Your relationship with your PoPo is amazing!! You speak cantonese really well IMO!!

Hey Michael, I found you on tiktok a few months back and love your videos. They remind me of time with my grandpa and great aunties, and I really appreciate your perspective as another biracial ~30 yr old person! You totally inspired me, and I started taking toisanese classes last week. My grandparents are no longer with us, but I would love to be able to speak with more of my extended family in the future like you do with your po po. It is hard but I'm trying to be patient since it is still new to me. Thanks for the content you post 😊

0:52 so humble..."...sik teng siu siu...". It's way more than siu siu. Love your channel and your efforts with Cantonese. Well done. Your use of CHE is hilarious - love it. This is the first time hearing someone speaking it with a NY accent; it's awesome and really cute 😁👍. I was fortunate enough to learn it from my grandparents and parents, but maintaining it is always a challenge. Finally, mamma mia, you look much younger than 30.

Very relatable. You're getting better in Canto. Also because you're actively trying & practicing, I'm sure PoPo is proud. The tones are hard but achievable. Keep going at it

first generation children from two distinct cultures ususally regret the early process of assimilation to american culture . you have managed to outcome these early denials and learned the best of both Chinese and Italian languages. So proud of your personal developments.

Honestly your videos with your popo are actually helping me learn more Canto. The captions and listening to you guys speak Canto mixed with English is helping me learn more words. I understand way more than I can speak so I'm loving watching your videos and learning about food and learning Canto at the same time.

Michael Bro!! Thanks for posting this video! Even me, I’m still struggling with Cantonese too! Even though I grew up with it, I took it for granted. But now, I’m gonna do my best to keep it! Keep it up man!! You keep going man, seriously- it’s a cool language!!!

This was awesome !!

Love your shirt design!

Cool Tshirt..... keep reaching for the stars Michael. Warm regards to your grandma..we all love her ❤

Your Cantonese is really good. You know some words that I don’t👍. I’m learning all the time just by listening to others speak.

Hi Michael, When I was young, I only spoke English to my parents even though they spoke to me only in Cantonese. So although I can understand fluent Cantonese, I have a difficult time speaking it. Now, I wished they forced me to reply back to them in Cantonese. When my mom suffered from dementia, I had to speak to her in Cantonese, so although I struggled with it, I got better as I used it. My inflection was sometimes “off” so sometimes she couldn’t understand what I was trying to say. It was a little frustrating to say the least! Now that both my parents have passed, I don’t speak it anymore and I am afraid I will lose it. I hope my sons take the initiative to learn the language like you have done. I love hearing your Popo speak. It reminds me of my mom as she came from Hong Kong as well. How long did it take for you to become fluent? You speak it so well!

Agree 💯

I also speak cantonese alot with my parents... I only speak English to my friends and sibling... I speak fluent in cantonese

So cute 😊😁

Michael it's never too late to learn

You should try to learn some hoisan wah from popo too

Michael, I'm so proud that you are proud of your heritage. Glad that you feel confident enough to be yourself. Yes, it's never too late to learn, but will you do me a favor and not find a "boyfriend"?! Please find a girlfriend or a friend instead. LOL

What does “Che” mean? Lol

Do you really not have a Chinese name? You should. It is important for family lineage to have one. Please ask yr mother and PoPo to give you a Chinese name. It's never too late.

I don’t care if you’re good at speaking Cantonese, I just care if you have the motivation to learn this disappearing language. You know, when the Chinese government, Singaporean government, and the Taiwanese government all want to let Mandarin take over their country and make it the only Chinese language existing, we need to preserve Cantonese as a cultural property.