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Hello tea friends! On this Teatime with Jesse, I hang out with Hasani Arnold at the Beijing Tea Market.Hasani Arnold is a content creator and Global Strategy Insight Manager. In this episode, we cover a lot! Hasani talks about growing up in New York and the cultural differences between the ethnic enclaves. We also discuss the challenges and opportunities of learning a foreign language and how policies have shaped public infrastructure in the China vs. US. Join us while we sip on some Ancient Tree White Tea and Qimen Red Tea.Try Duidui's Laobanzhang "Sakura Sea" Ancient Tree White Tea: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/laobanzhang-sakura-sea-ancient-tree-white-teaTry Qimen Red Tea: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesses-teahouse-qimen-red-teaJoin Jesse’s Tea Club: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesses-tea-club-subscription-service?variant=4324134056777700:00:29 Meet Hasani Arnold00:00:50 Duidui’s White tea00:01:33 Hasani’s Journey from New York, USA to Beijing, China00:02:42 Bilingual subtitling on social media00:03:13 The Chinese community in Flushing, Queens00:05:00 Disparate cultures in NYC00:06:50 Cultural differences at school vs. local neighborhoods in NYC00:07:29 Sensationalism in the media00:08:30 Chinese populations in American school00:09:29 Hasani’s first time abroad in Korea00:10:38 Feeling safe in Asia00:11:07 A foreigner experience in China00:11:38 Shanghai is Hasani’s favorite city00:13:44 Freedom of expression in New York00:15:00 New yorkers breaking out of their shell00:15:15 People in Los Angeles are fashionable00:15:54 Pushing the envelope in Shanghai00:16:25 Stop caring about what other people think00:16:50 Improv and “failing big”00:17:30 Changing lives through improv00:18:00 It’s hard to fight in the tea room00:19:00 Coffee and tea00:19:16 Hasani’s favorite tea: darjeeling white tea00:19:44 Chinese approach to coffee and tea00:21:33 Flattening tea00:22:09 Public infrastructure in China vs. America00:22:34 Accessibility in China00:24:23 Tea farmers are successful businesspeople00:27:25 Access to chargers and batteries00:28:38 Portable charging stations in China00:31:00 Perceptions of the self and community in China vs. America00:32:44 Communism and collectivism00:33:16 Wealth and individualism00:36:15 Racism in China vs. America00:36:40 Racism and public services in America00:37:12 The nature of democracy00:39:15 Policies and public parks00:41:45 Society and balance00:42:15 Extremism and balance00:42:33 The goals of China’s government00:43:00 The Cultural Revolution in China00:44:58 Bureaucracy and policy 00:46:06 China’s stability and yearly innovation00:46:46 Understanding someone else’s opinion00:47:29 Acrimony in American 00:48:28 Breaking the timeline00:49:48 Having all the information00:50:30 Getting into content creation00:51:07 Racial phenotypes00:53:00 Types of ignorance00:53:09 Hair in the Black community00:55:38 Race in China vs. America00:57:00 Qimen red tea00:54:14 The obligation of education01:02:05 Learning involves messing up01:02:34 Intent vs. impact01:03:03 The role of patience in understanding different perspectives01:04:00 There’s always something you don’t know01:05:00 Productive conversations01:06:18 Absurdist memes01:07:38 Donghua Jinlong industrial grade glycine and Tiktok01:10:30 Outsourcing marketing for advertising01:11:57 Make content!! Be yourself, just do it01:13:59 Media and the relationship between Asian American and Black American communities01:23:00 Dating abroad01:23:58 Addressing cultural stereotypes01:25:00 Connecting through language01:26:30 Lightning round01:27:20 Incorporating fashion in content creation01:28:43 Resources to learn Chinese#looseleaftea #gongfucha #contentreator #languageimmersian #shanghaiculture #beijingculture #beijingteamarket #jessesteahouse #teatimewithjesse
