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> [My grandparents were far more English in their manners than they were Chinese. For example, we spoke English at home, had afternoon tea every day, and my grandfather, who attended university in Scotland, would smoke his pipe after dinner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/my-grandparents-were-far-more-english-in-their-manners-than-they-were/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

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## More by Kevin Kwan

> [My grandparents were far more English in their manners than they were Chinese. For example, we spoke English at home, had afternoon tea every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/my-grandparents-were-far-more-english-in-their-manners-than-they-were/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> [Canada has become such a staging area for Chinese money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/canada-has-become-such-a-staging-area-for-chinese-money/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> [I really don't keep an outline; I don't organize in any way. I just write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/i-really-don-t-keep-an-outline-i-don-t-organize-in-any-way-i-just/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> [Hollywood is a whole other level of crazy. I've never met so many assistants who have assistants. It's a stratified society on its own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/hollywood-is-a-whole-other-level-of-crazy-i-ve-never-met-so-many/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> [I grew up in a household where there were really, really strong matriarchal characters. I think that's true of many Asian households. People tend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/i-grew-up-in-a-household-where-there-were-really-really-strong/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> [I'm not revealing any deep, hidden secret that there are wealthy people in Asia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/i-m-not-revealing-any-deep-hidden-secret-that-there-are-wealthy/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> [I grew up with a posh English accent, and all my aunts sounded as if they came out of a Merchant Ivory movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/i-grew-up-with-a-posh-english-accent-and-all-my-aunts-sounded-as-if/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> [I love Netflix and Amazon and watching movies on streamers as much as the next person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/i-love-netflix-and-amazon-and-watching-movies-on-streamers-as-much-as/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> [My golden dream was to move to New York and live in the Village and become that cool rebel beatnik Jack Kerouac.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/my-golden-dream-was-to-move-to-new-york-and-live-in-the-village-and/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> [“Scientists talk about how we inherit health issues from our parents through our genes, but we also inherit this entire lineage of fear and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/scientists-talk-about-how-we-inherit-health-issues-from-our-parents/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> [I remember I had an aunt that lived in a house that had this beautiful ceramic wall that was entirely a painting of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/i-remember-i-had-an-aunt-that-lived-in-a-house-that-had-this/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> [Living in the West, you see how there's only two versions of how Asian men are supposed to be. Either they're very nice, yuppie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/living-in-the-west-you-see-how-there-s-only-two-versions-of-how-asian/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> [People are often disappointed when they meet me because I'm not this giant, flamboyant - you know, I don't wear sequined jackets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/people-are-often-disappointed-when-they-meet-me-because-i-m-not-this/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> ['Crazy Rich Asians' may be fiction, but given the situation I grew up in, I've had an unparalleled view into the very real world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/crazy-rich-asians-may-be-fiction-but-given-the-situation-i-grew-up-in/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

> [My father came from old money. There was less of an expectation for the children to earn a living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-kwan/my-father-came-from-old-money-there-was-less-of-an-expectation-for/)

[Kevin Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-kwan/)

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