This White Guy Speaks Chinese Better Than You... (XiaomaNYC REACTION)

[@CantoMando]

What's your Native Language? And how good are you at speaking it? 🤔 If you're a second generation kid, do you wish you were better at speaking your native language?

[@ita_found_here1721]

CantoMando Turkish and I'm fairly good at it. :)

[@ciao8319]

mandarin and i’m okay at it

[@esther7325]

🇿🇲 I'm not good at speaking but I understand quite well

[@drishtidas4308]

My first language is Bangla and second language is Hindi. I can pretty much read and write also speak both language

[@jasminchen9408]

cantonese, barely can speak it I rly struggle with the tones.

[@iamemilycheng]

i can already hear my mom criticizing my chinese from miles away

[@CantoMando]

🤣🤣🤣

[@naturalgains2180]

😂😂

[@pkproductions1623]

Hope your mom never hear about Xiaomanyc

[@Gsmooth10455]

My Cantonese is better than his but his Mandarin is better than mine.

[@saylong7372]

my son speaks perfect English but lousy Mandarin, now he is picking up on Cantonese by listerning to friend's conversation. and now my wife and i cant hide by speaking Hakka in front of him. soon my wife and i have to speak Fujian to confuse him.

[@arireid7116]

I am actually so bad at Mandarin, my grandfather tried to teach me and I got kicked out of his 1 person class Thanks for all the likes Mammi I'm famous

[@joshuasaw5305]

bruh

[@joshuasaw5305]

😂

[@cathyzhang6933]

Bruhhh

[@hunhun1164]

Do you feel proud for that?

[@naturalgains2180]

Bruhhh

[@jasminchen9408]

We once met a white man who spoke really good cantonese at a walmart. He just popped in because he understood us, you can see how my parents reacted after. They were disappointed in us lmao because he could speak better.

[@mujin_kingdom1159]

Mood

[@gabii9305]

that eaJ pfp tho

[@jamesrimes2870]

lol cuz the only language you need is English. everyone knows it.

[@jiaxinwang4617]

i felt that as a dutch born chinese HAAHAH the dissapointment on their face

[@양지혜-i3h]

@@jiaxinwang4617 Bruh I'm American born Dutch and Spanish and I can only speak English...

[@kayashkel3862]

Xiaomanyc: *says anything* Me: *feeling 100 years of disappointment from my ancestors*

[@cmy8381]

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” - Nelson Mandela

[@mariancepeda4820]

I Love that phrase!😍

[@djguidopolese]

The Fact that every person near xiaoma is reacting so cheerfully when they hear him speaking their language is proof... But even if we go abroad and we hear someone speaking our language we automaticaly feel so good and warmhearted that we could easily be friend to that person with no actual reason... 😂😍 So true

[@elementalgolem5498]

Loushus favorite quote, R.I.P

[@legm5298]

@@elementalgolem5498 😢

[@thaimapping]

I’m pretty surprised when someone speaks thai because people usually think I’m chinese lol

[@worshipthecomedygodseoeunk4010]

and then theres me, a korean adoptee, getting approached by chinese international students asking for directions in mandarin until I shake my head and say bruh i'm not chinese and they sulk away disappointed...next time i'll tell them to go ask the white guy standing in the corner

[@astroboy6203]

first of all, if you wanna go to other country ,learn the language . and its english , they' should've been learning since elementary , asking for directions isnt that hard. and how the hell will they understand the lectures if asking for directions in english is hard.

[@worshipthecomedygodseoeunk4010]

@@astroboy6203 no you misunderstand. they spoke to me in chinese because they thought i was chinese. obviously they speak english still. but they approached me using chinese because they made an assumption that i understand it based off how i look like. whereas no one would expect a white guy to be able to speak it, which is why there is such a shock value. i get approached by asians all the time who try to speak to me in their native tongue because of purely my appearance, regardless of what country i am in. the irony is that i grew up with white parents in a english speaking country, just like this white guy in the video. thats what my comment was about.

[@astroboy6203]

@@worshipthecomedygodseoeunk4010 ohh now i see

[@kamwalker6296]

Im korean adoptee in Quebec, white people are shook when they ear me speaking french lol

[@stunningscenario5606]

​@@worshipthecomedygodseoeunk4010 Asian Russian here. Same happens to me every time when I encounter Chinese people😅

[@janvier6351]

Ayyyy I love watching XiaoMa's videos. He can speak some Fujian Hua too

[@lamb7]

Xiaoma is a sweetie! He feels like an old friend. He’s very kind and respectful to people. I love the videos where he goes to restaurants with his friends.

[@oppasami3854]

Is fuzhou not fu jian hello Fuzhou and fujian not same

[@auroredecoster5128]

My native Language is Français. I love hearing Asian languages. I can tell some of them appart, but all the Chineses languages sound the same to me. I hope one day I may learn a bit of them but I am actually learning Japanese at the moment. One at the time .

[@CamdenBusGuy]

@@oppasami3854 maybe he said fujian on purpose

[@monicasingeria]

Wow... he is so talented man

[@sdillon539]

I’m Sikh Canadian but my family can speak Cantonese fluently because they were born and raised in Hong Kong! So at home we speak a mix of Punjabi and Cantonese but my Cantonese is not that great though! 😔

[@Joooo89]

You have to visit Malaysia, they have 3 major ethnics, Malay, Chinese and Indian, some Indian can also speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien (Fujian Language), etc

[@share_accidental]

wow that’s such an interesting mix!

[@DefineMorena]

That's pretty cool. My parents are Nigerian and speak Greek but didn't teach me or my siblings 🤣

[@fionagiles2495]

That's super cool, you're really lucky :)

[@gymnasticsfan8]

I also really like 杰里德Jared's videos! He's also Canadian, but his family lived in Hainan for some time when he was a kid. He made a video about his choice to move to China as a young adult, and in it he explains how he felt like a part of him was missing from that time he spent in China as a kid. That video was probably one of the most relatable things I've watched as someone who is quite immersed in Chinese culture but grew up overseas.

[@loosilu]

Xiaoma is not Canadian. He is Jewish from NYC.

[@gymnasticsfan8]

@@loosilu I meant that CantoMando is Canadian.

[@rachelzhan]

I love Jared as well! His videos are sooooo funny

[@debrajean9432]

After falling in love with Bruce Lee in my 30s, I searched for a way to learn his language. I learned of an English teacher on leave from Wuhan University. After one year of tutoring, I could read, write, and speak basic Mandarin. When Huang returned to China, I eventually lost it all. I’m white, and now elderly, approaching 70.

[@nanoshinnnnnnnnn9953]

that’s amazing props to you man

[@MrShou-nw7yv]

fabulous story. i have learned English since primary school but have not been attracted by the culture

[@ak5659]

Ummmmm..... You do know that it's not really lost, right? It's just the longer you go without using a language, the longer you need to hear it to make it come back. Turn on the tv or the radio in that language. Keep it on and don't worry about understanding. Do that day after day. Eventually it will come back. It might take awhile but it will. The brain does NOT ever forget a language!!! It's just buried and you've forgotten where, like your old 8-track tapes. Point is, it's not gone:-)

[@MrZapdog]

Correct me If I'm wrong but wasn't Bruce Lee's native language Cantonese?

[@MrShou-nw7yv]

@@MrZapdog Cantonese, Hokkien, Shanghainese, whatever, is a subbranch of the Chinese language family. And you can not avoid learning Chinese characters no matter what language you want you to learn.

[@kylosun]

Learning Mandarin too (I'm not Asian), wish me luck :-)

[@RikaXia]

Good luck! If you would like to try learning through music, most of the music covers I post on my channel have translated English subtitles!

[@aneedforrevolution2193]

Good luck!!

[@michaelhuynh5760]

Best of luck!!!

[@artaizen1613]

well duh Asian is not a language 😂😂😂😂

[@HannahNabilah]

same here! all the best, relatable stranger 🤠

[@naturalgains2180]

Actually Chris Chinese is probably the most authentic I ever heard. Y’all should check him out

[@sahassaransi_mw]

Omg yes!! He is amassiknnggggg Laoma haha

[@Crystalbomb321]

Definitely! This guy has a foreign accent but Chris is really good omg.

[@frankiek2269]

Lily G Yeah, but Chris’s only Chinese dialect is Mandarin. Xiamao also speaks Cantonese, Fuzhaonese, and some Shangainese. Chris can’t converse at all comfortably in anything besides Mandarin. Plus, Xiamao speaks way more languages fluently than Laoma Chris. And he learns them to a fluent level in like two weeks. I like them both, but Xiamao is more impressive.

[@naturalgains2180]

Frankie K Chris can speak Cantonese and Chris knows like 10 languages

[@frankiek2269]

Natural Gains Still not as many as Xiamao. And he is terrible at Cantonese (self admitted). Go read it from him yourself in his title on this video. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYXZYn6VmKqdqrM

[@chloedeng806]

This guy literally reminds me of my British friend who was born and raised in HK, he went to a local school and speaks fluent Cantonese 😍 he can write much better than I can too haha

[@Henry-jq9hc]

I was forced to go to chinese school for 6 years and I can barely speak a word of chinese

[@haze3070]

I can only say 我不知道和我好饿

[@hunhun1164]

Maybe you’ll be more motivated later in life

[@载一路月光]

The way they teach Chinese is wrong in the Chinese school abroad. It's lack of entertainment so the kids are not motivated to learn. A lot of interesting things are blocked in the Us unfortunately.

[@waddledeeart6019]

I feel your pain. Was forced to go to mandarin classes for 8 years. Slept and doodled for all 8 of them. Sure, I got an award. ...For perfect attendance. 😂 My mom made sure I never missed a class!

[@saraminella5448]

I waited so much for this reaction😍. Also guys, be always proud of your origins, because thanks to them we can tell what we are, and make us richer in knowledge and in feelings. And it is true that there are many people who try to drag you down or to make fun of you (for example, I had to study chinese at school for my chinese class, but then my stupid classmates started to joke about my dream to study oriental languages because too strange). However, world is also full of good people like you and Xiaoma, that give others the courage to dream and to be hopeful. Thank you😘 (Srry for my eng😅)

[@shabkarpa]

You should watch the reactions when he speaks Fuzhounese.

[@jamellaj.8378]

My favorite language youtubers are Xiaoma and Laoshu50500. Also, Laoshu50500 speaks like 10 + languages including Mandarin and Cantonese. Please check out more from both of them!!

[@cptkapitan5378]

I dont wanna be the guy who says it but both of them only speak english fluently and very good mandarin. Their conversations in all other languages only last what...3 mins? Everybody can memorize words and pretend to speak a foreign language...for 3 minutes.

[@shonentempest5443]

Do you watch Matt vs. Japan i like his videos there very funny

[@seanwright8786]

@@cptkapitan5378 I would agree with u on a lot of the African, European and Asian languages that Laoshu speaks. He can literally hold a conversation in Mandarin as well as in Cantonese. He can hold a conversation in Korean and Japanese too. I think if we only "see" 3 minutes wouldn't u agree that it's likely he can go longer in conversation?

[@toledoboogz9817]

I agree, Laoshu50500 is amazing. And as it was mentioned we "see" 3 minutes but we don't see the length of all of his conversations. There is one where he helped a Chinese husband and wife negotiate a better hotel room with the place's customer service. That was more than a 3 minute conversation.

[@cptkapitan5378]

@@toledoboogz9817 I even said his Mandarin is very good, his wife is Taiwanese. That's not a Polyglot. I know plenty of people who marry someone from a different culture and learn their language.

[@mikesmelon5714]

I love his videos bc in most cases the ppl that he is speaking with in their native language open up to him more and are genuinely happy to see someone take the time to learn about their culture which is something u mentioned as well. In a video of his getting his nails done, the woman was initially surprised and then completely opened up and most have mentioned that they wished their kids would do more to speak their language and specifically the dialect that is largely used in NYC downtown such as Fujian. It is a beautiful thing to see each time how a little effort can bring different cultures together in this way.

[@mier0]

Can't fool the Maplestory nostalgia, I HEAR KERNING CITY AND ELLINIA IN THERE

[@TheMinecraftDJStudio]

FACTS

[@amandatu5502]

10 years of Chinese class but I can never

[@stanleyho8009]

My mother’s words “you wasted 5 years of Chinese school”

[@affordabledesertliving3487]

This was really fun to watch. You guys are so respectful of the guy and have such great senses of humor. Also just seeing life through your eyes as native born americans and your perspective on american and chinese culture is very intuitive and thought provoking. Loved it!

[@deafaith]

I can already hear my grandma yelling at me to go back to chinese school....she’s a certified cantonese teacher 😨

[@itsmesaffie]

I really appreciate Sheldon's speech at the end! Mike feeling a little bit warm inside is so wholesome too! Being White British I always feel a bit out of place watching....but It's so nice to be able to connect with everyone over our mutual love of Cantomondo ;) and being able to share our experiences growing up! Ngl I would LOVE a CantoMando Squad (Logo) on a hoodie....I would never take it off! CANTOMANDO SQUAD FOR THE WIN!

[@lostuniverso]

Well I'm Portuguese, born and raised in France, and seeing how well he speaks Mandarin and Cantonese I bet he'd be able to speak better than me for both these languages too 😭 And as someone who's majoring in Chinese studies and learning mandarin etc... It's really inspiring to see people like him speak so good even if they're non-native speakers! And also to see people like you, or these elders in the vids like you said... being so happy about it. Makes me want to improve more so I can bring some smiles on people's faces too.

[@TheTamago]

Pareil, je parie qu'il parle mieux arabe que moi mdr la honte 😭

[@damemariposas]

Hey! I found this video because I love Xiaoma's videos and this one was recommended. I loved your reaction! I have been dragging on my Mandarin lessons but this lit a new fire to take it back up. :) I especially loved the reaction to his Cantonese. My husband grew up speaking Cantonese but has been discouraging me from learning it because he says Mandarin is more widely used and useful. But this makes me want to learn! I think my mother-in-law would appreciate it too - she definitely has that language barrier loneliness you guys speak of. I appreciated your heartfelt commentary - subscribed. :D Also check out Xiaoma's video "white girl orders food in perfect chinese" where he and a white friend go ger dim sum - her Mandarin is even better. It's very amusing!

[@AngelinaK604]

I've heard 2 east Indian ladies speaking perfect cantonese on the subway once..blew my mind away.

[@cassidywong8884]

watch laoshu! he’s black and speaks mandarin, cantonese, and a lot of other languages. he’s a god

[@cptkapitan5378]

I dont wanna be that guy but both xiaoma and laoshu only speak english fluently and very good mandarin. Everything else is basic (thats why they talk to foreigners for 3 mins with basic vocabulary only). Everybody can memorize basic sentences and pretend to speak a languagr fluently...for 3 mins.

[@StayFr0sty]

@@cptkapitan5378 his cantonese and mandarin is better than xiaoma

[@Jdubayou]

@@cptkapitan5378 Laoshu is definitely fluent in mandarin

[@Eluxivo]

@@cptkapitan5378 Laoshu spanish its pretty good and very fluent, portuguese too... I dont know about the other lenguages.

[@damiansamra2283]

Was looking for this comment heheh

[@imagin916]

In the early 2000’s I worked with two friends (both white American doctors) who spoke fluent Mandarin and seeing the patient’s faces when they started speaking was funny as hell. The BEST however (and we used to observe without being intrusive) was when one of these two would go to translate for one of our other doctor friends who is Chinese-American but doesn’t speak a word of Chinese. The white doctor and the Chinese-American doctor would approach the patient and the patient/family is looking at the Chinese doc thinking he is translating for the white one but when the white doc would bust out in fluent Mandarin the reactions were priceless 🤣 I give props to Xiaoma for the Fuzhounese skills because this is a dialect that at the time we had a difficult time finding translation for sometimes, even the language lines often didn’t have anyone who could translate and most of our Chinese interpreters couldn’t speak or understand it at all and there was no Google translate (not that it’s appropriate to use that in a professional setting anyway).

[@ItWillRainXO]

So glad you guys reacted to his video!!!!! So cool

[@ianmontgomery7534]

When I worked in China my boss was an American who spoke four Chinese languages very well. It was interesting the reaction he got from visitors who didn't know he could. It used to funny when he would have an argument with his five yeard old daughter who refused to speak English. He would talk in English and she in Mandarin. It was so funny to watch two strong wills against each other.

[@HWDragonborn]

Chinese languages? You mean dialects?

[@ianmontgomery7534]

@@HWDragonborn No not dialects i think - languages. Guangdonghua, putonghua, hakka and hokein i think they were but not 100% on the last one.

[@nicholejones3876]

I love learning Mandarin and Japanese. I’ve only been able to talk to a few customers in either language but it really does make their day 💕

[@gerlenekay1820]

This started as a funny reaction vid then quickly turned into an emotional one.... 🙃🥺

[@skalmortis]

My mother tongue is french but I learned english quite a lot of japanese and some arabic along the way, good vid guys you should do more together you guys are awesome !

[@elainez2053]

He's decent haha 杰里德 Jared is better! Jared's one of the few youtubers who actually speaks like a young person in china (zero accent, no weirdly formal language or exaggerated beijing accent, slangs)

[@demitakaye1773]

I agree. 杰里德 speaks Chinese so fluently. Even his accent is so good

[@Xaiando]

What about 了了Farley？

[@Nana-yt5is]

There's a blonde american girl who goes by xing yue PKU, she seems to be super fluent too

[@matt3706]

@@Xaiando 樂樂 no? I don't think this xiaoma guy is that great Just ordering in restaurants.

[@simoz78]

@@matt3706 you need to make interesting videos or having an interesting personality too... just speaking a language doesn't really mean the content will be fun to watch

[@daveking9393]

This was a lot of fun I watched his Channel all the time I wish he would produce more material but I know he's busy

[@SugarfreeDiva]

Xiaoma also speaks Fuzhounese, Spanish and Indonesia not just Mandarin and Cantonese.

[@Matt-xj7no]

his mandarin is ass bro. he fools all of yall People who are foreign to the chinese language

[@HappiAcrossCultures]

He’s such an inspiration!! I’ve been learning mandarin for 10 years, but I’ve been learning cantonese recently and it’s so beautiful!!! 😍😍 best music is in Cantonese >.>

[@user-dx3jg6er1m]

By native standards, you can still hear an accent. But he speaks excellent mandarin for a white guy

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

You should see him in VR. No one knows until he tells them.

[@thaimapping]

I’d say that the main thing that stands out is his “l” sound it’s a little bit different from English but you can hear it if you listen carefully

[@_anais._.]

i am so happy one of my fav youtube channels is reacting to one of my other favs!!

[@minutemanproductions8029]

That Maplestory music got me nostalgic, I heard the song from Kerning City and Ellinia

[@Thekimmienums]

Wow, I really appeciated the discussion after the clips you watched. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences.

[@lzhang792]

可以做一个口语老炮马思睿的reaction了··· 他的京腔也是···

[@qxhuang3560]

马思睿的京腔，绝了！

[@saylong7372]

马思睿的北京腔才是真正NO 1老外speaks perfect mandarin

[@tammytrp]

+10086 他的京腔快比我的还重了 第一次听真的下巴掉到地底下

[@janetsong1229]

还有抖音上的“曹操”，也是一口京腔

[@rogergabriel7261]

So happy seeing this --three young Chinese student age young men so polite and so courteous watching a young American speak their language and really enjoying it. I loved this video---and very happy to see how much we are so much alike in so many ways. I just hope that we can be friends for life.

[@mayzhuo3002]

Hahaaa I also love watching Xiao Ma's videos, I was shocked that he can also speak Fujian Hua, like wth his Fujian Hua is even better than me lol, btw I'm a Chindos (Chinese-Indonesian), and I speak Mandarin and Fujian Hua

[@ree0589]

我也是印尼华侨啊姐妹, 你是在印尼哪里？

[@mayzhuo3002]

@@ree0589 太好啦！我住在坦格朗市～

[@petemichael6883]

I love to see others react to Xiaoma. Equally, it's fun to see you guys react to him. I've traveled in China in the 80's and 90's. and thoroughly enjoyed the people and the country. You guys are so American and good-looking enough for show biz. Thanks.

[@teresasmith6076]

I follow this guy alot, check out his other dialects, he's fun

[@TinyFlav]

Teresa Smith me too. It’s amazing how fast he picks up new languages.

[@serenitaligrl]

He has more videos where he speaks more obscure languages (such as Fuzhounese) and he really makes people's days because if that's their native tongue they almost never have someone to speak with and it's really heartwarming to watch

[@JayCee2020]

I need a Xiaoma vs Mike speaking Cantonese lol

[@jpane011]

6:30 love when the maplestory background music kicks in!

[@lawrencel2544]

I spoke perfect english in a NYC American restaurant yesterday but no one was impressed.

[@japanesentaiwanese6711]

You sound ignorant

[@HickeyTyson]

I love that these guys are so open and chill AF.

[@spikybinonnoda4564]

Cantomando just finds out at xiaoma.....😂

[@windbluete291]

finallyyyy !!! I was waiting for the day you guys reacting to xiaoma :D

[@kexinguo9810]

Irony is that i am watching this video whilst in chinese class, no joke 😂😂😂 Totally can relate with this title

[@caelestii5295]

Great video! And I LOVE the Maplestory music at the end!

[@leejkwm4091]

I met a white guy that spoke hmong and like im hmong so I knew what he said like he said hello to me and I said it back like I was really surprised 😮 like what most peoples reaction was like too lol but it was like 3 years ago

[@cascabeles1]

This was fun. I love all your haircuts

[@ak5659]

Some Cantonese speakers once told me that Mandarin has a very important role in China..... Mandarin is for people who find Cantonese too complicated to learn. I speak several languages not either of those so I can't judge.

[@arnoldrivas4590]

What did they say about Wengzhounese? I heard that’s even harder to learn.

[@ThatWorkx]

I’m American native English speaker just started learning mandarin Learning new languages definitely gives you a greater appreciation for how people around the world communicate I know my accent will be very choppy at first but one day at a time

[@AwoooOga3503]

Me: I DON'T EVEN SPEAK CHINESE!!

[@jackmay6685]

All your comments were really nice and kind. Well done.

[@dahuang6591]

I don't get what the big deal is. There are a lot of Chinese people fluent in multiple European languages. Am I supposed to be impressed when a random white guy can speak Chinese? For example Edward can speak several languages.

[@AznAfroMan513]

underrated comment

[@MsInsanityMadness]

I think it's because it's way more unexpected for a Caucasian to be able to speak an Asian language. There are Asians all over the world, it's already not surprising for an Asian to know English or Spanish. Just my speculations!

[@ak5659]

First, it's always surprising for an American to speak any language other than English. Second, Americans who do speak another language almost always speak a European one. So it's pretty much always a shock anytime an American speaks a non-European language.

[@dahuang6591]

I guess it's all subjective. I would not be too surprised if a non-Asian learned Mandarin. China is a rising power after all. There's economic incentive to know it.

[@sheefree]

Thanks for insight and perspective. I went done a XiaoMa rabbit hole recently. It's very interesting and heartwarming to see him bring all of us together with his language skills. Blessings. 💗🌹

[@woltti]

If Xiaoma got better at Finnish than me I would literally go mental. Not going to happen in a million years though lol.

[@kaboom138]

Xiaoma's Chinese is definitely better than mine. I mean, i'm not Chinese (only have like 2 years of studies) but you get the idea. So glad to see you trio react to Xiaoma.

[@genegillis2068]

Also listen to “Lao a Chris”, fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin; as well as about six other languages

[@KrazyKanucker]

I've watched all xiaomas vids, pretty awesome eh. It was fun watching you guys comment, thanks.

[@Leoyu999]

This is cool and all, but if you flipped this around and a Chinese person speaks perfect English in any Western country, it won't be special at all. Makes you think doesn't it?

[@EugeneSoong]

If any other ethnicity stays in an Asian country for a period I wouldn't be surprised if they spoke the language. Look at Trevor James, not surprised he speaks Mandarin.

[@ciocomacchiatto9029]

Yeah that's true! Here in the Philippines when a white speaks in our language everyone in the Philippines will be shocked. But when Filipino Southeast asian go to the america speaking English without even staying there no one is amazed.

[@Leoyu999]

@@ciocomacchiatto9029 that's exactly my point. If someone studies another language then of course they would be good at it, no matter the colour of their skin :)

[@kaia9106]

For most western countries, English is not their primary language, so unless you speak their actual language, they won't be impressed. My boyfriend is Chinese, but speaks Russian and he was always met with shock and questions when he spoke it.

[@DaveyL1954]

Hi guys from England. I've so enjoyed you watching XiomaNYC. I've been following him for some time. Your reactions are wonderful. There is a great joke in Britain regarding how bad we are at learning languages. How does an Englishman ask for bread in Germany? Answer, he says" Can I have a loaf of bread!". When the German person doesn't understand him he says it louder and louder until the understand. You should always keep up your own inherited language. Not just because it is a great and cool thing to do, but it shows respect to your heritage. My love and best wishes to you guys. Dave in Yorkshire England.

[@wingsinglei1557]

Laoshu505000 he’s also very good speaking at Cantonese and Mandarin.

[@floresflock]

Thank you for answering the cultural appropriation question. Politicians will tell us that we are degrading people but what if we are supporting and appreciating people? I love learning about all cultures and the uniqueness/similarities in each compared to mine. Great channel!

[@MIAsuxdonkey]

.... I literally know two ppl in my building that are white and speak Cantonese, and their just ppl I say hi to. I don’t think I could remember how many white ppl I know better than that that can too

[@libbybreen5265]

Glad u discovered his talents. He speaks many languages

[@mikenguyen8778]

I’m Vier and What you guys said in the end about immigrants not really opening up due to feeling so different is 💯 and goes for all backgrounds. Even learning the language was tough as you said because Americans would make you feel ashamed and insult your uniqueness. Great capture and video guys.

[@Inrosegoldeyes]

im a white girl from toronto and while deciding if my boyfriend (whos korean) and i should make AMWF videos i found this guy haha. how did i find him before you guys !!

[@chasebuccaran8447]

小马在纽约 inspired me to start learning Mandarin. I have been learning for 2 weeks and 4 days, and hopefully in the future, I can start learning Cantonese and Fuzhounese.

[@MikeRees]

It's a shame he's gone down that "study for a day, direct a conversation" magic trick with every language under the sun route that most if not all of YT's polyglots do. It was nice seeing him hold actual conversations with people.

[@kevinoreilly4362]

True, but still cool to see how fast he learns what may take a casual learner one year to speak.

[@terrann3545]

Love this, gonna share, and I will check out the merch tomorrow.

[@zhenpengtan2427]

口语老炮儿马斯瑞 也不错 老马擅长的语种超多的！

[@naturalgains2180]

Zhenpeng Tan 我觉得他的普通话真的太正宗了

[@zhenpengtan2427]

Natural Gains 一股老北京的味道

[@naturalgains2180]

Zhenpeng Tan 对呀，最重要的是很流利😂听的很舒服

[@kenxd585]

This makes me feel all warm inside for practicing I’m still really bad like really bad but i was so shocked at how much fun I’m having learning more about the culture

[@kellyz4248]

It's kinda annoying he's showing off and bragging. Like if he wants compliments he'll just go to a restaurant or shop and speak in Chinese. Like he wants to make himself feel better just to get attention.

[@rsmith02]

He's putting on a performance for KZbin views and $. Hey, it's finding a way to monetize your education so I can't blame him for that.

[@Liana-ku1vb]

My native language is Finnish. When I was six, I lived one year in China and went to local daycare. I was able to speak chinese back then. But after I came to Finland, there were no opportunities to speak chinese, so i forgot how to speak it. Now I am 16 and relearning it. Learning to speak Chinese again is not so hard( words, tones etc.) but writing on the other hand is a whole different story.

[@RobertIsaac]

Hearing you say that you've been made fun of for speaking 'ching chong' makes me so mad, and disappointed in my fellow humans :(

[@MarcusH...]

Just 5 seconds into the first video of yours that i'm watching and i hear the Kerning City BGM. I'm literally sitting here training in Maple while on one of those KZbin adventures as i ran into this video

[@barrykung2049]

Born and raised in Toronto in the 60's, I speak Cantonese, but never learned to read or write. I think Xiaoma is doing a fantastic job! It's nice to see other cultures learn Chinese. I think the 3 of you will make a difference for the new generations. Their is 2 white girls and a black gentleman on you tube that speak very good Chinese, you should check out their videos.

[@annhung692]

it’s so true i go back speaking english and mando, the pride and shock in my grandparents eyes. my cousins like “why you do this to me...” :’)

[@firefaerie100]

Mine is Cantonese and I barely can speak the language since I haven't used it in long time (except in simple conversations between my grandma and my parents - mostly by listening, rarely speak back in Cantonese). I remembered I knew a lot of words and able to carry a conversation better when I was a kid and before I started to speak more English. My parents and my grandma taught me a lot of Chinese before I was sent to public school and started my English learning. Since I am a 2nd generation kid and my parents moved here to the US, for a better life...now, I wish my parents (and myself) made me and my siblings to spend more time on learning and practice Cantonese. Now these day, I find it's really hard to find Chinese people who speak Cantonese around my area or finding Chinese dramas that have Cantonese dub instead of Mandarin dub that I can listen to with/without subtitle. But I will do what I can to improve and keep Cantonese in my system. You guys should talk and hang out with XiaomaNYC - either do a collaboration on something or doing a simple video about learning the language. I think it will be fun to watch between the 3 of you guys vs Xiaoma - like which one is more superior in languages, able to have a conversation with each other in Chinese or play a game but in Chinese. Anyway, I always enjoy watching and looking forward to videos from you guys. They are either funny, something that I can related to, or can be educational that I didn't know about before. Keep it up! Stay safe and healthy during the pandemic.

[@rogerfleury9759]

His whole family speaks Chinese dialects. At least his brothers do. I got hooked on his videos and watched them all. You should watch them all as well, it will blow your mind.

[@cathyzhang6933]

I aspire to achieve that level of fluency in Mandarin. My native language is Cantonese even though my parents are not from HK or Macau. They're from a small city in Guangdong province called Kaiping. So their native language is called 開平話. In school they learned and used Mandarin but at home, they spoke 開平話. They were also fans of Cantonese songs and famous HK singers (Jacky Cheung, Sandy Lam, Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau, Leon Lai, etc etc.) and they spoke Cantonese with other people because it was Guangdong province. My great grandmother (my maternal grandmother's mom) also mostly spoke Cantonese but she married my great-grandfather who mostly spoke 開平話. So my mom's side of the family are semi-fluent in Cantonese. After my parents immigrated to Canada, they realized a lot of people Chinese people here in Canada at the time spoke Cantonese so they used it more frequently. When they were choosing which language for my sister and I to learn at Chinese school, it was an obvious choice to choose Cantonese. (Because more people spoke it and both my grandparents and parents could help us on homework/assignments and dictation) After awhile, the amount of Mandarin speaking people increased in my city so now I kind of want to learn Mandarin. My parents exposed me to Mandarin songs and tv shows with Chinese subtitles since I was young so I kind of understand Mandarin (if it's spoken relatively slowly and if there's no slang involved lol). My speaking level of Mandarin is not the best. So I wanna improve that. I took beginner level Mandarin in my last year of highschool. Unfortunately the pandemic happened so I couldn't be there for half the year. So if I want to learn Mandarin now, I have to spend money for lessons because I graduated highschool. Saturday day school is free in Canada (at least in my city) Loved the video btw

[@gymnasticsfan8]

I'm pretty much in the exact opposite situation as you haha. I grew up speaking Mandarin at home, and was kind of exposed to Cantonese growing up (parents are from Guangxi and went to school in Guangzhou) but have been trying to get better at it for some time now. But yeah it's so cool that you're looking to learn! Not sure about your level but since you have some background I'm sure there are resources out there that are more accessible (for me, I started watching Cantonese KZbinrs and listening to Cantonese podcasts).

[@Sara-jc4xw]

yo hi friend! I am from a nearby city to your parents so I understand 开平话！Actually I am a Taishanese so my native tongue is 台山话, but because these two cities are so close and similar in dialect both are understandable!!

[@cestjane2260]

You need to do more of these.

[@puccarts]

I've been learning Cantonese over lockdown since the beginning of the year. Last weekend we decided to finally take a chance to go out to eat Dimsum for a bday celebration. When the waitress came over to the table I said 唔該可唔可以俾啲豉油我? and she gave a little startled-like jump and then said 你嚇親我!你啲廣東話咁醒！It seemed genuine. I know I have a long way to go but I was proud of that moment. XD..

[@seanwright8786]

Dude, you guys are killing me with ur facial expressions. I'm enjoying myself watching u guys.

[@shinryu9683]

I wish you guys would react to more of his videos, he goes to so many places talking Chinese and I think it's amazing. Would love to see what you guys think.

[@rhonamclean7319]

I'm the (very old) white girl at Saturday Chinese class LOL - Great fun & I love being with all the kids. They are adorable.

[@TheArbiterOfTruth]

Lol, 小马的中文是 way better than mine, 但是那是因为我是美国人、和我只要学一年半. Loving the channel

[@jamesmoushegian3723]

Yoooo learning Cantonese here too, love y'all's channel 🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@junhaolu5452]

When are you guys doing the next reaction XiaoMa's videos. I love you guys reactions. It's dead funny. Lmao

[@syx3277]

I've been learning Mandarin for 4 years but I've been so shy to talk to the natives living in my country. Finally got the courage to talk to one at my favourite restaurant. He was so shocked and happy 😂😂😂

[@sigmiami]

I’m glad to see this reaction from you guys .... awesome