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Like a moron it is literally right in front of my face . Signing up asap ... Awesome and thank thank thank you , oh yeah almost forgot ...THANK YOU BRO
@@trevorcarlson6134 I only learn Japanese so maybe there's a bit of a cultural difference, but "foreigner" usually has a bit of a different connotation in those languages. A good rule of thumb is basically anybody outside of a language's country of origin, so in this case, China. It has a bit of nuisance that's hard to put into words, but it's kind of another way to say "American" or just anybody in general whose not Chinese in one word
that's how some of us refer to Americans in America, too. we call them "Tây" or "người Tây", which means "Westerner". this word is usually used for Western foreigners.
@Bill Sanford The Chinese should accept people regardless… they do not as you can see in most of his videos how they talk about their customers in their language, roll their eyes when asked questions about the menu & have zero patience. I lived in NYC for 30 years & stopped patronizing their shops/restaurants years ago. Koreans & Japanese are much nicer & healthier & cleaner. Did you see the woman eating & spitting stuff out of her mouth as he was ordering? 😮😢
The reactions when they suddenly realize you're speaking their language are wonderful. Most of us will never know what it's like to live somewhere where you barely speak or understand what most others are saying.
Just move from your home country to a complete different one, Simple as that I know first hand because im a german living for almost 10 years in norway now ^^
I went to Poland for a week and experienced this, it can be quite jarring and alienating. People around you are talking and you have absolutely no idea what they saying. Also going to move to Saudi Arabia soon so going to experience it all over again until I hopefully learn decent Arabic.
@@holliswilliams8426 I lived in Poland for a bit and picked up few simple phrases. Dzin Dobre is the thing you will hear most, its a greeting. Tak is simply yes, njet (not sure how its spelt) is no (same in Russian) and dzinkuiya (again prob not spelt right) is a formal way of saying thank you.
@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 Oh I have no idea. My comment was referring to just the dialogue in the video being funny. Did a quick google and seems like they may be different, but I’m no expert on it.
You inspired me to try to say “thank you “ in Fuzhounese at dinner tonight to the server and she was very surprised! She says that in this town it is rare someone can recognise the sound of it, let alone try to say a few words in it. I am in Southern Indiana and people here do not usually make an effort to try to understand and say a few words in any foreign language other than Spanish. Thank you for the inspiration! I grew up in Hawai’i and Southern California, so can recognise the sound of Mandarin and Cantonese, but I know nearly nothing; my education and experience has been with Japanese, so this is kinda neat. :)
@@rmp5640 well if a random starts speaking my niche language then im gonna assume they are from my town. otherwise its some random tourist that took their time to learn a useless niche dialect which makes zero sense.
This guy is brilliant for the fact that he simply goes around to amazing places, eats food and speaks to the people in their language - gets all the praise AND makes bank from recording it and putting it on RU-vid. What a time we live in if youre playing your cards right!
Excellent work there. My mum is from the HengHua section of FuZhou I had only heard her speaking this with her late parents decades ago. It is similar to Hokkien but it has some specific lispings. Decades later I walked into a Sushi train restaurant in Australia and heard the staff there speaking this dialect. I greeted them and spoke with them in their dialect. They were surprised to have a random guy walking in and speaking their dialect. Outside of my mum's family I had not heard anyone else speaking this either.
@@geraldkoh209 The Putian people or Xinghua people, are people from Putian, east Fujian, China. They are also known as Xinghua or Henghua people after the historical name of the area.
兴化 (HengHua/XingHua) is the exact same as the modern 莆田 (Putian). It is inside the Fujian province (maybe you meant that), but it is not located in Fuzhou.
@@VanGarling Hahaha ...I also speak four languages my friend . I meant no sarcasm in my reply . Good grammar and getting stoned are not the best combo . Blessings to you and yours .
I love the 360 camera bugeye style affect. It literally creates a level of comedy without doing anything. You’re a world/earth treasure. Keep helping people smile. Smiling through just literally communicating, connecting and sharing . Much love:)
It really is so bizarre, lol. Definitely a bit distracting. His level of confidence makes it so funny. I definitely think its always good to mix it up. Some 2d and some 3d filming. It’s definitely a lot like an art piece at this point:)
My Son studied German. When he lived in Austria they would ask what village he was from. I finally asked him 1day why he had such a good accent but before he answered I yelled; ARNOLD!! I am very proud of you for going abroad and learning their language and ways. It’s nice to see that in younger Americans. Best of luck.
Love these Fuzhounese videos. My parents are from Fuzhou and I have some relatives living in Flushing. Always been able to understand but can't really speak fluently. You inspire me to try to speak it next time when I'm in China Town!
Xiaoma could be making another small fortune every year on top of RU-vid just by running a once a month tour group in NYC. Would be a great way to see the area and he already knows all the best restaurants. Imagine the rates he could set and still sell out months in advance.
@@mooncrashmelodies yep.. google lense.. or be adventurous and but ask for recommendations.. and not tourists recommendations ask them what they and locals eat.
I am always delighted by the way strangers open up to Xiaoma so quickly when he takes the time to show them that he cares enough about their culture to explore their language. I think there is a lesson to be learned there!
Xiaoma learns languages like Soma from food wars learns cooking. With persistence, diligince, and a willingness to be wrong to later be right. This method of thinking translates to every skill humans are capable of.
My 96 year old grandpa speaks Fuzhonese. My dad can understand it but doesn't speak it, and I don't understand it at all. Sometimes I wish I could learn to connect more with my heritage, big props to you man
Renounce your citizenship of the procrasti-NATION(😆) and just get on it brother. Learn the language of your ancestors. Take a jump and follow Xioama's lead. You can do it my brother. Best wishes man.
@@frankdux5693 Think of it this way. Here is a sentence in Dutch: "Kom in mijn warme huis, mijn vriend". It's a bit more difficult to tell from text, but if I spoke this out, it would sound something like: "Kom in mine warm house, mine freend". Now, perhaps you speak Dutch, but I assume you don't. Despite that, you can clearly understand what is being said in this sentence if you speak English. But you don't speak Dutch. The same sort of thing would happen with people who may speak Mandarin but not Fuzhonese.
@@extrasuperpowr yes and no. There are sentences which you can read if you only know english, but there are other sentences such as "Volgens de politie gedroegen de mannen zich tijdens de controle verdacht" -- "According to the police the men behaved suspiciously during the check" where only a few words may be understandable
As an FJ person who grew up in NYC, I recognized all of the spots that you went. Great video and representation of some FJ specialties. Your FJ is also great!
I love these videos. Everyone knows it's for a video but to hear someone speak your local dialect is an amazing feeling. You really did make these people's day. Thank you
Loved the inclusion of the addresses in case I want to check these places out myself. I feel likes there's a kind of fear or anxiety into going into deep NYC Chinatown without knowing what you want or where you're going and the language barrier even tho I love Chinatown food and culture. Helps to get a visual of the vibe of things first and this really shows how welcoming it can be! Thanks.
I love how you spoke Fuzhounese outside the store and Cantonese inside the store. They must have had a conversation about that later and still been confused
These videos make me happy because its just human interaction at the simplest scale, someone speaking in a language someone else understands, but its always a heartwarming beautiful interaction, always makes me smile man I love these videos.
You are a true ambassador for English speaking Americans. I love that people in America are from everywhere and can't stand the hate I see sometimes. Very much fun to watch your videos.
This guy inspires me to want to learn more languages. America is full of so many people so it's only right to learn as much as you can. You're amazing Xiaoma! Keep doin your thing I love your content
It’s so sad when I read all the hate in the world, not just today but throughout history and I watch videos like this and it’s so clear to me that all humans want is to connect. Language and media stop us from coming together and it’s so sad but videos like this give me a sliver of hope and that’s all I need
The rare dialects videos have been my favorite lately! The reactions are so great. I love when they bring over their friends to show them because saying your Mandarin or Cantonese is great wouldn't do you justice!!
I always compliment non-English speaking foreigners on their English because English is one tough lanuage to learn. Mandarin though is not difficult so it doesn't impress me much. Cantonese is a harder, but it's spoken so often in many cities. Fuzhounese (and it's many other versions in the Southeast Asian) is definitely tough, but not that bad if you have friends who speak it like I do. Always been a fan of this guy :)
It’s amazing how accommodating people get when you take time to learn about their language or culture. We are all more similar than we think. It is interesting how they all call him a foreigner even though they are all in NYC.
I do this all the time. I memorize a small number of phrases, but my pronunciation is so perfect, that natives assume that I know far more than I actually know. It doesn’t matter how exotic the language. Some people have a talent for imitating sounds, like bird sounds, for example. The same applies to human speech.
i like how people at first need to process that you're actually speaking a language they know x'D they automatically say the price because its the first answer they give to people most likely
I love your videos and especially how you put such a big smile on the faces of people who don't expect you to speak their language! I'm also quite jealous. I'd love to be able to do this. I'm somewhat multilingual: Native English speaker, but my French is quite good, German is passable, and I can get around in Spanish. I've learned some Korean, but Mandarin and Japanese seem too difficult to me, especially the writing systems. At least Korean uses an alphabet of sorts (ingenious it is!). I'm taking your recommendation to try Street Smart Languages. I'm hoping that this old dog (I'm 70) can continue to learn more languages so more doors will be open for me and I can meet people from around the world. Thank you Xiaoma!
Hey mate, love the content! It's amazing how you connect with the locals through their languages. I filmed a lot of travel vlogs in Indonesia and by the end was getting a decent grasp on Bahasa Indonesia (their national language) - but every time i went to a new island they had a different dialect so my Bahasa was all over the place sometimes haha. I'm going to take a look at your language course, as I intent on making more travel vlogs and i'm really interested in enriching those experiences through language. Thanks dude!
Thank you for being a positive influence for the entire world . We’re all in this together. We just need more love and to listen rather than hear. Respect. Luh you fam
I love that lady who thought he’s a journalist. Hey, if journalists learned the languages of the places they do their stories, my respect for that profession would skyrocket.
you need to find chinese people in areas that arent high in chinese speakers, i work in a chinese place in arkansas and my manager would be absolutely shocked to see an american speak mandarin or cantonese
@@teapotcupandsaucer me as well! my family speaks Teochew and cantonese. I found out that I can understand hokkien to some extent, then im like...fujianese is a bit further away but I can still pick out a word or two. It's like....i'm slowly sliding east on the map of china LOL
@@-ci-uwu640 Also which variation of Teochew to learn, since its a little different in Taiwan, Singapore, Chao Shan, Thailand etc. And where would he go to make the videos too 😅
Xiaoma, I've been binge-watching your videos over the weekend. Your videos have been putting a smile on my face. The connection you have with people is so heartwarming and refreshing to watch. Keep creating more content! :)
I’ve just started learning mandarin partly due to your videos. I took Chinese in high school my freshman year. And was always disappointed I didn’t try harder. But thank you for what you do, you’re a motivator.
Could have used you 30 years ago. A friend said to meet him at a restaurant he loved. I arrived early, and no one spoke English it turns out they were afraid that I wouldn't like the food as I was American. Luckily my friend turned up fairly soon and I still remember that meal today. Love those fish balls.
Never get tired of watching your videos, we all wish we had the passion and the dedication you have to learning language and sharing cultural experiences with anyone and everyone you come across. Congratulations on all your success, and good luck on your continued adventures.
If you ever run out of languages, sign language is epic! There are different sign languages all around the world and it is such a useful language when your mouth is full or need to talk across a room
The fooooood looks so delicious and your interactions with people is without price. Thank you. You take us on an incredible journey of what we don't know. Your explorations have led to allow fish sauce into my house (stanky) but I have now reached the mountain top and it is gooood.
