Who taught: Not sure! forgot

If you look up an English dictionary, it would say that yellow fever is a serious infectious disease that people can catch in tropical countries. But, in reality, it has also a different meaning. As I told you, I am from South Korea. And, of course, I am Asian. Well, as you also know, Asian people has darker skin color than white people. And usually, it is kind yellowish. So, yellow color sort of indicates Asian people. Thus, yellow fever, in many case, means a strong preferences toward Asian descent. So, for example, if any male really wants to go out with Asian girls or if any female wants to go out with Asian guys, then people would say that person has a dose of yellow fever.

Ever since I got here into America, there have been three times that a women approached me saying, “I like your glasses.” I have never experienced it when I was in Korea and funny thing is I was wearing different glasses. So I was curious about why would these women do say it to me. Today, I asked it to my friends, Patrick and Jake, about the reason. They told me they might be interested in me. Then, I told them, “Aha, yellow fever!” They said, “yes, it is!”

But I am not sure whether the expression, “yellow fever”, has too much sexual meaning. If that is the case, I think I should not use the expression. What do you think? Is it fine to use it or not?

Man, it is so hard to learn these stuff and use in a proper context.

Wait, are you curious how I responded to those ladies? I just told them “Thanks!” and moved away from them. Well, I did not know what they wanted from me and did not know what to say.