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vented spleen

pardon this wee rant, but i must vent me spleen:

it's only until i got into the biz that i found out if you's speak to asian's [specifically chink's and other north-east asian's], you'd notice there's no eye contact whatsoever. and even if there is, they'd give you a very brief bunny-in-the-headlights stare before they look elsewhere.

how come? they'd tell you that they feel awkward and think it's effin rude to "stare" back. but careful though if your a fella. em cow's would think yer fascinated with em. snigger.

weird? how about this: they won't give a damn if there's a non-chink in their midst. they'd yak amongst emselves - loudly of course - in their tongue. it doesn't get through their thick bonce that they are makin the non-chink unwelcome.

woe betide if the non-chink is with his mate's and then start blabberin in their own tongue with a chink in their company. yep, as you's guess it, said chink would perceive it as a slight, and would never fail to whine to her [usually a wee island chavette] mate's about her paramour's "racist" mate's.

alternatively, if her lookin bored and really loud put-on sigh's didn't get through to the party, she'd pass a sarcy comment lamely disguised as a witty remark - to her wee mind that is; wee island engRish et al: "er, HELLO?! can you all speak english or not? how can you all make me left out?"

:: thoroughly deserves a tight slap, doesn't she? ::

translation: erm, i'd be really grateful if you's could kindly speak english, as you know i'm a tad lost ere tryin to keep up with ye's

i witnessed this latest episode whilst at the local last evenin for the monthly canuck pub night - whereby this english chap who looked quite rather miserable havin to put up with the noise emitted by his wee island and taiwanese bird mates.

of course, some unwelcomed albeit wee-minded amoebae [via google] may counter that the chap could always pick up mandarin. yeah, please re-read carefully [letter by letter] the wee island chavette scenario above.

if this is not blatant hypocrisy, not to mention double standards, then what is?

oh and on a different note altogether, i was impressed with meself that my spoken mandarin was understood by said taiwanese bird. despite the severe lack of practice. and tryin to use as minimal as possible english word's when me grey cell's went momentarily blank. trying to recall the chinese equivalent.

i could speak to her in english instead if i want to, knowin that she's an english language teacher. still, she had to speak to me in mandarin just because i look remotely chink.

go figure.