American dad scolds kid in Mandarin, becoming an internet sensation in China

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An American man was filmed shouting at his daughter in Mandarin, exasperated that she was not doing her homework. His Chinese wife said he was mimicking how she usually scolds their child when she procrastinates on her assignments.

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[dietmntdew]

Americans: this is horrible parenting?!
Asians: She got it easy...

[dencey]

When she gets older, she'll regret not learning mandarin.

[HenningGu]

How every Asian person knows this wasn't serious:
Girl is smiling
Mom is recording
Dad is saying nonsense

[idontbelonganywhere]

She will appreciate her mother’s efforts after she grows up.

[antediluvianatheist]

For those wondering about him shouting at her, he's clearly acting.

Look at her face. She's smiling.
She knows he's not serious.

[CK-oksq]

If my mom was strict like this I would be speaking mandarin by now.

[K__E]

Kid, you have NO idea how many novels, manhuas and movies you'll be missing in the future!

Don't be like me! Start to learn early!!

[TryinBin]

I'm born to an Australian parents and a Greek parent and they forced me to take Mandarin lessons since I was 8. I would never complain bc I had very strict tiger parents and complaining was a BAD idea. But man did I hate taking Greek school on a Sunday and Mandarin on a Saturday, and then when i hit highschool Korean too. Now I'm grateful bc I speak Mandarin, Greek and Korean and being bilingual is super helpful, I just wish it wasn't at the cost of a well nurtured relationship with my parents.

[andrewong]

For all you ppl out there, the video says that the father was just mimicking the mother disciplining her daughter. You can see that she's really a daddy's girl, like most daughters are.

[aesukiix]

Stop saying she was "depressed", watch the whole video before you comment. The dad was mimicking her mom for fun and wasn't being serious, if you look closely the child was smiling, and that's not even abuse, and stop calling it abuse, it's not.

Oh and, there's a thing called discipline

[kay]

As an Asian I’m surprised her mom didn’t scold her for having that attitude when she was reading the words. My mom would’ve scolded me once I read the second word. For all of you saying that the mom is too harsh, this is probably how she was raised and how she will continue to raise her child. I find nothing wrong with how she’s doing it and I actually think that she’s being quite lenient on her daughter as an Asian. Her daughter is obviously just being a child and crying because she doesn’t want to study or learn another language that she is unfamiliar with. The mom probably can’t speak Chinese at home too much either, cos then the dad doesn’t understand.
edit: thank you for all the responses and different perspectives!

[whfishridhe]

She will get over the phase of hating Chinese. I hated learning Korean when I was young, but I picked it up naturally because my parents only talked to me in Korean. Now I think it’s a blessing. I can speak Korean fluently! I talk to my friends in Korean, and I can speak to my family when I go to Korea. Also I’m bilingual now. You know how useful that is when gossiping?! 😂

[sarahblancas]

This child may be half Chinese but she is 100% American when she's yelling at her parents. 🤦

[cathyd.]

non asian: this is BAD PARENTING, they're way way way too mean, it's abuse
me, asian: this is BAD PARENTING, they're way way way too nice, she needs some proper discipline

[or]

Every child should learn at least a second language in my opinion.

[ploo]

"And today's word is exhausted. Exhausted. Exhausted"
I felt that spiritually

[cyx]

The mother has her priorities set right. If only her daughter was a little more cooperative... Learning a second language is difficult, but the benefits are great.

[Potato_Kaveh]

Asian parenting starter kit:
*10 pair of slippers*
*2 belts*
*1 whip*

Edit:
*bonus: 100 hangers*

[Maree.]

How is this bad parenting? She's even giggling while being reprimanded. Y'all grew up too sensitive to everything and anything

[stranger]

Maybe let her play or interact with Chinese kids her age? It would be easier for her pick up the language.