Chingrish

A joke, used primarily by Muricans while ordering sushi in Chinese restaurants, that may come off as plain racist instead of racist but funny since the Chinese have no problem whatsoever saying the word English. (Well, ok, yeah, it's going to be Een-guh-lee-shuh at first because of the short syllable thing, but the *L* is fine, dammit.) It's the Japanese who can't say L to save their lives. (Literally. In World War II, American GIs would use "lolapalooza" as a shibboleth. Chinese allies could make the perimeter easily, "Nips" starting in with rara... got finished up with lead flying their way.) Since the Chinese and Japanese have some history, it makes the confusion especially unappreciated. (Mandarin can't say L at the *end* of a sound either ("towel" turns into either "tower" or "tawo"), but that's beside the point.)