This wasn't racist, was it?

[RealUnimportant]

Try calling a Korean person Japanese...xD

Or the reverse - that's much worse than calling them Chinese tbh.

[Fudgethatkay]

Or the reverse - that's much worse than calling them Chinese tbh.

Soooo many things about this could be said and lead to fratching. XD

But my best mate, the one in this bit...in person, other Japanese and Koreans assume he is Korean...its kind of funny.

[Fudgethatkay]

No wei!

*ducks*

I'mma need barrels of wine for that much cheese.

I can usually tell the difference. Mandarin is quicker and less guttural than Japanese, and to me, Korean sounds like the linguistic equivalent of wind whispering through the trees. Of course, I watch a lot of anime, and have heard Mandarin and Korean when I knew for sure which language I was hearing. Not everyone can say that.

I think I love you. I study all three languages...so to me, people trying to its the same is worse....

[dragon_wings]

Wait, what? Dragon Wings when I met you, weren't you in Baltimore? Or was I mistaken? East Tennessee is sooo much closer to me YAY

*poke* I moved last month. My new store? Is in the town in ET where I grew up.

[Estil]

I read in some baseball player's book (I think it was Jay Johnstone but I'm not 100% sure) that it is a huge insult to call a Japanese person Chinese.

Just like how it's a HUGE insult to call a Bostonian/New Englander (which is my wife ) a "Yankee". I'm sure you baseball fans can understand why.

[Fudgethatkay]

Just like how it's a HUGE insult to call a Bostonian/New Englander (which is my wife ) a "Yankee". I'm sure you baseball fans can understand why.

Red Sox fer life.

[Kogarashi]

I've studied some Japanese in college, so I can usually pick that one out among Asian languages being spoken, but my ear isn't trained to differentiate between Chinese and Korean (not that I've had much exposure to either where I knew what was being spoken). I can usually identify Japanese, because I'll recognize words and because the syllables seem to be longer (to me, at least), while Chinese and Korean sound a bit more...clipped? But that's why I usually ask what's being spoken rather than just assume.

And count me among those who'd want to report the "Whatever" lady to her supervisor for a poor attitude.

Red Sox fer life.

Bah. Go Yankees. :P

[Syriilord]

With the exception of Brits, Scots, and Irish. I try to guess.)

I might give you a run for your money though. I'm Irish. 100% born and bred. But no-one has ever guessed it from hearing me speak. I've been accused of been English, American, Australian, and ceiling-cat remembers what else.....

[dragon_wings]

I might give you a run for your money though. I'm Irish. 100% born and bred. But no-one has ever guessed it from hearing me speak. I've been accused of been English, American, Australian, and ceiling-cat remembers what else.....

Challenge accepted!

[Teskeria]

Just like how it's a HUGE insult to call a Bostonian/New Englander (which is my wife ) a "Yankee". I'm sure you baseball fans can understand why.

Nah that's only a few. Most of us know the difference. I'm a Bostonian and I'm a yankee, in the traditional sense of the word! Heck I've lived in the south (FL, SC, and VA) while in the Navy and it's never bothered me to be called a yankee. Doesn't bother anyone I know either. After all, a yankee is completely difference from a Yankees fan. Now calling us Yankees fans WOULD be insulting.

[Fudgethatkay]

I might give you a run for your money though. I'm Irish. 100% born and bred. But no-one has ever guessed it from hearing me speak. I've been accused of been English, American, Australian, and ceiling-cat remembers what else.....

/offtopic wondering if you speak Irish-Gaelic too.../

[dragon_wings]

/offtopic wondering if you speak Irish-Gaelic too.../

I'm gonna have to second this. *hopeful face*

[mharbourgirl]

I might give you a run for your money though. I'm Irish. 100% born and bred. But no-one has ever guessed it from hearing me speak. I've been accused of been English, American, Australian, and ceiling-cat remembers what else.....

Well, depending on what part of Ireland you're from, I MIGHT mistake you for a Newf, or possibly a Cape Bretoner, but not likely. I love Irish accents, they're pretty.

[ThirdGenRetail]

That's why, when I don't know a person's race or nation of origin I ask instead of assuming.
(I get a fair share of Europeans in my store-in East Tennessee-and I love accents so I typically ask my customers where their from. With the exception of Brits, Scots, and Irish. I try to guess.)

Mmm, Guess The Accent... A game I NEVER play with anybody of Asian ancestry Too much potential to offend And now I know just HOW bad it could easily be, because I never knew that Japanese and Koreans find getting mixed up so insulting I DID know about Chinese and Japanese mixing about as well as oil and water, though...

And now this brings me to the only thing this thread made me think of, ala King of the Hill:

Hank: So are you Chinese or Japanese?
Khan: I'm Laotian!
Bill: From the ocean..?
Khan: No, I'm from Laos, stupid!
(I forget much of the rest... Alas!)
Hank: .... So are you Chinese or Japanese...?
Khan: *Exasperated sound of frustration*

[Miss Maple Leaf]

Well, depending on what part of Ireland you're from, I MIGHT mistake you for a Newf, or possibly a Cape Bretoner, but not likely. I love Irish accents, they're pretty.

You think us Capers sound Irish? I don't know why, but that amused me when I read it.

Of course, with my pale skin and (dyed) red hair, I have been asked if I have Irish ancestry before, so maybe you're on to something.

Although this Cape Breton girl would just like to say that some of you mainlanders have rather interesting accents yourselves. Especially down near the south end of the province.