Yey! I thought I was the only one brave enough to admit it. 😂 When you say you're part Chinese and they discover you can't speak any Chinese, you get a "fake Chinese" reaction. Like, "I only stated facts".
On my mother side, were Chinese, "Sese", which originated directly from "Xié" (xié4), from Guangdong (not the Spanish/African Sesé). My mom wanted me to study in a Chinese school in Elementary but I want to be in another school. (Though when I learned of my roots later in High School, I wish I had studied in a Chinese school. I also would have been classmates with Sandara Park for the Chinese subject, even though I'm her senior by 2 years.)
I have cousins who can speak multiple Chinese languages, and my younger brother as well.