Why Are Some Chinese Men So Feminine? - Intermediate Chinese - Chinese Conversation - Audio Podcast

What kind of guys do young Chinese girls really like? The buff, western dude types or the more frail, thin, androgynous, almost feminine looking guys?
Their preference might surprise you!
In this podcast, Eileen and Xiao Feng discuss the phenomenon of China's Little Fresh Meats and their effect on society.
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When Luhan is already about in his 30s and still regarded as fresh

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That's impressive ngl. He should drop his skincare routine and health routine in general.

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[@xiaor4585]

I like the look of those type of feminine men. Everyone can look how they want. Feminine men and Masculine men can both be attractive. Everyone can have their own preference but i dont like if people make fun of the feminine men. Everyone has a different idea of beauty and not everyone has to conform to your personal preference of beauty. Good intersting video.

[@tentimetex]

its just because its trendy right now and youve also probably been reading manga and watching anime, thats why. :-)

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@Mark Carson Human nature?! That’s just an excuse to be hateful. How is a man dressing like a woman hurting anyone though? Let him be.

[@HawaiiYou88]

@Mark Carson That’s why we need to change this. I don’t think it’s human nature to be hateful and judgmental. All of these were taught to us ‘cause when I was little, I had never judged anyone. Due to the environment I was in and the ppl I was around, I became very judgmental as I grew older.

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Awesome comment, agree with you 100%, we need to respect more each other's preferences

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Great video! I have never really thought about the historical aspect of the feminine appearance of Chinese boys.

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I really enjoyed watching/reading this, and it is very heartening to learn how open-minded Chinese people are regarding femininity.

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谢谢 @Mandarin Corner ！我学习了很多新生词。那个内容 很有意思， 我 理解一些 女 和 男 人的 观念， 中国 的年轻人越来越 就是 自由 。我想一直听你们的博客。

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IMHO, taking care of your skin isn't feminine 😅

[@citrusblast4372]

Its funny cause african american men (the race considered most masculine) use lotion alll the time and love taking care of themselves

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@@citrusblast4372 >the race considered most masculine Only women

[@hazemkhoja2101]

@@citrusblast4372 Nice observation, but I think it's a must for them. While everyone gets ashy, it's most visible on darker skin.

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“the race considered most masculine”different cultures have different preconceived notions about different races

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@@patrickbateman7157 I've been trying to support my point but youtube keeps deleting my comment :/

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What a coincidence! I was searching for Chinese TV shows to improve my listening skills. But I was not able to find a TV show that reflects a normal life of a Chinese person. China seems to have 2 genres. 1 is about ancient China and its dynasties. And the other one an exaggeration of life. 'Perfect' looking men who are either the best student in the whole school, a doctor or the boss of a billion dollar company. But that is not what I am looking for. I want to know more about modern China. How people behave. Their norms and opinions. The culture. What they are proud of etc. If you have 1 or more suggestions. Please help me out :)

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there are so many good realistic tv shows lol😂like 三十而已（nothing but thirty，2020)，都挺好（all is well，2019)，隐秘的角落（the bad kids, 2020, strongly recommend !!!!!!），some of my favorite 90s~00s shows:炊事班的故事（2002～2007)，杨光的快乐生活（2004，a show written by chinese traditional stand up comedians, definitely a classic），编辑部的故事（stories from the editorial board，1992，a fantastic political satire），北京人在纽约（a native beijing in new york，1994）（all of them you can find on youtube），some of the shows here require a deeper understanding of the chinese society and maybe you wont like them that much at first, but for SURE china has more than just 2 genres of tv shows, like?? aint nobody cares about those pretty boy /ceo escapism fantasy drama except for some teenage girls😂😂😂😂😂 i love good historical drama shows and i get that most foreigners might find that boring or confusing, but thats not all we got, explore more if u wanna learn more, 加油！

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@@xinhuiwu5534 these examples you cite are “exaggeration of life”.

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A lot of people found 小欢喜 a decent reflection of student life in China

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X Akataš Aren’t most tv shows, though?

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@@chelseaag1928 almost :)

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Very interesting, thanks for thinking about this topic!

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Loved this episode

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Another great video

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你的视频质量越来越好。非常感谢你的工作🙏🙏

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thank you for your great work. 之前我不得不看充满小鲜肉的电视剧，真的忍不住了。几天前找到了这个平道，之间是黄金的评到。 Listen vivid conversation of two smart people is the best way to improve the language skills i think. With love from Russia

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Great Eileen. I wish you could release a new video every other week if it is not too much too ask. What can we do to help you speed up the process ? I know it is really time consuming fr you and I appreciate but these videos are so rewarding for both you and your audience that i am now really addicted.

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Thank you again for this great content！ There is indeed a metallic sound to your voice coupled to some echo, but it in no way prevented me from understanding you and matching your voice to the pinyin tones. So no harm done😁 Besides, it's free content. And one does Not find free content of this quality everywhere.多谢！

[@outdoorscholar6016]

From the netizen’s comments, I’m surprised but not surprised to see the number of males who feel threatened by this. I’m curious if this phenomenon will eventually receive support or if it will continue to be verbally attacked for generations

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33 minutes and yet it felt so short! Interesting topics. The fact that you do this for free is beyond me. Have thought of monetization with ads for the channel.? I know it's not much but it's something.

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[@mariaclaudia5618]

Actually cross dressing is very old and always part of culture. Specially male performers dressing up as females. Some are just performers others may be bisexual or homosexual. About the second type I believe it's just normal that everyone is getting more pressure to feel prettier and also woman really enjoy seeing beautiful males. This is a whole new "buyer's" to beauty industry so I dont see it stopping.... beauty pattern are always changing together with society, with traditional resistance or not, nowadays males don't work the farm and things like that, and in the other side beauty and appearance are considered a product and when you take care of yourself you have a good and clean image that is more attractive than a "brute" or rude appearance. I also believe there's a resistance with people from different beauty, a man that looks rude and alpha will reject a soft looking man, and business should be business dont act on your personal values but what sells more. People like men with good skin? Using lotions, taking care of appearance?? Then give it to them.

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Great podcast , thank you

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Thank for your video, Eileen. An interesting topic. And the guest of this episode is cute. His smile 's so great. 有来越南的机会，请你们去玩。 🙂

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[@aafa83]

Funny to see Luhan used as an example of 小鲜肉 because, in his latest drama "Crossfire", his appearance is completely opposite of that. I think he's probably trying to distance himself from that earlier image now that he's 30 and be taken as a serious actor; He actually did a good job in that drama.

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Like what actors and public celebs do in order to be taken more seriously. Once the trend ends, what's next?

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Finally a new video!

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Lovely! Thank you

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I always like the subjects she bring..Never get bored😄

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Damn, this was a really interesting conversation. And besides I became surprised how I already learned some chinese words that I¨ve picked up from before. It's actually not as difficult of a language as I imagined.

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thank you eileen