What the @#$%, "Kung Pao chicken", haha
Look at his tattoo
A tattoo of the name of a food dish???
It's really delicious though...
Hey guys what''s going on? It's xiaoma, and today
You know how like
Westerners always love getting Chinese tattoos?
Now for Chinese people these tattoos can be kind of weird
And it's not to say that Chinese people will never get tattoos in Chinese
But, it's just like...
Xiaoma!
Hey
Xiaoma!
How are you?
It's just like the stuff westerners that decide to write on their body
Can often be very strange from a Chinese perspective
People right things like "love" or "power" on their body
Which just aren't things that Chinese people would normally get tattooed on themselves
And in addition sometimes there are translation mistakes with these tattoos
The person giving you the tattoo if they are not Chinese
They are not necessarily going to know what they are writing on your body
Sometimes people end up getting...
...names of different foods written on their body
So I was sort of curious today to see
What Chinese people would think about
Tattoo fails like this in real life
So I have gone ahead and gotten myself
My very own
What do you guys think?
* tattoo says "Kung Pao Chicken"
It's a little bit awkward walking around here with this tattoo
But...
We're going to go see what people think
And I'm already getting quite a few glances
So...
Okay, I'm a little bit nervous but lets do this thing guys
* shopkeepers talking to each other in Chinese *
Kung Pao chicken?
Do you like it?
No, I can't handle spicy foods!
You don't eat spicy?
Nope!
Anyway, what the...are you a chef or something?
Something like that
Nice and easy, whenever I go to a Chinese restaurant...
All I have to do is point to my tattoo...
Very good!
And then they bring me Kung Pao chicken
Kung Pao chicken, eh?
It's delicious
Do you know what this is?
"Water chestnut"
I'm just reading the sign, I don't know what it is
You know how to read in Chinese too?!
Yeah
That's cool!
Otherwise I would I make this tattoo!
I guess I wasn't assuming you knew Chinese...
That's cool though
Anyway, how do you cook them?
Put them in meat buns
You know meat buns?
Meat buns?
Yeah
This isn't meat though
You put it inside the meat buns
Oh, put them in the meat buns?
Or make soup
You're pretty cool dude
Oh, thanks
Did you go to China to learn Chinese?
Yeah
I was there for a year
And you got so good after a year?!
Thanks
[Testing my Cantonese] $4 dollars
[Cantonese] $4 dollars...
[Mandarin] $4 dollars
Right
[Cantonese] I only speak a little Cantonese
A little!
Yeah
Hi
Hey
Kung Pao chicken!
Do you like Kung Pao chicken?
Do you like it?
Yeah
Yeah?
You?
Of course
Otherwise why would I get this tattoo?
Pretty impressive you can speak Chinese!
Well yeah...
Otherwise how would I make this tattoo?
Did you spend time in China?
Yeah
Man: Which city? Me: Beijing
Beijing?
That's where I learned to love Kung Pao chicken
You liked it so much you got a tattoo of it?
Yeah
And very convenient when I go to Chinese restaurants
I want to eat this!
How long were you in Beijing for?
A year
I was there for a year
And were you there for travel, or what?
Travel, eating a lot of good food...
Studying Chinese too
And your Chinese is pretty good!
It's alright
Where are you from?
America
Studying Chinese too
What the @#$%, "Kung Pao chicken", haha
Look at that
Can't believe it
Yeah, it's my favorite Chinese dish
Really!?
Yeah
Oh, you speak Chinese!
Do you see a lot of foreigners with Chinese tattoos?
Yes, many
But yours...
...is most authentic!
Really?
This character here, 保 (bǎo aka "Pao")
A lot of people incorrectly write the 保 in Kung Pao chicken as 爆
That's wrong, but you wrote it correctly here
Very impressive my friend
What kind of video are you making?
I'm seeing what reactions people have to my tattoo
Man: Your Kung Pao chicken? Me: Yeah
Well I have just one word: "Authentic"
Have you seen any weirder tattoos than this?
Oh, many
Really?
Yes
Like what?
Do you know soccer [player] Beckham?
Yeah
He's got a crazy one
Yeah
It says 生死有命，富贵在天 "it's all destiny"
Chinese people love that saying
"Kung Pao chicken"?
Yes, and he got the characters right
宫保鸡丁
Why would he write that though?
Because it's delicious!
At least he's got the characters right though
All the same, it's still a tattoo of a food dish
Although there are very few places that can cook that dish correctly
Is that so
You have to go to China
Right
A lot of Chinese restaurants in America have this dish
But it's not necessarily the most authentic version
They change the flavor
Yeah
So it's more Americanized
Yeah
Wow, this guy speaks such good Mandarin
How much is the comb?
This one?
Yeah
$5
That's $5?
Yeah yeah
Before it was $8, I'll give it to you for $5
$5?
Yeah, I'll give it to you for $5
$5, can I try it?
What is this ... is this for like comb or...
Yeah comb
Comb, massage yeah
Everything
"Kung Pao chicken"
Oh yeah
You know that name?
"Kung Pao chicken"
They said it means "peace"
It's chicken
Chicken!?
Yeah
Oh no
I thought it meant "Love"
No this is the...
Chicken!
I guess I wrote it wrong then
What am I gonna do now?
And you can't remove it, huh?
No
It's a tattoo
He doesn't know what it means!
Well anyway, there's nothing wrong with having a "Kung Pao chicken" tattoo
It's a very famous dish, after all
Is it any good?
It's delicious!
Well so long as it's good
Yeah, as long as it's tasty
As long as it's tasty
I love the attitude!
So this is $5?
For you, $5
Okay
Although if you want to give me more, that's fine too
Anyway, I'm just playing with you guys
It was more for the video
It was more for the videoI knew he knew what the tattoo meant!
There were some people just now who were making a video too
Really?
What is that?
You go like this with it
I was selling this for $15
The people making the video gave me $30!
$30!
That made me very happy
Does this work?
Lose weight!
Lose weight!?
Well, I have gained a few pounds...
Yeah, just rub yourself with this a few times in the morning
It's great, if you rub it yourself it will work best
Okay fine, I'll get this too
You've convinced me
I'm a "persuasive person"!
A "persuasive person" indeed
Then I guess I'll get both of these
Does it really work?
Very good!
Yes it does!
Alright, great
Kung Pao chicken!
It's delicious!
They all like my Kung Pao chicken
Everyone is curious
Thanks!
Thank you!
Bye bye
Bye bye, Mr. Kung Pao Chicken!
How are you?
You like chicken?
Yeah, do you like it?
So good!
So good?!
And you speak Chinese too!
I do a bit!
Impressive!
I do
Where did you learn Chinese from anyhow?
Beijing
You've been to Beijing?
Yeah
Very cool
I was there for a year
No wonder your Mandarin is so authentic
He went to Beijing to learn Mandarin!
Yeah
[Switching to Cantonese] I went to Beijing to learn Mandarin...
Dude speaks Cantonese?
What about Guangzhou?
Guangzhou...
No, I learned to speak Cantonese here
Did you now?
Yeah
Aiya!
That's amazing!
Thanks
Not bad!
Yeah, I guess
Anyway, buy something!
Buy something now!
Yes, I will
Do you have anything you'd recommend?
They're good people!
Tell me what you like
Buy what looks good!
I'll give you my best price!
Your best price, eh?
He'll give you something nice and cheap!
Well those sunglasses look kinda cool
No one buys sunglasses!
No one buys sunglasses?
You should buy something more expensive
Why...
You don't want me to buy sunglasses?
She doesn't want to buy the sunglasses for some reason
No, you don't understand
She's just saying no one buys them, so you can
Well I guess if no one else is going to buy them...
Can I get a pic man?
Yeah, of course
Appreciate it
How are you? Yeah!
We're making a video right now too
Oh, what are you guys doing?
Basically we are overpaying for things they give us
Oh that's a good idea
Hey, what the heck...
Kung Pao chicken?
Have you had it before?
Of course
Kung Pao chicken
Do you like it?
And Yuxiang shredded pork! [another famous Chinese dish]
Yuxiang shredded pork, even better!
You should get that tattooed on the other side, haha
Yeah, I'll get "Yuxiang Shredded Pork" tattooed on my left arm next
You're funny, dude
Very good!
Do you like it?
It's great!
I think we are starting a fashion trend today
We got the shades
We got the tats
We got the tank top
It's beautiful and sunny here in New York City
Xiaoma, what's up!
I'm happy, hey man!
I'm happy, you're happy, we're all happy
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