I asked my family how Finland changed me
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Your family seems like nice people. A lot of japanese people seem to appreciate finnish work culture, where you don't get overworked or burned out so easily. And a happy energetic worker is much more effective anyway, so it doesn't affect overall productivity that much.
Haha thank you! That's true :)
@@DAIKIFinlandLife Very smart too. It is good to hear how people experience Finland. I think most of us want to be friendly and kind and make this everyones country, even if we aren't always so good at it. Shyness, I think that's what it is.
That's a nice thing to say, but we both know people in Finland burn out in substantial numbers.
@@Aivottaja
That might be true, but does it still mean our work life is bad, or does it mean that our threshold for burnout is lower?
I mean the stories I've heard about work life both from the east and the west are such that you rarely encounter in Finland.
- At least I've never ever heard things like you hear from the US or many of the far eastern countries.
@@FINNSTIGAT0R It means our work ethic is too strenuous and the burden on individual workers is too heavy.
As a mother, I teared up when your mother said how grateful she is for you that you have nice friends in Finland who support you in the way of friendship and welcome you into their homes.
While I am absolutely sure Finland would have changed you compared to if you stayed in Japan all your life, I also believe maturity has changed you. Having 2 sons (and one daughter) I have seen them mature and care less about clothes and brands and also become very good cooks who actually enjoy cooking…. both when they still lived at home and of cause once they moved out.
I really enjoyed this video and, it was so nice to hear your parents and sister chatting away… they seem lovely.
Thank you for watching. I showed your comment to my mom and she was happy to read it.
"'People weren't too friendly but kind in general"
That is very true of finnish people.
We don't really like pleasantries or small talk that much, so to the outside world we might seem as cold as our winters. However, we are kind and we care.
Some say that making Finnish friends is pretty hard but once you have one, that friend is worth keeping.
When it comes to productivity, Finland actually is quite high. The idea is to do more in a shorter time, and then switch off from work completely.
I think the translation is just a little bit iffy here because in Japanese they seem to say the opposite of what the translation suggests. Admittedly it's difficult to translate to English but I think what he says comes down to "there's few wasteful things being done, this work ethic/this approach to working is rational after all". The parents seemed to agree, his sister added "yeah, it's efficient". So they all sounded very positive about Finnish productivity actually :)
As a mother I love to listen your mother talking! Mothers are worrying all the time but when you see your child happy, its all you ever wanted as a mother.
Thank you. That's so nice to hear!
Great video. I bursted into laughter when you talked about your friend who uses socks with holes, it is so true here in Finland.
hahaha thanks😂
What a nice video. It was fun hearing you all talk in Japanese. Your mother's amazing pronunciation of words like Rovaniemi and salmiakki surprised me haha.
I've heard that finns pronounce japanese pretty good, and vice versa. No personal experience on that though since I don't speak or know any finns that speak japanese.
As a finn who speaks just a bit of japanese (intend to study it more to get more proficient), its easy for japanese and finns to pronounce words in the other language, they are very similar in that. The only real difference comes from the r/l letter pronounciation.
Japanese and Finnish are both phonetic languages, meaning you can look at a written word and know how to pronounce it or hear a word and you know how to spell it.
Which makes them really similar to pronounce. But that doesn't mean it is easy to learn the other language, since at the core they are very different.
haha as some people who commented say, the pronunciation of those words are similar. She pronounced them in Japanese way actually :)
@@CorporalCookie That makes sense, there was a strange letter there in 真面目っ子.
まじ for real tho.
And I want to try wearing a ネクタイ to a business meeting. I already have 猫耳, I just need to find a nice ゼンタイ for formal occasions. For some reason the security staff is always very particular about that.
As a native Finn, your video was very interesting to watch. I know we talk a lot about sustainability in the news and news papers etc. but as I've always lived here it's sometimes difficult to notice what we do in practice since it feels so normal like everyone would do it. I think paying less attention to what you look like, buying things only when you need them or when you've found something a certain person may actually need/want, putting less emphasis on money and valuing your free time more.... all of these are rooted in the mentality of "not taking more than you need" and "trying to live sustainably, in balance with your environment".
Even before the modern times and the worries about the climate change, we have had societal ways which emphasize respecting the material things and what you have. Things such as the every man's rights (you can pick berries or mushrooms or set a tent anywhere in the forest without official permission of the landlord), emphasize this thinking that we all live in this together, we have the same shared resources, and no-one should consume more than they actually need, to not cause trouble to others. So if you practically need something, you can have it, but to hoard things just for the sake of it, or to consume things for no particular reason, or to give things just for the sake of it, is not seen wise here. Basically, be humble about what you have and use it for long as you can to show respect for it.
I don't know if I succeeded to explain what I meant :D However, I'm happy you're enjoying your life here, and I'll for sure check out your other videos as well!
I'd say Finland and Japan are surprisingly similar, as much two countries on the other sides of the world can be. The work ethics (especially in my business, the metal industry - they are absolutely crazy workers!), attitude towards strangers, being comfortable with silence, the sauna and the onsen cultures, and so on. Even the languages have similar structures. The gender roles also used to be as strict as in Japan, but Finland has changed quicker in that aspect. Maybe the biggest difference is the social hierarchy, which is almost non-existent in Finland. Everyone's treated almost as an equal. You might bump into the President of Finland walking his dog, and have a casual conversation. (Though, "Sale", Sauli Niinistö, is a particularly jovial guy.)
Ah, the second biggest difference I think is that Japanese do things as a group. Finns are much more individualistic. A Finn would climb Fuji-san alone and wouldn't think there's anything odd in doing that. 😄
You summarized it well. I agree :)
Finland doesn’t have anything to do with Japan. Don’t be ridiculous.
@@arcabuz I mean we've been like over 100 years in a diplomatic relationship with Japan, and they have a lot of big finnish brands and stores. The japanese also love moomin :)
I think we do have quite a bit to do with Japan in the end
@@vergl569 because of the brands and shops?, are you serious?. Because of Moomi??, are you truly being serious here??
It was really warming to hear your mother saying that when she saw you enjoying it so much she wanted to support you.
What a warm and supportive family you have! This was such a lovely video. Often you don’t recognise the subtle changes yourself, but close family members and people who have known you for longer, often do. And it seems that the changes they see are mostly positive. Moving to the other side of the world is probably one of the biggest life changing experiences that a person can have. It must be hard to be so far away from your family, but luckily you are able to visit them and vice versa.
Thank you! Yeah luckily I can visit them once or twice a year every year so far.
I find it really fascinating that someone from Japan decided to move to Finland of all places. That's awesome. :) I'm not at all surprised that your parents didn't know much about Finland before you moved as it's often seen as an "obscure" country that doesn't get a lot of international attention, unlike our neighbor Sweden. I love Japanese culture, scenery, and especially the language. I think it sounds beautiful and I love how expressive you can be by conjugating verbs slightly differently or using different sentence endings. I've been studying it for almost a year and a half now, although I'm probably still at JLPT N3 or N2 level at best. I would love to be able to go there someday, but we'll see. Hope you're still enjoying life in Finland!
Thank you for watching. I hope you get to visit Japan someday in the near future :)
Your family members are so kind enough to cheer you up! Japanese people tend to expect their children to get married, but personally I think you don't have to find a partner. You look satisfied with your life in Finland:)
Nah I wanna have a family!
The pronunciation of Finnish words in Japanese is fascinating to me.
So cool to hear foreigners opinions, id love to visit japan someday.
I don't know if it's cultural thing or just thing inside your family or just only in this video, but I just love the fact how you speak with each other. You make small sounds to state that "Yes, I'm listening" with all the "mhm" and "mm" sounds you make. Not only that but you seem to appreciate when someone is talking - you're not trying to talk over that person, you listen carefully what he/she has to say and after he/she has finished, then the roles are reversed. For example I think spanish culture is extremely contrast to it - I feel like they're talking loud, fast and many times over each other.
That's really nice to hear. Thank you for watching!
in japanse active listening is kinda important. Here i would just find it more or less annoying than anything else
I guess this is one of the things similar between Japan and Finland.
As a Finnish person studying Japanese in university right now, this video is super interesting. Also doubles as language learning material
Nice to hear. Good luck with your study :)
@@DAIKIFinlandLife Thank you :D
I think it was very brave of you to be so open and post a video of what your close family thinks of you, it was very moving and fun to watch. I also want to immigrate and it was really nice to see your positivity
Happy to hear that. Thank you!
I mean that is so freaking cool when people actually dare to go by themselves to another country and study, and make a life there. Like I could not do it. I really admire people who has so good skills in studies and all, like I could not imagine to go and live in another country with another language and trying to start from nothing basically. How free must one feel, like if I can make it here I can make it anywhere. Thank you for this video, you have a wonderful family.
Thank you for your kind comment!
It’s often incredibly stressful, but worth the stress and hassles when everything finally works out.
What a lovely family you have! It was such a pleasure to watch everything! I already lived in Finland but now I’m living in Australia. I also agree with other comments that Finland has some similarities with Japan! I always miss Finland, I made so many beautiful memories and miss all my friends from there!
For me, as a Finn living in Berlin who has also traveled to Japan before, this was a very interesting video. I also noticed some similarities between Japan and Finland and I am pleased how differentiated your family sees everything.
Thanks for watching. Yes those are interesting similarities :)
The Danish crown prince revealed that he had holes in his sock on a state visit to Japan. OMG!
The newspapers went crazy: Most embarassing that he wasn't aware he'd be forces to take his shoes off at some stage.
It was, yes, but in some weird way it just made us love him a tiny bit more.
If some one points out you've got a hole, you just tell them you're wearing royal socks 😆
Thanks for the video -
Peace and love
Hahaha really, that's an interesting episode!
@@DAIKIFinlandLife I'm back:
When now King Frederik's son, crownprins Christian, turned 18 in October he mentioned the 27 years old episode in his speach 🥰
Promissing he'd be making many mistakes, but holes in the sock on his first official state visit would NOT be one of them 🤣🤣
Beautiful sentiments! Your family seems like great people. I'm sure many of us locals want to experience and get a glimpse of Japanese culture via your travels, viewpoints and other experiences.
こんなに良い感謝する家族❤
Lovely family! So supportive and warm.
Kiitos🙏
You should bring your family to see Finland some day. Your family seems really nice and down to earth, so I think they'd like it here.
Edit; About the clothes... We have saying here. "Rumat ne vaatteilla koreilee" which translates to "Only ugly people will pry with fancy clothes". That means, if your confident enough, it doesn't matter what you wear. Just be yourself.
As we talked in the video, they visited Finland
Thank you for the video. Now, i am also feeling the moment far from my family. 日本に住んでいます。
Hearing such honest and supportive comments from your family is so sweet! And while some of the things mentioned might also be related to growing up in general, it's still great to see that Finland has been a good fit for you!
Thank you!
Japanese and Finnish cultures have lots of similarities and then some completely opposite things, it's a funny mix 😀 Seems like both people often feel a connection to the other culture. Certainly there's lots of Finns who adore japanese culture.
Yeah many people say there should be some interesting connections :)
@@DAIKIFinlandLife There is theory that Finnish language has roots from same origins as Turkish, Japanese and Korean.
Finns like to draw similarities with Japan and it is so ridiculous to hear. Stop embarrassing yourselves.
I really like how honest those answers are. ^^
The salsa is a good one, I get it - you gotta try these things where you know there's no "witnesses" so to speak, so it's a good opportunity when you're abroad. 😂
It was a heartful talk between everyone. And I felt it was nice to see the exchanges between family members of another culture. I felt a strange deja vu when your mother mentioned that she knew only about life in japan before, but gained a look into another culture through your journey. I guess it works both ways.
You're great! I still can't figure out why on Earth you landed here but Finland needs more guys like you 👍!
Thank you for your kind words🙏
What a lovely family you have Daiki. :)
Thank you!
Glad to hear you enjoyed our nature =) We all love our forests
Can you make more videos where you talk with your family please? I smiled when you said "shut up" to them. They all seem like lovely people and I'm sure they love you a lot. This is just heart warming to watch.
Thank you! Yes, I will another video when I visit Japan in summer :)
So sweet! Thank you for sharing!
This was a very nice video 😊☝ How interesting to hear from the point of view of the family of an expat on how they feel about their own son exporing a new country that happens to be my own. And how warming to hear that they have found positivity in this experience and and even similarities between these cultures 😊 Good video 💪
Oli ihana video, kiitos
Thank you for this little window to your family.
I sort of loved it :3
love the video and the things your family have noticed, cheers from finland!
Perheesi on ihana ja olen samaa mieltä äitisi kanssa meidän kulttuurisista samankaltaisuuksista. Yleisesti ottaen suomalaiset pitävät japanilaisesta kulttuurista ja Japanilaisista hyvin paljon ❤
Kiitos katsomisesta!
Your family is so nice and wholesome 😄
Haha really love the atmosphere in your family! Glad to hear that you are less stressed about work:) mental health is a real issue! Wish you a nice weekend ❤
Thanks, have a nice weekend too!
I love seeing the perspective of your family about this.
Great video. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
What a lovely video! Your family seems very kind and it was nice to hear some Japanese. It would be very interesting to hear your take on family dynamics Japan vs Finland.
You have a lovely family 😊. Awesome video.
Kiitos katsomisesta!
Very nice, good video. Thank you.
You have a wonderful family ^^
Also lived in Finland and Japan and I must say, besides the obvious differences they are incredibly similar cultures, reserved, respectful of others (to a fault), and even on details like all houses having Saunas and saunas being a social activity (similar to ofuros in Japan), or taking your shoes off, etc.
The shoe thing is common sense and the standard in MANY parts of the world, e.g. Europe, where Finland is also a part of.
Good vibes on this video.
Thank you for sharing. Mielenkiintoinen video :)
The salmiakki is waiting for you back here 😄
So excited for that...😂
Brave guy! Goid luck!
Your family sounds like amazing people!
Your family seems lovely ❤.
Interesting video and your family seems nice 👍
Great comments 😄 your family members seem to be very nice😊🤗
Nice one!
A nice and warm video. Thank you very much for sharing it with us.
Thank you for watching this video!
This was great and unique way of reflecting the change and development of a person moving to another country and culture - I really enjoyed it and it was also useful - KUDOS! :)
Thank you! Nice to hear!
This was very enjoyable to watch. Especially since your family felt so warm here. Everyone seemed genuinely happy to chat about these things with you. It was also really nice to hear 関西弁 again since I was in 滋賀 for my exchange year in high school.
Cool that you spotted 関西弁😀
Greetings to your family. Wellcome back to Finland. 🇫🇮🇯🇵
Thank you!
This was such a wholesome video. 👍
Kiitos katsomisesta!
Im glad youve felt good here in finland.
Kiitos sinulle tästä videosta! Thank you for this video! This made me feel good and it's nice to see how warmly and encouragingly your loved ones feel about your life in Finland.
Greetings from Finland!
Kiitos katsomisesta😀
I love how supportive your family is ❤
Thank you😎
This was nice video. Liked it alot. Its been also nice follow your journey here in Finland :) Have a great winter to you and your family!
Thanks, and you too!
Have agreat year23! And best wishes to your family too!
Thank you, you too!
Lovely family you have! Please welcome them visit Finland again! 💜
Thank you! I will :)
That is excellent question to ask. Not to reflect how you have changed, but to ask people close to you, how they see you have changed. :) Veljentyttäresi ei itke videossa. Hän on vain vauva. :) Your family is very open and nice giving you their honest view! Not only that, but they support your life choices. Great family, nice video.
I really liked this video. Keep up the great content❤
Thank you!
Akemashite omedetou - thank you so much for your videos. I really enjoyed getting to listen to your family speaking. Those captions were a lot of work!
Thank you for watching!
Thank you Daiki. K
Thanks Daiki! Good video!
Thank you for watching! :)
Hyvän mielen video! Kiitos :)
Kiitos!
Great to see that your family is happy and proud of you and your life in Finland. It must be difficult to be so far away from your family. All the best for you :)
Thank you for watching :)
Oh, a Japanese person living in Finland. As a person who thought about living in Japan or Finland, this is interesting. I thought your parents would have noticed very few changes. Online, people often say Japanese and Finnish people behave similarly.
I'll go look for videos about your opinion on the Finnish language, if any exist. I'm a language enthusiast, and I'm wondering how Finnish feels to you.
i loved this video. have a nice time at Japan Daiki!
Thank you!
Wonderfull video, and you really have become Finnish in many ways. Especially that clothes thing hits home. I still have my sweatsuit jacket in use from military service in 1998 ;)
Very wholesome... and very interesting for a finnish person
Nice conversation.
Love from Finland
You have a lovely family, and that they had such strong and substantive insights made be appreciate your dynamic a lot. I hope you never take that for granted, happy belated new year and lot's of well wishes to you and your family from a Norwegian neighbor!
Thank you so much for your heartwarming comment. I wish you a happy new year, too!
What a great family you have! So nice video... Arigato gozaimashita Daiki 🙏
Thank you for watching😁
"in finland, i see more guys who keep wearing socks with holes." LoL- I CONFIRM IT.
As long as the hole isn't too visible, it just works.
Thank you for your confirmation lol
Very nice atmosphere in the video and seems like you made a good decision for yourself to move to Finland. I found you on Twitter by coincidence. My sister lives in Helsinki and I've studied and lived in Japan so I can understand what your family is saving and it's nice to hear so much support and love from them in the video - you're from Kansai area, right? :) Best regards from Germany
Thank you for watching! Yes, you are right...from Kyoto :)
As a Faroe Islander living in Finland, it definitely felt a little different, despite my coming from another Nordic country, but for the most part the Finns and Faroese share a lot of traits, so per se it wasn't a huge culture shock. There are of course some things here and there, but have to say that the food is quite enjoyable, even mämmi! It was very interesting seeing your and your family's Japanese perspective, and it was very heart warming to see how supportive they are of you! My mother keeps hoping I'll be able to get my Finnish girlfriend to move back with me to the Faroes, but that's to be expected by one's own mother, isn't it? 😊Kiitos videosta! Oli tosi mukava.
Haha I get your mom's point lol Thanks for watching :)
You have such a lovely family! 🤩 I found this video really interesting, because I'm a Finn planning on traveling to Japan next year and living there for 3-12 months. What your family said really resonated with me and made me think of the things I want to experience and learn from my trip (and future trips!). The idea of my travel(s) is to experience the normal day-to-day life in Japan. 楽しみです！
Sounds like a plan! Hope you have great experience in Japan 😁
good video my friend :) i respect you ^^
Thank you for watching!
Some of the changes may just be from being in another country in general. I have noticed similar things with my friends. Once you take the jump to change your life, it becomes easier to try new things. Your family seems very lovely. I'm sorry Finns were not so nice to them. I think maybe around your studies people are more used to being open and available. I am glad you have friends, who help you and include you. From what I have heard, that sort of kindness happens in Japan, too. I think even if you move back to Japan, this experience will have left a mark. Maybe looking at some things in your own country from outside perspective, having seen other ways, will help with the feeling of stress from busy demanding work life. I like that people respect elders in Japan. I feel though, that it would be very challenging for me personally to keep up with all the social conventions, I would worry about being respectful enough. Thank you for an interesting video.
Daitai wakatta what Daiki and his family talking about ☺
I hope that your sister would visit you in Finland too. Daisuki Daiki dancing 😜
I'm happy that your parents are very supportive.
What they said in the last question is very touching
"In Finland, you see more guys keeping socks with holes (as opposed to throwing them away)"
Can confirm, lol! You need your socks to have a little bit of ventilation!
Thanks for the confirmation😂
You seem to have a family who are interested in your experiences, and have paid attention to how your behaviours have changed, and that’s a valuable thing. It was interesting to hear your mom say, “so, so, so, so”, initially from English language point of view, but then as more of the conversation took place, I recognised it as more of an “a-huh, a-huh” agreeing-type equivalent . 😊
I’m here in Finland for over 11 years, and friendliness on the street is a rare thing, but in more established communities/activity spaces, it’s a more common thing, for sure, like going from cold avantouinti (winter swim)/just a cool pool at the smiling hall, into a sauna! 😋
Thank you for watching! Haha yes, "So so" in Japanese is used when you agree with someone.
Hyvä video.
明けましておめでとう⛩めちゃくちゃ面白かった👐ほっこりです
Mayumiさん、明けましておめでとうございます。そう言っていただけると嬉しいです。家族も喜んでますw
だいきさんのお母さんが言ってた「郷に入れば郷に従え」ことわざを教えてもらってありがたいぜ、お互い様でこの日本に住んでいるフィンランド人も馴染むため頑張らないと！
Thanks for the video, its interesting to think how a japanese person feels like living in Finland since I'm in the opposite position for a finn whos been living in Japan for 7 months as of writing this.
Thanks for watching. Hope you have nice time in Japan :D
this video for me at least confirmed many things i imagine japanese people would appreciate in finland. Such as the work stress and clothing. Amazing video! keep it up!
Kiitos katsomisesta :)
Daddys words-im proud of you,tells everything..
world is too big and life is too short..
keep going forward! I'll back you up.
Thank you, Ryu-nii 🙏