UKRAINIAN reacts to TREVOR NOAH "Some Languages Are Scary"

[@vladkast]

Do you also think that the Russian accent is scary?

[@brateengada1263]

Lol, yes I do, but funny enough, yours don’t sounds as scary!! Lol

[@brateengada1263]

I mean, I’d think twice about dating a Russian girl, mainly cause I’ll be scared of her father! Lol

[@vladkast]

😂😂

[@tshepi_mo_]

It is scary 😂😂😂

[@mosesmalebye8692]

Lol yeah it is , it sounds serious

[@smalkieg.4180]

No man, Trevor was right. You went from menacing to like a teddy bear in a minute

[@vladkast]

yeah, that was the idea. It's all about the tone. I can do the opposite and you would say that he was wrong 😂

[@billnyabera]

Faaaaactsss

[@zicosa7026]

😂😂😂😂

[@sharibenjamin6818]

100% 😂😂😂 I really didn't expect it

[@sofiaa2538]

Yes.

[@charlesjames5059]

You with a Russian accent: a criminal mastermind. You speaking Russian: a guy with a nice smile.

[@hansmuller4338]

It's crazy how the Cold War propaganda is still in our minds. And I'm not even from the US but Germany, I just watched the same movies.

[@frenchbreadstupidity7054]

@@hansmuller4338 There is a massive difference with how the Russian accent flows in English and how it does in Russian- that alone is proof there's nothing propaganda about it. For example, Germans sound fierce when speaking German because the language relies a lot on strong consonants, but when they speak English they sound silly and childish because they have a limited amount of pronunciations for vowels.

[@user-wb2tm3hv8w]

​@@hansmuller4338 And it's sad. We didn't have "American villain" movies there in Russia. So it's so unfair.

[@ayeshahassim4513]

@Lzy G I disagree with you. The same could be said about German accents or Arab or African accents (especially where villains are involved) in American movies. They always make it sound harsh and unattractive with no real resemblance to the cadence and how native speakers actually sound.

[@marzenalidia8277]

I am a Slav and even for me Russian accent when talking English sounds like a vilian talking, while Russian language is absolutely fine, I love to listen to it's melody. And as for taking a joke - my favourite one about my native Polish is, with a Harry Potter reference - there's so much snake language "sh ch hrr" sounds in Polish, you can open a Chamber of Secrets by mistake while ordering a burger :-)

[@SL-lz9jr]

Funny comment! Love the Polish education:)

[@kai-leeklymchuk744]

I studied Russian for awhile and have a Ukrainian/Polish background. I find Slavic accents generally very attractive and the Russian language quite lovely, overall. The letters, too! These cultures are rich and historic, unlike the brash who view them in such narrow and stereotypical ways.

[@TalesGrimm]

This is my favorite comment ever.

[@CaraRowen]

Amazing, I've never heard that! Language is so fun from an armchair anthropologist perspective. 😂

[@russ1anasanov1ch49]

"Slav" звучит как "раб" по-английски?Ибо "Яндекс.Переводчик" воспринял это слово именно так..

[@tatevikgharibyan7076]

The only reason that the accent "sounds" scary for some people, is Hollywood

[@frenchbreadstupidity7054]

Aaaaaand the fact that it drawls words the way someone does when they are acting suspicious and watching their words.

[@martinchitembo1883]

True

[@rebeccam.7249]

no it just russian accent sound very mean and not nice it not even romantic or anything

[@Kitulous]

@@rebeccam.7249 the "Russian" accent Trevor showed is not how anyone would say at all. He very exaggerated it. He literally applied Russian phonology to English words, without ANY change. I have never heard anyone to talk like that. The actual Russian accent in English is much softer, because most Russians actually roll their Rs (English-style R) and pronounce a in bAd, sAd as an English equivalent and not, as Trevor portrayed, as a Russian э sound.

[@boofaloo9206]

Oh ma gosh lak wha uh ya sayin

[@NeichaUnagi]

My mother actually tells this story of when she was in the hospital waiting for either me or my brother to be born, I'm not sure. And her room neighbor was this woman and her husband who spoke Russian. And she recalls this very burly man, speaking in the softest voice she'd ever heard to his wife that was in pain. She'd never thought Russian could be beautiful before but in that moment she felt almost comforted by the man's voice. Even though he wasn't talking to her.

[@starchile7518]

That's beautiful. 🙂❤

[@alexestander765]

I appreciated how you spoke in a serious accent and then in your native language. The way it sounded, the difference brought more clarity. The accent sounds scary but the language is beautiful.

[@vladkast]

Alexe Stander yeaaah, but i also tried to sound scary when I spoke with an accent and vice versa

[@tapiwanasheshava5735]

I actually got scared when he started saying “if you don’t subscribe to my channel...”😂😂

[@louissaganira2051]

Its his 👀

[@Linda-K]

Me too 😫

[@MsRedwiz]

Never clicked Subscribe so quick

[@cb_brian5882]

😆😄😄😆😆😆👌

[@housekilla457]

“Everyone is afraid of the Russians.” Snow starts laughing in Finnish.

[@jumajaco]

Hold my Mongolian BBQ

[@franciscomagallon3364]

Laughs in crimean

[@KendrickSimphao]

That's history right there *Hitler*

[@TheRealCantaraBella]

Burps in american

[@arth-urx3544]

everyone is afraid of Ruskis? Hold my wódka.

[@cacklebarnacle15]

I think Trevor actually hit it on the head there, if a language/accent is constantly presented in a menacing way for example in the media, we develop caution or even fear towards it in real life. And it doesn't even have to be good representation of that language or accent. The number of times I balked at US media casting people with a bad German accent or language skills instead of an actor who could actually portray a realistic German accent or speak German...

[@QuirkyAvik]

He stole it from another comedian by the name of Russel Peters.

[@PeaceOfMake]

I live in a country where German is considered cultured, I even watched German TV as a child and learned it as my 3rd language in school. Despite that, I still find it harsh and unappealing. I agree wrong representation can cause harm sometimes though.

[@0x0michael]

@@QuirkyAvik Russel is a cry baby

[@nulnoh219]

The Russian Accent is scary only cuz we've been watching too much American Action movies from the 80s. Whenever a character shows up speaking in a Russian accent, shit bout to go down.

[@anelisamali2846]

You just actually proved what Trevor was saying and it is mind blowing!!! The language actually sounds nice 🥰🤩, the accent sounds threatening (sorry 🙊)

[@optoms1178]

Facts!!

[@estherkalenga8336]

Dude!!!!I agree...!!!😂😂😂💀

[@estherkalenga8336]

Dude!!!!I agree...!!!😂😂😂💀

[@primrosengondo2766]

HE GOT ME TO SUBSCRIBE!!!!!

[@MisanthropyFerret]

that`s the tone, not language itself. we have a bunch growly words and can express loving feelings in HATING tone

[@xyz-vx6jo]

Honestly when you spoke English in the Russian accent it was scary and intimidating. The switch to your language brought down that intimidation. The movies definitely have an impact on how we view the accent. Also I love the language, I think I might need to learn it. Loved your reaction...new subbie

[@vladkast]

well, I just adjusted the tone... I could speak scary in Russian and soft in English with a Russian accent 😂

[@jacksonm.6549]

I dated a Russian girl for a year and had to teach her how to smile and laugh. She told me that where she was from people don't just laugh or smile at each other for no reason, unlike Western Europe. She was a good person and friendly but frowned so much.

[@sasham6960]

Everyone knows how to smile and laugh, you can’t teach someone to do that. You probably taught her how to “polite smile” at other people

[@sasham6960]

@Trevon Womack that's not what they were saying. they made a COMPARISON to western europe, where people smile casually more often. also, russia is a eurasian. it's both in europe and asia

[@vladkast]

Most of the population is concentrated in the European part of Russia, also most of the Russians of Slavic heritage which has eastern european origin

[@MisanthropyFerret]

we have a proverb - laugh without a reason is sign of a fool

[@Kasiarzynka]

It's similar in Poland though. I remember watching a video by some traveling channel. They went to Poland and were like "the first thing you'll notice on the streets is this" **does a kinda seriously threatening poker face** idk how to describe it. I was like well he kinda got the point, showed it to my mom (she doesn't speak English) and she was like yeah he got the point. You need to go abroad to notice it though. My mom's theory was that it's because of the history, like we didn't have easy life for the last two centuries, including communist period Betten 1945 and 1989 but idk.

[@noslende]

I've learnt that just mentioning that you're Russian can make a room go silent quickly. I was in a barber shop getting my hair trimmed and talking to the barber about how my family has lost our heritage a couple generations ago and I was trying to relearn what my family has lost. So the barber asked me what was my heritage and so I said "Russian" apparently my family moved to Canada from Saint Petersburg just before the civil war started. the moment I mentioned that the room turned real quiet for the majority of my time there. I've learnt to use this to my advantage if I just don't feel like talking much that day. Once this covid is all over i plan on making a trip to Russia to better understand my heritage and hopefully teach it to the next generations.

[@The1nvisibleJeevas]

Everyone: russian accent scary Chekov from the first new Star Trek movie: wiktor wiktor tu

[@volhan.p.9722]

Chekov's accent wasn't quite right in new Star Trek. But Anton said that even if he was disagree with some accent decisions (he said to the director that russians don't do some things in their accent) in the movie they decided to do it no matter what to add more comic effect to the Pasha's character.

[@The1nvisibleJeevas]

@@volhan.p.9722 Interesting. Thanks for the heads up!

[@summeronio9751]

RIP

[@dennisschock165]

@@volhan.p.9722 so so sad about Anton, I cried when I read the sad news. What a great loss of a beautiful young man.

[@arm_613]

Chekov doesn't have a brother....

[@judithmoate5448]

South Africans lets show some love....#SA new subbie!!

[@emmanuelsedibana9694]

yes, lets show some love....

[@ellayoti4086]

😍😍😍

[@velilengema8188]

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🥰

[@gladwinmaphuti7703]

Love from Polokwane, South Africa.🙂

[@johannesburgjozilife6676]

Awe steven here frm roodepoort south africa

[@nicolenesolomons6557]

Dude when u spoke in ur accent I felt it new subbie right here 🤣🇿🇦

[@vladkast]

That wasn’t my accent tho, never had that thick of an accent, the way I speak for the most part is my normal accent 😂😂

[@nonhlanhlangongo6841]

Hahahaha I clicked sub at that point🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@irisflower9030]

As a native Russian speaker, this was the funniest skit about Russian accent/language ever! His accent was on point and he even made me see his point about the backwards record 😂😂😂

[@anesusam3369]

Dude the way you were so quiet and just staring at Trevor when he spoke about the plane! He gotta be scaaaared!!! That was tense!

[@rai4119]

Vlad, Switches from accent to just Russian: "Yeah, I'd say that's true."

[@tkfaf15]

I'll admit, growing up in the 1980's in rural America, the Russian accent & the Russian language scared me but as I grew up & was exposed to more people that were from other places or looked different from me I learned that people are people. There are good people & bad people in all walks of life, color, language, accents, politics.....whatever. You need to judge people individually and by their actions - not anything else. I'm going to have to check out more of your videos because I really like listening to your perspective on things.

[@cathyfrancis1951]

I'm a child of Russian immigrants and speak both languages without an accent. Here's the thing, I think: Russian is spoken lower, more to the back of the throat. To English speakers, that can sound menacing. To Russians, Americans sound like they're very, very soft spoken, very gentle, when they're speaking Russian. So Russians speaking English can lighten up, talk from the tip of the tongue, kind of, and English speakers can deepen those vowel sounds.

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

:)

[@flaze3]

Хороший совет, спасиибо)

[@Wustenfuchs109]

It is about different language groups. English is a part of Ango-Saxon language family, so basically most of central and western Europe, while Russian is a part of a Slavic group that is not just a different language but a completely other group. For example, the first non-Slavic people we Slavs came into contact with were Germans (Germanic speaking groups) and how do we call them? Nemci, Немци, Німці, Niemcy, Немцы (that's basically all Slavic variations depending on the language). And no one else calls them that. Why? Because to us, they were "unable to speak". That is what the core of the word, nem, means. So it is not what sounds like what to whom, it is about something being strange, unknown. And it is a natural response to be afraid of something strange, that's biology for you. To Slavs, Ango-Saxons sound "evil" and to them, Slavs sound "evil". And yes, Hollywood helped A LOT in the perception of other groups.

[@irinaabbasi5027]

to me Americans trying to speak Russian sound constipated

[@vladkast]

😂

[@soskat1171]

When u started speaking Russian I laughed soo hard and got soo scared at the same time so I subscribed 😂😂

[@monalisanokhemane3099]

Same😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dipuomelokwe871]

Nah, the fact that I expected him to sound scary came off pretty funny, I could not take him seriously. 😅

[@vladkast]

Well... that’s all suppose to be funny 😄

[@ΚωνσταντίναΚοροβίλα]

I subscribed too at the same time😂

[@belovedmess.4699]

Movies has such a powerful way of framing how we view other cultures and people. The best antidote is travel.

[@faithlovey]

Him: maybe I should try this. Him: using the Russian accent. Me: well let's just say Trevor was right 😆😆🤭

[@jackyoh971]

Me too I feel it just before he laugh...

[@keotshepileditlhage288]

😂💔I was blown away

[@regularchallenge...9059]

It wasn’t his actual accent, he just made it thicker as a joke 💀

[@nicolewright6562]

Trevor is on point about d Russian coz in the end this guy switches a bit, even i got scared when he said jokes made are about Russians . 'Yeh funny guy come around make d joke again' ooh threatning. They are not to be messed with.

[@theninjaneersgrabouw512]

Hey Vlad I liked and joined. No one can resist when you ask so nicely.

[@luyabaa435]

You're so warm and welcoming 🌻♥️

[@shardug]

I've worked with many people male and female from Ukraine and Russia and they all were great to work with. Very kind , their accents were easy to understand and always willing to help me out.

[@ginazeelie5883]

When Trev said it "sounds backwards" he didn't mean "unsophisticated", just to be clear. He meant it sounds like an English track being played backwards. I'm sure many of you knew that... but thought we should just be clear 😉

[@brigidtheirish]

Yep. If you take a recording of someone speaking English and play it backwards, it sounds Russian.

[@OMGtheykilledKenny42]

Yeah literally playing the turntable backwards lol.

[@trustndlovu3877]

Vladimir is the most Russian name I've ever heard! 😂😂😂😂

[@MisanthropyFerret]

How about Ivan? Yerofey, Makar, Yuri(me)

[@vladkast]

I’ve told in my videos that Vladimir is not that common anymore, but Yerofei 😬😂 never met anyone with this name. I think the most common is Alexander, based on my experience

[@MisanthropyFerret]

@@vladkast in my 9 class i had THREE Arseniys

[@vetlanaru7581]

@@MisanthropyFerret, beautiful name, never met anyone with this name. Yeah, Aleksandr is one of the most popular. Maybe Andrey?

[@vladkast]

Yeah I say sometimes in my videos that I think Alexander is the most popular name in my opinion. Vladimir not as much anymore, I think it used to be much more common, like in previous generation

[@princepilane]

React to more Trevor Noah, you’ll get thousands of views in no time! Mainly from South Africans....

[@ntombilanga708]

Bruh South Africans subscribe to every channel that reacts to SA content, it's weird😂😂😂😂

[@dare2be520]

@@ntombilanga708 true 😂😂

[@vladkast]

they don't watch my other videos tho (I mean most of them) 😞

[@vladkast]

this is my second trevor noah video, I will do another in a week or two

[@princepilane]

@@vladkast trust me ☝️😌 This is what you must react to from now on: Trevor Noah Nasty C (Musician) Amapiano Music & dance Etc... Just do that Vlad and they are going to start calling you South African... or something like that - it works all the time 🤷‍♂️😌🤣😂

[@gauravpdaksh]

us Indians are not frightened of the Russians....we love Russians.....we are like evergreen friends 🇮🇳🇷🇺

[@eyerusalembedada1185]

Ethiopian people aren't scared of Russians, we actually have a very friendly history... much love

[@genetmelake]

We do? I'll have to read up our history... I've only gone as far back as the 30 year war

[@thevoid3522]

Eyrusalem, if that is you on the avatar, it proves me once again that ethiopian women are very beautiful

[@eyerusalembedada1185]

@@thevoid3522 How very sweet of you! Thank you, it just so happens to be me.

[@thevoid3522]

@@eyerusalembedada1185 🤗🤗🤗

[@tshepi_mo_]

2:22 that was scary 😂

[@ashitakaharuo]

as a german person, i feel you. american movies for the longest time had a preferance for german or german sounding villains, then it was russians and germans, then it was russians and arabs ... it's a kind of propaganda against entire populations of specific countries.

[@mplwy]

I wouldn't call it propaganda, it went along with military conflicts.

[@user-wb2tm3hv8w]

Yes, it is. As a Russian, I feel you.

[@phumezandzambo349]

I found your "natural" accent quite soft and gentle. Maybe Russians are good actors ( or the accent works well with scary characters). When you played along , you too brought that "scary character" to life.

[@j1thegod]

I don’t know... I have a Building manger where I live in SA, he’s got a thick Russian accent that’ll make you want to think twice generally about things. Seems legit to me

[@bodyofhope]

I highly doubt he will perceive that as a compliment.

[@user-yu.lia2046]

As a French speaker, Russian accent is the most sexiest accent ever ... ♡ it melts my heart each time ♡

[@DrThemoWorm]

I never thought the Russian accent was intimidating. It *can* be with the right tone, as with anybody. It's like how some people think German sounds "angry," but it really doesn't when you actually listen to someone speak it.

[@graffix1019]

Hey bud....keep at it....enjoyed your reaction....Continue looking into more South African and Africa content and watch your channel blow up

[@Birdman2003]

Yes, because in our movies growing up in the 80's and 90's they would use Russians as the bad guys in our movies.

[@gamingwithexxotik1592]

First KZbin Russian. LOVE YOU BRO...we'll grow together i promise

[@vladkast]

thanks

[@sbissonnette6552]

Vladimir ~ you are to be commended for your great patience and even humour for what you gently critiqued. Some of my favourite people are Russian and their accent is one of the things I love the best. I'll follow your page :)

[@carolcoates3750]

I am English trying to learn Russian. I found a 14 y/o contralto called 'Diana Ankudinova' on YT last year. I was invited to be admin and was thrilled and began learning the language. As I don't have a Cyrillic keyboard, it's difficult to type words so I do it phonetically in English. Pronunciation is very difficult too. So, Priviet, Specebo and Desvidanya. Lol xx

[@jmpht854]

You were exactly right about the connection between the movies and the "scary" accents. (I think Trevor Noah realizes it, but forgot to make the link to Russian when he made it with Arabic.) I love Russian accents, but part of my family is from Russia - how could I not?

[@bookaltd]

I think it's how calm people with Russian accents sound when they speak English.

[@alexis989125]

When someone speaks a language you are not fluent in, you can't really hear an accent. However, when you learn more of the language and hear people with different dialects, it is easier to decifer. I learned this when learning Spanish and comparing how someone from Madrid vs someone from Puerto Rico speaks.

[@Avinakayjoon]

theres an eastern european lady who comes to our shop all the time and her accent was always intimidating but then she smiles and is super chill

[@ronjacobe]

Watched this video as first of your channel, and immediately subscribed. Lol. Love anything about accents.

[@francissikazwe3237]

You’re the only Russian I am comfortable with 😂😂

[@vladkast]

thanks

[@mhmashigo5585]

Lol You sound like you've met him. I love it. 😂

[@tosinojo7310]

@@vladkast i love your accent btw

[@kevinkruger1329]

Aloona Larionova is also a great Eastern European youtuber.

[@vladkast]

She inspired me to do my first video, pewdiepie reaction

[@jamjamja7028]

Dude When you started talking in the deep scary Russian accent Dude,I got scared that I subscribed immediately

[@what_is_my_name_againoh_it2121]

Me too 😂😂😂😂

[@YallaBitlBitl]

As an arab, he's not wrong LOL we are so loud and we sound angry when we're just having a normal conversation 😅 my husband is a foreigner and he got so intimidated when he heard my brother talking to me casually but he thought my brother was angry and yelling at me 🤣 he was like "why is your brother so angry?" I said no hes not he just told me a joke 🤦‍♀️😂

[@ladydiamondprisca]

I'm from Chad and yes, I could hear everyone's conversations on the street from my bedroom 😂. I've been away for so long now I have forgotten most of it.

[@Insider546]

This video actually felt authentic. Well done!👏

[@luckajelinkova875]

Honestly, since I'm czech and I've been hearing the Russian accent pretty often I associate it more with slav memes. We love them here. But the language itself is really beautiful and surprisingly soft

[@relebohilemaine2686]

you said "come on" after he said that and yep i agree with trevor😂

[@Shadow_Blazer]

I got so scared I subscribed real quick when switched from neutral to Russian accent

[@izzalp]

You just proved Trevor point!😂😂😂 it was scary!

[@vladkast]

well yeah, cuz I tried to sound scary, I could prove him wrong... it's all about the tone

[@Mikej1592]

I've lived next door to many nationalities in my life, Russians were my favorite. Vadim was the best neighbor I ever had. He moved out and I just never connected with my new neighbors. It wasn't just because he gave me wine and shared his Vodka with me, he was generally a great guy. He was a University cop, awesome guy. Man I miss hanging out with him. His mother would come visit and she loved our dogs, adorable little old russian woman. she taught me a Russian word, "Sobachka" because every time she saw our doggies she would say Sobachka Sobachka and pet them, they loved the attention of course.

[@MsRedwiz]

Really enjoyed this :D On language - when I met my ex-husband's Argentinian family and they switched to Spanish I thought they were all fighting with each other. Turned out it was just the way they spoke about normal things. Trouble is - when they do get angry you can't tell the difference.

[@withmitah]

Damn I think Trevor is on point... And I love your channel man 🤣

[@zahrasaid7137]

I must be the only person who finds the Russian accent attractive 😳 French is overrated lmao

[@vladkast]

There are a lot of people who thinks so too, I love when Eastern European women talk in a mild accent, but not men 😅

[@gtenhave]

I like then both and scottish.

[@oregonchick76]

I also think Trevor Noah underestimates how often "dangerous and scary" leads right into "sexy." There's a reason why the bad boy stereotype exists, so equating the Russian accent with something illicit or risky could actually increase the attractiveness of native speakers.

[@Kasiarzynka]

As a Pole, I find Russian accent in Polish and Russian language in general beautiful. But I don't like Russian accent (and the Polish one, for that matter) in English or German. To me it's easy - softer accents work good in harsher languages, not the other way around.

[@zahrasaid7137]

@@oregonchick76 exactly!

[@milzamo]

Trevor is a genius because he points out our biases. He’s overgeneralizing with the purpose of having people think about biases practically. It’s a sort of soft reconditioning. These accents/languages are “scary” due to movies/ propaganda not experiences. Amazing.

[@christinestromberg4057]

Trevor is another very intelligent. observant and funny guy. His talent with accents is amazing. I have watched now two of your reactions, this one and the one on Dylan Moran, another very clever comedian. I have subscibed now to your channel. I suppose the reason we fear certain accents is because of the popular images we have of certain nationalities, mostly wrong. And joking is a way to take the fear out of it.

[@felicitygoodwin7013]

hey just came accross your channel and loved this first video - can't wait for more!!!

[@vladkast]

Thanks, I do video everyday!

[@alexkalimbwe]

Subbed when you spoke in Russian accent😂

[@johayes7529]

Trevor is a south African guy with a true talent for languages. You my friend are good with being mulitlingual too.

[@pappitokunde6576]

A lot of Africans have a talent with languages. The continent has 2500 different languages. South Africa has about 11 languages spoken within.

[@frenchbreadstupidity7054]

@@pappitokunde6576 That doesn't mean we can speak them all. Average is around 3 in SA. On the rest of the continent, miscommunication and alienation across language barriers is one of the leading sources of conflict.

[@pappitokunde6576]

@@frenchbreadstupidity7054 I speak 4 languages! You don't have to speak all the languages but people in such environments tend to have the knack to pick on other language.

[@Pluveus]

"That's not the case with Russians in American movies, not at all." Me: well, not for about 30 years or so.

[@alyssakoo2089]

pretty sure that was sarcasm haha

[@vladkast]

It was, but people in the comments often make me laugh who don’t understand sarcasm or obvious jokes 😂

[@multifandomnerd1328]

@@vladkast no but thats exactly it, in american movies, villains talk in english with a russian accent, not russian

[@LadyLocket]

Accents can make a HUGE difference in perception. Here in the UK, your 4 different people can read out the same paragraph and what accent they have can make it soooo different. Your accent can make you perceived as sexy, intelligent, a little slow, aggressive or always positive, all depending on where you come from and not what you're saying.

[@tinniesealjiji]

Really i don't feel 😕 like it really effects me

[@adamwehri]

When I was a bit younger I worked at a car factory, I worked next to a guy in his late 50’s from Russia. He would eat Sardines out the can and the way he would talk just naturally made it sound like a threat.

[@Lily-678]

Omg when I hear you speaking Russian it makes me want to learn this beautiful language.

[@kuca9855]

You're the first Russian I don't find scary... instead you're funny🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@corvekblue726]

Great reaction video! I was wondering when you would watch this one 😂

[@megsterbbb]

When it comes to movies, the Russian guy is either the villain or the guy the hero had beef with but they shared a vodka and are now friends. The guy in Red is my favourite because he was menacing for like the first five minutes then became a hopeless romantic for the rest of the film so from now on the Russian accent is associated with that guy when I hear it

[@winsomelorainepeter6773]

Thank you for the video! It was great to see you react to Trevor's version of the Russian accent and enjoy the laughs! I am from South Africa but I worked in 6 countries over the past 22 years. I have met so many people from all over the world including Russians - I love their accent and they are some of the nicest people in the world. I would really like to visit Russia soon and who knows maybe I will get to do some English teaching there.

[@maryvalen1]

It's true, Russian accent sounds aggressive and Indian accent sounds like they are fighting and yelling

[@katlegoalexnthebe1535]

You just got yourself a follower from South Africa...

[@andilengwane3372]

Hahaaa, heard all the South Africans were meeting here.

[@vladkast]

so weird to me hahaha

[@MahasheS]

It's a family meeting

[@likklemiss5286]

@@MahasheS you guys and family meetings

[@kenzito101]

You heard right

[@winterblommetjie]

Howzit🇿🇦

[@dutchman7623]

Very funny! Your reactions are worth a comedy show!

[@nylanelson5212]

Vladimir you have a nice smile & Im glad you didn’t get afforded by the video. I was trying to learn Russian before a car wreck & TBI, so now I put that on hold for now. A few years ago when I first decided to learn it to teach people about the Bible I didn’t know that in my family history on my dads side we have some Russian ancestors. I know a little Spanish but not fluent & a little French, German & Italian words. Spanish is Latin based & I find Italian seams easy to learn as it’s close in many ways to Spanish on everything divided up being either male or female words. Russian is Greek based at the opposite of the spectrum from when I was learning Spanish. I know you should start learning the alphabet & it’s sounds. I would like to learn Russian but find it hard to learn even before the brain injury. Any advice to help me? By the way I speak English. Thank goodness I learned it as a child as it is such a complicated language to learn & I give credit to anyone learning it as an adult from another country.

[@nightbane727]

russian can be intimidating but German just sounds plain pissed off all the time

[@tumelotshepo]

True 😂😂😂

[@Michelle-fz4px]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I agree

[@cedricbauman9537]

GUTEN MORGEN!

[@allaballababy]

Just If u are an American that gets this impression from American TV hosts 🙄

[@taika.melissa2798]

Donnerwetter!

[@donkorte80]

Obviously Trevor has never seen a fish called Wanda...

[@EmmysW0rld]

He is South African so he is pronounced right because that's how he was taught

[@PatriciaPageMosaicArtsCrafts]

You have a great accent it is very calming and easy to to listen to, love your sense of humour.

[@MelonGecko]

I like Russian accent. I had an Astronomy and Astrophysics Honors teacher in high school who was born in Ukraine and taught in Moscow before coming to America and he had the most calming and soothing voice. It's just comforting to me.

[@wilheminadunywa8756]

I must say 😂Russians sound like they are arguing every time they speak loud😂

[@MosesMatsepane]

Eastern Europeans are also a bit too humble. I had a Skype call with a Ukrainian and he was apologising the whole time about his English, and to me he sounded fantastic. You also do that a lot Vladkast, you are too self-conscious about your accent.

[@smr6141]

I agree, but they can’t help it. The media is saturated with American TV shows, movies and music. U.S. is glorified around the world, we have an ego fr and it’s sad that so many people feel like they need to aspire to sound like us when really their natural accents are beautiful. I have a foreign background so I get where he’s coming from, but I’m also American so I see both sides of this

[@brigidtheirish]

@@smr6141 US is glorified? Maybe in fiction, but the news media and other sources see hell-bent on making us out to be the ultimate villains.

[@smr6141]

@@brigidtheirish our media is no better TBH. Sometimes foreign media isn’t that far off. A shame that America can’t admit it’s wrongdoings, only at successes

[@brigidtheirish]

@@smr6141 ... You're kidding, right? My entire life it's been a long line of 'and this is America's fault,' whether in school or the news media.

[@lehlogonolorasehlo1973]

Trevor was right😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭when you switched from English to Russian instantly the fear factor disappeared 😂😂😂💀I can't believe

[@gabisilezwane6223]

S'true...😂😂😂😢😢

[@GXilla]

I never thought of it that way before but I'm mad the minute you tried it it actually came out the way he said it, when you spoke with the devious Accent on purpose and switched it to the actual language hey that was funny as hell

[@user-wb2tm3hv8w]

I'm Russian, in Cold war time we didn't have a single movie with American villain. We actually didn't have the therm of a "villain" or "that guy is evil" in movies. Well if it's not Richelieu. If there was a movie with "some bad guys doing bad things", I'm sorry that I have to admit it, it would most likely be Germans because of Ww2, but in WW2 movies... Well, war movies never had a happy ending here. Everyone dies in a gruesome death, women, children, everyone, and Germans would be pictured like a heartless war machine rather than human beings or villains. It's about horror and madness, not "the good guys came and saved everyone" And yes, I hate "Captain America: The first avenger" with all my heart for mocking about WW2

[@thandingubane2048]

He's from South Africa, that's how we pronounce Vladimir

[@heddaskarblokhin9447]

The way Trevor "spoke" Russian sounded a bit like a Russian with a stutter having a stroke 😂 like, he used some Russian words, but its not comprehensible

[@ladydiamondprisca]

I don't speak Russian and yet I could tell 😂. I only recognized 3 or 4 genuine Russian words because my neighbors would talk to me in Russian a lot.

[@vladkast]

I didn’t notice any Russian words

[@ladydiamondprisca]

@@vladkast besides "da" and "niet" I think I heard something like Sputnik but I'm not 100% sure, and I'll have to re-watch to hear the possible 4th.

[@av076]

Trevor is tripping. Russian women and their accents are the sexiest in the world.

[@birtalanlorant5572]

Russian women are sexy, yes. They still sound like they are gonna choke you in your sleep in your mansion, and send a report to the KGB.

[@av076]

@@birtalanlorant5572 that ain't no problem. That ain't no problem. 😏😌

[@christinestromberg4057]

You know he's joking of course. He's a lovely guy who studies so many accents. And does them very well. I don't find you at all scary. :) When I was a child my father worked with what were then known as White Russians, I believe they were Ukrainian. He picked up a number of Russian phrases, just the usual everyday things, and brought these home. I did attempt to learn some Russian at one stage, much later, but having already learned some French and German at school and some Ancient Greek and Hebrew at University, it was proving too confusing to learn yet another alphabet. :) So I only know a handful of Russian words.

[@Ali-Basheer04]

Interesting story to know Yet white russians are from belarus Blessings.

[@hannahgxogxo4772]

Made me laugh so hard I subscribed after u went menacing on us.. Love it🤣🤣

[@S_Kirahhh]

I have a few Russian friends and "one of them is scary." But I'm chill with him (he has a mild accent)

[@brooklynwayne8363]

Trevor was right, I only subscribed because I felt threatened.

[@OM-wb3zi]

It’s a “fact” based on an American set of believes and the American definition of “scary” . It doesn’t apply to all the countries. I’m Mexico we find the Russian accent very masculine and robust, fearless, brave like with lots of balls. Respectable but not associated with fear. I love Russians I have Russian friends and two professors in college that are beyond Fantastic.

[@natfoote4967]

Back in the day we had the stand-up comedian Yakov Smirnoff who made the accent more light and friendly and approachable. To be more precise, his Ukrainian accent. (Most of us can't tell the difference.) And there is a great scene in the movie "A Fish Called Wanda" in which John Cleese starts speaking Russian (which he actually does) and it makes Jaime Lee Curtis writhe in passion. However, in most US movies a character speaking English with a Russian accent is almost always an antagonist, a bad guy, so we tend to associate the accent with that. The language really is a grand and passionate one, much like the music of Russia, and my parents enjoyed their several trips to Saint Petersburg.

[@cristonsloan]

You're such a good sport, going along with the joke and demonstrating it in your own way - loved that part! We older folk in the Western half of this crazy world were brought up and indoctrinated to fear the Russians, which is no doubt why we find the accent "scary", but you, kind sir, show that you guys are just as human and cool as anyone else and that we should discard the preconceptions we have of other nations based solely on what politicians and the media that they control have shoved down our throats in order to further their own selfish pursuits. We South Africans need to learn that of all the diverse races living in our very own country, too. Mind you, that's true for most countries, I guess. Peace brother. I'll be watching and appreciating more of your content.

[@vladkast]

Thanks, happy to share my culture