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EagleSpeaker 07-14-2009 11:57 AM

Local BROWN Guy Speaks Perfect Cantonese & Mandarin
 
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shenmecar 07-14-2009 12:02 PM

So what?

There are so many brown and white ppl in hk that speak perfect canto and mandarin.

monkeywrench 07-14-2009 12:04 PM

not completely perfect, but better than many of them out there, minus the ones in hk

SkinnyPupp 07-14-2009 12:04 PM

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!SG 07-14-2009 12:05 PM

yeah, hk is an international hub, there are plenty of east indian guys that will school most of us with their cantonese. heck, i knew a guy at futureshop that sold a tv to my parents after i gave up trying to explain to them all the features of the tv. he spoke perfect cantonese.

greddydelsol owns me 10 fold when it comes to mandarin.


heck i bet skinnypupp can school me now thats he's lived in hk for a few years!

EagleSpeaker 07-14-2009 12:06 PM

This guy is Iranian. Moved to the States with family since age 1. Worked as a volunteer in Vancouver.

B-DiZzLe 07-14-2009 12:09 PM

this guy is actually REALLY good, he's better than a lot of people I know, he has very good sentence structure and wording... there is a slight accent but it's extremely good nonetheless.

secstasy 07-14-2009 12:09 PM

better then me LOLOL

InvisibleSoul 07-14-2009 12:11 PM

Yeah, seriously... I know it may seem strange and remarkable to you, but take a step back and evaluate it again...

How is it any different from a Chinese guy speaking perfect English?

achiam 07-14-2009 12:41 PM

There are many people who command languages easily.
I know an American lawyer in HK who is of East Indian descent, and speaks (near perfect): Punjabi, Hindi, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, French, Spanish, and one other I can't remember.

On a side note; 12 years ago I was with my gf at the time at the long-gone Hong Lok Yuen restaurant on Alexandra Road. An EI family sat down next to us, and I casually told her in Cantonese "wow, even EI's know about this place now!"

Their little daughter then proceeded to loudly order a cold milk tea in perfect Cantonese.

twitchyzero 07-14-2009 12:48 PM

it's more impressive to see those Western Mormons missionaries speaking Taiwanese/Min Nan dialect perfectly :lol

hk20000 07-14-2009 12:50 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx_XBHSigv4
you don't need perfect Mandarin or Cantonese to be a Hong Kong superstar! Sorry it's not funny unless you speak fluent Cantonese (including all sorts of swear words)

wouwou 07-14-2009 12:52 PM

there is a sales in the Boundary road Mazda dealership that can speak Canto, Manda, Shanghai, Punjabi, English I think.

Brown guy too.

van_driver 07-14-2009 01:05 PM

So whats the guy talking about the whole time?

hk20000 07-14-2009 01:11 PM

He just talks about his own life story. And how he managed to not get ripped off by speaking Chinese to Chinese woman who was selling furnitures at a raised price to foreigners ROFL. But thing is his Cantonese is not that good it's spoken much like any Chinese dude trying to speak in Cantonese.

It's pronounced right but it's not the right words to use.

dual 07-14-2009 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by van_driver (Post 6507423)
So whats the guy talking about the whole time?



The first two minutes talks about why he knows Cantonese and Mandarin. Then I stopped watching.

ZhangFei 07-14-2009 01:19 PM

now lets find a chinese guy that speaks perfect punjabi

Meowjin 07-14-2009 01:29 PM

^friends dad.

InvisibleSoul 07-14-2009 01:29 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bvns0o819I

mrclean604 07-14-2009 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZhangFei (Post 6507440)
now lets find a chinese guy that speaks perfect punjabi

met a chinese customer that deals with one of the advisors at work in punjabi.
crazy sight i must admit

Fafine 07-14-2009 01:38 PM

before the mohawk on 33rd n vic changed into a husky, there was this ei guy working there, he spoke perfect cantonese, manderin, and of course english.

pandalove 07-14-2009 01:43 PM

his mandarin is better then mine

Gnomes 07-14-2009 01:49 PM

Look at me, I am a local asian who speaks perfect Engrish ^_^

Let's find an Caucasian who speaks the Engrish dialect.

TypeRNammer 07-14-2009 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZhangFei (Post 6507440)
now lets find a chinese guy that speaks perfect punjabi

Chili Pepper House on Kingsway and Rupert.

The people that work in the restaurant were Chinese people but born in India

Gh0stRider 07-14-2009 01:51 PM

good for him then....no one gives a shit


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