You will never be Chinese. You don't know Mao and Xi. Chinese people love to be prisoners controlled by their government. Everything is done by the government for them including decision making. Have one child only or must have at least 3 children. Etc .
I'm not japanese nor will I ever be japanese. However, I have seriously considered what it'd be like to live there. There are a few worries I have. First, I absolutely must learn the language and I think it can be done over time, but it's not easy. Second, business in Japan is very serious and it makes me scared of ever working for a black company who works their employees to death. Third, city life isn't my ideal and I don't think of rural anything when I look at Japan. Fourth, there is a lot less foreigners integrated in Japan, so its not like in the US where everyone around you is almost certainly an American citizen even if they're a different race or ethnicity. Fifth, it seems like you're treated as closer to an invader there than a visitor or citizen (my guess is a certain amount of stupid people ruined this in the past). I will say though. America has enough problems that it could be well worth going through that process, learning the language, and sucking it up, all while enjoying the good things that it has to offer which also seems to be plentiful.
@Ray Diaz i think it’s a smart way to look at it. I mean Japan is still Japan. Probably one of the only countries you go to where all the people look a certain way and have the same culture
Yes I agree with Japan come to our countries but do not stay and do not try to change our culture and the way we leave. I love United States I just don’t like y’all’s culture. Actually you have no culture your culture is based on hip hop and clothing 😂😂
And if this was a white guy in the United States conducting the interview with a Japanese American you'd all be calling the white dude a racist Hypocrites everywhere. Gaslighting never ends.
@밀탄후리도만 That's a complete and utter lie. Europe, North America, Central America, South America has Asian immigrants and they are all welcomed and there's a path to citizenship and once you blend in to our culture, you're considered a national. Peru received a lot of Japanese in the 40s after the War and they're all called Peruvian, they have families and they even blended their culture with ours and made it richer. This segregationism you speak of only happens in Asia my friend.
@@user-pz9bf5pt1nthat’s just a straight up lie. If you genuinely try to fit in a become a citizen of a country, you’ll be accepted by the majority. Excluding ignorant racists and such. Half of my family is Asian and relatively successful. Most of them. And yes, me and my family members have met racist people that just don’t know how things work, but those are the minority.
Facts Cesar, as a fellow Peruvian I can say that the blending of the cultures happens when both parties are willing to understand each other, engage and appreciate what the other can bring to the table. There are of course people in any country who will not want to do this, and some countries may have a greater number of people who are welcoming/unwelcoming. I can say from personal experience that Peruvians are naturally curious and welcoming people because we have always been a blend of cultures! Chinese and Japanese immigrants have introduced a lot of good things to our country, some aspects of Peruvian cuisine are a nice example of this!
As an American who has lived in Japan and now Sweden, they're such opposite experiences... In Japan, at first everyone is so warm and friendly, but if you're a foreigner it's almost impossible to find people who will let you in and treat you like a real friend. In Sweden, people seem distant at first, but once you break past the walls they treat you like family and will always be there for you.
@@apollyonok1832 As an immigrant myself every other immigrant I've met here has been nothing but kind, grateful, and hard working. Hell they work a hell of a lot harder and contribute more to Sweden than I do (I work online with an American company) but somehow because I'm white I don't get half the shit they do. For some reason.
@@AZ-ty7ub I wonder why bro, almost like after the non-white horde invaded Sweden it became the rape capital of Europe, with HUNDREDS of bombings all by non-white invaders. maybe it's because Sweden has the biggest problem in Europe with child terrorists, rapes, killings, all from non-white immigrants? But who knows bro I'll just take your word for it let in 10 million more immigrants so we can replace Swedish people even faster! Great idea
@@AZ-ty7ub In Vienna theyre really sketchy. Not being racist, when I see another man from another country I think nothing bad but on the street they act really bad, when I was a kid Ive nearly gotten kidnaped by someone who didnt speak german well and was obviously from turkey or greece or... but thank god I was a smart 7yo and ran away nearly immediately after he said my mom said I should give you a ride home for a suprise party...
My experience living in Japan was complicated but I did feel very much the same way and it was alienating. I could never shake the feeling that I was barging in where I wasn’t quite wanted.
@triniscout There's a difference someone not caring and someone caring about a foreign country. You can't expect every foreigner to learn everything, and even one thing about a foreigner is enough to trigger people doesn't sound welcoming.
I never felt like that. Japanese people accepted me. And shock I want to live here for as long as possible but I don’t want to be Japanese. Again I’m not American so I don’t have any nationalistic feelings
@@mrorange6660 America is changing for the worse because of our acceptance of foreigners. America is becoming more Hispanic as we speak. And they have proven themselves to be against American tradition. America was created for Europeans, the founding fathers said such.
@@kartworld8884 america gets the best minds from across the world to move there and integrate meanwhile japan slowly pushes people out. You will never be Japanese, but America isn't an ethnicity, it's only a country.
While living in Japan, the first question Japanese would ask me was, “when did you come here?” The second question *always* was, “when are you going home?”
@@IamSome1 You act as though Japan doesn't have it's own history of colonization and subjugation of indigenous people. I understand though you watched Naruto once and immediately thought that Japan was the exact same way.
@@IamSome1 japan was the the worst country in the world war. Even more than nazi, not saying the current japan is like thise because well i like coming there. But yeah your comment sounds bigoted
As a Japanese who live in Canada over 15 years. I still feel the same way like this guy in Canada as well. I speak English and working in a Canadian company but I can tell I am still “excluded” at many situations. I am always A foreigner in Canada. I am leaving Canada soon when my kids grow up.
They appreciate their ethnic homogeny and cultural identity a little to much imo. But they’ve historically been isolationist, until the wold came knocking a couple hundred years ago. I think it’s short sighted but hey, not my culture.
Lol. Funny because that's how I feel living in Seattle and a lot of other transplants can agree and it's ironic that they have a lot of Japanese influence. The Seattle freeze a real thing. If you aren't from here you will never be a Seattle native and they will passive aggressively let that be known lol.
Felt this... I left a really happy and bright friends group because I grew up in a ghetto part of Detroit, whereas they were from up north and ver suburban. I just knew I didn't belong. Even though the were extremely nice and welcoming to me, I had too many problems financially, and was always struggling to partake in their games or outings because I was struggling with school, and couldn't even open up as much as I wanted to due to pas trauma. Even after months of trying it just felt so foreign, so alien, and as if nothing I did could ever make it feel natural. I loved the kindness they had shown me, but I felt as if I was taking advantage of them by simply being there, because it was almost like reliving the parts of my childhood I missed out on. I bet they're still the same big family of friends that enjoy every moment together, and honestly, I think I'm content being in this shit hole with local friends who accept me. It's not perfect, but I feel at home, right in place, gunshots and and sirens all.
I got told by my cousins grandfather in Japan..in my home you are a brother to jai( cousin) you keep him safe and you make him a good man dont judge Japan by what you see but by what you feel being foreign is different and for Japan different can be very good and bad but enjoy your time because your joy is just that...thisbwas after I stopped a fight with my cousins neighbor I'm 6ft 285 jarhead and I didn't understand that him having me as a guest was such a bother for his neighbors but honestly I remained respectful and carried myself as a man and people spoke well of me lol
As a Japanese, I understand what he means. I am ashamed to say this about my own country, but Japan is not a country suitable for foreigners to live in. Japan is an island nation with its own unique culture. We are not accustomed to mixing cultures and are overly fearful of having our culture changed by the influx of cultures and ideas from other countries. We give priority to preserving our own familiar culture rather than creating a comfortable environment for foreigners to live in. I wish Japanese people would become more active in communicating with foreign language speakers and treat them as individuals rather than as foreigners.
you don't want to start changing your culture to fit the minority. Trust me. It's why the United States and the West is destroying itself right now. To many cultures that don't get along and the government is letting a small portion of the population change the country. To many cultures and races breeds issues, especially when certain cultures and races demand things or they'll riot. Don't change.
Protect your culture at all costs. You should be even more xenophobic with foreigners, in fact. Multiculturalism has been a disaster for Europe, USA and Latin America. Don't let that garbage anywhere near your homeland!
It’s nothing to be ashamed of. That Japan was the reason that I had a happy childhood, even though at the time I didn’t even know about Japan at all, I knew of their games, shows and food, since I was heavily exposed to them. It would be a shame if foreigners came into Japan and destroyed the country culture
Dont be ashamed, it's just people who refuse on changing their beliefs and lifestyle and wants Japan to adjust for them. Alot of these people who spouts how racists the Japanese are have never even even been to Japan and only saw videos online. Japan is an amazing country like majority of its people, I like the fact that it sifts out people who cannot conform itself to be there only leaving those who are a perfect fit.
Indeed, their work culture and office politics is out of this world, I've worked with some Japanese companies as their external consultant, and the bigger the company, the environment is more hostile, working with them is frustating especially when you're live in more relaxed/easy-going country like yours (if you know that I meant 😂).
Japan have too much darkside that I prefer at my home than being in total dystopian living abroad. Only the poor fantasize japan so much that they even projecting their own fetish to something they never afford
Yeah, I'm an Italian who lives in Korea now and the difference is stark when it comes to attitude towards outsiders;;; But of course, with our histories it makes sense. Korea doesn't have good history with outsiders (and Japan's history is basically a giant sign that just says Do Not), whereas for all of history the place that is now Italy has been full of coming and going.
I’m Italian, I’d say that we have been getting more used to having a diverse population. I live in a small town so unfortunately people around me tend to be more close-minded and, let’s say it, racist, but large cities such as Rome and Milan are the home of so many different people of so many backgrounds. Overall, I think that we’re raised to be friends with everyone around us in a way. As a country as a whole we’re very friendly, and we love to see so many people from all over the world visiting and living here
@@Will20003 I am just giving you my, and other Black American experiences. Of course, you may have had a different experience. To be honest, if someone from Korea stumbled into the neighborhood I grew up in as a child, the whole neighborhood would have been asking questions like "why are they here?". Some would be fascinated and intrigued. It would just depend who that Korean encountered that day that would determine what story he or she would be writing about twenty years later. I met......friendly, warm, and beautiful Italians. Perhaps you met one mean Italian. My friends met beautiful Italians.
In short, japanese people are nice and kind but they only see you as "guest" in their country and prefer if you don't "overstay" and will be one of them
We hold America to a certain standard that we don’t hold other countries to because deep down we know America has the potential to embody that standard whilst other countries do not. It’s called the great American experiment for a reason
I’m gonna be real here as a black person, being black in America in the wrong place or time can get you killed, in Japan it’ll just mean people are mean to you or the police pull you over to talk to you (but don’t have guns and can’t kill you). I don’t know any black people in Japan who have had to flee from white people with guns but I have family members who’ve had to do so in America. I really think black Americans are not talking about the same kind of racism as you’re describing with Japan
@@sneeki8082 That's besides the point. I really don't care who is racist or not. But racism is racism no matter where it's from, and to have a double standard for one is just stupid.
Being in Japan right now, I'm a Filipino, I understand where he's coming from, yes, Japan was comfortable and convinient to live into, but very lonely, because barely any people wants to become friends with you since you're a foreigner.
I mean japan is full of introverts, and wouldn't be a good place for Filipinos since the majority are extroverts. And yes i know they'll be less likely to be friends with foreigners
My aunt lived in Tokyo for over 30 years, but she also had another Filipina friend stay with her for those 30+ years. They retired last year, but even they admitted it would’ve been more lonely if they were not together.
Japanese are hard working and don't have time to socialize with foreighers, although they enjoy themselves everyday going to bar/restaurant. Can't blame them
@@tazzylyes6412 It's a meme spun out from some "party" online game called "Among Us", where everyone tries finishing tasks to win except on hidden traitor player tries to sabotage everything.
My experience of living in Tokyo for 7 years: I was always kept at arms length by those around me, I felt constantly nickel and dimed by everyone and anything that could send me a bill, and I felt like I was just spinning my wheels in trying to break into any meaningful career. I really loved the place, and I am an advance-high user of the language, but I honestly wouldn’t want to live there again. I literally felt like the city was sucking my soul.
To be fair, as an American living and working in Japan, my experience is very much the opposite of his -- I've been here 5 years, and I plan to stay the rest of my life if I can. Life here is SO MUCH NICER than life back in my home country, and I genuinely don't ever plan on leaving. I have more "going on" here than I ever did back in the U.S. So this man's perspective does not speak for all foreigners by any means. Some of us are quite happy here!
@@Le6ronn True! I'm not so sure I am an exception, though, as most of my foreign friends here, and most other foreigners I've met here, seem to feel the same way I do. Could be regional, though, I suppose!
Yeah. Because you cannot become "Japanese" because you cannot change your genetics. The sick Western perspective is new and different than the past 3000 years. If you told a Frenchmen or Swede 100 years ago that your own government would be replacing primitives that will also magically become identical to you and your ancestry? They would mock you
Remember back in the day during the Meiji restoration used to welcome westerners into Japan to stay and become a citizen. Back then Japan was inclusive and learning, the government even incentivised Japanese women to marry and have families with westerners to improve the genetic code and height of Japanese people. Why can't Japanese people realise this is a global world and its time to stop being so petty and become open minded? And this is reinforced by the literally shrinking population... Japan is embarking on a self destructive path.,,,,
Honestly people who are mixed in japan are blessed dude, they can fit in both countries. Trying to live in japan as an adult for the first time is ridiculously hard, like he said, even if you learn the language(ontop being one of the hardest languages in the world), u arent gonna be fully part of it, ur gonna probably be very lonely. Its driven so many people away from wanting to live there and go in general, and its done the same for me
This is why I always say I just want to VISIT Japan because no matter how Japanese I dare to become it’s just never going to happen. The ones I talk to are a different breed. And man, I don’t know about the earthquakes.
@Trav B their decreasing population esp those marrying an anime hologram is also kinda bs, tbf diversity is great it creates new superior race mixed between races.. White countries like UK and AUS are doing not bad, but US clearly declining esp the new generation lack of education, healthcare and segregation between gender is definitely alarming, and instead trying to be friend and learn with China and Russia they are trying to step them flat.
@@woozy96East asian countries are way more xenophobic than western countries. You may not face direct racism, but you are certainly shown, that you aint part of the society
No need, Japan is awesome to live in even as a foreigner. I never felt like I needed to fit in my community in America and Japan is the same. It's just more convenient and better in most ways.@@woozy96
@@woozy96look into the culture with less bias and you’ll see the truth that even amongst themselves, there’s a lot of animosity and passive aggression.
I've heard the experience of Japan as a foreigner described like a restaurant. They'll welcome you and sit you at the table and serve you, all smiles, but will be talking about you amongst themselves and want you gone in the worst way once you're seen as overstaying your welcome.
@@moonlessiguana1826 I'd imagine quite a bit in one of the more homogeneous countries in the world where you want to be apart of it but can't, as basically every foreigner on here has said.
Me and my mates visited Fukuoka few years back for our studio trip. Got yelled ‘Gaijin’ by some random japanese office dude riding a bike. Left quite an impression on me the truth is japanese people are pretty culturally closed and the dont really want outsiders in their country
Fukuoka is like the country side, if you come to a Tokyo no one would do that. Funny how you let one random guy generalise your view on the entire Japanese population
Ive been to other asian countries and theyre not as inclusive as such even in their rural places. Japanese communities really dont open themselves up and they treat outsiders very coldly.
Damn, he's bang-on about how he'll "never be Japanese"- like, obviously not; but he meant culturally in other Japanese eyes, he'll always be the gaijin- i don't think I could live in a place my entire life that always saw me as a foreigner my entire life, even if I loved the country otherwise.
Same! I used to be stationed there and you get this feeling as if Japan itself doesn’t want to mix cultures like other places such as America. It’s disheartening to me but to certain people that’s no big deal
@@Rico401Prov my mom is Mexican and my dad is Japanese, they have amazing marriage. They have 25 years together, it’s posible. I not agree with you, American have a lot diversity and still have problem with racism. Mexico is more inclusive that America.
I've heard story after story of people who moved to Japan, got jobs, got houses, learned the language, started families, etc. By all accounts, they became useful members of society, and they said they still never felt like they were welcome to have the country as a home. Lack of social services for non Japanese is a big one. You're not meant to stay, and they make sure of it by making it incredibly hard. And it wasn't just a race thing: some of these people were East Asian, just not the specific kind of east Asian Japan likes, which is Japanese people from Japan. They will not be accepted as Japanese.
And the reporter underscored: you will never be Japanese. For a white European, it could be a trauma living in a country for years and be the other. Maybe he understands how black natives of European live a little better. Knowing people he will not, laser focus in "what they did to me" when the Japanese did not beat him out, or shoot him.
Yet everybody and their mama wants to come to America and complain about how “unfair” it is to non wh ites when the reality is we go wayyy too far trying to accommodate them at the expense of wh ites who were born here. The West is sick and needs healing
@@ascendordie7427lol is anyone who would like to maintain a group identity and the association social conventions and traditions racist? Different races have different innate qualities.
"Again, I'm not Japanese". So true! I lived there for ten years, and then bailed. When you think about a long-term play, it's just not possible to create that groove there. This was years ago even. The fact that it really hasn't changed much at all for young people does not surprise me.
Japan sucks when you’re not Japanese. Most people who say Japan is great are mostly weebs. They are polite in front of you but they never like you in reality. And of course who would blame them when they make anime. Japan is Racist
Yes the "I can't be in the groove here" answer is a very western-like diplomatic way of saying that something's wrong with the way people interact with him lol, then comes the "yeah you're not japanese" that unlocks the actual reason
He's not a diplomat or politician so answering that way isn't respectable as a man. Men are supposed to have deal in logic, reason and evidence then let the chips fall where they may. You stay respectful and grounded but speak facts. Nothing wrong with Japan wanting to maintain their ethnic identity instead of adopting 100,000,000 immigrants from around the world and becoming a "melting pot" like Western countries do. It's a sovereign country and they can run it how they please. When I go to Japan in 20 years I want to see Japanese people, not 30% of the population being Europeans.
I know expats who have lived in Japan for 2 decades, married a Japanese person, speak near-native Japanese and have Japanese children, and they have decided to leave for Europe in utter frustration. It's weird to me how it seems the longer term is what burns people out and makes them want to leave after having invested so much in the country and the language. In other parts of the world it's the opposite: hard in the beginning but once you are settled, you're settled. So what's going on with Japan, do they mistreat people who live, work and even have children there or what, for them to become so bitter and eventually leave?
@@user-sc1ir3nf2rbullshit, all ive heard is even the children of any mixed raced are treated as foreigners, never feeling like they belong ever even after growing up. So they tend to hang with other foreingers when grown up, or even move elsewhere bcus of it. And dont even think of the foreign parent to get treated like japnese, the japanese parent even gets treated like outcast for having foreign family.
I cant image the feeling of the prents when ur children are being treated as outcasts, having difficulty finding jobs, friends, lover etc. Bcus of it. I would leave japan too of they treated me and my family like that, with a gentle fake smile too. The fake smile gets old very quick, actions show their true intentions. They smile in ur face but talk sh1t about u behind ur back
Since even Japanese people say that Japan is a difficult place to live, it must be a difficult country for foreigners to live in as well. Especially after the COVID, it is getting worse. Only those who can accept a society where people hide their faces with masks can live here.
Remember back in the day during the Meiji restoration used to welcome westerners into Japan to stay and become a citizen. Back then Japan was inclusive and learning, the government even incentivised Japanese women to marry and have families with westerners to improve the genetic code and height of Japanese people. Why can't Japanese people realise this is a global world and its time to stop being so petty and become open minded? And this is reinforced by the literally shrinking population... Japan is embarking on a self destructive path. .....
You and I are both black, as is your sister, therefore we know what it feels like to be outsiders or limited in our capacity to be welcomed. I suspect that this is the reason, your sister actually enjoyed her stay. She never concerned herself with the different treatment because she is effectively immuned. As long as people don't directly antagonize her or physically assault her, she is fine. I would be as well.
I'm guessing from the past tense of that sentence that she has left and is no longer in Japan. She still hasn't moved past the honeymoon period. Visiting and living in a place are two completely different experiences.
@@Captain7484Japan is literally top 3 safest country in the world, they don’t attack people on the streets for no reason, unlike other countries. So cut the “people kill me because black” act. Don’t like it, don’t go, simple. Not that it matters but I’m black also. I usually don’t bring up my race because it’s useless and doesn’t matter. Only to racists does race matter. Since race isn’t a concept in Japan, they’re not racist. Yeah, some may be racist but only because they taught themselves the concept of race.
@@AfianySnow29802 it’s kinda of weird, it’s cool to like someone else culture but to act like it’s your culture that you have no ties with it’s strange.
Because he really appreciated the people. It's just a different mindset. The Japanese are always looking for things to do, to grow, to develop. Europeans want more relaxation.
Welp. I experienced it too so what he saying is true to all us gaijin. It’s not like they shut us out completely, they just don’t know how to approach us or how to approach different culture.
I am a Chinese living in Canada. I had similar experiences. I had a really nice Japanese colleague at work. I thought we were friends and then I asked her once to have dinner together after work. Then she just cut me off.. I have same feeling about some Japanese moms at school in Canada. They are polite, but they always keep a distance from you. 😅
They’re racist and never learn real human communication. China is much better country and has a more useful language. Also, Chinese food is 1000000000”% better than Japanese food.
@@user-bi8ko7kc6h Japan has strict social rules so there is greater social distancing between people living in Japan (compared to people living in other countries), but this problem is compounded if someone who is living in Japan appears "foreign," because most people will try to ignore or avoid you (unless if they work in customer service). This can feel like a personal or cultural rejection if you are from a foreign country. In my opinion, it is just a cultural difference, because Japanese society is not as open or social compared to other societies, and people are taught to keep a distance from each other due to the strict social rules. If someone from a foreign country wants to live in Japan, this is something they will need to accept-- that there is a probability that they will never be accepted by most people in Japan, but that's okay. There are benefits to being an outsider.
I actually think a lot of people kinda understand Japan isn't open completely to foreigners. That's literally the most comments experience people share online and even documented, it can be even worse for people with darker skin no matter the culture they come from.
Yeah no shit, long term acculturated residents/natives/citizens/[insert here] still know who they are and what to do with shitty foreign expats, criminal reprobates, etc…..
Thank you for your honesty in posting THE OTHER SIDE of being a foreigner in Japan. I consider myself a lover of Japanese culture. But not all of it. Just like any other place, it’s got its downsides. The main downside has to be that reluctance of the Japanese -broadly speaking- to feel like they are no better and no worse than the rest of humanity. The culture there has an extreme work ethic, and an extreme determination to keep newcomers at arm’s length.
One of Reagan's best quotes: "You can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey or Japan, but you cannot become a German, a Turk, or a Japanese. But anyone, from any corner of the Earth, can come to live in America and become an American."
But that's simply not true. Your country fucking hates all people who aren't white, English speakers with money. Your country builds an economy around erasing those people ffs. It's a nice quote, but it's an abject lie.
Ronald Regan supplied Adam Hussein with weapons and ignored the atrocities committed by him towards Kurdish civilians he is a traitor to America please don't use his name when talking about America's achievements.
He was absolutely right. America has its problems but once you’re legally in you are seen as a American. If don’t the right way it makes you more tolerable and respectful to other ppl differences.
@@chrisb3189 u can say that. so to a degree maybe. also Japanese people interaction is very conservative/ non confrontational so u have to expect them to speak like how the gentleman in the video delivers it. hence, he adopted the japanese way of doing things.
@@AG-yc7vt Not all of the rates are genuine however. When it comes to things like unsolved murder cases, the police are only too happy to rule it as a suicide.
I felt this. I loved living there and would do anything to move back, but it's a little heartbreaking to still be an outsider after years, and then to see people who were born and raised there and still not considered Japanese.
Maybe, but maybe the "foreigner" is there to dominate or convert the Japanese, have you thought of that? Japan have been resistant to Western control and domination. Some of the people they invited in turned out to be jockeying for power. Not every friendly smile is honest
@@theinvisiblewoman5709 I mean if you had thousands of foreigners arrive in your country weekly and maybe 2% of them actually cared about your policies & traditions, I'd want yall asses out asap too. People don't take into account the reasons behind why Japan hates foreigners. They don't live in a dumpster like America. They have practices & traditions that often go overlooked or not even bothered to be considered by foreigners.
I cannot agree more with this guy! I moved here in 2017, Im married to a Japanese lady and I have 2 kids who are classed as "Hafu" meaning half child. I do love Japan, the food, the people...but as the guy said, no matter how well you speak Japanese or how much you learn their ways. You will never be treated equal. Although I have to say as I come from the UK, I do get treated better than for example the Philippines or Chinese people. Also I get tired from time to time because people think I'm here on holiday and I tell them , No I live here! People look shocked. Paying taxes , contributing to society here , following rules, it does not matter! You will never be Japanese. I worry about my kids future too...will they get bullied at school or will they fit in. Will they be treated equal, even though they were born here. So many questions...
Your kids could be half black living in an American ghetto of Chicago, Baltimore, ATL… the pressure you feel in Japan would be minimal of living in an American city with the strife and crime we are going through. Every high school kid in urban Baltimore failed their literacy exam every child.
@@aceofspades6667 thank you I understand all countries have their own problems. I was only talking about my experience so far in Japan. If I lived in the US, maybe I would have a totally different experience.
This dude is biting his tongue big time. My biggest reason for wanting to leave Japan is because how rude these people are in the stations and in the workplace. Back in the US I got treated badly by people but never at this frequency. I've had about 3 encounters here where some guy would try to shove me then when I didn't back down and stood my ground they would stop and stare me down like they wanted to fight. This NEVER happened to me in the US, where supposedly people fight all the time for everything!
Then the American will be offended of course. The reason Japan is such an amazing place to live is because they stick to their own principles and don't allow for other toxic cultures and religions to plague them like so many western countries.
@@haydenhd123456789Japanese are not unaccepting of it. You can practice whatever religion you like there. It’s just that it’s not popular because Japanese are not religious people really
Countries such as South Korea and Japan definitely have that kind of culture where they don't make you feel belonged. In the Philippines, the opposite is the reality. We literally claim everyone as Filipino and proudly claim them. Our Miss Universe representative, Celeste Cortesi (Filipino -Italian) does not even speak fluent Filipino, yet we're still proud of her. I guess we have gotten accustomed to foreigners in our country since 1565.
This is definitely correct. That's just how Filipinos are. We call that "Bayanihan" since the Philippines has always been the melting pot of Asia during the precolonial and post colonial age. It wasn't isolated always welcome diverse people from different backgrounds.
"I can't live here because the society and culture rejects me based on my ethnicity. But I'm so blessed to visit here, here and there, because they can only tolerate foreigners as tourists."
@@Seanph25 you're not racist for not welcoming others into your culture, now they might actually be racist and believe that japanese people are genetically superior to everyone else but not wanting strangers at your table doesn't make you racist.
@@PwnZombie but no one from america is allowed to say that lmao XD love how america is called the most "racist" because they have the most races together when every other country in the world openly hates and is very xenophobic to many cultures and ethnicities but its ok cause its their "culture"
I love Japan! I’m a middle aged guy and have had perfectly great interactions with the Japanese people I have met over 15 years living here. Everyone is great! Living here is truly great! However, for whatever reason I have found it difficult to create really deep friendships with most people (especially same age guys) I’ve met here. I have a few long term friendships which I truly treasure - however there is kind of a deep layer that I have not and think I may never break through in most friendships. I speak Japanese decently and FWIW have JLPT N1. It’s very possible that I am part of the problem as I do not have a super outgoing personality anyway and am usually busy with a family and work. Also it is possible that having a decent Japanese ability is not enough. It may need to be near perfect. Anyone feels the most comfortable speaking in their native language so perhaps this is the main barrier to a really deep friendship. Also I think one difficult thing to starting a friendship is that there is this constant concern that any attempt at friendship has the motive of language learning attached to it. Like - do you want to talk to me because of me or because of the skill you can gain by talking to me? That being said - even if I may never have a “best friend” level Japanese male friend - Japanese people are great and Japan is great so I’ll continue to live here as long as I have the privilege to do so.
I also forgot to mention something I realised: The more fluent you become, the less indulgent they are with you. (They would just do like you are a Japanese person and be angry or disappointed if you make mistakes a lot more easily) At first its all “you’re so good at Japanese” and then its more like “you’re doing this and this and this wrong, be more focused etc” lol
@@arkrules8557 But life isn't a freaking game. People should be treated with respect, regardless of how fluent they are, ESPECIALLY if they are trying harder to learn.
Even I worked in japan for 2 years and can speak japanese fluently, I knew that their thinking is like you're just foreigner When i talked with them. And some of them didn't like me cuz i'm korean. So I couldn't see the future anymore and came back to my country.
That's exactly the kind of attitude that made my parents move to the States. As they realized, despite me and my sister being half Japanese and having similar experiences to other Japanese kids. We were still stared at and considered an outsider.
My grandmother was fully Japanese, but born in the states. As a young kid, her parents and her moved back to Japan (where her parents were from). My grandmother of course looked Japanese, and spoke Japanese, but all of the children in her class would bully her for being American. But in America, she was bullied for being Japanese. There was no winning. Its so cruel.
I cant say anything about your experiences, but from my experience in America; if you put in the work and are a person that acts forthright then you are just as much an American as anyone else.
It's just like how the rest of the world was with immigration to begin with. They don't see Caucasians all day everyday so yes they will stare at one walking around their home town. In hartlepool, England, a monkey was washed a shore from a sinking boat, the people had never seen a monkey before and thought of it as a foreign spy, they proceeded to interrogate it, and when it wouldn't comply they hung it in the town.
He's trying to say they'll never befriend him like their own and he's right lol...no matter how good you speak their language and efforts you make they'll never include a "foreigner" in their circle.
and there are plenty of things you can't express, you can say goodbye to frankness above all, to vocabulary that doesn't exist and go through hypocritical detours to make yourself heard. There is nothing worse for a foreigner to want to live in Asia and expect something resembling the native country, especially since it is an island, the mainlanders are different. 15 years in japan and alone but i get panic attack for the rest of my life as souvenir by those people, because that's what you get working with them.
I think there’s a façade that Japanese put on. And I think this is what trips up a lot of foreigners. Foreigners can’t get past the façade. Foreigners are saying “be real be real.” And Japanese are saying, “be fake be fake.”
Lived and currently living in Japan for the past 10 years and I could feel this man’s pain. He’s definitely putting it nicely. I love and hate this place so much. Still wondering how much longer I plan on staying here
A half Japanese, half white friend of mine was at a sports event recently, there was a Japanese family taking a picture to send back to Japan, and she jokingly photobombed it with a smile and a peace sign, and when they told her they were sending it to family, she said “oh I’m half Japanese!”, and they said “well that doesn’t really count, you’re not Japanese you’re just white.”… It’s crazy that things like that are just considered innocuous cultural behaviors and not racial isolationism/elitism.
@@d.j.wattson4804I can't blame them for wanting to keep white people out of their country, it didn't usually end well for people when Europeans showed up on their shores.
@@d.j.wattson4804 lol you would think it would be the other way around like if your half black half white your never going to be called white like Asian and African features seem more dominant like I half Hispanic half white cousin but you would never know because he has blond hair and blue eyes
Untrue. The Japanese are awkwardly nice to foreigners and don’t hold them to the same standards as the Japanese. But they will always treat you that way, as an outsider.
@@BigSeanH cause America gets dogged constantly for immigration problems and being racist when other countries like Japan that are largely Monoethnic don’t seem to viewed fairly when we talk about these issues
Full interview
ruclips.net/video/B3kVASPURAk/видео.html
You will never be Chinese.
You don't know Mao and Xi.
Chinese people love to be prisoners controlled by their government.
Everything is done by the government for them including decision making.
Have one child only or must have at least 3 children. Etc .
When I'm in Japan show me around please
White people feel like they should be loved and accepted everywhere lol.
I'm not japanese nor will I ever be japanese. However, I have seriously considered what it'd be like to live there. There are a few worries I have. First, I absolutely must learn the language and I think it can be done over time, but it's not easy. Second, business in Japan is very serious and it makes me scared of ever working for a black company who works their employees to death. Third, city life isn't my ideal and I don't think of rural anything when I look at Japan. Fourth, there is a lot less foreigners integrated in Japan, so its not like in the US where everyone around you is almost certainly an American citizen even if they're a different race or ethnicity. Fifth, it seems like you're treated as closer to an invader there than a visitor or citizen (my guess is a certain amount of stupid people ruined this in the past).
I will say though. America has enough problems that it could be well worth going through that process, learning the language, and sucking it up, all while enjoying the good things that it has to offer which also seems to be plentiful.
I so want to live in japan ❤
Dude found the nicest way to say “This country wants me to come, but it doesn’t want me to stay.”
Who would want a white man in their country 😂
@Ray Diaz i think it’s a smart way to look at it. I mean Japan is still Japan. Probably one of the only countries you go to where all the people look a certain way and have the same culture
Yes I agree with Japan come to our countries but do not stay and do not try to change our culture and the way we leave. I love United States I just don’t like y’all’s culture. Actually you have no culture your culture is based on hip hop and clothing 😂😂
And if this was a white guy in the United States conducting the interview with a Japanese American you'd all be calling the white dude a racist
Hypocrites everywhere. Gaslighting never ends.
Idk you said it in a pretty nice way too
He’s saying they’re nice to you, but they’re a clique and you don’t belong
@밀탄후리도만 it shouldn't, because they'll receive what they give too. It makes life miserable to everyone
@밀탄후리도만 That's a complete and utter lie. Europe, North America, Central America, South America has Asian immigrants and they are all welcomed and there's a path to citizenship and once you blend in to our culture, you're considered a national. Peru received a lot of Japanese in the 40s after the War and they're all called Peruvian, they have families and they even blended their culture with ours and made it richer. This segregationism you speak of only happens in Asia my friend.
@@user-pz9bf5pt1nthat’s just a straight up lie. If you genuinely try to fit in a become a citizen of a country, you’ll be accepted by the majority. Excluding ignorant racists and such. Half of my family is Asian and relatively successful. Most of them. And yes, me and my family members have met racist people that just don’t know how things work, but those are the minority.
Facts Cesar, as a fellow Peruvian I can say that the blending of the cultures happens when both parties are willing to understand each other, engage and appreciate what the other can bring to the table. There are of course people in any country who will not want to do this, and some countries may have a greater number of people who are welcoming/unwelcoming. I can say from personal experience that Peruvians are naturally curious and welcoming people because we have always been a blend of cultures! Chinese and Japanese immigrants have introduced a lot of good things to our country, some aspects of Peruvian cuisine are a nice example of this!
@@mmbw123 you are definitely speaking from first hand ignorance. Please sit down & don’t speak for others from your blindness
As an American who has lived in Japan and now Sweden, they're such opposite experiences... In Japan, at first everyone is so warm and friendly, but if you're a foreigner it's almost impossible to find people who will let you in and treat you like a real friend. In Sweden, people seem distant at first, but once you break past the walls they treat you like family and will always be there for you.
Yeah Sweden is truly exemplary bro, I mean we all know the immigrants in Sweden have been just fantastic for the country... oh wait...
@@apollyonok1832 As an immigrant myself every other immigrant I've met here has been nothing but kind, grateful, and hard working. Hell they work a hell of a lot harder and contribute more to Sweden than I do (I work online with an American company) but somehow because I'm white I don't get half the shit they do.
For some reason.
@@AZ-ty7ub I wonder why bro, almost like after the non-white horde invaded Sweden it became the rape capital of Europe, with HUNDREDS of bombings all by non-white invaders. maybe it's because Sweden has the biggest problem in Europe with child terrorists, rapes, killings, all from non-white immigrants? But who knows bro I'll just take your word for it let in 10 million more immigrants so we can replace Swedish people even faster! Great idea
@@AZ-ty7ub In Vienna theyre really sketchy.
Not being racist, when I see another man from another country I think nothing bad but on the street they act really bad, when I was a kid Ive nearly gotten kidnaped by someone who didnt speak german well and was obviously from turkey or greece or... but thank god I was a smart 7yo and ran away nearly immediately after he said my mom said I should give you a ride home for a suprise party...
Happy to hear that you feel welcomed here 😊
Kind regards from a Swede 😊✌️
My experience living in Japan was complicated but I did feel very much the same way and it was alienating. I could never shake the feeling that I was barging in where I wasn’t quite wanted.
It's like ppl never research before they go yet always say the same things smh 🙄
@triniscout There's a difference someone not caring and someone caring about a foreign country.
You can't expect every foreigner to learn everything, and even one thing about a foreigner is enough to trigger people doesn't sound welcoming.
@@triniscout Who said they didn't? Experiencing something firsthand is different from merely reading about it.
I never felt like that. Japanese people accepted me. And shock I want to live here for as long as possible but I don’t want to be Japanese. Again I’m not American so I don’t have any nationalistic feelings
@@catmerchant8699You know not only Americans can be nationalistic, right? Lol.
Japan treats you like a
welcome GUEST,
but NEVER like a Neighbor.
And they shouldn’t. This is Americas greatest weakness
@@kartworld8884 Why is that a weakness
@@mrorange6660 America is changing for the worse because of our acceptance of foreigners. America is becoming more Hispanic as we speak. And they have proven themselves to be against American tradition. America was created for Europeans, the founding fathers said such.
@Kart World What a load of primative bs. That's the weakness of the US? Give me a break, what a shit take.
@@kartworld8884 america gets the best minds from across the world to move there and integrate meanwhile japan slowly pushes people out. You will never be Japanese, but America isn't an ethnicity, it's only a country.
While living in Japan, the first question Japanese would ask me was, “when did you come here?” The second question *always* was, “when are you going home?”
Haha, maybe they heard the Christopher Columbus story.
Ahahahaha damn
I always assumed because you cannot purchase a one way trip to japan. You have to purchase an “onward/return” ticket when booking a flight to japan.
@@IamSome1 You act as though Japan doesn't have it's own history of colonization and subjugation of indigenous people. I understand though you watched Naruto once and immediately thought that Japan was the exact same way.
@@IamSome1 japan was the the worst country in the world war. Even more than nazi, not saying the current japan is like thise because well i like coming there. But yeah your comment sounds bigoted
Japan really said “ you can’t sit with us” 😂😂😂
I'd say it's more like "Um, yeah, you can sit with us... I guess."
Sunmi is Korean tf racist much 😂😩 jheez
@@CaesarLvcivsPatrick Bateman: oof
*with eye rolling*@@CaesarLvcivs
Bro really experienced the reverse 1900s segregation 💀
As a Japanese who live in Canada over 15 years. I still feel the same way like this guy in Canada as well. I speak English and working in a Canadian company but I can tell I am still “excluded” at many situations.
I am always A foreigner in Canada.
I am leaving Canada soon when my kids grow up.
That’s sad. There are places like that in the U.S. as well but there are also many places here where you would be accepted.
@@willfenholtartYes. I feel like a foreigner in San diego, Ca. Everyone is either white or mexican.
Canada is a stupid country..they have nothing including common sense 😂
A year? Years? He sounded absolutely horrified by the mere idea 😅😅
😂😂😂 he is not coming back again
Vexed to the core ,could see right in his eyes.
Exactly, he sounds terrified. He is like, fcuk i am out.😂😂 He will definitely come for vacation nonetheless.
Because there’s actually no fun in here.
They appreciate their ethnic homogeny and cultural identity a little to much imo.
But they’ve historically been isolationist, until the wold came knocking a couple hundred years ago.
I think it’s short sighted but hey, not my culture.
Japan: "YOU CAN'T SIT WITH US"
Japan: Stop trying to make fetch happens, it's not gonna happen
Lol. Funny because that's how I feel living in Seattle and a lot of other transplants can agree and it's ironic that they have a lot of Japanese influence. The Seattle freeze a real thing. If you aren't from here you will never be a Seattle native and they will passive aggressively let that be known lol.
LOL😂❤
Actually Megan. I can’t sit anywhere.. I HAVE HEMORRHOIDS 🎵 🎶
Megan
私は基本的に日本人には差別意識はないと信じたいですが、そもそも日本人は「日本人かそれ以外か」を見た目から見分ける癖があるかと思います。
そして「日本人以外」と判断すれば、まず「英語で話さなきゃ」と身構えようとします。
これはかつての私もそうでした。
でも非英語圏の国へ旅行したときに、現地の人が現地語で接してくれて、何故かすごく受け入れられている気がして、それが妙に心地よかった思い出があります(言葉の理解は出来ませんが)。
私はそれ以来、日本国内にいる人は、日本人であろうとなかろうと日本語で挨拶するようにしています。
そういった視点を多くの日本人が持つことが、「日本人以外」と判断された人々の疎外感を減らす一助になるのではと思います。
It is about way more than greeting though, but good for you!
All visitors in my country who had gone to Japan said the same thing "A good place to visit but not to settle"
“You will NEVER be Japanese” bro had to make sure he really understood 😂
🤣🤣he just had to slide that in there. Sounded like he wanted to get a point across.😂
Hahahahhaa
He might as well said, “There’s the door 👈🏼”
Imagine me a white man saying that to a non white immigrant here in Scandinavia…
Sometime you gotta make sure they gets it. Can't have doubts.
Feeling like you don't belong, even if you're treated nicely, is soul crushing. I totally get him.
Haha yea growing up Canadian Asian that's me
Felt this...
I left a really happy and bright friends group because I grew up in a ghetto part of Detroit, whereas they were from up north and ver suburban. I just knew I didn't belong.
Even though the were extremely nice and welcoming to me, I had too many problems financially, and was always struggling to partake in their games or outings because I was struggling with school, and couldn't even open up as much as I wanted to due to pas trauma.
Even after months of trying it just felt so foreign, so alien, and as if nothing I did could ever make it feel natural. I loved the kindness they had shown me, but I felt as if I was taking advantage of them by simply being there, because it was almost like reliving the parts of my childhood I missed out on.
I bet they're still the same big family of friends that enjoy every moment together, and honestly, I think I'm content being in this shit hole with local friends who accept me.
It's not perfect, but I feel at home, right in place, gunshots and and sirens all.
I got told by my cousins grandfather in Japan..in my home you are a brother to jai( cousin) you keep him safe and you make him a good man dont judge Japan by what you see but by what you feel being foreign is different and for Japan different can be very good and bad but enjoy your time because your joy is just that...thisbwas after I stopped a fight with my cousins neighbor I'm 6ft 285 jarhead and I didn't understand that him having me as a guest was such a bother for his neighbors but honestly I remained respectful and carried myself as a man and people spoke well of me lol
Yeah it's crazy how normalized racism is for other countries/races. It's like it's only a big deal if a white person is racist
Absolutely it's kind of like the way black people feel all the time everywhere they go. :-)
Can't blame feeling this way when even actual Japanese people themselves are isolated and feels like they don't belong😂
Yea true.. socially a cold place maybe
@@sheelania8833 introvert heaven
Most anal country. If a child ran out into the street, noone would j-walk to save the child. No personality, a country of ghosts
@@plokijumhahah that’s y I want to go live there. It should be advertised to extreme introverts
As a Japanese, I understand what he means. I am ashamed to say this about my own country, but Japan is not a country suitable for foreigners to live in.
Japan is an island nation with its own unique culture. We are not accustomed to mixing cultures and are overly fearful of having our culture changed by the influx of cultures and ideas from other countries. We give priority to preserving our own familiar culture rather than creating a comfortable environment for foreigners to live in.
I wish Japanese people would become more active in communicating with foreign language speakers and treat them as individuals rather than as foreigners.
you don't want to start changing your culture to fit the minority. Trust me. It's why the United States and the West is destroying itself right now. To many cultures that don't get along and the government is letting a small portion of the population change the country. To many cultures and races breeds issues, especially when certain cultures and races demand things or they'll riot. Don't change.
Protect your culture at all costs. You should be even more xenophobic with foreigners, in fact.
Multiculturalism has been a disaster for Europe, USA and Latin America. Don't let that garbage anywhere near your homeland!
It’s nothing to be ashamed of. That Japan was the reason that I had a happy childhood, even though at the time I didn’t even know about Japan at all, I knew of their games, shows and food, since I was heavily exposed to them. It would be a shame if foreigners came into Japan and destroyed the country culture
And it is great. Please don't feel ashamed about it
Dont be ashamed, it's just people who refuse on changing their beliefs and lifestyle and wants Japan to adjust for them.
Alot of these people who spouts how racists the Japanese are have never even even been to Japan and only saw videos online.
Japan is an amazing country like majority of its people, I like the fact that it sifts out people who cannot conform itself to be there only leaving those who are a perfect fit.
I feel like Japan has been romanticized so much that people forget they have many dark sides that wasn’t usually highlighted
Indeed, their work culture and office politics is out of this world, I've worked with some Japanese companies as their external consultant, and the bigger the company, the environment is more hostile, working with them is frustating especially when you're live in more relaxed/easy-going country like yours (if you know that I meant 😂).
Just your basic Xenophobia and racism.
They're a horrible country. Will never go there
Japan have too much darkside that I prefer at my home than being in total dystopian living abroad. Only the poor fantasize japan so much that they even projecting their own fetish to something they never afford
@@joeycheckers114 Utterly moronic and ignorant comment. You know nothing.
Dude: Japan, I love you.
Japan: Dude, I like spending time with you too.
I know it’s overrated to say this but: _underrated_ .
@BerJerkDeezNutsDid you got the joke?
For real 😅
😂😂😂
Japan:....As long as you have money, anyway.
I lived in Italy for four years and from the moment I met the first Italian to the last, I always felt like I was home.
Yeah, I'm an Italian who lives in Korea now and the difference is stark when it comes to attitude towards outsiders;;; But of course, with our histories it makes sense. Korea doesn't have good history with outsiders (and Japan's history is basically a giant sign that just says Do Not), whereas for all of history the place that is now Italy has been full of coming and going.
I’m Italian, I’d say that we have been getting more used to having a diverse population. I live in a small town so unfortunately people around me tend to be more close-minded and, let’s say it, racist, but large cities such as Rome and Milan are the home of so many different people of so many backgrounds.
Overall, I think that we’re raised to be friends with everyone around us in a way. As a country as a whole we’re very friendly, and we love to see so many people from all over the world visiting and living here
@@Will20003absolutely not true.
@@Will20003you know it😂😂 no one beats the Italians at being racist and closed minded
@@Will20003 I am just giving you my, and other Black American experiences. Of course, you may have had a different experience. To be honest, if someone from Korea stumbled into the neighborhood I grew up in as a child, the whole neighborhood would have been asking questions like "why are they here?". Some would be fascinated and intrigued. It would just depend who that Korean encountered that day that would determine what story he or she would be writing about twenty years later. I met......friendly, warm, and beautiful Italians. Perhaps you met one mean Italian. My friends met beautiful Italians.
Japanese: Hey Gajin, I only open the door of my house but that doesn't mean you can come in and stay.
In short, japanese people are nice and kind but they only see you as "guest" in their country and prefer if you don't "overstay" and will be one of them
But expect us to accept them when they come to live in the Western world lmao. Fuckin weird ass people.
Accurate
or blatent racism
Well thats how it should be. Because you ARE a guest. I really dont see the problem here.
It will end soon. Unfortunately. Something horrible will happen in the world which will force them to open up like many places in the world.
" its nice here, but people will always treat you like an outsider so you wont ever feel truly welcome" is essentially what he said
Just like we do to asians all around the country no big deal
And that's good, westernes should do the same
@IoSGod I don't know what country you're in, but that doesn't happen on the states.😂
@@rosameltrozo5889 if we do that everybody starts crying and not long before you reignite Asian lives matter 💀
@@rosameltrozo5889 good thing is that you have no say in that and in most western countries they are welcome 🤡
Y'all jump so quickly to call America racist but tip toe around calling Japan racist lol
Fr, America is very accepting especially compared to countries like Japan
We hold America to a certain standard that we don’t hold other countries to because deep down we know America has the potential to embody that standard whilst other countries do not. It’s called the great American experiment for a reason
I’m gonna be real here as a black person, being black in America in the wrong place or time can get you killed, in Japan it’ll just mean people are mean to you or the police pull you over to talk to you (but don’t have guns and can’t kill you). I don’t know any black people in Japan who have had to flee from white people with guns but I have family members who’ve had to do so in America.
I really think black Americans are not talking about the same kind of racism as you’re describing with Japan
Because america is a multicultural society whilst Japan is heterogeneous.
@@sneeki8082 That's besides the point. I really don't care who is racist or not. But racism is racism no matter where it's from, and to have a double standard for one is just stupid.
Being in Japan right now, I'm a Filipino, I understand where he's coming from, yes, Japan was comfortable and convinient to live into, but very lonely, because barely any people wants to become friends with you since you're a foreigner.
I mean japan is full of introverts, and wouldn't be a good place for Filipinos since the majority are extroverts.
And yes i know they'll be less likely to be friends with foreigners
As my experience, yeah i'm with you.
My aunt lived in Tokyo for over 30 years, but she also had another Filipina friend stay with her for those 30+ years. They retired last year, but even they admitted it would’ve been more lonely if they were not together.
Japanese are hard working and don't have time to socialize with foreighers, although they enjoy themselves everyday going to bar/restaurant. Can't blame them
“You may love Japan, but does Japan love you?”
ouch🥺
True words 😢
AHAHAHAHAHA 😂
More like they dont love each other no more. Birthrate going down the drain.
I feel like even japan doesn't like japan, it's just polite
I lived in Japan for 3 years. There was a saying among us foreigners "In Japan, you're tolerated". I completely understand where he's coming from.
amo..... am.. amon g
@@spugg713 aming us
@@spugg713 plz explain
It's the same in South Korea. Until you get into the business districts, then you're treated like trash unless you're interacting with a vendor
@@tazzylyes6412 It's a meme spun out from some "party" online game called "Among Us", where everyone tries finishing tasks to win except on hidden traitor player tries to sabotage everything.
My experience of living in Tokyo for 7 years:
I was always kept at arms length by those around me, I felt constantly nickel and dimed by everyone and anything that could send me a bill, and I felt like I was just spinning my wheels in trying to break into any meaningful career. I really loved the place, and I am an advance-high user of the language, but I honestly wouldn’t want to live there again. I literally felt like the city was sucking my soul.
Where do you live now?
To be fair, as an American living and working in Japan, my experience is very much the opposite of his -- I've been here 5 years, and I plan to stay the rest of my life if I can. Life here is SO MUCH NICER than life back in my home country, and I genuinely don't ever plan on leaving. I have more "going on" here than I ever did back in the U.S.
So this man's perspective does not speak for all foreigners by any means. Some of us are quite happy here!
Duhhhhhh
But even still his still true
Exceptions don’t disprove the rule
@@Le6ronn True! I'm not so sure I am an exception, though, as most of my foreign friends here, and most other foreigners I've met here, seem to feel the same way I do. Could be regional, though, I suppose!
@@Wyrdwad I hope you’re right! I plan to live there one day
From what I’ve heard, traveling to Japan and moving to Japan are two very different experiences.
I feel like that can be said for most if not all countries
Yeah. Because you cannot become "Japanese" because you cannot change your genetics. The sick Western perspective is new and different than the past 3000 years. If you told a Frenchmen or Swede 100 years ago that your own government would be replacing primitives that will also magically become identical to you and your ancestry?
They would mock you
Remember back in the day during the Meiji restoration used to welcome westerners into Japan to stay and become a citizen. Back then Japan was inclusive and learning, the government even incentivised Japanese women to marry and have families with westerners to improve the genetic code and height of Japanese people. Why can't Japanese people realise this is a global world and its time to stop being so petty and become open minded? And this is reinforced by the literally shrinking population... Japan is embarking on a self destructive path.,,,,
@@jack_blacksplaque8022 not most western countries. You move to Australia, you’re Australian.
@@jack_blacksplaque8022 japans a a lot different tho.
Much harder because of all of their weird ass old(outdated) traditions
Honestly people who are mixed in japan are blessed dude, they can fit in both countries. Trying to live in japan as an adult for the first time is ridiculously hard, like he said, even if you learn the language(ontop being one of the hardest languages in the world), u arent gonna be fully part of it, ur gonna probably be very lonely. Its driven so many people away from wanting to live there and go in general, and its done the same for me
This is why I always say I just want to VISIT Japan because no matter how Japanese I dare to become it’s just never going to happen. The ones I talk to are a different breed. And man, I don’t know about the earthquakes.
Japan’s politeness is really a double edged sword.
Most people don't know, but find out given enough time.
Polite prejudice
Extremely racist
@travb1163so there population will just age out and the country will die
@Trav B their decreasing population esp those marrying an anime hologram is also kinda bs, tbf diversity is great it creates new superior race mixed between races.. White countries like UK and AUS are doing not bad, but US clearly declining esp the new generation lack of education, healthcare and segregation between gender is definitely alarming, and instead trying to be friend and learn with China and Russia they are trying to step them flat.
“I love Japan, but Japan doesn’t like me.”
why is this so funny 😂😂😂
😥 my weeb hope is dwindling
@@woozy96East asian countries are way more xenophobic than western countries. You may not face direct racism, but you are certainly shown, that you aint part of the society
No need, Japan is awesome to live in even as a foreigner. I never felt like I needed to fit in my community in America and Japan is the same. It's just more convenient and better in most ways.@@woozy96
@@woozy96look into the culture with less bias and you’ll see the truth that even amongst themselves, there’s a lot of animosity and passive aggression.
“You will never be Japanese” 😭😭😭
I've heard the experience of Japan as a foreigner described like a restaurant. They'll welcome you and sit you at the table and serve you, all smiles, but will be talking about you amongst themselves and want you gone in the worst way once you're seen as overstaying your welcome.
That’s just not true
My dude be saying "i dont feel like I belong" in the nicest possible way
Very very impressive, nice
Yeah good way to be honest and nice. That's how you charm
He already influenced by that Japanese trait 😂
What's wrong with "I don't belong?"
Let's see Paul Allen's smooth attempt to be grateful.
@@moonlessiguana1826 I'd imagine quite a bit in one of the more homogeneous countries in the world where you want to be apart of it but can't, as basically every foreigner on here has said.
Dude rocking the Leon Kennedy drip
Woah you right I didn’t even notice at first
Great Value Leon Kennedy
He rocked it! 😆
I was looking for this comment
Ngl he has good taste in style. He fits well in that fit!
Me and my mates visited Fukuoka few years back for our studio trip. Got yelled ‘Gaijin’ by some random japanese office dude riding a bike. Left quite an impression on me the truth is japanese people are pretty culturally closed and the dont really want outsiders in their country
well they have seen what outsiders have done to other Asian countries
@@JuriBinturongthey’ve done the same thing to other Asian countries too though. They aren’t the victims.
Fukuoka is like the country side, if you come to a Tokyo no one would do that. Funny how you let one random guy generalise your view on the entire Japanese population
Ive been to other asian countries and theyre not as inclusive as such even in their rural places. Japanese communities really dont open themselves up and they treat outsiders very coldly.
@@JuriBinturong and what they do to their own countries. Look at the U.S, specifically CA, NY and Chicago. All dreadful places filled with crime.
I can appreciate people thate are humble and self aware that being able to travel is a huge privilege
Damn, he's bang-on about how he'll "never be Japanese"- like, obviously not; but he meant culturally in other Japanese eyes, he'll always be the gaijin- i don't think I could live in a place my entire life that always saw me as a foreigner my entire life, even if I loved the country otherwise.
Same! I used to be stationed there and you get this feeling as if Japan itself doesn’t want to mix cultures like other places such as America. It’s disheartening to me but to certain people that’s no big deal
I'm mixed and where ever I go I'm a foreigner 😂
@@CaptainUncle1836 that me in the US the Americans see me as an immigrant and Mexicans see me as a white washed Chicano.
@@Rico401Prov my mom is Mexican and my dad is Japanese, they have amazing marriage. They have 25 years together, it’s posible. I not agree with you, American have a lot diversity and still have problem with racism. Mexico is more inclusive that America.
@@inputlunasano723 that’s dope! How they meet? I’m tryna be like them fr
He’s trying his best to not call the Japanese racist.
They want to preserve their culture, nothing wrong with that.
They want to preserve their culture, nothing wrong with that.
@@eviozyra6300 just say your a racist
Xenophobia is not racism.
@@levadamusic Yeah. They’re xenophobic and racist.
I've heard story after story of people who moved to Japan, got jobs, got houses, learned the language, started families, etc. By all accounts, they became useful members of society, and they said they still never felt like they were welcome to have the country as a home. Lack of social services for non Japanese is a big one. You're not meant to stay, and they make sure of it by making it incredibly hard. And it wasn't just a race thing: some of these people were East Asian, just not the specific kind of east Asian Japan likes, which is Japanese people from Japan. They will not be accepted as Japanese.
Hahaha "I appreciate Japan, it's very lovely here" - the European way of saying "fugg this! Are you nuts?" 😂😂😂😂
Translation: networking with Japanese people is HARD if you’re not Japanese 😂
And the reporter underscored: you will never be Japanese. For a white European, it could be a trauma living in a country for years and be the other. Maybe he understands how black natives of European live a little better. Knowing people he will not, laser focus in "what they did to me" when the Japanese did not beat him out, or shoot him.
Yet everybody and their mama wants to come to America and complain about how “unfair” it is to non wh ites when the reality is we go wayyy too far trying to accommodate them at the expense of wh ites who were born here. The West is sick and needs healing
Translation: they racist.
@@ascendordie7427 Translation:That’s every non-western Culture that’s difficult to integrate into
@@ascendordie7427lol is anyone who would like to maintain a group identity and the association social conventions and traditions racist? Different races have different innate qualities.
Japanese are happy to see you came to visit, and even happier to see you leave.
😂😂😂 I wounded why?
😂😂😂😂
American people
And who can blame them? Every unique group wants their own space.
@@rockstarofredondo if only other races were 'allowed' to do the same.
"Again, I'm not Japanese". So true! I lived there for ten years, and then bailed. When you think about a long-term play, it's just not possible to create that groove there. This was years ago even. The fact that it really hasn't changed much at all for young people does not surprise me.
Bro said "*JAPAN IS BEAUTIFUL ONLY IN ANIME AND SHORTS*" IN MOST EASIEST WAY.
When you love Japan. But Japan doesn’t love you back 😔
Japan sucks when you’re not Japanese. Most people who say Japan is great are mostly weebs. They are polite in front of you but they never like you in reality. And of course who would blame them when they make anime. Japan is Racist
Learn to hate japan for never apologizing for comfort women
Even if they dont, I'll love them and practice Japanese culture on my own in my country.
@@eternallife8898 Bro is down bad for a country, you aint japanese man
@@officialbananakinita These weebs are crazy man.
Extremely diplomatic of him to answer this the way he does, it definitely shows there's a lot of negative detail left out.
Yes the "I can't be in the groove here" answer is a very western-like diplomatic way of saying that something's wrong with the way people interact with him lol, then comes the "yeah you're not japanese" that unlocks the actual reason
Japanese people are low key racist
White people, always expecting the world to adjust to them.
He's not a diplomat or politician so answering that way isn't respectable as a man. Men are supposed to have deal in logic, reason and evidence then let the chips fall where they may. You stay respectful and grounded but speak facts.
Nothing wrong with Japan wanting to maintain their ethnic identity instead of adopting 100,000,000 immigrants from around the world and becoming a "melting pot" like Western countries do.
It's a sovereign country and they can run it how they please. When I go to Japan in 20 years I want to see Japanese people, not 30% of the population being Europeans.
@@Nabuuug it's not a western thing it's a hippie thing from Americans in the 1960's that nobody has said for nearly 75% of a century
I know expats who have lived in Japan for 2 decades, married a Japanese person, speak near-native Japanese and have Japanese children, and they have decided to leave for Europe in utter frustration. It's weird to me how it seems the longer term is what burns people out and makes them want to leave after having invested so much in the country and the language. In other parts of the world it's the opposite: hard in the beginning but once you are settled, you're settled. So what's going on with Japan, do they mistreat people who live, work and even have children there or what, for them to become so bitter and eventually leave?
外国人が少ない国なのであなたの国の文化が分からなくて怖がっているか、失礼になることを気にしてあまり関わらないようにする傾向があります。
@@user-sc1ir3nf2rbullshit, all ive heard is even the children of any mixed raced are treated as foreigners, never feeling like they belong ever even after growing up. So they tend to hang with other foreingers when grown up, or even move elsewhere bcus of it. And dont even think of the foreign parent to get treated like japnese, the japanese parent even gets treated like outcast for having foreign family.
I cant image the feeling of the prents when ur children are being treated as outcasts, having difficulty finding jobs, friends, lover etc. Bcus of it. I would leave japan too of they treated me and my family like that, with a gentle fake smile too. The fake smile gets old very quick, actions show their true intentions. They smile in ur face but talk sh1t about u behind ur back
Since even Japanese people say that Japan is a difficult place to live, it must be a difficult country for foreigners to live in as well. Especially after the COVID, it is getting worse. Only those who can accept a society where people hide their faces with masks can live here.
@@nz9sjAs a Japanese, I think japan is the best country to live.
I love his understanding ❤ let's all take note of this story
Japan friendzoned him
Mi dead to bloodcawt ☠️🤣
Oof
Remember back in the day during the Meiji restoration used to welcome westerners into Japan to stay and become a citizen. Back then Japan was inclusive and learning, the government even incentivised Japanese women to marry and have families with westerners to improve the genetic code and height of Japanese people. Why can't Japanese people realise this is a global world and its time to stop being so petty and become open minded? And this is reinforced by the literally shrinking population... Japan is embarking on a self destructive path.
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Not just him but every "outsiders".
Freindzoned would be pretty preferable, Sweden friendzones you, Japan: contacts only once a year zones you 😅
Japan is like when you try to sit at the cool kids table but they all just stare at you and wait for you to leave
More like they’re all nice to you but never invite you to sit with them, just accept it when you come over.
I'm pretty sure the cool kids don't eat lunch they're vampires
There’s nothing wrong with with keeping japans identity intact
😂 😂 😂
So my question is, what's wrong with these people? Like really
My sister loved Japan. Interesting how everyone has a different experience
You and I are both black, as is your sister, therefore we know what it feels like to be outsiders or limited in our capacity to be welcomed. I suspect that this is the reason, your sister actually enjoyed her stay. She never concerned herself with the different treatment because she is effectively immuned. As long as people don't directly antagonize her or physically assault her, she is fine. I would be as well.
@@Captain7484bro😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭u made me cry
I'm guessing from the past tense of that sentence that she has left and is no longer in Japan. She still hasn't moved past the honeymoon period.
Visiting and living in a place are two completely different experiences.
@@MinecraftMasterNo1 she lived there…..
@@Captain7484Japan is literally top 3 safest country in the world, they don’t attack people on the streets for no reason, unlike other countries.
So cut the “people kill me because black” act. Don’t like it, don’t go, simple. Not that it matters but I’m black also. I usually don’t bring up my race because it’s useless and doesn’t matter. Only to racists does race matter. Since race isn’t a concept in Japan, they’re not racist. Yeah, some may be racist but only because they taught themselves the concept of race.
I'm glad he’s being real bc there are a lot of folks that wants to be Japanese so bad or Asian in general
😐😑
@@AfianySnow29802 it’s kinda of weird, it’s cool to like someone else culture but to act like it’s your culture that you have no ties with it’s strange.
you are so right, it's never talked about either!
There really should be more dialogue on this
This guys suffered an incredible amount of rejection here, I can feel it in his voice how angered he is by it. Haha
and yet others who say it will be deemed as complaining … he is sugarcoating nothing here
You’re projecting his pressed a little but seems more like you’re talking from experience
@@BlazeEst He's just trying to relieve some mental anguish by laughing at others on a YT comment, seems lame.
@@howling_comet4994 yeah it is
I'm sure he's been rejected from entering certain businesses or restaurants. Some have signs on the entrance that say no gaijin allowed
Dang that dude was polite af. It’s rare to see someone that that honest and cool about something that really sucks.
Like he accepted that he can't have something he wants, just because. Accepting just how it is. Respect.
That's what Japanese culture often calls for, at least from my experience, and I have very little of significance
was he supposed to break down like a child or what
Because he really appreciated the people.
It's just a different mindset. The Japanese are always looking for things to do, to grow, to develop. Europeans want more relaxation.
It doesn't suck. Respect their sovereignty, you Globalist.
This is really a great channel. I love how it offers an array of perspectives on a multitude of topics. Keep it up 👍🏾
I really enjoy your videos!!
I think there’s some hurt in this man. But he still stays positive about Japan.
i feel that too.
As a man still living in Japan after 6 years I can feel it too. A very wise observation!
Agreed, I could hear the little twinge in his voice
Cuz all my anime dreams shattered to the bitter reality 😢😭
Welp. I experienced it too so what he saying is true to all us gaijin. It’s not like they shut us out completely, they just don’t know how to approach us or how to approach different culture.
Japan treats you like the friend that knows you like his sister.
knows you as if you were his sister, or knows that you’re in love with his sister?
@@ttdanimations1231 knows that you’re in love with his sister
what a great analogy
Hell naw lol good one
Good one
Go to the countryside for a couple months. The small fishing villages will break bread with you any day
I am a Chinese living in Canada. I had similar experiences. I had a really nice Japanese colleague at work. I thought we were friends and then I asked her once to have dinner together after work. Then she just cut me off.. I have same feeling about some Japanese moms at school in Canada. They are polite, but they always keep a distance from you. 😅
They’re racist and never learn real human communication. China is much better country and has a more useful language. Also, Chinese food is 1000000000”% better than Japanese food.
I am white American, I know what you mean. I spend most of my time around Chinese, and I think Chinese in general are much less perfunctory.
Over polite = keep a distance from you
@@user-bi8ko7kc6h Japan has strict social rules so there is greater social distancing between people living in Japan (compared to people living in other countries), but this problem is compounded if someone who is living in Japan appears "foreign," because most people will try to ignore or avoid you (unless if they work in customer service).
This can feel like a personal or cultural rejection if you are from a foreign country. In my opinion, it is just a cultural difference, because Japanese society is not as open or social compared to other societies, and people are taught to keep a distance from each other due to the strict social rules.
If someone from a foreign country wants to live in Japan, this is something they will need to accept-- that there is a probability that they will never be accepted by most people in Japan, but that's okay. There are benefits to being an outsider.
He's understands japan more then a lot of foreigners lol
I actually think a lot of people kinda understand Japan isn't open completely to foreigners. That's literally the most comments experience people share online and even documented, it can be even worse for people with darker skin no matter the culture they come from.
@Ray Diaz yeah but the same group is going to cry when it happens back to them
Than*
Wish they could understand Australia the same way
Because Japanese are racist and you cant fake Japanese
Meanwhile in Brazil within 2 weeks in u get a football, a beer and you're already family.
Come to brazil... O__O
2 weeks? Haha more like 2 minutes lol just hop off the plane and you’ll meet the best friends you’ve ever had 🎉🍻
*avoid areas with high crime
Not only Brazil but all Latin America only excluding Argentina though.
@@SpeedSixS why would you exclude Argentina ?
Yeah no shit, long term acculturated residents/natives/citizens/[insert here] still know who they are and what to do with shitty foreign expats, criminal reprobates, etc…..
Thank you for your honesty in posting THE OTHER SIDE of being a foreigner in Japan. I consider myself a lover of Japanese culture. But not all of it. Just like any other place, it’s got its downsides. The main downside has to be that reluctance of the Japanese -broadly speaking- to feel like they are no better and no worse than the rest of humanity. The culture there has an extreme work ethic, and an extreme determination to keep newcomers at arm’s length.
One of Reagan's best quotes: "You can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey or Japan, but you cannot become a German, a Turk, or a Japanese. But anyone, from any corner of the Earth, can come to live in America and become an American."
This was his farewell speech, love it! Makes me teary eye, America is truly the best country
But that's simply not true. Your country fucking hates all people who aren't white, English speakers with money. Your country builds an economy around erasing those people ffs. It's a nice quote, but it's an abject lie.
Ronald Regan supplied Adam Hussein with weapons and ignored the atrocities committed by him towards Kurdish civilians he is a traitor to America please don't use his name when talking about America's achievements.
He was absolutely right. America has its problems but once you’re legally in you are seen as a American. If don’t the right way it makes you more tolerable and respectful to other ppl differences.
Unless you say anything to criticize the way the government treats you then everyone shits on you for being "unamerican"@@Aristocratic13
Took this guy 60 seconds of walking on eggshells to say, “I don’t feel welcome living here.” (Being super polite)
he adjusted really well to the japanese way of doing things
@@pl4326 "saving face"?
@@chrisb3189 u can say that. so to a degree maybe. also Japanese people interaction is very conservative/ non confrontational so u have to expect them to speak like how the gentleman in the video delivers it. hence, he adopted the japanese way of doing things.
@@pl4326 well, he did a fine job. I don’t think I wouldn’t just blurted out something like, “I’m a round-eye, and I feel I don’t belong!” lol
@@SunBunz if he was being blunt he'd say "they treat you like a foreigner and there is no melting pot"
“You are welcome to visit, but you will never be able to join.”
Lyrics from Hotel Japan.
Japan is racist. They hide it and act polite in front of you but they never like you in reality.
"You are on this Council but we do not grant you the rank of master."
For some reason Japan also has the lowest crime rate in the world too 🤔
I wonder why…
@@AG-yc7vt Not all of the rates are genuine however. When it comes to things like unsolved murder cases, the police are only too happy to rule it as a suicide.
Me dejó todo clarísimo... Gracias por el testimonio.
I felt this. I loved living there and would do anything to move back, but it's a little heartbreaking to still be an outsider after years, and then to see people who were born and raised there and still not considered Japanese.
“Welcome”
A few moments later…
“Thank you come again”
What’s that from? My old friend use to say that all the time like 7-10 years ago or something. Never knew what it was from
@@Checkmate777 You hear those phrases when you go into anything in Japan and leave, as long as there's somebody doing reception.
Maybe, but maybe the "foreigner" is there to dominate or convert the Japanese, have you thought of that?
Japan have been resistant to Western control and domination. Some of the people they invited in turned out to be jockeying for power.
Not every friendly smile is honest
The Simpsons. Apu at the quicky-mart used to say "Thank you. Come again" after like kicking someone out lol. @@Checkmate777
I think its the Indian shopkeep from the Simpsons@@Checkmate777
Bruh that “You will NEVER be Japanese” was personal had to throw out “at least that’s what they’re saying” to sound innocent 😂
Stop projecting.
Lol it sounded that way to me too but honestly with all of the foreigners he interviews, he probably knows that that’s how they’re made to feel
Sounds like racism.
@DJ Taylor I assumed it was just his accent, and perhaps an unfortunate choice of tone and maybe phrasing.
like saying "no offense" before or after saying an offensivr statement
I have been to Japan and it is a beautiful country. Mate you are more then welcome to come to Australia. We would love to have you 😊.
"I want to live in Japan!!!"
*60-80 hour work week appears*
"Actually...."
Basically what I heard was, “yes come and enjoy, but don’t over stay your welcome.”
I heard “they hella xenophobic and racist here, not someplace to stay for more than a couple years”
@@theinvisiblewoman5709 good
@@teo2157 And that's why Japan is dying
@@theinvisiblewoman5709 I mean if you had thousands of foreigners arrive in your country weekly and maybe 2% of them actually cared about your policies & traditions, I'd want yall asses out asap too.
People don't take into account the reasons behind why Japan hates foreigners. They don't live in a dumpster like America. They have practices & traditions that often go overlooked or not even bothered to be considered by foreigners.
as it should be
I cannot agree more with this guy! I moved here in 2017, Im married to a Japanese lady and I have 2 kids who are classed as "Hafu" meaning half child.
I do love Japan, the food, the people...but as the guy said, no matter how well you speak Japanese or how much you learn their ways. You will never be treated equal.
Although I have to say as I come from the UK, I do get treated better than for example the Philippines or Chinese people.
Also I get tired from time to time because people think I'm here on holiday and I tell them , No I live here! People look shocked.
Paying taxes , contributing to society here , following rules, it does not matter! You will never be Japanese.
I worry about my kids future too...will they get bullied at school or will they fit in. Will they be treated equal, even though they were born here.
So many questions...
How have you not been treated equal?
@@pumpkinhill4570 please read my comment again .
Your kids could be half black living in an American ghetto of Chicago, Baltimore, ATL… the pressure you feel in Japan would be minimal of living in an American city with the strife and crime we are going through. Every high school kid in urban Baltimore failed their literacy exam every child.
New generations might think different. So hopefully they will be fine.
@@aceofspades6667 thank you I understand all countries have their own problems. I was only talking about my experience so far in Japan. If I lived in the US, maybe I would have a totally different experience.
This dude is biting his tongue big time. My biggest reason for wanting to leave Japan is because how rude these people are in the stations and in the workplace. Back in the US I got treated badly by people but never at this frequency. I've had about 3 encounters here where some guy would try to shove me then when I didn't back down and stood my ground they would stop and stare me down like they wanted to fight. This NEVER happened to me in the US, where supposedly people fight all the time for everything!
I hope theres a video who will lift up those folk whos learning Japanese and wanna go to japan
Interviewer: "why are you leaving Japan"
Guy : "well I'm not Japanese"
You’re always a guest, never family .
Makes sense
Bad take
Glad America didn’t take the same approach…
@@CWWTMAGA Some might say it’s America’s downfall
Unless you marry into the culture, I think that differs in some sense
Imagine if he told a japanese person "you will NEVER be an American
Then the American will be offended of course. The reason Japan is such an amazing place to live is because they stick to their own principles and don't allow for other toxic cultures and religions to plague them like so many western countries.
@@haydenhd123456789Japanese are not unaccepting of it. You can practice whatever religion you like there. It’s just that it’s not popular because Japanese are not religious people really
@@haydenhd123456789 This 100%, the U.S is letting the minority change the majority. It's absolutely tearing the West apart.
@@haydenhd123456789..exactly. People who are used to living like savages are shocked when they enter a society with boundaries and respect 💯
@@haydenhd123456789 Then why is the suicide rate so high?
This way of operating is probably best for Japan to keep their culture and keep the crime rate down.
Countries such as South Korea and Japan definitely have that kind of culture where they don't make you feel belonged. In the Philippines, the opposite is the reality.
We literally claim everyone as Filipino and proudly claim them. Our Miss Universe representative, Celeste Cortesi (Filipino -Italian) does not even speak fluent Filipino, yet we're still proud of her. I guess we have gotten accustomed to foreigners in our country since 1565.
That’s beautiful ❤
That's nice
This is definitely correct. That's just how Filipinos are. We call that "Bayanihan" since the Philippines has always been the melting pot of Asia during the precolonial and post colonial age. It wasn't isolated always welcome diverse people from different backgrounds.
Everyone in the USA is foreign with the exception of the Native North American Indian
i 100% agree. that's why i live in philippines now
"I can't live here because the society and culture rejects me based on my ethnicity. But I'm so blessed to visit here, here and there, because they can only tolerate foreigners as tourists."
Lowkey racism
@@Seanph25ya but it’s like that in a lot of places
@@Seanph25 they’re right to do so. Their country
@@Seanph25 you're not racist for not welcoming others into your culture, now they might actually be racist and believe that japanese people are genetically superior to everyone else but not wanting strangers at your table doesn't make you racist.
@@PwnZombie but no one from america is allowed to say that lmao XD love how america is called the most "racist" because they have the most races together when every other country in the world openly hates and is very xenophobic to many cultures and ethnicities but its ok cause its their "culture"
I love Japan! I’m a middle aged guy and have had perfectly great interactions with the Japanese people I have met over 15 years living here. Everyone is great! Living here is truly great!
However, for whatever reason I have found it difficult to create really deep friendships with most people (especially same age guys) I’ve met here.
I have a few long term friendships which I truly treasure - however there is kind of a deep layer that I have not and think I may never break through in most friendships.
I speak Japanese decently and FWIW have JLPT N1.
It’s very possible that I am part of the problem as I do not have a super outgoing personality anyway and am usually busy with a family and work.
Also it is possible that having a decent Japanese ability is not enough. It may need to be near perfect.
Anyone feels the most comfortable speaking in their native language so perhaps this is the main barrier to a really deep friendship.
Also I think one difficult thing to starting a friendship is that there is this constant concern that any attempt at friendship has the motive of language learning attached to it. Like - do you want to talk to me because of me or because of the skill you can gain by talking to me?
That being said - even if I may never have a “best friend” level Japanese male friend - Japanese people are great and Japan is great so I’ll continue to live here as long as I have the privilege to do so.
If only everyone could be so levelheaded and honest
I also forgot to mention something I realised: The more fluent you become, the less indulgent they are with you. (They would just do like you are a Japanese person and be angry or disappointed if you make mistakes a lot more easily)
At first its all “you’re so good at Japanese” and then its more like “you’re doing this and this and this wrong, be more focused etc” lol
It's like they get angry that you're trying so hard to be Japanese, when you should know that you never will be Japanese. Ever.
Imagine this as a game. The more you move up the hardest the level. Beginners quests are always easier
@@arkrules8557 But life isn't a freaking game.
People should be treated with respect, regardless of how fluent they are, ESPECIALLY if they are trying harder to learn.
@@GrandAngel8000 unfortunately that’s the society there
Hey at least it means they view you more as like then I guess lol, at the cost of being criticized and such more. 💀
Even I worked in japan for 2 years and can speak japanese fluently, I knew that their thinking is like you're just foreigner When i talked with them. And some of them didn't like me cuz i'm korean. So I couldn't see the future anymore and came back to my country.
Do asian foreigners get treated worse than western foreigners? I've heard it from a few people.
@@joelabraham6834 maybe. If u r white, treated best among foreigners but can never be japanese. I think most biased and conservative country.
korea is the same sir
That's in every country, you'll never be able to completely fit in.
@@animatedmvs8818 I agree
In Indonesia if you‘re a foreigner you will be treated nicely
That's because it's a Muslim country and Muslims see all races as equal
“It’s because of racism, ok?!?! There I said it! It’s because of racism!!!!!!!!!”
The biggest racists are in the USA, where everything is about race. Countries outside the USA aren’t obsessed with race.
That's exactly the kind of attitude that made my parents move to the States. As they realized, despite me and my sister being half Japanese and having similar experiences to other Japanese kids. We were still stared at and considered an outsider.
My grandmother was fully Japanese, but born in the states. As a young kid, her parents and her moved back to Japan (where her parents were from). My grandmother of course looked Japanese, and spoke Japanese, but all of the children in her class would bully her for being American. But in America, she was bullied for being Japanese.
There was no winning. Its so cruel.
I cant say anything about your experiences, but from my experience in America; if you put in the work and are a person that acts forthright then you are just as much an American as anyone else.
The point is that Japanese are not welcoming to foreigners long term
It's just like how the rest of the world was with immigration to begin with. They don't see Caucasians all day everyday so yes they will stare at one walking around their home town.
In hartlepool, England, a monkey was washed a shore from a sinking boat, the people had never seen a monkey before and thought of it as a foreign spy, they proceeded to interrogate it, and when it wouldn't comply they hung it in the town.
@@asdfghjkl3669 but america is a shit show of different races and griups so nobody cares about that there
He's trying to say they'll never befriend him like their own and he's right lol...no matter how good you speak their language and efforts you make they'll never include a "foreigner" in their circle.
and there are plenty of things you can't express, you can say goodbye to frankness above all, to vocabulary that doesn't exist and go through hypocritical detours to make yourself heard. There is nothing worse for a foreigner to want to live in Asia and expect something resembling the native country, especially since it is an island, the mainlanders are different. 15 years in japan and alone but i get panic attack for the rest of my life as souvenir by those people, because that's what you get working with them.
This is also how I felt when I lived in northern Italy
This is how minorities are treated in America and in many parts of Europe.. and they don't like when it's done to them?😂
@@user-lt1jd1ye3v can I ask you what's happened?
@@leamissyoy I hope you will feel better soon! I wish you the very best!
I think there’s a façade that Japanese put on. And I think this is what trips up a lot of foreigners. Foreigners can’t get past the façade. Foreigners are saying “be real be real.” And Japanese are saying, “be fake be fake.”
Lived and currently living in Japan for the past 10 years and I could feel this man’s pain. He’s definitely putting it nicely. I love and hate this place so much. Still wondering how much longer I plan on staying here
Best of luck to you and whatever you decide ❤
Stay forever, out of pettiness
F ‘em
Just leave if your not happy, why put yourself through that you deserve better
@@SomeMormon well you imagine life to be a little simpler than it is.
Weeaboo
This is very true. It's how I felt when I was there and I am half Japanese. I just couldn't live there anymore and went home.
A half Japanese, half white friend of mine was at a sports event recently, there was a Japanese family taking a picture to send back to Japan, and she jokingly photobombed it with a smile and a peace sign, and when they told her they were sending it to family, she said “oh I’m half Japanese!”, and they said “well that doesn’t really count, you’re not Japanese you’re just white.”… It’s crazy that things like that are just considered innocuous cultural behaviors and not racial isolationism/elitism.
@@d.j.wattson4804 most countries are far more racist than westernized ones
@@d.j.wattson4804I can't blame them for wanting to keep white people out of their country, it didn't usually end well for people when Europeans showed up on their shores.
@@d.j.wattson4804 lol you would think it would be the other way around like if your half black half white your never going to be called white like Asian and African features seem more dominant like I half Hispanic half white cousin but you would never know because he has blond hair and blue eyes
Ah but I do love the food and I miss it so much. 😭 Also my nice salary to buy said food.
Please come over... But remember to go back home 😂
You all are always welcome here in the philippines n every race is a family ❤.
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Same in Australia
Japan treats you like the person who walks into class when it’s dead silent… a simple glance and then ignore entirely…
Untrue. The Japanese are awkwardly nice to foreigners and don’t hold them to the same standards as the Japanese. But they will always treat you that way, as an outsider.
i’m glad their population is decreasing. serves them right. they should welcome immigrants and make their population larger
@@judas1523 Why?
Why do you have the colonizer mindset that says "this way should be the only way"?
@@BigSeanH cause America gets dogged constantly for immigration problems and being racist when other countries like Japan that are largely Monoethnic don’t seem to viewed fairly when we talk about these issues
@@judas1523 Japan’s always been on that energy tho right? Their self isolation was something like 200 yrs I think