Nov
16
So, an elderly black lady called me over…
She made me get close, within whispering distance. She then asked,
“Do you have any Orientals working here?”
“Excuse me?”
“This is a Chinese restaurant? I don’t see any out here. Are there Orientals in the back?”
This is what my brain said, “Gur hur blah huh meh?”
I knew this is the language she grew up with and there was no malice or racism is her voice, but HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THIS?
