Shenmue is an adventure game released for the Dreamcast in 1999, following Ryo Hazuki in 1980s Japan as he investigates his father's murder and a connection to China. Its fully voiced conversations became widely quoted online because the performances sound formal and literal in everyday situations. Short lines were later ripped and shared on soundboards and in meme edits, where this question about Chinese people fits the game's central mystery in miniature. It remains popular as a nostalgic example of early open world game dialogue.