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Yessir looking good bro

Because you can speak a language and more specifically a dialect only a portion of the world can speak, when you speak it, they'll see you as one of "theirs". You'll most likely feel this way if you were of different ethnic origin too. For example I am Pakistani, visited the country last year after 16 years (at 28 years old, last I went I was 12). I was expected to feel like a total outsider and just not enjoy my time there. Turns out, my urdu (the local language) was good enough where everyone was glazing my ability and it helped me wanna use it more and improved over time there. Not once was I judged and I was treated like a local. I can imagine your feeling was the same. However, I live and was born in the UK. English is my native language because of this. But like you, it doesn't make me feel any more like I "belong". BUT I think that comes a lot down to the nature of English. It's not a country's language anymore. It's a world language. You say you speak mandarin and you could get by with it in Singapore for example because there's a lot of Chinese people there but their language is actually English. I reckon if you went there, you probably wouldn't feel that same connection as you do in Shanghai. Long story short. If language was strongly tied to a country and as such an "identity", you'll feel that identity in yourself too. But English doesn't have that defining feature. It's just mega functional and adopted. But as a result, you can REALLY enjoy the internet. Imagine you couldn't speak English. You'd feel like a foreigner to so many things you'd take for normal online. That's the only place where I feel like English would leave you with any identity, as you can be part of online discourse and media consumption.

hilarious. it sounds like Shanghainese is somewhat different from Chinese though I don't know what is what. haha.

Keep it together broski. Life is about being content right now, and enjoying the ride as you pursue whatever you like. AND it's allowed to change whenever you want.

keep it up man

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Damn perfectly controlled too.

Hell yeah brother! Time to get savage. Get that body fat % and absolutely shredder status. Cowabunga dude!

Bros actually got golden genetics Wide back Amazing shoulder to waist ratio And big ass biceps Cant wait to see end of the cut man

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Good work, man. The pausing is a nice touch, too. I'd only suggest trying to do more of a "light touch" pause instead of sinking the bar into your chest. On average, sinking tends to work better for the heavier guys, while a light touch pause will generally work better if you're sub 200lbs or so. You might find that you just prefer sinking the bar, but I'd suggest giving it a try. You might find it easier to maintain tightness through the lift and have a bit less trouble getting the bar off your chest.

why bro is funny as hell 😭

lightweight

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nice, you def had another rep.

Honestly, I feel like I am in a similar situation. I agree that every small thing adds up, I feel like I put myself in a similar situation because of those small things adding up. Coming into college I was confident and I was able to hold conversations with strangers. I never had trouble making friends and having long conversations with others all my life. But, randomly, I just found myself not being me. I became exactly what I wanted to avoid most. I became isolated and I just found myself wanting to avoid others. It felt like I was a shell of a human like I was just living to live. However, I think what’s important isn’t so much focusing on what happened and how I became like this, but on what I can do to change and what I can do to grow as a person. I think that, for me at least, this feeling of shame and this feeling of losing who I am stems from the fact that I am separated from all the support groups and all the relationships I formed at home. I can’t really give you any advice on this feeling but I think with the break and especially meeting back up with your friends it’ll give you a sense of who you are. I don’t know all your circumstances but I can speak personally that meeting back up with my friends and getting back with my family over Thanksgiving break really helped with this feeling of losing myself that I had.

You're absolutely right that the little things matter - they compound over time. But it's also important to recognize human nature: you’re not a machine, and you never will be. Life has its highs and lows, and these fluctuations happen across different time horizons - days, weeks, months, and even years. When you’re feeling low, try to ground yourself by reflecting on your goals and the things you truly value. Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not weeks or months ago. Focus on small, meaningful changes, and remember: bad periods are inevitable, but they’re just that - periods. They don’t define you. At 26, one thing I’ve come to realize is that I’m not my body or my thoughts. My sense of self is the interplay between them - the dance, not the dancers. Taking the time and energy to understand yourself - your values, the things and people you care about, and why - is one of the most worthwhile investments you can make; these things will evolve as you grow and as your environment changes, it's a natural part of life. And don't forget, you are the only person living your life. tl;dr Life’s highs and lows are natural and ever-changing, so focus on small, meaningful progress daily, stay connected to your evolving values, and remember that your true self is the balance between your body, thoughts, and experiences. Failure is a necessary part of growth.

My recommendations are trying to tell me something and be honest, how cooked are you?

Big W bro road to 3 plates!!!

Congratz brother!!!!

Nice, man!!

The wisdom and knowledge humanity needs 🙌

How would you transcribe your example sentence? I speak Cantonese and some Mandarin so I was mostly lost but got 你好，我名字是王？语言/音？告诉？讲

Shanghainese is a dialect not a language. But nevertheless it still really impressive! (Im also shanghainese btw :p)

I’ve literally been searching all over TH-cam for Shanghainese but most videos I’ve found teach Mandarin Chinese, with other dialects too but it’s so rare to find any about Shanghainese. I’m currently bilingual but aiming to be a polyglot! I’ve already learned several common languages but I’m getting more interested in learning rarer ones and almost-forgotten ones, it’s just cool imo. I wonder if you will make more videos about Shanghainese in the future?

I own the same UNIQLO jacket! Based.

yessir! thanks for the vid man

上海語学習中の日本人です:D いつも素敵な動画をありがとう！ いつでも日本来てください🇯🇵🍣♡

There's no clear distinction between dialects and languages. The people who use mutual intelligibility have a point, but there's several cases such as Arabic and Scandinavian languages which break the rules, so it's not definitive either. For example, Arabic isn't considered several languages even though some dialects aren't mutually intelligible; it is considered a single language because dialects close to one another are intelligible. Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish are usually understandable by all 3 groups, especially dialects in closer geographic proximity. Despite mutual intelligibility, they are considered 3 different languages. Personally, I go by the wikipedia rule, and I think Shanghainese is a dialect of Wu Chinese, which is also spoken in Zhejiang and southern Jiangsu. I speak Mandarin with a Northeastern accent, and there are those who speak Northeastern dialect such that you can't understand them only knowing Standard Mandarin. So is Northeast dialect a separate language? I don't think so. It's just like a stronger version of Beijing dialect with a few differences, and northerners can all understand each other, with a bit of familiarity. Clearly, Wu is much more different, so it deserves its own category, but is Shanghainese really that much different from Ningbo or Hangzhou dialect? I don't know; I would have to do more research to figure it out. The problem is most overseas people only think of Mandarin and Cantonese, so they never learn about all the varieties or discuss which categories should be used. In Chinese linguistics, they're all considered dialects. In my opinion, the groupings/categories/branches are distinct languages, but the specific variety of a locality is not and only a dialect.

You look nerdy but has a healthy body, keep it up

I am a senior from high school, very appreciated, it took me 3s to do it

Suki day😍

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I'd love to see a video on how you got to UCLA

Agreed. I'm from Spain and the country would be much less of a cultural wonder if it killed off minority languages like Basque, Catalán or Galician. Protecting linguistic diversity is always a plus.

You’re him bro dw. I’m honestly starting to feel burned out in high school. You made it pretty far already

Hi I’m a sophomore in high school and I wanted to ask about switching majors once you get into college. I know I’m only in 10th grade but I have all my ECs and everything shaped around Engineering and I feel like it’s a little late to be trying to switch to something else like business if I wanna be a competitive applicant. Similar to you I think I’m realizing that I might not want to do Engineering for the rest of my life and going into Business now seems like the career I actually want to pursue. So basically, should I finish out high school focusing on engineering and then try to transfer once I’m in college, or should I just put Business as my first choice and hope I get lucky? And is it even possible to make that transfer in college, like are you transferring from pre-med to Business

Are you an international student? I thought you were a native English speaker at first, Dang! You're fluent in both languages. You could make a video about how shanghaish accent like in English.

Bro, as a high school senior during the college application process, I appreciate what you share. Stay strong my friend. Seems like you have been through a hard time!

good luck to you man, thanks for the advice

This video popped up in my recommended, and as a high school senior I already feel like I'm experiencing an existential crisis lol. I'm trying to get myself together before university, including time management skills. Hopefully I'll figure out early enough if I want to continue the major I've been set on for like 3 years. I think I'm just afraid of going too far into something and regretting it :/

someone people go their whole lives without having the realization you've had

You know what is even scarier? Not having an existential crisis and later on regretting your decision. Thank you for sharing your situation. Many people are also having the same problem and you pointing out the ability to change and pivot career is really enlightening.

Almost every shanghainese word has a mandarin equivalent. I see them as the same language but with sound substitutions.

0:08 *Correction: Shanghainese is not a dialect of Mandarin. Its a part of the Wu Language family.

Thank you, this will come in handy in every day conversations 😊

Nice username

what were the stats that got you into UCLA? ik its the most applied to school in the country but its sitll somewhere that i plan on applying to (both my parents went there). For several years I've been keen on going down the business/finance route and I also wanted to know what types of ECs do you think I should be doing? thanks man

good luck with everything man