You guys would never guess who's here; who's right here beside me!
Benny the Irish polyglot! In Columbus Ohio of course!
We've got a lot of footage coming! You know this is level up weekend!
Oh is it?
This is level up weekend! So you're going to be able to get some French in, some Spanish, some Chinese!
OK, we're on! Let's do it!
Alright guys, you know what time it is! You see-
It's time to level up!
You need dramatic introductions, so it's like "Previously..."
"Previously on Laoshu..."
Benny was in the car, when suddenly he got the surprising news.
"My word, are we going to level up?"
Join us for the exciting conclusion!
Where are you from?
China
Which part of China?
The South.
Like Guangdong area?
[Cantonese] Do you speak Cantonese?
A little bit.
[Mandarin] Can you speak Mandarin?
You speak Chinese well! 21 00:01:40,741 --> 00:01:38,741 Oh, you're being too nice!
We're all learning Chinese - my friends and I.
Thanks, but I'm vegetarian, so...
We want to practice Spanish with you.
We're here in this mall to find people from all over, just to speak with them
and practice whatever. Spanish, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese...
Hey, where are you guys from?
China? South China? Guangdong area?
[Cantonese] Do you speak Cantonese? [Mandarin] Do you speak Mandarin?
Which city are you from?
Fujian
Which?
Fujian
You know, we're busy "We don't have time", we don't have any time right now.
But you talk a little and they are kind of curious. You know, you can see that kind of...
"Why is there a white guy and a black guy speaking Chinese with me in the middle of this mall?"
And there's this weird curiosity to continue the conversation,
Even though they are saying "We're a but busy right now"
She started talking! We were about to wrap it up, and she started-
When you learn languages, you can't just be at home and just learn it from books all the time.
You have to get out there and speak with people if you want to get better.
"I don't want to speak, I just want to be able to understand"; that's a different story.
But I can't ­ no way! I want to be able to interact with people.
Watch this. You see that couple sitting at that table.
You can't interrupt them while they're eating!
Uh huh! Watch this! I want to get some Hmong. They might be Hmong! Let me ask them
Excuse me - do you know where there's an arcade in this mall?
Arcade? I don't think there is?
There isn't an arcade here? I thought you said there was an arcade here!
Sorry man!
Oh Dave and Busters?
Just walk over there.
Hey, where are you guys from?
Here.
You from here? No, I mean originally.
From Vietnam.
[Vietnamese] Do you speak Vietnamese?
Yeah! Wow! That's impressive man!
Because I'm learning Vietnamese now.
But where?
At home. I don't have a teacher, so...
Where is she from?
She's from Cambodia. Cambodian Chinese.
Oh really?
You want to flip out some Cambodian
[Cambodian] Hello! So you speak...
He's busting out some Cambodian!
So you speak Cambodian?
Where'd you learn all that?
[Vietnamese] On my own.
I need to get me some of that Rosetta Stone!
Ha! I was waiting for that Rosetta Stone to come up!
You don't need Rosetta Stone, you've got your Rosetta Stone right here in front of you!
Really, that's all you need!
Let me tell you - we weren't looking for a video game arcade!
We came over here...
He's like "I've been punk'd!"
We came over here just to get to practice.
That's the reason we're in the mall. We're here to practice languages.
You get over the fear to talk to one person; you see it's not that big a deal.
The next time you do it, you hesitate a little bit less.
People don't realize that the whole shyness thing is not a stamp for life.
Sometimes it is a little bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy, where you tell yourself
"I'm too shy to go up to that person"
And the only reason you are not going up to that person is because you are telling yourself
That you are too shy. And it's a vicious circle.
If you ignore that for a second and just walk up to someone and open your mouth.
You'd see, it' not that big a deal.
If I see Brazilians, I would just say
[Portuguese] "Hey man! What are you doing here?"
And start talking to them in Portuguese, and it works out great.
Oh look! Level up on the escalator!
Go for it man! Right behind you!
Hey, do guys know what time this mall closes?
You don't know what time? Eight?
Cause it's a Sunday and they normally close at 9.
Where are you guys from?
India? Which part?
South India.
Tamil Nadu?
[Tamil] Do you speak Tamil?
We speak Hindi.
[Hindi] Do you speak Hindi?
Because I also learn Hindi.
But my Hindi is really bad.
That's very good!
What are your names?
My name is Moses.
Nice to meet you!
She's reading Chinese!
Moses! I know you're hungry, but­
Excuse me, do you know what time this mall closes?
I have no idea - it's Sunday - probably six or seven.
Ah, it's Chinese!
[Mandarin] Can you speak Mandarin?
Yes I do.
Where are you from in China?
Hong Kong
[Cantonese] Ah, so you can speak Cantonese!
You can speak pretty good! Have you been there a long time?
Actually, I've never been to Hong Kong, so I study Cantonese at home all the time.
But I want to go there in the future.
But I think you speak Mandarin better than Cantonese?
I don't know.
I've already studied Mandarin for a long time.
What about those two?
[Mandarin] I speak Mandarin.
My husband brought in­
[Mandarin] Hey! Speak Chinese!
My husband brought Chinese students here for shopping.
They're going to come here shopping in the next half an hour or so
About 40 of them.
Forty??
You want to wait for them? You can practice your Chinese!
How long were you in China?
I've never been to China.
I spent 3 months in Taiwan, then I spent 2 months travelling to many places by train­
Which places did you go to?
Oh­ in mainland China....
And­ all advertisements in Spanish!
Hey, what is this right here?
It's chicken.
We want to practice Spanish with you!
Where are you guys from?
I'm Irish.
I'm American.
Where are you from?
Mexico.
OK. I only spent one day in Mexico city
How much is a water?
This one is 69c.
OK, then there are three here
What's up boss!
[WOLOF] Hello / [French] How are you?
[French] I'm good. Are you Senegalese?
No, I'm American, but I study Wolof and French.
[Wolof] I want to speak Wolof,
[French] But...
Did you learn that in Africa?
No - here! He studied at home all by himself!
Here, in Columbus?? You've never been to Africa?
No.
Wow.
I was in his house and he has so many books!
He's learning every language in the world!
Do you know any Fulani?
Hello, how are you? I'm well
You're smart!
How is it going?
Are you doing well?
Yes, do you have any movies in French?
What kind of movies?
African French - the accent is nicer!
For you it's different. For us it's not our first language.
So there is an influence from other African languages?
I was saying that we don't need to travel!
You can learn every language in the world here in Columbus!
Indeed!
Have a good evening!