I feel insulted.

[Jacky392000]

I didn't want to post a rant thread on HJU, but since this is my first time and I really need to share this, I went ahead and do it. this thread is mostly for fellow Chinese members, so get this:

apparently, you can't say Chinese culture is your culture if you're not a Chinese living in China.

I'm a Chinese raised in Malaysia all my life, but my grandparents were originally from China, of course. so okay, cut the historic facts and straight to this...

somebody (I won't mention his name, but if he ever reads this, don't even flame me because I'm not in the wrong) asked me if I liked Gekiranger and my reply was "not really, since the series was about Kungfu and my culture and I'm not really fascinated with my own culture."

what was his reply?

"but you're living in Malaysia, so it's not your culture."

WTF?

so you're trying to say I'm not Chinese when I'm obviously am one? seriously, I've never felt so insulted in my entire life. if any of you fellow Chinese members have experienced this, please do share.

 

[Dark Kabuto]

:sly:

This is the first time I've heard ANYONE talk about it like that.

 

[Mach_Full_Force]

I'm Chinese and I was born in Canada and still living there, I never got that kind of response. Plus most people on here probably don't know I'm Chinese anyways.

 

[Jacky392000]

:sly:

This is the first time I've heard ANYONE talk about it like that.

ignore the Gekiranger discussion, because this thread isn't about it anyway.

 

[Savior Den-o]

I have an similar one to urs Jacky but, i dont think it is the same.:redface2:

Ever since the 2nd grade, every time I try to read a passage of a section of the book, one dumba** always ask:" Dude, r u from china? Cause, u seem u cant speak english well" And i always reply that when i was 6, i had to learn English so, i cant pronounce words right.even when i say THAT, they still say : "So.....ur from China!?" and I get mad every time this happens . and its usually my friend who knos it already.

 

[Dark Kabuto]

ignore the Gekiranger discussion, because this thread isn't about it anyway.

I was talking about what the guy said about not being chinese. :laugh:

 

[KingRanger]

I didn't want to post a rant thread on HJU, but since this is my first time and I really need to share this, I went ahead and do it. this thread is mostly for fellow Chinese members, so get this:

apparently, you can't say Chinese culture is your culture if you're not a Chinese living in China.

I'm a Chinese raised in Malaysia all my life, but my grandparents were originally from China, of course. so okay, cut the historic facts and straight to this...

somebody (I won't mention his name, but if he ever reads this, don't even flame me because I'm not in the wrong) asked me if I liked Gekiranger and my reply was "not really, since the series was about Kungfu and my culture and I'm not really fascinated with my own culture."

what was his reply?

"but you're living in Malaysia, so it's not your culture."

WTF?

so you're trying to say I'm not Chinese when I'm obviously am one? seriously, I've never felt so insulted in my entire life. if any of you fellow Chinese members have experienced this, please do share.

Instead of talking it over with the person you jump on HJU and make a thread about it. You take things way to literary and seriously. Instead of simply talking it over with that person and getting things straighted out between the TWO OF YOU, you make this thread. You just need to relax. And for the record. Gekiranger was about Japanese dudes in spandex fighting monsters doing kung fu. It has nothing to do with any culture.

 

[Duel.]

I would expect that comment to come out of an American's mouth (no offense for the select few, but the majority ruined it for you... for me.) Anyways, yeah... that's ignorance for you in full because they seem to ignore the technicalities.

 

[musashi03]

Not because a person lives in a different country for x number of years, doesn't necessarily equate to that person practicing the culture of the country he/she resides in.

Heck, I have a ton of Chinese friends here in the Philippines, while the Philippines is known to be a melting-pot of different cultures (American, European, Asian, etc.), a lot of my Chinese friends are till upholding and practicing their culture to the letter. They can't marry anybody that's not Chinese, they practice their rituals and traditions often, etc.

So Jacky has a point.

 

[Shoichi]

Race and nationality are two different things.