American Shocks Chinese National TV With Perfect Mandarin
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- This is a clip from my January 19, 2011 interview with China Central Television (CCTV), back when I was just a wee student at the University of Chicago and way, way before I got popular on CZcams. It’s a real blast from the past and I hope you enjoy. The hopeful optimism expressed here is really touching and heartwarming and it’s a shame relations between China and the United States have gotten so strained.
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Hello. I love you're channel ❤
You went to UofC. I went there.
Dang Ari (for short) how many names do you have? I know 4 now
Dude you look like a stud skinny. I do respect your love of food though but damn son.
Xiaoma was on TV even before he started CZcams. What a sight to see.
I agree. And who knew he could sing?? 😁
@@nylorij-Lori He actually sing in his video from time to time
While I respect
@Xiaomanyc 小马在纽约 I also loathe the communist agenda and treatment of what should be a free people. Be careful what you wish for, world.
And that's one of the most important TV channel in China.
He sang the song originated from Malaysia chinese, Michael Wong. Im Malaysian chinese.
"He's combining Chinese rice with Mexican avocados."
This is 100% Xiaoma.
Chinese rice mixed with Mexican avocads is actually called a "Xiaoma"
@@iMak01 Really? Where can you find this dish? Haha
So basically he made the first 30% of gas station sushi? 😂 (yes I’m aware sushi is Japanese)
I'm your 500th Like, cheers mate.
Hahahha yeah. In my head I'm like ah yeah that makes sense. Hahhaa
Skinny xiaoma before he started eating fifteen meals a day to provide amazing content haha
the sacrifices this man has made.
hahah I know right he usually buys food just as excuse to interact with the people
hahhahahahahaha yeah, he has lunch 3 times a day
He has the cakes now to go along with it
😂😂😂 💀
I love how it's 2011 but the style of the production on this news report is very 80s/early 90s
China grew really fast in terms of industrialization. They only started in the late 80s under Deng. I went in 2011 and went back in 2019 and it was like 2 different worlds. Sometimes, you couldn't even tell the cities 10 years apart because of how much development. It's really weird but it's also quite cool.
I see a lot of news stations in the US with the same type of production
Not to talk bout camera quality
The third World country I live in was roughly the same quality lmao.
that street scene in the video was like of some episode of columbo or murder she wrote. you would see someone walking past and say wow a phone really portable really lol is it not 1980.
This channel singlehandedly encourages me to keep my streak on Duolingo
You are a champion!
What's your duo so I can follow?☺️
Honestly...me too lol
Same here. But right now I am learning Spanish
And Laoshu! Rip
Is there a single human being on planet Earth who doesn’t know this guy is fluent in Mandarin at this point?? 😂
i know right
I didn't know till yesterday
Well it was filmed in 2011 so...
Iam a big fan of xioma and laoshu but unfortunately laoshu died a few months ago
Rascist Anglos I know. "You can't choose your family..."
I think he has a very small ego that helps him learn and interact with others. Seeing him young just cooking and singing fully without any embarassment..... i would just be too self conscious, trying to be cool. He's so dope 👍👌
Ego is good, just gotta make sure you dont have too much.
@@internaut4257 បាទ
Beautiful message at the end. Hopefully good people on both sides can find each other again and bring both countries closer together.
No its not going to happen mao zedong is wanting to evict foreigners now, china is a country built on lies .
Not just those country's but every nation.
Still agree very much I resonated a lot with this guy, wish there was more interest for each other and our cultures in the world
The power of positive thinking.If we can have many more people thinking this way it can change the world. I have absolutely no problem with any country. I am aware most of what we hear is told to us to shape our opinions. This is why it's great to communicate directly with people in other countries.
so young and dorky 😭 THATS OUR XIAOMA!
And skinny!
😌👍👍👍👍👍
@@BaMenace lol 😂
He kinda looks like an Elon musk kinda dorky
Hottie!
Omg baby Xiaoma
Like baby yoda
But he was a junior in college so about 20-21
@@TheRealSlimShady509 he was born in '95 and the vid was filmed in 2011 so idk
@@Darklovesto He wasn't born in 95
💀
Why does footage from not so long ago look like it was from SO LONG AGO? 😂
Chinese TV took quite long too be more modern, it started to be more modern around 2014
Chinese TV is such garbage haha I couldnt stand to watch it when I was there its all very strictly controlled by the govt and they always slip in random praises for the govt and president Pooh bear. If you want chinese culture come to taiwan!
@@Schnarkel KMT-China for the win ! :D 🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼
@Jimmy Xie the Chinese were forced to destroy much of their history but many Chinese escaped to Taiwan and here they have preserved much of the historical monuments and Taiwan also has a lot of Japanese culture down south. very fascinating country but I do understand what you mean. I just love this country a lot and the CCP has been dead set on ruining our freedom for years like they recently did in HK.
240P
I liked the part when the news reporter said "As the peoples of the two countries continue to interact with each other in more and more ways, America and China will be able to communicate and cooperate closely together..."
Damn... now I'm sad :(
I couldn’t help but think of laoshu when she quoted Confucius. R.I.P.
@Alexander Barker "when three people walk together..." oh man I just can't, missing Laoshu so much.
Wait what happened to him?
@@TryABaconSlice the official report said a heart attack but iykyk
@@apancakehedgehog what you mean?
It wasn’t a heart attack?
@@therealityofthings9574 Laoshu's brother claims he was murdered by his girlfriend. There is an investigation underway.
I'm Mexican-American and I know that song they were singing by heart. My friend's family owned a local Chinese restaurant in our small town and he taught me how to sing it on our bus rides back in middle school.
That song is from Malaysia
The name of the song is fairy tale, 童话。By Michael Wong, 光良。a malaysian chinese
Fair tale
@@user-rk3tc3dn4p 没错 thats right
Do you know what the words to the song mean?
My man Xiaoma has been eating well buh
u saying he fat
no he was just noticeably skinny back then
@@JM-tj5qm I would say he looks better now but that's just my opinion
Not a broke college student anymore lol
@@fatesi1486 nah he looked better before
So I am teaching myself Chinese and the characters in Xiaoma’s yt name literally translate to ‘small horse at New York’. It made me laugh and smile when I realize I could understand it :)
It is part of friendly banter in Chinese - we usually add big or little to the surname depending on who is older. In this case, it is the same as young or little Ma.
i hope i wasn't the only 1 struggling to read those subtitles, it went so fast!
I had to pause it to read the Confucius saying he cited, haha.
just reading this comment made me feel a little better about myself xD
imagine if you need to translate the subs
I always pause that shit. I don't like being rushed with reading. Need some time to actually process what I have read, and I might wanna think about something for at least a second or 2. I pause English talking too, here and there.
It's not fast if you can watch anime with English subtitles.
China: "So many Americans learning our beautiful language"
*pans the camera to two people*
There is no need to show all Americans who are studying chinese to prove their point.
@@engr4051 true
If you paid any attention, then you would notice that they said 160,000 students were studying chinese that year.
@@engr4051 but maybe giving statistics?
@@engr4051 issa joke lol
He was so damn handsome back then. I meant he still is, but he's making a sacrifice to provide amazing content that his viewers by trying all these new foods.
Not really, he looked like a little kid in this video. He's an adult now.
This the type of video that will be in all of our recommended in five years
You called it. Just wait
See yall in 2026 :)
it already is now
Nice that's real dedication. 10+ years of studying Chinese.
Xiaoma: Speaks perfect mandarin
Chinese channel: Still puts subtitles lol
I guess Chinese channels also accommodate for their deaf watchers
Chinese words are pronounced differently across China but characters stay the same.. that's why.
Why isn't the anchor subtitled in Chinese?
It's because in china we have a lot of different dialects, i know of 7 but there might be more, that sounds different and with completely different pronunciations, the written words are the same for everyone though.
i.e. 我吃米饭 which basically means: I eat rice
In mandarin, basically the chinese everybody knows and that is used in the video is pronounced:
wo che me fun
In cantonese which is I think the chinese used in Hong Kong it is pronounced:
wo sick my fun
And lastly fuzhounese, which is the dialect my parents use and is arguably the hardest and rarest dialect in china, it is pronounced:
Woy xie me buong
These are my go to examples when my friends ask me why the language my parents speak is so much different from Jackie chan movies
I grew up and live in germany so that might be inaccurate bc I'm pretty shit at chinese but that's the broad reason why chinese television always have subtitles on, not everyone in china can understand mandarin, it is teached at schools but not everyone in china goes to school and elderly still have a hard time understanding mandarin when their native dialect isn't mandarin
@@GuruishMike My wife watches TV from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan every day and every show has subtitles all the time, even the news. Even though she understands both Cantonese and Mandarin, she likes to have the subtitles.
That was so cute to see Xiaoma as a young man, I love his energy and his kind heart!
I so agree!
Baby xiaoma is super cute
Yes he is! He is cute now, too :)
Incredible how humble he was when speaking so confidently!
I looked at the empathy and mutual understanding part and was quite sad. How sour things can turn in a decade.
On the other hand - people are not their governments. If two countries have foreign policy issues, that shouldn't mean ill for the relationships of the people in those countries.
AW! This melted my heart. Interculture sharing and communication is one of the most important things humans should be doing. This was great. I am glad you're carrying this on in your own fashion with your youtube channel. :)
Were you 8 years old in College? You are an amazing young man.
I'm curious though, he must have started college early. I see he was born in 1995 so he was only 15 or 16 in this
@@H-Vox it was filmed in 2011 so I’m guessing he was in his early twenties and now it’s 2020 so he’s probably 30 something
@@cheyenne8735 🤦🤦
@@cheyenne8735 i was born in 94 , graduated in 2012 from HS at 18...
@@cheyenne8735 if that's the case, then he was definitely not born in 1995. I was born in 1995 and I graduated high school in 2013.
You looked more baked than a Chinese jiggly cake xiaoma lol
I retired a few years ago and while playing online, I came across these videos. Good thing I was retired because I've spent many hours watching these. Outstanding.
This brought such a huge smile to my face. Especially the last few minutes with the ending comments. Everyone seemed so relaxed with one another and truly enjoying the company.
And wow, he can sing!? I saw you there homie 😉
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing 🥰
What the reporter said at the end was really meaningful considering the state of relations now.
Ya US-China relation.
I think it says more about China than their relationship. If China would be interested they would learn English which is globally understood. Connecting to even more countries. But no China is arrogant enough to “learn my language for that I will talk with you more than I need too”
@@Dreacon34 Ya, I tried using English to communicate with China men. However, they are arrogant and force me to type in chinese. Of course I know chinese, just want to test their English level. I realize the majority in China cant communicate in English except the minority. I as a Malaysian is forced to learn English because I cant communicate with Malay and Indian in Malaysia with Chinese Mandarin. By the way, I am Malaysian chinese descendant. 我会中文，但是也愿意学习英文。I know chinese and I am willing to learn English and other languages like Malay. Learning more languages has more pros than cons. Why not learn?
To be multilingual society like Malaysia and Singapore, this is our advantage to communicate with the world humans. Indeed, we know at least 3 languages(English, Malay, Chinese) or above (like Indian Tamil language) here in Malaysia and Singapore. You can come visit Malaysia and Singapore to withness our language ability. Welcome Xiaoma.
Selamat datang ke Malaysia dan Singapura, Xiaoma
Considering the state of relations between our governments. I think most people don't agree with the governments actions.
It's people like this that inspire me to keep learning more. Sometimes it's not just about studying, it's also practicing with others and immersion.
Was real shook to hear how nice they talking about Americans here. Hope we get back to good times with our Chinese bois.
It's propaganda to show how young Americans prefer China to America
I love how the video finished. Very well said. Thanks for sharing this!
Xiaoma is cool and all, but that ending was beautiful. I think many of us get it.
:’) agreed
Indeed. It was truly a great send-off message.
This was awesome! Such a blast form the past, full of so much insight into your path and where you started ❤
OMG so adorable! Hope you and your family had a nice Passover this past weekend!
Wow ! It is really wonderful in reminiscing the memorial days of your youth ! You still look young, energetic and vibrant. Take care, be well, happy and in building that international understanding of sharing, learning, appreciating and respecting all nations cultures, food, traditions and languages.
Man, you're so young looking here
and so handsome
well, it was filmed 10 years ago after all
you mean skinny. hahahhahaah
Ah, so full of hope and excitement. How I long for things to be like this again.
It feels really funny to watch this as a third year at UChicago who lived in IHouse and is studying Chinese. Xiaoma, you inspired me a ton, thank you so much
An amazing and uplifting segment, truly different cultures can learn from one another and become stronger as a result instead of fighting over our differences.
❤️❤️❤️
This channel motivated me to take an Chinese course at my university. I've been at it 3 times a week since February this year, and can now hold basic conversations!
I started studying Chinese last month because of your videos 😁 谢谢!
língua difícil demais ne mano kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
加油！努力学习！
@@samuel43734 sofro com os tons hehehe
@@almeidagf_ tbm,embola a língua kkkkkkkkk
You were so young in that video! I truly enjoy your videos and how you use your talent for languages to bring communities together. I am always inspired.
He looks so tiny and so skinny haha. What a difference. He looks very happy even back then
An origin story video!
Wonder if it will change like Batman and the Joker's changed every few years.
This Dude never ceases to amaze me. Kudos!!! 🤘
A great reference and inspiration, I'm a big fan enrolled, and I'm learning Mandarin every class freaking out and charm me with the language, congratulations on the dedication and the channel. Success and lots of light, hugs from Brazil
Sima Yan 😁
Hi 👋
Sima-chan
司马言比司马彦好听哈哈哈
@@DebsStuffs hey 👋
Back then he was Sima Yan. Now he's Sumo Yan.
:D this is really lovely to see your humble beginnings, I'm always so inspired to learn new languages when I observe your content, I'm currently studying Russian and Japanese thanks to you! ^o^
May your learning journey be graceful and fuelled by the empathy and love you have for different cultures
I have a feeling that if that girl at 2:45 took up an interest in Iceland instead of China, Xiaoma would currently be fluent in Icelandic.
Yes
Lmao
@@steelsteez6118 Not a fan of women, are you? All good.
I absolutely love the Chinese language and the people. I visited China for 2 weeks through work and the people are just so kind ❤
Woah... I am currently a Junior at the University of Chicago and I just started studying Chinese because of you, I didn't realize you were an alumni!
alumnus*
yo wait same
I love those Chinese songs :)
They are just so beautiful! It's like the lyrics are also music in their own right, which really compliments the music itself.
Can’t help but think that Xiaoma didn’t drop this video right now without thinking of the current news
wat
What current news?
What are you talking about?
???
Oh yes, ofc. Nicely spotted...
Subtle yet poignant indeed.
💞
You have gotta be one of the most talented blokes on CZcams I reckon, like you blow my mind every time you start speaking a new language! It is just so cool!
Wow! I didn't know this happened before. Amazing! THanks for sharing
You are so inspiring!
Such an inspiration!
Love this video! Promotion understanding between cultures, also my motivation to keep studying 中文！ ☺️
Look how young you are here dude! I have to say I really enjoy all your videos and it's really cool having a glimps of your time in China. ✌🏾
Hey you have a natural talent learning languages, and I commend you for how much commitment you put into your work. Have you ever thought about picking up sign language (if you haven't already)? I think that just seems really cool to have in a language repertoire.
This was Xiaoma at 130 lbs before he started walking around NY eating all the Chinese foods just to practice his Chinese.
How amazing. So proud of him. What a wonderful gift.
Really interesting to see the reference to classical Chinese sayings given the recent feedback from the teachers!
the part where she mentions collaboration and understanding between the US and China did not age well.
chinese culture is one thing, communism is quite another. we will not be reconciled on a national level so long as they are communists. capitalism has flaws, but communism is pure evil.
@@marksmith4892 yes well capitalism is the fluffy white bunny that certainly knows no evil! (Edit: spelling/grammar typo)
It did age well!
It's Chinese propaganda. They would still say the same thing today on CCTV.
There's still plenty of collaboration, esp in areas like science
Xiaoma is a living testament to the growing popularity of the Chinese language, nowadays you can find random people without university background speaking Chinese in dozens of countries and sometimes the whole household are able to speak Chinese fluently.
Nice things said at the end, i hope people will have it stuck in their memories
Language and food are amazing way to learn together, grow together, live together. Many blessings to you 🤙🏽
It's bby Xiaoman! Who would've known? It's really neat to see you were on TV like that.
Next video: *White guy surprises Al-Qaeda with perfect arabic*
Dude XD
damn what a guy
Watch him become the FBI negotiator with Al-Qaeda
@@redcar9949 the FBI does not negotiate with Al-Quida lol....you mean translater?
@@netmaster88 probably, idk much about how the FBI works
I just loved the news anchor as she did not just said random stuff but completely overwhelmed me with wisdom and smart sayings👏🏼👏🏼
Wow! The legend in the making! How wholesome.
Well done, Xiaoma!
I've been studying Japanese for three years now and my skills are not even close to yours when you had also been studying Mandarin for three years.
Such a great inspiration!
がんばれ！
@@timmyturner327 優しい言葉をありがとう
You’ve grown so much
LOL
This is a wonderful video and it's great to see it being a big fan of yours. Let's not make things politicil here, peeps!
It's hard to imagine how amazing it is to have such a long event in the focus interview of CCTV1 in China!
That last part is heartbreaking seeing how relations between USA and China are now... I wonder if you still keep in touch with your friends and the cooking group from over there
I also sighed with resigned heartbreak at the fondness with which she spoke of the two countries.
Relations now aren’t that bad (other than from the tRumpers). Almost everything we buy and own is made in China and China holds the vast majority of our debt. We are dependent on each other.
@@kevinjones5560 It's been that way for quite awhile, but I believe that the original commenter is referencing the current social divide between the US and China due to the alienization of Chinese culture and xenophobic remarks made by the US during the Trump administration. Uninformed statements like "the China Virus" made global news and gave foreign countries a horrible impression of the average American's perspective on multinational relationships.
I personally still believe that most Americans are kind and welcoming, regardless of what region of America you're from. There will always be extremists that threaten the reputation of those they claim to represent, but I've found that many people you think are racist are simply misinformed or misunderstood, and are open to change once they realize their mistake. As long as both countries continue to approach the discussion with an open mind and open heart, it'll always be possible for the world that the reporter in the video envisioned to exist.
@@RawrFishAE I think it's a common misconception that "china virus" meant anything xenophobic. I personally look at it as a way to remind the world that this virus is the Chinese Communist Party's fault for their attempt to cover it up, as they have been pushing a very hard narrative to blame it on various other countries. It helps bring the spotlight to their countless atrocities, but unfortunately, Trump said it which means everyone who loves him cheers it on, and everyone who hates him calls it racism. Nuance has become a lost art of forming opinions these days.
@@kevinjones5560 it’s really not good that we are dependent on each other. The CCP commits genocide against Tibetan culture and Uighurs living in xingjiang. Chinese culture is beautiful but Chinese history and politics are not.
I know this is Chinese, but man, this makes me happy to continue my japanese. Like the joy and pay off is amazing.
@Rick はい！私たちががんばれ。
@Patrick いや、お前の日本語マジですげーだぞ、ネイティブを超えたかもな。"私たちががんばれ" マジ最高だな
This is so wholesome! I love it!
Always Amazing!
Your pronunciation is so smooooth.
Looks like he hasn’t discovered noodles yet in this video
Holy even my teacher watches you now-
Thank you for sharing this video...Wow! Even back then you are already good in chinese culture and language. To be honest i am really fascinated with how this guy were able to learned many languages as if he is a local...he used this language whenever he visits a tourist spot or a place with a good foods. People went crazy when he started to speak their language...How could this foreign guy speak our very own language? Same question here?🤔😊❤️
Greetings Xiaoma!
I love your singing and cooking in this video! You have a beautiful wholeisitc awesomeness about your love of langage and people! What are your favorite Chinese foods of all time? I love your compassion and love that you bring to videos!
This is before the ten visits to a restaurant in a day for videos lol
This video means a lot. I totally understand what is the intention behind it from 小马！ Hope two countries can get back to normal!
Ya, US and China are friends forever. This is what Xiaoma, Si Ma Yan司马炎hopes.
This is great, thanks for sharing! This reminded me that the first time I encountered this language was at a sleepover at my Chinese friend's house when were were maybe 10, and there was a Chinese news channel on with Chinese subtitles. I was distracted by it, and I remember watching it for a minute, and I remember turning to my friend's parents and asking, "Why do the subtitles not match what they're saying?" I don't know how the fuck I picked that up, but that was when I got my first lesson, and they told me about how people who can read the same text may not be able to understand eachother's spoken version of it, because of different dialects/languages. I can't say I've ever actively studied Chinese of any kind, but It's very cool and fascinating. I like hearing it and hearing about it and Chinese culture. Thanks again for making this, much love from one language nerd to another.
Dude this is so awesome. Love seeing the XiaoMa backstory!
Wow so young and multilingual. Amazing you were able to get on TV this is your legacy and we're all enjoying it together as fans.
I love at 1:30 he says "fascinated" and then it shows you looking completely bored tryin to study lol.
Xiaoma, you really are a true inspiration! I'm waiting until my life is a little less hectic but thanks to your videos I want to learn the beautiful language of mandarin. Thank you.
Wrong thought and phrase to utter if you're goal or dream is to learn and speak another language: "I'm waiting until..."
@@kengruz669 ? Why
@@JAKIZAK How much time per day can you find to study a language to begin the long journey? Two 15 minute blocks per day? One 20, 25, or 30-minute block? How about 10 minutes a day to get the ball rolling? I say this as a master procrastinator who finally, after decades, finally learned how to get over that kind of thinking. Putting things off until the "perfect time" is a fantasy, an excuse and suggests that one is not as serious about one's purported goal as one claims. Nothing happens by saying "One day I'll start.." The number of things we spend our time doing for 15 or 20 or 30 minutes each day that could be swapped for the things we don't have time for, is substantial when you look at it. It's about priorities, making time, motivation, and commitment.
This is amazing Xiaoma. Quite a throwback.😉👌👍
Xiaoma definitely had a glow up from seeing him here.
omg I didn't know you studied at the university of Chicago 😨
That’s why he can learn other languages so fast lol
Is that university prestigious or something
@@tranformersaddiction yeah. Among best in world
@@tranformersaddiction Lol, can't tell if serious. It's ranked #6 overall for all colleges in the US. The only schools with more affiliated Nobel prize laureates in the US is Harvard and UC-Berkeley. U of Chicago has even more than MIT, Cal Tech, Stanford, Columbia, Princeton, Yale, etc. Bill Gates' son is a student there.
President Barack Obama used to be a lecturer there, and the former central banker of India and former director of the IMF is a professor there.
Fun fact: Northwestern University centered in a suburb directly next to Chicago with some inside Chicago itself is ranked #9 in the US for colleges.
U of Chicago back in 2010 vs. U of Chicago now was much much different. Now it is a very competitive university with very high standards but back in 2010 it was not nearly as competitive with average standards and a fairly high acceptance rate. This was filmed in 2011 and he was a junior.
Best news ever! 我很高兴！🤩
What a beautiful throwback!