Asian Parenting VS American Parenting

hey welcome back we the 3 mon today we're going to see what Asian parents versus American parents are like let's [Music] go dude Mom check this out I drew this photo and I think it's pretty cool oh honey it's amazing good job thanks Mom you're the best such a nice drawing wow Mom Mom Mom so I drew this while blindfolded and being chased by tigers what do you think uhoh Mom Mom Mom I just won the Olympic medal for running nice mom mom look at this I just cured cancer that's very nice hello my son cured a cancer oh my goodness I'm so proud of him you know how ex that is gosh Eastern culture values modesty and humility Western parents wants to give their kids more confidence and self-esteem bro this shirt is like so rad hey Mom check out the shirt I got what do you think um is it new trending style yeah like this is like all about this right now um I think it's pretty nice yeah I I really like it at all hey Mom check this out I got this new shirt I think it's pretty cool right oh my goodness it looks horrible h why are you wearing this who told you this my friend said it's cool get away from that friends okay people going to think that you're an idiot if you wear this this is not oh my I'm just telling trust me it's for your own good you look like an idiot right now go change it's for his own good in Western culture you don't want to hurt your kids self-esteem in eastern culture you do not want to stick [Music] out hey James I'm back oh welcome back son nice to see you again nice to see you again do you want some apple pie yes I do TR apple pie apple pie hey Allison I'm home what did you see I saw s do it don't do it again okay Mom I'm sorry in Western cultures sometimes it's a bit more informal between parents and children but in eastern culture do not even think about calling your parents by their first name that is a breach of [Music] protocol hey Mom check it out I just got an A on science like so easy you got an A oh my son is so smart good job I'm so proud of you my son I think I'm just like naturally smart so this is what I [Music] do uh dude who you you like okay now why you crying I got a f i got a f in math what you just got an F why are you leaving just an F what do you mean just an F don't you know the Asian grading [Music] scale oh my gosh that's harsh bro so so uh Sam do you think your parents will [Music] adopt Sam congratulations happy 18th birthday oh thanks Mom I love being 18th um and you are an adult now so you should be finding your own place right right I got to get like a car a house a wife oh my goodness mom I'm going to work oh wait wait wait wait I got some fruits and dumpling P oh man okay uh I'll see you oh and don't forget to be back by 10 I'm 28 years old why do I still have a curfew no but it's very dangerous out there okay very worry about you okay thanks Mom Western culture tends to Value early in dependence Eastern cultures we prioritize family cohesion and [Music] support Sam that's really not nice to fight with your friends at school but Mom took my cheeseburger you are grounded for a week young man a weeko what am I going to do for a week in my room mom that's not fair huh sorry I should have f with him Western culture usually leans towards non-physical consequences Asian cultures usually it does get a little bit physical there is immediate consequences you're not going to want to do anything bad luckily I was never hit as a [Music] kid hey yo P you man you want to hit the courts after school I'm ready to own your sorry butt oh I really want to dude but my mom's making me go to after school oh man that's fine dude hey what about at 8 you okay at 8 no I got a math class what what about nine history 10 science 11 L 12 no I got pingpong class bro when are you free man I think I'm free from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. oh my gosh Asian schedules Asian parents really value academic achievement and they want you to have a well-rounded education Western parents usually want you to have more free time so you can expand your [Music] creativity son you're going to college now I'll miss you Mom I love you oh God God no stop stop I'm going to cry I'm going to cry stop stop I'm going to [Music] cry all right Mom this is it I'm going to college take care and just peace peace T you your favorite snack uh okay all right I'm going [Music] mom okay I'll I'll see you I'll call I'll call yeah okay all right bye mom [Music] son can I go in oh sorry Mom I'm in the middle of something come back later okay thank you wow huh what are you doing son oh Mom why did you knock with Asian parents there is no such thing as individual privacy if you're in the same house hey Mom I'm starving man you have some food oh honey wait a little bit more I'm cooking right now and then the dinner will be ready soon all right man dinner time Hi Desert thank snack time oh Mom I [Music] st time Mom I just ate 5 minutes ago time oh my gosh and we'll have a dinner in 1 hour Western parents tend to show their affection verbally and more openly Asian parents usually do something practical like giving you food or clothes and that's probably why I was so chubby as a kid my mom would be feeding me all the time all right thanks for watching until now and remember our video is very generalized and mostly a joke but it's based on our experiences right and even between American parents and Asian parents there's a very wide variety okay so we takeing with the great of Sal and check out our Chinese etiquette du and don'ts video right here don't forget to like And subscribe we'll see you guys next [Music] time