Exactly what I was thinking! LMAO he sounds like a random NPC you meet in a Japanese RPG, then when the bad guys end the world you see him again and he says he told you so LMAO 🤣🤣🤣
for real lmao if bro was smart enough to be the only guy to have the answers to global warming then he'd be smart enough to use a free translator online or pay someone $5 on fiver
My man is literally the ONLY person alive that can solve global warming.. But can't learn any English here in NYC.. Honestly, sounds EXACTLY like my neighbor!
*the ONLY persons alive that CAN & DO solve global warming are vegans and especially activist ones, NOT people who are part of the problem by being speciesist or any other kind of bigoted*
Why do Chinese people seem to have such a hard problem learning other languages, yet Koreans seem to find it way easier? I thought they had several languages in China and most people were at least bilingual.
People will call all of them "fake polyglots" but there's something very real and insanely cool about what they do/did, there's a reason people love this stuff. Followed Laoshu since middle school, man will always be a legend
I love this video because Xiaoma is approaching people while speaking Chinese from the get go. It's funny the first fifty times to see people react when he switches from English to Chinese but I've been wanting to see this kind of honest exchange for quite some time! Thanks Xiaoma! :)
@@Alvin_Vivianyeah. Not even probably these 3 languages ARE the top 3. And I guess Arabic and Hindi you can basically speak to anyone across the world haha
I can understand this so much, at the part when they were giving discounts! Because I was shopping in HK and even though I am born in Hong Kong, I look like I am from UK and when I speak Cantonese, the people at the stores would give me discounts. Got two plush toys for 90HKD instead of 120HKD, small discount but better than nothing. Furthermore when I was in the UK and went to Chinatown to buy dumplings and my mum wanted some, I got 6 pieces for 4 pounds instead of 4, the guy was like I'll add extra because you are helping your mum and can speak good mandarin!
I've had similar cases here in Australia when simply greeting or thanking in Mandarin. I *_LOVE_* most Asian foods and I figure if they are going to take the time to learn English, the least I can do is learn theirs to say "thank you" But yes, I've had bigger serves of food and extras added simply for taking the time to thank in Chinese.
Very Impressive Ari.. switching from Mandarin to Spanish.. always fun to watch. I was in Tokyo years ago and spit sum Turkish on the street to a Turkish kebab guy and made his day. The world is a SMALL place! 😂
ive been studying for exactly one year now, daily for almost 3-4 hours during my biology masters. i take classes at the university bc of xiaoma and laoshu. im hsk3 now.
thats how NYC is, the media makes us think everyone is out here fighitng, meanwhile in NY every culture is living together just trying to coexist and put food on the table
Me, as an Indian who speaks Chinese watching the Chinese teacher at 2:20 say that Indians are the fastest Chinese learners 👀🤫. Xiaoma responds with a logical explanation though: Indians are generally multilingual (especially if coming from a big city), and are exposed to multiple completely different and distinct languages at a very early age, so one is exposed to a variety of sounds, tones and grammar structures. This may be a prominent reason as to why the Chinese teacher also felt that Indians are quite good at picking up other languages (Chinese, from her example). Xiaoma was almost single-handedly responsible for me picking up Chinese!
it makes you wonder if the people in the meshed center of africa where chad and nigeria are would be good at picking up Chinese because that's where 3 major African language families converge
You remain one of my favourite ambassadors showing folks we can all get along more-or-less :) When ever I'm a bit down your videos and interactions cheer me right up, thank you Ari :)
Finally back to the Chinese videos, after what felt like forever! Love every video though; a massive inspiration to me and so many others around the globe.
My Nephew's Wife of 20yrs is Korean/Thai and My X Wife Is Spanish "Madrid"!! I Live in "Winter Harbor Maine" Born/Raised on Long Island NY" (US Navy Retired 1983-2003) It is so great to be able to speak/surprise people with all the different languages!! Portuguese and Basque were a real challenge for me!!
What I have learned most from your videos is... There are many good , friendly , decent human beings out there. Communication and interaction and sharing the human experience, showing pride in ones culture, sharing a smile, that's what this whole world is all about.
PACE A VOI TUTTI SONO ITALIANO, E AMO IL POPOLO EBREO, I VERI EBREI SEMITI DI ABRAMO ISACCO GIACOBBE ISRAELE SPIRITUALE, DIO È SPIRITO ED È UNO SOLO,AMEIN YHWH BARUCH ELOHIM, ADONAY, ABBA PADRE ,EHYEH ASHER EHYEH L IO SONO CHE APPARVE A FRATELLO PROFETA MOSÈ IL DIO DELL ANTICO TESTAMENTO YHWH I.N.R.I. È IL SIGNORE GESÙ CRISTO YESHUA HAMASHIACH, MANIFESTO NELLA CARNE,L UNICO SALVATORE,AMEIN ISRAELE CREDERÀ AL SIGNORE GESÙ CRISTO DURANTE LA GRANDE TRIBOLAZIONE E VERRÀ SALVATA ISAIA 53 PARLA DEL SIGNORE GESÙ CRISTO,AMEIN DIO VI BENEDICA NEL NOME DEL SIGNORE GESÙ CRISTO
Those egg holders are pretty great. I got a clear one off Temu for like $3.49, holds 2 dozen eggs. I got smaller storage thing to for boiled eggs so I can boil 6-8 at a time and just have them for ramen, pickled, soy eggs, or whatever. Good way to keep your protein intake up.
I've been following your journey since the beginning. I love always seeing their reactions. You work hard to learn and respect each person and their culture.
Hi Ari, I'm a Paraguayan who lives in the States, and I've been trying to learn the country second official language, Guarani. It's very hard cause Guarani is more of a spoken language and not so much a written one, and even if you do write it down, it's... very complicated. I wanted to see if you could understand/speak it somehow as an interesting challenge.
man, as much as I love all his videos for different reasons, the mandarin ones are the best because he really is an expert in it compared to the average American and the reactions are fun! Also, Chinese people remind me of my people, rambunctious, loud and touchy-feely Acadians and I love it
Love seeing your videos 小马！ I have been studying Chinese for two years now, using teacher ai since last month and finally will be traveling to China for a year. Your videos really inspired this long adventure. Hope to suprise some Chinese 🤗 古思安
13:19 i wore one of those umbrella hats to hat day in 6th grade and won and got interviewed on the news, they were originally designed for golf bags lol
There’s a cinéma vérité quality in your videos that I wish they were longer! I would definitely watch a two hours video of you just strolling around the street talking to people
I've fallen in love you, my dear Xiaomanc. You can connect so quickly with people from all over the globe. You are amazing and I am stoked for your future. The most powerful thing about you is that by learning a language, you show interest in their culture. You rock!!!!
These are my favorite videos of yours, just pure having fun speaking Chinese with Chinese folks who are constantly surprised and give great convos because of it. More of this please goat 🔥🔥🐀
It never ceases to amaze me the tangible change in how people respond to xiaoma once he speaks to them in their own language. The genuine surprise and warmth that they show is very uplifting.
it means "that" or "that one" in Chinese but def sounds like the other word. I had a Chinese best friend growing up and his mom would constantly say it. I was confused, but she did sound very gangsta for a middle-aged Chinese housewife
The smiles which you illicit from strangers around the world when they realize you speak their language is one of the most heartwarmingly incredible sights imaginable!!
My nan (blessed her soul) used to say to me : 'Speak to a person in their native language, you will speak to their heart' and Xavioma perfectly illustrates this saying
Ok, they were playing an American folk song "Red River Valley" on a Chinese stringed instrument (sounded like an Erhu) at around 7'00"...not expecting to hear that!
global warming guy was literally a side quest in a video game 😭😭😭😭
Exactly what I was thinking! LMAO he sounds like a random NPC you meet in a Japanese RPG, then when the bad guys end the world you see him again and he says he told you so LMAO 🤣🤣🤣
Figuratively
Unskipable side quest
he got that rare encounter pull hahaha
Sounds like a substory in Yakuza.
That global warming guy said he's the main character of this world 😂😂
you are just hatin because the library was closed otherwise he would have had some information for you.
He is Tree-Body Problem............. ETO sleeper cell
Maybe he is, if we're just NPCs we wouldn't know any better 😮
dude was about to offer a quest to break in to the library
He's no side quest!
Global warming dude was a trip lol
for real lmao if bro was smart enough to be the only guy to have the answers to global warming then he'd be smart enough to use a free translator online or pay someone $5 on fiver
@@agsdjklshadsabn he only knows how to write on tortoiseshell
"The library is closed, otherwise i’d have printed out some information for you"
I'm starting to understand why falun gong was a thing in china lol
Well we all know that burning fuels and oils and pollution cause global warming but we do it anyway...he thinks only he knows that?
My man is literally the ONLY person alive that can solve global warming.. But can't learn any English here in NYC.. Honestly, sounds EXACTLY like my neighbor!
bro cant even use google translate, he doesnt even need to learn english
He is Tree-Body Problem............. ETO sleeper cell
uh no sorry but he can’t if he keeps making it worse with the products from fellow animals and maybe fossil fuels too and not saying that’s wrong
*the ONLY persons alive that CAN & DO solve global warming are vegans and especially activist ones, NOT people who are part of the problem by being speciesist or any other kind of bigoted*
Why do Chinese people seem to have such a hard problem learning other languages, yet Koreans seem to find it way easier?
I thought they had several languages in China and most people were at least bilingual.
"I feel like your Chinese is not as good in person as in your videos" is insane hating😂
It was actually rude
Dude was super jealous for some reason. Jealousy is just love and hate at the same time.
I don't know if he meant that seriously or not but damn if yes, then that was an insult 😂
Pretty sure he was just ribbing Ari a bit. Just a friendly joke.
It really wasn't that serious y'all lol
The rocking out between English, Spanish and Chinese really was a great callback and reminder to the homie Laoshu. RIP.
I still go back to Laoshu’s videos from time to time, makes me feel so inspired every time
People will call all of them "fake polyglots" but there's something very real and insanely cool about what they do/did, there's a reason people love this stuff. Followed Laoshu since middle school, man will always be a legend
i miss laoshu so much he was one of the best polyglots in the world rip🙏
Aww totally 😢
4:58 this part is good
I love this video because Xiaoma is approaching people while speaking Chinese from the get go. It's funny the first fifty times to see people react when he switches from English to Chinese but I've been wanting to see this kind of honest exchange for quite some time! Thanks Xiaoma! :)
Totally agree!
I love these videos where he's just out on the street. So fun to watch him run into some guy and start translating Chinese to Spanish.
Dude said your Chinese wasn't as good in person and then tried to hang around 😂
That dude is a real life hater, kinda annoyed me
That bloke was 100% on the spectrum.
If I was him I would of said I know wing chun and scared him 😂
lol sometimes chinese people literally say what’s on their mind in their culture most of the time it’s not trying to be rude
Be like water my friends
Sheeesh! Middle-manning with Chinese, Spanish, and English!
Probably the 3 most widely-spoken languages in the world.
Master Arabic and Hindi, and he'll be unstoppable.
@@Alvin_Vivianyeah. Not even probably these 3 languages ARE the top 3. And I guess Arabic and Hindi you can basically speak to anyone across the world haha
@@Alvin_VivianYeah. And he at least has the basics down of those from his past videos.
NGL his spanish is really really bad tho. Borderline incomprehensible lol
@@rsk-1337 He’s able to communicate though. I understood him fine as a non native speaker.
boy, you really do run into some interesting characters. and all this is unlocked with language skills -- lol the global warming guy
Lowkey too normal in nyc nowadays
My favorite clips is when Xiaoma switches between languages like the translation clip… just crazy how many languages he can hold a conversation in
I can understand this so much, at the part when they were giving discounts! Because I was shopping in HK and even though I am born in Hong Kong, I look like I am from UK and when I speak Cantonese, the people at the stores would give me discounts. Got two plush toys for 90HKD instead of 120HKD, small discount but better than nothing. Furthermore when I was in the UK and went to Chinatown to buy dumplings and my mum wanted some, I got 6 pieces for 4 pounds instead of 4, the guy was like I'll add extra because you are helping your mum and can speak good mandarin!
I've had similar cases here in Australia when simply greeting or thanking in Mandarin.
I *_LOVE_* most Asian foods and I figure if they are going to take the time to learn English, the least I can do is learn theirs to say "thank you"
But yes, I've had bigger serves of food and extras added simply for taking the time to thank in Chinese.
Very Impressive Ari.. switching from Mandarin to Spanish.. always fun to watch. I was in Tokyo years ago and spit sum Turkish on the street to a Turkish kebab guy and made his day. The world is a SMALL place! 😂
I’m in Chinese school because of u , Laoshu and a few others .
ive been studying for exactly one year now, daily for almost 3-4 hours during my biology masters. i take classes at the university bc of xiaoma and laoshu. im hsk3 now.
RIP brother Laoshu
RIP Laoshu 😔
@@lovejubileeeit’s very easy to download, I recommend it
Legends never dies
Much prefer these style of videos! Just pure IRL content basically. Not to say the other content isn't good too! Keep it up!
I love seeing people just interact like this and get along
thats how NYC is, the media makes us think everyone is out here fighitng, meanwhile in NY every culture is living together just trying to coexist and put food on the table
Me, as an Indian who speaks Chinese watching the Chinese teacher at 2:20 say that Indians are the fastest Chinese learners 👀🤫. Xiaoma responds with a logical explanation though: Indians are generally multilingual (especially if coming from a big city), and are exposed to multiple completely different and distinct languages at a very early age, so one is exposed to a variety of sounds, tones and grammar structures. This may be a prominent reason as to why the Chinese teacher also felt that Indians are quite good at picking up other languages (Chinese, from her example). Xiaoma was almost single-handedly responsible for me picking up Chinese!
it makes you wonder if the people in the meshed center of africa where chad and nigeria are would be good at picking up Chinese because that's where 3 major African language families converge
Many Africans from those regions go to school in China and indeed learn it very quickly @@poopshiestyreal
Looking so healthy dude!
Uh oh, Raycon is going to get upset that you're cheating on them with other earbuds.
Idk but I think Xiamo is about to get a fat deal from hEadphoneZ
lmao called out!
I was thinking the same thing 😂
You remain one of my favourite ambassadors showing folks we can all get along more-or-less :) When ever I'm a bit down your videos and interactions cheer me right up, thank you Ari :)
Finally back to the Chinese videos, after what felt like forever! Love every video though; a massive inspiration to me and so many others around the globe.
My Nephew's Wife of 20yrs is Korean/Thai and My X Wife Is Spanish "Madrid"!! I Live in "Winter Harbor Maine" Born/Raised on Long Island NY" (US Navy Retired 1983-2003) It is so great to be able to speak/surprise people with all the different languages!! Portuguese and Basque were a real challenge for me!!
I needed some good vibes today, thank you
this is def your best blog yet
Looking healthy my guy! Keep going 🙏
The back and forth between chinese english and spanish was wiiiillddd
Such great reactions from people!! Everyone is so kind
Naaah OMG
i have that Beaded Necklace @09:36
That shit IS NOT 260!!! GOOD LAWD the hustle is REAL 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Loved the traduction and the guy who spoke spanish. Youre always so gentle with the people you meet
Buying Knock-off airpods on the street after being sponsored by raycon for years. lol
Tells you all about the quality of that crap
Raycon is just OEM stuff pumped out of factories in china, you just pay them to put your name on it
What I have learned most from your videos is... There are many good , friendly , decent human beings out there. Communication and interaction and sharing the human experience, showing pride in ones culture, sharing a smile, that's what this whole world is all about.
Best video so far!!! Love how you are being so flippant and humorous with everyone, the joking and silly quips are top notch!!
not the jesus newspaper 🤣🤣
but im jewish
Those Jehovah Witnesses be everrrywhere ✊️✊️🚪
"Does Jesus save Jews" 😂
@@lafondawilliamskys
PACE A VOI TUTTI
SONO ITALIANO, E AMO IL POPOLO EBREO, I VERI EBREI SEMITI DI ABRAMO ISACCO GIACOBBE ISRAELE SPIRITUALE, DIO È SPIRITO ED È UNO SOLO,AMEIN
YHWH BARUCH ELOHIM, ADONAY, ABBA PADRE ,EHYEH ASHER EHYEH L IO SONO CHE APPARVE A FRATELLO PROFETA MOSÈ
IL DIO DELL ANTICO TESTAMENTO YHWH I.N.R.I. È IL SIGNORE GESÙ CRISTO YESHUA HAMASHIACH, MANIFESTO NELLA CARNE,L UNICO SALVATORE,AMEIN
ISRAELE CREDERÀ AL SIGNORE GESÙ CRISTO DURANTE LA GRANDE TRIBOLAZIONE E VERRÀ SALVATA
ISAIA 53 PARLA DEL SIGNORE GESÙ CRISTO,AMEIN
DIO VI BENEDICA NEL NOME DEL SIGNORE GESÙ CRISTO
Looking fit Ari! 💪🏽
Those egg holders are pretty great. I got a clear one off Temu for like $3.49, holds 2 dozen eggs. I got smaller storage thing to for boiled eggs so I can boil 6-8 at a time and just have them for ramen, pickled, soy eggs, or whatever. Good way to keep your protein intake up.
I've been following your journey since the beginning. I love always seeing their reactions. You work hard to learn and respect each person and their culture.
1:17 WOW! What a deal! You can TWO for the price of TWO!
Hey man she did the math for you thats an extra 50 cent
@@bboyenzoIL Tree-Fiddy!
I love these videos
Damn, you're lookin fit pal! 👍🏻💪🏻
When I feel discouraged with my language learning, a new Xiaoma video picks me right back up!
He only repeats the few sentences he learned over and over again. He is a phony
Hey looking mad healthy in this vid. Glad to see it!
@3:15 that interaction with the global warming dude 💀
Xiaoma you look good and healthier! Happy for you!
0:29 I love that the Chinese missionaries told him about Jesus ❤
My 8th grade students in Brownsville, NY (Brooklyn) say "Oh well" in Chinese all the time. Even sing and rap it some times. 14:22
LMFAO best comment 💀
Excellent video. I speak Spanish, Portuguese, English, Hindi, Arabic, Tagalog and Amharic would LOVE to learn Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese
Hi Ari, I'm a Paraguayan who lives in the States, and I've been trying to learn the country second official language, Guarani. It's very hard cause Guarani is more of a spoken language and not so much a written one, and even if you do write it down, it's... very complicated. I wanted to see if you could understand/speak it somehow as an interesting challenge.
FINALLY CHINESE-SPEAKING VIDEO, thank you soo much 🎉
man, as much as I love all his videos for different reasons, the mandarin ones are the best because he really is an expert in it compared to the average American and the reactions are fun! Also, Chinese people remind me of my people, rambunctious, loud and touchy-feely Acadians and I love it
From english to chinese to spanish to chinese to spanish… you’re a machine 😭 you inspire me so much I’m learning Korean
That was so sweet of those people to tell you about Jesus. 🥺 ❤️
Love seeing your videos 小马！ I have been studying Chinese for two years now, using teacher ai since last month and finally will be traveling to China for a year. Your videos really inspired this long adventure. Hope to suprise some Chinese 🤗
古思安
You’re looking good man 💪
The world is full of such beautiful and good people. Why can't we get along and help each other? God bless us all.
Translating between spanish and chinese is insane lol. That must be a surreal feeling.
13:19 i wore one of those umbrella hats to hat day in 6th grade and won and got interviewed on the news, they were originally designed for golf bags lol
There’s a cinéma vérité quality in your videos that I wish they were longer! I would definitely watch a two hours video of you just strolling around the street talking to people
Brings back memories of your early videos out on the streets of New York just speaking Chinese. Keep up the good work
Workin out I see. lost some fat, lookin good brodie!
My head turned 180 degrees watching this video, but it was worth it. "Chapeau bas" to you and to your friendly humble down to earth manners.
Xiaoma inspired me to start learning Japanese and I was fortunate enough to have a moment like this 😂 thanks Xiaoma
When he started speaking/translating Spanish, Chinese, English was the coolest thing ever
3:24 Big Trouble in Little China.
Love the missionaries! ❤
Love this kind of content just roaming NYC. Chatting .
My head in spinning from the distorted camera view, blood nose
Lol so stop watching
You look so much healthier than a year ago. I can see the work you’ve put into it even though no one else will. We love you brotha.
I've fallen in love you, my dear Xiaomanc. You can connect so quickly with people from all over the globe. You are amazing and I am stoked for your future. The most powerful thing about you is that by learning a language, you show interest in their culture. You rock!!!!
That rainbow umbrella hat 😂⛱️
I love your content but its videos like this that make me really enjoy the channel
these camera angles man haha...love em
Thanks for going back to your roots, these videos are the best because you actually can really speak well and talk to people deeply.
dang. we would have solved global warming, but the library was closed.
I like the travel videos with languages he just learned, but I have to say the chinese videos in NYC are unmatched. And this one is no exception!
it's funny how often chinese women call him handsome lol xiaoma always impressing the ladies
Those aunties know how to sell...
7:07 Thanks man, I needed that demonstration 🤣
2:51 obvious Chinese spy
Immer sehr unterhaltsam die videos😊
@0:28 The Jesus loves you guy has a face morph right before you. Creepy!
Where?
2:23
Now that's my motivation to learn Chini
Xiaoma, Jesus does love you, and He wants to have a personal relationship with you, regardless of if you're jewish or not. Jesus is Lord!
These are my favorite videos of yours, just pure having fun speaking Chinese with Chinese folks who are constantly surprised and give great convos because of it. More of this please goat 🔥🔥🐀
Havent watched a video in quite a while but damn bro.. you look healthy af!
And the women at 10:50 killed me.. :D
11:13 had me rolling!
Xiaoma: "WOOOOOO...I smell stinky tofu!"
Guy: "You want some?"
Xiaoma: "Yes please." 🤣🤣🤣
It's so cool to see people congregate around you when you were just buying food 😆
Always Awesome bro! Capable to eat and chat in Spanglish-Chinese
Xiaoma’s videos are getting better. He is more outgoing and sly than ever and bringing out the real personalities of everyone.
It never ceases to amaze me the tangible change in how people respond to xiaoma once he speaks to them in their own language. The genuine surprise and warmth that they show is very uplifting.
14:22 causally saying n i g a hahaha
I caught that as well
it means "that" or "that one" in Chinese but def sounds like the other word. I had a Chinese best friend growing up and his mom would constantly say it. I was confused, but she did sound very gangsta for a middle-aged Chinese housewife
The smiles which you illicit from strangers around the world when they realize you speak their language is one of the most heartwarmingly incredible sights imaginable!!
This episode was especially funny! I crack up when you tease people. Thanks for an entertaining episode. 😄
How is it that everyone happens to call you handsome? I'm convinced you're making these subtitles up 😂 I love the content man, keep up the good work!
My nan (blessed her soul) used to say to me : 'Speak to a person in their native language, you will speak to their heart' and Xavioma perfectly illustrates this saying
The way you cracked up the lady @ 12:14 and then another one @12:58... Good stuff.
Xiao is interacting with people even better and funnier. Well done!
Ok, they were playing an American folk song "Red River Valley" on a Chinese stringed instrument (sounded like an Erhu) at around 7'00"...not expecting to hear that!
I love it when you try new languages, but coming for the fluent Chinese is always an iconic, nostalgic video
You are a very patient person. So good with people.
All your videos are great and I love language. Something about the Chinese videos hit different. Thanks for inspiring.