13 Crazy Stories About Lunar New Year And All That Comes With It
Today is Lunar New Year! While celebrated and observed all over Asia, it’s not uncommon to hear it celebrated as Chinese New Year, even among non-Chinese people.
So, to celebrate bringing in the Year Of The Ox, we’ve rounded up thirteen Chinese and Lunar-New-Year-themed stories for your amusement, from the standard ignorant customers to the surprisingly heartwarming. We’d like to wish all our readers, Gong Xi Fa Cai/Gong Hey Fat Choy!
They Don’t Really Have Those On The Menu – That is NOT how you say “Happy New Year” in Chinese!
Mothers Drive You Insane – Whatever the holiday, it’s always the mothers that stress the most.
Gong Hey Fat Chance! – Everyone can enjoy the new year!
New Year, Same Casual Racism – When we say it’s good to recognize the celebrations of other cultures we don’t mean like this!
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Powers – The Chinese all have secret powers, you know…
Doesn’t Know Their A(merican)B(orn)C(hinese)’s – Because Chinese people have to have accents, apparently…
And We Wonder Why Everyone Hates Us – This will make your eyes go wide in shock.
Thankful For Diwali – Lunar New Year isn’t the only holiday we should be thankful for.
Out Shopping For A New Friend – Because kindness knows no ethnic or national boundaries!
Barking Up The Wrong Culinary Tree – Some cliches taste disgusting.
One Good Takeout Deserves Another – Oy vey, it’s another holiday!
Customers Should Watch Their Language, Part 2 – To her, Mandarin is not just a fruit.
Not Just For Kicks – Very Wrong Fei Hung
We hope you enjoyed this Lunar-New-Year-themed roundup! Want to send in your own story? Submit your story here!
Some other roundups to check out if you liked this one:
14 Terrible Customers At Chinese Restaurants
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What are some stupid customer moments you’ve experienced?
