Racist grandparents
It Came From Planet Aylia says: "My husband's mad Auntie Joan accused the man seven doors down of stealing her milk as he was the first black neighbour she had. She doesn't even get her milk delivered." Tell us about casual racism from oldies.
Thanks to Brayn Dedd who suggested this too
( , Thu 27 Oct 2011, 11:54)
It Came From Planet Aylia says: "My husband's mad Auntie Joan accused the man seven doors down of stealing her milk as he was the first black neighbour she had. She doesn't even get her milk delivered." Tell us about casual racism from oldies.
Thanks to Brayn Dedd who suggested this too
( , Thu 27 Oct 2011, 11:54)
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White ghost
From my experience in Hong Kong: In cantonese Gwai-lo means "white ghost" and is (apparently) a term of abuse.
( , Thu 27 Oct 2011, 18:38, 1 reply)
From my experience in Hong Kong: In cantonese Gwai-lo means "white ghost" and is (apparently) a term of abuse.
( , Thu 27 Oct 2011, 18:38, 1 reply)
Pretty much
Some Hong Kong friends of mine translate gwailo literally as "ghost man". It's not really an insult any more, but you wouldn't be using it at a job interview...
( , Fri 28 Oct 2011, 8:06, closed)
Some Hong Kong friends of mine translate gwailo literally as "ghost man". It's not really an insult any more, but you wouldn't be using it at a job interview...
( , Fri 28 Oct 2011, 8:06, closed)
More Singlish
tick for Gwai-lo from me, but many Singaporeans I know use the words Ang Mo (literally, Hokkien for red-haired) to describe us whities, whatever our hair colour. They even have a district called Ang Mo Kio, variously described as red tomato or old bridges because the Chinese characters for these sound so similar, and many foreign firms are based there.
( , Sat 29 Oct 2011, 16:52, closed)
tick for Gwai-lo from me, but many Singaporeans I know use the words Ang Mo (literally, Hokkien for red-haired) to describe us whities, whatever our hair colour. They even have a district called Ang Mo Kio, variously described as red tomato or old bridges because the Chinese characters for these sound so similar, and many foreign firms are based there.
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