my honest thoughts on China.. (中文/ENG)
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
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I have been in China for over two weeks now. This video is just me explaining my thoughts and experiences in China so far. China is definitely more different than any other country I’ve been to before, but that is just what makes it so interesting!
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It is because China is not a immigrant country. Most Chinese people meet foreigners rarely, especially old people or people in small cities. Chinese people are just curious about foreigners, but not in offensive way. Most people are kind and friendly. Enjoy your trip in China.
not "rarely"....NEVER!!!! I'm almost always the ONLY/FIRST foreigner a Chinese has ever met...even if you go to the big cities you rarely see foreigners except in certain areas.
@@biglance not true my guy
@@EuropeaninChina true in my experience my guy
@@biglance guangzhou, shanghai, hangzhou, suzhou, hong kong, taiwan. all places in china where every chinese person has seen a foreigner before. not to mention many more big cities. if you go to small cities then perhaps there's a few who haven't. you're not that special as you wish you were
@@EuropeaninChina seeing a foreigner and MEETING one are totally different..sure in the big cities and even small towns most have seen them, but to talk with them/interact, extremely rare.
If you from the UK, then do you know that London has one of the highest density of cameras / population!!London had cameras since the 1990s !!!
Yeah, but China is on an insane level, I had police track a whole taxi after I forgot to my luggage in the trunk, they were able to find and locate the taxi using the CCTV system that I saw within 30 minutes
@@EzraMerr so would you rather they not be able to find your bag?
@David-ej1ps I did not state that at all, just the comparison of London compared to CCTV availability in Chinese cities and even rural areas is infeasible , especially when the CCTV that London has is mostly Private so MetPolice do not have access to live information at the department so tracking suspects is prolonged and harder.
Your Chinese is really quite good. Your tones in particular are quite accurate. That’s probably the hardest thing for foreigners to get. The fact that you are self taught makes it even more impressive. :)
Yeah being self taught is VERY impressive. Learning intonations are very important, too.
I am you fan in China. The reason that I followed you is because of your kindness and lovely charactor. In fact, before you came to China, I could see the uncomfortable things you might feel.
You are quite a brave girl, and I am quite sure that you will have so so many love and welcome in China.
Be yourself, always your fan.
Awwww 谢谢你说的话 This means so much to me 我真的感谢你的支持啊 让我很开心! Thank for worrying about me too you are the sweetest 🥹💗
作为中国人对你的经历真的很抱歉，但是中年以上的人他们很多压根就不知道种族歧视是什么，他们只是觉得我看到了一个和我长得不一样的人，他们会好奇，他们也不知道自己的行为是糟糕的，希望这种情况会在以后得到改变吧。希望你有美好的一天～
很多中国人其实一辈子都没有机会直接接触外国人，加上互联网上不少针对黑人的新闻与笑话，会让很多游客对外国人产生非常强烈的好奇心和不礼貌的接触行为，短期内可能没法解决这个问题😥你的中文口语相当厉害了哦
铁子，咱直接点，教她反击。
你瞅啥？！
瞅你咋地？！
她会第一句东北话就行了😂
喜欢素质高的懂礼貌的黑人(欧美过来的),而不是非洲土著暴发户那种,那种超级胖,屁股老大又胖关键还有就是味道特别重.
舔狗，舔完白皮猪，连黑鬼都开始舔了😂
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China's jokes are the same as those of the whole world. Every country has people who laugh at other races, but the difference is that China has never enslaved blacks. China doesn't need to feel guilty about it, and you don't need to reflect on yourself. You have no right to reflect on yourself instead of all China people.
Sorry you had to deal with the ignorance of questioning you being a black person from the UK and I think this is mostly stemming from the fact that China is not an immigrant nation like many western countries and as such they don't understand the difference between ethnicity vs. nationality as readily. From my experience, I've often had to say "my ethnicity is X but I grew up in Y" in order for them to understand. Thanks for the videos!
Black people came to the US against their will. They never wanted to come to the US but they were forced to by the white supremacist (slave masters).
1,盯着你看是因为好奇，没有恶意的，当然这会令你会不舒服，不过他们太好奇了。2，我同意你说的拍照就应该经过你的同意，可以大大方方的提出来，偷偷拍是不好的。3，中国很少会有种族歧视的，所以大部分不会去讨论或者贬低肤色问题，中国本身就有56个不同的民族融合在一起的（当然我说的是大部分，不是100%的，14亿人总会有部分的想法很奇怪）。4，祝你旅途愉快，虽然后面的旅程还是会被盯着看，没办法还是太好奇了（亲眼看见的外国人太少了）。希望你尽快出新手村（北京，上海，广州，深圳）。去探索更多好看的地方，比如重庆，成都，昆明，黄山，张家界，西安...祝你玩的开心
人們盯著妳一直的看，這真的只是出於好奇，沒有惡意的。如同亞洲人走在歐洲國家的街頭，相信也會有西方人一直盯著看。好奇是多數人的本能，不僅僅是膚色的關係，穿著也會引人注目，就像是一位西裝筆挺的紳士，走入鄉間的村落，鐵定也會受到了關注。
这是中国人的习惯。
知道就习惯了。不会再太介意。
@@ciditan1615 不，那只是好奇，和哪裡人 和習慣毫無關係
我也好讨厌大爷大妈盯着人看，还喜欢上下打量
I'm living in Asia Country outside China, and honestly as Asian in my country we also never see black tourist, it is very very rare, maybe only for people that live near international business district or international tourist site area have seen. So it is normal if Chinese people in China mostly amazed by ur presence, it more like they amaze by what they see, like seeing movie star 😊 and Chinese not apply pale beauty standard for foreigner, because they love black foreigner tourist, naturally they look you as preety black lady, for them black tone is natural tone for black foreigner, and they see it as beautiful (they apply black standard for black people, and apply white standard for white people, and apply local pale standard only for local pale people, actually they not affraid become black, actually they just avoid sun burn because they don't want like zebra cross tones ), and they also love others foreign tourist. And yes most of Chinese in China may not know much about foreign countries, it is common if they asking you for their curiosity 😊 they just really don't know.
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你说中国话真的很好听！
Your voice is very nice while you speak Chinese!
First off, let me say how wonderful your spoken Chinese is - I am so jealous! Your observations are rather spot on. Since you love the transport be sure to take a bullet train ride somewhere. It is just a fantastic way to travel. Finally, I know exactly what you are referring to about The Stare. Back in the mid 2000’s I was traveling in a rural area and while disembarking from a small river ferry the passengers waiting to embark (well over 100) were all giving me that intense stare. I have done solo theatrical performances in my youth and felt less under the limelight than I did at that moment. 😊 Well I wish you an exciting and happy journey ahead in a wonderful country. I will be joining you in the future but in a different city.
Based off videos I’ve seen, it’s definitely true Chinese people have a tendency to take a second look at black people…because yeah, they can get quite curious. 😅
But I’ve seen the stare be mentioned in other nations too.
And even in China, there’s a difference between if you’re in big cities like Shanghai or Beijing, where it’s more international, or smaller rural towns. You did compare Xiamen and Shanghai and how Xiamen has older people who may not be as culturally aware in this regard.
I myself used to return to a technically lower tier city every summer to see some family, and I would get stares too as someone who spoke English fluently (because I was born and raised in the west) despite being of Chinese descent myself.
The first time my cousin came to Canada, she was also really excited to take a picture with a foreigner. 😆
I think it’s gotten better as China gets more international, including my cousin being unlikely to make a similar awkward request now that she works in international business, but I mention it as an example of how more visibly homogenous countries may be excited by a very different-looking foreigner (as China is actually quite diverse with its 56 official ethnicities, but evidently a black person is even quite different from those minorities).
As for the pictures… There are two possibilities haha. One is that they keep it for themselves, sort of as a neat memento of the day they “met a foreigner today that I don’t usually see!” Or if they _do_ post it, they would probably post it to WeChat, which is one of China’s biggest social media apps (although you may already know that based on you mentioning WeChat haha). Weibo is a possibility though, but I don’t think private photos are _as_ common on Weibo, because Asians value their privacy lol.
Which I know sounds unbelievable for people who always hear about how evil and dystopian China is, like with the cameras that you mentioned. But yeah, the cameras help keep the area safer, and China will obviously be a little different considering it has a population of 1 billion people to keep safe.
If it helps for anyone worried, remember there are tons of CCTV everywhere in the world, and all governments and corporations will track you (as sad as it is).
I’m glad you’re enjoying your time in China though!
Full agree the food is always great and that it’s super convenient-and getting more convenient every year (I was pretty blown away how much China has changed since I was a kid haha). And yeah, no matter how the nation’s evolved, I’ve always found Chinese people to be quite friendly-China’s population gets criticized a lot as brainwashed, dirty, backwards, rude, evil, etc, but I’ve always personally found them to at least have a kind of sincerity and hospitality that I appreciate. ^^
Poor or countryside people in china are really helpful unlike new rich folks in cities.
I get starred at also, not much in big cities but in lower tier cities it is normal for the locals to look. No problem, all good - China is the best
5:45 That's not camera, that's a group of fire water cannon 😂
hahhaha
Omg really 🤦🏾♀️😭
@@Destinee1. Yes, sprinklers for fire safety. These are not cameras but the cameras outside are for your safety and reduces crime drastically.
@@palmpalm5131I agree I said in the video I think it’s a really good thing! (:
Aren't they spot lights?
Don't worry about the colourism, its more curiosity than actual racism. I think they are mostly fascinated and some people just have no filter when they talk. Also the beauty standard applies to chinese women only. Theyre probably thinking who is this beautiful black woman.
漂亮？舔狗睁眼说瞎话，祝你家祖祖辈辈都娶黑鬼，女儿都嫁黑鬼！😅
You are right. No racism - very good comment
As a black person, I think it was cool that she got a lot of stares and how people wanted to take pictures with her. It was like she was a celebrity lol
Thank you for this! As i await my visa to visit china this has been refreshing and i cant wait to go myself. We are unique and this is something we should experience in my opinion.
我覺得可能是他們很少接觸外國人尤其是黑人，我已經小時候也以為只有美國和非洲有黑人但是漸漸的我知道其實任何西方國家如法國貨其他也是有啊，我覺得她是處置於好奇的才問這些問題的。還有她們肯定對你的頭髮很好奇，她們會很想摸你的頭髮因為她們很少看到這樣的,就像我們看到很好看的布我們很想用手去感受一下那手感。。
This century there are quite a number of African living in UK. This is due proclaiming independence in English speaking Eastern Africa, those armies bought African wives homes caused great immigration to England. Nobody realised this in China.
5:30 As a Chinese I don't think those people are showing the pictures around like "HEY look I met this girl today! but more kept for memories since its not too often you see people that aren't asian/Chinese in china and a lot of the people don't have the opportunity to travel around and are stuck in china forever bc its hard with the Chinese passport to immigrate or in general travel to another country out of china.
and because Chinese people (mostly older generation) love pictures not just foreigners they take pictures every time they meet up with their friend etc they just have to take a picture of everyone. Sometimes it's for their WeChat feed but majority of time it's just kept for memories in the phone.
I don’t agree with Chinese people prefer pale skin. Chinese like nature white skin with some light pink. 白里透红 it doesn’t refer to the white people skin color. it is a sense of Chinese beauty, like a beautiful apple.
Hi boo❤,in my eyes U are beautiful,inside and out,You are so good nature,people are just curious about the difference,and try to understand
其实最核心的原因，就是中国人本质上并不关心种族，所以对中国人而言，种族问题是一个随意讨论的问题，并不是一个敏感的问题。我们中国人自己经常会开种族玩笑，我们中国人，分南方北方各个省份，会因为出生地不同的文化习俗，甚至样貌特征开各种各样的玩笑，但最终这并不会影响到我们的互相尊重互相平等的合作。对于黑人，并不是中国人不知道你们的国籍是美国或者英国，中国人只是希望知道你的祖先是从非洲哪里来的，你到底是哪里人，就像中国人，如果你是东北人，无论世界哪个角落，无论你是什么国籍，你都是东北人，你都是广东人，福建人，这就是我们中国人的思维方式，对个人身份的刨根问底认祖归宗，没有任何不对或者不好的。相反，欧美刻意淡化种族意识，某种程度就是一个自我麻醉自欺欺人的行为，类似的政治正确的行为非常多，以至于不只是种族身份认知有问题，甚至连性别都出现了认知障碍，非常离谱。政治正确会使得西方人尤其是西方的少数族裔因为很小的事情感到被冒犯，就非要搞得好像大家都不在乎肤色和外貌特征似的，事实上是个人他就必然有各种各样的偏见，这都是合理正常的。谎言只会创造更多的冲突，只有清晰理智才能带来真正的和谐。
Awesome video Destinee. Thank you for sharing this video. Wishing you an awesome trip in China.
2:00 I myself have been asked this question many times before. It took me some time to understand the question's intent of "你来自哪里的 (Where are you from)?" was actually a two-part question: "where did you grow up?" or "what is your ethnic ancestry?" For instance an Aussie with Chinese ancestry, the expected response would be "I'm from (grew up in) Australia but my ancestral home ( 祖基) is in so-and-so province in China. For yourself, you could say that "you grew up or were born in England and your ancestral home is in so-and-so country in Africa."
In the west, we're used to just replying the answer with the country/place where you grew up in. Of course, those 奶奶 are totally tactless; like the way they'd point blank say, "OMG, you've grown fat" to my face.🤦♂
5:30 In WeChat, there's an area that works like Facebook or X (Twitter). For some people's feed looks like a photo journal of their life.
7:30 Take a look around you. You probably can't find a single person on your walkabout that vaguely looks like you. Local Chinese are extremely sociable people; they do not hesitate to walk up to a complete stranger(including foreigners) and start conversations. This is a good thing if you're lost or if you need help. The standard/polite way to dismiss them is to say 我干时候 and get the hell out of there.
12:45 OMG! Virtual Reality map navigation! Mind blown. Haven't been to China for years, so that's new to me! Why haven't my Chinese friends mention this to me?!?
实际上，作为在美籍华人，我在欧洲旅行时，还是不少人问我 Originally where are u from? 所以，别人再问我时，我都直接回答 We are Chinese living in US。想想香蕉人，被这么问什么感觉？哈哈哈
@@MJ-cj1jz 这位香蕉人早就习惯了🤣 毕竟少见多怪嘛
Heyy I love your videos so much ever since I found your TikTok! I understand if you feel uncomfortable with the stares as I can understand how you might feel, and obviously I cannot speak for every Chinese person but I would say - yes, even though the beauty standard is pale skin, I don’t think they stare because of this. I think it’s mostly due to lack of understanding of “migration” and the “monoethnic society” where most people are Chinese, additionally it’s a different culture so it may not be considered rude to stare (although I’m not 100% sure). Obviously I cannot speak for all Chinese people, but this is from my perspective of having a few Chinese relatives! Hope you enjoy the rest of your day😊❤
I traveled for 7 continuous years... You get stared at in most countries where there isn't much diversity.
@HarryFreeHugs_GayInstayou mean those bullied high school. White kids?😂 being racist to minorities?
@@DW-op7lyeven within a country, other ethnicities are stared down in their area.
@@Q_QQ_Q
I think in China the stares of the people are out of curiosity which i encountered in many countries
In most countries even stares of maybe I can sell this person something
Then there are a few countries where the stares of this person is the wrong colour and shouldn’t be in this neighbourhood
Those ones are the scariest
love your video and your honest opinion
@@saintony thank you (:
@@Destinee1 do you think if a chinese person was the only chinese person in an African country, do you think they wouldn't stare at them?
Hey Denny I loved the vlog thank you for sharing
@@songbird897 thank you (:
Welcome to China 🎉
Thank you (:
牛逼啊 中文说的真好！ 在中国不要在意网络舆论 看人们现实中对你的态度就好了 祝你在中国玩的愉快！
btw, your voice is different when you speak English and Chinese is different， you sounds softer and cuter when you speak Chinese. love it~
Denny I like you so much. Don't worry, even among Chinese they would have wired questions towards people from each province. For example, many Chinese think that people in Inner Mongolia still riding horses to go to school, Inner Mongolia is a province of China. They were just curious.
Thank you for your thoughts! very cool and informative!
妳很特別 頭髮金色 皮膚如此的黑 很漂亮 很特別 大家叮著看妳那是一定的 在亞洲中國沒有這樣的色彩 好看好看
I just paused at the part with the grandma thinking that only white people live in England, I’m sorry that you get such ignorant comments, I think some of the older people grew up closed off from the world and don’t know how to use the internet.
I think the younger generations who now have access to the internet are starting to be more educated and less ignorant about the rest of the world.
China is very heavily populated but not racially diverse, and there are very few tourists and foreign residents, so I think if you don’t look Chinese you would feel very uncomfortable. You would be the center of attention everywhere you go.
I’m American but of Chinese descent and sometimes I get stares when I speak in English when I visit China, but I can’t imagine being stared at all the time, that sounds really tiring!
Hopefully as time passes and China becomes a more international country, there will be greater understanding of foreign cultures and peoples.
your chinese voice is 100 times sweeter than English. I don't know why.
Lots of people tell me this 😭 I also don’t know why
i must say most of your comments on china is true. but different people has different views on certain things. like some people think the camera is not a bad thing and some don't, some people in china like pale skin but some like tanned. china is a huge country, there must be some unsatisfactory or annoying experience when you visit here. but in general, the people here are hospitality and polite to others. (i don't know if you have been staying in china for a long time. your chinese is amazing)
Thank you for speaking honest comments on China! That’s truly a problem that many of us don’t have any knowledge of how to communicate with people with different race properly.
Another thing is 说实话，我一直想知道，pale和light是一个语气一个意思吗？我知道这种说法很普遍，但每一次我听到别人说pale这个词就觉得offensive，有很多人也是天生这个肤色，I know nobody cares😂
Nice. Thanks for sharing and surfacing the truth. 👏👍
@@liamporter1137 thank you so much!
Girl I love your video!! OMG Everything ONE POINT👏🏾👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
Your Chinese is really good
1 tip for you about the staring thing: have you ever considered it's your hairstyle too rarely stunning but not your skin? 😂
Yes, I remember black people with black hair
impressive！you can speak Chinese so good！
Haha it’s alright & thank youuu (:
Welcome to china! 其实大部分人是友善的，只是有些人比较好奇，在大城市会好多了
哈哈哈姑娘，加油，时间长了就会习惯的，其实都没有恶意，文化不同而已
Easy for u to say
@@Lovelylex32 i just wanna say the english translation is kinda patronizing, therye saying more like 'dont worry' than come on and saying people dont mean much harm. and 'girl' is more like miss
😭😭😭😭But brother, I'm sorry, it's really just a cultural thing, because we hardly see foreigners here. I didn't really see black people in China until I was 21. Most people are just curious, not malicious.@@Lovelylex32
We admit that the stare you mentioned is really impolite, and many of them are like this. I am very happy that Denny sent this video, which can also be seen by Chinese people, so that we can correct our shortcomings🥺.@@Lovelylex32
@@Lovelylex32 Ah yeah, someone else has responded to you clarifying the translation, but I’ll add some context too:
姑娘 machine-translates to “girl,” which sounds quite rude in English, but the meaning here (and usually) is “Miss,” as the other commenter mentioned.
“加油” here translates as “come on,” which isn’t entirely wrong, but it sounds extra condescending when you add it with the “girl” in the machine-translation.
But 加油 (jiayou) is actually a cheer in Chinese, like “you can do it!” or “keep going!” or “keep it up!”
It’s a way to cheer someone up or encourage you. It translates literally to “add oil,” like if you imagine you’re a fire that has to keep burning or going.
And yeah their remark about it being more curiosity than maliciousness is also generally true. It’s kind of intended as a “they haven’t seen a lot of black people in their life, so they get pretty curious.”
ur voice is so calm
And I feel locals really love you because of your fluency in Mandarin. I’m slowly learning. How did you learn? Uni?
For a lot of old people their impression of UK still is fixed back in the old days when they invaded China. Back, then, is true there were no Black people. This history is the most well remembered, and the most world taught on textbooks and the information just kind of stops here. If you want to know more about modern Europe, or Africa, the rest of the information can’t be found on textbooks.
Note on the hair part: I knew a European lady in China who commented that her blond haired daughter once cried that she wanted to shave her hair off because all the Chinese wanted to touch her hair. So it's not specifically targeted at black people. Also, black people have the most awesome hair and hairstyles, it's no wonder the Chinese would stare. :D
nice videos, and honest opinions. everthing you don't like i understand where it comes from. as a Chinese, i can totoally relate why people do that, except that lady trying to lead you to shopping. we Chinese also don't like it, normally, we ignore them. if a convo starts, ok, i won't end. hahah.... the hair question, hahha, tbh, i also asked to my friend since it is so different.
If you travel to a lot of countries you will find this attitude is the same, they are mostly curious but not malicious. China was especially shut off from outside the world a few decades ago. Ignorance is everywhere. I was in the US and a kid asked me if I couldn't see very clearly because my eyes were small 😂
True! 😅
funny
No Denny, We Chinese don't think the pale skin is the beauty standard, the rosy and fair skin is healthy color for Asian, the healthy color of skin is our beauty standard, no mater what race you are.
You're wrong lol, if what you said was true, then colorism wouldn't be such a big issue in Singapore (as an example, I know it's not China but it has many Chinese people living in it) with Chinese people at the highest level of social caste. Chinese people enjoy many privileges in Singapore, Malaysia, and SE Asia specifically. So yes, pale skin and colorism are definitely a beauty standard for Chinese people.
Where you come from is just a cultural difference. In Chinese culture, there is a concept called "fallen leaves return to their roots," which means that where a person originally comes from is very important. Regardless of whether you migrate between different provinces in mainland China or move outside mainland China, you should not forget your ancestral home. Therefore, many friends from Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia return to the mainland to find their ancestral hometown. So when they ask where you are from, they want to know where your ancestors are from. However, many people in China do not know much about foreign history, so this can be a bit confusing
Fair skin is not race based. Historically it id always the case, this is because wealthy families did not need to perform hard labour therefore fair skin, this also applies to intellectuals who are and were well respected. Also just like in Western countries there are ignorant people. The stares happens to Chinese too, admittedly more towards foreigners. They are more curious than meant to harm. You need to understand cultures are different, thing you feel impolite may not be seen the same and vice-versa. Keep an open mind and welcome to China. You will find that there is no racial hate like the west do, hate under the politeness.
I'm Chinese Australian and I had this older relative questioning my ability to survive in Australia ----> because they speak "a foreign language".... She knows I've lived there my entire life...... I guess some of the older people have a very narrow view of how the world works. It's not really their fault, it is what it is, just see the funny side of it
Funny as a black American woman…when I was living in Shanghai locals thought I was from France…为什么🤦🏾♀️
Let me clarify this point about gazing.Your mind may not see things the same way as Asians do, and it may not be the color of your skin that makes people stare at you, it should be the attraction of your dreadlocks.
Some barber shops in china can do your hair really well, they have extensive training and it's cheap no matter the hair type
They look you different but not treat you different.
Wow your mandarin is so good.
你中文很好！你也很漂亮！
I experienced the STARE & Pictures when I went to Bodrum Turkey before it became a popular tourist destination
你中文真的太棒了！
Obsession over fair skin isn’t just a Chinese beauty standard it happens all over Asia and Southeast Asia. I’ve been told when I was young that pale skin symbolized wealth and status since manual laborers would get tan from the sun and the wealthy would be sheltered indoors from the sun. (Don’t know how true this is but as a tan American born Chinese I can say I would get plenty of comments and stares when I go back to China as well). I believe majority of stares and whispers are usually out of pure intrigue of seeing a foreigner.
love you wish you doing well🥰🥰🥰🥰
Yes I am thank you (:
我是从tiktok来的😁
ur chinese sounds sooooo good, can you make a video on self studying chinese 😭😭😭
They are curious. They are not like Canada or US where we have lots of immigrants of all ethnic backgrounds. But they are friendly and willing to help.
To be fair, UK mass migration from black colonial countries only took place within the last 50 years, so its still relatively new compared to thousands of years of chinese history....
1. The majority of Chinese people are not used to people who are physically very different from them, and they don't know sometimes their curiosity looks offensive to others. Kids from western countries grow up in a diverse environment, so they are used to it. I live in each side of the world for about the same time, so I am aware of the difference.
2. Your Chinese is pretty good, good pronunciation and good pick of words. When you start talking to Chinese in their language, they will suddenly appreciate you and welcome you.
3. Chinese people have the stereotype that black people are good at sports and entertainment industry, and can learn a new language quickly. That may bother you or you can take advantage of it, depends on how you look at it.
Good luck to your China adventure. So much to explore in an affordable way.
You should go to Guangzhou , they are more accustomed to Foreigners
I found people in China were more polite about touching my hair than in the UK 😂 I also wondered what they were going to do with the picture of their baby & the random black girl
A lot of Chinese are doing quite well now. First, China does not rely on tourism to proper like a lot of other countries. China now opens up to foreigners because of the international economic activities. They do not see a need to train tour guides and services people in English. In any tourist attraction places, the foreign tourist is just a very tiny fraction comparing to Chinese. Imagine that
just like North Korea, the tourist industry is not important right now.
Hello from China. Are you that lovely singer that sings "For yo"? Girl you went viral for a while on the Chinese internet haha. You should sign up for a singing competition or something.
Keep up with the positive vibe sis.
PS most of the negative comments from the ordinary Chinese are not from hate or bias but from ignorance.
Are you there on hols or moved there? I just stumbled upon your channel and going by your accent, you're a fellow Londoner like me too. Big up x
P.S how did you learn Chinese and hnow long did it take you to learn it?
Destinee, just understand that many Chinese are simply curious about anything look new or different. Sometime, it makes others uncomfortable, but mostly not meant to harm. For example, in China, people want to ask how much do you make? Well, I don't like discuss that with a stranger. So I will just say enough to live just like you.
I don’t understand why people feel weird about cameras, there are cameras in a lot of countries, they just don’t assume
My friend, don't feel offended nor disrespect in Asia because in the End we are one big Family here on Earth.
If you have looked on History during Ice Age alot of Asian prehistorical Ancestors came from Africa...
Example: Eastern Asians have Khoisan DNA that's rooted back to South Africa tribes...
Eskimo's were also migrated from Asia
Native Americans were also migrated from Asia...that explains Aztecs/Mayan tribes etc etc
Why do you think that Buddha has similar dreadlocks on paintings/statues etc etc?
Because we were originally from the same same Origin.
Some have stayed and some have moved on like Nomads in the past(History)....
So we have to Respect each other......Just accept who we are now....
Asians have Africans DNA/Native Americans DNA etc etc...We can't Deny that most people/races are from one big Family.
Lets make this world a better place shall we? :)
this comment is wild
Also, when I dated my ex long time ago when there were not many interracial couples, he is white, we got stared at anywhere we went and we lived in Canada! 😅 people were curious.
How did you learn Chinese language you are really good in speaking in language
Your Chinese language skill is respectable! I guess you'll figure out the staring and some other minor annoying things are mostly from lack of experience. Generally bigger cities and younger population have less such issues. The Chinese culture by its nature is inclusive and "Chinese" is rather a cultural than ethnical concept.
Changes take time and often generations. But I think you'll enjoy China the more you know it.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Did you experienced pickpocket a lot in China? You are the first foreign vlogger that mentioned this. I think it’s very rare nowadays.
she means that there are pickpocket people in other countries
thie Chinese stare - and this is in a big city! Imagine if you were out in the countryside somewhere, where they literally don't see any foreigners from one year to the next!
I too stopped going out when i first came here because of the stares and the pictures
The stare is normal if you ever been to Africa you will understand lol
Yes many times but this feels different
Great video and honest.
Just fyi - the curiosity with your hair and skin tone is not exclusive to China. I often gets looks (being a darker Asian) in Canada country side as well (even though I am a Canadian), and have heard from my friends with your complexion also having their hair touched etc… I just had a toddler gave me a bombastic side eyes… friendly and curious.
In the past, foreigners were rarely seen in China, so Chinese people were curious about this, but it will not happen again as Chinese people get used to more and more foreigners coming.
After watching a lot of videos of foreigners watching China, I suddenly realized that because China is a country dominated by yellow people, we are the "majority". People of other skin colors are inevitably stared at, and Chinese people don’t actually have the concept of so-called racism like the West, it’s more just curiosity or stereotypes. Most Chinese people have only seen foreigners on TV or on their phones, and rarely encounter them in real life (but I think they are becoming more and more). But I can understand that foreigners feel uncomfortable with these things in China, but if you want to travel to China, I’m afraid you must be prepared for this.
if you go here in HK, no staring at all. but mandarin does not work so well.
Hong Kong is also occupied by the west!
The stare is not only because you’re black but more because of your long blonde braids. I’m Chinese with bleached platinum blonde hair, they stare 😆
I like your hairstyle and the eye lashes are sparkling!~
@@BaeLasso your so sweet thank you (:
Ever thought people stared at you because you’re a beautiful lady? They wouldn’t want to have a picture with you if they thought you’re…ugh.
多拍拍你们国家，你的日常生活，我好好奇美国是什么样子的，日常是什么，物价怎么样等等
人家來自英國😂
@@jessieleung5734 不好意思😂，那我也想看看大英博物馆。
@@伊小泽-t5d 哈哈哈
Never thought your Mandarin so so so good !! You studied in China, right ? People is curious about you, maybe an offend, but definitely they hate or discriminate black people. Chinese people is friendly and kind-hearted. But you can understand most Chinese, and speak Chinese. Travelling in China is not an issue for you. Welcome back to China next time, and visit more Chinese cities.
Nice video. Thanks.
Thank you very much!
A few bad habits some Chinese have per my observation:
1. Smoking 随街吸烟
2. Speak unnecessarily loudly in metro or public transportation 说话大声根本不顾声音是否影响其他人
3. Walking on the sidewalk always at the center of the road 走路不是靠边走，喜欢走中线往往挡住后面的人如果路稍微窄一点的话
4. Don’t have the sense of privacy as the mainland Chinese long being in a collective society. On contrary, Chinese people from Hong Kong or Taiwan have a better sense of privacy and human rights. 中国人生活在集体主义的氛围太久， 很多人都没有自我意识， 比如他喜欢拍你， 不需要你同意，也就是说反过来，你也可以随意拍他们， 他们没有意见， 因为这是一种集体的意识存在。 举另外一个例子， 一个中国人在旅途拿东西出来吃，肯定会问旁边的人要不要， share一下等， 但在个人主义的社会， 你拿东西出来吃，根本不需要理会旁边的人， 哪怕自己好友。 这就是文化的差异。
While traveling there, I recommend a translator. Immersive translate is a great option especially if you don't speak Chinese
Oh and I have been here 7 years!
I just had a black girl came to view my room because she wants to rent, she was on video call and talking to her boyfriend when she came in.and I heard her bf making some disrespectful comments about living with Chinese, that girl had to quickly press the volume button to hide it. I would say there are some good black people out there, but there are also a good amount of black people are hostile towards Chinese for no reasons.
Your Chinese is great. So....I warned my wife, who is white, about the "staring" - I told her they don't mean harm by it, it's people who haven't seen foreigners. Sure enough, it pissed her off. For a lot of people there is no getting around this cultural difference - so she can only chalk it down to interesting things you find from traveling in foreign countries.
Such a good video!!
Thank you I’m glad you enjoyed!
Yes no problem!
中国人太好奇了，白人在这也一样，会收到瞩目。纯纯好奇。😂
NGL It's weird to refer to people trying to sell you expensive things (because you're a foreigner) as being "scammers" 🤷♂
hahaha , you are very honest! the boundry there is different. ! they do it to chinese people too......