non-westernised asians are in general quite.. incapable of social norms or hygiene, so it's hard to know in that case if they're just being asian or doing it on purpose.
Stayed in a studio apartment while landscaping for a Laos woman. I had installed a patio and other landscaping and was just relaxing there on the weekend as her mom ate some fruit and was dropping it all over the new paving stones. It was a pomegranate. Staining the paving stones and I was offended but brought over a bucket for her to dispose of the trash. She continued to soil the paving stones. I advised the homeowner I needed her to purchase sealer for the paving stones but she refused as she couldn't see the need. I could drive by that place now and see weeks sprouting on the paving stones, ants digging out the sand and food stains all over. They throw down chicken bones so the grease stains the place. Trash gets dropped where ever they sit. They are total slobs and I regret I even helped them with their place. Wasted efforts. Oh, and I caught her 7 year old son shitting on the sidewalk. Reported it to her mom and got no reaction Three days later the shit was still there and since no one was around I forced the kid to pick it up with his hands and put in the trash can. He was too embarrassed to rat me out. Her boyfriend was a black guy. Dumb as rocks. One day while working I heard his other kid screaming and went to investigate. Kid was trapped in a pile of junk in the garage and the dad never came out to check. Week later same kid is screaming in pain again and I found him trapped in the car door. It was one of those automatic sliding door things. Dumb as dad let his kid play in the car with no supervision. Maybe the world will get lucky since I'm no longer around to do rescue.
I feel violated just reading about it.
The smartest person in the family was the black guy's first son. He was a rascal as the smarter ones usually are and always trying to outsmart me and manipulate but it was serious fun to get over on him.
His weakness was Juicy Fruit gum and those Now & Later candy squares. So I and his 14 yr old half brother by another guy would mess with him unmercifully. I had him working his butt off picking up trash, bringing tools and sweeping for gum and candy while when his older brother was there for the week as per court orders we would come up with creative places to place his favorite treats that were just out of reach. High up on a cactus plant was the usual place or up on some trellis or something where it was impossible for him to reach or get to with even a ladder. He'd spot it and all hell would break loose. Major tantrums and fake bawling to get his way. His dumbass dad would try to come to the rescue and demand we give him what he wanted but we'd just tell him he'd already had his limit and was just swallowing gum.
One day I pretended I was completely out of gum after I promised to pay him for working and he said simply, "Ok, I don't work." and walked off. Damn, he learned quick.
To get even with his lazy ass do nothing dad for being a petty jerk and not looking after his son all weekend I would let him drink some of my monster. He'd then go into the house and start holy hell for his dad. I'd be outside hearing it and dying from laughter. One day he went in and used his dad's laptop for a mini trampoline. Asked why he said, "I DON'T KNOW!!!". Complete mystery to him.
When I'd leave to walk down to the corner market for food he'd beg to come along which led to all sorts of shenanigans. One day a block away some guys were putting in a sewer line which he took great interest in and wanted to stop and watch. The foreman came over to chat with me while the little rascal got impatient with all the jibber jabber so he looked up at the guy and said, "Stop talking, go work!"
I told his mother he'd grow up to either be an amazing guy doing great things or a very clever criminal with an attitude problem. I'm thinking with crap for parents it's going to be the latter. Too bad.
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