whether one's ancestors came from China or India or from Mars, I
don't give a flying fark either which way ....
all I care about is whether a person lives by our country's
conventions and societal norms, and counts himself as part of this
society.
I roll my eyes whenever one of these chaps go "you know in China
..... "
and I had such a good laugh reading the comments of this Indian
jaywalker caught in the act in the straits times two days ago "Oh,
we do that all the time in India !" ......
and do you really think these fellows give a fark about your
ancestors were from the same place as theirs too ? .... I remember
once when I tried to sell a car I had in Canada to this newly
arrive china lady. She started the spiel about "我们中国人很团结的，你不用想骗我们“
etc etc, hoping to get a lower price from me, ... I just rolled my
eyes, got into the car, and drove off, nor did I pick up her calls
afterwards. I sold the car to a chap from Ghana a day later.
If they start the spiel about "common ancestors" etc, then my
alarm bells would start ringing.
