Why are things like this?

Question

I'm not being racist or anything but I was just wondering why is it ok for mexicans to talk in spanish when they're with their friends but when asians speak chinese or whatever they're made fun of and called "fobs"? I just find it ridiculous.

Answer 1

It's ethnocentrism...

This is only my opinion..

But they probably think Chinese people are more stuck up because of their stereotypes of aiming for perfection (owning businesses, forcing their kids to play musical instruments as soon as they're out of the womb, to aim for higher education, etc) so when they speak Chinese (which even I have to admit... Cantonese is pretty grueling on the ears [even though that's the only dialect I remotely understand] compared to mandarin haha) it's like they're saying.. we can be successful in so many ways in America that it's not worth wasting our time speaking English when we don't have to or whatever..

But with the Spanish people... with America and the whole Mexican immigration thing.. and the fact that people complain more about how many more Asians there are, that they're given an excuse to not have to speak English

Answer 2

People will be people. Finding things to nitpick at. I ignore all that. I do not care what language you speak as long as I ask a question and you can answer me in english.

Answer 3

It is very ridiculous and I really can't tell you why. This world is crazy.