Why do foreigners always think that China people know martial arts?

There used to be a joke. A foreigner asked China people, "Did you China people learn martial arts from primary schools?"

The China people were very surprised and replied, "Why do you ask?"

Foreigner: "Because I see that the primary school near where I live starts practicing martial arts on time every morning!" " "

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Although this is a joke, it illustrates a problem, that is, many foreigners are used to thinking that China people know martial arts. So what caused this?

First of all, of course, it is inseparable from the spread of movies. Bruce Lee, in particular, made great contributions to the spread of Kung Fu. For his own reasons, even the word "Kung Fu" was written into the English dictionary. Bruce Lee's influence can be clearly felt abroad. Once Bian Xiao traveled to the Philippines, all Filipinos he met would say hello: "What's your name? Bruce Lee? What's your name, Bruce Lee? ) "After asking this question, they will learn Bruce Lee's classic roar, and then pose for a fight, thus showing their understanding of China.

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Then I casually added, I know a little Tai Chi. I said Tai Chi. Of course, everyone in China knows that old people beat Tai Ji Chuan in the park every morning. However, this product was deeply shocked by Jet Li's "Tai Zhang Chi Sanfeng" and the whispered "Taiji Biography". So when I answered Tai Chi, his subconscious reaction was that I said what he thought was Tai Ji Chuan in the movie. Later, for a while, whenever I met other colleagues with him, he never forgot to say, "This guy can play Tai Chi! Awesome! "

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However, not many people in China know Kung Fu, and some people in Japan don't watch anime. Of course, not every beauty in Korea is a whole. China people can be seen everywhere on the road, and the first reaction in our minds must be: "Does this person know martial arts?" However, if the person you see later knows that he is from the Northeast, you will subconsciously think, "Is this person very warm and heroic?"

Finally, I once heard a colleague say that Zhao Chuan said at a concert that he would present a song for all Asian men, "I am a bird". This label is playing, simply!