Overheard.

So I've embarked on my seemingly endless journey home from China last July, when I hear these two American guys discussing the status of their dating lives. To set the stage, we are walking through the terminals at the airport in Guangzhou, to the international terminal. Surrounding these two men is a sea of black hair, almond eyes, and obscenely large luggage. People are yelling and stuffing fruit in their pockets. These two guys obviously assume that no one within earshot understands any english. Begin scene:

american man #1 : "so where are you going the weekend after that?"

american man #2 :" man, i've got to get to shenzhen, and see that girl i told you about before."

american man #1: "that one you nailed in the hotel three weeks ago?"

american man #2: "nah, i havent even talked to her. this new girl, i met her at that immersion event a week ago and she seems pretty cool."

american man #1: "alright, but how sticky is she?"

--my mind interjects : sticky?! gross! what the hell are they talking about?! these guys are d-bags!

american man #2: " i dont know yet, dude but i guess i'm gonna find out."

american man #1: "well she cant be as bad as the last girl i met, she was downright embarrassing."

my mind is reeling.

american man #2: "well dude, i hope she isn't. here's hoping she has her own visa and everything."

ooooooooohhhhhhh. got it.

sticky: adj. describing internationally born women who cling to american men in order to procure a hasty marriage/impregnation in the name of a US green card.

At this point I just have to turn around and put faces to this dialogue. Enter jaw drop. I'd expected Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham to be revealed, exchanging details about their torrid affairs as such. Oh boy, what I saw was PeeWee Herman and Screech, skinny ankles and all. So how bout the ol' US of A? Making otherwise self respectable asian women giggle impishly and bat non-existent eyelashes all for the apparent greater good of free speech and unaffordable health care. yowzas.