New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Posted A Video Of Him Speaking Mandarin And People Cannot Believe How Good He Is

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has posted a video of himself speaking Mandarin to promote free Broadway tickets to the city's high school students, and people cannot believe how good he is.

The 34-year-old became New York City's mayor on Jan. 1, making him the city's first-ever Muslim and South Asian mayor and the youngest in more than a century.

During his campaign, Mamdani became known for addressing voters directly in their own languages rather than relying only on English.

He has spoken Spanish, Arabic, Hindi and Urdu in campaign videos and public appearances, part of an effort to reach New York's many immigrant communities, and more recently in Mandarin and Bangla.

On Sunday, Aug. 16, Mamdani posted a video promoting free Broadway tickets to the city's high school students in fluent Mandarin.

Mamdani's administration is partnering with the Theatre Development Fund, a nonprofit that supports access to live theater, to give away more than 2,000 free Broadway tickets to New York City high school students.

The campaign released versions of the promotional video in English, Spanish and Bangla, but it was the 31-second Mandarin clip that drew the most attention online.

People online praised Mamdani’s pronunciation and inflection on the Mandarin tones, saying this is what culture appreciation looks like, adding he is “slightly too goated”.

“First time I’ve ever seen an elected official of any position care enough to spend however many hours to make sure he gets the pronunciation and inflections as correct as possible. 250+ yrs in this country… and this is THE FIRST… 😞,” one person wrote.

“I really appreciate his mandarin here but also just appreciate that Mamdani learns the languages of people of the city in order to fully communicate. idk if I have ever seen a mayor so much exemplify the belief that the US is a melting pot, I love it,” another person said on X.

People also joked that their moms will not stop comparing them to him and called Duolingo to make him its brand ambassador.

Duolingo even commented, “How long is your streak?”

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