The linguistic prowess of a Sabahan tour guide caught the attention of Malaysians recently, leaving many in awe of his communication skills with foreign tourists.
Going viral online as shared by Percutian Kundasang, a Kota Kinabalu-based travel agency, on Facebook, the Malaysian man can be seen talking in fluent Italian with a couple of tourists from Italy.
Sabahan tour guide impresses Malaysians with his fluent Italian
In the video recorded at a retail store at an undisclosed location, the tour guide was helping the Italians to communicate with vendors who were selling pearls.
The Sabahan tour guide assisted the vendors in explaining, in detail, the various pearl products to the tourists. These include the differences between pearls from the sea and freshwater, as well as their prices.
Throughout the video, the man spoke in fluent Italian, complete with the expressive hand gestures that the Italians are famous for.
In the overlaid text of the video, Percutian Kundasang wrote,
“POV: When customers from Italy can’t speak English”
Watch the video here:
Malaysians were awed by the man’s language prowess
In the comments section, many Malaysians were impressed by the man’s linguistic skills.
One Sabahan in the comments revealed that the man is well-known as he’s fluent in multiple languages and has a good singing voice too.
Meanwhile, another commenter said that it’s rare to find someone who speaks fluent Latin-based languages such as Italian and Spanish in Malaysia as most people in our country tend to prefer East Asian languages due to the popularity of K-dramas and Japanese culture.
So, what do you guys think of the video? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!
This post first appeared on WORLD OF BUZZ.