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and English lit.
So what happened?
won out.
I got my mba.
But now,
whenever anybody asks me
what I do for a living,
I feel the need
to follow it up with,
but I did study literature
in college.
Yeah. I get that.
It's not like
i went to school
to design toys.
How did you
become a toy designer?
Well, out of design school
I thought I was gonna
be the next Vera wang,
but I quickly realized
that it is much easier
finding a job
designing toys.
-Still want to do
something with fashion?
-Oh yeah, definitely.
You know, but instead
of designing my own label,
I think I'd love to own
my own boutique
and-- and be able to curate
all my own pieces.
-You got pretty good style
what's stopping you?
-Thanks.
Student loans.
Rent. The need to eat
on a regular basis.
Eating is
highly overrated.
Coming from a guy
who probably has caviar
for breakfast.
No, I have cocaine
for breakfast.
-Ahh.
-Caviar is like a--
a late afternoon snack.
So do you still write
on the side?
-I'm working on a novel.
-Oh, you're a novelist.
I think you have
to finish the book
before you call yourself
a novelist, but--
kind of.
What's it called?
I just keep asking
you questions
because I love
hearing the sound
of my own voice.
You're kind of sassy,
you know that?
So?
It's uh--
it's called,
"living on Hong Kong time."
You mean,
living on jet lag time?
I had this boss
when I was living
in New York,
and he said, uh,
"let's hustle people,
it's already tomorrow
in Hong Kong."
And that phrase--
that phrase like
really stuck with me
because it's
so fast paced here,
it really
is already tomorrow.
-Guess what?
-Hmm?
It's still
yesterday in L.A.
That's funny.
It's probably very true too.
I think if you gave it
a solid chance,
you'd really
like it there.
Yeah, I hear
the weather's amazing.
So what's it about?
It's a far-fetched story
about an American expat
living in Hong Kong,
and all his misadventures.
Hmm, I've always been
intrigued with expats.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
I mean they always gave
the impression
that living abroad
is so glamorous,
but when my grandparents
immigrated to the states
from Hong Kong,
their journey
was anything but glamorous.
And what makes
them immigrants,
and you expats?
Well, I guess expats
are living abroad temporarily,
and an immigrant
is there to stay.
Okay. So how long
have you been in Hong Kong?
-10 years.
-Hmm.
Do you have any plans
to move back to New York
any time soon?
-Nope.
-Okay, so...
A white investment banker
living abroad is an expat,
and a Chinese
restaurant worker
living in arcadia
is an immigrant?
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