Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Andrew and David Fung
Known together as The Fung Brothers, David, 28, and Andrew, 26, have parlayed their successful YouTube presence to television. The siblings explore their love of delicious, affordable food as they travel across the United States on their new FYI Network series, "What the Fung?!"
"We were lucky enough to grow up in a house where both parents were into cooking," says David, who was raised in Washington. "I'd definitely hop on a flight back to Seattle for some steamed salmon fish and Dungeness crab real quick." Andrew adds that he would love to revisit the Gum Moon Ting restaurant in Hong Kong to devour the xiao long bao dumplings.
Stay in touch with the Fung Brothers via their website (http://fungbrothers.com/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/FungBros) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thefungbros).
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
A. David: As a family, we used to take long, five-hour car trips that drove me crazy. I'm almost positive I will not be doing anything similar with my future family, because I hate driving.
Q. What's the most important thing you've learned from your travels?
A. Andrew: That Americans can be really ignorant to the rest of the world. We've got the top culture of the world that most everyone else tries to copy and I think that makes us arrogant in our perspective. But the globe is so huge and diverse. There's so much to learn.
David: There're so many talented entertainers in nameless countries that are totally being underrated. I think being American is such a huge advantage, because not only do we have a huge domestic market that is high-income, but also American culture is considered an international export to almost every market. You can't say the same for these smaller places. They've got a tiny domestic market and not much reach elsewhere due to language and culture barriers. But those are the cards in life. We're all dealt different hands.
Q. Have you traveled to a place that stood out so much that it gave you a new perspective?
A. David: Mainland China is such a crazy place. It's the country with the most people in the world and it was pretty much shut off from the world. Just seeing that tremendous change firsthand was fascinating.
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