After practically declaring I'm a feminist and pissed Birdie off, now I'm declaring myself to be a racist.
This morning I was walking down some stairs to head towards the engineering library, and since it's been raining pretty much all morning, I slipped and hurt my bum. Which isn't too bad considering that I didn't actually slip all the way to the bottom of stairs (I tried that once. REALLY not fun) and only slightly hurt my bum, thigh, and foot. But still.
And here's where I made this observation. You see, having ONE weak knee makes balancing a bit hard for me (Not to mention my right leg is actually slightly twisted in a strange angle), and I slip A LOT. Most of the time though really makes you love NZ for the place it is. People always stop and ask and see if you're okay, and some would help me up if I can't really stand.
And today, the only person who saw me was an Asian boy, who just pretended nothing happened and walked away.
Then I thought back, and realised that not ONE single Asian actually stopped to help me before. Even though we all know how many of us Asians are here in Auckland. Even in situation where I was helped where there were Asians around, they're never the one who helped me.
Ok. What's up with that?
I know that maybe in an Asian country stopping to help people may seem like a sign of weakness or something. But you can't blame people for being prejudice against you if you don't even help your own people! Honestly, how much work does it take to make sure someone who's fallen is alright?
Normally Asian guys get annoyed with me when I said I prefer not to date Asians because I've yet to find a polite, well mannered and cultured Asian boy. (besides bananas...) It's basic manner people. Make sure someone who's fallen is actually alright. Keep the door open for someone walk in behide you. That doesn't really take much! I know there's a population problem but you don't really have to make yourself obnoxious by being absolutely oblivious about basic manner people!
And people wonder why I have problems with my Asian idendity. Geez.
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you know how I feel about Asians, not being racist, just stereotyping.
There is a good reason I've never dated Asian girls, no offense, sis :P
Is it just me or...do I live in opposite worlds? O_o;;
Fangie, you deal with bananas or south east Asians. They're cool.
HK/Taiwan on the other hand I can't talk... :P (not about you bag. You're a banana, just like me :P)
what is a banana exactly? (no, i dont mean the banana literally)
hahahahaahahaha~ yeah, we are all bananas lol~ that is a new phrase, Lisa!
Not that we diss HK/TW people of course... actually, yeah, we diss them in general unless proven worthy.
Hui-Min, relax, it's just Lisa and I both had bad experience with OUR people and we do not approve certain behaviours. That is stereotyping of course, there are always exceptions ;)
Bananas is a slang for peopel who are "yellow" on the outside and "white" on the inside. Mostly referred to Asians who've grown up in a Western society and pretty much act as "white".
And of course there are exception. They're called bananas. :P
Just Kidding. :)
I think it is a cultural phenomenon. I mean, it's a good point that you raised there, Liz, about the population thing. Perhaps in their minds they were thinking 'We have a population problem, if they die now we will have a bit more space for our couches.'. Therefore, what is actually the instinctive survival response is taken as passiveness and insensitiveness, if those are indeed words.
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