Warming Immigrants' Hearts by Speaking their Language: Yokohama Chinatown #2

Speaking to a person's heart is best done through language. Making deep connections happens faster if you can speak in someone's native language. Learning another language is the fastest way to make new friends. I talked to Chinese immigrants in Chinatown, Japan and warmed their hearts by simply speaking their language. You can too.
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[Oriental Pearl]

I worked hard all weekend to get these Yokohama videos out fast. Soon, I plan to make some videos in Kamakura/Enoshima. I hope they will be a good addition to the “Speaking Japanese” playlist. -Anming

[maidoragonhs]

ooh, nice! I love Kamakura and Enoshima. Both very beautiful places

[Amy M]

Keep it up!! Love watching these videos. I speak English and Cantonese, and can speak conversational mandarin and really enjoy the work you put into this channel.

[mrdime]

I'm so happy for you! 100k plaque coming soon. Your content is quickly becoming some of my favorite. There's no travel blog so intimate around Tokyo (Hopefully soon Shanghai or another city) like this. We get to see how Chinese immigrants live and work in Japan with commentary on cultural differences. I love listening for the pronounciations and tonal differences of both languages and comparing it between all these these speakers. Through your blog, I learned I like the sound of Mandarin above all the Asian languages and probably would want to learn that one first. Also, the novelty of a Westerner speaking Mandarin fluently has not wore off. Th novelty of their reaction will take a while to wear off. You're also a great ambassador for the U.S, keeping up with international relations 😆 Keep up the good work!!

[Oriental Pearl]

That would be really cool, because at 100K the channel gets a KZbin partner to protect it. That way if there are issues like channel hacking, I have someone to call.

[Sarah K]

Thank u for your hard work! Your videos bring me joy. But u should definitely get some rest. U stayed up so late getting these up so fast, haha

[JLC-EMF]

It’s fascinating how our voices change based on the language we speak.

[Quandary100]

Not only the voice tone, even the rhythm of the words you say changes a lot.

[madero2025]

That's because you have to copy accent. If you don't, it will sound strange when you speak it.

[Dallan Simmons]

I would also note that it's important to reflect your same gender when learning another language. It goes beyond gendered articles, but with a lot of languages even your gender affects your tone or how you speak.

[PizzaIsYummy100]

Yea i think its amazing. When i speak turkish my voice gets higher and more exaggerated. But when i speak kazakh my voice is very chill and calm

[Derino k]

It doesn't change automatically. It's intentional. Like how the English has different accents in different countries. But japanese has just one country. So that's the accent

[Mrutku]

I admire your courage in life. The fact that you went to china and then japan is amazing. Also opening up a youtube channel to show your experience and humor. I hope more people were like you. Thank you. I mean it.

[Martin Burch]

It must feel so good being able to converse in 2 more languages. You are an inspiration to a lot of people I am sure. I look forward to your next video. Many thanks

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you so much!

[ULVER]

The best "foreigner who speaks Chinese" channel there is, by a long shot

[Oriental Pearl]

Thanks so much! I'm a newcomer.

[Ronin 90]

Agree

[Chucksdream]

I used to watch others who i thought were gd but oriental pearl is the real deal! For sure

[szewei1985]

Mega indeed hahahaha

[M D S]

Ive said it several times. All the others just speak upper-level restaurant Chinese. I initially subbed to many of them, then realize they just say the same things in EVERY video. Anming is #1

[AndrewZorz]

"People of the world unite." Most important message nowadays. Thanks for doing this!

[Morigan]

Its really funny how her voice and "personality" change when she change languages. This made my wish to learn mandarin even bigger.

[M Syaifuddin Mohd]

I am an introvert in my native tongue but extrovert when I speak English. I guess it depends on which environment you use the language.

[Morigan]

@M Syaifuddin Mohd i feel like i'm way more extrovert when speaking in english too. Its funny

[King_Sombrero]

@Morigan I don't know, I feel insecure about my english when I speak, sometimes for no reason at all Maybe bacause of my "Russian" accent lol

[Van Pallandt*]

i think thats definitely true. I speak reasonable Spanish and when i do i become much more extovert etc because i think Spanish is an expressive, emotional language - i always notice how esp Latino women on the phone are using their hands!

[Grayson Arabia]

I love how you have slowly improved your editing and video quality over the past few months as your channel has grown while also not trying to change your personality to appeal to anyone. Your videos are some of the most motivational I have ever watched and it really pushes me to improve my Chinese every day :)

[Oriental Pearl]

Thanks, I'm getting the hang of things. I've always been a lone wolf and I'm quite stubborn about some things lol.

[WorldAviation 4K]

I like Yokohama very much. I was glad that I decided to go there. I was literally in Kawasaki only 15 minutes by train but only went to Tokyo 30 minutes away. It's totally different, a lot more relaxed. Ice Skating there was fun with people chatting to me. I am also learning Chinese so it's probably a good place to stay next time I go.

[Oriental Pearl]

You're right. The cities outside of Tokyo have a very different feel to them.

[WorldAviation 4K]

@Oriental Pearl Oh I've got a good question for you that i was really confused about related to Japan. I met this person in Taiwan who works for a Japanese International company, so we went on a date again in Japan, I lightly put my elbow on the table, and it was a very unstable table and the hot chocolate cup did a cartwheel off her side of the table spilling on the floor. Well after that and having been given a gift by her (chocolate or something) I asked if i can send something to her company, she said she doesn't think it's a good idea but i messaged again saying i just need to pay you back for the problem of that night. As I was flying out that day and the post office shuts 20 minutes later, I didn't wait for a reply so just sent to the business address on the card some tokyo banana. I got a reply saying how bad that i sent a gift to work and it's not acceptable in the company. I never realised it like that. I thought that people receive mail at least in the UK they do to their work, like some staff get their amazon or ebay delivered. Now I know it's different in Japan. It's a shame they ended the friendship though.

[Little Wolf Taima]

@WorldAviation 4K Oh that's so awkward and sad :'(

[Kiaa]

as asian people, we must be amazed and proud at the same time, when we come across foreign people "especially that come from west" can speak our language so well.. and we would treat them so nice to show our respect..

[Sammy Flora]

Love to see that they are also laughing with you, because making little jokes is, I think, another level. It seems that you've mastered it very well. Still loving the surprised faces. I've also noticed that you often walk away and then say goodbye (without looking back). Is that also a cultural thing in Japan/China?

[Oriental Pearl]

I don't think it's a cultural thing. I was just walking away from the store.

[MyAddictedLife]

@Oriental Pearl I just found your channel tonight and think you're doing amazing! Thanks for the inspiration as well. I think you might come off as a bit in a hurry/shy when you make your departure is what @sammy was trying to convey. Keep up the amazing work!

[Mara S.]

Yeah I noticed that too, that would be a very rude thing to do in my country, but I guess it's just a normal thing to do there

[Bob Adams]

I really enjoy your videos. With the tensions between the world and China right now it's good to have people like you to bridge the gap between the cultures and show the Chinese people are just regular hard working folk no matter how bad their government is.

[Greg Potter Гриша Поттер]

As always, Anming, you not only put a smile on all of the faces of the people you spoke Japanese and Chinese with, but you put a big ole smile on my face, all the way in Dallas, Texas!! I love seeing you make people smile!! Lots of love to ya!

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you so much Greg! I worked really hard to get two videos out in a short time. I hope you liked it.

[Greg Potter Гриша Поттер]

@Oriental Pearl I loved them!! PLEASE do more! I love the people there in Yokohama! And lots of love to you too, dear! You work so hard on these videos and I appreciate it- I think we all do!

[Ethan Peiffer]

I love seeing people’s reactions. Hopefully I get a reaction like that when I go to Japan.

[Oriental Pearl]

You just might if you talk to enough people.

[Ethan Peiffer]

Oriental Pearl I’m sort of an awkward person so I’ll try my best😂

[Hairless HCM]

we east Asians behave as if "we dnt give a fxxk" face. But if you initiated the talk you would be warmly welcomed. 😛

[Ethan Peiffer]

Hairless HCM cool

[jbcarolyn]

This is one of the absolute coolest KZbin channels I’ve seen and so inspiring. Such a beautiful language.

[Ti321]

I am 100% fluent in two languages and can understand 4. Really wanna learn Japanese, but it seems hard to master, without having someone to practice with.. I only know a few phrases. I admire you for knowing both Chinese and Japanese!

[Oriental Pearl]

If you have mastered those other languages you know the right ways to study and Japanese should be no problem for you.

[roddy222]

Your videos are so inspirational for me to keep persistent with my Japanese learning. The way peoples attitudes change as soon as you speak there native language is amazing. Great videos. Cheers.

[mako]

i would have guessed you were dutch based on looks if i wasn't a native english speaker, how long did it take you to reach that level of fluency in Japanese ? you speak so well i am so jealous

[Oriental Pearl]

This level of fluency in Japanese can be reached in 3 years with intensive study.

[ThoseBackPages]

I know you don't care much to hear it, you are really killing it lately! You are in the zone, it is amazing to watch! Your confidence level is just pouring through the screen :) 50K this week!!! :D

[Oriental Pearl]

It's all thanks to you and the others. :)

[Divya Prabha]

your channel is one of my all time fav and it inspires me to learn chinese and japanese and i sure love your confidence and perseverance to live in a different country and to survive and thrive there.

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you so much!! There are so many channels out there, I'm honored that you like mine so much. I'm kind of a newbie.

[Joana Duarte]

Such a nice wholesome video! I am learning japanese, it was nice to see I was able to really easily distinguish when you were speaking it and even understand some of what you said in japanese. Btw, the original version of the portuguese styled eggtarts are called "Pasteis de Nata". Crazy to see how popular they've gotten!

[Van Pallandt*]

My wife is Chinese and she said your accent was very, very good and esp your command of slang - that expression that translates literally to 'scare the baby out of me', as I understood her to say to me. I love btw your enthusiasm to simply communicate btw which also comes out in the title of this video and the intoductory text. I am someone who speaks reasonable Spanish and whether in Spanish or English i love to talk to shop workers, waiting staff, taxi drivers etc

[RadioactivePretzels]

Thanks for taking the long train ride down to Yokohama! Chinatown there is obviously loaded with content for you, so we're happy to see your visits. Next time, please get your fortune told! That would be so interesting to hear what they say, both in terms of language but also for the unique experience.

[Oriental Pearl]

Ha ha, I've never done that before. There are a few things that my religion (Catholicism) doesn't allow me to participate in and fortune telling is one of them.

[Carla Graça]

It's nice to see that you like Portuguese eggtarts! :) Here in Portugal they're called 'nata' and they are indeed delicious. We usually eat them with a bit of cinammon on top. Many people (me included) like to just eat the inside part with a spoon.

[Jessie]

Girl , what a positive energy you give to me . Every time I see your videos I feel hope , comfort , that people are good . I also try to learn English as my second language . I come from Saudi Arabia . Thanks a lot for all the positive energy I feel because of you . I really hope to visit Japan one day.

[Mekias]

Been studying Japanese for 3 weeks and pausing occasionally to watch your videos for motivation. Unfortunately, I've now watched them all! Maybe I'll have to rewatch everything again! Keep it up. I love that you switch it up and give us a little of everything in these videos. I feel like I'm seeing the real Japan and meeting real Chinese/Japanese people.

[Oriental Pearl]

Wow, you watched them all!? That's great. I like to do each video a little differently. Sorry there are only 60. I plan to keep making 2 per week.

[Yukine Kusakabe]

Without question, I think this is the most informative and uplifting videos I have ever seen on this platform. I hope that my gratitude can be felt through these words, that you have taken the time to understand so much of the intricacies of Eastern culture. Words alone can not express my gratitude, thank you

[Oriental Pearl]

Wow, that’s quite the compliment!

[Mariana D.]

Portuguese egg tarts are called "natas". But the best ones are called "pasteis de Belem" and can only be found in one place in Lisbon (made from a secret monastery recipe). They are amazing. Love your videos!

[Jeff Stumpf]

You have such a simple idea that works really well. Just gentle fun and no one's feelings ever get hurt. A little insight into other cultures is interesting. Have you ever said on your channel what you plan to do with your language skills, once you have your degree?

[Oriental Pearl]

Ideally I want to go into US-China diplomacy with the US government.

[awong160]

I remember venturing through these very places on my adventure in Japan last fall. It's so nice to see everyone/thing doing well. Cheers!

[MaDQuila]

Everyone is gangsta until she starts speaking Chinese.

[Deadacc -]

DARK SIDE nobody thinks what u think

[Rey]

DARK SIDE how can a language even be ugly?

[飛翔葉Hishouha]

DARK SIDE That just sounds like a weeb talking to me. I don’t hate China, I hate their government but Chinese people are very nice individuals in general. Mandarin isn’t ugly, it’s much different from what we’re used to but once you take time to study it a bit it’s not ugly at all. Plus Japanese is based off Mandarin, if you don’t even know that don’t try to act like you know Japanese that well. You probably don’t even try to find other Asian languages, Asia is not just Japan and China.. I know plenty of people that do love China so stop assuming what people think because you don’t like it.

[Aram JIN]

DARK SIDE If there’s one thing ugly, it’s ur soul

[Teech]

Love her confidence and it's good she can speak multiple languages.

[Rick Noelle]

I recently found your channel and I am loving every video. I lived in Japan for two years, one year in Nagasaki for school and the other in Sapporo for work. Your Japanese speaking skill is amazing and though I don't speak Chinese, I can tell it is 10x more amazing. I just wanted to say that the thing I love the most about your videos is how polite you are. I think this makes just as much of a positive impression on Japanese people as your speaking ability. Thank you for making these videos.

[황유우]

you made so many people happy, its so sweet! I wanna become like you one day and you really motivate me to learn more about japanese and chinese i love your videos ♥ ♥

[Oriental Pearl]

That's great! I hope that your studies go well!

[MultiFandom Snek]

This is really sweet and wholesome. :D I wish I could speak other languages, but I have zero confidence and I tend to stumble on my words. lol You're awesome!

[Jorge Agustín Solsona Britos]

I don't know if you will read this, after all it's an old video already, but I just wanted to tell you that you were my inspiration to grab some valor and finally start to learn Mandarin in my country (Argentina). First I started by myself and now if everything goes well now that the country is kinda opened again, I'll start with university courses on the language itself. Thank you for being like you are and I wish you the best.

[Oriental Pearl]

No problem. I read all the comments 😊

[ryhoRecords]

This was really nice of you to just talk to them I'd feel more comfortable for sure if I was in a foreign country.

[supra driven]

The lady’s laugh at 6:02 is so intoxicating. Love it😄

[mikael johansson]

I'm so impressed! I really want to learn chinese and japanese😊I'm only fluent in 3 languages swedish,english and german but those are easy to learn,asian languages are much harder. But I do respect your impressive talent with languages👍

[Jackest]

Thank you for your videos 🥺 you're the best one by far! The most down to earth one. I always feel like you're sharing your experience with us, rather than anything else! Keep doing it 💛

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you so much!! I just want to share stories and adventures with you.

[J]

I can speak intermediate Japanese, I’m terrible at reading and writing, but I can speak pretty good. Right now though I’m going through a slump after years in Japan and I wanted to watch your videos to remind myself of your attitude and how you just move forward and try to reframe the disappointment you might feel with being othered when people comment on your language skills etc and you seem confident with it. I need to remind myself to just keep going and disregard any negativity or dismissal of my ability or over emphasis of it.

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you for your encouragement!

[Van Pallandt*]

The other thing that comes across ...both in the title of the video and text but actually evidenced by your interactions, is your enthusiasm for talking to people. Thats exactly why, as much as language can be a barrier and yes sometimes things need to be done in English, real communication is talking to someone in their own language - translators and interpreters are good but there is always that barrier

[Jason Hawn]

I love the way you flow in and out of Chinese and Japanese. I've been interested in Russian and Hebrew equally for some time. You've set my bar higher.. 🔥✌ thanks Anming. Duolingo and pimsleur are great but you're really impressive.

[Oriental Pearl]

That’s great to hear! I was interested in Russian for awhile too. I like to watch the youtuber Bald and Bankrupt. His Russian is really good.

[Jason Hawn]

@Oriental Pearl haha, he's fearlessly crazy like you for an adventure. I like pimsleur because its like learning with training wheels no books mostly listening and repeating. I feel like your language skills are like riding a wheelie down a busy street 😂.

[Andrew Cepeda]

You and Xiaoma are the reason I started learning to speak Chinese! You are soooooo cute! And you speak so well!

[Oriental Pearl]

Good, I'm glad to hear that you feel inspired.

[Mark Roberts]

I’ve been watching your videos for hours today, It’s so interesting I think you make peoples day, like they go home and talk about the American girl they met today not just because of how you look but because of how much they enjoyed talking to you that’s so cool, I work with lots of Eastern Europeans in England some have 3 or 4 languages at different levels, I’m not as well educated but I’ll help with English if they ask, I had an accident at work last week so I’m kinda missing them. 😊🙏🏼☀️

[Jim Ross]

Speaking the language definitely helps when you want experience the food and know what you are going to be eating. Taste and the different manner ingredients are combined can totally change how the same or similar dishes changes from place to place.

[Gabriela Encina - Psychologist]

I just discovered your channel and I'm fascinated by you and the reactions of people to your language. I will definitely recommend this channel to my clients, congratulations!

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you so much Gabriela! That means a lot.

[Gabriela Encina - Psychologist]

@Oriental Pearl you are so welcome! I see so many people struggling with the language learning. The way you interacte with locals it shows how much we can miss if we don't try to interact with them, they will appreciate the effort! Again, definitely something I will share with my expat clients, you will be a valuable resource :D

[Izipunn]

That's right, integrating and get good at the language is the best way to make new freinds and impress people. To bad there are people who don't realise that and expect the same kind of goods, jobs, and treatment as the ones who are integreted and show respect.

[Swldn's Story]

I've literally watched so many of these, to the extent where I can understand it without the subtitles 😂 this is the best way to learn Chinese

[Oriental Pearl]

That’s amazing. You’ll be watching Chinese TV in no time.

[AliBlu]

This was awesome thank you Those egg tarts - are they like pasteis de nata?? Those amazing Portuguese custard tarts?? I am in South Africa 🇿🇦 and we have them here (we have quite a large Portuguese community)…I can’t believe you get them from a Chinese store in Japan!! This world we live in is just beautiful 💜

[Mike Smith]

Fantastic videos. Highly impressive speaking both Japanese & Chinese. 👏🏻👏🏻 Any tips for learning Japanese? I’d love to learn it.

[Mikislav]

This is so pleasant to watch!! You speak Chinese and Japanese very good!!! These videos give me more motivation to learn languages (difficult ones).

[Roberto Rossi]

I don't usually watch these kind of videos, but for some reason I can't stop watching yours. You seem like a very nice person and even though I don't speak any of the Chinese languages or Japanese, I can tell you are gifted.

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you so much. I try to approach these from a different angle.

[Diego Fernandes @devoidvessel]

These videos are so warming. Chinese people are incredible. I love how happy they are when they see people speaking their language.

[kayla凱琳]

i love watching your videos. i'm going to start studying mandarin soon because of this lol also really want some of those snacks and food you're always buying 👀 it makes me so hungry

[Oriental Pearl]

I hope you don't watch this right before bed. You might need a midnight snack.

[kayla凱琳]

Oriental Pearl i learned after the first couple of videos to watch these during the day 😂

[ejw4president]

You remind me of xiaoma in nyc. You both have good energy and great personalities and embrace Asian languages. I subscribed to his channel because it’s priceless seeing the walls come down when you can speak to people in their language. In a time of social distancing, you are bridging the gap with language. I will subscribe to you for more feel good language stories...

[lyhthegreat]

except xiaoma can only speak 2 languages, she speaks 3 :)

[Johnorsomeone]

I studied for SOOOO LONG and never got that good. You really sound great. Your tones don’t have the same awkward forced quality mine do- you sound so much more natural. Great job!

[Oriental Pearl]

You can always go back to it again John. :) 3 hours a day

[Johnorsomeone]

@Oriental Pearl in all honesty, it’s because I remember what it takes to get beyond intermediate level that I most likely won’t return to learning Mandarin (it’s been 2 decades since I was where you are). That said, what you’ve achieved is really inspiring. Jīa yóu! (Not sure if that’s strictly a Taiwanese idiom but it’s “add gas” or, “go Oriental Pearl!). I doubt you needed the translation but why risk it. Anyway, keep going- I’m excited to see your adventures in the future.

[Nancy Smith]

I ENJOY ALL YOUR VIDEOS SINCE I STARTED WATCHING A FEW MONTHS AGO..I THINK ITS GREAT THAT YOU HAVE BECOME SO FLUENT IN THESE DIFFICULT LANGUAGES ..

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you so much!!

[Thomas San Francisco]

You always work hard and it reflects in your videos.

[AKHILKUMAR PS]

4:22 spreading peace. "people of the world unite" Just beautiful.!

[Grou Crow]

Anming has perfect name (bright peace)💖💚🐦💚

[Spooky Encounters]

Just discovered your channel. You really make japan seem like a super happy , friendly place to live. I guess that's vecause of your multilingual skills. If I only knew English, it guess it wouldn't be such a friendly experience, right? -anyway, onwards binging all your videos. 😃 Do you think it's much much harder to learn Chinese using online videos and audio, just repeating sentences snd words, vs having a physical teacher present? I'm trying to learn cantonese but it seems my memory for longer phrases is useless. How do I improve my memory !? Arghh

[Oriental Pearl]

Welcome! I hope you stick around. 😊

[jn]

Impressed by how you left your own country and went out into the world to try things. Respect

[Nerdy Gamer]

Today was a bad day for us we had a scare of potential covid but turns out my cousin just had the flu. But your videos always make me smile and changed my whole mood thank you keep up the good work stay safe

[Oriental Pearl]

Many people in my family got it. 2 were hospitalized, all recovered.

[Nerdy Gamer]

@Oriental Pearl aww that's good to hear glad there safe now

[ako si elly]

American speaking fluent Chinese in Japan. It’s just Amazing! You also speak beautiful Japanese as well! Such a talent😊 I also speak 3 languages but am not as good as you😅

[Oriental Pearl]

We all start from the same point. If you want to pass me up, you can! lol

[Anthony Meza]

Love the reactions! And your humbleness 👍🏽👍🏽

[Jerry113]

i gasp everytime she initiates conversation, then breathes deep when it goes ok

[marlo nc]

Hi, Anming! Your content is one of my inspirations for learning Nihongo (and later on Mandarin/Cantonese). I was wondering if you could dedicate some videos to speaking pure Japanese as well.

[Oriental Pearl]

I have some videos about Japanese. The next one will be focused on Japanese. But I don't plan to do videos without explanations in English. Viewers that don't speak Japanese may get tired of listening to 10 minutes of a language they don't know.

[marlo nc]

@Oriental Pearl Thank you! Oh no, I meant that since you mostly conversate with Chinese people in Japan, what about a video of speaking Nihongo with Japanese locals? Keep the subtitles 😊

[Chris]

Hey i love ur videos! Im triying to learn chinese but its sooooo hard for me. You are keeping the hope in me :D

[Oriental Pearl]

I’m really glad to hear that!

[notafanboy]

What great wholesome interactions. I'm loving these videos.

[Mu]

I am an African lived in China over a decade and I speak Chinese but I will also love to speak Japanese since I can read little bit of their character even tho I won’t get the meaning but Japanese language absolutely sounds so different.

[Sue Hofkamp]

It’s so funny to me that people say you have a Northeastern Chinese accent. They notice it right away. Too funny. Enjoyable as always!

[Oriental Pearl]

I was surprised too.

[Zhang John]

wow, your Japanese is good as well. how amazing your language ability. so admirable.

[Marat Maratov]

Amazing 😳 great job, speaking two languages which are the most difficult in the world. I know one American girl from Oregon, who studied several languages in Kazakhstan. She speaks fluently like you , but only in Kazakh and Russian languages. She also visits markets, shops and other different places to speak with locals. Everybody are surprised of her perfect accent and high level of grammar . Maybe someday you’ll also wish to learn Kazakh language as well. Well done 👍🏻

[Oriental Pearl]

That's really cool. I want to see more people like that girl on KZbin.

[Zexuan Liu]

你的中文真的很棒很地道诶！每次我教朋友中文都觉得中文好像是世界上最难学的语言。You make it seems so easy haha keep up the good work. Your videos are amazing.

[Oriental Pearl]

哈哈，其实日文比中文还要难学。

[Keren]

These always me so happy to see!! The look on the people’s faces are so sweet and heartwarming It’s like “is she really saying all of this right now? 🤯”

[Lou Isle]

I love watching your videos, they are really entertaining! They also motivate me to study my fourth language (so far) which is Korean. I wanted to try something different and since I've always been interested in asian languages I chose the one with the easiest writing system haha

[Oriental Pearl]

I really want to learn Korean too.

[Lou Isle]

@Oriental Pearl Then go for it! :) I think it's definitely not as hard as learning Chinese

[Sarah K]

@Oriental Pearl well, once Corona has died down and it's safer to travel and etc, u both should come. I have been living in Korea for 4 1/2 years. I love it here.

[Centre Man]

speaking their language will touch their heart, keep up and have safe journey in Yokohama.

[THE BIGGEST SCUMBAG]

THANK U FOR TEACHING ME CHINESE, EVERY VIDEO I WATCH OF YOURS I LEARN SOMETHING ❤️

[Oriental Pearl]

Happy to hear that! I hope you enjoyed them all.

[Lewis Emanuel ルイス]

I took your advice on pimsleur and it is a really good course actually! Working my way through Japanese 1. In your videos you seem really confident - back in England people don't seem to be as friendly as the people you speak too and it makes me anxious. Do you find Japanese people to be more friendly than westerners generally? I plan to move to Japan in the next few years. The people seem relaxed and friendly to talk to. ありがとございます

[Oriental Pearl]

That's so great! I started with Pimsleur too! I did their entire Japanese series.

[Thomas Ferrara]

Watched this with my brother to show him how amazing learning and practising foreign languages is! Anming, you are the best in this!

[Oriental Pearl]

Good! I hope that he pursues learning other languages too.

[Asma桜]

Yaaayy! Finally we find Anming eats something looks healthier than sweets or candies!😆😂.. Well yeah I am totally agree with you. it may be hard making these kind of videos cause you must be lucky enough to find the suitable place and time or friendly people. However, Thank you for trying to make this kind of wonderful videos I really get delight when I see a notification that you had uploaded a new video!🥺😍😍❤️

[Oriental Pearl]

I'll keep making them for you!

[Asma桜]

Oriental Pearl OMG you’re so cute I LOVE YOUU - wo aii ni - ❤️❤️

[Marijan Luvlee]

oh my! you just gave me another reason to not drop out of my Chinese/Japanese language study!!! You just saved a dream. No kidding. 😚

[Oriental Pearl]

I'm so glad!

[Mike Rees]

It might be hard to make these videos but the final product makes it look effortless! It's nice seeing real conversations and not the guided magic tricks you get on some other channels _cough cough_

[Oriental Pearl]

Ha ha, I hate those magic tricks. It annoys me so much I can't watch. I don't even click on it. I watched one video from each of those channels and it pissed me off.

[Mike Rees]

@Oriental Pearl oh don't worry if you've seen one video you've seen them all. It bothers me too, I watch multilingual videos for the personality on display and motivation to actually learn a language, and on those I get neither and yours both.

[Angela Wu-Martin]

Funny how in China, it's polite to say "thank you!" to a compliment, but in Japan you have to say "nah, I'm not that good"

[Ani]

Why do u have to say that? U can’t say thank you in Japan?

[Oriental Pearl]

Chinese often reject compliments as well, but Japanese people do it even more.

[Linda Sullivan]

In the US you get both reactions. Sometimes non, people can be shocked to be complimented.

[Angela Wu-Martin]

@Ani It comes from a place of humility. Irish people do it too. It's like how in Japan, when someone offers you a gift, you should refuse it 2 times before finally graciously accepting it. I guess it's to show how much you value the gift/compliment.

[Ashanti Rubio]

I was thinking the same thing !!!

[Victor Ohashi]

Your videos are great fun to watch! Keep making these very engaging videos!

[Oriental Pearl]

Glad you like them! More to come.

[Cooking Co-Host]

People of the world unite. That was wonderful!

[That Teacher Next Door]

I love the interaction between you and the shop owners/workers. I think at some point they're going to catch wind of your videos.

[Oriental Pearl]

They will, so I have to keep changing locations.

[Joshua Cooper]

You’re so humble, when people tell you that you’re so good! I am sure you are! I want to learn Chinese, how hard was it? I’m guessing Japanese is probably a little easier, but Chinese is so beautiful! Are there many cognates?

[Mik86]

You really a good person. Its so natural how you make people happy. And watching your videos makes me always happy too 😘

[Yu Hsin Chiu]

I don't understand why these videos are so addictive.

[Oriental Pearl]

I don't understand it either. lol But I won't question it. I'll just keep making them.

[SerumCell]

I live for her to flip from two conversations in Japanese and Chinese then back.

[S G]

Love your channel!! I guess one of the biggest things that is so unique about your channel is the sense of simplicity it has. It's just you with a camera. I kinda got tired of watching all the big productions from other channels, they seem kinda fake to me (most of them just try to capture the reactions of the people and don't focus on the conversations). This channel is just so real which is very refreshing to watch. You do get surprised reactions but you also show the rest of the conversation too, which feels like you're a friend who's showing us an inside view of the Japanese/Chinese lifestyle. Thanks for all the content. We love you! ❤️

[Oriental Pearl]

Thanks so much! I don't have any fancy equipment over here. This is kind of like the KZbinr Bald and Bankrupt.

[S G]

@Oriental Pearl You're welcome. I've seen a few Bald and Bankrupt videos. Nothing against the guy, but I feel his content is a bit more produced and not really spontaneous (I might be wrong, but that's what I feel) Your videos, on the other hand, are very real and authentic (you literally say in one of your recent videos that you find saying "please like comment subscribe", etc. very cheesy, which is so relatable XD). Authentic content is surprisingly rare to find these days on KZbin. So props to you for the fantastic work. I imagine there's a lot of work which goes behind the scenes, contrary to the popular belief - "oh it's just a travel vlog, it must be so easy, yada yada yada" XD I've been trying to learn Japanese for a few months now (that's how I found your channel). Watching your interact so nonchalantly in Japanese with the locals is what I aspire to do as well. Hopefully, I can reach that level in a few years. :) And yes, your Chinese is very good (just to annoy you a tiny bit XD)

[S G]

@Oriental Pearl btw, out of curiosity, can you speak Korean too?

[Oriental Pearl]

S G Yeah, he does some clickbaity stuff, but it seems to work. The Chernobyl videos are clearly not spontaneous. Lol

[S G]

@Oriental Pearl Fair. I guess gotta offer some clickbait to the KZbin algorithm gods from time to time. XD I'm sure you'll be bigger than bald and bankrupt in a short time. Thanks for the awesome videos. ❤️

[Kelvin from UK (啊明)]

Love those kind of video‘s. The reaction from those people just priceless and very funny.

[Elicio Borja Fuentes]

No todo en la vida es el dinero, si no la inteligencia 😉 y no hay nada mejor que poderse comunicar con la gente en su idioma

[Oriental Pearl]

Esto es muy cierto!

[Jingles]

I'm learning korean now and I was probably gonna learn Japanese after but then you started speaking mandarin I'm assuming and I was like well maybe I'll learn that. Then , you started speaking Japanese and I was like okay I'll learn both!

[Oriental Pearl]

YES! Gottcha

[youtube spectator]

9:30 haha her Chinese is so on point that she complimented a Chinese guy's Mandarin skill. That's great

[TaileRose]

Learning Chinese from my husband who is from the Hunan province. It is hard but I found it comes easily to me since I hear it so often.

[Oriental Pearl]

That's nice. I had a Chinese boyfriend and he never taught me. lol

[manchuckmi]

I would’ve never known there are so many Chinese live in Japan. Seem like a fun place to visit, I can browse around all day ,ending up buying and eating too much. These people almost treat you like a friend instantly. If you keep on learning more and more Chinese and Japanese, it would be difficult for you to return back to your US life.😃

[Oriental Pearl]

Yes, there are 770,000 Chinese people in Japan.

[The Gretna Experiment 2.0]

I imagine if we were friends in real life we would just buy everything and eat all the time 🤣 love all the things you pick out to eat. In NY I could eat so many things but now I’m in NC and I wish there was more interesting food here. At least we have a few good international supermarkets.

[Oriental Pearl]

We would go on a food binge!