Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)

by Kevin Kwan

She had noticed the stunned reactions from her friends whenever she randomly hugged her mother or said “I love you” at the end of a phone call. And several years ago, she had been e-mailed a humorous list entitled “Twenty Ways You Can Tell You Have Asian Parents.” Number one on the list: Your parents never, ever call you “just to say hello.”

My mom doesn't even begin her calls with "hello." She just launches right in to whatever complaint/criticism/need/gossip/crazy thought she has at that particular moment. And needless to say, there's never a "goodbye." She just hangs up when she's done talking. How about yours?