My father is half-Japanese and was born not long after WWII. He grew up between the East Coast of the United States, as well as in Japan. Both sides hated his guts for being born, and everyday at school was another fight waiting to happen. Moving to Hawaii was a blessing for him because native Hawaiians found no problem with people who are mixed. He married a Native Hawaiian, my mother, and have lived there since. My Hawaiian family and community were the first people/culture to judge him "by the content of his character, and not by the color of his skin."
I feel like mixed people or Asian Americans will probably feel very unjudged in hawaii because of the amount of mixed people that are there or have immigrated there. From my experience it kind of feels like hawaii is the only place for me because if I go to the mainland I’m too asian and if I go to Asia I’m too white and no matter what race I am I’ll always be treated like a foreigner. So in the end hawaii is the only place that feels like home.
@@DemonOfEndor It's a quote of Martin Luther Kings "I have a dream" speech and not meant to be taken literally (In the sense: Only skin matters, in this case it's a synonym for race ).
I felt bad for the last guy :(. People often won’t sit next to him. He even said he didn’t really have many Japanese friends, and he’s lived there half his life.
The last guy was funny. When he said he had no japanese friends I was confused. But when he started talking you could tell he was different lol. The hand gestures, the energy. What a character
Yeah I was going to say my Japanese is extremely limited but I grew up with Japanese friends and their parents, and I'm from California and speak both Spanish and English and was in bilingual classes. The languages have intrinsically different demeanors, Japanese generally being quite reserved and Spanish being extremely expressive And even passionate, so it's normal for the person to change when speaking the different languages
It's actually a thing. When you pick up a new language, especially one very different from your own, you gain a new personality. I'm American and my persona and how I act when speaking in Japanese suddenly flips. It's really really strange but at the same time it doesn't feel wrong.
Speaking more than one language or being from two cultures really gives you more than one mind and one personality. Especially when the cultures are very different.
last days, Yes, i can see how that is viewed as a con / negative from a Japanese perspective. Like if we all just speak one language and then someone shows up that speaks two. Naturally we'd look down upon them. Speak one / blend in, or be cast out for being " different". " Ah-so..." ...
8:53 the half Latino guy was hilarious. Hahaha… I’m Argentinian, and I can feel his vibe. Probably too much for average Japanese. The interviewer was even a little scared at the end. But trust me, he’s a good guy, that’s just the way most people is down here.
Right! His volume, his gestures, his lack of restraint. I loved it. Once he got comfortable he was talking to the interviewer like as if he had known him a long time. Major Latin vibes, it was great. It seemed really overwhelming for the interviewer though hahaha
The last guy brought up something interesting I noticed while I was in Japan. Japanese staff working in the restaurant hardly talk to each other. I was at a simple place where the kitchen was in view of the dining room and everyone just worked silently. In the US there would have been a lot more banter.
They are perfectionists. They are meticulous and super clean. They don’t speak so that they don’t spit on your food. A Japanese born sushi business owner here in the US told me that. No one on his staff was allowed to talk. If you also noticed how women cover their mouth while talking too. I thought it was because they where covering their teeth.
@@bdog0720 That's interesting. Women covering the mouth while laughing was a propriety thing, but it's largely dying out. I lived in Asia 20 yrs ago and I noticed it was dying out then in Hong Kong abd Taiwan. Slower in Japan. Now that the Japanese are required to wear face masks and thus can't spit on the food, are they allowed to talk to one another in the restaurant?
@@fazole “Covering their mouth was a proprietary thing.” Proprietary to whom? It wasn’t exclusive to anyone. It was a simple, culturally traditional, open public gesture. How the hell would I know what they do while wearing a mask. Ask the Japanese. I just spoke about my 1 time experience. Does that make me an expert? That surely shouldn’t make you a lazy ass and get spoon fed your foreign information. Maybe one day you will get to be “interesting.”
I like what the first lady had to say. She doesn't judge people by their looks OR nationality only cares about their personality. Those are words to live by. Give everyone a fair chance, and let their actions speak for themselves.
It's a noble thing to do but so few actually live by them. The only people I've noticed who actually live that way are some form of outcast, and being a half-ethnic tends to cause that. Most people only pay lip service to the idea sadly.
@@DarknessFlameMedia not a lie, that's a convenient excuse used by judgemental dickheads who can't fathom that a lot of folk have a healthy, opposite outlook on their fellow humans than they do.
when i went to school in japan one summer as a half-japanese kid, the students there were so friendly and wanted to learn more about me, when i left, the whole class made a memento of the experiences there. definitely had good memories from there and kyushoku food is soo good
The half Colombian guy was funny, how a Brazilian I can confirm that's his way of thinking is pretty accurate for Latin Americans in general, of course It varies from person to person but the way we are educated to behave in society is certainly different from the Japanese. I personally admire both cultures
I'm mixed, half Japanese and half German, and I really agree with how the first woman said it, that having two different cultural backgrounds makes it easier to see people for who they are, and not for what race they are. It's definitely the best part of being mixed. Sometimes it does feel lonely but there are positives and negatives to everything, and I wouldn't give up my mixed heritage if I could.
I´m half Japanese and half Austrian, I live more than 30 years in Austria. I was bullied when I was a child. They pointed at me and shouted "Chinese". Treated me like a foreigner. I was scared to go to school or going outside alone. Now it´s better, but often feel like a foreigner the way they treat me. I can relate much to the people in the video. Thanks for sharing.
Es tut mir wirklich leid für dich... es gibt leider überall Rassismus, jeder zeigt den Finger auf jeden obwohl wir alle von der selben Spezies sind. Wir sind alle Brüder und Schwestern und die,die es nicht so sehen waren immer die ,die Unruhe und Schaden gebracht haben. Alles Gute aus Salzburg
OMG.. that's terrible, so sorry to hear that :( I hope you find such a good friends/society and more healthy enviroment to life as a human being. We should treat everyone nicely, all human-races are equal
@@ayumihamano5091 Yes, found good friends who helped me alot also some of my classmates stood up against the bullies. I was grateful for that. We should not look away against discrimination and racism. And like everyone i have also implicit bias that affect my behavior or how I treat others. I have to work myself to overcome it.
I can relate to the last guy so much. 15 years in Japan and never made a friend with a local. Nobody ever showed any interest beyond a few polite and empty words. Only the women with who I had a relationship with were really honest, the rest of them, only tatemae. Despite its glowing external appearance, Japan is a very lonely place.
Its the same, human nature is the same, everywhere. You could place yourself into any country and you would have the same experience if you behave the same way. It has nothing to do with Japan specifically. If you want to make a friend-friend as an adult it takes a long time, you really have to go out of your way and you won´t always be successful. Its easier as a young child because then you and your friend both grow into being friends while also growing into human beings. As you already know, bonds are either forged in trials or grown. Here is something you should really think about deeply: "Nobody ever showed any interest beyond a few polite and empty words."
Hi, it's said that "who speaks two languages has two souls". Ive noticed this can be confirmed with the people you interview. It's amazing how the body language changes when they switch from English to Japanese or v.v. You are doing a great job. Keep upo the good work.
@@SonOfTheDawn515 no, i use specific statments to make a point, or say things which arent exactly right but make a clear point. im not silly, its all to get an outcome.. aka tactical. im a businessman in japan. I wear a t shirt in america or mexico.. whole different tatemae.
My sister and I relate so much. We were both born and raised in Japan and grew up speaking Japanese as one of our languages at home. We're both Greek/Japanese and inherited most of our father's features. Tall height, wavy hair, green eyes, and a majority of his facial features. The only thing we really inherited from our late mother was hair color and her eye shape. Our whole lives we both get mistaken for foreigners and one time I was on my way to work and someone asked me if I was lost! I know that me being a woman over 190 cm with long, wavy hair and green eyes Japanese people would naturally be curious to know about me so I never take much offense when they come up to me and ask questions. They're very rarely of ill intention so I'm usually happy to answer whatever they ask. I know it sounds weird but whenever I get asked questions it always makes me feel seen and recognized. I've never felt like I was anything special or had any good qualities about myself. However it always gets a bit tiring hearing the same old "Oh, your Japanese is very good! How long have you lived here/how long have you studied Japanese?" and when I tell them I was born and raised here and have lived in Japan for pretty much my entire life, except for when I went overseas to attend university. A couple of my work colleagues who don't know me personally thought I was a foreigner working abroad for the company! The only time I really faced discrimination was being told I wasn't a "pure Japanese person" and that I never would be because I'm half and it made me really struggle with my identity being Japanese. I would sometimes feel more at home in Greece when I visited relatives because they didn't care as much that I was half. When I went to university abroad, I was in California and I surprisingly felt very comfortable there. Since the people are taller I didn't stick out in the crowd as badly and I felt more blended in with the people there. Instead of people asking me about my status of being Japanese they would just tell me I should be a model because of my height! I always found that strange because I don't see myself as a beautiful person or anyone who stands out. I did love how little people really cared about knowing my ethnicity and rather wanted to get to know me more as a person. If people asked me about my ethnicity I would tell them and they just thought it was cool and sometimes would ask me more about it which I didn't mind explaining. University for me is years ago and now I'm in Japan and I won't lie when I say I miss being overseas but I also know I'd miss Japan severely if I moved! The younger generation of Japanese people seem to be a bit more tolerant of mixed people and I think it's the older generation that are a bit more reserved and have the questions. One experience that touched me was when I was sitting at a park in Tokyo and a group of kids maybe middle school age, walked up to me and one of them said "Hey, miss, my friend said she thinks you're super pretty! She likes your eyes!" and I thanked them and the friend was a bit shy so the other girl asked me if everyone in my family had green eyes. I told her it was just my sister and father and since he's foreign, he had green eyes. She seemed very interested and asked where he was from. After telling them he was from Greece, her face seemed to light up and she said "Greece? Like Athena?" Turns out she was extremely interested in Greek mythology! The three of us spent maybe a couple of hours talking about Greece before it started to get late and they had to return home before curfew but it was very heartwarming to see younger people so interested in my Greek heritage and it's culture and history. This experience happened about four years ago but I still think about it! Sorry this was so long but this topic really hits home for me since it's really relatable. It also feels so validating to see other people in the comments sharing their experiences and hearing about the experiences from people in the video too!
It seems like an unforgettable moment for you, this was a very interesting story that you shared and I liked it very much , I always wanted to have Japanese friends but I find it difficult .
I really like your channel. You are curious and honest with your questions and I think it is very valuable to understand these cultural perspectives. Thank you.
As someone whos Half Japanese, Half Puerto Rican growing up in the states I've always wanted to visit Japan, but I've been a little nervous. it's nice to get an understanding of what it's like for local mixed Japanese people. Thank you for sharing!
I am half Japanese and half Scandinavian (Denmark) my family in Japan are ALWAYS so welcoming and attentive to my needs when I am there, Japanese people are always so inviting and want to have conversations with you if you speak a little Japanese, this aspect is fantastic for us visiting, but the problem arise when the Japanese misunderstand that the half they are talking too is in fact born and raised in Japan and not just visiting. So this problem does not apply to us HAFU´s that are visiting Japan. You should go there and visit your roots, absolutely amazing country to visit. I would NEVER go and live there though...
I am half Japanese and half Chinese born and raised in Japan. From my experience because my parents didnt give me a Japanese surname or a Japanese middle name. Most Japanese assume i am a foreigner on first time introductions It becomes very apparent whenever I visit the bank or a doctor and they just read my name and assume immidietly I am a foreigner and sometimes treat me as if I dont understand Japanese and treat me like a foreigner even though i speak Japanese and look Japanese 100%. This is especially true of a policemen stops you and asks for your ID and they ask WAY too many questions regarding why I am Japanese but have a foreign name even though I just spoke to him in Japanese perfectly. Its getting really annoying after years of this and eventually I would like to either change my name to Japanese or add a Japanese middle name or surname. Its best to have something Japanese in your foreign name and that may help a lot.
@@timothyho1766 There are no middle names in Japan. If your Japanese "middle" name were "Ren" then your OFFICIAL Japanese name would read Ho, Timothyren with no spaces. This is why my daughter doesn't have a middle name. It's already difficult enough for us because our family name has an apostrophe... and because when filling out forms sometimes they make you keep or leave out the middle name. It's insanely difficult to remember which name version used for what.
It is interesting to see the second girl is the most integrated into Japanese culture as she barely even speaks Persian or English and yet she is the happiest among them. Growing up in multiple cultures can really be a double sword as it makes people more open minded yet inevitably makes them doubt their own identity and how they fit into one society.
Yeah, specially if you live in both places in your early years it can have a big effect on your social life. On one side you get separated from your friends all the time, and on the other you are not really properly immersed in either culture, so there's going to be cultural differences between you and the people around you all the time. My family luckily only moved once, so even though the first 3-5 years were rough, I became pretty integrated after that, and I'd say it's really only advantageous for an adult to have two languages taught to you from birth.
@@rafael285pc What? No way, the first one looks the most Japanese out of them all. Second one definitely looks mixed. If I didn't know better I would've thought the first was full Japanese, and if not then mixed with Korean, Chinese, or a group close to those.
English is the 2nd language for the majority of people who speak/write English on the internet. And from my experience a lot of Americans speak some Spanish as well. So you're impressed with the majority of the world.
@@Naatewaard I'm glad that's the case, and I remain impressed! English people are notorious for not bothering to learn another language, and instead relying on everyone else to know English. Because so many do, I feel like we have become lazy, in all honesty. Obviously I can't speak for all English people - there are a lot of English people who can speak more than one language, but I am not among them, and I wouldn't say they are in the majority. I can say a few words and phrases in other languages, for example, but compared to so much of the world's population who are able to remain coherent and hold a conversation in multiple languages - regardless of how many people that is and how they learned to speak those languages, I am still impressed by them all. :)
It's so weird how native English speakers are impressed by people speaking two languages. It's such a basic skill everywhere else in the world. To me it's like being super impressed by someone being able to multiply two numbers.
The half Colombian half Japanese guy's experience is incredibly sad and goes to show that beyond the Neon Lights, the cool Animes and the obsession with cuteness that Japan has, its Xenophobia (and other social problems) is deeply rooted which horribly affects the lives of innocent individuals. Dude has been there since 12 years old, high probability of him being a citizen and gets accosted with "This restaurant is for Japanese only, please leave!" SAY the heck WHAT?!
He isnt able to get citizenship by just living there. In Japan citizenship is adquire only if your parents are japanese through the Koseki (Family book). IF he ever wants to become a citizen he will have to ask his japanese parent to include him and his other parent on his koseki (which also implies the acceptance of cousins, granparents etc etc...). Being born in Japan or living there for over 60+ years is no reason enough to become a citizen, according to Japanese law. PD: On another note, I lived in Japan for a couple years and I was denied entry in a Japanese restaurant because of my race... so yeah nobody talks about that racism... same thing with the train.
@@Alejojojo6 How come full foreigners that have been living in Japan for 15+ years were able to get Japanese Citizenship by renouncing all previously obtained citizenships and by showing integration to Japanese Society?! What you said (that only with full Japanese Parents that one can get citizenship) is not accurate. Hence, given that he has been living in Japan since the age of 12 years old and being half Japanese, chances are he is a citizen of the country.
foreign looking people are denied entry to certain restaurants because the personnel and staff most likely do not speak English and do not feel like they would be able to accommodate you. It makes them feel uncomfortable. I do not think they would assume that a foreigner would be able to speak Japanese well.
@@Kareem_Alcindor Only one Japanese parent is enough to get citizenship at birth if, and only if, your parent did the necessary paperwork at the time, so yes, the above comment is not accurate. But citizenship for kids living in Japan is a real problem. For one because if none of your parent is Japanese, you cannot automatically get citizenship even if you were born there, have been living there your whole life and only speak that one language, and kids who have never set foot in another country are actually getting asked to leave when they become adults. And getting the right to stay will not be easy for them, because everything is made as difficult as possible for foreigners to stay in Japan, and as you have heard here, being Japanese starts with looking like one, not being born there, not speaking the language fluently. You probably have a better chance of getting citizenship if you do not speak a word of Japanese but both your parents are Japanese. Japanese blood right, as well as their single citizenship systems suck, that is a fact.
Being half is definitely a double edged sword for most of us. More so in Japan where the ideologies were grounded in xenophobia for sooo long. But I think recently it's finally gotten better, so there would be more pros than cons in everyday life.
it really depends from country to country. since japan has had a history of being closed from other countries it's quite homogeneous and don't like foreigners much. in italy they usually admire half people, in japan not so much.
Lol.. on Japanese TV show, there's always a half person ( usually Caucasian/Japanese).. I never saw that person get any different treatment other than favoritism.. Dude talk about xenophobia . I saw more racism in America and Europe towards Japanese and Asians than I saw xenophobia in Japan
@@Rekken200 I'm part native American and I grew up in America in an area with a lot of Asian people. I'm only very little Native only like 2 percent and the rest is mostly English. It's weird but all the Asian people always treated me like almost one of them. You know, because I look very slightly Asian because of the native. I can't imagine being treated like a foreigner by any Asian people. I'm not saying it wouldn't happen I just can't imagine. But I'm an introvert so I like people not talking to me and not sitting next to me so I wouldn't even notice :)
This is so interesting because, in MOST areas of the US, being "half" is not an issue. I have many friends who are half this or that, and no one cares. This, however, was not the case 40 or 50 years ago, and I think attitudes will continue to evolve and improve here. I cannot say the same for Japan where racial pride and nationalism are so strong.
When the half Colombian guy brought up the train issue, I really felt that. As an African American, I can 100% confirm that Japanese people will NOT sit next to you on the train. I would tend to feel really bad because I would technically be occupying 3 seats instead of 1. These days, I either stand in a corner somewhere far off or sit down only if the train doesn't have very many people on it.
I’m a small white American woman living in Japan. I notice this a little bit too, but I don’t think as much as you do. When I take an empty seat between two people they look at me out of the corner of their eyes but that’s it. Anyway you don’t have to feel bad for other people being ignorant. It’s their fault if they don’t want to sit down. You have a right to be there so just take up space if you want.
That is really odd to me. Brazil is completely different. Having two nationalities here is somehow appretiated, when people find out that you were raised by someone with a complete different culture and language, they get pretty curious about it, start asking stuff. Most of this is because Brazil is pretty diverse, so anything looks brazilian and people wont disrespect you by just talking to you, because they wont even know you are not brazilian, only if have some kind of accent (or leave it too obvious you are not brazilian, by wearing tourist-like clothes). Also Brazil doesnt receive as much as immigrants as first world countries do, so being "mixed" here is pretty rare. In conclusion, if you are half something, come to Brazil, people will treat you well.
@@myothethan2624 visually, yes. they will only know you are a foreigner when talking to you. dont misunterstood me, racism does exist in brazil, and a lot. its just that brazil works differently from the rest of the world, and even different from the rest of the south american countries.
Thanks! But what you don’t know is South East Asia countries are too racist to the point where you can’t even consider yourself a normal person.Especially Myanmar. I am tired of it. All I want is living in a country where racism is not first priority. I want to enjoy life. I want to party. I want to make friends. But here in Myanmar, if you look like a black person or Indian looking person, game over. Almost on one wants to do anything with you. Anyway thank you dude.
Same in the Philippines? Sort of? There's some discrimination against half-Chinese here, but for the most people, anyone who has any sort of foreign blood is either completely treated as normal or sometimes just asked a lot of questions. Also, interestingly, over here, it's somewhat obvious if you're part or full Filipino? I'm not sure how, but can kind of tell if you're completely from here, have some kind of foreign heritage, or are complete foreign (at least in terms of heritage/blood/dna). If you're half, we'll usually assume you live here and can speak the local language, but otherwise, we can at least speak English to them, and in rare cases there'd at least be one student who already knows at least basic Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, or Spanish to talk to them if they haven't learned English or Tagalog yet.
Filipinos think I am half cause I can understand and speak some Tagalog, hahah. Sorry, but as I see, Filipinos are kinda "gold digger" with foreigners, some men talk to me just to start a relationship and wants to marry, ask how life is in Brazil, just like Indian men in social media. But why half Chineses suffer discrimination? There are many artists like Kim Chiu, a "Chinita", and she is veeeery popular.
I have family friends who are half Korean, Half Japanese. They struggled to fit in with their Japanese class mates but things have gotten better overtime.
@Reptilian Network News for info, yes three nations; Japanese, Korean and Chinese might looks similar, but they have a really deep past political conflict since long ago. They might not threat each other nicely, especially the elders.
Japanese and Korean culture is very distinct. Also Japan, due to its past of colonizing Korea look down on the way Koreans are and Koreanness(eating smelly food, being "loud") is looked down upon to this day. Framing the history between Japan and Korea as conflict is an understatement.
I’m Japanese and I grew up in UK from young age so when I go to Japan and open my mouth I get treated differently! Makes me feel like I don’t belong there. I live in UK but I am not English either. People who live in the UK treat me for who I am, not by my looks or which passport I have. I hardly ever get asked where I’m from. When I take my son to Japan who is half Japanese & half white, people look and ask where he is from.
I'm a Japanese too but i was born in Taiwan but moved to USA with my parents at the age of 6, i grew up in USA, Born and Growing up in a different country made me different, I understand English more than Japanese, to communicate with Japanese is really hard for me because i didn't grow up there, i'm glad i found my fellow Japanese who live in another country, i will be glad if we know more about each other if you don't mind, you can drop you your email so i can reach you for more communication. Thanks
What this half-Colombian doesn't realize is that the very rule-abiding spirit has enormous benefits to society. If you break the rules with your own selfish thoughts, society will surely go crazy. If you don't like Japan, you should go to Colombia.
He has no plan on integrating to Japanese society, learning Japanese language, culture, or mannerism...yet he wants to be treated like a Japanese (because he's half-Japanese by birth). それは無理です。
This is great that you are getting all perspective of being Japanese or Half-Japanese that is, Japan opened its gates to the world in the year 1853 that's 171 years ago and still a very strong culture. You're doing something very special. Thank you.
Your interviews touched on some critical points. The Colombian guy mentioned strict social rules of Japan that seem at the same time silly/oppressive and admirable/respectable to foreigners.
I'm half Japanese and half Honduran, and my Japanese father disappeared before my birth. I was raised in the UK and the US and people are always curious about ethnicity. Maybe it was for the best because I'm loud, talkative, assertive and I doubt very much that I would fit in.
I know I'm just a random voice on YT replying to you but that's pretty messed up. No child should have that done to them. Not too long ago, when society deemed a man to be a spineless coward, they would remove his ability to procreate. In my opinion, this would qualify. I'm sorry for what you went through and I'm sure that's why you became such a strong person.
@@Kareem_Alcindor my dad ran out on me. He later got another woman pregnant and did the same. My dad is black, my mom Korean. Its quite common the black American males to run off. 83% of Asian women who have kids with Black American men become single mothers, 72% of white women who do that with black American men end up becoming single moms. While Latin women 93% become madre soltera .
I have a feeling this channel will get big, this type of content is really cool to watch, I watched like 4 videos in a row this is addicting. Keep with the content TAKASHii, youre doing great
Wow the first girl really looks fully Japanese and more than Iranian definitely she’s so sweet and pretty I love the way she described her experiences 🤍🇯🇵
I’m a half Aussie half Japanese, I grew up in Australia but moved to Japan 6 years ago. I consider myself Australian so it’s easier for me to exist in Japan. I’m really glad to have grown up in Australia among different cultures and have an open mind, to value my life and opinions. I like living in Japan, enjoy my work and the countryside scenery, but I think the country is doomed in the long run with the way the politicians are and how old people hold way too much power. Everything’s highly inefficient. I have a baby on the way, I think sooner or later I’ll move back to Australia.
Same here. Spent the first ten years from birth in Japan and the next forty plus years in Oz. I think firmly in an Aussie way and have no desire to live in Japan.
Im half Japanese half Turkish. I was born in Japan, but after 6 years, my parents divorced and moved to İstanbul with my mom. Umfortunately I didnt speak Turkish at the time so I felt really left out when I started school, so I told my mom to stop talking Japanese with me. Now I am 32 and I can only speak Japanese in very light conversations. But I am glad I live in İstanbul cuz I am a hyper and outgoing person and Turkish culture is so. Im like that half Columbian dude at the end. I kinda feel like If I was living in Japan, I would be forced to be more quiet, passive and obeying type of person.
My father is a syrian arab, my mother’s half turkish half romanian. I was born in Istanbul and I’ve been raised in Turkey. But my family sent me to french speaking high school and received my university degree in english language. This is really fantastic to be a great medley pot. Greetings from Dubai…
@@buckethead133 In my case my dad's Japanese, mom is Turkish. But usually it is the other way around, yes. In Turkey there are so many Japanese brides in the families, especially in a specific touristic city called Kapadokya. In the last 20 years Kapadokya had been a popular visiting place for Japanese tourists. Well, in general, men from oriental and exotic countries tend to take advantage of Asian women's interest in them. Because compared to women in their country, Asian women are more obedient, quiet and loyal. They think they can dominate the relationship when they marry an Asian woman. Im not saying that all relationships and marriages are this way, but this is a common case.
@@buckethead133 its cultural barrier problem...when you marry from a totally different culture you have to be ready to love and adupt to it especially if you are leaving in that different country... iam talking from experience....iam greek married with a nigerian leaving in africa for 30 years...
Im half Japanese, half Australian and I love it! I get the best of both sides. I was born in Japan but went to school in Australia. I speak both languages and identify with both cultures strongly! I think it has helped me grow up with an accepting and open mind. I now live in Spain with my Spanish partner. Maybe we will have a tri-culture mix baby!
@Daenack Dranils John 3:3 - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Mark 1:15 - “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
Stop being a baby. I was turned away many times and respect it. That’s the way they stay Japanese. If Japan allowed mass migration and Diversity it would destroy its culture. Globalists want a one-world grey mass of consumers. Drop a million Nigerians into a small Japanese city and it’s no longer japanese and never will be again. Diversity and multiculturalism is worse for Japan than nuclear bombs. Japan bounced back from nukes but could never bounce back from western style globalist enforced diversity, and multiculturalism. You want unique cultures or all the same under the thumbs of a small elite? Wake up.
That's awesome! Congratulations! It sounds like you're doing great in life, don't mind the negative comments. I'm so happy for your child, good luck!!!
@@Marc-io8qm Finally, someone who gets it. If you replace the demographic of a country, you will incontrovertibly chance the culture, norms and values of said country and Japan will stop being Japan. The Japanese culture will change into something it is not and that is not a good thing. Not saying Japan is perfect, it has many flaws. But I think those flaws can be addressed without the use of mass immigration.
I’m half Japanese. My Japanese mother married my American dad after WW2 in 1959. We grew up in Texas and it was hard for us. It’s kind of cool being Asian now in Houston, TX but not in the 1960-70s. Not only did we look different from blonde/blue eyed kids but it was still fresh from hard feelings from the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. When we were enrolled in a Japanese school for a summer in Japan, we were treated badly by the Japanese kids because we looked “too American”. Just can’t win.
Dude, I love your videos, I can practically see your advice of not using Duolingo paying off in real-time lol. Best thing I have ever done to retain information and all thanks to you, man. Super grateful. Keep up the great work and content coming! 🙏 🙇♀️
i love hearing from half people, there’s lots of different stories and feelings about it! i personally think it’s great for nationalities and ethnicities to come together, but as a half person myself i actually hate it so much the struggles i go through. I am swedish/ mexican, growing up i only want to fit in. i lived in both sweden and mexico, and no one ever accepted me, making friends is hard. i want to know the feeling of home and feeling comfortable, i still struggle with this especially because i look neither swedish nor mexican, people can tell i’m different right away and treat me different because of it. great video~
Yeah, it's hard when you are in the middle (not looking clearly Mexican or Sweden), since you never have a place, and that's very difficult specially when you are young trying to figure out your identity. Well that's my point of view at least, being half Japanese and Argentinian 😅
i m half ukrainian and half moroccan but i look 100% moroccan so ppl always get shocked when they know i m half foreigner , i think it s better to look like both nationalities 😅😅
@@manyacho_k I'm Half Moroccan Half Tunisian, But everyone thinks I am hispanic 🤣 I always get people speaking Spanish to me or asking if I am Colombian, Hundruian, or Venezuelan. But I do say I look more Moroccan then tunisian.
Your English is excellent! For native English speakers Japanese is one of the hardest languages to learn, I don't know if it works the other way but being able to make yourself clearly understood and even throwing in some slang and informal phrasing in a language so different from your own is quite an accomplishment, you should be proud Takashii!
Japanese trying to speak English is even more difficult, for instance, many of the sounds in the English language don't exist in Japanese and they have a hard time trying to speak and understanding it
I lived in Japan for 22 years and I have two children still living in Tokyo. I have dated half Japanese people too. But the term half is referring to the part of you which is not Japanese. Being half Japanese is understood, so when you are labelled half - it actually refers to the part which is not Japanese. The term Quarter refers to a person who had a full Japanese parent and a half Japanese parent, thus they are 1 quarter not Japanese. And there are different ranks of Japanese Half. The darker the skin, the lower the rank and the lighter the skin the higher the rank. Nobody will admit to this ranking system publicly, but it does exist. I know all this from experience. I wore business suits, always showered, wore nice perfume, but often found that nobody wanted to sit next to me on a train/bus. I can give you a long list of all the interesting experiences I had in the 22 years.
I have two children who are mixed-race Japanese and white/American. I tell them they are not half anything. They have two languages, two cultures, two nationalities, two passports, etc. Indeed, they are 200%, not 50. When Japanese use the term ハーフ it is meant to identify someone who isn't real, or pure Japanese. It would be considered racist in most other countries but the Japanese are so totally consumed by their wholesome purity, they don't realize they are racists.
@@MyBelch That is exactly what struck me when I was in Japan...they are so COMPLETELY different to my culture in the UK but they have a massive chip on their shoulders re. their cultural and genetic purity 👉🇬🇧👈
Hello Takashi ! Your interviews were super interesting. My kids are half japanese and half french Canadian, and they are very aware and proud to be "hafu", proud of having both cultures. They speak japanese as well. Cheers form Montréal and I wish you great success !
I’m black and Japanese. That was equally challenging in the US. While my experience going to visit my Japanese relatives was not that bad, I’ve heard pretty bad stories from other “Blasians.” In Japan I noticed that family status has a lot to do with it as well. You could (at times) tell when people were being respectful and kind, but in their minds had a different opinion from their actions. They always commented on my hair. In the US, people love it. In Japan, it is still too curly. Lots of warnings when I was very young regarding upcoming trips. When I was younger, being half-Asian was a negative in America. They would comment about eating dog, and they would not share as much as a pot. They were scared Asians would cook cats and dogs. Now, people think it is fine and it is smiled upon. Oh, also in Japan and when Japanese relatives came to visit, they more-so looked down on being too “Americanized” even through we are 100% American. They complained about that over the mixture.
If you go to any Slavic country, then you’ll see real challenge. Russians, Poles, & others overwhelmingly do not have a favorable opinion of people having African descent. It’s only similar to Japanese perspective in the sense of social class. Slavs, in general, see Africans as having lower intelligence. Of course, not all Slavs are this way, but easily the majority based on my surroundings & experience.
@@krasnaludek298 I'm surprised to hear it. My family, friends and myself do not believe that Poles are somehow more intelligent than Africans. This is absurd. Definitely, this is not the opinion most people share. If something like this happened to you in my country, you were unlucky. Probably you were dealing with a poorly educated person, from a disturbed family ... Maybe someone in old age, from a small town ...? This is the only way I can explain it. Anyway, I hope your next experience with a Pole or Poland will be better.
Japan has always had an issue with curly hair--something I have no idea about the origins of. I have a cousin (100% Japanese) there, who received grief in school for having naturally wavy hair. I guess the teacher might have thought it wasn't natural or something like that.
@Takashii you're perfect as you are, your English is great, your communication style is brilliant and you're a great lister with insightful questions. Remember, you're perfect exactly the way you are!
japanese italian, now living in rome. we go to our grandparents house in saitama every year (almost, because of covid) life is good, being japanese actually attract lot of curious people because of the pretty loved culture. got discriminated sometimes here in italy for being asian, actually i've never got bad episodes in japan and i've loved when attended the school there, because all the kids and teachers were always veery nice to me (probably got special "treatment" because of being different) i actually feel the third guy interviewed for the cultural differences, because i sometimes find myself in conflict with my mother too because of her close minded point of view. I've got two little siblings, both without any problems with bullies i am very happy in being half, and being a bilingual helped me in learning new languages too. my only problem are the kanji...
Half italian half japanese here too, studied japanese for 13 years but jeez kanjis are hard to learn especially when you are not used to write them on a daily basis
My Japanese language instructor told me that the term "double" is being used now to describe those that are mixed-half-Japanese. She said that I was "double" to her and it made me actually really happy.
Thank you for the video. I am also half japanese half german and can relate very much to the answers given to your questions. I would be nervous to tell my story in front of camera, so really well done also to the people! I read some of the comments posted here and I agree that growing up half is sometimes not easy but I think I am glad that I was given opportunities from a young age. Like living in different cultures, speaking two or more languages, visiting country of your parents and much more. I hope everyone no matter from which country, can learn to embrace their origin and find peace in it. In the end I wish the world becomes more of a platform to further promote cultural exchange with an open mindset.
My daughters are half Japanese and half white. They are in their early teens and grew up in Japan, until we moved to the US. We're heading back again, but they never had any issues being mixed.
I like the diversity of those you chose to interview, it defied expectations in a good way. It is interesting to see the stigmas that exist towards others for being different in Japan which is something I've noticed learning more about the country.
I am half Okinawan and half American. I grew up in Okinawa until i was 16 years old. Coming to the states was very frightening to me. When we came here i met my relatives on my father's side. They didn't like us too much because we were mixed. I was very uncomfortable except when i was around my uncle. He was very nice to us. My junior and senior year was in California. I overcame the culture shock after a few months. This video just makes me think of my friends that i grew up with. Thank you for making these.
@@belladonnaofsadness4764 as a latino living in the us they’re really not. Of course there are a lot of racists but saying “most” is a reach. Not to mention that in my home country (from my experience) they’re a lot more racist than in the US. Just goes to show that there racists everywhere
I was bullied at school non stop and no one ever sat next to me on the bus or the train. Being “half” was used against me and also glorified at the same time.
@@DarthVantos why should she gives her picture to you? so that you can compliment her if she's actually pretty and talk bad about her if she's ugly in your perspective? (No offense just asking)
I lived in Japan for around 20 years... I lived in Jiyugoaka for 10 years. I have a daughter who is a hafu and is a now living in the UK. She is living in London going to UCL. I miss Japan. I'm hoping to go back to Japan because I worked in Kyodo Tsushin/Telerate and I had wonderful time. They are hoping to have a reunion for me...
Im half Japanese, half British. Dad from Kyushu and Mum from Oxford. I love Japan but I loved doing my education in the UK. I guess I felt a bit more "free" - I studied at Reading Uni and had a blast. UCL is amazing, so I hope your daughter is enjoying it there
I wasn't aware that there are many half Japanese as well. I think some half Filipinos feel the same way in my country (not all). I personally believe that every body is unique in their own way and deserves to be treated with respect. Spread love, not hate. すごい! Keep safe, everyone, okay?
Most likely for any half *insert whatever east or southeast asian ethnicity* the case, im also half asian but not half japanese, for me its similar to the first girl. As i look full asian to most people around east/southeast asia , people tend to not pay attention much as they think im one of them (my mom is half thai half chinese so im part east and part southeast asian, while my dad is half italian half egyptian , i dont look north african nor white/italian, so...) im considered foreign in europe (i live in germany) obviously, since i dont look like white people. Except if i mention it in china or thailand (just like her, then people might be a bit different) but only from my appeareance alone, people dont notice im mixed with non-asian ethnicity. Btw since some people might have the impression of how i could look like , enough southeast asians have east asian facial features ,but are often more brown , my moms chinese half comes from southwest china and a lot of especially chinese people who work outside there, are brown ,so i look the closest to those people (although my skintone i a VERY light brown , not as dark as its the case for some other southeast asians or even chinese people who are also partly much darker than me...
I'm also half Japanese. Though my dad was out of the picture before I was born, I was raised by an Australian stepdad and attended one of the international schools in Tokyo. What I hated growing up in Japan was being stared at, especially so as I used to be painfully shy. It was a relief when I moved to the US where I just blended in. I haven't been back in decades. It's somewhat sad to see that not much has changed despite globalization. At the same time, I guess it's to be expected.
Half Japanese/Puerto Rican here and it was rough in the late 70s, early 80s. I was denied access to a restaurant once in Kyoto in my own home town back in the mid 90s (first return since moving to America several years prior), meeting up with my Japanese father & grandfather and they were MIFFED. When we moved to America when I was 8 or 9, my Dad sent me to a speech therapist to sound more "American". He said "Son, you need to blend in if you're going to survive in America". With so few relatives and so few Japanese folks where I lived in the US, I've lost the ability to speak Japanese. I can understand it just fine but my speaking ability is pretty much gone, except for basic phrases.
my grandad is Hungarian and had taken part in the uprising, he ended up having having to flee and left the country on his own at 16. He came to the UK and back then they had “No blacks, no dogs, no foreigners” on signs for either restaurants or apartments to rent. Anyway, he didn’t get amnesty for about 30 years and hadn’t spoken to his family for that whole time. When he was able to make contact he had forgotten his mother tongue. This always seemed crazy to me as a child like how can you forget your native language. Anywho he had some lessons and picked it back up :) if you would like to retain it - find a tutor!! with the world online now it should be easy to find someone x
I might come back if you listen or have texted japaneese shows just going on all day - but like after months ,earlier if you have easy for language ,years for hard hearing us citizien I guess even thu you have basics
I'm not Japanese but I do understand losing the ability to speak a language you understand. I am Navajo (Dine') Native American. I also was put into speech therapy when I was a child and although I can understand Navajo language fine, I cannot speak it. I can only say a few words. I've always wondered if Speech Therapy did something for me to not be able to pick up foreign or even my own language correctly.
I have a niece in Japan that is Half Japanese & Vietnamese born in Australia. I haven’t seen her since she was a baby. I think she is around 15 years old now. Her Grandma & Grandpa in Australia ( my parents ) helped a lot with getting a house and supporting her Biological Father and Mother . If she ever sees this comment you should come to Australia and say hello to your Grandparents .
It's a really interesting perspective, thanks for bringing this up. I'm half Japanese and Indonesian, i was born in japan until 3/4 and moved to Indonesia for almost 14 years. When i came back to japan i relate with her who say the pros is you're more "open mind", it feels like you can accept something different even though you're not used to see in your (different) raised country, thus i feel really grateful to be a half, i have a lot of Japanese friends and half as well, my Japanese friends don't treat me different as a foreigner or something but in some public places there are several occasions that happened but not that many, maybe different people different cases.
The last guy though 🤣 "following rules are good... but if it's a stupid rule..." as someone who grew up in two different cultures, that's me. "Rules helps us keep order" and then another side of me is "no! I'm free to do what I want" 🤦♀️
I fear the second culture of "I'm free to do what I want" Will spread like wildfire To the point of Americans doing the "but muh freedom" stance in foreign countries It's like they never left the US wherever they go
@@jmvpams1380 The mindset of blindly accepting everything a government is telling you is a very dangerous one. People often dont question why certain decisions are made because they think "politicians will have their reasons", "they know better" or they are just lazy. We tend to forget that politicians are just people and mistakes are natural. They can overlook (intentional and unintentional) certain criterias that would have been important to consider before making a decision.
@@foteinimanou5516 Yes blind obedience is also bad - the reason why they say the Japanese are not inventors - they are good at taking what others have done and making great copies & that is how they have become a successful country
Here in Hawaii there's just SO MANY "blended" families- they call it `hapa` (half) and the kids are just awesome. Like the second girl - oh my goodness is she a beauty.
I'm half Japanese but I've lived my whole life in Brazil and went to Japan just to work for 2 years. My family never taught me japanese so I don't speak it. The country was pretty harsh for me, I was harassed and treated like a slave at work, and on the streets people looked at me like I was a criminal or something, except for stores where they are always polite to customers
@@runwiththeqase no, my father actually doesn't know much either because my grandparents wanted their kids to learn Portuguese so they could help them because they came to Brazil without knowing a single word in Portuguese, or at least it's what they claim lol
Tb sou assim, meus avós n passaram para frente a língua japonesa, o que me deixa triste, mas eu ainda pretendo estudá-la. Espero que vc tenha sucesso aí onde quer que esteja! (Eu me confundi com esse tanto de informação e quase escrevi em inglês tb hahahaha)
That’s happened and STILL happening with Nikkei Peruvian in Japan. As Brazil and Peru are the countries with the biggest number of Japanese and mixed ones. Also due to the 2ww many Japanese didn’t teach Japanese to their children as well they didn’t teach to the third generation, so no most of us speak Japanese. And others didn’t care about learn too. It is a complicated issue and also about identity as in Japan even though some of us are full Japanese ethnically they treat us a foreigner as we didn’t born in Japan. Japanese people even don’t treat as a Japanese a someone who was born in Japan but it is mixed. They are certainly xe***nophoic and ra*£££sit
I ended up watching this by picking a random recommended video and didn't expect it to be relevant for me. However, being half Finnish and half Colombian this was really interesting to see. I've always felt that it's a blessing that I pass for a Finn as I live in Finland. I expect I might have faced some unwelcome situations otherwise. I remember only one time in my life where someone spoke to me in English asking me if I speak Finnish. That was a weird experience.
I’m half Colombian and half Norwegian, but I look very Colombian, (so I guess I’m not as lucky as you haha) Norwegian locals speak to me in English sometimes but it’s not a big deal. When my brother was in primary school they assigned him a Spanish translator even though he spoke perfect Norwegian. I never understood why, it only served to isolate him from the other school kids. In many ways I feel very privileged to be mixed. I can celebrate both cultures shamelessly and I feel warmly embraced by both
Colombian is not a race or ethnicity . In Colombia itself there are many Variations of people who identify as Colombian so i am sure you would fit very well if you sound like them.
@@moxide in a way that’s true, but it’s not completely random either. The average Colombian is around 2/3 spanish and 1/3 indigenous ethnically. This of course varies, but for the most part it is true. There are also Afro Colombians and colombians of different race, of course. But if you picked a random person from Colombia they would most likely have the ethnic makeup I mentioned.
@@6thdim Do you know that Spain itself has different ethnicities ? No country in western Europe is as mixed as Spain so this whole thing of saying i'm half this and 1/4 that really has no meaning genetically coz people choose to go back only so far in tracing their DNA but if you go back far enough your genes start to spread across so many parts of the world . It always bothers scientists when people try to break down fractions of their race because scientifically there is no such thing .All humans share bits of each other.
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My father is half-Japanese and was born not long after WWII. He grew up between the East Coast of the United States, as well as in Japan. Both sides hated his guts for being born, and everyday at school was another fight waiting to happen. Moving to Hawaii was a blessing for him because native Hawaiians found no problem with people who are mixed. He married a Native Hawaiian, my mother, and have lived there since.
My Hawaiian family and community were the first people/culture to judge him "by the content of his character, and not by the color of his skin."
I feel like mixed people or Asian Americans will probably feel very unjudged in hawaii because of the amount of mixed people that are there or have immigrated there. From my experience it kind of feels like hawaii is the only place for me because if I go to the mainland I’m too asian and if I go to Asia I’m too white and no matter what race I am I’ll always be treated like a foreigner. So in the end hawaii is the only place that feels like home.
Race is not only skin.
@@DemonOfEndor It's a quote of Martin Luther Kings "I have a dream" speech and not meant to be taken literally (In the sense: Only skin matters, in this case it's a synonym for race ).
The same situation would have been for a person from usa in Japan at that time.
I felt bad for the last guy :(. People often won’t sit next to him. He even said he didn’t really have many Japanese friends, and he’s lived there half his life.
@Khalil G He just looks normal in the west lol
He looked the least Japanese of all of the people who were interviewed. That probably makes it harder.
Don't feel too bad, I am sure he has tons of Colombian friends. Many Colombians live in Japan.
Japanese people aren't introvert. They are straight out selfish.
@@thomasjohnston8970 people can do whatever they want
iranian-japanese mix is so beautiful!
Very interesting how she doesn't really look Japanese, yet completely behaves like a traditional Japanese girl. Kinda endearing.
The last guy was funny. When he said he had no japanese friends I was confused. But when he started talking you could tell he was different lol. The hand gestures, the energy. What a character
It made me realize how much we Latinos speak with our hands.
@@e0jay For real, I'm also a half japanese and I often do some gestures with my hands or face
@@e0jay I known, sometimes I think if someone were to tie my hands mouth would shutdown at same time.
South Americans in general talk like that, we open our mouths and a bunch of words come out, the hands are there to help lead the words.
He will fit in fine I’m the US
The first girl had two personalities, it's fascinating. When she started speaking Spanish it was like a different person.
Its because both Spanish and Japanese speaking is a whole mood
Yes,, it's quite marked that difference.
Yeah I was going to say my Japanese is extremely limited but I grew up with Japanese friends and their parents, and I'm from California and speak both Spanish and English and was in bilingual classes. The languages have intrinsically different demeanors, Japanese generally being quite reserved and Spanish being extremely expressive And even passionate, so it's normal for the person to change when speaking the different languages
Code switching?
It's actually a thing. When you pick up a new language, especially one very different from your own, you gain a new personality. I'm American and my persona and how I act when speaking in Japanese suddenly flips. It's really really strange but at the same time it doesn't feel wrong.
Speaking more than one language or being from two cultures really gives you more than one mind and one personality. Especially when the cultures are very different.
That is soo true- I speak more than one language and have 3 cultures in my body- My personality is 100% "me"!
totally agree, i feel so different when i speak english compared to french.
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Yes, i can see how that is viewed as a con / negative from a Japanese perspective.
Like if we all just speak one language and then someone shows up that speaks two. Naturally we'd look down upon them. Speak one / blend in, or be cast out for being " different". " Ah-so..." ...
@@grischad20 me : Laughs in Indonesian thousands of languages 😷
Very true. It let's you have perspective and be racist twice.
8:53 the half Latino guy was hilarious. Hahaha… I’m Argentinian, and I can feel his vibe. Probably too much for average Japanese. The interviewer was even a little scared at the end. But trust me, he’s a good guy, that’s just the way most people is down here.
Right! His volume, his gestures, his lack of restraint. I loved it. Once he got comfortable he was talking to the interviewer like as if he had known him a long time. Major Latin vibes, it was great. It seemed really overwhelming for the interviewer though hahaha
Yes, as a Colombian I can tell all his gestures are familiar. And he moved with just 13 years old to Japan.
i’m Italian and we are super passionate and loud too, i loved the half latino guy, i would totally vibe with him!!
@@santiagopayan2531 Sisas parce, jajajaja
@@santiagopayan2531 I'm Portuguese and his gestures also looked natural to me. 😂
I just adore the last guys energy! He seems really kind and fun to be around.
Yes he speaks & moves more like a Colombian, not restricted, not shy
The last guy brought up something interesting I noticed while I was in Japan. Japanese staff working in the restaurant hardly talk to each other. I was at a simple place where the kitchen was in view of the dining room and everyone just worked silently. In the US there would have been a lot more banter.
Yeah a quiet room would kill me. Banter helps the time go by very quickly and much more fun.
They are perfectionists. They are meticulous and super clean. They don’t speak so that they don’t spit on your food. A Japanese born sushi business owner here in the US told me that. No one on his staff was allowed to talk. If you also noticed how women cover their mouth while talking too. I thought it was because they where covering their teeth.
@@bdog0720
That's interesting. Women covering the mouth while laughing was a propriety thing, but it's largely dying out. I lived in Asia 20 yrs ago and I noticed it was dying out then in Hong Kong abd Taiwan. Slower in Japan. Now that the Japanese are required to wear face masks and thus can't spit on the food, are they allowed to talk to one another in the restaurant?
@@fazole
“Covering their mouth was a proprietary thing.” Proprietary to whom? It wasn’t exclusive to anyone. It was a simple, culturally traditional, open public gesture.
How the hell would I know what they do while wearing a mask. Ask the Japanese. I just spoke about my 1 time experience. Does that make me an expert? That surely shouldn’t make you a lazy ass and get spoon fed your foreign information. Maybe one day you will get to be “interesting.”
Yeah. Even housemates just goes dead silent around each other
I like what the first lady had to say. She doesn't judge people by their looks OR nationality only cares about their personality. Those are words to live by. Give everyone a fair chance, and let their actions speak for themselves.
It's a noble thing to do but so few actually live by them. The only people I've noticed who actually live that way are some form of outcast, and being a half-ethnic tends to cause that. Most people only pay lip service to the idea sadly.
@@DarknessFlameMedia not a lie, that's a convenient excuse used by judgemental dickheads who can't fathom that a lot of folk have a healthy, opposite outlook on their fellow humans than they do.
@Daenack Dranils oh the irony, you sad, hypocritical fool.
Yes, we've hear this for many decades. Duh. Live, respect,…. and, respect your preferences, reasonably of course.
Most people don't have time for that. They would rather follow the safe route and make assumptions based on experience.
The second girl's mannerism is soo calming and soothing. She has such a positive outlook in life.
when i went to school in japan one summer as a half-japanese kid, the students there were so friendly and wanted to learn more about me, when i left, the whole class made a memento of the experiences there.
definitely had good memories from there and kyushoku food is soo good
"No one wants to sit next to me on the train" Where can I acquire such power for NYC subways?
Maybe do something creepy or weird
Look the person dead in their eyes
Smile
And pat the seat next to you
No one will sit there, they will be afraid 😅
I watched a video with half Black half Japanese guys and they said that was the only perk of racism lol
Mark your territory like a new yorker - get drunk and piss all over the area.
😂😂😂
Ikr, he made it sound like a bad thing
The half Colombian guy was funny, how a Brazilian I can confirm that's his way of thinking is pretty accurate for Latin Americans in general, of course It varies from person to person but the way we are educated to behave in society is certainly different from the Japanese. I personally admire both cultures
Racist
@@RamMohammadJosephKaur Why would you think he is racist?
@@cloudy6130 he is a troll
@@TheChannelJ1 ik but i would like to see their point
@@cloudy6130 You won't get one, or at least not a logic one, 'cause you know how trolls are.
that half persian chick is really pretty, I bet those foreigners were just asking directions to get her number lol
I'm mixed, half Japanese and half German, and I really agree with how the first woman said it, that having two different cultural backgrounds makes it easier to see people for who they are, and not for what race they are. It's definitely the best part of being mixed. Sometimes it does feel lonely but there are positives and negatives to everything, and I wouldn't give up my mixed heritage if I could.
Lebst du in Deutschland?
Japanese x German oh my god you're the best 🔥😆
@@jeanniepetrov9934 Frage ich mich auch gerade xD
@@hicrhodushicsalta4382 Ob sunflower überhaupt meine Frage versteht 🤔😂 Spaß
@@jeanniepetrov9934 Fühl ich 😂, vielleicht kommt ja noch eine Antwort 😅.
I´m half Japanese and half Austrian, I live more than 30 years in Austria. I was bullied when I was a child. They pointed at me and shouted "Chinese". Treated me like a foreigner. I was scared to go to school or going outside alone. Now it´s better, but often feel like a foreigner the way they treat me. I can relate much to the people in the video. Thanks for sharing.
Es tut mir wirklich leid für dich... es gibt leider überall Rassismus, jeder zeigt den Finger auf jeden obwohl wir alle von der selben Spezies sind. Wir sind alle Brüder und Schwestern und die,die es nicht so sehen waren immer die ,die Unruhe und Schaden gebracht haben. Alles Gute aus Salzburg
OMG.. that's terrible, so sorry to hear that :(
I hope you find such a good friends/society and more healthy enviroment to life as a human being.
We should treat everyone nicely, all human-races are equal
I'm so sorry to hear that. This is why the anti China rhetoric on mainstream media is so dangerous right now for all Asian kids and half Asian kids.
@@ayumihamano5091 Yes, found good friends who helped me alot also some of my classmates stood up against the bullies. I was grateful for that. We should not look away against discrimination and racism.
And like everyone i have also implicit bias that affect my behavior or how I treat others. I have to work myself to overcome it.
@@alicege4683 mainstream? Nah that shit is pretty old
3:59 I've never seen someone so gorgeous!!
I can relate to the last guy so much. 15 years in Japan and never made a friend with a local. Nobody ever showed any interest beyond a few polite and empty words. Only the women with who I had a relationship with were really honest, the rest of them, only tatemae. Despite its glowing external appearance, Japan is a very lonely place.
Yea it really isn't a social culture, its extremely difficult and can be almost weird to talk to strangers.
That’s definitely what I got out of this video.
Japanese woman is chinese police
Its the same, human nature is the same, everywhere. You could place yourself into any country and you would have the same experience if you behave the same way. It has nothing to do with Japan specifically. If you want to make a friend-friend as an adult it takes a long time, you really have to go out of your way and you won´t always be successful. Its easier as a young child because then you and your friend both grow into being friends while also growing into human beings. As you already know, bonds are either forged in trials or grown.
Here is something you should really think about deeply:
"Nobody ever showed any interest beyond a few polite and empty words."
@@alexwithletters3215 You could be right. It could have been me.
Hi, it's said that "who speaks two languages has two souls". Ive noticed this can be confirmed with the people you interview.
It's amazing how the body language changes when they switch from English to Japanese or v.v.
You are doing a great job.
Keep upo the good work.
este.. totally agree, i speak japanese and english well and japanese me is polite and tactical, english me is silly and outgoing.
@@ryanshaw4250 I think you meant tactful. Not tactical.
I speak three languages but i am not interested in any of these ,😭 i want to learn Japanese and some french or Spanish
@@SonOfTheDawn515 no, i use specific statments to make a point, or say things which arent exactly right but make a clear point. im not silly, its all to get an outcome.. aka tactical. im a businessman in japan. I wear a t shirt in america or mexico.. whole different tatemae.
That's true, personality can change when you speak different languages.
My sister and I relate so much. We were both born and raised in Japan and grew up speaking Japanese as one of our languages at home. We're both Greek/Japanese and inherited most of our father's features. Tall height, wavy hair, green eyes, and a majority of his facial features. The only thing we really inherited from our late mother was hair color and her eye shape. Our whole lives we both get mistaken for foreigners and one time I was on my way to work and someone asked me if I was lost! I know that me being a woman over 190 cm with long, wavy hair and green eyes Japanese people would naturally be curious to know about me so I never take much offense when they come up to me and ask questions. They're very rarely of ill intention so I'm usually happy to answer whatever they ask. I know it sounds weird but whenever I get asked questions it always makes me feel seen and recognized. I've never felt like I was anything special or had any good qualities about myself. However it always gets a bit tiring hearing the same old "Oh, your Japanese is very good! How long have you lived here/how long have you studied Japanese?" and when I tell them I was born and raised here and have lived in Japan for pretty much my entire life, except for when I went overseas to attend university. A couple of my work colleagues who don't know me personally thought I was a foreigner working abroad for the company!
The only time I really faced discrimination was being told I wasn't a "pure Japanese person" and that I never would be because I'm half and it made me really struggle with my identity being Japanese. I would sometimes feel more at home in Greece when I visited relatives because they didn't care as much that I was half. When I went to university abroad, I was in California and I surprisingly felt very comfortable there. Since the people are taller I didn't stick out in the crowd as badly and I felt more blended in with the people there. Instead of people asking me about my status of being Japanese they would just tell me I should be a model because of my height! I always found that strange because I don't see myself as a beautiful person or anyone who stands out. I did love how little people really cared about knowing my ethnicity and rather wanted to get to know me more as a person. If people asked me about my ethnicity I would tell them and they just thought it was cool and sometimes would ask me more about it which I didn't mind explaining.
University for me is years ago and now I'm in Japan and I won't lie when I say I miss being overseas but I also know I'd miss Japan severely if I moved! The younger generation of Japanese people seem to be a bit more tolerant of mixed people and I think it's the older generation that are a bit more reserved and have the questions. One experience that touched me was when I was sitting at a park in Tokyo and a group of kids maybe middle school age, walked up to me and one of them said "Hey, miss, my friend said she thinks you're super pretty! She likes your eyes!" and I thanked them and the friend was a bit shy so the other girl asked me if everyone in my family had green eyes. I told her it was just my sister and father and since he's foreign, he had green eyes. She seemed very interested and asked where he was from. After telling them he was from Greece, her face seemed to light up and she said "Greece? Like Athena?" Turns out she was extremely interested in Greek mythology! The three of us spent maybe a couple of hours talking about Greece before it started to get late and they had to return home before curfew but it was very heartwarming to see younger people so interested in my Greek heritage and it's culture and history. This experience happened about four years ago but I still think about it!
Sorry this was so long but this topic really hits home for me since it's really relatable. It also feels so validating to see other people in the comments sharing their experiences and hearing about the experiences from people in the video too!
What a great story about that conversation with the child!
It seems like an unforgettable moment for you, this was a very interesting story that you shared and I liked it very much ,
I always wanted to have Japanese friends but I find it difficult .
Wonderful story! Thank you for sharing 😊
your 190cm female damnnn
whole life story on a youtube comment section
I really like your channel. You are curious and honest with your questions and I think it is very valuable to understand these cultural perspectives. Thank you.
The second girl sounds so like an Anime character, or like she's doing an animation impression. Lol.
As someone whos Half Japanese, Half Puerto Rican growing up in the states I've always wanted to visit Japan, but I've been a little nervous. it's nice to get an understanding of what it's like for local mixed Japanese people. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for watching !
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I am half Japanese and half Scandinavian (Denmark) my family in Japan are ALWAYS so welcoming and attentive to my needs when I am there, Japanese people are always so inviting and want to have conversations with you if you speak a little Japanese, this aspect is fantastic for us visiting, but the problem arise when the Japanese misunderstand that the half they are talking too is in fact born and raised in Japan and not just visiting. So this problem does not apply to us HAFU´s that are visiting Japan. You should go there and visit your roots, absolutely amazing country to visit. I would NEVER go and live there though...
I am half Japanese and half Chinese born and raised in Japan. From my experience because my parents didnt give me a Japanese surname or a Japanese middle name. Most Japanese assume i am a foreigner on first time introductions
It becomes very apparent whenever I visit the bank or a doctor and they just read my name and assume immidietly I am a foreigner and sometimes treat me as if I dont understand Japanese and treat me like a foreigner even though i speak Japanese and look Japanese 100%.
This is especially true of a policemen stops you and asks for your ID and they ask WAY too many questions regarding why I am Japanese but have a foreign name even though I just spoke to him in Japanese perfectly.
Its getting really annoying after years of this and eventually I would like to either change my name to Japanese or add a Japanese middle name or surname.
Its best to have something Japanese in your foreign name and that may help a lot.
@@timothyho1766 There are no middle names in Japan. If your Japanese "middle" name were "Ren" then your OFFICIAL Japanese name would read Ho, Timothyren with no spaces. This is why my daughter doesn't have a middle name. It's already difficult enough for us because our family name has an apostrophe... and because when filling out forms sometimes they make you keep or leave out the middle name. It's insanely difficult to remember which name version used for what.
It is interesting to see the second girl is the most integrated into Japanese culture as she barely even speaks Persian or English and yet she is the happiest among them. Growing up in multiple cultures can really be a double sword as it makes people more open minded yet inevitably makes them doubt their own identity and how they fit into one society.
Yeah, specially if you live in both places in your early years it can have a big effect on your social life. On one side you get separated from your friends all the time, and on the other you are not really properly immersed in either culture, so there's going to be cultural differences between you and the people around you all the time.
My family luckily only moved once, so even though the first 3-5 years were rough, I became pretty integrated after that, and I'd say it's really only advantageous for an adult to have two languages taught to you from birth.
She is the one who looks the most Japanese
Helps that she looks the most Japanese and has light skin, light skin is still very much favored in Japan no matter how much we may try to deny it
.. And she is the prettiest.
@@rafael285pc What? No way, the first one looks the most Japanese out of them all. Second one definitely looks mixed. If I didn't know better I would've thought the first was full Japanese, and if not then mixed with Korean, Chinese, or a group close to those.
I will never fail to be impressed by people who can speak more than one language, regardless of how they learned, or how fluent they are.
English is the 2nd language for the majority of people who speak/write English on the internet. And from my experience a lot of Americans speak some Spanish as well. So you're impressed with the majority of the world.
@@Naatewaard I'm glad that's the case, and I remain impressed! English people are notorious for not bothering to learn another language, and instead relying on everyone else to know English. Because so many do, I feel like we have become lazy, in all honesty. Obviously I can't speak for all English people - there are a lot of English people who can speak more than one language, but I am not among them, and I wouldn't say they are in the majority. I can say a few words and phrases in other languages, for example, but compared to so much of the world's population who are able to remain coherent and hold a conversation in multiple languages - regardless of how many people that is and how they learned to speak those languages, I am still impressed by them all. :)
It's not that impressive, in Italy you start studying english since you're 7.
I speak 5
It's so weird how native English speakers are impressed by people speaking two languages. It's such a basic skill everywhere else in the world. To me it's like being super impressed by someone being able to multiply two numbers.
Thank you for making these videos ! I find them really interesting 👍😊
The half Colombian half Japanese guy's experience is incredibly sad and goes to show that beyond the Neon Lights, the cool Animes and the obsession with cuteness that Japan has, its Xenophobia (and other social problems) is deeply rooted which horribly affects the lives of innocent individuals. Dude has been there since 12 years old, high probability of him being a citizen and gets accosted with "This restaurant is for Japanese only, please leave!" SAY the heck WHAT?!
He isnt able to get citizenship by just living there. In Japan citizenship is adquire only if your parents are japanese through the Koseki (Family book). IF he ever wants to become a citizen he will have to ask his japanese parent to include him and his other parent on his koseki (which also implies the acceptance of cousins, granparents etc etc...). Being born in Japan or living there for over 60+ years is no reason enough to become a citizen, according to Japanese law.
PD: On another note, I lived in Japan for a couple years and I was denied entry in a Japanese restaurant because of my race... so yeah nobody talks about that racism... same thing with the train.
@@Alejojojo6 How come full foreigners that have been living in Japan for 15+ years were able to get Japanese Citizenship by renouncing all previously obtained citizenships and by showing integration to Japanese Society?! What you said (that only with full Japanese Parents that one can get citizenship) is not accurate. Hence, given that he has been living in Japan since the age of 12 years old and being half Japanese, chances are he is a citizen of the country.
foreign looking people are denied entry to certain restaurants because the personnel and staff most likely do not speak English and do not feel like they would be able to accommodate you. It makes them feel uncomfortable. I do not think they would assume that a foreigner would be able to speak Japanese well.
Just saying, Im not sure he lived in Japan for that long. His Japanese sounds like a typical foreigner
@@Kareem_Alcindor Only one Japanese parent is enough to get citizenship at birth if, and only if, your parent did the necessary paperwork at the time, so yes, the above comment is not accurate. But citizenship for kids living in Japan is a real problem. For one because if none of your parent is Japanese, you cannot automatically get citizenship even if you were born there, have been living there your whole life and only speak that one language, and kids who have never set foot in another country are actually getting asked to leave when they become adults. And getting the right to stay will not be easy for them, because everything is made as difficult as possible for foreigners to stay in Japan, and as you have heard here, being Japanese starts with looking like one, not being born there, not speaking the language fluently. You probably have a better chance of getting citizenship if you do not speak a word of Japanese but both your parents are Japanese. Japanese blood right, as well as their single citizenship systems suck, that is a fact.
Being half is definitely a double edged sword for most of us. More so in Japan where the ideologies were grounded in xenophobia for sooo long. But I think recently it's finally gotten better, so there would be more pros than cons in everyday life.
it really depends from country to country. since japan has had a history of being closed from other countries it's quite homogeneous and don't like foreigners much. in italy they usually admire half people, in japan not so much.
Lol.. on Japanese TV show, there's always a half person ( usually Caucasian/Japanese).. I never saw that person get any different treatment other than favoritism.. Dude talk about xenophobia . I saw more racism in America and Europe towards Japanese and Asians than I saw xenophobia in Japan
@@Majacaro ok but… as I said it’s gotten better… also I’ve lived there as someone who’s half.. also that person you’re referring to is a celebrity…
@@Rekken200 I'm part native American and I grew up in America in an area with a lot of Asian people. I'm only very little Native only like 2 percent and the rest is mostly English. It's weird but all the Asian people always treated me like almost one of them. You know, because I look very slightly Asian because of the native. I can't imagine being treated like a foreigner by any Asian people. I'm not saying it wouldn't happen I just can't imagine.
But I'm an introvert so I like people not talking to me and not sitting next to me so I wouldn't even notice :)
@@Rekken200 Having experience of Japan and Africa, I would say that the sense of foreignness is more acute in Africa.
The Japanese language is unbelievably relaxing
This is so interesting because, in MOST areas of the US, being "half" is not an issue. I have many friends who are half this or that, and no one cares. This, however, was not the case 40 or 50 years ago, and I think attitudes will continue to evolve and improve here. I cannot say the same for Japan where racial pride and nationalism are so strong.
In a country where 99% of people are Ethnic Japanese it makes sense they will look at you weird because you are weird, and that isn’t bad.
When the half Colombian guy brought up the train issue, I really felt that. As an African American, I can 100% confirm that Japanese people will NOT sit next to you on the train. I would tend to feel really bad because I would technically be occupying 3 seats instead of 1. These days, I either stand in a corner somewhere far off or sit down only if the train doesn't have very many people on it.
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@@iwantadamt-shirt8340 Bother us? By sitting next to someone?
More room for you and your bags. I'm sorry people are so dumb to you. It can hurt.
I’m a small white American woman living in Japan. I notice this a little bit too, but I don’t think as much as you do. When I take an empty seat between two people they look at me out of the corner of their eyes but that’s it. Anyway you don’t have to feel bad for other people being ignorant. It’s their fault if they don’t want to sit down. You have a right to be there so just take up space if you want.
They don't like blacks. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That is really odd to me. Brazil is completely different. Having two nationalities here is somehow appretiated, when people find out that you were raised by someone with a complete different culture and language, they get pretty curious about it, start asking stuff. Most of this is because Brazil is pretty diverse, so anything looks brazilian and people wont disrespect you by just talking to you, because they wont even know you are not brazilian, only if have some kind of accent (or leave it too obvious you are not brazilian, by wearing tourist-like clothes). Also Brazil doesnt receive as much as immigrants as first world countries do, so being "mixed" here is pretty rare. In conclusion, if you are half something, come to Brazil, people will treat you well.
I’m an Indian. Will Brazilians treat me like a normal person?
Here in Myanmar, Racism is too strong.
I’m always thinking about living in Brazil.
@@myothethan2624 visually, yes. they will only know you are a foreigner when talking to you. dont misunterstood me, racism does exist in brazil, and a lot. its just that brazil works differently from the rest of the world, and even different from the rest of the south american countries.
Thanks! But what you don’t know is South East Asia countries are too racist to the point where you can’t even consider yourself a normal person.Especially Myanmar. I am tired of it.
All I want is living in a country where racism is not first priority. I want to enjoy life. I want to party. I want to make friends. But here in Myanmar, if you look like a black person or Indian looking person, game over. Almost on one wants to do anything with you.
Anyway thank you dude.
Same in the Philippines? Sort of? There's some discrimination against half-Chinese here, but for the most people, anyone who has any sort of foreign blood is either completely treated as normal or sometimes just asked a lot of questions.
Also, interestingly, over here, it's somewhat obvious if you're part or full Filipino? I'm not sure how, but can kind of tell if you're completely from here, have some kind of foreign heritage, or are complete foreign (at least in terms of heritage/blood/dna). If you're half, we'll usually assume you live here and can speak the local language, but otherwise, we can at least speak English to them, and in rare cases there'd at least be one student who already knows at least basic Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, or Spanish to talk to them if they haven't learned English or Tagalog yet.
Filipinos think I am half cause I can understand and speak some Tagalog, hahah. Sorry, but as I see, Filipinos are kinda "gold digger" with foreigners, some men talk to me just to start a relationship and wants to marry, ask how life is in Brazil, just like Indian men in social media. But why half Chineses suffer discrimination? There are many artists like Kim Chiu, a "Chinita", and she is veeeery popular.
Half Japanese mixes are sooooooo beautiful!
East Asian-and-West Asians, Asian-Latinos look great.
Please don't say this lol weird we are not dogs
Agreed I have never seen so much beauty in one channel
I have family friends who are half Korean, Half Japanese. They struggled to fit in with their Japanese class mates but things have gotten better overtime.
@Reptilian Network News Thought same tbh but they can tell the difference. Maybe it's in the face shape
I’m half Korean/Chinese (from Taiwan), with some family members who are Japanese and yes, it can not be easy feeling accepted.
@Reptilian Network News it's because they're two different cultures... the two nations have had some serious animosity in the past as well
@Reptilian Network News for info, yes three nations; Japanese, Korean and Chinese might looks similar, but they have a really deep past political conflict since long ago. They might not threat each other nicely, especially the elders.
Japanese and Korean culture is very distinct. Also Japan, due to its past of colonizing Korea look down on the way Koreans are and Koreanness(eating smelly food, being "loud") is looked down upon to this day. Framing the history between Japan and Korea as conflict is an understatement.
I’m Japanese and I grew up in UK from young age so when I go to Japan and open my mouth I get treated differently! Makes me feel like I don’t belong there. I live in UK but I am not English either. People who live in the UK treat me for who I am, not by my looks or which passport I have. I hardly ever get asked where I’m from. When I take my son to Japan who is half Japanese & half white, people look and ask where he is from.
asian people are racist, lets be honest, even more than whites in the past
@@Z_Victory_Z tell all the asians in Europe and America to go back to their countries then
I think it depends on how diverse the country or city is. Japan is not as diverse as the U.K.
I'm a Japanese too but i was born in Taiwan but moved to USA with my parents at the age of 6, i grew up in USA, Born and Growing up in a different country made me different, I understand English more than Japanese, to communicate with Japanese is really hard for me because i didn't grow up there, i'm glad i found my fellow Japanese who live in another country, i will be glad if we know more about each other if you don't mind, you can drop you your email so i can reach you for more communication. Thanks
OMG I’M A HALF BRITISH ZAINICHI AND I GET THIS SORT OF KINDA NOT BELONG VIBE TOO, THIS RESONATES SOO MUCH.
What this half-Colombian doesn't realize is that the very rule-abiding spirit has enormous benefits to society. If you break the rules with your own selfish thoughts, society will surely go crazy. If you don't like Japan, you should go to Colombia.
However, it is also true that there are many meaningless rules in Japan. What he is saying is not quite wrong. As a Japanese, let me say this.
He has no plan on integrating to Japanese society, learning Japanese language, culture, or mannerism...yet he wants to be treated like a Japanese (because he's half-Japanese by birth). それは無理です。
This is great that you are getting all perspective of being Japanese or Half-Japanese that is, Japan opened its gates to the world in the year 1853 that's 171 years ago and still a very strong culture. You're doing something very special. Thank you.
Your interviews touched on some critical points. The Colombian guy mentioned strict social rules of Japan that seem at the same time silly/oppressive and admirable/respectable to foreigners.
The half Iranian girl was such a sweet person. I think it would be a pleasure to be friend with someone like her.
I recently found your channel and I absolutely love your interviews ❤️
I love this video!!! Thank you for posting such informative ones
I'm half Japanese and half Honduran, and my Japanese father disappeared before my birth. I was raised in the UK and the US and people are always curious about ethnicity. Maybe it was for the best because I'm loud, talkative, assertive and I doubt very much that I would fit in.
I know I'm just a random voice on YT replying to you but that's pretty messed up. No child should have that done to them. Not too long ago, when society deemed a man to be a spineless coward, they would remove his ability to procreate. In my opinion, this would qualify. I'm sorry for what you went through and I'm sure that's why you became such a strong person.
@@Kareem_Alcindor my dad ran out on me. He later got another woman pregnant and did the same. My dad is black, my mom Korean. Its quite common the black American males to run off. 83% of Asian women who have kids with Black American men become single mothers, 72% of white women who do that with black American men end up becoming single moms. While Latin women 93% become madre soltera
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@Michelle I never said they did. But it's actually slightly more common than Black men/Asian women couples.
I have a feeling this channel will get big, this type of content is really cool to watch, I watched like 4 videos in a row this is addicting. Keep with the content TAKASHii, youre doing great
😁😁😁
And takashii has a very easy going personality as well as great english ability.
Right? This remind me of Asian boss at the beginning interviewing people on the street
I've watched like 10 in a row, it's so interesting and entertaining at the same time lol
Yes. It was my first time here but I thought the video was really interesting. I hope the channel does well.
Wow the first girl really looks fully Japanese and more than Iranian definitely she’s so sweet and pretty I love the way she described her experiences 🤍🇯🇵
The first girl in the video is 1/2 colombian
You're a really good listener und ask the right questions. Thank you for bringing me the Japanese mind a little bit closer.
I’m a half Aussie half Japanese, I grew up in Australia but moved to Japan 6 years ago. I consider myself Australian so it’s easier for me to exist in Japan. I’m really glad to have grown up in Australia among different cultures and have an open mind, to value my life and opinions. I like living in Japan, enjoy my work and the countryside scenery, but I think the country is doomed in the long run with the way the politicians are and how old people hold way too much power. Everything’s highly inefficient. I have a baby on the way, I think sooner or later I’ll move back to Australia.
Same here. Spent the first ten years from birth in Japan and the next forty plus years in Oz. I think firmly in an Aussie way and have no desire to live in Japan.
In Japan, like other Asian countries, there's really no reinforcement of supposed civil rights. I fear that aspect greatly.
Come on home.
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Im half Japanese half Turkish. I was born in Japan, but after 6 years, my parents divorced and moved to İstanbul with my mom. Umfortunately I didnt speak Turkish at the time so I felt really left out when I started school, so I told my mom to stop talking Japanese with me. Now I am 32 and I can only speak Japanese in very light conversations. But I am glad I live in İstanbul cuz I am a hyper and outgoing person and Turkish culture is so. Im like that half Columbian dude at the end. I kinda feel like If I was living in Japan, I would be forced to be more quiet, passive and obeying type of person.
My father is a syrian arab, my mother’s half turkish half romanian. I was born in Istanbul and I’ve been raised in Turkey. But my family sent me to french speaking high school and received my university degree in english language. This is really fantastic to be a great medley pot. Greetings from Dubai…
Why are Japanese women like foreign guys especially at the end it ends up in divorce? Seen plenty.
@@buckethead133 In my case my dad's Japanese, mom is Turkish. But usually it is the other way around, yes. In Turkey there are so many Japanese brides in the families, especially in a specific touristic city called Kapadokya. In the last 20 years Kapadokya had been a popular visiting place for Japanese tourists. Well, in general, men from oriental and exotic countries tend to take advantage of Asian women's interest in them. Because compared to women in their country, Asian women are more obedient, quiet and loyal. They think they can dominate the relationship when they marry an Asian woman. Im not saying that all relationships and marriages are this way, but this is a common case.
@Daenack Dranils Good joke
@@buckethead133 its cultural barrier problem...when you marry from a totally different culture you have to be ready to love and adupt to it especially if you are leaving in that different country...
iam talking from experience....iam greek married with a nigerian leaving in africa for 30 years...
Takashii really great videos!! Thank you man!
So interesting to see the blend of different cultures in these people.
Im half Japanese, half Australian and I love it! I get the best of both sides. I was born in Japan but went to school in Australia. I speak both languages and identify with both cultures strongly! I think it has helped me grow up with an accepting and open mind.
I now live in Spain with my Spanish partner. Maybe we will have a tri-culture mix baby!
Australian culture?
Beach, bbq, bogans and stealing native babies?
@Daenack Dranils John 3:3 -
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Mark 1:15 - “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
Stop being a baby. I was turned away many times and respect it. That’s the way they stay Japanese. If Japan allowed mass migration and Diversity it would destroy its culture. Globalists want a one-world grey mass of consumers. Drop a million Nigerians into a small Japanese city and it’s no longer japanese and never will be again. Diversity and multiculturalism is worse for Japan than nuclear bombs. Japan bounced back from nukes but could never bounce back from western style globalist enforced diversity, and multiculturalism. You want unique cultures or all the same under the thumbs of a small elite? Wake up.
That's awesome! Congratulations! It sounds like you're doing great in life, don't mind the negative comments. I'm so happy for your child, good luck!!!
@@Marc-io8qm Finally, someone who gets it. If you replace the demographic of a country, you will incontrovertibly chance the culture, norms and values of said country and Japan will stop being Japan. The Japanese culture will change into something it is not and that is not a good thing. Not saying Japan is perfect, it has many flaws. But I think those flaws can be addressed without the use of mass immigration.
I'm also half Iranian half Japanese and this made me so happy to see another person who experiences the same thing. 🥺
the girl basically looks like anime characters.
I'm also half Japanese half Iranian! Cool to know other people like this exist lol.
Bro I'm just Iranian wish I was half Japanese-😂
I’m half Iranian half Thai, just wanna say we all are cool no matter which country the other half is 🤣 multiverse bro.
I’m also Persian! Me and my Japanese girlfriend are moving to Japan from London this September! I’m nervous yet excited.
I’m half Japanese. My Japanese mother married my American dad after WW2 in 1959. We grew up in Texas and it was hard for us. It’s kind of cool being Asian now in Houston, TX but not in the 1960-70s. Not only did we look different from blonde/blue eyed kids but it was still fresh from hard feelings from the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. When we were enrolled in a Japanese school for a summer in Japan, we were treated badly by the Japanese kids because we looked “too American”. Just can’t win.
Your mother married the enemy 😭
Really cool project, all the best to you and everyone in the video 🙂
Glad your channel is starting to get recognized! Keep up the great interviews!
ay ikenna hows it goin'
Hey Ikenna! Take a good rest and i love your content. Keep it up and stay strong!
Dude, I love your videos, I can practically see your advice of not using Duolingo paying off in real-time lol. Best thing I have ever done to retain information and all thanks to you, man. Super grateful. Keep up the great work and content coming! 🙏 🙇♀️
I got this video recommended after watching your video ikenna, are you like his guardian angel or sponsor xD?
i love hearing from half people, there’s lots of different stories and feelings about it! i personally think it’s great for nationalities and ethnicities to come together, but as a half person myself i actually hate it so much the struggles i go through. I am swedish/ mexican, growing up i only want to fit in. i lived in both sweden and mexico, and no one ever accepted me, making friends is hard. i want to know the feeling of home and feeling comfortable, i still struggle with this especially because i look neither swedish nor mexican, people can tell i’m different right away and treat me different because of it. great video~
Yeah, it's hard when you are in the middle (not looking clearly Mexican or Sweden), since you never have a place, and that's very difficult specially when you are young trying to figure out your identity.
Well that's my point of view at least, being half Japanese and Argentinian 😅
Hii Half Turkish & Hungarian here ^^ As you said it has it's pros and cons I just recently started making Turkish friends so don't give up ;)
i m half ukrainian and half moroccan but i look 100% moroccan so ppl always get shocked when they know i m half foreigner , i think it s better to look like both nationalities 😅😅
@@manyacho_k I would never guessed your other nationality 😄(Ukrainian ) based on pfp
@@manyacho_k I'm Half Moroccan Half Tunisian, But everyone thinks I am hispanic 🤣 I always get people speaking Spanish to me or asking if I am Colombian, Hundruian, or Venezuelan. But I do say I look more Moroccan then tunisian.
I enjoy your channel gives me the opportunity to learn about different cultures n perspectives.
all the half japanese are always good looking and so cute
ASIAN MOMS N WHITE DADS
Your English is excellent! For native English speakers Japanese is one of the hardest languages to learn, I don't know if it works the other way but being able to make yourself clearly understood and even throwing in some slang and informal phrasing in a language so different from your own is quite an accomplishment, you should be proud Takashii!
Japanese trying to speak English is even more difficult, for instance, many of the sounds in the English language don't exist in Japanese and they have a hard time trying to speak and understanding it
I lived in Japan for 22 years and I have two children still living in Tokyo. I have dated half Japanese people too. But the term half is referring to the part of you which is not Japanese. Being half Japanese is understood, so when you are labelled half - it actually refers to the part which is not Japanese. The term Quarter refers to a person who had a full Japanese parent and a half Japanese parent, thus they are 1 quarter not Japanese. And there are different ranks of Japanese Half. The darker the skin, the lower the rank and the lighter the skin the higher the rank. Nobody will admit to this ranking system publicly, but it does exist. I know all this from experience. I wore business suits, always showered, wore nice perfume, but often found that nobody wanted to sit next to me on a train/bus. I can give you a long list of all the interesting experiences I had in the 22 years.
Had no idea Japanese were so racist. Wow, what an eye opener.
I have two children who are mixed-race Japanese and white/American. I tell them they are not half anything. They have two languages, two cultures, two nationalities, two passports, etc. Indeed, they are 200%, not 50. When Japanese use the term ハーフ it is meant to identify someone who isn't real, or pure Japanese. It would be considered racist in most other countries but the Japanese are so totally consumed by their wholesome purity, they don't realize they are racists.
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Very interesting info. I didn't know that about Japan.
@@MyBelch welcome to human nature, most people are "racist" in that regard.
@@MyBelch That is exactly what struck me when I was in Japan...they are so COMPLETELY different to my culture in the UK but they have a massive chip on their shoulders re. their cultural and genetic purity 👉🇬🇧👈
Thanks for taking the time...Great video!
The half Iranian lady is really beautiful
She looks like a Miami girl. All she needs is some hoop earrings 😄
Hello Takashi ! Your interviews were super interesting. My kids are half japanese and half french Canadian, and they are very aware and proud to be "hafu", proud of having both cultures. They speak japanese as well. Cheers form Montréal and I wish you great success !
I’m black and Japanese. That was equally challenging in the US. While my experience going to visit my Japanese relatives was not that bad, I’ve heard pretty bad stories from other “Blasians.” In Japan I noticed that family status has a lot to do with it as well. You could (at times) tell when people were being respectful and kind, but in their minds had a different opinion from their actions. They always commented on my hair. In the US, people love it. In Japan, it is still too curly. Lots of warnings when I was very young regarding upcoming trips. When I was younger, being half-Asian was a negative in America. They would comment about eating dog, and they would not share as much as a pot. They were scared Asians would cook cats and dogs. Now, people think it is fine and it is smiled upon. Oh, also in Japan and when Japanese relatives came to visit, they more-so looked down on being too “Americanized” even through we are 100% American. They complained about that over the mixture.
As long as you're half black, you always look black.
I am half Korean and British, but Canadian. I fully understand everything you went through! Although, Korean kids were not kind to me!
If you go to any Slavic country, then you’ll see real challenge. Russians, Poles, & others overwhelmingly do not have a favorable opinion of people having African descent. It’s only similar to Japanese perspective in the sense of social class. Slavs, in general, see Africans as having lower intelligence. Of course, not all Slavs are this way, but easily the majority based on my surroundings & experience.
@@krasnaludek298 I'm surprised to hear it. My family, friends and myself do not believe that Poles are somehow more intelligent than Africans. This is absurd. Definitely, this is not the opinion most people share. If something like this happened to you in my country, you were unlucky. Probably you were dealing with a poorly educated person, from a disturbed family ... Maybe someone in old age, from a small town ...? This is the only way I can explain it. Anyway, I hope your next experience with a Pole or Poland will be better.
Japan has always had an issue with curly hair--something I have no idea about the origins of. I have a cousin (100% Japanese) there, who received grief in school for having naturally wavy hair. I guess the teacher might have thought it wasn't natural or something like that.
@Takashii you're perfect as you are, your English is great, your communication style is brilliant and you're a great lister with insightful questions. Remember, you're perfect exactly the way you are!
The lady who was half Japanese and half Persian was pretty. Just the right balance of features.
japanese italian, now living in rome.
we go to our grandparents house in saitama every year (almost, because of covid)
life is good, being japanese actually attract lot of curious people because of the pretty loved culture.
got discriminated sometimes here in italy for being asian,
actually i've never got bad episodes in japan and i've loved when attended the school there, because all the kids and teachers were always veery nice to me (probably got special "treatment" because of being different)
i actually feel the third guy interviewed for the cultural differences, because i sometimes find myself in conflict with my mother too because
of her close minded point of view.
I've got two little siblings, both without any problems with bullies
i am very happy in being half, and being a bilingual helped me in learning new languages too. my only problem are the kanji...
Half italian half japanese here too, studied japanese for 13 years but jeez kanjis are hard to learn especially when you are not used to write them on a daily basis
My Japanese language instructor told me that the term "double" is being used now to describe those that are mixed-half-Japanese. She said that I was "double" to her and it made me actually really happy.
I am half japanese and i've never heard of double haha and I also lived in Tokyo for all my life
I always joke that I'm a double agent because I keep swapping passports depending on which one is most convenient
@@user-nd6kj8yp8u This was in an American circle of society. My instructor was born in Japan. This was the Los Angeles area.
@@methandtopology The man at the airport directing foot traffic was unsure of the direction to wave me in. (Japanese citizen or tourist?)
That is really cool. That makes you fully two things rather than “half” of something.
the half iranian girl was so pretty and well-spoken
i think its incredible what youve done with your channel
Thank you for the video.
I am also half japanese half german and can relate very much to the answers given to your questions. I would be nervous to tell my story in front of camera, so really well done also to the people!
I read some of the comments posted here and I agree that growing up half is sometimes not easy but I think I am glad that I was given opportunities from a young age. Like living in different cultures, speaking two or more languages, visiting country of your parents and much more.
I hope everyone no matter from which country, can learn to embrace their origin and find peace in it. In the end I wish the world becomes more of a platform to further promote cultural exchange with an open mindset.
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I'm white in Japan and nobody sits next to me on the train but I don't mind. It's more room for me.
I'm big and scary anyways. Still Love the Japanese
My daughters are half Japanese and half white. They are in their early teens and grew up in Japan, until we moved to the US. We're heading back again, but they never had any issues being mixed.
Or she just never let you know about it
The half-Iranian girl mostly looks Iranian, but her language, personality, and mannerisms are full Japanese.
I like the diversity of those you chose to interview, it defied expectations in a good way. It is interesting to see the stigmas that exist towards others for being different in Japan which is something I've noticed learning more about the country.
I am half Okinawan and half American. I grew up in Okinawa until i was 16 years old. Coming to the states was very frightening to me. When we came here i met my relatives on my father's side. They didn't like us too much because we were mixed. I was very uncomfortable except when i was around my uncle. He was very nice to us. My junior and senior year was in California. I overcame the culture shock after a few months. This video just makes me think of my friends that i grew up with. Thank you for making these.
American hate you for your ethnicity?
@@frankb3467 you act as if not most americans are racists😂
After all the shameful things Americans did on that island your mother went down to the level betraying her people and having you
@@belladonnaofsadness4764 there’s racist everywhere
@@belladonnaofsadness4764 as a latino living in the us they’re really not. Of course there are a lot of racists but saying “most” is a reach. Not to mention that in my home country (from my experience) they’re a lot more racist than in the US. Just goes to show that there racists everywhere
I was bullied at school non stop and no one ever sat next to me on the bus or the train. Being “half” was used against me and also glorified at the same time.
That's so terrible. Why are japanese like that....
@@vetiarvind because japanese society strives for uniformity(at least on the surface)
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Rose do you have any public pictures of yourself online? Im curious what you looked like for them to target you so badly.
@@DarthVantos why should she gives her picture to you? so that you can compliment her if she's actually pretty and talk bad about her if she's ugly in your perspective? (No offense just asking)
Enjoying watching your vid and learning nihonggo at the same time 😊
She is the, got the perfect half from the both world… the girl with white scarf… wao
I lived in Japan for around 20 years... I lived in Jiyugoaka for 10 years. I have a daughter who is a hafu and is a now living in the UK. She is living in London going to UCL. I miss Japan. I'm hoping to go back to Japan because I worked in Kyodo Tsushin/Telerate and I had wonderful time. They are hoping to have a reunion for me...
Im half Japanese, half British. Dad from Kyushu and Mum from Oxford. I love Japan but I loved doing my education in the UK. I guess I felt a bit more "free" - I studied at Reading Uni and had a blast. UCL is amazing, so I hope your daughter is enjoying it there
I wasn't aware that there are many half Japanese as well. I think some half Filipinos feel the same way in my country (not all). I personally believe that every body is unique in their own way and deserves to be treated with respect. Spread love, not hate. すごい!
Keep safe, everyone, okay?
Thank you Lorenzo !
Yeah that was really interesting interview for me too
Because I never understand what’s it like
I knew some half Japanese and Filipinas but they are abandoned by their Japanese father and they never got the chance to visit Japan.
@@haha-eg8fj oh my...
I'm half Japanese and i never met my japanese father :(
Most likely for any half *insert whatever east or southeast asian ethnicity* the case, im also half asian but not half japanese, for me its similar to the first girl.
As i look full asian to most people around east/southeast asia , people tend to not pay attention much as they think im one of them (my mom is half thai half chinese so im part east and part southeast asian, while my dad is half italian half egyptian , i dont look north african nor white/italian, so...) im considered foreign in europe (i live in germany) obviously, since i dont look like white people.
Except if i mention it in china or thailand (just like her, then people might be a bit different) but only from my appeareance alone, people dont notice im mixed with non-asian ethnicity.
Btw since some people might have the impression of how i could look like ,
enough southeast asians have east asian facial features ,but are often more brown ,
my moms chinese half comes from southwest china and a lot of especially chinese people who work outside there, are brown
,so i look the closest to those people (although my skintone i a VERY light brown ,
not as dark as its the case for some other southeast asians or even chinese people who are also partly much darker than me...
I like the honesty here about Japanese society. Very interesting channel.
Second girl was so pretty
I'm also half Japanese. Though my dad was out of the picture before I was born, I was raised by an Australian stepdad and attended one of the international schools in Tokyo. What I hated growing up in Japan was being stared at, especially so as I used to be painfully shy. It was a relief when I moved to the US where I just blended in. I haven't been back in decades. It's somewhat sad to see that not much has changed despite globalization. At the same time, I guess it's to be expected.
When i visited japan, i was stared at by EVERYONE. Im from the sf bay area and nobody notices me so it was really shocking
Half Japanese/Puerto Rican here and it was rough in the late 70s, early 80s. I was denied access to a restaurant once in Kyoto in my own home town back in the mid 90s (first return since moving to America several years prior), meeting up with my Japanese father & grandfather and they were MIFFED. When we moved to America when I was 8 or 9, my Dad sent me to a speech therapist to sound more "American". He said "Son, you need to blend in if you're going to survive in America". With so few relatives and so few Japanese folks where I lived in the US, I've lost the ability to speak Japanese. I can understand it just fine but my speaking ability is pretty much gone, except for basic phrases.
my grandad is Hungarian and had taken part in the uprising, he ended up having having to flee and left the country on his own at 16. He came to the UK and back then they had “No blacks, no dogs, no foreigners” on signs for either restaurants or apartments to rent. Anyway, he didn’t get amnesty for about 30 years and hadn’t spoken to his family for that whole time. When he was able to make contact he had forgotten his mother tongue. This always seemed crazy to me as a child like how can you forget your native language. Anywho he had some lessons and picked it back up :) if you would like to retain it - find a tutor!! with the world online now it should be easy to find someone x
I might come back if you listen or have texted japaneese shows just going on all day - but like after months ,earlier if you have easy for language ,years for hard hearing us citizien I guess even thu you have basics
I'm not Japanese but I do understand losing the ability to speak a language you understand. I am Navajo (Dine') Native American. I also was put into speech therapy when I was a child and although I can understand Navajo language fine, I cannot speak it. I can only say a few words. I've always wondered if Speech Therapy did something for me to not be able to pick up foreign or even my own language correctly.
@@sourgirljenn I am sorry. You have to learn Navajo language. ❤️🙏
Why were you denied access to the restaurant, because of your looks or something?
Takashi this was such an interesting video. I like your curiosity about other cultures. Greetings from Puerto Rico.
You’re doing really well!! 🏆🏆. Watching from Australia
I have a niece in Japan that is Half Japanese & Vietnamese born in Australia. I haven’t seen her since she was a baby. I think she is around 15 years old now.
Her Grandma & Grandpa in Australia ( my parents ) helped a lot with getting a house and supporting her Biological Father and Mother .
If she ever sees this comment you should come to Australia and say hello to your Grandparents .
she would look 100% japanese with that mix
It's a really interesting perspective, thanks for bringing this up. I'm half Japanese and Indonesian, i was born in japan until 3/4 and moved to Indonesia for almost 14 years. When i came back to japan i relate with her who say the pros is you're more "open mind", it feels like you can accept something different even though you're not used to see in your (different) raised country, thus i feel really grateful to be a half, i have a lot of Japanese friends and half as well, my Japanese friends don't treat me different as a foreigner or something but in some public places there are several occasions that happened but not that many, maybe different people different cases.
Indonesia nya dmna kak
Mungkin krna sama" asia jd gk trllu keliatan half nya. Moga sehat" aja ya kmu
@@amirmaulana7481Halo, aku Indonesianya di Jawa Barat, tepatnya Bandung
@@lush_stepco-viewer02 Mungkin yaa. Makasih, ya. Kamu juga sehat-sehat selalu.
@@fugakuchannel kau punya physical appearance lebih kepada Japanese or java?
Rosa is so beautiful! Half 🇨🇴 and Half 🇯🇵 . That’s a great mix. I wish her nothing but happiness in the future.
Yaaaaay!!! Colombia!!!! love your videos!!
The last guy though 🤣 "following rules are good... but if it's a stupid rule..." as someone who grew up in two different cultures, that's me. "Rules helps us keep order" and then another side of me is "no! I'm free to do what I want" 🤦♀️
I fear the second culture of
"I'm free to do what I want"
Will spread like wildfire
To the point of Americans doing the "but muh freedom" stance in foreign countries
It's like they never left the US wherever they go
@@jmvpams1380 The mindset of blindly accepting everything a government is telling you is a very dangerous one. People often dont question why certain decisions are made because they think "politicians will have their reasons", "they know better" or they are just lazy. We tend to forget that politicians are just people and mistakes are natural. They can overlook (intentional and unintentional) certain criterias that would have been important to consider before making a decision.
Rules are a solution, but they are also a problem sometimes, you mean (yeah I agree)
The discipline is the reason for their success - things get done on time and correctly
@@foteinimanou5516 Yes blind obedience is also bad - the reason why they say the Japanese are not inventors - they are good at taking what others have done and making great copies & that is how they have become a successful country
Here in Hawaii there's just SO MANY "blended" families- they call it `hapa` (half) and the kids are just awesome. Like the second girl - oh my goodness is she a beauty.
She has an awesome outlook in life too,
Fun video to watch! Thank you.
そういえば20年前めちゃめちゃコロンビア人とイラン人が日本にいたな。その頃の方のご子息なんですね。時間の流れの早さを感じます。
I'm half Japanese but I've lived my whole life in Brazil and went to Japan just to work for 2 years. My family never taught me japanese so I don't speak it. The country was pretty harsh for me, I was harassed and treated like a slave at work, and on the streets people looked at me like I was a criminal or something, except for stores where they are always polite to customers
They never taught you Japanese?
@@runwiththeqase no, my father actually doesn't know much either because my grandparents wanted their kids to learn Portuguese so they could help them because they came to Brazil without knowing a single word in Portuguese, or at least it's what they claim lol
Tb sou assim, meus avós n passaram para frente a língua japonesa, o que me deixa triste, mas eu ainda pretendo estudá-la. Espero que vc tenha sucesso aí onde quer que esteja! (Eu me confundi com esse tanto de informação e quase escrevi em inglês tb hahahaha)
@@aninha6537 espero que aprenda e tenha a oportunidade de conhecer o Japão, o país é excelente apesar dos pesares
That’s happened and STILL happening with Nikkei Peruvian in Japan. As Brazil and Peru are the countries with the biggest number of Japanese and mixed ones. Also due to the 2ww many Japanese didn’t teach Japanese to their children as well they didn’t teach to the third generation, so no most of us speak Japanese. And others didn’t care about learn too. It is a complicated issue and also about identity as in Japan even though some of us are full Japanese ethnically they treat us a foreigner as we didn’t born in Japan. Japanese people even don’t treat as a Japanese a someone who was born in Japan but it is mixed. They are certainly xe***nophoic and ra*£££sit
I ended up watching this by picking a random recommended video and didn't expect it to be relevant for me. However, being half Finnish and half Colombian this was really interesting to see. I've always felt that it's a blessing that I pass for a Finn as I live in Finland. I expect I might have faced some unwelcome situations otherwise. I remember only one time in my life where someone spoke to me in English asking me if I speak Finnish. That was a weird experience.
I’m half Colombian and half Norwegian, but I look very Colombian, (so I guess I’m not as lucky as you haha) Norwegian locals speak to me in English sometimes but it’s not a big deal.
When my brother was in primary school they assigned him a Spanish translator even though he spoke perfect Norwegian. I never understood why, it only served to isolate him from the other school kids.
In many ways I feel very privileged to be mixed. I can celebrate both cultures shamelessly and I feel warmly embraced by both
Colombian is not a race or ethnicity . In Colombia itself there are many Variations of people who identify as Colombian so i am sure you would fit very well if you sound like them.
@@moxide in a way that’s true, but it’s not completely random either. The average Colombian is around 2/3 spanish and 1/3 indigenous ethnically. This of course varies, but for the most part it is true. There are also Afro Colombians and colombians of different race, of course.
But if you picked a random person from Colombia they would most likely have the ethnic makeup I mentioned.
@@6thdim Do you know that Spain itself has different ethnicities ? No country in western Europe is as mixed as Spain so this whole thing of saying i'm half this and 1/4 that really has no meaning genetically coz people choose to go back only so far in tracing their DNA but if you go back far enough your genes start to spread across so many parts of the world . It always bothers scientists when people try to break down fractions of their race because scientifically there is no such thing .All humans share bits of each other.
Great video! Thank you for having made it and sharing it with everyone!
Damn. Japan + Iran is a great mix.