Thank goodness...

So I was hanging out with one of my Asian friends the other day, and I was telling her about my vacation in Malaysia. She remarked, "I bet the sun was very hot. Thankfully you did not come back black. Oh, thank goodness." In her innocence and sincerity, she was expressing one of her culture's main values for beauty- fair skin. 

Meaning... My tan is gone. Tear. All that work. Haha. Oh well, this way my Asian friends won't reject me as ugly!