😉

What I don't understand is, are you supposed to do more than one lesson a day? Or only one? And if so, is it before or after you wake up?

You should come to Taiwan. Many of us can speak Japanese, Chinese, and English as well. Nihongo mo hanashimasu yo! 中文很好!

I'm into Vol III of Pimsleur, and I can finally understand significant chunks of your conversations with people on the street in Japan. Very satisfying.

Is it good? I need to learn Japanese the right way.😫

I know right. I was cracking up editing that part.

@@OrientalPearl I wanna be you when I grow up

@@siriosstar4789 You took that comment WAY too literally. "Just me" is not yet fluent in Japanese or Korean like the OP. It's just an expression 😅

@@siriosstar4789 Sure

@@jmm00702 no I couldn’t hear clearly but it sounded like “she looks very beautiful” or something like that

that was pretty entertaining.

"Empty head" killed me 😂

Yeah that was hilarious!!! When I was in middle school my Spanish teacher would have done that! He was from.....ugh, brain fog. A south American country that speaks Portuguese so we were lucky enough we got Spanish AND Portuguese. He was hilarious. I never learned to speak it or understand it but I could write it well. I understand Spanish more now from watching 90 day fiance

@@teresahaven9222 hah he sounds amazing. My Japanese teacher in high school would like do similar if she caught us talking like that, and she took classes to Japan every year so she has plenty of experience dealing with high schoolers and new cultures XD

@@teresahaven9222 South American country that speaks Portuguese is Brazil haha

The kids were in their 5th year of studying English, but for one reason or another the teacher didn't allow them to speak English. They totally understood the English conversation, however.

roles

@@blackdragoncyrus rolls

in what kind of situations did you start chatting with them?

Yes because we have military bases in Korea so they don't teach their people to hate Americans as in china, iran, any communist countries. It's why wen chines3 come to live in America, you see they have a paranoid anti social look on their face.its the culture

When you have been to many countries, you see the difference how the culture treats its own people , it flow to others.its the politics government in those countries is to blae.we have bas3 in japan,so we have a good relationship w them,but it wasn't always that way before we put bases there.japanesw are wonderful eople

Chinese Italian has been my favorite to observe lol it’s the Rs

Lmaoo thx u made my day with this

@@unicornhorn1003 glad to hear!

LOL, also do you think that you know what language they were speaking in? If not that’s fine, i just wanna know xD

@@dash6283 It was about 10 years ago so it's hard to remember. It probably was Japanese or Chinese.

@@MeeblesSporella Ohhh okay!

That reverse uno play.

“See how she can speak multiple languages and you don’t pay attention in my English class at all. Shame!” - the teacher, probably

🤣 this man loves to gossip

He was using it to explain the benefits of learning a foreign language. Teachable moment. 🙂

@@Abionx oof she gonna shang chi attack you with her language slurs.

Karma :)

@@stevepritchett6563maybe just respect, Japanese are big on that!

akirameru na yo

I’m 17, is it possible for me to learn more languages still?? At least to the intermediate point?

@@umhi5743 Of course! there are people actively trying to learn at a much later age. You can start whenever, no shame in starting later on down the line. Plus, 17 is by no means old to start learning a language. Its easier when youre younger, but I'm currently learning French with minimal issues. A tip is to definitely find someone to practice with, even if theyre also learning the language.

That’s right! Spreading positivity is important, especially around Christmas time.

@@OrientalPearl you're vain and it just pours out of you. I'm not a negative person but I do not like phony people and you are one.

@@dougraddi908 No need for comments like this

@@egt3588 what? Speaking the truth? No need for someone to speak truth huh. Ok

By nature people want dirt. Life is mostly positive and often boring, it's the reason tv and film's most important quality is conflict.

Ha ha, I love turning things around.

That is her superpower. Huge social intelligence.

@@Xubuntu47 The way that's key on Japan and she's looks foreign and ofc she is a foreigner so I don't think people expect her to be

@@OrientalPearl I d love to learn Japanese but it sounds so hard ! Is it possible to learn it relatively well in my 30s ?

@@abelreiscarvalho7143 You can learn any language at any age. Also you're still young and it just may require more practice.

im vietnamese/chinese, i agree

damn you got a lot of subs 😮

Aww, that’s such a sweet story. It’s so cool that you were in Japan too. Maybe we will run into each other on the street one day.

@@LuizFelipe-lk1hs and no views, I am magician :D

@@OrientalPearl If Japan will *ever* let foreigners enter, we probably will !

Damn that’s the opposite of the reaction I got! I was in an elevator in Yokohama and a little kid came in with his father. He looked at me and said “He’s scary!” in Japanese 😱

wtf did that even mean? no english empty head

More like grounded

Same LOL 😭👍

Haha, I'd like to see a teacher publicly berate their student like that in the West. The parents will make life a living hell for the teacher.

Lol 🤣

Yeah😭

it's taught as a second language in most major cities so they really should know it

The teacher kind of seemed to not speak very good English himself....

​@@dovebairI speak english better and im a teenager not even a teacher 😭

Sick!:D

Which country are you?I kinda can recognize what language it was :)

@@hshoqay2420 I'm born and raised in Sweden. My native languages are Swedish and Finnish. I don't have an accent so therefore they're pretty shocked when I switch languages.

That's a great life lesson for them. I've done this at work with Spanish speakers. I kept my understanding to myself so I could "gather intel" :) but one day I overheard a new employee asking another who to see to find out about days off and I answered instinctively, in Spanish, and my cover was blown.

That must have been so awkward but you were in sweden right ? I'm assuming you look white ethnically swedish. Even though you were speaking english with no accent, I would have never spoken about you in swedish if I was them, too risky. I do speak about people in my native language all the time but personally I'm 100% sure that no one can understand, that's why . I'm native to a very small unknown island nation located between Madagascar and the south east African coast. Our whole population is like 800k, not even a million. No one around the world really know about us, we're pretty lowkey. Our native language is only spoken in our islands and most of the population do not really travel. The only country where we have a well established diaspora is France because we have longtime ties due to colonization. Only people who are native speak our language so if you're not from my country, you for sure do not speak my language and if i'm not in France, it's almost impossible to meet anybody from my country. Also I can tell you're from my country just by looking at you, it's not because of facial features because our population is very diverse, I can recognize people because of a certain vibe that you notice immediately just by looking at each others in the eyes. It's pretty fun to speak a language that basically nobody in the world can understand.

LMFAO this one is funny

Okay this made me laugh

My grandfather when asked how he was doing replied not a heartbeat later, "pretty good for a short, fat guy". I really could appreciate the confidence lol.

Hahaha you’re such a sport. I like your sense of humor

pOrSuPUesTO

how stereotypically French

I am french, I am sorry to hear that. What a shame.

@@victorn1802 there are some kind of similar stories about Spanish speakers and we don't read your "typical" racist comment.

@@TheMademoiselleV Most French people I met were lovely. There are polite and rude people everywhere you go.

yessss u made her shit herself haha

Thats funny. Can imagine how the student felt afterwards 😨😵‍💫

i'm french and it feels like it's always french ppl doing that kind of shit...i'm sorry

I’m french but I’d never really do that I only talk about people when they are rude to others in a different language I don’t really care if they understand me it’s not really a problem but I’m sorry about those French people talking about you

Teenagers will be teenagers... Aka dumbasses sometimes :p You got him good, I bet he learnt his lesson haha Bien fait pour lui 😂

This happened to my Algerian friend. He called them out in perfect French and they were absolutely stunned.

Do people think they don’t?😭😭😭

@@tyreek.6815 yes, racists.

Yes everybody talks shit everybody judges all the same lol

Well America need to stop blaming all Asians about Covid . They need to look 👀 in the mirror

@@pocahontasseguinart7099 stop generalizing

people don't have an obligation to be accepting of you or your western values of multiculturalism and entitlement. i've had people talk about me behind my back, in front of my face and any other configuration. i just ignore it and do what i always do, mind my own business and enjoy my day. in america, they won't even bother speaking another language. don't seek conflict or you might get more than you bargained for. not everyone in asia is as meek and nonconfrontational as the average pedestrian, some of them are in a gang or otherwise associated with criminals.

@@cagneybillingsley2165 I’m confused. How does your comment have anything to do with the thread?

@@cagneybillingsley2165... So a teacher of English wanting his students to learn English, the subject he literally teaches as a profession, and also a language that could help those students talk with people from China, India, Korea, Singapore etc, is about western people being entitled? That's a serious chip on your shoulder there mate.

Same that was great lol.

And the teachers there can smack the students and prevent them from entering a good university, so their future is in his hands and they don't dare disrespect him, unlike here in Utah where I've been told by mouthy students more times than I can count to f myself.

@Hrishikesh Sonawane brh lol

because you never know if they can understand you

Talking bad about someone will actually block your blessings because the spirit realm hears everything. Nothing is hidden!!! Karma will never lose an address and always adds interest 😉

You are so right. Never even think about them badly because the negative energy inside will only hurt you.

@@awrjkf if you have bad thoughts just meditate and say I'm sorry Please forgive me. I want to think good thoughts about people. It's very hard to do so when folks do evil however... thats when I have compassion of how blind they are to their ignorance. If you have wisdom then you'll comprehend this and how to use it.

I did that once at the airport in Atlanta. A woman was trying desperately to use the pay phone, speaking French, and looked like she was about to cry. I approached her and asked in French if I could help- she almost jumped into my arms from happiness and surprise! It was her first time in the US and she didn’t speak a word of English. Needless to say she was super thankful. It’s nice to help strangers 😊

@@LittleLulubee that's touching. It's actually a goal of mine to help a tourist in need since I speak 3 languages 😂😂. Been waiting my whole life RIP.

@@superelectrasuperheroe4079 Aww, I’m sure you’ll get your chance! Once people start traveling more internationally, you could get a job as the front desk person at a hostel. I did that and got to use my languages every day! 😄

Bahahaha

Just the audacity to request someone speak English while you are in a foreign country is disgusting.

Yes I agree. other people would be become easily confrontational with their reactions.

You nailed it, that’s the biggest most important aspect of this video. 😭

imagine sie nennt dich "Weißes Ekeliges Pferd". Bestimmt wärst du da noch nett, oder? 😂

@@LexusFox That's one of the biggest things about her channel for me, and about her as a person. I LOVE her positivity! I am sure she has her days when things go wrong as any human would, she may even have bad moods sometimes, but what we get to see in the videos is her positivity and that is what the world really needs. That channel really needs to be bigger, she needs a much further reach, everybody should know about her BECAUSE she is so positive (at least in the videos). Great message from her whole channel. :)

I am a nice person, and I would probably have been a offended. I used to live abroad, and people would talk about me not knowing I understood them. I got a lot of attention, especially from men, and often sexualised. I am Asian, and many would just take it for granted I was from a certain country. - "Oh, look at the Chinese!", "Konnichiwa!", "Ni hao!", "Wow, that Japanese is beautiful!", people coming up to me in the streets asking: "Are you Chinese?", etc. And I know some will say "There is nothing wrong with that!", but do YOU tend to walk up to strangers and ask them if they are from a specific country if you haven't heard them speak that language? Also, when this has happened 4 times a day for a couple of years, mixed with blunt racism and sexual harassment ("Yo! I've never fucked a Chinese before!", shoured at you from a passing car, for example), you just want to be left the f*** alone. So I think it is a bit unfair to assume persons who'd get offended are not as nice as those who take it with humour. You can get very tired of being noticed, and when there has been a certain amount of harassment of both sexist and racist kind, you get frustrated. Each comment is an added drop, and you get sopping wet, then sick.

Nice job. 👏🏻

Speaking other languages is like a super power.

@@automnejoy5308 That's exactly how I would describe it lol

Bravo mec c’était bien ça 👏

ID BE SO EMBARRASSED 🥲❗️❗️

ikr

It's called "being caught"

@@lordwhorfinx2942 right lol. they got embarassed from being a shitty person

@@lordwhorfinx2942 in 4k

There is a saying - when you speak a language person understands - it flows to the mind. When you speak a person's native language - it flows to the heart.

Guys just be creeps because they got no friends

@@AM-jx3zf lol what

@@AM-jx3zf Sometimes it's the other way around, pains me to see badly socialized kids.

@@AM-jx3zf disrespectful how'd you like it if i said that about you

@Sylke Rammsau many countries did horrific stuff in WW2 including Japan, if we all held grudges with other countries and others ancestors for what happened in WW2 then we'd all hate each other. And as a side note, people always seem to fixate on the atomic bombs because it was the first time they were used, but just as many Japanese civilians were killed in the US firebombing of Tokyo as by the Hiroshima bomb.

I knew how to speak 3 languages when I was 7 now I know how to speak 4 ! :D

@@yes.its.fareena I taught myself fluent english before learning to swim

Hahaha, heard of Europeans? This is so funny to me as a Swede! XD

Exactly...I grew up in a multilingual home.

@@chrisi7127 I taught myself fluent urdu and Hindi!

Glad you enjoyed this video! I hope you subscribe today and watch many more of my videos.

woah where was this

WOW WOW WOW HOLD ON Tell the story with the important details! Don't just leave it at that lol It was a Cruise Ship? Were the man motivated by racism? What happened to them after?

that's so scary

They were probably just joking

@@Rasmusorum who tf jokes about tht she could’ve been dead

Indeed

Exactly

ok now try Thia or Vietnamese they're still Asian places but different from Chinese and Japanese

That's wonderful

Lol

It is! It's wonderful 😊

what happened afterwards?

What’d they say?

I remember when I was in Mexico with my girlfriend and we were getting a mani-pedi at the nail salon located in front of our hotel. The staff was talking in spanish about us and saying something about me being gay for getting a mani-pedi. I used to live in Valencia in Spain so i am fluent in spanish. So i just said to the staff "No, solo soy maricón los martes"

@@ShadowMoon878 😂

I learned not to care what others think about me. It's the most important thing I've learned because it keeps you confident and happy with who you are.

Why would anyone be bothered if there taking positive?

@@jimmike8029 Screw that. Growing up I heard a lot of Mexicans girls talking shit about me but they didn't know my grandparents and father are from Spain & grew up speaking Spanish in our house. Them b*tches would try to play it off as joking.

That's because nobody said a bad word about her

@@sarahwolfe1154 people are cruel.

l'Italia è fiera di quello che hai fatto, well done!

You people are the reason why hitler abandoned Italy lmao and those girls

@@fritzdaddy-135mmgetstagger4 Uh aight..

@@fritzdaddy-135mmgetstagger4 oh just a reminder that every dutch person can also speak english, they werent being rude, its just common sense europeans can speak english bc of the exact thing you just mentioned, the ww really advanced english speaking in europe, be more carefull buddy!

I was on a bus in Milan years back in my 20's and heard these guys talking behind me. My Italian wasn't fluent so I didn't understand everything but by their sniggering tone I'm certain they were talking about me. I would have said something back but I think when you are fluent in a language it definitely gives you power to show others up. Just because someone is visiting a country doesn't mean they are blind to the language. And people shouldn't be talking about other people anyway if they are visitors, it's just plain rude. Glad you showed those girls up! 👍

@@pinknotebook I concur, but he walked into the conversation we were having.

@@KaruMedve ohokay! I understand now, thanks for clarifying

@@pinknotebook Nah, I shouldn't have to change what language I speak because some self-centered eavesdropper could be offended.

@@pinknotebook Are you for real

@@pinknotebook bruh no I can speak the language I want thanks very much

You're the best!

As a baguette person I apologize for these morons Glad your mom could turn them down!

@@KiraDeLespass Thank you 😊

@@emilyantonia197 De rien! Je te souhaite le meilleur a toi et a ta mère~

I apologize for them

and they all probably say more behind your back and behind each other's back just like anywhere

Pretty funny coming from Kim Jong-Un

Kim Jong un talking about appreciating culture

A dictator that takes advantage of his people talking about appreciating culture, ha ha the irony.

Well said oh glorious leader

@@TomCruz54321 Oh, that's awesome!

Thank you so much!!

Bro dont say that wait until u see the bad shit

@@Reeses7501 99 percent of people are nice. It's just the 1 percent a-holes are the only ones we hear about.

That’s in Japan or china idk USA is fucked because we’re letting everything go by.

@@elloitsyourmom7989 I’m in both Japan and China every month for work, and also live in the US. I also lived in Hong Kong for a few years. People are overall very nice and positive in all of those places. Perhaps you need a better social circle of more positive people.

@@elloitsyourmom7989 No, many other countries are the same way as the US the only reason why we're the "most fucked" is because we put every single little thing on the media

Some plp are disgusting humans don't let it bother u

I would be so satisfied! Your daughter sounds awesome!

You are an amazing mom! Shout out to you and your daughter! 🤟🏽

Nice one, hope they are ashamed and hope they learn not to be so offensive

@@patmack2871 It does bother you tho. How can some people be so coldblooded and cruel

My opinion as well 👍🏼😉

Nah mate love is. Laughter's about a pace behind it though

Gay

Once I was in Germany to visit my relatives and I walked in the town with my aunt, and she saw some of her friends and two of them were Asian, they were looking at my blonde haircut and started to laugh at some point and speaking their language, I have felt embarrassed and humiliated like shit, wasn't nice at all...

@@rmp5640 get over it dude

What's the story? Or by whom?

i hinestly cant imagine going to another country without speaking the language, thats so dangerous

@@p0cket4rt right

True you atleast need to know basic of the languages. For example, I quickly learned Chinese 3 years ago as I went to Xian. They barely can speak English. I learned some basic words and numbers. It really helps. 😂🤣 and then at one time where there is a seller speaking Chinese to me because I look like a Chinese...😅

@@p0cket4rt Id try at least learning the basics. Then again I’d go with a tour group so I wouldn’t be super lost.

Dudes ears got so red out of shame. Wonder why their teacher was so okay with them sneaking photos of strangers

Let's cry 😁

@@solmoman it's a thing in a japan idk why but some people sneak photos of who they find hot

@@pipirikaart4534 Huh, well shit.. Do they like trade them with eachother like pokemon cards or something?

@@solmoman no wtf

This is such a great story HAHA

this may seem childish but the ending was bad-ass, though i don’t understand why they wouldn’t let you reveal it as it could’ve gave the kids motivation to learn another language from their native language as you did

I love this story! I just don't understand why they made you keep that a secret though. I also don't know how you would teach them English without speaking in Korean to explain something. Really doesn't seem like a smart decision on their part.

@@angrybudgie96 they were probably more advanced english classes...? idk

@@stella_farber Yeah, true, I did think of that. But it still wouldn't be right to make the teacher keep the fact that they speak Korean a secret. It would be beneficial.

I hope you subscribed. This kind of stuff is almost impossible to catch on camera though.

I speak French and Japanese but I only use it for pranking others out of fun.

But how do they know he is deaf?? Tattooed on his forehead?

@@NegleLir maybe sign language

They don't know deaf people can generally lip read? 🤣

@@NegleLir LMFAO THIS IS SO FUNNY HAHAHAHAHAHA

My native language is French and I know how hard it can be for foreigners...I'm also learning spanish but it's easier since it kind of looks like French or Italian which I can speak a bit too

@@goddess1386 it’s taken me years and at least we share an alphabet, but in tonal languages even after a month in say Vietnam all I could do was ask for bread coffee and cigarettes!

@@goddess1386 hola amigo , yo ablo español y quiero aprender francés pero creo que está muy difícil 😅

@@farfanr6610 * Yo hablo Saludos 🙂

The fact that you know "total languages" is nice to hear. Studied Thai for years and I write this from Sao Paolo Brazil. I can get by in roughly 12+ languages now, and converse in 5. Be well and keep learning! Gary, the traveling American

Don't worry about that- there will always be racist/ugly-acting people everywhere. I returned to Korea as half-Caucasian, half-Korean (I say Caucasian b/c I was adopted and have no idea what ethnicity my father was). I'm also carrying extra weight, so I endured the hapa remarks and being told openly how fat I was. Most of the people were amazing. I ignored the others. People who do that feel so low themselves, they feel the need to elevate themselves, so pity them, and pray for them if you can.

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Ikr! I want that so bad. I'm learning Japanese and also Norwegian. I take breaks from each to learn the other in the case getting bored. But Japanese has not rly made me bored yet. It is so fun to learn. I am learning with Duolingo and have the subscription. If I had enough money, I would have so many subscriptions ok so many language learning apps. I kinda stopped learning Norwegian bc not very many people speak it. At least not compared to Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, or English. I just want to learn everything! Sry for ranting on lol. I just think that woman is so amazing bc she can speak 3-4 different languages fluently. I have to keep reminding myself that it took a lot of time.

FR

it makes some happy but me angry, if they say mean things , give it back to them

not really, the conversation in the restaurant was really awkward...

@@lanihargreeves8719 Håper det går bra! (I’m actually Swedish, not Norweigan but the languages are so similar)

Ya

It's funny how it's almost never like that in the US. There are plenty of foreigners who speak English as a second language there, and native English speakers barely even care. Maybe it's because English is a very popular language, but I also hear it's pretty hard to learn.

As a puertorican, it is cool seeing asian takes interest in learning spanish. Learming a new language make you see many things in a different perspective. Even comedy can be different from one country to another. Un abrazo desde Puerto Rico.

That last thing you said it's very true😅 (not all tho. For example i don't care because i understand that's it's difficult to learn lenguages)

Wow soy española y me alegra que quieras aprender :)

As an American I really appreciate this. I am currently fluent (sort of) in Chinese because I learned it in Asian schools for the longest time. I am also half Thai and thinking of learning that as another language. Hopefully someday I’ll be fluent in both :)

Why are you guys so obsessed with blue eyed blondes?

For every 567 likes, you get 1 reply

Tbh typical American

Lol

I hope you know fair skinned is Black.

@@accountantintraining4752 those were her words not mine, but thanks for the update.

They’re so endearing & truly interested without any malice. Good on you!!!

@Nate The GR8 hahaha🙄

Yes, with a teacher like that it’s not surprising that the poor kid wasn’t learning.

I thought he was just joking but yes either way its good that she encouraged him !

The teacher was talking about his own head.

@@superblackbirdrider it's very common for teachers to be harsh like this is japan and china

He was only joking. As another commenter has said, it’s common for teachers to joke with/about their students like this in East Asia. The fact they’re walking and joking together like that makes me think they have a good student-teacher relationship, and that he’s a good teacher.

That's really impressive,I WISH,I really admire Korea,China and Japan and their cultures and food,I'm not sure why,but I take a natural liking to them and am learning Japanese,

I took 5 years of French and I totally forgot everything I learnt...thats on bad memory

It is normal for Asians to speak multiple languages (badly).

WOW..usually people who work in tourism sector are quick to pick up a few languages! I wish I am that fast and fluent too!

@@trishsour lol me too! I learned Korean while in Korea and now learning Turkish...gosh I forgot many things...I think I can't juggle work and study!

That's a very Chinese thing to do though, they want to sweeten the deal for you so you would go in, not so much because she speaks Chinese well, but putting it that way makes the customer feel good and would be more inclined to go in. It's just business.

That’s one thing we don’t do in America and that is being impressed by people because their English is good.

@@sdays59 because English is the international language, it's not surprising for anyone to know English.

But mainly, they snaffled yet another customer. 😄

@@gwot thank you for explaining the joke. You must be a real fun guy.

❤️💪🏾

@arai nn 差不多 1m86

I'm curious, would you say most of the people you caught were saying mean things or were most just noticing a person who sticks out? I would like to guess the latter, but I'd be interested in your experience.

What methods or apps, etc did you use to learn a new language. And how many hours til you were confident to use it?

what did they say about you? Was it bad?

Thank you so much! Your cats are cute.

@@OrientalPearl it's a shame imitation polygots get more recognition than the real ones. But that will change very soon! Congrats on that burst of 100k+ subscribers. Its really hard for me when I don't shave and people don't know I'm Chinese so they talk about me. I don't know how you deal with it. Peace and ❤️

@@suchgreatheights8841 Why don't you shave?

@@OrientalPearl What so difference when you/American are talking about those Chinese girls in English. Don't think most Chinese can understand American slangs either. It cuts both ways. What is your point?

@@OrientalPearl you're cuter, jk lol, unless?

Wow. What made you interested to learn it ?

Back in the day, Korea did not fascinate Americans like it does today. However, a perfect opportunity to live and teach in Korea for a few years prior to the Olympics opened up and I took advantage of it. When I returned to America I wanted to continue my education regarding the history of Asia, and received a BA in linguistics and a minor in Mandarin. I absolutely recommend taking a few years to explore a new culture, learn a new language, explore history not taught in American schools and come to appreciate the size of the world. Go somewhere exotic and off the beaten path. My language skills are not what they used to be and haven't led to any real financial gain, but I understand the world a whole lot better. And I love kimchi.

Definitely never happend.

@@alecgurney9305 shut up.

@@alecgurney9305 your a hater