The problem with . . .

The problem with being black in Asia is that you stand out and everyone remembers you after they meet you only once. On the other hand, all Chinese people look alike so you forget everyone. You come off as rude while they're extremely nice people.The problem with being my age in India is that everyone expects you to be married. So if they ask your age, they ask where your husband is; NOT whether you have one or not. And after realising you're not married, they look at you weird like no one in the world wants you.The problem with living with parents who are stuck in their ways is that they will always remind you of the things they had fulfilled that you haven't. My mother (because I can't compare myself to my father who is a man) at my age had fought a war, had three children and a husband, and was an international traveler as part of her job. In her mind I am selling myself short.The problem with having such a large family is that they are a reminder of time as it passes you by. My little niece is getting married and my mother keeps reminding me that she is younger than me (ok, it's only a few months right?) and is already moving on with her life. Someone please get me a job with Emirates, or even Air Uganda so I can fly for a living!The problem with being separated from your family for so long is that they don't wait for you to return before they grow. You have to adjust to their adult states of mind, their teenage moods, their more mature attitude to life. You also have to adjust to not buying them footballs and expecting them to love you forever.The problem with being sent to buy stuff for other people is that you tend to put them in a box and buy them things similar to what they already have. Changing and getting them something else could mean their not liking it so you're stuck with a stereotype that they will carry for as long as they have what you got them.The problem with resting and not having to work for a bit is that you forget what work was in the first place and re-adjusting is a problem. In my head I'm writing my resignation letter because I don't want to go back to work, I want to chill some more. Sigh.The problem with being separated from your loved one is . . . well, everything!