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I know it wasn't meant to be mean, but "is Japanese different from Chinese?" is just....wow.

Posted by musubi Jul 14 '10, 14:17

I'm not offended, but it the kinda of thing that just reminds a minority how often we're marginalized.

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The easy way to tell the difference is if they have put pee pee in your Coke. -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 14:27 1
- Andie, give this guy a cookie. :) -- nm - sycor Jul 14, 14:27
they're not the same thing, unlike USC and UCLA -- nm - crash davis Jul 14, 14:24 9
- UCLA cheats too! Er, I mean.... - musubi Jul 14, 14:26 8
  - got your mind off the sad subject for a second, didn't it? -- nm - crash davis Jul 14, 14:29 7
    - Boise shoulda joined the Pac 10, think of the fun we would have had! - musubi Jul 14, 14:31 6
      - they'll play this year on Nov 6th, probably the last meeting for a while -- nm - crash davis Jul 14, 14:34 5
        
        I wish it were a season where a bet wouldn't be so one sided. - musubi Jul 14, 14:37 4
        
        unfortunately for the Warriors, its in Boise this year and I think they'll seed the clouds for an early snowfall -- nm - crash davis Jul 14, 14:39 3
        
        It'll be the greatest upset....ever. (nm) - musubi Jul 14, 14:41 2
        
        there is always a chance -- nm - crash davis Jul 14, 14:44 1
        
        UH has a chance to beat USC this year when they play. "A chance". (nm) - musubi Jul 14, 14:52
as I've said before, Europe could slide into the ocean and a large number of Americans would never know about it. - zork Jul 14, 14:23 [Backboard] 2
- exactly - Danedukenuuk Jul 14, 14:27
- We would know only because of the tsunami that resulted from it. -- nm - sycor Jul 14, 14:25
I don't think this is a case of being marginalized as much as the person simply not having the experience or knowledge to understand. -- nm - pmb Jul 14, 14:23 14
- I don't think it's intentional at all. Jax is a good dude, and he asked it completely innocently. - musubi Jul 14, 14:25 12
  - Ukrainians and Russians get that all the time too. -- nm - zork Jul 14, 14:26 11
    - Wasn't the Ukraine part of the USSR, just like a dozen years ago? - musubi Jul 14, 14:30 10
      - Just whatever you do, don't call the Ukraine weak, of feeble... -- nm - facto Jul 14, 14:59
      - USSR not= Russia plus Ukraine was separate before that too for centruies -- nm - zork Jul 14, 14:36 2
        
        only short ones....Poland-Lituania did rule Ukraine for a long time - Danedukenuuk Jul 14, 15:09
        
        Fair nuff. (nm) - musubi Jul 14, 14:38
      - yeah, but the USSR is to Russia as the USA is to Texas -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 14:31 5
        
        I get that, it just seems...different. - musubi Jul 14, 14:36 4
        
        how many wars and genocides did Spain and Portugal wage against each other? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 14:38 3
        
        Five? C'mon man, at least make this multiple choice. (nm) - musubi Jul 14, 14:39
        
        oh, wait, re-reading, i see that we're agreeing. heh. My texas comparison wasn't intended to be about japan/china, not at all. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 14:39
        
        since when? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 14, 14:38
- or not having the desire or need to know things outside their sphere -- nm - zork Jul 14, 14:24
you're japanese? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 14:18 4
- or Chinese. It's the same thing. The Japanese are just from the island part. Like Hawaiians are still Americans. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 14, 14:21 2
  - ooh, you're asking for a hentai beatdown ... heheh -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 14:22 1
    - It's cool, I'm wearing the "ninja-repellent" variety of Old Spice. - Dr.Vermin Jul 14, 14:24
- I'm Awesome-American. (nm) - musubi Jul 14, 14:19

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I know it wasn't meant to be mean, but "is Japanese different from Chinese?" is just....wow.

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