Clueless Tourist Speaks Arabic and Shocks Locals... 😱 In the UAE!

An American speaks Arabic with Arabs in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He tries to find a local Emirati, the rarest Arabs...
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[@tiborfaiss1626]

I’m an Arabic student and it is so nice to see some Arabic content from somebody who actually had to learn it as well. Gives me further motivation to work hard on this beautiful language!

[@abuasher]

Yeah, it’s definitely worth it in the end! 😁

[@akhisalaam]

teach me plsss

[@freecommentor]

I'm a 🇱🇰🇱🇰, who studied Arabic for about 2 months and let go due to time constraints. 😢😢 Feel like I should restart asap.

[@blancarosah]

Just found out your channel. Subscribed!

[@abuasher]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@user-uy3lf5ff8e]

I love these videos so much, I’m learning Arabic hoping to be fluent one day :)

[@abuasher]

Awesome! Keep going!

[@asaniwasabi]

Your Arabic is amazing! Keep it up, I'm sure your channel will continue to grow.

[@abuasher]

Thanks!

[@aishamatovu3726]

Oh dear I love this Arabic language it sounds very good , that's why The Almighty is telling us that He created mankind in different colors and different languages so that we can know each other , thank you brother.

[@abuasher]

Yep, it’s always a blessing to get to know people from different cultures and languages 😁

[@sabinezimmermann7985]

And that's why his holy book, his word, the bible is translated in 3000 languages, so everyone can know GOD in his language and we don't have to learn a difficult foreign language that we never understand.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

That does not make sense. If he wanted us to know each other, he would have created only one language.

[@studentofknowledge9705]

@@sabinezimmermann7985so is the Quran 🙄

[@hootybooty]

keep up the good work bro!!

[@abuasher]

Will try! 😁

[@LocalBoyy]

I’m going to Egypt soon and have been learning Egyptian for about 3 weeks and it’s nice to see I can sorta understand the conversation

[@abuasher]

Awesome! Well done and keep up the hard work! 😁

[@LocalBoyy]

@@abuasher thanks 👍

[@sondreaagaard6093]

Love your content❤️. Im learning arabic myself but only the MSA version for now, and i havent really seen any vids on people talking in MSA. Would it be possible for a video to talk MSA with other people if u know it?😅 I know its not normal to talk in MSA, but tought it would be a fun idea to try ;)

[@abuasher]

Unfortunately I don’t know enough MSA yet to speak it, but maybe one day! I know there are some KZbinrs that speak MSA, but I can’t recall who 😅

[@try2justbe]

I have seen one in mauritania before. The guy knew only MSA and was able to converse finely with the locals who replied in their dialects. Edit: Bravo for learning standard arabic first. You're doing it the right way. MSA-dilacts instead of the other way around

[@brain4boy400]

Im impressed by your arabic and im happy what you said about emiratis because im an emirati myself

[@abuasher]

You’re awesome! 😁

[@SeminarioMAE]

Nice job I'm commenting to help with the algorithm

[@abuasher]

You’re a legend!

[@Liverpool-yh8cz]

Congrats on 1k brother!

[@abuasher]

Thank you!! 😁

[@ab456z]

Love it. Need more Arab videos

[@abuasher]

I agree! The world needs more Arab videos 😁

[@Kemorimo]

I love your channel! I'm currently learning arabic on my own . much love اخي

[@abuasher]

Thanks! Much love in return 😁

[@dfd7227]

I'm a Syrian who grew up in the US who can barely understand, let alone speak arabic. Where did you learn levantine arabic and are there any resources you could share with me?

[@abuasher]

I learned in Jordan, so I may not be the best at recommending resources unless you plan on moving to Jordan 😅😬 sorry…

[@soul_headshot]

If you keep this up I am assuring you will have hundreds of thousands of subs in no time

[@abuasher]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[@andyblue1991]

Cool video! You got a sub for the nice content and I am shure this could be the start of something bigger! Greetings!

[@abuasher]

Thank you very much!

[@polunity3903]

Holy that is amazing, i think you should try learning Egyptian Arabic too يا صحبي

[@abuasher]

I would love to!

[@Ahmad-lw8ek]

😂🎉Finally a video about shocking people by speaking Arabic instead of chinese

[@abuasher]

Haha 😁

[@xOBS3SS10NX]

investing in this channel early! you're gonna be big dude I'm in the first 1K lets gooo! I'm calling 100K subs by nov-dec 2023

[@abuasher]

Haha thanks!😁

[@Dieverklaring_SA]

Love what you doing brother stay blessed

[@abuasher]

Thanks man! You be blessed!

[@SemikMD]

I've always found Emirati people in the UAE to be as kind and approachable as any other people - both now and 30 years ago when it wasn't such an insane place to visit. They are less casual than one would be in the USA, for example, but that is the case for many countries as well, and there are certain gender related social things to consider. But I've also seen a lot of tourists repeatedly try to sneak photos of local Emirati and I would hate feeling like some sort of destination attraction when I was just trying to go about my day and life. But people are people no matter where you go, when you really get down to it.

[@abuasher]

Yep, people are people 😁

[@SemikMD]

@abuasher I've only ever had great interactions with folks in the Emirates! I don't speak Arabic currently, but when I was there once as a kid, I learned some, and ppl were super enthusiastic about it (as one might imagine). Loved coming across your videos, esp as an immigrant to the US (long ago now).

[@SemikMD]

@abuasher haha yeah I realize my comment sounds extra dumb without my own context, but I was at first surprised that people thought Emiratis were especially standoffish.... until I remembered my mom telling me to make sure to never photograph them! :) But for us that'd be kinda rude too, so...

[@abuasher]

Haha no, I got what you mean, don’t worry 😁 Arabs in general are just awesome 😁

[@aislingsibeallyons3416]

​@@abuasherunless you're a woman

[@TL....]

hey sorry for the silly question but what camera are you using that records in so many angles

[@abuasher]

Not a silly question 😁 It’s an insta 360 x3

[@TL....]

@@abuasher thanks just discovered your channel and subscribed love 'surprise language' content channels like yours keep up the good work

[@abuasher]

Thanks for the sub! It means a lot!

[@naghouj]

Greetings from Amman! ❤️🇯🇴🇯🇴🇯🇴🇯🇴

[@abuasher]

Thanks! 🇯🇴🇯🇴

[@denp54z]

I use to work off shore in the Person Gulf for a Dubai based construction company. New a few Emirate folks but worked mostly with Indian and Iranian folks. One of my bosses was an Indian. My ships crane operator was a Jordanian Pallistian . My deck crew were all Indian and my Chief Engineer was a Sikhs. Check Mate was a Filipino. I was 1 of 2 Americans working for this company. Aboard the ship we all spoke English ! 2 year contract , sorry I didn't learn more than a few words in the different languages. 😯

[@abuasher]

That’s awesome! It’s always great to interact with other cultures!

[@subzero-qs4uy]

I didn't know that Steve Harvey is Emirati

[@abuasher]

😂😅

[@abuasher]

😂😅

[@stephanieallangarman5598]

He does remind me of his pleasant mannerisms. I love ❤️ STEVE. 🙆🏻‍♀️👍🏽🇺🇸

[@JJ-vp3bd]

blowing up son!

[@abuasher]

😁

[@pratyakshyt]

upload more videos!?

[@abuasher]

Hopefully 😅

[@alanfoster6589]

What's really funny (with any language, I reckon) is when someone is trying to hustle you or sell you something and you tell them to leave you alone, and they respond by saying "You can't speak Arabic!" (or whatever). But they can't say that if they haven't understood you. To find an Emirati, look for the dishdash. First thing you learn in Turkish: "I already have a carpet". The seller will crack up.

[@abuasher]

😂

[@dalepres1]

Not exactly the same outcome as your Maasai trip, huh? But it was great you found friends, regardless of where they were born. Funny thing, though; you got an Arab-English accent when speaking English to them. But it sounded cool.

[@dalepres1]

I just realized, you're not the same guy as that one that posted the Maasai trip. Please accept my apology.

[@abuasher]

Haha no worries 😁 I was a bit confused 😂

[@Lygjugujkh9876]

Haha as an Emirati, next time you wanna find one just go to any mall

[@abuasher]

Haha, yeah I did see many in the mall 😁

[@rashzh5502]

Which three Arabic countries would you suggest for living with family?

[@abuasher]

I guess this comes down to personal preference. 😅 I guess if you want a country that feels western but is Arab, that would be Lebanon to me. I think Oman is the most beautiful Arab country. Finally Jordan is just a very special place to me. 😁

[@ponibrojokobro1397]

nu uh... your 2/3 samples are indeed stand off-ish.... so... i do think those stereotypes has some merits... 😂😂😂

[@abuasher]

Nah haha they weren’t stand off-ish they were very apologetic about not wanting to be in the video.

[@honeygoseyney2421]

Assalamualaikum brother. Since you're living in Singapore, you should do a video on how Malay has so many similar words to Arabic. Like... Ilmu - knowledge Dunia - World Nasihat - advice Niat - intention Etc2 and how Malays are predominantly Muslims and how the use of Arabic language penetrate their lives

[@abuasher]

Hey, that’s a great idea! But unfortunately I was just visiting Singapore. 😁

[@prometheus6853]

What Arabic dialect did you decide to learn?

[@abuasher]

I went with the Jordanian dialect (Also under the Levantine dialect).

[@prometheus6853]

@@abuasher thank you boss! Would love to see longer videos, and more VIDEOS!

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

The language is one thing, but the writing ...

[@abuasher]

Yeah, it can be difficult at the beginning, but it’s fairly simple after a bit of practice.

[@Khalid-gw4gw]

more

[@abuasher]

More to come!

[@sweeyeo9330]

Wats the meaning of ur entire catch" white guy" ..ur lingo-lingo showcase???

[@abuasher]

Because I’m white and people click on it 😅

[@sweeyeo9330]

@@abuasher however, correct me if m wrong, there are many who r Caucasian-looking(Persians) in most UAE, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Turkey...etc. [ including Pakistan, Mongolia, India, M'sia,Brunei,Indonesia + even China- very Pan-white] Moslem who r very fluent in Arabic. MashaAllah. Salam my Bro Abu. [ bdw, Christians can also speak Arabics, nvr be mislead..]

[@abuasher]

Yeah, there might be. I’m just hoping through my videos people get to see how friendly Arabs are.

[@iMxXxMi]

Wow, your arabic is very good for someone learned it in 1 year.

[@abuasher]

Thank you! 😁

[@cleartrueblue66]

Your conclusion is extremely biased by the fact that you are a white American man in the Gulf. Your nationality and skin color gives you enormous benefits in the Arab world that other foreigners don't have and will never get. You get a level of kindness and respect that is NOT given to non white, non American foreigners. There are many foreigners who have had terrible experiences in the Gulf because they don't have the privileges you do. Do you really think if you went to the UAE or (or other gulf country) as a dark skinned person who doesn't speak English and has a weak passport, do you really think you would get the same treatment? Do you think people would be so kind and friendly, falling over themselves to help you out and being so happy to meet you? Come on now. Your experiences are limited to people who have your priveleges. They are not in any way universal. It would be nice if you acknowledged this.

[@abuasher]

Hey, your thoughts are valid. And I can’t argue with your experience. To be clear I shared this from my experience and I think on both sides we have to be carful not to generalise. There are friendly and non-friendly people in every country. I just like to focus on the good 😁