Well said, DivaJanelle. It’s better to try and educate and encourage people to try unfamiliar things rather than shaming them for being ignorant. Knowing the difference between Pho and Kimchi is hardly a personal achievement worth bragging about. Don’t sweat it. These are the sort of folks who absolutely live for the…

I am not certain that “racism” is the same thing as “ignorance.” Or, for that matter, “idiocy.”

When I was a child, I was unaware that there were any differences between Chinese and Japanese. I believe I was six when my grandfather set me straight: Japanese were the people we shot at in WWII. Chinese were the ones…

Cha-KO-tay?

Thats the stupidest thing I’ve ever read. There must be 50,000 restaurants in the “Midwest”. smh

I don’t think you’ve eaten enough Chinese food in the Midwest. Panda Express isn’t better than anything.

THIS. We. Have. Google. Now.

Omg omg omg omg omg omg

It’s incredibly pathetic. I mean setting aside that Chinese =/= Vietnamese...many Vietnamese people fought WITH the US.

Okay, but we have Google now. And restaurants have websites. And television exists to expose people to things they may not encounter everyday.

I did my undergrad in Canada due to it being ridiculously cheaper than a state school and my dad being posted to Ottawa. I love so many things about Canada but, my northern friends, it’s time for an intervention. Tim Hortons is mediocre coffee. I’m sorry I know it’s popular but just because something is popular…

I hear “chi-POLE-tee” a lot and it drives me fucking crazy. This word isnt goddamn hard.

I think it’s more about how you approach it. If you demand things you know/act in disgust at the new food that will get you condescension. If you say things like “what is good here” or “can you tell me about...” people may look down on you, but those people are asshole. Don’t worry about them. Everyone has to learn…

Nothing says “stepping out of your comfort zone” more than repeatedly asking why you can’t order lo mein.

I generally find that the quality of a Chinese restaurant is inversely proportional to the % of its sales made up of buffalo wings, chicken tenders, and french fries.

In retaliation, America will continue to keep Lord Stanley’s cup. You know, like the last couple of decades.

(Editor’s Note: Like I’m ever going to pass up a story that makes fun of Tim Hortons...)

I feel like no matter where you’re from, if you’re attending college you probably ought to know that Tokyo is not in China.

This is one of the few times I’ll play “everyone does this.”

The sad part is a lot of non-chinese Asian restaurants end up putting some Chinese food on their menu, probably because its too much effort dealing with these basic people.

I just figured since the restaurant was called Tokyo, and the fact that the sign said “Japanese and hibachi,” it would have clued these college girls in on the fact that this wasn’t a Chinese restaurant.