Now, on the flip side, recently another Taiwanese internet celebrity with over 1 million subscribers claimed that during his study in the US, nobody knew Taiwan. And therefore, he could only introduce Taiwan using the term Chinese culture. And his statement infuriated a lot of Taiwanese people, who straight up accused him of being a CCP propaganda op.

I believe this guy's perception might stem from one of the biggest shortcomings of Taiwanese people.

Because today, I'm going to show you just how famous Taiwan is in the United States.

So, prepare your popcorn, and if you ain't got none, link down below, because this episode is going to be 满分代际国调.

Now, for our foreign audience, you might have no idea who this guy is.

So, let me give you the cliff notes.

This is Zou Mingxuan, aka Big Star Ken. About 12 years ago, when he was 14 or 15 years old, he posted that video you just saw and shot to fame overnight. His unique singing style made him instantly recognizable, although many people teased the fuck out of him and gave him the nickname, Tormented Brother.

Big Star Ken was among the first LGBTQ creators to emerge on Taiwan's YouTube scene. His unique style captured many hearts, including the ex-girlfriends and current wives of our Haljita team. And yet, despite his popularity, he faced a shit ton of ridicule from others, simply because of the way he spoke.

But his popularity in Taiwan never weighed. He even collaborated with one of our own presidents, a testament to his incredible fame. Once staunchly pro-Taiwan, his image shifted in the past year when he began making videos about his China travels, highlighting what he considers

China's advantages, like safety. This led many to accuse him of becoming a political propagandist for China.

Then, just a few days ago, he went on a podcast and made a statement that angered many Taiwanese people. He claimed that when studying in New York, the locals he met did not know Taiwan at all, didn't know TSMC, didn't know Yilingyi, and didn't even know Taiwan made bubble milk tea.

Also, he couldn't find any English words to help him introduce Taiwanese culture, which resulted in him only using the term Chinese culture.

Now, that might sound kind of strange, as I just used the term Taiwanese culture in English.

TSMC, Taipei Yilingyi, and bubble milk tea are all big parts of Taiwanese culture.

So maybe language ability just isn't his strong suit. So I guess it could be reasonable to assume that he doesn't really know the proper words to introduce Taiwanese culture.

Now, Toh Ming-Hsuan, like many Taiwanese folks, he's probably allergic to English content without

Chinese subtitles. Cause for most folks, listening to English podcasts or watching English videos without a safety net ain't really an option. So naturally, poor Kim may be in the dark about

Taiwan's global stardom. But don't worry, because next, I'm going to enlighten you about Taiwan's fame in the good old U.S. of A. And it all stems from a 19-year-old whiz kid, Ray, who's doing such a bang-up job promoting Taiwan.

Well, here would be a big problem, right? Taiwan. Like, if we impose the kind of sanctions that we've imposed on Russia, if China decides to invade Taiwan, and the world stands up, and the world imposes sanctions on China, how does that go?

Joe Rogan. A face and voice that nearly everyone around the world has heard at least once. With a

YouTube channel of nearly 20 million subscribers. Oh, and he also happens to be the largest podcaster in the world on Spotify. It would appear he's heard of Taiwan.

Fishing for shrimp, hunting for jade, learning indigenous survival skills, getting up close with wildlife, wandering night markets, and eating too much food.

The Outdoor Boys. Another YouTube travel channel with 14 million plus subscribers.

Who, check this, they just visited Taiwan a month ago. And this video has already exceeded 5 million views in less than one month. It seems they've heard of Taiwan.

In the summer of 1995, China sent a bunch of its troops to the province of Fujian.

They then started testing missiles and putting it on TV. They then started running highly publicized combat exercises, very similar to what it would look like to cross this 130 kilometer wide strait to invade the island of Taiwan. And then there's Johnny Harris, an award-winning journalist turned

YouTuber with 6.5 million subscribers, discussing how China might attack Taiwan.

This video has already exceeded 11 million views.

And then there's our good old friend Andrew Schultz, a very famous comedian who sells out arenas and has multiple Netflix specials, and just happens to be living in New York, the same New York where Big Star Ken has studied. This video is from Andrew's stand-up show in

Australia, which has 4.5 million views on YouTube and an incredible 23 million views on YouTube shorts. Oh, and of course, Uncle Roger, who has YouTube shorts exceeding 40 million views.

So you can see from travel to journalism, from podcast to comedy, the name Taiwan is known by a lot of people, but all of these absolutely pale in comparison to one Taiwanese person.

This is Ray, and at only 19 years old, he has a very strong Taiwanese accent and barely even speaks English. And those three shorts you just saw, back to back, have a combined viewer count of 100 million. And at 17, before even graduating high school, because he was a huge fan of the popular streamer Kaisenat, Ray unexpectedly ran into him at a convenience store in Japan, and their friendship shot him into the stratosphere.

He even did a live stream with Kevin Hart. Their streams are funny as fuck. I'm a big Ray fan.

And fun fact, both Ray and Kaisenat happen to live in New York.

Now, everyone who watches Kaisenat knows one very important thing. Ray is Taiwanese, and he doesn't like China at all.

Real talk, Ray is one of the blackest Taiwanese folks I've ever seen. He is tons of bs, makes a lot of racist jokes, and says a lot of crazy shit. And I love watching his videos.

From YouTube shorts to Instagram to even Facebook, my man is everywhere. And literally every video this fool puts out quickly surpasses 100 million views. And just recently, Ray broke a record. Now, in case you haven't noticed, Ray speaks English with a very strong Taiwanese accent that a lot of Taiwanese people look down on. He also only has a basic level command of

English. But in spite of all this, he became the first Taiwanese person in American history to star in an Adidas advertisement, making him the most famous Taiwanese nigga in America at only 19 years old. Now, when it comes to Taiwanese celebrities in the United States, especially New York, who else do we have? Oh yeah, Wang Jianming, a former pitcher for the New York Yankees, who was really hot back in 2006. So when you say that Westerners you met while studying in New York didn't know

Taiwan, that's almost impossible, yo. But there is one possibility. Perhaps, Big Star Ken might not have encountered Americans during his New York study abroad. Maybe he only spoke to one or two locals. Now, having lived in Taiwan for so long, I've encountered my fair share of foreigners who've been here as long or even longer than I have, and they barely speak Mandarin or Taiwanese, and only interact with Taiwanese people on a need-to basis. And they have zero interest in trying to learn about the culture or assimilate into society. They just want to stick with what they're familiar with. Now, you might think this sounds extreme, but actually this situation is more common than you think. And I believe there's a lot of people who know someone who went to study abroad in the U.S., or Australia, or in Europe, but only limited themselves to Chinatown or in Chinese-speaking communities, and returned home with zero English improvement. In fact, I know a couple of them niggas myself. You serious? Now, I've seen my fair share of Iwan Bushiban in Taiwan, and the one thing that makes me sick to my stomach is how Taiwanese kids are shamed for their Taiwanese accents when speaking English. Shit. Go back to our old-school Hao-Chi-Shan-Ping-Dao, whenever Ai-Wei used to appear in the videos, and you can see a fuck-ton of lilian dissing Ai-Wei for the way he talks, especially when it came to his accent. The inferiority complex is strong as fuck here, yo.

Oh, and by the way, if you're having this problem too, why don't you buy our England the Cut, son?

Link down below. Dollar, dollar, bills, y'all. To be able to be like Ray, using his native Taiwanese accent that has been mocked for years in local education, speaking just a few limited words, live-streaming with the world's most famous streamer, speaking street English, and interacting live on camera with the entire state's going hardcore stan on him,

I think it's safe to say that Ray is straight-up the Bruce Lee of streaming, yo.

But that's just me. What do you guys think? Are you a fan of Ray? Cause you better be.

But more importantly, do you worry about your Taiwanese accent whenever you're speaking English?

And do you avoid native English speakers like The Plague whenever you go abroad?

And do you really know how famous Taiwan is in the United States?

Leave your civilized comment down below, get your Baomi Hua with a 5% discount code in the link down below, and I will see you on the flip side. Peace!