Hopefully you're with a bunch of friendly asians. I, an asian myself, facepalm through my face when asian immigrants in canada treat the natives like crap.
Kenneth A. Wedin my that pisses me off because you’re on indigenous land. If anything you’d be invading my original territory lmao. Don’t know why y’all have that mindset when it’s not even your land
I'm a Chinese Canadian who was born in Vancouver and grew up in Richmond and I can tell you the Chinese who live there are definitely not all of the same mind set. You have those who have been living there for 10 or more years and who believe in the Canadian ideals and who integrate very well into the Western Canadian Society. Then you have newly landed immigrants who are of the working class and who are just learning the language and are having a rougher time integrating (i.e. the usual growing pains). THEN you have the elites from China who have the money, power and imperialist ideologies which are very much aligned with the Chinese government who don't believe in integrating but instead want to dominate, own and rewrite Canadian culture (these are the ones who take advantage of the immigration path which only requires an investment) - I don't have any official statistics, but I believe this class grew rapidly under the Liberal government (Provincially and Federally) and make up the majority of Chinese immigrants into Richmond (most likely 1990's to the present day). And then you have everything in between (just like in any society) - the wannabe converts on either end of the spectrum. You also have those who are the "in-betweeners", who believe in proper integration but have access to the elite imperialist and therefore benefit from both ends and therefore are caught in between. It's a crazy mix like in any progressing society and therefore requires rigourous studies and social experiments to see what works best. We also need to see this from the stance of National Security, particularly keeping a watchful eye on those who align themselves politically with the Imperialist mindset of the Chinese Government and who may be satellite agents working to undermine Canadian security and culture.
Tbh, as a Chinese Canadian I am more worried about Chinese agents, their donors, and our Liberal government trying to erode our core Rights and Responsibilities as citizens. I mean my family moved away from China for a reason, we don't want it to be China in 50 or 100 years from now because of Chinese influence or 'investments'
raredreamfootage I agree with you 💯 that liberals screwed up the immigration department on each aspect, I mean look they brought refugees, visitors, international students and many more without developing proper plan on how to integrate newcomers, no proper infrastructure, why would you open floodgates without proper planning
I'm so white, that white kids in private school made fun of me for being too white. But I'm not albino. Anyway I just moved to Richmond last year in September, and I can't speak any Asian language. But man I ADORE it here. Going from Vancouver to Richmond is like a whole new country practically. I just can't believe how everything is better here. Free parking everywhere, no skunk smell everywhere (pot. Sorry weed fans, I can respect t hat you want to smoke what you want to, but it still stinks as hell and i hate having to smell dead skunk 24/7 like in Vancouver), friendly people (people in Vancouver are so entitled and holier than thou I feel), nice variety of building shapes with greenery too. It's almost like Honolulu like that. In Vancouver, numerous times I left something on a bench somewhere and came back for it a minute or two later, and it would already be stolen, and NOT returned to the lost and found. In Richmond? I forgot my bag with a good quality thermus, umbrella, and other items right on a bench on shell road. I couldn't find it at night and thought I accidently left it to work. And on the way back to work, I saw it sitting there on the bench. Left unstolen OVER NIGHT.. never ever ever would happen in Vancouver. Seriously, I truly adore Richmond, best place I've ever lived in all my life! Yeah there are a lot of asians, I don't care.. Some can't speak English. Honestly I don't know too many who can't that aren't quite old. They generally come as a large family though so if their elders can't but the rest of their family can, that's ok with me because they contribute to a city that is so wonderful, how can I not value them even if I can't understand them? I honestly feel like I should have been here all my life.
We lived on Afton drive and got raged at by one of our neighbors in mandarin because we couldn't understand what he was asking for, good luck trying to find any clothes at the malls there and WEED IS EVERYWHERE THERE! Lol it is a beautiful place a lot of them are friendly but a fair majority, in my years there, are fairly hostile to whites no matter how friendly you are. P.S. Dont go into Yohan mall if your white ... they treat you like you have some rare highly infectious disease. Fun times in your own country! I wont even get started on the housing crisis they started because we all know how that's going :)
@naz de Asian cultures are the invasive ones in this context when "European Christian" values resulted in colonization and the genocide of indigenous peoples in North America? By your logic, whatever you call "European Christian" values should then belong in Europe, right?
You must be kidding. I live in Vancouver West End, next to the beach and Stanley Park. I used to live in Kits. There is such a tight knit community here and everyone is so nice. Theres no comparison between Vancouver and Richmond. Aside from Steveston, all of Richmond sucks. Horrible traffic, horrible drivers, ugly architecture, rude people. Theres some good restaurants, but who cares? Id rather live in Surrey or Langley.
not anymore... everyone uses creditcards now. but whats new is you can pay with alipay and we chat pay everywhere now. but honestly, whats with people who can not pay something that costs 10$ with cash!
@@vince8723 People are shunning cash because it allows for purchases/payments to be analysed much easier at the end of the week or month. Cash makes it harder to track one's personal expenses.
I disagree with the last lady's comment. It's not hard at all to integrate into Canadian society. The only requirement is to have an open mind and willingness. I came to Canada ten years ago from India. I spoke fluent English before moving here (Had I planned to move to Spain, I'd have learned Spanish. If I wanted to move to Italy, I'd have learned Italian. If I had planned to move to France, I'd have learned French) because knowing the local language is the first step to integrate into any society. I can't expect to move to another country, speaking a foreign language and expect to integrate into the society when the rest of the society don't speak the same language. Secondly, India is very different from Canada. But I didn't come to Canada to re-create India with more benefits. India is within me. I cook Indian food, attend Indian festivals, have Indian friends. But I also cook Canadian food, celebrate Canadian festivals and have Canadian friends. And Canadian people are very open to accepting and participating in another culture and even share food with another culture. But you will also have to do the same. It's not them vs. us. It's all of us together. If you are close minded and only stick to one community because you only speak one language, then it will always be difficult to integrate.
Tia O THIS is the only sane comment so far. I too came to Australia (not Canada though but it is still the same context) from Indonesia not to expect anything or anyone in Australia to make a special treatment for me. It is me who wants to migrate, so it should be me who needs to assimilate with the Australian culture. I do too speak fluent English before I came to Australia and after years of living in Australia, even my accent has also changed compared to when I first came to Australia. I do cook Indonesian food, still speak Indonesian (when I’m at home), have Indonesian friends, attend/celebrate Indonesian festivals/ but I also cook Australian food, celebrate and attend Australia national day/culture/festival, have Australian friends and speak English in public (I don’t speak my language outside the house), hence I even use some Aussie slangs on my daily conversation... It is not that hard at all to assimilate when you’re willing to learn and you don’t only hang out with your ‘kind’ all the time. I know some of my Indonesian friends here in Australia are struggling to assimilate, and it is because majority of them only hang out with their Indonesian friends and don’t even bother to learn the culture of the country. Good on ya!
@@freethinker9209 You and I are actually same kind of people who just happened to pick different countries. Fun fact: my decision regarding choice of country was actually between Australia and Canada. My best friend and I planned to move together. But she moved to Australia (she still lives in Brisbane) and I moved to Canada. But yes, I totally agree with you. I find it incredibly surprising when people move to another country, don't speak the language (nor bother to learn), keep to the same culture as themselves and then complaint that moving to another country is difficult and that they don't feel a sense of belonging. How would they? They never tried to belong. Not only that, they also try to make the next generation insular in fear of losing their culture. Which is why sometimes the next generation although are born in a different country but are constantly torn between their parents country and their own country which is not the same as their parents. People need to understand that accepting another culture only enriches one's own identity. There is absolutely no need to pick one. Both cultures can be maintained at the same time with equal respect. I married a Canadian man. We celebrate Diwali and Christmas with equal respect and cheer. Our children will do the same. They won't ever have to pick one culture over another and they will belong and thrive in a multicultural society just like you and I did.
@@twfrogabuser4971 I am Canadian-Indian. So I understand about different ideology. What I also understand is that you don't have to have identical ideology to belong to a Canadian society. It is a beautiful multicultural society which prides itself on inclusiveness. But you have to be just as open and inclusive. And yes, language is the first barrier. I work with many people of Chinese origin who speak fluent English. They have no problem integrating into the society. In fact, most second or third generation immigrants who go to school and work in Canada, often have easier time because they speak the language better than the first generation. The second barrier is mingling with only one society. The only way to understand another culture is to meet and mingle with people of that culture. But if one only thinks of what is different between two cultures instead of trying to find what is similar, then that person will always find it hard to integrate. At the end of the day, we are all human beings and regardless of cultures, the human emotions are one and the same. The point is to find a common ground, willingness to reach out and to accept and respect each other's differences.
Ok Let me explain : 1. She is old, so her study abilities may not good as yours. 2. she may came here with lots of money. After 1978, the open marketing in China brings tons of opportunities. Many people got rich just by one night. After they succeed some of them came to Canada with investment immigration. In conclusion she is came here for enjoying not for study. 3. As you can see Chinese is not a small group in Vancouver and we all know Canada its a multi-culture society. So she don't have to do anything and she is already represent a part of culture in Canada. By the way I was study in a college in Vancouver for one year. One day I saw a Indian festival parade. I don't know what are they celebrating, I don't know what are they saying(no offense but I just can't understand Indian English because my English sucks lol) and they were providing indian food. Im not really a fan of it but they are really enthusiasm and that gave me a good impression about indian even l know nothing about their culture. So just be friendly and the time will make us finally understand each other.
I'm a British white guy who lives in downtown Vancouver, and have been here for over 2 years. I absolutely love going to RIchmond, Aberdeen, basically that whole area. I have never once felt any negativity and always felt very welcomed by everyone I interacted with. Just my 2 cents
@Lone Wolf Ahah oh my god I laughed out loud when I read this. I've lived here two years, and have worked EXTREMELY hard to earn my permanent residence to stay in this city permanently. It was not cheap financially nor was it easy to do without any help, so reading your reply just made me laugh.
@Lone Wolf Erm no, I had to struggle and find solid reliable work for the entire time I am here without any education past secondary school (high school) then apply to BC specifically to nominate me to stay because I lacked qualifications, then apply for a shorter visa to cover the time between my first visa and my second, which I am only getting after going through a rigorous testing from the province of BC to prove to them I am dedicated to staying in this city. Not to mention having to pay for everything myself on a salary of a 20 year old without any education. Sure England is a "first world country", but I'm so sorry for wanting to move here? Honestly not sure why you're fighting with me so much, but if this wasn't already enough then feel free to get in touch personally and I'd be happy to explain the huge amount of effort I've invested to stay here.
@Lone Wolf Erm I'm not a highschool dropout, and seriously what have you got against me? I proved I was the best for the position I'm in, my business had to prove they tried to hire Canadians and were not able to find a suitable person for the role. I've got many strengths I've used to succeed despite not going to Uni, but I never realised there were seriously people like you who hate for the sake of hating. They didn't make it easy in any sense of the word, and I've proved I've put more effort into staying here and helping to contribute to Canadian society more than most Canadians in my situation. I'm done proving this to you, if you want to actually settle this with a serious discussion I would love to meet the person behind "Lone Wolf".
Ahhah is that literally all you had to say? You can't reply to a single thing I said? Honestly I am more than happy to have a real conversation with you in person and we can record then entire thing. I would love to see if you have even half a brain to have genuine replies. I love talking to other people and debating things with them, and if you would like to seriously discuss it then let me know. I'm assuming you're in the Vancouver area since most people in the comments are, and you made it pretty obvious you're Canadian.
Don't listen to him Casey. You'll probably learn more about Canadian history when you do your citizenship examination, otherwise he would have known that Canada has always been a multicultural society. It was the only way Canada could have survived to make the Province of Canada (which then became Quebec and Ontario). Multiculturalism was the only way for the French people of QC and the maritimes to adopt English governance and form a stable society. It also prevented reformers and the metis from revolting, so that the Central Plains are still part of Canada and not the United States, and then the Chinese workers of the 1860s, despite having fewer rights, worked hard to complete the CP railroad, which was the only way for BC to accept becoming part of the country.
I'm not Asian. I have lived in Richmond my whole life, and I have never had an issue. Obviously It takes time for first generation immigrants to integrate!
@Lone Wolf No one person you hear from is an accurate depiction of an entire group of people. What about the bilingual Chinese immigrants that have actually spent the time to learn English? My mother moved to Vancouver from Hong Kong for her post-secondary education, and she now works as a lawyer at a law firm that solely speaks in English. In addition, she also has friends from Hong Kong that have moved here with similar stories. Not every first gen immigrant doesn't want to learn the language of their new home.
There's nothing wrong with richmond at all. Never felt uncomfortable or unwelcome anywhere in Richmond. No clue what the people in this comments are on about.
I'm a Canadian from BC and had the opportunity to live in Beijing and learn some Mandarin while living there. After about 3 months of studying I could get by with the basics but Mandarin is a very difficult language to learn so I was probably still pretty difficult to understand. During my time in Beijing all the Chinese people I met were so friendly and welcoming and patient with me as I tried to navigate their country. China has a really amazing culture and I think it is great that Canada has welcomed so many Chinese immigrants. One thing you realize when you live in China is just how completely different their culture is from Canada so I would say it is probably quite a big adjustment for Chinese people to come to Canada and integrate into the country. All I can say is that I hope my fellow Canadians show the same patience and friendliness in dealing with Chinese immigrants as was shown to me while I was in China.
Wow... this Jack dude really takes people’s comments seriously, as he goes outa his way stalking people’s RU-vid accounts and fires up his insults. Just chill dude.
Free Thinker you don't get what jack is saying. it's not about the economy it's about the political system - hence the stuff about state run and vpn. Besides a SOE in a democracy isn't the same as a SOE in an autocracy. you REALLY have no idea what you are writing about. Typical though for your wannabe kind given your username and the pro china videos on your playlists
Proud Richmond resident here - and I have had nothing but kindness and respect from all members of our community. I love how all the cultures combine here. The only clashes are the ones who choose not to have an open mind.
@@adynmcintyre6714 sorry to hear that, have lived in Steveston generally, Attended Hugh Boyd & Graduated Steveston High (gone now and Steveston London replaces), Work at the airport so is very handy.
I'm 1.5 gen Canadian, meaning I came here during my teen. My parents speak broken English but they can get by with it. But they actually studied English in their 20s and continued to this day. My point is it's really not that easy for immigrants to pick up the language especially when they are in their 40s despite learning the language their whole life. So for those of you who get offended somehow when a foreign language is spoken or when they can't speak English very well, why don't you try being more understanding? When I first started high school in Canada, I felt a strong need to integrate, to relate. I watched American tv shows and listened to pop songs. I tried to dress and talk more like my peers. It's not until a couple years later that I finally figured it all out. I think everyone wants to feel like they belong at one point and I think that's the hardest part being an immigrant. For a long time, I was really just looking for a sense of belonging. And I didn't feel like Canadian until much later. I guess what I'm trying to say is integration is easier said than done. It's easy to point fingers at those who stay in their circles and don't mingle with the locals. But can you blame them? Not everyone is naturally outgoing and can make friends easily. They need more than anyone a sense of belonging. It's only human nature to form close relationship with people alike.
I disagree, it's not hard to learn English or any other language for that matter when you're immersed in that environment. People don't learn the language because it's hard, they don't learn it because they have no interest in doing so. That's just the cold, hard truth. I lived in Montreal for a while and never learned French because I was simply not interested while my friend is now fluent in it because he really wanted to learn. You said so yourself, you became fluent in English because you made the effort to do so.
I lived in Richmond for a year and even as a Chinese-born with some knowledge of Mandarin but no Cantonese, I did not fit in at all and felt too "Canadian." Many job descriptions in Richmond require both Mandarin and Cantonese. I grew up from the age of 6 in Coquitlam, which was very white at the time (2000-2007). I left for Toronto as soon as I turned 18 and love it more than anywhere else in Canada.
@@mahmoudq4286 my mandarin is good enough for me to work in Chinese grocery stores. My family only spoke their local language at home. My grandmother does not speak any standard mandarin.
I have lived in Richmond for the past 32 years. Before that, I lived in Vancouver. I love Richmond. My friend who is 84 years old and graduated from Richmond High. She is still living in Richmond. National Post did a bad job on this video. It does not represent the community at all. It is merely an interview on the lady who speaks mandarin only. Should change the title of this video!
I live in Richmond. Went to school at UBC (engineering), learned Canadian culture. I work for a startup in Toronto, read and write French. Am working on Spanish. My parents speak heavily accented English but my dad is an engineer and I always get on their case to assimilate properly into Canadian society. Everybody is an immigrant at some point in their lives, even the white families that have been here for countless generations. To be perfectly blunt, Richmond BC is a much better version of New York's Chinatown. Because I've been and seen the poverty and hardships of the first gen immigrants. The newly arrived Chinese do do some things that raise eyebrows for people like me. But hey, I'm not going to judge my own people knowing that at one point I was like that too. I am still a firm believer in the rule of law. That applies to every Canadian. And I found it incredible that our little Richmond actually got some national coverage. Trust me, I work in a field related to news media and I can positively say, one little ethnic Chinese community is the least of the problems that Canada has. I take pride in being Chinese and Canadian. But white people see me and assume I don't speak English. Its sad.
Xenophobia is taught. Across culture and ethnicity. The moment we get rid of "white" communities, "indian" communities, "black" communities, this all goes away.
So...if you're First Nations, which I'm assuming the reason why you're taking this position, you pretty much should have the same position for all non First Nations. I'm sorry, but you have to get rid of this tribal mindset (pun intended).
I don’t know why everyone is so bothered by people not learning English. If they can continue their lives in their native language leave them alone. Who cares?
Yet no one talks about Surrey being an East Indian city, far worse than Richmond, with gun and drug violence, gangs and street crime just around the corner, not to mention Indian taxi drivers, drive like they are in India.
East Asian are typically highly educated, with good jobs or are just plain wealthy. Many Whites are jealous and many blame the Chinese for all their troubles. “I can’t find a job” = the Chinese stole our jobs, “I can’t get into college” = Chinese took all the spots.
@@zhichaohe320 This is actually quite a hilarious comment, you said "they hate other races", you're asian and spewing out hatred against East Indians, doesn't that make you the racist? Please don't get me started on Asians trying to scam the system. LOL you're a joke.
@@DaMoneyKitten You forgot to mention all the fake whiplash claims they make to ICBC .Charging farmworkers to work on thier farms in exchange for EI claims .
@@charmander777 lol well we know you and your ancestors aren't about to do farm work are you? That's why Canada has been trash until immigrants arrived here. You and your people should continue to sit on WCB and/or disability and live off the government's money without lifting a finger because you're so entitled. Why are you even commenting on this video? Don't you have something better to do like going to play golf? The last person that should be giving their opinion are white people like you. BYE OPPRESSORS
I’ve been living in Richmond since 1975 and have seen a lot of changes over the years, most of them for the better. When our politicians promoted Canada as multicultural and our anthem declared us strong and free, the natural expectation for the potential immigrant would be that he or she could come to Canada and continue to live as they formerly did, just in a different location. I don’t think we should play “bait and switch” with them now, and demand some other behaviour on their part, as some folks do.
@@Lmnop913 Lived on Lulu Island when it was blueberry fields and farms and peace and quiet. I'ts heartbreaking that the almighty dollar became more important than everything Riichmond symbolized. Too bad that the invaders didn't appreciate what they were invading.
Haters are going to hate. You have different ethnic groups settling in different parts of lower mainland. Chinese in Richmond and Vancouver Korean in Coquitlam and Burnaby East Indian in Surrey Caucasian in Vancouver ,Chilliwak and Abbotsford Iranian in North Vancouver Lower mainland is indeed a multicultural melting pot. Nothing is wrong with that. We get great food and great culture. No North American city is as good place to live as lower mainland. Period.
@@CANADAWOOOOOOOOO What metric are you using when stating how great a place Vancouver was before mass immigration? Vancouver is currently(with immigration and all) one of the most desirable cities in the world with excellent quality of life. This is just not my opinion. Look it up.
Vancouver is still a great place, land wise. However it's the culture and vibe of the city that has died. It used to be a place that resembled Canada. Now it's just a sad Hong-couver that looks like China. It's not Vancouver anymore. A shame.
Immigrants didn't ruin the city, foreign buyers did. That's what raised the housing prices. The most of the Chinese millionaires are actually in China. Foreign buyers are an even bigger problem in Richmond. Farmland is being bought by foreign buyers causing less locally produced produce.
Why are white people so offended or pissed off when we move and buy houses and live in their city? We're just inspired by what you guys did to the Indigenous
The fundamental idea is still there; you take property and live in it and exclude others from doing so. Clearly when your nation was being built you didn't give a flying fuck about those you took land away from so don't give me that bullshit argument lmao
I saw this and was thoroughly entertained. And @Mr Lone Wolf, you should take note, your rhetoric aside, people like us pay for your EI. The Chinese are strong economic contributors to society, this wouldn't even be an issue if Canada had a strong "old stock" economy to begin with. But trading furs on the global scale obviously doesn't work any more, which is why you need more immigrants, not less.
My 'wall of ignorance' somehow keeps me employed, while you rant about the immigration crisis that we are somehow experiencing with your hand out. No sir. I am a fully educated Chinese Canadian first generation immigrant, and by now you should know the intellect you're up against. In this meritocracy, the best (whites, blacks, browns, yellows, etc) rise to the top regardless of race. The only whites waking up are the inherently racist and prejudiced like yourself. I'm going to point out the continued irony that you depend on these people's contributions to EI (your right, by the way, as a Canadian citizen) which is the basic social contract that these people have fully paid into.
@Lone Wolf we won the land in battle this time as well, this time it isn't with bullets or disease but with our incomes and salaries. The fact that you appear so triggered is that Caucasians in general have had the luxury of never being a victimized group. And why is there a need to address other races when we're talking about the early years of Canada? You guys complain the most when immigrants started showing up and yet the same community that complains advocates for multiculturalism. It's either double standards or white fragility with you people. Perhaps the biggest joke is to think that ANY city in the world doesn't need immigrants. Someone's wall of ignorance is certainly taller than mine lmao
Oh please. You're the one who can't even be bothered to think outside a narrative that involves the "white person" being some sort of victim. In all your posts so far and our exchanges I notice all you do is point blame to others while taking no responsibility for yourself. Saying that you think I can't think for myself is laughable, when you know far well who's been winning this argument so far on the basis of pure logic and facts.
I grew up in Asia but i grew up with English and i was already very westernized before moving here. I've been in North America for the past 11 years. I've pretty much taken the 'token Asian guy' role in my effort to fit in, the whole time I've been here. However, the older I get, it gets harder to fit in. You also get tired of your own "otherness". Eventually, you hit an invisible wall. These days, I feel very out of place myself when I'm surrounded by white people or other races. I've barely had any Asian friends in the past years but in the future i'm probably going to settle in places like Richmond where being Asian is the norm - especially when I think about my future children. Bullying in school is intense for Asian kids. Racism is rampant in schools because kids do not have accountability. Like the last lady says, integration IS difficult even if you speak the language perfectly and are culturally very westernized. I say let the Chinese do their own thing. It's not like Canadian multiculturalism is all about integration anyway. Accepting Canadian identity is like adopting a franchise store anyway. Canadian multiculturalism model is a "salad bowl" or "mosaic" where different ethnic groups live side by side as their own bubble but in harmony. It's not like the American "melting pot" where people are encouraged to lose their foreignness and adopt American culture. White groups in Canada doesn't want you to integrate entirely. They just want to be served in English. The Quebecois have their own thing going on, English-speaking Canadians are fine with it. Why should it be different for the Chinese or the Indians?
Most Canadians are polite but racist. They hate you if you integrate and hate you if you don’t. They hate you because you are you. We should just do our own thing and learn to point out that Chinese immigrants behaved with much more civility than the earliest Anglo settlers.
@@wanghui562 i completely agree with you. if Asian people create their own 'bloc' within Canada as a coping mechanism, this will be criticized as you can see how people comment here. "These people are doing fuck all to integrate!" If Asian people try to integrate into the mainstream, it will be met with ridicule, ostracization and exclusion.
@@fxpxc We need to be more powerful as a community. Western civilization is fundamentally a barbaric civilization behind a facade of civility. In the West, political power matters, social status matters, hard work does not. Western history is full of examples of scapegoating economically dominant but politically vulnerable minorities. I would advise the Chinese community to learn much more about how the Jewish community is able to thrive in spite of anti-semitism: through business and political power.
Maybe because french is a literal official language of canada? Chinese just come to canada and expect to live their lives without even attempting to learn english. Since there are so many of them in canada, they just dont bother to learn english because they can talk chinese among themselves, which causes them to have their own little communities. How would you feel if white people came to asia and started making their own communities and cultures in the middle of a chinese speaking country, not even bothering to learn their language? Its not just about immigrants, its about both sides.
The City of Richmond, unlike the City of Vancouver (and virtually everywhere else in British Columbia/Canada) does not have much of a homelessness/vagrant/street beggar/drug-user problem - everybody is much too busy working/being productive.
I am an American living in China. Integration is hard. People always want immigrants to integrate, not knowing how hard it is. You have been programmed to act in a certain from culture often with out even knowing it. So when you move to a new culture you are aspected to integrate and change your ways, but often your ways are subconscious and you aren't really sure what the new ways are.
@@vertie2090 They could have given me all the money in the world and a pony, it still wouldn't change the fact integrating is hard, especially as you get older. You don't realise how much of the way you act is cultural until you live in another culture. You realize many of the most common things of daily life is actually cultural and may not be ok in other cultures. Did you know in China friends do not say thank you to each other. If you say thank you to a close friend they will often think you are being to formal and distant with them, they may be offended. Telling a close friend they are fat can actually be a nice thing because it is showing them that you notice and that you care. The smallest and most basic things, that you may think to be unquestionable are often cultural, and this is what makes integration hard. How much would you be willing change about yourself to fit into a new country?
@@sweetestdew sure it's not easy. But nationality should be an award for successful integration, not given before you have shown you are integrated. When you move in to a country to temporarily work there under a working visa or whatever, obviously the same standards don't apply. Nobody expects you to be fully integrated when living on an ultimately expiring visa in the host country. China obviously did not give you money and ponies, unlike Canada and other western countries China gives you nothing when you move in. As far as I can see tons of Chinese get the Canadian nationality without ever really integrating to the Canadian society. China would never allow you to do that, nor would Japan or plenty other nations. So it's obvious Canada does not apply rigorous enough standards for "Canadian identity". Try getting the Chinese nationality and passport without speaking Chinese or integrating to the Chinese society and you will understand the difference.
@@vertie2090 Actually Japan just greatly widened its opportunities for working class immigrants to come to Japan. In both cases though, the people are very open and welcoming. From the people I have met here, I moved here speaking no chinese, there was never a time where I felt unwanted or as an intruder. What you are seeing here canadian citizens and not the government with the unwelcoming feelings. Also, why? Why should they need to be integrated to be a citizen? I am american, and I think the best part of my country is the fact there are so many immigrants who bring new ideas and views. On top of that I am a New Yorker and I think its what makes the city the best in the world. To only grant a person Canadian citizenship when he is Canadian enough will prevent development of social understanding and social development. Also China doesn't give welfare, because China doesn't have welfare. I have access to everything that Chinese citizens have access to. (except those share bikes, you use your chinese ID number to sign up, which I would be given if I was a citizen)
@@sweetestdew yes sure, but you don't get the Chinese nationality. Nor would you get the Japanese nationality. Nobody objects equal access to services for legal migrants (except the Chinese, which do NOT give equal rights to immigrants). But giving the nationality to someone who does not speak the language and is not anyhow integrated to the society is highly questionable in my opinion. Personally I'm already starting to associate being Canadian to speaking Chinese or looking like Asian. Nothing wrong with it if the Canadians truly want "being Canadian" being that way. I would not like my country to give the nationality to all kinds of people who do not speak any common language, have no plans or reasons to integrate and do not contribute the society at all. You seem to disagree here but citizenship should not be given on the basis of residence alone. Only a handful of western countries do that in the world, at their own peril. Western countries are easily the "most welcoming" (whatever that means) countries to immigrate to by any possible standard. There's no hostility whatsoever immigrating to Canada as far as I can tell, and the range of public services and welfare you get access to is unrivaled by any nation outside of the western sphere. There's a world of difference on how China treats immigrants vs the west. I've lived in China, they most definitely have a large cultural and formal barrier between the locals and the immigrants in China. You cannot for example legally register a company, unless a local party owns the majority of it. Even then you're subject to generally more rigorous accounting standards and audit than the locals would be. Your visa will always be expiring at a set date and you need a formal sponsor to be given one. As I said, try getting the Chinese nationality and then see how different it is compared to any western country. Your country has extremely strict standards when it comes to immigration. That's the reason you get qualified immigrants, unlike most of the European nations whose immigration is mainly uneducated and unqualified people from the 3rd world, namely Africa and the Arabic countries. Even in USA becoming a citizen is not so easy. For someone in my position to migrate to the US, I would have to hold considerable assets, hire local people and pay considerable money to consultants for formal documentation preparation. Even then my visa would be subject to review annually, pending that I keep up to the formal expectations set on me. That residence permit would be what the Americans call "temporary residence permit", meaning there is no basis to acquire formal permanent residency based on my performance under it - I must return to my country of origin at the expiry of the visa.
as an Asian... even i think this fucked up... i think is disrespectful not to even learn and make an effort to learn English when you're living in a English speaking country... y move and live there in the first place... totally unacceptable behavior...
Many Silicon Valley cities and suburbs have Asian majorities. Where I specifically live Asians make around 85% of the population. It’s a mix of Eastern Asians (China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, etc.) and people of the Indian sub continent.
Moved to Richmond from Calgary 8 yrs ago. I like it better here in richmond--mild weather,decent transportation to other cities , and relatively safe communities!
My family has been in Canada since the 70s. They worked hard at survival jobs and all bought homes. We have a total of 4 homes in Richmond now all bought during the early 80s. All I have to say is... thank you to the Chinese for making us rich. Love ya. PS: Housing market will never slow down until they are all here. 200+ years and still rising
I love Richmond. Being a RU-vidr and a resident in Richmond is cool for me. People in this city are nice and friends. I don’t care they are Chinese or not Chinese. I am a Chinese who came here five years ago. And I try very hard to be a part of Richmond and Canada as well. The only thing that I might say it is that okay is, people drive and park in this city is what embarrasses me the most. Others are really great.
Cheers Youzang, great comment. Checking out your channel.....Also, I agree :-), the drivers in this city scare me to death lol (did you see the vid a few days ago of the car going air born over the bush at the plaza), glad the guy walking wasn't hurt
Ted Fisher it happened at Yohan Centre. I went there sometimes and I was scared to watch that video. Lucky that it happened when there were very less people passing by.
I have lived in Richmond for over a decade and I haven't had any problems with being a white minority. I have gone to Aberdeen mall and was always served in English. Every 1st generation Canadian I have met from any ethnicity has always been fully integrated. Adult immigrants have various degrees of success with integration based on their individual ability to pick up English, which isn't tied to ethnicity. Most of my neighbors are Chinese but within a few doors there are white people, south Asians and Filipinos. Their kids all play together speaking English. Integration can take a generation but I am not seeing anything to be concerned with because commercially I haven't had to adapt. My bank is a Chinese bank and no issues with service. Seeing a sign in Chinese doesn't mean you cant get service in English.
well I live in RICHMOND , I dont see any problem. from my experience we all get along fine. There will be nice people, there will be morons, there will be jackass's, ANY WHERE YOU GO REGARDLESS of race/culture differences.Besides most ppl that do move to Richmond are fully aware of the circumstances and environment. You dont go to Mcdonalds and expect them to sell Whoppers, do you?? LOL
I grew up in Richmond and I felt like I was in a complete different part of the world. I have since lived in Langley for at least 10 yrs and I feel that I belong.
For all your talk about “Diversity” and “Multiculturalism”, this is an example of the suicidal Western Liberal naivete about open borders and foreign cultures that I have a problem with. As a Chinese immigrant myself from a proudly Mono-culture society, the natural instinct of all (the much older) races is to dominate and preserve their heritage. I know many multi-generational immigrants who still refuse to leave their ethnic enclaves in Chinatown in NYC, Little India in Jackson Heights, Little Puerto Rico in the Bronx and could careless about integrating with their host country. I see the same with other ethnic cultures who keep to themselves and maintain political ghettos, breeding their own cycle of resentment and poverty. The ones that do succeed are the ones who embrace western culture 100% with no hang-ups. Most immigrants are ONLY here for the economic benefits and better quality of life. That's it. Could careless about western liberal values of “Individual Liberty”, rule of law or representative government even if though these are things that made the aforementioned things possible. For most of my people, it doesn't matter if the Han Dynasty Emperor is in power or freedom of the press is banned. This divine-right-of-Kings to rule, absolute power of the State mindset is part of our DNA. The worst ones are the nouveau riche from mainland China who have no qualms fast-tracking business licenses, building permits and often destroying historical landmarks by bribing local agencies. You might want to rethink your lax immigration policies given President Xi's recent unlimited power and imperial vision of a “Pax Sinica”. Don't be stupid and taken advantage of, Canada. Stop hating your own race and culture or my culture and other non-White cultures will outlast yours.
Well said dude. This capitulation is the result of the propagation of White guilt. Unfortunately this spreads out the welcome mat to dysfunctional cultures that have no intention of embracing Western values and institutions. The very things that made this country so inviting in the first place.
Bring your camera to Sydney ;) Seriously, I was criticised for calling Vancouver my 'second favorite Chinese city after Sydney' in another post, but I think its a GOOD thing if the next generation are integrated into the local population. I live in an Anglo town where the majority of the population were Chinese in 1900 and now we have pretty much everyone - Indonesians, Filipinos, Thais, Africans and Indians - when you hear their kids broad Aussie accents you know there's a future for everyone here.
Immigrants are of course welcome, whether they come from China, India...etc, but it's also important to integrate into society. If I were to move to China, for example, I should be expected to learn Chinese and assimilate into their culture. There are just so many new immigrants in Richmond, particularly Chinese, that there's need to learn English or French or assimilate. It's not required to make friends, to find a job...etc. That's why I believe that the immigration rate should be slower. Welcome people, but give them a need to assimilate. I do have to say that many of the comments on here made by Asian immigrants are reassuring though.
I am Korean living in the states and in my opinion, the reason why Koreans and Chinese don't tend to learn English is because both Korean and Chinese have extremely racially homogenous culture. Such homogeneity not only exists in their own country but tends to extend even when they move to other countries. I cannot say such tendency is damaging in US society as I do not have evidence but in my opinion, I think secluding themselves in such manner may be the reason why asians are not commonly considered in a discussion regarding racial discrimination.
China/Taiwan/HK Chinese maybe.. but not chinese from other parts of asia like SEA.... we are very used to living in a melting pot.. Born into such a society I know that there are different cultures but it was hard for me to see colour.
It's a class/status issue, if it wasn't Chinese, it would be another ethnic demographic. Still, there are issues that need to be addressed to help the working class, immigrants or not. I'm not overly fond of the general attitude that these 'elites' are bringing with them. To which alot of them did not amass their wealth legally, or at the least, ethically. These aren't the kind of people we need to open the floodgates for, as they are far from altruistic/ or philanthropic. They have no intention of integrating, or contributing to the society as a whole. Personal experience has shown that they even lack basic manners and common courtesy/sense, or didn't feel the need to extend it because it was as beneath them in the situation or who it was directed at.
What this person doesn't realise is that what he said at 2:08 is really based on an "English-speaking country" cultural mindset. Speaking in a foreign language in front of someone isn't just an Asian thing. I've had people from Europe (not UK) speaking foreign languages in front of me and it is also not considered rude. At the same time, you never see expats in Asia or Europe being demanded to speak the local language...
My uncle was a real estate agent in the lower mainland in BC Canada and he would hear from his Asian clients that they liked the name: "Rich-Man" . The Chinese almost form a religion around wealth and prosperity so it makes sense. Many also preferred house addresses with more 8's in them over those without, even their interior layout was important with respect to how doors aligned if I remember correctly, to avoid evil spirits gaining quick access to rooms or something along those lines. Quite interesting, just wish my hometown wasn't named Rich-mond, since it may have had a lot to do with how my family was forced to live elsewhere due to the inflated house prices that local Canadians could not afford.
Eduardo Jones can you afford a house in Richmond? Chinese probably will make Canada Beverly Hills. You black will make Canada a third country just like you said.
For the people who wasn't born in Canada, it takes them a while to try new things. It took my parents a while to try out stuff like Coffee and Toast in the morning, pizza and spaghetti. I believe the concept of diversity is strength is kinda BS, I think societal civility is more important. For example, there was an elderly Caucasian man who tripped and fell in city hall. Immediately my elderly father and another Asian man plus a Greek man helped get him on his feet and ask the elderly Caucasian man if he needed to go to the hospital. Its about doing the things we want to be done if we were in the same position and not be apathetic to others.
Diversity is not a strength. That is a Neo-liberal propaganda. Incorporation of good different ideas and models into your way of thinking and acting, is good. A willingness to learn and wanting to learn and adapt is strength. Just because you learn about Aztec calendar which you can use in your formula is awesome. But should you also sacrifice people to the Sun God? No. There are different types of learning. Learning to distill dirty water to drinking water is just as important as learning French. Learning about dynamics of Gene Roddenberry's context about the Klingons and Starfleet which pertains to the Cold War. Which conceptualize your ideas of diplomacy and respecting your enemies in war. That also leads to reading of Sun Tzu and The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli. That is strength which guess what has nothing to do with diversity because those cultures are not real but their ideas has merit which forms a lot of foreign policies.
Yeah you also do know that experts and studies showed austerity works to solve a national debt problem until the IMF put out a study saying OPS we messed up, we basically tripled Geek debt. You mean the experts saying: isn't it awesome that we lifted 100 million chinese out of poverty because we let China into the WTO? Then the same experts don't understand why China won't let western companies into China's domestic markets after they let the Chinese into theirs? Here is a thought, scientist who studied molecular science couldn't solve molecular puzzle to do with Aids for years and it only took 4chan a few days to solve. We don't need experts or studies we have the internet. The collective intellectual power of the entire Earth. You want to empower people? Give them the internet and let them start to learn things on their own. Let them conceptualize their ideas, morals, desires and goals.
Critical thinking, science and psychology happened long before Neo-liberalism. Diversity is a strength is a neo-liberal slogan. When Trudeau went to China and India for trade agreements and he spouted Diversity and Gender policies to strengthened trade. Both the Chinese and Indians thought he was full of BS and wasn't serious about trade. The problem is neo-liberals is they have a utopia version of how the world should be and guess what so does the Marxist. Neo-liberals should a take a page from Jordan Peterson: instead of trying to create the perfect world, try to make incremental improvements or betterment. Get your own act together and move outwards. Trying to solve Africa's water problem is just silly when we have homeless dying in the Winter and lack of food for families at the poverty line in our own countries. The individual, the neighborhood, the community, the state, and country, this is all a long chain of support. You really want to help Africa? Make sure your chain of support is strong.
Oh you mean I gotta go indepth in this. Ok, no your right western companies are allowed into Chinese markets so long as you know you give them blueprints to how you make your products or services so they can "protect" your copyright. Then for some strange reason another chinese company comes into the market with a similar product or service in two years with just of enough of tweaks to prevent you from launching lawsuits against them which the western company would never win anyways. With China's companies around 60-80 percent usually state owned or private owner with massive influence with Beijing. A western company isn't competing against another company its competing against the state.
Yes that's assuming everyone in the world is playing by the rules. You have the EU using Vats and regulations as a tariff and barriers, you have China dumping steel and metal because their policy is full employment. Then you have western countries who believe China would develop rule of law for private enterprise. They will, only for Chinese companies everyone else can go screw themselves.
Asians have contributed so much. Richmond is wonderful, a great place. They want to work hard, get ahead. I respect them. They don't try to take over, but integrate yet maintain their unique culture. There are open Asian night markets in the summer so we can sample their foods. So different from Muslims that hurt Canada. Some do join in, though, and that's great.
There are 2 major groups of Chinese in Richmond. The Mandarin speakers (mostly from Mainland China) and the Cantonese (Hong Kong). From my experience, the Chinese coming from Hong Kong are more adaptive than the ones coming from China.
More adaptive, and continue to perpetuate the myth that they somehow escaped an oppressive regime when in actuality they're just troublemakers and political outcasts who couldn't cut it. Hong Kong gained its wealth by virtue of being the port to business to China, don't you ever forget that. Its about time the Mainland got success as well, I don't necessarily agree with them flaunting the wealth in the ways that they do, but we're officially here and there's nothing Hongers can do about it.
@@yukaiwang8930 Mainlanders are difficult for Westerners to live with. Hong Kong Chinese have a compatible set of values and attitudes, but Mainlanders make all Chinese look bad in Westerners' eyes. Mainlanders seem to love China but won't live or work there. Always prioritising money above other values.
Really? I find the Cantonese to be far more rude, entitled, and arrogant. Very unpleasant people. The Mandarin speakers from Northern China aren’t as bad.
I live in Markham...Chinese people do not want to integrate. They speak Chinese, hang out mostly with other Chinese and refuse to respect cultural norms of the country they come into. It's just true. Parts of Markham literally feel like Hong Kong. I don't hate Chinese people, I love my town, but god damn sometimes it's really irritating.
dunnowy123 Idk maybe it’s because they’re a minority part of a mostly white area. Of course they’re gonna hang out around other chinese people it’s normal for humans to want to hang around people similar to them. Like in school, you’re usually friends with people who have similar personalities. Yes some don’t want to integrate but most are just shy and unfamiliar with the place so they seek help from others who are like them
dunnowy123 I’m from markham too and I think our Chinese community is not integrating because markham is Chinese dominant. Stores have chinese translation, communities are mainly chinese, it’s hard to integrate. It’s hard to get cultures to mix with all these stereotypes and biases that people like you put out. Most people just want to be with their own cultur
The worst is that frequently their kids barely speak English either. The result is that in university their work is substandard but nobody is allowed to give them substandard marks for it because that would be “racist”.
I live in Vancouver and I am Asian myself, I found my Cantonese useless plus I'm pretty bad so I decided to start learning Mandarin thus converting it. Everywhere I worked, random people just start speaking Mandarin to me. When I worked in the luxury dealerships, some guy yelled at me for 15 minutes straight in Mandarin. I just stood there and took his shit. I didn't understand him except for words and phrases I learned. Just working in a place where Mandarin customers are the majority, I picked up Mandarin. Then I went to Basic Mandarin, and never changed for the last one year. But when those Mainland Chinese customers are yelling, I'm always laughing.
My biggest thing against the new Chinese immigrants is that: if you are coming to Canada, then get a damn grip and actually learn some English. Not that you need to speak very very fluently, but at least be able to communicate with no problem. Many Chineses come here (especially some international students in high school and people with lots of money acting like they rule this place), all they want is stay in their comfort zone and speak Chinese 24 7. Then when they go out and all they know is "Hi" and "Thank you" and doing hand signals. It's really frustrating when people that only knows english wants to understand what Chineses are saying but cannot. REMEMBER THIS IS IN CANADA WHERE THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH (and French). And then some of those Chinese people would say "Oh how am i supposed to learn English, I don't wanna go to English classes, it's so tough to learn a new language" Well then start by meeting English people and not sticking with the Chineses all the time, watch English TV shows, change your smartphone language to English (literally the first thing I did when I came to Canada).
If Canada can have two official languages, why can't Chinese be the third official language? The Chinese people have certainly contributed more to the prosperity of western Canada than French Canadians by building the original Trans Canada railway and bringing money to Canada. If French is an official language in Canada and BC, why not Chinese? It's not like the official language has to be a native language.
@@trexy29 it cant be the 3rd languange because we speak english and french in canada. Am i moving to china and asking for english to be a main language ? No, im not because i would respect its culture and try to intergrate to it. You dont come to a new country and try to change it to suit your country and culture. And im not saying you should forget about chinese culture or where you come from but learn to adapt to this country if you want to live here.
My father speaks 5 languages and came in the 1960s. He had no problem integrating as he French and English were his two main ones. I am born in Canada and speak 4. It' s a question of attitude. And yes multiculturalism is a pain. You can remember where you came from and celebrate it but you should focus on the society you live in.
I appreciate ur attitude but ur example is just individual. Just so u know, most foreigners living in China barely speak Chinese at all either, and yet we never blame them for that.
Could’ve said “Metro Vancouver” in terms of “most asian” : Richmond, Burnaby: Chinese, Hong Kongnese Vancouver: all asians (Main St, Cambie, Robson) Surrey: Indian Coquitlam: Korean
Most are first generation immigrants, of course they're going to be speaking their own language! Do you honestly think your German, French, or Dutch ancestors didn't speak their language with each other when they first came here? You gotta look at their kids; second and third generations are fluent in English and quite integrated into mainstream Canadian culture. As always, racist conservatives will shit their pants at anything they don't understand or anything that doesn't look like them. Also, as far as I know, the National Post leans right, hence the fear mongering.
Lived here for 31 years. Integration isn’t a thing. My neighbourhood has become so secluded when it became more Chinese. No one speaks to anyone anymore. Theatres have 1/3 (including Indian films) asian movies, fully asian commercials play here. ICBC car insurance goes up every year because of all the rich asian cars being crashed everywhere. Legit. Can’t wait to leave Here. Not just because of all these asianification of this place, many reasons. But that definitely figured into it. Maybe Trudeau was correct in saying we are going to be a post-national country. Sadly.
Libs Hate Montesquieu I’ll blame both. The government sucks and Chinese people really do suck at driving. You know who blames Chinese immigrants the most? Chinese immigrants. Loool.
Wage Slave oh thank you, I meant to edit that out. There are 5 or 6 asian movies, including Indian movies, playing in Riverport, but that’s only about 1/3 if the total movies. I’m of Indian/African descent and I hate delta/surrey too. I’m not a fan of any of this multicultural attitude in any city. This is Canada. Come to Canada to be Canadian, not come to Canada to be whatever. If I move countries I would assimilate. I know the argument can be made that’s Canada now. I’m just sad it is.
I'm old enough to remember the ethnic enclaves of "little Italy" on Commercial Drive, or the Germans along Robsonstrasse (Robson Street), or the Greek Town along West Broadway, or more recently the East Indian Enclaves along South Fraser street. All of these passed over the decades. The Chinese concentration in Richmond will also pass. Incidentally, there more than one group of Chinese. There are the old timers (descendants of the gold rush and the railroad days), the Hong Kong reunification flight, and more recently Mandarin speakers from mainland China and a group from Taiwan. These groups are each wary of each other and speak different mutually unintelligible languages.
@@shahirbear I live in delta/surrey too. I feel a bit exhausted. I don't want to be anything else but Canadian. I was born and raised here. But, I don't even know what it means to be a Canadian anymore. I tried connecting to my persian roots, as well as british, but it didn't feel right. I just want to talk to people and be friendly and have fun traditions to look forward too. A place that just feels like, well, a home. I don't feel like I belong here, but here is all I have. I feel alone.
I’ve lived in Richmond for half my life. The mix of cultures is wonderful, and most people are very open-minded. It’s very safe, and I love living here.
Name one city in North America where the chinatown integrated into the rest of the city. Now imagine Richmond as chinatown. In fact, include Vancouver and the entire lower mainland.
I appreciate the highlight this video is doing on the Richmond community and how many of the people there are genuinely trying to integrate and become accustomed to Canadian society while still remaining in touch with the culture(s) they come from. The title is perhaps a poor choice and kind of positions Asian people as the "other". Seems silly to freak out over how Richmond is North America's 'most Asian' city when nobody is going to do a segment on North America's most white or most European city and talk about how 71% of their residents are of European descent.. which is probably the reality for many cities in North America.
@Lone Wolf While you may disagree, I don't think what I wrote is stupid because it seems like we have different views on what Canada is and is not. You believe Canada (and probably the U.S. as well I'd guess) are "white" countries, while I believe they are both diverse countries with a plethora of different cultural backgrounds (i.e. not a white country). By making a spectacle of one city in a multicultural country for having a high population of Asian people, that reinforces eurocentrism and implies other ethnicities are the "other".
@Lone Wolf Yes and "white" nonsense did not exist until colonization occurred and Europeans took the land from the indigenous peoples. I'm sure you are aware of that. I don't think you should rely on "foundational values" as an argument - beliefs and morals evolve as times change, or else we would still be stuck with things like slavery, segregation, minorities not having the vote, and so on. A lot can change in 50 years.
@Lone Wolf Sorry for the misunderstanding. In my comment, I didn't mean that slavery, segregation, or minorities not having the vote existed 50 years ago (although we should take note of the fact that Aboriginal women could not vote on a federal level until 1960). I meant that foundational values aren't always meaningful because society and its values change. The 50 years sentence was referring to Canada's transition into a more multicultural country. I understand that the current Canada would not exist if colonization did not occur. Does Canada's existence justify colonization and the genocide of an entire group of people? To me, it doesn't. I find "Chinaman" to be a racist term now as it is usually only used in these kinds of heated contexts - so please refrain from calling me that or any other people you encounter. Also, sorry to disappoint your preconceived notions but I'm not very familiar with the importance of foundational values in China because it is not my country - I've never been there. I consider Canada to be my country. Please don't make assumptions about my background. A country has the right to protect its people. Period. In Canada, those are Canadians.. who can come from any heritage, ethnicity, culture and so on. I won't be responding any further because I find your comments in general and towards me to be very racist and derogatory to other groups of people as well. It is not my responsibility as a minority to make you a properly informed and less racist individual. You have access to the internet, you can educate yourself more on these issues if you ever choose to take a moment for introspection and re-evaluate your beliefs - I sincerely hope you do. Have a good night.
Colin Tam no you obviously think canada is a white country too. that is why you asked why this newspaper didn't do a video on North America's most white or most European city
I really enjoy the multiculturalism in Richmond every time I visit Richmond. It's the future as the world becomes smaller. If you want peace in the world, respect others and learn to speak as many language as you can, no matter where you are. If you go to Paris, every staff in a restaurant or store can speak English, many them can speak Chinese. If you want to succeed on earth, learn and learn as many languages as you can, even if it's just "hello".
Comments mainly getting triggered about Chinese people not speaking English, you try immigrating to China and then start learning to speak Chinese, it ain't easy learning a new language and culture especially when you're 40 or so.
There is a difference between difficulty in learning vs attempt to learn. Most people dont want to learn, they dont have the need to learn because majority around them are like that. They have their own eco system, hence not required to learn English.
English is probably the easiest language to learn. Just by having small talk and practice is good enough. Ording food in English or literally answering yes or no questions is awesome. People are triggered by Chinese who don't even bother learning the language or speak to English speaking people. It's fine that they stick to their Chinese communities and culture, but learn English so you can communicate with other people and not be disrespectful.
Schlomo Justice Warrior 40 is not old but it sure is difficult to pick up a new language at that age. Lots of new immigrants probably have to do long hours of labour jobs in order to pay bills and put foods on the table , so don’t judge anyone’s incapability of learning English when you don’t know each individual’s circumstances.
who cares if they integrate or not, Why did the Italians and Greek integrate into the Canadian culture? Because they were ashamed of speaking their mother tongue?
Let’s start by having Chinese restaurants in Richmond NOT be cold/indifferent/unwelcoming towards their non-Chinese Canadian patrons. My friends and family have all walked away from restaurants there because we were either made to feel unwelcome or unwanted there or we have been simply turned away.
Newsflash. They do that to Chinese people. Don't take it personal. You guys are too sensitive. That's pretty much the first lesson Chinese kids learn: "its not about you".
Yukai Wang news flash yourself. I’ve been going to Chinese restaurants outside of Richmond for 40 years , mostly in Chinatown and a few other areas, and I’ve only just had this trouble in recent years and only in Richmond. I’ll keep going and not give up because I like the food too much. I’m used to the Laowai treatment and I don’t care that much about it. BUT I don’t like being turned away from a restaurant in my own country.
Yukai Wang except perhaps for the people like myself who get turned away. But like I say, it’s not like I’m giving up on it, I’ll just keep going. I’d guess a lot of people in Richmond who would rather see better integration (not assimilation) care as well. As for the “nobody cares dude”, Karma is a bitch man, so watch it. I don’t bite but it does.
I’m not living in Canada but in my humble opinion people should never say something about a whole group based on: where they were born, when they come to another country, what language they speak, whether they rich or not.
Vancouverite here, this video is absolutely misleading. The greatest danger Richmond posses is middle age Chinese ladies and barely legal teens driving fast cars.
Look people my story is very hard to swallow. I grew up going to French immersion and when I went to high school i was outnumbered by a ratio of 10:1 in most high schools except 2 or 3 schools in the west side of Vancouver. Thats a problem. Every country needs immigration but perhaps not to the extent of creating segregation and imbalance. I was chased home in grade 8 by grade 10 and older east Indian gangs and it was worse than I care to tell. I had to join an Asian gang just to protect myself and spent my entire next 12 years focusing on martial arts every day. I became very hard. And the asians I was with showed me what really goes on. They dont like cops and they rarely rat. They run alot of drugs and crime. No they won't steal your purse it's only the drugs they sell on a large scale that would cause that. Most of their parents were never home ever and they had cars and homes to do as they wanted. I only see a handful of them now days. I am grown up and went from being a hard liberal to a conservative from seeing what takes place. Not all asians are like that or bad or even close but they are often corruptable because they marry based on money and love it too much. There are many good asians. But there are also a lot of bad ones. How as a government did we know which ones to let in or not. Now we have a problem we can't fix. I just feel there is not enough room for more. We have enough people now its causing major problems. Even my Asian friends agree. Now you can say white man took this land etc BUT we faught died and built this country. It just feels like it's all gone down the shitter now and I feel like I have to leave Canada. It's not very fair. My family has been here for 200 years. I work hard to pay for my rent of 4200 a month and can't buy a house because we allowed to many people in. It's not even the asians fault it's our government that allowed this. But why I ask do they keep coming. Why not take pride in China and stay there. ??? Just curious
w23857980 an Black but do you need to learn Mandarin?? English is the main language of this country....everyone needs to learn it and speak it. Simple as that.
I find immigrants coming to North America aren't necessarily interested in leaving their previous way of life and thinking. They want the benefits of North America but not the cultural aspects. There are large communities within each group so they never have to venture outside of their own.... sad really
On the flip side, Canada wants the financial investment but not the culture. We all know Canada is pretty much landlocked by the US and brain drain of talent towards the US is a real thing. Bombardier is died. RIMM is dead. If Canada was actually strong on its own, it wouldn't have to depend so much on others. And fyi. There is a fair concentration of college educated Asians in Richmond. You only see us speaking among ourselves but I can assure you, if you try to talk down to me you have another thing coming.
@@yukaiwang8930 Canada wanting only the financial investment but not the culture is fair. It's Canada's choice on what it wants to bring in. On the other hand, immigrants come because of finincial opportunity so it's not like their culture matters to them much anyway. If it did, they would stay back home.
@@P3RF3CTD3ATH Hold on. Immigrants from all different places retain some aspects of their original culture (especially the nostalgia, which makes for diverse food tourism in North America). Of course they discard some negative aspects of their original culture. So no, I disagree with your conclusion. Also, the point here being that it is NOT fair that Canada wants only the financial investment and not the culture. You can't have one without the other; I personally am not sure how much a proponent you are of multiculturalism, but even if you're not a fan...it is a basic right established in Canadian law. The point being that Canada had no choice but to bring over Asian immigrants because of all the economic issues. The main issue here being yes...immigrants bring their fair share of problems...but xenophobia is NOT ok.
@@yukaiwang8930 I don't mind if immigrants bring their own food and festivities but that's where it ends. I don't want their culture here because it will clash with the values of Western civilization, the best civilization the history of humanity has ever seen when it comes to human rights, freedom, liberty, etc. I hope you understand what I mean by culture. I don't mean celebrating Chinese New Year when it comes to Chinese immigrants. I mean the real culture and values of how Chinese people behave with one another back home (shoving people and budding in lines), Chinese women speaking loudly with that annoying shrill voice (you never hear Korean or Japanese women talk like that since they're more soft spoken), etc. That crap can stay back in China. I'm not xenophobic. I'm an immigrant myself. It would be hypocritical of me to oppose immigration. I myself am Eastern European with Russian and Ukrainian roots. I live in Canada. But when I came here, did I segregate myself into a city with pretty much only Slavic people? No. Slavic people don't do that. It's not in our culture to do that. We behave like Westerners. You wouldn't be able to tell us apart from other white people based on our civility and assimilation. You'd only be able to tell us apart from any accents we might have. We don't have "multi-culturalism" in Canada. If we did then we would see a bunch of segregated areas all across the country but we don't. We have a Western culture mainly based on Anglo principles from English common law with people from various backgrounds with their own foods and festivities.
Lol while I’m reading all those comments and people getting triggered, then there is me a mix chinese and british (white) kid who’s chilling in Vancouver that can cope both sides but at the same time tearing each other apart. I got no problem in Richmond at all. Multi-culture is not a concern to me. Not pointing out fingers here but some immigrants have to learn some respect to other people regardless of race. On the other hand, services and transport is an issue (damn bus delays), me paying my expensive tax to the government on everything including food and product is a big nonsense right there.
Only for the new immigrants, are they kinda/very rude. I have lived here for 13+ years and the majority of the Asian people are very courteous and respectful. Though I get a lot of car horns honking at me while waiting for a safe time to turn left. Other than that my friends are mostly Chinese and they are very nice. I can see how their mindset has changed between the average Chinese, as they are less impatient and very amiable. Or at least theres not a lot of jerks here. The restaurants of us Chinese are not very dirty compared to the actual ones in China. The small ones are usually dirty because there isn’t much income or they don’t have enough staff. But there are other restaurants that are in fact very clean. Don’t poopoo on the Chinese because of how they act in their home country. They are different people here 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 >From a guy that lives at Terra Nova. Please don’t rob my house now that you know the area. My opinion only. It’s still going to turn into a kerfuffle
I moved here from Montreal 20 years ago. I could not believe how racist people were about Asians they were so blunt and open about it. I grew up with all types of friends, some Chinese so I was shocked. I deal a lot with Asians, and Asian Forwarders companies. I can never recall any incidents with them. Most are friendly, willing to share, always willing to go out for dim sum or duck tongue. Always welcoming. Are there a few rude, ignorant ones? Sure, but one can say that about all races no?
There are some immigrants that come from Hong Kong that try to integrate into Canadian culture however most from the wealthy backgrounds that do not integrate because they have the ignorance that they are going from China to China. The wealthy Chinese population has been influencing the signage and language integration by influencing politicians in government to reduce the need to language integration.
See Burwood or Hurstville in Sydney, there are far more Chinese living there than white...and they only speak Mandarin or Cantonese..exactly the same as Richmond
Integration and assimilation are 2 separate things. I am pro-integration (ie: getting along with people of others background as humans and citizens of the same country), but very against assimilation. I'm proud of my culture and we should not throw away our culture just because geographically we're in a different place - it's part of your identity. Europeans who are completely assimilated into north america who don't speak their native language nor do things associated with their culture are extremely sad. Moreover, Canada and the US are not white countries. These are facts. These are countries where the world comes together.
The good: cuties and dessert cafes The bad: Yaohan Centre parking lot The downright odd: Aberdeen mall My mom's family came to Canada from Italy in the 1950s. My nonna came out west to small town BC, she learned English despite being illiterate because she needed to. Her brothers that stayed in Toronto did not because they didn't need to; wherever they went there was someone who spoke Italian.
I have to admit that many of the original Chinese immigrants came here for a better life. The new generation of Chinese are different. There’s a class distinction now between the rich Chinese from Mainland China and those seeking out a better life and making a life here. With every generational immigration wave there have always been challenges facing ignorance and racism and cultural criticism. My family first came to Canada back in the early 1900’s (1903) on my Chinese side. I’ve seen and experienced the various cultural differences and noticed that the first generation Chinese in Canada have had challenges integrating and often they would segregate with those they are familiar with. Much like other cultures. I am also Japanese Canadian and the cultural differences are common but also diverse. The differences can be like night and day. In the end we’re all just people of this planet and someday that’s how we’ll be forced to think. We the people of earth. Earthlings 🙇🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️
Richmond, also known as Lulu island, is basically a housing island. Most upper class Canadian and rich Asian immigrants live in the central area with very organized houses and comfortable lifestye, a great place for quiet families and elders retiring except for any young workinh couples looking to buy these house cuz 1) companies is all outsourced or small around the area, so you'd be needing to tread deeper inland or to the GVA for better paying work most of the time, and 2) houses here start from 0.5-1+ mill upward. Complicated issue of rich immigrant and popular city of course. But as for the people I don't think much else is wrong particularly with having heavily rich Chinese neighbors, except now and then you encounter a few very young self-preservation cunts driving cars their parents bought them. Otherwise I love that it's safe and chillax all the time here
Agree. I live in Richmond. They won't preserve shit. These people don't have what it takes to actually compete. Skills determine dominance, their attitudes won't last.
@@amadeusl That pretty much happens with any economic development, including India, Britain (London back in the day), the United States, just to name a few. You're being disingenuous and penalizing based on race and you know it.
@@hawtdilf I troll for my people dude. It's not an unworthy cause. People complain about immigration and the things it brings including the pollution, big city vibes to an otherwise quiet town, but honestly the reply is the same: you don't want it, find a way to boost GDP without immigrants.
As a 1st gen immigrant, of course, they have a hard time integrating, some of them don't even want to. But their children will and have to integrate, I don't see any problem there
