American Ranked the Best English Speaking Country in Asia!!

[@ryansandigan7184]

Here in the Philippines, the new generation of kids is rapidly becoming fluent in English, much like native speakers. This remarkable development is largely due to their exposure to KZbin videos.

[@pure_n84r99]

And we Indians focus more on our language.

[@Cris-bp6sk]

Katulad ng anak ko hindi marunong magtalog at hindi rin alam kung anong word yan. Katulad ng maganda hindi niya alam ang meaning. Ang baba ng mga grades niya sa filipino.

[@IamBevQ]

kya it is also our duty to ensure na alam pa rin nila ang local language natin... iba rin kc ang bilinigual.. yun mga english speakers , bilib sila sa nkkpagsalita ng other language aside frm the local language...

[@Pareng_Doc]

@@Cris-bp6sknako po maam delikado yan. Malilimutan po ang ating wika at kultura ng mga hinaharap na mga kabataan. --> masaya may ibang lenguwahe kang alam bukod sa English. Kasi dito sa amerika ay malaya naming napaguusapan ang mga tao sa harapan nila nang di nila nauunawaan ang aming mga sinasabi. Kunwari may mabahong kano sa Tren, sasabihin namin "tangina lakas ng anghit netong kano na to. Nakakasulasok ang amoy" Pagsabihan nio anak nio. ayan di nila nauunawaan hahaha

[@sprikitik9719]

@@Cris-bp6skthat’s where u come in, same with my nephew but the reason is no one talks to him in Filipino and for ur son no one in ur house I assume push him to speak in Tagalog as this generations first language is KZbin or KZbin university the problem is including my sister and bro in law they didn’t talk to him in Tagalog at all thinking he’ll get confused and no one really teaches parents that kids can learn and absorb 4 languages simultaneously specially since born up to they become a teenager and up. While my other nephew is fluent in Tagalog and English coz his parents never talked to him in English only Tagalog coz he already learned English from KZbin and netflix cartoon movies and my nephew speak to him in English so he is bilingual and it boils down to parents not the child. Now that bilingual kid is in elementary school so he’s learning the proper grammar, reading, speaking, spelling in Tagalog and English. And in the future his advantage over my nephews who only understands and speaks English is way way way more than the kids like urs and my nephews and nieces and cousins who lives in the Philippines and USA and Canada. We’re not at the peak of globalization and the kids abroad are multilingual usually bilingual but many are multilingual speaking and understand 3 or more languages and that’s a skill and an advantage when it comes to the future.

[@MC-do4dw]

It was 31 years ago (1992) when I immigrated to Canada from the Philippines. On my 3rd day in my new home I got the chance to get an interview with an international company which lasted for 3 hours! The most unforgettable part was when the Manager asked me towards the end of the interview, “Where did you learn to speak English so well?” To be honest I was quite flattered, but at the same time confused because it’s something very normal to me since I was a little girl. And also, so many people in the Philippines speak the way I do. I mean, I don’t think I am that special! Happy to note that I got the job, and I started the next day!

[@burgundyhome7492]

hahaha. Not so in Australia or probably in UK. They have different brand of spoken English.

[@MC-do4dw]

@@burgundyhome7492 I am not familiar about Australia, but I was also sent to our London office to TRAIN my colleagues there (a huge international law firm) and I managed superbly! In fact, they were also blown away by the way I speak in English considering I am of Asian descent. FYI, I’ve been speaking in English since I was in the Philippines. Think UP graduate and not Taglish. I suppose Australian English is inferior because of your thick accent?!

[@LaniCo-vh9vb]

Not really, though. If you really travel to the Philippines, most people can only understand basic English which they would stutter when speaking.

[@andreamenosa6609]

Same thing here. I'm a Filipino and I went to work in Beijing as a teacher for an international school where a great number of its faculty were native English speakers. In my first 2 weeks, I never noticed that they all thought I was American. They only found out I was Filipino when they saw me interacting in Tagalog with another Filipino teacher. But even then they assumed I grew up in the US. When I asked one of my American friends why, he said it's my accent, diction, and fluency. I understood and used a lot of American idioms and was quick to grasp the context in our conversations. It also didn't help that I didn't have the typical features most foreigners would associate as Filipino, nor the accent. I was a bit flattered, not gonna lie, but I also felt bad and annoyed. I kept insisting I grew up IN the Philippines and that we're actually good English speakers.

[@MC-do4dw]

@@andreamenosa6609 Thank you for sharing your story. That’s amazing! It’s funny though that there are certain people commenting here who do not believe our story. Typical crab mentality. Or simply enviousness (I bet they can’t even spell that!). Anyway, let me share a really funny story. One time, I met a guy who sarcastically said to me: “I thought the Filipinos live in nipa huts.” Without batting an eyelash, my response was: “Yes, some of us still do, but we now have elevators!” 🤣 😂😊 My best regards.

[@Kuyabakas]

This is so weird. Why do you need to rank them? English is not their first language and the fact that they can speak it is more than enough to impress the English native speakers.

[@neptunefog6082]

The colonisers are used to the idea that their colonies like ti impress them

[@fredy241m]

What if you're applying for a job like in The BPO Industries, call centers🤔😁🤔?

[@jvaish]

​@neptunefog6082 There's no one from the UK on the panel, so no colonizers here

[@neptunefog6082]

@@jvaish Americans, English and European behave like colonists towards the rest of the world and rank the slaves” ability to speak their high language

[@ianpatrickjovenambrosio7861]

is it needed to impress the english natives speakers? Who says? Why? Love ur own language !!!!! Dont mind the grammar and the accent as long as you understand each other that’s the most important thing!

[@archellemendoza8817]

I’m a Filipino but honestly, India is fluent compared to the Philippines in terms of vocabulary. It’s only bcoz of the accent I think but if you hear closely, Philippines can mimick different accents yes but I noticed we use the same words over and over again. I worked in the IT industry and most of my colleagues are Indians, and they have tons of vocabulary which I find it fascinating. They are great story tellers, especially when proving a point.

[@gardenrxpert6573]

Indians are critical thinkers to which flips aren’t. Indian accent is undeniably thick but they freely speak their minds to the disadvantage of flips that are timid and keep their opinions to themselves.

[@kish9836]

That's true. Their vocabulary is good.

[@kish9836]

​@@gardenrxpert6573"flips"?

[@diverseworld1213]

True. I can mimic indian accent perfectly hahaha. I usually used it when my customer is indian. Haha sorry india. I am just a happy persom hahahlha.

[@Richdadful]

I think I agree this. part of the reason why Indian have this is because we feel a need to express ourselves freely in language we speak. So, first thing we do is expand our vocab and try to speak everything that comes in the mind in English. This is something which I did. Yes, accent is important but that's the secondary to thing. First thing is fluency and ability to speak your mind in the language. IDK why it is so for us Indians, but its like this for most people.

[@Oceanfly_7th]

Filipinos prefer English subtitles over Filipino subtitles 😂😂😂

[@markleomellizaba2342]

​@@AsianSP😂

[@ARIANNEFORTUN]

exactly, you got the point!

[@jolax6941]

True mahaba pagtagalog ang sub.

[@Onlinephfinds]

Why is this so true? 😂

[@AtheneHeart]

Indeed!😂

[@janreybaldonado1974]

In the Philippines our alphabet are base on English and Spanish too. Thats why the accent of Spanish and English are already there while learning from grade school to college.

[@sameensantiago]

Because we were occupied by the Spaniards for more than 300 yrs and US almost 50 years, that's why..

[@OnePanda512]

english is part of the curriculum of the filipino students... so as a filipino that study english in public or private school is embarrasing if you cant speak even a little understanding on it.... on this generarion... just imagine our ancestor can speak fluent english even not studying before cause of the colonozition of american... they adopt...

[@mayumi.01]

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[@mayumi.01]

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[@jrme6251]

thanks captain obvious@@sameensantiago

[@cherriepie]

This channel is called 'World Friends', yet nearly all your videos feature at least one American sitting separately to the right of everyone else. Why not rename this channel to 'World Friends of America'?

[@Lucifer-h7v]

😂

[@_Pixelated]

Cause America is part of the world? Also, ENGLISH is the global language. So, obviously, an American or a British person would sit on one end to talk about english. Like, what did you want? A Filipino ranking Asian countries' Tagalog accent??

[@cherriepie]

​@@_Pixelated 90% of their videos feature Americans sitting a noticeable separate distance from everyone else, as if to imply that Americans are 'default' and any other nationality is 'alternative'. IMO it's very cringey, and defeats the purpose of this channel. There's 20+ countries that speak English natively: Ireland, South Africa, a host of Caribbean countries, etc. Why not use any of these nationalities for a change?

[@xxstormxx56]

​@@cherriepieI agree. It has always been " American was shocked by other languages". I hope they come up with knowledgable videos. Instead of repeatitive stereotypes and differences between US and UK english.

[@prachidesai5218]

@cherriepie ..Bro I understand you ..but anyways the Americans can only speak 'English' 😹 unlike us Asians who have plenty of languages within each country:)

[@bannanna.]

Filipinos can speak and write in English because it is included in our school curriculum, regardless of whether students attend public or private schools. My son began learning about nouns, pronouns, and other concepts when he was in kindergarten. They do not focus solely on reading CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words.

[@simplytotz7400]

I'm Filipino and have never visited native English-speaking countries. I learned English in school and became proficient in written communication, but not in speaking. I improved my speaking skills when I had the chance to enroll in an English proficiency training session with call center basics. Filipino accents vary depending on the region, educational background, job, family English upbringing, and more. Some of us can easily mimic accents as needed, like call center agents who may sound almost American or British, depending on their accounts. Overall, I'd say we tend to have a neutral accent that is easy to understand by both British and Americans.

[@DeveusBelkan]

I know as an American, I have never had an issue understanding a Filipino person, perhaps save for the occasional elderly person who might speak softly or struggle for the right word. And while there has always been a tinge of an accent, Filipinos seem to know more everyday language and slang -- it's not the textbook language.

[@fredy241m]

@@DeveusBelkan Totally agree!!!

[@brutoz237]

I hate english in scholl but i learnd from holly movie ,,,now i can communucate western ,like canadian ,australian hahhahaha but struggle asometimes thier accent

[@fernandocruz4877]

Everybody has an accent. It doesn't matter as long as you can communicate and understand one another. I like the sound of the butchered english.😂✌️

[@luisdecamaguey6314]

Always USA thinks..😂😂😂

[@darwinqpenaflorida3797]

In this video, four of them(Malaysia, Singapore, India and Hong Kong) are former British colonies while the Philippines is the only country colonized by Uncle Sam who teaching English to Filipinos through Thomasites Trivia:Before the Americans, in 1762 when the British invaded Manila, they tried to introduced English to Filipinos but little success because mostly are speaking Spanish and Tagalog and it was not a subject in Spanish education at the time Jose Rizal was speaking English when he stayed in Singapore, Hong Kong, United States and Great Britain

[@boboboy8189]

Didn't jose rizal claimed himself as malay?

[@darwinqpenaflorida3797]

@@boboboy8189 Maybe Rizal although he is Filipino, he considered as Pride of Malay Race

[@JJ-ib9nv]

He didn't claim that he is a Malay but he wants every single Filipino to go back as Malay like pre-colonial era where the land of the Philippines consists of people like Malay, Chinese, Taiwanese and more. If he succeeded with his plan back then, then there will be no Filipinos just Malays living in the Philippines in modern world.@@boboboy8189

[@Alpha_Online]

Uncle Sam is also a former British Colony

[@darwinqpenaflorida3797]

@@Alpha_Online Yep 😊😊

[@phil-amvlogsi8359]

During my time in the Philippines, I was fortunate to have studied from Elementary to HS in a Catholic University. The English subjects taught to us consisted of Grammar, Spelling and Phonics. We were very fluent in both written and spoken English because we would be fined five cents or ten cents if we were caught speaking the Tagalog (Pilipino) language or any dialect in campus. We can only speak Pilipino in that class and likewise in high school, Spanish only in class.

[@LaniCo-vh9vb]

Tanda mo na lolo. Five or ten cents? Piso na minimum dito at wala na din kwenta dahil sa kabobohan nyong iboto si Marcos hahaha

[@celestemyralinatoc1585]

In the Philippines, we don't really study English as hard as other Asian countries. We study English in school and that's it. But other Asian countries their parents spend more for English tutors and English Language Institutes.

[@RyanCaravana]

Filipinos in general have the best accent which is probably the reason why the western world thinks we’re the easiest to communicate with in English… but grammatically, we’re a bit of a hit or miss…. And that sort of depends on how a person grew up and the level of education

[@boboboy8189]

Filipina using US english

[@li_tsz_fung]

I have a Filipino neighbour and sometimes I'm surprised that they don't know some common words. But yeah, they speak it really fluently and very easy to understand. I'm from Hong Kong and we're the opposite. We try to learn really difficult words but many people can't speak it fluently and stutter a lot. (And missing articles, missing plural, inconsistent tense. But I gave up)

[@vanzealotbush2244]

Well, you have a point. But in the US, grammar is not a thing to be concerned of as long as you are understood. 😁

[@lizbethmilarpis4459]

@@vanzealotbush2244 True.

[@jazelynruela5266]

Most of us are employed in call centers or work as ESL teachers; hence, it is possible to acquire these skills..

[@rina2bears804]

In the Philippines a lot of people are underprivileged to have a good education or have no education at all but can still speak and understand basic english. Even those who leave in the rural areas can communicate themselves to foreigners. Singaporeans are well taught in english because they have good education system. But the English ranking in this video is not based on profiency only but also on pronunciation and accent as well. And if people from other countries can understand your english well. A lot of foreigners are getting their English education in the Philippines because english accent in the Philippines is very comprehensible.

[@goingplaces2274]

We can't really compare apples to oranges. Singapore is a tiny island nation with a small population. So definitely their education system can reach more people quickly. The Philippines has more than 120 million people scattered over 7,000 islands. Not all are accessible by modern education and technology. Therefore, the quality of education will not be the same in all areas. Thus those living in large urban areas have the the privileges of receiving better education (including English), while those in small, remote barangays may not get the same quality of education. Thus its not really a fair comparison. Maybe compare Singapore and Hong Kong, or Philippines and Indonesia.

[@HEXAGear-p8c]

​@@goingplaces2274tell that to the owner of the channel. 😂

[@karaxxii]

live* in the rural areas

[@jeramaesimon2170]

Plus the fee to learn English from a Filipino English Teacher is cheaper

[@rickyboy6470]

Live?

[@charliegallardo9663]

The Filipino is the most Filipino one that they got she really have a proper Filipino English accent.

[@bryx170]

I'm Filipino, as well, but proficiency wise, let's give it to Singapore.

[@MG77740]

@@bryx170Well? For a tie breaker, she should have them sing in English and then the true winner will be clear.

[@MG77740]

@@bryx170Well? For a tie breaker, she should have them sing in English and then the true winner will be clear.

[@bryx170]

@@MG77740 valid point. But once Filipinos sing, they lose their accent.

[@MG77740]

@@bryx170 Yes, so funny. My daughter in law’s father had a hard time communicating with me but could sing like the reincarnation of Elvis Presley. I told him that and he had a good laugh.

[@amitavoroy76]

This video really brings out a lot of good points about the spoken part of the English language and I'm sure there's another side to it when you consider the comprehension and the written sides. I do agree with the person representing India about accents being more regional. Accents between the south and the north is as distinct as between eastern part and western part of India. Overall a thoroughly thought-provoking video!

[@snowflowerandwhatnots]

The girl from India is so real for saying what she said. Like girl, you guys tried to learn 3 languagues from childhood? You guys are natural polyglots! On top of that, most of you excel in STEM too. Well not just India, but most Asian countries on this list do. I’d personally be more proud of that. 😅 you don’t need white people’s validation on your english proficiency. Fvck what they think. This video is soooo out of touch, really. It physically pains me to see how a lot of them had the urge to explain themselves on why they speak English the way they do. 😵‍💫 (This is not directed to anyone in the video. Not even the American here since she tried her best to address everything with political correctedness, but you can really see how she’s tiptoe-ing her explanations. Everyone’s nice, by the way. I’m directing this comment to the producers or whoever conceptualized this video.) Also, before anyone comes at me, I’m Filipino-American.

[@i-Spirikitik]

before you come at me, I am filipino btw

[@archangelmichael8209]

I had tears in my eyes reading this coz this is genuinely so warm , thanks , I’m a south Asian and it’s honestly quite rare to see an acknowledging / appreciating American 💜much love.

[@snowflowerandwhatnots]

@@archangelmichael8209 💜 to you! I’ve met and known of a lot of South Asians, who are some of the most brilliant human beings I know.

[@vishva5038]

Video title itself never made sense to me, Why would these smart people need a white persons validity

[@mohaklondhe]

4 languages.. one is either Sanskrit German or French

[@Charl_es19]

"You call the call center and it's someone from Índia" this one got me 😂😂 , this US lady is such a gentle , funny and smart girl , the interation with the asian girls is good as well

[@nancymercado9709]

Indians are very smart I’m actually amazed because they know all the company policy.

[@AnalynD]

agree most of the time when people from India spoke to me it's very easy to recognized them. that person is from India and I could tell most of them are smart when it comes to computer tech.

India is number 1 in scamming old people in america by hacking their computer and bank accounts

[@marilouboulianne756]

No offense- if someone calls me with Indian accent I just feel not safe- I think of SCAMMERS

[@infjstardust4357]

India surpassed the Philippines in the BPO industry now. I thank all the wonderful and generous Indian agents who helped me with my calls when I called them in the Billing Section. They are very patient and they are very respectful and extend more help to me even if I didn't ask for it. I learned a lot of technical solutions from them even if I struggled sometimes to understand some of them but they are very kind.

[@sharilsamad9727]

I am Malaysian, I am not embarrassed with my Malaysian accent; it's my identity. Languages is important to us as it is a tool for communication. In a diverse society it is important that we could understand each other, it is a key factor to our harmony and prosperity. Our courage to make this English language ours; prove that we no longer live under the shadow of our imperial master. We are clever enough to apply the Queen English when it's necessary. And the reason for that is because we have manners, not for showing off. In Malaysia, people will make time to understand you, because being kind is our personalities. So be you and do you. This is why Malaysia is truly Asia.

[@OrvinReyes]

If I remove every other letter in what you just wrote, I can hear your Malaysian accent 😂😂😂

[@loi7551]

Exactly, accent is our identity

[@luisdecamaguey6314]

totally agree..just came from there Malaysia is indeed truly Asia!

[@bunaalvlog7348]

BUNAL ato na 😂😂😂😂

[@mrebenblockbuster]

Furthermore, we studied British English and not American English like the Philippines did.

[@oynsavy]

2:55 Singlish 5:10 Taglish 6:54 Malay English 8:32 Hong Kong English 9:57 Indian English

[@jkcabs4569]

NEXT VIDEO IDEA: put thick british accent, irish, and australian there, compare them to these girls and let's see who has better pronunciation.

[@MustangDesudiroz]

the filipino. no way ill listen to those euro accents in the first place lmao

[@electrogestapo]

India is already Brtish-trained, so it's will be pretty easy for them. They already talk with a bit of UK accent.

[@jacers14]

As a Filipino, I would say average singapore are more fluent while average filipinos are closer to the english accent while the fluency is just ok.

[@jrexx2841]

Tama. Ang daming mga Pilipino, lalo na mga nasa lower class, no offense, mahina talaga sa English. Di rin naman nila kasalaman dahil karamihan walang proper education. Sa Singapore, on average, regardless of economic social class, fluent sa English.

[@Troy25473]

Singapore accent is Chinese .

[@fatimafaris3544]

​@@jrexx2841De lhat Singaporian fluent in English base on my experience i have been in SG hirap intindihin .but yun younger gen.yes

[@ShaqItGood]

True, the way they construct their grammar is more complex in my opinion. Filipinos has an advantage of having a neutral accent but it is more simplified. But most kids in the Philippines nowadays tend to learn conversational English first before Filipino so this might change in the near future

[@fatimafaris3544]

@@ShaqItGood problima din sa pinas mhina tayo sa comprehension at grammar kc karamihan youngter ngayong tamad mg aral unlike sa SG talagang dibdiban yun pag aaral nila.

[@fredy241m]

For the most part the Filipina here was well represented, thank you so much!

[@hazelnotes]

And Singapore was poorly represented 😂

[@ma.fecastro9351]

When i went to the US year 2009, my employer was so impressed with the way i speak English. They told me that i speak English very well and they ask me where i study to learn English so well. I told them that in the Philippines even elementary grade students can speak English very well because we use English as our language. They were impressed and i was so proud😊

[@TitoChinitoPH]

The American girl is very polite and doesn't want to offend any nationality.

[@TZNchibify]

Filipino's English proficiency may also be affected by our hospitable nature, we're so ready to adapt (or fit in), and in some cases, can mimic others' way of speaking, i.e., the accent. someone who has never talked to a native Englsih speaker can pull off a very good accent just by watching English shows and movies. added to this is our admiration to almost everything foreign (especially American). being good in English here in the Philippines would instantly give the impression that you are either smart or rich. also, Filipinos can be as competitive as heck, a good number of students would kill to be the best speaker in their class.

[@lizbethmilarpis4459]

You are soo right. We want to make our guests comfortable. Because of watching Kdramas I tend to speak Korean to Koreans but I noticed that they do not appreciate it. They'd rather that you speak to them in English.

[@haruharu380]

It's now people pleasing character 😂

[@Cyndirella8990]

​@@haruharu380huh??

[@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT]

Hindi rin. Most Filipinos are not fluent in English. They can speak and write in basic English but not fluently. Aminin mo na.

[@TZNchibify]

@@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT sinabi bang lahat?

[@applw_pie]

While many Filipinos have a basic understanding of English and can communicate at a basic level, fluency may vary.

[@MRDPG59]

Also depends on the age and sometimes if you are from the province or city even if you are from the northern Islands or down south I think :) Also I hear many English words spoken BUT they have a very different 'meaning' than what the word means to English speaking visitors to the Philippines. I did see an interesting video where they went to the streets and asked passerby's to ONLY speak in Filipino/Tagalog and not many could do that .They always went back to Taglish when trying to answer the questions :):):):)

[@jacers14]

That's what I'm saying. The quality in english proficiency in Filipinos varies unlike in Singapore where English is used in their daily life. Filipinos have a better accent though in my opinion.

[@jazelynruela5266]

@@jacers14 oh yeah..For people who are residing in the upper-class village their mother tongue is English and their second language is Filipino. It is based on my personal experience as a Filipino teacher for a year in a school within a village.

[@dailyviewstv5323]

​@@jazelynruela5266, Here in Ifugao, even poor learned english from their mother...

[@tarass8737]

Do they specifically find the most clueless people from every country?

[@tevikumares5022]

Are you that smart to judge people?

[@KhanArisha]

Why don't u try!?

[@thomsboys77]

The American way

[@mojiahedadam4613]

Actually in Philippines Specially those living far from cities Even if we refuse to learn english we dont have a choice😊 Because job interviews are in english,most of news papers fm stations,everything u buy from the market the labels at the back is always in english

[@mojiahedadam4613]

@YiHangZhu-rn2bq we are not forced in the Phil but its part of the education system and the government

[@jaytanjung2820]

The msian girl is right..how well a msian speaks english depends on their own background n the schools they attended....those who use it at home or at work are pretty fluent..those who dont need to so n so lah..In urban areas most understand english with varying degrees of fluency.....in rural areas not so..msians usually mix their languages up bcos many use two or three different languages in one sentence when they talk.......usually english/ malay/ chinese n others too.. ...msian english is called manglish..because its all mangled up .

[@andrewsitu3472]

Not all Malaysians are Chinese.

[@salipudintasilmaslamama4529]

I'm a Filipino student in Turkey, and although people here do not speak that much English, I have many international friends from English-speaking countries like those in the Africa region. I also have some friends from the Middle East and Southeast Asia who speak English as their second language, just like me. When I speak with them in English, especially for the first time, they always ask me if I've ever been to the US or did I grow up there because I don't sound like a Filipino (as if they've heard of the Filipino English😅). I take that as a compliment, but I don't agree that I sound like a native speaker. At some point, I also feel sad because if I have a strong Filipino english (accent), does that mean I will sound bad? So my answer to their question is the truth: I've never been there, and I learned my English in the Philippines. It's kind of funny because when I tell that to them, I always find myself going back to the time when the Americans came to the Philippines, colonized the country for 48 years, and explaining to them how English was added to the system of education in the country and is being used these days.😂

[@rosesteel4317]

Oh, I am from Turkey. Yes, in our country so many people don't speak English or don't understand %100 of English. There are so many reasons behind of that. Like, we haven't been under colonisation. And our education system only make us learn grammar, not make us speak well. And people are just being shy for speaking though they know English. Sometimes they think their accent is cringe and people can make fun of that but this is really not necessary cuz we are not native English speaker it is extremely normal that we speak like non-native. So I can speak English some even though my sentences (I am writing these sentences by myself now) are not the best, it really improves me a lot. So I am happy about my accent and it's development.

[@hovengutierrez2914]

As a filipino native tagalog,. Based on living here.. the person that has the thick accent, mostly are trilligual,. Their mothertongue, Filipino , and English.. so yeah.. even if theyre speaking Tagalog, the native tagalog speaker would recognize the accent.., so if before Make fun of the accent.. try to have a 2nd 3rd or all the languanges . Most people that criticize are monolinguals.

[@bmardriver2199]

Be proud of your accent keep it it’s your identity.❤

[@bmardriver2199]

@@hovengutierrez2914be proud of your accent keep it it is your Identity.

[@dailyviewstv5323]

Huh! American colonized the Philippines w/in 48yrs hehehe are you studied in communist school?...

[@ma.fecastro9351]

Americans really like our pronounciation because it is very clear. The recognition is always consistent. Thanks for teaching us english so early in school.

[@oswaldjrtrani2093]

Kids today has Peppa Pig, we before had Mr Bean..😂

[@loveadvice9684]

Mr. Bean cant talk

[@johnarbisjr7215]

hahaha agree😂😂 pahamak talaga tong si mr bean😂

[@happy_browsing]

​@@johnarbisjr7215sinisi pa si uncle Bean hahaha

[@johannsenquinio307]

kaya pala teddy ng teddy yung isang pinsan ko.

[@mainoble28]

@@johannsenquinio307😂😂😂 yung lang malinaw na salita ni mr bean😂😂😂😂

[@koonglinhui724]

Singapore, India and Malaysia basically have good command of English due to the fact that these three countries used to be colonised by the UK. And what you guys will have noticed is that the most of the words and spellings are basically based on British English standards. Even though these three countries have their own accent respectively when it comes to speaking English, the emphasis is still placed on grammar, which serves as a foundation to brush up both written and spoken English. Also, we also use the structural approach to learn English in order to build a firm fundamental skill since we are young. Thus, we hardly have difficulty to communicate with the foreigners that visit our nation.

[@Kane_2001]

Both cannot speak thier Mother language

[@boboboy8189]

​@@Kane_2001Who?

[@tevikumares5022]

Kane stop being racist already

[@zennoix9984]

​@Kane_2001 both? I see 3 countries mentioned in this comment. Which 2 nations can't speak their own mother language? Malaysia has Malay, India has various languages (I only know Hindi, Tamil and Bengali), and Singapore is English but they also speak the languages from where their ancestors came from.

[@andrewsitu3472]

@@zennoix9984 most Chinese Sinkies are Teochews but don't speak Teochew.

[@myehlaesoul]

Indian English is great when in it comes to grammar. For the pronunciation and enunciation, Philippines got it.

[@raypatson8775]

As a indian I agree

[@raypatson8775]

As an Indian, I agree

[@fzuma]

According to world rankings, Singapore is the best English-speaking Asian nation because English is the medium of instruction in schools. It is also the official language used in formal settings such as in government departments and the courts. However, the Singaporean representative here does not reflect that. Her grammar and pronunciation has nuances of someone being born in China but picked up English in Singapore, hence the accent.

[@byulminyul6445]

Your right. But sometimes Asian countries like Korea loves to mock other countries because of how they speak english.

[@tevikumares5022]

Explain her surname Quah which is only found in Singapore and Malaysian then? At least she speaks English better than many older generations of Singapore who can't speak English or even Singlish

[@jbn03canada]

Hahaha. Her English is good, but she has a strong chinese accent

[@ThePlayablanca]

"The best english speaking/the best english accent".. What is that mean actually?! NOTHING.. ZERO. If you can just learn the correct language with it's rules, that's too sufficient no matter how your accent is!! WAKE UP !!

[@llyh8023]

Came here because of Hazeline! Singaporean here but can i just say that my country got nerfed pretty badly in this video lol 😅 The English proficiency of the Singaporean girl is definitely way below our national average and she probably was a C5 or C6 at "O Level English" at best (i was a B3, just for reference). So, she definitely isn't the best representation of our country. The proof of proficiency is our standings in both Asian and global rankings whereby we're 1st and 2nd respectively. That said, she acknowledges her weaknesses and is keen on improving, and she's unafraid to put herself out there, so that deserves plenty of respect!

[@nickgoh8947]

As a Singaporean, i concurred. There are 3 points to take-away & note : 1. The selected representations may not be from each of the Countries' Averages. 2. The personality of each individual influences her speech fluency, coherent and depth of articulation or expression. 3. The yard-stick in this instances is based on an American South Speaker's perspective, rather from the British standard, and Language Origin. So, we still needed to get a widely researched data, mainly from an International Audiences and Researchers' perspective, rather than from the American POV.

[@chrischin5454]

World ranking said that Singapore place world 2nd in English speaking

[@BatroSkywatcher]

I agree to your points to a certain extent. But there is nothing to concur to. 1. True. But the previous commentater is stating that our representative knows that her proficiency in English is not as good as the average SGean and the other representatives. That is why she apologised in the video. 2. This I don’t agree as stated by our representative, it depends on the upbringing of the individual. For example, if their family were immigrants, which generation they’re from. I’m gonna be in my 30s and some of my classmates only speak English with their family and their proficiency in their mother tongue is almost none. And if you listen to kids talk nowadays no matter what race, I’d say more than 90% of them are talking in English even if they’re of the same race. But our representative in this video sounds like she speaks her mother tongue more. Also the group of friends we hang out with affects our speech. There’s more for me to say but I feel like I’ve spent enough effort to think this more thoroughly and type this out. 3. I TOTALLY AGREE on this point. No arguments here. Long story short, our English proficiency should be higher than in this video but at the cost of our own mother tongue. Our representative probably has a higher proficiency in her mother tongue which I hope her offsprings don’t lose

[@chrischin5454]

@@BatroSkywatcher Cos when we speak Chinese people say we from China… might self speak English sua…

[@hiroyukishinichi9873]

@@BatroSkywatcher That is up to you as a parent to create the conducive environment to nurture both English and Mother Tongue then....Singapore is doing great at this point

[@charmmercedez5913]

That's why USA choose Philippines as their customer service and teachnical support representative in BPO call center industry. Almost all customer service of big companies from USA are from the Philippines like at&t, comcast, microsoft, and lot of them

[@jetagha5140]

Cheap labor. Pity Pinoys😢

[@You-sf3di]

​@@jetagha5140 The point was, the USA companies chose the Philippines as their customer representative and technical support in the call center industry because of English proficiency.

[@rosehooper7067]

@@jetagha5140 Do not pity the pinoys, pity yourself instead by trying to make it bad for them.☺️

[@anniesolmoro3976]

I can relate to what the lady from India said about accent and proficiency depending on which region you came from. Filipinos from Manila and the rest of Luzon has different English accent than that of Filipinos living in other regions.

[@Speedy1013-i6r]

We bisaya has the better English accent😊

[@lalaigorota]

Are you sure about that? Im from Sagada and Baguio, and we speak English well, more than we do Tagalog. I live in Italy and meet a lot of Viasayans and their accent isnt that good?​@Speedy1013-i6r

[@userwaga]

Im a filipino, and in my 35 years of existence here in Ph, I can say that learning english is more beneficial than filipino language. Companies and schools would prefer the students and employees speak english and would have no problem if they can’t speak the local filipino language. I see a lot of kids now being taught english and can’t speak filipino language.

[@viktoriahuge3076]

Philippines can easily adapt any accents from around the world.

[@zachzoldyck1796]

Lol

[@SWOU_YT_Page]

Agree.

[@gmiyadole]

How so?

[@massalleh5255]

Nope

[@paranoya733]

How? They can't even pronounce "Fiilipino" but instead "Pilipino" 🤣

[@sanketkulkarni7854]

Articles are -'a', 'an', 'the' - most asian languages have more definite and indefinite articles than these. What you meant to say was prepositions like 'in', 'on', 'at', etc. are seperate words in English unlike asian languages where they usually modify the noun itself.

[@fab8490]

Except, she was talking about the Malaysian girl. We don’t have articles in Malay. We don’t have gender, verb conjugation, plural form, tenses, etc too.

[@sanketkulkarni7854]

@@fab8490 oh I wasn't aware of that. I did make the assumption ignorantly, assuming malay and indonsian and many other south east asian languages evolved from proto-indo-european roots. I'll read more into it :)

[@aA-dr1vc]

The si G spore representative is not really From Singapore. I think All the participant are fake they’re not From their the specific country

[@tevikumares5022]

Explain why the older generations of Singapore can't speak English or even Singlish then? And what makes you think they are not?

[@xuanfeng375]

What sources do you have to back up those claims then?

[@carminabrown2444]

Don't worry Singaporean lady! You don't have to feel bad about your English pronunciation! You present your country, and not another! 😊 That's what's more important :) Love Singaporeans from The Philippines 🇵🇭❤️

[@c.madelicious]

Yes, in America, we might only speak English, but depending on the region and the location it will sound totally different, but still understandable. If you live in the north east they talk fast. if you live in the south, they talk a little bit slower with a twang. if you’re living out west they talk so slow, oh my God. so it depends on where you live in America the dialects are different.

[@silverchairsg]

I know right? Like, totally! 😁

[@DankSi]

Nah we speak faster than the south out west

[@geosophik9369]

You're wrong. 15% of people living in America foreign born, the majority bilingual in English and Spanish, and then many other languages. And about 20% grew up with a parent speaking a non-English language to a certain degree. That's at least 1/3 of the population.

[@chaotiongsai]

@@DankSiDepends on which part of the west. The US is so vast. Mountain west states (Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Utah) have a different culture from Pacific West and Southwest.

[@tetiwonders7252]

U say in the west of U.S, they speak very slow, followed by "Oh my God"? U may be surprised to know that in the countries where the 5 girls above are from, American English, whichever part of U.S they are from, is still too fast for us Asians.

[@kennySg101]

World's friend must have been misinformed. Singapore is ranked quite high in international ranking. The Singapore rep is not a good representation of the language proficiency level in Singapore. She probably comes from a Chinese speaking family and does not speak the language regularly.

[@Jamestong-r8h]

From my experience with Singaporeans, they do speak very poor English. Why live in self denial. You guys are Asians right? It is perfectly understandable that English is not your birth language.

[@nandewatashi2949]

In the Philippines were not aware about the accent but if you went to college, people expect your a good speaker.. Student criticise each other on how you pronounce words should sound like, the most criticise speaking English sound like are Visayan english or whatever your region is. its not about the English accent at all but the most important is they fix on how you pronounce words to understand same application of what foreign english speaking school are doing right now in Philippines..

[@notardi3969]

We filipinos mix up with different asian country including Spanish during colonial, so not all filipinos are good accent because we have 187 languages it depends in our mother tongue but i think you rank us number 1 because we do more like english movie rather than Tagalog.

[@henri191]

"I'm so sorry , Singapore 🇸🇬 " lol 😂 that's really cute , by the way , this Asian group and the US lady Brooke is pretty cool , Brooke is really smart , kind and perceptive

[@abacaabaca8131]

Singaporean people has lost their own identity. They tried their best to sell their soul to British but still Britain did not recognize them.

[@lawyermahaprasad]

Thank god they replaced the American koolaid token Indian

[@fredy241m]

Did you say US lady Brooke is pretty cool! I would say she's very pretty and pretty beautiful as well ✌️❤️✌️!!!

[@dangzitspro]

She’s such a poor representation of how Singaporeans speak English. She pronounces the words in such a weird manner and not how Singaporeans would say it. The blue shirt speaks more like a Singaporean than her.

[@aero.l]

Lol she's just a typical clueless American.

[@rigor_ii-i]

Singapore makes me 2x a speed of a conversation. It’s so hard to understand in perspective. Also it’s like video loading and stopping at the same time. India is very distinguished and the Philippines has that hard yet very understandable accent for English. Malaysia is like Singapore it has that same vibe it. Hong Kong you feel and sense the Chinese English accent to it. Everyone’s ENGLISH accent is pretty fun to see what part of Asia you are with the accent

[@ambrosecho8235]

As a Hong Konger, I think the English proficiency of Singapore must be better than Hong Kong since Singaporean use English in daily life, and whereas Hong Kong use english as second language in general. Also, there are heavy migrants from southern China to Hong Kong which can eliminate the proficiency of Hong Kong

[@IstanbulSanchestivansoon123]

ALL OF YOU ARE WRONG !WAOLEH THINK WE SPEAK LIDDAT ! this video all wrong cibqi

[@tevikumares5022]

Explain why many older generations of Singapore can’t speak English or even singlish?

[@Itsmejudy90]

I would say Filipino has the flexible tongue,our accent defends in which country we’re at,we fit in every country😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@florencemallari1217]

Absolutely 😂

[@melvinjohnortiz6694]

Mismo

[@mars_si]

La misma. ❤

[@drakeashtonmontefalco6603]

Remember Filipino language can be quite sassy, full of cussing or curse words and savage 😂

[@edolivar2090]

opo lahat letra sa PINOY ay nabbigkas d tulad ng chinese,korea and japan meron isa letra nawawala hirap sa pagbigkas

[@Brandon-sc3rm]

No wonder Philippines is the BPO & Call Center capital of the world. Filipinos are very fluent in English not just by accent by grammatically perfect!

[@dangzitspro]

She’s such a poor representation of how Singaporeans speak English. She pronounces the words in such a weird manner and not how Singaporeans would say it.

[@ChrisYdT]

I think it’s because she’s Chinese by birth

[@betweencephapirin]

Mother tongue influence creates different accents of english . for example any telugu speaking people can't say pen they will end up saying it as pennu because telugu has a trait of not ending words with consonants so they add a vowel at the end of it.

[@TechLight]

Don't generalize bruh 😂😂 yes there's both mother tongue as well as regional influence on how you speak but that doesn't mean every other person talks like that and your example people tend to say pennu when they talk in telugu ( ah pennu eedaki tiskara) but will say pen when they talk in English all my life I've never heard anyone say give me that pennu 😂 Either way as long as the other person is able to understand what you're saying I don't see any problem it's not like native English speakers (at least for the most part) can't speak as many languages as we do.

[@Tess-wh1tq]

In the Philippines, I remember When I was in primary up to secondary school, Once you are in English classroom, you are required to speak English that is the number 1 rules of our English teacher. Once you speak any dialect or local language, you need to pay a penalty.. and the penalty is 1 peso per word.. and that penalties will be funds for our Christmas party.

[@zensosa17]

Lots of Dialects in the Philippines with different accents, but almost 90% or more can speak and understand English that's why overseas employers preferred Filipino staff /workers or employees🙂

[@josephlin4431]

But you are very POOR on analogy comprehension phrases standard grammar and vocabulary...

[@Pageant755]

​@@josephlin4431 When it comes to grammar, we're very strict. But in terms of comprehension, we admit that, due to this reason that the government don't put much effort on improving the comprehension of the kids here in the Philippines.

[@victorlarryesmenda2805]

I'm sorry don't ever call bicolano a dialect again

[@zensosa17]

@@victorlarryesmenda2805 Bicolano is not a Dialect. People from Bicol called Bicolano or Bicolana like my mother ..

[@victorlarryesmenda2805]

@@zensosa17 I meant bikol

[@pouduanlungthiumai3228]

In india i believe the north-eastern states has the pronunciation in English..they got different accent fodk from the mainland

[@observerobserver5119]

Their accent is lot similar to thai Or Myanmar

[@theeyes-fx6ld]

WOW, one of the best videos I've watched. i SUPER LOVE it!

[@andrewcalilan4046]

I am a Filipino and learned English because growing up, my brother didn't watch Tagalog channels, so it's like I was living in America. When I tried to apply to a BPO company, I was shocked that I could speak English fluently without learning it from school (I didn't pay attention in school when I was a student). Now I've worked for American clients for 10 years without using the knowledge from textbooks.

[@Meakamea]

I'm a Filipino and moved here in MI. Alot of people I talked always compliment my English. Not my accent but the way I construct each words to express myself. And on public videos or comments, they would say I'm a passive speaker or I speak like a college degree person. But I'm just a high-school grad and had line of 70 during high-school. What made me learned good English? From reading, good listening and ambitious. My father would load me books and always told me "Learn English learn English." And " Knowledge is power" rip father...

[@Raymund38TVM]

India is sometimes good English but the different is their Accent Fluent in English is not so Good and not easy to understand, I am a seafarer from the Philippines I work in the ship for 8 years I am a chief mate in cargo ship, we are different countries in this ship, some is Indonesian, Malaysian and some is Indian we only 4 Filipino here, but most of the promotion ask an officer of the ship is came from Philippines, since the shipping company believed that we are good leadership and also good english accent.

[@Meakamea]

@Raymund38TVM the males in our family mostly opted to become a seaman. I have 1 uncle who retired, and 1 became a captain of a cargo ship. 4 cousins and 1 still studying to become a seafarer. Ingat po sir!

[@matthewlo55]

What is MI

[@Meakamea]

@matthewlo55 MI is Michigan. One if the State of United States

[@Cliffgamerz]

English of an individual really depends on the Mother tongue of a person and it will always influence a lot as some words in their own language wont have proper vowels or tone when directly compared to English language, and yes it does not only effect Asian background but can relate to many European countries too, so every accent is unique and beautiful in its own way and we cant discriminate or rank them to be honest.

[@MahitabSalem]

It's really great to have friends from different countries, you exchange cultures and everything. I really hope to have new friends from other countries, how fun it will be🤩

[@drubichho]

Enjoyed your video. Next time, bring in Bhutan and Nepal as well

[@fabianicoles]

Singapore girl here talking and Accent Like the Flight Attendants of Singapore Airlines in the 1950s 😊

[@ryanfun8066]

i think there's a mistake in the subtitle for the Malaysian english one. i think she meant 'Science and Maths' not 'signs and maps' 🤣🤣

[@fredy241m]

Yes, that's what i heard she said as well "signs and maps"!!!

[@chaotiongsai]

It’s Math. Not “maths”. I am in Singapore and here we have largely switched to American English for many of the everyday words and spelling.

[@squ34ky]

@@chaotiongsai "Maths" would be correct usage in keeping with Singapore's history. I know the youth find the "Amercan" accent and slang cool, but you're in danger of losing your identity.

[@moonlightshow7]

@@chaotiongsai Malaysians use British English, hence Maths is correct

[@ryanfun8066]

@@chaotiongsai hey bestie, good to know. But I said Malaysia not Singapore, so idk why you had to stick Singapore in here but okay you go bestie!

[@sawgyi]

I used to have friends from India & Philippines and lived & worked for very long with them but I can tell some ranks they all the same. I can tell some Indians are much higher than anywhere else.

[@melanietacud1376]

Filipino has good English Communication Skills I think around Asia because since it our second language and it's part of our School Curriculum... I think it's also I think the vowel, consonants is closely similar to ABAKADA or Tagalog Language that is easy to understand plus the Facts that we also have Different Dialects in each Regions... That's why I think when Filipino speak English it's clear and understandable, but most people need to practice speaking in English.

[@Sticklemako]

English is good in India cause when we learn English, we learn it starting from Grammar before we learn the 'phrases' for conversational aptitude, similar to how we learn ALL languages.. In schools you will be drilled on tense and structure. There are of course a bunch of Indianisms added into it, thats why Indian english is unique around the world. The accent is more coming from the natural intonations of the speakers native language intonation.

[@MahitabSalem]

I think Indians add part of their culture to everything even in language, and it’s great that a person cherishes their culture anywhere in the world

[@fixipszikon6670]

Well I use to watch I.T related vdeos on youtube, and for the indian english I almost always needed subtitles. My experinece that Indian english is just horrible.

[@michaelsniknejs6326]

I've worked with lots of Indians and I've rarely had trouble understanding them. However I find it surprising that you say you learn it starting from grammar. While any Indian I've met has been fluent and has decent pronunciation, the grammar isn't really there. When you say "bunch of Indianisms", I think what you really mean is direct translations which make it broken English. For example Indians say "today morning", "I am agree", and "isn't it?" when it doesn't work, this isn't "Indian English", it's broken English. When Swiss people make mistakes we don't say they're speaking "Swiss English".

[@krato6468]

@@michaelsniknejs6326 He is talking about people who studied English in their school. Someone saying "I am agree" must have picked it up later. Majority of indians rarely need to speak english in india.

[@mayankdewli1010]

​@@michaelsniknejs6326well you're a a swiss and you're a perfectionist. I lived in Germany for few months and most of them act like their English is not very good but when they start speaking , you realize that their English is amazing. In India , people are happy when they are able to communicate. They don't spend too much time working on their accent , pronunciation, or grammar. And even our teachers have the same accent , pronunciation and grammar. That makes it difficult for us to know when we are wrong.

[@mikiex]

The thing I notice the most are very slight errors, such as not using 'a' or not knowing when to use 's' to pluralise a word. For instance, the Filipino girl said, 'The movie is in English, so we don't need the subtitle,' typically it should be 'subtitles.' The girl from Hong Kong said, 'We watch a lot of American dramas and movie.' She uses the plural 'dramas' correctly, but should have also used 'movies.' This is extreme 'nitpicking', because all of them have a VERY high level of English, it's just small points that a native English speaker would pick up on. I also don't have a second language anywhere near as good as this, so it impresses me!

[@johna.s.5862]

Native SPEAKERS do poorly in grammar and they would not have noticed that it's grammatically not correct

[@sirloulectures]

PH being ranked as no 1 here is kind of expected, because the one who is doing the ranks, Brooke, is a native "American English" speaker. The participants with the exception of PH are all former British colonies/protectorate while PH is the lone former American colony of which Education system is pattered and spearheaded. So it safe to say that she do the rankings based on what manner of conversational English she is accustomed to. Now, is this ranking important in the context of Conversational English? BIG NO! I am a quad-lingual person (I speak Filipino, English, Ilocano and Kapampangan), a good English SPEAKER is not on now you construct proper grammar, intonation and accent but on how you exhibit command of using it, convey information and thought that needed to be exchanged and to be understood by other English speakers. Accent and intonation present on a particular English speaker is dependent on where the speaker came from, that is part of the package of having English as your secondary language and that is the beauty of it. Correcting grammar, accent and intonation in a casual English conversation is somewhat rude and inappropriate. There are some instances that proper intonation and accent is needed especially if it is job specific. All of these ladies, their English are great in the context of conversation settings because we understood it, and that is the more important thing. But in case of "WRITTEN" or "MEDIA" English, then definitely correct and proper grammar, intonation and accent is a must. Now I've seen some observations from others that why PH still ranks lower in English even if its education system is English based? The answer: "WE only do English if We need to do so!" Regional languages are still the way people talk here in PH. People use Filipino or English if a person doesn't know that particular regional language. I speak Filipino/English when I am at work in Metro Manila, I speak Kapampangan whenever I go home in the province and having conversations with my friends, and I speak Ilocano to my Parents/Grand Parents because they are Native ilocano speakers. It's in the context of where you need to speak the language. English is basically prevalent in big cities especially if you are doing professional work or business, but other than that we don't do it. Again mastery of speaking a particular language will only be achieved if you do it on a regular basis. That is why majority of fluent English speakers here in the PH are in the Middle to Upper Income class because they regularly use it on their work. Lower income classes are not that fluent (but can still do basic English conversation to get by) because they rarely use it because they don't have to (like doing English in public market or grocery store, that is kind of weird, you will be scolded by the vendor if you do that hahaha).

[@J11_boohoo]

Philippines have the highest percentage of English speakers out of all the countries in this video…

[@Timeisless]

India​@@J11_boohoo

[@Kariktan214]

Well said. I agree with you.

[@BatroSkywatcher]

⁠@@J11_boohoo I’d have to disagree on that. If you look it up on Wikipedia(last updated Oct 2023), Philippines - 58.2%, India - 10.5% , Malaysia -62.6%, Singapore 96.3%, Hong Kong - 46.1%

[@J11_boohoo]

@@BatroSkywatcher there are varying sources, some state that the phillipines is 68% some state that it a wopping 90%, but comparatively, Philippines is high And i dont trust your Wikipedia

[@bvrbvt05]

It all comes down to familiarity. Most of the Asian countries represented here use English, either British or American style, in classroom settings and formal settings. Movies, TV shows etc are vehicles in familiarizing as well. Reading is the avenue where we got the more technical aspects of terms. Usage-wise depends on what occasion we are facing that there is a necessity to use it.

[@titteryenot4524]

As a Brit, one thing I’ve noticed about foreign learners of English is that they tend to adopt one of 2 accents: if they are going for the British they try to ape a slightly upper-class accent and sound a bit like an extra in a Jane Austen novel; and if they are going for the American they usually land in the middle of the Atlantic half-way between America and Britain! The outliers to these 2 main cases are those who live either in the UK or America and if they are in the UK they tend (for obvious reasons) to adopt the accent of the local area in which they live, and if they live in America they tend to adopt (for obvious reasons) a more accurate American accent, albeit still a quite generic one.

[@yyy-zn6xu]

not exactly but at the same time you are correct.. for example on this video, four out of five countries are colonized by british while the other one was colonized by american.. if the first language of that individual is still the local language of that person then their english accent is different to UK and US but their words depends on what country got the influence from.. india, singapore, hongkong, and malaysia uses the UK words

[@boboboy8189]

India, Malaysia, singapore and Brunei using UK words but the rest is using american english. Most of gen Zetter today also using american english more than UK english.

[@yourKING7]

I don't like the British accent 🤟 I can't understand what person says if he doesn't pronounce the letter "r". And they use other words.

[@zennoix9984]

As long as you're happy when someone in a non-English speaking country speaks with you using proper English, that's all that matters.

[@titteryenot4524]

@@zennoix9984 Indeed. A lot of the time many foreigners I meet speak better English than the natives! 😉👍

[@nickgoh8947]

Good points ... If i may add -- India & the Philippines are both a developing countries, and these two nations have one of the greatest asset is their large Human resource ( People ). With a much higher youth unemployment rates, as compared to the regional Asians' peers, the large yearly remittance from an overseas labour workforce, for their countries, could help to bring in the needed foreign exchanges ( USD ) for each of their Govt's tax revenues and reduced trade deficits. Having a basic understanding of English is a survival tools and advantages for such foreign workers / professionals, as compared to other third-world nations, from the examples like Latin America or Africa nations. Most of East-Asian nation like China, Korea and Japan are the exception to the rule. There is no necessity to be endowed with English as a 1st or 2nd language, because China is 2nd largest Economy, while Japan is 3rd largest in the world, where these nations do not need the so-called "English Foreign language advantage" to compete or survive in the global landscape, for its massive populations, as compared to other Gigantic population Nations like India, Philippines, etc. Having to converse really well in the English medium is neither a "Boostful" thing to do nor anything bad -- if you are not a native Brits, or its diaspora. But knowing the English language is like having a "'Universal communication tool", to reduced mis-understanding and friction among native & non-native speakers, alike. Boosting about equipping oneself with the English language by non-natives, for reason to get into global social acceptance while having a superficial superiority over others, is just a shameful disgrace mindset, or a distraction. Unless one uses it for employment, nationality or for relationship reasons, other than that, it is just an appreciation & interest of the "English Culture or Tradition", if it still existed today anyway -- apart from "Fish-&-chips", Britain Monarchy & their beloved Queen Eliz, English Hooligans & their Football games, including the "Great Master Colonizers" of the old past era, as the Brits are well-known for ...

[@reuterideas4650]

I'm a Filipino of course from the Philippines, our national language is Tagalog but in our day to day communication we speak English than Tagalog mostly in other regions. In school we used English language, we learned & taught English grammar and pronunciation and specifically spelling. Even young children not still in school and started communicating few words already know how to speak English than our national language Tagalog. Salute and congratulation to the girl who represent Philippines with other Asian women .. Sometimes we may say that English is our National Language 👍♥️🇵🇭

[@andriokurniawan]

I give you advice, don't use English every day because of the experience of the Malaysian people now many who can't use their mother tongue because in school they are not required to learn Malay and now they have an identity crisis because young people in Malaysia are embarrassed to use their mother tongue, wait a few years for them to forget the history of their country

[@brad92157]

​@@andriokurniawanWe Filipinos not literellay used Engslih everyday. However, for example, most Filipinos are working in a call center so we use english in our workplace.

[@raztyguy]

National language is filipino not tagalog.

[@ajauza5263]

National language is Filipino not Tagalog. Big difference

[@MN-pb2gw]

What language do you study in Filipino language at school? Isn't tagalog? What's the problem with that? Tagalog or Filipino. Not a big deal

[@Do77744]

I heard this from KZbin he’s an American. He said the Filipinos english speaking is their second language and he said that the Philippine constitution written in english. Try watch the former senator Miriam Defensor Santiago the Iron Lady of Asia she’s very smart superb in english speaking.

[@_ishang98]

I also agree with her that indian is top when it comes to fluency. They knew a lot of english vocabulary and uses it in their sentences . Just to add as I also used to work as a call center(CSR ) in PH , majority of call center when it comes to technical issues were indians agent, indians are very smart and I admired them for that .

[@frankenstein1791]

Agree 💯

[@gamgam-k4g]

Yeah! But fluency will not be the issue its the indian accent that makes the difference just imagine if JoN BON JOVI will sing his songs with an Indian accent just imagine it? If he sings ITS MY LIFE with Indian accent.

[@noryadim3094]

​@@gamgam-k4g omg! Tell me abt the accent. I have experiences where i need to call a tech support and an indian man picks up. Was reading out the serial number to him. So letter A sounds like YAY. So annoying much. Had to repeat few times to get it right

[@gamgam-k4g]

@@noryadim3094 call centers has had standards with english accents so they train first thier employees before the actual jobs. What im saying is go search the web you can watch youtube how or what an Indian accent is in English so just imagine if JON BON JOVI will sing his song its my life with an Indian accent just imagine it! the song will become as PARODY and theres also an indian version of its my life its so funny if you watch is

[@Shiva-nx1tn]

​@@gamgam-k4gyou have Watched a Srilankan video my Friend I am Talking about My life Version 😂

[@jansSundews]

I am Filipino, and I can't even speak a couple of sentences in pure Tagalog. We usually talk in "taglish" or a mixture of Tagalog and English all the time. And I feel sad that our own language is slowly fading. Like, I'm from the southern Philippines and my mother tongue is Bisaya, honestly? I can express myself better in English than Tagalog.

[@Kariktan214]

Hi, I'm from Metro Manila and we speak Taglish alot here, but I've met people from Bulacan and Quezon which are Tagalog native speaking provinces who still speaks pure Tagalog and not Taglish. So I still have hope. I'm trying my best too to speak fluently in just Filipino or just English, not mixed.

[@fredy241m]

I do Agree! 'Coz most Bisaya are very good in English as well not just in Metro Manila!!!

[@joebticao6299]

My mother tongue is Kinaray-a which is a Visayan language aswell but yeah everyone I know here in Panay from Antique to Iloilo speaks good english, Mostly my peers though, Also, fuck u guys for claiming Bisaya lmao I'm kidding just a bit of banter. But yeah, we're the original Bisaya people

[@jazelmurphy1171]

Actually I agree. For most Filipinos who live in BF Homes, Ayala Alabang, their mother tongue is English and their second Language is Filipino. My Korean student observed that too...Most of his classmates failed or got shallow grades in Filipino subject, but he is Korean and he got 85.

[@crashercrasher9696]

Go to rizal province , most of them BPO workers in metro manila large workers are from rizal, they still talk the puntong rizal and batangeno tagalog and no taglish at all when they speak

[@mono9196]

Singaporeans have the tendency to think that our English is good, but most of us don't realize how horribly incomprehensible we sound outside. Especially the majority bunch who are comfortable with their own thing and refuse to code switch when with others.

[@nickgoh8947]

Don't Play Play

[@geosophik9369]

Yes, but Singapore still has the best English compared to other countries in Asia. It's just the accent that sounds a bit weird. But in writing you can communicate everything because all subjects at school are taught in English, and English is everywhere. When I visited nobody had problems understanding English in Singapore, unlike other countries like Hong Kong, India and the Philippines.

[@mono9196]

@@geosophik9369 thanks. But the point of a language is to communicate. We may have better vocabulary compared to other Asian countries (which i actually dont think it's always the case), but it's useless if we can't make ourselves be understood. You highlighted that our education is taught in English and we have no problem understanding English, you're right but that's exactly tragic, cos we are taught in english yet fail to articulate verbally in English well enough for others to not have difficulties understanding us. If someone's language proficiency needs to be evaluated based on their writting skill (despite receiving it as a medium of education), i think chatGPT scores better than us Singaporeans, both in writing and in verbal articulation.😅

[@geosophik9369]

@@mono9196 I understand your point. Maybe this can make you feel better: here in the US, sometimes they put subtitles when a British person speaks, because many people have a hard time understanding a different accent. Especially when they have a Cokney or variant that is not the standard "royal high class" British.

[@mono9196]

@@geosophik9369 ah yes those can be challenging to understand for anyone who is not well exposed to their accents. But I believe most media these days put up subtitles in the same language as the spoken one not necessarily because of accents difference but rather because they are trying to make it more accessible for the hard-of- hearing? Anyway my actual point in my comments here are not entirely about accents, but more towards the suffocating Singaporeans' arrogance thinking we are so good while we fail to realize we are not actually that good.

[@tidursini]

where did you get that SIngapore rep from?!? I am in shock honestly.

[@tevikumares5022]

At least she speaks English better than many older generations of Singapore who can't speak English or even Singlish

[@darrenlim5112]

Hong Kong English I believe they've learned phonetics, hence why they still keep the British accent. Singapore and Malaysia on the other hands, we don't learn phonetics hence our accent are a bit influenced by local culture plus Hollywood movies, except we still pronounce "can't" in British way.

[@boboboy8189]

Because american "can't" confusing me

[@AquaticJackie]

No we don't learn phonetics in Hong Kong. Very few people here know what phonetics is. Even fewer can read those phonetics symbols. In school the British accent is taught but it's very common for students to adopt the American pronunciation for some words. Many students go to Canada for a bachelor degree.

[@princessg8097]

@@AquaticJackiewhat? I learnt phonetics in school. I don’t know what school you went to, I was taught that in hk

[@AquaticJackie]

@@princessg8097 I was referring to the International Phonetic Alphabet system (IPA). It was never part of the curriculum I went through. I went to school in Hong Kong 1987-2002 before entering university.

[@princessg8097]

@@AquaticJackie maybe because I went to school in the later years than you so they must have changed it or at least the school I went included it

[@geosophik9369]

The most English proficient country in Asia is Singapore, without a doubt. Although there is an accent that is not common for original English speaking countries, all the street signs are in English, and it's a must for all businesses outside home. Not to mention that kids learn it at school growing up, with all the subjects taught in the language.

[@andrewsitu3472]

Majulah Singapura

[@macolet9711]

It seems that you havent been to the Philippines. Most of our street signage and even our laws are written in english. Our medium of intructions in school are all in English as well. Major newspaper are in english too.

[@bryx170]

Singapore may be the most proficient in Asia, but the Philippines has the clearest accent in Asia

[@PassionPno]

@@bryx170 Proficiency is way more important than accent.

[@bryx170]

@@PassionPno exactly.

[@romelmalipat6619]

The only reason we Filipinos have this kind of clear pronunciation of English words are becauof our flexibility in copying accents around the world.......we can easily adapt to sounds once we hear it.......we can copy that sound and can produce sound just like as it is......❤

[@zachzoldyck1796]

Lol. It just because we pronounce words syllabically that influence our accent or english.

[@rolandyeo6311]

Really? Try speaking singlish...

[@jamesohsum]

Growing up as a Malaysian Chinese, I learn Manderin, English and Malay. While socialising among the local chinese, I learn Cantonese, Hokkien and a bit of Hakka.

[@vanzealotbush2244]

Her ranking of English proficiency in Asian countries is on point. PH is indeed the English hub in Asia. That's also the reason why call centers abound in PH. It is the call center capital of the world nowadays. People from other countries study English in PH too. The ranking based on a specific survey or ranking firm might not be accurate. The Singaporean woman was right with her explanation why SG ranked higher than PH in that survey even though the latter is obviously more fluent.

[@washigirl]

Do you think the professional world looks at PISA and EFI ranking (recognised globally, with robust methodology) to assess which country has greatest English proficiency, or look to this random KZbin video with some random, unrepresentative girls? 😂

[@jliang70]

Base on my own observation it is really hard to say which group of Asian people is the best English speakers. I am in Australia for the last 30 years, I am from China and I did not start learning English until I was in the first year of high school in China, I moved to Australia when I was 14, completed 4 years of my high school education in Australia and then further 4 years in university. I was almost speaking at a very fluent level when I was 16 much like a native speaker. In term of my accent most of the people I came across from school and in my work environment think that I am an Australian born Asian that speak like an Aussie rather than a Chinese immigrant, there was one occasion after a job interview an interviewee ask if I was from Ireland. I don't think Asian English speakers have the most difficult to understand accent, strangely enough I found English speakers with heavy Scottish or Irish accent are the most difficult to understand.

[@KazumiHimechan]

7:18 We (Malaysian) learn Science & Maths in English, not signs & maps though 😂

[@li_tsz_fung]

When I was reading the subtitle I also found it really weird. And then I immediately realised. Because all of them talked about learning Science and Maths in English

[@kenmalaysia7440]

That's because the subtitle is generated automatically and so because the Malaysian girl didn't pronounced the words properly

[@izanimelayumi]

I thought we would learn those in Malay not English? I'm from Sekolah Kebangsaan fyi...

[@garylee6545]

​@izanimelayumi I'm from smk. I remembered we have dwibahasa (English/ malay), but for our school all taught in English. I think it depends on time, as our education direction changes from time to time

[@HEXAGear-p8c]

Nobody really cares 😂

[@amitk79]

As an Indian I can tell you there are tons of varieties of Indian English speakers. You will find people who can understand well and still struggle to form a proper sentence in English to people who can speak English better than Americans and Britishers can. We have 100s of languages and everyone is competing on why their mother tongue/culture is better. However, most spoken language in India is Hindi and that too has many dialects and varieties. But even Hindi is resisted in many parts of India. So we Indians are forced to be multi lingual and whether we like it or not English is our official language and technically unites us. It's an irony that a country with 100s of languages is united by non local language. I think after Hindi the most popular language across India is English and used by most government offices and organizations across India.

[@Furry0602]

Singapore don’t worry you represent your country the best you could possibly.. I’m staying in Singapore and I’m adopting the Singlesh way of communicating 😅

[@immiPlanet]

Singapore is delightful!

[@valdezngapo10]

Im Filipino. I work in dubai for deacdes we adopt Indian accent 😅😅 for short we can adopt all accent anywhere we go 😂❤

[@bonjourelenn]

For real 😂 Me, I adopt the French accent when speaking English. Nakakainis😂

[@layneaic2076]

Bay tum kidar he?

[@zest5875]

Im malaysia and im agree that Singaporean English is better but the way they talk is funny... For malaysian english its more relax (i guess) not over in every words... For Philippines i think they also good with mix eng sometimes i dont understand what they saying 😂 they really mix the language.... It also normal in malaysia(manglish) and Singapore (singlish)

[@MrSamurailanx]

We try to hide it using Taglish ( Tagalog and English) so no one can understand the sensitive topics. We use it all the time here in the US. It's like our secret code. So the next time you hear someone talking half English and Filipino, they are hiding something 😆

[@zachzoldyck1796]

​@@MrSamurailanxespecially when doing marites things 😂😂

[@thebeautyofnature3094]

Philippine English accent is better, it's clear and well-understood. The one you emphasized was Tag-lish ( Tagalog -English ) conversation are sometime spoken between filipinos in a group only. But when we are interacting with Foreigners of course authomatically we have to communicate stright English to give a better understanding.

[@theoneonly3819]

​@@thebeautyofnature3094woo relx we as malaysia can speak fluently if not using malaylish lol

[@emerson3695]

What differs us (Filipinos) from other nationalities in terms of speaking or fluency in any language is that we can adopt or learn other languages from other countries even how they pronounce it and the manner of delivering their words or sentence.. we learn korean (hangul), japanese, indian intonations, british.. arabic.. etc etc.. but whats funny is that we are having hard time in learning other native languages in the Philippines ahahaha

[@aniraz90s]

To my fellow Singaporean lady, you don't have to be sorry dear. You spoke just fine and everyone can understand you. We are used to talking Singapore English so we can't blame Americans or British people for not understanding what we are saying. We have our own accents too despite growing up learning English since nursery. We can switch to different accents accordingly when we speak to different types of people around the world. My brother-in-law is a British Caucasian and he told me my English is really good. I told him it's only because we learned English as our first language that's why. 😅 But majority of Singaporeans speak English very well so it really depends on your upbringing and how early you start learning. I spoke English to my kids even at home so they have difficulty learning their second language. So I'd say there's pros and cons.

[@nickgoh8947]

As a Singaporean, i know how she felt about being a "representation" for Singaporean English proficiency. This comes from a Singapore inherent culture of Kiasu mentality, and everything we Singaporean does must be the "Best" -- and she being in the limelight representation, she felt a letdown to her fellow Singaporean watching this show. As apologetic as she is, the pressure is still great for her, even though i felt that she has done a good job in her English proficiency and communication skill, which btw is so relatable. Again, i have had written many times that Filipinos & Indians were the dominant in their Call Centres forte from 1990 - 2023, and therefore their Accents are widely recognizable and accepted as per norm in the western world. Singaporean of local born-&-bred are only less than 3 million minus the new immigrants, foreign workers and expats. How many of these rare Singaporean who are in overseas either for study, work or travel ? The numbers are so rare that calling out one from a random places are just too impossible, thus Singaporean of Chinese ethnicity speaking to any Westerners in their homeland with be both amusing and shocking ( in a very positive sense ). Even any English native speakers coming into Singapore for more than 2 years will be picking-up the Singaporean-English in order to assimilated into Our Society -- not by force, but a necessity for convenience and love.

[@andrewsitu3472]

I wonder what would happen if they got a Tamil or Malay Sinkie on the show instead. SG ain't meant to be a Chinese state after all.

[@blancdespair7678]

heck ya! be proud of singlish!

[@andrewsitu3472]

@@blancdespair7678 Singlish as spoken by Phua Chu Kang? Hell yeah. Best thing is, the actor who plays PCK has a Punjabi father and a Chinese mother.

[@nickgoh8947]

I think it is more about American viewerships' perspective. Imagine having a Hijab-wearing minority Malay-Muslim girl on this Show, it will be boycotted in America, as USA is rather Pro-Israel, both Biden & Trump supporters won't be interested in any Muslim's opinion on the show. As for an Indian-Singaporean they are a minority representation ( 7% population ratio ), which may gave the American viewers a wrong idea of an "Indian-origin Representation" for Singapore in this American show, in which they might mistaken Singapore's identity for an Indian States, located somewhere in the India sub-continent ( As we knew that almost all Americans are poor with geography ) ... Even the the word "Singapura" is a Sanskrit word derived from the Indian Hinduism Religious Text, as many Indian-Hindus had proclaimed. Having one ah-nei Hindu King as our President is already confusing for many casual Westerner observers' minds, who originally thought Singapore ( City-State ) is located somewhere in South China ! .... And as Singaporean, we don't wish to add any further confusion or complication, for those gullible & lowly-educated Americans or Westerners' minds, since most of us including our Political Leaders agree that Singapore is Pro-US & Pro-Israel .... Thank you. @@andrewsitu3472

[@animedonghub]

The Malaysian here, her english is far from perfect. Malaysians who use English on a daily basis or as their first language speak more naturally. This is definitely not a representation of how most Malaysians speak.

[@ilovejt]

To sum it up. The reason Philippines is on top, it is the most westernize country in Asia. And because of that, we excel in english comm and accent. We use english from gradeschool to college. As evident, we were the primary hub of contact centers. Our accent is neutral, we can mimic and easily adpt.

[@cookiesandcreamchannel854]

The United States is home to a diverse range of accents that vary by region. It would be fascinating to explore and learn about these different linguistic variations, and it would be great to feature them as well.

[@qwertyasdfg7782]

Not surprising she put the Philippines in top 1 in fluent category in speaking english its simply because we were once colonized by america back in the day.. And from that point schools around the country required atleast an english subject from grade school to highschool even some colleges and universities have atleast a subject for english..

[@universalvindicator]

Actually in public schools, most subjects are taught in English while in private schools, only the Filipino subject is taught in Filipino.

[@moymoythehappymonkey3155]

​@@universalvindicatorwhen I was in private kindergarten school, there was no Filipino subject that was being taught... I am not sure if that was also the case with public school kindergarten.

[@henlopresto]

Except English is the first language of Singaporeans. They happened to get a representative who is not fluent, and way to go generalising Asians like that LOL.

[@infinitestreamstv]

Every language ethnicity is unique the way its been portrayed in the video is more satisfying to the fullest. 😊😊😊

[@gerardantonio4253]

Im a Filipino and I invite you to visit Ilocos Norte and talk to the older generation. ‘Please speak in English so that I can understand you better.’ said an elderly woman attending to a store.

[@TheAnghadventure-Naga]

Indian might have Bad accent but When it comes to Vocabulary , Indian has the best vocabulary than American that everyone understand every words 😅

[@juliuspacheco9001]

This is indeed true, filipinos only have the sound but cannot express themselves in English.