Hearted Youtube comments on Oriental Pearl (@OrientalPearl) channel.

  1. When she said: "English doesn't count" my bilingual pride were torn 🤣🤣🤣. I guess I have to learn a third language so I can become a real bilingual person 😢
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  2. 0:16 Mans going to a fetish party wasn't prepared to be questioned about his life choices by some blonde American. 😆
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  3. I fully agree with the thing about foreigners who come to Japan and don't interact with Japanese are dissapointing
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  4. You've absolutely made that high school student's day. I really appreciate your kind and thoughtful gesture. You even insisted he would take a picture with you knowing he was too shy to accept it in the beginning. Thank you so much!
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  5. She is beautiful. Im biracial black/white and my wife is Korean. We have two teens who have a wonderful mix of all three. I wish her the best
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  6. 0:54 Hi!! I’m the guy at this time!! Thank you for interviewing! It was a very good time at Christmas 😆 Hope your channel will be more greater and bigger💪💪💪 Let’s go Japan （立ち上がれ日本🇯🇵）
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  7. I LOVE THESE LANGUAGES BUT THEY'RE HARD TO LEARN! 😢
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  8. "Let´s go, you two, fight to the death" with the kids had my laughing so hard. 😂
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  9. Kids are so pure that they're so brutally honest with everything no matter what nation or ethnicity they are.
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  10. 0:22 BRUH THE CHILD JUST YEETING THROUGH THE SHOT LMAO
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  11. Pearl, I’m Catholic too and that was cool to see a part of Mass sung in Japanese. Your in-laws are really rolling out the red carpet for you. Thanks for sharing. ⛪️🍣🍱
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  12. I think speaking a lot of languages at a basic level for the sake of making anyone that you run into feel human (especially in the and UK where there are a lot of immigrants but mostly english speaking white people) has a lot of value. I speak several languages kind of poorly, but I find that people really enjoy being able to communicate in their own tongue even if you don't speak fluently. So where I would not qualify as a true polyglot, I think being able to communicate with anyone is a valuable skill as well.
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  13. "Its all about perspective" - You can choose to feel complimented or you can choose to feel insulted. Exactly! Go, Marintia. You've got a beautiful life ahead of you. 😊
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  14.  @stardustjustlikeyou  and thinner
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  15. I spent 22 years in Japan. I also taught myself Japanese - just from an English to Japanese dictionary and then I used some text books. I was working full time for banks. Also many Japanese didn't understand the Australian accent, so I purposefully changed my English accent to sound more American. After a while of speaking mainly Japanese at home and with my family - I started to forget English words, but I could remember the Japanese word for that same thing.
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  16. This format of jumping back and forth between the interview and regular day trip works really well. 👍🏼 P.S. I love Katie's voice.
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  17. I studied Chinese at Fudan University 1989 to 1990. Later I taught English at universities in China for 16 years.
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  18. Ah, isn’t globalism a beautiful thing? Now even an American can speak Japanese.
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  19. Despite its ancient Irish roots, Halloween is considered an American holiday by much of the world. It's nice to see Japan embracing the Halloween tradition, and having fun with it.
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  20. There's also a difference between fluency and proficiency. "Fluency" usually refers to how automatically you are able to produce language, relatively free of internal translation or native language interference. In this sense, a toddler is "fluent". "Proficiency" refers to a depth of knowledge (that high-level vocabulary, for instance) and nimbleness with the language--responding to native speakers, noticing and correcting one's own mistakes, mastering intonation, etc. You can speak a bunch of stuff fluently and not have anywhere near native-level proficiency (I have an MA in applied linguistics, btw).
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  21. I love how everyone seems to be getting along even when they’re complete strangers. It’s like one big party!
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  22. I love her boldness! I'm always inspired to leave my comfort zone! I hate being so shy.
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  23. The guy who drive rickshaw is also a Youtuber he travels america using his rickshaw. 😊
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  24. The girl vibing to their “Wake me up” cover-
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  25. Oh man, visiting the in-laws takes lots of care even in a shared native language. It seems like it went great! Your Japanese sounds more and more natural as the years go by, and I think his parents must be very happy to speak with you in Japanese. It's really cool of them to go to church for you! They seem really nice. Future FIL has such classic adorable Japanese Dad vibes
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  26. I said one sentance in japanese at a japanese restaurant today in Australia and they all were shocked
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  27. When you can speak another language, you open a door to another world.
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  28. There are 3 Japanese language school Near my house in Tokyo. This is so accurate. Most of the students pass level 1 JPlT in 2 years or less. However, I haven’t met any students who could hold a conversation or understand basic conversation. They pass the test and get the certificate, but it really lacks meaning. Go to the county side and learn Japanese far from Tokyo.
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  29. Well that escalated quickly hahaha
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  30. Daammm, Pearl! This is the best type of content on your channel. You have been places and done things that very few have accomplished. Thank you for sharing this piece of your life.
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  31. My American mom had to learn a lot of things and take Japanese cooking classes before she married my Japanese dad. She knows how stressful in can be to meet Japanese in laws. Glad it went well for your mom.
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  32. "Why tape it?" Well it’s motivational for people learning the language. If i see another German speaking fluent Japanese, it shows that it’s possible and that it’s worth pursuing. I also think that it’s ok to flex sometimes. Learning a langue to fluency is hard work, so why shouldn’t you be allowed to demonstrate your skills? You wouldn't tell a musician to not play for an audience and only keep it to himself either right? But then there certainly are youtubers who make cringy "White guy speaks fluent %$§& and SHOCKS locals"-type videos. They often seem to only learn some basic phrases or like a script for the specific situation they're trying to make a video of. This creates a false image and no one needs that.
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  33. Who saw this in recommended
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  34. I could literally listen to that guy singing for hours what a beautiful sounding song 🥺
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  35. is it just me who can't stop grinning while watching? It's so cute, their reactions and you handle those situations so well
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  36. I get this reaction when I speak Lithuanian to their locals. It’s so amazing that you can separate the languages and remember them.
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  37. She proves that humanity exists, she said says things happily which make them feel awkward and talk to us friendly too. You deserve a subscribe, Good luck.
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  38. I'm Brazilian, every time some polyglot speaks in Portuguese we understand because in our culture there is a huge ability to deduce things, even speaking wrong we will know what you want to speak, people speak Spanish we understand what they want to say even don't knowing Spanish, if you speak in a broke Portuguese missing The conjugation and words we will say "you spoke well" because we are happy only to have someone speak our language and we support the person in learning
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  39. I took 2 years of Spanish in High School and 2 semesters in college. I finally was able to test my proficiency in Spain and i was able to hold basic conversations and translate for my friends at a restaurant, but I realized how inadequate my learning experience was. Learning a language requires a lot of time, practice, devotion, and certainly a certain degree of immersion in the culture. These 30-min exercises are maybe enough for you to get by on a weekend trip, but certainly not for fluency.
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  40. Just FYI The law in Japan states that you will make an active effort to choose 1 nationality after 22 years old, however, there is no set penalty if you do not. You can just claim that you are "making an effort" to choose. I am 29 and have both US and Japanese citizenships (and passports) without a problem. Airport customs don't care (they may be confused how to deal with your ticket tho) and for the most part, you can openly tell them you have another passport. I renewed my passport for 10 years right before I turned 22 (no issue) but a few of my other dual citizen friends have renewed both passports after 22 and also just openly stated they have dual. The only downside to having dual citizenship is that you would have to file taxes, etc for both countries. As long as you are not using your other citizenship to evade taxes, the govt has no real motivation to pursue your decision. Unless you are like Naomi Osaka, or some other celebrity whom is (was) publicly known to have dual citizenship.
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  41. Congratulations on 1 million subs 🎉
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  42. Oh the jealously of small minded people. Let it go and laugh at their ignorance! You have an awesome channel.
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  43. I never realized that I'm a polyglot 🤔 I can speak Dutch, Turkish, English and Japanese. I can't speak German fluently but it's similar to Dutch so I can understand some German.
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  44. He said 'some Japanese features', his face is mostly Japanese-looking imo. I hope he can feel more comfy in Japan, his country, and i hope Japanese people can be more exposed to and speak with non-Japanese people, and accept them. And from what i see in your videos, obviously you are really helping with that as much as you can, which is awesome.
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  45. As the old man was saying, he's more concerned about his health and well-being. It is certainly harder for some people to lose weight than others, and just like smokers, some obese people live long and healthy lives, but the odds are against it. Obesity is also on the rise in Japan. Not judging him, and he seems like a great guy, but If he can, he should try to lose weight for the sake of his health.
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  46. In defence of non-fluency: I just want to greet my girlfriend's parents in Japanese, I would like to be involved with my French coworkers' conversations, I want to understand the Latin phrases we use in English. For none of these things is fluency relevant.
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  47. So whenever a society says we have no (insert thing here) it is instantly a red flag of people being disingenuous. Truthfully it’s gaslighting because people know there are homeless people. When your first guest said he got depressed and sort of gave up, I really do get it. My friends from Japan have told me there really isn’t mental health services at the same level as in the west (not that we do an amazing job) and it’s looked down upon to get help. I have had friends confronting problems and when I’ve sometimes repeated things I learned in therapy over the years, it was shocking. Like being told you don’t owe people things and it is okay to cut people out of your life if they are toxic. That there are things that might be “selfish” but in a good way.
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  48. You are repairing the bad juju that Asians have with Americans just by speaking THEIR languages and putting yourself out there the way you do! You’re an excellent ambassador because you’re so friendly and you look like Barbie! Thank you!
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  49. Alyssa-san, thank you so much for having me. I really want everyone to know how hard Alyssa-san worked on this video, I saw it firsthand. Massive respect. Legend!
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  50. I have seen a chinese person speak my language which is afrikaans. I was blown away by it. I appreciated it.
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