Comments on: To the Stupid Man at the Bus Stop Today http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/ Destinations, Lifestyles, and Cultures in Asia Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:31:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: globetrotteri http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/comment-page-1/#comment-880 globetrotteri Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:36:09 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/#comment-880 Thanks for the comments guys. Despite putting him in his place, I walked away from the whole episode with a sour taste in my mouth. There's no need for this kind of behavior and I hate having to stoop to someone else's level to make a point. You're right MJ. I should've just snapped his finger! Thanks for the comments guys. Despite putting him in his place, I walked away from the whole episode with a sour taste in my mouth. There’s no need for this kind of behavior and I hate having to stoop to someone else’s level to make a point.

You’re right MJ. I should’ve just snapped his finger!

]]> By: Mark Forman http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/comment-page-1/#comment-879 Mark Forman Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:44:38 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/#comment-879 Way back in the day when I was teaching in Taipei I inevitably would have some guy like that in one of my adult classes. Except with a twist-he'd feel obligated to try to show me up with his superior knowledge of English-mwahaha. Enjoy your writing Carrie. Way back in the day when I was teaching in Taipei I inevitably would have some guy like that in one of my adult classes. Except with a twist-he’d feel obligated to try to show me up with his superior knowledge of English-mwahaha. Enjoy your writing Carrie.

]]> By: thenhbushman.com | Blogger Grill Party: The Untold Story http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/comment-page-1/#comment-875 thenhbushman.com | Blogger Grill Party: The Untold Story Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:09:52 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/#comment-875 [...] who do you think has the best blog, Michael?”  The conversation was lively with lots of interesting topics being discussed in English and [...] [...] who do you think has the best blog, Michael?”  The conversation was lively with lots of interesting topics being discussed in English and [...]

]]> By: Naruwan http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/comment-page-1/#comment-881 Naruwan Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:44:52 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/#comment-881 I've met this type of guy many times: mid-40s, greasy, black frame glasses, wears a cheap suit with white socks showing, and often sports a comb-over. Opens conversations with a loud "YOU SPEAKER CHINESE?!" Never takes a hint. Very well done on your great come back. Classic! I’ve met this type of guy many times: mid-40s, greasy, black frame glasses, wears a cheap suit with white socks showing, and often sports a comb-over. Opens conversations with a loud “YOU SPEAKER CHINESE?!” Never takes a hint.

Very well done on your great come back. Classic!

]]> By: Thoth Harris http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/comment-page-1/#comment-878 Thoth Harris Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:50:38 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/#comment-878 That Wei Ta Li guy...hahahahahaha! That ad! At least it shows, on TV, that there are other foreigners than some big nosed white guy like me (but uglier than me. But the African guy is such a stereotype. Why don't they show some African American hairdresser or something. Somebody Taiwanese have never seen (unless they watch Queer Eye for the Straight Guy on Travel/Living on Channel 19). That Wei Ta Li guy…hahahahahaha! That ad! At least it shows, on TV, that there are other foreigners than some big nosed white guy like me (but uglier than me.
But the African guy is such a stereotype. Why don’t they show some African American hairdresser or something. Somebody Taiwanese have never seen (unless they watch Queer Eye for the Straight Guy on Travel/Living on Channel 19).

]]> By: Mya http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/comment-page-1/#comment-877 Mya Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:25:33 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/#comment-877 There, there, you always will see a handful of these bullying people in all cultures - there is just no way to avoid them. Sigh. There, there, you always will see a handful of these bullying people in all cultures – there is just no way to avoid them. Sigh.

]]> By: MJ Klein http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/comment-page-1/#comment-882 MJ Klein Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:58:22 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/#comment-882 i get some of those people sometimes. i just say "yeah, of course i can read it. why wouldn't i be able to?" i give them the same look that the Wei Ta Li guy does when the African man asks "is it good to drink?" normally that finishes them off. if they push the agenda further i say " you're crazy" and bystanders laugh. at that point i never acknowledge them again. of course, it's only effective if you can actually speak in Chinese. of course, you can just snap that grease-stained finger like a twig. that has an immediate effect. i get some of those people sometimes. i just say “yeah, of course i can read it. why wouldn’t i be able to?” i give them the same look that the Wei Ta Li guy does when the African man asks “is it good to drink?” normally that finishes them off. if they push the agenda further i say ” you’re crazy” and bystanders laugh. at that point i never acknowledge them again. of course, it’s only effective if you can actually speak in Chinese.

of course, you can just snap that grease-stained finger like a twig. that has an immediate effect.

]]> By: Thoth Harris http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/comment-page-1/#comment-876 Thoth Harris Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:25:02 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/10/19/to-the-stupid-man-at-the-bus-stop-today/#comment-876 Good for you, Carrie! Wow! You know, the funny thing is that the guy is just so insecure that the only way he can feel slightly above what a little turd he is is by successfully humiliating other people. It is not even a matter of foreigners, or whatever. Actually, most of the time, he would not be able to do that because most foreigners in Taiwan don't speak Chinese like you do, so they wouldn't understand what he said. The fact you understood him so well enable him to speak to you like this. He would have been able to humiliate you if you had not turned the tables on him. He is never to want to do that again. And what is the point of him doing that anyway? He's just an f-head with an axe to grind. Good for you, Carrie! Wow! You know, the funny thing is that the guy is just so insecure that the only way he can feel slightly above what a little turd he is is by successfully humiliating other people. It is not even a matter of foreigners, or whatever. Actually, most of the time, he would not be able to do that because most foreigners in Taiwan don’t speak Chinese like you do, so they wouldn’t understand what he said. The fact you understood him so well enable him to speak to you like this. He would have been able to humiliate you if you had not turned the tables on him. He is never to want to do that again. And what is the point of him doing that anyway? He’s just an f-head with an axe to grind.

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