The Best And The Rest 183

Like the Avenue Q song goes, “Everyone’s A Little Bit Racist”.  I guess we all are, only in varying degrees.  Plus, the difference lies in whether we act on it or not.  Sometimes it’s because of a bad experience with a certain race, and therefore you’ve generalized it.  Or sometimes, their culture is so different that we find them more rude, louder, or more whatever.  You know, how in some countries it’s rude to burp, while in others it’s rude NOT to burp after a meal.  It really just sears to the very bone of your being when you’re on the receiving end. There were so many naughty entries but I couldn’t put them in because they’re just TOO politically incorrect, even for the internet.

January 16, 2009 → The Top Ten Racist Quotes – Jorik/SC

1. Hoiram – I was in an international meeting. During cocktails, a British delegate asked me where I come from. I said I was Filipino. He said “Oh, my maid is a Filipina.” I answered: “Funny, my butler is a Brit.”
2. Toink! – I read in a magazine that a Japanese expert said that if Japan owned the Philippine resources, they could feed the w0rld for 3 years.
3. Pussycat Dull – During a scholarship in Madrid, my classmates, upon learning where I came from, asked: “Do you live in huts?”
4. McMaki – My friends have Japanese and Americans for bosses. When they found out that my boss is Chinese, they all said: “Kawawa ka naman…”
5. CVG1 – I work in a call center. Last night an American customer found out that I’m Filipino. She said: “I think my concern should be handled by an American agent.”
6. No name – When I was studying interior design in Milan, there were a group of guys flirting with me. When they asked where I’m from, I told them I’m from the Philippines. They said: “Oh.” Then they left without even saying goodbye.
7. The Game – In the Indianapolis airport, they have a lane for 3rd world countries, where the inspection is more strict. I felt so discriminated against.
8. Archangel – In Singapore, my friend overheard 2 Filipinas talking about her. Girl 1 said: “Sa tingin mo Pilipina yun?” Girl 2 replied: “Malamang, pangit eh.”
9. McDenzel – Kung mag-aasawa ka rin lang ng matandang lalaki, bisaya na ang piliin, para matigas ang dila.
10. Mr. Perk – My friend once said: “Ang gwapo nung hapon, no?” I replied: “Maliit yan for sure.”
11. Daydreamer – My client in our call center once said: “Can I speak to someone who’s NOT from a 3rd world country?”
12. Garfield128 – In France, there’s a hotel that has a board that says: “No Filipinos allowed.”
13. Techjam- When I was in Hong Kong, I heard someone say: “Okay guys, we’re in the Filipino area. Lots of pickpockets here.”
14. Maximo – When I worked in the Middle East, a nickname for Pinoys is “Ali Baba”, meaning thief.
15. Kresha – My husband’s officemate was in a Hong Kong hotel and he was transferred to the “Filipino floor” — the rooms where the accessories like vases and ashtrays are glued to the tables.
16. Pugong Tagalog – A white teacher told her Pinoy student: “Filipinos are not Asians because Asians are smart.”
17. Mybernsz – My bf once worked in a Korean company. In their cafeteria, there are 2 drinking stations: 1 has a faucet for Filipinos and a water dispenser for Koreans.
18. Teriyaki – In a resto in Las Vegas, when the waiter found out that we’re Pinoy, gave us doggy bags because Pinoys love to take out.
19. Fiona – When I was chatting online, one foreigner was pestering to chat with me. When I refused, he said: “I’ll give you citizenship!”
20. Totski – In SG, my accountant friend was in an elevator with an Indian guy. He asked for her number. When she asked why, he said: “You’re a maid, right?”
21. Jay – There’s this story about a local celebrity at a grocery line in the US. She had a lot of grocery items and a white guy next to her had just a couple of items. When this local celeb put out some bananas fr0m the cart, the American guy said: “So, you have a lot of monkeys at home,eh?” The celeb replied: “Oh yes, and they’re all WHITE!”
22. Raul/Raymond – In U.S. airports, we get always automatically asked where our balikbayan boxes are.
23. Halo – I asked a Chinese colleague what her favorite Tagalog word was. She answered: “Pautang.”

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