sighhh.. since i can't bring myself to study or make notes here i am again. whiling my life awayy.. thinking bout it makes me feel sad. bleah. anyways, i was thinking about all the chinese, jap and even korean dramas i've watched and have discovered that there's more or less some kinda stereotype. let's take an intense conversation between a guy and his pal for example.

don't-cry-for-me-argentina-lemme-cry-for-myself koreans
setting: some scenic park
friend: she loves you.
guy: i know. *tears start rolling down silently* but i'm not worthy of her love. who would want a man with brain/liver/lung/blood/intestine cancer? *loud sobs* why do you care for me?!
friend: i'm your half-brother.

fewer-words-convey-more-meaning-that's-why-i'm-so-cool japanese
setting: bar, somewhere with a railing, home
friend: she loves you.
*guy freezes holding cup/leaning on railing/cupping chin with hand*
*camera spans to different angles of the hot guy's face while he's in freeze mode*
-scene ends-

i'm-a-drama-mama-cum-wild-man taiwanese
setting: almost anywhere just not too crowded. preferably some classy people-less place.
friend: she loves you.
guy: *grabs poor friend and shakes him wildly* whyy? WHHYY??!! are you sure?! *slaps poor bugger*

fake-rain-and-trishaw hongkonger
setting: outside a building. almost always in the road like they own the road.
friend: she loves you.
*guy stands there*
*friend walks off and gets into some trishaw/car*
*torrential fake rain falls on the guy*
guy: *stands there or falls on his knees* ARGGHHHHHHH....

we-are-all-kid-obsessed singaporean
setting: home, office, shopping centre, cafe
friend: she loves you.
guy: no. if she loves me, she'd have my kids.