You Fake Polyglot! Luca Reacts to Nasty Comments
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- čas přidán 31. 01. 2024
- Article: lucalampariello.com/ugly-side-of-language-learning/
Summary
In this conversation, Luca Lampariello addresses the criticism and nasty comments he has received as a polyglot. The conversation explores various topics, including the bi-directional translation method, memorizing words, language learning methods like Anki, language skills, and the limitations of assessing language abilities on CZcams. Luca also delves into the psychology behind leaving nasty comments and offers insights into dealing with criticism.
Takeaways
Criticism and negative comments are common in the world of language learning, and it's important to address them with fairness and understanding.
The bi-directional translation method may require more attention and time, but it can be highly effective for those who are willing to invest in it.
The number of words memorized is not as important as how effectively they are used in meaningful communication.
Different language learning methods work for different people, and it's essential to find what works best for individual learning styles.
Assessing language skills based solely on CZcams videos can be misleading, as live conversations and interactions provide a more accurate measure of fluency.
Leaving nasty comments often reflects the personal issues and mindset of the commenter, rather than the quality of the content creator's work.
Timestamps
00:00
Introduction: Exposing the World of Language Learning
01:26
Critique of the Bi-Directional Translation Method
03:07
Debunking the Myth of Memorizing Millions of Words
06:24
Controversy Surrounding Anki and Other Language Learning Methods
10:40
Criticism of Language Skills, Specifically Chinese
15:20
The Limitations of Assessing Language Skills on CZcams
19:10
Understanding the Psychology of Nasty Comment
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Is it not 200 pounds...🤣🤣?
By the way I'll try the bi-directional translation method, seems to be effective.
P.S. It is not a nasty comment, just for fun!
In my opinion, you are not only one of the best polyglots in the world, but also a great person who dedicates his time to helping and encouraging other people to learning, with your experience and tips. There are a lot of bad people who just like to criticize, but no matter what they say, you are an inspiration to the language learning community. Go ahead and do your amazing work!
Luca, no one in their right mind would say nasty things. You’re everything that’s right in the polyglot community. Richard Simcott and you are legends! 👏🏻
Agreed I worked with Richard for a bit in one of his groups he is excellent.
I mean…they can’t do it, so they bash real polyglots/mathematicians/physicists. But polyglots get the worst of it, because EVERYONE who knows how to type is fascinated by languages
Non te la prendi con te stesso. L’atmosfera è da tempo già riscalda, le guerre e l’odio nelle media fanno la gente impazzire. Non gli possiamo interdire da usare l’internet, quindi che cosa resta se non proteggerci stessi
Da me se parli polacco sei grande in ogni caso. Io sono cresciuto col russo e vent’anni non posso imparare il polacco come si deve
As a native Russian speaker who has seen videos of Luca speaking with a native Russian speaker, I can say that Luca has excellent fluent Russian with great pronunciation. I can say the same about his French, which I speak well. His brilliant English we all know very well. Luca is a true polyglot.
I agree! And I'd add Spanish to the list, since I'm mexican, and I can tell that if I weren't told he's italian when he speaks Spanish, I'd absolutely think he's from Spain
I even came across a video where he talks in Hungarian with his teacher. A lot of polyglots pick up Asian languages, not Hungarian. 😅 Luca had a great fluency and pronunciation even as a starter.
He obviously had the advantage of already being skilled at language learning, but still.
Loved the part where you said you learn languages to live a better life, not to impress people on CZcams. It's a great approach and I want to take it as well for my language learning journey, and not only have you proven to us that you're an excellent language learner, but also a very emotionally intelligent person. I absolutely loved the way you replied to each one of those nasty comments. As I always say, you're an inspiration to all of us. Keep up the good work!! Greetings from Mexico!
You're the PolyGOAT!!!🙌
😂😂🙏💖
Luca isn't just a polyglot. He's an outstanding polyglot. At the end of the day, the criticism that some people say towards others, often says more about themselves than anybody else.
Yep
@@YogaBlissDanceYou're absolutely right guys; miserable people do not deserve any attention at all.Take care of yourselves!
You don't have to explain nothing Luca . You are the best !
Luca helped me twice in my Italian language acquisition journey. Both times I was ready to give up. All the other great Italian teachers on You Tube weren't able to help me.
I worked with Luca one-on-one for Italian, Spanish, French, and Russian. He's absolutely the real deal!
Luca, you are the absolute best! Your passion for language learning is infectious! Saludos desde Hawái!
Great interview! There will always be haters and trolls on here. For every 1 negative comment, there are 30 positive ones from people inspired by Luca. I’m one of them! Much love and respect! 🫡
Luca, you actually did pronounce the word "controversy" correctly, just the British way at first. In general, Brits and Americans pronounce it very differently (stress placement). Great video!
Always find it interesting to know what works & doesn't work for polyglots - can take something from both & add it to what works for you. We're all a work in progress when it comes to learning a language.
Luca, thank you for what you are doing. I am your fan from Uzbekistan, and I learned English, Russian and Chinese by watching your videos. You help millions of people and make the world a better place to live!
I remember Lucas first videos, which were like a gasp of fresh air, given the general scarcity of good quality content on the internet and CZcams. I believe he doesn’t owe anybody anything and definitely is in no need to prove anything to anyone. He has done more for the language community as all those ‘commentators’ put together. I don’t care if he makes mistakes or has a level, which micht be lower than expected. He is the one leading by example. Always a big fan of yours, grande Luca!
I agree with Luca. Some people are just miserabel and they have nothing better to do but to try and tear down others. I told a person once, "If you are miserable I had nothing to do with it", and he left me alone. It was about archery content.
You and Richard Simcott are one of the best polyglots on the internet
True.
Richard pretended to know Japanese lol
Ciao Luca! Sei un esempio per tutti coloro che amano imparare le lingue straniere. I vari "haters" poveretti vogliono solo sfogare la propria frustrazione prendendo di mira gente a caso.
Luca, I never doubted your language skills and you as a polyglot. You show so much dedication and passion, you've always been a big source of motivation for me when it comes to learning foreign languages. Furthermore, I agree with what you said about haters having personal problems and therefore leaving nasty comments on the internet. I'm glad to see that these comments don't seem to discourage you and I hope to see a lot more of your useful content and your amazing work.
Grazie mille, Luca! 🤗
I just now found you and have been learning Chinese for a few weeks now in an in-person class here in Asia, and it’s been a challenge. I’ve been surrounded by many Chinese friends throughout my life, but still struggle to learn it. So, I’m impressed from what I’ve heard and you’re an inspiration to so many and now to me as well. Thank you! 🙏
Luca, sos el mejor! Me encantan tus videos, no solo son una motivación para aprender idiomas sino que también son una motivación para estudiar! Gracias por tu buena vibra!!
Luca you are really amazing person
My dream is to be a polyglot and I learned few languages till now taking the motivation from your videos. You are really inspiring person. keep going
As the life expectancy increases, it seems to be the case that we need to take more proactive measures to fortify our cognitive abilities. In very much the same way we need to change our diets as we age, we need to weight train and stretch daily. I think learning 1 or more foreign languages to a near native level should be added to that list. Just like playing an instrument like the violin or piano bolsters your cognitive abilities, language learning does very much the same thing. I know that I am preaching to the choir here.
As a native Spanish speaker I can confirm your Spanish is phenomenal. I genuinely would think you’re from Spain. I aspire to be like you😭
Luca I don’t only admire you because you are such a great polyglot but also you have a very humble personality who dedicates himself to help and guide people how to learn languages!! 🙏💐💐🙏😌 41 times Maşallah 🧿 to you!🙏💖😁 my language coach!!🙏☺️
Luca, gracias por brindarnos tanta ayuda e inspiracion...!!!
Los comentarios negativos hacen mucho daño cuando alguien está aprendiendo un idioma. Esto me ha hecho desistir completamente de aprender portugués. Todavía planeo continuar aprendiendo otros idiomas.
Luca, I love your videos and very much respect and admire your language skills.
If I had to guess why we've seen an increase in certain types of negative comments, it's possibly related to general frustration with the direction of youtube. At one time there were no ads, real people, & organic growth; now there are tons of ads, sponsored videos, every channel selling merch, memberships, courses, & doing shenanigans to game the algorithm. Even if all this is unavoidable, it has led to youtube overall feeling much less organic, over-commercialized, and has made people very skeptical and suspicious.
Of course, there's also just something about internet comment sections that brings out the worst in people. Anyway, don't let the trolls bring you down, Luca. ✌️❤️
It’s very apparent you are the real deal. What more could people expect? People who wish they could do what you do will jump at any opportunity to criticize- and what good does it do for anyone? None! Their energy would be better used on actually learning, and perhaps they’d see more success if they weren’t so focused on negativity. You on the other hand inspire many. Keep doing what you do, please!!!
You speak my native language and my second language (where I lived for a long time and can judge the accent and idiomatic usage), neither of which are your own first language, and I can confidently say that you are very close to native level. Your word stress shows understanding, not just verbatim copying.Yes, you make mistakes occasionally but they are minor and subtle errors. Most people would assume you are a native speaker, at least for a while. I have listened to dozens of youtube-polyglots in these languages and you are easily in the top three. You are also super humble and kind as well, which makes me want to cheer you on. Don't listen to the haters, they are clueless.
Keep it up, you are a great source of inspiration Luca! 🤩
How can any language learner not love Luca? All of the language learning heavyweights such as Steve Krashen, Steve Kaufman and others agree that Luca is an excellent polyglot, and in my opinion, also a really nice guy. I have learned more useful language learning information for free from Luca than I have learned from any language teacher that I have paid for.
If Luca Lampariello is a fake polyglot, then nearly everyone collecting European languages is a fake polyglot. His mastery of the Indo-European branches is impressive. It really takes a long time for Luca to mispronounce a single (Standard American) English word and generally it's quite small and nitpicky. There's always a limit of time and energy, so it's practically impossible to have a "native-like" level in 5+ language families. We make compromises when choosing what language(s) to apply ourselves to.
The best thing about Luca isn't his language skills but his personality and the fact that he didn't change his style for clout or more views. I mean, can you imagine him going up to tourists in Rome wearing a T-shirt that says "I will give you a free pizza if I don't speak your language! "?!
Most of these people that make negative comments are trying to make themselves feel better. So sad. Your doing a great job Luca. Thank you.
I imagine part of the problem is that with any hobby or endeavor, There are always people in it who claim to have some "Secret method" that "really works this time". Of course they want to sell this secret "practically for free".
Reacting to unpleasant comments does no more than validate the people who see fit to post anonymous abuse online. They are trolls and best ignored.
Some people who can't be as good as you find rewarding for themself trying to undermine your passions. Those people are just unsatisfied of their life and they've put themself in a huge negative mood loop. Luca, you have turned your dreams in reality and l look you up for that! 😎
Luca eres tremendo, eres una gran inspiración para muchos en el mundo de los idiomas, me encanta tu relación, adelante hermano.
Luca, you are a great inspiration to me ❤
I have learned a lot form Luca as well. Luca is awesome.
The only languages I'm qualified to judge are English and Spanish, and your level in each of those is clearly impressive. I've played videos of you speaking Chinese for some of my students and they had always good things to say.
I've had the honor of being coached by Luca in language learning, while I was learning a language that he himself did not speak, read nor write. He supercharged my learning and gave it structure to maximize return on time invested. It changed my life. :)
Thanks man! Loved coaching you, you are a great guy! ;-)
Grazie! ... LUCA!
Muy transparente en todo Luca, amo tus metodos y apoyo todas tus ideas. Quitando la de Anki, que es algo que para mi si es demasiado util aunque lo odie 😂
I love BDT and I actually came up with it myself (or at least something awfully similar to Luca's version of it) and I've been using it for years. Haven't bored myself to tears NOT EVEN ONCE😂
Hi Lucas .Huge fan .
I just have an advice that critics are normal and you should not even listen to it .I think that every successful person always has nay-sayers to look down on you or tear down on you .Keep up the good work you are doing for the language community .I have been a huge fan follower .Honestly yeah ,I do have what I do not like and what I like with all your videos. But it does not mean that I have myself to criticize you for some dislikenesses .I even learn from you wether good or bad because those are ideas that can be used to advance .Some people will be jealous of you , won't accept your success .But it is not a problem coz U know your own value .Keep up the best work of language sharing .Waiting for amazing videos to come.
We L❤️ve you, Luca! So much respect for you!
The BDT is like any other method. It depends on the individual. For example, I used Anki to learn English vocabulary, and it worked fine. But using anki to try to learn Russian vocabulary didn't work for me for whatever reason. The same method (Anki) had different results to the same person (myself) 😂. Life is crazy. So, BDT could work or not. But it is a very interesting method.
Haters will always hate... you just keep sharing your journey and inspiring others😉
Luca! Du är fantastisk, alltid lika trevlig att lyssna på, och du hanterar kritiken på ett mästerligt sätt, ännu ett poäng till dig :)
Luca, ¿cómo retomarías un idioma que no has usado en años como el chino? Hace 12 años que no hablo alemán y no sé por dónde empezar ahora... Muchas gracias por todo tu contenido.
I owe a decent part of my vocabulary knowledge to space-repetition-based flashcards. I even designed my own unique box and even personalized flashcards! I guess you should see whether it works for you the best or it's not your booster...
I have found the srs algorithms hard to make work long term. I used it to learn 2200 kanji over a year, and even a year later after adding the last ones, there are still a fair number I have trouble with. I read daily, but many are still quite specific to a context, so you can go a long time not seeing them.
On the other hand, just by reading I've learned around 10k words because of the effects of interleaving and seeing the same word in different contexts. I also was just doing what I wanted with the language.
I think the effectiveness of recall drills drops off sharply after the first week in terms of benefit to comprehension. The knowledge is just a bit fragile until you can connect it to other things.
@@CaptainWumbo I appreciate your fully-replied reaction, you referred to some delicate truth out there concerning the effectiveness of the method... yet I guess at the end of the day, it all comes down to your learning style, since my brain had put the majority of the words I learned from cards into real good use. I had at least 7 different sentence examples for each word I learned, as I said I made sure to optimize the effectiveness for each word to a high degree.
Many people who can't will criticize people who can merely out of jealousy. You can never fix petty , jealous, and stupid behavior.
Luca, you’re the best! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Notes from this video: emotions must be engaged when Learning to be effective. Ideally it’s great to have some type of musical association with it, weather it’s in the language you study or instrumental music. The emotional association will cause it to stick. People shouldn’t focus on 1 million words. Just ONE at a time. Learning methods are just like our languages preferences. Some languages appeal to people more than others, some methods appeal more than others to people. Creativity is naturally imperfect. The imperfect nature makes it unpredictable. When it’s “Perfect” it gets predictable and loses the creative spark. Language learning comes from your heart. It’s not about pleasing people. It’s truly a game to play. Language learning comes inward from the soul as opposed to outside and doing it to get reactions from others. And last to quote Eckahart Tolle, you are right “What you react to others in ALSO In YOU!❤
Great job! ❤
I listened to your thoughts on Anki and what you do instead. I thought: I can do what he does with reverse translation in Anki. It takes me seconds to make my cards. lol.
For "A2" level of English, not bad :P
Ignore the haters Luca. You and the rest of the established Polyglots are an incredible inspiration and motivators for us all. The ones who say you are fake are only jealous of your ability. Keep up the great work and content. Hopefully one day, we can sit down and have a chat. I look forward to that day.
All good stuff.
However I can tell you my point of view - I only trust those YT polyglots whom I have heard speaking in a language I know.
I must admit I am leaving sometimes harsh comments indeed. Not on your channel (yet ;)). I assure you it is not becasue I have pathetic life.
I feel that this toxic positivness is truly hurting. Some people watch those guys claiming they learned Korean or Polish in 3 months and reached fluency in 6 (sometimes even in just 3). Then that poor viewer is learning relatively simple language liek English or German and cannot get to B1. Even using those advertised by "polyglots" tools. And they start to think they are dumb.
What I like about Luca though is that he says openly - IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT. It will be boring chore at times. And when the video title says 'How to boost a language learning and get fluent fast" the video is about taking intensive course in a country where your target language is spoken.
Indeed - there are no shortcuts in language learning. You can use your time better, you can make hard work a bit fun, but that's it. For someone who is not learning foreign language full time B2 is 2 years away. Sorry.
So - great piece, thanks for this. I like your attitude that not all criticis is just 'internet hate'.
Keep up good work.
This video actually made me a little sad. Luca, your work has been so inspiring and helpful with my language learning. And I agree that the comments say more about the author than about you.
🙋♀ I hereby testify that Luca Lampariello do speak pretty good Hungarian, and I've also heard him live, speaking other languages fluently. 😆
It is really good to see you, guys, and it is also useful to watch the video for content creators. Just to keep in mind that negative comments can build us instead of ruining us. ❤
Luca. È il migliore..!!we love you..!!
In my opinion you're doing an excellent job. Keep it up! IN FACT, you are one of the best polyglots in the world!
I'm a wannabe-polyglot (fluent in 4 languages only) and I love your channel. Your sincere reaction to those comments shows me that you're a kindhearted person and an authentic, legit hyperpolyglot. Please keep up the good work, and let me know if you want me to issue a certificate of authenticity for you. 😉😅
Great video. Luca is doing a wonderful job sharing knowledge. Both pronunciations of controversy ARE correct, one is British and the other American. 😊
Luca is the real deal, I respect him. Never understood why people think sharing a method is the same as telling everyone that it's the only method and that they HAVE to do it lol
Luca doesn’t need Anki because his brain is better than ChatGPT. Hard work pays off!
Luca, Vi zaslužujete poštovanje, kako zbog svoje znatiželje i disciplinirane prednosti učenju stranih jezika, tako i zbog toga što svoje iskustvo nesebično dijelite sa svima, pokušavajući ih inspirirati i ohrabriti. Pozdrav iz Hrvatske.
There are people who are just outright mean for whatever reasons. There are people who are terse and can be misunderstood. There are people who skip and skim and give knee-jerk reactions to things without context. Unfortunately, these types of comments can sneak past our defenses and throw us for a loop. Back when I was a university prof, I learned something about student evaluations. In every class, there were a couple students who thought you were the worst teacher ever and there were a few who thought you were one of the best they ever had. It's what the general consensus that gives the best feedback. FWIW, your content (old articles and some videos) on the importance of starting with the prosody of complete sentences is one of those key insights that had a profound effect on both my pronunciation and language learning in general.
I'd like to ask you, Mr Lampariello, if it is a good idea to study more than one language at the same time. I'm doing this for German and French, two languages that I like. Meanwhile, I realized that I need to improve my English, so I listen several podcasts in this 3 languages.
You da man, Luca!
Hey Luca, I'm a Brazilian, and we native Portuguese Brazilian speakers have a hard time when it comes to verb conjugation systems. Even very common verbs like ser (to be), haver (to there be), ouvir (to hear) couse problems to me 😂. So, if even a NATIVE has problems, let alone a polyglot who is trying to learn a foreign language.
There are plenty of fake polyglots all over CZcams but Lucas is not one them. He's a true and genuine polyglot. The best way to handle the haters is just to ignore them.
Thanks Richard!
@@LucaLamparielloLucaaa 🙏😁💖
I don't use BDT. I don't use ANKi. I don't like memorizing. SRS is for remembering -- it doesn't teach. I don't use it. So what? I know that Luca is a polyglot, because I've heard him talk at length in 3 languages (other than Italian) that I know well. Is he fluent? Who cares? 没关系. No importa. N'importe pas. Önemli değil. It is true that being a polyglot doesn't make him a good teacher. I watch his videos to see if he has ideas that help ME. And he does, often enough that I watch ALL his videos.
Pay no attention to the polygloats.
You are right about the nasty comment- why watch the whole video, then all you can do is complain about it. I am thinking JEALOUSY and lack of commitment! To hell with them, Luca! I have heard from other polyglots about how you don´t retain all of them every day and you do get ´rusty´ when you don´t use them. It´s like anything else you learn- if you don´t use it, you will forget it over time. I am currently learning 5 languages. None of the languages are super easy to learn. Spanish is the easiest of them, Polish is the hardest (my joke about Polish is saying, ´I never thought I would learn a language that makes German seem like a walk in the park¨). Like you, I do it for self-improvement, not to impress people. I enjoy it because it is a supreme challenge to learn them. I just keep thinking how good I will feel when I become fluent in all of them. The languages are French, German, Italian, Polish (only started 2 months ago), and Spanish. My biggest issue is not having the money to pay for tutors or chat sharing programs online, so I do it myself, as well as I can - A LOT of talking to myself! (As a side note, I can´t even count the number or videos I have watched and discarded as cheap quality and nothing much of value! I don´t like flashy, in-your-face videos. Just tell me the information and help me if I need it. That is what you do consistently. Every video of yours that I have watched has been worth taking notes. Keep up the good work. Thanks for all of your videos!!
I’m curious who the other guy is. Is he a poly? Does he have a channel?
I came cross this guy through steve about two years ago and i really like him but if any of you knows the channel of the other guy please send it to me
Don't take it to heart, Luca - you're a decent man
I don't ;-) In fact, I even find some comments funny 😀
about stress in 'controversy' it seems Americans stress the first syllable whereas Brits stress the second
Dude…if we
Lucas BDT is a lifesaver! It is the only way I can translate ancient Greek. I am not going to blame Luca's method for my own failings!
Luca, your host today was entertaining.
Luca, you shouldn't give a s..., some guys are just envious and nasty. Btw, your Polish is impeccable. Un abbraccio.
I don't 😄Thanks for the kind words!
@@LucaLampariello te lo meriti come nessun altro 💪🏻😉
Luca tu no eres de este planeta …verdad ?😂😂
La gente que te critica es por envidia😂😅. Quien quisiera hablar 🦜🗣️ tantos idiomas como vos!!!! 😊
Funny episode! 😂
Leaving nasty comments is a sign of inmaturity. Rather than accepting that someone can have different opinion or use different method, people take it as a personal attack on them.
You will learn way more from people that you don't agree with, trying to understand their point of view than from listening to the echo chamber
Regarding the very first negative criticism... "the bi-directional translation method seems like it would bore me to tears". God forbid one have even an ounce of discipline or general conscientiousness, right? Oh, no, I have to sit my ass down and work hard for a bit. The world shall end if I do this. Yeah, not really. People who aspire to something but don't have what it takes to improve will sometimes deal with that by tearing others down - or, trying to, anyway.
True that ;-)
No mention of the goon from hfp who made about 5hrs of video arguing that Luca wasn't even Italian😂😂
I'm surprised no one mentioned the " Fake Polyglot Hunter."
Polybusters
I'm a little disappointed. Lol
He’s my hero.
Good
I agree that Luca’s Mandarin is nothing special, but it’s like his 10th best language so people should take that into account.
When you're the Top Dog, you always have haters.
Why would you lower yourself to their level?
I don't ;-)
"Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience" - Mark Twain
Controversy -your pronunciation was British English Luca, definitely not wrong 😊
Does having multiple personalities or the ability to compartmentalise help a person become a polygot knowing dozens of languages? Does it count as the abilities belonging to a singular person? Will they lose their memories or abilities when identities that was split start to come together? Some of the recent questions on my mind.. Any enlightening input is welcome!
Luca exposed, must watch
Luca like you're going to try and sell us something! FLASHCARDS 4 LIFE! The thousand nations of the #ANKIARMY are ready to dethrone Emperor Lampariello and his draconian language views