How do you distinguish between ricer and non-ricer

[oblivion2888]

Let's say you see a fixed up civic on the street. Do you immediately assume he/she is a ricer?

 

[GasX]

Yes, by definition ALL japanese cars are rice burners.

rice(adj.) pertaining to japanese car(s)

rice(verb) 1. to alter performance or appearance of japanese car
2. to fail at an attempt to make car look faster

ricer(noun) person who rices his rice


edit: the car is rice, but it may not be a ricer...

 

[Colt45]

YES

 

[helloedchen]

ok...i had enough of these ricer car threads. let me vent what I think a ricer is.

here it is...it DOES NOT have to be a japanese car. It can be any car that pretends to be what it is NOT! simple as that, it can be a Neon, Stang (look for the 5.0 wannabe thread), etc. I even saw a friggin Caravan with neuspeed stickers all over...THAT's being a rice boy! If your Civic is hooked up, its got the intake, exhaust, etc. your not ricing?! your modifying your car! if you have absolutely nothing in your car, and you slap stickers on. That is ricing.

stop assuming all japanese cars that are hooked up are ricers, many are not.

 

[Vegito]

wow, I can't believe these ricer joke exists.. this is so racist..

 

[bigd480]

<< Yes, by definition ALL japanese cars are rice burners. >>

obviously! i mean a Lexus LS400 - total rice! same with the NSX, Landcruiser, Tundra... ALL RICE!

and in other news from Mwilding land: all black males are in prison, all irish are alcoholics, all southern whites live in trailers, and all mexicans are illegal...

 

[IAmBatman]

my idiot brother is trying to rice out his 1991 pontiac grand am

 

[helloedchen]

and if you really want to get into race issues, many of the best hooked up cars are not even driven by asians...do your homework first before you assume. if you need guidance, come on down to new york city and i'll show u around. ignorant.

*end rant/vent*

this isn't directed at any particular person...just a general outburst

 

[GasX]

GideonX - rice is a term that Harley riders coined to refer to japanese bikes. Anything japanese is rice. period. exclamation point! QED.

Ricing, Riced and Ricer are more recent uses of the word that are even more derogatory. They are more aptly applied to ANY car that has stickers, large exhaust, etc...

Reread my post and it will make more sense.

ALL japanese cars are rice.

Not all japanese cars are riced or driven by ricers

Not all ricers drive rice.

 

[busmaster11]

I don't think there's a dictionary definition for a ricer. Personally, I think ricers suck, but that doesn't change the fact that Japanese cars (un-riced) will generally kick the crap out of American cars, which suck ass...

 

[Colt45]

<< my idiot brother is trying to rice out his 1991 pontiac grand am >>



beat him now so you don't have to live with the embarassment

 

[Whisper]

You know, there's a difference between singling cars from a certain country or people of a certain nationality. Ricer doesn't say anything about the nationality of the driver; it just talks about his/her car. Just because most ricer cars happen to be Japanese (or all ricer cars, depending on opinion), it's not a racist statement. Why? Because we're talking about objects here, not people. Racism applies only to groups of people that share a common trait.

As for what I define a ricer as: all show, no go. If there's a nice civic out there that has a body kit, supercharger, springs, wheels, etc., I may not like it, but I won't call it rice...unless in my opinion it's overly done (i.e. spoiler weighs more than the car). If it has stickers galore, gold-chrome hubcaps, and an exhaust tip, and no other mods whatsoever, then that's a perfect example of rice (domestic or import). However, my opinion really doesn't matter. If that person likes their car, then so be it. I may laugh, but at least they're getting enjoyment out of it.

Edit: And if you're thinking that ricer is racist because it's mostly asian people who end up &quot;ricing out&quot; their cars, then I believe you're the one who has a slight mental perception problem. I know just as many whites, blacks, and hispanics (actually, moreso) that &quot;rice&quot; their cars as I do asians.

 

[GasX]

You misunderstanding of my statements does not make me a racist.

I happen to like Japanese cars (unless they have been riced). It does not change the fact that they are rice burners.

simple etiology my friend, like it or not.

 

[bigd480]

according to your definition, someone putting 5.0 badges on their 4-cyl mustang would be a &quot;ricer&quot; &quot;ricing&quot; his car, but the car would not be &quot;rice&quot; whereas a stock honda accord at the dealership is &quot;rice&quot;...

OK....


<< Ricing, Riced and Ricer are more recent uses of the word that are even more derogatory. They are more aptly applied to ANY car that has stickers, large exhaust, etc...

Reread my post and it will make more sense.

ALL japanese cars are rice.

Not all japanese cars are riced or driven by ricers

Not all ricers drive rice. >>

 

[GasX]

why etiology and the evolving use of the english language is fun: American/German Rice

 

[Rent]

When I see Altezza tails, I think rice. When I see 10ft wings on Civics, I think rice. When I see a GODDAMN dual exhaust system on a 4banger Civic or Accord, I think rice.

Those components do not make the car perform any better than it does stock(don't even try and aruge that dual exhaust helps a civic). I want to see a turbo kit or engine swap in the thing before I'll accept any exterior modifications (body kits, wings, rims).

However, I only use this term when I see Civics and Corollas or something that is a total econobox. If I see a N/A 300ZX I don't call it rice. I call it what it is, a sports car. People who call NSX's and Skylines rice are the REAL problem. :|

 

[GasX]

<< according to your definition, someone putting 5.0 badges on their 4-cyl mustang would be a &quot;ricer&quot; &quot;ricing&quot; his car, but the car would not be &quot;rice&quot; whereas a stock honda accord at the dealership is &quot;rice&quot;... >>


Strange but true...

Language evolves, and the harley rider origin of this word will soon be forgotten and the prevailing use of the word will ummmm prevail. In the not too distant future, rice will only refer to riced cars and not all Japanese cars. We are not quite there yet...

Anyone else read William Sapphire?

 

[COWWATCHER]

ricers sound all loud and crappy...non ricers sound normal...

 

[helloedchen]

not directing it to anyone...but labelin japanese bikes as rice is rather racist/stereotypical whatever u want to call it. Japanese cars are just that, japanese cars.

my 2 cents.

 

[Colt45]

<< not directing it to anyone...but labelin japanese bikers as rice is rather racist/stereotypical whatever u want to call it. Japanese cars are just that, japanese cars.

my 2 cents. >>



he meant japanese bikes, not bikers

 

[GasX]

GideonX - you have had too much PC training.

The term originally referred to the bikes not the riders. The sportbike riders got their own share of scorn from the harley riders, but it was returned with equal fervor. I am not familiar with any terms used to pour derision on Harleys, but I am sure they exist.

Similar case: I drive a classic Mustang, and my friend an 87 Corvette. I laugh at his stupid bowtie he chuckles at my measly 302. Nothing racist, just brand loyalty.

 

[bigd480]

i see what you're saying now... i used to read Sapphire when I was in HS but no time for the paper any more... and i thought this was &quot;etymology&quot; more than &quot;etiology&quot;


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<< according to your definition, someone putting 5.0 badges on their 4-cyl mustang would be a &quot;ricer&quot; &quot;ricing&quot; his car, but the car would not be &quot;rice&quot; whereas a stock honda accord at the dealership is &quot;rice&quot;... >>


Strange but true...

Language evolves, and the harley rider origin of this word will soon be forgotten and the prevailing use of the word will ummmm prevail. In the not too distant future, rice will only refer to riced cars and not all Japanese cars. We are not quite there yet...

Anyone else read William Sapphire? >>

 

[helloedchen]

typo corrected...but i still think rice is a term often mis-used and should be dropped from discussion.

btw...sorry to blow steam in a thread...working my last 2 hours of a 10 hr day, seriously need to get outta work

 

[ramsesd]

Well this all reminds me of the movie I saw this weekend... The Fast and the Furious. I thought it was a sweet movie. It's funny, most of the guys I saw in the movie were not of Asian descent. As someone mentioned earlier, the term came from Harley riders referring to Cafe Bikes (Crotch Rockets, Rice Rockets). I think it's funny and not racist and I also know that around where I live most of the guys with those cars are not Asian. Whatever I could care less.

I have a DINAN equipped 2001 BMW 325i. Now it's modified, but there's no way in hell you could call it RICE. Yuppie maybe but never rice...

 

[psteng19]

<< ). I want to see a turbo kit or engine swap in the thing before I'll accept any exterior modifications (body kits, wings, rims). >>


So a car with RIMS is rice? Since when? (stock or non-stock)