New years
Hi there, so here in California and TLC New Year’s is coming up this weekend. My best friend is Lao and Thai, i’m Mexican and white. He’s been my best friend for going on four years now and I’ve gone to his New Year’s, dressed up in traditional garb. I don’t know sometimes I wonder if it’s culturally appropriate for me to dress up in his cultures traditional garb. I asked him if it was OK for me to dress up in these clothes to which he said it’s fine. Him and his boyfriend are going to dress up like they do every year. My other friend said she understands where I’m coming from and that it’s OK for me to dress up in the traditional wear. I mean you look at me and you can probably tell that I’m Hispanic and white because I look more white. I just wanna make sure I’m being respectful. Like if we were to go to a Mexican event and he wanted to dress up I would absolutely be OK with it. So I’m guessing I’m just asking this Community what are your feelings on someone who’s non-Asian to dress up in traditional Asian attire for New Year’s.