Chinese Etiquette Expert Reacts to Bling Empire
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- Опубликовано: 2 мар 2021
- The latest Netflix phenomenon is here guys! When I first heard about Bling Empire it was just too good to be true! The life of rich chinese in america? Hell yeah! I had to do my own reaction! On this episode we will talk, not only about the series, but also about red packets, marriages in china, etiquette (duh?) and much more!
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This is Sara Jane Ho, expert of etiquette and founder of the Institute Sarita finishing school.
Etiquette combines charm and integrity. Knowing what to do in any situation gracefully is one of the most empowering things for a person: it means feeling capable and confident around other people. I grew up in China with my mother throwing dinners and parties at home; now I do the same. I like to create magic moments through entertaining, putting guests at ease.
As I travelled and immersed myself in different cultures, I discovered that people all over the world want to have a sense of belonging. I was a student at Harvard Business School and thinking about what I wanted to do in life, when it hit me: I had lost my mother to cancer, but I could keep her legacy alive by sharing the joy and love that she brought to others through entertaining. I took a leap of faith and opened the first finishing school for ladies in China in 2012. Today that leap of faith has grown into several thriving ventures.
As China opens its doors to the world, I want to continue elevating women and give them the tools to feel confident in any situation. This passion of mine has evolved into a business I want to continue nourishing and sharing with people around the world.
my Chinese mom has that same misconception on vietnamese people as you've just mentioned. When I dye my hair blonde or wear more revealing outfits, she'll say "you look like those Vietnamese girls". Which I've had to point out to her is such a dangerous mindset because you're unconsciously looking down on an entire group of people.
Not to be that guy... as soon as I heard Christine talk about her husband decendency, I listened with half a heart. The Song Dynasty ended in the 1200s. The Qing Dynesty was the last reigning... If the Song Dynasty was reigning, Christine would be one of X amount of wives and Baby G would be in competition with his siblings to be heir up until his fathers death. I'm just sayin.💅
well explained. but honestly i like christine and her husband.
I think they are full of it. The name baby G is so cringey.
No disrespect, but your explanation of “竹门对竹门，木门对木门” is exactly opposite of what it really means.
The doors of wealthy Chinese back then were actually wooden; poor families could only afford bamboo (not necessarily bamboo, but cheap materials in general).
I understand your logic that wood is much cheaper than bamboo nowadays, but the rich families during ancient times would only use a few types of woods with fine natural textures and have them crafted by famous artisans. It takes certain designs and constructions which have to fit the style and rank of the family. For example, if people used patterns higher than their stratum, they could get their heads chopped off (worst case scenario).
One more reminder: not all who claim to descend from big NAMEs are liars. But it definitely shows how arrogant they are.
In other words, like marry like *and* 門當戶對, correct?
Great post, Sara! Can’t wait for your reactions to the next episode
I love Anna, wish we were friends, she's so humble and down to earth, I think she is genuine
Very informative. Also relieved to see many people liking Anna’s energy
Thank you VERY much for talking about abuse in your book and here on the video. Regardless of race, ethnicity, citizenship or social status, the abusive man is the same and as you said, he has the same tactics as his brothers in other countries. That guy Drew is phonier than a 30 dollar bill.---Bless you. I think your teaching about Chinese etiquette is wonderful even for those of us who interact with many Chinese people. Thank you.
"regardless of race" yet you continue to generalize him and "his brothers", we know what you're alluding here. It's like me generalizing all Chinese people for the actions of their government and majority of Chinese people, I think you've given me the green light here.
As an asian living in south east asia, I do not think Vietnam has a revealing culture when it comes to their clothes. I find it weird that you categorized Vietnam as that. I think the Philippines has a more american-asian mixed culture than Vietnam since they were colonized by USA (among other colonizers), therefore they are more susceptible to open skin fashion. Maybe aside from ettiquette, we also need to open ourselves to different cultures. There's a difference between knowing how to pick a spoon, and being educated.
The Philippine culture is also conservative because of the Spanish Catholicism influence. They were under spain for more than 300 years…. The US colonized them for only just a few years…
Vietnam was colonized by France
I think she was making that comment in comparison to how conservative Chinese culture is. I am from the Philippines and I agree with your statement but I do think that Philippines and Vietnam, and maybe even other south east countries, are more open to showing a bit more skin than Chinese, Japanese, or Koreans.
@@lindy10 the problem with this statement that some other country is "more" revealing than others is that it creates a sense of division between what is good and what is not. Remember that she is supposed to be someone who teaches or is knowledgeable in "class" for which rich people most often are viewed to possess (even tho this is also flawed). So, if she compares both countries and says Chinese rich is class, Chinese rich is also conservative, what do you think it means for Vietnam? Have she not thought that there is also conservative Vietnam as well like conservative chinese? I honestly think that throwing Vietnam as an example of a revealing or western style culture is both unfair and a little uneducated. To say that Vietnam is less conservative than Chinese is a huge statement and one that should not be taken lightly, especially if you are not Vietnamese. So, from her culture's upbringing, esp that she mentions other Chinese saying that if one makes a less conservative move, it is rather more vietnamese than Chinese, is kind implying that the Chinese do not reveal themselves and the Vietnamese does which is a very black and white thinking, and not at all true. Vietnamese people can be conservative, they have roots and traditions, just as Chinese people have. Vietnamese people may also be revealing, but it does not mean we have the right to categorize them as one single value. To even say "this is more vietnamese" and "that is more Chinese" is kind of dumb, because at such a global community we have we can't simply keep dividing and putting countries (who are made of millions of individualized people) in a box.
@@TheCashmoneyfan while that is true, The Americans have taken hold of consumerism in the Philippines. English is way more common than you think, so is the media, clothes, and all the culture of America in the Philippines. Remember also that America came after the Spaniards, and the way America ruled the Philippines was through friendly persuasion, not like the Spaniards that ruled with an iron hammer. Which means that America slowly slipped more easily into the culture of the Philippines, rather than Spanish banging it's culture to the Philippines. Remember also that the Philippines' last allies were Americans, which means that until now Philippines is still paying debt to America and has a strong bondship with America more than the Spaniards. Which means that today, although the Spanish gave religion to Filipinos, the culture is more and more American.Although I do agree with you for now that half of the population is conservative, and the other half is not especially the new generation. To be honest, I don't like putting conservatism and non-comservatism as a sign of class or power. That is the point I am trying to make. Money is money, attitude is attitude. You can have all the money in the world, and look "classy" yet be trashy when the curtains are drawn. You can look trashy and less conservative, and be rich as fuck. Like I said, the true rich does not give a shit about what others view them because they shape the world. Those people who think ethicacy is something to be learned should know that the richest of the richest, the 1% of the 1%, are not even seen in gatherings doing etiquette. They hide away, try not to go to parties, try not to socialize or be seen in public, try to hide their money, because they're more busy lying down in an owned beach naked rather than learning how to bow, curtsy, talk, walk, eat, and socialize. For short, they don't need to do that. So I just find it weird to say that we even have to talk about conservatism as a way to know who is rich. That's because we think the Queen is rich, or Steve Jobs is rich. If the Queen is rich and she is conservative that means that's the way to be rich. There are many many more rich people, people whose names we will not hear from the media that are extremely disgustingly rich. And they're out there eating extinct animals and being naked, and having no shit about etiquette. To even view the rich as something honorable is making humans Gods.
thank you for this video 😊 very informative
I thoroughly enjoyed this.🙂
Love your analysis and thx for setting things straight (reg what’s truly Chinese cultural ways)
Omg I learned so much from this! And totally agree on most of your views … also part of the abusive relationship, even if you’re the happiest person out there, they will find a way to break you down. Keep your head up!! Don’t let them dull your shine. I do love Anna too and not huge fan of Christine. Xoxo
Love your channel Sara, you are hilarious 🤣
I've always been fascinated by the Chinese elite and what their lives are like. You are dropping gems and spilling tea.
There are definitely truth in what she said. But I feel like she hasn’t been living in China for a while. Her views are of boomer generation. China evolves so quickly, people’s opinion evolves and changes so quickly. It’s hard to generalise, because even boomers view changed a lot.
Elite???? Money has nothing to do with being "Elite"! Those people are juste rich.
Can't wait for episode 2! So entertaining 😊
Hi Sara, I am Vietnamese, I just watched Bling Empire and think it is fun and entertaining to watch in free time. By accident I see this vlog of yours and would like to say Vietnamese culture is never like you describe here so may you learn more yep. But good vlog content girl. Cheer!
Vietnamese culture may be even more conservative than Chinese culture girl.
I don’t think she is saying Vietnamese culture is less conservative, I think she is saying the perception amongst other Asian countries is that it is less conservative. Obviously it’s a stereotype and not true but it is still a belief that exists…
I love the concept of lose face and not lose face. It makes so much sense!! 💚
I think there is a point in what she is making about the Vietnamese culture, I am a Chinese person born in Vietnam. It is not that the Vietnamese are not decent, but when you are comparing the cultures, the Vietnamese appreciate sexiness within the female beauty more. And there is nothing wrong with that. I remembering fitting an áo dài and the seamstresses were reminding me to wear a pointy bra to accentuate the curves. Or women of older ages wearing colorful đồ bộ, clearly going braless. The female beauty is not as taboo as in the Chinese culture. The mother touching her child like that shows the deepness of the bond between the two. It is not an embarrassing thing as many other culture view it. But because the Chinese culture is more conservative, the difference between the two might be shocking. Even for me, who grew up in Europe, I felt a bit uncomfortable because I am raised Chinese. Unfortunately, some Chinese people can look down on the Vietnamese because of that, while it is merely a cultural difference and there is no right or wrong. And denying the relative openness of Vietnamese culture in that aspect, is in my opinion also a disrespect. But I agree she could have changed her phrasing a bit to be more respectful. And be mindful, that the Vietnamese culture is much more conservative than Western culture. The way a culture is viewed is relative to the lens of the other culture through which the culture is being looked at.
Very well said.
This is a very different video. Thanks, Sara!
I'm Korean and I've never heard of Vietnamese being revealing in the way they dress. the only Vietnamese girls like that that I've seen are Vietnamese American but I've seen other Asian American girls dress just as revealing so I feel like thats kind of weird to find out lol
Well I am an Korean & I've heard and seen otherwise. The fact is, girls can be crazy regardless of ethnicity and location.
My personal experience with crazy Viet gals and sweet Viet gals go something like this: Ive seen Vietnamese girls throwing themselves at Korean men wanting to get pregnant to get create anchor babies to get out of Vietnam and move to Korea while doing projects for Samsung and SK & it was shocking asf. Since they couldn't tell that my Korean name was a female name and when they heard I was an attorney with both US and South Korean passports, woah, you would not believe the number of nudes they sent me before I walked into the office on my first day.
But of course, I've also met so many Vietnamese women who were nothing like the ones described above. Some women were intelligent, respectful and sweet.
But such is the case every you go! People be crazy but some others be sweet and nice.
@@casebycase_904The ones sending you nudes are probably dudes on the other end… no normal girl would randomly send their nudes to strangers, period.
I watched the whole season and being a very wealthy Arab/Spaniard, I found it very hard to watch because none of these young people and even Anna had any true compassion for life......Anna keeps saying this is not a dress rehearsal but she has had many years to rehearse and she doesnt seem very warm towards people less fortunate than her and neither do any of the others on the Shows. These people are really demonic in that they place to much importance on unimportant things and they glorify rich designers by making them their Gods and their self worth by advertising their products etc. it sends a very low class message to the world and should really make rich people wake up and see the suffering around them in todays real world!....I think they should want to help people who have lost their homes who are trying to make ends meet and feed their families instead of buying big diamonds and clothes and spending money on an item that could feed 20 families!.......I have chosen to open up my heart and my wealth to share with others who are not born into great wealth like we were and so when I die I will be a very rich man because I chose to help my fellow man and not just live in a selfish world of ME and I being the first words that come out of my mouth!..............The world is crying people cant you hear them?........did money save any of the mansions that burned up in Malibu etc?............
True, I was watching the show at first and i was thinking what else can i learn from this than only these people showcasing their wealth and designers.. and that's exactly the same thing my friend said.. But Anna is genuinely kind & giving tho than the other people.
If only more people had your mindset and heart, the world would be a better, more compassionate and inclusive place.
can’t wait for more episodes to come!!
Thank you for being so vulnerable and telling us your trial and how strong you have become. I teared knowing as affluent as you maybe, you still remember the human in you and you can only be human. I love that you live Kane!!! 💗🥰
Guuurl stop talking about Vietnamese culture as if you knew what was going on. 😂 Kim Lee’s mum is an extremely a americanized Vietnamese, so she does not really abide by the proper traditional Asian customs. In Vietnam, wearing such a revealing dress is a big no no too, just like Chinese culture. I feel like Chinese and Vietnamese culture are very similar in many aspects, so far all that you’ve described for the Chinese culture exactly applied to Vietnamese culture too. After all, we were under the Chinese empire for a very long time.
Exactly. Vietnamese culture is conservative unless you are heavily influenced by western society.
@@lindanguyen7019 Have you been to Bolsa? 😂
Vietnam is very conservative, I can understand this mind set about westernized Vietnamese woman.
Well she did say American born Vietnamese
@@AgentCPShe should have said American-born Asian.
Loved this vid
Growing up with conservative traditional Vietnamese parents, my parents despised if I dyed my hair, got any piercing (other than earlobe), tattoos and revealing clothes. Your representation of Vietnamese culture is misleading as it doesn’t represent ALL Vietnamese individuals. I think what you were trying to explain continues stereotypes (which is toxic) and rather applicable to more modern Vietnamese individuals.
Poor explanation of Vietnamese culture lol
I found your wonderful video after seeing Xi Jinping's wife being offered a shrug by Putin and was curious as to why she politely and gracefully rejected him. This was so eye opening and fabulous! I teach British etiquette and if I have clients interested in Chinese Etiquette, I'll definitely send them your way! New subscriber ride or die.
Bling empire season 3 is coming so excited
My Idol is Sara🤗❤️😊I like her style hello Sara🤗😃
This was very informative. Thanks. My last name is Chiu, but I am illiterate on Chinese culture. Would like to know more
I love your necklace
Tbh I don’t know whether or not the sexual culture in Vietnamese is actually like that or not, but revealing clothing and outward displays of sexual innuendos isn’t necessarily bad. It can be appreciation for embracing femininity. In western cultures, yes, there is misogyny and people can still get judged for wearing “slutty” outfits, but with the focus on individualism, there is a lot of self-expression and valuing of freedom (Ex. allowing women to dress as they want). However, I get you are speaking from a conservative lens though since this is more about China but personally, I don’t think either one is bad or good. There are pros and cons on both ends, it’s merely just a culture thing mixed with personal opinion.
Your last name is Chiu or Zhao doesnt mean you are from the royal family of the Song dynasty. BTW the Song Dynasty used to give their last name to their slaves, just saying.
Great video. Learnt so much
Found it funny when they were speaking in mandarin but also throwing english words 😂
American is not just white.
Great dam show
how long ago was season 1 filmed? Kelly seems to be holding an iPhone 6S Plus, which is circa 2014-2015. strange for a rich entrepreneur to be using in 2020/2021. just thinking out loud.
Omg plz review the New York version :')
華人圓桌正對門的位置是尊位 是個最重要的客人坐的 跟誰買單沒有關係
So nx time someone tells u “Im actually the King’s descendant” they’re most likely not lol
Christine is so stunning!
The biggest problem for the super rich in China is demand for butlers is larger then supply, which can be embarrassing
thank you for all this information.i have learned alot,one question i have why so much red,red color clothes red decorations at event.what is the signifigance of the color red.
Well my family told me that our ancestors also come from the song dynasty but they change their surname after the fall of the Mongolian empire because no one protected them so they change their surname to huang because they were adopted by a lady in fujian by a huang family but what make a difference from other huang my family have a family poem for their name and they put it before the surname and after the name. His name are cool thoo but anyway it happen like 700+- years ago i dont think people really care about it hehe. I barely believe my family until i read my family history book and search source in google i found it similar to the house of zhao history but still im kinda still confused and curious hehe 😂
Excellent video Sara amen.
I enjoyed this video very much. My girlfriend is Asian and I love learning about the different cultures.
I read you bio for this channel and major congratulations on all your accomplishments amen! I'll definitely continue watching for sure...
Thanks,
James, Rescue Kitty😺 & Snowvan!
I’m Chinese and I learned like a lot.
I wouldn't say traditional Vietnamese culture supports revealing clothes. I think that the more open attitude is common among Americanized Asians of any culture. Living in SouthEast Asia and other parts, I noticed that the Chinese and Koreans look down on SouthEast Asians as if they are lower classed. Light skin Asians look down on dark skinned Asians.
Saints prove that PEOPLE DO CHANGE!
I sense a hint of British accent👌🏼
I would have guessed Aussie.
I'm Vietnamese and very conservative. It's depend on how one is raised. Hah! Vietnam is def not the most open in Asia. We actually have the most similarity to China. It's not as strict on social status like Chinese. Thx for breaking it down ha
Why not add coins in the hongbao?
love you girl
When you change someone’s seat to a’ lower’ position , esp at the last minute, is very passive aggressive and will cause additional problems with that relationship. Jealousy because she wore a necklace she owns? Yes also possibly passive aggressive too. Why did she invite someone she didn’t like? To make a fight for arc show? Yea, I guess so.
I honestly like Christine in this show.
这个很好看，😂女神
The population of China seems to be declining rapidly because of the cultural norm surrounding the desire to have boys (and giving up girls for adoption to western families). What do you think?
That insider's info was this - Piglet is not best friends with Xin Jinping anymore.
Kelly needs to run, hope one day she can I don't trust her safety with him he's crazy, and he talks about going to church. If Kevin had money maybe she would have consider him
I like your reaction regarding Kristine cause I also don't like her hahaha she's so insecure to Anna well in fact Anna doesn't need to compete.
Season 2
I don't know why everyone hates Christine...
If you look at comments from clips of bling empire with Christine people love her! It's kind of funny. The difference of opinion. However she and Anna ironically oh and Kevin are fan faves.
@@manushka7297 I used to like Anna...until the last episode of season 2. She seems straight up evil: such contempt and for what? Because she claims she's "old money" she gets to be nasty to people? Classless
@@pneron2032 Oh yes, that was such a disappointment. She was definitely different in the 2nd season. All that etiquette and class flew out the window. I liked her initial humbleness. Her and Kane, I hope get it together.
@@manushka7297 Right. Kane too! Season two was a mess haha
Here in Hong Kong only the rich gets to chase sons la....
totally wrong about the bamboo door. wood is alot more expensive than bamboo. thats common knowledge
I’m not Chinese or Asian
Found the clip 🔥
I loved the first season of Bling Empire. The second season is not as enjoyable. It seems as though they're trying too hard.
So an Indian actress and a black woman were shown as example of wearing revealing clothes...hmmm, would have used Kelly Hu, Lucy Liu...but whenever an opportunity arises for subliminal messaging why not...of course it's their women not our women...those types not our kind...them and us...got it, got it.
True also noticed that. Some Asians( mostly Chinese people) really like stereotyping i have noticed.
I liked the video till you showed an indian person and black person half naked.. As if their are no half naked Chinese people. Idk if thats racist ( like black people always experiencing with Mostly Chinese people) or some of yall just like to stereotype too much. Just like with the Vietnamees comment..& I am not even Vietnamees but even i know that u can't put a whole country & people in one category! Just because one or two people have their flaws. We obviously see that the woman lives in America for idk how long so she definitely taken over some american culture. So We definitely can't compare that to Vietnam people in VIETNAM.
Anyway still Informative video.. Only subscribed because of that and hope u will do better next time,so we can at least then press the like button with full confidence. Thanks.
You don’t get to determine the gender with IVF…
Dead on perception on Christine.
descendent of Song Dynasty ? stop shaming Song Dynasty which is probably one of China most influential dynasty. Christine and his husband Dr Chiew are just vulgar, show off and don't shame the song descendent and song culture and dynasty please.
I sense there’s a lot of judgmental backwards statements, and are judgement is not “etiquette” is any form or culture
I love the show. No one's perfect. And the show is for entertainment purposes. If everyone in the show was perfect it would be boring. Just like Selling Sunset.
I like everyone in Bling Empire. All have different personalities and their own style. I think Anna kind of overreacted and was a bit too suspicious of Christine. I think Anna had her own issues maybe because she's too wealthy and just too cocky saying she doesn't care about money blah blah so she feels threatened around Christine but yet Anna has her own lavish parties so whatever.
1:58 Yes, I think it was also because of china’s great famine during the 1960s, a fat person is considered rich and prosperous.
3:25 Sorry to break it to you hun but even if dynasties still existed, the Song Dynasty was no more. It has ceased to exist. Even before the Qing Dynasty (the last dynasty in China) was established, the Song Dynasty was already dead, way back 8 centuries ago.
Team Anna and Jaime ❤
hmmm... no, it is who pays the bill sits right next to the door so they can pay the bill and help out with placing the dishes. 主座才要坐对门, and sits in the center and back to the wall.... I suggest to get your facts right before you take people's money and teach them
Anna and Christine are the same.
Difference is Christine is more anxious in her expression, but they both lack depth and care a lot about how they are perceived
sooo natural eggs is not doog to eat .you confuse me
test tube baby comment was a little rough
U just a hater, Sara lol 😆
Chaozhou is not near Guangdong. Pls do not believe what you see here.
I am very much NOT a fan of these reality TV shows like The Kardashians, Made in Chelsea, etc etc. Out of curiosity about various cultures and their evolution in different environments I watched a bit of The Bling Empire. I don't know which episode it was probably the 2nd episode but I brought it to an end where some large party/festival was taking place. It was all so excruciatingly artificial and directed. Only drama drama drama, which i didn’t want. It wasn't adding any helpful information, at least none that I was able to pick out. This is why I prefer documentaries (which by comparison are far more helpful, though one should always be on the look out for artificial scenarios), books and interviews. Now the documentary Wild China was brilliant though that was far more about the landscape but still ended up including some glimpses of local culture(s). Lots of other sources as well that talk about not just the politics and history but old and current culture as well.
Having said all that I do find commentaries such as this one helpful on what shows like these still end up showing, the significance of it or what it means...... saving me the trouble of watching such stuff myself 🤣😅. Sorry (kind of),
Aren’t those traditions a million years old ? 🙄
No need to be rude and millions of years ago humans didn’t exist
Please educate yourself before you comment something rude abt someones culture
You shouldn’t generalize an entire culture based on 1 character on a reality show.
I watch the entire season 2 and i can say that i'm not fond of christine
Based on the comments below, I’ll skip this video. Skip the negativity on stereotypes
Why do you have to practically said that christin lied about the family. It very rude
The pop up sound so many times is so freaking annoying. Takes away from your content.
I've dated a few 'Hong Kong' women like Sara Ho during the 90s. Most of them are extremely hard to pleased and are always expecting the prince in shining armor, either that or the old rich dude. So no, I've seen it all and I think you watched Titanic too many times.
season 1 was better season 2 seems more fake
You should THANK GOD for KEEPING TOXIC PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE! He placed them there, and WILL KEEP THEM THERE FOR YOUR SANCTIFICATION!
I like Anna so much. She never likes to talk about money unlike Christine. Very self attention.
Anna is aware of being wealthy but she doesn’t need to talk about it or compete with anyone. I’m sure she had a enough of her party life. I bet she would rather to have calm and spent time with good people. Unlike Kane hahahaha
Lmaoooo
Not all Asians always want sons, don't say in "Asian culture".
Yikes.
I can't replicate it cause "I'm not a bitchy American Chinese, but she is" dead lmao!!!!!
I get that you’re trying to be open and honest with your audience, however you’re not following much of what you teach to others.
If I may provide some feedback: you can often come off sounding a LOT louder than you intend to, generalizing cultures (or people) is never an elegant or diplomatic act, your laughter is perhaps more Westernized and coupled with your strong sense of confidence, it can often be perceived as very off-putting.
I like you and that’s why I took the time to write this comment. Thanks for the good work and interesting insights.
has this narrator lost a lot of hair
The bling is worst kind of trash! 😢