Hao to float away... in 12 easy steps

  1. Find a Chinese student (Hao) who has only been in the United States for a couple of weeks.
  2. Make sure that his English skills are a little shaky and that he can't see anything without his glasses.
  3. Put an oversized life jacket on Hao and take him on a boat to the middle of a lake. 
  4. Turn the boat off and tell Hao to jump in.
  5. Say, "It's okay if you can't swim. The life jacket will keep you up."
  6. Watch as Hao jumps off the boat into the deep water.
  7. Watch as Hao's face turns from glee to terror.
  8. Watch as Hao struggles and stretches arms out in a panic.
  9. Throw Hao a child's swimming floaty that you found in the boat. 
  10. See Hao relieved.
  11. Forget about Hao for a few seconds.
  12. Watch as Hao floats away.  
Then have your American friend rescue Hao and bring him back to the boat. Thank her profusely.


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