(PAIR.uh.shoot kidz) n. Children sent to a new country to live alone or with a caregiver while their parents remain in their home country.
Craig, a high school senior, lives a fantasy most teen-agers only dream. He and his sister Zoe, 14, live in a sprawling San Marino ranch house, their one chaperon an elderly servant who speaks no English...Craig and Zoe are examples of a phenomenon so familiar in the Chinese community that there is a nickname for it: "parachute kids" — dropped off to live in the United States while their wealthy parents remain in Asia.
The parents, mostly from Taiwan, want their children in more open, less cutthroat U.S. school systems, in which the chances of getting into college are much greater.
Parents may place their children with distant relatives or paid caretakers, or simply buy a house for them and have them stay alone. Under these scenarios, the youngsters often live much as adults would, deciding when to go to sleep or attend school and whether dinner will consist of leafy greens or potato chips.
The parents, mostly from Taiwan, want their children in more open, less cutthroat U.S. school systems, in which the chances of getting into college are much greater.
Parents may place their children with distant relatives or paid caretakers, or simply buy a house for them and have them stay alone. Under these scenarios, the youngsters often live much as adults would, deciding when to go to sleep or attend school and whether dinner will consist of leafy greens or potato chips.
by bob1957 December 29, 2009
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Get the Panic drink mug.a secret room in most up-scale homes that protects inhabitants from intruders. a panic room can sometimes be a reinforced closet/bathroom or depending on the financing it could be a mini fortress. if the skys the limit a mini fortress would be best. panic rooms are often built while the house is still being built. panic rooms are lined with boolet proof materials such as kevlar and are often bomb proof. to insure that an intruder doesnt get into the room. they are often located close to the master bedroom. panic rooms often have a "key less" entry such as a retinal scanner, key pad or a finger print scanner. panic rooms are also stocked with first aid supplies and food and water and even toilets depending on the sevarity. panic rooms are the ultimate form of home security
*2 AM. alarm goes off*
woman- gets up to check it out, she sees 4 burglars on the first floor. *turns and runs toward bedroom*
*types in code and retreats to panic room*
( intruders have no idea the owner of the house is hidden in a secret room)
*police arrive and arrest intruders*
woman- gets up to check it out, she sees 4 burglars on the first floor. *turns and runs toward bedroom*
*types in code and retreats to panic room*
( intruders have no idea the owner of the house is hidden in a secret room)
*police arrive and arrest intruders*
by m954 October 4, 2008
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Pass me that paichel, please, for there is still ice cream at the bottom of my glass, and i would like to retrieve it!
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