Yu Leng mmm Yu Meng
A Chinese saying (loosely translated) meaning: You'd rather die looking good than live looking bad.
The scene: Our favorite East Village Italian
The conversation:
spiceboy: Um, why aren't you wearing your sneakers?
me: Because my ballet flats went better with this outfit.
spiceboy: Yeah, but you're going to hurt your foot--the doctor said you
should be wearing your sneakers.
me: But they looked so ugly with this outfit!
The scene: Our favorite East Village Italian
The conversation:
spiceboy: Um, why aren't you wearing your sneakers?
me: Because my ballet flats went better with this outfit.
spiceboy: Yeah, but you're going to hurt your foot--the doctor said you
should be wearing your sneakers.
me: But they looked so ugly with this outfit!
posted by east side girl at 9:36 PM
1 Comments:
The Italian for this is "bella figura". How do I know? Well, as you know, my wife is Italian. And I have seen this behavior--repeatedly--throughout the last 5 years.
"Amy, should I mow the front yard or the back yard first?"
"The front. Somebody might see it."
This is the most innocuous example.
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