Common Social Pressures Asians Face While Growing Up

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Off the Great Wall

Off the Great Wall

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The OTGW gang discuses some of the difficulties and pressures they faced while growing up and how they overcame them. Tell us about yours and how you deal with them!
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@that1guy335
@that1guy335 7 жыл бұрын
You guys are really crushing it w/ this discussion format
@edgarsandoval289
@edgarsandoval289 7 жыл бұрын
Yo! This is my favorite video from you guys by far. To hear you guys from different corners of the world speak about the same struggles ive dealt with and continue to deal with was beautiful.
@josephliu2759
@josephliu2759 7 жыл бұрын
There are differences how Asian people are treated...When I was young I lived in a area which was mostly a Black Person's community....So I was bullied when I arrive in that school...I was beaten and scolded...But it teach me one thing...Respect is only given if you can stand up tall and really make these people know what great people we are....Most Asian are hard working people..With the strength to suceed in whatever they decide to do...In the time I came to England people mock me...They always try and mock us Chinese with Bruce Lee...So I gave them Bruce Lee...It only took two fights to actually gave them something to think about...Sometimes we must stand our ground and fight for what is ours... It is just like the Braveheart the movie...When you are force to fight for freedom...We must do what is needed....It was the only two fight I had...But it did tell these bullies who we are.....xoxo
@TEEZS10
@TEEZS10 7 жыл бұрын
Joseph Liu thanks Bruce Lee
@PoTommyPo
@PoTommyPo 7 жыл бұрын
Warren 733 watch out Warren, Joseph bout to cash you ousside howbow dah
@josephnguyen769
@josephnguyen769 7 жыл бұрын
Joseph Liu same bro, same.....
@TEEZS10
@TEEZS10 7 жыл бұрын
Thomas T lol
@someasiankid6323
@someasiankid6323 7 жыл бұрын
lmao
@joemart6887
@joemart6887 7 жыл бұрын
I saw the whole video in one go, I loved it so much, these are the type of conversations that I like, so deep and so interesting. I feel I identified myself with Felicia, very outgoing in the outside and very loud but on the inside, I'm actually shy. I lol'd when Dan said that people called him Diane for like 3 years. And I didn't have jocks or a cafeteria or a basketball court in our school like Felicia, I was raised in Puerto Rico though, and I guess it's because of the small budget compared to the many schools in the U.S.
@ninjamaikeru
@ninjamaikeru 7 жыл бұрын
joe mart omg same.In PR I was pretty much bully in elementary and was a very rebellious child. in middle school those bullies became my friends which was weird but probably it was I was a little violent. Finish middle and went To high school in Florida and everything change.Dan has a good point how in the cafe ppl pick and chose. I was with they call anime nerds group but I didn't care. I never wanted to be popular but in senior I was little bit.
@stvsueoka1
@stvsueoka1 7 жыл бұрын
this killed me because it's SO true ... "you don't have to like pick a table like in prison" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! so funny
@justinrogo1415
@justinrogo1415 7 жыл бұрын
I feel like the advice applies to everyone. Things about confidence and generally fitting in are pretty general
@ChubbyMonkeys
@ChubbyMonkeys 7 жыл бұрын
Dan. I get the whole not knowing where to sit in the cafeteria thing. When I was in high school, I avoided lunch time by going to the library or just helping out my teacher. I even took an extra class to avoid having lunch at all. The struggle is real.
@davlorito
@davlorito 7 жыл бұрын
Very interesting discussion :) As a Filipino in Germany, I also felt some of those "moments", but I quickly understood that people tend to follow people who know where they are going or who are confident about themselves. I never gave in the peer pressure on smoking and drinking during parties. I was always called "the priest" during parties but when they made such comments I would answer, YEAH I AM, let's party! And that would always catch them off guard and they never expected it, since I was the fashionable churchboy who is fun haha. So I noticed that they tended to seek my approval either during their drunk stage or on the next days in class etc. So that was never an issue for me, though some made fun of me behind my back, none of them ever went against me during an open discussion - they were scared or had respect (many told me this during senior year haha) When it comes to masculinity on the other hand, I will have to say that to some extend it is true that not many girls preferred Asian guys (unlike nowadays I find more and more girls liking Korean guys in particular #ThanksKpopAndKDramas). So that messed with my brain a bit - thinking I'm not desirable and then the other dudes would make jokes about Asians being feminine etc. but now that I'm outside of school and traveled more around the world I realized that I have always been masculine (it's only that every nation, society, region, group of people, etc. have different definitions of masculinity and femininity). All I can say is that it is very important to see yourself for who you are and not through the eyes of others. If you see yourself as masculine or feminine and people will see you that way as well. --> People see you as you see yourself :) Happy week everyone !
@soushimiketsukami3652
@soushimiketsukami3652 7 жыл бұрын
When I was in Highschool I sit alone during lunch
@phased-arraych.9150
@phased-arraych.9150 4 жыл бұрын
Same, I didn't want to engage with any of the cliques. I was just wanted to be by myself and do my own thing.
@wackywong
@wackywong 7 жыл бұрын
As a teenager I wanted to belong to a group, to fit in. As an adult I enjoy being an outsider.
@irrelevantunderdog5584
@irrelevantunderdog5584 6 жыл бұрын
This is soo amazing! I can relate to this in every level! Kudos to all three of you 💙
@Slashplite
@Slashplite 7 жыл бұрын
If you don't drink in my country you basically don't have any big social life. Even boss and supervisors drink with employees. If you are the only person without a drink in the party people won't talk to you. We have a saying "don't trust the non-drinkers". This drinking culture sometimes is overwhelming.
@Slashplite
@Slashplite 7 жыл бұрын
***** Poland. Actually most of Eastern Europe is like that. I think you misunderstand me. Drinking has been in my country for thousands of years. Its part of culture and social norm to make friends or business. I mean drinking in general not getting drunk/wasted. People won't judge you for not drinking. They will just not trust you. Muslims and Jews have probably hard time to assimilate into the society.
@RnBCutz
@RnBCutz 7 жыл бұрын
Maybe, but I live in the UK and drinking here is very over celebrated and the social norm too. And living in the UK i'm practically an outsider to most people but I tend to fit in the most part since I was born there. Being a muslim I do my best to avoid such encounters with drinking in parties etc. But in my mind I believe that just because my peers are drinking, it doesn't mean that I to have to participate in drinking aswell. Generally speaking, a person should respect your views and opinions. They should understand your religious values or any other morals that you firmly believe in. If they don't, then these are people you shouldn't be associating with, because like you just should "They don't trust non-drinkers". In the end, its all about having self confidence and being an individualist. People are always going to judge you no matter what. You can't impress everybody. Thats just how life works. Besides who said that you need to drink to make friends? I have many friends (some who are white and in other ethnic backgrounds) who don't drink nor smoke lol. We still have a good time.
@tubarunongchunr1286
@tubarunongchunr1286 7 жыл бұрын
Asians should move to Utah, I'm sure Mormons don't drink.
@spiritedrenee9895
@spiritedrenee9895 6 жыл бұрын
Where do you live? Germany?
@SuperVladdrakula
@SuperVladdrakula 5 жыл бұрын
Funny, as it's the other way around: you can't trust a drinker.
@heatherkimful
@heatherkimful 7 жыл бұрын
love this relaxed format, where you guys are just having a conversation :)
@highfunq2863
@highfunq2863 7 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC video - loved the entire discussion!!!
@cinnjotime3995
@cinnjotime3995 5 жыл бұрын
Love y’all guys !!
@MKSophie
@MKSophie 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I can truly relate.
@nursemanju2143
@nursemanju2143 7 жыл бұрын
thank you for making this video, it is helpful to hear your advise and tips!
@grounded.growing.and.glowing
@grounded.growing.and.glowing 7 жыл бұрын
these discussion videos are interesting. I always find myself clicking on them
@mbestrud
@mbestrud 5 жыл бұрын
This pure flames. They dropped so many gems.
@wl2878
@wl2878 7 жыл бұрын
Mia! Love your comments! I'm not sure why you felt pressure? You are gorgeous, smart with an amazing smile! Any video of you makes my day! Huge fan!😍❤😘💕
@macydavidson9000
@macydavidson9000 7 жыл бұрын
As an American born Chinese, non-Asian acquaintances and friends often ask me to say my name in Chinese. Sometimes, I would decline to say it because I am uncomfortable saying my Chinese name.
@pablaufernand
@pablaufernand 7 жыл бұрын
As a Western I've never felt a huge social pressure for drinking as when I was in South Korea. Like, I'm get that use to drink and I found myself in some situation I had to lie to go throuh, saying I was taking some medicament and so on. Now I am living in China and I see some pressure about being cool. Chineses want you to do things in publlic or being in front of everyone singning, dance, etc, and that's a kind of pressure in China, I am not get used to. But I love being here btw
@charlesrusso7646
@charlesrusso7646 6 жыл бұрын
It was very hard for white HS kids too If u weren't a jock and tall and handsome it was difficult time Some times showed it self by all the drug use in HS And the shooting in some schools Also very hard for girls who weren't pretty HS was terrible for for 70% of the students
@marybarca19
@marybarca19 7 жыл бұрын
I'm not asian but man this actually helped me a lot! 👌 Felicia and Mia you girls are gorgeous! 😍
@irynakorvach1368
@irynakorvach1368 7 жыл бұрын
Love this kind of videos from you guys )))
@pacificglass6173
@pacificglass6173 7 жыл бұрын
Such a great discussion. Wish I had Felicia's mentality sooner
@Crix4evaTnT
@Crix4evaTnT 7 жыл бұрын
Happy valentines day Mia and felicia also Dan too hope you guy's have a safe bless day
@qizhang5749
@qizhang5749 7 жыл бұрын
Interested to see what you all would get taking a myers brigg personality test. dewiiitt
@nicholaslam831
@nicholaslam831 7 жыл бұрын
Mia the cutest
@asakura00
@asakura00 7 жыл бұрын
Loved this discussion. So many good points, its so relatable even if you aren't asian. Interesting to hear from men and women's point of view growing up.. each side has such a warped view of the other and neither is correct! No wonder the teenage years are so messed up lol 😂
@jimmylam1948
@jimmylam1948 7 жыл бұрын
FINALLY shedding light on Australian school life with the not many cliques "Jumping ship"
@patshhi4620
@patshhi4620 6 жыл бұрын
Felicia, you are not shy by any means.
@mercuryrain9466
@mercuryrain9466 7 жыл бұрын
Try being engish italian indian and spanish. I dropd out of school at my second attempt of my freshman year. I feel like I didnt have the maturity to handle the pressures of american schools with their clicky groups and over sexed pressure. The 70ies drugs still lingered big time in the 80ies and competivness to be popular was grounds for kids to just be cruel. I aced the classes I could bare going to but in the long run I had to go. Glad you guys made it through. Love your deep talks ;)
@highfunq2863
@highfunq2863 7 жыл бұрын
As an Asian growing up in a Western society (luckily), I felt so outcast and there was such little social/media representation and role-models with which to identify with where I am; that I ended up joining a loose knit 'crew' that made claim to an extremely small suburban location. Sounds stupid in hindsight right? Ended up wasting 7-8 years of my life being a full-blown addict. I was a self-race-hating try-hard deliberately dating outside my race not really because of love but more for social and self-validation; I shamefully admit (although we did fall in love and lasted 4 years, story for another day perhaps). This was the depth of my identity crisis and I literally put myself in self-imposed social exile from the wider community and ostracized myself by reducing my world into a tiny and specific social group of the "rougher" kind. I think coming out of this had mostly to do with experience and maturity; in the sense that I didn't gain either through the normal smarter means of doing so like listening to other people to possessing an iota of common-sense; but rather, through making incredibly bad mistakes and horrible decisions instead. I can't really pinpoint exactly where things began to change - perhaps it was someplace near rock-bottom because at that place, what they say is true, there really is no place to go but up. Tabula rasa - it was freeing in a way. To have sunk this low and have eliminated all outside external expectations of myself - only two remaining were mine and God's. Big thing for me was digital detox (stop using facebook) as you're no longer subject to comparing yourself or others; slowly the expectation to live a particular lifestyle ebbs away and falls away like a confusing dream. Ultimately I decided that I was going to obliterate stereotypes and social-group expectations instead. Trying to fit in was literally killing me through the partying and drugs, and just being around toxic company - so the best way I came to realize was to; 1. Take note and recognize the reality of my ethnicity and heritage and respect it if not come to love it. 2. Connect and love the people of the dominant culture - not in a forced insincere pragmatic manner - but through cultivating real friendships, finding common interests and points of human connection like the common moral values, common notions of freedom, a fair go and treating one another with a standard of respect and civility. 3. Next, was to discover what I believed about reality, which informs me as to what I believe is important - and hence one locates the general vicinity of where one's passions lie. 4. Pursue the passions with all you have, remaining conscious of the context of your environment, the people who you love and come across in life and most importantly what you believe in. Then let your identity emerge naturally from the intersection of all those things, all of which are the backdrop of what we call our ego. 5. Keep your close friends, but cut the toxic. The intangible bonds that chain a human-being are often time hard enough to break on their own. Though you love the toxic equally much, for the sake of self-preservation, one should consider to withhold contact, even temporarily, with some people. You can't help, love or be a good friend to someone else until you fix yourself (if you are broken). So do that first. Then love others with all you can. The journey was long. It was painful. Actually still walking on down this beaten path and waiting for the son to shine out from behind the clouds. My faith, the love of my parents and true friends pulled me through. Now I'm a philosophy/chemistry undergrad - doing my best to make up for lost time. The Asian-in-a-western-society-identity-crisis struggle is *REAL*
@goodforyouidontcare9361
@goodforyouidontcare9361 6 жыл бұрын
Cosmic Resonance - Word. I feel u man can so relate it almost sounded like stuff I went through. Stay up my brother.
@ryzeez9529
@ryzeez9529 7 жыл бұрын
Love from the UK
@thetubesta
@thetubesta 7 жыл бұрын
I flippin love felicia
@dithoaldio724
@dithoaldio724 7 жыл бұрын
thetubesta me too 😍😍😍
@ap5141
@ap5141 7 жыл бұрын
I love how this video is so damn long and so so accurate
@1bigtuna40
@1bigtuna40 7 жыл бұрын
Good content guys. You hit the nail right on the head when it comes to social issues with Asians. My last name is TUNAC and boy did I get made fun of. But I'm fortunately was a bigger looking kind of guy and the teasing easily stopped. But I am braced some of it to compensate for some awkward moments so I could be shown as a person with some humor.
@SustainableSierra
@SustainableSierra 6 жыл бұрын
As a soon to be asian adoptee mom you're giving me a lot of interesting insight. I hope my children grow up knowing they're allowed to feel however they feel and not feel like they have to hide it from me.
@joemart6887
@joemart6887 7 жыл бұрын
Mia's voice starts sounding a little odd around 11:00
@MrDragos360
@MrDragos360 7 жыл бұрын
A problem with their microphones. Other 2 voices starts to sound weird too some times after that.
@XX-jf8og
@XX-jf8og 7 жыл бұрын
she's a robot
@chovue2363
@chovue2363 7 жыл бұрын
LOL WUT she feels no pressure! Robot confirmed.
@yetti399
@yetti399 7 жыл бұрын
I love Felicia's man spreading
@EdwinTheGreat337
@EdwinTheGreat337 7 жыл бұрын
I a need a girl like Mia and Felicia.
@DeadlyCyanide1
@DeadlyCyanide1 7 жыл бұрын
I went through almost all of these problems except the language barrier since my mom decided to me English and not Spanish. but yea pretty much all the same issues plus my step dad having cancer and just missing school because of it and other problems but yea. Being in school and still mentally developing is very hard for us kids and well I wish there was a manual for it hahaha. I never liked the group's in school tho I will admit in my highschool in NJ we all just kind of got along. Yes there were groups but everyone kind of just got along or didn't talk about or to each other. There were fights but it was never really a huge issue.
@a1d026
@a1d026 7 жыл бұрын
TBH with most of the social pressures I've faced I haven't let them affect me mainly because I don't think it's worth spending my entire youth worrying about. I'd rather be confident and comfortable with myself than try to fit into something that I don't even believe in.
@florencehuang7117
@florencehuang7117 7 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up to Felicia
@TaeTae-es3yp
@TaeTae-es3yp 7 жыл бұрын
Felicia u r sooo meee!!! That's like me right now in life (the part were u tried not to be an introvert) 😬
@goto8438
@goto8438 7 жыл бұрын
it was an interesting discussion. I grew up in an Australian country town and 99.5% of people had an English/uk heritage. If you met an Asian person it would have been at the chinese takeaway. most of them had been here since the goldrush days. the only other Asian person I knew of was a Korean lady who had married a serviceman. she seemed to get on okay and I don't remember any discrimination against her or her kids. it must have been lonely for her but then again korea was very poor in the time I'm talking about. Asians started to become more in Australia after the Vietnam war and mostly in the big cities.
@sadp9013
@sadp9013 6 жыл бұрын
its hard to fite in but the best way is note too try we can feel when some one try to be cool ect juste be you even in a ''cool group'' there will be one that like the same thing as you even if its out off place
@ameliazainal837
@ameliazainal837 7 жыл бұрын
Felicia, i get you girl . That's me when Im here in the UK doing my degree. They get really surprised when they knew that my name is Amelia. lol.
@sundried.Tomato
@sundried.Tomato 7 жыл бұрын
this convo is very interesting !! mia's voice looks like it came from felicia's or dan's microphone but i like how u guys put asian vs western topic into this channel :D thumbs up! *hitthesubscribebutton mia so cute and beautiful
@Johanneslol11
@Johanneslol11 7 жыл бұрын
I was the guy who was always silent, but I choice to be so. :) I never really felt the need to go out and drinking. So the view is that most people simply ignored me. :) that was fine with me.
@paulboakes3680
@paulboakes3680 7 жыл бұрын
I am loving this channel and your clips are always so informative, and funny. I had no idea that Swedish people were so funny lol. Teasin' ya. I notice that there are still no Japanese or Koreans on the show ? Aren't they Asian too ? Ur all of Chinese background ? Anyway loving the channel and Gambatte ! ps Mia daisuki desu totemo kawaii
@RockinFootball_23
@RockinFootball_23 7 жыл бұрын
the channel was originally about chinese culture, but they expanded the channel to be asian
@sereygrimes5977
@sereygrimes5977 5 жыл бұрын
Oh god. I was killed at the 'is this where Aussie kids eat their food???'
@mynamesjeffhardly
@mynamesjeffhardly 7 жыл бұрын
Even though I was an Asian who grew up in a hick town with a lot of racism, I never felt less than my white counter parts. Of course I was bullied for being Asian until I started being around those "bad Asian kids". But them and the Asian environments with strong Asian influences brought me back my pride and confidence. I had a lot of neutral preppy kids who were cool with me because we knew of each other from the 6th grade. I also was a black sheep of the Asians because I was into rock and other things that white kids liked and wanted to do more things than just staying quiet. So I often found myself alone until myself and my other Asians decided to join wrestling. Also there were a lot of white girls who flirted with me and I flirted with. Plus it didn't hurt that I had a booty from all of my wrestling training lol Gosh that was so long ago. I didn't realize this "thing with Asians" until i kept meeting Asian dudes who kept complaining about it and I met more and more Asian girls who kept placing white guys on pedestals. Then my oblivious bubble started bursting like wtf? hahaha I say, just get your crayon.
@feliciamiles4294
@feliciamiles4294 7 жыл бұрын
I think you guys should do another video talking about plastic surgery and asking other people there opinions on it
@IhmePaskaa
@IhmePaskaa 6 жыл бұрын
This was a nice video. I'd say good job but it sounds so dry so let's say that I'm glad I came over this.
@IhmePaskaa
@IhmePaskaa 6 жыл бұрын
Honestly I'm just drunk and as a western, I can relate to most of those things. World so small and ppl so similiar.
@AnTiCs53
@AnTiCs53 7 жыл бұрын
Sooooo relevant to my life LOL
@merveille5411
@merveille5411 7 жыл бұрын
I was exactly like Felicia when in High School :D
@kerimira4882
@kerimira4882 7 жыл бұрын
Yea, in Aus we have a "Tuckshop" which is a Cafeteria, we basically ate outside, either on the ground or on benches. "Oral Presentations" = hell or "speeches" In Australia, there were never any 'cliques' but when you get into high school, all of the "really pretty" girls from each class kind of band together and create one big group. In Brisbane, the pretty girls from each grade kind of form a group while in Melb it's just one grade and sometimes the one above. And the craziest thing is, all the pretty girls are friends with the other pretty girls of other high schools. And the guys usually are drawn to girls who like to have fun and wear a TON of make-up. And at my high school all the 'pretty' girls looked the same: slim bodies, blonde hair, make-up and dangly earrings which was a thing for some reason. I remember when I moved cities in Australia in Yr 10, the "cut-off age" (eg if you were born after June 30 you had to go down a grade, etc) was different, so suddenly everyone was a year or two older than me and it made me feel like such an outsider because being asian and having a 'baby face', I still looked like three or so years younger than my actual age and all the girls were so mature already and were so pretty. (Plus, I couldn't date anyone because at that time bc 1-2 years age difference was a HUGE gap, a.k.a. when I was 14 turning 15, they were 15/16 turning 16/17) So I had a lot of trouble settling in and making friends
@katielam9568
@katielam9568 7 жыл бұрын
its so true
@TaeTae-es3yp
@TaeTae-es3yp 7 жыл бұрын
And Dan I wish I had even ONE Asian boy in any of my classes!!! (I am not East Asian) 😕
@someasiankid6323
@someasiankid6323 7 жыл бұрын
At lunch I always sit by myself
@whyeff21
@whyeff21 7 жыл бұрын
Felicia in this vid seems kinda kool.
@patshhi4620
@patshhi4620 6 жыл бұрын
I would have liked to hear Mia more. Felicia sorta dominated the conversation.
@LAvenus79
@LAvenus79 7 жыл бұрын
Dan giving Felica an ackward look when she said "orals." Any British institution will have different terms than the U.S. It took me a year to excise those British terms and pronunciation.
@eveliang3973
@eveliang3973 7 жыл бұрын
Don't understand why people still see colors in other people. All of being say happen to everyone not just because you are Yellow,black or white.
@liIdecky
@liIdecky 6 жыл бұрын
Good video, would’ve been better to have some non Asians in the discussion, to talk about cultural differences. Cause you make a lot of thesis but not sure if they’re all true like you see them...
@insomnia9952
@insomnia9952 6 жыл бұрын
We don't have specified tables here either or friend groups, our school bullying was quite non existant and as an "emo kid" I could hang out with sporty people or nerdy people if I wanted to. Only thing was that lower grade people iddnt really hang out with older people and if they did they were considered cool.
@johnwright449
@johnwright449 7 жыл бұрын
Not sure if it's been addressed but how about white guys dating chinese woman.
@Johanneslol11
@Johanneslol11 7 жыл бұрын
John Wright be who you are don't see them as a Asian. But just as a normal person. :) open your heart to them and they will follow you.
@johnwright449
@johnwright449 7 жыл бұрын
Johanneslol11 probably didn't come out right but it's just that the Asian culture has a special place in my heart been to China twice and loved it such awesome people.
@kaiplue
@kaiplue 7 жыл бұрын
There weren't outright labels in my school either (Manila) cuz we all had to wear uniforms, and I guess that prevents the mentality of labels. You just have to stick with your group of friends. But if there was something that's even close to labeling groups it's mostly divided between "Popular" students and non popular students.
@asweetkookie9765
@asweetkookie9765 5 жыл бұрын
I’m lucky this doesn’t happen to me yet. Right now at school, I’m literally the popular girl.
@virtuous8
@virtuous8 7 жыл бұрын
mia is so gorgeous
@Emptybasilisk
@Emptybasilisk 7 жыл бұрын
Seems like Felicia lived in a more tolerant environnent than Dan. People can change, if you make the effort to be more extraverted, you'lL become more extraverted/less introverted. That's how I changed. Confidence is a quality you build over time and life experience.
@gabrielacarvalho4793
@gabrielacarvalho4793 7 жыл бұрын
Dan is hot and smart😊
@emmaharris4028
@emmaharris4028 5 жыл бұрын
I'm South Korean by birth, but was raised in the United States for the vast majority of my life. And when you transition to a different culture in your early two's, there's a definite disconnect on what nationality you THINK you are, and what you ACTUALLY are. Throughout elementary and middle school, some kids would come up to me and say, "Do you speak English?" or, more prominently, "Why do you have no eyelids?" But I really saw myself as white, an American, so that I wasn't quite angry, but confused. But these comments, as ignorant as they may be, still irritated me and my biological sister.
@grantchow13
@grantchow13 4 жыл бұрын
It wasn't so much pressure for me as it was stereotyping. If I didn't "act,behave or think" the way Asians were perceived, I was either accepted or rejected. Sports was my double edged sword. Those that accepted me because I enjoyed sports were positive, but then those that felt inferior playing sports with an Asian guy that could, challenged me to keep me in my "place". Life lesson : Do what you enjoy and don't let others dictate who you are.
@sprayinurjaw
@sprayinurjaw 7 жыл бұрын
steve Harvey's morning show is off so he got what's coming to him. on the drinking is because guys are trying to get in women pants. but being yourself always is what life is about. if u can find like minded ppl is what's important. personally, there's different aspects to ppl personality and others just have to respect it. it's like if ur in a relationship n a male/female can't understand that. there not 4 u.
@MirLo1989
@MirLo1989 7 жыл бұрын
Great video, but the audio really had issues this time =)
@weilinma4449
@weilinma4449 7 жыл бұрын
OMG, I've been in the States for four years. Finally I understand what "PED XING" means! We always call that "派大星", which is Patrick Star from SpongeBob. Lol.
@DianaDang3
@DianaDang3 7 жыл бұрын
Can you guys have a discussion about dating outside of your race if you guys have any? :) Like cultural differences, parents acceptance, etc!
@cinnjotime3995
@cinnjotime3995 5 жыл бұрын
Omg this is my self help book..!! I am the only Asian in my department & I stay low .. don’t rock the boat cuz everyone else is & I think it’s a waste of energy.. but I get pass up for promotions too.. sigh ..
@brianpinoy
@brianpinoy 7 жыл бұрын
Felicia why you so cute...so pretty😍😍
@LindaTran88
@LindaTran88 6 жыл бұрын
I'm from Australia so I can assure you that all those labels and cliques in American highschools are non existent in Australian highschool s
@nicholasyi745
@nicholasyi745 7 жыл бұрын
yo what school in Cali did Dan got to?
@Prankzterstarr
@Prankzterstarr 6 жыл бұрын
I feel you fel! Orals for the win! The British legacy!!!
@_gongster2835
@_gongster2835 7 жыл бұрын
OMG yes!
@Cloud-db6zb
@Cloud-db6zb 7 жыл бұрын
What subreddits do you read Dan?
@marleenb2979
@marleenb2979 3 жыл бұрын
i thought that whole categorising in highschool was just american movies. have never seen it in real life. there may be slight difference between the lower and higher grades, but hardly visible. ive never even figured out what all those terms mean, or which one i would be.. although honestly i had special permission te spend the break outside the big hals all the other kids were in, and even before that i would just sit anywhere i like which is just the largest space theres left without people in it
@IzzySaga
@IzzySaga 7 жыл бұрын
I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on the book Crazy Rich Asians being made into a movie! Currently Constance Wu is in talks for playing the lead but I would love to hear what you all think about the movie! And who you would like to be cast?! :D
@YourM_M
@YourM_M 7 жыл бұрын
I don't get it how does being Asian have anything to do with not knowing where to sit at lunch.
@jeromemckenna7102
@jeromemckenna7102 7 жыл бұрын
I lot of people have names that cannot be pronounced in English. There was a lot of children of Eastern European immigrants in my school, many of them had both funny accents and funny names. One boy named, Wieslaw (pronounced Vee es' swaf) used Wesley in school. Others had names like Bohdan and Ihor that sound strange in English. The Chinese have made it worse by coming up with a Romanization scheme that doesn't make sense in English. X and Q should have been sh or ch.
@Suffkopp0815
@Suffkopp0815 7 жыл бұрын
You were mentioning alcohol and group pressure alot. What about the drinking culture among Asians like the Chinese, who are often dedicated despite often not being able to hold their liquor well? Is there no kind of cultural pressure to drink among Chinese living in the west?
@highfunq2863
@highfunq2863 7 жыл бұрын
Canberrans are notorious party-goers. Maybe because there is nothing to do. And after graduation they move inter-state or overseas. At least this is from the Canberras I do know...
@trapsoulx
@trapsoulx 7 жыл бұрын
Felicia sounds kinda Bogan at times 😂😂
@mindyflann
@mindyflann 7 жыл бұрын
Where has Yi been??? I hope she okay ❤❤❤❤
@XxScArEcRoWxX1
@XxScArEcRoWxX1 7 жыл бұрын
needs louder audio, I'm also on my phone so maybe you can just ignore me. I ain't putting my TV on😀
@amplifymysound
@amplifymysound 7 жыл бұрын
I had a hard time in h.s being the 1 of 3 Indian kids, I fit it in most with the goths/emo kids.
@dasun7509
@dasun7509 3 жыл бұрын
We don't sit at tables lol..
@Sosadtodayyy
@Sosadtodayyy 7 жыл бұрын
mia's mic wasnt good here ): i could barely hear her!
@ayumnemonic
@ayumnemonic 7 жыл бұрын
sound quality is baaaaad! please do something about it!
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