[M3 Number 86]

Hardest Asian baby gangster ever

[Pinewood]

Well that's 5 minutes i will never get back. What a crap thread!

[Mywifes335]

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

Hardest Asian baby gangster ever

Fuckin wish I had more hands...

[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by Pinewood

Well that's 5 minutes i will never get back. What a crap thread!

You read through the whole thread? Lol

[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by Mywifes335

Fuckin wish I had more hands...

That baby watching young and dangerous too much

[Arcades]

Originally Posted by NEFARIOUS

Funny, I was at Rusnak of Pasadena waiting to pick up a part and work on his Audi with him (and I dressed appropriately sloppy in a worn-out T-shirt and motor oil-stained jeans), but wandered around and checked out a Bentley, and I got waited on hands and feet; opening the doors and letting me sit in it... But when I was dressed nicely for a friend's wedding, I got treated like a nobody at The Auto Gallery in Calabasas... "Oh, if we opened the car up we'd have to detail it again [and blah blah blah]"... Over a Maserati Ghibli, or what seemed like the cheapest car on the lot.

All in all, it all depends on where you go IMO.

That should be obvious lol.

If your Asian and you try to buy a car any where close to Arcadia to San Marino, most of the well known dealerships would not blink an eye if you go in wearing shorts and a white t-shirt because they know not to judge. Younger generations from Mainland China wear no where close to how they should. Rusnak, New Century etc. You go outside of that bubble then that's a bit more iffy.

Ffs I saw some young Asian dude exit out of a Yellow Ferrari wearing cargo shorts, thin white t-shirt + sandals. That is rather normal around here.

[jtodd_fl]

OK, new question. What is the actual pronunciation of the name: Nguyen.

I have heard it pronounced different ways, even by the persons with those names. But they have all been "westernized" Asians that were at least second generation. So, I don't know what the native language pronunciation is. Enlighten me, please.

[Mywifes335]

Originally Posted by jtodd_fl

OK, new question. What is the actual pronunciation of the name: Nguyen.

I have heard it pronounced different ways, even by the persons with those names. But they have all been "westernized" Asians that were at least second generation. So, I don't know what the native language pronunciation is. Enlighten me, please.

It's pronounced "wen"... I used to say it all sorts of wrong.

[tc328]

I bet all that ask questions here are already asian

[jtodd_fl]

Originally Posted by Mywifes335

It's pronounced "wen"... I used to say it all sorts of wrong.

Interesting... have also heard "New-yen" and "Gooey-yen". Both from whites and people of Asian decent. But "wen" is, basically, official eh? Thanks.

[bimmette]

Originally Posted by jtodd_fl

Interesting... have also heard "New-yen" and "Gooey-yen". Both from whites and people of Asian decent. But "wen" is, basically, official eh? Thanks.

This is a great question. I believe the "wen" version is a westernized version. Perhaps someone of Vietnamese descent who is a bit older and wiser can help out, but I think the true pronunciation is ngwen. But this is too difficult for you whities to say.
Just pretend you are saying a verb ending in -ing, hold on to that last sound and then add -wen.

[bimmette]

^ Biorin Help!

[Mywifes335]

Originally Posted by bimmette

This is a great question. I believe the "wen" version is a westernized version. Perhaps someone of Vietnamese descent who is a bit older and wiser can help out, but I think the true pronunciation is ngwen. But this is too difficult for you whities to say.
Just pretend you are saying a verb ending in -ing, hold on to that last sound and then add -wen.

Yup, in all school and work settings, folks with this last name have used "wen", definitely not N-goo-yen or Noo-yen. However, the real pronunciation is perhaps too difficult for Western tongues.

[jtodd_fl]

Originally Posted by bimmette

This is a great question. I believe the "wen" version is a westernized version. Perhaps someone of Vietnamese descent who is a bit older and wiser can help out, but I think the true pronunciation is ngwen. But this is too difficult for you whities to say.
Just pretend you are saying a verb ending in -ing, hold on to that last sound and then add -wen.

I think this version (ngwen) is the one I was hearing, but trying to figure out how to phonetically spell. Yes, for us whities, the struggle is real.

[bimmette]

Originally Posted by jtodd_fl

I think this version (ngwen) is the one I was hearing, but trying to figure out how to phonetically spell. Yes, for us whities, the struggle is real.

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Aw, too soon! Kidding, wow he died almost 20 years ago

[Mywifes335]

Originally Posted by bimmette

Aw, too soon! Kidding, wow he died almost 20 years ago

I love that guy.

[Biorin]

Originally Posted by bimmette

^ Biorin Help!

It's really hard to spell out phonetically. "Wen" is a massive oversimplification of it and nowhere near correct. The Ng is like a word that ends in -ing. Ngwien. Tonal languages...

Edit: Didn't even see that Tara said the same thing about -ing. Well done, fellow Asian. It's more of an eee-nn than just "wen."

[Mywifes335]

Isn't "Ng" pronounced kinda like "Mmmn"?

[Biorin]

Originally Posted by Mywifes335

Isn't "Ng" pronounced kinda like "Mmmn"?

...there's not an M in it, no. More like "nnnnnng"

[Mywifes335]

Originally Posted by Biorin

...there's not an M in it, no. More like "nnnnnng"

Ohhhh. I can't pronounce it for the life of me.

Isn't it "5"?

[Biorin]

Originally Posted by Mywifes335

Ohhhh. I can't pronounce it for the life of me.

Isn't it "5"?

What?

[bimmette]

Originally Posted by Biorin

What?

Biorin isn't Chinese. But yes, Ng is pronounced like the number 5 if you are speaking Cantonese or Mandarin. But anglosized, it's Ing or Eng or if you're fancy, you can try hanging on to the last sound in "tongue".