American Orders Halal Food in Urdu, Boss Stunned

Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel! 🎉 Get up to 65% OFF your subscription. ➜ Here: go.babbel.com/12m65-youtube-x... Today I’m going around NYC’s Little Pakistan neighborhood in Brooklyn ordering halal food, chai, and all kinds of other Pakistani delicacies in Urdu, which I’ve been learning recently. It’s such a warm and welcoming culture and plus the food is amazing too. This was my first time as an American trying Pakistani foods like nihari and naan and biryani and I was truly impressed! And I even ended up getting free Pakistani groceries!
0:00 Intro
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2:05 Buying Pakistani groceries (Pakola)
2:45 Trying Pakistani custard
3:35 Getting Pakistani sweets at the bakery
4:23 Trying gulab jamun and Pakistani chai
6:24 Eating in a Pakistani restaurant (nihari)
7:29 Halal food cart
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[@xiaomanyc]

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[@jovanka------7605]

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[@ommsterlitz1805]

ewwww halal food made awfully making the animal suffer for hours stressing him and making the food taste worse The RSPCA argues that killing animals without stunning them causes “unnecessary suffering”, while activist group Peta calls halal slaughter “prolonged torment”, saying the animals “fight and gasp for their last breath, struggling to stand while the blood drains from their necks”.

[@OkMushroom64]

Can you speak finnish next please :D

[@joetrp-3553]

Hey man can you speak Welsh?

[@evansngare1500]

Swahili? When?

[@Sonix07pr]

Him saying he’s your Pakistani friend and giving the drink for free was the cutest thing

[@5minutecalms]

Yes!

[@colossalproductionsmeme4906]

Yes!

[@TheIceBallsGaming]

Yes!

[@xaqor7940]

Yes!

[@Jumbo58067]

Them sending him messages too later on made it even better, This guy creates friends out of any situation

[@MikeLaBelle]

Man, this guys eats & makes friends for a living. Gotta love it

[@bambo8001]

Indeed

[@ThePrissy11]

He’s very pudgy

[@flowersintherain734]

For real! 🤣🤣

[@dandymcgee]

He eats friends for a living? 🤔

[@AJ-fx2xl]

@@dandymcgee did you catch the &…🤯🤯🤯

[@alishahrose2076]

As a Pakistani trying to learn multiple languages, I am amazed how quickly you have gotten good at Urdu. To speak a few sentences in a different language is not difficult but to understand what the other person is saying and to promptly come up with a response is an incredible feat. You are amazing. Thank you!

[@fark69]

He has learned Chinese, and I think that's the gauntlet for language learning. If you can do that, other languages must feel easy to learn

[@fark69]

@Omar Khurshid good luck!

[@hakaku211]

@Omar Khurshid Chinese is considered the hardest language for native English speakers to learn. If your Native language isn't english it may be dramatically easier for you than for me for example. French spanish and Italian (I believe) are some of the easiest languages for English speakers to learn, because English has so many latin roots, as a Germanic Language with Latin roots.

[@jhonshephard921]

It is very difficult. I can still understand a tiny bit of Spanish I learned from Duloingo before coming to the US and can still understand that but when a full Spanish speaker talks I get like 3-4 words.

[@pippin172]

As a Pakistani thank you so much for exploring our food and culture! And you nailed Urdu😁

[@istrumguitars]

You're a uniter, not a divider. The world needs more like you!

[@karenrn5607]

YES!!! 💜💜💜💜

[@cullyx2913]

👍 ❤️

[@jahnj2523]

More like another white culture vulture but we pretend to not notice it 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@cullyx2913]

@@jahnj2523 🛎 end

[@lockyp204]

@@jahnj2523 little things like this are more than your mindset. The world is a better place for his efforts. Not so much yours.

[@prettycoolPJ]

A thing I've found most interesting and fruitful during world travel is when you attempt to speak someone else's language and they say, "I appreciate you speaking _________." It's the spice of life.

[@opalbruh5130]

WOW its the spice of life PJ

[@LeonSKennedy7777]

It’s a shame we don’t say the same more to immigrants who struggle to learn English here. It’s really a difficult language! And their efforts are most taken for granted since it’s the world’s lingua franca.

[@BengaliMcGinley]

@@LeonSKennedy7777 While I agree with your sentiment, if you move to a country you really *should* be trying your best to speak the language widely spoken there. If I visited Moscow and tried speaking some Russian I am sure people would be like 'so nice, this tourist took the time to learn about us'. But if I moved to Russia, it really should be expected that we communicate in Russian, and that I always try, first, to communicate in Russian. Sorry for the long and boring response but I feel like it had to be said!

[@antonioase3866]

Depends on the culture and the person I would say. I've experienced some people finding my German funny. Although I've got other German people who really appreciate me trying to speak their language.

[@pube66]

Meanwhile english only speakers: 🤧

[@paulabonin3637]

It’s not just languages with this guy. He immerses himself in different cultures. He doesn’t let his fear stop him from trying things. One of my favorite videos was of him getting a head massage and another was at a Turkish bathhouse. He doesn’t hold back on his explanations about anything he does for fear of being misinterpreted or being judged. He’s a natural at what he’s doing. I only discovered him about a month ago and have enjoyed every video I’ve seen so far. He puts the rest of us to shame with his lack of fear or racial prejudice. Yep, he’s an unofficial excellent ambassador for America.

[@activatewindows8609]

Bro I just love the smiles on their faces every time, they're proud that you are embracing their culture and language, and shows that not everybody is ignorant to other cultures.

[@GTYellowJacket9]

I love that every time Xiaoma is like "I've never had this food" and then "Yeah I'm learning the language because I love the food"

[@Rahat-tw8vg]

The funniest one was in the Bangali video when he straight up ate some pan and he said he loves Bangali food after. (which you don't swallow, it also I think had nicotine and stuff in it, It's not 'food' it's for chewing)

[@ItsameAlex]

@@Rahat-tw8vg hahaha

[@mmmmmmmmmm.m.]

What's the cool looking green drink ?

[@Rahat-tw8vg]

@@mmmmmmmmmm.m. it's Pakola, it's this funky tasting cream soda. I personally hate it, it tastes good at first but it has this weird aftertaste but a lot of people love it. Also not everyone knows about it, I think it's more common in Karachi. Anyway if you want to try it a lot Pakistani restaurants have it as one of their available soft drinks

[@mmmmmmmmmm.m.]

@@Rahat-tw8vg thanks bro 👌

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Your knowledge in almost every language never fails to blow my mind, and the people's reactions are always so entertaining to watch.

[@bobjackson2731]

Damn you are everywhere lol!

[@jadeninja9jadeninja9]

First I start getting one punch man videos recommended to me with the new Garou form and then I start seeing you everywhere with your Garou profile picture which is more of a coincidence than all these other people seeing you everywhere lol

[@mindideapositivethoughts7675]

youtuuu.tokyo/Rma0P4oruYa

[@khansahb8]

I literally just saw you on another random video.

[@threadbreaker5851]

there are too many languages for this to be considered almost 🙄🙄 smhmhmh

[@deadeyenumber2892]

I had a neighbor years ago, when i lived with my parents in an apartment, and they were from Pakistan. They were some of the most friendly people I have ever met. We saw them in the hallway once and our friendship took off. They would always invite our family to dinner in their house ( which was amazing), they would share Pakastani deserts with us, they would even give us vegetables from their small garden they had in the backyard. They were great friends and their culture is very interesting. They would talk about their country and how they missed it, but were beginning to enjoy America and wanted to create a future for their family here.

[@jayrod91]

This is so awesome. I traveled to Pakistan last year and couldn't believe how amazing the people were there. We met so many generous people who would give us free food and free cab rides. Just a wonderful culture and amazing people!

[@guitaro5000]

I love the languages, but I mainly come here for the sound effects. Every "boing" and every "doop" just gives me a better day.

[@thetower8577]

I'm your 123 like lol. Also, those sound effects are hilarious!

[@erikk4555]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mindideapositivethoughts7675]

youtuuu.tokyo/gIhbawe5LKs

[@itsquan7477]

bloop bloop

[@BengaliMcGinley]

I wonder if they are his own sounds...do you know? I would love to use those effects when I start making videos like this (well, for one language).

[@wroot_lt]

The best parts always are when someone is surprised and talks to you and then they say they are actually from another region or country and you suddenly start talking in their language and their minds just go "whoooaa" :D

[@MrBamNick]

I was about to comment this

[@GoldenPants64]

I love the uno reverse card as well

[@dntcare5182]

It's because north Pakistanis look very European

[@EvilDeadFan11]

Yes! That one guy's suprise face was pretty damned funny.. like damn I was impressed before.

[@vogel2499]

Better than "I caught them swearing at me in their language" crap. It's been done so many times that it seems that they did it purposefully to looking down at the natives.

[@NihongoGuy]

This kid has to be some sort of language "savant", he has synapses in his brain that work unlike us 'normals'. How can he learn THAT much Urdu so fast?

[@xXDarkxIdealsXx]

I read about a Professor who learned something like 21 languages including latin, modern and ancient greek, hebrew, all romance languages, german, cyrilic etc..etc... He had a special method he. Laimed he could use to learn the basics to be moderately fluent in only a month or one year to FULL fluency. Wish i could remember the name.

[@BouncingTribbles]

If he's starting with the common core he can get pretty far with just the basics. Most languages only have 800 or so words that you would need to get through a day to day life

[@berzerkbankie1342]

Yeah it really honestly shouldn't be possible that he is beyond conversational in so many different languages. I might be wrong but I feel like in more recent videos when he's speaking his native English some sounds are slightly different than they used to be in older videos

[@remedy-1879]

He is following on Laoshu’s steps. That man started the polyglot video thing. Sadly he passed a little while back.

[@min3cr0ftbudderb0y]

I don’t know if you saw but he actually got a brain scan, he’s really good at studying ‘boring’ stuff for a long time, I’d recommend checking it out

[@danielreed4050]

You know I always feel scared to offend people when learning a new language but it’s always shocking to learn how open and appreciative they are you are taking the time to understand their culture.

[@mavicityrelayson2924]

Only the French will take offense, so I heard. Teehee

[@techgame9871]

@@mavicityrelayson2924 crazy, I have been told the same thing by so many people.

[@fart63]

@@mavicityrelayson2924 so will Americans

[@Fireeblast999]

@@mavicityrelayson2924 Not all of us, just like with everything. I, for instance, wouldn't be offended!

[@lunacielo7680]

English is my second language and whites always make fun of my accent. We (Hispanics) on the other hand, feel happy to see another race learning our language.

[@andytom1846]

Those small ethnic restaurants always look so chill, everyone chatting and hanging out

[@DrJustininJapan]

yeah, so cool you can see so many places like that in NYC!!

[@wolverinescratch]

Everyone eats It's one of the teachings in Islam Pakistan being founded from Islam it runs in the culture

[@SocialSketch]

The food is never as good as in the home country.

[@yoyo-vg3kb]

@@wolverinescratch Pakistan was founded for Muslim identity not on Islam, Islam was added much later during zia ul haq time.. Also this is pretty norm in desi countries people chatting doing stuff

[@mohamedabdulla4190]

I love how everyone's faces light up when you start speaking Urdu. It's a testament to humanity's emotional capacity. We respect those who take the time to understand us.

[@joe94c]

It's nice to see. As an English speaker we take it for granted. But I used to work with a Bulgarian woman. My wife is Bulgarian so when I mentioned a few phrases the reaction was the same. People love hearing their own language

[@mrsteinbergenson7348]

It's not that deep bro

[@ElvenMans]

@@mrsteinbergenson7348 It is actually.

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*Respecting everyone as brothers/sisters should transcend language, right? But I like where you're coming from.*

[@moosesnWoop]

not really though, there's some skeptical looks - Pakistan and USA don't have the best relationship, most probably thought he's a soldier or agent lol, especially with the camera

[@Johnny-zn5ld]

I honestly just love the positively this gives off - I wanna learn languages so bad, its like a secret code you can use to talk to people.

[@DutchPenquin]

Man, it is just so cool seeing how happy you make these people that show up in your videos. All of them have such a wide variety of cultures and they all just appreciate how you are trying to engage. I struggled with language a lot in school and don't really have the desire to learn, but it is so cool how it lets you instantly connect and develop a rapport with the people you meet.

[@sethrose1325]

What people don’t realize is how fast he is at learning to hear the language… That is by far more impressive to me than sitting down and just learning common things to say. Being able to listen and understand after only 2 weeks is mind boggling.

[@Masterofchodes]

My professor in college told me that the more languages you learn the easier it is to pick up others because you make connections intuitively that you never would have before, fuck Latin though. (Thats what I was learning)

[@kingnative]

@@Masterofchodes completely unmotivating

[@methemonkeyking]

@@Masterofchodes : that’s funny, many years ago I had to listen to sermons in at a Catholic Church in Latin. Didn’t understand a word.

[@mikeymike758]

I know, it's amazing. His brain is wired differently. 😁

[@bleuemoone8710]

If you really practice for a few weeks having simple conversation is not difficult. People generally will ask the same type of questions regardless of language

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

Damn, this is the first new language in a while that he's been so confident in like straight off the cuff, no stuttering, I think that's a sign you've taken well to it Xiaoma. I think you should continue with Urdu on the side.

[@realtonysolo]

He already knows basic Hindi, the 2 languages arent far off.

[@cookiesarelikecream]

It’s because he already learned Hindi in another video and hindi and Urdu are 90% the same lol in terms of speaking it

[@mannu9935]

@@realtonysolo They're basically the same language. I don't think they're even different dialects. Both are derivatives of Hindustani, share a common grammatical syntax with some unsubstantial vocabular differences here and there. So yea, same language two differing politically influenced names.

[@furqanahmad9149]

@@mannu9935 they are very different if u listen to actual pure Urdu..

[@bijoyroy11]

Urdu and Hindi have many common words. Apart from that, it's acceptable to speak them in the same accent. Accents change based on location, but there are places in the world where Hindi and Urdu are both spoken hence if one gets a good Hindi accent, Urdu is not that difficult. Plus, I see him attempting to speak Bangla here, so it means he's used to some languages of the Indian subcontinent..

[@archeus.]

Your videos always makes me smile from how wholesome the interactions are, seeing these people's eyes and faces light up when they hear a foreign person embracing their culture and taking their time to learn their language, it's amazing

[@mohammedqasim7147]

Respect to this guy for learning Urdu 🇵🇰❤️

[@dandymcgee]

The man in the food truck singing really shows you powerful this simple gesture of trying to learn their language can be. It instantly reminded him of home and made him burst out into song. Foreigners probably feel so fortunate but also so lost and alone when they move here to make a new life, and something as trivial as an American saying "hello" in their native language can really get rid of so much of that feeling of isolation.

[@Agraj_Singh]

That guy was singing a 'Hindi' song from an Indian movie, I don't know how it reminds him of his home (because there's animosity between the two neighbouring countries) but yeah I kinda agree with it anyway

[@honkhonk8009]

Foreigners? Their immigrants. When they move here, they become americans too lol.

[@namaan123]

@@Agraj_Singh lol you have a weird impression of Pakistanis if you think they don't watch Indian films

[@onyxxninja3262]

I know what you mean. I had a coworker that was explaining something to me and I starting singing part of the alphabet song in their language showing I knew what they meant and they called me cute hahaha it's awesome and I strive to be this level with any language but baby steps lol

[@user-rn4mv3yp7w]

which song was he singing? I thought he was singing in some local language.

[@SquattingxBear]

The genuine joy and happiness expressed on these folks' faces is why I'll always come back to this channel.

[@ItsameAlex]

cute:3

[@zoe9632]

Me too!

[@Tomi_janet15]

❤️🤣

[@GarageHaruo]

It's always so cool and nice seeing how friendly people get when you speak their tongue. People can be so nice

[@billiemack64]

I like you dude. America is such an amazing cultural mix, and there’s so much opportunity for language learning

[@redskies3000]

Definitely in New York.

[@JustMe-fk5uo]

This guy is great and the people he meets are also great.. He brings out the best in people and I enjoy learning about other cultures.

[@DrJustininJapan]

just a remarkable channel!! maybe my favorite on KZbin!!

[@Wickeez]

well said

[@tropicaltracerbirdie2241]

"Spend a couple weeks learning Urdu." What everyone else heard: "I learned a new language in a few weeks." - very jealous of this man's abilities right now, ain't gunna lie.

[@hannahalexy]

he pre learns a few dozen sentences that he knows will be used in the situations hes going to use them in. Doesn't take a degree to figure that out. Either way we all watch for the reacrtions.....

[@hassanwaheed8539]

@@hannahalexy as a pakistani I can only give my view on this video alone and not his others, and based on this video alone i can assure you what he was able to understand and reply to is a lot more complicated than what you're making it out to be

[@irafayvcmp3134]

Lmao

[@joe94c]

I've literally moved to Germany 4 years ago and still struggle XD

[@NEWDOR1A]

@@joe94c Deutsch ist ja auch extrem schwer zu lernen Bruder ;-)

[@jolejo6839]

I love when you finally show your knowledge of language to people in their native tongue. Just to sit back and watch peoples reactions !

[@yvngenterprise]

2:44 for the dead homies

[@Fanchus]

I literally dropped my jaw when they gave you that soda for free! What a bunch of hospitable nice people.

[@JesusFriedChrist]

I’ve been watching this guy called Kurt Caz who has been touring Pakistan and the people that he meets are super friendly, it seems like such a vibrant country.

[@Ld_277]

Nice avatar

[@BengaliMcGinley]

Everyone knows as a foreigner the main benefit of learning languages is all the free food you get from people in other cultures 🤣🤣

[@fi7959]

@@JesusFriedChrist A lot of countries you visit in the middle east or elsewhere are full of friendly people but, unfortunately, these countries are also villainized in western media.

[@sanchezified]

@@fi7959 You're not wrong but for your peace of mind, just know we are not all like that.

[@seebzm8338]

The reason why you got asked if you were pathan or Afghani amongst the Pakistani community is because we pathaans look very Caucasian well some of us and the way you are soeaking urdu is how we would speak it too, basically like we've just learnt it. Hehe good video overall ! I wish I could learn languages this quickly. So amazing 😀💯💯💯

[@FahadFSA]

lala ko laga ke apna kaliwal hai xD

[@kashura38]

No Pathan looks that white, cap

[@sahara4229]

@@kashura38 Some pqkistqnis look whiter than him

[@seebzm8338]

@@kashura38 Then you must travel the world more and come out of your cave. Lol

[@zxh]

@@kashura38 there are many that look just as white, even whiter. I’m just as white as him.

[@javalavva]

Every time I watch one of his videos, alone in my home office, I catch myself smiling. It's so extremely heartwarming every time someone first realizes that he's speaking to them in their language/dialect.

[@BigMikey007]

I've just been smiling the whole video like a maniac lol. I love the interactions and how happy they get that you can speak their language and how much you're willing to learn.

[@jaywaydz6498]

As a Pakistani, seeing someone learning our language and enjoying our culture makes me very happy ❤️ Much love and respect for you Xiaoma. Pakistan Zindabad 🇵🇰

[@nedyrb133]

obligatory "oh he wants to be pilot? grape!" i'm so sorry

[@ultragamingas5299]

@@nedyrb133 are you wannabe kewl?

[@svftannies4113]

@@dr.azharmemon6047 considering how Pakistan and India used to be the same country for centuries it's obviously the reason why we have similar traditions and cultures, nothing is 'stolen' lmfao 💀

[@aaxu1877]

I just realised urdu is exactly the same as hindi

[@mostafaseesyoutube1024]

@@aaxu1877 Almost tbh, i'll consider who knows Urdu as a person who can communicate fluently in Hindi, but still somehow they are different languages.

[@ScottishGoldHunter]

I will never get tired of seeing the faces of people when he starts speaking fluently in their language😂

[@Cinnamaruu]

i’ve been watching you again and you’ve gotten me motivated enough to start learning japanese again… when i first started learning i was in an abusive relationship and then my brother died not too long after so i really didn’t have any desire to do it and then i felt like since i hadn’t been learning in so long that i should just stop… thank you ♡

[@daco9971]

I love how he takes his hat of when he enters, thats so thoughtfull even those little things. Man i am seriously in love with this channel

[@hiroomi6556]

As a Pakistani, I'm very surprised and excited to see this! Thank you highlighting the Urdu language :) Your appearance really resembles Phustuns (ethnic group in Pakistan) and they have a strong accent with Urdu as well. However your grammar was impeccable and I'm sure the people you came across highly respected your efforts!

[@SNARLex]

@Jorge Jorge not exactly. Urdu is an amalgamation of farsi, hindi, Turkish, Arabic Hindi vocabulary and pronunciation are quite different, tho both hindi and urdu count under the hindustani language family

[@thespatulaa]

@Jorge Jorge quite the opposite urdu came first from Prakrit , (heck even some scholars argue Sanskrit originated from Pakistan) Urdu was the official language of the Mughals in the early 1800's Hindi was part of the Hindustani Language and it eventually grew out of Urdu to become the language of 'Hindus' written in Devanagari script while Urdu retained the nastaliq script Urdu also traces it's origin from a turkic language called Chagatai. Urdu also draws it's literary and colluqial influences from Persian and is this quite similar to Avestani languages It also draws influences from Pashto Punjabi etc TLDR; Urdu was the real deal and came before Hindi when EIC colonized India they imposed Urdu as the official language in the place of Persian

[@thespatulaa]

@Jorge Jorge yes never denied that just clearing up what you said that Hindi was renamed Urdu when Pakistan got independence and that!

[@f1aziz]

@Jorge Jorge Urdu was formalized as a language way before Pakistan was even in anyone's imagination. Hindi was actually formalized very late, in opposition to Urdu, Urdu being associated with educated Muslims in India. Both Urdu and Hindi are sibling languages, grammatically they are the same, vocabulary could differ depending on the speaker. I can speak Urdu natively but if an Indian starts speaking Hindi loaded with Hindi words I would have a hard time, on the other hand the Urdu I speak, Hindi speakers generally have no issue understanding. In Pakistan Urdu is the national language which means almost every ethnicity speaks Urdu as their second language, by-product of that is, all the difficult and arcane words and phrases have been thrown out which has made the language very easy to understand by anyone.

[@f1aziz]

@Jorge Jorge Urdu has a standard script called Nastaliq that we all use and its' been in use for a few centuries. There's no other standardized script for Urdu. Hindi on the other hand uses a script called Devnagri. As far as spoken Urdu is concerned, I speak very standardized Urdu, I grew up in Urdu speaking family in a city where majority speak Urdu as their native language. Spoken Urdu and Hindi are mutually intelligible to a very large extent. But when it comes to literary works Hindi can be difficult to grasp for Urdu speakers from Pakistan but Urdu speakers from India would have no trouble at all. Similarly, literary works written in Urdu can be challenging for a normal Hindi speaker.

[@chandrasekharlimit4547]

One of my best friends growing up was from Pakistan and over the years we learned some Urdu to be able to talk to his grandma because she’s walk around our neighborhood everyday and would love when we were playing outside, so after a few weeks we said hello and asked how she was for the first time and she broke down into tears. It was a really sweet moment, I never knew Pakistan was thought of like that because Hassan’s family is the most friendly family I have ever met

[@dariopavlovic8640]

This is freaking amazing. I am a European living in Canada and it’s funny how many people here in North America are impressed when I say I speak some other European languages on top of English. You’re in some other stratosphere though. You do inspire me to keep learning, thank you for that! Hvala! Grazie mille! Greetings from Vancouver! Pozdrav iz Vancouvera! Saluti da Vancouver!

[@littlescott6162]

None of this works without his amazing ability to talk to people.

[@shahmareo]

The most impressive part is how you get your listening comprehension to such a high level in just a month of learning a language. I've been learning Japanese for ages and still can't understand 70% of input lol

[@babytiny5807]

2 years learning Chinese for me and it still sounds like "bblblblblbl boyfriend blbnlblblbl a little bit hdushudsa". I am good at reading at writing, but I cannot hear for the life of me. I just don't have a ton of time or interest to develop listening skills by watching Chinese shows I feel like Japanese is really fortunate to have such a massive following of anime, it makes learning way more fun and palatable it seems. Japanese sounds lightning fast though, you really gotta practice

[@superman2957]

@@babytiny5807 if you’re interested in anime and are learning Chinese, there are also Chinese “anime” u could watch too

[@cataloid]

totally, i've been learning japanese on and off for about 7 years, and I still can only understand so much when it's spoken. I get bits and pieces, but it's hard when people have different voices and speaking levels, and how fast they go. Always impressed he can hear all these people

[@babytiny5807]

@@superman2957 I actually don't really like anime these days, but please throw some suggestions my way and I'll definitely check them out some time. I have tried watching Chinese shows in the past but they just don't massively interest me

[@kylbarry4466]

@@babytiny5807 i like Quanzhi Gaoshou and mo dao zu shi

[@mayfleur36]

My past family physician is originally from Pakistan, and I once really blew her away, when I said thank you to her, in Urdu. She asked me where I learned to say that, and I told her a colleague at the time, who was also from Pakistan 😊

[@gorrumKnight]

I think what I enjoy the most is seeing the joy most of these people express when speaking to someone who bothered to learn their native tongue. Keep spreading the good vibes my man.

[@jeffpim4047]

The beauty of someone speaking your language fluently and eloquently is just mind blowing and therapeutic 🖤

[@TacoStacks]

I miss those halal carts so much when I was in NYC!

[@WpChee]

Straight bangers 😂

[@sportsgamer2342]

Why don’t they have them anymore?

[@lianadoom]

@@sportsgamer2342 I am not American so wouldn't know, but I think he's saying he went there and tried some and misses it so I think they must still be there.

[@peterwelby]

@@sportsgamer2342 they still have them.

[@peterwelby]

@@lianadoom yes exactly

[@isajavaid8315]

As a pakistani i am proud that someone wants to learn my language🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

[@ommsterlitz1805]

For sure your neighbors Indians don't want to learn it because you attack them

[@TWG00DNESS]

I want to learn this language so much I just married in Pakistan actually and would be a dream come true to learn this wonderful language for her and even her family 🙏🏻

[@isajavaid8315]

@@ommsterlitz1805 There are somre differences in our languages thats Why it is called indian and urdu And please dont hate on the internet just because you are behind a screen

[@andreiii204]

@@ommsterlitz1805 Urdu and Hindi are literally the same language with a few differences

[@jubeerkauwsar3871]

@@ommsterlitz1805 they speak the same language they just call it hindi

[@charismatic9467]

So wholesome that the guy gives him the soda for free out of happiness that he knows his language

[@suriyadunya9994]

What do you call custard in Urdu? Shop: custard 🍮 🤣

[@adambarry7848]

Xiaoma saying “I’d really like to go” is like me saying “I’m gonna start eating healthy next week”

[@philesq9595]

Lolol

[@packattack1762]

I speak conversational Spanish. The thing I’m impressed with the most about Xiaoman is that even with very little practice his comprehension is excellent when they speak back to him. I can speak a lot in Spanish and have practiced for many years. But still some people are hard to understand when speaking to me. Very impressive as usual my man

[@lauragill2296]

I absolutely think his comprehension is the most impressive part. He rarely ever has to ask someone what they said in any of his videos, which is insane because even if I were able to learn languages as well as him I would not be able to pick up a damn thing in conversations with other speakers

[@chilenapromedioRU]

You probably would have a hard time figuring out Chileans speaking, but when we are talking to non-natives, we speak slower and "better". Even our fellow Spanish speakers from other countries find it hard to understand us! I guess it's because we live kind of isolated between the Andes mountains, the desert, the Pacific Ocean and the Antarctic. But we CAN speak well if we want :)

[@paularcilla570]

This guy makes friends with different nationalities, the world needs more people like you my man. Appreciating the food and culture is a huge compliment already, but to learn their language? man thats far beyond.. hats off to you bro. 💯

[@amberrose7495]

The appreciation they have for an American man in his own country to learn their language is beautiful! If I worked in another country I guess I’d be happy to if someone from that country tried to and knew some English on their own.

[@Aphex51]

I met a Pakistani when I was working over in Shetland and he was the most kind and caring guy. Always put other people first before himself. Don't let media or anything else ruin your own experiences with people from different corners of the world.

[@sunshinegirl8216]

I have been watching a few Pakistani bloggers too and same kindness and friendliness was exceptional by the people of Pakistan. Amazing how fast you pick up almost any language you study even though I suspect you put a lot of efforts and hours into it. Really fun and remarkable how you able to bridge the communication divide and talk with so many people. Love it!

[@ericdacunha1669]

I just found your channel and you are The Man! I love your passion for learning languages!

[@MarianaVillanova]

I get emotional watching your videos. It’s beautiful to see how fast people connect with each other through languages. I’m a huge fan!

[@GrowWithHarriet]

Halal food looks tasty and welcoming that’s the good thing I know about Halal food . Your vlogs are always tuning and it’s great to watch them and I love the fact that you are as well linguistic what youtubers have to adopt greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬

[@nforne]

Halal just means it is allowed for Muslims. Halal meat has to be slaughtered in a particular way.

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

@@nforne and not the nicest way either.

[@IMHS21]

@@eccremocarpusscaber5159 Meat that is slaughtered in a *correct* halal way is the best for the animal and for the consumer. The meat is much better quality and the animal won't suffer. Nowadays unfortunately almost all the meat we consume comes out of the factory where animals are mistreated. Pure halal meat that answers to all the halal standards though, is in fact the best. Only a fool would denie that.

[@ziplin5412]

@@IMHS21 i dont know where you live but here in germany, most halal meat is also the cheapest meat possible and of worst quality, because they dont have to spend money on stunning the animals before slaughtering them. Its mostly Imported from eastern european countries with lower standards

[@IMHS21]

@@ziplin5412 Da hast du teilweise Recht. Ich bin mir dessen bewusst, wie kompliziert die Lage ist und wie bedenklich andererseits. In vielen Fällen darf man das eigentlich schon kein Halal mehr nennen. Obwohl das Fleisch als halal verkauft wird.

[@jessH090]

It’s definitely one of the heart warming corners of KZbin to see how people of less commonly learned languages just instantly beam when they hear you. They literally light up and feel seen. A lovely gift to give people.

[@mkhanman12345]

heartwarming corners of youtube? Not sure what that means You can sign up/register for an account and upload videos with it

[@wakas9217]

It’s not less common language it’s a live language, about 700 million people speaks around South Asia!

[@gorrumKnight]

@@wakas9217 True, but it's a very rare language here in the US comparatively. Many Americans aren't willing to learn to speak many other languages & it's kinda sad.

[@jessH090]

@@wakas9217 yes, I’m aware, I meant lesser spoken language in places like NYC. Where he is, filming the video..

[@victoriakarine1174]

7:53 very good angle

[@alexisssnow]

its so amazing how he can learn so many languages and still remember some of them even if he hasn't made a video with it in a long time, or studied them sence the video he made!

[@tyrelhaz]

I have a family from Pakistan that started as customers where I work and have since adopted me as a brother. You are absolutely right about how nice they are and the food is amazing!

[@airgunningyup]

its always amazing how much people appreciate you speaking their langauge

[@georgestanko2523]

i think food is the universal language that can bring us all together. its so fun to practice a foreign language. Its so fun to see people light up and encourage it when they see you trying to practice "their" language.

[@Innes1]

Very wholesome. I love how everyone gets excited and happy to see someone learning their language.

[@AndyofSmeg]

How you learn these languages so fast baffles me. Love the content cheers bud

[@jovanka------7605]

Only for fans over 18 years old LOVEME.UNO/zilonk mañas no se la Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter Asi con toy y sus mañas no se la lease que escriba bien mamon hay nomas pa ra reirse un rato y no estar triste y estresado.por la vida dura que se vive hoy . Köz karaş: ''Taŋ kaldım'' Erinder: ''Sezimdüü'' Jılmayuu: ''Tattuuraak'' Dene: ''Muzdak'' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu gana taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. ''Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt'' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu.#垃圾 Son unos de los mejores conciertos , no puede ir pero de tan solo verlos desde pantalla, se que estuvo sorprendente 💗❤️💌💘

[@hounds556]

the question is how long does he actually retain this information after he makes the video

[@zacharyyan4898]

He just memorized a bunch of lines… it’s basically acting

[@ZaPpaul]

@@zacharyyan4898 That would make sense if he didn't answer questions like "How much would you like, a pound?" and he answers "half a pound" in Urdu. So yeah of course he learns shopping specific terms first, but it's not just a simple process to be able to keep the dialogue open.

[@totalhysteria]

He is learning the basics and some specific lines he is prepared to use. Enough to have simple ABC conversations but he is far from fluent.

[@AH-lz4dc]

Bro seeing you make these people's day just by using their language makes me choke up a lil ngl. Seems like u really connect with them inspires me to try to learn too

[@KimCarsonNOW]

These are my favorite videos! How I wish I could learn languages as fluently as he does

[@GodVessel]

I love how he is also supporting different snacks, and food from the cultures he is already appreciating. Its literally heartwarming

[@_peepee_]

i love these videos so much it doesnt matter how much i see them it never gets old

[@maar2001]

Impressed you held those little small talks with an understandable urdu. Would love to see you speak more urdu.

[@happycanadian5424]

This dude truly has the life he’s good at his job, people love interacting with him, and he travels around and eats food and connects with people

[@kristenronyak2247]

Such a beautiful thing! I would love to be able to do this!

[@karenemoug]

@@kristenronyak2247 right...? His memory is INSANE!

[@addo4164]

I suppose that’s also the Beauty of him living in New York, he gets to interact with such a large diversity of cultures and languages there.

[@lilcreaper007]

As long he doesn't Bourdain himself we good.

[@kuro.hitsuji]

You're honestly so brave to go into these shops with what you know and still manage to get through a conversation. Trust me, they'll remember you the next time you go in!

[@grogomeister]

Bro you're such an inspiration to learn languages for the sole fact of making that special connection with people. Their smiles are enough to make it all worthwhile, thank you for what you do

[@rishabh3920]

Was so happy to watch this, it feels so good when I can understand him being a Hindi speaker. You are the best.

[@mjfreespirit]

These people were so incredibly happy you took the time to learn their language..

[@shelleyl4117]

I love how excited everyone gets when they hear you speaking their language. The smiles on their faces say it all.

[@kyle2931]

I’ve been binge watching some of your videos lately, man. Cool videos. Since I don’t wish to go anywhere unless it’s absolutely necessary (none of US have Covid but it’s in the country I’m sure), I either binge watch some favorite KZbin videos, play some video games or hang out with my crazy Yorkie dog to occupy my mind. Have a great one okay ?

[@nickwilliams3050]

man i love how this kind of thing brings people together.

[@blethr]

the shot of him speaking to the shop keeper, then he’s in the street eating the chips had me dying of laughter! so funny!

[@lovroj.babacic2397]

this guy is the ray of sunshine, seeing people smile when he speaks their language brings joy to my heart. keep it real. peace.

[@JayL781]

Always find it to be a very kind gesture to tip and I think in a way you're tipping everyone by learning their language which is a really cool thing keep up the good work try not to bring yourself out ✌️

[@abovethestars1519]

this is so heartwarming!!! ❤

[@HuckleberryHim]

I have to tell you Xiaoma, your pronunciation is incredibly good. I've seen pretty much every KZbin polyglot who has learned some Hindi/Urdu, and quite a lot of them struggle a lot with pronunciation when starting. Your intonation/accent, making the right phonemes, not confusing aspirated vs non aspirated consonants (a big issue for both English -> Urdu/Hindi as well as the other way around), woah. You sound practically native at times dude! Maybe your good-but-not-perfect accent, plus looking "white", is why so many people asked if you were Afghan or Pashto (as opposed to just assuming you're "white" if your accent was bad). Another huge hurdle for beginners is the grammar. I haven't formally studied Urdu (learned it growing up), but I can tell the grammar is super weird and confusing compared to most Indo-European languages, way more complex than I can fully appreciate never having been a beginner. But your grammar on many sentences was completely flawless, even when using some pretty advanced grammatical concepts. I'm thoroughly impressed by how much you've been able to do with this language with so little time. I know you've studied Hindi before but still, it doesn't add up to a whole lot of time. I appreciate your efforts so much, you are really the gem of the KZbin language space as it stands. Keep up the great work learning diverse and interesting languages, and doing it incredibly skillfully.

[@Archmage1809]

His 'main' second language is Mandarin, and Mandarin (Chinese language in general) is a tonal language, just a slight change in tone will make a totally different word. So with the base of Chinese tonal, adapting intonation and accent is not really a problem to him I think. Also, he's got the gift of learning languages, so he adopts languages faster than others.

[@HuckleberryHim]

@@Archmage1809 That is an interesting thought, it could definitely come in handy! But Laoshu (RIP), whose main second language was also Mandarin, didn't have very impressive pronunciation in most of his languages, including Hindi (no offense intended; he was impressive in so many other ways). I know he will deny it, and I respect the humility, but I totally agree with you that Xiaoma is gifted when it comes to this. Anyone can learn how to learn languages effectively and then actually do it, but some people are just faster than others.

[@MyCheriAnolani]

@@HuckleberryHim hahaha I loved just eves dropping on this conversation, ya all are so smart and eloquent the way you described how impressive he was to hear.

[@linglongpagota6195]

The genuine smiles he gets is so wholesome and heartwarming.

[@rogermanley9017]

Quite impressive...and everyone you talk to seems to have fun with these conversations :)

[@sulemanmalik3104]

I LOVED THIS VIDEO SO MUCH, I LEGIT STOPPED THE VIDEO MID WAY TO COMMENT, MUCH LOVE FROM PAKISTAN ❤🇵🇰

[@walterrifle2725]

This guy is so well rounded. He has a awesome attitude & wow is he smart! It would be an incredible learning experience to walk around New York to the different cultured areas and be able to speak to people in their native language. Completely awesome!

[@De_Los_Her]

I love the initial look of shock on people's faces when they hear you speaking their native tongue.

[@drd9136]

I love how they started texting you and calling you BOSS thats so awesomeee

[@raymondlin8728]

Always great videos and motivation to keep learning a different language

[@fatimazz]

As a Pakistani who lives abroad, this was delightful to watch. Our culture and language gets little recognition. Thank you so much Xiaoma! ❤

[@chrisculver5940]

I didn't know Abraham Lincoln was Pakistani.. But in all honesty, I hope that your culture gets more recognition. Incredible people.

[@michaelwitbeck2506]

This is one of the most impressive individuals that I've ever seen. Such an amazing mind for languages. His life must be so full getting to interact with people in their own native tongues. Not going to lie, I'm jealous.

[@tameembadi]

I appreciate you taking the time to educate people on different cultures!

[@TheDigitalGuru430]

Thank you! You have no idea how much we appreciate people who show slightest of interest in our language/culture (mainly because we have been vilified in the media). I always wondered if you have ever heard of Pakistan. You should learn more and visit Pakistan.

[@debbiefox6846]

One of my daughters dear friends is Pakistani/Indian. She speaks fluent Urdu and some Pashtun. We just love her and I can attest to the food from Pakistan being very good.We all live in US. She always loves to being over extra food from celebrations. Their weddings are very beautiful too. She used to come over and decorate our Christmas tree with us every year when she was in High School & College. They are lovely people. I love you Videos. Your understanding and ability to learn so many languages blows my mind. I love seeing the smiles of all the people you speak with. It warms my heart & makes my day. My husband biggest regret is not fully learning Japanese from this mother. She was from Tokyo. Our daughters were both lucky enough to take multiple years of it in High School. Keep spreading your Sunshine as you share with others. It's really beautiful to see. :-)

[@FahadFSA]

Pashtun is the ethnicity, pashto is the name of the language that they speak

[@arminius6506]

Pashtuns speak Pashto and they're from Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pashtuns from Pakistan use Urdu as the second language and Afghan use Dari dialect of Persian. Yes, it's always a mistake not to learn your mother language from your home because you can learn English or other lingua franca of the country from society but you can learn your mother language only from your home.

[@PaulAllen6304]

There is no separate Pakistani culture as such. Pakistanis are bunch of different ethnic groups like Punjabi, Pashtun, Sindhi, Baloch and others. Broadly the culture/tradition is similar all across South Asia(India/Pakistan/Afghanistan/Nepal/Sri Lanka/Bengladesh) Pashtuns belong to Northern Pakistan and Afghanistan, with significant populations in India.

[@grahamjones4539]

Awesomw

[@omarshinwari7823]

@@PaulAllen6304 No pashtuns in india Our homeland is Afghaniatan and north west regions of Pakistan by the afghan border