This happened recently, I was in S. Korea as a tourist but because of my Asian descent, I got mistaken for a local. A Korean lady with bags in both her hands came up to me to ask for directions to a popular restaurant in the area, and since I spoke Korean and had both my hands free of bags, I decided to help out by pulling out my iPhone to search on the map app. Once I've typed in the name of the restaurant, I showed her my screen and at that moment her gaze shifted and she looked up at me in embarrassment, asking, "Oh are you a foreigner?" (in Korean) because she saw the directions were displayed in English. I told her that I indeed am a foreigner and translated the directions for her. She scurried away without even a word of appreciation :')
I so often mistake Germans and Belgians for Dutch and the other way around. There are some indications but since humans are imperfect we blur the lines. If anything that lady should've apologized to you but the shame got to her too quickly 😂😂
For some reason, people don't understand that you only know a little bit, but what little you know, you know quite well, so then they go full native speed on you and then you're lost in the sauce.
_Knowing a little,_ means you can understand a conversation, and @ least respond in a "broken language". If I ask you _Où est la bibliothèque;_ are you going to be able to answer back: _Vous devez voyager [...],_ or you can only say, _ah oui, la bibliothèque... livres!_ Just bc you know a few words, doesn't make you knowledgeable of anything. That's why they go "full on" everytime you say _you know a little._ YOU are the one missing the concept -of _a little_ 😅
@@Ep3tzYc It means you can understand basic words and basic conversation. But if your pronunciation sounds good and natural, they assume you're being modest (which I realize in hindsight, now that I think about the culture, of saying you're not good at stuff even though you are, just to appear modest and be more likeable). In the US if you get a compliment, you accept it graciously with a demure thank you ("you're too kind" is implied). In Japan, if you say thank you after a compliment, they take it as "Thank you (for noticing my greatness)". *Google detects and translates the language you used as an example* Yup. Figures the language you're referencing is French. Cada vez estos pendejos son pendejos.
@@Ep3tzYc i'm used to talking to my swiss relatives in french so i felt totally out of my depth in paris LMAO i'm nowhere near fluent in french but i thought i was mildly competent... paris is scary man!
I remember walking into a konbini in Hiroshima a few years ago. Poor guy had a full on panic attack, shaking and everything and never realized I was even speaking Japanese at him.
It's kinda funny hearing these things because as an American working in the service industry we all kind of react the same way. We have a lot of Spanish speakers in the area here and while I actually love my Hispanic brothers and sisters.... I can't speak a word of Spanish.... So often what will end up happening is a large group will come in to place an order and it'll be a bunch of older dudes who don't speak much English. I will do my best to take there order but sometimes the language barrier can be hard. Then, the savior comes in the form of one of their kids or or just a younger coworker of theirs who speaks fluent English!!! Suddenly they are the in between for us and I can bet they can see the stress lift off of my shoulders.
nnnnnot too well if we go by history. This may not reflect how any given random Japanese person/the majority of Japanese people may act towards asian foreigners, but there's quite some bad history. Iirc Koreans living in Japan at some point were denied citizenship unless they essentially cut ties with their heritage, straight up changing names to something that does specifically not sound korean. And if they didn't, they'd be one of the "others" with all the mistreatment that comes with that. There's likely more and these things don't come from nowhere and don't disappear if they're not adressed.
Note that unless you go to a really shitty bar or restaurant, they try their darndest to interact with you and give you a good time. Especially in cities. As long as its not a middle of nowhere basically
@@weirdlypicturedbeing2122 That's not true about South Korean being denied citizenship "unless they essentially cut ties with their heritage". Citizenship in Japan and S. Korea is only given if you are of decent of someone originating from that country or if you lived a considerable amount of time in the country and renounce any previous nationality, it has nothing to do with cuting ties with your heritage, it is just a law, dual citizenship is not allowed in a lot of countries. Most of the koreans that uses Japanese names were not forced by any law to do so, it was just them assimilating to Japan, the same way people from foreign countries use European names for their children in Europe or use western names, my parents did the same coming to France, and beside the social pressure a lot of French politicians and many european governement literally push the idea of assimilation (and you can face a lot of discrimination otherwise), Japan doesn't push this in the government level, it is just like anywhere, just assimilation, a way to make yourself fit into the culture, it is not a strictly japanese thing and it was not targetting any nationality in particular and it was never forced ever since naturalization was legal in Japan. S. Korea does the same, you'll never be korean even with a korean citizenship to most koreans if you don't act and sound korean and also use korean name, and same for Asians in America who use an english name and name their kids western names so they can fit in. If you mean by this the whole Zainichi Koreans in Japan then you are confusing things, Zainichis Koreans have the right to citizenship and most can be citizens but refuse and instead choose to benefit from the the loophole allowing them to have the status of koreans yet benefiting from access to Japanese medical and welfare benefits, basically benefiting from both sides, Zainichis that get the japanese citizenship generally have no issue and are just seen a straight up japanese people and a lot of them still keep ties to their cultures and you can see than in a lot of the korea town places in the country
There is a superstition that when you first enter your new home you should first let a cat inside and then come in yourself. So. Joey is somewhat like a cat, you let him in first...
One thing I learned is that people don't always have to know you speak their language, because it might get you into things you don't want to be involved in.
That last story sounds like someone who learned just what to say and didn't expect follow up questions. Like if you just learned how to ask where something is, and the guy answers "Straight down this road, right at the light, two crossings down you take a left, straight ahead and you're there". Kind of happened to me a couple of years ago.but the guy had a map he showed me on. Didn't get all of what he said but had to correct him when he said hidari but pointed migi.
Funniest part for me is (as the whitest person in the history of white), all the Japanese ladies in Osaka assumed I spoke fluent Japanese because I picked up a few phrases and filler words…
That's sometimes the case, but other times they literally refuse to listen to what you say and in their brain they're already tuned out and thinking about bringing over someone else to speak to you, etc.
That happened to my neighbors when they went to Germany. Their German friends only spoke English to them the entire time because they were wanting to practice while my neighbors cried on the inside because they'd been wanting to practice their German
@@clarehidalgo one thing you have to realize about Germans is that it's okay to be bit more blunt and ask them if you can just speak German with them. Same goes for the Netherlands. Over here we do not beat around the bush, we say what we mean and we mean what we say and we expect the same from others. Don't care about coming across as polite, just say what's on your mind.
I'm very grateful for the random Japanese dentist who helped me & my family find our Shinkansen platform in Tokyo Station the first time I went to Japan. We could've easily missed our train without his help.
I can explain why foreign people would want to speak in English if they think you are English speaking, even if you speak to them in their native language after the initial confusion. It's because they probably don't get all that many opportunities to practice speaking English with someone that actually knows English fluently, so they'll take the opportunity when they get it. I'm Norwegian, but half American on my father's side, whenever the church I'm a member of had missionaries visiting from the USA, I would always speak English with them even though they had just taken a 6 week (I think that's the length of it) crash-course in speaking Norwegian before coming to Norway to prepare for their mission in Norway and would, pretty understandably, want to continue practicing their Norwegian when they are in Norway. I could tell some of the missionaries really didn't like that I kept speaking English to them, and probably less so because I was fluent in English but a Norwegian, but I didn't care, cause this was another opportunity for me to keep my English fresh and in practice.
im from puerto rico but i speak a lot of french (ig some shit happened in the past that had us here) and it astonished people when i was finally in france
I only discovered the boys trough trash taste but now that I've watched you guys individually it feels like AVENGERS ASSEMBLE each trash taste episode 🎉
Just try being the 'white' guy in school. We lived on base in Okinawa for two years. Fk me sideways, at least they are used to idiotic Americans there, for the most part. My parents sent me to a local school because I could learn more there, and there were a few other officer's kids there, but not in my class. It's nice being able to understand each other in class, but a couple of the teachers knew next to zero English, so I only spoke(awfully) Japanese for them.
I am eugene right now, but you have to, repetition is the key to memorization, if you want that stuff to become ingrained in you then you have to practice every moment, no matter how dweeby you look.
Ye it's not even just an asian thing. I'm irish and other irish people ask me what country I'm from because my name is Inazo. Like I live and am from here.
I get the " you look like a chin3se" when im not but, im asian, then they would act mad at me, not all but some of my experiences, and it makes me feel the need to learn chinese just because i look chinese hahahahhaga😅😅😅
The reception here is pretty mixed. I’m in Kyoto studying abroad, and while many people are very kind outwardly (or at least to me) I notice many Japanese people giving annoyed looks at tourists. However it’s only towards those who don’t respect their culture at all! So many people come here with zero Japanese and have a great time, I’d argue you can only do so in Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka though. Japanese people I’ve met say they welcome any tourists who are respectful and especially those who are interested in their culture!
@@AbbyReilly to me it's always felt slightly "false??" (Not sure if that's the correct word for this) when they are a bunch of RUclipsrs and places that are showing off different things to do in Japan but don't necessarily state how much Japanese you need to know to go do those things. Obviously it's not the RUclipsrs responsibility to tell people that, but it feels like a bait and switch lightly. And then of course there is the fact that it seems like Japan wants tourists to come because of the income they get from tourism, but at the same time there's not a ton of people who speak English and not everyone who lives in Japan wants tourists there. Overall, it just feels like it doesn't match up well enough to say 100% that "Yes anyone should come here"
@@chronuss007 Most restaurants bars etc hire part timers. You might think newer generations should be more inclined to learning english. But thats not the case at all. Cuz 1st of all, English is really hard to learn as a Japanese, grammars, letters, sentence structures are all very different. And they are mostly happy to just live and work in Japan without ever needing English. 2nd of all, they rarely consume western media, if not at all. I am currently going to a Japanese college, and i bs you not, only 1 (out of 40) kid from my class has even a small inkling of western memes, pop cultures. And finally, its not like they are required to learn english. They are mostly content with just using Japanese their whole life. Is what the majority thinks. So while everybody has a bit of knowledge from school, only a few who are basically oddballs or language lovers learn enough english to hold a day to day convo. Also, learning a whole new language cause of good tourism seems bs to me. And ofc there are few grumpy racist old timers. You probably havent come to Japan and only see some polarizing contents on yt. So just try coming here and experiencing it. As long as you dont disturb them, they wont go out of their way to be racist to you. At least in my experience, i have met racism once. And it was some old guy in Harajuku yelling “this isnt china” in japanese. In my 8 months of living in Tokyo and 2 years of living in the inaka
@@Anonymous-td9fl I have been to Japan, but it was more than 10 years ago I think. My brother was there teaching English, and acted as my translator. I was there just as a tourist (I did not know any Japanese). We never ran into anyone racist. If anything more Japanese people were interested in me and my brother because we had curly hair. Also, I agree with you that I think that a whole country's worth of people learning a new language just for tourism feels like bs. But then at the same time, why are there a decent number of people on RUclips trying to show off what you can do in Japan, especially when they don't mention how much Japanese you need to know before doing that activity they are showing. To me, it feels like the people of the country themselves don't really care if people come for tourism, but they don't want to learn English just to deal with tourists, but the government wants people to learn English so that they can get money from tourism. In the end, it almost feels like they're trying to trick people into coming to Japan when the country isn't that ready for them and isn't that interested in dealing with them when they come, other than their money of course.
I have the opposite problem, I always get called "Chinese", not even of a specific chinese, but always "China Chinese", IM NOT EVEN FROM CHINA I get **pissed** because this happens even in my home country, LIKE BRUH, FUCK OUTTA HERE
I look more European I am Mexican/American. Also, people do not know I speak Spanish cause well I am in America then guess what happens they speak spanish in front of me thinking I dont understand 😅 I am like "Oh, really?"
This happens to my mom a lot whenever we go to the grocery stores. She is full on Mexican speaking fluent Spanish but is pale skin toned. Maybe like 9/10 times the Spanish person helping her speaks English unless she speaks Spanish back
@@jaredf.6532 My parents are both Mexican Immigrants. I am Mexican born raised in the US. I speak English fluently and Spanish Fluently but I get every Mexican saying my Spanish sucks and I tell them I am just imitating them, but I clearly do have an accent in Spanish.
Half, the other half Australian. He grew up Australian so even though he's got great command of Japanese, it's still A Thing for him on how to present to them as a local versus a foreigner.
All jokes aside, it's sad and rather frustrating that this is how Japan reacts to non-locals or Japanese people who don't fit the image o "Japanese"? Do they not realize how discriminatory and unwelcoming they're being?
Of course not. Local people of every country are like this and it only takes a minority to ruin reputations. I say have your own experiences with places and make your own judgement about people there.
@@prabhavb2931 Japan is an extremely xenophobic country, let's not downplay it. And they do realize it, they just think it's not inherently wrong (which might make it even worse). Microagressive behavior is rooted in their mentality but luckily younger generations seem much more open and interested in multiculturalism. Imo the older gen takes a defensive stance because they feel like their culture might disappear or dramatically change if they mesh with foreigners.
@@medfiksa That is what i was saying. Most of the world except for western and european nations are like this. Older gen protective of their cultures and ways, and younger gen more open to change. Japan may be at an extreme end on it but still is in many ways friendly to foreign tourist and the amount of people going there is a fact that most have a overall positive exp.
This happened recently, I was in S. Korea as a tourist but because of my Asian descent, I got mistaken for a local. A Korean lady with bags in both her hands came up to me to ask for directions to a popular restaurant in the area, and since I spoke Korean and had both my hands free of bags, I decided to help out by pulling out my iPhone to search on the map app. Once I've typed in the name of the restaurant, I showed her my screen and at that moment her gaze shifted and she looked up at me in embarrassment, asking, "Oh are you a foreigner?" (in Korean) because she saw the directions were displayed in English. I told her that I indeed am a foreigner and translated the directions for her. She scurried away without even a word of appreciation :')
You should've asked her first hahahaha
I so often mistake Germans and Belgians for Dutch and the other way around. There are some indications but since humans are imperfect we blur the lines. If anything that lady should've apologized to you but the shame got to her too quickly 😂😂
@@Rov-Nihil
Terrible indeed 😂
@@Rov-Nihil Germans, Dutch, Belgians, Luxemburg, what's the difference really?
@@rmdhn1 a lot
For some reason, people don't understand that you only know a little bit, but what little you know, you know quite well, so then they go full native speed on you and then you're lost in the sauce.
_Knowing a little,_ means you can understand a conversation, and @ least respond in a "broken language". If I ask you _Où est la bibliothèque;_ are you going to be able to answer back: _Vous devez voyager [...],_ or you can only say, _ah oui, la bibliothèque... livres!_ Just bc you know a few words, doesn't make you knowledgeable of anything. That's why they go "full on" everytime you say _you know a little._ YOU are the one missing the concept -of _a little_ 😅
@@Ep3tzYc It means you can understand basic words and basic conversation. But if your pronunciation sounds good and natural, they assume you're being modest (which I realize in hindsight, now that I think about the culture, of saying you're not good at stuff even though you are, just to appear modest and be more likeable). In the US if you get a compliment, you accept it graciously with a demure thank you ("you're too kind" is implied). In Japan, if you say thank you after a compliment, they take it as "Thank you (for noticing my greatness)".
*Google detects and translates the language you used as an example* Yup. Figures the language you're referencing is French. Cada vez estos pendejos son pendejos.
@@Ep3tzYc i'm used to talking to my swiss relatives in french so i felt totally out of my depth in paris LMAO i'm nowhere near fluent in french but i thought i was mildly competent... paris is scary man!
I remember walking into a konbini in Hiroshima a few years ago. Poor guy had a full on panic attack, shaking and everything and never realized I was even speaking Japanese at him.
I don't know who Eugene is but they really flamed him in this clip 😂
Eugene on that “desu” addiction
Eugene sounds like a normal medival themed anime character name.
The Desu Eagle 🔫
Ah yes, brings me back to old 4chan days where desu was all over the damn place, weeaboos man 😂😂
We have ourselves a Code Eugene
Desu nutz
Joey needs to yell, "Clear!" when he enters.
Japanese people panicking when Joey walks in only for him to hit them with the "I nihongo jouzu more than you"
Eugene doing his own version of Dora the Explorer. “Itadekimasu! Karaage desu!”
Translate to English dog they just delete the hirigana
It's kinda funny hearing these things because as an American working in the service industry we all kind of react the same way. We have a lot of Spanish speakers in the area here and while I actually love my Hispanic brothers and sisters.... I can't speak a word of Spanish.... So often what will end up happening is a large group will come in to place an order and it'll be a bunch of older dudes who don't speak much English. I will do my best to take there order but sometimes the language barrier can be hard. Then, the savior comes in the form of one of their kids or or just a younger coworker of theirs who speaks fluent English!!! Suddenly they are the in between for us and I can bet they can see the stress lift off of my shoulders.
Japan and its casual disdain for tourist never fails to makes me a touch sad. I wonder how japan treats other asian foreigners who dont look japanese.
I’m American born with 100% Japanese blood. They hate my ass. Mostly older people but it was pretty obvious that I was not welcome in lots of places.
nnnnnot too well if we go by history.
This may not reflect how any given random Japanese person/the majority of Japanese people may act towards asian foreigners, but there's quite some bad history. Iirc Koreans living in Japan at some point were denied citizenship unless they essentially cut ties with their heritage, straight up changing names to something that does specifically not sound korean. And if they didn't, they'd be one of the "others" with all the mistreatment that comes with that.
There's likely more and these things don't come from nowhere and don't disappear if they're not adressed.
Note that unless you go to a really shitty bar or restaurant, they try their darndest to interact with you and give you a good time. Especially in cities. As long as its not a middle of nowhere basically
Ya, Japan is quite pathetic in that sense, indeed quite sad.
@@weirdlypicturedbeing2122 That's not true about South Korean being denied citizenship "unless they essentially cut ties with their heritage". Citizenship in Japan and S. Korea is only given if you are of decent of someone originating from that country or if you lived a considerable amount of time in the country and renounce any previous nationality, it has nothing to do with cuting ties with your heritage, it is just a law, dual citizenship is not allowed in a lot of countries.
Most of the koreans that uses Japanese names were not forced by any law to do so, it was just them assimilating to Japan, the same way people from foreign countries use European names for their children in Europe or use western names, my parents did the same coming to France, and beside the social pressure a lot of French politicians and many european governement literally push the idea of assimilation (and you can face a lot of discrimination otherwise), Japan doesn't push this in the government level, it is just like anywhere, just assimilation, a way to make yourself fit into the culture, it is not a strictly japanese thing and it was not targetting any nationality in particular and it was never forced ever since naturalization was legal in Japan. S. Korea does the same, you'll never be korean even with a korean citizenship to most koreans if you don't act and sound korean and also use korean name, and same for Asians in America who use an english name and name their kids western names so they can fit in.
If you mean by this the whole Zainichi Koreans in Japan then you are confusing things, Zainichis Koreans have the right to citizenship and most can be citizens but refuse and instead choose to benefit from the the loophole allowing them to have the status of koreans yet benefiting from access to Japanese medical and welfare benefits, basically benefiting from both sides, Zainichis that get the japanese citizenship generally have no issue and are just seen a straight up japanese people and a lot of them still keep ties to their cultures and you can see than in a lot of the korea town places in the country
There is a superstition that when you first enter your new home you should first let a cat inside and then come in yourself. So. Joey is somewhat like a cat, you let him in first...
i mean, have you seen his mascot?
“Japanic” 💀
One thing I learned is that people don't always have to know you speak their language, because it might get you into things you don't want to be involved in.
That last story sounds like someone who learned just what to say and didn't expect follow up questions. Like if you just learned how to ask where something is, and the guy answers "Straight down this road, right at the light, two crossings down you take a left, straight ahead and you're there".
Kind of happened to me a couple of years ago.but the guy had a map he showed me on. Didn't get all of what he said but had to correct him when he said hidari but pointed migi.
"Kore wa pendesu" 💀💀💀
Funniest part for me is (as the whitest person in the history of white), all the Japanese ladies in Osaka assumed I spoke fluent Japanese because I picked up a few phrases and filler words…
I have the exact opposite problem. I'm currently studying overseas and while my appearance looks similar to the locals, I don't speak their language
They're trying to practice their English, but you're trying to practice your Japanese or Thai
Trueeee
That's sometimes the case, but other times they literally refuse to listen to what you say and in their brain they're already tuned out and thinking about bringing over someone else to speak to you, etc.
That happened to my neighbors when they went to Germany. Their German friends only spoke English to them the entire time because they were wanting to practice while my neighbors cried on the inside because they'd been wanting to practice their German
@@clarehidalgo So practice their German then? I don't see why they couldn't do it both ways and just help correct each other. Equal exchange then.
@@clarehidalgo one thing you have to realize about Germans is that it's okay to be bit more blunt and ask them if you can just speak German with them. Same goes for the Netherlands. Over here we do not beat around the bush, we say what we mean and we mean what we say and we expect the same from others. Don't care about coming across as polite, just say what's on your mind.
I'm very grateful for the random Japanese dentist who helped me & my family find our Shinkansen platform in Tokyo Station the first time I went to Japan. We could've easily missed our train without his help.
I can explain why foreign people would want to speak in English if they think you are English speaking, even if you speak to them in their native language after the initial confusion.
It's because they probably don't get all that many opportunities to practice speaking English with someone that actually knows English fluently, so they'll take the opportunity when they get it.
I'm Norwegian, but half American on my father's side, whenever the church I'm a member of had missionaries visiting from the USA, I would always speak English with them even though they had just taken a 6 week (I think that's the length of it) crash-course in speaking Norwegian before coming to Norway to prepare for their mission in Norway and would, pretty understandably, want to continue practicing their Norwegian when they are in Norway. I could tell some of the missionaries really didn't like that I kept speaking English to them, and probably less so because I was fluent in English but a Norwegian, but I didn't care, cause this was another opportunity for me to keep my English fresh and in practice.
I knew what the reason was before I even watched the video 😂😂😂
yeah they had this conversation before 😀😀
im from puerto rico but i speak a lot of french
(ig some shit happened in the past that had us here) and it astonished people when i was finally in france
Connor dropped the term "Japanic" so casually and the boys didn't even bat an eye lmao that sent me
I AM BEEEEERRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AHAHAHAHAHA
I only discovered the boys trough trash taste but now that I've watched you guys individually it feels like AVENGERS ASSEMBLE each trash taste episode 🎉
Me in any Hispanic setting. The moment I accidentally respond in English, I am treated like the biggest gringo. I hate it so much.
So moral of the story is.... keep learning my Japanese from anime, got it 👍
What I do sometime that helps is to just say "I don't speak english" in the native local language, even though that's a complete lie
Kazuma-desu
Kazuma-dayo
I've never had anyone other than other gaijin try to talk to me in English. Where do you guys find these Degawa English people in Japan?
Just try being the 'white' guy in school. We lived on base in Okinawa for two years. Fk me sideways, at least they are used to idiotic Americans there, for the most part. My parents sent me to a local school because I could learn more there, and there were a few other officer's kids there, but not in my class. It's nice being able to understand each other in class, but a couple of the teachers knew next to zero English, so I only spoke(awfully) Japanese for them.
Good old Japanese xenophobia
I am eugene right now, but you have to, repetition is the key to memorization, if you want that stuff to become ingrained in you then you have to practice every moment, no matter how dweeby you look.
2:34 japanic
Genki textbook W
what a fun fact
Poor Joey
I have the opposite. I have to clarify that I'm not Japanese, in Japanese.
legends.
Joey become meatshield
Ye it's not even just an asian thing. I'm irish and other irish people ask me what country I'm from because my name is Inazo. Like I live and am from here.
I get the " you look like a chin3se" when im not but, im asian, then they would act mad at me, not all but some of my experiences, and it makes me feel the need to learn chinese just because i look chinese hahahahhaga😅😅😅
Who is Eugene
Eugene?
So does Japan want English tourists or no? It sounds like it wont work well if you don't know Japanese already.
Only in Tokyo and other tourist areas.
The reception here is pretty mixed. I’m in Kyoto studying abroad, and while many people are very kind outwardly (or at least to me) I notice many Japanese people giving annoyed looks at tourists. However it’s only towards those who don’t respect their culture at all! So many people come here with zero Japanese and have a great time, I’d argue you can only do so in Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka though. Japanese people I’ve met say they welcome any tourists who are respectful and especially those who are interested in their culture!
@@AbbyReilly to me it's always felt slightly "false??" (Not sure if that's the correct word for this) when they are a bunch of RUclipsrs and places that are showing off different things to do in Japan but don't necessarily state how much Japanese you need to know to go do those things. Obviously it's not the RUclipsrs responsibility to tell people that, but it feels like a bait and switch lightly.
And then of course there is the fact that it seems like Japan wants tourists to come because of the income they get from tourism, but at the same time there's not a ton of people who speak English and not everyone who lives in Japan wants tourists there.
Overall, it just feels like it doesn't match up well enough to say 100% that "Yes anyone should come here"
@@chronuss007 Most restaurants bars etc hire part timers. You might think newer generations should be more inclined to learning english. But thats not the case at all. Cuz 1st of all, English is really hard to learn as a Japanese, grammars, letters, sentence structures are all very different. And they are mostly happy to just live and work in Japan without ever needing English.
2nd of all, they rarely consume western media, if not at all. I am currently going to a Japanese college, and i bs you not, only 1 (out of 40) kid from my class has even a small inkling of western memes, pop cultures.
And finally, its not like they are required to learn english. They are mostly content with just using Japanese their whole life. Is what the majority thinks. So while everybody has a bit of knowledge from school, only a few who are basically oddballs or language lovers learn enough english to hold a day to day convo.
Also, learning a whole new language cause of good tourism seems bs to me. And ofc there are few grumpy racist old timers. You probably havent come to Japan and only see some polarizing contents on yt. So just try coming here and experiencing it. As long as you dont disturb them, they wont go out of their way to be racist to you. At least in my experience, i have met racism once. And it was some old guy in Harajuku yelling “this isnt china” in japanese. In my 8 months of living in Tokyo and 2 years of living in the inaka
@@Anonymous-td9fl I have been to Japan, but it was more than 10 years ago I think. My brother was there teaching English, and acted as my translator. I was there just as a tourist (I did not know any Japanese). We never ran into anyone racist. If anything more Japanese people were interested in me and my brother because we had curly hair.
Also, I agree with you that I think that a whole country's worth of people learning a new language just for tourism feels like bs. But then at the same time, why are there a decent number of people on RUclips trying to show off what you can do in Japan, especially when they don't mention how much Japanese you need to know before doing that activity they are showing.
To me, it feels like the people of the country themselves don't really care if people come for tourism, but they don't want to learn English just to deal with tourists, but the government wants people to learn English so that they can get money from tourism. In the end, it almost feels like they're trying to trick people into coming to Japan when the country isn't that ready for them and isn't that interested in dealing with them when they come, other than their money of course.
Kawaii desu~❤
I have the opposite problem, I always get called "Chinese", not even of a specific chinese, but always "China Chinese", IM NOT EVEN FROM CHINA
I get **pissed** because this happens even in my home country, LIKE BRUH, FUCK OUTTA HERE
I look more European I am Mexican/American. Also, people do not know I speak Spanish cause well I am in America then guess what happens they speak spanish in front of me thinking I dont understand 😅 I am like "Oh, really?"
This happens to my mom a lot whenever we go to the grocery stores. She is full on Mexican speaking fluent Spanish but is pale skin toned. Maybe like 9/10 times the Spanish person helping her speaks English unless she speaks Spanish back
@@jaredf.6532 My parents are both Mexican Immigrants. I am Mexican born raised in the US. I speak English fluently and Spanish Fluently but I get every Mexican saying my Spanish sucks and I tell them I am just imitating them, but I clearly do have an accent in Spanish.
Mexican's have European blood. Hispanics/Latinos are a bit of everything.
We're like the "all of the above" option in a quiz.
@H Extraordinaire I identify as American, okay.
Edit: this is a joke.
Im from Spain and the same thing happens to me lol
As eastern Asian foreigners....we cannot relate
Isn't Japan east Aisa and Thailand southeast Asia?
@lelnel6242 sea people are like 50/50 some are japanese passing some not
Once again too quiet here!
Eugene still at weeb phase.....
I've been in Joey's shoes on show I be a volunteer translater. lol
Huh do you guys have an accent in Japanese?
Kinda, dialects n stuff, its a telling which region you grew up in
Have you ever pretended you don't speak english?
Is Joey not Japanese?
Half, the other half Australian. He grew up Australian so even though he's got great command of Japanese, it's still A Thing for him on how to present to them as a local versus a foreigner.
Hello desu
Lmao
Just get a Asian face mask...
All jokes aside, it's sad and rather frustrating that this is how Japan reacts to non-locals or Japanese people who don't fit the image o "Japanese"? Do they not realize how discriminatory and unwelcoming they're being?
Of course not. Local people of every country are like this and it only takes a minority to ruin reputations. I say have your own experiences with places and make your own judgement about people there.
@@prabhavb2931 Japan is an extremely xenophobic country, let's not downplay it. And they do realize it, they just think it's not inherently wrong (which might make it even worse). Microagressive behavior is rooted in their mentality but luckily younger generations seem much more open and interested in multiculturalism. Imo the older gen takes a defensive stance because they feel like their culture might disappear or dramatically change if they mesh with foreigners.
@@medfiksa That is what i was saying. Most of the world except for western and european nations are like this. Older gen protective of their cultures and ways, and younger gen more open to change. Japan may be at an extreme end on it but still is in many ways friendly to foreign tourist and the amount of people going there is a fact that most have a overall positive exp.
Garnt looks annoyed at times when Connor talks
It’s Garnt: his facial expressions are always weird. Remember the happy to incredible sadness compilations?