An American and a Japanese were sitting on the plane on the way to LA when the American turned to the Japanese and asked, “What kind of -ese are you?”
The Japanese confused, replied, “Sorry but I don’t understand what you mean.”
The American repeated, “What kind of -ese are you?”
Again, the Japanese was confused over the question. The American, now irritated, then yelled, “What kind of * ese are you…are you a Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, etc…”
The Japanese then replied, “Oh, I am a Japanese.”
A while later the Japanese turned to the American and asked what kind of ‘-key’ was he.
The American, frustrated, yelled, “What do you mean what kind of ‘-key’ am I ?”
The Japanese said, “Are you a monkey, donkey or a Yankee?”
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