American Tourist Orders Whisky in Scottish Gaelic, Locals Stunned
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Күн бұрынScottish Gaelic has been spoken as an indigenous language in Scotland for thousands of years, and it is as different from English as Japanese is and equally hard to learn. Once spoken in much of Scotland it is incredibly rare these days, spoken by only 1% of Scotland’s population, but I visited the remote Scottish island of Uist where it is still used to see what locals would think of an American tourist speaking this ancient tongue. A big thanks to Ann of www.lovegaelic.com/ for taking me around and you can check out her courses and immersion trips and also James Macletchie from www.igot2travel.com/ who is an amazing tour guide from the Islands (and native Gaelic speaker).
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Help preserve Eriskay Ponies, the rare native island pony, here: / eriskaypony_original_s...
And check out James’s Instagram here: / jmacletchiephotography
And a huge thanks to Ally (in addition to Ann) for helping me learn Gaelic! Much appreciated.
0:00 Introduction
1:13 Arriving at my Airbnb
2:00 Searching for Irn-Bru in a Gaelic-speaking market
2:50 Ordering whisky in a Scottish bar
3:45 Speaking Irish, Welsh, and Gaelic to a priest
5:12 Chatting in Gaelic with a farmer
8:00 A Gaelic-speaking dog
10:32 Doing a plunge into cold Scottish ocean
14:09 Ordering soup in Gaelic
15:50 Speaking with an island elder
16:29 Feeding lambs
18:48 A friendly conversation in Gaelic while buying salmon
20:38 Trying the world’s best smoked salmon
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@xiaomanyc 8 күн бұрын
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@pattyo6308 8 күн бұрын
Is Gaelic one of the most difficult languages to learn?
@HS-cf8lz 7 күн бұрын
Cornish next?
@razztastic 7 күн бұрын
@@pattyo6308 It's likely. Any near death language will obviously be far more difficult to learn than something like Mandarin, just by the lack of available resources.
@CoffeeTable-pq5kn 6 күн бұрын
Xiao besides your course what other “things” would you recommend for learning a language
@lutherhaynes8422 2 күн бұрын
@@pattyo6308 Depends on the location. Gaelic is a descriptive language and several hundred thousand or so are learning it. I am learning because it is the ancestrail language and we live in the States. Our ancesters are from Elgin of the Innes Clan.
@GibertPlays 13 күн бұрын
I love that the priest was like, “OMFG, Xiaoma is in town! I get to speak all the languages! I get to speak all the languages!”
@bobbiejojackson9448 12 күн бұрын
LOL I doubt very highly that he said OMFG, but yeah. He was pretty stoked to meet Ari.
@rippedtorn2310 12 күн бұрын
Tbh he's being very generous with his translations ! A good effort but you can tell its only been a month ...you would be same .
@GibertPlays 11 күн бұрын
@@DonC70 haha, fair enough.
@ninajones1175 11 күн бұрын
He said WHAT? The PRIEST? Hmmmm
@ninajones1175 11 күн бұрын
@@DonC70 sorry to say but it’s always those closest to us. Glad to know you are watching!😊
@BlackJeepConvertible 13 күн бұрын
So crazy that a random priest is a fan
@Nitrix77 13 күн бұрын
Makes sense considering how many languages he speaks.
@jamesmcconnell1015 13 күн бұрын
He runs into fans all over the world- huge following
@user-dh6bj2me5p 13 күн бұрын
"crazy?" Not really. You just have an immature vocabulary.
@edu-zn2wq 13 күн бұрын
@@user-dh6bj2me5p what are you even saying, people see things from different points of view thats it.
@CoolScratcher 13 күн бұрын
@@user-dh6bj2me5p No, the person was clearly being hyperbolic. There's nothing lacking in their verbiage, it's a youtube comment lol
@bigweejoe 10 күн бұрын
as a scotsman, this fills me with incredible pride, thank you
@FrozenDung Күн бұрын
From across the border. Did you learn Gaelic in school?
@pilsplease7561 Күн бұрын
That island looks like a lovely and peaceful place to live. Kind of wish I lived on it because Im tired of big cities, terrible people and drivers and just want somewhere where I am left alone and its not stressful.
@irishamericanpinupdoll Күн бұрын
@@pilsplease7561I could 100% live there! I stay out of the cities and I love quiet country living. I’m in!❤
@mkace2198 7 сағат бұрын
@@FrozenDungI’m from West Lothian next to Edinburgh and you’re more likely to learn French than you are to learn Gaelic 😂 I’m assuming places up the north of Scotland might (don’t quote me on that) but the more modernised areas, as far as i’m aware, no.
@patobrien6364 11 күн бұрын
I'm a native Irish speaker, and understand 95% of spoken Scottish Gaelic. Your pronunciation is amazing 😍 yes, you will get stuck for a word or 2 , here and there, but your spoken Gaelic and understanding of others is 5 star my man 👏👏 Thà gu màth ❤️😎
@Glaschu1 8 күн бұрын
Dè dualchainnt na Gaeilge a th’ agad, a charaid? An ann à Uladh a tha thu?
@David9LUFC 8 күн бұрын
Conas a ta tu
@David9LUFC 8 күн бұрын
@@Glaschu1I'm in waterford
@David9LUFC 8 күн бұрын
He also speaks irish
@denisescally7090 4 күн бұрын
Has he been to Ireland? I’ll have a look brb. My Dad is fluent from the west coast, me not a word sadly.
@Bobbzorzen 12 күн бұрын
the priest randomly whipping out like 15 languages was insane :D
@MegaKat 5 күн бұрын
Linguists can't help but geek out when they meet another linguist, we're like kids showing off our favorite pokemon cards! Oooo I've got Spanish, English and Japanese, show me your tournament deck!
@Bobbzorzen 5 күн бұрын
@@MegaKat Thats the most adorable take on it i've heard! Love it!
@seccikid6 Күн бұрын
I met my friend's Polish workmate yesterday and he was surprised when I greeted him in his native mother tongue
@Justin_STL 13 күн бұрын
Bro was hyperventilating when he hit that water and the woman instructor was like... Have you ever swam.. outside before?? Anywhere? LoL
@sparrowt4082 13 күн бұрын
He was having such a rough time, poor guy. 😅
@charleswebster2550 13 күн бұрын
🤣
@erinaustin2157 13 күн бұрын
@@Jess-737 We are literally surrounded by water. Of course he has plenty of times. It's part of life here ;)
@severeaux5763 13 күн бұрын
When that cold water hits the neither regions...... you are you not in control till your body reaches an equal librium takes seconds to many minutes.
@msisles6278 13 күн бұрын
We do have beaches in New York.
@westsidermetalhead4997 12 күн бұрын
3:46 When Father Ross appeared I lost it! Our man speaking so well he summoned a holy man. No one ever expects the Scottish Gaelic Inquisition!
@zbomb33 9 күн бұрын
Haha, Father came up in their flexing his language chops. It's so great to see people all over the world know you and what you have done for multiple language studies.
@Cazammaf 13 күн бұрын
That priest gave you a run for your money there Ari!
@camiloclarkson1122 13 күн бұрын
new york jew with west (of) england priest u met on a scottish island? that priest has guest appearance written all over him. Fly him out for non US videos, if.....he can learn enough whichever language of the people we so enjoy you surprising the bejesus out of. He learnt Cornish ffs!
@respectbossmon 13 күн бұрын
Am I the only person who had the impression the Father was a fan?
@shaness112233 13 күн бұрын
@@respectbossmon Considering he said as much when he introduced himself, if you were the only one who thought so I'd be very surprised
@petermackinnon7551 12 күн бұрын
Priest is Scottish 😂😂
@willvr4 12 күн бұрын
@@camiloclarkson1122 The premise alone sounds like the beginning of a joke.
@themollygrove 13 күн бұрын
the old man drinking gin wasn't gonna let you off the hook as easy as saying hi lol
@jtizzle450 12 күн бұрын
hahah that was my favorite part! 'you like whiskey?'... 'oh noo, I can't, I'm on the gin today'
@realShadowKat 10 күн бұрын
@@jtizzle450 I'm on the gin every day!
@JW-qf2fx 10 күн бұрын
his glass was probably pure gin, those rural fella go hard haha
@pilsplease7561 Күн бұрын
@@JW-qf2fx yes
@awtistiaeth4699 11 күн бұрын
That women who took him swimming is bloody hard, dead hard!! Much respect. What wonderful Island people and so welcoming.
@BrunoHenrique-jr1uj 10 күн бұрын
GOD BLESS SCOTLAND AND GOD SAVE SCOTTISH PEOPLE! Cheers from Porto, Portugal ❤
@robinknox3569 8 күн бұрын
Visited your beautiful city for the first time last week. Blessings to all in Porto - from Scotland
@BrunoHenrique-jr1uj 8 күн бұрын
@robinknox3569 Scottish, Welsh and Irish have Iberian DND 🧬! Because the Celts they go to the British Islands running away from the Romans, when Roman Empire take all Iberian Peninsula from our first people and civilization here the Lusitanians when it's called Lusitania to Portugal before the Romans and before the first king 👑 of Portugal in 1143 when we became the oldest nation in Europe and before the nation it's called Portvcale or Portucale 🌍! Take a look about your Iberian DNA 🧬! Blessings from Porto, Portugal! Do you taste Port Wine🍷!? I prefer Whisky 🥃 FROM SCOTLAND OBVIOUSLY! THE BEST! MY FAVOURITE IS Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky 🥃! 👍🏻 🙂 Cheers mate 🍻!
@willbee6785 8 күн бұрын
👍
@BrunoHenrique-jr1uj 5 күн бұрын
@TalorcMacAllan-jh9meAye! You're welcome mate! Your country is a beautiful land full of history and mystical souls and everything in Scotland is nature! You feel real life there! 🥃 Cheers mate! I'm taking a glass of Single Malt Glenfiddich right now instead of a port wine 🍷 one glass! 😂
@level1804 4 күн бұрын
Thank you from Scotland. 🏴 We will be saved after the next election when things will get much better. 🏴
@rustyshackleford6018 13 күн бұрын
it is really crazy to have two Polyglots fluidly switching languages rapid fire like that. Ive never seen something like that in the wild.
@infernalsorcery7923 11 күн бұрын
Watch more of these vids, when he's in other countries home to polyglots like this he does these crossover polyglot vids
@herpyderpy4366 11 күн бұрын
Laoshu (who if you don't know basically spearheaded this style of video-Xiaoma has cited him as inspiration) had a few instances of this over the years. The best I can recall right now was an encounter he had with two Russians in a supermarket-one of the two knew enough in fair number of languages for them to cycle through a bunch together. Next time I come across it, I'll share the video title here. Unfortunately, Laoshu's videos (especially his older ones) are all quite randomly/obscurely named, so finding anything again is a pain.
@WilliamAndrea 9 күн бұрын
you should watch Language Simp, hehe
@herpyderpy4366 8 күн бұрын
@@WilliamAndrea Any recommendations? Only things I've ever seen by him were over-exaggerated caricatures and speaking in "obvious-sarcam" tone the whole time lol. If he does any videos actually connecting with people through language, then I'm interested.
@WilliamAndrea 8 күн бұрын
@@herpyderpy4366 Oh, I was joking :/ I meant the caricatures like "American Polyglot Attacked by British Man in London". But there's at least one video where he's switching languages for real, though as a prank: "American Polyglot Omegle Trolling in French". The two guys smoking are the best.
@deckofcards87 13 күн бұрын
A New Yorker who speaks Gaelic. I think i've seen it all. The internet has completed its purpose.
@jigsawharlequin862 12 күн бұрын
I'm Polish but I have a strong Highland accent when speaking English. Always wanted to learn Gaelic, such a beatiful language and region!
@MrOoYT 12 күн бұрын
@@jigsawharlequin862out of interest, how did you gain a highland accent?
@jigsawharlequin862 12 күн бұрын
@@MrOoYT I had a tutor that was Irish and another one that was Scottish. I also watch a Scottish KZfaqr and always like the sccent in general. In Poland, we roll our r's so it was easier for me. I can do a pretty convincing Irish accent, too, which is helpful when people struggle to understand me (notorious Scottish issue...)
@MrOoYT 12 күн бұрын
@@jigsawharlequin862 Oh I see. Which Irish accent do you have?
@LauraAnimalgirl 11 күн бұрын
@@jigsawharlequin862 I love it when that happens! That's quite common when someone learns a language in the country itself or from someone with a strong accent that you then pick up that local accent even if it's different from the standard accent you're taught in language schools
@Yas-sx6rm 12 күн бұрын
This was in my opinion your most heartwarming and cozy video! A little island community which is just the most down to earth and kind people.
@heartshapedisle 10 күн бұрын
I was in the islands for 2 months some years back. Lewis, Harris and Uist. Just wonderful.
@danielturchan4092 9 күн бұрын
After years of taking only ice cold showers, those breathing techniques totally work, if u focus on the cold it’s all ur gonna feel, focusing on doing deep breaths and your own warmth makes the water just feel really good and refreshing
@jamie.miller.inspiring 5 күн бұрын
cold showering was what really helped me to learn to control my mind, instead of it controlling me!
@kathynicholson103 5 күн бұрын
Wim Hof!😊
@jhaas68865 13 күн бұрын
Father Ross may be a distant relative or at least a Jedi Master for you. Rare to see you shocked like that.
@JW-qf2fx 10 күн бұрын
haha agree - im welsh and switching Gaelic to Irish to Welsh is insanely hard to do... especially if you have other languages (czech, mandarin, latin bases etc) with wildly different structures. Awesome to see Ari out in the much forgotten corners of western europe!
@iainwilson7836 13 күн бұрын
No way I’m from Scotland but don’t speak Gaelic. Been watching you for years. Love from Scotland hope you enjoyed your visit
@FreezyAbitKT7A 13 күн бұрын
just memorize some greetings. That is mostly what he did.
@36987178631863 13 күн бұрын
You might be surprised how easy it is to pick up. The Gaelic phonemes (sound units) are already familiar to you, as most of them have been incorporated into the Scots English dialect in which you've been communicating your whole life. Training your mouth to produce alien sounds and your ears to make sense of them are some of the biggest challenges in language learning, and you have a giant leg up on that part. In addition to the satisfaction of connecting with your roots, there's an enormous body of Scots Gaelic literature, songs, and oral storytelling waiting for you to enjoy. Give it a shot! Slàinte mhath!
@JesusFriedChrist 13 күн бұрын
Feasgar math
@ramadamming8498 12 күн бұрын
Hardly anyone does though, only really in the west? 70,000?
@jodawgsup 12 күн бұрын
Because Scottish Gaelic isn't "thousands of years old" as he tried to say here; besides, it is a mere copy of Irish Gaelic, where it was actually spoken thousands of years.
@mysticseraph2213 11 күн бұрын
With all the hostility in the world, your openness to learning languages and cultures is so wholesome and refreshing ❤
@Roddy-my2wy 12 күн бұрын
Thank you for speaking Gaelic From Scotland 🏴
@jedifaith4950 13 күн бұрын
He’s halfway through the Celtic languages! Now he just needs to do Manx, Cornish, and Breton. That would help to bring awareness to the revivals going on with them too!
@fingerprint5511 12 күн бұрын
yes, the Black country would be very interesting
@LauraAnimalgirl 11 күн бұрын
Manx would be amazing! Or Cornish!
@caseyrimdinger3220 13 күн бұрын
Your swimming coach has the most relaxing voice this side of the nippy sweetie barrier
@thal1 12 күн бұрын
Ari surely wasn't relaxed during the swimming part tho 😂
@user-ii3vn8tn3q 11 күн бұрын
Thats COLD!
@pincermovement72 5 күн бұрын
I went with my mother and father to the highlands in the mid 1980s and on a visit to Mallaig we stopped in a pub and two old men were a bit worse for wear and singing songs . They asked my father to sing a song for them , he had been a choirboy as a child and shocked us all when he started singing a song in Gaelic that he remembered from his church . They absolutely loved it and we struggled to get out of the pub sober .
@rhiiirhiii 12 күн бұрын
thank you so much xiaoma for bringing so much light to the celtic languages. watching your irish, welsh, and now gaelic videos have gotten me so emotional. i’m currently disconnected from my welsh culture but i’m learning welsh and you are such an inspiration, thank you so much
@SBzKillFrenzy 13 күн бұрын
I'm still learning of new words in English (My first and only language) I never knew existed, and he's out here casually speaking 100 languages like it's nothing lmao
@rippedtorn2310 12 күн бұрын
He's really not!
@mrt4483 13 күн бұрын
You brought the sunny weather to Scotland 🏴 Thank you
@williamstdog9 10 күн бұрын
I seriously loved this episode so much!!! Seeing you making locals so happy by keeping their ancient mother language alive was heartwarming .. ♥️😢 And cold dips are SO GOOD for your heart & body man!! I’m 100% serious - I don’t do them myself but you’ve encouraged me to face my fear (well 1 of them.. 😔) There’s so many medical studies showing the endless benefits of that on every organ & function of the body. Cheers from 🇨🇦 mate ☺️
@snowtiger44 12 күн бұрын
Ari is such a kind person i love how he connects to so many people through language
@davidcassidy4666 13 күн бұрын
I mentioned on the comments a while back when you asked what languages you should learn next and I mentioned Scottish Gaelic and mentioned about Uist being one of the very few places to speak it still, being Scottish I am so glad you did this, it’s has me thinking actually was it my comment you seen and took interest, that would be so cool, followed you for years, thanks Ari, you have made my night 😁🙌
@JesusFriedChrist 12 күн бұрын
I mentioned in his Irish and Welsh videos that he should learn Gàidhlig! Either way, I’m glad he took the suggestions from the comments, the Scots are truly a beautiful people with a beautiful native language, and a beautiful country that is rich in history.
@finfamous2546 12 күн бұрын
I also added fuel to this fire on the Welsh video. So glad he did this
@ryanolsen294 12 күн бұрын
he should learn some cornish next
@Greennoob2 13 күн бұрын
My granny lives in Uist and I visit most summers. this is so weird to see. thank you for showing Gaelic to the world. Also the Skye beers are delicious. Irn Bru is a classic. I can never find it in Ireland.
@internetual7350 11 күн бұрын
An bhfuil Gaelainn na hAlban aici?
@tompackman 11 күн бұрын
I have family there still! Bet we’re related somehow
@Alexander-vo4gv 11 күн бұрын
xiaoma, i left a comment on the irish video saying if you did scottish gaelic it would be great. turns out you've done it! thank you so much for motivating people like myself to learn the language of my country :)
@felixzapata9058 12 күн бұрын
It seems that every country you visit brings new challenges..!! Good for you for being such a good sport ... !!!...especially that freezing water experience!!!
@foxlinks6656 13 күн бұрын
Remembering any language in freezing water is very impressive. You have amazing mental fortitude ! 🍻😋
@eelliott3025 13 күн бұрын
I'm an American who has been learning Scottish Gaelic, and I love it as a language. I was so excited to see that you learned it and spoke it with locals. Thank you (or mòran taing) for helping to revive dying languages like Scottish Gaelic.
@BadDubII 12 күн бұрын
You should check out Irish Gaelic, tons of very similar words
@internetual7350 11 күн бұрын
@@BadDubII Mar foghlameoir na Ghaelainn, aontaíom ach ag an am céanna ceapaim go dhéanfeadh sé níos fearr dá mháistreodh sé Gaelainn na hAlban roimhe sin, mar tá siad chomh cosúla agus mar sin má tá teanga Gaelach amháin agat is féidir leat na teangacha Gaelach eile a fhoghlaim ach ta siad saghas *ro*-chosúla chomh maith agus tá sé saghas casta chun Gaelainn na hÉireann agus Gaelainn na hAlban a fhoglaim le chéile. Tá sé níos fearr foghlaim teanga Gaelach amháin roimh tosaigh tú teanga Gaelach eile.
@Neophema 10 күн бұрын
@@internetual7350 Is teanga an IE cognate of tongue, or is it a loan?
@internetual7350 10 күн бұрын
@@Neophema Teanga is an Indo-European cognate of tongue I am pretty sure. Compare it to words in German and Swedish "zunge" and "tunga" respectively.
@David9LUFC 8 күн бұрын
Ur learning Irish
@valerievention 12 күн бұрын
As someone with Scottish and French heritage, Scottish Gaelic has just about died out in my family. But I've been trying to learn Scottish Gaelic on my own to preserve it. Thank you 🤍💙
@SteakBaked99 10 күн бұрын
Gaelic has died out in Scotland nevermind just your family 😂
@valerievention 10 күн бұрын
@@SteakBaked99 Well yes but it used to be prevalent in my family; something my great grandmother wanted to keep alive in her household.
@redbloodedscotsman2637 10 күн бұрын
@@SteakBaked99its a shame you have this view, i still hear it spoken in a lot of pubs in glasgow, it is very much still alive and we need to preserve it
@angusdrummond6719 12 күн бұрын
As a Canadian Scot. This warmed my heart...Slainte mhath!
@JMToronto 12 күн бұрын
Yeah buddy , Canadian Scottish here family is from Nova Scotia, since 1780s . Love this video brother
@puredruid 12 күн бұрын
2:46 - When he tries to take off the bottle cap haha. We've all fallen for it since they changed the caps, and it's funny seeing a foreigner experience it for the first time.
@robnicholson4942 12 күн бұрын
Brilliant. Such a talented young man. He is so respectful to the islanders - showing an interest in the culture and traditional ways. Good on you son!
@NbSkaz 3 күн бұрын
Bro I'm Scottish and live in Scotland (Edinburgh). I love your channel and how you use new languages to also connect with people. Uist is a well informed intelligently chosen place to use Gaelic. Other islands like Orkney and Shetland have a different identity to them but the Western Isles is perfect. Super impressed.
@MrGonzonator 13 күн бұрын
My nieces on the East coast are in Gaelic medium at school, it's really being well supported by the government in Scotland.
@ZenzeroCAM 12 күн бұрын
Much to the disagreement of my late grandad 😂 I can’t see why it wouldn’t be a good thing to have it revived
@ryanolsen294 12 күн бұрын
@@ZenzeroCAM why do younot want the language to come back?
@ZenzeroCAM 11 күн бұрын
@@ryanolsen294 I do… I’m not my grandad
@Alexander-vo4gv 11 күн бұрын
@@ZenzeroCAMyour grandad seems to hate our culture
@ZenzeroCAM 11 күн бұрын
@@Alexander-vo4gv *seemed. He’s dead now
@TheAchilles17 13 күн бұрын
That priest putting you to the test! 😂
@janhorree2586 9 күн бұрын
Every time you put a smile on my face, not only because of your talent, but also the reaction of the people and the happiness you spread.
@af7119 4 күн бұрын
Scotland is so freaking beautiful!
@Wildest_Wahoo 13 күн бұрын
Dude you look so much healthier since you started working out and eating better man. Congrats on your success!
@Guillaumelapomme 12 күн бұрын
Yeah, I noticed this too!
@johnjoe993 13 күн бұрын
I have been waiting on your Scotland visit!!! Yes! Failte! Great video 🏴🏴🏴
@jordanfriedman2739 3 күн бұрын
I'm really impressed with the priest. A Catholic priest, in a protestant country, speaking not only so many of the Celtic languages, but a little Chinese, and knowing so much about languages and their history, referencing the revival of modern Hebrew, etc. I would love to talk with that guy.
@Meister1551 12 күн бұрын
Dude, you continue to blow me away with all of the cool languages you learn and then visiting their homeland. Great video; you always make the adventure so personal and at the same time a fun experience...
@Mcfc2Rich 13 күн бұрын
Mad how he meets a language fanatic like himself who knows himself all the way at the top of the Scottish islands.
@icallmysugarcandy 13 күн бұрын
I didn’t even know there was an Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic! I thought there was just Gaelic! What a sheltered life I’ve lived! 😭 Beautiful island and lovely people there! We’re living vicariously through you Xiaoma! 😊
@gafroninja 13 күн бұрын
Aye, Irish Gaelic is pronounced gay-lic and Scottish Gaelic is gah-lic.
@icallmysugarcandy 12 күн бұрын
@@gafroninjaguess I only knew about the gay-lic. Lol
@BadDubII 12 күн бұрын
Lots of similar words to be fair
@herpyderpy4366 11 күн бұрын
@@icallmysugarcandy There's also Manx Gaelic (the Gaelic spoken on the Isle of Man).
@herpyderpy4366 11 күн бұрын
@@BadDubII Depending on the dialect, even somewhat mutually intelligible (though you get lots of heated opinions one way or the other on this front-some people really want to consider them as entirely distinct, others want to consider them one language, depending on a bunch of cultural identity issues). My mum is a native speaker of Ulster Irish, and on that basis can, after getting used to it, understand and converse with Scottish Gaelic speakers (of certain dialects at least), though with some effort.
@skywatergarage 2 сағат бұрын
The video I have been longing for. Love to see you speaking Scottish Gaelic. Great job and great video.
@Andy-lw5xk 11 күн бұрын
Man you are absolutely killing this, brilliant!!💯
@uc1gfhq6VgL7WVWuUJRT 13 күн бұрын
YESSS MORE OF THE SCOTS!!!!
@phonejail 13 күн бұрын
Swimming in the ice water scene was absolutely hysterical.
@ronquiring7796 9 күн бұрын
Beautiful! Such a wonderful episode. You, and the rest of us, were enriched by your honest connections with those truly authentic people.
@CymruEmergencyResponder 7 күн бұрын
As a first language Welsh speaker myself, I just wanted to say thank you so much for raising awareness of our beautiful ancient Celtic languages. They are so important to the history and the future of our countries. All the Celtic languages are experiencing a revival.
@coldyoshi 13 күн бұрын
As a Gáidhlig speaker I’ve always hoped that one day I would see a video of Xiaomanyc speaking Gàidhlig in Scotland. What a fantastic surprise! S math a rinn thu agus gach beannachd! 🏴
@redbloodedscotsman2637 10 күн бұрын
It is a difficult language! 🏴
@coldyoshi 8 күн бұрын
@@redbloodedscotsman2637 Can’t speak for other languages, but I will say I’m not a natural linguist. If I can learn it, then it’s possible for anyone with time and dedication 😊👍🏻
@BananaWormski 13 күн бұрын
What a beautiful landscape, feels like a dream!
@user43712 12 күн бұрын
indeed so scenic
@squirrel5001 4 күн бұрын
Dude...I love you. Thank you. Your content is so humble.
@rickymiller5475 10 күн бұрын
I love watching your videos. You bring us along to explore and experience the different cultures and people around the world, thank you.
@Emielio1 13 күн бұрын
Is math sin! I'm not Scottish (Dutch instead), but Gàidhlig has always held a special place in my heart. I was very surprised that I could understand about 60% of what was said in Gàidhlig... while I always thought I barely knew anything. This vid inspired me to pick up learning it again, and now I at least know where I can find native speakers in Scotland :)
@lyndacase9130 4 күн бұрын
My Scots ancestors married Dutch women in the US.
@chrismukai4284 13 күн бұрын
Your dedication to a language is impressively insane. You are going to have a larger impact on this planet than you think.
@simonwilliamson682 11 күн бұрын
aw man i loved this episode so much... dont live too far away from where you are. Beautiful people beautiful part of the country
@grahamhunter4996 11 күн бұрын
So nice of you to visit us. You are true genius.❤
@Castro__welding 13 күн бұрын
you look really healthy brother glad to see your content always God bless you and your family.
@WoeWoeWoe 13 күн бұрын
Sweet community melting my heart over here
@johnythomp8995 10 күн бұрын
Loved this well done for staying in the water. Hope you enjoyed the Scottish hospitality
@mikejones985 6 күн бұрын
I love being along for your journey...thank you.
@kamakoa 12 күн бұрын
Learn Samoan Tongan Fijian language I'm Samoan.. Beautiful Scottish people
@David-cm4ok 12 күн бұрын
👊
@TheworldiseffdUP 12 күн бұрын
What a lovely culture, very proper and gentle......I would live there any day.
@asinglemaleinuk 12 күн бұрын
Eh, that water will be ,.. very cold 😂😂😂
@SteakBaked99 10 күн бұрын
Aye but that’s just the Highlands and Islands, not so proper or gentle in the central belt 😂
@ArtFreeman 10 күн бұрын
I love languages. Thank you for your efforts to keep them alive.
@Shadow-pe2ew 11 күн бұрын
Beautiful video as always. Scotland has some lovely people!
@vincain5273 13 күн бұрын
Thank you to the priest all the way up north there representing Welsh!
@TheAdaoo7 12 күн бұрын
Im so happy you finally came over here to make a vid on scottish gaelic. Hope it inspires other people to learn it too
@boldbeam4534 6 күн бұрын
My Mum and Dad are Scottish and I just love going there. The people are amazing and so hospitable. I also adore the stereotypical grumpy Scot, they're the funniest.
@delta250a 10 күн бұрын
12:07 That sundog in the background, awesome to see! Great to see conversation of the Cornish language. It needs all the speakers it can.
@kekoa1843 13 күн бұрын
One of the most enjoyable episodes ever!
@RubberDino 13 күн бұрын
Ari looking fit! Good on you mate, bloody impressive work. Much love from Australia.
@GameFreak4Ever 10 күн бұрын
The landscape, the exterior of the home and the inside looks so calm and peaceful.
@chrispugh2450 8 күн бұрын
Amazing. Your ability to learn languages is off the scale!!! So lovely to see your interactions with people. Da Iawn
@Emma-fz9el 13 күн бұрын
Welcome to Scotland! :)
@wroot_lt 12 күн бұрын
This is becoming a travel channel along with linguistic endeavors :) It's nice to see the countries of languages you speak.
@sludgedisciple 5 күн бұрын
Watching this always makes me feel good. What an amazing experience!
@blackbeardsadventures 8 күн бұрын
Such a great video, thank you so much for showing off this beautiful language to the World
@TheVTrider 13 күн бұрын
@12:28 "Just imagine it's like a warm bath!" - I bet you won't forget that experience, an extra shot of that local whiskey would've helped.
@yogaforlifehebrides 12 күн бұрын
We had shots of pure ginger and lemon! You can feel the heat travel through you!😋
@rossshepherd2185 13 күн бұрын
I have been subscribed for a while now. I love watching peoples reactions to you speaking thier native tongue, hope you enjoyed our little country.
@MBAinternetmktg 11 күн бұрын
Such nice people! Thank you for sharing!
@paull8722 11 күн бұрын
Always appreciate the videos
@franciscorodriguez259 13 күн бұрын
THAT IS VERY COLD WATER,YOU ARE SO BRAVE BUDDY😮,CONGRATS ON YOUR TRIP,NICE FRIENDLY PEOPLE OVER THERE!!!
@michael.waddell 13 күн бұрын
Welcome to Scotland brother, I hope you enjoyed your stay.
@elementalPaul 9 күн бұрын
Thank you for using the Scottish spelling of whisky, it's much appreciated! Hope you enjoyed your visit.
@BE4STM0D3JMo 11 күн бұрын
Everyone on the island is so nice. Keep up the great work
@johnW2G 13 күн бұрын
When he got in the water that shit is wild 🤣
@IRDANIMAL 12 күн бұрын
Man you lucked out with the weather on your visit, just beautiful. Thank you for doing these trips to the UK.
@lutherhaynes8422 2 күн бұрын
I love ya vids, you always get the locals off guard. Glad ya touring mate!
@bionichappy1714 5 күн бұрын
Me and my besties are learning Scottish Gaelic together! This is so exciting!!❤❤❤
@francisharvey719 13 күн бұрын
Hi Xiaoma, would you please consider learning Kernewek (Cornish), it's one of the most rarest languages in the world. Cornwall is also unique as the only county of England to have its own language. I love the content and be good to see you try a proper cornish pasty!!
@jedifaith4950 13 күн бұрын
I also hope he learns it! That would bring so much awareness
@HolyCodzta 13 күн бұрын
Been thinking of learning it myself, would be awesome to bump into Xiaoma and speak some Cornish with him!
@voltaire7444 13 күн бұрын
As soon as the priest said he spoke Cornish, I was hoping Xiaoma would take that as a sign to try learning it!
@dlittlester 8 күн бұрын
I think I read somewhere that the Cornish language was close to the language of Breton in France.
@patrickgreenough8428 12 күн бұрын
I think that's the pub that has some Whisky on display from the SS Politician -- the ship which sank in 1941 on its way to America. It was the basis for the Novel/Movie WHISKY GALORE. 22,000 cases on board. Quite a lot salvaged. The locals still drink it today (in secret). If you ask them nicely they will let you hold the bottle of salvaged whisky -- but it's not for sale. Very very friendly people (in the South of) the Outer Hebrides.
@ChrisM541 10 күн бұрын
Superb film, definitely one to watch again. I also remember the clip of a raging Corryvreckan in there somewhere. I worked on a salmon farm only a few miles away.
@RDPproject 9 күн бұрын
One of your best vids for me so far
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