Thursday, September 2, 2010

Dear Mr. 'postrophe:

I am 24 years old Taiwan girl. Come from Tainan so family is important. I have met American guy at pub. He is 38, charming. We have been together for 3 years now. Plan to get married next Spring. I found some child porn on his computer. How should I handle this?

-Hello Kiddie

Dear Hello Kiddie:

The bad news is, you’re dating a monster. The good news is, you live in Asia. Children’s rights is still in its infancy so Mr. Right will probably never have to go to jail. If he does, you can apply for conjugal visits and still have his child, whom, ironically, will be spared incest and rape under these circumstances. Win-win!

Dear Mr. 'postrophe:

I have been dating a fun-loving, adventurous girl for the past 8 months. Things are great. She’s low maintenance and gets along with all my friends. But recently I met a hotter girl that has her own car. I’m not sure how compatible we are, but her emoticon text messages are really cute. I know that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but it’d be great to have wheels. Should I risk it?

-Dilemma in Danshui

Dear Dilemma:


Love is a beautiful thing. So is a baby. But they both get ugly real quick when we open them up and start looking around inside. I find it sick and debasing, the way guys will compare girlfriend accouterments here like auto-protection plans. It says a lot about the rugged immaturity of the male condition when the first answer to any question about relationships is, “her dad owns a factory.” But if you’re in the shallow end of the gene pool, might as well get a tan. So I propose: Chinese Girlfriend Trading Cards. They’re like baseball cards, with the stats on the back.

Coco: 93 lbs, 28 years old, rich parents, 12 pm curfew.

Actually, the horrific thing is that this data is readily available and bandied around shamelessly. So it’d be nice to see a realistic Dating Card, for everyone on the scene.

Coco: bulemic & moody, 28 (Lunar) years old, domineering mother-in-law, STDs.

Rick: overweight, cheap, funny when drunk, can't fuck.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Dear Mr. 'postrophe:

I am from America. I have been here for over 10 years, but my family back in the U.S. can’t seem to understand that I live in Taiwan, not Thailand. Although it was nice receiving gift packages and money during the Tsunami, I feel embarrassed for my wife and in-laws. How can I teach them World Geography?

-Gifted in Guting


Dear Guffted:


Teaching Americans World Geography is the “Holy Grail” of most educational paradigms. Taiwan will have to wait in line behind Iraq, Afghanistan, and 82% of America’s own cities. Most Americans have no idea where anything else in America is, much less the Middle East, despite financing the most expensive war in history there.

There is hope, though. Thanks to the History Channel, some of the older generation knows the general whereabouts of England. And WWII-based gaming has opened up the youth’s geographical palette to include France, Germany, and a couple of weird sounding countries. I suggest you hire a computer programmer to create a MMORPG called Chan-Craft.