0:00 [Music] Welcome back to another episode of Careful Boys. Today we're going to talk about in what ways do you actually fit the stereotypes about your ethnicity? >> Ooh. >> Or you make them true. >> I love stereotypes cuz they're real. >> Like what's some stereotypical things about Vietnamese guys that you actually are? >> Dang. >> Besides the obvious ones, I'm freak. >> What is a What is a Vietnamese stereotype? >> Yeah. Name them. Uh like super irrational tempers of beating wife. Um >> keep going, keep going. >> Um >> I like to gamble. Do you like to gamble? >> Yeah, gambling. >> No, but uh interestingly enough, I do feel like if I had a lot of money, I would like to >> I I can see myself getting into like some sort of gambling addiction and not
0:50 getting out of it. I think I have an addictive mentality when it comes to things cuz like for hobbies for example, like if I didn't have hobbies and I had money, I would just get into something else like crazy. >> So that's >> I know a lot of people that still live with their parents. >> That's a stereotype. >> That's not a stereotype, is it? >> Is that stereotype or just culture? >> People that live with their parents. >> I never heard that one. >> But that's just culture. >> Now they're just most Asians. Yeah. >> No, I thought I thought I thought they they brought family back, like money to the house to build the house bigger, >> right? That's like the way to >> No, for sure. That That's definitely common. >> The the living with parents or just staying in your family home, even after you're married, too. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> I always thought that was a thing, >> but other than that, >> no, I don't cuz I don't really drink that much. I don't I don't actually gamble.
1:40 >> You don't like Hennessy, >> dude. I hate Hennessy, dude. That ████ makes me throw up. I also felt like Vietnamese guys stay stay in the gangster mentality longer than most Asians. >> No, because not everybody um was in that gang culture, you know what I mean? Cuz I wasn't. I was more so in the nerd gaming like growing up. >> So I I guess I'm really into like being on my computer and like that type of stereotype where where you're just gaming with your friends. >> Oh, you're that stereotype? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> So there's one. >> That's a different one. And you're you're like an anime Vietnamese. >> I do. >> I don't I think you can just take Vietnamese out. I think he's just like the Asian gamer anime people. >> Yeah. Yeah. You do fit the stereotype of of being around the that particular area of OC a lot. >> Oh, I do. I do love. Okay. So, there's a newer stereotype.
2:30 >> Do you drink boba every day or Vietnamese coffee every day? >> I drink a lot of boba. I do um Wait, what was the other one? Boba is something else. >> No, not white beans. >> Second wife. I just keep trying to push him. >> I do like going to clubs sometimes, but recently I kind of I'm kind of clubbed out right now. I did I did go to clubs. Yeah, I did do the whole like >> You like You like Hennessy? >> No. >> What's the new stereotype? What's the new You said there's a new Vietnamese one. >> The the boba drinking Asians. That's a newer one. Cuz I knew it existed back then too, but then now it is definitely more prevalent on social media. That one's kind of unfair because it's like that's all the people. >> That's like saying Japanese eat sushi. It's like Yeah, they kind of do. It's how do they survive? They need rice and fish. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Yeah. Tapioca balls, man.
3:20 >> How are you a typical ████ guy, >> man? >> Hates all other nationalities of Asia. Japan's number one. >> But I'm not even really considered I'm I'm not I'm not considered Japanese over there. They'll be like, "You ████ American." Like they don't they don't look at that. It's just funny to >> Well, don't bring your insecurities here. We're talking about your stereotype. >> Typical Japanese American guy. >> I don't know if there's a Japanese American stereotype, but the one that I know is none of them know how to ████ speak Japanese for ████ >> They're they're like they're just fully American. The only thing Japanese about them is they pound mochi during New Year's. >> Do you do that? >> Nope. >> You know what's a typical Japanese stereotype for Joe? >> What? >> For a Japanese American? What? outside of like the guy sells matcha >> jacking off in porn. >> Oh yeah, >> that's just a guyly sexually horny in
4:11 different ways. >> Sexually. >> And then he also he also surfs in Hawaii. I mean, come on. >> Oh yeah, that's true. >> That's a Japanese thing. >> True. You love Hawaii. >> If you gave this guy a fishing line, he probably catched as many like a ton of >> I was obsessed with fishing in elementary school. Yeah. >> He often times dresses like a mechanic and is into like old school cars and stuff. American cars. >> That's true. That is a stereotype. >> I also thought that there was a stereotype that Japanese people talk about Japan a lot. >> Is it? >> I thought it was >> because ding ding ding ding. >> I don't think that's Joe. I don't really think that's >> because it's not like it for me it wasn't as big of a thing that Filipino don't they don't like drop Philippines facts on you. >> But like Japanese people that are American Japanese have hella knowledge about Japanese culture >> which I thought is like they're always like did you know that's invented in Kyoto? >> But they hella don't watch anime. Yeah, they don't.
5:01 >> No, they don't. But everybody else watches their anime, >> but then they read the manga sometimes. >> You know why? It's cuz we grew up on it, but it's like kids ████ >> You know, it's it's kind of like um like you don't still watch GI Joe, you know? >> Damn. I kind of do. >> Oh, you do? Okay, never mind. >> No, the movie. I do. >> The movie, >> but like >> not the animated show. Yeah, but like there's an era, right, that you kind of and then when you're not a teenager no more. >> Does it sound nostalgic to you to watch Dormon or something? >> Yeah, but like it's not the same. Like it's like I could watch Alvin and the Chipmunks, >> but it's not the I don't it doesn't feel the same. Whereas like I think people that are getting into anime now, >> they're just like what the ████ And you see like 30-year-olds like fully into it and I'm like I don't know, man. That's kind of teenager. I think it's I mean
5:51 it's great but yeah maybe that's why yeah that's another stereotype I think too because anime got so popular so it's like oh you're one of those Asian people that do watch anime >> yeah it's different now because anime is like it's crosscultural >> yeah because it's not just like kids cartoons anymore it's just like so >> no there's good yeah there's really good content >> over time for sure >> yeah I really like that that it spread and now we can make fun of all races for being nerds Yeah. Yeah. >> You're a breakdancing Filipino. That's a That's a fullon stereotype right there. >> I think I fit a pretty good amount of >> I feel like Filipinos are uh musically superior in a lot of ways. >> But they got the cool stereotypes like dancing and and fashion fashion >> play instruments like the Lakers karaoke or nurse a nurse in the family.
6:42 >> Good basketball. >> But even the negative one, it's like, oh, they're a ladies man. and they just keep getting a lot of girlfriends. It's like still what the ████ is that? >> No, but then but then the negative side of that is that girls are less inclined to trust you. >> Oh, cuz you're a >> Filipino player. >> Like the amount of times that I'll like >> I don't feel bad for you, dude. >> No, but I've dealt with like I've heard about you. You're not going to get to me. >> Yeah. And guess what? You always do. And you always do. Okay. >> That's not fair. >> Come on, dude. >> Yeah. I mean, that's better than like I heard your kind beats women. >> Oh, damn. >> That's bad. That's >> I heard your kind slices them in half. >> Left to right. >> Killer. >> Yeah, there's a I don't really know the um other negative Filipino ones other
7:34 than your height. >> Yeah, but that's all of us though. That's a lot of Asians. Yeah. >> I feel like everyone got a every Asian got a gambling problem stereotype. >> Yeah. >> I think we escaped it a little bit by being severist >> though. >> But like not the secular grandma ████ gambled away like three homes and ████ >> So it's in the blood, bro. >> So she's three homes down. >> Yeah. >> You know how Asians are uh the stereotype is we're bad drivers. I'm starting to catch myself going like why did I just run over that curb? Hey, I'm willing to I'm willing to bet money you're a bad driver. >> No, I'm a I'm a I drive like a grandma. I'm very safe. I I look at Dude, >> you still drive over. >> Yeah. Like every time I go through intersections, even though it's a green light, I still look cuz I'm like I don't want to get ████ like >> You're watching anime on your phone,
8:24 dude. >> Yeah. But then like sometimes I catch myself, I'm like, "Damn, I just ran a red light." And then I'm like, "Am I >> You're still watching you ran." Well, that's kind of the the part that's unfair is like even if you're generally a good driver, the moment you slip up and a and a guy gets next to you to see if you're Asian, you'll go, >> "Yeah." No, but yeah, I I would catch myself like doing stuff where I'm like, "Why did I just drive like that? Am I becoming a bad Asian driver?" >> Cuz do you use your blinkers? >> What is >> I feel like you was just doing a standup pit. Everyone just just licking bomb. That wasn't all I could. >> What's the deal with what's the deal with Asian driving? >> How's How's this for a Filipino stereotype? Is your mom's Filipino cooking uh the best Filipino food that you know?
9:14 >> Yeah. >> Oh, for real? >> Yeah, I think so. >> But that's every Isn't that everybody? Like that? >> No. My mom cooked like ████ bro. >> Oh, your mom's not the best Vietnamese food. >> I like my mom's cooking, but she is not the best Vietnamese or Chinese food. >> Oh ████ No, Filipino specifically is like cuz there's also like not an abundance of Filipino restaurants. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> So, the culture is like your mom's food is your favorite Philippines. >> All the moms in the family. >> That's a deep cut. >> Filipino parties had better better food than restaurants. >> True. >> Yeah, >> for sure. Actually, >> I think that might also be why Filipinos, at least in my family, don't tend to go to Filipino restaurants. We go to Chinese restaurants. >> Well, I mean, aside from Max. Yeah, aside from Max, I don't really know any. And I I don't consider Jolly to be a Filipino restaurant.
10:04 >> No, the only thing you do is you go >> you go like pick up like Lechon from somewhere else. You're not doing that at home. >> Yeah. You just you just pick up the stuff that takes a lot of work. >> That's true. Cuz all the Filipino people I'll be like, "Hey, where's the best spots?" And they're like, "We just eat at home." And I'm like, "Oh, okay." >> But it makes sense though >> cuz there's not that many restaurants. >> I never thought about that. It wasn't until Hawaii that I went to a lot of Filipino restaurants cuz there's not that many in Well, there are in LA, but like they're like far and few, you know? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. They're not really like And I just haven't been to a Filipino restaurant that I'm like, "Oh, I got to keep coming here." >> Yeah, that's different. What about you Chinese guys? >> I think I'm cheap. >> Uh, I'm very cheap. I think that's where my Chinesess comes out the most. >> What in what way are you cheap? I'm always looking for a deal and then sometimes I'll shoot myself in the foot cuz I got the cheaper thing and it's whack and I'm like what a ████ idiot.
10:54 >> Or it like hurts you emotionally to see a lower price of something you just bought. >> Yeah. Like it'll hurt me. It'll hurt me and Tiff like gets mad at me. She's like stop being so cheap, you know? And I'll be like I'll be cheap for stuff that I buy for myself. >> Do you take a long time when you're shopping at like do you just stare at one item like time? >> Sometimes like and I had to tell myself like all right dude you're taking way too long. You have to go and I I'll be >> close close your own deal. >> Yeah. Get the pick one and go. Bro, I'm over here looking at ground turkey and I'm like, "All right, this was 49 cents per ounce." I'm like, "This one is Wait, hold on. Let me This is on sale, though. I'll be like doing that." >> What's the Chinese American stereotype though? Cuz of the Chinese mainland ones, you guys already don't fit that. >> Well, my my Chinese one that fits is uh always looking for loopholes. >> Oh, >> I remember ever since I was a kid, that's one. >> It would be like, you know, you see like buy one get one free. I'll be like a kid, right? They like buy one get one
11:44 free Coke. And I'm like, "So, you're telling me if I buy this can of Coke, the 2 L is half off?" And they're like, "No, equal or lesser value. You got to read the fine print." I'm like, "Well, you should have put that up there in the big print." You know, ever since I was a kid, I didn't know that. >> Ever since I was a kid, I'd be like, "Oh, define that." >> And always trying to like find the >> That's why your childhood stories are a lot of like don't do this. And you're like, "Well, then can I do this?" It's like the weird pushing the line cuz didn't you say like Taiga almost inherited that quality from you? Huh? Like towing the trying to get as close to the limit >> where the line is like where white and black meets like how thin is that line? >> Yeah. That might actually be like a >> but that's what attracts me to like real estate and tax codes a lot. >> Most of it is that and most of it that
12:35 people that are successful in that they know how to bend the rules like crazy. Yeah. >> You know, like, oh, what do you mean? How do you define primary residence? >> What? >> What do you mean? How do you define intent to live >> for real? I was asking this fool just about that same topic and I was like, I didn't know you could just say you you have FHA loan and then just not live there. And like, >> yeah, >> I've I've talked to so many people now that have used the FHA loan >> and they don't live there. >> They don't live there the way that I define living there, but they live there in another way. >> That's not fraud, right? Whatever. Don't throw these words in there. Come on, man. >> Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Fraud. What is going on? >> Well, come on. It's just a suggestion. >> And another word I learned recently that I really liked is like it's not enforcable. >> Hey, you know what's funny? Hey, the
13:25 other day >> that's not enforcable. Yesterday, I love that word. >> I came in here and I was like >> I said some stupid joke about how like, oh yeah, laws are just suggestions. And the Bart's like, "Yeah, they really are." >> You felt like empowered. >> Yeah. He's like, "Thank you. You see me. You hear me?" >> Yeah. >> Yeah. They're guidelines, right? >> Yeah. They're just suggestions. >> What's What's one of your favorite uninforcable things? >> Oh, it was one of the um what I when I was like I've been taking these seminars about like different loans and stuff and one of them was about like your primary residence and defining what it means to live there. And then there is no like mortgage police, you know, like there's no there's IRA, whatever, but no one's like, "Are you really living here, >> you know?" So once the loan, >> hire someone to do that in your house
14:16 closes, it closes unless you And then if you have a paper trail, like if you have two um leases signed in your name, you ████ up. But if you don't have a paper trail, then it's not enforceable. And I love that word. >> I see. You know what? You know what's an uninforceable thing that >> See, Anthony's Chinese side smiling smile if I ever saw it. >> Chinese smile. >> No, Anony's one of us. He's one of us. >> Oh, for sure. Dude, China my car. There was so many of those in Vegas. >> Which one? >> Uninforcable things cuz then one of them was like, you know, the law is that within when you move there, you have a month to register your cars. If you don't, you got to pay a fine. But then the place was like, >> but they have no way of knowing when you really moved. like they're not going to look. >> So, if you tell them that it's been more than a month, then you're going to pay the fine like an idiot. Like, >> employees tell you, >> the when I was getting the um the VIN
15:07 inspection, >> yeah, they were like, there's no person that would even ask you that. And then uh the thing about like cuz registration costs so much more in Nevada and then uh the idea that I think you first told me and then I asked and people were like, "Yeah, it's totally fine." is like you just keep it registered here. And if you just say that you go back and forth a lot, nobody's gonna follow you to check and see if that's true. Like >> also, you're not breaking the law because you actually do live here, too. >> Well, it's Well, it's all it's just it doesn't even matter. Like, no, it's it stops there. Like, it stops at them saying you can't do that. >> And then no, that's it. That's the end. Nobody's going to go like, "Did do you really go back and forth twice a month? Do you really?" See, I grew up in a Chinese neighborhood. So, I'm kind of like >> one of them. >> One of us. Yeah. One of us.
15:58 >> No, cuz I was even thinking about like, oh, like it would be cool like if I start maybe having some chickens and stuff and I'm like, oh, >> but then there's what what do you how do you define a chicken? Is it agricultural or is it a domesticated animal? Is it a pet? You know what I mean? So, it's just like you just find the rules that you like that fit you and then you live by those rules. >> That's cool. >> So, some some people go, "What the ████ You live in a city. How can you have a ████ agricultural animal? And you're like, "No, it's a domesticated pet." You crazy. >> Or just check the box that says, "I don't know this chicken." >> It's just random. It came here. >> Ever since. >> Which ones are yours, Anthony? >> Yeah. Which one do you identify more? >> Chinese. Chinese stereotypes. >> Chinese Vietnamese. >> Vietnamese. I >> I have stereotypes that I have to like work against. >> Like gambling. >> Like for example, uh >> he likes to gamble. gambling drinking.
16:49 >> I do gambling. I do drinking. The drinking is probably my Vietnamese side. >> And he likes gold chains, too. >> Yeah, gold chain. >> Vietnamese side. That's the Vietnamese side. Jewelry in general. Um like uh there's a specific uh way a household's ran in a Chinese household. And I have to like go against that grain. >> Why is it matriarchal >> that way? >> Uh patriarchal. >> Oh, >> matriarchal. Matriarchal is more Filipino because the dads leave. Um >> Wow. which is what I have in my other side of the family, >> you know. So, it's like >> experiencing that and then also because like you know Nah's not Chinese and also we live in an Asian I mean uh yeah we're an Asian-American uh and in this generation of society too you know it's not like >> I guess normal for it's like to be a malun household in certain ways whether
17:41 it be like the bread winner you know and then like being able to kind of be the leader of the household a lot of it is like we got to like co-manage our lifestyle together and women have to go out and work as well. So, it's like those norms are are things that like I just didn't grow up with in a certain way. So, like challenging that is I think something that I I naturally have to do. Um there's uh I'm like I don't know if this is my Chinese side or just a regular Asian side, but like I'm a sucker for like dumb deals. So, if they go like it's like if I want to buy that it's like yeah, I want to buy that. It's like well if you buy two of these you get third one half off. I'm like you ████ loser. Give me three. Can't believe you're that dumb. >> Even though they planned a discount, >> you know, it's like >> this is how we're going to sell three. >> I'm robbing you right now. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> But it's like I I fall for that all and I know better, but like to me I'm like
18:32 >> he loves the BOGO deals. >> I don't think I've ever turned that deal down. That exact. Yeah. Like when you go to like you know when you have everything in your cart and you get to the checkout and they're like you know these are three for that price. Like have you ever not gone back to get more? >> No. You ████ go wait and then you run back. >> Always go back >> and you get an extra ████ banana. >> Yeah. Even if you don't you can't even drink that much of it or whatever. >> It's so dumb. But I always think I'm like s I'm robbing you right now. >> How are you still in business? >> That's how I feel at buffets when I go to like all you can eat sushi. I we when we go out to eat nowadays it's like it has to only be all you can eat. That's why I tell t >> I don't really say that but like deep down that's how I feel. Cuz when we go to all you can eat sushi place, the goal is to put them out of business. That's the goal. So, >> you're just dumping your first three plates in the No, no, no, no, no.
19:23 >> It's the goal. The goal is to have my protein intake for the next 3 days. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> On top of making sure. >> Interesting. Omega3. >> They're like, "Oh, yeah, yeah. Do you want do you want the the the signature rolls the I'm" I'm like, "No, no, no. I want only sashimi, please. >> Give me all your sashimi." And the goal is to put them out of business. >> Yeah. >> That's how we eat. >> I do that at all you can eat hot pot. I only get meat and like maybe some veggies and no rice. >> Cuz then it's all you can eat. >> Yeah. It shows. >> Yeah. You got to eat some carbs though, brother. You got to eat some rice. >> That's how you knew. We all grew up like ████ scumbags cuz we learned that from our parents. Then going to the buffet. They're like, "All right, you better ████ eat." All right. >> The the video of the Chinese people when the crab legs come out. Yeah, dude. >> Dude, >> I remember going to MGM buffet with my
20:15 dad as a kid >> and I got a plate with like pizza on it. He's like, "What the f███?" >> Yeah. >> Pizza. >> My dad said the same. >> He's like, "You better go get the prime rib." I'm like, "Prime rib? Ew." >> Bro, we would go out to eat. My dad would be he'd be he we'd all order my dad would order food, right? And they'd be like, "What do you want? I I want I like I want the chicken." And he's like, "The chicken, >> don't get the chicken." He's like, "Don't get the chicken here." He's like, "What are you doing? >> Get the abalone." Yeah. Yeah. Why would you get We get that anywhere. Don't get that here. >> And we just be like, "Oh." Anytime we order, we'd be all unsecure like, "I don't know if I should get that because I'm ask you what you want." >> Is this correct? >> Yeah. Did I do it right? That's bird's nest. >> I remember wanting pizza. >> Oh ████ >> dude. I wanted pizza so bad at buffets when I was a kid. >> So bad cuz it's so appetizing. It's not
21:07 appetizing, >> but it's good though. >> And it's hot and ready, but they're like, "Nope, don't get it." >> Oh my god. >> And you got to get all the ████ meat and machaka. >> I don't like machaka. And cho.
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