The Things That Make You Go. . .*Argh!*

[nonamerasian]

Invisibility?
Tokenism?

What are five things that bother and affect you as a minority?

Do you feel they have gotten better or worse through time?

Which is the worst on your list?

[Tao]

i feel marginalized and exotified at the same time.....people don't take me seriously but they want my help and wise chinese wisdom. i'm confused

[ChinaLama]

People playing the "Asians don't have it as bad off as Blacks" game. :-P

[AngryABCGirl]

Gah too much. Like the fact it's easier for any other group to get into college. Glass ceiling especially for Asian American women. Being fetished and hit on by freaky white guys. Knowing constantly a lot of people think I'm "stealing their jobs." etc etc etc and other little wear and tears that eventually piss people off to hate.

Worse on my list right now is discrimination in general. Dunno if things will get better through time though.

[nonamerasian]

A loss of individuality:
It manifests itself in many ways, many times subtle, other times not so much so. Whether it’s people thinking the actions of others of my race or ethnicity must be a reflection of me or actions of myself must be a reflection of peoples of my race or ethnicity. Alternatively, that some “leader” I’ve never elected must speak for me or that I must feel culpability for the beliefs of my alleged “leadership.” Or, that the group(s) I’m a member of is so unified that if I don’t act or believe as the group(s) allegedly is supposed to act or believe, I deserve a pat on the back. Or, if I do act or believe as the group allegedly is supposed to act or believe, I behave and feel that way because I’m a member of that group.

Being observed through a looking glass:
This happens mostly as a group, but also as an individual. If we do something it is bad and inexcusably racist (“reverse racism,” as it’s usually put), if they (not any specific “they” since a lot of people so this) do something identical, there must be reason, or they were simply ignorant, or it makes up for historic racism towards the group, or it is the fault of me or “my peoples” that they’ve done such a thing. If a member(s) of my group does something, we and our “leadership” should be on the 10 o’clock news denouncing such an action, if a member of “they” does it, it is solely the action of that one member and only that member should feel pressure for it because it doesn’t reflect on all.

A loss of voice:
It’s another fault with numerous manifestations. Some people only want to listen to me when they agree with me. Sometimes when someone with limited relations with my race/ethnicity talks about my group(s) and I agree, I suddenly have a voice that is listened to because I’m of that group and I should know what I’m talking about. If the same person talks and I disagree, I have lost that voice. My stance must be because I’m suddenly ignorant or apologetic for my group(s), or it is given no label but rather just ignored. Sometimes such a person will continue the discussion with others with limited relations so that they can get an amen (in the form of “me too”) rather than listen to another perspective. Sometimes it is taking my voice away from me and labeling it as the voice of my entire group(s) (back to loss of individuality).

Labels, labels, and more labels:
Constantly having another label slapped on and constantly being compared with other supposedly unified groups with labels. As a West Indian-American, this comparison of labels is becoming more and more worrisome to me, especially when West Indian labels are being compared to African-Americans in magazines, in newspapers, and the rest. Which problems do they alleviate? Is the sole purpose of it to create a poster child out of one group in order to putdown the other? Even worse, when you are slapped with a good label, people neglect to look at the negatives (not to mention people neglect to look at the positives when you are slapped with a bad label). Which problems do that help? If anything, those labels create problems.

Wondering how or if being a minority will affect your getting a job, a bank account, a home. . .:
Sometimes wondering, “Did that just happen because I’m ___?” “So this won’t happen, perhaps I should ___.” “So that my child will have less trouble getting a job, I named him Thomas instead of Sharif.” “Because people find ethnic hair unprofessional, I’ll perm my hair for the interview.” “People seem intimidated by my dreads, I’ll cut them.” “That lady is grabbing her purse, so I’m going to sit over there instead.”

Some don’t only affect minorities, but I feel affect me because I’m a minority. While some on my list seem to be getting better, like the last, unfortunately, others seem like rather accepted facts of life.

I think the worst is the loss of individuality because while everyone generalizes, too many people go overboard into the realm of expecting everyone to live up to those generalizations and treating people in terms of their generalizations. Moreover, for many of these people, the only time when generalizations are wrong is one it affects their group (and/or is negative).

[John0101]

I dunno what u call this, but u know in the lunch room all the black kids sat together, asian kids sat together, white kids sat together, etc... And all the white kids think that all the minorities are being racist and unopenned because they are keeping to themselves.

[Tao]

I dunno what u call this, but u know in the lunch room all the black kids sat together, asian kids sat together, white kids sat together, etc... And all the white kids think that all the minorities are being racist and unopenned because they are keeping to themselves.
it's called human nature, and wanting an enemy tto hate and fear with your cronies

[John0101]

it's called human nature, and wanting an enemy tto hate and fear with your cronies

no but some white kids are fucken dicks, they like "why do you all asians sit together", but they don't realize that all the white kids sit together too.

[nonamerasian]

I dunno what u call this, but u know in the lunch room all the black kids sat together, asian kids sat together, white kids sat together, etc... And all the white kids think that all the minorities are being racist and unopenned because they are keeping to themselves.

My high school was kind of like that except almost all of the minorities (Black, Asian, Hispanic. . .There weren't really all that many of us) sat at the same tables together. It wasn't a minority conspiracy or anything, but rather a lot of the people on those tables lived within the same area, were in the same classes, same clubs, and/or were dating and so they were tables of friends basically. . .The same as the other tables, actually.

Some people saw that as the minorities being racist, ignoring the fact that Whites often sat at and were welcome at those tables while almost all of the other tables in the cafeterias were cliquish to the point of nausea.

I heard people saying things like, "That's so racist. I couldn't sit at those tables if I wanted to," or, "What if we had an all White table?" I never heard of anyone turned away from what was dubbed the "Black tables," although I can't say the same about other tables, and being that it was a predominately White school, most other tables were all White by nature.

I hated that perception.

[BigLew]

Crabs-other members of your own race that distance themselves when they find out you protest racism because they don't want the man to think that they are upset by racial slurs.

Oh no no boss he is the ONLY oriental I know that gets upset at words like gook or chink or jap, me and the other orientals that work for you don't care, haha I'M A GOOOOK. Crab ass motha fuckas.

[ModernLogic]

I actually like being a minority. We can express our pride without being accused of being "racist" or a "white supremacist."

[Bang]

Behold the great double standard.

[ism]

I actually like being a minority. We can express our pride without being accused of being "racist" or a "white supremacist."

Would we feel the need to aggressively express cultural pride if our culture was embedded so deeply in everyday life?

[nonamerasian]

I actually like being a minority. We can express our pride without being accused of being "racist" or a "white supremacist."

Sometimes it is the opposite.

Irish-American, Italian-American, and German-American festivals are okay, while African-American, Puerto Rican-American, or Mexican-American festivals are divisive.

Saying "I'm Irish" is okay. Saying "I'm African-American" is separatist.

Pride to be Italian? So what.

Proud to be Puerto Rician? What's wrong with being American?

At least that has been my experience.

[John0101]

Sometimes it is the opposite.

Irish-American, Italian-American, and German-American festivals are okay, while African-American, Puerto Rican-American, or Mexican-American festivals are divisive.

Saying "I'm Irish" is okay. Saying "I'm African-American" is separatist.

Pride to be Italian? So what.

Proud to be Puerto Rician? What's wrong with being American?

At least that has been my experience.

wow good point, I never saw it that way before.

[AngryABCGirl]

It's hard for me to do AA activist stuff and hang out with non-Asians at the same time. A lot of the activist in my college are crazy hotheads, and it doesn't feel right to be with people who are literally going "all the whites are keeping us down" to sitting with your white friends in the morning for breakfast. I want to talk about it, but how the hell do you bring that up without making things too uncomfortable for white suburbanites.

[nonamerasian]

I loved talking about racial issues with Caucasians in my school (They are amongst my favorite school-related memories).

Sure, it made people uncomfortable. Racial issues are amongst the most controversial issues in this country. It would be quite unusual to get into a deep discussion of such issues without making one person uncomfortable (or being uncomfortable yourself). But, such discussions were usually worth it.

Sometimes issues just bring themselves up. They don’t always pop up at conventional times, like sometimes a discussion on shading in art became a full-blown argument on casual bias and an analysis on English essays on apple picking became debates on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, but when they do come, go with the flow.

Alternatively, you can initiate the discussion yourself by bringing up something you saw on TV, discussed at a club meeting, and like that.

Sometimes people would be pissed at what I had to say and likewise, but some told me that they appreciated the discussions we used to have. While some of them had grown up with and were acquaintances with several minorities, they never really spoke to a minority about other than, “How was your day?,” or, “Can I copy your homework?”

I liked to hear the different points-of-view uncensored and I think I took some things away from the experiences, as well.

Although after 45 minutes of intense debate, both sides are tense and refusing to see eye-to-eye, in the long run, the discussions brought some of us closer together.

I wouldn’t be so afraid if I were you.

[AngryABCGirl]

I wouldn’t be so afraid if I were you.

To tell you the truth, I'm more afraid of disapproval from other Asians for hanging out with non-Asians. I believe in slow and steady change with one person at a time and bringing small things up little by little at a time though and just like you said, sometimes things pick themselves. I still have a fake pinapple hanging up by my window and a friend asked what it was and I was like "Oh Taiwanese people hang it up during such and such or good luck yada yada" and it was just chill which was good. Although I have to admit the night after watching the Vincent Chin documentary I was so flipped out I refused to talk to anybody. Emotions like these make me go argh.

[mr. x]

To tell you the truth, I'm more afraid of disapproval from other Asians for hanging out with non-Asians. I believe in slow and steady change with one person at a time and bringing small things up little by little at a time though and just like you said, sometimes things pick themselves. I still have a fake pinapple hanging up by my window and a friend asked what it was and I was like "Oh Taiwanese people hang it up during such and such or good luck yada yada" and it was just chill which was good. Although I have to admit the night after watching the Vincent Chin documentary I was so flipped out I refused to talk to anybody. Emotions like these make me go argh.

natural though, it had nothing to do with loyalties or any of that shit

[nonamerasian]

To tell you the truth, I'm more afraid of disapproval from other Asians for hanging out with non-Asians.

If they give you trouble, tell them to fuck off.

Some may give you lip, but I personally think you should be complemented for wanting to speak.

Many people don’t have every day inter-racial interaction. They may have coworkers of different races or they may live in a mixed area, yet have only superficial interactions with people of other races. Yet, these are the same people who tend to talk smack about other races as a hobby.

I understand what you are talking about, but school is a good place to get deeper. You should take advantage of it.

[nonamerasian]

Added to the list:

People underemphasizing or overemphasizing a minority’s achievements because of his or her race or ethnicity.

[Shinran]

Stereotyping, apathy towards outdated racial terms, general apathy and those who don't defend themselves when being attacked because of their race.

I'm militant about being JA and I'll defend my heritage to the death. YELLOW POWER!

[>:^|]

Added to the list:

People underemphasizing or overemphasizing a minority’s achievements because of his or her race or ethnicity.

You're a credit to your race
They'll say it right to your face.
They say it like high praise
You've escaped your people's ways!
Just remember to mind your place.

Question: Should Black-Americans 'help' other 'minorities'? Help get their voice out? (Ex: Black director getting other (how about this term) 'people of color' out there? Or a politically active Black-American getting other 'people of color' exposure?)

I guess it would depend on whether you felt a solidarity with other people of color. I believe that if we are going to eradicate racism, we have to all be allies.

[nonamerasian]

You're a credit to your race
They'll say it right to your face.
They say it like high praise
You've escaped your people's ways!
Just remember to mind your place.

Best limerick!

<3

[Kuchana]

The "you speak English well for an Asian."

[Fireblade]

When I jump off a diving board, and hit the water with my back... kinda like a reverse belly-flop. Very ARGH.

[>:^|]

Best limerick!

<3

For an Asian. :wink:

If I posted everything that makes me go *Aargh!* we'll be here all night.

I hate it when people who have never done any serious thinking about race think that their viewpoint is informed. I hate trying to explain to people that their (White) viewpoint is not the center of the earth. I'm starting to understand why "Far East" and "Oriental" are offensive. And I have a headache. :mad:

[Hiroshi2]

People saying "how does it feel to have a mama that's not the same color as you?"


What the hell kinda question is that. I don't know what it feels like to have a mother that is the same color as me.


I get annoyed by stupid questions (and I've heard every one of them, believe me) about my biracial-ness and my Asian-ness. It's gotten a bit annoying after 17 years.............

[PropellerheadCP]

Ignorant people who think they're better than you.
Example of a situation that happened, a few years ago:

Caucasian girl: "You people shouldn't keep reading those Chinese books. You should read more things that are in English"

Me: "Why? What's wrong with reading books in Chinese?"

Caucasian girl: "Because your friends need help with their English."

Me: "Who says? Can you understand what they're saying, when they talk to you?"

Caucasian girl: "I don't know. I've never spoken to them."

Me: "Then how do you know? What's your background?"

Caucasian girl: "I'm Italian"

Me: "You speak Italian?"

Caucasian girl: "No. I speak English."

Me: "So just because you can't speak your parent's language, doesn't mean we have to lose ours."

Caucasian girl: "We're in Canada. We speak English."

Me: "Do you speak French as well? We live in a bilingual country."

Caucasian girl: "No. I don't speak French."

Me: "Well then that just makes you a racist then."

Caucasian girl: "How dare you!!!"

[Emperor_Mike]

Willful ignorance of other cultures. The world doesn't revolve around one group of people, you know.

[Thutmose_III]

Willful ignorance of other cultures. The world doesn't revolve around one group of people, you know.www.counter-racism.com

[hkRT]

What are five things that bother and affect you as a minority?

The five things that bother and affect me as a minority:

1. People being prejudiced (both subtly and blatantly) and condescending because of my race.

2. Being ignored and treated like an invisible unless I act, behave and talk exactly the same way as the majority. People being particularly reserved towards me based on race and language. People segregrating into groups based on race and language.

3. People being polite to me on the surface but not really accepting me because of racial and cultural differences unless I assimilate myself completely into the majority's culture.

4. Pre-judged by other people and being stereotyped just because of my race and how I look. Example: People assuming my personality based on stereotypical views without knowing or wanting to know me.

5. People seeing the cultural differences as weird or abnormal instead of having a positive interest or curiosity.


All of the above are equally bad, not one is worse than the other.



Do you feel they have gotten better or worse through time?

I think they have gotten a bit better on a superficial level. Some people are more open-minded now compared to older generations. The prejudice has become more subtle than overt. But it is still very much present and it still hurts.

[deez nuts]

members of other minority groups assuming that the both of us share common goals in social, political and economical issues in an attempt to bond with me for the sole superficial reason that we both happen to be minorities.

[mr. x]

members of other minority groups assuming that the both of us share common goals in social, political and economical issues in an attempt to bond with me for the sole superficial reason that we both happen to be minorities.
hey at least they arent saying shit like "you chinks think your the shit with your fancy ass cars"

[Faithless]

Another thing:

When Al Sharpton brings up the 40-acres and a mule issue during the Democratic National Convention.

[moJo]

people thinking that because i'm an asian american female, that i must be rebelling against a patriarchal family/culture where my father and brother oppress me, or some shit like that.

[SunWuKong]

the fact that my manager rarely checks her email and so is about a day behind on my progress.

ARG.

people thinking that because i'm an asian american female, that i must be rebelling against a patriarchal family/culture where my father and brother oppress me, or some shit like that.

interestingly enough, many of the people that think like this are probably Asian American females themselves.

[rice cracker]

people thinking that because i'm an asian american female, that i must be rebelling against a patriarchal family/culture where my father and brother oppress me, or some shit like that.

I hug you for this. It's rather a pet peeve for me, when people use this argument to half-assly promote white men as less sexist.

[kimpossible]

Given a fork and forced to eat shitty eggrolls at restaurants.

People staring at me in shock like a dog that just talked if I speak something other than English.

Going somewhere I didn't even want to go to in the first place only to be greeted by squawks of amazement that a foreigner has entered the room.

English speakers that assume if someone isn't using English around them, it means they're being talked about.

Being asked why I'm not louder, fatter and drink more coffee because I am after all an American.

Having someone right in front of my face tell another person that I "ting bu dong" when I damn well "ting de dong" but admittedly, not fast enough to converse.

Not being served food or allowed to buy a food item without a lecture from the server or storekeeper because they're convinced whitey will fuck it up.

[deez nuts]

Having someone right in front of my face tell another person that I "ting bu dong" when I damn well "ting de dong" but admittedly, not fast enough to converse.

that's just fucking rude.

Not being served food or allowed to buy a food item without a lecture from the server or storekeeper because they're convinced whitey will fuck it up.

people should just mind their own fucking business.

[moJo]

interestingly enough, many of the people that think like this are probably Asian American females themselves.
good point.

I hug you for this. It's rather a pet peeve for me, when people use this argument to half-assly promote white men as less sexist.
and ain't it worse when it's coming out of a white guy's mouth? (it was a coworker of mine who asked and assumed this stuff)

[rice cracker]

and ain't it worse when it's coming out of a white guy's mouth? (it was a coworker of mine who asked and assumed this stuff)

Not worse, IMO, but still pretty damn bad. I get sick when I hear it from Asian women who generalize all Asian men like this.

[Emperor_Mike]

Friends who think they're doing me a favour by setting me up on a blind date. No, no favours there. Only one to two hours of absolute eye-gouging misery.

[deez nuts]

Friends who think they're doing me a favour by setting me up on a blind date. No, no favours there. Only one to two hours of absolute eye-gouging misery.


hey genius.

what does this have to do with this thread?

[Emperor_Mike]

hey genius.

what does this have to do with this thread?

I don't know. I read a few unrelated posts and so, what the hell? I'll throw in a random thought. But if you want something to do with the topic, then go back a few posts and note my bit on the willful ignorance of other cultures by the majority in any state.

Adding to that, it's not strictly a White America v. Assorted Minorities thing. My criticism extends to all other nations across the globe where populations willingly insulated themselves from the fact that the world is getting smaller and everyone should do their utmost to understand their neighbours. To understand other cultures is to improve our level of interaction with various peoples and, should it ever come to it, give us a better insight into the minds and values of our adversaries.

[mr. x]

hey genius.

what does this have to do with this thread?
umm dont they make him argh! ?

[Fireblade]

People who try their best to cram their take on "knowledge" when people don't ask for it. Basically people who believe they're the authority in one subject, but when just returns to asking the same damn fucking question over and over again. Y'all know what I'm talking about....

[kitty]

stupid people.

[stunninglyAsian]

Insecure women who have to resort to loudly proclaiming that some rich model with the perfect body and flash Mercedes wanted you so badly and gave you his number but you "lost" the number and never saw him again. And they only do this around other single people and shut their fat mouths in front of couples until the guy is alone and they try their hardest to try to steal them away.

Dishonest people that lie and cheat to get something you have and then once they get it, they treat you like trash... until they see something else that you have and they want. And then it's butt buddies for life.

When papparazi-friends and papparazi-acquaintances demand to know who that girl you were seen at Starbucks is and when you are going to start going out with here, what you talked about, when you came back home, when you are going out with her again and resort to stalking based on CIA tactical field manuvers to find out. Then they start spreading rumors and asking everybody to keep an eye out for you and her. That's so goddamn fun- I love that...

[>:^|]

hey genius.

what does this have to do with this thread?

Maybe he's complaining about Asian dates or Asian friends.

I got the "ting bu dong" thing too. :biggrin:

[deez nuts]

gotcha....minority and minority blind dates makes him go arrrrrrghhh.

silly me, here i thought this thread was about things about being a minority that makes you go arrrrrrrrrrrrghhhh

/smacks hand on forehead/

[mr. x]

gotcha....minority and minority blind dates makes him go arrrrrrghhh.

silly me, here i thought this thread was about things about being a minority that makes you go arrrrrrrrrrrrghhhh

/smacks hand on forehead/
arrrrrgh

CsB is at it again :rolleyes:

[deez nuts]

oh you lub it

[mr. x]

oh you lub it
no









i lube it

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA :biggrin:

[golden_buns]

That early 90's stereotype that asian family values are backwards and bad, anglo family values are modern, progressive, and right. Families are great or suck depending on how lucky you are when you are born

And what does that old hag of Amy Tan knows about asian family values, she lived in the states all her life and her dad passed away when she was little.

I've never seen any of my chinese friends having a family that's so mystical.

[hooligan]

My family has dragons!

[golden_buns]

And you wear red thongs while palying with them

[mr. x]

and my mom has a deep dark secret past, and only my white godfather can save her

hmm no wonder i have blonde roots

[Fireblade]

Accusations of people who believe they know in a subject, with superiority/inferiority complex, where they're the authority and everyone is the student. Do NOT preach when you have NEVER been in the situation where you spew your so-called wisdom upon your audience of disinterested ears.

[AngryABCGirl]

Parents who get leashes for their kids. How lazy can you be?

[rocketbunny]

I hate it when strangers are quick to make stupid stereotypical assumptions...

"So do you know karate?"

"Can you play the violin?"

"What does dog taste like?"

Ughhhhhhhhhh...

[Mr.Lum]

When people get mad about IR dating. I mean, just get a frigging date and mind your blasted business. Like these militant anti-race mixers. Get a life! I don't like people who tell me what my background is or how I should identify with it. Worry about your damn self. Jeez.

[so_fee_ahh]

"Goddamn you Asians, always here to make us all look bad!"

I hear that so much at my workplace/school/etc...

[Mr.Lum]

^what about?

[rice cracker]

I hate it when strangers are quick to make stupid stereotypical assumptions...

"So do you know karate?"

"Can you play the violin?"

"What does dog taste like?"

Ughhhhhhhhhh...

Hahaha, that's funny. I haven't gotten those for a long time. Of course, I still get the "do you like anime" question.

[Mr.Lum]

"What does dog taste like?"

Like "mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"

[hooligan]

When people don't drift to the right making right hand turns. People who are late. People who think they get it but just don't get it. When I talk about it, but I don't get it. When I spend too much time on the internet. When I can't talk, when I don't have clean underwear.

When I want to physically dismantle the structures that shape our lives.

[PropellerheadCP]

I just clicked on CHUD.com (film/movie news website) and a big pop-up came out, advertising "Asian Adultfriendfinder.com". Damn... now there's such a service for Asianphiles? I'm wondering if it's actually full of Asian women who signed up, or if they're just prostitutes.

*Argh!*

[TB4000]

People that drive their cars with the window down and have their left hand hanging out of it as if to say, "i'm such a bad ass driver I can drive with one hand...everybody look at me!!!"

[Mr.Lum]

When teachers call me "Mohammed". Sorry, Mohammed is a senior the last time you saw him. And graduated two years ago.

[ZiJing]

people who have no inherent intellegience and try to brag about being all smart and flaunting their pseudo-smartness. this one kid at the Center for Talented Youth summer thing at lancaster was saying he got 800s on the bio SATII...and i just started quizzing him, and it turns out he didn't even know what sugar was made of...hahaha

yea...so fake people really annoy me..

[tommyhtown]

^ just like this dude who first introduced himself to me as 'Hi, I am Michael L***, I am a Mensa ...'

Watching the RNC tonight made me curse at the TV.

[bluemonq]

when something falls on the back of my neck, and i think it's a leaf or something. and then i brush it off with my hand. only... it's a spider. and it's one of those that look like a miniature facegrabber.

[Faithless]

These fuuuucking words at the grocery store:

"Unrecognized item in bagging area. Please remove item."

(Whacks glass plate with box of tampons that was forced to buy for shweetie.) "You dumb, dumb, dumb machine! Stop being so sensitive!"

"No! These are nooot for me, people!"

[amietron]

These fuuuucking words at the grocery store:

"Unrecognized item in bagging area. Please remove item."

(Whacks glass plate with box of tampons that was forced to buy for shweetie.) "You dumb, dumb, dumb machine! Stop being so sensitive!"

"No! These are nooot for me, people!"
that's why i'd rather wait and have the cashier ring and bag my stuff for me. plus, i don't have my own savings card. i use my phone number. for those self check-out machines, you have to call over a clerk so you can input your number, and that's a hassle.

[Faithless]

^ I need to correct myself, it's

"Unexpected item in bagging area...".

But I think my whole first experience with these self checkout machines was one big argh! Luckily I picked a time when no one really wanted to use it.

There's the above and the sad realization that if you don't have your Preferred Card, you're almost hosed. If it's an item that's close to the sales price, I'll forget it. If it's Odwalla, I call the clerk.

There's the thing with payment method. You're supposed to select a payment method, first. And you have to hunt for credit card, if you don't already know its position.

Then there's the thing with the pin number. I don't know my fucking credit card pin number, yah piece of shit. Of course, I had to thank the smart ass who told me, all smarmy like, "you don't need your pin, pinhead."

("Thanks, let me just spit on the face plate before I leave. So, it will tell you, "unexpected...".)

[qtpah2ie]

when im chatting on aim and i go over the rate limit! aargggg! aldsjaldgja;dfjsads!

[truMp]

I have yet to see the kiosks that you guys talk about, are there even any on the west coast?

[so_fee_ahh]

Mosquitos. This is a sad but true story. I have the BIGGEST mosquito bite on my ass cuz I was wearing a short skirt two days ago...ARRRGGH, I hate mosquitos!

[hooligan]

Mosquitos. This is a sad but true story. I have the BIGGEST mosquito bite on my ass cuz I was wearing a short skirt two days ago...ARRRGGH, I hate mosquitos!
uh, that's got to be really interesting.

[mndeg]

people that call all things they deem electronic "techno"

[Faithless]

Wireless mice - especially when they crap out because of a dead battery.

[Beat180]

Mosquitos. This is a sad but true story. I have the BIGGEST mosquito bite on my ass cuz I was wearing a short skirt two days ago...ARRRGGH, I hate mosquitos!

ha ha ha they only get bigger with more scratchin.

[BigLew]

I got bit up when I was in NY. I was the most bit up person at camp.

[Faithless]

Emails. Emails with carbon-copies to everyone and anyone that some sender deems "needs to know".

(Uh, all you did was say, "OK.") :frown:

[mr. x]

when i cross the street and some humorous driver tells everyone to "walk slower"

do please fuck off, thats what u get for bringing a car to berkeley

[Faithless]

when i cross the street and some humorous driver tells everyone to "walk slower"

do please fuck off, thats what u get for bringing a car to berkeley
Walk slower? Please.

With the campus where it is, you're near some hotspots --

* Shattuck, north of University, where pedestrians have been runover. (That's why they have those funny orange flags.)
* The intersection of Shattuck and University, itself.
* All along university, which is not really safe for bikes during commute hours.

[mr. x]

Walk slower? Please.

With the campus where it is, you're near some hotspots --

* Shattuck, north of University, where pedestrians have been runover. (That's why they have those funny orange flags.)
* The intersection of Shattuck and University, itself.
* All along university, which is not really safe for bikes during commute hours.
i dont mind so much the walk lights but like the crossing near sather lane by unit 3 its basically up to the driver to stop for the pedestrian and i usually dont like to initiate the walking unless its clear

and a funnyman says it, punkbitch asian dude with glasses

and i seriously contemplated saluting him

[Ashen_import]

It used to bother me that no one could pronounce my last name. Especially since it's a fairly common Chinese last name, and I live in Hawaii which has a high population of Asians. Over time it's become less of an "argh" thing. I'm actually surprised when someone pronounces it properly. And to make matters worse I'll soon be changing it to more difficult to pronounce last name (heh, even I have a hard time sometimes). Thanks to modern cooking shows however, at least it'll be easily recognized.

What really makes me go Argh are these lame bumper stickers that say "Slow Down! This ain't da Mainland!" All the while I'm screaming my head off in behind the car going "Argh! Motherfucker! Drive faster! And correct your grammar!"

[moser]

People. Why are they so damn nasty?

[Mr.Lum]

When I go to church, and I listen to the sermons. The more I hear the more I wish the churches would all close down...Christians in government....fat people who can't decide which way they will go and hold up everybody in the hall way...

[rice cracker]

It used to bother me that no one could pronounce my last name. Especially since it's a fairly common Chinese last name, and I live in Hawaii which has a high population of Asians. Over time it's become less of an "argh" thing. I'm actually surprised when someone pronounces it properly. And to make matters worse I'll soon be changing it to more difficult to pronounce last name (heh, even I have a hard time sometimes). Thanks to modern cooking shows however, at least it'll be easily recognized.


Ooh, ooh, ooh, Ming's Quest??? :biggrin:

No one can pronounce my last name at first either. I got over it, and now I don't even correct people half the time.

[contra_diction]

Hardly anyone seems to be able to pronounce my last name either... and it's Scottish.