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I'm about to level up in line!
What's that?
it's like green tea
((MANDARIN)) Do you have it?
huh?
((MANDARIN)) Do you have it?
hahahahah
I'm about to level-up in line
hey,excuse me..
what time does this place close tonight?
around one o'clock
one in the morning?!
really?
that late?
wow, that's awesome
I like your hair, it looks cool
hahahahahha
it's cool
thanks
are you guys Vietnamese?
my wife is Vietnamese, but I'm from Indonesia
she's Vietnamese?
yea
((INDONESIAN)) What's happening today?
((INDONESIAN)) How are you?
((INDONESIAN)) Good?
((INDONESIAN)) I'm learning Indonesian
((INDONESIAN)) Therefore I like practicing this language
((INDONESIAN)) Where are you from?
Jakarta?
you speak Indonesian better than he does
I'm from the other side..
((INDONESIAN)) really?
((INDONESIAN)) I can speak Vietnamese also
oh,OK
((INDONESIAN)) Your wife?
yea
((INDONESIAN)) You can tell her that I want to practice Vietnamese
oh, is this the line?
this is the line
Indonesian,Indonesian...
what?
Indonesian
do you want to grab a table?
Hey
((VIETNAMESE)) Are you Vietnamese?
((VIETNAMESE)) Vietnamese?
((VIETNAMESE)) how are you today?
you cannot call me ''Anh''
oh no~~~
((VIETNAMESE)) I'm sorry
how did you learn that? how many languages do you speak?
((VIETNAMESE)) I learn many languages
((VIETNAMESE)) I really like learning Vietnames...especially Vietnamese and Chinese
((VIETNAMESE)) Because I think both Vietnamese and Chinese are beautiful
((VIETNAMESE)) Moreover...
can you speak Spanish?
((VIETNAMESE)) Yes, I can...
((VIETNAMESE))** Spanish**
How about Chinese?
((VIETNAMESE)) I can speak
which dialect?
((VIETNAMESE)) I speak Mandarin and Cantonese
Cantonese?
uh huh
((VIETNAMESE)) You speak Vietnamese, Chinese, English..
5 languages
((VIETNAMESE)) Oh,so which languages?
what do I speak?
yea
((VIETNAMESE)) So, what languages?
((VIETNAMESE)) English...
(VIETNAMESE)) English,Vietnamese, Chinese..
Indonesian and Dutch
((INDONESIAN)) You speak Indonesian, too?
huh?
((INDONESIAN)) Can you?
((INDONESIAN))A little bit?
yea
((INDONESIAN)) Litle by little, progress will be made, is it not so?
((INDONESIAN)) Little by little, progress will be made
is that Malaysian?
((INDONESIAN)) Indonesian
oh my god...
it's a proverb
it means little by little you get better
you practice more and more...
where did you learn how to speak Indonesian?
((INDONESIAN)) Because...
((CANTONESE)) Do you speak Cantonese and...
((CANTONESE)) I speak Cantonese
((CANTONESE)) Cantonese?
((CANTONESE)) Really?
OK, Cool
((CANTONESE)) Good...
((CANTONESE)) My wife is from Taiwan
((CANTONESE)) Are you American or?
((CANTONESE)) I'm American, but ny wife is from Taiwan
you sure you don't want one?
((JAPANESE)) It's delicious!
((JAPANESE)) Delicious!
((JAPANESE)) Do you want it?
((JAPANESE)) I don't want to eat
((JAPANESE)) You don't want to eat?
this dude with the earing in his ear is Fillipino
hey, I think he might be Japanese!
you see his shirt?
get em!
you see his shirt?
get em!
he's Japanese
you see that guy with the green shirt that just walked past me?
that guy with the green shirt over there
he's Japanese
how do you know?
you see his shirt?
his shirt and look at his face
his face,too...
what did it say on his shirt?
what am I suppose to do?
hahahhahahhahhahaahhaa
right there
there's only two though..
yea
I'll stand up
go ahead and sit down
you go sit down
you see that Pho house over there, look
across the street, that Pho house over there
right here
it says ''I love Pho''
that's how it's pronounced?
yea
I thought it was Phough
you ready to level up?
you're looking kind of scared there..
relax
I'm not used to this
I know..it's a new thing
you guys come here very often?
no, we're not from here
oh you're not?
from where?
Savanna
we're visiting too
oh yea? where?
Ohio
Ohio?
yea. We're here for a tournament
a tournament?
a game tournament
oh, nice!
what games do you play?
Street Fighter, Killer Instinct, Tekken
oh wow...
you must be really good..
we're OK
I used to play a long time ago
which games you used to play?
I used to play Marvel vs Capcom
2?
yea
oh,OK
old school...
old school, yea..that's old school
I don't play anymore though
yea, it's time consuming
yea..I used to play like 4-5 hours a day
5?
wow
so you said you're from Savanna?
Oh, OK..
where's Savanna?
Georgia
Oh
3 hours South
oh
you're from Ohio?
yea, Columbus, Ohio
wow
Cleveland
you'll win big prize money for it?
I think it's cash prize, yea
is that your mom?
where are you guys from?
Originally Vietnam
Oh Vietnam..oh
I heard you speaking different languages over there
((VIETNAMESE)) You can speak Vietnamese?
((VIETNAMESE)) Really?
((VIETNAMESE)) Hello
((VIETNAMESE)) Are you good today?
((VIETNAMESE)) You good?
I'm really impressed,man
you speak a lot of languages
((VIETNAMESE)) Because I like learning a lot of languages
((VIETNAMESE)) I speak Vietnamese, Chinese..
((VIETNAMESE)) French?
((VIETNAMESE)) A little bit
((VIETNAMESE)) Do you speak French?
((VIETNAMESE)) Really?
a little bit
((FRENCH)) A little bit
did you live in Vietnam or China or did you pick it up from friends?
((VIETNAMESE)) I learn at home
((VIETNAMESE)) Because I have a lot of books
wow
((VIETNAMESE)) Moreover, I can use the computer to talk with Vietnamese people
Wow, that's impressive. Can you write Vietnamese?
**It was hard to hear the woman at this point**
((VIETNAMESE)) Really?
((VIETNAMESE)) really?
I can't read or write in Vietnamese
((VIETNAMESE)) But you understand
((VIETNAMESE)) I understand, but I can't write
because I speak at home
very good, because when you speak you know the different forms
**Very difficult to hear**
((VIETNAMESE)) This language is tough to learn
((VIETNAMESE)) Although Vietnamese is hard to learn, I will continue to work hard at learning this language..
I though you had like a Vietnamese mom or something
hahahahahhahaha
you speak it very well
My ex girlfriend who's sister married a half Vietnamese and Black. He speaks Vietnamese very well
((VIETNAMESE)) Really?
he has the same skin complexion as you
((VIETNAMESE)) No, I don't have a Vietnamese mom
that makes it even more impressive
hey, I'm about to go outside and get this dude sitting down
y'all coming?
you see that table over there to the right?
when they're in a group like that?
uh huh
that's when it's really fun
yea, this is a pretty cool spot. It's like all Vietnamese..
can you read this?
can you read that?
that's Chinese
can you recognize some of that?
((JAPANESE)) Bean
rotten, flower...shell?
yea
three, to send something and one..
yep
is that rotten?
yea
that's Tofu
oh, Tofu, yea rotten bean
what is that?
how do you say that in Japanese...
damn...
what's it called in English?
it's like fragrant..smell
is that bone?
it is, but...yea it's bone
that's stick...
I don't know what that is..
what is this..
that means rod,right? or pole
yea
I'm not sure what that means
I read most of it
yea
Oh, I let that dude leave...
what y'all need me to read?
I was seeing if he could recognize this..
shiiiit...
hahhahahahaha
that looks like the one we talked about the other day...
yea, it's the same. What did we say it meant? in that Chinese place? Same word..
remember...''mail''
I'll give you a hint ''Mail''
it's a verb or something..
Oh, is it to recieve or give!?
hahahhahaa
you're close..you're close..
to send!!
yea
by three send one
dang, I was trying to get that dude sitting right there...
we started reading then he left
he was like ''this ***'s offensive to me'' lol
hahahhahaa
this is all Vietnamese until you get to this one..
yea, yea..
you know..a lot of Vietnamese and speak Chinese
Cantonese particularly
a lot of Vietnamese can speak Cantonese
Man, I'm about to go over here to this table real quick
lol
that table? you won't me to go over there to that table real quick?
go over there
that table?
you need to handle that real quick?
you don't think I'll do it?
ahhahahahhahaha
I know you would
you know what? do us this favor..go over there and ask them if they know of any Japanese spots
oh yea
let's go, come on
hey, sorry to bother you guys. Do you know where there's any Japanese restaurants that are open right now around here?
Japanese restaurants?
Yea, Soya
it's right over there
You have Shoya S-H-O-Y-A
then right up there, there's a sushi place
sushi place? they're still open right now?
oh yea
if you want authentic Japanese, then it's Shoya
there's Japanese people working there?
yea
hahahhahhahaa
absolutely
no Mexican
no Mexican?
OK..
no offense
it's like 7 minutes up on the right
so which one's the best?
I think it's Shoya
Shoya's the best?
and that's the authentic one,right?
they chop things up..
oh,OK
thanks a lot, appreciate it
where're you guys from?
Vietnam
everyone's from Vietnam?
He's Chinese
We're visiting from Ohio for a video game tournament
what video game?
like Street Fighter..Tekken..
oh
everything,right? just..
killer instinct...yea
did you get a chance to play Titanfalls?
I have it, but haven't opened it yet because I had to stay focused for the tournament..killer-instinct
which tournamnet you entered in
Killer-Instinct
that's a hard game
so, why are you looking for Japanese people, I'm just curious
hahahahhaaha
you play poker?
huh?
do you play poker?
no
you play games, but not poker?
((VIETNAMESE)) Everyone here speaks Vietnamese?
Oh snap..
hahahhahahhahahah
((VIETNAMESE)) Do you speak Vietnamese?
((VIETNAMESE)) Yea
((VIETNAMESE)) Really?
teach my boyfriend something!
what?
he's speaking Vietnamese. That's crazy.
are you like fluent?
((VIETNAMESE)) I speak a lot of Vietnamese, but...
((VIETNAMESE)) I think this language is very difficult to learn
((VIETNAMESE)) Yea!
((VIETNAMESE)) Although it's like that though, I will continue working hard to learn it
keep it up
good
hahahahhahhahhaha
((VIETNAMESE)) I like learning other languages, especially Vietnamese and Chinese..
it's funny because you speak with a Northern accent
hahahahahahhahaha
((VIETNAMESE)) Really?
((VIETNAMESE)) I'm Northern! lol
hahahahahaha
((VIETNAMESE)) I'm a Northerner
wow..it's funny how you talk with an accent
he does talk with an accent
((VIETNAMESE)) Northern?
yea
how did you learn?
((VIETNAMESE))Because I have a lot of books at home..
((VIETNAMESE)) I study independently, moreover I have a lot of books.
((VIETNAMESE)) I also use the computer to talk with Vietnamese people
((VIETNAMESE)) Speaking with Vietnamese people in order to understand this country
oh, OK
that's awesome right there..
hahahhahhaaa
how long did it take you?
((VIETNAMESE)) I've studied Vietnamese for about a year
one year?
wow...that's amazing
it's hard to learn
((VIETNAMESE)) It's tough
((VIETNAMESE)) The pronunciation is tough
I noticed that you're wearing a Buddhist jade
((VIETNAMESE)) My wife gave it to me..
I don't speak Vietnamese so I don't understand what you're saying
he's Chinese
((MANDARIN)) Do you speak Mandarin?
((MANDARIN)) Do you speak Chinese?
he speaks Chinese,too
((MANDARIN)) Do you speak Chinese?
I'm Chinese, but I speak the other one...I speak Cantonese
((CANTONESE)) Oh, you speak Cantonese?
((CANTONESE)) I speak Cantonese,too
((CANTONESE)) If you speak Cantonese, we can use Cantonese to chat
((CANTONESE)) Very strong
((CANTONESE)) Is that cool?
((CANTONESE)) OK
you have a special gift or something
wow, he just learned 3 languages like that
((CANTONESE)) My wife gave this to me
((CANTONESE)) Your wife?
((CANTONESE)) My wife gave it to me
((CANTONESE)) Because my wife's from Taiwan
((CANTONESE)) From Taiwan?
((CANTONESE)) Yeah
wow
((CANTONESE)) So...
you have a lot of free time
hahaha
his wife is Taiwanese
((CANTONESE)) So, if I want to practice Cantonese..oh not Cantonese...
((CANTONESE)) I mean Mandarin, I can practice Mandarin with her
((CANTONESE)) She doesn't speak Cantonese?
((CANTONESE)) You speak Taiwanese?
((CANTONESE)) Mandarin and Taiwanese
((CANTONESE)) Really?
((CANTONESE)) Yeah
((CANTONESE)) Where did you...
do you speak?
I only speak Japanese and that's why we were looking for a Japanese restaurant
hahhahahhahahah
((VIETNAMESE)) You're good **Southern Accent**
you sound good bro. Your accent sounds good
(VIETNAMESE)) Really?
I should say- ((VIETNAMESE)) You speak Vietnamese well **Northenr accent**
hahahhaahahaha
because you said it the Southern way
we say ''Yoi''
you see, that's Southern accent
**I didn't hear what he said***
LOLOLOL
((VIETNAMESE)) The Northerners say....for example ''Speaking Vietnamese isn't easy'' **Northern Accent**
((VIETNAMESE)) The Southerners say ''YEAH''
those are different regions
you definitely have a Northern accent
((CANTONESE)) Where are you from?
((CANTONESE)) I'm from Vietnam
((CANTONESE)) Where?
((CANTONESE)) Vietnam
((CANTONESE)) Oh Vietnam?!
((CANTONESE)) Yeah
((CANTONESE)) Well, then why don't you speak Vietnamese?
hahahhahhahahhahah
((CANTONESE)) I've been in China
((CANTONESE)) But your parents..
((CANTONESE)) Parents are Chinese
((CANTONESE)) But they speak Vietnamese?
((CANTONESE)) Yea, they speak it
Oh, OK
((CANTONESE)) Family came from Vietnam to China
((CANTONESE)) I got it..
wow
((CANTONESE)) You're good
are you going to learn,man?
hahhahahahhahhhhaha
no?
he went to Hong Kong
we're language geeks
he speaks Japanese though
good job and I hope you guys win
I'm already out..
hahahhahahhahahhahaha
what happened?
stuff happens
I qualified for top 16 tomorrow, so...
where's this tournament at?
at the Hilton hotel
where?
by the airport
you gotta hang out with the Asian people and practice,man
((VIETNAMESE)) I already know
do you pick it up easily? because there's certain people who can pick it up easily
((VIETNAMESE)) I think that if you can speak like 2 or 3 languages..
((VIETNAMESE)) When you begin another language, it's easier
the first one is difficult, but once you learn two, it gets easier.
I mean you still have to work hard...
It's the method.. I know exactly what I need to learn. I just need to put the time in.
so on an average I'm able to speak the language within 6 months
that's good,man
can you read and write?
I can read and write, yea
what?
I'm jealous
I don't joke around, I'm for all aspects of the language
do you speak Cantonese or Mandarin?
I speak Cantonese, Mandarin Taiwanese..
((MANDARIN)) Hello
((MANDARIN)) Are you Chinese?
that's all I know..lol
you should apply for a job at the state department,man..
state department..
it's not about the money for me, I just like talking with people...it's a passion
my life changed...once I started learning about these different cultures..I met so many people
and it opened up many doors. So for me, it's not about just making money
I mean, if I wanted I can go do some type of work for like the CIA or something..
I just don't have an interest in that type of work
I just like to do this...chat with people
I like the reactions, too...hahahahah
last week we went to a chicken place called Canes. We have one in Columbus.
there were a lot of Vietnamese girls sitting at the table.
I was with a friend and I told him that they were from Vietnam and he said ''how do you know''
I told him ''I bet they're from Vietnam. Let's go over there''
so we went over there to the table and you know, they were just talking..in English
I think they were born here because they had perfect English.
so I asked one of them ''Hey are you guys from Vietnam?''
and they went crazy. I didn't even start speaking Vietnamese yet..lol
hahahahha
they went crazy. They were like ''How can you tell we're Vietnamese?!''
hahahaha
and then once I started speaking Vietnamese it was over..
hahahahahhaah
they're about to call the police over there..
hahahhahhahahhahahhah
''what you over here doing? you harassing them or something?''
hahahhhha
but the reactions..I like the reaction, you know..
yea,it's different. Because the language is even hard for us
and with you having the accent....
yea
everybody says that ''you sound Northern, you sound Northern''
but you know the books I use for Vietnames? it's Northern...
yea
everything you know is Northern...
yea, it's Northern
I'll pick up the Southern one day
you can be an interpreter or something like that, you know?
actually, I teach too. I'll give you guys my cards. I have a website, I have a Youtube channel
cool
I can work for you
yea
you guys can just check it out when you get a chance
but this is what I do
these are my business cards..
that's my method..FLR..that means ''Foreign Language RoadRunning''
that's my technique
((CANTONESE)) That's my method for learning other languages
((CANTONESE)) This is my method
((CANTONESE)) When you have time you can go to that website and see
((CANTONESE)) Your name is..
Moses
((CANTONESE)) But my Chinese name is Mouse
((CANTONESE)) Mouse!!??
you know what that means, right?
hahahaha
((CANTONESE)) It's just my nickname
interesting
((VIETNAMESE)) Mouse
what?
that'a actually not bad..
the mouse is a very smart animal
in America you have different perspectives..at least from where I came in Asia, the mouse is a very intelligent animal
as long as it's not a cockroach
hahahahhaha
because my American name is Moses so when I first started learning Chinese, I had this Chinese friend..
I couldn't speak Chinese yet, I only knew a couple of words
but he introduced me to his family and they couldn't speak English. They were wondering what my name was so I told them Moses
everyone at the table were trying to say Moses, but they would say ''Mouse,mouse''
they couldn't say Moses, so my friend said ''Hey, I have a name for you'' I said what is that
he said we're going to call you ''laoshu''
I said what does that mean?
he said mouse. Everyone at the table started laughing. I said, man why do I have to be a mouse?
but it makes since because the way they were saying my name sounded like mouse
interesting,man..
it's rare to find someone who has that mastery in different languages
this is passion,man I love to do it. You know when you have a passion for something, you just...
The first time, I was shocked...
I knew...
not even that, way back...the Jehova's witness?
two white boys, blonde hair with a suit and tie coming up knocking on the door like
((VIETNAMESE)) Hello, how are you?
I was like......
((VIETNAMESE)) Where're your parents?
hahahhahhahahhahahhahahahhahaahhhahhahah!!
I said...no way...
where's your mom and dad..lol
my first time seeing a white guy with blond hair speak Vietnamese, I was freaking out
they teach us English, you know? reading the bible...
I didn't know about the bible until I grew up
You know this is actually...before we leave I want to tell you...
we didn't come over here to ask you where the Japanese places were. We knew where they were already
I just wanted to come over here and practice
see where you guys were from so that I could practice some Chinese..Vietnamese...
I knew you guys were Vietnamese, actually..I just wanted to make sure
how about him, does he speak any languages?
he speaks Japanese
oh, he speaks Japanese?
yep
that's pretty cool
so you don't read subtitles anymore?
no
I always find the dubbings to be terrible
you ever watch Dragon Ball Z? the dubbing is terrible
hahahahahhahahahha
some white dude, no offense
hahahahahhahahhahahhahahah
alright, we gotta go because they're waiting on us..
((VIETNAMESE)) Nice to meet you
nice to meet you
what's your name?
((VIETNAMESE)) Nice to meet you
that's good,man I like your accent
you like my accent?
yea, I'm trying,man I'm trying
good stuff,man..
alright
what video games you entered
what games did you play?
Street Fighter and Tekken
I'm just playing Killer Instinct
I'm still in. I won all of my matches.
I qualified for top 16 so.....wish me luck for tomorrow. I may be able to win the tournament.
anyways, you guys take care
you too
((VIETNAMESE)) See you later,OK!
((CANTONESE)) Goodbye
that's awesome,man..
they didn't even notice my camera. Do you think they noticed my camera?
No
hahahahahahhhaha
you should've said when you gave them your card that they might see themselves on there
they're gonna see it...
hahahha
dude, that was sloppy....dude...
what all you get?
dude..
man, what happened over there?
what's the aftermath?
hahahahhahaha
man..that was.....
let me see if my camera is still on...that was ridiculous, dude
weren't there another dude in a white t-shirt that came and joined y'all?
nah, that dude was the girls' boyfriend. White guy. He didn't speak any Vietnamese..she was mad at him lol
word?
he's a white guy, right?
yea
don't think feel
it's like a finger pointing to the moon
don't concentrate on the finger
or else you'll miss all of that heavenly glory
do you understand?