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When I was a kid I used to live in a predominantly white neighborhood.
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Mostly Portuguese, Italians, and Polish.
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Having only lived in Canada for a few years, I was still getting used to the different cultures that made up my school.
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And as a kid, I gotta admit I became self-conscious of the exotic foods that I brought for my classmates to see.
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You know, I take out my rice and chicken adobo or literally what I normally eat at home for lunch, but in a pack container.
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And then you got my classmates bringing their lunchables like cheese and crackers with processed ham.
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And then sometimes they put in a chocolate bar, like, what?
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Though it seemed like a meal to them, it didn't for me, but vice versa, they thought I was weird, too.
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My biggest concern is, though, revolved around the snacks I brought.
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You see there's this Filipino snack called sweet corn.
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And it has an uncanny resemblance to corn pops.
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I brought some to school one day in a sandwich bag.
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And a classmate come up to me and excitedly asked:
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"Hey, can I have some? I love those!"
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And in my head I'm like...
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"Wow, my non-Filipino classmate is not only aware of this Filipino snack, but enjoys consuming it like I do!"
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Nice!
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She reaches in, takes a handful and stuffs them in her mouth, chews for two seconds and immediately changes her expression to the disgusting regret.
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"Ew, ew, ew, what is this?"
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"Er...sweet corn."
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"I thought it was corn pops. Ew, it's disgusting."
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"You're disgusting..."
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In later occasions, more classmates would repeat the same mistake, even after being warned.
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"Oh, dude, I love those!"
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"Are you sure? I don't think it's what you think it is."
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"No, no, corn pops, right?"
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"No, no, no, no, sweet corn!"
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"Yeah, yeah, sweet corn pops, whatever."
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"Can I have some?"
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Aw, ew! You didn't listen.
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Honestly, they probably only found it gross because it's not what they presumed it to be.
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The same thing happened when I brought those shrimp chips, too.
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"Oh, man, can I have a french fry?"
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"It...it's...they're not fries."
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"Don't lie, those are totally fries!"
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"I'm not. I'm really not."
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Ewwww! What the fuck did I just say? You little bitch.