你就不像人家Alex
“Look at Alex—”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I don't know what you've been up to lately! So what can I do?”
你就不像人家 Alex
“Look at Alex—”
“he posts on Moments every day. W-Who is Alex?”
“Why can't you share your life with me like others do?”
Comparing children or romantic partners to a perceived ideal benchmark ('other people') is a classic, indirect pressure tactic in Chinese domestic dynamics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
other people; someone else
Frequently used in spoken Chinese to introduce an exemplary benchmark to shame or motivate the listener.
simply unlike; totally fail to be like
The emphatic '就' stresses a strong contrast or perceived deficiency.