Just wondering this. I remember myself and all my Asian suburban friends getting slapped for our infelicities through age 10. Thinking back, it truly does seem to be a very Asian and suburban thing.
Oh no, it's something that happens to me too. Perfectly normal. Maybe the fact white people don't get hit explains certain things.
White kids often do get hit in the South, depending on parents' education/religion/etc.
Yeah, it certainly was never out of the question when I was growing up.
As for the OP, I don't think it would be right to describe myself as 'poor' in any real sense, but I can remember not having the first few birthday parties I had at our trailer. We had them at my grandmothers' house, and then once we moved into a house (around when I was 6 or so), we had birthday parties there until I was in 3rd grade. I had my 3rd grade birthday party at McDonald's and then stopped having birthday parties. Just had friends over.
