Is it me or have I been seeing a trend of the type of African Americans that seem to go to Japan? Except one brotha that was showcased up here. But they all have that same look and style to them....LOL...just saying.
Isn't it crazy how racism and prejudice travels like luggage? It blends into the shadow and comes out to show it's ugly when people feel insecure about themselves.
dude you're not kidding, i'm black and if a white person where i live, like at work, etc, over hears us say something positive about latinos they are quick to let us know that latinos hate us too and all this stuff. it's insane.
It was great hearing about his experience in Japan. He was speaking facts. My husband & I are black British, we are currently living in Thailand and have done so for nearly 7 years. We have no problems from the Thais only friendliness and welcomed into their homes, even more so that we speak Thai. We experience most racism from foreign tourists, which always seems strange to us!!! We just ignore, it is their problem & ignorance not ours.
-Alifa3k - Just like the British accent he likes to use. British people used to sound like Americans. After the revolutionary war to separate themselves. They started talking like how the young man is now.
@@crystalsplace7163 you've got that the wrong way around it was the American accent that deviated away from the various English/Scottish/Welsh/Irish accents that it originated from.
Michael Hayes Your right. But I’m referring to the current British accent. That’s new. Old English sounds like American English. The British accent we here today was made up the 1700’s by British elites. That wanted to separate themselves from Americans.
@@crystalsplace7163 I don't think they cared that much about Americans at that time to be honest and it's more likely that the British elites wanted to separate themselves from the British lower class in the way they talked.
They tend not to get a hearing elswhere. That's the beauty of social media - a chance to see that everyone's trying to make it somewhere and everywhere!
I thought he was from U.K when he started speaking lol I really enjoyed this video. Always come back and watch this channel. I really admire foreign resident who try to learn about Japan, our society, and language because it is not easy to do. Like he said it is easy to complain about it. Hope he will have a great experience in Japan! Actually in my childhood, people from my city (Not Tokyo) always got fascinated by foreigners speaking Japanese no matter how fluent they are. Great video always thanks!
The older I get I will never understand why ppl choose to hate because of skin color...It just shows that ppl are more follower and not leader and not free thinkers. God created all mankind......
Its simply a brainwashing and conditioning in society thousands of years ago the concept of racism did not exist it was only until sometime later that this concept was created to marginalize and demonize a group of people that this concept was created
It’s lack of experience. Fear of the unknown. Following those who agree to your worst thoughts and not being able to think freely plagues mankind. If only we were all free-thinkers.
@@tiffanynelson1467 Racism has existed as long if not longer than society has existed. Just goes to show that it's one of the most primitive mob mentalities there is!
personally i think there's more to that story because aside from the accent the words he's using go beyond an accent. he told someone hi mate, he alslo said zed instead of Z like the U.S. says. he uses the words lads and lass. don't get me wrong, i don't have a problem but i think something else is at play here.
@@Doomreb interesting. my son is 10. Hebrew and English he speaks BUT he had speech pro lens because his hearing was low. someone suggested to sort him look at British children shows. I kid you not, he started speaking with a British accent! it was the funniest thing. he called me mum instead of mommy. it didn't affect his Hebrew which was I teresting. so when one kicks another accent language, one picks up those nuisances.
I love his accent and his positive attitude about life in Japan. Congrats on your sobriety and also putting out two children's books this year. I definitely want to visit Japan one day
I’m glad he addressed his accent because I was curious as to what I am hearing. Yes, oftentimes in my International travels, I’ve found foreigners (mainly Americans) to be the racists abroad. I’ve made conscious efforts NOT to speak to Americans I see because the whole racist attitudes surface. It’s like Black Americans don’t have the right to travel outside the U.S. Well, we do, and we’re everywhere.
yeah I know what you mean. I'm French and from what I gather, White French people have that idealized fantasy of Japan being stucked in the Edo period and are offended when they meet Black people living there because it hurts their vision of an ethnically pure Japan (although white expat gets a pass because of course 🙄). God bless all those amazing Black people making a good life for themselves in Japan ✊🏾
He’s really interesting. He’s not the type to live a typical person’s life and he’s living the life he wants. It’s really hard to do that for most people but he’s making it happen. I’m proud of him.
Bro, I've seen a bit of that foreigner-on-foreigner racism. It's insane. Now, I don't want to point fingers at a particular race because races are made up of billions of unique individuals with their own opinions influenced by their own particular experiences, but this is how it's usually gone down in my experience: A white guy who totally 100% thinks his race superior to others would love to watch and learn about Japan hoping to travel there but would hate if a dirty black or brown would want to do the same. I find it funny how quickly they are to remind you that you're the foreigner, even though they themselves are. Bur for them? Oh, you can forget about it because they're * insert their race, in this case, white * so it's different. Loves Asian women, but children mixed with anything brown are abominations. Their mothers ought to be ashamed of themselves for ever sinking so low as to * gasps * love someone who doesn't look like them! Pfft, they have no self-respect and are "race traitors" for getting with a foreigner. Except for him, because he's * insert their race, in this case, white * and those are the only mixes that should ever happen. In my experience, these are the same people who treat first generation Europeans from immigrant families as foreigners and inferior to themselves. I find it ironic because most of the time these fools are American. Riiiight. So you're a white American, but as American as it gets. People who's family is from somewhere else are dirty foreigners though. Interesting. It's all the double standards in the world unless they (the foreigners) are * insert their race, in this case, white *.
@@noir935 Nah, don't fall for 'em. Plus, doubt they'll say anything straight to your face anyway. C'mon, think about it. These fools couldn't muster up the courage if they tried.
@@theawesome5687 Aw man, I'm sorry. First off, I'm younger than you. And I apologize for my poor wording. I haven't been to Japan. I was commenting on my experiences from the internet. But I as I've said. Far too many Japanese to say who all likes who. I think that comes down to the individual and largely to their upbringing.
Really interesting interview. I find it sad to think you would travel all the way to Japan only to experience racism from other people who are also visiting.
Yes! Just based on the title and the opening excerpt, I totally felt the same way when I was in Japan. Other Americans and westerners were the ones I experienced more blatant racism from. Of course I didn't entertain them at all. Laughable.
Only watched 10 minutes, but I agree with what you have said. Lived in Japan for 4 years, and I am part Japanese. I never had any discrimination for being part black, but I had discrimination for being foreign (not often though) or for being mixed with Japanese. Any skin color related discrimination came from other foreigners. Overall had a great life in Japan.
Honestly (white guy), I've noticed that no one is more racist to gaijin than other gaijin. Especially the ones that have lived here for more than a year and for someone reason think they are better than other gaijin. It's baffling to me that a country that values respectful good people would attract so many disrespectful gaijin.
This series is so refreshing. Such interesting, well-rounded personalities, and such a novel point of view on discrimination in Japan. This guy looks so adorable XD his attention to children is endearing!
You seem to have had greatness instilled in you from your youth and have learned a lot in adulthood as well. Congrats on your sobriety. I never really cared about the biography of others until I passed my 30’s. Now, I see its importance and the grace within it. So, I like hearing these stories. Anyone who cares greatly for the well-being and right treatment of children has my support in that.
My son lives in Japan. He’s very tall. He’s famous. I always ask about the culture there. Some is positive and some is very negative. My son is a serious man and has told me in Japan if you get too relaxed with people there they tend to get careless in their speech to black men. I suppose no place on earth is perfect but he likes it there. But his ears are very open.
Wow ! Thank You So Much ! My Brothers and Myself were originally born in Miami, Florida in the United States After moving away and living in different states people were always "in shock" when they heard our accents, even/especially other "so called" African Americans/Blacks. Thank You To You Both For Making and sharing this video !
I like this channel, but this is actually the first interview that I watched in it's entirety. I can get bored easily if a person speaks too slowly, repeats themselves or doesn't have much to say, he didn't do any of those things. He gets to the point, very informative as far as his personality and experience is concerned, intelligent and seems like he has a good heart (loners can have a good heart, I can relate) and really enjoyed what he said and also agreed with a lot of things he said, especially as a POC who has lived in Korea for 7 years and has also visited Japan. Great job.
17:13 That is EXACTLY how I've felt, especially when my international friends bring it up, I do think there is a certain layer that we as black people have when it comes to being seen as different. I've loved my time here thus far
If you wear dreadlocks, people worldwide might think that you're a Rasta. After all, Rastas popularized locs, so don't feel offened. The man was just showing some admiration..Lol. Once upon time, Rastas were very much hated. In the Caribbean Islands, Rastas got persecuted for wearing locs and got thrown into prison and beatings etc etc etc.,
@@charlescharles6191 I didn't assume anything. I have locs also, but i don't feel offended or get upset if somebody assumes I'm Rasta...lol. I'm from Jamaica, i live in America....and Americans calls Jamaicans Rasta even if you're not sporting locs....once they hear the accent, they call you dread, but i refused to get upset for that....
I love your accent. I have a little cousin that watched British cartoons at a early age. When she started talking 2 or 3, she had a British accent, she's now 6 with the same accent. It's amazing. The really crazy thing is her 2 year old sister mimics her and speak with a British accent.
I am a Canadian of Jamaican descent who lived in Japan in the 1990s. I agree with the OP when he said that many whites from North America and the UK, experienced so much shock when they experienced Japanese xenophobia compared to non-caucasian foreigners. I was perhaps used to being a minority and was used to negotiating my way around while being different. I found some of my North American and UK white collegues did not adapt so well to this.
You are such a sweet man. You have a lot of good qualities. I like what you said about what you want to do for sick children. It is great that you have a band and work as a teacher and the things you want to do for children. Stay away from vultures especially in the music industry. Keep your head up and keep doing what you doing. ✌💯
I'm glad you clarified why your accent is so different. When you said you were from Orlando, the first question I asked myself was what part because I've never heard this specific accent. But yeah, if you were raised in the Celebration area then your accent completely makes sense.
@@michaelhayes4231 No one is asking for justification. He clearly has an accent which I didn't give a second thought until he mentioned he was from Orlando. That is when the curiosity kicked in. I'm from the area and I KNOW folks here do not speak that way. When he explained how he received it, it made perfect sense.
Some comments strongly feel ignorant... Guys you don't know the accent doesn't only come from your place or birth, it also reflects your habits, parents way of speaking, friends, what you hear and mimic everyday etc... You don't know how he was brought up, how he spoke as a teenager. Damn ignorance guys, treat it...
red hair halojeff I think it totally depends on where you live. I used to live in Nagoya and people were generally friendly to foreigners. But I often was treated as less than white men. However, I as a Black woman would be treated better than white women. For example, I’d consistently get “service” at restaurants. (Free food and drinks are always fun to receive.) And the white women wouldn’t get that while I was there. It was the most random thing.
@@halojeff15 lol that dude is a walking bunch of issues and interacting with him will only end up with him dragging us down into his own stew of self-loathing and pettiness. I mean what kind of racist guy spends his time watching a video about Black people living in Japan?! he is looking to get triggered IMO. SAD! 🤷🏾♀️
Its sad the ignorance is hard to avoid. But you dont let it kill your joy. Sadly my bad experience in Japan came from a white Russian woman. It was okay at first then she started treating me like sh*t. Japanese people themselves were very hospitable.
Very interesting guy...wasn't he at the rooftop party last week? When he started speaking I thought he was British but loosing his accent, then he explained the accent...very cleaver guy, had me fooled. Thanks for presenting his story and Happy Easter to you and your family if you celebrate.
Man you're right. More than the natives, it's the other foreigners who can be a pain in the ass. Japanese people won't like to pick up unnecessary arguments. While they have their own way of discrimination, I'll still hang out with Japanese than other foreigners.日本人は 楽です。
*_"There are some public onsens that are changing their policies especially in the lieu of the 2020 Olympics"_* They're going to get a lot of tattooed rugby players later this year for Rugby World Cup.
15:42 seeing how happy that random guy is says Japan is a place for black's to go see for yourself. Makes me happy to step out of the U.S. -random Chicago guy lol
Love this interview. Another black male kicking the sterotypical idea of a black male in the rear. Best of luck to you, guy. Keep on doing you. Love your accent.
Smart kid. "Rs" gave him trouble so he found a version of English that tends to swallow or ignore "Rs" and decided to go with that. That is really clever.
Congrats on the sobriety! Nayokenza has an interesting linguistic pedigree as an African-American being raised in the planned Disney community of Celebration where most of the residents are white and/or British nationals. It's not surprising he'd pick up a British accent from his peers, too. As much as Celebration remains insular, it can't negate it's smack dab in the tourist sector of Kissimmee, FL surrounded by hotels and gift shops on Hwy 192. He had me at synthpop, I will definitely check out his band.
Japan was one of the few Asian countries that didn’t get colonized by white nations, therefore, are one of the few Asian nations that don’t have the “western” racist mindset.
@Aspelta the fact that you say “even whites” let’s me know you harbor racial ideology and an inferiority complex. Also it’s pretty concerning that you mistake their militarism with fascism. Also even though everyone has a dark past, at least they learned from it. Other Asian countries were colonized but yet still suck up to former colonizers, it’s sickening
Interesting how his accent isn't American. It's quite the asset for all you naysayers that have never lived in an another country for longer than a few weeks
This dude's fucking awesome. We think alike and I'm also from Orlando, FL and went to school near where he went and now I'm living in Yokohama (near Tokyo). Strange coincidence. I need to be friend's with this big buck. Lol
I wonder if certain black male viewers will discount this young man's experience with racism in Japan or if that's only reserved for black women. 😏 Anyway, cool interview. I like his perspective on introspection.
Nayokenza Robyn Oliver, I'm African American and you sound British. 😊 I am happy that you left the United States where it is difficult for African-American males and have found a peaceful life in Japan. Learn about melanin so that you can explain your beautiful brown skin color. Black is a political term.
Good guy and perspective. Of course Japan doesn't openly accept outside advice on how to run their own country, because they have witnessed the damage done by doing so in Russia, the US, etc. Be glad that they are as nice as they are now.
that's just ridiculous: not all foreign advice is bad because it's foreign. don't be prejudiced people and open your mind. listen to all, no matter the origin, THEN make your own judgement. that's just basic life wisdom 😐
He sounds southern, like A Central Mississippian. Where they say "Cawh/cah" instead of car. If your name is Charlie they'll call you Chaw'leh or chal'é. And they say hawd/haa' instead of hard etc.
Another interesting video. hmm I'm multilingual and I've always had an accent in literally every language I speak even my 2 mother tongues that made people where I'm from assuming I was a foreigner..... my entire life I've been viewed as a foreigner lol
Same for me. I am biracial, born and raised in Shizuoka but with American mother and dual-citizenship to both US and Japan, and spent some time in my teens in Singapore and Hong Kong, then US, and aside from becoming bilingual, I also became kind of confused about all the different cultures and slang and etiquette and what's popular in every country (including Japan). So I always got treated like a foreigner no matter where I went, and I stopped resisting it. Nowadays if I don't feel like explaining my whole background, I tell Americans and Europeans that I'm from Japan since I look and sound somewhat Asian. I tell Asians I am from America since I look and sound somewhat white. It is kind of lonely always feeling like a foreigner but I've made some very nice friends that way, and I've come to become observant of lots of things being the constant "outsider".
@@makimoments ahaha my first languages are English and Papiamentu..... And I also speak Dutch and Spanish. These are mandatory languages you need to learn where I'm from, luckily since I'm multicultural, I was thought 2 languages by my family and the other 2 at school but I have an accent in all and I don't know why. I never care for how others perceive me I just find it ignorant if people judge others like this because the island I'm from is a multiracial multicultural and multi language island so to assume I'm a foreigner is just stupid. I would be also mistaken for a race I'm not a lot lol.
@@AnonyMous-og3ct ah I'm multiracial born on the island called Curaçao in the Caribbean. And I speak 4 languages, English and Papiamentu being my first languages (mother tongues) I never cared for what people thought of me and I still don't, and sadly where I'm from and where I live now isn't a place where I'll be able to make friends due to so much ignorance, judgemental mentality and low key or direct ignorant racism and pure rasim. As a multiracial woman I've been fetishized a lot in my home country and here in the Netherlands where I live now, I got sexually harassed and stalked so I now barely leave my place.
@@ninim7008 I'm very sorry to hear that. I was lucky to make friends in many places, but I do get that kind of sense that people are only interested in me because I'm "exotic". It's like a lot of the friends I made in America asked me where I was from and then they were like, "Oh, you're from Japan! Konnichiwa! Let me give you a tour of our state!" In Japan it is like, "Oh, so you have American mother and stayed in America? USA USA! Let's have a drink together!" And we became friends that way, but I always feel like an outsider and a curiosity of sorts to everyone I meet.
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Is it me or have I been seeing a trend of the type of African Americans that seem to go to Japan? Except one brotha that was showcased up here. But they all have that same look and style to them....LOL...just saying.
Kenyan here,but can tell his English speaking has somehow been corrupted by Japanese language
Isn't it crazy how racism and prejudice travels like luggage? It blends into the shadow and comes out to show it's ugly when people feel insecure about themselves.
dude you're not kidding, i'm black and if a white person where i live, like at work, etc, over hears us say something positive about latinos they are quick to let us know that latinos hate us too and all this stuff. it's insane.
That's why it's called baggage. We all have something but it's worth getting rid of, whatever it's type.
@@KoreaMojo : Some people have personal baggage and others have gift bags that keep on giving.
@@FlyFreely8272 nicely put 👍 some people are jolly old st. nicks and can't stop giving these bags out
@E Lee You'll never understand. Have a nice day.
His voice sounds like a mix of British, Irish and Australian.
I was just about to post the same thing...I'm not hearing New York, or Florida...
Oh OK..I see...'Speech impediment'.
i thought the same thing, he is more on the australian side to me
Akoga17 ditto, but I was thinking New Zealand. Or, N England and American.
Yeah, this dude does not sound like he is from Orlando at all!
It was great hearing about his experience in Japan. He was speaking facts. My husband & I are black British, we are currently living in Thailand and have done so for nearly 7 years. We have no problems from the Thais only friendliness and welcomed into their homes, even more so that we speak Thai. We experience most racism from foreign tourists, which always seems strange to us!!! We just ignore, it is their problem & ignorance not ours.
Ur brother Esau will hate u anywhere.Thats kind of Biblical
Same. Been going to Thailand for 15 years and I can see the insecurities in other tourists, which is why I tend to not hang around them at times.
The Thais are probably like "this black couple can live in Europe, the US, Africa, anywhere. And they choose to live here. That's cool."
We all know u mean white tourist (;
E Lee You are a bigot, that much is obvious.
This man created his own accent lmao
SO WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Alifa3k - Just like the British accent he likes to use. British people used to sound like Americans. After the revolutionary war to separate themselves. They started talking like how the young man is now.
@@crystalsplace7163 you've got that the wrong way around it was the American accent that deviated away from the various English/Scottish/Welsh/Irish accents that it originated from.
Michael Hayes Your right. But I’m referring to the current British accent. That’s new. Old English sounds like American English. The British accent we here today was made up the 1700’s by British elites. That wanted to separate themselves from Americans.
@@crystalsplace7163 I don't think they cared that much about Americans at that time to be honest and it's more likely that the British elites wanted to separate themselves from the British lower class in the way they talked.
His advice is true about not putting things off. Life is short. We aren't guaranteed tomorrow. I'm enjoying all of these videos!
This guy was such a pleasure to listen to. Heck everyone you have on this channel is so insightful and articulate
They tend not to get a hearing elswhere. That's the beauty of social media - a chance to see that everyone's trying to make it somewhere and everywhere!
_almost_ everyone.
I thought he was from U.K when he started speaking lol I really enjoyed this video. Always come back and watch this channel. I really admire foreign resident who try to learn about Japan, our society, and language because it is not easy to do. Like he said it is easy to complain about it. Hope he will have a great experience in Japan! Actually in my childhood, people from my city (Not Tokyo) always got fascinated by foreigners speaking Japanese no matter how fluent they are. Great video always thanks!
Which city are you from, may I ask?
The older I get I will never understand why ppl choose to hate because of skin color...It just shows that ppl are more follower and not leader and not free thinkers. God created all mankind......
Lack of education and insecurity!
Its simply a brainwashing and conditioning in society thousands of years ago the concept of racism did not exist it was only until sometime later that this concept was created to marginalize and demonize a group of people that this concept was created
It’s lack of experience. Fear of the unknown. Following those who agree to your worst thoughts and not being able to think freely plagues mankind.
If only we were all free-thinkers.
@@tiffanynelson1467 Racism has existed as long if not longer than society has existed. Just goes to show that it's one of the most primitive mob mentalities there is!
There is no God ... in my reality
Was wondering about the accent at first. "You're from America? Really???" I'm glad you explained the reason behind it.
personally i think there's more to that story because aside from the accent the words he's using go beyond an accent. he told someone hi mate, he alslo said zed instead of Z like the U.S. says. he uses the words lads and lass. don't get me wrong, i don't have a problem but i think something else is at play here.
Such as?
@@Doomreb interesting. my son is 10. Hebrew and English he speaks BUT he had speech pro lens because his hearing was low. someone suggested to sort him look at British children shows. I kid you not, he started speaking with a British accent! it was the funniest thing. he called me mum instead of mommy.
it didn't affect his Hebrew which was I teresting. so when one kicks another accent language, one picks up those nuisances.
He sounds a bit Scottish/British to me. Not at all American.
He could have been born there then moved over seas
I love his accent and his positive attitude about life in Japan. Congrats on your sobriety and also putting out two children's books this year. I definitely want to visit Japan one day
@Justin Honest Guy Damn bro chill
I’m glad he addressed his accent because I was curious as to what I am hearing. Yes, oftentimes in my International travels, I’ve found foreigners (mainly Americans) to be the racists abroad. I’ve made conscious efforts NOT to speak to Americans I see because the whole racist attitudes surface. It’s like Black Americans don’t have the right to travel outside the U.S. Well, we do, and we’re everywhere.
Most blacks don't even have a passport much less like to travel abroad..and that's just fine with me.. :)
yeah I know what you mean. I'm French and from what I gather, White French people have that idealized fantasy of Japan being stucked in the Edo period and are offended when they meet Black people living there because it hurts their vision of an ethnically pure Japan (although white expat gets a pass because of course 🙄). God bless all those amazing Black people making a good life for themselves in Japan ✊🏾
@@moustik31 so whats an EDO period?? A white man like me wants to know?
@@expatatlarge5286 google and wikipedia are your friends 🤷🏾♀️
@@moustik31 Im sure it will give me tons of things that start in EDO..but thought u would be nice and kind enough to eleborate on that..lol
He’s really interesting. He’s not the type to live a typical person’s life and he’s living the life he wants. It’s really hard to do that for most people but he’s making it happen. I’m proud of him.
He understands Japan better than any other foreigner I've seen. So observant. Clearly a genius on life in general. Also a beautiful human.
I’ve actually met this guy in Tokyo. He has an interesting story.
Bro, I've seen a bit of that foreigner-on-foreigner racism. It's insane. Now, I don't want to point fingers at a particular race because races are made up of billions of unique individuals with their own opinions influenced by their own particular experiences, but this is how it's usually gone down in my experience:
A white guy who totally 100% thinks his race superior to others would love to watch and learn about Japan hoping to travel there but would hate if a dirty black or brown would want to do the same. I find it funny how quickly they are to remind you that you're the foreigner, even though they themselves are. Bur for them? Oh, you can forget about it because they're * insert their race, in this case, white * so it's different. Loves Asian women, but children mixed with anything brown are abominations. Their mothers ought to be ashamed of themselves for ever sinking so low as to * gasps * love someone who doesn't look like them! Pfft, they have no self-respect and are "race traitors" for getting with a foreigner. Except for him, because he's * insert their race, in this case, white * and those are the only mixes that should ever happen.
In my experience, these are the same people who treat first generation Europeans from immigrant families as foreigners and inferior to themselves. I find it ironic because most of the time these fools are American. Riiiight. So you're a white American, but as American as it gets. People who's family is from somewhere else are dirty foreigners though. Interesting. It's all the double standards in the world unless they (the foreigners) are * insert their race, in this case, white *.
Lowkey I wished they tried to assert their dominance over me. Both of us might get deported.
@@noir935 Nah, don't fall for 'em. Plus, doubt they'll say anything straight to your face anyway. C'mon, think about it. These fools couldn't muster up the courage if they tried.
@@jallei.337 hey sir I'm black and 16 I was wondering do Japanese people like black people.
@@theawesome5687 Aw man, I'm sorry. First off, I'm younger than you. And I apologize for my poor wording. I haven't been to Japan. I was commenting on my experiences from the internet. But I as I've said. Far too many Japanese to say who all likes who. I think that comes down to the individual and largely to their upbringing.
Really interesting interview. I find it sad to think you would travel all the way to Japan only to experience racism from other people who are also visiting.
Yes! Just based on the title and the opening excerpt, I totally felt the same way when I was in Japan. Other Americans and westerners were the ones I experienced more blatant racism from. Of course I didn't entertain them at all. Laughable.
Only watched 10 minutes, but I agree with what you have said. Lived in Japan for 4 years, and I am part Japanese. I never had any discrimination for being part black, but I had discrimination for being foreign (not often though) or for being mixed with Japanese. Any skin color related discrimination came from other foreigners. Overall had a great life in Japan.
Honestly (white guy), I've noticed that no one is more racist to gaijin than other gaijin. Especially the ones that have lived here for more than a year and for someone reason think they are better than other gaijin. It's baffling to me that a country that values respectful good people would attract so many disrespectful gaijin.
This series is so refreshing. Such interesting, well-rounded personalities, and such a novel point of view on discrimination in Japan.
This guy looks so adorable XD his attention to children is endearing!
You seem to have had greatness instilled in you from your youth and have learned a lot in adulthood as well. Congrats on your sobriety. I never really cared about the biography of others until I passed my 30’s. Now, I see its importance and the grace within it. So, I like hearing these stories. Anyone who cares greatly for the well-being and right treatment of children has my support in that.
My son lives in Japan. He’s very tall. He’s famous. I always ask about the culture there. Some is positive and some is very negative. My son is a serious man and has told me in Japan if you get too relaxed with people there they tend to get careless in their speech to black men. I suppose no place on earth is perfect but he likes it there. But his ears are very open.
Wow ! Thank You So Much ! My Brothers and Myself were originally born in
Miami, Florida in the United States
After moving away and living in different states people were always "in shock" when they heard our accents, even/especially other "so called" African Americans/Blacks.
Thank You To You Both For Making and sharing this video !
I like this channel, but this is actually the first interview that I watched in it's entirety. I can get bored easily if a person speaks too slowly, repeats themselves or doesn't have much to say, he didn't do any of those things. He gets to the point, very informative as far as his personality and experience is concerned, intelligent and seems like he has a good heart (loners can have a good heart, I can relate) and really enjoyed what he said and also agreed with a lot of things he said, especially as a POC who has lived in Korea for 7 years and has also visited Japan. Great job.
I can listen to him talk all day.
Smiled as a Black man walked by. Wondered if Ranzo or the young man would notice. "What's up, man?" Simple.
17:13 That is EXACTLY how I've felt, especially when my international friends bring it up, I do think there is a certain layer that we as black people have when it comes to being seen as different. I've loved my time here thus far
If you wear dreadlocks, people worldwide might think that you're a Rasta. After all, Rastas popularized locs, so don't feel offened. The man was just showing some admiration..Lol. Once upon time, Rastas were very much hated. In the Caribbean Islands, Rastas got persecuted for wearing locs and got thrown into prison and beatings etc etc etc.,
Jupiter Wisdom given that it's a hugely popular hairstyle, you should probably not assume that someone sporting it subscribes to that religion.
@@charlescharles6191
I didn't assume anything. I have locs also, but i don't feel offended or get upset if somebody assumes I'm Rasta...lol. I'm from Jamaica, i live in America....and Americans calls Jamaicans Rasta even if you're not sporting locs....once they hear the accent, they call you dread, but i refused to get upset for that....
You are right!
I know in Nigeria people assume any man with dreads is a bum.
my buddy spent time in Japan in the eighties while in the Marines
He considered Japan his second home.He absolutely loved it .
I love your accent. I have a little cousin that watched British cartoons at a early age. When she started talking 2 or 3, she had a British accent, she's now 6 with the same accent. It's amazing. The really crazy thing is her 2 year old sister mimics her and speak with a British accent.
I heard on the news one day, that American kids that watch Pepper Pig, are speaking with a British accent. 😁
His accent is blood good mate
He really has awesome insight and a fearless mindset.
Another great video thank you❤️❤️
Lmao where is your profile pic from?
Corn i have no idea do you want it ill try to send it to u
@@t8mera Yeah it just look familiar, imma see if I can find where its from
Corn whats your insta?
JordanCornbread. The black guy wit that gun lol
Thank you for sharing your Japan experience. It makes me nostalgic to return as I look forward to living there again. 🤘🏾
I am a Canadian of Jamaican descent who lived in Japan in the 1990s. I agree with the OP when he said that many whites from North America and the UK, experienced so much shock when they experienced Japanese xenophobia compared to non-caucasian foreigners. I was perhaps used to being a minority and was used to negotiating my way around while being different. I found some of my North American and UK white collegues did not adapt so well to this.
You are such a sweet man. You have a lot of good qualities. I like what you said about what you want to do for sick children. It is great that you have a band and work as a teacher and the things you want to do for children. Stay away from vultures especially in the music industry. Keep your head up and keep doing what you doing. ✌💯
Another great video! Japan is definitely on my bucket list.
Every video from this channel inspires me. I really Appreciate this.
I'm glad you clarified why your accent is so different. When you said you were from Orlando, the first question I asked myself was what part because I've never heard this specific accent. But yeah, if you were raised in the Celebration area then your accent completely makes sense.
He shouldn't have to justify the way he speaks.
@@michaelhayes4231 No one is asking for justification. He clearly has an accent which I didn't give a second thought until he mentioned he was from Orlando. That is when the curiosity kicked in. I'm from the area and I KNOW folks here do not speak that way. When he explained how he received it, it made perfect sense.
Some comments strongly feel ignorant... Guys you don't know the accent doesn't only come from your place or birth, it also reflects your habits, parents way of speaking, friends, what you hear and mimic everyday etc... You don't know how he was brought up, how he spoke as a teenager. Damn ignorance guys, treat it...
Nice interview. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
he's the first person i hear actually say that whites in Japan aren't praised , i tend to hear the opposite the most of time.
red hair halojeff I think it totally depends on where you live. I used to live in Nagoya and people were generally friendly to foreigners. But I often was treated as less than white men. However, I as a Black woman would be treated better than white women. For example, I’d consistently get “service” at restaurants. (Free food and drinks are always fun to receive.) And the white women wouldn’t get that while I was there. It was the most random thing.
@@teddymoon that's so weird 🙄
@Justin Honest Guy how are blacks parasitic? when whites literally live off everyone else's cultures....
@@halojeff15 lol that dude is a walking bunch of issues and interacting with him will only end up with him dragging us down into his own stew of self-loathing and pettiness. I mean what kind of racist guy spends his time watching a video about Black people living in Japan?! he is looking to get triggered IMO. SAD! 🤷🏾♀️
@@moustik31 you right my sister, no need to feed into his parasitic ways.
Cool dude! Interesting interview!
Enjoyed.
Great interview. He’s very insightful.
I like how the videos are longer
Omg I couldn’t agree more when he talked about what he doesn’t like the most about japan
Its sad the ignorance is hard to avoid. But you dont let it kill your joy. Sadly my bad experience in Japan came from a white Russian woman. It was okay at first then she started treating me like sh*t. Japanese people themselves were very hospitable.
Very interesting guy...wasn't he at the rooftop party last week? When he started speaking I thought he was British but loosing his accent, then he explained the accent...very cleaver guy, had me fooled. Thanks for presenting his story and Happy Easter to you and your family if you celebrate.
I think this guy is British, I like him in any case
I like what he touched on!
I totally relate to this guy!
I'm so glad he's in Japan so he can really be free to be the person he wants to be
it would be really nice if these interviews included social media accounts. The people are so interesting!
They do. If you watch the interview in its entirety you’ll see it. You can also check the video description.
They all do.
He sounds aussie and british in a way. Good man
I love his style.
Love it!! Thank you for sharing your Experience. I wanna go to Japan just for the food 😅
Man you're right. More than the natives, it's the other foreigners who can be a pain in the ass. Japanese people won't like to pick up unnecessary arguments.
While they have their own way of discrimination, I'll still hang out with Japanese than other foreigners.日本人は 楽です。
Good looking dude! Love the hair
cool accent. You’re American with a British accent✌🏼& I think you pronounce your words very well👍🏼
This guy was interesting. He seems like i was a few years ago, but with more focus and clarity. He should have a YT account and vlog.
*_"There are some public onsens that are changing their policies especially in the lieu of the 2020 Olympics"_*
They're going to get a lot of tattooed rugby players later this year for Rugby World Cup.
15:42 seeing how happy that random guy is says Japan is a place for black's to go see for yourself. Makes me happy to step out of the U.S. -random Chicago guy lol
I actually love his accent. He created his own identity
Love this interview. Another black male kicking the sterotypical idea of a black male in the rear. Best of luck to you, guy. Keep on doing you. Love your accent.
Hey my beautiful people
Jon anderson hello!
He's very talkative haha! it was very interesting!
What A Nice Video. Nice 1 My Brother.
Blacks and whites are ok to live in japan ...but can you interview dark skinned south asians ...they will tell you what is racism means
Yepp
Smart kid. "Rs" gave him trouble so he found a version of English that tends to swallow or ignore "Rs" and decided to go with that. That is really clever.
Congrats on the sobriety! Nayokenza has an interesting linguistic pedigree as an African-American being raised in the planned Disney community of Celebration where most of the residents are white and/or British nationals. It's not surprising he'd pick up a British accent from his peers, too. As much as Celebration remains insular, it can't negate it's smack dab in the tourist sector of Kissimmee, FL surrounded by hotels and gift shops on Hwy 192. He had me at synthpop, I will definitely check out his band.
Wow amazed to hear a black American man state his own social privilege in this new society while also being aware of social ills/racism
Japan was one of the few Asian countries that didn’t get colonized by white nations, therefore, are one of the few Asian nations that don’t have the “western” racist mindset.
@Aspelta the fact that you say “even whites” let’s me know you harbor racial ideology and an inferiority complex. Also it’s pretty concerning that you mistake their militarism with fascism. Also even though everyone has a dark past, at least they learned from it. Other Asian countries were colonized but yet still suck up to former colonizers, it’s sickening
Even black people often make assumptions that people with locs are rastafari and smoke weed. It's not a serious case.
Interesting how his accent isn't American. It's quite the asset for all you naysayers that have never lived in an another country for longer than a few weeks
He sounds like an Aussie not a yank
Love this guy
What kind of music does your band play?
This dude's fucking awesome. We think alike and I'm also from Orlando, FL and went to school near where he went and now I'm living in Yokohama (near Tokyo). Strange coincidence. I need to be friend's with this big buck. Lol
where can you find his band?
Everyone who speaks a language has an accent.
Is 0 a number?
@@cooliipie
Is nothing, something?
Good interview
I wonder if certain black male viewers will discount this young man's experience with racism in Japan or if that's only reserved for black women. 😏
Anyway, cool interview. I like his perspective on introspection.
Black fragility
NPC 01001011 how is it fragile?
I like your hair!
YES A BROTHA INTO METAL & INDUSTRIAL MUSIC IN JAPAN! WHAHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Nayokenza Robyn Oliver, I'm African American and you sound British. 😊 I am happy that you left the United States where it is difficult for African-American males and have found a peaceful life in Japan. Learn about melanin so that you can explain your beautiful brown skin color. Black is a political term.
A full blown American with a Scottish-Irish-British accent. Love it! ☺️
He nailed it. Great interview.
Hey, I’m from the O.
Good guy and perspective. Of course Japan doesn't openly accept outside advice on how to run their own country, because they have witnessed the damage done by doing so in Russia, the US, etc. Be glad that they are as nice as they are now.
that's just ridiculous: not all foreign advice is bad because it's foreign. don't be prejudiced people and open your mind. listen to all, no matter the origin, THEN make your own judgement. that's just basic life wisdom 😐
@Justin Honest Guy You missed the point bud.
I believe everything you said.
He sounds southern, like A Central Mississippian. Where they say "Cawh/cah" instead of car. If your name is Charlie they'll call you Chaw'leh or chal'é. And they say hawd/haa' instead of hard etc.
haha did he say Veggietales!!?
kAToNROY he said Ve-ge-ta-ble; he broke up the words in syllables.
Yep. When he was talking about his Christian upbringing.
Went to Japan nice people....love it just high
He basically said "American racism inoculated me against, Japanese xenophobia."
Very interesting.
Another interesting video. hmm I'm multilingual and I've always had an accent in literally every language I speak even my 2 mother tongues that made people where I'm from assuming I was a foreigner..... my entire life I've been viewed as a foreigner lol
Me too. French is my first language and i lowkey feel offended when people tell me i speak it well but know it's because of my accent
Same for me. I am biracial, born and raised in Shizuoka but with American mother and dual-citizenship to both US and Japan, and spent some time in my teens in Singapore and Hong Kong, then US, and aside from becoming bilingual, I also became kind of confused about all the different cultures and slang and etiquette and what's popular in every country (including Japan).
So I always got treated like a foreigner no matter where I went, and I stopped resisting it. Nowadays if I don't feel like explaining my whole background, I tell Americans and Europeans that I'm from Japan since I look and sound somewhat Asian. I tell Asians I am from America since I look and sound somewhat white. It is kind of lonely always feeling like a foreigner but I've made some very nice friends that way, and I've come to become observant of lots of things being the constant "outsider".
@@makimoments ahaha my first languages are English and Papiamentu..... And I also speak Dutch and Spanish. These are mandatory languages you need to learn where I'm from, luckily since I'm multicultural, I was thought 2 languages by my family and the other 2 at school but I have an accent in all and I don't know why. I never care for how others perceive me I just find it ignorant if people judge others like this because the island I'm from is a multiracial multicultural and multi language island so to assume I'm a foreigner is just stupid. I would be also mistaken for a race I'm not a lot lol.
@@AnonyMous-og3ct ah I'm multiracial born on the island called Curaçao in the Caribbean. And I speak 4 languages, English and Papiamentu being my first languages (mother tongues) I never cared for what people thought of me and I still don't, and sadly where I'm from and where I live now isn't a place where I'll be able to make friends due to so much ignorance, judgemental mentality and low key or direct ignorant racism and pure rasim. As a multiracial woman I've been fetishized a lot in my home country and here in the Netherlands where I live now, I got sexually harassed and stalked so I now barely leave my place.
@@ninim7008 I'm very sorry to hear that. I was lucky to make friends in many places, but I do get that kind of sense that people are only interested in me because I'm "exotic". It's like a lot of the friends I made in America asked me where I was from and then they were like, "Oh, you're from Japan! Konnichiwa! Let me give you a tour of our state!" In Japan it is like, "Oh, so you have American mother and stayed in America? USA USA! Let's have a drink together!" And we became friends that way, but I always feel like an outsider and a curiosity of sorts to everyone I meet.
Funny story... I went to high school with him! He's married now
I had a similar experience during my trip to Japan.
Why is everyone obsessed with this man’s accent??????
skin color is a class thing in eastern pacific rim asia