White Guys Buy Stuff Together in Perfect Chinese, Shock Locals

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  • @xiaomanyc
    @xiaomanyc  4 роки тому +595

    Want to learn fluent Chinese like me? Check out my Chinese course ‘’Street-Smart Chinese’’: www.streetsmartlanguages.com/chinese

    • @brendankiyohara771
      @brendankiyohara771 4 роки тому +3

      Hi, let’s see if you will respond to my comment

    • @arigathanks1376
      @arigathanks1376 4 роки тому +6

      20 hours ago on a 1y/o video?

    • @melvingipson1094
      @melvingipson1094 4 роки тому +3

      Love your videos. I always wanted to learn Chinese. Once i get $97 i will be purchasing your lessons.

    • @LocChicago5
      @LocChicago5 4 роки тому +1

      Do you ever come to Chicago Chinatown

    • @melvingipson1094
      @melvingipson1094 4 роки тому +1

      I never been to Chicago.

  • @Dx916x
    @Dx916x 4 роки тому +14054

    9pm "tonight im going to bed early" 3am: i think i now can distinguish the difference from Cantonese and Mandarin

    • @AustinAngela
      @AustinAngela 4 роки тому +354

      I feel this.

    • @Bilech34
      @Bilech34 4 роки тому +270

      The story of my life for the past week lmao

    • @legacyofgames9571
      @legacyofgames9571 4 роки тому +59

      Me rn

    • @Hoddy228
      @Hoddy228 4 роки тому +34

      Daniel lmao same!!

    • @TORETOXW
      @TORETOXW 4 роки тому +56

      I was laughing like 2 minutes, u made my day bro

  • @matthewgabayan8370
    @matthewgabayan8370 5 років тому +2857

    That chinese kid in the video shaking his head is like: "God, now my parents are going to expect so much from me in Chinese school." LOL

    • @janetmissjacksonifyourenas2904
      @janetmissjacksonifyourenas2904 5 років тому +41

      Matthew Gabayan **chicken scratches flashback**

    • @charleyjr.iriarte7428
      @charleyjr.iriarte7428 5 років тому +29

      LOL! So true! "How is it even possible!?"He exclaimed!

    • @mkla6733
      @mkla6733 5 років тому +19

      Matthew Gabayan I can relate so much lol! My parents put me in Chinese School for like 7 years and my Mandarin is still so bad.

    • @fadedart8285
      @fadedart8285 5 років тому +1

      @@mkla6733 it's much more interesting learning English.

    • @pata705
      @pata705 5 років тому +9

      7:23

  • @codygainz6981
    @codygainz6981 5 років тому +3591

    Xiao: "which umbrella has the best quality?"
    Lady: "it's an umbrella pick your favorite color"

  • @denisepan4981
    @denisepan4981 2 роки тому +480

    The guy selling Chinese herb is so genuine. He doesn't try to sell something that is labeled with "making you smarter" but give lifestyle advice instead

    • @going1917
      @going1917 2 роки тому +8

      Literally every herb seller ever

  • @neku6970
    @neku6970 5 років тому +3515

    makes me want to just learn all the languages and just go talk to ppl

    • @SCRIVIAMOUNTHRILLERINSIEME
      @SCRIVIAMOUNTHRILLERINSIEME 5 років тому +21

      me too

    • @KatimaMulilo
      @KatimaMulilo 5 років тому +73

      What would be the least expected language for an Asian to speak if they go visit that country? Maybe some obscure African clicking language?

    • @Lanaxparillaxwife
      @Lanaxparillaxwife 5 років тому +2

      Same

    • @Todsor
      @Todsor 5 років тому +19

      If you're only seeking an attention or praise, then don't go come to Mongolia or Finland or any sparsely populated countries where foreigners are not given special attention.

    • @Kaeso97
      @Kaeso97 5 років тому +26

      Katima Mulilo there’s actually a korean guy that left everything to go live in Morocco he learnt our dialect and he’s pretty accurate, he speaks arabic better than a lot of north african ppl go check his youtube it’s « The Bohemian Kitchen »

  • @tobyng1440
    @tobyng1440 5 років тому +33143

    Asian guy speaks perfect English
    No one is shocked.

    • @khaki.shorts
      @khaki.shorts 5 років тому +4676

      because english is the world language - it is taught in schools virtually everywhere. Not to mention they are in New York, so it would be hard for a Chinese person to live in the USA without speaking english.

    • @uglyduckling81
      @uglyduckling81 5 років тому +1614

      Global language that half the world at least understand.
      It's more than twice as common as the next language.

    • @cooliipie
      @cooliipie 5 років тому +944

      English is the international language. There's a lot of Asians speaking it

    • @ty-9385
      @ty-9385 5 років тому +402

      01001011 number is the international language, not English.

    • @cooliipie
      @cooliipie 5 років тому +127

      @@ty-9385
      Source?

  • @a.b.3666
    @a.b.3666 5 років тому +5715

    Would have been hilarious if one of the Chinese would reply: “Sorry guys, I don’t speak Mandarin” lol

    • @xTheParadox99
      @xTheParadox99 5 років тому +39

      Roger Powell sr. No humor Syndrom

    • @kennethcarroll5420
      @kennethcarroll5420 5 років тому +163

      Rock3r8oy would have been even funnier if the Chinese guy started talking in Spanish!! 😂😂😂😂

    • @abdiver12
      @abdiver12 5 років тому +118

      That used to be me in Hong Kong all the time! I'm Chinese American and don't speak a word of Chinese and my Indian friend who grew up there does. Every time a shop owner spoke to me, I would just point to him and he'd do all the talking, lol.

    • @MaseraSteve2
      @MaseraSteve2 5 років тому +4

      ah, that would be me! but there's a catch i'm not living in us

    • @connordoesexist1807
      @connordoesexist1807 5 років тому +14

      Especially when they speak Shanghainese, Hokkai, Nanjingnese. Yes, these are some of the many dialects of the Chinese language. There are more than 50 dialects.

  • @cQ2DHPavXTqemm9Vsbgi4TV7x
    @cQ2DHPavXTqemm9Vsbgi4TV7x 3 роки тому +3776

    As a cantonese kid, I already know the kid at 7:22 is gonna get told by his mom for the rest of the day that a white guy spoke better Chinese than him 💀💀

    • @Xoxogossipgurl
      @Xoxogossipgurl 3 роки тому +52

      😂😂😂

    • @impactfuse674
      @impactfuse674 3 роки тому +487

      That rare moment when a white guy outasians an asian.

    • @NDE108
      @NDE108 3 роки тому +24

      Lols you know it

    • @TheAsiahb
      @TheAsiahb 2 роки тому +2

      That's Asian parenting for you...hahaha...

    • @sambar101
      @sambar101 2 роки тому +124

      Emotional Damage

  • @SimpPro101
    @SimpPro101 4 роки тому +6621

    "You've gotten a bit chubbier" of course he has, he posts videos every day of him eating chinese food

    • @Sundablakr
      @Sundablakr 4 роки тому +337

      Chinese food is fucking delicious though, if I lived near a Chinatown I would be fat too!

    • @markbrown4996
      @markbrown4996 4 роки тому +161

      @Velocity Well he’s fatter from when he started lol

    • @brockman562
      @brockman562 4 роки тому +13

      lmao...stop it.

    • @InsaneClown2
      @InsaneClown2 4 роки тому +2

      696 likes...

    • @sydsatish
      @sydsatish 4 роки тому

      Panda 🐼

  • @天天天真-f7y
    @天天天真-f7y 5 років тому +1779

    If you speak my language, you are my people.
    -- one Chinese guy

    • @archived9216
      @archived9216 5 років тому +31

      I love Chinese people, I have a best friend from Taiwan lol. Very funny guy

    • @yc.5.6
      @yc.5.6 5 років тому +11

      天天天真 I would like your comment, but it says 69

    • @马云-x4t
      @马云-x4t 5 років тому +1

      Hong Kong people speak Chinese and they fighting non-stop

    • @天天天真-f7y
      @天天天真-f7y 5 років тому +1

      马云 they probably prefer Cantonese speaking people.

    • @berl2343
      @berl2343 5 років тому +1

      My grandpa is from Guangdong so I gotta learn it cause yesh

  • @squareheadbaggins5043
    @squareheadbaggins5043 5 років тому +3322

    "I suffer from indecision. Also, I'm an idiot."
    me too, Evan

    • @autohmae
      @autohmae 5 років тому +11

      The struggle for indecision is real ! :-)

    • @imbored8002
      @imbored8002 5 років тому +2

      Basically a lot of Americans

    • @DJFlutterpie
      @DJFlutterpie 5 років тому +2

      Anyone able to write out the translation of that line? 👼

    • @katniptime4me
      @katniptime4me 4 роки тому

      I thought I was, but I can’t decide.

    • @etys8762
      @etys8762 4 роки тому +4

      @@DJFlutterpie 我有选着障碍,我也是脑残。

  • @sirreginaldlee3576
    @sirreginaldlee3576 3 роки тому +485

    Xiao is actually funny at times...and his Chinese is cool but his positivity is what really makes these videos enjoyable..nice guy

    • @jack-tq2ox
      @jack-tq2ox 2 роки тому +7

      that's true

    • @nancyayotte2297
      @nancyayotte2297 Рік тому +4

      I agree he is funny and so likable too.

    • @share_accidental
      @share_accidental Рік тому +2

      i’m sorry, you calling him ‘xiao’ is so funny to me because it literally means ‘small’ 😂

    • @danhard8440
      @danhard8440 6 місяців тому

      you should try watching some of Kazu languages he is soo amazing but yet soo grounded

  • @ellarhodes5553
    @ellarhodes5553 5 років тому +2004

    “I suffer from indecision” is such a good phrase lmao

    • @Tendies518
      @Tendies518 5 років тому +2

      Ella Rhodes pp

    • @faith5970
      @faith5970 5 років тому +2

      Ella Rhodes thoughts about the everything I wanted music video??

    • @jennae8394
      @jennae8394 5 років тому +2

      Hshdyssus your comment just reminded me I haven’t watched it yet, thank youuuuuuu

    • @ellarhodes5553
      @ellarhodes5553 5 років тому +2

      Hshdyssus briefly watched it and thought it was fitting to the song, I think more artists need to explicitly state what their music and/or videos are about - was refreshing. You?

    • @faith5970
      @faith5970 5 років тому +1

      jennae! Hahaha np! I hope u enjoyed it😁

  • @user-kv7pr7xs6k
    @user-kv7pr7xs6k 5 років тому +1913

    9:25 : Xiaoma!
    the way you’re literally a local in chinatown is so heartwarming to me, you have no idea how much it means to these people for you to spread our culture. ❤️❤️

    • @arronjohal3812
      @arronjohal3812 5 років тому +68

      지훈 Chinese people are amazing they always react in a good way when I do parkour in chinatown the Chinese girls wink at me and for that China deserves my respect ✊ and now I wish I could help curing the coronavirus btw I’m from 🇯🇵 and Have a good day.

    • @austinbutler1291
      @austinbutler1291 4 роки тому +9

      Right? That was a great moment

    • @youngfo8878
      @youngfo8878 4 роки тому +8

      Couldn’t have said that better 🙏🏼

    • @cernestonut7662
      @cernestonut7662 4 роки тому +8

      @@arronjohal3812 you should post your videos on yt I would love to see

    • @mogarrfang5343
      @mogarrfang5343 3 роки тому

      communism is culture?

  • @highguardian13
    @highguardian13 5 років тому +978

    Anyone else on a marathon after watching “white guy speaks perfect mandarine”?,

  • @MiladJP
    @MiladJP 3 роки тому +142

    One of the nicest things I've seen was the part where the vendor asked for help to connect with the Wi-Fi. I travel the world and have often contact with people who have not been fortunate enough to be born in a first-world country or be highly educated. Those small moments where we learn from each other and help out each other are the best.

  • @Realdeal9
    @Realdeal9 5 років тому +445

    The most compelling part of this video is talking to the ladies about how difficult it is to learn English. More of that, please!

    • @scootscoot919
      @scootscoot919 5 років тому +6

      Yeah English is my first language but I've also learned a lot of Spanish so for the whole process whenever my classmates would complain about the grammar or irregulars, my teachers would just compare it to English to shut them up like "oh you think that this is hard? Well here's a worksheet on the same thing but for English. Now tell me this is hard"

    • @ladygremlin8287
      @ladygremlin8287 5 років тому +3

      @@assasination1100 English is pretty easy comparitively as it's a very fluid language. While many languages require male/female derivatives of almost everything or have characters for words or sentences, English only had the basic gender pronoun plus a single alphabet rather that a parings/combos alphabet style.
      Yes it's harder to learn new languages once you get older. The best time to teach someone multiple languages is during the infant/toddler stages.
      However this does not change the fact that English has been and always will be the easiest language to learn

    • @vvolt1368
      @vvolt1368 5 років тому +5

      @@ladygremlin8287 no way. english spelling and pronunciation is extremely inconsistent compared to other languages, the grammar is quite confusing at times, you can't identify parts of speech easily, etc. for example, in spanish every verb ends with ir, er, or ar. In Japanese every verb ends with either -ru or -u. polish ones end in ć. all of these make it easy to identify what is what in a sentence. whereas in english, you cant really tell a verb from a noun or an adjective, etc.

    • @resveries_
      @resveries_ 5 років тому +3

      malfunctioning Egoist nah man. english is awful cuz the grammar is so inconsistent, and same with spelling rules. other languages might have harder alphabets or multiple grammatical genders but english is an absolute cluster fuck

    • @eden8457
      @eden8457 5 років тому +2

      @@resveries_ Agreed. I mean, just look at the history of English: it's about 5 languages mashed together, a pidgin language that continues to be taught despite the vast majority of us not speaking the original languages.

  • @larnizzo91
    @larnizzo91 5 років тому +1710

    “I suffer from indecision” dude that was hilarious no matter what language lol

    • @tristandeniet
      @tristandeniet 5 років тому +101

      "Also I'm an idiot." lol

    • @nomadben
      @nomadben 5 років тому +11

      @@tristandeniet Such a great couple of lines haha

    • @johnf1402
      @johnf1402 5 років тому +1

      Chidi

  • @Tactavious
    @Tactavious 5 років тому +1542

    The guy in the Chinese medicine shop seems like a cool dude.

    • @jamesjian
      @jamesjian 5 років тому +3

      Tactavious when westerners meet Asian guys or Chinese n’t look cool , it probably is the language barrier reason.

    • @Tactavious
      @Tactavious 5 років тому +1

      @@jamesjian Holy shit, 456 likes? O_o I mean, okay.

    • @Chris-kk6cw
      @Chris-kk6cw 5 років тому +4

      That's Al. Good dude

    • @Robzabest25
      @Robzabest25 5 років тому +15

      it was cooler when he was so close to xiaoma that he asked him on how to hook his wifi up

    • @dankmheems290
      @dankmheems290 5 років тому +6

      @@Robzabest25 lol they cut that because it was a 20 minute IT setup after he asked about the WIFI.

  • @Sverrewegge87
    @Sverrewegge87 4 роки тому +372

    I have never seen an Evan look more like a guy named Evan in my life...

  • @Vampyresdontdodishes
    @Vampyresdontdodishes 5 років тому +2301

    “ are these eggs organic?” “I have no idea go look for yourself.”
    I think my mom works at a Chinese deli.

    • @Vampyresdontdodishes
      @Vampyresdontdodishes 5 років тому +30

      DD DDD so for an egg to be “organic” it means the chicken must have been fed only organic feed. Also the chicken can’t have been fed hormones or drugs during egg production. That’s the same as “organic” meat. 🥚 🐔

    • @Nikolaj11
      @Nikolaj11 5 років тому +1

      @@Vampyresdontdodishes What makes feed organic or not then?

    • @Vampyresdontdodishes
      @Vampyresdontdodishes 5 років тому +3

      It can’t be treated with chemicals or hormones. Like you would grow herbs on your windowsill.

    • @Exoticgirl1
      @Exoticgirl1 5 років тому +11

      @@Vampyresdontdodishes in case you aren't aware of this, and I seriously do not mean to be disrespectful or patronizing: there is absolutely no more organic. Here's why:
      All the food, seeds and everything you buy is (unfortunately) genetically modified. Including organic food, seeds you buy to grow your own crops and so on. Also, all the food is genetically engineered to be more sturdy, richer in flavor, have more perfect colors and shapes and be more resistant to mold and disease. One perfect example is the banana! Every single banana (not the ones you fry but the normal ones) are all genetically identical. They are clones of one single tree and heavily modified for consumption. The original bananas has a lot of seeds in them so they modified them into what we have today. But the banana you eat in America and the one I eat in the Netherlands is the exact same banana genetically speaking. Also, after Chernobyl, Fukushima, Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the other 32 nuclear disasters,everything we eat and drink is radioactive. This has caused a spike in cancer, deformations, birth defects, auto immune problems and a lot more. It's astounding that no scientist, no government and the CDC ever mention this but my fair guess is that it's out of gain of a lot of profit (pharmaceutical industry and your for profit health insurance companies) but also to prevent chaos. And they see another possible benefit!! Massive depopulation! This is also why nobody talks about the fact that Fukushima is still leaking radioactive material into the ocean. so "healthy food" or "organic food", they are non existent and only drive up the prices. This is also the reason, by the way, why the American establishment is trying to avoid one payer universal healthcare because than a lot of for profit health insurance companies will see their billions of dollars a year profit evaporate. A few people get filthy rich of misery, so they love to keep the misery going.

    • @Vampyresdontdodishes
      @Vampyresdontdodishes 5 років тому +1

      exoticgirl1 I don’t have an option either way- but that is the “traditional” definition of what an organic egg is. I myself have my own hens so I figure I get the best eggs I can physically get. I think people should ask if market eggs are farm fresh instead of organic IMO.

  • @hobanagerik
    @hobanagerik 5 років тому +5859

    Chinese people: “Now there’s two of them. This is getting out of hand.”

    • @artisticskillz01
      @artisticskillz01 5 років тому +138

      Trust me.....they'll be like "we must keep our trade secrets"

    • @tobiasdiryuvia
      @tobiasdiryuvia 5 років тому +39

      mylord is that legal

    • @miskomacko7689
      @miskomacko7689 5 років тому +6

      ahahaha

    • @trice9669
      @trice9669 5 років тому +17

      we should not have made that bargain

    • @murat8210
      @murat8210 5 років тому +24

      As you can see my Mandarin is far beyond yours.

  • @charlieclark2609
    @charlieclark2609 5 років тому +586

    Seeing people's faces light up when someone speaks their native language almost makes me cry. I know that if you move somewhere that isn't your native country that you should to learn the language eat least to a conversational level , but it's good to see some guys learning how to talk to others and meeting them where they are at and connecting .

    • @goodkanga2275
      @goodkanga2275 5 років тому +9

      yes when i spoke English to foreigners (especially from US) in China, they were almost crying

    • @alexsingh2974
      @alexsingh2974 5 років тому +4

      @@goodkanga2275 hard to believe that because English is too common

    • @ElGringoSam
      @ElGringoSam 5 років тому

      It's awesome to watch people open up!

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london 5 років тому +1

      @@alexsingh2974 Definitely not outside of big cities and not in rural areas. And those foreigners probably couldn't speak a word of Chinese and so relieved that some one spoke some English.

    • @harky7632
      @harky7632 5 років тому +1

      I live in Mexico right now and when someone can speak fluent English it helps me so much and I love it because my Spanish is okay but I really struggle to understand people speaking here

  • @Reeushima
    @Reeushima 4 роки тому +290

    I don't think you understand the impact you're having with these people. You are showing them many of us respect their culture and by their faces you can easily tell they are so happy to hear you speak their native language. Mad respect but things like this show people of other cultures that many of us do respect them.

  • @UzumakiX5series
    @UzumakiX5series 5 років тому +1718

    That is the most honest herbal medicine shop owner ever. Get enough sleep, diet, etc. lol

    • @ayoopdog
      @ayoopdog 5 років тому +139

      because after they spoke chinese he saw them as friends, and he can't sell his bullshit to friends... he knows it is all a scam haha

    • @g0679
      @g0679 5 років тому +26

      Alex
      Golly, he even mentioned ”work-life balance.”

    • @tiffany8946
      @tiffany8946 5 років тому +47

      Lol, he'll even tell you when you're getting too fat.

    • @Elldeeve
      @Elldeeve 5 років тому +19

      I liked how he sang him a song and the guy just asked him how to sort his WiFi

    • @CallMeMrX
      @CallMeMrX 5 років тому +2

      And also ground up panda testicles, those help too

  • @eileenlikesyou
    @eileenlikesyou 5 років тому +2552

    “I suffer from indecision. Also, I’m an idiot” THATS A MOOD LMAO SAME

    • @somethingmoredecent
      @somethingmoredecent 4 роки тому +7

      @Abdeljalilkeddaoui You don't get it. I know guys like him that are grown ass men in the sense that they handle all their shit just fine and do well, but my generation is weird dude we just vibe like this it's not because we're idiots. It's like softcore, mildly hedonistic nihilism. Idk bruh

    • @Sean_Regan
      @Sean_Regan 4 роки тому +7

      Alexander Vandall yeah it’s just silly for a grown man to make self-deprecating excuses, to strangers, in public, over a small transaction...especially in an Asian cultural setting lol

    •  4 роки тому

      @@Sean_Regan "it's silly to make jokes" there I rewrote your sentence to show you how silly you're making yourself look. And also what did you mean by "especially in an Asian cultural setting"... Are you so ignorant and racist you think Asian people don't understand humor? I guess you failed to notice the big smiles on the employees face after he says "also I'm an idiot".

    • @Sean_Regan
      @Sean_Regan 4 роки тому +6

      Vincent Kinney in any culture, but especially the more reserved Asian cultures, people don’t usually go drawing attention to themselves by clowning around with a stranger over a little food. There’s got to be a less dopey way to practice language skills.

    • @jessehanhijoki5942
      @jessehanhijoki5942 4 роки тому

      You supposed to be a woman?

  • @amberlee9926
    @amberlee9926 5 років тому +1678

    I never would’ve imagined I’d ever be watching white guys surprising Chinese people in America by speaking proper Chinese on UA-cam...but here we are, I suppose.

    • @romteni
      @romteni 5 років тому +42

      At 3 am... For 2 hours straight... And I just wanted to set my alarm..

    • @foxmulder8139
      @foxmulder8139 5 років тому +13

      Yep, same here! The UA-cam rabbit hole is deep and I watch YT more than tv these days, so much interesting stuff to get lost in.

    • @jaxxhill4032
      @jaxxhill4032 5 років тому +1

      Same lil boat

    • @jaxxhill4032
      @jaxxhill4032 5 років тому

      As u

    • @conorchapman5856
      @conorchapman5856 5 років тому +1

      Amber Lee UA-cam is an endless hole.

  • @RustyCas999
    @RustyCas999 4 роки тому +21

    I love watching his videos. Such a nice guy and genuinely enjoys interacting with the Chinese and their culture. How can you not like this guy?

  • @ryanepiquegamer1698
    @ryanepiquegamer1698 4 роки тому +1744

    Xiaoma in vids: my chinese isnt that good you're too kind
    Xiaoma in titles: I speak PERFECT chinese😂

  • @Artecus
    @Artecus 4 роки тому +472

    8:02: "Fat to the point of great beauty." LOL. I am stealing this one.

    • @adamstrator5079
      @adamstrator5079 4 роки тому +13

      Must keep that beautiful bubble butt in prime form!

  • @sonnykalua8297
    @sonnykalua8297 4 роки тому +1577

    "I suffer from indecision"
    "I'm also an idiot"🤣🤣
    my man roasting himself🤣

    • @jaymeewang977
      @jaymeewang977 4 роки тому +1

      @@jywye_yt dude I can read and I'm laughing 😂

    • @ShayanKhanbazzinga
      @ShayanKhanbazzinga 3 роки тому +9

      That seemed like an anime scene to me for some reason 😂

    • @kristianl7797
      @kristianl7797 Рік тому

      I thought that said indonesian 😂

  • @nurilnuril4372
    @nurilnuril4372 Рік тому +4

    Your videos are full of smiles. You bring so much joy to others. You're a gift to this world. Continue on with your great gift of language and help bring us all closer together.

  • @manuelalejandro8972
    @manuelalejandro8972 5 років тому +124

    What I like most about your videos is to see people's faces light up when you speak their language, you can then see how truly friendly they can be, I really enjoy that.

  • @Chronos94
    @Chronos94 5 років тому +1863

    And then, the mother at 7:24 yelled her son saying "we saw two white guys talking better chinese than you" and left his bedroom saying "Shame"

    • @zatydory
      @zatydory 5 років тому +50

      Bruhhh I feel bad for him😂😂😂

    • @mrkeatttttt
      @mrkeatttttt 5 років тому +69

      Hahaha that Asian parenting style

    • @AnggoroArif
      @AnggoroArif 5 років тому +69

      Disgrace to the family. Dishonor on your cow!

    • @seikibrian8641
      @seikibrian8641 5 років тому +151

      When I was about 8 years old (55 years ago, but I still remember it), my family was eating at a Chinese restaurant. We all knew how to use chopsticks, and our waitress was watching us intently. Midway through our meal she came to our table with two Chinese kids in tow, and said to them (in English), "See! They eat with chopsticks! Why can't you!"

    • @Teletubbiez
      @Teletubbiez 5 років тому

      Chronos94 Epic buen!

  • @brandontamayo2118
    @brandontamayo2118 5 років тому +1306

    Guys: “Are they local eggs?”
    Lady: “You can look for yourself.” 😂
    I would have been fired.

    • @Gameboygenius
      @Gameboygenius 4 роки тому

      @@Unsound_advice heh. Plenty of farms on Long Island, which would count as local in NYC.

    • @ZephrymWOW
      @ZephrymWOW 4 роки тому

      @@Unsound_advice The majority of NY is farmland bruh

    • @mickey2036
      @mickey2036 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah they were produced in an alley on Mott Street you hipster tool belt.

    • @chriswu15
      @chriswu15 4 роки тому +2

      Honestly that's most Chinese supermarket workers😂

    • @KristaMae
      @KristaMae 3 роки тому

      @@chriswu15 pragmatic efficiency 👍

  • @justin3d44
    @justin3d44 4 роки тому +86

    "I started teaching him at 8 this morning" LOL I am loving this

    • @Startupsandsushi
      @Startupsandsushi 2 роки тому

      OMG it’s 7:30 rn and I love waking to his vids

  • @interiorsretailfacts
    @interiorsretailfacts 5 років тому +431

    It's amazing to see the people's faces lit up instantly when you spoke Mandarin and Cantonese.

    • @TwistedTeaFate
      @TwistedTeaFate 5 років тому +16

      It honestly is. Imagine you live in China (outside Hong-Kong) and someone shopping whips out perfect English.

    • @g0679
      @g0679 5 років тому +2

      Kevin C
      I wish I could perform such a feat. It seems very pleasing for one’s hosts.

    • @KBellaTruth
      @KBellaTruth 5 років тому

      Instantly⚡

    • @tomservo5007
      @tomservo5007 5 років тому +2

      Kevin C: If I reacted the same way to a Chinese guy speaking English and was filmed ... I would lose my job and be shamed by the internet. Don't hold double standards when it comes to racism.

    • @jbperez808
      @jbperez808 5 років тому

      You may have 100% Chinese ancestry, but if you can’t speak the language, you’re still considered a barbarian.

  • @netmaster88
    @netmaster88 4 роки тому +349

    Omg I'm dying here. The Chinese guy asks you to help him connect to the WiFi hahhahaha

  • @vladusa
    @vladusa 4 роки тому +2210

    Guy: *speaks chinese*
    Worker: Holy shit! You can speak Chinese! You're so good!
    Guy: MAYO MAYO MAYO MAYO

    • @chanwoosbsf5192
      @chanwoosbsf5192 4 роки тому +142

      Vlad Mayo or “mei you” means “no” or “don’t have”. MAYO MAYO MAYO

    • @ColinPlayzPianoC418Music
      @ColinPlayzPianoC418Music 4 роки тому +28

      *没有

    • @hellohihihithere
      @hellohihihithere 4 роки тому +9

      r/wooosh
      哎呀均能开玩笑。

    • @Doctor-Stoppage
      @Doctor-Stoppage 4 роки тому +57

      @@chanwoosbsf5192
      Chinese Person: Can I help you?" (In English)
      Me: Mayonnaise! 😁
      #RosettaStone

    • @Soemthingorthat
      @Soemthingorthat 4 роки тому +39

      Oh my fucking god I’m laughing so hard. Mei yo is like “I don’t have” or when people compliment him he says is because he’s being humble lol.

  • @Samos900
    @Samos900 2 роки тому +91

    I think it would’ve been funny if you guys asked questions in English and then turned to each other and spoke in Chinese to each other to figure out what you should get, then turned back to the clerk and ordered in English

    • @australianjock5793
      @australianjock5793 Рік тому +4

      😂😂😂

    • @danhard8440
      @danhard8440 6 місяців тому +1

      he has done that in a vid

    • @Samos900
      @Samos900 6 місяців тому

      @@danhard8440 2 years later and I still wanna see it

  • @cheeseytacotime9380
    @cheeseytacotime9380 5 років тому +1003

    Evan: “my body is a temple”
    Also Evan: “ *i need at least 100 cups of coffee a day* “

    • @wobinar1322
      @wobinar1322 5 років тому +15

      CheeseyTaco Time I know, looking all day for "organic" eggs and filling his belly with world's most popular psychoactive drug. I wonder if he can taste the difference from organic and non organic eggs.

    • @richardkelbie5362
      @richardkelbie5362 5 років тому +22

      Evan is gayer than a box of frogs and God love um

    • @Aurora-gz7iu
      @Aurora-gz7iu 5 років тому +3

      @@richardkelbie5362 even if he is gay is none of your business!

    • @richardkelbie5362
      @richardkelbie5362 5 років тому +11

      @@Aurora-gz7iu lol get a grip

    • @baddie1shoe
      @baddie1shoe 5 років тому +6

      Richard Kelbie- evidence-the way he got excited about buns and bit into the bun the main dude holds.

  • @eieiojklf712
    @eieiojklf712 5 років тому +111

    It's freaking adorable to see their reactions, though. Just simply because they expect the interaction to be more difficult because they're foreigners, and then their eyes light up when they realize that the foreigners know their language.
    *I love this.*

  • @agreenunderripebanana8901
    @agreenunderripebanana8901 4 роки тому +3974

    i'm addicted to this 99 cent store Ben Shapiro talking Chinese to everyone

    • @alepepperoni2563
      @alepepperoni2563 4 роки тому +66

      Ahahaha

    • @taylorbaggins3000
      @taylorbaggins3000 4 роки тому +136

      IKR?! He reminds me of Ben Shapiro! I didn't even know he was Jewish and he still reminded me of him.

    • @ozmar6418
      @ozmar6418 4 роки тому +44

      I spilled my water dude, god damn

    • @vu1pix
      @vu1pix 4 роки тому +243

      This guy is way better than been shipiro anyday. Ben cant even get wap

    • @tasha1985
      @tasha1985 4 роки тому +10

      Haters Gonna Hate

  • @theludvigmaxis1
    @theludvigmaxis1 2 роки тому +18

    The man is unironically a genius. The ability to just switch from Mandarin to Cantonese in an instant, while having English as his first language. That is super human, his memory and language acquisition is unfathomable to me.

    • @umbrac6148
      @umbrac6148 Місяць тому

      It's not actually hard to switch between your second languages but his proficiency is impressive yeah.

  • @harry-ns5hw
    @harry-ns5hw 5 років тому +3078

    White guy: speaks mandarin
    Asian guy: dude I'm from Detroit

    • @antviper135
      @antviper135 4 роки тому +10

      @Diego Rivera yep🤣

    • @ball-on4sz
      @ball-on4sz 4 роки тому +19

      @Diego Rivera lol when he asks mr. miagi where the cars came from

    • @lexksa
      @lexksa 4 роки тому +7

      This literally made my day xD

    • @gomowhoelse
      @gomowhoelse 4 роки тому +12

      So happy I found this comment 😭😭❤️

    • @AyyNash727
      @AyyNash727 4 роки тому +1

      😂

  • @mightytauro8570
    @mightytauro8570 5 років тому +17

    This has to be one of my most favourite channels I have ever found on UA-cam. To see the normal boundaries of people broken down through mutual communication is so genuine and amazing. It's awesome what you guys do. Thank you.

  • @albertlam6237
    @albertlam6237 5 років тому +217

    Your mandarin is really really good. Even my wife agrees that your mandarin is really good too. My wife is from Fujian China. My daughter knows more mandarin than me and she is only 5 years old. She teaches me mandarin in return. And I teach Cantonese to her. I speak Cantonese fluently pretty all my life as I was growing up.

    • @albertlam6237
      @albertlam6237 2 роки тому +1

      @tyler954 excellent for for white guy. However his Cantonese is no where nearly as good as mine though.

  • @Steve-Jody
    @Steve-Jody 2 роки тому +5

    The world is just fractionally better with you guys. Smiles are always better then frowns.

  • @romarina2687
    @romarina2687 5 років тому +79

    I love their reaction, they’re very kind and always congratulate them for speaking chinese

    • @hortamaroto
      @hortamaroto 5 років тому +4

      Chinese people are always encouraging people to learn and that makes me feel light-hearted

    • @luf4rall
      @luf4rall 5 років тому +4

      It's good to see people try to learn new cultures. These Chinese people came to the west to try to make a new life and it's difficult for them to learn the new language so they appreciate when the locals try to get on their level.

  • @bjrkmima
    @bjrkmima 5 років тому +2528

    "your mandarin is amazing"
    "nah only enough to get by"
    Title: *guy shocks Chinese people with perfect chinese* 😂

    • @BrainyAshes
      @BrainyAshes 5 років тому +11

      BJÖRK Miravete Martínez *Oh the irony*

    • @burnedflowers141
      @burnedflowers141 5 років тому +27

      He is near fluent in mandarin since hes learned 10 years. maybe he was talking about Cantonese not mandarin.

    • @CryBaby-oj2lz
      @CryBaby-oj2lz 5 років тому +116

      Its called being modest and humble that title is just to get more clicks

    • @burnedflowers141
      @burnedflowers141 5 років тому +19

      @@CryBaby-oj2lz the humble thing is such crap. I kind of get it, but they take it too far. Downplaying your accomplishments is as bad as over confidence about them.

    • @CryBaby-oj2lz
      @CryBaby-oj2lz 5 років тому +81

      Yeah i get your point but in asian culture most of the time it’s considered rude to simply accept a compliment you have to act like you’re not as good as they say you are

  • @grygyurin
    @grygyurin 5 років тому +82

    the look of surprise and relief on their faces, it warms my heart seeing them smile and being able to communicate in their own language

  • @erato99
    @erato99 3 роки тому +4

    These videos are so satisfying to watch. I watch Xiaoma’s videos whenever I’m feeling down, and they always make me smile.

  • @iversonche7429
    @iversonche7429 5 років тому +55

    Honestly speaking, I’m blown away by how good you are at singing the old Chinese song “999 Roses”.

    • @SR009s
      @SR009s 5 років тому +2

      s__n_Ghs_w_J_g_r_v_ lol

    • @benwong5982
      @benwong5982 5 років тому +2

      @s__n_Ghs_w_J_g_r_v_ ok incel

  • @fuwanep
    @fuwanep 4 роки тому +312

    Lol, that medicine store's staff is so friendly, it looks like Xiaoma and him are the best of friends already.

    • @Arya-cs7kj
      @Arya-cs7kj 4 роки тому +9

      I was about to say that! They share a warm friendship.

  • @mem1363
    @mem1363 5 років тому +264

    "Fat to the point of great beauty" LOL what a classic backhanded compliment

  • @nickknight5543
    @nickknight5543 2 роки тому +4

    I watched a whole bunch of your videos for the first time 4 days ago and I started teaching myself simple phrases in Mandarin. I think I'm going to order your course.

  • @2Ventiler78
    @2Ventiler78 5 років тому +558

    I think it's a compliment when chinese people say you've become chubbier.

    • @bintuae1
      @bintuae1 5 років тому +32

      That was past thinking. In east asia, no one likes fat people

    • @qb3635
      @qb3635 5 років тому +14

      if u r child ,that s right

    • @maskhood9283
      @maskhood9283 5 років тому +5

      Super curious Little tata If you are at a healthy skinny, then yes it’s a good thing. If you are too skinny and I can see your bones, then of course it will be a bad thing. All I can say is that, most Chinese relatives will either say that you are “too skinny” and that you “need to eat more”, or that “you’re fat” and “you should eat less”. So do not mind too much what they say because I’ve never met any Chinese relatives that go “you are just right, eat normally”. Not sure about Koreans but this is my understanding 😊

    • @maskhood9283
      @maskhood9283 5 років тому +8

      However, in this case, the old man was being honest with his opinion. The way he said it is not meant as an insult, more like a fact just to notify the guy. Like a friendly “Hey, I just wanted to let you know that, in case you weren’t aware, you’re gotten chubbier. This is so that, if you want to, you can do something about it because now you know.”
      Sorry, but with Chinese peeps it’s highly unlike to hear “you’ve become chubbier” as a compliment, unless you were VERY VERY skinny before, where it looks unhealthy.

    • @2Ventiler78
      @2Ventiler78 5 років тому

      @@maskhood9283Seems that Chinese people are very frankly.

  • @collinbakker1024
    @collinbakker1024 5 років тому +590

    Whenever people speak Chinese all i hear is ooooooh

    • @breadboi9691
      @breadboi9691 5 років тому +3

      UraX unga brings jong bjing

    • @janetmissjacksonifyourenas2904
      @janetmissjacksonifyourenas2904 5 років тому +1

      what please explain

    • @martinkuliza
      @martinkuliza 5 років тому +5

      @tims_always_fishing
      And Don't forget ....
      aaahhhhhhh
      hehe

    • @icex9136
      @icex9136 5 років тому +10

      It's the equivalent to Americans saying ummm.. before and after every phrase

    • @collinbakker1024
      @collinbakker1024 5 років тому +3

      @@icex9136 true they do say umm a lot😂😂

  • @kingwoodbudo
    @kingwoodbudo 5 років тому +76

    You're a real inspiration, man! I'm learning Japanese, but it's always great to see someone who has such a command of an additional language especially one as difficult as Chinese.

    • @justinmodessa5444
      @justinmodessa5444 5 років тому +1

      His Chinese is good but way far from perfect. He's actually got a pretty strong accent still and messes up tones every once in a while. The Cantonese is pretty good but the Mandarin is quite weak. He can be an inspiration but you should know that he is not a representative of the highest levels a foreigner learning Chinese can get to. I've been living in China for ten years and there are people that can run circles around this dude. It's cool if he wants to share the language but he shouldn't go around saying it's perfect Chinese. He should at least say good Chinese or something like that. He wouldn't be able to last ten minutes in a native seventh grade Chinese class.

    • @mikemondano3624
      @mikemondano3624 5 років тому

      Chinese is no more difficult than any other.

    • @abom7634
      @abom7634 5 років тому +1

      @@justinmodessa5444 I don't believe he said he was perfect at least not on this video. the other commenter didn't say it either lol

    • @sarahb6321
      @sarahb6321 5 років тому +3

      AKA it’s in the video title

    • @mattice9083
      @mattice9083 5 років тому

      I think Chinese is easier than Japanese. I've been learning both. Japanese grammar is a headache

  • @sergeantbilko7070
    @sergeantbilko7070 3 роки тому +3

    I love watching all the smiles you bring from everyone you talk to in your videos. Pretty amazing stuff!

    • @MrLanternland
      @MrLanternland 3 роки тому +1

      Have you seen Private Doberman, Sarge? I can't find him.

    • @sergeantbilko7070
      @sergeantbilko7070 3 роки тому +1

      @@MrLanternland
      I think he's in a poker game

  • @AnthonyDeeYT
    @AnthonyDeeYT 5 років тому +38

    It’s awesome to see how genuinely happy people get.

  • @madcowusa4277
    @madcowusa4277 5 років тому +226

    "I suffer from indecision." omg, laughing so hard. Stealing that one.

  • @robinmorrow9023
    @robinmorrow9023 5 років тому +251

    “It’s only because we drink so much coffee that we’re able to speak Chinese.”
    Lol

    • @BlueGiant69202
      @BlueGiant69202 5 років тому

      Maybe a little ginko bilboa with those 100 cups of coffee would help those who are slow as well.

    • @robinmorrow9023
      @robinmorrow9023 5 років тому

      BlueGiant69202 🥳😁🙃

  • @KLewis-jg1fk
    @KLewis-jg1fk 2 роки тому +1

    Love you guys! I was a missioary in Hong Kong. Learned Cantonese there. Then joined US Army learned Mandarin too. Soooo much fun to watch you doing the fun things. What a hoota!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @gtw4546
    @gtw4546 5 років тому +41

    The look on that woman's face when you read the Chinese characters from the menu board. Priceless!

  • @nickc259
    @nickc259 5 років тому +336

    Everyone in line at the bun place:
    Guys speaking English very loudly: LET'S GET YOU SOME BUNS!

  • @keychainere
    @keychainere 5 років тому +163

    No idea why this is in my feed but no complaints

  • @kixpineda864
    @kixpineda864 5 років тому +204

    That side look when Xiaoma gave away his glutinous rice ball!

    • @jurrasicpig2426
      @jurrasicpig2426 5 років тому +4

      你把我的糯米滋送给陌生人!LOL

  • @cat_is_alive996
    @cat_is_alive996 5 років тому +2173

    Their english sounds so weird after you've listened to their chinese.

    • @yuqingjin2206
      @yuqingjin2206 5 років тому +4

      It's so ironic LOL

    • @shoutxiao5459
      @shoutxiao5459 5 років тому +67

      That's what happens when your second language taking over your mother tongue.

    • @emulatorretro
      @emulatorretro 5 років тому +17

      @@shoutxiao5459 Japanese people speaking in lower tones when speaking in perfect English, but in Mandarin,Cantonese or Japanese the vowels are 2 octaves higher. I am sure there is some science behind it somewhere, but I noticed that when I was 12.

    • @birb4095
      @birb4095 5 років тому +15

      @n1n1nanou I noticed it when I was a fetus soo..

    • @dankmheems290
      @dankmheems290 5 років тому +9

      It's because Mandarin can be very expressive with it's tone and once you get into that headspace the language makes more sense. It's no longer gibberish but you hear the slight differences and the very different way in which Mandarin speakers pronounce words. Like French, it's all in the back of the throat, Italian and Spanish it's all about the rolling of r's etc.

  • @luseaneonevai9996
    @luseaneonevai9996 5 років тому +310

    “my glutinous rice ball - you just gave it away to a stranger” 😂😂😂

    • @wendywhite2642
      @wendywhite2642 4 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you gave away my glutinous rice ball to a stranger! 😁

    • @lukaizheng4558
      @lukaizheng4558 4 роки тому

      @PianellaHoneyPot 🥵🥵🥵

  • @drumcdoo9050
    @drumcdoo9050 3 роки тому

    What your videos show is the importance by engaging with everyone on the street and showing empathy and giving to total strangers resulting in doors opening up.
    Even not being able to speak another language I'm learning how to engage socially better. Everything now seems to be credit card based so now make sure of carring around a little cash to give to the less fortunate, buskers and for tips. The rewards reaped from receiving a smile in return by giving time and a little gift having made someones day better is priceless

  • @JAY1892
    @JAY1892 5 років тому +278

    When they ask you how long you’ve been learning Chinese, you should say “Ahh, a couple of months.” 😂

    • @RLucas3000
      @RLucas3000 5 років тому +46

      JAY1892 Should say “my mom listened to tapes of Mandarin and Cantonese when she was pregnant with me!”

    • @JAY1892
      @JAY1892 5 років тому +1

      RLucas3000
      😂

    • @artisticskillz01
      @artisticskillz01 5 років тому +3

      Drop the "couple weeks" line.

    • @JAY1892
      @JAY1892 5 років тому +1

      Artistic Skillz
      I don’t get you bro? 🤔

    • @Rouxgarou96
      @Rouxgarou96 5 років тому +2

      @@artisticskillz01 "I listened to a learn chinese while you sleep video last night"

  • @ConstantSurprises
    @ConstantSurprises 5 років тому +86

    I like how the medicine store dude is all "You got chubbier." No shit. He's eating at like 18 restaurants a day for these videos.

    • @sonyagriffy
      @sonyagriffy 5 років тому

      ConstantSurprises Lol! So true, I bet that food is amazing too.

    • @rachelbaziak4159
      @rachelbaziak4159 5 років тому

      ConstantSurprises who cares enjoy

  • @alexxchavezee
    @alexxchavezee 5 років тому +654

    "I only eat things as precious as my body"
    *dies from sneezing too hard

    • @spoonman9584
      @spoonman9584 5 років тому +3

      I'd this guy is about thrice as strong as Logan Paul... mentally.

    • @brandonjones557
      @brandonjones557 5 років тому +8

      I felt like I was the only one that heard that. I can't believe comment section is letting him get away with it.

    • @collinhuffman8092
      @collinhuffman8092 5 років тому +2

      Dudes annoying

    • @sambarclay2593
      @sambarclay2593 5 років тому

      Lol!!!

    • @lajuiveerrante
      @lajuiveerrante 5 років тому +1

      As his sister I can confirm that sentence was, in fact, a joke.

  • @hotsauce0606
    @hotsauce0606 Рік тому

    You guys have great chemistry. Bring Evan back for another video!

  • @mattsmith7818
    @mattsmith7818 5 років тому +9

    It’s beautiful to see how far we have all come United States and other countries coming and going and how cultures are so different from one another! I love how excited they get to hear their language spoken but other people who maybe don’t look or live in that culture it’s amazing!

  • @elliatenggren8335
    @elliatenggren8335 5 років тому +189

    okay Evan is so underrated all the little jokes he makes that aren't recognized makes me so sad like :(

    • @xxMpEGxx
      @xxMpEGxx 5 років тому +8

      His delivery is too flat. No emotions put into it. Humour is not simply saying lines.

    • @willy331996
      @willy331996 5 років тому +18

      @@xxMpEGxx It's also about staying cool when you tell jokes.

    • @KellyLoom1s
      @KellyLoom1s 5 років тому +21

      @MPROXX I enjoy dry humor best, where the delivery tends to be dead-pan. I find him hilarious.

    • @xxMpEGxx
      @xxMpEGxx 5 років тому

      @@KellyLoom1s maybe what I said applies more on mainstream comedy / humour. I mean the rules are not set anywhere and humour might as well change with time and culture.

    • @stevenbenson9976
      @stevenbenson9976 4 роки тому +10

      'they aren't as firm as your buns' - almost spat out my coffee

  • @aloe8483
    @aloe8483 5 років тому +352

    It gives me so much anxiety when he speaks in English and they can’t understand him

    • @danielelliott95
      @danielelliott95 5 років тому +11

      8_clown bxtch_8 I’m like, “Okay, time to switch to Chinese.” I feel so bad for them because they’re so used to frustrating Americans.

    • @Trillioons
      @Trillioons 4 роки тому +2

      Daniel Elliott The world ofc would be a better place is everyone had a brain like Xiaoma.

  • @lindadubberly2458
    @lindadubberly2458 4 роки тому

    The Chinese people seem so kind and sweet, they are all so kind and happy you speak there language ! Just spectacular !!!!!

  • @if6was985
    @if6was985 5 років тому +613

    I want to see one where the Chinese are cussing you before they realise you understand the language.

    • @lovthaigurlz
      @lovthaigurlz 5 років тому +45

      That would be in the San Francisco Bay Area, and all surrounding cities.

    • @rachboudreau
      @rachboudreau 5 років тому +28

      Or any Nail salon.

    • @Mor1adim
      @Mor1adim 5 років тому +2

      @@rachboudreau The episode of Seinfeld

    • @CorbiniteVids
      @CorbiniteVids 5 років тому +2

      the victim fantasy jumped out

    • @megafoxyawesomehot69
      @megafoxyawesomehot69 5 років тому +7

      Corbinite has nothing to do with wanting to be a victim or thinking they’re a victim. Literally everyone in every language at some point will assume someone doesn’t speak their language and talk shit. It’s human nature lmao.

  • @picketf
    @picketf 5 років тому +205

    The funny part is that Xiaoma has a quite noticable Mandarin accent when talking in Cantonese, one he would probably never be able to kick. But what he lacks in pronounciation he makes up for in vocabulary and manerisms.

    • @Forlfir
      @Forlfir 4 роки тому +4

      @sandramoyn is Cantonese all the same in Hong Kong, Macau etc etc?

    • @eggs-ni9tc
      @eggs-ni9tc 4 роки тому +9

      Pretty much the same in HK and Macao , however the difference between HK and Guangzhou could be noticeable sometimes

    • @timphillips3971
      @timphillips3971 4 роки тому

      That's not the funny part

    • @John8-32EnglishFortheFamily
      @John8-32EnglishFortheFamily 3 роки тому

      Hey dude I'm from Brazil. My doubt about China is this, if you may explain to me please: how do Chinese who can't speak Mandarin communicate with a fellow Chinese who speak only Mandarin? Does it feel like they're foreigners living in the same country?

    • @picketf
      @picketf 3 роки тому +2

      @@John8-32EnglishFortheFamily São +ou- 5 idiomas que são falados na China. Mandarin é um desses idiomas. De criança eles aprendem a falar Mandarin, a lingua da capital na escola. Mas no quotidiano falam outro idioma, Cantones, Shanghaines, etc. Dependendo do idioma as palavras usadas para descrever a mesma coisa tem outro significado até na escrita. Seria como se um Português falasse para uma criança no Brasil: 'Se não achas fixe ter que esperar na barata vas ter que pagar uma coima. ' A criança não iria entender que era uma advertência para entrar numa fila ou pagar uma multa. Dependendo do idioma falado na China pode ser tão diferente como de Espanhol para Português.

  • @tramlad2
    @tramlad2 5 років тому +7

    It must be so much fun and be so rewarding doing this, your Chinese is amazing, great video guys, done nicely as not to offend, the Chinese people seem to really appreciate how hard it must be to learn, as soon as you speak you can tell they are impressed. Done with great humour also

  • @HeavenlyLovely03
    @HeavenlyLovely03 2 роки тому +1

    The ladies in the pink hats saying “wooow” was too cute!!They were soo surprised you could speak so well.🙏💕

  • @gsuderman
    @gsuderman 4 роки тому +12

    I have somehow watched several of these now! I am so impressed with just how genuinely nice Xiaoma is. And, of course, how happy people are to speak to a non-Asian in their language.

  • @matthewa1448
    @matthewa1448 5 років тому +85

    It’s cool for us to watch for 10 mins but imagine being him and getting to do this every day

  • @mrrobbiejenks
    @mrrobbiejenks 5 років тому +43

    I love how everyone lights up when he switches to Chinese

  • @barbarawolcott6999
    @barbarawolcott6999 3 роки тому +3

    I love this! I think it’s wonderful to learn other languages and to use them. Shows a loving interest and appreciation for another person’s culture by taking the time to learn another language.

  • @csu111
    @csu111 5 років тому +20

    This shows the long journey of learning a language is well worth it...

  • @SpecialistQKD
    @SpecialistQKD 5 років тому +242

    The best part about speaking a language that people don't expect is listening to them talk about you and then seeing thier face when you start speaking their language 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @whitefeather802
      @whitefeather802 5 років тому +11

      What I like to do, is change language in mid-sentence. People will shift their own language with out realizing it, Than stand there looking shocked and confused.

    • @barrydiamond5193
      @barrydiamond5193 5 років тому +2

      That happened on Seinfeld in Korean.

    • @mayokidsendeavor3578
      @mayokidsendeavor3578 5 років тому

      Yeeeeeeesaaaa! XD

  • @awesomeguitarshorts
    @awesomeguitarshorts 5 років тому +390

    Mandarin Teacher: So now you have learnt chinese. What are you planing to do now?
    Me: Upload thousands of same videos on youtube.

    • @Maru-nu7ll
      @Maru-nu7ll 5 років тому +32

      @GamerSoul Exactly! I just can't get enough of the people's joy when they hear someone speaking their native language.

    • @chivalryalive
      @chivalryalive 5 років тому

      ••Maru•• -- I think it is both "joy"... but also 'relief'. Just to know that you can speak to someone and they understand you /and you understand them -- With no confusion or possibility of mistranslation is such a weight off a person's shoulders... "Ah..." each of you sigh. * I am American, British and Irish by birth, but while traveling Mexico when I was a young teenager... A young American family came up to me, nervously speaking their best broken Spanish (looking for directions). I had to wave them off, "No! No-no!" I shook my hands in the air between us. I pointed one hand toward myself and raised my other hand northward: "American! American! --I'm from Michigan!" They, and I, we all burst out laughing then shook hands and told each other our 'stories'. * They felt so bad for the misunderstanding, they insisted to buy me lunch at a nearby diner. As we laughed, I asked them "Look! The market square was full of, so-called Mexican looking boys... Why in the world did you choose me to speak to?" They shook their heads and admitted that I, dressed head to toe in designer sportswear was the best looking "Mexican boy" they had seen yet, so they felt it was safest to speak to me. We all laughed at the time, but I felt guilty for both our thinking afterwards. * The following day, I spent my fifteenth birthday on the beach in Acapulco with 50 of my best friends.. :-)

  • @tahaashai9014
    @tahaashai9014 3 роки тому +1

    These guys are going places and flexing the real thing. I have watched all of his videos in one go. Man you’re amazing. 🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @JessieArmy
    @JessieArmy 5 років тому +26

    When you said you've been teaching him since early this morning I nearly pissed my pants laughing.

  • @colep26
    @colep26 5 років тому +237

    “if you talk to a man in a language he understand then it goes to his head if you talk to him in his language it goes to his heart”

    • @pawel5218
      @pawel5218 5 років тому +7

      Not really, most people are just a bit impressed but they dont give a fuck.

    • @khajitt
      @khajitt 5 років тому +1

      overused quote tbh. not really true if the man you're talking to is fluent in both language smh.

    • @xile2211
      @xile2211 5 років тому +15

      Dont know why people in the replies are being so rude. I really like the quote tho

    • @khajitt
      @khajitt 5 років тому +4

      @@xile2211 Because that quote is not really applied in real world, it's like one of the quote don't judge a book from it's cover, which is bullshit. One's appearance clearly indicate what kind of person one is. There are many quotes that i can call out sugar over the top. Real world don't really work like that.

    • @parnikamandewalkar6901
      @parnikamandewalkar6901 5 років тому +9

      Khajitt Paii Not necessarily! I’m fluent in english and hindi, but if someone talks to me in hindi there’s more of a connection than if they talked in english.

  • @davidp5544
    @davidp5544 4 роки тому +41

    I don’t know why but there’s something really heartwarming about this

  • @giraffesinc.2193
    @giraffesinc.2193 10 місяців тому

    Oh my gosh, I so appreciate the better video quality! It's lovely to see your non-distorted face!

  • @antneyfatts665
    @antneyfatts665 5 років тому +20

    I always wanted to learn another language. Especially when people hide behind their language as they talk crap about me.
    Great video and the look on their faces, are priceless.

    • @Shijaru64
      @Shijaru64 5 років тому

      What's stopping you from learning one then? It can't be money as there are thousands of sources to learn for free. Time? Not strongly interested in one particular language?

    • @antneyfatts665
      @antneyfatts665 5 років тому

      @@Shijaru64 Time is what's stopping me. I'm always working and taking care of my kids. I've been to Croatia enough times that I know enough to get me by. Only when hearing it, because if someone was to make a comment in Croation, it wouldn't be understood

  • @foskco87
    @foskco87 5 років тому +203

    lol... I love how the guy tells him he got chubbier... that is so classic Chinese culture... if you put on some weight someone is going to tell you straight up.

    • @mikebell7525
      @mikebell7525 4 роки тому +37

      Lmao...there's an old Chinese man I know at a corner store that always say "ooh you big boy, soda no good"

    • @bmolitor615
      @bmolitor615 4 роки тому +22

      @@beingofstrange wow you equal opportunity hatred for everybody, maybe take a walk, get some fresh air

    • @fyou9182
      @fyou9182 4 роки тому +1

      @@bmolitor615 relax SJW, if you dont think other cultures make jokes like that about you, you're nuts. Lighten up, and take a walk before you explode from being butt hurt.

    • @Duck-rq6dq
      @Duck-rq6dq 4 роки тому +7

      @@fyou9182 imagine calling an insult "a joke"

  • @aisyzakwan2590
    @aisyzakwan2590 5 років тому +324

    "My glutinous rice ball! You just gave it away to a stranger!"
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    • @RoiiVlogzz
      @RoiiVlogzz 5 років тому +6

      Aisy Zakwan mostly what real friends do with your food haha

    • @aisyzakwan2590
      @aisyzakwan2590 5 років тому +6

      @@RoiiVlogzz i know right. And you just had to smile to the stranger 🤣

    • @RoiiVlogzz
      @RoiiVlogzz 5 років тому +2

      Aisy Zakwan when they get your food, it’s either they eat them or give it to someone else haha what a jerk lol

    • @conyu8038
      @conyu8038 5 років тому +1

      Can't blame him. He's so used to giving away food. 😂

    • @lukaizheng4558
      @lukaizheng4558 Рік тому

      @@aisyzakwan2590 LMAO im that stranger

  • @jpgabriele9596
    @jpgabriele9596 3 роки тому

    Heartwarming video, very sweet , touches one's heart, especially the instant transformation of a face to a smile .