I love John. He should be a recurring character. He's innocently determined to learn Japanese, friendly as hwack, always positive and cringy at the same time. He is literally a main character of any shounen manga.
Nearly 20% of Americans speak Spanish as their native language though? The US doesn't have any official national language on any federal level, even though English is widely used.
@@rampage__ They literally implied that the native language for Americans ("we") is English ("our native language"). It is not OUR native language. If they were, for whatever reason, talking about speaking Japanese (last part of the video), then their comment would make more sense, as the native and national language for people in Japan is Japanese. Maybe you should study more English, if you're having such a hard time understanding these things. There are fun lessons about "implications" and "inferencing" (both are similar but different; either help a lot with finding context clues). Now, whether or not they meant to imply "English is the national and native language for Americans", their phrasing is still poor. This is why pointing out the flaws in their comments is important. I'm sure they meant to say something like, "Wait, so we're geniuses for speaking our most commonly spoken language?" or whatever else is similar. It's a little change, but it makes all the difference. Grammar matters.
I’ve said something similar already, but imma say it again. It’s so crazy adorkable how Japanese and English speakers fawn over each other’s languages, wanting to speak them and thinking someone is really smart if they speak either and whatnot. It warms my heart in a humorous way. 日本語が大好き！
@@mythicalsoulz4709 the problem with people that know that menu languages it's that they don't really know 6 languages, they know a language composed by them and every time they learn something new, they forget something from their first language
That is how you pronounce it properly if you're speaking Japanese. He's not switching to English, he's using Japanese words of English origin (loan words).
It’s katakanized English, which is typical of the speakers there. Katakana is used for sound effects, onomatopoeias, and non-Japanese words mostly. If in Japan, that’s what you’d likely hear, unless the person studied it properly. In the public schools they’re taught that. Used to drive me nuts sometimes.
Us humans are really just very awkward mocking birds that like to imitate other birds. And then they sqwuak in happiness when they do it correctly. Lol
Birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs. Their kind has existed millions of years longer than mammals. Don’t mock the birds, or the bigger ones might claw you to pieces & eat you like a raptor
Sora The Cringe: 200 IQ protagonist John: American pronunciation more cringy than Sora Ken: Super elite subtitles made him my favorite character Eiken Sora: Take oba Ken pozeshun asu mwai fabarud karetar
My native language is French so English was easy to learn for me, it's rather when i see Japanese people that I'm amazed because even if Japanese is their native language, it seems so hard to learn so i generally think that people who can learn Japanese are smart
its actually not hard to learn to SPEAK japanese, but learning to read and write it is VERY VERY hard for americans lol. but learning chinese (any) is WAY WAY harder. WAYYYYYY harder.
I just came here to say that in Spain people also act like this when someone speaks english, in absolutely everything Sora pointed out. The cringe is mutual
@Gangari TheWanderer No, it does not depend, that's like saying the Earth might not be a sphere depending on who you ask... English is a west germanic language. Look it up. English does not come from Latin, it just borrows some words. Please check your knowledge before spouting nonsense. Start with this article and then you can dig up more in-depth sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language?wprov=sfla1
@Gangari TheWanderer You're talking to a trilingual spanish guy whose mother has a degree in history... I said take that as a starting point. I'm not gonna go with the big guns on the first exchange. You sound like an american
@Gangari TheWanderer Do you expect me to link you my linkedin profile and links to my studies or...? What are you saying? I'm not taking anything personally, you're saying something just completely wrong, with not a single source to back it up by the way. I'm almost 32 years old and I do not need live advice thank you very much. Look, I have a big interest in languages and I have two friends that just happen to have a degree in english literature. Think whatever you want, but you're just categorically wrong, and no expert in the English language would even think of putting it in the romance family. I feel like I'm speaking to a wall here: you're saying you haven't been interested enough to even make a choice in this supposed debate. Como ni tengo diplomas ni cuentas online ligadas a mis estudios, te estoy escribiendo este otro párrafo en castellano, mi lengua materna, a ver si vas viendo que realmente sí hablo más de un idioma, sin cometer faltas de ortografía ni gramática. A lo mejor así te queda un poco más claro que esto sí es una lengua romance, no como el inglés. També podria repetir-te la mateixa diàtriba en català, però em sembla més adient escriure un pàrraf completament diferent per que te n'adonis que no m'estic fent un farol. El català també es una llengua romànica, per cert, però és molt possible que segons tu hi hagi un debat on algú defensa que el català és en realitat un derivat el mongol o alguna cosa així. Com deia en Joan Sanz: vés a prendre un got de llet ben calentona, que demà m'afaitaràs.
@Gangari TheWanderer I am self-tought. I quit education at 18 My mother studied 40 years ago, so not modern, specially in Spain where education is on a downward spiral Literature includes basic linguistics of said language History includes languages spoken in the past and how they evolved through time, as to understand the culture of each era I haven't yelled, I am not angry, I just feel like talking to a flat-earther and it's quite tiring Your "token of peace" expression just makes you look like you "bestow upon me the chance of good terms" like a king or something. That's 中二病 levels of cringe If you haven't studied (academically or not) about the subject, you have no word in the argument to begin with If you don't think the current education system is good, why do you expect me to have studied linguistics (and prove it to you somehow, apparently) for my point to have validity? Hypocrite much? I just lost like half of my brain cells with this "argument", I'm just tired. Just leave me alone, go research about the origins of English, talk to an expert about it and learn something. Oh, right, modern western education is bad, so an expert wouldn't suffice by your standards, right? Better look it up online in some random webpage... Oh, no, you said Wikipedia wasn't reliable. Then you must go to better websites, like a university! Oh, no, modern education is bad, and universities are modern education. So what's the plan? Going to some forum with a thousand users that you know literally nothing about? Seriously, make up your mind, and learn your stuff before trying to teach others about it. I do know my stuff, that's the sole reason I replied to begin with
Damn it, I though i was stupid, but now I figured out that I'm genius just because I speak english, thx for telling me this Sora! And great video as always ^^
As someone who’s more comfortable in speaking singlish & mix of English + Mandarin, I really like hearing people who speak eloquently, especially English. (and a teeny weeny envious inside) So maybe they are really a genious? 🤫
I've conversely really enjoyed reading books written bilingaul or modern blend/creole languages. Because of the unique grammar, syntax, rythm and loanwords
I've been learning Japanese for half a year so after I finish my Ph.D. I can study psychology abroad in Japan for a few years lol. Cool to see that is what you originally wanted to start with!
On the one hand, learning English is hard from the outside. It's a language that constantly breaks its own rules and borrows from other sets of rules. On the other hand, learning any language from inside is fairly easy, because babies are basically wired to learn how to communicate in the form appropriate to their social group.
Its crazy how he remembers every little thing that happened to him at some point in his life and makes those into vids. Talk about life being a comedy of errors.
English is one of the languages which is the most spreaded over the world it's still surprising to see people from countries like Japan considering people as genuises just for knowing how to speak english. 3:45 new background? 😮🐣 Love the video as usual 💕
English is completely different from Japanese in terms of vocabulary, grammar and word order so it's extremely difficult for a Japanese speaker to master English (and vice versa). Plus they don't get exposed to English the same way other countries do (eg: Indians, Filipinos, etc.) so that adds to the difficulty
Damn sensei, this skit is totally hillarious. Can't imagine how you can come up with this. I also can't believe that it is constantly funny from beginning to the end.
This is funny because it's true. I was visiting Japan for a few months during my studies. By ethnicity I'm Chinese (but born in UK) and I was with my other classmates who were from Singapore and we were speaking English on the train, and then a couple of Japanese students were gossiping behind our back at how we were 'showing off' hahaha.
Man, so I am a super genius because I speak 3 languages (Italian, English and Spanish) and I'm learning the fourth, Japanese. Also good video as usual Sora. Also it's hilarious that some words are written as in Italian because of Engrish.
Ken's way to show his elite-ness does make sense, since English is a hard language to learn in Japan, therefore by speaking English not only it makes him feel above the rest and his people acknowledge it too, which only solidify his flex even further. my suggestion for the 1st question's answer: "Ganbarimasu !!, I'll do my best to repopulate Japan !"...also don't worry about accent, I mean do you really hate that foreigner who speak Japanese with English accent? 4:38 that "how can I say" inspires me to make this ... "he dude, don't get too koki", and "dam a ray...cashew" also Sora, have you tried programming?, if you think computer will rule the world, then why not become the ruler ? the job demand in Japan is huge, look at those Vtubers, they just don't simply appear out of nowhere, ....you can speak English and know how to play a guitar....programming is typing in mostly English to a CPU
This was amazing! Thank you. It's always incredible to me that you manage to cram so much into a single brief video. Deewwwwd!! You're obviously quite familiar with one of the ways we say "dude." Shout out to the air mattress -- I believe it's your temporary noise reduction. "Hwhay?" made me laugh so hard. I always tell people I don't speak any languages, because I can't even properly speak English (no geniuses here!)😊💖 (Oh, pumas eat deer and all kinds of things. In California and some other places, we say, "If you see a lot of dear, you know there are pumas around." A puma can take down a huge buck, and in emergencies, sometimes succeed in taking down a black bear. You already pay me. If you'd like, in a few years, you can send me a 🦌emoji.)🤗
Thank you, Sora. It's been a long time since I've laughed so much. I think English must be rather difficult for non-native speakers. It's a Germanic language which has been shoehorned into Latin grammar, and is strongly influenced by Latin and Greek. But it's not a Romance language. Its spelling is quite irregular, particularly in relation to vowel sounds, without even diacritical marks to help out. It has loan words from many other languages, which has greatly expanded its vocabulary. Japanese, OTOH, is really hard for us, especially the written language, partly because it is based on syllables rather than letters. How do you manage hiragana, katakana, kanji, and romaji? Obviously, it must the Japanese who are geniuses, while we Americans are usually too lazy to learn even another European language.
English grammar is not based on Latin, it is Germanic at its core. It has many Latin based words, as well as words of French origin, which is a Romance language, further increasing the number of Latin originating words. It's like how Japanese has many words of Chinese origin, but its grammar is still Japanese at its core. Romaji is not Japanese. It's just a romanization and its only value to the student of the language is to learn the kana, which is the easiest part of learning the language. Grammar is typically the hard part, a new script is generally not the hard part of any language. Kanji throws a monkey wrench into the works a bit, but even then, it can be useful and aid in understanding new words when you get to know many characters. Romaji bad.
American boys or girls having circumsences want to understand Japanese. They just spend some days doing things in life. Good Guide video of those American overseas in Japanese school.
I LOVE YOU!! OMGosh you are HILARIOUS!! I wish I had found you on UA-cam earlier. Sheesh. I was JUST in Japan! I am a professional Film and Voice Actress. I am absolutely obsessed with your talents! BRAVO!!
Yeah lol same from where I come from. They automatically think ur too smart if you can speak English *decently* (yes, it's the lower limit). And sometimes, being called "too smart/genius" is actually denigrating (ie smart-shaming) lol 🤣
Some people where I live too think you must very smart to speak english. I can understand that speaking more than one language is impressive anyway. Doesn't make anyone a genius but, I think is fair to recognize that.
I was under the impression that all countries hated Americans, i mean literally people that live in America, hate Americans 😂. Also there's actually alot of opportunities for people with a psychology degree here. The end had me dead tho "he rejected me because my Japanese is crap"😂😂😂😂😂
@@bituinl I love americans sometimes and other times I hate americans, it really depends since there are ups and downs to any society and its people, like, I really enjoy how we can say "fuck the governor" and nobody thinks its out of place at all, but other times I read the news and see another mass shooting 6 weeks in a row and I'm like, I hate americans why we gotta be like this. It really is a case by case basis
@@a-ramenartist9734 You're right! It's bad when a place is seen as bad when it has its goods and bads for each person. Same as seeing a place as just good when that place also has its goods and bads for each person. Like it wouldn't be that bad if most people knew all places are both good and bad. Especially when America is extremely diverse, and you can find something completely new wherever you go.
I just found your channel. And duuuuuude! It's just gold. Thanks for the laughs. My niece asked me "Are you watching anime?" And I responded "Stfu you loser!" ... but in Spanish because I don't know Japanese.
cant argue with what you said cause in my country (PH), if you know english, people would label you as "smart"... which is why most private school in my country wont allow students to speak their native language whenever their inside school premise. heck, even in their home, parents talk to their kids using foreign language.
Lol I find this funny! I always knew I was a genius! 😂😂 On a side note though, I know a few native English speakers who speak shitty English. Like I would be afraid for a foreigner to meet them and learn English off of them 😂😂 They are far from genius level😂😂
*Dialect Dialect is not "shitty English", it's "non-standard English". They may not be geniuses (few people are), but native speakers by definition cannot speak their own language poorly.
I feel really sorry for John. He's trying to be a nice guy but doesn't understand that our Americanness is overbearing for other countries. He's trying so hard. My japanese is enough that I can navigate Tokyo on my own, but that's about it. I can't have a conversation about something other than the weather for the life of me.
@@OntarioTrafficMan *_"But is Wallonia as good with languages?"_* Oh god no. Ask them anything in another language than french and you always get _"je ne comprends pas"._ as a reply. Unlike us over here in Flanders they aren't forced to learn the other national languages. They get to choose between either 1) Dutch. 2) English. But most of them choose english because ,like one wallon put it in a local news program, _"Dutch is a barbarian language"._ But they don't even bother to learn that properly because every wallon (or citizen of brussels) i meet at work that asks me a question about something, and if i answer back in english they are unable to comprehend what i'm saying. Of Course you have the outlier that actually CAN speak dutch or english but those are far and between. And before you ask _"why don't you speak in french to them?"_ ,i simply refuse to speak to them in french. They come to flanders, they can do the basic efford to learn/speak flemmish. Like we do when we go to Wallonia/Brussels.
I also have similar experience as a foreigner who speakers English in Japan. Like if I talk normally they won't understand I need to speak Engrisu to make them understand
И это всё равно не помешало почти всем моим одноклассником и теперь одногруппникам знать лишь английский уровня тиктока - зачем уметь читать литературный английский или развивать слух, чтобы можно было спокойно понимать разговорный английский.. Зато цитаты на английском в свои био вставлять горазды. :(
Don't worry, here in the UK, being able to read Japanese also makes you a 'genius'. Same goes for any other language which uses anything other than the roman alphabet. It's inconceivable to most of us that anyone could possibly understand letters that look different to the ones that we use... Whenever I read some kana for anyone, you would think I'd just translated ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics or something. This is despite the fact that my reading comprehension is probably about as good as the average 5 year old Japanese kid...
Some people don’t know this, but saying DEEEWWWWWWWWD out loud to someone in public is how you form a friendship here in the US
A whole conversation can be had with only 3 words.
Dude.
Fuck.
Man.
Intonation and stress will determine the meaning.
Saying "waz up" in the most obnoxious ways possible can work too 🤣
@@SteviiLove saying 'wazzup' like boba fet in that adult swim sketch makes your bond eternal
Yes yes that’s how it works. It’s like a platonic mating ritual
What happens if u just say "sup" tho lol
I love John. He should be a recurring character. He's innocently determined to learn Japanese, friendly as hwack, always positive and cringy at the same time. He is literally a main character of any shounen manga.
You mean side character?
@@itsukashido3432You clearly don't remember the older shounen anime.
(I feel old af)
@@shiaakatsuki7865 no I mean that sounds like a side character and yea I didn't watch much of old shounen any recommendations?
Cringey foreigners are never the main character of anything. They're the comic relief.
@@Aaron-bh5cp Yeah, it sucks because they’re usually one of my favs
Wait, so we're geniuses for...speaking our native language?
That's it, I'm done with school. I'm already a genius.
Lmao
Dropping out let’s go
Nearly 20% of Americans speak Spanish as their native language though? The US doesn't have any official national language on any federal level, even though English is widely used.
@@nomoretwitterhandles when did he mention national language? He is saying his native language lol.
@@rampage__ They literally implied that the native language for Americans ("we") is English ("our native language"). It is not OUR native language.
If they were, for whatever reason, talking about speaking Japanese (last part of the video), then their comment would make more sense, as the native and national language for people in Japan is Japanese.
Maybe you should study more English, if you're having such a hard time understanding these things. There are fun lessons about "implications" and "inferencing" (both are similar but different; either help a lot with finding context clues).
Now, whether or not they meant to imply "English is the national and native language for Americans", their phrasing is still poor. This is why pointing out the flaws in their comments is important. I'm sure they meant to say something like, "Wait, so we're geniuses for speaking our most commonly spoken language?" or whatever else is similar. It's a little change, but it makes all the difference. Grammar matters.
I’ve said something similar already, but imma say it again. It’s so crazy adorkable how Japanese and English speakers fawn over each other’s languages, wanting to speak them and thinking someone is really smart if they speak either and whatnot. It warms my heart in a humorous way. 日本語が大好き！
@Kurogami ohoho I’m well aware of them 😂 don’t forget Iceland Hungary and Thailand
@@Stay_away_from_my_swamp_water Hungary?
wait wait.. does that say Nihongo ga daisuki?!?! you love Japanese!! I READ SOME JAPANESE WOOHOO
@sweet naivety haha yeah!!! 😂 よし！！
@@lacunalshadow 日本語は上手ですね
meanwhile, we americans think ANYONE who speaks a 2nd language must be a genius
unless it's Spanish, then we just complain about how they're not speaking English :/
Me who speaks 5 languages and thinks anyone who speaks 6 is a genius
I go up to English natives and I start speaking English to them, no one was impressed.
@@mythicalsoulz4709 the problem with people that know that menu languages it's that they don't really know 6 languages, they know a language composed by them and every time they learn something new, they forget something from their first language
Yeah it's amazing how some people know both american and english.
You blew my mind when (while speaking Japanese) you pronounced "super elite" as "SUPAH ELITO" while you're perfectly able to pronounce it properly 😂
That is how you pronounce it properly if you're speaking Japanese. He's not switching to English, he's using Japanese words of English origin (loan words).
That is the real Elite English™
katakana
It’s katakanized English, which is typical of the speakers there. Katakana is used for sound effects, onomatopoeias, and non-Japanese words mostly. If in Japan, that’s what you’d likely hear, unless the person studied it properly. In the public schools they’re taught that. Used to drive me nuts sometimes.
thats like the joke
To be honest, I wasn’t aware that ~any~ country considered us geniuses
Lol this is true 😂😂
American bad at geography
tbh this sounds like just a japanese thing
Same man right lol
Is not the country, is the language lol
Us humans are really just very awkward mocking birds that like to imitate other birds. And then they sqwuak in happiness when they do it correctly. Lol
Best way to see it EVER!
Lyre birds: Amatures!
Birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs. Their kind has existed millions of years longer than mammals. Don’t mock the birds, or the bigger ones might claw you to pieces & eat you like a raptor
Japanese people: *Americans are smart because they can speak English.*
Every other country that uses the metric system: *visible frustration*
Why not using metric system usa, there's still time, but I don't even see intention on doing that 😔
@Gangari TheWanderer that's good to hear, I don't live in USA so I didn't know 😜
@Gangari TheWanderer
Wait........ i hope you're not claiming that the overturning of Roe VS Wade is a good thing, right?
@@brendon205 Why not use decimal time? (Says the person who confuses people by using SI prefixes on currency units.)
@@coriandercastor9453 I actually thought about that before, calculating time could be easier
Sora The Cringe: 200 IQ protagonist
John: American pronunciation more cringy than Sora
Ken: Super elite subtitles made him my favorite character
Eiken Sora: Take oba Ken pozeshun asu mwai fabarud karetar
The Virgin "Goes to America and Immerses Himself to Become Fluent" Sora vs the Chad "Recites Nonsense from a Book" Ken
It's still amaze me how he can be an American self, a Japanese self, and a bilingual self at the same time
Sora is a genius for making these skits.
ngl
His experiences were really useful for this skit lol
@@nileredsexperiment834 his acting skills too
Fr bro
Im genius, im joking ofc my iq is lower than 0.2
he could be a voice actor for an anime too
I love how much efforts you put in to educate the world in your own fun way. Thank you Sora san!!
Little did they know, we’re quite the opposite if genius actually
firsttt
Yooooooo
this man is everywhere
Speak for yourself lol
Yoooshhhhhhh
My native language is French so English was easy to learn for me, it's rather when i see Japanese people that I'm amazed because even if Japanese is their native language, it seems so hard to learn so i generally think that people who can learn Japanese are smart
And how would they react to French?
@@pablotomasllodra4423 French is easier than English that's for sure lel
its actually not hard to learn to SPEAK japanese, but learning to read and write it is VERY VERY hard for americans lol. but learning chinese (any) is WAY WAY harder. WAYYYYYY harder.
@@uncletrashero damn right you are.
Native spanish speaker here,spanish is hard even for us.
Crazy right?
I just came here to say that in Spain people also act like this when someone speaks english, in absolutely everything Sora pointed out. The cringe is mutual
@Gangari TheWanderer ... English is not a romance language, it's a west germanic language
@Gangari TheWanderer No, it does not depend, that's like saying the Earth might not be a sphere depending on who you ask... English is a west germanic language. Look it up. English does not come from Latin, it just borrows some words. Please check your knowledge before spouting nonsense. Start with this article and then you can dig up more in-depth sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language?wprov=sfla1
@Gangari TheWanderer You're talking to a trilingual spanish guy whose mother has a degree in history... I said take that as a starting point. I'm not gonna go with the big guns on the first exchange.
You sound like an american
@Gangari TheWanderer Do you expect me to link you my linkedin profile and links to my studies or...? What are you saying? I'm not taking anything personally, you're saying something just completely wrong, with not a single source to back it up by the way.
I'm almost 32 years old and I do not need live advice thank you very much.
Look, I have a big interest in languages and I have two friends that just happen to have a degree in english literature. Think whatever you want, but you're just categorically wrong, and no expert in the English language would even think of putting it in the romance family.
I feel like I'm speaking to a wall here: you're saying you haven't been interested enough to even make a choice in this supposed debate.
Como ni tengo diplomas ni cuentas online ligadas a mis estudios, te estoy escribiendo este otro párrafo en castellano, mi lengua materna, a ver si vas viendo que realmente sí hablo más de un idioma, sin cometer faltas de ortografía ni gramática. A lo mejor así te queda un poco más claro que esto sí es una lengua romance, no como el inglés.
També podria repetir-te la mateixa diàtriba en català, però em sembla més adient escriure un pàrraf completament diferent per que te n'adonis que no m'estic fent un farol. El català també es una llengua romànica, per cert, però és molt possible que segons tu hi hagi un debat on algú defensa que el català és en realitat un derivat el mongol o alguna cosa així. Com deia en Joan Sanz: vés a prendre un got de llet ben calentona, que demà m'afaitaràs.
@Gangari TheWanderer I am self-tought. I quit education at 18
My mother studied 40 years ago, so not modern, specially in Spain where education is on a downward spiral
Literature includes basic linguistics of said language
History includes languages spoken in the past and how they evolved through time, as to understand the culture of each era
I haven't yelled, I am not angry, I just feel like talking to a flat-earther and it's quite tiring
Your "token of peace" expression just makes you look like you "bestow upon me the chance of good terms" like a king or something. That's 中二病 levels of cringe
If you haven't studied (academically or not) about the subject, you have no word in the argument to begin with
If you don't think the current education system is good, why do you expect me to have studied linguistics (and prove it to you somehow, apparently) for my point to have validity? Hypocrite much?
I just lost like half of my brain cells with this "argument", I'm just tired. Just leave me alone, go research about the origins of English, talk to an expert about it and learn something. Oh, right, modern western education is bad, so an expert wouldn't suffice by your standards, right? Better look it up online in some random webpage... Oh, no, you said Wikipedia wasn't reliable. Then you must go to better websites, like a university! Oh, no, modern education is bad, and universities are modern education. So what's the plan? Going to some forum with a thousand users that you know literally nothing about?
Seriously, make up your mind, and learn your stuff before trying to teach others about it. I do know my stuff, that's the sole reason I replied to begin with
Don't worry, Sensei. No one is going to think you're a genius just because you speak English. Boop! 🤗🐛❤️☀️
@HiImSnow Thank you!!! 😆
lol this should be pinned.
Everyone thinks that I'm a genius in my mind
Damn it, I though i was stupid, but now I figured out that I'm genius just because I speak english, thx for telling me this Sora!
And great video as always ^^
Ye I speak American, canadian, indian, British etc my IQ must be over 300 XDDD
@@jellypetertheeel6360 Me Japanese Chinese SPanish American British And Thai ;0
@@StartProBaby no australian? smh
@Naruto Uchiha srry I mean hindi
@@jellypetertheeel6360 isn’t American, Canadian, and British all English 🌚
As someone who’s more comfortable in speaking singlish & mix of English + Mandarin, I really like hearing people who speak eloquently, especially English. (and a teeny weeny envious inside) So maybe they are really a genious? 🤫
I've conversely really enjoyed reading books written bilingaul or modern blend/creole languages. Because of the unique grammar, syntax, rythm and loanwords
@@funcats1999 Are you trying to impress the person above, because they said they like people who speak "eloquently"?
I've been learning Japanese for half a year so after I finish my Ph.D. I can study psychology abroad in Japan for a few years lol. Cool to see that is what you originally wanted to start with!
I've heard psychology and approaches to psychology are very different in Japan. It will be interesting for sure!
Did you apply for a Mext scholarship?
On the one hand, learning English is hard from the outside. It's a language that constantly breaks its own rules and borrows from other sets of rules. On the other hand, learning any language from inside is fairly easy, because babies are basically wired to learn how to communicate in the form appropriate to their social group.
Also, we get Kens here too, and it is a bummer to know they're everywhere.
"No one has seen him since"... wait did John died? Rip John... 💀 Great story telling Sora! This vid really makes me feel like I'm watching an anime!
no he's just watching anime to work on his japanese.
he'll be back in about five years
@John Colin D. Generillo damn
i'm sure your japanese is great though
Its crazy how he remembers every little thing that happened to him at some point in his life and makes those into vids. Talk about life being a comedy of errors.
Omg I lost it at "terrorist farter!! ". This video is sooo funny 🤣
I liked the American character, very funny! it was all hilarious, thank you! you did a great job, as always 😆❤️
Thanks sora for another laugh. Really cheered me up after a hard day :D
English is one of the languages which is the most spreaded over the world it's still surprising to see people from countries like Japan considering people as genuises just for knowing how to speak english.
3:45 new background? 😮🐣
Love the video as usual 💕
It's totally an air mattress turned sideways
English is completely different from Japanese in terms of vocabulary, grammar and word order so it's extremely difficult for a Japanese speaker to master English (and vice versa). Plus they don't get exposed to English the same way other countries do (eg: Indians, Filipinos, etc.) so that adds to the difficulty
yeah spread cos of colonialism and all that
Sora’s videos always hit, every one is fucking hilarious
Damn sensei, this skit is totally hillarious. Can't imagine how you can come up with this. I also can't believe that it is constantly funny from beginning to the end.
It feels great to be a genius for talking your own language
0:20 "cringy as fk" "has no life"
These words describe myself too lmao.
But in all seriousness, awesome video Sora!
This is funny because it's true. I was visiting Japan for a few months during my studies. By ethnicity I'm Chinese (but born in UK) and I was with my other classmates who were from Singapore and we were speaking English on the train, and then a couple of Japanese students were gossiping behind our back at how we were 'showing off' hahaha.
Thank you so much, Sora Sensei! I learned two new phrases today because of you! 😄
The usage of the Sora language has been with us this whole time.
"Ima kara he koki masu" ended me LMFAO Sora has been Sasuke The Troll since he was a university student, wow🌚
3:45 これはもしや...👀
Man, so I am a super genius because I speak 3 languages (Italian, English and Spanish) and I'm learning the fourth, Japanese. Also good video as usual Sora. Also it's hilarious that some words are written as in Italian because of Engrish.
Ken's way to show his elite-ness does make sense, since English is a hard language to learn in Japan, therefore by speaking English not only it makes him feel above the rest and his people acknowledge it too, which only solidify his flex even further.
my suggestion for the 1st question's answer: "Ganbarimasu !!, I'll do my best to repopulate Japan !"...also don't worry about accent, I mean do you really hate that foreigner who speak Japanese with English accent?
4:38 that "how can I say" inspires me to make this ... "he dude, don't get too koki", and "dam a ray...cashew"
also Sora, have you tried programming?, if you think computer will rule the world, then why not become the ruler ? the job demand in Japan is huge, look at those Vtubers, they just don't simply appear out of nowhere, ....you can speak English and know how to play a guitar....programming is typing in mostly English to a CPU
Nope, I think the Japanese have a charming accent.
This was amazing! Thank you. It's always incredible to me that you manage to cram so much into a single brief video. Deewwwwd!! You're obviously quite familiar with one of the ways we say "dude." Shout out to the air mattress -- I believe it's your temporary noise reduction. "Hwhay?" made me laugh so hard. I always tell people I don't speak any languages, because I can't even properly speak English (no geniuses here!)😊💖
(Oh, pumas eat deer and all kinds of things. In California and some other places, we say, "If you see a lot of dear, you know there are pumas around." A puma can take down a huge buck, and in emergencies, sometimes succeed in taking down a black bear. You already pay me. If you'd like, in a few years, you can send me a 🦌emoji.)🤗
it has soo many memes and soo much thought put into it. propably one of best videos sora made soo far. i laughed quite hard.
There aren't many things that make me laugh these days, but your vids are hilarious.
Sora’s university experiences providing us with brilliant content yet again
Thank you, Sora. It's been a long time since I've laughed so much. I think English must be rather difficult for non-native speakers. It's a Germanic language which has been shoehorned into Latin grammar, and is strongly influenced by Latin and Greek. But it's not a Romance language. Its spelling is quite irregular, particularly in relation to vowel sounds, without even diacritical marks to help out. It has loan words from many other languages, which has greatly expanded its vocabulary.
Japanese, OTOH, is really hard for us, especially the written language, partly because it is based on syllables rather than letters. How do you manage hiragana, katakana, kanji, and romaji? Obviously, it must the Japanese who are geniuses, while we Americans are usually too lazy to learn even another European language.
English grammar is not based on Latin, it is Germanic at its core. It has many Latin based words, as well as words of French origin, which is a Romance language, further increasing the number of Latin originating words. It's like how Japanese has many words of Chinese origin, but its grammar is still Japanese at its core.
Romaji is not Japanese. It's just a romanization and its only value to the student of the language is to learn the kana, which is the easiest part of learning the language. Grammar is typically the hard part, a new script is generally not the hard part of any language. Kanji throws a monkey wrench into the works a bit, but even then, it can be useful and aid in understanding new words when you get to know many characters. Romaji bad.
Sometimes I laugh so hard that I can't breath while watching Sora's videos. This video is one such occasion. "Paafecto ansaa!!!" 🤣🤣🤣
American boys or girls having circumsences want to understand Japanese. They just spend some days doing things in life. Good Guide video of those American overseas in Japanese school.
Your storytelling is great and so is your acting. I don't know Japanese but you have me laughing out loud every time
2:06 bro had a stroke and didn’t even stop 😭
How did I fall in love with this channel? Sora must be a genius. Seriously, good stuff.
Mans can really talk to himself as if he’s talking to other people
Wow, that air mattress backdrop looked pretty epic!
3:28 top 10 anime comebacks
I LOVE YOU!! OMGosh you are HILARIOUS!! I wish I had found you on UA-cam earlier. Sheesh. I was JUST in Japan! I am a professional Film and Voice Actress. I am absolutely obsessed with your talents! BRAVO!!
Yeah lol same from where I come from. They automatically think ur too smart if you can speak English *decently* (yes, it's the lower limit).
And sometimes, being called "too smart/genius" is actually denigrating (ie smart-shaming) lol 🤣
i like the narrative style to put together the whole story, very well done!
Some people where I live too think you must very smart to speak english. I can understand that speaking more than one language is impressive anyway. Doesn't make anyone a genius but, I think is fair to recognize that.
Your hardwork paid off
I was under the impression that all countries hated Americans, i mean literally people that live in America, hate Americans 😂. Also there's actually alot of opportunities for people with a psychology degree here.
The end had me dead tho "he rejected me because my Japanese is crap"😂😂😂😂😂
I think most Americans hate Americans as a joke. I hope…because that would be concerning…
@@Surteronarto I guess that’s There opinions, but seriously Americans? That’s just Xenophobia.
Hatred of fellow humans really isn't a good thing. It's concerning how causally it is addressed. "Teee heee heee" basically.
@@bituinl I love americans sometimes and other times I hate americans, it really depends since there are ups and downs to any society and its people, like, I really enjoy how we can say "fuck the governor" and nobody thinks its out of place at all, but other times I read the news and see another mass shooting 6 weeks in a row and I'm like, I hate americans why we gotta be like this. It really is a case by case basis
@@a-ramenartist9734 You're right! It's bad when a place is seen as bad when it has its goods and bads for each person. Same as seeing a place as just good when that place also has its goods and bads for each person. Like it wouldn't be that bad if most people knew all places are both good and bad. Especially when America is extremely diverse, and you can find something completely new wherever you go.
''terrorist farter''-I frickin lost it haha
4:40 テロリスト ファータ😂😂
Terrorist Farter! 😂😂😂
Love it, i wanna meet people like that someday. It seems like fun to mess with them
Trivia: The first Englishman to set foot on Japan was Wiliam Adams around 1599/1600. He would eventually became important advisor to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Mans has never failed to entertain me with his skits, love them so much 🤣
And vise versa when americans think japanese people are geniuses for speaking Japanese, pretty funny
I almost cried of laughter. Love your videos!
4:30 This whole part had me dying
Man you always bring quality shit keep it up bruv
I had some people in Japan applaud me for my amazing German, despite the fact that they knew that I am a native German. Witzig
Dude this recommendation is a goldmine. You're hilarious, this could be a sitcom. Subbed.
I like how that guy screams TERRORISUTO FARTER as if it meant the American is now no doubt a super genius xD
I love this sm 😭
4:55 I mean, he's not entirely wrong...😆
This is some of the best writing I've seen in a long time! 👏👏👏👏👏
There's a famous joke in Brazil: "They are very smart in the US, even homeless people can speak english!"
what a compliment to be called a genius because i can understand english. thank you sora.
Ah, yes because I totally don’t have a hard time speaking my native language and am 1000% a Genius because English is totally easy, totally.
I just found your channel. And duuuuuude! It's just gold. Thanks for the laughs. My niece asked me "Are you watching anime?" And I responded "Stfu you loser!" ... but in Spanish because I don't know Japanese.
cant argue with what you said cause in my country (PH), if you know english, people would label you as "smart"... which is why most private school in my country wont allow students to speak their native language whenever their inside school premise. heck, even in their home, parents talk to their kids using foreign language.
Interesting. I thought most people in the Philippines can speak English? It's one of the few countries in SE Asia where English is widely spoken.
ur vids are too good! keep up the great work!
'I have a friend whose name is Jessica and she likes to stare at my shoes'? Ken here is reading a script to some foot f3tish henti anime it seems.
I found my new favorite channel. These videos are hilarious.
Lol I find this funny! I always knew I was a genius! 😂😂 On a side note though, I know a few native English speakers who speak shitty English. Like I would be afraid for a foreigner to meet them and learn English off of them 😂😂 They are far from genius level😂😂
*Dialect
Dialect is not "shitty English", it's "non-standard English". They may not be geniuses (few people are), but native speakers by definition cannot speak their own language poorly.
Just discovered this channel homie is HILARIOUS 💀💀
Plus I'm learning a lot about Japanese folks win-win
CONCLUTION:IF UR A FOREIGNER NEVER LEARN JAPANESE FROM SORA
I have not seen anything like this before, this COMEDY GENIOUS!
Please don't stop making these videos!
I feel really sorry for John. He's trying to be a nice guy but doesn't understand that our Americanness is overbearing for other countries. He's trying so hard. My japanese is enough that I can navigate Tokyo on my own, but that's about it. I can't have a conversation about something other than the weather for the life of me.
Imagine someone starting conversation with - "DAMARE KASU" in front of a elder
Meanwhile over here in Belgium:
_"So you can speak english, huh?_
_Big whoop, talk to us again when you can also speak french and german."_
Sounds accurate for Flanders. But is Wallonia as good with languages? I don't get that impression, but I could be wrong.
@@OntarioTrafficMan
*_"But is Wallonia as good with languages?"_*
Oh god no.
Ask them anything in another language than french and you always get _"je ne comprends pas"._ as a reply.
Unlike us over here in Flanders they aren't forced to learn the other national languages.
They get to choose between either
1) Dutch.
2) English.
But most of them choose english because ,like one wallon put it in a local news program, _"Dutch is a barbarian language"._
But they don't even bother to learn that properly because every wallon (or citizen of brussels) i meet at work that asks me a question about something, and if i answer back in english they are unable to comprehend what i'm saying.
Of Course you have the outlier that actually CAN speak dutch or english but those are far and between.
And before you ask _"why don't you speak in french to them?"_ ,i simply refuse to speak to them in french.
They come to flanders, they can do the basic efford to learn/speak flemmish.
Like we do when we go to Wallonia/Brussels.
bro sora never dissapoints in hi videos
Ken: "i have a friend who's mom is called Jessica! And she likes to stare at my shoes"
me, a hard ass weeb: *ﾅﾝﾃﾞﾐﾃﾙﾉ?*
mm that half-width katakana
but indeed, 「どこ見てるの？」
*whose
@@oyoo3323 i don't speak fluent English
@@NJDJ1986 so?
@@oyoo3323 because my grammar is always incorrect when i speak it
This is a masterpiece. The tropes, foreshadowing, the brick joke, all is just 🤌
3:50 is that the sound proof room at the new house? 👀
Why isn't this having more views than your previous vids? This is hilarious.
I also have similar experience as a foreigner who speakers English in Japan. Like if I talk normally they won't understand I need to speak Engrisu to make them understand
Sora you make amazing videos and your English is must be perfect Genius.
This video is excellent
the moment when you were born in Russia, and knowledge of a second language is simply vital...
И это всё равно не помешало почти всем моим одноклассником и теперь одногруппникам знать лишь английский уровня тиктока - зачем уметь читать литературный английский или развивать слух, чтобы можно было спокойно понимать разговорный английский.. Зато цитаты на английском в свои био вставлять горазды. :(
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Интересно, зачем же это живя в России знать ещё один язык?
@@ethernalclassic3076 Чтобы смотреть видео тролля Соры :р
the romanji used here to translate how broken English sounds is absolutely perfect!
Guy: He's speaking english so fluently, he must be a genious!
Sora: He's american...
THE ENDING WAS AMAZING OML
Don't worry, here in the UK, being able to read Japanese also makes you a 'genius'.
Same goes for any other language which uses anything other than the roman alphabet. It's inconceivable to most of us that anyone could possibly understand letters that look different to the ones that we use...
Whenever I read some kana for anyone, you would think I'd just translated ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics or something. This is despite the fact that my reading comprehension is probably about as good as the average 5 year old Japanese kid...
It’s the same with me in the States. Being able to read some Japanese, a bit of Chinese and Cyrillic makes people think I can translate anything-
It really is amazing that you have so many of these funny/frustrating experiences that actually happened.