To think that a lot of people secretly resent the presence of "Chinese" people

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DH, of Chinese ethnicity, was returning home from work one afternoon, walking through a once busy part of town. As he socially distanced past the only person in sight she began racially abusing him that people like him had brought the virus into the country . He said that initially he was aghast before telling her to "fuck right off". She may not have expected such a retort as she hurried off without a response.
I do get the sense that there is unspoken hostility toward people of Chinese ethnicity here.

Some people, without a doubt. Some people are complete arseholes.

I would like to think it wasn’t ‘lots’ of people.

Some, possibly. I don’t think it’s resentment as much to with their general loathing of anyone who doesn’t look or sound like them.

Just before the lockdown we

Oops - people glaring at us in a restaurant for speaking another language.

I like your DH's response

I'm doing my PhD on the perceptions of Chinese people and culture in Western countries. Every time I tell anyone about this, they always hit me with some outdated and offensive stereotype about Chinese people. The racism is absolutely endemic.

I'm sorry that happened to your DH.

Perfect response!

Some people are just ignorant. Love the response though

I've been horrified by DHS (he's not Chinese) accounts of men and only men saying racist comments to him about Chinese people. And as I type the weirdest thing....my phone suggests emojis for certain words and for Chinese it suggests this one 😂

Muck, I reckon that his response is not typical of how Chinese people are perceived and that may have surprised her. DH has absolutely no problem vociferously sticking up for himself

People were racist before but will absolutely use corona virus to voice that racism. It's an extra stick to use.

Before corona Brexit had already emboldened such people. People who voted leave even for other reasons have a lot to answer for. It opened up a huge racist chasm between those who use their brain and those who don't.

I do get the sense that there is unspoken hostility toward people of Chinese ethnicity here.
Only from ill educated racist idiots OP and I agree also liked your DH's response.

That was me commenting as BillHader I'm on a different device...and I can't sign in as Bill on my PC for some bloody reason.

So...Yes, does anyone think that's odd about the emoji thing? To expand, when I use my phone and type the word "Dinner" for example, it suggests the "yum-yum" emoji whatever it;s called.

Why would it suggest crying with laughter at "Chinese"??

I think the thing uses artificial intelligence and gathers the most commonly used emojis for certain words....and then suggests them.

So that suggests a LOT of people will be saying racist 'jokes' about Chinese people in texts.

Some people maybe but most I know don't .

Sorry that happened to your DH, that’s awful (he was quite right with his response!) I do think this country is massively racist and that a lot of that is down to how “foreigners” are portrayed in the right-wing press. You don’t have to scratch very far beneath the surface to find a surprisingly high number of people have very ill-informed, bigoted views. Several people I’ve worked with, for example, have openly expressed hostility towards immigrants in front of me (even though I’m clearly mixed race, they genuinely don’t seem to think that voicing such views is remotely inappropriate). Sadly I agree that these attitudes are endemic.

1 person equals lots?

The virus plus the recent years of anti-immigrant Brexit propaganda, added together. People suck.

Some people are idiots, some people are racists and some people are idiot racists

YANBU. I witnessed horrific racism towards my Chinese ex BF years before covid 19. Racists are using it as an excuse for their vileness.

Oriental wtf? Rollercoaster??

There’s definitely an increase in hostility towards Chinese people. The amount of people I know who absolutely will not now eat Chinese food is ridiculous - as I keep having to explain, the likelihood of your local Chinese restauranteurs having been in Wuhan is minimal.

@BeNiceToYourSister

have openly expressed hostility towards immigrants in front of me (even though I’m clearly mixed race, they genuinely don’t seem to think that voicing such views is remotely inappropriate).

Does this then mean that the people expressing the hostility did not consider you as an immigrant despite your mixed race appearance? So it’s wasn’t a racial but more of a cultural thing?

And why should immigrants necessarily be in favour of ever more immigration? I am an immigrant, does this mean that I should think anyone from anywhere should be able to live everywhere?

It’s always been that way and will likely get worse. Go onto any corona thread talking about wet markets and see the way we are spoken about as a people.

We've been doing Chinese takeaway orders more this last month, since there's enough idiots that they'll be doing even worse than others under the current situation.

Our local has closed properly :( Very sad.