My wife (Japanese) gets asked whether she speaks Japanese about twice a week now. "I now understand why this annoys the #%)#% out of you."
-
-
@patio11 OTOH a Korean friend living in Shenzhen was constantly in awkward/embarrassing situations due to people assuming she spoke Chinese -
@noahlt Happens to many of my US Asian friends when they come visit me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLt5qSm9U80 … <-- Practically a documentary. - 5 more replies
New conversation -
-
-
.
@patio11 it's certainly annoying. My wife is Chinese, and in China the range spans from bizarre looks to really awkward questions.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@patio11 Same here. This year, I convinced my wife to start making appointments with her maiden name when in Japan. Just makes life easier.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@patio11 …what is the assumption there? She just looks Japanese (I presume)?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@patio11 Reminds me of my wife (born in Vienna) being mistaken for a foreigner, in Vienna while I (blond , Dutch) was not.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.