Talking About Chinese Beauty Standards - Intermediate Chinese - Chinese Conversation

Eileen and Frieda discuss the good, the bad and the downright weird aspects of Chinese Beauty Standards.

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[Tkmma]

It hurts a bit to watch you compare yourselves to such standards - both are attractive by any reasonable measure!
Eileen - your bold, straight-talking nature and infectious smile add a lot too.

[anonp]

geez louise, she is beautiful!!
i have a chinese friend who visited my hometown (in europe). the weather was nice, my friend put on some makeup and we went for a walk around city center. while we were waiting to cross a street, an old lady that was next to us gave her an apple from her bag because she thought my friend is not feeling well because she was so pale. my friend just found out that we associate unnatural paleness with feeling unwell and not necessarily with beauty standards.

[shahadah]

I enjoyed this very much. I am 59. Tears came to my eyes at the end when you two began to speak about true inner Chinese language and both of you are truly beautiful.

[DancingShiva]

As an American male, it's strange to watch two beautiful women tear themselves down over things which really don't matter. Looks might attract but after that first attraction, it really doesn't matter. You're not with them for freckles or lack of them, or light or dark skin, you are there because of who they are.

[dond]

Ngl Frieda is one of the prettiest women I have seen in my life!

[sooan]

Eileen is smart enough to choose a controversial subject and delivered to us in an interesting and wise manner. I really appreciated the video. Thank you. Eileen is the host here, not to be judged by stupid people. Just learn Mandarin guys. no need to judge about others' look.

[EverydayBadHairDay]

Wow! Freckles are considered cute and one of the "7 beauty markers" in the West! People even apply fake freckles these days ✨ Really shows we should let go of these standards and love our own individual beauty more! Both of you are stunning!

[emarcostar]

This is crazy, in Spain people get tans and draw freckles on their faces, it's considered beautiful

[tassomatr]

Frieda is back! Definitely your most interesting guest. Great dialogue for getting used to native speakers casually talking together. Youtube needs more material like this for more advanced Chinese learners. gj

[goldreverre]

Quality of character is the foundation of true beauty.

[colinfraser]

very interesting discussion - i think you are both beautiful and highly intelligent

[gpower]

Hello team Mandarin Corner. I want to let you know that your videos have become a part of our daily life. My wife is Chinese and at an intermediate level in English and I am at a beginner level in Chinese. We like to watch your walk around and interview videos as entertainment. Your Essentials videos we use for learning both English and Chinese as they have pinyin, Hanzi and English all on the same screen. Invaluable! Thank you so much for your energy and courage to provide interesting content. We both admire Eileen and hope you continue and grow this channel. 加油！

[adriancann]

different standards in different countries? I guess that's true but as an old guy who has been around the world many times, all I have to say is that neither one of you two should ever have to wonder about your looks. you are both gorgeous, almost as pretty as my grandaughters. Whether or not you are beautiful in Chinese eyes is a subject you should never ever be concerned about.

[Lypno]

I have been learning Mandarin for a year and haven't come across this channel until now. This is free and high quality content

[estherandherlittleworld]

please bring more video with Frieda when possible, you're both amazing women and i love your videos <3

[TennisGvy]

I notice the audio is so much better than the last conversation you had with her. Whatever changes you made have helped

[StephenKane]

This channel just keeps getting better. Eileen, you and Frieda should do more videos together. Great content and chemistry.

[denisemahe]

As they say "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"...you both are beautiful, inside and out.

[arirrray]

I honestly hope society all around the world will progress enough to stop caring about beauty standards cos beauty (or whether you fit the modern standards or not) doesn't say anything about you as a person but your character, skills and interests do. That's what we should pay attention to.

[MischaDerGrosse]

You are very creative with your content! I enjoy the interviews every time !