Discriminated against? haha

Random picture from Fabric on Friday night..FLAMING SEMBUCA!

This girl from China put up an ad in my hall looking for someone to converse in English with her a few hours a week..and she was paying 6-8 pounds an hour! Good and easy money right?
So I called her up and she asks me where I am from
I go "Singapore"
Shes like. Oh, I don't think I want someone from Singapore.
I was puzzled. I think she thought that my English would suck...so I asked her "oh why, do you want someone who is British?"
She said "yes, I prefer someone British" (i think she meant white)
And this is despite the fact that I spoke very good non Singlish English to her! (yes i had to keep the lahs and the wah laus and the sotong out)

Honestly, I was a little miffed. I swear my English is better than some Brits or Americans! (ok, maybe not on a blog..)
Just cos I am CHINESE!!!!

I suppose no matter what, theres a racial stereotype. Like, would I want a caucasian who spoke fluent chinese to teach me chinese? I think I would probably go for the chinese guy with the long flowing beard................