# Are Asians more friendly to eachother? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 29, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-asians-more-friendly-to-eachother/257450 "2004-07-29T15:55:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Doobieous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Doobieous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doobieous)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-asians-more-friendly-to-eachother/257450/21 "2004-07-30T19:45:16Z")
My dad’s side of the family is Filipino, and my grandmother lived through WWII (She was still in the Philippines when the Japanese were there). A lot of older Filipinos hate the Japanese due to the occupation, as well as the things they did there. However, the Chinese are often looked up to, because they tend to be merchants with money. My grandmother said of my older brother’s wife when she met her “she’s too Korean”. Which is funny since my sister in law doesn’t look at all Korean, and she’s as “whitewashed” as you can get. But then again, my grandmother thinks my mother (white) married my dad for his money (he’s a federal employee – what money?), and that he should have married a Filipina. ---
**Author:** ![Burrido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-asians-more-friendly-to-eachother/257450/22 "2004-07-31T13:34:26Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Having come from Central European stock myself, I once asked Mrs. Kuniou (of Japanese descent) whether the ethnic rivalries in Asia were anything like those in Europe. > > Her reply: the Japanese hate the Chinese > The Chinese hate the Vietanmese > The Vietnamese hate the Cambodians > The Cambodians hate the Laotians > > What about Koreans? > > “Everyone hates them.” Obviously with older generations this becomes less and less true. But my mother is still very old school and alot of this does ring true from her perspective. She warned me about playing with Vietnamese kids when I was smaller because as she stated, they would just try to kill me later. The one thing I still do see is some anger between Hmong and Laotians. Sure the vast majority get along great. But get two weirdos together and they are gonna fight just for that difference. ---
**Author:** ![Burrido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-asians-more-friendly-to-eachother/257450/23 "2004-07-31T13:36:17Z")
bah, change “older generations” to “newer generations”. ---
**Author:** ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-asians-more-friendly-to-eachother/257450/24 "2004-07-31T15:27:49Z")
> [@syncrolecyne](#): > > In Central America, Honduras and El Salvador have a history of conflict…and most non-Mexican Latin Americans are very irritated at being mistaken for or labelled “Mexicans” in other parts of the world. This is mainly a resentment of Mexico’s size and relative visibility more than any specific hatred - though sometimes people do get a bit hostile. > > Also soccer can fuel some powerful rivalries, especially between Brazil and Argentina. You mentioned the conflict between Honduras & El Salvador, but you forget the [The Soccer War](http://www.onwar.com/aced/data/sierra/soccer1969.htm) they fought back in 1969. AFIAK, Brazil & Argentina may have their soccer rivilries, but not to the point of going to war with each other. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-asians-more-friendly-to-eachother/257450.md?page=1)