Clueless White Guy Orders in Rare Chinese Dialect, Patrons SHOCKED

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Thanks to ExpressVPN for the sponsorship; go to expressvpn.com/xiaomanyc and find out how you can get 3 months free! Today I went to NYC’s Brooklyn Chinatown as a clueless white guy and ordered food in the rare Chinese dialect of Fuzhounese. The other patrons in the restaurant were completely shocked!!!
It was a really fun prank and social experiment to see Chinese people’s reactions - both the waiters and the other patrons in Sunset Park were totally shocked! Then we walked around in the Chinese New Year parade and chatted with vendors and other people in Fuzhounese and Mandarin; their reactions were hilarious as well!
Thanks everyone for supporting me on my language learning journey - part 2 of these Fuzhounese videos coming up very soon! And also Happy Chinese New Year / Lunar New Year!!!
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@xiaomanyc 3 года назад

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

@maxransford-kilpatrick7291 3 года назад

yes daddy

@vailix9627 3 года назад

No.

@Erin_The_Lotus 3 года назад

Link to Dave's Social media?

@fiv5ten 3 года назад

Ní hao :D

@icoz7 3 года назад

Duolingo HATES Him!

@snarlyzeus2087 4 года назад

When the white guy is named xiaomanyc and his Asian friend is named Dave.

@justinpettit3432 4 года назад

Lol

@Sarah-zc2wc 4 года назад

🤣🤣

@sydney8757 4 года назад

I'm pretty sure Xiaoma is is Chinese name, he has an English one too. ( idk for sure)

@DCXRevolution 4 года назад

Xiaomanyc is Chinese for Rodrigo XD

@seventyninestudios 4 года назад

That is funny as shit.

@aaronthomas8834 4 года назад

I dunno guys, I'm beginning to think this guy isn't really a clueless white guy.......

@xmuta 4 года назад

Aaron Thomas - yellow fevered white guy

@chumcity 4 года назад

I think he’s not clueless aswell

@silkaverage 4 года назад

I dunno..he did light a sparkler in broad daylight..kinda defeats the purpose of a sparkler..

@xmuta 4 года назад

Autodidact - Like most white guys, save your money to buy a mail ordered bride from Asia.

@xmuta 4 года назад

Autodidact - Just like Richard Huckle?

@ArtisolGG Год назад

It seems that when a foreigner speaks the local language it automatically breaks down the human defensive barrier

@onri_ Год назад

The Irony that they are the Foreigner and he's the local

@JR-uc1of Год назад

@@onri_ foreigner meaning relative to themselves ;)

@huhjanus Год назад

@@onri_ bro thinks americans can't be foreigners 💀

@redrick8900 11 месяцев назад

No such barrier. These are street vendors. They humor and compliment everyone.

@redrick8900 11 месяцев назад

@@huhjanus Not in America we can't.

@CandC68 2 года назад

What ALL of his videos show is one HUGE lesson. If you make an attempt, in language or manor, to connect with folks of different cultures, everyone responds and wins. They appreciate the attempt even if you only say a couple words or gestures unique to their culture. GOOD JOB.

@mountainbirder9872 Год назад

Not necessarily in Paris, based on my experience 🤷‍♀️

@CandC68 Год назад

@@mountainbirder9872 Agree. Not necessarily. But worth the attempt. Because sometimes it helps.

@rotac1249 Год назад

@@mountainbirder9872 france is an outlier lol

@Jason21012 Год назад

BS. It’s only for certain languages. Try speaking English with a Hispanic or Arabic accent and you will get angry looks. Even more so if they’re a non-white person. Americans are generally pretty xenophobic to any foreign, non-European culture. Immigrants get attacked if they can’t speak English, but they also get made fun of even when they try to. It’s usually Conservative white Americans that do this. Go figure.

@nyandoesthings Год назад

@@mountainbirder9872 I hear in big tourist areas it is more of the feeling of an annoying tourist when you mispronounce something, because in paris they get you know thousands of these people a year, but out in the countryside people tend to be happier about it because they don't get 10 people a day poorly speaking their language to them.

@tyson_3301 2 года назад

Mans really gave him 50% off for speaking his language

@wake_up_samurai77 2 года назад

now I want to learn the language

@xiaomeinster 2 года назад

Honestly, as a Chinese person, seeing any non-Chinese person speak Chinese is super awesome. But don’t speak Chinese in front of my parents, bc then they’ll start comparing you to me saying how much better your Chinese is better than mine.

@tyson_3301 2 года назад

@@xiaomeinster lolol

@8ballbfdi 2 года назад

This is actually common where I am, there were some Albanian people selling caramelised peanuts, I wanted some so my parents, both speak Albanian, walked up to them speaking perfect Albanian. Got them for a £1.00 instead of £2.50 😂

@thejesse4922 2 года назад

that's how it works everywhere

@itsme_nathan6301 3 года назад

He's like Thanos, once he collects all languages, there'll be no stopping him lol.

@chonk2924 3 года назад

LMAO

@thanhnguyenquoc9762 3 года назад

LMAO I hope he learns Vietnamese next then I would sent him an E-mail to ask for some advices , lol

@doinoyou 3 года назад

He learned Spanish over quarantine:)

@THEHIPHOPMAKER12345 3 года назад

Heres a challenge Hebrew and latin

@richiealfonso6694 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣 Underrated comment

@DaveWraptastic Год назад

I work for a local city in the Netherlands and I had a Chinese guy at my desk picking up his drivers license. He showed me his ID which said he was born in Fuzhou so I said to him: I don't know a lot of Chinese but I do know I should speak Fuzhounese with you not Mandarin and his daughter who was with him lit up like a Christmas tree. Thanks Xiaoma! 😊

@kiarasimone123 11 месяцев назад

The gratitude these people have for someone taking the time out to learn their language is so wholesome. They took the time out of their lives to learn ours, we owe them the same respect.

@BoboShantiOne 4 года назад

The Chinese subtitles make it feel like you're watching a pirated movie

@salmon795 4 года назад

Yeah 😂

@leonardoherazo1743 4 года назад

Lol 🤣

@slushihushy9295 4 года назад

bruh👏🏿😂😂

@human9458 4 года назад

Hell yeah

@BluTrollPro 4 года назад

That's Korean you see more often than not. Due to Koreas unique cinema system that typically allows unreleased on DVD movies to be played in hotel rooms, it is a large source of mid quality pirates as pirates have the comfort of their own private hotel room to install DRM cheat device into the rooms TV & hijack the stream in order to record.

@annabanana7659 3 года назад

Me who looks Chinese but actually a Filipino: *Gets approached by sellers in Chinatown and spoken to in Mandarin* My Irish boyfriend: *Translates them for me*

@nigelfox2273 3 года назад

Yeah I'm not chinese but I look very chinese and people always speak to me in chinese

@nigelfox2273 3 года назад

@Jingjing Saduay wow

@marshall601 3 года назад

@Jingjing Saduay F

@DefinitelyNotAnOsprey 3 года назад

What a sight that must be. 😂

@supe8592 3 года назад

If you look Chinese you might probably be part Chinese.. many people in the Philippines are part Chinese, Chinese people immigrated to philippines then changed their names to Spanish to assimilate..

@qtippyyy Год назад

Im barely learning my third language ( Japanese) and this guy motivates me to practice in real world scenarios. I get really shy, I know what to say and the grammar but when it comes to talking in an actual conversation I get really shy and just forget everything… I feel like I might say something wrong and I have lots of respect for this guy because that’s how he learns. He dives in head first and I wish I could really push myself to do that! Great vid 👌

@nedisahonkey Год назад

Learning Japanese from anime doesn't count 🤮

@bogdanstamenic2836 11 месяцев назад

Language exchange is always a great option to practice, so don't feel pressured to go out into the wild right away

@Benjamslikestrains 11 месяцев назад

You will definitely get stuff wrong but you shouldn't be afraid of that, the whole point is learning from your mistakes and improving, if you never make mistakes you can't improve what you have wrong because you simply don't know. As long as you're a patient student you can do anything! :)

@hegaliandialectics4289 9 месяцев назад

i’m learning Swedish rn and i’m fucking terrible. You just gotta bulldoze through and try. Kids learn to speak by doing it constantly even if it makes no sense or isn’t correct. Don’t be afraid people may chuckle but I can’t see anyone actually looking down on anyone trying.

@TeslaBarbarian Год назад

Am I the only one who involuntarily smiles when watching people react to his language skills? I couldn't stop grinning at the guy's reaction at 3:31 LOL These videos are awesome!

@mohamstaz3618 4 года назад

I love how they're all instantly his best freakin' friend when they realize he speaks the language. xD

@jenniferorendach8429 4 года назад

Karli Hibinger As a non-native Spanish speaker, I can tell you that this happens often to me. People just truly appreciate that someone outside of their culture has taken the time to learn about theirs, and in many cases, there are cultural understandings that can only be understood if you also know the language. So people automatically get the sense that you “know” them, and they appreciate it because it puts them at ease. I have NEVER, in 24 years of practicing my Spanish with native people, experienced anything other than their appreciation and support. I hope you get to experience it because it is REALLY fun!

@wedemeyerr 4 года назад

In every language the same reaction.

@michellehoffman7158 4 года назад

@@jenniferorendach8429 totally agree!!!

@Bias_who_and_where 4 года назад

That’s literally my whole middle eastern Arabic family lol

@russelljones1544 4 года назад

Everyone's saying you get the same reaction in every language but try speaking poor French to a French Canadian in Quebec lmao Most of the time they will look at you like trash, not always of course, but it happens often

@dareme2singit557 4 года назад

“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

@regurei 4 года назад

(stolen comment)

@howlbeast 4 года назад

DareMe2SingIt deep

@justinpettit3432 4 года назад

@@regurei lol

@sarmenpm1304 4 года назад

@@regurei It's kinda sad you had to like your own comment.

@bmc9504 4 года назад

So the guy with the melting heart starts speaking the language he understands to the man whos speaking that guys language must be big headed then.

@wild8556 2 года назад

Everyone is talking about the languages he speaks but can we appreciate the size of those grapes.

@Tigertame4 Год назад

The pure JOY on the faces if people hearing you speak their dialect is so heartwarming. I love watching your videos for that alone, plus they are fun.

@Statikfn 4 года назад

White guys name: Xiaoma Asian guys name: Dave

@stampstepper2393 4 года назад

Reverse card

@quillx6855 4 года назад

😂😂

@livedandletdie 4 года назад

Nah, he isn't a white guy, he's clearly a small horse in disguise as a white man.

@MAP2023 4 года назад

Uno reverse card 😂😂😂😂

@ElemXCR 4 года назад

They might be CIA in training. lol They can be.

@kordulus 4 года назад

"Clueless asian guy orders in common english dialect, Burger King employees unimpressed"

@zoranhome 4 года назад

Hahaha

@tkotan295 4 года назад

Ever since the dollar taco, it's very hard to impress burger king employees.

@jubaldurden4638 4 года назад

If there was an America-Town in downtown Beijing, and an Asian person walked into the Antoine’s and ordered food like a Baton Rouge Cajun... they'd be impressed.

@odinmp5 4 года назад

I'm colombian and white ,so when i order tex mex in the u.s , mexican employees give me funny looks.

@kordulus 4 года назад

@@jubaldurden4638 I'm actually from louisiana and i'd be impressed if that happened here.

@njones420 2 года назад

It's amazing how learning even just a little local dialect will get you friends wherever you go... It's a bit sad that we don't regulary appreciate how most other countries learn English as a foreign language. I'm off to Singapore soon...but the main national language is English :)

@Max_Payn3 Год назад

I love seeing these comments , way too many people hating on this guy and somehow finding rude things to say. These videos fill me with positivity I don’t know how someone could watch these and feel the need to leave negativity . Good luck in Singapore my friend

@njones420 Год назад

@@Max_Payn3 Thanks, just got back...It was awesome (turns out knowing a little Chinese is quite helpful out there)

@share_accidental 5 месяцев назад

@@njones420yeah hehe because like 70% of us are chinese. furthermore, there are lots of malaysian chinese & china chinese people working in the customer service sector. naturally they prefer speaking mandarin (or even dialect) over english 😊

@cmskid20 2 года назад

What I like about this dude is that you can tell learning the language first is his absolute priority. His passion is irrevocable. The videos content quality is so damn good due to his quest for perfection. It pays dividends and shows. Keep making the world a better place dude!

@Samhsieh07 3 года назад

It's so funny how ppl treat him like a rare alien from Pluto when they hear him speak any kind of Asian language 😂

@wizardmix 3 года назад

A westerner learning Fuzhounese is a little like someone who looks very Chinese going into a backwoods Appalachian town and managing to speak a perfect Appalachian dialect. Anyone native to that part of the US would be floored that someone who grew up in another part of the world would be able to speak that dialect. It's because most people in China have a "home language" or "home dialect" depending on where they are in a province. They then most certainly learn Mandarin (The nation's language) and possibly Cantonese and/or English. The only people who would ever speak your "home language" are the people from that area who were born there, not even other Chinese natives would bother to speak it, so it's exceeding rare to ever expect someone from another part of the world to speak that language.

@forevr_disturbd 3 года назад

@@wizardmix beautifully said ❤

@skelleboy4650 3 года назад

Chinese *

@TryingToGetGood 3 года назад

When the homie keeps talking B/S and you’re like 6:19

@linkbombchu168 3 года назад

It's not only that. If you would close your eyes, especially when he speaks mandarin, you could have mistaken him easily for a chinese person. Now in the US there are plenty of asian people who speak english with an american accent. But in China there are almost none immigrants that can speak fluent with a chinese native accent. I guess that is what makes it unique.

@Luke18_13 4 года назад

The guy who gave lighter for free, is a genuine, good hearted man.

@JenniferRodriguez-jy4qt 4 года назад

X F absolutely!!

@CEKCooking 4 года назад

If he gave a box of matches would be even better.

@unusuario5173 4 года назад

People appreciate when you take the time to learn a part of their culture. And language is a huge part of someones culture. Except if you're learning French and you attempt to practice it in Paris.

@otherchi 4 года назад

Un Usuario I know you probably meant that as a joke, but I just spent a month in Paris and I knew almost zero French when I first got there, but I noticed the locals were always delighted when I attempted to speak French with them

@dolanbabes1972 4 года назад

A bit dangerous though.

@champ-qp4pt Год назад

It’s the respect for the culture that really impresses people

@sa-le4mj 2 года назад

i love how the people in this video just light up when you can communicate with them, language is just so beautiful. it really is the bridge to understanding. great video

@psychrn8937 4 года назад

The amount of joy on peoples faces when they hear their language is everything that is good in the world.

@wendyr8124 4 года назад

Psych RN in a country where your language is foreign, it is so nice to see someone who speaks a common language (white guy, in this case) speak your language and communicate with you. 7:25 was especially wholesome imo

@isabella-oz8cn 4 года назад

Mark Donaldson thats not okay to say lol

@alex-wv9or 4 года назад

Mark Donaldson Why so bitter Mark? No need to be that ignorant :)

@isabella-oz8cn 4 года назад

Mark Donaldson cause of people like you. you need to learn to be accepting and respect other people instead of tearing them down for no reason. you have absolutely no idea what they’re going through so don’t be ignorant and annoying. thanks 😘

@DaisyVanEgmond 4 года назад

Love it

@SuperAdhink 4 года назад

_If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart_ Nelson Mandela

@festivedarnspahs5676 3 года назад

Stolen ? Or shared ?

@Jacobpeasely 3 года назад

Darn Spahs I think there’s a team of them that go commenting on all the videos

@reinhardebys8531 3 года назад

Indo ori

@aran2091 3 года назад

I read that in an Indian accent, did it go to your heart?

@luketimewalker 3 года назад

Beautiful, thank you man

@stevenbellll 2 года назад

This is really inspiring. Look how happy he’s making these people! They love him after their initial shock lol. Makes me want to dive into more cultures/languages. Definitely starting Chinese first❤️

@wohlhabendermanager Год назад

The thing about speaking in their native language with people is so true. I speak a little Norwegian, and natives are always amazed when I manage to speak a little bit. Getting a thumbs up and a "Oh I thought your Norwegian was great" from a native is such an amazing feeling, even if it was just a few sentences. If only I could understand natives when they speak naturally fast, that's my next goal. :)

@LB_die_Kaapie 4 года назад

“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~

@ThePerpetualStudent 4 года назад

Is this before or after he put rubber tires around people and burned them???

@LB_die_Kaapie 4 года назад

@@ThePerpetualStudent That was his wife..

@BunniMonster 4 года назад

@@ThePerpetualStudent Nelson was more about planting bombs and lobbing grenades at commuters rather than necklacing.

@yellomelon2450 4 года назад

@@BunniMonster what was once a terrorist is a freedom fighter. Those who win create history.

@tracey921 4 года назад

That's beautiful🙏💓

@ADSaaron 3 года назад

Imagine you're sitting at a steak house in Montana and a Chinese guy walks in and starts ordering food with super thick southern accent. I'd make the same face these people are making lol.

@pineapple3832 3 года назад

lol

@mindlessinfinite 3 года назад

LOL!

@user-qy9rg3nt2l 3 года назад

Indian guy at my workplace had the world's thickest Texan accent..lol. It was so unexpected.

@DamienDollah 3 года назад

Lol good way of thinking about it

@SilvaDreams 3 года назад

I'd just think he was from Texas *shrugs*

@tempideus Год назад

I speak this dialect, I was raised in Lian Jiang, where it’s considered the place with the best accent for the dialect. He needs a lot of practice but it’s already impressive that he understands and speaks that bit as many others are simply incapable of uninterested.

@ryancanney8620 2 года назад

Dude , love your videos! i get super excited to see everyones reaction. I love the respect that people give you for taking the time to learn a completely different language than what they are expecting you to speak!

@incorrectpassword9498 4 года назад

7:50 “one for one dollar, two for two dollars” that’s one hell of a deal to be honest

@simi2152 3 года назад

lmao

@Dosbomber 3 года назад

Video should be renamed "Elderly Chinese candy seller SHOCKS white guy with surprise math test".

@CER0MI 3 года назад

Stonks

@selman6330 3 года назад

best trade deal in the history of trade deals

@alexmigo 3 года назад

Stonks 📈📈📈

@7.5Mviews 4 года назад

Honestly he doesn’t need to start with English, just speaking their language right at the beginning would be shocking enough.

@DemonFox369 4 года назад

7.5M views I think so too

@tearlach47 4 года назад

It's all about that bait & switch

@johnwig285 4 года назад

that wont be fun tho

@goopman5627 4 года назад

@@passingthrough... I think anyone would a little....very rare to be like this

@suemark6934 4 года назад

Exactly

@NonnyStrikes 2 года назад

Thank you for bringing me around the world man. I love seeing how excited people get when you impress them. Seems great over there.

@erato99 2 года назад

Watching your videos feels cathartic in a way. Hard to describe but I believe the difference in a person’s entire demeanor once they see you understand a bit about their culture/language.

@MightySapphire 3 года назад

If you haven't figured it out, Xiaoma learns languages by finding a speaker, learning basic social exchanges, and then PRACTICES them to cement them. That's why he learns so fast. He isn't embarrassed by getting it wrong or being misunderstood sometimes. I love his method. I'm trying to learn several languages this way.

@sarasthoughts 3 года назад

As an introvert this is an absolute nightmare lmao

@katieheys8564 3 года назад

@@sarasthoughts haha It's why I only got a D in French at school

@PaulTC777 3 года назад

being an introvert is like living in a prison cell...

@gachi1297 3 года назад

@@infinity_blackspace6883 with Romance languages, I think it’s really hard to pick up grammar patterns just by speaking

@SR64. 3 года назад

@@gachi1297 romance?

@linzhiqiang397 3 года назад

I am from Fuzhou. I think, his accent is quite standard and he is really talented in language learning.

@FortuneSeek3rz 2 года назад

Nihao. Your English is good. Where did you learn it?

@solidbooston524 2 года назад

@@FortuneSeek3rz google translate

@terrible1237 2 года назад

@@solidbooston524 lol

@anoon- 2 года назад

@@FortuneSeek3rz Yeah, his english is amazing!

@lm10_dxz91 2 года назад

@@solidbooston524 More like Baidu translate

@jonathanbrooks9768 10 месяцев назад

this must be so rewarding as someone learning a language, being able to bouncr everything youve been practicing off of a native speaker and them being kind and helpful only adds to the situation.

@Rvillaluz123 Год назад

When you communicate in the native language of a person you share your respect and appreciation for the culture. It was so awesome to see people get surprised and open up with smiles!

@SmithLeap 4 года назад

Thinking of starting a channel. “White guy orders McDonald’s in just okay English.”

@rodjerdankist1125 4 года назад

Extremely racist

@jacobbau8328 4 года назад

Rodjer Dankist no... he is talking about himself... not racism, as he is white and speaks ok English i assume.

@hotsaucejosh8982 4 года назад

Rodjer Dankist bruh

@Paul-hq7gf 4 года назад

@@rodjerdankist1125 lost

@insertusernamehere1251 4 года назад

@@rodjerdankist1125 I'm starting to think that 'racist' is people's favorite word.

@paulcyr22 2 года назад

Everyone’s in there like “dammit can’t talk trash about the white boy”

@saltybulldog3241 2 года назад

@TheIsaacOfBinding funny cause true.

@sleepyexe644 2 года назад

@TheIsaacOfBinding racism against the whites doesn't exist

@ayotrynamakeout4583 2 года назад

@@yoriichitsugikuni6970 no it’s not it’s just prejudice

@sboinkthelegday3892 2 года назад

They're jsut surprised some remote village's backwards population accepted to speak to a white guy long enough for him to learn a lick of it. Because they don't realize in their insulated valley girl accents what a "remote chinese dialect" would even sound like in its natural form, since the chinese government has effectiely weeded it out, like weeding out southern English for being "vocal blackface" or some crap like that, too "offensive" to show on TV to honest Han chinese.

@mojavedeserts 2 года назад

@TheIsaacOfBinding white people have prejudice against them (most of the time for good reason), but they don't experience racism. racism is systematic.. a white guy isnt gonna get not recruited for a job for having the name "james"

@ibfrenchy Год назад

Love your videos! So true that learning a language and trying to understand another culture is amazing! All those migrants who have come here and are trying learn English, and be part of our culture should be a huge inspiration to the rest of us! Great job!

@Set42 Год назад

Anyone else just binge watches Xiaoma's videos? I always love these. Just seeing the peoples reaction is awesome

@locohobo1925 3 года назад

As someone who speaks several languages, I respect the hell out of this guy... to learn another language is one thing; but to converse in it with native speakers is crazy-terrifying. The way this guy fearlessly jumps right in is incredible. He is far too modest, but that’s one of the nuances of Chinese culture.

@oliverrumagit3781 3 года назад

Well said🥰

@ZXL000 3 года назад

I know that feeling

@Jmoss7 3 года назад

@@100x100maschio he never said that he couldn’t

@psychoangus 3 года назад

It’s very impressive but I don’t think he’s that modest lol. He’s filming himself do it and then titling the video in the third-person 😅

@BrianMcKee 3 года назад

I think in most cultures at least attempting to speak in their language is a great sign of respect and is greatly encouraged. Even just learning basic phrases can really improve their opinions of you.

@oscarjimenez2220 4 года назад

I don't know why, but these videos make my heart happy.

@stellaluv3737 4 года назад

same! ive binged like 9 already in a row 🙌🏼🙌🏼 soo friggin cool! i wanna learn! 😭

@mamabear5289 4 года назад

SomeStupid ldiot me too I’m over here smiling

@lunarscorpio3987 4 года назад

Waraynon speakers in the PH.

@Melanie-sn1rc 4 года назад

Me too....I’m hooked on this guy and these vids!

@oscarjimenez2220 4 года назад

@@stellaluv3737 I think it's just nice seeing strangers connect with each other when they weren't expecting to. 😊

@lordstumpy2945 2 года назад

Language is so significant to people, love the heart you put into this Xiaoma!

@kafkollectif525 2 года назад

I can’t believe this was only a year ago! He’s learned so much!!

@Mariana-xn8fd 3 года назад

I absolutely love how all the locals congratulated him on his language skills and were so happy he learned the language or even attempted to. I wish people here in America acted the same way instead of taking it as a personal insult when people don't speak English well or are struggling with it.

@Luminarayia 2 года назад

Wait I never thought of that before

@rupty6573 2 года назад

I don't want to be mean, but Americans act like they're the only country in the world and that english is the only language that exists

@MeTrabi66 2 года назад

@Rupty Sometimes I’m ashamed of my own country.

@trio1023 2 года назад

@@rupty6573 this is very true

@trio1023 2 года назад

I don’t do putting down people like that but I never thought of it that way

@woltti 3 года назад

"It's a small language with only about 10 million speakers" Me just chilling with my Finnish which has like 5,5 million speakers: Alright then

@woltti 3 года назад

@@offthemountains I don't see how that matters in this. They're both small languages. I just pointed out how it has nearly double the amount of speakers.

@Sho-vr2yx 3 года назад

@@woltti Respects to knowing it, I heard Finnish is really hard to learn 😀👍

@woltti 3 года назад

@@nikolaudio I swear he said in the video the language's difference to Chinese is like the difference between Spanish and French. Is Spanish a French dialect to you? Also, I don't have a need to "show off" a language. I can't really even show off with languages since I'm only fluent in 2. I commented about it because I felt it was somewhere between funny and interesting. More of a comment I made in my head and threw into the sea of comments. I didn't expect for anyone to even see it really.

@vulc1 3 года назад

@@woltti In relative terms Finnish is still a huge language cause your southern neighbors are even less in number

@gadpivs 3 года назад

@@nikolaudio He wasn't showing off, just pointing out how interesting it is that China is so ridiculously populated that ten million speakers is considered a minority there. You people just love looking for an argument.

@mannysotelo6434 Год назад

The expressions on peoples faces speak the language of human. Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing these good times. Aloha from Hawaii Northshore, Oahu.The whole world visits and brings their cultures.

@Sproket 7 месяцев назад

8:48 -- I speak Levantine Arabic and I have never felt such a uniquely delightful feeling as seeing Syrian refugees' eyes light up when they hear their dialect spoken by some random guy in a grocery store in Missoula, Montana.

@darthudd6721 4 года назад

One thing I've learnt from watching these vids, this guy really likes his fish balls.

@dhu2056 4 года назад

Do you like fish sticks

@guylamson6555 4 года назад

And male Chinese balls

@BebopbeypBBB4th 4 года назад

Yup I think they both gay

@QuuQuu 4 года назад

I still don't even know what fish balls are

@AruwakEM 4 года назад

Thicc and greasy chinese fish balls

@juaniitroste7410 3 года назад

you can clearly see how people's faces change, hearing someone speak their language, it's really fun xD

@criztu 3 года назад

Nope. it's not fun. It makes me cry. That's what I like about this clueless white guy's videos. They make me cry. I like that.

@picseu8916 3 года назад

@@criztu wut

@Azubi_Meatball4349 3 года назад

@@criztu I agree, wut

@sekkern9737 3 года назад

@@picseu8916 i agree, wut

@bless8861 3 года назад

It’s the biggest sign of respect

@mazikeen1875 2 года назад

I love watching these, it makes others so happy when people learn their language

@CombatVeteranUSNAVY 6 месяцев назад

This is my old neighborhood. I lived on 53rd Street between Fort Hamilton Parkway and 9th Avenue, for 65 years. I moved away 4 years ago. I very much enjoyed the vibrancy of walking up and down "little Chinatown."

@BreEZe_A 4 года назад

I think they dont realize he's speaking their language at first. I notice this effect with myself being a Russian speaker. Sometimes I expect someone to speak English but they speak Russian it takes my brain a couple of seconds to realize and switch languages in my head.

@RELAXINGSOUNDS-we2ky 3 года назад

@ChronicalV 3 года назад

It may be because since you are billingual (at least) you understand things in terms of meaning and not words or language. Given you are decently fluent at both, you have to consciously focus to notice the switch. That's super awesome and a testament to your fluency!

@sue08401 3 года назад

Hubby was born in Netherlands and we both speak Dutch - went to Amsterdam and it's scary how many folk there only speak English

@charlielorenzo3644 3 года назад

Vadosh

@WaffleShortage 3 года назад

when reading something you expect to be in one language, and you just see the text and have no idea what's happening and think you're having a stroke for a second before you realize like "oh, wait shit... this is spanish, not english..."

@ViolenziaDomestica 4 года назад

“Get the man some fish balls!” will always be the best quote

@talhahmahmood837 4 года назад

"fish balls comin right up!"

@USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77 4 года назад

So mature😂😂

@kickrocks264 4 года назад

😂😂😂

@howlbeast 4 года назад

Violenzia Domestica so unorthodox lol

@annatorey7236 4 года назад

Fish testicles or fish meat shaped as balls?

@GreenEggsNz 2 года назад

I love you speaking in their language. It is fantastic a gift to everyone.

@rebeccastratton4114 10 месяцев назад

What you do and how you do it so sweet and respectful. You are a naturally kind oerson.

@kirttanas8748 3 года назад

If duolingo was a human being he would be best friends with this guy!

@harryravens2046 3 года назад

Totally 😂

@itsalily_lei_lei 3 года назад

He would also stalk multiple people.

@itsalily_lei_lei 3 года назад

And kidnap you family if you forget to learn with him.

@arturoclavero9774 3 года назад

They would be lethal enemies

@justinwinn01 2 года назад

Francais ou dancer

@reznovvazileski3193 2 года назад

Definitely puts a smile on my face how incredibly excited the elders get when you speak Fuzhounese to them :') Like this "wtf, most of my own people don't even know this shit but now this random white guy fucking nails it so there is hope yet" reactions I love that. Also knowing how much appreciation and respect still mean to Chinese people culturally you know that guy kept that smile until he got home and told his wife about it.

@raysravens52 2 года назад

I love how people who even speak the dialect are just confused when they hear him speak.

@celenial6009 2 года назад

nah I live on 8th avenue and literally everyone and their kids know fuzhounese

@celenial6009 2 года назад

Its just that they dont expect non chinese people to know

@reznovvazileski3193 2 года назад

@@celenial6009 That tells me everyone on 8th ave speaks it not that most of all Chinese people speak it still. Unless 8th ave contains over 50% of all Chinese people that is but I have a hunch it's a bit to small for that. It's not a matter of whether there's a place in the world where a lot of people speak it, I reckon the districts where the language is natively spoken in China got that covered just fine. It's a matter of do most Chinese people speak it. Likewise I know a place where a lot of people speak Frisian. Though I can tell you most people, even in the Netherlands, don't speak Frisian even though it's a Dutch dialect. That's what I was talking about when I said most people.

@celenial6009 2 года назад

@@reznovvazileski3193 oh oops I read it wrong mbad man, u right

@sapien82 2 года назад

the energy you get from people when you speak their language , love that

@Aiwinni 4 года назад

As a native fuzhounese speaker myself, I can say that he does have an accent, however it’s honestly so cool that he took the effort to learn mandarin, fuzhounese, Cantonese and become proficient in it.

@thesnowflakediaries5267 4 года назад

is it an english accent?

@megatrolllol8164 4 года назад

What accent?

@brandon.li13 4 года назад

@@thesnowflakediaries5267 no shit sherlock. Lmao

@rameythe1 4 года назад

Delicxcy Which is the most difficult? How can I learn

@jay6817 4 года назад

Ok then I have a really important question to ask. Is it a dialect or is it its own language altogether?

@oliviabreda8511 4 года назад

It’s really funny when he talks like a very stereotypical white guy and then just- yes but actually 不

@HakAIan 3 года назад

The kanji that you just wrote means "no" in English?

@oliviabreda8511 3 года назад

Mert HARPUTLU it’s ‘bù’ which is no or not in chinese.

@HakAIan 3 года назад

Oh I see thank y'all

@decoy1995 3 года назад

Robert Lemp lol

@nejihyuga8094 3 года назад

@@HakAIan is it still considered kanji if it’s not japanese? i thought it would just be considered chinese characters or 汉字

@stoneyascension7250 Год назад

It's interesting to see the expressions on some of these Chinese people, there a lot of warmth on their faces, very nice.

@LPnerd 2 года назад

the look on the peoples face is priceless. You can tell they feel seen. Love this.

@yuunastella2778 4 года назад

*Foreigner speaks Chinese* The Chinese: I'll tell you the secrets of the trade my friend

@MegaSlowburner 4 года назад

My wife is Mandarin and I use VPN all the timewhen we go to China. So many terminals around the world. I watch youtube and FB. Catch me if you can...lol

@doctorcorona3980 4 года назад

SO TRUE AHAHAHHAHA !

@keinlanz 4 года назад

It's really delightful to see how pleased they are that he knows their language, which to them is a sign of respecting their culture. This is how the world is supposed to work.

@kdash0213 4 года назад

Kevin M Packard fuzhounese is pretty hard to learn, that’s why when I see people who speaks it and they're not from fujian, I get all happy.

@rennikins 2 года назад

I’m a Malaysian Chinese and watching this I immediately realized that I need to focus on my Chinese more 😭

@jamsb100 Год назад

Xiaoman, you make everyone just happy and proud.

@donkmeister 4 года назад

I'm trying to put this into perspective, and for me it's equivalent to a Chinese person coming up to me and randomly speaking Welsh... I would be surprised, to say the least.

@sshep86 4 года назад

Hopefully without coming across too racist. Everytime I heard that asian girl in Harry Potter speak with a Scottish Accent it caught me by surprise. There's also that Indian Chef on the TV that has the thickest Scottish accent I have ever heard. Its something about the Scottish accent, unless it's coming out of a 22 stone, white man with a red beard, it seems weird. Look up 'Tony Singh' on RU-vid and you will see what I mean about the voice. So I can understand the shock of some of these people when they hear a white person speak like them.

@juandavidrestrepoduran6007 4 года назад

donkmeister more like speaking in Scottish accent or scots (not scots gaellic). The reason being that Fuzhonese and the other Chinese variants must be more closely related than Welsh ( a P celtic language) and English (a west Germanic language where 74% of the word base isn’t even Germanic in origin). Someone coming to you speaking welsh would be like someone coming to a Chinese speaking Manchu or something like that.

@hygog 4 года назад

probably

@triton6490 4 года назад

@@sshep86 is Welsh only spoken in Wales?

@slapdashzeal6095 4 года назад

Kind of like that short film of the Chinese fellow who learned Gaelic to go to Ireland.

@nihongophile7492 4 года назад

"Extremely rare" 10 million speakers. *Laughs in Lithuanian

@zeroman155 4 года назад

That's more than the entire population of NYC. 😅

@georgeswanson697 4 года назад

grand poo-bah bruh, its population is 20+ mil

@zeroman155 4 года назад

@@georgeswanson697 population of NYC is around 9 million. I'm sure it's more than that with all the illegals welcomed by Democrats. But definitely not 20 million.😄

@georgeswanson697 4 года назад

grand poo-bah I’m not talking about NYC only, I’m talking about the whole pop including the metropolitan area. It’s more accurate that way because they still spend most of their day in NYC, even though they live outside of the city.

@EkaitzIturbeltz 4 года назад

*laughs in basque* Bitch, please 😏

@Jack-kz4nb Месяц назад

7:48 why am i so happy when he starts explaining how much it is

@carlosarriaga2133 4 года назад

I’m convinced he only knows how to ask for fish balls but I’m still gonna watch every video

@JimboJones99 4 года назад

Be careful of coronavirus

@i.pastor01 4 года назад

@@JimboJones99 Be careful of tall twin towers, helicopters, and Trump

@cocc_goblin 4 года назад

@@JimboJones99 don't forget your bulletproof vest next time you go near a public school. Statistically a white person is much more likely to die around those than people from China.

@evilpass 4 года назад

@@i.pastor01 😂

@JimboJones99 4 года назад

@@i.pastor01 God bless President Trump 🙏 Keep Calm and follow #QAnon #WWG1WGA

@lovekatieox 4 года назад

why am i addicted to watching these videos ?! haha i just found it yesterday.

@Xxhermitxxrs 4 года назад

Because the videos are so wholesome and different.

@realteimopielinen 4 года назад

@ I think you're allowed to if you learn a rare Chinese dialect let alone chinese

@carolinethompson6592 Год назад

It's so cool the facial expressions of those that realize your language skills, they're responses are priceless.

@Postcologne999 Год назад

This guy seems so genuine and cool

@andreajasyl2655 3 года назад

I wish I could be fluent in every language, because I’ve always noticed that whenever you talk to someone in their language it brings you a bit closer, it’s always a awesome feeling

@criztu 3 года назад

Yeah, I use language to get closer to women who can cook well and do other stuff too

@ermelinda2223 2 года назад

@@criztu oh my gosh! You were so confident in spitting that truth out 🤣

@pecan9367 2 года назад

Same I would love to be able to speak someone’s language they are comfortable with and would honestly love to be able to speak it

@visberwae9473 4 года назад

I just realize after 2 month studying Chinese his name is “little horse in New York”

@pipapapia 4 года назад

"a pony in NY" to be precise

@MaximGolovlev 3 года назад

sounds kinda fruity to me

@pjs9346 2 года назад

I so enjoy the smiles on so many faces when he speaks. So cool

@flowerforvase 2 года назад

I've always loved foreign languages and seeing people learning different ones but I don't know why these ALWAYS make me wanna cry SO MUCH! I get so fucking emotional I start tearing up immediately! My goodness, the power.

@callistaks6948 4 года назад

Americans are known across the world as people who don’t really care to learn other languages or cultures so I think for them it’s refreshing to see one speaking their language & interested in learning their culture.

@USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77 4 года назад

Because look around us.mexico canada and south america spanish and english

@Bluu6293 4 года назад

@Leif Eriksson better job opportunities?

@Bluu6293 4 года назад

It is very refreshing! I live in PR and love it when they try some spanish. Even if its just a bit, to get my attention. Always makes my day!

@WangxianFF7 4 года назад

Really? In my area everyone takes a language class for at least 3 years

@callistaks6948 4 года назад

Banana here in Tennessee we do 2 years but it doesn’t matter if it’s required ppl really won’t put enough work in for it to stick w them.

@ghostsystem7257 3 года назад

I love how the older man selling candy totally changed once you started speaking his language. his body posture and energy in general totally changed. its really cool to see!

@r8gg 8 месяцев назад

8:00 awwwwwww his smile man brightened up his day

@stefanroberto9503 2 года назад

He's so excited, doing what he likes, that's why he learns so quickly

@Hshdjdjdhd 2 года назад

How can he be a "clueless white guy" when he speaks Chinese and Cantonese. What is dis video title

@KatieKruspe 4 года назад

Can we take a second to appreciate Dave's hair and aesthetic? I mean.... come on. This guy is rockin that pink to purple fade!!!!

@QueenAmethyst55 4 года назад

@Saint Augustine Such a pathetic answer. She remarks how cool his hair is and you reply sorry girl he's gay!!! Wtf has that to do with her comment?

@wolfybear7129 3 года назад

Saint Augustine completely off topic 😟!!! She wasn't even hitting on him.

@danaest-louis6094 3 года назад

And btw he's bi. I follow his channel and he mentioned it a few times.

@DaveDisci 3 года назад

@@danaest-louis6094 thank you! I got an seizure reading that comment. And OP thank you for your words on my hair ❤

@localequestrian9040 2 года назад

I can’t get enough of these videos… they are always so surprising and funny

@omma911 Год назад

I usually don't watch RU-vid videos more than once but this is the 5th time in 3 years I'm watching this. So good.

@abilemon8954 3 года назад

Poor camera guy doesn’t understand a thing, just wants to get paid

@cellulairerare 3 года назад

Lol

@aah2almuradi206 3 года назад

I’m pretty sure that’s his wife and she’s Chinese so she probably knows what he’s saying

@richi7494 3 года назад

@@aah2almuradi206 or that other gay dude with the mustache

@aah2almuradi206 3 года назад

@@richi7494 yeah I found that out soon after

@XD-cs1vn 3 года назад

@@richi7494 you mean kinda feminin. Not gay

@seekwisdom5102 4 года назад

When you speak to a foreigner in their language, you see the appreciation as they see that you are interested in real connection . When a foreigner speaks English to an American and he has an accent, the person treat them as if they are stupid.

@Dukethejug 4 года назад

The MF accuracy! America is turning into a negativity hub day by day...its harder and harder to find non-bitter people

@vyros815 4 года назад

I love it when people speak English to me, tho I feel bad I can't respond in their native tounge :(

@bucktown2938 4 года назад

The disadvantages of commonalities... Now if an English speaking person goes to china, and speaks broken Chinese he will be viewed as not very smart... Is it right na... But its just the way it is.

@tyhatfield7156 4 года назад

Seek Wisdom I really think that sad you know the thing is if they’re trying to learn English that’s very good specially if they’re in the United States. And people should treat people nice and good I think though when you learn Chinese or you learn other languages as you’re learning that language, and stumbling through it they feel the same way and they make you look stupid some people do that. Like when I actually use this phone and I talk text and it messes up the punctuation and different things there’s a lot of people on all sides I think you’re dumb but that’s not the truth

@TW-sh2un 4 года назад

Buck Town Actually I think if an American tourist in China knew any Chinese at all, they’d be pleasantly surprised. But I get what you’re saying, it just ends up that way sometimes.

@spongebabe27 8 месяцев назад

When something surreptitiously says "I'll give you it for free" the correct response is anything but to yell "FOR FREE?!" 😂 great video as always ❤️

@GustavoSilva-ny8jc 2 года назад

3:22 WOW DUDE IS SO PROUD THAT COULDN'T CONTAIN HIMSELF!!!!! That was awesome, and the fact that is an impressed group makes it even better.

@eugeniarocha25 3 года назад

Not only does he make their day, he also supports their businesses. Love this guy.

@deanwhite5285 3 года назад

Why tf do i like watchin this bloke talk Chinese to Chinese people? 🤷🏻‍♂️🤔😂😂

@LeeDee5 3 года назад

Idk why I like this either I found this channel recently and can’t stop watching 😆

@fernandoandreacostaiturriz1092 3 года назад

@@LeeDee5 the energy from the conversations are really good. I think that's what getting us hooked to it.

@jdoedoenet 3 года назад

Because on some level, we know that this is how we stop wars from happening. We realise the only shit that divides us is incredibly superficial (i.e. language), and that we are all just human, after all.

@buzzzhard 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I know I'm addicted too

@stevenloube6784 3 года назад

Agreed watched like 20 videos!

@straywolf77 2 года назад

You're amazing dude. Your gift for languages is envious.

@emma_de_dilemma 2 года назад

I'm just impressed that he can speak so well after what, a week? That's hella impressive

@essjae368 4 года назад

I recently taught my grandpa how to watch RU-vid on the TV, and he watches your videos all the time now and actually introduced me to your channel!

@xmuta 4 года назад

Sarah J - worshipping the white man as usual.

@_SHIN1999 4 года назад

@@xmuta eh

@alexxC37 4 года назад

That is so cute 😊

@freakout1971 4 года назад

@@xmuta I am an Asian and I can totally relate...

@kentchr76 4 года назад

You got a like for that one :) .

@spyonmebaby 3 года назад

"white man speaking chinese" 7.5 million people: *interesting* i made about 3 or 4 people mad in the replies for posting a comment

@aaroncheng3927 3 года назад

why not surprise if a Chinese speak English? lol

@jlhumor1565 3 года назад

He will be prepared when China invades the US.

@phamtrannhungoc8875 3 года назад

@@aaroncheng3927 stupid question :> lol

@TheMengusDew 3 года назад

I don't know a single white person among all my family, friends, co-workers, or associates that are bilingual, except maybe some Spanish. I've met a handful of Asians that can speak multiple languages. I've met a lotta Spanish children that can speak bilingual. Granted that has a lot to do with my location, but yeah, It's real. People that don't normally travel or not raised in foreign family have no demand to be bilingual, let alone multi-lingual.