Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (2003) - Short Film

Sdílet
Vložit
  • čas přidán 6. 11. 2011
  • Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (My Name Is Yu Ming) is the story of a young Chinese man, who is disillusioned with his dead-end job at a supermarket. A spin of the globe leads him to choose Ireland as the destination for his new life and further research informs him that the official language of that country is Gaelic. Arriving in Dublin speaking the language, he is puzzled when nobody can understand him.
    Written and Directed by Daniel O'Hara
    Produced by Grainne O'Carroll
    The short film, shot on DVCam, was funded through the Filmbase/TG4 Lasair scheme. For more details on the scheme visit www.filmbase.ie/awards
    Yu Ming is Ainm Dom was released in Irish cinemas in October 2003 with Jim Sheridan's 'In America', was shortlisted for an Academy Award and has won a total of eighteen awards at film festivals in Ireland and around the globe, including:
    Best Irish Short & Best First Short - Galway Film Fleadh 2003
    Best Comedy - Aspen Shortsfest 2004
    Best Young Director - Broadcast/BBC Young Talent Awards 2004
    Best Irish Language Production - IFTAs 2004
  • Krátké a kreslené filmy

Komentáře • 1,9K

  • @MsCj109
    @MsCj109 Před 12 lety +2791

    'Here, did you know old Paddy there could speak Chinese' cracks me up every time

  • @nikitaburavskij2466
    @nikitaburavskij2466 Před 5 lety +2889

    Yu ming is the hardest lad ive ever met

  • @sss6269
    @sss6269 Před 5 lety +2453

    Anyone else forced to watch this 60 times in Irish class?

    • @oscaaah2405
      @oscaaah2405 Před 5 lety +149

      Our English teacher made us watch it. Idk why lol

    • @Westmeath21
      @Westmeath21 Před 5 lety +48

      Make it 100 and youre about right

    • @angusschoolcomp4783
      @angusschoolcomp4783 Před 5 lety +60

      We had to watch and watch it again for homework :(

    • @ainebawnya1
      @ainebawnya1 Před 5 lety +73

      Yeh and then me irish teacher went on a big long rant about how irish is becoming unspoken in its own country hahah

    • @edelomeara2345
      @edelomeara2345 Před 5 lety +41

      Aye. My friend keeps saying an bhuil tusa ag lara liomsa to our teacher its so funny

  • @dfsempire2712
    @dfsempire2712 Před 2 lety +124

    Men only have 4 moods
    1. Being depressed in China
    2. Randomly decides to learn Irish fluently
    3. Feels all alone in the big city
    4. Randomly decides to move out to Connemara

    • @stevem.o.1185
      @stevem.o.1185 Před 2 lety +2

      Best comment

    • @silveriver9
      @silveriver9 Před rokem +9

      As the ol' saying goes. "Not matter how good you are at something, there is always an Asian somewhere that is better than you"

    • @andrewbyrne8431
      @andrewbyrne8431 Před 2 měsíci +1

      #relatable

    • @The_Gallowglass
      @The_Gallowglass Před měsícem +3

      Not randomly. The old fella told him where he could go.

  • @applecottage751
    @applecottage751 Před 4 lety +729

    Who is watching this out of free will?

  • @shanejohns8322
    @shanejohns8322 Před rokem +117

    The brass on Yu Ming to just pack up and leave not knowing a soul and having no prospects in line and hope it all works out. He was Irish the whole time.

  • @madmonkee6757
    @madmonkee6757 Před 6 lety +1155

    I still can't get over the bartender's full-body pantomime for "it's Irish!"

  • @jess.8709
    @jess.8709 Před 5 lety +849

    Lads most of us do 8 years of Irish or even more and this guy speaks more then all of us...

  • @murphymediji5095
    @murphymediji5095 Před 8 lety +1068

    The Chinese, a great bunch of lads.

  • @Kruncklenucker
    @Kruncklenucker Před 10 lety +883

    My favorite (although the saddest) part is that the young bartenders don't even recognize their language.

    • @Ronan-bx3us
      @Ronan-bx3us Před 7 lety +149

      Jason Myers yeah i remember i started talkin to my friend in irish to piss him off because he doesnt know it but he thought it was german and responded sayin güten tag.

    • @dokkiro
      @dokkiro Před 7 lety +59

      Ronan0087 .... Are you serious? Are you actually saying it's possible for those guys to not know they were speaking Irish?

    • @Ronan-bx3us
      @Ronan-bx3us Před 7 lety +85

      dokkiro ye sadly. I was soooooo upset that an irish person himself didnt recognise his own language.

    • @joshandallo2170
      @joshandallo2170 Před 7 lety +74

      I've been told that this is an exaggeration: most Irish people aren't fluent, but can pick up a few words here and there. The barmen would probably have been able after a little bit to figure out what was requested. Perhaps the famous phrase "An bhfuil cead agam gul go dtí an leithreas?" should have been uttered, haha.

    • @dokkiro
      @dokkiro Před 7 lety +67

      Josh Andallo I bought it actually because the other bartender seemed to know and shook his head at the guy being confused Irish for Chinese.

  • @Incredisuper
    @Incredisuper Před 3 lety +390

    "Are you talking to me?" Yu Ming asks a statue of Yeats. No, he isn't, because even Yeats, one of the greatest Irish poets in history, couldn't speak a word of Gaeilge.

    • @donoghtol
      @donoghtol Před 3 lety +49

      I think it's actually Paddy Kavanagh, its along the Grand Canal. Not sure if Kavanagh had any Irish either

    • @Burke1O1
      @Burke1O1 Před 2 lety +5

      Wasn't yeats a wealthy prod though?

    • @yescooliotime
      @yescooliotime Před 2 lety +21

      @@Burke1O1 aye and Jonathon Swift, and Charles Stewart Parnell and John Redmond, but still, Irishmen, they struggled for our rights, despite being prods (#Iamonetoo)

    • @margogriffin-wilson5103
      @margogriffin-wilson5103 Před 2 lety +16

      The statue is of Patrick Kavanagh, an Irish poet who wrote in English.

    • @cathalobrady
      @cathalobrady Před 2 lety +7

      @@yescooliotime ah now Yeats was slippery aul slimey sort of a man, didn't really care about us till he got the horn for Constance Markievicz

  • @ElizabethFiennes
    @ElizabethFiennes Před 11 lety +337

    I love this film, it just shows the isolation that someone living in a city that is not their own can feel and why the kindness of strangers really does matter

  • @TheVeryAngryShrimp
    @TheVeryAngryShrimp Před 6 lety +338

    Got recommended to watch this after I told an Irish guy I wanted to learn Gaelige. Yu Ming is exactly what I want to be: a foreign Gaelige speaker, living in Ireland. This just strengthened this wish.

  • @cardamomes
    @cardamomes Před 4 lety +730

    I consider myself an Irish man. I was 2 weeks old when my family brought me to Ireland from Afghanistan. I remember watching this video in secondary school lol. I dunno why i randomly found it here but now that I think about it, I'm glad I spent my years learning Irish. I now live in America, but I remember being one the only coloured boy in my honours Irish class. The way paddy speaks irish with a Western accent touches my heart haha because I had that same irish accent too. I've hardly spoken it in years but I'm glad I could understand everything Yu Ming said despite not hearing it in so long.
    Well thanks for listening and as we say in ireland for "thank you":
    cáca milis!
    agus go raibh maith agaibh!
    Edit: Didn't mean for this to turn into a whole thing about racism or identity or whatever. I'm just saying I identify with my Irish roots a lot more than my Afghan roots. (I've never been there) When I define myself as a person I would put "Irish" up there along with "doctor" and "big brother". I say that because those are now my identities as a man. I spent 30 out of my 32 years on this world being reared and living there. It's not for the few racist guys in here to define who I am, it's up to me decide and ye to respect that or not. Sorry not sorry!
    Also so so many ppl here are sound, normal ppl sticking up for my comment. I appreciate that so much.

  • @k_wang64
    @k_wang64 Před 2 lety +28

    The best part is when the irish bartender says “it’s good it’s Irish” to the Chinese guy speaking Irish while not understanding a word he’s saying

    • @St_Rizla
      @St_Rizla Před 2 lety +2

      And Arthur Guinness was English too haha

  • @liamholton8937
    @liamholton8937 Před 6 lety +937

    I'm Irish and I have to admit it's a very nice way of getting the world interested in our language and culture. Cheers! :D

    • @Ivan_StandWithUkraine
      @Ivan_StandWithUkraine Před 6 lety +46

      feels like it first of all should motivate Irish people to learn it

    • @garyliang3965
      @garyliang3965 Před 5 lety +7

      Hey! Do you have some favorite Irish songs to recommend? I am seeking for popular songs in Irish right now. Thanks! Btw, I am also Chinese lol.

    • @themaggattack
      @themaggattack Před 5 lety +11

      @@garyliang3965 Me too. It's hard to find good original Irish music these days. Seems like all the popular "Irish" songs today are just covers of American and British pop songs.
      You have to listen to auld Irish songs to hear original songs written in gaeilge.
      If you find any modern original music written in irish, let us know! It must be out there somewhere!

    • @BrianMcGuirkBMG
      @BrianMcGuirkBMG Před 3 lety +2

      @@themaggattack
      How about U2 and Boyzone?

    • @BrianMcGuirkBMG
      @BrianMcGuirkBMG Před 3 lety +3

      Well, a hundred years of Irish being compulsory for thirteen years of school couldn't do it. Let's try getting a chinese guy to learn Irish and not speak any english. That should do the trick.

  • @RaffyPadDT
    @RaffyPadDT Před 3 lety +205

    I’m actually somehow in Yu Ming’s shoes right now.
    I was born and currently living in the Philippines, and I’m now learning Irish very seriously (I started learning it just for fun and out of boredom) and considering to live in Ireland.
    The language itself is so interesting and is very soothing to my ears. I want to master it by surrounding myself with Irish speakers, and I want to passionately help and nurture their language.
    Big credits to Jacksepticeye for introducing me the Irish language. Go raibh maith agat!!! ❤️

    • @emerslancova7921
      @emerslancova7921 Před 3 lety +5

      Tá failte riomh
      Lol I'm in 1st yr and my spelling is awful haha

    • @mainingkaeyaismylife
      @mainingkaeyaismylife Před rokem +5

      Tá an teanga Gaeilge an-suimiúil le foghlaim, Guím gach rath ort!

    • @socksstar
      @socksstar Před rokem

      @@emerslancova7921 Dude sameee XD

    • @stopusinaar
      @stopusinaar Před rokem

      I ve just spent 2 weeks in tlacoban and can't speak much visian. I'm irish. it's tough being a foreigner ha

    • @phobos2076
      @phobos2076 Před rokem

      Go raibh maith agat :) 🇮🇪❤🇵🇭

  • @laurensdenhartog7367
    @laurensdenhartog7367 Před 9 lety +454

    I don't know what book and tape this guy used, but I want them too! :O

    • @pietrowy-pieriewod-i-subtitr
      @pietrowy-pieriewod-i-subtitr Před 7 lety +26

      Gaeilge agus Fáilte, it's available on Amazon

    • @staceycobrien7706
      @staceycobrien7706 Před 6 lety +10

      Yeah! A couple of months and he's fluent! He's a GENIUS!

    • @crimsonquill4255
      @crimsonquill4255 Před 3 lety +1

      Bhfuel, tá aois agam a tá na leabhar go maith, ach níl siad aon rud as cleachtadh. Cleachtadh agus stadeir, le gach rud-scríobh, matematic, tíreoliocht, ealainn, ceol, Gaeilge, beidh gach rud níos mo le cleachtadh...
      (Ta brón orm dá mo Gaeilge uafásach, níl mé go maith anois, ach beidh mé ag cleachtadh arís!)

    • @laurentweet9254
      @laurentweet9254 Před měsícem +1

      @@staceycobrien7706 the secret is you have to learn chinese first

  • @KawaiiStars
    @KawaiiStars Před 8 lety +511

    dat accent change when he's like, An bhfuil tusa, ag labhairt liomsa XD

  • @mrandquist
    @mrandquist Před 2 lety +64

    I like to think that old Paddy showed him the ropes and brought him to the place where he could thrive, probably helped him find a job. I would love to visit Ireland someday. Such a beautiful country and friendly people.

  • @Blazer433
    @Blazer433 Před 8 lety +540

    Yu Ming can learn a new language but can't use a fork and knife.

    • @dokkiro
      @dokkiro Před 8 lety +7

      Exactly the comment I was just about write, almost. I was going to write. "I was convinced that he couldn't use folk and knife for about maybe 0.2 second ;) He looks just like Jet Li. Who are they trying to kid?"

    • @paulhynes3781
      @paulhynes3781 Před 8 lety +14

      +Blazer433 Why would he know?

    • @Blazer433
      @Blazer433 Před 8 lety +5

      +paul hynes Why would he not know? Just because he's Asian and only uses chopsticks?

    • @dokkiro
      @dokkiro Před 8 lety +21

      +paul hynes I'm Asian and grew up with chopsticks and I remember I had no problems using folk and knives first time.

    • @PhilipWester
      @PhilipWester Před 7 lety +19

      Forks are not used in Asia, knives are, though. In case, you eat either with chopsticks, chopsticks and a spoon (noodle soup dishes) or a spoon and fork. The spoon is used to cut stuff up and ladle it onto the fork. Don't ask why this is, I do not know. But Asians most definitely know how to use a knife and spoon. Most don't use forks, though.

  • @liqritrs8391
    @liqritrs8391 Před 4 lety +107

    This is great... I’m an Irish speaker currently in China learning mandarin... lol
    他好牛逼,我的母语是爱尔兰语,现在在中国学习汉语哈哈哈

    • @lukeyc0846
      @lukeyc0846 Před 3 lety +7

      He is so awesome, my mother tongue is Irish and I am studying in China

    • @user-uc3do8oe7i
      @user-uc3do8oe7i Před 2 lety +3

      Nice to see you here again. I am Chinese and am in China currently. I still can't believe you are Irish!!! your Chinese is class!!!what VPN are you using?

    • @tracking_you4369
      @tracking_you4369 Před 2 lety +1

      @@user-uc3do8oe7i why the fuck are you asking him what VPN he is using

    • @DreiGuapo
      @DreiGuapo Před 2 lety +3

      @@tracking_you4369 there’s no youtube in some parts in china

    • @tracking_you4369
      @tracking_you4369 Před 2 lety +2

      @@DreiGuapo rlly? well i did not know that

  • @GalaxyCloud
    @GalaxyCloud Před 5 lety +168

    We watched this in class a week or so ago, and my best friend and I nearly cried on how this one not even native fella learned our language fluently while two IRISH bartenders couldn't even reconize the language..
    This video actually gave me lots of inspiration to learn the language and ingage more in the culture of Ireland!
    Is brea liom na hEirean!

  • @berri794
    @berri794 Před 3 lety +84

    I was forced to watch this in Irish class, the boys in my class are genuinely obsessed with it, someone send help, they're always like "cAn wE wAtCh yU mInG!?!?"

    • @elizabethgillen3660
      @elizabethgillen3660 Před 3 lety +13

      can you blame them tho, such a time waster 😂

    • @berri794
      @berri794 Před 3 lety +2

      @@elizabethgillen3660 for real tho🤣

    • @nite1640
      @nite1640 Před 2 lety +2

      Ur just uncultured

    • @berri794
      @berri794 Před 2 lety +1

      @@nite1640 oh sad sad💔

    • @jowoker2
      @jowoker2 Před 2 lety +11

      movie goes hard

  • @ricemango7502
    @ricemango7502 Před 4 lety +30

    Yu Ming, what a mad lad.

  • @jimfoley7324
    @jimfoley7324 Před 10 lety +279

    A cautionary tale of what happens when you don't do proper research.

    • @Conchobhar
      @Conchobhar Před 6 lety +57

      You get a job in the country you wanted to move to anyway?

    • @em9517
      @em9517 Před 5 lety +3

      Ya lol

    • @seaghanobuadhaigh8240
      @seaghanobuadhaigh8240 Před 5 lety +42

      i.e. You end up either in Hell or in Connacht.

    • @Alex-iw8tz
      @Alex-iw8tz Před 4 lety +10

      No internet that time and china is quite close that time .

    • @swankylime228
      @swankylime228 Před 4 lety +13

      what teachers say will happen if you use wikipedia

  • @thomasshaughnessy9023
    @thomasshaughnessy9023 Před 3 lety +42

    Yu Ming is an absolute legend

  • @thisismegzyd6679
    @thisismegzyd6679 Před 8 lety +278

    Every Irish person should watch this! An amazing film with an even better message!

    • @gianniskamakas3578
      @gianniskamakas3578 Před 6 lety +32

      I watched this in a short film festival. I felt so sorry that a country, a people, a culture, lost their own language.

    • @TheVeryAngryShrimp
      @TheVeryAngryShrimp Před 6 lety +38

      The Tremendous
      It's only useless because the English made it that way, through forced assimilation, genocide, and a cruel rule. I think taking back their culture and relearning their language to keep it alive and strengthen their culture (also to better read ancient Irish texts) is a good use of it, even if English is prevalent. But that's just my opinion.

    • @nobody-pr7fg
      @nobody-pr7fg Před 5 lety

      This is horseshit

    • @AO1L
      @AO1L Před 4 lety

      ThisIsMegzy :D yes but it said official language was Gaelic in the book. It not like that’s a base language of six different ones!

    • @h3lblad3
      @h3lblad3 Před 3 lety +12

      Apparently every Irish person does watch this... in Irish class... 50 times.

  • @karinaddc6949
    @karinaddc6949 Před 3 lety +33

    I would like foreigners to think that in Peru we only speak regional languages like Quechua, Aymara, or Ashaninka. This way nationals will start to study and valorize our local languages.

    • @lorenzovalsesia3721
      @lorenzovalsesia3721 Před rokem

      @Cal you can and you should, as long as it's important to you. Learning a new language only brings benefits. Besides, it's a skill, just like playing the guitar. :)
      I know my answer is 1 year late, but if you're there, I'm curious to know how it's going!

  • @n0siiide
    @n0siiide Před 5 lety +125

    Who else had to do this for homework

  • @cswtds
    @cswtds Před 7 lety +53

    Yu Ming can speak fluent Irish but very sad, when Mr Yu Ming spoke Irish to the staff in bar, the staff thought Yu Ming spoke Chinese to him, very very sad.

  • @p.e.i.man-canada-1372
    @p.e.i.man-canada-1372 Před 5 lety +120

    This kid would have to be mentally gifted with a fantastic memory to be able to learn a completely foreign language in 6 months. The damn alphabet isn't even the same. He didn't even do much research into the topic because he had no idea almost everyone only speaks english in Ireland nowadays. It goes to show that the smartest guys aren't even trying.

    • @seanegan8150
      @seanegan8150 Před 5 lety +22

      Not to mention the fact that by sheer chance there was a book on Irish in that library, and since I don't see him with any other book that means using only one book he became near fluent in the language

    • @black.gallow
      @black.gallow Před 4 lety +32

      @@seanegan8150 Plus the book teaches Irish through English... which he doesn't speak...

    • @user-zj2iu4lu1z
      @user-zj2iu4lu1z Před 3 lety +5

      If you continue that you will end up like Aromanians.

    • @fgcp2964
      @fgcp2964 Před 2 lety +15

      Mate he's from China. Those kids learn Chinese before they're even in school. Nation of geniuses.

    • @Mystro84
      @Mystro84 Před 2 lety +18

      There's an old saying:
      If you think your secondary school is hard, just try a University.
      If you think your University is hard, just try a PhD.
      If you think your PhD is hard... you should try a Chinese primary school.

  • @logged-out
    @logged-out Před 3 lety +29

    this guy listened to an audiobook for 6 months and completely understood the language yet I've lived here for my whole life and I'm still learning Irish, barely able to form basic sentences or understand anything

  • @bigmoneyjackson2385
    @bigmoneyjackson2385 Před 5 lety +39

    I've seen this in school multiple times but I've never seen the ending I'm so happy that he ended up at the Gaeltacht

  • @plsegott
    @plsegott Před 7 lety +117

    wow the old man speaks chinese

  • @Ivan_StandWithUkraine
    @Ivan_StandWithUkraine Před 6 lety +193

    I think this film is aimed to ashame all Irish people who prefer to use imported language instead of their own.
    This is a big problem for my country too, being opressed by Russia for 300 years, many people in Ukraine accepted Russian as their mother tongue. Fortunately, now it's changing.

    • @vincentvane7041
      @vincentvane7041 Před 5 lety +2

      That's SHOCKED!

    • @coolian69
      @coolian69 Před 5 lety +6

      Tripa loski?

    • @coolian69
      @coolian69 Před 5 lety +30

      @WTFPurpleAlpaca alright listen here I'm Irish so I'm an 'expert" Irish was our first language and we did speak it and the reason we don't speak it any more is because when raiders came over they saw our soft land for farming so they took Ireland over making Irish farm and then they would steel our crops and we couldn't defend ourselves because we had no weapons for thousands of years because we were peaceful monks and then the english took advantage of that

    • @coolian69
      @coolian69 Před 5 lety +3

      @WTFPurpleAlpaca so what was irelands first language ( btw I'm Irish so I no the history pretty well)

    • @coolian69
      @coolian69 Před 5 lety +7

      @WTFPurpleAlpaca I'm sorry but who the fuck would get an honors degree in Irish /Ireland

  • @markgallaher6899
    @markgallaher6899 Před 8 lety +62

    Frank Kelly Thank you for for many years of laughter you will be missed.

    • @svalchemy
      @svalchemy Před 3 lety +2

      When I recognized him, I thought he was going to shout DRINK FECK ARSE GIRLS to Yu Ming.

    • @rubenkerobyan6891
      @rubenkerobyan6891 Před 2 lety

      Yeah, absolute legend he was

  • @mndsph4530
    @mndsph4530 Před 2 lety +72

    This is a bit hard to watch because it feels embarrassing when a complete stranger from a foreign land is more eager to learn and speak your native language than you, though many of the foreigners that come here in the Philippines will never have a hard time communicating since English is at par with Filipino both as official languages of my country it still fascinates me each time I bump into one that makes an effort to reach out in broken Tagalog (or any other vernacular) and kudos to anyone taking time to learn a new language you may as well charge that into experience.

    • @Cameron.Hubberstey
      @Cameron.Hubberstey Před rokem

      Tama. Ingles ako at nag-aaral ako ng Tagalog kasi pilipina ang step mother ko etc. Nasa Iloilo sila. And so, mag-aaral ako ng Hiligaynon aswell some day. Pero, napaka mahirap at confusing ang grammar ng Tagalog ^^'

    • @theghostofspookwagen4715
      @theghostofspookwagen4715 Před 6 měsíci +1

      I once saw a 60 year old American dude shouting at a security guard. I thought he was schizophrenic or something cause I had no idea what he was saying and thought I should help the girl, turns out he was speaking extremely heavily accented Tagalog (and quite competently too). Hardest lad I've met in a while.

    • @ulysses847
      @ulysses847 Před 4 měsíci

      As an Irish person I fucking hate learning our own language LOL

  • @jiminycricket2952
    @jiminycricket2952 Před rokem +6

    Yu ming is a beast he got an Irish accent learning Irish from a book

  • @laoiseennis8431
    @laoiseennis8431 Před rokem +17

    i am almost fluent in irish and this touched my heart

  • @himed5600
    @himed5600 Před 2 lety +7

    Yu Ming is a pure unit of a lad.

  • @fuug1084
    @fuug1084 Před 4 lety +79

    Quarantine: week 7(?) told to watch a short film about a chinese man coming to ireland armed with nothing but a dead language. what is happening to me

    • @kjmartin815
      @kjmartin815 Před 3 lety +20

      irish isn't a dead language

    • @fuug1084
      @fuug1084 Před 3 lety +2

      Tadhg Karpeles to the eyes of the world it's dead as shite

    • @Sweet_Lord
      @Sweet_Lord Před 3 lety +1

      @@fuug1084 really is

    • @fuug1084
      @fuug1084 Před 3 lety

      @Bug Eyes very much so

    • @kraevous3366
      @kraevous3366 Před 3 lety +3

      Very much alive on the west coastal areas

  • @kalayne6713
    @kalayne6713 Před 6 lety +48

    Great little movie. Had me laughing out loud, especially as the first person he spoke to in Ireland was Australian. Good on you. From another Australian who wants to be in Ireland.

  • @Tiggerfly
    @Tiggerfly Před 3 lety +14

    Legend has it he’s still up in Connemara serving Guiness

  • @alexflanagan3387
    @alexflanagan3387 Před 4 lety +9

    "Did you know paddy speaks Chinese!" I watched this in school and we all imitated that phrase for the whole week

  • @CalculusVariations99
    @CalculusVariations99 Před 6 lety +27

    I'm from Thailand, but I love Irish history, culture, and a lot of the people are adorable, but I've never visited. I figure they would think I was very weird lol

    • @fizziz_1035
      @fizziz_1035 Před rokem +9

      You're not wierd You're cool 🇮🇪

    • @adamfinnegan735
      @adamfinnegan735 Před 9 měsíci

      Tá sé iontach go bhfuil níos mó suim agat sa chultúr na hÉireann ná mhuintir na hÉireann fiú! Tá do cnámhscéal an-inspioráideach ar fad! Lean ar aghaidh ar do thuras :)

  • @sabrinad_k4518
    @sabrinad_k4518 Před 3 lety +9

    Every single fucking year in school we have to watch this- 😳👊✨

  • @exocet8834
    @exocet8834 Před 5 lety +116

    Isn't the guy at the reception Australian??

    • @graysonmcmillan8690
      @graysonmcmillan8690 Před 4 lety +25

      Ye, he has a NSW accent

    • @selwyngamble4585
      @selwyngamble4585 Před 4 lety +15

      Most people who do reception for backpackers tend to be foreigners too

    • @HollyOak
      @HollyOak Před 4 lety +3

      @@graysonmcmillan8690 No he didn't. He's not Aussie, that was a fake accent.

    • @dot9513
      @dot9513 Před 3 lety

      That's what I was thinking

    • @HBC101TVStudios
      @HBC101TVStudios Před 2 lety

      Ahem, most Australians have Irish descent so it does make sense.

  • @gerryn2
    @gerryn2 Před 2 lety +7

    When I was living in Dublin I hear this story on the radio, some folks were speaking Gaelic in the city centre somewhere and someone walked past them and shouted 'get back to yer own fokkin countries'...

  • @pauljeremiah
    @pauljeremiah Před 8 lety +48

    RIP Frank Kelly.

  • @Jesminda
    @Jesminda Před 3 lety +39

    I remember my dad showing me this when I was a kid. It is so well made and heart warming. We all can find our place in the world.

  • @just_depie
    @just_depie Před 8 měsíci +6

    Irish is such a beautiful language! ♥️🇮🇪
    I am Greek and I am studying it. None in my family understands why since I neither live in Ireland, nor have I Irish roots. Slán!

    • @eoinoconnor5783
      @eoinoconnor5783 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Go raibh maith agat.

    • @just_depie
      @just_depie Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@eoinoconnor5783 Tá fáilte romhat. Is breá liom Gaeilge 😋

  • @antonaghesse-berteche1900
    @antonaghesse-berteche1900 Před 7 lety +81

    Tá sé greannmhar! Is mise Briotáinach, agus labhraím Briotáinis freisin. Tá mé ag foghlaim Gaeilge. Tá cosúlachtaí idir an dá teanga sin, agus tá sé go hiontach! Níl mo Ghaeilge an-mhaith nó foirfe, ach foghlaimeoidh mé go dtí tá leibhéal níos fearr agam! :)

    • @BenCreaven
      @BenCreaven Před 7 lety +6

      Nuair a deireann tú 'Briotáinis' an bhfuil tú at caint faoi Bhéarla?

    • @antonaghesse-berteche1900
      @antonaghesse-berteche1900 Před 7 lety +5

      Nílim, tá mé ag cait faoi Bhriotáinis, teanga na Bhríotáin, an tír beag i siar na Eorpa.

    • @thedeadscientist
      @thedeadscientist Před 7 lety +7

      Me gar ar Brezhoneg. Ha me gar an festou-noz ivez.

    • @Ronan-bx3us
      @Ronan-bx3us Před 7 lety +14

      Anton Aguesse-Bretéché tá gaeilge iontach agat i gcomparáid le daoine i mo rang 😂

    • @antonaghesse-berteche1900
      @antonaghesse-berteche1900 Před 7 lety +5

      Ronan0087 Go raibh maith agat, tá sé deas ! Na daoine i do rang ? An Éireannach tú ? Agus an bhfuil túsa ag foghlaim Gaeilge in Éirinn ? 😃

  • @Scriblyn
    @Scriblyn Před 5 lety +19

    My English teacher showed us this in class.
    It's really funny, I enjoyed watching it.
    "Did you know old Paddy could speak Chinese?"
    That part was hilarious.

  • @theschenek4381
    @theschenek4381 Před 2 lety +3

    No first year Irish class is complete without yu Ming

  • @yuvalinbar1921
    @yuvalinbar1921 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Yu Ming has the same experience as me crossing Wales in its entirety looking for one Welsh speaking place

  • @lucystarlight8887
    @lucystarlight8887 Před 2 lety +47

    This was really good! I love how the color palette changes throughout, and the message is very uplifting. Just a delightful film overall.

  • @davt2718
    @davt2718 Před 7 lety +164

    You don't start to really learn Irish in Ireland until you're in secondary school. Up until then most of the teachers can't speak it themselves. Lolololololol

    • @davt2718
      @davt2718 Před 7 lety +5

      Also, I'd hate to go into a city when they speak the language you learned on the other side of the country :(

    • @rtylak5020
      @rtylak5020 Před 7 lety +23

      You learn Irish in Primary, It may be basic yet you still learn it,

    • @ellaegan1577
      @ellaegan1577 Před 7 lety +6

      yeah, i learned more in primary than secondary, it was all Peig etc after that!

    • @davt2718
      @davt2718 Před 7 lety +9

      Also, whoever said that the official language was Gaeilic wasn't even specific. There are three Gaeilic languages, and they're completely different (Irish, Scots Gaeilic and Manx)

    • @ellaegan1577
      @ellaegan1577 Před 7 lety +4

      the irish for irish is gaeilge so i think thats where thats coming from! yeah, there are a few froms alright! even gaelteacht irish is different to the irish we were taught in school! its a pity its dying out but i guess were lucky we have he gaelteacht region to keep it alive1

  • @MizRubyJew
    @MizRubyJew Před 3 měsíci +1

    An Irish lad, whom I met on my way to the airport, after missing my flight, he gave me some blessings, affirmations, and made my day, and suggested this film after giving me some phrases in Gaelic told me to watch this film. Lovely, spread the ❤

  • @Bootsie606
    @Bootsie606 Před 2 lety +5

    this and a blunt 🔥💯

  • @hairblairbunch
    @hairblairbunch Před 2 lety +8

    This film makes me nostalgic for 2003 when I was in school and learning Irish was a thing in my life!

    • @adamfinnegan735
      @adamfinnegan735 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Ní sé ró déanach riamh Gaeilge a fhoghlaim! :)

  • @sntm
    @sntm Před 2 lety +13

    I'm Irish American, and just enrolled in a class at Villanova to learn Irish, just for me. I had various Irish videos playing in the background while I charted at work, which led me to your film. It's been a rough few weeks (years, with the pandemic) and let me tell you, when Padraigh started to talk to him, I started crying.

  • @rossmcgee9682
    @rossmcgee9682 Před 8 lety +30

    RIP Frank Kelly
    Ar dheas Dé go raibh a anam.

  • @paulJkiely
    @paulJkiely Před 3 lety +32

    Gaeilge was once the language of ancient Kings and warriors, writers and artisans and the parents that raised them... in that light English Is a relatively ;new language in Éire. Thee's now a new term going round called the 'Global Gaeiltacht" which refers to the many Irish learners that exist around the globe that are extremely enthusiastic about learning the language..

    • @sawneytenmillion8339
      @sawneytenmillion8339 Před 2 lety +4

      And I’m one of those people who are enthusiastic about it, I live in America and I think it’s a gorgeous language. I want to use words from it in my stories to help keep it alive and thriving

    • @paulJkiely
      @paulJkiely Před 2 lety

      @@sawneytenmillion8339 That’s great to hear ! All the best with the creative writing ✍️

    • @sawneytenmillion8339
      @sawneytenmillion8339 Před 2 lety

      @@paulJkiely Thank you much!

    • @carola-lifeinparis
      @carola-lifeinparis Před 2 lety +2

      I am one of those foreigners. So much fun to learn, such a beautiful language. Also, I hope to go to Ireland during summer vacation and to run into someone who is pleased or surprised that I can speak it.

    • @adamfinnegan735
      @adamfinnegan735 Před 9 měsíci +1

      ​@@carola-lifeinparis coinnigh suas é agus go raibh míle maith agat! ❤

  • @niamhhx18
    @niamhhx18 Před 4 lety +31

    I’m in first year and we watched this in English class today 😂

  • @rachelmonaghanx5821
    @rachelmonaghanx5821 Před 7 lety +27

    This inspires me to speak Irish I've been learning it in school for 8 years and still don't know it but I'm going to try really hard now ❤️

  • @Shadow_Draws_20
    @Shadow_Draws_20 Před 2 lety +7

    this is and always will be a cinematic masterpiece

  • @johnleed6774
    @johnleed6774 Před 3 lety +15

    I want to be friends with this guy; so rare to hear a person from another country that doesn’t speak English speaking another language that is lesser known. Truly wonderful indeed! Love this film. :D Ireland and people around the world, you have my love!

  • @ripplerfn8429
    @ripplerfn8429 Před 4 lety +6

    Mans learned more Irish in 6 months than I did in 7 years, found this cause me Irish teacher made us watch it, and that accent when he hits Conamara, some irish fella there

  • @ggwynnie
    @ggwynnie Před 3 lety +7

    I knew about this film when I was still a school librarian in China, celebrating the St. Patrick's Day in my library. I invited several Irish teachers to join the activity to introduce Irish culture to the pupils. It was a wonderful experience to learn about Irish culture through the special day, and some Gaelic words as well! In the end, a teacher named Kevin showed us this video in the end. It's very touching, to see them presenting the diversity of their culture so proudly. Thanks for this great film. Every language counts. Not anyone should die.

  • @commonpleasantries1941
    @commonpleasantries1941 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I like coming back to this video when I know a few more words, I can understand a little more each time 😊

  • @largestlad9549
    @largestlad9549 Před 3 lety +2

    Watching in that 144p quality to improve the experience😫

  • @JackyStarshine
    @JackyStarshine Před 8 lety +18

    what a lovely short.

  • @bluegirlgraphics
    @bluegirlgraphics Před 3 lety +9

    I love the fact he didn't know how to use a knife and Fork... they have those in China. :P

    • @Kahhru
      @Kahhru Před 2 lety

      Maybe he was from rural china

  • @cianeatsgrass
    @cianeatsgrass Před 2 lety +4

    this is a certified hood classic

  • @nineteenfortyeight6762
    @nineteenfortyeight6762 Před rokem +5

    Gets me every time. Such a succinct portrayal of immigrant experience. I'm so happy for him at the end.

  • @lemonadechilli172
    @lemonadechilli172 Před rokem +4

    My Gosh, in fact i think im in a similar situation right now. I am Chinese and I spent 2 months on learning Welsh thinking maybe someday I can go travel there using this language. The only difference is I know Welsh is not commonly spoken there and I am about to live in England.

    • @yizhou5903
      @yizhou5903 Před 6 měsíci +1

      To be honest, in South Wales cities (cardiff swansea etc) you'll hear more Mandarin than Welsh. But I heard Welsh is more widely spoken in North Wales. I wish I could talk to the locals in Welsh. Dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg hefyd! Pob lwc!

  • @eityz9505
    @eityz9505 Před 2 lety +4

    I wonder the reaction when Irish people watch this movie, maybe it depends to the audience's age.

  • @kpopfan2
    @kpopfan2 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Nah the funniest part is the Australian fella in it. Love this short movie

  • @chenyuming3546
    @chenyuming3546 Před rokem +2

    I am also Yuming! Now I am studying in university of Edinburgh, and last week one Irish classmate asked me to watch this video after knowing my name. Haha, I would say that's interesting!

  • @prettieschicbyflorenceanne3333

    Just discovered this gem of a short film again here on CZcams. What a joy! Short is sometimes better.
    I love the Barman's snort of disgust when his mate says: "Hey - I didn't know Paddy could speak Chinese!"

  • @daniellerodriguez4659
    @daniellerodriguez4659 Před 5 lety +6

    For some reason, this hit me so hard in the feels. Amazing short film!!

  • @ForgeProgrammer
    @ForgeProgrammer Před 8 lety

    Absolutely amazing!

  • @esme_melody
    @esme_melody Před měsícem

    got so emotional as soon as the elder man responded to him in irish...i think it's so important to keep regional languages like this alive..my family is karachay and our language is also not as widely spoken as it used to be, due to occupation by the russians and even the soviets banning the use of local languages in local schools - allowing only russian. we need to preserve our cultures & languages

  • @Joseph-zj4ti
    @Joseph-zj4ti Před 2 lety +3

    Cheers Ming ,my teachers making me write an essay on you 👍🏼

  • @XoXaoifeXoXo
    @XoXaoifeXoXo Před 11 lety +7

    Love this film! Especially the ending,aww yu ming!

  • @barbaraprince3307
    @barbaraprince3307 Před 7 lety

    I love this movie, so well made and no quiet boring parts.

  • @Gandalf606
    @Gandalf606 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Didn't recognise Father Jack at first glance! RIP Frank Kelly

  • @8joner8
    @8joner8 Před 10 lety +3

    God this really brings me back ! I remember when I was about 10 years old in Dublin airport with my parents about to go on holidays. For some reason this short film was playing (along with others) in a waiting lounge area. It made a big impression on me and has been vivid in my memory ever since! Felt a lovely sense of nostalgia watching this. Great film about the importance of random acts of kindness!!

  • @AidosTreesinCities
    @AidosTreesinCities Před 2 lety +3

    An craic, grianmhar go leor / Maith thú go léir!

  • @doodledoocg
    @doodledoocg Před 27 dny +1

    "An bhfuil tusa ag labhairt liomsa?" 🔥🔥🔥🗣️🔥🔥🗣️🔥🇮🇪

  • @SirFrancisFoley
    @SirFrancisFoley Před 9 lety +16

    Excellent short film, well worth the watch. Tá sé go hiontach!

  • @blah979
    @blah979 Před 6 lety +4

    That's such a good movie. Love the ending.

  • @jawswasnevermyscene4258
    @jawswasnevermyscene4258 Před rokem +2

    Like this dude , dude only learnt irish and went directly to ireland , didn't even bother about bearla

  • @krishwashere2
    @krishwashere2 Před 3 lety +2

    BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SHORT FOR YEARS!!! IM SO HAPPY I FINALLY REFOUND IT :D

  • @halogaming1017
    @halogaming1017 Před 6 lety +13

    I know it's a short film but I'm happy he knows irish

  • @julia3983able
    @julia3983able Před rokem +6

    My Irish professor introduced this video to us in college literature class. I loved it and have been coming back to it every now and then since. It's so touching when they start talking in Irish!

  • @idontbelieveyou
    @idontbelieveyou Před 2 lety

    I love this and Yu Ming!

  • @alejandramarquez235
    @alejandramarquez235 Před 3 lety +2

    Lovely story.

  • @WalkerMara
    @WalkerMara Před 8 lety +3

    Wonderful Film!