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Originally Posted by M!ss JaPaN
Well, I am Japanese, and I am not sure if your correct or not, is still the point of view for you, but my point of view, I think that is true about you because I know the Chinese and Japanese in general of Asian .. And not see them most of the films are japanese.. but they can be either Chinese or Korean ..
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This is very interesting. You are Japanese and Ayumi is also Japanese.
Yet we have two
very different opinions here between yourselves.
I remember a few weeks ago, Ayumi went to Chinatown with her friends (myself included).
The elderly Chinese lady at the counter started talking in Chinese to her.
Ayumi continued to speak in English to her,
"No, no. I want zis breado!"
But the lady
continued to speak in Cantonese and I could totally tell she was saying
"Yeah, yeah, you want this one, sounds good. Ok~!"
Ayumi didn't seem insulted or anything.
I think it was because the lady was treating her like an equal.
Like how she would talk to
her daughter, or her Chinese friends.
But I also have lots of memories where people (usually Caucasians)
have looked at Ayumi with total indifference and said something like
"yeah, Chinese, Japanese, whatever. Oops. Sorry."
Ayumi, in my opinion, is alot more forgiving.
But I can see where the pain comes from.
I think it comes from indifference.
Sometimes, this is the "American" way.
To think "Hey, I'm okay. You're okay."
Even when things really aren't okay.
Sometimes, this approach works. Sometimes, yes, it's good to
move on and not make a big deal. But sometimes, it's just
another way of being lazy, of not putting in the effort.
Of not meeting someone halfway.