high.
So you make the other person feel good about their purchases.
Never guess too low.
Never guess too low; that's the ultimate insult to an Asian person. Ok?
One time my mom came home with some new shoes, I guessed too low.
I've never seen her so disappointed in me.
She was like, "Jimmy, Jimmy, guess how much? Guess how much?"
I'm like, "Mom, I don't know. Very nice shoes. Like $200?"
She was like, "Oh!"
"Do you even know about shoes?"
"These are $500 Jimmy Choos. OK?"
"Better Jimmy than you."
That's how we brag, people.