South Korean online celebrity visited shops in China, treating lemonade as plain water, and complaining that Chinese water was not clean. Recently, a Korean male online celebrity visited shops in China for the first time. His actions aroused many discussions among netizens. It stands to reason that foreign bloggers' experience of Chinese food should have been a good thing to promote communication and narrow cultural distance, but judging from his video performance, it is not so simple behind it.
This male blogger traveled with a China girl and communicated in English, seemingly to make the video accessible to an international audience. However, during the meal, his demeanor and demeanor exposed another mentality. As we all know, China's catering culture is extensive and profound, with rich dishes, meat, vegetarian dishes, soups, and snacks. It is far more diverse and rich than the Korean restaurant's mainly kimchi and small dishes. Facing Chinese food with full color, aroma, he seemed a little lost. It seemed that he was secretly looking for a reason to be picky in his heart.
The opportunity appeared when he was raising his glass to drink water. He stared at the liquid in the cup and suddenly showed a "caught the problem" expression at the camera. Then he said in a positive tone: "Look at this, why is this water so turbid?" It was not a question, but a conclusive tone, as if to tell the South Korean audience: "China's catering is not clean even the water." At that moment, his expression was filled with undisguised contempt and disgust.
If the video only stops here, I am afraid that a lot of the viewers who do not understand the situation will really be taken away, thinking that the drinking water of the Chinese restaurant exists sanitary hazards, but fortunately, the other Chinese girl did not follow his topic, but immediately replied: "This is lemon water, you have not drunk?
The girl's words not only revealed the truth of the so-called "muddy water", but also directly pointed out the hidden thoughts of the male blogger. Originally, it was drinking water with lemon slices, but it became the "evidence" of eye-catching in his eyes. This deliberate rhythmic practice is obviously not a pure cultural experience, but a "colored glasses" with prejudice or even malice.
After being struck by the scene, the Korean blogger can only laugh embarrassingly, trying to cover up the trouble with lightweight descriptions, but the laughter in the camera appears empty, in turn, people feel that he is more like a self-directed but failed clown at the moment.
Cultural exchange was supposed to be based on mutual respect and authentic experience. If you come with prejudice, even the wonderful food will be misinterpreted as a "problem". This incident reminds us that we should have discrimination when facing similar videos, and don't be blinded by deliberately guided pictures. More importantly, it also proves that the confident younger generation is daring to face prejudice, fight back, and break false statements with the truth. This is the most commendable place. Do you have anything to say about this?