Comments on: Wanted: 4 or 5 Westerners to Sit Around and Drink for Free

By: Jonimo

Jonimo — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:17:27 +0000

Im really pleased to see this posted, notions like Westerner seem really out-dated and anything but politcally correct.

In a strange sense I would prefer to see gwailo/laowai written!

In terms of a Westerner coming from a Western culture, what does that mean? Are urban Tokyoites Westerners? Are people from the rural parts of Eastern Europe Westerners?

Clearly “Western” in terms of describing people or culture do not really hold any real meaning.

If Jay is a TBA or an ABT, what about Americans and Brits with ancestory from Hong Kong or Singapore, what are they? following the same abreviations I am BBYILU..(British Born Yemeni-Israeli Lithuanian-Ukranian)…a bit crazy really…..at the end of the day does it all matter?

Ethnicity? (no such thing anymore..at least not how we think we understand it)
Nationality?
Culture? (what ever that means)

Great topic to bring up guys

By: Junde

Junde — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:36:16 +0000

@Carol, we were waiting for your comment before we put up the next post.
Every post is not complete without your input

By: Carol C

Carol C — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:09:14 +0000

7 days no update…..ummm….
i second Jojo….she is right.

As English teachers in china,you don’t really need to have qualification,you just need to LOOK LIKE a white ppl.
(No offense.I believe that those teachers surely can speak fluent English. )

Anyway,even Junde wants to be an English teacher,and he has a competent knowledge of English,he may not get the job when his rival is a White.

So why should we have to define what the “Westerners ” they refer to? We all have the answer already.

By: Gulou

Gulou — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:36:03 +0000

You see this in the West, too - vapid people fascinated by Asian cultures because they’re different. Let’s not criticize the Chinese for this, Westerners are just as bad if not worse when it comes to racism.

By: Helen Sim

Helen Sim — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:03:56 +0000

i always thought “ABC” meant “american-born chinese” in which case jay would not qualify as one. he’s more of a “TBA” (taiwanese-born american). sorry, i know that was totally off the subject but i just felt some clarification was necessary there…

aah, free european wine… wish i could qualify. hey, people have said i have white skin and my nose is pretty big. plus i sound like an american. alas, my single eyelids give it away… come to think of it, jay’s skin is whiter than mine, his nose is big enough, he speaks perfect americanized english, AND has double eyelids. he should get in, no problem. jay, go for it and DARE them to refuse you! then tell me how that wine is… although, i have tried some european wine here and i must say that it wasn’t as good as great wall 1998 which is a pretty decent wine, in my opinion.

sorry, dear jay, i talked too much again…

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:22:55 +0000

They definitely mean white people with big noses and preferably blonde hair. Sorry, no fatties allowed.

I like free drinks! I’ll go to this. Who can I call/email?

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:05:00 +0000

To Heath,

I’ll have you know, that I make a point to never think!

Pensively,
Jay

By: Gael

Gael — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:09:35 +0000

I think they expect “westerners” to show up in suits or nice clothes… Let’s just go there in flip-flop, short pants, torn jeans and t-shirts with no sleeve

By: Heath

Heath — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:26:37 +0000

You guys think to hard about this and confuse yourself. Simply a Westerner is someone FROM a Western culture. If they mean something else then show up and make them loose face and explain their prejudice. Anyway, I agree with “Who cares! Free drinks!”

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:41:51 +0000

Who cares! Free drinks!