Tuesday, July 05, 2011

On the Hakka Look

New friend: Medie, you're Cantonese?

Me: No... Why?

New friend: Cuz your build... you're big... usually Cantonese are big...

Me: Erm... hoookaaaay.... But no, I'm not...


New friend: Then what's your ethnic?


Me: I'm Hakka...


New friend: Oh? Really? I thought Hakka usually... a bit... erm... dark...

Me: *speechless*

12 Jujus:

the viennamese said...

Hmm... Not a very smart new friend huh? What will happen if he/she meets a black American.. "I thought Americans are ... white?!"

Twilight Man said...

Yeah my ex HKG boss is a Hakka and that bastard is like roasted coffee from furnace... Ni Hau Mau?

Merryn said...

what am i then? I'm so kecik... *hobbit* hehe...

Small Kucing said...

LOL...too many assumption...

Robinn T said...

Wtheck, and I thought hokkiens were supposed to be bigger in size XD. Cantonese smaller size dowh! Look at hongkies!

kevin said...

i agree with vin , ur fren is a fucktard , no offense , mut be ignorant

Gratitude said...

I'm Cantonese (well 50%) and I'm more on the petite-side :P
+Ant+

Vincent~ said...

well, they say foochow ppl are always rude and obnoxious. X/

i don like being stigmatised

[SK] said...

errr, like that i might look Cantonese to her but i am not woh.. haha!! :D

Danny said...

err.. i'm hakka and my skin is 超級白;p

Fable said...

Aiyo... These days still got ppl make such assumption ah? Skin tone also included? If a Cantonese goes sun tan he becomes a Hakka ?

JN said...

post a pic of yourself and we'll decide if you really look like a Hakka. :p