You may have noticed that in a lot of videos, pretty much ever single video
The first thing that comes out of the Chinese or Japanese persons' mouth when I talk is
Oh your Japanese is so good. Oh your Chinese is so good. And then I respond by saying
No it isn't blah blah blah. And a lot of people asked why. Why would you say that?
Well, that's culture. And you're really not supposed to say anything else.
You can't say, thank you for your compliment that was very nice of you.
That's extremely rude and arrogant to say here in Japan and to say in China.
And by the way, even when my Chinese was quite bad like I was a beginner, they said the exact same thing.
So, don't look at the native speaker's face for a reaction and judge someone's level based on that.
Also, these videos are so short and so simple. I'm just buying food or ordering food at a restaurant.
You can't really gauge someone's level from a couple minute video like that.
It's just too short. The content is so simple. Now writing a 70 page thesis in Chinese, well that's a little different.
But if we talk about that, I don't think anybody's gonna watch this.
Anyway. my accent is not perfect. Maybe I can have a perfect accent for 5 minutes or 10 minutes.
But if we have a complicated conversation or a conversation that goes on for a little while a little accent is gonna come out
But whatever, I learned as an adult. And that's ok.
Our campus is a little bit dead because of the you know what problem.
The you know what problem. I'm not gonna say it, because my video will get demonetized if I say it.
Yeah, the youtube robots will pick it up and demonetize my videos if I say the you know what virus
Ok, so we're not gonna say it. But I'm turning in my ID today because the exchange program is over.
And I can't go back to America now for obvious reasons because of the you know what problem and I can't go back to China
for the same reason. Well, I guess I'm gonna stay in Japan for a little while.
Ah, it's really windy today. By the way, have you subscribed yet because I'm trying to get you guys on board with this
I'm trying to tear down some stereotypes and educate people here about Asia.
Anyway, so I gotta turn this baby in and then go off and do what we love to do best
Talk to Chinese people. Alright, here we go.
Well they were nice. Here I was gonna go into a restaurant or something and try to mess with people
It's not even necessary today. Well hey. People are really nice you know.
If you know another language it opens the door to a whole bunch of possibilities.
And you get to try all kinds of new delicious foods. So, I love it.
I'm gonna hit them one day. I gotta get those guys because last time I came here they weren't surprised.
I don't think that I was trying to surprise them. I was just acting really normal and the conversation was short.
So, I'm gonna get them. That will be the next episode. Those guys. I've been watching them.
I'm targeting them. They don't know I'm coming.
Alright stay tuned and don't forget to like this video. Always like it. Alright, see you next time.