25 Weird Things about Japan | TRUE or FALSE?

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    Uneven teeth, love hotels, slurping noodles, toilets, expensive melons, devoted students, naked festival, hikikomori... it's another article about Japan! 9gag listed out 25 "weird things about Japan" and we were asked to verify it. We'll tell you which ones are true, which ones are false, and which ones are horrendously common myths about Japan.
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  • @Uatemydoodle
    @Uatemydoodle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1613

    Someone at work was trying to impress some Japanese girls we work with and bragging about how they went to a Japanese restaurant and slurped ramen loudly, because it's respectful and a compliment to the chef.
    I just sat there thinking "Yeah..... I won't say anything..."

    • @shelbyhughes6252
      @shelbyhughes6252 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I got so annoyed with my Japanese friend for slurping because and told her and she told me in Japan it’s supposed to be a compliment to the chef. I watched this video and now I’m so confused.

    • @sunderdog4477
      @sunderdog4477 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Shelby Hughes I'm pretty sure slurping noodles isn't a compliment to a chief as a Japanese,but it's just the way we have noodles and soup at once. as two of them said in this video, if you want to show your appreciation to food they serve, you just say "this is really good" or "thank for the meal" looking at ppl working at a ramen restaurant.

    • @lililili8067
      @lililili8067 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Uatemydoodle oh I hate those types of people they think they know everything about another culture cos they heard it through the grapevine

    • @SelphieFairy
      @SelphieFairy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@shelbyhughes6252 Slurping doesn't mean anything. It's not a compliment, but it's not considered rude either. It's just how you eat noodles. Trying to not slurp noodles in soup is weird IMO.

    • @Alfareon
      @Alfareon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think it's a Chinese thing too

  • @douglastang123
    @douglastang123 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3871

    until this day, i finally found out what that pointy tooth in anime characters was! >

    • @MaJuV
      @MaJuV 7 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      So did I. I never knew and wondered why this is so common in anime :-O

    • @Kikuye
      @Kikuye 7 ปีที่แล้ว +192

      I always thought it made those little cute characters look more crazy/ creepy that usually went along with there personality. But yeah, now I know why...don't get it, but yeah. Lol.

    • @devilovesdevil
      @devilovesdevil 7 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      ダグちゃん omg ikr i always thought those were cute and i thought its just cuz the canine was sharp or vamps usualky giveb to the spunky character or cute or ditzy one haha THE MORE YOU KNOW ❤

    • @BuzzZu
      @BuzzZu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      yea like tomo-chan

    • @Aa-pd2xj
      @Aa-pd2xj 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I'll start sharpening my tooth then. 😂

  • @sbr7018
    @sbr7018 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3325

    that article should be called “How to embarrass yourself in Japan”

    • @plant5875
      @plant5875 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      how to embarrass yourself in Japan
      2. JapAn LiKeS cOfFeE

    • @audreytales6053
      @audreytales6053 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      500th like

    • @Sadsfies
      @Sadsfies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hello Takumi

    • @thecheeseman4296
      @thecheeseman4296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Eat sushi with a spoon

    • @il-dottore
      @il-dottore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@plant5875 How to Embarrass Yourself in Japan
      9. kAraOKe meAnS "eMPTy orchEStrA"

  • @_banana_7
    @_banana_7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2768

    I am half Japanese .People in my class think I am Chinese and they also think China and Japan are the same place.
    Is this just me...?

    • @Ai-ef5ze
      @Ai-ef5ze 5 ปีที่แล้ว +285

      dude I'm half Japanese living outside Japan and had to deal with that shit my whole life

    • @nathaniaclorinda9851
      @nathaniaclorinda9851 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@Ai-ef5ze omg same

    • @alienhand5891
      @alienhand5891 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      oof xD

    • @めい-f7p
      @めい-f7p 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      panda banana I’m also half Japanese, people around me doesn’t think Japanese and Chinese are same but they always think I’m chinese...

    • @luciuschang6774
      @luciuschang6774 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Well im half chinese and all the others in my class thinks im Japanese. They also think its the same place

  • @RachelandJun
    @RachelandJun  7 ปีที่แล้ว +7777

    I'm watching you, 9gag ಠ_ಠ

    • @felucir3712
      @felucir3712 7 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      We're watching you to Rachel... or Jun

    • @kiwisocks
      @kiwisocks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      $10 is still pretty expensive for a watermelon o.o

    • @mandriceugen7809
      @mandriceugen7809 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Easy ! you're watching us . We are watching everyone and everything , from joke to politics , so who won?

    • @Desasterific
      @Desasterific 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      kiwisocks but they actually have flavor instead of the watered down 2 dollar ones. :*

    • @theodora1979
      @theodora1979 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Rachel & Jun Your videos are so enjoyable and helpful. Thank you very much! ^-^/

  • @AussieTVMusic
    @AussieTVMusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7747

    I live on an Island full of rabbits. It's called Australia.

    • @amirlhmzn
      @amirlhmzn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +487

      ah austria, where kangaroos chase people.

    • @jessica4656
      @jessica4656 7 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      the most incorrect sentence ever xD

    • @virixot
      @virixot 7 ปีที่แล้ว +260

      I live on a continent full of fat people

    • @bhutisangkha6023
      @bhutisangkha6023 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Aprixot // Cinder_the_Meows Ah Antarctica

    • @imnotcreativeenough7208
      @imnotcreativeenough7208 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yaah rabbit island.

  • @MythicalPhoebe
    @MythicalPhoebe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +565

    i think in america it's become popular to sort of exagerate and romanticize these cultural differences because people are so fixated on the idea of foreign things being strange and quirky.

    • @arikalamari19
      @arikalamari19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      someone writes some rumors, call it facts, and post it on printerest and facebook and everyone believes it 🤷‍♀️I am concinced the world is getting dumber

    • @greyslaurenciana9249
      @greyslaurenciana9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@arikalamari19 "it's evolving, just backwards."

    • @IrvineTheHunter
      @IrvineTheHunter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's not just the US, Japan has a long history of importing Chinese thing's because their quirky, the ancient Greeks made of hilarious stories about people in different countries having black fluids because they were dark skinned.

    • @tuanamirul6930
      @tuanamirul6930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@greyslaurenciana9249 exactly

    • @Leoking25y
      @Leoking25y 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      America barely even popular.

  • @osito1243
    @osito1243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Foreigner:looks at chef starts slurping noodles
    Chef : JUST EAT YOU’RE NOODLES

    • @pizrux6592
      @pizrux6592 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shoko wadup!

    • @Koistork
      @Koistork 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      *your

    • @osito1243
      @osito1243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Plastortic ok

    • @osito1243
      @osito1243 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @jeep biscuit fair enough

    • @AnnoyingTallyHallHomestuckie
      @AnnoyingTallyHallHomestuckie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re is you are so u just said just eat you are noodles XD

  • @meunsterchease9983
    @meunsterchease9983 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1952

    You can shower while sitting on the toilet? Sign me up.

    • @yupitsme7574
      @yupitsme7574 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      I do this everyday since I learned how to take a bath and I really liked it cuz I can sit while taking a bath but when we recently moved to canada the shower and toilet bowl is separated and I really missed our bathroom back home in our hometown **sigh**

    • @mondaysinsanity8193
      @mondaysinsanity8193 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@yupitsme7574 waaaaaaaiiit shit and bathe? How?

    • @vminisfuckingreal998
      @vminisfuckingreal998 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@mondaysinsanity8193 that sounds lit asf

    • @supersaiyangoku3580
      @supersaiyangoku3580 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's weird and nasty.

    • @penguin-tc1cx
      @penguin-tc1cx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’ve never seen a shower and the toilet in the same area... and I’ve been to Japan many times... I don’t really think that’s a thing but a reply said they did it so I guess I’ll trust them? 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @hudagubara5204
    @hudagubara5204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +481

    4:00
    Rachael: "If those stick out then that can be considered cute"
    Jun *grins*

    • @clembb8
      @clembb8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I've been a subscriber for so long, and I just noticed Jun kind of have a yaeba :D

    • @crimebelt
      @crimebelt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@clembb8 wait what? 😑

    • @AnNguyen-oz6qw
      @AnNguyen-oz6qw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@crimebelt da canines sticking out

    • @rodrigolegorreta6684
      @rodrigolegorreta6684 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That was hooot.

    • @Satan666Official
      @Satan666Official 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@clembb8 I just noticed that!

  • @rockmusicisperfection2791
    @rockmusicisperfection2791 6 ปีที่แล้ว +421

    Rachel: "I know this because of The Simpsons."
    Me: "Literally same."

    • @overloader7900
      @overloader7900 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Simpsons teach more then school

    • @parkchimmin7913
      @parkchimmin7913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Overloader7 Simpsons can also predict the future

    • @Nyx773
      @Nyx773 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@overloader7900 *teaches *than

  • @adeonsajakarta2923
    @adeonsajakarta2923 5 ปีที่แล้ว +528

    Japanese are incredibly disciplined and devoted to education.
    Jun:Are we?I dont know.😂😂😂😂

  • @cypherglitch
    @cypherglitch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +533

    learning to clean up after yourself should be normal and is a great idea. teaching kids how to live in the world is great, knowledge alone will not get you everywhere.

    • @ohredhk
      @ohredhk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Agree. If the kids knows they will be cleaning the school, they will keep it clean in the first place.

    • @cypherglitch
      @cypherglitch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ohredhk they have a class dedicated to common knowledge

    • @zam023
      @zam023 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The right term is Life skills. In Japan they start teaching from pre-school.

    • @Rs2006REMAKEVids
      @Rs2006REMAKEVids 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This used to be a thing in Australia, like 30 years back. Kinda. At the end of each term, they would get kids to sand their own desks for an hour or two because they couldn't afford to hire actual workers, and they'd get kids to wipe off the blackboards each day. My mother once pointed out that there was gum under the table and the teacher responded by saying, "You put it there, didn't you? Clean it up!" So she spent the rest of the 30 minutes scraping off gum from under all of the desks instead of actually learning anything.
      This taught her not to point out any trash and, instead, ignore it.
      The closest thing to cleaning that I did was Clean Up Australia Day and collecting the rolls, I guess. Nothing comes to mind except, you know, just putting your own trash in the bin and being forced to pick up other people's trash if you come a few minutes late to school.

    • @cypherglitch
      @cypherglitch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kinetic RWBY when we had "bin scab duty" we had to collect a bucket full of rubbish before we could finish, so kids just grabbed the rubbish out of proper bins and it was all over in minutes. So teachers were so dumb, or just maybe to trustworthy, and thought we did an amazing job. I felt guilty when I pulled the wool over teachers who were to easily trusting kids. I knew how hard to was to get.

  • @OvenfreshDeth
    @OvenfreshDeth 7 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    You know, the idea of having a bathroom and a separate toilet room doesn't sound half bad. I wouldn't have to worry about getting water on the floor.

    • @Vulcapyro
      @Vulcapyro 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Bathroom floors are also usually slanted/curved towards a floor drain. This is something that should just exist around the world because it makes total sense.

    • @aerendyll
      @aerendyll 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I hate it when houses only have toilets in the bathroom. That way you can't go when someone else is taking a shower and if it's too close to surfaces that e.g. shampoo bottles are placed on I get nervous I might bump into them and have them fall into the toilet bowl. And the smell... that's probably the worst part, because I hate smelling toilets when I'm using a shower/bath.

    • @Vulcapyro
      @Vulcapyro 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Error In The Matrix
      Unit tub is less expensive and saves space, arguably more convenient. Showering while sitting in an open area is easier and less cramped. Also, having the shower control is way better for water usage and is something I don't really see, in Canada at least. Some higher-end places probably do have a separate shower.
      Anyways, having the floor drain and slope itself is what I'm mostly talking about, though.

    • @Vulcapyro
      @Vulcapyro 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Error In The Matrix Push button on handheld showerhead for water, rather than water running literally all the time.

    • @devilovesdevil
      @devilovesdevil 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      OvenfreshDeth yea that and if someones gotta use the toilet they can in a seperate room

  • @RachelandJun
    @RachelandJun  7 ปีที่แล้ว +365

    ★Subtitles!★
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    • @luishuaylla523
      @luishuaylla523 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the subtitles in Spanish.

    • @Geekn4sty
      @Geekn4sty 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I did the English ones. Sorry I made a few mistakes. This was my first time playing with TH-cam's subtitles.

    • @madamelicorne581
      @madamelicorne581 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you very much though :D I really prefer watching videos with captioning.

    • @febeagnes
      @febeagnes 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi, I hope you like the Indonesian translation

    • @halymsmith9407
      @halymsmith9407 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agnes Budianto I do Agnes :3

  • @fayevinyl4596
    @fayevinyl4596 5 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    Jun: *in his cute forward monotone voice* It looks really MAGICAL..
    *talking bout a hotel you'd bring someone for the sole purpose of sleeping wit them*

  • @kylaluv8453
    @kylaluv8453 7 ปีที่แล้ว +564

    Rachel I don't know why but you seem to look more and more elf like with each video. It just so cute! You and Jun are just so cute together.

    • @SoWhosGae
      @SoWhosGae 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Kyla Luv Her hair looks def better after that treatment she did.

    • @kalpnasaxena9112
      @kalpnasaxena9112 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kyla Luv Elffffff 😂😂😂😂😂 truuuue

    • @o0konnichiwa0o
      @o0konnichiwa0o 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm just saying... SAO ALFeim online...

    • @bigpapawalkingdownthestreet
      @bigpapawalkingdownthestreet 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kyla Luv IKR! She looks soo beautiful & cute!

  • @danner253
    @danner253 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1350

    I really cant stand the moral high ground of these articles. Normal doesn't exist, it differs per culture.

  • @GenieY23
    @GenieY23 7 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    I don't know how long after the hair treatment this video was filmed, but I must say Rachel, your hair looks so silky and healthy!! I wonder when that sort of thing will be available elsewhere in the world.

    • @RachelandJun
      @RachelandJun  7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      +GenieY23 This is permanent hair straightening!! Lasts until your hair grows out :D You should be able to find it all over. I did it two months ago, uploading that video next!

    • @GenieY23
      @GenieY23 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rachel & Jun
      Oh, I thought this was after the ultrasonic hair treatment that you uploaded a while ago :)
      Did that one last long?

    • @RachelandJun
      @RachelandJun  7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      That one lasted about 3 weeks. This one is so much better! Getting the ultrasonic treatment twice already costs more than this so I would definitely recommend permanent straightening over that! The only thing is you can't do it on damaged hair, which includes a lot of dyed hair I think? My friends so far have all said they can't do it since they dye their hair.

    • @GenieY23
      @GenieY23 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rachel & Jun Thanks for the information! :) will wait for you video with the permanent straightening xx

    • @Fiercesoulking
      @Fiercesoulking 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      and her face is so white ....

  • @i_3193
    @i_3193 5 ปีที่แล้ว +539

    just seeing the thumbnail i was like
    “oh no”
    *ITS 9 G A G*

    • @xyruz690
      @xyruz690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BRUHHHHHH

  • @kaspazza7501
    @kaspazza7501 6 ปีที่แล้ว +644

    -"There is suicidie forest [...]"
    -"I have never been there"
    Yea, we see.

    • @sindrealight5182
      @sindrealight5182 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I think it's actually a tourist location. So...

    • @shinxxygold4567
      @shinxxygold4567 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      *jake paul has left the chat*

    • @f8665
      @f8665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@shinxxygold4567 Logan paul

    • @parkchimmin7913
      @parkchimmin7913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Sindrea Light It really shouldn’t be a tourist attraction. Such a tragic place.

    • @shinxxygold4567
      @shinxxygold4567 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@f8665 whoops lmao they both terrible so it doesn't really matter oof

  • @keremcantarhan
    @keremcantarhan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    Japan isn't really a weird place, it's just different than most other cultures and needs some getting used to for a westerner.

    • @Napsteraspx
      @Napsteraspx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Right, Japan's "wierdness" is a good thing!

    • @jiminspenicillium6862
      @jiminspenicillium6862 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's just a different culture in general. Many think American culture is weird, every culture is different. Japan culture is quite similar to Vietnamese culture (I'm Vietnamese) and Korean culture. I'm Vietnamese American and it's good to see differences.

    • @Blizzburn
      @Blizzburn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Actually who cares about differences
      As long as people enjoy it, then it's fine

    • @meiwijaya3906
      @meiwijaya3906 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Their "Weirdness" isn't even widespread. It's mainly based around a few small areas in Tokyo.

    • @mamorusamuragouchi8924
      @mamorusamuragouchi8924 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't think Japanese culture and western culture is that different, tho. If differences are weirdnesses to you then, I think China or southeast asian countries are more weird than Japan. There are Christmas, Halloween, and Valentine's day in Japan, you know.

  • @alexg4936
    @alexg4936 7 ปีที่แล้ว +774

    Rachel "hey guys!" Jun "guys!"

    • @alexg4936
      @alexg4936 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Cute

    • @karkinissan
      @karkinissan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      lol I think he's done that more than once. Always funny.

    • @samanthavaldez4810
      @samanthavaldez4810 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I WILL NEVER NOT NOTICE THIS ANYMORE 😂

    • @Geck0GC
      @Geck0GC 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm pretty sure he's saying "hi"

    • @shizukagozen777
      @shizukagozen777 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alex G
      Hmmm... I heard some kind of mix between hi and guys just like "Hguys". 😅

  • @user-vt1zr9fo2c
    @user-vt1zr9fo2c 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2118

    Kinda suspicious that Japan drinks an awful lot of coffee. You know who also drinks a lot of coffee?
    Ghouls.
    Get your quinques out fellas

    • @takuma8974
      @takuma8974 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      EmmieXMay x im assuming thats where the author got the idea ghouls can only drink coffee

    • @parkchimmin7913
      @parkchimmin7913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Oh no, everyone in Japan are Ghouls!

    • @itzreaps
      @itzreaps 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      DOES RACHEL HAVE ANY BITE MARKS?! WE HAVE TO FIND OUT!

    • @aleksifrmdao
      @aleksifrmdao 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Finnish people also drink a lot of coffee SO ARE FINNS GHOULS

    • @KE-qo3nn
      @KE-qo3nn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I just thought of the Anime Tokyo Ghoul....

  • @Phoenixesper1
    @Phoenixesper1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +700

    Many japanese men refuse to leave their rooms.
    Yah we have that in america too... their called world of warcraft players!

    • @TheOriginal_Unaleska
      @TheOriginal_Unaleska 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Phoenixesper1 im a warcraft player and not only do I leave the room, I have a job :/

    • @JurassicLion2049
      @JurassicLion2049 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It's 2018, that stereotype lost relevance like eleven years ago dude.

    • @BicheTordue
      @BicheTordue 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      maybe it was a joke referencing the stereotype use in the article of BuzzFeed

    • @cigimon4
      @cigimon4 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      obsolete joke 5/10
      they're called redditors now

    • @CuriousChronicles82275
      @CuriousChronicles82275 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well 42 married, have job but I still play all genres of videogames in my spare time time.

  • @InaamHD
    @InaamHD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    I just found this channel from Juns Kitchen. I love your videos, they're really calming and in an odd way... inspiring. I like to see you both and your individual hobbies and outlooks on things, it gives me comfort in kind of exploring my own interests in life. Thanks for making the video!

  • @-correct-ok2398
    @-correct-ok2398 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Years later, I'm back at this vid and I still laughed at
    "Jun, Jun-Sensei"
    *laughs* "Hai"

  • @charlesajones77
    @charlesajones77 5 ปีที่แล้ว +454

    "Japan's literacy rate is nearly 100%"
    This, I actually can comment on. The Japanese government defines "literacy" as the ability to read Hiragana and Katakana, since technically the Japanese spoken language can be written using only one or the other (or both) of these. Going by this definition, I would be considered "literate" in Japanese, which I definitely am not. Hiragana and Katakana are very easy to read and write, much more so than English. However, there are about 2000 Kanji recognized by the government as also necessary to functionally read Japanese, but aren't counted as "necessary" to constitute literacy.

    • @ttarsi
      @ttarsi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      "Very easy to read and write.. much more than English"
      Hahahahah just because english spelling system is fucked up doesnt mean katakana and hiragana are easy. Maybe you are doing a lot of mistakes and thinking "well this is easy"... nope

    • @goblinleafyboi
      @goblinleafyboi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I've been trying to learn Japanese on my own for a while and I've come to the conclusion that I'll worry about the Kanji later. I want to get the Hiragana and Katakana down and memorized and focus on learning vocab an grammar. I'm sure I'll learn some Kanji along the way, and not that I don't want to (I mean, if I really wanna learn everything I'll HAVE TO at some point). But as of right now in my new stage of learning Japanese the Kanji seem very daunting to me, and I don't want that to be the reason I don't learn the language.

    • @jasonreid5052
      @jasonreid5052 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@goblinleafyboi Don't worry too much about the kanji right away. Most children growing up in Japan don't start learning kanji until they are mostly fluent in Japanese so there's no need to stress about it for a while

    • @aoisakura2909
      @aoisakura2909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@ttarsi it's the same as we learn the abcd, what makes it easier for them is that they have fixed write and sound, so if you hear something, it wouldn't be suddenly have different meaning and writing, but in english, there's this type of which one should have double character, or like this have the same sounding back (or vocal sound, I don't really know what you call these" but for example, y"ou", cr"e"w, cr"ue"l, wh"o", kangar"oo", which all sounded like "u", even if they are not written by the letter "u". While in Japan, a will always be a, u will always use u, and not suddenly being writtern by oo, ue, and etc. And I think that's what they mean by easier. And I agree, it's not easy as well, but if you grow up with them, the sentences really do have easier form than english that have differemt kind and so many kind of sentences form.

    • @tvyvess
      @tvyvess 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      imagine being in school and have to learn 3 different types of your language like thats so crazy

  • @ZarlanTheGreen
    @ZarlanTheGreen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    Debunking myths is always good :)

    • @NicholasRoge
      @NicholasRoge 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ZarlanTheGreen Debunking? They might have "debunked", at most, one or two if them. The vast majority were true.

    • @ZarlanTheGreen
      @ZarlanTheGreen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ***** _"They might have "debunked", at most, one or two if them. The vast majority were true."_
      First of all, that is beside the point. Regardless of how much of it was debunking, it's still good to debunk ...and even for the bits they don't debunk, it's good to check/confirm the veracity of the claims.
      ...but also, what you're saying is nonsense. 9gag had 25 claims. You say just one or two were false?
      I count about 14 (of 25) statements, that are true and not in need of further clarification, to not be misleading ...and about 7, that are downright false (one of which they didn't debunk, though).
      Note that they never really said if the kancho thing was true or false. (it does exists, sure, but... is it common? Is it accepted?)

    • @crazy808ish
      @crazy808ish 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Statistically that may be true. But after just watching the video, one does indeed get the impression that the majority were true.
      As for debunking? I think you just wanted to use that word. Bet you check everything people say on snopes too.

    • @ZarlanTheGreen
      @ZarlanTheGreen 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      crazy808ish _"Statistically that may be true."_
      Statistically, and in every other sense.
      _"one does indeed get the impression that the majority were true."_
      Well the _majority_ was true, but a very large part, wasn't ...and even some of the true things, were misleading ...and about 3-6 of them, were far from weird. Rather trivial, quite frankly. (e.g. Japanese people drink a lot of coffee? So what? Most people do)
      _"As for debunking? I think you just wanted to use that word."_
      WTF? How would that even make any sense? I used the word, because it is exactly the thing they are doing, that I wished to voice my approval of. I used the word, because it is the term that refers to the concept I spoke of.
      You seem to have a chip on your shoulder, about something.
      Are you angered at cherished beliefs of yours, that you've had debunked or something? (being robbed of ones misconceptions, is something to be *grateful* for ...which is why I make a point out of always thanking people, who make me realise any of my mistakes or misconceptions)

    • @crazy808ish
      @crazy808ish 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ZarlanTheGreen Lol, you're kidding. The one who seems to be angered and have a chip on their shoulder is you, making 28 lines out of 3 sentences. That wasn't worth it.

  • @davveromeliloto4306
    @davveromeliloto4306 7 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Rachel is alway cute, but in this video she is especially beautiful. That lipstick really enhances her natural charm and colors.

    • @Ozubura
      @Ozubura 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      davvero meliloto Jun can jump my bones.

    • @anevilstripper6095
      @anevilstripper6095 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love her hair colour and eye makeup style. Anyone know if she has a video of her applying it?

  • @a-cat
    @a-cat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    10:57: Where people don't leave their room... "I can totally see myself not leaving my house"
    People in 2020: *hikikomori*

  • @pengyte9551
    @pengyte9551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    8:52 pause.
    When you see it

  • @MichaelBerthelsen
    @MichaelBerthelsen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    So tired of bullshit things like this keep getting spread around about things that are rare, fake, old, or otherwise wrong, as if it's totally true, just to make Japan seem wierder than it is. Thanks for the video, guys!

    • @nyancat1760
      @nyancat1760 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I couldn't agree more!

    • @oniinu
      @oniinu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I actually did not know that Ganguro was a fad and is absolutely no longer a trend any longer. The way Western types portray it as being a normal part of Japanese culture is staggering. It doesn't help that there are quite a few anime with Ganguro characters.

    • @newproblemsolving
      @newproblemsolving 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I like the weird Japan! To me most strange things on internet about Japan only make Japan more attractive. They are wired but exceptional, especially some anime plots. How wonderful if there were some weird but good places in this standard world.

    • @pablodanieljiang961
      @pablodanieljiang961 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      same thing the people believe the children of 14yo could have sex with adult with no problems, which is totally false, it is a crime. they need to know the laws were updated decades ago

    • @n4gisan
      @n4gisan 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  • @Tijggie82
    @Tijggie82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Funny to see this mentioned, "hikikomori". Although it is painted as a Japanese phenomenon, I think this happens all over the world. I did a paper on it and took a look at the role of the (absent) father in the Japanese family in connection to the hikikomori. It was very interesting.

  • @flinx
    @flinx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Hey Rachel and Jun! When you're at home talking to each other, do you mostly speak in Japanese? English? 50/50? 70/30?

  • @Mikeztarp
    @Mikeztarp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    5:50 I feel like there's a slogan for KFC there: "KFC is the Khristmas Food of Choice".

    • @broncored
      @broncored 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Khristmas Food Choices

  • @jamcalx
    @jamcalx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +689

    We have shut ins in America too. we call them "TH-cam commenters" or "keyboard warriors".

    • @kvbowfmfa225
      @kvbowfmfa225 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I call them jamcalx.

    • @jamcalx
      @jamcalx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      juan camilo velez niño Ouw! my feelings!😢

    • @kvbowfmfa225
      @kvbowfmfa225 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      jamcalx lol jk.

    • @jamcalx
      @jamcalx 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sheepskin Mcgrue explain.

    • @jamcalx
      @jamcalx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thorium Reactor what did you name it?

  • @anneth9139
    @anneth9139 6 ปีที่แล้ว +825

    I wish people would stop spreading weird facts about Japan, and point to Japan as being weird... :<
    Everytime when I say 'I want to travel to Japan' people are laughing or say 'eww it's so gross over there'. Yeah righ...

    • @summerchild5141
      @summerchild5141 6 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Anneth This whole "Japan is weird and nasty" agenda the west has is really ugly and getting old.

    • @estrellalilyana1137
      @estrellalilyana1137 6 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Why would people say it's gross? if anything it's very sanitary

    • @empyrenium4806
      @empyrenium4806 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I’d love to visit Japan someday, even though people consider it ’weird’. That ’weirdness’ is one of the reasons why I want to visit Japan.
      I love everything bit different :)

    • @estrellalilyana1137
      @estrellalilyana1137 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Terppa Terppa I so agree I want to try new things and experience things.

    • @teresaescobedo220
      @teresaescobedo220 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      People talking weird stuff about places they have never been... the origins of gossip?

  • @18710t
    @18710t 6 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Japan has many unique things, but those things are usually weird and unique for Japanese people as well. It’s not like there are robot restaurants and “soineyas” everywhere. In fact there are only a few (or maybe even just one)

    • @caughtinthestars
      @caughtinthestars 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      What is a Soineya

    • @Itchy__
      @Itchy__ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pegasusgirl cuddle cafe

    • @caughtinthestars
      @caughtinthestars 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Itchy__ thank u

    • @shuignorance1140
      @shuignorance1140 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      what he said is the very what I want to tell everyone.
      I m japanese.

  • @desiannwilliams1852
    @desiannwilliams1852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I recently did a presentation for a course at my college on coffee and Japan DOES import about 85% of our Jamaican coffee! Yyeeaahh! Love you guys and love this video!! 😁😁

  • @xamified4432
    @xamified4432 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    For number 16, it's common for any restaurant in the world where trainees just do one job for years before they get promoted. My aunt has been cracking and separating egg (whites and yolks) for 2 years now. She'll be promoted soon, but being a chef really takes a long time unless you have money and connections.

  • @Kikuye
    @Kikuye 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I like seeing Jun's response, to some of the misconceptions looking like"WTF are people getting these kinds of ideas about our country?" Lol. Like "Most Japanese men" and being like, wth, ha.

  • @Catglittercrafts
    @Catglittercrafts 7 ปีที่แล้ว +502

    pretty sure Rachel is an elf

    • @thekoalakingdomshow6319
      @thekoalakingdomshow6319 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      April R red hair pointy ears yep

    • @jaquelupei4393
      @jaquelupei4393 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      That's what I was thinking this whole time. 100% forest elf

    • @GaryAa56
      @GaryAa56 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Elf's are cute like Rachel

    • @EmilM-pb2hn
      @EmilM-pb2hn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      100%

    • @Itchy__
      @Itchy__ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep. Can be an actor in warhammer or another Tolkien movie if they ever decide to make some

  • @PlagueMoo
    @PlagueMoo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    "So your toilet shower and sink might all be in the same room"
    ...and whats weird about that?

    • @andreil1313
      @andreil1313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Marley Dees it’s weird in Japan because traditionally those three things are in separate rooms. They put them together in one room only if the house is really small. And that’s because as Rachel and Jun said, you’re supposed to shower outside of the bathtub, and then soak. The water in the bathtub is supposed to be used by all of the family members, that’s why it has to be clean and used only for soaking. If you’re showering outside of your tub, it means that you can’t have anything on your sink or it will get wet 😅😂 that’s why it’s better if you have the tub in a separate room.

    • @arteonyx
      @arteonyx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I live in a 2 story house, and I can agree with you, this is normal in my country lol.

    • @arikalamari19
      @arikalamari19 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      nothing weird :) but your shower is still a seperated cabin, isn't it?

    • @AzriellaRipley
      @AzriellaRipley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is a difference the word here is "wetroom" the drain in the floor denotes this as in don't store dry towels or tp on the back of the toilet as while you shower it could get wet.

    • @Kairos_Akuma
      @Kairos_Akuma 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@arikalamari19 In Germany it is a Cabin yes. So its kinda the same just smaller?

  • @niesrinbakkali9187
    @niesrinbakkali9187 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I was taught by my Chinese teacher that slurping was a compliment to the chef, so maybe people mix it up with Japan where people slurp a lot too.

    • @DragonHeir92
      @DragonHeir92 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Niesrin Bakkali What region(s) of China? My Chinese grandparents owned a restaurant for many years and I’ve never heard this.

    • @Woestheboss
      @Woestheboss 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Your teacher is making up stories, very bad a Chinese is making up stories about other Chinese.

    • @nalqi4506
      @nalqi4506 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not really ,slurping are considered a very bad table manner ,try slurping on chinese dining table 😂😂very not recommended.

    • @lelununu
      @lelununu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I‘m Chinese, and this is not true 😂 It’s actually as jun said: The soup is just hot, and you should eat the soup when it’s hot.

  • @seymourbrown4540
    @seymourbrown4540 6 ปีที่แล้ว +715

    so is kancho where they got thousand years of pain or whatever from naruto

    • @CorpoHawkWasabi
      @CorpoHawkWasabi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      nickiboi nickman probably not. It think it was inspared other way.

    • @prettygirl45459
      @prettygirl45459 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Its usually very sneaky. Ive seen kids set their up in a pointing motion on their friends chair as they go to sit down and BOY they would holler to the moon and back. Like keep you fingers out your friends butt...literally!

    • @sensikakashi2113
      @sensikakashi2113 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      KAKASHI APPROVES

    • @bizarreworld2510
      @bizarreworld2510 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      nickiboi nickman it's not "whatever" alright!! It's a sacred jutsu only acquired by 2 of the most skilled people

    • @Hunter-pz6tp
      @Hunter-pz6tp 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      i was thinking the same thing

  • @LoyaFrostwind
    @LoyaFrostwind 7 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    In general, kids in America don't get the kind of academic pressure that kids in Japan or other Asian countries get. Instead of trying harder to get better at a subject, an American kid may just give up and choose another subject/hobby they like better. Or decide to focus on sports instead of academics. And many American parents are ok with that, and don't pressure their kids to study or get along with the teacher. Too many American parents also try to argue with the teacher in favor of their children. Asian parents usually give the teacher free reign to teach how he/she sees fit.

    • @ekronb5287
      @ekronb5287 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Depends where you live. If you're a student in NYC, then its a hugeeeeeeee competition.

    • @LoyaFrostwind
      @LoyaFrostwind 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      norio kun , SF Bay Area is pretty competitive.

    •  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      In my experience, Asian teaching results in good test results, but poor creativity. If you want scientific and technical creativity, cram school is not the way to go. The cram school approach produces kids who know everything, but who have no clue what to do with that knowledge.

    • @rockettaco
      @rockettaco 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ekronb5287 NY State in general is pretty brutal.

  • @idontknow898
    @idontknow898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Jun: Melons aren't that expensive here
    Also Jun: The cheap ones are $10-20
    Me: 0.0

    • @ravendrapatel3817
      @ravendrapatel3817 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In my country melons price is around less than 1 dollar

    • @kansas0606
      @kansas0606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've literally never bought a watermelon before, but 10 bucks for one sounds expensive

    • @farifairis7388
      @farifairis7388 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In my country, you can just ask the farmer and he will give it to you for free.

    • @ashashii911
      @ashashii911 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@farifairis7388 What country is that??

    • @farifairis7388
      @farifairis7388 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@ashashii911 The largest tropical archipelago country on the world, Indonesia 😉
      Throw any tropical seed to ground, then you will get it sprout in next week.

  • @beigehues
    @beigehues 7 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    _Rachel, your skin, I love the colour, your lipstick, and eye makeup_
    x//D

    • @amberXonic
      @amberXonic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      creepy

    • @Infernalhazard
      @Infernalhazard 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Her skin has no color, I can't look away... like a damn ghost, good god!

  • @ambersunnyamber
    @ambersunnyamber 7 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    wouldn't it be cheaper to build a ramp than a 5 step elevator though??

    • @RachelandJun
      @RachelandJun  7 ปีที่แล้ว +290

      Get out of here with your logic and stuff

    • @koshira1977
      @koshira1977 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Amberley Canegitta lol Amber I chased you to this thread though, we are truly friends. Yay senpai noticed you! say hi to me on the youtubes *pokes*

    • @YKChiropter
      @YKChiropter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Amberley Canegitta just in case no one has mentioned it, the shortest is in Hongkong witg only 3 steps... also the longest is in hk as well which goes up 135 m

    • @TheRealDukez
      @TheRealDukez 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤔 Hmm....... It might be

    • @coladict
      @coladict 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You'd still have to pull those heavy luggage bags up that ramp. The escalator pushes them up for you.

  • @moka739
    @moka739 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Junさんは本当に
    日本人の一般的な考え方を、誇張もしず、ありのまま代弁してくれる...ありがたい...

  • @shraddhasrivastava5936
    @shraddhasrivastava5936 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is the most genuine channel about Japan. They talk from their experiences and after doing enough research I assume since nothing in the conversation seem to exaggerate on any particular topic. I feel I learn more about Japan from their channel than any other blog site. Plus, Rachel is so entertaining that it's the first time I have binge watched a TH-cam channel. Also watching Jun's reactions is fun. 😂

  • @letyg1526
    @letyg1526 6 ปีที่แล้ว +414

    It's interesting because in my culture slurping is disrespectful, it's consider poor table manners.

    • @RedSuramow
      @RedSuramow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lety G in romania too

    • @senpainoticeme6678
      @senpainoticeme6678 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I live in a Japanese family and they still call it rude so....

    • @TheoCynical
      @TheoCynical 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Isnt it because its akin to a child slurping?

    • @manasakaguchi
      @manasakaguchi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Um.. It's more like it kinda happens🤷🏻 I'm Japanese btw. I grew up with "it will taste better"

    • @alectafox2364
      @alectafox2364 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      try for yourself once,it makes noodle taste better you know~

  • @Anastasia-bn9hc
    @Anastasia-bn9hc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    "You cant just go go Japan with like super messed up teeth and people be like:KAWAII!!!!!!!"

  • @ばばば-p8j
    @ばばば-p8j 7 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    カラオケの画像が手こきカラオケで大草原wwwwww

    • @465shu_li2
      @465shu_li2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      tu basa それまじで思いましたwwwww

    • @佐藤-c6c
      @佐藤-c6c 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      それな笑笑

  • @brooke8983
    @brooke8983 5 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    8:52: anybody else notice that there is Donald Trump in the background?!😝

  • @siegwulff
    @siegwulff 7 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    The UK's Literacy rate is also 99% also. With 99.99% of Children under the age of 10, (approx).
    I was quite shocked to see America's literacy rate, 14% cannot read..

    • @MythicGirl2210
      @MythicGirl2210 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ryan Gaunt Up-shut for am read!!! D:

    • @friendguy13
      @friendguy13 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      14% America's population also happens to be black or mixed race...

    • @siegwulff
      @siegwulff 7 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      12% of the UK has non white ethnicity. .. Yet we still have 99% Literacy, same as Japan.
      Race has nothing to do with it, it's the educational systems of each country, it seems that the USA is lacking.

    • @sarahmitchell7799
      @sarahmitchell7799 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I would say it's probably our immigrant population, however I'd hesitate to say it's our "illegal" immigrant population. I'm fairly certain there are plenty of legal immigrants from countries with poor public education. I'm curious if this 14% literacy means literate in the common language of a country or literate in any language? We do have a lot of people who don't who aren't literate in English, so if it means in the dominant language than our immigrants, legal or not, could be what brings us down. However, it may not mean they aren't literate in another language.
      I also wouldn't think in terms of race because it's about education, not "average IQ." Someone with a low IQ can still be taught to read, regardless of their race.
      Anyways, I'm simply speculating since I myself know little on the topic (I did a little research while typing this, but I didn't dig too deep). If someone happens to know if literacy in a country includes foreign languages, I would be interested. I realize the very definition of the word includes any language, but I'm wondering if this apparent survey that yielded our 14% included foreign languages or not.

    • @Iantorchwood94
      @Iantorchwood94 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      friendguy13 Indians are Asian...

  • @mini320
    @mini320 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    「音を立ててすするのは、シェフへの賛辞である」
    これって、茶席のお作法が意訳/拡大解釈されて広まったんじゃないかな。
    ガキの頃、「お茶席では、音をたてて飲まないと、不味いと言う意味になる」と、教わった記憶があります。
    和食の作法は、茶席がベースになっている部分もあるし。

  • @ブィブィでーす
    @ブィブィでーす 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    imagine going to japan thinking your in for a trip to a japanese disneyland of some aort but when you get there its was a LOVE HOTEL LMAO

    • @AnarchyEmperor
      @AnarchyEmperor 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait a minute this sounds familiar...

  • @aaronb7631
    @aaronb7631 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Oh, that beautiful red hair. I just love how the sun makes it glow!!

  • @AstroVee
    @AstroVee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    At both my schools, the students clean after school, but we still have janitors as well. Like what Rachel was saying about the bigger messes, janitors will do that. They also trim the plants/trees/whatever, and clean the outside areas and do the more time consuming stuff like vaccuuming or sweeping the common things etc.
    All these articles that are like "OMG you won't BELIEVE what CRAZY things JAPAN does!" are so bizarre. I find they tend to fall into three categories: Something many countries do, something normal that is made to sound weird, or 100% false.
    And I tooootally feel you on the love hotels. The number of times I've seen incredible buildings and been disappointed is embarrassing. :p
    ALSO: As a disabled person, five step escalators are genius and I love them.

  • @DisabledCursedPrince
    @DisabledCursedPrince 7 ปีที่แล้ว +622

    If you ever wonder what people are doing while they watch your videos, just know that I was eating strawberries with a little bit of sugar dusting on top of them and while watching this I went to put one in my mouth upside down and all the sugar fell off and went into my bra.

    • @RachelandJun
      @RachelandJun  7 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      I'm currently also watching TH-cam videos and accidentally dropping chip crumbs on my legs and the floor. Best friends?

    • @DisabledCursedPrince
      @DisabledCursedPrince 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      First hangout: fried sushi in Clifton

    • @RachelandJun
      @RachelandJun  7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      OH SHIT I FORGOT YOU'RE FROM CINCI
      Will you be there Christmas break? Let's get some sushi lol

    • @DisabledCursedPrince
      @DisabledCursedPrince 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Heck yeah I will be. And I can ALWAYS go for some Sunday morning roll :)

    • @RachelandJun
      @RachelandJun  7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Are you on twitter or something else for easier messaging?

  • @CezarBianu
    @CezarBianu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Rachel was lovely in this video.
    The overall attitude of hers was nice. Specially the Jun-Sensei joke cracked me up xD

  • @katherinee.3665
    @katherinee.3665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    I would love tiny escalators. I'm disabled and stairs are the worst. Sign me up for all the escalators.

  • @luiscaminero9145
    @luiscaminero9145 7 ปีที่แล้ว +574

    $10 for a melon, and that's cheap?! I feel bad for you.

    • @arianta619
      @arianta619 7 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      The fruits in Japan are quite expensive but their quality is not to be underestimated, you will never find a bland tasting melon nor any other fruit in Japan, they're all freaking good, high standard comes with high price I guess but it's worth it

    • @wowanothercookie
      @wowanothercookie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thats pretty cool though...

    • @infallible7425
      @infallible7425 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Correction: 10-20 dollars

    • @stlens9525
      @stlens9525 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      In Brazil a melon is around 6 to 12 reais (2 to 3 dollars)

    • @Tuton25
      @Tuton25 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, I just go out behind the shit heap and pick a watermelon in the summer. I pay like $0.30 for the seeds and just throw them in the dirt....

  • @naomimuller8359
    @naomimuller8359 7 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    10 to 20 dollars for a watermelon?!?!?! its like 2/3 bucks here jesus christ..

    • @Masterduel012
      @Masterduel012 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That's more than the salary of a month in my country.

    • @bobbypaek6795
      @bobbypaek6795 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Masterduel012 LMAO

    • @Masterduel012
      @Masterduel012 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      bobby paek Fuck me right?

    • @bobbypaek6795
      @bobbypaek6795 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Masterduel012 Agree n still LMAO!!!

    • @germany5678
      @germany5678 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I once saw that they were selling entire watermelons for 99 cents.

  • @LanaReyyyyyy
    @LanaReyyyyyy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +348

    "... it's like a Donald Trump tan." OMG 😂😂

    • @LanaReyyyyyy
      @LanaReyyyyyy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      and 8:51 LMAO 😂😂😂

  • @psychoalert1823
    @psychoalert1823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    6:06 that's Konoha's secret finger jutsu: 1000 years of death

  • @jumpingbob
    @jumpingbob 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    手こきカラオケじゃないか!!吹いたわっ!やめい!

  • @TransGuyShane
    @TransGuyShane 6 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    I'm agoraphobic, I'm 24 and I spent 4 years housebound, it was the hardest 4 years of my life. Even tho I had video games and music and books, the lack of social communication means it was very lonely.
    I'm trying hard to over come this, I still have days/weeks when I cannot go out but my dream is to live in Japan, so I'm trying hard to overcome this. I didn't know it was an "acceptable thing" in Japan.

    • @nicolewashburn8719
      @nicolewashburn8719 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I don't mean to be rude, but what's agoraphobia? 🤔.
      Edit: nevermind I didn't watch the whole video. I hope you get better and get to Japan 👍😊

    • @KuraSourTakanHour
      @KuraSourTakanHour 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      It's not an acceptable thing, they just have a name for it. Putting things in quote marks doesn't make much sense, just say something else if that's not what you mean

    • @Mal_O_Ware
      @Mal_O_Ware 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Sorry dude, but it's not 'acceptable'. I mean some might don't care and usually your family or people who have relation with you will y'know worried, ashamed, angry or in a rare case, happy.

    • @Tirryna
      @Tirryna 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Uuugh! Aragophobia is the worst! I have epilepsy and can't drive, but I Had it SEVERELY at ages 14-18...got a bit better, but not by much between 19-23, even though I got married to an Air Force guy and had to move to Mississippi, It took all I had to even go next door alone. Moved to OKC and had kids. The kids made it easier when we had to go places ( just them and I), but that was extremely rare. I went on a plane (Phoenix to and from Oklahoma City ) alone twice and survived, but it was draining and had to keep myself occupied. I got on anti-anxiety/panic Meds and began therapy for tons of stuff, including my Aragophobia, but with a lot of work and Meds, when I was 24, I was able to go places on my own. I had to force myself to be light-hearted and happy to fight the constant impending panic. I'm 36 now and still struggle with it, but it's mainly because of health issues. I still get days where the thought of having leave the house fills me with dread. I know EVERYTHING you described. Are you in therapy or on Meds?

    • @Suntoria236
      @Suntoria236 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sorry dude, it’s not acceptable in Japan either

  • @bmx6930
    @bmx6930 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Jun's english is soo good now!! Im sure Rachel's japanese too, but i can't tell :P

  • @benrdz4beku912
    @benrdz4beku912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    “Who don’t like coffee?”
    Me: well I drink a water every time when I wake up

  • @bborkzilla
    @bborkzilla 7 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    Trump's "tan" is more Cheeto than tan.

  • @Xxharukapanda
    @Xxharukapanda 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Rachels everything is on point in this vid.

  • @Godzillalove3
    @Godzillalove3 7 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    You look elven, so pretty!

    • @nonya5260
      @nonya5260 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      KatzGoMeow Plus she has the coolest hair.

    • @applesauce7963
      @applesauce7963 7 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      KatzGoMeow I thought you said she looked eleven

    • @katumi5943
      @katumi5943 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      KNKstolemyheart KNK

    • @niceguy1052
      @niceguy1052 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      AppleSauce kinky

    • @villanelleveeeee
      @villanelleveeeee 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      KNKstolemyheart KNK

  • @matthewtheobald1231
    @matthewtheobald1231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    There's this idea that in Japan you HAVE to act a certain way or else someone will get mad at you or you will disrespect some one. It's not like that. They're people too. They're not robots. If you mess up and do something wrong no one is going to attack you with their samurai sword haha. Also people in America cherry pick weird things that are "in Japan" and act like that is the norm, but that stuff is everywhere not just Japan

  • @Akira2665
    @Akira2665 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    In Denmark we clean the class rooms ourselves too. Like the blackboard, tables, put things back to where they belong, put the chairs on the tables and so on. But not the floor, we had the cleaning ladies to do that. We only had to do all this when we were young like 7-12 years to teach us the meaning of responsibility :)

  • @elllen1337
    @elllen1337 7 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Slurping is considered good in South Korea, maybe they've mixed up Sk and Jp.

    • @YangSunWoo
      @YangSunWoo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I don't think this is true.

    • @jinscupofcoffee7075
      @jinscupofcoffee7075 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      no it's actually a thing in japan

    • @aznmochibunny
      @aznmochibunny 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think it's mostly an Asian and South East Asian thing. It's not really a compliment but more like slurping kind of cools down whatever you're eating - which of course is referring to soup. That's the way that I was taught.

    • @yayeetyeet426
      @yayeetyeet426 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      .... Did you even watch the video? They just said it's not a actually thing in Japan.

    • @sheraim505
      @sheraim505 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Allison Tran nope if you say South East Asian things, i feel unconfortable if someone slurping their soup or noodle, and its not proper things when you eat on restaurant or family restorant, even we must not clink plate with spoon, they say its annoying sound. Its in Indonesia culture or javanese culture actually

  • @rubbish9935
    @rubbish9935 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Gordon Ramsay: do you like my food?
    Me: *slurps loudly in front of him*
    Golden Ramsay: wtf are you doing you psychopath

  • @onesi3757
    @onesi3757 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    About slurping
    I'm Japanese. Yeah, sometimes slurping is good thing because about certain kind of noodles food, like ramen or Soba, by slurping we can also smell the tasty soup and it helps us enjoy the dish more.

  • @squeezie_b8895
    @squeezie_b8895 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Weirdness is subjective. Some of these may well be "weird" to those unfamiliar with them.

  • @haylz27
    @haylz27 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I can't believe Japanese have to take exams just to enter high school. Here in Australia, you just enrol and that's it lol

    • @bobbiusshadow6985
      @bobbiusshadow6985 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      thinning the herd

    • @jvdaskiss
      @jvdaskiss 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hayley 헤일리 its not only japan though? many other countries also requires exam to enter high school.

    • @andreeaiv116
      @andreeaiv116 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      we do that in romania too

    • @pablodanieljiang961
      @pablodanieljiang961 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      it's quite common around the world. and most of them are private school or prestigious ones. not only japan

    • @eye-lash
      @eye-lash 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm from Australia as well and while I didn't do an exam to get in we did an exam before we started to see what class we were placed into eg. more clever children were placed together and the least clever were also placed together

  • @marigam
    @marigam 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Suddenly I’m paying way too much attention to Jun’s fangs... weird.

    • @DarkMuzishn
      @DarkMuzishn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omg me tooooo🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @bcumike
    @bcumike 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    So yeah, mellons are very expensive in Japan lol
    $10-20 for the "cheap" ones is rediculous

  • @mwaaaaaaa
    @mwaaaaaaa 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    by the way i looove how rachels ears are always sticking out of her hair a tiny bit x3

  • @scoutie11111111
    @scoutie11111111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    black teeth was also a thing in Vietnam

    • @sarcosmic6982
      @sarcosmic6982 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think some people just have bad dental hygiene...

    • @scoutie11111111
      @scoutie11111111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sir-Herp Nope. In the past, we dyed our teeth black too

    • @sarcosmic6982
      @sarcosmic6982 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "We" as in northern Vietnamese, right? My mom just said she didn't see that happening in south Vietnam.

    • @scoutie11111111
      @scoutie11111111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sir-Herp That might be the case. My mom and grandma said it's more common in northern Vietnam

    • @jn5534
      @jn5534 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sadaharu #28 I can attest to this fact. Only recently, after French colonialism in the 1940s-50s did we stop dying our teeth black.

  • @slycordinator
    @slycordinator 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Kancho is called "ddong chim" 똥침 in Korea. It literally means "shit needle."

    • @ItIsMeTime123
      @ItIsMeTime123 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      NICE! Steel shit needle!

  • @justsomeguywholosthismusta8495
    @justsomeguywholosthismusta8495 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Jun about Aokigahara: *I've never been there but, I heard it's true*
    Everyone: *Pikachu meme but it's Logan Paul's face*

  • @stummkind
    @stummkind 7 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    why does rachel's skin look so white, like not light skinned but literally ghost white? :0

    • @crushedmisfortune
      @crushedmisfortune 7 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Oh my god Karen, you can’t just ask people why they’re white.

    • @stummkind
      @stummkind 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      crushedmisfortune lol

    • @stummkind
      @stummkind 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah but she looks geisha-white :0

    • @juliagoesfrugal
      @juliagoesfrugal 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Kala Halani I'm that white... 😖 it has to do with lighting! Normally I look passable and like I'm not a corpse but in bright lights (like lights in an office), I look dead. I'm sure it's the lighting. You can see how white he lights are in the background.

    • @stummkind
      @stummkind 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Catch_Me_If_You_Can if anything she is caucasian. she is not european, she comes from canada.

  • @MandoEmmm
    @MandoEmmm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Been watching for a while and I always fee sad when I have to break it to strangers that Japan isn't the anime heaven they think it is and are more likely to get bullied over there. I've broken so many dreams.

    • @aboood914
      @aboood914 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      it kinda is though... been there few months ago

  • @tiredy6
    @tiredy6 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Uh Grace and Ryosuke, my soul is crying.

    • @honestlycanadian
      @honestlycanadian 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kit Gibson right. omg so sad

    • @Kyuushi94
      @Kyuushi94 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      No hate, I'll miss them too, but why are we complaining about it here? Rachel and Jun have literally nothing to do with Grace and Ryosuke leaving.

    • @ratfinker
      @ratfinker 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      there's a thumbnail of Grace and Ryosuke in a Rachel and Jun video on the side bar

  • @froschdraws7199
    @froschdraws7199 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of my English teachers actually taught English in a Japanese school, so when I did a pamphlet on Japan for a project she just came over and started talking to me about it, it was great. She is also fluent in Japanese, Romania and German (she taught in all of these places)

  • @potatosaladd
    @potatosaladd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    A love hotel is something many Americans need when they have roommates in their apartments, talking from friend's experience studying in the U.S. Bringing your gf or bf home to stay overnight often is not acceptable when you're sharing the apartment with someone else. Idk why many think it's ok to bother other people in the same apartment.

    • @lanewaldron6124
      @lanewaldron6124 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes yes yes yes yes. It is so awkward. I was visiting my friend in college and the people in the dorm next to us started doing it and it was awkward. Also for people who still live at home or with relatives. Like that has to be awk.

    • @bananabuttersomethin
      @bananabuttersomethin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I'm surprised we don't have love hotels in America. America's all about sex.

    • @juditadilbaite5577
      @juditadilbaite5577 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They have motels where u can pay for an hour or so

    • @vminisfuckingreal998
      @vminisfuckingreal998 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bananabuttersomethin I KNOW, RIGHT?!

    • @goblinleafyboi
      @goblinleafyboi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You don't have to think about it very long before you realize love hotels are actually practical when a couple really wants some privacy for specific reasons. So I'm not at all surprised to see how popular they are in Japan, I mean, it makes sense.

  • @st0pitliz
    @st0pitliz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    It isn't click bait bc y'all did what you'd say you'd do in the title

    • @jayeffarelti1919
      @jayeffarelti1919 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Cool?

    • @shawn.spencer
      @shawn.spencer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jay Effarelti He's saying it because they were asking if their video is clickbait

  • @hadzuki89
    @hadzuki89 7 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    外国の記事とか見て、「日本がめちゃくちゃ勘違いされてる…!」ってなることが結構あったのでこういう動画嬉しいです!
    あとカラオケの話の時の画像、あれ絶対ダメなやつですやんw

    • @Peso_K.
      @Peso_K. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      分かってしまう人がいたか・・・・
      あなたは何も見てない。いいね?

    • @おらんうーたん-q9g
      @おらんうーたん-q9g 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      手コ(ry

    • @yi-3714
      @yi-3714 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      手コキカラオケw

  • @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n
    @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    *10:50* "There's a Suicide Forest called Aokigahara"
    _YUUUUUUPP_

    • @notanail8640
      @notanail8640 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think theres a dead body over there

    • @unho337
      @unho337 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@notanail8640 *YUUUP*

    • @justsomeguywholosthismusta8495
      @justsomeguywholosthismusta8495 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      User name "Uuuh... Guys?!... I think I found a dead body!"

  • @meikkiris
    @meikkiris 6 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    Actually Finland takes 85% of some countrys annual coffee production

    • @mars6
      @mars6 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jee oon suomalainen:D

  • @hisui8392
    @hisui8392 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    八重歯が魅力的だと思ったことは一度も無いわ笑

    • @もーs
      @もーs 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ちなみにご出身は?

    • @6nem3ktumi
      @6nem3ktumi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      年は?

    • @びふ-p1y
      @びふ-p1y 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      血液型は?

  • @ardalla535
    @ardalla535 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Anytime I hear someone say something is weird I think that person just hatched. They THINK they are saying, "Yay, I'm superior because I do normal things. You guys, there's something wrong with you." But it just makes them sound dumb and small-minded.

  • @aes2991
    @aes2991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    6:04
    Kakashi: Secret Finger Jutsu: A THOUSAND YEARS OF DEATH!!!!!!
    😂😂😂