 South Korea has officially passed a bill that will ban the consumption of dog meat nationwide Therefore shutting down a lot of dog farms, but the question is will the rest of Asia follow? Yeah I mean ultimately guys. This is going viral right now. I don't know if it's going viral because it was a stereotype I mean it just sounds like something They would get a lot of press right right right so we're gonna go through the comment section Which is of course what you can expect, but we're also gonna give you our own thoughts because I think it does speak a lot on like that stereotype of Asians eating dogs right and now it's actually banned so it clearly was legal for a while in Certain countries may be more done in certain countries than others We got to be clear here that in every country that does consume dogs Okay, and South Korea China Vietnam Indonesia Philippines it makes up less than 1% of the meat consumption Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, so this is like a hyper niche thing from the old days from the poverty days A lot of people view it as like medicinal to make like soups and stews and things like that So it's like I just want to be clear here that even in Asia. It's less than 1% right right right So anyways guys, please hit that like button check out other episodes of the hot-pot boys But what could taste good on your I'm just kidding. No, just check out smaller sauce It's very delicious guys. This is from America. There is no dog and dog products used to this I mean man, this is a funny dude We have to laugh as Asians because I'm just gonna address it that there's some comments that are like Oh what it's banned. They actually had to ban it. So what was the stereotype did exist? Yeah, so why were they mad about all these jokes that we were giving them all these years? Why was Timmy Kwan always bugging out in high school? First of all Timmy Kwan was bugging out in high school because he was eating a ham sandwich And you told him he was a dog eater, right? So you're trying to dehumanize us when you're trying to say that we're eating dogs here in America, okay? No, no, no, yes when Western people Accused Asians of being dog eaters it meant that you were like a lower species because you're eating species that we deem Off limits, but the truth is like we said it's a older thing and it's a more rural thing from like It's a very small portion of the population listen, but it is true I'll say this even me if I meet somebody who's had dog before and like seeked it out It does not bother me It does not repel me in the same way that a Western person or somebody No, I might be like no cuz I'm assuming they ate that legally cooked at a restaurant Not like raw off the bone like and also I wouldn't really I wouldn't be interested in trying it I would not be interested in trying it But I'm not gonna like shame people who tried it over there when it was legal, you know what I mean and also cooked and Marinated properly and stuff like that, but I think like David Do you think South Korea did this finally banned it push this through because of all the attention that Korea is getting through the Hallyu k-pop k-dramas. It's like at this point. It's almost like Korea's like oh, like you know Like so many people love us but one thing that they don't love about us. It's the dog farm So maybe we should just ban them. Well, there was a big youth movement That was protesting and obviously there are dog farmers that are much older more rural and those two groups were like sort of Clashing in government, but ultimately the younger more I guess whatever you want to say Westernized or globalized or whatever you want to call it that group ended up winning out and getting the law passed So in 2027, that's when it will come into effect Let's just get in the comment section and that's the most interesting part about this Somebody said a little behind-the-times on this one, huh? And then somebody said this Korean guy said Korean people only ate dogs when we were very poor a long time ago They had a specific breed for eating. It was not like golden retrievers by the way guys It's still sold, but it's very rare and most young people have never even tried it. I'm Korean I live there neither have I Somebody said yes This is long this legislation is long overdue for a country as economically developed as they are and then somebody said You know basically there was some arguing about how rare or not rare it is But a lot of people are like dude if you just live your life in the city, you'll never even see it Yeah, yeah, so I do personally know a couple Korean people who have eaten a dish Made of dog meat, but it was not in the city and it was like in a traditional they eat it Even old people who eat it only eat it mostly during a certain time of the year During the summer months and like because it's supposed to have some medicinal purposes, right stuff like that But yeah, I mean maybe also eating a young dog meat It provides certain nutrients everybody has these theories about different types of meat You know everything like that, but anyways like I said it is not widespread even in China Obviously, there is a dog festival somewhere in China, but it's not why I say in Guiyang is the actual city I think it's Yulin. Oh Yulin is Yulin. Yeah, so but but guess what? Like 99% of people have never eaten it. Yeah, I mean Have I seen it on a menu in China before when I was traveling around? I think I have but obviously I didn't order it Like we said guys these things This even like it's kind of difficult to talk about amongst Asian Americans because I feel like some people they've adopted You know this sense that it's like hyper evil. You know what I mean, right? So it's like but but I think the reason why South Korea had to ban it is not because it's actually eaten a lot Even though maybe per capita it's eaten. I mean, I don't know I just don't think it's eaten a lot But the reason why they had to ban it is because I think the attention that they're getting and they actually had dog farms You know in Japan there is no actual written law I believe that bans the eating of dog meat, but it's just that so few people do it It's not an issue Yeah, and Japan what's controversial is whaling and the dolphin hunts, right? And a lot of people are like everybody always points at Japan for whaling and dolphin hunts But they do it a lot and actually Icelandic and Scandinavian countries, but it seems like those Ones are not as like under high scrutiny. I mean for a while It was very controversial that the native american tribes in the seattle area in washington Got to you know, they wanted a hunt to whale like once a year or every season It's their tradition. It's their tradition But obviously they're like spearing a whale in In the 20th century 2023. Yeah, because spearing it was like too slow or whatever I don't know. There was a like a whole bunch of people trying to stop them from getting their boats out into the water But then the you know, the law enforcement was getting involved. It was crazy. Anyway, um, somebody's like saying What is the difference between a pig a dog or cattle for slaughter? And it was really interesting because there was two different types of people that were wondering this question Andrew There was like a pro protein crowd that was just like it's all protein to me and other vegans were like Yeah, you ban dog. You should ban at all. So i'm saying that there was two different camps asking this question about Why do we have speciism or why do we rank things like? Okay, that's an animal that's closer to us even though for example Like it's been shown on studies that cows and certain types of pigs may even have an average IQ higher than a dog But what makes a dog like the man's best friend? You know what i'm saying versus like a really smart pig But it's like nobody's gonna question it if you you hug that potbelly pig and then you you cook it up the next week Well to me usually it's some type of set of beliefs that's gonna stop you from eating meat whether it's religion Right, obviously pork is a popular one that you can't eat in many religions multiple religions, but I guess like Yeah, I don't know. What is it about? Is it just because dogs are domesticated and everybody has a pet dog like Like, you know, koreans still have a lot of pet dogs that they don't You know what I mean? Like that's actually like Asians in general period have a lot of dog pets like they love their pets, you know, so I think it's like I don't know. I mean, but on the other hand, I do understand that maybe in now Nowadays, you don't have to raise dogs for meat But there was a time When maybe the only protein you could get was dog And that was out of necessity and that was okay because like that's a good reason Right, right, of course there was a bunch of jokes and a lot of people that like there's people just like doing the clapping emojis But there's other people who are like saying way harsher comments, right? Like what the f why wait till 2027 just do it right away and then other people are like, dude These people have been raising, you know, the they're just farmers essentially like they're viewing themselves as livestock farmers That's their own perception to themselves. But obviously the western world is viewing it with a different eye Ultimately, like I said for me I'm against it I'm against it, but I'm not against it necessarily in the same way that a western person is against it I'm against it because we should just move beyond that and like we said, I do buy the argument that like dogs have been through a domestication process over hundreds of years from wolves to become dogs So I can see That being a pretty good argument to ban it You mean because we've domesticated that yeah, because it went through some sort of systemized You know what? I mean domestication from wolves and that means we should ban the the meat of it Yeah, I could see why that that's that's the logic. I guess ultimately Andrew. What should take away There's a it went around the horn and back like all you know what I mean? There's people arguing all in this comment section. What's the list of ban meets worldwide? Is there a banned meat list worldwide? Is there an international banned meat list? Right because like muslims can't eat pork, right? Hindus can't eat but I'll tell you this if you're poor in asia africa You're gonna eat some dog like if it's around and you're poor Like you know what I mean like so but then The I guess, you know, maybe south korea is not in that position anymore. I guess I think it's just really funny what People find disgust. I guess there is gonna be eventually and and this is kind of what we're seeing right now Is that there's kind of a world standard of at least developed countries which south korea is a developed country obviously a world standard of do's and don'ts and what we're starting to see is like Uh dog meat probably in the advanced world and maybe china eventually will do it. I think that is this based off like gdp per capita or yeah, it's like or international like your your uh international uh presence, right? You know what I mean? T7 countries, etc, etc Listen, if you're a country with a lot of soft power probably shouldn't be video taping and raising a bunch of dogs to eat Right, that's just not going to play well on the global stage Right, that's a global standard. But you know what's really funny, david Is that there's not a global standard? There's a global standard of things you can't eat But there's not a global standard of things like how many school shootings you can have or drug usage because in asia I'll tell you this what they find way more disgusting than raising dogs to eat Is they find it disgusting at how many school shootings america has because they're like Oh my gosh, like I know we were like raising some dogs maybe and like this part of the rural town, but like You guys have like a hundred school shootings a year Like literally kids are going into schools and shooting their classmates and teachers. That's crazy Yeah, yeah, no, it's very interesting the way what what everybody's like accepted threshold is for different things Even amongst developed countries with high gdp per capita Yeah, a lot of people would argue that no developed country should have the amount of school shootings that we have In america Yeah, I remember when they took away lockers when I was in middle school because People were fearing that kids were still wearing guns in the locker. Um, I'll say this man Ultimately, do I think the rest of asia will follow? I think ultimately they will but it'll be it'll be a while I think china china's China's a huge country. It's way way bigger than korea. So I think it is going to be harder for them They're not going to find as urgent of a need to ban dog meat But they also I don't think that makes up a significant portion of the meat either, you know Especially if you're not in the super super rural towns So but for sure. I mean, I think the images that end up going viral in certain circles where people are looking for it And it does and it does uh to that crowd not that they were going to be pro asian anyway It probably dehumanizes those asians at least based off people's internet comments, but again guys If it's timmy quan eating a chicken sandwich, man Stop calling him a dog eater. That's disrespectful And then also you'd see what happened of that Thai restaurant that got falsely accused of serving dog meat It was a Thai restaurant. And then they closed Fresno, California. Yeah, and they got a whole bunch of bad press It was not true They had to close down for a few months Then they rebranded came back and they're trying to be successful now because the guys got a feed of family So shout out to love and tie in Fresno, California Anyway, guys, let us know what you think in the comments section below until next time We're the hop hop boys. We out peace