I don’t get why not speaking English well in China is an issue since it’s not their native language despite Hong Kong being a British colony for a time. I don’t expect non-Chinese to be able to speak a Chinese language so why should the Chinese as a whole be expected to speak English?
I teach English online to Mainland Chinese students. They want to learn the language mainly for travel, getting into an international school or study abroad and for business as well.
@@hellkat2285 I think english is the inernational language because of science. Before WW2 german was the international language, every scientist or important person would speak german. After the war it became the US since they had the most scientific results during and after the war.
@@hahaya1626 The US is a melting pot of nationalities. Same as Canada, which speak french and english. The reason english is so globalized is because the british empire was one of the greatest empires in recent history.
OH YES - And the older man was very wise! Especially about the dog meat thing - I think everyone needs to let go of that stereotype. There are many cultures where people have eaten bugs and I don't look down upon them. If it was for the situation that a person would have to choose between starving to death or just eating dog meat, I can guarantee that most of the people who make fun of the Chinese for this would be eating dog meat to stay alive! So I think it's time for ignorant people to get over themselves hahaha.
@@concernedhermit7153 This is true. But in the end we will all realize that we are all equal and that there is no way to be dominant over one another. So the people who try to do this look foolish in the end. It's never good to judge people. And you're right people only do this because they are stupid.
Thanks a lot there, but it's not a problem for me to hear something like dog-eating thing. I believe a person wise like you won't think that way but only some losers or douches. Why I'd like to be mad at losers or douches then?
@@刘氓-w2v I’m going there pretty soon , I love Chinese ppl with all my heart and I admire the language as much as the culture, I’m gonna start learning Mandarin and hopefully I’ll pursue my studies in Shanghai and maybe live there if I got a good job I can’t wait til I get there , I’m so excited and bc of that reason I’m gonna study hard and make my dream come true 再见 ~ ❤️
After studying Chinese in school for so long I stopped believing those common myths, but it was when I actually went last summer that I saw how cool China is. Everyone was SO nice and took care of foreigners. When I spoke Chinese, they were even more open to explain their culture and teach me anything I wanted to know. And people literally got in lines to take pictures with us haha
Olivia Blackmon Yep, if you showed up in an attraction, the Chinese who wanna take photos with you, they are probably visitors from inner cities to that tourism city. They don’t see a foreigner in person usually, therefore they might treat foreigners as someone who live in TV and willing to take photos of you.
About the eating dog meat, the old man got partly right, and another reason is about culture differences. Some ethnic groups or people live in certain regions in China, they eat dog meat sometimes, cuz there is no difference between dog, pig, cow or any other animals to them. Basically, it's a custom that has passed for hundreds and thousands years. Since u can eat pork, beef, chicken, and so on, why not dog meat. Animals are all born equally. I love dogs and I don't eat dog meat, but I respect their customs. It wasn't a big problem until the western media had mass reports about dog meat, and they also portrayed that every Chinese love eating dogs, which is ridiculous! Some western people always talk about respecting religions and customs, but they always judge others by their own prejudice. They got freaked out when they see something that they never seen before. Instead of getting insightful information, they just report negative news based on their own moral standards, which is extremely biased.
This is another imprint. In China, not all parents are very strict. I don't know how this impression comes. Don't judge China according to the Chinese immigrant group. It will only produce sample bias.
I've not heard about parents pressurising kids to get good grade in China. In Korea? Yes, very much. I mean pressure to excel is evident in every Asian countries so it's all about how much pressure?
I agree on many Chinese tourists being absurdly loud and impolite but I've also met the nicest, kindest, most hard-working Chinese people at school (university) and work so... I don't think the stereotypes are completely true.
Idk pal... younger Chinese people especially students are sooo hardworking and book smart, some are a bit geeky. They also seem to be pretty harmless and get pushed around by the native people. I know a few instances where Chinese kids are being bullied really badly. while the absurdly loud tourists were mostly from the older generations.
@TealAlloy Well how do you know whenever an asian tourist is rude that he/she is Chinese? You don't, but everyone just assumes they are anyways. There have been a few cases of asian tourists (Koreans, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, etc) being rude and they pretend to be Chinese to save their reputations.
Some Chinese tourists are loud and impolite, some are perfect guests. Same for Americans, UK, Germans, Spanish. Italians and French tend to have more good guests than bad ones. Canadians are just lovely. Different people all over the world behave differently.
Wise? Just take his approach on Mao. Camaraderie would be the last thing to describe his regime, nobody with reliable sources would say such a thing. Also he makes the consumption dog meat look like a thing from the past, while the biggest dog meat festival has been established less than 10 years ago
robezy0 About the eating dog meat, the old man got partly right, and another reason is about culture differences. Some ethnic groups or people live in certain regions in China, they eat dog meat sometimes, cuz there is no difference between dog, pig, cow or any other animals to them. Basically, it's a custom that has passed for hundreds and thousands years. Since u can eat pork, beef, chicken, and so on, why not dog meat. Animals are all born equally. I love dogs and I don't eat dog meat, but I respect their customs. It wasn't a big problem until the western media had mass reports about dog meat, and they also portrayed that every Chinese love eating dogs, which is ridiculous! Some western people always talk about respecting religions and customs, but they always judge others by their own prejudice. They got freaked out when they see something that they never seen before. Instead of getting insightful information, they just report negative news based on their own moral standards, which is extremely biased.
@@PT-ve1fl you're right about that, personally I only disguise the way those animals are treated in the process. But essentially this wasn't part of my critic. My problem is that he treats it as a thing from the past when it clearly isn't
everything negative about China and Chinese peepo, I got from the internet. all I have to say is, experience things for yourself before you judge. one bad apple doesn't always spoil the whole basket. than again, the damage might have already been done 🤷♀️
After watching this video, I realised that I really wanted to share this conversation with my grandma, some years ago, you don't need to be clever to understand what I mean. -grandma, what do you think about Russian people? -Oh! Russians? They're all bad people -But grandma, why do you say it? -Because of the films... Stereotypes are always everywhere, they're sometimes right, but generalising is a stupid fact. Nice video!
I'd disagree. Stereotypes don't appear out of nowhere, there is always a basis for them. Russian villains are exception though - it's because of propaganda, not collective observation. I'm not saying generalizing is right, but statistically speaking,, stereotypes are often true to some degree.
"Chinese people can't speak good English." Um, where are the English speakers that speak good Mandarin, or any other Asian language? So weird that enough people responded with that "stereotype". I'm so curious how many of the responders speak more than one language fluently.
I wondered the same. As a Chinese student in my first year in high school my accent was mocked by other kids and i remember a friend of mine defending me saying something similar to your comment. And those kids actually didn’t stop. People can be so mean
ya, chinese is not a member of commonwealth country, why must speak good english. Now should be the their turn to learn chinese for those western angmohs.
@@valeriavagapova That is probably true, but those questions imply something. How often do you see reporters asking random US Americans if they speak Japanese? Or Bulgarian? The implication is, that English is worth learning because the US are a poweful country. Maybe Chinese as a whole disagree with that.
Because english is the international language and every country teaches it as a second language. Not comparing China with anglophone countries but non anglophone ones
@@samuelfanning6598 You cannot really compare it like that because even among non-anglophone countries you have countries like India which has been ruled by the UK in history. In India there is a much greater population who speak English hence it is easier to learn in such an environment. Plus in different parts of India they speak entirely different languages, so maybe learning English was a need as well?? Also there are countries that are non-anglophone but their language is a lot more similar to English comparing to Mandarin, such as Dutch. Therefore, your comparison is entirely biased. It will not hold up. To the Chinese, there is a national language (Mandarin). We do not need to speak English in our daily life, so yes maybe we do not get enough practice. A more important reason we speak Chinese is simply because we love it. Why bother speaking a second language when your first language is more concise if needed be, more expressive if needed be, have influence over a great continent and more foreigners are learning it? Plus, half of these Chinese people can have a conversation in English. How often would you find an American on street and have a conversation with the language they learned in school, regardless of Spanish, Chinese or Japanese?
The old guy with the glasses sounds very wise. I can understand mandarin so i wasnt reading any of the subtitles but he seems like a really knowledgeable and good guy. Would love to sit down and just talk with him if i could
I honestly don't get the dog meat thing, like why do people think eating dogs is so different from eating pigs or cows? People around the world eat all animals, including bunnies, guinea pigs, doves, cats, etc. that are also often kept as pets, so why are people so mad about dogs? Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's right to eat dogs, but I don't think eating any other sentient being is right either. I just don't get how people can eat other animals but be so shocked about dogs being eaten.
In India, it's a sin to eat beef due to the religion. In Western Countries, it's a sin to eat dogs or a cats because of being pets. It's all based on perception of cultures. China mostly ate it back then due to the Great Famine and when you're starving, you'll eat anything.
@@QODHardasiandickBAC empathy and intelligence is in no way exclusive to dogs. Pigs and rats are smarter than dogs, they are much better at problem solving, and considered to be easier to train than dogs. Domestic rats also mirror their owner's emotions and can recognise when a human is sad. They also love being tickled and play hide and seek. Both cows and chickens develope close friendships with each other, can hold grudges and understand cause and effect - relations. The only reason you think dogs are more like pets than food is that you've been raised to think that. Research has shown that the more people eat a particular animal, the more likely they are to dismiss that species' intelligence and empathy. Which in turn is a result of our own empathy; it's a lot less painful to hurt animals if we think they are dumb senseless beings, instead of admitting how similar we are to them.
@@bratatouille let stop eating some animals let's spare dogs and cats.. Soon in future human also will stop eating beef pork too etc.. That's how we human can achieve good civilization by reduce killings.. Don't judge I am not vegetarian, I like to eat pork or chicken dishes.. Apart from this two I don't see other millions of animals as food products..
As chinese who born not in china i feel complicated about stereotype I have to agree about Chinese tourist is so loud , but if one person make mistake did every country/race have to take the blame ? I'm always trying to be polite here (in South asia) I'm always says thank you when shopping and smile I'm even tell my friends for not being too loud while talking
I've met plenty of Chinese people, several of which I've worked alongside. Not ONE of them have ever been disrespectful. In fact, I believe that because of my positive attitude around them, they were able to open up and become more friendly with me. There was an older Chinese man I worked with who always stopped at the front desk, and I'd always stand when he'd enter and shake his hand. On Christmas Eve, he actually brought in a very nice present for me (even though I didn't expect it), and when I read the card, it said, "Thank you for being nice and pleasant toward me, it means a lot." I guess it helps to know a couple Chinese greetings, as well. Haha.
I've met a handful of some disrespectful Chinese people, mostly through work and they're usually the older generation. Although I go to school in NYC with a ton of Mainlanders and all of them seem to be pretty great all around, if you get to know them.
the girl in a black-stripes shirt and black cardigan/blazer, is an example of smart-modern Chinese people. when she said @05:27 . i clap like i'm watching Miss Universe Pageant. It's a very good respond. She should represents china in Miss Universe.
“They’re natural enemies! Like the English and the Scottish! Or the Welsh and the Scottish! Or the Scottish and the Scottish! Damn Scots! They ruined Scotland!” “You Scots are a contentious people.” “YOU JUST MADE AN ENEMY FOR LIFE.”
I'm so dubious about stereotypes, being a black woman. However this one - Chinese tourists - is one i used to have until I grew the hell up. It's not about rudeness as much as it is about cultural differences. I mean how someone treats you is usually different on a individual to individual basis, as a woman and a Black woman I've come up against many stereotypes and will throughout my life because of prejudices and ignorant mindsets. However it has given me a better understanding of how not to generalise a whole group of people because of their skin or where they're from, at least not negatively so. I hate it. I also feel embarrassed that they're made to feel ashamed.
Yea if you are black, you should feel us Chinese, bc there are rude black ppl in poorer places but I never generalize all black ppl as a group, I have known many black ppl who are educated and polite
These are typical questions, especially from people who haven't been around a lot of chinese people. I've worked in areas that had only very very few Chinese people, this is about what you'd expect
I find it so frustrating how people expect chinese people to know english... theyre chinese living in china so obviously english isnt their foreign language 🙄
@@karmenwang English is a trade language, needed for a lot of jobs. How can one do business with other countries when most traders use English, often over their native language? If one were to be a pilot, they must learn English because all of the communication is in English. Even on the internet, most content is made in English as a median. Anyway, the stereotype is not that all Chinese need to know English, it is that they speak broken English with a heavy accent when they do. Some groups, like arabic speakers, tend to have a very neutral American accent which is easy to understand on the other hand.
I'm Chinese and I love to travel abroad. I agree that some of the tourists are loud and sometimes they don't obey the rules, which I find it annoying too. But their behaviors cannot be changed overnight neither do I have the power to force them to be polite. All I can do is that I discipline myself, try to set a good example so that gradually they can get improved by seeing what I am doing. Travelling abroad is not just for sightseeing, I think the person is more like a name card of his/her own country, what he/she does sometimes can represent their country's image. So for the Chinese tourists, we really should pay more attention to our behaviors when travelling abroad and let the world know that we can also be polite.
Holly D I wish all chinese tourists and immigrats here in the philippines have the same mindset as you. But you are also right that their attitudes won't change overnight. Let's hope for the better.
You are doing great!. "Being able to adapt" is not part of any culture, is just a matter of education. I love to travel and I have never had issues adapting to any culture, not even in Japan.
I am sad for some young Chinese people still having no confidence about our own culture. Why we always follow other's path?Few of other nations respect or understand our culture. Why Chinese need to speak good English when others don't know a single Chinese character? Why Chinese cannot eat dog meat when others can eat pork, beef,mutton and chicken? We respect others only when others don't hate us.
the problem comes from the ones who are in charge of the education system. Many of those people grew up when the economic reform took place, and they got their confidence shattered back then.
1) Self-esteem, for 3000 years (Im starting from the Shang, I know 5000 years blah blah) we thought we were the center of the world, morally, culturally, economically, scientifically and militarily superior to others, and then we get ruled by foreigners for 300 years. So the new Han leadership adopts Western ideas and ways, since it was their ways that broke our 3000 year streak. Do you realize how narcissistic we were back then? You spend 3000 years telling yourself you're the greatest and then someone you perceive as less then you shatters that thought, you'd have issues too. 2) Because English is the global common language, similar to how French was the official court language in Europe (Prussian and Russian rulers only spoke French in their courts) and Chinese (Use of Hanzi in Japan and Korea) in Asia 3) The majority of the world doesn't keep Pigs, Cows, Sheep or Chicken as pets, (albeit there are some). The rest of world roasts India for not eating Cows.
*Westerner:* "Some people have negative stereotypes about your people. What do you think about that?" *Chinese Person:* "I think we should better ourselves so that they will no longer have that stereotype about us." *Westerner:* "Whaaaaaaaaaaat?! You're supposed to call them racists!"
Rationalific hahahahaha ❤️❤️❤️ Chinese culture doesn’t have a concept of racism in a long term, Chinese thinks foreign monks do a better pray. An totally opposite culture to the western ones.
@@satanshameer690 Speak for yourself, Satan. It will be less embarrassing that way...and you can fight for your own place in the victim hierarchy. Then again, Shameer is an Islamic name and Muslims contributed more to the slave trade than any other people on Earth, carried out some of the largest scale massacres in history, and even now often treat non-Muslims and other minorities in their lands horribly, so I hope you're not one, or else it will be quite hard for anyone to take your victimization story seriously.
哇 很厉害，他们都很厉害。我爱中还有我喜欢中国人，我有很多中国朋友。祝你们好运啊。这部视频非常好，我喜欢啊。我是美国人，我非常喜欢学习中文，我的中国朋友英文是太好啦。 Great video! Stereotypes are usually dumb generalizations. I think all ethnic groups can fall into bad categories, but I wouldn't judge the whole off of a few people's mistakes. I think Chinese people are a lovely group of people and I have many Chinese friends! My life wouldn't be as great with out them. I wish everyone in this video well. Good luck everybody!!
How were they back then? Also, if that's the case, it just needs some time for growth. Japan is a small country that has been influenced by the West. China is a massive country struck by Western Oppression.
I dont know about japanese in 1980 but now they are super polite but maybe because they lose war so they change a lot but chinese tourist are often the most bad but u know its logic u can find chinese with bad manners more often than japanese with bad manners because China is way bigger than Japan and there are way more chinese people than japanese people overall.
@@marcel6476 Yeah, but the Chinese generation is getting much better manners. Nowadays you see, it’s mostly the older generation being quite impolite because of their lack of knowledge in courtesy and education, but the younger generations are so much better. 😂😂
I agree on most of the points. But why does everyone have to know english? You dont see spanish people go to germany and ask why they dont speak spanish. They speak their language in their country. Sometimes people from countries in the west *hint hint* just think everyone should conform to their way of life like the world revolves around them.
I just come back from a 1 month trip to China and I am very impressed. I love the trip and I miss China already. It is a modern, safe and clean country. At least the cities I went to. But yes, it is true that it is difficult to find someone who speaks English (less so in Shanghai).
Cookie_GirlyGaming The great Adventures GO FOR IT! i've been studying for 5 years and I'm basically fluent. It's amazing the support I get from Chinese ppl when I say I'm learning. Out of any language, I think they're the most welcoming and excited when you're trying.
I felt uncomfortable seeing this video. Questions were too aggressive for Chinese interviewees that I was concerned about their feelings during interview. from Korea
Every Korean ppl I met in real world are really nice and polite, they are humble and not aggressive, just like Chinese people. social media is not trustful.@@stLegion-qb9bx
I am japanese and here in japan ppl think chinese are dirty loud rude But after I met a lot of chinese and korean friends I realized that it is not true
@Sheila Uy China does not need to invade Japan. Have you looked in the mirror lately? With a face like yours, all you have to do is go to Japan and everyone will leave the country.
PSA: IF YOU'RE UPSET ABOUT PEOPLE EATING DOGS YOU SHOULD BE UPSET ABOUT PEOPLE EATING PIGS, COWS, CHICKEN etc. They're all the same. Keep your anger consistent.
WOW I LIKE THIS COMMENT A LOT. THAT'S WHAT ALWAYS IN MY MIND. SOME PEOPLE ARE BEING SO HYPOCRITICAL. PIGS AND COWS AND CHICKENS ARE ALSO THE SAME CREATURES LIKE DOGS AND CATS. AS A VEGETARIAN MYSELF, I THINK THAT THEY DESERVE TO BE TREATED THE SAME LIKE DOGS AND CATS. IF PEOPLE ARE BEING A MEAT EATERS THEMSELVES, THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO JUDGE OTHER MEAT EATERS AT ALL. SERIOUSLY, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EATING DOGS AND COWS/PIGS? IT IS THE SAME, IT IS ALSO KILLING ANIMALS. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DOG EATERS, YOU SHOULD NOT BE A MEAT EATERS TOO.
@@allenqian3164 That's not even the same thing, you could celebrate Thanksgiving without a Turkey, but the Yulin DOG Festival wouldn't be the Yulin DOG Festival without DOG, additionally no one is kidnapping other peoples pet Turkeys to be slaughtered.
There's something called domestic, cattle and wild animals. Mere generalising to take moral high ground is as good as lying. I'm a vegetarian by choice. Around 200 million people in my country (India) are. We dont partake because of our subjective self guilt. It has nothing to do with righteousness. This new wave of 'vegan'ism in Western countries are astonishingly absurd and moronic to put in mild terms. Don't get me wrong, I care more about animal rights than human rights tbh. But you're missing simple fact here. Human beings are Omnivores not Herbivores. It's simple Biology or you know, common sense. Hope you find yours. Sorry if you're offended.
I loved seeing so many dynamic perspectives. It’s great that people are taking the time to voice their questions that can then be answered by the very group of people they’re inquiring about instead of someone else answering for them. I think that Asian Boss as a whole and us within the community can really help make a difference when it comes to educating ourselves and the world on Asian cultures. I can’t wait to see more videos like this.
I live in Japan and the Chinese stereotypes here sorround the belief that Chinese people are not community oriented as Japanese people are. It's also said that they are loud messy. Many Asian countries hold negative stereotypes about the others, it is said outside that Japanese people are cold, worry to much about little stuff and are a little bit obsessed with order.
@@Psychol-Snooper It is even hard for Japanese to live up to the standards of their very own society. Social pressure here is a big problem, it is so much expected from people in many areas of life, family, work, studies or even friendship :s in the happinness report, done by Canadian universities, happiness in Japan is bellow south American countries.
@@TortoRacoon happiness is generally low in most asian countries anyways, too much emphasis on work, too little on own happiness and self-worth. This needs to improve, people aren't machines
because of the high standard, I love to be a tourist and being served in japan. Because of the same thing, I will not apply for a Japanese work and push myself half dead.
@Max Hahaha...everyone says 'Muricans are stupid, yet they send their spies by the boatloads to steal out industrial secrets and research work at our universities.
1:23 the stereotype of Chinese being loud not only includes Chinese but also Nepali and what this guy is true, we Asians like being with our own people and be in groups of people.
When I hear China, I think of the wisdom I've learned from studying things like Taoism and Zen and Kung Fu, the hilarity of Comedy martial arts movies like Jackie Chan, and Kung Fu Hustle, the importance Bruce Lee has had on American culture, awesome food and women who look great in yoga pants. 😁 greetings from America🇺🇸
@Bts infires me to not be an unhealthy fattie I hardly see anything creepy about a man admiring the beauty of a woman. Please qualify this strange phobia of natural human reactions to the Cross gender. You turn your back on your own father; without such you would have no mother
@@jack-bn3zh admiration yes , also a lighthearted joke, also admittedly bait that I should have an opportunity to speak out against socially engineered fears against human nature itself. Blessings
cnn utterly fears China idk why the stuff they report is astoundingly negative propaganda. I usually watch cnn so I can tell it’s really wtf mind blowing. The one thing they have in common with Fox News is that they are both utterly ignorant about China lol
@@thetreekeeper143 you should be ashamed of your ignorance, foul mouth and wild accusations. I'm from Singapore. Some of the loudest blokes are not from Asia. Your remark clearly shows you are far from humble, respectful, polite and it suggest you are racist.
@@thetreekeeper143 I ask you to read up comments on this thread. You will realize your accusations towards Chinese people to be false. It's kinda mix bag actually. I do think your accusations base solely on your hatred for Chinese people as a whole. While I don't deny there are some Chinese tourists that behave badly during their holiday so do tourist from elsewhere. Show everyone how they hate China, back up with evidence and not wild accusations. Your comment is the most racist among all which you should be ashamed of.
The Tree Keeper ah, so you are one of those types........ Never mind, I wanted to say something about your opinion but 余国平 basically said it all. I really hope you will one day open your mind up more when you go to high school.
@@thetreekeeper143 No one can stop you from hating, in due process you only make yourself miserable. But by telling lies online only invite rebuttal. Now deal with it.
You can see the progress and greatness of the country when it's people admit its own shortcomings and weaknesses. unlike some I've known (I won't mentioned those countries name tho) who would never admit and always argue and give the blame on others/foreigners as thier short sightedness for its own flaws. Stereotype is there for a reason, although it doesn't always necessarily has to be 50% or 60% out of 100% truth.
I’ve been to Beijing twice, it’s a very beautiful and interesting city! I honestly feel like it’s my second home after I studied abroad there, and I can’t wait to go back! If you can ever conduct an interview in Beijing, I’d suggest doing it! (if you don’t get in trouble, I mean... ya know...) Who was the reporter doing the interviews on the street? Her credits are not in the description like others are in different videos. Also, she and the two other ladies have amazing English! They spoke so clearly, and they have great vocabulary! I feel like they speak much better English than I do Chinese...
thanks to Asian Boss i learned one major thing: People you interviewed on the streets of Japan, China, Korea... most of them sounded very educated. I like the way they think. I like the way they speak, what words they use. I saw a lot of openmindness in a lot of people, old or young. I really dint expect it to be like that. I used to think that the Asian societies have different ways of thinking and perceiving things as us Europeans or Americans. But I learned its not true and from hearing their answers about society or history, they are very normal, calm, friendly and very educated people with interests and knowledge! Makes me love Asia more.
being an indian i respect chineese people and mostly western countries give such statements with out any knowing the reality and i feel china is a hardworking country
I’ll also bust another stereotype: how all Chinese kids need to get good grades. The truth that’s never spoken about is that most Chinese immigrant kids are forced to make up for the disappointment of their parent’s ambitions. When their parents experience a significant decline in their career/social status after moving abroad, often the last beacon of hope to ‘save face’ is for their kid to become a doctor/lawyer/investment banker. Coupled with the fact that they wilfully missed out on the biggest economic boom in recent history, where they would have lived comfortably without all the misery of restarting their lives overseas, their kids are the ones who bear the blunt of their disappointment. Back in the day, it was usually those who had some sort of privilege who even had an opportunity to go abroad. Now their old classmates from university who didn’t take the route of immigration - who they probably thought were beneath them socially - have surpassed them in career/quality of life/family unity/happiness, causing a compounded effect on their level of regret. Which gets offloaded onto their kids… That is not to say life back in China would have been perfect. There is no perfect situation, but they are 100% certain it would have been a lot easier if they just continued on with life back home. The only saving grace is that they can flex the status symbol of living overseas. Only kids like me who have experienced life in both China and the west can see past the gaslighting of our parents. Kids who weren’t born in China don’t have this perspective, as they only know the filtered down negative western media portrayal of China. Only by watching how my cousins grew up in China versus how we grew up here, did I realise this stereotype is mostly a immigrant phenomenon (which was surprisingly similar to the experiences of my friends’ Greek, Indian, Korean, East European parents). It’s definitely true that there are still plenty of kids studying like crazy inside China, but what people don’t know is that they’re mostly from poorer families trying to move up socio-economically. They essentially have to deal with the same struggle overseas kids have. I’m at least more fortunate than them.. Oh yea, in case you think I’m just romanticising about the past, everything I’ve said has been 100% confirmed by my own parents and all their friends living across UK, US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. Trust me, I’ve met more immigrant families than ANYONE. These conversations happen behind closed doors and you won’t have much luck getting the truth out of your own parents. I just happened to be lucky enough to have a very open and honest mother who revealed everything to me. And my family is probably doing a bit better than average if anything... Eventually even my dad confessed all this to me (and that’s saying A LOT). Too bad their friends will never admit this to their own children…
Good Questions and the answers were also good, the older generation has a different mindset but that is in all countries and cultures. I think the new generation of Chinese men and women will be awesome and friendly. I am coming to China someday so I can see it first-hand.
I feel bad about the manners thing because these people are all clearly respectful and have manners. No worries Chinese bros, it's not all of you. And it will get better.
我是中国人，看到一个客观公正的频道，很开心！ I am Chinese, I am pleased to have such a decent and objective channel ! And through this channel you saw real Chinese and their opinions. Peace ✌️
Shanghai is, like the bigger cities, a spot for many residing foreigners. The English skills are better in those cities because of the contact and business with foreigners. The Chinese I met so far were doing well, sometimes extremely well. They had a big vocabulary and the grammar was good, just the pronounciation and the shyness is not helping. In Japan it's more difficult to find someone who speaks English on a conversation level. The older man is what is needed in these videos. He put things in a historical context.
The reality is that we all have ethnic and cultural biases. You could ask these same individuals what are their stereotypes of different ethnic and cultural groups. It is up to us to decide whether we will rid ourselves of these things and still be proud of who we are.
I’m mostly fine with those stereotypes There’re always bits of truths in stereotypes. Oh and the dog meat thing? I think it’s getting a bit old. Come up with something new... Oh and the older guy’s mannerism reminds me of my grandad :p
The Lychee and Dog Meat Festival tortures dogs to death under the insane superstition that it makes the meat taste better. It only contaminates it with stress hormones that certainly cannot be good for the health. Torturing any animal to death is repulsive but especially mankind's best friend for over 40 thousand years. Let's come up with something new when this cruel practice has stopped. Go look at the images for the treatment of dogs in Lychee and tell me you want to brush this under the rug.
Angry Applesauce yes I have looked at those videos. I saw the dog market video and it was heartbreaking. Those horrible acts can exist anywhere, the fact it occurs more in certain countries in this case China depends on the culture and the people.
@@Nicholas_Chen_ As the video showed attitudes are changing. We should keep up the pressure. If it's used as an ethnic insult that's not okay, but if it leads to more ethical treatment of animals then that's something everyone can be proud of. :)
Angry Applesauce Yup. I guess one can say that as long as the dog eating habit still exists, which I don’t think will be gone completely in a short while. Idk I just get bored of people saying the dog stereotypes so often :)
I really appreciate these videos but it feels like you're always doing these in Shanghai. Would be nice to see some opinions and views from Beijing and/or the smaller cities inland cheers!
I think Chinese stereotyping is damaging for people. When Conor McGregor heard that Floyd Mayweather is fighting Tenshin in Asia, Hey used a stereotypical remark calling the asian fighter Jackie Chan in his social media post.
UNLEASHING POTENTIAL - PSYCHOLOGY VIDEOS You are right as a Chinese I got very offended when I first left China and was smashed with those said stereotypes because of my origins, looks and accent... i changed my whole accent because I was ridiculed for my Chinese accent. it was at the time emotionally damaging to me. but I just eventually become ok with it as time goes on. I guess sometimes one just have to laugh it off. Or learn to.
If someone makes that sort of ignorant remarks, it reflects on his level of intelligence. If we are going to be bothered by people's ignorance, we are always going to be wasting time trying to lift their intelligence and standard. Walk away and spend your time wisely, you can never change an idiot. Anyway Conor says all sorts of stuff to get people's attention and he has done well in that aspect.
For the most part stereotypes for any ethnicity/nationality is false. It’s just assumed to be true from media and what people say online. Sure may some might be true in that instance but you can’t/shouldn’t generalize it to be applicable to 100% of the people, 100% of the time. That just makes you ignorant and racist. That’s like saying all East Asians know martial arts, all African Americans and Latinos are gang members or drug peddlers, Italians and Russians are all gang members, etc. Most of the time it’s not true at all. About Chinese people not being able to speak English is false. Most people who were born in the late 1980s and later are very likely to be able speak, read, understand, write, and type in English as with many East Asian countries, English is taught in schools. Well English grammar is. Sometimes they’ll have trouble speaking because what is taught mainly is grammar for the sake of exams in schools and for career reasons. There’s also the necessity to communicate in English among those who are into videogames since many gamers speak English. But those that are currently in their 50s and older may not speak English at all or very little unless their job requires it as it would otherwise be inessential to their everyday living. That thing about Asian eating cats, dogs, etc was true but only during war times or during great famines. It’s not only China. People in South Korea for example also ate dog meat. It’s just viewed as being so disgusting by Western nations because it’s not _normal_ . But it wasn’t normal for people in China and South Korea either. It was out of necessity to survive during those times. Stereotypes are usually false or applicable during extreme circumstances. People shouldn’t make these assumptions and presumptions about people if they haven’t had much or any personal experiences.
This is a very truthful report. No comment added and the audience can think for themselves. As a young Chinese, I agree with the people interviewed in the video. There are impolite people and lots of areas of improvement, but what's neglected way too often is the young generation's attempt to be more open-minded and considerate of others. It is a slow process.
I find this dog meat discussion so pointless. Who says the dog deserves to live more than the pig or the cow? Are Westerners superior because they eat a different animal? Ittthe same thing really if you think about it.
The old man is very informative. I mean he's older than us; he knows more than us and he knows that people shouldn't be too ignorant towards countries and people. It's hard for me to explain but he knows the difference between the past and present. Everything's changing.
When I was in an apartment in China, I was awakened by the English sounds and basketball sounds in the morning. I think that people who speak English are rogue, aggressive and not very intelligent. This is true for most people in English-speaking countries, because most of you cannot afford expensive higher education, and only a few elites are well educated. Due to the government's inaction, your crowd is very sloppy and aggressive, causing great problems for human society. This is why you are on the high seas and you will become pirates. If the future of the interstellar era, I have good reason to think that you will become the look of your ancestors, no change. satisfied?
What comes to mind when you think of Chinese people? From me, an ABC: Rice. Just rice. And lots of pressure on education for ABCs to get a bette future
I Ko I like wheat more since my parents are from the North, but my mom moved South a bit and my sibling doesn’t like wheat foods so we eat rice more. I’m actually the only one who likes wheat foods a lot...
I think videos are very helpful for those of us following you from the West. We misunderstand China because we lack exposure to all of the different perspectives. I enjoy these people-on-the-street interviews. It also helps my (novice level) Mandarin. Thanks!
China is a massive country and certainly stereotypes don't apply to all Chinese people of course. Having said that I have to agree with the impression about bad manners though. I travel a lot for business reasons and one thing that really stuck out no matter where I go is that often Chinese tourists just start talking to you in Chinese. When you reply in English and say "I don't speak Chinese, sorry" - they just go on talking to you in Chinese. Another thing is table manners. I really experiences it rather often, when I am in hotels and at breakfast in the morining, that Chinese people very often do not look at the waiters, do not say thank you, often they don't even answer questions with yes or no, and just shake their heads, not looking at the personel asking them if they want more coffee or the like. And, the worst thing for me, is the extremely loud eating habits, like reeeeally smacking loud while eating. That bothers me so much that I sometimes even change the table beause it drives me mad and I personally do find it rude.
I taught English online to Chinese students throughout China and I found that kids are kids no matter where they are! haha. Some are so smart and learn quickly, others would rather just forget the whole thing (it's Mom and Dad who want them to learn English - they'd rather play or sleep or do anything - anything!!! - else but sit and hear some woman in the US speak English!). Some kids are very artistic, others not so much, etc., etc. Just like kids in the US. But, I became very close to some of my students and their families, and I plan to visit them when I travel to China next year! .... In the meantime, I'm trying to learn some Mandarin, but I'm afraid I fall into the category of the "not so smart" student! ha.
Man I was waiting for this video. What interesting responses. Though, I don't think the people selected took it in good fun. It seemed to me that as the video wore on, the defensiveness increased (which is understandable). As an American, I certainly used to get defensive having to dispel certain ideas when abroad.
Since I’ve been living in Shanghai over thirty years, I can tell that he is just a typical “Shanghai grandpa-上海爷叔”. You can easily find this type of man in any Shanghai neighborhood. Considering his age,and the special time period In China’s history, he probably didn’t even have chance go to university when he’s young.
The uncle interviewed have some wise words, learned something again! All the other interviewers are born post 90's and are not the generation who may have generated those stereotypes. I'd love to see the interview done again with people in their 40's and 50's.
talking about stereotypes, whenever people mentions China, they would always think about Beijing and Shanghai, which is also a stereotype. So this is basically a stereotypical interview on stereotypes. How ironic.
also, people think new york (city) is the capital like are you kidding me it's Washington DC. same for Australia. people think its freakin Sydney and i don't really define that as stereotypes, probably the Mandela effect
Why do people think the new generation is the best? I think my grandparents generation is the most educated and polite. My generation is very materialistic and selfish, nobody pursues higher education out of interest anymore. Respect and old traditions are also lost.
The girl with English spoken skills and the old wise man must be father and daughter. They were very objective to every question. Its rare to see open minded people like them. 💝
that old man had some wise words...
He speaks like my grandad
Experience and cultured.
Nah he's a dumbass commie
@@Imnotevenhuman why?
Amy Ortega trolls don’t believe in reasoning
I don’t get why not speaking English well in China is an issue since it’s not their native language despite Hong Kong being a British colony for a time.
I don’t expect non-Chinese to be able to speak a Chinese language so why should the Chinese as a whole be expected to speak English?
I teach English online to Mainland Chinese students. They want to learn the language mainly for travel, getting into an international school or study abroad and for business as well.
because the US is very powerful ,so we should learn their language first.
Because in the modern era English is the language of commerce. 2000 years ago the language of commerce was Greek.
@@hellkat2285 I think english is the inernational language because of science.
Before WW2 german was the international language, every scientist or important person would speak german.
After the war it became the US since they had the most scientific results during and after the war.
@@hahaya1626 The US is a melting pot of nationalities. Same as Canada, which speak french and english. The reason english is so globalized is because the british empire was one of the greatest empires in recent history.
with 1.3 billion population, you'll find every sorts of Chinese people!
soon to be projected to be 2 billion. yay!
1.3b is only China alone.Imagine all the other Chinese all around the world.
Nightcor EDM Taiwan is superior when compared to China in most aspects, IMO. It is more developed, has more civilized people, and is cleaner.
@@SaraK-dc1wu It will never happen.
Kylin its like europe. All different peoples. China is only china because they r conquered kingdoms . Essentiallg they r all differdnt peoples
OH YES - And the older man was very wise! Especially about the dog meat thing - I think everyone needs to let go of that stereotype. There are many cultures where people have eaten bugs and I don't look down upon them. If it was for the situation that a person would have to choose between starving to death or just eating dog meat, I can guarantee that most of the people who make fun of the Chinese for this would be eating dog meat to stay alive! So I think it's time for ignorant people to get over themselves hahaha.
Jonathan Gatson Haha, very well said, but some people just couldn’t stop discriminating others to show their pathetic“superiority” or stupidity ...lol
@@concernedhermit7153 This is true. But in the end we will all realize that we are all equal and that there is no way to be dominant over one another. So the people who try to do this look foolish in the end. It's never good to judge people. And you're right people only do this because they are stupid.
When I went to China I ate dog
Thanks a lot there, but it's not a problem for me to hear something like dog-eating thing. I believe a person wise like you won't think that way but only some losers or douches. Why I'd like to be mad at losers or douches then?
That was probably true for most part of China. But in a few parts (likely 3 cities) of the country it's part of the eating culture.
我已经在中国三年了，我真的非常感谢中国人对我的待遇，那么热情，很善良。中国人很会欢迎外国朋友来这边。我很希望其他外国人慢慢地理解中国的社会很复杂，他们的混乱也有历史和文化的原因，不是随便发生的。很推荐来中国学习！自己看一看！ Love from Spain~
Dimandadaioh You really have a nice perspective of Chinese culture.Welcome to China again！
Wow , thx for expressing your thoughts. Want to make acquaintance of you !
Why did you do that hard work using google translate.
@@刘氓-w2v I’m going there pretty soon , I love Chinese ppl with all my heart and I admire the language as much as the culture, I’m gonna start learning Mandarin and hopefully I’ll pursue my studies in Shanghai and maybe live there if I got a good job
I can’t wait til I get there , I’m so excited and bc of that reason I’m gonna study hard and make my dream come true
再见 ~ ❤️
@@thequeenamina6100 where u from
After studying Chinese in school for so long I stopped believing those common myths, but it was when I actually went last summer that I saw how cool China is. Everyone was SO nice and took care of foreigners. When I spoke Chinese, they were even more open to explain their culture and teach me anything I wanted to know. And people literally got in lines to take pictures with us haha
Olivia Blackmon Yep, if you showed up in an attraction, the Chinese who wanna take photos with you, they are probably visitors from inner cities to that tourism city. They don’t see a foreigner in person usually, therefore they might treat foreigners as someone who live in TV and willing to take photos of you.
Wish you all the best Yeah. As soon as we got to the university, all the people were cool around us and we blended in a lot better😊
Olivia Blackmon wish you all good lucks, and have a fatalistic experience in China ❤️
About the eating dog meat, the old man got partly right, and another reason is about culture differences. Some ethnic groups or people live in certain regions in China, they eat dog meat sometimes, cuz there is no difference between dog, pig, cow or any other animals to them. Basically, it's a custom that has passed for hundreds and thousands years. Since u can eat pork, beef, chicken, and so on, why not dog meat. Animals are all born equally. I love dogs and I don't eat dog meat, but I respect their customs. It wasn't a big problem until the western media had mass reports about dog meat, and they also portrayed that every Chinese love eating dogs, which is ridiculous! Some western people always talk about respecting religions and customs, but they always judge others by their own prejudice. They got freaked out when they see something that they never seen before. Instead of getting insightful information, they just report negative news based on their own moral standards, which is extremely biased.
Totally agree with you. I’m Chinese
can't agree with you more
you are ture
human beings eat animals, what's wrong???
@Rudolf Adler te envita noone cares what u think ....bye
My impression on China: it’s a massive country that is extremely diverse when it comes to culture. Also they pressure kids to get good grades.
amen
T McK haha You should see the Singapour education system
This is another imprint. In China, not all parents are very strict. I don't know how this impression comes. Don't judge China according to the Chinese immigrant group. It will only produce sample bias.
I've not heard about parents pressurising kids to get good grade in China. In Korea? Yes, very much.
I mean pressure to excel is evident in every Asian countries so it's all about how much pressure?
I'd say more diverse than the U.S.(culturally, not ethnicity wise) but less diverse than Europe as a whole and less diverse than India
I agree on many Chinese tourists being absurdly loud and impolite but I've also met the nicest, kindest, most hard-working Chinese people at school (university) and work so... I don't think the stereotypes are completely true.
Idk pal... younger Chinese people especially students are sooo hardworking and book smart, some are a bit geeky. They also seem to be pretty harmless and get pushed around by the native people. I know a few instances where Chinese kids are being bullied really badly. while the absurdly loud tourists were mostly from the older generations.
Missy DEEAYOH you havent met their parents 😁
@TealAlloy Well how do you know whenever an asian tourist is rude that he/she is Chinese? You don't, but everyone just assumes they are anyways. There have been a few cases of asian tourists (Koreans, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, etc) being rude and they pretend to be Chinese to save their reputations.
TealAlloy i mean all asians are pretty much the same, but chinese from china step it up a level as they have no feelings for others.
Some Chinese tourists are loud and impolite, some are perfect guests. Same for Americans, UK, Germans, Spanish. Italians and French tend to have more good guests than bad ones. Canadians are just lovely. Different people all over the world behave differently.
The old man is wise. I respect his thoughtful opinion
Wise? Just take his approach on Mao. Camaraderie would be the last thing to describe his regime, nobody with reliable sources would say such a thing. Also he makes the consumption dog meat look like a thing from the past, while the biggest dog meat festival has been established less than 10 years ago
robezy0 About the eating dog meat, the old man got partly right, and another reason is about culture differences. Some ethnic groups or people live in certain regions in China, they eat dog meat sometimes, cuz there is no difference between dog, pig, cow or any other animals to them. Basically, it's a custom that has passed for hundreds and thousands years. Since u can eat pork, beef, chicken, and so on, why not dog meat. Animals are all born equally. I love dogs and I don't eat dog meat, but I respect their customs. It wasn't a big problem until the western media had mass reports about dog meat, and they also portrayed that every Chinese love eating dogs, which is ridiculous! Some western people always talk about respecting religions and customs, but they always judge others by their own prejudice. They got freaked out when they see something that they never seen before. Instead of getting insightful information, they just report negative news based on their own moral standards, which is extremely biased.
@@PT-ve1fl you're right about that, personally I only disguise the way those animals are treated in the process. But essentially this wasn't part of my critic. My problem is that he treats it as a thing from the past when it clearly isn't
robezy0 full of prejudice.Crazy man
@@robezy0 do u eat chicken, beef, pork, fish? R u a vegetarian?
everything negative about China and Chinese peepo, I got from the internet. all I have to say is, experience things for yourself before you judge. one bad apple doesn't always spoil the whole basket. than again, the damage might have already been done 🤷♀️
After watching this video, I realised that I really wanted to share this conversation with my grandma, some years ago, you don't need to be clever to understand what I mean.
-grandma, what do you think about Russian people?
-Oh! Russians? They're all bad people
-But grandma, why do you say it?
-Because of the films...
Stereotypes are always everywhere, they're sometimes right, but generalising is a stupid fact. Nice video!
I'd disagree. Stereotypes don't appear out of nowhere, there is always a basis for them. Russian villains are exception though - it's because of propaganda, not collective observation.
I'm not saying generalizing is right, but statistically speaking,, stereotypes are often true to some degree.
People sometimes get annoyed when you tell them to stop generalizing. Those types of people do not think critically.
my moms a russian and married a very smart and a nice korean man and people think my mom is korean too sometimes
Russians have to be bad for American folk cause they are the only nation that can kick USA ass
@@valeriavagapova Exactly! I hope so
"Chinese people can't speak good English."
Um, where are the English speakers that speak good Mandarin, or any other Asian language?
So weird that enough people responded with that "stereotype". I'm so curious how many of the responders speak more than one language fluently.
I wondered the same. As a Chinese student in my first year in high school my accent was mocked by other kids and i remember a friend of mine defending me saying something similar to your comment. And those kids actually didn’t stop. People can be so mean
@@Nicholas_Chen_ Not only is that mean, it's ignorant. It makes me embarrassed to be American to be associated with people like that.
The reporter definitely have some problem.
Jenn Righter
It’s probably not Americans that are saying that. It’s most likely other Asians.
It's the international language of communication, has nothing to do with the US
english is not chinese' mother language，they are not supposed to speak good english
ya, chinese is not a member of commonwealth country, why must speak good english. Now should be the their turn to learn chinese for those western angmohs.
@@valeriavagapova That is probably true, but those questions imply something.
How often do you see reporters asking random US Americans if they speak Japanese? Or Bulgarian?
The implication is, that English is worth learning because the US are a poweful country. Maybe Chinese as a whole disagree with that.
Because english is the international language and every country teaches it as a second language. Not comparing China with anglophone countries but non anglophone ones
@@samuelfanning6598 Exactly - finally someone with a brain who doesn't see things in black or white
@@samuelfanning6598 You cannot really compare it like that because even among non-anglophone countries you have countries like India which has been ruled by the UK in history. In India there is a much greater population who speak English hence it is easier to learn in such an environment. Plus in different parts of India they speak entirely different languages, so maybe learning English was a need as well??
Also there are countries that are non-anglophone but their language is a lot more similar to English comparing to Mandarin, such as Dutch.
Therefore, your comparison is entirely biased. It will not hold up. To the Chinese, there is a national language (Mandarin). We do not need to speak English in our daily life, so yes maybe we do not get enough practice. A more important reason we speak Chinese is simply because we love it. Why bother speaking a second language when your first language is more concise if needed be, more expressive if needed be, have influence over a great continent and more foreigners are learning it?
Plus, half of these Chinese people can have a conversation in English. How often would you find an American on street and have a conversation with the language they learned in school, regardless of Spanish, Chinese or Japanese?
The old guy with the glasses sounds very wise. I can understand mandarin so i wasnt reading any of the subtitles but he seems like a really knowledgeable and good guy. Would love to sit down and just talk with him if i could
I honestly don't get the dog meat thing, like why do people think eating dogs is so different from eating pigs or cows? People around the world eat all animals, including bunnies, guinea pigs, doves, cats, etc. that are also often kept as pets, so why are people so mad about dogs?
Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's right to eat dogs, but I don't think eating any other sentient being is right either. I just don't get how people can eat other animals but be so shocked about dogs being eaten.
In India, it's a sin to eat beef due to the religion. In Western Countries, it's a sin to eat dogs or a cats because of being pets. It's all based on perception of cultures. China mostly ate it back then due to the Great Famine and when you're starving, you'll eat anything.
bc dogs are more like pet not food,they understand human emotion and smart not to mention.
@@QODHardasiandickBAC empathy and intelligence is in no way exclusive to dogs. Pigs and rats are smarter than dogs, they are much better at problem solving, and considered to be easier to train than dogs. Domestic rats also mirror their owner's emotions and can recognise when a human is sad. They also love being tickled and play hide and seek.
Both cows and chickens develope close friendships with each other, can hold grudges and understand cause and effect - relations.
The only reason you think dogs are more like pets than food is that you've been raised to think that. Research has shown that the more people eat a particular animal, the more likely they are to dismiss that species' intelligence and empathy. Which in turn is a result of our own empathy; it's a lot less painful to hurt animals if we think they are dumb senseless beings, instead of admitting how similar we are to them.
@@bratatouille let stop eating some animals let's spare dogs and cats.. Soon in future human also will stop eating beef pork too etc.. That's how we human can achieve good civilization by reduce killings..
Don't judge I am not vegetarian, I like to eat pork or chicken dishes..
Apart from this two I don't see other millions of animals as food products..
Americans: "Ewww! They eat dogs!"
Also Americans: "I'll have some rabbit, squirrel, alligator, and frog please"
As chinese who born not in china i feel complicated about stereotype
I have to agree about Chinese tourist is so loud , but if one person make mistake did every country/race have to take the blame ?
I'm always trying to be polite here (in South asia) I'm always says thank you when shopping and smile I'm even tell my friends for not being too loud while talking
I've met plenty of Chinese people, several of which I've worked alongside. Not ONE of them have ever been disrespectful. In fact, I believe that because of my positive attitude around them, they were able to open up and become more friendly with me. There was an older Chinese man I worked with who always stopped at the front desk, and I'd always stand when he'd enter and shake his hand. On Christmas Eve, he actually brought in a very nice present for me (even though I didn't expect it), and when I read the card, it said, "Thank you for being nice and pleasant toward me, it means a lot." I guess it helps to know a couple Chinese greetings, as well. Haha.
Matthew Mayhem such a nice experience❤️
@@bunnyhill2024 Thanks!
Matthew Mayhem Where r u from
@@stLegion-qb9bxUnited States.
I've met a handful of some disrespectful Chinese people, mostly through work and they're usually the older generation. Although I go to school in NYC with a ton of Mainlanders and all of them seem to be pretty great all around, if you get to know them.
the girl in a black-stripes shirt and black cardigan/blazer, is an example of smart-modern Chinese people. when she said @05:27 . i clap like i'm watching Miss Universe Pageant. It's a very good respond. She should represents china in Miss Universe.
For a moment there I thought the title was:
*"How do the Chinese feel about the Chinese"*
TBH Chinese hate the Chinese more than anyone else
or how do the Shanghai citizen feel about the Chinese
“They’re natural enemies! Like the English and the Scottish! Or the Welsh and the Scottish! Or the Scottish and the Scottish! Damn Scots! They ruined Scotland!”
“You Scots are a contentious people.”
“YOU JUST MADE AN ENEMY FOR LIFE.”
omg YES its like an illusion i had that too
Evariste Galois id watch it lol
I like the old man a lot. He looks like a professor...
history professor
Professor of life
Actually ,
this kind of person is everywhere in China...
Its not that rare meet guy like this in China they are literaly everywhere old asians are always smart
He is kind of stereotypical Chinese grandpa
I'm so dubious about stereotypes, being a black woman. However this one - Chinese tourists - is one i used to have until I grew the hell up. It's not about rudeness as much as it is about cultural differences. I mean how someone treats you is usually different on a individual to individual basis, as a woman and a Black woman I've come up against many stereotypes and will throughout my life because of prejudices and ignorant mindsets. However it has given me a better understanding of how not to generalise a whole group of people because of their skin or where they're from, at least not negatively so. I hate it. I also feel embarrassed that they're made to feel ashamed.
Yea if you are black, you should feel us Chinese, bc there are rude black ppl in poorer places but I never generalize all black ppl as a group, I have known many black ppl who are educated and polite
This video made me love even more China and Chinese people !!!
Why are they asking some of the dumbest troll questions??
"All chinese people know Kung fu?" "Chinese are bad at English?" Are you serious...
Yeah, I thought they'd pick better questions. I expected the one about rudeness, as it seemed the most popular on the poll.
DragonRider520 but they are stereotypical...as you see the world is hella ignorant. I’m not surprised.
These are typical questions, especially from people who haven't been around a lot of chinese people. I've worked in areas that had only very very few Chinese people, this is about what you'd expect
I find it so frustrating how people expect chinese people to know english... theyre chinese living in china so obviously english isnt their foreign language 🙄
@@karmenwang English is a trade language, needed for a lot of jobs. How can one do business with other countries when most traders use English, often over their native language? If one were to be a pilot, they must learn English because all of the communication is in English. Even on the internet, most content is made in English as a median. Anyway, the stereotype is not that all Chinese need to know English, it is that they speak broken English with a heavy accent when they do. Some groups, like arabic speakers, tend to have a very neutral American accent which is easy to understand on the other hand.
I'm Chinese and I love to travel abroad. I agree that some of the tourists are loud and sometimes they don't obey the rules, which I find it annoying too. But their behaviors cannot be changed overnight neither do I have the power to force them to be polite. All I can do is that I discipline myself, try to set a good example so that gradually they can get improved by seeing what I am doing. Travelling abroad is not just for sightseeing, I think the person is more like a name card of his/her own country, what he/she does sometimes can represent their country's image. So for the Chinese tourists, we really should pay more attention to our behaviors when travelling abroad and let the world know that we can also be polite.
Holly D I wish all chinese tourists and immigrats here in the philippines have the same mindset as you. But you are also right that their attitudes won't change overnight. Let's hope for the better.
@@prench_pries Thanks for your understanding. 😁
You are doing great!. "Being able to adapt" is not part of any culture, is just a matter of education. I love to travel and I have never had issues adapting to any culture, not even in Japan.
很棒的回答。 支持
唉，这就是老一辈没文化造成的
I am sad for some young Chinese people still having no confidence about our own culture. Why we always follow other's path?Few of other nations respect or understand our culture. Why Chinese need to speak good English when others don't know a single Chinese character? Why Chinese cannot eat dog meat when others can eat pork, beef,mutton and chicken? We respect others only when others don't hate us.
the problem comes from the ones who are in charge of the education system. Many of those people grew up when the economic reform took place, and they got their confidence shattered back then.
Ye Zhang well said. 可是现在还有一些学中文的人。全世界都在学中国话。其实越来越多的中学生和小学生开始学华语。可能是一个新的时代的开始。
@YourМилк Thanks for your understanding.
@@oliviablackmon8416 对。有友好的人也有敌对的人。但这视频里的大部分刻板印象就是有敌意的人的观点,他们没有仔细思考和判断就对陌生人随意指责。
1) Self-esteem, for 3000 years (Im starting from the Shang, I know 5000 years blah blah) we thought we were the center of the world, morally, culturally, economically, scientifically and militarily superior to others, and then we get ruled by foreigners for 300 years. So the new Han leadership adopts Western ideas and ways, since it was their ways that broke our 3000 year streak. Do you realize how narcissistic we were back then? You spend 3000 years telling yourself you're the greatest and then someone you perceive as less then you shatters that thought, you'd have issues too.
2) Because English is the global common language, similar to how French was the official court language in Europe (Prussian and Russian rulers only spoke French in their courts) and Chinese (Use of Hanzi in Japan and Korea) in Asia
3) The majority of the world doesn't keep Pigs, Cows, Sheep or Chicken as pets, (albeit there are some). The rest of world roasts India for not eating Cows.
*Westerner:* "Some people have negative stereotypes about your people. What do you think about that?"
*Chinese Person:* "I think we should better ourselves so that they will no longer have that stereotype about us."
*Westerner:* "Whaaaaaaaaaaat?! You're supposed to call them racists!"
Rationalific hahahahaha ❤️❤️❤️ Chinese culture doesn’t have a concept of racism in a long term, Chinese thinks foreign monks do a better pray. An totally opposite culture to the western ones.
@@bunnyhill2024 ^_^
@@satanshameer690 Speak for yourself, Satan. It will be less embarrassing that way...and you can fight for your own place in the victim hierarchy. Then again, Shameer is an Islamic name and Muslims contributed more to the slave trade than any other people on Earth, carried out some of the largest scale massacres in history, and even now often treat non-Muslims and other minorities in their lands horribly, so I hope you're not one, or else it will be quite hard for anyone to take your victimization story seriously.
we are taught to be humble😄😄
Better yourself is the culture man.
哇 很厉害，他们都很厉害。我爱中还有我喜欢中国人，我有很多中国朋友。祝你们好运啊。这部视频非常好，我喜欢啊。我是美国人，我非常喜欢学习中文，我的中国朋友英文是太好啦。
Great video! Stereotypes are usually dumb generalizations. I think all ethnic groups can fall into bad categories, but I wouldn't judge the whole off of a few people's mistakes. I think Chinese people are a lovely group of people and I have many Chinese friends! My life wouldn't be as great with out them. I wish everyone in this video well. Good luck everybody!!
我也是美国人。看到其他美国人学中文使我开心。加油！
Jake Lewis 谢谢你 Jake, 我祝你好运👍
你的华语真好，继续加油💪
我也是个学习中文的美国人。我去了一次中国, 觉得很奇妙啊。我一定要回去留学。
什么情况?美国人之间什么时候开始有学中文的潮流了
actually Chinese is not that bad, just like Japanese tourists in 1980s
How were they back then? Also, if that's the case, it just needs some time for growth. Japan is a small country that has been influenced by the West. China is a massive country struck by Western Oppression.
I dont know about japanese in 1980 but now they are super polite but maybe because they lose war so they change a lot but chinese tourist are often the most bad but u know its logic u can find chinese with bad manners more often than japanese with bad manners because China is way bigger than Japan and there are way more chinese people than japanese people overall.
@@marcel6476 Yeah, but the Chinese generation is getting much better manners. Nowadays you see, it’s mostly the older generation being quite impolite because of their lack of knowledge in courtesy and education, but the younger generations are so much better. 😂😂
I agree on most of the points. But why does everyone have to know english? You dont see spanish people go to germany and ask why they dont speak spanish. They speak their language in their country. Sometimes people from countries in the west *hint hint* just think everyone should conform to their way of life like the world revolves around them.
devereaux min totally agree with you
*Cough Cough* Imperialism...
I just come back from a 1 month trip to China and I am very impressed. I love the trip and I miss China already. It is a modern, safe and clean country. At least the cities I went to. But yes, it is true that it is difficult to find someone who speaks English (less so in Shanghai).
what does the dog taste like？
Neko Korea eat Also dogs, and Japan eats snakes. Problem? No? Gtfo
ManuelaNiquet hey which city?
Beijing, Pingyao, Xi'an, Shanghai, Chengdu, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou... 😁
Welcome to China❤❤
I'm more interested in their language than their interviews, I like their language actually
Cookie_GirlyGaming The great Adventures GO FOR IT! i've been studying for 5 years and I'm basically fluent. It's amazing the support I get from Chinese ppl when I say I'm learning. Out of any language, I think they're the most welcoming and excited when you're trying.
@@oliviablackmon8416
I heard that the language is very hard and has like 80 000 characters.
@@freezyannmalingin6676 most used only several thousands.
@@式微式微胡不归-l7o that's A LOTTT.
@@freezyannmalingin6676 1000 words are totally enough for daily conversation
I felt uncomfortable seeing this video. Questions were too aggressive for Chinese interviewees that I was concerned about their feelings during interview. from Korea
서상찬 You are the few kind Koreans I met on TH-cam.
As a Chinese myself, the questions are fine. It gives us opportunity to clarify ourselves. Thank you for your concern. 😊👍
Every Korean ppl I met in real world are really nice and polite, they are humble and not aggressive, just like Chinese people. social media is not trustful.@@stLegion-qb9bx
Soo hard to find comments like this from a different culture, thanks dude
of course the Korea guy has to state he's from Korea. It's almost like vegans gotta let everyone know they're vegan in every sentence
I am japanese and here in japan ppl think chinese are dirty loud rude
But after I met a lot of chinese and korean friends I realized that it is not true
産経ニュースのせいかもね
The Tree Keeper 说说你哪国的，立马先提刀灭了你😀
@Sheila Uy China does not need to invade Japan. Have you looked in the mirror lately? With a face like yours, all you have to do is go to Japan and everyone will leave the country.
Chinese from where? Prc or other descendant from other countries?
@@thetreekeeper143 LMAO, damn man, I thought here's a true time traveller from 1800s
PSA: IF YOU'RE UPSET ABOUT PEOPLE EATING DOGS YOU SHOULD BE UPSET ABOUT PEOPLE EATING PIGS, COWS, CHICKEN etc. They're all the same. Keep your anger consistent.
WOW I LIKE THIS COMMENT A LOT. THAT'S WHAT ALWAYS IN MY MIND. SOME PEOPLE ARE BEING SO HYPOCRITICAL. PIGS AND COWS AND CHICKENS ARE ALSO THE SAME CREATURES LIKE DOGS AND CATS. AS A VEGETARIAN MYSELF, I THINK THAT THEY DESERVE TO BE TREATED THE SAME LIKE DOGS AND CATS. IF PEOPLE ARE BEING A MEAT EATERS THEMSELVES, THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO JUDGE OTHER MEAT EATERS AT ALL. SERIOUSLY, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EATING DOGS AND COWS/PIGS? IT IS THE SAME, IT IS ALSO KILLING ANIMALS. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DOG EATERS, YOU SHOULD NOT BE A MEAT EATERS TOO.
no they're not the same. Dogs and cats are pets and cows, chickens etc... are livestock
@@allenqian3164 That's not even the same thing, you could celebrate Thanksgiving without a Turkey, but the Yulin DOG Festival wouldn't be the Yulin DOG Festival without DOG, additionally no one is kidnapping other peoples pet Turkeys to be slaughtered.
There's something called domestic, cattle and wild animals. Mere generalising to take moral high ground is as good as lying. I'm a vegetarian by choice. Around 200 million people in my country (India) are. We dont partake because of our subjective self guilt. It has nothing to do with righteousness. This new wave of 'vegan'ism in Western countries are astonishingly absurd and moronic to put in mild terms. Don't get me wrong, I care more about animal rights than human rights tbh. But you're missing simple fact here. Human beings are Omnivores not Herbivores. It's simple Biology or you know, common sense. Hope you find yours. Sorry if you're offended.
@@Otter-Destruction 👍👍
I loved seeing so many dynamic perspectives. It’s great that people are taking the time to voice their questions that can then be answered by the very group of people they’re inquiring about instead of someone else answering for them. I think that Asian Boss as a whole and us within the community can really help make a difference when it comes to educating ourselves and the world on Asian cultures. I can’t wait to see more videos like this.
I want to visit China.....
Welcome!!
come on it is not expensive
Eww
@@srinmex You all are welcomed to come to China❤
Go ahead.just remember not to drink tap water😂
I could listen to the older gentleman all day. Very wise words and he seems like someone with a lot of personal history and stories to tell.
I live in Japan and the Chinese stereotypes here sorround the belief that Chinese people are not community oriented as Japanese people are. It's also said that they are loud messy. Many Asian countries hold negative stereotypes about the others, it is said outside that Japanese people are cold, worry to much about little stuff and are a little bit obsessed with order.
Japan is a singular country in all the world. It would be hard for anyone from any culture to live up to Japanese standards.
@@Psychol-Snooper It is even hard for Japanese to live up to the standards of their very own society. Social pressure here is a big problem, it is so much expected from people in many areas of life, family, work, studies or even friendship :s in the happinness report, done by Canadian universities, happiness in Japan is bellow south American countries.
@@TortoRacoon happiness is generally low in most asian countries anyways, too much emphasis on work, too little on own happiness and self-worth. This needs to improve, people aren't machines
@@TortoRacoon
Too much pressure is placed on Japanese workers. I guess that is the price of such amazing economic success. :(
because of the high standard, I love to be a tourist and being served in japan. Because of the same thing, I will not apply for a Japanese work and push myself half dead.
They have Chinese to communicate... Then why the hell they want English for their communication 😒
They need to learn English so that they can come to America to spy and steal industrial secrets.
@@solid1378 not a very big difference dude.. Even America has sent lot of spy's to Russia to know about their military secrets
@Max Hahaha...everyone says 'Muricans are stupid, yet they send their spies by the boatloads to steal out industrial secrets and research work at our universities.
@@solid1378 dude I am from Malaysia.. Not America 😂😂
@Max I know you're not American. I never said you were.
1:23 the stereotype of Chinese being loud not only includes Chinese but also Nepali and what this guy is true, we Asians like being with our own people and be in groups of people.
Let's go to One million! One million!
I would love to visit China with an open mind & experience the culture
When I hear China, I think of the wisdom I've learned from studying things like Taoism and Zen and Kung Fu, the hilarity of Comedy martial arts movies like Jackie Chan, and Kung Fu Hustle, the importance Bruce Lee has had on American culture, awesome food and women who look great in yoga pants. 😁 greetings from America🇺🇸
Shawn Puebla yoga is from India
Bts infires me to not be an unhealthy fattie he is saying they are hot. kinda creppy but yet its an admiration
@@tikashankar1649 LMAO in America, yoga pants are all the rage/ latest style.
@Bts infires me to not be an unhealthy fattie I hardly see anything creepy about a man admiring the beauty of a woman. Please qualify this strange phobia of natural human reactions to the Cross gender. You turn your back on your own father; without such you would have no mother
@@jack-bn3zh admiration yes , also a lighthearted joke, also admittedly bait that I should have an opportunity to speak out against socially engineered fears against human nature itself. Blessings
You want to learn about China?
Here is an advice don’t listen to CNN.
I listen to CNN because how utterly ridiculous it is... It's so bad that it's pretty entertaining
China's Negative News
cnn utterly fears China idk why the stuff they report is astoundingly negative propaganda. I usually watch cnn so I can tell it’s really wtf mind blowing. The one thing they have in common with Fox News is that they are both utterly ignorant about China lol
@@Nicholas_Chen_ I dunno if you've seen Fox News....which is what majority of Americans watch. According to them, China = ISIS.
@@Simon1356-BJ Eh, meanwhile the most watched TV news network is Fox News and no one hates China more than them.
As a Chinese person, I shall feel obligated to watch this video 👀
You should also be ashamed of your race for being so loud, rude, racist and disrespectful.
@@thetreekeeper143 you should be ashamed of your ignorance, foul mouth and wild accusations. I'm from Singapore. Some of the loudest blokes are not from Asia. Your remark clearly shows you are far from humble, respectful, polite and it suggest you are racist.
@@thetreekeeper143 I ask you to read up comments on this thread. You will realize your accusations towards Chinese people to be false. It's kinda mix bag actually. I do think your accusations base solely on your hatred for Chinese people as a whole. While I don't deny there are some Chinese tourists that behave badly during their holiday so do tourist from elsewhere. Show everyone how they hate China, back up with evidence and not wild accusations. Your comment is the most racist among all which you should be ashamed of.
The Tree Keeper ah, so you are one of those types........
Never mind, I wanted to say something about your opinion but 余国平 basically said it all. I really hope you will one day open your mind up more when you go to high school.
@@thetreekeeper143 No one can stop you from hating, in due process you only make yourself miserable. But by telling lies online only invite rebuttal. Now deal with it.
You can see the progress and greatness of the country when it's people admit its own shortcomings and weaknesses. unlike some I've known (I won't mentioned those countries name tho) who would never admit and always argue and give the blame on others/foreigners as thier short sightedness for its own flaws. Stereotype is there for a reason, although it doesn't always necessarily has to be 50% or 60% out of 100% truth.
I’ve been to Beijing twice, it’s a very beautiful and interesting city! I honestly feel like it’s my second home after I studied abroad there, and I can’t wait to go back! If you can ever conduct an interview in Beijing, I’d suggest doing it! (if you don’t get in trouble, I mean... ya know...)
Who was the reporter doing the interviews on the street? Her credits are not in the description like others are in different videos.
Also, she and the two other ladies have amazing English! They spoke so clearly, and they have great vocabulary! I feel like they speak much better English than I do Chinese...
Ziran_May welcome back,欢迎回来！🤗✌🇨🇳
江心 谢谢你，我挺兴奋回来！
i don't know why. but i could listen to that older guy with glasses for ages.
same!!
This video is confirmly scripted.
thanks to Asian Boss i learned one major thing: People you interviewed on the streets of Japan, China, Korea... most of them sounded very educated. I like the way they think. I like the way they speak, what words they use. I saw a lot of openmindness in a lot of people, old or young. I really dint expect it to be like that. I used to think that the Asian societies have different ways of thinking and perceiving things as us Europeans or Americans. But I learned its not true and from hearing their answers about society or history, they are very normal, calm, friendly and very educated people with interests and knowledge! Makes me love Asia more.
视频内容不太想评论，个人看法大家都可以。我仅仅就是想用中文留个评论：为什么美国人都不会说中文？看不懂可以学，耍嘴皮子谁都会。
因为英文是世界霸权，就像美元是世界货币一样。希望有一天，中文考试能进入各国的义务教育，Sat里中文是必考的三个科目之一 ，那个时候才是中国的时代。
Omg I wanna learn Chinese so bad
What comes to mind when it comes to Chinese people is that they are very smart, especially for businesses.
being an indian i respect chineese people and mostly western countries give such statements with out any knowing the reality and i feel china is a hardworking country
similarly we respect Indians too. but its just politics and the media that screws people over.
I’ll also bust another stereotype: how all Chinese kids need to get good grades. The truth that’s never spoken about is that most Chinese immigrant kids are forced to make up for the disappointment of their parent’s ambitions. When their parents experience a significant decline in their career/social status after moving abroad, often the last beacon of hope to ‘save face’ is for their kid to become a doctor/lawyer/investment banker. Coupled with the fact that they wilfully missed out on the biggest economic boom in recent history, where they would have lived comfortably without all the misery of restarting their lives overseas, their kids are the ones who bear the blunt of their disappointment. Back in the day, it was usually those who had some sort of privilege who even had an opportunity to go abroad. Now their old classmates from university who didn’t take the route of immigration - who they probably thought were beneath them socially - have surpassed them in career/quality of life/family unity/happiness, causing a compounded effect on their level of regret. Which gets offloaded onto their kids… That is not to say life back in China would have been perfect. There is no perfect situation, but they are 100% certain it would have been a lot easier if they just continued on with life back home. The only saving grace is that they can flex the status symbol of living overseas. Only kids like me who have experienced life in both China and the west can see past the gaslighting of our parents. Kids who weren’t born in China don’t have this perspective, as they only know the filtered down negative western media portrayal of China. Only by watching how my cousins grew up in China versus how we grew up here, did I realise this stereotype is mostly a immigrant phenomenon (which was surprisingly similar to the experiences of my friends’ Greek, Indian, Korean, East European parents). It’s definitely true that there are still plenty of kids studying like crazy inside China, but what people don’t know is that they’re mostly from poorer families trying to move up socio-economically. They essentially have to deal with the same struggle overseas kids have. I’m at least more fortunate than them.. Oh yea, in case you think I’m just romanticising about the past, everything I’ve said has been 100% confirmed by my own parents and all their friends living across UK, US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. Trust me, I’ve met more immigrant families than ANYONE. These conversations happen behind closed doors and you won’t have much luck getting the truth out of your own parents. I just happened to be lucky enough to have a very open and honest mother who revealed everything to me. And my family is probably doing a bit better than average if anything... Eventually even my dad confessed all this to me (and that’s saying A LOT). Too bad their friends will never admit this to their own children…
Hopefully Asian boss will reach 1m subscriber before 2019
1billion if there are more vpns
@@NightcorEDM maybe dig a virtual tunnel for them through the wall🤣
Good Questions and the answers were also good, the older generation has a different mindset but that is in all countries and cultures. I think the new generation of Chinese men and women will be awesome and friendly. I am coming to China someday so I can see it first-hand.
Please be more diverse and interview more people from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Myanmar (Burma) and Vietnam.
They aleready did interview with Indonesians,i think its that "what Indonesian Muslims think of ISIS" video
@@malvoliomaximillian2001 No, I mean more. Majority of their videos (not all) focus on East Asian countries.
Thailand, Cambodia, Taiwan etc
@@aussieboy4090 most of their videos are about south korea and japan. Then it's china
@@aussieboy4090 totally agreed👍👍👌
Asian Boss dropping truth and real people opinions again :) good job
that man with glasses knows so much, he's like a grandpa I'd like to sit down and talk to for hours.
well after seeing some videos on China, i think my opinion on China changed by a lot. Thank you Asian boss, u are reaching ur goal day by day
I feel bad about the manners thing because these people are all clearly respectful and have manners. No worries Chinese bros, it's not all of you. And it will get better.
我是中国人，看到一个客观公正的频道，很开心！
I am Chinese, I am pleased to have such a decent and objective channel !
And through this channel you saw real Chinese and their opinions. Peace ✌️
Shanghai is, like the bigger cities, a spot for many residing foreigners. The English skills are better in those cities because of the contact and business with foreigners. The Chinese I met so far were doing well, sometimes extremely well. They had a big vocabulary and the grammar was good, just the pronounciation and the shyness is not helping. In Japan it's more difficult to find someone who speaks English on a conversation level.
The older man is what is needed in these videos. He put things in a historical context.
There’s a lot of chinese tourists in my country and they always are very nice! Welcome!
@Carmilla Slovenia :)
The reality is that we all have ethnic and cultural biases. You could ask these same individuals what are their stereotypes of different ethnic and cultural groups. It is up to us to decide whether we will rid ourselves of these things and still be proud of who we are.
You need to get that older guy back for his own segment! He had some really wise things to say.
im african and also thought of china that way but, since i started learning chinese now
i find china different and interesting
I loves this! So insightful, there was things i had thought about china that i no longer believe, so thankyou
Everything is made in China?
@TheChosenOne Then you should throw away your phone
TheChosenOne That's BS. Pretty much everything I own is made in China. Christ even my carpet was made in China
@TheChosenOne Even in iphone is written made in China.
@TheChosenOne can you please remove your clothing throw away your computer yes no? Answer
true story:
me - wow even my eraser is made in china.
my chinese friend- i'm made in china.
dang.
1Million subs after this video?? Great job as always and congratulations!
我來回答，中國很大，有56個民族。我不吃狗肉，但我無法控制其他人。英文不好是一定的，因爲沒有語言環境，學了也不知道有什麽用。外國偏見的話，無所謂。世界很大，我不能讓所有人都喜歡我。以上
I love those old man answers! Very historical and educational n.n
I’m mostly fine with those stereotypes There’re always bits of truths in stereotypes. Oh and the dog meat thing? I think it’s getting a bit old. Come up with something new... Oh and the older guy’s mannerism reminds me of my grandad :p
The Lychee and Dog Meat Festival tortures dogs to death under the insane superstition that it makes the meat taste better. It only contaminates it with stress hormones that certainly cannot be good for the health. Torturing any animal to death is repulsive but especially mankind's best friend for over 40 thousand years.
Let's come up with something new when this cruel practice has stopped. Go look at the images for the treatment of dogs in Lychee and tell me you want to brush this under the rug.
Angry Applesauce yes I have looked at those videos. I saw the dog market video and it was heartbreaking. Those horrible acts can exist anywhere, the fact it occurs more in certain countries in this case China depends on the culture and the people.
@@Nicholas_Chen_
As the video showed attitudes are changing. We should keep up the pressure. If it's used as an ethnic insult that's not okay, but if it leads to more ethical treatment of animals then that's something everyone can be proud of. :)
Do you frequently go to the Yulin Dog Meat Fsstival every year?
Angry Applesauce Yup. I guess one can say that as long as the dog eating habit still exists, which I don’t think will be gone completely in a short while. Idk I just get bored of people saying the dog stereotypes so often :)
subscribed. i like kei's delivery at the end about opening up to various opinions. we need more channels like this
Some of these Chinese people had some great things to say!
Best video on the channel so far. Great job. Congratulations on 1 million subs. Can't wait for the Japanese and Korean stereotype videos.
I really appreciate these videos but it feels like you're always doing these in Shanghai. Would be nice to see some opinions and views from Beijing and/or the smaller cities inland
cheers!
Felix Andersen omg yes smaller/second-tier and third-tier cities
I think Chinese stereotyping is damaging for people. When Conor McGregor heard that Floyd Mayweather is fighting Tenshin in Asia, Hey used a stereotypical remark calling the asian fighter Jackie Chan in his social media post.
UNLEASHING POTENTIAL - PSYCHOLOGY VIDEOS You are right as a Chinese I got very offended when I first left China and was smashed with those said stereotypes because of my origins, looks and accent... i changed my whole accent because I was ridiculed for my Chinese accent. it was at the time emotionally damaging to me. but I just eventually become ok with it as time goes on. I guess sometimes one just have to laugh it off. Or learn to.
Stereotyping is damaging for all people.
Just grow a thicker skin
If someone makes that sort of ignorant remarks, it reflects on his level of intelligence. If we are going to be bothered by people's ignorance, we are always going to be wasting time trying to lift their intelligence and standard. Walk away and spend your time wisely, you can never change an idiot.
Anyway Conor says all sorts of stuff to get people's attention and he has done well in that aspect.
"Floyd Mayweather is fighting Tenshin in Asia"
Asia is not a country, he's fighting him in Japan
For the most part stereotypes for any ethnicity/nationality is false.
It’s just assumed to be true from media and what people say online.
Sure may some might be true in that instance but you can’t/shouldn’t generalize it to be applicable to 100% of the people, 100% of the time.
That just makes you ignorant and racist.
That’s like saying all East Asians know martial arts, all African Americans and Latinos are gang members or drug peddlers, Italians and Russians are all gang members, etc.
Most of the time it’s not true at all.
About Chinese people not being able to speak English is false.
Most people who were born in the late 1980s and later are very likely to be able speak, read, understand, write, and type in English as with many East Asian countries, English is taught in schools.
Well English grammar is. Sometimes they’ll have trouble speaking because what is taught mainly is grammar for the sake of exams in schools and for career reasons.
There’s also the necessity to communicate in English among those who are into videogames since many gamers speak English.
But those that are currently in their 50s and older may not speak English at all or very little unless their job requires it as it would otherwise be inessential to their everyday living.
That thing about Asian eating cats, dogs, etc was true but only during war times or during great famines.
It’s not only China. People in South Korea for example also ate dog meat.
It’s just viewed as being so disgusting by Western nations because it’s not _normal_ .
But it wasn’t normal for people in China and South Korea either. It was out of necessity to survive during those times.
Stereotypes are usually false or applicable during extreme circumstances. People shouldn’t make these assumptions and presumptions about people if they haven’t had much or any personal experiences.
Such wise words
@カムイ 絢都
Thank you. 😄
Nicely Said
This is a very truthful report. No comment added and the audience can think for themselves. As a young Chinese, I agree with the people interviewed in the video. There are impolite people and lots of areas of improvement, but what's neglected way too often is the young generation's attempt to be more open-minded and considerate of others. It is a slow process.
I find this dog meat discussion so pointless. Who says the dog deserves to live more than the pig or the cow? Are Westerners superior because they eat a different animal? Ittthe same thing really if you think about it.
The old man is very informative. I mean he's older than us; he knows more than us and he knows that people shouldn't be too ignorant towards countries and people. It's hard for me to explain but he knows the difference between the past and present. Everything's changing.
In london, chinese tourists are very loud most of the time so people don't have a good impression of them.
When I was in an apartment in China, I was awakened by the English sounds and basketball sounds in the morning. I think that people who speak English are rogue, aggressive and not very intelligent. This is true for most people in English-speaking countries, because most of you cannot afford expensive higher education, and only a few elites are well educated. Due to the government's inaction, your crowd is very sloppy and aggressive, causing great problems for human society. This is why you are on the high seas and you will become pirates. If the future of the interstellar era, I have good reason to think that you will become the look of your ancestors, no change.
satisfied?
Materialistic people are everywhere. True that
What comes to mind when you think of Chinese people?
From me, an ABC: Rice. Just rice. And lots of pressure on education for ABCs to get a bette future
For me as a born and raised Chinese... lots of people. Best food. A great variety of people. Good with maths...
Ironically, rice isn't the staple food for the majority of Chinese. Northerners (the majority) eat wheat as the staple food.
@@mnbr6884 You are wrong. The south has more people.
I Ko I like wheat more since my parents are from the North, but my mom moved South a bit and my sibling doesn’t like wheat foods so we eat rice more. I’m actually the only one who likes wheat foods a lot...
I eat rice every day and almost every meal. I’m Chinese lol
I think videos are very helpful for those of us following you from the West. We misunderstand China because we lack exposure to all of the different perspectives. I enjoy these people-on-the-street interviews. It also helps my (novice level) Mandarin. Thanks!
Hahah i love the middle aged man's awnsers !
It's nice to hear so many different people talk about this!
China is a massive country and certainly stereotypes don't apply to all Chinese people of course. Having said that I have to agree with the impression about bad manners though.
I travel a lot for business reasons and one thing that really stuck out no matter where I go is that often Chinese tourists just start talking to you in Chinese. When you reply in English and say "I don't speak Chinese, sorry" - they just go on talking to you in Chinese.
Another thing is table manners. I really experiences it rather often, when I am in hotels and at breakfast in the morining, that Chinese people very often do not look at the waiters, do not say thank you, often they don't even answer questions with yes or no, and just shake their heads, not looking at the personel asking them if they want more coffee or the like. And, the worst thing for me, is the extremely loud eating habits, like reeeeally smacking loud while eating. That bothers me so much that I sometimes even change the table beause it drives me mad and I personally do find it rude.
I won’t do that my family would never do that but I certainly agree that this happens 🤦♀️
It's cool that they considered interviewing an elder 😊. He is so wise.
I taught English online to Chinese students throughout China and I found that kids are kids no matter where they are! haha. Some are so smart and learn quickly, others would rather just forget the whole thing (it's Mom and Dad who want them to learn English - they'd rather play or sleep or do anything - anything!!! - else but sit and hear some woman in the US speak English!). Some kids are very artistic, others not so much, etc., etc. Just like kids in the US. But, I became very close to some of my students and their families, and I plan to visit them when I travel to China next year! .... In the meantime, I'm trying to learn some Mandarin, but I'm afraid I fall into the category of the "not so smart" student! ha.
Chinese grammar is the easiest!
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Man I was waiting for this video. What interesting responses. Though, I don't think the people selected took it in good fun. It seemed to me that as the video wore on, the defensiveness increased (which is understandable). As an American, I certainly used to get defensive having to dispel certain ideas when abroad.
The older gentleman wearing glasses spoke like a professor, was/is he?
The Voyeurtaz he just expressed what he experienceed before
Since I’ve been living in Shanghai over thirty years, I can tell that he is just a typical “Shanghai grandpa-上海爷叔”. You can easily find this type of man in any Shanghai neighborhood. Considering his age,and the special time period In China’s history, he probably didn’t even have chance go to university when he’s young.
He talks just like my dad😂
The education in China is far greater than many of the Western Countries aside from the Nordic Countries.
@@ME-mx4gn I agree with you! He talks like my father's cousin, and my dad is from Shanghai!
The uncle interviewed have some wise words, learned something again! All the other interviewers are born post 90's and are not the generation who may have generated those stereotypes. I'd love to see the interview done again with people in their 40's and 50's.
One thing from china that they love their language and culture and proud of it...
Unlike India...
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talking about stereotypes, whenever people mentions China, they would always think about Beijing and Shanghai, which is also a stereotype. So this is basically a stereotypical interview on stereotypes. How ironic.
also, people think new york (city) is the capital like are you kidding me it's Washington DC. same for Australia. people think its freakin Sydney and i don't really define that as stereotypes, probably the Mandela effect
Obviously biggest cities come to mind first. Do you instantly think about Magnitogorsk or Krasnodar when Russia is mentioned?
True, it would have been really cool to see this interview in a small province
@@bbcmotd Nah, just Murmansk. Russia, it's just some super cold place with ice everywhere, right?
@@ruedelta Heh. At least you said name of city in northern part of Russia, not, say, Astrakhan.
Which is on same parallel of Earth as central France.
almost 1 million subscribers, so close. really enjoyed hearing their answers
Why do people think the new generation is the best? I think my grandparents generation is the most educated and polite. My generation is very materialistic and selfish, nobody pursues higher education out of interest anymore. Respect and old traditions are also lost.
Because in China .There are some traditional cultures that are not good. The new generation is educated to throw away these bad cultures.
The girl with English spoken skills and the old wise man must be father and daughter. They were very objective to every question. Its rare to see open minded people like them. 💝