Turks Give Me Unlimited Free Food When I Speak Turkish

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  • Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
  • Check out yourteacher.ai/ to practice any language! My Turkish friend Efkan invited me out to Turkey to hang out and get some, err, self-care, but he also wanted to test my Turkish out on the locals. Would I crash and burn, or actually impress them? In addition to learning with Efkan it was also great to be able to practice with the language learning tool I co-created called Teacher AI before coming so I would have a bit of preparation in different scenarios. Make sure to go to yourteacher.ai/ if you want to get unlimited speaking practice without the awkwardness of human interaction in one of 25 different languages including Turkish! And also check out Efkan's Italki profile to learn some Turkish: www.italki.com...
    0:00 Intro
    0:34 Trying Turkish coffee
    2:25 Ordering simit in Turkish
    3:53 Feeding birds in Istanbul
    4:37 Angry merchant douses me in juice
    6:14 I fail the Turkish ice cream trick
    7:19 Buying flowers for my wife
    8:02 Checking out a Turkish bookstore
    9:40 Ordering chestnuts off the street
    10:53 Fan buys me juice
    13:02 Vendor gives me free food
    15:06 Buying fresh bread from a bakery
    17:06 Fan treats me to dinner
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  • @xiaomanyc
    @xiaomanyc  11 месяцев назад +123

    Check out my ULTIMATE language practice tool Teacher AI: yourteacher.ai/ I’m using it every day to practice languages and super proud of it 😁

    • @kazi1
      @kazi1 11 месяцев назад +4

      Hi

    • @CudaZen
      @CudaZen 11 месяцев назад +3

      You are awesome!

    • @timbo_gg
      @timbo_gg 11 месяцев назад +4

      Hey Xiaoma! Last week I was wondering when you would make videos in Turkey and now, I am so happy that you visited here man !!!
      Also I am sure that your Turkish content will get a LOT of views if you spend more time in the streets & try out some food.
      We as Turkish people are really enthusiastic when it comes to seeing foreigners explore the country, which is just like having your friend watch your favorite movie and seeing their reaction! 😁I'd love to show you around in Istanbul!!

    • @west8z
      @west8z 11 месяцев назад

      Hey you should try goin to the hoods down south andnspesk the lingo there

    • @rehenah
      @rehenah 11 месяцев назад

      I just downloaded to practice French and I'm very impressed!

  • @T3chAnalogy
    @T3chAnalogy 11 месяцев назад +2900

    Shoutout to the brother who bought Xioma the juice. Bro is such a nice person. All the goodness in the world to him.

    • @UncleBuddy1994
      @UncleBuddy1994 11 месяцев назад +39

      If a random brother or sister wanted a drink and didn’t have enough, I wouldn’t hesitate to help ❤

    • @lntbfmnjmdjzvljlmnjleromcb3322
      @lntbfmnjmdjzvljlmnjleromcb3322 11 месяцев назад +5

      Bro is like the Turkish Reynor that's a trip lmao.

    • @hazexo1131
      @hazexo1131 11 месяцев назад +51

      There’s a lot of hospitable ppl in Turkey but there’s also a lot of finessers. u can tell who’s genuine and who’s not

    • @apc73084
      @apc73084 11 месяцев назад +45

      that dude seemed star struck. put a smile on my face watching it

    • @sidhu704
      @sidhu704 11 месяцев назад +39

      Aha bless him, dude was proper hyperventilating for a sec 😂

  • @brettmartino7117
    @brettmartino7117 10 месяцев назад +63

    Turkey is a wildly underrated country. Easily in my top 5 countries i have ever been. Beautiful

    • @KrasherJack
      @KrasherJack 17 дней назад +3

      ME TOO, Hi from Canada..

  • @loganblackwood2922
    @loganblackwood2922 11 месяцев назад +1054

    I worked a lot with Turks. They were always so friendly and vibrant with me. Real dad energy. Never had that growing up but very fond of Turkish people because of it, twenty years later. Lol

    • @cockayne747
      @cockayne747 11 месяцев назад +6

      They will take the clothes of your back given the chance

    • @sandercohen5543
      @sandercohen5543 11 месяцев назад +27

      All cultures have pro's and con's. That same warm and outgoing attitude can also be very exhausting when you just wanna mind your own business and go about your day. It's like you're expected to engage with every single person you pass on the street. On those days, i would rather be in a country like sweden, or germany, where everyone is in their own little bubble XD

    • @Hakankirbas
      @Hakankirbas 11 месяцев назад +13

      ​@@RespectLoveUnityPeacethat American head of yours just doesn't fit in 🇹🇷

    • @Hakankirbas
      @Hakankirbas 11 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@sandercohen5543your just isolated keep to yourself better for you😏

    • @loganblackwood2922
      @loganblackwood2922 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@RespectLoveUnityPeace Ex-girlfriend?

  • @myboulderingjourney9375
    @myboulderingjourney9375 10 месяцев назад +259

    And that’s why I learned Turkish, because everyone is brilliant and very hospitable. Since learning Turkish and being able to connect further, I’m always itching to go back and experience more of this beautiful and welcoming nation, and the freebies once they realise you’re developing a love for their culture.

    • @xylicg6072
      @xylicg6072 10 месяцев назад +6

      we gotta be friends

    • @hamzaguney6356
      @hamzaguney6356 10 месяцев назад +3

      Vayyy kardeş, it's fun but like puzzle at the same time, sometimes u cannot find the word to finish the last word

    • @pembebulut2781
      @pembebulut2781 10 месяцев назад +3

      Because the love passes through the stomach :)) Thats why Turkish woman constantly feed their husbands:D

    • @Kabirio93
      @Kabirio93 7 месяцев назад

      I do feel the same but the language is very hard :( I really struggle...

    • @rabidhoneybadger5436
      @rabidhoneybadger5436 6 месяцев назад +1

      I went in September and was doing Duolingo there non stop and actually learned about 80 words I was more shocked than anyone.
      But I’ve stopped practicing and it’s nearly all gone now…….must try harder 😆

  • @austinflake3938
    @austinflake3938 10 месяцев назад +645

    Turkish is an amazing language. My father is the US Ambassador to Türkiye. Such incredible people. Istanbul and Ankara are never what most expect.

    • @Ahmet-rl9kn
      @Ahmet-rl9kn 10 месяцев назад +74

      Are you Jeff Flake’s son. 😅🤙🏻 Thanks for your kind words buddy

    • @oceanicci844
      @oceanicci844 10 месяцев назад +13

      I think it is him 🙄😅👍, you are well informed 💯

    • @shamil.khanv2
      @shamil.khanv2 10 месяцев назад

      As Turks, we would like to say the same thing about U.S. but your government is run by the Jewish and Armenian lobby. Not only don't give us the F-35s, but also impose sanctions. Fortunately, we owe you a lot as Turkey. If it were not for your sanctions, we would never have been able to fly our 5th generation fighter jet KAAN, which successfully completed its test flight last month. Thank you for the motivation.

    • @jujutrini8412
      @jujutrini8412 10 месяцев назад +7

      Are there any French influences in the language? I think I hear French sometimes.

    • @austinflake3938
      @austinflake3938 10 месяцев назад +44

      @@jujutrini8412 the best two explanations are boring enough. French arrives to nearly all languages where global diplomacy has been focused upon over the last dozen centuries. Also, French is an incredibly common second language in just about all of Europe.

  • @AceOfSpadezCC
    @AceOfSpadezCC 11 месяцев назад +987

    The guy at the corn stall, knows dangerous people that help those that are foreign. He was being very kind offering you if you have issues with anyone that he would help you. Very kind to see that kind of love and respect abroad.

    • @ulisesvazquez4273
      @ulisesvazquez4273 11 месяцев назад +36

      Just speculating here, if the corn guy knows dangerous people, he might tie you with bad people. People in gangs always want something in return

    • @himothaniel
      @himothaniel 11 месяцев назад +101

      He seemed so nice and concerned that Xiaoma would be taken advantage of. They took group photos, that guy wasn't in a gang.

    • @hitmarkerwhattt6921
      @hitmarkerwhattt6921 11 месяцев назад +20

      I loved the guys at the end and the Turkish brother that noticed you first!
      If I ever saw xiaoma in person. I’d ask to hug him lol. 😂
      Many happy tears and INSPIRATION has happened because of this man.
      #LongLiveLaoshuuuuuu!!!

    • @Beast_Son_Gohan
      @Beast_Son_Gohan 11 месяцев назад +28

      Yea after he saw Xiaoma has more than 6 Mio subs then he's offering that to him. Know a lot of people who did that too because they might think they get a chance to pick the right one to grow bigger income. It's like girls hearing that one guy in the room has the best income that act differently...

    • @cockayne747
      @cockayne747 11 месяцев назад +1

      Utter nonsense

  • @polcat79
    @polcat79 11 месяцев назад +436

    As children in the 1980's my mum would not let us utter a single word of english in our turkish household. We used to envy how our cousins and our friends could freely speak English at home to their parents. Decades later they are unable to string two words of turkish together because they never learned and now they envy my mum for not allowing us speak english at home. Mum knew that we would learn at school and the importance of knowing your mother tongue.

    • @Hakankirbas
      @Hakankirbas 11 месяцев назад +4

      Blame that on CHP, thanks to Recep Tayyip Erdogan the Kurds can speak there language as well

    • @darkprofile
      @darkprofile 11 месяцев назад +79

      @@Hakankirbas How low you are to shout funny political slogans under the touristic video to reply for the comment which points at family memories.

    • @Hakankirbas
      @Hakankirbas 11 месяцев назад

      @@darkprofile 😭🤣😂

    • @dasuniversum5875
      @dasuniversum5875 10 месяцев назад +19

      @@Hakankirbasbut erdogan can't even speak english hahahahahahaah sonradan görme erdogan

    • @Hakankirbas
      @Hakankirbas 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@dasuniversum5875 everyone's learning Turkish these days haha, you want us to teach you as well? 🤓

  • @peachybee6836
    @peachybee6836 8 месяцев назад +15

    Halkımla gurur duydum ya. Ne kadar güzel davranıyoruz dilimizi, kültürümüzü öğrenmeye çalışan birine. Herkesin nezaketi, güler yüzü , eli açıklığı…Türkçe konuşmasa bile gerçi bundan çok farklı olmazdı eminim tavırları. Gerçekten gurur verici. Tabi şu an ülkece biraz zor zamanlardan geçiyoruz video da her şeyin 1-3$ olması içimi acıtmadı değil fakat daha güzel günleri görecek inşallah ülkemin güzel insanı.

  • @nrgrgn
    @nrgrgn 11 месяцев назад +75

    Your ability to speak Chinese fluently, along with other languages, impressed me, so I subscribed to your channel. Later, I wondered if you also know Turkish, so I searched for "Turkish" on your channel and was pleasantly surprised to see a new video related to Turkey. Turkish is indeed a difficult language, and you have done an excellent job. I'm glad you got to experience Turkish hospitality. Her zaman bekleriz :)

  • @gerryadams9868
    @gerryadams9868 11 месяцев назад +404

    I love turkey as an Irishman been to instanbul a few times and can’t wait to go back. Turkish people are friendly and funny, great lads 👍🏼

    • @ryanolsen294
      @ryanolsen294 11 месяцев назад +11

      Conas atá tú? I like turkey too, and I'm from England

    • @bent112
      @bent112 11 месяцев назад +24

      We love you too irishmen!

    • @darkprofile
      @darkprofile 11 месяцев назад +10

      You are always wellcome to Turkiye brother.

    • @splat6355
      @splat6355 10 месяцев назад +4

      Cheers brother

    • @lurkinturk4284
      @lurkinturk4284 10 месяцев назад +9

      Our Irish brothers and sisters are always welcome ❤

  • @SitzPinkler
    @SitzPinkler 11 месяцев назад +1936

    As a Turkish person I think this is one of the cultural differences we have with the west. In Turkiye, if you try to speak Turkish no matter how poor your Turkish is, people will find it sympathetic and will try to help you. But for instance in France, if your french is poor, people dont like to hear it and they are like they want you to stop trying and continue in english.

    • @escho1
      @escho1 10 месяцев назад +69

      belkide bizimkiler ingilizce bilmiyo diye olabilir ahahahaha😂😂😂

    • @SitzPinkler
      @SitzPinkler 10 месяцев назад +79

      ​@@escho1Almanyada bizzat kendim deneyimledim küçük şehirlerde ingilizce bilme oranı %10 falan. Avrupayı çok gözünüzde büyütmeyin.

    • @escho1
      @escho1 10 месяцев назад +15

      @@SitzPinkler gözümde çok büyütmüyorum ama almanyada ingilizce bilmeyen genç göremezsin,türkiyede çok az,avrupayı gözümde büyütmüyorum ama türkiyeden çok ingilizce bildikleri aşikar

    • @SitzPinkler
      @SitzPinkler 10 месяцев назад +78

      @@escho1 Bizden çok ingilizce konuştukları doğru ama bunun bir nedeni var. O da İngilizce ile Almancanın birbirine çok yakın diller olması. Aynı dil ailesine mensuplar. İskelet olarak dillerinin temel grameri birbirine çok yakın. Bizim cümle yapısı ingilizce ile birebir birbirine ters iken Almancayla gayet paralel. Bizim için Kazakça/Özbekçe neyse Almanlar için İngilizce o. Dolayısıyla onların bizden daha kolay ingilizce öğreniyor olması gayet eşyanın tabiatı gereği. Bu önyargılarınızı, kendinizi aşağı ezik millet görmeyi bırakın.

    • @escho1
      @escho1 10 месяцев назад

      @@SitzPinkler ben ezik falan görmüyorum kendimi,sen haddini bil bana milliyetçilik taslama,banane onların dilinin ingilizceyle benzer olmasından,ben sebeplere değil sonuçlara bakıyorum,eziklik piskolojisine girip olayı çarpıtan sensin.Evet onlar ingilizce bildiği için ingilizce konuş diyebiliyor fakata biz bilmediğimiz için diyemiyoruz,onların avantajlı olup olmaması farketmiyor sonuç bu

  • @jasong9953
    @jasong9953 11 месяцев назад +120

    As an Australian I visited Turkey 2021 - amazing country. Very jealous of your ability to pick up the language so fast!

    • @Hakankirbas
      @Hakankirbas 11 месяцев назад +3

      Go Melbourne 🤓

    • @Beardo2517
      @Beardo2517 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@Hakankirbas Go Demons!

  • @turnschlaeppli
    @turnschlaeppli 11 месяцев назад +306

    It's crazy that you met Ali Usta. He's got really famous in germany because he speaks it well

    • @jfgl2276
      @jfgl2276 10 месяцев назад +6

      does he speak german🤔

    • @milonsprenger5740
      @milonsprenger5740 10 месяцев назад +4

      Ja aha

    • @ertegin
      @ertegin 6 месяцев назад +3

      jaaa jaaa çocuk adak bissenshaffttt jaaa

  • @spatz813
    @spatz813 11 месяцев назад +40

    I did a thirty day crash study of Turkish to commincate with a co worker. I practice it here and there and I felt as though I could have gotten through the scenerios you were in in Turkey. Made me feel good.

  • @devinmychan9262
    @devinmychan9262 11 месяцев назад +26

    These just make me smile. The reaction from the people just spreads back through the channel. Thank you for doing it and I will keep watching.

  • @uftukel
    @uftukel 8 месяцев назад +7

    VERY IMPRESSIVE. I watch your videos all the time. I’m Turkish. Moved to the USA when I was 2 years old. So impressed with your Turkish. It’s as good as mine and you learned it quickly. I always go online refreshers before I go back. I’ll check out your app. Thanks for visiting Turkey.

  • @einar_stray
    @einar_stray 11 месяцев назад +126

    İstanbul is my favorite city! Turkish language is beautiful. Love from Norway

    • @imperatorromanorum3150
      @imperatorromanorum3150 11 месяцев назад +7

      Hei til Norge fra Tyrkia, jeg elsker Norge og nå jeg lærer Norsk ♥️ 🇳🇴

    • @PimsleurTurkishLessons
      @PimsleurTurkishLessons 10 месяцев назад +1

      you can learn basic Turkish in a month by listening 1 lesson from my first list. each lesson is 30 minutes.

  • @filmaidan6490
    @filmaidan6490 11 месяцев назад +263

    Americanlıyım. Bazı Türkçe bilmiyorum ama hala öğreniyorum. Çok güzel, videodaki hemen hemen her şeyi anlıyorum. Lütfen daha çok Türk video çek 🙏

    • @oyun.gezgini
      @oyun.gezgini 11 месяцев назад +30

      you are even using comma man, there are a lot of Turkish people who can't use punctuations properly. Good work

    • @korayv2844
      @korayv2844 11 месяцев назад +15

      Yeni başlayan birisi için çok güzel türkçe seni kutlarım 🎉

    • @lutfiarslan6572
      @lutfiarslan6572 10 месяцев назад +24

      Amerikalıyım* would be better. but overall your Turkish is very good.

    • @whatdoyousuppose
      @whatdoyousuppose 10 месяцев назад +4

      I am the same way! My English is now better than my Turkish despite having learned Turkish first but when I go back to Türkiye it improves ❤

    • @user-ub8qc4oq1e
      @user-ub8qc4oq1e 9 месяцев назад

      Bu yazıyı bir Amerikalı yazdıysa bravo

  • @Grindermetalhead
    @Grindermetalhead 11 месяцев назад +364

    Wow, dude. I'm from Serbia. I knew that Serbian language has a lot of Turkish loanwords, since Serbia was once a part of the Ottoman Empire, but hearing Turkish people speak made me realize just how many of them we have.

    • @SitzPinkler
      @SitzPinkler 11 месяцев назад +46

      cheers from istanbul bro. We have a lot of loanwords from serbian too.

    • @OsmanOsmanHan
      @OsmanOsmanHan 10 месяцев назад +9

      @@SitzPinklermesela?

    • @SitzPinkler
      @SitzPinkler 10 месяцев назад +30

      @@OsmanOsmanHan kral ve kralice kelimeleri ilk aklima gelenler. Digerlerini googleda arayabilirsin sevgili dostum.

    • @kingofracism
      @kingofracism 10 месяцев назад +31

      Most of eastern Europe is more culturally similar to turkey than they are westerners. Where I live, I see lots of eastern Europeans shopping in Turkish stores. This is in England lol

    • @Grindermetalhead
      @Grindermetalhead 10 месяцев назад +22

      @@OsmanOsmanHan The ones I remember off the top of my head from the video are: šećer (şeker), taze, bajat (bayat), kesten, nar, čaj (çay).

  • @rubys3685
    @rubys3685 10 месяцев назад +15

    IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE ! I've been waiting for some Turkish content...gonna really enjoy watching!

  • @seewaage
    @seewaage 10 месяцев назад +9

    I really like the Turks and the Turkish language. It's great you had an opportunity to visit Turkey.

  • @MCEXNELSONSIDE
    @MCEXNELSONSIDE 11 месяцев назад +15

    You definitely need to do more of these Turkish speaking videos Xiaoma, the interactions in this were so good!!

  • @rockerdude
    @rockerdude 10 месяцев назад +52

    The more I learn about Turkish culture the more I realize a lot of Mexican stuff is similar or came from there. The bread are bolillos that I grew up eating with coffee. Great to see you traveling the world!

    • @pseidee
      @pseidee 10 месяцев назад +10

      yeah, because we share the same mediterranean culture even though mexicans are living in america. latinos/greeks/turks are so similar in general.

    • @cybergalacticnova
      @cybergalacticnova 9 месяцев назад +8

      Yeah it's due to the Spanish bringing their own culture to Mexico. c:

    • @ETRUSCANSTURAN
      @ETRUSCANSTURAN 4 месяца назад +3

      When I look at South America and Mexico, I think we are similar.

  • @wesleygarrett4189
    @wesleygarrett4189 5 месяцев назад +3

    I've literally bought food from this guy as my wife is turkish and grew up in Istanbul. We went a couple of years ago, and he is still there!!! Amazing experience. Teşekkürler!

  • @MishaElRusito
    @MishaElRusito 11 месяцев назад +61

    Man, turkish people are super hospitable! I'm learning turkish as well after meeting some people on OmeTV lol Turks and Chinese are the friendliest and most educated people I've met.

    • @BBARRETTPROD
      @BBARRETTPROD 11 месяцев назад +4

      that's true except for the angry fella who threw lemon juice in his face 😂

    • @byakurenhoujuu
      @byakurenhoujuu 11 месяцев назад +9

      I mean, he's playing a character.@@BBARRETTPROD

    • @msergio0293
      @msergio0293 11 месяцев назад

      Que haces aquí rusito ✌️😎

    • @sanatkar2502
      @sanatkar2502 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@BBARRETTPROD thats why he is famous here. people wants him to do that.

    • @BBARRETTPROD
      @BBARRETTPROD 10 месяцев назад

      true, id just be kinda pissed if i got some lemon juice in my eye that shit hurts lol@@sanatkar2502

  • @eurofritz4617
    @eurofritz4617 11 месяцев назад +82

    I lived in Turkey for 2 years and loved it so much, I wish I could afford to go back and visit again.

    • @semprefidelis76
      @semprefidelis76 11 месяцев назад +5

      turkish living in los angeles. same here, wish i could afford to go back to visit.

    • @eurofritz4617
      @eurofritz4617 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@semprefidelis76I lived in Izmir but got to travel around a bit, so much to see

    • @esnerken
      @esnerken 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@eurofritz4617 where in İzmir? I live in İzmir :)

  • @Whirrledpeas
    @Whirrledpeas 11 месяцев назад +44

    I spent 4 weeks in Turkey many years ago. They were so warm, welcoming & kind to me as a solo American traveler. Beautiful country & people.

  • @valiaudet3415
    @valiaudet3415 7 месяцев назад +4

    I'm hooked on turkish tv series. To see you in Turkey makes my day. Most Turkish tv is filmed outdoors and frequently food and markets are shown. Their food looks so fresh and delicious. They really like their food and many scenes are family table full of food . 🎉🎉🎉

    • @kullanicininbiri
      @kullanicininbiri 7 месяцев назад

      Seni İslam'a davet ediyorum japonyada'da İslam'ı kabul edenlerin sayısı arttı sen neden İslam'a geri dönmüyorsun?

  • @tygbeats5422
    @tygbeats5422 11 месяцев назад +49

    Istanbul is my favorite city I've ever visited. It was so beautiful last time I went

  • @Kuronaci
    @Kuronaci 11 месяцев назад +91

    Brazilian here, Turkish coffee is amazing (tried in Australia in Turkish places), every time I got to turkish shops, I always get the coffee and baklava with pistachio.

    • @christineunitedkingdom1824
      @christineunitedkingdom1824 11 месяцев назад +5

      My Turkish friend taught me only to have Turkish coffee in the morning served with a glass of water. She then tipped the cup and when cool, she read my fal (fortune) from the grains. Turks also eat the grains to cure an upset tummy

    • @austinflake3938
      @austinflake3938 10 месяцев назад

      High praise from a Brazilian! I have heard well of your magnificent Arabica beans.

    • @turcoboshnak
      @turcoboshnak 10 месяцев назад +2

      Turkish cuisine is so rich and delicious.

    • @fahrettinatik1412
      @fahrettinatik1412 9 месяцев назад

      that is the most turkish thing you can do ever. I like it to eating sweet things with turkish coffee

  • @rosellacobiskey2484
    @rosellacobiskey2484 11 месяцев назад +43

    Feel like a Turkish Bakery would do amazing in the US actually as much as we like a novelty but also quality I think it would sell just on artistry alone. Especially a place like Los Angeles or Seattle.

  • @Paul20661
    @Paul20661 10 месяцев назад +28

    Merhaba arkadaş nasılsın
    Biraz Türkçe biliyorum 🇹🇷✌🏻😂
    I'm from Cluj-Napoca Romania 🇷🇴 but made a lot of Turkish friends here and I am learning the language now
    Hope this year to go meet with a friend of mine in Eskişehir

    • @marvinTrader
      @marvinTrader 10 месяцев назад +3

      I had a Romanian friend from Cluj-Napoca. He was erasmus student in Türkiye. In that time I fell in love with a black (actually dark brown) eyed girl. So he taught me it in Romanian language: fata cu ochi negri😂

    • @Paul20661
      @Paul20661 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@marvinTrader fain :))

  • @natalieklein9945
    @natalieklein9945 11 месяцев назад +26

    Aww so many friendly and welcoming people in this video, I was hoping you'd do Istanbul in one of your videos ❤ also, happy Ramadan to everyone celebrating ❤

  • @stevenkaye1625
    @stevenkaye1625 9 месяцев назад +5

    My mum's Turkish Cypriot -- I'm gonna show her this video tomorrow, she'll love it!

  • @demiGodHFL
    @demiGodHFL 11 месяцев назад +425

    the angry guy selling the wraps reminds me of the episode on Seinfeld. “NO SOUP FOR YOU!” 😅

    • @canerkayahex
      @canerkayahex 11 месяцев назад +42

      He became famous for his stupid attitudes. so it's all show

    • @jayn6943
      @jayn6943 11 месяцев назад +6

      He could have stained the guy skin with that Lime. It was sunny, lime burns the skin

    • @astecheee1519
      @astecheee1519 11 месяцев назад +9

      ​@@canerkayahexYup,it's probably 10% his natural disposition and 90% hamming it up in public.

    • @oddvoid
      @oddvoid 11 месяцев назад +17

      It makes me also think of a place called Dick's, where all the waiter are rude as hell as a point of entertainment. They basically shit talk you, give you food, then move on to the next table. So you get to eat while watching others get shit talked. It's really funny if you take someone older who doesn't know the joke.

    • @Andy_Norling
      @Andy_Norling 11 месяцев назад +2

      This 😂😂

  • @yavuzsabuncuoglu
    @yavuzsabuncuoglu 10 месяцев назад +7

    Well done brother! Loved it! Turkish can go next level. Keep it up.

  • @les13robinson
    @les13robinson 11 месяцев назад +12

    Thanks for taking me home, to Istanbul...I enjoyed this! Çok güzel Türkçe konuşuyorsun! Mutlu Yollar!

  • @twstdfrstr7146
    @twstdfrstr7146 11 месяцев назад +36

    I love Turkish idk but they sound so lyrical to me. Props for the visit and consider visiting Greece next!!

  • @kirbyesque
    @kirbyesque 11 месяцев назад +30

    Ari living the dream. Turkish food is the best. Ramadan Mubarak, Ramadan Kareem.

  • @skrubbed
    @skrubbed 10 месяцев назад +21

    bro turks are so friendly. this video makes me really happy, as my gf is turkish. id love to see more turkiye content♥

    • @valiaudet3415
      @valiaudet3415 7 месяцев назад

      Do you w a tch Turkish tv series on utube?

    • @skrubbed
      @skrubbed 7 месяцев назад

      @@valiaudet3415 nah not really, but id be open to watching one

  • @ErrorMoose
    @ErrorMoose 11 месяцев назад +58

    As a turkish born american, your turkish sounded pretty damn good dude lol. Cheers from Virginia

    • @GokuGohanGokhanPlus
      @GokuGohanGokhanPlus 10 месяцев назад +5

      Selam, bende Virginiadayim.

    • @ErrorMoose
      @ErrorMoose 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@GokuGohanGokhanPlus Selam! Virginia Turks represent lol

    • @Eminim29
      @Eminim29 4 месяца назад +2

      It's not good bro just understandable

  • @nickhaddon538
    @nickhaddon538 11 месяцев назад +21

    I have a Turkish friend at work and he's great to work with. The fan that met you looked so happy, made his week for sure.

  • @Kadagirl777
    @Kadagirl777 11 месяцев назад +8

    16:23 The guy in the background looks so happy and blown away to hear Arieh speaking Turkish 😁 Just like, pure joy 😊 Love it!

  •  11 месяцев назад +9

    Brother you have Turkish fans! I've been watching your videos for like 5-6 years and it'd be great pleasure if I could just meet you man. Hope you a wonderful trip here, cheers!

    • @Hakankirbas
      @Hakankirbas 11 месяцев назад

      Ay suna bak sevdalandi tammam askim ❤ senide sevsinler 🤓

  • @andrewthompson7022
    @andrewthompson7022 11 месяцев назад +20

    Ari, thanks for the content and treating your fans so nicely. It was great seeing you interact with the Turkish people. With recent conflicts has brought bad publicity to different countries and it’s a nice refresher to see that they are good people just like us.

  • @PapaLurchy
    @PapaLurchy 10 месяцев назад +5

    Didn't realise turkey was such a beautiful country with amazing people, definitely added to my travel list.

  • @2xbaba
    @2xbaba 11 месяцев назад +11

    Absolutly cool that your finally in turkey, please do more turkish content

  • @zeyneplavigne
    @zeyneplavigne 10 месяцев назад +2

    omg I watch your videos all the time and I never thought you would come to Turkey and speak Turkish. I couldnt get enough out of this video, I need moreee!!!

  • @theathlete1903
    @theathlete1903 11 месяцев назад +6

    Love the smiles you bring! You can tell they were happy u were there and happy u knew their language! 🍺

  • @denzoantweb4293
    @denzoantweb4293 13 дней назад

    I started learning Mandarin thanks to you! been learning for 3 years. And thank you for visiting my country, hope to see your videos from Turkiye more often !

  • @omi4470
    @omi4470 11 месяцев назад +32

    My Turkish heritage going strong on this one ❤
    Thank you Xiaoma for making our language known ❤

  • @阿尔达
    @阿尔达 10 месяцев назад +2

    You were one of the motivations for me to learn Chinese! I will go to Tianjin, China to enhance my Chinese in a language course. Seeing you in my home country speaking Turkish just gave me goosebumps. I wish I saw you in person but maybe next time.

  • @mcdanky9461
    @mcdanky9461 8 месяцев назад +4

    As a Turk, your Turkish is pretty good dude! ✌🏼🤙🏼you probably made all their days by even stopping by and showing you atleast tried. They all were very hospitable

  • @UmiNoOto
    @UmiNoOto 11 месяцев назад +11

    I'm learning Turkish! Perfect that u made this video 😁

  • @sickopetrova
    @sickopetrova 10 месяцев назад +3

    Finallyyyyy!!!!!! I was waiting for a Turkish video, im so proud of it. also you speak really good!!! keep learning it

  • @rinologic
    @rinologic 10 месяцев назад +4

    Woohoo, glad you finally learned some Türkçe! Sonunda. 🥳 Yes, you should say teşekkürLER (plural form of thank, so thanks!) or teşekkür ederim or teşekkür ederiz (more polite). Keep up the great work Xiaoma. I love Türkiye, Türkçe and İstanbul.

  • @andycopland3179
    @andycopland3179 10 месяцев назад +7

    When you delve deeply into Turkish history, it is insane how many iconic figures and historical events happened in that area. Fascinating country. Roasted Chestnuts are an autumn/winter dish here in the UK, or it was until people stopped learning how to do it. I have a few spots where I get thousands and store them for the kids.

  • @zzizahacallar
    @zzizahacallar 11 месяцев назад +6

    I miss ❤ Turkey. I enjoyed visiting Istanbul. I enjoyed you practicing Your Turkish. You doing so good. Very gifted.

  • @aorekagaming412
    @aorekagaming412 11 месяцев назад +3

    Been watching for years, thanks for introducing me to yourteacher, this has made things easier for me as a mom with ADHD trying to learn a language( Spanish) I should have learned 15 years ago growing up in LA. Also the guy who got you juice was super adorable!

  • @rDigital2A
    @rDigital2A 10 месяцев назад +5

    Your whole channel is such a good vibe. Connecting the world through your voice. : )

  • @jnny511
    @jnny511 11 месяцев назад +7

    I love you making turkish videos ! as a turk myself ive been waiting for this moment 😊😊 hope you are having fun kardes

    • @Hakankirbas
      @Hakankirbas 11 месяцев назад

      At inek koyun, ucunun yedigi ot boku farkli neden?

  • @Piglife101
    @Piglife101 11 месяцев назад +7

    Turkey is such a beautiful country. I have 300 subscriptions on RUclips, your channel is only 3 I have the bell notifications on for! ❤

  • @Helyob.castenelli3525
    @Helyob.castenelli3525 11 месяцев назад +22

    The best thing about this trip is all of the fans being so generous and happy to meet you. Too bad you weren't able to try Mr. Munur Onkan. His massages look so amazing.🤗

  • @orewaminato
    @orewaminato 10 месяцев назад +3

    Happy to see you enjoyed in Turkey, have nicer trips!

  • @luminousbanner9643
    @luminousbanner9643 11 месяцев назад +15

    Took the family to Turkey for a holiday. Best local fish ive ever had to eat.

  • @gurtuggungor9786
    @gurtuggungor9786 10 месяцев назад +11

    Holy shit, I was probably in the book store on the corner to the right, named "Dost Kitapevi", when you were buying the pomegranate juice, what a small world :D

  • @aye3678
    @aye3678 10 месяцев назад +6

    Turkey is awesome and the people are very kind.

  • @whatdoyousuppose
    @whatdoyousuppose 10 месяцев назад +1

    this is fun to watch as a Turkish-American dual citizen, I hope you continue to learn Turkish! Also in New York there used to be a location of the franchise Simit Sarayı but I believe it has since gone under, I do remember visiting and eating simit in NYC back in like 2016

  • @charlesdelgadosaldarriaga5594
    @charlesdelgadosaldarriaga5594 10 месяцев назад +5

    Heading there next year in October to live for a year in çanakale. Will try out the app to learn Turkish.

  • @ruffcustis
    @ruffcustis 11 месяцев назад +24

    You are one of the best ambassadors of what America is about. Thx.

  • @karenhensley3069
    @karenhensley3069 11 месяцев назад +12

    I would love to go to Turkey. Lots of amazing Biblical sites there! Also, Istanbul reminds me of Tehran when I lived there as a kid. Tehran was very Westernized before the Revolution. The people are so friendly there also.

    • @__Patrick
      @__Patrick 8 месяцев назад +1

      I have always longed to visit Iran. Probably Top 2 places on earth. I want to go and visit Hamadan. I would love to see the relics of Persia glorious past. Any place that could seduce Alexander The Great seems like an amazing place to visit.

  • @janellek21
    @janellek21 11 месяцев назад +362

    5:44 No cig kofte for you. Come back in one year! NEXT!!!

    • @dragonbowlsupper
      @dragonbowlsupper 11 месяцев назад +35

      Exactly what I was thinking. Put this guy in a sitcom.

    • @3henry214
      @3henry214 11 месяцев назад +52

      LOL, The guy is the real life version of the "Soup Nazi" character in the TV series Seinfeld; "No soup for you!!".

    • @pdrey100
      @pdrey100 11 месяцев назад +14

      Ari needs to find his recipes to humble him.

    • @chadcognac5626
      @chadcognac5626 11 месяцев назад +3

      Great minds think alike!

    • @kurtmacdonald8525
      @kurtmacdonald8525 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@pdrey100 I wonder if he is selling an armoire?

  • @FingerPuppetSarcasm
    @FingerPuppetSarcasm 11 месяцев назад +9

    Damn. Making me want to live in Turkey. Very friendly people.

  • @Bnj-vp6uh
    @Bnj-vp6uh 11 месяцев назад +6

    I wanted to see you learn turkish for a hot minute. Very good job as always, Ari!

  • @sittininmytree
    @sittininmytree 10 месяцев назад +13

    Polite people, rich history, nice food, beautiful girls and amazing architecture… Turkey must be the most beautiful country in the world, greetings from Mexico!

  • @hazorg16
    @hazorg16 11 месяцев назад +2

    Was waiting for you to visit Türkiye and also learn Turkish. Ankara'ya geldiğinde denk gelmeyi çok isterdim. Hoşgeldin.

  • @BilltheTulaneGuy
    @BilltheTulaneGuy 11 месяцев назад +6

    A visit to the Turkish ice cream stand is on my bucket list for Turkey.

  • @kevinl.295
    @kevinl.295 11 месяцев назад +2

    I love traveling the world with you and your videos Ari. Safe travels!

  • @Fischstick
    @Fischstick 11 месяцев назад +26

    Bro as a turkish speaking person thats really nice to watch and i really learned alot too because i usually speak german cuz i was born in germany! But great video pls keep up the turkish haha

    • @zera_61
      @zera_61 10 месяцев назад

      A turk in Germany here! I speak both turkish and german equally. Outside it's german, inside it's german and turkish but mostly turkish. Because of this I can speak turkish like a native speaker without an accent. Greatful for my parents bec of this. And since I was born and grew up in Germany, I also speak german like a native.

    • @Fischstick
      @Fischstick 10 месяцев назад

      @@zera_61 saame :)

    • @zera_61
      @zera_61 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@Fischstick iyi. Ana dilimizi kayıp etmeyelim

    • @Fischstick
      @Fischstick 10 месяцев назад

      @@zera_61 evet dogru diyorsun

  • @KatherineH_13
    @KatherineH_13 11 месяцев назад +17

    I’ve been trying to learn Turkish for months but just can’t get it! But I’m in love with their culture! Would love to visit!

    • @SK-of7tl
      @SK-of7tl 10 месяцев назад +4

      It is difficult but doable. Don't rush. Practice with simple words every day. As long as people understand you pay no attention to perfect grammar. Seeing smiling faces is always encouraging.

    • @Eminim29
      @Eminim29 4 месяца назад

      Bro only learn some grammar after that watch cartoons for kids don't need to study for words you'll learn if you're watching something

  • @nuraysudegoysaya1004
    @nuraysudegoysaya1004 11 месяцев назад +7

    I am absolutely in shock that you can speak Turkish. I think your accent is so good as a tourist. ❤

  • @julesonthebeach777
    @julesonthebeach777 Месяц назад

    I absolutely LOVE your channel. I’m crazy about languages too! My interest started as a child because my grandfather was from Denmark and spoke Danish. My interest led me to learn ASL (American Sign language) and I became an interpreter. However, my interest in spoken languages has never come to an end.

  • @ericshimizukarbstein6885
    @ericshimizukarbstein6885 11 месяцев назад +6

    The title of the video already made my forces to continue to study Turkish to be replenished LOL

  • @krs7561
    @krs7561 11 месяцев назад +5

    bro I love you and big fan from istanbul,you only have visited some touristic places you should need to visit bebek,kuruçeşme and nişantaşı too these are the places where rich and cultured people usually hang out

  • @phoenixjim0527
    @phoenixjim0527 11 месяцев назад +8

    I really like the Turkish people I know in America. I dream of visiting their rich, historic country someday.

  • @izivity4530
    @izivity4530 11 месяцев назад +10

    Simit is so delicious! My family is from Turkey and I visit plenty. I must say its my favorite breakfast and snack!

  • @ouzhangoren
    @ouzhangoren 11 месяцев назад +3

    Great to see you in Turkiye mate, W video.

  • @TomH48
    @TomH48 11 месяцев назад +2

    It just goes to show that there are great people worldwide. Keep spreading the kindness. 👍🏻✌🏻

  • @professorpopkiss
    @professorpopkiss 11 месяцев назад +7

    I am crying. amazing interaction, how hospitable and we all should be like this.

  • @jerryoldenburg6192
    @jerryoldenburg6192 3 месяца назад

    Nice dude, I'm glad I watch this, I found a restaurant in MPLS and had no idea what nationality it was until this video. The food was great. Thanks

  • @yunusemreaktuylu
    @yunusemreaktuylu 11 месяцев назад +15

    Türkçen daha da iyi olmuş. Keep up good work bro❤

  • @LogicalNiko
    @LogicalNiko 11 месяцев назад +13

    The Chestnut is one of the few universal foods. DNA evidence suggests they possibly originated somewhere in Asia (we don't really know where precisely) about 56 million years ago, and have spread to pretty much every continent except for Oceania long before humans. So pretty much people have been roasting and eating chestnuts way before we have archaeological records for. There are small variations between American, European, and Chinese varieties, but they mostly all taste very similar. Plus you can get them in most grocery stores (both raw in shell, and precooked in cans & snack pouches)

    • @semprefidelis76
      @semprefidelis76 11 месяцев назад +1

      the chestnuts in Turkiye are known as Italian chestnuts in the U.S. Kind of smaller in size and tastier compared to the Asian / Chinese ones, which are bigger and has literally a bland taste.

  • @texanlady4
    @texanlady4 11 месяцев назад +7

    Merhaba! I’m learning Turkish too!

  • @selengeenesay7449
    @selengeenesay7449 10 месяцев назад

    I am watching your videos because i am learning Chinese but as a Turkish person I am very happy to see that video and know that you start learning Turkish.. its amazing

  • @max003mk
    @max003mk 11 месяцев назад +111

    5:00 You should have talked German with him! :D He is well known in the German TikTok community.

    • @Gordonptrs
      @Gordonptrs 10 месяцев назад +9

      TÜTE AUF! TÜTE AUFFFF!!

    • @s.oliver5357
      @s.oliver5357 10 месяцев назад +2

      Kolay Gelsin is meaning "May it be easy coming for you" so in way that everything should be easy for you....

    • @z9.aysuuu
      @z9.aysuuu 9 месяцев назад

      TÜTE AUF HADI AHQHQGQGAGA

  • @aro5276
    @aro5276 Месяц назад

    This really excites me, i plan on going to Istanbul in September:)

  • @eleycki
    @eleycki 11 месяцев назад +13

    You are amazing and inspiring!

  • @abdurrahmandemirhan9041
    @abdurrahmandemirhan9041 11 месяцев назад +12

    Welcome to Türkiye xiaoma i am so happy for you

  • @SK-of7tl
    @SK-of7tl 10 месяцев назад +1

    My first time watching Shaman's video. Hilarious interactions with ordinary Turks on the street. Very lovely. Turks adore foreign visitors who attempt to speak their difficult language. Hospitality runs high in their veins. That's who they are.