“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.” - Nelson Mandela
He is from Akron, Ohio - and attended North High School, but went to Central Hower High School as a vocational student (for Chinese). We had Chinese as a 2nd language, and I took 4 years of it. Lasoshu was a grade below me but was in the advanced class because he was so smart!. RIP Laoshu!!
For the most part he looked healthy from the outside as he was 6'4" or 76 inches and weighed about 200 lbs. So very tall & lean figure person, but looks alone doesn't make you healthy. If anything, we need to start making those doctor visits for annual health checkups more frequently, or it can be too late.
@@taltezy2941 things such as brain aneurysms can happen to anyone at any time, no matter who you are, somtimes the case with heart attacks. Its like wirh cristian erikson, I mean yeah it was hot and football is a very physically demanding but we are talking about an elite athlete, on the top of the sport with the corresponding fitness. Scary stuff
Coming from an Asian person, being invited to have a meal with an Asian person's family means they have much respect for you and what you do. It's amazing you got such an offer! Well deserved for all your years of practice. :D
alex nguyen how would this respect a man that speakers pretty much every language especially when they know first hand how hard it is to learn a second
@@KorovaMilkyOne i dont know about chinese culture but i do see comments that say if they inv you to their house or have a meal there,its a good way of showing their respect.especialy older people
@@KorovaMilkyOne Yes, but that may have been the first time he's ever extended an invitation like that, especially under the circumstances. You can tell he hasn't experienced that kind of diversity an talent. The whole thing is beautiful.
But something very interesting I never thought about. Do people who speak different languages really laughthe same as people who speak the same language but different from other people speak a different language? I always thought the way you act was an under your control that's why some people have really stupid sounding laughter. I mean except for coarse Japanese girls they all laugh the same. That's a joke
@@zekezzekekan2144 I think who you're surrounded by effects your laugh more than you think. I have my own laugh but there's more than one way to laugh and I've noticed my parents laughs in there and they clearly picked it up from somewhere as well. Even down to your neighborhood a more connected always buddy buddy neighborhood would probably foster an extroverted type loud laugh openly showing joy. Where as somewhere more silent type might mean you giggle softly more than laugh. Personality is a factor. There's so much influence we don't think about. Shit even age I dam sure don't laugh the same as I did as a kid.
@@zekezzekekan2144 Not only that, it has been proven that your way of thinking and personality change slightly when you speak another language. I speak Spanish and English and Id consider myself more calm and paused when speaking English. When I speak in Spanish its a train wreck, I can speak very fast. I tried to learn mandarin, japanese or korean but there is no school whatsoever here (I'm from Argentina) and Im very bad at self teaching, I have no discipline.
He lived a fantastic life. Instead of perceiving this as an L for humanity, we should perceive the days he made for people like the fishermen in this video a blessing
@@ryderdie1937 There are some native Taiwanese languages, but Mandarin is the majority spoken language there. Remember that Taiwan's official name is the Republic of China.
They were just so freakin happy to see someone speak their language. It just wipes away any fear of strangers and unites people. Language is so strong.
@Peterson Peterson I'm not saying you're wrong. I agree. My point is that's it is an example of human nature, and that just because it's in our nature doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't norms that go against it
@Peterson Peterson No. it actually proves that when you actually embrace diversity to the point that you learn about other people that is better for everyone. you have to leave that trailer park logic behind
RIP Laoshu. You were a living legend. I'm posting on this vid because it was the first one I watched and what got me hooked in the first place. Hope you can help me learn Heavenese when I go.
This is indeed super sad news. Massive respect for such a wonderful mind. He was an Educator in every sense of the word. Language, Morality, Strength, Empathy...this man is the kind of person the world will always need...
yes. mostly people will happy if someone speak your native language. and that sincere when he ask to be friends... man.... i wanna learn some language too
@@gustavog.hasegawa5360 OH no....I just wrote all those comments up there and he will never see them. I am so sorry to hear that! Was it related to covid or just a congenital heart thing?
yeah there are a lot of reasons, pretext to break the ice, unlikely situation from american, feeling home, good intentions, undoubtedly respect from somebody interested in your culture and probably a lot because being fluent. Honestly that's the best way to connect with people
@@MrMrPopols Not necessarily true. Obviously, I am not speaking from experience as there is no real way to compare difficulty unless I was simultaneously a native Chinese speaker who tried learning another language and a speaker of another language trying to learn a Chinese language, but the reason why Chinese is so difficult is because it is tonal. As I said, I don't know of the difficulties a person would face that only knows tonal languages while trying to learn a non-tonal language, but it is very unlikely that the challenge is equal. Another thing to note is that google seems to agree with me that tonal speakers don't have that much trouble with non-tonal languages.
@Bruh Moment Well everyone who is qualified to speak about this says otherwise, so I think there is some truth to the tonal vs. non tonal differences in difficulties.
Screw the superpowers of flight, invisibility, or strength. THIS... being able to chat with all people, in any language... this is a true power. Just the joy it causes bring a tear to my eye.
Damn, been watching this guy randomly for years, just found out he passed away. He always made me happy watching him connect with people by using their mother language. He was so talented, rest easy.
Same bro, just this moment, and I'm honestly kinda devastated. This dude was just such a force for communication and understanding in this world of division, its kinda tragic beyond just the personal loss of a great guy.
Moses in his prime. Came back here after I heard the sad news of him passing away. At least you will always be remembered and had great moments like this in life. R.I.P. to a legend
I am legitimately shocked. I binged his videos about a year ago and got inspired to learn languages. I come back to rewatch and find out that he’s gone. Rest in piece my good man. You have made people from around the world smile from your passion to learn something that hits close to their heart. Bruce Lee is with you now. The world will miss you, but we’ll all keep on levelling up. Rest in Piece: Moses (Laoshu) McCormick March 12 1981 - March 4 2021
I think it shows that regardless of your language, and behind that veil of language, that we can all interact and make peace by just being kind and showing love to one another.
There's a story I heard a long time ago that humans at one point in our history all spoke the same language, we all were able to communicate and we became too advanced and challenged god, so he split humans across 7 continents and made us all speak different languages so that we'd never get that advanced again
Dutch would be the hardest langauge for you to learn, not because Dutch is hard, but because when Dutch people hear you're struggeling with the langauge they will instantly start speaking in English.
@@Quaxced No, the protagonist was the actress that plays Lois Lane. Some aliens came and she was responsible for the first contact because she was a language expert.
3:43 "Les't be friends" that is why i would like speak has you, Mouses, thanks for all you work, i hope to level up every day like you, body. (i'm a Spanish native and English is my second leguage).
Ikr! Learning Chinese in a university now and it is challenging as hell, I mean I've struggled with German a bit but this is on a whole different level of "difficult"
Never thought I would be crying over someone I've never met but, this dude brought so much joy to my life over the last few years watching the interactions that he had with people. With so many Americans being intentionally and belligerently ignorant in the language department, it was always a breath of fresh air to see one of us learning to communicate (and doing so super well) with so many people in their native tongues. We really lost a treasure. RIP, Mr. Mouse.
tbh I wouldn't say he is really speaking in the sichuan dialect. He seems to know a common phrase that sichuanese people use, but he his tones aren't adapting to the dialect. Obviously, it's still extremely impressive that he learned all of this by himself.
This was my favorite video of him, it was so inspirational for me personally since I was planning to go to china, I am in china now and I learned mandarin, I just heard about the news today since I forgot about his channel, I was so shocked I cried my eyes out, RIP laoshu your spark of inspiration that you gave me through your videos will continue to spread around everyone i meet in my life, rest in peace hero.
I found out yesterday because I had been binging Xioama's videos and a video popped up called "RIP Laoshu" and I was like, no f*cking way. Gutted. I wish I had enrolled in his 1:1 course when I initially found it. Massive regret. I found him because of his, at the time, ONE viral video where he spoke Korean and I think Japanese. This exact video was the second one I watched, and is still my favorite.
@@773SleepyHollow Mandarin is THE language of China. Nearly every native Chinese will speak Mandarin. However certain provinces and areas in China have dialects that can be very distinct. That's why a lot of Chinese people will get excited when they find someone who speaks their specific dialect. Its like it reminds them of home. Cantonese was my first language.
Rest in peace Moses, Your ability to bring people together and make them feel welcome in foreign countries were they would feel so very isolated in was a gift and a beautiful one at that. Condolences to your family and loved ones who lost a real gem.
@@youllknowme2079 The guy who is speaking chinese in this video. He speaks a lot of languages by talking to people and also has a website to learn them.
@@sofiramgon2700 i thought the same, I love watching his videos and while watching this one again I just found out… I’m so sad cause I wasn’t expecting that at all…
man this is a hard one. You can see how much life he brings to the conversation these guys light up, his mandarin is impressive but he's also a genuinely positive person. RIP Laoshu, your charisma shall never be forgotten
I just saw his video for the first time since it was suggested by UA-cam, but my God am I impressed and touched by this young man! I have an aching in my chest that won’t go away and I feel like I have just lost a best friend! What a terrible news!
Also rest In Peace Moses. You were taken to soon. The heights you reached are already unfathomable. I can only imagine if you were still with us you would be out of our atmosphere! Truly a beautiful human being. Thank you 🙏🏾
Its a beautiful connection which is showing us that people with completely different backgrounds, no matter where we are from, are just the same. We are all human beings :) It also shows us how important it is to learn some foreign languages to be able to connect on a much deeper level with strangers.
For anyone watching his videos being very skeptical. I'm 100% Chinese mandarin and i understood 100% of this conversation from both sides. And his captions are spot on, even the punctuation with the ?????? at the end of sentences were not over exaggerated. For example, when Laoshu said he self taught himself, the old man really did say Really????? your self taught??????? The old man was genuinely surprised.
Ty for clearing up. I understand their skepticism though. He has shown to fake his way though many times before. He practices a few sentences often, and just leaves it at that and can't answer simple things after. In Swedish all I knew was "I speak Sweden". Followed by a slang for "oh really". Very cringe to watch
tossePharmD I’m Vietnamese and his subtitles are a bit off and it just sometimes doesn’t sound right... but it’s amazing how he knows this many languages so I’m not going to argue.
The genuine reactions everyone has towards you speaking in their language is amazing. It doesn't matter how long they've been here, cracking that language barrier makes them feel at home. And to be as fluent and eloquent as he speaks, I can only imagine the first thing that goes through anyone's head when they are spoken to in their native language. Makes me want to learn another language.
@@prod.byGats couldn’t have said it better myself. Language is a part of the culture, so there’s deeper significance when you learn other languages. I’m bilingual English and Spanish, and whenever I speak Spanish after speaking English with unsuspecting people who primarily speak Spanish, their faces light up. It really is an amazing feeling and I highly recommend folks to learn a second language if they’re able. A whole new world literally opens up to them.
@@juanpalomo5532 I think obscure is the best way to put it. I'm not even sure how one would go about learning it, short of living in Sichuan. China literally has thousands of dialects, and unlike English 'dialects', they actually can't communicate with each other verbally in most cases. That's why everyone in China is encouraged to learn Mandarin, which is itself just another dialect (from the Beijing area).
太难得。dont means " too difficult " it means, so rare. It's a compliment. , and 不简单。its not like"not easy" its means, You're not simple guy. Is also a compliment
This is the main video of his channel,its kinda looking back at his path and his legacy,this phrase "let's be friends" is really touching,may he rest in peace for all the optimism and unity he brought to this world
Pujstur facts. Cantonese got like 9 tones and it’s very difficult to learn for beginners so for him speaking it there’s a lot respect amongst the Cantonese speakers.
MOSES PASSED AWAY?? This year keeps getting worse each day RIP Laoshu Moses Your videos inspired us to not just be good, but great with our talents I never met you, but thanks for everything
I went to India and learned to read and speak Tamil. The locals were so thankful. It moved me, that they were thankful. I realized that I'd never thanked anyone for learning English to speak to me. It was very humbling.
That's a good point I really need to start thanking them more often because English is one of the harder languages in the world to learn and with all the different words we have that are pronounced the same but spelt differently. I can imagine its just as hard if not harder to learn to read a write it. Maybe not as much as Chinese, Japanese and so on's characters but still very difficult for people that don't have it as a mother tongue.
@@bendynamic2150 English isn't hard at all. It's spoken as the lingua franca internationally specifically because it's so simple... nothing like chinese, japanese, russian or portuguese.
@@jorgemiguel2641 it's easy for us native English speakers to say man but if you actually bothered to look at all the silent letters we have the letters that have multiple different sounds silent letters you're not supposed to pronounce grammar wise speaking the English language is complex due to the different variations hey can we have like four or five different spellings of one word the all mean different things but are all pronounced the exact same way. The English language is an amalgamation of a bunch of languages from Latin, Anglo-Saxon, Gramantic and more. It's just a hodgepodge of a bunch of stuff and it's grammar and rules are all over the place nouns pronouns are vowels are aeiou and just sometimes y. It's a complex language for people who weren't born with it I had an easier time learning languages like Spanish then that did being taught English as my mother tongue
@@bendynamic2150 "Us native english speakers"? You have me confused with someone else lol. I'm native portuguese. English is incredibly simple, I taught myself when I was 12. It's really just saxon(germanic) mixed with french and latin.. no big deal. Phonetics wise it's really simple. Spanish is harder... not nearly as much as portuguese though, we got nearly double the phonetic sounds, which is why spaniards can't speak portuguese but the portuguese speak spanish easily. And portuguese is not nearly as complex as languages like chinese or japanese... where even slight tone changes in a word make it a different word. English doesn't even have gendered objects... generally speaking anything I say in my native language, will be cut down into half the words if I say it in english. It's pretty much as simple as you can get, as far as languages go.
@@jorgemiguel2641 Portuguese and English are both members of the Indo-European language family-Portuguese belongs to the Romance branch (along with Spanish, Italian and French) and English belongs to the Germanic branch (which also includes German, Dutch, and Norwegian). So in part, the similarities between English and Portuguese are “genetic” since they are distant relatives, but on top of that they also evolved in the same language area, a geographical area of intense linguistic exchange. Languages that evolve in the same linguistic area tend to converge towards each other, even if they are completely unrelated. In Western Europe, this meant that the Germanic and Romance languages became more similar over time, sharing a lot of vocabulary (especially borrowings from Latin) and grammatical constructions. If you’re an English speaker studying Portuguese or any other Romance language, you’ll find that there are some sentences built in much the same way, but with more inflection (more verb forms and nominal agreement), and there are many words in common. English is most closely related to Frisian and Low Saxon, while its vocabulary has been significantly influenced by other Germanic languages, particularly Old Norse (a North Germanic language), as well as Latin and French. English has developed over the course of more than 1,400 years. That's why it seemed easy for you and learn at such a young age. When I made this comment I had in mind more Asian, Middle Eastern type languages and the likes that have little to no ties to the roots of the English language. Approximately 32% of Portuguese people can speak and understand English, while 24% can speak and understand French. Despite Spanish being mutually intelligible in a sense that most Portuguese understand it written and/or spoken, only 9% of the Portuguese population can speak it fluently. In turn as someone on a boarder state growing up around Spanish and having a mother who use to speak it before I was born and she fell out of practice I found it enjoyable and interesting to learn Spanish and was getting good at it. About 13% of U.S Citizens speak Spanish. Its has it quirks compared to my language but I found it easier to learn and understand than Madeiran or other Asian, and Middle Eastern type languages which as I said share little to nothing with the roots of our language, grammar, or characters.
Hey man, really appreciate your videos. Going through such a bad time of my life right now, but when I'm watching these videos, it just helps me forget, plus it's nice seeing happy human interactions. Keep it up dude!
This will always be my favorite video on UA-cam. To share, exchange and connect as a human to another human. Moses wasn’t long for this world but bless this account so we could all know his greatness.
I like how this goes more or less like in old chinese novels: "Hi! I am going in that direction" "Oh, I am also going in that direction" "So... guess we are sworn brothers now!" "Yeah, that's it, bro."
I like how they’re like “Mandarin is very difficult” but so must English have been for them if it wasn’t their first language. Big respect to them, too!
@@nussiskate3 that depends on what your mother tongue is. But yes, even for native speakers it takes longer to achieve full literacy in Mandarin than it does for native English speakers. Learning English as your second language if your first language is Mandarin, is damn hard but if it’s German like for me, yes English is pretty easy bc they share a root.
@@nussiskate3 Mandarin is one of the hardest if ur first language is english. It really depends on which language u start with, its like how korean and japanese (2 languages which are compared to mandarin in terms of difficulty) can be easier to someone who knows mandarin than someone who knows english.
It’s clear from this comment section that this man has had such a positive impact on all of us! We have smiled and laughed and in turn some have been encouraged to learn other languages! Allowing us to build friendships all over the world! The shock and delight when foreigner starts speaking your language 😇
Life is so damn precious. Never take one moment for granted. I'll cherish this video for the rest of my life. Thanks for all the smiles, Mouse!! Rest easy!
i use to think i was alot more intellegent than my friends because i speak polish..... first day in poland and i can barely understand what the hell anyone is saying.
@@programclu1 That's what I've realized through my first semester of taking German classes. I can generally read the easy stuff in the book we have and piece it together pretty well, but once our teacher starts talking in full sentences without pantomiming, or when a native speaker just casually says something quickly and I'm trying to listen and formulate a response...my brain just blows up.
"you speak Chinese? That's not easy. Thank you" The one fella in the blue jacket was soooo excited. This is such a wholesome interaction, thanks youtube recommendations.
I'm literally crying right now hearing of the passing of Laoshu. You were an inspiration for me after all of my struggles of learning languages, you continued to inspire me to continue to practice. The wholesome interactions you had with people, the smiles you brought. You're were and still will be a blessing to this planet.
Found out about him yesterday, his hometown was 15 minutes from mine. What a shame his passing is, dude was a treasure of a human being in so many ways. His light touched millions of hearts, RIP legend.
Sad to hear of him passing. He'll be immortalised here on UA-cam, and hopefully serve as an inspiration for others to just get out there and try learning a new language.
homie really got a “select a language” menu in his brain right now
edit: r.i.p to the homie bro
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Lmaoo
Nigga lmao
Online for that option dude just picks the “any” option
Nocapong😭
That’s the upmost respect when an Chinese elder invites you to dinner. Keep up the good work! Never stop learning!
Yeah low-key he wanted to clap his cheeks
@@OFWGKTARULES alright son calm down
@@OFWGKTARULES ua-cam.com/video/2ZIpFytCSVc/v-deo.html
Why bruh..lol
@@OFWGKTARULES dude funny af
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”
- Nelson Mandela
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That's basically the same fucking thing.
@@son_of_yah9788 not really
@@winrylust6947 Okay may you explain?
@@son_of_yah9788 how many languages do you speak?
He is from Akron, Ohio - and attended North High School, but went to Central Hower High School as a vocational student (for Chinese). We had Chinese as a 2nd language, and I took 4 years of it. Lasoshu was a grade below me but was in the advanced class because he was so smart!. RIP Laoshu!!
@Punkie Junkie died, heart attack
@@poopbutt6241 heart complications*
Smoke TJ yes what caused heart complications? So young nobody talks about it:(
For the most part he looked healthy from the outside as he was 6'4" or 76 inches and weighed about 200 lbs. So very tall & lean figure person, but looks alone doesn't make you healthy.
If anything, we need to start making those doctor visits for annual health checkups more frequently, or it can be too late.
@@taltezy2941 things such as brain aneurysms can happen to anyone at any time, no matter who you are, somtimes the case with heart attacks. Its like wirh cristian erikson, I mean yeah it was hot and football is a very physically demanding but we are talking about an elite athlete, on the top of the sport with the corresponding fitness. Scary stuff
Coming from an Asian person, being invited to have a meal with an Asian person's family means they have much respect for you and what you do. It's amazing you got such an offer! Well deserved for all your years of practice. :D
alex nguyen how would this respect a man that speakers pretty much every language especially when they know first hand how hard it is to learn a second
@@KorovaMilkyOne maybe not in Asia but definitely America. Dont down play the generosity regardless of your personal experiences.
@@KorovaMilkyOne asian people.not chinese people specifically.im filipino and we do invite people to our houses
@@KorovaMilkyOne i dont know about chinese culture but i do see comments that say if they inv you to their house or have a meal there,its a good way of showing their respect.especialy older people
@@KorovaMilkyOne Yes, but that may have been the first time he's ever extended an invitation like that, especially under the circumstances. You can tell he hasn't experienced that kind of diversity an talent. The whole thing is beautiful.
Can't wait till this dude meets a computer and starts speaking in binary
"That's a nice accent, where are you from?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
NavyBlueManga 😩😂😂😭😭😭😂
He probably could talk too it easy just needs too lvl up first lol
That is truly funny as F^%$
When you make an Asian man stop fishing, you know you got his attention lol.
HAHAHA
I wonder how many likes are asian people who understand this comment lol
Damn it if that ain't the truth.
ahaha
@@gregsalisbury4967 Probably not
Lol not only can he speak Chinese but he can also laugh in Chinese too!
ikr, sounds like a legit asian laugh
But something very interesting I never thought about. Do people who speak different languages really laughthe same as people who speak the same language but different from other people speak a different language?
I always thought the way you act was an under your control that's why some people have really stupid sounding laughter.
I mean except for coarse Japanese girls they all laugh the same.
That's a joke
@@zekezzekekan2144 I think who you're surrounded by effects your laugh more than you think. I have my own laugh but there's more than one way to laugh and I've noticed my parents laughs in there and they clearly picked it up from somewhere as well. Even down to your neighborhood a more connected always buddy buddy neighborhood would probably foster an extroverted type loud laugh openly showing joy.
Where as somewhere more silent type might mean you giggle softly more than laugh. Personality is a factor. There's so much influence we don't think about. Shit even age I dam sure don't laugh the same as I did as a kid.
@@zekezzekekan2144 Not only that, it has been proven that your way of thinking and personality change slightly when you speak another language. I speak Spanish and English and Id consider myself more calm and paused when speaking English. When I speak in Spanish its a train wreck, I can speak very fast. I tried to learn mandarin, japanese or korean but there is no school whatsoever here (I'm from Argentina) and Im very bad at self teaching, I have no discipline.
I would think that languages have a kinda common way to laugh as they have similar ways they call pets back to them
When he switched from Mandarin to Cantonese !!!! The FLEX
I wish I could flex my language skills except I don’t have any
Ahmad Sheikh-Ali 6 months ago
Ahmad Sheikh-Ali no im a guy
I bet he can't speak hokkien
I love how you stole this comment word for word from the original video. Nice.
He lived a fantastic life. Instead of perceiving this as an L for humanity, we should perceive the days he made for people like the fishermen in this video a blessing
Golden record on a profile pic and anime on the background, I can feel an interesting person there
@@levmade stfu
@@levmade what do their UA-cam account layout have to do with any of this?
@@lluxery I mean you can see what a person s interested in, ain’t you? Simply respected the interests, what r yall so angry about lmao
@@levmade lol sorry some ppl just have nothing nice to say
The saddest part is Moses never got the chance to actually go to China 😢
I believe he was in Taiwan
@@relaxationpeacefulmusic6296 he went Taiwan but never China.
@@onirione at least he went to a chinese speaking place.
@@relaxationpeacefulmusic6296 they speak taiwanese there lol
@@ryderdie1937 There are some native Taiwanese languages, but Mandarin is the majority spoken language there. Remember that Taiwan's official name is the Republic of China.
I appreciate that he still puts the little flags whenever the language changes. It helps ALOT. Merci!
Bonjour! Est-ce que tu parles français?
@@seanmaclean706 je peux mdr
@@seanmaclean706 Je ne peux pas parle francais :O
At this point, I've watched so many of his videos I know how all of them sound.
@@yeye7330 Yeahh one kinda learns how to tell when his pronunciation changes
They were just so freakin happy to see someone speak their language. It just wipes away any fear of strangers and unites people. Language is so strong.
Kindness is essential :)
@Peterson Peterson can't blame them. it's human nature. but to say no one really likes diversity is not entirely true
@Peterson Peterson I'm not saying you're wrong. I agree. My point is that's it is an example of human nature, and that just because it's in our nature doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't norms that go against it
@Peterson Peterson No. it actually proves that when you actually embrace diversity to the point that you learn about other people that is better for everyone. you have to leave that trailer park logic behind
@Peterson Peterson Ignorance breeds conflict not differences only insecure people have to look at everyone the same for them to feel safe
RIP Laoshu. You were a living legend. I'm posting on this vid because it was the first one I watched and what got me hooked in the first place. Hope you can help me learn Heavenese when I go.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
This is indeed super sad news. Massive respect for such a wonderful mind. He was an Educator in every sense of the word. Language, Morality, Strength, Empathy...this man is the kind of person the world will always need...
Did he ever get to visit China? RIP Moses. What a legend.
Same,! RIP Moses
Same, didn't even know or care about this video (no offense) at the time. Now it is so different looking back.
I still come back to this video everytime. So wholesome.
RIP Moses, you were a great inspiration. 😞💖
Were? Still is!
What happend? I literally just found out
He passed from heart complications
@@justindaniels7226 But how? He seemd very young. He was like 20 or 30 something right?
@@JuneGirl35 no like early 40s died of heart problems been bout almost 2 years
For Asian men that invite black men to his's house n welcome him with open arms. U made new friend for life
i go to my pakistani friends house all the time its great
Fr, tbh chinese have a distaste towards black ppl
Slapper Asians don’t like anyone but other Asians
@@Ready4Whatever not true
Lol that's actually true asf racism is very prevalent in asian countries
“Oh my god let’s be friends!”
This made me smile deep inside
Me too! That was my favorite part of the video. And he was sincere.
yes. mostly people will happy if someone speak your native language. and that sincere when he ask to be friends... man.... i wanna learn some language too
Joe Luis I bet that’s not the only thing that is deep inside...
@@dakota481 Bruh i was smiling deep on the outside
Dakota Clarke you’re a disgusting pig!
as a Chinese man, he spoke better Chinese than I ever will. Your videos broke barriers and reached people in many ways. RIP, brother.
Wtf?? What happened to him..? Anyone pls?
@@Blodfjez laoshu passed away due to heart complications on March 4th
With that mindset, that'll become true.
@@gustavog.hasegawa5360 OH no....I just wrote all those comments up there and he will never see them. I am so sorry to hear that! Was it related to covid or just a congenital heart thing?
@@bryanlowe3346 I live in Columbus, OH too, and my name is Bryan. What a small world seeing your comment here.
I still come back every now and then to revisit the legend. RIP Moses. I’ll never forget you bro.
@@Doorknobz Heart Attack
@@301tg8 😓
just found out from the comments that he’s no longer with us. rest in peace, such a wonder kind soul
fr? my deep condolences.
Really? His videos were fairly new
@@yesmybagel2751 yeah, he passed last month I think.
@@nene.6512 Know how?
@@Dedition You can look it up, apparently heart issues
You need to go on a cruise I swear you’ll find so many workers from sooo many countries!!!!
No just downtown LA
this idea!
Good practice less reactions I think
@@Ahmedali580 or california in general
Disney cruise literally hires people from all over the world
If more people are like him, learning about other cultures, the world would be a better place.
Send this to Charleston white Please.
Can't do things like learning other languages anymore cuz that's, you know, "cultural appropriation"
@@guyonyoutube3437 thats not cultural appropiation..
@@akkindless thats my point entirely
@@guyonyoutube3437 then why comment that
He was so impressed he had to stop and shake his hand “Let’s be friends” beautiful interaction 🙏🏾🙏🏾
What amazes me is everyone seems so courteous and happy to a strange man after they realize his fluency of their language.
It's just the beautiful way of life :)
What else can you do. Nothing but respect for a man who respected your culture enough to learn the language.
yeah there are a lot of reasons, pretext to break the ice, unlikely situation from american, feeling home, good intentions, undoubtedly respect from somebody interested in your culture and probably a lot because being fluent. Honestly that's the best way to connect with people
the power of 'relatability'
Ultimate icebreaker
Chinese people feel very honored when someone takes the time to learn their languge.
funny thing but when Chinese speaks other languages no one is impressed.. for them it is just as hard as for us learning Chinese
@AIIUserNamesInvalid when i met people like that, i don't reply back but just LOL.
@@MrMrPopols Not necessarily true. Obviously, I am not speaking from experience as there is no real way to compare difficulty unless I was simultaneously a native Chinese speaker who tried learning another language and a speaker of another language trying to learn a Chinese language, but the reason why Chinese is so difficult is because it is tonal. As I said, I don't know of the difficulties a person would face that only knows tonal languages while trying to learn a non-tonal language, but it is very unlikely that the challenge is equal. Another thing to note is that google seems to agree with me that tonal speakers don't have that much trouble with non-tonal languages.
@Bruh Moment Well everyone who is qualified to speak about this says otherwise, so I think there is some truth to the tonal vs. non tonal differences in difficulties.
everyone does
that "lets be friends" part had me smiling ear to ear
The way he said in cantonese he said it in a much more friendly tone its more of the lines of "Oh man I've got to be friends with you"
Yes , a truly different man. He wanted to be friends with every race. RIP
He died
@@mistyc1755 who died
@@kanyeeast2250 that’s fucki sad brah
Screw the superpowers of flight, invisibility, or strength. THIS... being able to chat with all people, in any language... this is a true power. Just the joy it causes bring a tear to my eye.
Are you out of your mind, learning a language is something anyone can do, being invisible is not possible by anyone
I just said that this is way better than anything fictional. That's all bruv.
💯Facts.
@shreddedbagelwabiwabo8342, you're missing the point.
There’s something very satisfying about watching the flags in the upper left corner change with the languages.
I have the same... because the switching of flags means that he's gonna speak yet another language.. it's very unique!
It's a nice touch but it hurts to see the commu-nazi flag of china so much.
Gausts Oh boy
It's like he's switching gears to another gears
@Harold Jenkins lol .. they've pulled themselves out of almost hardcore poverty in just about 4 decades and you say "fucked up"? .. lol
Damn, been watching this guy randomly for years, just found out he passed away. He always made me happy watching him connect with people by using their mother language. He was so talented, rest easy.
Same bro, just this moment, and I'm honestly kinda devastated. This dude was just such a force for communication and understanding in this world of division, its kinda tragic beyond just the personal loss of a great guy.
WHAT
howww
Oh wow. I am just watching for first time. Was amazed at his talent. He passed? What happened. Rip
@@zeroescape well said
I dont like the word talented I feel like skilled is much better but thats just me lol
You get so much trust and respect for speaking in another persons language
Every time they ask him to go to China and he says “one day I will” really makes me sad. RIP Laoshu 😞
He probably made those old timers happy as hell
Definitely lol
much respect
And that's the beauty of it!, harmony!
Moses in his prime. Came back here after I heard the sad news of him passing away. At least you will always be remembered and had great moments like this in life. R.I.P. to a legend
What a powerful video of human connection. RIP
What an amazing soul he was
How did he die?
@@omgwtfpwnd unforeseen heart complications
@Monkeybusiness187 Pfleipflei Unfortunately not, that would have been awesome.
Man, I met this man 9 minutes ago and learning he has passed has broken my heart.
LOL
Same here
How did he die?
@4 koins Boxing stop lying to the people clown
White supremacist had his health altered
I am legitimately shocked. I binged his videos about a year ago and got inspired to learn languages. I come back to rewatch and find out that he’s gone. Rest in piece my good man. You have made people from around the world smile from your passion to learn something that hits close to their heart. Bruce Lee is with you now. The world will miss you, but we’ll all keep on levelling up.
Rest in Piece:
Moses (Laoshu) McCormick
March 12 1981 - March 4 2021
The zoom-in with the *_"SELF TAUGHT?!"_* was like the laoshu equivalent to anime NANI scenes lmao
Just gonna reply to let you know how many likes your comment has
@@justanotheruser2611 hahahaha thank you!
Or the anime version of "KISAMA" LOL
Does anyone want to make an anime about laoshu and other youtube polyglots duking it out? I'd love to see that, too bad my drawing skill is doodoo 😂
Cryinggg 😭😂😂
Makes you think about how people would interact if everyone knew everyone's languages.
I think it shows that regardless of your language, and behind that veil of language, that we can all interact and make peace by just being kind and showing love to one another.
There's a story I heard a long time ago that humans at one point in our history all spoke the same language, we all were able to communicate and we became too advanced and challenged god, so he split humans across 7 continents and made us all speak different languages so that we'd never get that advanced again
Probably just like they did in the video
@@PokedexMMO but then you realized it was just that. A story. So you moved on.
He died. RIP 🙏
Moses the type of guy to strike up a conversation with the Duo-Lingo bird in Owl language 🦉
Dead 💀
Duolingo owl was only just now acquitted of murder.
He will feel accepted and end his killing spree
Hoot hoot duolingo.. Hoot hoot
He really is my favorite youtuber. I feel like I could cry looking at his old videos.
He never made it to China. RIP laoshu; you made many people smile and laugh with your amazing abilities.
Pardon my ignorance and if I come as disrespectful I apologize, I am just rewatching this video wth happened?
@@Nikolitaah1 Moses McCormick AKA laoshu50500 passed away due to heart complications on March 4th.
What happened?
@@ianmohammed6429 died from heart complications 😢
Will forever miss you mosses thank you so much for sharing yourself with the world.
Mouse: *speaks Mandarin switches to Cantonese*
Chinese Elder: "Oh my God, let's be friends"
*EVERYBODY LIKED THIS*
Grace London made me feel all warm and fuzzy
this comment is at 665 likes, i have evil power in my thumb
Dutch would be the hardest langauge for you to learn, not because Dutch is hard, but because when Dutch people hear you're struggeling with the langauge they will instantly start speaking in English.
Fact!
That is right, I used to study in Netherlands. Even the professor ask us not to study Dutch, saying it is time wasting. LOL
@@ssssaa6671 noone literally said that
Eterna! It is the truth. Not only from the professors but also the classmates.
Well, at least he can pretend he doesn't speak English, at least fluently. Now that would be a fun video.
This was my fav of all his videos
He blew that man’s mind when he spoke Cantonese for the first time
So amazing
RIP ❤️
If aliens invade one day, this dude is our selected regulator of peace talks.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOL HAHAHAHHAAHA
They stopped Blacklight -_-
I watched a movie with the same plot a few months ago
@Νίκος Θεοδωρίδης Independence Day? That alien movie
@@Quaxced No, the protagonist was the actress that plays Lois Lane. Some aliens came and she was responsible for the first contact because she was a language expert.
I died when the chinese man pointed to his chinese friends and said "they cant speak cantonese" ahaha
I m that friend when my cousins tell their friends I cant speak Tagalog.
@@jimwind7589 Putang ina mo
@@nestylinmedel456 bruh why be so negative, bakit mo sinabi yan
@@h4nkk164 I didn't even know it was negative. I don't speak Tagalog. I just learned it from a friend.lol
@@nestylinmedel456 oh, putang ina mo means fuck you.
These three dudes were fishing all day but they never expected to catch something even bigger than any fish on the earth-Moses
Just got done parting the sea, gotta say wassup to the locals on the way to land.
🤣🤣👌
3:43 "Les't be friends" that is why i would like speak has you, Mouses, thanks for all you work, i hope to level up every day like you, body. (i'm a Spanish native and English is my second leguage).
There's smart, and there's brainy, but teaching yourself mandarin is on a different level.
Ikr! Learning Chinese in a university now and it is challenging as hell, I mean I've struggled with German a bit but this is on a whole different level of "difficult"
@@petrorlov2599 some people's minds are stuck in certain ways, lacking flexibility.
It took him 10 years tho...
learning chinese and then a complicated dialect would take longer for most
the dialects introduce different sounds and tones. to me its almost a new language sometimes
Never thought I would be crying over someone I've never met but, this dude brought so much joy to my life over the last few years watching the interactions that he had with people. With so many Americans being intentionally and belligerently ignorant in the language department, it was always a breath of fresh air to see one of us learning to communicate (and doing so super well) with so many people in their native tongues. We really lost a treasure. RIP, Mr. Mouse.
wait he didnt fucking die on me did he?
@@klumppedidu476 unfortunately passed away from heart complications. Died too young just like his idol Bruce Lee
@@MyUniqueHandle. that’s absolutely fucking devastating, what a profound impact that dude had on me... RIP
RIP 😔
I still can't believe he's gone.
The reactions you hit them with the dialect flex!😂❗️
ReubenB_22 factsss! 😂
tbh I wouldn't say he is really speaking in the sichuan dialect. He seems to know a common phrase that sichuanese people use, but he his tones aren't adapting to the dialect. Obviously, it's still extremely impressive that he learned all of this by himself.
He did say he wasn't getting the tones down right, not sure you paid attention......
Fuck off please😂😂
TheNaaahhhh yes he said 摆龙门阵, it’s always funny when someone suddenly mentions that.
This was my favorite video of him, it was so inspirational for me personally since I was planning to go to china, I am in china now and I learned mandarin, I just heard about the news today since I forgot about his channel, I was so shocked I cried my eyes out, RIP laoshu your spark of inspiration that you gave me through your videos will continue to spread around everyone i meet in my life, rest in peace hero.
Moses, are you still friends with these gentlemen?
i hope you and that old man become friends 😭❤️
Right? That guy seemed so cool. Id definitely chill with him
They already are :)
i need to see a vid of him coming to the chinese guys house for food
He passed away????? Nooooooo
Bless the life of this brilliant human being.
Did he really :(
How do you know?
@@jordanvazquez2503 check the comment section. Also, notice my question marks? Like come on dude
I found out yesterday because I had been binging Xioama's videos and a video popped up called "RIP Laoshu" and I was like, no f*cking way. Gutted. I wish I had enrolled in his 1:1 course when I initially found it. Massive regret.
I found him because of his, at the time, ONE viral video where he spoke Korean and I think Japanese. This exact video was the second one I watched, and is still my favorite.
Was he really murdered by his wife?
Coming back to this video after so long. So inspiring. Still feels so unjust that you’re gone. RIP legend.
mate i love coming back to this video. the 'Im about to level up'bit cracks me up
Same for me. 😢
i start learning Chinese because of this genius man
All food is Good TV 👏 👏
I'm about to also start learning too man. He is Definitely a motivation
Oooo eeee man , good job ))) Chinese will be my 5th language, he is a really good motivator
Metoo
how old is he?
the man is absolutely thrilled by his Cantonese
As a canto speaker that's pretty much true for all of us in the US.
He ain’t gonna find another black man that speaks Cantonese in his lifetime
Yeah I think he was a lot more psyched about that than the Mandarin... he kept saying to him, "These guys don't speak Cantonese."
@@773SleepyHollow Mandarin is THE language of China. Nearly every native Chinese will speak Mandarin. However certain provinces and areas in China have dialects that can be very distinct. That's why a lot of Chinese people will get excited when they find someone who speaks their specific dialect. Its like it reminds them of home. Cantonese was my first language.
Rest in peace Moses, Your ability to bring people together and make them feel welcome in foreign countries were they would feel so very isolated in was a gift and a beautiful one at that. Condolences to your family and loved ones who lost a real gem.
I just googled and found out he died from heart complications. May he rest in peace. Condolences to his family and friends.
Not to sound mean but who is moses?
@@youllknowme2079 The guy who is speaking chinese in this video. He speaks a lot of languages by talking to people and also has a website to learn them.
@@adityakasthuri6239 What!? But- when?? Damn, now the video hits different 😭
@@sofiramgon2700 i thought the same, I love watching his videos and while watching this one again I just found out… I’m so sad cause I wasn’t expecting that at all…
this is so unbelievably wholesome, i love it, makes me sad that someone this great passed away.
man this is a hard one. You can see how much life he brings to the conversation these guys light up, his mandarin is impressive but he's also a genuinely positive person. RIP Laoshu, your charisma shall never be forgotten
His bithname moses was perfect for him, he truly lived up to his name
Hold up? I just discovered this video, the guy passed on? That sucks he was obviously incredibly talented. The world is a dimmer place.
I just saw his video for the first time since it was suggested by UA-cam, but my God am I impressed and touched by this young man! I have an aching in my chest that won’t go away and I feel like I have just lost a best friend! What a terrible news!
Old homie was like "You speak Cantonese, too!? These mothafuckas can't even speak Cantonese!" *pointing at his friends while laughing*
Just the Mandarin sounded hard enough to me but the Cantonese...omg
They clown just like we do 😂
LOL
thanks captain obvious
Even funnier he made fun of his kids who dont speak it very well.
Man, sometimes language is the only barrier/wall that separates us.
one of the biggest divisions we have as a society.
@@gohan7104 society, we live in one
Language is a small part of culture.
@kkh369 Ha
Yes it is. God bless y’all
It’s so hard to explain why this is so great on so many levels. Faith in humanity restored!
Also rest In Peace Moses. You were taken to soon. The heights you reached are already unfathomable. I can only imagine if you were still with us you would be out of our atmosphere! Truly a beautiful human being. Thank you 🙏🏾
Its a beautiful connection which is showing us that people with completely different backgrounds, no matter where we are from, are just the same. We are all human beings :) It also shows us how important it is to learn some foreign languages to be able to connect on a much deeper level with strangers.
For anyone watching his videos being very skeptical. I'm 100% Chinese mandarin and i understood 100% of this conversation from both sides. And his captions are spot on, even the punctuation with the ?????? at the end of sentences were not over exaggerated. For example, when Laoshu said he self taught himself, the old man really did say Really????? your self taught??????? The old man was genuinely surprised.
tossePharmD Can you transfer your mandarin power to me? I really wanna learn mandarin haha :D
I don't think anyone is skeptical but thanks nevertheless
Ty for clearing up. I understand their skepticism though. He has shown to fake his way though many times before. He practices a few sentences often, and just leaves it at that and can't answer simple things after. In Swedish all I knew was "I speak Sweden". Followed by a slang for "oh really". Very cringe to watch
tossePharmD I’m Vietnamese and his subtitles are a bit off and it just sometimes doesn’t sound right... but it’s amazing how he knows this many languages so I’m not going to argue.
It's "you're self-taught". You're is an abbreviation/contraction of you are.
The genuine reactions everyone has towards you speaking in their language is amazing. It doesn't matter how long they've been here, cracking that language barrier makes them feel at home. And to be as fluent and eloquent as he speaks, I can only imagine the first thing that goes through anyone's head when they are spoken to in their native language. Makes me want to learn another language.
It's crazy how much more respect you get when you can speak the person's native tongue.
because it takes time and effort to actually learn a language thus showing your respect towards their culture and life.
@@prod.byGats couldn’t have said it better myself. Language is a part of the culture, so there’s deeper significance when you learn other languages. I’m bilingual English and Spanish, and whenever I speak Spanish after speaking English with unsuspecting people who primarily speak Spanish, their faces light up. It really is an amazing feeling and I highly recommend folks to learn a second language if they’re able. A whole new world literally opens up to them.
mad respect
Mongols used to learn the dialect of their enemies for when they would parlay.
He is in a better place now. He was awesome.
Back again... the amount of times I've watched this over the years.. We miss you Moses.
Moses: how’d you eat that carp?
Guy: we smoke it
Moses: oh let me hit that
Jim ferry lmao stop playing
😂😂😂
LMAO DEAD
Hahaha
This man over here flexing that szechuan dialect and he high key has every right to.
Google Translate take notes.
is it harder to learn than the others? Or is it a more obscure?
asking as someone who knows nothing about Chinese dialects
@@juanpalomo5532 I think obscure is the best way to put it. I'm not even sure how one would go about learning it, short of living in Sichuan. China literally has thousands of dialects, and unlike English 'dialects', they actually can't communicate with each other verbally in most cases. That's why everyone in China is encouraged to learn Mandarin, which is itself just another dialect (from the Beijing area).
im chinese and all i know is szechuan sauce
@@yongliu1230 szechuan hot chili oil
This man was a legend. Truly sad that he’s not here anymore. He brightened everyone’s day that he came into contact with
Just heard of his passing and i am sad. So much possibility .....let' us strive to be at Our Best i think he would want us to .
What happened to him?
@@cryptocrush-823 he was murdered supposedly
@@1azey it was heart complications, confirmed by his family. stop spreading mis info you sense idiot
@@1azey I read he had a heart attack
Rip laoshu were an amazing person and your videos gave me so much enjoyment.
"Oh my God, let's be friends!" - This makes the world a better place, just like Laoshu did. R.I.P.
太难得。dont means " too difficult " it means, so rare. It's a compliment. , and 不简单。its not like"not easy" its means, You're not simple guy. Is also a compliment
thank you !
He's in heaven, chatting to angels in their language.
RIP
what happened to him?
@@audreyssa3786 heart problems apparently
@@audreyssa3786 I think cardiac arrest, maybe not but it had something to with his heart
yeah thats what the CCP told us at least ._ .
@@maximenadeau7217 K'mon man don't bring the CCP into this. This is about language and culture he said he didn't even go to China.
This is the main video of his channel,its kinda looking back at his path and his legacy,this phrase "let's be friends" is really touching,may he rest in peace for all the optimism and unity he brought to this world
Agreed
When he whipped out Cantonese they knew that he was basically god himself at that point
Pujstur 😆😆😆
Pujstur 💀💀
Pujstur facts. Cantonese got like 9 tones and it’s very difficult to learn for beginners so for him speaking it there’s a lot respect amongst the Cantonese speakers.
switching from Mandarin to Cantonese..the actual flex omg
MOSES PASSED AWAY??
This year keeps getting worse each day
RIP Laoshu Moses
Your videos inspired us to not just be good, but great with our talents
I never met you, but thanks for everything
wait for real? what caused it?
@@koolkidz9193 im trying to figure it out too
@@koolkidz9193 heart problem/attack I assume. :(
Wait what!?!?
@@sinaimuse6562 WHAT
People don't understand how impressive this is, dude is gifted and definately worked hard on this too. Nothing but respect and RIP 老鼠先生.
I went to India and learned to read and speak Tamil. The locals were so thankful. It moved me, that they were thankful. I realized that I'd never thanked anyone for learning English to speak to me. It was very humbling.
That's a good point I really need to start thanking them more often because English is one of the harder languages in the world to learn and with all the different words we have that are pronounced the same but spelt differently. I can imagine its just as hard if not harder to learn to read a write it. Maybe not as much as Chinese, Japanese and so on's characters but still very difficult for people that don't have it as a mother tongue.
@@bendynamic2150 English isn't hard at all. It's spoken as the lingua franca internationally specifically because it's so simple... nothing like chinese, japanese, russian or portuguese.
@@jorgemiguel2641 it's easy for us native English speakers to say man but if you actually bothered to look at all the silent letters we have the letters that have multiple different sounds silent letters you're not supposed to pronounce grammar wise speaking the English language is complex due to the different variations hey can we have like four or five different spellings of one word the all mean different things but are all pronounced the exact same way. The English language is an amalgamation of a bunch of languages from Latin, Anglo-Saxon, Gramantic and more. It's just a hodgepodge of a bunch of stuff and it's grammar and rules are all over the place nouns pronouns are vowels are aeiou and just sometimes y. It's a complex language for people who weren't born with it I had an easier time learning languages like Spanish then that did being taught English as my mother tongue
@@bendynamic2150 "Us native english speakers"? You have me confused with someone else lol. I'm native portuguese. English is incredibly simple, I taught myself when I was 12. It's really just saxon(germanic) mixed with french and latin.. no big deal. Phonetics wise it's really simple. Spanish is harder... not nearly as much as portuguese though, we got nearly double the phonetic sounds, which is why spaniards can't speak portuguese but the portuguese speak spanish easily. And portuguese is not nearly as complex as languages like chinese or japanese... where even slight tone changes in a word make it a different word. English doesn't even have gendered objects... generally speaking anything I say in my native language, will be cut down into half the words if I say it in english. It's pretty much as simple as you can get, as far as languages go.
@@jorgemiguel2641 Portuguese and English are both members of the Indo-European language family-Portuguese belongs to the Romance branch (along with Spanish, Italian and French) and English belongs to the Germanic branch (which also includes German, Dutch, and Norwegian). So in part, the similarities between English and Portuguese are “genetic” since they are distant relatives, but on top of that they also evolved in the same language area, a geographical area of intense linguistic exchange.
Languages that evolve in the same linguistic area tend to converge towards each other, even if they are completely unrelated. In Western Europe, this meant that the Germanic and Romance languages became more similar over time, sharing a lot of vocabulary (especially borrowings from Latin) and grammatical constructions. If you’re an English speaker studying Portuguese or any other Romance language, you’ll find that there are some sentences built in much the same way, but with more inflection (more verb forms and nominal agreement), and there are many words in common.
English is most closely related to Frisian and Low Saxon, while its vocabulary has been significantly influenced by other Germanic languages, particularly Old Norse (a North Germanic language), as well as Latin and French. English has developed over the course of more than 1,400 years.
That's why it seemed easy for you and learn at such a young age. When I made this comment I had in mind more Asian, Middle Eastern type languages and the likes that have little to no ties to the roots of the English language. Approximately 32% of Portuguese people can speak and understand English, while 24% can speak and understand French. Despite Spanish being mutually intelligible in a sense that most Portuguese understand it written and/or spoken, only 9% of the Portuguese population can speak it fluently. In turn as someone on a boarder state growing up around Spanish and having a mother who use to speak it before I was born and she fell out of practice I found it enjoyable and interesting to learn Spanish and was getting good at it. About 13% of U.S Citizens speak Spanish. Its has it quirks compared to my language but I found it easier to learn and understand than Madeiran or other Asian, and Middle Eastern type languages which as I said share little to nothing with the roots of our language, grammar, or characters.
Speaks Mandarin: You had my curiosity
Speaks Cantonese: But now you have my attention
Hey man, really appreciate your videos. Going through such a bad time of my life right now, but when I'm watching these videos, it just helps me forget, plus it's nice seeing happy human interactions. Keep it up dude!
That makes both of us :>
@@TheBackupUp Hope things get better for you
@@doomslayerdude if you are having a tought time please always be strong and never give up
Praying for a turn around in your situation.
Same here
This will always be my favorite video on UA-cam. To share, exchange and connect as a human to another human. Moses wasn’t long for this world but bless this account so we could all know his greatness.
Marvel Studios: Avengers Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover.
Moses: Hold my languages
When he said omg let’s be friends and stuck out his hand... almost cried. Show this to the aliens!!! Maybe they’ll land lol
Fr why can’t ppl just be like this instead of the socially awkward losers all around me who can’t even keep eye contact for a second lol
What aliens? Grow up
@@erenyaya2240 society is on its way down. Broken families
Lol its like Yeah, I speak alien now
@@lesblase3667 we exist so the possibly other organisms live on other habitable plants is pretty much 100%, especially in a universe this gigantic.
I like how this goes more or less like in old chinese novels:
"Hi! I am going in that direction"
"Oh, I am also going in that direction"
"So... guess we are sworn brothers now!"
"Yeah, that's it, bro."
That's pretty much 70% of anime
Chinese people are generally like that lol. Every time I go out with my grandparents half the time is them talking to people they met on the street.
xwenzl most Africans cultures are like that too.. I know the Somali culture is, nomadic people who socialize in their travels.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 well said
Agent 21 I think that’s the best way to live life. That way you’re never lonely
"Oh my God, lets be friends." My favorite line from all your videos. Rest in Peace Laoshu505000
I like how they’re like “Mandarin is very difficult” but so must English have been for them if it wasn’t their first language. Big respect to them, too!
English is pretty much the easiest language to learn. Mandarin probably the hardest.
@@nussiskate3 that depends on what your mother tongue is. But yes, even for native speakers it takes longer to achieve full literacy in Mandarin than it does for native English speakers. Learning English as your second language if your first language is Mandarin, is damn hard but if it’s German like for me, yes English is pretty easy bc they share a root.
@@nussiskate3 English is only easy because it's around everywhere, romantic langues are probably easier.
@@nussiskate3 Mandarin is one of the hardest if ur first language is english. It really depends on which language u start with, its like how korean and japanese (2 languages which are compared to mandarin in terms of difficulty) can be easier to someone who knows mandarin than someone who knows english.
@@iuunito3991 Is English your first language? Just asking.
It’s clear from this comment section that this man has had such a positive impact on all of us! We have smiled and laughed and in turn some have been encouraged to learn other languages! Allowing us to build friendships all over the world! The shock and delight when foreigner starts speaking your language 😇
Life is so damn precious. Never take one moment for granted. I'll cherish this video for the rest of my life. Thanks for all the smiles, Mouse!! Rest easy!
What happened?
@@NoobMaster-cn5wr Moses (Laoshu) died last month, due to heart complications
I often come back to this video and wonder if they know he has passed, RIP Moses you will never be forgotten . From London England
hardest small talk to have is in another language and he understands them
thanks yoda
i use to think i was alot more intellegent than my friends because i speak polish..... first day in poland and i can barely understand what the hell anyone is saying.
@@dirtysniper3434 yeah understanding is very hard even when you think you know a lot. you realise native people speak so fast etc.
@@programclu1 That's what I've realized through my first semester of taking German classes. I can generally read the easy stuff in the book we have and piece it together pretty well, but once our teacher starts talking in full sentences without pantomiming, or when a native speaker just casually says something quickly and I'm trying to listen and formulate a response...my brain just blows up.
@@dirtysniper3434 kurwa mac
"you speak Chinese? That's not easy. Thank you"
The one fella in the blue jacket was soooo excited. This is such a wholesome interaction, thanks youtube recommendations.
I'm literally crying right now hearing of the passing of Laoshu. You were an inspiration for me after all of my struggles of learning languages, you continued to inspire me to continue to practice. The wholesome interactions you had with people, the smiles you brought. You're were and still will be a blessing to this planet.
I always come back to this video every few months. My favourite and always motivates me on my chinese language journey
Watch give me a call too. I like that one
me too. It's a fantastic exchange.
This is why it is so important to understand peoples native language. Making friends just by speaking their language.
But you never make friend easy with English, they may tell you FO.
@@jxmai7687 true lol
I like how he speaks Mandarin for awhile and then hits them with the Cantonese and then they are twice blown away.
Moses just got to heaven and is already fluent in the language of God.
RIP Laoshu
he died?
@@4idn Sadly, yes. He passed away in March.
@@Foulm710 WTFFFFF
How did he die!?
@@krotchlickmeugh627 Heart failure, reportedly
i love when you flex the Cantonese, right when theyre impressed with your Mandarin lol
Found out about him yesterday, his hometown was 15 minutes from mine.
What a shame his passing is, dude was a treasure of a human being in so many ways. His light touched millions of hearts, RIP legend.
Sad to hear of him passing.
He'll be immortalised here on UA-cam, and hopefully serve as an inspiration for others to just get out there and try learning a new language.
Why?? What happend
@@poke6983 he had a rare heart condition.
@@JibeAndJelly now i feel bad
Me who's quadlingual and can understand gibberish accent of European: don't try Scandinavian language. Just dont
@@JibeAndJelly who did?? MOSES??? youre telling me he never got to go to China??