Xiaoma Surprises EVERYONE by Speaking Chinese (Full Documentary, Part 1)

[@xiaomanyc]

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[@saberruntv]

so in chinese that's true. is Ya sure,

[@ralphhudson6988]

So when a guy wakes up in the morning, is it english that comes to mind as you start the day buddy??

[@saberruntv]

@@ralphhudson6988 doesn't mean shit. xD I'm french and when I think/Dream it's in english. that's the multilingual brain. sometimes you even think in multiple language in the same sentence

[@drewbase]

Now I know that surprising them with your skills is what the script is, but I would love to see the question asked to the Chinese people you meet in America: “how is life for you different in America versus China?” Building bridges

[@WSElC1WS]

It's make me happy to see the immediate difference in the atmosphere when you speak their language. They gain that sense of comfort and ease. Hope to see more soon 🙏

[@speakstheobvious5769]

Trying to get ideas across a language barrier is very frustrating, and no one wants to look dumb. Being able to communicate effectively with others definitely helps to relieve tension.

[@grangerblues3145]

THIS, I was getting my nails done at a Korean run place, but as a Caucasian in Australia, obvi, they spoke in English to me. The 1st 30 mins of my appointment was quiet and my nail tech didn't seem to want to have small talk with me, then I randomly asked her if it had been busy lately in Korean and she lightened up, asked me about my Christmas plans and seemed a lot more comfortable in general. Honestly, my biggest advice is, if you know you're entering a business run/staffed with people that all speak the language you're learning, (if you're comfortable) speak it from the start, if not, do what this guy does and slide it into the conversation to test the waters.

[@SkIzOjImBo]

​@@grangerblues3145 you're right. It's sooo heartwarming to see them becoming so friendly when you can have a interaction with them 😊

[@thinking8736]

nice meme coin

[@cxrmodz_yt]

this comment though 🙏🙏🙏

[@isthisagoodyoutubehandle]

The purple haired lady @ 51:00 -ish is honestly the funniest person I've seen on this channel (sorry Xiaoma lol) Honestly might be the reason I get serious about my language learning. There's so many cool and interesting people you'll never really get to meet otherwise.

[@rainycakes]

Yes! I was watching thinking this lady should have a stand up comedy show, she is absolutely hilarious.

[@BillyJoeBob-tv6co]

She's my favorite too, I watch this weekly

[@mehreenn]

Ive seen her on tiktok before with her son, shes hilarious 🤣🤣

[@Bryan921SS1]

The nail tech was so sweet, we are so far from our homes so we work hard, what a wonderful way to sum up the Chinese people as a whole!!

[@ANA.sees.the.World12]

43:08 This part makes me want to cry. What a great way to thank those in the neighborhood who works so hard. They didn’t want to accept your gift.

[@The_Keeper]

Well, you should remember one thing here. While yes it was A LOT of money, there is another reason for them trying their best to give it back; It is considered VERY rude in most of China to accept a gift if you haven't refused to take it *at least* 3 times. Heck some places you basically have to staple the gift to the person and run away so they can't give it back. Usually there is an exception for New Years gifts, but in this case it was probably too much for them to accept it as a regular new years gift.

[@julianneg5051]

Everyone of them said “too much” for the $1000 tip. It made me cry. I hope they all made it through.

[@kerrin6633]

$5000

[@chexcollects]

@@kerrin6633$5000 total, $1000 each.

[@brendanlucas6830]

​@@kerrin6633it was $5000 in total split 5 ways between 5 different restaurants

[@bylightYT]

She said 1000 because it was 1000 for each one of them @kerrin6633

[@dannyphantom121]

$1000 isn’t that much money but there’s a specific kind of people here in the US that would rob them for that much, u know what kind of people I’m talking about.

[@axsdeny]

OMG, Michael's mother is a riot. She's hilarious. What a fun person.

[@MaxT-bx5so]

She looks like crazy

[@generaldzaster2022]

@@MaxT-bx5so Lol wrong

[@treble8921]

@@MaxT-bx5so "I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are." - Alice

[@robertsmithers9059]

@@MaxT-bx5so - Crazy in a good way! Sexy and funny....

[@KaladinVegapunk]

The mom is the best person he ever met hahah, besides maybe the Tibetan dude in the restaurant who learned Spanish and English, the Chinese grandpa they met at the shop joking about punching them, theres a few legends

[@jarbor7898]

Michael's mom is the BEST! I saw the original and this repost. She cracks me up every time!!! She is AWESOME!!!

[@Arsenic71]

Two guys saying, let's get our nails done... never fails to make me grin. Learning foreign languages is the best way to world peace.

[@dr.wheezy3787]

Literally read this comment like 3 seconds before they said it in the video 😂 the timing was perfect and i couldn’t agree with you more

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

Henry Kissenger spoke multiple languages so that blows your theory out the water

[@Arsenic71]

@@ibrahim-sj2cr He didn't use them though...

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

@@Arsenic71 Mussolini also spoke italian english french and german

[@LiveLaughLovecraft]

@@ibrahim-sj2crdepends on your intent. He was a bad person.

[@timlloyd1454]

@55:00 i LOVE that lady in the nail salon she's hilarious😂😂

[@karsynsanchez3901]

shes got agreat sense of humor lol

[@captaingrizzly9511]

that lady is a trip

[@josiahmcmullin2545]

Michael's mom is literally the best. 😂

[@5ino3vil]

it feels like you take a culture that maybe feels unseen, non appreciated or whatever it might be, and by just simply learning the language you help it be seen, understood by others and create an instant connection with people. its amazing!!! you make me wanna learn just so i can better connect with people!! maybe one day you will learn tagalog? Its pretty easy. in the philippines theres a lot of dialects, you would have endless fun!

[@georget4936]

Comoesta po??😂

[@MsAirnation]

I desperately want to learn filipino and/or tagalog. there are so many Filipino workers in the harder jobs in my company and I want to be able to talk to them properly!

[@wolfe6819]

He did Tagalog in a vid 2 years ago!

[@Farticuno69]

I've been learning Mandarin for about a year now, and your videos have been so helpful for learning conversational Chinese cadence and conversational flow outside of my lessons. Thanks for putting these all in a compilation for us

[@willmhooper9715]

Can I ask where you learn Mandarin? I know Xiaomanyc offers lessons, but I would love to be somewhat fluent in it.

[@Farticuno69]

@@willmhooper9715 I've been using a couple of different things. Pimsleur has been the main course, and I did it every day for about 6 months until I finished the 6 lesson plans. I supplemented it with a lot of free Chinese vocab resources (youtube videos on colloquial phrases, free online flashcards, etc). I live in a major city, and once I started feeling confident in it, I enrolled myself in a once-a-week course at a local college for intermediate mandarin. I also work an in industry where quite a few of my coworkers are Chinese, either immigrants or first generational, and have a few friends as well that speak it, and my colleagues/friends are always willing to have me practice with them over lunch or when we hang out. The two biggest things that have helped me are 1. Prioritizing consistency. Just do the lessons every day, even if you don't want to. I just made sure to do my lessons and PAID for Pimsleur so I would feel more obligated to do it. Also, if you're in a community or live in an area where there is a population that speaks Chinese, try to make a semi-routine of using the language there and asking for feedback. If you're humble and show interest, people tend to respond with respect and helpfulness and you get "real-world" experience 2. Exposure to media. Watch youtube videos, even if you don't really understand them, that are in Chinese with English subtitles. You'll learn a lot of 'proper' Chinese from your coursework, but hearing people speak colloquially gives you a lot more insights on day-to-day dialogue.

[@TC4loveandlife]

Good job! You got this

[@goddessofidk4394]

​@@willmhooper9715 You'll need to get 2000 lashings to be fluent 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

[@hawukk4866]

@@willmhooper9715 hope this is still useful but if you can find places nearby that are known for their chinese population that's a good starting point for conversation and practicing. For like, studying I recommend just listening to music and watching videos in the language, that's been really helpful for me. And make "word banks", like lists of words, then group them into categories and review them every now and then. Hope this helped!!!

[@Beckywiththegoodhair9]

This is the BEST video I have seen in a long long time! It's so heartwarming to see how gracious these people are to receive this gift. I bet it felt great to do this for them.

[@Antidepressiva1980]

Everytime these people lighten up and open their hearts is amazing to see. Please never stop doing what you do.

[@UncleBubba]

Michael's mom in the nail bar made me laugh - she's pure gold :D

[@spatz813]

You can't make long vids like this man. I got things to do with my day haha.

[@tyesoncollins331]

I started watching at 1am and I’m still here near the end 💀😂

[@GPbSWAGGINit]

I watched from 6:30 am til 9:30. And i drive for uber. Now i can’t drive early. 😅

[@jayzell3687]

I think the way it brightens up people's day when you're speaking to, for example someone who speaks Cantonese and has only generally hears it from other individuals who moved to the US? That's incredible, and your videos have inspired me to retry learning a new language. Thank you for being a positive force in YT; especially with your video during COVID, my close friend is from Korea and I would wait for her at the train stop we both took to class, and ride with her back to her car because the issues were so indiscriminate at those times it was better safe than sorry sadly enough. But things have gotten better and thank you for all the amazing and uplifting/inspiring content? Dankeschön mein Freund!

[@sample.text.]

Just showing some effort in learning a community's language opens up so many avenues to meet people and accelerate your learning. Xiaoma is clearly a pro at this but even with just knowing a few words and showing interest you will instantly feel welcomed. Open yourself up to different cultures and the reward will be everlasting.

[@euan1234]

I love the interaction at the Dim Sum restaurant with Jillian (1hr 29) - with the dishes flying about, the frantic ordering, the waitresses all reacting to you both... and then the camera pans to the single customer sitting at the table wondering what on earth is happening!

[@SkIzOjImBo]

Hi Xiaoma! I'm autistic and by watching your videos, I discovered I can learn languages easily 😮 I'm a french canadian native from the old people. You inspired me. I've learned spanish and portuguesse in 3 month and I'm now learning japanesse and it goes well. My best skill is learning EVERYTHING but, I didn't knew I could learn languages so fast so thanks to you! Happy new years and happy life to you! Thank you again! Merci l'ami! Arigato gozaimasu! Gracias amigo!

[@KattNipTrickshotz]

what does being autistic have anything to do with what you said please stop

[@SkIzOjImBo]

@@KattNipTrickshotz when I was 16yo, a 12yo kid from a "heavier specter" was in my class. Some of us have better a memory and learn at a very high rate. So please, stop on go educate yourself.

[@KattNipTrickshotz]

@@SkIzOjImBo I did not ask for ur life story seek help

[@foxtrotstudios2958]

@@KattNipTrickshotzyou need to seek help for degrading people for sharing something about themselves. Go learn empathy.

[@AdamnobbyEden]

_What we have here, is _*_success_*_ to communicate_ 💯

[@JosephShaffer-o1o]

I have been married to a very beautiful Chinese woman for 4 years now, and I’m trying to learn mandarin I’m try hard she is teaching me . I also been to China 🇨🇳 to visit her family. China 🇨🇳 is amazing the people are amazing and really nice 😊

[@PowerKorrupts]

@38:17 What a heartfelt gift & she was Soooo thankful! I love this channel!

[@TheAlienpope]

The moments you have all those restaurants Chinese new year envelopes still has to be my favorite video of yours. Wendy especially seems so sweet! Wish i lived close by and could help by ordering food from there.

[@legendary39500]

I would love to see an entire video of just fan encounters you’ve had around the world over the years!

[@stealthy7]

Smiling from ear to ear...seen all your videos but to put them all together like this is great. Really heartwarming stuff. I love the way Chinese women, young and old are so bold and happy to talk to a stranger without any inhibitions. Strong and independent people. Cheers from Manchester, UK

[@ATXtralife]

At home glued to couch with a wicked head cold… this was the happiness and good energy I needed today ありがとうございました (mandarin is the next one to tackle so take some nihongo as a neighbor thank you)

[@EmilyKimMartin]

You, alongside other amazing people like Laoshu (R.I.P.) have made me really enjoy language learning. It inspired me to actually stop procrastinating and learning Korean so I could be closer to my father's side of the family :)

[@bobegunsgaming]

You guys are doing a great thing for those people. I love how the older people love their culture and how excited they get to see a younger person speaking their language. Hopefully some of their kids are watching and taking note.

[@sebastiangarciav9685]

I really love people's reaction when speaking their language. I am from Colombia so my native language is Spanish, yesterday in fact my family and I were in a turist town and we meet three people from Irleand, but they didn't think I could speak English so it was totally surprising... So far I can speak Spanish, English, Chinese Mandarin, Portuguese, Italian and I am starting to learn French, Russian and German (Chinese and Russian are my favorite)..

[@MrWheezyE420]

I always love the reaction the lady has 25:19. She comes out looking for a Chinese person, sees Xiaoma and keeps looking for the person that ordered. Then the nearly falling over reaction once he speaks gets me every time.

[@billyjor7617]

Ari I love your videos. I swear everytime I watch them I get a huge smile on my face. Keep doing what you’re doing, never stop learning more languages ❤

[@bradleyrollins63]

Every time I see one of your posts I fall right into the rabbit hole…. Love seeing the way you interact with so many different cultures and how happy it makes them. Keep em coming.

[@ruthanneperry1623]

It is amazing how friendly the people are . I have seen several other YTubers who feature eating in the far east and they also are greeted in simular positive manner s

[@technodaisy18]

This long video plus extra clips is fantastic! So inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

[@heidiiiiiiii]

I love their excitement and appreciation for being able to speak with you.

[@markus1701]

I don't know any other youtuber making so many people smile.... all are happy, fascinated...

[@GoGoGooey]

Yes! It is so refreshing ❤

[@yjaraganicrcchannel780]

Can talk in any language is A gift....that make your world is full with color.... amazing 👏👏👏

[@miguelangelaltamiranooliva6854]

Being still so young...your language ability in the not easy Mandarin Chinese language is truly amazing!! Wow, listening to you speak makes you sound like a resident of a Chinese Village!!

[@cathyking8013]

i just discovered your channel and am hooked. your language skills are amazing and you can see the reactions are so funny but you are right when you speak to someone in their language makes a big difference.

[@Wulfzz]

That grandma in Taiwan felt so nice and welcoming

[@kapill8990]

learning another persons native language is such a huge thing to everyone. immediately it shows the willingness to learn and give them the best first impression you can almost give, most people will respect you just from that. and you do it so very well. been watching for years and years man, keep it up.

[@MIYDNA]

Xiaoma giving us an extended version - thank you bro 👏🏼

[@ginytucker3160]

Awesome video! Thank you for all your patience. I think everyone should learn Chinese ♥

[@purpleteriyaki]

Really enjoy the Chinese speaking videos I love the way they are all shocked 😂

[@RogerLedford-h7p]

That was wonderful to watch…I love their reactions…they’re all so impressed with your Mandarin.

[@hindsightapparel]

Michaels's mom's reaction gets me everytime LOL!!!

[@loriquinn2850]

I have been watching your videos for a couple of years and it is always a hoot to see the reactions. You bring joy to every situation and have such a wonderful nature that makes watching even better. I took French in college and easily learned the language. Firstly, I feel that you would have an easy time learning French [if you dont already know it;) and wonder why you dont speak it on your channel. Secondly, I have just begun teaching myself Aramaic and it is not as easy as French. Can you recommend a study guide that is clear and concise. Blessings to your family, Lori

[@Gaeilgeoir]

12:23 The slo-mo replay still gets me!! 😂😂

[@BoycottHollywood]

37:00 is endearing! Everybody was so proud and said you tipped too much and tried to return the tip. The opposite of that other group where it's never enough and would hurt you for much less.

[@GRIM_DROWNED]

thank you for this i swear you spreading the Chinese culture is so inspiring and helping our Chinese citizens feel more appreciated in our culture amazing work

[@gzhang207]

Xiao Ma didn't just show case his Chinese skills, but also help the Chinese restaurants he patronized during the covid time when there was little business. He gave them the red envelope (cash) during the Chinese New Year. All these vendors weren’t used to receiving such large tipping.

[@rogerhare7886]

Greatest hits. Never gets old. Laoshu would be proud. ❤

[@Scottinuk]

Level up 😊

[@shonamcg]

The giving money to restaurants really moved me because with every single one they already knew your name, already had a great relationship with them, instead of like other youtubers just finding random places for views, but genuinely deserving and kind businesses you love and want to support❤❤

[@RyderChiang]

I love how he uses the benefit of learning a new language to spread joy . Tysm for the videos!

[@miyamagoo]

The nail tech saying that they work hard is the most honest thing ever♥️

[@nana2five790]

I love how once they know someone can speak their language they open up,to you. I only wish I could understand different languages and learn to speak them! Love these videos. It just shows how we all just want to be able to communicate with each other!

[@kbee1735]

I just chuckle all the while watching your videos!! You sure throw everyone off when you chat in their languages!! 😂😂❤🇨🇦

[@craigsphilippines466]

Man !! I am an Australian, we have a million Chinese here, but you crack me up, the woman who did your nails, she is priceless, I had no idea how amazing these people are, I was a bit naive and not supportive of the Chinese here, you are changing my opinion, and I will learn Mandarin I think, which is spoken like most ? Mandarin or Cantonese ?, oh ! and I am 63, never too late to learn right ? I lived in Asia , the Philippines, I speak Tagalog

[@wisdomcloud57]

My parents are from different Chinese dialect group. From young, my parents speak to us in their dialect. It was reinforced by the people we interact with in our daily life. I ended up communicating with my father, my siblings and the neighbourhood kids in my father's dialect. I speak to my maternal grandparents, my aunts, uncles and cousins in my mother's dialect. To this day, the maternal side of my family are amazed at how we switch between the two dialects when speaking in tbeir presence. We tried doing this with my niece and nephew but with English being the main language used all around us, they aren't willing to learn. Regrettably they only understand a few words of both dialects. However tbey are now young adults and with more exposure to people in the community, tbey might start speaking these dialects.

[@kyleslifestyle8541]

50:27 She will always be my favorite encounter on your channel. You should drop back in and visit her!! Such a funny lady!

[@dbgaming87]

3 and half hours of Xiaoma Yes please

[@dannyphantom121]

*mr Kung Pao Chicken

[@bloodydamnbooseyo]

Bro, sooooo good! 3.5 hour compilation?? I’m in!! Much luv xxx

[@kyral8958]

The funniest part of this clip starts at the 2:39:00. That nail tech is frigging hilarious! Her son has a cool mom. And she's right. Don't gossip about the customers. I get my nails done at a few Vietnamese places, but they always think I'm Chinese. I don't correct them to see how they communicate. If they talk badly about their customers, I never go back.

[@M.Cunningham]

It's so great to here you connect with the Chinese community and other languages and how lovely they are and appreciate you. 👏❤️

[@wulfrickackerman9453]

I have been to Taiwan this week for work and the only thing I can say in chinese is "Nihao" and "Xiexie", but I tried my best to say it whenever I can. People are really happy when you try to speak their language.

[@Heyimbilliejo]

I love the atmosphere and how sweet the people are! I hope these businesses and restaurants stay open :)

[@sukrull381]

Wow by far the funniest and coolest lady i've ever seen on your vids ....Great lady !

[@Gameguruammo]

I LOVE Wendy. Her business was definitely hurting and you can feel her gratefulness. I hope they made it through the pandemic and thank you @xiaomanyc for the blessing you gave her.

[@miguimau]

54:19 Your friend's wife is hilarious, I have watched that clip like three times and she always cracks me up. Thanks for the compilation, it's so heartwarming.

[@steveocho]

That's his friend's mom btw

[@kushagrabahuguna6217]

It's very cool seeing how people are put at ease when speaking their familial native language. 16:17 You can see how this man changes in a span of a second from uncomfortable and self-conscious to smiling and expressive

[@KevinPhilpott-k3m]

I must make a trip to this Wendy and try her food. She seems like such a wonderful person, and I would love to support her business.

[@clover-vq2rt]

Videos like these show how important it is for us to bridge cultural gaps. You can tell how immediate their comfort is when you speak in their language, plus it's so interesting how some of them speak english back almost to return the favour ^v^

[@lonniemoody5318]

Dude you have inspired my 16 yr old son to learn Chinese ur definitely amazing in my book ... keep up the great videos dude 👍

[@rca6576]

That lady in the nail shop is a TRIP~ ! I love her!

[@racerxdag1]

Thanks!

[@Scottinuk]

I’ve learned so much about Chinese culture from watching your videos. It’s inspired me to learn Mandarin!

[@garden2356]

❤ your inspirational, fun and educational videos. Im just starting my language journey. It's so rewarding when I discover that i understand new words spoken outside the classroom

[@vegasimplant9219]

Awesome job 🙏🏾 And the nail salon.....I was just cracking up when she found out you spoke the language. I was in tears laughing 🤣😄🤣

[@LoneWolfed]

I'm addicted to watching your videos. So heartwarming, and funny.

[@nyx836]

no because these videos literally make me so happy fr

[@notthebees4931]

I love seeing these. Makes me miss Laoshu. Level up!

[@DannyDeVito-p5y]

Windy, the salt of the Earth people, so pure and such good hearts. Its her and her kind that bring glory to all of their people. World is made so much more beautiful by such amazing souls.

[@franktuckwell196]

Loved the neck snapping when you and Gavin start exchanging languages adding more to the list and catches them all out. Funny, but they instantly change when they realise you understand ALL. Great harmless Pranking.

[@Ones2Cents]

I really love the fact you understand compliment to humble response!

[@Arthur-ek7nd]

I work as a cashier in FL and I have many customers who speak a wide range of languages. I have always learned small bits of languages as a hobby, so I have a wide range of greetings and basics in many languages. There are many customers who are regulars specifically because of that. It really opens people up when you can speak just a little of their native tongue. It's funny too, that I speak fluent Spanish as a white guy, and I work with a 3rd generation Latino guy who doesn't know any. All the Latinos go up to him speaking Spanish for help, and he just points to me and I help them. They are always super confused and surprised. One of my customers is South African, and when I first interacted with him and heard his accent I was like, "Ag jy is 'n Afrikaner? Ek kon lanklaas Afrikaans praat." (Oh you're an African? I haven't gotten to speak Afrikaans in a long time.) and he lit up with a smile and his face was beaming. He said "I have lived in America for nearly 10 years now and you're the first person who didn't assume I was Australian or British! How did you know that I'm South African!?". I explained that White South Africans pronounce their A's way differently from Europeans and Australians since Afrikaans is a Dutch hybrid language. Now he exclusively comes to my store if he needs something. Languages are a great tool to have in everyday life.

[@rachelmoore1974]

What a humble and beautiful people! I love how they don't want to accept the money and insist it's too much even though they really need it.

[@masterofcents.8175]

That’s a lot of work putting all of this together. Thank you for your time. It’s a great video…

[@lostmypicks]

I started learning Spanish because of your channel. Im Such a slow learner but I'm going to stick with it

[@paulwells782]

Lol, the 2nd manicure was the best ever!! Loved that episode.

[@NCF80]

Michael’s mum is iconic 😂

[@ahboonahboon8355]

totally agreed...so sporting..so funny..❤

[@brockryan3405]

19:57 I have always liked that old woman. She genuinely wants the best for Xiaoma.

[@markmorrissey2474]

You are an inspiration to anyone trying to learn any language ❤ I'm going to try learn Chinese best of luck in the future lots off love Dublin. Your Irish trip over here you didn't get the weather 😅 take care

[@Rnzlr]

@Xiaomanyc I love your videos and I'm always looking forward to the next one! I have one request - could you have the name and location of the restaurants you visited in the description? I would love to visit them and try the dishes you ordered! Thanks!

[@star-stuff]

I'd absolutely love to have the ability to learn a new language, especially Chinese, Mandarin, etc. I love the look on their faces after they realise you know they just dissed you in their language! Priceless!

[@ImKloud9]

I've subscribed to your channel for so long and I just noticed that its not XIAOMAN (small man) but its XIAOMA 😅. But Im amazed at how many languages you learned in a small amount of time and also you're like Goku. Correct me if Im wrong but you ate at multiple restaurants and still say you're still hungry...makes me even crave Wanton noodles just by watching you eat. 🔥🔥🔥 You keep doing what you're doing and its really a great impression worldwide. ❤❤❤

[@theways07]

And I’m an Asian guy and spoke English. No one was surprised😂

[@trevors7646]

Michaels nail mom is by far the best character ever

[@ChowdahHead]

Chinese people are some of the hardest working people in the world.