Trying to learn about other cultures

[Redhawk]

One good thing about the internet is that you can learn about other cultures whome you may not have much contact with. If some day when we finally make contact with other beings, we will do so very clumsy. Because we have to know what these new beings are like. (We can send them Art Bell) :lol:
In America we segregate ourselves by our races. Euro-Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, African Americans, and Hispanics. I have seen on college campuses where people of the same race(mention above) are sitting in their own group. But when 911 happened I thought we all got passed this; now we are back where we started from.
So, what I'm saying is this: we are all Americans, and we should try to get to know the other person. We just might have a few things in common.

Is that why when white people talk to me, they ask "Are you Chinese?" instead of asking "Are you American?"

[angel nympho]

^-- Because if you're living and working here in America... it isn't unreasonable to assume that you are, in fact, American.

[ChinaLama]

there are only 2 valid cultures in the world. Chinese, cuz it's been around so long, and American, cuz WE SAID SO BITCH!

Originally posted by angel nympho@Nov 14 2002, 02:05 PM
^-- Because if you're living and working here in America... it isn't unreasonable to assume that you are, in fact, American.

Nope. When people talk to other white people or even black people, they ask "Are you American?" They don't ask "Are you Irish? ARe you Nigerian?"

THis happens to Hispanics too to a lesser extent.

[ChinaLama]

Originally posted by Uncle Tat@Nov 14 2002, 07:16 PM

Nope. When people talk to other white people or even black people, they ask "Are you American?" They don't ask "Are you Irish? ARe you Nigerian?"

THis happens to Hispanics too to a lesser extent.

ummm i think you mean, they don't even ask "are you American?" I mean it'd be pretty weird to walk up to a random black guy, "Say, are you American?" "American" is always implied, never expressly asked, except in foreign countries.

but, like i said, those foreign countries don't count cuz The US is the Best of the West and Beats the Rest. :D

[angel nympho]

Originally posted by Uncle Tat@Nov 14 2002, 07:16 PM

Nope. When people talk to other white people or even black people, they ask "Are you American?" They don't ask "Are you Irish? ARe you Nigerian?"

THis happens to Hispanics too to a lesser extent.

Where the hell do YOU live...?!?!

[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by ChinaLama@Nov 14 2002, 02:13 PM
there are only 2 valid cultures in the world. Chinese, cuz it's been around so long, and American, cuz WE SAID SO BITCH!

hahhah are you drunk or something? you keep posting funny shit.

[ChinaLama]

sadly, i'm completely sober. No drugs, no alcohol, and even had a good amount of sleep. :(

but ehh i'm not serious. Or maybe I am but don't want to admit it?

As someone said about me in HS: "good thing is he only means 25% of the things he says. bad thing is, we don't know what 25% that is." So i like to keep my Lamaist mystery. ;)

[kimpossible]

Originally posted by SunWuKung@Nov 14 2002, 11:40 AM

hahhah are you drunk or something? you keep posting funny shit.

He has been awfully cute lately.

[ChinaLama]

i must be reverting to my hs mentality.

help...i'm 22 going on 16!

[Redhawk]

Obviously, if you speak with an accent from any country people are going to assume that you are not American. I assume that most people I meet Asian or whatever, are American unless they state otherwise. In Louisiana, for example, they speak French and English, but they are still considered Americans.
Asians have been in this country for centuries.
Those people who asked: "Where are you from?" are just plain ignorant. By the way, my doctor is from India and he has an accent. I think he is an citizen now.

[DaBestSpooner]

Originally posted by KuroBishounen@Nov 14 2002, 10:00 PM
I don't speak with an accent, and people think I'm from out of country...

My friend Mike--Vietnamese--asked me today whether or not I'm a citizen...(there are a lot of different cultures in the Bay Area, so I very much thought it to be a compliment)...

Even the various Ethiopians around the area asked me where was I from...

I've been thought to be:

*Puerto Rican

*Cuban

*African

why do you always specify your "friend's" ethnicity whenever you quote or speak of them?

[igcognito]

Originally posted by angel nympho@Nov 14 2002, 07:05 PM
^-- Because if you're living and working here in America... it isn't unreasonable to assume that you are, in fact, American.

Well of course, now we americans have also ways looks the same. All we had to do was clear out a few Indians and defeat the Spanish. -_-.

[AliBabaIncorporated]

Originally posted by Redhawk@Nov 15 2002, 08:53 AM
Asians have been in this country for centuries.
Those people who asked: "Where are you from?" are just plain ignorant.

white people been around for a while too, but Russian immigrants who speak bad English still get tons of shit. also a huge proportion of Asians are foreign born, and outside certain population centers it's still as likely as not that an average Asian you meet is not yet a US citizen. especially those who are over around 30 or so.

Personally I wouldn't see asking someone with an accent as "where are you from" to be as ignorant as you make it out to be.