The fact that Nigel is able to smile or even crack jokes after being attacked on his own street by a random guy speaks volumes of his inner strength. Also, stuff like these needs to be discussed in the open so that people can stop pretending otherwise. These things do happen and that the bystanders are usually of no help. I am glad he is ok.
@@TheFLAMEXDI think that’s one of the reasons why a lot of people from different ethnic groups are afraid of speaking up about being assaulted in such a way…
Uncle Roger not complaining about witnesses who jus stared and left was low-key heartbreaking. He did not expect anyone to help him. What a sign of losing faith in humanity.
It really blows my mind that someone can go out, see someone of a different ethnicity and then immediately decide to assault them. It really makes me feel sick. What's happening to us as a species?! Glad you weren't seriously hurt.
Uncle Roger, i think the police (even in Singapore) are not supposed to take their shoes off when they visit peoples' homes to investigate/ take statements etc, so that they won't be caught off-guard if they are required to respond quickly to unexpected situations. It's probably part of their SOP.
Sorry to hear Nigel nobody helped you but this is a classic example of the "Bystander Effect". In order to break that you have to literally single out an individual to do something such as call the cops.
I heard of that, It’s when someone thinks someone else will all ready do something or already working on calling the police. Right? My brother talked about that before.
@@yukimasahiko Yeah pretty much. They're shifting responsibilities to others because there are other people around. So if you're ever in a situation similar to Nigel's, just actively do something i.e. call the cops. Don't wait for others.
@@Dollar123Bills I agree just GO HELP PEOPLE DON'T FUCKING STAND THERE. Makes me mad, especially when people film it and then post it on Twitter or whatever for clout. Like one person was dying and they filmed it.
Ok but don't put the responsibility on a victim to rescue themselves. "Well you should have called them out" is saying it's Nigel's fault that none of them helped because he didn't tell them to. That's shitty.
Back in the 1980s, my mother was mugged on her way home, 2 blocks away from our house, there were several witnesses, no one did or said anything. When the mugger finally left my mom started shouting at the people, asking them why none of them did anything, they said, "we thought he was your husband and we didn't want to get involved." Because of that incident my mother became a member of the Ohio Victims of Crime, all of the members, at least back then for a package which included police grade Mace. They also got some training on how to better handle the situation in the future if it were to ever happen again. What they say is to never shout for help, instead shout, "fire," because if you shout for help no one will come, but if you shout, "fire," people are more likely to come to your aid.
it saddens me to hear that a stranger will come up and hit anyone. There is pain and hate in this world and I am completely disgusted by this. Thanks for bringing up the conversation, and laughter in these difficult times.
I was told by someone who lives in London that you don’t get involved in a fight because you don’t know who’s watching you. But the fact it seems no one even called the cops straight away as soon as they saw a fight; or that the witnesses just...left. Wtf?
Thank you so much for posting this Nigel and Evelyn. I have to go back on this post after recently becoming a victim of Asian bullying here in Las Vegas. I haven’t sustained any kind of injuries like Uncle Roger had but still got emotionally traumatized. They can physically attack me and I can attack back and give them a lesson but they can’t take away the decency in me. It is saddenning that it is still the outcome of pandemic. I hope authorities will give more attention in preventing this crimes.
I’m so sorry you experienced this Nigel, it’s disgusting, there’s no excuses for one of life’s walking arseholes. People need to stand up for one another.
The truth is that everyone who commented would do nothing in situations like this. There are only a few people with courage to rescue people instantly. Respect to those brave ones who would really interact and help. Dont lie yourself people and start learning how to be brave.
It's not that unbelievable that someone would sit there and wait for the cops to arrive. People sometimes do that for a simple fender bender calm down no Manches wuey
I'm so, so sorry this happened to you Nigel. But thank you so much for speaking up on it. I'm Asian too and in the last two weeks I was told by an old white man I was cycling past to "go straight back to your own country", then got yelled at by a guy in a car driving past me while I was walking home, yelling "ching chong" repeatedly. He rolled down his window and stuck his head out just to yell that at me. It wasn't as bad as this senseless act of violence towards you, but altogether it shows the UK is definitely not innocent. We pretend like we're better than the US when it comes to racism but we're really not, and I'm glad you're raising it.
what are you racist? Nigel didn't say if he was white or black, does it matter to you? you describing makes me think you are brainwashed into thinking all the blacks murdering and attacking asians is white peoples fault, when everyone of the attacks was from blacks. The attacks make me mad as I have lived in many parts of Asia and love their cultures... but it makes me more mad when people blame whites for all these crimes, mass brainwashing at its best... The elites protected class of the black people, and people can't even be honest when they are obviously attacking Asians everywhere... Africans are attacking white randomly as well... Hollywood constantly puts down whites and asians and promotes these crimes. And you are trying to frame it as white people doing the attacks? You are actually siding with the neoliberal elites narratives that are causing this hate, can't you see that?
That sucks man, I was a witness and ended up stepping into something similar but it ended up being a boyfriend beating up his partner. Nearly got my teeth knocked out for it, but luckily the cops were not far away. I don't know how people can see something going down and not help. So worried about there own skin they won't help another....pretty shitty.
That didn't sound like a hate crime... The man kept saying "you know what you did." That sounds personal. Possibly wrong, as if the man thought he was Andy Ngo or something. OMG... Did the attacker think he was Any Ngo?
Can this comment get more fucken likes? We shouldn't have this reflexive urge to assume everything is racism. The perpetrator is scum and what happened was horrible, but why are we just randomly correlating shit?
Certain areas of NY people intervene when things like this happen. Other places, they have selective vision and ignore distress. It's horrifying. I remember in Brooklyn Chinatown a man was stabbing someone in the fish store multiple times, and after a few times a worker ran out to push the attacker. These random attacks make us all think, what more should we be doing? Not all of us have the courage of that employee, but there is definitely more to be done than ignore whats going on, i.e. pull a victim to safety, yell at attacker to break his concentration, call for help.
White girl you are clearly not from a bad area, I hope the next time you see a crime try to intervene, see what happens, change starts with you right... yet, there is a saying "dead man tells no tales" you try to defend someone then the attacker friends come and hurt you while the person you try to defend runs away leaving you alone
Call for help is the best thing, just trying to intervine without anything to defend but your bare hands is risky and could just make it a suicide mission, and what you did will not help anything at all, but call for help in a place the attacker won't notice you, or you are still fucked up
Its not that people don't care, nor is it that they're ignoring it. It's known as the bystander effect. People simply tend to not know what to do in the situation and assume someone else does, so they may think they're intervention wouldn't help the situation. Hence why you see giant crowds not doing anything when a situation like this occurs. Its not like every single person in a crowd doesn't care. Id like to think I'd intervene if a situation like this happened in front of me but I can't know for sure unless it actually happens.
This upsets me so much. The place I lived before was the same, people just stood and watched as I was being harassed by a man in the train who was literally screaming his lungs out on me, blocking my way out and following me wherever I went. Not one of them came in to help me, they just stared. This is why I am learning to defend myself now because many people nowadays are so useless in such situations. He could have done serious damage and they’d still stand there shocked but doing nothing.
If you are in a situation like this you have to address one of the bystanders directly, and not make a general call for help. General calls for help often go unanswered, it’s just the way our brains work. If you say, ‘hey you in the black t-shirt, please record this and call the police’ odds are they will help you.
I’m glad you are okay and can laugh about it. The behavior of your attacker and the people who think like him is disturbing, though. You guys are right - people need to get more involved when they see something wrong happening.
I understand the whole no shoes in the house thing, as I am Korean. But police have to keep footwear on while on duty for officer safety, even when entering a dwelling for whatever reason. I'm pretty sure that's protocol for agencies everywhere. On another note, I'm sorry you had to experience this but I'm glad you're alright. My friends experienced something similar at their business a while ago. Thankfully though, no one was assaulted. It was just come jerk running his mouth. And as Uncle Jackie said in Rush Hour "I like to let people talk who like to talk. That way, we can find out just how full of $#!T they are." Stay safe, my dude. Enjoy your week!
They could at least put on some booties like plumbers often do for courtesy's sake. I mean, police have a hard enough problem with PR, so the smallest gesture of respect would help.
@@ladygreedyshrimp620 Would booties work? They go over your boots, so it doesn't do anything to reduce the protective factor of them. Plumbers use booties to avoid tracking who knows what into peoples' homes.
Everywhere isn't everywhere, it's everywhere in the US? Because I've seen cops take their shoes off in Europe. Also, if they wouldn't, no chance they're walking into my apartment.
I assume by "act of hate" you mean you think this was about race, but the story doesn't support that. Nigel himself says the guy was saying "you know what you did". Which implies he thought Nigel did something and that was why he was punching him. It was personal (and likely mistaken identity), not racial.
the thing with stepping in is, that you put yourself in danger of being attacked as well. Even if you don't see any weapons, it doesn't mean that the assaulter doesn't have one and won't take it out when thing escalated (a person joining forces with the victim) Also: I think most people will be really upset if they hear that someone they know got attacked and nobody intervened, but if they were there, they wouldn't intervene to help a stranger. I feel especially adult men won't get a lot of help..
So awful to be attacked. It's crazy those two witnesses were just like 'oh well, let's move on'. I'm not involved has been the mantra of society. I watched that video of the Asian woman being attacked outside of a hotel, and everyone in the hotel just sat and watched it happen for 30 seconds and did nothing, even after the guy left.
I feel so bad that this happened, I only just found out about it and It makes me so mad and frustrated that people can be so terrible. It's nice that you both can talk about it so freely and find at least some humour to help process it but yeh, absolutely terrible that it happened and that none of the bystanders came to help.
When I lived in London I got into a couple of random unasked for scuffles with drunk people and it never failed to shock me how reluctant people there are to intervene in anyone else's business BUT they will stand there and stare at any drama going down. In a weird way I think British people are trained to think it would in fact be rude to interrupt.
It depends on where in the world you are. I seen this video of a man on china straight up stab a dude to death in the middle.of a packed plaza . It was horrible and no one did an thing. Not even lookie Lous just kept going. But you are probably right , it has a lot.to do with the cultural aspect. I've experienced both . People ignoring and people helping . Been on the helping side as well. But it could.also be fear that stops people from getting involved .
@@FUNeRaLPyR3 this is entirely wrong, people dont intervene because they are simply confused. they dont know about the situation, mb he deserved it. probably they know each other etc. furthermore most people in such serious situation just freeze up, they dont know what to even do. seen it often
@@daisuke910 Im not sure about now, but in the recent past in China, if you see someone in trouble/hurt, you'll have to pay for their medical fees; even though you had nothing to do with the scuffle. With the large medical bills, no one wants to pay it; thus causing people not wanting to help others when they're in trouble. It's sad because then they become desensitized to it
@@booyah7415 Ohh no! That is just promoting apathy....possibly seeping into the culture of you on your own and cannot rely on others. I have a Chinese friend and some times I just want to help, but he always think that I am asking for favours maybe in the future.... I mean I wanna help because I thought that is what friends do
Really sorry this happened to you Nigel. I can't say I will physically go in and intervene an ongoing crime (I mean I'm a petit girl with basically no muscles) but at least I would take out my phone and start recording for evidence, if circumstances permit then raise my voice to draw attention of other passerby, call the police, and definitely come up and check on that poor soul and offer any help within my power. As an Asian in a foreign country I can say that hate crime is and always will be a fear for me, and it's just awful these things keep happening. Also, how cold this society can be?! If you see an abandoned puppy on the side of the road you'd at least go check up on it or even shelter it, but not a human person in obvious distress???
Nigel, So sorry this has happened to you, being First Nation, I know first hand what it is like being attacked for who I am. The racist attacks here in the united states against Asian/Americans shows how intelligent american people are! What right do they have to be here? If you're not First Nation, you have no right to discriminate against those who are from other countries. Love your work! Again sorry to hear of such hatred!
A week late, but damn man, so sorry it happened. It's all so obscene! Glad you're ok! Thank you for continuing to give the gift of laughter to all who enjoy your work, and especially in spite of such dark times. Your humor has been sorely needed by many, and - personal testiment - your content has been something of a beacon. We all need to remember how and when to smile these days. Stay safe out there! A glib tongue will get you out of a lot of sticky situations, but not walking alone is an even better defense.
Sounds like the bystander effect. Pretty standard and well-documented reaction to witnessing assaults. There was more than one person there so they waited for the other to act. It still sucks and feels awful, but it is a widely observed phenomenon. I'm sorry it happened to you, that's the worst.
That’s horrible! Sorry to hear that happened & no one intervened. Glad you are ok now. Your videos are so funny & helped me make a mean stir fry. Hope you cross paths with 100’s of decent & kind people each day & never again someone like that.
I was a witness of a beating and I agreed to testify. I went through the whole witness hearing at the police HQ, and shortly after I learned the case is actually going to court and I'm gonna have to get there to repeat the same stuff over again in person (like what the heck for? The effing police got it on paper already, why are they wasting the court's and my time?), which by the time I forgot the bigger part of because it's been *over a year now since the incident* and the court term is getting constantly postponed because of the pandemic so I still have this effing thing hanging over my head and I AM PRAYING it doesn't get postponed AGAIN and get scheduled on my planned August holidays. Also coincidentally I am very socially anxious and scared the frock out of this kind of public appearances especially in unknown or potentially hostile surroundings. And even though I'm not the one who did anything wrong, I feel as if I was to be facing an execution platoon. I honestly regret that at the crime scene I just didn't scoot away or said I was looking the other way and didn't see anything. And no, it wasn't racial or hate crime against any group of people and people not only do not step in when it's one of those instances. They don't step in in general and if you happen to be of a different race than them, it doesn't necessarily have to mean that they're being racist.
I’m sorry you had to go through that, I wish no one should ever became a victim of hate crime. The fact that you managed to make laugh out of this terrible scenario shows that you win against them. You didn’t let their fear get to you. You didn’t give them the satisfaction of fear but laughing it off instead. Shows that you’re the better person.
I really feel sad, but Nigel you are so optimistic and make it as a joke. I understand it’s useless to be angry coz stupid people are everywhere you can’t make them clever coz they are stupid as hell . Hope you doing well
Sad to hear that. I was also punched a decade ago by a drunk at a train station. No racist reason. Nobody did a thing. Stay strong bro! I think people are shocked more than anything when they don't react.
He was probably attacked because Uncle Roger deleted a collaboration video with another youtuber Mike Chen because he spoke out against the CCP and they're mistreatment of Uygher minorities and the pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. By deleting the video it made Uncle Roger look like a CCP stooge.
@@heavyweaponsguy21 But this happened October last year, wayy before the Mike Chen thing happened. So your reasoning is invalid. It was 100% a hate crime. Also, let's be honest here nobody cares about the Mike Chen incident
If you're attacking an Asian person because of racism, stop and think of the most obvious stereotype, that all Asians know Kung-Fu, that was priceless comedy that got me rolling.
i love the way you had taken this, despite how disgusting it was, lots of respect and I'm happy that you turnt something that is quite sensitive into something positive to an extent, big up uncle roger and nephew nigel
The thing about "stepping in", is, here in the U.S., if you step in to help someone who's being attacked, not only could you have assault charges pressed on you, by the attacker, but they could also sue you. It is for situations like these, that the phrase "no good deed goes unpunished" was invented. Given how loopy the justice system is in the U.K., i'm sure it's even worse. Maybe people WANT to help, but they can't afford the liability attached to doing the right thing.
Sorry thats bs. You can get charged if you dont help an obvious victim of a crime. Of course without harming yourself. A society not reacting to crimes against minoritities is a sick one. And the US justice system is a joke. Even the uk is better. No offense. ☮️
I don’t know what hurts more. The assault on you, the fact people witnessing the act no one helping or the police not taking their shoes off. Very sad man. Glad to see you are able to laugh it off.
This makes me so angry. What’s weird is on that exact same day you said that happened to you, I was walking and a man exposed himself to me. it must have been a day for idiots. 😒 I’m sorry you went through that 😔 we love you! ❤️❤️❤️
I agree with Evelyn, the bystanders could have at least asked if he was okay. At the same time, it's possible they were confused that it might be a personal altercation if the attacker was yelling -- "You know what you did!"
Years ago I watched a TV show about people who were doing an experiment and they pretended to kidnap a little girl and she was screaming that that’s not my dad just to spark a reaction in the people around her. Let me just say I am not surprised that’s what happened to Nigel.
Only two young black dudes were willing to save her. I remember the show interviewed people who did nothing and they either said “kid throwing a tantrum” or the most used excuse, “ someone else will help”. I was like damnnn....
The city I live in did the same experiment, when the people who ignored the child screaming for help were interviewed they didn't say "I thought someone else would help" they were brutally honest and said "It's not my problem, I just didn't care, I was only worried the screaming kid would spill my coffee."
I’m so sorry this happened to you. It breaks my heart that this is happening. My ex husband is Japanese and my kids are mixed. This world is a mess. I’m glad you are able to joke about it. Even if people don’t physically get involved they can speak up, whip out the phone to call 911 or at the bare minimum take photos or videos. Then offer assistance and wait for police. Bare minimum.
sorry this happening my friend , we need you . you have given me some of the best full blown belly laughs I've had in years . you've been a light in an otherwise bleak times . you have lots of big time fans in Victoria BC , everyone in this house for sure .
I love your humor, any person that resorts to physical violence has very deep internal issues that they haven't dealt with. Good for you for rising above the hate❤, and screw those people who just stand by and accept it. Stay handsome and funny!😉
You are both very entertaining! By the way, where did you get that couch? I grew up and that was the couch in my parents house back in 1988. The exact same one. Is that an older couch? or has fashion started to repeat itself?
While I am so happy that you can laugh and make light of this situation, and that you were not seriously hurt, I am horrified and angry that this sort of hate exists. #STOPASIANHATE
Bystander idling.... pretty common from what I was told by the police when I got jumped once. I got jumped on a subway train full of people once on my way home from work. This guy just randomly walked up and started punching me before throwing me to the ground and stomping on me. The train halted at 2 stops with people getting on and off while this guy was attacking me. Only about maybe a good 20 seconds after I shouted "why the fuck isn't anyone calling the police?" did I hear someone pull the emergency alarm. The guy picked up a random glass bottle on the ground, tossed it in my direction and ran. I would understand people being too afraid to physically intervene for personal safety and legal reasons, but not even calling for help? They have to have the guy being attacked to tell them to have the decency to do something other than stare. Glad you're OK man, it's crazy how feckless people can be as part of a developed society.
