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Originally Posted by xYinniex (Post 802636)

PH-AIL. stop with the generalisation of races, people. just stop it.

I am actually suprise that you understood him enough to see the generalisation. I have no idea what he was talking about.....

Something "off topic" (and my apologies):

I do agree with him that Geisha are NOT prostitute. "Gei" just mean "talent", in this case, mostly "artistic" talents.

That whole prostitute thing was something that was caused by the entry of foreigner after the war. What initiated this mentality was the fact that a lot of american troops ended up in Japan THOUGHT that these girls in the geisha outfit (and make up) looks "special" enough that they want to "try" them, as a result, a lot of prostitute decide that it was a good idea to dress like a geish and portray as one to attract customer.

That mentality is no different from how the Japanese sex and porn industry use cosplay to attract client. Its only because there is a demand for it (pervs want service from specific cartoon or game character etc).... Geisha was the same thing.....

I have no idea what he was talking about with Maiko and Oiran....

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Originally Posted by yuujirou (Post 804170)

hum...
i'm personally never really offended when people try to speak chinese to me....
honestly it comes off as more annoying than anything else...
and very rarely do i ever find it humorous

Ok, but we know you are antisocial, darlinka!
JK....sort of....sumimasen, Wu-san.

But are you talking about whites or other Asians? And this was only an attempt to say hello, not carry on a conversation.

As long as you don't go over the top trying, or as long as you know what you're saying, you should be fine.

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Originally Posted by TalnSG (Post 804459)

hum.. not people whose ancestors speak chinese... but every other ethnicity >.>''

when chinese people cant' speak it all too proper, i find it sad...
and when others speak it.... it depends on how they approach it >.>''
whether they're honestly trying or curious...
or fancy themselves savvy in a language just because they can butcher a word or two
or if they're just trying to be "silly"
ittt all depends

unless somehow you mispronouced "ni hao" but then again i think you might be overthinking it.
Did they look angry to you? xD

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Originally Posted by Naedora (Post 804627)

unless somehow you mispronouced "ni hao" but then again i think you might be overthinking it.
Did they look angry to you? xD

they kinda looked like that --> O_O and smiled in a wierd way which i think i can translate it as ''she is crazy''(?) :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by sabishiineko (Post 802150)

here's the story:i was dressed with the costume of geisha when there was halloween in my country(Greece) so since here there are a lot of chinese people who usually own stores with clothes me and my friends went to a chinese store and bowed saing nihao(that is hello in chinese language) they all smiled but come to think of that afte leaving the store i was wondering if i offended them since i dressed like a geisha (japanese woman ) and i hear that china is in bad terms with japan.maybe i am overthinking it or not.i really would like your opinion on this

do not worry about that too much,mate, i think there is nothing offensive on your behavior.world changes and chinese people change as well, they smile that you could say some chinese word, but that smile is 100% friendly. keep in mind that chinese people do not Hate japanese, especially people born after 1970s. i think you'd overthinking about this.i am a chinese by culture, but Australian by law:)

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Originally Posted by SuperWoofer (Post 805149)

now i am more relieved ^_^ thx