Absolutely. For the most part, I think MANY Koreans, or MOST asians, OR OTHER ASIANS, that have NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE THEIR COUNTRY, are ignorant about what exactly other ppl do. Also I find that when asians talk about America, they think only of whites and not of America being made up of MANY ethnic groups. So CULTURE, ETHNIC BELIEFS, TRADITIONS & RITUALS can vary from literally house to house.
i live in america and i grew uo with it being normal in my family to hug people youve never met, ive always hated it, it seems so invasive i dont understand how anyone is okay with it
@@allessandrapeirce9510 if you live alone for 100 years, you will learn the meaning and value of a hug. Even a hug from an animal like your dog is comforting.
@@allessandrapeirce9510 🤷 Some people are just more or less touchy than other people, even if it is different from the prevailing culture. Since it is so common here I have had people tell me when I met them that they are "not really huggers", and that's fine too. You do you!
@@hunterkudo9832 So true. I live alone and it feels so nice and comforting when someone HUGS me; but, if someone does not, I do not feel as though they do not like/hate me. I guess hugs/kissing is an individual thing.
Imagine him in a Latino gathering. We literally kiss on the cheek to every single person that’s on the house when greeting them even if we don’t know them
8:17 if I'm not wrong, Billie eilish wore the same dress that j-hope is wearing...in bad guy. Do you know the surprise about BTS ? See here:th-cam.com/video/IR0kxXQE9vo/w-d-xo.html
The tanning thing is probably related to social status. Asians associate dark skin with manual labor, so light skin became a sign of wealth, a way to show that you can afford to not work outside in the field every day. Westerners associate dark skin with leisure, so tanned skin means you can afford to go out and vacation in beautiful places. They also associate it with health, as outdoor sports are a lot more popular the West.
Yes! Finally someone who knows facts! I've heard so many people say that Asians prefer light skin because they want to be caucasians and are racists. When Asian history says otherwise!
That's human, when we have dark skin we want lighter one. Vice versa white skin wanna make it tanned. 😂😂😂 It's difficult to explain what i mean with dull color. for example like me, i easily get dark skin when i go out and it's nothing like honey color i got. But the skin looks dull and like burnt chicken. 😭
Yeah, I rarely put ice in my drinks, only if it's cold, I decide to get some. And if I get it from a (fast food lol) restaurant. Because for some strange reason, THEY ALWAYS PUT ICE WhEtHeR yOu LiKe iT oR nOt.
@@feelbettersoon1532 To be fair, ice is pretty much a staple of drinks in America and they're expected by the vast majority to be "ice cold" unless it's a drink normally served hot. Even tea here is typically iced. Regardless, the reason is not that strange: ice is cheaper than whatever beverage goes in the cup. Restaurants put in more ice to save money on drink syrups and such. Generally you can just ask for no ice or light ice and they will accommodate you, though.
Some Americans are huggers, some are cheek-kissers, some are hand-shakers, and some do a handshake plus half-hug. You never know which one until you meet them. When you meet another American for the first time, there's always a brief awkward moment as each person tries to figure out what the other is going to do. But somehow it always works out.
That is so true! I went from a more stand-offish culture to a "hugging' one, and it was hard to get used to. I have to admit, unless it's at church, I'm still not very comfortable with it.
in America alll of these depend on where you’re from and how you were raised because there are so many different cultures, traditions, and mannerism here
I'm french and I never walk in the house with shoes, and I greet people in america by kissing them on both of their cheeks, its really important 😁 btw rn I live in America
I've never known a girl to drink from a big carton like that in America. That's usually something men try to do when no one is looking. Especially younger men and boys. If they are caught they will be severely scolded.
Right. I was gonna say the older Black women I know and my mom are very maternal and huggy. I inherited it too. Everyone's a child or a baby and they get hugs and kisses. They have to be family though or someone they know. I always would be brave though and say hi to an elder or a stranger or a baby. But you don't hug them or kiss them unless you know them or heard about them and the parent has to allow you to hold the baby. And honestly when you're a kid the hugs and kisses were so weird but once you get older and life starts to be rough you end up liking the support and affection. It has to do with the warm energy passed from a hug. Not the "repsectfullness". It's affectionate.
I mean same in Korea, in different regions with different dialects there’s different subcultures and ways of doing things that aren’t like the typical Seoul way
She has such grate energy!!! Outgoing yet rispectful❤️ want to se her in more videos❤️, other foreigners that we usualy see are realy Korean style, i meen they were makeup, talk and are dressed in a Korean maner. I would like to see people to realy rapresent the country that they are from, or in general rapresent non asian vibe. Cose im Ukranian and i dont feel rapresented by that tipe of foreigner like to me they dont even look or act like non asian person 🤷🏻♀️
@@sof8901 German and english for me. It's mothereffing easy. Just happens. You react automatically. When someone speaks german I switch to german, speak english, english it is. You don't learn it ,you just do it. It's normal. I never met anyone who didn't do it. Maybe some people just can't do it and definitely depends on your level. If you are fluent it's just normal.
@@sof8901 sounds strange to me. I just do that. It's kinda hard for me to grasp your viewpoint because it's so normal for me. And my mind is pretty chaotic but this is fine.
Her voice is hypnotizing. She speaks Korean with that voice of her, so beautifully, I'm almost dishearten to learn it anymore !😂 What a wonderful person
I don’t think the idea was that EVERY American does this, it’s just something that some Americans might do. I’ve met a lot people who go for a hug when I first meet them, I don’t do it personally because I know some of my friends are uncomfortable with hugs so you never know.
@@laner9153 most Americans don’t hug strangers unless they’re drunk or dating. If they see that person often enough they will hug that person even if they’re not that close but upon first or second meeting they’re not.
I’m Jamaican. And shoes are not allowed in the house. Street clothes aren’t allowed on the bed, period. Lol. Also, hugging a person I just met isn’t happening either. 😂
I'm American, and we always take off our shoes in our house. We either walk around in slippers or barefoot. And the hugging is reserved for only family and maybe 1 friend 😂
The shoes indoor thing is definitely 50/50. I’ve personally in all my years never walked in someone’s house with my shoes on. It honestly just depends on the family and how they were raised. All my friends, coworkers, and etc... will say the same thing. Who wants to keep cleaning their carpet and floors. Take off your shoes by the door.
who wans to keep cleaning carpet and floors? in my country i've never seen a carpeted floor and in my house, the floors gets cleaned almost everyday so... i only walk with shoes around the house to go to my room when i come from outside and then i go barefoot, very rarely do i wear them in other rooms (but it may happen), then again different cultures. Even so there is something i've seen in americans shows that is completely disgusting and that is shoes in the bed/sofa. Why would you do that in the place you sleep and put your skin against?
@@chocolatbownie35 I agree with you. I never understood how people in American TV shoes would sit on the bed or couches with their shoes on. That’s totally disgusting. Many American homes have carpeting and while we vacuum often, shampooing the carpet is a major hassle as it takes hours for the carpet to dry, and there is the cost of having to have it professionally clean. Hence, why everyone I know will either walk around their homes barefoot, with socks on, or have slippers.
I do not wear shoes in my house. I didn't use to enforce it with my guests until one came in with dog poo on her shoe and tracked in on my carpet 😡. Now my guests already know, shoes off at the door!!!!!!!
It's honestly hard to put all "Westerners" into one group. Even if it only meant USA - while some things might be general in the US, you can't just say that a person raised in New Jersey is the same as a person raised in Texas or Michigan.
@@user-3aa6234fh yeah but I'd say the US is a lot more like a continent in how diverse it is so generalizations of people in the US is a lot more inaccurate than generalizations of people in Korea
@@MrDot-hw5wb nah, I mean people generalize whole Asia or at least East Asia. Or whole continent Africa (except of north Africa that people often generalize with whole middle east)
@@shanchan8247 I swear they cuss yo ass out and please don’t walk in they house without saying hello🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️. One of my friends got cussed out for not telling my bestfriend mama hello.
I am from Romania, Eastern Europe, and it’s so weird to me how casual the English language is in general. We have many different greetings and multiple pronouns for this, but when put in English they sound so off and pretentious.
By the way, if you go to America and someone tries to hug you and it’s uncomfortable, you can just say “oh I’m not a touchy person” or something like that! They won’t get offended and will probably just offer a handshake instead, as long as you’re not rude about it😊
yeah it’s mostly the upbringing i didn’t use to be a touchy feely person it actually made me uncomfortable but my friends hugged me often and eventually i started to like it and do it out of habit (edit: autocorrect fix)
As an American, I grew up in the Midwest and nobody hugged when they first met. When I moved to the west coast, every one hugged! It was really surprising to me and at first it made me feel uncomfortable 😅 now I hug every person I meet
Can confirm...Midwestern here. Never have hugged someone when we first met. Found that a bizarre characterization when I saw it but reading the comments apparently its common in other regions. Interesting!
Midwesterner checking in to agree. Glad I wasn't going crazy! I was like...DO NOT HUG ME! I just met you! We will now shake hands and remark on the weather.
Could be cultural. I'm also in the Midwest but I'm Black so when we introduce close friends and family there are hugs all around. I couldn't imagine meeting a room full of aunties and not coming out covered in sweater lint and lipstick smudges on my cheeks. Not with total strangers, though.
Being an Asian who’s born and raised in the US, I can say most things depend on ethnicity then nationality. Also I’ve never heard of the weird carton thing and usually you won’t greet someone with a hug unless you’ve heard a lot of things about them before hand.
@@ivanapetrovska9730 yeah, this video is generalized. Though I don’t think a general amount Americans would agree to drinking milk straight from the carton, or hugging a stranger.
@@meganjung5264 In my family my father always drinks milk from the carton, we always take off shoes before entering the house, when I was a kid and broke something my mom would throw a slipper at me, we shake hands with strangers but hug and kiss friends on the cheek, we always greet our friends parents politely and shake hands when meeting them. Which nationality am I? A mix? No, I'm Macedonian. And no, not all Macedonians act like this.
@@meganjung5264 I think the drinking milk out of the carton/jug comes from American movies and series. I've seen it a lot there. Maybe people used to do that in the past I don't know. It had to come out of somewhere.
I feel like it’s difficult to say things about “American culture“ because America is comprised of thousands of different cultures and racial and ethnic backgrounds that constantly influence everyone’s own families. Like my Italian family was brought up completely different from my friend whose family is Brazilian and my other friend whose family is Filipino. It’s just how your family is brought up I think, so all Americans don’t think and act the same. My family has taught me not to do half of those which are in the video.
The title is Westerners. Not Americans. The woman just happens to be American. You could literally take every one of those examples and put it in the UK. We like to hug, we don't take our shoes off, we're informal.
@@ariagnyug I do agree with you, but I would argue that because she is American she can only give her American, Western, point of view. Also that besides the title they tend to use America as a poster for Western media and culture :)
As an American, it's not common to drink from the carton like that, most people just use cups. Also I've never hugged someone I just met unless I've heard a lot about them and we were familiar with each other.
re drinking from the carton: Bacteria and viruses don't care. When you inoculate a nutrient media with oral flora, it starts growing immediately. Growth is slower at cold temperatures, but inevitable. In a fairly short time, the salmonella, Listeria, staph, strep, chlamydia, papilloma, Herpes, Hepatitis C, and whatever else you are growing in your mouth has reproduced several times in the carton, and is ready to overwhelm your immunity, Or the immunity of anyone else who drinks after you. If you are part of a large household, with several people drinking from the carton, it probably won't matter. Otherwise, it will.
The only time I’ve ever hugged someone I just met was in school where this one girl went around and gave a hug to everyone in the class including me and it was mostly just awkward.
I drink from the carton if I’m the only one who’ll drinks that particular beverage. And I hug fairly often also. I often don’t initiate the hug, but others will hug me and I accept and return their hugs.
If hugging is tough for this boy, he'll totally scream when he learns about Argentina, we do a lot of kisses, even if we don't know you, even men kiss eachother on the cheeks.
True, us Hispanics/Latins greet each other with hugs and kisses even when meeting for the first time only if we’re introduced to them by a friend in common. When that happens sometimes you’ll see me doing both things at once, offer my hand in handshake and leaning for a hug/kiss.
@@sevahiggins yeah, actually it is. It gets uncomfortable when we don't hug, but when you meet new people, it's not a hug hug, it would be like a half hug, just with one and maybe a kiss on the cheecl
As someone from the US, I can say that I’ve never greeted some I’ve just meet with a hug. I simply just wave and say “Hi, it’s nice to meet you” although, if I’m close with the person I give them a hug. :)
That’s funny, like for my culture we don’t do hugs unless we know each other BUT it will seem rude to just say “hi” normally we give a kiss in chic the first time we meet someone 😂😂. When I went to the states I felt incomplete for just saying hi without the kiss.
Renee's laugh is infectious. When she speaks Korean her enunciation has very sweet pauses to draw out any observation about emotions. She would voice an anime character in multiple languages beautifully.
I think the most important part of the hugging thing was when she said "I've heard so much about you!" like, most Americans aren't going to hug a complete stranger the first time they meet them. if you hug someone during an introduction, it's usually a good friend of your good friend or something like that, so it's kind of like you're already close.
The more in the south of the continent the more touchy and friendly people are. Before the pandemic I struggled so much with cheek kisses to greet, some people just get it but some find it rude (I think is more common between old people to find it rude).
Yeah, I've seen that too. I'm from the North and we tend to be much more withdrawn when compared to the South. The most we'll do for a greeting when we are first meeting someone is a handshake - everything else is considered unwelcome, improper, or even just plain rude. Of course, not everyone is like that, it's just generally that we are more likely to react in a mortified fashion when compared to our much more friendly Southern counter-parts.
As a westerner, I hate people hugging me and hugging others, especially if I dont know them. I think its always good to remember, no matter where you come from, everyone is different...
Me too, but it's not that deep bro. They are just talking about westerners in general, obviously it doesn't count to every single person that isn't from there country
You people either want to pretend you are like Korean people or boy you have issues. It is a hug hello, if you are meeting someone who is nice why not? Unless it shows you they are aholes nothing wrong with a hug. As someone said it's not that deep.
The country I am from in Africa, walking into someone's home with shoes is really disrespectful. Even in your own house it's really unusual. Unless it's those comfy custom-made slippers for indoors or socks? Or even barefoot...
In northern part of the US people usually don't wear shoes inside the home because they would be bringing in a lot of snow throughout the house. A lot of times (not always) homes up north will have what's called a mud room. This is where you take your shoes, socks, and winter wear off and hang in up on the wall or put onto a shelf. Talking about bringing in a lot of snow. My mom would put my dad's socks and t-shirt on their Old English Sheep dog when she did her business during winter (they lived in snowy Wisconsin). One time my mom forgot and the dog came back inside with clumps of snow on the body. It took 2 beach towels to soak up the water.
Yeah in finland we take off our shoes too. It's bizarre that you would wear shoes inside, we're not outside. It's a disgusting idea to wear your dirty shoes inside 😭
Lol this is so random but when they did the greetings one, it reminded me of when Camilo cabello met BTS and instead of handshaking them she gave them a hug and a kiss and they just looked at her like 👁👄👁
@@69raisinswhy lol, no. There are a lot of other places that keep shoes on inside the house, it's not like an "american thing". Also, it depends how you were raised.
Or to be more specific "Things White Americans Do That Asians May NEVER Understand" lol😂. Because most African-Americans, Latin-Americans, and Asian-Americans don't do most of those things lol😂.
@@maggie-michelle6934 I hope you find real friends. Everyone deserves to have a real friend that they can trust:) I'm still waiting on my friends to come one day, but they'll come along soon :)
That's because living in Korea she probably now knows the actual historic reasons why people in many Asian countries don't want tans. I'm sure she as an American had to learn the *humility* it would take for an American to actually understand the historic and cultural context of what people do in other countries. You can't just put your own sensibilities on everything and think you're right, but that's what American ignorance gets you, I guess.
@@Zeverinsen America has HEAVY colorism too. Every culture even some African cultures have heavy colorism. So instead of allowing it it’s best to call it out and not be ignorant.
@@Zeverinsen with the heavy mindset of "white skin is the right skin" based HEAVILY off of westernized culture (popular movies, music, models, etc) putting a major emphasis today's beauty standards in the Asian culture, this could have been a great learning experience that could have been spoken on in this video. Nobody's putting self sensibilities on anything, it's the fact that it's true and the narrative needs to be changed. Studying before speaking so loudly and being so wrong might benefit you some, I guess.
she wasn't wrong with her explanation though, when a lot of jobs in america were industrialized and most people had office or factory jobs, they would spend a lot of time indoors; so if a person had a tan it meant they had the time and money to spend outside or going on vacation. It was a status symbol but in recent years there are definitely different reasons as to why people like to get tanned out here.
@Artoria Pendragon Canada is similar but the shoes in the house is a big no we don't where shoe inside. It can be considered disrespectful and rude. Its not as big of a deal as Korea but is just a well known thing.
Reneé is so sweet and kind. Beautiful too! I’m glad she represented Americans. She was spot on with her answers I feel like. Reneé big hug from Indiana! ❤️
I'm uruguayan, we don't hug strangers, we kiss them lol, we kiss literally everyone, even our doctors or our professors, i hate it I'm an introvert, if you don't do it you end up looking very rude 😭😭
Tell them you were raped and touching people you don’t know in that manner can send you into shock. I would do that if I wanted to establish boundaries with people who don’t understand.
I’m American, and I love Renee (I hope I spelled that right) so much!!! She is so so cool, I could listen to her talk all day! And since I’m trying to learn Korean she’s super inspiring 😊 they both seemed like very lovely people
In the part of the u.s I live in when most people greet they do that 1 hand shake and pull in thing My mom forbids me to walk in the house with shoes on
In California it’s normal but there’s like, classifications of hugs based on how well you know them, and obviously always ask a stranger when you’re first meeting them if they’re ok with it. One arm bro hug for the strangers Long hug for a friend or persons you want to show you care for And a brief hug for people you consider associated to you or your group. Hugs are often more for goodbye then hello, but still considered normal in either instance.
@@honeydubear5530 Subregions of american culture vary greatly.. And america is a melting pot. I have grown up in the PNW most my life with a brief stay in Arkansas. In Washington state people dont generally hug when they've just met, but I could see that being more common in the south. Also guys are less likely to hug when first meeting
I honestly loved seeing a non-Korwan person speak Korean! It was encouraging to me, maybe one day I'll speak well enough to at least sound like her 😄😄 super cute video!
@@niccolom4556 ever heard of the term “sun kissed?” Or “golden hour” where the sun makes it look like ur skin is glowing…maybe ur just too pale to see it tho
The irony is that black people dont sunbathe - unless they are lunatics. she is being very nice bit it is only white people that strip off and run into the sun .
Yes, the vast majority of Americans don't. today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2018/01/17/most-americans-take-their-shoes-home-dont-expect-t
honestly, I hate wearing shoes in the house cause who knows what you have stepped in. the only time I don't take them off is if I'm in a hurry to grab something from inside or I really need to use the bathroom, lol
The shoes taken off at the home is done in europe as well as far as I know. I'm polish and my mom or grandma would kill me if I didn't take my shoes off 😂
That's right, whether it's at my house or going to a friend's, I always take my shoes off. I think in most European countries there is this habit But in the States it is a habit to walk around the house in your shoes and lie down on the bed with your shoes on Greetings from Krakow
Same for me in the US I guess it depends on how your raised my mom would be so mad if u walked on her floor with outside shoes on when you come in take off your shoes at the door!! 🙂
@Artoria Pendragon Nope it doesn't apply to the mast majority. I'm in the North Midwest of the United States and we take ours shoes off but won't stop another from wearing them unless their shoes aremuddy/dirty. This is all based off of where, how they were raised, culture and more.
I'm from the south. We hug when we meet people. And everyone i know drinks from the jug. 😂 who wants to be bothered to get a cup?! Seeing parents, you have to be respectable. Help them if they ask. Be considerate. We do like are cold drinks. Iced coffee, sweet tea, soda, etc. Shoes in the house depends on people. I like to take my shoes off at my house but my parents wear shoes all the time. They can't be bothered to take of lf their shoes all the time since they go in and out of the house constantly. Most people I know don't take off their shoes. The tanning this is true. Haha
That is still silly, but i'll add it to my list of arguments i've heard about wearing shoes indoors - being too lazy to spend a few seconds (or multiplied by a few times, depending on how many times they go in and out) a day to do it. I don't want to be nosy, but i bet that cleaning the floors/carpets will take a lot more time than those few seconds that could spare the additional, unneeded floor wiping/vacuuming. Still not as ridiculous as "my feet stink, so i wear shoes", or "why would i do it if i only walk to the car and from the car to work ?", among the others.
Yeah, I’m from Alabama so most of the people here are hella friendly. I’ve known all these people before but everybody I know don’t take off their shoes in the house it’s just not or tradition or families.
@@DoctorStrange01 It's not really silly?? It's just a cultural difference and you're actually being pretty rude about it. People in the south also spend a lot of time outdoors, so taking of shoes all the time would just be weird. Not only that but taking off shoes in the house really depends on the specific situation and could be seen as rude depending on when you do it.
@@DoctorStrange01 some of us Don't mind cleaning so yea here in America things are more relaxed and not as uptight if I Don't wanna take my shoes off in my own house that I pay for I Don't have to. It ain't got a damn thing to do with being lazy it depends on the culture, nationality, how you grew up etc please learn that all families aren't like yours
That's true. I'm Oneida and my grandparents still invite each other over for holidays and my parents broke up over 18 years ago 😂 Everyone on both sides are still friends with each other though. My grandparents snapchat each other and my uncles and dad still game with each other. My mom and dad are still close friends too and are always there for each other.
I’m definitely that person that drinks ice coffee in a cold room. Even when THERES snow outside. I live in Texas so that was last week lol and even then I was like WHERES THE ICE CREAM
When I was a kid and lived in the US, we and everyone I knew wore our shoes in the house all the time. Now I live in Canada (Ontario) and everyone takes their shoes off as soon as they go into a house. It sure keeps the carpets a lot cleaner!
American here. Shoes in the house is a big no-no. They come off as soon as one steps inside and socks go on immediately. I am constantly preaching at my kids ‘dont you dare walk around MY floors without socks on!’ Lol
@@Greentrees60 yes! I wonder if taking off shoes in the US is more common in places with snow. I lived in Arizona, Oklahoma and Kentucky during the 1980's and didn't know anyone who took their shoes off when entering a home. Now I've been in Ontario, Canada for 29 years and everyone I know does it.🇨🇦
Yup! Tanned skin was associated with leisure time. Most people were indoors working, and only the rich had the privilege to just hang out outside for fun
I was told if you’re pale that’s a sign for being rich because the people working on the fields always got tanned skin.. and sorry for my bad english 😬
The stereotypes spoken about in this video are more “hollywood educated” than reality. The majority, nationwide, is not as “casual” as what was shown. I have lived or been to multiple places in every state. Been to schools in the USA with 30 kids in the entire HS & some with thousands. Went to schools in many countries 1st world & others. Yes there are cultural differences, but these in this video are more INDIVIDUAL than cultural. A couple may be subset cultural, but as they pertain to the west or the USA- missed.
Honestly I think the hug thing is also a way to break the ice at the beginning if you meet someone new. It's like showing the other person they can be comfortable with you. At least that's what it feels like to me.
I agree with you, Daisy. My mom would HUG everybody and would call them darlin, angel and/or sweetheart. I guess it was her way of making others feel comfortable around her. All my high school friends seemed to love my mom MORE than they liked me. They loved talking with her. My mom never judged ppl so they felt taking with her about any & everything. Our house, at times, was like grand central station. She was truly a very special person. She’s no longer with us ( she’s gone home & with the LORD ) but what an impression, inspiration & encouragement she was. AFTER THOT: I miss you mom :(...
I personally don't do hugs when I first meet people as I'm introverted and not a touchy person. I don't mind if someone wants to but I have my limits on hugs from random/new people.
I'm not really upset about it, but why is it that when Koreans use the word "Westeners" they mean Americans? There are a lot of other countries in the West 😅 edit: they use the word Americans but translate it as Westerners
@@samshah7628 yes, that is very true. But I have been thinking about this for a long time now, since I have watched a lot of videos like these. But. You are absolutely right 😄
@@Moriah.Kay. yeah, it's pretty much like saying all Asians have the same traditions and stuff. 😅 both Westerners and Asians (and Europiens, Americans...) are such a broad term it's hard to squeeze it into one video
As a person living in the US I can’t really say I agree with the hugging and walking with shoes on around the house my mom would be super angry and you shouldn’t hug a person you just meet it’s awkward but everyone’s different 🙂...
@@xamiraxx9181 Lol exactly! And my mom would have made whoever did that buy a new one just for putting their nasty lips on that carton/bottle after she cussed them out lol😂
To add to what she said, tanning in America is also a sign of wealth because if you are able to go to these extravagant places with beautiful beaches and scenery, that means you have money to afford a nice and enjoyable vacation. If you spend the time going to the beach, on a cruise or yacht, or hiking around going sight seeing, you would come back with a tan.
Oh man, so I am wealthy and I didn't know it. Please, in NY beaches are a subway away, we tan all summer for a 5 dollar ride. In California is just as cheap. Same thing NJ, what lavish thing are you talking about, tanning salons have specials of 19.99, are you in a cave? Or are you stuck in 1950.
@@bebeade71 that is still a poor excuse to discriminate. There are things in our culture that we need to ervaluate and eradicate at one point, so don't reply wit it is their culture either.
The same genes that allow red hair to present often limit the proper ability to increase melanin, even if you start out with a darker default complexion. In my birth nation of Iran, there is a segment of the population which frequently presents red hair, green eyes, and skin that has two settings based on sun exposure: "almost albino" and "almost tomato." ;) These folks, if put into western clothing, would be more easily mistaken for Irish than Iranian by most Americans. ;)
@@nevaehlheaven Well, it *is* about genetics. The skin types are very similar, and both have troubles when it comes to sunburns and have a higher vitamin D production.
Some of these American mannerisms are true depending on the person and family. Not all Americans are like this, for greeting, you usually hug and/or kiss the other person on the cheek if you ALREADY know them for a while. If it's a stranger you are meeting for the first time, you would usually just say hi and/or do a hand shake.
It has been so great to read all the differences even within America! Like I mentioned before, this is based on my personal experience. Glad you all in the comments could give others a different perspective! Thank you SHINETEEN!
If I would move to Korea, I would be burned as witch or something like that lol. I'm a hugger and as a Swiss, we also greet friends and family with 3 kisses on the cheek and it doesnt matter if it's a male or a female.
![[UNCUT] The Loyal Pin ปิ่นภักดิ์ EP.15 (2/4)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/qbHbshrA1f0/mqdefault.jpg)
Guy: "I don't understand why you would hug someone you just met?"
Girl: *Hugs him happily*
Guy: 😳 Everything's changed......
Absolutely. For the most part, I think MANY Koreans, or MOST asians, OR OTHER ASIANS, that have NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE THEIR COUNTRY, are ignorant about what exactly other ppl do. Also I find that when asians talk about America, they think only of whites and not of America being made up of MANY ethnic groups. So CULTURE, ETHNIC BELIEFS, TRADITIONS & RITUALS can vary from literally house to house.
i live in america and i grew uo with it being normal in my family to hug people youve never met, ive always hated it, it seems so invasive i dont understand how anyone is okay with it
@@allessandrapeirce9510 if you live alone for 100 years, you will learn the meaning and value of a hug. Even a hug from an animal like your dog is comforting.
@@allessandrapeirce9510 🤷 Some people are just more or less touchy than other people, even if it is different from the prevailing culture. Since it is so common here I have had people tell me when I met them that they are "not really huggers", and that's fine too. You do you!
@@hunterkudo9832 So true. I live alone and it feels so nice and comforting when someone HUGS me; but, if someone does not, I do not feel as though they do not like/hate me. I guess hugs/kissing is an individual thing.
Imagine him in a Latino gathering. We literally kiss on the cheek to every single person that’s on the house when greeting them even if we don’t know them
as an egyptian i can agree with that
Same in Spain😁
I was gonna say that VWBFBD
Same thing in France but we do the bise, do you also do the bise?
in Brazil sometime we do this 😂
Love her personality, she's so beautiful.....and he's adorable.
she gives me unni vibes the way she's treating him
I think exactly the same
And and her voice is so nice too
8:17 if I'm not wrong, Billie eilish wore the same dress that j-hope is wearing...in bad guy. Do you know the surprise about BTS ? See here:th-cam.com/video/IR0kxXQE9vo/w-d-xo.html
She looks so pretty I love her hair and lipstick!
The tanning thing is probably related to social status. Asians associate dark skin with manual labor, so light skin became a sign of wealth, a way to show that you can afford to not work outside in the field every day. Westerners associate dark skin with leisure, so tanned skin means you can afford to go out and vacation in beautiful places. They also associate it with health, as outdoor sports are a lot more popular the West.
Yes! Finally someone who knows facts! I've heard so many people say that Asians prefer light skin because they want to be caucasians and are racists. When Asian history says otherwise!
@@Moss_piglets then they changed it into a racist and colorist thing. So it's both
Umm.. not really. White is just beauty standar here in asian because dark skin looks dull on us..
@@ly7865 but there are asians that have dark skin. Are you saying they look dull?
That's human, when we have dark skin we want lighter one. Vice versa white skin wanna make it tanned. 😂😂😂
It's difficult to explain what i mean with dull color. for example like me, i easily get dark skin when i go out and it's nothing like honey color i got. But the skin looks dull and like burnt chicken. 😭
I just wanna say SHE IS SLAYING THE BLACK LIPSTICK
I think a color would look even better on her. She's lovely looking. The black adds nothing.
She's wearing green tho-
And she doesn't look like she's trying too hard to be a goth, its weird
I personally do not like to see that dark lipstick on black women....but, she is “slaying it” indeed.
The colorlooks so beautiful on her! Pair with that smile - perfection!
I’m the only one her who found her voice very soothing and relaxing, she sounds really nice when she talks
Right
agreed. I wanted to say the same thing. She just has one of those "voices".
She really does have a nice voice. She could lead a yoga session
Same. You would love listening to her. ❤️
Nice pfp
I'm so glad she kept saying it depends. Not everyone acts like that and i hate ice in my drinks.
Exactly. I think it depends on the region you’re in, your family ways, and even cultural tradition in America.
Yeah, I rarely put ice in my drinks, only if it's cold, I decide to get some. And if I get it from a (fast food lol) restaurant. Because for some strange reason, THEY ALWAYS PUT ICE WhEtHeR yOu LiKe iT oR nOt.
Fill that glass with ice 🧊 love it 🤘☮️😜
@@feelbettersoon1532 To be fair, ice is pretty much a staple of drinks in America and they're expected by the vast majority to be "ice cold" unless it's a drink normally served hot. Even tea here is typically iced. Regardless, the reason is not that strange: ice is cheaper than whatever beverage goes in the cup. Restaurants put in more ice to save money on drink syrups and such. Generally you can just ask for no ice or light ice and they will accommodate you, though.
@@awkwebum100 ABSOLUTELY. America is diverse as her people. No one person can say what American do / don’t do.
Some Americans are huggers, some are cheek-kissers, some are hand-shakers, and some do a handshake plus half-hug. You never know which one until you meet them. When you meet another American for the first time, there's always a brief awkward moment as each person tries to figure out what the other is going to do. But somehow it always works out.
That is so true! I went from a more stand-offish culture to a "hugging' one, and it was hard to get used to. I have to admit, unless it's at church, I'm still not very comfortable with it.
I'm more of a one head nod type of gal . I'm also super awkward in regular situations 😅
in America alll of these depend on where you’re from and how you were raised because there are so many different cultures, traditions, and mannerism here
f - u-u cckkiinnn duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I'm french and I never walk in the house with shoes, and I greet people in america by kissing them on both of their cheeks, its really important 😁 btw rn I live in America
I've never known a girl to drink from a big carton like that in America. That's usually something men try to do when no one is looking. Especially younger men and boys. If they are caught they will be severely scolded.
Right. I was gonna say the older Black women I know and my mom are very maternal and huggy. I inherited it too. Everyone's a child or a baby and they get hugs and kisses. They have to be family though or someone they know. I always would be brave though and say hi to an elder or a stranger or a baby. But you don't hug them or kiss them unless you know them or heard about them and the parent has to allow you to hold the baby. And honestly when you're a kid the hugs and kisses were so weird but once you get older and life starts to be rough you end up liking the support and affection. It has to do with the warm energy passed from a hug. Not the "repsectfullness". It's affectionate.
I mean same in Korea, in different regions with different dialects there’s different subcultures and ways of doing things that aren’t like the typical Seoul way
Yayy they are backkk she’s so pretty and love her character
Fr
I love the tone of her voice! And he’s adorable too!
She has such grate energy!!! Outgoing yet rispectful❤️ want to se her in more videos❤️, other foreigners that we usualy see are realy Korean style, i meen they were makeup, talk and are dressed in a Korean maner. I would like to see people to realy rapresent the country that they are from, or in general rapresent non asian vibe. Cose im Ukranian and i dont feel rapresented by that tipe of foreigner like to me they dont even look or act like non asian person 🤷🏻♀️
@@boh7816 exactly 💯
Fully agree
I love how quickly she can switch between languages! It’s really cool to hear.
Isn't that just normal? Everyone I know can do this.
@@shadowwolf6205 i cant and i speak spanish lol
@@sof8901 German and english for me. It's mothereffing easy. Just happens. You react automatically. When someone speaks german I switch to german, speak english, english it is. You don't learn it ,you just do it. It's normal. I never met anyone who didn't do it.
Maybe some people just can't do it and definitely depends on your level. If you are fluent it's just normal.
@@shadowwolf6205 that wasn’t my point lol i can’t switch languages mid convo i’ll either get stuck in one and then go back and fix my mistake
@@sof8901 sounds strange to me. I just do that. It's kinda hard for me to grasp your viewpoint because it's so normal for me. And my mind is pretty chaotic but this is fine.
Her voice is hypnotizing. She speaks Korean with that voice of her, so beautifully, I'm almost dishearten to learn it anymore !😂 What a wonderful person
Thank you for the heartwarming comment. I appreciate you😍
I’m American and I Never hug strangers. That’s reserved for friend, long time acquaintances, and family.
Yeah same. I don't know where they got that from but here, we only hug people who we know really well.
I don’t think the idea was that EVERY American does this, it’s just something that some Americans might do. I’ve met a lot people who go for a hug when I first meet them, I don’t do it personally because I know some of my friends are uncomfortable with hugs so you never know.
could be that you're an introvert?? extroverted Asian are very talkative even with a stranger tho
@@nuhahaha8575 I’m an ambivert. I can talk with strangers if the cues are there but I’m not going to hug them.
@@laner9153 most Americans don’t hug strangers unless they’re drunk or dating. If they see that person often enough they will hug that person even if they’re not that close but upon first or second meeting they’re not.
I’m Jamaican. And shoes are not allowed in the house. Street clothes aren’t allowed on the bed, period. Lol. Also, hugging a person I just met isn’t happening either. 😂
I'm American, and we always take off our shoes in our house. We either walk around in slippers or barefoot. And the hugging is reserved for only family and maybe 1 friend 😂
Same here and I’m Nigerian. Yeah, it’s a No
I'm from Trinidad! I think one thing we can agree all Caribbean people do is talk to strangers constantly 😂
My dad is from Alabama & we take our shoes off at the 🚪..😂😂
THIS!!!!!
The shoes indoor thing is definitely 50/50. I’ve personally in all my years never walked in someone’s house with my shoes on. It honestly just depends on the family and how they were raised. All my friends, coworkers, and etc... will say the same thing. Who wants to keep cleaning their carpet and floors. Take off your shoes by the door.
who wans to keep cleaning carpet and floors? in my country i've never seen a carpeted floor and in my house, the floors gets cleaned almost everyday so... i only walk with shoes around the house to go to my room when i come from outside and then i go barefoot, very rarely do i wear them in other rooms (but it may happen), then again different cultures. Even so there is something i've seen in americans shows that is completely disgusting and that is shoes in the bed/sofa. Why would you do that in the place you sleep and put your skin against?
@@chocolatbownie35 I agree with you. I never understood how people in American TV shoes would sit on the bed or couches with their shoes on. That’s totally disgusting. Many American homes have carpeting and while we vacuum often, shampooing the carpet is a major hassle as it takes hours for the carpet to dry, and there is the cost of having to have it professionally clean. Hence, why everyone I know will either walk around their homes barefoot, with socks on, or have slippers.
same here. i get so mad when my kids forget to take off their shoes at the door. We live in a sandy part of the south and sand tracks in so easily!!!!
Yes true !
I do not wear shoes in my house. I didn't use to enforce it with my guests until one came in with dog poo on her shoe and tracked in on my carpet 😡.
Now my guests already know, shoes off at the door!!!!!!!
It's honestly hard to put all "Westerners" into one group. Even if it only meant USA - while some things might be general in the US, you can't just say that a person raised in New Jersey is the same as a person raised in Texas or Michigan.
As a person raised in Michigan, true lol. I couldn't relate to most of the things she said Westerners do??
As a person raised in Texas, agreed. I couldn't relate to most of the things she said was what Westerners do. lol
Same with Asia, Africa. But people always generalise
@@user-3aa6234fh yeah but I'd say the US is a lot more like a continent in how diverse it is so generalizations of people in the US is a lot more inaccurate than generalizations of people in Korea
@@MrDot-hw5wb nah, I mean people generalize whole Asia or at least East Asia. Or whole continent Africa (except of north Africa that people often generalize with whole middle east)
she said “melanin” like yup that’s right girl🙏🏾
Ikr, periodt 💀
I clapped XD
@@seokjinkim9862 hyung!!
@@ae-mz7wn Annyong! 😌
PERIOD😍 lol
In black families you have to greet the parents respectfully. That part of the vid really depends on the ethnicity not nationality.
Yes, black parents don't like it when strangers are too familiar!
@@shanchan8247 I swear they cuss yo ass out and please don’t walk in they house without saying hello🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️. One of my friends got cussed out for not telling my bestfriend mama hello.
I am from Romania, Eastern Europe, and it’s so weird to me how casual the English language is in general. We have many different greetings and multiple pronouns for this, but when put in English they sound so off and pretentious.
@@shanchan8247 Fr!
Exactly!
By the way, if you go to America and someone tries to hug you and it’s uncomfortable, you can just say “oh I’m not a touchy person” or something like that! They won’t get offended and will probably just offer a handshake instead, as long as you’re not rude about it😊
ABSOLUTELY and NOT ALL (not even most) AMERICANS are touchy/feely
@@JESUSISLORDFOREVERMORE888 guess it depends on where you grew up
@@redpencil1409 Here in Hawaii, we can be very touchy/feely
yeah it’s mostly the upbringing i didn’t use to be a touchy feely person it actually made me uncomfortable but my friends hugged me often and eventually i started to like it and do it out of habit (edit: autocorrect fix)
@@audacity4653 Absolutely. Everyone NEEDS a hug especially nowadays.
As an American, I grew up in the Midwest and nobody hugged when they first met. When I moved to the west coast, every one hugged! It was really surprising to me and at first it made me feel uncomfortable 😅 now I hug every person I meet
As a Midwesterner I confirm what you say as I do not give hugs either 😂
Midwesterner and I want to hug everyone but don't because it isn't done
Can confirm...Midwestern here. Never have hugged someone when we first met. Found that a bizarre characterization when I saw it but reading the comments apparently its common in other regions. Interesting!
Midwesterner checking in to agree. Glad I wasn't going crazy! I was like...DO NOT HUG ME! I just met you! We will now shake hands and remark on the weather.
Could be cultural. I'm also in the Midwest but I'm Black so when we introduce close friends and family there are hugs all around. I couldn't imagine meeting a room full of aunties and not coming out covered in sweater lint and lipstick smudges on my cheeks. Not with total strangers, though.
Being an Asian who’s born and raised in the US, I can say most things depend on ethnicity then nationality. Also I’ve never heard of the weird carton thing and usually you won’t greet someone with a hug unless you’ve heard a lot of things about them before hand.
Well this video is generalized. Not all American are the same
@@ivanapetrovska9730 yeah, this video is generalized. Though I don’t think a general amount Americans would agree to drinking milk straight from the carton, or hugging a stranger.
@@meganjung5264 In my family my father always drinks milk from the carton, we always take off shoes before entering the house, when I was a kid and broke something my mom would throw a slipper at me, we shake hands with strangers but hug and kiss friends on the cheek, we always greet our friends parents politely and shake hands when meeting them. Which nationality am I? A mix? No, I'm Macedonian. And no, not all Macedonians act like this.
@@ivanapetrovska9730 I’m not saying everyone doesn’t drink milk straight from the carton or hug strangers. Just the MOST people don’t not ALL.
@@meganjung5264 I think the drinking milk out of the carton/jug comes from American movies and series. I've seen it a lot there. Maybe people used to do that in the past I don't know. It had to come out of somewhere.
I feel like it’s difficult to say things about “American culture“ because America is comprised of thousands of different cultures and racial and ethnic backgrounds that constantly influence everyone’s own families. Like my Italian family was brought up completely different from my friend whose family is Brazilian and my other friend whose family is Filipino. It’s just how your family is brought up I think, so all Americans don’t think and act the same. My family has taught me not to do half of those which are in the video.
I agree, because there are many cultures residing in America. This video is kind of generalizing those different traditions
The title is Westerners. Not Americans. The woman just happens to be American. You could literally take every one of those examples and put it in the UK. We like to hug, we don't take our shoes off, we're informal.
@@ariagnyug usually when Koreans says “Westerners”, they often means Americans.
@@ariagnyug From what I know American is apart of that “Western” definition
@@ariagnyug I do agree with you, but I would argue that because she is American she can only give her American, Western, point of view. Also that besides the title they tend to use America as a poster for Western media and culture :)
As an American, it's not common to drink from the carton like that, most people just use cups. Also I've never hugged someone I just met unless I've heard a lot about them and we were familiar with each other.
re drinking from the carton: Bacteria and viruses don't care. When you inoculate a nutrient media with oral flora, it starts growing immediately. Growth is slower at cold temperatures, but inevitable. In a fairly short time, the salmonella, Listeria, staph, strep, chlamydia, papilloma, Herpes, Hepatitis C, and whatever else you are growing in your mouth has reproduced several times in the carton, and is ready to overwhelm your immunity, Or the immunity of anyone else who drinks after you. If you are part of a large household, with several people drinking from the carton, it probably won't matter. Otherwise, it will.
Yeah I’ve never done that lmao. I don’t wanna get sick qhah
The only time I’ve ever hugged someone I just met was in school where this one girl went around and gave a hug to everyone in the class including me and it was mostly just awkward.
I drink from the carton if I’m the only one who’ll drinks that particular beverage. And I hug fairly often also. I often don’t initiate the hug, but others will hug me and I accept and return their hugs.
@Verity Payne Year 12 what a life you had to make all this scenatio for a simple hug
Ermm...can we all take a second to admire homegirls lipstick please and how soothing her voice is when she speaks. 🤯🤯🔥
Her voice is fine, but dark pink would've been better on her.
@@Beckala67 errkay weirdo
@@Beckala67 If she likes it that’s fine! And she look stunning with this black lipstick ♥️
🤩🥰
If hugging is tough for this boy, he'll totally scream when he learns about Argentina, we do a lot of kisses, even if we don't know you, even men kiss eachother on the cheeks.
True, us Hispanics/Latins greet each other with hugs and kisses even when meeting for the first time only if we’re introduced to them by a friend in common. When that happens sometimes you’ll see me doing both things at once, offer my hand in handshake and leaning for a hug/kiss.
same with arabs. Literally kiss each other noses lmao
Oh wow that sounds so nice, it must be very difficult to not do that now 🙁
Like French people :)
@@sevahiggins yeah, actually it is. It gets uncomfortable when we don't hug, but when you meet new people, it's not a hug hug, it would be like a half hug, just with one and maybe a kiss on the cheecl
As someone from the US, I can say that I’ve never greeted some I’ve just meet with a hug. I simply just wave and say “Hi, it’s nice to meet you” although, if I’m close with the person I give them a hug. :)
Yea same I find it kinda awkward and it can also make the other person uncomfortable.🙂
Same here- when I’m greeting someone I only hug them if they’re super close or family. Otherwise I’m just like “hey 😐🤚”
Exactly. Never in my entire life have I done that or had it done. Don't know where they got that one.
Yeah I’ve never hugged someone I’ve met for the first time lol. I only hug people that I’m really close to.
Same
I'm American, but I've always found hugging someone you've JUST MET to be awkward lol.
SAME its so weird. I get handshakes but hugging is so invasive
That’s funny, like for my culture we don’t do hugs unless we know each other BUT it will seem rude to just say “hi” normally we give a kiss in chic the first time we meet someone 😂😂.
When I went to the states I felt incomplete for just saying hi without the kiss.
Same
@@lillianelightwood6464 oh interesting, where are you from?
Is that really common in the US? Hugging even people you just met?
Love her she speaks so sweet both languages, their chemistry is enjoyable. If they did a show i would definitely watch.
She is literally so soothing to listen to, she sounds like she’s really nice to talk to.
I agree she seems very approachable
Thank you so much! 🥰
Renee's laugh is infectious. When she speaks Korean her enunciation has very sweet pauses to draw out any observation about emotions. She would voice an anime character in multiple languages beautifully.
I think the most important part of the hugging thing was when she said "I've heard so much about you!" like, most Americans aren't going to hug a complete stranger the first time they meet them. if you hug someone during an introduction, it's usually a good friend of your good friend or something like that, so it's kind of like you're already close.
Love her bubbly personality. Her laugh and smile are contagious ❤️
🥰🥰😚
In the USA, Southerners tend to hug more than Northerners, in my experience.
The more in the south of the continent the more touchy and friendly people are. Before the pandemic I struggled so much with cheek kisses to greet, some people just get it but some find it rude (I think is more common between old people to find it rude).
Yeah, I've seen that too. I'm from the North and we tend to be much more withdrawn when compared to the South. The most we'll do for a greeting when we are first meeting someone is a handshake - everything else is considered unwelcome, improper, or even just plain rude. Of course, not everyone is like that, it's just generally that we are more likely to react in a mortified fashion when compared to our much more friendly Southern counter-parts.
And this, my friends, is why side hugs are a thing
America is a continent, not a country
@@angeli-k thank you. I will revise my post to say usa.
Hugs are something I do actually like about our culture. Sometimes you just need a good hug, even from someone you don’t know.
As a westerner, I hate people hugging me and hugging others, especially if I dont know them.
I think its always good to remember, no matter where you come from, everyone is different...
Awkward
Me too, but it's not that deep bro. They are just talking about westerners in general, obviously it doesn't count to every single person that isn't from there country
also, just because they don't do those things in they're country and culture normally, doesn't mean someone from there can't feel normal doing it.
Same here.
You people either want to pretend you are like Korean people or boy you have issues. It is a hug hello, if you are meeting someone who is nice why not? Unless it shows you they are aholes nothing wrong with a hug. As someone said it's not that deep.
The country I am from in Africa, walking into someone's home with shoes is really disrespectful. Even in your own house it's really unusual. Unless it's those comfy custom-made slippers for indoors or socks? Or even barefoot...
Ours too. It's perfectly normal to remind kids to take them off. Adults will do it automatically.
In Germany we also take the shoes off in the hallway. Unless the host explicitly says it's fine to leave them on.
In northern part of the US people usually don't wear shoes inside the home because they would be bringing in a lot of snow throughout the house. A lot of times (not always) homes up north will have what's called a mud room. This is where you take your shoes, socks, and winter wear off and hang in up on the wall or put onto a shelf.
Talking about bringing in a lot of snow. My mom would put my dad's socks and t-shirt on their Old English Sheep dog when she did her business during winter (they lived in snowy Wisconsin). One time my mom forgot and the dog came back inside with clumps of snow on the body. It took 2 beach towels to soak up the water.
Same in Norway. Wearing shoes inside someone's house is beyond disrespectful; you'll drag mud everywhere
Yeah in finland we take off our shoes too. It's bizarre that you would wear shoes inside, we're not outside. It's a disgusting idea to wear your dirty shoes inside 😭
Lol this is so random but when they did the greetings one, it reminded me of when Camilo cabello met BTS and instead of handshaking them she gave them a hug and a kiss and they just looked at her like 👁👄👁
true.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lmao ikr 😂😭
😂🤣
That was so funny-
I am Spanish and we hug and kiss other people's cheeks when we greet them. So , for Camila, it was a normal thing to do.
"Westerners leave their shoes on in their house"
Me who lives in a Mexican household: 👁️👄👁️
I honestly believe it’s just America
@@69raisinswhy lol, no. There are a lot of other places that keep shoes on inside the house, it's not like an "american thing".
Also, it depends how you were raised.
Honestly for me it depends on the house some houses I take it off some houses I keep it on lol
😂 My parents are Belgian immigrants and they'd send me straight to the grave if I wore shoes inside
I'm in France, and i think it just depends on how you were raised :^
Tittle should be: "Things Americans Do That Asians May NEVER Understand"
Yes I agree =)..
Or to be more specific "Things White Americans Do That Asians May NEVER Understand" lol😂. Because most African-Americans, Latin-Americans, and Asian-Americans don't do most of those things lol😂.
Canadians do the same.
@@yolandaperry86 They seem to always forget that America ≠ only white ppl🥲💀
@@jazharris2903 yesn’t
I like that she reminds them that it varies in America. In my household having your shoes on or off is a situational sort of thing
I love her energy lol she’s such a vibe
Exactlyy, I need a real friend like her. Lol all my friends are fake
@@maggie-michelle6934 I hope you find real friends. Everyone deserves to have a real friend that they can trust:) I'm still waiting on my friends to come one day, but they'll come along soon :)
She was trying hard not to mention the colourism of people not wanting a tan... awkward
SUPER hard but I feel that if she actually said what she wanted to say, that could have been a very important learning lesson
That's because living in Korea she probably now knows the actual historic reasons why people in many Asian countries don't want tans.
I'm sure she as an American had to learn the *humility* it would take for an American to actually understand the historic and cultural context of what people do in other countries.
You can't just put your own sensibilities on everything and think you're right, but that's what American ignorance gets you, I guess.
@@Zeverinsen America has HEAVY colorism too. Every culture even some African cultures have heavy colorism. So instead of allowing it it’s best to call it out and not be ignorant.
@@Zeverinsen with the heavy mindset of "white skin is the right skin" based HEAVILY off of westernized culture (popular movies, music, models, etc) putting a major emphasis today's beauty standards in the Asian culture, this could have been a great learning experience that could have been spoken on in this video. Nobody's putting self sensibilities on anything, it's the fact that it's true and the narrative needs to be changed. Studying before speaking so loudly and being so wrong might benefit you some, I guess.
she wasn't wrong with her explanation though, when a lot of jobs in america were industrialized and most people had office or factory jobs, they would spend a lot of time indoors; so if a person had a tan it meant they had the time and money to spend outside or going on vacation. It was a status symbol but in recent years there are definitely different reasons as to why people like to get tanned out here.
Y’all say “westerners” but u really mean America.
Latin America is a Western Country. America is not just the USA.
@@2mexpesos u mean continent?
@@ComedyGlor yes continent, isn't anything western = Latin America?
@@2mexpesos uh no? Everything Western is South America North America and Europe
@Artoria Pendragon Canada is similar but the shoes in the house is a big no we don't where shoe inside. It can be considered disrespectful and rude. Its not as big of a deal as Korea but is just a well known thing.
Reneé is so sweet and kind. Beautiful too! I’m glad she represented Americans. She was spot on with her answers I feel like. Reneé big hug from Indiana! ❤️
🫂
Her gestures and movements in general are just mesmerizing, she is very charming.
I love how she subtly shaded and hinted at the colorism in korea and just praised melanin✨
I'm uruguayan, we don't hug strangers, we kiss them lol, we kiss literally everyone, even our doctors or our professors, i hate it I'm an introvert, if you don't do it you end up looking very rude 😭😭
ok so never go to uruguay
Wait on the mouth or on the cheek
@@taegan1831 cheek
Ohh my God 🙆🏾♀️😭😭😂😂 I now know never to come 😂😂 *joke*
Tell them you were raped and touching people you don’t know in that manner can send you into shock. I would do that if I wanted to establish boundaries with people who don’t understand.
I’m American, and I love Renee (I hope I spelled that right) so much!!! She is so so cool, I could listen to her talk all day! And since I’m trying to learn Korean she’s super inspiring 😊 they both seemed like very lovely people
You got it right! My name is spelled that way. And thank you for your comment
@@reneedreamsart Thank you so much! You’re so sweet! I am still learning Korean! 😁 And this really encouraged me ☺️☺️ so thank you 😘
In the part of the u.s I live in when most people greet they do that 1 hand shake and pull in thing
My mom forbids me to walk in the house with shoes on
Sammee
Damn Mr. Bang - your life has been eventful
what are you doing here mr. hit man bang introduces hit it the 2nd auDITioN
Annyeong PD Nim... 😂
Wow! What a life Mr.Bang🤶🏾
Im Korean and when I visited America, strangers tried to hug me when introduced to me while I automatically kept bowing. It was awkward.
It's actually kind of weird to hug strangers even in America. Usually people only hug friends and family. Not people you barely know.
I wonder if it's a regional thing. I agree, hugging people you don't know seems very weird to me.
@@niccolom4556 It depends on where you are from in America. Some Americans do hug strangers the just met.
In California it’s normal but there’s like, classifications of hugs based on how well you know them, and obviously always ask a stranger when you’re first meeting them if they’re ok with it.
One arm bro hug for the strangers
Long hug for a friend or persons you want to show you care for
And a brief hug for people you consider associated to you or your group.
Hugs are often more for goodbye then hello, but still considered normal in either instance.
@@honeydubear5530 Subregions of american culture vary greatly.. And america is a melting pot. I have grown up in the PNW most my life with a brief stay in Arkansas. In Washington state people dont generally hug when they've just met, but I could see that being more common in the south. Also guys are less likely to hug when first meeting
She's so beautiful and charming and her voice is so soothing and lovely! I also love how she switches between Korean and English. 🥰
I'm Asian & I can prove that hugging someone for the first time never happens here 💀😭 we normally greet or bow politely
Her voice is just so beautiful. Like honey to the ears
She is so beautiful 💜💜💜
They're both the kind of people you'd want in your friend groups.
ABSOLUTELY!
She's gorgeous 🥰🥰🥰🥰I love her calm and friendly demeanor
I honestly loved seeing a non-Korwan person speak Korean! It was encouraging to me, maybe one day I'll speak well enough to at least sound like her 😄😄 super cute video!
You are too kind! Thank you so much! And hope you accomplish your goals!🥰
When she says "your skins glow more when you have a tan" is correct! Also her skin looks stunning.
No. Skin glowing has nothing to do with color shade but skin health.
@@niccolom4556 darker skin looks much better when it comes to glowing skin it’s more visible and pretty.
That's the cancer, nice and shiny.
@@niccolom4556 ever heard of the term “sun kissed?” Or “golden hour” where the sun makes it look like ur skin is glowing…maybe ur just too pale to see it tho
The irony is that black people dont sunbathe - unless they are lunatics. she is being very nice bit it is only white people that strip off and run into the sun .
I can't take my eyes of his shoulders, he looks buff af 😂
I know wth???
Bring her in more! I love her! ❤️
In most places in America in our house whole we don’t walk around with shoes on lol
i only walk around with shoes if they’re house slippers tbh
Yes, the vast majority of Americans don't.
today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2018/01/17/most-americans-take-their-shoes-home-dont-expect-t
Sometimes in my house if I’m walking to my room to take off my shoes😭 other than that no, I need my flip flops to walk around my house🩴😃
Same
...your house whole? Do u mean household
Her voice is so soothing and she has a lovely personality.
honestly, I hate wearing shoes in the house cause who knows what you have stepped in. the only time I don't take them off is if I'm in a hurry to grab something from inside or I really need to use the bathroom, lol
These two are great at conducting this sort of discussion! Love how naturally they draw us in. Very personable, both!
The shoes taken off at the home is done in europe as well as far as I know. I'm polish and my mom or grandma would kill me if I didn't take my shoes off 😂
The same in Germany, France, Italy... everyone takes their shoes off. Its simple manners & hygiene
Yes same here in germany
That's right, whether it's at my house or going to a friend's, I always take my shoes off.
I think in most European countries there is this habit
But in the States it is a habit to walk around the house in your shoes and lie down on the bed with your shoes on
Greetings from Krakow
Same in Sweden =)
Same for me in the US I guess it depends on how your raised my mom would be so mad if u walked on her floor with outside shoes on when you come in take off your shoes at the door!! 🙂
there’s aren’t american things honestly america is so diverse you can’t group the whole entire country together
ABSOLUTELY!!!!
Now you know how it feels when americans group entire countries together.. Honestly this applies to most countries not just the US!
@Artoria Pendragon Nope it doesn't apply to the mast majority. I'm in the North Midwest of the United States and we take ours shoes off but won't stop another from wearing them unless their shoes aremuddy/dirty. This is all based off of where, how they were raised, culture and more.
You can't group the entire continent either
@@iadoreapplehead what? Why do people always respond so passive aggressively like some peoples actions represent ALL of America. sounds bitter
I'm from the south. We hug when we meet people. And everyone i know drinks from the jug. 😂 who wants to be bothered to get a cup?! Seeing parents, you have to be respectable. Help them if they ask. Be considerate. We do like are cold drinks. Iced coffee, sweet tea, soda, etc. Shoes in the house depends on people. I like to take my shoes off at my house but my parents wear shoes all the time. They can't be bothered to take of lf their shoes all the time since they go in and out of the house constantly. Most people I know don't take off their shoes. The tanning this is true. Haha
That is still silly, but i'll add it to my list of arguments i've heard about wearing shoes indoors - being too lazy to spend a few seconds (or multiplied by a few times, depending on how many times they go in and out) a day to do it. I don't want to be nosy, but i bet that cleaning the floors/carpets will take a lot more time than those few seconds that could spare the additional, unneeded floor wiping/vacuuming. Still not as ridiculous as "my feet stink, so i wear shoes", or "why would i do it if i only walk to the car and from the car to work ?", among the others.
Yeah, I’m from Alabama so most of the people here are hella friendly. I’ve known all these people before but everybody I know don’t take off their shoes in the house it’s just not or tradition or families.
@@DoctorStrange01 It's not really silly?? It's just a cultural difference and you're actually being pretty rude about it. People in the south also spend a lot of time outdoors, so taking of shoes all the time would just be weird. Not only that but taking off shoes in the house really depends on the specific situation and could be seen as rude depending on when you do it.
tetrikz it doesn’t really take much longer if it’s floor I’m not sure about carpet though.
@@DoctorStrange01 some of us Don't mind cleaning so yea here in America things are more relaxed and not as uptight if I Don't wanna take my shoes off in my own house that I pay for I Don't have to. It ain't got a damn thing to do with being lazy it depends on the culture, nationality, how you grew up etc please learn that all families aren't like yours
I’ve been here 8 years(came as 10yo) and I still can’t get over the hugging
Germany: If you walk in the house with your shoes on, you will see flying slippers. 😅
Omg true. I even yell at my own dad to take off his street shoes in my flat 🤣
same here in india lol
Haha is so
Flying brooms and rocks in Africa 😫
The American south (a multicultural family): put these medical slippers on, leave the red clay outside, please!
For Native Americans we tend to be "In-Laws" as we're dating and even if the relationship ends, the "In-Laws" usually last longer.
That's true. I'm Oneida and my grandparents still invite each other over for holidays and my parents broke up over 18 years ago 😂 Everyone on both sides are still friends with each other though. My grandparents snapchat each other and my uncles and dad still game with each other. My mom and dad are still close friends too and are always there for each other.
Thats fascinating. It’s like you’re still a part of their family unit.
Same for many Hispanics (at least in my circle)
I’m definitely that person that drinks ice coffee in a cold room. Even when THERES snow outside. I live in Texas so that was last week lol and even then I was like WHERES THE ICE CREAM
When I was a kid and lived in the US, we and everyone I knew wore our shoes in the house all the time. Now I live in Canada (Ontario) and everyone takes their shoes off as soon as they go into a house. It sure keeps the carpets a lot cleaner!
I think its because in Ontario there is often slush on your shoes!
Must be that difference in flooring types and soil conditions!
American here. Shoes in the house is a big no-no. They come off as soon as one steps inside and socks go on immediately. I am constantly preaching at my kids ‘dont you dare walk around MY floors without socks on!’ Lol
I've lived in NY for 31 years and have never known anyone to do this. Taking off your shoes is a given in any household here 😬
@@Greentrees60 yes! I wonder if taking off shoes in the US is more common in places with snow. I lived in Arizona, Oklahoma and Kentucky during the 1980's and didn't know anyone who took their shoes off when entering a home. Now I've been in Ontario, Canada for 29 years and everyone I know does it.🇨🇦
I love how Europe is a solid middle ground between these two
Except, in Europe they may actually kiss you as a greeting!
@@dawnlittle2501 Depends on the country, but true
SHE SAID ✨MELANIN✨ 😂😂😂
I love them so much
She is the best person to talk to. Oh god I'm in love with this lady. I can listen to her talking all day.❤️
Renee's is so sweet and she has this charm to her. Her voice is so... calming, and oh her Korean is quite good🤩
Thank you!🥰
HOW ADORABLE THEY ARE!!!
Being tanned was a sign of being rich after the industrial revolution
Yup! Tanned skin was associated with leisure time. Most people were indoors working, and only the rich had the privilege to just hang out outside for fun
Vitamin D !! Good against Covid-19.
I was told if you’re pale that’s a sign for being rich because the people working on the fields always got tanned skin.. and sorry for my bad english 😬
@@baeklayexo8183 you are right for a certain part of the world, people have different perspectives on what privilege means.
@@baeklayexo8183 I think that's true everywhere in Asia. A whiter skintone is more appreciated. Whereas in the west a tanned skin is more preferred.
She is so beautiful 💜💜💜,I love her energy lol she’s such a vibe
The stereotypes spoken about in this video are more “hollywood educated” than reality. The majority, nationwide, is not as “casual” as what was shown. I have lived or been to multiple places in every state. Been to schools in the USA with 30 kids in the entire HS & some with thousands. Went to schools in many countries 1st world & others. Yes there are cultural differences, but these in this video are more INDIVIDUAL than cultural. A couple may be subset cultural, but as they pertain to the west or the USA- missed.
I agree with you completely!
Honestly I think the hug thing is also a way to break the ice at the beginning if you meet someone new. It's like showing the other person they can be comfortable with you. At least that's what it feels like to me.
True.
Just don't do that with introverts :-)
I agree with you, Daisy. My mom would HUG everybody and would call them darlin, angel and/or sweetheart. I guess it was her way of making others feel comfortable around her. All my high school friends seemed to love my mom MORE than they liked me. They loved talking with her. My mom never judged ppl so they felt taking with her about any & everything. Our house, at times, was like grand central station. She was truly a very special person. She’s no longer with us ( she’s gone home & with the LORD ) but what an impression, inspiration & encouragement she was. AFTER THOT: I miss you mom :(...
I personally don't do hugs when I first meet people as I'm introverted and not a touchy person. I don't mind if someone wants to but I have my limits on hugs from random/new people.
Personally, I don't even hug my best friend and I've known her for 10 years.
She's sooo pretty , the way she laugh isnt annoying , i like her voice alsooo. Girl crushing here . 😊
Renee is so cute. Her voice and her style are both so lovely.
this guy is soooooo cute. He looks like an angel!
I'm not really upset about it, but why is it that when Koreans use the word "Westeners" they mean Americans? There are a lot of other countries in the West 😅
edit: they use the word Americans but translate it as Westerners
This talk is about this 2 people only. 1 Korean, 1 American.
Also Korean does not represent all of Asia either.
Yeah lol it doesn’t bother me at all but I’ve always wondered why they do that. Imagine if we called them Easterners like that would be so weird 😂
@@samshah7628 yes, that is very true. But I have been thinking about this for a long time now, since I have watched a lot of videos like these. But. You are absolutely right 😄
@@Moriah.Kay. yeah, it's pretty much like saying all Asians have the same traditions and stuff. 😅 both Westerners and Asians (and Europiens, Americans...) are such a broad term it's hard to squeeze it into one video
There're a lot of others countries in America too
DongHyuk is adorable! Renee is lovely as always! This was fun to watch!👍
As a person living in the US I can’t really say I agree with the hugging and walking with shoes on around the house my mom would be super angry and you shouldn’t hug a person you just meet it’s awkward but everyone’s different 🙂...
Girl my mom would have flipped out if people walked in our house with their shoes on or drank out of the carton/bottle😂
@@yolandaperry86 Yes!! My mom would have lost my mind to something like that like “Amira I know you not drinking my milk out the bottle...”
@@xamiraxx9181 Lol exactly! And my mom would have made whoever did that buy a new one just for putting their nasty lips on that carton/bottle after she cussed them out lol😂
@@yolandaperry86 Right😭
I don't know where they got the hugging part from. Nobody here hugs someone unless they know them very well.
His laugh is awesome.
They’re both so adorable 🥰 I loveee her voice! So soothing ✨
To add to what she said, tanning in America is also a sign of wealth because if you are able to go to these extravagant places with beautiful beaches and scenery, that means you have money to afford a nice and enjoyable vacation. If you spend the time going to the beach, on a cruise or yacht, or hiking around going sight seeing, you would come back with a tan.
Especially off season. " Oh You Got $$$ like that!" 😂 lol
And them having paler skin historically meant a sign of wealth bc it meant you weren't outside working the crops
@@bebeade71 cool
Oh man, so I am wealthy and I didn't know it. Please, in NY beaches are a subway away, we tan all summer for a 5 dollar ride. In California is just as cheap. Same thing NJ, what lavish thing are you talking about, tanning salons have specials of 19.99, are you in a cave? Or are you stuck in 1950.
@@bebeade71 that is still a poor excuse to discriminate. There are things in our culture that we need to ervaluate and eradicate at one point, so don't reply wit it is their culture either.
Almost every other person in America: tans
Me, a redhead: BURNS
I’m nordic 15 minutes and I start to burn also through a car window. I do have some red in my hair. My skin is pink undertone.
The same genes that allow red hair to present often limit the proper ability to increase melanin, even if you start out with a darker default complexion. In my birth nation of Iran, there is a segment of the population which frequently presents red hair, green eyes, and skin that has two settings based on sun exposure: "almost albino" and "almost tomato." ;) These folks, if put into western clothing, would be more easily mistaken for Irish than Iranian by most Americans. ;)
I don’t even tan after I burn, I just get more freckles lol!
Almost every white person in America* (not to bring race to it but I think this is more accurate)
@@nevaehlheaven Well, it *is* about genetics. The skin types are very similar, and both have troubles when it comes to sunburns and have a higher vitamin D production.
She's sooo cute, I can't get over how adorable her voice is
I love her personality, would love to have a best friend like her.❤️
Some of these American mannerisms are true depending on the person and family. Not all Americans are like this, for greeting, you usually hug and/or kiss the other person on the cheek if you ALREADY know them for a while. If it's a stranger you are meeting for the first time, you would usually just say hi and/or do a hand shake.
She really has such healthy pretty skin :,>
It has been so great to read all the differences even within America! Like I mentioned before, this is based on my personal experience. Glad you all in the comments could give others a different perspective!
Thank you SHINETEEN!
If I would move to Korea, I would be burned as witch or something like that lol. I'm a hugger and as a Swiss, we also greet friends and family with 3 kisses on the cheek and it doesnt matter if it's a male or a female.
Haha, I just made a video on the la bise.
1:53 This friendship is the most Kawaii thing I’ve ever seen of different race & language Black & Asian! 😍✨
I love this girl and this boy together they make it entertaining 😂😂😂
HAHAHA just loved the girl! I could foresee that greeting hug from the start! Haha I'm just the same. And he's so Cute!