Stereotype: Speaking Mandarin
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The most often stereotype that happens to me is generally placed by strangers. They look at you and decide that since you come from a certain race you should be able to speak your mother tongue. Obviously I am Chinese but I was born in Malaysia and came to Canada at a young age, making my ability ....
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.... illegal immigrants working in Canada. They started to introduce themselves to me but in Mandarin and I explained that I could only speak English, the expressions on their face dramatically changed into a frown and a bit of disgust. The Manger overheard the conversation and said, "You can't speak Mandarin? Oh, that will be a problem here," with a slight tone of disappointment, I felt offended and was determined to keep the job to prove to them that even though I could not speak my mother t ....
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Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
