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I was at the nail salon with my hands soaking in warm water when the tech across from me called me a "wimp" in Vietnamese. "Jo you joy, I kept my face blank even though I'd spent a full year secretly learning Vietnamese for tonight when I would finally meet my girlfriend's grandmother who only spoke Vietnamese. Then my phone buzzed with a text from my girlfriend. Grandma's getting her nails done at Lotus Nails and then will head to dinner. She can't wait to meet you. I stared up at the glowing Lotus Nails sign above the mirror and my blood ran cold. She was about to walk in and see me getting my nails done after a full year of working to impress her. And I couldn't let her think I was a "wimp" too. The tech beside mine snickered and whispered, "Nin tai antamem kwa kia. My cheeks burned, but I smiled politely and stayed quiet because this manicure was my reward for 90 days without biting my nails. They kept going while she scrubbed my cuticles. "Tain hu vai ti lamsau ko ban gai. I bit my tongue and my other hand drifted toward my mouth before I caught it and gripped the chair." Then they argued over which polish to use on me. "Son mao hong chou antachau vui ji. My heart pounded as one of them began mixing a bright pink bottle. Ba kim sab gen roi, manghe je paraji. My eyes kept jumping to the door, but before I could think of a way out, the bell jingled. The tech scrubbing my cuticles laughed without looking up. Cha ca joi antachau hong ko ban gai ju. Then a tiny woman in a lavender cardigan stepped inside, and every tech jumped up to fuss over her chair. She was going to recognize me at dinner either way, so I had better get the introduction over with before she decided I was a "wimp." My hands were shaking as I wiped them on a towel and greeted her in Vietnamese. Chao chao ba a chao la ban trai qua chao gai ba. The whole salon went silent until Ms. Kim turned to the tech who had just laughed. "Tang bay co ban gai roi, la chao gai ba jai." The techs turned bright red as I grinned at them because nobody in that room was calling me a "wimp" anymore. Then I held out my hand to the tech holding the pink polish. Chao toi mao hong nay, everyone burst out laughing and Ms. Kim patted my hand. Wear it to dinner.