Owner Stunned When I Order Chinese Takeout in Rare Local Dialect
Find out how I learn languages at streetsmartlanguages.com/mast... and enter code MASTER for 50% off! Today I’m practicing my Fuzhounese 福州话, otherwise known in English as Fuzhou dialect, Foochow, Hokchew, or simply FJ, in New York City Chinatown. There are lots of Fujianese immigrants in NYC and people were really surprised that I was able to learn this rare oral dialect of Chinese. Especially when I used it to order some delicious Chinese food!
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0:00 Introduction
0:38 Sponsored by Street-Smart Languages
1:39 They didn’t expect me to speak Fuzhounese…
3:54 Buying apples for a stranger at Fujianese fruit stand
5:45 Are you a journalist?
6:29 Buying beltfish at a fish market
6:57 She thinks I’m from Fuzhou
8:00 Looking for maltose and tanghulu
9:00 A hidden restaurant for fish balls
10:42 Eating the most famous Fujianese dish
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Get Dutch on there!
Can you speak Irish as they speak it in the west of Ireland
You must visit Chang Lai NYC
That lady saying "these foreigners always doing crazy stuff like this" was hilarious
auntie culture knows all language 😂
“Now ive seen it all” 😂
im confused, isnt she in new york? who does she mean by foreigners?
@@trevorcarlson6134 I only learn Japanese so maybe there's a bit of a cultural difference, but "foreigner" usually has a bit of a different connotation in those languages. A good rule of thumb is basically anybody outside of a language's country of origin, so in this case, China. It has a bit of nuisance that's hard to put into words, but it's kind of another way to say "American" or just anybody in general whose not Chinese in one word
Yeh, even though he is in NYC.
Love the rare dialect videos. The reaction of disbelief, then, it moves to acceptance is nice to see.
That DINGGGG moment..hahah!!
@Bill Sanford The Chinese should accept people regardless… they do not as you can see in most of his videos how they talk about their customers in their language, roll their eyes when asked questions about the menu & have zero patience. I lived in NYC for 30 years & stopped patronizing their shops/restaurants years ago. Koreans & Japanese are much nicer & healthier & cleaner. Did you see the woman eating & spitting stuff out of her mouth as he was ordering? 😮😢
this tuna aint sitting right😟🚽
Yeah, I'm surprised they don't scream cultural appropriation, which they should. ❤
What county have the most dialects?
The older lady eyeing you down and calling you a foreigner in your own country was so funny 😂
that's how some of us refer to Americans in America, too. we call them "Tây" or "người Tây", which means "Westerner". this word is usually used for Western foreigners.
I’m pretty sure the actual meaning of the word is a bit different and it really just means someone who isn’t Chinese, he mentioned it in another video
@@hoppinggnomethe4154For a Vietnamese learner it’s definitely easier to say than “người nước ngoài” 😊
usually the chinese word for "foreigner" is referring to just white people.
@@zCopyCatz and for some Middle Eastern or South Asian language, it's usually translated to "Englishmen"
The reactions when they suddenly realize you're speaking their language are wonderful. Most of us will never know what it's like to live somewhere where you barely speak or understand what most others are saying.
Just move from your home country to a complete different one, Simple as that I know first hand because im a german living for almost 10 years in norway now ^^
I went to Poland for a week and experienced this, it can be quite jarring and alienating. People around you are talking and you have absolutely no idea what they saying. Also going to move to Saudi Arabia soon so going to experience it all over again until I hopefully learn decent Arabic.
I have been in that situation, and I would have loved to hear someone speak in a familiar tongue, this guy could make people’s years
@@simonshura9144 thats really cool! im german too and ive lived my whole life in norway
@@holliswilliams8426 I lived in Poland for a bit and picked up few simple phrases. Dzin Dobre is the thing you will hear most, its a greeting. Tak is simply yes, njet (not sure how its spelt) is no (same in Russian) and dzinkuiya (again prob not spelt right) is a formal way of saying thank you.
I'm dying! The lady with the fruit "this guy speaks great Fuzhouneese" and the cashier lady is like "no he speaks canto!" too good!
4:20 - sounds like she started including you in the group by describing the other group as “those foreigners”.❤
thats sooo sweet
They really said those foreigners bought some💀
They are so delusional 😂
@@rmp5640 well if a random starts speaking my niche language then im gonna assume they are from my town. otherwise its some random tourist that took their time to learn a useless niche dialect which makes zero sense.
Lol she's just like "those laowai over there" like the dude in front of her isn't a white American dude
You inspired me to try to say “thank you “ in Fuzhounese at dinner tonight to the server and she was very surprised! She says that in this town it is rare someone can recognise the sound of it, let alone try to say a few words in it. I am in Southern Indiana and people here do not usually make an effort to try to understand and say a few words in any foreign language other than Spanish. Thank you for the inspiration! I grew up in Hawai’i and Southern California, so can recognise the sound of Mandarin and Cantonese, but I know nearly nothing; my education and experience has been with Japanese, so this is kinda neat. :)
My 96 year old grandpa speaks Fuzhonese. My dad can understand it but doesn't speak it, and I don't understand it at all. Sometimes I wish I could learn to connect more with my heritage, big props to you man
Renounce your citizenship of the procrasti-NATION(😆) and just get on it brother. Learn the language of your ancestors. Take a jump and follow Xioama's lead. You can do it my brother. Best wishes man.
I don't understand how you can understand what they're saying but can't speak it. How does that work.
@@frankdux5693 Think of it this way. Here is a sentence in Dutch: "Kom in mijn warme huis, mijn vriend". It's a bit more difficult to tell from text, but if I spoke this out, it would sound something like: "Kom in mine warm house, mine freend". Now, perhaps you speak Dutch, but I assume you don't. Despite that, you can clearly understand what is being said in this sentence if you speak English. But you don't speak Dutch. The same sort of thing would happen with people who may speak Mandarin but not Fuzhonese.
@@AA-wq5smwait, is Dutch honestly almost that easy?
@@extrasuperpowr yes and no. There are sentences which you can read if you only know english, but there are other sentences such as "Volgens de politie gedroegen de mannen zich tijdens de controle verdacht" -- "According to the police the men behaved suspiciously during the check" where only a few words may be understandable
how have people in all of chinatown not know you're the legendary xiaoma at this point?!
Old ladies don't watch KZhead
I think there is like 100 000 people in chinatown.
@@jakmihoff8685 THAT might be a main point!😅😁
lots of elderly people dont have social media
Allot
I'll never get bored of the reactions on this channel! I can't even imagine how much time you've dedicated to learning languages of the world
Same
5 mins online before he walks inside.
@@FeineCrypto 😂😂😂
@@FeineCrypto 👌😁
same and it’s so satisfying hearing him speak perfect Chinese
This guy is brilliant for the fact that he simply goes around to amazing places, eats food and speaks to the people in their language - gets all the praise AND makes bank from recording it and putting it on KZhead. What a time we live in if youre playing your cards right!
KZhead has been a miracle for bringing the world to everybody - it took people like laoshu505000 and xiaomanyc to figure out how.
The immediate warmth from speaking there native tongue .. Nice way to honor someones culture . The reactions speak volumes . Don't ever stop bro .
6:09 I couldn’t hold back my laugh when the lady said, now I’ve seen it all.
It's interesting how she speaks about him in the third person.
Cause only Chinese from Fuzhou no that dialect
FRRRRRRRR
Excellent work there. My mum is from the HengHua section of FuZhou I had only heard her speaking this with her late parents decades ago. It is similar to Hokkien but it has some specific lispings. Decades later I walked into a Sushi train restaurant in Australia and heard the staff there speaking this dialect. I greeted them and spoke with them in their dialect. They were surprised to have a random guy walking in and speaking their dialect. Outside of my mum's family I had not heard anyone else speaking this either.
Such a crazy coincidence
henghua is not in fuzhou
@@geraldkoh209 The Putian people or Xinghua people, are people from Putian, east Fujian, China. They are also known as Xinghua or Henghua people after the historical name of the area.
兴化 (HengHua/XingHua) is the exact same as the modern 莆田 (Putian). It is inside the Fujian province (maybe you meant that), but it is not located in Fuzhou.
@@heart7566 the dude said henghua section of fuzhou, henghua is not in fuzhou lol
Love the annotations throughout the video explaining little things as well as shouting out the address to the places you went. Your videos always make me smile and inspire me to learn a new language. It’s amazing the joy you can bring to people when you can converse with them in their first language.
I use to live in Brooklyn's China town just a block away from 8th avenue. I genuinely miss being there. People are kind and the culture is beautiful.. I envy him knowing how to speak the language.
Sunset park is amazing
I love the 360 camera bugeye style affect. It literally creates a level of comedy without doing anything. You’re a world/earth treasure. Keep helping people smile. Smiling through just literally communicating, connecting and sharing . Much love:)
Indeed.. funny for some reason to me.
I love it too, every alternate angle is a new creature.
It's trippin me out and giving me a headache
I love xiaoma and his channel, but I really cannot stand this new cam he uses and the distortion it applies. It's distracting and bizarre.
It really is so bizarre, lol. Definitely a bit distracting. His level of confidence makes it so funny. I definitely think its always good to mix it up. Some 2d and some 3d filming. It’s definitely a lot like an art piece at this point:)
Xiaoma could be making another small fortune every year on top of KZhead just by running a once a month tour group in NYC. Would be a great way to see the area and he already knows all the best restaurants. Imagine the rates he could set and still sell out months in advance.
@@mooncrashmelodiesuse google lens to translate the menu
my man just came up with a solid side business idea and it would only help the good restaurants grow better
@@mooncrashmelodies yep.. google lense.. or be adventurous and but ask for recommendations.. and not tourists recommendations ask them what they and locals eat.
would overwhelmingly help business grow and is an honest way of supporting them as well
A great idea!
People's reactions when you start speaking their native tongue never get old! It's like the purest form of goodness
My family is from fujian and it feels bittersweet to hear them speak the dialect while only being able to understand bits of the convo. Thanks xiaoma for learning all the languages, you're awesome
I love how genuinely surprised and happy people are that you are speaking their language.
Xiaoma will not stop until he has literally eaten EVERY language in the world. 😂Love your videos bro, you are such an inspiration. 🙏
Also eaten every fruit and every dish in Chinatown. :D
Xiaoma learns languages like Soma from food wars learns cooking. With persistence, diligince, and a willingness to be wrong to later be right. This method of thinking translates to every skill humans are capable of.
My Son studied German. When he lived in Austria they would ask what village he was from. I finally asked him 1day why he had such a good accent but before he answered I yelled; ARNOLD!! I am very proud of you for going abroad and learning their language and ways. It’s nice to see that in younger Americans. Best of luck.
The respect for others and humility you always show comes across as very genuine on these videos. A rare thing to find these days.
The instant respect you get from complete strangers by speaking their language is good to see.
Love these Fuzhounese videos. My parents are from Fuzhou and I have some relatives living in Flushing. Always been able to understand but can't really speak fluently. You inspire me to try to speak it next time when I'm in China Town!
It's about time! You FINALLY have an instruction course that teaches your "secrets" for learning all these languages! I'm gonna have to sign up!
The language skills are great, but I'm more impressed with how Xiaoma can come up with new ways of saying the same title.
The happiness it brings people is priceless. The fruits of the labor for sure.
These videos will never get old because seeing peoples shocked expressions are priceless 😂
Your videos made me change my whole perspective on Chinese people. It's all because of the language barrier I often experience in places like this. But because of you, now I know they are super funny, very curious and say what they think. What you see is what you get. Sweet.
When that lady said “those foreigners always doing crazy stuff like that " nearly cracked me up.
The rare dialect or just rare languages videos are great, discovering languages that I’ve never heard of before, giving them recognition.
so much respect for how much you make a point of helping the small businesses around you.
I love how you spoke Fuzhounese outside the store and Cantonese inside the store. They must have had a conversation about that later and still been confused
I am always delighted by the way strangers open up to Xiaoma so quickly when he takes the time to show them that he cares enough about their culture to explore their language. I think there is a lesson to be learned there!
Loved the inclusion of the addresses in case I want to check these places out myself. I feel likes there's a kind of fear or anxiety into going into deep NYC Chinatown without knowing what you want or where you're going and the language barrier even tho I love Chinatown food and culture. Helps to get a visual of the vibe of things first and this really shows how welcoming it can be! Thanks.
My guy, you are a blessing to this world. Thank you for putting smiles on so many faces!
I feel like Xiaoma has eaten at every chinese restaurant in NYC at this point. I wanted to know his top rated spots.
I love these videos. Everyone knows it's for a video but to hear someone speak your local dialect is an amazing feeling. You really did make these people's day. Thank you
11:22 I love how much quicker and seemingly more fluent you seem to speak at this point, you could really see how happy you are for them!!!
It’s amazing how accommodating people get when you take time to learn about their language or culture. We are all more similar than we think. It is interesting how they all call him a foreigner even though they are all in NYC.
These videos make me happy because its just human interaction at the simplest scale, someone speaking in a language someone else understands, but its always a heartwarming beautiful interaction, always makes me smile man I love these videos.
i love how happy they become when you speak their language... its so wholesome tbh..
Xiaoma, I've been binge-watching your videos over the weekend. Your videos have been putting a smile on my face. The connection you have with people is so heartwarming and refreshing to watch. Keep creating more content! :)
6:13 She wasn't ready 😆 btw it's really nice that u explain specific terms by poping small windows, so we can also understand more deeply what u r talking about, and also the "approach phase" is really faster than before, maybe a little chock at first compared to ur past videos, but there is more rithem and this is nice
This guy inspires me to want to learn more languages. America is full of so many people so it's only right to learn as much as you can. You're amazing Xiaoma! Keep doin your thing I love your content
Love, love, love your videos! You are an ambassador of goodwill to the world! You make it a better place, with every project. Thank you.
Your interactions are so heart-felt and from the hip, its refreshing and gives that nice warm, fuzzy feeling inside. Thank you for being you,, Xiaoma!
“These foreigners doing the craziest things, now I’ve seen it all” 😂
I do find your being very humanitarian . There's this sharing and inclusivity afforde between the people you meet and share this language commonality. It's quite heart warming. Thank you Xiaoman 🙏🏼❤
9:25 The way she's almost yelling at you "how the fugg" is so wholesome 🤣
Love watching you shock these folks. You are amazing. Ty for sharing 😊
The lady at 6:10 fascinated with you speaking her language she had to tell the whole block 😂
i love this, thank you for what you’ve done and what you’re showing to the world it’s amazing. you’ve encouraged me to learn a new language
I absolutely love language, and it's great watching you speak to people in their own.
what’s even more fun after watching your videos for awhile is when you are engaging with people about products you actually DO care and know what you are talking or asking about, which i find even more rich than just your speaking
This camera is hilarious for face to face conversations, I’m cracking up laughing so hard I can barely keep up with the captions
It’s so sad when I read all the hate in the world, not just today but throughout history and I watch videos like this and it’s so clear to me that all humans want is to connect. Language and media stop us from coming together and it’s so sad but videos like this give me a sliver of hope and that’s all I need
I can watch this friendly interactions all day. It’s just joy from all involved in the conversation!
I just love this chap!! Heart warming!!!
cool to see you promoting the restaurants with their address as well! I also enjoyed the history / food facts about various locations and dishes! Seems like a great value add for future videos!
3:50 When they were arguing about which dialect you were speaking even though you spoke both 😂
Same 🤣 I wish he came back say "Well... actually I spoke Fuzhounese with you and Cantonese with her 😂
There is just something special about your videos that makes my entire day happy. Thank you!
I just went shopping at Hung Vuong Supermarket in Philly. I said ‘hello’ and ‘thank you’ in Chinese, it made the cashier so happy. I wish I could speak more.
The rare dialects videos have been my favorite lately! The reactions are so great. I love when they bring over their friends to show them because saying your Mandarin or Cantonese is great wouldn't do you justice!!
I wish I was close enough to visit some of those restaurants!!
Love seeing the expressions on the faces of the people that are indigenous to the language. Very cool, love these videos 👍👍🙏🏻
You are a true ambassador for English speaking Americans. I love that people in America are from everywhere and can't stand the hate I see sometimes. Very much fun to watch your videos.
Amazing always. Blessings to you and your family. Thank you for this. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
what a great humane experience to be able to talk to others in their language
I love how your putting Addresses on your videos bro... God Bless your heart!
Thank you for being a positive influence for the entire world . We’re all in this together. We just need more love and to listen rather than hear. Respect. Luh you fam
Hey mate, love the content! It's amazing how you connect with the locals through their languages. I filmed a lot of travel vlogs in Indonesia and by the end was getting a decent grasp on Bahasa Indonesia (their national language) - but every time i went to a new island they had a different dialect so my Bahasa was all over the place sometimes haha. I'm going to take a look at your language course, as I intent on making more travel vlogs and i'm really interested in enriching those experiences through language. Thanks dude!
What an amazing time to be a human being. Let's all take a lesson from this man. When you care enough about the less fortunate, to take the time to learn their language and promote their restaurants, you are an example to us all. Thank you for this video.
I just find these videos so wholesome.
I absolutely love these videos! I can't get enough of them.
i love seeing the smiles when you speak to them in their language.... i warms my heart... your vids are awesome and you bring hope to humanity...
Dude ended up having his own masterclass and the story isn’t even over yet! Inspiring.
i like how people at first need to process that you're actually speaking a language they know x'D they automatically say the price because its the first answer they give to people most likely
Dude, I love your channel! I don't care what you say you are gifted. The expressions people show you are amazing.
It's so nice to see them speak English to you as you speak their native language. Appreciation of both languages.
love your vids bro your an amazing ambassador for real down to earth Americans
I love your videos and especially how you put such a big smile on the faces of people who don't expect you to speak their language! I'm also quite jealous. I'd love to be able to do this. I'm somewhat multilingual: Native English speaker, but my French is quite good, German is passable, and I can get around in Spanish. I've learned some Korean, but Mandarin and Japanese seem too difficult to me, especially the writing systems. At least Korean uses an alphabet of sorts (ingenious it is!). I'm taking your recommendation to try Street Smart Languages. I'm hoping that this old dog (I'm 70) can continue to learn more languages so more doors will be open for me and I can meet people from around the world. Thank you Xiaoma!
I really liked the format and interactions in this video; many thanks for sharing.
The angles are the best 😂😂😂 Love these so much!!
Perhaps Xiaoma is becoming the Tony Robbins of languages.
He appears to be well on his way!
I love that lady who thought he’s a journalist. Hey, if journalists learned the languages of the places they do their stories, my respect for that profession would skyrocket.
They don’t need to, their cia handler translates.
Always leave these videos heartwarmed... and hungry :) Love your work brother.
These videos are cool man. I appreciate the positivity; and enjoy learning along the way.
Keep on doing those amazing videos, but I think that your camera broke my neck. Holy 360° camera Batman!
U always with some quality content
I have to say I must have watched 20 of your KZhead videos and I'm fascinated as to how quick you learn languages...... Good for you!!!
The way these folks light up when he speaks their language….can’t get enough of that. It’s the main reason I watch these
Maybe you could try learning Teochew, it’s a rare chinese dialect that is quite challenging to learn :)
There are a few similarities between Teochew and Fujianese as I've noticed watching this video!
@@teapotcupandsaucer me as well! my family speaks Teochew and cantonese. I found out that I can understand hokkien to some extent, then im like...fujianese is a bit further away but I can still pick out a word or two. It's like....i'm slowly sliding east on the map of china LOL
The hardest part might be to find someone to learn it with lol
@@-ci-uwu640 Also which variation of Teochew to learn, since its a little different in Taiwan, Singapore, Chao Shan, Thailand etc. And where would he go to make the videos too 😅
Mann these camera angles are a trip
Never get tired of watching your videos, we all wish we had the passion and the dedication you have to learning language and sharing cultural experiences with anyone and everyone you come across. Congratulations on all your success, and good luck on your continued adventures.
The friendliness makes me so unbelievably happy!