8 Things Japanese Never Tell but Think About Foreigners.
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- In this video, I'm telling you what the Japanese never tell but think inside of their head about foreigners.
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As a native English speaker i can tell you your English really is honestly very good. I can understand you easily without any effort. Your choice of words,grammar pronunciation etc are excellent 9 /10. Well no one is perfect so i have to deduct one mark!!!!
Thank you for the kind words! It means a lot. I will keep posting videos so please check my improvement each time haha
I can listen to you 2x speed no problem 😝
@@KenShoWfromTokyo100 I agree your English is good
Wonderful
Very occasionally, an odd choice of tense is used, but it actually in the titles for each part of the video that happens more, not when he's speaking, which is interesting, because I would expect it to be the other way around 🤔maybe when writing he slips back into Japanese patterns of tense but when he speaks out loud he can hear if it sounds natural ☺️
This was a really interesting video! A lot of these were things I had a feeling were true but wasn't sure about. As a Finn, I can relate to points 4 and 5. Saying hi to complete strangers feels weird--like on a hiking path or whatever, which is something Americans especially do. I think it's related to things like asking "how are you?" without expecting an honest answer etc. It's a different kind of culture of politeness than what I'm used to. And I need a lot of personal space---If someone is too close to me when talking, that feels uncomfortable. Those were things I noticed when I lived in the US.
Finland? I know. My dad has been in america and people will most likely to speak to others if they can. And Ive noticed that America have bigger cups than other countries in europe. And theire shop is more unhealthy foods than others. (Sorry for my english. It my 3 language now.)
I totally get where you are coming from. The surprising thing to me is you experienced Americans being close to you when talking. Thats probably heavily dependent on where you went because Ive lived in america and been all over the west half of the country and giving people personal space is really important to the americans and people ive met and know.
Thank you for your wonderful comment @Juho😊!!
I used to tutor three young girls (sisters) when I was living in Japan. I went to their house for probably 3 years! Whenever I'd be talking to the oldest sister, she'd always stare into my face and I'd wonder what she was thinking. But now I'm pretty sure she was staring at me because I have green eyes!
Greeneyes!! I also can't stop staring when I find people who has green eyes haha
From my (German) experience Japanese people sometimes get too close.
I think there is a study on how people living in more crowded cities naturally get closer to eachother than people who are used to having more space when walking outside.
I think it’s great that you’re embracing using the language even though it’s your second. It’s cool you acknowledge you will make some mistakes but aren’t worried about it
- I loved the confident, “I don’t give a shit” 🤣🤣🤣
THANK YOU ＠mercy Snowden!! 😂😂😂
Kensho-san, I recently discovered your channel! It's very entertaining and educational. I live in Hawaii and interact often with my Japanese clients living in Hawaii'i and Japan. Your videos give great insight and is very helpful to understand our friends from Japan. I really like your interview style and content too. More Please!
Thank you @cpanui. I'm glad to get a comment from Hawaii. I'll do my best!!
This topic is super insightful to hear from, as I've noticed Japanese people tend to think a lot more about the listener before they speak, especially compared to other countries abroad in North America and Europe. I'm currently studying language in Tokyo and trying my best to get to fluency before returning to pursue a Masters and Doctorate. The explanation phase when I frantically request a simpler dialog when I'm out and about「すみません、留学生なので、少しだけ簡単で説明していただけませんか」is always a little bit embarrassing, but I've found in general Japanese people are extremely extremely nice - even compared to Canada, where I come from. I always feel a bit guilty when people apologize for poor English, despite doing way more than people at home would to help a stranger - so I'm trying my best to study the language to properly express back, and develop some of the 感覚 to navigate the heavily context-based society.
Thank you for your nice comment @Yuko Orca😊!!
This was good info. I am from America, specifically in the state of Nebraska and I've always been interested in japanese culture. This helps me because I'm a college student learning Japanese. So this way I can travel there and make friends ^-^
your decent english speaking alone deserve a subscribe
#6 is so interesting because it shows how we are taught different ways of showing interest.
Spot on, I’d say. Been living in JP for a while now. We discuss these with my Japanese friends. They wanna make friends but they’re either just too shy or too afraid.
Nice. You have a good speaking style IN ENGLISH lol. A star is born!
@Scott Meredith Thank you so much. It means a lot to me!!
Thankyou for your insight. I went to Japan a few years back and was actually surprised and impressed with the friendliness of the people. If I was looking at a map or directions at the train station, often someone would come up and try to assist, apologising for their standard of English. And here's me unable to communicate in Japanese. So humble. I am 70 yrs and recall eye contact with two ladies same age on a street in Kyoto, un spoken desire to know each other better. Just direct eye contact and soft smiles and nods. I will never forget it. I loved my trip and hope to go back again soon. Keep giving advise please, the last thing I would want to do is offend.
@Chery Wellham Thank you for your kind comment. It means a lot to me😊
I lived in Japan from 1977 to 78. And visited again in 2018. I love that place. I have a Japanese friend I love as my brother and I’m black American. We been friends since age 21. We are in our 60s and are grandfathers now.
That's amazing and thank you for your comment. Can't wait you will visit here again!!
You are awesome giving this opportunity to enlighten us with your information, thank you.
@Evelyn Acido Thank you so much!! 😊
Very usefull 👍🏻 my boyfriend is japanese and me french...he always say that i am to pationnate and romantique
...and him culturaly so différent....french are very tactile but very little return...could you do a vidéo on romantique behaviour 🤔 in Japan 🙇🏻👍🏻
I live in the US but I wish I had more foreign friends because I live in Ohio and not a major city, either :( I'd love to be your friend! I enjoyed this video a lot and will keep these in mind if I ever get the opportunity to travel to Japan (which I hope I do soon!)
Thank you for your comment from Ohio!! I also would love to be your friend even if you live in the US. Please contact me via Instagram DM! @kenshow_from_tokyo
Kensho-san, I stumbled upon your channel on accident and I’m glad I did!! It’s encouraging to know all of this from a Japanese’s point of view!! I’m from Chile, and we kind of have the same customaries as you when it comes to Americans! Our main language is Spanish so when Chileans see Americans in despair they tend to feel shy and don’t want to embarrass themselves with their little English 😅
Your English is so good!! I’m not a native speaker, but I could understand you so perfectly!
I hope one day I can visit Japan and see this for myself!! I’m kind of shy, but I hope I can make some friends anyway ☺️
Thank you for your video!!!
@Snessie Thank you for your kind nice comment. It means a lot to me. Let me know when you visit Japan one day. I will be your first Japanese friend and show you around!!😊
@@KenShoWfromTokyo100 I’d be pretty honored!! ✨✨ I hope I can visit one day!!
I love how you say I DONT GIVE A SHIT fluently 😂
You can tell someone is truly an international citizen when they don't give a shit
“I don’t give a shit” 🤣🤣🤣 I’m subscribing!
Thanks @Rose Hathaway. 😂😂😂
I will hopefully spend an exchange year in japan next year, so this video was really helpful and educational. Looking forward to more videos like this!
@mila Thank you for your nice comment. Can't wait to see you then lol I'll do my best!
Your English is much better than my 日本語! このビデオはありがとう!
cool video, I did not know about the right "etiquette" for table manners :) (holding chopstick with dominant hand and bowl with your other)
When I visited Japan, people stared at me just for existing there lol
I'm a guy with long, light blonde hair, and I can't tell you the number of times people did a double take like "holy wtf?? Quick, look away! But I can't!!"
This was good to hear. I got the impression that they were just surprised and curious, but it's nice to have confirmation.
Love learning from you about your culture. Thank you for sharing.
@3dw3dw Thank YOU for the nice comment😊
Good to know my man. Mad respect.
Good stuff, some of which I knew, some I didn't. Subscribed!
Kenshow-kun! Such a great video. It came into my suggested videos and I am glad that I watched it. I just subscribed. I’m half Japanese but I don’t look like I am. I look Hispanic or Italian. So every time that I go to Japan, I can feel Japanese people are watching me and wondering how I’m going to act, especially when I go to areas like Ishinomaki or Sendai. I feel a little bit of extra pressure to act extremely polite and usually Japanese people are surprised that I speak Japanese and act Japanese even though I look like a foreigner. Keep up the great work on the videos! 😄😄😄
@Sandra M Thank you for your kind and nice comment. It means a lot to me. And I'll do me best😊
New subscriber here. Your English speaking is great 👍 thank you for the information
I am visiting Japan next year, and I speak no Japanese I am both scared and looking forward to it, I'm glad I stumbled across your video.
Interesting channel! I’m pretty certain that I will never visit Japan. I do, however, find that what you say is very interesting! I have subscribed. Please live long and prosper, y’all!
あの、I don't know about the 【want to help - part】because【Nobita from Japan】(famous youtuber) stated in one of his video's that his mother collapsed at Tokio station once and lay unconscious on the ground. NOBODY stopped to help Nobita-san and his mother. Finally, a great deal of time later, train-station staff helped them. BUT THEY ARE JAPANESE, NOT FOREIGNERS. How is that possible? Kind of coldhearted if you ask me.
as far as I know, that was in tokyo right?
because most of people in tokyo(not all) are coldhearted😂😂 sorry to say, but I live in tokyo and the ambiance here is different compare to osaka or other place😅
@@nesle1805 Mmm - okay, thank you for your reaction. I can’t stand coldhearted folks. Then, in your opinion, in which region live the warmest people? Maybe Okinawa, Chūgoku or maybe Hokkaidō?
@@mahuikanikumaroro8073 well my sensei told me that osaka people are the lively one.
they are also known as the joker of japan, and sometimes called weird😅
@@nesle1805 Thank you! Weird is good. I tried mainstream but that’s so boring. There’s too many folks around without a heartbeat already: the living dead so to speak. じゃあ、Osaka, here we come! I also heard Super Mario Nintendo World recently joined the Osaka premises, so let’s have fun together with weird funny Japanese イケメン. 行きましょう!
I love learning about other cultures! I really should have traveled more when I was younger. I'm 67 and just got back from Thailand. I have also been to the Philippines with my wife. For some reason I just love the Asian people and their culture.
i loved your comment for some reason 🙂
@Mike Sharby Thank you for your wonderful comment. Age is just a number. Let me know when you come Japan, and let me be your Japanese friend. 😊
This is cool, thanks dude!👍😁
Wow, what a friendly attitude! I think a lot of foreigners like myself are afraid to approach Japanese. You might be breaking the ice for some with your video. Great job!
＠wck Thank you for your kind comment😊
Your English is better than my Japanese - which is nonexistent. Kudos to you for speaking both.
Thank you. I viewed you video from New Zealand. That was interesting
New Zealand!! Wow!! I appreciate TH-cam makes me connect with people from all over the world!! Thank u for the comment!!
Hi Kensho, Your topic i thought help a lot to know nd learn。For what or how the Japanese manners nd culture use in everyday living, So many foreigner didnt know the feeling inside .yes because Japanese not showy nd i respect, accept that.。I see cause long live here I learn so many things nd thankful 、i love Think before talk, 言葉を気をつけながら、so no one to hurt, for me thats the way or show every Japanese Peoples the Love nd Care !⭐
私はあまり日本語の言葉がうまく言えないから、だから頭の中分かつていても抑える気持ちもたまにあります。けれど私の生まれ国はフィリピン生まれであかるく日本に住んでいろいろ学びながら人を付き合いの楽しさを分かって、仕事、
As a foreigner living in Japan, I was apprehensive to watch this video! But I enjoyed it. I've found the opposite about Japanese people with regards to distance though. People get very close here (perhaps because you're used to being in smaller spaces?!) I often feel like I want to take a step back and protect my space! I noticed it the most when Covid was at its peak. Other countries had the 2m rule but everyone would stand so close to me.
Were you in Osaka or Okinawa by any chance?
Yesss! This I noticed as well when I just got here in Aug. I step back if I can, if not I turn my chair 😅
@@grayson8633 No, in a rural area in the middle of the country.
Good advice & empathy. Thanx
Hey man, great video seriously!
I see that this is a new channel, I got it recommended by TH-cam Algorithm because I watch a lot of these kind of videos because I'm planning to move to Japan next year so I want to learn everything I can in this time.
Keep it up! The content is good, your English is well.
It would be very nice if you could have some interviews with Japanese/Foreigners about different subjects, to get some real insight from the people.
Good luck!
@gigos2 Thank you for your comment. I'll do my best😊 and Let me know when you come to Japan!!
This is excellent and reasonable.
Long hair was a cool look!
This is a very good video. It helps to explain a lot. Keep up the good work!
Your video is so well put together and you delivered information in a really good order. I thought this video was viral til I looked at the comments😂 Awesome job dude keep up the good work!!
@RissaBells Thank you for your kind comment. I'll do my best and hope more people see my videos😊
Good stuff man. Unique and honest perspective. Good luck with this channel. Looking forward to more
Great video! We just moved to Nerima and it’s nice to know what everyone is thinking! If you ever get out to our neck of the woods please say hi!
Thanks for the insight. 日本語が上手ですね？ still somewhat annoys me even though I've been studying this language for about 2-3 years now, yet I can't seem to grasp this language well. I'm pretty sure it's my study methods, studying on and off because I'm in college while working a full-time job so my dedication with the language is questionable, and trying to fit in connecting with natives like my aunt from 沖縄. Also, your English is pretty understandable with some exceptions with plurals, but don't worry because my mom is from Cambodia and came to the US in the 1970s and her English is not that great so you're doing an excellent job.
Thank you for your comment!! And I know I always mess us with plurals Im working on it! haha
Lol #1 is so straight and direct. Loved it
You are very nice and your English is amazing! I'm sure you will grow quickly on TH-cam.
Thank you so much!!
This is a brilliant video on really basic but important things! Thanks very much for thinking this one out so well.
Thanks @Matt Shaw!!😊
Great video. I am going to be visiting japan in March of 2023 I hope! So this is good information.
@Ben Poetic Thank you for the comment! Let me know if there is something I can do for your trip to Japan (Instagram :@kenshow_from_tokyo). 😊
Great video Kensho-San! Your English is great. I’m from US and finally returning to Japan next March for a visit after several years. Would love to meet you in person. I love Japan!
Thank you for your kind comment. Can't wait to see you. Please contact me via Instagram DM!! @kenshow_from_tokyo
Excellent tutorial. Aloha from Hawaii.
Thank you that was very helpful and it is easy to understand you. Much of what you have mentioned could also be found in other countries around the world and more so if English is a foreign language. The Japanese people are not alone in this area.
Where they’re reluctant to help when they could and they don’t realize that whatever little English they’ve learnt is good enough, may be due to their culture of not talking to strangers and that’s okay. I believe that will change in the near future as more and more foreigners visit or even make Japan their home. Can’t wait to visit your beautiful country soon. Hullo from Geraldton WAustralia.
@Phynau Maria Thank you for your comment. Can't wait you to visit Japan and see you 😊
Loved the video thanks for the information- you are a sweetheart but be careful with strangers- 😊
@ Amanda Cisco Thank you for your nice comment! I'll be very careful with them 😊
@@KenShoWfromTokyo100 thank you for replying that- admittedly I was worried, just be careful of those who would take advantage of your kind good nature. 😉
Nice Video ...KenSho your english is good
Thank you so much!!
Thanks for the information! I’m from Texas and will be moving to Japan for three years. Needless to say I need all the help I can get 😂
@Cory barbee Thank you for your comment! Can't wait you to visit here!! I'll do my best😊
Thank you for sharing these info with foreigners, it might help to fit in when we come to visit Japan.
I subscribed to encourage you because your channel seems to be new.
I think your intro was a little bit too long, maybe you could go into the main subject of the video faster next time.
Cheers from France ! (you're english is way better than most french people btw...)
Thank you for your great advice for my video. I'll go into the main subject faster next time!!
"i dont give a shit" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 have my sub bro bro
Thanks @Koolaid Kid 😂😂😂
Arigato
Good tips coming to Japan in March 2023..we have meet many Japanese people that do not understand English but google is great. I love coming to Japan. Language is no barrier x
When I went to Japan I had 3 Japanese men show me around and they all spoke English that I could understand. When we went somewhere like a restaurant, the aquarium or even Tokyo Tower, other Japanese never stared unkindly at us like: oh? There’s a black foreigner woman with a Japanese man! Never! They looked but it wasn’t a hostile look.
Everybody was very kind and that’s why I love Japan. I was embarrassed when we’d get on the train because my Japanese friend Shingo would stand up as I sat and speak to be in English and everybody would stare.😂
Being from the US it was a pleasure to see such respect for other people like when we waited to board the trains or how courteous people were to each other. Japan is always in my heart.❤
I,m American and we are huggers. Don,t try to hug Japanese!! When meeting Japanese they bow and I just extend my hand to offer them a handshake. They can accept or not. But they mostly accept and it puts them at ease.
Your English is very good and I learned a lot of new information with your video 💯
Thanks for sharing.
Arigato Ken-kun ! Oh well I’m moving to Kyoto in next 2 months and I’m super stressed about it , your video helped me out a lot ❤
"I will make lots of mistakes and I don't give a shit..."
Sounds like a native speaker to me!😆
These kinds of videos are excellent. Thanks KwnShow for the inside view. Your English is what I wish my Japanese could be like. Differences in culture is what this video is about for the most part? Eastern and Western cultures being the result of untoward amounts of time passing, will always be difficult to bridge. I think when one visits another Country one should be prepared to engage utilizing said Country's mores and values to a level that shows respect of that Country. Unfortunately, I'm in the minority POV as a Western person. Your video shouldn't be needed but alas, it always will be. I have the utmost respect for Japanese tourists as they are fighting their upbringing by simply leaving their Country for entertainment or whatever reason.
@john Simon Thank you for your kind nice comment, it means a lot to me😊
@@KenShoWfromTokyo100 Very much my KenShoW. Very much my pleasure. Please keep up the great work, my friend.
Thanks, a very helpful and honest video.
Hi Kensho, i really really liked your video and it's the first one of yours i've seen. i'm a tunisian guy living in germany for like 10 years now but i am so interested in the japanese culture and it's my dream to be there for some point. i don't know yet if it will be next year or later and i hope until then i will be able to speek a little bit japanese but it will be a pleasure meeting you there and knowing the japanese culture better. But until then you got yourself a fan and i ike you already dude. thanks a lot for your video and keep on making such a great things ;)
greatings from Germany
Moe
Fun fact: many of my friends call me Momo and refers to Momonosuke in One Piece xD
@Moez Ben Hamouda Wow,,, thank you for your great comment, it means a lot to me. I want to be your friend when you come to Japan so please let me know then!
I love the reason why you are called Momo😊
Very Well information
Your English is great, bro
Nice video kensho, this is what I assumed after staying in Japan for 1 year now.
So now that I am your 100th subscriber so keep those videos coming😅
Excellent video, thank you! Topics like these are always very helpful. Maybe you can do an extra video about 【 table manners】? しつれいしました
Thanks @Mahuika Nikumaroro. I will make a video about Japanese table manners sooner or later (probably lol ). Thank you for the new idea of the contents. 😊
I think number 7 with the table manners should be common sense. At least where I grew up in germany you dont eat with your elbows on the table, support your head by holding it or not sit normally. People will think your parents didnt teach you proper etiquette if you do that.
I really liked the video as it was really honest and interesting. Im glad I found this channel and I hope more videos are coming, you seem like a nice guy. Although I want to give a bit of criticism so you can improve.
Your english is pretty good, I just feel like your pronunciation isnt perfect yet. I heared that they dont really practice that at japanese schools so it must be hard to improve but がんばってください. Btw I really liked the subtitles as I couldnt understand the part at 1:55 clearly.
One general tip I want to give is that whenever I see, or rather hear, japanese people speaking english the most common mistake by far is that they omit words (like a/the/some etc.) which is probably because of the different sentence structure and the use of particles in japanese. So thats maybe another thing you might want to watch out for to further improve your english.
Im looking forward for more videos in the future.
First time coming across your videos, I have to say I like your content. So I'm happy to say you have one more subscriber, I like how entertaining and informative the information that you speak about is.
@Don Giger Thank you for your kind and nice comment, and It means a lot to me.😊
Just found your channel and subbed.Great content!.🤗😊
@Lee Daniels Thank you so much 😊
As a foreigner living in Japan I'm never quite sure if people are staring at me because I'm a foreigner (blonde hair, Caucasian) or if it's because I've committed some faux pas, any advice on how to tell the difference? 😅
Also I would love to make some Japanese friends, but they don't approach me and I'm naturally shy 😅 any advice??
＠N Fukagawa Thank you for your comment and sorry for my late reply. I don't know what to say but I can be your friend! DM me (Instagram :@kenshow_from_tokyo)Does it work? 😂
A really nice video delivered in a fun way! I loved the anecdote about your time in America and the Friends reference haha! ありがとう！I wish you continued growth both with your channel and as a person!
@Tamigotchi Thank YOU for the kind and nice comment, it means a lot to me! 😊
Outstanding- thank you!
Kenshow, you did a very good job with this video. And the only thing I noticed with your English are some minor issues with plurals. But English is so hard! I’m coming to Japan with my husband and son in at the end of May, and appreciate this video. The tips you have are different from other tips I have seen on other videos, well done!
Thank you for your kind advice!!
Kensho-san, your English is very very good and you know it. Sugoi!
I moved recently to Japan and always searching for kind an willing to engage Japanese. So, when you are in Setagaya-Ku
Oyamadai let’s have a beer together. CU
＠Chuck LorreBazinga Thank you for your kind comment!! I'll let you know when I am around at Setagaya. When you need me, feel free to contact me anytime via Instagram
(:@kenshow_from_tokyo). Can't wait see you one day😊
"So if you feel the eyes of some people, think that you might be doing something wrong or too much attractive."
I'm not entirely sure what that last part means. "Attractive" means "good-looking," and I am not sure if that is right? Is being too beautiful a faux pas in Japan?
Your English really is very good, and it's clear that you have practice.
Oh man I cant expressed my thanks for this vid! I’m going to rent or probably buy a condominium in Tokyo in the next two years. Hope to see you there. Btw 2:36 you’re resemble to Steve Aoki. Stay safe!😎
Thank you so much!! Let's hang out then!! Please contact me via Instagram DM! @kenshow_from_tokyo
@@KenShoWfromTokyo100 that’d be great! Just has followed you on IG
Your English is great.
Awesome sincerely appreciate, ly good .
Kind of looked like a cult leader or someone about to start a revolution in that old picture. Think I would have kept an eye on you too. 😂
Great video. Your English is good and I mean it.
Thank you for saying that!! It means a lot!!
quite entertaining. japan is definitely on my travel list because it is so different from the west
WOW!!! You had nice hair!
thank you for this explanation, the black culture since ancient times supports and embraces japanese history and culture.
Like this!👏
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As far as talking to strangers, it really depends on the person. I'm American and never talk to strangers and feel unconfortable when strangers talk to me. I'm very introverted and shy so I don't like it
Very interesting video! I think that folks in the U.S. have a different expectation of expressing interest in a given conversation. For example, I look at the speaker intently and use subtle facial expressions to relay to the speaker that I’m interested in what they are speaking about, but nothing as overt as the Japanese people might do in the same context. (and I’m one of the more expressive people that I know lol)
＠M C - Not Escher Thank you so much!!😊
i’ve always wanted to go to japan for a while or maybe even live there but i’m very quiet and i’m also a really nice person but i don’t really speak much to people but i’ve always had a fear that Japanese people wouldn’t like if all these foreigners came in
I was expecting more harsh things :) I am surprised in a very positive way.
I might make a video more harsh one one day lol
@@KenShoWfromTokyo100 :))) greetings to Japan from Bulgaria.
From everything you said, it sounds like the main obstacle is that most Japanese people just don't speak English. Seems like the solution would be for more of them to consider learning and practicing English. Language is a great doorway.
Good stuff, for the algorithm
Can you explain what are the blue lights are for at the end of the train station platform? I think I have an idea why they are placed at the end of the platform. Also, why are there bird chirping noises I hear at the station platform?
To me I think japanese are great in kindness, we were once lost at osaka station a japanese man from no where came to help us and even go the extra mile. This is not a first time the train driver, taxi driver, bus driver just to name few. Japanese ppl are willing to help with open arm. That is why my favourite destination of tour I feel safe that for sure. 👍👍👍