Shocking Strangers by Speaking their Language: Wholesome Funny Reactions

What happens if I walk around talking to strangers in multiple language in Tokyo? These videos are meant to encourage new language learners to go out and use that they know. There's no need to speak perfect Chinese or speak perfect Japanese. Just go out and start talking to people and have fun doing it!
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[@OrientalPearl]

This morning I was told that language KZbinr Laoshu has passed away. I’ve never had the chance to meet or talk to him, but this news is quite shocking and sad. Just last week the moderator for my channel passed away suddenly and unexpected too. This is a reminder of the fragility of life. My heart goes out to their families and those they left behind.

[@3th4nP31ff3r]

Incredibly sad. I was in denial when Xíao Ma posted his video. (Xíaomanyc)

[@sowmyashree6849]

May he rest in peace 🙏

[@3th4nP31ff3r]

@@sowmyashree6849 he deserves it. What an amazing guy.

[@thehunterofstuff3725]

Rest in Peace Moses

[@breezeh1127]

Well said Anming.😔 Its truly sad and I pray their families have comfort. 💗

[@hinohana]

You really got me on the "approaching a good-looking Man" part🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@OrientalPearl]

just speaking the truth.

[@username5784]

SAME. I was like, umm it's not really polite to just touch him like this... xD

[@Kevin-jc1fx]

@User Name I think she mentioned that he is her boyfriend at 8:44

[@username5784]

@@Kevin-jc1fx i know it already but thx

[@96Caleb96]

I thought "no way she's poking a stranger, she knows this man" 😂

[@portaltwo]

The little girl hugging the coronavirus cat absolutely made my day! Everything is happier and brighter now. Thank you! 🥰🥰🥰

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m glad you liked that clip. I’ve been holding onto that clip since October.

[@Username01invalid]

plot twist: 3:00 the covid-19 stricken cat was waving its paws wildly asking passers-by to help, but everyone came to take pictures thinking the cat was so cute

[@lowspeak]

RIP Laoshu, I found about this channel and other "foreigners speaking foreign language" channels because of him 😢

[@davidhollis8771]

I too found this channel because I followed Laoshu505000 RIP

[@user-uy5ob8sd4l]

same here...I already miss him

[@RicoSan112]

Same, RiP Laoshu

[@WassupWassup420]

What?! He dead?

[@lowspeak]

@@WassupWassup420 yes :(

[@RespectOthers1]

This is exactly what it said on the tin...10 minutes, funny and wholesome! :D R.I.P. Laoshu and your capable channel moderator.

[@OrientalPearl]

It's shocking when people go so suddenly and unexpectedly.

[@rockstarnurse2693]

@@franzhaas3712 Yes, He suffered from heart problems.

[@YourSherlock]

@@rockstarnurse2693 His brother said he was murdered.

[@nileredsexperiment834]

@@YourSherlock bruh its Heart problems.

[@siaahale13]

@@nileredsexperiment834 none of us know so stop

[@BakaTaco]

"Chatting with a tough Japanese biker guy..." The first thing I see next is Doraemon.

[@jeezuschryst]

"Gweilo or gwailou is a common Cantonese slang term for Westerners"

[@thomassanfrancisco5850]

Used in a derogatory manner oftentimes.

[@aaronvalentinalferez2306]

@@thomassanfrancisco5850 Nahhh, it's not that deep nowadays. It's basically a slang for foreigners

[@xaviertohbhb]

True. But it means "white men" or "ghost man". "gwai" meaning "ghost" lou meaning "man" which could be offensive to some but nowadays people take it more lightly.

[@randomname931]

@@thomassanfrancisco5850 not really. I'd say it's more like calling a white guy a gringo. really it just means white guy or foreigner.

[@krispeekornflex]

@@xaviertohbhb so.... the KKK?

[@breezeh1127]

I really love seeing Sam💗 He reminds me of my son. His long hair, personality..also his sarcasm 😄 I also loved that little character. It makes me smile when I see it!

[@OrientalPearl]

He's a funny guy. I always polish him up well with the editing in these videos. lol

[@BakedConjurer5]

us preventing corona virus: *social distancing* anti corona virus-chan: *huggies*

[@randywatson8347]

I think it's cute!

[@BakedConjurer5]

@@randywatson8347 i cant disagree to that

[@umab-army4834]

I am Brazilian, and your videos help me a lot to learn Japanese and English. Thank you so much.

[@tjcoleman7073]

I lived in Japan for 4 years. I was stationed at Camp Zama. I loved Japan!!! Everyone there is so polite and nice to each other. No judgement in Japan.

[@Noone-hm9gs]

Japan looks sooo nostalgic and gives me the lofi chill hip pop vibes. specially when it rains at night time in japan 😍😍😅😅

[@MelkorBauglir25]

Great to see you back. Heard this about Laoshu this morning. He inspired me to start learning new languages. He will never be forgotten. ❤ from Germany

[@OrientalPearl]

Great to see I'm back? From where?

[@MelkorBauglir25]

@@OrientalPearl from the last day you posted a video. Might have used the wrong words. Sorry for the misunderstanding

[@KarlDahlquist]

@@MelkorBauglir25 I knew what you meant!

[@MelkorBauglir25]

@@KarlDahlquist thx buddy

[@gerardburton1081]

@@OrientalPearl i would have thought that you had heard of the polygot You Tuber Laoshu who sadly passed away just before his 40th birthday in March. He spoke Chinese and many other languages.

[@CalciteSerendipity]

I can see the title of a future video "White girl rides off with someone she just met on the back of a motorcycle." In these hard times with too much bad news it is important to find some rays of happiness. Thank you for bringing us joy in your videos.

[@OrientalPearl]

Ha ha, if I could have ridden on that motorcycle I would have paid him.

[@HermesTTT]

The Bruce Lee of language learning, Laoshu. RIP

[@markcrump9054]

I really enjoy your videos. It’s so refreshing to see wholesome content during these unusual times. Thank you for taking time to give us a glimpse of your life overseas, and that you flawlessly merge English, Chinese, and Japanese together. I took one year of Chinese at University my senior year, and I’m amazed at how much of your conversations I can understand. I’ve never formally studied Japanese, but I grew up around it because my older sister studied it, yet I’m surprised how much I understand. (Chinese is easier to learn for me lol) It’s fun to see how much people light up when you speak to them in their native languages, and when you are genuinely having fun appreciating their culture!^^ May you continue to stay safe and healthy this year. ^^

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much for your thoughtful message.

[@mrnoblood9467]

You have influenced me to keep studying and trying to learn Japanese! Thank you for being such a great KZbinr and i will keep pushing and studying Japanese

[@lightsaver7785]

This was so wholesome to watch!! Super interesting to see so many parts of your everyday life put into one video, i like the divided portions, it's awesome!

[@OrientalPearl]

I'm glad you like this style. This is what I call a "scrap" video. It's all the little parts that didn't make it into the other videos.

[@lightsaver7785]

@@OrientalPearl Yup! It was interesting because there was always "something" happening, one situation after another, it's very interactive as well!!

[@18steps]

When he said u looked good” I died 😂 and that’s probably why he came back LOL

[@jamesthepuerilis]

i love your shows, they make me laugh so much, its nice to see someone enjoying themselves when out exploring.

[@Avolava]

Gwailou or gweilo actually is a Cantonese terminology to refer to westerners. Its typically a derogatory term, however in this day and age I think its impact has subsided drastically. Source - I'm of Cantonese descent

[@EatLotsOfCurry]

Loved loved love seeing these different scenarios. Keep smiling and laughing. You have such great energy. I enjoyed exploring another culture with you and can’t wait for the next vid.

[@birdsoup4355]

losing people is not easy they might be gone but not forgotten. may their souls rest in peace.

[@elliottw5659]

Amazing channels like yours hopefully will fill that void of language learning togetherness that a lot of us have with Laoshu's passing. Keep up the joyful work!

[@hemikiwi817]

gweilo means foreigner , normally referring to white foreigners in cantonese. i heard it all the time when living in hong kong .

[@blackjackdealer204]

Yes.. it's super common .. white guy my Chinese Canadian friends would call me

[@te71se]

kia ora

[@Shre_k__]

Yup, equivalent to Gringo in Spanish

[@hemikiwi817]

@@te71se kia ora e hoa :)

[@Alsatiagent]

Is this term derogatory? In Canada it is rarely used except in a technical or legal sense. To just call people foreigners would be considered rude at the very least. It hints that someone does not belong. I suppose there is much cultural nuance to consider in the translation.

[@yveskuepfer842]

your kind heart and words and your uplifting videos are so much appreciated. :))

[@bb-no9yd]

I've learned a lot from your videos. Please continue making them. Very awesome job!

[@lancemorrisibe5050]

I really learned a lot in this kind of content, this is the most interesting socializing video. I'm happy that I can understand a few sentences. :) keep goin. :)

[@OrientalPearl]

That's a good sign!

[@pedroaboffa]

I am amazed by the way u can approach people and communicate with them.. its amazing how natural it is for you..

[@iamweave]

9:40 -- Wow, you are so beautiful. (*insert sound of glass breaking and fade away*)

[@OrientalPearl]

I love that breaking glass sound. I only have about 15 sound effects with this cheap editing software. lol

[@Gitiffan]

I so love your videos. The barriers one can break down when you can converse with others in their language is awesome! I can see how some can be intimidated at first by you. Blonde, tall, and pretty in a foreign country will make the foreign nationals shy from you initially. Keep up these vids!

[@OrientalPearl]

You are so sweet.

[@kamChai]

(1:07) Your friend said "Gwai Lou 鬼佬" that is Cantonese.

[@Joe-id9yn]

doesn't it mean westerner

[@kamChai]

@@Joe-id9yn The Cantonese dialect is more complicated and it is difficult to explain the true meaning of "Gwai Lou 鬼佬" in English . Some people say it is offensive, but I can say that is also a kind of friendly name for friends.

[@Joe-id9yn]

@@kamChai I do know it means literally ghost man I think if said rudely its offensive if not I don't think it s mean to be

[@kamChai]

@@Joe-id9yn Foreigners who have lived in Hong Kong for a long time understand that this is not offensive, and most foreigners also understand that this is a name for good friends. We have to look at the evolution of history and culture. A few decades ago, the meaning was indeed a bit offensive, but this is not the case now. Any time it depends on the relationship between the two parties and the situation when they speak.

[@xogmaster]

@Simplicity HG2010 Native Americans didn't know of any christianity or catholicism back then, what are you on about? They believed in spirits to explain phenomenon in weather, animals and nature and respected it all

[@Joebert26]

You are so amazing you speak English so clearly not too slang,and the way you speak Chinese and Japanese is very fluent jaw dropping good job.

[@ksatter6441]

Always love binge watching your great content

[@mnic86]

Another great video! Keep it up! The pink cat character was funny too! 😂 Obviously needed to uplift people during a difficult period globally 😊❤️😊

[@sowmyashree6849]

This video is amazing Anming 🙏. Yes, life is fragile... May everyone find happiness and good times in thier life 🙏

[@ridetheformula]

you inspire me sooo much. An introvert from Michigan, leaves home and then interacts so easily now, so far from home. im so impressed! As in introvert myself I know think maybe i could do that too! but its always most intimidating at the beginning

[@gripperrocks]

Came here down a typical KZbin algorithm wormhole from attempting to learn Japanese (only a couple of weeks in and doing terribly🤷‍♂️). Love that your videos show a much more natural interaction with people rather than going out to try get a big reaction. Looking forward to seeing more soon.

[@ghul5154]

Thanks for the video you guys are very entertaining 🤣👍🏽

[@Kafshon]

Nunca achei que eu iria assistir tantos vídeos de alguém no japão para poder aprender inglês haha, muito bom!

[@karmasonam2252]

To be really honest, your videos changed my outlooks on the brightside of the world. Keep entertaining us.

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m so glad to hear that!

[@norrickhiga7689]

Love, love, love this VLOG..!!! Random, funny, exciting, and unpredictable... Do more of these please..??? 🤙😂👏

[@OrientalPearl]

There will be more to come. I always find a way to use footage that didn’t make it into the main videos.

[@aiharaamv563]

Ahh finally a new video, I'm so excited for this.

[@OrientalPearl]

This one took a long time to think up. It's a scrap video from other footage that didn't get used.

[@travel_life414]

You are so great and such a very talented woman.

[@Donknowww]

Speaking an other language is one of the coolest things you can learn in your life. When learn a language from a very different culture, its so exciting to dive in when you mastered it.

[@magic_hotel]

Loved the ending. Enigmatic expression ... and the kimono is dynamite.

[@lustxdaisy]

i love these types of videos !!!

[@thomassanfrancisco5850]

My day is brighter whenever you post and the day is coming when I will come back to Tokyo and hopefully run into Sam and you.

[@doxhart4599]

Loved it!

[@torekristoffersen176]

Great video. The food looks amazing! ☺️

[@MarcoNoPolo]

I found you in my recommended about a year ago because of Laoshu505000. It could have been longer. I'm not sure. Either way. I instantly subbed. Your accents are so good. RIP Laoshu.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you for being here all this time.

[@compellingbutforgettable903]

Great to see a new video!

[@tompinnef6331]

Thank you for the video young lady. Always great to see a new one. Life is short at times. When you are young - at 20 you have many years possible a head of you. As you age you think of how short life really is. One second your are 20 / 30 - working, raising a family then suddenly your are 65. Showing my age - when young you looked at birth announcements. Friends are having a family. Late in life you look to see what friends or people you know that have passed on. It is the cycle of life. You take care - enjoy life to the fullest and never forget to tell someone you love them. Tom (Spin)

[@OrientalPearl]

Yes I understand completely. I was shocked when my friend and channel moderator suddenly died two weeks ago. He was only 50.

[@tompinnef6331]

@@OrientalPearl Sorry for your loss.

[@KarlDahlquist]

thank you for another video!

[@OrientalPearl]

More to come!

[@KuyaArbee]

Omg it’s been forever since I’ve been here! Your channel has grown so much!!’ Wow!

[@OrientalPearl]

Where have you been for so long? I missed you. Please subscribe and hit the notification bell to we don’t have to be apart again.

[@victorjackson150]

Thank you for another great video. Now that Tokyo is open for those in Tokyo, O look forward to traveling around and seeing these amazing places.

[@OrientalPearl]

They extended the state of emergency another 2 weeks.

[@victorjackson150]

@@OrientalPearl I am so sorry that this is the case. Where I live, we are now authorized to go to everywhere but Minato-ku.

[@just10case83]

Great video as always... Anming I wish you all the best.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you very much!

[@emo8701]

these videos really inspired me to pick up japanese! i started learning it a few days ago LOL hopefully i will stick with it and get better!

[@cesarcaviedes3194]

I love your videos. Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴

[@paulk4662]

Ah good a new video. Will check it later when i have more time.

[@dwainpunnett7594]

so great you speak those languages

[@WetPollito]

Really interesting video! Good job

[@mgpatry3274]

This was fun to watch ! Thank you!👍

[@OrientalPearl]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@bluestar2253]

Thanks Oriental Pearl for another entertaining video from Japan. Greetings from sunny Florida!

[@OrientalPearl]

Hello Sunshine State!

[@Papi-power]

Great job

[@numbersandsports4206]

Man, you're at the top of the list now after Laoshu is gone Pearl. I look to a lot of these channels for inspiration as well as entertainment to get me by. My guy Lao was 1# for me and you were right behind him. I hope you continue on your journey inspiring and putting your life out there for us to watch and learn from.

[@OrientalPearl]

I wasn’t looking to replace anyone. I have a different kind of channel. My audience is split between the language section of KZbin and Japan vlogs.

[@ZucchiniShadow]

You looked so beautiful in that kimono! ❤️

[@madhavoc1]

"talking with a tough biker " 😉😉 . Not with that bike 🤣🤣

[@orvalsamuelsvargas5435]

Loveee it!

[@aprili.3802]

YOUR OBI HAS KITTY CATS ON IT 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ it’s amazing 😻

[@Sovereign.85]

I thought so too! ;D

[@RobsMetals]

Your friend was right, Gwai Lo is cantonese for "ghost person" means foreigner.

[@robertalford5402]

Love your videos and Sam is so cute!

[@Orochimaru010]

Love your video's😄 greetings from the netherlands

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you Netherlands.

[@jensino]

8:13 Tommy looks like Levi Ackermann from behind. 🤣

[@OrientalPearl]

I could see that lol

[@Buggyjiro20]

So cool love your adventures and seeing unique things like the bosozuku doraemon!!!!

[@OrientalPearl]

I felt really lucky to find that bike.

[@newjersoon]

you are really amazing.

[@caseykelso1]

Your right 🤣🤣🤣 i seen that guy creeping on you.... wow bold culture

[@iAvrilFan1]

Oh, this is the original content that we have known you for haha

[@missmammamia]

Your friend Sam seems so chill and kind! You both are awesome and wish I could be friends with you both! But I’m from オーストラリアだから少し遠いですね😅

[@chp763]

Amazing !

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you

[@JapaneseEmichannel]

awww kimono🥰you guys are so cute💕

[@OrientalPearl]

Aww thanks Emi. I’m looking forward to filming our video on Friday.

[@Aodan]

Yay :D was waiting for a video, not sure why my notifications didn't work

[@OrientalPearl]

Please press the notification bell to get notifications. Don’t rely on the KZbin homepage. It will only show you videos with a very high clickthrough rate.

[@jimross7648]

That is why I want to get my Japanese up to working level, so that I can converse easily in Nihongo as I'm able to in English. That was one of best things about finding your channel about a year ago. It inspired me to work harder and longer everyday on my studies, even the days when my brain, eyes, and mouth, decide they no longer wish to collaborate on the language learning goal. You've also helped me to accept that I'm not going to be, and don't have to be perfect in my Japanese usage. I'm not in my first language so unrealistic expectations no longer factor in my thinking. Greg's unexpected passing is a blow because he was such a positive, enthusiastic presence on your live streams. He presence will be missed and I had very limited interactions with him. Because I am only on the easy side of this relationship, as a consumer/viewer of your content, I selfishly hope that the livestream you were planning will still occur. Thanks for the weekly tours. I look forward to Japan reopening boarders so I can resume planning a four month approximately, language learning trip. Immersion improves my abilities, and I really enjoy being in Japan.

[@OrientalPearl]

That’s right. If these videos have any impact in anyone I hope it will be to give people confidence.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for all of your support Jim. I’m going to do a 100th video livestream next. Hope to see you there.

[@jimross7648]

@@OrientalPearl You count on that 99%.

[@ugnedvar702]

Wow, you look so beautiful in that kimono! 😱 Nice video! ❤️

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for watching to the very end so you could see that part.

[@nkecskes]

Nice video!!

[@LukjanovArt]

I understood when you said gomenesai and sumimasen, I am absolutely astounded at myself 🤣

[@EattinThurs61]

Oh, the ending made me hungry, have to go eat now. Either a stew I made before or cook something with dried reindeer meat.

[@asahi5332]

First! Love your vids

[@scottgordon600]

Please carry your "mid-west" nice personality to the ends of the Earth Anming! Michigan giving you big hugs!

[@suejmaryoung]

I love watching you speak Japanese and English. You are super talented! Btw, at the beginning of the video you friend spoke cantonese, referring to white man but it n a friendly way. Can’t wait for your next vlog.

[@1StepForwardToday]

Your laugh is too cute

[@userone297]

He was having a transcendent experience with that fried rice

[@user-kf9di2uc5u]

久しぶりに動画を見ました。楽しかったです。また次回の動画も楽しみにしています。

[@OrientalPearl]

お久しぶりです。また来てくださいね。

[@deceaseda7x22]

So we’re back to the guilty pleasures.... I should have known!!!! Great video btw❤️🔥🔥

[@OrientalPearl]

This was what I call a “scrap video”. It was a bunch of clips that didn’t make it into the other videos.

[@deceaseda7x22]

@@OrientalPearl Oh Oriental, resourceful as ever lol okay looking forward to future vids then :)

[@CultureXplor3r]

Oriental Pearl they say if you talk someone mother language in a sudden you will get the best reaction 🤣🤣yesterday i just talked in English to British girl and you know how fast the British English is she was buying beef in a supermarket no one could talked to her and understood what she wanted until i stepped in and she swear i am American thanks to my fluent American accent she said that after a week of knowing her 🤣🤣🤣

[@OrientalPearl]

That's ok. I wasn't looking for a big reaction. My audience is a little more tame. They want more realistic interactions.

[@Andrewz411]

the bosozoku motorcycle!!! WOW

[@RichlandFord]

🚨😂 The guy rode up on the bike 🚲 and tried to pull you! Lol 😆 He was thinking the same think I be thinking 😏... It's funny because over there your the rare foreign girl. Much Love from the 313!🚨

[@OrientalPearl]

This was actually a clip from a video a long time ago. I figured that most of you hadn't seen it and I should share it again.

[@RichlandFord]

@@OrientalPearl Hey Anming I always wanted you to make a origin story video how did you make it from Detroit to Japan. I'm here right now in Madison Heights and I always wondered?

[@OrientalPearl]

@@RichlandFord I made a small story about it once and my audience wasn’t really into it.

[@RichlandFord]

@@OrientalPearl uh I'm your audience and I'm into it lol😉 link please ...

[@herokerrey]

@@OrientalPearl I'm interested!!

[@Vvvvvvv3]

I’m sold I’m going to live in Japan. A motor bike decked out in doraemon merch is what has sold me

[@poetryandsufithoughts2647]

You made that Chinese who was with cycle😂😂😂😂

[@tangkhulnagayt1604]

I like ur voice, its very good..!