@@NationChosenByGod Yeah, he was in the correct critical mindset to approach that question. Because a lot of the time, a closed, conservative mind has a rigid structure and rejects anything new that breaks it (treating it as a horrid abberation).
I don’t care if it’s in Korea, Japan, America, or any other country in the world. If people say some racist shit, do not let them get away with it. Pursue the matter, they will not learn other wise. Sometimes simply calling people out and embarrassing them in public will make them think twice. I have experienced racism in each of the countries mentioned. When it comes to Korea and Japan, yes I am polite and follow customs. People sometimes say shit thinking you don’t understand what they’re saying.
@@marcanthony7020 I can say I definitely don’t. I don’t like to give people more reasons to view foreigners as annoying. I watch my manners. Especially since I’m Mexican-American. I speak Japanese and some Korean.
@@marcanthony7020 no, that’s not what I said at all. I only gave background on myself since you asked if I speak their language, and/or if I was Korean or Japanese. This applies to any foreigner. Hence I said not to give them bad impressions on foreigners. Don’t twist my words. That’s not the issue at hand though. While there are foreigners who are rude. The issue is how Japan and South Korea are xenophobic. Especially South Korea. Still, Americans and Chinese are some of the most rude tourists. Americans as in white, black, hispanic, Asian, it doesn’t matter.
She looks quite both to me, like her mother and father. She’s French-Korean. She’s not just French or just Korean. I struggle with something similar, to be honest. I have a few friends like that too.
What does Korea and Korean mean. It's a unique beautiful nation; with unique genetics and behaviors that have evolved into a common culture and expression. Something that should be preserved.
I read someone said in a comment section before that if you are a foreigner/mixed blood, even though you speak fluent Korean without foreign accent, you are still considered as a foreigner/outsider. As an Asian myself, it's kind of sad because in my country, if you speak our national language, you will be treated as a family.
I'm also half Korean and half Caucasian (mostly Scottish) but I am an American. I definitely don't look as pretty as her 🤣 but this is relatable. Here in the US, most people can tell I'm some sort of Asian or they think I'm Hispanic, but they never guess Korean lol
I personally like the way how kyojun deals with every question with calmness and honesty. It doesn't matter what the question or situation is. Kyojun will do his best to answer !! 💯
It’s funny how a lot of people and cultures make a big deal of mixed-race people. like...it was just two humans, a man and a woman getting together and making a child lmao.
@@leahhhh7981 yes I think Jei want to be friends w Siyeon - for her own benefit. I feel that way cuz Jei doesn’t seem so open and doesn’t want to get to knw much more bout Siyeon. I know cuz I bet Siyeon is half and a cool person and seem like she’ll use that as an opportunity. Idk i just got that vibe from Jei.
They both answered that the bi-racial woman looked European. I'm a white guy and my kids are half Japanese. What I've noticed is that all white people think my kids look Asian, and all Asian people think my kids look white. It's 100% consistent. When I look at this bi-racial woman, she frankly looks overwhelmingly Asian to me. I'm not sure I would instantly recognize her as being half white. I know she's half Korean, but there are Japanese who look just like her who are fully Japanese. Also - you don't have to live in a country to speak the language. My kids were Japanese speaking from birth because that is the language my wife spoke to them. They switched to English when they went to school. They are still bilingual although their English is better than their Japanese. They go to Japan every summer, and their Japanese improves dramatically after each visit.
I can definitely relate to this! I’m half white half Taiwanese! As a mixed-race person, I can easily tell who’s mixed race and not all mixed race people are 50/50 based on looks thanks to genetics. Some people look more Asian than white or vice versa. I just wish people can be more open-minded and not judge us based on our looks.
i feel like its a mixed kids superpower to detect other mixed ppl LOL im half black/half chinese but i can always spot wasian kids from a mile away. but yea looking like the other race when ur both fucking sucks and it makes you feel "out of place" per say, i digress, im very glad your kids are able to retain their mother tongue. that'll definitely help them accept themselves when they figure out their identity one day :)
@@michthebich right just recently with the olympics my parents were watching aileen gu (i dont rmbr if thats the correct spelling) and they were "picking apart" her looks: "oh she looks more asian" "no i defintely see white more" least to say i got offended LOL had to excuse myself from the room. shit was suffocating (but ye mixed ppl radar HAHA i love it)
I don’t know, man. I’m a white English guy, but to me she looks pretty European. It’s ironically her nose that I think looks most Asian - the feature she said she thinks she took from her French father.
"Her Korean is so good" - If I was mixed and heard a comment like that, I think I would have been so sad. It is one of her native languages, so it is natural for her to speak it well :/ Edit: I meant that since she said in the video that she grew up speaking both languages, it is natural for her to speak it well ^^ Sorry for the misunderstanding!
Well I don't think that's natural tho cause there are households that live out of Korea, and if they don't use Korean conciously then they'll gradually forget how to speak :'( My cousin has a Korean heritage but he doesn't speak Korean. My aunt just spoke English at home to not confuse him since they were living in the States
@@jennnnnnn_0348 Ahhh yesss, that is true! ^^ My wording was a bit wrong😅 I meant that since she had grown up speaking it, it would be natural for her to speak the language ^^
@@apiraa It's true. It's one of the first things she had revealed about herself. How she is half Korean and grew up speaking both languages. She even shared how she had to explain to others how she could understand them in Korean. After hearing all of that, if is the case, then why would someone say, "You're Korean is good"? Lol it's kinda like a dumb statement
It don't work like that. We all grow up speaking Spanish at home, but it only takes a two minute conversation with a taxi cab driver in mexico for him to know, we aren't real Spanish speakers. That's even when we learn to speak Spanish at home first.
@@MrEscrowreview It may not work like that for YOU but it doesn't mean It doesn't work for OTHERS! You must understand that.... But I totally comprehend your message. Thanks for sharing.
the "can/can't speak korean" thing is very case by case. not just mixed race ppl but asians who grow up overseas, there are some ppl who speak it like a native speaker and some who don't even know the basics. it all depends on the parents and also on the child's own willingness to learn the language.
yeah surprisingly a lot of koreans from foreign countries aren't fluent in korean, for example even with foreign k-pop idols there are some who had to learn korean from scratch cus they lived somewhere else. I wish people didn't feel lesser than others of the same race if they don't know the language.
A girl in my language course grew up in Japan but her nationality is korean. She speaks 0 korean and the professor was confused if she was even allowed to take the course since her nationality is korean but the course is for foreigners
@@gintokisstrawberrymilk How's that surprising? Of course if you grow up in a country where you don't use Korean in your daily life, your Korean isn't going to be fluent. Unless your parents either force you to speak it a lot or you grow up in a Korean community which not everyone has the opportunity to live in.
@@Dokemoni Those people are called Zainichi Koreans. They have Korean blood but have lived in Japan for generations, like some of them now 5th/6th gen. They have assimilated into Japanese culture pretty much all the way so it's not surprising that they might not be able to speak korean.
@@theguy6082 cus majority of people I know who were born in a foreign country learned both their mother tongue and the language used in said country while growing up. Obviously the people I know don't represent everyone lol, but it was still surprising to me.
So true, and at the beginning of the video when she said people see her as a mixed Korean a lot, it almost made me choke 🤣🤣. No girl, you look and act 100% Korean 🙄
@@Alexosauruus I've seen some comments from seemingly white people here in the comments section that said she looks clearly mixed or even European. I could somewhat tell she was mixed based on her nose as most Koreans (asians in general) don't have such large noses.
The way the girl answered was honest but it came off so closed mined(because of course someone who is mixed will still somewhat look each race they are mixed with)
You are right but that is how countries that only have one race feel that way. The don't realize it. I live in Japan as a foreigner and there are some people who don't realize when you tell someone "Your Japanese is so good!" when you have only spoken one word that it can make you feel bad. It's not a good compliment, but they think it is. Or when I go to Starbucks and order something, I try my hardest to pronounce the words with the Japanese way so the barista understands they don't have to use English with me just because I look foreign. I can speak Japanese. Countries like Japan or Korea have only one race and it's hard for them to think of things they have never experienced before.
As a French person, I can see that she is half French like she definitely have French facial features even if they are mixed with Korean features. But France have had mixed people for centuries so we are used to see French features mixed in with other features.
jei’s answers just don’t sit right with my mente. as a mixed person myself i can’t stop thinking id be hurt listening to her telling me that i’m not "valid" in a country that’s a part of my culture. BEING MIXED IS A BLESSING. you are richer in culture, values, you can see the word with two pair of glasses and that’s a true gift. id rather be me, mixed and confusing for some than still thinking a country is about pure blood. this is not what a nation is.
hey, you don't need to feel hurt when someone of lower intelligence attempts make you feel bad. don't worry about it, you know it's not the truth since you're confident in your own skin.
i'm not korean at all, but i lived in Gimpo for more than a year. the comments jei made reminded me of many hurtful memories, where (especially) older koreans shit-talked foreigners and how we infiltrate and destroy the korean identity. me and my (korean) boyfriend understood every single word... i wish people became more open-minded like kyojun
The girl came off as very close minded while the guy was very open and you can tell the guest was comfortable with him. I have watched a couple of videos from this channel and I have been impressed by the guy each time. I wish more Koreans was like him
Yeah she kept saying how pretty she looked...Funny thing is (Im Korean) she looks like the many Korean ladies who get surgical augmentations done ...I personally find the all natural more attractive along with single eyelids
As a Korean-American who struggles with self-identity, this video was really relatable. Both of my parents are Korean immigrants, but we tend to speak English at home. I am told I don’t look very Korean because of my big eyes and bigger..assets and heavier body, so when I go visit Korea for vacation, although I’m glad that my distant family still treats us like Koreans, I still can’t help but feel a little bit alienated, even though we share the same blood. I’m glad Siyeon-nim was able to share her story, shedding light on things that aren’t normally questioned in Korean society. Although Korea is slowly progressing towards more open-minded perceptions of foreigners, the country still has a long way to go. Like Kyojun-nim was saying (though this shouldn’t be a justification), Koreans have been ingrained with this mentality of a unified Korea, where thoughts, looks and ideals are similar. Anything that is outside of the norm is considered “different” and “alien.” Thus, even if it isn’t intentional, they push away the things or people that are unfamiliar to them. I love my people and my family all the same and hope that someday, the future generations will learn to live together in a more easily-found harmony.
Wait, I'm just curious. You said both of your parents are Koreans but how come you don't look very Korean (I think DNA don't change even though someone immigrated, it only changes with interracial parents)? I'm not trying to offend you, just out of my curiosity.
@@iwillfollowyou7395 thanks for the question-I would guess that it’s because I have a lot of mixed blood in my lineage (Koreans today don’t have as “pure” blood as they would like to assume). My eyes are big, without surgery, because I was born prematurely. I have a big bust and derrière because my dad and mom’s side of the family have some inclination to either. I’m on the heavier side (overweight by Korean beauty norms), which also contributes to that. I used to be tanned, as well. My family is tall, so I’m taller than the average Korean female height. Unless I wear makeup in the conventional Korean style, many of my Korean friends say that I look half-Korean.
You see the last you want is to force people do something they are uncomfortable just to cater to minorities. That’s where you have crossed the line and show disrespect. That’s the key: RESPECT. I don’t understand the need to adapt to change. Where’s the respect? Where’s the freedom? You understand? You want respect? You have to earn it, that’s the way it is. But demanding respect and demanding to change the culture just to cater to YOU, don’t complain if everyone hates you. Do you understand?
@@alohatigers1199 That’s a fair point-especially in Asian cultures where respect and honor are key aspects of their societal identities. I do try and be respectful: 예의 and 배려 is what my family has raised me to put at the forefront, despite me having been born in the U.S. The only reason why I would call for change is because there is only so far I can go on my own-I can be respectful, I can be kind, I can be honorable. But if the opposite party does not reciprocate the same effort I am putting in, it feels like a losing game. I think that is when change is needed.. or rather than change, perhaps wording it as “adjustment” would work better, because I don’t want them to change. Being who they are is what makes them *my* people. I just want for them to adjust their definition of Korean to include me, if that makes sense. Because despite my country of birth, America, I am Korean and wish to be recognized as such. Ultimately, I don’t think they hate me. They just haven’t recognized me as one of theirs, yet. I’ve seen many of my friends and family members take conscious steps towards including us, so that gives me a lot of hope that I’ll be fully recognized one day ☺️
@@kefiraofmasbolle I see. Thanks for your willingness to answer. BTW, you said you used to be tanned, how did you get fairer skin? I wanna be fairer too because I used to be fairer when I was a kid but I spent too much time outside playing football, now I became tanned. Ottoke? 🥵
Although we deem them rude, in Korea I feel like she was at least aware enough that some of her answers might be rude or reckless. That’s not the case with most.
"You're Korean but why can't you speak Korean?" this hits me a lot. Being half Korean, that question used to hurt in the past. My dad is a Korean so naturally I became a Korean citizen but being told you're not "Korean" because you don't look like one, your skin is darker, you don't speak the language and all, brings me down a lot to the point I remember hating to be one. You get outcast by other Koreans because you're not prettier, fairer or wealthier (my parents married out of love, not wealth -- very kdrama moment). Learning hangul when you're young, you often forget it easily especially when you grew up abroad since the main language to naturally converse is not Korean. You're accustomed to using the language of the country you live in instead. And the dialect/pronunciation is so much different from other Koreans speaking it in Korea then what you are used to hearing at home. Siyeon sums up most of it. I'm glad Giggle did this video.
Years ago, I was a bit surprised hearing how Japanese people had a hard time accepting "foreign looking" people, even if those people's parents moved to Japan long ago and those people were born in Japan and lived there their whole life. They are Japanese citizens, but because they look different, Most Japanese would consider them foreigners and be shy about speaking with them. Being from America, I just naturally expect Anyone I see (regardless of their appearance) as being American. I only think differently if they are speaking another language, then I might ask if they're from somewhere else or just multilingual.
I think that stems from the fact that America in contrast to Japan and most East Asian countries is made up of a population from all around the world, the very good example of a heterogeneous society. Most East Asian countries are still very homogeneous and so to them seeing foreigners is more rare, let alone Japanese citizens, for example, who aren't natively Japanese.
yeah japan is pretty racist in generall. they would prefer to die as a race than mix their blood with other countries, that at least what the most of them think. it even escalated more during covid. foreign looking ppl where treated like a fvcking sickness. even the news jumped in on that. was so sad to watch
yes. something like approx 98.5% japanese population, with roughly 900k out of 130 million being korean, and under 100k being indigenous. koreans obviously face discrimination in japan too but it would be easier for them to superficially assimilate (as in it would be difficult to point them out on the street, unlike non-east asian westerners or wasians). because east asians are the majority in their home land, they’re unable to empathise with those who face discrimination on the basis of their ethnic background until they travel or unless they are diaspora/have been raised in a western country. i guess you could also probably blame media representation of different ethnic groups being lacking too and causing misconceptions. not a justification, just an explanation, coming from a half-japanese person.
French here (with Algerian grandparents): I though just like you because France is such a multicultural country (mainly from colonisation but still) so when I'm outside looking for direction by exemple I will ask anyone (whether they are Asian, African looking) in French without even thinking about it because we are so used to see people with all kind of appearance being French! So I understand that South Korea or Japan have a different history but I'm still very surprised and honestly quite sad when I hear stories about foreigners that lived there for years and years or foreigner looking people that are treated like outsiders despite being perfectly assimilated....
Watching this video kinda made me realize that being open-minded is a CONSCIOUS choice & sure as hell involves CONSCIOUS effort. & then, being good in another language & having engaged people of different ethnicity in THEIR language, also serves to open one's eyes. Jei, being 100% ethnically Korean, growing up in Korea her whole life & unable to speak any language other than Korean, have demonstrated that she had fallen into the pitfalls of growing up in a homogeneous country. i'm sure that she doesn't mean to come off as rude or closed-minded, but she ends up seeming that way all the same, due to her not having made conscious effort to be open-minded (which involves wayyyy more than telling yourself to be open-minded & not shittalk about foreign people), which is in turn, attributed to largely her upbringing. Kyojun, on the other hand, having lived in the States & capable of speaking English, handled the whole thing with much more grace, & in a manner that's pretty much common with people living in heterogeneous countries. both his comments & his questions easily appear to have far more depth than Jei's, simply because he had to deal with such problems & dilemmas that Siyeon had to deal with to an extent, problems & dilemmas that Jei never had to even touch throughout her life so far.
I like Kyojun. His answers and thought process shows how mature and open-minded he is. Jei on the other hand....she needs to get out more and meet more people.
@@russell6877that doesn't make it normal. Yes, you learn from your surroundings but you can change that by meeting with people from different races or cultures. I think the man in the video does do that, that's why he's more open-minded .
@@mira2082 Being pure-blooded is what's killing most Koreans nowadays, especially the females, because the guys don't mind dating a foreigner and if you ask most of them, they're okay with it. Funny enough, I was watching a Japanese channel, Takashii From Japan, and he was interviewing some mixed-Japanese and they also had some very different experiences to Korea. I thought Japan was very similar to SK in their mentality, but as they have brought in more outsiders and more people from the U.S. and Europe living in Japan for the last 20 years, it's changed over time. I hope that with time and exposure that those that do view mixed Asians and Koreans as more than just half-whites.
@@zaynes5094 What I find confusing, is the fact that SK has a lot of immigrants too, but somehow they still have a lot of racism and xenophobia going on. As a kpop fan, you can feel that a lot in kpop too. Also I noticed that some people treat not being open minded, as some kind of culture. Every time I see someone calling out Koreans like the girl in the video, İ always find someone saying "Well Koreans don't hang out a lot with different people" like that doesn't excuse anything. About the Japanese people being more open minded: I thought that their thinking was the same as South Koreans too. Otherwise, SK really needs to ketch up in that perspective. I can't imagine how sad it must feel when people tell you that you're not Korean enough. I got so annoyed with the girl in the video. Mainly because at the start of the video, she said that a lot of people think that she's mixed (when she doesn't even look close to being mixed), but when she saw the actual mixed girl suddenly she wasn't Korean enough. Bet that she doesn't think the same when people call her mixed. Sometimes the reaction these people give doesn't even seem like ignorance or anything, it's blatant jealousy. (Sorry for the long text 🤭😭)
The guest and guy had such good chemistry and their conversation seemed so mature and deep. Identifying as a person with an identity crisis due to having lived in many countries , I really liked this episode.
"I don't want to say things recklessly so..." - JEI. Quite frankly, girl, you just did. Either JEI you're just too honest or reckless. KYOJUN on the other hand is really careful answering such questions. I'm no Korean but I sure am half and I really do relate on such issues. Issues such as, "you don't belong here." And "go back to your own country." On both sides, I'm usually being treated as foreigner.
Koreans will always praise half white/half Koreans over other mixes as they are perceived to have been “mixed well” and more attractive. This thinking is pretty common in other Asian countries too.
That's not true at all. I've seen videos of half white and half Asian people who were said they were bullied and were called half breeds. Also videos of Korean people saying they wouldn't want to mix with foreigners because it would be tough on the child to grow up in Korea. I'm so sick of seeing people in comment sections automatically assume every person on earth praise and want white people. It's just not true..
Yeah true Asians tend to think that lighter skin = more attractive so half white half asian is usually considered attractive than like half black half asian 😔
I think the girl that comes up first with the long hair is very close minded. She should interact with Koreans of other backgrounds different from hers to broaden her horizons. The man is much more reasonable.
People need to remember that Korea was teaching pure blood theory for generations. It’s pretty sad but hopefully the country can change. It’s weird they embrace a lot of American culture but when it’s comes to actually accepting others into their family that conservative mindset comes in.
I’m a Mixed Mexican-Black American. This was all very relatable for me. I for sure think in America we are much more open to a variety of races as we are not a homogeneous country. But I still found it so hard to relate to anyone. And it hurt as a young kid to be told I’m not “black enough” for the black kids or “Mexican enough” for the Mexican kids. I was sort of a loner as we all tend to connect through our race/ethnicity and the culture that comes with it. But nowadays everyone has become more inclusive in a way, I feel very accepted in both sides of me.
We are American. I’m Chinese by ethnicity but born in the states so I’m not mixed but when traveling I look Chinese on the outside but identify completely as an American in so many aspects in the way I think and act. I didn’t realize how American I was until I lived in Korea.
This is the struggle of every mixed race person. 👽 I’m Irish, english, Scottish, French, German, Croatian, Russian, Turkish, Hawaiian, Filipino, and Spanish. I took a DNA test and it said in the 1700s someone was 100% Indian (from the continent of India) and my genes come from Micronesia, Polynesia, and Europe. I also have genes from the Yakut people as well. I didn’t even know what Yakut was I had to look it up. 😅 it’s a part of Siberia with Asian looking people (Chinese? Mongolian looking?) who are classed as a Turkic people but they dress like Native Americans. They’re like the native people who didn’t make it across the land bridge to North America during the ice age. 😦🤓 That was the weirdest and coolest find for me lol. I was happy because I always wanted to be part Native American! Also my great grandparents’ last name “Zabala” is from Basque country. Mom mom is Hawaiian she was born and raised in Hawaii and that’s really the only place I’ve ever found other people who look like me. Hawaii is such a melting pot everyone there is mixed. I’m interested in going to the Philippines because I hear it’s fairly mixed there and I want to find others who look like me! Also maybe Central Asia like Kazakhstan? (Although I’m not sure how safe it is to travel there). I also want to visit Croatia and visit the house where my great grandparents lived. My sister once dated a Korean guy and visited Seoul with him. My sister said it’s very homogeneous and completely different from America…a little bit of a culture shock for her. When I went to Mexico all the Mexican people thought I was Mexican! 😅 a lot of people think I look Mexican or Native American. It must be so weird to be one race. Sometimes I wonder how that feels and what it’s like but I can’t really imagine being any other way than mixed race.
@sarah ei I always meet mixed black and white or white and Mexican and I mean they understand mixed struggles but it’s not fully yk…relatable. And then fully black and Mexican sometimes they don’t really accept you because you are only half. I wish I knew more people like us irl I just seem to be able to relate so much better.
The French-Korean girl dresses in a French way, with French hairstyle, but her manners are very Korean! I find it so funny when mixed people can adapt to both cultures and show off physical gestures that are typical of both countries depending on who they are facing.
I’m Nigerian, and I grew up in a country called Botswana. I was born there, and whenever I visited Nigeria, which was like twice in my life, I always felt left out cause I never learnt my own language(my parents just spoke to me in English). Even where I grew up, learning the language was difficult, but I have some grasp onto it. It makes me question my own identity, cause when people ask me where I’m from, I never feel proud to say Nigeria, cause I barely know anything of my own culture. This video made me feel like it’s okay if you decide to know who you are, and not just base it from where you were born, cause it can seem like drawback to me tbh
I can relate. I’m Nigerian and grew up and was born in London. My mom spoke English to us and my father, she spoke Nigerian to her friends. I only know some words but I’m not fluent at all. I know of my culture I’m Yoruba, and I know how it is with how the older generation act to the younger one in terms of behaviour and mannerisms but that’s about it. I also know about the food and clothing culture too. I do wish I knew Yoruba, at this point I have to force myself to learn, it would have been easier learning as a kid. And even if you don’t know all the culture and language you are still Nigerian by blood and can always learn it when you want to.
@@Thesilentvoice... yea I’ve been trying to learn Swahili and our tribal language but it’s so hard when ur an adult already and don’t have time also they’re not many resources. I wish my mom and aunts would’ve focused more on us knowing the language when we were growing up cause none of my cousins really know it either. Its in my blood and I’m connected to my culture for sure but sometimes i feel like an outsider tryna get in
ironically jei said that she hopes mixed koreans feel that korea is their root but conversely that she doesn't think they look korean, will speak korean, etc. tbh i can see how easy it is to ostracise a person of mixed race just with this thinking; although it's not rude, it's ignorant but it can make others feel bad or uncomfortable
Idk about bad vibes but, I didn’t like how at the end she implied the girl had to “pick” one of her two roots like she isn’t both. Or how drinking soju makes her a “real” Korean. I think that’s for her to decide for herself not for the girl in black to judge
My daughters go through this stupid ignorance from locals at most public places every year we visit family in Korea. My daughters Iook Korean, they speak fluent Korean, they are Korean! 🙄
Best option would be try to go to a school where its more mixed school. Spesificaly in the capital and big city. I noticed when their is other minorities in a country its much more normal to be accepted aswell less ridicul because everyone is different. Because i had many mixed people in my school in Oslo as Norwegian. I treated them just as fair as any other. Wether im Somali, they are Norwegian, Arab, Chinese/Swedish, Albanian/Norwegian (wich actually is my best friend). Also i think nothing is perfect so, bullies will exist but i think a school with more minoritys is more inclusive since can accept, regonize aswell learn new identies and cultures easier..
I had a coworker who is from Korea and she was telling me about how it is very looked down upon if you marry someone/be with someone who isn’t also Korean. She ended up marrying someone from the U.S. who is originally from Mexico & she was explaining to me how her mother wouldn’t talk to her for a couple of years because of this . It made me extremely sad for her, but overall she was very happy with her decision to not follow the standards that her family wanted her to do.
This was interesting to watch from an American perspective. The translation of the word "blood" in connection with a nationality makes little sense to me. For us, if you are born here, or you choose to become an American, you are an American, with full rights and responsibilities. Nobody "looks like an American" because Americans look like every kind of person in the world. In fact, it is fairly rude to ask someone here, "where are you from?" or worse, "what are you?" based on how you look or even what accent you have. That has the nice effect of treating everyone as equal, whether they are from the US or not. Because you don't know, and you don't need to know.
agreed, except as a New Yorker I always thought it was normal to ask people where they are from or where their family is from. It's just a question of heritage as NY is very diverse. It wasn't until I went to other states where I learned those questions are a bit more loaded in places where people are only black/white. Also it was the first time I ever heard "what are you" which I also immediately thought was rude.
This is so true. If you pay your taxes and stay out of trouble, I could care less where you come from. It's never bothered me and I don't really think about it, and I would never ask someone right out "Where are you from?" If they find it necessary to tell me fine but otherwise not a thing I care about. Make your life easier, and take care of your own business and stay out of everyone elses.
@@AS-kf1ol So true! NY is so diverse that as NYers we'd ask "Where are you from?" and we could be asking anything from what borough, state or even country. I never considered it would sound rude asking someone this is in a less diverse state
and yet as an Asian-American I keep getting these same questions for most of my life living here in the States. And then the inevitable "No. No. Where are you REALLY from?"
I’m mixed race (Korean/Caucasian) and grew up in Seoul in the 80s/90s. While most Koreans were kind and good people, I had to deal with the occasional racists. I remember one time in elementary school when we were living in Banpo I went to the neighborhood playground and some kids started throwing rocks at me. It’s good to hear that people are more open minded than they used to be.
Black People and Mixed race people have similar experiences with racism. These comments are so insightful. Thank you for sharing. I hope you know now, that you are the light of the world. And I mean, why is it that humans can accept diversity in foods, in the planets, in seasonings, in flowers and everything, but in humanity? Why!?!! 🤔 So, 🥲you're like the sunflower 🌻 in a bed of roses 🌹. Just because you aren't a rose, doesn't make you less unique .🤞🏾❣️
what? i lived in Banpo in the 80s for a few years. shin banpo. i was their for the grand opening of the new core pizza hut! i attended jamwon elementary school. we'd get cheap stuff at the bus terminal!
She’s so beautiful! And she speaks Korean so well! I wish her well wherever life takes her whether it’s staying in Korea, back to France, or onward to Quebec or elsewhere!
I wonder if she'd try Quebec on the good assumption that North Americans may be more accepting of her individuality and she can use French there if course. We see many more biracial people here in Canada of many mixes. Some fairly famous like Keanu Reeves and Kristen kreuk who played snow white once. The Rock has 3 major ancestral groups. A few Recent top athletes in China and Japan are biracial. The new 100 m men's gold medalist from Italy is half white. Some of the best decathletes like Canada's Olympic gold medallist is too. I wonder if the girl in the video gets an even more different reaction from many people as she so attractive, apart from being biracial.
@@donpadget8181 I'm half french like her, and being mixed-race (with african roots which make it obvious that we're not white) in France is actually hard too even though a huge part of the population is mixed-race nowadays here. We have a LOT of extremist and racist people. White people in France, even if they're friends, would say otherwise but that's because it's only an issue we (non whites) can understand.
@@ISangaloUnofficialFR not all voters for Le pen might be like that but she's getting close to winning the election. Surprising. Countries of more immigration like in North America are more open to this. USA had a biracial president and the multi racial Tiger Woods who attracts more golf viewers even when he's not winning. I hope you can find a more accepting area and community..perhaps much more educated people who may be open to difference. Canada is far more open to immigrants polls show and has many biracial people in large cities. I know someone with French, Italian and African origins who faced what you say in Italy.
kyojun answers like such an intellectual 😭 hes so considerate of every possible option 😳 ps siyeon is so pretty.. I really wonder what countries people often guess she's from because I don't think I'd guess right 🤔 I'd probably say Italian or something 💀
Am I the only one who thought the Jei was so close minded? Like when she was answering the questions I felt uncomfortable. It's her opinion i know but it doesnt hurt to have an open mind. I have no idea how she hasnt seen a mix korean before..
You have to understand that Europe has a lot of similarities in languages, it means that most of them are really similar between each other. I can relate that as a person who was studying English, German and French.
As a half-Filipino & half-Korean, people always expect me to know the language of my native country. The thing is, my parents can only communicate with each other in English, so that became my first and main language. And because I live in the Philippines, people notice my appearance; many people thought I was either Chinese or Japanese. Those who do know that I'm part-Korean tend to ask me questions related to it, such as if I can speak the language or like K-Pop. I try not to be bothered by those questions, but I feel like people are expecting too much of me.
I'm half Korean and half Sri Lankan and I honestly relate a lot to your experience. My parents can only speak English as a common language and ever since I moved all anyone could ask me was 'where are you from?' and 'do you like K-pop?' Its sort of annoying. Do you also feel a sort of disconnect with both your cultures? I never feel like I can relate to the full Korean or srilankan 'experience' and its giving me an identity crisis lol
@@minjeonglee3953 Sometimes I feel like neither or walking a fine line between them because regarding to both cultures, I don't participate in traditions other than eating some of the native food.
"I think I have no roots" I felt that so hard. I'm a halfie as well and feel like I don't belong anywhere. Lets call them side 1 and side 2. When you go to side 1, all they see you as is side 2. When you go to side 2, all they see you as is side 1. You just feel like you're being looked at as less of a person and people look at you as incompetent no matter where you go sometimes. I really wish I could proudly say "I belong somewhere" but I honestly just feel lonely and detached with my identity. I tell myself 'it's fine, I don't need to belong anywhere' but hearing people say things they have as part of their group identity, which I have but aren't really considered but of the group, still stings a lot.
I'm mixed too. My mother is Korean and my father is half french-half Spanish. I speak French, Korean and Spanish. I grew up in France, made university exchanges in Spain and lived few years in Korea but It will always be hard to build your identity when you're mixed because people will always highlight your differencies no matter where you're from even if you do everything to be one of them. So I ended up trying to be myself, not what people wants me to be.
yes I heard from people who mixed and live in korea for whole lives and have korean passport and when they speak to others they say wow you have such a good korean how did you manage to learn it ? and they are like I was born here
I just checked the comments. And I'm saying this because there seems to be a misunderstanding of what I'm saying. I didn't say anything I didn't want to hurt anyone and I didn't mean to. I apologize if there was a misunderstanding in what I said and if you are hurt. But I was hurt when I checked the comments. In Korea, multiculturalism was not developed compared to the United States or Europe. However, Korea is increasingly accepting multiculturalism, but it has yet to fully understand it. And I don't think anyone deserves to blame me for not fully understanding. People who say I must understand all the diversity are also rudely forcing their opinions. But I'm trying to understand more with my will, so don't curse in the comments. Also, I thought the question in the video was wrong in the first place, but I had to answer it to some extent because it was a filming. So don't say anything rash. That's not all you see on TV. You're also judging someone rudely by their cross section and hurting someone. Finally, I think diversity, such as race and country, should be respected everywhere. However, most people have a preconceived notion based on their own experiences. I'm not saying it's good, but there's no need to swear at them. I, too, have a lot of prejudices about my appearance, but they are just their thoughts. Always be confident in yourself and live confidently without being discouraged or hurt by those words. You always perfect as you are!
"It's hard to say you're from a country if you don't speak the language." This. As a mixed-race woman, I find that I'm not "Filipino enough" to most Filipinos lol. Especially because I don't speak Tagalog, Ilocano, etc. But then to white people, they're like "what *are* you?" A lot of people try to talk to me in Spanish lol. Feels like I don't fit in anywhere.
as someone who’s mixed race myself (half korean and half australian), i like how we could see the perspectives of two different people, one perhaps more open minded than the other. i related more to the guy’s answers, he seems pretty aware of how conservative korea is as well. the appearance thing is true for me, in australia i’m seen more as an asian and in korea i look western. i think the difference in beauty standards play a role in this too. i think i can speak for a lot of mixed race people, that how and where you grow up is a major contributing factor to how you identify yourself. overall, an interesting video this was
I think it's sad they didn't use this interview to inform the woman with the long hair how closed minded she was being. it was like the guest reinforced what she thought. It's just sad how all her answers were basically something like any mixed person isn't Korean or can speak it. The fact she assumed the woman wasn't born and raised in Korea saying "oh your Korean is good" sounds more like an insult. pointless conversation for her. The gentleman was great.
His statement:" Because I'm living in this world so, the third-person has to be the one to judge" is so on point. Something politicians, media and companys should learn from when it comes to ethical questions and deciding on minority matters.
I'd love to see this again but with Koreans who were born, raised, and spent most of their life in say America. What is it to be Korean? The full blooded Koreans who were born & raised in the West culturally are mostly or entirely Western, they speak only English or just some Korean, they have spent very little time, if any, in South Korea, their friends and romantic parents have been largely non Koreans and so on... Are they less Korean? What does it feel like for them to be denied their heritage by their parents home country even though they are 100% Korean by blood? How does it feel to be in your ancestral home country and look the same as "real" Koreans but be treated like an outsider/foreigner? Like you're not a "real" Korean? Then in the West you're not treated like a real Westerner because you're Asian so you feel like you are wanted by no one and have no home country. How does that feel? I'd love to see the Koreans on this channel and the sister channels be presented with this issue. As for this video it was good but I did wish they went a bit deeper with what it's liked to be mixed living in Korea. I believe it's even harder for mixed people who aren't considered gorgeous like she is and therefore aren't viewed more positively right from the start.
The real question is what does it mean to be American? To be American is not about being different. It’s not about catering to the minorities OR People of color. It’s not about being black or white or Asian or middle eastern. It’s the values, it’s in our constitution. So, you better be very careful with that you say because whatever their values and beliefs are, it’s about showing respect. If you don’t like their opinion, then that’s your problem. If you can’t respect people’s opinions, then why should they respect you? Understand?
@@alohatigers1199 of people don't respect other human beings as human as human beings and treat them with respect and dignity then their opinions don't matter. Opinions will never be more important than being kind, respectful and human to another person. Opinions are only to be respected as long as they also respect humanity. Also you don't have to agree with someone's ideals to still be able to treat them with respect and dignity. If your opinions are disrespectful and hateful to human beings the your opinions do not deserve respect.
I think there answers were pretty reasonable, though we live in a society were there's wayyy more mixed people, society still in a way stereotypes how a person from a certain race should look and not look
I know Kyojun was completely honest but I was a bit suprised she thought like that. For most of those questions I would say It depends. For example some mixed Koreans look like Koreans and some don’t. Some 100% Koreans speak Korean and some don’t.
I’m Korean, English, and Cherokee. Not white enough to be white, not Korean enough to be Korean. My Cherokee side claims me, but I don’t speak the language. I’m glad to see content like this
I find it odd that it’s her first time meeting a half Korean. Where did they grow up in Korea??? I grew up around itaewon military base and they’re everywhere! This was back in the 80’s - so many US military married and had kids with Korean women since the Korean War . There were many mixed children living around the military towns.
she probably assumed they were foreigners.. i think its ridiculous she can't see the korean in her.. i'm arab and i can spot another arab or mixed arab a mile away.
As a Japanese my first time meeting a half japanese was when i was 15 so…. Yeah often times they are just pure foreigners or mixed but different race like mexican american
French here (with Algerian grandparents): I've always had a hard time accepting the way of thinking of South Koreans or Japanese (not all of them think the same of course but there is a widely shared way of thinking about this issue) because France is such a multicultural country (mainly from colonisation but still) so when I'm outside looking for direction by exemple I will ask anyone (whether they are Asian, African looking) in French without even thinking about it because we are so used to see people with all kind of appearance being French! So I understand that South Korea or Japan have a different history but I'm still very surprised and honestly quite sad when I hear stories about foreigners that lived there for years and years or foreigner looking people that are treated like outsiders despite being perfectly assimilated....
The same is probably true for countries in Europe that are 90+% white. Even in America, as an Asian-American, I am asked by people where I'm from even tho I was born here. People also said they "detect" an accent in my English even though it's my native language.
@@rabbitazteca23 it’s quite understandable, your great grand parents or grand parents or parents came to America, you have a high probability of still being raised in a mixed culture. Knowing which country your family came from is quite important when you want to understand family dynamics etc. I have a lot of different origins (french, Congolese, Vietnamese, Spanish) and I understand that even though I was mainly raised in France, all my origins have had an impact on who I am. It is a key factor to understand my personality, I’m not only french because I lived there for the most part of my life. So I don’t think it’s racist or rude because most of the time it isn’t even white people who ask me where I’m from, they automatically assume I’m from the French Antilles, it’s most of the time black people who are confused about my look (I don’t seem really white, but not really mixed either). Of course, assuming you have a bad English pronunciation / accent is quite borderline racist but sometimes it can be genuine and real : my grand father is 100% Spanish but has been in French since he was 15 so he speaks French perfectly, but on some intonations (not really an accent, just a way of emphasising a part of a word) he seems Spanish (and I don’t think french people who don’t know Spanish recognise this, you need to have heard Spanish before). He denies it and thinks he doesn’t have these intonations but my sister and I are sure, even my mom who has never lived in Spain (didn’t learn it from her dad either) has some of these intonations (by mimicking my grandfather). So maybe sometimes it is quite racist, sometimes I think it’s real, especially if the people telling you so aren’t all white.
@@victoriia Funnily enough, it's mostly white people that are asking me these questions. And I am certain I do not have a tell-tale intonations in the way I speak that resembles the accent, for example, of a non-native English speaking Asian who learned the language rather than spoke it since they were cognizant. And to try and get a better, more objective conclusion to this... I did a small experiment before. I recorded myself speaking English like how I normally would and also recorded my American friends who also spoke English. In total, there were ten recordings. I asked random people and friends and classmates (I was in high school when I did this experiment) and asked them to discern which recording they think has a non-American accent. I distinctly remember them saying that non of the recordings (including my own voice) had any non-American accent. Though, i was surprised when one of the commented my recording had some southern twang lol... but I treated that as an outlier. The only conclusion that I arrived with was that my Asiatic features likely contributed to people THINKING I had an accent when I did not. I understand your concern regarding the fact that maybe I was raised around parents or family that had an accent and maybe I picked their accent....BUT what's interesting is that I was not raised by my parents. My parents were in Asia for work for most of my childhood and young adult life. They would only come home once in a while. The longest we've been separated without seeing each other in person was for 5 years. I was raised by a legal guardian who was white and a family friend.
In my case my mom never spoke to me in Taiwanese so I never learned, same my dad never spoke Greek. I speak Italian and English and I'm totally fine with it
It stills bothers me when someone says "Half" because then again, no one is 100% pure, and she is BOTH at the same time and that's okey. As humans we are always in constant exchange with what's different than us and we learned from it, whethever you want it or not to believe. Just like Bong Joon-Ho, Director of Parasite, which is a Korean movie made by a Korean crew by Korean actors, said in his speech at the Oscars "There was a phrase when I was younger that scarved my heart and that quote is by our great Martin Scorsese" and Scorsese is an italian man raised in the USA. So we can't never pointed out someone is "pure blood" when NONE of us is, not even etchnicly or culturally, maybe not even people who lives in tribes, cause we in constast exchange with the exterior again: sometimes for sad reasons like Wars, Imperiliasm or Colonization, I know. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk, lol.
People use the word half as a generic and easy thing to say. No one is gonna constantly say "oh I'm 42%..." or "I'm 13%..." you made a simple reasoning for a word choice complex for no reason 😂
@@staciii sorry but I live in a country where we all mixed and we never said I'm "HALF" this "HALF" that. You still got a nationality and that's the only thing that matters. (Context: its a LatinAmerican country, where mestizaje and colonism is the predominium)
I am mixed as well but since I was born in the USA 🇺🇸 I just say I’m American My dad is Korean My mom is (Salvadoran and Mexican ) mixed as well So I find it easier to say I’m American than saying I’m from Latin America and from Korea I speak Korean, Spanish, and English But obviously I am most comfortable with English But I love it here because a lot of people in the US are mixed
ya im glad the terms like "korean-american" are more common use now. even if thats for full ethnicity kids growing up in a different country than their parents roots, its definitely a wonderful start to the acceptance of mixed ppl :>> also as a mixed kid when ppl (from canada, im canadian) ask, i say my ethnicities. if its someone not from can then i say canada first. north america is where we've grown up after all :>> (just sharing my experience, i agree with u :) )
Here in Brazil, being mixed is so normal, we even don't have these terms. I'm still trying to figure out, which nationalities I have on my blood... I'm still unused to the use of nationalities to define what ''I am'', I just say I'm a descendant.
@@vig4259 I have the same issue, both with still figuring it out and not understanding why people in the US use hyphenated nationalities when discussing their ethnicity. A large problem with using nationalities to explain their ethnic backgrounds is that the boundaries of present-day countries were never exact nor at all what they are today. Also, for example, you can be nationally, ethnically, socially, and religiously Jewish and from Israel, but saying you're Israeli doesn't distinguish between whether your nationality is Israel, or if you're ethnically Israeli (or your ethnic-religious identity, which is important to understand).
The lady was just rude to be honest. I could comment that she doesn't look Korean either because her skin isn't as pale nor the darker variant. But doesn't mean that she's not "Korean". I don't understand why she wishes mixed Koreans would treat their roots as Korea when she said she doesn't consider them Koreans 🤣
0:58 as an European you CAN tell the difference, kinda. I'm Polish and Polish, Czech and Slovak people look the same, that's true, but for example some Russians have their eyes higher and closer to each other and sometimes I can just tell someone is Russian by looking at them (most of the time I can't though). The same goes for Ukraine, there is something about their nose-mouth structure that I can sometimes tell a person is from Ukraine, but only sometimes. If someone is fully British, I can usually tell by their skin. They have very unique skin. Sometimes I can tell if someone's from Italy or Spain when they have darker skin. And of course Scandinavia, sometimes you can tell by the stereotypical height and when they look really white lol
As an American, this was interesting and good to watch. I really appreciate Kyojun’s thoughts. Despite a VERY limited viewpoint of Americans shown in the media, if she was walking around in any major or large US city she would find most people not staring at her and possibly not even noticing her unless someone thought she was pretty. There are many biracial people here so being biracial or multiracial is no big deal in the majority of places in the US. Where I live, almost every time I go out to a store I see a lovely biracial child. Neither Caucasian, Black, or other races stare at them. People will smile and complement a child that they think is pretty regardless of their race. Please know that I understand it is very different for me because I’m from the States🙂. Not that it matters, but when I look at Siyeon I can easily see that she is Asian and Caucasian. It was interesting to hear Jei say that people ask her if she is a mixed Korean, as a westerner I think she looks fully Asian. Very respectfully I say, It’s unfortunate that Siyeon would ever have to in any way deny one of her cultural roots in order to be more accepted in the other. When anyone dismisses one of her racial roots they are actually telling her to deny one of her parents, that is really terrible. It was a bit sad watching her say that she didn’t feel like she had roots in either country. However, I’m glad that she has a positive outlook about it because it allows her to more easily adapt to other countries such as the States, or Canada. Again I very respectfully say, for me (and a lot of Americans) she can enjoy the wonderful things from both of her cultures, fully embracing both because she’s equally both of them, not less of either of them. I understand why she is drawn to Quebec over other places in the world, there are significant Asian communities in Canada and Quebec speaks French.
These two people thoughts are like complete opposite which showing us a perspective of their thinking in the Conservative along with a person who opened his mind in regards with korean Conservative society kyojun I think that guy is better with open mind am not saying he is best but at least he tried kuddos for that
It's sad that basically she's considered foreign in both France and Korea, when these are her countries. She's not accepted anywhere and people made her feel like she doesn't belong to anywhere :(
Well in France they simply confused her. But she would be accepted in France. In Korea it’s completely different. No matter what she does she will never “look” or be a “true” Korean I. Their eyes. Asia is one of the most racist places on earth. But many people don’t realize this.
“Nationalism does nothing but teach you to hate people you never met, and to take pride in accomplishments you had no part in.” ― Doug Stanhope. I have a 400 yr old Scottish bloodline, but I also have a mix of, English, Irish, French, Nordic, ... and probably some Spanish, and perhaps Moorish blood. Scotland is quite a good country to live in, but I am not "proud" to be Scottish, I didn't choose to be born here. I consider myself human, or Homo sapien (with a touch of Neanderthal). Plus, if you go back about 70,000 yrs, then we all have the same African descendants ... so we are all related.
I just really liked kyojun's answers. in every interview/video he's in I just enjoy hearing his perspective on things. (also, I would love a second part to this, but with a poc/korean. I see koreans mostly prefer european features, so it'd be nice for a change. and see if their opinions are any different.)
I honestly think she looks mixed lol. Like if I saw her on the street I wouldn’t think she’s only Korean or only French, I would think she’s both. She has both features. (And she’s very beautiful btw)♥︎
yeah she's like a straight down the middle 50/50 mix lol. there are some mixed kids that look more euro than asian or more asian than euro. I don't see how people could mistake her as not being korean but then again it may just be because there isn't that much biracial Korean representation in media so they don't know what that looks like and it just ends up looking like a foreigner to them.
Frankly, she just looks French to me, but that's because I'm of French descent and recognise her French features (like the nose and jaw). I knew many girls that looked like her growing up.
This might sound a bit crude. But if you're on the subject of mixed-race it's easy to forget that someone like Siyeon might have a slightly different perspective of things as well. Why? Well, objectively she's a very attractive woman. Which whether we like to admit it or not, can alter her experiences from others in a similar situation. (Being mixed-race). What I mean is that if you're that attractive you're probably far less at risk from being treated poorly (experiencing discrimination, racism etc.). I'm not saying this video is bad or anything. I guess I'm just raising awareness that most videos talking about mixed-race tend to present someone who is really attractive. It's understandable, it sure brings in the views. It also paradoxical enough can make more people listen to the message, watch the whole video. Still it might not tell the whole truth about how tough it can be to try and fit in being mixed-race in a otherwise very homogenous society.
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The guy is so self aware and open to how conservative korea is. We need more open minded people like him.
The moment he said, "What does it mean to be a Korean." You know that this person is an enlightened person.
mhm yea I liked his answers to each question
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And when he said you look like your mom or father. So he's aware of the fact :)
He's in a lot of these and he's always VERY well spoken, and very open to other things, love it
@@NationChosenByGod Yeah, he was in the correct critical mindset to approach that question. Because a lot of the time, a closed, conservative mind has a rigid structure and rejects anything new that breaks it (treating it as a horrid abberation).
I don’t care if it’s in Korea, Japan, America, or any other country in the world. If people say some racist shit, do not let them get away with it. Pursue the matter, they will not learn other wise. Sometimes simply calling people out and embarrassing them in public will make them think twice. I have experienced racism in each of the countries mentioned. When it comes to Korea and Japan, yes I am polite and follow customs. People sometimes say shit thinking you don’t understand what they’re saying.
Do you make a scene in Korea or Japan when you think they can’t understand what they are saying? Are you part Korean or Japanese?
@@marcanthony7020 I can say I definitely don’t. I don’t like to give people more reasons to view foreigners as annoying. I watch my manners. Especially since I’m Mexican-American. I speak Japanese and some Korean.
@@marinemanga9875 Soooo… what you are saying about embarrassing them really only applies to white Americans?
@@marcanthony7020 no, that’s not what I said at all. I only gave background on myself since you asked if I speak their language, and/or if I was Korean or Japanese. This applies to any foreigner. Hence I said not to give them bad impressions on foreigners. Don’t twist my words. That’s not the issue at hand though. While there are foreigners who are rude. The issue is how Japan and South Korea are xenophobic. Especially South Korea. Still, Americans and Chinese are some of the most rude tourists. Americans as in white, black, hispanic, Asian, it doesn’t matter.
Korea definitely gets a pass for racist behaviour compared to many other countries. Its annoying
She looks quite both to me, like her mother and father. She’s French-Korean. She’s not just French or just Korean. I struggle with something similar, to be honest. I have a few friends like that too.
What does Korea and Korean mean. It's a unique beautiful nation; with unique genetics and behaviors that have evolved into a common culture and expression.
Something that should be preserved.
I read someone said in a comment section before that if you are a foreigner/mixed blood, even though you speak fluent Korean without foreign accent, you are still considered as a foreigner/outsider. As an Asian myself, it's kind of sad because in my country, if you speak our national language, you will be treated as a family.
Just like some idols that are mixed and look more western such as Vernon, Huening Kai, Bahiyyih & Somi
I'm also half Korean and half Caucasian (mostly Scottish) but I am an American. I definitely don't look as pretty as her 🤣 but this is relatable. Here in the US, most people can tell I'm some sort of Asian or they think I'm Hispanic, but they never guess Korean lol
I can imagine how funny this video will be if Yumi is here as well 😂😂😂😂😂
I personally like the way how kyojun deals with every question with calmness and honesty. It doesn't matter what the question or situation is. Kyojun will do his best to answer !! 💯
he always seems to think very carefully and view the questions from every side before answering. i like him in this type of video
Indeed.. he's very articulate and sorted out for his answers comparatively to the other person.
He seems to dive deep into topics. I like that about him.
It’s funny how a lot of people and cultures make a big deal of mixed-race people. like...it was just two humans, a man and a woman getting together and making a child lmao.
@@leahhhh7981 yes I think Jei want to be friends w Siyeon - for her own benefit. I feel that way cuz Jei doesn’t seem so open and doesn’t want to get to knw much more bout Siyeon. I know cuz I bet Siyeon is half and a cool person and seem like she’ll use that as an opportunity. Idk i just got that vibe from Jei.
They both answered that the bi-racial woman looked European. I'm a white guy and my kids are half Japanese. What I've noticed is that all white people think my kids look Asian, and all Asian people think my kids look white. It's 100% consistent. When I look at this bi-racial woman, she frankly looks overwhelmingly Asian to me. I'm not sure I would instantly recognize her as being half white. I know she's half Korean, but there are Japanese who look just like her who are fully Japanese. Also - you don't have to live in a country to speak the language. My kids were Japanese speaking from birth because that is the language my wife spoke to them. They switched to English when they went to school. They are still bilingual although their English is better than their Japanese. They go to Japan every summer, and their Japanese improves dramatically after each visit.
I can definitely relate to this! I’m half white half Taiwanese! As a mixed-race person, I can easily tell who’s mixed race and not all mixed race people are 50/50 based on looks thanks to genetics. Some people look more Asian than white or vice versa. I just wish people can be more open-minded and not judge us based on our looks.
i feel like its a mixed kids superpower to detect other mixed ppl LOL im half black/half chinese but i can always spot wasian kids from a mile away. but yea looking like the other race when ur both fucking sucks and it makes you feel "out of place" per say, i digress, im very glad your kids are able to retain their mother tongue. that'll definitely help them accept themselves when they figure out their identity one day :)
@@michthebich right just recently with the olympics my parents were watching aileen gu (i dont rmbr if thats the correct spelling) and they were "picking apart" her looks: "oh she looks more asian" "no i defintely see white more" least to say i got offended LOL had to excuse myself from the room. shit was suffocating (but ye mixed ppl radar HAHA i love it)
Yeah, I'm Asian and she looked really French to me. The only Korean thing I see about her is her skin
I don’t know, man. I’m a white English guy, but to me she looks pretty European. It’s ironically her nose that I think looks most Asian - the feature she said she thinks she took from her French father.
I really love how Kyojun smartly answers the questions. He doesn't take a one side and explains why he took a certain side.
And she's so pretty.
"Her Korean is so good" - If I was mixed and heard a comment like that, I think I would have been so sad. It is one of her native languages, so it is natural for her to speak it well :/
Edit: I meant that since she said in the video that she grew up speaking both languages, it is natural for her to speak it well ^^ Sorry for the misunderstanding!
Well I don't think that's natural tho cause there are households that live out of Korea, and if they don't use Korean conciously then they'll gradually forget how to speak :'( My cousin has a Korean heritage but he doesn't speak Korean. My aunt just spoke English at home to not confuse him since they were living in the States
@@jennnnnnn_0348 Ahhh yesss, that is true! ^^ My wording was a bit wrong😅 I meant that since she had grown up speaking it, it would be natural for her to speak the language ^^
@@apiraa It's true. It's one of the first things she had revealed about herself. How she is half Korean and grew up speaking both languages. She even shared how she had to explain to others how she could understand them in Korean.
After hearing all of that, if is the case, then why would someone say,
"You're Korean is good"?
Lol it's kinda like a dumb statement
It don't work like that. We all grow up speaking Spanish at home, but it only takes a two minute conversation with a taxi cab driver in mexico for him to know, we aren't real Spanish speakers. That's even when we learn to speak Spanish at home first.
@@MrEscrowreview It may not work like that for YOU but it doesn't mean It doesn't work for OTHERS!
You must understand that....
But I totally comprehend your message.
Thanks for sharing.
the "can/can't speak korean" thing is very case by case. not just mixed race ppl but asians who grow up overseas, there are some ppl who speak it like a native speaker and some who don't even know the basics. it all depends on the parents and also on the child's own willingness to learn the language.
yeah surprisingly a lot of koreans from foreign countries aren't fluent in korean, for example even with foreign k-pop idols there are some who had to learn korean from scratch cus they lived somewhere else. I wish people didn't feel lesser than others of the same race if they don't know the language.
A girl in my language course grew up in Japan but her nationality is korean. She speaks 0 korean and the professor was confused if she was even allowed to take the course since her nationality is korean but the course is for foreigners
@@gintokisstrawberrymilk How's that surprising? Of course if you grow up in a country where you don't use Korean in your daily life, your Korean isn't going to be fluent. Unless your parents either force you to speak it a lot or you grow up in a Korean community which not everyone has the opportunity to live in.
@@Dokemoni Those people are called Zainichi Koreans. They have Korean blood but have lived in Japan for generations, like some of them now 5th/6th gen. They have assimilated into Japanese culture pretty much all the way so it's not surprising that they might not be able to speak korean.
@@theguy6082 cus majority of people I know who were born in a foreign country learned both their mother tongue and the language used in said country while growing up. Obviously the people I know don't represent everyone lol, but it was still surprising to me.
The difference in thought process between their answers is like night and day lol
The guy is very careful and smart with his answers
jei is really the type of korean that are like kinda close-minded??the majority of koreans are like her ...
Ikr, yikes
Right I was thinking the same thing
So true, and at the beginning of the video when she said people see her as a mixed Korean a lot, it almost made me choke 🤣🤣. No girl, you look and act 100% Korean 🙄
@@Alexosauruus I've seen some comments from seemingly white people here in the comments section that said she looks clearly mixed or even European. I could somewhat tell she was mixed based on her nose as most Koreans (asians in general) don't have such large noses.
@@rabbitazteca23 we're talking about Jei, not the guest...
The way the girl answered was honest but it came off so closed mined(because of course someone who is mixed will still somewhat look each race they are mixed with)
You are right but that is how countries that only have one race feel that way. The don't realize it. I live in Japan as a foreigner and there are some people who don't realize when you tell someone "Your Japanese is so good!" when you have only spoken one word that it can make you feel bad. It's not a good compliment, but they think it is. Or when I go to Starbucks and order something, I try my hardest to pronounce the words with the Japanese way so the barista understands they don't have to use English with me just because I look foreign. I can speak Japanese. Countries like Japan or Korea have only one race and it's hard for them to think of things they have never experienced before.
because she is close-minded, like most koreans.
@@ISangaloUnofficialFR It’s how they grow up and the culture they are surrounded by. People learn from their surroundings.
I really liked Kyojun. He is so open minded and respectful, I can tell he is intelligent.
As a French person, I can see that she is half French like she definitely have French facial features even if they are mixed with Korean features. But France have had mixed people for centuries so we are used to see French features mixed in with other features.
She also dresses very "French" . That classic effortless looking chicness. And even her hairstyle.
France is way more a culture than a race nowadays.
If you feel like you're french so you are to us.
@@tigre9271Classic French chic is considered funeral outfit outside of Framce😂😅
I like the guy, he was respectful. The girl was a bit rude.
jei’s answers just don’t sit right with my mente. as a mixed person myself i can’t stop thinking id be hurt listening to her telling me that i’m not "valid" in a country that’s a part of my culture. BEING MIXED IS A BLESSING. you are richer in culture, values, you can see the word with two pair of glasses and that’s a true gift. id rather be me, mixed and confusing for some than still thinking a country is about pure blood. this is not what a nation is.
hey, you don't need to feel hurt when someone of lower intelligence attempts make you feel bad. don't worry about it, you know it's not the truth since you're confident in your own skin.
No need to get upset, she's just ignorant. Hopefully she'll meet more people and learn that people are all pretty diverse.
@Pablo It doesn't matter. Are you loved by your parents? That's all that matters.
Your momma raised you well. She should be proud 👏
I really pity close minded people. Their perspective is so narrow they don't know it's actually stiffling until they break
i'm not korean at all, but i lived in Gimpo for more than a year. the comments jei made reminded me of many hurtful memories, where (especially) older koreans shit-talked foreigners and how we infiltrate and destroy the korean identity. me and my (korean) boyfriend understood every single word... i wish people became more open-minded like kyojun
Do this still happend now days? Older korean only or the younger one also?
Yes, she sounded close minded
Ahaha. Yeah. Older Asians are like that. No worries. You do you. Elders don't change their thinking. You do you. Kill them with kindness 💕
@@zahrasitaaminoe8971 yes, even the young ones.
@@zahrasitaaminoe8971 duh and there is a lot more of conservative people in the younger generation too nowadays.
The girl came off as very close minded while the guy was very open and you can tell the guest was comfortable with him. I have watched a couple of videos from this channel and I have been impressed by the guy each time.
I wish more Koreans was like him
Yeah she kept saying how pretty she looked...Funny thing is (Im Korean) she looks like the many Korean ladies who get surgical augmentations done ...I personally find the all natural more attractive along with single eyelids
She was intimidated by the pretty guest and was subconsciously defensive.
As a Korean-American who struggles with self-identity, this video was really relatable. Both of my parents are Korean immigrants, but we tend to speak English at home. I am told I don’t look very Korean because of my big eyes and bigger..assets and heavier body, so when I go visit Korea for vacation, although I’m glad that my distant family still treats us like Koreans, I still can’t help but feel a little bit alienated, even though we share the same blood. I’m glad Siyeon-nim was able to share her story, shedding light on things that aren’t normally questioned in Korean society.
Although Korea is slowly progressing towards more open-minded perceptions of foreigners, the country still has a long way to go. Like Kyojun-nim was saying (though this shouldn’t be a justification), Koreans have been ingrained with this mentality of a unified Korea, where thoughts, looks and ideals are similar. Anything that is outside of the norm is considered “different” and “alien.” Thus, even if it isn’t intentional, they push away the things or people that are unfamiliar to them. I love my people and my family all the same and hope that someday, the future generations will learn to live together in a more easily-found harmony.
Wait, I'm just curious. You said both of your parents are Koreans but how come you don't look very Korean (I think DNA don't change even though someone immigrated, it only changes with interracial parents)? I'm not trying to offend you, just out of my curiosity.
@@iwillfollowyou7395 thanks for the question-I would guess that it’s because I have a lot of mixed blood in my lineage (Koreans today don’t have as “pure” blood as they would like to assume). My eyes are big, without surgery, because I was born prematurely. I have a big bust and derrière because my dad and mom’s side of the family have some inclination to either. I’m on the heavier side (overweight by Korean beauty norms), which also contributes to that. I used to be tanned, as well. My family is tall, so I’m taller than the average Korean female height. Unless I wear makeup in the conventional Korean style, many of my Korean friends say that I look half-Korean.
You see the last you want is to force people do something they are uncomfortable just to cater to minorities.
That’s where you have crossed the line and show disrespect. That’s the key: RESPECT.
I don’t understand the need to adapt to change.
Where’s the respect? Where’s the freedom?
You understand?
You want respect? You have to earn it, that’s the way it is. But demanding respect and demanding to change the culture just to cater to YOU, don’t complain if everyone hates you.
Do you understand?
@@alohatigers1199 That’s a fair point-especially in Asian cultures where respect and honor are key aspects of their societal identities. I do try and be respectful: 예의 and 배려 is what my family has raised me to put at the forefront, despite me having been born in the U.S.
The only reason why I would call for change is because there is only so far I can go on my own-I can be respectful, I can be kind, I can be honorable. But if the opposite party does not reciprocate the same effort I am putting in, it feels like a losing game. I think that is when change is needed.. or rather than change, perhaps wording it as “adjustment” would work better, because I don’t want them to change. Being who they are is what makes them *my* people. I just want for them to adjust their definition of Korean to include me, if that makes sense. Because despite my country of birth, America, I am Korean and wish to be recognized as such. Ultimately, I don’t think they hate me. They just haven’t recognized me as one of theirs, yet. I’ve seen many of my friends and family members take conscious steps towards including us, so that gives me a lot of hope that I’ll be fully recognized one day ☺️
@@kefiraofmasbolle I see. Thanks for your willingness to answer. BTW, you said you used to be tanned, how did you get fairer skin? I wanna be fairer too because I used to be fairer when I was a kid but I spent too much time outside playing football, now I became tanned. Ottoke? 🥵
I find jei comments were a bit rude and the guy was so careful and smart about what he's saying think before you talk people
Although we deem them rude, in Korea I feel like she was at least aware enough that some of her answers might be rude or reckless. That’s not the case with most.
"You're Korean but why can't you speak Korean?" this hits me a lot.
Being half Korean, that question used to hurt in the past.
My dad is a Korean so naturally I became a Korean citizen but being told you're not "Korean" because you don't look like one, your skin is darker, you don't speak the language and all, brings me down a lot to the point I remember hating to be one. You get outcast by other Koreans because you're not prettier, fairer or wealthier (my parents married out of love, not wealth -- very kdrama moment).
Learning hangul when you're young, you often forget it easily especially when you grew up abroad since the main language to naturally converse is not Korean. You're accustomed to using the language of the country you live in instead. And the dialect/pronunciation is so much different from other Koreans speaking it in Korea then what you are used to hearing at home.
Siyeon sums up most of it. I'm glad Giggle did this video.
I am the same! I am also half Korean I feel the same as you
I am Asian American. Laotian. It does hurt when I can't speak Lao. My father never taught me
A lot of countries have this colorism issue. Mexico has this issue & so does the Philippines. I will never be able to understand it. 🙃
@@sammimarie2820 because you keep worshiping white man lots of them in philippines and mexico the reason for money.
@@sherriv4860 you should learn it tho, how can you expect Laotians to accept you, when you don't even speak their language?
Years ago, I was a bit surprised hearing how Japanese people had a hard time accepting "foreign looking" people, even if those people's parents moved to Japan long ago and those people were born in Japan and lived there their whole life. They are Japanese citizens, but because they look different, Most Japanese would consider them foreigners and be shy about speaking with them.
Being from America, I just naturally expect Anyone I see (regardless of their appearance) as being American. I only think differently if they are speaking another language, then I might ask if they're from somewhere else or just multilingual.
I think that stems from the fact that America in contrast to Japan and most East Asian countries is made up of a population from all around the world, the very good example of a heterogeneous society. Most East Asian countries are still very homogeneous and so to them seeing foreigners is more rare, let alone Japanese citizens, for example, who aren't natively Japanese.
yeah japan is pretty racist in generall.
they would prefer to die as a race than mix their blood with other countries, that at least what the most of them think.
it even escalated more during covid. foreign looking ppl where treated like a fvcking sickness. even the news jumped in on that.
was so sad to watch
In Brazil too we just assume everyone's brazilian and if they aren't then we adopt them as Brazilian property
yes. something like approx 98.5% japanese population, with roughly 900k out of 130 million being korean, and under 100k being indigenous. koreans obviously face discrimination in japan too but it would be easier for them to superficially assimilate (as in it would be difficult to point them out on the street, unlike non-east asian westerners or wasians). because east asians are the majority in their home land, they’re unable to empathise with those who face discrimination on the basis of their ethnic background until they travel or unless they are diaspora/have been raised in a western country. i guess you could also probably blame media representation of different ethnic groups being lacking too and causing misconceptions. not a justification, just an explanation, coming from a half-japanese person.
French here (with Algerian grandparents): I though just like you because France is such a multicultural country (mainly from colonisation but still) so when I'm outside looking for direction by exemple I will ask anyone (whether they are Asian, African looking) in French without even thinking about it because we are so used to see people with all kind of appearance being French! So I understand that South Korea or Japan have a different history but I'm still very surprised and honestly quite sad when I hear stories about foreigners that lived there for years and years or foreigner looking people that are treated like outsiders despite being perfectly assimilated....
Watching this video kinda made me realize that being open-minded is a CONSCIOUS choice & sure as hell involves CONSCIOUS effort. & then, being good in another language & having engaged people of different ethnicity in THEIR language, also serves to open one's eyes.
Jei, being 100% ethnically Korean, growing up in Korea her whole life & unable to speak any language other than Korean, have demonstrated that she had fallen into the pitfalls of growing up in a homogeneous country. i'm sure that she doesn't mean to come off as rude or closed-minded, but she ends up seeming that way all the same, due to her not having made conscious effort to be open-minded (which involves wayyyy more than telling yourself to be open-minded & not shittalk about foreign people), which is in turn, attributed to largely her upbringing.
Kyojun, on the other hand, having lived in the States & capable of speaking English, handled the whole thing with much more grace, & in a manner that's pretty much common with people living in heterogeneous countries. both his comments & his questions easily appear to have far more depth than Jei's, simply because he had to deal with such problems & dilemmas that Siyeon had to deal with to an extent, problems & dilemmas that Jei never had to even touch throughout her life so far.
I like Kyojun. His answers and thought process shows how mature and open-minded he is. Jei on the other hand....she needs to get out more and meet more people.
Or maybe this is just a natural reflection of how people think in Korea?
@@russell6877that doesn't make it normal. Yes, you learn from your surroundings but you can change that by meeting with people from different races or cultures. I think the man in the video does do that, that's why he's more open-minded .
@@mira2082 Being pure-blooded is what's killing most Koreans nowadays, especially the females, because the guys don't mind dating a foreigner and if you ask most of them, they're okay with it.
Funny enough, I was watching a Japanese channel, Takashii From Japan, and he was interviewing some mixed-Japanese and they also had some very different experiences to Korea. I thought Japan was very similar to SK in their mentality, but as they have brought in more outsiders and more people from the U.S. and Europe living in Japan for the last 20 years, it's changed over time.
I hope that with time and exposure that those that do view mixed Asians and Koreans as more than just half-whites.
@@zaynes5094 What I find confusing, is the fact that SK has a lot of immigrants too, but somehow they still have a lot of racism and xenophobia going on. As a kpop fan, you can feel that a lot in kpop too. Also I noticed that some people treat not being open minded, as some kind of culture. Every time I see someone calling out Koreans like the girl in the video, İ always find someone saying "Well Koreans don't hang out a lot with different people" like that doesn't excuse anything. About the Japanese people being more open minded: I thought that their thinking was the same as South Koreans too. Otherwise, SK really needs to ketch up in that perspective. I can't imagine how sad it must feel when people tell you that you're not Korean enough. I got so annoyed with the girl in the video. Mainly because at the start of the video, she said that a lot of people think that she's mixed (when she doesn't even look close to being mixed), but when she saw the actual mixed girl suddenly she wasn't Korean enough. Bet that she doesn't think the same when people call her mixed. Sometimes the reaction these people give doesn't even seem like ignorance or anything, it's blatant jealousy. (Sorry for the long text 🤭😭)
The guest and guy had such good chemistry and their conversation seemed so mature and deep. Identifying as a person with an identity crisis due to having lived in many countries , I really liked this episode.
"I don't want to say things recklessly so..." - JEI.
Quite frankly, girl, you just did. Either JEI you're just too honest or reckless.
KYOJUN on the other hand is really careful answering such questions. I'm no Korean but I sure am half and I really do relate on such issues. Issues such as, "you don't belong here." And "go back to your own country." On both sides, I'm usually being treated as foreigner.
Jei was somehow rude answering the questions...
that girl is kinda close minded but tries to make it “cute”
Yeah I liked Kyojun better. Cool guy.
Koreans will always praise half white/half Koreans over other mixes as they are perceived to have been “mixed well” and more attractive. This thinking is pretty common in other Asian countries too.
So what if they mix with other colours? Do they find it not mixed well?
@@zahrasitaaminoe8971 i think so yes… sadly
That's not true at all. I've seen videos of half white and half Asian people who were said they were bullied and were called half breeds. Also videos of Korean people saying they wouldn't want to mix with foreigners because it would be tough on the child to grow up in Korea. I'm so sick of seeing people in comment sections automatically assume every person on earth praise and want white people. It's just not true..
Yeah true Asians tend to think that lighter skin = more attractive so half white half asian is usually considered attractive than like half black half asian 😔
@@rainydays7027 so you mean, no matter what colour they mixed, still korean will look down on them?
I think the girl that comes up first with the long hair is very close minded. She should interact with Koreans of other backgrounds different from hers to broaden her horizons. The man is much more reasonable.
She’s very much in line with the way most Koreans think.
People need to remember that Korea was teaching pure blood theory for generations. It’s pretty sad but hopefully the country can change. It’s weird they embrace a lot of American culture but when it’s comes to actually accepting others into their family that conservative mindset comes in.
I’m a Mixed Mexican-Black American. This was all very relatable for me. I for sure think in America we are much more open to a variety of races as we are not a homogeneous country. But I still found it so hard to relate to anyone. And it hurt as a young kid to be told I’m not “black enough” for the black kids or “Mexican enough” for the Mexican kids. I was sort of a loner as we all tend to connect through our race/ethnicity and the culture that comes with it. But nowadays everyone has become more inclusive in a way, I feel very accepted in both sides of me.
We are American. I’m Chinese by ethnicity but born in the states so I’m not mixed but when traveling I look Chinese on the outside but identify completely as an American in so many aspects in the way I think and act. I didn’t realize how American I was until I lived in Korea.
This is the struggle of every mixed race person. 👽
I’m Irish, english, Scottish, French, German, Croatian, Russian, Turkish, Hawaiian, Filipino, and Spanish.
I took a DNA test and it said in the 1700s someone was 100% Indian (from the continent of India) and my genes come from Micronesia, Polynesia, and Europe. I also have genes from the Yakut people as well. I didn’t even know what Yakut was I had to look it up. 😅 it’s a part of Siberia with Asian looking people (Chinese? Mongolian looking?) who are classed as a Turkic people but they dress like Native Americans. They’re like the native people who didn’t make it across the land bridge to North America during the ice age. 😦🤓
That was the weirdest and coolest find for me lol. I was happy because I always wanted to be part Native American! Also my great grandparents’ last name “Zabala” is from Basque country.
Mom mom is Hawaiian she was born and raised in Hawaii and that’s really the only place I’ve ever found other people who look like me. Hawaii is such a melting pot everyone there is mixed.
I’m interested in going to the Philippines because I hear it’s fairly mixed there and I want to find others who look like me! Also maybe Central Asia like Kazakhstan? (Although I’m not sure how safe it is to travel there).
I also want to visit Croatia and visit the house where my great grandparents lived.
My sister once dated a Korean guy and visited Seoul with him. My sister said it’s very homogeneous and completely different from America…a little bit of a culture shock for her.
When I went to Mexico all the Mexican people thought I was Mexican! 😅 a lot of people think I look Mexican or Native American.
It must be so weird to be one race. Sometimes I wonder how that feels and what it’s like but I can’t really imagine being any other way than mixed race.
@sarah ei I always meet mixed black and white or white and Mexican and I mean they understand mixed struggles but it’s not fully yk…relatable. And then fully black and Mexican sometimes they don’t really accept you because you are only half. I wish I knew more people like us irl I just seem to be able to relate so much better.
I've heard Koreans are naturally very....judgmental. The fully Korean girl showed that very obviously. Very sad.
They're very judgemental and superficial. I hope Korean eventually move passed that mindset.
Idk y but the girl gives me bad vibes...
The way Kyojun handled the questions reflect his well-mannered personality 🥂
The French-Korean girl dresses in a French way, with French hairstyle, but her manners are very Korean! I find it so funny when mixed people can adapt to both cultures and show off physical gestures that are typical of both countries depending on who they are facing.
I’m Nigerian, and I grew up in a country called Botswana. I was born there, and whenever I visited Nigeria, which was like twice in my life, I always felt left out cause I never learnt my own language(my parents just spoke to me in English). Even where I grew up, learning the language was difficult, but I have some grasp onto it. It makes me question my own identity, cause when people ask me where I’m from, I never feel proud to say Nigeria, cause I barely know anything of my own culture. This video made me feel like it’s okay if you decide to know who you are, and not just base it from where you were born, cause it can seem like drawback to me tbh
This is literally me with kenya. Wish my mom would’ve taught me the language more cause now i feel like an outcast when i visit my own home.
@@ItsEvie I’m glad I ain’t the only one who feels this way☺️
no sure you can call yourself Nigerian if you are Motswana born and raised. you are where you are born.
I can relate. I’m Nigerian and grew up and was born in London. My mom spoke English to us and my father, she spoke Nigerian to her friends. I only know some words but I’m not fluent at all. I know of my culture I’m Yoruba, and I know how it is with how the older generation act to the younger one in terms of behaviour and mannerisms but that’s about it. I also know about the food and clothing culture too. I do wish I knew Yoruba, at this point I have to force myself to learn, it would have been easier learning as a kid. And even if you don’t know all the culture and language you are still Nigerian by blood and can always learn it when you want to.
@@Thesilentvoice... yea I’ve been trying to learn Swahili and our tribal language but it’s so hard when ur an adult already and don’t have time also they’re not many resources. I wish my mom and aunts would’ve focused more on us knowing the language when we were growing up cause none of my cousins really know it either. Its in my blood and I’m connected to my culture for sure but sometimes i feel like an outsider tryna get in
The Korean guy makes his co-host look a bit slow witted by comparison.
ironically jei said that she hopes mixed koreans feel that korea is their root but conversely that she doesn't think they look korean, will speak korean, etc. tbh i can see how easy it is to ostracise a person of mixed race just with this thinking; although it's not rude, it's ignorant but it can make others feel bad or uncomfortable
The girl in black gives me back vibes tbh she was rude at some times
Same. She was somehow rude
Idk about bad vibes but, I didn’t like how at the end she implied the girl had to “pick” one of her two roots like she isn’t both. Or how drinking soju makes her a “real” Korean. I think that’s for her to decide for herself not for the girl in black to judge
the girl’s responses don’t really make sense bc at the beginning she said that others perceive her as a mixed race korean… tf?
The Korean chick is a big yikes lol
My daughters go through this stupid ignorance from locals at most public places every year we visit family in Korea. My daughters Iook Korean, they speak fluent Korean, they are Korean! 🙄
I hope they get comfortable with who they are. It took me awhile 💕 good luck
They clearly don't look Korean if random Koreans can pick them out.
@@John-hp2hg please, stop. It's rude. 🙄
@@sherriv4860 pay no attention to the trolls it's alot on UA-cam
Best option would be try to go to a school where its more mixed school. Spesificaly in the capital and big city. I noticed when their is other minorities in a country its much more normal to be accepted aswell less ridicul because everyone is different. Because i had many mixed people in my school in Oslo as Norwegian. I treated them just as fair as any other. Wether im Somali, they are Norwegian, Arab, Chinese/Swedish, Albanian/Norwegian (wich actually is my best friend). Also i think nothing is perfect so, bullies will exist but i think a school with more minoritys is more inclusive since can accept, regonize aswell learn new identies and cultures easier..
The guy is extremely mature and very well spoken
I had a coworker who is from Korea and she was telling me about how it is very looked down upon if you marry someone/be with someone who isn’t also Korean. She ended up marrying someone from the U.S. who is originally from Mexico & she was explaining to me how her mother wouldn’t talk to her for a couple of years because of this . It made me extremely sad for her, but overall she was very happy with her decision to not follow the standards that her family wanted her to do.
Im not an alien, thats exactly what an alien would say
This was interesting to watch from an American perspective. The translation of the word "blood" in connection with a nationality makes little sense to me. For us, if you are born here, or you choose to become an American, you are an American, with full rights and responsibilities. Nobody "looks like an American" because Americans look like every kind of person in the world. In fact, it is fairly rude to ask someone here, "where are you from?" or worse, "what are you?" based on how you look or even what accent you have. That has the nice effect of treating everyone as equal, whether they are from the US or not. Because you don't know, and you don't need to know.
agreed, except as a New Yorker I always thought it was normal to ask people where they are from or where their family is from. It's just a question of heritage as NY is very diverse. It wasn't until I went to other states where I learned those questions are a bit more loaded in places where people are only black/white. Also it was the first time I ever heard "what are you" which I also immediately thought was rude.
This is so true. If you pay your taxes and stay out of trouble, I could care less where you come from. It's never bothered me and I don't really think about it, and I would never ask someone right out "Where are you from?" If they find it necessary to tell me fine but otherwise not a thing I care about. Make your life easier, and take care of your own business and stay out of everyone elses.
@@AS-kf1ol So true! NY is so diverse that as NYers we'd ask "Where are you from?" and we could be asking anything from what borough, state or even country. I never considered it would sound rude asking someone this is in a less diverse state
and yet as an Asian-American I keep getting these same questions for most of my life living here in the States. And then the inevitable "No. No. Where are you REALLY from?"
Good to know it's a rude question, I hate having to answer since like the girl on the video I don't have a good answer. I can just dismiss that then 😊
Jei is so narrow minded. 🤦🏻♀️
I’m mixed race (Korean/Caucasian) and grew up in Seoul in the 80s/90s. While most Koreans were kind and good people, I had to deal with the occasional racists. I remember one time in elementary school when we were living in Banpo I went to the neighborhood playground and some kids started throwing rocks at me. It’s good to hear that people are more open minded than they used to be.
oh banpo you were rich
wow wtf
Black People and Mixed race people have similar experiences with racism. These comments are so insightful.
Thank you for sharing.
I hope you know now, that you are the light of the world.
And I mean, why is it that humans can accept diversity in foods, in the planets, in seasonings, in flowers and everything, but in humanity?
Why!?!!
🤔
So, 🥲you're like the sunflower 🌻 in a bed of roses 🌹.
Just because you aren't a rose, doesn't make you less unique .🤞🏾❣️
what? i lived in Banpo in the 80s for a few years. shin banpo. i was their for the grand opening of the new core pizza hut! i attended jamwon elementary school. we'd get cheap stuff at the bus terminal!
@@nicoleraheem1195 Every race deals with racism.. that's the sad reality in this world..
I see a lot if ppl always interviewing wasians, why they don't research for blasians who aren't the "beauty standard"
She’s so beautiful! And she speaks Korean so well! I wish her well wherever life takes her whether it’s staying in Korea, back to France, or onward to Quebec or elsewhere!
Same here. She's well-knowledgeable, and she seems able to handle herself well.
I wonder if she'd try Quebec on the good assumption that North Americans may be more accepting of her individuality and she can use French there if course. We see many more biracial people here in Canada of many mixes. Some fairly famous like Keanu Reeves and Kristen kreuk who played snow white once. The Rock has 3 major ancestral groups. A few Recent top athletes in China and Japan are biracial. The new 100 m men's gold medalist from Italy is half white. Some of the best decathletes like Canada's Olympic gold medallist is too.
I wonder if the girl in the video gets an even more different reaction from many people as she so attractive, apart from being biracial.
@@donpadget8181 I'm half french like her, and being mixed-race (with african roots which make it obvious that we're not white) in France is actually hard too even though a huge part of the population is mixed-race nowadays here. We have a LOT of extremist and racist people. White people in France, even if they're friends, would say otherwise but that's because it's only an issue we (non whites) can understand.
@@ISangaloUnofficialFR not all voters for Le pen might be like that but she's getting close to winning the election. Surprising. Countries of more immigration like in North America are more open to this. USA had a biracial president and the multi racial Tiger Woods who attracts more golf viewers even when he's not winning. I hope you can find a more accepting area and community..perhaps much more educated people who may be open to difference. Canada is far more open to immigrants polls show and has many biracial people in large cities.
I know someone with French, Italian and African origins who faced what you say in Italy.
kyojun answers like such an intellectual 😭 hes so considerate of every possible option 😳
ps siyeon is so pretty.. I really wonder what countries people often guess she's from because I don't think I'd guess right 🤔 I'd probably say Italian or something 💀
Am I the only one who thought the Jei was so close minded? Like when she was answering the questions I felt uncomfortable. It's her opinion i know but it doesnt hurt to have an open mind. I have no idea how she hasnt seen a mix korean before..
I think you got Siyeon and Jei mixed up.
@@cynant2912 omg ur right I checked the description but made a mistake, sorry haha
You have to understand that Europe has a lot of similarities in languages, it means that most of them are really similar between each other.
I can relate that as a person who was studying English, German and French.
As a half-Filipino & half-Korean, people always expect me to know the language of my native country. The thing is, my parents can only communicate with each other in English, so that became my first and main language. And because I live in the Philippines, people notice my appearance; many people thought I was either Chinese or Japanese. Those who do know that I'm part-Korean tend to ask me questions related to it, such as if I can speak the language or like K-Pop. I try not to be bothered by those questions, but I feel like people are expecting too much of me.
I'm half Korean and half Sri Lankan and I honestly relate a lot to your experience. My parents can only speak English as a common language and ever since I moved all anyone could ask me was 'where are you from?' and 'do you like K-pop?' Its sort of annoying. Do you also feel a sort of disconnect with both your cultures? I never feel like I can relate to the full Korean or srilankan 'experience' and its giving me an identity crisis lol
@@minjeonglee3953 Sometimes I feel like neither or walking a fine line between them because regarding to both cultures, I don't participate in traditions other than eating some of the native food.
@@minjeonglee3953 which parent is which?
@@WastedBananas oh gosh I forgot I commented on this video a year ago. My father is Sri Lankan and my mother is Korean :)
I like it when ppl start acting like they gotta up me & how they magically know more about me than me. That's fascinating... tell me more...
The guy answer the questions perfectly,his thinking goes outside the box
I can't understand a word coming out of her mouth, because the mic is off.
"I think I have no roots"
I felt that so hard. I'm a halfie as well and feel like I don't belong anywhere. Lets call them side 1 and side 2. When you go to side 1, all they see you as is side 2. When you go to side 2, all they see you as is side 1. You just feel like you're being looked at as less of a person and people look at you as incompetent no matter where you go sometimes. I really wish I could proudly say "I belong somewhere" but I honestly just feel lonely and detached with my identity. I tell myself 'it's fine, I don't need to belong anywhere' but hearing people say things they have as part of their group identity, which I have but aren't really considered but of the group, still stings a lot.
same here brother
I'm mixed too. My mother is Korean and my father is half french-half Spanish. I speak French, Korean and Spanish. I grew up in France, made university exchanges in Spain and lived few years in Korea but It will always be hard to build your identity when you're mixed because people will always highlight your differencies no matter where you're from even if you do everything to be one of them. So I ended up trying to be myself, not what people wants me to be.
As a mixed girl myself, I think people tend to see the differences instead of seeing what we have in common. Sad...
yes I heard from people who mixed and live in korea for whole lives and have korean passport and when they speak to others they say
wow you have such a good korean
how did you manage to learn it ?
and they are like I was born here
i feel like the girl is kind of small minded about stuff
I just checked the comments. And I'm saying this because there seems to be a misunderstanding of what I'm saying. I didn't say anything I didn't want to hurt anyone and I didn't mean to. I apologize if there was a misunderstanding in what I said and if you are hurt. But I was hurt when I checked the comments. In Korea, multiculturalism was not developed compared to the United States or Europe. However, Korea is increasingly accepting multiculturalism, but it has yet to fully understand it. And I don't think anyone deserves to blame me for not fully understanding. People who say I must understand all the diversity are also rudely forcing their opinions. But I'm trying to understand more with my will, so don't curse in the comments. Also, I thought the question in the video was wrong in the first place, but I had to answer it to some extent because it was a filming. So don't say anything rash. That's not all you see on TV. You're also judging someone rudely by their cross section and hurting someone. Finally, I think diversity, such as race and country, should be respected everywhere. However, most people have a preconceived notion based on their own experiences. I'm not saying it's good, but there's no need to swear at them. I, too, have a lot of prejudices about my appearance, but they are just their thoughts. Always be confident in yourself and live confidently without being discouraged or hurt by those words. You always perfect as you are!
Korea for the koreans!
The close-mindedness is cringe.
She looks totally euroasian and not European at all lol.
Yeah I didn't understand that too. She obviously looks half Asian or even 3/4 Asian. Some full Japanese celebs look a bit like her
"It's hard to say you're from a country if you don't speak the language." This. As a mixed-race woman, I find that I'm not "Filipino enough" to most Filipinos lol. Especially because I don't speak Tagalog, Ilocano, etc. But then to white people, they're like "what *are* you?" A lot of people try to talk to me in Spanish lol. Feels like I don't fit in anywhere.
as someone who’s mixed race myself (half korean and half australian), i like how we could see the perspectives of two different people, one perhaps more open minded than the other. i related more to the guy’s answers, he seems pretty aware of how conservative korea is as well. the appearance thing is true for me, in australia i’m seen more as an asian and in korea i look western. i think the difference in beauty standards play a role in this too. i think i can speak for a lot of mixed race people, that how and where you grow up is a major contributing factor to how you identify yourself. overall, an interesting video this was
I think it's sad they didn't use this interview to inform the woman with the long hair how closed minded she was being. it was like the guest reinforced what she thought. It's just sad how all her answers were basically something like any mixed person isn't Korean or can speak it. The fact she assumed the woman wasn't born and raised in Korea saying "oh your Korean is good" sounds more like an insult. pointless conversation for her. The gentleman was great.
His statement:" Because I'm living in this world so, the third-person has to be the one to judge" is so on point. Something politicians, media and companys should learn from when it comes to ethical questions and deciding on minority matters.
I'd love to see this again but with Koreans who were born, raised, and spent most of their life in say America.
What is it to be Korean?
The full blooded Koreans who were born & raised in the West culturally are mostly or entirely Western, they speak only English or just some Korean, they have spent very little time, if any, in South Korea, their friends and romantic parents have been largely non Koreans and so on... Are they less Korean? What does it feel like for them to be denied their heritage by their parents home country even though they are 100% Korean by blood? How does it feel to be in your ancestral home country and look the same as "real" Koreans but be treated like an outsider/foreigner? Like you're not a "real" Korean? Then in the West you're not treated like a real Westerner because you're Asian so you feel like you are wanted by no one and have no home country. How does that feel?
I'd love to see the Koreans on this channel and the sister channels be presented with this issue.
As for this video it was good but I did wish they went a bit deeper with what it's liked to be mixed living in Korea.
I believe it's even harder for mixed people who aren't considered gorgeous like she is and therefore aren't viewed more positively right from the start.
They did have a vid featuring a korean american. but tbh it wasnt really deep as this one.
The real question is what does it mean to be American?
To be American is not about being different.
It’s not about catering to the minorities OR People of color. It’s not about being black or white or Asian or middle eastern.
It’s the values, it’s in our constitution.
So, you better be very careful with that you say because whatever their values and beliefs are, it’s about showing respect. If you don’t like their opinion, then that’s your problem.
If you can’t respect people’s opinions, then why should they respect you?
Understand?
@@alohatigers1199 whatever meds you stopped taking, please get back on them.
@@alohatigers1199 of people don't respect other human beings as human as human beings and treat them with respect and dignity then their opinions don't matter. Opinions will never be more important than being kind, respectful and human to another person.
Opinions are only to be respected as long as they also respect humanity.
Also you don't have to agree with someone's ideals to still be able to treat them with respect and dignity.
If your opinions are disrespectful and hateful to human beings the your opinions do not deserve respect.
oof true to everything you just said, i wanna see this kind of vid too
I think there answers were pretty reasonable, though we live in a society were there's wayyy more mixed people, society still in a way stereotypes how a person from a certain race should look and not look
I know Kyojun was completely honest but I was a bit suprised she thought like that. For most of those questions I would say It depends. For example some mixed Koreans look like Koreans and some don’t. Some 100% Koreans speak Korean and some don’t.
I'm confused. You referred to Kyojun as "she" but Kyojun is the guy. Are you perhaps referring to the girl, Jei?
Very interesting to see how conservative Korea still is. I like how the guy is very Honest and able to reflect on the way conservative Korea is.
it's Korea. The most socially advanced country and mature. Definitely, conversations of adults.
@@SK-ql3yf Lmao nice joke
I’m Korean, English, and Cherokee. Not white enough to be white, not Korean enough to be Korean. My Cherokee side claims me, but I don’t speak the language.
I’m glad to see content like this
Bro the lady really thinks she looks full on European- she does not
I find it odd that it’s her first time meeting a half Korean. Where did they grow up in Korea??? I grew up around itaewon military base and they’re everywhere! This was back in the 80’s - so many US military married and had kids with Korean women since the Korean War . There were many mixed children living around the military towns.
she probably assumed they were foreigners.. i think its ridiculous she can't see the korean in her.. i'm arab and i can spot another arab or mixed arab a mile away.
As a Japanese my first time meeting a half japanese was when i was 15 so…. Yeah often times they are just pure foreigners or mixed but different race like mexican american
Well Im sure living on base you'd meet a lot of mixed folks but she prob doesn't live anywhere near one.
damn US military using korean women as comfort women
French here (with Algerian grandparents): I've always had a hard time accepting the way of thinking of South Koreans or Japanese (not all of them think the same of course but there is a widely shared way of thinking about this issue) because France is such a multicultural country (mainly from colonisation but still) so when I'm outside looking for direction by exemple I will ask anyone (whether they are Asian, African looking) in French without even thinking about it because we are so used to see people with all kind of appearance being French! So I understand that South Korea or Japan have a different history but I'm still very surprised and honestly quite sad when I hear stories about foreigners that lived there for years and years or foreigner looking people that are treated like outsiders despite being perfectly assimilated....
True
The same is probably true for countries in Europe that are 90+% white. Even in America, as an Asian-American, I am asked by people where I'm from even tho I was born here. People also said they "detect" an accent in my English even though it's my native language.
@@rabbitazteca23 it’s quite understandable, your great grand parents or grand parents or parents came to America, you have a high probability of still being raised in a mixed culture. Knowing which country your family came from is quite important when you want to understand family dynamics etc. I have a lot of different origins (french, Congolese, Vietnamese, Spanish) and I understand that even though I was mainly raised in France, all my origins have had an impact on who I am. It is a key factor to understand my personality, I’m not only french because I lived there for the most part of my life. So I don’t think it’s racist or rude because most of the time it isn’t even white people who ask me where I’m from, they automatically assume I’m from the French Antilles, it’s most of the time black people who are confused about my look (I don’t seem really white, but not really mixed either). Of course, assuming you have a bad English pronunciation / accent is quite borderline racist but sometimes it can be genuine and real : my grand father is 100% Spanish but has been in French since he was 15 so he speaks French perfectly, but on some intonations (not really an accent, just a way of emphasising a part of a word) he seems Spanish (and I don’t think french people who don’t know Spanish recognise this, you need to have heard Spanish before). He denies it and thinks he doesn’t have these intonations but my sister and I are sure, even my mom who has never lived in Spain (didn’t learn it from her dad either) has some of these intonations (by mimicking my grandfather). So maybe sometimes it is quite racist, sometimes I think it’s real, especially if the people telling you so aren’t all white.
@@victoriia Funnily enough, it's mostly white people that are asking me these questions. And I am certain I do not have a tell-tale intonations in the way I speak that resembles the accent, for example, of a non-native English speaking Asian who learned the language rather than spoke it since they were cognizant. And to try and get a better, more objective conclusion to this... I did a small experiment before. I recorded myself speaking English like how I normally would and also recorded my American friends who also spoke English. In total, there were ten recordings. I asked random people and friends and classmates (I was in high school when I did this experiment) and asked them to discern which recording they think has a non-American accent. I distinctly remember them saying that non of the recordings (including my own voice) had any non-American accent. Though, i was surprised when one of the commented my recording had some southern twang lol... but I treated that as an outlier. The only conclusion that I arrived with was that my Asiatic features likely contributed to people THINKING I had an accent when I did not. I understand your concern regarding the fact that maybe I was raised around parents or family that had an accent and maybe I picked their accent....BUT what's interesting is that I was not raised by my parents. My parents were in Asia for work for most of my childhood and young adult life. They would only come home once in a while. The longest we've been separated without seeing each other in person was for 5 years. I was raised by a legal guardian who was white and a family friend.
If it is any consolation, France itself has been colonised several times too.
In my case my mom never spoke to me in Taiwanese so I never learned, same my dad never spoke Greek. I speak Italian and English and I'm totally fine with it
Wow she is beautiful 😮🤗✨😇 I am also mixed with Korean 생각을 해 우와
Me too! My dad is 🇨🇳🇰🇷 and my mom is 🇹🇬
@@gabbil27 wow 🤍😊
It stills bothers me when someone says "Half" because then again, no one is 100% pure, and she is BOTH at the same time and that's okey. As humans we are always in constant exchange with what's different than us and we learned from it, whethever you want it or not to believe. Just like Bong Joon-Ho, Director of Parasite, which is a Korean movie made by a Korean crew by Korean actors, said in his speech at the Oscars "There was a phrase when I was younger that scarved my heart and that quote is by our great Martin Scorsese" and Scorsese is an italian man raised in the USA. So we can't never pointed out someone is "pure blood" when NONE of us is, not even etchnicly or culturally, maybe not even people who lives in tribes, cause we in constast exchange with the exterior again: sometimes for sad reasons like Wars, Imperiliasm or Colonization, I know.
Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk, lol.
@@jsgames6843 dont bring the concept of omegaverse into this.
People use the word half as a generic and easy thing to say. No one is gonna constantly say "oh I'm 42%..." or "I'm 13%..." you made a simple reasoning for a word choice complex for no reason 😂
@@staciii sorry but I live in a country where we all mixed and we never said I'm "HALF" this "HALF" that. You still got a nationality and that's the only thing that matters. (Context: its a LatinAmerican country, where mestizaje and colonism is the predominium)
Say what you say but she won the genetic lottery for sure.
I am mixed as well but since I was born in the USA 🇺🇸 I just say I’m American
My dad is Korean
My mom is (Salvadoran and Mexican ) mixed as well
So I find it easier to say I’m American than saying I’m from Latin America and from Korea
I speak Korean, Spanish, and English
But obviously I am most comfortable with English
But I love it here because a lot of people in the US are mixed
ya im glad the terms like "korean-american" are more common use now. even if thats for full ethnicity kids growing up in a different country than their parents roots, its definitely a wonderful start to the acceptance of mixed ppl :>>
also as a mixed kid when ppl (from canada, im canadian) ask, i say my ethnicities. if its someone not from can then i say canada first. north america is where we've grown up after all :>> (just sharing my experience, i agree with u :) )
Here in Brazil, being mixed is so normal, we even don't have these terms. I'm still trying to figure out, which nationalities I have on my blood... I'm still unused to the use of nationalities to define what ''I am'', I just say I'm a descendant.
@@vig4259 I have the same issue, both with still figuring it out and not understanding why people in the US use hyphenated nationalities when discussing their ethnicity. A large problem with using nationalities to explain their ethnic backgrounds is that the boundaries of present-day countries were never exact nor at all what they are today. Also, for example, you can be nationally, ethnically, socially, and religiously Jewish and from Israel, but saying you're Israeli doesn't distinguish between whether your nationality is Israel, or if you're ethnically Israeli (or your ethnic-religious identity, which is important to understand).
@@넌지금잘하고있어-k4n I agree. It's exactly what I thought.
I'm Salvadoran and Mexican too haha. Represent
The lady was just rude to be honest. I could comment that she doesn't look Korean either because her skin isn't as pale nor the darker variant. But doesn't mean that she's not "Korean". I don't understand why she wishes mixed Koreans would treat their roots as Korea when she said she doesn't consider them Koreans 🤣
0:58 as an European you CAN tell the difference, kinda. I'm Polish and Polish, Czech and Slovak people look the same, that's true, but for example some Russians have their eyes higher and closer to each other and sometimes I can just tell someone is Russian by looking at them (most of the time I can't though). The same goes for Ukraine, there is something about their nose-mouth structure that I can sometimes tell a person is from Ukraine, but only sometimes. If someone is fully British, I can usually tell by their skin. They have very unique skin. Sometimes I can tell if someone's from Italy or Spain when they have darker skin. And of course Scandinavia, sometimes you can tell by the stereotypical height and when they look really white lol
We need more mixed raced people like this, their beautiful 😍
Why is it important if they look korean or not?!
As an American, this was interesting and good to watch. I really appreciate Kyojun’s thoughts. Despite a VERY limited viewpoint of Americans shown in the media, if she was walking around in any major or large US city she would find most people not staring at her and possibly not even noticing her unless someone thought she was pretty. There are many biracial people here so being biracial or multiracial is no big deal in the majority of places in the US. Where I live, almost every time I go out to a store I see a lovely biracial child. Neither Caucasian, Black, or other races stare at them. People will smile and complement a child that they think is pretty regardless of their race. Please know that I understand it is very different for me because I’m from the States🙂.
Not that it matters, but when I look at Siyeon I can easily see that she is Asian and Caucasian. It was interesting to hear Jei say that people ask her if she is a mixed Korean, as a westerner I think she looks fully Asian. Very respectfully I say, It’s unfortunate that Siyeon would ever have to in any way deny one of her cultural roots in order to be more accepted in the other. When anyone dismisses one of her racial roots they are actually telling her to deny one of her parents, that is really terrible.
It was a bit sad watching her say that she didn’t feel like she had roots in either country. However, I’m glad that she has a positive outlook about it because it allows her to more easily adapt to other countries such as the States, or Canada. Again I very respectfully say, for me (and a lot of Americans) she can enjoy the wonderful things from both of her cultures, fully embracing both because she’s equally both of them, not less of either of them. I understand why she is drawn to Quebec over other places in the world, there are significant Asian communities in Canada and Quebec speaks French.
외국인들이 지금 한국이 보수적이라냐? 촬영하는데 눈찢고, 게이같이생겼다 여자냐 이러면서
길가면서 이유없이 술병으로 대가리 깨는거는 진보적인거냐? 씹 내로남불 오지네 ㅋㅋㅋ
the girl was rude kinda
These two people thoughts are like complete opposite which showing us a perspective of their thinking in the Conservative along with a person who opened his mind in regards with korean Conservative society kyojun I think that guy is better with open mind am not saying he is best but at least he tried kuddos for that
It's sad that basically she's considered foreign in both France and Korea, when these are her countries. She's not accepted anywhere and people made her feel like she doesn't belong to anywhere :(
I really fell bad for mixed people in that subject they won’t ever have a fully accepted place without a “ where are You from “
Well in France they simply confused her. But she would be accepted in France. In Korea it’s completely different. No matter what she does she will never “look” or be a “true” Korean I. Their eyes. Asia is one of the most racist places on earth. But many people don’t realize this.
“Nationalism does nothing but teach you to hate people you never met, and to take pride in accomplishments you had no part in.” ― Doug Stanhope.
I have a 400 yr old Scottish bloodline, but I also have a mix of, English, Irish, French, Nordic, ... and probably some Spanish, and perhaps Moorish blood. Scotland is quite a good country to live in, but I am not "proud" to be Scottish, I didn't choose to be born here. I consider myself human, or Homo sapien (with a touch of Neanderthal). Plus, if you go back about 70,000 yrs, then we all have the same African descendants ... so we are all related.
I just really liked kyojun's answers. in every interview/video he's in I just enjoy hearing his perspective on things.
(also, I would love a second part to this, but with a poc/korean. I see koreans mostly prefer european features, so it'd be nice for a change. and see if their opinions are any different.)
To me her looks, switch between Asian and European... onrcsecond she looks Asian the next European...
I honestly think she looks mixed lol. Like if I saw her on the street I wouldn’t think she’s only Korean or only French, I would think she’s both. She has both features.
(And she’s very beautiful btw)♥︎
Gummie , samee that's what I thought , she just look mixed to me😅🤣🤣🤣🤣.
yeah she's like a straight down the middle 50/50 mix lol. there are some mixed kids that look more euro than asian or more asian than euro. I don't see how people could mistake her as not being korean but then again it may just be because there isn't that much biracial Korean representation in media so they don't know what that looks like and it just ends up looking like a foreigner to them.
her upper half of her face gave it away. totally european features.
Frankly, she just looks French to me, but that's because I'm of French descent and recognise her French features (like the nose and jaw). I knew many girls that looked like her growing up.
I swear the mixed race children are always super attractive
This is actually kinda sad
This might sound a bit crude.
But if you're on the subject of mixed-race it's easy to forget that someone like Siyeon might have a slightly different perspective of things as well.
Why? Well, objectively she's a very attractive woman.
Which whether we like to admit it or not, can alter her experiences from others in a similar situation. (Being mixed-race).
What I mean is that if you're that attractive you're probably far less at risk from being treated poorly (experiencing discrimination, racism etc.).
I'm not saying this video is bad or anything.
I guess I'm just raising awareness that most videos talking about mixed-race tend to present someone who is really attractive.
It's understandable, it sure brings in the views.
It also paradoxical enough can make more people listen to the message, watch the whole video.
Still it might not tell the whole truth about how tough it can be to try and fit in being mixed-race in a otherwise very homogenous society.