@@2seeornot2see he's married with a daughter. They went from Jamaica to Canada then to Japan. I think the video is can a black family feel like home in Japan or something like that. They are absolutely adorable.
I'm with y'all on this, need to know his story. I'll check out previous vids maybe he's done that before but I'm just discovering these too and really enjoying them all. Especially fond of the interview with the black woman who became an attorney and practiced in Japan. Her story was so uplifting to me and showed determination. Also demonstrated how God put people in her path to help her AS she moved forward by faith, no matter how many obstacles. Very classy lady and so proud of her, the service to our country in the U.S. military, and the work she does in her practice. Salute.
My two inspirational takeaways from this video 1) yet another successful entrepreneur showing that it can be done. 2) if there are Japanese or Asian people watching this (as per their comments), I applaud them for wanting to learn about black people via this channel. 👍. thank you for taking the time to get to know us as individuals. As you can tell from this great Channel, each of us have our own experiences and our own stories to tell. 🤗
I would like to comment on the notion that many foreigners are also not familiar with Japan. the pattern that I have seen with these documentaries is that so many black people people are being offended when the Japanese person is inquiring or making assumptions about the foreigner or black person. As the saying goes, "It's not what you say it's HOW you say it". You can learn about other people and their culture without being rude or disrespectful or offensive. For example, off-handed comments, laughing at a black person's appearance, greeting someone with stereotypes about their race, and asking personal or intimate questions are something that MOST people in the world would be offended by. Not just black people. I think if more Japanese people would approach black foreigners with mindfulness and thinking about the best way to learn about the person in a respectful manner, it will cut down on a lot of bad experiences. When in doubt, ask yourself: "if this person was Japanese how would I treat them?" RESPECT is a universal language and expectation. 👍
Well-said and this sums it up "if this person was Japanese how would I treat them?" RESPECT is a universal language." Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, right?
what i love about the stories and people is you really connect with them. you follow up on their story, follow their social media, visit their website. you support them long after the video is over.
I've really enjoyed the last two videos so much. I've learned a lot. I am white, but I will be traveling with my black husband and my 2 brown girls. I read a lot about the AA experience in the US, but this channel has taught me what my family's experience may be in Asia.
Bethany Baker You are going to love traveling to Asian countries! Your husband is really going to love it and he is going to feel very safe! May God bless you, your husband and your beautiful kids!
As a Ghanaian I'm grateful to Miles for helping the women and their families. Big ups also to Ranzo and his team for bringing us these stories. Ghana is home for everyone 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
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yooo honestly an amazing guy, was lucky enough to meet him last year. had a short talk w him which really pushed me to keep working on my clothing brand. shout out the superiors!!
Once again, another inspirational and thought provoking interview. I love how determined and risk-tolerant he is to life, not to mention how passionate he is to his culture and travel as a whole. Definitely looking into supporting his businesses 🙌🏽
Another great video! I’m in Okayama too! I’m in the city though. The city has a lot of foreigners/expats. The expat community has been really warm since I’ve arrived, but I haven’t had too much communication from Japanese people like I have in other places I’ve lived in Japan. I always try to smile though and keep it moving.
OMG this is great! Okayama is amazing and my very 1st prefecture that I visited by in the 70s. My family billeted University students from Okayama for 10 years and we still keep in touch and visit each other. My last visit was 2017. This young man has his dream and is positive and driven. I pray that he continue to respect the people and stay on his dream. Some of the restaurants, will prepare vegan meal, you just have to ask them. The Shinkansen from Okayama take about 2-3 hrs to Tokyo station. It’s not all country, compare it to Kingston or Peterborough except its mountainous terrain. He’s probably on the outskirts of the city. Yup, he’s in the rural area and the Sakura festival is amazing. GOO to Okayama easy to get to by Shinkansen
I'm starting to listen to more of these interviews now because the recent events in America and the HUGE surge and visibility of blatant racism in this country is making me consider leaving. So its interesting you guys touched on that around the 25:00 mark.
I love his can do attitude. With his entreprenurial spirit, he should stay in Africa and expand his business. With his attitude, he could be a millionaire in a few years. Africa needs you, bro on a full time basis. I will order your shea butter. A big name, but you are living up to it, Miles. Guess you parents are jazz fans.
I think that black people need to think about exploring Africa as an option, I have been watching this vlogger Woda Maya who is showing Africa which we do not see on tv, and it is beautiful, we have so many educated black people who could use the expertise to start new businesses in Africa.
Yes, they do not like to be ridiculed, gawked at, yet they put up with these situations, when they can go to a country like Rowanda, Tanzania, South Africa etc, why put up with this treatments when you have transferable skills, to start businesses, these people who do not like you, are going to Africa to take advantage of these business opportunities and yet, blacks complain of the way they are made to feel in these countries. We buy into the lies on tv, but do not ask ourselves, if it is so bad, then why are so many other nations going into Africa, why are they putting so much effort in projecting the black race so negatively, what about us that scares them so much, to have this massive propaganda to smear the black race around the world, we did not go around the world destroying the culture of others, start war with other, yet the ones whom has done these things are idolized. I think, they see use as a ticking time bomb, because we have been so passive, but we have a strength and resilience like none else.
It's called "growing out of your comfort zone". People have the freedom to go where they want to go instead of following your narrow worldview that one's skin color should determine where to travel to. Those who wish to travel/move to other countries, they are doing so already (including the African continent); whether their skin color is the same as the people living there is irrelevant. They may encounter ridicule, but on the other hand they will also open the eyes of many people there and help them learn of other cultures first-hand and eliminate negative stereotypes from the locals they usually learned through TV. (this has been brought up a lot by many people in other TBEJ videos). And if they experience a racist moment? These are adults with thick skin. They can handle it and stand up for themselves and live their life choices without regrets. At 25:27 he even mentions how he actually feels safer in Japan than back home in the US.
Everyone other nation already got the tip hundreds of years ago and have been spreading lies about Africa so they can have the resources for themselves. Its time for Black people to invest and reclaim Africa as our home
I'm curious do the Japanese viewers pass the information about this channel on to theirs friends so we can continue to break down barriers with different cultures
Ranzo, those night buses are a great bargain! I did one once round trip Tokyo to Kyoto...second time around I got lazy and took the Shinkanssen, but to save the money, I'd do that bus again, it was pretty cool.
I think the thing about learning about other cultures in general is a great tip that can be taken from this interview, but that is unfortunately lacking in several cultures... not only Japan. Great insights from Miles and Ranzo as always! I'd like to extend on this particular idea a little bit. The culture shock and setting foreign people as "others" in countries like Japan is just plain worse because of their history. Unlike the US, or my own country - Brazil, it doesn't have a diverse culture where lots of different nationalities contributed to form public consciousness or what we have as modern culture these days. So, what happens is that your average person on the street, or the mainstream outlook of things, will always be limited because that category of people in all countries only have an outlook of what's happening locally inside the country. I don't wanna get too much into this particular topic because it's a very long one, but in summary, international press coverage has always been bad through history. It's a very narrow and myopic lens through which people try to understand other cultures. It's often sensationalized, either overly critic or overly "beautified", it tends to make broad strokes generalizations, and it never represents the day to day life of citizens. So, the way most people get in contact with other cultures is by trips, personal experience, or stuff they pick up from a history of immigration. Japan doesn't have either the immigration part or the trips part for a big part of their history. Afaik, until very recently, japanese people making trips overseas was a thing they could only do either before entering the work force, right after graduation, in very limited short trips when their families can afford it, or after retirement. Regularly employed adults don't have much time, incentive or money to do long overseas trips. It's also a far more equal society in economic terms. Extremely wealthy people and extremely poor people are just lower in percentage numbers. So, what happens is that you have a big percentage of the population that can live in relative comfort, but cannot spend too much in luxuries like long overseas trips, long vacations, etc. The average japanese citizen rents the place they live in, makes enough for a few comforts, and that's about it. It's different reality from western countries where there's a big class of citizens that have their own real estate and own cars, plus can afford an overseas trip a year, while an ever bigger class of citizens are in deep debt and work hard to put food on the table everyday. Likewise, as a japanese citizen, you also don't have much to go for foreign culture contact even on the Internet. The language barrier, lack of time, lack of culturally diverse content to go for, tight migration laws and whatnot were huge barriers. As the country is opening up a bit more for migration, this is slowly changing.. but it's a fairly recent change that will only have mainstream cultural effect a few decades or more from now. Here in Brazil, we have very very strong representations of cultures from all around the world. Just looking around my city you have irish bars, ukranian migration related parks, japanese events and institutions, italian events and food, african statues and cultural icons, american and latino influences everywhere, arabic food, temples and centers for migrants... it's a huge mix of influences. The country was made by and for migrating foreign cultures basically, at the cost of native brazilians as it often is for newer countries. Then again, it's a fairly young country, and with that I have to say that brazilian culture itself also loses a bit of it's individual identity. What do people around the world knows about Brazil? Soccer, Carnaval, perhaps some of the food that came from slavery times, slums/favelas, crime violence and corrupion, and most of what can be seen in Rio de Janeiro like the Christ the Redeemer statue, with strong catholic church presence. Oh, and most recently, that the Amazon is burning and our president is a moron. Basically nothing that can really be taken as native brazilian. It not only lacks identity, it's also extremely narrow and non-representative to most people living here. This is a huge issue for brazilians because Brazil is not just one city... it's a huge country with quite distinct regional cultures that never shows up internationally. Most people around the world have probably heard of either Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo. It's two capital cities out of two neighboring states in the same region in a country that has 27 states, 5 very distinct regions, some of which even brazilians don't know much about. The region that has the Amazon forest for instance is one that most brazilians don't know much about, let alone foreigners. It's a region that only shows up in the news when it's on talks about deforestation. Very poor region that is often ignored in politics and on international news as a populated region with it's own characteristics. That is to say, I really do get the complaints of foreigners living in Japan around discrimination, ignorance about foreign cultures, and stuff like the weird looks, the distant treatment, the lack of knowledge about what's happening outside the country, the culture shock and whatnot. I'm japanese descendant myself, a big part of the family went in the first wave of foreign workers there (brazilians with japanese descendancy), and most of them had similar complaints. But at the same time, looking deeper into this, I cannot avoid thinking that perhaps a whole bunch of the stuff people appreciate in the country comes as counterpoint. For instance, Japan has a big intermix of historical settings and modern ones living more or less in harmony. This is something that doesn't happen much in cultures with big mixes of different origins. Japan itself has a big part of it's own history supplanted over the years to create a single national identity - like the case of the Ainu people. Temples and Shrines are either shinto or buddhist, christianism was largely persecuted and erased in japanese history. And then of course there are all the controversies around WWII. What I mean with all that is that perhaps, some of the best stuff that people see in Japan just comes with a potentially very bad side to it, depending on your perspective. It's a very unique culture as result of that. People should always keep this in mind. Japan is a very collectivist society overall, behind all this stuff about omotenashi, the cleanliness of the country, how safe it feels there, how well cared for nature is in the countryside, how good the food is, how beautiful touristic spots are and all that... there is another side to it all, of course. Some of it might be pretty bad for foreigners trying to live in Japan, because it goes in direct opposition to accepting other cultures and trying to think outside the box. To the point, it is a culture, society, politics and overal rationale that I feel is much more in tune with me personally than any other culture I have come in contact with through my lifetime. The only reason I didn't pack up and move to Japan just yet is because of family and personal reasons. But it's something I still dream of doing at some point in my life. But I'm not thinking about it lightly... there's a lot of potentially bad stuff you have to accept in order to count the good stuff. It's also something that I think works for myself, but I would never try to impose for other people. The reasons I see for me moving there would most likely not work for others, so you really gotta take it all in and decide for yourself if Japan is the country you really wanna go for. Overall, I think Japan is a great country to experience. Been there twice as a tourist with other 7 family members in both trips, it was a great experience, something I'm always up to do again if time and money allows for it. But to live in and become an integral part of Japan as a citizen, that's a very different story. To the point that most of the family members I went with (they are mostly at retirement age), despite their cultural backgrounds (all japanese descendants), would not fit well in modern japanese society - much like several of other relatives who worked in Japan a couple of decades ago also didn't. It's too different a culture from their own, from what they expect and are used to. Anyways, complex topic... I like going around in circles about it because it's a theme of interest for me, so sorry for the long comment. xD
If I ever live Japan or need to buy Shea Butter for my hair I know who I’m going to get some & support a good cause. I hope the best for you Miles & God bless your business
I know this is going to sound crazy but some of the "laughing" depending on the pitch - years ago, I just noticed that it was b/c Japanese are excited and they laugh a lot in nervousness and awe. I was in Japan my 3rd week and these kids were pointing and laughing. I slammed my middle finger against the train glass without a thought ( I had- had it) and those kids/teens were so MORTIFIED from like 20 ft away - safe from me on a train... ---. It was like the confusion on their faces and embarassment and like - shame they did something wrong, I knew that "laughing" is not always the same thing it is in the US and I had different experiences later that showed my theory there as well - Japanese will laugh a lot if they are late
True. Laughing is not usually a negative reaction in Japan, same as in other countries. I used to laugh or giggle at the sight of a cute guy especially if I'm with another girl.
I'm one of the people that desperately wants to leave America. But, I'm also concerned about the sexism in Japan since I'm female. And you're absolutely correct about Trump. I've never hated being an American more than I have since Trump was elected.
Yes, Blacks feel like foreigners in our own homeland. I feel more love from Asians that I have encountered in China, Japan and especially the Philippines. I really want to live in Okinawa or South Korea and fly often to the Philippines to visit my wife’s family who are now my family. Thanks for your show!
Thanks immensely for posting this video. I ascertained Miles Davis to be very focus, stragetic, intelligent, and like his business mentality with his clothing, shay butter, and other enterprises. I liked it better when the interviewer was behind the camera. He interrupted the interviewee too much.
What you consider interruption, I call adding to the conversation. Whether in front of the camera or behind, I move the conversation forward to get the necessary information. The difference now is that you’re seeing it all. Without the interviewer guiding the discourse based on his/her style and direction, the videos that you now enjoy simply wouldn’t be the videos that you now enjoy. But of course you reserve the right to hold your own opinion.
My son is a famous black musician in Japan. He goes on the road sometimes and he told me all the black musicians were ask to dress as clowns every night on one road trip. He told me some of the black musicians had no problem with it but he refused and other black musicians decided it wasn’t right and organizers gave in to the musicians. So it’s true being respectful and honest goes a long ways in Japan.
Individualism and Collectivism both focus on a perspective based on how society and the world views you (and possibly themselves) . Everyone must learn to live with themselves at some point (even if you are a 100 Percent Team Player And Community Builder/group member)
toya williams was wondering if he was Jamaican. I wasn’t sure . Just knew he was Caribbean’. Been to Jamaica lived there have Jamaican family. Know patois but he didn’t quite talk so strongly in patois. Even though I know Jamaicans can all sound so different. Some speak strong patois . Others speak guess you could say “ proper English. Quite a few times when I called Amazon I got some Jamaicans. Wasn’t sure if they were so I’d ask them and every time they were . But they spoke without da patois.💚💛❤️🇯🇲
You guys acting as if you were twin flames, no cap! Glad to see both of you matching on the mindframe as well as Ghana being mentioned... ...check WODE MAYA for more about Ghana!
It makes sense that the children tend to be purely curious, while high school students are more prone to be jerks. That's how kids and high school students generally are everywhere. HS students are at that awkward age, trying to find themselves and fit in with a group. They are concerned with self image and want to belong, so they often other people who are different. High school is a major "bullying" period too. In short, high school students (teens) can be assholes, no matter where you go. It's why I hated high school, here in the states. lol. The younger children don't really care about image and all that yet.
I'm a black man that raised in the burbs but currently live in the hood. Between the police who I am constantly vigilant towards and the gangbangers and dopefiends that I also have to watch for, America as I know it is definitely life in a pincer: pressure from both sides. It's not just the monster of racism but the equally dangerous monster of desperate people making dangerous decisions around me. A little boy was killed in the crossfire of an attack on his father, a pregnant woman killed by her baby daddy's also pregnant side chick, it's bad. It's scary, and my city is getting worse by the day. I also work for an airline where I have flight benefits but no time to use them and I get to see the well off people in my town fly in and out repeatedly. I work full-time and wind up too tired to work on my freelance writing business. I don't know if leaving America is what I need to do, but I'm drowning in debt and it's a constant fist fight just to keep the bills paid, having to relay on Medicaid to keep insurance. If any other country could provide a better standard of living, point me to it. I'm 30 years old, married with a 4-year old son looking to feel like I'm living vs waiting to die.
How about a Jamaican restaurant!my son lives in Saitama and he has a Jamaican friend that has a restaurant . I forget where he said it was but I would think he’d have rice and peas and veggie patties.
Hi Miles Davis, I happy to see you have taken to path to international thinking and feeling. Please do not return to USA to stay and you must keep heading forward to other Nations.
Thanks for the interview it was a pleasure speaking with you and so much fun. Thanks for tuning in y'all!
Shout out to you fellow vegan, big love from NYC
U still in japan
I met this young brother a few months ago...randomly...and we hung out all night. Glad he is doing his thing. Go on Miles.
I been watching a ton of these videos, but I know nothing about the host 😂 My man can you interview yourself 😂 Awesome videos!!
he and his wife did one or two documentaries about themselves. You might have to go back into the archives a couple of years.
🤣🤣SOOOO HILARIOUS - and something I’d say!!
All I know is he's from JA. Going to look for his documentary on himself and his family.
@@2seeornot2see he's married with a daughter. They went from Jamaica to Canada then to Japan. I think the video is can a black family feel like home in Japan or something like that. They are absolutely adorable.
I'm with y'all on this, need to know his story. I'll check out previous vids maybe he's done that before but I'm just discovering these too and really enjoying them all. Especially fond of the interview with the black woman who became an attorney and practiced in Japan. Her story was so uplifting to me and showed determination. Also demonstrated how God put people in her path to help her AS she moved forward by faith, no matter how many obstacles. Very classy lady and so proud of her, the service to our country in the U.S. military, and the work she does in her practice. Salute.
My two inspirational takeaways from this video 1) yet another successful entrepreneur showing that it can be done. 2) if there are Japanese or Asian people watching this (as per their comments), I applaud them for wanting to learn about black people via this channel. 👍. thank you for taking the time to get to know us as individuals. As you can tell from this great Channel, each of us have our own experiences and our own stories to tell. 🤗
he is a new friend in my head. 😂😂😂 adding him to the already long list of people i would love to meet in person.
Hey! I've got one of those lists to! 🤗
Miles is the homie! I have some of his shea butter and a few of his "Superior" t-shirts. Dope interview!
I would like to comment on the notion that many foreigners are also not familiar with Japan. the pattern that I have seen with these documentaries is that so many black people people are being offended when the Japanese person is inquiring or making assumptions about the foreigner or black person. As the saying goes, "It's not what you say it's HOW you say it". You can learn about other people and their culture without being rude or disrespectful or offensive. For example, off-handed comments, laughing at a black person's appearance, greeting someone with stereotypes about their race, and asking personal or intimate questions are something that MOST people in the world would be offended by. Not just black people. I think if more Japanese people would approach black foreigners with mindfulness and thinking about the best way to learn about the person in a respectful manner, it will cut down on a lot of bad experiences. When in doubt, ask yourself: "if this person was Japanese how would I treat them?" RESPECT is a universal language and expectation. 👍
Very well written!!
Well-said and this sums it up "if this person was Japanese how would I treat them?" RESPECT is a universal language." Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, right?
what i love about the stories and people is you really connect with them. you follow up on their story, follow their social media, visit their website. you support them long after the video is over.
I love this guy, he is so positive, i wish him the best
I've really enjoyed the last two videos so much. I've learned a lot. I am white, but I will be traveling with my black husband and my 2 brown girls. I read a lot about the AA experience in the US, but this channel has taught me what my family's experience may be in Asia.
Bethany Baker You are going to love traveling to Asian countries! Your husband is really going to love it and he is going to feel very safe! May God bless you, your husband and your beautiful kids!
As a Ghanaian I'm grateful to Miles for helping the women and their families. Big ups also to Ranzo and his team for bringing us these stories.
Ghana is home for everyone 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
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This dude is super smart and organized. I love it. 💪🏾👏🏾
Thanks Ranzo for another very good interview!!! Good luck Miles with everything that you do !!
This interview was great! The both of you were dropping knowledge and gems constantly!
-Thank You
miles davis...beautiful to look at and such a positive outlook...really enjoyed that interview
yooo honestly an amazing guy, was lucky enough to meet him last year. had a short talk w him which really pushed me to keep working on my clothing brand. shout out the superiors!!
Such a positive entrepreneurial spirit, good vibes and giving back to the motherland. We should all learn and collaborate more👊🏾
Once again, another inspirational and thought provoking interview. I love how determined and risk-tolerant he is to life, not to mention how passionate he is to his culture and travel as a whole. Definitely looking into supporting his businesses 🙌🏽
This was a very good interview - Totally enjoyed it!
Another great video! I’m in Okayama too! I’m in the city though. The city has a lot of foreigners/expats. The expat community has been really warm since I’ve arrived, but I haven’t had too much communication from Japanese people like I have in other places I’ve lived in Japan. I always try to smile though and keep it moving.
I dont know why I feel like you should be a youtuber.
@@Katlady001 because She Has a Story?
Nice young man. Positive, outgoing, creative and he got you excited Ranzo🤗, love his energy.
I can’t wait to go to japan, I plan on studying abroad my junior year of college
Interviewer and interviewee are so inspiring. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Miles has a very famous name to begin with. "Miles Davis", the jazz legend! 😊😊. This was a very nice video. Thanks for the interview with Miles.🤗🤗
OMG this is great! Okayama is amazing and my very 1st prefecture that I visited by in the 70s. My family billeted University students from Okayama for 10 years and we still keep in touch and visit each other. My last visit was 2017.
This young man has his dream and is positive and driven. I pray that he continue to respect the people and stay on his dream.
Some of the restaurants, will prepare vegan meal, you just have to ask them.
The Shinkansen from Okayama take about 2-3 hrs to Tokyo station.
It’s not all country, compare it to Kingston or Peterborough except its mountainous terrain. He’s probably on the outskirts of the city. Yup, he’s in the rural area and the Sakura festival is amazing.
GOO to Okayama easy to get to by Shinkansen
You and the ppl you interview are trailblazers.I enjoy ur videos. Good info!!! Thankyou.
Excellence as usual Ranzo. God keep our people safe and prosperous.
This is one of the Best! If Not THEE BEST👌 Black in Japan Episodes Ive watched so far! Thanks for sharing🙏 And Keep them coming..😊❤😊❤👍👍👍
Miles Davis.....relaxed and cool, just like the Jazz musician Miles Davis.
Handsome guy! Intelligent!, & Inspiring..to say the least! 😊
Nice interview. Very good luck to this young man and his endeavors 👍🏽👍🏽
I'm starting to listen to more of these interviews now because the recent events in America and the HUGE surge and visibility of blatant racism in this country is making me consider leaving. So its interesting you guys touched on that around the 25:00 mark.
I realy enjoyed this episode.
I love the way we (= black people) rock our resilience.
I love his can do attitude. With his entreprenurial spirit, he should stay in Africa and expand his business. With his attitude, he could be a millionaire in a few years. Africa needs you, bro on a full time basis. I will order your shea butter. A big name, but you are living up to it, Miles. Guess you parents are jazz fans.
Africa needs a mindset change, they don't want people like him.
Thank you for this great video.
God bless you two 💚💛♥️
The host sounds Caribbean. Big up to Miles!! Proud of you
Great video !
I think that black people need to think about exploring Africa as an option, I have been watching this vlogger Woda Maya who is showing Africa which we do not see on tv, and it is beautiful, we have so many educated black people who could use the expertise to start new businesses in Africa.
Yes, they do not like to be ridiculed, gawked at, yet they put up with these situations, when they can go to a country like Rowanda, Tanzania, South Africa etc, why put up with this treatments when you have transferable skills, to start businesses, these people who do not like you, are going to Africa to take advantage of these business opportunities and yet, blacks complain of the way they are made to feel in these countries. We buy into the lies on tv, but do not ask ourselves, if it is so bad, then why are so many other nations going into Africa, why are they putting so much effort in projecting the black race so negatively, what about us that scares them so much, to have this massive propaganda to smear the black race around the world, we did not go around the world destroying the culture of others, start war with other, yet the ones whom has done these things are idolized. I think, they see use as a ticking time bomb, because we have been so passive, but we have a strength and resilience like none else.
It's called "growing out of your comfort zone". People have the freedom to go where they want to go instead of following your narrow worldview that one's skin color should determine where to travel to. Those who wish to travel/move to other countries, they are doing so already (including the African continent); whether their skin color is the same as the people living there is irrelevant.
They may encounter ridicule, but on the other hand they will also open the eyes of many people there and help them learn of other cultures first-hand and eliminate negative stereotypes from the locals they usually learned through TV. (this has been brought up a lot by many people in other TBEJ videos).
And if they experience a racist moment? These are adults with thick skin. They can handle it and stand up for themselves and live their life choices without regrets. At 25:27 he even mentions how he actually feels safer in Japan than back home in the US.
Everyone other nation already got the tip hundreds of years ago and have been spreading lies about Africa so they can have the resources for themselves. Its time for Black people to invest and reclaim Africa as our home
MultiDiceman. Who owns Africa? Because Africa is not owned by Africans.
Thank you!!
I'm curious do the Japanese viewers pass the information about this channel on to theirs friends so we can continue to break down barriers with different cultures
Best episode yet
I've been on China for 1 week now and I am having a hard time finding vegan food. It's gonna be a struggle but it's nice to know I'm not alone
You're awesome for sticking to it!!
this is why I'm hesitant to go to japan. apparently Thailand is good for vegans
Came as soon as I got the notification
Right!!! 🙌
Very profound young men! thanks for this!
Positive young guy......wish him the best in life and business.....
Representing Bmore
Ranzo, those night buses are a great bargain! I did one once round trip Tokyo to Kyoto...second time around I got lazy and took the Shinkanssen, but to save the money, I'd do that bus again, it was pretty cool.
Holy Shit! Superiors!! I love this brand--dangggg what a treat!!
@Koyuki Panda
There is nothing "holy" about "shit." Please try and choose your words carefully.
Great vid! Here's to much successes gentlemen!
I could tell Miles used shea butter. His skin looks amazing.
Tsuyama, Okayama City and Takahashi of the Okayama Prefecture ! 😁 can't wait ! 😊
"You feel like you're not at home in your home". I couldn't have worded it better if I tried.
I think the thing about learning about other cultures in general is a great tip that can be taken from this interview, but that is unfortunately lacking in several cultures... not only Japan.
Great insights from Miles and Ranzo as always! I'd like to extend on this particular idea a little bit.
The culture shock and setting foreign people as "others" in countries like Japan is just plain worse because of their history. Unlike the US, or my own country - Brazil, it doesn't have a diverse culture where lots of different nationalities contributed to form public consciousness or what we have as modern culture these days.
So, what happens is that your average person on the street, or the mainstream outlook of things, will always be limited because that category of people in all countries only have an outlook of what's happening locally inside the country.
I don't wanna get too much into this particular topic because it's a very long one, but in summary, international press coverage has always been bad through history. It's a very narrow and myopic lens through which people try to understand other cultures. It's often sensationalized, either overly critic or overly "beautified", it tends to make broad strokes generalizations, and it never represents the day to day life of citizens. So, the way most people get in contact with other cultures is by trips, personal experience, or stuff they pick up from a history of immigration.
Japan doesn't have either the immigration part or the trips part for a big part of their history. Afaik, until very recently, japanese people making trips overseas was a thing they could only do either before entering the work force, right after graduation, in very limited short trips when their families can afford it, or after retirement. Regularly employed adults don't have much time, incentive or money to do long overseas trips.
It's also a far more equal society in economic terms. Extremely wealthy people and extremely poor people are just lower in percentage numbers. So, what happens is that you have a big percentage of the population that can live in relative comfort, but cannot spend too much in luxuries like long overseas trips, long vacations, etc. The average japanese citizen rents the place they live in, makes enough for a few comforts, and that's about it. It's different reality from western countries where there's a big class of citizens that have their own real estate and own cars, plus can afford an overseas trip a year, while an ever bigger class of citizens are in deep debt and work hard to put food on the table everyday.
Likewise, as a japanese citizen, you also don't have much to go for foreign culture contact even on the Internet. The language barrier, lack of time, lack of culturally diverse content to go for, tight migration laws and whatnot were huge barriers. As the country is opening up a bit more for migration, this is slowly changing.. but it's a fairly recent change that will only have mainstream cultural effect a few decades or more from now.
Here in Brazil, we have very very strong representations of cultures from all around the world. Just looking around my city you have irish bars, ukranian migration related parks, japanese events and institutions, italian events and food, african statues and cultural icons, american and latino influences everywhere, arabic food, temples and centers for migrants... it's a huge mix of influences. The country was made by and for migrating foreign cultures basically, at the cost of native brazilians as it often is for newer countries.
Then again, it's a fairly young country, and with that I have to say that brazilian culture itself also loses a bit of it's individual identity. What do people around the world knows about Brazil? Soccer, Carnaval, perhaps some of the food that came from slavery times, slums/favelas, crime violence and corrupion, and most of what can be seen in Rio de Janeiro like the Christ the Redeemer statue, with strong catholic church presence. Oh, and most recently, that the Amazon is burning and our president is a moron.
Basically nothing that can really be taken as native brazilian. It not only lacks identity, it's also extremely narrow and non-representative to most people living here.
This is a huge issue for brazilians because Brazil is not just one city... it's a huge country with quite distinct regional cultures that never shows up internationally. Most people around the world have probably heard of either Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo. It's two capital cities out of two neighboring states in the same region in a country that has 27 states, 5 very distinct regions, some of which even brazilians don't know much about. The region that has the Amazon forest for instance is one that most brazilians don't know much about, let alone foreigners. It's a region that only shows up in the news when it's on talks about deforestation. Very poor region that is often ignored in politics and on international news as a populated region with it's own characteristics.
That is to say, I really do get the complaints of foreigners living in Japan around discrimination, ignorance about foreign cultures, and stuff like the weird looks, the distant treatment, the lack of knowledge about what's happening outside the country, the culture shock and whatnot.
I'm japanese descendant myself, a big part of the family went in the first wave of foreign workers there (brazilians with japanese descendancy), and most of them had similar complaints.
But at the same time, looking deeper into this, I cannot avoid thinking that perhaps a whole bunch of the stuff people appreciate in the country comes as counterpoint. For instance, Japan has a big intermix of historical settings and modern ones living more or less in harmony. This is something that doesn't happen much in cultures with big mixes of different origins. Japan itself has a big part of it's own history supplanted over the years to create a single national identity - like the case of the Ainu people. Temples and Shrines are either shinto or buddhist, christianism was largely persecuted and erased in japanese history. And then of course there are all the controversies around WWII.
What I mean with all that is that perhaps, some of the best stuff that people see in Japan just comes with a potentially very bad side to it, depending on your perspective. It's a very unique culture as result of that. People should always keep this in mind. Japan is a very collectivist society overall, behind all this stuff about omotenashi, the cleanliness of the country, how safe it feels there, how well cared for nature is in the countryside, how good the food is, how beautiful touristic spots are and all that... there is another side to it all, of course. Some of it might be pretty bad for foreigners trying to live in Japan, because it goes in direct opposition to accepting other cultures and trying to think outside the box.
To the point, it is a culture, society, politics and overal rationale that I feel is much more in tune with me personally than any other culture I have come in contact with through my lifetime. The only reason I didn't pack up and move to Japan just yet is because of family and personal reasons. But it's something I still dream of doing at some point in my life. But I'm not thinking about it lightly... there's a lot of potentially bad stuff you have to accept in order to count the good stuff. It's also something that I think works for myself, but I would never try to impose for other people. The reasons I see for me moving there would most likely not work for others, so you really gotta take it all in and decide for yourself if Japan is the country you really wanna go for.
Overall, I think Japan is a great country to experience. Been there twice as a tourist with other 7 family members in both trips, it was a great experience, something I'm always up to do again if time and money allows for it. But to live in and become an integral part of Japan as a citizen, that's a very different story. To the point that most of the family members I went with (they are mostly at retirement age), despite their cultural backgrounds (all japanese descendants), would not fit well in modern japanese society - much like several of other relatives who worked in Japan a couple of decades ago also didn't. It's too different a culture from their own, from what they expect and are used to.
Anyways, complex topic... I like going around in circles about it because it's a theme of interest for me, so sorry for the long comment. xD
Young brotha doing his thing. Biggups to the host.
If I ever live Japan or need to buy Shea Butter for my hair I know who I’m going to get some & support a good cause. I hope the best for you Miles & God bless your business
You can tell bro is a vegan by his transparent skin. I need to be a vegan.
It's the best decision anyone can make. I found it hard and unhealthy to subsist on carcasses.
Aww he seems rlly cool and is cute too. I studied a lot of Japanese as well
my mouth dropped at how beautiful he is!
Where can you find Coconut water in Japan? My mom and I have searched and we can’t find coconut at all.
Thanks Ranzo. Great encounter.
Dragon fruit ramen sound crazy lol, but I'll check out your spot Ranzo. Heading to Japan in 3 weeks, will check out Miles clothing in Hokkaido too. :)
For sure! The shop is called DROOG in Hakodate, Hokkaido
Another interview to add to my favorite list 👍🏾
DOPE BROTHA!! Where can I purchase your gear?
I know this is going to sound crazy but some of the "laughing" depending on the pitch - years ago, I just noticed that it was b/c Japanese are excited and they laugh a lot in nervousness and awe.
I was in Japan my 3rd week and these kids were pointing and laughing. I slammed my middle finger against the train glass without a thought ( I had- had it) and those kids/teens were so MORTIFIED from like 20 ft away - safe from me on a train... ---. It was like the confusion on their faces and embarassment and like - shame they did something wrong, I knew that "laughing" is not always the same thing it is in the US and I had different experiences later that showed my theory there as well - Japanese will laugh a lot if they are late
True. Laughing is not usually a negative reaction in Japan, same as in other countries. I used to laugh or giggle at the sight of a cute guy especially if I'm with another girl.
“Done is better than perfect” I’ll keep it bro 😎
I'm one of the people that desperately wants to leave America. But, I'm also concerned about the sexism in Japan since I'm female. And you're absolutely correct about Trump. I've never hated being an American more than I have since Trump was elected.
Another desperately wanting to leave America woman 🙋🏾♀️. I wish I could go tomorrow...
I relate to how you feel!!
Is it just me or does this guy look and vibe like Prince??
Baltimore, represent!!!
Good to see a Bruh from 1906 doing big things abroad.
Omg yes ! The Land Of Sunshine (Also famous for the Peach Boy Hero) ! We have been trying to stay in contact with a non profit in Tsuyama, Okayama ! 😊
I will definitely come see the Festival !
Yes, Blacks feel like foreigners in our own homeland. I feel more love from Asians that I have encountered in China, Japan and especially the Philippines. I really want to live in Okinawa or South Korea and fly often to the Philippines to visit my wife’s family who are now my family. Thanks for your show!
Thanks immensely for posting this video. I ascertained Miles Davis to be very focus, stragetic, intelligent, and like his business mentality with his clothing, shay butter, and other enterprises. I liked it better when the interviewer was behind the camera. He interrupted the interviewee too much.
What you consider interruption, I call adding to the conversation. Whether in front of the camera or behind, I move the conversation forward to get the necessary information. The difference now is that you’re seeing it all. Without the interviewer guiding the discourse based on his/her style and direction, the videos that you now enjoy simply wouldn’t be the videos that you now enjoy. But of course you reserve the right to hold your own opinion.
Brother I am happy you visit Africa and giving 50% to Africa, Thank you man.
5%, wow! Continue to teach!
Whoa! I'm also from Baltimore! Almost went to st Paul's school for girls because of the Japanese language program!! Small world
My son is a famous black musician in Japan. He goes on the road sometimes and he told me all the black musicians were ask to dress as clowns every night on one road trip. He told me some of the black musicians had no problem with it but he refused and other black musicians decided it wasn’t right and organizers gave in to the musicians. So it’s true being respectful and honest goes a long ways in Japan.
How interesting....
This is the best interviewer since that guy from Harvard.
Love this kid!
Individualism and Collectivism both focus on a perspective based on how society and the world views you (and possibly themselves) . Everyone must learn to live with themselves at some point (even if you are a 100 Percent Team Player And Community Builder/group member)
Ohhhh He's from Jamaica. Big up yuhself !!!
toya williams was wondering if he was Jamaican. I wasn’t sure . Just knew he was Caribbean’. Been to Jamaica lived there have Jamaican family. Know patois but he didn’t quite talk so strongly in patois. Even though I know Jamaicans can all sound so different. Some speak strong patois . Others speak guess you could say “ proper English. Quite a few times when I called Amazon I got some Jamaicans. Wasn’t sure if they were so I’d ask them and every time they were . But they spoke without da patois.💚💛❤️🇯🇲
So are we just going to ignore this fire pic? 42:48
I was pretty shocked when I saw this picture. A totally different Ranzo right! 😮
Oh my goodness! Whoa
Great show. Be careful not to devalue it with oversupply. Make people miss it.
Alright for him saying - Hey.... I want to optimize what I already know
Everyone on this guys show has really nice skin. Is Japanese food healthier for your skin?
Jacob Westerfield maybe cause they black. Black folk usually have beautiful skin . Plus da food in Japan is more real food then America
My Brother Is there and thinks it is best for us to move there (Okayama Prefecture) !
You guys acting as if you were twin flames, no cap! Glad to see both of you matching on the mindframe as well as Ghana being mentioned...
...check WODE MAYA for more about Ghana!
Will Miles go to Ghana and live for a year! It would be an adventure!
Maryland let's goooooooo!!!!
What currency are you referring to when you say $30 for watermelon and $180 for a bus ride?
I believe they are referring to American dollars. In another video a black woman in Japan said Fruits & vegetables are kind of expensive.
It makes sense that the children tend to be purely curious, while high school students are more prone to be jerks. That's how kids and high school students generally are everywhere. HS students are at that awkward age, trying to find themselves and fit in with a group. They are concerned with self image and want to belong, so they often other people who are different. High school is a major "bullying" period too. In short, high school students (teens) can be assholes, no matter where you go. It's why I hated high school, here in the states. lol. The younger children don't really care about image and all that yet.
I'm a black man that raised in the burbs but currently live in the hood. Between the police who I am constantly vigilant towards and the gangbangers and dopefiends that I also have to watch for, America as I know it is definitely life in a pincer: pressure from both sides.
It's not just the monster of racism but the equally dangerous monster of desperate people making dangerous decisions around me. A little boy was killed in the crossfire of an attack on his father, a pregnant woman killed by her baby daddy's also pregnant side chick, it's bad. It's scary, and my city is getting worse by the day.
I also work for an airline where I have flight benefits but no time to use them and I get to see the well off people in my town fly in and out repeatedly.
I work full-time and wind up too tired to work on my freelance writing business.
I don't know if leaving America is what I need to do, but I'm drowning in debt and it's a constant fist fight just to keep the bills paid, having to relay on Medicaid to keep insurance. If any other country could provide a better standard of living, point me to it. I'm 30 years old, married with a 4-year old son looking to feel like I'm living vs waiting to die.
Dude that's too much vietnam seems cool please be safe with your family !
Right here!!💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽
How about a Jamaican restaurant!my son lives in Saitama and he has a Jamaican friend that has a restaurant . I forget where he said it was but I would think he’d have rice and peas and veggie patties.
I heard about the happy cow from another vegan RUclipsr.
Happy Cow holds me down whenever I travel....and also when I'm at home. I don't know how I ever survived without it.
Hi Miles Davis, I happy to see you have taken to path to international thinking and feeling. Please do not return to USA to stay and you must keep heading forward to other Nations.
The host little too excited this interview. By the way I appreciated what you doing brother 🙏🏽👍🏾
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Young people used to Japan life, they don't over reaction, gesture.
But left interviewer is over reaction.
him looking nice
Do you have to get vaccinations to go to Ghana?
Yes you have to get yellow fever and probably smart to get some malaria meds
Definitely yes.... don’t take any chances