When Japanese People Think You're American because You Can Pronounce L and R

[@TomTom-rw9pe]

I’m British, but a lot of people will just assume I’m American. I’ve had random people sing: “Come on baby America” to me in the street lol

[@sorathetroll]

OK, I've found a great example of how people in Japan assume you're American once you speak English. GG.

[@Icelemonteascreations3119]

Did they just assume because you didn't have the "british accent" going on?

[@sorathetroll]

@@Icelemonteascreations3119 No, In Japan, if you speak English you're American. Accents don't matter (Since we can't differentiate accents)

[@Ejaz100]

@@sorathetroll same in other countries as well

[@toazethegecko]

@@sorathetroll I used to think like that when I was a kid. But now I know the accent.

[@Idle_isAFK]

His English and Engrish are on point

[@ghostfury19]

Engurishu*

[@JB52520]

Huh, my silly comment with an alternate spelling got deleted. Sorry if it was offensive.

[@space3709]

And his Japanese and kneehongro too

[@sab-nm9di]

mans can speak english, engrish, japanese, and weeb japanese

[@amadeosendiulo2137]

@@ghostfury19 Ingurishu*

[@EpikNotEpic]

Sora is fluent in two types of English and two types of Japanese…truly amazing

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

The worst part about being an American living in Japan is having to learn Engrish. And then Japanese thinking you’re a dumb foreigner speaking English when you’re actually speaking their Engrish.

[@EpikNotEpic]

@@DisgruntledPigumon Just curious, so Japanese people are less fascinated by EngRish than EngLish?

[@Tazer_Silverscar]

@@DisgruntledPigumon I'd imagine that's similar to how any Japanese person would feel learning the 'English' they learned in their classes at school is actually a load of garbage, when they visit a country where English is the dominant language. Or I'd imagine, if they were unfortunate to bump into Chris Broad (who is from Kent in the UK, and therefore doesn't even sound like an American in English) while he is filming.

[@Sandra_F]

I legitimately laughed out loud at this comment, well done! or should I say... ｄ(*⌒▽⌒*)ｏ よくできました！ (oh my god please take that in the ironic spirit it is given)

[@EpikNotEpic]

@@Sandra_F taken, hehe XD

[@guythat779]

I fucking love that ending "apparently it's hard staying japanese" as if he's a narrator along with us on the ride trying to understand humans

[@nitrix6538]

When he spoke broken English just to identify himself as Japanese. That was priceless

[@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard]

Do this in Germany when you are actually good in speaking English and people will find you weird. But well broken English as a German would most likly sound like: " Zorry, my English Is not Ze best but I Fill TRY. I don't understand YOU. CAAAN YOU REPIT YOURSELF PLEAZ? I don't understand. My English is not Ze Yellow from Ze egg"

[@clarehidalgo]

@@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard My neighbor visited her German friends and was excited to practice her German but her friends didn't give her the chance because they were so excited to practice their English

[@thebush6379]

@@clarehidalgo understandable. Doesn't matter if you travel to another country or a native overseas visits to yours. We just want to learn cultures of other countries. It's like sharing experiences with your friends. But in a larger scale of sharing experiences

[@geesea8920]

@@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard So true xD We had a teacher trying to speak English. It sounds nearly exactly like you wrote it, just a bit worse. Most students can do it better. And my father also speaks with german pronunciation. Maybe I’m not good with writing in English and the grammar is totally wrong, but if it’s understandable that’s enough xD

[@lauradietrich6736]

@@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard Lol! I’m an American living in Germany-9 times out of 10 when someone apologizes to me because their English is “bad,” it’s easily better than at least 75% of English native speakers. Also, weirdly, everyone seems to think I am English/British-no idea why. I’m trying to learn German, but it’s hard to get the courage to practice.

[@DwineIsGreat]

"Oh you're Japanese!" Sora: *N O S H I --* Damn that got me good

[@Gancis1]

I busted a gut from laughing so hard at that part. The comedic timing was just perfect!

[@jorgejimenezvelasco]

true, best part.

[@_Short.Butch_]

@@Gancis1 excatly 😂

[@sharonmott2888]

Ikr

[@santana4899]

Yeah me too

[@prebenolsen1085]

First time I went to Japan i thought 正田と申します (my name is Masada) meant "good night", cause some guy at the bar told me that as we were about to leave. I remembered the phrase and kept repeating it to people every night as I left diners and bars. I also shortened my name to Ben (apparantly means poop in japanese), cause I figured Preben probably was difficult to pronounce. So I travelled Japan for two weeks and introduced myself as poop and Masada. Don't think anyone mistook me for an american though.

[@hakaibunshi]

That is priceless

[@iheartprojectmoon]

lmao poop 💀

[@samgyeopsal569]

@@oldpugs9261 便

[@Rayer24]

I can't breathe

[@PMA65537]

Pretty sure Masada is Israeli. :) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masada

[@gerihuginn2143]

This man is speaking 4 languages : Japanese , English , Engrish and Japanish.

[@david2869]

Also known as Weebspeak.

[@dragongrandmaster]

you mean japanglish from hololive

[@CastafioreOnYoutube]

You forgot the 5th language: Facts

[@kinyacat5919]

And also Japarnish

[@Wolfy1012]

Arigathanks

[@mysocksaremoist]

I wonder how Sora's neighbors feel hearing him talk to himself

[@eloarchclips597]

He lives in a small town i think in the countryside (could be wrong)

[@Pettan_Supremacy]

@@eloarchclips597 No, he's American and lives in America

[@toazethegecko]

"Ahh sheet here the neighbor go again"

[@cielvalentine016]

"Hello, 911?.. Umm... We're living next to a Psychopath "

[@Pettan_Supremacy]

@@cielvalentine016 why would someone be a psychopath for talking to themselves

[@aYtto]

The man has mastered both engrish and english, he's a legend

[@thatsruffdog]

“Wait, so your name is Sora.” “Yes.” “And you’re Asian.” “Yes.” “And you have lived in Japan for your whole life.” “Yes!” “And you’re American!” *NO!!”*

[@zoloko911]

The Patrick meme

[@ericb8046]

Lmao

[@toseeupload8855]

You pronounced L in "lived" and R in "Sora" Perfectly so you're American

[@lordblazer]

my friend Matt who is a White American dude 6'3" tall who has spent his entire life in Japan is watching this

[@GlacialSkyfarer]

"I come from Japan" "Ye" "I have always lived in Japan" "Makes sense to me. "So I'm Japanese" "But you're American!"

[@sadifn7943]

Sora's neighbour: There's a Japanese and an American living in that flat.

[@spartanv0]

Now I'm wondering how many people don't know what a flat is?

[@IrOnCuRtAiN61]

@@spartanv0 Riiiiiiiggghhhhttttttt??????? 🇬🇧☕

[@solarwings1132]

@@spartanv0 You hear it a bunch from New Yorkers, specifically. Given media, I’m surprised if many people don’t know what a flat is, lol. It’s like with black people and saying “crib.” Yeah, you’d be confused at first, but unless you’re not consuming the right type of media, nor coming across different people, I’m gonna be confused on how you don’t know what it is yet, lol

[@Eeok]

@@spartanv0 I did not know what it is. I was so fucking confused bruh

[@purpleplays69420]

@@spartanv0 think “flat” is apartment or something like that

[@LimitedWard]

The most impressive thing in this video was when he spoke bad Japanese with an American accent. That's some inception type shit.

[@axxer5779]

Sora's accent is soo good that it affects his own being

[@alejomakevids]

Profile pic checks out.

[@wfstar9193]

Which means......himself? Right?..

[@amadeosendiulo2137]

@@wfstar9193 himserf

[@wfstar9193]

@@amadeosendiulo2137 correct!

[@amadeosendiulo2137]

@@wfstar9193 I raiku collect OwO

[@KyrieFortune]

My professor, born and raised in Sendai, can pronounce L and R fine when she speaks in English. As soon as she speaks Italian, however, she forgets this ability somehow.

[@comradewindowsill4253]

That's cause the Italian R is different from the English one. Actually, a lot of English speakers have trouble with the Italian R as well, despite the fact that some of us actually have that sound in our phonemic inventory, just in a very different place- it's how Americans pronounce intervocalic T, for example in the word 'water'. The 'T' is actually identical to the Italian short R. And yet, even Americans struggle with this sound, and say they cannot roll their Rs.

[@Musashi413]

As a Japanese-American living in Japan in the mid-80s, I had the opposite problem. I obviously looked like everyone else around me, but my Japanese language skills were very poor. Native Japanese were constantly baffled at my incomprehension, wondering if I was hearing impaired, learning impaired, or maybe from China or Korea. Of course, once people found out I was a third-generation Japanese-American who had "returned to the homeland," everyone embraced me and tried to get me married off to some nice, eligible young lady. I can't tell you how many times I was led into an impromptu, drive-by omiai with some embarrassed girl. Oh, those were the days...

[@starrynight669]

Lmao what an adventure you had

[@lordrefrigeratorintercoole288]

lol that's some bizzarre adventure right there

[@feltstuffing]

@@lordrefrigeratorintercoole288 i'm gonna break down into tears

[@queen-ol4gi]

cool anime story

[@docholliday1882]

Oh, greetings from a younger(29) sansei then OP!

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

They think you have the power of God and anime on your side if you can pronounce R and L properly

[@pacificpoke5606]

Someone like you doesn't need God's power because you are already are KZbin's God.

[@trongninhtotran2659]

Lmao

[@aritrokoiri7933]

Third

[@mekaylahvideos]

omg you again-

[@SKULLFIRE100]

speed

[@nasis18]

1. His English is amazing. 2. His Engresh is hilarious, and accurate. 3. His Japanese as a native English speaker is funny as hell, and on point. It's crazy he can do so many different accents, while in character.

[@user-kn5gr1jk8q]

Taking the fact that japanese walls are incredibly thin into consideration, I wonder what Sora's neighbors think whenever they hear Sora talking to himself repeatedly lol

[@iwebweeb4585]

I guess he lives in his own house

[@user-kn5gr1jk8q]

@@iwebweeb4585 From what I've seen in Sora's vids, I think that he lives in an apartment.

[@iwebweeb4585]

@@user-kn5gr1jk8q but I guess SORA'S house has stairs...

[@user-kn5gr1jk8q]

@@iwebweeb4585 uh...do japanese apartments have stairs?

[@iwebweeb4585]

@@user-kn5gr1jk8q I don't think so... That's why I said he might has his own house

[@ceciliamusic]

The amount of times I have seen Japanese people get called "weeb" for speaking their own language is unsettling. And the general attitude many English speakers have towards anyone wanting to learn Japanese feels terrible... On the other hand, as an American who has been learning Japanese for a few years now, I've only received positive and encouraging feedback from native speakers!! Edit: this comment blew up!! Lots of comments here - thank you to everyone who has been kind and encouraging. And to others learning *any* new language - best of luck to you, and just keep pushing on!!

[@chimklee]

That’s honestly great

[@nanabat31]

Also I don't think it's particularly bad if you want to learn Japanese because you like anime or whatever. People should encourage learning other languages regardless. Besides I once tried to learn Japanese in order to play videogames I wanted that didn't have an English release so I have no room to talk

[@hanayuuki790]

Honestly i feel like those people are just racist at this point. I'm learning the language because the stuff I'm involved in are mostly in Japanese, not that i want to be a Japanese but i still get called a weeb. I dont even watch anime much...

[@ceciliamusic]

@@hanayuuki790 Japanese just happens to be the first language I'm learning because I started at a younger age, but there's a long long list of languages I want to try to learn in my life as well for many reasons

[@ZenoDovahkiin]

If speaking your native language gets you called a weeb I'm willing to trade.

[@tsukami_]

As a native Japanese speaker This is so true I literally hate when this happens 😭

[@YUHog0325]

Your English is good how long have you studied. I'm currently learning Japanese my name is ひろゆき and my real name as seen in my username is Adam. I love my Japanese name because I feel it reflects me well.

[@ZevorMusic]

@@YUHog0325 こんにちはひろゆき！

[@YUHog0325]

@@ZevorMusic こんにちは、あなたは元気ですか？

[@ZevorMusic]

@@YUHog0325 元気ですありがとう👍

[@spatchmo6938]

Many of Sora's videos remind me of being in Japan while trying to learn Japanese. The worst mistake I made was shortly after I first arrived, a Japanese woman asked me what I thought of Tokyo and I responded, "totemo kiraii desu" which means very disgusting. I meant to say "totemo kireii desu" which means very beautiful. Vowel sounds are very important

[@liongson9431]

LMAO DUDE

[@MichaelNgTzeWei]

If only you had stopped at Totemo!

[@Tazer_Silverscar]

Vowel sounds are very important anyway, in any language X'D

[@masashinakamura61]

Any fun mistakes based on how long you held a vowel?

[@spatchmo6938]

@@masashinakamura61 nope! At least not that I know of. I did mix up "eiga" and "eigo" several times though so people would be confused if I was talking about English or movies. Also my "ko" and "ka" sound pretty similar, so when I was trying to say that Rilakkuma was cute as in "kawaii", I ended up saying he is scary as in "kowaii"

[@tsune_zin]

While as an Asian-looking foreigner living in Japan, the locals will automatically treat you as Japanese so long as you can speak the language fluently even with an obvious foreign accent… always felt a bit embarrassed to reveal myself as a Taiwanese when the locals start asking me whether I am from kanto or kansai lol

[@kakalimukherjee3297]

Lolll that's nice.

[@iheartprojectmoon]

while i.. cannot speak alot of mandarin because i always escaped those books.. elders ask me something i say hUh?? 🤪

[@kakalimukherjee3297]

@@iheartprojectmoon and then they call you banana man

[@anonamatron]

I always wonder why Taiwanese people say "a Taiwanese" rather than "a Taiwanese person". I'm a white person in Taiwan and everyone says I'm American. I am actually, but the majority of white people I come across here speak Eastern European sounding languages and are definitely not American or British or Australian or any of those native speaker nationalities. Also, those white people never talk to me, and I find Taiwanese people call them American in casual conversation. I'll tell them "huh? That guy speaks some weird language, and it looked like Russian was the language on his computer screen... you sure he's American? Did he tell you where he's from?" I ask out of curiosity because I'm just curious where these people are from and what brings them to Taiwan. Taiwanese people just stop replying to me when I ask this though. This is the worst thing about Taiwanese people. When you want information from them, they just ignore you if they don't feel like talking to you. So rude. Or they don't answer directly and still assume you know what they're talking about. I asked several people where markers were a while back. They all said "oh, you don't have any? you can borrow mine." Okay, that's nice, but I want to know where they are HERE. I then asked the manager of the place where the markers were, or if we were expected to bring our own (since it seemed like the other people had their own) and she showed me. I was then told by other people that the manager now thinks I'm useless because I dared to ask someone important such a stupid simple question. Well, the other people wouldn't freaking answer me!!! They tried to help me, but they won't just answer the question "WHERE ARE THE MARKERS?". I don't understand how such a simple situation can be made so complicated, and these complicated situations do nothing but make everyone look down on me, and it's all because Taiwanese people refuse to communicate in any way that they aren't familiar with, but foreign people AREN'T familiar with it, and will just ask direct questions. "Hey where are the markers?" "Over there." "Cool, thanks". This is the conversation I expected. Just the other day I found myself in a truck with random people I couldn't really communicate with (long story) and they got on the phone to tell someone about the American they just picked up. I never told them that. They actually said "waiguoren" first, then the person on the phone asked which country, and without skipping a beat they said "Meiguo". I think they were afraid that dirty foreign people will infect them with coronavirus, actually. (Yeah, that's not racist)

[@kakalimukherjee3297]

@@anonamatron you sound suspiciously like a wumao

[@4d3nn]

Imagine teaching yourself as Japan person 10 years of pronoucing L and R perfectly. Then you regret it because of this.

[@Kekoapono]

Your Ls and Rs ARE really good; that absolutely makes you stand out. However, you do still clearly have “an accent.” Yours isn’t the typical Japanese accent, but I think a fair amount of people could at least determine that English is not your first language.

[@ThalesWell]

It's a Japanese accent, but very, very mild. There are degrees to accents. In this video you can hear it most distinctly in "actually."

[@timothykarlsson3126]

hmm, yes and no, while he does have a very slight accent, I believe he could pass as a native English speaker under the right circumstances.

[@ingridbmangubat]

Yes! Exactly. That's why it kinda boggles my mind when he gets mistaken as an American BY actual Americans (US) in his VR prank videos. I'm Filipino and I can hear his Japanese accent come through.

[@timothykarlsson3126]

@@ingridbmangubat I think we hear it because we know he's Japanese, but someone who has no context will have a harder time to determine that.

[@warriorfromhammerfell1557]

The R is understandable since it's part of their alphabet.. It is L that they do not have..

[@bol15z57]

What surprises me is the fact that his accent sounds like the average one from The States and not like the one from the UK, most Japanese people I’ve seen who speak English pronounce the words like the British do and it seems easier for them considering how Japanese language phonetic works

[@jerrell1169]

He’s said before on stream that it just depends on who’s he’s talked with most frequently and recently. If he talks to a lot of Americans than he will keep an American accent and if he speaks to Brits or Aussies he will slowly adopt a British or Australian accent.

[@Errupt]

Yeah like yuta sounds more british

[@dlewis9760]

I watch Taiwan KZbinrs and I am subscribed to 民視英語新聞 Formosa TV English News. Most sound like they spent a lot of time in the USA. They had one woman who definitely learned the language in England. Haven't seen her in awhile. Don't know what happened.

[@dlewis9760]

@@jerrell1169 Not much different than the USA itself. It's so large, that even spending a week in another section of the country, I've found I end up picking up the local accent. I live in Western Massachusetts. We sound nothing like the Boston area. I've had people tell me, "You're from Mass.? You don't sound it". Nope, we don't and never have. Had a cousin who moved to Central Mass. as a kid. Within a few years she had the traditional Mass. accent. An hours drive from me.

[@a70274]

@@dlewis9760 I had a choir teacher from northern Ohio come down to southern Ohio act surprised when he found out some “country” accent bled into our way of speech (probably from how close we are to Kentucky and how we live in a farming community)

[@bigbowlofspaghetti]

I've had a similar experience because I am hispanic, however I don't entirely look it. So, I was visiting Argentina with my dad so he could see his cousins again, and I was in the store talking to my dad's cousin in Spanish when this guy notices us and walks over. He stares directly at me and goes "How do that?" I asked him ¿Qué quieres decir? (what do you mean) and he looked at me wide eyed and said "BUT AMERICAN! HOW DO YOU SPANISH??" My dad and his cousins were dying of laughter at that point as I tried to explain to the guy that this was my family and I was hispanic, but he wasn't buying it at all he was like "BUT PALE? HOW??" I wonder where that guy is now...

[@maximofernandez196]

“BUT PALE, HOW?” me hiciste el día

[@dessakat]

You are not alone on being pale an Hispanic. I understand completely. It's the same for Puerto Ricans in the states... since we're such a colorful spectrum of skin tones, no-one ever thinks we're related to each other... or sometimes that I'm even Hispanic. XD

[@gabrielortiz3811]

Hola, otro fan de Sora boricua que bueno!!! Siempre hay boricuas en todas partes del mundo. Since puertoricans can look like anyone u don't actually know if whoever ure speaking too is puertorican or not. Hay más puertoriqueños en EEUU q en PR en sí como tal. Me encontré con otro boricua q era empleado de un Chick-fil-A en Texas.

[@devintheguru]

This happens to my friend when she talks to people in Spanish (she's full Cantonese), and people are so shocked that she speaks Spanish, which is actually her first language since she grew up in Peru, LOL. After which she picked up Canto and then English, yet some people try talking to her in English instead cause they think Spanish must be too hard for her 🤣

[@HunterShows]

Interbreeding with foreigners, son!

[@marissaturner7289]

I understand you, I am latina, I was born and raised in Honduras and my first language is Spanish. I work in a call center and when I speak English people tend to say “you don’t sound very latina” followed by awkward Spanish conversations, apparently if we don’t have Sofia Vergara’s accent we are not latinos. And I am learning Japanese now, I wonder what a real Japanese guy would think about my Spanish, English and Japanese ( once I master this last one lol).

[@Emil_Stoltz]

A better example of a spanish accent would be dani rojas from far cry 6. Their accent is very latino/latina as the game is set in cuba.

[@Famous_Athlete_Hashimoto]

I can do you one better. I was born and raised in the US but my family is from Mexico. In college, I tutored students having trouble in their Spanish classes. If I pronounced the Spanish words the way I normally would, a lot of them would complain they can't understand me, and so I would have to put on a gringo accent for them 😅 On the bright side, when it comes to learning a new language, you have an upper hand because you're already bilingual. Almost everyone I've ever met who only learned a second language later in life struggled a lot and most of them never quite got their pronunciation down

[@HoV326]

Honestly. I can't learn a second language to save my life. I'm Latino and am the only person in my family that can't speak spanish

[@xTetraMuffinsx]

If they are older men, they'll probably talk to you about boxing. I've told every old man doctor I've ever seen I'm Mexican and they immediately say the names of famous boxers lol

[@mayanightstar]

HIS ABILITY TO PRONOUNCE JAPANESE LIKE AN AMERICAN WEEABO HAD ME IN TEARS

[@maggiem6209]

The imitation of the American accent is insane. Awesome. You switch so fluently! I'm so jealous. It's taken me a long time to speak very stilted Japanese. It's totally worth it though, you have such a beautiful language. 💜

[@uiwolf]

My theory is that Sora is an American that reincarnated as a Japanese man which is why his English is great.

[@mizukiizanagi800]

i guess he got hit by car-chan instead of truck-kun. that's why he can't reach isekai

[@nudny_kanal]

if your theory is true it means he must die or in Japan or while WW2.

[@Ellousoul]

i'm still amazed about the fact that you actually didn't study English, you just grew up with speaking it + years of practice

[@gawkyriko5110]

Yeah that’s awesome, right!! He’s genius 😃

[@EpikNotEpic]

I know right!!

[@SangriaDracul]

I mean, isn't that what studying means? lol

[@douglassmalone-omeally1683]

It's cool and all but it's the most effective way. Look up "comprehensible input".

[@axellyann5085]

I grew up in 90's with a lot of games that was always in english and learned with that. Pretty sure that almost everyone that grew up in 90's and played a lot of video games as a child learned english at some degree. Too bad i never saw japanese games back then, because i would had a lot better learning curve than now.

[@burgergud2804]

ハーフとしてこれはとても共感できました。。共感したことは作った人がよく理解してるんだなーと感じました。これだけ日本は世界との関わり?が無いのがかんじました。。Anyway what I was trying to say is u speak very well English :)) thank you for making this video:))

[@squidies8084]

Day 86 of telling Sora he is appreciated

[@julespumachu]

Day 86 of telling Squidies808 that he is appreciated (and cool). 🐾🌲💕🦑🌴

[@Ejaz100]

He has been appreciated

[@spec4455]

@@Ejaz100 and cool

[@nicolascavalcante1164]

@@spec4455 and american

[@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj454]

you better keep going to 808

[@ReiKoko]

Growing up as a British-born Chinese person, I often got asked "Where are you from?" Whenever I replied that I was born there, the follow up question would usually be "But where are you REALLY from?" I've also been told that my English was "really good". Telling the person that since I was born in England and raised there so I'd hope so usually shut them up. On the other hand, I now live in America and have been asked where I'm from, then they'd exclaim that they knew they heard a London accent....even though I'm from Northern England, hence a very different accent. I've also been asked over the phone if I'm Irish, Australian or even South African. Clearly the people asking couldn't tell the difference between all of these very different accents.

[@crazydragy4233]

People love to act like they're some sort of authority of who belongs where, especially those who wouldn't even recognise their backside.

[@hiimcrazyfordrwho]

Honestly as an American, we can rarely even get British versus Australian accent right. And a lot of us have a terrible habit of London = UK

[@gariden]

whenever i go to another country people are very insistent that i’m south african... i am a british new zealander with admittedly not an easily identifiable accent (very mixed) but it’s definitely not south african, lol.

[@pumpkin3.1415]

Americans are super good at picking up if one has an accent we just have no fucking clue where it's from lol

[@TheCrimsonVeil]

We tend to assume any accent from England just means London accent. For some reason or another. Also Aussie vs British accent sounds almost exactly the same. Same with some South African accents. Usually only if they got taught British English. Irish though definitely sounds very different. Not sure how ya got that one.

[@empereurdugrandaveyron6477]

Personnaly, a few people assumed I was American because I was speaking with some friends in Tokyo... in french

[@anitanielsen1061]

Sora: *speaks English* Everyone: HE EEZ AMERICAN Sora: *speaks E N G U R I S H U* Everyone: JAPANESE!!

[@aussiebird14]

I bet his co-workers had to think twice before deciding whether to tell him「日本語上手。」or 「英語上手。」((((；ﾟДﾟ)))))))

[@SailorMars768]

Some guy: [speaks English and Japanese fluently] These people: *Are you a wizard*

[@ebonywillow77]

You sound like you should be voicing a Saiki K type main character and my brain is melting because of it. The cadence and tone just fits

[@fmm0339]

Alright but can we just talk about the fact that Sora's experiences?? mad respect for him surviving everything

[@brittlediamond]

so basically your japanese students are actually impressed by your English, which is a good thing, even though it might be annoying to have to tell them you're actually Japanese all the time and non-Japanese people tend to be condescending and not believe something as simple as your nationality, which is really just annoying I'm Brazilian and I did live through experiences of people who couldn't speak my mother tongue trying to explain to me how I should pronounce words in my mother tongue, I know how that is xD

[@pyk319]

앜ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 너무 웃겨서 기절 직전ㅠㅠ 영상 많이 올려주세요!!😂😂👍

[@mattyouu745]

sora's japanese is so good, his student asked him "How long have you been in japan?"

[@7F0X7]

They way he says "Hello everyone!" not only has a perfect English pronunciation, but NGL he sounds like John Wayne. It's that southern cowboy cheesiness that truly sells it LOL

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

he is not only american, but also a texan cowboy.

[@donnysarian]

🤣 This is EPIC and so totally accurate !!! I just showed this to my girlfriend's grandmother who's from Hiroshima and she was laughing so hard 🤣

[@archmagemadara6979]

I feel like Sora's English is still improving lol, even if he already sounded fluent it's like he sounds even more fluent...

[@txcNexus]

1:17 got me laughing so hard. Dude decided to ditch his perfect english to prove his nationality

[@asteroid-qx2qd]

No SHI

[@Lexyvil]

How you're fluent in both Japanese and English is amazing! I'm only fluent in English and French. Being bilingual is awesome.

[@mokonarose01]

Welcome back the Sora can't win saga. Remember kids,even when Sora is right, he's wrong, cringey, and an American weeb

[@_trott]

Considering the long relationship between Japan and the USA, this video makes a LOT of sense. Coming from a guy who learned English as his first language from Teletubbies in a multilingual country.

[@realkekz]

You're from Singapore aintcha

[@_trott]

@@realkekz South Africa. But that just shows how effective those TV bellies were.

[@realkekz]

@@_trott oh. My condolences.

[@_trott]

@@realkekz Condolences?

[@realkekz]

@@_trott yeah, I wouldn't wanna live in South Africa

[@bengraven]

Been watching you for years and you’re able to pull off an American accent almost perfect now.

[@talmas9706]

Seems like Sora is permanently an American. whether it be in Japan or not. seems legit.

[@DanMan5000]

I've always wondered how Japanese people would react if the person actually was American

[@Emil_Stoltz]

"Omg, are you british!?"

[@olliekim1730]

please, i. randomly found this video and i love this man. why's his voice so nice

[@_sanskari_]

The way he says your grammar is bad in Japanese 😂

[@MizukiHawkeye]

I have the mixed gift-curse of Japanese pronunciation far beyond my vocabulary, so my experience in language learning spaces is: Me: Konnichiwa Japanese speaker: Ah, finally, a worthy opponent - our debate of 21st century international political issues shall be legendary Me: Nani

[@maximofernandez196]

Definitely. Natives tend to think that good pronunciation means that you are advanced. Either way, it is great to sound like a native

[@Youre-Welcome]

I have this problem with languages too! I have a great ear for accents, but I am not fluent 😂

[@ennui9745]

Yep same here. Helps that my native language's sound set is similar to that of Japanese, but it doesn't change the fact that Japanese is extremely difficult for me to learn in grammar, vocabulary, and writing. The pronunciation was the easy part.

[@babesababe5885]

Learning another language and being on their home turf is humbling, but Sora is criss cross apple sauced with this one😂

[@israelr6636]

Another great video. When I was living in Sasebo, Japan during my time in the Navy, my Japanese friends would get the same reaction from some locals even though my friends lived in Japan mostly all their lives but studied abroad and learned good English or Spanish.

[@LilChuunosuke]

I'm sure this can get annoying to experience at times, but I couldn't stop laughing throughout this video. I'll definitely have to check out some of your other videos later. Sending lots of love from America!! :)

[@christopherhansford6876]

Oh my word, you are a funny bloke! Very clever content that breaks down stereotypes with humour. Subscribed.

[@Medino470]

I'm mexican and every time I say it, there's always someone that's like "wait if you are mexican then why you speak english?" This video is so accurate even for me

[@potatobird52]

I feel that to an nth degree as a mexican-italian guy i’m like a perfect blend, so people don’t assume I speak Spanish if I’m in Mexico, or Italian if I’m in Italy; I do look “white enough” so Americans do expect my English. also know German and so Germans get surprised by that too. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mayhmong]

0:55 "Really?" That confirms it! He's an American with the correct letter pronunciation of L and R

[@glitchgwen470]

The fact that the insult is “YOU GRAMMAR BAD” is wonderful

[@julespumachu]

I love it when you impersonate an English speaker impersonating a Japanese speaker. It's always been difficult for you to be permitted to be who you are -- a Japanese guy. I suppose it follows that it's really hard to stay Japanese. ᵃˡˢᵒ ᵗʰᵘᵐᵇ 💖

[@ChaniBethyPooPoo]

What's that song? 🎶"I think I'm turning Japanese. But wait I'm native Japanese...na,na,na,na..." 🤔Boop! 💙🐛💟

[@gawkyriko5110]

Sora : “I’m Japanese” People : “No”

[@julespumachu]

@@ChaniBethyPooPoo It's "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors. I've always adored the song. However, I've questioned it's appropriateness/possible racism for years. The few people I've asked who were from Japan didn't think so and found it somewhat amusing. When first released, the band kept having to explain it. So, I humbly apologize to Japanese people and everyone, if I loved a problematic song as a child. To me, it was about a boy in love with a girl -- so desperately he cared more about her than anything else in life and would happily be Japanese (or anyone/anything/anywhere) to be with her. A few of the lyrics: I've got your picture of me and you You wrote, "I love you," I wrote "Me, too" I've got your picture, I've got your picture I'd like a million of them all round myself I want a doctor to take a picture So I can look at you from inside as well You got me turning up and turning down I'm turning in, I'm turning round I'm turning Japanese.... The words are fervent and weird (I thought, *"Wow.* He _really_ loves her, if he wants a picture of her internal organs, and his fierce love is changing his ethnicity!"). Little me wanted a love like that one day. Anyone who's truly been in love knows nationality and ethnicity are not going to keep people apart. Though very different songs, it also always makes me think of "I Wanna Be Sedated" by the Ramones (💗). Return Boop!🎶🐛💖

[@Perririri]

Don't subsclibe

[@erandiosamb6163]

Great Sora, he's Japanese, American, student, teacher, weeb, famous, weird, cool, normal, a girl, friend, 5 people at the same time, wow. LMAO

[@nekokoyoshi_enjoyer]

His feeling each time someone says, "Boompoh warooey!" to him kinda resonates with mine 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@501piano]

The “BUNpOU wArUI” gets me everytime 😂😂😂😂😂

[@dinofearme1]

My favorite part lol

[@leticiajayco6267]

How to convince Japanese that youre Japanese living in Japan too. English Sora: 1:14

[@cerka27]

I started studying Japanese about a year and a half ago. I love the language and the culture. I hope to visit one day.

[@linus855]

2:01 this has to be the best part

[@LittletriniWeeb]

Great accent 😂

[@theonedanish]

Well, at least my classmates are kinda amazed I can speak Japanese. I remember during standard 4, I bullshit everyone and just teach them Naruto's technique's names. Now, I teach legit Japanese.

[@doublecircus]

“BUHN POH WARUHEE” you’re killing me sora

[@dimtgr]

It's easy for people to assume you're an American. Just say "I love McDonalds."

[@MKA-nd3ko]

@Airgeddon1773 gosh. How did I not think of that? Well unfortunately, my area doesn't have either

[@stellajacobson231]

This is hilarious. I've had people ask me if I'm british cuz sometimes I end up speaking english with a hint of a British accent but nope I'm not from over there at all. But this is soo hilarious though. Thank you for making my monday morning much better by making something to laugh to. Thank you for your hard work and wish I was able to see more of your live streams in real time!

[@FairyNya]

the part about english people who don’t speak japanese but pretends to be japanese is so true. i’ve met so many people in vrchat that says my pronunciation is too bad and they can’t understand me so i should speak english. and then they call me desperate when i try to dumb down even more than my very basic japanese (i am still learning, but i know that my pronunciation is probably the last part that is wrong)

[@thaisvital2116]

Oh Sora, you're so funny! You make this whole situations looks hilarious! Wish I could learn japanese someday and speaks fluently. I speak portuguese, so I think the words are easier to pronounce. Love you! XD

[@jerrymei2511]

Thank you again Sora! Love the uploads!

[@Richie_RHD]

why do i love this so much? you did a great job bringing comedy to something common to you, which i was unaware of happened.

[@BenSATX]

I can’t wait until you come back to America! (I believe you said you had visited before). Thank you for all the effort you put into your videos.

[@julespumachu]

Hi Benjamin! 🤗💖

[@BenSATX]

@@julespumachu hi Jules! I missed you the past two weeks. I’m back from my vacation now. 😁

[@BenSATX]

@@LemonJongie23 hey cutie! 😁 boop!

[@slithas]

When I (Aussie) lived in Japan a Canadian backpacker came through my village, everyone thought she was my sister because we both had blue eyes, they couldn't get their heads around us not being related

[@NorCalHkyplayer]

so funny ! , learning Japanese and having a hard time trying to not pronounce the R sound ..but make it sound more like the L sound in words.. Great video !

[@ashthelass234]

I love your videos so much Sora, this one made me laugh after a stressful week. I love your ideas and how you format them onto a youtube skit… it is great. Keep them coming 🥺😎🇦🇺💕💕

[@changseungyeonlosthercellp2333]

Whenever Sora drops a sketch keep thinking how that could've been a funny actual anime. Sora needs to do some scriptwriting for anime studios lol

[@Kamakazi_-tp2lb]

lmao right now that was great !!!!, great video !

[@okiir5798]

My wife had a similar experience about 10 years ago. She is Asian Canadian and speaks fluently Japanese. When she was in study exchange, in Tokyo, she had a phone call and answered in English. One person next to her was very impressed about her English and asked in Japanese if she did an study exchange in USA. She answered that she is now in study exchange (in Tokyo). It took quite a time from the person to realize that she is Canadian (hence fluent in English) and not Japanese. :D

[@lloritoovidexequield.8609]

There's actually as many Sora(s) as needed when he makes videos where he needs to talk to himself. Remember that Sora has a lot of "Ougi!"/Ultimate Technique in his previous videos. The ability to clone himself is probably one of those. But my favorite Engrish line from Sora is, "HARRO I RAIKU RAMEN!" Also, Sora reminds me of Heisei-period Kamen Riders XD

[@Jojob541]

I lost it when teacher you broke out the engurishu. Great work! :D

[@mimisezlol]

I think Pikamee mentioned experiencing this, along with people giving her a hard time because her hair looked "dyed" Accent coaching and intonation coaching are so powerful.

[@Elelwyn]

As a Canadian, someone hearing you speak English and assuming you’re American really hit home. Not for the same reason as you, of course, but I’ve had to answer the same question all over the world all the time too. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@julespumachu]

I love your comment, because he rarely sounds like he's from the U.S. to my ear (I adore blended accents -- okay, I like accents in general, and his keeps shifting). We've so many accents in the states. Sometimes, I can tell a few of the Canadian accents apart, but I'm not educated enough to identify many (as with my other ancestors, I'd really like to know how my Canadian people sounded).😊

[@Elelwyn]

@@julespumachu Canada's accents are usually broadly divided into urban and rural. The urban Canadian accent is actually quite close all over the country, with most of the differences being in our vocabulary and slang in general; our pronunciation of words is really hard to distinguish if you're from any big city in the country. Within the more rural sections of the country though, there's TONS of variety! What remains consistent though is our use of diphthongs - composite vowels, basically. The easiest one to spot is in the word "about". For most Americans, the middle of that word sounds like "ah-oo", while for most Canadians, it sounds like "eh-oo". For "aboot", you actually have to go to Scotland. Our "t" and "d" sounds are also usually identical, although you have to listen pretty closely to catch that one. :)

[@diocletia1388]

I honestly can't differentiate Canadian accent from generic US accent lmao. Speaking as an Asian, of course. And somehow RP, cockney and Scottish accent is easier to differentiate even though they are all British accent lol. Aussie sometimes got mistaken as a Southern Englishman and vice versa, but yeah Canadians are almost always get mistaken as their southern neighbour.

[@jeaniferurbano217]

ur content is funny and thats a reason why i subscribed

[@Geocrusher]

0:41 - No, it is not really that hard to believe since I do that a lot to you in streams.

[@DRAGONBALLMANIA11]

Found Sora's channel accidentally ,but now it's my weekly dose of laughter 😂😂. Ganbaru 😂😅

[@mlc4495]

The "bunpo warui" bit absolutely killed me! 🤣🤣

[@Shannovian]

The funny thing is that, while extremely proficient, Sora's R's and L's aren't really perfect. Listen carefully to how he says "actually". I would never criticise that pronunciation outside of a context of discussing language, because we can all tell that Sora's pronunciation is as close to perfect as you could hope to reasonably achieve. If it makes you feel better, Sora, when I am abroad, people think I am German. Especially, if I am not in Germany.

[@niro540]

i love how u actually read comments under your videos lol, most youtubers just post a video and doesnt care about comments as much as you do btw love ur vids

[@albertoesquivel8521]

I just found out this channel and I have to say is G O L D

[@KazuLanguages]

It's really interesting aspects. Let me tell a story from my Japanese perspective. When I was in school, shamefully, I though those who speaks English fluently are all native English speakers no matter where their countries are(I don't know why tho lol) Now that I have an experience of living abroad and communicating with people from other countries, I know relatively about other cultures. However, Japan is an isolated country so if I continued staying in Japan all my life, I'm sure that I was not familiar with other cultures at all haha

[@compashinpei]

I'm 100% Japanese and my English teacher in high school actually thought I was American because I speak "good" English and talked me only in English even outside of class. He was kinda dumb though.

[@compashinpei]

*My Engurish teacher

[@krynnyth]

100% Japanese Speaking English in a comment Channel name is in Spanish O_o

[@compashinpei]

@@krynnyth Jajaja soy mezcla de todo

[@julespumachu]

I feel bad for laughing. At least you speak "good English" well? 🤷🏻‍♀️😊

[@electronresonator8882]

maybe at least once you should say to him in English "Foe za can jay naaaay", so that he will reply "nanda omae !"

[@dominicsankar7158]

00:19 why does this character sound so intimidated when asking why he came to Japan LOL

[@BigBoy-lk2gj]

2:29 sounded like it came straight outta Hogwarts