Love cheat I met this guy in a pub. We spoke all night and got on really well. When he asked where I was from, I naturally said Malaysia, as that is my country of origin. We spent the night together. But the next morning he asked why I could speak English so well since I was Malaysian. I told him I was half English. To which he replied. ‘That’s cheating, I thought I was sleeping with a full Asian chick.’ And he got dressed and left. Evelyn Bee, Wadebridge
China tirade I was walking to the bus stop, and from down the street a man started shouting ‘CHINA’ at me. After the fifth time, I shouted back that I wasn’t from China, but he continued to shout it, getting louder as I got nearer. Giggling, he then shouted ‘CHINA’ in my face. Two women were standing beside him, not saying or doing anything. I thought about saying something, but there was no bloody point. Emily Pearce, London
No filter A guy came up to us to ask for a filter paper and stayed to chat. We then told him that a few of us were from Malaysia: Shaz, Shaun and I. He said, ‘How come your English is so good though?’ Jason Vincent, Bristol
Enjoyable slavery A group of us were discussing why so many Asians are intimidated by white people. I reminded my English housemate that many of us are still aware of the power that the UK holds over its former colonies. To this he said, “Well, I’m sure you guys enjoyed the slavery.” He thought it was appropriate to joke about slavery to a table of Asian and Jamaicans. He didn’t apologise, and assured us that it was a joke. Tasnem Aljoffery, London
Street abuse I’ve had comments like ‘Ching Chong Ching’, ‘Go back to China’, and ‘Konnichiwa’ shouted at me across the street. And, once, a bouncer looked at my Malaysian ID and said: ‘Shit airline, shit country.’” Aryssa Chai, Dublin
