White Guy Stuns Entire Supermarket With Flawless Japanese

[@botcrack]

Matt: [in Japanese] "are you not surprised I speak Japanese?" Japanese lady in New York: [in English] "nobody applauds when I speak English...what is your point" those old ladies are gangster lol

[@fart_head60]

@Glitterydark808 yep!! is i was in an area where they mainly spoke japanese most of them would know a few words if not basically fluent in english, but if u were at a chinese resturant and u just started speaking chinese it would be surprising due to the area i would be in

[@maxalmonte14]

Hahahaha right 😂😂

[@clotho5437]

If you make this point, you don't know how good Matt's Japanese is, its rare to find second language English speakers as good as him with Japanese.

[@somedude335]

@Glitterydark808 the japanese lady still gangster. Humbled the fuck out of him lmao

[@tumau3908]

@@somedude335 That's just plain rude

[@wiebitteichhabeesvergessen]

"You watch anime?" She saw right through his weeb soul lol

[@innoc3ntbystndr]

Lmao 🤣

[@DisasterRasta]

😂

[@samster978]

lolll

[@マスクエロン]

timestamp?

[@timothyalan34]

@@マスクエロン 3:05

[@sawyerblack4688]

"He's been perfecting his Japanese over the years with total immersion into Japanese media" - That's a lot of words for saying he's a massive weeb.

[@vladimirhorowitz]

lmao that's actually pretty true, but at least he got something out of it. I don't know any weebs but I doubt they speak Japanese like this

[@twistedbliss58]

It makes no sense that people negatively label someone for liking Japanese media yet that doesn’t happen for the massive consumption of American media in other countries

[@vladimirhorowitz]

@@twistedbliss58 I think the derogatory nature of the term, fair or not, comes from the negative association of Japanese film and art with perverted stuff like Hentai and Japanese porn in general. American media is omnipresent in every country, but anime is much more of a niche form of entertainment.

[@beedle556]

i bet you only speak english

[@twistedbliss58]

@@beedle556 that’s not an insult like you think it is.

[@KazuLanguages]

I'm Japanese and I swear his Japanese is literally flawless! In general, people whose mother tongue is English tend to have a typical accent when they speak Japanese.(Of course, that's totally fine and we glad if anyone learn our language) However, his Japanese is sooo smooth that I may not realize he is American if I listen to him with my eyes closed. That's so impressive and inspire me a lot. I admire you!

[@zach_factor1683]

neither did the woman at the beginning of the video! when he turned around she was like "oh youre american??" 😂😂

[@KazuLanguages]

@@zach_factor1683 Yeah just amazing😂😂 I imagine it requires a looot of effort!

[@tr1338]

This guy absolutely blows my mind with his ability. I'm insanely jealous.

[@KazuLanguages]

@@tr1338 Absolutely! I wish I could speak English like that🤣

[@KazuLanguages]

@@jaredwilliams6853 I agree! At least, in this video, he made ZERO mistakes grammatically(or I didn't even realize) That's really insane!

[@TZ4789]

If a Japanese person tells you your Japanese is good, they're being kind. If they ask you how long have you lived in Japan or if you ever have, that is a true benchmark.

[@BlindGardener]

Or if they ask if you have a Japanese mother.

[@default632]

@@BlindGardener They assume it's the mother, not the father.

@@default632 thats because that is who will stress the learning of the language as a child why the father is working..traditional family values

[@default632]

@Hermes Belmont YES! The goal is to not be asked. And then when you tell them, they won't believe you.

[@anderslenart8570]

18 years and counting. Great place to be.

[@davidronson8712]

As soon as Matt start speaking Japanese, the lady took him to the fresh counter where the best products are.

[@TheGodQuac]

I mean Japan and USA has a very bad history between them and I can't blame the Japanese people for that

[@davidronson8712]

@@TheGodQuac It's a standard business practice, the clients you care about, get the better stuff, it has nothing to do with American or Japanese.

[@DarthRane113]

@Crus Harold beat me to it and even a lot of the older generation get mad at the fact that Japan didn't surrender after the first drop. It took 2 cities being wiped out for them to be like,"oh shit" one wasn't enough for their government.

[@kylekramer2917]

@@DarthRane113 bruh how would u like if two of ur cities got nuked

[@obviousness8113]

I saw that! She was saving the good stuff lol

[@WayofRamen]

Matt is like when you're playing an rpg and you put all of your stat points into only one skill. His Japanese level is unreal.

[@joveairbrice8075]

This comment should have more thumbs up 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@j93til55]

Lmao

[@SlimJimGod]

But his self discipline and consistent upload schedule skill is still level 1 :/

[@victorbatista609]

It's called minmaxxing

[@lastninjaitachi]

All points on language proficiency.

[@Miksu__]

To those who don't know much about Japanese, Matt has spent many years studying and practicing what's called pitch accent after he became fluent but still had an accent. Pitch accent is kind of like tones in Chinese. The pitch goes up and down during the word in different patterns and you have to remember ans practice that pattern for every single word. That's why all of them praise Matt's pronounciation or think he's Japanese. Very few foreigners get to the level of pronounciation Matt is at

[@t3hsis324]

Pitch accent is definitely a doozy for someone who isn't native... So is some of the other subtile rules like counters. It feels like there is a counter for so many different types of things. 😅

[@Miksu__]

@@t3hsis324 Wdym by a counter?

[@t3hsis324]

@@Miksu__ like animals you would say ikko nikko, etc... Long things have a counter, round things, then there's the generic counter. I don't know the Japanese word for this particular part of the language.

[@Miksu__]

@@t3hsis324 Ohh okay

[@t3hsis324]

@@Miksu__ do you know the word for this? Id try to find a page to go into better explanation as it's quite complicated. That was just the tldr version.

[@mayusaekiflautist6315]

He’s Japanese is VERY good. He is using “Keigo” that we used two elders correctly. Also the way he is speaking is super authentic. No accent at all. When he did vow (ojigi), lost myself LOL As a native Japanese who speaks English here in NYC, I know how hard to speak non-native languages with no accent. I admire him SO much.

[@guscox9651]

That's interesting, I didn't know accent vs no accent was such a big deal. I feel like in English there are so many different accents anyway that if some Chinese looking person spoke with or without one I really wouldn't notice. But obviously English is different because we always expect to be spoken to in English anyway, lol

[@riisu808]

Where do you recommend learning -da/-desu syllabaries and other forms of politeness in Japanese culture? I have some books but I want to have real world experience, as an American. Any advice similar to how a native Japanese speaker would learn English?

[@fastguy907]

@@guscox9651 Im an english speaker born in America with family from West Bengal, India. Im a native english speaker, okay in Bengali, and learning Hindi and Japanese. Interestingly, I happen to speak english with a slight Indian accent. My take on this is that english, as an international language, is naturally “abused” so to speak. Having so many people who learn it as a second language out of necessity means that most people nowadays don’t really bat an eye when hearing english spoken with a different accent. (American, British, and Australian, english are good examples of how different primary english can be). For region specific languages like Japanese or Bengali, I would say it is important to respect accent/pronunciation because native speakers have never heard their own language spoken differently. Such a subtle thing, but I have 100% respect for a white guy I know who can speak a bit of hindi. He tries his best with the accent and that’s all I care about.

[@DylsOwntYou]

Hes definitely not using 敬語 he said to the counter lady まだまだ which is why she asked the question "do you watch anime?" Because he sounds like an anime character 😂

[@ericjay6021]

@@DylsOwntYou that's fresh.

[@DivandBenny]

Year 2050: white guy speaks to Martian in fluent alien 😂😂😂

[@PeterBridgesPeteyCanoe]

Why would he not speak martian? Alien? Hmmm? That is like saying , speak to him in human

[@havif1071]

Some day this comment will be re-visited

[@HisMajesty99]

Lmaooo

[@elund408]

I grok that

[@ixion_cyb]

Well for aliens, we are the aliens. The irony

[@brookebailey4330]

Can you imagine how cool it would be to just start speaking a foreign language out of the blue to someone. I would be so proud to be able to do that!!

[@Iamonepercent]

Just do it. Learn another language, nothing is stopping you at all.

[@josephhill2868]

@@Iamonepercent what are you learning? I'm doing mandarin 🇨🇳

[@ASquidWithC4]

if you feel that way you'll probably end up trying to learn another language at some point in your life, and you're going to regret not starting earlier so don't wait

[@lanarazborsek2041]

@@Iamonepercent Yes! I did that with German and English(it's not my native language) and now Korean

[@PyroNikPyro]

@@lanarazborsek2041 Ich höre/lese gar nicht mal so häufig, dass Leute versuchen deutsch zu lernen. Freut mich :)

[@sageofsixpathskakashi3742]

As a japanese speaker, seeing Xiaoma finally not knowing a language is pure joy 😂

[@axo_lolt4083]

It was 2 years ago, he maybe speaks it now

[@YJ-7]

@@axo_lolt4083Fr if he could learn Chinese he could learn Japanese (speaking) insanely fast

[@sageofsixpathskakashi3742]

@@axo_lolt4083 no, my weakness

[@PaleBlueDott]

@@axo_lolt4083 NANI???

[@axo_lolt4083]

@@PaleBlueDott tf

[@Hannibal_the_CannibaI]

You just got reverse Xiaoma'd lol

[@sarahmargaret234]

I made $ 6,500 profit just within 14 days of my Investment with an initial amount of $ 2000 all with the help of Mr James

[@sarahmargaret234]

+ 1 7 8 5 6 1 5 0 5 2 7

[@sarahmargaret234]

He is always active on Whats@App 👆

[@shelderevanston5864]

Yes I'm a living testimony of Mr James trading services , he has really changed my financial status for the best

[@shelderevanston5864]

@Mark Anderson + 1 7 8 5 6 1 5 0 5 2 7

[@sierra-x]

Imagine if everyone put this much effort into learning other languages and appreciating other cultures! I love seeing people from different backgrounds come together and laugh/make a connection.

[@music4laur]

@Ibiso no

[@MusicFanOnline]

@Ibiso Having a bad day, today?

[@ravenmcoc1717]

Prople call it cultural appropriation nowadays

[@Kitxne]

Currently learning Spanish after I gave up learning Mandarin for 5 years in school and no progress. It's really hard to learn let alone Japanese and Korean

[@BlueCatSW9]

Rawr 123 if you want to try again one day go to mattvsjapan’s channel. It’s possible, but the method you used didn’t work for you.

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

When a Japanese person looks at a white dude and says, "Sorry 😔, I don't speak Japanese." Priceless 😂

[@Paul-yk7ds]

If anybody doubted Matt's Japanese ability, here's like 10 native speakers confirming that he sounds native and doesn't even have an accent haha. Impressive.

[@chrisfuhs1529]

Any who can speak another non native language knows you can’t be like a native only near native Matt even said it himself that his Japanese is not perfect and after a while Japanese can tell he is not native It’s normal

[@JHulse29]

@@tangente00 maybe, but a few asked him "are you a native speaker?" Or "is your mother Japanese?" That is def a big compliment for a foreigner

[@alucardjp1]

I am not Japanese but have also livid and work with Japanese for the past 12 years. You can tell that he is a foreigner like all of us by his flow when he talks . But there is no question he has a really good intonation

[@lyhthegreat]

Japanese people likes to over complement sometimes, like if you just let out a few japanese words they would say you are "jyozu"..but yeah matt's japanese is definitely at least n2 or above.

[@lyhthegreat]

@@JHulse29 there's plenty of hafus like that lady in the video these days

[@めておら-b6p]

Japanese here. His Japanese is so perfect that I felt it hit home when I saw him continuously nod at everything he said. Even when he said いえいえ “ie ie” (humble way or saying “not really”).

[@educateyourself3872]

His skill is better than mine. I understood everything he said but I don’t know why he said アメリカ人で and not です。Also, he ends sentences in て a lot. I don’t know if that’s natural? I thought that’s only for command forms when it ends the sentence. At first I thought he stumbled on 覚えれるの at the end but maybe no. That’s a hard one for us English speakers when we’re speaking fast!

[@000snow000]

@@educateyourself3872 で can be used to connect sentences so he probably intended to continue speaking on the same topic. The て form for verbs is used in many different situations, not only in the imperative.

[@vmistaken6872]

You sure it’s not house house 🧐

[@seufimeaqui9034]

@@vmistaken6872 LUL

[@deterpinklage4406]

@00 2 Indeed

[@Yushimasu1]

2:37 "your Japanese is really good"... you have passed the test I will now introduce you to even better sweets.

[@Crit-Chance]

Not only does the homie speak great Japanese, he also acts very Japanese. He didn't accept not one compliment, that's the Japanese way right there lol

[@jjgriffiniv1307]

So is it polite to reject a complement?

[@jolierichardson8683]

@@jjgriffiniv1307 yeah it’s humble to deny praise

[@Daesma999]

@@jjgriffiniv1307 yup. I'm rejecting it in all languages I know anyway, so.. :D

[@arogueburrito]

@@jjgriffiniv1307 that's common in Japanese culture. In Chinese culture, you're supposed to strongly disagree when an elder talks down on theirself. In the US, we have a very low context culture. Asian countries have high context cultures

[@roejieks]

@@joshuafurtado2299 that’s kind of what this whole video is dude

[@TIEpilot918]

When I visited Japan for the first time and tried having conversations, I was also asked "do you watch anime?". I took this as a sign that my Japanese was trash, but seeing Matt be asked the same question makes me feel a little more confident about it lol.

[@jaghies4769]

lol yea they def just thought you learned some off anime.

[@SalamanderMagic]

maybe they use it like an icebreaker w foreigners bcs lets be honest, in the west, most people who are interested in Japan became interested because of anime.

[@enamouredwiddit]

@@SalamanderMagic Exactly

[@alexjv1370]

@@SalamanderMagic what’re you talking about? *Closing my Japanese war book*

[@newplayer403]

@@SalamanderMagic of course. that is the main reason. westerner never have real dedication to learn after seeing how hard it is lol

[@robjohnson212]

Xiaoman, you’re my inspiration to learn other languages

[@ObservationofLimits]

It's Xiaoma NYC... Not Xiaoman

[@robjohnson212]

@@ObservationofLimits He liked my post, so he didn't seem to mind. It's hilarious to know it got under your skin though. LMAO!!!!

[@tadicahya6439]

People outside America who forced to learn second language since childhood: *you need inspiration?*

[@robjohnson212]

@@tadicahya6439 Your English is horrible. Try re-writing that so it makes sense.

[@ryoid6001]

@@robjohnson212 ah yes,insulting the other grammatical skill when you can't make a good comeback,very common in argument

[@CarcinogenSDA]

If you didn’t get your reaction in the states, you’ll 100% get it at a Lawson.

[@solid_fire9388]

sup Carci, love your no damage play throughs !

[@avianiza]

😂 True lmaoo

[@chriscarlone527]

Literally facts. Lawson and the 711 konbinis were my jam out in Kanagawa

[@ispikel5901]

Yo

[@milomsen]

@@xiaomanyc8368 ?

[@nullifiedou]

I UNDERSTOOD LIKE 70% OF THIS VIDEO, MY EFFORTS TO LEARN JAPANESE HAVE BEEN TOTALLY PAYING OFF

[@theblackryvius6613]

Good work! I just read the subtitles cause I’m lazy. Haha

[@James_Edward59]

Wow I don’t even speak Japanese and I was able to understand everything you just wrote just from watching this video!

[@海賊王-p7j]

i see astolfo i see culture

[@nullifiedou]

@@海賊王-p7j YOU ARE 100% CORRECT LOL

[@海賊王-p7j]

@@nullifiedou astolfo gang 😈

[@NineEyeRon]

It never ceases to a amaze me how many friends this guy has, truly inspiring.

[@toxtricity5665]

He must be felling like a God watching anime without SUB.

[@brianacevedo2036]

Or hentai 😤💪

[@HaroonKhan-gv7zl]

Not really, anime in japanese just becomes another medium of entertainment after a while.

[@Yk3d05bm]

hhahahhahahaa love it.

[@DSX1]

weeb hideout detected

[@joey070893]

@@brianacevedo2036 Yamete onii-chan!

[@GamingGuy0091]

2 days later.... Xiaoma speaks fluent Japanese. 🙂

[@DrJustininJapan]

😂 so true!! he's amazing

[@OtherMike5000]

It’s the modesty and humility of the video titles that keeps bringing me back 😊

[@CHEFPKR]

Such an absolute goal, well done. Going through Genki books and I'm just inspired now.

[@naga1461]

look at matt's refold method, its much better

[@currently9143]

@@naga1461 this is the best of advice that guy could recieve, hopefully he takes it

[@DengueBurger]

NO MORE GENKI

[@darvin50k]

heavenly father i pray that you keep the person reading this alive an safe healthy an financially blessed amen🙏

[@soseikiharagatatsu7859]

Glad I can read hiragana and katakana kanji ちょっと難しい

[@suginami0]

His Japanese accent is about as close to native as a non-native speaker can get. Good job!

[@RedFenceAnime]

So how close is "as close to native as a non-native speaker can get" to native?

[@gabrielherman8930]

@@RedFenceAnime how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

[@kamallahsen4422]

@@RedFenceAnime have you heard foreigners speak english and you can barely recognize that they are foreigners, just like that

[@suginami0]

@@RedFenceAnime a non-native speaker will almost always eventually say something that a native speaker can pick up.

[@g60force]

@@gabrielherman8930 arrigato! XD

[@johnobrien8398]

It’s amazing just how happy people are when you speak their language it’s fantastic to watch their reactions.

[@yoshi31713]

Matt: Wow, your Japanese is really good! Girl: Thanks, I'm Japanese. 🤣

[@picardy7488]

I think she’s half

[@manuelsilva6244]

I've seen a Japanese comment saying he speaks better then her, I don't know if that's true or not

[@Jenny-yd3oh]

@@manuelsilva6244 yeah her pronunciation is not that good🤣

[@CrayonsYummyYummy]

Yea as a half Japanese aswell i'd be pretty wtf'd if a white guy told me my japanese is good lmao

[@DrJustininJapan]

hahaha that's hilarious 😂

[@tomatrix7525]

I’ve actually been watching Matt for years. He is the biggest beast language learner I’ve ever seen. He is mad dedicated

[@Abdullah-zr7mw]

I'd say Laoshu is, Edit: the biggest beast.

[@king_n6991]

@@Abdullah-zr7mw I agree. Loashu was on a whole different level

[@Abdullah-zr7mw]

@@Jess-737 in every department when it comes to learning a language(s) and interacting with people Loashu was just miles ahead.

[@samiam9154]

@@Abdullah-zr7mw I really liked Laoshu but his method wasnt teaching how to master a language, but rather how to quickly pick up basics to be able to start having a simple convo asap. Laoshu himself was also more into being a polyglot but he had his most time and history spent with Mandarin, which is why thats probably his best language. Matt vs Japan's method is about mastering and spending a huge amount of time on a single language to get as close as possible to a native speaker. As Jessica said its comparing apples to oranges and which you prefer depends on how many languages you are interested in, and how good you want to get in it.

[@Abdullah-zr7mw]

@@samiam9154 respectfully referring back to the original comment of him saying that Matt is the biggest beast at learning languages, I'm saying Laoshu is the biggest beast. Laoshu can actually hold a conversation in Japanese with a stranger even though he knows less than matt. You can't compare the two...they are not in the same basket 👍

[@Setouchi_Jack_Chow]

You can see how good his Japanese is by seeing him answering "not really" when people praise his Japanese skill.

[@languagecomeup]

"We're trying to film white guys speaks amazing Japanese" LOL!

[@Paul-yk7ds]

lol I loved that line too

[@soseikiharagatatsu7859]

He revealed it at the end what good man

[@evang6703]

White guys have fun in Japan Part III 🥵

[@Catsenui]

I love how she said she wasn't impressed because many Americans speak japanese now 🤣🤣

[@keidanekeith668]

But is it really True though😂

[@kamaboko1]

@@keidanekeith668 it is.

[@DrJustininJapan]

hahaha that's awesome

[@victorvien]

yes! lol its a culturally popular/business language. I’m more impressed when they speak Igbo or Zapotec.

[@luminisant]

@@kamaboko1 hardly any Americans speak fluent Japanese. Loads of weeaboos attempt and fail though.

[@elfie9128]

IM FROM JAPAN AND IM IMPRESSED TO SEE HOW WELL HE SPEAKS JAPANESE- すごすぎる。。

[@jacobsharf8173]

It's kinda refreshing to see Xiaoma be the one who's kinda clueless for once. Learning a language is really hard, and when you only see the end result and you don't see the thousands of hours of practice, it's easy to forget what went into it and to instead say "oh, why am I not as good as him?". Seeing you in the process of learning a language and being humble about it is actually really motivating. We all go through that stage at one point.

[@xiaomanyc1391]

W•H•A•T•S•A•P•P!!MY MANAGER +•1•7•0•9•9•1•0•0•7•6•3 I•N•V•E•S•T•INC•R•Y•P•T O B•T•CA•N•DE T•H E•a•r•n•P R•O•F•I•T

[@ChronicleLP]

OH WTF THAT'S MATT HOLY SHIT i haven't been this excited about a collab in a long time lmao

[@clay2889]

@@VomitTheSoul time really do be flying that fast

[@lorettawilson7264]

I think Matt is a wonderful human being ....and I think he's doing the human race a great service ....by learning all the different languages that he knows and Bridging the Gap between all different cultures in the world .....I just think it's beautiful and wonderful that he does this ....I'm just an American that only knows English and I kind of feel bad about that ......I wish I could learn languages as easily as he does I think everyone on Earth should learn everybody else's language so we can all come closer together to each other .....all the world can be one .....and we can all be brothers and sisters in this world thank you Matt so much for doing what you do .... Because you make so many people happy to hear you speak in their language I love watching you do this SO MUCH..... Thank you from my heart

[@serene9001]

His pronunciation is like a native Japanese. Better than my half Japanese friend Lol. I’m Japanese btw

[@racval79]

Lol

[@notaweirdguybuh]

this will always be my favorite channel. When i see someone from another country speak that country's language, and i see how the people from that country respond with light in their eyes, it just warms my heart.

[@xiaomanyc1391]

W•H•A•T•S•A•P•P!!MY MANAGER +•1•7•0•9•9•1•0•0•7•6•3 I•N•V•E•S•T•INC•R•Y•P•T O B•T•CA•N•DE T•H E•a•r•n•P R O•F•I•T

[@DrJustininJapan]

such a great comment!! 😊

[@stinkychihuahua1586]

I’ve lived in Japan for 13 years. Even the way he responds to their reactions is Japanese 😂his gestures and everything

[@SenatorDodo09]

xiaoma boasting about matt's japanese like a proud parent

[@alexgubar4798]

Damn, that first surprise lady hit him with the "nihongo jouzu". It happens to the best of us...

[@PedrovoriskAB]

0:17 one of the best animes out there.

[@river6223]

I think it's awesome how much you guys know and pick up just from hearing it once, I'm learning Japanese and it's wayyy more difficult than any other languages I've studied

[@t3hsis324]

What really puts my brain in a tailspin quick is the order in which sentences are constructed. It is so different to English!

[@river6223]

@@t3hsis324 Definitely, so confusing!

[@TheCudlitz]

Don't be disappointed because of this. Xiaoma is a really experienced guy with language learning. He's at fluency level of Mandarin, so don't take his skills as a comparison for a new learner like you. If you do, you'll just get disappointed at yourself. Instead, just imagine that one day you will develop this ability, by constant improvement. And it's all gonna be alright!

[@river6223]

@@TheCudlitz The skills Xiaoma shows certainly motivates me to keep learning and be as good him :)

[@TheCudlitz]

@@river6223 Absolutely agree with you on that. I probably was misunderstood in the last sentence that I wrote in my first comment, so it's edited now. I didn't mean "you'll be good" in terms of "your skills will just be... Good, not great, nor perfect". No, I meant as of saying "when that time finally comes, you'll be alright (as opposed to being disappointed, what I mentioned before), there's not gonna be any need to worry then". That's kind of what I meant. So, I absolutely think you can be just as fluent as him, I don't think you can be just be a good speaker, as it may have appeared.

[@AstronautAaron]

I love how the cashier had a full convo with matt while occasionally turning to xiaoma to say “matcha no green tea”

[@artieoms]

Such a complimentary culture. I loved how the locals explained he sounded like a native speaker, pronunciation on point! 🙏🤗🙏

[@damlurker]

more shocked at seeing Matt outside than anything else lmao

[@Ryosuke1208]

Damm straight 😂

[@Lamellmkw]

Technically still inside

[@rennaiqinfen6641]

Chinese: "Aiyaa, he speaks so well that freaks me out!" Japanese: "K" :v

[@karenhardie1132]

He is amazing, all the languages he can speak. He should turn that into big bucks as an interpreter somewhere. He has an awesome skill.

[@arpudli8962]

He is happy .leave him alone Karen 😂

[@m.sydneyvern2260]

This is why i'm learning Japanese myself now. it will make my next trip there much much easier... May need to watch more anime though...

[@Doughyy736]

Me too, idk if anime helps you much tho, but if you feel like it does, go for it :)

[@bobboberson8297]

@@Doughyy736 Anime is literally how the guy in the video got fluent in japanese

[@Miksu__]

@@bobboberson8297 Anime and a lot of other stuff

[@redvirknight9430]

@@Miksu__ Mostly anime and manga, the most important thing is that you enjoy your immersion.

[@ZaiyeProject]

I’m currently learning and I would like 100% recommend doing that! For one anime’s are dope and two it does help but ONLY if you pay attention. Now don’t try too hard but in a lot of anime’s there will always be certain phrases/words that you’ll hear no matter what genre of anime you’re watching. Try to pick up on them.

[@MrJshsedgwick]

3:42 in and I'm pausing to write this, that lady bowed way low, she had total respect for how good his Japanese is.

[@Stopthecäq]

Yeah cuz it’s hot 😂🙌

[@chupitolepame5357]

I was very invested on the video and it cut just like that lol, what an ending

[@kevincrane3047]

I love how excited Xiaomanyc is so excited telling people he speaks Japanese. (:

[@DrJustininJapan]

hahaha that's so true!! 😂

[@James_Edward59]

I’m a Mexican American who didn’t grow up speaking Spanish or wasn’t taught it by my parents and now that I’m older I’ve been trying to learn. I’ve always wished that I could get reactions like this when I learned it HOWEVER the problem is I look Mexican and there are so many Hispanics in America especially CA where I’m from that not a single person would look twice if they seen me speaking Spanish lol so I’ll never know what that feeing is like unless I learn another language after Spanish.

[@mustafabirinci5755]

Don't learn a language to impress others bro. Learn it for yourself and for the opportunities it can get you.

[@g60force]

my advice Tagalog (from Philippines) it consist of English and Spanish... and even more of their own obviously!

[@gofastER]

I’m half Japanese. My white mom wanted to send me to Japanese school. My Japanese dad didn’t want to pay for it. I’m 40 and still struggling to try to learn.

[@Playfulpat]

It doesn't work as much for spanish because people from Spain are white lol. not super weird to see a white spanish speaker in America either

[@James_Edward59]

Patricia Stewart Yea it’s definitely not. I don’t think people realize how many Mexicans from Mexico look super white.

[@thetrumpster677]

Understanding a language is one thing, but when you get compliments about your pronunciation with a language like Japanese, you’ve just put yourself in the top tier of foreigners.

[@justin3d44]

Love this channel so much. Watching you guys shock people with their native language is amazing, and you can really see the appreciation there. It has definitely pushed me to start learning more languages, so thank you very much! Keep being awesome!

[@herman1francis]

I am extremely happy to realize that after 10 months of hard study i do understand almost all of these day to day conversations.

[@BlvckSvnArt]

I learned first 10 signs of hiragana today, so seeing you speak so fluently makes me so motivated!

[@SecreZ]

I love how you guys are little little kids going around just trolling everyone but in the most wholesome way possible, I'm sure a lot of Japanese people appreciate it although they can be strict with their culture.

[@DrJustininJapan]

yes, the Japanese people seemed so happy interacting with them 😊 🇯🇵

[@topperhatschire]

Their strictness just means they want respect. What's more respectful than going into depth learning their language well?

[@SecreZ]

@@topperhatschire Exactly, but because of that strictness they're usually hesitant when it comes to foreigners doing anything with their culture, not sayin' that's a bad thing.

[@chuckzamzow]

Being able to pick up languages as fast as these guys is a serious talent/gift.

[@cbtowers4841]

No, Matt learned Japanese for 10 years. The only Japanese the other guy spoke was completely wrong even though it was so simple (instead of "What is this?" he said "Why is this?) To be fair, he also said thank you, which is so common it was even in a Queen song. So he doesn't speak Japanese at all. It's not that quick and easy to learn a language to that point of fluency.

[@Soreto23]

Both of them have been learning the language for over 10 years

[@jasonjones5357]

Good work mate I speak fluent Khmer and it's an amazing experience when you do. And they are such a humble nation I've had people say "Why would you speak our language" It makes me want to cry TBH. I love Cambodia sooo much

[@Kelgo102]

As a Japanese, I can say you are doing awesome😎

[@frankieslight]

this is dope.. THE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION GAME CONTINUES MATEYS 😈

[@noam1598]

Bro that chick you ran into is a famous youtuber too now lmaoo I def recognized her in the thumbnail, thought for sure you two new each other and were collabing ! I'm geeked it was actually a random run in 😂😂

[@Tayte3]

What’s her KZbin channel?

[@kareemmahmoud7636]

How many languages you know every time I see you i found out you learned a new one

[@chicagoblonde5823]

You’ve really inspired me to learn another language. You have shown me it’s ok to make mistakes but keep practicing and practicing. Thank you!

[@paco398]

Try to speak the Dutch language

[@default632]

Just don't ingrain the mistakes.

[@jacksonteng6279]

Xiaoma was about to pull out his Chinese skill and yelled “ Now who’s the boss here”

[@BP-or2iu]

Japanese is truly a difficult language to come off as a native in. I took it in college and we had Americans come talk to us who had been studying for years and years and still couldn’t get a lot of it down. They never lived there of course. I think that’s the key.

[@justinjeffries1554]

Those un-shocked Japanese folks are just americanized. He goes to Japan and everyone would be going 日本語上手!! 😂😂

[@damo169]

ive Seen quite a lot of videos of native Japanese people flat out refusing to talk to non Japanese people and doggedly trying to engage with them in English even though the person talking to them is fluently. It’s got to the point that the government has released videos telling Japanese citizens to stop because it reflects badly on the nation.

[@gibblesddlucario8211]

Uhh. I kinda beg to differ. I feel like it's quite the opposite. If you were to speak it to a japanese person while NOT in japan, then they will be surprised, but of you speak it while in Japan, they don't really care much, since it's more normal to catch foreigners speaking and practicing it over there.

[@gibblesddlucario8211]

Oh and the "上手" is a hidden japanese rule. Lol and shouldn't be taken too seriously.

[@justinjeffries1554]

@@damo169 the government has told them to stop trying to speak english? Lmao I just got back to the states after living there for 2 years and if anything they are ramping up and ENCOURAGING English speaking among the populous 😬😬 Idk where you heard that from.

[@justinjeffries1554]

@@gibblesddlucario8211 Lived there for 2 years and this depends entirely on where you live. Granted, a lot of the time it's that fake "nihongo jozuuuuu" they say because they want to make you feel better but you surprise a genuine amount of people breaking out Japanese even in Sendai 😂😂😂

[@haroldlertora9930]

Im surely not the only one who´s addicted to these videos. Its fucking addictive, specially for people who love languages and foreign cultures. You just can´t get enough of this. Asia is so wonderful.

[@HaroonKhan-gv7zl]

Once you reach the top, you come full circle. Imagine reaching a level so high that you stir up no emotion in the hearts of natives. Like you make them so comfortable that they only pay attention to the words, not the speaker. Thjs is the biggest flex ever, being so high you are out of the "oh you speak x language" reaction bubble

[@jalapenojack]

Two languages pro's in the wild, love you guys! Stay save!

[@etreni]

Laoshu would be smilin' right now.

[@Ryosuke1208]

Save or safe?

[@default632]

@@Ryosuke1208 Safe of course.

[@adammoore9772]

Actually loved when the older Japanese woman wasn’t impressed, she got high standards and I respect it

[@snooks5607]

on the other hand, while people making these videos are no doubt gifted and it is impressive to learn a language fluently basically as a hobby, at the same time a lot of people or even majority on this planet speak more than one language and even half a dozen languages in a multicultural family isn't that uncommon, so it's understandable that to some people this is pretty mundane

[@akpokemon]

@@Jess-737 there might be some truth to your theory

[@justincain2702]

@@snooks5607 Much less common with Japanese though and especially for a white guy in America. Usually the line is "are you hafu," and if not, it becomes impressive.

[@jeidelbergin]

​@@justincain2702I bet thousands of weebs have already been in these Japanese shops practicing their cringe Japanese. That's why the lady wasn't surprised.

[@Adhjie]

nice way of interpreting that, dominic toretto moment. ur native now, work harder but youre uchi now not soto anymore@@Jess-737

[@littlefish1069]

It’s so cute how flustered everyone gets, they’re clearly very happy you learned their language. Gives me renewed appreciation for everyone learning english. 😳

[@xiaomanyc1391]

W•H•A•T•S•A•P•P!!MY MANAGER +•1•7•0•9•9•1•0•0•7•6•3 I•N•V•E•S•T•INC•R•Y•P•T O B•T•CA•N•DE T•H E•a•r•n•P•R•O•F•I•T

[@MtCoronet0]

@@xiaomanyc1391 WTF LMAO

[@billchen8395]

I thought xiaoma learned japanese too and i was like holyyyy.

[@MyxHunter69]

His japanese is great, especially when you dont have much access to Japan it is harder to learn it. Bravo!

[@MrsLPAmy]

It's literally the best feeling when a native tells you, you don't have an accent or are amazing in their language.

[@kked1tz158]

2:31 I never would have thought Matt would have gotten hit with a 上手 before

[@default632]

That was probably genuine.

[@chrisnichols9014]

Japanese is a pretty hard language to learn so this is really something. He respects the culture as well. Nice to see.

[@leebug3424]

His channel is literally called "Matt Vs Japan". This whole video is basically him mining gotcha moments from random people.

[@SinilkMudilaSama]

Very true your comment, or ya love japanese or ya leave, there's no gray zone with japanese, middle terms. And all others asiatics idioms and cultures. 🥂🥂🥂🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@jarrodyuki7081]

its one of the easiest.

[@SinilkMudilaSama]

No way There are other more acessible than jap.

[@akpokemon]

@@leebug3424 what is 'literally' your point.

[@flushtheglobalists7962]

There's something that's very heartwarming to see people connect!

[@DrJustininJapan]

100 agree!! 😊 💕

[@Sarahcatluther]

omg all of your videos make me want to pour my extra energy into learning another language! you guys make it looks so easy! so fun. I really love your videos

[@DrJustininJapan]

they make it look like soo much fun!!

[@krebbichris818]

this is such a wholesome channel. incredible.

[@macksmoothly]

“Gunma? You lived in Gunma?!” 😂

[@idsfxtm5759]

Gunma in top of a mountain

[@shinkajiwara3067]

I’m Japanese and he’s real good! Almost no accents

[@chiefjudge8456]

Your English on the other hand is terrible.

[@Bob_Cratchit]

@@chiefjudge8456 "Your English, on the other hand, is terrible." Fixed that for you, Chief; your prepositional phrase needed to be enclosed in commas.

[@nainorotodox]

@@Bob_Cratchit "Your English, on the other hand, is terrible," fixed that for you, chief. Your propositional phrase needed to be enclosed by quotation marks. *Fixed it for ya, kiddo.*

[@Bob_Cratchit]

@@nainorotodox You're actually incorrect, but that's ok, and you clearly missed the point entirely. Get it? Point? Probably not.

[@tomtalker2000]

I love Japanese culture. I wish i could speak as well as him. Not easy at all. I commend him on his dedication.

[@山口-i2v]

He speaks both 敬語　which is honorific, and タメ口　which is informal really well !

[@Aaron-xq6hv]

Cool, so he can do something any Japanese Teenager can do.

[@Aaron-xq6hv]

@@yoketah Not in a way that is relevant to this video.

[@fehjredggrrgghjj8249]

@@Aaron-xq6hv Yeah but he learned Japanese himself. Obviously native speakers could do it better when they’re teenagers, but it’s impressive because he learned a part of a foreign language that’s very difficult to understand as a foreigner.

[@Aaron-xq6hv]

@@fehjredggrrgghjj8249 So have plenty of people, and for people who live in Japan, it's not optional. Hell in Japan there are people like David Spektor who can not only speak at a high level but also speak intelligently, not just whatever this is, small talk to impress randos? But he doesn't need a KZbin channel to tell people how great he is while they make exaggerated statements.

[@Aaron-xq6hv]

@LC Kay bud. How's that Psychology PhD working out for you?

[@f1guremeout]

Xiaoma! (I hope you see this) This is how I met Jill, the "white girl who speaks fluent Mandarin" featured on your channel. In 2005 we visited Japan with this foreign exchange program and like your friend I was entirely immersed in Japanese culture. If you can imagine a black guy from New York, living in Miami learning Japanese, it was really different and such an amazing experience that it changed my life ever since. Jill and I reminisce sometimes when the memories on Facebook pop up again and we have pictures of each other when I (we) was like 17 then. I stayed in Iyo, Matsuyama on Shikokou island. Learned hirogana in Tokushima and we all got to enjoy seeing the Awa dori dance. Oh yea and we loved to play Taico drum (the game!) whenever we found an arcade 🙂 Crazy that you have met her!

[@Despond]

"I am not that good" "Wow good!" That made me chuckle.

[@rachelplays335]

i love this channel so positive and i loved when you did the hug video its so sweet

[@xxchris]

As someone from NY I wish you’d put the names of the places you go to in your videos! So I could go visit and support them!

[@rearnakedbloke7131]

100% agree..

[@fractionpassion]

agreed

[@ci310]

Same here ahhh

[@Grahmps]

True, Xiaoma goes to some hella good looking Chinese restaurants and stores I want to hit up when I got to NYC again.

[@ASquidWithC4]

kinokuniya

[@Jo_Wardy]

What i love ablut this is when he speaks their languge they get so happy and excited and love the guy even more. Almost like being friends. Thats what being a foreigner can do for you if you learn a languve not native to you

[@Giustav8]

The fact that they don't react at all shows how good he is.

[@bbbgranzi1933]

Nope, they think he’s from japan cuz his Japanese is extremely good

[@horsesofhelios]

@@bbbgranzi1933 also he looks like he could be part asian, so they assume that he is.

[@brianm523]

I'm part Japanese (Okinawan grandmother) and I can only do language surprise excursions like this in Spanish. I have about a 10 word vocab in Japanese lol. But I get reactions like you do when I speak Spanish around the DFW area, and it's so much fun! Never tried recording it but maybe one day...

[@theblackryvius6613]

Personally, once I get to a good enough level, I don’t think I’d have much of an interest in recording myself speaking to people. I’d much rather just try conversing with my awful communication skills (I suck already in English. Imagine how awkward it would be to talk in another language). If I could speak to a Japanese person right now, I’d probably get less than 30 percent of what they were saying and my speaking would be maybe 5.

[@Ryan-ul7dy]

I speak Spanish too but not fluent enough in it to feel confident busting it out in front of native speakers. Did you live in a Spanish-speaking country?

[@brianm523]

@@Ryan-ul7dy No, I just learned it living in Texas. It’s not perfect, but my gf originally from Mexico says it’s very good and I don’t have a gringo accent lol.

[@thehalalreviewer]

@@brianm523 But Spanish speakers can look like anything so I am not sure why people are surprised.

[@chiliconcaro]

"Oh, these sweets over there are way better" haha i love how she showed you like "the good stuff" when she learned that you speak japanese - language really opens doors, man :D

[@lm1972]

I love these interactions; really inspires me to learn a new language!

[@azznnj]

They look like long-lost twins who are both striving to learn various languages to find each other.

[@purple-np3np]

As a half Japanese I love watching Xiaoma’s videos in Chinese but it’s so cool to be able to understand both sides of this one!

[@LJRidley]

Name a more iconic duo!!! The mind behind refold, and the Chinese speaking King!

[@igeracks626]

Pinky and the brain

[@LJRidley]

@@igeracks626 yes