When English Is Your First And Second Language. Vien Phommachanh

[@TechJuan-ho1tq]

My buddy is also a Laotian doctor who works in Texas. He told me many people mention to him his English is very good. He says to them, "so is yours." Great video!!

[@reikaratnam]

Terrible stand up

[@Loulou29671]

They do that to korean kpop idols when many r American, brit or aussie......smh

[@feiwong70]

A doctor and a comedian? His patients are so lucky because “laughter is the best medicine” and they can have both.

[@Vphommac]

😊❤

[@johannaholmgren8088]

Funny how little post surgical patients appreciate really funny jokes...😂😂

[@sagara1609]

Ha ha. That's a good one. How well put 🤣

[@cristianhakansson7443]

At least until they show up to his show.

[@Rabbit-k8q]

Well, he's not funny, so he should stick to just medicine.

[@papillonvu]

“Laotians deal with 10 kids the same way you guys deal with 2… They love and spoil 2 of them!” 😂

[@Vphommac]

😊

[@dncarac]

Loved that joke! I told my wife (I listen on earbuds) and she loved it too.

[@granmabern5283]

What an awful family life. Pathetic. Real parents love every child God gives them.

[@kayeruss7313]

@@granmabern5283 Its a joke!

[@MonaLisa-de4cp]

I'm hmong and I'm proud of my Laotian brother here for not just being a Dr, but most importantly, a comedian, which goes against asian norms, mainly, asian parent's wishes for their kids.

[@Vphommac]

❤😊

[@blessedwithchallenges9917]

Love the Hmong people in Northern Vietnam. Great memories.

[@MonaLisa-de4cp]

@@blessedwithchallenges9917 That's a sweet sentiment, friend. ❤️ I'm curious how you met hmong in Vietnam? My parents were from Laos.

[@blessedwithchallenges9917]

@@MonaLisa-de4cp I went to Hanoi doing missionary work. Drug rehab centers and orphanages. Then we were invited up to Sapa and I just loved it - all Hmong people! I wrote a song, "Vachu waka chow. Lengzi ka yo du oa, zhun gungow. Vachu waka chow, waka chow." I don't know if that makes sense... but it was a favorite of the Hmong people of Sapa while I was there. At the time i was ready to stay and live there!

[@MonaLisa-de4cp]

@@blessedwithchallenges9917 I love that! That is such awesome work!! Thank you so much! I'm reading each word phonetically and trying to make sense of them and I got it. Thank you, Father God, for making everything good/beautiful! I can picture everyone singing. I would've loved to have learned your song and sung along. ❤️🙏

[@maroulio2067]

Born in US, but I spoke only Greek until I went to school. Also went to Greek school so I am proficient in Greek. When I went to college the requirement was having a second language. I went to the Dean and explained, in perfect English, that I had a second language: English. That surprised him but he recovered and said then I needed to take a proficiency test in my first language, Greek, to meet the second language requirement. So I did. Easiest exam I ever took.

[@ekn8928]

I did the same, but in Hungarian!

[@WisdomAndWar133]

That's an elegant solution, I like it.

[@michaelh181]

I went to school with Vien! He’s amazing and always been so funny.

[@Vphommac]

Who dis?

[@michaelh181]

@@Vphommac I'll DM you

[@michaelh181]

@@Vphommac I'll DM you on Doximity :)

[@jumpinallans]

He can't remember you - you must have got less than a C in ESL Class.

[@sridevni]

😂😂​@@Vphommac

[@iamnormal8648]

I like how he casually drops it that he's a doctor. It's no biggie for an Asian. Every Asian family has a doctor. It is required.

[@Vphommac]

😊

[@rycehoney1235]

Sabaidee Dr. Viengsouk Phommachanh Sao Lao here and as soon as i saw your name i had to click on your show. It gave me so much Lao pride. That's awesome you're a Lao doctor, comedian, and from FL. My parents were refugees from Laos 🇱🇦 & actually had an arranged marriage here in FL. Then they had me so I became the 1st generation to be born & raised in sunny central FL. My mom was from a family of 5 kids & my dad from a family of 14 kids. So the big family stereotype about Lao people are true lol. Can't wait to hear more of your jokes they're very wholesome.

[@Vphommac]

Thanks for the kind words

[@Adscam]

So how to pronounce the Country Laos or Lao? Why does the comedian say he is Le Otian?

[@rycehoney1235]

@@Adscam the country is pronounced Lao. The "s" at the end is silent. Some Lao people and non Lao people will use the politically correct term (which was created by America), "Laotian". But "Lao" is the accurate word to describe someone who is from Laos or of Lao ethnicity.

[@suraya1224]

​@@rycehoney1235Didn't know the 's' is silent, thank you.

[@sagara1609]

@@rycehoney1235 good to know. thanks for clarifying.

[@jtwattsmusic]

The only way Asian parents let him be a comedian is by him being a doctor first!

[@danaMccabe-dagmarK]

Niice 👌😁

[@daniellesaponara7078]

😅 true

[@Vphommac]

This is the truth

[@_HardKOR]

Jeremy Lin went to Harvard University. Imagine if he spent more time honing his basketball skills instead of focusing on his degree in economics. ƒ-asian parents.

[@rolandd5397]

​@@_HardKORreally wow didnt know that 😅😅😅

[@angelaguerin5175]

Great job Doc. Laughter is the best medicine. I needed a dose today.

[@Vphommac]

😊🙏🏽❤️

[@csn10]

Unless of course you're diabetic, in which case, insulin.... insullin is the best medicine - Norm MacDonald

[@ArAmInCa]

This is what happened to my daughter :) Due to certain circumstances, our Family's first language is English. We are South Indian and moved to Canada from India. When we did, our daughter was put into ESL. I had to go to the school a few times to explain why she should not be in ESL. She was seven and writing in perfect cursive as well. The teacher told her to go back to writing in print, because the other kids couldn't understand what she was writing. :( Love seeing comedians like this who share their stories.

[@rozsmith6850]

I taught ESL, and only printed on the board because non-English speakers were confused by cursive- this was part of my teacher training!

[@ArAmInCa]

@@rozsmith6850 So interesting to know. In my daughters case, it was both the ESL teacher and her main class room teacher as well.

[@cgoad1801]

Absolutely one of the funniest comedians I know. Impeccable timing.

[@Vphommac]

❤❤❤

[@dagwood1327]

Very funny. A doctor, a comedian and a Laotian walk into a restaurant. Which one is the waiter?

[@saelmar]

😂

[@qwmx]

The doctor. He needs some way to pay his student debt.

[@KoolT]

The comedian ❤

[@thegadgetrulez]

None of them!! lol!

[@Vphommac]

Comedian - needs a real job

[@monunyabidness5949]

Black. African. Came to the US when I was 20. Grew up speaking English. And had the same exact situation when I tried to sign up for college. This entire conversation (paraphrased) *was in English.* Her: so you're going to have to take a ESL. Me (my stepdad was a university professor here, so I knew what ESL was): uh, no I don't. Her: When you come from a foreign country you have to take ESL, it's a requirement so that people who don't natively speak English can learn the language and improve their understanding of all the other subjects. Me: First of all, English is not my second language, it's my fifth, and I probably speak it better than you do. Second. Do you see the high school certificate in front of you. There is an A there for English. Do you see that there is also an A for English Literature. In fact, for all nine subjects on that certificate, in which I passed all of them, I was tested in English. Additionally, I have Pitman's certificates including one for Business English. I will not be taking English as a Second Language when i've only ever had As in English since 3rd grade. (2nd grade my brother and I (twins) were not proficient in English. We only did 2nd grade for one term and were promoted to 3rd grade the next term, and were were caught up on English by the end of the year.) Her: Um, uh ... ok. You're going to have to take a test. I literally finished that English proficiency test in 5 minutes

[@Vphommac]

😅

[@josephbscott8350]

It makes sense ... But only in a very Bureaucratic 😂

[@gemmeldrakes2758]

A friend of mine was complimented by her University professors for her excellent English. We are from the English speaking caribbean. English is literally our first language.

[@lajun.j]

😂

[@Myself-anonymously]

​@@gemmeldrakes2758I get that. People from Countries who were once influenced by the United Kingdom . . . Back in the day the sun never set on it . . . . Yeah Americans just don't get how English can be a first and main language from countries not America/or British.

[@MediaLieDetector]

I love smart, soft spoken comedians! Great!

[@Vphommac]

❤

[@MediaLieDetector]

@@Vphommac V, if you ever come to the Philippines, please let me know. Post it online too!

[@HelovesU-we4qh]

I am so glad that he is doing this for a living! Could you imagine having a doctor this funny? This is definitely part of his skill set! If he is as good a doctor as he is funny his patients are very blessed!

[@Vphommac]

❤😊

[@Cindy-xg6yn]

I'm from a Chinese family. One of my cousins who was born in Australia to two Chinese parents was put in an English as a Second Language class just because of her Chinese background. She grew up in Australia with English as her first language. Crazy!

[@pelletfunner6701]

Smart, kind, and I love that you are doing what you want ❤

[@Vphommac]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@julieaskingforafriend]

As a Floridian, I was wheezing at his description of the spaghetti model. You know that notepad they have near the art supplies, so you can test out colored pencils before you buy them, and there's always somebody who has to test every single one? At the end of the day, the head of the art supply department in Hobby Lobby tears that piece of paper off the pad and sends it to the local meteorologists, who recycle it as a means of weather prediction. Hand to God.

[@dianekim4385]

VERY clever! And perhaps true.

[@RED-cn7hy]

Florida's know this! I forget which hurricane it was but they showed the spaghetti model going across the whole state. 😂

[@SLM-hf1cr]

You've come to me wanting to know the future and I'll give you 47 possibilities and you'll never remember them all, and if you're happy in the end I'll be a mystical hero and if you're sad in the end you'll be too busy with your grief to remember me.

[@maroulio2067]

that is exactly what Hobby Lobby would believe works- they are really close friends with God

[@ManChan-w5p]

Helene and Milton. The Hobby Lobby on US 98?

[@yishislassieswaiting4748]

I will very much enjoy following you, Vien Phommachanh. Just my kind of humor. 💕 (American gal who's worked entire adult life in the P.I., S.K., China and the M.E..)

[@Vphommac]

🙏🏽😊❤️

[@lillukka900]

Thank you I don't remember when I burst out laughing like this... "I need to cut out one of these organs" Laughing is therapeutic and healing. You are doing important work on many levels, bless your ❤

[@carolea1629]

😅😅😅😅😅 *They did that to me in HS too. Because I moved from another country they assumed, and not just English but other subjects like math too. I didn’t say anything and chilled for the longest time until the teachers realized “Why are you even in this class?” But my classmates were the coolest though. No regret*

[@Vphommac]

😂

[@emilymangiaracina54]

Same haha It's the oddest thing honestly. Remember those English proficiency tests we would have to take? I was taking college English in High School and they still got me doing these random English test in the principal's office.

[@FactStorm]

Vien is awesome! Straightforward, lucid, funny, and pragmatic. You can tell he's highly intelligent!

[@SheilaDavis-nu4je]

He's great! I was literally laughing out loud so hard my neighbors could hear me! 🤣

[@Ara-Em]

😂😂😂 me too

[@Vphommac]

❤❤

[@UTA_xx5kx]

I hope you told them whom you were watching, spread the cheer

[@frozengamer3030]

Me too but I don't have neighbours

[@monicaluketich6913]

My martial arts instructor is Laotian and part of the adult first belt test is correstly spelling his last name! Those lessons were many years ago - I now look my 68 years of age - he still looks like the smart 20 something yr old!

[@Wilburworm07]

I would of thought it was the word "correctly" lol

[@monicaluketich6913]

@Wilburworm07 At most times, it would be, but at 2 or 3 in the morning (before going to sleep), words can be spelled in various ways.

[@Vphommac]

😊😊😊

[@user-eg1xw6rj3k]

@@monicaluketich6913 Best response ever lol

[@24esjay-24]

Bahahaha I’m Polish and go by Ms. J. I, too, am an instructor and told my students I’d extend their assignment if they could spell my last name correctly. It’s 10 letters. They did not get an extension 😂

[@danaMccabe-dagmarK]

“Is there going to be Kung Fu Fighting?” 😆

[@Vphommac]

😂

[@Vinemaple]

Oh, I guarantee some white person actually said that in full earnest. There are real people like that out there.

[@RMBlake007]

@@Vinemaple Why are you making this a race thing by mentioning a white person would say this? Most white ppl I know would ue the Kung Fu line because it's FUNNY; indeed most ppl I know of every race, would also use this line because it's FUNNY....which is why I'm guessing the good doctor also used it because it's FUNNY. Good comedy is generally funny to people from every country because so many things in this world are universally hilarious.

[@Vinemaple]

@@RMBlake007 Shhh, here, have a popsicle.

[@VRodz-11]

This guy has a gift! I would love to see one of his sets live. Dr. V, PLEASE come to Texas!

[@stephanieprice8247]

First time seeing him. We need more! Hilarious.

[@mariesmith5670]

I could listen to this guy all day.

[@Vphommac]

Aww ❤

[@beverleyreid563]

Me too!

[@Drsarahboston]

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!!! 10/10 no notes!!!!

[@Vphommac]

❤️❤️❤️

[@souller-444]

Doctor and Comedian wow the best of both worlds how awesome and lucky is that!!

[@Vphommac]

❤😊

[@jamesvannieuwenhuyzen9680]

I want him to be my doctor!!! Laughter is the BEST medicine 😂😂😂😂

[@Vphommac]

😊😊

[@macforme]

. OMG!!! This guy is great. I may have to replace my keyboard... I had just taken a sip of Coke and BAM !!!... it was all over my desk. Do not drink anything when Vien is talking. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jasonjohnson4803]

Lovely clean comedy. Amazing way to start the morning.

[@Vphommac]

❤️😊🙏🏽

[@raphaellavictoria01]

Im an immigrant kid who went to a welcoming class and that's where i met Laotians for the first time!! Haven't seen one since. The year was 1991 and we were a class of 11 freshly landed immigrants and to this day i remember the distribution: 2 Laotian girls (they invited me to go skating with them, but I had no skates) 2 Polish girls (one was giving away silver-like bracelets which totally dazzled me, like, wow she must be rich!) 2 Romanian girls (kept to themselves, sort of accepted me sometimes) 3 boys from Vietnam (played soccer and kept to themselves) 1 boy from El Salvador and 1 girl from Brazil (she was like, 11, but literally like a telenovella character, she was mooning over the El Salvadorian who was a year older than us all, played soccer, and the girl would cry about him w some other girls standing around trying to console her. My language was still poor sonI never understood how was it that he broke her heart, 😅LOL) 1 girl from Lebanon i think, Aisha, gave me a little 🧸 teddy that i kept to this day (somewhere in a box in the basement) 1 boy from Kuwait (tall and blond, the weirdest thing) 1 of me, from a country that shall not be named.

[@davehan241]

Very funny Kore…I mean Laotian! Incorporating racism, parental judgment, and his medical job into these solid jokes with such dry sense of humor. BRAVO!!! I hope he keeps mining his job for comedy.

[@michaelreyes744]

Oh my god you’re Hilarious!!! Please run away with the circus!!! 😂

[@1cyanideghost]

He was really good, going to search him out for more!! Very good stuff.

[@Vphommac]

❤❤❤

[@jsr8884]

One of the 8 organs! That was well timed. Had a great laugh . Laughter is the BEST MEDICINE. Actually you are practising medicine on stage. Keep up this good work Dr. Regards from India.

[@Vphommac]

❤😊

[@CrabbyOldLady]

Second cousin to this: As an employee of a large state school, I used to take various foreign language classes in their Evening College. In every single one, the majority of the students were people who already spoke that language at home. They were taking the class for the easiest possible credit. Given that these were always immersion classes, all they had to do was go to class and speak the language they would have been speaking at home anyway. The German class was full of German speakers. The Spanish class was full of Spanish speakers. The Japanese class was full of Japanese speakers. And on and on and on.

[@billiepotts1541]

To be fair to Bob, I’m sure his parents chose his name to enhance his dancing abilities.

[@IMO___]

Bob is short for Robert which comes from the German Hrodebert which means "Bright Fame".

[@maythao3977]

Great job, Vien! Hope to hear more of your shows.

[@Vphommac]

😊🙏🏽❤️

[@kellykersten8828]

Very funny and no cussing! Looove it.

[@Vphommac]

😊

[@pennyb2245]

I would love to see the whole show. Funny guy!

[@terfalicious]

I need an appt with this doc! 😂

[@Vphommac]

😂

[@tbergstrom4599]

Vien is a great comedian. He's so right about Florida too.

[@anio1349]

"Weird, racist, friendly fire stand off" 😂🤣😅

[@Vphommac]

😊

[@jop4112]

😂😂

[@kananda08]

Brilliant 😂 Looking forward to more! But also, I looked up the meaning of your name, and you LIE!!! 😂 "Phommachanh : Laotian: ornamental name composed of the Lao elements phom ma 'the absolute deity' and chanh 'moon'." Dude. Srsly? That's even funnier, tbh. 😂🤣👏👏👏💖✨️

[@serenakoleno9338]

Well, some day doctors think they are gods.😂😂

[@agasthiyant]

interesting. Chand - is moon in Hindi.

[@Vphommac]

Thanks for the enlightenment. It’s gonna be a bit. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@miriamrobarts]

Well, an absolute moon deity could be taken as similar to what he said. 😄

[@williammurray1341]

Personally know two Army officers of Hispanic heritage who had bad reports because they were chosen on their names for translation missions when neither spoke any Spanish.

[@EmGee49]

Great job doc! 😂. Best one: The audience was siding with your parents and didn't laugh😅. You just made a German (me) laugh- which is THE hardest thing to do.

[@Vphommac]

❤😊

[@MenelionFR]

Great performance, thank you so much! I love those performances from people of different cultural origin, it's always super interesting and insightful!

[@Vphommac]

Thank you ❤

[@kfelix2934]

@04:26 Funny as hell. I worked in a company were we had a Thai guy, our username was like 1st letter of 1st name followed by last name. We tried to put that in and it was too long;

[@Vphommac]

😊

[@hiking1388]

Ah what a great set!! His patients are so lucky to have a doctor with such a great personality :D

[@dano7189]

Actually smart, funny and clean. Fantastic stuff!

[@Vphommac]

❤❤❤

[@nicholas7469]

I am so glad to finally see a Laotian comedian. You are hilarious😀. I hope to see more of you soon.

[@Vphommac]

😊❤

[@brandonandcharlene9527]

This gentleman is awesome. One of my first supervisors was Laotian. He was very serious, but he always worked hard and I appreciated his example. He also has a very long last name. I still remember it, but don't want to share out of respect for privacy.

[@linateacup]

yes, i see a lot of that. i’m from a neighbouring country that also got bombed by Americans (for no reason- truly, we were just some neutral countries that neighbour Vietnam) Took my parents years to loosen up after assimilating in the west- but yes- hardest workers i know. i totally get it and appreciate this comment!

[@themaggattack]

When he said "I got a C" I thought of Cheech and Chong's song "Mexican Americaaaaans... love education... so they go to night school... and take spanish and get a B." 🤣

[@justbe4481]

This is good stuff I haven't laughed that hard for a long time . thanks

[@Vphommac]

So happy I could help ❤

[@scottnolan2833]

Bob, being short for Robert, comes from the Anglo-Saxon Hrodebeort, meaning “Fame-Bright.” So Bob derives from the Anglo-Saxon word for “bright.”

[@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

Great set - both the material and the delivery. I could easily listen to a set like this for multiple hours.

[@sparkythancztwise]

CCs keep saying "Le Ocean" 😆🤣😂

[@safaafreeman564]

Once I was invited to international event in Vientiane (capital of Laos) and German guy asked a Lao lady near me to bring something, I looked at him, she is my wife.

[@NaomiLangenberg]

I was laughing so loud my parents came up and asked if I was okay

[@Vphommac]

😊

[@GTSongwriter]

His last joke was the best!

[@DH-ku6qg]

Love this show. Very funny and original material. Good timing. Thanks!!

[@Vphommac]

😊🙏🏽❤️

[@janet5610]

Great performance.

[@Vphommac]

😊🙏🏽❤️

[@sulsapj]

Definitely funnier than Ken Jeong, the other prominent physician turned standup.

[@Vphommac]

Don’t upset the godfather 😂

[@uzomarose]

A DOCTOR DOES STANDUP COMEDY........... I have seen everything

[@RED-cn7hy]

Dr. Phommachanh, your last does mean something. The older laotians would know. Enjoyed your show.

[@Vphommac]

Thank you 😊

[@khaoniew8612]

It means Purity/Virginity

[@AngSingha]

Chanh means moon

[@deninevh]

I think he was much funnier than the audience gave him credit for.

[@Vphommac]

❤

[@maryannosness2279]

Too funny. Love him.

[@bnp2bnp]

Omg, they did thay too me too! I was being taught how to speak the language i DIDNT know. An when i cried, i remember the teacher being frustrated with me, grabbed a caramel candy (the one with that cartoon bear on it; i remember becuase i loved this candies when i was little) and, instead giving me the candy, she ate it and gave me the wrapper to wipe my tears instead. I was SO confused of why i had to be there, lol!!

[@Vphommac]

🤗

[@MsJenniJennJenn]

This guy is a hoot! Thanks for a much needed laugh.

[@Vphommac]

😊❤

[@alexgoslar4057]

A great sense of humor.

[@DianaBreakville]

This is a hoot!! 😂

[@Vphommac]

😊🙏🏽❤️

[@MrsWheezer]

Once dated a guy from Singapore. Our university required him to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language. 🤣

[@Vphommac]

😊

[@vernessatucker8647]

I love him, he is hilarious!

[@Vphommac]

😊🙏🏽❤️

[@cynthia6144]

So funny! I was having a bad day & you helped making it better. Keep it up.😂

[@Vphommac]

I’m so glad 😊🙏🏽❤️

[@vesper180]

Great show! "...I accidently put my name in the password box. It told me it was very strong." 😂

[@bhornannawindeedeigh5007]

"He was so rude! -- because he didn't work there." 😬

[@Vphommac]

😅

[@christineheminger7762]

6:20 I thought you’d tell her-with your accent voice-that you did very well in your ESL class

[@nicolevahai5982]

My twin sister really didn’t apply in herself in high school taking easy classes and avoiding advanced placement me mostly college prep classes for the easy grade and she was a big pot smoker whereas I dedicated myself to getting good grades and taking the most difficult classes ( although I quit math after I failed advanced algebra)🎉 …so when she went to take the college placement exam in junior college (probably stoned) they placed her in English as a second language which disqualified her from taking any class in which English proficiency was required. Whereas I passed the ap test and received a passing score and wasn’t required to take any English to receive an as or ba - so I pretended to be her, sat for a rex and purposefully wrote down a bit thinking they would not believe it was her of I did my best and got her a new score of college prep and then she was allowed to enroll in college prep classes. English was her first and primary language. She studied two years of Spanish on HS/ Roxy isn’t it!!

[@FrankYapjustbeingfrank]

He's good, natural

[@MamaShmoi]

He's great! Laughing out loud alone in the kitchen 🤣

[@josephbscott8350]

I am American (white Irish) but I have lived most of life surrounded by Asians (long story) ... I totally connect with your stories and your humor 😂😅

[@Vphommac]

😊

[@Jules-dn9jl]

He is so good. I want more!

[@lifewithbenpookie8661]

Hey there, fellow Laotian here. Your name has a meaning every Lao name has a meaning. Your last name Phommachanh is composed of Lao elements phom ma 'the absolute, deity' and chanh 'moon'.😊

[@Vphommac]

😊

[@phaengtoommaly7419]

Huh, I thought it means virgin...

[@sewingintrifocals-alisonde7778]

He’s the 🌙 Moon God? 😂😂

[@MyVangy]

My full name is 22 letters. just first and last. no middle. I'm #11 of 11 in my family. If you dont pronounce the accent right in his name it could be broken down as Phom=Hair, Ma=Dog, and Chanh=Monday.....So translated to "Case of the Monday" Bahahaha Office Space. I love it.. I crack me up. Gonna like my own comment cuz no one ever likes my comments. Lakhon der!

[@LadyAxe13]

This guy is hilarious! I laughed aloud all throughout at his dry delivery. Sadly the audience is braindead, have no clue to geography and don't get Asian jokes, apparently. The cell phone joke was so funny!

[@Vphommac]

😊❤

[@jimshaver772]

Great clean video, charming doctor to boot!

[@jerrysinclair3771]

Vien, you are fantastic. I loved your comedy. Your family's adventures must have been a hoot. By the way, I live in Jacksonville, FL...maybe I can see you here someday. Best to you and yours.

[@Vphommac]

Thank you. I hope so ❤

[@AJKPenguin]

_You're from the ocean?_ _No, I'm Laotion._ I couldn't help but make the King of the Hill reference. Dr. gives the best medicine of Laughter.

[@RayfordRaySiegel]

"The ocean? What ocean?" - Bill Dauterive

[@LarryMickelson]

I come from a family of 10. I died laughing at his comment about that! 🤣

[@Vphommac]

😊

[@honkerman74]

One of the funniest people I know is Laotian. If I show him a picture of my dog, he’ll say “oh, looks delicious!” He does not take himself seriously and he’s an excellent mechanic.

[@lengl1125]

Great job Vien! I love it when Asians go against the grain (and their parents wishes) to pursue their passion in the arts. We can all relate. Good luck, you made me laugh! 😂

[@Vphommac]

❤😊

[@zendell37]

Mexican American...go to highschool...take Spanish...get a B!

[@Vphommac]

😂

[@suraya1224]

He really IS a surgeon, an ENT, otolaryngologist in Sarasota FL.

[@jasonim2354]

that brings up my memory. I was in Main, Sugarloaft mountain and went to little burger joint to get some burgers for my family. And there was a guy standing in front of the counter looking at me and I was the only Asian of course. Anyway, I asked him, hey can I have five burgers and five fries? he said yes sir.. And I got close to him and realized he was the cop eating his burger standing there. He and I laughed so hard that we both cried. lol

[@Lah-Phosasangkaphim-bx5hf]

Hi Doc. Please loading up more. I’ll follow you…..from another Laotian-American

[@janefromcanada6943]

Fun! Wish this video was 10x longer!