Yeah, Evelyn is a bit negative and naggy. She projects a lot when she accuses Nigel of being the negative and stuck up one. It's actually her thats like that. Nigel is pretty self aware, communicative and sensitive. Sometimes I wonder if evelyn is intentionally misunderstanding him to try and tear downhis confidence in a passive aggressive way bc shes jealous. I think Evelyn is a pretty fake and dishonest with herself. You cant even tell her shes fat bc she doesn't want to hear it. It really is a health and mental illness issue you know. Outside of western culture- everyone knows this to be true. So then fix it.
I’m Hispanic, I enjoy listening to your podcast, you both are very funny and have a great chemistry together. You guys even convinced me to buy a rice cooker.
I’m an African and I don’t feel alienated by the description. I love learning from different perceptives and culture after all humor is humor for me, and y’all guys are freakin hilarious.
Nigel's a lot more secure about himself. Evelyn is a lot typical Asian who self-censors and checks herself before sharing her thoughts. They complement each other well. Good chemistry.
I mean, I'm new here, but I think that Evelyn is also secure about herself and who she is. Good thing that Nigel is also secure, though. That's why they can work well with each other.
@@Checkmate1138 Not according to what I observe, Evelyn keeps checking herself and asking Nigel why you do things a certain way. Whereas Nigel just does what feels right to him. More instinctual vs more measured.
@@togo7022 I don't think the humour is like that all the time. Plus they are Asian people in a white society. If I was in Malaysia or China I might have similar observations being an outsider.
Middle age white guy here, I love the podcast. I will admit I spent a ton of my time in Asia (Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore among some places). So for me the podcast makes me feel less bad that I'm trapped in a country that is so badly ran no one wants us to travel anywhere. So I think you have a very global reach as many of us who spent time in Asia miss it and get everything you are talking about.
They're nothing like each other. That's what makes them so perfect together. Kind of like how an extrovert who can happily talk a lot to an introvert who happily listens.
When the two of you are yin and yang, you’re complements to each other, and it just works! When you’re in a best friendship with someone who is completely different from you, you’re both opening yourselves up to a whole world of possibility and excitement.
25:40 - 27:00 , I’m literally crying in tears. Thanks Evelyn for that speech Edited: After her powerful statement I love how Nigel makes the mood happy again
I like podcast eps with just the two of you too. You're both charming and funny. Also, thank you for normalising the talking of uncomfortable topics. I think it's so important. Thank you Evelyn for talking about fat shaming. You put it so well!
White fan here. I actually really like the tagline being about Asian culture because 1) its interesting and 2) I love seeing people being able to celebrate and enjoy their culture. But also it's your podcast and you should be allowed to describe it however you damn well please!
I can totally relate to Evelyn all the way here from South Africa. I love how comfortable she is talking about her vulnerabilities. She is smart and emotionally intelligent. Her opinions about society’s views on weight is so accurate,even in SA. Anyway,I look forward to the podcast every week and enjoy watching it.
Hi i am a filipino girl in manila philippines right now and i have to let you know i am a blind person using google talk back just to use my phone ! Anyway for me it is very helpful that you would actually voice out what you're going to talk about because if i have to be super honest i wouldn't know you were a chance to begin with because of your accent maybe in idols yes because i know him from before as a malaysian comedian but otherwise it will be i totally cool with point flying over my head . Pierre paired anyway hugs and kisses from manila philippines more power to your channel
i'm plus size growing up in malaysia, selangor. i relate totaly to what Evelyn says! i have been fat shame all of mylife and it sucks! i'm nearly 100 KG and i'm 5'10. my mum always fat shame me and in rebel i eat more infront of her despite i have insulin resistents and having high BP. i lost weight during internship becuase of one thing, no one fat shame me!
@@blu3j00Ls it does actually. i have to wear mens clothes. especially i have broad shoulders. i get so much remarks like " you will look pretty if you lose weight" and yada yada yada. its annoying!
Let me understand this: when people encourage you to change for the better it’s read as shaming, and you rebel. When people leave you alone, you change on your on. Hmm. Quite an educational fact of psychology.
Evelyn is so much more “white” than Nigel is, haha! Nigel is the typical Asian, anxious, fidgety uncle... But good job listening to Evelyn talk about her emotions long enough! 😆
I'm Jamaican and I definitely don't feel alienated by the name. I love your content and listening to you guys makes me realise there's quite a bit of similarities with Asian culture and Caribbean culture. Rice is a huge staple here, I'm proud to say I have two rice cookers :) And we have big Asian communities in some areas so there's blending too. You guys are so fun, keep it up!
U crack me guys, I am not Asian. Love from greece...Asian humor sheds a funny light on the old continent’s quarks and routine! Evelyn keep laughing 😂 girl.
I'm mexican and I love seeing you two asian brits/swedes/something talk about asian culture or your lives, it doesn't matter, it ends up being funny and entertaining.
I think you have a certain audience because you both stay pretty true to yourselves. So those of us who want to listen are gonna come back for more. If it was too broad it wouldn't be special. it's special to asians, and can be interesting to non-asians who are curious about our experience.
So listening to your podcast is like being in the same room with friends as I got so familiar to your personalities. When you two brought a guest over, I felt like the podcast is educational I brought a boarder conversation. It’s nice to know who my friends (you guys) are hanging out with. It interesting to hear how the other Asian doing (without going to look for new youtube channels). Keep it up Evelyn and Nigel 😎💪 Loving Tuesday because of you.
I totally feel the same as Evelyn... my mom always say things like that to me, and I guess it largely accounted for the insecurity and unconfidence in me... sigh
I would have to say Evelyn is wrong in this one. A guy asking another guy for a shoetree is like the borrower acknowledges that the potential lender is sophisticated enough to have a shoetree. The lender is actually being complimented indirectly. And a guy with a shoetree would lend his spares to another because they know how important it is to keep leather shoes in shape when they are not being worn.
You are NOT hypersensitive! I've been told this numerous times when I was a teen and I was NO WHERE NEAR "FAT"! I was about 8st but I'm short so I look kinda stumpy. But even I had those comments of "are you sure you should eat that" and I never thought about it then, but now looking back, that was soooo damaging because at a young age I'd started to develope habits of not eating until I was home from school, and just eating dinner, and even making myself sick sometimes. So, Evelyn, my girl, I feel you💞
Not alienating! I’m Canadian with Latino roots, living and working in Abu Dhabi and just started following you. I might be enjoying your stuff so much because I lived in Thailand for 6 years...but I think it’s mostly an appreciation for your funniness and everything is still somehow relatable. Rice is big for lots of people...Keep it going!
This was a lovely episode! Have been binging your podcast while working from home so it's been nice to hear both of you banter and talk about deep topics since there aren't colleagues around. Glad I tuned in now and have so many more episodes to listen to :D
Do you generate subtitle here? because some of my friends like Uncle Roges but they dont own a fluent English by ear. TH-cam has auto translate on subtitle, and I think English subtitle is generated automatically by TH-cam. It would be nice go have subtitle for asian to understand you two, all the best, dear!
yep, so relatable about the fat shaming from family. my grandma does it to me all the time when I go back home for holiday. and it always works, every time i'm back in China I lose 5-10 kg, and gain it back when im in UK....
i can totally relate to nigel with the ticks. Im a kinda straight foward guy too. As a workoholic and engineer i am very concernd with my job. The difference is that i can take a step back after end of work. The thin line between obsession and deligent is to know when is the time to stop. btw i love ur podcast keep it up
I think also when people hear negative emotions they rush to try to help or fix the problem, when sometimes instead all you need is to talk and be heard.
That's so hard though, how can one listen and not try to help? Of course you're not meant necessarily to help directly, but it's such a burden to the other person to take on knowledge of how much their friend is suffering and that you shouldn't do anything about it.
In the Philippines, Grab takes about 30mins minimum to even get a car, and about 10mins to wait for it to arrive.. 😬😬 It was worse last year, longest I waited to get a car was more than an hour. HELL.
I grew up as the whitest kid of all white kids, on every school picture I looked like a lightbulb between other kids, and also on the beach too.. cant imagine how difficult is to be in another country and with majority people of different race.
I agree! In my book people are very thankful if you entertain them at dinner with some funny stories or asking them about shoe trees :D I dislike questions like "What do you do for living?" with people I just met and I HATE small talk about the weather. Thats is just destroying the ackward silence, that is just making noise so the air keeps on vibrating :D
Body shaming is such an ingrained part of Chinese culture. Here in Singapore, the aunties or uncles WILL comment about your weight ("wa, you fat already leh") or even other physical traits, especially during family gatherings. But anyway, I love this podcast. The friendship between you two reminds me of one of my best friends and myself, so you could say I came for the rice cooker but stayed for the dynamics. The topics are secondary.
Its a typically western thing where you hire a therapist to speak to freely. Like you have to pay someone to hear you. Everywhere else, its called having a friend.
Hey Nigel n Evelyn, I think it would be a great idea to do a podcast or a sketch on the Dos and don'ts when visiting an asian household, it would be informative for people who don't have a clue, like taking off shoes n stuff!!!! Sam, Ireland
I like to learn about Asian things cuz I don't know about Asian things. Its attractive I think to people outside of Asian things. :) Thanks for being authentic and open and funny :)
You'd never look at me and think I had much in common with the children of Asian immigrants. My parents grew up very poor in Oklahoma during the great depression. My Mom and Dad could hang out with typical Asian parents and complain about our kids. They were appalled when we threw anything away or "wasted" money. My parents also insisted we take advanced math and science classes.
We watch it for the fun and the random discussions and the Cat in the back which keeps waving for attention 🤣🤣... For Nigel "9 Condoms" Ng and Evelyn "Alone in an Upgraded Suite" Mok 😂😂😂
Hi guys really enjoying the podcast, I can relate to so many things on the show, I grew in ireland with my parents that ran a restaurant. So I can relate to everything that Evelyn went through and yes Nigel, 3 in 1s are a big thing over here, just wanted to share with you that i kinda grew up living on the restaurant food and what ever mammy gave me, so I ended up with a "spare tire" around my waist, but what really stuck with me was my best friends man who was also asian gave us a lift to the cinema and told me that I was too fat, and I had to sit in he front of the car, I was only 8,and really put me in a bad place I'm 36 now and dam that burnt! But yeah asian moms don't have filters lol love the show Gah Yau!!!
Oh yeah, being a chubby Asian kid in a white world back in the 70's...when I figured out I could lose weight by stopping my diabetic pills, that was a blessing and a curse
Scandinavian countries are very stoic; they expect life to be hard and are thankful when things are going well. If you speak about your hardships to them they feel that everyone has their troubles and it goes without saying that life is often hard. They choose to focus their time with loved ones as a peaceful, satisfied time. Expressing hard emotions doesn't make sense as a social activity; they already know you have your hardships and they want to believe you understand that they have theirs. Asians countries do also base social interactions on unspoken understandings. Talking about all of your problems to friends would be seen as rude because they want you to understand that they have struggles as a person without having to tell you. And to a degree, this is true. Few people live without setbacks or burdens. Focusing on your own can be deemed selfish.
Pierogies and schnitzel, the peak of white culture 😂😂 I'm quite new to the podcast and I'm not Asian, but I've greatly enjoyed learning about Asian culture and you both are amazing comedians! I hope you make it to Finland sometime so I can see your comedy live ❤❤
There are many topics related to Asia to talk about. What Evelyn brought up about her dad ... perhaps you can study the subject ... gather research, ... when do youth begin to be concern over their parents getting on in years... how they take over the rein and such... You can ask your viewers what they want to know esp regards to culture... 😘
It’s absolutely not going to alienate me if you just talk about Asian culture. I laugh the whole time and I now know more about rice cookers than I ever would have before! ;and lots of other stuff too!!) I love it. Carry on talking about whatever you want I’m staying 😊🥰
Body shaming is part of asian culture, living in Taiwan the shaming is not limit to parents. It's the whole society. BTW love Evelyn's shirt, what's the brand?
Re: the liner about Asian culture--I think it's okay to put it in and you wouldn't be pigeon-holing yourselves, i.e., you could still talk about virtually anything because Asian culture is implicit in the perspectives you bring from being Asian!
you guys have to do an episode in which you switch personalities - Evelyn talks about how her outfit is as hot as hell and Nigel explores complex emotions related to his competing rice cookers!
Most of friendship i know around me is like what Nigel describe! like, 'don't eat that sugar' to a fat or diabetic friend - but we do that in joking tone, and then she/he will state either 'oh i forgot' or 'oh just let me, i am in bad mood' and that's enough. I personally don't care about fat, but if some friend is having food restriction for her/his health, i will warn her/him (in moderate way) =D
Fat shaming is as bad as Thin shaming. I've been skinny my whole life, growing up hearing all these sayings "you should not wear thigh jeans, you got no bum and it's ugly." "your bones are more than your meat." "the weather report says today's windy, you need to stay at home else you're gonna blown away." "I know how to draw you * show me a stick figure drawing * " "your arms are the same size as my hanger rod."
Clearly a new channel about shoe maintenance is required. Viewers would wait in anticipation to see what "Shoe Tree of the Week" was going to be each time - or even "Shoe Horn of the Week" - although that sounds a bit dodgy.
It's actually very Asian in a way that Asians can actually totally relate but at the same time make other cultures realize... Ohhh... Am I Asian, too? Cos even the thing about "body shaming" that Evelyn talked about so well exists exactly that way in most Asian countries, and.. With Western culture feat White Chicks and VS Angels
I can relate to Evelyn on this episode so much. Like.. Yes! Accepting your flaws and being comfortable to talk about it is far too different from hating yourself. You can be aware of your flaws, but totally accept it.
Nigel is that friend that nobody wants, but NEEDS! He tells you straight up and doesn't sugarcoat and we need those people in our life lol.
Yeah, Evelyn is a bit negative and naggy. She projects a lot when she accuses Nigel of being the negative and stuck up one. It's actually her thats like that. Nigel is pretty self aware, communicative and sensitive. Sometimes I wonder if evelyn is intentionally misunderstanding him to try and tear downhis confidence in a passive aggressive way bc shes jealous. I think Evelyn is a pretty fake and dishonest with herself. You cant even tell her shes fat bc she doesn't want to hear it. It really is a health and mental illness issue you know. Outside of western culture- everyone knows this to be true. So then fix it.
I’m Hispanic, I enjoy listening to your podcast, you both are very funny and have a great chemistry together. You guys even convinced me to buy a rice cooker.
Hahaha
Lolll.. doesn't it make life so much easier lollll
Same 🙃
i kinda prefer you two talking about daily stuff even over having a guest😂
me too lol
I’m an African and I don’t feel alienated by the description. I love learning from different perceptives and culture after all humor is humor for me, and y’all guys are freakin hilarious.
Nigel's a lot more secure about himself. Evelyn is a lot typical Asian who self-censors and checks herself before sharing her thoughts. They complement each other well. Good chemistry.
I mean, I'm new here, but I think that Evelyn is also secure about herself and who she is. Good thing that Nigel is also secure, though. That's why they can work well with each other.
@@Checkmate1138 Not according to what I observe, Evelyn keeps checking herself and asking Nigel why you do things a certain way. Whereas Nigel just does what feels right to him. More instinctual vs more measured.
I'm white, I stay because it's funny. Plus it's good to hear different perspectives.
I'm Indian....india is in Asia, but we are not considered as Asian asians.... But I relate to all the things they say.. So I'm Asian 😉
@@Drawphilic I’m “Asian Asian” and consider all Asians on the Asian continent Asian 😄
@@Drawphilic 🙋 Indian
@@togo7022 I don't think the humour is like that all the time. Plus they are Asian people in a white society. If I was in Malaysia or China I might have similar observations being an outsider.
@@jmeister6022 haha, yeah. Thanks,... In india too there are east asians.... The north east Indians are Asian asians.. .
Middle age white guy here, I love the podcast. I will admit I spent a ton of my time in Asia (Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore among some places). So for me the podcast makes me feel less bad that I'm trapped in a country that is so badly ran no one wants us to travel anywhere. So I think you have a very global reach as many of us who spent time in Asia miss it and get everything you are talking about.
They're nothing like each other. That's what makes them so perfect together.
Kind of like how an extrovert who can happily talk a lot to an introvert who happily listens.
When the two of you are yin and yang, you’re complements to each other, and it just works! When you’re in a best friendship with someone who is completely different from you, you’re both opening yourselves up to a whole world of possibility and excitement.
25:40 - 27:00 , I’m literally crying in tears. Thanks Evelyn for that speech
Edited: After her powerful statement I love how Nigel makes the mood happy again
Keep the “comedy about Asian culture” intro, as a black person I’m learning and laughing.
Same
I like podcast eps with just the two of you too. You're both charming and funny. Also, thank you for normalising the talking of uncomfortable topics. I think it's so important.
Thank you Evelyn for talking about fat shaming. You put it so well!
White fan here. I actually really like the tagline being about Asian culture because 1) its interesting and 2) I love seeing people being able to celebrate and enjoy their culture. But also it's your podcast and you should be allowed to describe it however you damn well please!
No matter what these two say about each other, they still really have a good chemistry. Its undeniable. Its true love
I can totally relate to Evelyn all the way here from South Africa. I love how comfortable she is talking about her vulnerabilities. She is smart and emotionally intelligent. Her opinions about society’s views on weight is so accurate,even in SA. Anyway,I look forward to the podcast every week and enjoy watching it.
Hi i am a filipino girl in manila philippines right now and i have to let you know i am a blind person using google talk back just to use my phone ! Anyway for me it is very helpful that you would actually voice out what you're going to talk about because if i have to be super honest i wouldn't know you were a chance to begin with because of your accent maybe in idols yes because i know him from before as a malaysian comedian but otherwise it will be i totally cool with point flying over my head . Pierre paired anyway hugs and kisses from manila philippines more power to your channel
i'm plus size growing up in malaysia, selangor. i relate totaly to what Evelyn says! i have been fat shame all of mylife and it sucks! i'm nearly 100 KG and i'm 5'10. my mum always fat shame me and in rebel i eat more infront of her despite i have insulin resistents and having high BP. i lost weight during internship becuase of one thing, no one fat shame me!
But you are tall! Im sure you still look proportionate. I am average height and overweight, not attractive as i looked back in the days. But eh.
@@blu3j00Ls it does actually. i have to wear mens clothes. especially i have broad shoulders. i get so much remarks like " you will look pretty if you lose weight" and yada yada yada. its annoying!
Let me understand this: when people encourage you to change for the better it’s read as shaming, and you rebel. When people leave you alone, you change on your on. Hmm. Quite an educational fact of psychology.
Evelyn is so much more “white” than Nigel is, haha! Nigel is the typical Asian, anxious, fidgety uncle... But good job listening to Evelyn talk about her emotions long enough! 😆
You two can ramble on about anything you want, still gonna be entertaining.
I feel like they are brother and sister!
The thing about Asian humor is that it is usually just boiled down to empirical truths.
I'm Jamaican and I definitely don't feel alienated by the name. I love your content and listening to you guys makes me realise there's quite a bit of similarities with Asian culture and Caribbean culture. Rice is a huge staple here, I'm proud to say I have two rice cookers :) And we have big Asian communities in some areas so there's blending too. You guys are so fun, keep it up!
Love Evelyn's outfit!!! That shirt is beautiful. You guys should link stuff at the bottom so if we're interested, we can purchase it too.
I love the interaction between you two. Two extremes making up for each other. The podcast wouldn’t be interesting if anyone of you is missing.
i don't usually listen or watch comedy but rice to meet you is different, i've watched a few episodes now. i love this podcast
Brings me joy to see Evelyn smile and her funny laughter :)
U crack me guys, I am not Asian. Love from greece...Asian humor sheds a funny light on the old continent’s quarks and routine!
Evelyn keep laughing 😂 girl.
nice shirt Evelyn !
I love your perspective of friendship. It happens between me and my closest friends
Nigel’s energy is so infectious 🤣 I love Evelyn though she keeps Nigel in check
I'm mexican and I love seeing you two asian brits/swedes/something talk about asian culture or your lives, it doesn't matter, it ends up being funny and entertaining.
I think you have a certain audience because you both stay pretty true to yourselves. So those of us who want to listen are gonna come back for more. If it was too broad it wouldn't be special. it's special to asians, and can be interesting to non-asians who are curious about our experience.
So listening to your podcast is like being in the same room with friends as I got so familiar to your personalities. When you two brought a guest over, I felt like the podcast is educational I brought a boarder conversation. It’s nice to know who my friends (you guys) are hanging out with. It interesting to hear how the other Asian doing (without going to look for new youtube channels). Keep it up Evelyn and Nigel 😎💪 Loving Tuesday because of you.
I was waiting for this!! LETS GOO!
I totally feel the same as Evelyn... my mom always say things like that to me, and I guess it largely accounted for the insecurity and unconfidence in me... sigh
seriously till now I'm still love the intro song lol
The hum and drone in the car... the lullaby in cars in Kuala Lumpur ... after lunch, on the way home for school-goers ...
Evelyn is so cute especially in every intro bit 🥰
I would have to say Evelyn is wrong in this one. A guy asking another guy for a shoetree is like the borrower acknowledges that the potential lender is sophisticated enough to have a shoetree. The lender is actually being complimented indirectly. And a guy with a shoetree would lend his spares to another because they know how important it is to keep leather shoes in shape when they are not being worn.
You are NOT hypersensitive! I've been told this numerous times when I was a teen and I was NO WHERE NEAR "FAT"! I was about 8st but I'm short so I look kinda stumpy. But even I had those comments of "are you sure you should eat that" and I never thought about it then, but now looking back, that was soooo damaging because at a young age I'd started to develope habits of not eating until I was home from school, and just eating dinner, and even making myself sick sometimes. So, Evelyn, my girl, I feel you💞
Not alienating! I’m Canadian with Latino roots, living and working in Abu Dhabi and just started following you. I might be enjoying your stuff so much because I lived in Thailand for 6 years...but I think it’s mostly an appreciation for your funniness and everything is still somehow relatable. Rice is big for lots of people...Keep it going!
This was a lovely episode! Have been binging your podcast while working from home so it's been nice to hear both of you banter and talk about deep topics since there aren't colleagues around. Glad I tuned in now and have so many more episodes to listen to :D
Do you generate subtitle here? because some of my friends like Uncle Roges but they dont own a fluent English by ear. TH-cam has auto translate on subtitle, and I think English subtitle is generated automatically by TH-cam. It would be nice go have subtitle for asian to understand you two, all the best, dear!
Asians talking about Asian things?! I'm honestly shocked
Even the notion!
yep, so relatable about the fat shaming from family. my grandma does it to me all the time when I go back home for holiday. and it always works, every time i'm back in China I lose 5-10 kg, and gain it back when im in UK....
i can totally relate to nigel with the ticks. Im a kinda straight foward guy too. As a workoholic and engineer i am very concernd with my job. The difference is that i can take a step back after end of work. The thin line between obsession and deligent is to know when is the time to stop. btw i love ur podcast keep it up
This is better and deeper content. Truly asian.
When Nigel gets fidgety - that's Kan Cheong la... Hahaha
Nigel is like the Asian version of Johnny Bravo... :) so full of confidence but in a good way...
God Evelyn looks soooo good!!! I liked this episode cause she talked a lot
Your laugh at -40:00 😂😂😂 made me stop doing my project! Lol! 💗 Love you both!
I think also when people hear negative emotions they rush to try to help or fix the problem, when sometimes instead all you need is to talk and be heard.
That's so hard though, how can one listen and not try to help? Of course you're not meant necessarily to help directly, but it's such a burden to the other person to take on knowledge of how much their friend is suffering and that you shouldn't do anything about it.
In the Philippines, Grab takes about 30mins minimum to even get a car, and about 10mins to wait for it to arrive.. 😬😬 It was worse last year, longest I waited to get a car was more than an hour. HELL.
I love the Rice to Meet You intro song! Where can I get an MP3 of it?
Love the outfit Evelyn is wearing!
I am so with Nigel on the point of striving for excellence (about Evelyns dad cooking). I am all for iy.
What a wonderful episode! And it's nice to have the "about asian culture" part back, i just didn't feel the same without it
I grew up as a fat Indian kid in Singapore so I totally understand what Evelyn feels.
I grew up as the whitest kid of all white kids, on every school picture I looked like a lightbulb between other kids, and also on the beach too.. cant imagine how difficult is to be in another country and with majority people of different race.
Confucius say, "In america, white traveling father have multiple family."
I agree! In my book people are very thankful if you entertain them at dinner with some funny stories or asking them about shoe trees :D I dislike questions like "What do you do for living?" with people I just met and I HATE small talk about the weather. Thats is just destroying the ackward silence, that is just making noise so the air keeps on vibrating :D
Oh my god Evelyn I love your giraffe shirt!!! It suits for that orange paints
Body shaming is such an ingrained part of Chinese culture. Here in Singapore, the aunties or uncles WILL comment about your weight ("wa, you fat already leh") or even other physical traits, especially during family gatherings.
But anyway, I love this podcast. The friendship between you two reminds me of one of my best friends and myself, so you could say I came for the rice cooker but stayed for the dynamics. The topics are secondary.
Waiting for this feels like forever
Vo.....niece Ling finally held sway over Nigel aka UR donning a table cloth for a shirt. Power of influence!!!!!
Its a typically western thing where you hire a therapist to speak to freely. Like you have to pay someone to hear you. Everywhere else, its called having a friend.
Hey Nigel n Evelyn, I think it would be a great idea to do a podcast or a sketch on the Dos and don'ts when visiting an asian household, it would be informative for people who don't have a clue, like taking off shoes n stuff!!!! Sam, Ireland
I like to learn about Asian things cuz I don't know about Asian things.
Its attractive I think to people outside of Asian things. :)
Thanks for being authentic and open and funny :)
I’ve never heard of shoe trees before and ended up google it... in my mind I thought it’s like a coat hanger for shoes, but no... not like I imagined
Nigel pacing around, unable to chill while waiting for the drive immediately reminds me of my dad who's Chinese, in his mid-50s 😂
You'd never look at me and think I had much in common with the children of Asian immigrants. My parents grew up very poor in Oklahoma during the great depression. My Mom and Dad could hang out with typical Asian parents and complain about our kids. They were appalled when we threw anything away or "wasted" money. My parents also insisted we take advanced math and science classes.
We watch it for the fun and the random discussions and the Cat in the back which keeps waving for attention 🤣🤣... For Nigel "9 Condoms" Ng and Evelyn "Alone in an Upgraded Suite" Mok 😂😂😂
Nigel, please be nice to Evelyn ❣️🤗
Hi guys really enjoying the podcast, I can relate to so many things on the show, I grew in ireland with my parents that ran a restaurant. So I can relate to everything that Evelyn went through and yes Nigel, 3 in 1s are a big thing over here, just wanted to share with you that i kinda grew up living on the restaurant food and what ever mammy gave me, so I ended up with a "spare tire" around my waist, but what really stuck with me was my best friends man who was also asian gave us a lift to the cinema and told me that I was too fat, and I had to sit in he front of the car, I was only 8,and really put me in a bad place I'm 36 now and dam that burnt! But yeah asian moms don't have filters lol love the show Gah Yau!!!
I love listening to Nigel and Evelyn working Off each other ✌️ oh and Nigel Nice Package by the way 😂😂😂😎
“She’s just self destructive, but that’s ok” 😂🤣💀⚰️⚱️I’m T1D, I know this pain 🖤
Oh yeah, being a chubby Asian kid in a white world back in the 70's...when I figured out I could lose weight by stopping my diabetic pills, that was a blessing and a curse
Scandinavian countries are very stoic; they expect life to be hard and are thankful when things are going well.
If you speak about your hardships to them they feel that everyone has their troubles and it goes without saying that life is often hard. They choose to focus their time with loved ones as a peaceful, satisfied time. Expressing hard emotions doesn't make sense as a social activity; they already know you have your hardships and they want to believe you understand that they have theirs. Asians countries do also base social interactions on unspoken understandings.
Talking about all of your problems to friends would be seen as rude because they want you to understand that they have struggles as a person without having to tell you.
And to a degree, this is true. Few people live without setbacks or burdens. Focusing on your own can be deemed selfish.
Opening title "Asians love free things" was for last week's podcast
My the time I got halfway it had changed lol
This was my first episode I’ve watched on TH-cam I’m usually listening on Spotify great episode keep up the awesome work
Pierogies and schnitzel, the peak of white culture 😂😂 I'm quite new to the podcast and I'm not Asian, but I've greatly enjoyed learning about Asian culture and you both are amazing comedians! I hope you make it to Finland sometime so I can see your comedy live ❤❤
There are many topics related to Asia to talk about. What Evelyn brought up about her dad ... perhaps you can study the subject ... gather research, ... when do youth begin to be concern over their parents getting on in years... how they take over the rein and such...
You can ask your viewers what they want to know esp regards to culture... 😘
It’s absolutely not going to alienate me if you just talk about Asian culture. I laugh the whole time and I now know more about rice cookers than I ever would have before! ;and lots of other stuff too!!) I love it. Carry on talking about whatever you want I’m staying 😊🥰
Body shaming is part of asian culture, living in Taiwan the shaming is not limit to parents. It's the whole society. BTW love Evelyn's shirt, what's the brand?
Re: the liner about Asian culture--I think it's okay to put it in and you wouldn't be pigeon-holing yourselves, i.e., you could still talk about virtually anything because Asian culture is implicit in the perspectives you bring from being Asian!
Also, uh-oh...because I am weak for a man in Chelsea boots...
Also, fat-shaming and other body-shaming is VERY real and awful.
you guys have to do an episode in which you switch personalities - Evelyn talks about how her outfit is as hot as hell and Nigel explores complex emotions related to his competing rice cookers!
Most of friendship i know around me is like what Nigel describe! like, 'don't eat that sugar' to a fat or diabetic friend - but we do that in joking tone, and then she/he will state either 'oh i forgot' or 'oh just let me, i am in bad mood' and that's enough. I personally don't care about fat, but if some friend is having food restriction for her/his health, i will warn her/him (in moderate way) =D
Please review the YumAsia induction rice cooker! I love Zojirushi rice cookers and water heaters but I’m curious about the induction one!
Why so fast fuiyoooh "Asian Starter Pack" okay. wkwk
Fat shaming is as bad as Thin shaming.
I've been skinny my whole life, growing up hearing all these sayings
"you should not wear thigh jeans, you got no bum and it's ugly."
"your bones are more than your meat."
"the weather report says today's windy, you need to stay at home else you're gonna blown away."
"I know how to draw you * show me a stick figure drawing * "
"your arms are the same size as my hanger rod."
This podcast is awesome 😂
Everyone wants Nigel to live stream playing Among Us as Uncle Roger.
Im glad uve got a new upload!! Have a great day!
Clearly a new channel about shoe maintenance is required. Viewers would wait in anticipation to see what "Shoe Tree of the Week" was going to be each time - or even "Shoe Horn of the Week" - although that sounds a bit dodgy.
23:16 my friend is lactose intollerant and yet her fav drink is a yazoo lol) But as friends we never stop her from getting it bc its her choise))
It's actually very Asian in a way that Asians can actually totally relate but at the same time make other cultures realize... Ohhh... Am I Asian, too? Cos even the thing about "body shaming" that Evelyn talked about so well exists exactly that way in most Asian countries, and.. With Western culture feat White Chicks and VS Angels
I can relate to Evelyn on this episode so much. Like.. Yes! Accepting your flaws and being comfortable to talk about it is far too different from hating yourself. You can be aware of your flaws, but totally accept it.
Heyah is what they shout before they invade your village... LmAo 🤣 🤣
Loving Evelyn's blouse!
Memento mori me too
Already have a rice cooker but might have to get one from YumAsia after these pods
Thanks to better lighting we now know that Nigel has dimples!!! 😍
Nigel is basically an Asian George Costanza.
Love this podcast, they’re so Down to earth and funny!