something i learned today about being white

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  • stevecore
    Confirmed User
    • May 2003
    • 6130
    #1

    something i learned today about being white

    i went to a furniture place last week to order a new computer desk. i thought i was getting a good deal since it was $20 less than on the manufacturers site plus they paid the tax/shipping.

    the place was run by a few vietnamese guys & it just so happens my girlfriend is vietnamese as well. we went in there today and as the guy was talking with her in vietnamese he gave her the "vietnamese" price of $170 compared to the $200 i originally paid.

    i find this a lil fucked up, i understand that hey they're both vietnamese & there's some kinship there (he didn't even know her mom purchased all the furniture for her 3 br. house from them) but it's not like i could go into another store and say... "hey man, hook me up with a better price seeing as we're both white".

    guess i can (in a small manner of speaking) say i now know what it's like to be discriminated against. discrimination against any race is wrong...it sucks.
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    • KaLi
      Confirmed User
      • Aug 2003
      • 4371
      #2
      Originally posted by stevecore
      i went to a furniture place last week to order a new computer desk. i thought i was getting a good deal since it was $20 less than on the manufacturers site plus they paid the tax/shipping.

      the place was run by a few vietnamese guys & it just so happens my girlfriend is vietnamese as well. we went in there today and as the guy was talking with her in vietnamese he gave her the "vietnamese" price of $170 compared to the $200 i originally paid.

      i find this a lil fucked up, i understand that hey they're both vietnamese & there's some kinship there (he didn't even know her mom purchased all the furniture for her 3 br. house from them) but it's not like i could go into another store and say... "hey man, hook me up with a better price seeing as we're both white".

      guess i can (in a small manner of speaking) say i now know what it's like to be discriminated against. discrimination against any race is wrong...it sucks.
      Yes, discrimination sucks

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        • StuartD
          Sofa King Band
          • Jul 2002
          • 29903
          #3
          white men in vancouver are actually a minority... yet still over 90% of employment listings still say "looking to hire a woman or person belonging to a visible minority"

          believe me, I know what discrimination feels like.
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            • reynold
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Oct 2002
              • 51271
              #4
              It pays well to learn something new each day!

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                • SleazyDream
                  I'm here for SPORT
                  • Jul 2001
                  • 41470
                  #5
                  you weren't discriminated against - you got the deal in the end.


                  if I went in there without your girlfriend, I'd be discriminated against.
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                  Now read without the word dog.

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                    • BVF
                      Black Vagina Finder
                      • Jan 2002
                      • 13975
                      #6
                      You always pay the "white man" price...

                      Have you ever been to Jamaica? Do you think you pay the same the locals do? Do you think you even pay the same that american Black tourists do?

                      No matter where you go, the white man ALWAYS pays the most.

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                        • Ironhorse
                          Pixel Pusher
                          • Nov 2002
                          • 7094
                          #7
                          Originally posted by stevecore
                          i went to a furniture place last week to order a new computer desk. i thought i was getting a good deal since it was $20 less than on the manufacturers site plus they paid the tax/shipping.

                          the place was run by a few vietnamese guys & it just so happens my girlfriend is vietnamese as well. we went in there today and as the guy was talking with her in vietnamese he gave her the "vietnamese" price of $170 compared to the $200 i originally paid.

                          i find this a lil fucked up, i understand that hey they're both vietnamese & there's some kinship there (he didn't even know her mom purchased all the furniture for her 3 br. house from them) but it's not like i could go into another store and say... "hey man, hook me up with a better price seeing as we're both white".

                          guess i can (in a small manner of speaking) say i now know what it's like to be discriminated against. discrimination against any race is wrong...it sucks.
                          Sucks, but get used to it, as we're quickly becoming a minority..
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                            • stevecore
                              Confirmed User
                              • May 2003
                              • 6130
                              #8
                              Originally posted by SleazyDream
                              you weren't discriminated against - you got the deal in the end.


                              if I went in there without your girlfriend, I'd be discriminated against.
                              my girl didnt originally come with me... i took her in there to look at another armoire desk i was debating about. she says "there's a vietnamese price and a white price... it happens all the time".

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                                • Diabolical Cord
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jan 2004
                                  • 447
                                  #9
                                  Reverse racism rocks.

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                                    • SleazyDream
                                      I'm here for SPORT
                                      • Jul 2001
                                      • 41470
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by stevecore
                                      my girl didnt originally come with me... i took her in there to look at another armoire desk i was debating about. she says "there's a vietnamese price and a white price... it happens all the time".
                                      can i borrow your girlfriend next time i need a desk?
                                      This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog!

                                      Now read without the word dog.

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                                        • Digipimp
                                          BP4L OT DL
                                          • Mar 2003
                                          • 13481
                                          #11
                                          it's nothing new, but it's something to talk about when it happens to you?

                                          it has always happened and always will happen, not much we can do about it. it's not only race, it's sex, and other features, fat, tall, short, skinny, handicapped, old, young and plenty more.

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                                            • Sylver7
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Nov 2003
                                              • 489
                                              #12
                                              Furniture is a big mark up item. At least 100%. You should always haggle especially with asians. They love to play the game.

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                                                • Goose
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Mar 2004
                                                  • 5725
                                                  #13
                                                  really? I never heard of it...two prices for one and the same item...where are we?
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                                                    • stevecore
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • May 2003
                                                      • 6130
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by SleazyDream
                                                      can i borrow your girlfriend next time i need a desk?
                                                      of course, she's quite persuasive. actually i'm having her mom go in there tommorrow to raise hell & get me some money back. i'm cancelling the order if they don't give me the price they quoted today.

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                                                        • Odin88
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Jul 2003
                                                          • 3267
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by SleazyDream
                                                          can i borrow your girlfriend next time i need a desk?
                                                          Or you could just go buy it from a white person.

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                                                            • stevecore
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • May 2003
                                                              • 6130
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by Digipimp
                                                              it's nothing new, but it's something to talk about when it happens to you?
                                                              sorry i'll stick to program discussion, no more fucking around for me.

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                                                                • Odin88
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Jul 2003
                                                                  • 3267
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by stevecore
                                                                  of course, she's quite persuasive. actually i'm having her mom go in there tommorrow to raise hell & get me some money back. i'm cancelling the order if they don't give me the price they quoted today.
                                                                  Pussy fuck. Go down there and tell them you will take them to the discrimination board if they don't give you the same price as they do for Asian's. Can you imagine a White guy charging Black people more because they are Black? What are you scared of the little 5 foot pricks?

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                                                                    • SleazyDream
                                                                      I'm here for SPORT
                                                                      • Jul 2001
                                                                      • 41470
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by stevecore
                                                                      of course, she's quite persuasive. actually i'm having her mom go in there tommorrow to raise hell & get me some money back. i'm cancelling the order if they don't give me the price they quoted today.
                                                                      is that worth $30?
                                                                      This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog!

                                                                      Now read without the word dog.

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                                                                        • Digipimp
                                                                          BP4L OT DL
                                                                          • Mar 2003
                                                                          • 13481
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by stevecore
                                                                          sorry i'll stick to program discussion, no more fucking around for me.
                                                                          white people, go figure

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                                                                            • stevecore
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • May 2003
                                                                              • 6130
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by SleazyDream
                                                                              is that worth $30?
                                                                              of course it is. a dollar is a dollar is a dollar. but i'd rather try and work a better deal on the more expensive desk. if i can get $50 - $80 knocked off of it, i'd more than go for it.

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                                                                                • webmaster x
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Mar 2004
                                                                                  • 4400
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  hmm.... racism.. can we put it aside for the 'good of all?
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                                                                                    • hydro
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Dec 2003
                                                                                      • 4216
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      at least you dont get framed with a gun by the cops

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                                                                                        • kmanrox
                                                                                          aka K-Man
                                                                                          • Oct 2001
                                                                                          • 29295
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by stevecore
                                                                                          i went to a furniture place last week to order a new computer desk. i thought i was getting a good deal since it was $20 less than on the manufacturers site plus they paid the tax/shipping.

                                                                                          the place was run by a few vietnamese guys & it just so happens my girlfriend is vietnamese as well. we went in there today and as the guy was talking with her in vietnamese he gave her the "vietnamese" price of $170 compared to the $200 i originally paid.

                                                                                          i find this a lil fucked up, i understand that hey they're both vietnamese & there's some kinship there (he didn't even know her mom purchased all the furniture for her 3 br. house from them) but it's not like i could go into another store and say... "hey man, hook me up with a better price seeing as we're both white".

                                                                                          guess i can (in a small manner of speaking) say i now know what it's like to be discriminated against. discrimination against any race is wrong...it sucks.

                                                                                          its weird in america to see that... but it happens ALL the time here in thailand.... even the Massage parlours(rub and tug) and whores have a special surcharge for Non-Asians... they claim its becuase our larger-than-asian dicks do more damage... but i think its because they think we have more money....

                                                                                          but the Japs that come here get priced gouged more than whitey... so i think its a 'how much money they stereotype you as having' thing.
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                                                                                            • newsdude
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                                                                                              • Apr 2004
                                                                                              • 1969
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              What goes around, comes around...
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                                                                                                • bringer
                                                                                                  i have man boobies
                                                                                                  • Jul 2003
                                                                                                  • 13082
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by stevecore


                                                                                                  guess i can (in a small manner of speaking) say i now know what it's like to be discriminated against. discrimination against any race is wrong...it sucks.
                                                                                                  thatd be racist and someone would find out and start sueing people.
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                                                                                                    • V_RocKs
                                                                                                      Damn Right I Kiss Ass!
                                                                                                      • Nov 2003
                                                                                                      • 32448
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      I get all kinds of shit because I am white. Everytime I go outside someone yells out shit like:

                                                                                                      "What the fuck you look'n at whitey?"

                                                                                                      or

                                                                                                      "How does my foot feel in your ass white boy?"

                                                                                                      I guess moving to Watts wasn't the smartest thing I could have done, but I am Polish. So no explanation is needed.

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                                                                                                        • shermo
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          It's definitly a common practice. It's just assumed that a person of a different culture will be taken advantagce of, due to lack of cultural knowledge. It's a shitty thing, but it happens. At least you've learned a lesson for the next time you shop. ALways have somebody around that speaks the language!

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                                                                                                            • Ironhorse
                                                                                                              Pixel Pusher
                                                                                                              • Nov 2002
                                                                                                              • 7094
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by kmanrox
                                                                                                              so i think its a 'how much money they stereotype you as having' thing.
                                                                                                              Yes, I think you're right, I was told that when I go back to Romania after having been gone for 20 years, I will get triple charged by the taxi drivers just because of my accent, and this is from my 'native comrades', so not all of this is racism, even though it seems it might be..
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                                                                                                                • Rictor
                                                                                                                  Old Timer
                                                                                                                  • Jan 2001
                                                                                                                  • 12208
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Down with whitey!

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                                                                                                                    • pure energy
                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                      • Apr 2004
                                                                                                                      • 4274
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by shermsshack
                                                                                                                      It's definitly a common practice. It's just assumed that a person of a different culture will be taken advantagce of, due to lack of cultural knowledge. It's a shitty thing, but it happens. At least you've learned a lesson for the next time you shop. ALways have somebody around that speaks the language!

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                                                                                                                        • Nicky
                                                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                          • Mar 2003
                                                                                                                          • 30071
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Oh well, could you afford the extra $30?

                                                                                                                          true true, still it is discrimination.......

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