Why I only order Chinese food over the phone . . .

[Meegz]

Whats even worse are some of those people are ones that see all asians as 'looking the same'. Cultural ignorance I suppose. So you may not have even looked Chinese, but because you were Asian, you automatically worked there, or knew the people there. Stereotypes blow.

I guess I'll remember that the next time I go to McDonalds and wonder why a white person waiting for their order won't help me instead if I'm not helped right away

[smileyeagle1021]

Whats even worse are some of those people are ones that see all asians as 'looking the same'. Cultural ignorance I suppose. So you may not have even looked Chinese, but because you were Asian, you automatically worked there, or knew the people there. Stereotypes blow.

I guess I'll remember that the next time I go to McDonalds and wonder why a white person waiting for their order won't help me instead if I'm not helped right away

yes but speaking of stereotypes, white people don't work in fast food, they're better than that

yeah, I agree stereotypes do blow... for example, I have had people tell me point blanke that because I don't follow the stereotypical mormon male characteristics I must be gay... I wish I was making that up.

[Apathy]

Idiot : Look, I don't see why you can't at least go get somebody to help me. I mean, I've been a good customer here for years -

This is where I would have lost it and cussed the guy out.
"I don't give a flying rat's ass if you're a good customer. I don't work here, dumbass. And no, I don't know the people that do. Piss off!"
And I wouldn't regret it for a second. Unless he then beat me up. But aside from that, I'd feel a lot better.

[BlaqueKatt]

Curry is a chinese dish? I've never seen a chinese place with Curry on the menu.

curry is usually Thai or Indian

thankfully I have a Thai restaurant that just opened up not half a block from me-yay!

[allniter]

Ugh, if you're a customer who cares if you say anything horrible to an SC. The only way you'll end up regretting it is if you don't have a spine

[Samaliel]

Around here, most Chinese restaurants are owned by people from Vietnam and Japanese restaurants by Koreans, so I kind of can understand why some people tend to confuse Asians from one country with those from another.

But still, just because a person is Asian and in a Chinese restaurant, doesn't make them part of the staff.

It makes me wonder... Would I have the same kind of problem in a Swedish restaurant ?

[unclejampuff]

I've seen that happen in my Chinese restaurant. My poor Asian regulars!

I've been mistaken for a server before, but that was pretty much my fault. I went to a wedding where the dress code was "not formal". That was too vague for me and I'd rather be over than underdressed, so I went in a white Oxford shirt and black pants. One of the guests kept asking me for more wine, I'd be all "Uh, this bottle is for ME. That one, too. There's some there? I dunno." and walk away. It wasn't until she complained to the bride that she found out I wasn't working there. I mean, geeze, if you saw someone walking about with a bottle of wine in each pants pocket, would YOU assume they were working?

[Bliss]

This would be worse for the restaurants that I visit... I'll eat chinese and japanese (no korean or vietnamese here :/) almost anywhere, but I personally preffer to go places where originals go. that is, I go to the chinese restaurants where the chinese community go to eat on sundays, and the same for the japanese sites. I guess for some of the non asian guys that stumble there instead of purposefully going there it must look like the restaurant has tens and tens of employees, all sitting at a table eating..... o.O lol

[MystyGlyttyr]

Okay, I've never seen a Chinese restaurant in my life without hearing mariachi music from the kitchen, so I would never guess an Asian was working there.

Though so long as the fried rice and the sweet and sour chicken is good, I don't care if there's Greys in the kitchen...

[Evil Queen]

Greys? What's a greys? Do you mean little green aliens? From mars? The little Aliens from Mars are Green, not grey.

Grey Aliens come from Pluto!

[Record Store Tough Guy]

^^ Just don't ask where the brown aliens come from.

[excuse me??]

Anthony...

1) I just filled up my truck with gas,

2) You made me hungry for Chineese food

3) Now I can't afford it!!!

[AdminAssistant]

There's the most fantastic Indian place in town - it's called Korma Sutra...and it lives up to the name.

This Midwestern city is big and, erm, cultural (?) enough to have some authentic restaurants. Unfortunately, my best friend here refuses to eat 'ethnic' food....so it's hard to find someone to go with.

[Bliss]

If I ever visit whenever you are AdminAss I'll go with you to any "ethnic" restaurant you want. I'm a southamerican descended from europeans and in my house we were used to eat all kinds of food from all around the world. There are very few things I wont eat. And I've not had good indian in a while, no good indian restaurants left on this city.

[AdminAssistant]

If I ever visit whenever you are AdminAss I'll go with you to any "ethnic" restaurant you want.

um...I um....



Not sure how I feel about that typo...

But, hey, come on out - we'll get some Indian, better than the dried up hunks of beef they try to pass as "barbeque" around here (Oh, to be back in the South).