Cultural Differences Between Mainland Chinese and Malaysian Chinese

Cultural Differences Between Mainland Chinese and Malaysian Chinese - Intermediate Chinese

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Ай бұрын

Eileen interviews a mainland Chinese who has lived and done business in Malaysia for over 10 years to find out what are the cultural differences he has discovered between mainland and Malaysian Chinese and how these differences affect business and social interactions.
Music: Blue Skies by Silent Partner
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@MandarinCorner2 Ай бұрын

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@ChrisinVietnam Ай бұрын

Having met quite a few Malaysian Chinese, I'd say the difference is at least as big as between typical English and Americans!

@shardtheicedragon 14 күн бұрын

Chinese in Malaysia did not assimilate so they are basically Chinese. As for Chinese in Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand & Philiphines they have all assimilated.

@thomasanthony2970 13 күн бұрын

@@shardtheicedragon No one can assimilate the Chinese, the status what the Chinese Malaysian are today is what they fought by their own hand. The peak population of Chinese Malaysian are once 48% of the total population, none other SEA country came close.

@alsetalokin88 13 күн бұрын

malaysian chinese have their roots mostly in southern china. they have their own cultures apart from the mainstream ones. they also blend with local flavours.

@ChrisinVietnam 13 күн бұрын

@@shardtheicedragon they definitely kept their traditions and language but I found Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese to have very different personalities and outlook to the typical mainlanders I meet.

@ChrisinVietnam 13 күн бұрын

@@shardtheicedragon I live in Saigon and the Chinese there still speak Cantonese and keep traditions and often write their name in Chinese too. They'll often marry Taiwanese or Hong kongers rather than vietnamese. They are treated unfairly by the Vietnamese government to this day, they can't apply for public service jobs for example.

@StratosFair 28 күн бұрын

Eileen, I really have to thank you. I finally reached the stage where I can listen to one of your podcasts and understand 80-90% of what is being said without looking at the subtitles. Not only this but by practicing with the video transcripts i also improved my pronunciation a lot and my Chinese friends give me many compliments ! Granted, your content is not the only resource I use to study Chinese, but it is definitely the one which opened the most important door in my Chinese learning journey. 感謝你老師，祝你的頻道發展得越來越大！

@yy-zk7lz 28 күн бұрын

How long did it take you??

@StratosFair 28 күн бұрын

@@yy-zk7lz i started learning chinese in 2017, but in a really casual way, like taking a one hour uni-offered class once a week and not much more. It's only in 2019 after my first 6-month stay in Asia that I decided to start taking my learning more seriously : I downloaded a Chinese dictionary app and a deck of vocabulary flashcards I would drill everyday. During that time I was also watching a lot of KZfaq lessons about grammar etc. Then eventually in 2021 I found Eileen's channel and started really focusing on being able to understand natural speed Chinese, so I was reviewing a lot of her material (and some other Chinese podcasts too), and I would say that period was the one throughout which my Chinese improved at the fastest speed. Also note that I'm based in Hong Kong since 2021, and although I NEVER speak Mandarin with my HK friends, my work environment is full of mainland people, so that definitely helped a lot too.

@henricheron5613 27 күн бұрын

The instrument you are talking about is a "pipe organ" ("orgue" in french and 管风琴 in chinese). It is effectively used in french churches.

@iamalphalim 9 күн бұрын

Very enlightening to hear about Malaysian Chinese from an outside point of view!

@MandarinCorner2 Ай бұрын

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@wp00n1974 Ай бұрын

Even easier, if you find yourself doing this on practically every KZfaq video (sometimes speeding up, other times slowing down) -- if using Chrome, install the Enhancer for KZfaq extension (1M+ users -- should be safe), then in the Extension Settings, click on Keybard Shortcuts, and add shortcut keys for "Decrease/Increase the playback speed".

@rashadahahmad9179 14 күн бұрын

So good to be able to undestand…. The dynamics behind biz entrepreneurs’ success… hard work and seizing the moment…!!

@MissLizaYangonMyanmar Ай бұрын

Really great content. I have subscribed for years and recently went back to pull up my Chinese another level and was getting bored reviewing a lot of the higher level fantastic interviews you did on things like gay in china, why women don't want to get married etc. Really fantastic but I had reviewed many times. So this came up at the right time. I paid years ago in china for access to your materials but never really used them. So glad to see you doing so well. I now live in Myanmar and even became a KZfaqr also. Chinese is still useful here too.

@kamsolsaid8361 7 күн бұрын

Great interview. Thoroughly enjoyable.

@placidehabineza982 Ай бұрын

听他讲自己过去很多年到现在的经验又真实又丰富又有趣，我学到了一些生活多方面的真理和可以借鉴的做法。谢谢老师这么精彩的播客节目。对了，天主教堂里弹的琴叫管风琴(organ)

@MandarinCorner2 29 күн бұрын

谢谢！

@iaam8141 27 күн бұрын

@placidehabineza, I believe you meant the harpsichord. Only a harpsichord make the kind of music that is used in 'vampire movies.' In some ancient cathedrals, the harpsichords can occupy the space of a full wall and the sound they produce is majestic.

@placidehabineza982 27 күн бұрын

@@iaam8141 Possible. Thanks

@user-bb6wv9ek2n Ай бұрын

His Chinese is very clear,it gives me courage to also speak

@breadman5048 23 күн бұрын

非常非常有趣。謝謝分享這個訪談。真的幫我了進步我中文的了解

@BadBoy-sk2id Ай бұрын

很适合当作打扫卫生时的背景播客！蛮有意思！棒！

@adriansidewinder4660 Ай бұрын

I liked this conversation. very sincere

@theansangong2659 27 күн бұрын

Excellent interview!

@sargentopimienta5190 29 күн бұрын

这个朋友的说话很清楚和也知道怎么表达！

@dylananders3207 28 күн бұрын

那位先生提出的在巴黎教堂的樂器可能是”管風琴“。英文叫organ。

@thekaterinaaa 17 күн бұрын

这么有意思，谢谢🔥

@TheSaleem57 10 күн бұрын

I am still searching for a book titled.."Chinese Dilemma"...

@vimamax 3 күн бұрын

I have that red colour book! I don't think you can find it in a bookshop anymore as it was published many years ago

@isekaime6937 4 күн бұрын

As Malay I really want to know this for so long

@Test_Mandarin_With_Cagiya 17 күн бұрын

Nice video..谢谢👏

@alimallahcom 29 күн бұрын

great video

@wp00n1974 Ай бұрын

Firstly, please do more of these long-form, in-depth (all-mandarin) interviews!! As an intermediate learner, I love, love them! However, can you please consider dimming the font color of the english subtitles -- i.e. make it darker so that it's not so prominent? The reason is because, as a multi-modal learner, I wish to listen and read (the written chinese) as I watch ... however, there will be words I don't know, so the english subtitles are valuable -- but because the latter is so prominent, it's easy to get 'lazy' and start (especially subconsciously) exclusively reading the english subtitles and not concentrate on the chinese subtitles directly above it, LOL! So dimming the text makes it harder to cheat! BTW, I love how you darken the subtitles region so that all three subtitles are more readable -- great job!