Learn a British dialect, or learn Scots English ( probably the last real example of back when maybe 150, 200, 300 years ago, regional dialects where more like different language ). Scots English is not a 'Scots accent' it is a mix of Old English and Norse with some 'English'. Jamaican has a lot of 1600s English-isms, that are still recognisable in regional British accents and dialects. Or: Go and learn Welsh and go to North Wales. The hardcore Welsh speaking part of Wales.
'Helping immigrants.' I mean to be fair in America, everyone immigrated there. Even the natives. Shouldnt matter who you help, the best part is he helps everyone.
Yes!!!🙌🏽💯🔥I saw the Chinese culture one and the Yiddish one and both cultures didn’t seem to enjoy the fact the people outside of their cultures were trying to speak their language. Idk it was just weird tbh, I love how black cultures are so accepting of any race to the point we go out of our way to make people feel more comfortable and welcomed.
@@danieIlondon No it's not. If you listen properly it's Creole. It is based off of English that is the only reason why you understand it. There is also influence from Akan (an African language).
Oh my god- I was so shocked when I saw the lady in the first few seconds because that's literally my aunt!! I've visited her shop in new york many times, and she's given me many free things. She's a nice woman!!!
I love how loving Jamaican people are. As soon as they heard him speak just a little bit they saw that he had nothing but respect and they responded with love and respect in return.
Not to burst your bubble but "loving" is not a word I'd use to describe them ,Jcans are friendly, extraverted ,helpful when they like you and downright entertaining to be around. But approach one thats stressed out or upset about something and you'll think you've encountered a demon!😂 Sorry bro just keeping it real.
@@ajaysidhu471 mocking bird here. Sole existence is to mock and convince themselves they were made smarter than those actually trying to voice an opinion. If you were attempting to show that person they weren't respected by disrespecting them yourself then my friend you have far less intelligence than them.
@@uhuh.2232 it’s separate from English it’s not the same. Jamaicans can speak actual English too but they speak patois around each other. It’s not the same.
@@yeshalloween I interpret Ihaia's comment as many people nowadays are afraid to get canceled for engaging in another race's culture for fear of "cultural appropriation". You always see those people who, for example, Caucasians living in Japan wearing the clothes, eating the food, speaking the language but getting called racist because the critics believe that a culture should belong to its people and them alone.
@@AaronPaulIbarrola ah its so annoying if i adopt a slang phrase i like or cuisine or even try to imitate their culture its because im fascinated, interested and loving of the culture or i like the thing on a practical level. Like so much of my slang is adopted because of how practical and useful it is. Actual cultural appropriation is rare yet so many act like its constant. I would love to see tourists or whatever try the local customs of where im from and what not.
@@Wabbelpaddel some people are bad at languages. I am not at all lazy. I own a business. I just don't do languages well. Despite having a Russian speaking step mom, living in Korea and Germany, and taking 3 years of Spanish in school. I can learn some phrases but I can't learn to actually speak the language. My brain doesn't work that way So gfys
I always love the reactions. It is something that I always tell people, "If you try to meet people halfway, your interactions with them will be so much better." Thanks
This guy inspired me to start learning Spanish. I have a long way to go but it's a good experience. Puts me in a position where I have a strong accent and am searching for words. Makes me respect the heck out of people that come to the us and learn on the fly
Love how they almost took him home and wifed him up and fed him soon as they saw his interest in anything Jamaican. Such loving accepting people!!! One love!
To be fair, he had *most* of the words correct it’s just the accent.😂Nonetheless, it’s nice that he took time to learn our language. a part 2 would be great to see how much he’s improved
Not only is he a brilliant polyglot, he has a good personality too. It just amazes me how quickly he earns their respect. Every one of them, everytime. ...All because he took the time to learn their languages. Good job fellas!!
I love how almost everyone's first step is wanting to set you up with a _____(nationality) wife to cook _____(nationality's food) for you whenever you connect with their language. It's so endearing! lol
@@Marquis_de_Nah it just goes to show what women keep trying to tell people, it has nothing to do with looks. It's about being a good, upstanding hardworking man. By speaking our language he instantly shows that he's intelligent and respectful, which is what matters long term in any relationship. Looks are fine to catch your eye but upstanding women would prefer a good man over a 'sex icon' any day. We're emotional beings, nesters, the focus isn't on sex
For me I feel that the best parts of Xiaomanyc's videos is that he doesn't just learn the language and bond that way, he peruses the food. The love of food can also open a person to a whole new level of cultural appreciation. IMHO, The love of food is universal.
Fun fact! Jamaica the neighborhood is actually named after the Lenape word "yamecah," meaning "beaver." The first European settlers in New York were dutch Dutch, and thus wrote the name with a "J" as it makes a similar sound to a "Y" in English. English readers simply mispronounced the Dutch spelling, thus making it sound like the "Jamaica" we know today. Jamaica the country was named by the indigenous Arawak people, originally as "Xaymaca," which means "land of wood and water." The "X" eventually morphed to a "J" under Spanish rule, which was then mispronounced as an English J under British rule. So oddly enough, the large Jamaican population in Jamaica, NY is mostly a coincidence! The two names have independent etymological origins.
It’s possible that the two indigenous words have the same roots. One word that means beaver and the other describes where beavers live. In linguistics it makes a lot of sense how the words evolved. So its both a coincidence and not.
the country was not named after indiginous arawak. arawak is a language not people and the whole entire history of arawaks/tainos living in jamaica is false. the origin is actually similar because the language of patois is 5 major languages combine of which dutch is one of them, thats why the very word patois is french yet the origin of the name of the island is dutch. the spaniard gave one meaning to the island while dutch means another. there are 20 dialects to the patois language in jamaica and 13 of them are found in st. elizabeth , a parish in jamaica.
@@applecandyfolks7979 "tainos living in Jamaica is false" please do research. This is 2022. MANY Jamaican nationals have been doing DNA tests which support n reveal the dna exchange of the Tainos that settled in JA n the Maroons. Not to mention the archeological evidence.
This mans mind is amazing. He learns so many languages including the accent. I love how many people smile and love the interaction. And I love how he supports small business and people. Quality fella
Tell me if I'm wrong but isn't there a decent number of White Jamaicans in Jamaica? And if so why would everyone in Queens of all places be shocked by a white dude speaking Jamaican exactly? I just under the impression that it's not THAT uncommon to see a White Jamaican you know?
@@son_o_day Oh I already knew that there was a fairly large immigration from European areas in the 19th century and that a pretty big percentage of those people who came over were of Irish descent. But that was also over 200 years ago so I wasn't sure what the cultural variation is like in Jamaica nowadays.
A little effort? It's not easy to learn multiple languages, let alone be able to understand and speak them in conversations. Some people's brains are wired differently to do so. He is obviously a polyglot
I think it only sounds like he pronounces it well to someone who doesn't speak it themselves. All we hear is some unknown language but a native would be like "eh,not the best but it's fine. I understand you well enough even if it sounds weird." In the end the effort/willingness to learn counts.
As a Jamaican raised in England, the trick with speaking patois is not to try to hard when u speak and just relax/be lazy with your words😂. I still don't understand patois yet, so your effort with the language was very good 🤝🏽😎
Being from London with English as a first language it's crazy how much Patois has influenced the slang here. I could understand most of what was being said and I'm white British with no Jamaican heritage!
It's a language.... Based in English and influenced by Spanish and some African dialect. I'd give him 5 out of 10. As a non Jamaican he gets 10 out of 10....Well done ✔️ Love the vibes.
Absolutely true. shame so many people dont learn english when they are in America like they used too. Grew up in New York and didnt matter if you were Russian. Spanish, German, Italian or whatever, you spoke English when you got to America in Public and kept your native language for home. Now im living in Texas and all i hear is foreign languages. It sucks. Not because they are separate languages, but there is no respect for the English language anymore. Its like if I went to Japan and didn't hear any Japanese people but other languages. Id be pissed.
@@Barthaneous34 the US doesn't have an official language nor is english from there, that's the difference. your argument is really only appropriate in england..
@@Barthaneous34 yes,but americans are the first to not being able or want to learn a new language. Sometimes it's quite a bummer for not americans or british to always have to speak english just because it's considered international language,but americans (but also british ,australian ,south africans and canadians people) expect from the rest fo the world to speak theur language.
@@immortal2893 Because they are American Jamaicans, so they're not speaking the full Patois. If they were to speak full Patois you wouldn't understand shit 😂😂
I just have to applaud anyone that can speak to almost anyone. That’s amazing. We could all learn from him for sure. I’d love to feel comfortable in any country I could visit.
@@CreateHarmony im kenyan and jamaican, but i was born in america lol. I can speak some patois because i go to jamaica really often, but i dont know a lick of kiswahili or kikuyu ( my ethnic group’s language) and my kenyan cousins always tease me about it😂
@@CreateHarmony its depends who you are talking to. my cousin ( also american but came to jamaica for her holiday) tried speaking patois and my uncle told her that she is american and she can just speak regular english, but when i speak patois to my friends back in jamaica they dont care. so im not really sure
My mom dated a Jamaican guy for many years. You would never know he was Jamaican because his English was so proper, he would even correct me and how I spoke. But now when we were around his family? I used to LOVE hearing them talk! I got to visit Jamaica when I was only 9 yrs old, but it was so beautiful that it stick with me and I hope to go back again someday. ❤❤❤
Wel I'd doubt thou that people doing the accent to mock it can actually use the real vocabulary thou among with the english ones so I think that's what makes the difference
Mad ting. Mad ting. Mi su suprais se yaa lorn jamiekan patwa. Ef yu waa riid it tu yu kyan yuus di jamiekan patwa baibl. Bles up ❤ This is amazing. This is amazing. I was so surprised to see that you're learning Jamaican Patois. If you'd like to read it as well you can check out the Jamaican Patois Bible. Blessings
This takes a lot of guts! A lot of it seems to be “putting on an accent” which would make me feel very foolish and potentially disrespectful. But it’s the only way to properly speak patois, and they clearly appreciated the effort. He did a good job of applying the accent, but doing it in a very straightforward way that felt like he was more focused on communicating than sounding fluent. It came off very genuine.
The meaning of "Jamaica, no problem." As Jamaicans, we rarely see the need to create disharmony when people from other cultures are trying to show appreciation for our culture. It is truly unnecessary to be on the defensive when it is easier to learn about each other with a smile and good vibes.
@@elfredawright and when you learn about someone or others, it isn’t to ultimately help them, it is to ultimately use or conquer them. No matter what way this pie is cut, the fairytales are wrapping up. This is, always has been, and always will be a sacrificial warrior species. Life itself is predicated on competition, and we clearly can’t stop it, just change it a bit. I understand that it’s easier on the mind however, to focus on the surface level feel good stuff. But I am not one to care about that.
@@brandonmay3094 young man youve got such a narrow view of the world that i suspect you are just larping. life isn't a Game of Thrones story or a Cesar Millan training center
@@brandonmay3094 the mindset of permanently unhappy edgelords is so bizzare and funny. I know you probably thought you sounded soooo cool too. Genuinely hilarious how lame you are.
The entire language has been adopted and integrated within London slang. Crazy to think that the manner of speaking is probably closer to creole/patois than English in certain parts of the city.
Apparently Toronto is the same and use similar slang since both London and Toronto had large waves of migrants from Jamaica/Caribbean especially during the windrush generation the patois has integrated into the modern slang. If you Wikipedia Multicultural London English it's pretty interesting how the slang/sociolect has actually spread all over the UK.
Yes I'm from Ldn and this is true. There are two main slangs, Jamaican influenced slang (mostly U35 minorities living in Urban areas use this) and Cockney slang (trad English slang) (Generallly 35+ and demographics such as people living in Essex use this)
Im Canadian and that’s definitely true. So many people here are like “wag wan fam bless up some dime tings for the squad me broda” like white dudes and all 😂
Don't forget the heavy influence of the Irish accent too. During the dark days of slavery. Mainly Indentured Irish Servants were mandated to travel to Jamaica and do the Englishman's dirty work on the plantations. The Irish accent intermingled with West African dialects - The West Indian Accent was born. If you have ever heard an old Jamaican and Irish fella sharing a pint of Guinness together, the accent, pace, humour is very similar.
@@Iaintsayinnothin.. Lol just watch Moon Knight 🌙 TV series the writer did his research into British slang. One episode the main character shout Wagwan as he punches a villain in the face.
Being a white person that was raised around all Jamaicans myself . This was dope to see , you killing it bro . Can’t believe it was your first time trying Jamaica food . That’s my lifeline 🤣🤣🤣
Out of all your videos, this is probably the bravest one. The "white boy speaking with a Jamaican accent" trope has a lot of negative connotations but your honesty and integrity shone through!
@@laceylocket1 I'm not talking about white Jamaicans, I'm talking about upper middle class white kids who smoke some weed and listen to a Bob Marley album, then decide to grow dreads and start saying things like jah bless. That's the negative connotation.
the demeanor thing is kinda crazy honestly, seeing how "grounded" people are these cultures are. not sure if that's the right word but you really get a strong feeling that these people are more deeply in touch with things that make us human, whereas our societies pull us away from that energy, imo
This guy is an American HERO, as are the people he encounters. He brings out the best of all people and races because he did his homework to learn the languages of different cultures.
He’s also brilliant with memorizing languages. He truly has a gift. I sure wish I could learn languages more easily but that is not a gift I’ve been blessed with. Regardless I have a ton of respect for him. He’s a great ambassador of kindness and empathy.
@Nanbopally Yet you voted for the fake conservative Trump who enforced gun control by banning bump stocks, support gays, recommended stimulus checks. A Democrat who became a republican purely for business reasons. Oh i bet u love Bush too who got us into decades of trouble.
@@bigdraco3006 Not saying he isn’t trying hard, but some people are gifted in certain areas. You have to admit that this gentleman’s ability to pick up entire languages in a few weeks isn’t exactly the norm. One of my gifts is flying. I solo’d in half the hours it takes most people to solo, and I did it at 16 years old. It’s just something I have a knack for. Phelps is a phenomenal swimmer. He was dispositioned from the start to be great in that area. We all have our strengths and weaknesses.
That story about the Chinese person speaking Jamaican warmed my heart. It's not always about the culture in your blood, sometimes it's about the culture you respect in your heart.
@Sword420 🫶🏿what the hell, okay so my intention was to put all skin tones for your comment; the first was that dark square that's suppose to be the heart, not sure if it's my computer or what, perhaps the comment didn't sink in enough, so 💖& please get that last sentence on a poster, sticker, tee shirt asap because the world needs to see it..sending you peace and love ~
@Sword420 wow, yes I clicked on your name - I don't any of what you like except Howie Mandel's golden buzzer. That lady is this planets interpreter, such a spirit. And a gift to be in your orbit of life ~ you have such a good soul. 🕊
Honestly because it sounds so much like english i thought it might get sticky with ppl thinking you were mocking them. good to see them being so welcoming of you
Seriously, that is really good to know. I have heard Spanish speakers say about Portuguese that it is like "twisted" Spanish. So it makes me think of that.
@Sumaru _ They mix gibberish with english and put an accent and declare it as a language, same thing with pidgin english but atleast the nigerians ik recocgnise pidgin isnt a language on its own and dont try to pretend like it is.
Thats so weird to hear because people in my country make a big public outcry if you use it as a white person. I never understand it even so the way of rastafari is to share love. I really dont understand this isnt the problem the lag of respect for each other but when people try to understand each other its also not okay.
@@MrKugelsicher90 Not every Jamaican is Rastafarian and Jamaican people find it funny when foreigners speak patois bc it comes off super weird and unnatural why this guy is using the laughing emojis
@@MrKugelsicher90 I cringed the whole time watching this video but I could look past it because I understood what he was trying to get across but still very unnatural and can come off as mocking if u didn't know
@@Dublin_N where to start for me he's been through a lot like with his family and all and then being famous , but I love the guy and appreciate him taking time to learn the Jamaican patois. It may not be as perfect as how we say it but it's close. I like his attitude towards his haters the man just does not give a shit lol but yeah hope he keeps just doing him and Ik alot of Jamaicans who love what he does and the attention he brings to us and some of our culture
After watching a bunch of videos of Peter Santenello, I have a totally new appreciation for our country. I had no idea how divers it is. You have so many different languages and dialects spoken and so many different walks of life. It is a world of its own.
I legit thought that was broken English, I never realized it was it's own language. As someone who's main language isn't English, I think it's very charming when someone from another culture learn your language and speaks to you in it. It's not easy and it shows interest in wanting to reach out on a deeper level.
In African countries we also have similar languages known as ‘pidgin’ in English speaking countries or ‘creoles’ in francophone countries (all along with our own specific native languages). It’s so cool to see and hear the variation in all of them. Jamaican patois is soo lovely to the ear aswell☺️!
@@mutelarsorhougbe4606 Key word "parts" which means you can't complete a sentence. How would a Jamaican say "me soon come" without English 🙄 Which words would you use for "batty man"🙄 Tell me you ain't serious
I think a lot of creole type languages get written off as slang or an accent and it's great that you are educating people that it's a language and worth learning about. I am reminded of a similar language, the Gullah language from the Charleston, South Carolina area, which was spoken by African descendants. Like many smaller regional languages, there are not many native speakers left these days.
I gotta give you props bro. It wasn't perfect, but you did a pretty good job man! I was surprised, you avoided a lot of the common mistakes that people who attempt it make. I think it's that polyglot blood you got. Lol. Respect! Is Frankie of Jamaican heritage?
@@themichaeljoel that's what's frustrating sometimes is people dont bat an eyelid when people like Frankie chat patwa even though he isnt Jamaican but when white people do it we can get looked at side-ways despite you have white yaardies. If anything I've learnt through learning languages I've learnt how unfair it is to be treated in that contradictory way. It's all well and good if someone wants to learn Japanese in a year but if a white man chats patwa people lose their shit. Not everyone as we can see but some of the comments saying Xiaoma could come off mocking or get beat up for it. We didnt see those comments on his other videos.
@@DarkAngel2512 well said, honestly respect should be given to anyone who’s open to learning another language, because as we know the majority of people who are English speakers feel that others should just speak English like them.
@@DarkAngel2512 Most Jamaicans who actually live in Jamaica don’t care/take offense to it. It’s usually the non Jamaicans that get ‘offended’ over a random white guy speaking Jamaican Patois. I live in a tourist area in Jamaica and I’ve heard both local white people and tourists speak Jamaican patois. Trust me when I say that no one here cares.
The development of language is genuinely one of the most amazing and fascinating things about culture exchange and I love this guy because learning someone else's language and trying to communicate in it shows the ultimate respect and appreciation for that culture. You nice! Keep going! 💜👏🏻💜
I'M NOT JAMAICAN BUT I GREW UP IN JAMAICA, QUEENS. I'VE ALWAYS FOUND IT DISRESPECTFUL WHEN PEOPLE CHARACTERIZE THEIR LANGUAGE INCORRECTLY. I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT LIGHT TO HOW TO RESPECT THEIR LANGUAGE.
@𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖋𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖔 1҉7҉ 🪓🐇ᵂᴴᴼᴼᴾˣ² A lot of cultures have this mindset. The French, Italian, and Japanese are known for it. Many people from those countries consider it offensive to speak their language with an accent or with errors. This makes it especially intimidating to learn.
@@jojag5 that's just wrong. Can't speak about the japanese but I've been to france and italy many times and they love when you speak their languages. One exaple was when I went to a high end café in Paris. started out ordering in english and pretty much got ignored by waiters, as soon as I switched to french they wanted to chat and started smiling and went out of their way to get to me before others.
@@jojag5 When I was younger I lived in Japan, spoke Japanese but was white. On the phone, there was never an issue understanding me, but sometimes in person, when talking to a stranger they "didn't" understand me so well at the start. Always found that pretty annoying.
@@Naturalhighz There's thousands of stories where the exact opposite happens. Insisting to serve you in English and pretending not to understand accented/poor French are commonplace.
Going to be honest that “stereotypical” Jamaican accent I thought was just though. I had no idea it was even it’s own language, this guy had introduced me to it. Do you think this language would be difficult to learn being a native English speaker? I also speak Spanish and quite a bit of German
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Omg this is so cute. I'm bilingual and his accent is way off but he has the basic language down. Most Jamaicans are very welcoming to all people especially to those who take an interest in the culture. Finally a video where I can understand the language AND english lol 6:30 oH and Jamaica is full of all different ethnicities. Asian, white, black, spanish, indian. There is no color racism down there. "The Jamaican national motto is 'Out of Many One People', based on the population's multiracial roots."
I'm Jamaican and there absolutely is colour racism. You are considered more attractive if you are lighter skinned. It's a major problem that has contributed to a long-standing skin bleaching epidemic in the country.
@@petalblossom96 yeah the colorism to some extent but never seen ethnic racism. I'm sure it existed somewhat but as a people and culture Jamaicans have always been multicultural
@@fngaming5064 Your "preference" is racist if you're excluding entire groups of people from your dating pool based on their racial background/skin color.
This is the most wholesome channel on TH-cam. I don’t think anyone else on TH-cam has put a smile on so many peoples faces and hearts. I’m 24 and i want to be like you
Jamaican's Patio's a hard language to get a handle on. Sure it's not quite perfect yet, but as a Jamaican, (country) I can't say you didn't do it justice. And the locals, whether from Queen's or from the country itself, would feel proud to have seen the language represented with the kind of love you showed with it here. I definitely did, and that's what our language is based on. Blessing man. Appreciated it.
@@nnnmmmable For Jamaican Patois speakers, the merged vowel is much lower. GOAT and FACE vowels in the standard educated dialect are long monophthongs: respectively [oː] and [eː]. ... One of the most salient sounds of Caribbean English to speakers of outside English dialects is its unique rhythm and intonation. Jamaican pronunciation and vocabulary are significantly different from English despite heavy use of English words or derivatives, but the writing system shows commonalities with the English alphabet.[9] Jamaican Patois contains many loanwords, most of which are African in origin, primarily from Twi (a dialect of Akan).[40] Many loanwords come from English, but are also borrowed from Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Arawak and African languages as well as Scottish and Irish dialects. Examples from African languages include /se/ meaning that (in the sense of "he told me that..." = /im tel mi se/), taken from Ashanti Twi, and Duppy meaning ghost, taken from the Twi word dupon ('cotton tree root'), because of the African belief of malicious spirits originating in the root of trees (in Jamaica and Ghana, particularly the cotton tree known in both places as "Odom").[41] The pronoun /unu/, used for the plural form of you, is taken from the Igbo language. Red eboe describes a fair-skinned black person because of the reported account of fair skin among the Igbo in the mid 1700s.[42] De meaning to be (at a location) comes from Yoruba.[43] From the Ashanti-Akan, comes the term Obeah which means witchcraft, from the Ashanti Twi word Ɔbayi which also means "witchcraft".[40] Words from Hindi include ganja (marijuana), and janga (crawdad). Pickney or pickiney meaning child, taken from an earlier form (piccaninny) was ultimately borrowed from the Portuguese pequenino (the diminutive of pequeno, small) or Spanish pequeño ('small'). There are many words referring to popular produce and food items-ackee, callaloo, guinep, bammy, roti, dal, kamranga. See Jamaican cuisine. Jamaican Patois has its own rich variety of swearwords. One of the strongest is bloodclaat (along with related forms raasclaat, bomboclaat, pussyclaat and others-compare with bloody in Australian English and British English, which is also considered a profanity). Homosexual men may be referred to with the pejorative term /biips/,[44] fish [45] or battyboys. Example phrases Edit Mi almos lik 'im (/mi aalmuos lik im/) - I nearly hit him[46] 'im kyaant biit mi, 'im jus lucky dat 'im won (/im caan biit mi, im dʒos loki dat im won/) - He can't beat me, he simply got lucky and won.[47] Seen /siin/ - Affirmative particle[48] /papiˈʃuo/ - Foolish exhibition, a person who makes a foolish exhibition of him or herself, or an exclamation of surprise.[49] /uman/ - Woman[50] /bwoi/ - Boy[51]
I’ve lived in NY/NYC my entire life, you’ll hear a different language every 2 minutes walking the streets. The conversations you’ll hear will go from English to Russian to Mandarin to Spanish to German to Urdu, etc. One of the many things I love about this city!
The accent and the somewhat awkward way you talked is what gave you away as a foreigner but this was so fun to watch, most Jamaicans like when others embrace our culture
It sounds like you're being disrespectful by making fun of the way they talk, but you're actually doing the opposite by speaking their language. Good stuff as always.
@@williamwest9204 All of them will also be able to speak regular English, or rather Standard Jamaican English, which sounds very similar but is really just regular English with an accent.
I love that you're still doing this, and expanding into so many cultures and languages. You really are an inspiration. Keep going. I show your videos to my oldest son, so he can see that the world is a beautiful place full of great and diverse cultures and languages, and we all have alot more in common than in differnce. And he can explore it all, as long as he's diligent, respectful and humble. Different is not bad, it's just different. And different presents opportunities for learning and growth, not to mention amazing foods lol Keep going, the world needs more of you, and people like you.
@Prxperty you are not wrong, sometimes it can be problematic, even bad. But not in the instances, areas, and manners in which Xiaoma explores cultures and languages. As it pertains to how he uses his channel and gifts, no, different is not bad.
@@raez9424 nope, never. We don’t live in a world full of same in ANY respect. No humans are the same, no animals are the same there is variation EVERYWHERE.
@@mutelarsorhougbe4606 this is why you and the like will (edit-changed from may to will) ultimately lose one of the big battles afoot. Because you have chosen a foundation of lies. And people are starting to realize this at much younger ages than before.
For real though. Worked at a car wash for about 3 years, and just the sheer amount of people from different walks of life was incredible. Only met one Jamaican guy though, but it was definitely an experience that has stuck with me. Another big one was a Korean/Scotsman. Spoke with a real thick Scottish accent, but was the pastiest white Asian dude I have ever seen.
My first trip to Jamaica was in 2002. I loved it went to a beach club and drank rum and had jamaican jerk chicken all day for 39 dollars. Have been back several times what a get place ! ! !
When I was younger I dated a girl whose parents were Jamaican. Her father was a white Jamaican of old stock from the countryside. It was always a kick watching this fifty-something white guy with blue eyes and light brown hair speaking some seriously thick Patois. He really didn't like me, though, but I think any good father would not like the 20 year old me.
Why are people so stupid? There’s at least 5 nationalities that went into Jamaica. Do you go to America and react in utter shock to hear people of all colors speaking American ?
@@namedrop721 Dude, I'm Hawaiian. There are people from the mainland who are surprised we don't live in grass shacks, so yeah. I try not to be dick about it, though.
One of the things I love about this channel. It proves the media is so full of crap and just wants us to hate ourselves and each other. They try to push we can't stand each other across the races and backgrounds. But when you see REAL life interactions among people, 99% get along and give each other respect.
There's a local family owned store in my town owned by a young Chinese couple. I asked them what province they were from and every time I go in I try to at least speak the basic greetings in Mandarin and it brings a smile to their face. Well...the wife at least. The husband lies to me because his English isn't as good and doesn't want to get into conversation.
I appreciate your comment. Any effort to speak another language, though difficult, is a commendable. Pardon my ignorance, but I did not know Jamaican was a language. Proud, polite and social people are beautiful.
In England if this happened the Jamaicans would laugh, they'd be nice to the White guy but ultimately they'd think he's probably a bit mental and it would be more pity than genuine affection.
@@davidgembe3446 you know that’s barely anyone. The vast majority of liberals do not consider that offensive, please. Yet a lot of people get angry when someone doesn’t have perfect English, even though they’re clearly trying.
@davidgembe3446 No, appropriation is when you adopt something from another culture and pass it off as your own original creation, never mentioning what inspired it. Southern American food and black soul food is nearly identical and has many of the same dishes, but there is no appropriation because everyone knows they have the same origins as blacks and whites learning each other's dishes
My friend picked up Patois also and e as not able to see. Heartwarming to see you embrace new languages and make so many new friends. I'm jealous of the food! 😁
It’s not patois, it’s Jamaican patois. patois is a dialect of a language (English in this case). Always makes me laugh when Jamaican folk think patois belongs to them 😂
I really enjoy how you use your gift of languages to be able to just bless people and make them happy you make them smile and you carry on good conversation it's amazing how people just Overlook people of other nationalities because of the language barrier
The sheer joy you evoke from people when you just even attempt to embrace their culture or ethnicity is the real prize here. My language skills are poor at best ( usually only extending to 'where is the bathroom' lol) but even with a language barrier I've found that just eating the food or even showing the slightest curiosity in a fellow humans upbringing(culture, etc however you want to define it) is ALWAYS a rewarding experience.
I shared an apartment with 3 Jamaicans for over a year. I still catch myself sometimes saying some Jamaican words I picked up. Good times, they were the kindest and funniest guys
UK here. I tried speaking patois several years back, but it just felt like I was mocking them. At the side of my local market there is a Jamaican church, and they would open up to serve jerk chicken on a Sunday to the market. They were a cool bunch and I tried to learn a few words, greetings and thank you etc, but a lot of the emphasis was put on the accent so with so much of it being 'broken english' it just felt like I was taking the piss out of them, or rather it would feel like they thought I was taking the piss. It's a shame because, like many people here, I love languages. I might give it another go now that I can blame Xiaoma for trying heh :) Thanks for the video.
Use the words without the accent. I grew up in South-East with Jamaicans and we all use some patwa in South. It's funny though even British Jamaicans dont pronounce tings right. Like "lowe" as in "lowe it"(leave it) should be pronounced "low" with a rounded "oh" like in "old" sound but they pronounce it like "ow" from the sound in "now". And they use "shotter" or "shotting" for dealing drugs but a shotter is literally someone with a gun who is usually in a gang and sells drugs but the word got conflated a bit.
The easiest way around the appearance of mocking Jamaican patois is to make sure you learn enough "non-English" words and phrases so that it's clear you're actually attempting to speak patois rather than just broken English with a Jamaican accent. And if you have to, manufacture a situation so that you can deploy this vocabulary and demonstrate your intent. I study linguistics and have a preference for speaking foreign words with accurate pronunciation and accentation, but I also make sure I know a lot about those languages and cultures so that I can make it clear to any listeners that my speech comes from a place of interest and knowledge rather than mockery. And I've found, for example, that knowledge of the Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic akin to Homer's Illiad in India but largely unheard of elsewhere, is very effective at dissuading any notion that I'm mocking the Indian accent in my pronunciations or otherwise coming from a place of complete cultural ignorance.
@@xavier1752 I know it means drug dealer in UK. I literally put that in my comment. I've personally been using the word for nearly 25 years for that meaning. But I assumed we used it wrong in England as I was on some patwa page recently and it said "gunman" or something. Which made sense as some dealers are gunmen. Same with bate. The patwa page gave a diff translation to how UK heads use it. I guess it's best to ask an actual yaard man to know. People can write anything online. Even my British, half Jamaican friend didnt know the word was punani and used to call it punarmi and she would argue with me about it and she just wouldnt accept she was saying it wrong.
Bredda jus duh yuh ting dont be scared an jus open up jus talk freely like you zero care inna di worl an memba the words are short not long and drawn out like most foreigners tend to do jus be comfortable while saying the words as you see them don't try to pronounce anything jus seh Dem as yuh see Dem yzt🇯🇲
I did the tourist thing in Montego, but stayed in a villa rather than a resort. The security guard for the villa was the most amazing man! In peak season, he watches over the villa full of 3-4 families. We came off season and it was just me and my lady. He didn't have a whole lot to do, so he took us under his wing and showed us all the parts of the city, including many places where we were the only white people in view, including the market and arcade. I felt very safe though, as anyone that approached us, recognized he was with us, and pretty much left us alone. He taught us some patois and by the time I left, I was somewhat speaking it myself. The lady that kept saying, show him the tourist area, don't go to Kingston. This was a theme that was repeated by many many locals to us. Jamaicans are very aware that tourism is vital to thier economy and they refer to us as "visitors". Most will go out of their way to help visitors and steer them away from the bad parts of the country.
I am Jamaican. That's not what the lady meant. She was trying to make a comparison between the Patois in Kingston and the Patois in the tourist areas. Trust me, they are different.
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Learn a British dialect, or learn Scots English ( probably the last real example of back when maybe 150, 200, 300 years ago, regional dialects where more like different language ). Scots English is not a 'Scots accent' it is a mix of Old English and Norse with some 'English'.
Jamaican has a lot of 1600s English-isms, that are still recognisable in regional British accents and dialects.
Or: Go and learn Welsh and go to North Wales. The hardcore Welsh speaking part of Wales.
Learn London Cockney 😂 I was born near there and can speak it fluently but it’s very local to East London in the U.K.
I love your channel!!!!
He’s not gonna cuff you bro
😂
Also not only does this man make people so happy, he supports local businesses and immigrants
He's humble, fun and generous. Red Gold and Green.
'Helping immigrants.' I mean to be fair in America, everyone immigrated there. Even the natives. Shouldnt matter who you help, the best part is he helps everyone.
@@turkeyman631 exactly. So tired of this mindset from the younger crowd
@@turkeyman631 us natives have been here on turtle island. The land bridge theory has been proven not to be true
@@inspectorconscious2388 get over it. Time to live your life and stop making excuses for your failure
"You want Jamaican food? Come with me!" That made me so happy.
*wow Thank you for the likes!
Yes!!!🙌🏽💯🔥I saw the Chinese culture one and the Yiddish one and both cultures didn’t seem to enjoy the fact the people outside of their cultures were trying to speak their language. Idk it was just weird tbh, I love how black cultures are so accepting of any race to the point we go out of our way to make people feel more comfortable and welcomed.
@@cLoudyDey That's our nature.
@@josephquaye5155 facts!! Our Natural Nature🔥💯💪🏽🙌🏽🤟🏽🙏🏽
It’s what we do
Yeah she was a diamond!
Taking the effort to learn someone’s language speaks to their soul. A true genuine form of respect.
Speak to a man in a language he understands, it goes to his head
Speak to a man in his language, it goes to his heart
~Nelson Mandela
Especially as a native English speaker.
Its a terrible attempt
Language? It’s an accent
@@danieIlondon No it's not. If you listen properly it's Creole. It is based off of English that is the only reason why you understand it. There is also influence from Akan (an African language).
Oh my god- I was so shocked when I saw the lady in the first few seconds because that's literally my aunt!! I've visited her shop in new york many times, and she's given me many free things. She's a nice woman!!!
A weh yuh aunties shop? Mi waan fi go a Jamaica queens an wi support di business!
I love how loving Jamaican people are. As soon as they heard him speak just a little bit they saw that he had nothing but respect and they responded with love and respect in return.
Not to burst your bubble but "loving" is not a word I'd use to describe them ,Jcans are friendly, extraverted ,helpful when they like you and downright entertaining to be around.
But approach one thats stressed out or upset about something and you'll think you've encountered a demon!😂
Sorry bro just keeping it real.
@@carolinesalv I respect your opinion. However, I must ask, how much personal experience with how many Jamaicans are you basing this on?
@@JonathanSinclair-zx how much personal experience with how many Jamaicans are you basing this on?
In opposite land they just stat beating him up?
@@ajaysidhu471 mocking bird here. Sole existence is to mock and convince themselves they were made smarter than those actually trying to voice an opinion.
If you were attempting to show that person they weren't respected by disrespecting them yourself then my friend you have far less intelligence than them.
Guy is learning everyone's language and culture. ONE LOVE!
cULtUrAl aPprOpRiaTioN
Fax but this is more of culture cause Jamaicans still speak English
@@uhuh.2232 have you heard of Patois?
@@uhuh.2232 It's more than just an English dialect I think, it's quite unique
@@uhuh.2232 it’s separate from English it’s not the same. Jamaicans can speak actual English too but they speak patois around each other. It’s not the same.
I love how every culture embraces him for doing what a lot of people are scared to do. Bless up!!
We’re not scared, we just aren’t as smart
@@yeshalloween I interpret Ihaia's comment as many people nowadays are afraid to get canceled for engaging in another race's culture for fear of "cultural appropriation". You always see those people who, for example, Caucasians living in Japan wearing the clothes, eating the food, speaking the language but getting called racist because the critics believe that a culture should belong to its people and them alone.
@@AaronPaulIbarrola ah its so annoying if i adopt a slang phrase i like or cuisine or even try to imitate their culture its because im fascinated, interested and loving of the culture or i like the thing on a practical level. Like so much of my slang is adopted because of how practical and useful it is.
Actual cultural appropriation is rare yet so many act like its constant. I would love to see tourists or whatever try the local customs of where im from and what not.
@@yeshalloween And you know that from where?
This is nothing about smartness, but not being lazy and complacent with ignorance.
@@Wabbelpaddel some people are bad at languages. I am not at all lazy. I own a business. I just don't do languages well. Despite having a Russian speaking step mom, living in Korea and Germany, and taking 3 years of Spanish in school. I can learn some phrases but I can't learn to actually speak the language. My brain doesn't work that way
So gfys
I always love the reactions. It is something that I always tell people, "If you try to meet people halfway, your interactions with them will be so much better."
Thanks
It’s gets heartwarming when a non native comes around and ends up speaking their language, the smiles and laughs they enjoy when he does it
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This guy inspired me to start learning Spanish. I have a long way to go but it's a good experience. Puts me in a position where I have a strong accent and am searching for words.
Makes me respect the heck out of people that come to the us and learn on the fly
I didnt even know this was a language i thought it was an english with jamaican accent
Absolutely nailed it right there.
I love that every place you goes to he buys something and not just speak the language but rather supports them as well. Very heartwarming to see that.
These camera angles add a whole other level of comedy 😂
I thought he been In a crash and had whip lash
watch the one at 4:49 it had me dying
Looked like they was bernie-ing down the street
Jamaica me laughing
i was bouta comment this but then saw urs at the top lmaooo
Jamaicans are some of the chillest people on the planet. My stepmom is Jamaican and she was so nice to me. Always cooking
Cap 🤣🤣🤣
Whaaat we did not want to know to know that? WTH is wrong with you
Unless your gay ....then they don't seem so chill
@@foodie4128 cap Jamaicans are so rude for no reason even if your nice you don’t know them if you think that
Thank you✌
Love how they almost took him home and wifed him up and fed him soon as they saw his interest in anything Jamaican. Such loving accepting people!!! One love!
Probably waan him fi send likkle money
This has to be the best language ever. Actually grateful to learn that its not "broken" english and its their own. Gotta love learnin.
Born and grown is objectively better than born and raised 🤣
@@matthewdavis9437 lighten up
Fa true.
The language is English duh
@@stephenxx8045 It's a combination of multiple languages and slangs but it's based heavily on english.
To be fair, he had *most* of the words correct it’s just the accent.😂Nonetheless, it’s nice that he took time to learn our language. a part 2 would be great to see how much he’s improved
We definitely need a part 2 with more practice peep the lady said DO NOT take him to Kingston
I live in London and the majority of our slang is patois and I still struggle with the accent
Just likkle more practice and we can pass him off as uptown!
Love the patois! 🇯🇲🇬🇧
Yes! I agree ! Want a part 2
I may not be Jamaican, but as a Caribbean person, this was honestly so heartwarming, their reactions especially lol
Same I'm Guyanese and I loved this video!
Bajan here, homesick now for some Caribbean food.
im jamaican and this warmed my heart
Felt
@@zilgill9589 sameeee
You gotta love the closeness these communities have between each other, it's so lovely to see
Not only is he a brilliant polyglot, he has a good personality too. It just amazes me how quickly he earns their respect. Every one of them, everytime.
...All because he took the time to learn their languages.
Good job fellas!!
I find most other nations like this if you take time to learn their ways the respect you only here do you see people claim you are taking culture
he also is really lucky to be living in an area of multi nationals and cultures in new york
The people are very nice there.
@@jaykahn8317 Nobody ever got accused of appropriation for learning a language and loving food
@@josephzado2377 mostly true but you got some of us in America that think that it is appropriation
I love how almost everyone's first step is wanting to set you up with a _____(nationality) wife to cook _____(nationality's food) for you whenever you connect with their language. It's so endearing! lol
As a single guy I can use all of the help they are willing to provide. lol
I know right. They always say that!
Lol! Facts!
He's an average looking guy... but when he speaks their language he becomes a sex icon
@@Marquis_de_Nah it just goes to show what women keep trying to tell people, it has nothing to do with looks. It's about being a good, upstanding hardworking man. By speaking our language he instantly shows that he's intelligent and respectful, which is what matters long term in any relationship. Looks are fine to catch your eye but upstanding women would prefer a good man over a 'sex icon' any day. We're emotional beings, nesters, the focus isn't on sex
For me I feel that the best parts of Xiaomanyc's videos is that he doesn't just learn the language and bond that way, he peruses the food. The love of food can also open a person to a whole new level of cultural appreciation. IMHO, The love of food is universal.
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Agreed!! Food is culture and food is life! We can all bond over our love of good food : )
Yeah mon
I love learning languages but I'm vegetarian so often I miss on this aspect.
I work with international students, and one of the ways I connect with their cultures is through food. I'll try almost anything!
The fact he’s translated tings into souvenirs is glorious
Fun fact! Jamaica the neighborhood is actually named after the Lenape word "yamecah," meaning "beaver." The first European settlers in New York were dutch Dutch, and thus wrote the name with a "J" as it makes a similar sound to a "Y" in English. English readers simply mispronounced the Dutch spelling, thus making it sound like the "Jamaica" we know today.
Jamaica the country was named by the indigenous Arawak people, originally as "Xaymaca," which means "land of wood and water." The "X" eventually morphed to a "J" under Spanish rule, which was then mispronounced as an English J under British rule.
So oddly enough, the large Jamaican population in Jamaica, NY is mostly a coincidence! The two names have independent etymological origins.
It’s possible that the two indigenous words have the same roots. One word that means beaver and the other describes where beavers live. In linguistics it makes a lot of sense how the words evolved. So its both a coincidence and not.
the country was not named after indiginous arawak. arawak is a language not people and the whole entire history of arawaks/tainos living in jamaica is false. the origin is actually similar because the language of patois is 5 major languages combine of which dutch is one of them, thats why the very word patois is french yet the origin of the name of the island is dutch. the spaniard gave one meaning to the island while dutch means another. there are 20 dialects to the patois language in jamaica and 13 of them are found in st. elizabeth , a parish in jamaica.
Another Houston Street backstory
@@applecandyfolks7979 "tainos living in Jamaica is false" please do research. This is 2022. MANY Jamaican nationals have been doing DNA tests which support n reveal the dna exchange of the Tainos that settled in JA n the Maroons. Not to mention the archeological evidence.
@@amandawilliams8708 Exactly!
As a Jamaican who’s been watching this channel for about a year now this is so heartwarming to see 🇯🇲
Right 😭😭😭
Samee🥺
Same here !!! 🇯🇲♥️ One love!!!
Maaan, better he stick to Mandarin dredd
Same been waiting for this one
This mans mind is amazing. He learns so many languages including the accent. I love how many people smile and love the interaction. And I love how he supports small business and people. Quality fella
He didn't learn the accent 😂.
As a Jamaican, I can tell you the accent was far from right. Points for trying though
@@Nonyah123 at least he's trying!
@@matthewdavis9437 that’s disappointing to hear. Thanks for the info
@Matthew Davis why did all of your responses get deleted everywhere? You said something that didn’t fit the narrative didn’t you?
Such kind people at every turn! Making him feel like family gotta love it!
As a Jamaican this has to be one of the best/funniest things ever 🇯🇲 respect
Tell me if I'm wrong but isn't there a decent number of White Jamaicans in Jamaica? And if so why would everyone in Queens of all places be shocked by a white dude speaking Jamaican exactly? I just under the impression that it's not THAT uncommon to see a White Jamaican you know?
@@LordLOC Thousands of Irish ended up there in the 1800s during the famine so also why Jamaican accent can sound a bit Irish
@@son_o_day Oh I already knew that there was a fairly large immigration from European areas in the 19th century and that a pretty big percentage of those people who came over were of Irish descent. But that was also over 200 years ago so I wasn't sure what the cultural variation is like in Jamaica nowadays.
@@LordLOC Ah I suppose you're right, I'd be curious how it is in modern day Jamaica too.
@@LordLOC not Jamaican but I assume in Jamaica, white Jamaicans are the minority. Living in America they would be even rarer.
4:13 that whole conversation with the lady with those 360 camera angles was just pure comedy😂😂
Facts! 😂
Dude ikr
Jerk Pork! 😆😆😆😆😆
4:48 look xiaoma friend
That was so trippy.
Like, why are they walking sideways? Lol
he is so unbelievably impressive the way he can learn and retain any language. just goes to show how a little effort can bring cultures together
A little effort? It's not easy to learn multiple languages, let alone be able to understand and speak them in conversations. Some people's brains are wired differently to do so. He is obviously a polyglot
I bet he can't handle chilean even living in Chile for 2 years
@@SteamyDuke take a bunch of shrooms and tell yourself you’re a polyglot the whole trip then your brain will be rewired
@@JellyMelodies I can’t tell if ur trollin or not I almost wanna try this 😂
The other languages are impressive, but this is just bad English, despite him being polite and saying its not.
That girl was so chill enjoying talking about Jamaican foods, I love it. I never tried Jamaican food, but boy I am looking forward to it.
The fact that he manages to speak a load of languages is impressive but what makes it even better is how his pronunciation is so good for all of them.
the patois needed a lot of work but I think they got it lol
how do you know its good
The accent needs some work.
Wait til he bumps into Slovenian or Croatian. 😅🤣
I think it only sounds like he pronounces it well to someone who doesn't speak it themselves. All we hear is some unknown language but a native would be like "eh,not the best but it's fine. I understand you well enough even if it sounds weird."
In the end the effort/willingness to learn counts.
As a Jamaican raised in England, the trick with speaking patois is not to try to hard when u speak and just relax/be lazy with your words😂. I still don't understand patois yet, so your effort with the language was very good 🤝🏽😎
Bloodclat fam
A woah!
Irie, man !
Wagwan
And smoke a Fat ass Blunt mannn 🤗
Being from London with English as a first language it's crazy how much Patois has influenced the slang here. I could understand most of what was being said and I'm white British with no Jamaican heritage!
I agree!
More like British slang influence patwah.
@@hook86 don’t be stupid now
It's a language....
Based in English and influenced by Spanish and some African dialect.
I'd give him 5 out of 10.
As a non Jamaican he gets 10 out of 10....Well done ✔️
Love the vibes.
@@Spongeonyourblocc bro who said it was??
Patois is the coolest accent in the world honestly, love from Denmark and South Africa
This is beautiful. This is how cultural bridges get built and understanding happens.
I love how the lady was like Oh? You want Jamaican food? Alright follow me
That's how they are she took them to her Aunt's
That's the hospitality of Jamaicans and when you come to Jamaica you are like family; we nun call them hotels, like you only stay with the locals 😆
learning someone's language is a big sign of respect. keep it up man.
Absolutely true. shame so many people dont learn english when they are in America like they used too. Grew up in New York and didnt matter if you were Russian. Spanish, German, Italian or whatever, you spoke English when you got to America in Public and kept your native language for home. Now im living in Texas and all i hear is foreign languages. It sucks.
Not because they are separate languages, but there is no respect for the English language anymore. Its like if I went to Japan and didn't hear any Japanese people but other languages. Id be pissed.
Shit sounds like english to me 🤭🤣
@@Barthaneous34 the US doesn't have an official language nor is english from there, that's the difference. your argument is really only appropriate in england..
@@Barthaneous34 yes,but americans are the first to not being able or want to learn a new language. Sometimes it's quite a bummer for not americans or british to always have to speak english just because it's considered international language,but americans (but also british ,australian ,south africans and canadians people) expect from the rest fo the world to speak theur language.
@@immortal2893 Because they are American Jamaicans, so they're not speaking the full Patois.
If they were to speak full Patois you wouldn't understand shit 😂😂
I just have to applaud anyone that can speak to almost anyone. That’s amazing. We could all learn from him for sure. I’d love to feel comfortable in any country I could visit.
He's actually making me want to speak more Patois now haha. And my family are from Jamaica, but I was born in England...
Jesus loves you!
Jah 🇯🇲
@@CreateHarmony Idi Amin advised all African-Americans to learn Swahili.
@@CreateHarmony im kenyan and jamaican, but i was born in america lol. I can speak some patois because i go to jamaica really often, but i dont know a lick of kiswahili or kikuyu ( my ethnic group’s language) and my kenyan cousins always tease me about it😂
@@CreateHarmony its depends who you are talking to. my cousin ( also american but came to jamaica for her holiday) tried speaking patois and my uncle told her that she is american and she can just speak regular english, but when i speak patois to my friends back in jamaica they dont care. so im not really sure
That second lady was so sweet and accepting. You can tell she's raised kids, she immediately went for "Tell me what you need baby"
My mom dated a Jamaican guy for many years. You would never know he was Jamaican because his English was so proper, he would even correct me and how I spoke. But now when we were around his family? I used to LOVE hearing them talk! I got to visit Jamaica when I was only 9 yrs old, but it was so beautiful that it stick with me and I hope to go back again someday. ❤❤❤
what happened to the jamaican guy?
That’s so sweet
Yes what happened to the Jamaican guy???
@@cecilia7079 passed away
Jamaicans are proper
Jamaican people seem so kind and happy to share their culture and a good time with strangers. What a nice video great vibes all around
Haha BIG UP YUHSELF ARI !
The collab we all needed!!
Yes maan
@@lonnnna agreed
my ignorant self heard lifeline from apex legends BIG UP YASELF
Thought of ali g straight away yaha
I feel like this one was a risk as a lot of people will speak with the accent and it comes off as mocking Jamaicans. Props on this!
Wel I'd doubt thou that people doing the accent to mock it can actually use the real vocabulary thou among with the english ones so I think that's what makes the difference
@@JustLIkerapunzel exactly. If you're using the right vocabulary and actually speaking somewhat fluently instead of the stereotypical jargon.
I was nervous about that while watching! It's cool to see all the positive reactions.
Makes a lil bit of a difference when you speak it super well though I wouldn't put it against someone who took it this way
@@sonatuh No doubt. He does this essentially for a living. I would be apprehensive to try myself haha.
That camera’s funky! Makes you look like you’re walking sideways and the lady’s high stepping!😂
Yes I'm dying 🤣🤣🤣
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Mad ting. Mad ting. Mi su suprais se yaa lorn jamiekan patwa. Ef yu waa riid it tu yu kyan yuus di jamiekan patwa baibl. Bles up ❤
This is amazing. This is amazing. I was so surprised to see that you're learning Jamaican Patois. If you'd like to read it as well you can check out the Jamaican Patois Bible. Blessings
This takes a lot of guts! A lot of it seems to be “putting on an accent” which would make me feel very foolish and potentially disrespectful. But it’s the only way to properly speak patois, and they clearly appreciated the effort.
He did a good job of applying the accent, but doing it in a very straightforward way that felt like he was more focused on communicating than sounding fluent. It came off very genuine.
The meaning of "Jamaica, no problem." As Jamaicans, we rarely see the need to create disharmony when people from other cultures are trying to show appreciation for our culture. It is truly unnecessary to be on the defensive when it is easier to learn about each other with a smile and good vibes.
@@elfredawright and when you learn about someone or others, it isn’t to ultimately help them, it is to ultimately use or conquer them. No matter what way this pie is cut, the fairytales are wrapping up. This is, always has been, and always will be a sacrificial warrior species. Life itself is predicated on competition, and we clearly can’t stop it, just change it a bit. I understand that it’s easier on the mind however, to focus on the surface level feel good stuff. But I am not one to care about that.
@@brandonmay3094 Truly a ligma male.
@@brandonmay3094 young man youve got such a narrow view of the world that i suspect you are just larping. life isn't a Game of Thrones story or a Cesar Millan training center
@@brandonmay3094 the mindset of permanently unhappy edgelords is so bizzare and funny. I know you probably thought you sounded soooo cool too. Genuinely hilarious how lame you are.
The entire language has been adopted and integrated within London slang. Crazy to think that the manner of speaking is probably closer to creole/patois than English in certain parts of the city.
Apparently Toronto is the same and use similar slang since both London and Toronto had large waves of migrants from Jamaica/Caribbean especially during the windrush generation the patois has integrated into the modern slang. If you Wikipedia Multicultural London English it's pretty interesting how the slang/sociolect has actually spread all over the UK.
Yes I'm from Ldn and this is true. There are two main slangs, Jamaican influenced slang (mostly U35 minorities living in Urban areas use this) and Cockney slang (trad English slang) (Generallly 35+ and demographics such as people living in Essex use this)
Im Canadian and that’s definitely true. So many people here are like “wag wan fam bless up some dime tings for the squad me broda” like white dudes and all 😂
Don't forget the heavy influence of the Irish accent too. During the dark days of slavery. Mainly Indentured Irish Servants were mandated to travel to Jamaica and do the Englishman's dirty work on the plantations. The Irish accent intermingled with West African dialects - The West Indian Accent was born. If you have ever heard an old Jamaican and Irish fella sharing a pint of Guinness together, the accent, pace, humour is very similar.
@@Iaintsayinnothin.. Lol just watch Moon Knight 🌙 TV series the writer did his research into British slang. One episode the main character shout Wagwan as he punches a villain in the face.
Being a white person that was raised around all Jamaicans myself . This was dope to see , you killing it bro . Can’t believe it was your first time trying Jamaica food . That’s my lifeline 🤣🤣🤣
Its a smokey haze
@Orrin Jones Jr NHS
@Ernie B facts 🤣
Salt fish is 👌
Jerk pork an oxtail , me like.
I'm brzilian and bruhh defo I cannot deny that Jamaica got the vibes !! much luv for ya jamaica
Out of all your videos, this is probably the bravest one. The "white boy speaking with a Jamaican accent" trope has a lot of negative connotations but your honesty and integrity shone through!
Unless you're white yardie
There are some white people in Jamaica as well
Have you never heard White Jamaicans Talk ???? ..Anyways why would it have Negative Connotations !!!!
Don worry evryting gwan be Iree
@@laceylocket1 I'm not talking about white Jamaicans, I'm talking about upper middle class white kids who smoke some weed and listen to a Bob Marley album, then decide to grow dreads and start saying things like jah bless. That's the negative connotation.
I’ve met 3 Jamaicans in my life and every one of them was cool as shit, they had a real cool demeanor and I loved the accent!!
Jesus loves you!
the demeanor thing is kinda crazy honestly, seeing how "grounded" people are these cultures are. not sure if that's the right word but you really get a strong feeling that these people are more deeply in touch with things that make us human, whereas our societies pull us away from that energy, imo
@@Shadowserpant00 Wow you put it into words well.
@@Shadowserpant00 glazing as fuck go to jamaica and leave the resort you'll get bashed up
@@dtreezy huh?
This guy is an American HERO, as are the people he encounters. He brings out the best of all people and races because he did his homework to learn the languages of different cultures.
Hero 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔hardly a hero .... smart clever guy yes but a hero 😂😂😂😂 no where near a hero
He’s also brilliant with memorizing languages. He truly has a gift.
I sure wish I could learn languages more easily but that is not a gift I’ve been blessed with. Regardless I have a ton of respect for him. He’s a great ambassador of kindness and empathy.
@Nanbopally Yet you voted for the fake conservative Trump who enforced gun control by banning bump stocks, support gays, recommended stimulus checks. A Democrat who became a republican purely for business reasons. Oh i bet u love Bush too who got us into decades of trouble.
@@VictoryAviation it's all hard work and dedication brother
@@bigdraco3006 Not saying he isn’t trying hard, but some people are gifted in certain areas. You have to admit that this gentleman’s ability to pick up entire languages in a few weeks isn’t exactly the norm.
One of my gifts is flying. I solo’d in half the hours it takes most people to solo, and I did it at 16 years old. It’s just something I have a knack for. Phelps is a phenomenal swimmer. He was dispositioned from the start to be great in that area. We all have our strengths and weaknesses.
That story about the Chinese person speaking Jamaican warmed my heart. It's not always about the culture in your blood, sometimes it's about the culture you respect in your heart.
@Sword420 🫶🏿what the hell, okay so my intention was to put all skin tones for your comment; the first was that dark square that's suppose to be the heart, not sure if it's my computer or what, perhaps the comment didn't sink in enough, so 💖& please get that last sentence on a poster, sticker, tee shirt asap because the world needs to see it..sending you peace and love ~
@Sword420 wow, yes I clicked on your name - I don't any of what you like except Howie Mandel's golden buzzer. That lady is this planets interpreter, such a spirit. And a gift to be in your orbit of life ~ you have such a good soul. 🕊
Honestly because it sounds so much like english i thought it might get sticky with ppl thinking you were mocking them. good to see them being so welcoming of you
Think about it haha. A natural speaker would notice the real difference.
@@burningoceanfloor1560 true 👍🏿.
Without his wingman, he probably would get his ass beat
its is kinda 80% english though, but with many twists to it
Exactly how I felt through most of this - his intentions are good but .... it's a bit cringeworthy to be honest. Nope!
& thanks for recognising patois as it’s own language and not ‘broken English’ 👏🏽
I was told by Jamaicans i work with that its broken english.I can speak it better then i can type it.I just call it patois to avoid any confusion.lol
As long as there's enough speakers, a dialect become a language 😊 as a frenchie I like "french" creole a lot, for it sounds amazing
Seriously, that is really good to know. I have heard Spanish speakers say about Portuguese that it is like "twisted" Spanish. So it makes me think of that.
Its basically broken english of some type just cause its named dosent mean it is a language but it still sound's good regardless.
@Sumaru _ They mix gibberish with english and put an accent and declare it as a language, same thing with pidgin english but atleast the nigerians ik recocgnise pidgin isnt a language on its own and dont try to pretend like it is.
One thing with us Jamaicans we love hear foreigners try to speak our patois 🤣🇯🇲🇯🇲keep it Xiaoma always love your videos keep up the good stuff
Thats so weird to hear because people in my country make a big public outcry if you use it as a white person. I never understand it even so the way of rastafari is to share love. I really dont understand this isnt the problem the lag of respect for each other but when people try to understand each other its also not okay.
@@MrKugelsicher90 Not every Jamaican is Rastafarian and Jamaican people find it funny when foreigners speak patois bc it comes off super weird and unnatural why this guy is using the laughing emojis
@@MrKugelsicher90 I cringed the whole time watching this video but I could look past it because I understood what he was trying to get across but still very unnatural and can come off as mocking if u didn't know
What do you think of Chet Hanks?
@@Dublin_N where to start for me he's been through a lot like with his family and all and then being famous , but I love the guy and appreciate him taking time to learn the Jamaican patois. It may not be as perfect as how we say it but it's close. I like his attitude towards his haters the man just does not give a shit lol but yeah hope he keeps just doing him and Ik alot of Jamaicans who love what he does and the attention he brings to us and some of our culture
After watching a bunch of videos of Peter Santenello, I have a totally new appreciation for our country. I had no idea how divers it is. You have so many different languages and dialects spoken and so many different walks of life. It is a world of its own.
I legit thought that was broken English, I never realized it was it's own language. As someone who's main language isn't English, I think it's very charming when someone from another culture learn your language and speaks to you in it. It's not easy and it shows interest in wanting to reach out on a deeper level.
And if you got to other Caribbean countries (e.g. ones colonised by France), the patois will have broken French in it too! For example, St. Lucia
In African countries we also have similar languages known as ‘pidgin’ in English speaking countries or ‘creoles’ in francophone countries (all along with our own specific native languages). It’s so cool to see and hear the variation in all of them. Jamaican patois is soo lovely to the ear aswell☺️!
It is mostly broken English cause if you strip away English you have nothing left.
@@TrollinOn22s not really… if you strip away english you will have parts of it that have come from various other languages.
@@mutelarsorhougbe4606 Key word "parts" which means you can't complete a sentence. How would a Jamaican say "me soon come" without English 🙄 Which words would you use for "batty man"🙄 Tell me you ain't serious
I think a lot of creole type languages get written off as slang or an accent and it's great that you are educating people that it's a language and worth learning about. I am reminded of a similar language, the Gullah language from the Charleston, South Carolina area, which was spoken by African descendants. Like many smaller regional languages, there are not many native speakers left these days.
It’s amazing! I had no idea, so glad I found this video
English itself could be considered to be a creole language since it is a mix of Germanic languages and French.
utter garbage
@@dgphi you can also say the same thing about any language in European except Welsh
@@Inkslinger123 which European languages are mixtures of two very different languages?
I gotta give you props bro. It wasn't perfect, but you did a pretty good job man! I was surprised, you avoided a lot of the common mistakes that people who attempt it make. I think it's that polyglot blood you got. Lol. Respect! Is Frankie of Jamaican heritage?
True talk
Frank is PRican/African-American.
@@themichaeljoel that's what's frustrating sometimes is people dont bat an eyelid when people like Frankie chat patwa even though he isnt Jamaican but when white people do it we can get looked at side-ways despite you have white yaardies. If anything I've learnt through learning languages I've learnt how unfair it is to be treated in that contradictory way. It's all well and good if someone wants to learn Japanese in a year but if a white man chats patwa people lose their shit. Not everyone as we can see but some of the comments saying Xiaoma could come off mocking or get beat up for it. We didnt see those comments on his other videos.
@@DarkAngel2512 well said, honestly respect should be given to anyone who’s open to learning another language, because as we know the majority of people who are English speakers feel that others should just speak English like them.
@@DarkAngel2512 Most Jamaicans who actually live in Jamaica don’t care/take offense to it. It’s usually the non Jamaicans that get ‘offended’ over a random white guy speaking Jamaican Patois. I live in a tourist area in Jamaica and I’ve heard both local white people and tourists speak Jamaican patois. Trust me when I say that no one here cares.
The development of language is genuinely one of the most amazing and fascinating things about culture exchange and I love this guy because learning someone else's language and trying to communicate in it shows the ultimate respect and appreciation for that culture. You nice! Keep going! 💜👏🏻💜
I'M NOT JAMAICAN BUT I GREW UP IN JAMAICA, QUEENS. I'VE ALWAYS FOUND IT DISRESPECTFUL WHEN PEOPLE CHARACTERIZE THEIR LANGUAGE INCORRECTLY. I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT LIGHT TO HOW TO RESPECT THEIR LANGUAGE.
@𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖋𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖔 1҉7҉ 🪓🐇ᵂᴴᴼᴼᴾˣ² A lot of cultures have this mindset. The French, Italian, and Japanese are known for it. Many people from those countries consider it offensive to speak their language with an accent or with errors. This makes it especially intimidating to learn.
@@jojag5 that's just wrong. Can't speak about the japanese but I've been to france and italy many times and they love when you speak their languages. One exaple was when I went to a high end café in Paris. started out ordering in english and pretty much got ignored by waiters, as soon as I switched to french they wanted to chat and started smiling and went out of their way to get to me before others.
@@jojag5 When I was younger I lived in Japan, spoke Japanese but was white. On the phone, there was never an issue understanding me, but sometimes in person, when talking to a stranger they "didn't" understand me so well at the start. Always found that pretty annoying.
@@Naturalhighz There's thousands of stories where the exact opposite happens. Insisting to serve you in English and pretending not to understand accented/poor French are commonplace.
Going to be honest that “stereotypical” Jamaican accent I thought was just though. I had no idea it was even it’s own language, this guy had introduced me to it.
Do you think this language would be difficult to learn being a native English speaker? I also speak Spanish and quite a bit of German
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Omg this is so cute. I'm bilingual and his accent is way off but he has the basic language down. Most Jamaicans are very welcoming to all people especially to those who take an interest in the culture. Finally a video where I can understand the language AND english lol
6:30 oH and Jamaica is full of all different ethnicities. Asian, white, black, spanish, indian. There is no color racism down there.
"The Jamaican national motto is 'Out of Many One People', based on the population's multiracial roots."
I'm Jamaican and there absolutely is colour racism. You are considered more attractive if you are lighter skinned. It's a major problem that has contributed to a long-standing skin bleaching epidemic in the country.
@@petalblossom96 yeah the colorism to some extent but never seen ethnic racism. I'm sure it existed somewhat but as a people and culture Jamaicans have always been multicultural
@@petalblossom96 that’s not racism though. That’s called a preference.
@@fngaming5064 Your "preference" is racist if you're excluding entire groups of people from your dating pool based on their racial background/skin color.
@@jencricket2936 so it’s racist to not be attracted to people now? Wow. News to me
Maaaaaad 😂 Is there any language that Xiaoma is not able to speak?
kazakh🙂
Русский
I think 🤔 if we had Martians or Moon people he would learn to speak their language and communicate he's amazing got to love him 🤗🥳🎈😂
In one video a lady asked if he knew Taiwanese and he just said no😭
Has he tried Finnish
This is the most wholesome channel on TH-cam. I don’t think anyone else on TH-cam has put a smile on so many peoples faces and hearts. I’m 24 and i want to be like you
As a raw bawn Jamaican, I approve this video my guy. I’m on my way to learning my first additional language. Thanks again my guy.
What are you studying?
got to learn some Spanish brother. You be surprised how many people open up. I know 4 languages so far.
@@B1GK1NG Well done 👏
Hope your Spanish trip goes nicely :)
We’ve got the same surname heh but good luck man! You can do it and hope it’s going well!
Jamaican's Patio's a hard language to get a handle on. Sure it's not quite perfect yet, but as a Jamaican, (country) I can't say you didn't do it justice. And the locals, whether from Queen's or from the country itself, would feel proud to have seen the language represented with the kind of love you showed with it here. I definitely did, and that's what our language is based on. Blessing man. Appreciated it.
It's not a language, though. It's literally english.
@@nnnmmmableThat's like saying that Tagalog is just Spanish. If it's just English, then can you speak it?
@@bucketheadkfc It's English. What you're asking is laughable. It's like asking if I can speak the British English. Shut up.
@@nnnmmmable For Jamaican Patois speakers, the merged vowel is much lower. GOAT and FACE vowels in the standard educated dialect are long monophthongs: respectively [oː] and [eː]. ... One of the most salient sounds of Caribbean English to speakers of outside English dialects is its unique rhythm and intonation.
Jamaican pronunciation and vocabulary are significantly different from English despite heavy use of English words or derivatives, but the writing system shows commonalities with the English alphabet.[9]
Jamaican Patois contains many loanwords, most of which are African in origin, primarily from Twi (a dialect of Akan).[40]
Many loanwords come from English, but are also borrowed from Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Arawak and African languages as well as Scottish and Irish dialects.
Examples from African languages include /se/ meaning that (in the sense of "he told me that..." = /im tel mi se/), taken from Ashanti Twi, and Duppy meaning ghost, taken from the Twi word dupon ('cotton tree root'), because of the African belief of malicious spirits originating in the root of trees (in Jamaica and Ghana, particularly the cotton tree known in both places as "Odom").[41] The pronoun /unu/, used for the plural form of you, is taken from the Igbo language. Red eboe describes a fair-skinned black person because of the reported account of fair skin among the Igbo in the mid 1700s.[42] De meaning to be (at a location) comes from Yoruba.[43] From the Ashanti-Akan, comes the term Obeah which means witchcraft, from the Ashanti Twi word Ɔbayi which also means "witchcraft".[40]
Words from Hindi include ganja (marijuana), and janga (crawdad). Pickney or pickiney meaning child, taken from an earlier form (piccaninny) was ultimately borrowed from the Portuguese pequenino (the diminutive of pequeno, small) or Spanish pequeño ('small').
There are many words referring to popular produce and food items-ackee, callaloo, guinep, bammy, roti, dal, kamranga. See Jamaican cuisine.
Jamaican Patois has its own rich variety of swearwords. One of the strongest is bloodclaat (along with related forms raasclaat, bomboclaat, pussyclaat and others-compare with bloody in Australian English and British English, which is also considered a profanity).
Homosexual men may be referred to with the pejorative term /biips/,[44] fish [45] or battyboys.
Example phrases Edit
Mi almos lik 'im (/mi aalmuos lik im/) - I nearly hit him[46]
'im kyaant biit mi, 'im jus lucky dat 'im won (/im caan biit mi, im dʒos loki dat im won/) - He can't beat me, he simply got lucky and won.[47]
Seen /siin/ - Affirmative particle[48]
/papiˈʃuo/ - Foolish exhibition, a person who makes a foolish exhibition of him or herself, or an exclamation of surprise.[49]
/uman/ - Woman[50]
/bwoi/ - Boy[51]
@@nnnmmmable Loud and wrong
Crazy how he can practice all these languages without having to leave NY. Really jealous of that! 😅
It’s the same with us in London! London and New York are extremely similar in terms of diversity.
Allentown PA is right them, soooo many different languages.
RIGHT?! He makes me wanna learn languages but where I live it's either English or Spanish not much else
Toronto is another city with alot of multiculturalism as well 🇨🇦🔥
I’ve lived in NY/NYC my entire life, you’ll hear a different language every 2 minutes walking the streets. The conversations you’ll hear will go from English to Russian to Mandarin to Spanish to German to Urdu, etc. One of the many things I love about this city!
As a white guy I would be SO nervous that they might think I was mocking them. So glad to see people picked up the intention :)
I can understand what they're saying and I'm British. There's actually a lot of Jamaican slang here in the UK
Yeah, I was thinking that too!
Ikr i hear it too
my dad is jamaican i can understand it all lmaooao
Yep so true! Especially in music
you British ppl steal Jamaican slang
The accent and the somewhat awkward way you talked is what gave you away as a foreigner but this was so fun to watch, most Jamaicans like when others embrace our culture
It sounds like you're being disrespectful by making fun of the way they talk, but you're actually doing the opposite by speaking their language. Good stuff as always.
Hell up till now i thought it was just their accent, now i know its a legit language and based off english too, which seems pretty rare
@@williamwest9204 same 😂 i was so surprised
The people he's speaking to don't seem insulted, they seem delighted. This is real unity.
@@werms1 I think you took this the wrong way.
@@williamwest9204 All of them will also be able to speak regular English, or rather Standard Jamaican English, which sounds very similar but is really just regular English with an accent.
I love your videos. I understand Patois because I’m British and it’s spoken a lot here. I love the sound. It’s a happy language.
I love that you're still doing this, and expanding into so many cultures and languages. You really are an inspiration. Keep going. I show your videos to my oldest son, so he can see that the world is a beautiful place full of great and diverse cultures and languages, and we all have alot more in common than in differnce. And he can explore it all, as long as he's diligent, respectful and humble. Different is not bad, it's just different. And different presents opportunities for learning and growth, not to mention amazing foods lol
Keep going, the world needs more of you, and people like you.
Different can be bad though
@Prxperty you are not wrong, sometimes it can be problematic, even bad. But not in the instances, areas, and manners in which Xiaoma explores cultures and languages. As it pertains to how he uses his channel and gifts, no, different is not bad.
@@raez9424 nope, never. We don’t live in a world full of same in ANY respect. No humans are the same, no animals are the same there is variation EVERYWHERE.
@@mutelarsorhougbe4606 this is why you and the like will (edit-changed from may to will) ultimately lose one of the big battles afoot. Because you have chosen a foundation of lies. And people are starting to realize this at much younger ages than before.
@@mutelarsorhougbe4606 it’s as simple as this, diversity is not a strength by default, and when forced it will be the weakness.
Jamaicans are honestly some of the coolest people you will ever meet. Very chill, good hearted, great people.
Respect one love
definitely, all caribbean people are honestly. I love em all
For real though. Worked at a car wash for about 3 years, and just the sheer amount of people from different walks of life was incredible. Only met one Jamaican guy though, but it was definitely an experience that has stuck with me. Another big one was a Korean/Scotsman. Spoke with a real thick Scottish accent, but was the pastiest white Asian dude I have ever seen.
this is a certified hood classic
😂
As a jamaican born and raised in canada. I get a huge kick out of this!
I just love seeing how all the people shine up and laughs when they hear you speak their native languages. Always puts a smile on my face
As a Jamaican I can certainly say this is the best patios I've heard from a foreigner
Rob Ford . Former mayor of Toronto. Check it out
Check out Chet hanx
I think Cheshire Cat might be better.
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As a Jamaican, we appreciate the effort 😩😂
A MI FI TELL YOU, He did better than those fake ass accents we see in Hollywood films 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Agreed. This was pretty cringe but at least he tried.
Fi real 😂
@@Kimurakev fr 😂 I love his videos but atleast someone’s being honest
@@facethebass Brad Pitt in Meet Joe Black was pretty good.
My first trip to Jamaica was in 2002. I loved it went to a beach club and drank rum and had jamaican jerk chicken all day for 39 dollars. Have been back several times what a get place ! ! !
When I was younger I dated a girl whose parents were Jamaican. Her father was a white Jamaican of old stock from the countryside. It was always a kick watching this fifty-something white guy with blue eyes and light brown hair speaking some seriously thick Patois. He really didn't like me, though, but I think any good father would not like the 20 year old me.
Why are people so stupid? There’s at least 5 nationalities that went into Jamaica. Do you go to America and react in utter shock to hear people of all colors speaking American ?
@@namedrop721 Dude, I'm Hawaiian. There are people from the mainland who are surprised we don't live in grass shacks, so yeah.
I try not to be dick about it, though.
It's not only the language it's the dialect and demeanor that makes it so authentic. Brilliant
One of the things I love about this channel. It proves the media is so full of crap and just wants us to hate ourselves and each other. They try to push we can't stand each other across the races and backgrounds. But when you see REAL life interactions among people, 99% get along and give each other respect.
There's a local family owned store in my town owned by a young Chinese couple. I asked them what province they were from and every time I go in I try to at least speak the basic greetings in Mandarin and it brings a smile to their face. Well...the wife at least. The husband lies to me because his English isn't as good and doesn't want to get into conversation.
I appreciate your comment. Any effort to speak another language, though difficult, is a commendable. Pardon my ignorance, but I did not know Jamaican was a language. Proud, polite and social people are beautiful.
@@asafaust8869 It's not called Jamaican though it's called Patois. (Pah-twah)
Blessings !! Glad him learn how we chat
I’m Jamaican and I am cracking up!! This video is so funny 😭 I like how he’s actually trying
How is his accent?
@@kleshayer3751 it’s needs work but I appreciate that he’s trying 😂
In England if this happened the Jamaicans would laugh, they'd be nice to the White guy but ultimately they'd think he's probably a bit mental and it would be more pity than genuine affection.
@@adebolabloke6962 How sad.
@@adebolabloke6962 what small minds
dopest thing ever! im a jamaican learning mandarin and this is the best thing ever. Xiaoma you are truly a boss!!
The love of learning anothers language food culture is the highest respect a fellow human can show to another. Pure joy and respect every time.
Till people start screaming appropriation 🤦🏼♂️
Not when they are sharing their food w u.
@@davidgembe3446 you know that’s barely anyone. The vast majority of liberals do not consider that offensive, please.
Yet a lot of people get angry when someone doesn’t have perfect English, even though they’re clearly trying.
@davidgembe3446 No, appropriation is when you adopt something from another culture and pass it off as your own original creation, never mentioning what inspired it.
Southern American food and black soul food is nearly identical and has many of the same dishes, but there is no appropriation because everyone knows they have the same origins as blacks and whites learning each other's dishes
Good lady, telling you how to stay safe in Jamaica.
My friend picked up Patois also and e as not able to see. Heartwarming to see you embrace new languages and make so many new friends. I'm jealous of the food! 😁
It’s not patois, it’s Jamaican patois. patois is a dialect of a language (English in this case). Always makes me laugh when Jamaican folk think patois belongs to them 😂
I’ve been waiting for this one! 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
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I really enjoy how you use your gift of languages to be able to just bless people and make them happy you make them smile and you carry on good conversation it's amazing how people just Overlook people of other nationalities because of the language barrier
I've watched the movie SHOTTAS so many times now that I consider myself a fluent Jamaican speaker. Yeh see wuh me a sayn? YA MON!
This is wholesome! How people warm to him because he’s taken the time and effort to speak their language.
Im jamaican...been supporting...never thought u would try our language
The sheer joy you evoke from people when you just even attempt to embrace their culture or ethnicity is the real prize here. My language skills are poor at best ( usually only extending to 'where is the bathroom' lol) but even with a language barrier I've found that just eating the food or even showing the slightest curiosity in a fellow humans upbringing(culture, etc however you want to define it) is ALWAYS a rewarding experience.
This one really made me smile! Very welcoming community like pretty much every one I see in your vids. Helps to restore my faith in humanity fr
I shared an apartment with 3 Jamaicans for over a year. I still catch myself sometimes saying some Jamaican words I picked up. Good times, they were the kindest and funniest guys
UK here. I tried speaking patois several years back, but it just felt like I was mocking them.
At the side of my local market there is a Jamaican church, and they would open up to serve jerk chicken on a Sunday to the market. They were a cool bunch and I tried to learn a few words, greetings and thank you etc, but a lot of the emphasis was put on the accent so with so much of it being 'broken english' it just felt like I was taking the piss out of them, or rather it would feel like they thought I was taking the piss. It's a shame because, like many people here, I love languages. I might give it another go now that I can blame Xiaoma for trying heh :) Thanks for the video.
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Use the words without the accent. I grew up in South-East with Jamaicans and we all use some patwa in South. It's funny though even British Jamaicans dont pronounce tings right. Like "lowe" as in "lowe it"(leave it) should be pronounced "low" with a rounded "oh" like in "old" sound but they pronounce it like "ow" from the sound in "now". And they use "shotter" or "shotting" for dealing drugs but a shotter is literally someone with a gun who is usually in a gang and sells drugs but the word got conflated a bit.
The easiest way around the appearance of mocking Jamaican patois is to make sure you learn enough "non-English" words and phrases so that it's clear you're actually attempting to speak patois rather than just broken English with a Jamaican accent. And if you have to, manufacture a situation so that you can deploy this vocabulary and demonstrate your intent. I study linguistics and have a preference for speaking foreign words with accurate pronunciation and accentation, but I also make sure I know a lot about those languages and cultures so that I can make it clear to any listeners that my speech comes from a place of interest and knowledge rather than mockery. And I've found, for example, that knowledge of the Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic akin to Homer's Illiad in India but largely unheard of elsewhere, is very effective at dissuading any notion that I'm mocking the Indian accent in my pronunciations or otherwise coming from a place of complete cultural ignorance.
@@xavier1752 I know it means drug dealer in UK. I literally put that in my comment. I've personally been using the word for nearly 25 years for that meaning. But I assumed we used it wrong in England as I was on some patwa page recently and it said "gunman" or something. Which made sense as some dealers are gunmen. Same with bate. The patwa page gave a diff translation to how UK heads use it. I guess it's best to ask an actual yaard man to know. People can write anything online. Even my British, half Jamaican friend didnt know the word was punani and used to call it punarmi and she would argue with me about it and she just wouldnt accept she was saying it wrong.
Bredda jus duh yuh ting dont be scared an jus open up jus talk freely like you zero care inna di worl an memba the words are short not long and drawn out like most foreigners tend to do jus be comfortable while saying the words as you see them don't try to pronounce anything jus seh Dem as yuh see Dem yzt🇯🇲
I did the tourist thing in Montego, but stayed in a villa rather than a resort. The security guard for the villa was the most amazing man! In peak season, he watches over the villa full of 3-4 families. We came off season and it was just me and my lady. He didn't have a whole lot to do, so he took us under his wing and showed us all the parts of the city, including many places where we were the only white people in view, including the market and arcade. I felt very safe though, as anyone that approached us, recognized he was with us, and pretty much left us alone. He taught us some patois and by the time I left, I was somewhat speaking it myself.
The lady that kept saying, show him the tourist area, don't go to Kingston.
This was a theme that was repeated by many many locals to us. Jamaicans are very aware that tourism is vital to thier economy and they refer to us as "visitors". Most will go out of their way to help visitors and steer them away from the bad parts of the country.
I am Jamaican. That's not what the lady meant. She was trying to make a comparison between the Patois in Kingston and the Patois in the tourist areas. Trust me, they are different.
He took you under his wing and showed you around all for free? What a man!