By Tourist - 26/03/2009 07:19 - United States

Today, while at the Golden Gate Bridge, I spotted a large group of Asians trying to take a picture. Trying to help, I slowly say, "You... want me... take picture?" while using hand motions. The man looks at me and says, "No thanks asshole, I got it," in plain English. FML
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lovelyxo 0

you're a bit of a racsist asshole. there is nothing that could have made that situation okay. now would you like... me... talk... like... this because you're such a ******* idiot you probably can't read correctly.

hell, if you aren't being racist, i dont see a problem. but yea, using english first is a good rule of thumb. if they dont speak english, then use broken english. its less akward.

strikers9 0

wow. why is everyone getting so uptight? i dont think anyone in this sitch is more to blame or less to blame. white guy was trying to do a good deed and made an assumption/mistake. WE'RE ALL HUMAN tho so it wasn't cool of Asian guy to go off the deep end at him either. TOLERANCE and UNDERSTANDING has to come from BOTH ENDS here! why can't people get this? why do white people have to be the ones who have understand "minorities" every time? i would feel like more of a jack ass if i went up to a non English speaking tourist and just started speaking English fluently...kind of arrogant no? it's like you EXPECT them to know English to be here. guess we can't win... if i go to japan, i don't expect people there to accommodate my beliefs and my ways - or understand me. my BF is white and speaks fluent Japanese but he wouldn't be offended if someone there didn't assume that. i have plenty of Asian friends who would have laughed that shit off. get over yourselves.

i went to a sushi restaurant in Calgary (don't recommend) with an old friend. i am white and she is Vietnamese. I hadn't seen her in 10 years and we wanted our pic taken so she asked the Hostess and did the same thing. talked slower broken english. asian to asian. so dont act like it's all white people. that's like reversed racism. I like how things are only racisist when white people say/do them...

"I bet that you're not a minority. Do you even know what it's like being an Asian in America?" ARE YOU ******* KIDDING ME??? 1) of course he doesn't! What a dumb question! 2) do YOU know what it's like being WHITE pretty much anywhere on the WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA??? WE are the MINORITIES now. Not that it's a bad thing. I love learning about other cultures and customs, but seriously, if you want to be treated like a NORTH AMERICAN you cant play the minority card anymore... You can't complain about being a minority and then turn around and whine that you are being treated like a foreigner...

I would reply with the same tone saying, "I'm okay!" the walk to my friends saying wow how'd you know he had a speech impediment?