If you haven’t heard of the Great LOL of China, you have to check it out! The Great LOL of China is a video series created by Jesse Appell. His videos explore Chinese language and culture in a humorous and satirical way. What I find the most interesting about his videos is that they allow you to see and explore modern Chinese culture and society from the perspective of a foreigner. Something that you may not see often is a foreigner who not only can speak fluent Chinese, but is so literate in the culture and traditions of the country. Jesse is able to use his excellent Chinese language skills and knowledge of Chinese culture to bring his videos to life. And he does so in such a hilarious way!
The series is found on Asia Society’s website. For those of you who do not know, Asia Society is a non-profit organization whose goal is to educate and inform the world about Asia. They also aim to promote collaboration and partnerships between different people, organizations, and groups from Asia and the United States. The Great LOL of China is found on their China Learning Initiatives page!
Each episode of the series includes a summary explaining the background and cultural significance of the video. For example, Episode 1 explores dating and relationships and China. What is great about Jesse’s videos is that they are not only culturally significant, they are really funny! There is a total of 12 videos in his series: The Great LOL of China. If you haven’t checked them out, I highly recommend it! The link to his videos are down below! Until next time, 再见！
years now, but never had any real world experience. I think that watching this series could possibly help me learn Chinese. I also really like the use of humor in learning and I think it makes it a lot more engaging. Great article Jason Suh!
Awesome article! I never knew that Asia Society is a non-profit organization whose goal is to educate and inform the world about Asia. I saw the video, and it was great! I think that learning should be made more like this. Students don’t concentrate, focus, or find learning new things interesting unless it is made fun. Thanks for the information!
Awesome article! I never knew that Asia Society is a non-profit organization whose goal is to educate and inform the world about Asia. I saw the video, and it was great! I think that learning should be made more like this. Students don’t concentrate, focus, or find learning new things interesting unless it is made fun. Thanks for the information!
This seems like a cool idea! I never thought people could learn about Chinese culture through this method. This is a fun and more effective way of learning Chinese. The video was very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Great article. I have never of the Great LOL of China. This seems like of fun and maybe one day I would do this.
Great Article. This seems like a really interesting video series. This seems like a great way to learn Chinese. This makes it easier to learn because it is funny to watch and you can actually pay attention. Great Article Jason!
Amazing article! I don’t think I ever heard about the video series. However, I’ll keep this in mind if I ever have time. The idea that the videos could explain the cultural significance of China makes it very interesting. Thank you for writing this article!
I probrably think the the name of this series is a pun on The Great Wall of China. It’s very smart that they can teach Chinese culture and language through humor. If this series becomes very popular by the Honor Society, I bet it would be even shown on real TV! However, the series may not have in depth learning because of its jokes. But anyways, thank you for writing about this new series!
Great article Jason! Watching these videos in class, I remember thinking that Jesse’s comedic approach to Chinese culture was super entertaining and informative. I didn’t know about the Asia Society prior to this article — maybe we can team up with them one day! Thanks for sharing these great videos! Keep up the great work.
Great article! I loved watching this in class. I remember that it was very funny. Its a good idea to teach Chinese through comedy. I recommend this to all Chinese students!
Great article, Jason. I found his videos to be very enjoyable and funny too. I find it very interesting that, even though he is from a totally different country, he is able to speak the language to such a great degree of fluidity that he sounds like a local. I like the comedic approach that Jesse takes to towards the Chinese culture.
Great article Jason! I have never of the Great LOL of China. I never thought people could learn about Chinese culture through this method. If this series becomes very popular by the Honor Society, I bet it would be even shown on real TV! The video was very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Great article Jason! I too, have never heard about this. I really like the way that he uses Chinese to entertain people. I think that this series should be seen by more people. I thought it was funny. Great Job!
The is something new to see. In this series its interesting to know Chinese culture through use of humor. The series should hopefully become popular and it should be posted on TV. Next time, they should make more videos like these, except that they should focus on different subjects like math and science! Thank you for making this!
Good work, Jason! I remember watching an episode of this in class. Although it wasn’t especially funny to me, I can see how others may enjoy this series. It has a good concept and seems to be having a lot of success. I should give it another try. Thanks for sharing!
This is such a great article! I remember watching an episode of this in class. They should make more videos like these! I really like the way that he uses Chinese to entertain people.The video was very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Great article. I never knew a lot of things about Asia going into this article but after reading it I was beyond amazed learning what I learned. I watched the video, and it was stellar. The graphics for the video were nice. I hope what we learn in the near future will be in this format. Awesome article.
This was a great article. I remember watching one of his videos in class last week. I was very impressed with his speaking skills. He also talked about Chinese culture in a humorous way. I will continue to watch videos from the Asia Society. Thanks for sharing!
I enjoyed reading this article thoroughly. From the lecture in our Chinese IV class about Mr. Appell, we were able to understand that he represents and feels close to a very distinct culture and type of lifestyle. I value this passion and vigor, and am very curious as to where this will go to next. I very much enjoyed his films as well, providing more of an accessible face to Chinese culture. Thank you for sharing, Jason.
I loved reading this article. I remember watching this video in class and thinking that his Chinese was very good. I was able to see that he felt passionate about Chinese culture and language. I wouldn’t mind watching more of his videos. Thanks for sharing this with us, Jason!
We watched these videos in class! Before that I hadn’t ever heard of this show but it seems like a fun way to expose others to the culture and language. I enjoyed the satire used and how they were creative and informational all at once.
This was a very interesting article! I’ve never heard about the Great LOL of China before. I’ve also never heard about the Asia Society. I think that this is a great way to showcase Chinese culture. This is also an excellent method to make people enthusiastic about learning Chinese and Chinese culture.
I found this personally very weird and painful to watch. Not that the show was bad it just wasn’t my sense of humor. I didn’t like how the guy was being willfully ignorant about how he looked in public.
This article is really interesting, Just recently, I watched this video in my Chinese class and it was really funny. But what was shocking was how he was so passionate about Chinese culture and how he embraced it. Iw ould love to watch more of his videos. Thanks for sharing,
Funny article Jason. I remember watching this video in class and it was hilarious! Jesse is a very talented person and it’s amazing how superb his Chinese skills are. I hope Asia Society will expand it’s goals and spread the culture of Asia throughout the world. This way, people will know more about the ancient and interesting history about Asia. Thanks for sharing Jason!
Great article! It’s really cool to see non-native Chinese people learning about its culture and religion. Jesse seems like a really funny person, and it’s cool that his videos are showed on the non-profit Asia Society’s website to help people learn about China. I hope to watch more of Jesse’s videos in the future.
Wow! I remember watching this in class! I have never heard of this show before up until we watched it in class. I thought it was pretty hilarious and was a great way to expose people to the language and culture. I think it also influences non-heritage speakers to pick up the best way to ace a Chinese accent and improve your knowledge on Chinese speaking skills.
Wow good article its good to see people that don’t even speak Chinese learn and understand the language. I one day would love to speak fluently and speak Chinese perfectly.
Amazing article! I remember watching one of these videos a long time ago. Thanks for reminding me of this series explaining the background and cultural significance of the video. I’ll be sure to watch the 12 videos in his series: The Great LOL of China. Thanks so much!
Wow, cool article! I’ve always thought about how a foreigner views a culture. This is because I’ve never been in a place where the culture is different from where it is in America. I’ve never watched Jesse’s videos on my own time yet. However, I make sure that I will. I can’t wait to check him out! Thanks for the article!
Great article, Jason. I remember when Ms. Song showed us his videos in class. I remember being so very impressed with his accurate pronunciations. I aspire to be able to speak Chinese like him one day. However, as for his videos, I found the humor to be a little crude and childish. However, I did laugh at some parts like the video about dating. I think that the Asia Society is a great organization, and I am so glad that they promote cross-cultural learning. Thank you once again Jason!
It’s really cool to see non-native Chinese people learning about its culture and religion. I think watching this series could possibly help me learn Chinese. I remember watching this video in class and I was surprised that his Chinese was actually very fluent. Nice article Jason!
This article was very interesting. The great LOL of China sounds very interesting and funny. It is also cool to see a foreigner speak Chinese fluently and sharing it to make people laugh. I’m definitely going to check it out. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, This article is very well made! Before I read this article I had never known about this video series. I also did not know that this video series explored the chinese language and it tought people it in a fun and interesting way. In addition i did not know it was a non profit series. It is very interesting he is not part of chinese heritage but is very fluent in chinese. I hope you can get a collaboration soon with someone In China or the US. Good Job!
This a very good article! I have never heard of The Great LOL of China. Learning Chinese in a humorous manner sounds like a very fun, entertaining, and productive activity. It;s so interesting to see a foreigner speak Chinese fluently. Hopefully I’ll be able to speak Chinese fluently one day. I plan on watching some of his videos. Thank you for sharing!
This was such an interesting article. I watched one of his videos and it was so funny. His speaking is so good and so fluent. I think these videos are awesome because people who aren’t able to speak Chinese as well can practice by watching the videos. Awesome article!
This is a very intriguing article Jason! I’ve never heard of the Great LOL before. I like how so many foreigners are now being exposed to Chinese culture. This guy is also helping the world see how China is. It’s cool how his speaking is so fluent and clear. He’s also a pretty funny person, so his videos are engaging.