Social Experiment: Who's MOST SHOCKED When You Speak Their Language?

Is it China, Japan, or Korea that's most shocked when foreigners speak their language? Knowing all 3 languages I tested this out in Asia. Which country do you think had the biggest reaction?
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[@OrientalPearl]

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[@muzkat101]

Maybe in Tokyo, it is expected that most foreigners know how to speak a little Japanese, the more the better. So, compliments may be nice but not over exaggerated, unless your fluency is very high. I am not sure what it is like in Korea. However, I would imagine that in China, I feel they have more appreciate of foreigners who speak a little Chinese far more than at the same level in Japan. Not that Japanese are not appreciative of foreigners trying poorly spoken Japanese. But in China, I feel that it comes more of a delightful shock and surprise to them to hear a foreigner speak their language, even if it is broken a bit. For example, when I spoke a bit in Japanese in a local shop here in L.A., I never got a positive response but a look of indifference. However, in my area here in the San Gabriel Valley, east of Los Angeles, when I spoke in horrible broken Mandarin in a local grocery store, two of the lady clerks at the store where openly delighted and full of big smiles and compliments. My Japanese is far better than my Mandarin, but not really good; not conversationally good. However, the difference in response that I got was remarkably different; one neutral and one very positive.

[@OrientalPearl]

@@muzkat101 The funny thing is that the more Japanese you know in Japan, the less you hear compliments. I had to pull footage from 2 or 3 years ago for this video to find a Japanese compliment. It’s literally been that long since anyone has said anything. If you just act confident and speak fluently most people don’t say anything at all. It’s obvious you live in the country by that point.

[@GUTOMNAASOTV]

​@@OrientalPearl hello idol 👋❤

[@jamescurfman3284]

@@OrientalPearl Oh. Well, maybe you are quietly a celebrity now? Everybody knows about you so it is no longer a shock. You really do stand out over there.

[@sekulrtsnfnugg6126]

What she's saying about the locals exaggarating would be true if she actually wasn't at the level she is. She's on a very high level in quite a few languages it sounds like.

[@ahmed51988]

I like how appreciative people are because learning a foreign language is really really hard.

[@rolandmueller7218]

Learning s foreign language is not as difficult as you think.

[@Mideumfaith]

@@rolandmueller7218I wouldn’t say difficult, yes some parts are, but it takes so much time and energy, which is the hardest part

[@rolandmueller7218]

@@Mideumfaith It doesn’t take much time to learn the basic words. Especially if the Philippines is your new home, right? You will never speak perfectly, but you’ll be able to get by.

[@Let_me_get_a_name.-_-]

I think she got absorbed in the language and country that her mind just unconsciously learns it even when asleep...........i dunno 😒

[@Yi-Zhu.Lou.]

Yes it took years for me to learn English language 😭 I don’t know if everyone find mandarin difficult to learn but I found English the most difficult.

[@MoreMeanThanAverage]

I'm fluent in Chinese and let me assure you, the praise that you've gotten from the Chinese is genuine. The features that trips up most beginners, are the pitch, pronunciation and accent. It is fiendishly difficult to master and get right. You've nailed almost 99.9% of it, and that actually far exceeds even many native Chinese speakers. The reactions you've gotten in your video (the Chinese ones, at least) are authentic, and not just hollow, bombastic praise. As a beginner in Japanese and Korean, I aspire to be as fluent as you are.

[@thomgizziz]

Tones don't matter 99% of the time because context fixes that, she is terrible in japanese and korean and you know her chinese isn't great either.

[@Linkandzeldarules]

I’ve learned that I can’t learn an Asian language. Asian languages are way too different from English. I spent 2 years in Korea and I only know about 30-40 words (including 1-10). Tagalog is the simplest (in my opinion) to learn as the letters are the same. It’s amazing when anyone can focus and study well enough to learn another language.

[@DiMiLi9734]

@@Linkandzeldarules Hey, as a chinese person, I feel happy seeing there's really english speakers interested in learning Korean (or other asian languages), I'm learning french at the moment, I did it for like 1 yr, I really envie english speakers cause they can learn European languages so fast. Maybe you should try those languages.

[@yumihara14]

Yes her Chinese sounds right but please don't talk about Japanese. I'm a Japanese person and her Japanese sounds so bad. I mean not grammatically, but the pronounce is sooooo American. She sounds almost like a Korean and Chinese person in other languages. But in Japanese, she just sounds like every American. Tonings are sooo bad, she's not bad at grammar it's good. But not in pronouncing, she sounds like a typical American tourist. I had to listen carefully and "oh... Yeah its Japanese" but I have some foreigner friends and they sound just like Japanese people. But for American tourists we always have to listen them soooooo carefully to understand them. Just look at that Japanese guy, he surprised after a LONG pause cause he didn't understand what she said immediately. Btw it's a cultural thing, we are so kind. We would say "omg your Japanese awesomeee " to literally every foreigners even tho if they only can say thanks in our language 😅 since both in Chinese and Korean, u pronounce thing different from writings just like English, Americans are tend to be better at Korean and Chinese. Bu not in Japanese cause our language is like "phonetic" so they read the words like eeeaariiigeeyyttoo not arigatou. It's hard to explain it in a foreign language but shortly that's not even close to being fluent I have lots of foreigner friends who are really fluent. That's not, that sounds like something we have memes about etc. Not bad, but it sounds funny to us

[@v24rl]

​@yumihara14 xenophobic comments like these discourage people from learning a new language and practicing with native speakers. There is a way to be constructive when criticizing. We need to embrace eachother without judgement for trying to connect through language. Edit: judging by your other nasty comment to her, you sound like an immature child. If there's a mEmE here, it's you. Have the day you deserve with your bored little life.

[@kenbrown2540]

Your code-switching is incredible. I've been able to speak German, Spanish, and Mandarin to different degrees at various points in my life, but I get "stuck" in whatever I've been speaking recently. Flowing from one language to another across three languages is really impressive. Such an agile brain.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much. It’s taken a lot of extra effort to get used to doing that.

[@UrbanNilssonOssian]

It's a skill in and of itself. You need to practice switching languages to get good at it, but since you need access to other people with the relevant languages it can be difficult.

[@sm00re2]

​@@OrientalPearl this would be interesting to hear about, but probably complicated to explain lol I guess randomly switching languages while talking to yourself could help🤔

[@lauraelainedesilets1189]

I think it's impressive by far. I've taken German and Japanese... I'd be more fluent if I had someone to talk to. Can you deciffer when you are with 2-3 people speaking fast? That's where foreigners have problem here in America because we speak fast and it has to register. I taught a guy from India. I could understand by key words what he wanted to say and I'd teach him a sentence kinda how we learned in grade school. If a language is one on one like my two German clients I can kinda understand but that been since High school. I need to go back to my college Japanese classes. You really got me when you were studying in Korea. It's keep your brain so sharp. Having a musical ear helps... Since I sing in professional choir. Japanese really is so pretty to hear imo. Gosh what other languages you want to learn? My brother learned Russian. Japanese people say I look German; which I do have mostly German in my back ground. What is your heritage? I thought French. Xx

[@Ikgeloofhetniet]

My native language is English. I've been fluent in German for about 15 years and fluent in Portuguese for about 6. I can switch between English and German and English and Portuguese without a problem but my brain melts down when I try to switch from German to Portuguese or vice versa. It's like I have to prep my brain if I am going from a Portuguese-speaking setting to German.

[@lindachu704]

I showed this to my Chinese grandma and she was amazed of you fluent you were! Thought the video I was smiling so much because of there reactions, they were priceless! ❤❤❤

[@Atticus113]

I've been poking away very slowly at Japanese for a few years and always love the reactions people give when you surprise them. I work at a cancer centre in Canada and my Japanese patients always say how happpy and at ease it makes them feel to hear someone speak Japanese with them when they're here for a stressful appointment. Always inspires me to keep working at it more! Thanks for the great videos, がんばってね！

[@OrientalPearl]

That’s awesome that you’re studying Japanese. I hope these videos help motivate you.

[@jamescurfman3284]

Medical people are awesome (for the most part). Thank you for doing what you do! Respect!

[@merryworld4776]

❤

[@zznnys]

@@OrientalPearlI am japanese ❤ *ありがとう！*

[@denise8791]

You are an angel for doing that. You must bring so much comfort. Keep learning and keep doing the wonderful work you do. You have my sincere respect!❤

[@juules215]

Your korean accent is really thick but im so impressed with how well you speak it and how well your responses are. Continue learning and practicing because youre doing a great job and making the korean community very happy with your talents! You speak better korean than most korean americans i know 😭😂😂

[@HouseMDaddict]

I love how the lady at the stand got comfortable and casual with you. You made her genuinely laugh and that was SO cute! And your bestie the little kid!!! Its amazing to see how comfortable people get immediate when they see you speaking their language and sometimes they rven joke with you or are genuinely sweet and almost vulnerable.

[@OrientalPearl]

Yeah I felt really lucky to meet her that day.

[@nikitasantamaria]

As someone who’s trying to learn Korean this made my heart happy seeing all those people impressed and happy you can communicate

[@markplenty2631]

I get this reaction when I speak Lithuanian to their locals. It’s so amazing that you can separate the languages and remember them.

[@julijaz1029]

I'm from Lithuania, I would be shocked too

[@markplenty2631]

@@julijaz1029 well it’s nice to hear that.

[@Kataru210]

ru Asian?

[@Kataru210]

@@julijaz1029 the guy who made the comment???

[@julijaz1029]

@@Kataru210 oh yeah sorry

[@cincyjohn69]

Absolutely love the energy you put out into the world it’s intoxicating! Can’t wait to see more

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much. I hope you subscribe and watch more videos.

[@divine-s]

I love their reactions whenever you start talking! It’s amazing how you can just fluently speak their language and have a normal conversation!!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much. More coming soon.

[@sim.ulationkoyo]

don't judge a blonde by its cover.

[@frankbizzoco1954]

I just can't believe how fluently you speak 3 very difficult languages so well. The amount of brain power that takes is very impressive to behold. A lot of us can't even speak our own language well! I really want to learn Japanese because literally every joy i have in life has its origins in Japan. But i find it pretty intimidating. Very well done reaction video!

[@blkpaint7199]

4:31 *Eating Japanese food in Korea in Chinatown.* That sounds like a meme I heard not long again; it was something like: 'Speaking Chinese to the French waiter while eating Italian food in Spain' or something like that

[@yennchase]

4:23 , 3 times

[@ashvan5047]

true dude

[@annnaaannn]

Спасибо за такое прекрасное видео! Твои знания в области языков потрясающие. Забавно было, когда многие думали, что ты из России 😁

[@jonwear9791]

Love watching your videos, your husband must be so proud of you to speak the Asian languages so well and say all the right words to make people happy.

[@OrientalPearl]

Aww, thank you so much Jon.

[@WillWilsonII]

WHOA!! I understood some of what you said in Korean! More than I thought I would! I feel pretty good about that so thank you very much.

[@Rannisek]

It's quite funny that people said that you are from Russia, when you are American because when I've been to Japan not even a single person said that I am from Europe but from America. When I told them I am from Poland (and explained where it is located) they thought I am German :D

[@OrientalPearl]

It's ironic lol

[@jessicabakker5584]

I was in greeces and turkey en they told me that I from turkey or Portugal. But i’m from Holland 😂

[@jessicabakker5584]

And it’s Al from the looks and not the speak of the country. (I can’t speak that languages) haha

[@Kylo_Ren_2033]

They weren't wrong. Because Germans got satnav that only goes to Poland!

[@Kivas_Fajo]

@@Kylo_Ren_2033 lol. One must be from Germany and pretty old to understand the joke behind this. Good one!

[@zlz95]

天啊，你的中文是我见过用得最地道的，不是说口音啥的，而是你的用词完全就是中国人的用词，包括一些日常的用语，我见过的很多外国人尽管中文说得再好，也会暴露一些不太地道的用法，但是你真的很自然，一点都没有生硬刻意在说另一门语言的感觉👍🏼

[@whushaw]

The lady when you said "Thank you for your hard work." was a delight! She cracked me up laughing too, it was contagieous like her good food. Everyone must try. I liked how even people from Canada visited her shop that made me feel happy (I'm from Canada as well).

[@OrientalPearl]

I was wondering where you were Whushaw. Long time, no see. I’m going to have a private livestream later this month. I hope you can join.

[@DebyHariyanto-de3eq]

@@OrientalPearl WELCOME TO : JAKARTA CITY & PIK2 SEDAYU CITY JAKARTA & INDONESIA.❤❤👍👍

[@Jakeysfavoriteperson]

예! 그녀의 웃음은 매우 전염성이 있습니다!

[@thomgizziz]

@@Jakeysfavoriteperson Nice try but very wrong... did you use an internet translator for that? Because it is pretty terrible.

[@peanutbutter3102]

6:27 I'm in love with her laugh!! It seems like she wanted to hear it but didn't know she needed it🥺💗so precious

[@triplehearts914]

these videos make me so happy! Ive always been a little nervous about traveling to different countries and wanting to learn new languages. (Im kind of scary looking and i dont wanna freak people out) But now I really want to try to learn more!

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m so glad that these videos make you happy.

[@CiceroSapiens]

@@OrientalPearli know you put in so much work but you make me feel it is possible! I know some Japanese but really want to study Chinese (and Korean)!

[@justajad2809]

I really want to be just like you, and feeling triumphant after all the hard work in learning these 3 languages, wish me good luck !

[@hanako_w]

Wow! 😮 You are incredibly talented speaking so many languages so well! ❤️

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much.

[@wildwombat]

Thank you for your honesty, in relation to just how many reactions don't make the final cut. You look like you're making people smile, which is no small feat.

[@gamer_girl6519]

Every time I lose motivation to learn Korean I watch your videos. Thank you for always giving me the motivation to continue studying Korean.

[@gamer_girl6519]

@@ritikshakya1340 Yes ?

[@ViiSangToare]

네!

[@ChrisChoi123]

​@@ritikshakya1340bro stop trying to take people to snap it's cringe bro

[@NitaMahopmaa]

J'aime le fait que toutes les personnes avec qui tu parles ai le sourire et passe un bon moment, je veux apprendre aussi pour des souvenirs comme ça ♡

[@lassam333]

I speak a few languages, but mostly there is hardly any reaction when I speak to people in their native language. The best thing for me is when people continue speaking to me only in their native language and try to help me to improve my skills at that language.

[@OrientalPearl]

Yeah, I’ve had the same experience too.

[@manasseh019]

I watched this video 2 weeks ago but I came back to motivate my self to learn Japanese. Every time I feel unmotivated I rewatch your videos. You really help me for months now. Now I think it's time to go back to my table and study.

[@breezeh1127]

That was very interesting that her brain actually tricked her into not hearing foreign Chinese and instead assumed it was foreign English..all from your appearance. I have seen this happen before...where someone will be speaking fluently even in THEIR native language, but they can't compute it because their brain is expecting English. It then takes a few seconds, when suddenly a light bulb comes on and they understand. Amazing how this happens..

[@OrientalPearl]

I know right. That was a strange moment to catch on camera. Thank you for always supporting my channel.

[@Kali-Yuga-Peace-Corp]

It happens to me aswell, but with movies. I don't expect them to speak my Language so it takes a moment. It's Strange.

[@breezeh1127]

@@Kali-Yuga-Peace-Corp how neat!

[@Recusant39]

As an American living in Los Angeles, I get this from both sides from Latin American foreigners automatically speaking broken English or I automatically speak Spanish to them even if they speak perfect English, just based on appearances.

[@sundog486]

Decades ago when there were far fewer foreigners in Japan, I took a wrong turn in Nagaokakyo and found myself lost. I asked 2 separate people for directions (in Japanese) but both said "no English". When I eventually found my way to work, I checked with my Japanese colleagues whether my language was understandable. Both said it was very clear, and suggested the people were just not expecting a foreigner to speak Japanese.

[@nowintroducinghertome]

Like xiamoa... Good job. Im in spanish,french, Chinese, Portuguese, Italian and Klingon 🖖👏👏👏 👍

[@majajackson777]

You and Xiaomanyc inspired me to start learning Chinese and I'm so happy I already understood some of the basic things you were saying. I love languages 😍 and channels like yours. 🙂🌻

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m glad you’re enjoying my channel. Come visit more.

[@tyratiaras702]

I'm learning mandarin too. Do you want to study and practice together?

[@Jakeysfavoriteperson]

I am very impressed at your skills. I am learning Hangul right now through Duolingo and Im having a hard time myself and I just made it to Unit 19 "establish topics" but I also watch kdramas (with subtitles) to help me keep up. You did amazing!

[@asteen75]

love your kind spirit and intelligence! keep it up, and thank you for sharing your adventures.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much for your kind words.

[@DiMiLi9734]

Thank you for doing this video, as a Chinese person, I mean, it's good to see a reaction video to Chinese people as the world nowadays focuses so much on Korea and Japan. I feel a genuine inclusion and I believe u r an inclusive person as well. It must be hard to learn all those languages. Your video really provides me a good comfort, with all the internet fuss about china, I really appreciate foreigners who really come and take a look themselves.

[@DiMiLi9734]

Also, I love Japan's culture and I learned Japanese for 2 yrs, I feel even with an Asian face, I'm still scared to speak to native speakers, you are really brave.

[@Brian-sky61]

I know you're busy with many other things but to take the time to send us content is greatly appreciated as always. You and Tommy have a great weekend ❤

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for watching Brian. The main issue is it take a week and a lot of traveling to film these reaction videos.

[@Joee.1013]

i love your videos so much! im trying to learn korean right now and your videos are always super fun and interesting to watch and help me stay motivated!

[@OrientalPearl]

That’s awesome! We are both learning Korean.

[@Joee.1013]

@@OrientalPearl haha yeah! you're definitely farther ahead, at the moment i can only introduce myself/make small talk. i hope to become fluent though! my only issue is that im trying to self teach w some help from friends who fluently speak Korean.

[@xjp1998]

You really are great with changing languages so easily. I lived in Asia for 7 years, and mine stinks. Everyone wanted me to speak English all the time due to I am from the South and they wanted to hear my accent.

[@OrientalPearl]

You can do it too. It just takes a lot of hours of training.

[@jasonlove8733]

Very good vlogs Alyssa! What do you miss the most about Michigan?

[@OrientalPearl]

I miss the cool summers. Summers in Tokyo are too hot.

[@q7plusdo962]

My daughter who taught in Tokyo for 6 yrs but still can't speak Japanese. Her husband who worked 3yrs for one channel of Tokyo TV and he could speak Japanese very well. I used to work in English speaking environment for more than 35 yrs but still can't speak properly. 've got a friend, he is a Parish priest, he can speak English very well with his parishioners. Well, not all people can speak other languages well.

[@jamescurfman3284]

I agree. Most people who are REALLY GREAT at Math are not very Language-capable and most who are very language-capable are not the greatest at math (I fit into that category). There are comparatively few people who can do both very well. I am more 'artsy' and was picking up German pretty well so I REALLY wish that I had the opportunity to finish learning my High School German class and take the trip to Germany after my Senior year. But it was not meant to be. These days, I can barely remember yesterday and I am lucky that I can still speak English. It feels like I am losing intelligence.

[@OrientalPearl]

You can always learn. It’s not too late. It just takes a lot of work everyday.

[@DrClawizdead]

I was an CTI in Okinawa and ended up studying Japanese and Cantonese (did some work in Hong Kong) for twelve years. Every time I was off base interacting, I was always complimented on being able to speak the local language!

[@reneeluv1986]

love these video. I love when ppl want to learn how to communicate with ppl from different cultures. U bring the world together 1 video at a time 🥰... Love from Arizona, USA ❤

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m so glad that you enjoyed this video! More coming soon.

[@EnimsLifeinJapan]

That little boy was sooo adorable! :D And hey! That fan looks familiar. 🥳

[@AmaraMasih]

I love to see how you interact with chinese people. I would pay money to see hours of content like this, for practicing my Mandarin and because it's so beautiful to see these interactions.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you! I have more videos on Facebook and also on patreon: www.patreon.com/orientalpearl

[@Apvizionz]

KZbin vids absolutely must have arrows in the thumbnail pics these days. Just put it in there somewhere. It doesn't matter what it points to, viewers love it.

[@Itsmaaark1331]

Just started following a purple weeks ago. Every video is great. I think how you learned these languages and speak it so well is just amazing. Thanks for taking the time to do so. I love watching them

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you for watching Mark. I’m glad that you found the channel. Please enjoy all of the videos!

[@bobadams179]

Thanks or your efforts in showing us Asian cultures through your videos. It's really fascinating to see the people's reactions. Even though it's only 10% of the time that they respond.

[@Teiresias911]

I really, really like your videos and narration! You give us US state-bound folks a small glimpse of what the world has to offer. Language, love, life, and so much joy. Thank you always for all your content! You were the first person/channel to get me into videos regarding new languages, culture, etc and I've truly enjoyed all of the content shoved my way ever since!

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m really glad you like the narration! That part takes the longest to make while editing.

[@alincalcity]

I have been living in Japan for 18 months. I am terrible at learning languages. I do really enjoy your videos! I love your fashion sense too. You always look so great!

[@EricLeung-hk]

To speak their own language in conversation, you have showed your great respects to them.

[@georgiacranmer4291]

Even though I've not been studying mandarin for very long at all, now listening and being able to catch out even just a few words or couple phrases without looking at subtitles straight away gives me so much motivation to keep going! The ChineseClass101 lessons have been awesome along with my boyfriend who's Chinese helping me practice. I'll also be spending a few months with him in China next year to decide if I like it enough there to ultimately move, whatever happens it's gonna be an awesome experience!

[@OrientalPearl]

Keep yo the good work! I’m so glad that you’re enjoying chineseclass101. I really liked their recordings with the pdf printouts. They have some pretty funny dialogues.

[@melissahernandez6645]

I went to Tokyo to take my daughter on her dream trip for 3 weeks. I love the art but never got to know the language. So I crashed coursed the pleasantries and got some tips on KZbin about conducting myself. I was complimented on my Japanese which was awful an consisted of only 10 words maybe but I would use a translator app and try. I loved the kindness.

[@eat_pray_porg8450]

Always happy to see a new video from you, Alyssa! 😊 One of my favorite hairstylists is trying to teach me common Mandarin phrases. Wish me luck! Currently I'm studying German on Duolingo and Pimsleur, and I just started a job where one of my workers speaks better German than I, and we also have a common colleague who is from Austria. I'm also studying Scottish Gaelic. Been doing that since the late 90's. I lucked out that my bestie has also studied it and is much better at it. Otherwise, I don't really come across any Scottish Gaelic speakers! I also need to work on my Spanish (Mexican) and Tagalog (my parents are Filipino). Thanks for your language learning inspiration! ✌🏾😎

[@jamescurfman3284]

WOW, that is a very diverse history! That's awesome!

[@eat_pray_porg8450]

@@jamescurfman3284 - Awww, thanks! 🙂

[@OrientalPearl]

That’s awesome that you’re studying so many languages! Very cool.

[@MeanMawile]

Hallo, lernst du Sprachen nur über Duolingo? Kannst du das empfehlen? Wünsche dir weiterhin viel Erfolg!

[@eat_pray_porg8450]

@@MeanMawile - Hallo! Duolingo eignet sich gut zum gelegentlichen Lernen. Aber um wirklich fließend zu sprechen, müssen Sie viel in die Zielsprache eintauchen und sich damit auseinandersetzen. Ich kann mir derzeit weder eine formelle Schule noch einen Privatlehrer leisten. Da ist Pimsleur etwas besser als Duolingo. Sie müssen einen Lehrer finden, der Ihnen persönlich hilft. Viel Glück!

[@stephanieallangarman5598]

Anming…you look 👀 so pretty in the (hanbok) the pink color is beautiful. I’m so excited and happy that you got the opportunity to visit S. KOREA and the lady serving the grilled meat reminded me of my mother…I’m Indigenous Native American but her sense of humor was Great. Sending you blessings and encouragement Always. Yes…your Korean is improving. It’s very different than Japanese to me the vowels and words are not as hard …kind of like Spanish from Mexico 🇲🇽 vs. Spanish from Spain 🇪🇸. Great interactions and episode…I’ve been a SUBSCRIBER for years and I love your videos. 🙆🏻‍♀️❤️‍🔥🙏🏽

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you for being a subscriber for so long!

[@hmongguyful]

You inspire me to learn Mandarin! Have you already learned or plan to learn Cantonese and perhaps a southeast asian language like Vietnamese?

[@OrientalPearl]

That’s awesome! I plan to start Vietnamese in January.

[@hmongguyful]

​@@OrientalPearlOmg. I can't wait for your Vietnam adventures!

[@Addchanelnamehere]

My gosh, switching between languages sounds super hard. I am Hispanic still learning Spanish and I struggle. Thanks to you, I started using Pimsleur and I am being educated in Spanish and Chinese Mandarin! 🎉 我太开心了！谢谢你！

[@skyclimber3934]

Like your honesty in your videos, it's very refreshing!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you. I’m glad you appreciate that.

[@MisNebel]

I truly in awe of polyglots that can learn the way you do. I’ve only tried to teach myself Spanish for 20 plus years and i still barely know anything. I guess self teaching doesn’t work for me. I wish I had the ability you have because I love languages so much andI love respecting people in their language.. but I’m heart broken I just don’t have the ability to learn. I’m just a smart dumb person in that regard. Please continue learning. I love watching your videos.

[@JoseSanchez-fp3mp]

Your video made me happy, I love the reaction of the people is very funny love always the interactions have a nice day I enjoyed this one so much.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you as always Jose. I’m very lucky to have someone kind and caring like you watching.

[@richardcarnett7897]

Another great one, I've been watching your videos for some time now, always enjoy them... Thanks again and please keep posting ❤❤

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much Richard. That means a lot.

[@richardcarnett7897]

Yep 😊 I go all the way back to when you lived in China, I remember the one when you showed your room and room mates

[@bo0tsy1]

Polyglot should be happy anywhere. Kudos, and Kudos to the food vendors. Looked great.

[@YTLJE]

You remind me of the actor Leelee Sobieski and she is of Polish descent. You do have an Eastern European look to you more than American, in my opinion. Also, there’s the generalisation that a lot of English and Americans don’t learn other languages as much as Europeans so that might also be why as well as the geographical distance from America. Regardless though, you’re very gifted. I’m struggling with just learning one foreign language!

[@frankiefavero1666]

I can tell from her accent that she's not originally American, she speaks English with a faint accept, which to me sounds Germanic. I'd like to know where she is originally from because she definitely does not have an American accent.

[@__-fu5se]

@@frankiefavero1666 ayy lamo dude. She was literarly born and raised there, as well as her parents and so on.

[@Ara-yt4jv]

Some Americans just don’t speak English that well, it happens lol

[@frankiefavero1666]

@@__-fu5se lol, sure, but they speak it with an American accent :) Oriental Pearl speak good English, but not with an accent from the US.

[@frankiefavero1666]

@@__-fu5se I don't think so, she does not have an American accent and to me, she looks like one of her parents is of Asian descent, which is why she speaks Mandarin without any accent (nobody born and raised in an English-speaking country can completely emulate a Chinese accent).

[@NangNangEE]

Great talent!!!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for watching. Please subscribe and enjoy more of my videos today.

[@bre_me]

That Korean lady was so cheerful and sweet

[@nailsbychristina248]

Just came across your page. I'm from Michigan too! You're good girl learning other languages is so hard

[@blazealf9588]

I cant get enough of your vlogs. They are great. I wish there were hundreds everyday 😂

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much. If you want to see videos that aren’t on KZbin check out my Facebook or Patreon page.

[@ourawkfist]

These videos are so perfect for when you get sick and tired of a mean world and you want to enjoy humanity.. Thank you so much for these.

[@NewYorksFinest]

It's always crazy. That the first thing they think, is Russia when assuming where a foreigner is from lol. Always nice to see your videos pop up! Hope you're well. 🙏🏽 I bet these days too, not as many people have a huge reaction as much as people would think on YT. Especially if you're living in that country, they'll probably assume you speak the language if you're there. I definitely wouldn't visit if I can't speak it 😅 I'd be lost but hopefully one day.

[@OrientalPearl]

You’ve been here since the very beginning so I’m sure you’ve seen all the times people thought I was Russian lol.

[@NewYorksFinest]

@@OrientalPearl Oh yeah! So many times, this video honestly. Is the only one I can think of. Where someone actually guessed American first lol. Enjoy your weekend ☺️

[@Tek-eo3li]

My experience is speaking Hangul in Korea as a foreigner is very appreciated and admired. If you even just try to speak their language you can make friends really fast.

[@jimross7648]

Once again Anming produces a superior video about being able to speak the language of the country that you're in. Of course, she is better at it than most. I am always in awe that she can effortlessly switch between four languages in one conversation. She doesn't just speak language lesson phrases, but uses the everyday vernacular used by people. I'm one of those foreigners who can parrot basic phases and expected text book responses, but unlike her contractions and phraseology used by native speakers can confuse me easily. Everything she has about how most people react is on point. Most don't react, but children usually do. Even more so when based on how you look when they have predetermined that you won't be able to communicate in their language. I've been working on my admittedly poor Japanese for years, and only within the last month have I been able to start extrapolating what is being said when it is a variation from text book Japanese. The only way to truly get better is to be immersed in the language and the environment, which for me means being in Japan. Why did I get better and continue studying. Well I challenged myself to accomplish proficiency in the language. I have Anming as an inspiration. She doesn't sugar coat the fact that it'll take hard work to achieve the goals, as many do. Join her Patreon it's well worth the minor cost and she will interact with you. But be prepared to hear the cold hard truth about the journey to learn another language. The Patreon content is similar to the main channels but different also. Sometimes it's more relaxed, other times it's more in depth. I benefit from being one of her Patreon's and in fact have told her that she should raise the price. She hasn't, Great video but they all are. I look forward to each and every video and am never disappointed because her content always exceeds my expectations, and entertains me, greatly.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank for so much for encouraging people to join my Patreon Jim. You’re always such a great supporter. Getting more people over there will help me escape the KZbin algorithm a bit and make more videos more regularly. But it’s been an uphill battle. I hope to see you here in Japan someday.

[@jimross7648]

@@OrientalPearl It will happen. I've got budget set aside now just need the pieces to klick into place.

[@izzylove89]

You're so inspiring! I'm a tall (5'11) blonde American girl too who loves languages and travel!! So great to find another soul sister

[@t10901]

I live in Madrid and I try to engage with people who speaks Japanese. The other day in the subway I heard Japanese so I talked to them and we ended drinking some beers and speaking English, Spanish and Japanese and sharing our favorite JAV actresses. XD

[@OrientalPearl]

Ha ha, glad you made a friend through languages.

[@stevams]

so which actress is ur fav ?

[@mayblu]

aaa im so jealous of your chinese skills >_< i'm a white american whos learning chinese and although when i'm practicing by myself my accent and tones are decent, when i talk with someone else i get so nervous that i sound so horrible aagh

[@ManuelMenchaca]

The smiles you get from people are priceless 😊

[@iluomobravo]

You’re incredibly hardworking to have learned those languages. I’ve studied Italian and German and at times French and I speak none of them as well as you speak your languages. And yours are much harder!

[@ph3r109]

You should learn ‘Tagalog’ which is language from the Philippines and you will get alot of crazy reactions from Filipinos and you surely will get tons of fans from the Philippines

[@stephanieallangarman5598]

Yes 🙌🏽 TAGALOG sounds AMAZING 🙋🏻‍♀️🙌🏽🇺🇸

[@OrientalPearl]

That would bring in a lot of new viewers from the Philippines for sure.

[@greatspirit]

You're amazing.... I subscribed... I speak English, French, Spanish and a dozen dialects of Arabic fluently (one of the most difficult languages for non-natives to master)... but as soon as I started learning Mandarin, it took me 2 days just to learn 你會說普通話嘛?... I got so demoralized I gave up... 😂 I can swing very basic greetings in over 70 languages to break the ice, but can't communicate in any....

[@salernolake]

For a change of pace, may I suggest you pay a visit to Taiwan. The scenery is fantastic, especially in the North around Juifen (a town that looks like it came straight out of "Spirited Away"). Also be sure to take in a Rakuten Monkeys baseball game. Taiwanese baseball is a fan experience very different from the American one! The Monkeys play in Taoyuan, about 25 km west of Taipei City. You can get to the stadium by a single subway line direct from downtown Taipei, via the Airport.

[@stevekitt52]

If she could get chance to chat with cheerleader Lee Dahye, that would make a good video.

[@OrientalPearl]

I used to live in Taiwan. I’ve been there many times, but it was long before I did KZbin.

[@peterho5778]

Wow, you are so talented to learn languages. You have learned 3 totally different languages just in a short period of time. I spend more than 20 years in Australia, but my English is still not too good. So, you are amazing!!

[@kopxpert]

The truth is plenty of foreigners in SKorea & Japan speak the respective local languages so it's not that big of a deal anymore. SKorea for example, there are a lot of foreigners who don't even live there can understand even read & write korean/hangul because of the popularity of kpop & kdrama (especially in the Asia continent). Even I self taught hangul. It's not very difficult or complicated like the chinese characters/japanese kanji.

[@OrientalPearl]

This is true. All 3 languages are being taught to people outside the countries a lot more than before.

[@beatmakee5160]

It’s becoming more common but not the norm yet. I’ve lived in South Korea for 4 years and I’ve only ever met 2 foreigners from western countries that can speak Korean past intermediate level

[@astralizer6757]

I'm going to start watching your channel to pick up on the languages, kind of a fun way to learn

[@SailorYuki]

Funnily enough I get the double take and suprised Picatchu from a lot of Finns whenever I speak Finnish. It's usually due to the lack of accent when speaking Swedish first. You can tell very easily if someone is Finnish by they way they speak, but I was was born and raised in Sweden so I don't have that accent nor the speech pattern. But I do speak fluent Finnish. It's always hillarious. It blows their minds. I've also impressed a few by switching between various languages (4 at one time), the perks of working in a store downtown. I've been mostly mistaken for Spanish or Russian. They won't even believe me when I tell them I'm Swedish. "Not Spanish?" I don't know what makes them think that, since I'm pasty white with blue eyes. Perhaps my brown hair? It's kinda funny that everyone assumes you're Russian, when Finland has the most blonds in the world.

[@nanasabia]

Was it difficult to learn Finnish for you? I love Finnish so much but I already now five languages so much - all from the info-Germanic branch and Finnish seems so hard.

[@OrientalPearl]

That’s funny. My Finnish friends refuse to teach me any Finnish. 😄

[@pixellyperfect]

This video was really fun. You’re such an inspiration. Thanks for making this video content!

[@pirththee]

Really interesting. I wonder what kind of reaction you would get as you get further from a cosmopolitan area. I've notice that you eat from the food stalls. Have you ever had issues with the food from these venues after the fact? Several of my friends that were raised in Laos and Thailand would go back to their native countries and immediately get very sick from the local cuisine they grew up with.

[@OrientalPearl]

Yeah, I did get sick for a week after eating at the food stalls in Korea. I pay the price for my work sometimes lol

[@pirththee]

@@OrientalPearlSorry to hear that Sometimes like the old saying goes one must suffer for ones art.

[@ganpeace]

Thanks for sharing and glad that you have the lifetime opportunity to visit so many Asian countries and pick up both languages and cultures.

[@TheMasterhomaster]

2:17 “people tend to put foreigners into a box based on how you look.” Well now you know what Asians experience in America every single day.

[@Lilo_06]

As a Korean teenager, I once met this kid around 7 years ago (I was 9-10 and I remember them asking me something in Korean. I noticed that they weren't from Korean and were just visiting. I was very surprised with how good their Korean was and I told them that. I at the time didn't know English but was learning some of it little by little.

[@Spanish_Patriot]

In Asia, most people believe I'm American or British. In Europe, people often take me for a Russian, especially Russians themselves. Nobody ever guesses my true nationality, so I guess I would make a good spy.

[@OrientalPearl]

What’s your true nationality?

[@fookutube501]

6:27 "Thanks for your hard work" got me too,that was pretty witty and funny lol

[@rohitknandyala]

I think the reason why so many people are guessing European countries is cause of her facial features. Aside from Native Americans, America doesn’t really have a specific ethnicity like that since it’s a land of immigrants. Plus, she talked about how she has German ancestry in another video. Nonetheless, another great video!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you. You’re right most of my family is German.

[@faithhopeandlovetrustingJesus]

I had two friends from china in school, for the longest time. We lost touch because social media wasn't a thing back then. They were such warm, welcoming, kind people. I once spoke chinese to them (I learned a phrase) and they laughed and looked so shocked it really made their day. They never stopped talking about it, because back then it was pretty much unheard of for anyone to do this outside of other chinese people or maybe a much much older person. They taught me a bit more chinese and it was fun. Sometimes it took me a while to say it and it was funny, but once I did it, they were super excited about it. It's not that hard to learn a few common phrases. I hope they are doing great in their lives.

[@asmaa_vlog_85]

I never get tired of watching your videos it's honestly addictive 💕💒🌟⚜️👑🥝🥰💖🌷🤭🌸✨😊🍓📌🎂🎉❤😊❤😊

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much! More coming soon.

[@RyuzoSaiyan]

Lets give respect the People who are having a Good Conversation with you!!🔥💯

[@TheStuport]

Crazy how you are often mistaken for Russian....but....I also laughed wondering what Russian's would say if you asked them where they think you might be from! Certainly not from Japan! LOLOL Pretty sure the majority would assume America and it wouldn't surprise me at all if many also said Sweden! Getting closer to ONE MILLION SUBS! Cheers and Blessings From COW-lumbus, Ohio MOO

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you! Sending love from Asia to Ohio.

[@terrypark3690]

Wow I'm a Korean that speaks Chinese and Japanese and I can tell you your Chinese is so good I could only aspire to ever be that good. Your Japanese has a bit of an accent but you use all the right nuance phrases that I really don't get at all! I do get the feeling out of the three languages Korean was the last you picked up 🥲It's amazing you learned so many languages! I did think coming into this video Japan would have a small reaction and China would have a bigger reaction and elders and children would react more lol

[@enfo]

As someone who is used to hearing native Chinese, Japanese, and Korean-- I have to say that your Chinese is another level above the other two. I wouldn't be able to tell you apart from a native speaker in Chinese. Truly incredible and maybe that's why you might have noticed a stronger reaction from the Chinese audience.

[@jeannetteelizabeth144]

Wow--loving your videos! It sure helps being in and around the countries to be able to practice with the people--that will strengthen the language you are practicing! But I will look into Pimsleur as you advised on another video. Right now I am using Duolingo to brush up on some languages I already know, and started a couple of new ones (one of which is Mandarin!) Keep learning more languages--it's so much fun, and those who speak the languages we learn, are usually very appreciative that they can converse with us!😊

[@jayf4612]

It's pretty even. I think with Chinese folks you get a more demonstrative reaction than the others. It's like you said it is probably not as prevalent to see reactions like that on KZbin as you get in reality. Overall, reactions are more likely for a Westerner speaking an Asian language than for a non native person speaking English. It's probably because English is a universal language or lingua franca for the planet. Thus there are hardly any reactions for foreigners speaking English in the US or Canada. Maybe a place like Mexico or in South America you might get some surprised looks for the non native Spanish speakers. Sorry for being a little long winded. It does seem like an interesting topic to do a poll or study on.

[@OrientalPearl]

When I lived in China people seemed to have a lot bigger reactions that Japan and Korea.

[@车载音响]

@@OrientalPearl 可能因为中文是最难的，没有多少人学吧

[@stepone5284]

what a super linguistic genius you are. unbelievable.

[@stepone5284]

i can't speak and listen chinese but i think your pronounciation and accent are perfect

[@MrAmor-wh1rm]

I feel like once korean is fluent enough. Tagalog should be the next language as the Filipino population is more widely populated all over the world. More so than Vietnamese and Thai

[@OrientalPearl]

Ha ha, that would certainly get us a lot of new subscribers from the Philippines.