Clueless Guy Orders in Chinese

Text on the meme

鱼饺子？ Clueless White Guy Orders in Perfect Chinese, Shocks Patrons and Staff Okay, I am an Asian guy. I went into a McDonald's and ordered in perfect English. No one cared.

What it means

A young white man in a Chinese restaurant appears to order food in Chinese while an older diner looks on. The joke contrasts the exaggerated surprise at a white person speaking Chinese with the lack of attention when an Asian person speaks perfect English at McDonald's; it is used as a reaction to double standards and performative cultural praise. EN: A young white man in a Chinese restaurant appears to order food in Chinese while an older diner looks on. The joke contrasts the exaggerated surprise at a white person speaking Chinese with the lack of attention when an Asian person speaks perfect English at McDonald's; it is used as a reaction to double standards and performative cultural praise.

Objects

young man / молодой мужчина older man / пожилой мужчина restaurant table / стол в ресторане Chinese restaurant / китайский ресторан menu / меню food dishes / блюда с едой drinking cup / стакан camouflage cap / камуфляжная кепка black T-shirt / чёрная футболка red sweater / красный свитер wooden bench / деревянная скамья fluorescent ceiling lights / люминесцентные потолочные светильники comment screenshot / скриншот комментария Chinese text / китайский текст