An American and Japanese were sitting next to each other on a plane. The American turned and asked the Japanese, “What kind of -ese are you?”
The Japanese man answered “I’m sorry, I don’t know what you mean.”
“What kind of -ese are you?” the American repeated. The Japanese was showing obvious confusion. Irritated, the American explained, “Are you Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, what?” “Oh, I’m Japanese.”
Soon after, the Japanese turned to the American and asked him what kind of -key he was. The American, now annoyed, replied, “What d’you mean, ‘key’?”
The Japanese asked again, “Are you a monkey, a donkey, or a Yankee?”