Chinese People Try Panda Express For The First Time

[@sofianava6274]

It's because younger people are less secure with their culture so they want to assert that they are actively a part of their culture and know things about it, while the older people are very secure with the fact that they're Chinese, like they don't need to let anyone know, they just are. Which makes them more open to trying new things because they see it as a compliment to their culture that we tried to make their food instead of an insult.

[@benis9965]

the young ones american.

[@LoongBong]

Very well said. Snobbery/elitism is just a way to mask insecurity.

[@RealVedicAstrology]

It's because the old chinese people from China just aren't picky at all. In China they eat everything lol. In China there's no such thing as a food critic lol.

[@yassinemoumene9595]

KZbin plz give this comment a medal !!

[@TheBrownIsland]

or because they have parents and grandparents who cook Authentic Chinese cuisines and can tell the difference. Younger people tend to be more RUDE so even if it's not bad they will harshly criticize the Food if doesn't taste *'exactly'* like what they are used to. I eat at Panda Express all the time [❤LOVE IT!!💘] and have yet to see Chinese customers. Maybe it's just a coincidence or just on the days I go there.

[@iwayovelayouyay123]

The older people were so sweet. They were still respectful even when they didn't like it. The younger people act like they eat 5 star Chinese food all the time and were handed dog food to try. They could learn something from their elders!

[@j.hypolite5163]

+iwayovelayouyay123 This may make some people mad but I think it's because the younger ones are too Americanized. I'm sure they were born and raised in America therefore they are a lot more critical than the older people who I assume were born and mostly raised in china. It's a generational/cultural thing

[@iwayovelayouyay123]

+J. Hypolite I am from America, born and raised. And I see what you are talking about everyday. I was not raised like that by my father, but even my mother and sister act like that. Sadly, even though I am American, I totally agree with you!

[@Yousmellsexy21]

They were over reacting. I find it hard to believe they've never had panda express or something similar

[@Arbszy]

+iwayovelayouyay123 The old couple seemed to like some stuff & were much more open minded.

[@missmegancui]

+iwayovelayouyay123 my dad loves panda express (but he likes everything) and my mom is okay with it. I don't like their noodles, but just because it's not authentic doesn't mean it's not good! (-: orange chicken is good and I like the zucchini in the Kung Pao chicken

[@2rad2paytaxes]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the editing? Like the clips of the teenagers being picky are immediately followed by the actual Chinese elders contradicting them and it’s priceless

[@twiddledeeable]

LMAOO RIGHT Like did buzzfeed do this on purpose

[@boortek4082]

entitled?

[@krazycoyote3009]

@@boortek4082 yes because they act like it's putrid and an insult to china, and the elders accept that it's Americanized but still good.

[@martin99110]

@@krazycoyote3009 seems like that’s your opinion. Your comment comes off as if you’re offended they insulted Panda Express. Panda Express is Americanized It’s nothing like Chinese food I’m Mexican and Americans think Taco Bell and chipotle are what Mexican food looks and taste. Many things are white washed in American. Eat Indian food in America and the spices are toned down a lot.

[@-_-_-_-_-ImGigs-_-_-_-_-_-_-_]

@@martin99110 im still tryna find who asked

[@dmoneyy34]

I love the elderly man in the video. Speaks for most of us. He’s focused on how the food actually tastes rather than just saying that it’s not real Chinese food two hundred times

[@剑心符文]

中国文化不浪费！和喜欢不喜欢无关

[@wongijen9167]

@@剑心符文 步步高升

[@staticklingon2182]

I get why the boy is offended, because there are Americans who think this is peak Chinese food. But there’s lots of us who love authentic Chinese food and don’t actually think this is authentic. Fast food will never be authentic.

[@braeden816]

@@staticklingon2182 Offended by food? It's western Chinese food. Nobody is expecting it to taste 100% authentic. He's just a cry baby who has to say it isn't real Chinese food 100 times.

[@ricardoarias3726]

@@staticklingon2182it’s not authentic but who cares, it’s delicious

[@elaboratelymcc9038]

Everybody talking about how bad the teenager is... why isnt anybody talking about how the elderly man would be the best dinner guest ever?

[@AndreaMorales-it1gh]

Fr he was so wholesome 🥺

[@vladimir-savage72]

I'd so would like to have tea with them and ask them to recount a tale of their youth.

[@jeffreychongsathien]

"Good job"

[@wheresdarice3988]

It's nice that I have an uncle like that. Eating dinner with him and other relatives is comforting. You just talk to them and enjoy the food.

[@crunchwrapsupreme9372]

Very mild mannered and polite. The ideal dinner guest.

[@honey20x42]

The old man was a sweet heart. “Good job”🥺

[@KatKaotika]

I know he was so sweet!!

[@evanyuan7379]

yea no he actually said not bad but still sweet

[@JelenaMilosavljevic]

@@evanyuan7379 he said “good job” at 3:26

[@evanyuan7379]

@@JelenaMilosavljevic not here to argue but just look it up, what he said translates to not bad

[@HudsonDiTomaso]

Oh yeah, if only the old people from the Italian video were as nice. Oh my! 😳😂

[@yueli2146]

Born in America and judging American Chinese good thinking he's so "authentic" while elders actually try and taste the food. That guy is so unlikable

[@whattoeatryan]

You dont know if he had authentic Chinese food or not in his earlier life. The best Hongkong style Cantonese food I ever tried was in Vancouver.

[@bmc9504]

He's just got issues, wanting to be relevent. Full of drama. He probably couldn't even make tomato soup in reality.

[@princeroyy8388]

@@whattoeatryan you don't either stfu

[@bmc9504]

@KT Chong that's true, however, the sugar, salt and flavour content in American food is very high so I wouldn't be surprised if the elders (whom probably cook for themselves) were able to taste more of it than the younger ones.

[@huiwunzart7111]

youre being kinda racist tbh

[@BYOU99]

As a 100% Chinese person, born & raised, I love Panda Express. I go there all the time. I also have many Chinese friends like it as well. Their KungPao chicken is my all time fav. I make it the same way at home as well. Orange chicken though, it's basically a crispier, juicier version of chicken nuggets. LOL. But it tastes great. I like it too.

[@FabiJenneke]

Do you have a recipe for the Kung pao chicken? I don't live in the US so no panda express here but I've tried it on vacation and now I want it so bad!

[@ligondesenuts769]

@@FabiJenneke Not every Chinese knows how to make Kung Pao Chicken. Its a dish from Southwestern China

[@stanbalo]

Orange chicken is just like sweet and sour pork

[@cristobalgarces1675]

​@@ligondesenuts769But, the OP literally said they make Kung Pao Chicken at home. So, if they do make it at home, then they should have a recipe as well.

[@ligondesenuts769]

@@cristobalgarces1675 Ahh

[@katimorado3947]

That elderly man was the cutest, sweetest person!!! I want him for a grandfather!!!!

[@cesarnahuatl9692]

He was the smartest one.

[@rebeccakhosravani3086]

Ikr I was smiling til my lips bled

[@natalia5611]

wow ur actual grandfather be hurt

[@lilaidzz]

@@natalia5611 lmao 2 grandads 3 would be nice!

[@lilaidzz]

@@natalia5611 stick with the ones you got tho.

[@justinv8668]

I swear the younger ones are just extremely picky and calling it off just because it's not from China or Authentic. Food that's not authentic does not equate to it tasting bad. The older people seemed to like it and they've probably had much more experience with Chinese cuisine, therefore, I believe their opinions hold much more credibility than these brats.

[@yefriareli]

agree

[@pedroshwarman7225]

The younger ones are picky, but am authentic places food would probably taste better than non-authentic, the elderly were being nice and the younger people were being picky like normal.

[@yefriareli]

I feel like they were doing it on purpose .-.

[@pedroshwarman7225]

Yefri Munoz well think of it this way imagine a complete knockoff of McDonalds (let's pretend that you are american if you are not) and that knockoff had spoofs of all the food within McDonalds. That's kindve what Panda Express would be. Why am I defending this idk since I like panda express.

[@justinv8668]

Jacob Haines Sorry, I may have not made my point too clear. I was not implying that non authentic food tastes better than authentic - because it probably doesn't. My point was that they acted that it tasted and smelled horrible, however, just because it's not authentic doesn't mean it tastes bad.

[@fullmetalgaara2]

I felt that the younger people, because they probably weren't born in China, were more defensive and felt that they had to prove themselves. The grandpa is so cute.

[@no_peace]

I think so too. And the older people were able to differentiate between whether they liked it and whether it was authentic. Like they liked things even though they didn't think they were authentic. The younger people seemed to think it was bad food if it wasn't authentic. I loved the grandpa's smile when he said the food was good!

[@jonathanlee2273]

I think it’s the “I know better” mentality. I know it well bc I see myself trying to be exclusive about my culture as well...

[@BereanBeliever86]

Good Job! :)

[@angelopalmieri434]

Exactly! They seemed offended by it but appeared to enjoy it nonetheless.

[@melsofia3927]

WWLD i know that is what I was thinking every time the showed the elder man he was so cute

[@latinolawdog5067]

The actual Chinese people didn’t feel the need to show how “Chinese” they were, while the American of Chinese descent tried WAY too hard to show how “Chinese” he was.

[@ruffmeow9893]

the OGs are more accepting

[@lucascoval828]

​@@ruffmeow9893 And less insecure than the youngsters.

[@buksteebi]

I would enjoy seeing them do this but blindfolded and mix in authentic Chinese food among the dishes. 😅

[@sbm5379]

This happens in a lot of cultures

[@amir_KAH]

He’s cool like that

[@christiejones1920]

The young guy in the grey shirt came into this already having made his mind up.

[@treverdarton5058]

Christie jones fac

[@edenfazard1394]

Christie jones fac

[@tuxx5529]

Yep

[@edenfazard1394]

Tuxx You’re supposed to say “fac”

[@parsley6080]

Christie jones fac

[@zannacart8533]

The elderly folk in this are really sweet haha

[@TheValerieMeachum]

Tiffany Amber They are! Although I wonder if they weren't just being polite. :-)

[@evanpeters87]

Tiffany Amber Totally, and that dude in the gray shirt was the complete opposite and complained about everything

[@AirDyran]

Tiffany Amber the mid twenties kids are always trying too hard to be funny in these kinds of videos. At least the seniors are reasonable.

[@TeamKuukiFoodGames]

Tiffany Amber They seemed to be the fairest though still perhaps the most lenient judges xD I think they represent the average traditional chinese couple of their time :) lol

[@MSEDzirasa2015]

Tiffany Amber I am a sucker for the elderly...OMG they are so adorable.

[@twickzys4522]

Why the boy in the middle of the two girls act like he’s lived in Shang hai China for 282 years

[@paulakaji]

lmaooo hahahaha yeahp

[@geraldgorham6878]

Hahahahaha! These type of comments be havin me weaaak 🤣

[@ishonliao2789]

He’s prob lived in America his whole life

[@ellenharutyunyan9726]

Ikr.

[@strangerthings2506]

Dang thanks for making me laugh🤣🤣

[@lankthedank6931]

I appreciate how quiet and polite the elders are, honest and respectful towards the foods they are given

[@Glocklord2000]

I liked the Old man in the middle because he was grateful for his food and he ate it all. He seemed like a very nice man. The young man he was a know it all and he was like "this is crap"

[@albertsigmund4318]

China, before the economic boom - was EXTREMELY poor and starvation was rampant. These elderly have lived through that, and aren't propagandized into asian elitism from the communist government. Like how the young kids are.

[@Glocklord2000]

@@albertsigmund4318 Yes, I totally agree as a Japanese native my grandparents from Hiroshima were always starved they were grateful for anything.

[@Glocklord2000]

@Juefff Chunkelee lol

[@bcdm999]

Yep. You can tell that that man lived through the Great Leap Forward and is thankful for every good meal now

[@jordanowens6305]

is eggdrop soup and wonton soup similar to the hot an dsour soup

[@emma-kk9wv]

I love all the old people who are so willing to try it and are so positive, and then there's the snooty teens with their noses in the air

[@jihaeugh]

basic- house_plant i feel like the teens feel a need to validate their ethnicity since they (probably) grew up in america. the older people are most likely more secure and don't feel the need to validate to anyone that they know chinese food.

[@lordjacobstroman6521]

Because they have no idea what they're talking about

[@nathanielmatthew9555]

Tavon Fenwick and then she changed her mind when get friends said it was bad

[@emma-kk9wv]

Well, the teens are clearly American Chinese, not truly Chinese like the elders are. However, the 100% Chinese people (the older ones) would obviously know a lot about Chinese cuisine and claim that Panda Express is fairly decent and relates closely to that of true Chinese food,, while the young American Chinese teens are criticizing it left and right. They've probably never even had authentic Chinese food, yet they feel the need to validate their ethnicity (like Alleson Estar said) and make fun of Americas attempt to imitate their culture. The real Chinese folks compare Panda Express to their knowledge of Chinese food and give a positive reaction. But the kids who probably know nothing about authentic Chinese food already begin their rave of critics my befire they even try it.

[@mm123456789164]

old peoples tastes buds arent as good as young people so its harder for them to tell the differences

[@stevensushi]

That young Chinese guy made it seem like he knew everything.

[@jewdan4157]

And the old guy liked everything 😂

[@Blaquebarbgamer]

Yeah he was annoying

[@raytxstic]

right it was very annoying .

[@insignis5830]

Those young kids probably weren't even born in china. Unlike the old guy who was.

[@iseetheWAYVision]

yup.

[@Whocareslol]

I realize he has (hopefully) matured more by now but i swear to god you could have given that middle dude chinese food cooked by his great grandfather put in a panda express box and he would have been saying how bad it was

[@Pikajohn8]

Didn't like the smug, know-it-all young kids dissing on the food like they are some sort of Chinese Cuisine experts, when the elders who are clearly more experienced enjoyed it and complimented it.

[@zeonixreaper4552]

+John Forrest its technically apart of Asian culture to be respectful of the food you eat ^_^ the kids their were obviously more American than Chinese if they didn't know its practically a rule to be respectful

[@WATERS57]

+John Forrest You just wassist you no Rilke Chinese peeper!!! They no eating *singlish moppin toes! They eat week Chinese food and know what dey rike!!! *Translation: English Muffin toast (sometimes I type with a Chinese accent)

[@zeonixreaper4552]

XD

[@MamaWhit87]

all the younger kids in these series are annoying

[@shesojaded3625]

lmao exactly, the teens are annoying as hell

[@connorbaviation178]

The dude in the middle probably took an ancestry test and found out he was 20% Chinese

[@vladimir-savage72]

I couldn't stop laughing when he said orange chicken is a food that fools Americans. I'm like what moron in America thinks meat naturally taste like citrus fruit?" 🤣

[@connorbaviation178]

@@vladimir-savage72 Its funny because he is American himself

[@seanvargas5789]

Or just looked in a mirror

[@aashniii]

He’s so god damn annoying to me for some reason

[@Yahshuaismyeverything]

Lmfao

[@llysaluna632]

The grandpa is cute with his “good job” lol

[@garnetuniverse4212]

Llysa Luna ikr

[@shakiraysaol6637]

it’s almost sad bc u can tell the chinese-americans are trying too hard while the native chinese actually enjoyed some & even said they’d have it again.. which was so effing cute & respectable 👏🏽👏🏽

[@antoniacurry2576]

I like the man who always says good job 😂 I love him😂😭

[@laetrille]

Yes!

[@BCfightan]

reminds me of butterfly joe from ping pong, though he's japanese of course

[@VijvalNataraja]

Good Job :)

[@GerardoSantana]

Yeah def. Old man was pretty cool. accepting, I think he was pretty fair.

[@floresf91746]

Me too

[@walkingthetightrope6637]

Thats the thing, we dont actually think this is real authentic Chinese food. We know its not but its so good. I'm Mexican and i know what authentic Mexican food taste like but i still love Taco Bell. I know its not real but that doesn't mean you have to dislike it. Not everything you eat has to be authentic.

[@finko8097]

I hate that hipster in the grey shirt. He's skeptical about every single dish and has to smell it.

[@walkingthetightrope6637]

Fin Ko ikr so fucking hipster

[@jacobhansfield9914]

Ya it's not like I'm going to Taco Bell because I want authentic Mexican food I'm going there because I'm broke and like tacos

[@jarenc2048]

You're spot on.

[@mickeyguajacho9827]

bro let me tell you how mexican food is different from Taco bell. Depending on the Mexican house hold they know were the meat comes from, because sometimes they are the ones who cut the animals themselves. The meat is cooked almost burnt, but not all the way. It still rich and taste. I love going to mexico to see my family because the food is awesome. Though taco bell is still the bomb in my eyes.

[@ChieriReicheru2]

"If you've had authentic Chow Mein, you know this isn't good. Ewww".-pretention chinese dude "Yup. This is really similar to our chao mian" -all the elders

[@ChieriReicheru2]

*pretentious

[@Ponzli]

+Cerasis I literally ordered chao mian at an authentic Chinese place by town and it looked pretty much the same as Panda Express's. Even chao mian from other countries (Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia) look similar to the one from Panda Express.

[@bloodyrose2076]

+Ponzli I have had Panda Express chao Mein and I have had semi traditional Chao Mein and it did taste slightly different. But the location where I get my Panda Express is pretty nasty. Most of the meat is cold and the noodles are shriveled up and taste disgusting.

[@Ponzli]

Satan's Child True that, imo it all looks similar, but nothing beats the traditional classics. Also, it's still a fast food restaurant, so them f*cking it up is still to be expected haha

[@EroomYrrah]

+Cerasis you mean the dude who ate like dog. WITH HIS FACE ON THE PLATE. That guy/

[@kimjunhong1314]

The two groups with elderlies, who spoke cantonese and the other group that spoke mandarin, gave the most accurate and authentic taste notes

[@smb871]

Damn the elders in this were VERY sweet and thoughtful. I enjoy this a whole lot more than typical millennials taste testing food. Your viewers want more old people. They give some honest and thoughtful feedback.

[@denniszenanywhere]

Samantha the young ones are too self conscious to give good feedback while the elders are more articulate and took the taste seriously. Like the elders.

[@and8196]

Samantha tbh old people in China I met so far are usually super sweet and thoughtful as long as you meet their standards😂

[@miamchub6608]

Samantha ikr, I mean they’ve been with this type of food longer than the younger ines

[@Bhiladpy-up9uy]

Younger people say rude things about other people’s cultures foods from other food taste

[@pamperedgurl]

Yeah. The elders were judging the taste of the food. They weren't comparing it to the food back home. At least that is what I took from it.

[@chashubokchoy8999]

guy in the middle later that night: "hello, is this panda express? i'd like 2 plates of orange chicken"

[@asianalliancebs6474]

Lmao exactly

[@chashubokchoy8999]

@Jeremy Jackson pretty racist considering he doesn’t have an accent :/ he may be a dick but you don’t need to go that far

[@leongao5120]

ChashuBokChoy I’m Chinese and I’m fine with it but it’s not the best but it was funny tho

[@chashubokchoy8999]

@Jeremy Jackson i get that, and there was a time where i would’ve found it funny. but racism and hate crimes against asians is at an all time high right now because of the virus, and being target to one of them, i realize that all these self deprecating jokes about our race..they’re only harming ourself. when we joke about eating dogs and that we can’t speak english, sure it’s funny, but it spread misconception that lead to things that ultimately hurt us. There are jokes we can make about our race without hurting ourselves too much but sometimes it goes too far

[@meme-dl7yd]

@@chashubokchoy8999 well said. people should stop with this casual racism

[@idkjustk1]

I love how the older people are like "yeah this is acceptable" but the younger ones are like "this is a mockery to all Chinese food". I don't know if the old people are just being nice or if the younger ones are being too pretentious. I've never really considered panda express to be authentic Chinese food. I don't think anyone does.

[@wyw201]

idkjustk The younger ones are being pretentious, I am certain once you ship these disgrace back to China, we'll give them an eye-opener with jelly fish, steamed fish heads, pork ears and cow livers

[@h0110w]

yiwei wu i dont think theyve ever been to china? looks like some third generations brats.

[@jesskazen]

yiwei wu I loved how the older man liked orange chicken lol

[@VectoredPromise]

I think the older people are just being nice, panda express doesn't taste like traditional chinese food.. still I wouldn't say it's bad, it just tastes cheaper.

[@astrid1870]

idkjustk The young ones were just trying to come across as "cool" while the elders were flat out honest about it

[@mrxman581]

The interesting thing is that Panda Express was founded in Rosemead by Chinese born immigrants. I believe they have off menu items that are more traditional too.

[@LynxChan]

So the more Chinese the people actually were, the more they liked the food. It looked a lot like the young dude felt he had to prove he was "really Chinese" by dissing all the food, while the 100% Chinese older folks were a lot more positive. Surprised to be left with the notion that Panda Express isn't all that bad after all (haven't tried it).

[@finko8097]

The more older they are.

[@bryanvercetti5752]

That's exactly how I felt about the Chinese guy. Seems like he didn't want other Americans to think Panda Express was as good as it gets in terms to Chinese food. He had good intentions just didn't know how to tell is what he wanted to say.

[@trash2.032]

It's probably more of the elders have to be polite. I mean in China if you hate the food you have to say you love it, even if someone tells you to be honest you MUST say you love the food or you lose face. Whereas in America, you can express your opinion however you like.

[@dknicholson]

thats true those young people just pretend you can see from those 2 elder what its true

[@chosenbumbledee1402]

that's exactly what i was going to say lol

[@owenvetro8301]

The younger teens are embarrassing themselves and the elders are being more honest

[@sierrajade538]

Thank you!!

[@noahh.8737]

literally lmfao they just come off as assholes

[@juanitau2012]

The elders are also probably being more respectful and polite. They may not really like some or all of it, but are being nice & courteous about it.

[@OleTimHerr]

Well do you want a non-authentic fake polite reaction?

[@Kindred-Lane]

The girls are fine. They being real. The dude is trying hard to be that guy. Yet he prob lives by Chipotle and McDonalds.

[@Nihyre]

I like how the older people who seem like they actually grew up in China didn't think it was that bad, but the young people with clear American accents tried to be hipsters about it.

[@iCollectCans]

I was thinking the exact same thing and I was gonna make a comment about it lmfao

[@liangwang9131]

Blake Louthan part of the reason might be that they are from Cantonese area thus the taste is sort of closer

[@miguelmathewson9213]

Blake Louthan spot on my friend! you nailed it

[@LeishaOrdonez]

wow...

[@xkawaiiessencex3619]

exactly

[@2KGrind09]

I'm so glad she humbled mr McDonalds. Nothing he said after that was taking serious

[@headrockbeats]

The thing about Chinese food is that it's all freestyle, which is why I'm not surprised that the elders were a little more open to the Americanized versions of it. In China, a dish with the same name could be entirely different in two different places - and they're used to it. It's an improvisational food, using a wide variety of ingredients available at each location to try and produce whatever tastes best. The kids, who did not grow up with that mentality, would therefore be more inclined to define one specific taste as "Fried Rice" and to dislike anything deviating from that taste. That's a very western approach to recipes.

[@leightkd9311]

Headrock That would make sense. Because they are living over here eating their parents cooking (who might've grown up over there) and only their parents cooking, most likely. They don't have much of a chance to experience different styles, I would think?

[@headrockbeats]

Leigh Tkd Hmmm might be, but I think it's more to do with the fact that American food (well, western food in general) is much more uniform, and that includes Chinese food in America. For example, Sweet & Sour Chicken would taste roughly the same anywhere you eat it in America, especially if you always eat it from the same chain store. In China, it could very well taste pretty different in two restaurants _within the same city_. And that's considered _normal_. Westerners love putting foods into easily-recognizable categories, and even sub-dividing categories when two similar foods diverge in taste or ingredients from one another, even a little. That's why, for example, there are so many names for different kinds of pizza (neapolitan style, sicilian style, roman style, new york style, deep dish, pizza bianca, and so on), when it's all basically cheese on bread. In a Chinese restaurant in China, the menu will rarely specify any details about a dish - it will call out a generalized name, and let the customer decide whether they trust the cook to make it taste good (also, photographs of the food are very very common, to give customers an idea of what they're going to get). There are also many restaurants (especially in rural areas) where there is no menu at all - you pick the ingredients yourself from a display shelf, and the cook tries to make whatever you picked taste good. It's an improvisational approach to foods, that makes people much more open to dishes that are very different from one place to the next. The kids would not have that kind of approach.

[@leightkd9311]

Headrock Oh I see what you're saying, that is actually pretty cool! People would get so angry over here if we did that xD

[@headrockbeats]

Leigh Tkd LOL, exactly! Imagine if every time you went to a restaurant and the menu said "Hamburger", the only thing you would know for sure is that there would be a ground meat patty involved. You could get it in a bagel, or with a side of mustard and relish, or maybe it's ostrich meat... There would be riots!!

[@MaximilianonMars]

Headrock "You pick the ingredients yourself from a display shelf, and the cook tries to make whatever you picked taste good." That sounds amazing, a great reason to visit I think :)

[@chewedandreviewed4052]

seems like the younger kids are trying to respond with how they would assume the older generation would.

[@whodafook3202]

They’re trying hard to be anything other than what they are, American. Being American isn’t cool anymore

[@kairee8989]

Exactly. Which is quite funny and annoying 🤣

[@YupaLovesGlizzy]

@@kairee8989 the younger generation act like they are 5 star chefs lmao, its either one they for some reason think panda express is vomit or 2, its scripted for views

[@hjj9269]

The other videos like this were the same, the teens would embarrass themselves when trying to look like a smart ass. It was really painful in the taco bell video since I’m Mexican.

[@anandadevapriya4324]

666 likes dude nice

[@chicanapunkLA]

The gray shirt young guy comes off whiter then the food itself

[@lazybeastz182]

is he handsome though?

[@443tify]

Thats a insult to white people

[@TheConnieLee]

That's because he's a white Asian.

[@MegumiCiBear]

Connie Lee he’s white washed lol

[@443tify]

@@TheConnieLee white people dont act like theyre chinese food experts

[@MrAngryJarvey]

Funny. I am from a traditional Native American house. My grandparents loved “Chinese food”.. they wanted all us children to cook like that. It was sweet spicy and savory. Panda Express was basically gold to them. So when I see Asian Grandparents liking that - it warms my heart. Good food equals a good heart.

[@deterdettol]

Panda Express is a good start, but properly-done Chinese food is diverse and delicious. I hope your grandparents will have a chance to try it :)

[@zile_cao]

Don't you just love it when the Grandpa was saying "good job good job" ;)

[@SabrinaWu11]

Zile Cao Thats why I eat Panda Express. I always see older Chinese people eating there.

[@emilycao9681]

Zile Cao he's so positive and happy 😊

[@GaelinW]

I think Grandpa was hungry.

[@ezpvp8457]

Yes bless his soul

[@soupy3481]

Zile Cao It makes my Chinese heart fluttery inside. My gramps never complimented me before.

[@em-ym7gx]

I think its kind of ironic in the sense that all the elders said that chinese people would accept the food and that they enjoyed it and it was similar to authentic chinese food, but all of the younger ones had said that it tastes nothing like "authentic" chinese food. I trsut the elders tbh.

[@LeeMinYeong]

Those youngster are trying so hard to prove that they are pro Chinese, frankly they sound very spoiled. All I can think is that there is a small alteration with the ingredients because it might not be imported but could be replace and the taste changes a little, so that's not authentic? Better yet, they have never tried the real deal, only ate what they mother would cook or dines in a high-class Chinese banquet then compares their 'exquisite taste' to Panda Express. Business talk: you have to feed the people what they can consume, not cater to us alone.

[@Ultraquickly]

gosh those people were a horrible representation of the younger generation. tbh i barely know any asian "youngsters" who act as snobby as they did in the video.

[@em-ym7gx]

Sarah Yong yeah I totally agree with you, I think they just think and want us to think that they know the "real" stuff when they just basically made fools of themselves

[@chinesemimi]

I don't think it's that authentic, but it's yummy, and since food is food: 10/10 would eat

[@smeagol709]

that's because the elders are cantonese. They tend to like sweet/sour taste more

[@lodiedodiee]

I really feel like some of them complained just to complain. the one guy complained about how nasty the food is but kept shoving it down his throat. They were pissed when there friend said she actually liked the lo mein....like she wasn't suppose to say she liked the food.

[@Xpzilla]

+lodiedodiee Exactly!

[@yeechen1492]

+lodiedodiee I honestly feel so ashamed watching some of them. all I can see is a real comparison between the younger gen now and the grateful older gen. Putrid? seriously?

[@sirenitaaaa3152]

+lodiedodiee yeah, and they sound very American, they're just pretentious assholes. Bitches, they probably eat at McDonalds weekly.

[@taym1698]

I think so too, the older people were being pretty honest about it and the younger ones just wanted to complain

[@GabrielLopez-fe8jr]

+Yee Chen Ng i don't think the the old people were grateful. i just think they were honest. they weren't trying to put up a pretentious front like the insecure young kids.

[@Jay_Force_One]

“I can’t imagine that anyone thinks Panda is actual Chinese food”. We don’t. Nobody does. It’s just cheap, fast and good. On the same side, I would expect the Chinese don’t think McDonalds is a representation of American Burgers/Barbecue. Plus dude, you’re just as American as the rest of us. Stop acting like you were there when they put up Great Wall of China.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

Isn't their tagline literally "Chinese inspired, American made"?

[@郭-e7p]

Chinese contact with American food may be McDonald's and KFC, in fact, McDonald's and KFC to China, has also been Chinese. Did you know that they sell Soybean Milk fritters in China? This is a typical Chinese breakfast.

[@jasonhuang6078]

The so-called “white Chinese food”, was actually invented by Chinese immigrants that changed traditional Chinese food to make it suit the American palette. In China, we have similar dishes to “white Chinese food” that is different.

[@Fridelain]

Or to use local ingredients. It's also notable that it's mostly based off ''fast food'' street stalls from the Hong Kong area, while China is large and diverse.

[@ohno9778]

@@Fridelain yup! because many traditional and more conventional ingredients probably weren't as available in the US as in china, and thus the immigrants most likely adapted and changed their recipes to suit the produce available to them at the time. another example of this occurrence is spaghetti and meatballs, which isn't actually traditional italian food, but was invented by italian immigrants who moved to the US.

[@jasonhuang6078]

In western style Chinese restaurants in Guangdong, there are orange ribs, but it is not “traditional “ for it was made to please western people’s pallets.

[@PJ-cm8ix]

@@jasonhuang6078 Bro how are you accessing KZbin are you in America now

[@dingleberry4234]

@@PJ-cm8ix if he is in China he could be using a VPN

[@harley7610]

teens: “this smells horrible. the taste isn’t like authentic chinese food!” adults: “it smells authentic! the taste is similar.”

[@Ladeliciadelinda]

ᅲᅲharley lol it sounded to me more like Cantonese versus mandarin in some instances. The Cantonese side was like “this is pretty good”. I think it’s because Cantonese people were the first to immigrants from China and Americanized Chinese food in America in order to survive and make a business. Mainland Chinese people kinda came afterward after Cantonese food got Americanized.

[@potato-se7dm]

They think they know better but they don't

[@miasmusic719]

They want to prove that they are a part of Chinese culture, where as the adults dont really catr

[@danielparvin9083]

potatoアンドレア yeah they can’t even speak Chinese

[@Randze]

omg lovely peaches lol

[@isaacdavidson7985]

3:26 *Chinese American boy*: I can't imagine anyone thinking that Panda's actually Chinese food. 3:30 *Chinese man from China( in Chinese )*: This is tasty Chinese food that Chinese people would accept.

[@isaacdavidson7985]

modern standard mandarin and standard chinese are the same thing.

[@isaacdavidson7985]

look it up if you want

[@Yuki-jv3jp]

Medihah Sharif even chinese people call themselves chinese and the language they speak chinese. *literally "chinese word" or "chinese language". So Whats your point?.

[@isaacdavidson7985]

then why did i need to educate myself on it

[@Yuki-jv3jp]

Medihah Sharif but chinese is a language. Not a spoken one but, yes, a written one.

[@paintingwithcammiebourke3984]

The older people are so adorable especially the grandpa

[@mforeign5]

"he puts down panda express but he eats mcdonalds all the time" i dont like those american chinese young ones but she roasted and exposed him so hard he deserved it

[@hazeltrainer1111]

Literally looking for someone who mentioned it. He literally literally gave her the dirtiest look when she said it was good but I bet he couldn't even cook an authentic chow mein off the top of his head

[@EliQuapo]

r•se bruh 😂 💀

[@reemj3675]

Like when the guy said it was better than the eggrolls. She said: low standards He got her: That's why I picked her🤣🤣🤣

[@willoverdoseonmusic]

When?

[@setsers1]

D A M N

[@spiderlover678]

Younger Chinese generation: "If you actually know Chinese chow mein you would be like 'this is American-Chinese chow mein'." Older Chinese generation: "Chinese chow mein looks like this." Gee, I wonder who's probably right about what authentic Chinese food looks like?

[@jessicatang5986]

The elders are right. The younger ones are just trying to be cool and think that they are gonna be served authentic chinese food. You can't expect that from a chinese resturant in America. The elders had that in mind and even if they didn't like it they were still respectful, I mean I don't think that the younger ones would be able to tell the difference if they put authentic food on one plate and Panda Express food on the other. The girl on the left said that the chow mian was good but when she heard the other kids opinion she immediately became insecure.

[@Clouttokens731]

Same with the Mexican try Taco Bell

[@dannyboy410]

Haha

[@hmmmhmmm6917]

there hundreds of types of chow mian in china.

[@teamofreally]

I take it you aren't Chinese? There's something lost in the subtitle translation. The older generation who said Chinese chow mein actually explicitly said chow mein from CHINA is like that, but if you speak Chinese you will notice they are not from mainland China.... So they're actually saying really just that they think chow mein from China is probably like this, given that they aren't from there

[@chiletheghetto7763]

The older folks were so sweet and their attitude was so respectful.

[@echung168]

All I can say is, Panda Express is not bad for what it is. It's good food, it's not always consistent, but it's good food. That's enough said.

[@teewhyeee]

young dude: "i cant imagine people thinking that panda express is actual Chinese food" man from china: "that is tasty Chinese food that Chinese people would accept" LOLOLOLOLOL only time i loved a buzz feed video

[@noodlez9825]

@Tristo Smitty what do those two things have to do with each other? 😂

[@noodlez9825]

@⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ ⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ same lol! it just seems so random to compare chinese food to rap.

[@blueblaze9862]

Just bc he's old doesn't mean his opinion is more valid. It's just an opinion

[@rjmari]

@@blueblaze9862 His opinion has more weight to it because he was born and raised in China, not just because he's older.

[@yuhangzhang2216]

@@rjmari it's probably because he's been though harder times and wouldn't complain eating it. That's how most older people are in China.

[@jijudo7751]

i like the positive old couple

[@raymondlai4173]

I hate to say this. The old couple seems to be Americanized Cantonese. It's likely they are not used to typical Chinese food already. What the young ones said is actually more "correct". I lived in Taiwan before I was 24 then came to the US for 30+ years. I went back to Taiwan often, China sometimes, and love tasting different Chinese cuisines. For the record I love Cantonese food and do like to eat in Panda Express occasionally. But Panda is NOT typical Chinese food.

[@brendanr5171]

Pretty sure in real chinese food they use any and all parts of animals. The older couple may just appreciate that the food tastes okay and is sanitary. Where the younger asian generation is probably.. well.. I doubt they've ever eaten Chinese chicken feet. I'll put it that way. Panda is Americanized Chinese food, that isn't under dispute. They should probably choose a more authentic Chinese group of people to do the tasting though. Not a group of ABC.

[@TheMightyThor83]

The older people were very likable and enjoyed the food for what it was where as the younger people were just annoying

[@glorialorraine4339]

They were trying so hard to be different lol

[@keith7212]

They are Chinese but born in the us

[@jinyoong4147]

They tryna act more chinese than they should be when in fact they are white than chinese, even we from countries like malaysia or singapore are more chinese than them

[@keanu9173]

@@jinyoong4147 ?

[@SprAlx]

TheMightyThor83 and you know damn well those younger people eat at panda all the time on their lunch breaks

[@TEM348]

I love how the girl put the middle dude in his place why are you getting mad off the panda express when you eat McDonald’s I absolutely love that part

[@briannanicole9576]

The younger reactors were so dramatic, it shows that the eldest are very real.

[@kaizoulol]

Annoying dude: This is American chow mein Old Chinese woman: this is Chinese chow mein

[@kaibauchiha1337]

Me: It is American chow mein. I guess that makes me annoying.

[@succbignut5346]

Kaiba Uchiha yes u r

[@woomy8971]

he couldn't even pronounce it right, and he was acting like he knows better

[@kaibauchiha1337]

I don't see what the problem with calling low -quality American Chinese food bad. Apparently nearly everyone commenting on this video are food connoisseurs who know what real Chimese food is more than the Chinese themselves do.

[@BC33714]

Kaiba Uchiha Well I’d assume that the elders in the video, who likely grew up in China, DO know better. What are you going off about? Or are you saying that those kids, who are immersed within American culture and food, and have likely never stepped foot in China once in their life, know better than the elders?

[@johnfahoum7494]

The teenagers were so annoying, they acted like they know everything and so much about their culture where they probably were never raised in China and I would bet a small loan of a million dollars that they haven’t been to china

[@maystyx1501]

John Fahoum yah they were but I think the teenager all the way to the right wasn’t annoying

[@kimberleywilliams7802]

They don't know anything, all they know is what their parents have said in passing to them.

[@NoName-dx1no]

kimberley williams they are kind of correct however the way they phrased it was pretty immature, the elders just aren’t as picky as the children or just being polite. The Chinese food in America is made to suit American tastes so the food you get in America is different from the food in China.

[@f.r.etling]

I’d bet a small loan of a million dollars they weren’t even born in China

[@fernandobernal5863]

you soo right

[@TMNTfever]

I am actually surprised by the results. In college I was friends to many Chinese people, as I was part of the Chinese Student Association. The club included both very traditional and very American Chinese students, and some in between. And to my surprise as the time, all of them loved Panda lol. I personally loved it too, with the fried rice being the only thing I didn't like. Some of the students would eat there every day, with others eating there weekly. So I was surprised that the younger kids in this video didn't like it. I assume they were trying to seem more culturally Chinese than they were, which I understand heavily since I'm a first generation Filipino American.

[@personinspace4286]

0:46 “if you actually know Chinese chow mein you’d be like this is American chow mein” and right after elder says “Chinese chow mein looks like this” I don’t think the younger people know what they’re talking about 🤷‍♂️

[@TheUberMeister2009]

I've known too many millennial minorities who are super pretentious about their culture's food.

[@pvrify]

Those teenagers are just wannabe critics that know nothing about Chinese food lol

[@Hiililylani]

Wow, it’s as if Chinese people aren’t all the same and have different experiences, tastebuds, and perspectives on their culture! 🧐

[@personinspace4286]

Lily Kim-Dela Cruz ya ikr 🤯

[@WhosFrizy]

Your sense of smell and taste change as you age. Between the ages of 40 and 50, the number of taste buds decreases, and the rest begin to shrink, losing mass vital to their operation. After age 60, you may begin to lose the ability to distinguish the taste of sweet, salty, sour, and bitter foods.

[@yllwjckt]

"He puts down Panda Express, but he eats McDonald's all the time, like I don't understand." 👏CALL👏HIM👏OUT!!!

[@fernandobernal5863]

you are so wise

[@bittersweet4418]

ECO east ahhhhh this comment has me hollering

[@katarina7520]

@Daniel Garibaldo but McDonalds also isn't authentic diner food, just the fast food versioin. (or maybe it would be considered fastER food compared to diners?)

[@TIMETORELAK]

Rayan Rizwan McDonalds is more Chinese than Panda Express

[@nicorobiniol8575]

@@TIMETORELAK LMFAO

[@MaiCohWolf]

I feel like the young kids were just being overly critical. Like the only ones who were giving authentic reviews were the old grandma ladies… and maybe that goofy grandpa. When the grandma goes "Just American style Chinese food, you can't expect it to be the same as our traditional stuff." She gets the nature of food crossing over into other cultures. Of course it's not gonna be the same.

[@hirakhan9278]

Yes spot on!!!

[@OMGitsTerasu]

yeah true dat

[@angiemichelle5458]

The young guy with the two (sisters?) was so critical and snobby!

[@Ongoingwhy]

They probably have never tasted real Chinese food.

[@funkadelicflowerchild7403]

lol I know...they act like they have had the most experience with the food and it's flavors, it really pissed me off.

[@angiepaolaalvarezmunoz6755]

I don’t know if tasted like original Chinese food but I just got my orange chicken and my walnut honey shrimp and I LOVE Panda Express. You can’t say it doesn’t taste good. Maybe is not Chinese but is very delicious.

[@chrysanthy]

Girl: "I think it's not that bad!" Annoying Dude: "wOw yOu'Ve nEveR hAd aUtHenTic cHiNeSe fOod bEfOre" *continues to eat*

[@kellyalves756]

MooWillow I really respect that girl.

[@faust5727]

That dude was mean

[@kellyalves756]

faust That dude was up his own ass. Sooner he grows out of it the better.

[@nath6072]

@@kellyalves756 And the way she called him out too "He looks down on Panda Express but eats McDonald's all the time, I don't understand" like BOY

[@ronaldmcdonald8889]

MooWillow lmfaooo that’s why he continued eating it after he said it was bad like come on now

[@speedwagon7245]

Imagine the 3 younger people coming back to this video and reading all the comments 😂

[@RFhackTeam]

they definitely did LOL

[@mategaga497]

Speedwagon!!!

[@horqumi]

69 likes

[@earrapebeast1364]

Speeed-wagooon

[@chilliam00]

Your Speedwagon pfp is the epitome of peak attractiveness.

[@katyga]

I feel like the elders actually took it seriously and said what they thought, but the younger ones they are just bashing the food for simple fact that is not authentic.

[@r3q2r]

katyga the younger ones were already westernized..they only have a specific chinese food while the elders experienced different varieties in china long before

[@kerrgal]

katyga I thought perhaps the elders were being polite.

[@arkteriusk4656]

marco .vargaz lol but different varieties does not explain why they thought the food tasted bad as well. I do get the feeling of a white peoples chinese food like he said, fabricated

[@ShredST]

Arkterius K Just because it's Americanized doesn't make it bad.

[@arkteriusk4656]

No, but good is something else. I am sure I would eat it, but what I would prefer is a whole other thing

[@doubleflores8350]

I love how the old people in the video actually don’t care if this is fast food, they still think it’s good because it’s authentic to them. A lot of Chinese immigrants came to the states to live a new life and Panda Express is an example of immigrants who made it in America. They know the history behind the fast food chain and everything that entails. They respect what the founders have done. THERE’S YOUR MOVIE!!

[@nnarcissminator3193]

don't trust those teenagers ABC Chinese, I would go with the elders because they have been eating Chinese food their whole life.

[@zhihangchen9228]

However, the elders probably live in US for long time, so I don't think this video means anything. They should have get some international chinese student or the people just travel to US from China to see how they reaction like.

[@mimiyue]

if the elders had lived in the us for so long, dont you think they would have known some english?

[@SaraSchenstrom]

China is a huge country. They might just be from different parts of China where the food is different.

[@Natasha-ri5nk]

I'm not Chinese, but it's the same thing with my family. after my grandparents came to america from Russia, obviously they held there ways of cooking and foods that American would think are gross. but my mom is a very traditional person, but has altered her cooking to her family's liking. not ideal like my grandma's cooking. I don't cook identically as my mom iv altered my ways and recipes. from both my mom and grandma having living with both women my whole childhood and into adulthood. and as a side note. both sides of my grandparents don't speak English but they understand it. it's hard for older people to learn another language.

[@BWpepperr]

I work with a lot of immigrants. Many of them have lived here for 5+ years. Some have been here for 10-20 years and still don't know more than 20 words of english. It is indeed possible. They stick to their own communities and never learn/practice english.

[@KevinNg-bq7mf]

Kids: "This is not authentic Chinese food." "This tastes horrible." "This is dissapointing." Elders: "This tastes pretty good." "Chinese people would enjoy this." These kids probably thought the elders would react the same way they would... NOT LOL. Trying way too hard.

[@japastani]

Kyle Sakurada clearly panda express was founder by chinese and burmese

[@atzinsavala8188]

Because those elders arent authentic chinese, theres a huge difference in food quality and ingredients,their food isnt made at the same chain resturaint everywhere in the world its actually authentic on the spot and doesnt come from labs, plus those old.people are stuck onthat junk food their taste buds definately wouldnt tell the difference

[@Teedeelee]

Atzin Savala in a country that’s filled with smog I find it very contradictive and doubtful that they care about the “quality of ingredients”

[@zhurui7576]

Kyle Sakurada your right

[@zmelody2111]

I'm chinese I don't enjoy that. man his old, and hungry.

[@ericli2936]

I wonder how these teenagers felt after reading so many negative comments.

[@Fermion.]

"Those comments aren't authentic."

[@istolethisphone9592]

@@Fermion. this comment made me laugh more than it should have

[@dayoungoj]

@@Fermion. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@trufflegallow1978]

@@Fermion. I'm screaming

[@snail5500]

@@Fermion. I'm cackling 😂😂🤣

[@aholguin618]

I find this is true with most cuisines. Younger generations born here seem to have "higher standards" when it comes to foods they don't really know much about. I'm Colombian and I feel like the food at Colombian restaurants here is exactly like in Colombia. There's some better than others but, that's true back home too?

[@ariankagrand4467]

Adults - "Of course it's not %100 authentic, but it's a little close." Teens - "What are you serving us?! This tastes and smells terrible, and this isn't even Chinese!"

[@13lues]

Mr. Chicken this happened too on the "mexicans try taco bell" video haha the teens said nothing good but the gmas were like ya it's fine lol

[@mememememeq7283]

adults are sometimes more open to things and I feel wrong saying that, they like new tastes and although they know its not authentic they still like it. Where as the young ones act nasty and think its an attack to their culture, like come on its the U.S. we do things our way and we will never match the food of other countries. We can still try though.

[@meaganweber2290]

Mr. Chicken I feel like the teens are just American born Chinese, not really " real " Chinese

[@sadtofu3548]

777 likes im about to ruin it

[@afrocanamerican2504]

MegzzOfficial I thought they were white lol

[@mahreenanwar8453]

The teens: ItS nOt AuThEnTiC The elders that know what their talking about: I’d actually eat this again. Also Panda Express was founded by a Chinese person so...

[@televisxr]

Mahreen Anwar as with most elder people, you’re approached with better perspective on things. As that one woman said at the end of the video, you can’t really expect “Americanized” Chinese food to taste the same as authentic Chinese. However, for what it is, it’s actually pretty good.

[@yodizzll]

right!? the teens were so pretentious and biased, meanwhile the older generation were honest, polite and open minded

[@chapin3206]

I think the teenagers were a lot less secure in their culture compared to the elders who have been eating various (Chinese) foods their whole lives. That’s why they were so accepting of an americanized version

[@songyani3992]

No，it's not authentic，but it doesn't need to be authentic to be tasteful

[@songyani3992]

None of us Chinese in my college years in Virginia thought it was authentic，but quite a lot of us think it was good enough to be delicious

[@ivanv754]

I think the older people may have gone through more hardship and are more tolerant of any food served, as they were raised that way. You ate what you had and you are expected to appreciate it. The complete opposite of the new generation, since these are middle class Chinese-Americans.

[@maxabeles]

Interesting perspective. Sounds about right...

[@burnz5150]

I agree. It’s seems like they take a less partisan approach to the food. They say that’s it’s different, but still good.

[@zmelody2111]

elders have come to US for so long, they were Americanized, why would you expect they eat as Chinese, but the younger one they might be ABC(american born chinese) But they also got chance to eat real modern Chinese food, (most Chinese who come to US maybe decades ago were suffered from revolution and get no chance to eat good Chinese food.)

[@xiaojiang12325]

What's that supposed to mean middle class Chinese Americans

[@xiaojiang12325]

@ at least in my opinion Asia has better food

[@anthony09283]

the guy in the grey t-shirt is like those people in the bottled water pranks, talking about the fancy flavor profiles of what turns out to actually be tap water.

[@haileyreynolds7272]

The younger ones were so much more rude and the older people were like "yeah its not Chinese food but you can't expect it to be authentic".

[@Momo-hm2jf]

Hailey Reynolds yeah it's very ironic

[@puttputt524]

Hailey Reynolds it's not ironic at all the elders are more polite. Modesty does come with age for Asian people.

[@mariafrenchieperez9721]

puttputt524

[@Troubadour313]

The younger ones definitely had an issue with confirmation bias, they already came in with their opinions. Meanwhile the older crowd were much more open and probably a more accurate representation. It was definitely highlighted when the younger judges overreacted at everything, like really hard.

[@hatsalittle8189]

Troubadour313 the older ones are more wise

[@tcaw8813]

The three young Chinese people are just being pretentious, I bet if they were served that same thing and told it was authentic Chinese food they wouldn't have been surprised at all and would have loved it.

[@thrummer1953]

Exactly

[@pshwow]

tbh, they probably would've known it was not authentic Chinese food if they were told that it was.. Chinese people don't eat stuff like that.. Like the chicken egg roll... Just no.. but the young people were being a bit annoying

[@JTPS_Kasper]

The old couple like it a lot and they actually know authentic Chinese food not they young kids. That guy with the grey shirt is PETTY af. Just because it's American it isn't as good as Chinese, purposely saying everything is bad

[@Teeleer]

i doubt they would think it was authentic chinese, panda express is acceptable food, but by no means great food. Our parents and grandparents grew up in China where food was scarce so they ate everything without waste, our generation had the luxury of always having food and thus became picky and spoiled. Also, the older generation never actually said that it was authentic, just good to them

[@NeverOddOreveN]

true, the young ones are very pretentious, just youngster things

[@Pierceas]

I feel like the elders just appreciate and are thankful for a meal that isn't awful.

[@sallymaa1234]

KT Chong you said this on every comment. That is not always the case. Also they didn't like some of them so they clearly can differentiate between good and bad taste.

[@pearlcrystal7802]

Sorastrin same !

[@sebastianfrances9173]

Old ppl: giving constructive critizism and sincere opinion Young ppl: Disrespectful version of GR

[@celesyu]

"He puts down Panda Express but he eats McDonald's all the time." Thank you girl on the right.

[@massvt3821]

Pretty silly, right? He can't stand Panda Express, but likes McDonald's, which is low-brow food personified?

[@Madness7125]

It's different. Panda Express is imitation Chinese food where as McDonald's is just what it is. People go into McDonald's and know what they're getting but there are a lot of people who think that Panda Express is genuine Chinese. Chinese food from a local Chinese shop is about 1000 times better than Panda's garbage where I live.

[@robertmclaren8611]

Anyone who legitimately loves Chinese Food frequents a local Chinese Takeout usually run by Chinese Immigrants. I frequent a Chinese Restaurant just about every day from my work usually buying about 20 bucks of food (I'm a lifeguard calorie intake is high) but I still visit Panda Express not because I believe it is Chinese because I believe it is Chinese Fast Food. (They have a drive thru at all the locations in my town they are a Fast Food Restaurant). I don't think I know one person who goes to Panda Express who thinks it is real Chinese.

[@Madness7125]

William Pickens Yeah. Panda Express literally hires anyone, I almost worked there until I got a better job offer from Safeway and the coworkers I was meeting were absolutely terrible. The food is never cooked fresh and there's no actual "cook" who knows how to make real chinese food.

[@lukemcvicar4663]

Not cooked fresh? sounds Chinese to me then.

[@nxxl5738]

The 3 teens thought all the foods were bad they were acting like they knew it all while the older people were saying they like it I feel like the younger people were just being extra..

[@kareem2457]

N&K Nation do u honestly think the teen are evèn mentality smart lol

[@davidgong615]

N&K Nation LMAO I've lived in Beijing for 13 years and I'm like 17 and my family is Asian. When I tried panda it was just American Chinese food, it wasn't bad and it had the feeling and tastes it just was different

[@ambushh11]

N&K Nation there Americans

[@crazywindows88]

panda express doesn't really have a taste and in general is just greasy.

[@juniordimauro9490]

N&K Nation fr tho

[@marywatkins9438]

So cute how the one elder kept saying "Good job."

[@ivanbautista1084]

Lol why do you have an ASScrack for a chest?

[@marywatkins9438]

@@ivanbautista1084 That comment added nothing, but thanks for noticing. 👌

[@shookethbihh5449]

@@ivanbautista1084 This was so mean but it made me cackle

[@marinoblocker]

@@ivanbautista1084 LMFAO!

[@MACYWRLD]

Tell those young people that it’s real Chinese food and they’ll say oh this is 100% authentic. It’s very good. I have it all the time.

[@teewhyeee]

i love how the american chinese people didnt like any of these and the actual people from China liked most of these dishes LOOOOOL

[@sammielin3920]

I’ve never ate Panda Express, but the food probably isn’t that terrible. I don’t think any of the Chinese people would eat it often because it doesn’t even come close to real authentic Chinese food.

[@kingofpancakes1278]

@Tristo Smitty id imagine they’re chinese american in the same way black people are african american

[@marshy_5406]

I joke at how bad it is but in reality the flavors are pretty similar to Asian dishes just not that traditional. It’s a good replacement for Chinese food but definitely not the actual thing

[@user-pm2zv9fs5r]

@@sammielin3920 imma be real, as a chinese person, i would eat panda express. some foods taste nothing like the actual thing, but it doesn't taste bad at all. its like a fun little spin on it yk? i actually like the chow mein so when those teens were like ewwwww i was lowkey hurt 0-0

[@d0ntreply]

@Tristo Smitty nah 'american' is only reserved for white folk. everybody else, they gotta have their heritage tagged on at the end to show they're not 100% american.

[@jadac6730]

the guy in the gray seems so arrogant. really was getting on my nerves.

[@luisb7120]

I know!!!

[@pyrostixpyrostix8582]

Jada Colon I hate the guy in the gray shirt, he's so picky, just like all the Chinese

[@jadac6730]

Pyrostix Pyrostix I know, its soo annoying to me.

[@TombunnyHunter]

He went into that with his mind made up before they started. They could have served him the most authentic Chinese food possible and he would have complained. The older people in the video were much more accepting of the dishes. Mind you, I'm not a fan of Panda Express, but just because something isn't authentic doesn't mean it is terrible. Not to mention the guy in gray was also racist.

[@jadac6730]

TombunnyHunter exactly, you took the words right out of my mouth.

[@isaacdavidson7985]

in literally almost all of these types of videos it the youth ,who probably grew up in america, who always the most critical.

[@sodaking6858]

Isaac Davidson ikr the old Chinese people usually say its a little similar but good

[@NPC-fb7xh]

Because teens think it's edgy and cool to be overly critical of the US and praise anything that is foreign

[@8086-f8o]

Because the teenagers grow up in a strong atmosphere of identity politics

[@frankiefeng-c4b]

Maybe that has something to do with their own identity clashes as well. So weird. Be grateful of having food in your plate!

[@Purplerainpinkclouds]

just about to comment this

[@jektonoporkins5025]

This is still one of my favorite videos. Descendants of Chinese immigrants saying "OMG this is not authentic Chinese food, it's garbage" while their Chinese immigrant grandparents are saying "This is good, this is what you would find in China." It's just perfect.

[@Elite_OverTheTop]

It's just young people acting cool

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

@@Elite_OverTheTop It's not about being cool, it's about being ethnocentric, which is what everyone in America who's not White is taught to be.

[@BijinMCMXC]

Hopefully the boy watched this video afterwards and realized how douchey he was.

[@flooshm]

Lol

[@ryantyler9823]

JaeYeol IsMyCity damn he replied 💀

[@itzkillswitch9888]

@JaeYeol IsMyCity I'm gonna kick your face for not knowing authentic food because the older people have cooked it before and maybe when you ate it overseas it might have been at an americanized location.

[@Chris-gk7dc]

JaeYeol IsMyCity You just pulled the typical millennial comeback. “ iM a ChILd thATs AbUSe “

[@fluppermcflupper]

@JaeYeol IsMyCity Bruh you're here lmao

[@billgamer5279]

The guy In The middle acts like he oogway or shifu

[@rch12345]

LMAO

[@flop3923]

AAAAH

[@Stephen2742]

Hahahaha i wheezed so hard 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Lana-zo5kx]

😭😭

[@wheresdarice3988]

Ah, master oogway

[@rawesome1000]

"he looks down at panda express but eats mcdonalds all the time, i dont understand" LOL he's clearly putting on a show for the cameras

[@juan-be8hn]

rawesome1000 RIIIIGGHT

[@isaacolson899]

He wants to sound sophisticated.

[@Vhdlgo]

rawesome1000 exactly what I was thinking

[@rosietick1452]

RIGHT EXACTLY

[@deegee1097]

Maybe its simply because McDonalds isn't trying to imitate his cultural cuisine. He would obviously be more judgemental of the company that is trying to claim authentic Chinese cuisine.

[@mechengineer4894]

I'm Canadian Chinese, I once did a survey at the office with coworkers to determine if there was any correlation between rest-room cleanliness and the quality of food. Several of my Chinese friends found that the more unkept the washroom was, the better the taste of their food. And I'm referring to restaurants in Toronto's main China Town district and not the fast food chains of Chinese food. The survey results confirm what my friend and I observed with the exception of one coworker.

[@PtyRick]

I'm only paying attention to the Chinese speaking folks

[@Ava-je1ow]

Ricardo Morales ? What do you mean?

[@PtyRick]

@@Ava-je1ow the opinion of the English speaking folks in the video doesn't seem to be real, it looks fake

[@Ava-je1ow]

Ricardo Morales oh, okay

[@javinewhitter5393]

Yeah they seem like they know they are talking about

[@heneralantonioluna8725]

@@javinewhitter5393 I'm sure they just grew up in the States, unlike those elders who really knows authentic Chinese food, those teens feels like they know China too well

[@michelleyg7280]

The younger generations always have something bad to say about the authenticity of their food. But the older generations gladly eat the food and call it tasty even if it's not as "authentic".

[@sanserof7]

The older ones lived under Mao they didn't even have food

[@geegeeme3256]

“Authenticity of their food” psh! Please! Those little fucktard hipsters look like they haven’t even stepped a toe in any type of culture.

[@iampubby9380]

Michelle YG the older people are nicer because they probably know how it feels to be poor I know how it feels like so that’s why I’m grate full and why they are too the young people don’t because the parents wouldn’t let me find out or got more money

[@pauldavis8146]

The older ones are the only ones being honest. The food tastes good. The younger ones seem to just want to ignore the fact that the food is tasty and just blindly say anything that is not authentic is crap. It is like they feel like they have to prove that they are "really Chinese".

[@iampubby9380]

Michelle YG and if they did not like the food they would express their opinion in a nice way

[@e.warford8666]

Love the teenage Chinese kids who seem like they were born in America think they know EVERYTHING about Chinese food yet the older Chinese people who actually look and act like they are from China say it's not that bad.

[@andreakyungsoo5649]

Sameee

[@jpbm1873]

+Ethan Warford "chinese" hipsters.

[@Sushininja1234]

+Ethan Warford exactly!!

[@XxChocomintsxX]

+Ethan Warford thank you exactly.. i wanted to rub their faces in the dishes so bad.. they were annoying -_-

[@abcdefh1992]

+Jp Bm Chipsters

[@AbsalonWhiteJr.]

I like how all the old people with experience and wisdom approved of most of the meals and even went as far as to call them “authentic tasting”, whereas the gen Z/millennial kids kept regurgitating all the negative things other Americans have to say about Panda Express. I’ll listen to an older wise person before I listen to some gen z/millennial kids spew crap out of their mouths.

[@ellaj7052]

young Chinese guy: i cAnT iMaGinE aNyoNe aCtuALLy tHinKinG tHaT tHiS iS cHinEsE fOOd elderly guy in literally the next clip: this is food that Chinese people would accept ???????????

[@davidt1645]

@ella j to teens, food is also about culture and identity. So many younger Asians are more aware about social issues that are in the community than older Asians.

[@MooseCastle]

@@davidt1645 By that you mean that more young people are insecure about their own culture and will try to gatekeep in a pathetic attempt to make themselves sound like some sort of arbiter.

[@tntgames3889]

David T the younger ones are biased becuase they want to show they are chinese. One said they like it and the other one looked at her so she said it was anything like authentic chinese food.

[@acupcake242]

David T what does social issues have anything to do with this

[@yaboitaylor701]

@@MooseCastle exactly

[@germanschurman]

The teens are just trying to act like experts and the elders tell you straight up

[@blancdespair7678]

They should do this in China , no point asking abc when it's about American Chinese food.

[@abc92800]

Yall clearly don't know Asian-American dynamics. You dumbasses can be just as judgmental if you ate something nasty. Record yourself eating McDonalds, how about that?

[@abc92800]

Monte Zeph Lmao cute racism!

[@germanschurman]

Shelly you’re definitely Asian lol

[@VictorMatthieu]

Shelly That's not racism. If you were paying attention, you'd have understood that the actual Chinese people from China liked a lot of it and said it was pretty close to the authentic. The Americans are literally just trying to sound smart and different.

[@allgoldproductions]

They should have had a Chinese chef prepare one of the dishes in secret and see if those kids still complained about how "authentic" the food was. They seemed like they were determined to not like any of it from jump.

[@Nicolas-pp4iy]

allgoldproductions smart idea

[@实在哈哈]

My friend tried that before but guess what I realized what was from the chef and what was from Panda Express at my first bite

[@Falconx1100]

It’s amazing see the snobbish reaction of the younger know it all generation. And then the more humble and realistic reaction from the elder generation.