Scary Things JAPANESE People Do To Foreigners
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- An American person Jonathan goes to Japan, and this is his scary experience in Japan
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2:24 can confirm for this; I'm an asian (Singaporean), and went to tokyo in February but can't speak anything outisde of english and chinese, and when i needed directions i spoke in english and they all really went "😮"
if you also speak Japanese after that then you can create a whole glitch in Japan entirely
Wow, that's very amusing. I'm just a normal Vietnamese guy but I work in the US and have a pretty good American accent. Gonna try this out when I visit Japan later this year.
@Sora The Troll I can confirm. I'm also singaporean but after greeting someone in English, then asking for directions in japanese, the locals go:😱🫥
@@sorathetroll glitch in the Japanese matrix.
Try saying "chinko manko iretai" in front of them
i thought Jonathan would venture into some shady alleys and lose a kidney, but all he experienced was a bit of japanese culture. QUALITY CONTENT AS ALWAYS SORA
Your thinking China wrong Asian country.
@@southcoastinventors6583 💀💀💀
@@southcoastinventors6583 bruh he is not a dog
I thought the same thing 😭
Nah, japanese people are nice.
Can't tell the same about their Yokai however.
'Hey you! Are you toilet!?"
Me: *I-Is he telling me im full of shit!?* 😭
💀💀💀💀💀
Lmao! That kind of thing is common in India too😂
"Teach me English"
But if you learn English, your fellow Japanese will be shocked and horrified. You know despite most if not all English speakers becoming English teachers.
Why do you even have English teachers?
I went to Japan last year and when I jokingly asked my Japanese friend: “Where are the subtitles?”, he looked at me, dumbfounded.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 sería yo en la vida hahahaha
I think that's the best thing I've read all day. 😂
Ikr dude like when are they gonna update this patch
It's the worst I have ever installed
sure you did. and ur friend is invisible.
@@therealamazingsomebody ok mother's basement living creature
As a white guy living in China, this happened a lot, but it never freaked me out. Kind of annoying, but I found ways to make it fun. For example, at the grocery store, a little kid (in Chinese) said, "Mommy! Look! Foreigner!" and I said to my friend Mike (also in Chinese), "Mike! Look! Chinese kid!" The parents laughed and so did we. I expect more or less the same from Japan but less talking.
Will do this when i visit any other country
@@heitorpedrodegodoi5646 you'd have to do it in their language though. Otherwise they'll just be confused and not laughing
Yeah, also living in China. Can confirm you get lots of people (kids particularly) who go "Wow, look, a foreigner!" in Chinese. It's not meant to be nasty, most of them are very happy to see them, and whenever I go "Yes, infact I'm English!" They always love it (usually they're just surprised I can speak any Chinese).
@@yesfinallygot1 Will try
I’ve been in China as well, and boy do they look and try to take pictures together. At one point I was followed like a paparazzi was following me, guess it’s not common to be a tall western woman. Though it never bothered me, at the campus we stayed at there was this store and the manager had this kid who really liked me. I would just wave since I can’t speak their language was quite endearing actually that such a small gesture from my part could mean so much to them.
The "come here" vs "go away" confusion is real. It's crazy. The gesture looks EXACTLY like the "shoo! go away!" gesture until you get used to it. I'm told by my neighbors that our "come here" gesture feels really rude to them, like we're calling them a dog. I've compromised and do the gesture sideways, that still works for my American brain, and is comprehensible to my neighbors without being insulting. It's taken me a long while to fully translate their "come here" gesture in my head though. I do finally have it, but man, the learning process was hard. You wouldn't think it, but it really really is.
I actually learned previously that the gesture Sora showed in the video was how they say "come here" in Korea, not Japan.
@@slook7094 guess it means ''come here'' in both Korea and Japan, who would've thought
Where I'm from, it can mean both. Imagine...
im also american and they do the same in korea. when it happened to me i instinctively scooted away even though the was SAYING "들어오세요 (come in)" 😂 my american friend was like "what are you doing? scoot closer" lol its hard to shake that instinct🤣😭
@@MSte21 😱😱
I got next-level stared at in Kyoto. I hit one of the noodle shops in the station and all of the staff kept looking at me. Even the kitchen staff came out to look. Eventually, most of the staff took turns asking if the food was good. I started to wonder what I wandered into, if I missed a sign or something.
You must have felt like a rockstar 🤣🤣
My mom and I were stared like that in Germany lol. We ordered a tripe dish, and people from the kitchen came out and watched as it they couldn't believe Americans would enjoy it. I guess they never heard of menudo or chitterlings.
@@Vidchemy Wouldn't assume it's got anything to do with being American, as you won't find many Germans interested in/willing to eat tripe either. Chances are it's a surprise every time someone orders the dish.
Wait? I thought it was considered rude to talk to random people in Japan unless your at a cafe or type place like that? Ah wait, that’s where they must be all meeting up. Got it😅
My wife and I were walking back to our hotel late at night after visiting the Pokémon café, and we were trying to figure out which train station to go to. This Japanese woman was walking in front of us, and she was the only person around.
When my wife and I were coming to a conclusion of where to go, the woman stopped suddenly, turned around, and just stared at us with her mouth open. We stopped as well, and stared at her waiting for what she was going to say.
A moment passed...
And then she turned and walked away.
We think she was getting up the courage to explain to us in English where we needed to go, but when two dumbfounded foreigners were staring in surprise back at her, she lost her nerve and ran.
Poor girl. I think about her often!
I imagined this situation in my mind and it looked both funny and sad
Funny enough you described a plausible seen in the grudge lol
"come here", "go away" is real. Working in Japan I followed a colleague towards a lift, he did the gesture so I didn't get in. He then told me to get in, as I got close he repeated the gesture so I stopped. He said again to get in and repeated the gesture. At this point I was very confused, a number of people in the lift were looking at me. I stood there as the door closed.
I walked up the stairs, met my colleague and explained why I didn't get in the lift, we had a good laugh about it.
One of many cultural moments when staying in Japan!
My wife and I are planning a 2024 trip to Japan from Ohio. I'm trying to learn Japanese before then. I'm worried that wherever I try to tell them where I'm from, they'll think I'm wishing them a good morning and they'll think I'm dumb.
Say “Ohio-Shuu kara kimashita” (I come from the state of Ohio ) and they will have no problem understanding (Fellow Ohioan living in Japan). In general though most people here I talk to have heard about Ohio and we just kind of joke about the whole “good morning” thing together.
😂😹
@@cloud.watcher6 Arigato gozaimasu
I kind of look forward to hearing people comment on it over there. I'm not afraid to be in the spotlight for a bit.
Have the aliens invaded Ohio yet?
@@Sarawarawara- yes. They were tasty.
I went to Japan last winter. As an Asian-American dude who’s not Japanese (but can pass as one) I started wearing a shirt that said I’m not Japanese in Japanese just to see what would happen. Even though my Japanese is okay, people would try to speak to me in English first, but obviously had no idea what I was saying back 🤣🤣
Based
Oh no, it's Jack! You survived!
Lvl 3 happened to me but in reverse. I'm a Malaysian and was travelling to Indonesia. Malay and Indonesian language are quite similar so we can understand each other pretty well. The b&b I stayed in is owned by a white man. So, I experienced a "bug" when he spoke fluent Indonesian to me when I speak English to him. He kept talking in Indonesian, I still speak in English eventhough I knew he could understant my Malay. We were both confused 😂😂😂.
Lolol kocak.. 😹
tak apa bang kita langgar ja tak usa gentar kita hebat
Error bentar bang
bang ada error
Whaaa???
Japan is safe? That guy sure hasn't seen shounen anime.
bro japan is not only anime yk
@@luvka3de bro it is called humour yk
@@oleksandrbyelyenko435 ik
For Asia yes for u no 💀
@@afizi1213 now what on earth does that mean LMAO
Remember in Japan, speaking English is the fastest way in speed running your social life.
But why aren't there more Japanese people speaking Spanish? The phonology in both languages are more similar to each other than English is.
What if i speak other foreign non-asian language?
@Not Roboteva Political reasons? I thought it had something to do with the fact that English is the international language.
@@linkskywalker5417 and then you wonder what happened that made English the international language
@@ominouspotato5208 Royal Navy
Wait, if you're level 2 or 3 in Japan, can't you just counterattack onlookers with eye contact, because Japanese people are not comfortable with eye contact? (as seen in previous videos)
I'm studying abroad in Japan this summer so Im honestly looking forward to these quirky encounters. Your videos helped me become aware of these things like getting stared at so I will keep that in mind when I am there. I personally don't like getting attention so it may be a bit difficult to deal with haha
Learning to just keep to yourself and mind your own business and ignore how people may be acting or looking at you works wonders. You really get used to it quick, I hate attention but I handled it alright.
I live in Japan if you have any questions feel free to hit me up
A year living in Japan (and spent longer including shorter trips) and this is my strong recommendation. Don't go far out of your way to ignore people (you'd stare too if you hadn't seen foreigners often and the bubble you're in doesn't stigmatize staring or drawing excessive attention to someone because they're different). I don't know if you don't tend to lean more on the cynical side (or you could become that way then) or otherwise, but I'd argue just smile and learn to laugh to yourself both about your ownself and the awkwardness others give you in those situations. And give others the reasonable benefit of the doubt. Those in tandem do wonders. Love people on the level of them being human beings, even if sometimes that's not always reciprocated in how some Japanese people compartmentalize foreigners. Truly, there's all kind of people everywhere around the world, and Japan has so many nice people. Just many of them have been handed a weird expectation of foreigners by their culture and for many of them, they're just less familiar with the rest of the world. Empathy, lots of empathy, is the way. Best wishes to you, friend, and enjoy your study abroad and Japan! There's lots to love here, INCLUDING people!
@@killinglonliness88 Thank you for the advice and I'm glad to hear it went alright! I'll probably have something to fidget with for my anxiety. It's kinda funny to go from vacationing in Norway last winter where people don't like anyone staring and then to go to Japan where I will be the subject of that staring. I don't mind if any Japanese person approaches me with questions or comments, though I am terrible at listening and conversation which is why I wanted to study abroad in the first place. Thanks again and cheers!
@@alexanderbarton3904 Thank you so much!! I do have two questions that you could answer :')
Do you know if I could bring ibuprofen to Japan? I know that Japan has its own ibuprofen, but I worry it may not work well for me. In Norway, I took their ibux and it did not work well enough.
As for Japanese Encephalitis, it is recommended to get it for travelers that will be going in the summer and staying longer than 3 weeks. Should I get the vaccine for that since I will be in Japan from June to August?
Thank you so much for letting me ask these questions!
I remember being told at work that I had a small head. For the Japanese, it meant a compliment, but from my country, when someone is said to have a "small head", it means someone is stupid 😂It was my first day on the job, so I wondered what the hell, why they insulted me from the start. As many people agreed that I had a small head, I laughed nervously and looked in the opposite direction. But it's totaly true that people look at foreigners whenever we go.
To be fair being Big Headed can mean egotistical as well and I never heard having a small head being said as a insult, pea brain or bird brain seems more likely.
I said in my country ;)
@@lilieen5610 Well which one is it ?
@@southcoastinventors6583 relax tf
@@nomoretwitterhandles I am on a sofa so of course I am relaxed.
"like you're wearing a legendary equipment in an MMORPG" I DIED at this part lmao. If I ever get stares in Japan I'll think of it this way.
Haha i experienced that. I scared off an elder lady in a grocery store and some teenagers were amazed at seeing me.
Nooooo
Dayumm.. 😹
Whenever I open a Sora The Troll video and look at the comment section he always hearts all comments even though he already passed the 1M mark. My theory is that Sora is trying to mimic japanese culture, by being respectful for every received comment, in order to hide the fact he's actually American.
Me now: Okay I'm gonna learn japanese so that I can communicate better when I go to Japan.
Also me (in the future): * Speaks english in Japan to just to see japanese people's reaction *
I was in Sapporo and Kyoto last week, and I was curious about the infamous stares since I and my travel partner have a typical Norwegian look. I never got the feeling of being stared at, it actually felt like people mostly ignored us. Which was a bit of relief since I, many years ago, visited a Chinese friend and did feel and see the stares from people, and caught them taking pictures or even following me a bit with a phone obviously in camera or recording. It was quite uncomfortable at the time, so in a way, while I was somewhat surprised that nobody seemed to care in Japan, I was glad I avoided that feeling. I just assumed it was due to the residents in Kyoto being used to foreigners, and Sapporo just being so chill that they did not care (and were probably also used to foreigners?) That, or I have just gotten bad at looking at people, haha. Anyway, glad I avoided such a situation this time, I had a wonderful time in Japan and I hope that I will be able to save up for another trip one day. It was a funny video ^^
i also didnt notice too much staring but soon realised that was because i dont look at peoples faces in public. as soon as i started looking at people walking past me, on the train or in their cars, i was met with them already staring me down. it really freaked me out so i just begun pointedly ignoring people again😭 ignorance is bliss
@@ii4826 There's also great variance between countries/cultures regarding the level of "staring" that is acceptable. In some places, just looking at another person's face unprompted is considered rude, and meeting their eyes is like picking a fight; in others, it's completely normal.
The name you picked for this story reminds me of a time when i was young and spent a short time working at a japanese restaurant in NYC. They misheard my name from one of the staff calling me "Jonah-San" and subsequently all became absolutely convinced that my name was "Jonathan". Even after I explained it and wrote it out on paper a good half of the staff still didn't believe me and continued to call me the wrong name.
Jonah-san Joestar
@@AzzySunfire i wish 😹
Hi! I moved to Osaka to study and to be honest I can't relate yet haha. I'm pretty tall and European but people always sit next to me, I also rarely get stared at just some curious glances. I can speak Japanese, so most people are also happy to have a conversation with me if I ask for help or something. So far my experience has been really pleasant 😊
You're not a guy, are you?
I spent couple of weeks in Osaka just checking out stuff with no real purpose and I managed to avoid most of the cultural crashes. My only true anecdote about the Japanese people was that I met with a group of Japanese people who share a hobby with me and they invited me to a restaurant. It was slightly awkward as their English was rather limited, and they took turns sitting next to me, firing away the little English they knew. They they got some beers and and oh boy, it was like flipping a switch. They all wanted to talk to me at the same time. Just found the contrast funny between the super reserved and "I'm totally wasted after 2 beers" modes.
Osaka is so different than Tokyo in this regard. Everyone is very chill about a 'foreigner', no bugs in the programming, no freezes.
1:59 POV: a cringe Japanese guy is staring at you like this!
I have to thank Sora because for the past few days I have been listening to his videos as a test to improve my English, and today I took an English test and get b2 wtf😂😂
T U❤
Just in case my videos are actually in Japanese
@@sorathetroll no bro i mean your channel in general and your streams😂❤
YOOOOOO, does this mean you’re Japanese? If so, I gotta say congrats because I thought you were a Native American English speaker; just one thing: we say that I “got” not I “get” in the situation that you are describing because it was something you accomplished in the past, not something that you will accomplish in the future.
The Conjunction for “get” was off, but I don’t wanna be that guy who obsessively corrects people over the smallest errors like it’s ELA class; you could of cared less like most Native American English speakers from gen-z do about grammar in general on the internet; but I felt as though you were genuinely trying to make it grammatically correct so… yea… sorry.😅
@@Abdullahs_Support_Palestine You need to clarify if you mean native English speakers (specifically with an American accent or way of writing) or if they speak English like a Native American because how you wrote that is a bit confusing for me and English is my native language lol. So probably more confusing for anyone who uses it outside of their native tongue.
@@Abdullahs_Support_Palestine
Hahaha thank u bro
I can speak Japanese but I'm from Syria 👍🌚🙃
"Are you toilet?" is pretty great. I wonder if there are others? "Are you shower?" "Are you restaurant?" I hope so. 🙂💚
I had a similar experience when I visited China back in 2009. It was a short study abroad for International Business class, which was more like a two week vacation to be honest. Everywhere the class and I went, half the people will stare at us. The teacher explained that many of them probably are from the country side originally and probably went their whole lives never seeing a white person before. A few would follow the class around and even on the bus to sell things. The tour guide explained that many presume tourists to be wealthy or will spend money easily. Also, the tour guide said that tourists and locals living in the area lovingly refer to such people as mosquitos or wasps, as they follow people like bugs. It is meant as a light hearted term of endearment than an insult.
What stuck with me since I visited Japan was how all the social rules I broke wasn't met with anger but generally just "Let's help gaijin before he get's in trouble - he doesn't know any better". Sometimes you could feel you were being treated like a child, but that's certainly better than getting verbally abused like you would be in many countries.
That's called the gaijin card, every gaijin has one of these that give them immunity from all the social rules. Didn't take off your shoes? Don't worry about it, gaijin card is in effect.
@@GambitPit Hi, Gaijin here, why don't people take off their shoes in general anyways? It feels like it's common sense where I grew up (Canada) so you don't track mud, dirt, or snow around your home and everyone I know does it.
@@DustyLightning Also Canada here.
Right? Even if your shoes aren't dirty, aren't people more comfortable in socks or barefooted at home?
As someone who has a mixed genetics (I don't fit into any race category) and has super big, curly hair... People look at me anyway. I just pretend that they aren't there unless they talk to me or touch me. I think I have a good chance of surviving Japan! Hurray! 😅
So like everyone else then ?
@@southcoastinventors6583 Maybe? But, people guess a lot of stuff. Some people think I am Mexican, some think I am Black and White, and once someone guessed that I am Mediterranean. One girl I was friends with in high school thought I was adopted because I don't look like my mom or brother... I happen to look more like my dad who isn't involved in my life (because he did some awful things).
But, you know how tall people are often commented on how tall they are? People do that, but with my hair. I don't know why, it just happens.
Oh, and I am actually part Scot/Irish and part Panamanian, according to what my mom knows about me. If I am normal, that would be a relief.
@@jessicajohnston5693 your dad did awful things?
i mean, if you don't want to dwell on that topic then you don't but i would like an explanation
What about lvl 4? A foreigner who can speak Japanese
That's really funny! The staring part remains me of when we had Nepalese neighbors move in! It was an adjustment for everyone due to the cultural differences. They were staring in our windows because personal space didn't exist in a community, it was neighborly. 😅 They are some of the best neighbors though
reminds*
Asian and I live in japan. Each time I walk past the izakaya and bar alleys, some people sometimes ask me whether I am looking for a drinking place. I always answered in English, and their reaction is priceless.
It's true. You will be sitting on a train like
👁️👄👁️ 👁️👄👁️ 👁️👄👁️ 😐 👁️👄👁️
Ha ha. I'm immune after living in the north of China. What was really hilarious was when my kid tried to speak Chinese to shop staff in Japan cause English wasn't working.
I really didn't expect the "are you toilet?" 😂
The facial expressions are so funny 👏👏
3:23 is the most Oblivion-like turn I've seen in a while 😂
4:30 The determination and the pride on their faces is killing me 😂😂
With the kochi koi hand gesture, it's important for foreigners to pay attention to the direction of the hand movement. In the western world it is moved away from the body, in Japan it is moved towards.
3:59 i think this is only because if you were to translate it back into japanese, it becomes "あなたはトイレ？", which weirdly enough makes perfect sense in japanese.
Holidaying with my two teenage sons, with long hair halfway down their back, and husband with visible tattoos...yeah we got a fair bit of staring.
The secret might be to get used to being stared at at home before travelling to Japan. Get an outrageous hairdo or wear unorthadox clothing for s while before travelling.
This might not work if you live in cosmopoliton places like New York or London (or any place with a large student population) where the denizens are used to a significant population of weirdos and artists.
But what if you pull an Uno Reverse card and tell them 「日本語を学びたい！」
I'm early, notice me Cringesama! ♥
school on a saturday sounds like a punishment...in america it is when they give you saturday detention. lol
that go away/come here hand gesture mix up is crazy. i wonder if in another country the middle finger means a good thing. lol
Yep, there is a country where middle finger means a good thing, this country is called Porn Hub.😂
Closest thing I can think is apparently in some parts of Europe the peace sign backwards is like a middle finger. Take this with a grain of salt tho
@@AlfredoGomez-kp4cf yeah please don't do the peace sign with the palm facing towards you in the UK. It's probably the quickest way to get people to hate you.
Ah yes, I can't wait to get stared at when I go to Japan. It's totally not because I'm buying Hello Kitty merch even though I'm an adult.
To be fair that's probably more common there than foreigners are.
Loved the experience in Hitoyoshi when the little kids ran to us and where like "wooooooaaah" big eyes, because it is so rare to see gaijins. We all could speak at least some Japanese, which helps a lot outside the big cities. Eventually we had an elder local direct us to a really really great Ramenya. Was by far the best in the whole trip.
I don’t really blame Japanese people because I know that if we tried speaking Japanese it would lead to worse misunderstandings.😂 I was wondering if Japanese people get easily offended if you say the wrong thing or would people be excused as they’re just learning the language?
You actually have a Gaijin pass, however, like any other country, they will appreciate the better your Japanese is, the best compliment you can get (considering Honne and Tattemae) is "you speak like a Japanese" from a close friend, "nihongo ha jouzu desu ne" can be backhanded but you shouldn't mind so.
卵が好き
I, too, like eggs.
関係なくね? 😂
during my time in service when i went to korea this was not the case however there were two kinds of extremes in south kprea i saw or heard about during my time there. Their younger generation were not find of us, but the older south koreans were nice i remember going to soul tower and meeting some nice old ladies there and even though they did not speak english or at all we still communicated some what and had a nice conversation. Also if you never been to south korea be careful when drinking soju it can get ya jacked up real quick.
Of course Japan is dangerous. It's the full "Metal Gear" experience.
ゲームで言うとユニークキャラクターを珍しがって見るのと同じ感覚なのかな
あーそれスゲーしっくりくる
This reminds me of my trip to kyoto last month, i stayed at my cousin's home when he invited some of his japanese friends over. Since im an asian his friends saw me and literally went straight up starting a conversation in japanese when i literally have zero japanese knowlegde, as i responded in fluent english, they literally frozen in place for a while before trying to have conversation with me using engruishu
Man i gotta say japanese do have bugs about asians who can speak english after all.
The "terror" I experienced in Japan on my first visit was the friendly Kansai elderly that will stop and ask you if you need help if you look lost for even .001 seconds. If you ask them for directions to somewhere they'll be like, "Sure! Follow me. I'll show you where it is!".
Plot twist: They have no clue where they're going. They will lead you in circles for 15 minutes before asking someone who actually knows where they're going for directions.
Lesson learned from my first trip, haha.
Me and my brother, both American, were in Shinjuku and some random Japanese in a suit comes up and asks us in English "You want sex" we both politely declined lol.
He probably was a pimp.
Level 4: Dogen
Ni hongou wa desu ne sugoi godzillawars
まぁそんな経験は各国にあると思う
フランスに外国人を見たら俺は痺れるかも I'd probably even forget i can speak English lmao
This actually happened to me when i visited Osaka last year. My friend who is a Filipino introduced me to her Japanese friends so we greet here and there. Then for some reason I don’t know if they’re confused or amused but whenever we’re having a conversation in English they have this stares and looks on their faces as if they’re asking each other how are we speaking fluent in English but also good in Japanese. Its quite annoying being stared for Atleast 1 hour by 3 Japanese women but at the same time it’s funny by how easily Japanese gets impressed by foreigners.
“They stared at him”
Ohhhh lol that’s all? Feel like I’m used to that one. I thought you were going to talk about those random people who hang outside of clubs at night and try to approach you.
That happened to me out of nowhere once (I don’t know if they were Japanese or not but they spoke Engrish) walking down the street. I’m almost 6ft and that still freaked me out. I kicked it into high walking speed lol
Level 4!
Jokes aside, that sounds terrifying.
@@ryanblood5375 terrifying? Not really. Highly concerning? You bet
I can confirm that I feel odd being stair at as much as do in Tokyo. Especially since I keep worrying if I did something wrong. Such as in the states if your stared at in the stores they think you might steal something. I which I make sure to make it clear I have the things I am paying for out in my hands at times because of such a mindset.
LMAOO the prolonged eye contact. I guess if I went to Japan, I'd feel pretty uncomfortable if they're just like 👀 for being white. I think part of me would wanna mess with people and just start 👀👀👀 back at them. A bigger part of me would start absolutely booking it away from people if it was literally everyone around me. Like imagine if every person all of a sudden, 👀 everyone looking at you. I'd assume some dark crap is coming my way, like I'm just being kidnapped by some group cult. At least, that's how Sora looked at the camera.
I am from germany an doing an exchange to japan for 1 year. I also experienced being looked at. My blonde hair seems to be most confusing thing about me. But japanese people r very kind and tokyo is the best city ive ever seen. Sora prepared me good so i am not as lost as i thought i would be. Thank u sora and keep up making such insane content. ❤
5:00 No, that hand wave does not mean that. You can tell the difference between someone stroking the air as if to pull something close vs pushing air away. This seems to universally mean either beckoning or dismissing respectively. The position of the hand does not matter as much as the frequency.
Sora was not directly involved, the least cringest story in a while
今ね，僕は日本旅行して子だけ供が『ジー』してるよ😂😂
ちなみにオーストラリア人だよ
The hand gesture thing is very confusing, here in Germany we also use "the american" come here signal. When i went on a school language exchange to southern italy all the people there were using the "japanese" come here gesture. We were there for a week and never fully got used to it lolol
Lol even though im Japanese and im in Japan right now visiting for some reason I feel like all lvl 1, 2 and 3
Expecting Kiyomi to say Nihongo Jouzu Desu Ne to some random foreigners.
I think we have more emphasis on the outward motion in the US "go away" gesture.
Holy shit, the hand gesture
Despite being the exact same motion, on one side the intended action is pulling something toward you, on the other side the intended action is pushing something away from you, so if the actual object isn’t there the same motion can mean two different things
So let me get this straight: anyone who speaks English becomes an English teacher, but anytime Japanese people see other Japanese people speaking English, they freak out in surprise. I guess the English teachers aren't very good at their job.
You never fail to make me giggle, Mr. Sora
This reminds me so much of my first visit to Japan in 2012.... So many random people wanted to take photos with "the big white guy with the big beard" 😂
Hey Sora! You've been killing it recently with your Japanese/English skits! They're really good and always fun to watch! Please keep making them. It's so interesting learning about others' or your perspectives in real life situations. You have a knack for telling these kinds of stories and I look forward to seeing more.
Why are your stories so good man!? Love your videos 😃
Ah I should have known better... so Sora doesn't watch anime, but he is a gamer. Quite knowledgeable.
It was a fine day in Osaka, and I was munching on some steaming rice with my pal. Little did we know, the locals at the bar table (the one near the cashier, with the store clerk standing by) were having a field day with our foreignness. They were talking and giggling, making all kinds of assumptions about us. Loud enough for me to hear and understand.
I decided to put an end to their bamboozlement and approached them with my best broken Japanese.
“Oh no, we are not here for work,” I said, But they cut me off. “You and your friends must be students then! What university?” they asked, maybe we look young enough to be university student lol.
I tried to explain that we were just tourists, here to enjoy the sights, the sounds, and the food. But they looked at me like I had two heads. My friends got curious and asked me what were we talking about, i explained to my friends and then my friend, who had the bright idea of joining the conversation, threw in a curveball. She changed the topic to something completely unrelated, like the weather or politics or bilirubin. I don’t remember exactly. I told her it was way out of topic but she insist for me to translate it to Japanese. so...
[translated the weird out of topic conversation to japanese]
They stared at us, not moving an inch, as if we had just cast a petrifying spell on them. Then i say sorry to them, and say something like lets get back to enjoy our meals.
I bury myself with the food, and keep pushing rice to my mouth. While my friend keeps pestering me what just happened.
When I was a teen I embarked on a journey to learn some Japanese. I ended up using multiple sources such as books, the Internet, and even learning games. At some point I used an online service to have Japanese pen pals to practice with and correct me. Many of them also wanted to learn English. I had an older Japanese student ask me about certain points in English grammar. I gave him the English that I successfully used everyday. After a few exchanges he sent me a message saying that his teacher says I am wrong and told him to no longer communicate with me. Neat!
This story is about me lol 😅
'Are these characters stupid?' yes, in fact all 3 of them are 😆
Amazing! What a great video
The part with the stares was really funny, for a few reasons. I had to watch it a couple times and was dead 💀
Btw that’s a great mic, sounds especially nice with headphones on
The "come here" hand gesture starts with an open palm, fingers drawn inward, while the "go away" gesture starts with a closed fist stretched outward. The confusion is due to the direction of the palm facing down. Fascinating stuff
I saw too many anime to think it's "go away" when I shoo people away, it's a straight palm down and wrist flutter movement.
Broo sora you've been funny for years man!
I'm white, from America and moved to Japan but this never happens to me, everyone just ignores me. Am I actually a Japanese? Except today when I told someone my name I finally got called "sugoi." I did experience the confusion with the go away/come here hand signal.
Same here. Though I don't live in Japan, I've visited about 30 towns and cities from one end to the other, and the only time I noticed people staring at me was if I hit my head in a doorway. Which happened a couple times, and hurt quite a bit, but I guess it looked even worse, and they were genuinely concerned whether I was okay. Also, I was surprised at how often I was able to converse with Japanese people in English. And not just customer service staff. One of the highlights of Kagoshima, for me, was meeting and talking with an older gentleman from Okinawa, in his late 80s but of course looking much younger, as we ate our lunches outside the 7-11.
Can't say I experienced this from the locals, but when I was last in Japan for a business trip - I went karaoke with some colleagues. We're all Malaysian or Singaporean and were just speaking English on the streets and passed by a Caucasian girl. She did a double take and was like "wuh- English?!" and we had a good laugh.
Well I'm "brown" and I speak English fluently and broken japanese.. so if I visit Japan anyday I guess I will use Japlish to avoid "Are you toilet" 😆
Sora's face at level 2 is priceless lol.
Finally, *some good horror stories in the summer!* 👏
This man is correct if you are a foreigner who is black or white, I hear that you get a lot of people staring at you. It wouldn't bother me since I'm an ambivert (half extrovert and half introvert) but to a lot of other people it can be very uncomfortable. Regardless, with all the Japanese students that come from Tokyo to my school, I have a fun time socialising with them since they teach me Japanese and I am able to teach them english as well as we have lots of great laughs and honestly 日本に行きたいよ！！Which is why I am working hard at my job and I getting closer and closer to going to Japan. I won't be going to Tokyo but hopefully I will see you there come november @sora the troll.
So in Japan, if you are Asian and pretend to not speak fluent English it means you have a 100% camouflage effectiveness, just like Metal Gear Solid...
Can confirm. I’m Filipino and both times I’ve been to Japan and used Japanese, everyone’s ok until they get surprised when they see my foreign name on my credit card and realize I’m a foreigner and try to use English
My friend meet this problem in japan before, when he go into the convenience shop, the staff speak Japanese to him. He told the staff that he can't speak Japanese.
Guess what, instead of speaking English to my friend, the staff speaks Japanese "slowly" to my friend. The problem is he doesn't know Japanese not the speed he talk
The staring thing is something I've always been worried about since I'm Black. I feel like for a lot of us living in America, it's considered pretty rude to stare at people (not sure if that's the same culture in Japan) so like if that's how it is I'd just be like "Gee what's wrong here" and probs wanna leave since I wouldn't feel welcome lol. I'm from New York, we don't stare at people. We usually acknowledge someone's existence and then mind our business. If they need help, we'll help. But otherwise whatever they have going on isn't about us.
I imagine someone really strange in NYC would get some stares, like a naked guy yelling profanity or something.
That's basically the level of unusual foreigners are in Japan.
Fun Fact: I watch, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. And by JoJo, I mean French General Joseph Joffre.
"Are you Toilet" i really laugh so hard
In my experience living in Japan, I don’t think get stared at as much as I expected based on stories like this- which in someways just makes me more weirdly self-aware of whether or not I’m being looked at, I think 😂 in my experiences usually peoples eyes just notice you and maybe follow you a little bit, but they don’t stare like I’ve been told Germans do to everyone for example.
This was perfect! I loved the different reactions in the POV. Great video Sora
I was being white while walking down the street in Sapporo, and some random guy came up to me and asked if I had instagram
Thanks for those pov shots. 😂 so accurate.