You know you're Chinese when....

This is a snip of a funny email that I received from my aunt. Those with a * apply or have applied to me.

Subject: You know you're Chinese when....
> You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping (and especially those bows) next year.*
> You only buy Christmas cards after Christmas, when they are 50% off.*
> You use grocery bags to hold garbage.*
> You say "aiya!" and "wah!" frequently.*
> You beat eggs with chopsticks.
> You have a vinyl table cloth on your kitchen table.
> Your stove is covered with aluminum foil.
> You like to eat chicken feet.
> You use the dishwasher as a dish rack.*
> You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times.
> You eat all meals in the kitchen.
> You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers.
> You always leave your shoes at the door.*
> You have a piano in your living room. *
> You twirl your pen around your fingers.
> You also use the jam jars as drinking glasses.
> You've eaten a red bean Popsicle.*
> You bring oranges (or other produce) with you as a gift when you visit people's homes.
> You have a collection of shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel.
> You never order room service.
> Your dad thinks he can fix everything himself.
> You majored in something practical like engineering, medicine or law.
> You have a teacup with a cover on it.
> You reuse teabags.
> Your mom drives her Mercedes to the Price Club.
> You're a wok user.*
> You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached -- it means they're fresh.
> Your parents tell you to boil herbs and stay inside when you get sick.*
> Your parents use a clothes line.
> You starve yourself before going to an all you can eat sushi.*
> You've been on the Love Boat or know someone who has.*
> You never order sweet-n-sour pork, egg foo young, or chop suey at a Chinese restaurant.
> You hate to spend more than $5 for lunch.*
> You look like you are eighteen.
> Your unassisted vision is worse than 20/500.
> You drive around looking for the cheapest gas.
> You never made the school football or basketball team.*
> You have two middle initials instead of one.
> You grow your own bean sprouts in the kitchen.
> Your mother made you peel water chestnuts and snowpeas.
> You cut your own hair... or had someone in your family do it.*
> You keep fresh garlic and ginger in the kitchen at all times.
> You know at least three people named Alan Wong.