TRUTHS About Living in China and How to Learn Mandarin

[@aiden_qiuu]

Here are all the guests instagram: Marina: marxxonmars Sara: fluffy_jaber Jongmay: maychatschinese, also her KZbin channel: Sexy Chinese History

[@THE-BASEMENT]

Skin color does not equate success.

[@taartog]

How people can ommuniicate with you bro and I mean your business contact?

[@aiden_qiuu]

@@taartog Instagram: Aiden_qiuu 小红书：Aiden邱大 business email：[e-mail]

[@andy_h_inc]

marxxonmars and maychatschibese don't work

[@SiimKoger]

I'm so jealous of people who were immersed in multiple languages as a kid 😭

[@Blitzcheweif]

A good friend of mine has parents from lebanon and france but she was raised in germany, so she knows three languages, (+english of course) -> she knows 4 languages without ever really "learning" one I am a bit jealous of her, both of my parents are from germany, therefore, german and english are the only languages I speak fluently

[@rakuraku8043]

don't be jealous... just get out and travel more!! when I was a kid, I was already watching CNN and reading all kinds of novels to improve my English

[@Blitzcheweif]

@@rakuraku8043 okay, yeah, I actually spent some time in New Zealand for a couple of months... (I just returned to germany a few days ago) I went to school there, made many new friends and incredible memories there all while improving my english

[@エヴァンゲリオン弐号機]

Who gives a sht? You can learn as many language as you want.

[@janhansen554]

I know one family in Norway where they where diplomats. Their kids learn 6 languages fluent before of age 20. Their father told something in english to his sun, and he replied" U should talk norwegian to me, not english". Dinner party was very interesting, where 6 languages was speaken and all knew all 6 languages.

[@UncleC]

12:39 Keeping promises is one of the most important parts of Chinese culture.

[@cw4608]

It is a very important and attractive trait!

[@jamesjiao]

I'd say it's an important trait to have in the majority of the world?

[@bricelearnstuff]

5:26 - are you gonna cut that? - yeah I burst out laughing 😂

[@cami-chinois9219]

and the funniest thing is he didn't cut it haha

[@distrustful.000]

Foreigners born in china,grew up in china, Chinese speaking fluency no difference from local❤😮

[@mingchen-bt8xi]

Yep that's really good Chinese speaking, not you praise a foreigner "Oh your Chinese is gooood" kind of good.

[@Phlegethon]

Blood is different

[@shin-ishikiri-no]

@@Phlegethon Sometimes you have the lower quality of blood.

[@tax-h9z]

⁠@@Phlegethonin Chinese there is no such blood things for normal people. Most family only 4 generations .

[@huizhao6063]

@@Phlegethon In China, people are not judged by blood lineage. As long as one accepts Chinese culture, he or she can be considered a Chinese.

[@simchan6242]

這位主持人，街訪的時候，充滿熱誠，令到整個採訪都覺得好順暢，氣氛友好，好開心😊

[@janhansen554]

I have plans to visit China this summer and will try to learn some basic words. Hello, thanks and so on. Will chinese react if i say ex "fuck you" instead of "thank you" in chineese?

[@LEMONCHAN-OuO]

​@@janhansen554 yes, our gov will let you disappear , careful with our words

[@jeffwei3112]

Mozambique used to be a popular name in China in the 60‘s into 70‘s because that time we aided Africa pretty heavily. So there was a lot in the news about Mozambique and Zambia etc. I remember when I was in the primary school we invited a guy who went to Africa(forgot which country, must be one near Mozambique if not itself) in some friendship program to our school to talk about we sent medicine and some engineering stuff there and how the locals loved Chinese. But nowadays young Chinese don't know much about that part of the world.

[@nx3696]

PR China was poorer than Africa till the 90s . Thsnk the Mao and the rest of the conmies for that. Stop lying for the evil ones in BJ

[@Young-io5yt]

Was it for free? China does nothing for free. Is something for something. That means you benefited in an immense way. Your Government will only make you look like a savior

[@blackinton2526]

Communist Dictatorship in Mozambique Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony, fought a low-key war of liberation since 1964 and after Portugal's so-called Carnation Revolution of 1974 proclaimed independence on 25 June 1975. The same year, representatives of Portugal and the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) formed a transitional government that embraced the socialist path of the Soviet Union, Cuba, Algeria and China.

[@fanxiao-f9c]

environment is a key factor in language learning, no matter what race you're, once you stay in a language environment for a period time, you can master it unconsciously or consciously

[@LW78321]

Love these interviews! All their accents are amazing

[@Chubbchubb2313]

You interview some really interesting people. Every one knows and speaks Chinese. 😮. I failed Mandarin Class 6 times.

[@yeroca]

You must have had a bad class or instructor. That's a pity. Maybe you can try again with a different system.

[@brauljo]

either the class was far too advanced for you or you weren't trying; sign up for an easier class if it's the former

[@JohnnyYoung_]

just come to china.

[@yueWu-js7gw]

找个中国朋友 每天语音1 小时 很快就会了😂

[@Timy1992]

Great video, my brother! I am Uruguayan, son of a Chinese father from the province of Taiwan who currently lives in the province of Jiangsu since 2018 (he was born in 1964 and was on a list as a "deserter" for managing to escape from Taiwan in 1990 until 2010 when he was able to contact his family there again). The "democratic" dictatorship of Taiwan is ruining Chinese families for wanting to please their Western masters.

[@pinotnoir3654]

Bro I'm sorry to hear about your dad being separated from his family and labeled by the Taiwanese dictatorship, appropriately named. Faithful that Taiwan will be liberated soon and your family can meet freely.

[@aiden_qiuu]

Hope you and your family are doing well ❤

[@Angelo-oct4]

bro we got same last name

[@Angelo-oct4]

Only those who have truly understand both West and East society can understand that the so-called democracy in Taiwan or USA are actually dictatorships. Shamefully, 99% of the world's major media are on the side of USA, using “democracy”, "human rights","freedom" to glorify their disgusting warfare business.

[@coolspace2786]

​@@Angelo-oct4they just added Syria to the ruined list

[@szvqorwnpstahskypfwmp9821]

Asians who were born and raised in the U.S. are also perceived as foreigners by the "Americans" and get asked, "Where are you really from?" or "Where did you learn your English?"

[@SlimJim3082]

In the US they think only white and black people are Americans

[@ddv267]

Hate crimes against Chinese/Asians are serious in the US.

[@TonyMarselle]

Nope. That does not happen. All my friends were Asians growing up in southern California. I was the only white boy in the crew. You are full of crap.

[@natasspin3015]

Ahahahahahahah the bots attacking US melting pot, they americans racist as chinese 😂😂 damn you live on the moon boy

[@ponuni]

Maybe this was true like 10-15 years ago, but today if you don't speak English with a weird accent most already assume you're American.

[@rosiey172]

The girl with the “crooked legs” seems very sweet. Don’t pay attention to what jerky people say no matter what country you are in. It was so amazing to hear non-Chinese people speak mandarin so perfect and effortlessly. I was born in Taiwan and grew up in the US. While being in US definitely has given me a lot of opportunities and I have many kind and wonderful American friends. However, living here has not instilled much pride in me to be Chinese here especially in recent years where there is so much anti China propaganda in the news. These interviews made me proud to be Chinese for the moment so that was nice and I am grateful.

[@stjohn3707]

I just subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work promoting cultural diversity in China which I find it interesting. Looking forward to more videos from you.

[@ThaiRoney]

That first girl from Mozambique is beautiful

[@lazarusmagellan2367]

Slide, u could definitely rizz

[@albertinoruijorge5104]

you are pulling your leg boy, Mozambique ladies are beautiful

[@GodwillDaniel-w1n]

you have a very nice content, because i am learning both about chinese culture and the language

[@momofullofstars]

I wish I had found your channel when I was in Beijing :( great video tho! I relate a lot to Marina, she described a lot of things I experienced during my time there 😊😊

[@somethingandahalf]

learn conversation first and then grammar is a really good advice in fact.. i've been immersing myself in english which is a foreign language to me from an early age a lot like jongmei and chines. to this day i dont really know the grammar but when you go to britain or the usa you see that the people there dont really know the grammar either :D the more you speak a language the more naturally you understand when something doesnt sound right.. in schools they teach you grammar first and its very tedious to remember and use, like its multitasking in your brain and most of us arent good at it, much easier to focus on memorizing grammar and not trying to use it or not doing grammar but read and listen a lot, an immersion. i studied german intensively in school and remember only bits of it, was really hard work this 'multitasking', not for me, an immersion is the lengthier path of the two but doesnt fry up your brain. no reason you cant use both approaches but not simultaneously within a single study session

[@raymondng18]

Indeed if I close my eyes listening them speaking in Mandarin I would think there is no difference from local

[@fanxiao-f9c]

true

[@premium9997]

True

[@edwardlin2941]

Concur.

[@SoraNicola]

But humans have eyes. Too bad.

[@jplin888]

I think the Jordan girl is the best but overall they are all great.

[@wanxinwang5985]

As a Chinese living in the U.S., I don't feel making a friend is easy here. even not easy to make friends with a Chinese, lots of Chinese here always keep competition in mind, and perceive me as a competitor. that is stressful.

[@ot8030]

EXCELLENT Video! Thank you for covering these subjects

[@vrealzhou]

The first black girl’s English has a little bit northern Chinese accent even. Quite familiar

[@aiden_qiuu]

In specifically she has Beijing accent

[@udama9326]

21:47 The culture difference is she is from ancient China, modern Chinese guy don't know ancient girl's legs not straight

[@aiden_qiuu]

lmao

[@Felipe-n3j]

WOW very fluent in mandarin…perfect.

[@teatree6228]

The American lady is frank and is a treasure

[@ГошаЧехонте]

Thanks for interview with the nice persons!

[@TRAVELADVENTURES-xm2vo]

Life in China and learning Mandarin offer both opportunities and challenges. Despite the difficulties, the experiences and skills you gain will help you understand Chinese culture and develop personally.

[@panferano3278]

Great vid bro, where do you live in China? 我在奥地利出生的，也在这里长大的，但我妈是北京人。我每年夏天都回北京看看姥姥姥爷。非常喜欢你的视频👍

[@aiden_qiuu]

Thank you! I am currently in Beijing

[@FrankCastleTIG]

Another banger video Aiden 👌🏻 - you're getting better at the interviews every time. Convo with the black girl in the leather jacket made me realize how much Mandarin I need to learn. Literally was just getting occasional words. 😔

[@aiden_qiuu]

Big thanks! She speaks just like a local

[@DavidBarnwell876tkdja]

Dancehall music in the background @7:45 interesting.

[@jurgenrudiger]

Thanks, I really enjoyed watching it. btw, it is “what is it like?”

[@isaacstone7899]

What Chinese drama you foreign guys watch and learnn to speak mandarin?

[@caleb7475]

Dating shows

[@Jwoka14]

For entertainment purpose, I can recommend 长安十二时辰 (the longest hour of changan) and Minning town (but that's mostly dialect). These are probably not the best shows to learn, but it trains the ear.

[@cw4608]

All the historical costume and cultural themed movies or series I can watch.

[@Everyoneintheworld168]

全世界都say hello，中国人每天say hello从“你吃饭了吗”开始，外国人say hello从“have a nice day”开始，中国人跟外国朋友打招呼是出于友好，没有任何种族歧视，就像熟人之间会问一些家长里短，对于不熟悉的不同肤色的外国朋友当然也就是问你来自哪里了，不可能从问你的家事开始吧，习惯和接受这种方式就好了，世界都需要包容，生物的多样性也就是最好的诠释。

[@sarahkhan2310]

The world is speaking Mandarin embrace Chinese culture civilisation and wisdom. 👍♥️🇨🇳

[@FlecheDeFer]

Could you bend a little lower?

[@never4ever386]

Well, I’d say embrace all cultures and try not to hold too much prejudice towards those you don’t really understand. ❤

[@FlecheDeFer]

@@never4ever386 Lol, you can easily tell he has no clue about China.

[@Tjalie-j6i]

Definitely, most are diplomatic envoys kids. The rest are business people's kids.

[@ernestmwape]

There is a difference between racism and curiosity that most Chinese express. Most European and some Asian countries display intense racism - UK, EU, Brazil, Australia and India easily come to mind.

[@boonchewchan8245]

If you presented something that is not in line with western narrative in KZbin, your channel or content will not be monetized or even restricted.

[@Jaredbuncher]

There’s a difference between racism and curiosity. That’s a big word to accuse your countrymen.

[@elainelee2491]

I've seen him do that in his other videos. He seems to be obsessed with pushing that narrative or fishing for people to say that.

[@3-dhistory495]

@elainelee2491. It's human rights, he's applying the standard of human rights (re racism, marginalization, unwanted attention, invasion of personal space, etc) that he learned in the West while living and studying there to China. It's actually a step forward for China unless you are completely close minded; the same rights you enjoy (Elaine) living in the West!

[@never4ever386]

There is also the issue of colorism but that’s a personal preference

[@wsmithe2209]

Chinese people approach foreigners with curiosity most of the time. That would be a different stories in US.

[@wsmithe2209]

@@elainelee2491 - He is trying to get more people click on his content. It doesn't seem like he is doing a good job even with the woman from Mozambique. She responded very well.

[@lwa2ma]

Hello Aiden I just came across your channel and I am very impressed with it...I was just in Beijing 2 weeks and next time I visit I'd be very interested to have a chat I was born in Africa ( Kenya ) but I live in the USA and I LOVE Asia I've been to Shanghai as well and I don't speak Mandarin but would love to learn it...I am VERY fond of Asian ladies 💛 and I look forward to having a chat about it

[@aiden_qiuu]

Thank you for the kind words! I’d love to chat sometime.

[@k.i.m.5506]

19:03 Not true, they are all pretty much similar. Many comments could be deleted in millionseconds on YT as well. For example, the keywords related to the recent incidents involving insurance companies.

[@ChaseYu]

As long as you are a foreigner in a non immigration country, people look ( and/or stare ) at you, and that’s common ( isn’t it?). Also, not everything related to “racism”. discrimination? Yes that exists, and exists in everywhere in the world, there’s even discrimination within its own people 🤷‍♂️. And if you find people “staring” at you, shouldn’t you think for a second that you are not in an immigration country and that you are in a different country as well. Just like when a Asian person in a African country when there hardly foreigners, let alone Asian people, so when a Asian person show up, the locals will also stare at the person too( isn’t it?). And I believe some of you may have saw a photo of a Asian guy in Africa and all the locals kids are doing that eye thing in front of the Asian, do you consider that as “racism” or just ignorance? 🤷‍♂️

[@aiden_qiuu]

Very well said, in future whoever said about the staring thing, I’ll gonna reply like this lol

[@ChaseYu]

@ personally, I find it very funny (and quite silly) that whenever westerner travels in Asia and when interviewed, they will say this “people staring thingy” that make them “uncomfortable”! 🤷‍♂️ I mean, you aren’t in your own home country, you are in fact traveling in a different continent, region, country etc. and if no one look(stare) at you, that would be weird and strange. 😅 You throw a Asian guy in a white country( especially a small city or town), people will look/stare at the Asian guy from time to time too, and so are we gonna consider that “bad” or “racism” related? ( don’t get wrong, I’m not denying or defending racism, it exists, and so does discrimination that got nothing to do with race). And the first girl in this video is right, most of the time, people are curious, sometimes there “racist behavior” too, and that’s out of total ignorance and not full on racism.

[@nicolewilson4058]

@@ChaseYu When you come from a very diverse country you aren't used to that. You are not used to "standing out". There are so many different people around. That is where the being stared at becomes uncomfortable. I wouldn't refer to them as being silly. Everyone's comfort level is different. It is to be expected whenever you go to any homogenous country there are going to be stares. Being curious is one thing. Racism is another. You definitely will know the difference. There are plenty of people who will straight out tell you what they don't like about you. Some Chinese can be very upfront in what they say to you. Fortunately, when I had gone to China I didn't experience any racist behavior. In Shanghai there are many foreigners. No big deal. There are some remote areas it's totally different. If someone stared at me, I had to remind myself this wasn't common for them to see a foreigner.

[@ChaseYu]

@ China isn’t exactly a “homogeneous” country, we’ve got different ethnicities in our home country who looks nothing like the “usual Chinese face” ( although most of us does look the same), but then again, China also not an immigration country. So outside of big cities, people don’t often sees foreigners in person, and so the “stare” is pretty normal. And Chinese or perhaps Asian people being upfront, because we aren’t doing the western PC nonsense(Iike elder folks see you being fat, skinny or looking pale, they will just say it without any filter, and that isn’t out of bad faith or anything, people just being straight forward). Yes racism and curiosity is different, but for a non immigration country, most people are purely just curious than being racist, and that some foreigners are just too sensitive about it( now, I don’t disagree that there are people with bad behavior or rude, and that they can be quite “lacks the common sense” too, and that they’d also acted out before putting any thought into it)!

[@deoibyiyingoma1784]

​@@ChaseYu Ignorance constitutes up to 70% of racism.

[@einszweiweltstein2574]

Would be interesting to hear what her podcasts name is, I’m interested in Chinese history

[@aiden_qiuu]

Sexy Chinese history on KZbin

[@rishiramgautam]

I want to learn Chinese and know more and more about China. I love how china manage large population and make that much growth.

[@33hunting]

Marina looks mixed. Is she half-Chinese half-African ?

[@never4ever386]

I wanna know too!

[@aiden_qiuu]

No she is not half, I asked her before

[@willow7435]

I think when they say “straight legs,” they are referring to the beauty standard of having “chopstick legs,” which means long, slim legs. Like the shape of chopsticks.

[@lolam4209]

I think the way you asked the questions is a little rude but it's good to see how people living/born in China experience

[@helenchou-t8l]

Wow it's so rare to learn to speak Chinese while growing up there--it's like impossible to learn English as a kid brought up in the US.

[@azzamatic4190]

Thank you for this very informative video

[@ruthMendes08]

Aaah 我的天啊, I'm also from Mozambique 🫶🏽

[@capp1306]

Aiden, Video idea. "How do foreigners manage their funds in China and local country funds, Students and long term China living foreigners"

[@trishachen1709]

Fun videos,everybody’s opinion is different.Great!I live in Beijing too but Chinese

[@kevinmansfield6333]

感觉Maria的交谈举止和仪态和普通中国女孩没有区别，非常的亲切

[@sakurakou2009]

Mozambique is next door to south africa , it basically sourthren east africa

[@wanxinwang5985]

I admit some shallow Chinese men could be racist to women, not only for the the color of the skin, but also judge for the appearance. as a 40+ years Chinese man, being shallow will be taught with lessons later on the in the life.

[@Bjorn7342]

Chinese is too hard for me, but I would try my best

[@wqc5639]

Aiden there is definitely censorship on KZbin people get demonetized and de-platformed more then you think. On Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook as well

[@aiden_qiuu]

I agree, but not strong as the Chinese ones. for example, WeChat is like whatupp app for Chinese, in the Xiaohongshu app, you can't put the word "WeChat" in subtitles, etc...

[@QueenXKnit]

So interesting thank you!

[@jacintochua6885]

Its not unusual for people asking other people about their ethnic origin. Happens in other countries .

[@merdufer]

Second girl's parents really named her "Chinese and American" in chinese haha.

[@aiden_qiuu]

that's right hhh

[@edwardlin2941]

What’s the name of that American lady’s KZbin channel. I tried to find but couldn’t find.

[@edwardlin2941]

Found on Apple podcast.

[@aiden_qiuu]

sexychinesehistory on KZbin

[@colinfraser1016]

Great stuff 😊

[@jsc3417]

13:30, that lady even speaks English with a Chinese accent. 😀

[@ysf-d9i]

it doesn't sound like a chinese accent at all. more like a filipino accent

[@agsdjklshadsabn]

not a chinese accent trust me i'm american

[@ayah812]

You clearly don’t know chinglish

[@duileyah]

frenz.....connact....congtry.....gat to know people badder.....yeah, definitely some chinese accent there.

[@shanyan-r7g]

很高兴看到你的视频，如果有机会希望能成为朋友我们在北京见！

[@taiquangong9912]

I like Chinese culture and the language

[@DanielleBaylor]

"are you gonna cut that" "yea" 😂

[@k.i.m.5506]

21:35 You're not alone buddy. I was told the same thing about 30 years ago by an old lady in China. Then I knew that either... doesn't mean much to a soccer player. LOL.

[@zchu3179]

12:35 what is the name of her channel?

[@aiden_qiuu]

sexychinesehistory on KZbin

[@ttemp2631]

it's racial indifference not racist. there is no racial hate crimes and attacks

[@aiden_qiuu]

Yes I made a English mistake

[@kimmeelee9758]

Aiden, can you please share the American vlogger girl's channel info / social media links? Also any of the other interviewees, if they have? Thanks!

[@aiden_qiuu]

Here are all the guests instagram: Maria: marxxonmars Sara: fluffy_jaber Jongmay: maychatschinese also her KZbin channel: Sexy Chinese History

[@HuyQLe-fe1qp]

China is a superpower and super rich. A lot of foreigners come to China for opportunities

[@huizhao6063]

In China, people are not judged by blood lineage. As long as one accepts Chinese culture, he or she can be considered a Chinese.

[@melvinch]

Unfortunately your evil government don't think the same as you. They definitely don't treat Uyghurs like their own. 😆

[@thepeopleslibrary8673]

On KZbin there are many language restrictions and your videos is full of ads that is the source of the income.

[@amadissalmudulai3189]

Wow,I liked the vídeo ❤❤

[@solomontsegaye4524]

“So you know like the ethnicities in China is only Chinese..." at 5:57. Damn, the disrespect to the 55 ethnic minorities is palpable! 藏族，维族，蒙族，哈萨克族，朝鲜族，回族，等等都不算什么吗

[@julianclegg1922]

Well they are all Chinese but they are not all Han. Also, most of the ethnic minorities in China look similar to Han people. Even some Uighurs look like Han while others look like Turkish or Persian.

[@beau-payage]

这里的民族指的是“中华民族”，藏族 维族 蒙族 哈萨克族等都包含在“中华民族”之中

[@Averagebum21]

Sarah sounds totally local!

[@MrTioung111]

Jongmay is soooo cultivated!

[@LambTikka]

Is that how you think we Chinese guys never date foreign girls? It's actually not the fact, we date from East to West, from Christian to Muslim, from black to white. We love every race, peace for the world!

[@jplin888]

That’s true. Check YT you can see lots of Chinese guys go to Africa to find a partner.

[@GardenNHS]

Fun video.

[@TheMax200g]

What is Johmay’s 小红书 channel?

[@aiden_qiuu]

于中美May

[@TheMax200g]

@ 太好了

[@Dliu1116]

What’s ZhongMei’s social?

[@aiden_qiuu]

It is in the pin comment ;)

[@Dliu1116]

@ you got it wrong, it’s “maycha”

[@aiden_qiuu]

maychatschinese * my b

[@yikenboje5450]

Chinese use you tube?

[@HealthWellness-Q]

They are bloody good

[@guyyang4674]

I am here to watch Jongmay

[@黄冠-s5k]

于中美，常刷国内媒体应该都刷到过吧

[@ChineseHandwriting]

他们都好可爱

[@johang8789]

Another GREAT Vlog👋👍❤, I love every vlogs of your channel although I don't speak Chinese😂 but I speak Khe Chia Hua cuz my ancestor were Chinese from Guang Zhou. Your vlogs really inspire me to learn Chinese 🇨🇳😂. THANK YOU for the Vlog 🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸

[@my-or-you]

我喜欢于中美，太好看了

[@于力司马夹头是条狗]

以前我以为乐乐法力是中文说得最好的外国人，看了这个节目发现比乐乐法力说的好的大有人在。

[@jaycee_88]

Your haircut looks like the haircut they give kids in primary school xD

[@Akmmmm001]

有趣的视频

[@yiyiren6127]

被采访者说的中文比采访者说的中文标准

[@Alanzhoure]

哈哈 和北京口音比的确是比不过

[@GardenNHS]

20:45 those two look cute together ❤

[@redkellyre6568]

Fast track speaking Mandarin is to move to CHINA

[@UClinux]

8:34 以前经常刷到她讲古诗词。博主

[@yongjiean9980]

Chinese grammar is simple

[@teatree6228]

So interesting

[@吃面忘了要馍]

I’m Chinese with strong NW accent ~ they can even speak mandarin better than me 😂

[@jacintochua6885]

People won't openly cooment about skin color . Not often.

[@ayah812]

They always obsess about skin color in China…

[@caleb7475]

我找不到那位白女人。 你能不能告诉我哪儿有他的频道？

[@aiden_qiuu]

在小红书有，于中美may，或者insta：maychatschinese

[@Wassup-Us]

I love these kind of video！