I find it funny that there are people making fun of other's accents when they themselves could only speak one language.

The girl in the black jacket is really good at speaking english damnnn

A person who can speak 2 languages is called: Bilingual 3 languages Trilingual 4 5 6 Polyglot And a person who can speak ONLY one language? Congratulations you're An AMERICAN!

Next up, "Are English Speakers Really Bad At Chinese?"

That college dropout seemed more comfortable with English than everyone else in the video, including the reporter lol.

Not as bad as English speakers are at speaking Chinese, I'm certain!

3:59, “My English isn’t good.” -proceeds to speak in full complete sentences with fabulous pronunciation... so humble😁😁😁

When you hear the accent from someone, show you respect, because someone must be very fluent in another language. Having an accent isn't shame at all, the thing makes people feel shameful is ignorance and think their language and culture are the best.

The moment she spoke i knew she studied in the States.

That Chinese girl that just replied "yeah sure" has really good English. Her accent is very pleasing to listen to

I found the drop out guy was my shcoolmate. I was supper surprised at his confidence as well as his endeavour in his life. Actually he looks the same young as he was in our school. It is so good to see him again.

Chinese says: Oh herro, my namu is Lee Wang, buta you can carl me Mike'r. English person: LMAO, you talk funny! English says: ni hao Chinese person: WOOOOW!!!! SO GOOD CHINESE!!!!

When your english is as good as your mandarin, the world is in your hand.

Well..considering that girl studied English in the states, I’m more amazed at the guy who left college after 2 years.

I really love how Chinese speaks. Their accents and the language itself is very beautiful and fascinating.

I like the guy who didn't finish college but still speaks the English language very nicely 👍

You're asking Shanghai, a city full of foreign ambassadors and English everywhere, Im pretty sure a city somewhere else would have a different opinion

Most of Americans only speak English 😂😂😂

"We can speak a little English but you can't speak any word in Chinese"

I'm from India. I can speak both of English and Mandarin. English was my second language since primary school. (aah never mind! I'm not so good at it)..But I learned Mandarin because I want to go to China for my higher studies on medicine (I'm a second year medical student). I know about 600 Chinese characters, coz I'm still learning. I hope till graduation I will complete my full HSK course on Mandarin.😊

Don't worry guys, even native English speakers are bad at speaking English. 😁

Wow, that one girl spoke English so well she could pass as being born in America! She has the accent down almost perfectly.

indians Everyday life- Mother tongue For different states- Hindi For Job- English Anime - Japanese

Foreigners: Do you speak English? Chinese: no I don't speak English😂

How many native English speakers are fluent in other languages? Being multilingual opens up a whole new range of experiences.

Chinese people mostly learn English through memorization and textbooks, so conversation with a native speaker can be quite challenging

I like their attitude that they are satisfied and happy with their native language. We should just learn english as a common tongue to communicate easily. Be PROUD speaking chinese👍👍

The lady in black hoodie speaks really well and she's pretty too.

2:22 Lady in black jacket can pass for being Asian American. Her American English accent is almost spot on. Bravo to her 👏

ESL teacher here. I could definitely tell as soon as they switched to English that the girl in the black hoodie had overseas study experience. The accent is much different than the others and less pronounced. The guy in the black hoodie did a really good job though, too! Even though he doesn't consider himself that good, I thought he did well. I definitely agree with the sentiment that while Chinese students may perform well on exams, these exams do not test speaking, so most Chinese people cannot speak English very well in that regard. Nothing wrong with that imo, I can't speak Chinese, so I can't judge lol.

When Indians speak in English -American or European people like : Your accent sound wired!! When American or European speak in Hindi - Wow You know Hindi Awesome!! Same If Chinese People speak in English ..they find it weird.. try to speak in their language and you will know by yourself How Hilarious you sound!!

Some English speakers can’t even speak English correctly. I think your good.

“Vocabulary is a big issue” continues conversation in perfect English with no trouble 🙃

Necessity followed by passion or joy are the greatest driving forces when learning a foreign language. All the best to those who are in their journey of learning a foreign language!

As someone who grew up in multilingual Malaysia, it’s so strange to me how difficult it is for the Chinese to handle even simple conversations in English despite studying it in school for so many years. Just goes to show how important immersion, not rote learning, is for language proficiency! But then again, it makes the achievement of those who can speak English well all the more incredible :)

chinese guy: I don't like studying everyone: impossible

Are American people really bad at Chinese？ 🌚 Random American pedestrian: 关你屁事。

Currently in China and after visiting Japan and Korea recently, from my experience, Chinese people speak better English or at least its more widely spoken. In Japan and Korea it was mostly the younger generation that were able to speak English but from what I’ve seen in China almost everyone I’ve met has been able to speak enough English to have a basic conversation. I’ve been speaking to everyone from young adults to people in their 50s and 60s.

Even though English is an Universal language we have to remember that learning a new language Is not simple so we shouldn't never make fun of people who can't speak it well

Yess! I agree with that statement that English education in China was very exam-oriented. Recently, however, my family and I traveled around China and learned that the newer model of English education in China (or at least the Sichuan and southern areas) place much more importance on the spoken components of language learning. It was so cool to see little kids speaking English and even using slang and casual tones, instead of only formal and rigid language! Shocking, even, for my dad (who's a very European looking man) when a little girl who was giving a tour replied back to him in near-perfect English when he complimented her language skills!

Many foreigners can't speak Mandarin, hahah. That dude was so right. I wish people in India would say that too rather than trying to perfect an American accent. Smh.

I'm a brazilian who lived 5 years in China. As I'm white, they would frequently talk to me in English. I think it's easier to find people with at least basic English in China than here in Brazil.

2:24 she said 6 but she’s very good speaking, her voice is so cute too

9:30 Omg i almost thought she was rapping in chinese!

It’s like in Turkey. They just learn basic school English and not how you can express yourself with long sentences. Now I live in Germany and a lot of people can speak and understand English better because they learn it better in school.

Off topic: I would like to see Asian Boss to do interviews in Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, and Taiwan too

All of these people were so eloquent and had great views on this certain topic! It's always pleasant to watch vlthese types of videos!

haha, a few years ago I went to China with my parents. my dad introduced us to his Chinese friend and his daughter who was the same age as me. she didn't know how to talk in English while I didn't know how to talk in Chinese we couldn't communicate at all but still, we played together.

In China, our lingua franca is Mandarin. If you are going to work and live in China for a long time, please learn Mandarin.

keep up the great work guys. i love these interviews!

In India, you learn 3 languages in schools such as the native language, English and Hindi.

It's so nice to see Tina growing so much. Her channel just shows how far she has come, like she just appears a hundred times more confident on her channel now!

R e s p e c t to people from the PRC! Adaptable and direct. I like the ‘can-do’ attitude of young people from the PRC. If my Mandarin is as good as the people speaking English I would be happy!

Well, I live in England. It might sound insane but English is quite important here.

It is always an interesting phenomenon where the Chinese are very often to be expected to perfect at everything (for this case, being able to converse in English) and if they don't then they are in the wrong or considered bad. Not very often other nations are being framed with these expectations. Such a fair world isn't it?

I am Indian but I am with Chinese people. They will learn their own language why they will put effort on other language. Our mother language should be respected not other language. 😀😀

Are American People Really Bad At Chinese?

7:56 hey lebron james just passed by

Hello! I know this video has been a year old but... here's what I have to say .. In India English is very important bc almost all of the education system works through this language medium. I've been learning English since nursery.Hindi and English are the main languages spoken here but my English is better than my Hindi. I'm from the north eastern region and none of the above two languages are my mother tongue and also on a normal basis we don't communicate through these languages, at least in my area. So when I go to main cities in my country , it's a bit challenging for me to talk to other people in Hindi. Thanks to KZfaq,TV shows& my books , my English is not that bad so it helps me a lot. Like how some of the people in this video had mentioned abt "exam oriented learning", I think that same situation applies to me in "Hindi",when it comes to practical use I'm really weak at it. Anyways I love your videos Asianboss! Keep on making good content . Bye~ stay safe! It's 2020 Haha.

I moved and lived in Beijing with my family in 2006. Back then whenever we tried to approach the locals (young or old) on the streets for directions (in English) whenever we got lost, many of them would literally push us away while shaking their heads and saying (as I later learnt) "I don't know, I don't know" in Chinese. It was only after we began to approach them in Chinese (albeit brokenly) did they respond kindly to our questions. Some of them did try to understand us, though :) I kind of get their reactions though, since English is not my mother tongue as well.

I’m a native English speaker and I’ve never heard this “stereotype”.

Waiting for the same test in India, Japan, Indonesia and Korea as well!

There's nothing to be proud of speaking English but not able to speak native languages. Salute to the Chinese for preserving their culture.

I taking mandarin and I’m low key proud of myself for being able to pick out a few words and understand what they’re saying

I'm a big fan of your channel. Thank you so much for the amazing videos that you've been uploading. Could you make a video about the 'cashless economy' in China? I'd like to hear their opinions and thoughts.

I saw major improvements when i started speaking English with my peers, it pretty much brought me to fluency in less than year. I did have a somewhat private English course during my younger years, but it was nothing compared to having a speaking partner, so thanks Ryan

As an English teacher in China, I put a lot of emphasis on pronouncing words right and speaking the language. It seems to work well and they pick up the language better.

same like in Indonesia, we just learn the "theory" but we don't practice it. because of that is still a problem in here :(

Meanwhile very few non-Chinese on this planet are fluent in Chinese, a language spoken daily by almost 1/4th of humanity.

"ENGLISH IS LANGUAGE NOT KNOWLEDGE"

Why do foreigners expect Chinese speak English well? English is just a second language in China. If we expected Americans speak Chinese well, would that be very weird?

I started learning English when I was 5 or 6 back in Shang hai I love this video! It lets me see the current activity in Shang hai because I haven’t been there since I left for America like 6 1/2 years ago. Just wonder which street is that? It might be close to my house 😂

I'm looking forward to a interview in Malaysia.

It's always good to learn new languages.

I think learning english is like a double edged sword.. but it's something that united my country before our official language Filipino was named, although we have different languages.. so I do know how valuable it is. It's just something that we should learn in our country since it has always helped unite us. but ofcourse, keep it natural, learn from the language of the environment. Like me, my parents thought me english as a baby but as I grew up and easily found my way in my neighborhood, I forgot english languages and just naturally learned the native language, and eventually, my parents would answer back to me using our native language, only when I grew up when they told me that I was taught english first, yeah I was shocked bec. I thought it was my 3rd language.

Most of my Korean, Japanese, and Chinese learners are good at written English but have a hard time speaking the language. However, they don't always get a chance to practice spoken English.

Actually people it's time for us to learn Mandarin.

i hope u guys can do interviews in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and other asian countries too in the future

Much love Asian Boss

@ Asianboss You guys should do a review on southeast Asia countries on their multilingual capability. Especially Malaysia and Singapore.

I'm Chinese and I've been working on my English speaking ability (pronunciation, grammar, intonation, stress and flow) for almost 4 years(about one year in AU). It's definitely a tough job to do untill you master it, nothing is easy at all. Considerably, one of the reasons why many cannot speak English is because the international web ban in China(known as the GFW). In my opinion, KZfaq is definitely the best platform for me to learn English, but it is banned in China.

Lol, it's funny that the girl in the thumbnail sounds more American that the interviewer who sounds very fobby when he speaks English. 😆

I'm not a native speaker, however I remember just how impressed I was with the general English level of the Chinese university students I met in Guangzhou; they were almost all fluent and many of them didn't even have much of an accent. The same couldn't be said for other people living outside of the campus, but that is the case in many countries and the situation can be solved simply by using translating apps :)

It’s quite impressive considering on how different the languages are. We have the same difficulty both ways although they want to learn English and they have a lot of movies and stiff to learn from so its cool.

The fact that they can speak/understand another language should be commended, especially at such an early age, which is an optimal time for learning a language. Here in the US most of us learn a foreign language a lot later (High School) and honestly, we never get good at picking it up either haha.

I feel like for every language, you're going to have difficulties speaking a foreign langauge in your native country because you're not surrounded by it. Purely as an example, say I were to learn German in the US or the UK. The only times I would even think about using it would be during my lessons and exams, other than that, because I'm not exposed to the language as much as I would be if I were to live in a German-speaking country, it stagnates my ability to understand the finer points of the language itself when it comes to conversation. Which is why I think if one were to learn a foreign language (French, German, Chinese, Spanish) in their high-school/secondary school years, they should then travel to the country where said language is spoken and surround themselves with people who speak it daily to pick up on the conversational side of things and how to adjust accordingly to what people usually do and not what they're taught (if that last bit makes any sense). Tl;Dr - You can be very good academically in a foreign language in your native country, but your application of it can differ heavily depending on how often you use the language outside of academics.

Similar to other Asian countries, like Japan, excessive writing and reading practice but lacking "in-use" experience.

Im not born at china, but im amaze how everyone who interviewed in this video gave answer so politely without say anything negative about other country. 😊

Compared to avg Japanese schools from Tokyo and Koreans from Seoul. Chinese people from Shanghai/ beijing earn english way better.

I think most problem is similar in all Eastern Asia countries! Even if They spend much money on English education, it not practical and useful in daily conversations because their English is based on test-oriented! So educational institutions like school or academy just teach them grammar, vocabulary and reading skills! And students learn how to get great score of english exam. They just learn test skills. Second, they learn english as a foreign language, not second Language or official language. In fact, the expose to English is important but in those countries, it’s hard to practice speaking languages in daily lives. Third, their reserved personality stop them from making mistakes when they speak. In Their cultural background, they prefer stop saying (if they don’t know) to making mistakes in front of people. These behaviors blocks them from improving learning by making mistakes!

2:21 APPRECIATE THIS

I agree with the fact that english make the others think you are in a high position or at least can make u have good connections supporting one of the interviewees statement

Don't let English to ruin your culture

I have been to the eastern Asian countries, China, Korea, and Japan. As a Chinese American who grew up in the states, I have noticed a few things regarding english studies in these countries. First, all three countries focus more on reading, writing, and grammar through textbooks, memorization, and examination over practical and conversational uses. Second, the korean and japanese language use WAY more borrowed english words than the Chinese language. Maybe it's due to their writing systems, its simply easier to write romanizations of english words into their language and say it like that. While chinese has more translated words. Lastly, even though korean and japanese have more borrowed english, Ive noticed that Chinese people in general speak better english than the other two countries. Not only are their accents a little easier to understand, their natural abilities seem to be a bit higher. I think this video is a pretty good example. You pluck a few people off the streets in China, you will definitely find that can converse with you. It's going to be way more difficult in Korea and especially Japan.

On holiday in China we met a mother and son( about 18yo) on an intercity bus. His English was almost perfect. When was all expressed this sentiment his mother was so proud. (Canadian, Australian ,British & US) all agreed.

I visited Japan in September and China in December. All of them were in 2019. In Japan, people did not speak much English but all the required informations were clearly written. They were well-prepared for welcoming foreign tourists. I fully enjoyed my stay in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Kyoto without any significant issue related to language barrier. In China, it was reversed. I have traveled many countries but it was the first time I got stressful experience finding proper information in public transportation. Compared with Japan, English information in China was very limited even in big cities like Beijing. I tried to ask from information desk staff in Beijing South Railway Station but she could not even speak English! What made me shock was that she could not even understand when I said 'information', while she was sitting right under a huge board with 'INFORMATION' written there! Literally, English speaker was still very limited in China (I visited Beijing, Nanjing, and Shanghai). Hopefully there will be more and more English speakers in China (mainly for information staffs, I hope that English will be soon added to at least a requirement for that position). Or, at least, I hope that there will be more comprehensive written information provided in English. Really, not all foreign tourists are aware of Hanzi 😭

I am a portuguese who wants to start learning chinese this upcoming school year. I love love learning languages and I think here in Portugal there's more and more chinese people. So I find it important as well. Love listening to them talk even though I dont understand a word!

I've been an English teacher for Chinese students (from kids to adults) and I can say from my experience that learning English even from a young age is very important to Chinese people. There are even parents who would hit their child just to force them to learn the language. However, given their efforts, their way of learning English in China is still affecting their competency. Like they are more focused in memorizing the rules of the language rather than applying it through conversations. So whenever I try to speak with my students using English, they used memorized phrases to answer me instead of answering it naturally. For example, if I asked them "What's your name?" there are some who would answer "I'm fine, thank you". So they should really focus on how English is being taught in their local schools for the students to learn how to use it in a more practical/natural way for communication.

In my country there is a saying that I'm gonna try to loosely translate lol: "knowing more languages is like having more brains". Basically, each language is a system onto itself, with its own rules and way of thinking and it's attached to a well developed culture and history, so being able to understand and speak more languages means that your brain can think in different ways, therefore you can develop your intelligence.

When I went to Guangzhou airport and tried to speak English, there was a clerk who couldn't understand what I said in English.