Thursday, October 18, 2007

what are you?

When I first met Mike, I thought he was from somewhere....different. I thought he was foreign, though I wasn't certain from where. I thought maybe Central or South America. I eventually asked him, "What are you? Latin American?" I am not the only one who has wondered about that! He's been called a few things and here are a few conversations to prove it.




nurse 1: Why does Mike speak Spanish so well?
nurse 2: Duuuuuuhhhhhhh, he is Spanish!
nurse 3: No he is not!
nurse 4: He's Columbian.


Dave's friend who plays Saturday morning football with him (speaking to Dave): Don't forget to invite the short Italian man.



Audra: Oh my gosh Mike! You look just like those Iraqi soccer players! Are you Iraqi?



Mike's patient at the hospital: Are you from Persia? I am Persian and you look like my people.



our new neighbor: Where are you from?
Mike: We moved from Texas.
neighbor: No, where did you live before that?
Mike: Utah. But I grew up in Washington.
neighbor: But what country did you come from?
Mike: United States
neighbor: But where did your parents come from?



A question from the game Loaded Questions - "What compliment do you recieve the most?"
Mike's answer: Are you Mexican?




neighbor, after seeing Mike's BYU t-shirt: Did you go to BYU?
Mike: Yes, I did.
neighbor: Are you Mormon?
Mike: Yes, I am.
neighbor: You don't look Mormon.





What Is Mike?

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17 comments:

Shana said...

Now I just LOVE that post. It made me laugh! I think Mikey is WHITE! :) hehe

Jessi said...

Mike is just simply one of the coolest guys we know. We like him... no matter what he is (or isn't)!

Leslie said...

i love the iraqi soccer player one, audra. you are so funny. :)

Emma said...

That is funny! I guess he just looks exotic!!!! Hee Hee!

Abbi said...

Hahaha! This makes me laugh so hard! And I can't believe Mike actually let you take these silly pictures of him and then post them. He is the best!! Thanks, Mike, for being a joy in all of our lives.

Jodie Haney said...

He's funny...what a sport for taking those pictures!

John said...

Okay. So stop playing. What is he?

Anonymous said...

I thought Mike was Chinese. :)

Elaine said...

What a cute blog. I always thought Mike was just a cute, darkhaired handsome dude. I remember when you were born, You looked just a Navajo baby (Mel brought a little extra something home from his Mission,I guess.
Kortney's Dad in law looks exactly like he's from Mexico. Also, As we have traveled in South America I saw little Grandma Pyne everywhere. Who knows what mixture we all have.

Elaine said...

This is Morris! Elaine had to show me this blog. Just tell'em that you are an operative for Al Quida (who ever he is?). You're just on sleeper cell status. That otta get'm think'n!

Anonymous said...

This is a great post... So what is the answer? I was expecting it to be revealed in the end :)! Tell Mike thanks for the entertainment!

Crystal said...

I was only able to eliminate African American. I thought I could also eliminate Asian, but then looked again and said "Nope".

Bobbie said...

How funny - my husband was born in Japan because his family was military and I can't tell you how many time people say "huh - he doesn't look Chinese" or even worse is when they say ... "I thought he looked a little chinese and Ashleigh too" ... why can't people just be people? Why does Mike need any other label than nice guys named Mike with a wife and 4 great kids! He could be purple with pink polka dots and he would still be Mike :-)

Michelle said...

That is a funny post! Mike is a good guy whether he is Iraqi, Persian or caucasion (did I spell that right?)

John said...

No . . . .seriously . . . what is he?

If you don't tell me, I will boycott your blog and get others to join me.

Angela said...

I've never really thought about it, but you are right. The funny thing is, you have an exotic look too. Do people ask you the same things, like try to figure out where you are from?

Those pictures you found of Mike look a likes are cool, I could definately see a resemblence.

Kami Hall said...

Hahaha! Awesome post! Mike should go be a GQ model! LOL