reality check

I was a bridesmaid in a wedding yesterday. The bride rented out a gorgeous ranch in Glen Ellen for her extended family, and also invited us (the bridesmaids) to have our hair and makeup done there on the morning of the wedding.

I was quite amused by the following exchange between the (Taiwanese) bride and her mother, which occurred just after we finished getting ready...

Mother: You look beautiful! Like a Japanese princess.
Daughter: (annoyed) Mom! You're supposed to say I look like a Taiwanese princess.
Mother: But, there are no princesses in Taiwan. We have a president.