I Tried ONLY Speaking Cantonese in HONG KONG

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I was born and raised in Canada, where I grew up as a Chinese-Canadian. A mix of two cultures-just like Hong Kong. A city influenced by the east and the west. Throughout my entire life, I dreamt of traveling to Hong Kong. Asian/Hong Kong/Cantonese culture was a big part of my childhood. After 21 years of being in Canada, I left North America for the very first time to visit the motherland for one week.
This travel vlog captures my experience.

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@jensentung 5 жыл бұрын

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@cristianocampion282 4 жыл бұрын

Jensen Tung you are so hot

@micjai 4 жыл бұрын

I am from Hong Kong and I moved to Vancouver too!

@huntersfilms1 4 жыл бұрын

难道这种共产主义政府的自由就是自由，就像中国皇帝那样是专政的。不，这是将一个皇帝换成另一个皇帝，只是称呼它为不同的名称作为秘密的盾牌，并使用另一种想法来创建它。自由是民主，生命和自由给我自由或给我死亡

@huntersfilms1 4 жыл бұрын

这种共产主义政府的自由就是中国皇帝的专政自由。不，这是将一个皇帝替换为另一个皇帝，只是将其称为不同的名称作为秘密盾牌，并使用另一种想法来创建它。自由就是民主，生命和自由给我自由或给我死亡

@lucyburboa4362 4 жыл бұрын

I understand because I speak Cantonese, my WHOLE family live in China but I’m in America. My family speaks Cantonese.

@aznxix 5 жыл бұрын

It is hard to find people that try to retain Cantonese while growing up in a foreign country. Keep up the good work! Speaking Cantonese is more than just a language but an appreciation of your own culture.

@wayne891004 5 жыл бұрын

You can find thousands of them on Malaysia

@lalakuma9 5 жыл бұрын

He needs to order more dim sum, and make sure the restaurants bring out the good stuff. (Not the mediocre stuff they serve people who don't speak the language 😂)

@luf4rall 5 жыл бұрын

@lassie Marie Vancouver or Toronto?

@alexanderle1610 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@skylers1144 5 жыл бұрын

Not a problem retaining the language as family speak that at home. Speaking and reading is not a problem, but you will eventually forget how to write if you don't practice.

@cafelate9515 5 жыл бұрын

I am a American born Chinese, family from HK. I regret not practicing and learning Cantonese when I was a kid. I continue to speak more cantonese as much as I can and watch HK movies and TVB dramas to learn more. I highly suggest keep speaking and don't give up speaking Cantonese. You will appreciate it.

@kennedyjohnson3868 5 жыл бұрын

Add oil!!! Cantonese is a beautiful language.

@MitchellBPYao 5 жыл бұрын

I’m in Australia, just recently went there for a holiday visit my family relatives, currently my favorite city in all of China would like to go again one day and meet the stars.

@PaddyMan1988 5 жыл бұрын

You should learn Mandarin too.

@kennedyjohnson3868 5 жыл бұрын

@@MitchellBPYao FYI, don't equate HK with China. Don't call HK a city in China. Vast majority of HK people do not like China. You unintentionally offend a lot of HK people by saying what you just said

@kennedyjohnson3868 5 жыл бұрын

@@PaddyMan1988 Cantonese FTW

@nataliey2851 4 жыл бұрын

As an ABC HongKonger who lives in NYC this is very eye opening. i have never seen this type of video before. thank you.

@johnnytran4432 4 жыл бұрын

SAME HERE

@asdghjkkn Жыл бұрын

Get out of NYC. If you wanna stay in touch then leave and go back.

@pauline5304 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly it feels weird i understand cantonese very well but when it comes to speaking in cantonese my mind is BLANK, i can't even find a word in cantonese to express myself ... *Sigh*

@Yuunarichu 4 жыл бұрын

Omg right

@andrechoii 4 жыл бұрын

Same haha

@xeon2773 4 жыл бұрын

i can relate :(

@justinjoy1471 4 жыл бұрын

It's the same for me, I watch more cantonese TV growing up so I never really used it to speak

@chaneltran1719 4 жыл бұрын

samee and it honestly makes me really upset that when i was a child i spoke cantonese and mandarin very well but now i cant speak anything well. I visted my family in china and i felt really bad since i couldnt speak to my grandpa and family.

@unclebob1981 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing footage Jensen, great representation of Hong Kong; and your canto ain't half bad either :)

@s011143011997 5 жыл бұрын

Do some crossover with uncle Bob!

@jensentung 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! My parents are big fans of you!

@6mommom 5 жыл бұрын

So many uncle bob fans here

@fadsfsadfsafdafda 4 жыл бұрын

its fuckin horrible mate

@poordaddrkids6189 4 жыл бұрын

My children are borned in Australia, they can read , write n speak some Chinese,(Cantonese n Mandarin), Vietnamese (watching all those TV dramas ). English is their 1st language , of course.....It's very convenience for them to travel, talking to customers......(I sent them to languages school on Saturdays during school terms, fr: Grade 1 to year 12....).....they have tried very hard in studying all languages.....I am very pround of them..

@CantoMando 4 жыл бұрын

This is really well filmed and entertaining :) keep practicing your canto!

@jensentung 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys! Hit me up if any of you are ever in Vancouver!

@Ramen925 4 жыл бұрын

Hey CantoMando

@nataliesosa363 4 жыл бұрын

Although I’m not Asian, I can relate to your struggle between two cultures and losing your native language. I grew up in a white American culture socially but a Cuban culture at home and spending so much time at school and elsewhere I slowly started used my Spanish less and eventually it became harder for me to speak and I became more shy in my own language. I loved this video because I could relate and gave me hope

@aho9071 4 жыл бұрын

Same but my my dad is viet and my mom is cantonese but both of them spoke full english. I’m glad my grandparents still speak cantonese but I don’t have any close relatives that can speak viet. I feel like it’s too late for me to learn because I want to learn and use cantonese more.

@nyanko7055 4 жыл бұрын

Same, but my mum is Cantonese and my dad is Caucasian. I live in Australia and I have lost a lot of my cantonese but I have been trying to relearn and speak more! You keep up your Spanish!

@Yas-ei3st 4 жыл бұрын

I relate to this but I'm somali. My parents always spoke the language but I always spoke English back cuz of skl. I always feel embrassed and shy too when speaking to my grandma when she comes to visit. I never even been to Somalia and my mum hasn't gone back there in over 30 years cuz of the civil war and no family there. I hope when there is peace I can go there and get in touch with my roots.

@mastertyystudios5572 4 жыл бұрын

This is currently happening to me with English replacing my Hebrew, and English has already basically replaced my Russian. I don't feel comfortable speaking Russian with relatives. I'm trying to prevent this from happening again and it's kind of working. I can feel myself slowly improving my hebrew.

@nibbanibba7202 4 жыл бұрын

Natalie Sosa You’re culture is the death of mine!

@dapowerz 4 жыл бұрын

You did a great job attempting Cantonese. I admire people who have an interest in Hong Kong culture and Cantonese language. A lot of people may have given up, but it is inspiring to see someone putting an effort to learn and be brave. I am Chinese-American and I do feel similar feelings.

@__.CATHLIKESFPE.___ 7 ай бұрын

I am a Chinese person. Also known as a Hong Kong person

@Woestheboss 5 жыл бұрын

It's amazing to see more and more Western-Chinese KZfaqrs. As a Dutch-Chinese myself, it's great to be able to relate. My level of Cantonese is just about the same!

@Macaronelle 5 жыл бұрын

Ethan Zane not really, a lot of people from New Territories, HK emigrated to the Netherlands in the seventies.

@pielewixer 5 жыл бұрын

Im dutch-chinese 2, and i can tell you there are a lot of cantonese speaking chinese in the netherlands!🤗

@anitadiep159 5 жыл бұрын

As dutch-chinese 3, I can assure you that there are tons of Cantonese speakers here. Just have to find them hahah

@Kaykayleaf 5 жыл бұрын

Same here 🙋🏻 Not that exotic hahah

@wrabyapta 5 жыл бұрын

Whois TheMan there are lots dutch chinese from indonesian background

@RDTheAwesome 4 жыл бұрын

Malaysian Culture: "Am I a joke to you?"

@curiousgeorge6921 4 жыл бұрын

Malaysia is muslim...his mom is a Chinese not really Malaysian

@DeEuJinn 4 жыл бұрын

@@curiousgeorge6921 ummhh you are definitely wrong. Her mother is Malaysian Chinese no doubt about it. Malaysia is a multi-racial country. Yes, the official religion is Islam but other races still have their own freewill to choose the God they wanna worship.

@curiousgeorge6921 4 жыл бұрын

@@DeEuJinn yeah but saying Malaysian culture is wrong..his mom has Chinese culture not Malaysian which is a muslim culture..

@DeEuJinn 4 жыл бұрын

@@curiousgeorge6921 well you are right I supposed with the Chinese culture. But living in a country with multiple races actually changed a lot of the Malaysian Chinese culture. It's totally different from Chinese from the other places.

@curiousgeorge6921 4 жыл бұрын

@@DeEuJinn sure but Chinese is Chinese... that's how she identifies for sure...and actually a good number ended up converting to islam because they liked the culture more than chinese one...

@GM6701 4 жыл бұрын

Tbh it's really amazing for you to realise the importance of your heritage and try your best effort to speak in Cantonese. Your Cantonese is actually very good considering you didn't really grow in an environment with many Chinese-speaking people around you. Wachting your video, I feel like we are all in a one big family no matter where we are currently living right now. I was born and live in Hong Kong now.

@user-ek8gj2xs8u 4 жыл бұрын

When you know two and more languages and losing vocabulary of both byelingual ctto

@ZectonplaysMC 4 жыл бұрын

Oh Jesus a filipino

@ZectonplaysMC 4 жыл бұрын

YOU DONT USE CTTO ON KZfaq AHHH

@lynnsun797 4 жыл бұрын

you are genius

@RoxaRoxaRoxa 4 жыл бұрын

You stole that joke from twitter, lmao nice

@lazycatt287 4 жыл бұрын

Me with Italian and Spanish and English

@M4rteevee 5 жыл бұрын

I’m so happy Cantonese can exist and thrive in Hong Kong

@Aznbomb3r 5 жыл бұрын

won't exist for much longer.

@Ononorium 5 жыл бұрын

Well considering they discriminate against people who don't speak it (unless that person is White) so yeah of course

@handsomelok 5 жыл бұрын

Not for long

@user-or2om1dj2k 5 жыл бұрын

Dialects in every part of China still thrive but for me I was born outside of China and parents are from fujian China , they can speak the dialect and also could my cousins do , but I don’t . The dialect of shanghai an A plus citie have 90 percent of locals know the dialect and Cantonese in Guangzhou is still and will be thriving for the locals because that’s there mother tongue

@kaisasong1332 5 жыл бұрын

Aznbomb3r what you mean? Cantonese is far from dying

@carchasingx 5 жыл бұрын

this video deserves a big LIKE! for the dedication and the effort in editing, as well as the perfect balance between the amount of vlog and narrative,

@audreyyy9596 4 жыл бұрын

I live in Hong Kong and this video was really entertaining!!! It was super cool watching you speaking Cantonese and exploring HK 😂😂

@maryroblox2890 Жыл бұрын

Same

@jacquelinekeh4052 4 жыл бұрын

loved your vlogumentary! :) great footage too. thanks for sharing your personal experience of hongkong!

@jaydenwin2764 5 жыл бұрын

Trust me! Your Cantonese is excellent. I am so glad that you are passionate about learning Cantonese and maintaining our cultures. My kid even doesn't want to speak Cantonese, but Dim Sum.

@liancheung9442 5 жыл бұрын

Kopono actually, kids nowadays reject speaking Cantonese because it’s not cool enough for them. It should be a natural thing to learn if you eliminate English from your household.

@animewatch4213 5 жыл бұрын

Teach them Mandarin, much more useful in the future. Cantonese is dying out.

@anawkwardsweetpotato4728 5 жыл бұрын

@@animewatch4213 No, we shouldn't just let languages "die out" based on their utility. Cantonese is too idiosyncratic to turn away from for Mandarin; if it goes extinct, we'll lose yet another way of thought, expression, and identity. :(

@alienvisiting 5 жыл бұрын

You can force a kid to learn piano (since it's physical, and all of them appreciate their parents for it after), but you really can't force words out of a person. If you tried your best at persuading your kid with reasons about the benefits of obtaining a second language, you've done your best as a parent!

@luf4rall 5 жыл бұрын

@Koponolearn some respect son.

@13vlee 5 жыл бұрын

My parents were immigrants from Hong Kong who grew up on the east coast of America. Growing up they did not speak Cantonese to me. Now, I'm taking lessons after I get out of work and it's so difficult. I thought it would be easier for me to pick up since I could practice with my parents but they continue to speak to me in English. I appreciate this video, please make more!

@jensentung 5 жыл бұрын

Right! I find that, on one end, our parents aren't just used to have Cantonese conversations with us, and on the other end, we are (at least I am) embarrassed to carry on the conversation longterm. Therefore, we always fall back to English. Only thing we can do is keep trying and insisting. Happy to hear you are putting effort into learning Chinese!

@kennedyjohnson3868 5 жыл бұрын

Impressed! Best way to learn Cantonese is to watch Cantonese TV shows/movies.

@catcan 5 жыл бұрын

Victoria, good for you. You could volunteer in a Chinese church, help out at immigrant centers, pick up a part time job at student help centers in universities and make some friends. Join the Chinese Association in your home town if available. And yes, watch Cantonese shows. Tapes and translation software are also very helpful like PLECO.

@e.w.5253 5 жыл бұрын

It is always harder to learn another language after you grew up. This happens to many Chinese families that they were afraid to lose communication with their children by not speaking English. Good luck and hope to see your vlog someday! :)

@awatifbentahar 4 жыл бұрын

Love how you constructed the video with the different chapters and themes! It was a nice watch, keep it up :)

@Chuiboo 3 жыл бұрын

Great that you’ve been rediscovering your roots. Hong Kong is one of my most favorite places in the world!

@jonathanng5218 5 жыл бұрын

Hong Kong is small but very interesting place with unexpected things

@samthepoet107 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. When I was there I would buy the hot buns off the street near my hotel. They were cheap and better than eating at McDonald's which is always crowded.

@jonathanng5218 5 жыл бұрын

@@samthepoet107 yea McDonald's here isnt the best it's bought by CITIC group recently making it worse

@nofood1 4 жыл бұрын

was there for a month and it was starting to feel like home, fast!

@friendlylavenders 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this was fantastic! I love the way you edited this- it felt like a documentary & really personal at the same time. I loved what u guys discovered in chapter 3. Peace & love~

@mandy2994 4 жыл бұрын

when you understand everything he’s saying in cantonese 🤣🥴

@kablanq4673 4 жыл бұрын

Mandy Yang lmao same here lol

@cedricho166 4 жыл бұрын

Same here

@psychedamike 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not even Canto and I still understand a lot of what he's saying

@erikfilo3277 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly 😂

@random_banana7539 4 жыл бұрын

Same xd

@jaderobinson3409 5 жыл бұрын

I’m African American and Chinese, my mom is from Hong Kong and I’m visiting there this summer, I would sometimes favor my Chinese side rather than my African American one most because of what history has thought of that race but I hope to start appreciating both my cultures, thanks for the video!

@jensentung 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. I'm glad you're starting to appreciate both sides of yourself. We can't be the best of ourselves without all of ourselves!

@tyleryan5451 4 жыл бұрын

awesome

@Drownedinblood 4 жыл бұрын

You should appreciate both, as you are both. Hating one side of yourself without reason isn't healthy at all.

@edwardleung7551 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Jensen, I could tell that you have tried your very best in speaking Cantonese. Good work ! I m very glad that you love HK's culture so much and treat HK as one of your hometown. Cheers.

@RosemaryLwin 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely learning more Cantonese through this video! Keep it up! Would love to continue to watch more videos of you speaking Canto (entertaining way to expand my vocabulary! Haha)

@starlxve 7 ай бұрын

YEAAA CHINGLISH!! so happy someone finally undrstands it when you're torn between english and cantonese. beautiful XD

@RanenPo 5 жыл бұрын

I speak cantonese fluently, I find it interesting how when you say smthn like 'ngo', the 'n' at the beginning is very noticeable! It makes you sound old haha. But nonetheless, very commendable effort! Your pronunciation is pretty good and I'm sure if you continue to speak Cantonese more you can eliminate the hesitation and pausing when you speak it.

@kusazero 5 жыл бұрын

Ranen Po it’s because post 90s HK didn’t work on preserving the quality of the language, making HK’s entire generation pronouncing it wrongly.

@Kpoper4life 5 жыл бұрын

I'm from America and all of my Cantonese speaking friends and I pronounce it like that too because that's what was taught to us in our Chinese school. Our textbooks would write the phonetics in the back for the words in the chapters and 我 was always written as "ngo5". People who speak Cantonese in HK are said to speak with "lazy" pronunciation because they don't say the "ng" part of the word.

@catw 5 жыл бұрын

@@kusazero Language changes, and it's not always bad. Call it lazy, but to me it's more for the easier communication. English itself has undergone many changes over the centuries. For example, we say 'an orange' now, but actually in the past the word was 'norange', so originally it was "a norange". I wouldn't say we're losing HK/Cantonese culture by omitting the 'ng', which I think is the most important role of language: to preserve a culture

@alltheway3 5 жыл бұрын

This makes so much sense all of a sudden! I’m using textbooks and podcasts to learn Cantonese but when I say 我 in Hong Kong, my friends tell me to drop the n even though in the podcasts it has a very clear n sound at the start.

@olliejobson6371 4 жыл бұрын

@@catw Completely untrue XD! Before the word was romanised, sure the Persian word for it was Narang. You can still see this root in the Spanish word "Naranja". However, English inherited the word from old french which used "Orenge/Pomme d'orenge (modern)". Unfortunately, the word Narang was changed before it managed to reach the English people. The 'A norange' thing was something that almost happened but definitely wasn't used in English. Granted, these kinds of words do exist in the English language, but unfortunately, not in this case. Other than that, I agree that some 正字音 isn't always necessary unless you're reading Tang or Song/Sung dynasty poems which have their roots in ancient Cantonese. I personally use Ngo and Nei for 我/你, but there are words like 鳥 where I'd just say Liu instead of Niu. Nonetheless, there are definitely words where it's vital that the speaker uses the correct consonant and tone and it's just important for the person to know.

@hafu 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best vlog I’ve ever seen! I know you may have failed your challenge but this is the most Cantonese I’ve ever see you speak so that’s a win 😉

@jensentung 5 жыл бұрын

Haha the only other time you hear me speak Cantonese is probably when I say "Ma" on the phone.

@mariellj1768 4 жыл бұрын

OMG! This vlog is so beautiful! Thank you sooo much!

@susieangelo6410 9 ай бұрын

Much thanks, Jensen for sharing this glorious well-filmed vlog that speaks volumes. P.S. Your Cantonese is great, don't underestimate yourself, you're more than fine. 💜

@LeonardoEdwin 5 жыл бұрын

Man, I love your storyline!

@sofieofficial9443 5 жыл бұрын

love your cutting and shotting style of the video , keep going :D

@LauraGYoung 4 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel while trying to understand the current situation in HK, and am super impressed with your storytelling/film skills! As someone whose identity straddles two very different U.S. subcultures (Appalachian/Western) I can only imagine the gulf between worlds that you yourself have to bridge. There's a lot of travel vlogs out there, and a lot of cultural vlogs. But as you've discovered, you have your own unique experiences and your own distinct voice. Thanks for sharing it with us.

@yuen0404 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I can see your tremendous effort in it. Thanks for showing my hometown to the world.

@conniemiholee 5 жыл бұрын

I'm really glad I found this video on my recommended to watch list! I'm Chinese-American and have felt the same way about my experience living in San Francisco. While it's a huge city bursting with diversity and a HUGE Chinese background, there's really nothing that can replace going to Asia (China, Hong Kong, etc.) and often times, I feel misplaced with where I live, feeling like I'm not authentic enough as someone who's ethnically Chinese when with my parents for family dinners or when visiting family, during Chinese New Year. This felt like a truly relatable and authentic representation of what it's like growing up Chinese (with immigrant parents, as I also did) and growing up with either American, Canadian, etc. culture and this video has made me feel excited to see someone who decided they wanted to embrace their culture and really understand what it's like. It makes me feel excited for my own culture, despite the negative stereotypes and thoughts that I've put into my head over Chinese culture and more open to really experience it for myself.

@morganlee6244 5 жыл бұрын

Bro your production quality is PHENOMENAL, among a sea of absolute garbage travel vlogs, this was a really refreshing change of pace! we stan artistic taste and standards!

@amerikong1 4 жыл бұрын

Jensen, I’ve never related harder to a KZfaq video than this one. Thank you for sharing our story so eloquently - it truly captures what it’s like to be from HK but raised in North America. Beautiful cinematography and a genuine narrative. I’m glad you’re one of us :)

@unenglishable 4 жыл бұрын

So many relatable feels here! I'm Japanese American, and my family is completely integrated into American culture - nobody speaks Japanese in my family, and they have no interest in visiting Japan. All the Japanese I learned was from school, talking with exchange student friends, and watching videos. It was an incredible experience traveling to Japan for the first time and finding out that although I look like people there, fitting in was difficult because people were so turned off when I couldn't speak Japanese very well. Super relatable in terms of becoming a less dimensional person when switching languages... There's so much to say, but you just don't have the capacity to say it if you only know the basics; I've been working on expressing myself more by finding characters in shows who share similar views, personalities, or speech patterns that I would normally use in English, and really listening to how they say things and what vocabulary they use. Anyone reading this, feel free to reply - I'll definitely respond! (so many comments, I bet nobody will ever see it haha).

@jensentung 4 жыл бұрын

I'm seeing this :) thanks for sharing your story!

@unenglishable 4 жыл бұрын

@@jensentung Awesome, thanks for the reply! Really great job on this video btw, so well-constructed and kept me interested while telling the story :D

@wonderholicmuffin 4 жыл бұрын

Similar story here but I'm an American Hongkonger. My mom raised me as a Westerner culturally and I never really learned Cantonese; I've picked up a little from listening to my relatives and from spending time in HK. But I've always struggled with my relationship to my Hong Kong heritage - it's something that I want to embrace but at the same time I get criticized for not really being "one of them" by other HKers because I can't speak the language.

@crtdnew 4 жыл бұрын

I am an American of German descent. Because of persecution during the wars, Germans in America lost their cultural heritage. German language schools were closed by the government and hardly any Americans of German descent learned German at home (some in Texas only). Still, German cultural values were passed down, like the German work ethic. I ended up marrying a German and now I live in Germany, 1.5 hours from the birthplace of one of my great grandfathers. I experienced little culture shock. It's been the language barrier that's been the issue. Where I live few speak English and my German remains A1 so far. People reprove my husband for speaking English at home with me, but we'd have no relationship if he didn't! All I can talk about is food and the weather and whatnot. So I definitely can relate to how hard it is to be reduced to simplistic communication.

@freenational 4 жыл бұрын

@@crtdnew , wunderbar. Hope you find your roots more.

@kloei 5 жыл бұрын

Randomly stumbled across your video and loved it! Absolutely loved the way you portrayed Hong Kong through your filming and editing, so I had to comment! Your chinese is cute, keep practicing ☺️

@shawnlin9873 5 жыл бұрын

Respect from Canton/Guangzhou. It has been heartbreaking to see a lot of our young kids around me speaks only Mandarin and no Cantonese. Thank you for appreciating the Cantonese culture.

@Joooo89 5 жыл бұрын

Is Cantonese dying in Mainland China? I'm Indonesian Chinese, from Hokkien family, but I like Cantonese too

@MitchellBPYao 5 ай бұрын

@@Joooo89south

@cloudytissue 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the video, literally my heart in one video, good job!

@watermeloncherry1960 4 жыл бұрын

I am Asian American and it was nice seeing this video, I could also relate and it was kind of healing to watch someone really trying to connect. Thanks for doing this!

@futurespoon 4 жыл бұрын

our stories are so similar! I was also born in Canada to a Chinese family with a father from Hong Kong and a mother from Malaysia! I lost a lot of my Cantonese skills as I grew up and I feel disconnected from my culture in terms of knowledge at times. I relate so much with your experiences in speaking the language to native speakers like knowing enough to get by but not enough for a complex conversation. This is such a beautiful video, it reminded me about what I love about Hong Kong and also to keep practicing Cantonese when I can, keep up the great work!

@user-qy6mj2mk5m 5 жыл бұрын

I saw this video on my home page, but it made me like it and subscribed you as I was checking it out! I loved the part of embracing two cultures and this video is just awesome! There are lots of people around me that are confused about their identity, especially in a western environment. Your video is very motivating and it brings positive mindset. Keep going and make more video like this!

@Thecruisingaquaholics 4 жыл бұрын

Wow great video and kudos for trying to stick it through!

@TongRice 4 жыл бұрын

You did so well in making this video exploring your culture and identity. Love from hk locals and hope you’ll have fun in hk again after protests are over

@ChomboMambo 4 жыл бұрын

Came here after you liked my pic on IG. I’m glad you did because I was able to see this excellent video! I really want to go to Hong Kong after seeing your experience. Great job. Looking forward to seeing more.

@sergeigen1 4 жыл бұрын

hk is going through some hard times right now, i would recommend you come soon because this wonderful city is in danger of changing forever

@lewdongan2698 5 жыл бұрын

How about do a video about your mother side (Malaysian-Chinese), Malaysian Chinese culture are unique and different from China and it date backs century, trust me im a Malaysian Chinese.

@wongjiayee1748 5 жыл бұрын

He would said "Whoa, this is a more rojak (complex) society than Hongkies..." lol

@RyanTaylor2000 5 жыл бұрын

His mother really is Chinese Malaysian, so not much differences with chinese in general

@wongjiayee1748 5 жыл бұрын

Malaysian Chinese is more multilingual compare to any Chinese in the world. Malay, English and Mandarin languages are spoken on daily basis. Cantonese is widely spoken in capital of Malaysia i.e Kuala Lumpur. Some of them can speak Tamil, Hokkein and Hakka dialect as well. And as the results, Malaysia is famous for varieties foods. Hong Kong's Cantonese is just peanuts to Malaysian Chinese.

@minyoongistan5852 5 жыл бұрын

I traveled to Malaysia and visited my relatives there...and found them very unique! Walao eeeh~their Cantonese and Mandarin are different from other areas! most people are multilinguistist...so baannaai (sounds like that. means sai lei. awesome)

@wongjiayee1748 5 жыл бұрын

Hong Kong foods just like NY foods not authentic according to Bourdain and tastes like shit. Bourdain... You dumbo. You're right, HK foods just like not authentic at all.... Please don't cry. Just go out to the street and demand a demonstration. See who will support you. Lmao.

@todayiglowup4286 4 жыл бұрын

its so great ur embracing ur canto side!! i hope u keep improving ur chinese!

@ShoreDude105 4 жыл бұрын

This was a great video Jensen. The food there looks delicious and the city looks extremely interesting as well.

@stephanielin3760 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved every bit of the video, including your backstory and motivation for visiting the motherland. I’m also an American born chinese, but raised in the Chinese countryside for the first five years of my life. I haven’t been able to visit in over a decade but as soon as I graduate high school, it’s the first place I’m going!! Absolutely love the rich and diverse history of China. I’m gonna have to go back every summer for the rest of my life to experience just a part of it 😛 awesome work and please make more videos like these to help this new gen of asian Americans find pride and appreciation of their culture 🥰🥰

@chamu3954 5 жыл бұрын

From the point of view of a Hong Kong local, I think your Cantonese is ok already! It is one of the most difficult language to learn so don't stress yourself too much. Really like the video, it's like a mini documentary!

@user-nn9ur2of5z 5 жыл бұрын

He kinda sounded like he has been in international school for years

@w.z.6062 4 жыл бұрын

A wonderful trip Jensen and nice insights. Hong Kong is moving forward, that's a good thing. :-)

@squalllfviii 8 ай бұрын

I am an ABC myself. Most of my family are in the states. I was lucky that my grandma raised me til i was 10. So I spoke nothing but Cantonese at home. I have the Cantonese accent down and am ok with normal conversations, but if the conversation gets a little complex, I have to use Chinglish. Unfortunately, most my cousins born in the states weren't as fortunate. Many can understand Cantonese but can't speak it. I loved watching TVB especially the wuxia dramas growing up which definitely helped.

@helen1538 5 жыл бұрын

You have an amazing voice for narration and I love the video editing! Just discovered you and a couple minutes in, I had to subscribe. Keep up the work!

@sandyshek8023 5 жыл бұрын

Great job! Keep practicing your cantonese!! Add oil💪

@Ros8jbh 4 жыл бұрын

It is interesting to see your way of 'travelling' in HK and good to see you are genuinely appreciating it.

@brandonj123456 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, so well thought out and put together.

@jianfeichen6085 5 жыл бұрын

I really like the way you edit your vlog as well as each cultural aspect that you summarize yourself. I really look up to your professionalism on video shooting. There are many awesome scenarios really speaks for unique characteristics of Hong Kong. I am so related when you reflected your failure in speaking Cantonese to international students abroad who is me in the United States right now. Language indeed have become the barrier on expressing myself in many certain situations of life. But as I insist on learning everyday, I can sense that I am making progress. Now I am still making grammar mistakes and speaking a lot of broken English. But like you said, this is what makes my identify. I feel like that I should embrace it. So never mind your broken Cantonese, what's more important is that you are trying and still value that language much as your own culture heritage.

@lang1892 5 жыл бұрын

good editing and content. good for you to experience Hong Kong yourself

@jankeroolz 4 жыл бұрын

Your parents must be so proud of you for going to Hong Kong and immersing yourself. Cool video, totally took me back.

@mono-ky2rk 4 жыл бұрын

This was an extremely beautiful video! I really really enjoyed it:D

@crystalfung17 5 жыл бұрын

Hello! Just came across your video and love the way how you filmed and edited this video. I’m also a Canadian-HongKonger and lives in Vancouver. Keep up the good work!!

@rozzischen 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy that I stumbled on your YT channel! It was a very fun video to watch, your editing skills are amazing and I can't wait to see more videos like this. Recently, I've been watching a lot of videos from ABC's and CBC's because I can relate so much with you guys. My parents are chinese, I was born in Brazil. We also have a big chinese community here, but for my entire life I felt like a foreigner among my classmates, specially because the chinese culture is not so incorporated within the Brazilians. We face a big cultural gap here and it's very challenging to deal with such different cultures. Anyway, I'm glad to watch your videos because I feel like belonging somewhere. Keep up the good work!

@MrScottmcs 4 жыл бұрын

This video was amazing keep up the good work!!

@xuenxd6568 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video! Your channel is so underrated.

@tiktiknod32 4 жыл бұрын

That's what you call a vlog , which actually contains something meaningful, reflection, memory, and learning. Most vlogs out there are just time-wasting, I can't figure the meaning of their existence even at the very end. This one is gold, very nicely done.

@jensentung 4 жыл бұрын

This is what I call a comment! Thank you!

@danporath536 5 жыл бұрын

Great presentation. I’m from Lake Tahoe in California, and I live in Chiang Rai, Thailand. My Thai wife and I will be traveling to Hong Kong in September.

@ashleyquan3187 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video Jensen! I was just feeling a type of way about being a Chinese-American and feeling so distant from my Chinese language and culture. I then decided to search "cantonese vlog" and I found YOUR VIDEO. I cannot express how much I can relate to this video and most importantly, you. I grew up speaking Chenglish. I ate all the delicious food but never learned the names of them. And I can definitely understand much more Chinese than I can speak. I felt that so much when you were talking about a restriction in personality and expression when speaking cantonese. It frustrates me and saddens me knowing my parents don't know my true personality because of that. I feel such a disconnect with my culture, but that's the reality of being a first generation Chinese-American. It is this in-between limbo of an identity we are left to figure out. Thank you for this video. I enjoyed it and appreciate it! :)

@stevenwong9793 4 жыл бұрын

Respect to you bro your Cantonese is awesome I can understand mostly ever word you’ve said!

@tranism 5 жыл бұрын

I'm also trying to reconnect and re-learn Cantonese. You're doing amazing!

@IfYouShareICare 5 жыл бұрын

Whaa I love the was you put this video together. It's filmed really well. The food looks so good!! But it was actually really eye-opening when you talked not being able to fully express yourself in Catonese, and the fact that this is probably a feeling a lot of immigrants feel in a new country. I find it incredibly sad because I feel like the connections you can make with people are limited in this way. It makes me want to learn more languages for sure just to communicate with people Id probably get along with if we could understand each other. Great video!!

@brucefontaine 4 жыл бұрын

Jensen, I just stumbled on your video & loved it. It was interesting seeing Hong Kong through your eyes. I lived in HK for eight years when I was younger back in the late 80s to the mid 90s & as you said 'it changed my life!'. Love HK & think it's one of the greatest places on earth. Thanks for the interesting insight!

@MichaelNicastro 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome story and a good job! I really enjoyed hearing your story and good cinematography

@barryeldridge2998 5 жыл бұрын

nice well executed video , well done .also a very good looking guy too

@nicklum9189 5 жыл бұрын

Best vid yet! Can't wait for the next one Jensen "Bruce Lee" Tung!

@jensentung 5 жыл бұрын

100 reps of two finger push ups, all day every day

@nicholasbaker9234 4 жыл бұрын

The editing on this is superb!

@MinecraftMainia7SING 5 жыл бұрын

This video was definitely one of the most well thought out videos I’ve seen recently! Amazing quality and interesting discussion 👏 I’m going to study abroad in Hong Kong this fall and trying to learn a little Cantonese to help me better connect with people :) 👍

@natalinip9084 4 жыл бұрын

Great video - you hit the ‘identity crisis’ aspect spot on! My sister and I just recently came back from Hong Kong (everytime we visit, we stay for 3 weeks at least) and it was a sensory experience as usual. Oh and we’re also from Vancouver! If you wanna study Chinese together, let’s do it! My mom is also from Malaysia and our dad is from Hong Kong - which part of Malaysia is your mom from?!

@samseungsishing2199 4 жыл бұрын

very interesting. your experience is well shared by many. great editing of your video

@user-xu6sb6ix1g 4 жыл бұрын

An excellent video, and a great young man. way to go.

@irenehoho6606 5 жыл бұрын

I thouroughly enjoy your video, your determination!! Let me share witn you my experiences as a immigrantnin Australia with my hushband , and a 2/12 year old son. I came from HK , went to a British high school, then off to US. Graduated with a Bachelor degree in Sociology. We use Cantonese language at home. So, my son ( who is 41 years old now,and is a lawyer) can speak Cantonese fluently ( I chose to stay home to care for my son .Cantonese is the only language I 've used when conversed with him.) Keep practicing Cantonese, you will get better, that is for sure !! God Bless.

@JI-sy9tw 5 жыл бұрын

oh my God you are an amazing storyteller.

@mootjez.6745 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, brilliant video for 19k subs. You'll definitely grow xiong di!

@mountaintopanthony4725 4 жыл бұрын

its a good thing!! your blessed to have two different prospective!!

@peterzhou372 5 жыл бұрын

As a native Cantonese, I'll say your Cantonese is already a lot better than many ABCs I've met :p

@Surkee 5 жыл бұрын

Dude, those city views that you filmed were amazing!

@jensentung 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@kattekkeldean4082 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this video, Jensen. Amazing story! 🙂

@eliotgarfield6880 4 жыл бұрын

I used to have this cultural/identity internal struggle about being Mexican-American. I love reading/watching stories of people who have similar experiences. Awesome vid!

@jaynelimm 5 жыл бұрын

Your editing is amazing😍

@hauyinlau5570 4 жыл бұрын

hong kong took a big turn man all the protesting im lucky i went when it wasnt as bad as now 😔 but its so sad whats happening there

@osuperduke1 4 жыл бұрын

I love it when a young person takes charge of learning their personal familial cultural origins and its language. I call this healthy pride, and it is very much needed by those born to immigrant families. I have much respect for you young man. Keep the videos coming, and I'm sure you make your family proud!!!!

@broodjekaas820 4 жыл бұрын

Insane video. enjoyed this so much

@claudiah886 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve things interesting to tell. My friend was born in Vancouver in 1994, her parents are immigrants from Beijing, China. She grew up in a Chinese speaking environment, the community her family used to live has a lot of Chinese neighbors. Her Chinese is soooo good, and has no problem with reading, writing and speaking. Her English reading and writing are definitely the native's level, however, when she speaks English, you can still find a little bit Asian accent (that doesn't mean her English is not good, everyone can have different accents on their mother tongue somehow).

@MitchellBPYao 2 жыл бұрын

Chinese Australian

@Phailable 5 жыл бұрын

Just came here and found one of my favorite KZfaqr now. Amazing video... great work and really made a good job on the chapters. keep up your great work and keep study cantonese 🤣 best greetings from germany and shanghai

@jensentung 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Sending my gratitude to you, Germany and Shanghai!

@chocolatedark6884 4 жыл бұрын

beautifully edited!! im in awe

@antonio6377112 4 жыл бұрын

Your Chinese is very cute and good enough for people to understand. I wish you could continue speaking more Cantonese in the next coming video.

@yutubabe 5 жыл бұрын

I'm about to 'cry' just seeing this video. Had been living there for 4 years, and had to move around the globe constantly, HK to me is still one of the best place on earth, and very special in my heart. Cantonese is so cool, too bad I had no chance to learn the language during my time there. Great video Jensen.. Really appreciate your efforts to get connected with your root.