White Guy Orders Chinese Food in Mexico in Mandarin, Spanish, Cantonese

I’m living in the small town of Tulum, Mexico and recently I decided to try the town’s only Chinese restaurant. So I went and ordered in English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Cantonese. The food was amazing! And it was really great to have a funny and interesting conversation with the owners of the restaurant. It was also really cool to experience Mexican Chinese food for the first time, which as a branch of Chinese Latino food more generally actually proved to be really delicious. Stay tuned with my videos as I’m practicing a whole bunch of languages here in Tulum!
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[@Luke-sx1xe]

I think it is funny that they call him a genius, when they can also speak Spanish, Chinese and English...

[@GlennTheSadMarinersFan]

Think it is a small shade on Americans :)

[@nomnoomz]

@@GlennTheSadMarinersFan yep :)

[@Gessleboy]

I would say that genius is a deliberate translation error

[@lucky1u]

Yes, I think he is super smart as well, but I think its funny when other people who can speak just as many languages start saying that to him. I know it's because he has the accent down, that's what throws them beyond his language skills alone.

[@Darkslide820]

It's the lower expectation of being a white American. I throw out two words in Chinese and everyone says omg omg omg, meanwhile they're speaking 4 languages/dialects perfectly. I think it's because if you're a white American everyone else just speaks English to you, so when you show you've put in the effort to learn another language, even only a little bit, they are surprised and/or appreciative.

[@delkor2973]

"Your boyfriend is pretty cool for speaking all these languages" Mate, you're a Chinese in Mexico speaking Spanish and English in a business setting. That is hella impressive 😎

[@officialmai]

Would he be considered Mexican, Chinese, or both? [If he was born there.]

[@yesyes628]

@@officialmai his nationality would be Mexican and his ethnicity would be Chinese, if his parents are Mexican and Chinese then his ethnicity would also be mexican

[@Glassandcandy]

@@yesyes628 “Mexican” isn’t an ethnicity. It’s only a nationality. Most Mexican nationals have mixed ethnic backgrounds of primarily Spanish, indigenous, African and German descent. People don’t realize that Latin American countries are just as diverse as America is. All countries in the Western Hemisphere have this kind of multi-ethnic populace, with America and Canada actually bring the less diverse ones compared to central and South American states. Ffs, Peru used to have a dictator who was a first generation Japanese immigrant- Alberto Fujimori. True shit, Google it lol

[@yesyes628]

@@Glassandcandy uh cool

[@yesyes628]

@@Glassandcandy yeah that makes sense thanks

[@mahbtiu]

The restaurant owner is no less of a genius than Xiaoma himself. He speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, English and Spanish. #Respect :)

[@wendyz4171]

And most likely Toisanese too because that Cantonese accent sound so strong

[@mahbtiu]

@@wendyz4171 Now that you've mentioned it I can slightly recognize his Cantonese accent is not 100% similar to that of those from Hong Kong

[@zwickzack]

Also runs his own business in a foreign country.

[@mahbtiu]

@John Paul He definitely has a incredible knack for learning languages!

[@piinkytokes2790]

@Dan Cheung daaaaamn.! You beat me to it 🙆🏻‍♂️.. the owners are hella smart, 3-5 languages spoken by em and they only call him a genius, NOPE SIR, YOU YOURSELF is a GENIUS as well.!!! Ps. Business Shop Owners 😆

[@jteeepeee]

The first guy was really trying to practice his English with you. It goes both ways. You gotta let the people practice with you too.

[@ShadowLynx777]

That's something my German and Japanese teachers would tell the class, if you're visiting and they hear you speak English, they won't let you practice your German or Japanese, because they'll want to practice their English on you lol

[@mattsapero1896]

This is heavily edited down. He just didn’t show all of that, I’m sure.

[@MisterDibitybopty]

Exactly, it works both ways. You speak Spanish and they speak English - win win! ;D

[@mynewname7830]

@@MisterDibitybopty It works best if it goes in the same language both ways, in this case English. Then you can actively hear words from a native speaker. That's at least my experience learning different languages.

[@asmrsleepy215]

Yup idk why he got nervous / jellies 😂

[@TomWatkinsTV]

He even laughs in Cantonese

[@legitgaming4u204]

lol

[@arcadianrs]

*raffs in cantonese

[@xXAlexbXx-hl9nf]

@@arcadianrs GAHAHHAHAHAHH

[@whathello5867]

@@arcadianrs bruh😂

[@stephenvance6548]

His girlfriend laughed like heheheh

[@scatt9944]

If I had one superpower i would want to be fluent in every language that exists.

[@Zaiburos]

It would be much better to be super smart because then your able to learn all languages and you get the added bonus of being good at everything else too.

[@iDREAMtv203]

You already have it just havent tapped into that yet

[@Zaiburos]

@@iDREAMtv203 just being able to use 100% of your brain's power

[@just2skilledx19]

Ong

[@SPW812]

Don’t dream, just do it.

[@user-tl9sj3kq2g]

Found it funny he tried to impress them with his mandarin and they were like, that’s cool bro. DO YOU WANT RICE OR NOODLES!!

[@Jay-qt6xu]

Chinese people are business first

[@dee_lulu]

RICE OR NOODLES? "Just add whatever." SPICY OR NOT? I dont even remember if Xiaoma replied to that 😂

[@pluce2474]

Business first

[@jasonwill5949]

My Chinese cousins all speak Spanish and work in hospitals in LA. When a Spanish speaking person finds out they speak Spanish no one cares. They start rambling on about how to save their life

[@iampluvia7498]

@@jasonwill5949 I mean sure, I would too. Who has time to think about languages when you're in need of aid. Restaurant setting and hospital are very different things.

[@lennielupercio4108]

I like it how the Chinese guy doesn’t even care and talks all aggressive to him and he’s like bro do you want rice or no

[@angelina_allanson8759]

Lmao, that’s just how we talk😂😂 people always say we sound like we’re arguing when we’re just having a normal conversation.

[@lt3k666]

@@angelina_allanson8759 yeah because every time there's a fourth tone after a few thirds it sounds like something intense is happening in English intonation lol.

[@FrancisSiuChock]

That is (unfortunately) pretty standard in the Chinese culture. Not so much aggressive but abrupt is more how you would look at it. Not meant as a slight or anything but just the natural demeanor.

[@sleepingbeauty_vov5811]

When u can’t understand Chinese dialect it simply sounds like people are arguing with one another when they are just having normal conversation. That’s just how we communicate with one another in Chinese dialects.

[@mckernan603]

It’s probably because in English we use tone (sing-songy) to soften our polite conversation, while in Chinese tones are unavailable for that function.

[@anthonythegamingboi7061]

This is what happens when everyone starts recognizing you in Chinatown. Move to Mexico and start surprising people there!

[@stephenvance6548]

Lol

[@surfstarcc1]

Right?!? 🤣

[@eisernfront8549]

He can move to other China Town like in Seattle, in Cali, Toronto, any major cities that have China Town. Even better, try going to the Philippines, it has the oldest China Town in the world. Speak Chinese and learn Tagalog or even other many dialects in the Philippines like Cebuano, Ilocano, Visayas, Batangeño, Bicolano, and many more. He'll never get tired learning languages over there

[@cdpgeorge]

Asians talk to each other. You'll be known pretty damn fast.

[@loosilu]

@@eisernfront8549 They watch KZbin there too!

[@andycerritos3365]

As a Mexican I can confirm Mexicans love Chinese food.

[@Kelnx]

Most people know what Chinese and Mexican (and TexMex) and Italian food is like now. But I wonder how many are familiar with Cajun food, probably the best food America has to offer. I'd have to guess at least some parts of Mexico have some Cajun restaurants.

[@Alex-il5bk]

Go to Mexicali

[@kauze8063]

I can also confirm this. In addition most Mexicans where I live also love the vietnamese food.

[@throwingsparks]

Could you expand on your answer...what do you like the most , ect., thank you !

[@cactuslactus7009]

I second this, as a Mexican food from Asia I very much love all respect to them

[@jeshitk6103]

He better post a “Going to China, eating Mexican food and ordering in Spanish “ 😂

[@mrrob8263]

Like Uno reverse card 🤣🤣🤣

[@hawukk4866]

*orders in english*

[@oscaremoralesp28]

"Your customers like it spicy?" dude you're in Mexico, we put chinese food on our chile, not the other way around.

[@dafonseca1971]

Chinese people also eat spicy food. There is a peanut and smoked chilies sauce called Lao Gan Ma that is a good match with chinese food...

[@TheAngelloVlogs]

not related but in the Philippines, we also put food inside Chili, sometimes meat and cheese.

[@LucasStaffel]

Pretty much every country besides north america and europe like some mad amounts of chilly on their food. Talking from Brazil here, and I eat sauce made from carolina reaper and trinidad scorpion daily... it's just normal hahaha Not saying ppl from America and Europe don't like it at all, just that latino and southern asian countries are absolutely crazy about it.

[@paula889]

@@LucasStaffel Eh, I dunno about that. Lots of cuisines around the world don't have much heat, even Latino and Asian countries. Japanese people hardly eat spicy food at all, and the spiciest aji they have in Ecuador would be a joke to Mexicans!

[@dee_lulu]

@@TheAngelloVlogs the heck are you talking about

[@x3kelly]

The owner of the restaurant was so sweet. He made the video so funny.

[@David-tk6nj]

When Xiaoma was born, he drove his parents home.

[@jdubbersw777]

Best comment ever!!! 🤣👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🤣

[@dmncplpa]

200 IQ

[@prox1196]

Wut

[@dreamqueen5]

I’m dying!!!

[@kingsuccess2620]

Lmao I’m dead 😂😂

[@Nana-uz5ik]

“This is really good by the way” “Yeah I know” - this is the level of confidence I aspire to have 😂

[@ratboy4667]

Was it just me or did Xiaoma seem weirdly standoffish to they guy in the beginning who was speaking English with him? I just thought he was trying to practice his English with Xiaoma, like Xiaoma practices his Chinese in New York.

[@fLiPukcz]

Possibly a bad edit cut, hard to say as it did not show the full conversation.

[@codysampson8614]

Dude was prolly being weird with his wife

[@guillermogarcia8255]

I noticed that too , a form of arrogance when they communicated with him

[@techscopereviews]

@james Nas I doubt that

[@BabyFoodChewer]

I noticed as well. At the end of the scene he has his back turned to him completely and is ignoring him

[@plienair]

This video is sooo frickin wholesome. Also, not sure how everyone missed that Xiaoma had a wife... I guess she was a lot more actively chatting in this video, though.

[@Declan1205]

I thought he had a boyfriend...

[@seetylerrun]

@@Declan1205 me too! haha

[@rdsrmt1]

@@Declan1205 yeah ngl i thought he's gay

[@brianofmoore]

I don't think I've ever seen her face on camera, but she can be heard in the background of a few videos. I think just the ones in their apartment. But I am curious as to why she doesn't seem to want to be on camera. Obviously not my business, and I'm sure she has her reasons. Perhaps one day we will be introduced to her.

[@brianofmoore]

@@Syhlo very true. doesn't have to be complicated.

[@victorialamonda9474]

At the risk of sounding like a total cornball, I have to say, your videos provide a feeling of togetherness and warmth with most of your interactions. There’s an appreciation and excitement that’s wildly portrayed through whoever you talk to. It’s freaking amazing honestly.

[@julio_scissors]

Not corny at all. I showed this video to my wife and we both said the same thing. It's nice to see something positive nowadays!

[@natalietme]

I speak Cantonese with a Southeast Asian accent and it's so cool to hear someone speak it with a Mexican accent. I love hearing unexpected accent and language combinations like that.

[@ganteng_ini_menyiksa]

How did you get the Southeast Asian accent?

[@rodriguezrogelio96]

Everyone talking about the owner and New Yorkers and not about the two Mexican customers that were talking in English or trying to at the beginning of the vid

[@Legendarys702]

I was about to write the same thing 🙏

[@rodriguezrogelio96]

@@Legendarys702 fr bro I thought that was pretty cool probably they lived in the U.S. and learned a little bit of English but other than it was cool

[@rakuencallisto]

That's because border states tend to learn both English and Spanish. Not a huge surprise. Running into a dude from NYC that speaks both Cantonese AND Mandarin in Mexico though!? Yea big surprise.

[@rodriguezrogelio96]

@@rakuencallisto like the phrase “you learn something new each day” and I didn’t know that about border states learning English my guy 🥴

[@screamcheeese7175]

@@rodriguezrogelio96 I actually have a friend who lives in Acapulco, but he's never been outside of Mexico. He just has a lot of international friends and learned English on his own :)

[@MainzxLivewire]

We all thought he was joking when Xiaoma would tell all the old Chinese lady’s in the markets that he was married to a Chinese girl haha but no, it is true !! Good for him 😊

[@SonyaDeegan]

Haha yeah I always thought he was joking and that he was gay. It was easier to tell them he was married! 😂

[@rdsrmt1]

I knew i'm not the only one who's thinking about this! 😂 I really thought he's gay.

[@SergioR00]

@@SonyaDeegan why did you think he was gay ??

[@danielmcilwaine720]

@@SergioR00 Basically all of the guys he had in his earlier videos are gay

[@dmncplpa]

@@danielmcilwaine720 so if a white man made videos with black people, would that make him black? 🤔😂

[@Kariyu101]

They give so much for $4.50 bless em Edit: I live in New York so yeah, we pay like $7 for that amount

[@jeuadventures9454]

That's the price in here , Mexico

[@Gerald69420]

actually xiaoma got completely scammed. Small portion for that price in mexico and mostly cheap broccoli and carrots. LOL.

[@danielserranoblog4452]

And they're in Tulum, in other places of the country it might be even cheaper because everything is more expensive in the Yucatan Peninsula

[@anatolfrombelarus7940]

In Belarus, you can eat 3 different dishes in a restaurant for 3-4 dollars :) It's all about local prices.

[@TonchoTravels]

@@Gerald69420 Im pretty sure there was chicken in there

[@Anonimo2Hs]

I'm Mexican, I also speak some English but thanks to you I'm now motivated to learn Chinese, thanks for the inspiration !

[@pinchetii6555]

It’s been 2 years, have you learned Chinese? :)

[@yourgodsafraud]

His ass didn’t learn shit😂😂

[@graceygrumble]

If you're a westerner and speak Chinese you're going to impress everyone who's Chinese. It's also impressive to those of us whose linguistic abilities go no further than 'two beers', 'please', 'thank-you', 'good morning' and 'good night' - which, as we all know, are the essential foreign language requirements when travelling outside of the English-speaking world. It's lovely to see people who are pleased/delighted that you have respect for their language and culture. You have an ambassadorial role, in a way. We're not all thick and clueless! I am, but I try my best. Wan an. 晚安...

[@aramrvs]

You'd be amazed with the ammount of chinese people living in Tijuana, Mexico. We LOVE chinese food here, there's a lot of spots all over the city. Chinese families that have lived here for decades. Amazing people.

[@MisterV619]

Aram, have you tried the China King Buffet near Macroplaza? My favorite place. maps.app.goo.gl/qUbSP83U1cY9gXM28

[@editj9254]

There's more in Mexicali bruh

[@TheCarlosLuna]

Mexicali's comida china enters the chat. Tijuana left the chat.

[@JBarraza]

@@MisterV619 café de la shuy tiene muy buena comida asiática

[@TheHoaxHotel]

Hurl those spice bags right into my face

[@CasperUTM]

Anyone who has tasted that spicy sauce in mexico can give me the recipe or name of the chiles they use to make it . i love that spice when ever i go to mexico but wanna know how to make it.

[@Thomas-cl9cz]

Hoax hotel in the comments of Xiaomanyc!? This is my favourite cross over ever! Ps when is new videos every Wednesday coming back? Miss you hoaxy

[@super_tomicom]

Spice bags coming in your location.

[@TrancemasterOnyx]

Guys, you gotta listen to him (if you know what I mean :P)

[@averagerider92]

@@CasperUTM my cousin used to run a Chinese resturaunt in Mexico (baja California) barnone, the best damn Chinese food I've ever had. He used to make like deep fried chicken and he would make some lemon, charcoal dipping sauce that you'd dip this crispy chicken in, dude... bomb. BOMB.

[@Chino-Kafu]

Chinese guy says it all. "I've been here 20 years" immersion is the best way to learn a language.

[@moistpeanut5986]

“I dont get it though, why does he speak Chinese?!” Lol

[@ras_krystafari3333]

A spy is within our midst... :3 😗imagine if he did not have a Chinese gf...

[@supermonk3y07]

"There's not that many Chinese in Mexico" Actually Chinese community in Mexico is one of the largest of the immigrant groups in Mexico. However yes, even then there aren't that many Chinese. Chinese are most concentrated in Mexico City and Mexicali, Baja California (just south of the border of Calexico, California)

[@hindsightapparel]

My great Aunt lived in Mexicali (she’s no longer with us RIP), but we had the best Chinese food ever and the owners (Chinese) spoke better Spanish than me. Really friendly people.

[@Pangea_Abortion]

Also I hear that Tijuana has probably the biggest Chinese community in the country right now

[@hazielzamarripa5525]

Heyyy I'm from mexicali well my parents are I actually just came from there like 2 hours ago but yes there is alot of chinese in Mexicali and the Chinese food is 🔥🔥🔥Im impressed not alot of people know Mexicali/Calexico exist.

[@xsaww7207]

@Marylee Macpherson there's a chinatown , not as big as other cities with decent food and even a korean town but.never been there.

[@editj9254]

@@Pangea_Abortion No, its Mexicali and has the best Chinese food in Mexico.

[@ElGringoSam]

Finally all three languages that interest me in one place!

[@scubawithatuba]

This channel is so underrated! I love how people's respect for you changes. I wish every country taught universal languages!

[@user-tl9sj3kq2g]

With over 3 million subscribers I don’t think you can call this channel underrated...

[@scubawithatuba]

@@user-tl9sj3kq2g There are 7.8 billion people in the world. I stand by my statement.

[@jorge3057]

I love Xiaoma's videos all together this man supports local businesses, speaks the languages which is quite exiting, tries different kinds of foods and gives out recommendations. Keep it up brotherman!

[@eduardounalm]

You have to come to Peru. It has the second largest Chinese colony in Latin America. A lot of chinese restaurants. In Peru it's called "Chifa".

[@MrEscrowreview]

That is true every xmas and new year in lima and arequipa I look for the red lantern. They always and have hot soup!

[@drm6007]

They're chifas in Ecuador too. I studied and traveled and there. Seems like Chinese restaurants were everywhere.

[@linkswords10]

My mom is from Peru, she makes something like asian rice every now and again and calls it arroz chaufa

[@antikertech157]

Where is the FIRST largest chinese colony in Latin America?

[@eduardounalm]

@@antikertech157 Brasil

[@camilaoe9778]

I would love to learn Chinese!! there’s actually a lot of Chinese people in Mexico, I live in Mexicali, Baja California and we have the largest Chinatown in Mexico, so I grew up eating Chinese food!! hahahah which is actually kinda like our traditional food here! it’s everywhere and really really delicious perhaps Mexicali’s most unique claim to fame comes courtesy of our Chinese immigrants. The Chinese began arriving to the Imperial Valley region in the mid to late 1800s to build the railroad and then as workers for the Colorado River Land Company, a U.S. company that designed and constructed the extensive irrigation system in the Mexicali Valley. Many of the workers who came to the region to work, were forced to leave the U.S. after their contract ended. Instead of returning to China, many settled just over the border in Mexicali and concentrated in a neighborhood that became known as “La Chinesca.” Today, La Chinesca is the largest Chinatown in all of Mexico. At one time in the early 1900s, the Chinese outnumbered the Mexicans in Mexicali three to one.there are more than 200 Chinese restaurants that are found around the city, there’s a lot of history hahahah it will be really cool if one day you can come here and surprise them with your Chinese and taste the delicious food!! Oh and of course they also speak Spanish!! como tú!! Woahh increíble! si algún día decides venir eres bienvenido y tu esposa también!! 🤍

[@roberteziogarcia]

That's where I am from and most of my family. It's a great town

[@t1m3l0rd]

La mejor comida china es la de mexicali y las mejores mujers tambien ;)

[@kobayashibadger6438]

Thanks for sharing

[@danielcampos8471]

Yup!! I'm from Mexicali and definitely a lot of Chinese people there, I heard Pancho Villa was chasing them out of Mexico back in some war but they got stuck in Mexicali trying to enter the U.S they also built tunnels for protection but definitely a lot of Chinese in Mexicali.. Just search "Los Chinos de Mexicali" and you will some videos it's crazy how they've kept tradition all this time..

[@kobayashibadger6438]

@@danielcampos8471 Love Mexico, a nice place, nice people. Planed to learn Spanish and hopefully oneday could move there. But due to Covid-19 and bats eating lies by our gov, being Asian looking may be a problem. I hate my gov. What a pity. Have a good day

[@richmesa1970]

Your work brightens my days. Thanks.

[@thevanishingman875]

It's awesome you really bring happiness to everyone you encounter you can tell by their smiles and their expressions that they love their country and their homesick

[@johnbolanos483]

We all wish we could know the languages he knows

[@boii6569]

I only know hello in a lot languages

[@johnbolanos483]

@@boii6569 same

[@lauti9655]

Well, i know a did who know all the languages xiaoma speaks. Yes, Laoshu505000

[@giuliab8484]

@@boii6569 I mean that’s a start, right?

[@generichuman2044]

We can. Let's all study a language and the message of this channel will be clear

[@Rhayzahr]

I love that after studying Mandarin for a couple months I'm able to understand parts of their conversation! Watching these videos really inspires me to keep learning because of all the meaningful connections he seems to make.

[@JDzAlive]

Of all your videos, I really love this one for some reason. Keep up the great work!

[@InocentBlood32]

Y pues si, acá venimos del canal en español, great vids Bro keep going! (Y)

[@1sttimegunowner]

I love how Chinese people got this attitude at first then he breaks through by speaking their language. And they are so happy to talk to him and it gives them joy to be able to speak in their natural tongue. This is what the world needs right now pure joy and happiness through communication and traditions

[@spiker2309]

Wait what?! Xiaoma is married?!😱

[@HikaruYamamoto]

Yeah hes very young for being already married.

[@drewzzicle]

From 3 years ago his girlfriend from China who later became his wife. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6KmYZKah65oiJI

[@shalee8066]

@@drewzzicle Is this the girl with the one in the old video? They sound different, I mean their Chinese accent. The old one sounds Cantonese and this one sounds north Chinese

[@spiker2309]

@@drewzzicle xiexie ni😃

[@Killderich123]

@@drewzzicle no not the same person

[@fufoNGSG]

What a great video, loved to see how happy the owner was speaking with you, also reminds me to appreciate all the work from chinese people in Mexico, we love their food and they are incredible hardworkers.

[@hungrydad7537]

Love all His videos, traveling vicariously! The genuine, real, interaction and responses are one of my favorite aspects of the videos!!!💯💯❤❤👏👏👏🍻

[@marc_tha_420_pyro]

I genuinely love your honest and happy interactions with everyone you meet. You are an amazing person.

[@5thPlatoon]

"In the middle of a global pandemic I haven't seen any Chinese tourists here in Mexico, it's very interesting!" lol

[@user-lh2hx5xf4e]

Nah, Mexicans are chill af. 💪

[@christianmartinez4035]

He means people that live there Bc a lot of Asians actually lives there

[@ekawadya]

You and your wife is so humble dude... thanks for sharing.

[@mikelombard21]

I love this video so much. I always come back to it.

[@gregoryvierra6114]

They’re are a lot of Chinese people in Mexicali, MX and their food is amazing.

[@user-ju6fx2iz8o]

That’s so true. Tbh Mexicali has changed a lot these past couple of 10 years.

[@erickim1739]

I wanted to go to mexico for the food. From what I learned, Mexico doesnt really have its own food because theyve been visited by soooo many different cultures. Its like a hotpot of all these difference races and cultures that you literally cant lump mexican food into its own thing. They got their inspirations from hundreds of years ago too. One of the most fascinating food meccas of the world.

[@gregoryvierra6114]

*There (oops)

[@SarahLynn__]

@@erickim1739 😂

[@erickim1739]

@@SarahLynn__ why you laugh though?

[@EddieJazzFan]

Next video should be to get Mexican food in China!

[@mr.a9647]

@Marylee Macpherson Yes. There's a few Mexican restaurants in China. I lived in China for a few years, in a city in Jiangxi province.. and me being Mexican, I had to eat Mexican food once in a while, so I would travel to bigger cities like Shanghai for Mexican food restaurants.

[@TheDookieMaster]

@@mr.a9647 so how was the food?

[@mr.a9647]

@@TheDookieMaster Not good in my opinion. I like street food...and in most Mexican restaurants, in China, the food is "fancy," like those fancy Mexican restaurants in the US and in Mexico. Honestly, I really enjoyed more Taco Bell( but I never eat Taco Bell outside of China) in Shanghai than the Mexican restaurants. I spoke to one of the Mexican restaurant owners about why couldn't they make it authentic Mexican...and he said it was because it is very hard and costly to get the ingredients in China. He also said that he did try to sell street tacos style...but they were not selling much.

[@t1m3l0rd]

@@mr.a9647 wow, interesting. I saw one mexican place in a small town in UK and I was so curious to know how it tasted, but it was closed when we walked by. Hopefully better than all the shiiit burritos and tacos here in US.

[@jono8390]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIacZZekjah4n9E

[@dreadknot2238]

It nice you meeting these lovely locals hopefully you'll never forget them

[@wabanstyle]

This was a great video, the restaurant owner was genuinely excited for that interaction, he bro’ed out very hard. It was sweet.

[@chantalg2035]

It’s so interesting to see you experience these things, I’m Mexican and lately I have been enjoying your content even more now. I feel more relative with the language you are learning and the world you are experiencing, it’s awesome. My dad is from Guanajuato and I actually have seen and met Chinese people that have lived there for a long time as well, but I’ve never gotten the chance to try Chinese food from there. This sparked an interest in me, I think I will try next time. Btw your Spanish is improving, keep up the good work. 🇲🇽😁✌🏽

[@AngelHernandez-ty1xg]

I'm mexican and this video was so breathtaking. A person from U.S.A speaking Maya??!! that is incredible..! You would get more mexican followers if you learn and speak Nahuatl and Zapoteco too.

[@mwj5368]

This is always fun to follow Xiaomanyc who is so gregarious with everyone he meets! I also kind of absorb the happiness as he speaks so many languages and touches the hearts of so many. It's like I absorb it in the way I love to see people far from their original homeland hear someone from a different race and culture speaking with them fluently. It's a lot of fun, and endearing! Thanks for your videos!!

[@chriss2295]

This is beautiful and fascinating. The effect this guy has on people because he worked hard to learn the language. He creates instant friendships.

[@megachrist]

Definitely languages are king! Any kind of talents come with huge benefits and will make your life so much more easier!

[@MainzxLivewire]

Just like music also 👌👏🏻

[@facukb6930]

Xiaoma soy argentino y ver como te responde la gente cuando hablas su idioma me re inspira a querer aprender mandarín y cantonés! Sos un groso amigo!

[@KeraPera]

Enjoy allll of the complements! You deserve them all. 🙏🏼

[@nunyabiznaz405]

Out of ALL your videos, THIS is my favorite one.

[@Antonio-Russell]

Awesome sponsor bro! I like how it perfectly fits the channel’s nature. Doesn’t feel off like Raid Shadow Legends in a Music channel.

[@adanjacobo4874]

Dude, You have to visit Mexicali, is the best chinese food in all of Mexico, keep it up, your channel is amazing

[@nasgothus]

Need more of these videos! I love them!

[@spartaceshipper8767]

tbh i replay this video plenty of times.. just love the man's appreciation for Xiaoma.. he kept complimenting him and i bet it felt satisfying to hear.. personally i think Xiaoma is smart too.. chinese language is hard to learn, and to be able to recognize and to speak the dialects, that is a whole other levwl of awesomeness 👍👍😍

[@tmcd6902]

Is this the first time his wife was on video!?

[@drewzzicle]

From 3 years ago his girlfriend from China who later became his wife. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6KmYZKah65oiJI

[@Connie_TinuityError]

A LJ thanks

[@ThePitah]

I spent most of the video thinking: "Stop saying there aren't many Chinese people in México, you're in a VERY small part of the country and most Chinese immigrants or Chinese descendants are located in northwestern México and México City!!!"

[@jeffrey7737]

Exactly I thought the same.....he is literally near the edge of Mexico

[@penguin-tc1cx]

yea and literally just a few minutes ago, his wife and the store owner were talking about how there's many chinese people in this neighbouring town and mexico in general lmao, ticked me off a bit

[@learnenglishwithdayamudra704]

Exactly. Chino-Latino is a thing. There are lots of Chinese people all over the country working in lots of industires. Tulum isn't typical Mexico on any level.

[@jeffrey7737]

@@learnenglishwithdayamudra704 Mexico City and mexicali area are the majority

[@learnenglishwithdayamudra704]

Yeah, I know.

[@dannyrosas7920]

Dude that was one of the most interesting things I've seen you do/go. Chinese people talking spanish was wild. I got a kick out of it. Love your videos. I am mexican and understand spanish. I guess that's why i enjoyed it lol. Be safe....

[@muriloninja]

This was a great video, nice exchanges and conversation.

[@ericaferguson7169]

I think it’s honestly more impressive seeing a native Chinese speaker speaking Spanish, than an American English native speaker speaking Chinese..or especially Spanish.

[@carloscarlin114]

chinese-mexicans speaking both cantonese and spanish fluently are pretty common in northern Baja California especially in the city of Mexicali.

[@MrMoooCow4]

I love how happy Xiaoma makes chinese people when they realize how well he speaks! Wholesome x 💯

[@bluestory6997]

definitely one of my favourite videos of yours

[@jbvibrations]

This is such heartwarming content I frickin love it

[@suppperhuman]

There is a good amount of them in some areas like they have whole communities of Mexican Chinese ppl mostly because of the railroad system where they where a huge part of the workforce

[@Hermes8A8A]

It costs over $4 for McDonalds french fries in California, seeing a plate of homecooked food from a resturant under $15 dollars isnt going to happen here.....so seeing all that food for less than $5 is astonishing.

[@threex1]

Bro i feel you chinese plate like that cost like 9-15$ here

[@_APV_]

At first I wanted to write that salary in Mexico is probably low, but then searched a bit and found a figure of average USD 16k a year and that's more than I make in Europe, lol. Yet the minimum wage is 130 peso per day, and that's like $6, which is pretty bad. So very confusing information, probably there is some big class/pay divide causing this.

[@williamsantiago9284]

oh shut up there’s always $5 lunch specials of home cooked food everywhere u go...

[@ShadowLynx777]

There's plenty of mom and pop Chinese restaurants that you can get a plate for $7 in so cal. It's the chain restaurants that cost more and aren't as great. Although less risk of tummy issues because of generic consistency

[@ShadowLynx777]

@@_APV_ Mexico is a pretty poor country. In hub cities it might be more aligned with global salaries, but a big majority of the country is small towns that don't make much money. When visiting family me and my sinlings would be dumbfounded by how much USD gets you there. A pound of freshly made tortillas are like $1 usd. The same amount of crappy store tortillas here would be around $6+ Although, electronics and name brand clothing is around 10% to 20% more expensive in Mexico

[@O2BAmachine]

I'm absolutely loving these videos!

[@cden409]

Ari you are truly so good at learning and the accents,,, ‘Forget about it’ lol

[@DXXFUS]

Lot of asians in Mexico actually, and we love Chinese food. Any asian style food really.

[@MissesWitch]

"Holy cow this man's a genius" how I feel watching every one of your videos!

[@rorytribbet6424]

4:33 he says something so interesting. It’s not something I’ve seen happen almost ever. He says “I Havnt seen so many” (referring to Chinese people in Mexico) this is wild because it actually shows that his native language of English is now being effected by the other languages he has learned and his time spent immersed in other cultures (rather than his native tongue effecting those new languages). An American would very rarely say “I’ve not seen so many” we would say “I’ve not seen many” or “I’ve hardly seen any” etc. But non native English speakers say “I’ve not seen so many” rather frequently. That’s how deep he is into other languages and cultures they’re effecting the way he thinks about his own native tongue

[@TheCrazymomto6]

I admire you so much, it’s so cool to be able to take on such difficult languages!! I wish I had the brain wiring for other languages, I’ve tried several time but just can’t seem to get it.

[@alienq6043]

Im from mexicali, we have alot of chinese people,even in downtown theres chinede decorations and paintings, there is alot of chinese history here, and we have the bes chinese food from all mexico ! 💖💖✨

[@SeboxFX]

I’ve heard “wife” I was like what my man married !? Didn’t know actually

[@drewzzicle]

From 3 years ago his girlfriend from China who later became his wife. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6KmYZKah65oiJI

[@yousef1678]

I love those kind of videos keep it up dude been following for years!!

[@patrickfurtaw9157]

Ari, this is one of your best so far!!!

[@TheDianaJacinto]

The owner exhibited mexican friendliness and authenticity even in chinese

[@heyvincevlogs4151]

I don't know if you knew but, there's a Chinatown (El Barrio Chino) in Mexico City near to El Palacio de Bellas Artes, on two blocks of Dolores Street. (Calle Dolores)

[@herps4life33]

Looks like this restaurant is on the sun lol great channel I've can't stop watching these videos

[@ecar8136]

i love your videos, it’s just amazing entertaining wholesome content. keep up the great work❤️❤️❤️

[@brendonh6970]

Tht Chinese man been in Mexico so long he got a tan. Hard to tell he was Chinese, he was blending in with the rest of our culture.

[@thetiredworm2100]

O.O it’s actually pretty common for Asians to be that tan

[@graphitemann6401]

"Of course, we're Chinese after all." roasted lmao 🤣

[@pyroluminous]

I love this dude, he was so happy about you speaking chinese. he was just praising you and boasting. i love it, thats insane

[@WukongTVamazing]

Brooahhh I really adore you on how you speak mandarin and the reactions of the people are amazing hahaha

[@reeceb1259]

6:10 Está bien preciosa su esposa de Xiaoma, _"También habla el idioma Fuzhounés!"_ 🥺

[@santitibu6199]

I love that when someone tell him his Chinese is really good he replies with a “you’re so kind” or “not really”

[@veteranhoffman6776]

It's actually part of most Asian cultures to be humble like that when complimented, to not act humble would be conceited and reacted to badly

[@re3z0r]

Watched this while eating my leftover Chinese food. Love these videos!

[@wildouter]

i recently been on a xiaomanyc binge and this video is my new favorite

[@RichSmithson]

When Xiaoma talks Mandarin the guys is like “ok cool” Then when he starts speaking in Cantonese the guy is amazed “Dude where the heck are your parents from”

[@ReeseRizzerspoon]

Xiaoma looks like he’s living his best life. Godspeed brother

[@timothyhill1461]

I love how thrilled that guy was that you spoke Cantonese. He got so excited!!

[@NeverWokeNotASoiBoy]

Such a wholesome video - I love this exchange!