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
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Today, my friend thought it would be funny to change the language setting on my phone to Mandarin. Unfortunately, neither of us knows Mandarin, and we can't change it back to English. FML
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, I was asked to prove that I was Chinese by translating the phrase, "Ching chong ming chang ho". I'm not even Chinese. FML
Today, I introduced my Chinese-born girlfriend to the rest of the family. My uncle immediately blurted out, "He's dating a communist." FML
Today, I taught my girlfriend some French. She then used her newfound language to break up with me. FML
Today, my girlfriend got a Twitter account. Now she won't stop hashtagging everything she sends me. FML
Today, a customer called me "chink eyes", "dog eater", "bloody Chinese communist" and "ching chong." I'm black. FML
Today, I was talking to a smokin' hot Cuban sorority girl. She told me her mom only speaks Spanish, so she translates for her. Without thinking I said, "Oh like Chewbacca and Han Solo?" FML
Today, my girlfriend berated me for my "lack of communication skills", all while deeply engrossed with something on her phone. FML
Today, I introduced my girlfriend to my parents over lunch. Unfortunately, I showed my dad her Facebook profile beforehand and he wouldn't stop making cracks about her duckfacing. It started with, "Don't let her eat the bread, it'll puff up in her stomach and kill her", and ended in tears. FML
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Top comments
Teyros 24
Is Ching Chong English for Mandarin?
lux0rd 18
No. Ching Chong is ignorance for Mandarin
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Comments (63)
bradleybaldwin 9
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I think it's pretty funny, but I'd be embarrassed if she posted that on social media
Nyattack 14
Never understood why racism against eastern asian people was considered so hilarious... If someone learning an African language was to write "I speak n***** :D :D :D" on their fb, they'd get a pretty bad reaction (which is right)
bradleybaldwin 9
Idk, sorry
Mimoshikufu 8
its alright bud i thought it was funny also.
Teyros 24
Is Ching Chong English for Mandarin?
lux0rd 18
No. Ching Chong is ignorance for Mandarin
_EnderDoge 22
Yep! :)
jamesderp 15
普通话
GGAllin1 8
How is it ignorance?
Seabass_Chan 33
Because that's an insulting term for it, obviously.
MikaykayUnicorn 36
#33 is right. How is an insulting term that's normally used in a racist way ignorant? (before I get rained with thumbs down, it's obviously sarcasm.)
Zilten 10
I think you mean Engrish ;)
JackFaire 27
Only in the Mandarin to Racist dictionary
tigerisabelle 31
I'm not sure what's worse, the "ching chong" insult, or the use of 3 ":D" faces. But I think I'll go with the latter.
LyricaSilvan 30
Agreed. The only thing worse than ignorance is being pleased about your ignorance.
chosha_fml 27
What's Mandarin for "facepalm"?
Aky0n 10
Ching Chong
Liyuesigs 8
无语了
MiaTheMartian 21
At least she didn't call the waiter a bitch
Mojos12 6
I think I'd rather be called a bitch
aesthetic umbrella 18
I love it when people reference an FML to another recent FML.
claudiajean 24
I'd comment with an insult in Mandarin and tell her to translate it if she speaks 'Ching chong'. No but seriously, how offensive!
edris_305 21
And thats how your relationship ends.
TonierShadow 19
Okay, that is horribly wrong, but at the same time horribly funny.
Strajee 23
Can't heal bigotry or idiocy, sorry man.
Grammer_Nazzi 9
I hope she doesn't try to order specialty tea.
kipps_1 6
I'm sure she wasn't trying to be rude or ignorant. Everybody makes stupid jokes without thinking, and the internet both makes it very public and immortalizes it...fun thought right? But I hope you sat down with her and told her why saying that wasn't okay. Other than that, I think it's cute she was willing to learn some Madarin to connect with you.
confused_wandere 26
No, not everybody. You need to be a special type of person to use derogatory terms as a joke AND find them funny.