My English language journey - ASMR soft spoken (lo-fi lav)

[@heatherlong2162]

As someone who ONLY likes ASMR that is natural and off-the-cuff (I don’t watch role plays or anything staged, rehearsed, or overprepared), I love these videos. Would love to hear more generally about your sisters (how far they live from you, your travels, their kids, etc.). Thank you, thank you - this is my favorite and I watch it often!

[@ASMRvelous]

I'll will definitely add that to the request list. I've got a bunch of videos pre-recorded now so it'll be a while, but one of them is about my mom, so I think that might be just the sort of thing you'd like. Thank you so much again, I really appreciate your kindness :)

[@Morphis]

do you like yanghaiying? she's always 'stream of consciousnesses'. :)

[@BassByTheBay]

I'm with you!

[@mayailianna]

@@Morphis omg I love her!

[@blueroseanchor1971]

I miss her so much 💗 good thing we have these to rewatch

[@JubileeWhispers]

Wow, I absolutely loved hearing your story! What an awesome sister you have; I just love that she tutored you in both English and Dutch, how sweet 💖 You both definitely seem to have like a 'teacher' gene 😄 I wanted to say that your college education story really hit home with me, I can very much relate. I started a course in London and I quit less than a month later. I missed my parents just too much :( I felt like such a disappointment but I also felt like I had abandoned my mother. I had three more years with my mom after that and now I am so grateful that I left and had more time with her. Thank you so much for sharing part of your life story with us! I found this just so lovely, personal, and relaxing ❤️❤️❤️

[@JubileeWhispers]

Oh, and anyone commenting how they can 'tooootally hear' that English is not your first language is just jealous of you being a brilliant, multilingual ASMR goddess 😜

[@ASMRvelous]

Thank you for the kind words and sharing your experience with me. Sometimes quitting really is the best decision, in many ways. We're lucky to have had parents we couldn't miss

[@anthonysvenforsic4760]

@@JubileeWhispers not necessarily. She speaks it flawlessly therefore it lead me to believe it is some kind of accent which thereby lead me to believe this might be her 2nd language. For example, it’s like how a woman’s red hair can be TOO red so she must be a mandroid.

[@vp5633]

@@anthonysvenforsic4760Take your pills 😂 freak

[@blueknight3943]

Such a beautiful woman inside and out! I miss her so much! I really, really hope she's still around and doing well! Big hugs and very best wishes to an absolute legend 💜💜💜🐈

[@nbr9677]

Here I am! No comments so far except for my strong preference for the British accent that you've shed, but I never will. Satisfied with the credit that I got. 😊

[@ASMRvelous]

Haha, phew! You probably didn't make it all the way to the end, but I thank you again in the last minutes. Thank you, sisa

[@brendalinrivera1834]

Lol. I had to see if she did in fact make a comment! And i must say the Bart Man rap was epic!!

[@nbr9677]

@@ASMRvelous Well... you know me?! I'm out after about 10 to 15 mins 😴. I hope you know how much you inspire me as well! Naar de maan en terug.

[@jkuge01]

I love love love that you make “simple” and natural videos. So good!

[@sherfer247]

I just love your chatty videos. I don’t care that you ramble, cuz I want to sleep! Your slow and soft and clicky sounds just soothe me entirely. I usually watch the first part cuz I like to see your hand and head movements and smile. Then I settle in and soak in sound. I appreciate great enunciation. I’ve been fascinated by all your personal stories and the simplicity is “real”

[@ASMRvelous]

That's the way I watch videos myself as well :). I really appreciate your kind words and support, Sheryl. Thank you!

[@peters2240]

On a personal note, I lost my mom around the same age as you did. It’s something that you never fully recover from. I too dropped out of college initially and shortly after I did my mom was diagnosed with ALS. I helped take care of her with my dad for 2 years until she died in 1992. I too felt like a failure at first when I dropped out, but I am so glad I did that now. I’m 50 yrs old now and I’m beginning to be able to look back at my life and I see the pieces of the puzzle coming together as I grow older. Thanks for sharing all you do Danielle. It’s so nice to hear. My dad was an old School Catholic person. He used to say to me a lot, “Everyone has their cross that they are carrying.” It is so true.

[@ASMRvelous]

That's definitely true. The Dutch version of that is "Ieder huisje draagt zijn kruisje." That must have been incredibly hard to go through, for you and your parents. I'm glad that these things were able to put our "failures" in perspective. Sometimes quitting is the best thing to do. Thank you for your kind words as always, Peter.

[@peters2240]

That is a great story Danielle! I know from your videos how highly you think of and love your sisters. I live in the US. You speak better English than probably anyone I know, including myself. And I seriously think of your voice like a beautiful instrument. Your voice is an incredible gift. Btw I love your “rambling” videos because they are always so interesting to listen to. 😊

[@blueknight3943]

These simple videos are by far my favourite style! You can sit there and literally talk about anything and it will make me very happy 😊 thanks once again you're a natural talent 🙏

[@Thomas-sv2lk]

I could listen to you saying words ending with T for hours. you having one of the most soothing voices ever is such a blessing for us. Much Love ❤️

[@ASMRvelous]

You are too kind, thank you!!

[@maskedmaiden]

Your voice was even more gentle and soft than normal in this video! Loved it x

[@bridgiesue7]

You have very very little accent, in a way that makes it feel like you just have an American accent but are articulating the words very precisely, which gives me major tingles

[@missgurlyteengurl]

RIGHT!

[@StinkyDustyBird]

Very much like asmr Zelda, she’s from Belgium as well and was shocked she wasn’t North American

[@ASMRvelous]

Glad to hear it gives the tingles :)

[@georgew5038]

North Americans don't use proper English

[@KrystalMA100]

You are making us all happy! And I really appreciate It! Thank you for these videos. They are honestly some of my favorites. Simple and relaxing ❤️

[@jenniferstohr9521]

Thanks for posting this! I enjoyed learning about your language acquisition. Your English is better than most native speakers! Your tone, inflection, emphasis on sounds ("k" and "t") are all soothing and do not necessarily sound foreign, only intentional for ASMR affect. In America, we do not teach languages in most schools until age 11 or 12 (or high school--age 13 or 14!). Linguists refer to the LAD (language acquisition device) in people as having a cut-off time around age 12. In other words, at this age or older makes learning a language more difficult. I wish this was something they would change here. Children learn language quickly (as you did), and it is more natural. When they teach language here, it it not natural. We must learn conjugation, verb tense, grammar, syntax, etc. What makes it difficult for so many is the fact we never learned it in our own native English language! At least, certainly not verb conjugation and difficult tense forms. This is usually new and shocking to English speakers when learning other languages. We couldn't tell you what tense form it is in English but we're supposed to know what it is in a foreign language! So, you are not alone there. BTW, I studied linguistics, and I am an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher. Thanks agin for your videos. ;)

[@ASMRvelous]

I completely agree. I think one of the things that made me favour English over French so much at the time is because I learned it in a more natural way, not so forced and beginning with all of those boring basics. Thank you for the interesting comment!

[@Rarowan317]

Love this! I’m so impressed by the ability of Dutch speakers to emulate various English speaking accents. And you’re right the mid Atlantic accent is basically the standard “middle class” accent in the US, regardless of where you grew up.

[@ASMRvelous]

I'm glad, while I was saying this in the video I started thinking "Am I making this up?" lol, thanks!

[@ashsara9233]

Beautiful 😍 lovely sound. Thank you so much Daniella 🙏🏼 your simple videos are my favourites

[@dasninjastix]

This is one of your videos that's way too interesting to fall asleep watching. In fact it's keeping me up, but your voice and cadence is always very relaxing. So wide awake but we'll relaxed. Appreciate you sharing as always!

[@ASMRvelous]

Hahaha, oops? But I get it, I really enjoyed filming it and talking about this. It was a lovely request.

[@dasninjastix]

@@ASMRvelous it was a very lovely request and an even sweeter video. Thanks as always!

[@nadineatherton3175]

You are quickly becoming my new fave! Noooo idea English was your second language. Totally thought you lived in America! Love your edginess and beautiful soulful, silky and articulate and educational manner. So down to earth.

[@ASMRvelous]

Aw, glad to hear it :) thank you!!!

[@dearpariah5101]

I really love your relaxed chatty videos so no pressure for the role plays at all! X

[@jocelynlee8860]

So interesting. I love learning about people's backgrounds x

[@Enrique_S]

Everybody, if you can, do the Bartman. Shake your body, turn it out if you can, man.🎶 Using that song is such a creative and fun way to learn. Shout out to your sister, she's a great teacher. Thank you Danielle and Heather, this was super interesting.

[@ASMRvelous]

Hahaha, I love it! Glad you liked the video :)

[@maryannehouston9958]

I have so been waiting for this video since you mentioned that you were going to do it. I am so glad that you like speaking English because I love listening to you! Your voice is perfection! I also agree with you about videos without speaking; I am not a fan of them either. Thank you for this wonderful video!!💜

[@ellenmanning2848]

I absolutely love the way you speak. You are so unique and brilliant. This has been so interesting and heart warming to hear your remarkable story. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@ASMRvelous]

*Blushes* that's a little much but I'll take it ;), thank you so much!

[@rla881]

I think you speak English so perfectly! It's a pleasure to hear you talking! ♥️♥️♥️

[@MrsJackie1956]

I am from the north east in the US and your “accent” sounds a lot like mine. You speak English beautifully. Thanks for sharing your story.

[@jcorbett1168]

The birds aren’t distracting but that smile made me forget my name.

[@ASMRvelous]

Aw, lovely compliment, thank you :)

[@kaseyserna4119]

You and everyone in the comments give me peace. It’s great that there are others who genuinely enjoy simple and to the point, raw ASMR. Nothing fancy or whimsical.. just the enjoyment of hearing people speak. And your explanation of what you like out of ASMR vids, I was like, “YES! Exactly!” Great stuff Anyways.. love that you’re like me, but not. Metal head and all. Could this also be why your vibe is super wonderful? I say, yes! You’re too great 🥰

[@ASMRvelous]

Yup! That's why I make a lot of these kinds of videos, because those are the videos that I love to watch myself. I'm glad that over time I've attracted a lovely bunch of people that really appreciate them as well :). And thank you so much for the kind words, I'm always glad when people like my vibe :)

[@PaintedByAshley]

I have a request. Can you please do a Dutch spoken video with English captions as a asmr video. I would love to hear your other language you speak. I’m sure everyone else would love to hear it as well. Happy holidays. ❤️👏🏻

[@ASMRvelous]

Hiya, currently not accepting requests because due to my living situation I can't easily film anymore. I do have a few Dutch videos on my channel, though not with captions. Maybe if I have the energy one day I'll add them. Sorry!

[@PaintedByAshley]

@@ASMRvelous oh no worries I totally understand your living situation . Take care & thanks for the reply. happy early thanksgiving & happy holidays. :)

[@linzianderton2090]

Totally agree about speech patterns that's exactly what I listen for in my favourite types of asmr even above actual content. I really don't like inaudible or non speaking videos either. Your voice is one of the most perfect and soothing for me x

[@ASMRvelous]

Me too, if I find someone with a speech pattern I like, I'll just watch everything they do. Some people search for specific triggers or certain types of videos, but I just stick with the people I love to listen to and I don't care what they do as long as they talk. And thank you so much!

[@Retrosenescent]

That was so interesting!! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@mrsrazzer]

The ASMR video I didn’t know I wanted! So interesting to hear your story and perspective on your English language acquisition. I think your accent is very pleasant and I completely agree, a spoken ASMR video must have the right voice, cadence, and intonation or forget it.

[@ASMRvelous]

Exactly! Sometimes other ASMRtists comment on my videos and I check out their channel, and I really want to subscribe/watch their videos to support them as well but from the first video I know "Nah, I'm never going to watch you again." It's either right or it's not, for me at least. And thank you!

[@FatimahCharles]

I knew I would love this video. It's not just because I like your voice. It's the topic of languages in of itself. It's nice to be appreciated for what you can provide comfortably as opposed to any extra expectations put on you especially when struggling with low energy or depression I have adhd and high probability of autism. I have above an average intelligence. The way being neurodivergent impacted me is weird. Autism would make a person have obsessive special interests while ADHD would make someone have a lot of obsessive interests but they cycle through them because hyper focusing isn't something we have much control over. (I'm a walking book of facts) One of my many interests and skills is languages. Lack of focus and practical reasoning to use anything that I learn with enough frequency to stick is kicking my @$$. I'd study too many at once before switching topics to the next thing I hyper focus on until I cycle back. Being around family who daily uses the language you wish the learn matters. Had I not moved out of my original state when I did, I'd probably be able to speak more Haitian Creole and French fluently (I'd argue Spanish too to some degree). I can still catch quite a few things. People do have to be careful what they say around me, but that lack of interaction with others mattered. That dubbed vs subbed thing matters. I'm purposely sticking to subs for that reason you mentioned. Written/reading wise I have the idea to put subs in different languages for English spoken media. I wish I knew a language fluently, but it is my fault for my lack of focus and motivating myself. I have a long lost of languages I would like to learn There's also a reason I like making connections with foreign people or people born to foreign parents. Social anxiety is kicking my ass with spoken and written languages. I am more comfortable listening and reading. I too did not memorize the whole thing of adverbs, adjectives, tenses prepositions until I studied French. French improved my English. Strange enough I still struggle with my English even though this is the only tongue I speak fluently and it's my mother tongue. Part of it is that dislike of the English language. I like any language except my mother tongue. Not that I don't understand how it can be appreciated. I have the perspective, it just doesn't turn me on the same way. How a language sounds matters to me. Tone matters too. I am big on finding artists who speak english as a second language because most native American english speakers have accents that don't appeal to me except maybe new england or southern accent people). Even though you have an American leaning english spoken accent, that slight accent of yours mattered to me. I just didn't know what the hell it was until after a month of watching you back in 2012 that you were from Belgium. I'm glad you made that decision to stay at home to be closer to your mom. Funny how emotions are linked to intuition in making decisions. Music is a good way to learn a language, but only if you like it and I am particular about what I am drawn to. Thank you for making this video. Can't wait for your Italian one. That's one of the languages on my list, but see above reasoning for my depressing lack of initiative. I gotta do better and I'm just.... Not. It bothers me. (Sensitive topic)

[@ASMRvelous]

Thank you for sharing these thoughts regarding the video, I'm always interested in your perspective. It's interesting because I personally dislike my mother tongue as well, and the main reason is because of how it sounds. I hate German even more, because the harshness is even more intense in German, and I hate the Dutch Dutch accent more than the Flemish Dutch accent. English is also a Germanic language, and I would say that I also don't necessarily like how it sounds, but I love what it can do. But so I can definitely understand how you can find certain accents in English appealing but others not at all. One thing that I've discovered in why I hate my mother tongue is that all of my traumatic and anxiety inducing experiences have occurred in this language, whereas English has always been an escape. Nothing good happens in Dutch, from my perspective.

[@robertquinn9490]

Thanks for sharing the qualities of your journey. I much admire your intelligence, and really enjoy the clarity of your consanents. To learn a language oblique to English such as Dutch..I would be sorely challenged.

[@ASMRvelous]

Thank you! Dutch is apparently quite challenging, I'm sure I couldn't have done it the other way around either.

[@aboveaveragejoe6291]

Your simple videos are always the best 🙂

[@LadyH903]

Wow! What a fascinating life story! Thank you for sharing! Being a newer subscriber, I never would have known that you weren't American/Canadian if you had not said anything. I did ponder whether your parents were from a non-English speaking country. However, that had more to do with your physical attributes than your verbal skills (you're completely gorgeous, by the way). Also, I experienced sensational tingles from this video! You are an incredible ASMRist! Thank you for continuing to provide your viewers with top notch quality content for our tingly viewing pleasure. Keep up the fantastic work lovely lady!

[@ASMRvelous]

Aww, thank you, you are entirely too kind! I get the same response here as well, my features are weird, they seem to fit in nowhere and everywhere, but that's not too uncommon with mixed children.

[@futuristica1710]

I agree: Putting on an English accent, be it American or British, is strange. If your grammar is correct and if you don’t muddle up the words, you can simply speak with your own accent.

[@malloryemclaren]

I think that natively Dutch speakers can and do so often much more easily take to American English. I've noticed this in others whom I have known.

[@ASMRvelous]

I agree, though like I said in the video I think it's even easier for those of us that speak Flemish Dutch. Quite a few Dutch speakers have a horrid accent that makes me want to push pencils in my ear.

[@jamiejones6829]

Daniella, this was an absolute favorite of mine! Of course, being from the USA, I speak English and envy those who speak otherwise. I’ve always appreciated this about you; the fact that you are bilingual but speak to your community in English. Keep on consuming American media😉❤️

[@ASMRvelous]

Thank you so much, Jamie! I couldn't stop if I wanted to, hahaha

[@MODERNMASTERART]

Oh my god! I loved that you learned English partially from watching British kids T.V. and also The Bartman!! 😂 that is awesome.I know a few people who learned English by watching English and American T.V. shows. Also I am honoured that you watch some of my videos and a lot don't have talking on them so I must be doing something right haha 😁

[@ASMRvelous]

Haha, well, I don't watch them for ASMR, they are art :). Though I still prefer speaking. I need something to drown out the voices in my head.

[@tineke8377]

Wow, great how your sister taught you English at such a young age 👌 I can relate to a lot of things in your story 😊 I also learned a lot of English by watching American movies and series or listen to English music and trying to understand the lyrics. The lyrics that came with cd's and teenager magazine "Joepie" also were very helpful 😉 Later, when internet came up I started to search lyrics of all the music I loved, which was A LOT 😁 I too love how in Belgium we have subtitels for everything on tv, instead of dubbed voices, it helped me a lot with my language! Sometimes I even think in English or talk to myself in English when I'm alone 😄 I totally get what you say about French 😉 In highschool, my French was pretty good as well, but I graduated 15 years ago and didn't have to speak much French since 🙈 I'm really ashamed of how bad my French is now, because it's an official language here, but that's just how it is... I just can't get myself motivated as easily to keep speaking French, it seems 🤷‍♀️ Thank you for your story, which wasn't only interesting but also very relaxing 🙏❤️

[@ASMRvelous]

Hahaha, yes! I would also cut out the lyric pages in the Joepie, and I then after internet I would print them out. I had pages and pages and pages of lyrics. I only cleared them out a couple of years ago, but I kept some just for the memory. I still buy CDs though, I love the booklets. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories :)

[@tineke8377]

@@ASMRvelous me too, I still have a big folder with all of the lyrics I copied from internet ánd I must have the digital pages on my external harddrive somewhere 😎 I would listen to the songs and correct the lyrics, then I would narrow everything down a little by highlighting parts that were repeated (intro, chorus, bridge,...) and write "repeat chorus 2x" or whatever 😄 It was a lot of work but I enjoyed it and it helped me really well with my English vocabulary, pronounciation and writing 😉 Great you kept a few of yours too 😉 ❤️

[@inana1480]

Your voice is really relaxing, love your hand gestures, and you look sooo beautiful! ✨✨

[@LadyH903]

I would love to see a video in which you talk about Belgium and dutch culture (i.e. history, traditions, practices, ceremonies, holidays, foods, education, social constructs and expectations, religion, type of government and politics, socioeconomics, etc...) Even things like how people tend to dress and wear makeup and such things would make an interesting video/series. It would be delightful to hear about those things from your perspective!

[@ASMRvelous]

Since you mentioned you're newer, I'm going to refer you to an ooooold ass video. It's 9 years old and it's called "gently touching kitchen paper while rambling about Belgium". To be honest, I don't think I'd make a new video about Belgium. I've actually tried a couple times after I got similar requests before, and I always end up bashing the US (and some other countires) lol. I do have a video filmed where I talk about my mom, and some of her experiences in Belgium, so that will be coming up in the coming weeks. But it tends to go sideways when I focus on Belgium. I'm very grateful to live here, for many reasons, and it's hard to speak about all the positive things we have here, without negatively mentioning other countries. At least, that's hard for me, because I am a very negatively focused person :)

[@laurarichey7439]

I love listening to you. Interesting and very relaxing. Thank you so much. 😊❤

[@ASMRvelous]

Thank you, that's so kind :)

[@Data_Girl_111]

This is going to sound silly now that I know where you’re from, but I thought you were Pennsylvania Dutch! I live in PA, and your voice sounds very similar to the Amish community here. I had thought you must be ex-Amish or something haha.

[@breschnetzka5413]

I’m from south central PA and I thought the same thing!

[@ASMRvelous]

Definitely not silly, and interesting to know! There's probably something to that. But definitely not ex-Amish. Though I do love a nice collar and braids ;)

[@Binxboi]

Im fascinated as to what the list of words were ❤️ very interesting and insightful project & way of going about it. Creative. The choice obviously would be yours to reveal the list, and I respect the decision either way, but as someone who’s also enthralled by languages I can’t help but be curious lol

[@ASMRvelous]

I'm only finishing the Buffy series for now, since it has become very difficult to film. So I don't think I'll be making a video with the list unfortunately. Some of the words that I got from the metal/rock songs were: hearkening, ensconce, conniptions, ersatz, soliloquy, hilikus, somnambulist, fatuous, etc

[@Jaclynsita]

Hi Danielle! Thank you so much for your video, a look into part of your life story, and your detailed explanation of why you speak English fluently. A thought came up for me as you were explaining how much you love English. I wonder if you have ever had to deal with criticisms from others because of your love for English, which is considered an imperialist language. Or, have you ever been torn yourself knowing about the status and history of English? I myself am an American and I taught English for many years. Later, I changed to teach Spanish, which I prefer. What are your thoughts on the spread and domination of English and American culture in media? Really interested in your thoughts as someone who is not American, loves English, and also strikes me as someone with great critical views about our world and where it is going.

[@ASMRvelous]

Short answer, nope, not at all. Like I said in the video, my mom is from Suriname which used to be a Dutch colony. So my mother tongue in that way is also a colonizer language. Though I've always felt sad that my mother didn't teach us Sranan Tongo, I understood her reasons and I feel no negativity towards Dutch or English because of this history. I would say in Belgium English is a huge help for people that migrate here. Dutch is extremely hard to learn, but often people have a basic grasp of English, which enables them to participate in society, socially and economically, before they start getting somewhere with Dutch. So in spite of its shitty history, English is serving as a great equalizer. Thanks for watching and for your question!

[@anthonysvenforsic4760]

Heathers are usually wonderfully kind. I don’t care what that movie says about them.

[@ASMRvelous]

Haha, based on my experiences online, I would agree

[@WhisperingRay]

You seem like such an awesome person.You have a good thought process, no matter what you are describing.

[@ASMRvelous]

Thank you! You are so kind :)

[@gazprosser]

Another well timed nighty night chatty time, hope you're well Miss Marvelous x

[@Doomreb]

When I first subbed to you yeeears ago I don't think you were saying anything about not being from the US or not but, regardless of your good English I still had an inkling you weren't from the US and I'm always interested in people not from the US so that was one of the things that drew me to your channel.

[@ASMRvelous]

Haha, well, it wasn't a secret, I have a 9 year old request video rambling about Belgium, but it just doesn't come up much :)

[@omgothh]

You are amazing. My heart fluttered when you shared your nu metal taste! I just saw Mudvayne in concert this month in Los Angeles 🥰 It was such an experience and it reminded me of my youth. Have you seen any nu metal bands live and if so, who was your fav act? You rock ✨

[@ashsara9233]

It’s rumoured she passed away in May this year 😢

[@kimthompson5871]

Great story in a way only you could tell it ! ❤️❤️❤️

[@anthonysvenforsic4760]

Regarding your assignment on compiling a list of new words you learned : cheese nachos. Found it on a menu in a TexMex restaurant. Use in a sentence… “Cheese Nacho woman!”.

[@ASMRvelous]

Hahaha, I looked up the list because I might make a video with it, and the most closely related word I could find was "To toke" :'), found in a Murderdolls song called "I take drugs". So honestly, TexMex menu would not have been too out there

[@amandabacon128]

Awh the bartman rap is such a cute experience! I want an 8 year old hype man. 10 years is a large gap for siblings wow! My sister and I are only two years apart so I can’t imagine that.

[@missgurlyteengurl]

I’m 23 and have 2 brothers. one is 10 and the other is 12.

[@ASMRvelous]

Hahaha, I laughed out loud at you characterizing it as an 8 year old hype man. That's totally what it was. Thank you for that!

[@angiereeves5712]

Yessssss! Just what I needed 😁💤💤

[@Whisperme2sleep]

You have such a relaxing voice!!! I humbly request a Halloween roleplay.

[@ASMRvelous]

Thank you! There will be no Halloween roleplay, not even a regular halloween themed video, sorry! I can't film at all at the moment, for cat related reasons. I have about 6 videos pre-recorded still but if the situation doesn't improve before they run out, we'll even be breaking the nearly 3 year weekly uploading streak.

[@Rendasd]

Your English is amazingly good.

[@RobHealy1]

Thanks for another great video!

[@helenabillie1143]

Super interessant! Ironisch genoeg moet ik mijn comment in het Nederlands schrijven, omdat mijn Engels nu eenmaal niet zo goed is haha (verstaan gaat, schrijven of spreken niet). Ik heb zelf nochtans ook een talenknobbel (ik studeer Duits en Spaans en spreek ook vloeiend Frans), maar ik vind Engels gewoon niet zo een fijne taal, net zoals jij hebt bij Frans! Zoals je zegt, personal interest is dus echt wel een heel belangrijke factor, misschien zelfs de belangrijkste! Jouw accent is trouwens echt letterlijk beter dan mijn leerkrachten uit de middelbare school. Ik ergerde me ook dood aan hun gemaakt Brits accent! 🤣

[@ASMRvelous]

Ja, inderdaad, die persoonlijke motivatie weegt echt heel zwaar door. Ik hou echt niet van Duits bijvoorbeeld, dus ondanks dat ik 4 jaar Duits heb gehad, kan ik geen enkele zin zeggen, haha. Maar helemaal akkoord, die neppe Britse accenten zijn te belachelijk. En waarom??? Je kunt perfect de woorden correct uitspreken zonder dat hele accent erbij te doen. Echt vreemd. Bedankt voor het kijken :)

[@davecaldwell2754]

Excellent video thanks

[@esauer25]

A cool video would be for you to go through that vocabulary list you made!

[@ASMRvelous]

I just checked and I actually do still have it. So maybe I'll get the chance to film that at some point. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@soleneourvois7906]

Je suis très triste que tu n'aimes pas le français, car la française que je suis t'aime beaucoup ! I wish that you will change your mind someday. Come to visit France !

[@ASMRvelous]

It's a beautiful language, but I just never had an affinity with it. And interestingly enough, learning Italian seems to have erased a lot of my French, because the languages have so many similarities. Je pense que je ne peux pas écrire beaucoup de français. C'est dommage, ma c'est la vie :)

[@13am24]

I’m from California and when I first listened to your videos I thought you were American!

[@ASMRvelous]

Interesting. California had a little bit of influence on my speech because I can't resist a "hella" every now and then, haha

[@MrIgnitos]

Have you heard of Esperanto? That's a language you should do some research on. You'll love what you discover about it.

[@ASMRvelous]

Yes, I know the history. I've run into some people that speak it as well, but was never drawn to try to learn it myself

[@dearmadeline]

i honestly never really knew about your accent/background, i just assumed you pronounced things very purposely and that english was your first language. if i unconciously assumed anything, i it would be maybe you grew up with british english influence and then moved to the US. if you said you were canadian with your first language being english i would've believed it. i live in canada and and despite the stereotypes (they're real lmao) there are a lot of people who pronounce their T's and don't just speak quickly while skipping over sounds. you've got your "teronno" people and then the people who say Toronto pronouncing all the T's. there are a lot of quick talkers in north america (i'm probably one of them) but when i find someone who annunciates i'm so happy to hear them speak lol, it just sounds so much more... i don't even know the word. posh isn't the right word, maybe articulate and pleasant sounding. i usually put your videos on as background noise to fall asleep and then come back and watch them again and really listen to what you have to say. i can't find many channels who do soft spoken (i hate whispering) and speak in a clear precise manner. your channel is just perfect and exactly what i've been looking for for years (i knew about it ages ago, lost it, and recently found it again this year). i really appreciate your videos

[@ASMRvelous]

Thank you so much for the kind words, I'm glad you found me again! I agree that it's hard to find soft spoken mainly talking ASMR videos, that's why I keep making them. I mostly create the type of content I want to see myself. I'm very glad you enjoy it too :)

[@youwhatnow]

Did you say 'construct a scientific article' or 'scientifical article'?

[@ASMRvelous]

It's an hour long video that I filmed 2 months ago, I have no idea. But I would say scientific article.

[@LastoftheInfamousWinos]

Do you remember your old messenger screen names? Mine were Danime195/Toykoblue195 for AIM, Crimsonwolf1985 for MSN Messenger and Danime999 for yahoo. Never had ICQ.

[@ASMRvelous]

I only had MSN and I would switch up my screenname all the time. But it always started with "Sigh..." and then something relevant to my life at the time. For messageboards and things like livejournal and vampirefreaks, I always used a particular screenname, but it's still in use on several places on the interwebs, so I won't be sharing it here. I gotta say, Tuxedo Kat is an upgrade ;)

[@0sumgamezzz435]

Do you think in Dutch or English?

[@ASMRvelous]

It depends. Most of the time I don't think in words. (Apparently, to the people that always have an internal monologue, that concept is pretty much incomprehensible, but there's a lot of us out there that do not think in words. You can read about it if it doesn't make sense to you.) I only think in words when I'm engaging in conversation, writing a text or email, or while composing this comment. And then I'd say it's mostly English. When I used to teach it happened quite frequently that I could think of a word in English and couldn't think of the Dutch translation. Often because there was no decent Dutch translation because Dutch is just lacking.

[@heatherlong2162]

Absolute perfection.

[@ASMRvelous]

I'm so glad you liked it! Thank you so much :)

[@BBK83]

I just started watching this video , but in the last year or so I've been subbed, I never ever heard any kind of accent from you. Not even when I listen for it. I wonder if it's because I live on Long Island, ny and our accent is based off the Dutch that colonized here. Bc we have the LAWN Guy-lynne accent and we W-aw-k our Dawgs. So we might just pronounce the words the same way. I might be reaching though.

[@ASMRvelous]

Haha, I loved sounding those out in my head. I saw that some other people from around the PA are said the same, so you might be onto something :)

[@ASMRLo-fii]

🧡🧡🧡

[@6113Puppy]

👌

[@ellewhispersasmr8400]

There are native English speakers who don’t speak as good of English as you. 😁 Let alone even use great, fun words like “abysmal”.

[@ASMRvelous]

Hahaha, what I didn't mention in the video was that I would read translation dictionaries for fun and was subscribed to a bunch of word of the day lists when I was younger.

[@ZackyYabes]

Hi hello

[@aboveaveragejoe6291]

Fifth to comment, I'm slow,lol

[@ASMRvelous]

Haha, well, the game was rigged. This video was filmed weeks ago and I sent Heather the link to be able to see it first. So we already exchanged a few comments

[@shaunsmith9801]

Watched your channel for months and assumed u were American

[@ASMRvelous]

Surprise :)

[@BassByTheBay]

This is such a weird coincidence. I was just thinking about asking you how you learned English because you use a hard "T" sound in words like "little", "better", "British", etc., whereas native English speakers use what's basically a "D" sound. Was that a result of the "trans-Atlantic" accent? If not, any idea how you ended up doing that? EDIT: Ah, just heard you say why you emphasize your "T"s. Mystery solved! 😊

[@sleepyslothasmr9629]

wait don’t you mean the ‘D’ sound is found in American English? in the UK we definitely use a ‘T’ sound for those words

[@BassByTheBay]

@@sleepyslothasmr9629 I hear Brits (and Aussies, Kiwis) using something between a soft "T" and a "D". I don't hear anyone using the emphasized "T" sound that Danielle uses. In any case, she pointed out that she learned an American accent, and she explained why she emphasizes "T"s, so I guess it's a moot point.

[@ASMRvelous]

My Ts are definitely inspired by proper British English. That's the way we are taught to pronounce words in high school over here. But like I said in the video, the British accent didn't take and my T sounds are pretty Americanized in my normal speech. Maybe it's weird to make sense of it because I don't speak British English other than those aspects, but the Ts itself, definitely proper English.

[@danielperrett3782]

I thought you were Italian, lol.