I Pretended To Be Chinese on a Blindfolded Game Show (IT WORKED)
I went on a game show with @jubilee where I pretended to be Chinese to win $$$. Time to really put my Mandarin skills to the test! This was for their Odd One Out video "6 Asians Vs 1 Secret White Guy (ft. Xiaomanyc 小马在纽约)" which you can see in full here: • 6 Asians Vs 1 Secret W...
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Caleb’s fun fact was that he was Korean and he can speak Korean.
Very badly though
@@apocalypsenow1871 well of course, you would say the same to anyone with any accent who speaks english in the states. Lighten up.
@@apocalypsenow1871he literally said his Korean isn’t good ☠️…
I dont even know korean and could tell that was a really scuffed korean
@@shyper_same im well acquainted with hearing korean speaking voices on an almost daily basis but i never studied it but i myself could tell his korean had a strong english accent
I wish they would have had you speak Chinese the entire time with a bunch of people speaking Chinese and then they try and find out. Your English speaking voice stands out a lot for this kind of thing.
He has a distinct white-American accent. So it would be obvious if he spoke Chinese with other Chinese.
@@jaydel3he doesnt sound the same speaking English/Cantonese
wouldn't work, he has a quite noticeable white accent when speaking chinese
@@dingus42 i believe he has a strong beijing accent to his chinese if im not wrong , with the way he rolls his tongue on certain words
That's why it's staged
Your genuine personality makes you very likable. Imagine if everyone was this genuine. The world would be a better place.
hey
Thats an Utopia and therefore not worth thinking about 👍
@@Mansory811 yeah, just stop thinking about anything
@@fabuniverse3908 Certainly better than thinking about an unreachable thing, its like you want to become 100 meters tall, it isnt possible and wont ever be 🤷♂️
@@Mansory811 sure, impossible, but humans have imagination and through using imagination great discoveries are made
I swear your type of content is not normally something I would watch. Yet I always occassionally go back to watch you throughout the years. This was a fun video!
It would be MUCH fairer if it was 6 Chinese vs. 1 Secret White Guy
his English accent is the giveaway. It's so white. Its the accent of someone who grew up around family with the same accent. Everyone else had softer English accents, which indicate growing up in households that may have had differing accents.
@@j134679 guess we have to take your word for it
@@j134679He pulls off an incredible beijing accent, he’s done it in multiple videos . Beijing taxi driver lol.
Jubilee content is simply crap
@@pinkluvr48 Comprehend the comment. That person said Xiaoma's ENGLISH ACCENT
His *_“and I’m white”_* just made me laugh for some reason lmao
It was funny AF! 😂😂 Especially the way he said it!
Same here. It's the delivery.
He should’ve said “and I’m Caucasian”
it was absolutely hilarious, delivery was perfect, can't believe he thought it was cringy, it's awesome!!!
because he isnt white
You're meant for this YT stuff. I've watched several of your language vids/ordering in xyz/etc. Never seen a reaction type watch along vid from you, and you did a great job. Too often, people feel the need to put way more of their own commentary in than necessary. You did a good job of letting the vid play and doing quick pauses with inside information. Well done
this video was great! Right to the point. Short and sweet!
I’m a bit older generation Chinese American, and from my experience, I would say Xiaoma’s accent when speaking Mandarin would seem kind of rare for Chinese-Americans. It has quite a strong Beijing regional tone to it, which implies someone who actually grew up in that part of China or someone who learned Chinese as an adult from someone from there. From what I’ve heard, Chinese-Americans who speak Mandarin tend to have more of flatter standard accent, unless they’re joking around or speaking with close family, which becomes like a dialect. Of course it could also depend if they immigrated to the US, and if so at what age, and how or where they learned/studied Mandarin.
He definitely went wrong by choosing to say he was Chinese-American raised in the US. He should have at least said that he went to college in Beijing or something because, you're right, he has a clear regional accent.
Yeah, he absolutely should’ve said he was a Chinese mainlander
I think the first few ssebtences came out very American --> Chinese; hes been known to imitate beijing accent though
ABCs tend to lose the more flavorful regional ‘flourishes’ for some reason. 😂 Equally telling was his English accent - very white as Caleb says. Asian-American English accents are just slightly different (can’t quite put my finger on it, it’s very subtle - like one layer under what may be a Brooklyn accent, or some other thick regional American accent, there’s sometimes/often? an Asian-American tonality).
It isn't really an Asian thing per se, but I notice a lot of Asian Americans and Canadians have a subtle "west coast" English dialect. I think just because they live disproportionately on the west coast and British Columbia. The west coast of North America doesn't have a strong accent, but if you listen carefully you can notice.@@user-jk5um1om8l
"and I'm white!" how can you not look at this man and think pure innocence
I don’t get how an American accent is “sounding white” when literally all of us that were born in and grew up in America have an American accent. Like even black Africans will tell black Americans that we have an American accent.
@@itsZombieManI mean his Chinese pronunciation isn’t perfect, but there are probably a lot of abc with not perfect pronunciation
@@itsZombieManI never thought about it but that's true. After a generation or two, we all start having an "American" accent regardless of race.
*I loved Xiaoman's answer on why he was proud of China.* *My communist grandmother would say the exact same thing!*
bros name is Arie shows name would be "find the jew"
This was really fun to watch. Thanx for posting.
Whoah man I remember watching your channel a lot when you were strolling through Chinatown, can't believe how far you have come in channel growth and also linguistic progress. Your work on Navajo shows you're a true theorist and student. Come to Edison and get some thali and hot pot, you could get a lot of material by exploring the little pockets alongside the big cities. Still, this video is a pretty awesome culmination of how well you've grown into the Asian American community! You're a KZhead Asian, you made it lol. I was definitely smirking and squeaking at the nerve-wracking moments alongside. Keep up the good work!
i'm chinese and live in asia, xmyc's chinese accent is almost perfect but caleb's intro is like my duolingo level korean LMAOOOOO
i've got friends who sound more Korean than him by just watching K-dramas..🤣🤣🤣
Kevin Nguyen makes up 50% of the Vietnamese Community
Andrew Nguyen is 2nd
😂 I know 3
My two white cousins are Kevin and Andrew and they both married Asian women.
He should have broken out the Vietnamese. I know he knows some but I don't think it's as good as his Chinese.
so real, as a vietnamese in america, there are so many kevins
Hi Xiaoma. Just want to say I enjoyed the video. You don't need to worry about your "existential threat", you speak and sound really good so there's absolutely nothing to worry about. As you know, tiny nuances in accents are actually very normal in every language. Even the "American" accent came from a combination of people who brought it to America, and then evolved in America itself too, it's not even one "accent" depending on where you are in America! TBH, your accent is great for a northerner, and I actually got you on your choice of words when you talked about the cilantro!
Cool. Really enjoyed watching you on this, Puppy, your expressions are so honest.
The best part of this video is seeing Xiaoma react the same way we all would react to watching ourselves in the same situation 😂
lmao the 2ndhand embarrassment for his slip-ups
Yes exactly!!
You're not White
I wish he would have started talking to them in their native language when they did the intro. That would have been killer.
they mightve figured it out based on his voice and knowing languages and him being "chinese" that it was xiaoma since he has an internet presence
He only really knows Mandarin -- the rest he just knows selected phrases
@@jaydel3nah he others well too, I’m pretty sure Spanish is one of them. But you’re right for most of the languages he’s learned
@@jaydel3 he's fluent in several languages and is always learning new ones.
@@Lemonade_Stand_ No he’s not. That is part of the appeal of the channel. The allure of someone speaking languages and learning them quickly. I watched him speak Tagalog/Filipino as he “learned” it quickly and most of what he says are basic sayings you can memorize. Also, the pronunciation of the words in Tagalog was atrocious but the Filipino people obviously will be nice because he is white and white people speaking Asian languages fascinates people. Everything he says is always about eating, learning, saying a “little”, and simple chit chat norms like, “What taste good” or “How much does it cost” or “I want to visit.” He never says things that stray from common phrases.
It’s good that you’re humble but you deserve to feel happy and confident and comfortable. You’ve done amazing things and you’re a fantastic guy on top of being among the better humans in the world. I hope you get more comfortable and find a lot of happiness on your journey.
What are you yapping about
I absolutely love your videos. They are so much fun and inspiring! Thank you, Xiaoma!!
The brown girl at 3:25 is actually speaking a South Indian language called Kannada, surprised to hear it out of the blue on your channel haha! If anyone was wondering what she said : "I learnt to swim as a kid, but as I got older, I gradually forgot how to."
Yeeaah! Kannada lets goo! Actually a bit different to the Kannada im used to, usually hear native ppl speak it in my life. Didn't catch it at first.
I've just studied in Western Ghats and I was not expecting to hear Kannada today!
Caught me off guard
cool factoid but how do you "forget how to swim"?
@@AndyTaken In India city kids typically don't learn to swim in their very early years, it often happens a bit later through actual lessons from teachers, and I'm guessing swimming wasn't yet second nature to her and lack of practice or opportunities to take a dive can affect something you 'learnt'. I've heard this exact same thing from multiple people here, I find it weird too that someone can forget such a thing but alas, it seems to be the case!
His reaction when he hears himself saying "I'm white" is so relatable lol
You just know they made him say it exactly like that too :)
Should've just "and im not"
Loved it!!! I wish you spoke each of their languages to them!!! 😅
This was a super fun episode! You've definitely inspired me to pick my Spanish back up and to also start learning Haitian Creole.
Totalmente, deberías retomar el español ^^
I think Xiao needs to practice speaking in English with a Chinese accent. Many people when you hear speak in English and you can still hone in on their native language. You can just tell. Xiao's American English was just so good that it really kinda countered his Chinese being so good and authentic sounding imo.
The way he said "cilantro" gave it away lol
Well he's Chinese American
I agree, but I guess he would be reluctant to mimic a stereotypical Asian American accent 😂
Talk about a quick way to get canceled! lol
I agree, but our American culture is really stupid and people are afraid to do that. Learning to speak like a foreigner in their accent is one of the best ways to learn how to interpret English as a 2nd language. I learned to speak English like a Japanese person, and it's much easier to understand them. You're learning which substitutions they're making due to the limits of their language. English has limits too, like we do not roll r's. Being afraid of offending people has crippled us in many ways. You can bet no foreigner is going to be afraid to try to mimic us. That is a huge advantage.
The guy that said "bro sounded white" sounded like the whitest one ironically
Nah, he definitely has that "Korean than hangs out with a lot of urban people" mixed with "white guy named Caleb" voice. Sounds like he has a white influence on him, for sure, but I could hear the Asian parents in his voice. Hands down the most Korean people he's been around, minus his family, was watching Tokyo Drift or K-Dramas. Arieh straight up sounds like Miracle Whip being spread on Wonder Bread when he's speaking English.
How one sound like a colour?
every urban gen z dude thinks anyone who doesnt speak like them sounds white
@@Kaspar.C0LD "urban"
@@boobiesexmachine "urban"
I think your language skills are amazing. I’ve been watching you since the beginning and you always amaze me!
THIS IS GENIUS !! LOVED THE VIDEO !!
You know you won when you fooled the only Chinese speaking person there🤣
This is some Among us type shit 💀
Nah this some evil lego fortnite shit 💀
Bros never seen jubilee…..
The fuck?
Sussy baka
@@LuisRG525Yeah no shit YT professional watcher.
Awesome video spreading pure love and joy.
SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS ! Hope you had fun dear.
That was the absolute cutest. I normally don’t watch channels like that. But being a subscriber to your channel, watching your commentary on this was just precious. I smiled through the whole thing. Thanks for sharing Arieh. 😆🙏🏼👍🏼
Is his real name Ariel but he doesn't want to sound like he has a woman's name?
@@scintillam_deiIt's a Hebrew name from the bible that means lion. What are you even trying to imply with this comment lol
@@misteryA555 Isn't EL a reference to ELOHIM? I plan to learn ancient Hebrew later. The language of our ancestors Adam & Chavah¿
@@misteryA555 But the Jewish are middle eastern, that is, not white
That was so fun! Xiaoma fooled a few people! Well done Xiaoma, I mean "Kevin". 😉
This was such an entertaining video!
I love your videos and I love jubilee’s videos ! Don’t know why I just found this can’t wait to watch
My Japanese mother tells me that wearing shoes in the house caused other problems besides tracking in the outside filth. Traditional Japanese houses used (and still use) Tatami mats as floor coverings, and if you walked on them with hard shoes (like Geta), the reeds would break in the mat and you would be left with sharp ends that poked you in the butt when you sat on the mat. This necessitated the early replacement of the mat before it was actually worn out. So, it was seen as not only unsanitary, but very wasteful.
Both though, try to clean dirt out of tatami... :o
"tatami" is the Japanese word for "mat", so saying "tatami mats" is like saying "mat mats".
@@davidbroadfoot1864tatami mats are made of materials not common in our mats, that's why it needs an distinction, .
@@stefthorman8548 no, it's just "tatami" ... not "Tatami mats" as if it was a brand name. Calling them "tatami" is fully specific.
🤓@@davidbroadfoot1864
Hey Xiaoman,just wanted to say I really appreciate and enjoy your videos. Because of you I’ve also started to learn Japanese and seeing the connections you make with others in diff languages is really motivating 👍🏼
頑張ってね !
Bros gonna be the xiaoma of japanese
日本語上手
How fun! I've seen these shows before, but it was cool to see it from your perspective.
😭 The video ended so quickly! I was hoping for behind-the-scenes. Well done on making it through two rounds. I've seen some of Jubilee's imposter videos before and it always seems so nervewracking. You did great under pressure.
Just want to say I’m a fan of your channel and you’re living proof that when people take time to understand one another they appreciate each other. Of all the divisive things being produced and shoved in our faces, your videos are one of the few things that show our kindness as humans. Keep doing what you’re doing. It’s beautiful to watch
Good job on jubilee! As a Chinese American who’s spent over a decade in China, a few things from the video gave away your non-Asianness: 1. When you said “Pocky”; the ultimate goal for an Asian American is to make your parents proud; 2. Favorite part of your culture is almost always food; the thing you said about China resonates more with mainland Chinese; 3. Chinese Americans tend to watch more k-pop, c-pop/k-drama, c-drama than Bollywood. Because I can speak fluent Chinese and Cantonese, it’d be much easier for me to tell that you are the mole. Your Chinese is excellent but it does have a tinge of an accent (reminds me of an enthusiastic language learner).
Watching you react back to this video was very wholesome and entertaining lol
Love it. Your videos are cool seeing peoples reactions of your well spoken Chinese. I get that when I speak Spanish people start to speak and I have to reveal “hey I only speak a little.” lol love it
Very cool, thank you for sharing. Glad you waited to watch it. Watching it with you for the first time and seeing your genuine reactions to it was great. Thanks again!
lmaoo the way you said cilantro was so white sounding tbh but this is hilarious
Exactly!! Cilaaaaaaantro. I thought for sure he would get voted off for that reason alone.
That's not a "white" way to pronounce; it is more likely regional dialect. I'm white and nobody where I'm from pronounces cilantro like that. In fact, that's the first time I've ever heard it pronounced that way, so it may just be him.
...All this time I thought that's the way you're supposed to pronounce it... And I'm Asian living in North America...
@@Hamburgers4Haiti He 100% pronounced it a distinctly white American way, Cilantro is literally "Coriander" in Italian so the correct way to say it is phonetically which he did not do
@@IllusionQueen4Eva Si-lahn-troh, cilantro is literally just "Coriander" in Italian so you say it phonetically but Americans use it to differentiate coriander leaves from coriander seeds
This was really good. I really enjoyed it. 😃
When i first saw your videos ages ago i was impressed but then i saw you speak my native tongue Gaeilge, hats off to you, your awesome.
It was fun to watch you on Jubilee, Arieh. I'm glad you managed to survive past the first round, and hearing the noises you make while reacting to yourself are hilarious.
now THIS is how you do reacts. so great to see your live reactions, since you hadnt seen it. I'd be exactly the same with all the cringing I'd do too if I was in a video like this lol
What a great and fun video! Looking back, here's one thought that might've helped you... you probably shouldn't have tried to vote out the Canto girl, because cantonese is one of the hardest Asian languages to learn (tones and pronunciation), and I have never in my entire life met a white person who spoke fluent cantonese! (without accents, that is) Dunno if you could've stayed in, but maybe if you tried to push one of the other peeps and also contribute a vote to someone more likely to get out?? Anyways, what a crazy time haha.
You are so awesome brother. I love your videos!
We need more of you reacting to you bc it’s hilarious
You're honestly the best man... You take the full cringe of the creative process and tear down these cultural walls we put up against each other. Honestly there's all this I'm going to call it injustice and unfair treatment based on race and what have you. You put your full vulnerability on display and allow tge stripped down nature of a person's true thoughts and feelings. I know Jubilee is all about shock value but honestly your videos create such a feeling of connection and inspiration to want to get closer to our roots.
So true!! ❤
That was pretty cool. I'm so jealous of your talent for languages. I'e been trying to learn Spanish for 48 years. So far, no mas.
That was cool and a good experience for you and the others!
I love watching the jubilee mile videos. They’re always so interesting. Glad you had a chance to involve yourself with that from the inside. Thanks for sharing your experience with us!❤❤❤
“Bro sounded white.” How? Why? I’m Asian, and I hate brand names.
Tbf, a lot of asian cultures seem to be very brand orientated. I don't like brand stuff cause I think it's dumb, its like walking advertisement, but when I was younger, my mother would constantly buy me brand names like it's to show we can afford it? Or like represents some kind of stature? (as a Korean)
I believe its apart of the college stereotype that foreign exchange students only wear name brand.
He does sound real white. Caleb does too though. And the whole point of that game show is to talk about “brand names.”
He sounds white is a bad way to say it but his Chinese has an English speaker accent. I'm assuming that's what they meant.
Probably because a bunch of them were Californian or something. I dunno.
You real for this one dude. Much love from UK
You are the one who inspired me to learn languages! Thank you for being so amazing!
So cool, man. I grew bilingual, but it took me a long time before appreciating the ability to know multiple languages. I wish I knew people like you in my younger years, but I will certainly pass this on to my kids.
This was so fun to watch. And Caleb is beautiful, sidenote. Love that he turned out to be a fan too.
YOURE A LEGEnD BRO!!! Keep the mix of content coming!! Love the videos xioma!! From Pittsburgh PA
XIOMA THIS IS SO COOOOL PLEASE DO MOREEEEE
Xiaoma one of thsoe youtubers i forget about for 2 years and then binge 2 years worth of vids in a week, only for the cycle to begin again
That was one of my favourite videos that you have done. 😁 I loved the way you cringed at various times in the video. 😂
This was super funny and your reactions were absolutely priceless and ADORABLE!
I mention your videos to Chinese students in my city and they always know what I’m talking about. Keep doing your thing. Great video.
Omg i love your channel ❣️ can't believe i haven't seen this
This was fun to watch. GG Xiaomanyc!
i had so much fun watching and ended up have the same reactions lmfaoo I love this thank you for sharing :)
I started learning mandarin because of you, I briefly discontinued but watching you again makes me want to start learning again❤
i love your reaction to this video. so entertaining.
I’m a big fan, and this was a great video 👌🏼
Kevin is very typical Asian American name. Got Hmong cousins named Kevin, Chinese and Vietnamese Kevin’s 😂
ALL Kevin's Unite lol.
I am Hmong and also have a cousin named Kevin too. 😆
my lil bro is named kevin but we're asian british
I know only 2 vietnamese people and one is kevin
i think 40% of asian americans i know are named kevin
This was so fun to watch! Thanks for sharing your reactions to it. The cringe you did when you said "and I'm white" was hilarious!
This was awesome! I could go on one of these shows and just mess with them. I'm Korean, and I've lived in the southern US my entire life, and it messes with a lot of people when they meet me because of my very thick accent. 😂
That was awesome!!!❤
That was freaking awesome. I hope to see more vids like this.
You should have started speaking all their languages at the end
I love what you do and your channel. Talk about bridging the gap between two continents, two cultures. I vote you to be the US ambassador to China!
Love your contents
You are a legend with an amazing talent and a great personality. Keep it going mate.
Awwww this was so wholesome.. I kept smiling the whole video 😊
That was brilliant. well done mate.
This was awesome fun. Great idea!
Dude you are the best of KZhead. The best. 💪🏼
Heh, Here in Hawaii we have Asian-Americans who are fifth and sixth generation. They're about as connected to their ancestral culture as white Americans are with their European ancestors. In short, basically holidays, food and sometimes religion.
yeah i am one of those, but i feel like if you really listen you can tell if they are asian, and def not white even if they don’t speak pidgin
this is gold jerry! gold!!!
iLove this show!! so glad you were featured on there!! 😆👏🏾💜💜🤣
Omg I watch those videos all the time 😂😂 glad they got you on there
Lots of smiles and laughs from me bro! That was entertaining. Thanks for sharing 👍
First time here and I thoroughly enjoyed your analysis of these incredible feat of ruins.
Thank you for not making this video overly long.
All the girls have the shocked Pikachu face when they finally found out!
Great job dude. This was amazing.
Cool. Been watching you for a while and wondered why you were never on those vids lol
Loved this video. Yoire dope 😊
Very good video. Loved the way other people judged basic on some language skill, not knowing the history of the person.
it was so much more fun watching you react to the video LOL youre very genuine!!