Don_DickleI am an American. I used to be proud of my country. Now it feels like a turd circling the drain. Is there anything going on behind the scene that America is actually doing good in?
「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)Curious: As a Chinese American, is it technically possible for me to just… pretend to be a Chinese National (I’m talking about after getting through borders and putting away the US passport), and fake a Chinese accent when speaking English… and like “conceal” my American identity? (I can speak basic Mandarin btw)
Is it actually better? Since I heard that Chinese Tourists sometimes get hated on too…
Or since I speak Cantonese too, I could pretend to be a Hong Konger…
Or I could pretend to be from Taiwan… most people probably can’t tell anyways, its just the same Mandarin to them
hmmm 🤔
Depends where you are, but I’d advise against presenting as Chinese, chinese tourists have such a bad reputation sometimes you see signs like “no spitting in the dish sink” or “do not put toilet paper in dust bin” exclusively in chinese in hostels. Which indicates behavior expected of Chinese tourists
Across asia, I get curious looks rather than any hostility. I kinda winder what the american was doing that drew so much attention, if they weren’t making it up for content.
𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍I always introduce myself using my native birth country (always a fun talking point too!), never as an American. If prompted I’ll say I’m a New Yorker, but I refuse to represent that stain on the planet.
E: I no longer live in the US either
rbosYou’d be surprised how common it is to put toilet paper in provided bins instead of flushing! Lots of places in eastern Europe and South America, in my experience.