I Came Here Knowing Zero Korean | K Explorer Jerry from Nigeria

[@KExplorer]

Thanks for having me on ttmik

[@rock2much]

I watch your vids all the time, it's so cool you see you guys collab together

[@mkpoutoabasijames8202]

Ah Uncle KExplorer! I’ve been watching your content for so long but didn’t know you were Nigerian! Can I please ask what state you’re from? I’m from Akwaibom state. And it’s good to see that you are doing well in a foreign country years later. Congratulations !

[@sittingduck1735]

Had stopped studying Korean for a while, but after watching this video, I feel inspired again. Gonna find your channel and subscribe.

[@gabynas]

Jerry, pessoa tão simpática e calma! 👏🏼

[@msidai]

Jerry, you are such a bright young man! (I know, I sound old. 😂) I have loved your content since stumbling across it some months ago on YT, and it was made sweeter when I learned soon after that you are a fellow Nigerian. I don't know your ethnic background, but as us Igbos would say "jisie ike!" (화이팅!!)

[@koreakim693]

Love this guy - his street interviews are always interesting and respectful. Also he has amazing fashion sense wah

[@dontwren]

yay!! finally he's the one being interviewed, i was always curious about his story lol

[@Kumulmeskis]

So last October I came to Seoul for the first time in my life. I’m travelling on the subway and imagine who gets on the train? Jerry. And sits right in front of me with a tripod in his hands 😅 I couldn’t believe my eyes and could hardly keep from laughing at the chance of this happening 😊

[@OgahTheresa-v6t]

I really love watching his street interviews. It's really nice to know his from Nigeria. This is giving me even more motivation to learn Korean more.

[@talktomeinkorean]

💪💪💪

[@paolapaynee]

Wow!! I love the content from both Talk to Me in Korean and K Explorer!! Such a great and interesting interview!! Thank you!

[@hachic5251]

Damn, this crossover is much better than Marvel's doing now

[@JadeByul]

Jerry is Nigerian? Been following K-explorer for some time and never knew this😮

[@DÚRÀELLIE]

I thought his from Ghana, i love you more now knowing you're from my country 😂😂❤❤❤❤

[@Honournapoleon]

Thank you for this video. As a Nigerian who recently came to Korea on a scholarship, I was always curious about his story. It's really motivating.

[@paulwalther5237]

I really enjoy his KZbin channel. It's fun to see him getting interviewed instead.

[@jasnamusic7360]

I was so curious about him until now thank u for inviting him ❤

[@icecreamspls]

Jerry feels like a really nice and chill person. I think it's really interesting his point about coming from multiracial vs monoracial countries and I didn't think about it before too. Many people from multiracial countries have some hang-ups or things they notice when they come to Korea that feels harder to accept or get used to. There is some level of subconscious overthinking. For him, it is just normal and understandable :) appreciate that perspective!

[@sterries]

I don't think foreigners that come to Korea are subconsciously overthinking anything. Most people have boundaries. Some Koreans are more likely to violate those boundaries with foreigners than they would with their own people. For example, I have heard countless stories of Koreans randomly going up to people to touch their hair and skin. Without even asking for permission to touch someone they don't know. They just do it! There is no overthinking involved on the foreigner's end. That is just weird behavior.

[@Yujinnn_119]

Wow it motivated me a lot. Btw I'm first ❤ 저도 한국에 가고 싶어서 한국어를 배우고 있습니다.역시 2022부터 공부를 시작했어요. (Excuse my bad Korean)

[@lalaking7974]

SO cool seeing Jerry and TTMIK at the same time!! - I love both these channels! Fun to see Jerry being the one who's being interviewed. 감사합니다

[@Softlive_]

K-Explorer is NIGERIAN???? 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@oshuwareafegbai6114]

Like dang bro 😂

[@JB-kr3xz]

This was a great interview. I am just now learning Korean. I’ve watched Kdramas and listened to the music for over ten years but just didn’t think it was realistic to try to learn. This year something sparked in me to try. My current issue is I feel like I often only hear the endings of words 😭.

[@dotunxd]

I’ve been waiting so long to hear this guys backstory 😂

[@praise_eze]

For real..I was so happy when I saw this video

[@funkejegs5357]

Quite impressed with kexplorer1! He speaks with such ease👏🏾👏🏾

[@KeepingUpWithFizahK]

so interesting!! After visiting Seoul for the first time, i asked myself if i could see myself living in South Korea. I wasnt confident and knew there would be challenges because i wasnt used to living in a homogenous country. After all, i come from a multi cultural country! I thought that's a similar observation to what Jerry said!

[@hanonlyy]

What I appreciate most about this interview is how it counters the often negative perspectives shared by many foreigners living in Korea. Despite their complaints, these individuals continue to reside in South Korea without plans to leave anytime soon. It's natural that everyone's experience differs, but the amount of negativity has been excessive, especially when actions don't match words. I love how Jerry highlighted the positive aspects of living in Korea, which can help balance or even overshadow the negatives. Thank you both for such an interesting interview!! And insisting on Jerry's marketingㅋㅋ TTMIK is great guide for beginners to pull the basis of the language, it was and still a great resource for me. Good luck!

[@alexisford3576]

I love how you guys are switching up things.❤❤❤

[@marythomson4117]

굉장한 비디오!! 제가 제일 좋아하는 유튜버 두 분!! 감사합니다 😃😃😃

[@talktomeinkorean]

감사합니다😁

[@karinesbsbsb]

Love his videos, it’s really nice and interesting.

[@favourimoniye48]

Great Interview! It was really interesting to learn about Jerry's journey in South Korea. I'd like to point out a possible mistake in the english translation, though. Nigeria is a multicultural country with 300+ ethnic groups, each having distinct languages, cultures, and history. Perhaps Jerry meant to highlight a similarity between both countries by mentioning the singularity of their racial groups. Although Nigeria is a home to predominantly black people, it is not a homogeneous country.

[@Smittenhamster]

Right? Struck me as odd as well. Maybe the specific area he grew up was very homogeneous?

[@favourimoniye48]

@@Smittenhamster I doubt that. There is barely any state in Nigeria that is homogeneous. He was most likely referring to the racial group.

[@OTSunny.]

@@favourimoniye48 which racial group is that, curious?

[@favourimoniye48]

@@OTSunny. Nigerians are black people.

[@favourimoniye48]

@@OTSunny. Nigerians are black people.

[@jennymo2326]

Loved this interview! I enjoy KExplorer content and I was eager to know about how he learned Korean!

[@Kat-Crox]

LOVED this! I have been watching your interviews and I was curious about you. The pizza thing is hilarious.

[@I-am-Taliesha]

This was so enjoyable and informative. Jerry has a voice smooth like butter.😊

[@talktomeinkorean]

He really does!🧈

[@OTSunny.]

안녕하세요 여러분. 내 이름은 순니야. 난 나이지리에서 와습니다. 여러분 반갑습니다😊.

[@talktomeinkorean]

반가워요🥰

[@catherinedionne9896]

이 사람이 영상을 유튜브로 봤어요. 니제리아에서 웠는지 몰랐어요. 흥미 있는~

[@ennydahunsi]

I can’t wait to learn and start speaking 😊😊😊😊

[@성이름-v3k1p]

오 이분 넘 멋지더라고요! 스타일도 좋으시고~ 멋짐!

[@snyperwulffgaming9575]

I'd like to see some interviews with people who learned Korean but weren't able to move to Korea because they don't have the funds or ability too. Don't get me wrong it's great to see such success but not all of us have the degrees or funds at the moment to just move to Korea to make it easier to learn.

[@theofficialpeterkim]

I love watching Jerry’s interviews. He always has good interviews and topics.

[@KLN-q9q]

Am now coming to Korea be4 i age😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 nxt year pray for me i pass by this gks i come 😂😂😂😂

[@DanielleBaylor]

He really wants you to watch that drama 😂. That was funny

[@RachealUzoigwe]

I knew his English sounds Nigeria, I always know he looks Nigeria 😊

[@rachzainhass]

Jerry is not wrong in Nigeria some places pizzas are the equivalent to $23 for one

[@oshuwareafegbai6114]

Abeg where do you buy your pizza???

[@repomannv]

Jerry is the best ❤

[@Mudskipper9876]

Thank you for having Jerry on your channel. I really enjoy his interviews.

[@blesbey]

Great video! It was great to hear Jerry tell his story. I have watched his videos for some time now. Thank you TTMIK for doing these interview videos💖✨.They always motivate me to study harder💪.

[@bboygermy]

Awesome collab! Learning a lot from both your channels 🙂

[@fransmith3255]

I don't think it matters what kind of country you come from, monocultural or multicultural. I think it matters how you think, how well you can empathise with other people, how well you can learn to understand other people as a priority to your own thoughts and feelings. I come from a very multicultural country, Australia. I grew up in country Australia and I live in country Korea. And there's good reason to believe that country Korea is much more difficult to fit into than city Korea - like country people in Australia, country people in Korea are more suspicious, more wary. Whereas cities are full of different types of people, so that it's almost guaranteed that there are people you fit in more with. Country people are more difficult. They see fewer people and fewer types of people - Australia too. And I had no problem whatsoever fitting into Korea. In fact I've been told more than once that I seem to have an natural adaptation to Korea. It's attitude and how well you accept difference. When I came here, I didn't really see culture shock at all. Honestly, the things that most surprised me were how much similarity there was in so many ways. Korean people are just people, like in every other country. They have feelings and points of view and similarities and uniquenesses, just like everyone else. It's not what kind of country you come from. It's your attitude to seeing new things and new people that underpins how well you fit in in Korea, and I suspect, any other country. I might add that I really like K Explorer. 🙂

[@talktomeinkorean]

Thanks for sharing your experience! And it's awesome that you're currently living in Korea. We can see where your insightful perspective is coming from🥰

[@oshuwareafegbai6114]

Woah! I didn't know he was Nigerian?

[@ZFCaio]

Jerry is awesome I tought he was American

[@Maki_le]

I wish there was a something like this for Japanese. TTMIK is the best. TTMIJ would be cool too

[@kdtatayoo]

이런 종류의 인터뷰를 시청하는 걸 좋아해요!! 진짜 꿀잼이었네요! 고생 많으셨습니다 티티믹 팀!! 진짜 존경합니다!!! 한 일은 대단한 일입니다!! 진짜 자랑스러워요!!!

[@paulwalther5237]

Being able to understand the "gist" of what someone is saying even if you don't hear/understand every word shows a high level I think. I don't think I've understood what someone was saying or the gist of what I was reading to where I could guess the meaning of words I didn't know in Korean yet. But in other easier languages I can do it. It's definitely easier said than done.

[@gabynas]

Eu gostei muito dessa entrevista. Jerry, uma pessoa agradável e calma e educada. Obrigada! 👏🏼

[@Brownies85126]

The fact that he still don't speak Korean 100% even though he been there for a while for some reason relief me, i was studying korean for one year and a half and im stuck in B1 level, he undirectely make me feel like its ok to not know everything but you have to keep trying

[@bobbydavis698]

Great interview. I always wondered how Jerry learned to speak Hungal so well. Thanks

[@michaelchan4946]

What a cool guy

[@SomewhereinNigeria]

Wow i never knew jerry was Nigerian

[@xuser9980]

@4:00 I've done that!! You just said the word 문법 and then 5 seconds later, you brain fart the word. How do you say "grammar"? 😅

[@tiffy_loves]

YOO I LOVE THIS GUY

[@tiffy_loves]

Omg he’s Nigerian as well 😭🇳🇬💕

[@praise_eze]

🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@annagill9942]

English subtitles please

[@talktomeinkorean]

Click on the CC button to turn on the English subtitles : )

[@jessicah317]

This was a really fun and interesting interview! It makes me even more excited to go to Korea sometime in the near future. I will keep studying hard with TTMIK in the meantime tho :)

[@minakshisartistry4986]

I like your videos 😍😍

[@saturnenott6922]

Thank you ❤

[@priviledgedhoropah4464]

👏👏👏👏

[@darkdiva]

❤❤❤

[@praise_eze]

안녕하세요, Jerry와 ttmik, 저는 Praise Eze이고 여러분의 콘텐츠가 한국어를 배우게 된 계기가 되었습니다.

[@ibeabuchivictory5665]

안녕하세요 Nigerians 😊. Any Nigerian in the house 😉

[@ori5581]

이사람 인터뷰를 굉장히 교묘하게 한국인을 모욕하는 방식으로 진행합니다…불만이 있으면 자기 나라로 가지 왜 한국에서 그러는지 이해가 안되네요