Is Japan Weird, Sexless, Sexist? (Japanese Stereotype Interview)
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That guy in blue was spot on with all his answers.
I really liked the sincerity of the people who were interviewed! They see the truth about their country and society and they're not afraid to speak up! nice video :)
+Hana I felt the same way. It's surprising how honest the interviewed were! I have a feeling if someone in my european country was asked if my country was sexist they would flat out deny it and say nothing's wrong even though it's not true. Ofcourse from my point of view Japan is way more sexist, no offense. Hearing the guys openly saying it like this is very refreshing.
Nice video!
+veryangrypigeon yeah I agree,maybe in Japan they're more open to admit their faults so they can fix them better...Maybe in some European countries there is this idea that "our country is super good" so people believe in it...
***** women don't need your permission to do anything
***** and that woman would be me? What a honour
i know. i love this about the culture. they seem very genuine.
Guy in 1:32 is so smart. I could keep hearing him for hours.
+Orozus I thought the same, he talks with confidence
+Orozus I think the same, he has a clear understanding of things
thought the same
Yes
+Orozus high five bro. Same thoughts
I have a sneaking suspicion that the Japanese are not only fully aware of the stereotypes assigned to them by Americans but are actually amused or unfazed by the strange ideas westerners have about them.
+N Wolf Everyone's pretty aware of stereotypes in general. I live in American and oh man do I realize what people think of us, obese, hamburger eating, mcdonalds loving racists. The racist part is pretty true but im not the rest of those things so I think it's funny. I think everyone is pretty aware, ya know. Japan though even more so because there often labeled even more harshly than other countries because of the "odd" things that come out of the country.
Filip Molin That's true, the South is a big area too so its not a small minority within the US so its pretty big. When people picture Americans they defiantly get the impression were all exactly like the South.
I live near Seattle. My wife is from here, and has never been to the South. I tell her, it's like a third world country, and I don't mean in a good way. I call it Dumbhickistan.
Ben Franklin99 Omg, that's brilliant xD
They seem very not defensive about the stereotypes...there's probably a lot of truth to them.
The guy with the white shirt and the lip design is cute.
Yes he is really handsome ;)
Treaty San Oh! You are right. I didn't realize.
elizabeth corrales he looks like j-idol Ryosuke Yamada he's handsome.
Lovely Seto So true! They really do look alike.
i know right??? 😍😍 do someone knows his name?
Just for fun, you should do a video asking people if they think aliens exist. Seriously.
Earthling Crusader hahaha that could be funny. I have no idea what they are going to say.
ThatJapaneseManYuta DO IT!!! It'll be hilarious!
***** lol ? Ofc they exist :D but I wouldnt call something living outside earth ailien, couse that reminds me of the green baloon head thing ._.
+That Japanese Man Yuta can u ask what people think of weaboos.
oh they do
What's weird is the number of foreigners concerned with Japans falling birth rate.
dot It will be future of most the West, so yes we are concerned.
MiliakBR There are countries with lower birthrates than Japan.
I think we should be concerned with the number of stupid people breeding in our own country.
starcrafter13terran Could you give me examples that make people in your country stupid?
MiliakBR What is that suppose to mean?
Regarding weird things:
In my country, the words "now now" can mean anything from a couple of seconds, to months.
We have three capital cities.
There are 11 official languages.
Sometimes, if a deceased person's family wants the body to be returned to their home province, they'll have it transported in taxis without refrigeration or anything. (Can confirm seeing this in Graaff-Reinet. The taxi was en route to the Eastern Cape).
You can fit twice the legally permitted number of passengers into a South African taxi, at the very least.
A taxi is a minibus, not a sedan style vehicle.
When workers are angry, they protest through dance.
We call traffic lights "robots".
We eat ostrich meat.
People say "ag shame" as a term of endearment or adoration towards cute things, such as babies.
Chicken beaks and feet are a staple food among many people here.
We drink sour milk. (amasi)
We have a chutney brand with the name "Mrs Balls"
We have "car guards" that you basically pay tips to stand around and do nothing. (Watch your car. Won't really try to stop anything happening to it, though.)
There's a chain of Christian bookstores named Christelike Uitgewersmaatskappy, CUM for short. I think you can understand where the humour comes in for English speakers.
One of our president's favourite songs is about bringing him a machine gun.
People get angry at you if you adhere to the speed limit.
When driving in rural areas, be sure to be on the lookout so that you might not hit a stray cow from some subsistence farmer.
People often ride in the back of trucks and pickup trucks (bakkies) in the open-topped beds.
If you live close to a mountainous area, your house might be broken into by chacma baboons.
There is a superstition that if you don't sleep with your bed on bricks, a pint sized being called a tokoloshe will come to abduct you.
We have a sauce called monkey gland sauce. Goes great with steak.
SAairsoftComrade That's quite interesting. Thanks for the info!
ThatJapaneseManYuta You might be interested in reading this book. It's written to be humorous to South Africans, not sure about how anyone else would feel about it, though.
www.amazon.com/Racists-Guide-People-South-Africa/dp/1920137327
+SAairsoftComrade which country?
Brad Matt South Africa.
+SAairsoftComrade Loads of car guards here in Brazil too. People don't speak about it as much as they seem to do in South Africa, though.
the guy on blue shirt is too smart
I don't mean the rest is not
One of the things I love about your vids is just seeing the people in the background.
LittleLulubee yeah me too everyone looks so fashionable and pretty
Yes! I think you should ask more hard-hitting questions like this, about the current state of modern Japan, if there's any problems in society etc
What I find really interesting is that they care too much about companies and work.
It has to do with the confucianist mindset. Companies take care of their workers and workers are expected to work there there whole lives. interesting documentary about how capitalism and old tradition is combined: th-cam.com/video/uwwmKcFVji8/w-d-xo.html
You could also look at is they are extremely committed to their responsibilities in their company and affected a lot when they fail them. So they overwork to ensure that they don't screw up. It's with tradition as well I suppose, they aren't confrontational and generally try not to hinder other peoples lives whenever they screw up.
Yeah here in America, it’s encouraged by even bosses to have a work and life balance. Companies will say they have good paid time off, good vacation days, decent work hours etc to try to get employees to work for them because that’s the culture here. Work hard play hard. In Japan, they’re a lot more solely focused on work and that sound very miserable and depressing to me.
That guy with white t-shirt is so cute
The guy with the blue shirt and necklace is so right. Unfortunately.
I feel so sorry for my Japanese friends. They spend so much time worrying about what other people think and expect of them, and doing things they don't want to do.
Many Japanese people who have lived abroad tend to be happier and more relaxed, but less likely to do what is expected.
+TrickWithAKnife i admire japanese society in many ways but I seriously dislike that part of their culture, I could never fully get used behaving that way.
I like that guy at the end who said he was looking for a girlfriend. He has some good opinions.
Thanks for the great video! The guy in the blue jacket was very smart and honest. What I did find weird though was that no one talked about the sexism towards men in the Japan. Sexism doesn't only happen to women, it happens to men to. That they must always take the lead, must work 18hrs without complaint, that they must prove their "masculinity" every second of their lives. In some ways sexism towards men is worse than sexism towards women. Also sexism includes prejudice towards the LGBT. That is sexist too. Would like to hear more about what the Japanese think about that. :) You ask many people of my generation these questions. If you asked older Japanese people, they would probably be more prejudiced. Would be a nice experiment, no? The difference between older Japanese versus younger Japanese on a set of topics. From what I can see, Japanese people of my generation are much more open, honest, less bigoted. I am happy to see that. :D
The level of intelligence of the people you interviewed in this was amazing. The more I watch your videos, the more I want to live in Japan, because I really think I would get along with people there.
Dave Johnston That is only if you are fluent in nihongo. I wish I were.
Apratim Basu I am not fluent yet. I am working on it.
Dave Johnston Good luck to you! I'm learning Japanese too, since I too want to move there.
4:51 "Now...I need to chase them. Otherwise they won't come to me" *Opens arms*
1:24 I almost had a heart attack.
on the river road Sorry about that :)
on the river road What's wrong?
Slimy Weasles the bus horn
on the river road 5:00 in the background, I almost had one.
ThatJapaneseManYuta This was an interesting topic, by the way. I think people in the West are often blind to just how weird their own countries can be. Bashing Asian countries(Russia included) is like a sport for some people.
The guy in the blue blazer is extremely knowledgable about what he says. He's my type 😏
+Anne Chovey you are my type too..
+Dhani desu you might wanna drink something your thirst is showing
*****
sorry my mind was blank
Right? I was very impressed with him. I am more and more convinced that Japan is the place I need to live.
Plus his chest is exposed! I hope he's not wearing a T-shirt!
Are you a non-Japanese girl or a Japanese guy? I crated a meetup group so you guys can meet each other!
www.meetup.com/Tokyo-Non-Japanese-Women-Japanese-Men/
ThatJapaneseManYuta Do one on Yakuzas :)
phar0ahad3 Yeah like, do you think yakuza/organized crime has power in politics etc. When I was travelling in Chiba-ken, I saw these election posters with clearly yakuza-looking men (teeth punched out, knife scars in face).
ThatJapaneseManYuta Why is there no mention of the maid cafe? Is it just me or are the men blaming the women and the women are blaming the men for lack of relationship pursuit? Maybe Japanese people should stop blaming the opposite sex for their own shortcomings.
I very much agree with the things this tall and skinny man says.
ThatJapaneseManYuta Thanks for what you do! I'm very interested in what you do, getting all those opinions from Japanese citizens. It's something like what I'd like to do myself next time I go to Japan (very soon). I wonder if they would listen to me, though...
Would you mind answering these questions? Do you just meet people on the street and start recording those who are willing to talk, or there's a lot of work creating the set to meet with people you already know, etc.? I'm curious because I found it so interesting that they would reply so much in detail, at first I couldn't believe it!
ThatJapaneseManYuta Meeting groupはありがとうございます I am moving to Japan next week as a foreign english language teacher. I would love to someday introduce myself to you in person and share my experience as a Black Man in Japan. :)
Dude, this channel rocks. Literally and exactly, the kind of conversations I wanted to hear from the public. Just generic and simple questions like these are fun because you get to hear peoples opinions. Also, tu hablas espanol, that's awesome.
As a country that often gets criticized for their sexism, they seem to understand more about what it is than people here in America.
equality of outcome and equality of opportunity are to diffrent things. It as erroneous as saying western countries are sexist against men because 60 % and 70 % college and master graduates are women . Women and men make different choices .
I love how all the people I've seen interviewed so far in these vids are open, honest, polite and *down to earth*! Very different from the korean interviews.
5:42 I took computer science in Canada, the ratio of male to female was roughly 20:1
What I meant is that it's not something that's specific to Japan; it seems to be a global phenomenon.
hasen195
It's the same if you look at big American tech companies like Microsoft or Google. Most of their employees are male, too.
hasen195 I study physiks in Germany its roughly 3:7 in the math course at my unis it is nearly 1:1 however friends who also study CS reported similar numbers to yours. Societies expectations are changing but CS seems to be seen as mainly for men, which is a shame.
Magnus Petersen
I don't think it's society. It just seems that women are less likely to be interested in CS.
Now of course, males interested in CS are a tiny minority in society to begin with. Most people (males) are either not interested or can't handle it.
hasen195
I think more and more women and girls are becoming interested in fields that have been traditionally male-dominated. So I think slowly but surely, the ratio is going to become more balanced.
haha that dude at the end who is looking for a girlfriend xD
he got balls, that's for sure xD
He is so handsome
These interviews are always interesting. It's fun to see the different opinions and views. I always enjoy watching them, thanks for posting (:
Am I the only one who thinks that the first Japanese guy to be interviewed on the left is cute?
+Cyrielle Maignan I thought so too! He's really handsome haha
really hot lol
Cyrielle Maignan Nah, he's super cute. Totally my type haha
Something to note though, that just because a certain field is dominated by males, doesn't necessarily mean it's a result of sexism.
It's only sexist when women literally just aren't allowed to do a job because of their gender. Physical labor jobs for example are mostly full of men, but that's because men are usually able to carry heavier objects quite a bit easier.
Today you see people pretty much say "This`s mostly male dominated so it`s sexism" all the time. It`s a pretty dumb way to look at things. Just because there`s more men than women in a field, doesn't mean that they`re somehow keeping the women out.
+Ausar0 I love you. Was waiting for that comment. The focus on the differences nowadays seems way more important than the quality/ability of the individual, meaning people try to make everything "equal" by pushing numbers>50% Men 50% Women, regardless of the outcome (same applies to race, nationality whatever).
Kind of dissapointed that this thinking is also present in the east.
Agreed.
Thank you! I constantely see people talking about it! It's sexist. By that logic nurses and kindergarden teachers are sexist field aswell. You see these people called feminist pushing for more women in science, technology, enginering and mathematics (STEM) but not for miners and garabagemen which almost consist of 100% men.
You see, the more developed a society become the less they want to work in STEM fields. There are more women working in STEM in Bangladesh than Norway.
Apparently I have to start fighting against social justice warriors in Japan aswell.
im a woman i agree, in my country women generally prefer not to work after marriage for example, even though theyre allowed and its normal to think of working mothers. but they just dont want to, so we have a gap in that area. and then people complain its sexism. but its not lol...
The first guy
"Love Livers are weird"
me: plays Love Life
me : *sweats nervously*
ikr
"Women who grow underpit hair"
me: grows underpit hair
me: *sweats nervously*
But I'm happy with it after all, so no need to sweat nervously :'D It's just that I'm moving to Japan next month and of course people even here think underpit hair or women who don't shave their legs are 'disgusting' and over there women even shave their arms and sometimes facial hair...
Nobody cares.
Smart guy (e.g. at 1:33) seems like an awesome person to discuss and share ideas with or just talk about whatever kind of topics.
Half Japanese Half Spanish that man done just hit the jackpot.
2:01*ALL WOMEN GROW UNDERARM HAIR* is it just me but he made it out as if women can just tell our body "No don't grow hair in this spot " it's natural
I think he meant the girls who doesn't shave that area.
The guy who said "I'm looking for a girlfriend" omg xD he's so handsome~
Every country on this planet has a weird side to it, the only difference is that Japan doesn't hide it lol *respect*
Very interesting video :) weird things about Sweden would probably be surströmming, salted licorice, our relaxed attitude to nudity and the alcohol monopoly ^^
Michaela Lindgren Don't forget awful puns and kanelbullens dag.
Michaela Lindgren That relaxed attitude to nudity is actually not weird at all. That helps growing men to realize faster, that women are no sex objects, just human beings with a different body and that´s all. I wished it could be everywhere as relaxed at it is in Sweden (or even as it was in the 70.,80.s). :)
Michaela Lindgren another wierd thing about sweden is that we at midsummer's eve dance around a huge penis made of leaves and flowers and pretend we are frogs
Saccarias Friis That´s also very sweet and lovely. xD
Arvid Shirasb yeah it actually is haha 😜
these videos are super interesting! I've always been drawn to the Japanese culture but a lot of what i know comes from anime which i'm sure is often either completely wrong or at least blown out of proportion in areas. the rest of what i hear comes from family or the news so seeing regular people on the streets the same way a local news station would do an interview kind of brings Japan down to a more relateable level for me personally. I've always wanted to go to japan but until watching these videos i had no idea what city life was like there. i was half worried that it would be completely different from life here in the states. especially when you look at all those Japanese game show/commercial compilations XD. but that's just me being an ignorant american. you sir have made me more informed and for that, i think you and the work you've done here. :D
i feel like id like to visit japan at some point, but i dont think i could live there. TOO TIRED FROM WORK FOR SEX?! never. haha
Haha I agree sounds miserable
Please,do not work in Japan.
Come to Japan as guest.
Banana Bush To get FUCKED!
Japan seems just as bad as China in the everyday living. Packed trains, massively crowded, sadistic education system, horrible work/life ratio even compared to England. If someone was a writer or a musician or worked from home and lived in a more rural area then I'd imagine it would be quite nice.
The guy at 4:00 hit the nail on the head i think. Too developed + work. And the girls at 3:40, despite talking about herbivore men, also doing the same thing as the men .. "a lot of interests other than dating, like working" (lol) herbivore women too
Yeah. They focus a lot on sexism at work (I feel like sexism simply only relates to work for them, perhaps?) but their comments are very sexist I feel? Different gender expectations that might negatively affect people of the respective gender. I am absolutely pro-herbivore men because the phenomenom disrupts 'traditional' gender roles ;)
This is one of the topics that I wanted to see very badly and responses are even better!
the first guy in a white t-shirt is kinda my type but when he said he used to date half japanese half spain girl.... ok byeee
tuckkiez why byee?
ashura zoldyck i can't compete with that, that's why...
tuckkiez that's a pretty sad thing to say :c
I thought the same thing xD
Being a Spanish women,, it didn't upset me at all. Haha, he's super cute.
0:21 - OMG! SO FREAKING CUTE!
"I need to chase them. Otherwise they won't come to me." ROFL
their honesty and sincerity about their feelings on those subjects is wonderful. It completly shatters these steriotyped things we are told about how "japanese tend to show their best face only"- it just throws that OUT of the water. These people are not afraid to admit the faults of their own society, as everyone should be just as comfertable talking about the aspects where their country is not perfect, because thats how things can always start improving. Awesome video.
That guy at 05:07 on the left is definitely my type. I would date him! He looks so good, gosh.
An Chan Same
Oppa Yoongi same 😍 he is so cute
As weird and unique as it is, my love for Japan will never cease to exist 🍺
I really enjoy your videos. I'm a 25 year old American female and its so cool to see that even though our cultures differ so much from each other, we still have the same thoughts and feelings about a lot of things. That might be silly to say because we are all human and no matter what country your from we all still share the same emotions, but it's always important to get perspectives from people who live differently than you, it keep you from being ignorant. I can't wait to see more videos from you, I love watching them.
Fantastic video. I love how they express their opinions. Thank you for posting these videos.
I'm so glad I found your channel ^^! So helpful!!
LOVED this video. The guy in the blue blazer, seemed very smart and aware! loved his parts of the interview. All made good, valid, and seemingly honest points. So many people would BS on camera, particularly in US/UK and other western places, and maybe even be defensive with some of the questions about stereotypes. I do however, think all of these things exist in most countries, when it comes to sexism and the like.
They speak their mind in a polite way ! They are so honest !! It's so new to me
I loved this video. I've never had an obsession with Japanese culture or have been interested but I'm open to learning about different cultures. The impression I get from this is that the Japanese are very self aware but it's not a culture where it's easy to stand out and be different.
I live in New Jersey USA. I'm sure we must be weird to people that visit but I just see us as annoying. Lol.
Thank you for this video.
Japaneses reactions and way of speaking / explaining are really interesting.
I really enjoyed this video! And it would be very interesting seeing more of this kind of subjects.
Could you maybe also do something with cultural appropriating and japanese culture? What do Japanese people think about western people obsessing about Japan? What do they actually feel about "weeabos"? Or western people wearing kimono/yukata or dressing up as a geisha for Halloween? This is a quite common topic I have noticed, where western people get offended for Japanese people and say it's cultural appropriation, but does Japanese people really care?
MaggieMaybeLost I'm actually thinking of making a video about cultural appropriation. It's a very interesting topic.
your videos are very interesting! Thank you! I am a non-Japanese girl (Poland) and I love Japan :) Next year I am moving to Tokio so I am very excited! :)
Very interesting answers. Great video! ^_^
That guy with the lips shirt might have to pee or something...
Hi Yuta! I keep seeing the term 'herbivore men/women' show up in your videos. What does that mean exactly when it comes to dating/relationships?
It's a term used to describe guys in Japan, soushokukei (herbivore)=quiet, shy, quite gentle passive guys. Whilst nikushokukei (carnivore) would be what you'd imagine to be a guy who is fairly macho, outspoken etc., basically the opposite :)
Ah thank you (:
The guy in the blue jacket was very thoughtful, along with the two women.
Thanks for the video!
I think the U.S. needs to take pointers from Japan; maybe if we had our teens and young adults keep themselves busy with more productive things in our society, we would probably have a lot less unwanted pregnancies.
Of course, the cons with that is we might have to deal with a little more stress and a lot less personal time, but it still wouldn't be as much stress and drama as a mother would have from raising a 12 year old with an unwanted child.
Your two most recent interviews are really excellent! Thanks so much for giving us this insight into the thinking of Japanese people.
The guy with the red band logo is really cuuuute omg
Great video as usual!
I think it's great to cover kind of controversial stuff.
You should make a video about japanese health care and what people think of it!
Okay, I've always wanted this topic to be tackled and I'm kinda' glad it's you who did it 'cause I find your interviews so interesting and entertaining.
So, thanks Yuta! (^ - ^)
Not a lot of people talk boldly about sex and Japan together, as far as I know.
So this has been really interesting~
It's very helpful for us foreigner to understand Japanese culture as well your tradition on a fun interview. Thank you so much haha!!
凄いですね。日本の文化と習慣も学びたいのでいいやなぁと思います。どうもありがとうございます。
Interesting thoughts! I think there's a connection that they were saying but didn't quite put together about the sexless/sexist thing! Like women have to try harder to find jobs and keep those jobs as companies are hesitant to hire women. Japanese companies prefer workers to work for life, so women who may have maternity leave are lower on the food chain! Thus, less motivation for sex & babies or even relationships because everyone's so focused on working... 難しいですね！
Equality of outcome and opportunity are quite different . There are more femlae graduates than Male in western universities so does that imply the university system is sexist against men
"We became weird because japan is at the edge of the world"
Best comment ever XD !!!!!
Absolute lovely videos. Super useful for language learning, cultural and educational purposes!
2:02 the most self-aware thing i've heard someone say so casually without even trying to be politically correct in a while. "I don't know how to appreciate # or "I don't find the appeal in #" is so much better than an answer full of revulsion.
You make really interesting, quality videos. Subscribed!
Awesome video, as usual ^^
But, can someone tell me what LovePlus is? Is it friends with benefits, or?
Isabella1680 It's basically a dating game where you can date your virtual girlfriend. They sometimes go on a real 'date' taking their gaming console with them.
ThatJapaneseManYuta So during the date they continue to communicate through the game even though they're right in front of each other?
norb4152 No, there's no other person there, only the virtual character in the game.
ThatJapaneseManYuta
Oh, is it like those movies Keitai Kareshi and Keitai Kanojo? Do they get killed in the end? (haha, just kidding about that last part).
ゆたさんに本当に尊敬してます！そんなsubject を選んだから、勇気が持ってますと思ってますよ。
Interesting video! And I like how all of them have quite smart answers. Seems like they think about their society a lot, which is cool. Thanks for sharing those insights Yuta.
Forget that last comment... Your videos are great! I always wanted to know the thoughts of Japanese people about those topics!
I love how honest everyone is in this video!
the man in the blue blazer is a really reflected person... It was interesting to hear his thoughts to the topic
Great interviews Yuta. I am doing research here in Tokyo around similar sorts of topics for my university degree. I am interested in comparing Japanese and English approaches to relationships, work life and technology and how they all tie together. Great work.
0:05 Japanese Zack effron
Thanks Yuta, great video and work as always!
It's great to see that the all the guys and everyone seem very self aware
i love your choice of people you interview :) they are very knowledgeable. i learned a lot from them. and btw i love your videos :)
Thank you for making and uploading this video!
The joys of being from the UK - Two taps for hot and cold (the hot one can get as hot as the surface of the sun, giving you a nice little story to tell your family or friends when they notice your hand is bright red, the latter being ice cold), we have a day dedicated to pancakes (February 9th), most of us can't even understand most of the accents in our own country, multiple kebab shops in every high street, the fact we can get away with swearing so much and it being passed off as typical British behaviour and one more thing...David Cameron...
I'm always very impressed how Japanese ppl are well articulate on these interviews
I realize, that people in your interviews tend to talk way longer about let's say dating and sexuality that for example kpop. I guess we all really want to be able to speak freely about things, that really matter to us.
I really love, how those people are so honest, I could never speak freely like that in front of a camera.
5:09 0-0 A TIME TRAVELER !
7:12 love this guy for his courage :D
***** I also appreciate his killer smile. :D
Wow the guy at 1:30 sounds so intelligent. I found myself looking forward to his clips throughout the whole video.
wow. did he really say armpit hair? I'm gonna hope he was joking..
+simply.s I doubt it, Japanese don't grow much hair.
+simply.s Yeah Asians in general are not that hairy compared to westerners.
+simply.s Yeah, I don't know anything about that but im assuming it's common for Japanese women too shave there armpits or have no hair grow there at all.
They don't shave their pubes tho
+hotpocketpoison What you do and don't do to your body is personal, you cannot judge someone by the fact if they have armpit hair or not. If you do you are extremely shallow. And how do you feel about men who have it??
Your videos are always very interesting, and a great way for me to understand the personal views of Japanese people.
I've been interested in Japan since I was very young, and I've been lucky enough throughout the year to take a class and talk often with a Japanese native. Some time in March or April, I plan on staying a while in Tokyo, Chiba, and/or Yokosuka. I don't really have a question (your videos and my friend have already answered most of my questions), but I am curious about how a foreigner can adapt to the Japanese lifestyle, and what might help facilitate a comfortable life. How might a foreigner get good work?
Also...just saying,it would be cool to do interviews with you when I go :D
"If we have plenty of free time, we will think about sex because we are animals. But if you think about your work, or things with your boss, we don't time to sex anymore."
*UNLESS HAVING SEX IS YOUR PROFESSION. AMIRITE?*
I am not sure if the captions were more articulate than what was actually being said but there is almost no place in the states where you stop people and on average gets toughtful responses, maybe San fran, NYC, DC? maybe.
Yeah my country can be weird sometimes, like when there is a dinner reunion with some friends or family, it can take like 4 hours, we like to take our time!
And also we eat snails (that's really good haha) and we greet people by doing the cheek-to-cheek kiss.
KUDOS! on your videos. i found 'em so interesting on how Japanese guys express themselves.
Greets from USA.
omg! the guy with rolling stone t-shirt! ♥_♥ come to me hahahaaa
3:44 the idea that we should value our platonic relationship as highly as our romantic ones is not a bad thing imo. I've seen time and time again people putting their lovers over their friends when really both relationships are just as important. so I understand how it's easy it is to fall into the thinking of not needing a boyfriend when you already have friends.
Thanks for this video. Good questions and thoughtful answers. Overall, it sounds like the younger generation represented here are in agreement. It will be interesting to see what they will do in the future.
I really like this channel, because it presents a fair picture of Japan that is not biased or stereotypical. I feel that Western people either tend to idealize Japan as some sort of a paradise (otaku types do that) , or demean it and call it sexist, racist, etc. I think these videos clear up stuff, and portray Japan for what it is, a country that has issues (like every other country), but has a lot positive aspects to it, as well, and ultimately, the Japanese, like every other nationality are not all the same, they have difficult opinions and viewpoints.
Weird things we have in Canada: Milk in Bags! We can buy bagged milk. We also sometimes have weird flavoured snacks like ketchup chips and poutine-flavoured chips.
Poutine is pretty weird, it is french fries covered in gravy and cheese curds. We like our fries here and sometimes have strange things to go along with them like vinegar or sri-racha mixed with mayonnaise. Although I'm not really that into it.
Salmon pie is another weird food we have here. The salmon filling is mushy like a crab cake, and mustard can be added. But I personally detest salmon pie. It's a variant of Tourtière, a French-Canadian dish that my mom makes every Christmas, and Tourtière I love because it reminds me of hamburgers. It is a meat pie and consists mostly of beef but may have wild game added to enhance the flavour. My mom likes to add venison.
in Colombia we also have bagged milk and weird potatoe chip flavor like mayonnaise and chicken, though they both taste delicious.
The guy in the blue suit really impressed me by his answers. i'm wondering if he actively blogging or something.