Xiaomanyc 小马在纽约

I did a social experiment / prank where as a white guy I walked up to various Chinese vendors in NYC’s Chinatown, began speaking to them in English, and then switched over mid-conversation to Chinese (a combination of Mandarin and Cantonese, Mandarin I’m quite fluent in, Cantonese less so). We filmed their genuine reactions!

This is an idea I’ve been wanting to film for a while, inspired by a combination of videos by JAYKEEOUT and laoshu505000. It didn’t come out quite as I planned, my camera’s autofocus is terrible in bright light, but hopefully this can be the first of a series if you guys like it!

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Hey everyone! I'm Xiaoma (@xiaomanyc) and until the age of 18 I grew up speaking exclusively English, and then I got the chance to learn Mandarin and live in Beijing for a year where I fell in love with Chinese food, language, and culture. This expanded my appetite to learn about cultures, foods, and languages from all around the world and now I share this passion with all of you! I offer language classes and consulting on my website, xiaomanyc.com. You can learn more about my language journey on my language learning channel ariinbeijing: https://www.youtube.com/user/ariinbeijing 我是小马，是个住在纽约、会说中文的美国人，我做视频分享我的生活给大家看，并且提供正能量！想要了解纽约或美国的生活吗？请订阅一下哦！ For video collaboration or business inquiries, send me an email -- English or Chinese both okay! Email only available on the desktop version of this page. 视频或商业合作请发电子邮件联系，英文中文都可以。这个页面只有PC版才有我的email

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