Tibet

As we know, Tibet and China have problems.
Dad is completely unaware of anything that happens in Asia because all he cares about is Europe where his ancestors lived. Whatever.

We are in a place where Tibetans have escaped the Chinese to try their best to preserve there culture and traditions. Many, many other countries hold refugees, but India is probably the country with the most. As far as I know, the Tibetans here in India are living here illegally without visa or permit or 'green card' or nothin'. Other countries allow Tibetans in too... but they won't acknowledge them legally. The reason for this is that they don't wanna piss off China. China is extremely powerful, duh. China's trade is absolutely necessary for the US, as well as practically like every country. So, for a country to stand up and publicly insult the Chinese government by acknowledging Tibet is a total no-no. You can't just do that. Japan won't speak up, Korea won't, no one will. I spoke to a woman from Taiwan (also a country dealing with China in this way kinda) who explained to us that Taiwan does not agree with China... but chooses to deal with it in a quiet way. For instance, she is here in India to teach Chinese to the Tibetans so that they can better negotiate with the Chinese. It's her way of contributing to the liberation process. I heard yesterday Canada gave His Holiness citizenship, actually. What makes Canadians decide to be so right all the time?! Maybe it's Ice Therapy or something?...bahaha.
Like I said, Dad is completely unaware of anything, but- instead of asking ME, a student who just took a course in school on all this, he asks Tibetans and monks and Chinese people. This turns into super awkward situations at meal times. Maybe it's just me being 21 years old and thinking my father is awk. But maybe his complete disregard for anything not-Roman or Greek is finally catching up to him.

-Make an effort to figure out where you're going before you get there.
-Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
-Dads don't know everything.
-China is scary.
-Don't rant on your dad too much, but you can sometimes.