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You know youre whitewashed when

-you crave Chinese takeout more than actual Chinese food
-you can't write your Chinese name in Chinese
-you can't pronounce your Chinese name properly
-your mom watches more Asian dramas than you
-less than 1/4 of your FB friends are Asian
-you've never used WeChat/Line/KakaoTalk before but you use WhatsApp
-the only kpop artist you know is PSY
-the only kpop artist you know is PSY, and you actually like his songs
-the only kpop artist you know is PSY, and you actually like his songs and brags about how he's better than JB
-the only Chinese actors you know are Jackie Chan and Jet Lee
-you make fun of your own people in front of your black and white friends
-your girlfriend has piercings on her face
-you only like white girls/guys
-you wanna get a tan (girls only)
-you pronounce ramen as "rayman"
-people think you're white when you speak Chinese/Korean on the phone (ot: sorry Shimmycocopuffs but your Korean sounds white AF)
-you're horrified of Chinese malls
-you have a fear of Chinese fobs
-you call every single services for fixing anything broken in your house
-you do grocery shopping at Loblaws, Longos and Metro every month
-you know everything about steak
-you compost and carefully sort your recyclables
-you're a dad and you whistle all the time
-you think people give out fortune cookies in Chinese restaurants in China

New:
-you're Asian and you don't know what a fob is

Sorry guys, I don't really know the point of this thread. idekwatimdoing
Half of these are based on personal experience

November 20, 2014

9 Comments • Newest first

mujura1

Xyou crave Chinese takeout more than actual Chinese food
Xyou can't write your Chinese name in Chinese
Xyou can't pronounce your Chinese name properly
-your mom watches more Asian dramas than you
-less than 1/4 of your FB friends are Asian
Xyou've never used WeChat/Line/KakaoTalk before but you use WhatsApp
-the only kpop artist you know is PSY
-the only kpop artist you know is PSY, and you actually like his songs
-the only kpop artist you know is PSY, and you actually like his songs and brags about how he's better than JB
Xthe only Chinese actors you know are Jackie Chan and Jet Lee
-you make fun of your own people in front of your black and white friends
-your girlfriend has piercings on her face
-you only like white girls/guys
-you wanna get a tan (girls only)
-you pronounce ramen as "rayman"
-people think you're white when you speak Chinese/Korean on the phone (ot: sorry Shimmycocopuffs but your Korean sounds white AF)
-you're horrified of Chinese malls
Xyou have a fear of Chinese fobs
-you call every single services for fixing anything broken in your house
-you do grocery shopping at Loblaws, Longos and Metro every month
-you know everything about steak
-you compost and carefully sort your recyclables
-you're a dad and you whistle all the time
-you think people give out fortune cookies in Chinese restaurants in China

I'm white

Reply November 21, 2014
Cuniculus

-[i]you crave Chinese takeout more than actual Chinese food[/i] Yes
-[i]you can't write your Chinese name in Chinese[/i] Yes
-[i]you can't pronounce your Chinese name properly[/i] Yes
-[i]your mom watches more Asian dramas than you[/i] Yes
-[i]less than 1/4 of your FB friends are Asian[/i] I don't use Facebook
-[i]you've never used WeChat/Line/KakaoTalk before but you use WhatsApp[/i] I actually use WeChat but don't use WhatsApp
-[i]the only kpop artist you know is PSY[/i] No
-[i]the only kpop artist you know is PSY, and you actually like his songs[/i] No
-[i]the only kpop artist you know is PSY, and you actually like his songs and brags about how he's better than JB[/i] No
-[i]the only Chinese actors you know are Jackie Chan and Jet Lee[/i] No
-[i]you make fun of your own people in front of your black and white friends[/i] Idm...?
-[i]your girlfriend has piercings on her face[/i] No
-[i][/i]you only like white girls/guys[/i] All races can do : ^ )
-[i]you wanna get a tan (girls only)[/i] Idgaf
-[i]you pronounce ramen as "rayman"[/i] No... who pronounces it like that...?
-[i]people think you're white when you speak Chinese/Korean on the phone (ot: sorry Shimmycocopuffs but your Korean sounds white AF)[/i] Yes
-[i]you're horrified of Chinese malls[/i] Haven't been to one in forever
-[i]you have a fear of Chinese fobs[/i] No
-[i]you call every single services for fixing anything broken in your house[/i] Yes, I'm a tech noob
-[i]you do grocery shopping at Loblaws, Longos and Metro every month[/i] No
-[i]you know everything about steak[/i] No
-[i]you compost and carefully sort your recyclables[/i] Yes
-[i]you're a dad and you whistle all the time[/i] I'm totally a dude
-[i]you think people give out fortune cookies in Chinese restaurants in China[/i] Naw, just went there this summer.

Reply November 20, 2014
remembrent

-you crave Chinese takeout more than actual Chinese food [b]both are bleh[/b]
-you can't write your Chinese name in Chinese
-you can't pronounce your Chinese name properly
-your mom watches more Asian dramas than you [b]well, yes[/b]
-less than 1/4 of your FB friends are Asian [b]idk but maybe[/b]
-you've never used WeChat/Line/KakaoTalk before but you use WhatsApp [b]never heard of wechat/kakaotalk[/b]
-the only kpop artist you know is PSY [b]didn't realize he was kpop[/b]
-the only kpop artist you know is PSY, and you actually like his songs
-the only kpop artist you know is PSY, and you actually like his songs and brags about how he's better than JB [b]anyone is better than JB[/b]
-the only Chinese actors you know are Jackie Chan and Jet Lee [b]idk who jet lee is but i know a couple of others [/b]
-you make fun of your own people in front of your black and white friends
-your girlfriend has piercings on her face
-you only like white girls/guys
-you wanna get a tan (girls only)
-you pronounce ramen as "rayman" [b]who does that?[/b]
-people think you're white when you speak Chinese/Korean on the phone (ot: sorry Shimmycocopuffs but your Korean sounds white AF) [b]i don't speak either on the phone [/b]
-you're horrified of Chinese malls
-you have a fear of Chinese fobs
-you call every single services for fixing anything broken in your house [b]what does this have to do with being whitewashed?[/b]
-you do grocery shopping at Loblaws, Longos and Metro every month [b]never heard of any of these o_o [/b]
-you know everything about steak
-you compost and carefully sort your recyclables [b]this is being environmentally friendly...[/b]
-you're a dad and you whistle all the time
-you think people give out fortune cookies in Chinese restaurants in China
-you're Asian and you don't know what a fob is

Reply November 20, 2014
LeeKwangSoo

[quote=ShiraokaJinja]4/24, so my white-washed index is about 17%. How about you?[/quote]

X -you crave Chinese takeout more than actual Chinese food
um -you can't write your Chinese name in Chinese
um -you can't pronounce your Chinese name properly
? -your mom watches more Asian dramas than you (I have absolutely no idea who watches more than who)
X -less than 1/4 of your FB friends are Asian
X -you've never used WeChat/Line/KakaoTalk before but you use WhatsApp
um -the only kpop artist you know is PSY
um -the only kpop artist you know is PSY, and you actually like his songs
um -the only kpop artist you know is PSY, and you actually like his songs and brags about how he's better than JB
um -the only Chinese actors you know are Jackie Chan and Jet Lee
X -you make fun of your own people in front of your black and white friends
X -your girlfriend has piercings on her face (I've never had a girlfriend)
X -you only like white girls/guys (I'm the opposite; I wouldn't date outside my race)
X -you wanna get a tan (girls only) (I'm not a girl)
um -you pronounce ramen as "rayman"
X -people think you're white when you speak Chinese/Korean on the phone
0.5 -you're horrified of Chinese malls (I hate Chinese malls but not horrified of it)
0.5 -you have a fear of Chinese fobs (some but not all; usually Hong Kong and Taiwanese fobs are kinda scary lel)
X -you call every single services for fixing anything broken in your house
X -you do grocery shopping at Loblaws, Longos and Metro every month
X -you know everything about steak
X -you compost and carefully sort your recyclables (I don't compost)
X -you're a dad and you whistle all the time (not a dad)
um -you think people give out fortune cookies in Chinese restaurants in China

__________
um - as someone who made this thread......NO
? - unsure

FINAL SCORE: 1/24...?

Reply November 20, 2014 - edited
ShiraokaJinja

[quote=LeeKwangSoo]
X -you crave Chinese takeout more than actual Chinese food
X -you can't write your Chinese name in Chinese
X -you can't pronounce your Chinese name properly
? -your mom watches more Asian dramas than you [i]I watch anime, does that count? Nobody in my family watches other Asian drama[/i]
O -less than 1/4 of your FB friends are Asian
? -you've never used WeChat/Line/KakaoTalk before but you use WhatsApp [i]Used none of them[/i]
O -the only kpop artist you know is PSY
O -the only kpop artist you know is PSY, and you actually like his songs
? -the only kpop artist you know is PSY, and you actually like his songs and brags about how he's better than JB [i]What's a JB?[/i]
X -the only Chinese actors you know are Jackie Chan and Jet Lee
X -you make fun of your own people in front of your black and white friends
X -your girlfriend has piercings on her face
X -you only like white girls/guys
X -you wanna get a tan (girls only)
X -you pronounce ramen as "rayman"
X -people think you're white when you speak Chinese/Korean on the phone (ot: sorry Shimmycocopuffs but your Korean sounds white AF)
X -you're horrified of Chinese malls
? -you have a fear of Chinese fobs [i]What's a FOB?[/i]
X -you call every single services for fixing anything broken in your house
X -you do grocery shopping at Loblaws, Longos and Metro every month
X -you know everything about steak
O -you compost and carefully sort your recyclables
X -you're a dad and you whistle all the time
X -you think people give out fortune cookies in Chinese restaurants in China
[/quote]

4/24, so my white-washed index is about 17%. How about you?

Reply November 20, 2014 - edited
LeeKwangSoo

[quote=LostMyJob]who the hell pronounces ramen as rayman?[/quote]

Someone I know

Reply November 20, 2014 - edited
Wanton

sounds more like internal racism.

Reply November 20, 2014 - edited
kayfabe

i guess i'm not all that whitewashed

darn

Reply November 20, 2014 - edited
LostMyJob

who the hell pronounces ramen as rayman?

Reply November 20, 2014 - edited