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• LindaChan
  This is one of my favorite new fall shows too, and I remember this scene. :) Why do white people always bow to Asian Americans thinking that isn't weird/uncomfortable to us (well, me, anyway)?
• csc3
  hahaha that's a great clip
• Eric
  That's pretty hilarious mocking how typical white Americans view Asian culture. This happens all the time to me. I was asked the other day what my Asian name is. My name is Eric, I'm from New York City haha.
• Tristan Dewar
  Ha. I've definitely been bowed to at least once in the workplace.
• johnklin
  I've never been bowed to for work (though I did bow a few times while I was in Japan for work). I have been asked if I have a Chinese name. And I've blogged before when I first started work right out of college, an older co-worker asked where I was from, and I said Massachusetts, he asked "Where are you *really* from?" I said my parents were originally from Taiwan.
• Tristan Dewar
  Also, I hope she wasn't hating on pho!
• slinslin
  while i definitely dig that asian americans are getting more representation on tv ('i'm from denver.'), there's still something that sits uncomfortably with me about this scene. beyond "look how ignorant white people are, winkwinknudgenudge", the white character suffers annoyed looks from his partner while the asian american doctor is still the only one left to deal with this ignorance. there needs to be more asian american characters that directly address this kind of ignorance, whether it be mercilessly clowning, tongue lashing, or going ape sh*t, to drive home the point.
• hungrynovelist
  I love this clip - loved Eric Stonestreet's timing on the lines about pho. "Is that how you pronounce it ... phuh?" Loved the doctor character's echoed timing with the pause on her response too. And I think she totally and cleverly did retaliate a) by acting like she's never heard of pho and pronouncing it the same stupid way he does and b) by making the Mitchell character hit his head (twice!) against the wall. So funny and so satisfying.
  
  How about when I show my passport to the guy at the airport who checks you in at security and he says Konnichewa or Arigato on the strength of my surname despite the fact the passport lists my place of birth as Toronto? Hate that.