Being European, there's a lot of things I don't know and don't understand about Chinese culture. So when my girlfriend – born in Hong-Kong – ask me to join her and her friends for their New Year's celebration I was a bit anxious at first. To start with, it was the first time she introduced me to her friends (I think she was slightly worried that I wouldn't feel comfortable among Chinese people). Then, there was the food. I'm not usually too difficult when it comes to food but chicken feet does not sound very appealing to me. It's probably very good but I could not bring myself to trying – I guess I'm not that adventurous. Also, I wasn't too sure about how to behave. I had this idea that Chinese people are very respectful of traditions and thus they would get upset if I was doing or saying something inappropriate. Well, it either didn't happen or they didn't say anything.
Overall it was a very pleasant experience. Her friends seem to be interesting enough people. Nice too. And, event though I can't tell you what I ate, the food turned out to be quite good.
Being with a person of different origin can have its drawbacks, but it is very exiting to discover new horizons.
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