Australian PM makes a blunder by saying “Ni Hao” to a Korean mistaking her for Chinese

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Scott Morrison drew some flak online for assuming a Korean woman was Chinese during the first street walk of his campaign in Strathfield, an inner west Sydney suburb on April 13

gets corrected for the blunder in front of national television? He gets accused of racism and many more underlying issues.

Morrison, who just finished a visit to a Korean restaurant and made some cakes in the kitchen, proceeded to mingle with locals in the area.

 

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