The spoiled meme
Saw an interesting meme. 41 or more means you are spoiled.
Do you have:
(1) your own cell phone -- Well, duh! I'm 25! And working!
( ) a television in your bedroom -- I'm sharing one bedroom with three girls. Lucky me, 3 years ago it's five girls.
( ) an iPod -- I have an MP3 player.
( ) a photo printer -- I don't even have a printer.
( ) your own phone line -- See the bedroom line.
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder -- What for?
(2) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup) -- The university dorm has it's upside...
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom -- See the bedroom line.
( ) DVD player in bedroom -- See the bedroom line.
(3) at least a hundred DVDs -- I think I have 400 of them, but nearly all of them are pirated ones.
(4) a childfree bathroom -- See the bedroom line.
( ) your own in-house office -- See the bedroom line.
( ) a pool -- See the bedroom line.
( ) a guest house -- See the bedroom line.
( ) a game room -- See the bedroom line. I'm starting to sound like a broken record...
( ) a queen-size bed or larger -- I have a 2*0.8 bunk bed...
( ) a stocked bar -- No bars, but I do have my own alcohol storage.
( ) a working dishwasher -- What for? I don't have a kitchen.
( ) an icemaker -- Unfortunately no.
( ) a working washer and dryer -- Neither. I have only hands.
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes -- (Counting) 12 pairs with 2 pairs of slippers.
( ) at least ten things from a designer store -- What is a designer store?
( ) expensive sunglasses -- I don't like wearing them.
( ) framed original art (not lithographs or prints) -- ...I won't have a wall to hang it on even if I have one...
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels -- Why Egyptian?
( ) a multi-speed bike -- No, I'm living in a mountain city.
( ) a gym membership -- I barely have time to sleep now...
( ) large exercise equipment at home -- See the bedroom line, again.
( ) your own set of golf clubs -- ...Balls tend to hit me on the head.
( ) a pool table -- I'm sure they would find a way to hit me on the head, too.
( ) a tennis court -- I don't want to die, yet. Or get a concussion, for that matter.
(5) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea -- There are how many? five parks in my city in which people can walk into the sea straight.
( ) your own pair of skis -- I haven't gone to ski, not once.
( ) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area -- I don't like camp. I hate bugs.
( ) a boat -- Let me learn to swim first...
( ) a jet ski -- Huh?
( ) a neighborhood committee membership -- Double huh?
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin -- See the bedroom line. You think I'd live in a dorm if I have a cabin?
( ) wealthy family members -- ...Not sure if my father can be considered wealthy. All my family don't think so.
( ) two or more family cars -- I'm in China.
( ) a walk-in closet or pantry -- See the bedroom line.
( ) a yard -- See the bedroom line.
( ) a hammock -- I want one very much. But I don't have trees to tie it on.
( ) a personal trainer -- Huh?
( ) good credit -- ...If China has one working credit system...
( ) expensive jewelry -- That's useless.
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get -- Why?
(6) at least $100 cash in your possession right now -- (Calculating) About 800 yuan? Yeah, I have 1000 now.
( ) more than two credit cards bearing your name -- See the credit line.
( ) a stock portfolio -- What is a portfolio?
( ) a passport -- I gave up the study-abroad-idea one year ago.
( ) a horse -- ...I can barely feed myself...
( ) a trust fund -- Huh?
( ) private medical insurance -- Why private?
(7) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans -- Yeah, working for a master degree now.
Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week -- If it's non-needed, it's useless.
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores -- What's high-end or specialty store?
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning) -- See the bedroom line. I have to have a house to get cleaned!
( ) go on weekend mini-vacations -- I go on weekend paper-writing sprees.
( ) send dinners back with every flaw -- I pick the hair or worm out and go on eating.
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray) -- I don't think it worth the trouble.
( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon -- Ha.
( ) have a job but don't need the money OR -- I WISH!
( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice -- That would make me lazy.
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals -- I eat at the mess hall.
( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs -- I have neither children nor dogs. Thank god.
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you taxis -- I spend two hours on buses every day.
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner -- I don't fight with my partner (if I have one). It's bad for business.
Are you:
(8) an only child -- I'm Chinese and born after 1980.
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person -- I'm single.
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way -- Why, I don't get my way, period.
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise -- No.
( ) traveled out of the country -- I wish... Therefore none of the below...
( ) met a celebrity -- Well, I won't recognise said celebrity. I can't remember faces.
( ) been to the Caribbean
( ) been to Europe
( ) been to Hawaii
( ) been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
( ) been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
( ) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
( ) moved more than three times because you wanted to -- I've moved nine times before I was 18 and I DIDN'T WANT TO!
( ) dined with local political figures
( ) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon -- I'm single.
( ) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party -- See above.
( ) take riding or swimming lessons as a child
( ) attend private school -- We didn't have private schools back then.
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you -- ...
I'm pretty sure I'm not spoiled...
Do you have:
(1) your own cell phone -- Well, duh! I'm 25! And working!
( ) a television in your bedroom -- I'm sharing one bedroom with three girls. Lucky me, 3 years ago it's five girls.
( ) an iPod -- I have an MP3 player.
( ) a photo printer -- I don't even have a printer.
( ) your own phone line -- See the bedroom line.
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder -- What for?
(2) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup) -- The university dorm has it's upside...
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom -- See the bedroom line.
( ) DVD player in bedroom -- See the bedroom line.
(3) at least a hundred DVDs -- I think I have 400 of them, but nearly all of them are pirated ones.
(4) a childfree bathroom -- See the bedroom line.
( ) your own in-house office -- See the bedroom line.
( ) a pool -- See the bedroom line.
( ) a guest house -- See the bedroom line.
( ) a game room -- See the bedroom line. I'm starting to sound like a broken record...
( ) a queen-size bed or larger -- I have a 2*0.8 bunk bed...
( ) a stocked bar -- No bars, but I do have my own alcohol storage.
( ) a working dishwasher -- What for? I don't have a kitchen.
( ) an icemaker -- Unfortunately no.
( ) a working washer and dryer -- Neither. I have only hands.
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes -- (Counting) 12 pairs with 2 pairs of slippers.
( ) at least ten things from a designer store -- What is a designer store?
( ) expensive sunglasses -- I don't like wearing them.
( ) framed original art (not lithographs or prints) -- ...I won't have a wall to hang it on even if I have one...
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels -- Why Egyptian?
( ) a multi-speed bike -- No, I'm living in a mountain city.
( ) a gym membership -- I barely have time to sleep now...
( ) large exercise equipment at home -- See the bedroom line, again.
( ) your own set of golf clubs -- ...Balls tend to hit me on the head.
( ) a pool table -- I'm sure they would find a way to hit me on the head, too.
( ) a tennis court -- I don't want to die, yet. Or get a concussion, for that matter.
(5) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea -- There are how many? five parks in my city in which people can walk into the sea straight.
( ) your own pair of skis -- I haven't gone to ski, not once.
( ) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area -- I don't like camp. I hate bugs.
( ) a boat -- Let me learn to swim first...
( ) a jet ski -- Huh?
( ) a neighborhood committee membership -- Double huh?
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin -- See the bedroom line. You think I'd live in a dorm if I have a cabin?
( ) wealthy family members -- ...Not sure if my father can be considered wealthy. All my family don't think so.
( ) two or more family cars -- I'm in China.
( ) a walk-in closet or pantry -- See the bedroom line.
( ) a yard -- See the bedroom line.
( ) a hammock -- I want one very much. But I don't have trees to tie it on.
( ) a personal trainer -- Huh?
( ) good credit -- ...If China has one working credit system...
( ) expensive jewelry -- That's useless.
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get -- Why?
(6) at least $100 cash in your possession right now -- (Calculating) About 800 yuan? Yeah, I have 1000 now.
( ) more than two credit cards bearing your name -- See the credit line.
( ) a stock portfolio -- What is a portfolio?
( ) a passport -- I gave up the study-abroad-idea one year ago.
( ) a horse -- ...I can barely feed myself...
( ) a trust fund -- Huh?
( ) private medical insurance -- Why private?
(7) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans -- Yeah, working for a master degree now.
Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week -- If it's non-needed, it's useless.
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores -- What's high-end or specialty store?
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning) -- See the bedroom line. I have to have a house to get cleaned!
( ) go on weekend mini-vacations -- I go on weekend paper-writing sprees.
( ) send dinners back with every flaw -- I pick the hair or worm out and go on eating.
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray) -- I don't think it worth the trouble.
( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon -- Ha.
( ) have a job but don't need the money OR -- I WISH!
( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice -- That would make me lazy.
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals -- I eat at the mess hall.
( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs -- I have neither children nor dogs. Thank god.
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you taxis -- I spend two hours on buses every day.
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner -- I don't fight with my partner (if I have one). It's bad for business.
Are you:
(8) an only child -- I'm Chinese and born after 1980.
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person -- I'm single.
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way -- Why, I don't get my way, period.
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise -- No.
( ) traveled out of the country -- I wish... Therefore none of the below...
( ) met a celebrity -- Well, I won't recognise said celebrity. I can't remember faces.
( ) been to the Caribbean
( ) been to Europe
( ) been to Hawaii
( ) been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
( ) been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
( ) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
( ) moved more than three times because you wanted to -- I've moved nine times before I was 18 and I DIDN'T WANT TO!
( ) dined with local political figures
( ) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon -- I'm single.
( ) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party -- See above.
( ) take riding or swimming lessons as a child
( ) attend private school -- We didn't have private schools back then.
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you -- ...
I'm pretty sure I'm not spoiled...