I Am Not Chinese!!!!

Bargainbabe_2

I get annoyed when any person from any nationality tries to do a Brummy/Black Country accent.

Unless you are from there you will never get it right.

chaching

Queenie wrote:

But hey, remember always ... a rose, by any other name still smells as sweet

Aw shucks.....that is true. I'll keep that in mind next time i feel like throttling someone! haha

chaching

SnowyOwl wrote:

Much earlier, in my teens, I bogged off to Belgium for quite a few months - my parents thought Belgium and France were the same place. Later I went to Singapore and Malaysia on holiday...yep they thought it was China!! On a later holiday I went to Japan...yep, they wondered why I was going back to China...!!!!!

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This part made me laugh!! haha

It is quite frustrating all of this labelling and prejudice, isnt it?
I suppose everyone in some way of another experiences being labelled...some more than others i guess....but nevertheless, its not nice.

needmoney

Just be grateful you're not referred to LOUDLY as 'sheepsh*****s' as we usually are when we say we come from Wales, it can be comic:D but can be most offensive too.

We all get it in the neck in some way or other:D

Bargainbabe_2

needmoney wrote:

Just be grateful you're not referred to LOUDLY as 'sheepsh*****s' as we usually are when we say we come from Wales, it can be comic:D but can be most offensive too.

We all get it in the neck in some way or other:D

LOL- I get ppl saying "Alllllllllllriiiiiighhhhhhttttt" or " I wanna be in the garrrrrrdun" :rolleyes:

Quackers

My husbands father was from Pakistan. My husband was born in England.

People are forever asking him where he comes from. He always replies 'England' but they say 'no, where are you from originally?'. He still insists he's from England and they think he's a bit nuts and must be confused or maybe not understand them even though he was born here and he has a fab midlands accent and can understand every word they say perfectly. :rotfl:

I work with a girl who's family originate from India and she has a similar view to you - she gets really annoyed when people assume she's from Pakistan. It seems to really offend her!

My husband has got past the 'getting annoyed' bit - we find its much more fun to wind people up about it and then laugh at them That'll be my evil streak rubbing off on him!

chaching

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Dont even get me started on the type of things ppl say to do an impression of oriental ppl....i do find it funny...but like anything else....over the top and it gets offensive.

One thing ppl say...that I just have to take as a compliment...is that I look like Lucy Liu.....got asked her autograph when I was on a night out once!
My friend said i was her cousin! And the dude believed her! Haha....but I think possibly it mores to do with the fact that LucyLiu is one of the most well known oriental celebrities in the Western World. Hmm...

My fiance is of Latin heritage but was raised in Africa...and you would not believe the things people asked him when he move over here to continue high sch here...One such ridiculous thing was: "Did you use to ride elephants to get to school?" !!??!! what the ?!?! or......"Did you have a lion as a pet instead of a regular cat?" !!! what the?!?!

Poppy9

I am Welsh and I don't mind when some one takes the michael You can usually tell by someones mannerisms or tone if they are intending to be offensive. When I am abroad on holiday I am referred to as English even though I am clearly not - what the hell I am chilling I know I am better than the English :rotfl: (for all the English MSE's who are now offended it was a joke).


In today's paper an Irish woman has received £3000 compensation because her work place (a firestation) had a joking set of sins up for Comic Relief day. Among the transgressions were not wearing shirts, swearing or being Irish. Anyone sinning had to pay a fine with the proceeds going to charity.

Now if being Welsh was a sin I would have taken the day off LOL

Jay-Jay_4

I'm from Lancashire and I don't wear a flat cap, own a whippet, work in a mill, wear clogs on the cobbles, have a coal fire or say "ey up" or anything remotely resembling that.

I guess you're not the only person who's stereotyped.

Poppy9

Jay-Jay wrote:

I'm from Lancashire and I don't wear a flat cap, own a whippet, work in a mill, wear clogs on the cobbles, have a coal fire ...

Oh well there is always Father Xmas, perhaps he could sort you out with a nice flat cap this year