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Why Does WWE Superstar John Cena Like China So Much?
John Cena likes to understand what the audience wants before providing entertainment to them. As a result, it takes hard work and discipline to be able to communicate with his fans globally, especially with a language barrier.
Why is John Cena fluent in Chinese?
It’s widely known that The Champ is fluent in mandarin. The primary reason he wanted to learn the language was to break the barrier between himself and the audience living in China.
“I started wanting to learn Mandarin to get our global company to be a true global company.”
Now, as he learnt the language, he started learning more about the culture and China. As a result, his appreciation and admiration for the culture increased.
To learn the language, Cena made time from his busy schedule. It’s not easy to learn any language, but when he took up the challenge, he knew it was time to master it.
“[I’m] fascinated with the language and has become obsessed with trying to learn it. … I don’t have a lot of free time, but when I do, for an hour or two of my day, a tutor comes over and we just talk.” H/t Sportskeeda
Not only did he put in the work with a tutor, but he used flash cards and watched Chinese TV to speed up his learning rate. He mastered it enough to actually address a press conference in Mandarin. And now, he’s fluent at it.
What did John Cena apologize to China for?
Prior to F9, Cena revealed to a Taiwanese TV Station that Taiwan would be the first country to see F9. Unfortunately, China does not recognize Taiwan as a country, and this sparked some outrage.
However, The Champ sent out an apology as soon as he realized his mistake. It was entirely in Mandarin and constantly apologized in this 68-second clip.
“I made a mistake,” he says in Mandarin, “I’m so, so sorry for my mistake. I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m very sorry. You have to understand I love and respect China and Chinese people. I’m sorry.” H/t CNET
Per popular request, here’s Mr. John Cena’s apology video with English subtitles. I kept all the incoherence in the video, as well as the curious absence of what he’s actually apologizing for pic.twitter.com/WmJlRcyOID
— Tony Lin 林東尼 (@tony_zy) May 25, 2021
This was an important gesture from his end to ensure he didn’t put a strain on his relationship with the audience. The fact that he leaped into action as soon as he learnt his mistake is the reason he is The Champ!
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