The first position…what do they mean it’s not something done in America but similar!? 😂 it is, we use this position all the time. It’s called criss-cross- apple-sauce or the boomers know it as, “Indian style” and ever since I was little in the 80’s and 90’s it’s been used. Especially in pre school to elementary. You can even see it in movies from the 70’s and 80’s and earlier being used. We use this position when we sit on the floor or mats and in bed sitting up as well. Kids learn it really early and many prefer the position.
Outside America, like in my country Zimbabwe, we call it "crossing legs" or "sitting cross legged." Very common and normal, since our childhood. Some people with lower flexibility stop sitting like this in their adulthood and might struggle but most younger people, 25 and below can and often do sit like this.
The thing is that in Asia people do this throughout their whole lives, in America most adults can't sit longer than 1 hour like that. When I go to church you have to be able to sit like that for 3-5 hours, and that's where Americans struggle from what I've seen.
Sadly I'm not able to even tho I'm asian. But yeah it's depends if Asians commonly do it, which means the environment there growing in and i grew in America and cant even do it ✋️😭
Why the Asian squat? Major reason being we've been using squat toilet in our culture almost daily since after we stop using diapers. Your body just trained and naturally accustomed to it compared to average westerners with sitting on toilet bowl.
The first position is so common in the United States. We usually call it “Criss-Cross Apple Sauce.” It’s not just “similar” to Criss Cross, sitting criss cross in general is customary in like, Kindergarten lmao.
Yeah it's really a basic position, the extra step is to get both feet on the opposite thigh (they tried one feet at the end but you can also do both with good enough stretch)
@@souillonsousion8687 The one where you put your feet on top of your other leg is fun and easy for me. Sometimes me and my friends in primary school would sit in that position and push forwards onto our knees and "walk" around 😉😆Can anyone else do this?
Yeah as a British almost 29 year old male with a beer belly, i can do all those positions but the “girls only” one. Especially can do the so called asian squat… which most people can actually do
@@alwaystakemarktwainsadvice4269 then clearly the people around you choose not to do it. Im British, whiter than anything and live in the most basic(shitty) area and have seen many people do that squat. I myself used to do it as a kid and still do it now when prepping & painting skirting boards and bottom of walls.
I think there was a tiny bit different one in this video. Do you keep your knees toegether or apart? I am from central europe male and in my mid 40's and i did my whole life, what i learned a few years ago is called "Slav-squat" on the internet. (i am not from a slavic country or with slavic ancestry but hey...). But the difference is that now as an adult with a little belly i put my knees further apart to make space for my belly. The ladies in the video were not allowed to do that.
@@nirfz i can do them all, even with the belly i have, spreading the knee’s, keeping them together wile pushed to my chest, feet pointing straight or/and outwards… but keeping my knees pushed into my chest as “comfy” as it once was just simply because of my belly being big. Im not donald trump level of obese, im just one of those guys that is skinny everywhere else but the belly… i last weighed 12 stone for context… regardless though i can do the asian squat. Difference is between the west vs south-eastern people is that we choose not to do on the reg because we insist on standing more or sitting on a bench or whatever when we are waiting for something wile asians will happily squat anywhere rather find somewhere to sit
@@fazsum41 yeah I am 90kg 6'3" and I can do it, and I've been able to do it since I was a little kid, and I am not athletic. what surprises me is that the people in the video have to lean forward to stay balance. I can lean in any direction, makes no difference. I can feel my shins are being exercised, but barely, I could hold it for 5 hours if needed. I often sit on my chair like that
as a european i am confused.... squat is not difficult, with flat feet. it's comfortable.... but i don't know why some struggle ? i don't know understand what they are doing that they fall over ?
Yes and i can do it and i see other french man who do it in sport and in physiotherapist, they called just "asian squat" that only asians can do it, it's false not true
Well, they did insist in the video that the knees have to be together. The "Slav squat" has the knees apart usually. In my opinion and experience that makes it a little easier or at least more stable. I am no slav and no eastern european and i do that quite often.
The third one that supposedly only girls can do has a reason why it is more difficult for men. Women have their center of mass lower than men (despite extra mass in breasts), so when they lean forward like that, there's still more stability towards the center where their knees are. Of course, it is much easier if you just sit on your legs while bending forward, but from what I can see, they are kneeling, which is not the same. However, the second one literally can be (biologically) done by anybody regardless of age, sex or nationality. Why many Western people cannot do it is simplya combination of them not doing it and them shortening their tendons by wearing shoes with high heels. Yes, men included. Most shoes popular in the west have padded, heightened heels which causes the tendons up front the leg to grow shorter. Somebody that makes these squats regularly will keep them stretched out no matter the shoes they wear, hence why asian women can do it even if they also wear high heels. That being said, 100% of young (healthy) children can do it anywhere in the world because at a young age their flexibility is not yet messed up by lifestyle.
Surprising no one has mentioned this, but the "Asian squat" is only possible for people with short femurs. People with longer femurs cannot get into that position. It's all based on your anatomy. Whether you have short or long femurs, there are always ways to learn how to squat deeper. And it's usually dependent on ankle and/or hip mobility. I personally have long femurs, and I can sit down and hold a squat, but it looks a lot different than an "Asian squat", even though it is deep.
Never heard anyone speak of proporions with regard to this capability but have always suspected physiological proportion to be a strong contributing factor - if not an outright determinant - for one's ability to do this.
THIS. Overall body anatomy, fat, muscle mass can HEAVILY affect your ability to be in different positions, which is why in almost all sports, you need specific types of muscles enhanced and focused on in order to have full control!!!
For those saying asian squat is easy: Keeping flat feet in that position requires a flexible achilles tendon and calf/shin ligaments & muscles. Certain habits through life either stiffens or stretches these. US americans commonly cant do it because we do not use our legs as often as other cultures do. Most of our "odd" positions/stretches end in early middle school late elementary and often our lives are taken over by vehicle travel afterwards. Very active people are more likely to be able to do it and even then their activity is usually more flexibility focused than strength
It's just funny how Asians think that Westerners it is only USA, the rest of countries to the West are not Western countries. I don't know what to think
not true, I am really not active at all and was only active through childhood like any kid. I can still do it completely fine, my siblings and my parents can't do it, so it just depends on the person.
As far as i know, "criss-cross" and so-called "Asian squat" are very common in France, especially amongst children (and they feel quite comfortable). But once older, it is true that some people stop doing it anymore, so they lose the ability, while some who never stop doing it (for example because of their work, or sport, or whatever) are still able to do that
I’m not Asian but I can do the squat. I do it when my feet gets tired and that’s my favorite resting position. I think it’s not an Asian thing but it’s a thing that flexible people with good center of gravity can do
For asian squat i'm french i can do it and i see other french man who can do asian squat pose confortably in sport in physiotherapist so non-asian people can do it
Yeah, honestly, most people could do it if they tried. The main reason many Westerners struggle is that they haven't practiced squatting enough for their bodies to adapt, many mostly just simply sat or stood. As long as there are no physical impairments-like high arch feet or lack of ankle flexibility-most people can definitely manage it.
@@StrawberryMilkkTeaa Yes definitively! So wrong they called it "asian" and a youtuber from Canada who studied sciences do a video about "asian squat" to just prove only asian can do it and she try it and fall but wtf, this study is so false and she didn't practice squat too because to do a little squat not totally like asian squat, she can't do it, just normal squat she can't do, she invites someone who can't do it and with all that, her + her friend and her scientific study proved occidental person can't do it? So stupid! Because of her and her video, i thought others french can't do it like me the asian squat, then i go to physiotherapy, i saw my physiotherapist and a young man who can do asian squat like me, it's when i realized this study and this video is just false wrong and everyone can do it
@@newjeansfan238Yeah, that "study" is totally flawed. It’s not about ethnicity or genetics; it’s mainly about cultural practices and conventions. Many Westerners have never done the "Asian squat," and the reasons vary by culture. For example, some European cultures avoid squatting, especially in public, because they view it as uncivilized or uncouth. In contrast, people in Asia have been squatting since childhood, so their bodies are naturally accustomed to the position.
@@StrawberryMilkkTeaa yes but even western People do the asian squat for turkish toilet specially women like me, i did it. And even it could be cultural or not, everyone could do it and this video prove not every asian can do it so not totally cultural thing, personal thing like maybe flexibility and sport, some struggle to do just normal squat lol
@@newjeansfan238Yes, it largely depends on individual ability. When I refer to "cultural practices and conventions," I'm talking about what's deemed "acceptable" or "normal" in a particular society. For instance, in some cultures, squatting is seen negatively, so most people avoid it, leading to fewer individuals in those cultures being able to do it.
Hello! If u payed attention they said “ KOREANS AND JAPANESE ARE PROFESSIONALS AT THIS” Indians are also good at this (the thing I said ) If u don’t know what I am talking bout so don’t speak bruhh
Bruh. I'm from Russia but everything you did was so easy for me. Moreover, I sit in "Asian squat" regularly. Like every day and I feel myself rlly comfortable in that position
0:54 In Indonesia, sitting posture like that is usually called "duduk sila" the posture is widely used by Indonesians and often used when sitting on the floor. 4:00 That position is widely used by Indonesians especially teenagers and children when they're tired of standing.
I have sat in that squat pose all my life. Still can at 42. American born, well traveled, but never spent much time in any Asian country, just a vacation in Japan. When I first heard westerners couldn’t do the squat, I was very confused.
More people in Asia can do it because it's still used more often there. And more women can do it because women are generally more flexible. So it's more about use and personal flexibility. With practice most people should be able to do it.
It's not that only Asians can do it, it's that those who sit in chairs their whole life are no longer that flexible. With practice, Westerners can do it too. (It's also relatively easy for Western children, since they're still very flexible.)
I'm not asian, I'm middle European, but I could still do the Asian squad. I was like, it's so easy! How can someone not do it? maybe it't not of the culture, but of the flexibility?
I don't think it's because of the difference in living culture between the East and the West, one thing that people don't realize is that China is a seated culture with chairs like the West. Only South Korea and Japan have a traditional culture that continues to this day of sitting on the floor, and there are still plenty of restaurants in both countries where you can eat on the floor, but not in China.
I learned I (Asian) couldn't do the "Asian squat" as an adult when doing Filipino martial arts drills when the instructor had us do punches & kicks while squatting. Didn't know the actual term then, but I wondered why everyone else wasn't tipping over or why it was only me struggling to stay upright. Turns out I squat on the balls of my feet ever since childhood (like the American girl) and haven't really noticed it done with flat feet growing up (in the Middle East / the West). Sitting cross-legged was also uncomfortable until I trained myself to do it more i.e. not sitting on chairs/elevated, now that I'm older. I also had to train my calves/ankles/balance to do the Asian squat when I first learned about it last year. LOL
In America crisscross is called sitting Indian style and an Asian squat is called “hunkering” (at least in the southern regions of America). This was a fun video to watch!🙂❤️🇺🇸
western USA here, I heard that sitting called Indian style a very long time ago but everyone started calling it "cross-legged" maybe 20+ years ago. I've never heard of "hunkering" but people do still call that squat Asian squat here.
Yes Indians do meditation in this position. The most basics of yoga. They even eat in this position. This is the most comfortable sitting position for Indians
@@rizkyadiyanto7922 in India if you do that they will think you are pooing because in that position only Indians poop but in some houses there are also western ( pls no hate ) 😂😂😂 *I literally said "don't ask me why"*😂
I think for alot of these poses having a smaller frame for the upper body helps! This video was so much fun to watch!! Definitely trying these poses before bed!
This is probably why I manage these poses perfectly 😂 I'm tall, but slim and not gifted in the chest department. Squatting is my preference over sitting on a chair. I do it all the time. I didn't realise it was something some people couldn't do until recently.
Yep. I have no issues doing a flat footed "Slav Squat," where my feet are far out, but if as a tall woman who is well endowed in the chest area, trying to smash my legs into my chest and stay balanced is difficult.
The squat is just a stretch like any other. I was able to do it in Canada, but it definitely got more comfortable while I've been in Korea simply because I've spent more time on the floor in that position. The reason it's hard for many people isn't because of the knees or hips, it's because of the angle your foot is at relative to your shin. Like the American said, you can't just force it momentarily. It takes a lot of time in that position to loosen the ligaments or whatever to allow it because they're very strong. If you think about it, they're stabilizing your ankle, so they have to be
My female friend from elementary school squatted while crying by the sidewalk after school. I asked her, 'Why are you crying?' She said, 'I pooped my skirt.'"🗿
52m, American, Italian/Irish heritage. I can do all but one of those and regularly do. As a chef, I regularly do the "Asian squat" when I have a couple minutes of downtime at work. I do both versions of the criss-cross when I'm sitting at my computer working and find it rather comfortable. The on your knees with your arms behind your back is the only one I can't do. If it makes a difference, I did Judo for about 4 years when I was younger (20's) but that's about it. The Asian Squat difference is more a cultural one, for some reason, westerners are not taught that with flat feet.
As a non asian I’ve done the squatting pose since childhood, especially useful when you get tired when outside and don’t want to sit on the bare ground. Very surprised this wasn’t something most ppl could do
never able to do the "asian squat" idk if my muscles are not stretched enough, my legs are too proportionally long compared to my torso, my backside is too heavy and anchors me to the ground, or bc my feet have flat arches 😅🤷♀
I think it depends on if these how you grow up since many of these are just flexibility. If you grew up doing these types of poses, you would be able to do them. I am Asian (Filipino) but I grew up in the US. I can do the cross leg thing since it was normal in school to sit that way. My mom who grew up in the Philippines cannot do the cross leg sit. I just tried the flat foot squat and I am like the girl from US who cannot do it with my heels down. I did notice in K-Dramas that lots of females did that squat which I don't think that is common in the US so it is likely a pose they learned to do growing up.
The 'Asian Squat' is quite common in other parts of the world. Growing up in Eastern Congo everyone who did menial work or was from the country side easily did it. They could even spend the whole day crouching down while sweeping or cooking on charcoal braziers
It comes down to cultural norms.. If its normal to sit on your ankles, then you are going to keep that stretched. If you are not, then its going to be impossible for you to stretch to those limits. Simple.
Russians have something like "gopnik squat" (bandit's squat) and there's even a joke that if you lift your heels, you'll lose your authority in this disctrict 😂
Asian American here. I lived and worked in China for almost 20 years. For the life of me, I could never do the “Asian squat”. My wife made fun of me for so many years too, and it’s so natural for her too. Next challenge should be “Asian squat” in high heels. That I wanna see. ♥️♥️♥️
4:25 This position (crouching) is not unique to Asians. We all did it when we were in our mother's womb and we were kids, no matter what the ethnicity. It's just we lost this habit as we sitting all the time on chairs. But it's possible for us to reappropriate this position by warming up the ankles joints, putting ourselves in this position against a wall for a few minutes every day to rehabilitate our bodies. This position belongs to all human beings. 😊
I'm a white, middle-aged dude from Sweden, not only can I easily do all of these, when it comes to sitting cross-legged, I can put both feet on top of the legs rather than under them, which is harder. I do not nor have I ever done anything to train my flexibility. When I tried sitting cross legged now, it was probably the first time in like 10 years, yet it was easy.
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I fell like those are not hard ... It's not about where the person is from , It's about his ability to
Yea but asians use these moves daily ( I’m Asian )
True I could be from any country and still do the same poses
Have you try it? I guess not
@@ck-bs2ms I tried those poses and it’s literally so easy and I’m not Asian. I thought everyone can do this haha 😅
@@ck-bs2ms I did they were actually pretty easy
The first position…what do they mean it’s not something done in America but similar!? 😂 it is, we use this position all the time. It’s called criss-cross- apple-sauce or the boomers know it as, “Indian style” and ever since I was little in the 80’s and 90’s it’s been used. Especially in pre school to elementary. You can even see it in movies from the 70’s and 80’s and earlier being used. We use this position when we sit on the floor or mats and in bed sitting up as well. Kids learn it really early and many prefer the position.
indian style is what i remembered it being called
Yupp you're right, it is even a common sitting style of yoga
I'm a millennial, sitting that way was called Indian style throughout my entire childhood. I've only heard it called criss cross by Gen Alphas.
Outside America, like in my country Zimbabwe, we call it "crossing legs" or "sitting cross legged." Very common and normal, since our childhood. Some people with lower flexibility stop sitting like this in their adulthood and might struggle but most younger people, 25 and below can and often do sit like this.
The thing is that in Asia people do this throughout their whole lives, in America most adults can't sit longer than 1 hour like that. When I go to church you have to be able to sit like that for 3-5 hours, and that's where Americans struggle from what I've seen.
It's not nationality but flexibility and childhood. And i know it's a Korean thing, but the rest of Asia exists.
And proportions.
Thats why its called Asian Squats; Indian, Malaysian, Singaporean can do it easily too.
It is part nationality because they sit on the floor more often in their cultures and they also respect taking shoes off at home.
Sadly I'm not able to even tho I'm asian. But yeah it's depends if Asians commonly do it, which means the environment there growing in and i grew in America and cant even do it ✋️😭
Chat my mom is half Japanese I’m a quarter but I can do these just because I grew up doing them
Why the Asian squat? Major reason being we've been using squat toilet in our culture almost daily since after we stop using diapers. Your body just trained and naturally accustomed to it compared to average westerners with sitting on toilet bowl.
Exactly
Toilet is the only place where I will sit like this but not in public place.
Exactly my thoughts
I'm Arab , arab countries using squat toilet too
The squat position is the optimized position for this matter
I'm African from Uganda East Africa.. guess I'm asian coz I can do all of those postures effortlessly
I'm from Zimbabwe, and yeah. Most of these are easy for us Africans.
@@chishh2554 me too I'm Nigerian ❤❤
Same here and I'm Ghanaian.
im lithuanian did it no problem
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0:12 Lmao this reminds me when i used to do a handstand at school and everytime i do it a boy comes up to me and tries to push me down from the wall 😭
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4:37 her reaction reminds me of muppet
The first position is so common in the United States. We usually call it “Criss-Cross Apple Sauce.” It’s not just “similar” to Criss Cross, sitting criss cross in general is customary in like, Kindergarten lmao.
Yeah it's really a basic position, the extra step is to get both feet on the opposite thigh (they tried one feet at the end but you can also do both with good enough stretch)
The next step is the "lotus" sitting from India, right?
yes same here in Australia although we just call it "sitting crossed - legged"
@@souillonsousion8687 The one where you put your feet on top of your other leg is fun and easy for me. Sometimes me and my friends in primary school would sit in that position and push forwards onto our knees and "walk" around 😉😆Can anyone else do this?
@@Mothのひの it's sitting cross legged in the UK too and everyone has to do it in school during assembly and story time when they're younger.
Yeah as a British almost 29 year old male with a beer belly, i can do all those positions but the “girls only” one. Especially can do the so called asian squat… which most people can actually do
I have never seen anyone but an Asian or a dancer do an Asian Squat.
@@alwaystakemarktwainsadvice4269 then clearly the people around you choose not to do it. Im British, whiter than anything and live in the most basic(shitty) area and have seen many people do that squat. I myself used to do it as a kid and still do it now when prepping & painting skirting boards and bottom of walls.
I think there was a tiny bit different one in this video. Do you keep your knees toegether or apart?
I am from central europe male and in my mid 40's and i did my whole life, what i learned a few years ago is called "Slav-squat" on the internet. (i am not from a slavic country or with slavic ancestry but hey...).
But the difference is that now as an adult with a little belly i put my knees further apart to make space for my belly.
The ladies in the video were not allowed to do that.
@@nirfz i can do them all, even with the belly i have, spreading the knee’s, keeping them together wile pushed to my chest, feet pointing straight or/and outwards… but keeping my knees pushed into my chest as “comfy” as it once was just simply because of my belly being big. Im not donald trump level of obese, im just one of those guys that is skinny everywhere else but the belly… i last weighed 12 stone for context… regardless though i can do the asian squat. Difference is between the west vs south-eastern people is that we choose not to do on the reg because we insist on standing more or sitting on a bench or whatever when we are waiting for something wile asians will happily squat anywhere rather find somewhere to sit
@@fazsum41 yeah I am 90kg 6'3" and I can do it, and I've been able to do it since I was a little kid, and I am not athletic. what surprises me is that the people in the video have to lean forward to stay balance. I can lean in any direction, makes no difference. I can feel my shins are being exercised, but barely, I could hold it for 5 hours if needed. I often sit on my chair like that
Dont do that in india beacuse people will laugh at you u know😂🌝
Toilet squatting :)
I know right now😂😂
We do it here in northeast?
why?
Bro they also have Indian style toilet seats so they know what they are doing.
as a european i am confused.... squat is not difficult, with flat feet. it's comfortable.... but i don't know why some struggle ? i don't know understand what they are doing that they fall over ?
Yes, I personally can do all the positions they've mentioned, but i guess it's not common like in Asia
Are you Slavic? There is the Slavic squat.
Yes and i can do it and i see other french man who do it in sport and in physiotherapist, they called just "asian squat" that only asians can do it, it's false not true
Same here, I'm a tall guy and squatting is very easy. However the japanese "seiza" position is painful for me.
I’m American and I can also do it. I think that it’s cause they’re not flexible
Eastern Europeans are known to do that squat as well, actually, especially Slavs.
I am slavic woman and cant do it. 🙃
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@@hovno1255 Don't worry, not all asians can do it either
It's just a stereotype
Well, they did insist in the video that the knees have to be together. The "Slav squat" has the knees apart usually.
In my opinion and experience that makes it a little easier or at least more stable.
I am no slav and no eastern european and i do that quite often.
Yes
What? I didn’t know people can’t do these wtf
The third one that supposedly only girls can do has a reason why it is more difficult for men. Women have their center of mass lower than men (despite extra mass in breasts), so when they lean forward like that, there's still more stability towards the center where their knees are. Of course, it is much easier if you just sit on your legs while bending forward, but from what I can see, they are kneeling, which is not the same.
However, the second one literally can be (biologically) done by anybody regardless of age, sex or nationality. Why many Western people cannot do it is simplya combination of them not doing it and them shortening their tendons by wearing shoes with high heels. Yes, men included. Most shoes popular in the west have padded, heightened heels which causes the tendons up front the leg to grow shorter. Somebody that makes these squats regularly will keep them stretched out no matter the shoes they wear, hence why asian women can do it even if they also wear high heels.
That being said, 100% of young (healthy) children can do it anywhere in the world because at a young age their flexibility is not yet messed up by lifestyle.
I can do these😅
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Surprising no one has mentioned this, but the "Asian squat" is only possible for people with short femurs. People with longer femurs cannot get into that position. It's all based on your anatomy. Whether you have short or long femurs, there are always ways to learn how to squat deeper. And it's usually dependent on ankle and/or hip mobility. I personally have long femurs, and I can sit down and hold a squat, but it looks a lot different than an "Asian squat", even though it is deep.
Never heard anyone speak of proporions with regard to this capability but have always suspected physiological proportion to be a strong contributing factor - if not an outright determinant - for one's ability to do this.
THIS. Overall body anatomy, fat, muscle mass can HEAVILY affect your ability to be in different positions, which is why in almost all sports, you need specific types of muscles enhanced and focused on in order to have full control!!!
Many asians have long femurs too but they can squat easily
Sim, todas asiáticas no vídeo são pequenas.
Ankle flexibility, nothing else
0:12 same,same here bud
For those saying asian squat is easy:
Keeping flat feet in that position requires a flexible achilles tendon and calf/shin ligaments & muscles. Certain habits through life either stiffens or stretches these. US americans commonly cant do it because we do not use our legs as often as other cultures do. Most of our "odd" positions/stretches end in early middle school late elementary and often our lives are taken over by vehicle travel afterwards. Very active people are more likely to be able to do it and even then their activity is usually more flexibility focused than strength
It's just funny how Asians think that Westerners it is only USA, the rest of countries to the West are not Western countries. I don't know what to think
For Russians it is easy. We can squat for hours, without problems
Not all.
For Pakistanis, Indians, and I think for Bangladeshis too ,it's so easy
not true, I am really not active at all and was only active through childhood like any kid. I can still do it completely fine, my siblings and my parents can't do it, so it just depends on the person.
I can do all of these with ease and I'm European, probably just depends on the person, kind of silly to say otherwise
As far as i know, "criss-cross" and so-called "Asian squat" are very common in France, especially amongst children (and they feel quite comfortable). But once older, it is true that some people stop doing it anymore, so they lose the ability, while some who never stop doing it (for example because of their work, or sport, or whatever) are still able to do that
I’m not Asian but I can do the squat. I do it when my feet gets tired and that’s my favorite resting position. I think it’s not an Asian thing but it’s a thing that flexible people with good center of gravity can do
Prove it
For asian squat i'm french i can do it and i see other french man who can do asian squat pose confortably in sport in physiotherapist so non-asian people can do it
Yeah, honestly, most people could do it if they tried. The main reason many Westerners struggle is that they haven't practiced squatting enough for their bodies to adapt, many mostly just simply sat or stood. As long as there are no physical impairments-like high arch feet or lack of ankle flexibility-most people can definitely manage it.
@@StrawberryMilkkTeaa Yes definitively! So wrong they called it "asian" and a youtuber from Canada who studied sciences do a video about "asian squat" to just prove only asian can do it and she try it and fall but wtf, this study is so false and she didn't practice squat too because to do a little squat not totally like asian squat, she can't do it, just normal squat she can't do, she invites someone who can't do it and with all that, her + her friend and her scientific study proved occidental person can't do it? So stupid!
Because of her and her video, i thought others french can't do it like me the asian squat, then i go to physiotherapy, i saw my physiotherapist and a young man who can do asian squat like me, it's when i realized this study and this video is just false wrong and everyone can do it
@@newjeansfan238Yeah, that "study" is totally flawed. It’s not about ethnicity or genetics; it’s mainly about cultural practices and conventions. Many Westerners have never done the "Asian squat," and the reasons vary by culture. For example, some European cultures avoid squatting, especially in public, because they view it as uncivilized or uncouth. In contrast, people in Asia have been squatting since childhood, so their bodies are naturally accustomed to the position.
@@StrawberryMilkkTeaa yes but even western People do the asian squat for turkish toilet specially women like me, i did it. And even it could be cultural or not, everyone could do it and this video prove not every asian can do it so not totally cultural thing, personal thing like maybe flexibility and sport, some struggle to do just normal squat lol
@@newjeansfan238Yes, it largely depends on individual ability. When I refer to "cultural practices and conventions," I'm talking about what's deemed "acceptable" or "normal" in a particular society. For instance, in some cultures, squatting is seen negatively, so most people avoid it, leading to fewer individuals in those cultures being able to do it.
The Korean girl looks gorgeous! Stunning!
I'm from western I can do everything but I love your video
No you can't.
The same i can do it all actions but i am not Asian
We asian can do asian squat because we poop like that. 😂
Speaking from my experience... I'm fully understand the reason lol
Prove it
exactly
@@johngiles6376🤨🤨
@@johngiles6376Us Asians have 2 toilets: one with seats and one in the ground so yeah we squat
as a westerner I could do every one of those lol
The Asian squat always confused me because I'm white as hell and I can do it easy 😭😭
1:28 Indians too 😊
Indians r asian...?
hindu pose meditating
India is part of Asia, If you know that
Hello! If u payed attention they said “ KOREANS AND JAPANESE ARE PROFESSIONALS AT THIS” Indians are also good at this (the thing I said )
If u don’t know what I am talking bout so don’t speak bruhh
yeah whole asia is
Bruh. I'm from Russia but everything you did was so easy for me. Moreover, I sit in "Asian squat" regularly. Like every day and I feel myself rlly comfortable in that position
I'm Turkish born and same. But we are asians too so that tracks.
Cause Russia is in Asia ???
@@SkyStar30 It depends on a person's ability
I'm European (Austrian to be exactly) and i'm doing the asian squat (but with parted knees!) since childhood - i'm 41 now and i can still do it 💁🏻♀️
Me encantó! Me divertí imitando las poses 💖
I'm Asian Canadian, and in the 80's we sat cross legged in elementary school. I've seen Slavic people Asian squat, so it's not just Asians.
The gopnik slav squat
0:54 In Indonesia, sitting posture like that is usually called "duduk sila" the posture is widely used by Indonesians and often used when sitting on the floor.
4:00 That position is widely used by Indonesians especially teenagers and children when they're tired of standing.
we call it bağdaş in turkey its also very common here
4:37 too cute 😭😭😭😭
I have sat in that squat pose all my life. Still can at 42. American born, well traveled, but never spent much time in any Asian country, just a vacation in Japan. When I first heard westerners couldn’t do the squat, I was very confused.
6:47 I do this every time there is no seat in the auditorium
as an asian I did not know those postures are hard because i do those every single day.😅
Me neither, but i’m italian, not a girl and i think those are very comfortable postures.
that's why they are easy to YOU
In the morning 😄
They're not hard, I'm from south america and I could do every single one without effort...
More people in Asia can do it because it's still used more often there. And more women can do it because women are generally more flexible. So it's more about use and personal flexibility. With practice most people should be able to do it.
It's not that only Asians can do it, it's that those who sit in chairs their whole life are no longer that flexible. With practice, Westerners can do it too. (It's also relatively easy for Western children, since they're still very flexible.)
All of these are very natural to me and easy to do. Especially the first 2 are usually how I sit anyway.. I'm from the Netherlands.
Nah I sit cross crossed on the floor everyday in school
Pov: You're Asian but you're in a wheelchair
I'm not asian, I'm middle European, but I could still do the Asian squad. I was like, it's so easy! How can someone not do it? maybe it't not of the culture, but of the flexibility?
7:59 this the most realistic sound of men putting the block in the woods
In Germany we call in Russian squat. Russian people often sitt like than in the streets.
Not like that, we usually keep knee apart
As an Indian we Indians used to sit like these it's very very easy and comfortable too
I don't think it's because of the difference in living culture between the East and the West, one thing that people don't realize is that China is a seated culture with chairs like the West. Only South Korea and Japan have a traditional culture that continues to this day of sitting on the floor, and there are still plenty of restaurants in both countries where you can eat on the floor, but not in China.
I learned I (Asian) couldn't do the "Asian squat" as an adult when doing Filipino martial arts drills when the instructor had us do punches & kicks while squatting. Didn't know the actual term then, but I wondered why everyone else wasn't tipping over or why it was only me struggling to stay upright.
Turns out I squat on the balls of my feet ever since childhood (like the American girl) and haven't really noticed it done with flat feet growing up (in the Middle East / the West).
Sitting cross-legged was also uncomfortable until I trained myself to do it more i.e. not sitting on chairs/elevated, now that I'm older. I also had to train my calves/ankles/balance to do the Asian squat when I first learned about it last year. LOL
5:36 dont thank me 😏
Ew
best fan service
I think you just found the wrong westerners 😂 all those postures are easy for most people I know. Hello from Canada!
In America crisscross is called sitting Indian style and an Asian squat is called “hunkering” (at least in the southern regions of America). This was a fun video to watch!🙂❤️🇺🇸
western USA here, I heard that sitting called Indian style a very long time ago but everyone started calling it "cross-legged" maybe 20+ years ago. I've never heard of "hunkering" but people do still call that squat Asian squat here.
But it's not actually indian, the name is misnomer
Yes Indians do meditation in this position. The most basics of yoga.
They even eat in this position. This is the most comfortable sitting position for Indians
@@blazer9547 no its not
Hunkering sounds defensive like warfare and pursuit from law enforcement.
Im european and i can do it effortlessly 👌
6:09 me too, can’t sit like that
The first one - sitting cross legged - is a normal thing for all schoolchildren in the UK. Just tend to do it less when people are older.
Don't do asian squad in India please don't ask me why 😂😂😂
I know the answer 🤫🤣
why?
@@rizkyadiyanto7922 in India if you do that they will think you are pooing because in that position only Indians poop but in some houses there are also western ( pls no hate ) 😂😂😂
*I literally said "don't ask me why"*😂
@@Yukihayama-uw1cv in indonesia we usually do that if we want to sit but the floor is dirty.
@@rizkyadiyanto7922 ohhhhh
8:13 "I know one pose that only girls can do"
Me being able to do it: *maybe I am a girl*
I think for alot of these poses having a smaller frame for the upper body helps!
This video was so much fun to watch!!
Definitely trying these poses before bed!
I think men, or women with larger chests may on average find the deep squat more difficult. Also depends on your knees.
This is probably why I manage these poses perfectly 😂 I'm tall, but slim and not gifted in the chest department. Squatting is my preference over sitting on a chair. I do it all the time. I didn't realise it was something some people couldn't do until recently.
Yep. I have no issues doing a flat footed "Slav Squat," where my feet are far out, but if as a tall woman who is well endowed in the chest area, trying to smash my legs into my chest and stay balanced is difficult.
The squat is just a stretch like any other. I was able to do it in Canada, but it definitely got more comfortable while I've been in Korea simply because I've spent more time on the floor in that position. The reason it's hard for many people isn't because of the knees or hips, it's because of the angle your foot is at relative to your shin. Like the American said, you can't just force it momentarily. It takes a lot of time in that position to loosen the ligaments or whatever to allow it because they're very strong. If you think about it, they're stabilizing your ankle, so they have to be
Jestem z Polski, a wszystkie te pozycje to była dla mnie łatwizna.
Entire video I’ve just been admiring the beauty of that vintage Tottenham shirt 🤤
dont understand why western cant do the asian squat, i do it all the time (i am western)
It's just culture, kids can do it but as you grow you lose the ability unless you stretch the muscles needed often
They have pure Korea Accent wven they from different places. ❤
"But Westerners Can't", Slav approved 😎
8:39 is the only thing i couldnt do but im pretty close to it, just hurts like hell, if i tried i could do it in a week or so.
I can do the Asian squat and I’m not Asian
3:35 the Asians’ knees are closer to the ground than the Westerners’. Their hip mobility is amazing for the criss cross and squat positions.
I'm half Japanese yet can't do the asian squat without lifting my heels. It's soo hard arghhh! 😭
Same here.. so i'm not Asian? 😂😂😅😅
You got the white people proportions
Its ant flexibility and childhood not nationality
My female friend from elementary school squatted while crying by the sidewalk after school. I asked her, 'Why are you crying?' She said, 'I pooped my skirt.'"🗿
Jujuplease was the reason I got a Twiitch account. Love seeing her here. 💘
whats her channel?
52m, American, Italian/Irish heritage. I can do all but one of those and regularly do. As a chef, I regularly do the "Asian squat" when I have a couple minutes of downtime at work. I do both versions of the criss-cross when I'm sitting at my computer working and find it rather comfortable. The on your knees with your arms behind your back is the only one I can't do. If it makes a difference, I did Judo for about 4 years when I was younger (20's) but that's about it. The Asian Squat difference is more a cultural one, for some reason, westerners are not taught that with flat feet.
I mean when u are flexible you can do these things easily it’s not abt where are u from like bffr 💀
And your body's proportions
2:37 that’s a very common way of sitting in Brazil, as kids we used to sit like this a lot, I’m sure it’s like that even nowadays
E na escola chamavam de perninha de índio sksksksk
i can only do slavic squat
Juju looks cute and beautiful 😍🥰
FIRST!
As Iraqi We did this every time we visit the WC
i'm european and can do all of this postures so i dont know what you are on about!
Prove it.
As a non asian I’ve done the squatting pose since childhood, especially useful when you get tired when outside and don’t want to sit on the bare ground. Very surprised this wasn’t something most ppl could do
🤣Wow, these postures are truly unique to Asians! 🙌
never able to do the "asian squat" idk if my muscles are not stretched enough, my legs are too proportionally long compared to my torso, my backside is too heavy and anchors me to the ground, or bc my feet have flat arches 😅🤷♀
I can do all this cuz i practice yoga
nice
Pilates better
This was more fun than I was expecting 😂
7:20 there you go men of culture
As a male asian, I didn't know those were hard, I can do it effortlessly
Why are they exaggerating.....
Im not asian, Im latina and I can do all of that, its a matter of flexibility
That’s how I sit 😂 criss cross applesauce, it’s just a universal thing
I think it depends on if these how you grow up since many of these are just flexibility. If you grew up doing these types of poses, you would be able to do them. I am Asian (Filipino) but I grew up in the US. I can do the cross leg thing since it was normal in school to sit that way. My mom who grew up in the Philippines cannot do the cross leg sit. I just tried the flat foot squat and I am like the girl from US who cannot do it with my heels down. I did notice in K-Dramas that lots of females did that squat which I don't think that is common in the US so it is likely a pose they learned to do growing up.
The 'Asian Squat' is quite common in other parts of the world. Growing up in Eastern Congo everyone who did menial work or was from the country side easily did it. They could even spend the whole day crouching down while sweeping or cooking on charcoal braziers
It comes down to cultural norms.. If its normal to sit on your ankles, then you are going to keep that stretched. If you are not, then its going to be impossible for you to stretch to those limits. Simple.
Russians have something like "gopnik squat" (bandit's squat) and there's even a joke that if you lift your heels, you'll lose your authority in this disctrict 😂
Asian American here. I lived and worked in China for almost 20 years. For the life of me, I could never do the “Asian squat”. My wife made fun of me for so many years too, and it’s so natural for her too. Next challenge should be “Asian squat” in high heels. That I wanna see. ♥️♥️♥️
4:25 This position (crouching) is not unique to Asians. We all did it when we were in our mother's womb and we were kids, no matter what the ethnicity. It's just we lost this habit as we sitting all the time on chairs. But it's possible for us to reappropriate this position by warming up the ankles joints, putting ourselves in this position against a wall for a few minutes every day to rehabilitate our bodies. This position belongs to all human beings. 😊
I am Indian Asian and i can do everything so proud.
Because the video said “asians can do” like obviously u can its not just east asia..
I'm a 48yr old Western man, and I can do every one of these (even the sit at 8:30). 🤷 Filipino squat is probably the hardest.
Juju is amazing.
criss cross sitting is something we (dutch guy) had to do back in kindergarten, I still do it.
I'm a white, middle-aged dude from Sweden, not only can I easily do all of these, when it comes to sitting cross-legged, I can put both feet on top of the legs rather than under them, which is harder.
I do not nor have I ever done anything to train my flexibility. When I tried sitting cross legged now, it was probably the first time in like 10 years, yet it was easy.
I swear that really is the “Asian Squat” they make it look so easy!
I’m Chinese American, and only do the _Asian squat_ to clean the cat’s litter box 😹
The key is to lean forward while squatting and put your elbows past your knees
lmao im watching this with criss-crossed legs and didnt even realize
"Super cool to see these unique postures! 😊🌏"