A USC professor suspended for saying nèi gè, Mandarin for “that one”, in class. Americans sensitive

[zulynava]

YOU CAN because it’s not English is another language. If people are ignorant that’s their problem.

[shihoblade]

"You stole my parking spot"!

"FLOWER BRIDGE"!

[Xilaneda]

Her deadpan expression makes this 1000% funnier

[vuton]

Telling someone they can’t speak their language in America? Yikes

[magnta_msk]

"Fuck you, flower bridge" had me cracking up

[IAmThe_RA]

Ok. I'll never set foot in America 🇺🇲🤦

[touyaoyagi]

Why do some people forget there's multiple languages..

[LetitGolazziter-ukxi]

I learned three new Cantonese words today! You’re a great teacher 😂

[prudence]

Gosh same for Korean, “you” is pronounced “nee-gah”. 😂 I hate that I have to be extra careful when in public, when the only thing I’m doing is just speaking my language

[paulmclean]

Thank u for pasting this interesting piece... i just told my boss "faa kiu" then informed him im practicing my cantonese. 😊

[Arxane]

As a grad student I worked with a couple of Chinese students, and when they spoke Chinese to each other they used “neiga” frequently. It made me do a double-take the first time I heard it, but I did soon learn it was a filler word in their language, similar to how some people use “like, ” and I quickly got over it.

[mariaraposo]

What are the odds you'll even use "flower bridge" in a conversation.

[tonelocrian]

'Meet me on the flower bridge & bring your corn kernels' 😂

[tabularasa]

I don't see why you cannot say them. People will just have to cope.

[azaeVids]

As a black man I have to say… flower bridge yours 😂😂

[Cooperbokeh]

Me: “You called me a what!!!!”
Her: “babe I only said I’m yours”

[joshuabray]

"Nei Ge" is also in Mandarin (which is what my wife speaks). When we moved back to the US (Atlanta), I had to keep telling my wife to say that word VERY QUIETLY so that I didn't get beat up.

[Daniel-yljlbiq]

We went from "home of the brave" to home of the perpetually offended. 😒

[melvinl]

She has no filter. Straight up. I appreciate that.

[aksh]

If i spoke Cantonese, no one in this world would censor my vocabulary. If anyone thought that neiga sounded like the n-word, they could cry me a river, and I'd still use it 😊