History Main / AsianRudeness

* In the English version of ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'', [[NationsAsPeople China]] comes to a meeting of the Allies very late. He states that he was cooking and that:

* Cookie Kwan is a minor ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' character -- as she puts it, #1 on the West Side (although she also works on the East Side... but stay out of the West Side!). She's been a minor recurring character ever since this appearance.
** In "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish", the Simpsons decide to try out the Happy Sumo Japanese restaurant. As they enter the front door:

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]]. 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, which are [[MindScrew notoriously multi-tiered systems]]. 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 Revolution, which viewed these rules as "bourgeois capitalist traits", and this trope was born as a result.

Common Western equivalents include the FrenchJerk and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_American_(pejorative) "ugly American"]], 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.

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]]. 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, which are [[MindScrew notoriously multi-tiered systems]]. 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 Revolution, which viewed these rules as "bourgeois capitalist traits", and this trope was born as a result.

The concept of course does not apply only to the Chinese -- but given that China is the dominant regional culture, 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]].

Some of this perceived "rudeness" stems from a massive CrossCulturalKerfluffle -- essentially an unfortunate result of applying the tone and meter of native Asian languages to those where that kind of speaking characterizes the way rude people talk, i.e. tonal languages vilified as rude or uncouth. Differing cultural notions of what is rude and what isn't don't help; [[http://www.beijing-visitor.com/index.php?cID=412&pID=1082 Chinese Etiquette]] can be as foreign as the language, and may even make one come off as an EtiquetteNazi.

* ''FAG'': Occurs in WizWar100's parody video where he portrays an angry reviewer who bluntly curses and is rude to the viewers, while speaking quite a bit of Engrish making the character definitely an Asian who's rude.

* A minor ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' character Cookie Kwan, #1 on the West Side (although she also works on the East Side... but stay out of the West Side!). She's been a minor recurring character ever since this appearance.

* In ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', Stewie recalls a MallSanta who was Asian and like this.
** Mr. Washee Washee, the Griffins' dry cleaner who Peter fights with.
* In ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' Francine's adoptive parents are like this to Stan (in a rare reversal of Stan being the victim of the flaming {{Jerkass}}ery instead of giving it), but they are the ones that step up and rescue Stan from a burning building.

* Kahn and his family from ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', who are Laotian.
** Except in Kahn's case it's not simply a clash of cultures; he really ''is'' a JerkAss who openly insults his neighbors by calling them hillbillies. Although in later seasons he mellows out significantly and even becomes friends with Hank. It's also explained that he's bipolar and his rude personality is a side effect of his medication.
** Kahn's daughter, Connie, averts this trope. She is very polite, and is frequently ashamed by her parents' rudeness (though she doesn't suffer fools gladly and can be pretty nasty to people who get on her bad side).
* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': Uncle is usually this, even to his family, but there are occasions when he is extremely polite. Tohru's mother is also quite... acerbic, to say the least. It could simply be a case of ScrewPolitenessImASenior in their cases, though.
* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': Di Lung, Chinese inventor of Mecha Courage, better known for the following one-liner: "Watch where you're going, you fool!"
* Amy Wong in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. though her parents are just greedy Jerkass ultra-capitalists in the same vein as [[BigBad Mom]], regardless of race; Amy, then, because of her ultra-bourgeois upbringing is a GeniusDitz RichBitch, though she becomes more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold through her years at Planet Express.
* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': [[http://robotchicken.wikia.com/wiki/Iron_Man%27s_Coming One skit]] has ComicBook/IronMan's metal-ness marching through metal tunnels and has clearly worn [[YellowPeril The Mandarin]]'s patience thin.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': Lê Chiến Kim, confirmed to be of Vietnamese extraction by the show's creator, is a downplayed example in the first season, where he has occasional JerkJock moments such as bullying Ivan over his crush on Myléne or needlessly antagonizing the zookeeper's new panther. The second season [[CharacterizationMarchesOn largely drops these moments]] in favor of showing Kim as a cheerful CloudCuckoolander.

* Played with on ''Series/LasVegas'', with Polly the Korean manicurist. She's rude as anything, not because she's unusually bossy or callous, but because she doesn't hesitate to prattle on and on about her sex life in mixed company.
* Spoken of approvingly in an episode of ''Series/{{QI}}''. They'd been discussing how gross it is when job interviewers make people talk about how excited they'll be to get some menial service job and what they'll "bring to the company," and how with that in mind, it's nicer to see people who look openly miserable with their jobs. Phill Jupitus said he and his friends used to go to a Chinese restaurant specifically because they were treated like shit there and found it hilarious, and that one time, they were interrupted mid-meal and told to move to another table on a different floor of the restaurant.
* Jessica Huang on ''Series/FreshOffTheBoat'' is this trope PlayedForLaughs.

** Creator/JohnBelushi as a samurai delicatessen owner.
** A sadistic Japanese game show (hosted by Creator/MikeMyers) at which contestants are [[SeriousBusiness excessively -- even cruelly -- punished for failing to answer questions correctly]]. Creator/ChrisFarley [[HopeSpot manages to make it to the finals without suffering any harm]], but then gives a slightly incorrect answer and is given electroshock treatment.
* ''Series/SamuraiGourmet'' is Japanese, but it still manages to grab this trope because the "madam" of "The Demoness's Ramen" is a horrific Chinese lady. In fact, hers is the only meal of the series that Kasumi gets no pleasure from, and that's saying a lot.
* Miss Swan in ''Series/MadTV'' demands to be let into a store past closing hours, refuses to cooperate with pretty much anyone, and will loudly and casually make derogatory remarks about gay people, calling them "monkey in the bush". The actress who plays Swan claims the character is based on her Hungarian grandmother, and the TV execs claim she is based on Bjork, so the "Asian" ethnicity is not solidified - but many suspect that these claims are to avoid accusations of yellowface and racism, rather than to provide insight for legitimate character background.

* ''Series/TheNightOf'' has a theme of professionals being rude and callous toward others in various ways. The Asian herbalist is rude in a classic Asian Rudeness way. He's mostly silent, and when he does speak, it's in curt, blunt and often rude statements. His accent isn't very strong, so it's not a case of him simply not being very proficient in English. That's just his personality.

* Christmas Eve from ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' is not so much rude as extremely blunt and loud. She will tell characters harsh truths to their faces rather than spare their feelings, which may or may not be a positive quality in her chosen field of being a therapist. She also openly criticizes her husband in public, though this may be because she is frustrated with his laziness and because she genuinely cares about helping him to follow his dreams. Strangely enough, she is actually an inversion of another trope seeing as she is [[JapanesePoliteness Japanese]].

* The female Panderans from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' play this to the hilt.

* Dr. Yi Suchong in ''VideoGame/BioShock'' is a Korean MadScientist and with no regard for medical ethics, and a thoroughly unpleasant person.
* Eddie Raja in ''VideoGame/UnchartedDrakesFortune'' is an Indonesian [[RuthlessModernPirates modern pirate]] who is heavily-prone to cursing in Bahasa Indonesian, mainly towards anyone who annoys him, [[HairTriggerTemper which is...a lot.]]

* ''Webcomic/TalesOfAGayAsian'': Mr Bak-mei reminisces being saved by Americans, only to hurl racial slurs when he sees they are black. Not only the old angry Asian man, but Sengchou the blonde transsexual, despite her whitewashed appearance is weirded out by tanning and doesn't give eye contact to whites. However, compared to Bak-mei it is mostly ego related, not racial.

* ''FAG'': In WizWar100's parody video where he portrays an angry reviewer who bluntly curses and is rude to the viewers, while speaking quite a bit of Engrish making the character definitely an Asian who's rude.
* ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'': Mrs. Zales is one foul-mouthed, bitchy middle-aged Korean woman. Her daughter, Mackenzie, is an AlphaBitch at her school.

* In ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', the Chinese characters, Syaoran and Meiling act a lot ruder compared to the mostly nicer Japanese characters, at least at first. While Syaoran eventually softens up, Meiling never truly stops being snide and sarcastic, even post-CharacterDevelopment. Despite being a Japanese work, the Chinese are still seen as foreigners in Japan, hence this trope being in effect in manga and anime.

* The woman at the Chinese take out drive-thru in ''Film/DudeWheresMyCar'', who keeps asking "And then?" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7luMp6lb9M over and over again]].

Common Western equivalents include the FrenchJerk and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_American_(pejorative) "ugly American"]], 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.

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]]. 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, which are [[MindScrew notoriously multi-tiered systems]]). 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 Revolution, which viewed these rules as "bourgeois capitalist traits", and this trope was born as a result.

In Western Countries, stereotypical "Chinese Tourists" have a reputation for extreme rudeness. They talk loudly and sharply, come across as bossy 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]]. This is a relatively modern 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 complex as the original Chinese traditions. Chinese etiquette was born out of millennia old Chinese religious practises which are [[MindScrew notoriously multi-tiered systems]]). During the New Culture Movement, as China was being torn apart by Western powers and Japan, there was a dedicated effort to "modernize" the country. This saw an overthrow of the monarchy; an attempt at simplifying the Chinese writing system; and the abandonment of many Chinese cultural elements such as highly formal speech, traditional Chinese clothing, Chinese superstitions, and coming of age ceremonies. This was further exacerbated by the Communist Revolution, which viewed these rules as "bourgeois capitalist traits", and this trope was born as a result.

Of course, this does not apply only to Chinese -- but given that China is the dominant regional culture, 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]].

The stereotype of the "Chinese Tourist" is that in Western countries, Chinese tourists have a reputation for rudeness. They talk loudly and sharply, come across as bossy and impatient, or even [[https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china-egypt/index.html engage in vandalism of historical artifacts]]. This is a relatively modern development-- during the Imperial Era China was referred to as the "land of ceremony and etiquette" (ideals which were exported to, and can still be found to some extent to in neighboring Korea and Japan, although generally not as complex as the original Chinese traditions -- Chinese etiquette was born out of millennia old Chinese religious practises which are [[MindScrew notoriously multiplexed systems]]). During the New Culture Movement, as China was being torn apart by Western powers and Japan, there was a dedicated effort to "modernize" the country which meant the monarchy was overthrown; attempts at simplifying the Chinese writing system; and the abandonment of many Chinese cultural elements such as highly formal speech, traditional Chinese clothing, Chinese superstitions, and coming of age ceremonies. This was further exacerbated by the Communist revolution which viewed these rules as "bourgeois capitalist traits", and thus this trope was born as a result.

Of course, this does not apply only to Chinese, but with China as the dominant culture in Asia, the rest have been associated with such rudeness. One of the major exceptions is Japan, [[JapanesePoliteness whose people are known for their strict adherence to etiquette, respect and politeness in all situations]].

Some of the phenomenon of perceived "rudeness" is a massive CrossCulturalKerfluffle -- essentially an unfortunate result of applying the tone and meter of the native Asian languages to languages where that kind of speaking is the way rude people talk, i.e. tonal languages vilified as rude or uncouth. Differing cultural notions of what is rude and what isn't don't help; [[http://www.beijing-visitor.com/index.php?cID=412&pID=1082 Chinese Etiquette]] can be as foreign as the language, and might even make one come off as an EtiquetteNazi.

This trope is Often PlayedForLaughs (with cultural posturing all too often a part of such humor), but can also be PlayedForDrama, especially among children of Asian immigrants growing up among these clashing cultures. It might even cause StopBeingStereotypical. It can also overlap with AsianStoreOwner as well as with ArrogantKungFuGuy, or (in Japanese media) {{Bokukko}}.

* Eddie Raja in ''VideoGame/UnchartedDrakesFortune'' is an Indonesian [[RuthlessModernPirates modern pirate]] who is foul-tempered and heavily-prone to cursing in Bahasa Indonesian, whether towards rival Nathan Drake, his employer [[LoanShark Gabriel Roman]], or [[spoilers:the zombie-like entities created by El Dorado.]]

* Eddie Raja in ''VideoGame/UnchartedDrakesFortune'' is an Indonesian [[RuthlessModernPirates modern pirate]] who is foul-tempered and heavily-prone to cursing in Bahasa Indonesian, whether towards rival Nathan Drake, his employer [[LoanShark Gabriel Roman]], or [[spoilers: the zombie-like entities created by El Dorado.]]

* ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'': Brad Davis is half-Chinese ([[RaceLift while his comic counterpart is fully white]]) and a JerkJock who antagonizes Peter.

The stereotype of the "Chinese Tourist" is that in Western countries, Chinese tourists have a reputation for rudeness. They talk loudly and sharply, come across as bossy and impatient, or even [[https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china-egypt/index.html engage in vandalism of historical artifacts]]. This is a relatively modern development-- during the Imperial Era China was referred to as the "land of ceremony and etiquette" (ideals which were exported to, and can still be found to some extent to in neighboring Korea and Japan, although generally not as complex as the original Chinese traditions -- Chinese etiquette was born out of millennia old Chinese religious practises which are [[MindScrew notoriously multiplexed systems]]). During the May 4th Movement, as was being torn apart by Western powers and Japan, there was a dedicated effort to "modernize" the country which meant the monarchy was overthrown; attempts at simplifying the Chinese writing system; and the abandonment of many Chinese cultural elements such as highly formal speech, traditional Chinese clothing, Chinese superstitions, and coming of age ceremonies. This was further exacerbated by the Communist revolution which viewed these rules as "bourgeois capitalist traits", and thus this trope was born as a result.

The stereotype of the "Chinese Tourist" is that in Western countries, Chinese tourists have a reputation for rudeness. They talk loudly and sharply, come across as bossy and impatient, or even [[https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china-egypt/index.html engage in vandalism of historical artifacts]]. This is a relatively modern development-- during the Imperial Era China was referred to as the "land of ceremony and etiquette" (ideals which were exported to, and can still be found to some extent to in neighboring Korea and Japan, although generally not as complex as the original Chinese traditions -- Chinese etiquette was born out of Chinese millennia old religious practises which are [[MindScrew notoriously multiplexed systems]]). During the May 4th Movement, as was being torn apart by Western powers and Japan, there was a dedicated effort to "modernize" the country which meant the monarchy was overthrown; attempts at simplifying the Chinese writing system; and the abandonment of many Chinese cultural elements such as highly formal speech, traditional Chinese clothing, Chinese superstitions, and coming of age ceremonies. This was further exacerbated by the Communist revolution which viewed these rules as "bourgeois capitalist traits", and thus this trope was born as a result.

The stereotype of the "Chinese Tourist" is that in Western countries, Chinese tourists have a reputation for rudeness. They talk loudly and sharply, come across as bossy and impatient, or even [[https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china-egypt/index.html engage in vandalism of historical artifacts]]. This is a relatively modern development-- during the Imperial Era China was referred to as the "land of ceremony and etiquette" (ideals which were exported to, and can still be found to some extent to in neighboring Korea and Japan, although generally not as complex as the original Chinese traditions). During the May 4th Movement, as was being torn apart by Western powers and Japan, there was a dedicated effort to "modernize" the country which meant the monarchy was overthrown; attempts at simplifying the Chinese writing system; and the abandonment of many Chinese cultural elements such as highly formal speech, traditional Chinese clothing, Chinese superstitions, and coming of age ceremonies. This was further exacerbated by the Communist revolution which viewed these rules as "bourgeois capitalist traits", and thus this trope was born as a result.

* Exploited in ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''. A confrontation between Alucard and Anderson threatens to come to violence in a London museum, so former Police Girl Seras guides a group of elderly Asian tourists to barge right between them, killing the tension with the sheer absurdity.

The stereotype of the "Chinese Tourist" is that in Western countries, Chinese tourists have a reputation for rudeness. They talk loudly and sharply, come across as bossy and impatient, or even [[https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china-egypt/index.html engage in vandalism of historical artifacts]]. This is a relatively modern development-- during the Imperial Era China was referred to as the "land of ceremony and etiquette" (ideals which were exported to, and can still be found to some extent to in neighboring Korea and Japan, although generally not as complex as the original Chinese traditions). During the May 4th Movement, as China was being torn apart by Western powers and Japan, there was a dedicated effort to "modernize" the country which meant attempts at simplifying the Chinese writing system and the abandonment of many Chinese cultural elements such as highly formal speech, traditional Chinese clothing, Chinese superstitions, and coming of age ceremonies. This was further exacerbated by the Communist revolution which viewed these rules as "bourgeois capitalist traits", and thus this trope was born as a result.

The stereotype of the "Chinese Tourist" is that in Western countries, Chinese tourists have a reputation for rudeness. They talk loudly and sharply, come across as bossy and impatient, or even [[https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china-egypt/index.html engage in vandalism of historical artifacts]]. This is a relatively modern development-- during the Imperial Era China was referred to as the "land of ceremony and etiquette" (ideals which were exported to, and can still be found to some extent to in neighboring Korea and Japan, although generally not as complex as the original Chinese traditions). During the May 4th Movement, as China was being torn apart by Western powers and Japan, there was a dedicated effort to "modernize" the country which meant the abandonment of many Chinese cultural elements such as bowing, highly formal speech, traditional Chinese clothing, style names, and attempts of simplify the writing system. This was further exacerbated by the Communist revolution which viewed these rules as "bourgeois capitalist traits", and thus this trope was born as a result.

The stereotype of the "Chinese Tourist" is that in Western countries, Chinese tourists have a reputation for rudeness. They talk loudly and sharply, come across as bossy and impatient, or even [[https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china-egypt/index.html engage in vandalism of historical artifacts]]. This is a relatively modern development-- during the Imperial Era China was referred to as the "land of ceremony and etiquette" (ideals which were exported to, and can still be found in, neighboring Korea and Japan, as well as certain overseas Chinese communities). The Communist revolution viewed these rules as "bourgeois capitalist traits", and thus this trope was born as a result.

Some of the phenomenon of perceived "rudeness" is a massive CrossCulturalKerfluffle-- essentially an unfortunate result of applying the tone and meter of the native Asian languages to languages where that kind of speaking is the way rude people talk, i.e. tonal languages vilified as rude or uncouth. Differing cultural notions of what is rude and what isn't don't help; [[http://www.beijing-visitor.com/index.php?cID=412&pID=1082 Chinese Etiquette]] can be as foreign as the language, and might even make one come off as an EtiquetteNazi.

Some of the phenomenon of perceived "rudeness" is a massive CrossCulturalKerfuffle-- essentially an unfortunate result of applying the tone and meter of the native Asian languages to languages where that kind of speaking is the way rude people talk, i.e. tonal languages vilified as rude or uncouth. Differing cultural notions of what is rude and what isn't don't help; [[http://www.beijing-visitor.com/index.php?cID=412&pID=1082 Chinese Etiquette]] can be as foreign as the language, and might even make one come off as an EtiquetteNazi.

* Wrestling/SumieSakai([[https://www.facebook.com/BattlingBombshells/photos/pb.331533053586787.-2207520000.1438562067./904357436304343/?type=1 the]] one [[FlippingTheBird flipping off the camera]]) is an example of practicing foreign etiquette, supposedly. Or maybe she just has an odd sense of humor?

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