Today, I was asked to prove that I was Chinese by translating the phrase, "Ching chong ming chang ho". I'm not even Chinese. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was eating at a Chinese restaurant, when I stopped the waitress to tell her that even though I am of Chinese heritage, I can't understand a word of Chinese. After an awkward silence, she told me she was actually speaking English. FML
Today, at a tutoring center, one of the tutors looked at my worksheet and laughed. She then showed all the other tutors my mistakes and they laughed along with her. The best part? They all speak Chinese and they think I can't understand them. I'm Chinese. FML
Today, a customer called me "chink eyes", "dog eater", "bloody Chinese communist" and "ching chong." I'm black. FML
Today, I was trying to get my girlfriend to speak Mandarin. After speaking her first words and taking a break, she posted on Facebook: "I speak ching chong! :D :D :D" FML
Today, I was told the Mandarin greeting that my new Chinese friends at school taught me was not really a greeting at all. I've been proclaiming "I'm a dumb bitch" every time I've greeted them, almost every day for the past month. FML
Today, an Asian man approached me and called me pretty. I thanked him and he asked if I'm Chinese. When I said, "No, I'm Taiwanese" he promptly spat in my face and called me a "traitor to the motherland." FML
Today, I got a 31% on a Chinese test at school. I moved here to New Jersey from China two months ago. FML
Today, I called the Vietnamese teacher at my son's kindergarten by my Chinese colleague's name. Luckily, she didn't catch it. I'm not a racist, I was just tired after a long day. FML
Today, in algebra, I took out my notebook. My Chinese teacher was so impressed with my "Chinese" writings on the cover that I'm now her "favorite student". Those "Chinese" symbols are actually Japanese, but I wanted someone to like me so badly that I didn't correct her. FML
Today, my boss's son is training to take over my job as head translator, after having convinced his dad that he's fluent in Spanish, and that my skills suck. I soon walked in on him using Google Translate on a legal document. My boss refuses to believe me. FML
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Top comments
deathstroke990 22
@everyone asking for op to translate it: it doesn't mean anything, its a pejorative phrase used by racist idiots to mock the Chinese language.
ourtneyc 14
people can be so ignorant OP
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Comments (105)
ourtneyc 14
people can be so ignorant OP
blazingshot147 19
Well considering that the above phrase is mostly gibberish....
theswanlake 13
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Now i need to know what it means ?!! (if it means something..)
domolovesyoshi 33
According to google translate it means nothing
mikuxxhatsune 32
They do mean something but only as individual words. That's like saying "pig car bus cloud honk". They are words but don't make a sentence.
cheeeksss 29
I understand Mandarin, and I also can back up that this makes no sense. Reminds me of that UCLA girl who went viral for saying "ching chong ling long ting tong"
Fangirl30317512 10
it does not mean anything. this is bull crap
Dramori 29
@10 - It doesn't mean shit. It's an ignorant racist comment from someone trying to be funny by making sounds which they believe to be an approximation of what they heard. I'm Chinese so I'd like to think that I am a reliable source of information here!
Lalala579121 28
Now I just want to walk up to a random person on the street and go "pig car bus cloud honk" and walk away.
Suaria 38
My ex friend who is Chinese told me it doesn't mean anything. It is just a string of words that don't make sense together.
domolovesyoshi 33
Wow what a dick, you should never assume anyone's race.
strawberrydreams 18
I think you mean ethnicity/nationality because OP implied that they are already Asian, just not Chinese. I fully agree with you though.
HonestPie 10
Well, assuming race in itself isn't bad. It's blabbing stereotypical unfunny, trash that's dumb.
Malsain_fml 10
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Alright, but you could at least tell us what it means, right?
Allornone 35
it means his boss is ignorant on a number of levels, and if this comment is serious, you are not far behind.
Mpii 11
There is absolutely no implication of the person being op's boss.
Malsain_fml 10
#25 Still in front of you though. Have you ever met that guy they call Irony? You should meet that guy, he changes your life. Really...
Lalala579121 28
It seems you haven't met him, 44.
Malsain_fml 10
Gosh! Have I been fooled? Must have been one of his relatives. They all look like...
jackel_love 14
@56, absolutely unnecessary... Regardless of whatever you were trying to say you only come off as stupid as the person who was telling OP to translate.
deathstroke990 22
@everyone asking for op to translate it: it doesn't mean anything, its a pejorative phrase used by racist idiots to mock the Chinese language.
Malsain_fml 10
Alright, got it... but what does it mean...?
teentee401 37
Something tells me you don't "got it."
Malsain_fml 10
I did. It's actually you guy who don't got it. I'm talking about irony.
fangirlofthings 21
That is not how irony works.
Lalala579121 28
That's not irony, that's just a bad joke.
Malsain_fml 10
It could be disscussed! I am pretty sure it is a cultural issue eventually.
jackel_love 14
It's a fail, Malsain. Accept and move on.
Goblin182 27
Per Google translate: Eat insects that sing oh. But they probably didn't know it meant anything, just being racist.
more4me 27
You can't fix stupid.
cheeeksss 29
Education can.
BlueBaronBitch 22
Not always, *you can't fix ignorance
Mpii 11
I feel like education helps but some people just choose to not use their brain in everyday life and thus the remain ignorant.
FSGInsainity 15
#18 You need a decent board of education for that.
HonestPie 10
Not really... Just look at all the idiots that graduate from high school.
moodyreallyrocks 27
Don't let it bother you OP! Ignorance shows the stupidity of the beholder..
DarkStorm2Bad 14
I believe the proper translation of "Ching chong ming chang ho" is "I'm a pathetic, ignorant bigot who can't even be bothered to attempt an actual Chinese sentence. Pity me."
RJ4712 11
You have won the Internet. Or this thread.
HonestPie 10
"bigot" Now this is comedy.
DoomedGemini 38
Even if that meant something and you were Chinese, why would you need to prove it to anyone? And like everyone of Chinese descent knows the language? Not even starting on the different dialects.. People make me want to hit my head on the wall sometimes..or their head.
GipsyFromSpace 5
woah, racism much?