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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Teyros 24
Is Ching Chong English for Mandarin?
lux0rd 18
No. Ching Chong is ignorance for Mandarin
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Comments (63)
dontknow1 19
It's funny but I wonder........how old is she ?
snarkytruth 37
She just needs a few lessons in tact. Explain how offensive it is, how it makes you feel and how bad it makes her look. She probably meant it playfully and in fact proud of herself. If she was actually a racist against Asians she wouldn't put forth the effort to learn. You get to increase her vocabulary AND cultural awareness! ;D
HotMamaBBM 11
Haha I spit my water. Ching Ching she love you long time haha
snarkytruth 37
Now that's truly offensive. Worse than the OPs girlfriend. It's racist and implies all Asian women are prostitutes. It was a horrible stereotype created during war time. The use of it in movies and books is to let the audience know the person saying it is beyond stupid, a racist and usually a bully. It's never said or actually used as an innocent joke. It's the exact same as when racist people used to say Ugga Booga making fun of Africans and slaves. We are a global world now we are smarter than those ignorant old days.
xAmybbx 22
I'm Chinese and I'm offended. It's Ching Chang Chong !
Jesshatt 11
that's just disrespectful
lusanna 19
I didn't know people still post Facebook statuses...
Mysterybounty 6
Your fault for dating the dumb girl.
Nacelle 7
I think it stands for China Buffet. My job requires I log my stops, during the day, and that's what I write down on the logs when I go to one.
Nazaress 13
I can't believe they haven't fired your racist ass.
Jumbled_Mess 7
One would assume you know your own girlfriend well enough to know if she's failing at being funny, or an actual jerk.
smsblue 14
so cute! you're ching chong buddies!