Comments | caramelapples11: "Ching chang chong!"

caramelapples11

"Ching chang chong!"

Jul 10, 2010 14:45

My friend in the US, she just moved there a few days ago, was telling me that some kid said; "Ching chang chong!" to her.

Friend: Ching chang chong!
Me: Heyy, there! Haven't spoken to you in ages! How are you? And what on earth is "ching chang chong"?
Friend: Some random kid came up to me, said it and ran away laughing.
Me: What? Why? It doesn't ( Read more... )

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ballion July 10 2010, 07:21:34 UTC

Ching Chang Cong is a different name for Rock Paper Scissors. I think it's pretty common in Germany (the name), but I didn't know it was in America.

caramelapples11 July 10 2010, 07:23:21 UTC

O.o Really, that confuses me even more. Why on earth would people randomly tell her a band name?

ballion July 10 2010, 07:31:53 UTC

Band? It's a game. :p You know, scissor beats paper, paper beats rock ... ect. Just google it. ... and why? Kids are silly. They probably saw your friend, somebody who is evidently from an Asian country and thought it would be funny to shout something at them that sounds "Asian"? Dunno.

caramelapples11 July 10 2010, 07:36:22 UTC

oooo i see. -.- sorry, brain spaced out, lol.

Eh, so it's a racist thing. How inconsiderate and completely ignorant; considering that there are many 'types' of Asians. == 'ching chang chong' doesn't even exist as a phrase.

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billy_red_ocean July 10 2010, 08:30:11 UTC

As ballion said it's another name for that game, so we usually say schnick, schnack, schnuck but in that situation it seems to be a bit out of place...

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caramelapples11 July 10 2010, 21:04:12 UTC

It's bloody offensive. We should rofl, say random words like "Book, coffee, idiots!" because that's basically what they're doing. ==

jaybee65 July 10 2010, 20:54:06 UTC

Oh, God, that's terrible.

What part of the US is she in, if you don't mind me asking? (Not that you don't find racist idiots everywhere, but I'm curious.)

caramelapples11 July 10 2010, 21:00:32 UTC

Now that we've discovered what it means, yes, it's terrible. =.= And it seems as though the US is more racist than it portrays itself to be on TV. She was so looking forward to going there but now, she's started to resent it.

San Francisco. >

jaybee65 July 10 2010, 21:15:53 UTC

San Francisco. >

No! Argh, that's where I am. That's very depressing to hear.

ballion July 11 2010, 14:52:49 UTC

Sorry to butt in, I just wanted to read what others had to say about this business.
I honestly don't think that you should stereotype what a few idiots say down to "America". There are morons in EVERY country and it really shouldn't keep you from visiting them. Travelling is always an experience. Also, as somebody else has pointed out, there are states that are more racist and narrow minded than others.
I have been there three times and I think America is worth the visit if only for the amazing landscape and cities and of course the NOT-narrow minded people.

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kitnkabootle July 10 2010, 23:40:57 UTC

Sadly racism still exists in a big way. It's actually embarrassing that humans are such fucking idiots. In my city recently some guys were arrested for Klu Klux Klan behavior involving a burning cross on a local African immigrant family's yard.

It makes me infuriated and so incredibly disappointed in our world.

caramelapples11 July 13 2010, 09:55:06 UTC

Gah, it's ridiculous that such mentality and believes can even exist with all the changes and progress we've made so far. Didn't education do anything? It makes me sad. :(