Foreigners can be so funny

Sauce · 11-05-2006 09:10AM #1

I was going home from work yesterday when I seen a sign saying "Chinese and Thainese Takeaway" in a chinese takeaway window

I love it when non english speaking people get english totally mixed up. It can be so funny.

delly · 11-05-2006 09:12AM

Sauce wrote:

I was going home from work yesterday when I seen a sign saying "Chinese and Thainese Takeaway" in a chinese takeaway window

I love it when non english speaking people get english totally mixed up. It can be so funny.

Whats so funny about that

Jumpy · 11-05-2006 09:23AM

delly wrote:

Whats so funny about that

All your base are belong to us.

The 'engrish' mix ups can be quite funny. Im sure we would do the same thing in their language

FillSpectre · 11-05-2006 09:26AM

delly wrote:

Whats so funny about that

It should say Thai but if that is the name it is quite good. I still don't quite see how it is very funny to laugh at somebody who doesn't have english as a first language.

Sauce · 11-05-2006 09:35AM

FillSpectre wrote:

It should say Thai but if that is the name it is quite good. I still don't quite see how it is very funny to laugh at somebody who doesn't have english as a first language.

Its not the name of the chinese.

ferdi · 11-05-2006 09:36AM

FillSpectre wrote:

I still don't quite see how it is very funny to laugh at somebody who doesn't have english as a first language.

yeah, its probably racist, right?

11-05-2006 09:39AM

ferdi wrote:

yeah, its probably racist, right?

we are all terrible human beings for laughing at that:mad:

Genghis · 11-05-2006 09:41AM

Lighten up guys. You'd often laugh at a child who comes out with a funny phrase that expresses things in a non-conventional way. I think that is funny, partly because it shows that the guy was trying to follow what he thought was a convention in the English language (add '-ese' to the nationality), while English has some many rules, and even more exceptions.

Sauce · 11-05-2006 11:35AM

I dont see whats wrong with having a chuckle at an honest mistake.

Some people here are just too up tight.

Ag marbh · 11-05-2006 11:44AM

Nothing wrong with it at all and it's even funnier in Asia when you see Crab soup written as Crap soup on a menu(true story) and other similar mixups.

Spalk0 · 11-05-2006 11:52AM

Too right Sauce

Look this aint america!you should be able to laugh at things like this.Take things too seriously christ everyone will be getting sued!

Hobbes · 11-05-2006 12:00PM

I've seen funnier.

http://www.engrish.com/

Misty Moon · 11-05-2006 12:08PM

I've heard Thainese used quite a lot though - thought it was just becoming the norm to describe the many originally Chinese restaurants that started to serve Thai dishes as well. Not sure when was the first time I heard it, probably a year or more ago.

walt0r · 11-05-2006 12:13PM

I totally agree with that on the basis that is is quite racist of you to think it is funny to laugh at...them people.

Degsy · 11-05-2006 12:14PM

"Tourist" Menu (English Spake)
Soap Of The Day
or
Crudities
.......................
Dreaded Veal Cutlets
With Pees and Chips
........................
Grilled Chaps With Grins
Boilins Potatoes
.........................
Hot Tart of The House
With Cold Cream

mikedragon32 · 11-05-2006 01:08PM

Sauce wrote:

I was going home from work yesterday when I seen a sign saying "Chinese and Thainese Takeaway" in a chinese takeaway window

I love it when non english speaking people get english totally mixed up. It can be so funny.

It's funnier still when supposed "native English speakers" mock foreigners, then fail to punctuate properly and fail to conjugate verbs in the appropriate manner.

Allow me to demonstrate:

I was going home from work yesterday, when I saw a sign which read, "Chinese and Thainese Takeaway" in a Chinese takeaway's window.

I love it when non-English speaking people get English totally mixed up. It can be so funny.

Dave! · 11-05-2006 01:08PM

RAAAACCCIIIISSSSTTTTTT!!!!!!!!111111111111111oneoneone

:mad:

Earthhorse · 11-05-2006 01:15PM

There's actually a takeaway near me called the Thainese. It's been there for years and I suppose I found it funny at first.

DaveMcG wrote:

RAAAACCCIIIISSSSTTTTTT!!!!!!!!111111111111111oneoneone

Admitting you're a racist is the first step. Well done.

FillSpectre · 11-05-2006 01:25PM

Misty Moon wrote:

I've heard Thainese used quite a lot though - thought it was just becoming the norm to describe the many originally Chinese restaurants that started to serve Thai dishes as well. Not sure when was the first time I heard it, probably a year or more ago.

Many of the "chinese" restraunts are not chinese but people did really know that people of orintal look are not from china. Many take away places around Dublin are run by Vitnameese people. THe ignorance of the time meant it was acceptable, but think how you would feel if you were constantly refered to as English Or American jsut becasue you look like them?

ferdi wrote:

yeah, its probably racist, right?

No It is petty, mean and denotes an air of superiority based on somebodies ability to learn a new language. What is your chineese like? How is your history of china etc... It's very child like to post up a thread about it. I guess it is vaguely funny if you saw it but posting it up saying "foreign people are so funny " is at best in bad taste. I am not PC I just think it isn't that funny and the title has a racist tone and shows a lack of empathy.

Dave! · 11-05-2006 01:26PM

Earthhorse wrote:

There's actually a takeaway near me called the Thainese. It's been there for years and I suppose I found it funny at first.

Admitting you're a racist is the first step. Well done.

I know, but he didn't actually *outright* say it, but just hinted at it -- y'know?

gandalf · 11-05-2006 01:28PM

Errr it just not funny fullstop !!! I want my 10 seconds back !

Femelade · 11-05-2006 02:21PM

i used to work with a girl from senegal, now i'm not racist atall, she was a great friend of mine, but she used to come out with some funny things....

i remember one day she was asking me for the keys...i pointed to where the keys where kept but she just kept saying "no the keeeeeyyyss.." i kept pointing "there they are!!! look!!!" but she kept insisting she wanted the keeeeyyyss....

turned out she wanted the cheese.

she loved kips and keys... (chips and cheese)

Sauce · 11-05-2006 02:36PM

mikedragon32 wrote:

It's funnier still when supposed "native English speakers" mock foreigners, then fail to punctuate properly and fail to conjugate verbs in the appropriate manner.

Allow me to demonstrate:

I was going home from work yesterday, when I saw a sign which read, "Chinese and Thainese Takeaway" in a Chinese takeaway's window.

I love it when non-English speaking people get English totally mixed up. It can be so funny.

Get a life will you. Its only a bit of light hearted fun. Id say your a right barrell of laughs to be around.

Native english speaker i may be, but I never said I could write it. Big difference. The english teacher in school must of loved correcting your homework.

FillSpectre · 11-05-2006 02:45PM

Sauce wrote:

Get a life will you. Its only a bit of light hearted fun. Id say your a right barrell of laughs to be around.

People are pointing out that it is not light hearted and has a racist overtone. If you had "bad english can be so funny" then it would not. THis is not PCness but understanding of what your words are implying. It is the kind of thing I expect a racist to say if they are trying to hide their nature. If you are not, it doesn't matter it supports the view and shows ignorance of what you are saying

Sauce · 11-05-2006 02:46PM

FillSpectre wrote:

Many of the "chinese" restraunts are not chinese but people did really know that people of orintal look are not from china. Many take away places around Dublin are run by Vitnameese people. THe ignorance of the time meant it was acceptable, but think how you would feel if you were constantly refered to as English Or American jsut becasue you look like them?

It wasnt Dublin and they are chinese.

FillSpectre wrote:

No It is petty, mean and denotes an air of superiority based on somebodies ability to learn a new language. What is your chineese like? How is your history of china etc... It's very child like to post up a thread about it. I guess it is vaguely funny if you saw it but posting it up saying "foreign people are so funny " is at best in bad taste. I am not PC I just think it isn't that funny and the title has a racist tone and shows a lack of empathy.

My chinese is non existent. My history of china is even worse.

I didnt mean to cause offence to anybody by starting this thread but if you look at the title again you will see it is called "Foreigners can be so funny" not "Foreign people are so funny".

And come on, you are been PC, dont kid yourself.

Beruthiel · 11-05-2006 02:54PM

walt0r wrote:

I totally agree with that on the basis that is is quite racist of you to think it is funny to laugh at...them people.

what a sad, pathetic attempt at humour..
kindly go away and don't bother coming back again,
racists are not welcome around here.
B

Dave! · 11-05-2006 02:55PM

FillSpectre wrote:

Many of the "chinese" restraunts are not chinese but people did really know that people of orintal look are not from china. Many take away places around Dublin are run by Vitnameese people. THe ignorance of the time meant it was acceptable, but think how you would feel if you were constantly refered to as English Or American jsut becasue you look like them?

Oh don't start that bullsh*t, Asians look similar! It's a fact, get over it. Stand me next to an English bloke and you couldn't tell the difference, I won't get offended, because I know that we look similar.

You're obviously clued up, so go here: http://www.alllooksame.com/

take the test and report back with your results, thanks.

FillSpectre · 11-05-2006 03:04PM

Sauce wrote:

And come on, you are been PC, dont kid yourself.

Then simply you are being racist and insenitive and have no sense of the language you are laughing about. "can be" doesn't make it any better. Come on and realise you are laughing at somebody becasue you feel superior to them due to your knowledge.

It isn't particularly funny and the title shows a lack of commad of the language if you did not mean to casue offense. You think it is funny to laugh at somebodies lack of understanding and knowlwedge as such I choose to laugh at people who are insensitive and stupid enough to not realise what they say can be offensive. Guess who that means I am laughing at:p

Sauce · 11-05-2006 03:17PM

FillSpectre wrote:

Then simply you are being racist and insenitive and have no sense of the language you are laughing about. "can be" doesn't make it any better. Come on and realise you are laughing at somebody becasue you feel superior to them due to your knowledge.

It isn't particularly funny and the title shows a lack of commad of the language if you did not mean to casue offense. You think it is funny to laugh at somebodies lack of understanding and knowlwedge as such I choose to laugh at people who are insensitive and stupid enough to not realise what they say can be offensive. Guess who that means I am laughing at:p

If laughing at someone, who is not from my country is racist, then I am racist:rolleyes: . But I bet everybody has laughed at someone who is not from there country at some point or time making everybody racist. Were all a big bunch of racists YEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH:rolleyes:

And it shows your lack and command of the english language if you think "can be" and "are" imply the same thing. Let me explain:

"can be" implies sometimes but not always.
"are" implies always

Now if your not busy could you give me a hand down from my horse. I need a break from all this superiority

FillSpectre · 11-05-2006 03:18PM

DaveMcG wrote:

Oh don't start that bullsh*t, Asians look similar! It's a fact, get over it. Stand me next to an English bloke and you couldn't tell the difference, I won't get offended, because I know that we look similar.

Yes they look similar to your eyes but when you are in take away with a map of Vitenam on the wall it tends to give it away.There was guy in my class who was called various incorrect racist names.
If you had to open an English pub and be called a "brit b**tard" all the time I think iyou might understan. I would get offended if that was the case and I empathise with people on that basis.

I can generally spot English people in Dublin as there is a difference the same as spotting an Italian, French and Spanish people. Not 100% but close enough and I think I could spot Japneese people from Chineese. I think people who see them all as foregners are ignorant.

Dave! · 11-05-2006 03:22PM

Take the test and see how you get on, then. I'm sure you'll do great, but the average is I think 6 correct, out of 18. But we're all ignorant racist scumbags, it's nothing to do with them looking similar.

Foreigners can be so funny

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