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Originally Posted by tsa
Heh, I remember looking like that when I was 4. On Koninginnedag (April 30 when we celebrate the Queen's birthday) we had to sit in a trailer towed by something big, and sing a very stupid song about a Chinese person while being towed through the village. We were clad in what was then regarded as 'Chinese' clothing. We had a Chinese girl in kindergarten at the time who told us that she never said "Wing wang wok-eee oo-aaaaaaa" at home. I absolutely hated the whole charade and I still don't see the fun of it.
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I never say "Wing wang wok-eee oo-aaaaaaa" at home either.
I'm curious about the cultural relevance of that bit of "pageantry" to Koninginnedag, if any, tsa. It sounds like they never bothered to consult any Chinese people!
I know it was probably meant to be light-hearted and cute, they could probably get away with it back then. If I were in your place, I probably would have stubbornly refused to participate and screamed my head off until my little horns popped off and my face turned purple (well, a different shade of purple)!
