The REAL Difference Between Chinese, Korean & Japanese People

[@weifan9533]

China is too large and too diverse to be considered as a whole, you‘d probably need to divide them into several sub-categories to take account for regional differences.

[@kkb8510]

@@lincomgaming14 I don’t think so lol I’ve seen actual videos from many places in china and china has a lot of good looking people too depends from region to region

[@MamaW42]

@@lincomgaming14 it really depends imo. Very North Chinese are physically similar to Koreans bc it’s the same region (Mongol descendants), tend to be paler and taller.

[@heavenlypath1065]

Japanese girls all day. Koreans are plastic barbies. Chinese are too stressful.

[@weifan9533]

@@lincomgaming14 I've seen quite a few street walking videos filmed in China too and honestly speaking there're a fair amount of good looking and fashionable young people in Chinese cities.

[@weifan9533]

@@MamaW42 Yeah, but North Chinese also tend to have smaller eyes and larger/flatter faces.

[@yuchan063]

As a South Korean who lived in Japan for 3 years and China for 2 years, I don't think this stereotype is accurate. I felt that it was different depending on the person, not the country. However, it was valuable as a video that explained to Westerners the stereotypes that East Asians have about each other.

[@zhen86]

Stereotype happens because many people of that race did that thing. When it comes to work, people will think Spanish ruled ex-colonies are lazy, while east Asian are hard working. Is that true for everyone? no. Average? maybe

[@tyraelk7629]

@@zhen86you just described the very foundation of racism

[@zhen86]

@@tyraelk7629 No. racism is like the whites thinking the IQ of others is low because of skin colour/race. Discrimination is racism. Japan viewed Chinese as lower human beings after the defeat of Qing. Stereotype, more often is action of a few that we keep seeing, like india call centre.

[@antonycao]

Yeah, agree, it’s completely BS and out of sync.

[@inigo137]

@@tyraelk7629 "racism is when people notice certain patterns in cultures" L M A O

[@wilsons2882]

we dont have enough of these podcasts/ talk on asian culture by asians. respect to fung bros. for doing this.

[@ChamP10nk1ng]

Thoroughly entertaining as usual. I'll never stop complimenting how the Hot Pot Boys tackle these "sensitive" topics like modern day Asian/American embassadors.

[@hyewon_6311]

Japan and South Korea become rich because of United States

[@allio3459]

@@hyewon_6311 and y’all being used by america in the end… u know that USA are using your country to do stuff around the world right? USA sucks

[@terradaktal8318]

Black American and a new subscriber.. I looooooooooooooooooooooooooove this channel.. so much education.. love it

[@nancylove8360]

I've noticed that Korean people don't hold grudges. If you fight or argue, then make up its over and done. That's what I love about Koreans.

[@eioclementi1355]

What about the Northern regions?

[@皇帝-p2e]

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[@wrider34]

You haven't seen the Korean movie "Old Boy" have you? 🤔😋😊

[@eioclementi1355]

@@wrider34 still only a movie P.S. There's no wizards in Britain

[@wrider34]

@@eioclementi1355 next thing you'll probably say is Hogwarts isn't real 😋

[@jkapp374]

Despite the comedic parts, much of this is video is actually mad informative ...much thanks for producing this episode

[@lynneflanagan4967]

Thanks you've given me a great understanding of how well you guys entertain while informing. Learned a lot!

[@吳家慧-m6r]

Thanks HOT POT BOYS ! im from Edinburgh, Scotland and it's great to hear this. American or non American these characteristics are world-wide. Keep up the good work ❤️

[@justinchan6043]

I was just telling my coworker that, as a Chinese person, it's easier for me to tell that a person could be Chinese, just based on how they look. But it's more difficult for me to tell a Japanese and a Korean person apart. And I understand the vast differences in our languages, both spoken and written. I watch a lot of Japanese anime and listen to KPop music, so I encounter their languages a lot. And I took Chinese school as a child.

[@jesseyao]

I find it easy tho, to tell a Japanese from a Korean. The real challenge is distingishing a young Korean girl from a young Chinese girl at times.

[@satakeyoru]

lol its not even i cannot tell the difference between koreans and Chinese, because a lot of northern Chinese and koreans share part of the same gene. one of my friend shes chinese her DNA test came back with 40% Korean, and my DNA test is similar as well lol, it depends on the region, some people can look very very chinese and some are very very Korean, to me Japanese is the easiest to tell apart because their gene gap is bigger to both korean and chinese

[@debbiewilliams8780]

Guys , this was my first time listening to you and l must say it was very interesting. I rather enjoyed this very much. It’s so wonderful to see , know and understand the beautiful difference of the amazing people. Thanks.

[@keith692]

Chinese language and traditional Chinese culture is ABSOLUTELY stunning... the most stunning out of the three. I don't think anyone can deny that fact...

[@颖枫史]

South Korea and Japan were once vassal states of China and had to pay tribute to China.

[@theredbar-cross8515]

All the stereotypes about Chinese in the Western world pertain to southern Chinese, mostly the Cantonese. Northeasterners are entirely different, and more like Koreans. Northwesterners are like Russians and Central Asian: direct, blunt, and aggressive. Southwesterners are like Thai, subdued, friendly and passive.

[@onlineonlineaccount2368]

@The Red Bar-Cross....Everyone that knows China should know that China is not a homogenous country. The country has multiple ethnic groups and diverse phenotypes depending on the region they come from. Many Chinese citizens are also of Korean ethnic background especially close to the North Korean border. But then again the Chinese in the diaspora in the west who complain about ''stereotyping'' should look more close to home because many Han-Chinese racialy stereotype and even have psuedo-racist stigmas and images of people who are non-Chinese and non Asian especially on Weibo and Wechat.

[@lyhthegreat]

@@onlineonlineaccount2368 .Everyone that knows China should know that China is not a homogenous country Newsflash, most people don't...as a matter of fact, i've heard people saying that asia is just one big country...

[@onlineonlineaccount2368]

@@lyhthegreat Lol i wrote should know if you dont know that the ignorance on their part. Funny you sa people think many belief Asia is this one big monolith country. Because if you ask Asians they think the same of Africa but complain if people think the same of Asia ? Bit ironic dont you think

[@dhmz777]

@Jk Northeastern China belongs to native Han people.

[@alaskakim3172]

90% Chinese are totally like Vietnamese!!!

[@ceciliac2225]

I am Chinese, had food spewed on my new outfit by server. He was petrified, apologized profusely. I told him it’s an accident, had to calm him down. Manager offered me free dinner and paid for dry clean, I didn’t take the offer. We still went back to the restaurant again and again.

[@herbertthewaterrat]

That was incredibly kind of you to sooth the severs embarrassment and humiliation. You are a rare and beautiful person.

[@Gotwired]

There are stereotypical looks of each type, but there is so much overlap that it is impossible to tell individuals with certainty.

[@rnh102677]

Completely agree. My Japanese mother gets mistaken for Korean all the time. She doesn’t have the slim face or pointy nose.

[@cosmos8098]

@@rnh102677 So are you saying that if someone has a broad and flat nose, they are automatically perceived as Korean? Or does your Japanese mother have actually pretty distinct features that are more shared with Koreans?

[@rnh102677]

@@cosmos8098 I’m saying that my mother doesn’t have the distinct Japanese features mentioned in this video so she gets mistaken for Korean

[@cosmos8098]

@@rnh102677 Yeah that's what I'm wondering about - why does she get mistaken for Korean, but not for Chinese (also) if she's just generic Asian? Also, I don't see how thinner face and pointy nose is even a distinct Japanese combo of features. All three groups have their pointier and thinner variants, and many Japanese are broad and flat as well.

[@rnh102677]

@@cosmos8098 people think she looks Korean. Even Koreans ask her. If watched the whole video it show features that are the typical characteristic of each. My mother doesn’t have the typical Japanese facial features mentioned in this video.

[@atibakelly577]

Yo fellas. I tune in to all your videos. Actually you are one of the first channels I subscribed to. And you guys keep getting better with time. But I must say this video has been one of the most interesting informative and down right hilarious videos you all have dropped on us. I thought the honest perspective was Awesome. Keep cranking out these Gems.

[@Hamidmahdi]

Funny you mention the Korean language is almost like drawing faces. I was taught that the design of the letters is based on how you hold your mouth and tongue.

[@etchan68]

I'm a Japanese living in Tokyo, but for some reason, when I went to Osaka or Seoul, people thought I was a local and asked me for directions(I tried hard to explain to an old lady that I can't speak Korean^^;). Also, once in Sea-Tac airport, a Chinese-American staff at a souvenir shop told me she thought I was Chinese(She found out I was Japanese when I spoke to her, haha!). Maybe it's because I have the appearance of the south Osaka area. It is said that lots of people from Baekje(百済), one of the ancient Korean Kingdoms, migrated to that area a long long time ago, and I look like my grandfather who was born there. Anyway, no matter where I go, I find it easy to fit in with the place, it's safe in a way and I think it's interesting😊.

[@ga5835]

I'm a korean and I have exact same experience as you. When I go china people considered me as chinese, and japan is also. So I need to learn 'I am korean I dont know' in japanese and chinese lol Maybe I have a typical northeastern Asian face.

[@etchan68]

@@ga5835 -san, here's to diversity and genetic journeys, geonbae, Gānbēi, kampai🍻‼️

[@md.farhadahmedbhuyan8093]

After reading your comment, now I wanna see your face -__-

[@noname-nu6oo]

Well sharing physical traits with neighboring countries isn't uncommon. Chinese Japanese korean all share similar physical traits. Sure there are some different keen quirks but in general not very easy to detect by most.

[@따따따리-j6r]

You are right. The current king of Japan has a Korean ancestor. The king of Japan mentioned it himself

[@heavenlypath1065]

Korean: Talks shit in your face but later apologises. Japanese: Smiles and talks shit behind your back. Chinese: Talk shit in your face and don't give af

[@MamaW42]

Aha, I was gonna say some sht but it’s generally true. But even within South Korea there are regional differences of people who are more direct

[@onlineonlineaccount2368]

@Heavenly Path...Chinese is also very racist, xenophobic in your face and on social media ( weibo,wechat etc.) but will cry about racism and scream ''stop anti-racism''

[@heavenlypath1065]

@@MamaW42 Yeah that's true as well

[@2turbos]

You can over analyze differences between Asian cultures, but bottom line. No 1 likes Chinese people, not even other Asians. They give all Asians a bad rap.

[@supercal3944]

talking shit in your face and not give a fuccck about it is the way to go.

[@Daewonnni]

Hahahaha the buffet coupons with the church group is hilarious!

[@michaelad48]

Thanks soooooooo much for this information. Can’t wait to see more videos explaining differences. Great topics

[@user-yh7ix2ow1p]

I think one of the biggest reasons looks aren't as much talked about regarding to the Chinese is because we have known China for very long, so we have gotten a bit used to their beauty, people were never introduced to China for just their looks, it was more for their culture, the history, the martial arts, the rich textiles, ceramics, ornaments, it's one of the oldest civilizations with much to study about, there's so much more that we focus on or discuss about it. As an Indian, I feel similarly about India which is known for history, religion, culture, spirituality, food, music before looks, that attention came when multiple Indians won pageants like miss universe and bollywood became popular. Even for Japan, most people who you know who like Japan will talk about food, shrines, traditions, tea ceremonies, samurai, ninja, there's a lot of mystery and interest in geishas though which can bring in some interest to the beauty preferences but it's not just skin deep, it's always tied to some rituals. All these countries have been well explored and talked about in diff parts of the world for a lot longer time. In Korea's case they have recently started getting attention for their celebrities and pop culture first and foremost so it is focused on looks, pop music and a few popular buzz worthy foods, I think with time as more people will learn in depth about korea they will appreciate other niche things like their history, the invention of their alphabet, the food specialties in diff regions, the indie and ballad music scene, it's trending now so ppl focus on looks and the glitz but with time I think we will mature with our interest and learn more. Personally I think it's good and bad. Asians who used to be bullied for their looks are getting appreciated for the same so hopefully future gens grow up without that painful experience but there's also fear of fetishization. I hope no country is reduced to just their physical looks or appearance.

[@evanargue]

i need part two and three of this video!

[@Ava.Smuttz1989]

Love watching you guys. Keep doing y'all's thing ❤️👍🏾

[@deanshort9011]

Excellent dilineation in a brief video about the realistic (but not intending stereotypical) differences among Japanese, Korean, & Chinese cultures. Very well done guys!

[@thehanghoul]

As someone who's traveled a bit, and seen people from all over... While I do think there exists some general stereotypes for people (i.e. Koreans/Filipinos like to sing), they are vastly over done, and still don't fully capture just how different people are, even within the same family. I do think some cultures bring out certain sides of people that other cultures do not. For example, I feel Mexicans are outgoing, and I feel more social around them. I think Koreans are outgoing but insular (don't let non-Koreans into their clique), Chinese people are outgoing and fairly open to others, and the Japanese a bit quieter. But no matter how much there is a culture of something, humans base characteristics won't change. Quiet people will always be quiet people, even if they are in a very loud country. They might become louder, but it would take a lot for them to be a loud person. There even was a study of an AI program who tried to classify where an Asian person was from. The program couldn't determine much from base looks, but found overwhelming evidence for clothing and attire. I think this alone shows just how bad humans are at stereotyping, especially when it comes to large populations. Which I think is a bigger problem in western countries, where many people don't really get to see the full experience of being around a large enough group of Asians to really see how that plays out. This of course leads to oddly specific racial stereotyping. At least for Asian men (before the last five years), you were either the nerd, the kung-fu master, or the "small-penis" jokster (a la Ken Jeong style). These are fun to do though! I definitely laugh and enjoy some of the interesting stereotypes people bring up. But honestly, traveling has really made me realize how important it is to just assume every single human being is the exception to some kind of stereotype, and that everyone is far more unique and different than we ever imagined. By opening ourselves up to this possibility only makes us realize just how wild and amazing the human experiene really is.

[@zhanglaura945]

I do think people from Southern China (especially coastal regions) love money way more than the people from inner/northern/western China. Most of the Chinese Americans (especially the 2+ generations), their families were originally from those southern coastal cities. This is more like a stereotype for Southern/ coastal Chinese, not all the other regions. Like you said, the northern Chinese may have more similar stereotypes as Korean.

[@lyhthegreat]

yeah bcos southern chinese were traditionally merchants and were usually sheltered from war unlike in the northern china where by the defense against the northern invaders were constantly a top priority.

[@KorThiefSucks]

Yes, absolutely right.

[@imprisonedone8054]

Thats not true at all people from Dongbei love money thats why they marry european man. Also many Dongbei people use livestreams to earn money.

[@UbermanNullist]

I think all Chinese owe this fung bros. They have a balanced perspective and are fun to show off.

[@phoebe-annedwards8146]

I am from the Caribbean and I am learning Japanese. Love you guys love this video! I am now a subscriber!

[@yani674]

another thing to look out is clothes and height, koreans are the tallest in asia and wear a lot of sportwear and slippers

[@daboyup2nogood]

Another great analysis guys. I agree that we Asian Americans need to be more cohesive and appreciate each other and be the force to be reckoned. We are stronger together.

[@jennycastillo9519]

Omg, this video was a little too realistic for me. I work with Chinese and Koreans. You can def. tell the difference. My Korean co-worker is prideful to the T of being from Korea. Inviting me non-stop to visit Seoul. How beautiful it is. While my Chinese coworkers are more reserved and work non stop. Well we all do. We work in a 24/7 laboratory 👩🏽‍🔬. You described them to the T. I love your channel. Proud NYer right here. Stereotypes have been following me all my life and the generalization. I love the humor and realness in this video. Awesome job bros.

[@DanUrsul]

Don't get this the wrong way... but you do need to fix your subtitles at the 8:18 minute... I'm pretty sure you didn't say *romanian* as one of the 3 categories. :D Loved the video btw :D

[@Ezero8]

Yup, it's easy for me to tell apart a Chinese, Japanese, and Korean person just by looking at their face. 9 out of 10 times I'll be correct. It's hard to describe how, it's small facial features mainly.

[@lyhthegreat]

it's more of their makeup/behavior or the way they dress imo..like japanese women would wear those big ass hats because it's hot af in my country and i can tell that they're japanese without even taking a good look at their faces..

[@Zen-ep6mc]

Yeah can tell the differences from the eyes, jaw lines, teeth and certain facial features.

[@irasetmoralespenderequi8903]

Great job , thanks is nice to learn and try to understand from your hand , I am Spanish but I live in Asia , so this is useful and entertaining.

[@tazbod6723]

Be careful not stereotyping all Asians. I'm a POC too. You might accidentally touch a wound in folks.

[@schatz_burg]

This is a good topic and thanks for bringing this up! Just one thing to note and remember though; when anybody talks about anything “Chinese” or specifically Han Chinese people minus other ethnic minorities in China, please don’t forget that not all Chinese think, behave, and react the same ways; especially Chinese outside of China. I promise that often times you’ll be surprised or even shocked when you meet us overseas Chinese, because we’re not at all like the typical, stereotypical “Chinese” you might have in mind already; either in physical or the way we dress, the way we talk and treat others, our religiosity, etc. And a lot of us can be more “moraled” (versus that loving money mindset of mainland Chinese) and “cultured” too than actual mainlanders, who have erased a lot of their own original cultures and virtues.

[@따따따리-j6r]

I am Korean and I have traveled to Canada for a month. When my parents' generation traveled abroad, the people of that country greeted them in Chinese or Japanese. I also went on a trip, getting ready to listen to Nihao. But to my surprise, not a single person said Nihao. They said exactly "anyeonghaseyo" in Korean. Some people shouted "pretty" in Korean as they passed by, and some women said, "I'm a K-pop fan" even though I didn't say I was Korean. The race that spoke to me in Korean was all white. I felt that the power of culture was great

[@jesseyao]

K-POP and Korean entertainment is a lot more influential in Brazil, surprisingly. If you have good looks, you may get a lot of attention when you travel there.

[@keithbaucum7156]

I love all the cultures around the world. I love Asian culture, I love African culture, I love European culture, I love Native American culture, I love black culture, I love Mexican culture, Latino culture.

[@71bbattle]

This was so cool! Thank you for this. I’ve always wanted to know the difference without being disrespectful.

[@CheeseLayong]

Man. That is spot on. Asians are inherently judgmental about other asian groups. It's not a racist thing.

[@2apocalypse-X]

Japanese and Koreans are genetically related, and share a close genetic affinity sharing anywhere from 80 to 90% of their genetic makeup

[@TheDramacist]

As a person from Britain, I never meet Japanese people which is odd as our ancient island nations are so similar. Meanwhile we are popular tourist spot for Koreans (yet they never stay!). However many Chinese families settled here for generations.

[@pankajjoshi3189]

I really like the way you act for Korean Guy... No its not about coupon .. its about respect.. so funny 😂🤣

[@hannah60000]

@11:27, Interestingly, when Japan first entered “modernity” (Meiji Restoration, 1868) scholars and academics sought ancient Chinese/the Chinese language in general to find new kanji to create and incorporate the new words that came with the process into the Japanese language. Examples of such words would be “modernisation”, “liberalism” and so on. The explosion in foreign-loaned words in the Japanese language is a post-war (meaning post WW1 and WW2) thing, along with the impact of American occupation.

[@soonersciencenerd383]

i've always wondered about the differences, similarities between chinese, korean, and japanese language, and vocabulary. (i have notebooks on several languages- also watching YT.) i was even wondered about the etymology of names (in japanese, korean, and chinese- neat!!) great channel guys!!

[@klaymoon1]

I'm over generalizing it but I think many Korean boys are taller. And I think many Korean girls are not as thin as other Asian girls. I think it's because Korean girls have a high self esteem that they don't think they need to be thin to be attractive.

[@rickjjacobs]

Kaheva’s channel is strictly satirical. She is great at deadpanning completely nonsensical info.

[@ninjaboy5191]

Been loving the content y’all keep it up 👍

[@MedalionDS9]

Don't you just love good stereotypes

[@Phoca_Vitulina]

I think it's funny that he's gotten so big! I remember watching the old channel "Off the Great Wall" with those people although it was Carmen first, along with Dan and Mike, and it was about Chinese culture and stereotypes and stuff

[@Ezero8]

@@Phoca_Vitulina Same here! I miss those guys. I know Carmen finally came back to doing KZbin with her husband.

[@haruzanfuucha]

Koreans are the most nationalistic and get angry the easiest.

[@iiiliillili8748]

you know people can see your comment history right lol pathetic... korea living rent free in your own nationalistic tiny brain 😂 get over that inferiority complex man

[@keahidean4642]

Koreans aren't actually a single tribe. They're a mix of the altaic tribes of the steppes (lake baikal) and the original peoples of the southeastern area of Asia. The yayoi refer to the group of koreans who migrated to Japan starting around 300 bce. They replaced the jomon culture that was previously in Japan. Japanese are a mix of yayoi (korean) ainu, and pacific islander

[@ijansk]

Yayoi were not Korean. Don't make things up.

[@Jasssmusic008]

would love if you did more like these about culture or food!🤩

[@TheMadisonHang]

Yeah, doing the food route, that's another world

[@Jasssmusic008]

@@TheMadisonHang absolutely, so much to say about it!!

[@faustinuskaryadi6610]

Japanese also use "electronic brain" as another translation for computer. Did you know anime titled Cyberteam in Akihabara? The original title in Japanese is Akihabara Dennou-gumi. The word "dennou" literally mean electronic brain, and Japanese use it as translation for computer related thing like cyber.

[@ramennnoodle]

Chinese uses the same term for computer, 电脑 in simplified Chinese and 電脳 in Japanese shinjitai. A lot of modern vocabulary in Chinese is imported from Japan, because Japan westernized before China in the late 19th and early 20th century, and created the words for western concepts.

[@faustinuskaryadi6610]

@@ramennnoodle Yes, 电脑 or 電脳 is actually 和製漢語 (Wasei Kango) means the Sinitic compound words that the coined by Japanese.

[@jesseyao]

@@ramennnoodle I wonder if that's true, since mainland China has been using "electronic brain" since the 60s. But either way, it's yet another successful case of using Hanzi characters to form new words.

[@supermonk3y07]

Oh wow I didn't know that, and here I thought that computer was konpyutā.

[@supermonk3y07]

But yeah before the Japanese were taking loanwords from English and other European languages (Portuguese, Dutch etc.) They were taking loan words from Chinese. I'm just surprised that they took the word for computer

[@katmandu49]

My children are very rare: Japanese, Chinese and Korean. I'm Japanese/Chinese-American. born in Brooklyn New York. My wife was from South Korean but raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. As they say in Brooklyn "Forgetaboutit"

[@jesseyao]

It'd be great if your kids speak all three languages aside from English. Just think of the cultural and life perpectives in that! They are in a very favorable position.

[@katmandu49]

@@jesseyao As the premise of this video suggests what is the real difference between Japanese, Chinese, and Korean -- well just look at my son and daughter. We are a multi-cultural, multi-language family. But we pride ourselves for being American.

[@robvision3888]

But there’s like at least 6 different types of Chinese peoples… for example a Chinese person from Beijing, a person from Shanghai, and a person from Hong Kong have different physical features.

[@robertquan5572]

You guys are spot on!

[@peter-mickey-chu198]

I’m A Black Man From New Orleans, Louisiana And I’m Married To An Asian Lady From Anaheim, California.

[@karenlin974]

Chinese is extreme case of analog type of language where you literally have to 'draw' it. It's very artistic and beautiful yet inefficient. Korean is another extreme case and completely opposite of Chinese language where its structure is very digital, one of very few 'two dimentional' language in the world where you can construct a letter or a word like building a Lego with different parts. It's very efficient and logical.

[@nitaseely6830]

Hangeul originally comes from phags-pa script that's why

[@nitaseely6830]

@@platyhelminthess no, study correct history, it's derived from the tibetan script

[@jellyrolly]

You can distinguish them pretty easily if you pay attention to their fashion - especially hair and makeup. The Japanese style tend to still rely heavily on drastic layered shaggy hair (at least for men) with lighter hair colours frequently found. Korean style tend to be less into bright browns like the Japanese, and are more about the perms and giving volume to hair. Not so sure of what the Chinese style is like.

[@penniewalters8935]

interesting video; I know so little about these cultures but I am considering teaching Eng in Korea, and came across this video 🙂

[@unifieddynasty]

Northern Chinese people are more aggressive because they have a culture of being on the frontier. The harshest living conditions are in northern China. It's the land of the Great Wall. It's the land bordering Mongolia and Siberia.

[@MedalionDS9]

Chinese people don't care about their own looks in general...and yet... they will call you out if you gain weight. Just sayin'...

[@heavenlypath1065]

Well perhaps that's because being fat in China isn't common

[@onlineonlineaccount2368]

@Medalion...Chinese care about their look very much. Many debate on Chinese beauty standards and compare the look of Han-Chinese with looks of Koreans and Japanese. Additionaly, compare themself to the beauty standards of white western europeans.

[@George.y.75]

I Love u Guys. I learn a Lot about Asian/Americans watching your videos.

[@robertlee4172]

I get it. Truly accurate on so many levels. Growing up in the 60s, Asians were few and far in between. So when I met a Korean kid and Japanese kid in high school, I could plainly see the physical differences straight away. Vive la différence

[@Sora22501]

Politeness is what I love most about Japanese ❤

[@jeki6035]

Japanese are polite to your face, and the stab your back.

[@wiikends]

Love learning about the E Asian culture. In E Asia, Korea, China & Japan are considered the top 3 which many times when you see youtube videos about E Asian cultures usually you only hear about those 3...pay closer attention & youll notice it too

[@librasgirl08]

My friend was born in the Guangdong province and moved to Australia as teen. He later became a musician working with a Japanese label and moved to Japan. He first lived in Osaka in a house that was Japanese only. I was supposed to stay with him, but he had completely forgot to ask, if I could. It wasn't possible. He looked so Japanese, that they didn't think, he could have been anything else. And when we asked for directions, they talked to him in regular Japanese. When we were out of the store, I asked him, if he understood, what they said. Well, I had understood more than him (I've been learning Japanese longer than him at that time) And it was funny, even the audience didn't guess, that he didn't have Japanese heritage. They knew, he was from Australia, but had no idea, he was born in China. So to say, you know, where someone is from, just by looking at them, not 100%. You can only guess.

[@kevinbrathwaite1116]

Besides the physical features of East Asians, the cultures have a lot in common the only way that I'll be able to differentiate most of the time is the languages 😀 日本 🇯🇵, 中国 🇨🇳, 대한민국 🇰🇷, 북한 🇰🇵

[@fuqwytes6458]

good for you, white boy! so educated!

[@kevinbrathwaite1116]

@@fuqwytes6458 wtf is that suppose to mean and for your information I'm not White I'm POC you racist a-hole, your username says it all.

[@fuqwytes6458]

@@kevinbrathwaite1116 doesn't matter. you ain't Asian and you're talking about us in an anthropological way like we're animals for study. stop being a weeb, it's creepy AF

[@nitaseely6830]

No 북한 but 조선

[@kevinbrathwaite1116]

@@nitaseely6830 Thank you for the correction 🙏☺

[@edddiscaya47]

Fun topic 🙂

[@tonictee]

a lot of asians can't even tell each other apart if they were born or grew up in the u.s. Now if they were recent immigrants, it's easier to tell. a lot of the differences come from how they dress, and their hair/makeup and of course their accent.

[@TheMadisonHang]

@5:15 shoot, I just had an epiphany I relate to Koreans more with the whole country and respect thing. In a way its kinda a crutch, especially to expect respect as a foreigner in America But, as a point of value compare to other Asians, I definately see how it takes more precedence than other things. Very Good points, lay it out!

[@heilong79]

Chinese language uses exisiting words for loan words, the exception to this is when they use English letters which is what things sound so different compared to Japanese/Korean using loan words.

[@christopherdieudonne]

Wow, super interesting video. I thoroughly appreciated it!

[@aureliadiwu_cotofan]

Chinese community is the most diverse community. It’s weird o see that Chinese was seen as race. That’s really racist. Like to say American is a race.

[@kauchkauch2272]

It might look diverse but still more than 90% of people in China is han Chinese.

[@보키더록]

⁠@@kauchkauch2272You need to define “Han” Han is not an ethnicity. It is a combination of ethnicity that have been siniticized, For instance, if you’re a Mongolian, and you got integrated into the Han culture, then you’re consider Han. As long as you identify yourself as “Han” then you will be considered Han in China, it has to do with your Y-Chromosome.

[@oglothenerd]

I am thinking of moving to Japan from the US when I am an adult, so I need to learn more about this kind of stuff.

[@1k1ngst0n]

love this

[@tomborromeo2615]

Hi idol andrew and david,next vlog can you feature about philippines,vietnam,and thailand bcoz almost the same face and culture and other similarity.

[@emmanuelcaceres3360]

🇨🇳 CHINA 🇯🇵 JAPAN 🇰🇷 KOREA

[@urktac6515]

11:41 Not even that, the government also promoted some more regulations on translating foreign words. Like on the news, they should use Latin letters as little as possible. In this case, we are kinda like French lol... They refuse to use English word and also have a department to check the proper usage of the French language.

[@raymonddon8875]

one thing about chinese, korean and japanese... they are all thin & slim.

[@JB-do2ru]

I disagree with Korean being the hottest. I find that the type of looks/ surgeries they are going for are very similar and generic. They are easy to look at- yes, and you don't find a lot of unattractive Koreans based on their fair skin tones etc. But I find there are more unique and classic beauties coming from China. However, there is a huge Chinese population , and so it's easier to find a lot of them not so good looking as well.

[@OkOk-qd2nc]

@@frankh.5378 But Korea is capital of plastic surgery why?

[@JohnDoe-iw1mz]

@@frankh.5378 what tf do those people have in common other than the fact that they are asian lmao

[@JamieW-o7b]

My son worked in Korea and Japan and also travelled in China. He almost always knows the difference. Me? I'm hopeless! But good people are worth knowing everywhere. So which one was from the Philippines??? UK

[@dtanx8978]

Although they have similar physical features you are able to somewhat tell them apart. however, the Chinese are very diverse, including the tribes, they have have indo-chinese, malaysian-chinese, thai-chinese, American-Chinese, Hong kong-Chinese, etc

[@HauntedOne18]

It was 2 am and i was trying to sleep and then my brain randomly decided to question how to tell the difference between Koreans Chinese and Japanese people...

[@HelenaAnn-ke3sx]

Same here!

[@shadowdragon007]

1:15 if a flight attendant spilled drinks on korean, japanese and chinese passengers, he or she probably should not be a flight attendant 😂

[@Golfer908]

I think this was touched on a bit, but i think the subtle differences even when we all grow up in America tends to keep Chinese, Japanese and Koreans from marrying each other. On a completely different subject, Korean writing system was made to represent the sound they make when you read them. It's one of the easiest writing system to learn as each "letter" is comprised of two or more to make one sound. ㅇ+ ㅏ = 아, making a sound like "ah"

[@joek7031]

Where I'm from it very common for east asian to date each other. Extremely common, just got back from chinese and korean wedding not long ago.

[@TheMadisonHang]

That makes it phonetic,

[@daboyup2nogood]

My Chinese American friend and I cap on each other all the time. But I have encountered a few times with other Chinese ppl who seem a little too sensitive.

[@chimakalu41]

7:00 Honestly I was thinking of plastic surgery when he said that. So that is not the basic official look of a Korean person in some cases That Korean people are walking around with

[@Lover-ji3je]

Please change the subtitle font to something cleaner and more beautiful. Verdana or Arial not this Times New Roman.

[@danieljohnson9147]

11:12 This closed caption at the bottom isn’t going to help any 2nd English language speakers lol 😊 it might actually harm them…

[@Hiyeee]

I'm Korean-Texan and Koreans have told me I look Italian-Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai... LOLOL I'm like ok

[@christied6345]

I absolutely HATE that there is this this "standard of beauty" in the Asian community. I feel like EVERY Asian is beautiful. I hate that society determines what is considered beautiful. 😩

[@coolangattawollongong5186]

Gee, 😂😂😂 I feel like naked! Not just true , but also correct! LOL

[@lgoh6969]

I absolutely love your content. I’m born of mix culture predominantly Asian. My lineage ended up settling in Hawaii. Mother was Korean-Indonesian father was East Malaysian-Chinese Dayak. In Korean I’m 잡채, in Malay/Indonesian Bahasa I’m “rojak”, Nyonya “chap chye” or 十菜 or simply put Asian Heinz 57. Behavioral traits, I take more the Korean n Chinese temper streak. With the temper I go to extreme to report someone who was treats me unfairly. Chinese streak, $ always welcome but not necessary as compensation but I still want the satisfaction of reporting any injustice to authorities. Koreans value sense of justice. Kick up a fuss, Complain n report. Apologies only if I feel bad or totally at fault. Multicultural stereotype streak? Yes, I speak the various indigenous languages too. Being Loud is really an Asian thing especially in a tense situation in any Asian culture.

[@crazguykwan8955]

I love me some bastard corn while I watch videos on the electric grain

[@cosmos8098]

Koreans are actually culturally quite different to nomadic mongolians and dongbei people of the northeast. There are a lot of rules and rituals to be followed, and the language itself strictly follows hierarchy-based honorifics. These are all absent in Mongolia and Mainland China. Most Koreans aren't even that fiery, but more passive (or passive-aggressive). There is a whole culture of nunchi, which better elaborates on this. A lot of the stereotypes being talked about here (about Koreans) are quite out-dated, or mis-guided.

[@cocaineminor4420]

Well they ain't that different from mainland China lol Their culture is literally the same as Chinese Han culture.

[@cosmos8098]

@@cocaineminor4420 What are the Chinese equivalents to nunchi , han and jeong, then? And does any of the chinese languages utilize multiple speech levels, with verbs and adverbs being conjugated to reflect the hierarchical relationship between the speaker and the recipient? It's not just about having some special words/nouns that constitute as honorifics. Korea has seven speech levels, and in every-day speech, people use anywhere from three to all seven. People's mannerisms, including the ways in which you bow etc are also governed by such complex honorific systems. Modern-day Korea is also a functional democracy (even with its many flaws) on a multi-party platform, whereas modern-day mainland China is not. All of these add to immense differences in the ways people think and behave. In one culture, you can impeach the head of the nation-state; in the other, you're at risk of getting beheaded (either literally or metaphorically) for mentioning anything remotely close to that re: the head of the state. Even when it comes to simple things like utensils, Koreans utilize the spoon far more than the Chinese and emphasize metal, whereas Chinese rarely use metal, and rarely use the spoon for eating rice, noodles, other than soup. There are actually many meaningful differences between these countries, once you dive deep.

[@elekow7998]

@@cocaineminor4420 I think Koreans are completely different from Japanese and Chinese. Historically, they are a people who have maintained their independence under Chinese oppression. What the Chinese misunderstand is that they don't know how much Koreans have tried to externalize Chinese culture and protect their identity. For example, look at han-gul, they are the first countries to artificially invent and distribute their own character. It is also different from Japan, which still relies on Chinese characters

[@ericsohn5084]

@@elekow7998 its irony because the time when Korea was in tight grasp of Chinese influence was when Han Chinese were not ruling...

[@UbermanNullist]

I disagree with Atti ‘s opinion. His opinions confuse others. Of course, it is true that there are differences, but he makes the mistake of explaining the differences in too much detail. I want to ask him Why are more than 10% of modern Mongolians fluent in Korean language today? we dont even have a border connected. they are easy to learn the language because Mongolians share a similar mentality with Koreans.

[@ayumetaldesu3563]

4:45 there's a saying among Chinese, "a problem can be settle by money, it's not a problem". Also Chinese already see things ahead and Chinese know money is the most important thing in life, of course family too. So once you born into a Chinese family, we going to learn the importance of money since we're young. that pretty much sums up why Chinese loves money.

[@DominiqueGarofalo]

I feel like I can answer the question about Boston & Seattle as I am from Boston and spent my formative years there and then went on to live the majority of my life in Seattle. I think it comes down to two things. The ethnic background/religious background of immigrants to the cities and the amount of sunlight each city gets. Historically you have in Boston two types of people (this is changing) the White Anglo Saxon Protestants that are descendants of the Pilgrims/Puritans & the later influx of Irish and Italian peoples both of whom tend to be Catholic. The former group tends to be more reserved and the latter two are very spirited and passionate. The aggression I think comes from the clashing of the three in staking out their claims of their portions of the town. The Seattle area has a very high number of Scandinavian people who are not at all like Vikings like you might think. Lutheranism has been the majority religion in Scandinavian countries for a very long time. They are very subdued. I would call it an emotional austerity. As for climate, Boston has 200 days of sunlight per year compared to Seattle's 152. Seattle also has less sun per day in the winter because it is far enough north (5.3 degrees {47.6 to 42.3}) that the sun both rises later and sets earlier. That lack of sunlight DOES something to a person. It's incredibly depressing. It's very hard to work up a passionate anger in that kind of environment. The personality of the entire region completely changes in the summer.

[@AegyoKoreangirl]

Almost all Korean girls look like me. Wide pie face, flat nose, tiniest eyes in Asia.