I'm a witto piggu in Worst Korea, and I find this to be the most baffling thing about (many) Asians. Because I can't for the life of me understand what the reason is. The typical explanations offered don't even make any sense.
"You'll steal all their women!"
Not necessarily at all - the white guys who do best with Asian girls are classic jock Chad types, who if anything are less likely to know the lingo than language nerds. Also ironically enough in my experience FOB foreigners regardless of inate personality can sexpat it up way easier, because they haven't been influenced by Asian cultures and how they stifle spontaneity and outgoingness.
"You'll stay in their country longer!"
Not necessarily true. Plenty of long-term expats and immigrants speak Korean, but plenty speak none even after decades.
"You'll understand their country's seedier side!"
You don't need to learn the language to learn about a country's negative aspecs, guess what, there's this thing called Google Translate. Also Korean-Americans who are writing informed books and blogs about Korea and spilling the beans (same for Chinese-Americans and so on). It's not the 17th century anymore, no language is a secret.
"You'll gain too much power and influence in their society!"
No you won't. A fluent Korean-speaking white person doesn't have any particular status. Sure he can make small-talk with his local store owner better but it doesn't give him more influence or sway than a wealthy investment banker with millions of dollars at his fingertips.
So Asians, honestly what's the deal? This is something that many, many whites across Asia have experienced, and I don't understand it. Can someone tell me why? In virtually all other societies, people feel more comfortable around foreigners who speak their language because they are usually more culturally sensitive and fit in better, but in the case of Asians people weird out. What's the deal?
Bentley Morgan
why does he looks as hades?
Hunter Bell
Because we don't want to bother you with learning our lesser language.
Juan Bennett
I think it may be just strange for them to see someone who looks so different -white- talking or knowing or acting like if they were actual natives. Probably because they have seen a lot less immigration from western countries than we have.
Similar to that black dude who was born in Brittany and always wore a kilt because he was celt. Or considered himself as one. Pic related. It's not the same thing, ofc, but it's just so you see the point.
Also, I wonder how close were you with those people you claim to have had those experiences with. Were they just random people or did you have a friendship? I've a very hard time believing that a native Korean or asian in Asia that you're friends with would not be flattered for you being able to speak their language properly.
Owen Edwards
I want to learn your language and become fluent in it.
Carson Taylor
btw, from where are you? you complain like a frog
Ryan Baker
Answer me, fagget
Wyatt Peterson
because stick to your own you stupid faggot
John Rivera
Kerana kita kutuk belakang orang putih.
Ethan Sullivan
I lived in Japan for a year and I actually found that people instantly become more comfortable and even interested when you start speaking Japanese well. They're usually uncomfortable around westerners because they assume you can't speak Japanese and they don't want to be put in an awkward situation where they have to speak English. Korea might be different, though.
Logan Roberts
american/canadian id politics isnt a thing in ea. sk might have a bit of the tendency but still its too weak to be a tihng
Jaxson Fisher
Because language is a racial thing for most asians so a korean-speaking foreigner is like a talking dog to them. That's also why chinks hate ABCs who can't speak Chinese, they can't wrap their heads around it.
Ethan Martin
>Because language is a racial thing for most asians proof?
I mean, I can understadn that someone's mother language is a very dear thing but... ya know
Sebastian Reyes
In my experience in Japan, Japanese people have been overjoyed when I show I have a basic understanding of Japanese. Yeah I definitely get the foreigner treatment where Japanese people assume I don't speak Japanese and throw out stock English phrases, but any time we enter into an actual convo it usually becomes pretty apparent my Japanese is better than their English.
Aaron White
>proof?
Even after having grown up there, expats' mixed-race children are still routinely addressed in English and people have a hard time accepting that Mandarin is their mother tongue; likewise, ABCs who never learnt Mandarin and grew up in America, for instance, are never considered for English-teaching positions. These are but a few examples of the consequences of these deep-rooted beliefs.
Jackson Baker
>ABCs what does this mean, dude?
so... prejudice?
Oliver Bennett
what is going on in this picture
Grayson Turner
American Born Chinese
Xavier Miller
ABC is American-born Chinese. In east Asian cultures race = nationality = language. That's just the way it is and there's nothing you can do about it.
t. lived there for a long time
Ethan Kelly
exactly what it looks like
Interesting. Where did you live? If it's not too personal.
Jackson Thompson
China and Taiwan, also spent shorter periods of time in Hong Kong and Japan
