I am an Indonesian citizen. Indeed, I have never been to Taiwan, but I know that there are so many workers from my country who live in Taiwan. but after I read a lot of sweet comments in this youtube comments column, I was touched too. thank you people of Taiwan. sorry if my english so bad
Thank you for the interview. I’ve been to Taiwan a couple of times, I love the country and the friendly people. As an Indonesian, I’ve also been asked “You’re Indonesian, why are you white?” despite my skin being not as fair as the girls you have in your interview, but I wasn’t as surprised because I’ve been asked the same thing in Hong Kong/Macau. I was honestly offended but I didn’t know how to react because I kind of understand that they meant it as a compliment. It shouldn’t be, but we have to admit that Asia as a whole is still behind on the matter of colorism 😢 Indonesia is a multicultural country with more than 300 ethnic groups, some of us look like we belong to Polynesia, Melanesia, while others might look East Asian. All skin colors are beautiful, but getting that kind of “compliment” about being more fair-skinned than the stereotype makes me want to go out and get myself some good tanning to show them how beautiful sun-kissed skin is 🌞 Cheers to all Southeast Asian, embrace our tropical blessings and flaunt your cinnamon tan! 😎
@JayChenTaiwan Жыл бұрын
My pleasure 😉
@Warren_is_yellow11 ай бұрын
As a Malaysian, I feel jealous of Indonesia, because many Malaysian Chinese cannot speak Malay
@adiba973411 ай бұрын
tbf we actually born white though but because we are living in the equator that have a lot of uv light that make our skin darker. espially for western indonesia (im sundanese btw)
thank you for delivering on your promise to interview SE Asians, and non-Euro, non-whites in Taiwan, as their voices are such valuable additions to our understanding of Taiwan! good job!!
Huge respect for Rema, that is so admirable what she’s doing(for all of your interviewees from SW Asia as well)! Jay, your interviews are always so informative!
@JayChenTaiwan Жыл бұрын
Yes, Huge respect for Rema ! Thank you for your supporting
很感動能看到這樣的主題,很多受訪者的經歷我自己也親眼看過。教授對白人跟黑人學生不會說中文給予很大的包容跟幫助,對於華裔印尼學生卻視若無睹。跟泰國朋友吃飯遇到老闆詢問為什麼他皮膚那麼白,當然我非常肯定是沒有惡意的。 I probably should not said this, but I’m pretty disappointed to see those comments defending Taiwanese, using ignorance as an excuse of being racist. I understand that not every people have the chance or ability to be access to these kinds of information, but the fact that we’re now living in a society with multiple cultures, however treating a group of people with prejudice. We should accept the fact and try our best to be better.
@JayChenTaiwan Жыл бұрын
感謝你的支持
@antieq Жыл бұрын
Jay i like your interviewing style and friendly attitude. Would love to visit TW one day. Much love from Australia.
@JayChenTaiwan Жыл бұрын
I appreciate it. Welcome to Taiwan anytime
@Arch-365 Жыл бұрын
很喜歡這次的採訪,謝謝Jay👍
@JayChenTaiwan Жыл бұрын
謝謝你的支持😎
@NaeemCho Жыл бұрын
Hi Jay! I was so touched by this video. These people are so kind and their appreciation of Taiwan is clear. I am grateful for the honest response about the difficulty of being South East Asian here as well. I would love to talk to them sometime!
I’m a Malaysian living and working in Taiwan. Actually a lot of Chinese looking people in Malaysia or Singapore don’t speak Mandarin either. That is because they were mainly educated in English since they were born. In Taiwan, you don’t get to speak English often because of the environment. So it doesn’t make sense for someone to be educated in English here.
@charles0414 Жыл бұрын
我想要謝謝所有海外來到台灣工作的朋友,謝謝你們幫助照顧我們台灣人,幫助我們台灣的經濟!感恩!
@pin66574 Жыл бұрын
東南亞的人真的好可愛又好親切🥺 有時候還覺得他們比台灣人還好😭 該檢討冷漠的自己😂
@PattyTH Жыл бұрын
Totally agree with Nicole that not all Asian/Chinese look can speak Chinese. Well, Most of Thai-Chinese don't speak Chinese as mother tongue in Thailand like Chinese Malaysian or Singaporean. When I travel to Taiwan, I get the questions from Taiwanese that "You're lookalike Chinese, why I can't speak Chinese?"
@beatrixaulani7661 Жыл бұрын
Lighter skinned 'Asian' people are not necessarily Chinese, They just live there. People who are so hung up on the concept of being 'Chinese' need a reality check quick.
@TheJayJayYoung9 ай бұрын
I think it’s necessary for Taiwanese to understand that there are a lot of Chinese Diaspora in South East Asia. Many are unable to speak mandarin due to geopolitical issues, mainly due to anti Chinese hatred in the past.
5:10 its perfectly fine if you do not speak chinese fluently like a taiwanese. Even me a chinese native speaker from Malaysia, may face playful teasing from them. It is important to understand that these remarks are meant in jest and should not be taken seriously. We are all valued and unique individuals in their eyes. Stay positive ⭐
@iandgabon5231 Жыл бұрын
Thanks to the people of Taiwan. A nice people ever I know
@JayChenTaiwan Жыл бұрын
@NellKune Жыл бұрын
I've lived in Korea for 3 years and I see similar things happening here too. Generally, Korean people don't seem to know the difference between Taiwan and Thailand. There was a Taiwanese exchange student in my school and he was being asked if he rides an elephant when he went to school in Taiwan or if he ever knew muay thai. I saw him explaining that he is not from Thailand over and over. I think it is because Koreans don't know much about Taiwan but know couple things about Thailand. Both Taiwan and Thailand spells almost identical in Korean letters too, so when they hear the word 'Taiwan', the image of 'Thailand' pops up in their heads. I don't think Koreans weren't trying to be rude to those Taiwanese people, they were just curious about the country.
@JayChenTaiwan Жыл бұрын
Taiwan = Thailand --> This is very classic 😂
@caryluhsieh Жыл бұрын
Glad foreigners are like this place, truly. For the ladies and young girls had been interviewed in this video Most Taiwanese are friendly and kind (I can't say "all") also, most people have no racism (no matter skin color/race/gender/body shape). If a bad experience in any part you had(if), i/we/many many Taiwanese will feel sorry and will try to help/correct it. Hope you like this place and enjoy every day here.😅
@triaazka3339 Жыл бұрын
Indonesia itu sangat luas, beragam suku. Factor cuaca juga mempengaruhi, yang tinggal didaerah yang lebih dingin biasanya kulitnya lebih putih. Gak mesti keturunan tionghoa saja yang mesti putih, gue asli sunda juga kadang dikira Chindo.
@mariaannainditahernawati7132 Жыл бұрын
ya krn mayoritas melihat para pekerja pabrik atau asisten rt yg kebetulan nggak putih kulitnya padahal ya ada internet super canggih yg langsung bisa kasih info indonesia tuh kayak apa kalo perlu liburan ke asean deh pasti akan menemukan bahwa yg punya kulit terang itu banyak apa warga taiwan itu sgt sibuk dan lupa piknik? atau hanya mau liburan ke tempat yg nyaman scr infrastruktur?
Just look, Indonesia is now one of the centers of the world economy, and is also a member of the G20 (20 richest countries in the world). Indonesia is now also a leader in Southeast Asia, both in terms of economy, technology and military. A country that is vast and has unlimited natural resources makes developed countries eager to collaborate with it.
@tonyputt948 ай бұрын
Taiwanese people don't see that. They only see Indonesians as workers.
First time come to ur channel love it ,good job for interview ❤
@JayChenTaiwan Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@pansychung5170 Жыл бұрын
Please, do not get angry while Taiwanese ask you about your skin color, because most of Taiwanese do not know or haven't been in Indonesia, They didn't mean to be rude to you, they were just curious that all!
@@fredcheng2736 belum tentu, bisa jadi mereka orang Nias, orang Dayak atau dari suku lain yg secara fisik memang 100% menyerupai orang Asia timur, meskipun di Indonesia ada 20 juta orang Tionghoa. Namun karena nenek moyang orang Indonesia berasal dari Yunan, China Daratan maka banyak suku lainnya yang menyerupai orang China 😅, jangan terlalu cepat menyimpulkan di Indonesia ada 350 suku dan 700 lebih bahasa 😊
Indeed, so many Indonesian living in Taiwan for working and studying, at least around 375K!
@歐文-p3j Жыл бұрын
我覺得台灣人有時候是 說者無意;聽者有心~ 菲律賓人都充滿歡樂❤
@terrima40646 ай бұрын
I am a Vietnam born Chinese. I left Vietnam when i was 5 years old and went to the USA where i lived for the next 40 years. I've been living in Taiwan for 4 years now and teach English to children. Every now and then, Taiwanese would make comments about me not covering up while out in the sun. Their intentions for the most part is well because the sun can damage your skin, but the other part is about staying 'fair/light', and i dont say 'white' because Asians are not and will never be 'white', we are 'yellow skin tone'. I dont have a problem with what skin color people prefer but to tell other people to do the same is stepping over the line. Also, with English teachers here, there is a pay difference depending on your race. In general, they would pay Filipinos or anyone they perceived as 'Asian' a lower salary. While i understand Taiwanese just wants an authentic experience for their child, it may not be healthy to have that shadow lingering in one's consciousness saying: I'm Asian and i'll never speak perfect English.
@marukukou Жыл бұрын
身為台灣人,我真為我們的人文教育感到丟臉😔
@JayChenTaiwan Жыл бұрын
台灣加油
@williamg10210 ай бұрын
The three young fair skin ladies are Chinese indonesians. Thats why they have fair skin.
Ah i relate her (the Indonesian). I don't know maybe they see us (Indonesian) are black or dark skin something like that. Because i have a light skin color, and i think that's normal for people who don't know much about Indonesia. Yeah we have many ethnicity here, u can find any race here. There are people with very light skin color, also there are people with very dark skin color. But majority was yellow to brown i would say because you know the weather was sooo hot here.
@薛氏-z5s Жыл бұрын
The dark skin Taiwanese di Taiwan😅 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKmnemCAor-YgsUsi=SS-YHky_PpzEb6p8
The ironic is that majority of indonesia is muslim and they can't get along with taiwan culture (can't eat pork) And vietnam are closer culture to you and can't understand each other
Jay, I personally not blaming the Taiwanese having a "negative mind set" against southeast asian, It is a matter of how the teachers, parents educate their children. Chinese and Indian ethnic are spread out in the entire world, I believe you will find them from northern southern hemisphere. My opinion they are not racist, just lack of knowledge. 😁😁😁
@JayChenTaiwan Жыл бұрын
Hey KV Sulinom, Thanks for your message. When I heard Nicole saying about skin things towards Southeast Asian.Yes, I was shocked! I maybe used a bit strong word " Racist" to descirbe it. However, I think you are right -> "lack of knowledge"