White Guys Bargain in Perfect Mandarin at Chinese Market, Amaze Vendors
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- My friend Evan and I, two white guys who speak extremely good Mandarin, some Cantonese, and a little bit of Fuzhounese, went bargain hunting and haggling at the dry goods and vegetable markets of NYC Chinatown. A veritable market spree! We walked up to various Chinese vendors, started speaking with them in English, and then switched over mid-conversation to Mandarin and Cantonese (and Fuzhounese once or twice!). Their reactions were hilarious! Hope you enjoy this day in our lives! And hopefully this is helpful to you guys in your language learning journeys!
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You're one of the best people in the world my little girl turns 4 tomorrow and I've been watching your videos everyday with her and it's beautiful what you're doing. It's great you took on such a challenge and now you're passing it on to other's. God bless you sir and keep up the great work
should go to Toronto, chicago.
Hey Xiaoman if your ever in Vancouver BC our Chinatown is massive and any mall you go to in all the Tri cities here will have shop owners who speak all the languages you speak here we have more Chinese living here than any other race and I’m not being racist to any people who might think I am I mean no disrespect I serve in our military for every Canadian
Hey brother im sonproud of you is dave bisexual or ex bisexual are youre freinds gay
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I want to learn Japanese since I plan to visit Japan but idk where to start
The smiles on the Chinese people faces when they can finally communicate with the foreigners is beautiful .
Don’t Judge this is word for word exactly what I was gonna write😂
Meanwhile in Manhattan, NYC ... Chinese people are excited finally talking with the indigenous whites. LOL
White people aren't foreigners in NYC.
@@3LLT33 Of course they are, it's a jewish city, like honkong and china but NYC and Israel
Addictive_LiquoriCe whites aren’t indigenous to America though 😳
See how nice and genuine people are when the language barrier is broken
Thats exactly what i thought, they really warmed to them
No. I don't see it.
But I was a bit surprised that the Chinese people in Chinatown did not seem to know much English. They are in NYC right.
@@zeenaabdura2971 When you have these ethnic enclaves, it really doesn't matter if the person learns the nation's language. It encourages people not to assimilate into the host society, kind of stupid actually.
Zeena Abdura yes they’re in NYC but many of them don’t leave the area very often, as such there’s really no need for them to bother learning English as they tend to interact with the same people each day. They usually just learn enough to sell their products to tourists.
Really interesting how speaking someone's language changes their whole attitude.
It must be really sad living in a country where you can economically prosper, but your scope of who you can communicate with is so limited. When they hear them speaking, it instantly opens up that scope and is an absolute breath of fresh air, as many of them feel trapped socially.
Un Listed that why when you move to a new country you try to learn their language. Before I moved to the USA I made sure I was mostly fluent. It's called assimilation, not only that it's respectful.
@@parisinthe30sx if you have the money and time to do so, sure...
nichtswie.eswar I didn't have the money, I taught myself. You can go to any library and borrow books and videos. There's many ways to learn a language without having to spend a lot of money. In my opinion that's just excuses.
@@parisinthe30sx my great grandmother came over from Hungary and she learned how to speak English and insisted her sons learn. They spoke both languages but as time went on they became fluent in both. I would try as well to learn the language of anywhere I lived.
I love when he reveals he can speak Fuzhounese it’s such a pure and exciting moment for everyone
it is amazing to see someone else who can speak it especially in america it is a rare dialect and people usually don’t learn about fuzhounese since it is not common
They should speak to the merchants in English, then discuss bargaining strategy with each other in Chinese, then start talking to them in English again. Would really confuse them.
GeorgeTheWize
Nah, you think these people would play with them . If they pissed them off, they will get a telling off.
lol, I've done that actually..lol,.
漢仔 no itd be funny because that’s essentially what they do most of the time
id watch that fo sho
GeorgeTheWize that is Asian parents already though... smh
It seemed like they had a whole new level of respect for you when they realized you spoke their language.
And if this was filmed in Arkansas you'd call the citizens there racist for thinking more of someone just because they can speak English.
@@QarthCEO nah, its not about thinking more of someone, its about being able to communicate. What the hell are ppl supposed to do if they can't communicate? Aslong as your respectful or polite no one will say your racist.
@@Name-ev8pr OP said the Chinese had more respect. How is that not thinking more of them?
@William Limarjo thats literally like every country
Truth be told. That's is the case for any culture or country. To be able to speak the native language as a foreigner is a big deal and they will always give you props.
My parents sent this to me on WeChat. They want this man as their child instead
LORD IM CRYINGBRNEJD
rip lol
哈哈哈
me too 😭😭
Thats probably the most Asian thing ive read 😂😂
Friends: wanna go out this weekend?
Me: nah I’m busy watching this dude on UA-cam speak Chinese.
🤭
Thats me lol🤣
That's just what I did no no no no the accuracy ✨😂
😂
Jesus loves you so much that He died for you:) He wants a relationship with you and wants you to come closer to Him, please repent from your sins and come to Christ❤️
See kids, never skip your duolingo classes.
or the 猫头鹰 will get you..
lootbox 哈哈😄
I've failed you father 😭
I'll never need it
Im too scared to miss one
I love how their personalities come out when he starts speaking Chinese to them.
Jackie89000 Yes like their whole body language and expressions change. Remarkable!
For the Chinese, we have many unsaid codes in our world, and we usually don't trust outsiders. It's more of a trust relationship between people of the same language, because our ways are different from others. In a way, we don't like other people and keep to ourselves. You kind of become part of this when you speak and write our language. Oh the other hand, this is also a nice surprise, and is much appreciated uwu
@@soulatte8902 I guess it's common to every people, not only chinese. Whatever your culture background is, you will open up more easily to other that share its codes.
@@soulatte8902 don't uwu 300$ penalty
@@soulatte8902 "we don't like other people" wow like...you are actually trash
This video taught me two things.
1: people are fantastic and love commonality.
2: umbrellas are just as inconvenient as they are convenient.
When we were young we carried them everywhere. Pegged pants overcoats fedoras , we were very cool the shoes were pointy toe Cuban heel And cleated heel and toe. Hipsters.
As someone who belongs to a place where it rains all the time, I can confirm!
I guess I'm the only one who prefers just walking in the rain thinking I'm Omarion in a music video
@bartbasquiato5451 haha same. Me too 😅
They like the fact that he speaks their language. BUT they will never forget they’re here for business. Love that these sellers are always like ‘haha cool. Enough chitchat, whez da monay at, bro?’
And you can't defeat them (chinese) in bargaining 😅😅😅
i mean, you can't really blame them for it
Well they're there to do business, not make friends...
Not even a small discount, like "yo bro nice accent, get 6 bananas for 1 dollar instead of 5 and come back soon!" ^^
@@adrianoherger sometimes they do give him discounts in these videos!
At first they don't even realize that the guys speak chinese with them 😅 The human brain is quite something
Katsiarina that’s what I thought was cool, too. The amount of time it took some of them to realize he was speaking their language is fascinating.
Expectation is very influential on the human brain.
I grew up in a small town with a mostly German ancestry and I would ask the old guys at work, one gentleman in particular, to teach me some Low German. We would be saying things in German and I would ask him something in English and he would still be thinking in German and start talking German and then switch to English, then grin. Good memories.
Japanese will refuse to acknowledge you're speaking Japanese until you point out you're speaking Japanese right now.
I'm italian, when I hear Italian in another nation while I'm speaking english or french in a conversation my brain is like: "what... I know what he/she is saying but why... OH SHIT THAT'S MY LANGUAGE"
He does speak a rare dialect. He's fluent in Owen Wilson "Wow".
I just commented and didnt take the time to scroll down until now and saw you caught on as well. Haha. Great minds think alike!
As soon as he said it I repeated it 🤣
That’s freakin classic
yes hahahah
Underated comment
She zipped you up like a mom getting her kid ready!😂
I caught that too. Sh1t was funny as hell lol
Yes that was cute.
I loved that part. Makes me laugh all the time
So wholesome
The people in China are so nice like that
I find it really interesting how the Chinese vendors dont say immeadiatly "YOU SPEAK CHINESE?" or keep trying to talk in English, they help the customer first, compliment his chinese later. Idk, i just found that interesting
I was really surprised why they didn’t say like “YOU SPEAK CHINESE?!” because imagine coming from one country to another where people speak an ENTIRELY different language and this random white dude speaks a language only 10 mil people from china know
@@zyshock exactly! Where I used to live in America, lots of people were surprised I spoke English, even though i could ONLY speak English lol. Yes, I am ethnically Korean, but I was born in America, I don't speak fluent Korean smh (although I am getting there!). So yeah, i was totally intrigued they werent immediately complimenting his chinese. I know for sure if a white person walked up to me and started speaking Korean I would be really taken aback!
@@stationeryevolution467 Keep going, korean is fun language to learn and talk.😊😁💯☑️
UA-cam: wanna see 2 Jewish guys speaking fluent Chinese
Me: sure that sounds like fun
U mean 2 gays
Lmfao
Androjde Makaveli lmao the way they gesture with their hands
@@Shabangs510 they weird af
Androjde Makaveli definitely gay but still impressive
this guy didnt learn a new language, he learned to make people smile
D. K. Wtf does that mean
REVENANT KING 😂
REVENANT KING If you didn’t notice, when he started speaking Chinese, the Merchant and everyone else were smiling that they could speak to foreigners for once without having trouble
@@goob3005 also, it's always easier to express your true self when you speak in your native tongue.
Yes, he did learn a language, how could he be fluent in a language without learning it
lmao those guys when they came over and they go “ugh time to speak english now”
Loved that because of the humility to come.
My French teacher was in France with her American friends (speaking English) and a table behind them at a cafe was talking crap about them and she turned around and told them off. She said that was the best part of ever learning French.
imagine what worse things they could've said
Everyone needs to take notice of the "switch" that happens when Xiaomanyc begins to speak in a way that the people in this video can relate to. They open up, they feel connected....... This is the way ALL humanity is and is the key to all of us caring for each other :)
Me: Smiling like an idiot not having any idea what they're saying, only trusting the subtitles.
I feel you dude! XD
That was legit i speak chinese that was real
@@jamesg4138 what I said what a joke.
Lmao thank god they’re accurate
The only Chinese word I know is, "gweilo". It never did pop up in this vid though...
Him: Talks in different language
Person asking: You know that language?!
Him: *juSt a LiTtLe*
“Just a little” he says as he embarrasses native Chinese speakers
Mr Cooked Bacon you’re a dbag
@@bstmeg5237 What? You're the one being a d-bag.
It's an understatement of the decade when he says that
Patrick The Cowboy I burst out laughing every time
I love seeing these people get so excited when they find someone that speaks their native language. Not being able to easily communicate with someone can kind of dehumanize them in a way, and I feel like the fact they cant communicate with a lot of people is probably very frustrating. I bet this probably makes their day. Great video.
ShiCS well they should work on their English too
ever heard of Chinatown? i think they are doing just fine
I agree with your sentiment. It’s hard enough moving to a new country, and although they may live with other people that speak their language I think it may be intimidating to ever leave the community, which probably keeps them really secluded, in a sense. They’re trying to make money and learning a language is difficult. It must be a nice surprise when someone you really don’t expect can speak your language.
@@bre_me I'm sure they work on their english every day. Learning a language isn't easy.
@ateb3 May I suggest you attempt to move to a country where you dont speak the language and no one talks to you, and see how it makes you feel.
*In Manhattan Chinatown.*
Xin: Where are the crabs from..?
Guy: *America.*
LMAO
It's actually Chinatown in Manhattan
East river crabs... ugh
@@TomJerry-ni1xj There are multiple chinatowns in NYC and the largest are in Brooklyn and Queens but obviously the most iconic is in Manhattan.
This was a year ago, but I’m very SORRY OK SORRY CHILLOUT for the mistake of the location. I have fixed it and will never be coming back to this.
Chinese Vendors : Ah, look another two white people, easy money!
Evan and Xiao : Sike, you thought!
Lol
Notice they never changed their prices though...
It's "psych" as in the old saying "psych him out"
@@jryanp yes sir I know, but nowadays is written as Sike. 😂
You know to look "cool". You know what I mean!.
@@jryanp ok boomer XD
"No more bargaining" *Has a huge smile on face, clearly loving the bargaining*
It's a "nervous" "happy" smile. Been there done that
I think she was more excited to just talk to somebody she didn't expect could speak her language, even if to haggle, ha.
Nah, she's smiling cause she can't believe these amature haglers are really trying her. C'mon now, she's a pro.
PATTOE -- i think she was 1) not liking the camera 2) not wanting to bargain any longer, clearly getting ticked off.
He even sounds just like a Chinese guy when he laughs!!
That is definitely the Chinese laugh.
MAshallah tbark allah
What time?
He is a Chinese guy 😂
Must be a Chinese during his past life! 😬
No one:
Xiaoma: “wauw”
Ikr? His "wow" is very funny lol
Wauwwwwwwww
“He wants to be insufferably warm” 😂
This guys says “wow” more than Owen Wilson.
Wow man that's wow harsh man... wooooww
was looking for this comment haha
😂😂😂😂
Brooo I was about to type the same thing
Hahaha!😂😂
I can't stop watching these videos, they're so sweet and wholesome. This is the kinda pranks I wanna see.
omg your friend is like I only eat seasonal, organic, locally sourced, sustainable, your killing me bro. lol.
That friendship would be over right there and then if I hear that
Lol
he should have totally been fine with those blue crabs from the east river then lol
Crazy annoying. Lol
I genuinely thought (and still hope) that he was just being satirical, it's not even hipster status, it's like, caricature of a hipster. I'm gonna go with "Troll" so I can still enjoy him haha
“I have like a pound of apples”
Holds up 8 pounds of apples
So 'like' a pound of apples but not really a pound of apples?
The constant use of 'like' in American English must be, like, confusing for foreigners..
Channel it's more of a Californian thing, but yeah it's probably kinda confusing
He corrected himself!
Channel It’s not just American English, brits commonly use like aswell
@@Channel-os4uk you say this on a video about chinese of all things? be careful you dont ask where someones hemp 麻 is instead of where their mother 媽 is when speaking chinese
Dude, he even says “ah” to show that he understands something. He has the little habits as well.
I do that. I'm Danish. Didn't know that was a cultural thing, lol.
@@Avarioth it's really not haha
Doesn't everybody do that?
Oh....
It’s like urgh but not like URGH YOURE DISGUSTIG it’s a little urgh
UA-cam recommendation: Hey you wanna see a white guy bargain for food in chinese?
Me: yea ok
Omfg dying 😂🤣
I watched one video. I am now obsessed
Yes. I came to UA-cam to look at pomeranian puppies. Idk how I ended up here.
Yeah you can learn to speak like that in 3 months on Duolingo.
@@Agvarst0517 I would understand this being suggested if you were looking for Pekingese puppies...
It warms my heart seeing everyone's happy face brighten when they realize he can speak their native language. It must be really hard to connect with people when moving to a new country. Great content :)
Fun fact: You didn’t search for this video. It showed up on your feed.
indeed
Yeah! Haha
Yeah
Yeah no shit
Pretty much.
Chinese/Fuzhounese: Sounds so elegant, incredible, practically fluent
English: *channeling Owen Wilson*
G1 Sunstreaker 🤣
Wooooooowww
Wouw
It's crazy how the Chinese people came alive when they started to speak chinese
Yes. They are so shocked...pleasently so. I see it as they feel honored that at least one (three) Americans not only are willing to learn their native tongues. But have so excelled in doing so! So many saying "You speak better Chinese/Mandarin than I do!"
@@sclm55 Exactly! My mother goes to this bubble tea shop in Chinatown, Manhattan, not because of the bubble tea, but because there is this Indian man speaking fluent Cantonese and Mandarin! 我会说一点点, 你呢？
@@sclm55 but they're in America... where most people speak English/Spanish, they need to assimilate and be used to speaking a more commonly spoken language/dialect, no one should have to learn any other language in America besides English.
sclm55 I wouldn’t say they are honoured that an American learnt there language, more surprised if anything.
Just a Kraken with some internet connection to be fair America has no official language so
The joy and surprise on vendors’ faces is heartwarming.
I love how you're still respecting culture even though they are not in their own country. Saying your Chinese isn't good, or just OK, is such an important part of that culture, and you're respecting it so kindly.
I didn't know that, thank you
@@missbeaussie it is kind of a unwritten law (by culture) to always be calm, respectful and modest. You never say you are great or good in something which would be considered to be very rude/arrogant.
This guy is fluent in Chinese, English and Owen Wilsonish... "wow" "wooow"
“I only eat seasonal and organic” goooood god!
Lol 😂 😂
Yeah i could not deal with that
I understand, but it was annoying at the same time
Yeah that triggered tf outa me.
ChocoGamin3 he’s said it other videos too
Anyone loves his accent while speaking. Satisfying to my ears. I cant stop binge watching these videos.
plot twist: his accent is actually bad and they only compliment him so that he would buy more stuff.
I love this! When I was younger, I used to go to Tokyo with some friends and we'd do something similar. I've been to China and it's a very hard language to learn. The intonation is very different and difficult. You all did great and it was a joy to see you speak. You're nice folks and help bridge the foreigner gap. BTW, the way to bargain in China is find out the price, offer half, and walk out. Most shops sell the same thing. If one vendor doesn't meet your price, walk out and go to the next. Most times they will follow you out and offer a reduced price. You'll get an idea of how much they can sell something for and can adjust your offer accordingly. I got tired of negotiating so I'd offer a price, then walk out. Much faster and easier than all the bickering. My husband, who works in China tells the store employee how great it is to see them again, and glad that they remember him. Then he says he wants the same thing again for the same price. No employee will admit they don't know or remember him so they will say yes. Then hubby buys the item with very little negotiation. He does have a general idea of what things go for though, so he's not low balling them. He's just getting a regular price offered to locals (they will quote higher for foreigners).
@@kingt.hawkings32 some people don't bargain though. Why force them?
@@kingt.hawkings32 good choice
I would agree if this guy was not in THE UNITED STATES. ;) It is great when you to to another country and speak their language, or attempt to. I find that the locals become very friendly and go out of their way to then speak YOUR language. But the fat that this video was made in the US seems to be lost by everyone. The real issue is why these Chinese people who live in the US don't speak OUR language better. And it should be why are they cold, and even hardly helpful before they were spoken to in Cantonese. ;)
10 years to learn Chinese, still pay higher prices than locals 😂
Danilo why does it even matter? Spread the wealth. Let them make some money.
You have to learn to bargain
要懂的殺價！
It's really mean of you guys to just assume these hardworking genuine people to be scammers, it's sickening
Max1982 the logic is that I don’t believe in being a cheap ass so I don’t share your shitty attitude. They aren’t trying to rip you off - they’re trying to raise families and get ahead in life. I’ve been blessed so when I’m in the US I tip generously, when I’m in HK I pay the price that’s asked.
"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart."
-- Nelson Mandela
"If you disobey my government I'll cut off your childrens arms and legs"
-Nelson Mandela
I reckon I can build that 😂😂😂
@@whatyousaidbud
Lol
@@whatyousaidbud Na, ye he was pretty shitty not gonna lie.
As a native bilingual, hearing my "mother" tongue is in fact special.
I'm starting to think Spanish is just nicer sounding than English. I really don't think Mrs. Mandela knew what she was talking about.
English sounds too "formal" and stiff.
Spanish sounds free and something else. I can't pinpoint it.
I can't read Spanish stuff with the same level of comprehension I can in English, though. 😔📖
Makes sense since I went to school here in the USA.
But yeah, Mrs. Mandelllla is wrong. But he's right for the vast majority of non-native proficiency bilinguals.
This is how karens feel when they say 'gracias' in Taco Bell
I'd rather be a Karen than a LaToya or Juanita.
@@maureen14 wtf is wrong with u
I second what Maureen said!!!!!! 😆😆😆
@@maureen14 ok but this is straight facts💀who names there child some ghetto mess like that😭
@@itsshaggy3784 kinda disrespectful for you to say that but okay
When asked if you speak Chinese always reply "I'm sorry I don't speak Chinese..." In Chinese.
I can do that in French. They say my accent sounds like native French person but I can only say a few things lol
Try that in Spanish and they will immediately start in on the most backwoods rancho Spanish going a mile a minute as if you were just being modest. (in southern California)
@@shane8037 - Confirmed, i'm from soCal lol
well I can do that in Russian lmao
But that's just what you do when you legit can't speak the language...
You just memorise a few key things like the equivalent of: "yes", "no", "no english", "thank you".
I struggled so badly learning a second language, could never 'think' in that language, always in translation mode.
You might have to do it in an immersive environment. If you're not always reverting back to English, and you're always being spoken to in another language, you will begin to think in that language.
mtlhd777 You really have to be surrounded by an environment where you have to speak it. I personally speak it at home with my parents
@CrazyLegsMcGee id like to learn Chinese, im African American and well we only learn English in the US. I learned little Spanish, if possible I would learn Spanish/Chinese or maybe French.
Same here. It took me over ten years to start thinking in English. I, too, was always in translation mode. Army basic training was really tough for me. I didn't understand their slang and everyone had a different English accent! Even now, I can type decently, but can't have a normal English conversation without stumbling every two words. I also have a really thick accent!
You need to learn to think in their language, I am studying Japanese, although I don't live there, I have learned how to form basic sentences and advance slowly. Just keep studying and you shall learn, it's all about motivation my friend, if you feel discouraged just because "You cannot think like them" or perhaps you underestimate yourself, just destroy them mental barriers. Good luck :)
I love watching their surprise after he starts slinging mandarin around.
I was watching this video thinking "oh I wish I knew another language" but then I remembered that English is not even my first language so I DO speak other languages.
English is so engrained in me that sometimes, when I'm just listening, it's so easy to understand that I forget I'm not a native. I don't feel as fluent when I write though.
What's your other languages? I'm going to guess that one is either Spanish, Portuguese or Tagalog?
@@MrsNicolas Santos gave me away. Portuguese btw
@@DanielaSantos-tv8tt lol. Yes, that last name is why I guessed those three languages.
@@MrsNicolas 🤷♀️
@@DanielaSantos-tv8tt 🤣
“Extremely, insufferably warm” might be one of the funniest unintentional Bomb ever
When they speak English: 🙂
When they go fluent Chinese: 🥳
There are so nice after hearing them. It’s like there right at home
It’s so beautiful to see their faces light up when they hear you speak in their own language! ☺️ As an immigrant, I think it’s because it make us feel a bit welcomed to this country
ME:
UA-cam: Wanna see some white guy speak fluent Chinese?
Me: Sure!
Edit 1.0: Thanks for the likes people :P
Right? This video just popped up for no reason. 😂😂
@@brandonoflight8274 The best part is when they started speaking Chinese I got a weird sense of satisfaction even though I don't understand the language.
Точно! :-)
This is wonderful; I love it!
@fleetlordavtar good luck getting that at the NYC Chinatown market
im singaporean and he speaks chinese better than me wow there’s a lot to learn this is interesting
Welcome
Same
I’m a Singaporean PR and have lived in China too. Singaporeans are some of my favorite people, but don’t speak the best Mandarin.
I don’t know why but the videos these guys make, make me really happy?? Like learning another’s language and culture is so great to watch, especially when you see how happy the people they talk to are 🥺
When she says take a seat he still stands like give me more compliment
I know, I was waiting for her to tell him "shut up and sit the f down!" :D
Edited so no one knows what was I talking about. 😂
"Almost free". Every Mexican salesperson ever :)
@@MonkeyFreeZone U havent been to a north african Bazar yet :D
@@MonkeyFreeZone shut up
@@r0ns0n0l Back in the 90's, I traded a broken wristwatch for a 2'x3' tapestry and 2 postcards at a bazaar in Morocco - that place was a regular thieves' den - you could buy / sell / trade just about anything, and I mean anything. I especially remember all the leather merchants with their chants of "real leather, real leather" while holding cigarette lighters to their leather clothing to prove it was real lol
@@Bob_Cratchit Yes morocco is best leather Quality Producer Worldwide, as far as i know ^^ But they sell u "PHuma" shirts and then they tell u that "Puma" is the Fake xD
best talented merchants there ^^
I love how you speak to random people and start conversation it's amazing and you speak so well, I learned some basic chinese but still struggle .
Its interesting to watch your channel.
is it just me or whenever I see Fuzhounese, my mind quickly scans it reading "FunHouse". lol its a weird mind autocorrect
I came back find your comment because now I'm doing it. Whhhyyyy
isnt it haus tho?
Yes me too hshah funhouzese
OML SAME😭😂
This. I love the look when they realize he speaks Funhouse the most!
"Extremely, Insufferably warm" very ok.
When that woman at the restaurant in the mall told you to sit down and eat 😭 I felt that
6:19 it just clicked in my brain that the literal translation of “帅死了” is “fresh to death”
Got a good laugh, when they joked about the live crabs being from the East River! Lol
When you want to comment something like “show off” and then realize you’re jealous AF, anybody else experience this when seeing this video?
Atleast you are self-aware. Use that energy to start your own language journey !
It's a slog but seeing as your english is beyond passable, think about how nice it would be to know another language in the next 10 years.
We should be made to learn a language throughout our time at school.
Jam Flex Thanks, but somehow English seems to be easy to learn for Dutch people because when I was young a lot of cartoons were English with Dutch subtitles. Other than that we don’t get a lot of exposure to languages. Starting young is the way to go, my little niece speaks Dutch, English and Italian and she’s amazing at it. A great gift for her life now and when she grows up..
@@MrRickkramer
German is pretty easy for dutchies to pick up and vice versa. Maybe try that
MrRickkramer we leren toch ook frans
1:54 The way he says "Wow" sounds like Owen Wilson lol.
Made me laugh. Thank you 😂
Lol, you dug in the crates for that one. Good pick up.
Speaking Chinese just means you can get ripped off more fluently lol
Lmfao
that sounds racist but it’s not a race so I guess it’s okay
Racist alert
@@herii7166 did you stop to think he might be Chinese??
Business is business no matter what language it is, money has it’s own
when he said he was xinjiangese, i died laughing.
my condolences to your family... lol
Next time: I am Wuhanese! that would be savage af
The laugh tho. That guy strangles as a hobby
*Horrible squeal laugh*
“Ha ha ha ha, you didn’t expect us to be this clever”.
@@_-Montana-_ you are a hypocrite by saying white people are the only ones who do it. You should think about what you say because you won't get very far in life if you can't get along with peers because of their race.
@@Alex-hj2jd :0 rip arguments in the commenttsss oooooh
@@_-Montana-_ Oh the irony in your comment...lol
B D I can’t tell if your comment is satire or not
@@confidential5743 I can.
It's a tire
I love this so much! They are so happy when they find out you speaking in their native language. I only speak English and in my 40’s, it seems like too big of a task to learn another language but you’re inspiring!
learning a new language is actually super easy with proper approach, the key is to have fun learning and not to rely on self-discipline. Try pimsleur, you'll be able to have a conversation with a native speaker in any language within 30 days, 30 minutes a day, i promise!
of course, mastering a language is a different thing but if you want to be conversationally fluent itll take months not years
"The most warm. Yes, extremely, insufferably warm."
This is just unbelievably wholesome and beautiful. I hope you continue to inspire more people to challenge themselves-Even if that is a single thought about leaning a new language or culture, you will have made a positive impact.
You guys are such great ambassadors! Your language skills are over the top; however, I think your character and personality traits are most impressive.
@burmaman What are you taking about? You seem unnecessarily triggered
I really love how you make them smile and express themselves without a rude face. Greetings from Mexico.
I feel like the only reason to learn Chinese is to give yourself the ability to converse with a billion more people and to impress your Chinese wife's family.
Ed well that's two right there to start
Sounds amazing
I pretty sure the other dudes parents don’t speak Chinese tho 🤔
Plus, you can hear if your in-laws are talking stink about you.
These videos are so entertaining. Good motivation for language learning.
Seeing the smiles on their faces when you speak their language is heartwarming and inspirational.
Well done buddy !
Next up: "Clueless Asian Guy bargains at McDonalds for a cheaper price."
That's definitely imposible
@Johnny Nemo you were just being a snowflake bro
McDonalds would never.
😂
This is the kind of motivation I needed when I went to school.
Chinese specialty: bargaining. Soo freaking common when you’re in China you’ll need to bargain. My parents do it every time I’m always laughing on how they do it and they always succeed haha
Boris Erdogan I think you live in Great Britain Boris 😂 or turkey you descendant of Erdogan
"I only eat seasonal and organic"
"I know. I know that...because you mention it every fucking chance you get."
He even laughs Mandarin. lol "Why are these avacados from Mexico?" lol
No, he did not laugh at his friend's Mandarin. He was laughing at the implied meaning 😂😂😂
Btw all avocados come from mexico if they say it doesnt dont trust it
*laughs in mandarin*
@@rike12octavia14
😂😂😂
As someone who looks INCREDIBLY white but also spends lots of time in Japan i can confirm this happens to me too and it's honestly the best part of my day
@fleetlordavtar what...
It's a beautiful language and I love the surprised look on their faces when you start to speak it.
What a great thing you do in learning a very difficult dialect of an already difficult language. That's so respectful.
Honestly, sometimes I feel like English natives take it for granted that almost everybody speaks their language. So this is heart warming.
I'm not an English native myself, I learned it in school an I'm very thankful for it. But if someone trys to speak German who doesn't know how to its very flattering, at least they are trying
Honestly I wonder why everyone is missing that the language spoken in the US as standard is English and this video was made in the US. I have lived abroad, and always tried to speak the language of the peoples. And I have found that when doing so, it always brought smiles and positive interactions. In most cases, they then began speaking to me in ... ENGLISH. ;) But I digress.... this was not a guy going to China and speaking to them in Cantonese, he was an American in the US, and the one not speaking (or not very well) the language of the land was...... those in "China Town". Now don't misunderstand me. I believe people should learn as many languages as they can. I can understand, if not speak, many languages. It helps. But the thing missed in this video by people is that ..... yeah.... the ones who should be speaking another language better are the Chinese... not the American in his own country.
Because the English colonized countries China could have but didn't dispite having a advantage over the west. Inventing gun powder paper money compass writting paper ther ships in the 1400s where ahead of the western countries.
@@TheAaronChand China didn't colonize because just keeping China united was a huge task in of itself. At many points in China's history the reigning dynasty did however have plenty of tributary states - from the northern steppes to Indochina, from the Korean peninsula to the edges of Xinjiang, non-Chinese states were absolutely under the thumb of whatever Chinese state was in control.
Not that I blame them. Just like European colonization, it is natural for stronger groups to exert their will over weaker ones.
OMG i'm chinese, i live in France and you speak better than me !!! (Sorry for my english)😅
Why you live in France? Isn't china Rich, Prosperous, Wonderfull where everything is fine and perfect ? Aren't you guys brainwashed from kindergarten to hate Western countries ?
Non Believer macché dici?
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@@todaysnews3907 bruh chill, they ain't all like that dog. The Chinese government is the issue not the people
@@todaysnews3907 who told you that the Chinese didn't like Westerners 😡 and are you taught to respect the countries ? I have the right to live abroad, it's my life. If you mean bad things to the Chinese insult somewhere else plz
Its fascinating how much happiness you can bring to a stranger by simply speaking their native tongue
Thing I loved most about China when I visited was that even a few basic phrases and the locals lit up and got excited. I love seeing how happy people are to speak in their native tongue. Chinese people are insanely friendly!
You do know it makes people happy when you speak in their language? I feel you do make so many people feel welcome. Admire that.
reactions from people when you talk their mother tongue, whatever the language is priceless, very useful skill !
These type of videos are a joy to watch, watching people's faces light up
I like how people get so excited when you start speaking their language. It’s amazing
Love their suprised faces😆
6:57 that look as she bends down to zip his jacket. Lol