History Main / AsianRudeness

In Western Countries, stereotypical "Chinese Tourists" have a reputation for extreme rudeness. They talk loudly and sharply, come across as bossy and arrogant and impatient and aggressive, cut into or try to bypass queues, or even [[https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china-egypt/index.html vandalize historical artifacts]].

** Peter fights with Mr. Washee Washee, the Griffins' dry cleaner.

* Chow, played by Creator/KenJeong, from ''Film/TheHangover'' is aggressive and tosses off insults.

The concept of course does not apply only to the Chinese--but given that China is the dominant regional culture (largely a result of it being the most populous country in the world), the rest of Eastern Asia has subsequently been associated with such rudeness. Japan is the major exception; [[JapanesePoliteness their people are known for strict adherence to etiquette, respect, and politeness in all situations]]. Although this is very much averted historically with both the Chinese and Koreans viewing the Japanese as rude and backwards, and the Japanese has been often portrayed as the {{Proud Warrior Race Guy}}s even in modern stories thanks to {{Cyberpunk}}.

* ''Webcomic/TalesOfAGayAsian'': Mr Bak-mei reminisces about being saved by Americans, only to hurl racial slurs when he sees they are Black. Both the old angry Asian man and blonde transsexual Sengchou (despite her whitewashed appearance) are weirded out by tanning and don't give White people eye contact. However, compared to Bak-mei, the latter's issues are mostly ego related, not racial.

* ''Franchise/Jurassic Park'' has two prominent examples:

This is in fact a relatively recent development. During the Imperial Era, China was referred to as the "land of ceremony and etiquette"--concepts which were exported to (and can still be found to some extent in) neighboring Korea and Japan, although these are generally not as rigorously applied there as they were in China. Traditional Chinese etiquette was born out of centuries-old Chinese religious practices and [[Creator/{{Confucius}} Confucian doctrine]], which are [[MindScrew notoriously multi-tiered systems]]. However, as China was being torn apart by Western powers and Japan during the New Culture Movement, there was a dedicated effort to "modernize" the country. The results were an overthrow of the monarchy, an attempt at simplifying the Chinese writing system, and the abandonment of many Chinese cultural elements such as highly formalized speech, traditional Chinese clothing, Chinese superstitions, and coming-of-age ceremonies. This was further exacerbated by the Communist Cultural Revolution, which denounced these rules as relics of feudalism, and this trope was born as a result.

Common Western equivalents include the FrenchJerk, TheMeanBrit and the UglyAmericanStereotype, the American tourist (often in a {{Hawaiian shirt|edTourist}}), businessperson, or bureaucrat who exhibits all the worst traits of the boorish variant of {{Eagleland}} when traveling abroad.

Common Western equivalents include the FrenchJerk and the UglyAmericanStereotype, the American tourist (often in a {{Hawaiian shirt|edTourist}}), businessperson, or bureaucrat who exhibits all the worst traits of the boorish variant of {{Eagleland}} when traveling abroad.

The concept of course does not apply only to the Chinese--but given that China is the dominant regional culture (largely a result of it being the most populous country in the world), the rest of Eastern Asia has subsequently been associated with such rudeness. Japan is the major exception; [[JapanesePoliteness their people are known for strict adherence to etiquette, respect, and politeness in all situations]]. Although this is very much averted historically with both the Chinese and Koreans viewing the Japanese as rude and backwards.

* According to the creators of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', Heather is Asian (technically half-Asian, since her dad's shown to be white). Also, there is a very good reason why her label is "The Queen Bee".

* "Literature/ThePaperMengaerie": Jack's father tells his neighbors that his Chinese wife doesn't speak good English, and to not mistake her lack of fluency for rudeness.