JorgeAlberto Herrera alot of people here catches hold of a waiter/waitress while their walking by or they are assigned to an area. (ps texan here too!! ^u^)
My Japanese husband would sometimes call the waiter or shout "Sumimasen!!!" only to find out that there's an "ordering bell / button" on the table hahaha
I'm Ukrainian and this is so funny/on point to me. They're either exactly the way you described, or super insanely nice trying to make up for everybody else. There is absolutely nothing in between
The yelling at your waiter bit is kinda weird. I've always been taught that if you need to get your waiter's attention, you have to command your Table Falcon to fly over and swoop by your waiter's head. Then the waiter uses their Restaurant Mallet to try and smack your Table Falcon onto the designated waiter anvil. At which point the waiter comes over and refills your glass of water.
Its all about Culture. In Brazil if you dont yell "Hey" "My Friend" "Champion (?)" "Sir" - You will be hungry because any waiter will talk to you..... Culture....
is it just me that gets annoyed when people talk about immigrants/people with accents/people that don't have english as their first language as if they're animals or pets
vits It's not disrespectful in Malaysia, it's just normal there. It's actually pretty good because it can be heard really well in a noisy bar or restaurant. Nobody is offended by it.
KingNast I lived in Malaysia for years, and as a tall white girl, people would make the kissy noise at me so i would turn and they could see me better. it took me a long time to figure out that were not being rude or trying to flirt. X)
The mere fact you think you can diagnose mental and social anxiety issues off of a single sentence that you didn't like is extremely telling. Your projection levels are through the roof. Get a grip on reality, take a deep breath, and step away from the keyboard warrior attitude for a bit
I kinda disagree with the calling waiters part. When a restaurant is slammed you absolutely HAVE to raise ur hand and even call ur waiter, or they'll never get to that refill or condiment u need, and it's not considered rude at all. Previous waiter, so speaking from experience.
Once again speaking from experience. I'm pretty sure the waiter would have preferred u called him over rather than deduct from their tip. They live off tips and deductions for mistakes add up.
>restaurant is slammed you absolutely HAVE to raise ur hand and even call We do that sometimes (USA) if our waiter is distracted by many tasks, but when they come over, we let them see that we're smiling and not angry with them & we saw they're working hard. Then it seems they understand & it's okay.
I know right! In Turkey it is not rude to yell for the waiter/waitress and say "Bakar Mısınız?" (which means excuse me) to call him/her over. I often raise my hand and wave it just for the waiter to see. Its a pretty normal thing and it should be a normal thing. We have the ability to speak so why dont we use it?
Why yelling to order is rude in the US but totally cool in other cultures: Many cultures like Japan are collectivist. The focus is not on a single person, but on the group, to whom a person is beholden. To ask something of another person is fine because a person serves his social group and his peers. In the US or other Western cultures, we are individualist. To ask something of a person is to impose upon their independence. That's why we ask politely and apologize for the inconvenience.
I agree to a degree. I was told by old school waiters etc that is apart of training that a waiter takes care of the group at the table. They are his responsibility. So a part of my problem is companies just want your money now they really do not teach anymore waiters to be attentive to the table. Sigh.....
Where are you from to talk like that? It is in fact not very disgusting here. Lots of work is made to keep the country clean and pollution at a minimal. Maybe you dont agree with our way of living. Well, that is fine, as long as you stay away from here.
More epic than Boston? Ehhhhhh....shouldn't Georgians be fucking relatives in double wides with bologna frying in the "kitchen" or something? Yee-haw!? Y'all?
Drinking in public is illegal?That's funny because where I live,drinking beer on the pavement or at a park is very common,especially with students (university not school).
I know you will not like it but japanese kind of snorting is actually healthier, because it keeps the paranasal sinuses free. But it gets stuck faster when you use the tissue.
Also drinking in public is not illegal everywhere in the US just a large majority of it. It's perfectly acceptable to drink in public in New Orleans for example.
Proger13 10 yeah I think its a state by state law. I know in San Antonio TX on the river walk lower level its legal to get to go drinks from certain bars but not all of them are able to sell drinks to go.
why is it illegal to drink in public?? I really don't get it... I think only in usa and muslim country you'll get prosecuted if you drink in public... wasn't US the "land of freedom"?
Ezra Cold well aren't you a jealous little social butterfly. In the good ol USA we just do whatever whenever. And as you can tell by how I started this out, we don't care if we offended you.
BTW, I make a joke about how our society is hard pressed to not take jokes seriously, and you get butthurt ... Way to go there buddy... Turn the joke into reality.
What? Who does not drink with coworkers? In the US we used to party with workmates all the time. Some of the best (craziest) parties were with coworkers (lawyers office, grocery store, restaurant, aircon... many jobs, and of course Navy ha ha). Maybe she has a boring job...
Unfortunately things aren't really like that anymore. America has become a very stuckup, "holier than thou" country where no one knows how to chill out a little and just treat others with respect. No matter if you're someone's boss, coworker, whatever. The reason countries like Japan maintain the atmosphere they do is because people there are just in their nature, more polite toward one another. I hear Japanese people will most often attempt to speak English to a foreigner if they are American or English, which I'd say could be pretty welcoming, and surprising them by saying you can speak their language is also probably a great idea.
You may not see this in the sea of comments, but I really enjoy your videos. I'm new to them, but I watched some and you guys seem happy. Your husband seems like a really great guy, and you guys are a cute couple. I hope life is treating you as well as it seems to be from your videos, you two are sweet. I think the world should have more jolly people like you. :)
Is interracial marriage and depriving your child of his European heritage looked down in Japan? Racial bastardization between blacks, amerindians and whites occurred on a massive scale in Latin America and those nations south of the US mostly suck, as opposed to the Anglosphere whose racial stock and immigration laws favored Northern European immigrants and mongrelization was looked down.
***** Race is not only skin deep. You can tell a black albino apart from a tanned white person. Race goes much deeper. The skin color argument is a cliché, and a very weak one at that.
Eastern and Central Europe have plenty of countries where extremely little to no "racial mixing" occurred, but those countries are complete shitholes. Checkmate, idiot.
I went to a Japanese school in Japan from age 11 till 22 when I graduated university and i learned right away to go to the bathroom and blow my nose. In the U.S. it's accepted to blow your nose, but when I did it in Japan people looked at me strange. I also developed asthma at age 12 and had to cough up phlegm but couldn't because of my classmates' disapproval. There was one thing I found in Japanese school that was quite the opposite of this. They almost never cover their mouths when the cough. That spreads a lot of germs quickly. So I don't see what's wrong with blowing your nose. Also I was and still am surprised at how they knock on a bathroom stall door even when you can see feet and the small indicator on the door lock says "In Use." I understand this now as a way of saying hurry up, I'm waiting, rather than checking if someone's in there. You are supposed to knock back when you're in the bathroom stall. It's common courtesy in Japan.
It's not actually yelling.... It's calling out for the waiters... and it's not just in Japan...... Probably a lot of countries in Asia has this....... We would just shout "something polite"... But we tend to do it in a nice way......And yelling can attract the waiters more accurately without making any eye contact... Not all restaurants are wealthy... and it depends they way you shout... And don't bring traditions into accounts... I'm from Singapore just in case...
no way. im american too. if i have to call out for my waiter, then im cutting their tip in half. i expect them to be watching my table like a hawk to see when we put down our menus and are ready to order, when one of our glasses are empty, etc. i expect them to come up to us at least twice every meal to ask if everything is OK. maybe it depends where in the USA you are. im in new england
Geez are you guys the cutest or what? Love the positive energy from you both! His smile just puts you in a good mood and something about her is very calming and serene. Peace and love
i think shes just a tad uptight. My coworkers and bosses throw parties a lot, raise your hand or just a finger to get a waiters attention is ok in USA, drinking in public is fine depending on the town or county ordinance (look at Key west for one, New orleans for another, and Im not positive but i never got in trouble for drinking in austin TX and i walked past and talked to a few cops on 6th street with a drink in my hand). Dont worry world america aint all that uptight.
Yeah my husband has worked for 2 very prestigious, Fortune 100 companies, and it's very common for even the executives to go out to the bars with them and get very drunk. There's even been a few times where they'll take the interns to strip clubs and have private rooms and everything! (My husband hasn't gone to the strip clubs, but he's been invited on many occasions by his bosses)
No he hasn't lol. His friends give him crap all the time about him always ditching and going home when they go to the strip club. It's just not his thing
DEJA VU! Sorry y'all - this is basically a re-upload. Our last video was going viral (half a million views in four days) and we realized part of it was problematic. The part we took out was that in Japan, you often see grown men hanging out at children's playgrounds, like playing on their phone or drinking a beer on the benches near the slides or jungle gym. I babysit our nieces and nephews often in Japan, so this surprised me at first (because you rarely see adults at a children's park in Texas, unless they are there with their children). Anyway, my husband took down the video, waited a couple weeks, and then re-uploaded a slightly edited version of it (this). Sorry for the confusion, we hope you understand!
I absolutely CAN'T STAND the matter about blowing your nose. Do it and get done with it! Do you really prefer to hear people constantly sniffing up their noses? Now that's disgusting, at least to me.
Right! Saying excuse me out loud is not even rude, it is their job and if they want a good tip they will not take offense to it. I worked selling phones in a phone company and if someone screamed at me "Can I get help over here" while looking at a phone because they wanted to buy a phone I more than GLADLY hauled my butt over there to get some commission XD
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To americans, spitting in food is normal even if someone looks at you the wrong way while working. I think they love to do it.
Very interesting. I think the reason calling to the waitress in the US is considered rude is because they're expected to check on you every few minutes anyway. If you have to call them over it's inferring that they're not doing their job right, or that you're being snotty and entitled to want them more than they're what already doing. It sounds like in Japan it's expected that they're going to leave you alone unless you ask for them, so in that context it makes sense to call for them. It's just a different cultural expectation.
Totally correct. basically, in the US waiters work for the customer, and in Asia they work for the restaurant. Waiters in the US attend to the table much more closely like it's their personal responsibility to make sure you enjoy the meal. and so they get tips from you. in Asia culture, waiters don't get tips since they're paid fully by the restaurant owner. their job is to serve as many customers as possible so you're just one of the many they have to take care of. I'm asian and i was quite surprised at how attentive the waiters are when i visited the US.
I was at a restaraunt where, it seemed to me like they were new, nervous, or inexperienced, or maybe even the manager was egging the waiter on to do this, but we were trying to have our meal but he kept coming over.... and trying to make small talk and conversation. I think in that situation we seriously would have preferred to call out when we needed something. But, yeah, I feel like a lot of the time I'm having a conversation and it gets interrupted when the waiter comes by to ask if we need something. And they have to be loud enough so the table knows they're there incase there is someone among us who needs something. Lol, I think it's perfectly acceptable to call to waiters in the US, I don't think it's taboo. Just try to make sure that it's the one you're sure is the one assigned to your table.
As an Englishman, our waiters will come to you, but if they take a while, our you want a drink top up, or more napkins or something, I've been taught to make eye contact to get the waiters attention, only say, ;'excuse me' if the waiter is walking by your table and you've been waiting for ages
In China, not only can you slurp your noodles, but in certain functions, you're supposed to. For instance, at someone's birthday celebration, the long noodles symbolize long life, and biting them instead of slurping them is a metaphor for cutting someone's life short. So slurp away!
Wow, I was meant for Japan! Lol I have a really bad habit of slurping when I eat. Drives my family crazy. But I've gotten better at it. And I always felt uncomfortable blowing my nose in public. I have to do it in private. Just a thing of mine.
I say excuse me in America, New YOrk City. I don't know what are you talking about.. LOl! Don't get embarrassed of what your husband says or shows or how he says it. He is ok! I think you are too self conscious LOL! It's OK and relax more! You are a lovely couple!
I'm in Houston but we don't yell out for waiters in my family. if they walk by we'll get em but not like screaming across a room. lol The most my mom will call out is if the waiter was running too fast by us an passed us before she could finish getting their attention. Then she'll give of a firm "excuse me." And I've never really seen anyone else yelling out for a waiter at the places we go.
I lived in Japan (Yokohama and Yokosuka) from 1968 to 1970. I graduated high school from a civilian school (wore the school uniform which is common for all Japanese students). I still slurp my osoba noodles. Shovel rice from a bowl into my mouth with ohashi (chopsticks) which is also rude here in the US. Also common in cities, including Tokyo, guys pissing at the street corner. On one of the commuter trains I rode from Yokohama to Yokosuka, I watched an elderly woman aim her grandson out the window to piss. Most surprising, men and women use the same public restrooms. Quite a shock for the gaijin who weren't used to that. LOL. One of my more interesting experiences was that I spoke with some of Japanese workers on base that I got to know; they were in their 40's and 50's. This means, they were soldiers in the war just 20 years earlier. Got the Japanese perspective of that time.
That's BS. It depends how you say it. If you say it like, "UH EXCUSE ME!" as in "where da fuck you been bitch" then ya, it will be considered rude. But if you see a server from a afar it is perfectly acceptable to wave at them and say "excuse me" as long as they are close enough where you do not have to yell it.
As an owner of multiple restaurants, I have my suspicions with some of the employees. It definitely happens, workers do spit in the food. Caught 4 workers do that so far.
Lol I was gonna say the same. You see people wasted on the street all the time. Common to see people yell at waiters too. Probably 'cus it's basically a culture melting pot here.
Where I live it's illegal, but you can drink any alcohol as long as it is covered with some sort of bag. Then the police will know what's up and carry on with their day
Another, sleeping on the job in the office means you work hard. Considering the brutally long work hours and the amount of stress in Japan. Many people die from overworking from heart attacks to suicide.
Actually, it's not. This has been asked many times, and every one of those times has been met with a laugh from the Japanese and something along the lines of "Wishful thinking!" They said that sepending on the job and the boss, the sleeping person would probably get fired.
I am perplexed about that "sleeping at work is ok" idea. Where did you get that? We never sleep while working in Japan except some special jobs like the over night or long time ones which require some respite.
Grundsätzlich stimmt es, dass in Deutschland überall Alkohol getrunken werden darf, aber es gibt Ausnahmen. Z.B. dürfen Städte, Gemeinden etc. ein Alkoholverbot für Örtlichkeiten aussprechen (Spielplätze, Parks, öffentliche Gebäude etc.) Und auch Betriebe wie die KVB (Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe) dürfen solche Verbote aussprechen und Ahnden. Außerdem ist Anweisungen der Polizei stets unmittelbar folge zu leisten (z.B. Platzverweis) wogegen anschließend juristisch dagegen vorgegangen werden könnte. Bei einer möglichen Gefärdung der Öffentlichkeit oder Gefärdung von Wertobjekten wird der Alkoholkonsum ggf. auch schnell unterbudnen (z.B. Platzverweis einer ganzen Gruppe auch wenn nur einer auffällig wird). Das gilt im Übrigen auch bei Volsfesten ;) Man sollte sich im Vorfeld informieren wo was erlaubt ist. Translation in short ;) Basically it is allowed to drink alcohol everywhere in Germany, but there are exceptions. Towns and Communities have "domiciliary rights" they can forbid consumtion of alcohol in several places like the Townhall, parks or playgrounds. You have to obey always instructions of the police, they can prohibit the return to a particular site (single Person and groups, even when only one in the group is suspicious). Same when drunken becomes a risk for others or valuables. You have to inform yourself where and what you are allowed to.
Texan in Tokyo wow i just found your channel its very interesting. i live in texas too. its how you say unique to see that on youtube. also japan seems more layed back on the drinking thing.
THANK YOU!!!! The sniffling is my #1 pet peeve in Japan. While I was a student at a university, every area in the library had students sniffling. I literally wanted to hand out tissues to everyone!!
That thing about calling out the waiter I was so surprised it was considered rude in America. I went to visit my American family for a month and stayed with them and once we were out at this restaurant and my little cousin wanted to make his order but the waiter was not coming and he was like "oh man the waiter won't look at me" and I was like "why don't you call out for her..?" And he replied in this smart ass attitude (which I honestly think most Americans have lol idk I feel like they talk in this duh tone) "because I don't wanna be rude" and I was like ?????? Why would you be rude???? I didn't say anything back because my cousin is in that young age where they think they know everything... but then I realized it was actually rude and I was so shocked. When I say calling out for the waiter I mean for them saying "excuse me"
elizabeth corrales hey don't say all Americans are smart ass's it's rude here its not rude there not all of us are we try to be as nice as we can be don't let one rotten apple spoil the bunch😠ok
elizabeth corrales I'm from America and I will wave over waiters. They usually don't mind that much as long as u don't yell. My parents do too and I was never told any different but then again I'm from New York and New Yorkers are known to be a little rude and very loud.
elizabeth corrales I am from New Mexico and my family and I will wave down a waiter for most things unless you have not been waited on yet but even then we still will do it.
Don't worry about those comments. I get to hear all german sound mean and aggressive. In fact we are not. Our language might sound a bit hard on others..but that's the way we are :) We all are quirky in our own ways :D
Most drinking laws are passed at the city level, but yes, in most U.S. cities, it is illegal to drink in public, unless you are inside a facility with a liquor license.
Carrying an open container of alcohol and consuming it publicly is legal in the city of Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County, which includes the Strip.
There's a fun little work around if you want to drink in public in the US. We have a law that says police officers can't search a person's house, car, bag, etc. without probable cause. So if you put your beverage in a paper bag and drink out of it while it's in the bag, cops won't be able to stop you unless your noticeably drunk.
Texan in Tokyo So I'm from the U.S. and everything excluding the first one varies. Because many people are raised differently in the U.S. So when I heard asking for the waiter is rude, where I'm from is not the case because a lot of the times unless you're at a fancy restaurant or your waiter is just awesome you'll need to get someones attention. Slurping noodles isn't exactly weird but overdoing the slurping sound could get weird. But I have been around a lot of people who eat like that so yeah. Drinking with co workers, that's not exactly weird either in the U.S. depending on how close you are with your co workers and as long as it's not at the work place depending on the job. That last one with nose sniffling I don't know who that one was pointed towards as being rude but I find sniffling personally annoying in the U.S. even though people do it anyways.
Man we need to import more Japanese Culture, I'd be hella proper snifflin my nose, drinkin in public, slurpin noodles and doin shots with the boss man.
you should be from USA, so I'll ask this to you, why can't you drink in public places? I'm from europe and here there isn't such ban. It's not like I'm judging USA, it's just sheer curiosity, everything has a reason
Vagrancy Laws. Stuff to arrest the homeless and blacks. There are ways around it, in most states as long as it's not cleary visable you can drink it outside.
LuxWitch Basically it goes back to prohibition in the early 20th century(ended during the 1930s). When new technology became available to distill alcohol, it became cheap enough for poorer people to afford hard liquors. The problem is that the poorer people in the US would sometimes drink to excess by accident because they hadn't been exposed to hard liquors very much (save maybe whiskey, but even there whiskey was not nearly as available as beer), and intentionally drank to excess out of despair from the Great Depression. This was believed to have lead to a dramatic increase in domestic violence, limited productivity, and other issues one might expect to come from a nation experiencing a spike in alcoholism. As a (at the time) proudly Christian country, this was seen as a humiliation, and thoroughly vicious. Fundamentalist Christians were the first group to really push for the prohibition of alcohol altogether. Women's rights groups of a sort (wasn't exactly called that, more like a "women's group" at the time, and with substantial differences compared to the "women's lib" groups of the 70s) wanted to see alcohol prohibited on the basis of trying to prevent domestic assault, which was much harder to do through the legal system back then than currently. But, there were less savory elements of the prohibition movement. The KKK (Ku Klux Klan) was at its peak during this time, and provided substantial endorsement of prohibition, partly for the reasons above, and partly because it was a way to make recent immigrants from Europe more uncomfortable by denying them access to certain traditions, as well as assuming that blacks were more likely to get drunk. Eventually, national prohibition became a constitutional amendment it was pushed for so hard. Crime skyrocketed in Chicago, among other cities. Chicago still hasn't really recovered, despite prohibition being repealed today. There were a number of reasons prohibition ended up getting repealed, but on the most basic, simplified level too many people from all walks of life were sneaking in their drinks. National prohibition was repealed, but since then a sort of compromise has existed in the US. Bars are considered to be partially responsible for the behavior of their clients, and can be sued if they let anyone drive drunk with full knowledge that they were drunk. Before prohibition, bars operated like any other business and used underhanded tricks to try and get their clients to drink as much as possible. The legal age limit for drinking alcohol at a bar is 21, to try and ensure maximum maturity. Today, one can give people under 21 (but above another age, don't know offhand what that age is) alcohol, provided that they are strictly supervised. Not drinking alcohol in public is one of the many, many compromises that came out of repealing national prohibition.
Also, I want to clarify that SmakoSmell isn't wrong, per se. It is just that he leaves out a lot of steps in how it got to be that way. It was sortof an attack on blacks and the homeless in that the KKK's interests were part of the compromises, but many people at the time had other reasons for it as well. It was more that "white" society wanted "clean" and "respectable" streets. Not directly leveled against black or homeless people, but many people of the time would have seen that as a positive side effect.
It's not, it differs from state to state. In fact, many states in the south don't have strict open container laws. Take Louisiana for example, they literally have drive through daiquiri shops and have a festival that is all about drinking in public (Mardi Gras). People are just ignorant and try to generalize everything.
Being drunk in public and having an open container are two very different things. My city is starting to relax the container laws in certain areas (mostly those with high foot traffic nightlife), but even then being decidedly drunk on the street would be a bad call.
you just place your forearms on the edge of the table. as long as the tip of your elbow doesn't touch the table top, in my experience, it's okay to rest the rest of your arm on it
if you really want to get technical, it's rude to even have your forearms on the table. of course, you would have to be someplace extremely high class for that to get noticed.
I have a question.. How do you actually eat WITH your elbows on the table? How do you reach the food? Unless you have 2 inch long forearms.. Maybe it's common in America.
I thought Graces Shirt looked familiar and I was right... That's the Ghanaian shirt that was made for her on the spot and she looks so beautiful in it :)
Germany: Public drinking = allowed Call the waiter = rather rude/ depends Slurping noodles = no no. Drinking with coworkers/boss = depends on the company. Blowing nose = people do it all the time.
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Brazil: Public drinking = allowed Call the waiter = necessary Slurping noodles = no Drinking with coworkers/boss = normal Blowing nose = eeww
Samsunganer you didn't get the point / watched the video. In Japan you HAVE to really "call" for the waiter. In the US not. I added in Germany it depends on the restaurant you go to. I don't see people calling "Herr Ober, Herr Ober" or "Entschuldigung!" or "Bedienung" in Germany. In general you do make eye contact and raise your hand at max.
@WILL what exactly is illegal? If you live in the US, you should be able to tell us what is and what is not :D If you refer to public drinking, I heard it is illegal in the public. But then I'm no American, so what do I know...
Calling for service... surely makes sense?? The guys that are waiting you are getting paid to serve you. It isn't like asking for service is like some kind of massive insult (I have worked in hospitality btw)
Veggie Gamer here (the netherlands) it's rude. The waiter will look around and come when he/she can. If they're not coming they're busy. Wait your turn
No way! I read your webtoon and I was like "hmm these people look kinda familiar..." And then he took out cardboard Grace and I was like "Oh my gosh, IS THAT RYOSUKE?!?" I can't believe I found you guys again after all this time. I love your comics and I think you guys are a really cute and funny couple. Thank you for making my day!
OMG! I've never seen your videos, before, but you two are adorable! How lovely that you are enjoying your life adventures together. Very interesting discussion, btw. I have often wondered what people who come to the US think about our cultural taboos and customs.
The shit? I scream at my waiter. Then flirt. Then order. Simple. It isn't rude, it's just what you do. I don't slirp nudles. I also don't drink in public(16 in California). I also can't get drunk around my coworkers
Adrijana Radosevic Well for one, the "screaming" was a sort of joke(don't be such a hardass), and really, it's a matter of opinion. If you live in a small town like me, you're bound to know more people than you'd even want to.
Adrijana Radosevic You're not very well educated... First off, the "Screaming" was a joke. Second, I am indeed 16, and am not a child. If there is someone I find attractive at my own age, or someone even older than me that I find attractive, I will do something funny to get their attention. I am not sure you understand that I live in a small town, specifically one that barely got a walmart 1 year ago. So I suggest you not assume things on your own behalf.
Adrijana Radosevic I never said it was, you assumed that on your own. I never implied I was offended neither, I was simply pointing out that my actual age. If you have a problem with that, deal with it. It's not a matter of immaturity, seeking attention from the opposite sex has been a thing since the beginning of time, and there are different ways of going about it. If you think you're better than someone else simply because you take a different approach to something, it simply implies that you are nothing more than a narcissist. But yes, in fact there are towns smaller than your oddly precise number of 325. The town five minutes from my own has a mere population of roughly 200, if not slightly more.
Adrijana Radosevic I never implied that was culturally acceptable, again that's you're own assumption. I was simply pointing out what *I* do, adding a joke for humor.
Adrijana Radosevic I don't take suggestions from keyboard warriors who hide away in their parents' houses. Unlike you, I'm accepted by society for what I am. Be it immature, I would like to think of myself a might better than an adult who goes around youtube comment sections insulting the arguably better generation.
this was such a funny video XD for some reason saying "excuse me" sounds rude but saying "sumimasen" sounds polite, at least to me XD maybe I watch a lot of anime XD Great video! I learned a lot! :D
suminia feel the same way, just cause I've seen "suminasen" translated as both "excuse me" and "sorry" and "excuse me" by itself sounds snarky and entitled like you expect everyone to cater to you but "excuse me, sorry" acknowledges that you show some concern for the other person's needs and don't want to bother them
She's not racist omfg. Racism is superiority over another race. I can't stand food sounds either. I don't care what race you are just pls don't make them around me.
That's understandable if you grew up outside of East Asian circles. Having been "trained" to slurp my noodles while eating, I still get into trouble at Italian restaurants when I'm eating pasta.
Peter Pate that's a thing?? The reason I hate food sounds (and quiet sounds, sounds from certain directions etc) is because I have a disorder called misophonia that makes me hate those sounds XD
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I had a Japanese roommate who tried to teach me how to slurp noodles. I ended up choking.
I can't bite noodles, which gets me in a lot of trouble at Italian restaurants =(
Wait whaaaa'?
Hahahahha.....me too.
you choked on his noodle
Face Punch And there's the homoerotic joke...
I was wondering when that was going to come.
Where have you been dude ?
Raising your hand to get the waiter's attention is completely fine in America (I am Texan also) but yelling to the waiter is rude for sure...
JorgeAlberto Herrera alot of people here catches hold of a waiter/waitress while their walking by or they are assigned to an area. (ps texan here too!! ^u^)
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what about snapping fingers at the waiter?
commenter78 id say even more rude than yelling
Yeah in my country we raise our hand but we do yell sometimes cause the waiters here are so busy.
He looks so joyful and fun to be around lmao
Karu Satsuka ikr
She feels the complete opposite, she looos annoyed somehow or like embarrassed by his actions... Idk if it's an act or not
he yells but still sounds respectful..lol..no American will sound like that..lol
Not exactly
Chris Cock
100% Americans sound rude😂
Brody Thatcher Not really we just speak our mind
your babies will be gorgeus
And hopefully have really good personalities.
It doesn't work that way you can only have one or the other.
You can't have both only in America
I'm sure they will have with such excellent humans for parents :)
💀💀💀 It's OK to say beautiful babies
wait, its illegal in america to drink beer in public? I guess that explains alot with last night.
I'm curious, what happened?
Boney McBonerton What happened?
Yeah I wanna here this haha
Drunk in Public is a pretty well known minor crime.
Boney McBonerton That's why people who want to drink in public do so out of a brown paper bag
Japanese hubby is adorable. :-D Wife is pretty. They seem so nice. I hope they live happily ever after. :-D
My Japanese husband would sometimes call the waiter or shout "Sumimasen!!!" only to find out that there's an "ordering bell / button" on the table hahaha
In Ukraine you often have to physically walk over to the staff if you want service because they're too busy not giving a shit.
I'm Ukrainian and this is so funny/on point to me. They're either exactly the way you described, or super insanely nice trying to make up for everybody else. There is absolutely nothing in between
I thought that was just gonna end at too busy lol
Same in Romania
Same in Sweden.
Darkhorse, I'm so happy about that! It's always nice to hear good things about my country :)
The yelling at your waiter bit is kinda weird. I've always been taught that if you need to get your waiter's attention, you have to command your Table Falcon to fly over and swoop by your waiter's head. Then the waiter uses their Restaurant Mallet to try and smack your Table Falcon onto the designated waiter anvil. At which point the waiter comes over and refills your glass of water.
Jose Izquierdo That's about right.
I said the same thing real talk it is constant waiters get yell at just to have their attention grabbed in America
Its all about Culture. In Brazil if you dont yell "Hey" "My Friend" "Champion (?)" "Sir" - You will be hungry because any waiter will talk to you..... Culture....
Jose Izquierdo Why did I read this as yelling at your water?
Mines a table sparrow
He's such a chill guy.
Sky Lord Panglot ikr
He's so cute and his smile is like a hook. :D
Mith hook?
I think they mean it as in, "it reels you in" ;)
🤮
Oml her husband is adorable
is it just me that gets annoyed when people talk about immigrants/people with accents/people that don't have english as their first language as if they're animals or pets
To me both of them are gorgeous, glad they are match together, love to looks their accent n cuteness. Lol
Quodaax tf is wrong with u
I think she's very cute.
edit--jellybeanus
her husband sounds like the only sweetheart and hes really cute to boot🙂
ryosuke is so animated and happy its really refreshing
ZWar101 ARMY!!
Army
Jiminie ♡
There is a restaurant in Georgia called Lamberts and you yell for them to throw rolls to you
MechaMaster20 I need to go there. Are the rolls any good?
They have one in Sikeston Missouri too
Really? I live in Georgia and I've never seen one
Would it be even more impressive if you catch a thrown roll using your mouth?
Lol
In Malaysia you get the waiter's attention by making a kissing sound like you're calling a cat. I just can't do it.
KingNast omg that's awfully disrespectful
vits It's not disrespectful in Malaysia, it's just normal there. It's actually pretty good because it can be heard really well in a noisy bar or restaurant. Nobody is offended by it.
In Madagascar you get the waiter's attention by barking like a dog.
Actually, you get the waiter's attention anywhere you do that :)
KingNast I lived in Malaysia for years, and as a tall white girl, people would make the kissy noise at me so i would turn and they could see me better. it took me a long time to figure out that were not being rude or trying to flirt. X)
Brooke Boncimino they are not actually flirting or wooing you, they just want to make friend trust me, I'm Malaysian :D
You guys seem great together. It made me feel good and made me smile watching this vid. Thumbs up. Keep up the good work.
Robert Mendez they just quit xd
i know right... i just found out about this channel today...
Mad Max same here
What an odd comment to make, as if the default is that they wouldn't be great together?
The mere fact you think you can diagnose mental and social anxiety issues off of a single sentence that you didn't like is extremely telling. Your projection levels are through the roof. Get a grip on reality, take a deep breath, and step away from the keyboard warrior attitude for a bit
I kinda disagree with the calling waiters part. When a restaurant is slammed you absolutely HAVE to raise ur hand and even call ur waiter, or they'll never get to that refill or condiment u need, and it's not considered rude at all. Previous waiter, so speaking from experience.
Once again speaking from experience. I'm pretty sure the waiter would have preferred u called him over rather than deduct from their tip. They live off tips and deductions for mistakes add up.
Instead of deducting a tip just let them know. People aren't mind readers.
>restaurant is slammed you absolutely HAVE to raise ur hand and even call
We do that sometimes (USA) if our waiter is distracted by many tasks, but when they come over, we let them see that we're smiling and not angry with them & we saw they're working hard. Then it seems they understand & it's okay.
yeh... its only rude if you yell for the waiter in western countries, otherwise raising your hand and saying excuse me is perfectly fine
I know right! In Turkey it is not rude to yell for the waiter/waitress and say "Bakar Mısınız?" (which means excuse me) to call him/her over. I often raise my hand and wave it just for the waiter to see. Its a pretty normal thing and it should be a normal thing. We have the ability to speak so why dont we use it?
Why yelling to order is rude in the US but totally cool in other cultures:
Many cultures like Japan are collectivist. The focus is not on a single person, but on the group, to whom a person is beholden. To ask something of another person is fine because a person serves his social group and his peers.
In the US or other Western cultures, we are individualist. To ask something of a person is to impose upon their independence. That's why we ask politely and apologize for the inconvenience.
Coda Mission oh
Yup. It's construed as demanding.
I agree to a degree. I was told by old school waiters etc that is apart of training that a waiter takes care of the group at the table. They are his responsibility. So a part of my problem is companies just want your money now they really do not teach anymore waiters to be attentive to the table. Sigh.....
Coda Mission a rare occurrence on YT, a interesting intelligent comment. Good analysis.
@@garlicgirl3149 You didn't understand his comment.
Drinking alcohol in public is normal in most of europe.
Yeah you should see how it is here in Denmark :)
Nothing great about that.
I think it is great. I love to be able to enjoy beers in public places with my friends when its summer.
And that's one of the reasons Denmark is disgusting.
Where are you from to talk like that? It is in fact not very disgusting here. Lots of work is made to keep the country clean and pollution at a minimal. Maybe you dont agree with our way of living. Well, that is fine, as long as you stay away from here.
Drinking in public is a state-specific law.
That's exactly what he said, Hardwire.
Correct. Most of Georgia it's illegal to have open container but not in Savannah. Hence the most epic St. Patricks Day party (in America)
More epic than Boston? Ehhhhhh....shouldn't Georgians be fucking relatives in double wides with bologna frying in the "kitchen" or something? Yee-haw!? Y'all?
nah nah nah nothing tops saint patricks day parade in new orleans, louisiana.
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when I'm eating noodles I just devour that shit
Anonymoose ; Same XD
H3nrY i agree esp after reading the username
sipping and slurping allows more oxygen to enter your mouth with the food which can increase the flavor
Serious Table I didn't know that, cool
@Russian Bot yeah or you know.. you can chew it before swallowing
Cool
You guys are adorable!
PS: I have no id ea how this video came up but it definitely put a smile on my face.
Thanks :D
same =D
I was just about to make that same comment word for word lmao
That guy just seems so damn lively. It's cool. Wish I could be like that.The duo is totally adorable.
Drinking in public is illegal?That's funny because where I live,drinking beer on the pavement or at a park is very common,especially with students (university not school).
Laws are not always enforced.....
ElberethOhGilthoniel just because loads of people do it don't make it okay
+becker boo Why is it not ok? It's not like we get pissed and smash stuff on the street....
+Duane Craig I don't live in the US, I wouldn't know.
ElberethOhGilthoniel it's like that in a lot of places
You keep snorting like that here in the US an people with think you have a cocaine problem :)
KingHenryVR4 i shouldn't go to the us then, I'm sick af
And I'm Aussie
KingHenryVR4 sadly true. sniffing exactly like a coke fiend. same in canada. please just wipe or blow your nose. some traditions are meant to be lost.
If you keep snorting like that in the US, I'll ask you "how does that taste?" "Does it taste like milk?" "Mmmmm... yummy." "Enjoy!"
😂😂
I know you will not like it but japanese kind of snorting is actually healthier, because it keeps the paranasal sinuses free. But it gets stuck faster when you use the tissue.
Also drinking in public is not illegal everywhere in the US just a large majority of it. It's perfectly acceptable to drink in public in New Orleans for example.
Proger13 10 yeah I think its a state by state law. I know in San Antonio TX on the river walk lower level its legal to get to go drinks from certain bars but not all of them are able to sell drinks to go.
It varies from state to state. I know in NOLA and Vegas you can drink in public. In NYC ppl hide it paper bags lol
Not here...(police sirens)...
why is it illegal to drink in public?? I really don't get it... I think only in usa and muslim country you'll get prosecuted if you drink in public... wasn't US the "land of freedom"?
Zeno Cavallari, Obviously you've never heard of The War On Drugs.
She has stunning eyes
Maria Camacaro ik
Maria Camacaro Yes. Yes she does.
I guess.. but those dentures are distracting.
They're unreal
Maria Camacaro yes she does, she does have stoners eyes.
"Maybe I"m allergic to fun" Yeah.. that pretty much sums up America.
Do you even America bro?
Ezra Cold well aren't you a jealous little social butterfly. In the good ol USA we just do whatever whenever. And as you can tell by how I started this out, we don't care if we offended you.
Then why try ( and fail) to do so?
BTW, I make a joke about how our society is hard pressed to not take jokes seriously, and you get butthurt ... Way to go there buddy... Turn the joke into reality.
Ezra Cold As I read your comment she said those exact words
OOH MY GOD YOU TWO ARE INCREDIBLY CUTE IM GOING TO DIE
Mark Bufactacasit THAT MAKES IT EVEN BETTER
oohgoditsbees robots???? Someone explain to me rn omg
A robot is any Autonomous Machine. that is why in South Africa they call a traffic light a Robot.
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What? Who does not drink with coworkers? In the US we used to party with workmates all the time. Some of the best (craziest) parties were with coworkers (lawyers office, grocery store, restaurant, aircon... many jobs, and of course Navy ha ha). Maybe she has a boring job...
Most places a no no and I have heard horrible stories of folks being fired in US being drunk at parties.
They started using it as blackmail and that's why I became more of a yeah you shouldn't do it and avoid social gatherings
Unfortunately things aren't really like that anymore. America has become a very stuckup, "holier than thou" country where no one knows how to chill out a little and just treat others with respect. No matter if you're someone's boss, coworker, whatever. The reason countries like Japan maintain the atmosphere they do is because people there are just in their nature, more polite toward one another. I hear Japanese people will most often attempt to speak English to a foreigner if they are American or English, which I'd say could be pretty welcoming, and surprising them by saying you can speak their language is also probably a great idea.
I love the cardboard Grace!
Thanks :D
You should slurp your noodles overly loud on purpose and make a loud yum noise after. LOL. :)
That Japanese Man Yuta yuta sub to me plz
Kawaii Emoji dude he has 500k subs why would he waste his time to sub to you he has to make videos
Anime Koon because he sucks like u
You may not see this in the sea of comments, but I really enjoy your videos. I'm new to them, but I watched some and you guys seem happy. Your husband seems like a really great guy, and you guys are a cute couple. I hope life is treating you as well as it seems to be from your videos, you two are sweet. I think the world should have more jolly people like you. :)
He's such a great guy - I'm glad you enjoy our videos :)
i know i may be asking for much, but make more! Subscribed yesterday and love your work :D
Is interracial marriage and depriving your child of his European heritage looked down in Japan? Racial bastardization between blacks, amerindians and whites occurred on a massive scale in Latin America and those nations south of the US mostly suck, as opposed to the Anglosphere whose racial stock and immigration laws favored Northern European immigrants and mongrelization was looked down.
*****
Race is not only skin deep. You can tell a black albino apart from a tanned white person.
Race goes much deeper. The skin color argument is a cliché, and a very weak one at that.
Eastern and Central Europe have plenty of countries where extremely little to no "racial mixing" occurred, but those countries are complete shitholes. Checkmate, idiot.
Holy Shit. Those eyes. I keep wanting to watch the video but i just cant stop staring at her eyes.
ikr they're so mesmerizing..
Widg3t's Widgets who's eyes?
She's still ugly
mommozz123 Uhhh...the only *her* in the video?
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen maybe according to your gay standards
I went to a Japanese school in Japan from age 11 till 22 when I graduated university and i learned right away to go to the bathroom and blow my nose.
In the U.S. it's accepted to blow your nose, but when I did it in Japan people looked at me strange.
I also developed asthma at age 12 and had to cough up phlegm but couldn't because of my classmates' disapproval.
There was one thing I found in Japanese school that was quite the opposite of this. They almost never cover their mouths when the cough. That spreads a lot of germs quickly. So I don't see what's wrong with blowing your nose.
Also I was and still am surprised at how they knock on a bathroom stall door even when you can see feet and the small indicator on the door lock says "In Use." I understand this now as a way of saying hurry up, I'm waiting, rather than checking if someone's in there. You are supposed to knock back when you're in the bathroom stall. It's common courtesy in Japan.
But yet my mom would hock a loogie no problem.
Has anyone told you you're beautiful? (:
@@user-ov2fc5sd1e
Why, thank you.😊
It's not actually yelling.... It's calling out for the waiters... and it's not just in Japan...... Probably a lot of countries in Asia has this....... We would just shout "something polite"... But we tend to do it in a nice way......And yelling can attract the waiters more accurately without making any eye contact... Not all restaurants are wealthy... and it depends they way you shout... And don't bring traditions into accounts...
I'm from Singapore just in case...
Not only in Asia, I live in America and in my country we yell at the waiters
no way. im american too. if i have to call out for my waiter, then im cutting their tip in half. i expect them to be watching my table like a hawk to see when we put down our menus and are ready to order, when one of our glasses are empty, etc. i expect them to come up to us at least twice every meal to ask if everything is OK.
maybe it depends where in the USA you are. im in new england
You have obviously not ever been a waiter. Do you think you are their only customers and their entire job must revolve around you only?
Verify110 please tell me that was a joke
Shawn Yip We do it in England too and in other parts of Europe...
I think this is either just an American thing or she is a bit uptight.
Geez are you guys the cutest or what? Love the positive energy from you both! His smile just puts you in a good mood and something about her is very calming and serene. Peace and love
Thank you :D
Cute couple, agreed.
i think shes just a tad uptight. My coworkers and bosses throw parties a lot, raise your hand or just a finger to get a waiters attention is ok in USA, drinking in public is fine depending on the town or county ordinance (look at Key west for one, New orleans for another, and Im not positive but i never got in trouble for drinking in austin TX and i walked past and talked to a few cops on 6th street with a drink in my hand). Dont worry world america aint all that uptight.
Sam Kessler It is a bit uptight though. But I don't mind it as much
Yeah my husband has worked for 2 very prestigious, Fortune 100 companies, and it's very common for even the executives to go out to the bars with them and get very drunk. There's even been a few times where they'll take the interns to strip clubs and have private rooms and everything! (My husband hasn't gone to the strip clubs, but he's been invited on many occasions by his bosses)
No he hasn't lol. His friends give him crap all the time about him always ditching and going home when they go to the strip club. It's just not his thing
Ayana Shovar
I can understand that.
I'm 35 and have no desire nor interest in going to a strip club.
Seems like a waste of money, to me.
That's what he says but what you don't realize is... Your husband HAS been to the strip clubs.
*2:14**... I'm not not going to lie I was slurping noodles (peasant ramen noodles) while watching this*
Chris Jason
“Describe yourself in three words”
Me: “peasant ramen noodles” XD
DEJA VU!
Sorry y'all - this is basically a re-upload. Our last video was going viral (half a million views in four days) and we realized part of it was problematic.
The part we took out was that in Japan, you often see grown men hanging out at children's playgrounds, like playing on their phone or drinking a beer on the benches near the slides or jungle gym.
I babysit our nieces and nephews often in Japan, so this surprised me at first (because you rarely see adults at a children's park in Texas, unless they are there with their children).
Anyway, my husband took down the video, waited a couple weeks, and then re-uploaded a slightly edited version of it (this).
Sorry for the confusion, we hope you understand!
Do people smoke weed in Japan like America?
No, weed is very, very, VERY illegal in Japan...
Texan in Tokyo
Thank you, do they know about legal weed in 4 U.S states and no one can overdose on weed?
I don't see why people from a different country would know specifically about laws concerning marijuana in the US...
Why did you take down the video because of that? Just curious why you thought that that was a problem. ☺️
I absolutely CAN'T STAND the matter about blowing your nose. Do it and get done with it! Do you really prefer to hear people constantly sniffing up their noses? Now that's disgusting, at least to me.
I didn't even realize it was considered rude? I always thought most people just didn't carry tissues with them
I sniffle a lot
i agree
I still slurp the noodles in the states, dont care what anyone thinks lol.
i can tell by your username
Same!!
none of your business Rebel
none of your business me too. I slurp eating eating spaghetti at Italian restaurant and asking the waiter for chopsticks. :)
HOW YOU DARE!! D: *italian rage mode on*
This came up as my suggested and it really made me miss you guys~ hope all is good~!
There's an update!
spitting in food is way more rude than saying "excuse me" to a waiter lol
lol good point
Right! Saying excuse me out loud is not even rude, it is their job and if they want a good tip they will not take offense to it.
I worked selling phones in a phone company and if someone screamed at me "Can I get help over here" while looking at a phone because they wanted to buy a phone I more than GLADLY hauled my butt over there to get some commission XD
To americans, spitting in food is normal even if someone looks at you the wrong way while working. I think they love to do it.
ThePeaceweapon It's not normal, it does happen though.
saying excuse me to get your servers attention is not rude and never heard that it was and i work in the industry
Very interesting. I think the reason calling to the waitress in the US is considered rude is because they're expected to check on you every few minutes anyway. If you have to call them over it's inferring that they're not doing their job right, or that you're being snotty and entitled to want them more than they're what already doing.
It sounds like in Japan it's expected that they're going to leave you alone unless you ask for them, so in that context it makes sense to call for them. It's just a different cultural expectation.
Good observation.
Totally correct. basically, in the US waiters work for the customer, and in Asia they work for the restaurant. Waiters in the US attend to the table much more closely like it's their personal responsibility to make sure you enjoy the meal. and so they get tips from you. in Asia culture, waiters don't get tips since they're paid fully by the restaurant owner. their job is to serve as many customers as possible so you're just one of the many they have to take care of. I'm asian and i was quite surprised at how attentive the waiters are when i visited the US.
Another reason American waiters are expected to pay attention more is that they are expecting tips.
I was at a restaraunt where, it seemed to me like they were new, nervous, or inexperienced, or maybe even the manager was egging the waiter on to do this, but we were trying to have our meal but he kept coming over.... and trying to make small talk and conversation. I think in that situation we seriously would have preferred to call out when we needed something. But, yeah, I feel like a lot of the time I'm having a conversation and it gets interrupted when the waiter comes by to ask if we need something. And they have to be loud enough so the table knows they're there incase there is someone among us who needs something.
Lol, I think it's perfectly acceptable to call to waiters in the US, I don't think it's taboo. Just try to make sure that it's the one you're sure is the one assigned to your table.
As an Englishman, our waiters will come to you, but if they take a while, our you want a drink top up, or more napkins or something, I've been taught to make eye contact to get the waiters attention, only say, ;'excuse me' if the waiter is walking by your table and you've been waiting for ages
Papa Memeso indeed, this is the way... I am British myself and getting a waiter to come over is like an art, it's truly beautiful
Same but I've also been taught to raise your hand very slightly (make a little hand gesture). It looks a little awkward tho but brits are awkward
Papa Memeso I'm american and ive always just put my hand in the air never really thought about it.
Papa Memeso
Mine is get angry at them and then ask for the food
Papa Memeso o
This explains why I always got weird looks for slurping my noodles.
In China, not only can you slurp your noodles, but in certain functions, you're supposed to. For instance, at someone's birthday celebration, the long noodles symbolize long life, and biting them instead of slurping them is a metaphor for cutting someone's life short. So slurp away!
Had some serious deja vu until I read the description
ooou, now everything makes sense
I was soooo confused!
nope, they deleted the part where they talked about parks
tbh i feel bad cause i was rude about that part...
Good, you should feel bad. It's people like you who lead to content creators self-censoring.
+phangirlable ...breakfast!!
I don't even care that this is a reupload: I'll take any opportunity to watch Texan in Tokyo!
Thanks :D
^-^
We are a different breed of people
i already slurp my noodles 🍜 😂
Abby Lowe Nah, you get good at it after a while, you got to slurp straight up so the noodles don't swing everywhere lol
if i see you once again on a video im going to kill myself
Lol same. It's rly tasty that way too!! And, OMG ayyyyyyyyy ARMY~ what's jamming 😜👍🏼😂
it's also an effective way to cool it if it's still hot!
Yelling for your waiter seems like a much better strategy then hinting and hoping the waiter notices.
japan is normal. US is weird
Umair Usman I agree
I'm American and you are totally correct
Especially politics
LOL
I'm from mexico and I agree
Pretty much!
imymejubilee isnt the republican nominee donald trump?
Wow, I was meant for Japan! Lol I have a really bad habit of slurping when I eat. Drives my family crazy. But I've gotten better at it. And I always felt uncomfortable blowing my nose in public. I have to do it in private. Just a thing of mine.
Haha Japan is waiting for you!! So you can slurp noodles~
I always wanted to slurp real ramen....
I say excuse me in America, New YOrk City. I don't know what are you talking about.. LOl! Don't get embarrassed of what your husband says or shows or how he says it. He is ok! I think you are too self conscious LOL! It's OK and relax more! You are a lovely couple!
I will raise my hand slightly to sometimes to get my server's attention. I'm in California....
SoothingChime15 me too. I'm in Houston.
SoothingChime15 I also say "excuse me" when they don't see my subtle hand raise
I'm in Houston but we don't yell out for waiters in my family. if they walk by we'll get em but not like screaming across a room. lol The most my mom will call out is if the waiter was running too fast by us an passed us before she could finish getting their attention. Then she'll give of a firm "excuse me." And I've never really seen anyone else yelling out for a waiter at the places we go.
1lb2rt4t4rr2s How is she acting like a "stuck up bitch"? She's reserved in some ways but in no way did she come off as being stuck up or a bitch.
Seriously such a cute couple they are so sweet together. ❤
Obvious observations. 1.) Her face is perfection. 2.) He's super handsome also. 3.) She takes manors to a whole new world.
Royce Barber Her rude attitude shows how ugly she really is on the inside though.
She's an architect?!
Anime Smartass And that means she can be a snob I guess lol
+Anime Smartass
Apparently an architect on Mars, damn that's impressive
Bahahaha..... love the double pun if she is indeed an architect!
I lived in Japan (Yokohama and Yokosuka) from 1968 to 1970. I graduated high school from a civilian school (wore the school uniform which is common for all Japanese students).
I still slurp my osoba noodles. Shovel rice from a bowl into my mouth with ohashi (chopsticks) which is also rude here in the US. Also common in cities, including Tokyo, guys pissing at the street corner. On one of the commuter trains I rode from Yokohama to Yokosuka, I watched an elderly woman aim her grandson out the window to piss. Most surprising, men and women use the same public restrooms. Quite a shock for the gaijin who weren't used to that. LOL.
One of my more interesting experiences was that I spoke with some of Japanese workers on base that I got to know; they were in their 40's and 50's. This means, they were soldiers in the war just 20 years earlier. Got the Japanese perspective of that time.
Whoa. What was their perspective on Pearl Harbor, Japanese internment camps in the U.S.,etc?
WAIT WHAT THE SAME RESTROOMS??
Saying excuse me in the USA may have the waiter spit in your food ....really???
eloundainfo if you're rude you don't know what they'll do to your food 🤷🏻♀️
That's BS. It depends how you say it. If you say it like, "UH EXCUSE ME!" as in "where da fuck you been bitch" then ya, it will be considered rude. But if you see a server from a afar it is perfectly acceptable to wave at them and say "excuse me" as long as they are close enough where you do not have to yell it.
As an owner of multiple restaurants, I have my suspicions with some of the employees. It definitely happens, workers do spit in the food. Caught 4 workers do that so far.
1 9 8 4 did you fire them and forced to apologize with to the customers?
No but I had them fired. Confrontation in that scenario would just escalate the problem even more.
I miss these two a lot...... I used to watch their videos all the time. I hope they're doing great.
your husband is so cute!
ILLEGAL
_WROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG_
Owl bolt. You are hilarious
David Rolon lol
Emma Lemme slurp ya soul out yo 🐱
Go to Nevada, you can do everything you can do in Japan, pretty much.
Lol I was gonna say the same. You see people wasted on the street all the time. Common to see people yell at waiters too. Probably 'cus it's basically a culture melting pot here.
αναℓση Lol naaaassssssssty
I just moved to Vegas a couple weeks ago. It is amazing here
woo I live in Nevada
you cant buy used panties in a machine in vegas lmao
WTF as a korean im shocked that drinking in public is illegal in america
Oh... thats how it work in america?I didn't know that XD
Not all of America, some states.
Here is map for the curious: images.huffingtonpost.com/2013-12-16-publicdrinkingmap.jpg
Yeah I live in Alabama, and you can drink in public all you want.
Where I live it's illegal, but you can drink any alcohol as long as it is covered with some sort of bag. Then the police will know what's up and carry on with their day
No idea where you live, but in most places putting alcohol in a brown is still illegal.
Man i miss texan in Tokyo hope all is well
It is! They posted an update!
Another, sleeping on the job in the office means you work hard. Considering the brutally long work hours and the amount of stress in Japan. Many people die from overworking from heart attacks to suicide.
Sleeping on the job is not a thing in Japan.
Actually, it's not. This has been asked many times, and every one of those times has been met with a laugh from the Japanese and something along the lines of "Wishful thinking!" They said that sepending on the job and the boss, the sleeping person would probably get fired.
If they thought this through they would realize that the dead don't work, so if you overwork to death, this would mean you don't like to work. :D
I am perplexed about that "sleeping at work is ok" idea. Where did you get that? We never sleep while working in Japan except some special jobs like the over night or long time ones which require some respite.
I live in Germany and here you can drink alcohol everywhere. Everywhere.
Teddy Tedisson Ja Mann. Schon mal in Frankfurt oder Kölle gewesen? xD Da trägt einfach gefühlt jeder zweite 'nen Bier mit sich herum.
I throught about Deutchland while watching this lol.
Grundsätzlich stimmt es, dass in Deutschland überall Alkohol getrunken werden darf, aber es gibt Ausnahmen. Z.B. dürfen Städte, Gemeinden etc. ein Alkoholverbot für Örtlichkeiten aussprechen (Spielplätze, Parks, öffentliche Gebäude etc.) Und auch Betriebe wie die KVB (Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe) dürfen solche Verbote aussprechen und Ahnden. Außerdem ist Anweisungen der Polizei stets unmittelbar folge zu leisten (z.B. Platzverweis) wogegen anschließend juristisch dagegen vorgegangen werden könnte. Bei einer möglichen Gefärdung der Öffentlichkeit oder Gefärdung von Wertobjekten wird der Alkoholkonsum ggf. auch schnell unterbudnen (z.B. Platzverweis einer ganzen Gruppe auch wenn nur einer auffällig wird). Das gilt im Übrigen auch bei Volsfesten ;)
Man sollte sich im Vorfeld informieren wo was erlaubt ist.
Translation in short ;)
Basically it is allowed to drink alcohol everywhere in Germany, but there are exceptions. Towns and Communities have "domiciliary rights" they can forbid consumtion of alcohol in several places like the Townhall, parks or playgrounds. You have to obey always instructions of the police, they can prohibit the return to a particular site (single Person and groups, even when only one in the group is suspicious). Same when drunken becomes a risk for others or valuables. You have to inform yourself where and what you are allowed to.
Even while driving?
Hans Bjorgman Nah, not really. You're allowed to drive with a maximum of 0.5‰ of alcohol in your blood
so i found yalls channel less than a month ago and I've been binge watching all the videos! I'm finally caught up! :D
Hahaha, yaaaaay!!
+Texan in Tokyo What part of Texas are you from, ma'am?
Dave Smiling Coyote Soufside Oak Cliff, Texas, mane.
Texan in Tokyo wow i just found your channel its very interesting. i live in texas too. its how you say unique to see that on youtube. also japan seems more layed back on the drinking thing.
THANK YOU!!!! The sniffling is my #1 pet peeve in Japan. While I was a student at a university, every area in the library had students sniffling. I literally wanted to hand out tissues to everyone!!
Her husband is just so adorable in their videos
Yes he is!! :D
slurping isnt rude, its just annoying
ClownishDude Forever same thing
yeah that's why it's considered rude, since you're likely to annoy someone xD
Its super rude
its asmr to me. love listning to slurping noodles just makes me imagine a perfect bowl of hot miso ramen
Wonton you do you boo
That thing about calling out the waiter I was so surprised it was considered rude in America. I went to visit my American family for a month and stayed with them and once we were out at this restaurant and my little cousin wanted to make his order but the waiter was not coming and he was like "oh man the waiter won't look at me" and I was like "why don't you call out for her..?" And he replied in this smart ass attitude (which I honestly think most Americans have lol idk I feel like they talk in this duh tone) "because I don't wanna be rude" and I was like ?????? Why would you be rude???? I didn't say anything back because my cousin is in that young age where they think they know everything... but then I realized it was actually rude and I was so shocked.
When I say calling out for the waiter I mean for them saying "excuse me"
elizabeth corrales hey don't say all Americans are smart ass's it's rude here its not rude there not all of us are we try to be as nice as we can be don't let one rotten apple spoil the bunch😠ok
elizabeth corrales- it's really not rude unless you yell
elizabeth corrales I'm from America and I will wave over waiters. They usually don't mind that much as long as u don't yell. My parents do too and I was never told any different but then again I'm from New York and New Yorkers are known to be a little rude and very loud.
elizabeth corrales I am from New Mexico and my family and I will wave down a waiter for most things unless you have not been waited on yet but even then we still will do it.
Don't worry about those comments. I get to hear all german sound mean and aggressive. In fact we are not. Our language might sound a bit hard on others..but that's the way we are :) We all are quirky in our own ways :D
I like how Cardboard Grace’s shirt says “Grace Y’all” on it lol
I so miss these two uploading! I still watch these old videos regularly
It's illegal to drink in public in the US? I've never heard of this.
Draw Enidan In most states it is. Even having an open container of alcohol is illegal.
Most drinking laws are passed at the city level, but yes, in most U.S. cities, it is illegal to drink in public, unless you are inside a facility with a liquor license.
Draw Enidan in my state if i have alcohol in my car and its not drank but the lid has been open its illegal
Carrying an open container of alcohol and consuming it publicly is legal in the city of Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County, which includes the Strip.
There's a fun little work around if you want to drink in public in the US. We have a law that says police officers can't search a person's house, car, bag, etc. without probable cause. So if you put your beverage in a paper bag and drink out of it while it's in the bag, cops won't be able to stop you unless your noticeably drunk.
Can I move to Tokyo? For free? With a downloaded knowledge of the language?
PFFFFFT i wish. ;-;
same
Caroline Maher u don't need any there will be subtitles
Autumnal Vernal lol!
Autumnal Vernal Can I have the English dub instead?
People smoking in public bothers me worse than people drinking in public. Dear God, I hate second hand smoke.
Texan in Tokyo
So I'm from the U.S. and everything excluding the first one varies. Because many people are raised differently in the U.S. So when I heard asking for the waiter is rude, where I'm from is not the case because a lot of the times unless you're at a fancy restaurant or your waiter is just awesome you'll need to get someones attention. Slurping noodles isn't exactly weird but overdoing the slurping sound could get weird. But I have been around a lot of people who eat like that so yeah. Drinking with co workers, that's not exactly weird either in the U.S. depending on how close you are with your co workers and as long as it's not at the work place depending on the job. That last one with nose sniffling I don't know who that one was pointed towards as being rude but I find sniffling personally annoying in the U.S. even though people do it anyways.
Man we need to import more Japanese Culture, I'd be hella proper snifflin my nose, drinkin in public, slurpin noodles and doin shots with the boss man.
There's other aspects of Japanese culture that I would also like to see as well.
you should be from USA, so I'll ask this to you, why can't you drink in public places? I'm from europe and here there isn't such ban. It's not like I'm judging USA, it's just sheer curiosity, everything has a reason
Vagrancy Laws. Stuff to arrest the homeless and blacks. There are ways around it, in most states as long as it's not cleary visable you can drink it outside.
LuxWitch Basically it goes back to prohibition in the early 20th century(ended during the 1930s).
When new technology became available to distill alcohol, it became cheap enough for poorer people to afford hard liquors. The problem is that the poorer people in the US would sometimes drink to excess by accident because they hadn't been exposed to hard liquors very much (save maybe whiskey, but even there whiskey was not nearly as available as beer), and intentionally drank to excess out of despair from the Great Depression. This was believed to have lead to a dramatic increase in domestic violence, limited productivity, and other issues one might expect to come from a nation experiencing a spike in alcoholism.
As a (at the time) proudly Christian country, this was seen as a humiliation, and thoroughly vicious. Fundamentalist Christians were the first group to really push for the prohibition of alcohol altogether. Women's rights groups of a sort (wasn't exactly called that, more like a "women's group" at the time, and with substantial differences compared to the "women's lib" groups of the 70s) wanted to see alcohol prohibited on the basis of trying to prevent domestic assault, which was much harder to do through the legal system back then than currently. But, there were less savory elements of the prohibition movement. The KKK (Ku Klux Klan) was at its peak during this time, and provided substantial endorsement of prohibition, partly for the reasons above, and partly because it was a way to make recent immigrants from Europe more uncomfortable by denying them access to certain traditions, as well as assuming that blacks were more likely to get drunk.
Eventually, national prohibition became a constitutional amendment it was pushed for so hard. Crime skyrocketed in Chicago, among other cities. Chicago still hasn't really recovered, despite prohibition being repealed today. There were a number of reasons prohibition ended up getting repealed, but on the most basic, simplified level too many people from all walks of life were sneaking in their drinks.
National prohibition was repealed, but since then a sort of compromise has existed in the US. Bars are considered to be partially responsible for the behavior of their clients, and can be sued if they let anyone drive drunk with full knowledge that they were drunk. Before prohibition, bars operated like any other business and used underhanded tricks to try and get their clients to drink as much as possible. The legal age limit for drinking alcohol at a bar is 21, to try and ensure maximum maturity. Today, one can give people under 21 (but above another age, don't know offhand what that age is) alcohol, provided that they are strictly supervised.
Not drinking alcohol in public is one of the many, many compromises that came out of repealing national prohibition.
Also, I want to clarify that SmakoSmell isn't wrong, per se. It is just that he leaves out a lot of steps in how it got to be that way. It was sortof an attack on blacks and the homeless in that the KKK's interests were part of the compromises, but many people at the time had other reasons for it as well.
It was more that "white" society wanted "clean" and "respectable" streets. Not directly leveled against black or homeless people, but many people of the time would have seen that as a positive side effect.
At 5:15 Grace looked like me when my mom kissed my cheek in public as a teenager. Haha.
someone is jealous
HardcoreSolo how? Haha.
Hm seems Britain is more like Japan than America.
I never knew it was illegal to drink in public in America.
It's not, it differs from state to state. In fact, many states in the south don't have strict open container laws. Take Louisiana for example, they literally have drive through daiquiri shops and have a festival that is all about drinking in public (Mardi Gras). People are just ignorant and try to generalize everything.
Erren Strauss It does vary by state but I will say the South does not have more lax laws. The open container thing I've only heard of in Louisiana.
I would say your bat shit crazy im from sc and its illegal to drink in public and its illegal to be drunk in public
Being drunk in public and having an open container are two very different things. My city is starting to relax the container laws in certain areas (mostly those with high foot traffic nightlife), but even then being decidedly drunk on the street would be a bad call.
sumimasen sounds wayyy more polite then “EXCUSE ME” or “COME HERE” lol
You guys have matching smiles- that's so cute!
I have a Question... HOW DO YOU EAT WITHOUT PUTTING YOUR ELBOWS ON THE TABLE?!
you just place your forearms on the edge of the table. as long as the tip of your elbow doesn't touch the table top, in my experience, it's okay to rest the rest of your arm on it
In a well mannered household putting elbows on the table is a no no. Unless the elbows are elbow macaroni.
if you really want to get technical, it's rude to even have your forearms on the table. of course, you would have to be someplace extremely high class for that to get noticed.
I have a question.. How do you actually eat WITH your elbows on the table? How do you reach the food? Unless you have 2 inch long forearms.. Maybe it's common in America.
I know right. My freaking sister gets so pissed at that shit. FML!
I thought Graces Shirt looked familiar and I was right... That's the Ghanaian shirt that was made for her on the spot and she looks so beautiful in it :)
Yup! That's the one!!
You are very sharp to spot that Anna. It is a very pretty dress.
Amazing it was made on the spot like that.
+Texan in Tokyo YOU FORGOT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE TO SLEEP ON THE JOB IS OKAY IN JAPAN.
Really compliments her eyes.
This popped up in my suggested feed.....I miss you guys!!! I hope life is good for you two! I’ll always be a follower.
Cardboard Grace is an icon and should be framed.
I'm like 90% sure that's going to happen someday...
sofullofpiss wtf
framed for murder
Also, Japanese have a different word for everything you say.
breakingglass50 yes I just that figured that out. thanks 👍.
Yeah but they borrow a lot of English words. :P
like every frickin language these days xD
Germany:
Public drinking = allowed
Call the waiter = rather rude/ depends
Slurping noodles = no no.
Drinking with coworkers/boss = depends on the company.
Blowing nose = people do it all the time.
Brazil:
Public drinking = allowed
Call the waiter = necessary
Slurping noodles = no
Drinking with coworkers/boss = normal
Blowing nose = eeww
Calling the waiter is perfectly normal in Germany
Echtvergoldet I live in murica but is it really illegal? Maybe it depends on state
Samsunganer you didn't get the point / watched the video.
In Japan you HAVE to really "call" for the waiter. In the US not.
I added in Germany it depends on the restaurant you go to. I don't see people calling "Herr Ober, Herr Ober" or "Entschuldigung!" or "Bedienung" in Germany. In general you do make eye contact and raise your hand at max.
@WILL what exactly is illegal? If you live in the US, you should be able to tell us what is and what is not :D
If you refer to public drinking, I heard it is illegal in the public. But then I'm no American, so what do I know...
This was my first ever video of seeing you guys and I just love you two already!
Calling for service... surely makes sense?? The guys that are waiting you are getting paid to serve you. It isn't like asking for service is like some kind of massive insult (I have worked in hospitality btw)
why is veggie on this? XD
Veggie Gamer yeah!! I don't tell though but I definitely say hey hey hey!!
Agreed. A waiter isn’t going to know you want service if you’re sitting quietly.
Well, my way to understand this: in us, if you have to call the waiter, the waiter isn't doing a good job and the restaurant is just not decent.
Veggie Gamer here (the netherlands) it's rude. The waiter will look around and come when he/she can. If they're not coming they're busy. Wait your turn
No way! I read your webtoon and I was like "hmm these people look kinda familiar..." And then he took out cardboard Grace and I was like "Oh my gosh, IS THAT RYOSUKE?!?" I can't believe I found you guys again after all this time. I love your comics and I think you guys are a really cute and funny couple. Thank you for making my day!
Hahaha, that's so awesome! :D
Im surprised sexually assaulting schoolgirls on a train or bus wasn't in this list.
Probably because it's NOT ok in Japan ...
I see it really often on ehhhh... the internet
Uhhhh... that's definitely NOT okay in Japan...?
Well i thought maybe it is just a cliche
they do have a problem with that and organized crime
OMG! I've never seen your videos, before, but you two are adorable! How lovely that you are enjoying your life adventures together. Very interesting discussion, btw. I have often wondered what people who come to the US think about our cultural taboos and customs.
The last one is particularly strange to me considering there were so many people handing tissue packs as advertisements/flyers in Tokyo.
The shit? I scream at my waiter. Then flirt. Then order.
Simple. It isn't rude, it's just what you do.
I don't slirp nudles.
I also don't drink in public(16 in California).
I also can't get drunk around my coworkers
Adrijana Radosevic Well for one, the "screaming" was a sort of joke(don't be such a hardass), and really, it's a matter of opinion. If you live in a small town like me, you're bound to know more people than you'd even want to.
Adrijana Radosevic You're not very well educated...
First off, the "Screaming" was a joke.
Second, I am indeed 16, and am not a child. If there is someone I find attractive at my own age, or someone even older than me that I find attractive, I will do something funny to get their attention.
I am not sure you understand that I live in a small town, specifically one that barely got a walmart 1 year ago. So I suggest you not assume things on your own behalf.
Adrijana Radosevic I never said it was, you assumed that on your own.
I never implied I was offended neither, I was simply pointing out that my actual age. If you have a problem with that, deal with it.
It's not a matter of immaturity, seeking attention from the opposite sex has been a thing since the beginning of time, and there are different ways of going about it. If you think you're better than someone else simply because you take a different approach to something, it simply implies that you are nothing more than a narcissist.
But yes, in fact there are towns smaller than your oddly precise number of 325. The town five minutes from my own has a mere population of roughly 200, if not slightly more.
Adrijana Radosevic I never implied that was culturally acceptable, again that's you're own assumption. I was simply pointing out what *I* do, adding a joke for humor.
Adrijana Radosevic I don't take suggestions from keyboard warriors who hide away in their parents' houses. Unlike you, I'm accepted by society for what I am. Be it immature, I would like to think of myself a might better than an adult who goes around youtube comment sections insulting the arguably better generation.
this was such a funny video XD for some reason saying "excuse me" sounds rude but saying "sumimasen" sounds polite, at least to me XD maybe I watch a lot of anime XD Great video! I learned a lot! :D
Jack Raiden It's the authority feel behind it, Excuse ME
suminia feel the same way, just cause I've seen "suminasen" translated as both "excuse me" and "sorry" and "excuse me" by itself sounds snarky and entitled like you expect everyone to cater to you but "excuse me, sorry" acknowledges that you show some concern for the other person's needs and don't want to bother them
I would die in Japan with people slurping noodles. I can't stand food sounds!!!
Carla Dal Col ur a frigging racist
She's not racist omfg. Racism is superiority over another race.
I can't stand food sounds either. I don't care what race you are just pls don't make them around me.
Kawaii Emoji Japanese is a nationality, not a race. So many people get these mixed it makes me want to die.
That's understandable if you grew up outside of East Asian circles. Having been "trained" to slurp my noodles while eating, I still get into trouble at Italian restaurants when I'm eating pasta.
Peter Pate that's a thing?? The reason I hate food sounds (and quiet sounds, sounds from certain directions etc) is because I have a disorder called misophonia that makes me hate those sounds XD
I thought groping might be on this list. Like saying "hello" in Japan. But I guess that's just in anime.
You never know until you give it a try
Going by that logic, mass shootings must be legal in America.
Yeah, I went there.
+coolbones im going to hell for laughing at that comment.😂
Good one coolbones :P
Sounds like you watch hentai rather than anime Donald?
"telepathically think that way" ah so accurate
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