FIRST TIME REACTING TO | LEIKOLA ISMO - THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS SO CONFUSING! - REACTION

[@gregwhitworth]

Love Ismo, his best one IMO is when he explains how "Ass" is the most complicated word to learn in the English language.

[@Janusmannen]

Yes! That one is GREAT!

[@mikegoodwin2386]

And "shit." Both of those have me rolling.

[@fan-i-am]

Came here for this comment!

[@xxSe7en]

He makes a joke about it but in finnish language "kuusi" is as confusing.

[@xxSe7en]

It maybe number 6, spruce or your moon

[@timoilonen1926]

Ismo's mumbling between sentences and even words is his trademark! He is famous of it in Finland!

[@WespaVesaAijala]

Yes it makes him more relatable and normal. :)

[@TheSmardu]

Normal to him😂❤

[@pepperkilldevelopment9069]

Alcoholic

[@TheSmardu]

@@pepperkilldevelopment9069 No way. don't talk about anything you don't know.

[@birchlanddesign7691]

Friend of mine from neighbouring country speaks exactly same way in English, specially when lil uncomfortable or uneasy or put on spot. I love this kind, friendly, funny stutter, it's warm and puts you on an instant fun mood. I too have a great accent and find words sometimes hard to come by when our language is so much more descriptive to the point that little stutter is quite natural. Nothing to do with booze 🙄 Ps. It's not American culture and history, it's all the countries that speak English. Just a thought to put out there.... lol

[@AlltNorrOmAleArNorrland]

The “A-ta-tatata-taaa” expression when poring too much coffee is more or less international, at least among Indo-European speakers. We say it in Swedish. My Spanish speaking cousins say it. Yeah basically everyone but the Finns & maybe other eastern cultures I guess. Anyway love Ismo, and I love Finland and it’s people 💛💛💛💛💛

[@NorseOkies]

You should explore more of Ismo's introduction to English, it's quite funny. Also his "er" sounds are just the typical confused/nervous nordic sounds, kinda like the American "um" I would say.

[@Jenkkimie]

Fun facts: He is from Jyväskylä city. Back in his younger years he was actually studying to beomce a phycisist and while studying he did a gig of stand-up comedy just to see how it would go. Due to his positive experience, he ended up leaving his university studies in the physics department over a career life as a stand-up comedian. During my studies at Jyväskylä University I visited his own study grounds several times. A really funny and friendly man if you ever meet him and get the chance to talk with him.

[@garythompson9452]

Great post. Thanks for putting it up.

[@Amtcboy]

Hahaha! Used to be “watch your language young man!” Shortened to just “language.” This guy’s so witty.

[@malyvo0]

Or "mind your language". Still used.

[@Amtcboy]

@ You are right.

[@SilverionX]

He definitely leans into it. It's his stage persona. I love Ismo!

[@t0mmiii]

Ismo does speak the same way when he does standup in finnish, all those high note sounds he makes etc are included in every clip there is on him. :D

[@anttiypya8264]

Greetings from Finland🇫🇮

[@gigachad-id2pj]

Kyllä

[@ouuushiiidd]

jumalauta 2 suomalaista tääl, huhhu

[@anttikettunen8601]

Ismo has 2 killer vids on words, the "ass" and the "shit" -videos. Hilarious stuff. Check em out. And yeah, he does go to lengths to appear as goofy while his comedy actually is good. Just his way of getting the audience to relax I figure.

[@Draco_Nex]

Makes sense. Some people also say "mind your language".

Ismo is Ismo's firstname and Leikola is his familyname. He really is very talented.

[@Pappa_66]

ISMO is great! He is exactly what you hear and see. I saw him like almost 30 years ago in Finland and he has never changed. Except when he moved to the US and started using English. He is a master playing with words their meanings. Like "Ass" , "Sleeping around", "the best thing about sex" ....or the "Funniest man in the World" - competition jokes in Las Vegas 2014, if I remember correctly. Loads of great videos.

[@MrTikne]

If no one else has told you this before,he won the stand-up comedy contest in 2014,and was labeled the funniest man in the world at that time... Greetings from Finland!

[@finnishculturalchannel]

I'd describe Ismo's stage persona as an alien who landed into the US (from space). Like a slightly shy modest Spock who's making stage comedy. The funny thing is that he actually studied physics and chemistry before becoming a professional comedian. Here's an interview with him: "KOLR10 & Fox49 Get to know Finnish Comedian Ismo". Here's a sketch about being analytic about things, which probably tells something about where Ismo comes from: "How to open a door - Finnish instructional video from 1979".

[@petrituomi4394]

Ismo is very witty in those matters. It is difficult to translate Finnish humor into English. He has succeeded in that and there will definitely be more to come. Those pauses or smiles are a big part of Ismo. Maybe then he will be satisfied with what he said.

[@driver288]

I’m from Ismos neighboring country Sweden. 🇸🇪 I’m decently proficient in English and I really enjoy this English word play he engages in. It’s really entertaining and opening to some quirks of the English language. I encourage you to react to his skits about the word ass and shit too. They are hilarious 😂. The mannerisms are kind of typical Finnish I’d say as is his acccent that he maybe is exaggerating for effect, but I’m not sure.

[@T291]

Greetings from Finland girl! Ismo was or is selected the world's funniest man at sum point 😂 you should definitely check more of his stuff and also watch America first Finland second video 😂 "I'll be back" 😎

[@rivierarocket]

Ismo is great. I love him! So funny. I'm American and I live in France and there are so many funny things about the French language and mouth positions and noises and grunts that represent responses

[@topc9858]

He is great, actually speaks perfect English and is just excellent in his delivery. Greetings from Finland.

[@KallionKasvatti]

Thank you for reacting to Ismo's videos. He is so funny. Good job. Kiitos!

[@PurpleCowboyTV]

He’s a very typical Finnish guy. I’m Finnish although 1/4 Hungarian and 1/4 German, but here people are very much awkward with situations in general. His stage persona, with him leaning into his voice and also when he kinda like “stutters” or seems awkward is (IMO) a presentation of typical Finnish people abroad. I lived in Spain for 8 years and it was exactly the same there but with Spanish 😆 His first name is Ismo and last name Leikola. Fun fact, Ismo is the Finnish version of the name Ismael, which means God listens 😂 dunno if thats a good thing pr a bad thing. I’m not religious myself, but still, it’s funny! But I do love his sense of humor, mine is very much like his 😁 Ps. this video inspired me to subscribe to your channel and watch your other videos. Thank you for reacting to him and hope to see you reacting to more of his content 😊 Also you have a very lovely smile ☺️

[@Staccet]

First name Ismo, last name Leikola. Usually last name comes first in more formal/official situations. He puts on a character or so it seems. When he does comedy in Finnish he is different in the delivery.

[@GROENAASMusic]

It's weird to me that they don't do the "hatatatatatat" in Finland, because we do do it in Norway, Sweden and Denmark afaik.

[@mr.jglokta191]

Please watch his video on the word "Shit" it's hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣

[@arikauraniemi9383]

She sells seashells at the seashore. This is what they told us to repeat at english classes when I was a kid. Incredible.

[@miskbalder]

I can second Ismo on the fact that english is very hard Speaking english, swedish and finnish and I can say that finnish is by far easier than english and swedish(both of them germanic languages), because swedish and english does not really follow any rules, when in spected closely Both english and swedish languages act like there are rules but then all of the rules are broken over and over and every letter can be pronounced in like 10 different ways because there are no rules of pronunciation 😂

[@panos7065]

Well …. I believe “language” comes from the phrase “mind your language” but still he is hilarious!

[@zekewayman745]

Love Ismo👍... he's the best.😉👍 the reason why he talks like that is his character trait....i think🤔

[@Banezbalizm]

There's several Ismo clips out there to react, like Chivalry. That was a good one, also recommended the ass is most complicated word in the english language was fun. And super excited clip also was a good one. Hopefully you react to more Ismo stuff!

[@MaxSoininen]

I think "language" is just shortened from "watch your language" or something like this. Also, the finns have some of the heaviest accents in the world when speaking english, its not just him. Finnish is a language with no relation to english so its understandable.

[@jukkalippu8132]

Speaking of accents, what about people in the Far East and African countries. Can you understand a word they are speaking?

[@MaxSoininen]

@@jukkalippu8132 the same principle would apply to them. Im not trying to be disrespectful if thats what you got from my comment.

[@Morhgoz]

Confusion thingie has been his thing for as long as I can remember.

[@gergsar]

you should watch the one where he's talking about the word "ass" - it's great...

[@yangerjamir0906]

Ass and Shit...both hilarious.

[@waldschrat_tv]

Love Ismo and always "Onedered" how his shows appear to native speakers . Thx 4 ur sympathic reaction

[@silverknight4886]

I tend to say 'Language, Timothy' in reference to a UK sit-com called 'Sorry' with Ronnie Corbett. Usually when someone mentions a football team from a nearby town.

[@bostonvair]

I just love Ismo! He's hilarious. You should find his video where he talks about the word "a$$." It's a riot.

[@MrFastXX]

As another Finn I never thought his Finnish standup was all that good. But the English stuff is gold!

[@Jmvars]

Finland has "firstname lastname" order. Likely he uses Ismo is because it's easier for English speakers to pronounce.

[@WattWireNet]

I would love to hear him try to say, "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"

[@aaronmicalowe]

I imagine the saying about sea shells was created in Victorian England where the idea of buying shells without spending time looking for them was a middle class preserve - a mundane way to show you're wealthy.

[@AlltNorrOmAleArNorrland]

Ismo is the typical Finnish person. Shy, down to earth & funny as heck Greetings from Sweden

[@artohumppi1855]

This guy actually won world funniest man title back in 2015

[@yohanbeck8172]

1st timer in your channel here, your laugh and open appearance has me so charmed and a bit flustered. You are like sunshine in the morning :) Hii from Finland

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

Lots of phrases like that is to learn the language, like we have "Very Well, Victor Williams" to learn the differences between V and W, since we don't pronounce them differently in Swedish.

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

Fun fact, W was considered a variation of V until quite recently in Swedish, kind of like the German umlauts and French hook underneath the C

[@clydehaumann9804]

In England in the 19th century there was a woman who sold. fossils at the. beaches in England. and that's where the Sally sells seashells at the seashore comes from. She actually became quite wealthy from doing so.

[@BrilligandtheSlithyToves]

This is awesome!!! The whole thing about taking things out of context reminds me of BIKES!!!! Lol

[@brittreacts]

Yes!

[@CaddyJim]

*You should check out **#ISMO** on the word **#ASS*

[@ilpoheikkila4773]

Great video! I just subscribed to your channel because of this. And Ismo is the best!

[@mtlman12]

I think his little sighs are his brain translating to english from finnish. He cracks me up.

[@jarkkov79]

Ismo (first name) has objective point of view in english language. And he sounds like teenage boy in purpose. He's from Finland like me.

[@tonedeafsinger3936]

Regarding part around 7:00, my favourite word is "strategically". 8 out of 10 struggles.

[@Tyrisalthan]

Yes, his first name is Ismo and his last name is Leikola. I don't know why many clips say Leikola Ismo, since in Finland the name is also first name - last name order, so he is Ismo Leikola.

[@kielomariamaja1037]

Greetings from Helsinki, Finland!

[@Don_Nansus]

Another great one from Ismo is his bit from Laugh Factory 2014. You should check it out!

[@ThomasakaDes]

I think people who have English as their first language is shocked that we who don't have it as our first language learn it so fast and well, because to them English is hard 😂😂 Especially people from Murica 😂

[@ThomasakaDes]

English isn't a hard language to learn, but it's a dumb sf language.

[@suzubraz]

Ismo is a hilarious guy 😂

[@suomenpresidentti]

My mom bought me very nice seashell as a souvenir when we were on holiday in Italian Mountain village called limone at lake garda back in 1977. No sea nearby.

[@Finkele1]

He is just making fun of words...he does it in finnish too. Ass is pretty good and pretty much everybody understands that but Ismo makes it fun...

[@heikkieronen5226]

Yes, Im finnish and really find me talking with you....🥰

[@Pilutta100]

Imso is hysterical, ty for reaction. Hugs from Sweden.

[@LunaticMickC]

You gotta see Ismos stand up about the word as$ and $h*t. He is hilarious.

[@spoonzor1]

This is late but his SUPER EXITED bit is my favorite

[@rapatti007]

He won WC in stagecomedy few year ago. He is from Finland.

[@SimoExMachina2]

The "she sells, seashells by the seashore", is a phrase I say well slowly, but if had to say it as quick as possible, I would mess up the words and the pronounciation.

[@weikko79]

The complete version is "She sells sea shells by the sea shore; the shells she sells are sea shells, I'm sure". It's even hard to write it correctly -- I had to correct myself several times!

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

I like "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood" better... Its just more fun to say xD

[@PJxpanterx]

That sound, or something very similar, is used in many languages. He's a funny guy.

[@pukinsarvi.studio]

Ismo as His first name, is funny in Finnish too and he is a genius whit words.

[@szpoti]

I find his skit extremely funny, but I must say that I have never heard anybody say 'hatataaaa' (native speaker from Scotland).

[@jukkao.parviainen8669]

The funniest person in the world in 2014 in the Laugh Factory competition

[@Bren3669]

“She sells, seashells , by the seashore” it’s not super hard to say but it’s even easier to type.

[@ilkkak3065]

Sounds bit like sentense parents might say to kids when kids learn to speak. In Finland we have "Ärrän kierrän ympäri orren, ässän pistän suukkaan." for same reason.

[@chrislind57]

Love Ismo. My mom was from Finland as well.

[@petrusinvictus3603]

Oh, Ismo, you, studied ENGLISH, in our University of Helsinki. Good luck! Hyvää onnea!

[@ThomasVanhala]

The tongue twister is part of a english song by Terry Sullivan.

[@fando2054]

One of the best, maybe he comes one day to Belgium

[@Saintly2]

Language, shortened. “Watch your language!” is the saying it comes from.

[@returntonature8773]

I think of his stammering and sounds is nervousness, limited English in front of English speaking audience would be terrifying.

[@formatique_arschloch]

It's part of his style. He's the same when in front of Finnish audience.

[@matseklundh8241]

We have the same tongue twister in Swedish…. Sju Sjuka Sjömän Sköljer Skjortor i Sjön…. Seven sick sailors wash their shirts in the sea

[@lintu25]

He's his stage thing. he can speak fluent Finnish & English

[@weikko79]

His accent in English sounds pretty much the same in interviews as it does here. Of course he speaks more spontaneously in interviews and doesn't do the "er...uh..." thing; that's strictly an act.

[@lintu25]

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[@weikko79]

@@lintu25 I've seen that interview; his way of speaking English there is pretty much the same as in his stand-up act.

[@lintu25]

@@weikko79 Valoja päälle Veikko kulta.

[@henrikbartnes8424]

you should def watch Are The Seashells She's Selling, Even Legal? it would fit in a reaction but you can watch it on your own too. thought of that from this video

[@margaretsargent1084]

I LIKE THIS GUY !

[@joonasnaski9513]

Id like to see more reaction to ismo

[@hannahirvonen3968]

Sally sold seashells by the seashore 😊🇫🇮

[@shawnmcx482]

Now you have to do "The most confusing word of the English language".

[@johnnyrosenberg9522]

I'm sure most languages have their funny things going on.

[@gebus5633]

I know it doesn't exist for the same reason, but... Vesihiisi sihisi hississä ja niisti nenänsä siististi.

[@peterhornberg1618]

The Finns (some of them) sound like that between sentenses and the pitches is same i his own language.

[@monasandin762]

I'm from Finland also. Ismo is his first name.

[@tobiaskarl4939]

It´s "little child scheme" the reason you like this noise he make.

[@jocelynkirouac9607]

You have to watch his routine about the word "Ass."

[@juhal1594]

As an Ismo fan, it sounds like your reaction was quite, daresay, virgin. As opposed to mundane, which Ismo fervently mocks. Come to think, he is probably the best advocate for finnish language. Seriously, he can crack jokes in english, and his comedic style easily crosses barriers. But... he has some points that only work for native Finns.

[@WespaVesaAijala]

You should react more to ISMO. :)

[@OgreProgrammer]

He definitely leans into that charmingly awkward persona.

[@julianaFinn]

As a Finn who had to learn English, he is correct.

[@LauriMajamaa]

Yes, Ismo is the first name and Leikola is his Surname

[@roopenikander]

I'm from Finland, love your videos! React next to Eminem - Marsh

[@BuuTube]

love Ismo, been following him for years. Definitely watch some of his other videos. He's got some great ones. About the selling sea shells bit. As a matter of fact, when I was living in China, I visited a coastal town and right along the beach where all the tourists hang out to eat street food and listen to the waves, there are HUGE vendor stalls selling sea shells right there by the sea shore, and let me tell you: Sally Shee sold several ships full of sea shells by the sea shore to shtupid tourists and made a boat load. No joke.

[@penusliski]

Fyi, 'Language!' is shorten for 'mind your language' or 'watch your language'. I thought everyone kniws this but I guess obviously not

[@MrTr3D]

You should watch the one about the word "ass".

[@juusoveikkowestside]

greetings from finland.

[@ajmj0968]

I love Ismo and yes im from finland jee...Ismo:I didn't know sh*t ! Is Funny 🤣

[@skrifefeil3634]

I love Ismo and I love you ❤