Remember Gavin, the Vine sensation and baby meme king? He speaks Chinese now, fluently.
Gavin Thomas, who went viral in the heyday of Vine, has surprised both his American and Chinese audiences by speaking Chinese on Hunan Mango TV.
After a 10-second clip of the eight-year-old speaking Chinese went viral, fans tweeted their disbelief and appreciation for the effort which went into his learning the language.
Gavin @gavinthomas is viral in China. He just appeared on Hunan Mango TV, and wowed the host by responding in Chinese. He is known as 假笑男孩 Fake SMile Boy in China 😂 already has 2.4 million followers on Weibo. pic.twitter.com/nVC2H36oGv
— Carl Zha (@CarlZha) June 11, 2019
It’s actually not all that surprising, considering Thomas is somewhat of an internet sensation in China. He has 2.4 million subscribers on Chinese microblogging website Weibo, an equivalent to Twitter or Facebook.
“A lot of people in China idolize him for his reactions enough there’s stickers exclusively of his reactions on Line or Weibo etc.,” Twitter user @mishawn_eugene wrote. “Makes sense for him to learn the language since his fan base is so large.”
https://twitter.com/mishawn_eugene/status/1137997140909645824
Some fans tweeted reaction memes of Thomas to convey their own reactions to finding out that he spoke another language so well–and at such a young age.
— Bud Diesel King (self proclaimed) (@BahstinBruins) June 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/fergph/status/1138468647372935168
Thomas is commonly referred to as “the son of the internet” by fans online. Many of the tweets featured users praising Gavin as “their” son or nephew.
“Our SON and KING can do ANYTHING. We STAN a bilingual icon,” Twitter user @ThatOneHonduran wrote.
my nephew so smart
— 𝖒𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖆𝖍 (@utoocool4me) June 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/unicornsharonn/status/1138019016226684929
our SON and KING can do ANYTHING we STAN a bilingual legend
— Josie (@ThatOneHonduran) June 10, 2019
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