Can you tell me where

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Why it worked

The video uses a common street interview format with rapid-fire guessing of nationalities, creating engagement through curiosity and potential for surprise. The inclusion of cultural facts and food descriptions adds depth and relatability, making the content more shareable.

Summary

A street interviewer asks a person where they are from, guessing various countries and continents before the person reveals they are from Indonesia. The person shares a fun fact about Indonesia having the largest Muslim population and mentions fried catfish as a popular dish.

Structure

1Interviewer asks where the person is from
2Person describes their country as having a corrupt government
3Interviewer guesses Mexico, South America, and Asia
4Person confirms they are from Asia and shares a fun fact about the Muslim population
5Interviewer guesses Saudi Arabia and asks about their appearance
6Person describes their people as friendly and lovely
7Interviewer asks about famous food
8Person explains fried catfish is a popular dish

Original caption

Where is he from? #southeastasia #learntiktok #streetinterviews #indonesia🇮🇩

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Interviewer guesses Thailand

10Person speaks Indonesian and reveals they are from Indonesia

On-screen text

Can you tell me where you're from? We have corrupt in my country Are you like Mexican? no Are you from a or a big Big country Is your South America? no Asia? Yes in Asia a fun fact We have the highest Muslim in the world in our country? yes Are you from like Saudi Arabia? Do you look your country? I could be, I could be not describe in your country? We are very friendly And we are lovely people. smile a lot the government the best? government When you're I don't think anymore famous food your country? The catfish Catfish? brother What is that? to me fried catfish we eat it like As you know, normally popular everywhere Are you from Thailand? How does sound like? Selamat dude More sentence Okay Kamu dari mana? Are you from Nepai? No. from It's the Polish flag upside down okay where are you I'm from Indonesia is very beautiful just Bali lot of islands need to visit just than Bali

Transcript

Can you tell me where you're from? We have corrupt in my country. Are you like Mexican? No. Are you from a or a big Big country? Is your South America? No. Asia? Yes. In Asia. A fun fact. We have the highest Muslim in the world in our country? Yes. Are you from like Saudi Arabia? Do you look your country? I could be, I could be not. Describe in your country? We are very friendly. And we are lovely people. Smile a lot. The government the best? Government. When you're I don't think anymore. Famous food your country? The catfish. Catfish? Brother. What is that? Explain it to me. So it's basically fried catfish. Yeah. We eat it like, as you know, normally. It's very popular. You can get it like everywhere. Are you from Thailand? How does sound like? Selamat dude. More sentence. Okay. Kamu dari mana? Are you from Nepal? No. From. It's the Polish flag upside down. Okay. Where are you? I'm from Indonesia. I was so gonna say that next. My next guest was gonna be Indonesia. Indonesia is very beautiful country. It's not just Bali. There are a lot of islands that we need to visit, just than Bali.