WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:00.833 - Bam! 00:00:00.833 --> 00:00:02.609 (epic music plays) 00:00:02.609 --> 00:00:03.442 (speaks foreign language) 00:00:03.442 --> 00:00:04.698 (inaudible whining) 00:00:04.698 --> 00:00:06.358 - [Brunette Girl] This is crazy! 00:00:06.358 --> 00:00:08.355 - I don't understand anything! 00:00:08.355 --> 00:00:09.783 - I can't believe she's Asian. 00:00:09.783 --> 00:00:11.861 (laughter) 00:00:11.861 --> 00:00:15.321 (classical violin music) 00:00:15.321 --> 00:00:16.621 - We're playing mahjong 00:00:16.621 --> 00:00:17.840 (speaks foreign language) 00:00:17.840 --> 00:00:18.862 That means "play mahjong." 00:00:18.862 --> 00:00:21.748 So mahjong is a really old game that originated in China. 00:00:21.748 --> 00:00:24.806 It's one of the best games that I've ever played. 00:00:24.806 --> 00:00:29.288 - It looks like chess and checkers and cards combined. 00:00:29.288 --> 00:00:30.635 - I've never even seen it played 00:00:30.635 --> 00:00:32.910 but I know it's supposed to be really fun 00:00:32.910 --> 00:00:34.954 and there's a lot of yelling involved. 00:00:34.954 --> 00:00:36.254 - If you're losing, yes. 00:00:36.254 --> 00:00:38.042 - I really don't know what this game is. 00:00:38.042 --> 00:00:40.445 I've only seen it played in Chinese dramas. 00:00:40.445 --> 00:00:42.349 - The best way to start learning is 00:00:42.349 --> 00:00:44.195 to understand what the tiles are. 00:00:44.195 --> 00:00:45.499 You have three types of tiles. 00:00:45.499 --> 00:00:48.832 You have suits, honors, and bonus, okay? 00:00:49.869 --> 00:00:53.226 So usually we play on a square table 00:00:53.226 --> 00:00:54.664 because it's just easier. 00:00:54.664 --> 00:00:56.591 So now we're going to wash them 00:00:56.591 --> 00:00:59.489 and everyone turn them over onto their green. 00:00:59.489 --> 00:01:00.572 So wash them. 00:01:01.478 --> 00:01:02.708 Like, rotate it. 00:01:02.708 --> 00:01:03.541 Oh sh-t. 00:01:03.541 --> 00:01:05.506 The grandmas, the aunts, everyone will play 00:01:05.506 --> 00:01:06.899 this around the table. 00:01:06.899 --> 00:01:08.200 The kids will hang out 00:01:08.200 --> 00:01:10.928 and they would just gossip over stuff. 00:01:10.928 --> 00:01:12.472 Yeah, it was part of growing up. 00:01:12.472 --> 00:01:15.688 There was like, five sets of mahjong in my grandma's house 00:01:15.688 --> 00:01:19.321 and she invited every human over to play. 00:01:19.321 --> 00:01:21.029 Everyone has a version of mahjong. 00:01:21.029 --> 00:01:24.330 This is gonna be pretty basic like, Chinese version. 00:01:24.330 --> 00:01:26.927 - It's just pretty much like a matching game almost. 00:01:26.927 --> 00:01:28.030 - It is a matching game. 00:01:28.030 --> 00:01:31.539 - Is it like that one game Bullsh-t? 00:01:31.539 --> 00:01:34.956 - [Brunette] So I take two, you take two. 00:01:35.839 --> 00:01:38.040 You take two. - [Guy With The Glasses] Okay. 00:01:38.040 --> 00:01:39.259 - You take two. 00:01:39.259 --> 00:01:40.092 - [Blonde Girl] It has to be the next one? 00:01:40.092 --> 00:01:40.925 - [Brunette Girl] Yep. 00:01:40.925 --> 00:01:42.518 Faster guys, quick status, yep. 00:01:42.518 --> 00:01:43.853 Everyone's fast in this game. 00:01:43.853 --> 00:01:46.495 - [Guy With The Hat] Got it, got it. 00:01:46.495 --> 00:01:48.461 - Okay, so you can either choose 00:01:48.461 --> 00:01:49.680 - (inaudible) 00:01:49.680 --> 00:01:52.108 - [Brunette Girl] That's a dragon. 00:01:52.108 --> 00:01:55.775 - [Guy With A Hat] Girl! What are you doin'? 00:01:57.955 --> 00:01:58.788 - What do I do now? 00:01:58.788 --> 00:02:00.705 - Nothing! Now he goes. 00:02:05.196 --> 00:02:07.904 - [Guy With A Hat] Two of a kind is good. 00:02:07.904 --> 00:02:10.621 (laughter) 00:02:10.621 --> 00:02:13.788 (inaudible muttering) 00:02:14.777 --> 00:02:18.027 - Ha! Bam! - [Brunette Girl] He's crazy! 00:02:20.919 --> 00:02:22.138 - [Guy With A Hat] I feel like I'm getting in touch 00:02:22.138 --> 00:02:25.191 with my Asian heritage and I am winning at it. 00:02:25.191 --> 00:02:26.024 Yes! 00:02:26.944 --> 00:02:28.488 - So Mallory, when did you start playing? 00:02:28.488 --> 00:02:30.683 - I learned probably early on, like seven. 00:02:30.683 --> 00:02:32.517 My grandma and my mom would talk about it 00:02:32.517 --> 00:02:33.933 and say "this is this" and "that's that" 00:02:33.933 --> 00:02:36.255 you have to match them and it's like a matching game. 00:02:36.255 --> 00:02:39.437 But I never played probably until I was in college. 00:02:39.437 --> 00:02:40.284 - How come? 00:02:40.284 --> 00:02:44.568 - My grandma died so then mahjong kind of left with her. 00:02:44.568 --> 00:02:47.053 - Wait! Wait wait wait! Did I win? 00:02:47.053 --> 00:02:48.877 - Do you have pairs? And a-- 00:02:48.877 --> 00:02:50.835 (tiles clatter) 00:02:50.835 --> 00:02:52.237 - No! 00:02:52.237 --> 00:02:53.782 - Hide that two four! 00:02:53.782 --> 00:02:57.450 It has to be Pong, Kong, or Chow and then one pair. 00:02:57.450 --> 00:02:59.273 Also, you should say "mahjong." 00:02:59.273 --> 00:03:00.523 - Mahjong! Why? 00:03:02.790 --> 00:03:03.623 - It's like Uno. 00:03:03.623 --> 00:03:07.290 So basically you have one last hand to play. 00:03:08.816 --> 00:03:09.649 F-ck. 00:03:09.649 --> 00:03:11.441 - Yeah. Suck it. 00:03:11.441 --> 00:03:13.925 Wait wait. I might have three. - You know what they say? 00:03:13.925 --> 00:03:14.947 - Three right? 00:03:14.947 --> 00:03:16.456 - Mahjong. Oh sh-t. 00:03:16.456 --> 00:03:18.163 - Ah! You have mahjong? 00:03:18.163 --> 00:03:20.032 Wait, does that mean you won? - [Brunette Girl] Yeah 00:03:20.032 --> 00:03:22.017 (cries of protest) 00:03:22.017 --> 00:03:22.985 - Okay this game is rigged. 00:03:22.985 --> 00:03:25.472 (peppy piano music) 00:03:25.472 --> 00:03:28.014 - So fun 'cause I almost won. 00:03:28.014 --> 00:03:32.097 - Not gonna lie it was hard but it was fun, yeah. 00:03:32.987 --> 00:03:34.891 How can you say that you did a bad job 00:03:34.891 --> 00:03:36.319 when you get three white dragons? 00:03:36.319 --> 00:03:39.210 - [Guy With A Hat] I definitely feel more connected 00:03:39.210 --> 00:03:41.323 with my Chinese side 'cause I remember learning 00:03:41.323 --> 00:03:43.157 these Chinese characters when I was in school 00:03:43.157 --> 00:03:45.027 and it totally reminded me of that stuff. 00:03:45.027 --> 00:03:46.327 - I had a great time. 00:03:46.327 --> 00:03:49.218 I would love to invite friends over, gossip, play it. 00:03:49.218 --> 00:03:50.890 - [Guy With Hat] Yeah, that sounds fun. 00:03:50.890 --> 00:03:53.862 - [Guy With Glasses] Let's just all hang out and play this. 00:03:53.862 --> 00:03:55.046 - [Blonde Girl] Yeah, I'm down. 00:03:55.046 --> 00:03:58.046 - If there's alcohol, I'll be there. 00:04:01.350 --> 00:04:04.241 You gave me the easy ones? 00:04:04.241 --> 00:04:06.029 You gave me the easy ones? 00:04:06.029 --> 00:04:07.112 These Asians?