Asian Culture Discussion Thread

[DCAllAfrican]

Just dropping this off

 

[Nawzlew]

Inferior?

The perception is that asian women are SUPERIOR wives. Americans tend to think that a girl from abroad wont divorce rape you and take your kids and half your cash. In actuality in Japan it is normal for a divorced father to never see his kid. A woman can easily have a child then move back in with her parents (happens a lot). In singapore they will divorce rape you like any american woman since American culture is taking over basically everywhere.

I will admit it does seem to me that asian women hold their men down better than other races tho. IDK if its just because I am looking from the outside or not. All asian international students I knew never cheated on their husbands back home. All the white ones did. They seem very supportive. And asian females seem to pull their weight in a relationship

i can understand the perspective that they are superior wives, but with that being said i would hope that if i have a daughter she will be sought after and pursued with more merit than the prospect of her being a loyal wife. i still dont feel like the perception of being a loyal and "supportive" wife is enough to argue that an asian woman is being empowered and supported. i would hope that her independence and what she brings to the relationship makes whoever she is dating realize that she can live perfectly fine without him if he isnt providing in all aspects, and she has the power to leave. if he's not building her up and encouraging her to be the strongest asian woman she is capable of, then i don't feel it is worth her time. if those white students cheated on their husbands out of neglect and being taken for granted, i would hope that the asian women weren't staying in a dead end marriage due to a sense of helplessness and lack of support. as much as i would want my asian woman to carry her own weight, i would admire her even more knowing that she has more than enough confidence and ability to carry all of it.

While we're on the topic of this.



Absolutely disgusting man

 

[wballz]

Really sad, you got these 50-60 year old dudes going to the PI to "save" these girls who are in their 20s.

The poverty is extreme, and some girls are stuck being the breadwinner for their families. The "sugar daddy" thing is real and as gross as it is to me, if the girls are getting these old dudes to pay moms rent and bro's tuition I can't knock the hustle.

It's known here in Manila that some college students turn to prostitution to pay their tuition. Classroom in the daytime, walking the streets at night

Pedos on the other hand can burn in hell.

http://abcnews.go.com/International...housands-alleged-pedophiles/story?id=20792348

Suspected pedophiles were tricked into believing they were engaged in an online chat with a 10-year-old girl from the Philippines called Sweetie, when in fact they were conversing with a team of four researches in the outskirts of Amsterdam.

I remember when I was riding the taxi at Cebu during Sinulog. The taxi driver was pimping out senior high school girls and college girls. He kept emphasizing how they are "mailinis" (clean) and are doing this on their own will to pay tuition.

 

[shogun]

Jackie Chan does not count. He is not smashing the women he saves

Guys in action movies always get to smash except if they're Asian. In Romeo Must Die I don't think Jet Li even got a kiss from Aaliyah. SMH. Only exceptions I remember are Brandon Lee who is mixed and my dude Russell Wong from the Vanishing Son tv movies and tv show.

 

[tokes99]

While we're on the topic of this.



Absolutely disgusting man

that dude actually, all things considered, accorded himself pretty well. are you saying this is related to how asians generally view "foreigners" and their relationship to asian women? i've never been to taiwan but the thing that has struck me the most about the various parts of 'Asia' i've visited was just how homogenous they've been, especially outside of the larger cities. i wonder if that contributes to the idea that foreign men must be there for asian women? at the very least i can see how that would be a target for resentment...

 

[jodeva89]

that video does suck. obviously its the bad apples of the bunch that give the rest a bad rep but truthfully for the majority of people visiting asia, theyre here on a contractual basis with their company, or traveling and visiting. theyre not packing up their hopes and dreams and starting anew with the hopes that their offspring will prosper the same way we see it happen in america. for these people, asia is just an experience and not a home. i think with that mentality comes the idea that play is first, and work is second. so how are locals supposed to respond or react when they see loud and obnoxious foreigners (including study abroad students from university) having no regard or respect towards the customs, culture, and traditions that have been cultivated and preserved throughout their country's history? i just think that as a traveler there needs to be a certain attitude or etiquette that reminds us that we are visitors, and it rubs the local people the wrong way when they see foreigners visiting these places acting and expecting things to be the same as wherever they came from. granted other countries feel the same way about mainland chinese tourists when they see them in public, but i think it just hits a little bit closer to home for some of us because of where are families are from.

 

[sunshineblotters]

A LOT of asia prides itself on how homogenous they are. The current Miss Japan is half black and there was a ton of backlash against a "haifu" winning miss Japan. The fact that she won means there are people who do think she is beautiful. There was a lot of people supporting her against the backlash since she was raised in Japan, speaks Japanese fluently, and writes in Japanese calligraphy.

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Through my experience eastern Asian countries seem way more xenophobic than racist. Xenophobic in that they discriminate because you are an outsider. Racist in that some races seem to be given a pass more than others.

I am saving a lot of money for an east asia tour. Japan and Seoul seem like Amazing cities

 

[luckyluchiano]

A LOT of asia prides itself on how homogenous they are. The current Miss Japan is half black and there was a ton of backlash against a "haifu" winning miss Japan. The fact that she won means there are people who do think she is beautiful. There was a lot of people supporting her against the backlash since she was raised in Japan, speaks Japanese fluently, and writes in Japanese calligraphy.

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Through my experience eastern Asian countries seem way more xenophobic than racist. Xenophobic in that they discriminate because you are an outsider. Racist in that some races seem to be given a pass more than others.

I am saving a lot of money for an east asia tour. Japan and Seoul seem like Amazing cities

Lol its comical that you have stuff like this and in the same country there is a subculture of people who want to be black in the literal sense and wear 90s black woman hair styles and even tan heavy to have the appearence of a black person. Japan is a strange place lol

 

[sunshineblotters]

Japan is just odd to me. Fashion magazines have pharrell and tyler the creator on the front page of fashion magazines but not like black people. And from what I have been told Tokyo sneaker culture is insane. Even moreso than London. Only bested by New York.

Paul Mooney said it best. "Everybody wanna be black but dont nobody wanna be black"

 

[QU!K]

Sneaker culture in Asia overall > US

In HK they have a street dedicated to sneaker shops

 

[HNL HI]

Japan is just odd to me. Fashion magazines have pharrell and tyler the creator on the front page of fashion magazines but not like black people. And from what I have been told Tokyo sneaker culture is insane. Even moreso than London. Only bested by New York.

Paul Mooney said it best. "Everybody wanna be black but dont nobody wanna be black"

you also have to consider who is relevant.

 

[tokes99]

that video does suck. obviously its the bad apples of the bunch that give the rest a bad rep but truthfully for the majority of people visiting asia, theyre here on a contractual basis with their company, or traveling and visiting. theyre not packing up their hopes and dreams and starting anew with the hopes that their offspring will prosper the same way we see it happen in america. for these people, asia is just an experience and not a home. i think with that mentality comes the idea that play is first, and work is second. so how are locals supposed to respond or react when they see loud and obnoxious foreigners (including study abroad students from university) having no regard or respect towards the customs, culture, and traditions that have been cultivated and preserved throughout their country's history? i just think that as a traveler there needs to be a certain attitude or etiquette that reminds us that we are visitors, and it rubs the local people the wrong way when they see foreigners visiting these places acting and expecting things to be the same as wherever they came from. granted other countries feel the same way about mainland chinese tourists when they see them in public, but i think it just hits a little bit closer to home for some of us because of where are families are from.

definitely, it is a very interesting dynamic to observe, the clash of cultures, with places that have been somewhat closed or not frequented by that many different people outside of Asia...

A LOT of asia prides itself on how homogenous they are. The current Miss Japan is half black and there was a ton of backlash against a "haifu" winning miss Japan. The fact that she won means there are people who do think she is beautiful. There was a lot of people supporting her against the backlash since she was raised in Japan, speaks Japanese fluently, and writes in Japanese calligraphy.

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Through my experience eastern Asian countries seem way more xenophobic than racist. Xenophobic in that they discriminate because you are an outsider. Racist in that some races seem to be given a pass more than others.

I am saving a lot of money for an east asia tour. Japan and Seoul seem like Amazing cities

yea i saw that, a couple years ago there was this half black/japanese singer who got a good amount of attention for singing traditional japanese songs, it was pretty interesting to read all the different views on it. i think i would agree about it probably being more xenophobic, though i don't have much knowledge about the discrimination that happens and i'm sure it does, most of the people i know that have lived on that side of the globe have not experienced anything wild but that could probably owed more to their being a "westerner" and being fairly sheltered in ex-pat communities, not among the general population...

seoul & tokyo are awesome places, singapore & HK are places worth going to if you are in the area & haven't been

Lol its comical that you have stuff like this and in the same country there is a subculture of people who want to be black in the literal sense and wear 90s black woman hair styles and even tan heavy to have the appearence of a black person. Japan is a strange place lol

Japan is just odd to me. Fashion magazines have pharrell and tyler the creator on the front page of fashion magazines but not like black people. And from what I have been told Tokyo sneaker culture is insane. Even moreso than London. Only bested by New York.

Paul Mooney said it best. "Everybody wanna be black but dont nobody wanna be black"

i think the thing about tokyo that is really difficult to kinda understand, is that it really isn't as wild as you might think, it has its spots but mostly it is super chill, but in a weirdly eery/somewhat surreal way to my western sensibilities. another thing is just how dense it is...it is crazy...i think that type of proximity, especially being such a uniform population and being so isolated, makes a certain type of person jump out the window to be different/stand out...

those mags are kind of a niche thing, aimed at a very specific audience, popular culture is in tokyo is a fascinating thing (it is worth looking into!) and i would think it is quite similar to how hear in the states the one of, if not the biggest consumers of hip-hop has been suburban white kids, just because they like pharrell doesn't necessarily mean they will identify with a person his shade as being representative of japan...i wouldn't say it is a matter of not liking black people, moreso a kind of pride in their own traditions, you gotta think that a place like tokyo/japan generally (and much of asia as well) have been so closed off for so long, i imagine it had to be tough being such an outsider in those places, it is dope that the judges saw past that for miss japan

 

[shogun]

I need to start saving money so I can visit Japan and see all the weird stuff they have.

 

[mastamind033]

Guys in action movies always get to smash except if they're Asian. In Romeo Must Die I don't think Jet Li even got a kiss from Aaliyah. SMH. Only exceptions I remember are Brandon Lee who is mixed and my dude Russell Wong from the Vanishing Son tv movies and tv show.

They filmed two different endings for Romeo Must Die, in one Jet Li did kiss Aaliyah but at prescreenings it got negative reactions and they went with the other one SMH

 

[girlslovewaffles]

Guys in action movies always get to smash except if they're Asian. In Romeo Must Die I don't think Jet Li even got a kiss from Aaliyah. SMH. Only exceptions I remember are Brandon Lee who is mixed and my dude Russell Wong from the Vanishing Son tv movies and tv show.

They filmed two different endings for Romeo Must Die, in one Jet Li did kiss Aaliyah but at prescreenings it got negative reactions and they went with the other one SMH

That's what I'm trying to say. Hell, even Asians smashing white females in porn vids are downvoted.

As for that video, that's one ugly Asian dude. Kudos to my dude for not throwing a punch and making things potentially worse (who knows which side the cops would be on).

 

[sunshineblotters]

I need to start saving money so I can visit Japan and see all the weird stuff they have.

Just for you bro

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definitely, it is a very interesting dynamic to observe, the clash of cultures, with places that have been somewhat closed or not frequented by that many different people outside of Asia...
yea i saw that, a couple years ago there was this half black/japanese singer who got a good amount of attention for singing traditional japanese songs, it was pretty interesting to read all the different views on it. i think i would agree about it probably being more xenophobic, though i don't have much knowledge about the discrimination that happens and i'm sure it does, most of the people i know that have lived on that side of the globe have not experienced anything wild but that could probably owed more to their being a "westerner" and being fairly sheltered in ex-pat communities, not among the general population...

seoul & tokyo are awesome places, singapore & HK are places worth going to if you are in the area & haven't been

i think the thing about tokyo that is really difficult to kinda understand, is that it really isn't as wild as you might think, it has its spots but mostly it is super chill, but in a weirdly eery/somewhat surreal way to my western sensibilities. another thing is just how dense it is...it is crazy...i think that type of proximity, especially being such a uniform population and being so isolated, makes a certain type of person jump out the window to be different/stand out...

those mags are kind of a niche thing, aimed at a very specific audience, popular culture is in tokyo is a fascinating thing (it is worth looking into!) and i would think it is quite similar to how hear in the states the one of, if not the biggest consumers of hip-hop has been suburban white kids, just because they like pharrell doesn't necessarily mean they will identify with a person his shade as being representative of japan...i wouldn't say it is a matter of not liking black people, moreso a kind of pride in their own traditions, you gotta think that a place like tokyo/japan generally (and much of asia as well) have been so closed off for so long, i imagine it had to be tough being such an outsider in those places, it is dope that the judges saw past that for miss japan

Still tho. I wouldnt say very specific. To me thats like saying the audience for rap is very specific. Rap has a wide audience (even if 70% of it's paying consumers are white).

Not only does East Asian megacities have a ridiculous sneaker cutlture that rivals (and in some ways suprasses) NY and Londons. Their streetwear game is on point too Bape might be one of those Supreme level clothing lines where the popularity might wade in and out but it will always be relevant. Neighborhood is one of the best streetwear brands out there in terms of quality and design. Visvim is one of those high end streetwear brands like HBA or Off-White.

I legit cant tell the difference between kpop and rap anymore. Their outfits are some of the most hip-hop enspired outfits out there. The **** 2NE1 wears looks like it came right out a Missy Elliot video

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In fact when I go to Seoul Korea I want to hit up a rap inspired kpop concert for the experience. Dont know what the **** they are saying but **** looks live

 

[HNL HI]

rap monsta got bars bruh.

 

[Mr Dink]

I was helping a Chinese customer whom I assume is from the mainland. He asked if I'm Chinese and I said yes. He asked if I speak it and I said I speak Cantonese. He then laughed and said, 'Oh, ABCs think Cantonese is Chinese.' This left me pretty confused. Can someone explain? Is Cantonese not a form of Chinese?

 

[sunshineblotters]

^I'd wager that it has something to do with Chinese - Hong Kong(ese?) feud that's going on. It would be like a NYer poking fun at someone from the south saying "I dont understand southern"

 

[Mr Dink]

Sneaker culture in Asia overall > US

In HK they have a street dedicated to sneaker shops

Agreed. It's always the Chinese dudes I see at the mall with heat.

 

[sunshineblotters]

Seems like there isnt much of a sneaker culture outside of very large cities anyway. There would be no way to measure it but Id wager that at least 50% culture is "located" in NYC, Houston, LA, Boston, Baltimore, MIA, and Chicago and their surrounding suburbs. I wouldnt expect to run into someone wearing the Oregon 4s in Utah or Wyoming.

 

[sea manup]

Sneaker culture in Asia overall > US

In HK they have a street dedicated to sneaker shops

the bandwagon filled up quick

8-9 years ago there was 0 sneaker culture in asia 

strolled up to a HK nike store about 5 days after its release and still was able to cop a pair of these in size 10 

couple years ago I tried to do the same for the retro kobe 1s and there was like 100 people camping overnight in the freezing cold 

 

[jodeva89]

I was helping a Chinese customer whom I assume is from the mainland. He asked if I'm Chinese and I said yes. He asked if I speak it and I said I speak Cantonese. He then laughed and said, 'Oh, ABCs think Cantonese is Chinese.' This left me pretty confused. Can someone explain? Is Cantonese not a form of Chinese?

cantonese is primarily spoken in hk. mainland china speaks modified "chinese" or mandarin if i understand correctly. the two are quite different and cannot be used interchangeably kind of like Portuguese and spanish. for what its worth, after visiting seoul i'd say they are the better dressed city over tokyo. i feel tokyo has the most character and flair when it comes to styling themselves individually. but as far as having a clean and refined constructed outfit as a whole, seoul takes the cake.

 

[Mr Dink]

cantonese is primarily spoken in hk. mainland china speaks modified "chinese" or mandarin if i understand correctly. the two are quite different and cannot be used interchangeably kind of like Portuguese and spanish.

Well yeah, I know that. I speak Cantonese with my parents but can't understand them when they speak Mandarin to other people. I'm just wondering why the Chinese dude laughed at me when I said I speak Cantonese.

 

[slighted]

 

cantonese is primarily spoken in hk. mainland china speaks modified "chinese" or mandarin if i understand correctly. the two are quite different and cannot be used interchangeably kind of like Portuguese and spanish.

Well yeah, I know that. I speak Cantonese with my parents but can't understand them when they speak Mandarin to other people. I'm just wondering why the Chinese dude laughed at me when I said I speak Cantonese.

I get the same reaction when I speak Cantonese (even though I'm not Chinese).

Is it because they think Mandarin > Cantonese?