Message from Vancouver

So I've been in Vacouver for roughly three days. In those three days, i've have done my best to take mental notes on the social peculiarities of living in Vancouver or more accurately, living in Richmond. For those of you that don't know, Richmond, is basically a pseudo-suburb of Vancouver. I've personally dubbed Richmond, New Hong Kong. I still find it a bit awkward here even though I know i'm part the the ethnic majority . It's pretty hit-and-miss here when you ask for directions. Most people know english... at least the younger people do. However if you ask directions of a random asian person over the age of ...say... 25, you have a 50/50 chance of finding someone that actually speaks english fluently. I know what your thinking, just ask a white person for directions. There's risk in that too cuz most of them don't live in that area, they just come down for the chinese food, so they can't help you either. Thus, knowing cantonese becomes a big strategic advantage, one that I won't enjoy since my cantonese is terrible.

The great thing about Richmond is that everyone here is pretty short and skinny. Based on my personal observations, the average height seems to roughly 5'6-5'7, and clocking in at roughly 150. When your 5'10 and weight 195... your practically a giant in Richmond. If AJ were here he'd probably would be mistaken for a Yeti.

This entry is getting big, i'll report more later...

ps... vancouvers been fun so far... but it still isn't home.