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Kylie Kwong

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The Resume

    (circa 1969- )
    Born in Australia
    4th generation Australian of Chinese origin
    Host of ‘Kylie Kwong: My China’ and ‘Simply Magic’
    Author of ‘Kylie Kwong: Recipes and Stories,’ ‘Heart and Soul,’ ‘Simple Chinese Cooking,’ ‘My China: A Feast for All the Senses’ and ‘My China: Stories and Recipes from My Homeland’

Why she might be annoying:

    Her restaurant ‘Billy Kwong’ is not named for her father but for a relationship with another Australian chef.
    She claimed that food was the sole topic of discussion in her childhood home (yeah, right).
    She has a pointy gnome-like chin.
    In true television fashion, she called her trip to China in 1999 ‘life-changing.’
    She considers herself half-Western, half-Asian. (Wait, isn’t Australia in the southeast?)

Why she might not be annoying:

    Actually, by ‘Western,’ she meant modern western society (as in preferring cutlery over chopsticks).
    She is an Oxfam supporter.
    When she visited Shanghai, she indicated that citizens greeted each other with ‘Have you eaten yet?’
    She contributed to the last chapter of ‘Growing Up Asian in Australia (2008).’

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 74 Votes: 27.03% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 48 Votes: 47.92% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 864 Votes: 22.80% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 39 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 72 Votes: 65.28% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying