White Guy Surprises People in NYC Chinatown with Perfect Chinese

I did a social experiment / prank where as a white guy I walked up to various Chinese vendors in NYC’s Chinatown, began speaking to them in English, and then switched over mid-conversation to Chinese (a combination of Mandarin and Cantonese, Mandarin I’m quite fluent in, Cantonese less so). We filmed their genuine reactions!
This is an idea I’ve been wanting to film for a while, inspired by a combination of videos by JAYKEEOUT and laoshu505000. It didn’t come out quite as I planned, my camera’s autofocus is terrible in bright light, but hopefully this can be the first of a series if you guys like it!
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[@ImmortalPlayz]

Ok xiaoma

[@csar07.]

the way you switch between languages so effortlessly is so cool

[@woogcusdamato]

Team up with laoshu 505000

[@jowo8862]

omg you actually commented

[@shritan0]

lol

[@Hercules003]

I showed this to my mom who was disappointed that I couldn't speak as good Mandarin as him. I just didn't know what to say because we are Indians. Edit: Thanks for all the likes everyone. Just a typical comment by me 28.07.21 :)

[@chrisest6715]

Excellent

[@jeffstumpf9129]

Oo, good one, and time-tested.

[@misterdd7239]

LOL

[@SM-vh9zl]

wise man said indians always get upset. i guess that's why he's wise

[@joseffatrip]

Lolol

[@jeffmorse645]

Being multi-lingual changes everything. The looks on the faces immediately brighten - its like opening a door when you speak another person's native language.

[@qntlrrla5482]

That's so true. Impressive👍

[@jaxterpunk64]

Maybe cause you’re showing appreciation of another culture i don’t know....

[@Moss_piglets]

Very true. Being multilingual is an advantage.

[@denishavail1773]

It's true. I am from socal so I speak Spanglish. When I moved to Washington and met my Spanish speaking neighbors they really grew to like me since I do my best to speak to them in Spanish. :)

[@jeffmorse645]

@@denishavail1773 I noticed that too living in areas of California with lots of Hispanic/Mexican people. Just being able to ask "How are you?" and place your order in a taqueria in Spanish gets lots of smiles and positive responses. They appreciate you trying!

[@Lizziesface]

lol all the chinese ladies praising him "you're so smart" they're basically just saying BECOME MY SON

[@EverywhereAtOnce123]

It's so cute. I try a little bit of Chinese at my job and the elderly ladies are so sweet. I'm not fluent like this guy though.

[@siefmassoud7102]

@@EverywhereAtOnce123 even this guy ain't fluent , idk why he always says PERFECT MANDARIN , yes he's so good but ain't perfect as a chinese language professor told me when i showed him a video for this dude

[@bloatedpotato]

@@siefmassoud7102 Most Chinese people can't even speak "PERFECT MANDARIN" much in the same way that most native English speakers can't speak perfect English and most Arabic speakers can't speak perfect Arabic, etc. That doesn't mean they aren't fluent.

[@vmlenigma]

come to house, i make bat soup fo you....

[@rosszarsuela1551]

@@vmlenigma no wayyyy. for real...got your joke.

[@microtasker]

I said 'hi' in chinese once to someone in a restaurant and they instantly rattled off their life story back to me in chinese and i'm like, 'i only know how to say hi'.

[@movie0007]

I was going to this local chinese massage place. I just go because every now and then my back acts up on me, and they do this thing with hot rocks, it's very relaxing and soothing, and it seems to help my back. Plus if I go on a saturday around noon they feed me because I was going all the time on saturday, so they started asking if I wanted lunch lol. And I was tipping them like really good for the treatment. Anyway, I learned how to say hi, you're beautiful and I love you, but not sure how those words would be received by the pretty girl that works there, so I haven't said them. I gave her a little panda I bought from a craft store and she took it and hugged me, but when I said "I have something to give you" she was like "no no" but I gave it anyway and she accepted it. And then the next time I went for a massage the older lady was talking and I was already laying down on the table and they were having a convo in chinese, then in english she says to the pretty girl "chinese girlfriend" and then went back to chinese. Soooo I don't know what that was all about. My guess is the old lady was talking about me and how I needed a chinese girlfriend? I dunno that's a complete guess.

[@thunderbolt2576]

Lmaoo that's why you should never flex lol

[@Nunos645cgh]

@@movie0007 you should go for it get in there!

[@movie0007]

@visible to all users Just was being nice and friendly. I no longer go there anymore because the last time I went, my right eye was red and puffy for no explainable reason. There seemed to be a lot of unhygienic practices going on, mostly not washing their hands. I don't want to end up with pink eye or something because someone else couldn't be bothered about proper hygiene.

[@TheVintageRomance]

Making people smile by speaking their language AND supporting their businesses? You're the homie forreal! 😂

[@ibrahija]

TheVintageRomance umm... I randomly came to this video and I see your comment?!? This is the third time lol!!!! Tell mom I said hi 😂

[@IHydro]

Yooo

[@byok3013]

Peta Parka LMAO FR THOOO💀

[@Trantor.Citizen]

Yeah.... That shows respect.... I'm chilean (or latino for people that can't distinguish between Mexico and Chile, which is crazy by the way) and i hate latinos that live in the US and don't learn English...

[@onlysoraya]

Arus Naldrick why?

[@annieoconnor7290]

Literally like he doesn’t do much except being a white guy that speaks Chinese but for some reason I love it so much

[@codycampbell3562]

I dont get it either but here i am

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

Same lol

[@cheesyrea]

I think we like it because the reaction on something that simple is so fascinating o-o

[@Wenjo936]

@@donovan2723 Moses is great bro. He goes around the world market just like "yo you speak Arabic?" In Arabic. It's funny because you see people so shocked to see someone take time to learn their culture and language. You see people like servers and cashier's light up when some random black guy starts speaking their mother tongue. They go from a robotic employee to a relatable person.

[@NELOPES7]

Wow. Your amazing

[@gbrot001]

The way the people with whom you interact just light up...you can tell they feel respected that someone took the time to learn THEIR language(s), instead of being treated impatiently with their grasp of ours. That’s the best part for me. The look of gratitude and relief that they can relax and speak their first language.

[@selmaskalli9081]

Felt the same

[@SpecialgiftsLA]

Yeah..thats the amazing thing of learning a language ..to connect straight to someones heart💕😊😍

[@Portrait-in-Black]

@gbrot001 "Instead of being treated impatiently with the grasp of ours..." Very well put. That is, unfortunately, how we treat non native English speakers and that's shame on us. We never think how difficult it must be for non western people to speak English. We just take it as a given that they should and get annoyed when they can't. 😔

[@willpwr27539]

They look at him like an idiot when he speaks English.. But he's Einstein as soon as he switches.

[@evildeed90s]

thats what i said they just seem rude giving one word replys its like they dont want him there at all because hes a inconvenience until he starts speaking there language .

[@lemoncitrine3504]

Usually because their English isn't so good, so one word replies is about as much as they can do Same with me when I am trying to talk in Spanish, I'll just say what I can and that's it

[@extradetails4686]

SlikWilly two languages can’t be that hard and, you must be over exaggerating

[@beelady757]

Fr lmao

[@evildeed90s]

in most european countries its compulsory to have english as a 2nd language im from the uk but i lived in sweden for 2 years my main worries when i first went there was i didnt know swedish but they all speak english better than the uk people do which is weird. i think china should take up that sort of thing where they get taught english in schools it opens more opportunity's for them specially now we are in a digital age and the world is alot smaller

[@sharons11157]

You could see their whole demeanor change once you spoke their language!

[@Moss_piglets]

People are friendlier when you speak their language because it shows that you made an effort to learn their native tongue. But it's the opposite with Americans. They're more surprised that foreigners can speak proper English.

[@nunkiyeux6474]

@@Moss_piglets what do you mean "more surprised" ? Is it bad or good ? Just asking

[@RaymondHng]

When they are speaking in their native language, they speak as adults with an adult vocabulary. But when they speak in a second language that they are not fluent in, they are reduced to four-year-olds speaking with vocabulary of a four-year-old.

[@Moss_piglets]

@@nunkiyeux6474 obviously bad. It's offensive when one assumes that you don't speak English when it's not your first language. Then there are idiots who expect immigrants to speak English only Just because we're in the US and can't understand them i.e. nail salon. It's not their fault they speak another language. Even abroad many Americans expect others to speak English which is embarrassing.

[@saral4804]

@@Moss_piglets Except, a lot of them don't... lmfao

[@kaikeishi_25]

Chinese pedestrians are wondering. "How that white guy speak Mandarin?" 🤔😂

[@bryballer2147]

So should we wonder why nthe Chinese person speaks English ?

[@peeli5657]

Bry Baller I see your point, however, English is a more widely known language around the world.

[@jennellis6679]

Mandarin is easy to learn, Cantonese is harder.

[@framerate3x3]

@@jennellis6679 Preach, Sister. Lol

[@Kevwhite115]

😂😂

[@libertasautmors8995]

"What's your name?" "Dude TF did you just say about my little sister?!"

[@qinanimatics2997]

😂😂😂

[@SylvieZ]

🤣😂🤣

[@zlumi428]

😂😂😂😂

[@HelloNewMoon]

Ahahaha

[@andrewhwang7920]

LOL! Hokkien (Fujianese) as spoken in Taiwan. Difficult to understand if he has only be exposed to Mandarin only. It is really a different language & not a dialect of Mandarin.

[@VivianFabiolaV]

Why do I love all these videos lol

[@fastlifebmx9292]

Because you like them

[@artaglow]

I love them All!

[@poonelopetheduck]

They legit respected you so much when you spoke their language, that’s nice.

[@crystallizedbooger3338]

Elle is e z man neeee for them. No need to speakera Engrrrish.

[@atari_rx]

Crystallized Booger you sound stupid. typical of someone who doesn't speak another language.

[@jayespin]

Speaking another person’s language is an easy way to gain their trust and respect. Certain cultures in particular will hold their respect for you to a higher degree if they know their language isn’t a particularly “easy” or common one. It’s cool to watch honestly and really inspires a person to pick up another language.

[@micca903]

@@jayespin I'm always really surprised when people try to speak my native language. Most of the time I prefer English because they never speak Dutch very well. I'm aware that this isn't very helpful but I cringe everytime they botch it. And frankly I think it's a ridiculous language.

[@user-fs1uc8yv8i]

@micca903 I speak a bit of german and when I visited amesterdam last year I was surprised by the fact that I could essentially read dutch but the pronounctiation is so vastly different I couldn't understand a signle sentence. However it's true that most dutch people ive met speak amazing english, can't say the same about my country!

[@valveman12]

Did you see how quickly the people's guard dropped when he started speaking in Mandarin and Cantonese? He was instantly accepted, truly amazing...

[@luci7331]

valveman12 true

[@damienroy5846]

That's one of the cool thing about speaking a foreign language it allows you to instantly connect with native speakers of other languages.

[@EliKat94]

It kind of opens up trust because if you know a language to a fluent extent then it's implied you have have respect for the culture

[@Jeremy_the_unfallible_n-a]

alot of the time its the opposite, they get really nice cause they're trying to remember if you're one of the ones they were talking crap about to your face

[@AnaEsperanzaLin]

Xiaoma! El domingo te vi leyendo un diario en chino en Chinatown y empecé a gritar a todo pulmón cuando te reconocí. 😂 Gracias por ser tan amable y por iluminar este mundo con tu empatía, curiosidad, excelencia y buena onda! Soy tu fan. Abrazo grande!

[@victoralejandrorot4818]

Hola, Ana, gracias por tus mails tan interesantes e instructivos. Saludos afectuosos a mi apreciada maestra de chino!

[@Ann-yr5oo]

Aquí mi apoyo Ana, siempre leo tus correos.

[@marcelamartinuzzi4899]

Hola! No puedo dejar de sonreir pensando en tu efusividad!!! Al igual que Xiaoma, sos una persona que ilumina el mundo con su entusiasmo y buena vida!!!! Gracias por existir!

[@moisesroman4778]

Ana gracias por todo, todo apoyo para ti. Te imagino gritando en la calle, jajajaja

[@RodrigoReyes-xk2dl]

Qué bonita experiencia... Bendiciones a todos en casa!

[@xxsumixxtrax8159]

I literally cannot stop watching because you’re making so many people SMILE AND I LOVE IT 😭

[@linyeah100]

not only he can speak, but he did well in the humble part. one of the big thing in the chinese culture. well done, xiaoma

[@stanlymitra2816]

White people should not be celebrated like gods for speaking the most common language in the world.

[@ai-eo4dm]

@@stanlymitra2816 Relax. It's not that deep

[@Thehuntressband]

@@stanlymitra2816 There's always one of you crusty dweebs that show up in the comments.

[@butterflykelina544]

@@trollscream8607 Yup they have done more alright. Kill other races, make fun, slavery. Lynched people. Mhm a lot alright.

[@auntdeen6314]

Stanly Mitra - He’s not being celebrated like a god, people are just surprised and impressed and rightfully so. Chinese is not one of the easier languages for a native English speaker to learn.

[@gehenna3185]

Those Chinese grandmothers really looked happy hearing him speak Mandarin.

[@manualLaborer]

Big strong white man...

[@irradiatedbadger]

@@manualLaborer doesn't look that strong to me

[@nolix634]

irradiatedbadger he looks a little fat so I’d guess he’s strong 🤔

[@irradiatedbadger]

@@nolix634 yes, I've playing fighting games, fat = strong

[@zain4019]

manualLaborer How does your comment have anything to do with theirs? Unless of course, you see the world through a predominantly sexual lens. That’s a real shame, there’s a lot more to people than that.

[@richchapple8350]

It's amazing how compelling it is to watch humans simply being friendly and connecting with each other.

[@Freyasdragon]

I bet it’s so rewarding to be complimented on how well you speak several other languages, thanks for representing! Truly amazing and inspiring to the max! Love and light!

[@dylanyang4256]

My grandma already loves you more than me. She’s Chinese.

[@matheuss7348]

Hahahauahahahahaha you have no idea how much I laughed right now...

[@lumthepum3435]

Timmy Turner hahahahahahahahahhahaha

[@xxxxxGhostBoyxxxxx]

Gotta get some loves from your fairy godparents then

[@emera1750]

Their supreme lord mao fulfilled his integration to the west

[@shable1436]

think having some Chinese in you makes for the most interesting DNA studies

[@dfhowes]

I love how random people walking down the sidewalk suddenly stop and listen. "Is . . . is that white boy speaking Chinese?"

[@Aphasia17]

Haha right?! Their reactions they totally paused and did a double take lol

[@derpymcderpypants]

Being an American I can admit that we typically speak one language, badly. :(

[@eolsunder]

hey! theres a unicorn in the street! look at that ! lol. Plus I hear Chinese, etc is very hard to learn compared to other languages.

[@RIFFRAFF104]

Both my father and sister speak fluent mandarin Chinese. It's classic to see the response in a restaurant or down town.

[@manbolomo]

in china this is a normal thing, people there are used to foreigner speaking fluently chinese...

[@bostongrimms6439]

I give a big shoutout to this guy for taking the time to learn Chinese, one of the hardest languages to learn. Wow!

[@martinet1985]

lol. Not even close!

[@kayseacamp]

I totally love how truly happy and appreciative all these people are that you have taken the time to learn and respect their language. It truly is a hard language to learn. I tried to learn Mandarin but because I am slightly hard of hearing I really struggled with differentiating the tones.

[@ultimatejojo]

Vendors be like: wtf he ate one fruit from us and now he speaks fluent chinese xD

[@melaniecarroll1305]

UltimateJojo - Fortnite & more 😆 That actually would make a great prank... convince them the grape made him speak mandarin.

[@lhughes6656]

I needs me one uh dem fruits

[@eksine]

how much for 1 grape?

[@jonahalingkayon9006]

😂😂😂

[@krisb8474]

lmfao!

[@tomanders4740]

It goes down in legend that he’s still telling people his mandarin is just a little bit better.

[@omayraconcepcion9022]

Hater😒

[@KKAnims]

@@omayraconcepcion9022 how is he hating? he was only making a joke and it wasn't even the least bit hateful. i hate when people like you jump to conclusions so quickly.

[@omayraconcepcion9022]

Amir Allong Relax! I was just teasing. 😒

[@KKAnims]

@@omayraconcepcion9022 my bad i didn't detect it immediately whoops haha EDIT: I also now realize that i just contradicted myself by jumping to the conlusion that you're jumping to a conclusion. Huh. That's something to think about.

[@jeremiah7913]

Omayra Concepcion 😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒

[@bobbyscarfo2544]

Not only are you bringing smiles to everyone's faces standing around listening.... you've brought one to mine as well..... the interaction is absolutely amazing..... I'm envious beyond words......

[@MsBerna]

I love how much you enjoy speaking in their language. What a connection and seeing the people coming around to see someone that looks different, love their language as well.

[@ms.williams6009]

That first woman took so much interest in you. She appreciates people learning her language haha :)

[@MrAsianAxolotl]

She was soooo sweet omg

[@user-iu5vm7qh6k]

Stacy Castello cuz taiwanese people are the warmest and very polite people. You should visit:)

[@ChrisM-qo1jc]

i thought she wanted to hire him or something lol 😂

[@gregorcollins]

So refreshing to see a hidden camera video where the “host” isn’t trying to hurt, embarrass or manipulate other people. Thank you!

[@happy_camper]

Gregor Collins I was just thinking that. It’s refreshing. Too many other videos try to get attention in a negative way.

[@doubledouble4176]

nice to see this type of stuff too, I agree with this comment.

[@disco4535]

I think what you mean is not being completely staged like 99% of all the prank videos on YT

[@gregorcollins]

@@disco4535 That too!

[@gregorcollins]

@@doubledouble4176 *thumbs up*

[@filomeelo]

To me, in all these videos I've seen so far, their reaction when they hear you speak their native tongue. Pure joy in their faces, shock at first, but joy, laughter, thankfulness is present. They seem honored that you took time to learn their language. For me, I enjoy that part more than anything else. You seem to open up a part of them they would never have shared else where, it's truly inspiring.

[@makeupbyjennr]

Just stumbled upon your KZbin channel today and now I'm binge watching! My children were adopted from China and I've been to China six times.. it's like a second home to me

[@ajisenramen888]

The difference is that these Chinese people get friendlier when you speak Chinese. When I tried my French out in France, the attitude was like “of course you should learn our superior language”. The Greeks were more like the Chinese, they offered “a little extra” discount. 😂😂😂👍

[@sgtass1]

I think people from "poorer" countries tend to brighten when you speak their language. I'm a Chinese guy and tried talking to some Mexican coworkers and they immediately brightened up, even with my shit Spanish skills.

[@ColKorn1965]

Russians appreciate my limited mastery of their incredibly complex language. I should have started learning it earlier in life.

[@sgtass1]

@@ColKorn1965 Saw some cheesy quote the other day that said "A translator speaks to the brain, a language speaks to the heart". Probably butchered it. But you get the idea!

[@ioogleio]

Moist_Balls From my point of view, it has nothing to do with poor or rich. When people from poorer countries speak Chinese , we also think they are great 👍

[@aokiaoki4238]

French hate even themselves

[@mrdouglasincanada]

I think it was Nelson Mandela who said, “If you talk to someone in a language they understand, that goes to their head. If you talk to them in their own language, that goes to their heart.” Or maybe I'm having a Mandela Effect moment.

[@houseofzuma1033]

no he said it...:)

[@thenewberrym.c.914]

You win an mandela necktie.

[@RightWingCon81]

I think Mandela said, “that guy needs to die. Winnie, put a tire around his head and set it on fire, I have a car bomb to deal with.” ❤️ Mandela. What a man of peace.

[@thenewberrym.c.914]

@@RightWingCon81 Maybe he was in the camp of, "kill all of your appoints and peace is achieved". group.

[@lunatune3714]

@@RightWingCon81 can you go spread your misery somewhere else?

[@alix4678]

Their whole mood towards him changes as soon as he starts speaking Chinese. It’s so cool to see them appreciating each other in a way because he took the time to learn their language.

[@user-jq4rj3hs2f]

My favorite part about these videos is watching smiles break out on the faces of the people he’s talking to and the ones walking by who happen to hear him. Truly the way to someone’s heart is through their own language

[@tylerholman7239]

Old asian ladies think Americans who speak their language are so cute lol those ladies were giggling over you so much

[@falcon00135]

tyler bruh he turned them on so much he gonna take them to poundtown next time :p

[@rumdrinkinpirate6107]

They want his D

[@Jimbogf]

They are creaming their pants.

[@egg494]

This comment section is a disaster

[@luvinmysailor]

Bcus 99% of us only speak English.

[@anghunghwee2851]

His mandarin is really good, trust me, his mandarin is better than my daughters and we are chinese. Very Beijing style! His Cantonese needs some polishing but it is amazing than he could understand and speak some amount of Cantonese. Cheers! Xiaoma

[@Harikrishna-kt6po]

请 教 我 中文. Gei wo ni de weixin haishi hellotalk ID. I want to be fluent like him. 请 帮 我 please help me

[@ycl9234]

Yes. I think he practices it on a daily basis.

[@Harikrishna-kt6po]

@@ycl9234 I'm also practicting on a daily basis. But sometimes my pronunciation went wrong.

[@MMMM-sm2rm]

Me: KNeeeee How Mah?!

[@Harikrishna-kt6po]

@@MMMM-sm2rm that's ni hao ma 你好吗

[@Kari2025]

I always enjoy how impressed they are. I don’t know how I stumbled upon your channel, but I’m glad I did. You’ve gained a new subscriber. 👍🏼

[@N8tiveWeeb]

5:03 seeing the guy in the background smile made my day. To me he was like oh he mite Kno a couple phrases or two and then starts speaking his language probably made his day too. 🙏😌

[@bradfords6]

Why did I read the title as: “White guy surprises people in NYC Chinatown with perfect cheese”ʰᵉˡᵖ

[@rosesealey482]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vicnovicio]

Bro you just hungry 😂

[@wasabi2127]

SAME WTF HAHAHA

[@WakeUpSmellTheCoffee]

Made my morning 🤣🤣🤣

[@velas.journal]

same I am slightly disappointed in myself lol

[@puekai]

He ends up buying a lot of unnecessary stuffs.

[@shanti3152]

p-h chan -Cost of doing business ! And returning the kindness of others !

[@mattkennedy6115]

But for our entertainment!

[@a.u.m.4489]

Its for kindness

[@nijao9079]

Stuff*

[@theexperiment8498]

p-h chan ...and then gets a nice check from KZbin

[@lilyisonline]

xiaoma! i’ve loved your channel for so long, and finally i’m getting the chance to learn mandarin at university (even though it’s online)

[@dancewomyn1]

I love watching peoples faces transform, and warm up when you start speaking their language! Really enjoying your channel. :)

[@jenniferr2812]

I’m Chinese American and his Chinese is better than mine😂

[@manjotsingh2219]

Why u speak more slang

[@Dawid2235h]

That shows how much u care about your real culture and language

[@benjaminbaki1758]

Dave SE you need to relax

[@KZ-hu9uj]

Dave SE It’s more about your parents teaching you than your own drive :/

[@Tnek612]

Kian Zinzell exactly! I’m sure Xiao mas parent is teaching him hard !

[@hutch1197]

The woman at the beginning is the typical Chinese mother. "Oh you learned in Beijing? That's it? What about Taiwanese? Okay, we're going to have a lesson....."

[@AakashKumar-tn6yh]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@siefmassoud7102]

She's cute though

[@xiaoyanliu6761]

However, there is not Taiwanese. That's one of Fujian dialects.

[@siefmassoud7102]

@@xiaoyanliu6761 i'm not being a racist or something but you chinese have some terrible languages that needs years of learning , without doing a thing beside learning it

[@siefmassoud7102]

@@xiaoyanliu6761 all the respect to your languages but i mean they're hard as fuck , i switched departments in college btw from mandarin to german lol 😂💔

[@gwenie3079]

Everyone was genuinely surprised and seemed happy that there was no language barrier ! Loved this video 😍😍😍 I want to learn different languages now and we able to communicate with people from different cultures and learn from them !!!!

[@mikeyellis4702]

The world needs this guy right now so much.. Great job man 💜💜💜

[@clydeb7713]

They started texting their daughters to come and meet him

[@kingoffire9373]

Ah thats the secret to getting exotic women :D

[@WOR159]

Clyde Barrow hahaha 😆 gold

[@Xman8184]

@DivineHeresy I think that's BS!

[@Xman8184]

@DivineHeresy I've been many places in Asia , Far/Mid East, Africa & Australia many times and there is some truth in your statement but when you speak the language it melts a lot of ice. Being American as well, long as you respect the people and the culture of the country your in. Westerners tend to overlook respecting others cultures. being RUDE & DISRESPECTFUL! loud drunk A-holes.

[@dadjyker58]

DivineHeresy Not the one who could speak their tounge XD

[@ash.613]

This makes me want to learn Chinese LOL the language is so interesting Update: I actually already speak three languages (English, Korean, Spanish) and I’m teaching myself a few languages so I’m familiar with the stress of learning a language and how difficult Chinese is :) I’ve been learning the language for about 6 weeks now and it’s been fun!! It’s stressful but I think I’ll eventually get the hang of it if I practice enough. I have two Chinese speaking friends who have been helping me and willing to communicate with me 😌

[@Steambunbun]

@@ih-1509 As a Chinese bilingual Im mentally stressed:/ I still need to learn Hokkien for family reasons🙄🙄🙄

[@uwotm8641]

good luck im chinese and i still think english is easier

[@plaguedoctor1898]

@@Steambunbun Im Malay and Chinese mixed living in Singapore have to learn 3 languages ( Malay Mandarin and English)... Mandarin is the hardest

[@Steambunbun]

@@plaguedoctor1898 Oh im Singaporean too. Ya I learn 3 also, Mandarin, Hokkien and English

[@emily8226]

I grew up learning Mandarin and when I moved to the US when I was maybe 4 I didn’t know an ounce of English 😅 you can imagine how hard it was to go to school when I didn’t know English 😂

[@edkelly1998]

Absolutely love these videos. This young man puts together an awesome take on his use of a foreign language.

[@traditionalgirl5585]

What is truly beautiful is breaking down barriers through language between cultures and seeing how lovely and warm hearted the Chinese people are throughout the conversation.

[@lilgspirit]

people always say “oh he’s just trying to flex his language skills” but if you were to learn the hardest language in the world fluently, you would want to talk to foreigners from that country to practice the language and no, it’s not flexing. how about you learn the hardest language in the world, and try not to want to use it. he’s not flexing, he’s just smarter than all y’all so don’t be jealous

[@Rakim8]

7 Gapstanders What, are you 5 years old? It’s not the ‘hardest language in the world’, stop reaching for it. Also, it doesn’t work like that, to a native Cantonese speaker, this would be the easiest language in the world to learn. Get a grip.

[@prdxlex]

@@Rakim8 Except he's not a native Cantonese speaker. Case closed.

[@blessings1063]

Literally no one in the comment said that and every comment similar to that are just fun jokes and games and wasn't even as bad as you make it seem. You just trying to make up shit to have something to complain about

[@lilgspirit]

Rakim8 actually mandarin is the worlds most difficult language, with over hundreds of thousands of characters.

[@lilgspirit]

Blessings i’m not complaining. i’m just trying to give the guy a hand for learning this difficult language that is hard for most non-natives to learn

[@TheWonderwoo]

Haha my aunt’s the lady who was completely unimpressed 😂😂😂

[@Rika936]

Really? Hehe😀

[@arrozconpollo118]

TheWonderwoo she a savage for that 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

[@wd4llegba560]

Probably because she thinks he's being a bit pretentious.

[@wd4llegba560]

Skrooge Lantay for expecting people to be wowed by it, you dork.

[@papazype]

WD4L Legba still more of a warm welcoming feeling to speak someone’s native language

[@scottarigot4003]

You are wonderful. Your kindness comes through regardless of what language you are speaking.

[@MrViciousway]

I have no idea why but this is wholesome. no clue why I like it, just watched 2 vids back to back lol. how do you speak so fast!!!!

[@lindsay_carv]

Everyone's so annoyed when he's asking a bunch of questions in english then they're all chill when he starts speaking Mandarin or Cantonese.

[@enderwiggins8248]

Lindsay Carvalho Você fala português? Acho que o seu nome tem origem português

[@jacobr4558]

Because it's more comfortable for them. Their English is very limited. It would be like if you had to speak Chinese all day then someone just starts a full conversation in English. You would do the same thing and let loose.

[@lindsay_carv]

@@enderwiggins8248 so consigo ler e escreve bem, mas sim sou português. Você está?

[@yurisucupira]

@@lindsay_carv Carvalho is a type of tree and wood, Sucupira aswell. In Portugal, it's common to have tree / wood names used as last / family names: Oliveira (olive tree), Limeira (lime / lemon tree), Laranjeira (orange tree), Pereira (pear tree), Macieira (apple tree), Pinheiro (pine tree), Figueira (fig tree), Figueiroa (a species of apple) and so on... I'm brazilian, but most brazilians have Portuguese ancestry, therefore my last name Sucupira. It's interesting to see someone like you, whose first language is English even though the family name is Portuguese.

[@lindsay_carv]

@@yurisucupira It's really not that interesting that I have a Portuguese name but only speak english. My grandparents are from the Azores, they came to Canada my dad never spoke portuguese he always responded in english for some reason. And when I was born they never spoke to me in Portuguese so I never picked it up. I can read it though and kinda write it (with some heavy help from Google translate) .

[@yoopark6965]

If god grant me one wish i choose to learn every single language on this planet from ancient to now edit- OMG i left this comment with 150 likes and now it's doin' numbers BTW if my wish got granted ,the person who trying to contact me will be that Ancient aliens dude XD

[@jmjosemora16]

YOO PARK wow thats a really good wish. I woulda wished for flying lol

[@REDORBLUESHORTS]

KikoMickey64 it’s better to wish for telekinesis if you want to fly because then you can move things with your mind while also moving yourself to fly

[@Shawdiee]

Same! Whenever people ask me what sort of power I want to have, it was to be completely fluent in every language to have ever existed

[@tomcheng660]

s2_chichan As soon as you do a Ted talk or something and become famous though, some random cult will think you’re either a witch or their God, and neither belief will lead to a good result 😂

[@Kolkwitziae]

Wow I also would wish for that

[@FeisworldMedia]

Just incredible watching these videos. We need more people like Xiao Ma to ease the pain we are living through right now as Asian immigrants. Thank you for your kindness

[@MrUWGC]

I dont know why this ended up in my recommended or why I enjoy this so much. But I cant stop watching these videos!

[@yurrye7243]

Attention if you drirect your self to the comment section you’ll find the most brain dead people on the earth one of which called Nelson Mandela a terrorist 😂😂 “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.” - Nelson Mandela

[@boobella899]

Except these were mostly women

[@MrGenedancingmachine]

"If you put a tyre around someone's neck and light it on fire, that person dies a horrible death" Winnie Mandela

[@romeotango58]

Quoting a terrorist is not a very smart move!

[@UberVike]

"If you fart, it stinks." -Nelson Stenchella

[@kmrskates]

@@boobella899 that's beside the point. That quote can be applied to all people. If Nelson actually said that, it was likely long before cultures became aware of the patriarchical verbiage when referring to people. Which also explains "mankind" rather than "humankind." Mankind means all people, just like the quote means all people, though it says "man" and "men"

[@scum3112]

Seems like everyone gets so interested and impressed when someone speaks their language. Super cool

[@bread9173]

Yep when I was greece and spoke fluent greek some of them were confused but became extremely open and impressed.

[@-RJ-hw6qq]

@Frost Bite, that's sad. I'm brazilian and when I see a tourist trying to speak portuguese, I always find really cool! Learning a new language is not easy.

[@WHADDDD]

Frost Bite It’s always funny to watch some idiot on the internet generalize Americans lol

[@scum3112]

Frost Bite don’t believe everything u see on the media. Not many people will degrade others for trying to speak English here. The news and media only capture the bad. I for one love to see people trying to speak English. If they can’t, so be it!

[@paulovitor9388]

@@-RJ-hw6qq That's true and because portuguese is one of the most hardest languages to learn it's cool seen foreing trying tô speak hahahah

[@ekatarina6869]

I live in Switzerland and Putonghua is my Major so I LOOOOVE your videos so much! I hope that someday I will be able to speak it as well as you do💫

[@abbeykaser7550]

It’s so sweet how they light up when he speaks their language! So cool!!

[@vicipedia]

my cantonese parents... i can hear them.... “how can this white boy speak better cantonese than you??” “um” “how can-“

[@xaq143]

My Mom's saw me watching this and said to me, "You should be ashamed of yourself! You look like an Ancient Chinese Buddha and this guy can speak Mandarin and Cantonese better than you!" OMG!!! So mean... Bwaaaahahahahahaha!!!

[@positivelydisliked]

Do your Cantonese parents like being referred to as yellow boy and yellow girl?

[@Dawid2235h]

Rutheless Truth wtf

[@positivelydisliked]

@@Dawid2235h how is it any different than white boy? Edit: or black guy black girl for that matter

[@vicipedia]

Rutheless Truth to be truthful? they’ve never told me their opinion on that, so i don’t really know. i don’t think they’d care much, though.

[@pkgamma]

3:15 that lady be thinking “what did my magic grape do to that white guy” lmao

[@ghostwrench2292]

Lol! Best response!!

[@sultanamiasmatic]

HAHAHAHA

[@gesshugh9976]

It looks like a commercial. White guy eats fruit starts speaking Chinese. All he's missing is an energetic pose.

[@iamsofia3782]

Lmao

[@twotwentietwo]

Laoshu pased away, broke my heart... so here i am. i miss him so much. another youtuber that spoke many languages. i had to search youtube for others like him so i found you!

[@belingonza318]

They all loved him. He put smiles on their faces hearing him speak.

[@WhiteTUnknown]

Learning languages is plus. Everyone’s respect for you suddenly shoots through the roof.

[@Windir91]

Speak to someone in your language goes to their head, speak to someone in their language goes straight to their heart

[@Windir91]

@Silent Hill Warrior 5 just look at the video, the chinese became more engaging and happy when he spoke mandarin instead of just speaking english

[@naritruwireve1381]

I don't think I've ever seen someone not Chinese speak Chinese in real life before, so if someone did, I'd be impressed as hell lol I also heard it can be difficult to learn for English speakers

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

Earthshine even a few words can make a difference :)

[@user-ug6lh4tm3m]

Shame it doesn’t go the other way when English is the second language .

[@theoffspringguy]

I don't subscribe to many KZbinrs bc they expect attention for not doing shit but just found your channel and as an American who moved from NYC to Vietnam a couple years ago and struggling to learn the language I have a lot of respect (and envy haha) for you man. Cool vids.

[@multiplepassions3694]

Love your vids and i like that you actually spend money at these small businesses and not just wasting their time

[@tomnguyen4807]

when a white man speaks Chinese in Chinatown, everyone stared

[@killmyvibejestiet965]

Chris Miller same with a black man they start to giggle lol

[@wendydragon6178]

hahahaha

[@Tingling10]

Chris Miller When I walk down speaking my broken mandarin, people gave me that “That woman is dumb” look. I speak English better than Mandarin because I only learn Mandarin as I grew up through ears.

[@yitmenchin3556]

Those poor old Chinese ladies lol. They can understand Mandarin and Cantonese but they are actually speaking Toisanese, the og Chinese in nyc.

[@Ladeliciadelinda]

Yitmen Chin haha that’s right taishanese is the predominate dialect with older Chinese immigrants. A lot to do with how Mainland China was mostly closed off until the 1980s. The first Chinese immigrants during the late 1800’s came from Kaiping. Then it switched to predominately people from Hong Kong immigrating in the mid 1900s... hence Cantonese.

[@manalittlesis]

Me Malaysian Toisanese 🤟

[@May-may-1475]

my bfs familys dialect is this one! theyre from guangdong and a small village (wen lao? mun lao? im not sure because my canto is garbage)

[@RaymondHng]

Yitmen Chin Toisanese and Cantonese are mutually intelligible to an extent since they are variants of Yue whereas Cantonese and Mandarin are not mutually intelligible.

[@SkaterOrnez]

@@Ladeliciadelinda what's the difference between toisanese and taishanese?

[@BPSchauhan]

When You speak people's language - The Joy and Happiness is immense ! How happy are All there !

[@mr_j0hn8]

It makes me so happy to see just everyone smiling from the surprise

[@titsforhits]

This must be so satisfying for Xiaoma haha I would go to the market every single day if I spoke fluent Mandarin what a THRILL

[@HandlelessTML]

Every single day, why?

[@psychotropictraveler514]

@@HandlelessTML because it would be cool as frick that's why

[@RF_20]

And then all shopkeepers would recognize you and no "surprise" reactions

[@erikrivera6254]

This kid does so much for the world by just speaking to people who we would normally dismiss. Love to see their smiles when he bust out the lingo. Priceless. Good human.

[@coypu2005]

We don’t dismiss them. They’re here working, making money and enjoying their life. 😑😑

[@razoredge8284]

@@coypu2005 working sure, but they obviously aren't making much money. That's why its so cool that Xiaoma supports these smaller shops and businesses. He's literally a local celebrity in Chinatown at this point.

[@DriftWood40]

I love watching the barriers drop instantly when he starts speaking Chinese. Must be so satisfying.

[@BIX-18827DCM]

Wow these videos are so different from your current videos, the energy level is on 10x

[@xblueberryicex]

She said "my Mandarin isn't as good as yours and I'm Chinese" lol Love that the merchants get a kick out of this. Brightens their day, as you do mine :)

[@oahuhawaii2141]

Merchant spoke a different dialect, Cantonese. Another person tried Taiwanese on him.

[@scottc9100]

It’s crazy, this has changed my whole perception of Chinese people, from my ignorance they seem cold and distant. The minute they hear you speak their language they light up and are so kind and complimentary. The instant respect and admiration they have because you’ve learned their language is so cool

[@ebenham1713]

dude, you must be the most loved person ever by all these Chinese ladies, the look on their faces is so beautiful to see them smile and light up like that.

[@marijamusic9259]

I love how you support the locals and then speak their language. You make them feel welcomed in this crazy American world! Bravo Xiaoman to you!

[@tosevlee2164]

I just love the way he sounds while speaking Chinese.

[@darrinwatts9229]

Then move to china. Shitloads of ppl there speak it

[@user-cv5dq8tb4g]

小马很享受被华人夸奖普通话很好

[@DogeSargeant]

@@darrinwatts9229 who hurt you?

[@blackermomba2983]

DARRIN WATTS 😂 savage

[@TexboyGamer]

F.B.I Agent go back to reddit

[@belsnickel9568]

Chinese Bystanders: They’re evolving!!!

[@mortenvinding]

I love how much Chinese are so proud of their language .it’s so great. I love these vids

[@MattRodyMedia]

Love your videos so much! You are such an inspiration to learn new languages!!

[@frankparent463]

"What's your name?" "What about my little sister?"

[@tl275]

because it sounded like the latter xd

[@katieg3461]

That was funny 😄

[@Zetiqz]

*starts fight*

[@mike-0451]

:/ thonk that’s, without a doubt, a Chinese moment

[@aliciasheridan1477]

Mandarin really be like that doe

[@joestrandelldoteth]

“Wow, an American who grew up in China?” 🤣

[@estelaangeles2346]

A Japanese who grew up in Usa but his parents are american

[@hassankhan]

Man! Everytime KZbin algorithm put him up, my heart and soul is all 🙏🌟🙌💕👍🏼

[@ScrotieBoogerballsMc]

Xiaoma has an infectious positivity that is hard to not watch . Thank you , Xiaoma

[@clintbeastwood6149]

Out here buying stuff he don’t need just to practice that’s wassup

[@vein9823]

Support small businesses 👍

[@charlieodom9107]

"My mandarin isn't even as good as yours, and I'm Chinese!" Hilarious!

[@dsalab]

Love watching your videos. I like it when the people discover you speak their language. They just light up. You are pretty good looking and those jeans fit you nicely! 😳

[@joannekucks4343]

It’s a simple premise on your channel but you are so respectful of the people you meet that I feel like you are the best American ambassador. How about learning Farsi and speaking to Iranians? 🥰☕️🍩

[@lovesthebass]

I love when they are like "I'm Chinese and your Mandarin is better than mine." LOL.

[@xittaqiu1851]

hha☺

[@vir042]

lots of chinese dont speak perfect mandarin so its not that strange, would be like expecting everyone in europe to speak perfect english :P

[@Freyasdragon]

lovesthebass FACTSSS

[@eileenzm0911]

His pronunciation isn’t quite perfect all the time, but his theory in the speech is quite good

[@swiftyyy870]

@@vir042 yeh it's because there's so many different languages so depending where you're from you will have a completely different language but Mandarin is basically their English since it's most common.

[@daddio89]

Hey man, long-time fan. This is EXACTLY the type of video I've always wanted to see from you. I enjoy your videos showing Americans things like K-Pop stars etc, but this - you love of Chinese culture of the beautiful language - is where you shine brightest. Your humbleness and appreciation for the language is what we love. Please consider doing more like this, perhaps even interviews with local Chinese business owners, asking them about how their neighborhood in NYC has changed since they first arrive, their perception of white Americans, their favorite foods, movies, etc

[@terencehill687]

No more China culture after Mao's revolution

[@manofgod6250]

Preach!

[@breadaduckingbeast653]

you probably wont read this but you are one of the the reason that motivates me to learn my third language so i just wanted to thank you for inspiring me. Keep up the good work👍 sry for bad english im from germany

[@flicks28]

I had to learn Mandarin in grad school to graduate but just to a business level and that was a struggle. I even went to Beijing for a year to help make some progression. Your Mandarin is incredible and makes me want to study again. You can experience so much more by knowing the language, but you and your friends are the best Ive seen out of foreigners and Ive seen alot who have studied. Congrats.