question of the day:

how do you make a room full of burmese migrants laugh?

answer:

mr. bean.

conveniently, this works for me as well.

the other day i said something in burmese and my students joked that my hair was starting to turn black.

student: "teacher, is your hair turning black?"

me: "no, it's getting lighter actually, from the sun."

student: "no, it really looks like it's starting to turn black..."

me: "wait, is there something in my hair? is it dirty?"

student: "no, teacher! we think you are starting to turn into burmese!"