Warming Immigrants' Hearts by Speaking their Language: Yokohama Chinatown #2
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2020
- Speaking to a person's heart is best done through language. Making deep connections happens faster if you can speak in someone's native language. Learning another language is the fastest way to make new friends. I talked to Chinese immigrants in Chinatown, Japan and warmed their hearts by simply speaking their language. You can too.
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I worked hard all weekend to get these Yokohama videos out fast. Soon, I plan to make some videos in Kamakura/Enoshima. I hope they will be a good addition to the “Speaking Japanese” playlist. -Anming
ooh, nice! I love Kamakura and Enoshima. Both very beautiful places
Keep it up!! Love watching these videos. I speak English and Cantonese, and can speak conversational mandarin and really enjoy the work you put into this channel.
I'm so happy for you! 100k plaque coming soon. Your content is quickly becoming some of my favorite. There's no travel blog so intimate around Tokyo (Hopefully soon Shanghai or another city) like this. We get to see how Chinese immigrants live and work in Japan with commentary on cultural differences. I love listening for the pronounciations and tonal differences of both languages and comparing it between all these these speakers. Through your blog, I learned I like the sound of Mandarin above all the Asian languages and probably would want to learn that one first. Also, the novelty of a Westerner speaking Mandarin fluently has not wore off. Th novelty of their reaction will take a while to wear off. You're also a great ambassador for the U.S, keeping up with international relations 😆 Keep up the good work!!
That would be really cool, because at 100K the channel gets a CZcams partner to protect it. That way if there are issues like channel hacking, I have someone to call.
Thank u for your hard work! Your videos bring me joy. But u should definitely get some rest. U stayed up so late getting these up so fast, haha
Everyone is gangsta until she starts speaking Chinese.
DARK SIDE
You’re personality is ugly yeah
DARK SIDE nobody thinks what u think
@DARK SIDE how can a language even be ugly?
DARK SIDE
That just sounds like a weeb talking to me.
I don’t hate China, I hate their government but Chinese people are very nice individuals in general.
Mandarin isn’t ugly, it’s much different from what we’re used to but once you take time to study it a bit it’s not ugly at all.
Plus Japanese is based off Mandarin, if you don’t even know that don’t try to act like you know Japanese that well.
You probably don’t even try to find other Asian languages, Asia is not just Japan and China..
I know plenty of people that do love China so stop assuming what people think because you don’t like it.
DARK SIDE If there’s one thing ugly, it’s ur soul
It’s fascinating how our voices change based on the language we speak.
Not only the voice tone, even the rhythm of the words you say changes a lot.
That's because you have to copy accent. If you don't, it will sound strange when you speak it.
I would also note that it's important to reflect your same gender when learning another language. It goes beyond gendered articles, but with a lot of languages even your gender affects your tone or how you speak.
Yea i think its amazing. When i speak turkish my voice gets higher and more exaggerated. But when i speak kazakh my voice is very chill and calm
It doesn't change automatically. It's intentional. Like how the English has different accents in different countries. But japanese has just one country. So that's the accent
i gasp everytime she initiates conversation, then breathes deep when it goes ok
Why does your bgm sound like you're about to drop the most fire trilingual rhymes of 2020
Just keeping it spicy over here.
I admire your courage in life. The fact that you went to china and then japan is amazing. Also opening up a youtube channel to show your experience and humor. I hope more people were like you. Thank you. I mean it.
The best "foreigner who speaks Chinese" channel there is, by a long shot
Thanks so much! I'm a newcomer.
Agree
I used to watch others who i thought were gd but oriental pearl is the real deal! For sure
Mega indeed hahahaha
Ive said it several times. All the others just speak upper-level restaurant Chinese. I initially subbed to many of them, then realize they just say the same things in EVERY video. Anming is #1
Its really funny how her voice and "personality" change when she change languages.
This made my wish to learn mandarin even bigger.
I am an introvert in my native tongue but extrovert when I speak English. I guess it depends on which environment you use the language.
@@Avicenna_76 i feel like i'm way more extrovert when speaking in english too. Its funny
@@morigan4114 I don't know, I feel insecure about my english when I speak, sometimes for no reason at all
Maybe bacause of my "Russian" accent lol
i think thats definitely true. I speak reasonable Spanish and when i do i become much more extovert etc because i think Spanish is an expressive, emotional language - i always notice how esp Latino women on the phone are using their hands!
I like Yokohama very much. I was glad that I decided to go there. I was literally in Kawasaki only 15 minutes by train but only went to Tokyo 30 minutes away. It's totally different, a lot more relaxed. Ice Skating there was fun with people chatting to me. I am also learning Chinese so it's probably a good place to stay next time I go.
You're right. The cities outside of Tokyo have a very different feel to them.
@@OrientalPearl Oh I've got a good question for you that i was really confused about related to Japan. I met this person in Taiwan who works for a Japanese International company, so we went on a date again in Japan, I lightly put my elbow on the table, and it was a very unstable table and the hot chocolate cup did a cartwheel off her side of the table spilling on the floor. Well after that and having been given a gift by her (chocolate or something) I asked if i can send something to her company, she said she doesn't think it's a good idea but i messaged again saying i just need to pay you back for the problem of that night. As I was flying out that day and the post office shuts 20 minutes later, I didn't wait for a reply so just sent to the business address on the card some tokyo banana. I got a reply saying how bad that i sent a gift to work and it's not acceptable in the company. I never realised it like that. I thought that people receive mail at least in the UK they do to their work, like some staff get their amazon or ebay delivered. Now I know it's different in Japan. It's a shame they ended the friendship though.
@@worldaviation4k Oh that's so awkward and sad :'(
"People of the world unite." Most important message nowadays. Thanks for doing this!
Funny how in China, it's polite to say "thank you!" to a compliment, but in Japan you have to say "nah, I'm not that good"
Why do u have to say that? U can’t say thank you in Japan?
Chinese often reject compliments as well, but Japanese people do it even more.
In the US you get both reactions. Sometimes non, people can be shocked to be complimented.
@@Anaieseart It comes from a place of humility. Irish people do it too. It's like how in Japan, when someone offers you a gift, you should refuse it 2 times before finally graciously accepting it. I guess it's to show how much you value the gift/compliment.
I was thinking the same thing !!!
as asian people, we must be amazed and proud at the same time, when we come across foreign people "especially that come from west" can speak our language so well.. and we would treat them so nice to show our respect..
It must feel so good being able to converse in 2 more languages. You are an inspiration to a lot of people I am sure. I look forward to your next video. Many thanks
Thank you so much!
4:22 spreading peace. "people of the world unite" Just beautiful.!
Anming has perfect name (bright peace)💖💚🐦💚
The lady’s laugh at 6:02 is so intoxicating. Love it😄
It's like you being a celebrity. Everyone wants to have a picture with you.
That's why she stays in Asia and studies languages. She likes the notoriety. Back in America she'd be invisible.
Your next mission: LEARN RUSSIAN 😅
Then people will really think that I'm Russian lol
The key to unlock the language is a russian boyfriend
@@OrientalPearl you look like a northern russian girl .those who live close to finland ,north west of russia
Can you advertise my channel, please?
No
I love how you have slowly improved your editing and video quality over the past few months as your channel has grown while also not trying to change your personality to appeal to anyone. Your videos are some of the most motivational I have ever watched and it really pushes me to improve my Chinese every day :)
Thanks, I'm getting the hang of things. I've always been a lone wolf and I'm quite stubborn about some things lol.
This is one of the absolute coolest CZcams channels I’ve seen and so inspiring. Such a beautiful language.
9:30 haha her Chinese is so on point that she complimented a Chinese guy's Mandarin skill. That's great
I love seeing people’s reactions. Hopefully I get a reaction like that when I go to Japan.
You just might if you talk to enough people.
Oriental Pearl I’m sort of an awkward person so I’ll try my best😂
we east Asians behave as if "we dnt give a fxxk" face. But if you initiated the talk you would be warmly welcomed. 😛
Hairless HCM cool
You and Xiaoma are the reason I started learning to speak Chinese! You are soooooo cute! And you speak so well!
Good, I'm glad to hear that you feel inspired.
Love to see that they are also laughing with you, because making little jokes is, I think, another level. It seems that you've mastered it very well. Still loving the surprised faces. I've also noticed that you often walk away and then say goodbye (without looking back). Is that also a cultural thing in Japan/China?
I don't think it's a cultural thing. I was just walking away from the store.
@@OrientalPearl I just found your channel tonight and think you're doing amazing! Thanks for the inspiration as well. I think you might come off as a bit in a hurry/shy when you make your departure is what @sammy was trying to convey. Keep up the amazing work!
Yeah I noticed that too, that would be a very rude thing to do in my country, but I guess it's just a normal thing to do there
Your videos are so inspirational for me to keep persistent with my Japanese learning. The way peoples attitudes change as soon as you speak there native language is amazing. Great videos. Cheers.
6:04 is the reason I keep coming back.
What a pure soul. 😇
Anming roamed around that area like a breath of fresh air!
2:38 - i love "eggrats" too!
They scare the living daylights out of me. . . .
Also, friend dough haha
These are authentic, artisan videos
Came here to say this, that was a pretty funny typo 😆😆
@@IndiaDuniya Ok so I'm not the only one who notices these minor mistakes. I thought maybe I was being a little picky. : )
Girl , what a positive energy you give to me . Every time I see your videos I feel hope , comfort , that people are good . I also try to learn English as my second language . I come from Saudi Arabia . Thanks a lot for all the positive energy I feel because of you . I really hope to visit Japan one day.
These videos are so warming. Chinese people are incredible. I love how happy they are when they see people speaking their language.
your channel is one of my all time fav and it inspires me to learn chinese and japanese and i sure love your confidence and perseverance to live in a different country and to survive and thrive there.
Thank you so much!! There are so many channels out there, I'm honored that you like mine so much. I'm kind of a newbie.
I watch Your videos while eating otherwise you just make me hungry in 3 languages 😂❤️
I recently found your channel and I am loving every video. I lived in Japan for two years, one year in Nagasaki for school and the other in Sapporo for work. Your Japanese speaking skill is amazing and though I don't speak Chinese, I can tell it is 10x more amazing. I just wanted to say that the thing I love the most about your videos is how polite you are. I think this makes just as much of a positive impression on Japanese people as your speaking ability. Thank you for making these videos.
Foreigner that speaks Mandarin better than me. Nice.
-A Jealous Native From Shanghai
why is everyone so shy and awkwardddd . I just want to hug them all
As always, Anming, you not only put a smile on all of the faces of the people you spoke Japanese and Chinese with, but you put a big ole smile on my face, all the way in Dallas, Texas!! I love seeing you make people smile!! Lots of love to ya!
Thank you so much Greg! I worked really hard to get two videos out in a short time. I hope you liked it.
@@OrientalPearl I loved them!! PLEASE do more! I love the people there in Yokohama! And lots of love to you too, dear! You work so hard on these videos and I appreciate it- I think we all do!
Without question, I think this is the most informative and uplifting videos I have ever seen on this platform. I hope that my gratitude can be felt through these words, that you have taken the time to understand so much of the intricacies of Eastern culture.
Words alone can not express my gratitude, thank you
Wow, that’s quite the compliment!
I'm so impressed! I really want to learn chinese and japanese😊I'm only fluent in 3 languages swedish,english and german but those are easy to learn,asian languages are much harder. But I do respect your impressive talent with languages👍
This was really nice of you to just talk to them I'd feel more comfortable for sure if I was in a foreign country.
You seem like a very friendly person. It is not surprising that ppl would want to talk to you. Take Care. 👍🏽🌺 Aloha from Hawaii.
Watched this with my brother to show him how amazing learning and practising foreign languages is!
Anming, you are the best in this!
Good! I hope that he pursues learning other languages too.
Thank you for uploading so often! I always look forward to watching a new video from you Oriental Pearl :))
You are so welcome! I'm trying to do 2 per week.
when she changes from Japanese to English i thought i am still listening to Japanese.. hahaha
Thank you for your videos 🥺 you're the best one by far! The most down to earth one. I always feel like you're sharing your experience with us, rather than anything else! Keep doing it 💛
Thank you so much!! I just want to share stories and adventures with you.
I really enjoy your videos. With the tensions between the world and China right now it's good to have people like you to bridge the gap between the cultures and show the Chinese people are just regular hard working folk no matter how bad their government is.
Once I watch your videos, happiness and positive energy come to me🌻love u 🇮🇶
Eggrats and friend dough, my favourite foods!
That's what happens when you try to do 2 videos back to back. Well, if there were only a few errors, that's not too bad.
Can you advertise my channel, please?
You really a good person. Its so natural how you make people happy. And watching your videos makes me always happy too 😘
I know you don't care much to hear it, you are really killing it lately!
You are in the zone, it is amazing to watch!
Your confidence level is just pouring through the screen :)
50K this week!!! :D
It's all thanks to you and the others. :)
Been studying Japanese for 3 weeks and pausing occasionally to watch your videos for motivation. Unfortunately, I've now watched them all! Maybe I'll have to rewatch everything again! Keep it up. I love that you switch it up and give us a little of everything in these videos. I feel like I'm seeing the real Japan and meeting real Chinese/Japanese people.
Wow, you watched them all!? That's great. I like to do each video a little differently. Sorry there are only 60. I plan to keep making 2 per week.
I don't understand why these videos are so addictive.
I don't understand it either. lol But I won't question it. I'll just keep making them.
Love the reactions! And your humbleness 👍🏽👍🏽
you made so many people happy, its so sweet! I wanna become like you one day and you really motivate me to learn more about japanese and chinese i love your videos ♥ ♥
That's great! I hope that your studies go well!
Sometimes I talk in chinese, Japanese, Italian and English mixed together with my roommate hahaha
wow, your Japanese is good as well. how amazing your language ability. so admirable.
I don't usually watch these kind of videos, but for some reason I can't stop watching yours. You seem like a very nice person and even though I don't speak any of the Chinese languages or Japanese, I can tell you are gifted.
Thank you so much. I try to approach these from a different angle.
This put such a large smile on my face, I held it on for the entire video and now it hurts. x)
Hello, your all videos are so good and interesting!!
Love you from India 😍
Hello India! Thank you so much 😀
Hope this day finds you well. “Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth
and compassion against injustice and lying and greed.
If people all over the world would do this,
it would change the earth.”
~ William Faulkner
I admire your passion in studying languages, wooouuw! 👍
Brava! I follow your youtube channel 😁
My wife is Chinese and she said your accent was very, very good and esp your command of slang - that expression that translates literally to 'scare the baby out of me', as I understood her to say to me. I love btw your enthusiasm to simply communicate btw which also comes out in the title of this video and the intoductory text. I am someone who speaks reasonable Spanish and whether in Spanish or English i love to talk to shop workers, waiting staff, taxi drivers etc
Love her confidence and it's good she can speak multiple languages.
THANK U FOR TEACHING ME CHINESE, EVERY VIDEO I WATCH OF YOURS I LEARN SOMETHING ❤️
Happy to hear that! I hope you enjoyed them all.
Love those kind of video‘s. The reaction from those people just priceless and very funny.
I myself can speak 4 different languages including Chinese. But, her Chinese is amazing. Salute and respect and also subscribe!
Thank you for subscribing!
I remember venturing through these very places on my adventure in Japan last fall. It's so nice to see everyone/thing doing well. Cheers!
I like the way u approach them ❤️
U r so confident, I can’t relate lol
You can do it too!
What great wholesome interactions. I'm loving these videos.
You're amazing! When I see you posted a new video, I get super excited!
Yay! Thank you!
2:00 People all over the world are so alike. When people are amazed, their eyes get bigger :-)
A "thank you" when someone compliments you about your chinese being good, wouldn't hurt I think...
Yeah I was wondering too why she didn't thank people, maybe it's not normal in Chinese?
In older videos she's mentioned that (maybe particularly in Japan) it's customary to be humble and deflect the compliments. To accept the compliment directly might make her seem arrogant. Similar to the way you should refuse to accept a gift at least a couple times before accepting it (in Japan).
You are new to these channels, I see lol
@@SobrietyandSolace Sure I am. We must be at some point, right?
@@richardson8471 To be honest I have steeped myself in Asian culture since I started reading manga at around 8 years old, but yes, it is a prominent feature in all of thes videos for the speaker to say 'oh no, I'm not that great, really'. They are trying to be humble rather than rude. Welcome anyway and how you find this content entertaining and informative.
凄い、中国語、日本語、英語話せて知性を感じます😃
I’ve been busy these past few days and I’m so happy I got see your last videos and this back to back! 😬
Hope you enjoyed them! I busted my but making those.
i love watching your videos. i'm going to start studying mandarin soon because of this lol
also really want some of those snacks and food you're always buying 👀 it makes me so hungry
I hope you don't watch this right before bed. You might need a midnight snack.
Oriental Pearl i learned after the first couple of videos to watch these during the day 😂
🚨Ayeeee I just realized how good your back ground music is... I was like ayeeee turn up! Had some good beats @1:26.🚨
The CZcams audio library has some god stuff.
speaking their language will touch their heart, keep up and have safe journey in Yokohama.
I ENJOY ALL YOUR VIDEOS SINCE I STARTED WATCHING A FEW MONTHS AGO..I THINK ITS GREAT THAT YOU HAVE BECOME SO FLUENT IN THESE DIFFICULT LANGUAGES ..
Thank you so much!!
I just want to say how much I like the edits and camera shots.
Thank you so much. I'm no professional, but I try to add some artsy stuff in the videos.
Amazing! I spent two years in Vietnam + can only say "Thank You" "Hello" "Beautiful"+ you are having conversations.
You know more Vietnamese than me lol
@@OrientalPearl :)
so wonderful Anming
I'm finding this really fascinating, thank you
the accent at the beginning made it sound like sim-lish and i couldnt stop laughing after realising that.. lol sorry, great video!!
Before I loved life because it was beautiful now I love it even more because you are part of it 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
oloco kkkk
Amazing. I love your videos.
I’ve been watching your videos for hours today, It’s so interesting I think you make peoples day, like they go home and talk about the American girl they met today not just because of how you look but because of how much they enjoyed talking to you that’s so cool, I work with lots of Eastern Europeans in England some have 3 or 4 languages at different levels, I’m not as well educated but I’ll help with English if they ask, I had an accident at work last week so I’m kinda missing them. 😊🙏🏼☀️
Haha I love all of their reactions!
are you from the states your Chinese is great am going to be learning Japanese and have a disablity but I know I can do it :)
That's right! Don't let anything hold you back to let anyone tell you that you can't do it.
@DARK SIDE nobody asked
@DARK SIDE Bit rude, mate.
You always work hard and it reflects in your videos.
Before you become a big CZcams just letting you know you have a beautiful soul! Love your videos
You just swallowed the whole egg tart in one go!🤣🤤
It was a mini one
7:06 I was waiting for it!!! hahaha... It's so fascinating at this point. You could learn some Russian and then really get everyone perplexed.
I just discovered your channel and I'm fascinated by you and the reactions of people to your language. I will definitely recommend this channel to my clients, congratulations!
Thank you so much Gabriela! That means a lot.
@@OrientalPearl you are so welcome! I see so many people struggling with the language learning. The way you interacte with locals it shows how much we can miss if we don't try to interact with them, they will appreciate the effort! Again, definitely something I will share with my expat clients, you will be a valuable resource :D
I’m so impressed it made me happy to watch the interaction
i would have guessed you were dutch based on looks if i wasn't a native english speaker, how long did it take you to reach that level of fluency in Japanese ? you speak so well i am so jealous
This level of fluency in Japanese can be reached in 3 years with intensive study.
Flexing on strangers like that.... when you can impress them the way you do - I'm all for it!
You are adorable,everyone falls in love with your personality! ,Keep it up :)
You look like a northern russian girl, those who live near finland
If you want to be really Chinese you gotta bargain them to a “朋友价” friend price.
Good idea!
not sure if that's workable in japan though, people don't usually bargain lol
I've literally watched so many of these, to the extent where I can understand it without the subtitles 😂 this is the best way to learn Chinese
That’s amazing. You’ll be watching Chinese TV in no time.
I don't know if you will read this, after all it's an old video already, but I just wanted to tell you that you were my inspiration to grab some valor and finally start to learn Mandarin in my country (Argentina). First I started by myself and now if everything goes well now that the country is kinda opened again, I'll start with university courses on the language itself. Thank you for being like you are and I wish you the best.
No problem. I read all the comments 😊
I can just pluck the purple ripe mangosteen for free in front of my house when the season come.
Lucky!