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Ben is such a positive & charismatic person. Great collab! Enjoyed the idea of you guys talking to merchants in English then speaking Mandarin to each other to discuss pricing / or gossip. Turns the table when it's usually the other way around. Would be cool to see an extended version of that! It's also really dope when you give little notes with the asterisk to teach stuff culturally about languages such as the whole "foreigner" concept!
@@the_bug_bus3882That’s a strong stance. I’m only familiar with his story from a brief google search after seeing the start of this video. Do you have any cited evidence that he’s lied?
Dude each of your videos are pretty similar but it's so fun watching people's reactions to your language abilities, I think it's your charisma that keeps everything fun and entertaining.
That couple with the kid was cool! Nice little conversation. Kinda sad to hear her talk about not being good at studying and all she could do is sell stuff in the streets. They seem like a nice couple though. All three of them smiled a lot. (=
"He doesn't speak English either. He's Australian." 😂 To be fair, depending what part of the continent a person is from, there are some Australians whose accent is so thick and they use so much slang that I can't understand them lol
I can't find it, but like a decade or so ago there was an Aussie on the Today Show and he used so much slang and his accent was so thick, they were like, wtf is he saying 🤣
@@the_bug_bus3882what? yeah it’s a lie but come back to reality real quick. he made a lie that made him look better and help himself while not hurting anyone else. is it right? no but is it punishable no.
I absolutely loved this episode of your adventures, you guys are true diplomats between cultures that don't often understand each other, it is a fun and fine thing to watch, thank you both! Cheers from PNW Canada!
Xioma I see you walking down the streets sometimes near StuyTown! I'm too scared to go up to you though but I love your videos and watch every one of them! I think you should try learning Lithuanian, definitely one of the most difficult languages to learn for foreigners.
Whilst I don't speak any of the language, I can tell you as a horticulturalist that the flowers on the vegetables actually mean they're end of growing season and about to go to seed, they'll be more starchy and way less sweet. They lied to you about that repeatedly.... It literally means they're on their way out and past their best, don't be conned by them in future.
Yes. As a farmer I'll also tell you its like broccoli with the Florettes turning yellow and bokchoi flowering, indicating Brassicas about to go to seed, getting starchy and/or fiberious & stringy, past the prime taste and nutrition... still edible but not the taste folks like the best.
It’s so awesome you learned all these different languages. You should try learning Albanian there’s a big community of Albanians in NYC especially in the Bronx, Little Italy
..needed a good laugh today and got it with these two jokers....Thanx so much and it's always fun watching to see what kind of trouble you can get into!
Flash: Ran for the entirety of his life. One day, lightning strikes him, and he now runs faster. The Hulk: Dedicated his life to science. One day, he is exposed to gamma radiation, and now he is stronger. Ben: Learned Mandarin in high school. One day, he gets into a car accident and slips into a coma, and now he speaks Mandarin more fluently. Ben McMahon is a superhero ladies and gentlemen. I figured it out.
Since I was a little kid, I've said if I could have one wish, it'd be the ability to understand, speak, read, and write any language I come across fluently. I could use it to make a good living as a translator, talk to anyone, learn and teach, decode dead languages, travel the world, and reveal ancient history we've lost to time. That would be heavenly for me despite my being an anti-social, anxiety suffering goof. I love languages, but my memory is poor and I get frustrated easily due to mental health issues. I keep trying to dive back into Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin, and ASL but my mental clarity and will to be patient seems to have bottomed out.
Exact same deal with me, everything you said, except for ASL since I havent started learning it, yet, but I want to. And I'd add Russian (I taught myself to read Russian and wanna learn more).
@@drix4275 Russian was the first language I wanted to learn, but my schools had German and Spanish (I chose German.) Spoke it a lot with my friends in high school, but forgot most of it. Several years back started dipping in the languages previously mentioned. ASL being the most recent. If you're interested, a good app for learning it is Intersign ASL. Both free and paid get all the lessons and paid gives access to little extras like games. They use clips of ASL teachers signing the words and sentences, acts a bit like most language apps but suited for ASL. It's nice.
Imagine being called into a dig site where they found an ancient tablet from a long gone civilization because they know you're the only one, and you go: *reads lost text, mouths the words* "This is a complaint about clay quality. Also the clay supplier's name was Mahamalamadingdong. Last name Johnson." ^o^
@@drix4275 Jesus Loves you so much! You may not think it but there is a reason you’re seeing this. He wants you to know Him so you Two can have a Relationship:)😊
girl at the register in our neighborhood chinese fassfoo place greets all "regulars" in their language--ukrainian, russian, spanish, greek, vietnamese. she's just amazing. i'm fluent in german, and can find the restroom and beer in russian and spanish, but she rattles off in god-knows how many languages. keep learning, as comrade mao said! fun vid!
Since you went to Wales for a video, I think you should try and understand the hardest dialects of the UK, find the people with the strongest accents too! I think you'd struggle to match or understand the Scottish and Scouse dialects!
Always so amazing to see how you can connect with totally different cultures simply by learning their language. Awesome vid as always, I liked the guest a lot as well. Very fluent speaker, just waiting on my coma so I can wake up and speak it (ik that's not exactly what happened for him to just "wake up" and be fluent but yk what I mean 😂)
this video came just in time, last week i started to learn mandarin, because i felt like just doing it. i mean, it must feel awesome to handle more than 1 language, i already speak english at an advanced level (c1) coming from a native spanish speaker. i feel very commited to keep practicing
I love your videos, you’ve really really inspired me to speak Mandarin I’ve been practicing more and more. Now I just need to find a school in New York to help me and improve even more.
What I kinda appreciate is how in several occasions, the vendors say to the effect of "you won't be able to eat this." It sounds rude at first, but really they are watching out for you. They would rather not get a sale than have their customers be unhappy, and they are frank about it.
Your brain stores everything you've ever experienced. The problem comes up in that its not so simple to connect what you know to what you can do. Sometimes, a serious brain injury can remove that limiter.
Its impressive how many people can speak chinese in NYC. In my city, there's a "asian town" where people usually can learn more about the language and practice.
He’s awesome with being able to speak so many different languages so quickly I’m in awe, but his cooking had me dry heaving in my toilet before they spit up fried rice.
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Sure! Give it a go, Arieh!
Bad mouthing their Bad english in mandarin was hilarious😂
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From the river to the sea 🇵🇸
Having a mattress company sponsor this video was a stroke of genius. "Our Mattresses are so good they will put you in a coma and teach you Mandarin"
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I had the same thought lol
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Good luck returning it in the same box, lol
why would you return it though@@jlexusjlexus8214
6:40 dude didnt care you could speak Mandarin he was just glad he could explain the veggies in a language he knew. Awesome guy!
Seriously, the stress of not being understood and having to deploy makeshift sign language just disappeared
the guy who asked for help with the medicine near the end was so wholesome. perfect interaction lol.
I was thinking what a beautiful moment that was too
true joy
He was so happy
What part of Chinatown were you in? Flushing ?
Best part is when he says "Nah it's someone else im just chilling here" like lmao.
5:25 I love that the lady says you guys are a smart but she’s also speaking three languages :D
she knows she smart too bruh
@@kinidiosodlosios6892yea in the East, accepting a compliment is seen as you are not humble
She was trying to trip them up and talk smack. Notice they didn't repeat what she said.
6:40 I love how this elder was just excited to talk more about his favorite recipes and barley reacted to the language swap 😂 ❤
Barely*, not barley that grows.
Ben is such a positive & charismatic person. Great collab!
Enjoyed the idea of you guys talking to merchants in English then speaking Mandarin to each other to discuss pricing / or gossip. Turns the table when it's usually the other way around. Would be cool to see an extended version of that!
It's also really dope when you give little notes with the asterisk to teach stuff culturally about languages such as the whole "foreigner" concept!
Xiaoma has a million videos that feature what you wanted an "extended version" of. Just watched those
It's like calling someone "gringo" when travelling abroad... like, my dude, you are the gringo now.
I've been meaning to see more of Ben. His story is so under-rated, and he should really be a celebrity in China.
he actually is!
It’s totally fake
@@BIPOCperson If you bothered to watch the news more often, you'd know about it, wouldn't you?
He should pay for the lie he's telling and be forced to give back the money he earned illegally thanks to it
@@the_bug_bus3882That’s a strong stance. I’m only familiar with his story from a brief google search after seeing the start of this video. Do you have any cited evidence that he’s lied?
Dude each of your videos are pretty similar but it's so fun watching people's reactions to your language abilities, I think it's your charisma that keeps everything fun and entertaining.
exactly
Man I love watching people hearing their native tongue. Always brings a light to a persons eyes. Much love
17:35 Baby is so small and the mother is already saying "this man is a good student, you should be one too!" hahahah
duuude. the last one got me. teared me up a lil bit .so nice that u were able to help someone. great content as allways. greetings from germany. ;-*
That couple with the kid was cool! Nice little conversation. Kinda sad to hear her talk about not being good at studying and all she could do is sell stuff in the streets. They seem like a nice couple though. All three of them smiled a lot. (=
Yeah she was really good. I was a bad student too.
No shame in selling stuff on the Street. She's a Retail Business Woman xx
"He doesn't speak English either. He's Australian." 😂 To be fair, depending what part of the continent a person is from, there are some Australians whose accent is so thick and they use so much slang that I can't understand them lol
Slang never 😅
Sounds like ppl from Newfoundland in Canada
I can't find it, but like a decade or so ago there was an Aussie on the Today Show and he used so much slang and his accent was so thick, they were like, wtf is he saying 🤣
Australia is a country, not a continent. The continent is Oceania and the collection of landmasses is known as Australasia.
@@YourPalHDee They never said the opposite, but thanks
I wake up from a nap losing all cognitive ability for at least 10 mins, this guy wakes up with a whole degree in another language... dudes a real g 💯
No, he already spoke Chinese
@@sargassum6190but it was funny
He should pay for the lie he's telling and be forced to give back the money he earned illegally thanks to it
actually that period right after you wake up from a nap can often be a sweet spot for creativity
@@the_bug_bus3882what? yeah it’s a lie but come back to reality real quick. he made a lie that made him look better and help himself while not hurting anyone else. is it right? no but is it punishable no.
"He doesn't speak English either, he's from Australia" 😂
I love the Addidas guy didn’t question at all your Chinese he just switched to explaining in Chinese
This one was hilarious! The astonished reactions followed by laid back conversation is just the best.
I absolutely loved this episode of your adventures, you guys are true diplomats between cultures that don't often understand each other, it is a fun and fine thing to watch, thank you both!
Cheers from PNW Canada!
the older man asking about the vitamins was so wholesome
Is that your son? What a cutie!! And, advantaged, to be taught different languages from you, Dad!!
This video was so wholesome! I loved you helping that guy at the end!
Your channel gives me such a serotonin boost
4:33 that was hilarious 🤣 "..we didn't realize you could understand us...." Danke
The conversations you have with all of the vendors are so interesting here.
Yes, I agree. Hearing their thoughts is the best part. He really gets them interested.
Another great colab, I love all the positivity and smiles. Thank you!
I don't speak mandarin but I can tell he is seriously good. His accent sounds on point, and the way he speaks flows so smoothly and confidently.
Xioma I see you walking down the streets sometimes near StuyTown! I'm too scared to go up to you though but I love your videos and watch every one of them! I think you should try learning Lithuanian, definitely one of the most difficult languages to learn for foreigners.
Been trying to figure out why I love these videos so much. It's the New York love. Everything is there. Everyone is there. Greatest city ever.
Yes, I watch your videos because of the people's response, and the love and kindness shared amongst everyone you meet, it's truly beautiful.
i could watch these videos for hours lol, so entertaining and this australian guy is amazing
family at the end is sweet. rooting for them. nice vid
Australian guy is funny, he’s having fun with his Mandarin 😂
Another great video,I always sit here with a smile on my face watching these videos.I love the interaction.
ben , june and you together would be the best video ever! . the bantering. the sarcasm , impressing people with thier chinese etc. Just saying!
Whilst I don't speak any of the language, I can tell you as a horticulturalist that the flowers on the vegetables actually mean they're end of growing season and about to go to seed, they'll be more starchy and way less sweet.
They lied to you about that repeatedly....
It literally means they're on their way out and past their best, don't be conned by them in future.
Yes. As a farmer I'll also tell you its like broccoli with the Florettes turning yellow and bokchoi flowering, indicating Brassicas about to go to seed, getting starchy and/or fiberious & stringy, past the prime taste and nutrition... still edible but not the taste folks like the best.
that's funny speaking Mandarin to each other but English to them 🤣
You two are absolute menaces! Only 5 minutes in and my cheeks are sore from laughing so hard
i love it when Ben McMahon tell everyone, why should he not speak Chinese, everyone here speak Chinese. LOL
He hit her with a Mao Zedong quote @9:38 I’m dead 😂😂
Homie literally dropped a Mao quote in the right context. Nice.
It’s so awesome you learned all these different languages. You should try learning Albanian there’s a big community of Albanians in NYC especially in the Bronx, Little Italy
..needed a good laugh today and got it with these two jokers....Thanx so much and it's always fun watching to see what kind of trouble you can get into!
@ time stamp 11:45 he asks “what kind of sandwich is this?”…..
…..and my brain immediately shouted “A Vegemite Sandwich!!!
IYKYK
The fact that fiberglass is even legal in mattresses is unreal
Flash: Ran for the entirety of his life. One day, lightning strikes him, and he now runs faster.
The Hulk: Dedicated his life to science. One day, he is exposed to gamma radiation, and now he is stronger.
Ben: Learned Mandarin in high school. One day, he gets into a car accident and slips into a coma, and now he speaks Mandarin more fluently.
Ben McMahon is a superhero ladies and gentlemen. I figured it out.
Since I was a little kid, I've said if I could have one wish, it'd be the ability to understand, speak, read, and write any language I come across fluently. I could use it to make a good living as a translator, talk to anyone, learn and teach, decode dead languages, travel the world, and reveal ancient history we've lost to time. That would be heavenly for me despite my being an anti-social, anxiety suffering goof. I love languages, but my memory is poor and I get frustrated easily due to mental health issues. I keep trying to dive back into Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin, and ASL but my mental clarity and will to be patient seems to have bottomed out.
Exact same deal with me, everything you said, except for ASL since I havent started learning it, yet, but I want to. And I'd add Russian (I taught myself to read Russian and wanna learn more).
@@drix4275 Russian was the first language I wanted to learn, but my schools had German and Spanish (I chose German.) Spoke it a lot with my friends in high school, but forgot most of it. Several years back started dipping in the languages previously mentioned. ASL being the most recent.
If you're interested, a good app for learning it is Intersign ASL. Both free and paid get all the lessons and paid gives access to little extras like games. They use clips of ASL teachers signing the words and sentences, acts a bit like most language apps but suited for ASL. It's nice.
Imagine being called into a dig site where they found an ancient tablet from a long gone civilization because they know you're the only one, and you go: *reads lost text, mouths the words* "This is a complaint about clay quality. Also the clay supplier's name was Mahamalamadingdong. Last name Johnson." ^o^
@@drix4275 Jesus Loves you so much! You may not think it but there is a reason you’re seeing this. He wants you to know Him so you Two can have a Relationship:)😊
@@Jesus_Loves_you2499 Is Jesus gay?
This was so much fun to watch the video was over before I knew it!
i just love you know their language and theyre all like YOURE A GENIUS!!! lol
Italians wash, batter n fry the squash flowers. Very expensive to buy! Delicious.
In France, we're also used to eat spinach this way, or even with some vinegar and garlic. 😉
girl at the register in our neighborhood chinese fassfoo place greets all "regulars" in their language--ukrainian, russian, spanish, greek, vietnamese. she's just amazing. i'm fluent in german, and can find the restroom and beer in russian and spanish, but she rattles off in god-knows how many languages. keep learning, as comrade mao said! fun vid!
Great looking kid. So happy for you.
Since you went to Wales for a video, I think you should try and understand the hardest dialects of the UK, find the people with the strongest accents too! I think you'd struggle to match or understand the Scottish and Scouse dialects!
better yet, try cornish LOL
I would love to see Ari/Xiaoma learn Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)!
Doing an ad about getting a good nights sleep is actually quite genius given the nature of the video.
Love the dude at the end saying: “No I’m just chilling here” 😅 getting his Fish Oil Capsules read!
Very nice you helped out the Elder with reading the English on the vitamin bottles
Nice of you to help that guy at the end! 😊
Always so amazing to see how you can connect with totally different cultures simply by learning their language. Awesome vid as always, I liked the guest a lot as well. Very fluent speaker, just waiting on my coma so I can wake up and speak it (ik that's not exactly what happened for him to just "wake up" and be fluent but yk what I mean 😂)
this video came just in time, last week i started to learn mandarin, because i felt like just doing it. i mean, it must feel awesome to handle more than 1 language, i already speak english at an advanced level (c1) coming from a native spanish speaker. i feel very commited to keep practicing
Wow you definitely speak english really well, I thought you were native from how you wrote this comment, coming from a “no sabo” 😅
Echale ganas güey!
sí
Yo también pero el japonés ! It feels awesome 😊
@@letti4285
HEhhe thanks!
Definitely staying on the english side of the internet for many years has helped quite a lot
talking behind there back in front of them was the best. HAHA
I missed your Chinese videos! Thank you!
18:29 Oh my god its so wholesome
So cute I love this ❤💕 super fun and encouraging to hear people learning and speaking other languages
mate, you should come to Australia too! Sydney has a really nice China town in the city and another one in the suburbs.
You're very gracious Ari
I like the last one _"Ayo, American! How much should I take this per day?"_ 👌😂
6:32 this guy is so animated 🤣
I love your videos, you’ve really really inspired me to speak Mandarin I’ve been practicing more and more. Now I just need to find a school in New York to help me and improve even more.
Nice video! Im surprised you didn't ask the people what they think of your friends backstory, would be a nice topic for conversations
What I kinda appreciate is how in several occasions, the vendors say to the effect of "you won't be able to eat this." It sounds rude at first, but really they are watching out for you. They would rather not get a sale than have their customers be unhappy, and they are frank about it.
This video was endlessly entertaining!!🎉
8:24 Your Australian was spot on. Add another language to the list!
Your brain stores everything you've ever experienced. The problem comes up in that its not so simple to connect what you know to what you can do. Sometimes, a serious brain injury can remove that limiter.
Man Xiaoma, all your videos are so inspiring, I just downloaded HelloChinese - getting this party started ❤
Good luck getting it back in the box they shopped it in when trying to return
This channel always makes my day! :)
@5:36 😂😂 the angle of the camera 😂😂
You guys are GREAT!!!
Muy divertido el video. Se echaban de menos estos videos. Son super geniales!
Its impressive how many people can speak chinese in NYC. In my city, there's a "asian town" where people usually can learn more about the language and practice.
More than half of New York speaks no English
@@sean668 oof
@@djbokasuja Not “oof”, it’s awesome
@@sean668 sorry if I meant it wrong. English is not my first language. That's really cool 😎
i guess a lot of chinese people emigrate there
my guy even learn Mao Zedong thought during his coma, respect
I was once hit with a brick on the head and now I can't even speak English anymore
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when you said "we speak Australian over here" perfect Aussie accent 😂 sounded like Robert Irwin
the mattress ad in a video with a someone who woke up from a coma is just poetic comedy
Wow, I haven’t heard this spoken since highschool soccer lol. We have a large Portuguese and Cape Verdean community in my part of RI.
I’ve watched red roo ben quite a bit, how has this collab improved so much? He barely uploads!
So great when you do these longer videos !!
Sugar cane is so good!! Straight sugar water, if you put Tajin Mexican candy salt it taste pretty great
He already knew Chinese before he has a coma.
He’s awesome with being able to speak so many different languages so quickly I’m in awe, but his cooking had me dry heaving in my toilet before they spit up fried rice.
6:29 he just went with the flow XD
Thanks for the video guys
6:50 Casually looking at the translator app on their phones.
Yall have to make a short out of the part where she was like your complaining, and he was like I’m sorry we didn’t know you could understand us. 💀 😂
9:36 NO WAY HE JUST QUOTED FREAKING MAO XDD
It is great that you have so much street food available
You ought to interview some of these folks like the family selling things for a dollar.
She thought you were Italian 😂😂