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

  1. Person: "Hi, I'm a polyglot. I speak 10 languages!" That same person: Only speaks one language fluently, has basic conversational skill in one, and knows how to say "hi, how are you" and "thank you" in 8 languages and "read" badly Google translated phrases.
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  2. All these "Polyglots" who know so many ways to say "hello", "how are you", "I'm fine", "thank you", and "I know a little ____"
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  3. when i was in japan i only spoke very minimal japanese but i remember one girl coming up to me at the mall to try and give me a napkin thing for a company and speaking rough english and i said that i was ok, but thanks in japanese and she lit up like a puppy, i felt really bad after she excitedly asked me if i spoke japanese and i had to tell her not really. So next time i go, i plan to be much better at it
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  4. My favorite interaction with a kid in Japan was during a trip with some friends. We were talking to the 10-year-old daughter of the owner of the inn we were staying at. One of my friends, who is Slovenian, was pretending he was Japanese. The girl, of course, wasn't buying it. When he asked her why she thought he wasn't Japanese, she said, "because your nose is too big." That was apparently a bigger clue than his skin, or his hair, or anything else. 😂
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  5. Omg, his family are literally learning english for you and your family, my god, that's so beautiful.
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  6. That first rickshaw guy was FINE. Like damn. He should be modeling. Or maybe that's how he keeps in shape for his modeling gig?
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  7. Kindness flows like water while hatred spreads like fire, let's keep our kindness flowing as it will eventually extinguish the hate fire.
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  8. when she grabbed her arm at 1:28 I almost died!
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  9. When that man told you to please live in Japan forever, my heart melted. So welcoming.
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  10. I've been poking away very slowly at Japanese for a few years and always love the reactions people give when you surprise them. I work at a cancer centre in Canada and my Japanese patients always say how happpy and at ease it makes them feel to hear someone speak Japanese with them when they're here for a stressful appointment. Always inspires me to keep working at it more! Thanks for the great videos, がんばってね！
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  11. It’s such a foreign concept to me. I was raised in the military and now live in a huge city with a lot of ethnicities so I wouldn’t think twice if I met these folks. It’s got to be super tough for them. Educating people with your videos is great. I’m enjoying this.
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  12. You look like Annie Leonheart from Attack on Titan❤
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  13. The best "foreigner who speaks Chinese" channel there is, by a long shot
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  14. Later on back in Shanghai: "So you all got back from Burma...did you take any pictures?" "Yes...here are some pictures of the trees, the river, and a blonde white girl" lol
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  15. My favourite part about the two boys (the one with the blue jacket and the longish blonde hair) was the blonde one said “ask him what he wants to buy” and you responded with what you wanted to buy in English, in spite of them not having translated it for you- should have been the biggest giveaway 😂
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  16. I once had to translate English to English. My friend was from Texas and the tourist couple were from England. Texan said "So wur yall frum" lol.
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  17. I like hamburgers and freedom 😂😂 that is so American
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  18. I really love those street videos! They are the only videos that appeal to masses and encourage people to interact with foreigners without shame.
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  19. Technically, those "polyglots" do speak many languages....at a beginner level. No, you are not gonna learn Spanish in 6 months. No, you didn't learn Portuguese in 7 days.
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  20. She literally looks like a cool anime character.
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  21. Thank you for featuring this story! Only you bring this kind of content about Japan. I love that you are brave enough to feature the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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  22. Absolutely loved your place. Thank you for inviting me and for the mention about me and my situation 🙏🙏🙏 Truly appreciate you Alyssa and your community ❤️👍🌟
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  23. As a Japanese, I think it's a very realistic and fun video. Nishinari is the largest slum in western Japan, and many Japanese do not bother to visit. But it's not because it's dangerous, it's just not necessary. It's not even a hidden town. It is difficult to narrow the gap between rich and poor, but improvement is progressing.
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  24. Girl: *speaks perfect Chinese and Japanese* The people: *shocked happiness noises*
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  25. Unfortunately most English speaking tourists put absolutely zero effort in this stuff. So much respect to whoever can travel to a foreign country and speak their language with the locals.
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  26. It was the “whyyyyy” that had me in tears when he discovered you were enrolled in cram school in Japan 😭😂
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  27. You make friends with people so easily, really admire you, not everyone is able to do it. Cheers
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  28. We need a Tommy acoss America series! Loved seeing his reactions, lol
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  29. Even more respect for Lisa because she pursued a profession that showed others her disability is not a hindrance.
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  30. daaaamn she's considered a bad mom for having a hobby? her kids seemed just fine to me
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  31. I've recently been obsessed with laoshu50500 & xiaomanyc videos, then you popped up, now I have a 3rd YouTuber, yay! Subscribed 🎉
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  32. Love the positive aspect of this and the speaking several languages didn't come off as a "flex" like some other videos. Awesome video!
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  33. thank GOD for this video. these “polyglots” got me feeling real insecure for struggling at a language for 6 years and still feeling like i suck
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  34. You really got me on the "approaching a good-looking Man" part🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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  35. Many foreigners and Japanese locals are surprised/impressed with your four language speaking, Miss Alyssa, which feels comfortable to be part of the community.
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  36. “This ain’t no ordinary Gaijin”.
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  37. Thank you for telling part of their stories. The only way to work on these problems is to talk about them
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  38. I’m watching this at my friends house who learned Japanese years ago… I had no idea he knew Japanese and he was writing stuff down and he just laughed and went ‘yeah America’s pretty messed up’. And I looked up at him and was like ‘wa… how… what?’…. Umm so he’s gonna teach me Japanese now 😬 guess you learn something new everyday…
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  39. You talking to those people on the train is like a chess grandmaster playing multiple games at once! :D
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  40. Awww everybody was so nice😭 the "hello!" from across the road was hilarious😆
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  41. Don’t be embarrassed to ride alone.. that always bothered me when I heard my friends say “oh I could never go to the movie theatre alone”... but why ? I enjoy being by myself, I love myself and honestly enjoy life enough to want to experience everything, especially on my own. There’s this peaceful but enlightening feeling being able to be one with yourself and your thoughts. I enjoy being in my own head, getting my thoughts and creativity out.
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  42. Absolutely wonderful to see people having fun and spreading peace and love with a simple walk through town. Wish you both and all who find the way here a Merry Christmas.
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  43. Happy New Year and congrats on getting engaged! Such a touching video! Reminds me of my time with my host family in Japan. 😊
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  44. I have little sisters growing up like Katie in Japan. I'm going to share this video with them so they can see someone who looks like them in hopes that it will inspire them. That guide was great 👍.
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  45. 4 million views in 6 days? I don't think you need that job anymore.
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  46. There is definitely a language barrier there, when I was there I learned the basics, I didn't get in depth in the language as you did BUT if I would ask a question they would try there best to give me an answer and a lot of times that would break the ice and somehow we could communicate. The Japanese were so helpful and friendly, I remember I got on the wrong train in Tokyo and ended up in the country somewhere and I asked a lady on the train "how do I get too Yokohama?" We got off of the train, we both went back to Tokyo and she physically showed me the line too Yokohama. It was probably after a very long work day for her too! I was very grateful bowing and saying thank you over and over, domo arigato gozaimasu... Amazing!!
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  47. This is the weirdest shit ever. Like any time I watch someone speaking another language outside of their own culture I'm mesmerized because it shows the light of a what could be a fun encounter with someone and see some out of the box results. Screw these haters
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  48. I'm sooo jealous that you speak Chinese, Japanese and English but I only speak Greek and English
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  49. The little girl saying “Don’t eat it!” was hilarious and adorable
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  50. I don't think enough people realize that there is great pride to be found in acknowledging that you are still learning and practicing. Rather than needing to look like the smartest and trendiest polyglot (who can't speak beyond the first chapter of a Rick Steve's pocket phrasebook), there's a lot of merit to be found in foregoing the show-off video and, instead, uploading your real-life practice sessions. I would love to find more channels with "Mandarin Speaking Practice, Day 39" or "Japanese Shadowing Practice, Week 12" because it's a far more realistic guide to what someone can expect to achieve in that same amount of time. These weird exhibitions of people rapidly cycling through 14 different languages in one video feels like the linguistic equivalent of trying to be the prettiest and richest girl on the first day of school :')
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