My Friend Wakes Up From Coma Speaking Fluent Chinese, Locals Shocked

[@xiaomanyc]

Thank you Helix Sleep for sponsoring! Click here helixsleep.com/xiaomanyc to get 25% off your Helix mattress, plus two free pillows. Speaking of sleep…have any of you ever tried learning a language in your sleep?! Should I try??? 😁😁😁

[@hydro6917]

I'm visiting NYC next month my first time taking grandaughter's to see the tree

[@Dan5819]

Sure! Give it a go, Arieh!

[@JaSon-wc4pn]

Bad mouthing their Bad english in mandarin was hilarious😂

[@Smeowtime]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@subliminalmeditation6996]

From the river to the sea 🇵🇸

[@danielreed5199]

Having a mattress company sponsor this video was a stroke of genius. "Our Mattresses are so good they will put you in a coma and teach you Mandarin"

[@tediumswing]

☠☠☠

[@DecoyTroy]

I had the same thought lol

[@kimsj7305]

😂

[@jlexusjlexus8214]

Good luck returning it in the same box, lol

[@QuackCow144]

why would you return it though@@jlexusjlexus8214

[@bobbyrandomguy1489]

the guy who asked for help with the medicine near the end was so wholesome. perfect interaction lol.

[@catshez]

I was thinking what a beautiful moment that was too

[@EkkoMr]

true joy

[@xxchris]

He was so happy

[@annehu2000]

What part of Chinatown were you in? Flushing ?

[@CaptainBuggyTheClown]

Best part is when he says "Nah it's someone else im just chilling here" like lmao.

[@SirFloofy001]

6:40 dude didnt care you could speak Mandarin he was just glad he could explain the veggies in a language he knew. Awesome guy!

[@AW-xc1xc]

Seriously, the stress of not being understood and having to deploy makeshift sign language just disappeared

[@Automalice]

5:25 I love that the lady says you guys are a smart but she’s also speaking three languages :D

[@kinidiosodlosios6892]

she knows she smart too bruh

[@Sabbath_x]

@@kinidiosodlosios6892yea in the East, accepting a compliment is seen as you are not humble

[@fortyfukinseven]

She was trying to trip them up and talk smack. Notice they didn't repeat what she said.

[@WorldWendell]

6:40 I love how this elder was just excited to talk more about his favorite recipes and barley reacted to the language swap 😂 ❤

[@thekeysman6760]

Barely*, not barley that grows.

[@AzianFrog]

Ben is such a positive & charismatic person. Great collab! Enjoyed the idea of you guys talking to merchants in English then speaking Mandarin to each other to discuss pricing / or gossip. Turns the table when it's usually the other way around. Would be cool to see an extended version of that! It's also really dope when you give little notes with the asterisk to teach stuff culturally about languages such as the whole "foreigner" concept!

[@RachelDavis705]

Xiaoma has a million videos that feature what you wanted an "extended version" of. Just watched those

[@rogercruz1547]

It's like calling someone "gringo" when travelling abroad... like, my dude, you are the gringo now.

[@footystar1GamingOfficial]

I've been meaning to see more of Ben. His story is so under-rated, and he should really be a celebrity in China.

[@jemychua18]

he actually is!

[@BIPOCperson]

It’s totally fake

[@footystar1GamingOfficial]

@@BIPOCperson If you bothered to watch the news more often, you'd know about it, wouldn't you?

[@the_bug_bus3882]

He should pay for the lie he's telling and be forced to give back the money he earned illegally thanks to it

[@FuhqEwe]

@@the_bug_bus3882That’s a strong stance. I’m only familiar with his story from a brief google search after seeing the start of this video. Do you have any cited evidence that he’s lied?

[@CGR89]

Dude each of your videos are pretty similar but it's so fun watching people's reactions to your language abilities, I think it's your charisma that keeps everything fun and entertaining.

[@hy2rochlor1c]

exactly

[@RedPineMoon]

Man I love watching people hearing their native tongue. Always brings a light to a persons eyes. Much love

[@jeffreak7968]

duuude. the last one got me. teared me up a lil bit .so nice that u were able to help someone. great content as allways. greetings from germany. ;-*

[@rogercruz1547]

17:35 Baby is so small and the mother is already saying "this man is a good student, you should be one too!" hahahah

[@sukamayoutube2323]

I wake up from a nap losing all cognitive ability for at least 10 mins, this guy wakes up with a whole degree in another language... dudes a real g 💯

[@sargassum6190]

No, he already spoke Chinese

[@MsHillsdale]

​@@sargassum6190but it was funny

[@the_bug_bus3882]

He should pay for the lie he's telling and be forced to give back the money he earned illegally thanks to it

[@SmartWatches-xu6ri]

actually that period right after you wake up from a nap can often be a sweet spot for creativity

[@LORDMLEP]

@@the_bug_bus3882what? yeah it’s a lie but come back to reality real quick. he made a lie that made him look better and help himself while not hurting anyone else. is it right? no but is it punishable no.

[@kendobc]

That couple with the kid was cool! Nice little conversation. Kinda sad to hear her talk about not being good at studying and all she could do is sell stuff in the streets. They seem like a nice couple though. All three of them smiled a lot. (=

[@DJCoachCookie68]

Yeah she was really good. I was a bad student too. No shame in selling stuff on the Street. She's a Retail Business Woman xx

[@TS34675]

"He doesn't speak English either, he's from Australia" 😂

[@skatardrummer1]

"He doesn't speak English either. He's Australian." 😂 To be fair, depending what part of the continent a person is from, there are some Australians whose accent is so thick and they use so much slang that I can't understand them lol

[@beverleythompson8841]

Slang never 😅

[@ImVeryBrad]

Sounds like ppl from Newfoundland in Canada

[@skatardrummer1]

I can't find it, but like a decade or so ago there was an Aussie on the Today Show and he used so much slang and his accent was so thick, they were like, wtf is he saying 🤣

[@YourPalHDee]

Australia is a country, not a continent. The continent is Oceania and the collection of landmasses is known as Australasia.

[@rathernotsayatall]

@@YourPalHDee They never said the opposite, but thanks

[@Jason-gq8fo]

I love the Addidas guy didn’t question at all your Chinese he just switched to explaining in Chinese

[@kleebaggins]

Your channel gives me such a serotonin boost

[@Fa1ry]

the older man asking about the vitamins was so wholesome

[@Ogsonofgroo]

I absolutely loved this episode of your adventures, you guys are true diplomats between cultures that don't often understand each other, it is a fun and fine thing to watch, thank you both! Cheers from PNW Canada!

[@realmaindrianpace]

This one was hilarious! The astonished reactions followed by laid back conversation is just the best.

[@Jabozanator]

This video was so wholesome! I loved you helping that guy at the end!

[@meredithheath5272]

Is that your son? What a cutie!! And, advantaged, to be taught different languages from you, Dad!!

[@Davidgon100]

I don't speak mandarin but I can tell he is seriously good. His accent sounds on point, and the way he speaks flows so smoothly and confidently.

[@psiclops521]

Been trying to figure out why I love these videos so much. It's the New York love. Everything is there. Everyone is there. Greatest city ever.

[@mythcrab6047]

The conversations you have with all of the vendors are so interesting here.

[@himothaniel]

Yes, I agree. Hearing their thoughts is the best part. He really gets them interested.

[@ce8539]

family at the end is sweet. rooting for them. nice vid

[@facetiouslyinsolent8313]

Another great colab, I love all the positivity and smiles. Thank you!

[@HeroInTheSun]

4:33 that was hilarious 🤣 "..we didn't realize you could understand us...." Danke

[@ashleyadkins1101]

Another great video,I always sit here with a smile on my face watching these videos.I love the interaction.

[@ImHydro16]

ben , june and you together would be the best video ever! . the bantering. the sarcasm , impressing people with thier chinese etc. Just saying!

[@herkusbut]

Xioma I see you walking down the streets sometimes near StuyTown! I'm too scared to go up to you though but I love your videos and watch every one of them! I think you should try learning Lithuanian, definitely one of the most difficult languages to learn for foreigners.

[@lewisramos2445]

Doing an ad about getting a good nights sleep is actually quite genius given the nature of the video.

[@paulrichardspencer]

Whilst I don't speak any of the language, I can tell you as a horticulturalist that the flowers on the vegetables actually mean they're end of growing season and about to go to seed, they'll be more starchy and way less sweet. They lied to you about that repeatedly.... It literally means they're on their way out and past their best, don't be conned by them in future.

[@namafarm]

Yes. As a farmer I'll also tell you its like broccoli with the Florettes turning yellow and bokchoi flowering, indicating Brassicas about to go to seed, getting starchy and/or fiberious & stringy, past the prime taste and nutrition... still edible but not the taste folks like the best.

[@Mossbergg]

i could watch these videos for hours lol, so entertaining and this australian guy is amazing

[@iUseVegas]

You two are absolute menaces! Only 5 minutes in and my cheeks are sore from laughing so hard

[@BornGam3r]

Australian guy is funny, he’s having fun with his Mandarin 😂

[@AdornThyHeadset]

Nice of you to help that guy at the end! 😊

[@dnai2337]

This video was endlessly entertaining!!🎉

[@em1osmurf]

girl at the register in our neighborhood chinese fassfoo place greets all "regulars" in their language--ukrainian, russian, spanish, greek, vietnamese. she's just amazing. i'm fluent in german, and can find the restroom and beer in russian and spanish, but she rattles off in god-knows how many languages. keep learning, as comrade mao said! fun vid!

[@stephfran9761]

Yes, I watch your videos because of the people's response, and the love and kindness shared amongst everyone you meet, it's truly beautiful.

[@Yeino]

In France, we're also used to eat spinach this way, or even with some vinegar and garlic. 😉

[@JasonKifner]

Homie literally dropped a Mao quote in the right context. Nice.

[@felixzapata9058]

..needed a good laugh today and got it with these two jokers....Thanx so much and it's always fun watching to see what kind of trouble you can get into!

[@konskript2550]

Flash: Ran for the entirety of his life. One day, lightning strikes him, and he now runs faster. The Hulk: Dedicated his life to science. One day, he is exposed to gamma radiation, and now he is stronger. Ben: Learned Mandarin in high school. One day, he gets into a car accident and slips into a coma, and now he speaks Mandarin more fluently. Ben McMahon is a superhero ladies and gentlemen. I figured it out.

[@devwev3907]

It’s so awesome you learned all these different languages. You should try learning Albanian there’s a big community of Albanians in NYC especially in the Bronx, Little Italy

[@BlastedBilly]

This was so much fun to watch the video was over before I knew it!

[@paulnakamura8103]

Very nice you helped out the Elder with reading the English on the vitamin bottles

[@demonsorrows]

Since I was a little kid, I've said if I could have one wish, it'd be the ability to understand, speak, read, and write any language I come across fluently. I could use it to make a good living as a translator, talk to anyone, learn and teach, decode dead languages, travel the world, and reveal ancient history we've lost to time. That would be heavenly for me despite my being an anti-social, anxiety suffering goof. I love languages, but my memory is poor and I get frustrated easily due to mental health issues. I keep trying to dive back into Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin, and ASL but my mental clarity and will to be patient seems to have bottomed out.

[@drix4275]

Exact same deal with me, everything you said, except for ASL since I havent started learning it, yet, but I want to. And I'd add Russian (I taught myself to read Russian and wanna learn more).

[@demonsorrows]

@@drix4275 Russian was the first language I wanted to learn, but my schools had German and Spanish (I chose German.) Spoke it a lot with my friends in high school, but forgot most of it. Several years back started dipping in the languages previously mentioned. ASL being the most recent. If you're interested, a good app for learning it is Intersign ASL. Both free and paid get all the lessons and paid gives access to little extras like games. They use clips of ASL teachers signing the words and sentences, acts a bit like most language apps but suited for ASL. It's nice.

[@drix4275]

Imagine being called into a dig site where they found an ancient tablet from a long gone civilization because they know you're the only one, and you go: *reads lost text, mouths the words* "This is a complaint about clay quality. Also the clay supplier's name was Mahamalamadingdong. Last name Johnson." ^o^

[@Jesus_Loves_you2499]

@@drix4275 Jesus Loves you so much! You may not think it but there is a reason you’re seeing this. He wants you to know Him so you Two can have a Relationship:)😊

[@drix4275]

@@Jesus_Loves_you2499 Is Jesus gay?

[@danhard8440]

that's funny speaking Mandarin to each other but English to them 🤣

[@philipthao8527]

i love it when Ben McMahon tell everyone, why should he not speak Chinese, everyone here speak Chinese. LOL

[@chadbailey7038]

Love the dude at the end saying: “No I’m just chilling here” 😅 getting his Fish Oil Capsules read!

[@Grogu01]

He hit her with a Mao Zedong quote @9:38 I’m dead 😂😂

[@rathernotsayatall]

I missed your Chinese videos! Thank you!

[@jodydorsett8726]

Great looking kid. So happy for you.

[@wugnutman]

talking behind there back in front of them was the best. HAHA

[@paydn202]

i just love you know their language and theyre all like YOURE A GENIUS!!! lol

[@Nanette322]

Italians wash, batter n fry the squash flowers. Very expensive to buy! Delicious.

[@Kassimoe]

So cute I love this ❤💕 super fun and encouraging to hear people learning and speaking other languages

[@bexactlyyy]

You're very gracious Ari

[@reklessgaming5373]

the mattress ad in a video with a someone who woke up from a coma is just poetic comedy

[@fasa9plus]

Man Xiaoma, all your videos are so inspiring, I just downloaded HelloChinese - getting this party started ❤

[@edwoodsnowden]

WOW! Nearly 6 Million Subscribers! Well Done! :)

[@davidgollinger7376]

Good luck getting it back in the box they shopped it in when trying to return

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video guys

[@zomboxsniper4532]

I’ve watched red roo ben quite a bit, how has this collab improved so much? He barely uploads!

[@user-nu4be8qx1p]

my guy even learn Mao Zedong thought during his coma, respect

[@youthought878]

Always so amazing to see how you can connect with totally different cultures simply by learning their language. Awesome vid as always, I liked the guest a lot as well. Very fluent speaker, just waiting on my coma so I can wake up and speak it (ik that's not exactly what happened for him to just "wake up" and be fluent but yk what I mean 😂)

[@juliemanarin4127]

You guys are GREAT!!!

[@Submersed24]

The fact that fiberglass is even legal in mattresses is unreal

[@twohandsguitarcompany]

@ time stamp 11:45 he asks “what kind of sandwich is this?”….. …..and my brain immediately shouted “A Vegemite Sandwich!!! IYKYK

[@Rick-pt4ox]

So great when you do these longer videos !!

[@KholdStare54]

What I kinda appreciate is how in several occasions, the vendors say to the effect of "you won't be able to eat this." It sounds rude at first, but really they are watching out for you. They would rather not get a sale than have their customers be unhappy, and they are frank about it.

[@Flare03l]

mate, you should come to Australia too! Sydney has a really nice China town in the city and another one in the suburbs.

[@rosiebridgeman7913]

Keep em coming! Love these videos❤

[@Scyth3934]

18:29 Oh my god its so wholesome

[@dancewomyn1]

This channel always makes my day! :)

[@azureangel9041]

when you said "we speak Australian over here" perfect Aussie accent 😂 sounded like Robert Irwin

[@Wattchn]

Nice video! Im surprised you didn't ask the people what they think of your friends backstory, would be a nice topic for conversations

[@corev4lues]

Amazing video guys !

[@DjDeepcore]

Muy divertido el video. Se echaban de menos estos videos. Son super geniales!

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

I like the last one _"Ayo, American! How much should I take this per day?"_ 👌😂

[@43Aquaman]

Excellent video. Rewatch value!

[@garybinnyc]

I love your videos, you’ve really really inspired me to speak Mandarin I’ve been practicing more and more. Now I just need to find a school in New York to help me and improve even more.

[@the615god]

6:32 this guy is so animated 🤣

[@djbokasuja]

Its impressive how many people can speak chinese in NYC. In my city, there's a "asian town" where people usually can learn more about the language and practice.

[@sean668]

More than half of New York speaks no English

[@djbokasuja]

@@sean668 oof

[@sean668]

@@djbokasuja Not “oof”, it’s awesome

[@djbokasuja]

@@sean668 sorry if I meant it wrong. English is not my first language. That's really cool 😎

[@share_accidental]

i guess a lot of chinese people emigrate there

[@devonna-munguia]

@5:36 😂😂 the angle of the camera 😂😂

[@simonngo7513]

OMG! Xiaomanyc!! YOU HAVE *COMPETITION* NOW!

[@itsdokko2990]

this video came just in time, last week i started to learn mandarin, because i felt like just doing it. i mean, it must feel awesome to handle more than 1 language, i already speak english at an advanced level (c1) coming from a native spanish speaker. i feel very commited to keep practicing

[@letti4285]

Wow you definitely speak english really well, I thought you were native from how you wrote this comment, coming from a “no sabo” 😅

[@jxg0314]

Echale ganas güey!

[@jasoncary7957]

sí

[@TheOMAR617]

Yo también pero el japonés ! It feels awesome 😊

[@itsdokko2990]

@@letti4285 HEhhe thanks! Definitely staying on the english side of the internet for many years has helped quite a lot

[@Viva_G89]

Since you went to Wales for a video, I think you should try and understand the hardest dialects of the UK, find the people with the strongest accents too! I think you'd struggle to match or understand the Scottish and Scouse dialects!

[@samanatu4123]

better yet, try cornish LOL

[@eat_pray_porg8450]

I would love to see Ari/Xiaoma learn Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)!

[@Anakis-san]

Congrats on 6 mill!

[@monkeymanoki]

It is great that you have so much street food available

[@LetThatStuffGo]

These two guys are so cool. 😇🍻

[@notchomomma239]

Your brain stores everything you've ever experienced. The problem comes up in that its not so simple to connect what you know to what you can do. Sometimes, a serious brain injury can remove that limiter.

[@RyanShattuck1]

Wow, I haven’t heard this spoken since highschool soccer lol. We have a large Portuguese and Cape Verdean community in my part of RI.

[@guadalupegauna1509]

That was a good video from a guy that is from Australia and also could speak good Mandarin I was thinking maybe in his Como he might have an ancestor is from China I could be wrong but as always keep up the good work you guys are amazing😊😊😊😊👋👋👋👋

[@beardown6574]

Loved the interactions great viedo

[@zomboxsniper4532]

Red Roo Ben is an aussie legend

[@caniacstevehenderson7115]

Well done guys ❤❤❤❤

[@seanculver9487]

He’s awesome with being able to speak so many different languages so quickly I’m in awe, but his cooking had me dry heaving in my toilet before they spit up fried rice.