1) Blowing your nose in public 2)No talking on the phone in trains 3) No backpacks in crowded places 4) No eating in trains 5) Don't wear shoes inside the house in Japan 6) No finger pointing in public 7) Do not pass food using your chopsticks to someone else's chopsticks (Just directly hand them the food for better access so they can do it themselves) 8) Don't stick your chopsticks in rice (Lay'em down) 9) No dyed hair, facial hair or piercings for job applications 10) Specific days for taking out trash. Don't do it randomly on any other day. Bonus points! -No loud noises in apartments -Do not use 10.000 JPY bills in small businesses -Be careful with tattoos. :)
@@alfredsarmiento4683 I think there is this deep rooted stigma towards tattoos there since in 17th century, criminals were branded as a form of punishment. Even though, there is no official ban but people often are cautious with tattoos there.
@@god-ok8pk All music sounds like trash when it's coming through a shitty portable speaker or cell phone. And let's be honest, it's always trap and hip hop.
Same here in Austria, kids play movies or music on the speaker on their phone instead of listening through headphones. I love the quiet trains in Japan, it is far more civilised. All these things seem restrictive but actually, being a Brit of a certain age these things are what we were taught as good manners so as to respect others space whilst we were in it. Sadly it’s Me Me Me now!
I’m Japanese biracial: You can totally quietly blow your nose! You can eat candy and small snacks that don’t smell or make a mess on the train. And with the hair color stuff, it’s invasive and ridiculous but true. Soon to be college graduates dye their hair jet black for their job interviews and wear identical looking black suits. Almost like a funeral to their youth. Lol! I naturally have red hair and like the guy said, they told me to dye my hair and look less Caucasian if I want to work at their “international hotel” even though I speak Japanese and other languages fluently. They said “we thought you were Japanese over the phone” Sometimes they won’t rent houses to foreigners and in my case foreign looking people. The anime hair I think is rooted more in fantasy, a reaction to the strict hair color ideologies and how they look up to Caucasian features. They think light hair and big eyes, talk noses are pretty...from afar. Very frustrating and self contradicting racism.
I guess it's understandable that people everywhere want to see diversity and try something different. I have red(dish) hair and find (people with) pitch black hair super cool.
My Boyfriend is Filipino and works in Japan. He had to take out all his piercings, and have his hair short for his interview, but his hair is long now and he always has piercings in now and his beard even grows out. He just trims it short. Lol.
I remmember eating in Tokyo, local Ramen place with chopsticks.. well I tryed, the staff laughed and gave me fork that was meant for kids.. sadest day of my life
Yep that happened to me the very first time I went to Japan also, after that I learn how to eat with chopsticks and now I find myself using them more than forks and spoons lol
More than you ever wanted to know on the topic: anime.stackexchange.com/a/34169/45636 (tl;dr--those colors were not originally meant as a literal representation of a character's hair color) Also, when someone's hair is naturally black, it can appear to have a red or blue or green cast to it, and I've read elsewhere that it started as an exaggeration of that.
A lot of these are explained in the extreme in this video. It's okay to have low volume conversations on the train, carry handkerchiefs or tissue paper for your runny nose, many commuter liner trains have small pull down trays for eating or drinking, remove your backpack and carry it beside you but not on your back while in the train. Cite: me commuting in Tokyo for almost 25 years.
People in Chicago who don't take off their backpacks at rush hour and end up taking 2-3 people's worth of space and also whack other passengers in the head. :|
There's a big notion in Japanese culture, like if you made them a tag cloud, it would be one of the biggest tags on the map ever: MEIWAKU. It's causing disturbance, or actually any slightest inconvenience to other people. It basically shows that you are incapable of consideration for other people, maybe dumb, or at least never grew up. If you are a loud outgoing foreigner, it actually starts getting on your nerves after a while.
no tattoos in many of the Japanese spas. with traditional floor toilets, do not flush with your foot. no tipping. no pictures of, or in someone's shop/place of business without permission. no pictures of someone without permission (especially monks). Learn to say "Please", "Thank you", and "Excuse me" or "I am sorry" in Japanese. People are more willing to help you if you are polite, and trying to speak language.
@@maximellow5745 Yakuza as far as I recall has to do with organised crime syndicates. Many members of gangs are tattooed with, what appears to be simalar to suits of armour. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Yakuza_at_Sanja_Matsuri.jpg It bears a lot of similarity to the Chinese Triad gangs who use tribal type designs that indicate their position in the gang and also some other things like being an assassin etc.
I wish in Poland were the same rules of behaving in public transportation. It annoys me when somebody talks super loud or eat kebab. Some assholes even drink alcohol in buses. This is so disgusting :/
EXACTLY. My worst experience is drunk people - and I dont mean people who had one beer, I mean people who are so drunk they don't even walk staight - on TRAINS. I often go for a 2.5 hour ride and sitting near a drunk guy for that amount of time is very exhausting. They talk loudly, argue, and the train staff can't do much about it, they can't make a drunk person leave the train unless they, I don't know, start a fight maybe?
Eating while you walk us also SUPER rude in Japan. It's okay to stop and eat while standing, but if you're walking with food it's possible to bump into someone and get food on them
Well, actually it more because of the fact that it is disrespectful for the cook/restaurant whatever since in Japan there are still a lot of places where the food is homemade. So if you walk while eating it means that you do not respect their effort etc. -.-
well I don't know about the majority of Japanese apartments, but when I lived there with my gf and even moved apartments once, I didn't notice anything from my neighbors and my gf didn't mention having to be extra quiet either. One time when she was mad she was throwing shit around the house and we got a complaint from our neighbor the next day, but other than that, we were fucking every day and she wasn't making an effort to keep it down at all, so maybe they were exaggerating idk. At least letting you know not all apartments have these thin walls that they were talking about in the vid
Also makes you pay attention to your feet more often. Maybe if we had customs like that in the West, we wouldn't have so many people with stinky feet :)
My mother is Japanese and for as long as i can remember we've always taken my shoes off at the front door, i remember friends making fun of me for taking my shoes off at their house but i didn't know that it wasn't normal in america. i'm 22 now and in my home, you must always take your shoes off at the front door because like you said, its my sacred, clean comfort space.
What? Taking off your shoes is normal in America. I have never understood why people want to wear shoes inside, it's so uncomfortable. It was probably just the area you were in.
I guess in some parts it's not normal because here people look at you weird when they see you take your shoes off without being prompted too or asked. And when I asked people to do so in my home I get the occasional "Really? Do I have too? You have no carpet?"
@WeAreLegion well to be fair, the OP said NOT to do anything logan paul did, we cant just live in a bubble and censor what you dont like, on the contrary facing what you dont like and learning from it is the better way to live instead of having a hissy fit over some loser that has done nothing to you on a personal level.
Well, I wear shoes in the house, but that's because I live by a mountain and there are scorpions everywhere, so you gotta protect your feet. We have tile floors, though, at least. No carpet to stain.
It seems to be a local train rule more than long distance trains? I know there are tons of places to get Ekiben getting on the Shinkansen so it would seem rather incongruous to not be able to eat on the train
gaijinsuihei or if you are riding the JR between Shiga and Osaka apparently. Nobody there seems to care. I even asked my students what they thought about it cuz my impression was always "don't eat or drink on the train" but then I was confused when I saw locals doing it so frequently. I asked my students their impression and what is the rule, and they were confused as to why it was an issue and were basically like "It's ABSOLUTELY okay" so....meh idk
1. don't blow your nose 2. no phone talk on train 3. no backpacks in crowds 4. do not eat in trains 5. don't wear shoes inside 6. do not point fingers 7. do not pass food with chopsticks 8. do not stick chopsticks in rice 9. do not facial hair or piercing 10. do not careless with trash 11. no loud noises in your apartment 12. do not use 10.000 jpy bills in small businesses 13. be careful with tattoos there. 13 is funny because I think that at least half of the people in Finland have at least one tattoo :D I have 11 at the moment, hah. no-one cares about that, unless those tattoos are offensive in any way.
Onsvaltti well... Tattoos are mostly related to yakuza... As the yakuza were the only ones with a tattoo and so people are careful with that... No one wants anything to do with a yakuza... So...
Well, not trying to play the skin or race card. But if you are a Caucasian and have a tattoo, they "instantly" know you are not yakuza. There is a small progression in major city like Tokyo where people start to embrace tattoo more as an art. You can see a lot of tattoo parlour in area like Koenji, where hipsters or vintage cultures are flourished. And some onsen already embraced tattoo for foreigners. But this kind of irrational fear of tattoo still happens if you work as a teacher. They don't want you working with the kid showing any visible tattoo, because the kid are still not be able to tell that you are not a yakuza or not with a small butterfly tattoo in your neck.
Most if not all fitness centers won't allow tatooed people, no matter if you are a foreigner or not. They cater to middle aged and elderly people which in general still have very conservative views towards body ornamentation. A fitness center would not risk putting their target audience off over a few tatooed foreigners.
I'm so glad I found this channel. As a Japanese that grew up between two cultures, I often times find myself having to explain my "Japaneseness" to people. This channel makes that much easier for me. I can just say "Here, listen to Kasia and Ryo, they can answer your questions." I'm less stressed and overwhelmed because of your channel.
Akiko, no need to be stressed, regardless of where you are. Obviously in Japan you'll be ok and in the U.S. it's very polite - even if everybody doesn't do it.
I'm a white guy with shoulder length curly hair and a full beard, i'd love to know what the general reaction to that would be, and if it makes a difference that i'm not asian. How would i be recieved/percieved in general, and would i be able to get a job like say in a store or office? Please share your thoughts, and if/when i go to Japan someday i'll let you know what i experience.
Neus Ku I would love to know of some of the places that accept this! Cause that's me, colorful hair and snake bits and would love to know if I would be able to find a normal job without having to change
Ganek jest zawsze od strony ogrodu lub podwórza, to taka część z tyłu domu, i owszem często służył do zastawiania butów (np ubłoconych ziemią z ogrodu gumiaczków), bo z ganku wchodziło się nie do przedpokoju tylko najczęściej do kuchni. Ciekawe są takie podobieństwa słowne w tak odległych kulturach.
I lived in Japan for four years. Loved the culture, the consideration for others the politeness and manners was refreshing and uplifting ..no stress. It impressed me. I always wanted to return and hopefully one day soon I shall.
Hello there, don't you think guys it's time for Q&A with Ryo? It's kinda interesting that he speaks without japanese accent, i dont't think it's that common in Japan.
Sorry, this has nothing to do with the video, but was I the only one that rewinded that hair flip at 9:53 in slow motion because it was just so fabulous? 🤣
THATS WHYYYYY japanese like visiting Sweden. We have many of the same rules. But there's no pointing with the hole hand in a vertical maner. You do it horizontal like more of an open hand gesture. And less chopsticks. And a shit tone of more facial hair.
Hmm... I don't see people complaining when others use phones on the train, but it's not convenient because other people can hear what you're talking about and the connection can be pretty bad. The blowing nose part doesn't apply in sweden either. I've never heard anything about it being a "rule" to not have backpacks in crowds, but it's of course common sense to not turn around and hit people with it, out of safety issues it, you might want to hold it in your hand to avoid possible pickpockets(even if pickpockets are pretty rare). We don't normally use chopsticks, ever, so there's nothing to really compare there. Colored hair(especially weird unnatural colors like green, blue etc) or excessive piercings and tattoos does make you look like a punk and people will treat you differently to some extent(and where would you find a culture that doesn't find very rare or unusual styles to be weird and undesirable?), but unlike in Japan it's just something we connect with unruly youngsters or wannabe gangsters, it's not something that SHOULD affect your chance of getting a job and there's absolutely no way that you would be denied when trying to eat at a restaurant or enter somewhere(under normal circumstances). Discrimination based on appearance is not something we like or accept over here(even though there's always people who discriminate, it's not acceptable, maybe not even legal, to do so over here and you can't choose workers depending on appearance and you can't shut someone out from a place just because they look different) :P Facial hair of any kind is also your own choice and no one cares, same goes for normal amounts of piercings/tattoos or natural hair colors that actually exist, it might even be considered as looking good. Trash are thrown out when we fill a bag and we don't wait for anything. Loud noises in your own apartment are your own business, but there's a limit depending on where you live and especially how late in the evening it is. As long as it doesn't get to the point where it's EXTREMELY disturbing/incessant and forces you to go sleepless, no one can do anything even if you make some noise. Making noise is usually never an issue unless someone is throwing a party in a tower building or similar location and doesn't tune down the music or noise when the time goes past a certain time at night, at that time you can call the police to come and shut them up. However, the things that do apply are that we do not eat in trains(unless it's long-distance ones, but I think japanese people eat in those too), we also never wear shoes inside and take them off at the doorstep. Pointing fingers is always rude and should be in most cultures because people would feel uncomfortable getting pointed at (duh). Using excessively high amounts of money in small stores with little change is indeed pretty annoying, but it's not the customers problem and really... Almost no one pays with bills anymore, why walk around with money in your wallet instead of just using a debit/credit card? There's practically no place without the resources required to make a payment using cards, not even the smallest stores, it's more common that some places doesn't accept bills and only accepts cards. So, barely 3 of 13 points here is actually something that applies in Sweden. 4 if you include the using of big bills, but as I said, normally there's no store that doesn't take credit/debit cards and almost no one uses bills anymore, it's just inconvenient in various ways.
#5 I really don't understand why people DON'T take their shoes off in houses like, IT'S GONNA GET ALL DIRTY AND MESSED UP and it just isn't comfortable to have shoes on so WHYYYYYYYYY
Same as me! Lmao! Wide forehead always good with long downward hair covering the forehead. I also have wide forehead. I hate to see myself when my hair is short.
And here I am, going to Tokyo in January with my white dyed hair, lips and ear piercings, tattooed girlfriend and my nephew who has a giant blond beard. I suspect we'll be "randomly" checked at the airport. xD
I'm currently in Japan (shibuya), I've personally seen the Japanese do the first 5 things multiple times. Maybe not so much talking on the train. But I've been plowed over because people have their face glued to their phone while walking, had someone cough/sneeze right in my face. I love japan and the japanese people. I just feel like this video could be true but no one follows the rules, even the Japanese.
i as a Japanese do not feel like those rules exist so please blow your nose before it makes a mess on your face and let's talk on the train. let's talk about love. i mean LOVE.
In ANY kind of group, there are those people who are rude and/or do not obey rules/manners. Also, (I'm sorry, but this happens in real life) you might be mistaking other Asians with real Japanese. There are A LOT of Asian tourists in Japan, and some ethnicities.....well....how should I phrase it.....have a reputation of being very rude.
@@room6817 Thank you, this is exactly why I not only enjoy the videos, but also spend a lot of time reading all the comments for gems such as this! (recently hooked anime lover -yes, I'm an otaku, I don't care!)
@@MIZZKIE Oh fucking please, you say there's people like that from all cultures and societies and then you wanna pick out one and say rude is their normal and apply it to generally.
I live in Okinawa, and my apartment is sound proof which I am so happy about because my daughters yell so much, also I have purple hair and I have a habit of using a back as a diaper bag... I'm in trouble...
Actually thats kind of rude in everywhere. Hell, I am in US. I don't like talking on the phone in the train to bother people, and thats disguisting If you make a noise because of your stuffy nose. Ew, she is actually unbeleivable.
@@michelleedward8755 Are you kidding me, if I've got snot dripping down my nose, it's disgusting. I don't care if the noise hurts your delicate sensibilities, I'm gonna fucking blow my nose
@@michelleedward8755 yes he is...he obviously also speaks English probably from the beginning (learned both languages as a young child) but just because he speaks good English doesn't mean he is not from Japan!!
It was November, I was walking through the Cracow market still wiping my nose through the disease. I remember some Asian grandpa who looked at me strangely xd
Guys I really enjoyed ur video. also I wanted to tell that I found some of the points closely related to my culture, and im Persian by the way, so like blowing nose in my culture is a rude action too and when I came to Australia I realised that people blow their noses loudly without being ashamed of it and I was SHOCKED! like what is going on and still im not used to it, also for taking off shoes in my culture is also like Japanese culture, nobody walks in the house with shoes that is almost like commiting a crime LOL and those strict rules about being on train I completely agree with them and I hope that people had to do it here as well because in Sydney there are so many different foreigners with different languages and sometimes when they speak in their language on a bus or train and I hear them, it is kinda annoying sometimes because I get tired and confused of hearing a flood of strange words and I sometimes think it would be better if they could stop talking hahah.. anyways please keep making videos and that guy is cute tho :)
Lmao imagine being living in a world with one language everyone does the exact same thing everyday and nothing new ever happens, you’d get tired of it that’s what makes each country so unique so don’t spend time wishing for useless things
He looks like L from deathnote. Speaking of didn't anyone watch the Netflix version? It brought all deathnote manga, anime and Japanese live action movie to shame
Joehoa Kim I agree, the worst things the USA has done to Japan are, by far The Hiroshima's bomb The Nagasaki's bomb The Dragon Ball's movie The Death Note's Movie
Funny story I visited Tokyo in February and I try my best at following the structural rules. So I would not talk or eat on trains and take up as less space as possible. My family, being Mexican, do the complete opposite talking out loud, having a lot of luggage or sitting super wide. so this elderly man I was sitting next to asked me "if the foreigners were bothering me?" I felt embarrassed and replied that they were my family. He then replied "oh you're adopted I see I see good that you follow many cultures." So yeaa I learned I act and look nothing like my family
Well, your story is fabulous! We all have family members who seem out of touch with some social and cultural etiquette! Thanks for posting this comment. It’s so awesome 👏🏽. I’m Indigenous Native American Indian from Northern California.
Oddly I expected such politeness as a standard in Japan but aside from people in the service industry (restaurant, commerce, tourism) people literally will crash into you in the streets and shove you on the train. It wasn't just between locals and foreigners either. I was very surprised because it goes against good etiquette.
I didn't expect the blowing nose part. I do know a fact Japan is very clean and passionate about recycling. Not only was the train extremely quiet, it is also quiet dining in fast food restaurants.
Bardzo fajny materiał, Nie jestem zbyt osłuchana z angielskim, ale tak ładnie mówicie że nie musiałam puszczać po kilka razy :) Pozdrawiam całe tofu media ;)
11. you should never forget to buy a present for your coworker when you come back from a vacation all seem rather convinient and i would gladly accept them in Europe, except the nose blowing, (facial) hair and tattoos of course, those are stupid :d
diradosveta TOP 10 CZ I know, the nose blowing one is kind of bad. A person shouldn't have to be snotty because you are intolerant of their making noise to clear their nose
What I meant was that it makes more sense to let them blow their nose once and get it over with than to be listening to them the whole ride desperately trying to avoid getting the nasal mucus into their mouth while trying to do it as silent as possible. I hate when people make unnecessary, disgusting sounds as well. But when I have to choose between hearing nose blowing for 5 seconds and 1 hour nose sounds the choice is obvious.
I have over 200 co-workers in Japan, so this is a very difficult (and expensive) rule to follow...but I do it anyway because I get a TON of omiyage from them
Yes, when he pulled his hair back ….omg he is indeed very cute. I thought that his hair style was helping him look cute but nope Ryo is a very handsome Japanese guy. =)
@@misterkaos.357 "No drinking" at worst, means lacking something pleasant and maybe having to worked harder in some social situations. Obligatory drinking means drinking past the point you want to, all the time, and likely damaging your long term health, Just to keep your job. Its an awful thing.
I agree with not eating on a train. But now blowing my nose? Even if I am sick, and I politely excuse and I am discreet, and I turn on the side a bit and take out my hand-embroidered napkin?? come on!! When am I gonna have a chance to show off my hand embroidered napkin!! :O:O:O:O:O I agree with taking of you shoes. It's so true, I mean the streets are dirty!
get one of those little white masks that they love to wear over there and then allow massive amounts of snot to simply run down your face and collect at the bottom of the mask. yum.
it's bad for a health not to blow out your running nose, organism try to get rid bacterias from organism and imagine that you try to keep all that stuff in your nose 😫
I don't blow my nose in public. I will quickly wipe it with a tissue, but not full on blow it. If I really need to do more than a quick wipe, that's when I go to the bathroom, and let it all out. Then wash my hands real good. I know everyone wanted to know that ;) LOL
My nose runs like a water fountain. If I don't blow my nose I'd literally be getting snot everywhere I'm pretty sure when they see that tho, I'd think they wouldn't mind be blowing my nose a bit. Better than getting snot everywhere
i am glad and sad to make you updated the rule has just changed last week and you are allowed to blow your nose here in Japan cogratulations please be updated and blow your nose as much as you like btw i want to be drown in your snot so personally i do not want you to blow your nose but you can nobody stops you blowing your nose but me..
@@NicoR100 the dude pronounced it right in front of her and she didnt even attempt to pronounce it right, thats plain rude, you legit just remove the y sound, its literally "row" with a silent w my dude, it aint hard
I think she is just being stupid or condescending,bcuz what she said in the beginning of the video OBVIOUSLY shows she lacks common sense!!! #dumbbroad
A lot more households in the States insist people remove their outdoor shoes. You can bring a pair of soft foldup slippers, that are worn only indoors, that would be the rule at my place. Many buildings here, the floors are not heated and are miserable cold in the winter.
@Burning Alcohol: So THATS why Morpheus and Neo wouldn't let me take the blue pill back in 99! FFS if only they had the courage to be honest with me! All this time I thought... Hhhuuuuaaaaaaaaarrrgh!!!!
I'm going to Japan this winter and I've already booked to visit a pretty fancy onsen. After watching this video I'm kinda concerned that these folks in rural Japan are gonna be thinking this 6ft 4 White European guy is a secret yakuza informant because he has lots of anime tattoos
S e y you should double check if they allow you to have tattoos when going to onsen. There's only few places that let you go. I know, they should change the rules:(
love2000amglam They do care and there are signs. You can be banned from onsens and water parks for tattoos. Tattoos are seen as a gang thing no exception also sunglasses are seen the same way.
Most places ban people with tattoos, however you can cover them up usually and be okay. I'd call and ask about their standards of covering up tattoos as each place is different but 99%do not allow visible tattoos
I'm just talking with a Japanese friend, apologizing because I blow up my nose yesterday (I'm really sick rn) and he told me that it's not rude. *What is the truth* -squints-
Miami trains/metros have people selling(forcing you to buy) perfumes, playing loud R&B music through a boombox, talking loud on the phone how they just got out of jail, and on some occasions have a person with a bleeding foot acting like nothings wrong about leaving a puddle of blood behind. Then there's Japan
I don't get the thing that you cant blow your nose. also because it is not healthy to not do that . but in Germany it is also rude to talk on the train loudly or to keep your backpack on . Eating is ok but its rude if it is smelly food. taking off your shoes and changing into slippers is also normal here^^ we are also very strict about recycling but we have bins outside for the trash that are emptied on certain days of the week( so just try not do put the wrong trash in the wrong bin) . so its not that different from japan here but sadly those rules and traditions get lost over time especially in citys with people from all over the world visiting and not respecting those things.
MelleMela I was thinking the same about where I live (England). I would agree with everything they said. That's my personal experience, but I'm sure other Brits may beg to differ.
that is actually not correct. There are no benefits to blowing your nose, it's just an increased risk for your surroundings. Further, it causes additional stress to your sinuses and therefore increases the risk of a sinus infection.
MelleMela Then maybe we live in different countries. Riding trains in Japan was heaven! Compared, riding trains in Germany is so exhausting because people are so ignorant. They ear stinky food, they talk loud, they even argue, they drink alcohol... 😫
1) Blowing your nose in public
2)No talking on the phone in trains
3) No backpacks in crowded places
4) No eating in trains
5) Don't wear shoes inside the house in Japan
6) No finger pointing in public
7) Do not pass food using your chopsticks to someone else's chopsticks (Just directly hand them the food for better access so they can do it themselves)
8) Don't stick your chopsticks in rice (Lay'em down)
9) No dyed hair, facial hair or piercings for job applications
10) Specific days for taking out trash. Don't do it randomly on any other day.
Bonus points!
-No loud noises in apartments
-Do not use 10.000 JPY bills in small businesses
-Be careful with tattoos.
:)
U life saver
Thanks. Btw what’s wrong with people having tattoo there?
@@alfredsarmiento4683 I think there is this deep rooted stigma towards tattoos there since in 17th century, criminals were branded as a form of punishment. Even though, there is no official ban but people often are cautious with tattoos there.
cho tsundere deym, thank you! Good thing I don’t have tattoo yet because I’m planning to work there. Lol hahaha
@@alfredsarmiento4683 lol. That sounds great!! Good Luck!
I really wish people in the US understood being quiet on trains. In the US they will literally play music on their phone's speaker.
Well as long the music isn't trash
@@god-ok8pk All music sounds like trash when it's coming through a shitty portable speaker or cell phone. And let's be honest, it's always trap and hip hop.
I can't stand that to be honest.
All you Japanese rejects in the comment section 😂
Same here in Austria, kids play movies or music on the speaker on their phone instead of listening through headphones. I love the quiet trains in Japan, it is far more civilised. All these things seem restrictive but actually, being a Brit of a certain age these things are what we were taught as good manners so as to respect others space whilst we were in it. Sadly it’s Me Me Me now!
I’m Japanese biracial: You can totally quietly blow your nose! You can eat candy and small snacks that don’t smell or make a mess on the train.
And with the hair color stuff, it’s invasive and ridiculous but true. Soon to be college graduates dye their hair jet black for their job interviews and wear identical looking black suits. Almost like a funeral to their youth. Lol! I naturally have red hair and like the guy said, they told me to dye my hair and look less Caucasian if I want to work at their “international hotel” even though I speak Japanese and other languages fluently. They said “we thought you were Japanese over the phone” Sometimes they won’t rent houses to foreigners and in my case foreign looking people.
The anime hair I think is rooted more in fantasy, a reaction to the strict hair color ideologies and how they look up to Caucasian features. They think light hair and big eyes, talk noses are pretty...from afar. Very frustrating and self contradicting racism.
I guess it's understandable that people everywhere want to see diversity and try something different. I have red(dish) hair and find (people with) pitch black hair super cool.
@@ERTHL thanks for calling me cool
@@alaashehattaa They won't care?? It's your thing, and it's not going to mess up the public space so it shouldn't be a problem.
My Boyfriend is Filipino and works in Japan. He had to take out all his piercings, and have his hair short for his interview, but his hair is long now and he always has piercings in now and his beard even grows out. He just trims it short. Lol.
@@adamoneill1146 how would that be different at a western conpany?
introverted people like me are perfect for japan lol
Yeah sure if you say so
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I already subconsciously follow like all the rules anyway.😂
I remmember eating in Tokyo, local Ramen place with chopsticks.. well I tryed, the staff laughed and gave me fork that was meant for kids.. sadest day of my life
I feel you mate, i feel you
i read "sadist day of my life" XD
Ahahahaha!
That's not nice. For a country that has all this unnecessary etiquette, they shouldn't patronize people. Seriously.
Yep that happened to me the very first time I went to Japan also, after that I learn how to eat with chopsticks and now I find myself using them more than forks and spoons lol
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My anxiety already obeys all of these rules
That's a perfect way to put it.
I was looking for this comment. We are brothers.
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Same
That's pretty ironic that you can't have colored hair in japan but anime characters have rainbow hair.
lol, and the obaasans that have blue or purple hair... and the kids that die their hair, haha.
Sketch Master it’s probably in anime because it’s they’re imagination.
More than you ever wanted to know on the topic: anime.stackexchange.com/a/34169/45636
(tl;dr--those colors were not originally meant as a literal representation of a character's hair color)
Also, when someone's hair is naturally black, it can appear to have a red or blue or green cast to it, and I've read elsewhere that it started as an exaggeration of that.
It's not ironic, it's common sense. Anime =/= real life.
Go to Harajuku and the fashion street, there are many colourful heads. :D So yeah what's the deal.
A lot of these are explained in the extreme in this video. It's okay to have low volume conversations on the train, carry handkerchiefs or tissue paper for your runny nose, many commuter liner trains have small pull down trays for eating or drinking, remove your backpack and carry it beside you but not on your back while in the train. Cite: me commuting in Tokyo for almost 25 years.
Logan paul..take notes.
ladι this needs more likes
Dang. That’s true though. Take notes Logan Paul.
doubt the seppo arsehole can read or write tbh
Ohhhhhhhh boi-
They didn't say anything about filming corpses.
i wish that train etiquette applied to U.S public bus system.
People in Chicago who don't take off their backpacks at rush hour and end up taking 2-3 people's worth of space and also whack other passengers in the head. :|
@@hazeltrouble2673 i feel sorry for you bro.
@@teddcuizon3964 Thanks girl.
@@hazeltrouble2673 im a boy
@@teddcuizon3964 I feel sorry for you girl-bro.
I think I would like Japan, a lot! Most of these rules seem to be "please consider others".
Some of these are most of Asia(e.g the shoe thing)
There's a big notion in Japanese culture, like if you made them a tag cloud, it would be one of the biggest tags on the map ever: MEIWAKU. It's causing disturbance, or actually any slightest inconvenience to other people. It basically shows that you are incapable of consideration for other people, maybe dumb, or at least never grew up. If you are a loud outgoing foreigner, it actually starts getting on your nerves after a while.
Whats a tag cloud lol?
@@ncshuriken google is your friend lol
Yep, as a conscientious introvert Japan sounds like the place to be!
no tattoos in many of the Japanese spas.
with traditional floor toilets, do not flush with your foot.
no tipping.
no pictures of, or in someone's shop/place of business without permission.
no pictures of someone without permission (especially monks).
Learn to say "Please", "Thank you", and "Excuse me" or "I am sorry" in Japanese.
People are more willing to help you if you are polite, and trying to speak language.
You learn the no tipping real quick when you go to Japan 😂
I still wont get tattoos because of visiting my boyfriend in Japan and we wont go to spas ever if we do get tattoos
Why no tatoos tho?
I heard it has something to do with the Yakuzza, but I dont really know.
@@maximellow5745 Yakuza as far as I recall has to do with organised crime syndicates. Many members of gangs are tattooed with, what appears to be simalar to suits of armour.
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Yakuza_at_Sanja_Matsuri.jpg
It bears a lot of similarity to the Chinese Triad gangs who use tribal type designs that indicate their position in the gang and also some other things like being an assassin etc.
Girl "Hi I'm here with RRRRYYYYOOOOOOOOO"
Guy "Hi my name is Roh"
He's a dragon yet so modest about it.
She rolls her R's like spanish more than Japanese sometime. Meh, it's otay tho.
@@CellGames2006 I thought Dragon was "Ryu"
@@biggjuicy1982 I thought "Dragon" was ryuu
@@francesso5953 Thats what I just said
in South Africa we don't talk on the phone on the train but that's because someone would probably just take your phone and run😂
lol
I really feel sorry for you and your fellow citizens.
Lol😂😂😂
KOOKIE!!!
Zia kingwill-Cloete oh my goodness this is true 😂😂it’s just a thing don’t be on your phone in public tsotsi gna grab your phone
I wish in Poland were the same rules of behaving in public transportation. It annoys me when somebody talks super loud or eat kebab. Some assholes even drink alcohol in buses. This is so disgusting :/
Łukasz Król mniammniammniammlaskmlaskmlaskmlask
EXACTLY. My worst experience is drunk people - and I dont mean people who had one beer, I mean people who are so drunk they don't even walk staight - on TRAINS. I often go for a 2.5 hour ride and sitting near a drunk guy for that amount of time is very exhausting. They talk loudly, argue, and the train staff can't do much about it, they can't make a drunk person leave the train unless they, I don't know, start a fight maybe?
u can see drunk people in Poland or having fun with muslims at the rest of the eu (almost)
Łukasz Król I remember taking the city bus here in Chicago Illinois. There was an guy who was smoking weed lol 😂
Łuki mama wie ześ gej?
Eating while you walk us also SUPER rude in Japan. It's okay to stop and eat while standing, but if you're walking with food it's possible to bump into someone and get food on them
Well, actually it more because of the fact that it is disrespectful for the cook/restaurant whatever since in Japan there are still a lot of places where the food is homemade. So if you walk while eating it means that you do not respect their effort etc. -.-
@@sutekisama3023 I made my own sandwich, and I'm not bothered if I disrespect me though...
Makes sense to me tbh.
Eating and walking is pretty gross tbh
"Don't make loud noises in your apartments"
Lol have you seen filthy frank back when he was living in Japan??
eevui22 that's the first thing that popped into my head when they said that lmao.
eevui22 he looks like Joji doesn't he????
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
well I don't know about the majority of Japanese apartments, but when I lived there with my gf and even moved apartments once, I didn't notice anything from my neighbors and my gf didn't mention having to be extra quiet either. One time when she was mad she was throwing shit around the house and we got a complaint from our neighbor the next day, but other than that, we were fucking every day and she wasn't making an effort to keep it down at all, so maybe they were exaggerating idk. At least letting you know not all apartments have these thin walls that they were talking about in the vid
Because it's FILTHY Frank you know.
Is Ryo single? I'm asking for a friend.
🤣🤣 You better be careful, if he does have a girlfriend she might come and hunt you down xD
Katarzyna N Kup se wibrator !
"I'm asking for a friend." ;) :D
Po co inwestować w wibrator jak wystarczy zwykły ogórek...... ? Tak szastać hajsem na prawo i lewo... ehhh
At the end you should write " Not Gay though"
More videos with Ryo!
I can't even lie that people wearing shoes inside makes me uncomfortable, especially if I swept recently
Yes!
Most of the rules just seem so convient especially to shy people.
@@maximellow5745 It also helps people that have guests, because then the floors don't get as dirty
Also makes you pay attention to your feet more often. Maybe if we had customs like that in the West, we wouldn't have so many people with stinky feet :)
My mother is Japanese and for as long as i can remember we've always taken my shoes off at the front door, i remember friends making fun of me for taking my shoes off at their house but i didn't know that it wasn't normal in america. i'm 22 now and in my home, you must always take your shoes off at the front door because like you said, its my sacred, clean comfort space.
I have hard wood floors
It´s normal to take of your shoes in Europe, too...personally, I can't even imagine to walk into my room with dirty shoes on 😅
What? Taking off your shoes is normal in America. I have never understood why people want to wear shoes inside, it's so uncomfortable. It was probably just the area you were in.
Koko Xoxo It's pretty normal to take your shoes off in America. I always take my shoes off in someones place.
I guess in some parts it's not normal because here people look at you weird when they see you take your shoes off without being prompted too or asked. And when I asked people to do so in my home I get the occasional "Really? Do I have too? You have no carpet?"
1.) everything in Logan Paul’s japan vlogs. DONT DO IT.
ROFL!
i need to check it out
Wait, that's not obvious? lol
Except if *You want to be a douchebag like in old Disney Movies*
@WeAreLegion well to be fair, the OP said NOT to do anything logan paul did, we cant just live in a bubble and censor what you dont like, on the contrary facing what you dont like and learning from it is the better way to live instead of having a hissy fit over some loser that has done nothing to you on a personal level.
ryo is soo cool!! 💞
I live in America and I have always felt uncomfortable wearing shows in a house. Why have shoes on when you’re inside? Makes little sense to me.
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First thing to come off when I go inside. I hate wearing shoes inside.
It's a Jewish thing too.
Well, I wear shoes in the house, but that's because I live by a mountain and there are scorpions everywhere, so you gotta protect your feet. We have tile floors, though, at least. No carpet to stain.
What about the cockroaches? How do you stomp the roaches in the house with no shoes on? :)
@@gareerin6808 we have special equipment for that. Why would you ruin your shoes??
No eating on trains, except for the Shinkansen. They actually sell food on the longer routes on the Shinkansen (little carts like a flight attendant)!
Because shinkansen aren't regular train, they are not regional lines or metro...
It seems to be a local train rule more than long distance trains? I know there are tons of places to get Ekiben getting on the Shinkansen so it would seem rather incongruous to not be able to eat on the train
gaijinsuihei or if you are riding the JR between Shiga and Osaka apparently. Nobody there seems to care. I even asked my students what they thought about it cuz my impression was always "don't eat or drink on the train" but then I was confused when I saw locals doing it so frequently. I asked my students their impression and what is the rule, and they were confused as to why it was an issue and were basically like "It's ABSOLUTELY okay" so....meh idk
1. don't blow your nose
2. no phone talk on train
3. no backpacks in crowds
4. do not eat in trains
5. don't wear shoes inside
6. do not point fingers
7. do not pass food with chopsticks
8. do not stick chopsticks in rice
9. do not facial hair or piercing
10. do not careless with trash
11. no loud noises in your apartment
12. do not use 10.000 jpy bills in small businesses
13. be careful with tattoos
there.
13 is funny because I think that at least half of the people in Finland have at least one tattoo :D I have 11 at the moment, hah. no-one cares about that, unless those tattoos are offensive in any way.
Onsvaltti well... Tattoos are mostly related to yakuza... As the yakuza were the only ones with a tattoo and so people are careful with that... No one wants anything to do with a yakuza... So...
Well, not trying to play the skin or race card. But if you are a Caucasian and have a tattoo, they "instantly" know you are not yakuza. There is a small progression in major city like Tokyo where people start to embrace tattoo more as an art. You can see a lot of tattoo parlour in area like Koenji, where hipsters or vintage cultures are flourished. And some onsen already embraced tattoo for foreigners. But this kind of irrational fear of tattoo still happens if you work as a teacher. They don't want you working with the kid showing any visible tattoo, because the kid are still not be able to tell that you are not a yakuza or not with a small butterfly tattoo in your neck.
13 well i guess ,i will just introduce my self as yakuza if i go to japan from now
Most if not all fitness centers won't allow tatooed people, no matter if you are a foreigner or not. They cater to middle aged and elderly people which in general still have very conservative views towards body ornamentation. A fitness center would not risk putting their target audience off over a few tatooed foreigners.
debaditya bhowmik h
I'm so glad I found this channel. As a Japanese that grew up between two cultures, I often times find myself having to explain my "Japaneseness" to people. This channel makes that much easier for me. I can just say "Here, listen to Kasia and Ryo, they can answer your questions." I'm less stressed and overwhelmed because of your channel.
Akiko, no need to be stressed, regardless of where you are. Obviously in Japan you'll be ok and in the U.S. it's very polite - even if everybody doesn't do it.
Okay but AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO FINDS HIM GOOD LOOKING?😊
really cute
Year your on your own
Innit. Im sitting here Married wishing I wasnt, I find Korean/Japanese guys very handsome. Yep.
You are not the only one I will assure you
As a straight guy, even I can admit he's a really good looking dude.
Don’t go running around and creating chaos like Logan Paul did
WHEN HE DID HIS HIS BANG UP I TOOK A DEEP BREATHE OH MY GOD
I thought I was the only one lol
Krzysia Bogusz lol right😂 I replayed it twice
Krzysia Bogusz omg me too I rewound it three times.
Krzysia Bogusz UM
do you know ryo's social media?
i have pircings, died hair, heavy tattooed, and im working at a very nice place in japan.
Neus Ku
glad to hear that. im the same and I got a little worried
Well your white they love white girls over there I'd like to know from maybe a man.
Its because you dont have facial hair
I'm a white guy with shoulder length curly hair and a full beard, i'd love to know what the general reaction to that would be, and if it makes a difference that i'm not asian. How would i be recieved/percieved in general, and would i be able to get a job like say in a store or office?
Please share your thoughts, and if/when i go to Japan someday i'll let you know what i experience.
Neus Ku I would love to know of some of the places that accept this! Cause that's me, colorful hair and snake bits and would love to know if I would be able to find a normal job without having to change
He's Japanese and his English is better than mine, lol
@@sirmario1 Not hardly, but I'm betting my Chinese is better than his, lol
@@buisyman I know what U feel T_T
Ryo is very cute. Kasia is her usual hilarious self! Loved the choreography haha.
Thank you :)
7:44 no facial hair
me: well what bout my eyebrows
Japan: Did I stutter?
Genkan to trochę podobny do naszego Polskiego "ganku", gdzie także buty zostawiamy xD.
Ganek jest zawsze od strony ogrodu lub podwórza, to taka część z tyłu domu, i owszem często służył do zastawiania butów (np ubłoconych ziemią z ogrodu gumiaczków), bo z ganku wchodziło się nie do przedpokoju tylko najczęściej do kuchni.
Ciekawe są takie podobieństwa słowne w tak odległych kulturach.
ja tam zostawiam w sieni xD
Ganek -> Gang (niemiecki) -> Gangaz (proto-niemiecki) -> Ghengh (protoindoeuropejski) oznaczający "kroczyć"
Genkan -> Hwen-kwæn (średniochiński) -> z połączenia dwóch słów starochińskich: *ɢʷˁin + *kˁron (oznaczających "ciemny/głęboki" + "bariera/brama")
blunka sień prawda!!😎
I lived in Japan for four years. Loved the culture, the consideration for others the politeness and manners was refreshing and uplifting ..no stress. It impressed me. I always wanted to return and hopefully one day soon I shall.
Hello there, don't you think guys it's time for Q&A with Ryo? It's kinda interesting that he speaks without japanese accent, i dont't think it's that common in Japan.
I bet he's just been working a lot on it, anyone could achieve that with a lot of exercise
He might be a mixed product of US and Japan?
Ryo's english is cool
ARMY
u got no jam
ARMY'S ARE TAKING OVER THE WWWWOOOORRRRLLLLDDDD
Why Rio is sooooo cute to me D: ?
samee
that's why he work with them :P
He is SO cute
you are right even for me as a guy i think he is cute
Kaja Drzewiecka bc you're a weeb
Sorry, this has nothing to do with the video, but was I the only one that rewinded that hair flip at 9:53 in slow motion because it was just so fabulous? 🤣
The guy looks like a real life Anime character. I mean that as a compliment, btw.
It because manga is a pale copy of REAL world :\
ROFL! I thought I was the only one. I still can't remember the anime character he resembles
@LAvenus79
Personally he reminds me of Fuutarou Uesugi from the Quintessential Quintuplets
From what?
Anime name is GOTOUBUN NO HANAYOME!
@Władca Wymiaru
Sorry, I used the English title XD
五等分の花嫁
Manga is the best. Team Miku all the way!!! 🙌
He has such a nice voice :3
petition to start Ryo ASMR channel
In germany, it's a bit complicated to show something with the palm.
if u dont show someone something with the right arm in the sky its everything fine.
@@druideka lol
Good one to both of you lol XD.
I was going to ask why, then I went ahh...of course!
Lol
Everybody knows that pointy fingers in Japan is only allowed for lawyers and prosecutors!
TAKE THAT!
OBJECTION!
HOLD IT!
OVERRULED!
Kris truly turned into a Japanese guy :O
Krzysztof Gonciarz kupiłeś mu prezent?
Krzysztof Gonciarz you wish ;)
W końcu ma czysty obiektyw.
Zjapończyli nam Gonciarza... ;p
wow he's changed
I think most Asian house you need to take out your shoes before going to your house or someone elese because we do that in the Philippines
Same here in Finland. Only in public places you wear shoes. NEVER in someones home
Yeah, agreed
Canadians take their shoes off too.
Same in india too
It's the same in a lot of African countries too. No shoes indoors....
I have to say this.
I love Ryo’s hair xD
THATS WHYYYYY japanese like visiting Sweden. We have many of the same rules. But there's no pointing with the hole hand in a vertical maner. You do it horizontal like more of an open hand gesture. And less chopsticks. And a shit tone of more facial hair.
Hmm... I don't see people complaining when others use phones on the train, but it's not convenient because other people can hear what you're talking about and the connection can be pretty bad. The blowing nose part doesn't apply in sweden either. I've never heard anything about it being a "rule" to not have backpacks in crowds, but it's of course common sense to not turn around and hit people with it, out of safety issues it, you might want to hold it in your hand to avoid possible pickpockets(even if pickpockets are pretty rare). We don't normally use chopsticks, ever, so there's nothing to really compare there.
Colored hair(especially weird unnatural colors like green, blue etc) or excessive piercings and tattoos does make you look like a punk and people will treat you differently to some extent(and where would you find a culture that doesn't find very rare or unusual styles to be weird and undesirable?), but unlike in Japan it's just something we connect with unruly youngsters or wannabe gangsters, it's not something that SHOULD affect your chance of getting a job and there's absolutely no way that you would be denied when trying to eat at a restaurant or enter somewhere(under normal circumstances). Discrimination based on appearance is not something we like or accept over here(even though there's always people who discriminate, it's not acceptable, maybe not even legal, to do so over here and you can't choose workers depending on appearance and you can't shut someone out from a place just because they look different) :P Facial hair of any kind is also your own choice and no one cares, same goes for normal amounts of piercings/tattoos or natural hair colors that actually exist, it might even be considered as looking good. Trash are thrown out when we fill a bag and we don't wait for anything. Loud noises in your own apartment are your own business, but there's a limit depending on where you live and especially how late in the evening it is. As long as it doesn't get to the point where it's EXTREMELY disturbing/incessant and forces you to go sleepless, no one can do anything even if you make some noise. Making noise is usually never an issue unless someone is throwing a party in a tower building or similar location and doesn't tune down the music or noise when the time goes past a certain time at night, at that time you can call the police to come and shut them up.
However, the things that do apply are that we do not eat in trains(unless it's long-distance ones, but I think japanese people eat in those too), we also never wear shoes inside and take them off at the doorstep. Pointing fingers is always rude and should be in most cultures because people would feel uncomfortable getting pointed at (duh). Using excessively high amounts of money in small stores with little change is indeed pretty annoying, but it's not the customers problem and really... Almost no one pays with bills anymore, why walk around with money in your wallet instead of just using a debit/credit card? There's practically no place without the resources required to make a payment using cards, not even the smallest stores, it's more common that some places doesn't accept bills and only accepts cards.
So, barely 3 of 13 points here is actually something that applies in Sweden. 4 if you include the using of big bills, but as I said, normally there's no store that doesn't take credit/debit cards and almost no one uses bills anymore, it's just inconvenient in various ways.
Wearing shoes indoors is a revolting habit. All the more so if you have carpets.
I hate carpets
especially with a light color/white carpet
we would change onto the carpet slipons
#5
I really don't understand why people DON'T take their shoes off in houses like, IT'S GONNA GET ALL DIRTY AND MESSED UP and it just isn't comfortable to have shoes on so WHYYYYYYYYY
Evie S right! I grew up this way in the US. Shoes are extremely filthy.
Me: *wants to move to japan*
Girl: no blonde hair
Me: *has naturally blonde hair* shit
They like foreigners with blonde hair.
9:54 totally diferent person on the left ;d
So true Lol 😂
cyruss098 Lmao
cyruss098 he turned into a samurai! 😂
Same as me! Lmao! Wide forehead always good with long downward hair covering the forehead. I also have wide forehead. I hate to see myself when my hair is short.
cyruss098 don't know, he's still handsome haha
more Ryo! nice series.
Ryo reminds me of Light in death note.
nics eneyel Omg same..
nics eneyel idk why though
And here I am, going to Tokyo in January with my white dyed hair, lips and ear piercings, tattooed girlfriend and my nephew who has a giant blond beard. I suspect we'll be "randomly" checked at the airport. xD
So to summarize: Don't do anything on the trains
Thomas Middleton Read, watch a movie with headphones, meditate, sleep, relax, knit, crochet, draw.. a lot of things can be done :)
Do something same as library
I'm currently in Japan (shibuya), I've personally seen the Japanese do the first 5 things multiple times. Maybe not so much talking on the train. But I've been plowed over because people have their face glued to their phone while walking, had someone cough/sneeze right in my face. I love japan and the japanese people. I just feel like this video could be true but no one follows the rules, even the Japanese.
i as a Japanese do not feel like those rules exist so please blow your nose before it makes a mess on your face and let's talk on the train. let's talk about love. i mean LOVE.
In ANY kind of group, there are those people who are rude and/or do not obey rules/manners.
Also, (I'm sorry, but this happens in real life) you might be mistaking other Asians with real Japanese. There are A LOT of Asian tourists in Japan, and some ethnicities.....well....how should I phrase it.....have a reputation of being very rude.
@@room6817 Thank you, this is exactly why I not only enjoy the videos, but also spend a lot of time reading all the comments for gems such as this!
(recently hooked anime lover -yes, I'm an otaku, I don't care!)
@@MIZZKIE Oh fucking please, you say there's people like that from all cultures and societies and then you wanna pick out one and say rude is their normal and apply it to generally.
Why is he cute tho
Okay, but did anyone see how good-looking Ryo looked at 9:53 , when he was pulling hair back.
I live in Okinawa, and my apartment is sound proof which I am so happy about because my daughters yell so much, also I have purple hair and I have a habit of using a back as a diaper bag... I'm in trouble...
The emo boy keeps sighing like he is disappointed about every rule his country made
Actually thats kind of rude in everywhere. Hell, I am in US. I don't like talking on the phone in the train to bother people, and thats disguisting If you make a noise because of your stuffy nose. Ew, she is actually unbeleivable.
@WeAreLegion Yeah, he is not from Japan.
@@michelleedward8755 Are you kidding me, if I've got snot dripping down my nose, it's disgusting. I don't care if the noise hurts your delicate sensibilities, I'm gonna fucking blow my nose
@WeAreLegion yes it is
@@michelleedward8755 yes he is...he obviously also speaks English probably from the beginning (learned both languages as a young child) but just because he speaks good English doesn't mean he is not from Japan!!
*Kiedy Krzysiu zapuścił długie włosy?*
I was overwhelmed by both of y'all's cuteness. It was difficult to watch. XD
It was November, I was walking through the Cracow market still wiping my nose through the disease. I remember some Asian grandpa who looked at me strangely xd
Guys I really enjoyed ur video. also I wanted to tell that I found some of the points closely related to my culture, and im Persian by the way, so like blowing nose in my culture is a rude action too and when I came to Australia I realised that people blow their noses loudly without being ashamed of it and I was SHOCKED! like what is going on and still im not used to it, also for taking off shoes in my culture is also like Japanese culture, nobody walks in the house with shoes that is almost like commiting a crime LOL and those strict rules about being on train I completely agree with them and I hope that people had to do it here as well because in Sydney there are so many different foreigners with different languages and sometimes when they speak in their language on a bus or train and I hear them, it is kinda annoying sometimes because I get tired and confused of hearing a flood of strange words and I sometimes think it would be better if they could stop talking hahah.. anyways please keep making videos and that guy is cute tho :)
Ryo totally looks like an anime character and I love it.
I wish people in the US behaved like Japanese people.
Lmao imagine being living in a world with one language everyone does the exact same thing everyday and nothing new ever happens, you’d get tired of it that’s what makes each country so unique so don’t spend time wishing for useless things
No thats doesn't seem to fit, most of Japanese culture is specific unique for reason.
WIĘCEJ RYO!!!! Btw Gonciu kupiłeś mu jakiś prezent?
Ale gonciu miał kupić prezent dla chińczyka.
szoszk rio jest "chinczykiem z biura" xD
himbeertee pisze się Ryo
himbeertee Ryo
I like the no noise in the apartment. Americans are so loud and inconsiderate. 4am and I can hear my neighbours tv through the wall...
Cadavra Macabre Hence why I use headphones. Living in barracks in the military, you learn to be a "team player".
He looks like L from deathnote. Speaking of didn't anyone watch the Netflix version? It brought all deathnote manga, anime and Japanese live action movie to shame
Joehoa Kim I agree, the worst things the USA has done to Japan are, by far
The Hiroshima's bomb
The Nagasaki's bomb
The Dragon Ball's movie
The Death Note's Movie
Joehoa Kim just the trailer was enough for me! The moment I saw it, I knew it will be trash. I felt like crying, honestly! What a shame it was!
Funny story
I visited Tokyo in February and I try my best at following the structural rules. So I would not talk or eat on trains and take up as less space as possible. My family, being Mexican, do the complete opposite talking out loud, having a lot of luggage or sitting super wide. so this elderly man I was sitting next to asked me "if the foreigners were bothering me?" I felt embarrassed and replied that they were my family. He then replied "oh you're adopted I see I see good that you follow many cultures." So yeaa I learned I act and look nothing like my family
Well, your story is fabulous! We all have family members who seem out of touch with some social and cultural etiquette! Thanks for posting this comment. It’s so awesome 👏🏽. I’m Indigenous Native American Indian from Northern California.
I want see Ryoo moree:D!
Kupcie prezent temu Polakowi co z wami pracuje.
Nowemu Emilowi z kanału Pozdro z KRDL który będzie z nimi podobno pracować :DD haha no Polakowi, Polakowi
Śmiechłam mocno, przyznaje :)
what the fuck are you saing???!?!!?
idk ask google translate or sth
in english please, inconciderate fucks.
Actually, most of these rules sound awesome.
ikr? No talking on the train sounds glorious!
Few of them would be great but some of them are oppressive and downright stupid.
Oddly I expected such politeness as a standard in Japan but aside from people in the service industry (restaurant, commerce, tourism) people literally will crash into you in the streets and shove you on the train. It wasn't just between locals and foreigners either. I was very surprised because it goes against good etiquette.
I didn't expect the blowing nose part. I do know a fact Japan is very clean and passionate about recycling. Not only was the train extremely quiet, it is also quiet dining in fast food restaurants.
Bardzo fajny materiał, Nie jestem zbyt osłuchana z angielskim, ale tak ładnie mówicie że nie musiałam puszczać po kilka razy :) Pozdrawiam całe tofu media ;)
11. you should never forget to buy a present for your coworker when you come back from a vacation
all seem rather convinient and i would gladly accept them in Europe, except the nose blowing, (facial) hair and tattoos of course, those are stupid :d
Good point about the omiyage!!
diradosveta TOP 10 CZ I know, the nose blowing one is kind of bad. A person shouldn't have to be snotty because you are intolerant of their making noise to clear their nose
What I meant was that it makes more sense to let them blow their nose once and get it over with than to be listening to them the whole ride desperately trying to avoid getting the nasal mucus into their mouth while trying to do it as silent as possible. I hate when people make unnecessary, disgusting sounds as well. But when I have to choose between hearing nose blowing for 5 seconds and 1 hour nose sounds the choice is obvious.
Like 1 coworker you're close with? or all coworkers you work with? o.o or your boss ?
I have over 200 co-workers in Japan, so this is a very difficult (and expensive) rule to follow...but I do it anyway because I get a TON of omiyage from them
Ryo’s forehead is glorious.
Yes, when he pulled his hair back ….omg he is indeed very cute. I thought that his hair style was helping him look cute but nope Ryo is a very handsome Japanese guy. =)
Yesss! I saw that!
Why are you guys looking at his forehead ... uuuh
So handsome... かこい
@@PN-sk3ve ... for me, he went from handsome to hot !
I need to know ryo's instagram account for scientific purposes please
😁😁
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Yes me too 👀
Agreed 😂👀
More of Ryo in next TheUwagaPies movies! :D
say hi to ryo for me!!!! he was my classmate at uni😄❤️👋ryo, make your own channel pleaseeeeee!!!!!!!!!❤️
Nie znałem Rio z tej strony..
W sumie to go w ogóle nie znałem :P
Oh I like to go to Japan: clean buses, trains, no talks on the phone there, clean floors, recycling, suuuuper.
The whole concept of "obligatory drinking" seems awful.
@WeAreLegion Practice would not occur without concept, so...
The concept of "no drinking" seems far worse.
@@misterkaos.357 "No drinking" at worst, means lacking something pleasant and maybe having to worked harder in some social situations.
Obligatory drinking means drinking past the point you want to, all the time, and likely damaging your long term health,
Just to keep your job.
Its an awful thing.
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TL;DR
@@misterkaos.357 Oh! Excuse me, I mistook you for a real person 😊
Have a good evening
positive guy
Is he single? I need to know for educational purposes 😉😏
I agree with not eating on a train.
But now blowing my nose? Even if I am sick, and I politely excuse and I am discreet, and I turn on the side a bit and take out my hand-embroidered napkin?? come on!! When am I gonna have a chance to show off my hand embroidered napkin!!
:O:O:O:O:O
I agree with taking of you shoes. It's so true, I mean the streets are dirty!
get one of those little white masks that they love to wear over there and then allow massive amounts of snot to simply run down your face and collect at the bottom of the mask. yum.
Vince McMahon hates when people sneezes , weird quirk
The no shoes inside rule is actually a rule in my house
it's bad for a health not to blow out your running nose, organism try to get rid bacterias from organism and imagine that you try to keep all that stuff in your nose 😫
I don't blow my nose in public. I will quickly wipe it with a tissue, but not full on blow it. If I really need to do more than a quick wipe, that's when I go to the bathroom, and let it all out. Then wash my hands real good. I know everyone wanted to know that ;) LOL
My nose runs like a water fountain. If I don't blow my nose I'd literally be getting snot everywhere
I'm pretty sure when they see that tho, I'd think they wouldn't mind be blowing my nose a bit. Better than getting snot everywhere
Uh... do you have a scarf you can wipe your snot off your face?
i am glad and sad to make you updated the rule has just changed last week and you are allowed to blow your nose here in Japan cogratulations please be updated and blow your nose as much as you like btw i want to be drown in your snot so personally i do not want you to blow your nose but you can nobody stops you blowing your nose but me..
Go to freaking tokyo and feel the vibe there, most people are probably too busy caring about their own problems then yours..
@@room6817 I think this might be a real love match. Guys, what do you think?
When you get together, all I request is credit. And pictures.
@Room681: One of the best comments ever invented by a human.
Ryo! Finally :D
"im here with Ryo"
"my names Ro"
"yea so hes ryo"
jesus, say his name right wtf???
I mean she not Japanese and probably doesn't even speak it so like how will she know how to pronounce it right smh
@@NicoR100 the dude pronounced it right in front of her and she didnt even attempt to pronounce it right, thats plain rude, you legit just remove the y sound, its literally "row" with a silent w my dude, it aint hard
You two know what like joke is or anything.
I think she is just being stupid or condescending,bcuz what she said in the beginning of the video OBVIOUSLY shows she lacks common sense!!! #dumbbroad
They’re friends. She’s teasing him.
Genkan
He: that is where you take off your clothes.
She: yeah, your coat.
Thanks girl. That cleared misunderstanding.😅
In Germany, in my house at least, but it is well common, that you don't wear shoes inside
Mine, too, in Los Angeles
Like.. generally Europe. Dk here, no one wears shoes inside
A lot more households in the States insist people remove their outdoor shoes. You can bring a pair of soft foldup slippers, that are worn only indoors, that would be the rule at my place. Many buildings here, the floors are not heated and are miserable cold in the winter.
Ppl who wear shoes inside are not real.
@Burning Alcohol: So THATS why Morpheus and Neo wouldn't let me take the blue pill back in 99! FFS if only they had the courage to be honest with me! All this time I thought... Hhhuuuuaaaaaaaaarrrgh!!!!
I'm going to Japan this winter and I've already booked to visit a pretty fancy onsen. After watching this video I'm kinda concerned that these folks in rural Japan are gonna be thinking this 6ft 4 White European guy is a secret yakuza informant because he has lots of anime tattoos
S e y anime tatoos are a bad move bro
S e y you should double check if they allow you to have tattoos when going to onsen. There's only few places that let you go. I know, they should change the rules:(
They won't care. Have a good trip!
love2000amglam They do care and there are signs. You can be banned from onsens and water parks for tattoos. Tattoos are seen as a gang thing no exception also sunglasses are seen the same way.
Most places ban people with tattoos, however you can cover them up usually and be okay. I'd call and ask about their standards of covering up tattoos as each place is different but 99%do not allow visible tattoos
I think im in love with Ryo
Is nobody going to talk about the guys forehead
DAYM THATS GORGEOUS
Stop David’s Mom ikr?..
Hey I'm Japanese & mostly agree with things mentioned in this video. but I strongly don't think you can't blow ur nose in public
I'm just talking with a Japanese friend, apologizing because I blow up my nose yesterday (I'm really sick rn) and he told me that it's not rude.
*What is the truth* -squints-
some onsen and bathhouses will offer private bath areas, if you have tattoos
Miami trains/metros have people selling(forcing you to buy) perfumes, playing loud R&B music through a boombox, talking loud on the phone how they just got out of jail, and on some occasions have a person with a bleeding foot acting like nothings wrong about leaving a puddle of blood behind.
Then there's Japan
And then there’s the Florida man
I don't get the thing that you cant blow your nose. also because it is not healthy to not do that . but in Germany it is also rude to talk on the train loudly or to keep your backpack on . Eating is ok but its rude if it is smelly food.
taking off your shoes and changing into slippers is also normal here^^ we are also very strict about recycling but we have bins outside for the trash that are emptied on certain days of the week( so just try not do put the wrong trash in the wrong bin) . so its not that different from japan here but sadly those rules and traditions get lost over time especially in citys with people from all over the world visiting and not respecting those things.
MelleMela I was thinking the same about where I live (England). I would agree with everything they said. That's my personal experience, but I'm sure other Brits may beg to differ.
that is actually not correct. There are no benefits to blowing your nose, it's just an increased risk for your surroundings. Further, it causes additional stress to your sinuses and therefore increases the risk of a sinus infection.
MelleMela Then maybe we live in different countries. Riding trains in Japan was heaven! Compared, riding trains in Germany is so exhausting because people are so ignorant. They ear stinky food, they talk loud, they even argue, they drink alcohol... 😫
MelleMela I have to blow my nose since I have crazy allergies and a crazy runny nose. Blow and sanitize.
Germany made me curious I want to take a trip to Munich or Stuttgart and even Berlin.