Why Chinese People Will Choose $5 Over $10

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Taking $5 over $10 seems counterintuitive, but this behaviour is core to Chinese culture, and it all started with a pear. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro + Kong Rong's story 1:19 $5 or $10? 3:41 Yielding decision model (ft subway surfers) 5:41 Quiz with a hidden message 10:21 Self sacrificing for a friend 11:21 When cultural values aren't as important 13:19 The Yumcha dilemma + conclusion ---xxx--- my gear! note: below links contain affiliate links that help me out but come at no extra cost to you :) - camera: sony a6400 https://amzn.to/3wqidQF - mic: audio technica atr2100x https://amzn.to/4b1Y0Q9 - teleprompter: neewer https://amzn.to/3QAVhVC - tripod: bosch https://amzn.to/44Icxyc - editing software: final cut pro ---xxx--- This is a shorter video but I still feel like there was so much information to go through?? This might also be the shortest list of sources I've ever put lol: Sources referenced (bringing my thoughts back because I have the character count this time) Zheng, Y., Shen, S.-C., Xu, M., Rao, L.-L. and Li, S. (2019). Worth-based choice: giving an offered smaller pear an even greater fictional value. 13, pp.e10–e10. doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/prp.2019.4. I actually love this paper so much!! I felt like the experiments here were really well designed (although that pear graph honestly made me think that I might not be a visual learner....) Something I thought about whilst reading this paper was on how yielding manifests itself in China vs the West, especially in terms of ABC's / anyone of asian heritage growing up in a western society. Because western societies are more individualistic, I wonder if being raised to 'give way' affects asian kids in the west as they navigate their relationships in a culture with norms different from their heritage. I was thinking about this angle quite a bit, but I didn't know how to include it in this video, or what I would cover there. So I would love to hear any experiences or thoughts you guys have on this because it's been on my mind ever since this video! Also this video wasn't even meant to be on yielding but I got sidetracked by this paper and ended up dedicating a whole vid to it lool, I hope you guys enjoy! As always, thanks for watching :)) Other sources Kong Rong Yields Pears animation by Mika123 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=-bK_ui2hHjs&ab_channel=Mika123 Last piece of yumcha thread where I reenacted OP's comments because it was soo spot on: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/8aq1fh/the_last_piece_predicament_in_an_asian_feast/ BGM: Drake - Nice For What (instrumental) by WockiBeats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYmVGhLjnpM NewJeans - Zero (instrumental) by Madeinstrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL31vFlGMZo&ab_channel=MadeInstrumental Lukrembo - Onion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGQNrzqrGqw&ab_channel=LuKremBo assets: flaticon, pexel (my goat websites fr) tags: video essay, cultural commentary, social commentary, internet analysis, analysis video, chinese culture, yielding, east asia, chinese etiquette, chinese cultural traditions, respect in china, humility in china, chinese values, chinese philosophy, confucian ideals, cultural yielding, harmony in china, china insights, humility, selfishness, modern selfishness, individualism, collectivism, relationships in china, cultural values, chinese superstitions, kong rong yields pears, edvasian, salem tovar, japanalysis, olisunvia, not even emily, jordan theresa, madisyn brown, aini