Hello, everyone. I'm George.
Today, let's talk about common father quotes.
Father's Day is coming. In America Father's Day is set on the third Sunday of June, but here
in Taiwan, Father's Day is the eighth of August and the reason is quite simple.
Because in Chinese, 8, especially when you put two eights together. It's pronounced as ba
ba, which means father. For some reason, a lot of times your father is saying
exactly the same things as my father does. Sometimes, I even wonder if they're
going to the same father's school. If you don't believe it,
later I'm going to talk about some quotes that's from my father or from
many fathers that I've heard. Here in Taiwan, fathers are always having the
image of being very serious, very hard to communicate with, or very strict on your
work. Sometimes, they are probably a little bit too indifferent to the
children. Of course, it depends on what kind of family you grow up in. The quotes that
we're covering today do not necessarily define all the fathers in the world. It's
just some father's would say that. There's no scientific proof for this.
They're very wise, and they have a lot of wisdom to pass on to you. No matter
whether you agree or not, you have to try to listen to them. And today we're just
going to cover five quotes from fathers that you might hear from your own father
or probably other people's fathers. And here we go. Number One.
You probably hear this from your father a lot. When you're asking an awkward or
hard-to-explain kind of question, they would say this. Because sometimes, it's too complicated.
Or maybe you're just too young to understand what it really means. Or most
of the time, it's because of an embarrassing question, like
Of course this only happens when you are
younger. When you're older, it's either you find the answer somewhere else, or
you really understand it magically.
When your father says this, it's not because
they don't want to talk to you. It's just because it's not that easy for them to
say something that complicated. And Number Two.
Sometimes if you do something stupid or foolish, your
father is going to bring up this old story that he tells you every week or
every day. Like "When I was your age, I always study very hard." "I always work
24/7." They would tell you everything to make you believe that there are very
hardworking people, and that is what makes them successful like they are
today. So when they say this, you would probably just
look at them and say to them, "You've told me before." "I have heard this story a
thousand times." But sometimes they just want to share the story with you. It's
not because they don't remember they've told you that already.
So maybe next time, when they start saying "When I was your age..." you should
just sit there and nod along, and try to let them finish the story.
And Number Three.
When you grow up, they want to have a chat with you. They have to start with
something new. Maybe start with something that is right in your hand, and that is
why they would just pick up the product, and start saying how they made it in the
old days. So when they pick up something, a new product maybe, they will just look
at it and start complaining about they used to make it in a better way. They
made better product before. It's not because they're just complaining. Most of
the time, it is just because the product reminds them of their childhood. Maybe
you ask them more about what the product looked like in the old times, or you can
just join the conversation. Let them tell the story. Let them share their own
wisdom with you. Number Four.
When they say this, they're angry. Being a
father is probably not the easiest job in the world. When you're running around
they would have to be the bad guy to grab you, to stop you from doing anything
stupid. You know, as a kid you probably make the same mistake many times, and
every time you make the same mistake, they would give you a lecture. They would
try to talk you out of something that you're about to do, and they would also
say they won't remind you again. But it doesn't mean they would stop there. They
would definitely remind you a third time a fourth time, sometimes even a fifth time.
And the way to avoid this is just stop trying doing something foolish or you
just have to bear with them. Remember. When they say this, it does not mean you
don't have to listen to your father's lecture anymore. There is probably going
to be another one coming. And Number Five.
My father does this all the time. When he is watching TV, and kind of
taking a nap there, and you call him. Maybe you need his help right away. He
would say "I'm awake. I'm not sleeping." "Well, I'm watching TV." But apparently his
eyes are not even open. It's not because they want to lie to you. It's just
because they want to tell you, "I'm here for you. I'm always there. Even though I
accidentally fall asleep. I can just wake up and go give you a hand." See how great
fathers are. My father is always like that. Well, maybe he's watching this right
now. I know you're sleeping. Next time, you can just take your nap. I'm okay. One of
the reasons why I'm making this video is because my father is the kind of father
who would never say I love you and he would just quietly do whatever is
good for us. He's not always asking for something back. He would just call you
after work asking you if you want to have any midnight snack, or he would just
come to help you without even complain about what you just did. And that is my
father. So I want to make this video to tell my father that I know you love all
the children you have, and what I can do best is try to do something to make you
proud of me. And because of my job, I have to work till very late at night. I only see
you for a few hours a day. And I don't tell you this a lot, but I know you do
know this. You don't need me to say I love you. What I really want to say is
even though we don't talk that much, I want to tell you, "Happy Father's Day!" and
"I want you to have a really happy life." If you like this video, make sure you
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next time! Bye!