hapachild
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50% Chinese-50% French Canadian-100% Half
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Post by hapachild on Feb 17, 2010 15:18:40 GMT -5
I've had a fair few, most of them are in the stupid comments from white people thread. My favorite so far though has to be: "So you're half asian, half Chinese?" Hahahahaha. I probably got that sometime in the midst of growing up XD I forgot how funny that one is.
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hapachild
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Post by hapachild on Feb 17, 2010 15:24:16 GMT -5
yeah I remember in 2nd grade, my white teacher always had to bring up my asianness. she's tried to put it in a positive light because of the whole diversity campaign in schools, but it was just annoying after a while. i remember we had some activity talking about our favorite foods, and i said mine was burritos. she was, "that's not korean." yeah, and? asshole. or i hate it when people ask if i speak korean and when i tell them no they say it's a shame. is it a shame that you don't speak gaelic or welsh if you're a boston irish? at some point some ancestor of their's stopped speaking their ethnic language and just used english, so what's wrong with me only knowing english? even though half my family is in south korea, i don't have any plans to move there or visit long term. i'm not ashamed of my race, my interests just gravitate toward other areas. seriously, i hate stupid people. Agh-yeah-it got annoying after awhile (no one asks me that anymore, since I don't tell people I'm half-and-half so as to avoid all the questioning). I'm definitely not ashamed of being half, but I just got so tired of being asked the same damn questions over and over.
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Post by jefe on Mar 20, 2010 16:04:56 GMT -5
Another thing surprised me the other day - - I was in a traffic accident a few weeks ago -- struck by a taxi which pinned my foot to the street, causing me to fall backwards and bang my shoulder. I decided to call the police and file a report. The policeman took my ID card # and my mobile # and asked me some basic questions about the incident (in Cantonese) before I went to the hospital emergency room. While I was travelling the policeman left me a voicemail message (in Cantonese). I tried many times to call him back last week, finally reaching him a few days ago. Policeman (in Cantonese): Can you come in and make a statement? Me: OK, when? Policeman: Can you come in April xx -- Me: Can't you make it earlier? Policeman: Well, I will be travelling for a couple weeks before Easter, and besides, I have to arrange for an interpreter. Me: Well, I am concerned I might not remember details about the incident by that time. And why do we have to arrange for an interpreter? Policeman: I know your Cantonese is pretty good, but aren't you Nepalese? (This was a first for me in HK. He thought my English and Chinese might not be good enough to make a statement, so he wanted to schedule a Nepalese interpreter.) I thought I've experienced it all, only to be surprised again. Waiting for my next surprise.
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