we dont have enough of these podcasts/ talk on asian culture by asians. respect to fung bros. for doing this.

Thoroughly entertaining as usual. I'll never stop complimenting how the Hot Pot Boys tackle these "sensitive" topics like modern day Asian/American embassadors.

China is too large and too diverse to be considered as a whole, you‘d probably need to divide them into several sub-categories to take account for regional differences.

Thanks you've given me a great understanding of how well you guys entertain while informing. Learned a lot!

Thanks soooooooo much for this information. Can’t wait to see more videos explaining differences. Great topics

Black American and a new subscriber.. I looooooooooooooooooooooooooove this channel.. so much education.. love it

Guys , this was my first time listening to you and l must say it was very interesting. I rather enjoyed this very much. It’s so wonderful to see , know and understand the beautiful difference of the amazing people. Thanks.

As a South Korean who lived in Japan for 3 years and China for 2 years, I don't think this stereotype is accurate. I felt that it was different depending on the person, not the country. However, it was valuable as a video that explained to Westerners the stereotypes that East Asians have about each other.

Thanks HOT POT BOYS ! im from Edinburgh, Scotland and it's great to hear this. American or non American these characteristics are world-wide. Keep up the good work ❤️

Yo fellas. I tune in to all your videos. Actually you are one of the first channels I subscribed to. And you guys keep getting better with time. But I must say this video has been one of the most interesting informative and down right hilarious videos you all have dropped on us. I thought the honest perspective was Awesome. Keep cranking out these Gems.

i need part two and three of this video!

Love watching you guys. Keep doing y'all's thing ❤️👍🏾

Wow, super interesting video. I thoroughly appreciated it!

Excellent dilineation in a brief video about the realistic (but not intending stereotypical) differences among Japanese, Korean, & Chinese cultures. Very well done guys!

Been loving the content y’all keep it up 👍

Great job , thanks is nice to learn and try to understand from your hand , I am Spanish but I live in Asia , so this is useful and entertaining.

Hahahaha the buffet coupons with the church group is hilarious!

You guys are spot on!

Love learning about the E Asian culture. In E Asia, Korea, China & Japan are considered the top 3 which many times when you see youtube videos about E Asian cultures usually you only hear about those 3...pay closer attention & youll notice it too

interesting video; I know so little about these cultures but I am considering teaching Eng in Korea, and came across this video 🙂

would love if you did more like these about culture or food!🤩

love this

Fun topic 🙂

I am from the Caribbean and I am learning Japanese. Love you guys love this video! I am now a subscriber!

i've always wondered about the differences, similarities between chinese, korean, and japanese language, and vocabulary. (i have notebooks on several languages- also watching YT.) i was even wondered about the etymology of names (in japanese, korean, and chinese- neat!!) great channel guys!!

Funny you mention the Korean language is almost like drawing faces. I was taught that the design of the letters is based on how you hold your mouth and tongue.

I Love u Guys. I learn a Lot about Asian/Americans watching your videos.

There are stereotypical looks of each type, but there is so much overlap that it is impossible to tell individuals with certainty.

PRCs love kickbacks for sure

I was just telling my coworker that, as a Chinese person, it's easier for me to tell that a person could be Chinese, just based on how they look. But it's more difficult for me to tell a Japanese and a Korean person apart. And I understand the vast differences in our languages, both spoken and written. I watch a lot of Japanese anime and listen to KPop music, so I encounter their languages a lot. And I took Chinese school as a child.

Don't you just love good stereotypes

I like you keep your authenticity. You wear the jade.

I've noticed that Korean people don't hold grudges. If you fight or argue, then make up its over and done. That's what I love about Koreans.

I am thinking of moving to Japan from the US when I am an adult, so I need to learn more about this kind of stuff.

The truth is that most of the time you can’t know for sure. A lot of “appearance” that is used to make these decisions is actually based on make-up, hair and clothing style. I’m of Chinese descent, but often mistaken for Japanese or Korean people who are Japanese or Korean, and most recently, mistaken for hapa by someone from China. My mom’s side of the family was from Northern China many generations ago, so there is that somewhat different look, I guess. Good call on the many different tribes that make-up Chinese people today.

I'm a Japanese living in Tokyo, but for some reason, when I went to Osaka or Seoul, people thought I was a local and asked me for directions(I tried hard to explain to an old lady that I can't speak Korean^^;). Also, once in Sea-Tac airport, a Chinese-American staff at a souvenir shop told me she thought I was Chinese(She found out I was Japanese when I spoke to her, haha!). Maybe it's because I have the appearance of the south Osaka area. It is said that lots of people from Baekje(百済), one of the ancient Korean Kingdoms, migrated to that area a long long time ago, and I look like my grandfather who was born there. Anyway, no matter where I go, I find it easy to fit in with the place, it's safe in a way and I think it's interesting😊.

Don't get this the wrong way... but you do need to fix your subtitles at the 8:18 minute... I'm pretty sure you didn't say *romanian* as one of the 3 categories. :D Loved the video btw :D

I get it. Truly accurate on so many levels. Growing up in the 60s, Asians were few and far in between. So when I met a Korean kid and Japanese kid in high school, I could plainly see the physical differences straight away. Vive la différence

11:41 Not even that, the government also promoted some more regulations on translating foreign words. Like on the news, they should use Latin letters as little as possible. In this case, we are kinda like French lol... They refuse to use English word and also have a department to check the proper usage of the French language.

Korean: Talks shit in your face but later apologises. Japanese: Smiles and talks shit behind your back. Chinese: Talk shit in your face and don't give af

I love all the cultures around the world. I love Asian culture, I love African culture, I love European culture, I love Native American culture, I love black culture, I love Mexican culture, Latino culture.

another thing to look out is clothes and height, koreans are the tallest in asia and wear a lot of sportwear and slippers

Hi idol andrew and david,next vlog can you feature about philippines,vietnam,and thailand bcoz almost the same face and culture and other similarity.

@3:45 Minnesota Nice

I love me some bastard corn while I watch videos on the electric grain

Another great analysis guys. I agree that we Asian Americans need to be more cohesive and appreciate each other and be the force to be reckoned. We are stronger together.

Is there a poetic term in chinese for japanese stuff like sushi, sake etc.?

@5:15 shoot, I just had an epiphany I relate to Koreans more with the whole country and respect thing. In a way its kinda a crutch, especially to expect respect as a foreigner in America But, as a point of value compare to other Asians, I definately see how it takes more precedence than other things. Very Good points, lay it out!

Yup, it's easy for me to tell apart a Chinese, Japanese, and Korean person just by looking at their face. 9 out of 10 times I'll be correct. It's hard to describe how, it's small facial features mainly.

Although they have similar physical features you are able to somewhat tell them apart. however, the Chinese are very diverse, including the tribes, they have have indo-chinese, malaysian-chinese, thai-chinese, American-Chinese, Hong kong-Chinese, etc

"Japanese LOVE work, Koreans LOVE their country, and Chinese LOVE MONEY!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm dyinggggg

I think all Chinese owe this fung bros. They have a balanced perspective and are fun to show off.

One suggestion! Use sans-serif fonts please 🤣 this font family doesnt fit the hotpot boyz vibe!!

Please change the subtitle font to something cleaner and more beautiful. Verdana or Arial not this Times New Roman.

This is a good topic and thanks for bringing this up! Just one thing to note and remember though; when anybody talks about anything “Chinese” or specifically Han Chinese people minus other ethnic minorities in China, please don’t forget that not all Chinese think, behave, and react the same ways; especially Chinese outside of China. I promise that often times you’ll be surprised or even shocked when you meet us overseas Chinese, because we’re not at all like the typical, stereotypical “Chinese” you might have in mind already; either in physical or the way we dress, the way we talk and treat others, our religiosity, etc. And a lot of us can be more “moraled” (versus that loving money mindset of mainland Chinese) and “cultured” too than actual mainlanders, who have erased a lot of their own original cultures and virtues.

Love these. Do more analyzing us Asians

Omg, this video was a little too realistic for me. I work with Chinese and Koreans. You can def. tell the difference. My Korean co-worker is prideful to the T of being from Korea. Inviting me non-stop to visit Seoul. How beautiful it is. While my Chinese coworkers are more reserved and work non stop. Well we all do. We work in a 24/7 laboratory 👩🏽‍🔬. You described them to the T. I love your channel. Proud NYer right here. Stereotypes have been following me all my life and the generalization. I love the humor and realness in this video. Awesome job bros.

Visually, I might be able to tell, but I hate making assumptions. My go to is always last name though, because most of the time that’s identifiable.

something that you guys missed is the fact that all the professional terms in chinese character were replaced in korean character long ago.

Yo great video but you need to hire a proper transcriber for your subtitles, this video alone has so many big mistakes.

My grandma came from Korea, I always used the joke "grandma are we the tired eye Asians or angry eye Asians" she would smack me haha

You can distinguish them pretty easily if you pay attention to their fashion - especially hair and makeup. The Japanese style tend to still rely heavily on drastic layered shaggy hair (at least for men) with lighter hair colours frequently found. Korean style tend to be less into bright browns like the Japanese, and are more about the perms and giving volume to hair. Not so sure of what the Chinese style is like.

I feel like I can answer the question about Boston & Seattle as I am from Boston and spent my formative years there and then went on to live the majority of my life in Seattle. I think it comes down to two things. The ethnic background/religious background of immigrants to the cities and the amount of sunlight each city gets. Historically you have in Boston two types of people (this is changing) the White Anglo Saxon Protestants that are descendants of the Pilgrims/Puritans & the later influx of Irish and Italian peoples both of whom tend to be Catholic. The former group tends to be more reserved and the latter two are very spirited and passionate. The aggression I think comes from the clashing of the three in staking out their claims of their portions of the town. The Seattle area has a very high number of Scandinavian people who are not at all like Vikings like you might think. Lutheranism has been the majority religion in Scandinavian countries for a very long time. They are very subdued. I would call it an emotional austerity. As for climate, Boston has 200 days of sunlight per year compared to Seattle's 152. Seattle also has less sun per day in the winter because it is far enough north (5.3 degrees {47.6 to 42.3}) that the sun both rises later and sets earlier. That lack of sunlight DOES something to a person. It's incredibly depressing. It's very hard to work up a passionate anger in that kind of environment. The personality of the entire region completely changes in the summer.

12:19 That's a great idea.

Koreans are the most nationalistic and get angry the easiest.

I do think people from Southern China (especially coastal regions) love money way more than the people from inner/northern/western China. Most of the Chinese Americans (especially the 2+ generations), their families were originally from those southern coastal cities. This is more like a stereotype for Southern/ coastal Chinese, not all the other regions. Like you said, the northern Chinese may have more similar stereotypes as Korean.

Lol these guys are funny

Yes. We can all tell the difference. For example, any expert would determine that David is Japanese and Andrew is Korean.... Right? Easy. You guys have good videos.

My Chinese American friend and I cap on each other all the time. But I have encountered a few times with other Chinese ppl who seem a little too sensitive.

I can be persuaded to calm down with 5 buffet coupons too

All the stereotypes about Chinese in the Western world pertain to southern Chinese, mostly the Cantonese. Northeasterners are entirely different, and more like Koreans. Northwesterners are like Russians and Central Asian: direct, blunt, and aggressive. Southwesterners are like Thai, subdued, friendly and passive.

Me trying to figure out: *whips out a sign in both language* "if you can understand one of these i will know whare you are from"

If you look at Chinese grass style calligraphy, some of the characters look absolutely like Hiragana. I'm not sure if it's the origin, but definitely something interesting to look at.

11:08 Bastard flower🤣

The worst type is smiling and being polite to you, but stabbing you at the same time behind your back.

Gee, 😂😂😂 I feel like naked! Not just true , but also correct! LOL

Koreans aren't actually a single tribe. They're a mix of the altaic tribes of the steppes (lake baikal) and the original peoples of the southeastern area of Asia. The yayoi refer to the group of koreans who migrated to Japan starting around 300 bce. They replaced the jomon culture that was previously in Japan. Japanese are a mix of yayoi (korean) ainu, and pacific islander

Chinese language uses exisiting words for loan words, the exception to this is when they use English letters which is what things sound so different compared to Japanese/Korean using loan words.

Great video… please do this covering southeast asian women… filipina, laos, cambodian, thai, etc

Transformer is called bian xing Jin gang in china 😂

2:03 wow.lol

japaness got the best manner of all

As of 2022, Koreans are the most attractive in Asia. But, Chinese and Japanese are not too far off.

No comments except your genuinely nice fellas

Lolll the languages

As someone who's traveled a bit, and seen people from all over... While I do think there exists some general stereotypes for people (i.e. Koreans/Filipinos like to sing), they are vastly over done, and still don't fully capture just how different people are, even within the same family. I do think some cultures bring out certain sides of people that other cultures do not. For example, I feel Mexicans are outgoing, and I feel more social around them. I think Koreans are outgoing but insular (don't let non-Koreans into their clique), Chinese people are outgoing and fairly open to others, and the Japanese a bit quieter. But no matter how much there is a culture of something, humans base characteristics won't change. Quiet people will always be quiet people, even if they are in a very loud country. They might become louder, but it would take a lot for them to be a loud person. There even was a study of an AI program who tried to classify where an Asian person was from. The program couldn't determine much from base looks, but found overwhelming evidence for clothing and attire. I think this alone shows just how bad humans are at stereotyping, especially when it comes to large populations. Which I think is a bigger problem in western countries, where many people don't really get to see the full experience of being around a large enough group of Asians to really see how that plays out. This of course leads to oddly specific racial stereotyping. At least for Asian men (before the last five years), you were either the nerd, the kung-fu master, or the "small-penis" jokster (a la Ken Jeong style). These are fun to do though! I definitely laugh and enjoy some of the interesting stereotypes people bring up. But honestly, traveling has really made me realize how important it is to just assume every single human being is the exception to some kind of stereotype, and that everyone is far more unique and different than we ever imagined. By opening ourselves up to this possibility only makes us realize just how wild and amazing the human experiene really is.

Hilarious and jives with my experience but of course there are exceptions, of course!

2:22 that’s oddly specifically stereotypically categorized. 😅

Japanese also use "electronic brain" as another translation for computer. Did you know anime titled Cyberteam in Akihabara? The original title in Japanese is Akihabara Dennou-gumi. The word "dennou" literally mean electronic brain, and Japanese use it as translation for computer related thing like cyber.

just on looks alone i will admit i cant but if i can hear the accents i probably could

I think you treaded this tricky topic perfectly because I couldn't disagree with anything you guys said. Well done, and quite entertaining. Thank you! BTW, you guys look northern Chinese, so I bet you've been mis-identified as Koreans often.

How about vietnam language character?

to make it easier. I say in am Chinese visually born in Canada. I avoid using the term 'asia' or the term 'Asian'. as the ara is too big. it is like using the term new world to describe being from north south central America's

7:00 Honestly I was thinking of plastic surgery when he said that. So that is not the basic official look of a Korean person in some cases That Korean people are walking around with

As a person from Britain, I never meet Japanese people which is odd as our ancient island nations are so similar. Meanwhile we are popular tourist spot for Koreans (yet they never stay!). However many Chinese families settled here for generations.

Pretty good takes 👍 China is Very diverse. Koreans are quite homogenous, and Japan is predominantly a mix of a few original populations. Of course in the modern day there is a lot of overlap in the northern China region. I've seen a few distinctly Chinese looking Japanese.

I am Chinese, had food spewed on my new outfit by server. He was petrified, apologized profusely. I told him it’s an accident, had to calm him down. Manager offered me free dinner and paid for dry clean, I didn’t take the offer. We still went back to the restaurant again and again.

holyshit i was not expecting an otgw clip on here

My son worked in Korea and Japan and also travelled in China. He almost always knows the difference. Me? I'm hopeless! But good people are worth knowing everywhere. So which one was from the Philippines??? UK

This is like comparing continental Europeans with English and Scottish, the Chinese are not one people, even if the officially stats says 90% of China is Han Chinese, the Han Chinese themselves are also a multicultural group (e.g. The Chaozhou people are so different to the rest of the people living in Guandong, and have their own language which is intelligible to other Cantonese speaking ethnicities)