I'm not trying to offend anyone. I'm just asking a simple question. Besides, I'm 1/2 Japanese myself. But I was born and raised in the U.S., so I don't really know the answer. Do you?
2006-08-06 13:25:56 · 11 answers · asked by Road Trip 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It has more to do with someone's strong sense of national identity and pride than with the notion of Chinese.
I am a Chinese and I won't feel great when mistaken as a Japanese or Korean though I won't go as far as feeling offended.
But the question is rather this: Why don't you ask them where they come from in the first place? It seems a very convenient and usual question to get to know a new friend.
2006-08-06 16:16:02 · answer #1 · answered by Dinner 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the Chinese have the rep as the bad people of the Asian world. Some of their features are so alike it is hard to tell what nationality they are.
2006-08-06 20:34:00 · answer #2 · answered by BUTCH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm Australian and I would hate it if someone called me a New Zealander, so I can completely understand a Japanese person being annoyed at being called Chinese.
2006-08-06 20:34:39 · answer #3 · answered by Aussie Chick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because blacks and Asians have a lot of national pride; more so then CaucAsians and blacks and Asians are more easily offended.
also among asians the Chinese are the most disliked.
2006-08-06 20:34:09 · answer #4 · answered by Maxiscool 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it sounds like you're making a sweeping generalization. It's like calling someone from Argentina a "Mexican." Yah, it's hard to tell sometimes, but perhaps a little sensitivity in future situations would help.
2006-08-06 20:28:52 · answer #5 · answered by truthyness 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the Chinese are known for serving cat and rat, and the Asians want no part of it.
2006-08-06 20:31:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably the same reason people who are Irish might get mad if you say they are Italian, asian countries are all different, the same as all European countries
2006-08-06 20:29:48 · answer #7 · answered by GD-Fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people are sensitive to stuff like that, and some aren't. Take pride in the fact that you are not sensitive that way.
2006-08-06 20:29:37 · answer #8 · answered by IthinkFramptonisstillahottie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because sometimes, people make it seem that all of Asia is inhabitated by Chinese people... and that is not the case at all
2006-08-06 20:33:43 · answer #9 · answered by seavillemontpt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's see, would you be offended if you were visiting another country, say France, and everyone was like, "hey frenchie!"
2006-08-06 20:29:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋