What were you and Richard talking about earlier ? It looked intense .
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user
Yeah , Richard said something to me that I didn't appreciate .
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assistant
Oh , no . I know how insensitive he can be . What has he done now ?
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user
He asked me how long it took me to learn English .
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assistant
But , you were born and raised in California !
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user
Yeah , but I get that sometimes . It doesn't matter how many generations my family has lived in the U . S . , we'll always be foreigners in their eyes .
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assistant
What a racist ! How can you stand working with the guy ?
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user
You know , Richard isn't such a bad guy . He made the comment out of ignorance , not malice .
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assistant
So , what did you say when he asked you how long it took you to learn English ?
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user
I told him 28 years . And , he knows I'm 28 years old since I just celebrated my birthday last week . He was puzzled for a minute , and then he got it .
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assistant
Are you sure he really got the message ?
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user
Yeah , I'm pretty sure since I then asked him how long it took him to learn English .
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assistant
That's hilarious ! What did he say ?
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user
He said , ' 36 years , ' and we both laughed about it . He apologized and now , it's all good .
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assistant