When you marry across cultures, there are bound to be a few differences.
Some differences are jarring at first—like my husband’s Chinese-American family openly discussing money. If you’re open-minded, however, you can learn to embrace coupons and brag about how much money you saved.
Other differences seem insurmountable, especially when much vaunted Western autonomy clashes with Asian filial piety. That’s when it’s important to distance yourself from the issue. I found that 3,000 miles proved effective. Mostly.
But every so often, a practice from another culture makes you say, “That’s brilliant! Why don’t we do that?!”
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