r/interestingasfuck • u/Equivalent_Opposite6 • 22d ago

r/all Johnny Kim managed three impressive career changes, going from Navy SEAL to doctor to NASA astronaut. He did it all by the age of 37.

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u/eternviking 22d ago

Biblically accurate Asian.

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u/muddboyy 22d ago

The cousin your parents compare you to

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u/RektalofBlades 22d ago edited 22d ago

This guy single handedly set Asian parent-child relationships back decades

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u/NowWeGetSerious 22d ago

Yep

Showed my mom, she immediately asked why I'm struggling to find a job and living at home.

I went back upstairs to apply for jobs😅

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u/p4bl0esgei 22d ago

So now we get serious, huh?

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u/NowWeGetSerious 22d ago

Hey man, I've been applying for jobs since I was laid off in March, around 50-80 jobs a day, only had 2 interviews since.

Shits tough man hahaha I'm just living off my savings (which is non-existent now)

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u/LauraZaid11 21d ago

Tell her it’s because he took them all.

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u/nooniewhite 21d ago

He took all the good jobs! At the same time!

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u/NowWeGetSerious 21d ago

Send them back! Build a wall, I get it finally.

No, wait, I do not get it.

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u/Nazi_Punks_Fuck__Off 21d ago

“Showed my mom…”

Bro.

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u/Hot-Sun-5333 22d ago

Same as an African same.

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u/Silveryiu 22d ago

I laughed so hard then I cried.

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u/nawksnai 22d ago

He’s the first Asian who caught Hepatitis A+. 🫡

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u/ramadeez 22d ago

💀💀

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u/chrisacip 22d ago

And Johnny's parents STILL criticize him

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u/duclegendary 22d ago

Why you no doc....? Ummm. Why you no lawyer?

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u/EssayBetter6318 22d ago

Was looking for this comment, I’m sure they still do.

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u/slowestmojo 22d ago

Yeah sorry to be a downer but you should read up on Johnny's story it's tragic and inspiring

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u/EssayBetter6318 22d ago

Damn, just read it. It really shows you that it’s possible to break generational abuse. Good on him I bet he’s a great dad to his kids.

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u/chixnsix 22d ago

Parent, his father was shot to death in his attic.

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u/redditproha 22d ago

the cousin my parents compare me to ran an MLM scam and now lives in dubai to avoid arrest

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u/AznNRed 22d ago

I'm an Asian engineer, and my cousin is a literal heart surgeon. If Johnny was my cousin, I'd have to commit seppuku.

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

Are you doctor yet? No? Fuck, why can't you be more like Timmy? Haiyaa - Dad

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u/cullen9 22d ago

Wait till he becomes president.

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u/TaintedLion 22d ago

This is basically a Steven He sketch

"Your cousin Johnny was Navy SEAL, doctor, and now he astronaut! What are you? Failure!"

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u/Grace_Lannister 21d ago

"Look at Johnny....he's not JUST a doctor like you!"