SPEAKING CHINESE (with my mom!) IN CHINATOWN NYC! 

How can it be that you almost watch every video I watch? I don't understand

@@creepie0520 you guys are soulmates

How are you everywhere

哈哈

马来西亚人，5 种语言或以上应该是必备的

mainly cause the ear loops are way too big for her, she just needs a better fit mask

There is supposed to be a little white strip where you press it against your nose. U can clearly see the white strip is on the bottom of the mask. I’m actually surprised how someone wouldn’t know how to wear a mask,

yes... its upside down..wired part is on her chin...

Is she i thoughts she didn't pinch the part on the nose tht holds it up please cover that Diick you call a nose lol

She also says that COVID-19 is not China's fault

ayo Damon! Would love to see you attempt to learn Chinese

DAMON time to learn chinese!! Just finished my first course and I'm in love with the language

Omg what are you doing here LOL! Bonjour!

Omg hi! If ur considering learning Chinese let us know!!!

Why do you say "humbling themselves".. They are simply interested. Besides, here they are in a "China town" in America. Where are the America towns in China,.. Where Chinese people could learn more English....???

@@jdemeulenaer123 chinese people learn english from school, from watching american films and tv series and communicating with foreigners if they work in a multinational company or a company that does business with foreigners. There is no americam town in china because american expats tend to work as english teachers not restaurant or shop owners. There are places expats like to hang out so local people could go there to make friends. But they are not americam exclusive, there are other foreign nationalities there so cant be considered american town. But there are american corporates everywhere, mcdonalds, apple, starbucks, KFC, you only need to walk a few hundred meters befote you see one so if you wont run out of american things to look at. They are everywhere and not just concentrated in a small place like china town in NYKC.

@@jdemeulenaer123 that’s is cap..... japan Korea and Chinese have a English requirement class in highschool through university

What is so humbling about that? It develops THEM, not chinese culture.

Americans love immersing themselves in other cultures, martial arts, music, movies,,dances, languages, foods, love. Very welcoming and curious people Americans are, At least that’s what it looks like to an outsider.

Who is superior?

@@cinnamondan4984 mum's pronunciation is better

Which one is mum between them two?

@@CP1900PC the younger one

@@J.S325 lol

How you speak fluent mandarin so good😍😍😍

LOOOOOL

ARMYYYYY😁

LMAO

Actually she speaks too fast lol, even we native speakers don't speak that fast.

我在无锡工作，女孩的普通话很像这边人，尤其像我以前的一个师傅。

@@user-de2rd7fr2x 真的， 他的口音不是很像台灣人⋯

Vietnamese also speak english really fast. I wonder if it's something that language learners like doing because they believe speaking fast makes them seem like they're good at that foreign language. But speaking fast actually leaves more room for errors in pronunciation and word usage.

Her Putonghua is rapid fire and so is her English. The subtitles help.

@@bun1609 don’t think that’s the cause. She just speaks Chinese fast. I don’t think I the speed of your speaking would make a valid point that you speak better in a certain language but the words one choose to use.

Her mom do it right

the mask was to big, and different than the one her mom was wearing If she had one a little more similar to her moms, it might fit a little better. But she has a small face.

same here. in my head, i keep telling her that her mask is upside down

Ducttape it!

@@tracy_5577 She is wearing a mask without covering her nose

@@cammiyue5349 she tried to wear a mask correctly but it kept falling down because her mask was upside down

same same same

Yeah me too

same

also everyone please put your mask back up when your server comes to your table, don't talk to them with your mask down. we don't like that!

It's been months into the pandemic and seeing how she doesn't know how to properly wear a face mask makes me think she rarely wears one.

Me too

hhayyaaa

It’s also upside down.

So, message from China rather..

@KJ JK Jerk

why did you have to emphasise 'from hong kong'?

J Z 😂lmao

It is more like a fashion accessory instead of an actual protection. It may do more harm other than protection if one doesn’t use it correctly

me tooo !!! half of the time i was just thinking, “noooo” because of her mask

@@ellamyntr3acha348 it is sooo true... it is not that hard to keep your mask on and not touch it!!!

Haha you’re right, rewatching now that I know how to put it on properly, it is distracting to me too haha! Thanks for your comment :) JJ

I think she does that on purpose, how stupid! Keep your mask on!!!

Lol

lmao. i hope you use it as motivation

you can get there

Haha it's gold

I can relate Lol!

I should add very impressed with your fluency!

she wore it up-side-down !

Loop the elastic pieces and put on your ears ! It will fit much better and it also stops glasses from fogging up ! Oh and wear it around the other way

Are you related to Boris Johnson?

@@wendy7314 You are going to have to be a little more specific

yeh so ppl dont waste food

@@BYLife-jx6kg It was vice versa, when I was in China in 2008. Every person from company was ordering something, all dishes were big, 50% of food was left. I've been a bit shocked. Here in Canada where I live now, Chinese people order small portions.

@@step670 same here in that I’m Canadian and was raised not to waste food. But when I went to SK (ik it’s not China but still) I was surprised that food waste wasn’t such a concern there.

Isn't it always like that everywhere? Except my friend... I can't trust her to order food because she always order more than what she can eat. Her eyes are hungry. Not her stomach.

I'm glad some restaurant will happily let you know you're ordering too much food I seen some that didn't give a crap cuz they making money. Although I know some waiters are scare they mightl offend the customer for mentioning they ordering too much food

We want her to be safe. It's been 8 or 9 months with COVID in the US. She should have learned how to wear a face mask by now.

A kid knows how to wear a mask properly than her.

People are literally dying because of this

it’s good for people learning chinese language or wanna go to university in china

yes if you say this here in my country the personne gonna kill you lmao

He’s actually being nice and true, cuz he knows the portion is big and they probably can’t finish all of them.

It will be rude here.

It will be rude here.

😂😂😂😂

@KJ JK Quoted by you: "So GTFO u noob" Thank you for your reply. This goes to show what kind of person you are. A rude & vulgar person with the least education & without "family' teaching" as we will say in Cantonese'. "Mow Kar Kau"

Looks and sound dumb!

putianren! You to nice to KJ JK! I’ll tell him ” Tieu ni lu mu, ham ka san - Mow kar kau “

To resolve the issue of a loose mask I've tied a rubber band between the two earpiece to hold the mask up to my face and should it fall it will not go anywhere.

no,wrong,Chinatown created by 台山人

I live in 福建😄

So, where are the American towns in guangdong..??? None?? Why ?? Unfair, right?

@@woheni Lu Kong Hokkian Bo?

不懂装懂

She might stay in Shanghai longer and Shanghai could be her last Mandarin speaking place before she went back to the USA

Thanks so much! I think I’ve learned a lot how to wear it now and am definitely more diligent these days. Really appreciate the understanding - it makes it a pleasure to read these constructive comments! JJ

Literally cannot watch.

Ikr

No point in masks period. I’m amazed at how many are falling for the NWO bs!

@@FreedomwithRob You’re an idiot.

Please shut uppppp lord

王齐平 My grandfather (dad’s side) came through Canada and settled in Boston back in 1916. He became a huge proponent of education for immigrants. He lived in Chinatown until he passed. Everyone knew him. He had a printer’s shop for decades. There is a small museum dedicated to him and his efforts to help new immigrants integrate into a new society.

It's hard to learn a new language past childhood though some adults can manage. The gentlemen probably never immersed himself in an English speaking only environment.

There are many mainland Chinese and Vietnamese who work overseas and don't speak the local languages there.

@@lionessprowess3581 immersion is the key I agree wholeheartedly, but immersion costs 1) money also 2) strain emotionally ...not for the weak because rejection is frequent. takes a lot

If this is truth, they speak better than you, you must be a moron

I'm not sure if it's a surprise or simply shocking ?😂

You know what I found even more funny? Her mom didn't even try telling her that it was upside down or correcting her in any way.

KJ JK - There’s no need to be rude.

Damnnn that's so good that yall kept speaking it. how did you manage to do that? do you live in aplace in canada where itis spoken?

The Chinatowns in North America were founded by Cantonese speakers I believe and about 20 percent of Chinese speak Cantonese

And, oh, I forgot to tell you that my mother is Norwegian, though, but I do have another mother figure, this lady speaks Finnish with me.

No I knew it

Right.

@@floweryu3165 I think lucas lim is referring to Mainland Chinese, whom probable DON'T KNOW that the Mandarin Dialect contains many "barbaric" Mongol + Manchu Words.

@@maggiechan33 any prounuciation has its process of revolution，mandarin is known as North Dialect.But for most southern young people,they learn both local pronunciation and mandarin.

If I'm not wrong, the schools in the PRC teach children from young to pronounce each of the Yin. Taiwan on the other hand, and many other Asian countries that speak Mandarin, don't really care about pronunciation, as long as the listeners are able to understand what you are saying.

mean

@KJ JK yo yo yo someone who wears a mask the wrong was isn't dumb ..... the fact your commenting this on a lady's video who learned Chinese which is known for being a quite a hard language is funny ....... it seems that your definition of dumb in this situation is wrong

abby mt Actually, wearing the mask incorrectly increases the chances of contracting the virus. So in a sense it is dumb. She’s not dumb, but not wearing it correctly is.

@@taoist32 OK i get what your saying but well you could have made that a little bit more clearer instead of insulting her whole existence

abby mt Ok. Blame the behavior, not the person.

ye the older generation ~but i dont think there are much taishanese left in nyc chinatown most of em are gone like my counsin's grandparents

Yes our side of the family have racially intermarried and we speak only English! I still can speak some Hoisan dialect! Greetings from sunny Minnesota 🌞😁! Ngoi hai Hoisan ngin!

I’m actually jealous of your face being way too small for the mask. And I’m sure I’m not the only one 😂

As we breath, virus can go in thru the nose, mouth, pls Stay Safe, Cheers

one suggestion. I feel like the video is a little bit rushy. you speak so fast. and the pace of the video is also fast. it will be great. you can be a little big slow

Make a knot on the ear band.

@@snowgerm900 The mask she wears in the video does not protect you from the virus but protect the people around you