Are you Chinese?
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Hi,
I am a singaporean chinese currently working in the US. California. There are a lot of ethic chinese living and working here....
There are ABCs, Taiwanese, Singaporeans etc etc and the mainland chinese....
I worked here for 6 months. mostly socialize with those that i worked or those people that i know.
But i was asked this same question twice :"Are you Chinese?"
Thefirst time i was shocked... ISN"T it OBVIOUS that I am CHINESE!
i was alone and this guy kind just ask me that... i said "yes!". We talked and talked then after 10 mins then i realized that the guy thought I am from China!
The 2nd time i was sitting around a table with all chinese, two hongkies, one taiwanese, two mainland chinese, one ABC and me.... and this guy kind sat down..a nd then suddenly just asked "are you all chinese?"
I didn't answer... but one of the honkies said, "isn't it obvious we are all chinese?".
Again this blur f uck after a while then realized we are from all over the place.... and not just from china.
Why mainland chinese assumed that everyone is from China?
Don't they understand that Chinese is both an ethnic group and nationality??? -
oh that tends to happen. Its not just them PRCs. Whites tend to have this assumption too. If someone asks if I'm chinese, I'd say yes. Altho I'm actually slightly of mixed blood (mostly chinese, a bit thai) If they ask if im from China, I say no. Simple.
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someone ask me if I am "chinese"? I will just say I am from Singapore.
I am 100% chinese, not mix and I look chinese, unless they mistaken me for a korean or jap. -
Heh...it happens to me too, here in Shanghai. Some of the western teachers who're not so exposed to the world always thought that we're local teachers when we're actually expatriate teachers getting the same benefits as them!
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Oh those mainlanders from China have been living in a shell for so long, that now when they venture out to the world, they think every chinese-looking person are probably from China!Originally posted by spencer99:Hi,
I am a singaporean chinese currently working in the US. California. There are a lot of ethic chinese living and working here....
There are ABCs, Taiwanese, Singaporeans etc etc and the mainland chinese....
I worked here for 6 months. mostly socialize with those that i worked or those people that i know.
But i was asked this same question twice :"Are you Chinese?"
Thefirst time i was shocked... ISN"T it OBVIOUS that I am CHINESE!
i was alone and this guy kind just ask me that... i said "yes!". We talked and talked then after 10 mins then i realized that the guy thought I am from China!
The 2nd time i was sitting around a table with all chinese, two hongkies, one taiwanese, two mainland chinese, one ABC and me.... and this guy kind sat down..a nd then suddenly just asked "are you all chinese?"
I didn't answer... but one of the honkies said, "isn't it obvious we are all chinese?".
Again this blur f uck after a while then realized we are from all over the place.... and not just from china.
Why mainland chinese assumed that everyone is from China?
Don't they understand that Chinese is both an ethnic group and nationality??? -
to the ang mo. Chinese, Japanese, Korean all look the same, they can't tell them apart.
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Originally posted by Gordonator:to the ang mo. Chinese, Japanese, Korean all look the same, they can't tell them apart.
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i'm singaporean.
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I think this is so common
The PRCs always assume that they are the only Chinese on earth; or should I say the 'real' Chinese and the Caucasians will always assume that all Chinese are from China -
Actually, it is not just the mainlanders who asked this question. The ang mohs also because they can't tell us apart from Korean or Japanese.
In fact, I was asked this question too, that was like so long ago, like 1990, here in Toronto. When I replied that I am Chinese, one HongKonger retorted "no, you ARE NOT chinese, you ARE Singaporean!!!".
edit to add : to the world, Chinese means from China (HKG included)
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Actually I was talking to this PRC in the pub when I was in Penang. He has been based in HK for 10 years and now based in PenangOriginally posted by littlestream:Actually, it is not just the mainlanders who asked this question. The ang mohs also because they can't tell us apart from Korean or Japanese.
In fact, I was asked this question too, that was like so long ago, like 1990, here in Toronto. When I replied that I am Chinese, one HongKonger retorted "no, you ARE NOT chinese, you ARE Singaporean!!!".
edit to add : to the world, Chinese means from China (HKG included) and the first thing he asked me was," Are you from Hong Kong?" -
PiangzOriginally posted by elindra:Actually I was talking to this PRC in the pub when I was in Penang. He has been based in HK for 10 years and now based in Penang and the first thing he asked me was," Are you from Hong Kong?" -
I've been askedOriginally posted by littlestream:Piangz
"Are you from HongKong?"
"Are you Malaysian?"
"Are you from China?"
"You're not local aren't you? Where are you from?"
This has only made me strive to improve on my Singlish -
say u are singaporean chinese lah
to them, chinese is china chinese -
WHO IS ABC?
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Wah mixed blood.. Chinese Thai some more.. You must be helluva of a looker eh?Originally posted by HENG@:oh that tends to happen. Its not just them PRCs. Whites tend to have this assumption too. If someone asks if I'm chinese, I'd say yes. Altho I'm actually slightly of mixed blood (mostly chinese, a bit thai) If they ask if im from China, I say no. Simple.
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if its mentioned once or twice......its okay.......still acceptable.....if its more.....maybe you ought to see yourself......do you retain too strong chinese looks.....features.......
i am too pure chinese.......so much so that the anglos.....look and stare at me all the time........well.......i had a chance to reverse this kind of behaviour to them in singapore.....and they didn't liked it the least to say........ -
because they think that all chinese are from china.. They even thought singapore is part of china..thats y..
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I have been mistaken for being Japanese before. Hoo!
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i have been mistaken for jipoonese, da lu mei, taiwanese, russian-chinese and malay..................Originally posted by Hidden^OnE:I have been mistaken for being Japanese before. Hoo! -
i'm a cantonese
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in my IC, my race is arab.
i look chinese.
parents say i arab/malay/chinese/acehnese. -
Originally posted by Gordonator:to the ang mo. Chinese, Japanese, Korean all look the same, they can't tell them apart. seriously e blacks frm africa look e same to me too
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i tght HK ppl regard as themselves as more high class as compared to PRCs?Originally posted by elindra:Actually I was talking to this PRC in the pub when I was in Penang. He has been based in HK for 10 years and now based in Penang and the first thing he asked me was," Are you from Hong Kong?" -
oh u'll be surprisedOriginally posted by dinky1409:Wah mixed blood.. Chinese Thai some more.. You must be helluva of a looker eh?