Absolutely agree! Not to mention that Japan is a super aged country, only featuring young people in videos in an intentional choice. Just like choosing people who are more representative of the population. I think including people in all age groups, only adds credibility to these productions. Good job!
That's the difference with rural people no matter the country I think, they have more time to talk, and are legitimately more interested in others - especially foreigners - than most city people.. Who are very RUSH, RUSH , RUSH in the way that they live. I think that really is a global phenomenon XD
@@GarlicAvenger yes, pretty much the same in france, we despise a lot the peoples from Paris, almost a cliché, even if all the peoples from big town in the country are similar, the parisiens will always be the most criticized
8:40 I liked the thought of the woman, I like to see how surprised they are when they see foreigners who are interested in their culture and traditions.
I was thinking it makes sense, because the people who are willing and able to travel all the way to Japan must have significant interest in their culture already. It's not an easy place for most people to get to, so nobody just ends up there without a lot of effort.
Yeah, it's just that there's a lot of people like me that watch and read a lot of stuff about a culture before getting really excited about knowing it in person, so there's a lot of people that travel to Japan that have seen hundreds of videos about it and read a lot of info, so they're well prepared when they go there.
4:17 It's called "Take a penny, leave a penny." I never realized that this was only an American thing. If you are a little short on change you can take a few pennies from the tray to make up the difference. It is often done to keep from breaking up a large bill or to keep the cashier from having to count out 99 cents. However, the next time you are shopping and have some extra change it's good to drop some pennies back into the tray.
Should interview old people more. They seem to talk a lot and are less reserved than the young ones who are being taught to respect everything and everyone 😂
Old people all over the world seem to be a lot more opinionated and aren't afraid to speak their mind than younger people. I think it's mostly just a lifetime of experience making them give less of a fuck about being open
I was shopping in Fushimi Otesuji Shotengai with my Japanese friend and we were discussing how inexpensive some of the snacks were displayed outside a store in English. Suddenly, this old man just came up to us and started chatting me up. He was just curious where we're from and I found out that he worked for several years as a fisherman in San Francisco, CA then moved back to Japan. I didn't find the interaction strange, but my friend was really surprised by his actions.
Iwakuni has been home to a US Marine base for some time though, so they probably have had more interactions with foreigners compared to other inaka places.
That's why I chose it as an acclimation point for my first trip, to make it a little easier to get use to JR, buses, conbini and the like. Doing the same thing with my friends so they don't feel overwhelmed
And guest what.. karaoke is so popular in Philippines. You can even rent a karaoke machine and they will bring it to your house and able to use it within 24hours.. so you can sing out loud all you want. After 24hours some will go to your house to take the karaoke machine back and of course you need to pay for the rent🤣😅 And you can even buy your own karaoke machine hahahaha
I feel like it deeply shows their mentality. Their head are full of fantastic idea and they're usually extremely intelligent but there's apparently something that keeps them from doing what they really wanna do ,maybe there're afraid of social opinion or smh
That video went exceptionally well! The answers she got were more unique and a wider variety of responses than usual. I can't imagine it's easy getting so many people from such a famously shy culture to speak on camera, let alone give bold answers, but that was really nice!
I LOVE Iwakuni and was stationed on base there for 2 years. It was my first time spending a long time in a foreign country and allowed me to truly grow in love with the Japanese culture and people.
I really enjoyed this one! Very interesting to hear the perspective of the older folks. I've been to Japan over two dozen times over the years, and especially in my early trips (in the late 1990's) it was the place I felt the most foreign - didn't know the rules yet about escalators, etc. Now it is one of my favorite places in the world :) Thanks for your interesting and fun videos!
@@peko7446 It definitely was. In addition, I was generally in Yamato, which is far enough outside Tokyo-proper that it was more old-school Japan than Tokyo.
Ive not seen "leave a penny, take a penny" here in America for at least a decade- and I live in rural Florida. It's interesting that it's something so simple we are used to seeing that she was able to remember as an outstanding thing.
It was common here in Canada as well for quite some time. A few years back, we did away with the penny due to it costing more to make them than they were worth, so now I don't think I see them around anymore. Everything get's rounded to the nearest nickel (unless using debit/credit cards).
I remember something my Spanish teacher told my class it was that Americans are super friendly with strangers without realizing it. Her mother came to visit her once here in the US and she told us that her mother said strangers on the streets were super nice and saying hello to her. And I was a little skeptical until I walked home from school and said good afternoon to a complete stranger without realizing it. My mind was blown.
Thank you for introducing places that foreign tourists do not go to much like Yamaguchi Prefecture! There are many attractive places that are not famous. It may not be as convenient as a city, but I'm glad if you come to play as an adventure to enjoy inconvenience😊
If I were to ever visit Japan, looks like Iwakuni would definitely be a place I want to go to, the pictures you showed looked really pretty (especially the one with the Kintaikyo at night), I've also wanted to go to a Japanese castle too thanks to a video game making me interested in the Sengoku period where I think most of the castles were built.
It really is a good spot. It has the charms of being rural, but is like a smaller calmer Hiroshima. Definitely glad I was able to go Kintaikyo, but sad I missed out on the ice cream stand
Oi river valley is the 'oldest' (named using the smallest alphabet known to the largest population percentage) river valley in Japan. It means it was colonized and named by the first Japanese... and Mount Aino is its source. Mount Aino is also Mountain in Greece so the first Japanese were 'celtic peoples' from Greece. So despite the idea Japan is this other people, they are little more than relatives who moved away.
@@reikaarakawa5757 Konbanha. As I am Japanese, I can understand what he said. Aren't you Japanese? He saw a man beating a bunch of rice against a stone in order to thresh. Probably the translation machine mistook the pronunciation of" ine ". Ine is rice. Inu is dog.
@@いふ-j5t konbanha! I see, I'm half but I didn't grew up learning Japanese, I just started learning about 2 years ago... (That's why I'm trying to watch more Japanese related stuff) So I just guessed with the action but if he meant thresh the rice that actually make sense.
@@reikaarakawa5757 go for it studing japanese and japanese culture. please come to japan if you live in a foreign country and enjoy japan's weirdness. see you.
Today's segment was really enjoyable, I loved how the people reacted and it's so nice to see different sceneries (and sunset?) during the interviews too that was so great :-)!
1:20 the american teacher we had before at my school would also do that! way more friendly than the other teachers, she would always have small chat with students!
I remember when I was working as at international convention part time for a banking company during an event to promote their promotion for winning a trip to Tokyo Olympic 2020 and a group of Japanese business tourist was shocked I can speak japanese and compliment that it was good
Well, yeah. When you're already travelling halfway around the world to get to Japan, makes sense to explore as much of it as possible while you're there, instead of sticking to just one part of it (like Tokyo). If you're already living there, you probably have just a few places you already like to visit. That, plus you're probably fitting your travel plans into much smaller time lots (like job vacations) and have more emphasis on convenience and cost than you do on exploration.
i mean, there are a lot of Americans who travel 100+ miles for work daily. I believe Japanese people travel less distances as they are a smaller country, but idk too much about Japan so thats just my guess.
I never been in Japan, but I have Japanese friends. I knew little about Japan, but thanks to your videos I'm learning a lot more plus the interviews are great. Thank you for such a awesome channel.
I went to a shabu shabu place across from Ueno Station & the waitress made an effort to say some things in English about the menu for me & when I complimented her on how good her English was she almost fainted with happiness, lol. Then she practically babysat me for the rest of my meal,lol. And if you make an effort to just say a few basic things in Japanese like "please, thank you" & so on you will see people drop their guard & be quite friendly.
I always wondered why western girls/women don't shave their arms, not that I really care for other peoples shaving habits, just noticed and wondered. Japanese girls/women tend to shave every little bodyhair off, but not the complete pubic area, but I noticed a trend that more are shaved there as well. I think it's interesting how different cultures handle such things.
I have to shave everything else so I just leave the arm hair. If I shave it I will have weird stubble and it will come back more course. It’s already dark hair and I hate it. Wish we never grew arm hair. I was thinking of getting it lazered like my legs but the lady said it wouldn’t work well.
hmmm? where do i find the vlog Cathy mentioned near the end of this video? As a couple others have mentioned in the comments section it was nice seeing a more variety of ages being interviewed for a change. loved that older guys comment "The older I get, the prettier the girls are" classic.
I enjoy seeing traditional Japanese events. They have a long history and they have recorded it in writing. I was surprised at the comment about dancing, there is a high school band in Japan that dances while they play instruments, even in parades. They are the Kyoto Tachibana High School Brass Band. There are lots of videos of the band, they have even traveled to the US and marched in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA.
Oh the Kentaikyo is only about 15 minutes from where I live! It was cool to see you outside of Tokyo, but especially here in Iwakuni. Hope you can come back and visit again!
So the busses in our country have this little separate small room for the driver with a separate door. And when the drivers meet a friend in the station they often call them over in that compartment and start chatting while driving. So one time when that happened they were chatting in the compartment and later the driver stopped the bus in the middle of the road, they both got down and walked to a coffee shop that was just across the street and got some coffee.
2:18 man, what the older gentleman said about Americans seeing things Japanese people don't really struck a chord. I remember going to Taronga zoo in Sydney. To get there you take the ferry from Circular Quay across Sydney Harbour, which is, without exaggeration, some of the best looking scenery in the world. While I was sitting back, blown away by the view of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, I spotted some local private school kids absolutely bored out of their brains. I'd never taken this ferry, they'd taken it maybe 1000 times. That awe that I felt in my soul was just Tuesday to them.
As a man from the States across the pond, I can confirm that schools won’t rip you a new one if you’re late; if you’re more than a minute or 2 late, just go to the office for a late pass and you have to give the reason you’re late (you have to have a decent reason, so you don’t get in trouble). But when you do get in trouble, the teachers/school don’t ridicule you or humiliate you. I must say, you look really pretty here with your braided pigtails straight out from your head, like at the beginning and the end! And you look really good in white; very beautiful!
It is true if a person wants to learn the culture they tend to learn it's history thus making them more knowledgeable than the natives. There is also a study that people are better in their 2nd language than their native language, since you don't know about the language people tend to exert more effort to learn it than their own. I think it applies to everyone
This is so crazy! I formerly attended Iwakuni Elementary and lived a fair 10 minutes walk away from the Kintaikyo bridge. So funny that this is considered to be the country-side of Japan lol!
Foreign teachers are really nice in japan, but in their own country you almost don't dare saying hello to them 😂😂😂 from my experience as an exchange student in japan when i was 16, i went to a normal japanese in high school, and all the teachers were very nice, foreigners and japanese. I realized that high school students from Japan tend to be much more connected to their teachers (both japanese and foreigners), having jokes, giving gifts, etc. While in my country (Switzerland) we NEVER have that kind of relationship with a teacher, the teacher is here to give his/her classes and that's it. We don't joke around with them, we only speak about school and ask them questions regarding the classes. That's sad somehow. But in Japan when I had to leave, the teachers gave me a huge present, created a video of my time there, organized a big special party while cancelling some classes, and a special gift with notes from each teacher (even the ones i never had any classes with lmao), such a pure memory ♡
I don't know, every school I ever attended here in the United States, from Elementary/Primary school all the way to college, was very strict about being on time. The one and only time I got sent to the principal's office was in high school (9th grade) for excessive tardiness. Fortunately I only got a one day detention. 😃
That was soo cool mis... I would love the opportunity to learn from some of the older folks in japan. Such as the archery, sword smithing, or just some of the carpenters. Even if they have horseback riding. But i'm an odd one who just likes to learn about things. Still good video. You never know who you'd meet and what experiences you can learn about just by opening up a talk with someone. One time I got to talking with 2 women in a grocery store and each one had something to say about how their man smelled. One loved it when their man worked out (clean sweat) , while the other loved it when he came home from work. it was a surprising conversation but interesting that they wouldn't tell their guy about that special thing they liked about him. Fun educational and interesting when each one had a special different opinion.
It's funny how the elder talks about how foreigners are delighted by everyday things, then a minute later you hear the Take-A-Penny, leave-a-penny tray being talked about (which is pretty common everywhere in the US)
This is so cool, makes me wanna learn helpful phrases and basic all around positive/empowering phrases too! If I see a Japanese wondering why I'm doing something a foreigner would do, I'd be like "WOW its beautiful here, bla bla bla"
Love your content!! Keep it up Cathy. It's so cool to see that you interview japanese people outside of Tokyo. Hope you can go to other places in Japan and interview more people.😊
I love this channel 💖 it's so interesting & informative. I love all the interviews with Japanese people to find out what they think of other cultures etc. I've always wanted to visit Japan especially Tokyo- ever since I was very young, no idea why I was so interested in Japan at such a young age but it's always been a place that fascinates me 😃🙌💕
1:05 AHAH so it really depends on the type of teacher tho. My teachers are pretty nice but are strict but there are some that are hated by every student for their nature.
After watching this video I have concluded I want to be born again lol. Just being able to experience the world in this way would have been a great asset. Oh well maybe in my next life lol. Great content as always & nice to get opinions outside of Tokyo. ✌
"Even"? You (German or western) and Japan all have the same imperialist and evil past. 1) Commit atrocities. 2) Steal our wealth and land and resoruces 3) Continue to keep us with with sponsoring instability in our regions with periodic invasions and destabilization 4) Keep stereotyping developing countries to make yourself look better.
@@vetiarvind My father is Indian, so my comment was more a jab at him and his side of the family than the country as a whole. Also, note the 'XD': This indicates I'm not being serious. Anyway, this is probably the kind of thing you should be bringing up to politicians, journalists, and anthropologists. I'm just some random guy, so there's not a lot I can do about it. If you want social change then you're gonna have to aim higher than the RUclips comments.
In Greece lots of people shave their arms during the summer and spring I personally do it the whole year because I don't like hair in my body apart from my head! 😕😁
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I like that you guys started to interview older people again. Their views are always interesting since they have so much experience.
Absolutely agree! Not to mention that Japan is a super aged country, only featuring young people in videos in an intentional choice. Just like choosing people who are more representative of the population. I think including people in all age groups, only adds credibility to these productions. Good job!
@@shery4510 kooooooooooooool
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The old ones are the most xenophobic though. If u see one coming towards u then RUN
I'm was really glad that you guys filmed outside of Tokyo. The people seem a bit different and they had more interesting answers than usual I think.
If u ever go to japan visit Kyoto, it’s beautiful as fuck and not crowded as bad. Still a decent amount of tourist bc it’s so nice tho.
That's the difference with rural people no matter the country I think, they have more time to talk, and are legitimately more interested in others - especially foreigners - than most city people.. Who are very RUSH, RUSH , RUSH in the way that they live. I think that really is a global phenomenon XD
@@GarlicAvenger yes, pretty much the same in france, we despise a lot the peoples from Paris, almost a cliché, even if all the peoples from big town in the country are similar, the parisiens will always be the most criticized
@@ViquelOoste They also refuse to speak English.
Also Okinawa is a great place for the culture sadly idk how many there is left though but it's such a great culture!
8:40 I liked the thought of the woman, I like to see how surprised they are when they see foreigners who are interested in their culture and traditions.
I was thinking it makes sense, because the people who are willing and able to travel all the way to Japan must have significant interest in their culture already. It's not an easy place for most people to get to, so nobody just ends up there without a lot of effort.
Yeah, it's just that there's a lot of people like me that watch and read a lot of stuff about a culture before getting really excited about knowing it in person, so there's a lot of people that travel to Japan that have seen hundreds of videos about it and read a lot of info, so they're well prepared when they go there.
日本に来ている外国人の方が日本のことを大好きだと感じます。日本人は愛国心が少なく、海外に対して憧れが強いです。今は多様性の時代で、昔からある日本の文化が薄れてきています。特に若者はそうです。
日本にくる観光客の方が日本文化の事を詳しい場合が多々あります。
I know more about japanese culture than my japanese boyfriend does...he simply has no interest in it.
4:17 It's called "Take a penny, leave a penny." I never realized that this was only an American thing. If you are a little short on change you can take a few pennies from the tray to make up the difference. It is often done to keep from breaking up a large bill or to keep the cashier from having to count out 99 cents. However, the next time you are shopping and have some extra change it's good to drop some pennies back into the tray.
Oh this always stumped me a child I even told the workers this makes no sense. If I I take a penny and leave a penny I end up with nothing. 😂
Nicole Light where in America do they do this lol
@@greenaesthetic6387 I was born in the 90's so I remember it was mostly american sandwich shops (mom and pop) type of stores
we used to do that too in Québec / Canada, we don't do it anymore since they took out the penny, all numbers are + / - 0.05$
@@greenaesthetic6387pretty much all convenience stores and small restaurants.
Should interview old people more. They seem to talk a lot and are less reserved than the young ones who are being taught to respect everything and everyone 😂
Old people all over the world seem to be a lot more opinionated and aren't afraid to speak their mind than younger people. I think it's mostly just a lifetime of experience making them give less of a fuck about being open
They're at the top of the Japanese hierarchy, so they're the only ones who can basically say or do whatever they want and get away with it.
fattyMcGee97 that not true at all
@@dilaisy_loone2846 I agree, it's not a rule, here in Brazil old people, old thoughts.
I was shopping in Fushimi Otesuji Shotengai with my Japanese friend and we were discussing how inexpensive some of the snacks were displayed outside a store in English. Suddenly, this old man just came up to us and started chatting me up. He was just curious where we're from and I found out that he worked for several years as a fisherman in San Francisco, CA then moved back to Japan. I didn't find the interaction strange, but my friend was really surprised by his actions.
Iwakuni has been home to a US Marine base for some time though, so they probably have had more interactions with foreigners compared to other inaka places.
That's why I chose it as an acclimation point for my first trip, to make it a little easier to get use to JR, buses, conbini and the like. Doing the same thing with my friends so they don't feel overwhelmed
It's kind of funny how the people who invented karaoke don't feel like singing along to a song they like (I mean, in a bar)
And guest what.. karaoke is so popular in Philippines. You can even rent a karaoke machine and they will bring it to your house and able to use it within 24hours.. so you can sing out loud all you want. After 24hours some will go to your house to take the karaoke machine back and of course you need to pay for the rent🤣😅
And you can even buy your own karaoke machine hahahaha
I thought Philippines was the one who invented karaoke(videoke)
@@pichipichistory3992 im sorry I actually love that so much
I feel like it deeply shows their mentality. Their head are full of fantastic idea and they're usually extremely intelligent but there's apparently something that keeps them from doing what they really wanna do ,maybe there're afraid of social opinion or smh
@Qwerty i think VIDEOKE
I'm going to now add iwakuni to my must see list. The locals seemed kind and more comfortable answering your questions compared to other city's.
That video went exceptionally well! The answers she got were more unique and a wider variety of responses than usual. I can't imagine it's easy getting so many people from such a famously shy culture to speak on camera, let alone give bold answers, but that was really nice!
I LOVE Iwakuni and was stationed on base there for 2 years. It was my first time spending a long time in a foreign country and allowed me to truly grow in love with the Japanese culture and people.
This channel is great for practicing Japanese listening.
I really enjoyed this one! Very interesting to hear the perspective of the older folks. I've been to Japan over two dozen times over the years, and especially in my early trips (in the late 1990's) it was the place I felt the most foreign - didn't know the rules yet about escalators, etc. Now it is one of my favorite places in the world :) Thanks for your interesting and fun videos!
Must've have been interesting traveling there in the late 90's when there weren't that many tourists yet compared to the last 5 years.
@@peko7446 It definitely was. In addition, I was generally in Yamato, which is far enough outside Tokyo-proper that it was more old-school Japan than Tokyo.
What’s the rule about escalators?
@@cottony4dr Stand left, walk right (on the metro). That's mainly universal in Tokyo, but not all of Japan.
"Since they are island dwellers" I think it's more about being in the tropics, given Japan is also an island XD
My thoughts exactly, I was like ''where does she think she lives??'' haha.
I mean there's Okinawa that people seem to forget? :000
Ive not seen "leave a penny, take a penny" here in America for at least a decade- and I live in rural Florida. It's interesting that it's something so simple we are used to seeing that she was able to remember as an outstanding thing.
It was common here in Canada as well for quite some time. A few years back, we did away with the penny due to it costing more to make them than they were worth, so now I don't think I see them around anymore. Everything get's rounded to the nearest nickel (unless using debit/credit cards).
I see them a lot yet here in the Midwest, in both large and small cities.
Nice to see an expanded demographic of interviewees.
I remember something my Spanish teacher told my class it was that Americans are super friendly with strangers without realizing it. Her mother came to visit her once here in the US and she told us that her mother said strangers on the streets were super nice and saying hello to her. And I was a little skeptical until I walked home from school and said good afternoon to a complete stranger without realizing it. My mind was blown.
I love how all of them have very different opinions and perspectives.
Thank you for introducing places that foreign tourists do not go to much like Yamaguchi Prefecture!
There are many attractive places that are not famous.
It may not be as convenient as a city, but I'm glad if you come to play as an adventure to enjoy inconvenience😊
Now I'm thinking of visiting Iwakuni😁 hope that there's a lot of people will help just in case I got lost🤣🤣
If I were to ever visit Japan, looks like Iwakuni would definitely be a place I want to go to, the pictures you showed looked really pretty (especially the one with the Kintaikyo at night), I've also wanted to go to a Japanese castle too thanks to a video game making me interested in the Sengoku period where I think most of the castles were built.
It really is a good spot. It has the charms of being rural, but is like a smaller calmer Hiroshima. Definitely glad I was able to go Kintaikyo, but sad I missed out on the ice cream stand
I would be too scared to travel to a place I don't know. Home is much safer.
Oi river valley is the 'oldest' (named using the smallest alphabet known to the largest population percentage) river valley in Japan. It means it was colonized and named by the first Japanese... and Mount Aino is its source. Mount Aino is also Mountain in Greece so the first Japanese were 'celtic peoples' from Greece. So despite the idea Japan is this other people, they are little more than relatives who moved away.
Rural Japan is as much as interesting to visit as its big cities.
The older lady in 8:53 reminded me of some of my aunt in the US and she seemed like a really nice lady to talk to. Here meaning Appalachia
10:38"killing animals"is not correct. must be "beating rice " He said " ine."rice. Just in case, "inu "is dog.
people would make a bad impression of india if the translation is wrong
@@reikaarakawa5757 Konbanha. As I am Japanese, I can understand what he said. Aren't you Japanese? He saw a man beating a bunch of rice against a stone in order to thresh. Probably the translation machine mistook the pronunciation of" ine ". Ine is rice. Inu is dog.
@@いふ-j5t konbanha! I see, I'm half but I didn't grew up learning Japanese, I just started learning about 2 years ago... (That's why I'm trying to watch more Japanese related stuff) So I just guessed with the action but if he meant thresh the rice that actually make sense.
@@reikaarakawa5757 go for it studing japanese and japanese culture. please come to japan if you live in a foreign country and enjoy japan's weirdness. see you.
@@いふ-j5t Thank you, I do enjoy studying Japanese and its culture.
I'm looking forward to seeing Japan's weirdness with my own eyes.
Today's segment was really enjoyable, I loved how the people reacted and it's so nice to see different sceneries (and sunset?) during the interviews too that was so great :-)!
1:20 the american teacher we had before at my school would also do that! way more friendly than the other teachers, she would always have small chat with students!
This was one of the best videos on this channel.
Iwakuni's bridge is amazing. It was also interesting to hear what older japanese people think
I actually got to live in Iwakuni for six months back in 2018! It was an amazing place and I loved every minute of my time there.
10:51 "Urusei Yamaguchi"
"Gomen Tsukki"
...yeah my first thought when i hears Yamaguchi prefecture lol T 0 T
I like the perspective and vibes of these people they seem very friendly and maybe the fact that they are older gives them a lot more experience.
I remember when I was working as at international convention part time for a banking company during an event to promote their promotion for winning a trip to Tokyo Olympic 2020 and a group of Japanese business tourist was shocked I can speak japanese and compliment that it was good
9:40 I think that is just tourists, especially tourists that travel to distant Japan, I know quite a few of people who do not travel much.
Well, yeah. When you're already travelling halfway around the world to get to Japan, makes sense to explore as much of it as possible while you're there, instead of sticking to just one part of it (like Tokyo). If you're already living there, you probably have just a few places you already like to visit. That, plus you're probably fitting your travel plans into much smaller time lots (like job vacations) and have more emphasis on convenience and cost than you do on exploration.
i mean, there are a lot of Americans who travel 100+ miles for work daily. I believe Japanese people travel less distances as they are a smaller country, but idk too much about Japan so thats just my guess.
Love the interview at the end and thanks for going to a different place to interview, it’s beautiful in the country side.
"Wow. Japanese people feel free to join, too?" "Not sure ... generally not." In the land of karaoke?
the "in-between" sounds always make me laugh, they are so random.
x2 XD
Kinda annoying tho
9:28 the “NYA” caught me off guard
I never been in Japan, but I have Japanese friends. I knew little about Japan, but thanks to your videos I'm learning a lot more plus the interviews are great. Thank you for such a awesome channel.
I went to a shabu shabu place across from Ueno Station & the waitress made an effort to say some things in English about the menu for me & when I complimented her on how good her English was she almost fainted with happiness, lol. Then she practically babysat me for the rest of my meal,lol.
And if you make an effort to just say a few basic things in Japanese like "please, thank you" & so on you will see people drop their guard & be quite friendly.
This video was really, really interesting. Great job!
I always wondered why western girls/women don't shave their arms, not that I really care for other peoples shaving habits, just noticed and wondered. Japanese girls/women tend to shave every little bodyhair off, but not the complete pubic area, but I noticed a trend that more are shaved there as well. I think it's interesting how different cultures handle such things.
I have to shave everything else so I just leave the arm hair. If I shave it I will have weird stubble and it will come back more course. It’s already dark hair and I hate it. Wish we never grew arm hair. I was thinking of getting it lazered like my legs but the lady said it wouldn’t work well.
@Inspirit 0609 Yes I guess so
hmmm? where do i find the vlog Cathy mentioned near the end of this video? As a couple others have mentioned in the comments section it was nice seeing a more variety of ages being interviewed for a change. loved that older guys comment "The older I get, the prettier the girls are" classic.
I enjoy seeing traditional Japanese events. They have a long history and they have recorded it in writing. I was surprised at the comment about dancing, there is a high school band in Japan that dances while they play instruments, even in parades. They are the Kyoto Tachibana High School Brass Band. There are lots of videos of the band, they have even traveled to the US and marched in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA.
"They are island dwellers..so they are....*insert all these differences*"
*Meanwhile*
Japan--> is an island 🤨
So true! I think she meant tropical island, with beach culture and stuff. It is the difference of, say, california and seattle
Oh the Kentaikyo is only about 15 minutes from where I live! It was cool to see you outside of Tokyo, but especially here in Iwakuni. Hope you can come back and visit again!
So the busses in our country have this little separate small room for the driver with a separate door. And when the drivers meet a friend in the station they often call them over in that compartment and start chatting while driving. So one time when that happened they were chatting in the compartment and later the driver stopped the bus in the middle of the road, they both got down and walked to a coffee shop that was just across the street and got some coffee.
Thank you for making this content. It’s actually helpful for us learning Japanese. 😘
2:18 man, what the older gentleman said about Americans seeing things Japanese people don't really struck a chord. I remember going to Taronga zoo in Sydney. To get there you take the ferry from Circular Quay across Sydney Harbour, which is, without exaggeration, some of the best looking scenery in the world. While I was sitting back, blown away by the view of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, I spotted some local private school kids absolutely bored out of their brains. I'd never taken this ferry, they'd taken it maybe 1000 times. That awe that I felt in my soul was just Tuesday to them.
What do you guys think is harder learn Japanese itself or learning its writing systems
As a man from the States across the pond, I can confirm that schools won’t rip you a new one if you’re late; if you’re more than a minute or 2 late, just go to the office for a late pass and you have to give the reason you’re late (you have to have a decent reason, so you don’t get in trouble). But when you do get in trouble, the teachers/school don’t ridicule you or humiliate you.
I must say, you look really pretty here with your braided pigtails straight out from your head, like at the beginning and the end! And you look really good in white; very beautiful!
I loved my time in Iwakuni when I was stationed there from 2001 to 2004.
People talking about how foreigners are social and more extroverted
Me:*crys In shy introvert*
They are laughing out loud how nice 💖
My aunt was a teacher in Japan she came from Jamaica 🇯🇲 . She said she would play reggae music in class.
I can understand your contents because you speak English slowly and clearly, thanks.
It is true if a person wants to learn the culture they tend to learn it's history thus making them more knowledgeable than the natives.
There is also a study that people are better in their 2nd language than their native language, since you don't know about the language people tend to exert more effort to learn it than their own.
I think it applies to everyone
I really like the white hair tsundere vibe girl in the beginning wow
me a shy kids: sees a engilsh person going all out in japan
me: hoW!!!!!!!!! the power you hold is really strong my friend
When I remember right, she is in fact german.
having lived in hawaii i know what app she was talking about imho the app is buggy and that usually what happens
Sounds just like the Hawaii I remember.
Is it me or people in this video were more friendly more open than people from Tokyo ?
This is so crazy! I formerly attended Iwakuni Elementary and lived a fair 10 minutes walk away from the Kintaikyo bridge. So funny that this is considered to be the country-side of Japan lol!
Foreign teachers are really nice in japan, but in their own country you almost don't dare saying hello to them 😂😂😂 from my experience as an exchange student in japan when i was 16, i went to a normal japanese in high school, and all the teachers were very nice, foreigners and japanese. I realized that high school students from Japan tend to be much more connected to their teachers (both japanese and foreigners), having jokes, giving gifts, etc. While in my country (Switzerland) we NEVER have that kind of relationship with a teacher, the teacher is here to give his/her classes and that's it. We don't joke around with them, we only speak about school and ask them questions regarding the classes. That's sad somehow. But in Japan when I had to leave, the teachers gave me a huge present, created a video of my time there, organized a big special party while cancelling some classes, and a special gift with notes from each teacher (even the ones i never had any classes with lmao), such a pure memory ♡
I had to laugh at 8:53 as the only reason I knew about Japanese horseback archery was from reading the manga A Centaur's Life (セントールの悩み).
Wow, I love seeing the countryside!
Did you ever think of teaching a language course, even just a basic Japanese intro level video series?
I was thinking about this city a while ago. I really want to visit there.
I was in Iwakuni sometime in the '70s, about 50 years ago while in the Navy. What a long, strange trip it's been.
This has been my favourite video so far:) please do more videos from the countryside
I don't know, every school I ever attended here in the United States, from Elementary/Primary school all the way to college, was very strict about being on time. The one and only time I got sent to the principal's office was in high school (9th grade) for excessive tardiness. Fortunately I only got a one day detention. 😃
This was soooo interesting... I always enjoy Japanese culture 👉👈
Sometimes we don’t even greet our teachers in the morning 🤣
2:48 my heart went doki doki right there!! 😂 Who's that voice?
That was soo cool mis... I would love the opportunity to learn from some of the older folks in japan. Such as the archery, sword smithing, or just some of the carpenters. Even if they have horseback riding. But i'm an odd one who just likes to learn about things. Still good video. You never know who you'd meet and what experiences you can learn about just by opening up a talk with someone. One time I got to talking with 2 women in a grocery store and each one had something to say about how their man smelled. One loved it when their man worked out (clean sweat) , while the other loved it when he came home from work. it was a surprising conversation but interesting that they wouldn't tell their guy about that special thing they liked about him. Fun educational and interesting when each one had a special different opinion.
I have to agree with her on the vegemite. Eeeew.
Those schoolgirls were so cute talking about their teachers. lol
The people of this area looked very friendly and positive, happy. If I ever have a chance to visit Japan, I would definitely go to the countryside. :)
3:47 Vegemite is very much an acquired taste, that is a normal reaction lol
Great to see people from japan coming to our country though!
10:16 Russian women are so pretty.
Дело говорит. От души, мужик 👌
Ah!! So excited to see this, I lived in Iwakuni for 5 years while I was in high school. Miss it so much!!
This was a great video. Thank you Cathy Cat!
This bridge is very interesting. Habt Ihr schön gemacht. Grüße an Shachosan.
It's funny how the elder talks about how foreigners are delighted by everyday things, then a minute later you hear the Take-A-Penny, leave-a-penny tray being talked about (which is pretty common everywhere in the US)
i like when she says "INGIRISHU"0:05
This is so cool, makes me wanna learn helpful phrases and basic all around positive/empowering phrases too! If I see a Japanese wondering why I'm doing something a foreigner would do, I'd be like "WOW its beautiful here, bla bla bla"
"it's embarrasing but I am happy" with body language and eyes to kill haha
Ich finde es schön wie du die Gespräche führst, so unbekümmert und locker. :) Keep it up!
that arm shaving thing is really disturbing to me too, but as a westerner, so the opposite way ahaha
Love your content!! Keep it up Cathy. It's so cool to see that you interview japanese people outside of Tokyo. Hope you can go to other places in Japan and interview more people.😊
I love this channel 💖 it's so interesting & informative. I love all the interviews with Japanese people to find out what they think of other cultures etc. I've always wanted to visit Japan especially Tokyo- ever since I was very young, no idea why I was so interested in Japan at such a young age but it's always been a place that fascinates me 😃🙌💕
Turn on CC for the subtitles
1:05 AHAH so it really depends on the type of teacher tho. My teachers are pretty nice but are strict but there are some that are hated by every student for their nature.
Love this Channel! Keep up with the Amazing work 😁💪
old guy: I will go to India next year
covid: yea about that-
After watching this video I have concluded I want to be born again lol. Just being able to experience the world in this way would have been a great asset. Oh well maybe in my next life lol. Great content as always & nice to get opinions outside of Tokyo. ✌
what, you mean by way of interviewing people? or by watching YT videos?
3:06 I don't know how strict the rules are in Japan but that's not necessarily true depending on what state you're from
isn't there a Marine Base in Iwakuni?
I see that even in Japan India is considered a very strange place. XD
"Even"? You (German or western) and Japan all have the same imperialist and evil past. 1) Commit atrocities. 2) Steal our wealth and land and resoruces 3) Continue to keep us with with sponsoring instability in our regions with periodic invasions and destabilization 4) Keep stereotyping developing countries to make yourself look better.
@@vetiarvind My father is Indian, so my comment was more a jab at him and his side of the family than the country as a whole. Also, note the 'XD': This indicates I'm not being serious.
Anyway, this is probably the kind of thing you should be bringing up to politicians, journalists, and anthropologists. I'm just some random guy, so there's not a lot I can do about it. If you want social change then you're gonna have to aim higher than the RUclips comments.
lol, if the DJ plays Bohemian Rhapsody, I'm singing it too
I love the old man. He's so pure hahaha
In Greece lots of people shave their arms during the summer and spring I personally do it the whole year because I don't like hair in my body apart from my head! 😕😁
I live in iwakuni too! Love going to Kikko park near the Kintaikyo where this video was made.
Turn on closed caption, viewers.
That Bridge at Iwakuni... Never again.
Communication is the best remedy to any problems
-2020, English Teacher
Really nice video, i love your style!👍❤