Soldato
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One of life's many mysteries?
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It serves food. What's wrong with calling it the foodies?
I'd never call it a Chinkie.
I call it a Chinky. One less letter, therefore I win \o/
Honestly, I've never heard it used in a racist manner, and it's almost a term of endearment for the food, around here at least. For example:
"I could ****ing murder a Chinky right now."
Where's the confusion
Day to day, this is such a non-issue, I'd say more people use it with no racial connotations at all in relation to the 'cuisine' in this country, than as a term of racial abuse. Therefore those non-Chinese getting all uppity about it are the same bunch of ****s that have made this country a ridiculous politically correct nightmare.
In summary then, if you're Chinese and offended, don't be, it's the food, and if you aren't Chinese and offended, then get a life.
This is totally not the same as **** shop etc, as **** is used far more widely in racial abuse.
And now I'm bloody starving.
I call it a Chinky. One less letter, therefore I win \o/
Honestly, I've never heard it used in a racist manner, and it's almost a term of endearment for the food, around here at least. For example:
"I could ****ing murder a Chinky right now."
Where's the confusion
Day to day, this is such a non-issue, I'd say more people use it with no racial connotations at all in relation to the 'cuisine' in this country, than as a term of racial abuse. Therefore those non-Chinese getting all uppity about it are the same bunch of ****s that have made this country a ridiculous politically correct nightmare.
In summary then, if you're Chinese and offended, don't be, it's the food, and if you aren't Chinese and offended, then get a life.
This is totally not the same as **** shop etc, as **** is used far more widely in racial abuse.
And now I'm bloody starving.
Want a brownie?
I'm probably overly sensitive due to my half Chinese half Irish child being due early in the new year.
You can feed your child sweet & sour champ!
Ho ho ho
ps. "chinkie" has quite obvious negative connotations; whether you use the term in a deliberately offensive term or not, someone could still be offended by it.
pps: I call our local takeaway "Round Window"... for that is its name.
Some what slightly off topic went to get a chinkies one night after a few beers and was waiting in line. Some bloke came in completely bladdered, walks up to the counter and stretches his eyes you know what I mean. Then in a stupid chineese accent goes "chivken chow mein please"
the guy (a chineese bloke) behind the counter looked at him for a few secs then spread his eyes the other way then in then goes "**** off you're barred" in the worlds broadest Geordie accent
I was in pain laughing that much
the guy (a chineese bloke) behind the counter looked at him for a few secs then spread his eyes the other way then in then goes "**** off you're barred" in the worlds broadest Geordie accent
I was in pain laughing that much
the guy (a chineese bloke) behind the counter looked at him for a few secs then spread his eyes the other way then in then goes "**** off you're barred" in the worlds broadest Geordie accent
Brilliance!