Catching People Talking About Me in Foreign Languages... They don't know I Understand Everything

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[OrientalPearl]

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[helenalderson]

The people say they are scared because they are so comfortable saying bad things about others without any recourse.
When I was teaching, I had 2 Iranian students say awful things, including derogatory words, about a patient that was gracious enough to allow students to learn from his suffering.
I hauled them out and told them to never speak anything but English in front of a patient. They told me they didn't say anything bad (in Farsi). Then I repeated what they said. They went a little pale.
It's a massive sign of disrespect in this situation

[thseed]

If you ever hear someone saying something negative about you in a foreign language that you speak, my favorite thing to do is say something kind and positive in that language so they know you understood what they said, you aren't acknowledging their negativity and you aren't directly attacking them. Usually, they correct their own behavior and are left to shame themselves so you don't have to.

[narrakasa]

Im German, but I currently live in the UK. I speak 7 languages and have had a lot of fun listening to people say both good and bad things about others without realising I've understood. Once in belgium with my daughter, who was learning french & reading Harry Potter in french to help her learn in a little bistro, she got confused and in german asked me what something meant, we translated it to english first to help and a waitress came over & was incredibly kind and helped her by explaining in perfect english. Weve also experienced people say rude things as she spoke to me in english and they called us dumb brits, to which she replied, 'Actually im german but i can understand you as french is my 4th language' watching adults get shut down by a 10 yr old is quite pleasing. 😊

[aishariel]

I’m Puerto Rican, born and raised in Florida. I speak both Spanish and English fluently. This year I visited the UK. I was sitting down while on my phone waiting for my gate to open at Gatwick airport when I heard a Spanish family (from Spain) talking negatively about me. It was so bad, the 16 year old was calling me a rat to my face, thinking I wouldn’t understand her. I think they thought I was middle eastern. There’s a lot of discrimination in Europe against Africans and middle easterners. Anyway, I was so angry but in shock at the same time. never in my life have I experienced such discrimination. I didn’t speak to them but I immediately called my mom, speaking in Spanish on the phone, to tell her what I just experienced. They were so embarrassed. They completely moved away, out of sight.

Before this experience I’ve heard how racist the Spanish are towards EVERYONE. But that was surreal.

[theworldaccordingtoallie]

I would’ve told him what they said. He’s at a great disadvantage and he’s trusting you. Tell him everything whenever someone’s talking about him. That’s a true friend.

[misosoup]

Why is it that people think they can talk about you just because they think you don’t understand? They should keep it to themselves and talk amongst themselves later in private. I love it when you shock them and start speaking their language. I would never presume that someone couldn’t understand me and never talk about them out loud.

[lautreamontg]

One of my professors once had that happen to her. She was dining at a Japanese restaurant in Waikiki with her husband and there were two 20-something Japanese tourists at the table near to them. The tourists were in something of a sour mood, as the weather was awful and the food wasn't great as well. They took to making commentary about the other people in the restaurant. When they got to my professor, they really didn't hold back. Both her and her husband are large people, and she has that typical eccentric somewhat colorful professor look. In any case, after a few very rude jokes at her expense, she got up and unloaded her East Coast Italian-American temper on them in perfectly fluent Japanese. I don't think they were prepared for that.

[Eudi]

My husband spoke German. We were at a Halloween party and there were 2 German visitors. They were saying awful things about the people there and making fun of the costumes. After about 10 minutes of listening to the insults, my husband made it clear to them they were not welcomed there anymore. They left very quickly with their tail between their legs. Priceless seeing the looks on there faces when he started speaking to them in German😊

[kraigcochran]

I'll never forget the time my dutch mother and my aunt were talking 💩 about a waitress here in Oregon and she turned around and started telling them off in Dutch too!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Jestersson]

The level of dedication you have to learn these languages is incredible.👍

[stephaniewilliams]

You are repairing the bad juju that Asians have with Americans just by speaking THEIR languages and putting yourself out there the way you do! You’re an excellent ambassador because you’re so friendly and you look like Barbie! Thank you!

[whushaw]

That little girl was so adorable, she even knew some English at such a young age. That's very impressive and the fact that your interaction happened near Fuji-san was a stroke of luck. I also admired the pinwheels made from paper, I wonder if that's considered origami? 🤔

[jenniferberry]

My brother took his class of kids to visit a church in England. There were French older students there aswell. He caught them saying lewd comments about the young girls. He just so happens to speak fluent French. So gave them some advice about respect, not only to the female kind but to the general community. If not, maybe they'd like to talk to the police about it. They were more than shocked.

[JJJoeJoe]

You’re very talented hands down. As you said, those are really tough languages to learn. And the fact all the natives tell you how you speak it so well is impressive.

[jimross]

Thanks! The best thing about your channel is that you are able to turn random interactions into normal conversations. You make non native to you languages accessible. You don't oversell the old in just 15 minutes a couple times a week and in 3 months you'll be holding conversation in your target language. Those are fantasy scenarios. Can you speak words and phrases in the target language, sure. That is not the same as conversing and comprehending the nuances of language. That takes a lot of effort and time. In most cases one can't just easily acquire a foreign to you language without speaking it, in the same way native speakers actually speak and use the language. Formal language taught in most language courses is not how people really talk in their day to day interactions. That's what really catches people off guard, is that your use of their language is similar to or the same as how they use the language. Most obviously foreign people don't take the time and effort in live in a second or multiple languages. Anming 7 has, and her random interactions become true conversations. She is one of my inspirations and subscribing to her channel provides not only interesting language interactions, but the ability to see the places she visits in a slightly less travel vloggy way. Being a Patreon of this channel is money that I consider extremely well spent. I get advice, inspiration and a metaphorical kick in the butt when needed. She can and will provide this to you. She is also just an interesting person to interact with.

[humble_integrity]

vietnamese spoken is a very hard language. it includes 7 tones: encompassing all the tones from mandarin (6 tones) and cantonese (4 tones) and has influence from thai and indonesia. written, is has influence from the latin alphabet. vietnamese is a very rich, but difficult language. if you can learn it, it will integrate with other east and southeast asian languages naturally.

[NinjaMonkeyguy]

I Finally managed to comment! .. I'm surprised she was talking about me! .. Those Fuji views were amazing, and that little girl was so cute too! It was a fun day out :)

[essi]

it's really inspiring that you're brave enough to put yourself out there to get these genuine interactions. you seem like such a fun person !

[trixysvinylmusicfordjs]

The Japanese people are so heartwarming and gracious and their smiles light up my lounge! Thank you for your amazing videos!