Just because you're Asian too doesn't mean we are automatically good friends.
There's an Asian guy who lives on my floor who occasionally tries to start up conversation with me. He asks me about my job, and what not, but he's amazingly socially awkward. I mean, I feel bad, since he seems like a nice guy, but I don't really want to do the stop-and-chat every time we cross paths.
Of course, the white guys occasionally make a similar ridiculous mistake - there's the whole "Oh you're from [place], did you ever know [name]? He's Korean (or Chinese or Japanese or Filipino or Vietnamese)." Or the worst is when I'm mention one of my Asian friends and I have to answer yes when someone asks "Is he Asian too?" You know, since they silently jump to the conclusion that oh yeah that makes sense that they're friends.
So I just feel it needed to be said - I make friends with people of all sorts of ethnic and racial and religious backgrounds. Yes, that means I'm friends with a few Asians. No, it doesn't mean that I know that specific Asian dude in another battalion. Or that I can automatically speak an Asian language. Even though I can.
Of course, the white guys occasionally make a similar ridiculous mistake - there's the whole "Oh you're from [place], did you ever know [name]? He's Korean (or Chinese or Japanese or Filipino or Vietnamese)." Or the worst is when I'm mention one of my Asian friends and I have to answer yes when someone asks "Is he Asian too?" You know, since they silently jump to the conclusion that oh yeah that makes sense that they're friends.
So I just feel it needed to be said - I make friends with people of all sorts of ethnic and racial and religious backgrounds. Yes, that means I'm friends with a few Asians. No, it doesn't mean that I know that specific Asian dude in another battalion. Or that I can automatically speak an Asian language. Even though I can.
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