One of the research centres in my field released a survey research recruitment advertisement targeting Chinese Australians and it was emblazoned with the words 'ni hao.'
I reposted it on FB with the words 'ni hao is essentially a racist slur' and they were stung and retracted it instantly.
It is FREQUENTLY used by people who know only those two words in Chinese, who say it mockingly and assume all Asian people are Chinese.
It also screams 'too cheap to pay for a translator.'
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