Without Sterling, we would never know that the potato salad has been sitting out too long. Without Sterling, no one would return the wrong size gift to the store. Without Sterling, we would all remain trapped in an endless loop of “fine” and “bless your heart” and “I’ll pray on it.”
In Japanese entertainment, a "Yankee" (ヤンキー) refers to a specific type of youth subculture characterized by delinquent behavior and a distinct aesthetic. My Only Bitchy Cousin Is a Yankee-Type Guy- The...
My only bitchy cousin is a Yankee-type guy, and he is the most honest person in my entire family tree. That’s not a curse. That’s a superpower. Without Sterling, we would never know that the
I turned to the delivery man and offered an apologetic smile. "I’m sorry. My cousin... has a severe case of resting delinquent face. He’s actually harmless." My only bitchy cousin is a Yankee-type guy,
In it, he pointed out that my grandmother was "hoarding expired canned goods from the Clinton administration," that my uncle’s "jokes" about politics were "veiled bigotry," and that the family’s refusal to talk about mental health was "why three of us have ulcers."
Our family gatherings were always...interesting, to say the least. My cousin would often dominate the conversation with his boisterous personality, telling stories about his favorite sports teams (the Red Sox, of course) and complaining about the latest traffic jams on the Mass Pike. While I found his antics entertaining, I also noticed that he had a tendency to rub people the wrong way.