Just in case: This is all I experienced myself, but my channel is basically about skits based on what I experienced myself and I overexaggerate voices and acting to make it look more anime, so don't worry you really won't get in the same situation as this, this channel is a place where you make fun of me for being a loser mainly lol
Sora! You're not a loser! I'm an Australian Law honours Student and your videos no lie make my day (albiet while I procrastinate for hours on end 😅). Give your self some credit! 😊
What other baka school rules are there? Lets pretend that a female highschool student have gone through cancer treatment and have to wear a wig due to chemotherapy, but would the teachers tell her that her wig would be a dress code violation?
Also most schools in Japan require students hair to be be of natural color which in Japan is pretty much always black. There was a story of a schoolgirl in Habikino who had naturally brown hair but the school forced her to dye it black (because it stood out probably) every 1-2 weeks resulting in rash and damage to her hair. When she stopped dyeing it black, she was bullied by her teachers, prevented from joining a school trip, her seat in a classroom was removed and her name was erased from a class list because "her hair was not dyed black enough" causing her psychological damage. She sued the school and won $3,100 in damages but the court ultimately sided with the school, agreeing that "the rules were legitimate in order to encourage students to focus on their studies". wtf japan
@@kaizer3847 she did - "Eventually the girl, who is now 21 years old, claims she was told “If you’re not going to dye your hair black [i.e. back to black, in the school’s opinion], then there’s no need for you to come to school.” Feeling pressured and distressed, the girl did indeed stop attending classes, and the school then removed her name from her class seating chart and student roster."
Yeah, I think Japan is a country where they encourage you to not stand out, be freakishly average and normal. And those who stand out are frowned upon on. I think its quite crazy.
Now I understand why there are a lot psychological issues among the young in Japan. They cannot be themselves and express themselves even at a young age, while society hammers all individuals down with an hammer. It's like a blind man banning stairs for everyone because he fears to fall down. Nice vid btw, subscribed!
I used to live in japan some months (as an exchange student) as a natural redhead, my school specifically told me to dry my hair ALL black.@@dearthditch (and for some reason, using brown contact lenses,i have heterochromatic eyes)
The difference between my (European) high school experience and a the average Japanese High school is as insane. - We were always allowed to drink water, even during classes. - No one would care what we were wearing or what we did to our hair - And teachers definitely wouldn't interfere with with personal matters such as dating.
So true. My country is half in Asia, half in Europe, so we are influenced from both sides. But even then the only rule I had in school was about clothes (and only in elementary/middle school)
@@JaneAustenAteMyCatpretty much everywhere, but for different reasons. In northern Europe it's because they're simply more progressive, in Italy it's because the kids complain with their overprotective parents who would then make a huge scene, either by suing the school or simply beating up the teachers or the principal.
BTW I actually went through all those rules myself and yes, it's true. Ask your Japanese friends and they'll also tell you some insane rules they've gone through. Japanese school rules are weird and high schools are just weird
As a Japanese friend of you all, those weird rules existed in my middle school. No one actually got suspended or expelled from the school though. Also teachers didn't mention about dating but the rule existed. Still they alerted me that I wore red T-shirts, my earrings, and my dyed hair.
There's a ton of straight up racist rules like #3 at japanese schools. My friend got into trouble ALL THE TIME because she's japanese but with caucasian heritage, and super red hair, bright blue eyes, etc. If you think about it it's pretty insane to have rules about how someone's hair can look when hair is different for everyone. She'd get shit all the time from students, "why does she get to dye her hair, why does she get to wear contacts," etc. Obviously as she got older people got that she was just a white japanese girl but she always had trouble about it, insulting shit like people telling her her japanese speaking was so good... she was literally japanese lmao
The mixed raced struggle… I’m mixed as well and I’m told my German is so good :) well I hope it is I have been living here all my life.. fucking idiots
The "don't drink water during sports" rule used to be common in America, too. My father was a high school athlete in the 1970s, and he said the coach would not allow students to drink water for fear of them becoming "waterlogged."
I can't remember which school it is, but there was a school in Japan that made international news after they banned girls with long hair from wearing ponytails, because it was felt the style was too sexual as it showed the nape of the neck, and was also a common style in the sex industry. Yes, a normal ponytail.
My boyfriend is a mix Japanese but born and raise in Japan, he told me he hate Japanese teachers cuz they forced him to dye his natural brown hair to black
@@yuno4444 the same story I saw that the school allowed them to join the school despite the blond hair after threatening to process them with a police reporter
3:28 Being true, that rule is enforced wrongly, yes drinking water can make sluggish during PE, but at the same time is necessary to avoid dehydration. So is better to drink any beverage during designated breaks and prohibiting it during physical activity periods.
I've seen and heard of a lot of weird rules and regulations, but needing a TEACHER's permission to date has to be the weirdest one of all. I can kind of (not really) understand uniforms and hair regulations, but the school trying to control even who you date is just the most dystopic mindf**k to me personally lol
@@isjejjdjemdmekkwmskekwkdme4669commonplace in Asia though usually it's a prohibition on dating and after a few warnings it can lead to expulsion so you just have to keep it a secret
In one of the schools I went to (in Australia), there was a 'no hat, no play' rule, which meant that you had to wear a hat outside during break times. If you didn't bring a hat then you had to sit in the shade and couldn't go out to play. This made sense in summer, because the sun is very strong and you can get sunburn quickly, but it's kind of useless in winter. My dad actually got the rule modified, because he told the principal that in winter, the sun wasn't high enough to cause sun damage. So after that, the 'no hat, no play' was only in place during the hotter half of the year. :D
This brings up memories. Our solution to the heat was always to fill your hat up in the drink taps and put it on your head. Then you got told off when you came back into class soaking
I had never heard of this rule but to me it sound very different compared to the ones mentioned in the video. Its ultimate goal is to protect the students, even if it might be a bit I'll applied at times. The other rules seem to just be there to oppress students for oppressions sake/to keep the "order", while not giving a damn about student's well being (like not being allowed warm suitable clothing or drinking water).
@@ItsBecauseImBored oh yeah, it's totally different! I understand completely why it's in place! I just remember as a kid thinking it was dumb that all MY friends were allowed on the playground but I WASN'T smh smh
I remember a story about uniforms in one of the schools I attended. The teachers had an idea to introduce uniforms and were talking about it with parents. Majority of parents were against it and some of them openly said uniforms are a waste of money and that if school wants to do it, then the school should pay for it. As you can probably guess I didn't have to worry about having to wear a uniform. Oh, by the way, this rule about the colour of your underwear is actually disturbing. Greetings from Poland.
I'm very old. When I went to school, there were uniforms. I liked it, because we didn't have money to buy clothes in my family. Having a uniform meant I wasn't too humiliated. Outside of school, other children bullied me for my poor clothes. Just for the record, I learned not to care.
I'm American, and I have to say the rule about not being allowed to drink water hits home for me. At my middle school and high school, we weren't allowed to bring any water bottles with us to PE. The reason was because they were a "distraction." lol what? This was a rule despite living in one of the hottest locations in California. The heat for us here is from April to October usually, and school is out for the majority of the summer, but May, September, and early October when school was in was awful. My PE class in 8th grade had a lot of burns on our hands from doing push ups outside in the afternoon heat. Despite student and parent complaints, the school didn't seem to care about 14-year-olds with blisters all over their hands...
I'm Australian, our summers get hot. That hurts to read, I feel for you. I had school abusers empty out my water bottle during summer. Kid was never punished, had his friend (who got him to bully me), to not wait for the teacher to dole out punishment.
@@qwmx Question for Australian: I am 99% sure you grew up watching American Shows. So my question is when you were young, did you found it wierd that Americans celebrate Christmas in the winter?
This is actually heartbreaking. I feel so bad for all the kids in Japan that had/have to go through this insanity on the daily, just to get a basic education 😔
@@08_nguyenhoangucminh26 That's not true for most schools in Vietnam. I haven't ever experienced rule 3, 5 and 10. Yes, no hair dye, but nobody have anything against curly hair.
true, but the good side is that, unlike america, you dont have to worry about daily school shootings in japan. your simply not allowed to live your life the way you want.
This dude is the definition of determination and strong will. He got expelled multiple times but managed to be accepted in school over and over, even if the teacher had another reason to do it again. XD
In the school I studied (in México), all of those rules were normal, except by the underwear rule, the motorcycle license rule, the "all buttons must be done", and the rule 10. But as always, being the teachers pet or the one who knows and participates, makes you 99% invulnerable to that strange rules
Lol, same here. But we actually had a rule about the color of the socks. They had to be a specific grey color, which very conveniently only the school's store had for sale. Also girls had it very rough, because they had to tie their hair in a ponytail, no matter their natural hair type, so girls with curly hair had it very messed... Also the ribbon had to be a specific color.
@@DonVigaDeFierro here it was about the colour of the socks also XD A marine blue that was difficult to find outside the school, but double the normal price in the school... Very convenient
As a Hong konger , I wanna say that all these rules mentioned not only appear in Japan, but here in Hong Kong as well, especially the no hair is allowed to reach the eyebrow one got me since I was one of them, so the alternative title could also be All Asian schools dumbest rules in one video 😂
No no definitely not all Asian schools. I think it needs to be researched but i went to a rich bording school in China. Usually if hair is past shoulders girls are supposed to tie it, but most girls wore hair down anyway, I saw people with stylized hair and cool hair accessories. It seems that the strictness only applied to the 3rd year seniors to help them focus on college entry test. I think our school was not as strict because one, many the families were rich and also because after the first month of military training, they just didn't care about strict discipline anymore lol. So my guess is that once again it's about classism . However I'm not sure since I don't know if other rich schools were more relaxed with rules.
@@phonesky4052 haha, I think the ridiculous rules in my opinion is to keep average people under control. After all government workers children often don't have to suffer the same things regular kids have to. Which is kind of how society unfortunately works everywhere. If have money, you can get out of a lot of stuff
Something I've heard of a couple times is that students aren't allowed to go anywhere except home after school... no convenience stores or anything. Insane.
My school had a rule where any time you were wearing uniform on a school day you had to follow school rules, so if someone reported to your school that you were being rude in a store or on the bus or whatever you'd get punished. Obviously the smart kids just changed clothes at the end of the day if they wanted to go hang around town...
While I didn't really like middle- and highschool and struggled for various reasons it really puts into perspective how good I had it growing up in the Netherlands. I feel like that kind of strictness would've been soulcrushing to me 😅
as an american, number 2 has to be the most relatable “stupid” rule I’ve encountered throughout my school life. however, i’ve never experienced the other 9 rules.
Wow, I would have been expelled at age 12 - my hair started to naturally frizz and curl when I hit puberty. It was straight and fine in childhood. I’m white (natural redhead actually) with Western European ancestry. Googling it, this is a thing that happens to some white girls because the hormones cause the hair follicles to change. I have no idea how we would prove it’s natural if the school bases it on history. Like do they think we WANT frizzy hair?? 😭😭😭Anyway, yeah, good thing this rule is unheard of in the USA! 😂
Happened to me too, except mine started to go gray too. By high school it was impossible not to dye it because half of my head was already gray. Would be expelled for 2 rules in Japan huh
0:24 that rule also exist in my country (i'm not from japan). it was really cold at that time, but the rule prohibit us from using any other jacket and the teachers agree with the rule. 1/3 of the students ended sick and can't attend school. those who forcing themselves to came to school also ended up in infirmary
Again, watching this video makes me remember how dedicated Japanese society is to conformity. It’s almost like a big ant colony with how much they value conformity.
I remember a girl from Japan telling me about the no dye your hair color. Well, until she was forced to dye her hair black because she had natural brown hair. I heard something similar from someone with natural curly hair. I guess the rules only apply when it doesn't crash with one of the other rules. 😄 I don't know what is most weird, the rules or that teachers are allowed to enforce them. I mean, I heard that teachers check their students underwear, lifting skirts and that kind of thing. Here in Sweden that would at best get you a slap in the face or fired and at worst two years in prison for sexual harassment. Not to mention some of the strangeness with the rules I have heard, such at in school girls are not allowed to wear makeup but when they start to work they are forced to wear makeup. But when are they suppose to have learn to put it on?
My middle school had a rule where girls couldn't wear shorts yet skirts the same length were allowed. I got in trouble for that. Guys had to wear long pants all the time tho. Also I understand banning mechanical pencils in elementary but kids will always find something different to play with. I had a friend my age from a different elementary school and their class threw a chair out the window for fun. The rules weren't exactly super strictly monitored, our teachers were far too burned out to care. Cheers from Poland!
For us mechanical pencils were too expensive, broke too easily, and were stolen quickly so no one bothered, we would just write "yes no maybe" on erasers and roll them around. Didn't even ask it questions most of the time, we just sat there rolling the eraser.
Even in army basic training in the US, they mandated we wear the issued underwear(AKA "brown thunders). Very rarely when we could go get some supplies from the little shop on base with the drill sergeants checking what we were buying, you could manage to slip by with some actual boxer briefs. Obviously the drills knew we had gotten some, and they still mandated we had to use the issued undergarments, basically it's a don't let us catch you situation. My thought was... How tf are they actually gonna know?
Well, if the issue it's supposed to be fighting is non-white underwear showing through clothing, I assume if it does happen they'll see it. Makes sense in a way, though I'm not sure what kind of clothing is see-through enough for that.
@@Mr_Mistah Not if the punishment is brutal. In US, there are rules to not hit the students but in others, there are some that will beat students to death.
@@Barteq2236 You only fight back because it's socially accepted that you can so you have the courage to gather the will to fight back. In countries where it is not, your will to fight back is infinitely harder to gather. Hell, it might as well be impossible. Even if you get beaten to death by the teacher, you will never think about it at all.
My fav pair of Japanese School Rules were for a Jr High School near where I live. Rule: Students are forbidden from wearing scarfs. Reason: The Scarf can get stuck in the spokes of a bicycle. Which seems a little extreme, especially considering the school also had a rule forbidding the riding of bicycles for students...
As an Indian i can confirm these ridiculous rules are prevalent even in our schools... I can list out a few- 1) Girls should always tie their hair in two braids even if they have shoulder length hair. 2) Ribbon in schools official dress code is a must. 3) Girls can't wear full length tights even if it's winter but long socks are allowed 4) No drinking water during classes and no eating in class during recess 5) A 2-day leave will cost you ₹100 and a leave letter as well as note. 6) Lastly healthy lunches should be bought otherwise they'll force you to throw it away (I've faced this monstrosity.)
Went to a catholic high school in South Africa, and experienced some of these rules myself, but some of them I've never even heard of before this video. The jacket, t shirt, undoing buttons in summer, and hair rules are the ones I have the most memories of 😂 some teachers let us break some of these dumb rules tho
@@rly_ dating rules is like almost entire east asia and southeast asia is the same, maybe at certain degree is allowed but dont make it obvious thing, so its still slightly normal, lol but the motorcycle ones differ depend on the country, some its okay if you have parent approval, and some even let it pass as long you didnt park it at school, but some really strict about it
Well, you have to wear a mini skirt in Japan as part of a uniform but cannot have a ponytail because it is sexual??? (Seems like Japanese men are not aroused by legs and very short skirts,but by necks. :-)))))))))
@@AvesPasseri-Jinysvet Mini skirts? Most Japanese High Schools I know, that would be against dress code. Usually the skirt needs to be down to the knee. Some schools require the skirt to be past the knee. I think it's also a cultural thing when it comes to the nape. Especially when you look at hair and makeup of older Japan, some really do accentuate the nape. So I don't think it was something that was established in modern times. Some rules are just old rules nobody really bothered to change. Like, people don't really care about the right to wear ponytails in school (in saying that, a few of the schools I visited, I saw ponytails on girls, and even some guys had some). If anything, it was a popular way for girls to keep their hair in home-ec, sports or science if they aren't netting it. And some just kept their hair in a ponytail all day.
Let me say one thing from a Japanese point of view: a high school with strict school rules is a school for students with poor grades. As you know, in Japan, an examination is given to enter high school, and students are sorted according to their grades, ranging from high level schools to schools where you can pass just by writing your name. The closer to the bottom high school, the stricter the school rules. This is because students with poor grades are often preoccupied with non-academic matters and even misuse their time. In other words, the closer one gets to the bottom, the more the process of "training to become a decent member of society" is included. Students with good grades know what self-responsibility is and how to behave in a way that does not cause problems for others, so teachers do not need to monitor everything.
I had no idea. That makes a little more sense now. However, I think some of these rules for the "bottom" high schools are just more distracting than anything. Kind of seems like a self-fulfilling prophecy to me.
I felt that "wow, sucks to be you!". I had some classes where it was prohibited to bring any form of beverage (including a water bottle) into class, so if someone needed to drink they would have to go out in the hallway and use a water fountain. Reason: apparently someone had spilled water and damaged a book. (This was in America btw) I also had some classes where it was prohibited to carry a backpack into the classroom. Reasons depended on the teacher but one excuse was "because someone could trip on them" the other was "because you can't"
We all can easly guess why the backpack rule exists though it is still kinda wrong as most criminal violence with a gun is with a pistol not shotguns, SMGs or rifles.
As someone who didn't drink nearly enough water in high school (in America) to the point where I'd have fainting spells, it's wild in hindsight that we weren't allowed to carry water with us. The level of distrust school teachers have in their students is sad. As an adult, I keep a 32oz metal water bottle with me wherever I go.
@@noobguy9973 True, but that rule is a perfect example of why America's education system needs more funding and reform. Instead of a lazy "no backpacks" rule, which is hilariously inconvenient for students, schools should invest in metal detectors and security guards if they feel it's that big of a risk. School shootings in particular though... while gun reform is needed in many states, the elephant in the room that needs to be addressed nationally is mental health. At the same time though, I think a lot of mental health issues with teenagers stems from lackadaisical school environments that allow bullying to run rampant. Which, again, circles back to education funding and reform. We have too few teachers and counselors who are also paid too little, with school boards filled with money-chasers instead of public servants, which leads to downright evil policies like "zero tolerance".
@@BlueDrew10 woah woah calm down there buddy, more funding for security and mental health programs means less money for the ''hardworking'' politicians and ''liberating'' military industrial complex.
2:13 So basically How can I not be a danger while riding a motorcycle *you have to get a license* How do I get one? *you cannot because trying to get one will make a danger to others*
It's funny to see how the standards change based on the society. The only rules i can remember from my school were: Don't smoke or drink at school Don't start fights Don't run around in the hallways Don't bring dangerous stuff (knifes, asg, others) to school unless there's a reason discussed with your teacher like the one time one of my friends (who also happened to be a krav maga instructor) did a self defense intro as a presentation. So yea, i guess that if this stuff goes without saying you need to find new rules to fill in the spots.
When I was in middle school, there would be a meeting for all of the girls right as the weather started to get warmer. The female teachers would tell us that we had to cover our shoulders, wear shorts that were knee-length, and our sweaters had to be open or zipped up fully (no in between). Looking back on it, it's really frustrating, especially since the boys were allowed to wear tanktops and running shorts. 🙄
It's funny to see this kind of video because in Brazil we don't have any rules aside from the need to wear a uniform (some schools don't apply this rule, so you are free to use whatever you want) and to attend classes, obviously xD. (Even attending classes can be "optional" since I had a lot of friends who didn't appear at school for like half a year and still got to the next grade). It must be pretty suffocating to be forced to comply with these kinds of rules. I think you would like to see the way schools work around here, it's the total opposite of Japan lol.
There was a jacket rule at my school in Puerto Rico too, because schools over there are required by law to have uniforms. Depending on who the principal was at the time, you either had them or their minions personally going to you and taking it away, or someone would just tell you "hey youre not supposed to wear that" and then they would leave you alone. Also, at my school there were designated 'casual clothing' days in elementary and middle school, where you could pay a dollar and wear any clothing you want to school, so long as it was appropriate, and in high school there were 'jean days' where you could pay a dollar to wear jeans instead of the uniform khaki pants. This money would be used for fundraising.
My highschool had some weird rules. You could assault anyone you wanted as long as they weren't teacher's kids but if someone mildly insulted a teacher's kid it would warrant and investigation where dozens of witnesses were called in for interrogation to find out what happened and punish those who insulted said kid. Portugal's education system is weird
Can relate 😂 Was tired of rules like "keep ur tuck ur shirt on campus" or "dont wear other branded pullovers other than designed ones" in a prep school of sorts after highschool and after that in pre-uni , was a bit of a rebellious one and geniuinely had trouble with the discipline incharge at the time and often butted heads over it till he got tired of correction.
Can confirm. 2 Makes you find what a blessing thermal underclothes are. Though number 8 happened to me the most with a few extras that I never understood. Mechanical pencils were not allowed because "their sound can disrupt the class", but clicker pens were. Also, for whatever reason (from "sweat washes ink away" to "there's a lot of glitter in them that can get inside your eyes") was never allowed to use any sort of gel pens.
I can confirm that getting a motorcycle license is extremely dangerous. When I was filling in the written part of the test, I got a papercut on my finger. It hurt for a full four minutes.
The nerd thing sort of happens in US schools too, but differently. I was constantly getting into fights, getting high, skipping class to be with boyfriends/girlfriends, but because I had top grades and scored well on national exams no one cared until I started crossdressing. I mean obviously NOT the same, but still, the whole "good academics or the perception of good academics alongside wearing nice looking masculine clothing lets you break rules at will" thing.
Makes me glad I was homeschooled. 😂 I sometimes did school in my pajamas at home and guess what? My learning was not affected and I got through life just fine. 😉 The buttoned up shirts and no other jackets would be a big no for me. I’m so affected by humid summers and cold winters. I mean if they would rather I faint or have a headache all day. . . I think their priorities are wrong. I was always the good student, but I would probably get in trouble there for respectfully arguing about the rationality of these rules. 😂
1:14 Hotei Tomoyasu (Japanese music artist) got expelled from his highschool for this reason. When the teacher confronted him about it he responded with "Jesus had long hair"
The two students need to find a more discreet location to talk about the going ons of their school. They seem to get busted by the teacher each and every time.
Heheh, sometimes it's absolutely necessary to ride one in a commute in my country. It's better to hurry leaving work on the afternoon, else you'd be stuck with motorbike riders on the commute terminals. Can't stress enough to drive or ride a car instead.
@@joshuasplural no just my personal fear of riding a motorcycle fear of getting into an accident at least in a car you have a higher chance of surving because of seat belt lock and airbag deployment but motorcycle yeah you're dead.
I relate to a few ones like the haircut rule, but I find most of them weird. Here in the Philippines, owning a motorcycle or license is ok to some places like in ours. I understand the other rules like the mechanical pen and curled hair thing, but about the permission of dating, and underwear are just something else.
amazing japanese school rules. i've heard of most of them from youtube or anime myself, hard to believe that these are still real. wish this would change, unnecessary for student life in my opinion.
Some of these rules make me laugh so much, but they must be really annoying for people who have to bear with them for more than 12 years throughout school
Now that you mentioned it.... I'm a 90s kid, form Brazil, and I remember mechanical pencils being prohibited in my school on elementary years too, for the same reason you mentioned in your video. hahaha I had totally forgotten about it. The only exception was if the mechanical pencil had unusually thick leads, like 2mm+, the same you'd find in a normal pencil. Also, pens were prohibited, because the permanent paint in them made it difficult to correct mistakes during written exams.
I mean, I just watched the work rules video as well. I know that life as a student or employee in Japan may not be delicious to everyone. In my perspective, any mistakes I make will make the permanent mark in the book to remind me to not do it again. Plus the facts in this video are interesting since Japan is a beautiful country anyway. I guess in schools and workplaces they respect the morality which is alright to me. Keep up with the good content Sora!
I think number one is the weirdest one. If someone ask me what color my underwear is, I'll surely give them a wtf look. 😂 The rest are not really that weird. Different from where I came from but not weird. I guess Japanese school are just strict like that. Kinda annoying following all those rules though. 😅
About mechanical pencils, when I was in high school, a student (in another classroom) threw his mechanical pencil across the classroom like a dart and it landed on another student’s eye. That student lost his eyeball and had to wear a patch for the rest of his life.
Wooden pencils have a bit worse balistics. :P I shot other kid with cheap asg gun with low muzzle velocity in the face. Ball meandered right and left to hit him right between the eyes. Little gust of wind and it would hit the eyeball... I just hope it had so tiny energy it would just bounce off. Ducks didn't even noticed when they got shot after all. He just cried and run away so mission accomplished. :P
The curly hair and dyed hair rule actually makes me see how rebellious anime is when the characters in school all seem to have naturally colorful hair. Its like being against a collectivist culture in a subtle way so that their is nothing as extreme as owning a motorcycle shown to people but that the school is more relaxed.
I despise the fact that a lot of those rules have equivalents in UK Grammar Schools, mainly because I kinda despised said rules at said grammar school too, not gonna lie.
My school had a rule where girls weren’t allowed to wear makeup. I went to a school that was full of chavs though so that rule didn’t last long before the teachers couldn’t be bothered enforcing it.
A lot of Japanese school rules and practices are based on British Grammar school rules and practices, with a bit of German school rules in the mix due to its modern school system being built from the ground up by foreign teachers and pedadogists as part of its Westernization efforts in the late 19th Century. So the UK is directly responsible for Japan having these absurd school rules...
@@theotherohlourdespadua1131 Must be exclusively from grammar schools then. It was never that strict in my high school. Also on behalf of Britain, I’d like to apologise to Japan.
man, this reminds me of primary school in England. So many stupid rules. Not as dumb or oppressive as these though, but they still existed. Heres a couple of stories: i had a coat that could be worn inside-out. one side was navy blue, the other was a light grey. one day on the way back from P.E i wore the grey side out (not knowing about school regulations), and one of our teachers angrily told me that the coat’s colour was against school regulations, and that i had to get another one or my parents would be called in. after she walked away i promptly turned the coat inside out (navy blue was not against regulations). A few minutes later the teacher saw this and was absolutely seething, though she didnt say anything about it. another time: me and my friend liked to draw during breaktime, and there were some tables and benches in the schools entrance that made this easier. use of these were a privilege for older students, but since they were away on a trip, we decided to use them anyway. the same teacher came up to us and told us to get lost, even when we told her that they probably wouldn’t mind us using their tables while they were away. we just kept sitting there, and she eventually went away. none of the other teachers said anything. honestly that teacher was just a bit of a cunt. in Denmark, things are totally different. No uniforms, no wierd rules, and students in high school are organized as hell. Rather than the top down student council model, each class elected ordinary council memebers (since high schools here are massive, this meant around 80 members total), which then elected around ten council board members with more responsibilities. Most student councils are members of DGS (Danish High-School students union), who then work with uni student organisations to put pressure on politicians to make sure students have acceptable conditions. If the council was so inclined, they could vote to shut down the school for the day and confine all the teachers to the staff room as a protest. We did this a handful of times during my time to support DGS protests against the government, but in theory we could also do it to put pressure on the school itself. Rules like those wouldn’t last very long if the student body banded together and decided they were bullshit.
Part of me appreciates going to school in America. The rules are more like guidelines and as long as the teachers aren't strict about it, you can pretty much wear whatever you want. I'm writing a book right now with a Japanese immigrant as a high school teacher in West Virginia, and one of the first things he points out is the fact that most of the students pretty much break all the rules listed here. -No standard uniform -Openly dating -Dyed hair -Some of the students own cars -The underwear is visible and definitely not white (sagging) -Water is the only thing student athletes are allowed to drink, reasoning is sports drinks are too sugary.
Couldn't find anything definitive on asking permission from teacher to date, but guessing rules can vary from school to school regarding that. However, did find something about how generally, physical interaction is frowned upon in elementary and middle school years, and that a lot of people seem to not think middle schoolers date a lot...huh...
@@yanaskhoir3657bruh, maybe its just the middle school i was in but they technically dont "illegalize" it but they make fun of people who date And dont forget it doesnt correlate with low birth rate
Japanese schools don't even allow girls to wear makeup in high school. Which is odd because in "My Dress-up Darling" Marin wears makeup, piercings, and her hair is blonde. So there's a huge amount of fantasy there
I just finished rewatching Clannad, and the "bike thing" was there. Kyo has a license to ride a bike, but still has to hide from school that. Japan, then why you can have license above age 18 then?!
3:26 About rule no.10: Drinking water during sports is un-advised in many cases. Especially right after heavy work. I practice martial arts. after heavy running you pant heavily. at that time, drinking water can be extremely dangerous as water may enter your lungs when you try to breathe. That's why we're advised to sit down and wait for 2 mins before drinking water. Moreover, drinking too much water doesnt make you look sluggish. it MAKES you sluggish. You start to lose all the built up adrenaline and start to relax if you drink too much water, as your stomach carries exessive liquids. not just that. but any heavy advice while carrying something in your stomach is very very dangerous. it may result in vomitting. i've experienced severe pain personally while i try to run at top speed right after eating an entire lunch meal cuz im late to class. so this rule makes sense, the reason doesnt.
Just in case:
This is all I experienced myself, but my channel is basically about skits based on what I experienced myself and I overexaggerate voices and acting to make it look more anime, so don't worry you really won't get in the same situation as this, this channel is a place where you make fun of me for being a loser mainly lol
Sora! You're not a loser! I'm an Australian Law honours Student and your videos no lie make my day (albiet while I procrastinate for hours on end 😅). Give your self some credit! 😊
What other baka school rules are there? Lets pretend that a female highschool student have gone through cancer treatment and have to wear a wig due to chemotherapy, but would the teachers tell her that her wig would be a dress code violation?
When the guy said "Wanna go out later", couldn't that also be a violation of the "no dating" rule?
how many times did u get expelled from school
Not all trolls are losers Sora, some of you are necessary. -A wise gaijin.
Also most schools in Japan require students hair to be be of natural color which in Japan is pretty much always black. There was a story of a schoolgirl in Habikino who had naturally brown hair but the school forced her to dye it black (because it stood out probably) every 1-2 weeks resulting in rash and damage to her hair. When she stopped dyeing it black, she was bullied by her teachers, prevented from joining a school trip, her seat in a classroom was removed and her name was erased from a class list because "her hair was not dyed black enough" causing her psychological damage. She sued the school and won $3,100 in damages but the court ultimately sided with the school, agreeing that "the rules were legitimate in order to encourage students to focus on their studies". wtf japan
Japan is a very collectivist society where individualism is looked down upon, so it's not too surprising, even though that's going way too far.
Wondering why she didn't just leave the school
@@kaizer3847 she did - "Eventually the girl, who is now 21 years old, claims she was told “If you’re not going to dye your hair black [i.e. back to black, in the school’s opinion], then there’s no need for you to come to school.” Feeling pressured and distressed, the girl did indeed stop attending classes, and the school then removed her name from her class seating chart and student roster."
Jesus that's messed up. What is it with schools and power trips?
Yeah, I think Japan is a country where they encourage you to not stand out, be freakishly average and normal. And those who stand out are frowned upon on. I think its quite crazy.
So that's why Sora used to go around asking people what color their undies were--he's just a very dedicated teacher
Very dedicated. He did that to me too, and I wasn’t even his student.
Many of the rules sora said could be easily avoided with "ew, hentai!"
Now that is dedication
you know what that actually makes sense
The money is in big packs of white underwear. 🤑 🤑
to prevent underwear from being visible through clothes, just don't wear one!
even better
“Sir, this way my underwear can’t be seen, because I’m not wearing any.”
“Yes, but your thing can be seen and it’s not pixelated. You’re expelled!”
Hehe, can't get me now, annoying and obsessive teachers.
@@Paragon13 sauce
@@Paragon13 "not just expelled, Im calling the cops"
Now I understand why there are a lot psychological issues among the young in Japan. They cannot be themselves and express themselves even at a young age, while society hammers all individuals down with an hammer. It's like a blind man banning stairs for everyone because he fears to fall down. Nice vid btw, subscribed!
Imagine needing proof that your hair is actually curly.. damn
Also applies to hair color. I’ve read some schools require you dye natural brown hair to black
Blah blah, sensationalist misanthrophy. Try something new.
I used to live in japan some months (as an exchange student) as a natural redhead, my school specifically told me to dry my hair ALL black.@@dearthditch (and for some reason, using brown contact lenses,i have heterochromatic eyes)
Japan is a bit extreme in this sense, but the US is extreme in the individualist sense.
respect to sora who has been expelled 10 times and switched schools 10 times for the sake of this video
9 times, his parents preempted the "no water in PE," change because they were tired of buying him new uniforms
Ligma scrotum
Do you need permission to go to school? I like the trolling of number sixes get permission
Wait sora....... dont he have a keyblade?
bruh he's obviously a time traveler
The difference between my (European) high school experience and a the average Japanese High school is as insane.
- We were always allowed to drink water, even during classes.
- No one would care what we were wearing or what we did to our hair
- And teachers definitely wouldn't interfere with with personal matters such as dating.
So true. My country is half in Asia, half in Europe, so we are influenced from both sides. But even then the only rule I had in school was about clothes (and only in elementary/middle school)
Where in Europe?
@@JaneAustenAteMyCat pretty much everywhere I feel like
@@JaneAustenAteMyCatpretty much everywhere, but for different reasons. In northern Europe it's because they're simply more progressive, in Italy it's because the kids complain with their overprotective parents who would then make a huge scene, either by suing the school or simply beating up the teachers or the principal.
@@Katniss218atniss? What are you doing here? Also Neptune mission was gold.
BTW I actually went through all those rules myself and yes, it's true. Ask your Japanese friends and they'll also tell you some insane rules they've gone through. Japanese school rules are weird and high schools are just weird
Poor Sora! You have gone through a lot with these experiences!
WTF asking permission to a teacher for dating. Thats crazy. I never had that problem...😢
You got a girlfriend, damn
Good to know, Sora!!
As a Japanese friend of you all, those weird rules existed in my middle school. No one actually got suspended or expelled from the school though. Also teachers didn't mention about dating but the rule existed. Still they alerted me that I wore red T-shirts, my earrings, and my dyed hair.
There's a ton of straight up racist rules like #3 at japanese schools. My friend got into trouble ALL THE TIME because she's japanese but with caucasian heritage, and super red hair, bright blue eyes, etc. If you think about it it's pretty insane to have rules about how someone's hair can look when hair is different for everyone. She'd get shit all the time from students, "why does she get to dye her hair, why does she get to wear contacts," etc. Obviously as she got older people got that she was just a white japanese girl but she always had trouble about it, insulting shit like people telling her her japanese speaking was so good... she was literally japanese lmao
Wow she must be so beautiful 🌸
The mixed raced struggle… I’m mixed as well and I’m told my German is so good :) well I hope it is I have been living here all my life.. fucking idiots
Is she white or mixed?
@@LittleSparklingStars shes obviously white and japanese, as stated in the comment
How is that racist?
The "don't drink water during sports" rule used to be common in America, too. My father was a high school athlete in the 1970s, and he said the coach would not allow students to drink water for fear of them becoming "waterlogged."
And When did that change ? 😮
Wtf does "waterlogged" mean
@@badulgumm5458 Full of water😂
@@abagaololo sorry english isn't my first language
@@badulgumm5458 no problem
I can't remember which school it is, but there was a school in Japan that made international news after they banned girls with long hair from wearing ponytails, because it was felt the style was too sexual as it showed the nape of the neck, and was also a common style in the sex industry. Yes, a normal ponytail.
You gotta dye your hair black too if that is not the natural colour in some schools.
I believe, tsundere twin tails are prohibited too.
@@sergeandou9853 is that like pigtails/bunches?
@@NiaJustNia yes, them.
Sex industry prefers ponytails ??
I wonder how many people ended up in the hospital before number 10 stopped being a thing
Eleven... Not allowed to drink water (or other beverages) outside of school. According to Shogo and company I am not japanese.
And the reason (idk if it's true in the video) is dumb lol
Power of being born Asian you just get used to the abuse and start saying "It is what it is" that's how overly adaptive and tough Asians are grown
@@Aman_Mondaland then you rope
@@Aman_Mondal you should never get used to abuse. it is not normal.
I saw a foreigner student being rejected at japanese school by having blond hair
Probably because those actually beleeue that blondes are dumb.
Sad…
Uh Twitter says it's racist
My boyfriend is a mix Japanese but born and raise in Japan, he told me he hate Japanese teachers cuz they forced him to dye his natural brown hair to black
@@yuno4444 the same story I saw that the school allowed them to join the school despite the blond hair after threatening to process them with a police reporter
3:28 Being true, that rule is enforced wrongly, yes drinking water can make sluggish during PE, but at the same time is necessary to avoid dehydration. So is better to drink any beverage during designated breaks and prohibiting it during physical activity periods.
>needs permission to date
>low birthrates
**suprised Pikachu face meme**
Extreme safety and rules and lack of wholesome youth violence leads to cultural lassitude. How in the FUCK is a mechanical pencil dangerous??
I've seen and heard of a lot of weird rules and regulations, but needing a TEACHER's permission to date has to be the weirdest one of all. I can kind of (not really) understand uniforms and hair regulations, but the school trying to control even who you date is just the most dystopic mindf**k to me personally lol
Like, on what basis are they gonna say no? Is there a set of criteria that has to be fulfilled? Does the teacher have to ship the two students?
@@shudheshvelusamy7644most likely they say no to "she did ballet, he was punk" type of pairs. But still that's fucked up
I want to know how the hell schools managed to enforce that rule
The true power move of a delinquent is to date overly-indulgent bratty Sensei's respective mom, dad or spouse.
@@isjejjdjemdmekkwmskekwkdme4669commonplace in Asia though usually it's a prohibition on dating and after a few warnings it can lead to expulsion
so you just have to keep it a secret
In one of the schools I went to (in Australia), there was a 'no hat, no play' rule, which meant that you had to wear a hat outside during break times. If you didn't bring a hat then you had to sit in the shade and couldn't go out to play. This made sense in summer, because the sun is very strong and you can get sunburn quickly, but it's kind of useless in winter.
My dad actually got the rule modified, because he told the principal that in winter, the sun wasn't high enough to cause sun damage. So after that, the 'no hat, no play' was only in place during the hotter half of the year. :D
I'm in new zealand and US TOO!! "No hat, no play, no school today!" was the rule! but it only applied in summer
This brings up memories. Our solution to the heat was always to fill your hat up in the drink taps and put it on your head. Then you got told off when you came back into class soaking
Hahah yes thats right back in primary school when I was like in year 3 my teacher had the saying of "No hat, no play, no fun today"
I had never heard of this rule but to me it sound very different compared to the ones mentioned in the video. Its ultimate goal is to protect the students, even if it might be a bit I'll applied at times. The other rules seem to just be there to oppress students for oppressions sake/to keep the "order", while not giving a damn about student's well being (like not being allowed warm suitable clothing or drinking water).
@@ItsBecauseImBored oh yeah, it's totally different! I understand completely why it's in place! I just remember as a kid thinking it was dumb that all MY friends were allowed on the playground but I WASN'T smh smh
I like having you speak in Japanese and then putting the subtitles. Feels like I learn a little more out of it.
Same here. I actually understood "kami ga nagai".
TAIGAKU!!
Don't try to speak like the teacher in the video, though. It's exaggerated and incredibly rude. Kind of anime-speak, I'd say. :)
I remember a story about uniforms in one of the schools I attended. The teachers had an idea to introduce uniforms and were talking about it with parents. Majority of parents were against it and some of them openly said uniforms are a waste of money and that if school wants to do it, then the school should pay for it. As you can probably guess I didn't have to worry about having to wear a uniform.
Oh, by the way, this rule about the colour of your underwear is actually disturbing. Greetings from Poland.
I'm very old. When I went to school, there were uniforms. I liked it, because we didn't have money to buy clothes in my family. Having a uniform meant I wasn't too humiliated. Outside of school, other children bullied me for my poor clothes. Just for the record, I learned not to care.
Japanese Student: breathes
Japanese Teacher: Expelled!!!
I'm American, and I have to say the rule about not being allowed to drink water hits home for me. At my middle school and high school, we weren't allowed to bring any water bottles with us to PE. The reason was because they were a "distraction." lol what? This was a rule despite living in one of the hottest locations in California. The heat for us here is from April to October usually, and school is out for the majority of the summer, but May, September, and early October when school was in was awful. My PE class in 8th grade had a lot of burns on our hands from doing push ups outside in the afternoon heat. Despite student and parent complaints, the school didn't seem to care about 14-year-olds with blisters all over their hands...
I'm Australian, our summers get hot. That hurts to read, I feel for you. I had school abusers empty out my water bottle during summer. Kid was never punished, had his friend (who got him to bully me), to not wait for the teacher to dole out punishment.
@@qwmx Question for Australian: I am 99% sure you grew up watching American Shows. So my question is when you were young, did you found it wierd that Americans celebrate Christmas in the winter?
@@mohdadeeb1829do you mean the winter?
@@hamburger2430 Yes!
Well that sounds like a human rights lawsuit waiting to happen
This is actually heartbreaking.
I feel so bad for all the kids in Japan that had/have to go through this insanity on the daily, just to get a basic education 😔
Not only Japan, most Asian schools are like that. I’m from Vietnam and I’ve experienced all of those rules in schools. Except the underwear rule
@@08_nguyenhoangucminh26 That's not true for most schools in Vietnam. I haven't ever experienced rule 3, 5 and 10. Yes, no hair dye, but nobody have anything against curly hair.
Korea is worse. You have all of this and studying until late at night.
Like wtf I have a life outside of school!
true, but the good side is that, unlike america, you dont have to worry about daily school shootings in japan. your simply not allowed to live your life the way you want.
As a western delinquent I’m happy that I didn’t have to deal with this
Stupid anarchist freak, you are just a social pariah and reject.
This dude is the definition of determination and strong will. He got expelled multiple times but managed to be accepted in school over and over, even if the teacher had another reason to do it again. XD
1:49
I don't need permission to date if the teacher is the one I date, right?
In the school I studied (in México), all of those rules were normal, except by the underwear rule, the motorcycle license rule, the "all buttons must be done", and the rule 10. But as always, being the teachers pet or the one who knows and participates, makes you 99% invulnerable to that strange rules
Lol, same here. But we actually had a rule about the color of the socks. They had to be a specific grey color, which very conveniently only the school's store had for sale.
Also girls had it very rough, because they had to tie their hair in a ponytail, no matter their natural hair type, so girls with curly hair had it very messed... Also the ribbon had to be a specific color.
It goes same to me.. except the unerwear rules. I mean who cares though..😂
Me pregunto si el anime es popular por aquí porque las reglas escolares son similares
no
@@DonVigaDeFierro here it was about the colour of the socks also XD
A marine blue that was difficult to find outside the school, but double the normal price in the school... Very convenient
As a Hong konger , I wanna say that all these rules mentioned not only appear in Japan, but here in Hong Kong as well, especially the no hair is allowed to reach the eyebrow one got me since I was one of them, so the alternative title could also be All Asian schools dumbest rules in one video 😂
No no definitely not all Asian schools. I think it needs to be researched but i went to a rich bording school in China. Usually if hair is past shoulders girls are supposed to tie it, but most girls wore hair down anyway, I saw people with stylized hair and cool hair accessories. It seems that the strictness only applied to the 3rd year seniors to help them focus on college entry test.
I think our school was not as strict because one, many the families were rich and also because after the first month of military training, they just didn't care about strict discipline anymore lol.
So my guess is that once again it's about classism . However I'm not sure since I don't know if other rich schools were more relaxed with rules.
@@bunnyrabi thank you for Ur information, but first of all I'm not rich lmao and ya , average Asian schools lol
My school in the Philippines had that rule mainly cuz it was a high end private school
I'll take it even further: all dumb schools dumbest rules in one video😁
@@phonesky4052 haha, I think the ridiculous rules in my opinion is to keep average people under control. After all government workers children often don't have to suffer the same things regular kids have to. Which is kind of how society unfortunately works everywhere. If have money, you can get out of a lot of stuff
Thanks for the educational video, Sora. Japanese school rules are insane!
Something I've heard of a couple times is that students aren't allowed to go anywhere except home after school... no convenience stores or anything. Insane.
My school had a rule where any time you were wearing uniform on a school day you had to follow school rules, so if someone reported to your school that you were being rude in a store or on the bus or whatever you'd get punished. Obviously the smart kids just changed clothes at the end of the day if they wanted to go hang around town...
That was my teenage life, I wasn’t allowed to go conivence store
It depends on the school. The school I attended had no such rule
While I didn't really like middle- and highschool and struggled for various reasons it really puts into perspective how good I had it growing up in the Netherlands. I feel like that kind of strictness would've been soulcrushing to me 😅
as an american, number 2 has to be the most relatable “stupid” rule I’ve encountered throughout my school life. however, i’ve never experienced the other 9 rules.
do you not go to public school
i did, until i transferred to a charter school
@@TheLampAtHome good for you. Public schools are a $$ nowadays
How is it stupid?
@@senpai5175well, he quoted stupid, so maybe he knows it's not a bad thing to wear the school uniform, it's just annoying to some extent.
Wow, I would have been expelled at age 12 - my hair started to naturally frizz and curl when I hit puberty. It was straight and fine in childhood. I’m white (natural redhead actually) with Western European ancestry. Googling it, this is a thing that happens to some white girls because the hormones cause the hair follicles to change. I have no idea how we would prove it’s natural if the school bases it on history. Like do they think we WANT frizzy hair?? 😭😭😭Anyway, yeah, good thing this rule is unheard of in the USA! 😂
Happened to me too, except mine started to go gray too. By high school it was impossible not to dye it because half of my head was already gray. Would be expelled for 2 rules in Japan huh
Same!! I had blonde straight hair as a kid. Puberty hit and bam, dark brown and quite curly.
i have frizzy hair
Can happen when you are pregnant too.
0:24 that rule also exist in my country (i'm not from japan). it was really cold at that time, but the rule prohibit us from using any other jacket and the teachers agree with the rule. 1/3 of the students ended sick and can't attend school. those who forcing themselves to came to school also ended up in infirmary
Where are you from?
@@mitsuba_kun earth
@@Jirujan oh really? I'm from Mars
Easy, just put your winter jacket over your school jacket.
@@Jirujan Seriously, answer the question, where are you from, that's insane.
Again, watching this video makes me remember how dedicated Japanese society is to conformity. It’s almost like a big ant colony with how much they value conformity.
I remember a girl from Japan telling me about the no dye your hair color. Well, until she was forced to dye her hair black because she had natural brown hair. I heard something similar from someone with natural curly hair. I guess the rules only apply when it doesn't crash with one of the other rules. 😄
I don't know what is most weird, the rules or that teachers are allowed to enforce them. I mean, I heard that teachers check their students underwear, lifting skirts and that kind of thing. Here in Sweden that would at best get you a slap in the face or fired and at worst two years in prison for sexual harassment.
Not to mention some of the strangeness with the rules I have heard, such at in school girls are not allowed to wear makeup but when they start to work they are forced to wear makeup. But when are they suppose to have learn to put it on?
My middle school had a rule where girls couldn't wear shorts yet skirts the same length were allowed. I got in trouble for that. Guys had to wear long pants all the time tho. Also I understand banning mechanical pencils in elementary but kids will always find something different to play with. I had a friend my age from a different elementary school and their class threw a chair out the window for fun. The rules weren't exactly super strictly monitored, our teachers were far too burned out to care. Cheers from Poland!
I feel bad for you, those rules sound stupid
For us mechanical pencils were too expensive, broke too easily, and were stolen quickly so no one bothered, we would just write "yes no maybe" on erasers and roll them around. Didn't even ask it questions most of the time, we just sat there rolling the eraser.
What kind of trouble did you get into as a guy because of girls' skirts, exactly? 😅
@@unvergebeneid I'm biologically female so I got in trouble lol
@@Nandrew ah okay, that makes more sense... and for less good of a story 😅
Even in army basic training in the US, they mandated we wear the issued underwear(AKA "brown thunders). Very rarely when we could go get some supplies from the little shop on base with the drill sergeants checking what we were buying, you could manage to slip by with some actual boxer briefs. Obviously the drills knew we had gotten some, and they still mandated we had to use the issued undergarments, basically it's a don't let us catch you situation.
My thought was... How tf are they actually gonna know?
You know, I remember a meme picture where highschool japanese girls all stand in a line with their panties down... Maybe not a meme after all?
Well, if the issue it's supposed to be fighting is non-white underwear showing through clothing, I assume if it does happen they'll see it. Makes sense in a way, though I'm not sure what kind of clothing is see-through enough for that.
"Mr. Nakamura's so great at catching when people aren't wearing white panties. In fact, he's written up fifteen 3rd graders in his office this year!"
in the Finnish army we're luckily allowed to wear whatever underwear we want, even socks as long as they're not visible or bright colored
I hope everyone is doing okay over there. Because these rules feel they're designed to make people resnt authority.
The more rules the more fun it is to break them
@@Mr_Mistah Not if the punishment is brutal. In US, there are rules to not hit the students but in others, there are some that will beat students to death.
@@ohlookitisacat7404 I wonder how many teachers tried to beat students and in exchange got beaten by them
@@Barteq2236 You only fight back because it's socially accepted that you can so you have the courage to gather the will to fight back. In countries where it is not, your will to fight back is infinitely harder to gather. Hell, it might as well be impossible. Even if you get beaten to death by the teacher, you will never think about it at all.
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My fav pair of Japanese School Rules were for a Jr High School near where I live.
Rule: Students are forbidden from wearing scarfs. Reason: The Scarf can get stuck in the spokes of a bicycle.
Which seems a little extreme, especially considering the school also had a rule forbidding the riding of bicycles for students...
That's GOLD. School stupidity at its finest!
As an Indian i can confirm these ridiculous rules are prevalent even in our schools... I can list out a few-
1) Girls should always tie their hair in two braids even if they have shoulder length hair.
2) Ribbon in schools official dress code is a must.
3) Girls can't wear full length tights even if it's winter but long socks are allowed
4) No drinking water during classes and no eating in class during recess
5) A 2-day leave will cost you ₹100 and a leave letter as well as note.
6) Lastly healthy lunches should be bought otherwise they'll force you to throw it away (I've faced this monstrosity.)
Funny thing is in africa all this is considered normal except the underwear one💀
Dating and motorcycle license rules are strange. Taking into account that you can get a license by law.
They’re all considered normal here in Japan as well… but doesn’t stop the kids from trying to break them or complaining about them, lol
Went to a catholic high school in South Africa, and experienced some of these rules myself, but some of them I've never even heard of before this video. The jacket, t shirt, undoing buttons in summer, and hair rules are the ones I have the most memories of 😂 some teachers let us break some of these dumb rules tho
"in Africa". Bruv, where in Africa. The countries of Africa are extremely different.
@@rly_ dating rules is like almost entire east asia and southeast asia is the same, maybe at certain degree is allowed but dont make it obvious thing, so its still slightly normal, lol
but the motorcycle ones differ depend on the country, some its okay if you have parent approval, and some even let it pass as long you didnt park it at school, but some really strict about it
Other parts of Asia also have similar rules because we are supposed to conform and not stand out
Its crazy to me how Japanese high school girls , get harassed and sexualized all the time. Such as that ponytail rule in some schools
It is exactly because of the rules that they are sexualized. The rules put a literal emphasis on it, while it would otherwise be ignored.
Everybody gets harassed in Japanese high schools. Trust me, it ain't a gender thing. It's more class and social based.
Well, you have to wear a mini skirt in Japan as part of a uniform but cannot have a ponytail because it is sexual??? (Seems like Japanese men are not aroused by legs and very short skirts,but by necks. :-)))))))))
@@AvesPasseri-Jinysvet Mini skirts? Most Japanese High Schools I know, that would be against dress code. Usually the skirt needs to be down to the knee. Some schools require the skirt to be past the knee.
I think it's also a cultural thing when it comes to the nape. Especially when you look at hair and makeup of older Japan, some really do accentuate the nape. So I don't think it was something that was established in modern times.
Some rules are just old rules nobody really bothered to change. Like, people don't really care about the right to wear ponytails in school (in saying that, a few of the schools I visited, I saw ponytails on girls, and even some guys had some). If anything, it was a popular way for girls to keep their hair in home-ec, sports or science if they aren't netting it. And some just kept their hair in a ponytail all day.
@@AvesPasseri-Jinysvet>mini skirts
They have to reach your knees. Mini skirts are non-existent in schools
Let me say one thing from a Japanese point of view: a high school with strict school rules is a school for students with poor grades. As you know, in Japan, an examination is given to enter high school, and students are sorted according to their grades, ranging from high level schools to schools where you can pass just by writing your name. The closer to the bottom high school, the stricter the school rules. This is because students with poor grades are often preoccupied with non-academic matters and even misuse their time. In other words, the closer one gets to the bottom, the more the process of "training to become a decent member of society" is included. Students with good grades know what self-responsibility is and how to behave in a way that does not cause problems for others, so teachers do not need to monitor everything.
I had no idea. That makes a little more sense now. However, I think some of these rules for the "bottom" high schools are just more distracting than anything. Kind of seems like a self-fulfilling prophecy to me.
Having to ask permission from a teacher to date is next level presumptuous and overstepping of boundaries. lol
3:45 As a teacher's pet and nerd, I can relate and confirm both cases are valid
The rule about water was so sad. If they want no underwear showing, it should all be nude-colored. 😎🩲💖
I felt that "wow, sucks to be you!". I had some classes where it was prohibited to bring any form of beverage (including a water bottle) into class, so if someone needed to drink they would have to go out in the hallway and use a water fountain. Reason: apparently someone had spilled water and damaged a book. (This was in America btw) I also had some classes where it was prohibited to carry a backpack into the classroom. Reasons depended on the teacher but one excuse was "because someone could trip on them" the other was "because you can't"
We all can easly guess why the backpack rule exists though it is still kinda wrong as most criminal violence with a gun is with a pistol not shotguns, SMGs or rifles.
As someone who didn't drink nearly enough water in high school (in America) to the point where I'd have fainting spells, it's wild in hindsight that we weren't allowed to carry water with us. The level of distrust school teachers have in their students is sad. As an adult, I keep a 32oz metal water bottle with me wherever I go.
@@noobguy9973 True, but that rule is a perfect example of why America's education system needs more funding and reform. Instead of a lazy "no backpacks" rule, which is hilariously inconvenient for students, schools should invest in metal detectors and security guards if they feel it's that big of a risk. School shootings in particular though... while gun reform is needed in many states, the elephant in the room that needs to be addressed nationally is mental health.
At the same time though, I think a lot of mental health issues with teenagers stems from lackadaisical school environments that allow bullying to run rampant. Which, again, circles back to education funding and reform. We have too few teachers and counselors who are also paid too little, with school boards filled with money-chasers instead of public servants, which leads to downright evil policies like "zero tolerance".
@@BlueDrew10 woah woah calm down there buddy, more funding for security and mental health programs means less money for the ''hardworking'' politicians and ''liberating'' military industrial complex.
At my old school water bottles were banned because someone filled theirs with vodka…
this made me appreciate more the rule-breakers in school-related anime
Student: **Long hair**
Teacher: “You’re exp-“ 😡
Student: **Wears hairpin(s)**
Teacher: “Understandable. Have a nice day.” 🙂
This type of jokes are old asf and boring.
2:13
So basically
How can I not be a danger while riding a motorcycle
*you have to get a license*
How do I get one?
*you cannot because trying to get one will make a danger to others*
It's funny to see how the standards change based on the society. The only rules i can remember from my school were:
Don't smoke or drink at school
Don't start fights
Don't run around in the hallways
Don't bring dangerous stuff (knifes, asg, others) to school unless there's a reason discussed with your teacher like the one time one of my friends (who also happened to be a krav maga instructor) did a self defense intro as a presentation.
So yea, i guess that if this stuff goes without saying you need to find new rules to fill in the spots.
About damaging school property
Or what happened at my school
Don’t have sex at school hours
The preps weren’t found at all
When I was in middle school, there would be a meeting for all of the girls right as the weather started to get warmer. The female teachers would tell us that we had to cover our shoulders, wear shorts that were knee-length, and our sweaters had to be open or zipped up fully (no in between). Looking back on it, it's really frustrating, especially since the boys were allowed to wear tanktops and running shorts. 🙄
"WoW, sucks to be you"
After that line, I was expecting the reaction to whom he said to
It's funny to see this kind of video because in Brazil we don't have any rules aside from the need to wear a uniform (some schools don't apply this rule, so you are free to use whatever you want) and to attend classes, obviously xD. (Even attending classes can be "optional" since I had a lot of friends who didn't appear at school for like half a year and still got to the next grade). It must be pretty suffocating to be forced to comply with these kinds of rules. I think you would like to see the way schools work around here, it's the total opposite of Japan lol.
number 3 is legit, i even heard that explanation from Lets Ask Shogo before!
but number 2 rule was just ridiculous!
1:54 Sora (well, the school) destroying everyone’s anime romance fantasy 😂
I lost my faith in humanity.
I feel sorry for every person who had to go through such unearthly rules.
you never go to a catholic school right?
@@elderleon1844 Fortunately, I didn't
"i LOsT mY fAiTh iN hUmAniTY"
Just another day at a Japanese school right?
*Bestie I followed all these rules and it didn’t hurt at all-*
There was a jacket rule at my school in Puerto Rico too, because schools over there are required by law to have uniforms. Depending on who the principal was at the time, you either had them or their minions personally going to you and taking it away, or someone would just tell you "hey youre not supposed to wear that" and then they would leave you alone.
Also, at my school there were designated 'casual clothing' days in elementary and middle school, where you could pay a dollar and wear any clothing you want to school, so long as it was appropriate, and in high school there were 'jean days' where you could pay a dollar to wear jeans instead of the uniform khaki pants. This money would be used for fundraising.
My highschool had some weird rules. You could assault anyone you wanted as long as they weren't teacher's kids but if someone mildly insulted a teacher's kid it would warrant and investigation where dozens of witnesses were called in for interrogation to find out what happened and punish those who insulted said kid. Portugal's education system is weird
Can relate 😂
Was tired of rules like "keep ur tuck ur shirt on campus" or "dont wear other branded pullovers other than designed ones" in a prep school of sorts after highschool and after that in pre-uni , was a bit of a rebellious one and geniuinely had trouble with the discipline incharge at the time and often butted heads over it till he got tired of correction.
Can confirm. 2 Makes you find what a blessing thermal underclothes are.
Though number 8 happened to me the most with a few extras that I never understood. Mechanical pencils were not allowed because "their sound can disrupt the class", but clicker pens were. Also, for whatever reason (from "sweat washes ink away" to "there's a lot of glitter in them that can get inside your eyes") was never allowed to use any sort of gel pens.
1:25 lookin real good sora, awsome vid btw!
I can confirm that getting a motorcycle license is extremely dangerous. When I was filling in the written part of the test, I got a papercut on my finger. It hurt for a full four minutes.
The nerd thing sort of happens in US schools too, but differently. I was constantly getting into fights, getting high, skipping class to be with boyfriends/girlfriends, but because I had top grades and scored well on national exams no one cared until I started crossdressing. I mean obviously NOT the same, but still, the whole "good academics or the perception of good academics alongside wearing nice looking masculine clothing lets you break rules at will" thing.
My high school had most of those rules as well. But man Japanese schools are not jerking around.
These rules would definitely give me anxiety
Especially the dating part
and then they wonder why the birth rate continues to decline further
That’s probably the one rule here I’d follow. Albeit not by choice, but still.
@@Paragon13 We're in this together!
Makes me glad I was homeschooled. 😂 I sometimes did school in my pajamas at home and guess what? My learning was not affected and I got through life just fine. 😉 The buttoned up shirts and no other jackets would be a big no for me. I’m so affected by humid summers and cold winters. I mean if they would rather I faint or have a headache all day. . . I think their priorities are wrong.
I was always the good student, but I would probably get in trouble there for respectfully arguing about the rationality of these rules. 😂
1:14 Hotei Tomoyasu (Japanese music artist) got expelled from his highschool for this reason. When the teacher confronted him about it he responded with "Jesus had long hair"
The two students need to find a more discreet location to talk about the going ons of their school. They seem to get busted by the teacher each and every time.
Motorcycle one actually makes sense i dont have a license but no way in hell am i getting on those deathtraps
Heheh, sometimes it's absolutely necessary to ride one in a commute in my country. It's better to hurry leaving work on the afternoon, else you'd be stuck with motorbike riders on the commute terminals. Can't stress enough to drive or ride a car instead.
@@Kiiro_Space feels bad man.
It's none of the schools business. I had one and it was fine.
We are talking abut a Piaggo scooter here, not a Kawazaki.
Ngl, the pfp is makin me trust you a bit less
@@joshuasplural no just my personal fear of riding a motorcycle fear of getting into an accident at least in a car you have a higher chance of surving because of seat belt lock and airbag deployment but motorcycle yeah you're dead.
I relate to a few ones like the haircut rule, but I find most of them weird. Here in the Philippines, owning a motorcycle or license is ok to some places like in ours. I understand the other rules like the mechanical pen and curled hair thing, but about the permission of dating, and underwear are just something else.
These are definitely the weirdest school rules I’ve ever heard of. Wonder if they apply to jobs in japan too
I already knew most of these
Also girls aren't allowed to wear makeup, hair extensions or piercings. Obviously
in the jobs the rules are even worse!
the character quickly finding a way out of trouble after getting confronted by the teacher was hilarious!
Sensei, he gets role as a kamen raida, so he have to get a lisence..
Sensei: "you expeled.. "
amazing japanese school rules. i've heard of most of them from youtube or anime myself, hard to believe that these are still real. wish this would change, unnecessary for student life in my opinion.
Some of these rules make me laugh so much, but they must be really annoying for people who have to bear with them for more than 12 years throughout school
Man the way this teacher keeps popping in must scare the crap out of the students
Now that you mentioned it.... I'm a 90s kid, form Brazil, and I remember mechanical pencils being prohibited in my school on elementary years too, for the same reason you mentioned in your video. hahaha
I had totally forgotten about it. The only exception was if the mechanical pencil had unusually thick leads, like 2mm+, the same you'd find in a normal pencil.
Also, pens were prohibited, because the permanent paint in them made it difficult to correct mistakes during written exams.
I mean, I just watched the work rules video as well. I know that life as a student or employee in Japan may not be delicious to everyone. In my perspective, any mistakes I make will make the permanent mark in the book to remind me to not do it again. Plus the facts in this video are interesting since Japan is a beautiful country anyway. I guess in schools and workplaces they respect the morality which is alright to me. Keep up with the good content Sora!
I think number one is the weirdest one. If someone ask me what color my underwear is, I'll surely give them a wtf look. 😂
The rest are not really that weird. Different from where I came from but not weird. I guess Japanese school are just strict like that. Kinda annoying following all those rules though. 😅
About mechanical pencils, when I was in high school, a student (in another classroom) threw his mechanical pencil across the classroom like a dart and it landed on another student’s eye. That student lost his eyeball and had to wear a patch for the rest of his life.
Anything thrown at the eye is damaging
@@Lusemasus I was gonna say, the exact same could happen with a wooden pencil.
Wooden pencils have a bit worse balistics. :P
I shot other kid with cheap asg gun with low muzzle velocity in the face. Ball meandered right and left to hit him right between the eyes. Little gust of wind and it would hit the eyeball... I just hope it had so tiny energy it would just bounce off. Ducks didn't even noticed when they got shot after all. He just cried and run away so mission accomplished. :P
The curly hair and dyed hair rule actually makes me see how rebellious anime is when the characters in school all seem to have naturally colorful hair. Its like being against a collectivist culture in a subtle way so that their is nothing as extreme as owning a motorcycle shown to people but that the school is more relaxed.
Nobody: that one anime character in every anime violating every single rule stated
In Egypt in many schools students are not allowed to go to the bathroom for some reason even if you gonna pee yourself
I despise the fact that a lot of those rules have equivalents in UK Grammar Schools, mainly because I kinda despised said rules at said grammar school too, not gonna lie.
My school had a rule where girls weren’t allowed to wear makeup. I went to a school that was full of chavs though so that rule didn’t last long before the teachers couldn’t be bothered enforcing it.
UK School Blazers can take a flipping hike.
A lot of Japanese school rules and practices are based on British Grammar school rules and practices, with a bit of German school rules in the mix due to its modern school system being built from the ground up by foreign teachers and pedadogists as part of its Westernization efforts in the late 19th Century. So the UK is directly responsible for Japan having these absurd school rules...
@@theotherohlourdespadua1131 Must be exclusively from grammar schools then. It was never that strict in my high school. Also on behalf of Britain, I’d like to apologise to Japan.
man, this reminds me of primary school in England. So many stupid rules. Not as dumb or oppressive as these though, but they still existed. Heres a couple of stories:
i had a coat that could be worn inside-out. one side was navy blue, the other was a light grey. one day on the way back from P.E i wore the grey side out (not knowing about school regulations), and one of our teachers angrily told me that the coat’s colour was against school regulations, and that i had to get another one or my parents would be called in. after she walked away i promptly turned the coat inside out (navy blue was not against regulations). A few minutes later the teacher saw this and was absolutely seething, though she didnt say anything about it.
another time: me and my friend liked to draw during breaktime, and there were some tables and benches in the schools entrance that made this easier. use of these were a privilege for older students, but since they were away on a trip, we decided to use them anyway. the same teacher came up to us and told us to get lost, even when we told her that they probably wouldn’t mind us using their tables while they were away. we just kept sitting there, and she eventually went away. none of the other teachers said anything. honestly that teacher was just a bit of a cunt.
in Denmark, things are totally different. No uniforms, no wierd rules, and students in high school are organized as hell. Rather than the top down student council model, each class elected ordinary council memebers (since high schools here are massive, this meant around 80 members total), which then elected around ten council board members with more responsibilities. Most student councils are members of DGS (Danish High-School students union), who then work with uni student organisations to put pressure on politicians to make sure students have acceptable conditions. If the council was so inclined, they could vote to shut down the school for the day and confine all the teachers to the staff room as a protest. We did this a handful of times during my time to support DGS protests against the government, but in theory we could also do it to put pressure on the school itself. Rules like those wouldn’t last very long if the student body banded together and decided they were bullshit.
0:10 if a teacher of mine asked that they would be in serious troubles you know lol
The moral of the story: If you try to have any semblance of autonomy or individuality, you will be expelled.
Part of me appreciates going to school in America. The rules are more like guidelines and as long as the teachers aren't strict about it, you can pretty much wear whatever you want.
I'm writing a book right now with a Japanese immigrant as a high school teacher in West Virginia, and one of the first things he points out is the fact that most of the students pretty much break all the rules listed here.
-No standard uniform
-Openly dating
-Dyed hair
-Some of the students own cars
-The underwear is visible and definitely not white (sagging)
-Water is the only thing student athletes are allowed to drink, reasoning is sports drinks are too sugary.
Couldn't find anything definitive on asking permission from teacher to date, but guessing rules can vary from school to school regarding that. However, did find something about how generally, physical interaction is frowned upon in elementary and middle school years, and that a lot of people seem to not think middle schoolers date a lot...huh...
0:46 number 3 Damn it!! It is fuc&ing hilarious that this rule exist! ! quiet weird.
this is 100% true in Japanese schools. You must have natural hair color, no dating, and no working part-time jobs.
No Dating ,How About Low Birth Rate???
@@yanaskhoir3657Bruh, I'm in Vietnam and here too, dating is prohibited
@@yanaskhoir3657bruh, maybe its just the middle school i was in but they technically dont "illegalize" it but they make fun of people who date
And dont forget it doesnt correlate with low birth rate
and your nature hair color must be black because if your nature hair color is not black then they will force you to dye it to black lol.
@@ConghoaXoVietHungary not really. In my school dating is not prohibited. Only parents prohibit it.
the hair and uniform rules just so relatable...
Whoa, the impact of those lines "Hai OMAE" you could do Voice-actor/Seiyuu with that ^_^
This, of course, explains so much manga and anime.
Japanese schools don't even allow girls to wear makeup in high school.
Which is odd because in "My Dress-up Darling" Marin wears makeup, piercings, and her hair is blonde. So there's a huge amount of fantasy there
Yes, especially with the crazy hairstyles!
I just finished rewatching Clannad, and the "bike thing" was there. Kyo has a license to ride a bike, but still has to hide from school that. Japan, then why you can have license above age 18 then?!
1:33 High School in Indonesia moment be like
Malaysia too. My school is generous enough to actually cut the student’s hair if it is too long.
Some parts of Philippines too
sora san pantsu nani iro?
3:26 About rule no.10: Drinking water during sports is un-advised in many cases. Especially right after heavy work. I practice martial arts. after heavy running you pant heavily. at that time, drinking water can be extremely dangerous as water may enter your lungs when you try to breathe. That's why we're advised to sit down and wait for 2 mins before drinking water. Moreover, drinking too much water doesnt make you look sluggish. it MAKES you sluggish. You start to lose all the built up adrenaline and start to relax if you drink too much water, as your stomach carries exessive liquids. not just that. but any heavy advice while carrying something in your stomach is very very dangerous. it may result in vomitting. i've experienced severe pain personally while i try to run at top speed right after eating an entire lunch meal cuz im late to class. so this rule makes sense, the reason doesnt.
i think i better understand the obsession with delinquent gangs in shows now