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“If you’re handsome or pretty, then your future is guaranteed.” - this is so sad
Very true
ikr,i can't imagine living in that kind of enviroment.
Why? Personal appearance is very important. Ugliness should be discouraged, particularly in women.
I am Korean.
It's just a rumor.
If you are handsome or pretty in Korea, your future is not guaranteed.
It depends on everyone's efforts.
Koreans often say "if same price, better to choose prettier one". this doesn't t work to people only.
“people who waste their lives on idols” I felt that 😂😂😂
i mean its true tho LOL u dont gain a lot in this kind of thing LOL
Kpop helps me relief stress. That is not wasteful. Stress will kill you quick.
id rather "waste my life on idols" than be stressed and depressed all the time lmao
WD S i think you can gain a lot of things, you get out of your confort zone for certain situations, you socialise more, you learn more about different cultures (from the artist and the other fans you interact with), it can give you hope, and as people said, it helps with stress a lot, and in my personal case, it literally saved my life, so... 🤷🏽♀️
Lmao I felt attached as well. I mean, what can I do? I stan lovely 7 men from BH. 😍😍😍
So what we heard about Korea is true ... They are basically saying a person's future is more secure if they are beautiful '
There’s a reason why they are called “Plastic surgeries factory”
@@beamie9251 True that
That's true literally everywhere.
Actually asian boss edits these to make koreans look bad
When someone says something that inst meant to them to say asian boss will cut this part
@@ChiGyu620 no... It depends upon one's ignorance level.. if you consider beauty has anything to do with your capabilities, unless you are competing for beauty pageants, where your external appearance gets judged by others, you are wrong.
"They are here to work. Also they didn't receive a proper education"
YOU SAID WHAT?
Sad. I'm really dissapointed even though i already know that. 😏
As a korean, i never agree with that. You must have been upset, I feel sorry about it.
@@user-wq1ns7rb6d not upset, just dissapointed and sad. 🤷♀
@@ruzheilmaelawaan1310 I feel so sorry😭 but im sure that 99.999% koreans will not agree with that.
@@user-wq1ns7rb6d dont worry, we dont hold grudge. We're not angry at your country. 👌
As a black man that lived in Korea for two years, I had experienced discrimination while I was there. However, I also made many Korean friends that where very friendly and welcoming.
have fun bro. korean girl love black guy
jq yang no they dont
Korea is the only country I felt like I'm unwelcome there when I went on a vacation. Almost everybody glanced at me with weird looks and insulting faces just because I was a little darker compared to them. A group of korean people started snickering and bickering to something I don't really understand while looking at me. When I begged their pardon they just went away without saying anything so I asked my friend who can understand Korean what they were talking about. He was slightly hesitant but told me they were laughing at me saying I was darker...
@Иван Сергей not true
+동주 Oof, I'm half joking but I thought all Korean women hated 한남?
I am Southeast Asian. Filipino in particular. I am far from being uneducated and a lot of my countrymen are too. Although unfortunate, a lot of Filipino's however are not that blessed in life. They live in poverty. A lot makes sacrifices to be away from their families and go to different countries to earn money. They work as house helpers, factory workers, hotel employees, nurses, etc. It's sad to know that the foreigners they serve look down upon them. But we in our country, we consider them modern-day heroes. Salute to all Overseas Filipino Workers!
Yeees, we consider them as modern-day heroes 💟🙌
Had to reassure my gf that she's not garbage because I'm foreigner and I hate that unequal treatment in Philippines. Skin or English literacy has no matter in your value as person. Character does.
Bible preaches it to a degree, best follow that wisdom.
Many of my friends in korea go to philippine to learn English these days:) and they said your so friendly:) thank u!
Greeting from Indonesia!
Totally agree with you. I thought at first that her comment would go the other way, that she'd say that because of their background SE Asians in Korea usually work hard to get a better life for themselves and their family, and that she respects that. But instead she got snobbish and talked about their education level as if that's a reason to be weary of them. As if she even would have better manners than them because of her education, when she admits to not wanting to sit next to people on public transports - which is extremely rude. Smh.
Respect to all overseas workers! Many of us have lots of respect for you!
" South East Asian are not well educated, poor, they find our thing offensive."
It's so sad to hear this :-|
I'm really really sorry about that as a Korean. It's all our fault. and should be change soon
But they don't mean while South east asian are like that. If you come to Korea in Seoul or Busan I can say anyone think you like that. they mean SE asian who come to work at factory or farm in province. But I know this is really bad misconception. I'll try to change people who have misconception like this. I'm so sorry... sorry for my bad english
ikr
솔직히 아직까지도 저런 편견 갖는 한국인들이 대다수임
반박시 외국인으로 간주
That's really how South East Asian are disrespected by Korean.
@@user-yp2ut2km3c racism isn't created it's taught 😥 you know I hate when someone make fun of my skin colour 💔 I'm indian btw ♥️
Wow some of them are so judgmental with South east asian people. As a SEA people, i found it pretty offensive. I’m sorry but some of them are just being offensive to SEA people.And to that lady who wore pink jacket and blue shirt, i’m pretty sure myself people from my country are well mannered. Because i believe every country, every individual defines “manners” differently. It based on how open minded we are about others culture. You can’t expect foreigners to suddenly act like they’ve been living in korea since they’re 5 or something. As the matter of fact, in my country, we appreciate differences and whenever there are exchange students from any other countries (including korean itself) we tried to make them feel as comfortable as possible instead of avoiding them. I’m sorry but i found that lady words really irritating and ignorant.
That is her personal opinion. She's been honest there and that is the first step to change. I'm sure she herself don't want to discriminate others "intentionally".
Yes Its True but korea is a SEA people but theyre getting Judgemental
@@danroycabat8451 Teachers hold a lot of influence in shaping an entire generation and freeing students from ignorance by educating them. Their words have equal weight as parents' do. The "fake" that you mentioned can only be eradicated by teachers being their window to the world and teaching them to question what they've been conditioned to believe.
I'm from South East Asia, to be exact, from Brunei, I've been to Korea, and even have alot of Korean friends....I do understand the Korean stereotype about SEA labour workers or expats, as many of them do travel in search of money, and some, if not most, have a tendancy to do what the local people dislike, even here in my country, and because of that, it is enough to make certain stereotypes..it might be normal for you in your country, but in other countries, many people don't like it..
@@danroycabat8451 So you are generalising an entire population based on your experience with a handful of Korean students...
I'm not sure you should be a teacher with this approach/way of thinking 🤔
Listen, I'm married to a Korean and have lived there too. Most Koreans I know were very open mind and do not have this type of thinking at all. I know some part of the population discriminate against SEA, Chinese, LGBT,...etc but I think this is due belief conditioning, the news, lack of exposure or debate,...etc I don't think there is more racism/discrimination compare to other countries in the world. This a world issue which can slowly be fixed by confronting one another, breaking stereotypes, teaching, debating,...etc
2 side notes:
1- It is (unfortunately) a human being thing to do to others what others did/are doing to you. For ex, Thailand is now a relatively rich country in SEA and SOME Thais (see, no generalisation here 😉) are discriminating against their poorer neighbours
2- I actually found out that when confronted on "Hot Topics", Koreans are actually quite receptive and willing to debate. It happened more than once that when telling them "Imagine if a Caucasian said what you just told me... They would be called Racist straight away" and they would reply "Ooo I didn't think about it this way. I didn't mean like that. I need to be careful". See, they didn't even realise it. It's all about perception and engaging conversation.
3:18 "I can't sing"
Proceeds to sing perfectly...
Happens as well in exams. Pple keep saying "pfff i will fail, i will fail" but eventually they scored 10/10 and i'm like :v
It was really good too
Sounds like Kim taehyung
Can anyone pls tell which song is that
That's how great singers they are. Even at that level, that kind of singing is considered sub par in South Korea lol
"I never personally witnessed discrimination on public transportation but we may keep our distance when sitting or to avoid them" I don't get the logic
I think she meant by she probably heard it from ppl that they dont tend to sit beside ppl who are dark skinned. Older generation ppl feel like they look dirty so they dont sit beside them in trains or buses.
That girl's opinions were really problematic.
Nothing wrong with having a preference for your own people (or similar looking). Wouldn't call that discrimination, it would be another story if they were only allowed to sit in the back of the bus or would be dismissed if they wanted to sit besides someone because of their appearance.
Ca11mero Thank you for dictating to people of color what we shouldn't see as racism. /sarcasm
She probably didn't realise how that sounds, but I think she's saying that although she has never personally witness it, it probably does happen in the form of keeping distance.
2:23 that couple is straight out of k drama
the woman is so beautiful so u think she had surgery?
@@Treasure-bl3cn No one said she had surgery
@@Treasure-bl3cn INCREDIBLE comment, IMPRESSIVE thinking 🤣 W.O.W...
@@Treasure-bl3cn her nose is not natural.
Omg guys, it's her life. Her decision if she wants to have surgery she can it's her body. If u want to, just do it. It's ur responsiblity. Gosh, please change this damn society. Is getting so bad and haters are increasing a lot since the last of this decade bc of insecurity. Well, have a nice day
i'm korean and i got really upset watching this video (especially that pink lady) and reading the comments. no one would ever avoid you just because of your skin color like wtf we really like foreigners! also, we don't think that southeast asians are uneducated or poor. please, don't generalize it's only HER opinion, it's NOT all koreans one!
subin sadly not everyone can be as open minded as you are
@@bobagreen8668 its same to people in other countries asholes are everywhere you know it
You are all the same. You think you're the best in Asia but no, you aren't. I've encountered countless Koreans and trust me, 80-90% are on their high horses, looking down on SEA people. I've witnessed it so many times and even confirmed it with Koreans that I work with.
I'm Korean. It's totally a thing. Whiter skin is definitely preferred, and south Asians get treated like second class citizens. Japan, Korea, Hong Kong...most racist Asian countries.
@@danroycabat8451 Hey i get that ur upset... but u should not talk about things that arent even mentioned. He/she never even said that he/she thinks that korena are on top of the world. You just made that up
Becareful w that
i thought they would deny the racial issue but i’m glad they didn’t and addressed that it’s still a big visible problem in the country
If you are an mixed-race, you'll be discriminated from not being part of an K-pop star at all.
Don’t like how people think Koreans are completely racist... why would you even generalise a whole nation anyway? Of course there’s always going to be bad people but personally I went to Korea as a foreigner and had no problems either.
If you ended up commit crimes in Korea, you'll be deported out and never come back to Korea ever again.
I am now watching KCON Thailand that was held there, i'd love to KCON came to Serbia though.
Korean women openly say they are much more beautiful than the rest of Asian women like Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese. Or Filipino women. What is worse is that they blatantly say South east Asian women have “inferior” appearance and physical traits to them at the genetic level and they often publicly express this opinion without shame. Sometimes they insist they are better looking than some of top western models or Hollywood stars in general, saying western women have ugly freckles and wrinkles too early for their age and generally just grow older much faster than Korean women, which makes them by far the best looking women in the world.
I find it hard to stand their overall arrogant mindset because they are saying all those disgusting things with non other than their own mouth, as if their magical plastic surgeons and beauty products were not giving them a huge favor over the others. According to international society of aesthetic plastic surgeons (ISAPS) Koreans get 13.3 ps in a year per 1000 people (but men only account for less than 8 percent of those numbers), one in five women aged 19-49 living in cities reported to have gone under the knife and the vast majority of them had double-eyelid surgeries. (Economist).
TL;DR : Korean women are bunch of molly coddled entitled twits who think they have far superior appearance than the rest of the world.
I'm half black and studied in korea @ yonsei university for a few months (I actually recognize the area they filmed at haha), but rarely experienced any discrimination
even on the subway, no one would ever avoid sitting next to me just because my skin color is darker. occasionally, even elders would talk to me and ask me about what I was up to that day!
there were a couple of unpleasant instances that I could recall (usually being denied from clubs that don't allow foreigners to enter), but everyone was very friendly to me for the most part!
same here even tho i only visited for 2 weeks. the elders were very nice and curious, only got turned down by octagon club
ploxyzero i was an indian visiting and everyone was really nice. if there was one specific uncomfortable experience, it should be getting stopped st the airport because my dad, sister and i are dark-skinned....we had to wait for a long time to be cleared. On the other hand, my mom was immediately cleared. She was fair.
Adi that’s actually terrible... extremely colorist and happening at a huge public airport of a major developed modern country. we have a lot of work to do
never mind they sent us to this room to wait and the room was full of people that was either wearing hijab or have a dark complexion like me. also: i just want to clarify, this happened at jeju, not any other airports in sk.
ploxyzero is getting into yonsei tough. Do I have to speak Korean ??? Do they teach in English for psychology and business studies ??? Is living cost expensive there . Is it worth it to study in Korea for my ug and I'm indian will I get discriminate
7:59
This is the perfect example of someone who thinks that he/she is open minded but he/she is actually not
She's really trying hard
the subs weren’t right sis
@@pykkie9493 They were correct. What do you mean?
@@user-pp1ff3kt5g the pink girl never used the term "WE" when she was talking about not wanting to mix with them or being on the receiving end of unexpected actions. She was literally speaking in THIRD PERSON, explaining why discriminative people may feel in that particular way. If I wasn't Korean and had to rely on these subs to understand what she was saying, I would've probably been offended too, just as most people in the comments section.
What is considered south east Asia? Is it literally all of south east asia or are there specific countries they contribute that "hate" too?
Korean Girl : we can handle spicy food well.
Indians: what you call spicy is a desert for us.
Come to Indonesia and get burnt with our street food.
I don't think Indian food are spicy, it just hot tho.
@@willywonka1874 Many places in Indonesia have spicy traditional food, except Java, but currently people in big cities and urban areas of Java are now following the trend of ridiculously spicy food since spicy food from Sulawesi and Sumatera are big hit in Jakarta and make better sales than the mild or sweet Javanese ones do.
Let me ask you, in general is the food from Southern Indian more spicy than the Northern one?
@@andrecandela2117 😂😂😂😂 whether it is north Indian or South Indian or Indonesian , the spiciness is based upon how much spices the chef add in food that's all!!!!
I didn't know Indian food is spicy!
7:59
the subs didn't translate very accurately though... she actually said:
"I've never seen any cases on public transport where they were directly/obviously discriminated against, however there are times when people keep distance subconsciously."
8:15
"Why are they trying to keep the distance?"
"i think Because they don't want to mix with them, or maybe they don't want to be at the receiving end of whatever action they couldn't expect."
They definitely need to improve on the subs, especially when it's regarding sensitive topics like racial discrimination. I also want to add that the pink girl never used the term "WE" when she was talking about not wanting to mix with them or being on the receiving end of unexpected actions. She was literally speaking in THIRD PERSON, explaining why discriminative people may feel in that particular way. If I wasn't Korean and had to rely on these subs to understand what she was saying, I would've probably been offended too, just as most people in the comments section. That's why subs are so important and yet
이렇게 억지 쉴드 쳐봤자 저 여자분이 한 말씀, 그 소리에 그 소리임. 분명 저 여자분 말씀할 때 논란 될 것 같다고 다들 생각했을 거 아니에요.
Yeah. Such a propaganda this channel is... sigh
maybe she just meant trying to keep distance and stay away in case trouble arises.
Jessa V nah she was saying ‘I think there are people who-‘, not that she was one of them as the subtitle misleads.😊
진짜 누가 여기 좋아요 좀 눌러줘.. 한국인들이 비판받아야 할 건 맞는데 이 분이 너무 욕먹고 있음ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
As a southeast asian, I feel bad about the last question. And how others described those people as “uneducated”. Yes, they maybe poor and did not finished their studies, but they are also people who have feelings and manners. I think they are just unaware of Korean “ways of life”.
South Koreans aren't usually racist to SE Asians... What the girl is saying is they tend to not interact with each other. For example many work in the factories south of seoul and when they ride the subways they always stick together in big groups and often talk loudly on the subway, or they are standing in the train in weird spots (hard to explain but there is a kind of subway culture about how to stand and sit). Koreans tend to be quite quiet on the subway and stand a certain way. The translation in the video is also simplified, i think she just means “less educated” so they are doing physical labor, instead of working in seoul.
What I can really say is that the interview is 100% biased and liar
Anyone near me neverthought like her the true image of southeastern people are so hard working, polite and friendly they really like them. You can trust me:)
As a South Korean who lived in Philippines for almost the entirety of my school life, I completely agree with your viewpoint. However, there is no need to be offended since most of Koreans are ‘uneducated ‘ in their own ways. They are merely not exposed to western perspectives for their whole life.
Keithdadipanda in Korea, there are tons of illegal immigrants from South Asia and China. they have committed crimes a lot such as rape, rob, even murder. a couple of days ago, one guy from Sri Lanka was accused of burning an oil tank. S.Korea is one of safest countries over the world. this is why any crime done by foreigner can be easily remember and finally stereotyped. do not just look at the consequences, but better think about the process and the causes of those stereotypes.
Hi mix coffee we are talking about SouthEast Asians here not South Asians nor China. :) the question was specifically address about SouthEast Asian people
I was looking at the background while watching, and like 98% OF PEOPLE WERE STYLISH
Koreans and Japanese take very good care of themselves. I live in The States, and would see people come to morning classes at my college in pajamas or walking around during the day, in pajamas. Almost everyone here on the street in South Korea from observing the background, both men and women are well groomed and neatly dressed
@@muslimahinthehouse5491 that's so good like the people are so free in your college
@@bhumikasharma2732 I reclaim my time, because you make absolutely no sense. Try and type again.
Korea especially tale care of their fashion. A lot of fashion trends started in Korea which people dont really know about. And also through Kpop and Kdrama, the fashion gets even more sophisticated
@@muslimahinthehouse5491 that's very comfortable I wish I wear pajama every time
woman in pink coat "i've never personally witnessed discrimination"
also woman in pink coat: personification of discrimination herself
@@jerrypark3050 I don't think you should be against asian boss though, they do a lot of good things and are very informative. They just need to improve on subtitles.
No, the subtitles are wrong! She never discriminated
Subtitles error
Exactly. Her comments are classic signs of stereotypes. How ironic.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I find Koreans very racist especially towards dark skinned people. Its also pathetic to think that physical beauty can land success. To many people its only secondary. Koreans should stop that kind of mindset or else the next generation will grow up to be insecured people. Beauty comes from within....
@@fridahorme5698 It was a mistranslation, stop being rascist.
weird how some koreans put those bad stereotypes to SE asians yet they themselves dont wanna be put in bad stereotypes...
i agree except that im pretty sure it's the same for SE asians as they put bad stereotypes to others but don't wanna be put in bad stereotypes themselves. applies to everyone in the world
@ᄆ agree, that's why I said it's weird. I didn't put it clear enough, I didn't justify any of it. I just hope we don't stereotype people we don't know. Everyone has their own personality.
@@splackna I'm sure se asians put bad stereotypes to koreans too, as you said, its hard to avoid it. I think sometimes it's okay to put stereotypes as long as we don't act on it, like to use it as a reason to do some kind of racism or discrimination. I think we should treat everyone with respect until they do something that makes them don't deserve it.
Yeah.... the reality of a humans mind
You have no any stereotypes about other countries or nations? How do you think of China, Vietnam, USA and France etc? Are you sure that what you know is always true? All the people have some stereotypes. It's natural thing. If you know why Koreans have some stereotypes about SE Asians, you should study the history of Korean, especially about foreign workers in Korea. It's very important to know historical and social context.
ok I'm Korean and I just wanna say not all Koreans think SE Asians are people to "avoid". They are the nicest, friendliest, funniest, and of the most beautiful people I have seen.
there are a lot of Korean comments that are mad because they also like SE Asians so pls don't think all of us are like that pink woman...
When you see another video like this one, think of it as a propaganda to make asians hate each other. We know deep down inside that we asians are friendly to each other.
I think a lot of people forgot that the pink lady has her own (I personally think a very wrong) opinion. But it’s still great to see others clarifying it. (Also I loved how you talked about S-/EA )
I think most of them are like that i live here in korea
@@marjosephferrer2648 Asian Boss is a PROPAGANDA CHANNEL of the LIBERAL WEST to divide Asians.. Its not that obvious!!!
I don't know about that? is Nepal also southasia? Or not?
So I’m on my first trip to Korea right now. I’m three days in. The only stereotype I have is that everyone has Airpods. Lol
and most of the young people wear Adidas Superstar haha
@Kim히히 I wore the exact same pair when I was visiting (didn't know it was trendy there prior to my trip) and fit right in. Some (other tourists) even asked if I was Korean haha
Hahahah
LMAO
If you're dark skinned people in South Korea then expect that they would spitt some hurtful words towards you
I'm quite shocked. In my country (Brazil), some of these speeches would be considered very racist.
I feel so ashamed. But things are getting better more and more. Really. If they interview again I'm sure you can feel the changes.
@덕배형패스해 apparently not as much as korea
@덕배형패스해 All people commit crime but yeah im not gonna invalidate your feeling of being scared. But if you put your shoes in people being discriminated you would feel bad too right? Imagine if you were not allowed to a club because you’re korean, that would hurt right? and being called undeveloped poor and stuff.
@Miranda lambert They are very racist to South East Asian people
I am quite shocked that Brazil is top 20 in the homicide list per capital. Go fix your violence before complaining about other countries.
So just because someone’s different than yourself, you avoid them? Come on
I'm afraid with Black People 😀😁😂
@@evelinecarolinelienhuaming1184 it's because either you have a bad experience from them or you are always keeping your distance from them. if you got the chance at least to hear or to know AT LEAST 1 black people. your stereotype will loosen abit
yeah, chinese ,japanese and korean both have superior with black ppl ,South east asain. and both like white ppl. so if u are white ,you can feel friendly in korea
@@tevege7627 What about being yellow , i think that's not addressed very often
@@yohanesyohanes15 but it's very scary, with black mate skin & bad behavior, off course there is good one but I'm too scary to have an interaction with one of them!!! 😨😨
This world would be better without stereotypes.
Do you really think so? A lot of it is based of self security in my opinion, imagine not having a single stereotype then both you and me would probably been both robbed and beaten up by now. Just because there are stereotypes doesn't mean you cant get proven wrong and develop another opinion. A world without stereotypes will never happen, same as equal rights, peace on earth, no poverty etc.
That's kind of an ignorant statement
UNLEASHING POTENTIAL - PSYCHOLOGY VIDEOS No it would not we kind of need those despite how bad they are most of the time. For example, when I went to the border of US/Canada to see BTS in Canada, I was told that because we are white and female we must be innocent people. Had it been a mexican they would have searched the car, this is due to the stereotype that Mexicans are smuggling people and possibly illegal items into the nation that we don't want.
This is a stupid western statement
exactly learn to know people individually
I’m from malaysia. And I’m proud to say that I’m blessed to have a good education. And I have a lot of friends and teachers that from different races. Malay,Chinese and Indian. We all help each other. We always compliment each other. When there is any celebration like eid, Chinese New Year or deepavali. Malay will wear cheongsam or sari. Chinese will wear Malay traditional clothes or sari and Indian will wear Malay traditional clothes or cheongsam. We choose to wear it because we respect our friends culture even tho all of us from different races. I have a poor friend and I will help her with any help. My Chinese friend will help me in my studies since they good at that. My indian friends always share their food with me. That’s why I will never talk bad about China and India. Because I KNOW THEM. And it’s just sad that they said we are poor and not given proper education but they don’t even know us. Once, I met this korean she/he said that the China,Korea and Japan is the best in Asia just because the western know them the most.
고자고고자 catcalling? In my country I have never been catcalling before. We respect woman here as woman always be the victim for catcalling. I dont know about other country in asean about catcalling. Normal people? Why do you sound like we are the criminal here? And at least we are respectful and friendly with others no matter what their background is not like certain people that have a high standard for everything.
I love malaysia, even I have a malay friend 🇲🇾🥰 I'm from India
"I don't think many ppl *waste* their life on kpop idols"
*Thug* *life*
R u Indian
@@jadhavpav1711 you are commenting on a 2 year old comment in 2020, i doubt if the commenter has survived this year.
@@arshpreetkaur7871 😆😆🤣
Colorism is an unfortunate problem in this world and Korea is no different. I'm korean and my dad and all his brothers are very dark. They're literally darker than all my Thai, FIlipino, and Cambodian friends. They've experienced negativity themselves as Koreans. They came from a different time when Korea suffered from extreme poverty in the 50s-70s when it was one of the poorest countries in the world. My father hated his dark skin especially when he was around lighter skinned Koreans in the capital. Darker skin always has been linked to uneducated, poverty, rural countryside, etc. and it's assumed they do a lot of outside labor work making their skin darker in the sun. Unfortunately it was true for my dad and his family. Korea developed extremely quickly in a few decades with the help of America and now this divide and these classist concepts are embedded much more. One of the poorest countries that was stepped all over by its neighbors quickly became one of the most prosperous in the world and there are a lot of Koreans that get way too proud about this. And the idea of dark skin from developing countries is still gonna be there. But this is not exclusive to Korea. It's a common issue whenever a country rises which leads them to feel superior than their neighbors who have not developed as far as they did. I have tons of close Thai friends and I noticed Thailand have been improving on a lot of things over time in SE Asia. They tell me they look down on their neighbors, Myanmar and Cambodia, who are considered to be inferior and much poorer than them. I live in America and I think a lot of Americans look down on the entire world lol. It's just a cycle of nonsense. Another thing is what's even worse is the view of black people globally. I've talked with people from different parts of the world and sadly everybody looks at black people the same way. I also come across Africans who tell me they look down on black people in America. At the end of the day I think the root problem is how images of African Americans have been distributed and fed to the entire world by Western media for many decades. These kind of problems are not being talked about in a lot of countries since circumstances are very different like in America where I grew up and it just doesn't get brought up. America was built on racism, discrimination, hate, etc. and these ideas are being put out and influencing pretty much every country. These kinds of discussions need to be happening in other countries because people are being brainwashed and they don't even know it.
Kim K well said!!! 👏👏👏👏 I 2nd 3rd 4th this comment.
Wow... well put
👏👏👏👏👏
Very eloquently explained.
This is so well said.
Its interesting that east-Asians don't consider keeping a distance or avoiding someone of different ethnicity a form of "discrimination". I think in both SK and Japan there is this mindset that racism/discrimination must involve some kind of ill intent, harsh language or violence. Its frustrating how some people from these countries will actively avoid you so that they avoid a awkward situation (or so they think) and leaves a bitter taste in the recipients mouth.
Situations where this came up were when I was in Busan, SK at a fish market/restaurant district and the person behind the stall basically hid from view soon as I got close but immediately reappeared when I moved away. In Odaiba, Japan I was visiting the Gundam store and at the entrance a girl was giving out some freebies with some tissue pack and she would approach the customers entering and hand these things out. Miraculously when I entered or left the establishment she didn't take a single step toward me but continued to hand these things out to other guests.
These things are not the end of the world type of situations and to some extent I understand they maybe don't feel confident in interacting with foreigners/don't want to cause confusion etc but its a little depressing, especially when you consider I speak the language...
Maybe some of them. But i am living in japan now they act normal aven the girl give me gave me 5 pack tissues
ShibaPatrol To include avoiding within racism/discrimination is going a bit too far. I would argue avoiding merely reflects the desire to distance oneself from unknown or unfamiliar persons, things or situations, which I am sure you can relate to.
@@twist777hz
Its a discriminatory behavior based on racial profiling, it may not have ill intent such as "I'm not going to serve this foreigner/this guy doesn't get anything because he's a foreigner" but their fear of interacting has caused a divide purely on exterior appearance and assumes the other person can't understand the culture and language. The Western equivalent would be charity worker on the street raising money actively avoiding people of color because he/she feels they are less likely to contribute to charity financially.
I understand Japan (SK less so) is a conflict avoidance society and that does sometimes manifest itself in the form of 'avoiding' potential trouble but approaching someone with tissue packs or serving a customer at your own booth I would hardly describe as a conflict. Their job IS to interact with the unfamiliar which is why their actions are more puzzling.
They are right. You can't scream racism if people don't want to sit next to you. It's their choice.
@@bbcmotd
Well to be fair I called it discrimination (which it is) and I have no recollection of screaming racism in my original post. They altered their behavior according to the exterior appearance and ethnicity of the recipient, that is a dictionary definition of discriminatory behavior. Like I stated in my op, I understand that it is a form of conflict avoidance and they mean no ill intent but the result is basically the same. Arguing the semantics of discriminatory/racist behavior whilst the resultant action is the same between the racist vs the non-racist speaks volumes.
“If some one is handsome or pretty their futures are guaranteed” that’s the whole problem here
that was bit exaggerated...not all koreans think that way..and also it depends on the industries you work for..
Im korean and ive never heard of that. I just watched on a drama show lol. If koreans hear that, we all also feel disgusted. That was really just an exagerration
haven't they heard of Mukesh Ambani?
I have watched other vdoz of Asian boss abt plastic surgery and all in Korea and almost everyone said that it's actually almost correct. Koreans mostly prefer appearance. Even in interviews too if two candidates r equally intelligent but one is prettier then they will choose prettier one
true stereotype:
We Filipinos eat rice every meal
because rice is life
Indian too
@@jadhavpav1711 good for you
nice to know the truth
@@jadhavpav1711 not in every meal
I'm student who's been living in Korea for 8 years and I'm from Indonesia (one of Southeast Asian country). Personally, I've never experienced discrimination directly from Koreans, probably because I speak the language. Several times I got mistreated as Chinese (because I'm half Chinese) maybe due to my appearance, but that doesn't affect me much. Regarding the last question about Southeast Asian countries stereotypes, I've heard the same comments myself from my Korean friends outside the school and most of them are generalizing that all Southeast Asian are same: poor and uneducated. I think that this is ignorance, similar comment that comes from that long hair lady with pink dress holding notebook. I've encountered several Korean like this lady during my stay in Korea, and most of the time we never get along and our friendship never works because, yes literally, they often keep the distance from me. It ends up they are being the lonely ones. But most of Koreans I know (i.e., my friends, colleague, academics, and Professor) are nice^^.
Because most of koreans don't have problems with viets and indonesians. The most trouble maker SEAsians here are thais and pinoys and chinese.
@@user-qv9lx1zc8p first, china (chinese) are not part of SEAsia so basically theyre not SEAsians like koreans. Second, how come that the thais and pinoys are the most trouble maker in SEAsia? well in fact filipinos and thais helped South Koreans during the Korean War. If not bec of these two "trouble makers" SKoreans might be under North Korean Government up to this day. Philippine Government (during that time) also loan money to South Korea after the war. Try to research your history to fill up your ungrateful brain.
@@thefarceurone392 Thais and pinoys were not pivotal forces of UN in korean war but America, UK, Turks, Ethiopia. Its like east europeans were not major role of Nazi German Soldiers during WW2. You guys are just in the bottom of hiearchy in the world.
@@user-qv9lx1zc8p I am Italian, but since when Chinese are south east asians? Are you rewriting the world's map?
Me when i seeing korean are they face is original or plastic surgery...sorry....hurt you. Im to honest
I'm black and I visited Korea for 2 weeks this past summer and I never really experienced discrimination but there was a lot of staring (a few people even touched my hair without asking lmao). I wasn't too bothered by it because I know Korea is a pretty homogenous country and people were probably just curious, but it was a little uncomfortable when people would continue to stare even after you made eye contact with them.
Touch your hair without asking?!
I'm sorry to hear that your experience as a Korean.😭 really sorry.. And thank you for trying to say positively and to understand. I hope that Korean people learn about racism more and be changed.😭😭
@@user-cw1bp9fj2e its still disrespectful tho
my name is read by someone i trolled LMFAOOOOO
@@theas2627 I literally speak intermediate level Korean haha. Like I said none of it was coming from a place of disrespect they'd usually compliment it!
6:52 LOL I'm Indonesian, and i had Japanese, Indian, Dutch, and Korean neighbor. The most louder is Korean, especialy when they speaking korean on the phone. i can hear him from inside my house, like 3 houses away.
Anyway, they can be speaking softly when talk to us, and they are nice and workhard people. He is a manager of a Korean music instrument factory, but i often see him walking to the factory that maybe 1 mile away from his house at 5 a.m. Even his employees won't do that.
Yeah you are right we can see that in many Korean dramas too the only word they say is yaaaa yaaa
He probably walks 1 mile as form of exercise. A lot of older Koreans walk to places on purpose as means of exercise
I’m japanese and I love Koreans and I hope they like us back💗
What is different between korean and japanese
Trust me, Koreans like Japanese a lot due to their generous manners. Just hate their government. Many
It's reciprocal:)
i personally found the plastic surgery comment really insightful and interesting. can you please consider making a full video about plastic surgery in korea and how much person's appearance matters in korean society
they've already done one, look it up. It's very interestinggggggggggggggggggggggggg
ri they already did
They should do another one
I'm korean and my living is just fine here. But maybe some ppl would care
In fact, the number of cosmetic surgeries performed by Koreans is not as high as that of Japanese and Chinese people.
They come to Korea just to get plastic surgery from Japan, China, and other foreign countries.
A lot of plastic surgery has been done in South Korea.
That's not to say that Koreans do a lot of cosmetic surgery.
When I see their mentality towards people of a different culture, I don't feel angry, but rather pity them. When you're bigotted and tend to avoid a representative of an entire culture/country, you're only depriving yourself of the incredible experience of knowing a different often more vibrant community than yours.
If you wish to live in your own small bubble, regarding yourself superior to the rest, you'll probably never get to experience the diversity this world has to offer. I feel sad for them for not being able to open themselves up to the rest of the world.
And regarding the South Asians not being educated, remind me who the CEO of Google is?
Thank you.
Aakansha Srivastava well said. 👍👍👍
100%!!!! 👏🏿
Aakansha Srivastava also the CEO of AirAsia
Aakansha Srivastava Not that it makes a huge difference but I think you are confusing Southeast Asian and South Asian (Indians are classified as South Asian).
Come to Southeast asia and smell the dung on the road. Its quite wonderful. Ahhh the diversity.
I am South East Asian, working in a Korean company. I am the only non-Korean worker here. No matter how hard I work, how many things I've achieved, my color, age and nationality matters.
Sad to hear people can be so narrow and racist
You probably are a good worker that’s why you’re the only non-Korean worker there, if they were racist they wouldn’t hire you in the first place I think.
@@maiyo07kewpie23 yeah I've read most of the companies there prefer light skinned foreigners to hire
Sad to hear that :(
That pony tail girl needs to have a spine about she is saying. She herself is confused . And i m damn sure she is the one who discriminate ppl on the basis of their skin color
the subs are wrong, the pink girl never used the term "WE" when she was talking about not wanting to mix with them or being on the receiving end of unexpected actions. She was literally speaking in THIRD PERSON, explaining why other discriminative people may feel in that particular way. If I wasn't Korean and had to rely on these subs to understand what she was saying, I would've probably been offended too, just as most people in the comments section.
And what are you? Some Western weeb?
I feel so mad about the reasons for discriminating South East Asian people. Because they are loud? Koreans get very loud in public spaces sometimes, and I never see anybody telling them they are being noisy but when it comes to foreigners they do. Because they are poor and come to earn money? 50 years ago Korea was even poorer and so many Koreans moved abroad to earn money. Especially when it comes to taking jobs Koreans DONT WANT to do. Because they have lower education? I’ve witnessed Koreans discriminating other foreigners that even have higher educational level than them. Those are just stereotypes as well. The saddest part of all is that Koreans feel superior to South East Asian people but they don’t know that abroad they are just considered in the same way as them. Foreigners don’t see any difference between Vietnamese and Koreans. Filipinos and Koreans, etc.
They get so sensitive about racism but they do it on a daily basis!!
Trueeeeeeeee
Southeast Asians are some of the best people I’ve ever met. Most of them have been doctors or business owners. I can’t think of one that wasn’t well mannered and very respectful and very likable.
@@user-qv9lx1zc8p Lmao now you're just lying
@@wonderland1492 hate to break it to you but he's telling the truth. Are you Korean? Unless you are, you have no idea of the general Korean people's mindset.
He said something strange.
I have never seen Koreans say Southeast Asian people are noisy.
They sound weaker than Koreans.
People who think it is noisy think that Chinese in Korea.
Of course, there are some Chinese who are quiet, but there are many who make noise in Korea.
But of course, Koreans are as noisy as Chinese.
That's what many Koreans think now.
But I think it is weaker than the Chinese.
I don't understand that man is being loud about Southeast Asian people. He's weird.
And why are you so angry? Not all Koreans think that way.
He's probably a person who doesn't travel and doesn't watch Southeast Asian CZcams.
I know that Southeast Asia is developing a lot. The economy and culture are developing rapidly.
It is true that Koreans forgot about the past.
But what about you if you see a lot of foreigners in your country coming and causing trouble and committing crimes or doing things?
Korea has homogeneous nationalism and xenophobia. There are only 1.5 million foreigners and only 4 percent of the population in Korea.
She is just such a conservative person who does not like to lose Korean jobs and become anxious as many foreigners from poor countries come to live in Korea.
There are people like that in every country. and not all Koreans think that way.
She is one of the most narrow-minded Koreans.
And do you think people in Southeast Asia have any bad prejudice against Korea?
Find videos and comments on CZcams about how bad they say things about Korea.
Google translation.
Koreans are not the only ones who are prejudiced. You also have a bad opinion about Koreans.
Try it in Korea. There will be no racism than you think.
If you have a good attitude, Korean people will not directly treat you badly.
All koreans love kpop is one stereotype i have never heard of.
@fleetlordavtar I live in the UK n I have never heard of that Korean love kpop stereo type
“If you’re handsome or pretty, then your future is guaranteed.”
NO, It depends on your wealth.
ys k actually one’s appearance, wealth, and education are one’s weapons in a hell hole called the South Korean society
@@stellalee8065 Nah, it's all country. Not only Korea.
Shouldn't it depend on your skills and qualifications?
Your resume has to include your portrait in Korea. Being good looking is a massive advantage.
So sad to live in this kind of society who jugde people from colour wealth .... not talent and heart
bruh I’m South Korean but I’m so done with the lady in pink coat💀
Yeah I can't believe someone like her still exists in a developed country with that underdeveloped mentality....and it's 2020!
Wait if u are Korean then you would’ve known that the subtitles are different from what she’s actually saying...
the subs are different lmao are you rlly korean? 😂
The girl is a racist
Yeahh.. really like girlll do uh even know about south East Asian countries..even places like America and Europe hire a lot of sout east Asians because of their intelligence and here this woman🙄🙄
It's curious the girl didn't consider racism avoid foreign people (don't talk, keep distance, don't sit next to at public transport) I would feel bad.
im really curious,
Is it racism if you don't talk to foreigners?
If i see foreigners, should i be obligated to talk to them?
Koreans generally don't sit next to others when there are many empty seats.
@@user-tx8cx9xd5e To be honest, I have never been to Korea I just talked for specific situations from youtube so...I'm not sure. Anyway it could be racism.
@Србомбоница There is no right or wrong. I know racism is social and change in every society.
I understand your point but I could seat next to everyone, it's just a seat (except dirty/smelly/dangerous).
Of course, noone is obligated to do something I just was speculating about racism and make people feel bad without intention.
@@spanishguycooking In Korea, if you lose something, you have it at the police station,
And foreigners, women, and children are not attacked if they walk around late at night.
Koreans are angry these days with the harsh behavior of foreigners taken because they are so safe.
Rather, foreign countries mock and even attack Asian.
But are we racist? Because he didn't talk to you in the next seat?
@@user-tx8cx9xd5e I know; actually I like it. I'm applying for an scholarship.
I just hear some bad experiences about changing seat at public transport when a foreigner sit next to you.
Anyway, I know there are basic people everywhere. You should visit Spain haha
that girl in the pink jacket was racist lol
Prejudiced and racist arent the same thing stop throwing around the word like it means nothing.
they are
The racism comes from the ultra nationalism nowadays in Korea due to the brainwashing propaganda by the government and this kind of biased channels.
+minecraft42 Korea has a liberal government, how is it brainwashing ultra nationalistic rhetoric nowadays?
trust me she is not the worst case
It's funny because here in the Philippines, 3 to 4 years back, we also found Koreans (mostly group of students) the loudest. But we didn't hate them, we understood them. We loved them and were happy to be friends with them.
Na offend ba kayo doon? Filipino themselves say they are really loud😭😭
Same once i went to a hotel and there were some Koreans i understood by what language they were speaking
And they were talking so loudly just because no one understood them it felt like they owned the hotel you could hear them even if u sat far away it was annoying
It depends on individual person the entire race is not the same
The fact that these ppl r justifying their actions with invalid points show they have pointless stereotyped hate towards south east asians
I really appreciate how they are really admitting the facts. Keep going, as a korean i wish we can become a better nation for foreigners to comfortably come here! ❤🎉
i love how koreans love calling out chinese and other foreigners (eg. SEA) for being loud when they are just as loud if not louder um
They are super loud tho
Exactly they are the loudest asians
LOL I AGREE.
Lol if this ain’t the truth 🌚😂
Not really.
If their generation is a lot more open than the old generation. Then why korean high school students use "Pilipin" or "Taeguk" to tease their fellow korean classmate who has darker skin. From one of the hello counselor episode.
Because young kids who are still in school and live with their parents don't have the experience to know better. All their beliefs come from their parents. Once they grow up a little and learn about the outside world they'll grow out of those views like the current young adult generation (e.g. me).
What's the bad thing about being a Thai though? I'm not from Thailand neither from Philippines but I find these comments unnecessary ( not yours. I mean what these Koreans told to that child)
Hello counselor is just a tv show.. it doesnt respresent all koreans.
Ab Ab but it represents pop culture which in terms represents the so called “young generation”
@@ryanlehman4239 lol No it doesnt. It would be just as dumb and ignorant for stereotyping an entire population based on watching "pop culture". How stupid is that?
7:07 Oh so SE asians come there for money? Well in my country there are many koreans also. Its for money too. So it means they are also poor and uneducated? Is that what your implying? Lmao
I think she meant illegal immigrants/workers.
there are a lot of Koreans studying here in Singapore and I have to say they are the loudest among all and always clique together
In the US too. They are so loud in the library, annoys me so much
@lavenderwoo yes, we’ve all been abroad at some point. Both the OP and I are talking about the Korean students that are studying abroad specifically. I didn’t expect the Koreans to be loud but they really are in the library, where it’s supposed to be quiet.
@lavenderwoo Both Chinese and Koreans are loud
@lavenderwoo Koreans can be loud as well.
편집 똑바로 안하냐? 번역상 혹은 인터뷰 참여하신 분들이 자세하지 않고 짤막하게 말하다보니 의도와는 다른, 표현의 실수 같은 말들이 있는데 그건 한국인도 얼핏 들으면 오해할만한 것들인데, 그런오해의 소지가 있는 부분은 진행자가 이런 뜻인가요? 라고 되묻는다거나 편집을 해야지 그냥 내보내나? 혐한 제조채널이야?
방사능 수출한다고 하면 칼같이 댓글삭제해 아시안보스 이놈들.
They are just looking for making some ISSUIES
그냥 자신의 ‘솔직한’ 의견을 피력한 게 아닐까?
싫어
혐한 채널인거같네요 악의적 편집
8:25 she is a bit racist, "we dont want to mix in with them" lmao what
jelena masalovic the sub was wrong
jelena masalovic she said, “maybe those who sit far apart from foreigners don’t want to mix with them”
No, the translation is wrong. She never said we but just they.( as in people who are discriminatory)
@purplerains the subs are wrong, the pink girl never used the term "WE" when she was talking about not wanting to mix with them or being on the receiving end of unexpected actions. She was literally speaking in THIRD PERSON, explaining why discriminative people may feel in that particular way. If I wasn't Korean and had to rely on these subs to understand what she was saying, I would've probably been offended too, just as most people in the comments section.
The subtitles are inaccurate and you're blaming the woman.
"Close-minded" i think its still in there until now...🙍
I really wish Koreans be more open minded, coz in Singapore where I live we get along so well with other races I have never seen like a group of friends without having one or more different race
FYI Singapore have more than 4 major race groups, just in case you didn't know that😊
Korea is still a largely homogenous nation that holds strong pride for its country, so probably majority of their unconscious xenophobic views on ethnicities with darker skin colour stem from that. It's a sad reality, but I do know that the generation now are a little more open-minded than their parents'. It's unfortunate though that this issue towards darker people still goes unnoticed most of the time (often when you watch korean shows, there's still some stigma that dark skin is ugly), and I hope that one day they can also see the beauty in a tan, chocolate, or whatever skin colour is out there. 😁
I still think Korea is a beautiful country, and this interview, in no way shape or form, has changed the fact that I still want to visit it someday (despite being a southeast asian myself). Let's stan a generation that embraces every culture, y'all. It's 2018
A can we please stop saying this? It's very obvious don't you think? Norway, Ireland, Iceland are primarily homogenous also. But I don't hear people using that explanation as a crutch not to be more informed and knowledgeable. Willful ignorance will be Korea's downfall. That excuse is tired as Rip Van Winkle.
김우성 you guys are not docile. I don't believe that. But a collective mindset is not always encouraging.
I go to a Asian grocery store and I can always tell the Korean ladies because they use their shopping carts as "battering rams" in the store. lol. They keep on hitting the surrounding people with it. jajaja
It's not ignorance. You see, Europeans don't come near the level of tradition and culture as Asian countries. In order to refute you statement, I will replace "willful ignorance" with "homogeneous".
I've lived in Canada and parts of Europe for many years and I can say with confidence white people really have no large monolithic culture so what's really there to be proud of? They have technology and knowledge but where is the cultivation and practice of culture. There is nothing intricate about it if there is some. I can understand why from this that there are so many communists and lefties in Europe. Because they really have nothing to lose and this is where I can agree with left wing individuals, that whites really don't have culture.
Lefties can masquerade their true intent with all the left wing verbatim you want like equality, human rights, etc. but it won't change anything.
By today's standards I will come off as racist but I don't care. Asian culture is too beautiful to let it die and being "homogeneous" is a part of the beauty. Everywhere you go feels like home and there is hardly and tension or crime.
In Korea we call people brothers and sisters even if we are not blood related, this is the result of a homogeneous culture. Beautiful am I right?
If you take a look, both the left and right are super nationalistic in Korea. That really says something doesn't it? To summarize it as "woeful ignorance" is a case of intellectual dishonesty. It is if you look at it from such a biased and ethno-centric point of view but you have to also look at it from the perspective of people like us that have been born and raised in this country.
@@Blakberi73 THANK YOU!
Loud? They don’t know what they look like when they’re drunk af in Bora? Lol. They think they’re loud because foreigners are speaking a different language. Same thing we perceived when they’re talking in groups. Okay, we get it, they looooooved being fair so they might feel way toooo conscious around those who are not. Good luck travelling with such closed minded mentality. God Bless ya’ll.
Even as a Korean, he is saying strange things.
Southeast Asian voices don't sound loud.
He is probably talking about Chinese.
There are actually many Chinese making noise in Korea.
The people of Southeast Asia didn't look that way.
+Lee Bruce Viets and thais sound similar to chinese.
Louder than Americans. I hardly think so. lol
I appreciate you guys for giving a better view of their opinion. Everyone's loud when they're on their comfort zone. Chinese are notoriously loud as well, but again, maybe a language barrier. Either way, I don't think we should judge someone and blame their entire race/culture just because they're loud. That's just odd.
@@Unknown-un5pu about chinese. Yup, it's true. Especially old generation that comes in group. I once worked at airport, so , i know how they behave
I like how they actually try to be genuine with their answers without being offensive or something
Really? What about that one lady?
I thought Korea is a nice country with less discrimination, but I think I was wrong. :(
Some people discriminate, not everyone. Still, I think this is a problem that needs to be corrected. I'm sad as a Korean and I hope you only have good memories. (I used a translator.)
@@Magnolia- ohh yeah sure btw as you said you're Korean I wanna ask you something that why do they treat "English Speaking" people differently.? I mean it's obvious that not Everyone speaks English in Korea but if someone does then they treat him/her in a different way (bad way).
I meet a Korean girl few months ago on IG (She lives in US now) she told me that people used to discriminate her in Korea because she speaks Fluent English...
I mean is it true with most of the people or with some people.??
@@vaibhavjadiya6638 Perhaps the woman mistakenly judged that she was discriminated against because she was " fluent in English." I have never heard of discrimination because of English
@@user-fx5lk6is7f as of you're Korean I would gladly accept your answer
“I miss you”
“Moving on.” 😂😂😂😂
I'm really glad you included the brown Southeast Asian question because as a pale Filipino (who is as pale as people stereotype East Asians to be) I'm curious how they would react finding out that not all Southeast Asians have dark skin and if they would treat me differently. It's sad but Colourism is a problem in all Asian communities, not just Korea.
you are still a dark skin person, learn to deal with it, sorry to bust your bubble mate
The interview was so interesting, thank you as always Asian Boss. I also want to hear what the elder generation would say about these stereotypes
Love these shows. They present that humans of all nations are more similar than we are different. So easy to just be open and experience people than to be closed and think the wrong things. Thank you for you videos.
Been to korea several times and I'm heading there again in a few weeks. I gotta say overall my experience has been great. I have had encounters with some people who don't like foreigners much less dark skinned ppl like myself. But honestly I get that same BS in the states too but the difference is I never fear for my life in korea
Well thats true, its a safer place to live, more young but it was so when I was in the States trying to avoid poverty and corruption in korea. It really got worse and I expect it will become the same in korea, only faster.
3:20 omg! Wow his voice is great!
Finally! I was just about to comment about him if no one else was. "So, were just going to ignore the amazing singer at 3:20 like that?" 😂😂😂
Yep I didn't understand what he sang but it was really good
I am an Indian and last year visited South Korea. Honestly the most adorable thing I found there was Korean people especially older generation. They never discriminated me in fact I have never been praised that much in my own country. People who avoid talking to you is actually younger generation not the older one. Well that was my personal experience.
not to your face
@@jessentacampcambe3363 who knows 😂
@Tom Evers yeah that’s me in my DP
Its because you are light skinned and a woman
Dark skinned Indian men will face the brunt of the Racism
Koreans worship white skin
@@mishrashruti44 Its because you are light skinned and a woman
Dark skinned Indian men will face the brunt of the Racism
Koreans worship white skin
4:23 Props to this girl. Not many girls will actually own up to it even though there isn’t really anything to be ashamed of.
I am southeast asian...and I definitely don't have a "foreign" parent...but for some reason I get offended when people say I don't look like a southeast asian because I am white. Not all SE Asians have dark skin tbh...maybe 50% of us are light skinned even koreans who come to our country to study (most actually) have the same skin tone as us...so I think it is a stereotype about SE Asians that also should be debunked. Also SE Asians might come from 3rd world countries but most of us are definitely educated. but I love how koreans are definitely honest they don't try to be polite or amicable with their opinions they say what they mean...even if some gets offended and TBH I really like that.
I can relate lol. Even people from my own country dont think that Im from the same country as them and ppl always think im chinese
as always, brown/black skin people will be discriminated and viewed as "gross", while white skin people will be glorified by most Koreans. I've seen many Indian people got unfair racism in Korea for just asking place address. Also isn't it the backwards? The older generation (Gen X) usually treat darker skins people better than younger gen, coz there's a crazy absurd beauty standard in Korea mainly in younger gen. Seeing darker skin people, and they'll step aside to ignore.
Really, my gf went there for Exchange students in Busan national Univ , I think just becoz she is a girl & fair skinned , she haven't face racism yet I guess..
I think If i visit I might face, m wheatish skin but Defineitly not WHITE for sure.
Need to think over it..
Some Korean people just believe in physical appearence, that's to say they don't want to overcome to stereotypes about foreigners. Just saying.
This happens in almost every country including India
Indian people yourselves look down on darker skin people so why are you even commenting this
Korea has a history of prejudice against those who are darker in skin color. white, fair skinned meant you are in the upper class, who did not have to do field or farm work. And add another layer of cultural prejudice if that dark-skinned individual is from a different country. Despite the on-going racism, there are those in business, entertainment industry that is creating some changes in attitudes and beliefs.
Some of the nicest people I have come across in Seoul were the elderly. The middle aged and young adults were not very bright and the children were just adorable.
Assuming that the reason that that person was loud and bad mannered had anything to do with his skin colour is just... I have no words...
I’m Filipino, and when I went to Korea for the first time and was introduced by our friends with their Korean guy friends, they said that they didn’t expect Filipinos to look like us (because we have light skin and that we look “pretty”).
It's the same situation with both China and Korea. Japan does not formally apologize for the atrocities they committed.
They apologized many times, but the behavior after avery apology showd that it's not sincere at all.
They have apologised many many times. What are you guys on about?
There hasn't been a formal apology by the government.
Jimmy Xu Japan gave us Anime. They don't need to apologize. 😂😂😂😂
The japanese government words and actions are really different
@ASIAN BOSS ... can we get a video that surrounds that last question specifically... From all the comments I really do think that people would really like if you guys would delve a bit more into the topic of East Asian opinion, specifically Korean opinions, on SEA people due to there being SEA idols in the K-Pop industry and the influx of foreigners going to a mostly homogenous Korea these days... it'd be quite interesting to see
I'm Indonesian n wearing hijab, i visited korea once in 2017, i was so nervous at first because i had heard so many stereotypes like this so i prepared my heart to any mistreat that might happen, but what i experienced was quite the opposite, i was so surprised that i met some of the kindest people in life, i didn't get any deep stare, otherwise they really want to make sure that i reached to my destination once i asked them how to get to one place, the old man i saw in the train offered me his assistance to bring my goodies as he saw me exhausted bringing so many staffs n many more nice stories, what wonderful people, some people say that its because i was in Seoul, people are more open minded, its gonna be a different story if i were in another city but a friend of mine visited korea recently n she had a bit of unpleasant experience, i don't know if i was being lucky, i still have no idea.
@@worldabominationorworldpea9310 why would she lie
3:17 damn that guy really can sing yass 👏🏽
My grandma has a really old mindset like she still thinks that women should be in the kitchen and doesnt want me to hang out with my veitnamese friends. I do the dishes as chores but i have to take my grandma to the TV and make her forget about me doing the dishes because it "breaks her heart" to see her grandson doing the dishes... 😣😥
@Србомбоница ooo no no i dont hate her for it 😂 i just wanted to point out that my grandma is also one of the many older generation people that have a VERY old mindset 😆
Damn I thought some major ☕️ was about to be spilled with this video. The majority of the questions were boring and run of the mill.
Same what a disappointment
The secret for being treated nicely in Korea regardless your race or social status :
*Be Attractive*
That's depressing.
Insightful and thoughtful answers. Learned a lot. Also seems like you've got great translators!
7:26 that interaction at the back was so cute lol
1. This was recorded in Seoul. Please take this interview to the streets of Daegu, Jinju, Gwangju, or the smaller avenues in Namhae, Gokseong, Hwangsun and elsewhere. The mountains create more differences than jus the distinct dialects.
2. These questions were asked by kpop fans or kbeauty gurus or fans...need for some diversity.
"People who waste their lives on idols"
Im guilty your honor 😭
Yeah so true we should live in reality
8:17 this is why i dont really see that the reunification will happen soon. koreans tend to mix with their own community. reuniting south and north would be hard because there's a big culture gap among both koreans that is bigger than the gap between east and west germany. mostly because north koreans are not well educated because maybe kim doesnt want them to be smart so his family could be the eternal leader of north korea.
North korea actually have a very high education. Where are you getting this from?
Is there a metal scene in Korea?
this guy asking the real questions
What's that
You can search it. Guckkasten is not metal but its a good band. Metal band that i found on youtube use english lyrics and no korean.
yup. but it's small. check "Jambinai - They Keep Silence"
Not really. There's probably an incredibly small niche group who like it but that's it.
5:30 they're so beautiful ♡
As someone from SEA, I don't feel offended I'm good. At least I'm really happy in my country and that's already enough don't care wht ppl think abt us at all
Interesting insights. It feels good to know the new generation are forward thinking and open to change. I love the Korean people as I get to know them better. Strong, independent and determined.
hey asian boss i love what yr doing but.. maybe go to different region of a place? because yes yr getting different opinion of things from different backgrounds however yr getting them from big progressive areas most of the time and i bet if you went to an other area it might be more different but who knows! love this channel a lot just wanted to give my 2 cents :)
I don't think i should visit Korea based on these responses.
ZenGaijin Same here
Being a tourist is fine, its when you plan on staying you'll have a problem. My gf, who's from Zimbabwe, loved it there and plans to go back next month.
I'm Black and don't want to have to feel "ON" when i am vacationing somewhere. I just feel like if i went there i wouldn't be able to relax because i feel like people would expecting me to do something as i walked around.
I'm sure it's cool when you are actually there but this video kinda reinforced how i already felt Korean's feel about people like me.
ZenGaijin go. I went twice and the thing that made me feel sad is that besides the elderly and the little kids people my age and a bit younger were just weird acting and unfriendly. There is a lot of "white identifying". Yet so much historical culture as well as very good food.
Same
Meanwhile :
UAE : ONE OF MOST RICHEST COUNTRY.
MALDIVES : ONE OF MOST BEAUTIFUL and CALMEST PLACE
INDIA🇮🇳 : 4ND LARGEST DEFENSE IN WORLD, MOST SPICES EXPORTER, MOST ENGLISH SPEAKER IN WORLD.
BOLLYWOOD BIGGER THAN HOLLYWOOD.
THAILAND 🇹🇭 : ONE OF MOST VISITED COUNTRY, WHO GAVE KOREA A GEM ( LISA, BAMBAM, SORN AND MANY MORE.)
NEPAL 🇳🇵 : GAVE BUDDHISM TO WORLD.
MOST IMP : RICH IN CULTURE.
AND MANY MORE, BUT STILL KOREAN THINK ITS POOR, UNEDUCATED, HARMFUL PEOPLE.👁👄👁
(THAT'S WHY EDUCATION IS IMP GUYS.)
Cant write about all, cuz i don know , if u wanna speak for ur COUNTRY.
@계훈한 사탕 먹는 라지벌랄라
Korea hell joseon plastic surgery nation flat chested females smallest eyes biggest face in Asia lowest birth rate high suicid rate worst law korea protective of criminals weak insecurity issues walking in groups kpoop girls and boyz have same plastic face slave contracts ugly architecture ugly apartments korea small chines land brothel to America
From what I've seen, especially on social media it seems to be international fans that are obsessed with idols. So much so they are adamant about what idols are more popular and love in Korea even though they have never there and don't have any Korean friends.
What you just described is called the ‘stan culture’ which is a kpop thing and it started from Korean fans. I don’t know how much you know about “sasengs” ( obsessed fans who invade privacy of idols and harass them) but they are mostly Koreans. International fans don’t have access like that.
literally, all countries have some portion of racism, we can't point at other countries for racism when our ppl in our own home would be just as racist towards these ppl. we all need to do better
Couldn't agree more.
But we are talking about Korea right now. Thats what the video is about not other countries. The sole fact that Korea doesn't have a large amount of black/darkskinned people but still perpetuate racism is problematic and thats what the people in the comments are talking about
@@Fruitystyleangel badgal.lilly Well, I don't think V. Macity was talking "only" about Korea and the video. Look at some of the comments some people wrote in the comment section. They say it like it's a problematic issue only in Korea when they have similiar/same issues back in their own countries.
Homogeneous Countries are a bit different because they don’t seem to even question their ideas about other races. When you are face to face and live with others who are not like you, sometimes that’s what it takes to see beyond misconceptions about others.❤️
U don't get the point most koreans are racist without even realizing it and that's the problem
Okay but that one guy could actually sing tho
"can't sing well"
Sings perfectly not even two seconds later !
😑
Very interesting subject! 👍🏻
as a Korean , i totally disagree with those interviewees. we don't think bad or poor about SE asians at all! but some guys think that SE asia womans are easy to flirt with. but that doesn't mean that we think poor about SE asians. why did they say like that? i think that they just wanna make another stereotype in favor of korean. for instance, i eat kimchi everyday cause if you have meal in public place, kimchi is always served as a side menu so it is hardly possible not to eat kimchi everyday. and almost every Korean hate Japanese. vice versa either. if you are korean, and say that i really like japanese in public place , people will make some distance between him or talk bad about him or her that he has no knowlege on history or maybe his ancestor was a pro-Japanese. so don't trust those few interviewees . that doesn't represent Korea at all
btw, interviewees seem confuse with SE asians and african people. moreover, SE asians is not even black. Lmao
Then u think SEAsians are not poor? Idiot, truth is truth. Even in european countries westerners think easterners are poor. Fact is fact.
김우성 Wow your comment literally approving the stereotypes
the guy said "there are good and bad singers, I don't sing well"
Next second sings perfectly
This was interesting to watch! I'd love to visit Korea in a few years when I learn the language and save up money, but...as a fat person it makes me a bit nervous honestly
:(
IRONY is, those people felt disappointed about their stereotypes tend to have such rough stereotypes for other people. Hypocrisy At its best.
Avoiding people cause they are different is a sweet way of saying they dislike them. Lol