Chinese People Gossip About My Tattoo, But I Know Chinese
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
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Maybe you’ve heard about Chinese tattoo fails where people intend to get Chinese tattoos that say something inspiring but their tattoo artist mistakenly puts something unintentionally funny on their body instead. Well, today I got “Kung Pao chicken” 宫保鸡丁 tattooed on my body, and Chinese people naturally gossip about it. But then I surprise them by understanding their gossip and speaking perfect Mandarin!
0:00 Intro
1:37 Youdao Dictionary Pen (sponsored)
2:31 At a fruit and veggies stand
3:47 Someone stops me on the street
4:45 How authentic is my tattoo?
6:02 Buying handicrafts from a street vendor
8:08 Checking out Chinese antiques
9:30 Fashion show
9:42 Get another tattoo?
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Can it read vertical Chinese script?
I love that random people just go "hey xiaoma, whats up" like he's just friends with everyone
Giving me Spiderman vibes 🤣
I want to be like that so bad! Where people are so happy to see me ❤️
@@flylikeabutterfly951 hey man just put yourself around the right people and that will start to happen, just make sure they are being genuine. I’ve seen both sides and it is devastating to know that some people do it out of pity. Seriously just surround yourself with good people and real friends. You will eventually get to the point where when you see people they are happy to see you too. Don’t know if that’s what you needed to hear or anything but just wanted to give you a little advice. ❤️
I was about to say the same thing! That's his people now. Been watching his videos for a few years now and it always surprises me how many people know him and don't know him. He can walk into a place and at least 1 person knows who he is. I remember this one video where he went into a restaurant and the dude in the back cooking the food came out and was all like, "You're Xiaoma!" Amazing stuff.
That is why I believe he needs to be the UN ambassador.
I Love the casualness of people going "Hey Xiaoma". Everyone knows this guy.
Hah, me too.
Haha was literally just thinking that
He's like your friendly neighborhood spiderman but his power is languages lol
soon he won't be able to make videos about surprising chinese people around his neighborhood
I also love how no one sticks around awkwardly like in some streams ♡
Love the old lady that buttered him up saying how impressive his mandarin and Cantonese was before bossing him into buying stuff 😭😭
I was rooting for her. Get that bank
Grandma is on that hustle!
grandma's grind never stops
They love doing that. Any compliment for a sale hahaha
That’s exactly how China is as a foreigner 😅 I constantly got told how handsome I was by ladies working in stores
Xiaoma being in goofy ahh positions because of his camera always makes these videos 10x better
😂😂😂
It always has me dying 😭 my humour is broken
definitely😂
Was looking for this comment because it's so dang true 😂
When his face went like this 🌛 i laughed my ass off 😂🤣🤣
LMAO I love the one dude who was excited that he used the proper character and then his friend is like "yeah but it's still a stupid tattoo" 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂
That guy was trying to be nice and it was sweet to see
That linguistic love could be felt through the screen hahah
Yup. That are the friends that you would want in your life. The balance. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lmao laying on the facts though. We all need a dude like that in life to set us straight.
"Let's get a funny 'mistake' tatoo to see how people react."
5 minutes in:
"Yo, friend, that's the most authentic Kung Pao chicken tatoo I've seen, mad respect bro!"
Wholesome.
Wait is the tattoo fr?
@@growingsoul30 Really. Really?
His language was more correct/specific than that of typical tattoos where Americans get Chinese letters on them of things. The dude explains it well.
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@@growingsoul30 I'm wondering if it was real too. Pretty big for a joke tattoo!
I once met an American on a bus in Costa Rica whom had two Chinese characters tattooed on him, I asked him why he had those words tattooed. He told me he went to a tattoo parlor for a Chinese tattoo and when flipping through the catalog the artist gave him, it was in his words "it was as if I was struck with divine revelation and those two words on the book was to be my destiny." He then said "wait, you recognize these words, please tell me what they mean." I told him the words meant "table"(桌子), looking absolutely defeated he asked if it had any other meaning, I told him it could also mean "desk", lastly he asked if he could fix it and my friend butted in to say "you can add "chairs"(椅子) to make it a full set."
😂
So the guy was ment to be a office worker lol
Ngl I'd go get the chairs
and then everyone clapped
@@halo7554you forgot to mention that the guy they were talking to was named Albert Einstein
I love how the one dude was ready to make fun of you but was honestly impressed that it was written correctly.
Professionals have standards
tried very hard to save himself haha
the disoriented angles just make everything so much funnier lmao
Fisheye lens
@@cookncrook6902 nah, thats just 360 camera
When he was talking to that guy he had the most tilted head😂😂😂
@@kellykel4472 dude same
RIGHT😭
Will never get tired how people get amazed, embarassed or shocked to hear him speak Chinese.
True
I guess because so many people speak English, that when a non native speakers language skills are brought to attention, it considered very rude, so it’s surprising to see others do it. But it’s a different situation since it’s more unusual to learn Chinese.
Absolutely
I love their reactions, they’re always very nice people too, never nasty even if they do have a chuckle at the white guy 😂
...as much as I want to be a hater of the "cookie-cutter", Polyglot reaction content... I cant stop watching it
The guy with the tattoos was so chill, even when everyone was laughing at the tattoo, he kept complimenting how authentic it was because he didn't want to offend by laughing. He definitely respected you.
The meanest looking mf turned out to be the sweetest person
@@juanblanco7898that’s usually how it goes
The fact that the camera makes the image distorted makes this video even funnier😂 loved it
yea it looks like he's never looking at them
I love the fact so many people just walked past and said "Kung Pao Chicken" and walked away. Hilarious video lmao
Could you imagine someone who thought that tattoo was of something else just so confused why every kept saying king pao chicken around them.
I always love seeing people making nice compliments of his perfect chinese 💚😀🌈 he interacts so naturally with people
the more amazing part is how many people know him. he is running around and at least 3 people run by and " hey Xiao ma" :D
Or the people who recognized him..."Hi, Xiaoma."
Imagine someone went to America with “Big Mac” tattoo
I love how they respect it for it being “correct” more than it being a seemly senseless Chinese tattoo
We can all get a glimpse on how ridiculous the Chinese tattoos must look to them, even if they aren't food-related, by looking at their increasingly western-themed clothing. There it's basically the other way round: they'll wear shirts for example with completely meaningless English sentences. For example, "THINK LESS. STUPID MORE." - which is probably a messed up translation to the tune of "follow your heart" or "don't overthink, have fun".
Would be even funnier if he added a price.
@@graealex chinese ppl have a sense of humor
@@graealex "THINK LESS. STUPID MORE." definitely could see someone wearing that, even in the U.S
Kinda like the French who "don't care about what you say, really, as long as you pronounce it correctly".
This is hilarious! Imagine seeing a dude walking down the street in big bold basic font “DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER”
Americans trying to explain the concept of a tattoo: "Okay so imagine a burger.."
@@Verac1tyNo, he is explaining how it would be funny if the roles were reversed.
@@Verac1ty someone who isn't American trying to find any reason to hate on Americans:
6:14 I burst out laughing after she finally got an opportunity to say “Kung Pao Chicken” 😂 You could tell she really wanted to.
"It means 'Peace'"
"It's chicken!"
xDD
10:11
Love the guy at the end that just goes: “Hey, Xiaoma”, and then walks off like nothing happened. Xiaoma’s got a great community following!
I think that's the kind of fan that every famous person wants. A chill person that just says hi like they're all human too. Good stuff.
@@BWTECH0521 100% agree
@@BWTECH0521 I mean they ARE in nyc
Timestamp?
@@reganmckinnon3328 10:11
I love how he’s just walking around and people shout, “Xiaoma!” What a rockstar.
What does it mean
@@OfficiallyJayleen Its his name
@@OfficiallyJayleen lmaoo
@@yoannbernardin9299 most names have meanings
@LurKing @Yomomma It means "little horse" in Mandarin.
I love how smooth the transition from English to Mandarin was with the saleswoman. Like, she didn’t even act surprised, just switched from English to Mandarin with you. And the other guy being impressed with the grammar/correct spelling on your tattoo was funny, too.
I love those two ladies trying to sell him trinkets! They were so lighthearted and friendly! I laughed out loud when they both started using the massagers on him 😂
It's amazing how you instantly break cultural barriers by interacting with people in their native tongue.
Only works outside the US tho
@@biolt90 Do you mean if a non English speaker goes to the USA, learns English then speaks it, no one's impressed? Never thought of it like that but it's true.
@@Portrait-in-Black You also got to realize that Americans also don't gossip about people "behind their backs" in English because they assume everyone knows what they are saying, and it's true 99% of the time.
were all the same
I'm married to a canto chinese man and I don't speak very much Cantonese, just the bare minimum to be a Canadian (please, thanks, thank you, I'm so sorry)and people relax around me instantly when I speak it. They tell me how good I am and try to help me learn and give me encouragement, even when they're strangers haha.
“Bye-bye Kung Pao chicken” had me dying ahah
LMAO That part got me
LOL same!
where
@@mememanfresh 8:00
@@mathscichic thank you
I mean, if I saw a Chinese person walking through the city with "Cheese Fries" tattooed on their arm, I'd have some questions... 😅 Great video, I love watching the surprise locals have when a foreigner speaks their language. Most of the time, the reaction is very heart warming! They're so pleased that someone loved their culture enough to learn their language. I wish more Americans had this attitude about other languages. Ours is so difficult to learn that you'd think we'd appreciate that effort so much more!
it’s so interesting to see how funny Chinese people are and what a great sense of humor they have. When they find out you speak Chinese their guard goes down and they let loose with the jokes 😂 these are great videos showing we are all the same behind our language barriers.
It seems, your local Chinese community has really taken to you mate.
The recognition you are receiving is great and well deserved.
Plus the 4.7m YT subs is a nice perk...lol
@@LMBC6Brian I'm sure it helps.
However, being in a community talking their language fluently will have recognition as a side effect with or without TH-cam videos.
@@paulrichardspencer Agreed. He’s a very interesting/ inspiring guy.
Because he is white and talks chinese he is deserving of being liked amongst the community? Hm kinda weird
@@antepa112 hmm no one mentioned anything about race but you.. kind of weird dude
I love that when people ask him how he learned Chinese, he just tells them that he was in China for a year, totally ommiting his 10 years of learning :)
I mean I'd do that too. No bad in boasting a bit about your skills.
same! it gets a funnier reaction out of them for more video content 🤣
but, when u go to the place of origin... ACCENT etc, cmon now lmao
he's just saying that's how he learned it initially. generally that's what people want to know.
Its because he still has a year ones skill level
I like how you actually translated what she said instead of what she meant to say. Such as when she said she wasn’t assuming you knew Chinese. Thanks for keepin it real !
6:26
”They said it means uhh peace”
”its uhhhhhhhh CHICKEN”
had me rolling on the floor
It’s so nice that when people recognise you they don’t freak out and say “OMG ITS YOU GIMME A PIC AH!” they’re just like “hey xiaoma!”
To be fair, New Yorkers tend to have a very "I'll stay out of your business, you stay the fuck out of mine" attitude. Saying hi to someone on the street in NYC is the equivalent of running up and hugging them anywhere else.
@@BeinIan Well said 😂
@@BeinIan Pretty big city, they've seen it all, everyone's stressed XD.
Same here in Vegas
that's new york respect
I think it would be funny to get a tattoo in Chinese that when translated means "something random in Chinese."
隨便寫幾個字 traditional or 随便写几个字 in simplified. Go do it!
胡乱找的字/随机翻译的中文/
Awesome idea.
i got a tattoo which says "whatever" cause it's funny. It's been two years and it still is funny saying it to new people
This is the real play
I used to work at a boy scout camp and one year we had a whole week of boy scout troops from China. One of my coworkers was about the most American looking guy you can imagine. Tall, football and rugby player, blond buzzcut.. but he grew up in tiawan and spoke mandarin. It was funny when the visiting scouts would try to gossip behind our back and he would just start speaking back to them. The shock on their face was priceless.
The camera angle of the lady putting the back massager on his back killed me 😂😂😂 7:30
Chinese person: "some other guys making a video gave me $30 for this, made me very happy"
*a few minutes later*
Guys filming who run into xiaoma: we're filming a video where we overpay for stuff"
I LAUGHED SO HARD
I thought the same hahah
does anyone know their channel i wanna see the video lmao 😭
@@luhraee aaaa i want to see it too!
DOES ANYONE KNOW THE CHANNEL LOL
Lol same
I love how this guy is like a local celebrity in the Chinese-centric areas of NY lmao he’s got multiple people saying hi Xiaoma as they walk by haha
Hes famous. Even my Chinese teacher knows him😂
@@applesauce.6011 my Chinese teacher showed one of his videos to our class 😂
Guy was shook when he seen him instantly grabbed his girl 😂
I love that too, I wonder if he likes that or not.
Lmfaooo when the ladies were rubbing the sticks on him saying it'll help him lose weight I died 🤣
Such lovely ladies that gave me a good laugh! ❤️
I think the work you do is so incredibly important. For the simple reason that language barriers are inherently built into our perceptions of people. By doing this you break down that barrier and show that we are all very similar at heart. I honestly think that videos like these should be shown in school simply to display humanity and how beautifully similar and different we are.
The best part is that he never explains the joke to anyone and literally just presents himself as a Kung Pao's Chicken fanatic the entire time 🤣😂
"I learned to speak in Beijing, that's where I learned my love for Kung Pao's Chicken"
LOL
He did say so one of them that he was doing it to see peoples' reactions to it.
Literallly the typical white guy for some XD
@@itzadedmeme no usually people get a tattoo that says Kung Pao Chicken and think it means Live Laugh Love 😂
Wait what? He said it was for a video around the 7:00 mark
It makes it funnier when some of the people don’t seem to realize that he switched to mandarin until after a few back and forths. Kills me everytime he jumps from english to mandarin or cantonese.
That fish eye lense is really good for the solo shots but it looks like everyone is speaking to the side of his head 😄
idk i feel like it adds to the video 😂😭
Oooh is that what it is. Ya it's wierd
Yes, I was trying to figure it out.
Some if the shots look like he's taking into a mirror and the people he is conversing with are behind him.
it feels like theyre talking to the watchers and not each other 🤣
I don't like it personally, but I enjoy the content anyway lol
these videos are so comforting to me :-) watching unexpected connections and how excited some people are to speak with him really makes you appreciate how much community means to us
Long time subscriber here, just wanted to say I love watching your videos. They are so light hearted and and authentic, something that’s hard to find on TH-cam anymore. Always makes me smile. Thank you.
It's so funny with the lady vendors that they were speaking English and didn't realize that you switched to speaking Chinese to them and they just went with it lol Mr Kung Pao chicken 😂
I found it funny that she wasn't afraid to tell him what it really meant 🤣
I feel like a lot of people would try to lie out of politeness, but naw she like "haha nope it means chicken"
@@OrangeC7 You can see her pause for a split second and think "ah shit I have to break it to him" LOL
I noticed that! he switched to chinese and she switched with him but she didn’t say a word about it!
They probably wanted to practice their English
@@disgustof-riley8338 ..?
From all his videos - it's obvious. Once you speak "their" language, whatever it is, people respect you, they're friendly and kind. It just connects us all universally, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, and almost everything.
And if you don't speak it you can get bent apparently
If you speak it well of course
Unlike English other languages are unforgiving and with slight mispronouncing they’ll even think you’re “stupid”
@@HonchoHundo I can attest to that 😅 I asked my mom how to say a phrase in Spanish and she told me, I repeated it, and I ended up saying "F*cking" as in having sex XD she would not stop laughing and even brought my dad to laugh at it, too. Can't even remember what I initially wanted translated...
Not in Germany though. When you are not fluent in German they will just switch to English and ignore your efforts to speak their language. :D
@@kimreni It’s like that in Scandinavian countries too. If you can’t keep the rhythm or ask them to repeat themselves, they switch to English.
I keep coming back to this video over and over. It never gets old !!
More tattoo episodes please 🙏 ❤ Do one: I am dumb/stupid and say you thought it meant I am strong/strength 😂
"some guy gave us 30 for this"
"We're doing a video where we overpay for stuff"
Holy shit
OHHHH
The xiaoma cinematic universe
yeaaa i was thinking that too
Anyone have a link to the other guys videos?
... You've enlightened me.
🤯💀
Love how people recognize you but they’re never disrespectful. Just a “Hey, Xiaoma.” And they’re on their way.
Welcome to NYC; it's not rare to see celebrities on the street or the subway or wherever. Most people won't harass them, it's just a part of life there.
Why would they be disrespectful?
@@A1rPun idk maybe 9 y/o’s farting in their direction or something 🗿
@@A1rPun stopping him, invading his space, begging for pictures taken, treating him like a spectacle and not a person.
A few years ago Alice Cooper was seated on a plane right behind my wife and she was trying to get a secret selfie with him. I told her "you're from NY, act like it!.
As a Chinese/Cantonese American, the stuff you say is so true and also, this is so funny and entertaining 😂
My favorite is when it takes people a minute to realize that you've been speaking to each other in Chinese 🤣🤣🤣
I look like a straight-up 8.5x11 and I've had this happen with Spanish-speaking patients a number of times 🤣
That is the most clever way I’ve ever heard anyone refer to themselves as super white, lol
@@rivergreen1727 My boy said 8.5x11 lmao
Why not just say A4
@@rivergreen1727 SO UNDER RATED! 8.5x11! Hilarious and I would like this 1000 times if I could
THE OLD LADY SHE SAID GOOD BYE MR KUNG PAO CHICKEN MADE ME LAUGH
I love how humble and chill this guy is
I can't say how much I love your genuine interaction with the population. You are so jovial and kind as are they! Wish we could hang out in China together! I would totally get a KP Chicken Tattoo if we could start good friendly conversations haha.
I love how the ladies selling the combs and such were still so positive lol “it is a very famous dish after all “ I love it lol
yeah, they were very excited to be selling him a magic stick that disappears fat for fifteen dollars. the last people making a video gave her thirty, and it made her very happy, she says.
@@entropicflux8849 I think they are the guys in 9:34. Dude literally said they were overpaying them.
@@entropicflux8849 yeah fr 💀
"Goodbyekung pao chicken lol" 💀
Right? 😂
This video was a lot of fun. It does a great job of pulling off a "laughing with you" prank, rather than a "laughing at you prank". Everyone who he encounters absolutely loses their mind because it's so funny and ridiculous, and it's NOT a joke at THEIR expense, which is totally unusual. Sure, the prank is being pulled on them, but THEY are not the target of ridicule (Xiaoma is). All in all, a really funny video, and a great prank.
Beautiful breakdown and analysis. I really enjoyed reading your comment.
Never stood still to think about this, you are totally right. This makes his videos even better for sure
@@timp1154 Absolutely! It's the perfect type of prank, because once people realize he can speak the language and understands what his tattoo means, it invites them "into" the joke, rather than leaving them on the outside. It lets them laugh along to the fact that so many non-native speakers get words in foreign languages permanently tattooed on their skin, and it's WRONG most of the time. Must be so strange to see that... T_T
@@austinjrb Thanks! 😁 It makes me so happy to see a video like this, where people aren't ridiculed or made to feel shamed as the butt of someone else's joke. The best type of prank, in my opinion.
Yeah he deceives them but it’s all in fun 😂
Dude I LOVE your spirit. It’s true human
This particular video had me rollin. Thanks, Xiaoma!
I love when he's telling the two ladies how he thought it meant "Peace" or "Love" he switches into mandarin and they don't even notice lol
The lady in red definitely noticed. Her reaction is so funny.
she was more focused on selling to xiaoman that's why
Some of those camera angles made it look like Xiaoma was about to unleash his stand on those who dared question his love for Kung Pao Chicken.
It looks so strange
Stando Powa!
Stand user: Xiaoma
Standname: Kung Pao chicken requiem
Stand ability: able to summon an infinite amount of chickens
Two rules in jojo... don’t shit talk the hair... and don’t disrespect the chicken
This was genius..loved the lady who took up his personal space with the roller.. I laughed...one of my fav videos so far!
its awesome how much you are recognized there! bringing joy and good relations through intelligence and willing to learn.
The angles from the camera are killing me LOLOLOLOL
Feel like i'm gonna puke =)
Horrible camera
It’s a fish eye, folks... 🤦🏻♀️
@@melindamercier6811 It still sucks.
omg yes, me too :D i keep bending my neck :D
The fisheye lens makes me feel like you're holding my chin and talking DIRECTLY to me LOL It's a fun ride and I LOVE your videos. Constantly warming my jaded heart.
lmao i got that feeling a lot too, like he was just casually carrying me around
Gun at 0:28 left guy pulls it on girl in front of him y'all see that?
@@kasenpoynt7195 It's his phone ..
@@kasenpoynt7195 lmfao pls check before saying this
I'm your 1000th like.
Tell me why I actually love this so much and seeing their surprise is satisfying and funny 😂 such a cool video dude!
Just discovered your channel and just finished this first video! Incredible content…so wholesome, authentic & genuine. Easiest Subscribed ever!
I noticed that people were judgmental when they assumed you didn’t speak Chinese! Once you started to speak to them, they still thought it was weird, but they accepted and respected it because you actually respect the culture. 🎉
yea bcs trump, that one president is very sensational even in China 😆
@@AKDHFR not sure what trump had to do with anything. People were getting these long before he even thought to run for American President.
My point was to talk about how doing something involving someone’s culture for a fashion trend rather than understanding their culture makes all the difference in peoples minds.
@@triciak4765 you said people were "judgemental" they are indeed "sometimes" talking about western people of course they're sometimes generalizing stereotyping just like others. Bcs of Trump, "some" chinese people do stereotyping western people = have attitude like Trump, xiaoma just didnt include it in the video.
@@AKDHFR stereotyping was a thing before Trump dood
@@AKDHFR do chinese think all americans have amnesia and stutter because of biden?
glad you're doing these pranks while you can. pretty soon you'll be recognised too often it'll get harder lol
That's why he had to buy the shades.
@@richardtodd6843 exactly it's pretty obvious
lol
He's slowly starting to lose the element of surprise cause more and more chinese people recognize him on the street
That's why he's getting tattoos, next is his face tat...
Especially when the mask bull$hit is over. But hey this is NY so it may never end
This was a good laugh xD I like how you showed pretty much all of each interaction!
i love how many people say hi to you and that you say hey back!
This camera view is tripping my balls, but liked this vid like I do to so many you make. They are SO GOOOD.
The old man who casually walked behind you and pointed at your tattoo saying “very good” while you’re talking to someone else was my favorite
Yeh haha I was like that guy gets it😋
Dude, you are the best,enjoy your vids, and this one in particular. Love your energy bro! Laughed out loud half a dozen times to this vid
That must be so cool dude! Love it! This video makes me wanna learn a third language. Interactions with different cultures, humor, food, it's just tops. Congrats on all your success too 🎉
The best part is the guy that recognized that you got the characters correct. Even when you're trying to make a "fake tattoo" you somehow make it authentic and the Chinese people recognize and respect you. Absolutely hilarious, had my cheeks sore from smiling so much.
Is it fake??? I couldn’t tell and was genuinely curious the whole time
@@nicanz1500 no...?
im gonna make your cheeks sore alright
@@nicanz1500yes all the Chinese people in this video are fake.
Cheeks sore ?
As someone whose only been to NYC once, and only for a brief time, it's incredible to see how large the Chinese community is. If I hadn't known this was filmed in NYC, I easily could've assumed it was somewhere overseas.
Did u go to China Town? Lower east side is the place to go
wait that wasnt filmed in China? thought he talked about NYC in the end of the video as a joke... damn
Its not just like this in nyc. America has a bunch of spots like this.
@@phreshpresh this is Flushing
What's disturbing about this: all the anti-Asian attacks in NYC, and anti-Chinese sentiments. Only Asian pages talk about it, no one seems to want to address it.
That was great. Had a massive smile on my face the entire video. ❤
You made so many peeps smile great stuff bro.
The way everyone just accepted that you were happy to have a menu item on your arm forever was so funny and so so sweet.
[Edit: I'm saying this as someone who's family are vehemently against tattoos of any kind. I'm not saying it wasn't funny]
And i loved how people just kept saying hey to you xD like oh hey its xiaoma pulling his linguistic pranks on the streets again
Pretty sure they were just being nice because they realized he can speak their language. Notice how all the conversations started off with them laughing and/or poking fun at his tattoo.
@@h91rex100 I get that. The lack of disdain though really surprised me. My parents are super against tattoos so it makes me think all older people are. But none of them criticised his choices or berated his intelligence. It really took me aback.
@@SpeedyOwl if he didn't know mandarin though they might have continued to make fun of him
@@HighlightHeaven and it would be justified lol
@@HighlightHeaven I don’t know if it’s necessarily making fun. More of a confused funny thing because if someone had the same thing but in English that’s how I’d react at first
I really appreciate how humble he is. Everyone says "wow, you speak so well" and he just goes "I know a bit, yeah". Really shows the difference between someone making something their personality and someone who actually loves the culture
Well it may be differences in how a culture takes a compliment. In china compliment responses are usually rejection. Not that I don’t think he is humble!
always a good idea to stay humble
So humble.. 'clueless WHITE guy speaks PERFECT chinese'
It's a very genuine Chinese way to reply "Just a little bit". It's a proof that he knows Chinese culture well, not only the language.
In china and certain other countries it’s really expected of everyone to be humble especially foreigners
Honestly the vibe there seems amazing.
These always put me in such a good mood
"someone paid $30 for this when I said $15, that made me very happy"
"we're doing a video too, we're over-paying for things they sell us"
omg
holy sh*t that make sense!
I noticed that!
Sounds like a side quest from an RPG
HAHAHAHAHHA
Every time I start to get a little lazy with my foreign language studies, I watch one of your videos and it re-inspires me. Thank you! Love your content!
Which languages?
Me too!
What are you trying to learn
So you're a hyper polyglot alpha chad in training.
i tried learning Chinese and i gave up after a week hope u keep up whatever u learning
Dude, everyone saying Hi Xiaoma is amazing. The fact you are now known in the Chinese Central Areas bro is crazy to see the affect you’ve had on people by learning languages. This is why I’ve started to relearn my national language and more
One of your best videos, love the reactions!
I was crying from laughter when he was walking and his head was getting very weird from the camera angle he was in 🤣 00:30
I was literally crying so hard from that
SAME
3:55
And his hands look like a T Rex!
Me too omg
This is one of the reason I want to learn Chinese. People's faces light up the second you speak their language... I think that's awesome! - Love the video, big fan here!
Mandarin is hella difficult and requires a lot of work and consistent practice, xiaoma has been learning it since 2008
Maybe start with something easier, like Spanish. Easier to learn and still lots of application
@@qwertyasdf4081 Totally agree! I'm a native Spanish speaker BTW ;) But I get the point of starting with something easier. I just think is pretty cool to connect on that level, speaking their language :)
@@NormanVsNorman damn, if you can speak English and Spanish then you could probably a lot more. I can only speak English, but I’m guessing knowing two languages makes learning others much easier
@@qwertyasdf4081 not the case with Finnish, the only other language Finnish could help me with is Estonian or Karelian 🥴 though I do know Swedish as well, so Norwegian would be the next step for me probably.
Great video idea. I love your videos. One of my favorite TH-cam rabbit holes to lose myself in.
lmao the way u ended the video. top tier bro im learning a little chinese just from watching ur videos bro. saludos desde mexico♥️
Omg the guys at 9:35 are the ones the lady was talking about with the rolling stick! They gave her $30 instead of $15.
I love how easily he can talk to people. It’s my shyness and introvertedness that has held me back in learning other languages fluently. I’ve been studying Japanese for years but I’m still at a very kindergarten level bc I can’t get myself to just go out and practice with real people. I get way too embarrassed. To me the being a polyglot isn’t the most impressive, it’s the ease with which he is able to practice with real human connections 🤧
Learning and speaking a language can be very hard if you're introverted, and I've had difficulty in feeling confident enough to speak Spanish with other people. My main tip to you is just try your best, and even if you get some words wrong, most people who speak Japanese would be happy that you were giving an effort and trying to learn. Maybe you could try talking to people online in lessons or just trying to find Japanese speaking individuals? It's less stressful to try to speak when you're anonymous over the internet lol
Try something like Italki, easier to speak with people through video call - especially when you pay them they have to be nice
Obviously something in you is screaming to bring you out into the world and interact without fear. Sounds like your life’s mission is to stop fighting that inner voice and learn to accept embarrassment and failure as part of the experience. Good luck👊
Sorry I rambled so much (٥↼_↼)
I remember the app HelloTalk being pretty good for talking w/ ppl in other languages;; I remember there also being a pen-pal app that could also be helpful
Even if you don't go out to talk to ppl, you could try to find some ppl to talk to online, it can probably help a lot - but also remember to be careful!
I say this but I'm also too shy and don't rly do that either 😅
I'd personally recommend trying to think in Japanese (and any other language you're learning) more often [be careful of being lost in translation tho! 😅]
and if there's any particular activity you like that can incorporate the language then try to do that
(I find it helps watching e.g anime/jdramas w/ Japanese subtitles (occasionally Chinese subtitles include Japanese - never rly officially learn to read Chinese (few yrs of Chinese school on Sundays but I could kinda already read/speak decently by then + never rly stuck w/ me since I still suck at writing 😭), it was mostly thanks to subtitles (somehow) (*˘︶˘*) I remember always seeing 四川大地震 on TVB and it was just stuck in my head for a ve~ry long time)
ANYWAY, yeah, try to find sth comfortable for you!
I'm currently reading a lot of manga on Jump+
- I still find katakana difficult even tho a lot of English speakers seem to find katakana easier than hiragana....
BUT ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧
for kanji I've got my CN knowledge and occasionally furigana.....and I occasionally use a translator + a quick google search (I seem to keep on forgetting 怪我 since I keep on noting it down...)
[I just remembered sth and kinda wanted to say "mangas are nice, but light novels are also kinda rly good" (been kinda hooked on Spy Classroom and NPC village, but I'm reading them in ENG)
...I keep on forgetting that I have a (light ?) novel version of Satsuten from that rly awkward trip to Osaka - maybe now I can finally read it w/ ease!! (◍•▿•◍)✧*。- never actually finished reading that...... also never actually started watching the anime either - I prefer manga Rachel over game and anime because the artist was like obsessed w/ drawing her hair and I loved it]
yeah I'm tired so imma stop here before i don't.
....... but I also rly wanna say it kinda helps watching Japanese TH-camrs:
Satomi-kun (St. Pri)'s playthrough of mama ni aitai (I think) was pretty good, and he voiced all the dialogue so it was rly easy for me to understand;; I also watch Colon but....idk..;; oh yeah, I love Jel's 遠井(Toofar) series♡ ;; Riinu's cute. ... Riinu's cute. I like Riinu but I don't rly watch their channel much... ;;
Oh, and I rly like Root-kun's songs~ [just didn't feel right to not mention everyone 😤 ...(minus the purple bunny)]
Retort (レトルトさん) [I'm still finding it hard to believe he got a collab w/ CrayShin] and honestly probably all SaiOre members are a nice choice (I kinda only watch him and Kiyo tho) since they used and kinda still do, play a lot of dialogue heavy games : I rly like that majority vote death game~~ (対数判決デスゲーム)
[Occasionally, they do tend to skip some dialogue {and I find it a little annoying since I'm the type who reads everything} but it's kinda fine for me]
I rly like Hanae Natsuki's 'Darkness' series w/ Ono Kensho and Eguchi Ta- - they even managed to have an UNO button made! (˃͈ + ˂͈ ༶ )
[花江夏樹、小野賢章、江口拓也 and most guests on his channel are voice actors, so if you watch anime, you might be able to recognise them (''' ˊᵕˋ ''') - Eguchi's currently voice acting as Loid in SpyxFamily]
Obey Me! - the fanbase is super quick;;
honestly haven't been playing the game since it does use quite a lot of storage, but it's a pretty good otoge;; I usually only tune in to the livestreams, but they also have a radio podcast and other fun stuff~
Honestly, I like VTubers, but I rly don't have the time to go through all those livestreams so I wouldn't know who to recommend, but a lot of them are bilingual if not more
SoraTheTroll : er...helps to know what you probably shouldn't do
I love songs so I follow quite a lot of artists including utaites and vocaloid producers - I find songs to be an easy way to learn once you find sth suitable
[Royal Scandal series is so good - Rahwia (hope I'm not remembering the wrong person, I don't remember illustrators well enough 😣), 奏音69 and Luz (also ft. Megurine Luka) - I rly liked the word play and the stories (+ OBNN's cover of Queen of Hearts did hype it up a bit for me)
Also Deco*27's recent Mannequin album 😍
Oh, and Ado's White Day song!! (永遠のあくる日 - eien no akuru hi) It's literally like a reply to GiraGira that released on Valentine's a yr (or two?) ago]
struggling w the same thing 😭 i havent tried it (learning more basic convo skills) , maybe going on jp servers in vc if your into gaming
Just found this channel and I’m loving this content
You need to do a video like this again! One of the funniest videos I've seen in a while
- "Why would he write something like this?"
- "Because it's delicious."
Can't argue with that logic.
Should get "white guy doesn't understand this tattoo" - those would be fun reactions
He has another video with the same idea, except it was winter so he couldnt do the tattoo instead its a shirt that says "Foreigner" Its just as funny! Titled Chinese people gossip about white guy.
That would be hilarious!
OH MY GOD HE SHOULD TOTALLY DO THAT HOW DO WE GET THAT MESSAGE THROUGH TO HIM
I love when you come clean to them, you don't just trick them and walk way, you finish a positive interaction with everyone in on the joke
Your videos make me wanna learn a new language so I can surprise people like this. It seems so fun.
A friend of mine had a temporary tattoo business in a tourist trap area. He had a few sheets of kanji and their meanings, all pretty standard. Love, peace, prosperity, etc. afaik they were correct because a chinese friend of his helped make the sheets...
Then there was the *other* sheet. It was the "dirty" kanji, things like "wind from the bowels" and "violent diarrhea" and "golden shower" among others.
Lmfaooo mad lad😂
漢字 (Kanji) is the borrowed alphabet from the Chinese writing system for Japanese writing. Chinese characters are called 漢字 (Hanzi) not Kanji.
In other words, Japanese characters are called Kanji,
and Chinese characters are called Hanzi.
That’s hilarious.
I've seen a "geri kuso" tatto before.
@@therumtumtiger thanks for clarifying! I'm learning Japanese and didn't know.
I just have the greatest time with the videos you make. It's amazing how people just light up when you speak their language. And I really love that. Thank you for making them.
7:30 damn shawty playing with his insecurities ☹️😂
It’s been so long that I actually lol’d at a video and I really needed a good laugh 😂 thanks for this ❤️