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And then we hear Robb and Erin complaining about how disgusting Shii Ann was to eat with her fingers.

Even Jake comments, “I don’t know what it is that Shii Ann does that irritates other people, but it’s something. She doesn’t irritate me and the reason she doesn’t irritate me is because she works!”

If Shii Ann gets booted I’m going to just spit.

We then hear Jake giving Shii Ann rather obvious junior high school advice to which she responded politely and appreciatively, “So you can’t let your self get down. You just have to keep going. And when people look like they’re over there talking about it, when you think they’re conniving against you, here’s what you gotta do. You gotta say, ‘Man those people like me. Look at ‘em, they’re over there talking about me. They’re talking about how wonderful I am.’ Just don’t worry about what anyone else is thinking. Don’t worry about what anybody else has said.”

If, when I get older, I give pithy advice, will people still think I’m wise just because I mean well? I really like Jake, but he needs to realize who he’s talking to. Shii Ann actually fake-cried so that Jake would feel better about himself and feel as though he really helped someone.

Shii Ann comments off-camera about how she’s the only minority in her tribe and how she’s sticking out like a sore thumb. I’m not convinced that this is the problem. I think people just can’t handle someone who is strong, intelligent, and isn’t a kiss-ass. Shii Ann hasn’t chosen to lower her standards to the average-level mentality, which is what much of society expects people to do.

Plus, Americans are much more expressive than Asians. It’s quite likely that they just don’t know how to read Shii Ann. They might think she’s arrogant when she’s simply trying to be nice and point out that they’re rowing the boat backwards, for example.