Hi, how are you?
How are you?
I'm good
I was looking for something...
Do you have those traditional Ethiopian drinks?
Halloween?!
No, traditional beverages?
Traditional beverages?!
Good morning
Hey, good morning, how are you doing?
Do you speak Amharic?
Of course
And you have coffee here?
Indeed
Can I get some?
You want some coffee?
Yes, yes I do
Very good Amharic, man
Do you have popcorn [traditionally served with coffee in Ethiopia]?
The popcorn?
No, sadly not
Oh okay
Anyway, how's it going?
Pretty good, how about yourself?
Pretty good for me as well
You have Apple Pay here?
Hey boss, this guy speaks Amharic?
A little!
Is that a camera? Like a GoPro?
Yeah it's kind of like a GoPro
Oh great!
Are you traveling?
I'm a YouTuber
Oh shit nice okay
Yeah
What's your channel?
It's XiaomaNYC
What kind of stuff do you do?
I speak different languages
Like today I'm practicing Amharic
I don't even know what the hell that is
It's an Ethiopian language
Hey that's cool
Thank you, nice to meet you guys, that's a great dog
How many languages do you speak?
I speak a bunch
I kind of got famous online for speaking Chinese
Mandarin?
Yeah, Mandarin yeah
So if you look up on YouTube "white guy speaks chinese"
I'll find you?
You'll find my channel yeah
Really?
Yeah
Is that your career?
It's my job yeah, it's my job
You love it though right?
It's a great job
That's awesome
Yeah it's really good
Right, yeah teach us some shit
Start a school!
Take care
Alright see you guys
* guy from the coffee shop taps me on the shoulder *
Hey
Nice to meet you man
Hi
I had a quick question
Do you have...
Do you have any Ethiopian incense?
Ethiopian incense?
You're looking for incense?
Yeah
You're in luck!
You have it?
We do indeed!
That's great!
You speak Amharic?
A bit!
Can you really speak it?
A bit, yeah
Have you been to Ethiopia yet?
Not yet
Oh no?
Very good...
Your wife Ethiopian, yeah?
No, my wife is Chinese...
Chinese!
Wow
I've just been learning Amharic online
Is that so!
Ah, amazing
Thanks
So good
Amharic...
Is it difficult to learn?
It's...
It's definitely harder than some other languages I've studied but...
I really like...
I love Ethiopian food and culture
Oh yeah
So for me it's really fun to do it
Does this one have a good smell?
See for yourself!
Oh yeah
Yeah!
That's great
Yeah
That's amazing
Isn't it?
Indeed
This guy...
And you have this with...
...charcoal right?
Oh wow that's nice
Yeah
Hi
How's it going sir?
Good how are you doing?
Good good
I just wanted to get some coffee
Sure
Do you have the coffee from the first round of the traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony?
The coffee from the first round of the traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony?
Are you referring to the coffee from the first round of the traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony?
Yeah, exactly
Who told you about that...
I've been reading up
Is that so?
But I do enjoy Ethiopian coffee
So you like the traditional first round coffee, eh?
Yeah yeah
Yeah, that's my favorite
Strong?
Strong
I got you
The small size is fine
Ethiopia's got the best coffee
Yes sir
It's why I'm learning this language
Sorry I only speak a little bit
Yeah it's okay
Even when I came to this country I didn't know how to speak that much English
Well I mean the more you learn the more you practice
That's what I try to do with languages I study
Just really try to practice
Let me...
Invite you
I got you
For free for me?
Yeah
Really?
Why not, yeah
Oh, thank you so much
It's fine
Thanks
No problem
Looks really good
Thank you so much man I really appreciate that
You know you've really made it when you get free food in a language
That is some strong ****ing coffee my friends
But it is great
By the end of this video I'm going to be totally cranked out on caffeine
* as I leave the coffee shop * Appreciate your interest in Ethiopia!
Oh, yeah yeah
Thank you very much
Oh, well thank you
Yeah,
Thank you thank you
You are learning the language and you are trying the culture, the food and everything
I really appreciate it
Thanks
Yes boss, hi
Hi how are you?
Good
Do you have roast coffee beans?
We do
Oh, okay
How about instant coffee?
Over there
How much?
For the ground coffee...
$17
$10?
$17
Yeah
Okay
Sorry, my Amharic's not that great!
Where did you learn?
I've just been learning online
You are smart!
Your grammar is...wonderful
Thank you
You're very good!
Thank you
You work for FBI?
FBI?
No, I'm a YouTuber
I've never been to Ethiopia but...
But...
I do love Ethiopian food, and coffee
Come, let me show you some injera [Ethiopian fermented flatbread]
This is Ethiopian injera
Which would you recommend for me?
In terms of the injera
Smells great!
Indeed it is
Oh yeah I love this stuff
And what are you going to eat that with?
Well, Shiro is always good [Ethiopian stew]
We got some shiro here
This foreigner can speak Amharic!
My man speaks Amharic!
Just a bit
Hello, how are you?
Hi there
How are you?
I'm good
It's nice to... different languages speak
I know, I really like it
Do Ethiopians drink a lot of coffee?
Yes, all the time
This is coffee!
Buna? Oh, this is the buna
Yeah, the buna
Oh, with green buna
Yeah, you roast it and then ground it
This is...
Could you do pour over with this?
#cluelesswhiteguy
And this is "dabo kolo"? (Ethiopian snack)
Yeah
You speak one's language...
The people love you!
That's what I've learned
I think people like it when you...
...try to learn their language you know?
But, thank you so much for all this hospitality
I really appreciate it this looks great
So we will follow you on your YouTube
Yeah you can follow me
Search for "white guy speaks chinese" on YouTube
Alright cool, nice to meet you guys
Thanks again
Outside it's cold and uninviting but on the inside...
It's an Ethiopian party!
Hi!
Do you have a to go menu?
To order to go?
Yeah yeah
Oh I can get you up here then
Just checking, this is an Ethiopian restaurant?
Yes!
You speak Amharic?
Just a little!
That was good though
That was good
Thank you thank you
He speaks Amharic!
Oh cool
I really just speak a little
That's good though
Yeah thank you!
Thank you
What's it called...
Can I get the injera with all the stews?
Of course!
Oh great
To go?
Yeah
* trying to say " to go" in Amharic *
What was that in Amharic again?
Let me see, that is...
To go
There we go
You almost got me
20 minutes
I'm going to go walk around and come back
Okay
Thank you
You're welcome
Wow look how smokey it is in here with the incense, it's great
You know what, sorry to be a pain, but could I eat here?
Of course
Would that be ok?
Do you need any water or anything?
No this is great
Thank you
No problem
Oh man
This looks so good
Here we go
See, look at this bread
Look at how spongy and juicy that is
So good
I'm glad you like it
That is amazing
Hi, how are you?
How are you?
I'm good
I was looking for something...
Do you have those traditional Ethiopian drinks?
Halloween?!
No, traditional beverages?
Traditional beverages?!
Yeah
What...
Like...
Ethiopian honey wine
No we don't...
Or traditional teff beer...
Yeah, we don't have any
You don't have that
Yeah
Go by downtown
Thank you
No problem
Thank you
Bye bye
Hello
You looking for a drink?
Yeah
You have the beer?
We have the mead (honey wine)
Yeah, I guess I want both...
What's this?
This is the mead?
Okay
Haven't tried that one yet
You haven't tried this one?
Yeah
You know numbers in Amharic?
$15
Perfect
10 something is 15
Okay
Is it good?
Honey & sweet
Honey sweet okay great
I'm going to try it
You guys have no idea
How long I've been looking for this
I am so excited to try it
Wow
Oh my god
Tastes like a cross between beer and like, apple juice
Ok so I know this is a really fun video but on a more serious note
There is currently a war going on in Ethiopia right now
And millions of people are facing severe hunger as a result
So, I'm donating the sponsorship proceeds of this video to the world food program
And if you guys are interesting in learning more or making a donation yourself
You can check out the links in the description to learn more