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Hey guys, Kei and Guan from Asian Boss.
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In many Asian countries, you find that having
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pale or whiter skin is considered attractive for men and women.
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Guan, you are looking quite pale today.
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That's why I'm here to get a tan.
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Asian people in general tend to avoid getting too dark from sun tanning.
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In Western culture, on the other hand, we tend to see a very different mindset
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when it comes to tanning,
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as you can see here.
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So Guan, what is about tanning that triggers such different responses between the two cultures?
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Let's go ask them.
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So where are you both from?
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Germany.
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Germany.
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Do you like to get a tan?
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Yes, of course.
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Everybody wants it.
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Why is that?
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I think because it just looks nicer when you have a bit of tan.
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You are not as white as, like, so many people.
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I'm not going to lie. I think it does look good.
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I do like to have a nice healthy tan.
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Do you like to get a tan?
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Yes.
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Why is that?
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Because you have to fit in.
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Because as you can see, everyone here is tanned and you are a bit of outsider.
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Where are you guys from?
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Sydney, Australia.
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Australia!
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In Australia, what do people generally think about tanning?
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Everyone wants to tan.
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Yeah, you look better.
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You want to tan here. You look better.
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Everyone looks forward to Summer because everyone gets good looking in Summer.
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Because you go brown.
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So where are you from?
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Canada.
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In Canada, what do people think generally about tanning.
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You look better and you look thinner.
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Where are you guys from?
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I'm from Japan.
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How do you feel about getting a tan?
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I don't want to get tanned.
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Why is that?
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It's more beautiful to be whiter and
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I don't want to have age spots in 10 years time.
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In Western culture in general, do people want to be darker or do they want to be whiter?
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What do you think?
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I think they want to be darker, definitely.
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Darker. Everyone loves to be tanned.
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I'd say darker. Yeah.
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Darker. For sure.
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But if you get too dark, like...
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I don't know. I think the darker the better.
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I'd say looking darker tends to be more of a healthy kind of look.
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People like to look more sun-kissed, and just like,
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to look like they live a bit more of an outdoorsy kind of lifestyle.
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Everybody looks better with a tan.
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I swear you look like 10kg lighter with the tan. I'm sure of it.
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I think it just has to do with, like, the Western countries' paradigm of beauty.
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That's just what they think is attractive.
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So where are you from?
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Sydney. I was born here but I'm from Singapore.
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What do people in Singapore think about tanning?
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Maybe more the girls prefer to be more pale and white.
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So they would have a makeup that is to make them more white,
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which is interesting because you've got the lighter-colored people here wanting to go dark
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and vice versa in Singapore and other Asian countries.
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Which one would you find more attractive,
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A guy who is tanned or pale?
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Tanned. Definitely, yes.
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Depends on their personality, but I'm going to say tanned.
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I like a dark guy. I like, really dark.
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The darker the better.
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What do you think about Japanese guys getting a tan?
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If he's too white...
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he'll look like a bean sprout.
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If he has a tan, he'll look more athletic.
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Like he has more muscles, you know?
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So if he's pale, he doesn't look like he exercises?
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Yeah, he wouldn't look like he could protect girls.
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Do you prefer like a darker guy?
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Tanned. Tanned.
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Rig out tan.
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My boyfriend is not tanned, but I'd like him to be.
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Well, I don't have a boyfriend so any tanned boys, feel free!
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Tanned. Yeah.
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Probably tanned.
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Well, I like nerds so...probably pale.
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Why do you think Asian people would have this "I want to be a little bit lighter",
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compared to white people, you know they want to become darker?
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Because when you've got lighter skin, they think you've got a home and shelter and stuff
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and you don't have to work outside on the fields and things like that.
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Like in China and all those places.
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So I think that's way they think you are wealthier if you are more pale.
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But here, I don't know, they just wanna look better.
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I'm Philippino and when I go to the Philippines
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it's all whitening products. It's like whitening deodorant, whitening cream, and like
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it's also a higher class, isn't it? The whiter you are, the more..higher...well, apparently.
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It's not like that here at all. No one wants to be white.
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I've lived in China for a while and they all had whitening cream, and stuff.
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It's like a bleach for your skin. But I'd say...
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I'm so jealous of Asians because you guys get really great tans.
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Clearly, there seems to be a very different perspective about getting a sun tan in Western culture.
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So just be aware of the cultural differences.
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You are looking quite red now, huh?