We have the honor system payment method where I live in a small town in east Texas. In the summer when local growers are selling watermelons they just leave them outside with a plastic box that says $5 each
Same…In Wisconsin lots of the small farmers who have vegetables will put a table in front of their homes with the veggies on it and a cashbox on one end…grab a bag of veggies and throw in a couple bucks…Small town in Northeast WI and everyone knows each other…I think a teenager took the cash one time years back and his parents made him go to everyone’s home and personally apologize. He had to work on the farmer’s farm for a couple of weeks doing hard labor…I don’t think other than than that there ever was an issue. Now go down to Milwaukee and that cash box would like 60 seconds.
@@chernobyl169don’t underestimate people. We have a apple grove because apple were kind of a big deal where I’m from in Germany and people would actually drive up there and start stealing apples. It wasn’t really a problem since we only had the orchard for private purposes and it would always be enough to make apple cider and compote for us but I think these people would also do it to someone who financially relies on his fruit. Put enough people together and eventually singular assholes will appear and make enough trouble so that everyone needs to look out.
The honor system is used all over America for selling fresh fruits and veggies, crafts, bundles of firewood, maple syrup, etc… You just haven’t been in the right parts of America.
The people here are out of touch lmao. America could never because it’s over populated and under governed. Having freedom doesn’t mean the police shouldn’t be able to run properly.
There are multiple fresh produce stands where I live in the Michigan. As far as I know, their honor system works! (I assume they wouldn't continue stocking them if it didn't)
I don’t know about you, but my country has very similar stuff, tons of people use the honor system to sell eggs, fruits, veggies, and jam near me, that big store she described is literally just a Walmart, the only thing we don’t have is super cheap food, but that’s because I’m on an island with only one city on it
When I was with my parents in one of these departament stores we saw a section with „cosplays”. We were curious and what we saw was mostly adult cosplays 💀
in Germany, the honor system is still a thing too, and it works surprisingly well (mostly for things like newspapers, flowers or fields to pick your own food like strawberry fields)
The honor system is actually used all over the US. I had no idea until I moved from my childhood home in NYC to upstate NY. I was so confused when I first saw all these farm stands everywhere full of honey, vegetables, firewood, handmade furniture etc. for sale and no one around to collect money. You’ll find them usually in Rural areas but I’ve even seen some in the suburban areas of Niagara falls for example in the lower crime areas.
@spraycandy01 I've lived in the US my entire life and I've never seen the honors system in practice literally anywhere. Not sure about other parts of the country, but that would definitely not go over well in the suburbs of Chicago.
Lol my buddy and i wandered into that section 😭😂 We were like “…Well we’re already here. Let’s see what’s the wierdest thing we can find”. Ooooh boy are they creative over there.
O boy.... im good I feel like Japanese Korn is way way too messed up for me 😂. It's almost like if my puke became alive and thought up Korn for humans 😂
A: "DON DON DON DONKEY, DONKEY CHOTTEEE, DAI DA DA DA DAI DA DA DA BE DUUUUUU!" B: "He was never the same again, ever since he returned from his vacation in Tokyo..."
I can deal with Donki’s theme. The theme of the local groccery store of where I lived in Osaka is another story. It was singing about how good fish was for you and that it will make you smarter. It was those two concepts endlessly and even though it was played near the fish section, you could hear it throughout the store. That was in 2018 and it still occasionally gets randomly stuck in my head.
That's not a local grocery store's theme song. That song was created by a nationwide fisheries cooperative organization, and was played (and sometimes still is) in grocery stores all over the country.
Meanwhile: mercury and lead in fish slowly debilitates your brain (there is no safe amount of mercury or lead in the human diet), and the microplastics slowly accumulate in your tissues. Yes I know tons of people eat fish every day blah blah blah blah blah. I'm not wrong. Deal with it.
don't get me wrong i love donki but as a Japanese speaker I was trying my best not to scream when Donki escaped Japan and stared opening literally everywhere where i live overseas, and began chanting Donki the name over and over again and also discounts for like 20 minutes (i didn't hear the fish though I did see weird documentaries of how natural,local, seasonal and good their vegetables are while I was trying to get some refrigerated sweet potatoes, odd thing is other people around me actually jammed to the music
In the southern US states we have an honor system in the farming community where people will put products in a wooden shed and you can take what you want and leave money for the owner.
@@MrSmiley.064 sure, but I don't really see a problem with that. It's things that are natural, that would be like freaking out because of how normal n*de beaches are...
"Honor system, which I don't know if that would work in my country" Where are you from? If from US, I'd just like to point out there are various, albeit sparse, locations where honor system is still used. For example, when I went camping, the campground provided firewood bundles for $3 each, but there was no sales person there, just a box for you to drop cash in when grabbing a bundle. Many federal campgrounds you can check-in when no one is in attendance by paying for your camp spot via an envelope and dropping it in a box. Give your country a bit more credit, it's mostly the densely populated crime-ridden areas where an honor system would be a problem. Most traditional, small-town areas would work wonderfully on it.
oh- yeah I was so curious because like why would there be a whole adult section in the mall where kids can't enter lol i thought this could be related to some sexual stuff or adultery? but then i was like how is this possible?😭 anyways thanks and forgive my dirty mind
Yes is the US in rural area we have a very similar culture of trusting our neighbors enough to leave a bin out for money next to a vegetable stand (for example). It’s just the cities MAILY that are filled with people that would take the cash others left and all the food or you’d just have everyone walking by grabbing food as they go and not paying
@@SmileyEmps It would still work in the cities of Japan as well. Literally outside their biggest airport is a giant parking lot full of bicycles where Japanese people leave their bicycles unlocked, many times with suitcases, bags, helmets, biking shoes attached. Nothing is stolen.
Nah, it is just law of large numbers. Rural areas have smaller populations where neighbors know each other so it is harder to steal under the veil of anonymity. However, that doesn't mean it does not work when the population is much larger. Los Angeles metro line literally uses an honor system for tickets. There is a fine if you are caught, but there is no ticket inspector on trains.
I live in a small town in the US, only about 30,000 people, and there are a few stands that sell flowers or fruit in the spring and summer and they sell based on the honor system 😊❤ I think the problem is more with large cities 😅 Edit: I was actually off in the population count 😂 there's about 20,000 people in my town, not 30,000. My bad! 🤣 still, the point stays the same about what I said 😂💛
It always feels so weird seeing small towns that are so large (in my head I close it as 20k) I am just reminded of that one Tumblr post about the op being a villager.... -an Aussie living in an area where the honour system is reliable, used heavily and people often overpay
@@adzey123 I guess that makes sense that what is considered a small town might be different since the population of Australia is less than the population of just the state of California for example, so it totally makes sense to me that 30k people doesn't sound like a small town to you 😂💕 it's just the surrounding cities have around 500k+ people so it makes towns like mine with only 30k feel really small 😅
@@bhandos9062the honour system works anywhere where people are at a similar economic level. The inner city has high levels of income inequality so it wouldn’t work there depending on the area. If you choose a neighbourhood that’s middle class then it can definitely work since everyone is at the same income level and no one is so poor that they need to steal.
Here's an example of how the "honor system" works in America. A little less than a year ago the Panera restaurants started using self-checkout machines. So that you wouldn't have to wait for your drink they left stacks of cups at the self-checkouts if you paid for one. Well sure enough I just went to one the other day and all of the places for cups are now empty with signs that say please pick up your cup at the drop off. I asked the cashier if it was due to a theft problem and she just rolled her eyes and said "You have NO idea! Literally every day."
@@mugikuyu9403 It has nothing to do with income inequality and everything to do with culture. Cities are rife with a culture built around rejecting morals and only focusing on the self, while rural towns are all about keeping the community whole and protecting their way of life. You *have* to trust your neighbors, whereas city life *insists* that you never do.
Yeah, just like how 99% of the things on these pages are only in tourist areas. You would think America was futuristic too if you never leave Manhattan.
@@redthegamer12 I’ve been to nyc I don’t think futuristic cities would have piles of trash taller than me or homeless people living in bushes in the most famous park in the city. For reference I’m 6.1ft tall.
WAHHH!! THE GIANT GUNDAM IN THE BACK AT THE START OF THE VIDEO! I went and visited it last september and i got to go up to the observation decks! Im so sad that they are closing it down as I love gundam and would totally come back to see the shows but it is what it is
The ranch I go to has an honor system for buying Tshirts and stuff too! Its out in Mukwanago. They used to sell eggs but don't anymore. But its a horse ranch on 83.
There's an honor system well that's open for people to fill from nearby me. And in Falls County TX there's a fountain of mineral spring water that's perpetual and free! Does it work super well for "honor"? Idk but I like that it's available
@@freddiefackelmayer5267you wouldn’t do it in any place where there’s a large poverty rate. Choose the right neighbourhoods in the inner city and it would work just as well.
The honor system works in the united states, just in areas with low crime AKA not major cities. My town has a convenience store/gas station that's owned by a family who are never there. The only times they're at the store is to open, close, supervise a refuel, and lastly restocking shelves once a week. You go in, and buy whatever you need with no person there. There's only like three total cameras. I've asked the owners son how much they lose to theft, and he said it was a "negligible loss, because there's nothing of value to steal. Everyone here is pretty nice." So....as long as you're not in a major city. The honor system works just fine.
I know, so sad. Was so fortunate to go there last year, especially now knowing it wasn't a permanent thing. If you haven't seen it, look for the drone show they had on closing night. It was amazing.
You say "Oh the honor system wouldn't work" but I'm certain rural parts of the states farmers have stands and drop boxes. There's usually a camera to make sure you pay, but still. Not a bad way to get fresh honey or sometimes produce.
the honour system is also used a lot in my country. in switzerland if you go to the countryside, the mountains, the alps and you pass a farmer house, there is a good chance they have a little "farm store" with home made products with produce from the farm. Also there are a lot of flower fields where you can cut off some flowers in exchange for like 2 dollars. Really handy if you go visit someone on the weekend and forgot to buy flowers. And I've never heard of anyone abusing that trust. Also in a lot of cities in switzerland we have these "tiny libraries" on the streets where you can basically put books you don't want anymore and in exchange take books you like out of the cabinet, also community fridges where you can put food you don't need but is also still edible for people to take.
We have libraries like that in suburban neighborhoods where I live! We call them "Little Free Libraries" and people usually build them somewhere that's sort of on their property but still easily accessible from the public sidewalk, or a bit further from houses and on the sidewalk altogether. People take a book or two that they want and drop off any gently used books they're finished with so others can enjoy them. I once found a book there for one of my classes when i was lucky enough to find it! It's called "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn.
Sooo envious that you got to go to see the life size Gundam. I was planning to see it, if I ever managed to make it to Japan, until I found out that it was/has been taken down. 😭
It’s extremely prevalent in the suburbs or rural areas of America. My suburb/beach town has one on every block. Books, school supplies for kids(free for kids to take), eggs, fruit/vegetables, garden tools, firewood, ect. They’re kept very neat as well.
@@Felis-Concolor then that area has a trust amongst themselves which just corelates to less crime rate(I am just saying it on my own don't take it too seriously)
Do not take your kids into Don Quijote for too long. They will sing the song to you after a while. Also, if you want super cheap food, they usually start marking down food in the supermarkets after 7 or 9pm, depending on the place. Sure it's not fresh, but it becomes very cheap if they still have it.
When I visited Japan, I was weirded out and oddly annoyed by the yellow bumps forming pathways all around, making it extremely inconvenient to lug around my suitcase Turns out, I later realized they were paths for the blind to guide them with their stick. This made me really happy that Japan is just that inclusive and really proves you can’t always judge a book by its cover! 😅😊
Gamer noodles? They can't be "gamer" noodles, they don't have any rainbow, LED lights. Everyone knows that TRUE gaming things have rainbow colored LED lights!
It's not uncommon at all to see honor system sales in the US... Just not in big cities. Out in the country people will leave out their produce they harvested that week, along with a bucket for cash.
@@deathheatedI don’t think we can compare art to consumables. But if we pretend that we can then it would also matter where you do this, so where do you do it? If there’s income inequality in the community you place it in then it likely won’t work as the cost-benefit calculations for a thief as different in such a place.
@@mugikuyu9403 i have a few different little boxes, a few on the south side (where it is poorer, i grew up there and the income is very low) and a few on the north side, where it is a lot wealthier. i actually see more “theft” in the north side.
@@deathheated that makes sense since that’s also where the income inequality would be visible enough that theft becomes a means of getting equal. That said though, art and consumables are t comparable. If you want to have fun then try and put consumables there one days, stuff like coke cans, chips, cupcakes, fruits and the likes and see how it goes.
Honor system is also in Norway in some farmers shops. You go there, grab what you need and pay by putting money in a box. People can steal them easily, probably some do sadly. But I guess it isn't that common if farmers do this.
We have an honesty box here in Scotland, some places leave a box and a price list, theres a farm near me and sells farm fresh ingredients using this system!!! If you dont have cash some leave their bank names for you to pay to them
For those who don't know they tend to use coins more than paper... 500 yen is roughly $3.50 right now. She kind of makes it sound like it's 50 cents or something just because of the coin. It's not. Us Americans just think coins means a dollar or less because I'm pretty sure that those high as our coin value goes I'm not sure if they make $2 coins I'm pretty sure $1 is the highest
Maybe you missed the point? For 500 yen or $3.50, are you able to get that much quality in your country? Not to mention that there are much cheaper bento from 7-11 in Japan with the same quality of food.
As someone from Texas, honor system for sure works in America! Over in the border towns, folks will leave out little mats and tables with decorational painted wood carvings and sculptures with price tags and a money bin next to it. Based on how common they are next to the Rio Grande, I'd say it works out pretty well.
As someone who’s visited a Japanese department store that’s come to my country, I can confirm that they blast the theme song but sell literally almost any food item inside
Caffinated cup noodles is CRAZY but also maybe exactly what a poor grad student needs...
My hypertension risked heart is palpitating at the thought 😂
Caffeinated noodles... THAT'S GENIUS. Especially for a country like Japan.
Affordability and efficiency all balled up into one energy packed meal lol
Insane product, but I can totally see it succeeding
I’ve had them them there good
We have the honor system payment method where I live in a small town in east Texas. In the summer when local growers are selling watermelons they just leave them outside with a plastic box that says $5 each
To be fair, it's pretty difficult to make off with a basket of watermelons
A hospital here in Texas does the honor system for popcorn and small snacks too. Seems it only works in places where honor actually exists on its own
Same…In Wisconsin lots of the small farmers who have vegetables will put a table in front of their homes with the veggies on it and a cashbox on one end…grab a bag of veggies and throw in a couple bucks…Small town in Northeast WI and everyone knows each other…I think a teenager took the cash one time years back and his parents made him go to everyone’s home and personally apologize. He had to work on the farmer’s farm for a couple of weeks doing hard labor…I don’t think other than than that there ever was an issue. Now go down to Milwaukee and that cash box would like 60 seconds.
FIVE DOLLAR WATERMELONS IM FREAKING THERE DUDE
@@chernobyl169don’t underestimate people. We have a apple grove because apple were kind of a big deal where I’m from in Germany and people would actually drive up there and start stealing apples.
It wasn’t really a problem since we only had the orchard for private purposes and it would always be enough to make apple cider and compote for us but I think these people would also do it to someone who financially relies on his fruit.
Put enough people together and eventually singular assholes will appear and make enough trouble so that everyone needs to look out.
the honor system would NOT work in america😭
The honor system is used all over America for selling fresh fruits and veggies, crafts, bundles of firewood, maple syrup, etc… You just haven’t been in the right parts of America.
It works pretty well in parks and other places. Now where I grew up in Singapore.....while you won't get robbed, you won't get tips either
It would if you get a mandatory 3 years in prison for stealing from those boxes like in Japan…
It does all the time, you just have to live in a high trust community. I buy my eggs and honey at a stand with an honor box.
The people here are out of touch lmao. America could never because it’s over populated and under governed. Having freedom doesn’t mean the police shouldn’t be able to run properly.
as soon as i heard "blasting" i knew it was don quijote 😂😂
The song is 10/10. Would listen to it in my car. No complaints here.
Bic Camera also blasts music, but I kinda like it!
Thanks to Yakuza. I know what Don Quijote is
@@patricklee4581 I only know about Donki thanks to Tonikaku Kawaii (ToniKawa) because they had to get a futon.
I didn't think of ol' Don, my first thought hearing grocery store theme songs was actually Junes from Persona 4
Honor system usually works where I live and I'm kinda glad about it
Usually works in Norway as well (where I live)
In Germany as well, or at least Bavaria,i can't really say if it's also a thing inother german states,but i think it is
There are multiple fresh produce stands where I live in the Michigan. As far as I know, their honor system works! (I assume they wouldn't continue stocking them if it didn't)
@@velvet6923 ye, I've lived in Bremen, lower Saxony and Baden-Württemberg so far, seems to be mostly working everywhere
U.S. is a no no for the honor system lol. Even the non thieves (normal civilians) have no honor towards anything 😂
Things that make no sense:
Good services
Honest communities
Affordable food
Yep
Yikes
I don’t know about you, but my country has very similar stuff, tons of people use the honor system to sell eggs, fruits, veggies, and jam near me, that big store she described is literally just a Walmart, the only thing we don’t have is super cheap food, but that’s because I’m on an island with only one city on it
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The second one is probably because of the mafia😂.. umm I meant Yakuza
When I was with my parents in one of these departament stores we saw a section with „cosplays”. We were curious and what we saw was mostly adult cosplays 💀
Oh lord that would of been horrific
Spencer’s vibes lol
Yodobashi and don Quixote are sensory nightmares lmfao but they got some great stuff
My friend went to donki and told me the "Toy Section" had both regular toys and adult toys just right in front of each other 😭 absolutely unhinged
@@palmberry5576 Spencer's is fucking awesome just in general
Caffeinated noodles sounds like it would be a top seller to uni students
in Germany, the honor system is still a thing too, and it works surprisingly well (mostly for things like newspapers, flowers or fields to pick your own food like strawberry fields)
us germans still have honour sometimes
@TheChristianRacemy brother in Christ 🤍⚡️
For now.
Interesting but also I like your Ranni pfp.
Haha honor and the USA is a joke. Yes I German it still a thing
The honor system in America is like leaving a bowl of candy outside on Halloween and expecting kids to only take one each. 😂
And they end up taking the whole bowl
The honor system is actually used all over the US. I had no idea until I moved from my childhood home in NYC to upstate NY. I was so confused when I first saw all these farm stands everywhere full of honey, vegetables, firewood, handmade furniture etc. for sale and no one around to collect money. You’ll find them usually in Rural areas but I’ve even seen some in the suburban areas of Niagara falls for example in the lower crime areas.
@@spraycandy01 that would make more sense since the high crime rates are mainly in the cities
@spraycandy01 I've lived in the US my entire life and I've never seen the honors system in practice literally anywhere. Not sure about other parts of the country, but that would definitely not go over well in the suburbs of Chicago.
@@KeelahVhenan Same lol. Wasn’t til I was in my 20s that I saw them out mostly in the rural areas.
Lol my buddy and i wandered into that section 😭😂 We were like “…Well we’re already here. Let’s see what’s the wierdest thing we can find”. Ooooh boy are they creative over there.
O boy.... im good I feel like Japanese Korn is way way too messed up for me 😂. It's almost like if my puke became alive and thought up Korn for humans 😂
@@catalinnicolaevici2061Korn??
@@catalinnicolaevici2061 nah dude it wasn’t p*rn… it was tools, toys, and devices. 👀
@@sheilaaquila684you know what rhymes with korn😔
Corn 😊@@koreafan123.
That gundam in the background I believe that one is life size
It moves and lights up as well, tickets are quite expensive but they are planning to demolish it soon so it’s worth it if you go 😁
@@tonightwestealthsmoon it permanently closed at the end of March.
Yup, it's the Yokohama Gundam. I was lucky enough to go see it before it permanently closed in March.
@NeoDarkEther oh that stinks 😢
A: "DON DON DON DONKEY, DONKEY CHOTTEEE, DAI DA DA DA DAI DA DA DA BE DUUUUUU!"
B: "He was never the same again, ever since he returned from his vacation in Tokyo..."
ドンドンドン ドンキ
ドン・キホーテ
ボリューム満点激安ジャングル
Don don don Don ki Don Quixote
I've never been to Japan, but I still randomly hear that "Don don don, don qui, don quixote!" in my head because of the Yakuza/Like a Dragon games lol
C. All of the above
When Don Don Donki came to my country and opened its first store, I swear the song overtook my life for a week
I can deal with Donki’s theme. The theme of the local groccery store of where I lived in Osaka is another story. It was singing about how good fish was for you and that it will make you smarter. It was those two concepts endlessly and even though it was played near the fish section, you could hear it throughout the store. That was in 2018 and it still occasionally gets randomly stuck in my head.
That's not a local grocery store's theme song. That song was created by a nationwide fisheries cooperative organization, and was played (and sometimes still is) in grocery stores all over the country.
Meanwhile: mercury and lead in fish slowly debilitates your brain (there is no safe amount of mercury or lead in the human diet), and the microplastics slowly accumulate in your tissues.
Yes I know tons of people eat fish every day blah blah blah blah blah. I'm not wrong. Deal with it.
@@allendracabal0819 It's annoyingggg 😭😭
don't get me wrong i love donki but as a Japanese speaker I was trying my best not to scream when Donki escaped Japan and stared opening literally everywhere where i live overseas, and began chanting Donki the name over and over again and also discounts for like 20 minutes (i didn't hear the fish though I did see weird documentaries of how natural,local, seasonal and good their vegetables are while I was trying to get some refrigerated sweet potatoes, odd thing is other people around me actually jammed to the music
@@popcorn1601 calling a then-local chain store opening franchises worldwide as " escaping " is hilarious omfg 😭 😭 😭
I just recently found your shorts, and they are a nice breath of charming vicarious life. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.
This is so nice 😭 thank you so much for joining us, even if it’s just for one short!
@thehitobito :^) You're very welcome. Thank you for making my days just a bit more whimsical.
I like shorts. They're comfy and easy to wear.
Ngl I thot they meant pants 😅
Shorts are like the skirts of pants
Don qui and other big department stores made me realize why theres so much theme music in jrpgs
Caffeinated Noodles is like a Futurama joke I never thought would come true.
GOD LOVES YOU!
In the southern US states we have an honor system in the farming community where people will put products in a wooden shed and you can take what you want and leave money for the owner.
They have that up north too
Yeah I live in Pennsylvania and the farmers in the rural areas do this as well.
@@MSSynsyterGates southerners think everything is specific to them. Bizarre superiority complex they got going on
@FD_and_B it's because we're the best
@@FD_and_Bhe never said it was specific to the south, you’re getting mad about words that weren’t said lol
We got a sneek peek in the adult section lol
They need to make that curtain longer heeheehee
Imagine a kid accidentally runs in there and sees everything 💀
Imagine your a tourist and you bring your whole family to the adult section by accident.
@@MrSmiley.064 Nothing he probably hasn't seen on they internet already
@@MrSmiley.064 sure, but I don't really see a problem with that. It's things that are natural, that would be like freaking out because of how normal n*de beaches are...
"Honor system, which I don't know if that would work in my country"
Where are you from? If from US, I'd just like to point out there are various, albeit sparse, locations where honor system is still used. For example, when I went camping, the campground provided firewood bundles for $3 each, but there was no sales person there, just a box for you to drop cash in when grabbing a bundle. Many federal campgrounds you can check-in when no one is in attendance by paying for your camp spot via an envelope and dropping it in a box.
Give your country a bit more credit, it's mostly the densely populated crime-ridden areas where an honor system would be a problem. Most traditional, small-town areas would work wonderfully on it.
“I wonder if she will awkwardly smile at the camera the whole time again”
Yes, yes she does.
It kinda puts me off tbh
It's not that bad.
Who am I kidding, it's hilarious
Shes so quirky and weird, not like other girs! Lol Japan rawr xd
I kinda want to know if she was like that before she got to Japan, or if she picked it up there.
@@gloving4hireIm fucking dead 😭
" the honour system or honesty box" works just fine in more rural parts of England, from buying free range eggs to milk. 😊
Same with here in NZ
same here in Italy, somehow everything works fine when you're far from the metropolis
Same here in rural Germany 😊
I cannot even put out a bowl of candy on halloween when Im out with my kids and expect my neighbors to honor it. In America.
Honor system is everywhere in rural America too. Would never work in the city, though.
That side eye to the adult section was perfect
Y-yeah, I ended up there "accidentally" despite it being blocked by a curtain with a huge 18 on it. haha
what's inside that area
@@mishal81 taxes, resumes, health insurance. It is an ADULT section for ADULTs so it has stuff kids don't need to concern themselves with.
oh- yeah I was so curious because like why would there be a whole adult section in the mall where kids can't enter lol i thought this could be related to some sexual stuff or adultery? but then i was like how is this possible?😭 anyways thanks and forgive my dirty mind
Great grandfather had honor system on his farm in Massachusetts. Honor system works but only with a good and trust community.
The honor system 100% works in America too.... just not in metro areas.
I wonder what demographic that lives in metro areas would make this kind of thing not viable
@@Boomburd rich people
Not the other persons comment getting deleted 😭
The "usual suspects" 😂@@Boomburd
It does???!
Yes is the US in rural area we have a very similar culture of trusting our neighbors enough to leave a bin out for money next to a vegetable stand (for example). It’s just the cities MAILY that are filled with people that would take the cash others left and all the food or you’d just have everyone walking by grabbing food as they go and not paying
I’m 90% sure the place in Japan where you steam the eggs is also rural. Stuff like that just doesn’t work in cities usually
@@SmileyEmps Agreed, in city’s people tend to become more self centered
@@SmileyEmps It would still work in the cities of Japan as well. Literally outside their biggest airport is a giant parking lot full of bicycles where Japanese people leave their bicycles unlocked, many times with suitcases, bags, helmets, biking shoes attached. Nothing is stolen.
@@Zr0g_Schwiftyyou're also less likely to personally know your neighbor
Nah, it is just law of large numbers. Rural areas have smaller populations where neighbors know each other so it is harder to steal under the veil of anonymity. However, that doesn't mean it does not work when the population is much larger.
Los Angeles metro line literally uses an honor system for tickets. There is a fine if you are caught, but there is no ticket inspector on trains.
R I.P life-sized gundam ❤
Greatest tragedy since Operation British 😔
I was lucky enough to see it in Nov 2022. Unfortunately the Unicorn Gunsam was dismantled for maintenance.
They actually took it down? 😢 I thought it was a joke.
My girl looks like a ghost 😂
Caffeinated cup of noodles sign me up please 😭
I live in a small town in the US, only about 30,000 people, and there are a few stands that sell flowers or fruit in the spring and summer and they sell based on the honor system 😊❤ I think the problem is more with large cities 😅
Edit: I was actually off in the population count 😂 there's about 20,000 people in my town, not 30,000. My bad! 🤣 still, the point stays the same about what I said 😂💛
I live in a town of about 35k and that definitely wouldn’t work here after people found out about it.
@@didgejamman well, I guess that just goes to show just how big the US is and just how different all these places are 😂💕
It always feels so weird seeing small towns that are so large (in my head I close it as 20k)
I am just reminded of that one Tumblr post about the op being a villager....
-an Aussie living in an area where the honour system is reliable, used heavily and people often overpay
@@adzey123 I guess that makes sense that what is considered a small town might be different since the population of Australia is less than the population of just the state of California for example, so it totally makes sense to me that 30k people doesn't sound like a small town to you 😂💕 it's just the surrounding cities have around 500k+ people so it makes towns like mine with only 30k feel really small 😅
That's too many zeroes to be a small town
She just looks shocked wherever she goes
when she looks shocked, she reminds me of Sansa Stark😹
Dude I *need* those Cinnamonroll and Kuro plushies so badly.
Same
The honor system is somewhat common in rural America.
Now try putting it on new york or chicago
@@bhandos9062the honour system works anywhere where people are at a similar economic level. The inner city has high levels of income inequality so it wouldn’t work there depending on the area. If you choose a neighbourhood that’s middle class then it can definitely work since everyone is at the same income level and no one is so poor that they need to steal.
Here's an example of how the "honor system" works in America. A little less than a year ago the Panera restaurants started using self-checkout machines. So that you wouldn't have to wait for your drink they left stacks of cups at the self-checkouts if you paid for one.
Well sure enough I just went to one the other day and all of the places for cups are now empty with signs that say please pick up your cup at the drop off. I asked the cashier if it was due to a theft problem and she just rolled her eyes and said "You have NO idea! Literally every day."
Yup, unmanned stalls of produce every year along the highway
@@mugikuyu9403 It has nothing to do with income inequality and everything to do with culture. Cities are rife with a culture built around rejecting morals and only focusing on the self, while rural towns are all about keeping the community whole and protecting their way of life. You *have* to trust your neighbors, whereas city life *insists* that you never do.
Your facial expressions helped remind me I wasn’t looking at a doll lol
It's botox
I didn't even notice tbh
I imagine she probably gets a lot of comments on how porcelain her skin looks in japan, apparently they're really into that
@@patrickbateman1660💀 lmfao okay buddy
@@ExistentialConfusion is it lol. She has posted about it before. It's why her forehead doesn't work
I need gamer noodles
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They would have to rename them "Finals Exam Cramming Noodles" here.
I don't know why 😅😅😅
But her smile is giving me Annabelle vibes 😂😂😂
"GIVE ME THE MONEY IN THE REGISTER"
*music starts playing LOUDLY*
The honor system works decently in rural America. Just not urban America
Yeah, just like how 99% of the things on these pages are only in tourist areas. You would think America was futuristic too if you never leave Manhattan.
@@redthegamer12 I’ve been to nyc I don’t think futuristic cities would have piles of trash taller than me or homeless people living in bushes in the most famous park in the city.
For reference I’m 6.1ft tall.
@@FatBoy42069 I meant more of times Square but you should get the point. People portray Japan as some utopian society, but they are just like us.
I just said the same thing... Works fine in Amish country. Doesn't work so well in downtown Philadelphia.
Don don don..don ki~🎶
Always stuck in my head after 2-3hours of shopping
Imagine if the gumdam was drivable
WAHHH!! THE GIANT GUNDAM IN THE BACK AT THE START OF THE VIDEO! I went and visited it last september and i got to go up to the observation decks! Im so sad that they are closing it down as I love gundam and would totally come back to see the shows but it is what it is
R.I.P GYF
As someone that wants to visit Japan one day, this news made me sad too.
My husband never got to go see it while we lived in Okinawa. It was during Covid and he's so bummed.
In Wisconsin we do a ton of honor system. Mostly for chicken eggs and veggies. Especially corn!!
The ranch I go to has an honor system for buying Tshirts and stuff too! Its out in Mukwanago. They used to sell eggs but don't anymore. But its a horse ranch on 83.
There's an honor system well that's open for people to fill from nearby me. And in Falls County TX there's a fountain of mineral spring water that's perpetual and free! Does it work super well for "honor"? Idk but I like that it's available
Yeah you couldn't do it in a city but I see egg and firewood stands all the time with a cash box
@@freddiefackelmayer5267you wouldn’t do it in any place where there’s a large poverty rate. Choose the right neighbourhoods in the inner city and it would work just as well.
As somebody who has only been to Japan in video games, I immediately thought "Every day is great at your Junes"
The honor system works in the united states, just in areas with low crime AKA not major cities. My town has a convenience store/gas station that's owned by a family who are never there.
The only times they're at the store is to open, close, supervise a refuel, and lastly restocking shelves once a week. You go in, and buy whatever you need with no person there. There's only like three total cameras.
I've asked the owners son how much they lose to theft, and he said it was a "negligible loss, because there's nothing of value to steal. Everyone here is pretty nice."
So....as long as you're not in a major city. The honor system works just fine.
I love the gundam in the background.
RIP granddaddy Gundam
I know, so sad. Was so fortunate to go there last year, especially now knowing it wasn't a permanent thing. If you haven't seen it, look for the drone show they had on closing night. It was amazing.
You say "Oh the honor system wouldn't work" but I'm certain rural parts of the states farmers have stands and drop boxes. There's usually a camera to make sure you pay, but still. Not a bad way to get fresh honey or sometimes produce.
I have a produce farm in SoCal, and that's what I do. Total honor system
The convenience store music drives me insane. I was in Don Quixote for about an hour and I was losing my mind 😂
the honour system is also used a lot in my country. in switzerland if you go to the countryside, the mountains, the alps and you pass a farmer house, there is a good chance they have a little "farm store" with home made products with produce from the farm. Also there are a lot of flower fields where you can cut off some flowers in exchange for like 2 dollars. Really handy if you go visit someone on the weekend and forgot to buy flowers. And I've never heard of anyone abusing that trust. Also in a lot of cities in switzerland we have these "tiny libraries" on the streets where you can basically put books you don't want anymore and in exchange take books you like out of the cabinet, also community fridges where you can put food you don't need but is also still edible for people to take.
We have libraries like that in suburban neighborhoods where I live! We call them "Little Free Libraries" and people usually build them somewhere that's sort of on their property but still easily accessible from the public sidewalk, or a bit further from houses and on the sidewalk altogether. People take a book or two that they want and drop off any gently used books they're finished with so others can enjoy them. I once found a book there for one of my classes when i was lucky enough to find it! It's called "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn.
DON DON DON
DON QUII
DON QUIJOTEEEEEEE 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🥶🥶🥶🥶🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Beat me to it! LOL
truly a goated song, i miss don quijote
Japan didn't give a reason for making a giant gundam and I'm all here for it 😂
Jesus came to earth to make this comment
Sooo envious that you got to go to see the life size Gundam. I was planning to see it, if I ever managed to make it to Japan, until I found out that it was/has been taken down. 😭
You dont look real
Uncanny scary looking
The robot looks like Deadpool's butt lmao💀
You know you are in a developed(precisely a good one) country when you know the honor system works flawlessly
It’s extremely prevalent in the suburbs or rural areas of America. My suburb/beach town has one on every block. Books, school supplies for kids(free for kids to take), eggs, fruit/vegetables, garden tools, firewood, ect. They’re kept very neat as well.
Where do you live that the honor system isn’t respected?
@@Felis-Concolor then that area has a trust amongst themselves which just corelates to less crime rate(I am just saying it on my own don't take it too seriously)
not the dondonki song 😭😭
Do not take your kids into Don Quijote for too long. They will sing the song to you after a while.
Also, if you want super cheap food, they usually start marking down food in the supermarkets after 7 or 9pm, depending on the place. Sure it's not fresh, but it becomes very cheap if they still have it.
It’s actually called Alonso Quijano
"I need a break, Peter", she said, and she went to Japan.
When I visited Japan, I was weirded out and oddly annoyed by the yellow bumps forming pathways all around, making it extremely inconvenient to lug around my suitcase
Turns out, I later realized they were paths for the blind to guide them with their stick. This made me really happy that Japan is just that inclusive and really proves you can’t always judge a book by its cover! 😅😊
We have something like that in the UK, but only at crossings. VL
Gamer noodles? They can't be "gamer" noodles, they don't have any rainbow, LED lights. Everyone knows that TRUE gaming things have rainbow colored LED lights!
Small towns and farms have an honor system. Its pretty neat
Those eyes, and I can't stress this enough, tho.
I thought it was just me.....😂
Finally, someone says it! I was going insane over here
Yuuup
WHAT!?!?!? CAFFEINATED INSTANT NOODLES?!?!? Sweet mercy, YES!!!
I’m going straight to that “not prepared for” section right away.
I am now week back home but still hear "dondondon donkiiiii" jumping on my braincells :D
SAME
Bro the fucking don don donki theme is still playing in my head on repeat
DON DON DONKI'S THEME SONG HAUNTS ME IN MY SLEEP
A life size gundam makes absolute sense!
Playing Yakuza just makes me want to go there and listen to the choir of the Heavens.
DON DON DON DONQUI, DONQUIXOTEEEE
It's not uncommon at all to see honor system sales in the US... Just not in big cities. Out in the country people will leave out their produce they harvested that week, along with a bucket for cash.
i have my art in a little "honor system" box in chicago--it's $5 for a postcard. it usually is only 1 or 2 that arent paid for!
@@deathheatedI don’t think we can compare art to consumables. But if we pretend that we can then it would also matter where you do this, so where do you do it? If there’s income inequality in the community you place it in then it likely won’t work as the cost-benefit calculations for a thief as different in such a place.
@@mugikuyu9403 i have a few different little boxes, a few on the south side (where it is poorer, i grew up there and the income is very low) and a few on the north side, where it is a lot wealthier. i actually see more “theft” in the north side.
@@deathheated that makes sense since that’s also where the income inequality would be visible enough that theft becomes a means of getting equal. That said though, art and consumables are t comparable. If you want to have fun then try and put consumables there one days, stuff like coke cans, chips, cupcakes, fruits and the likes and see how it goes.
Don't forget all the creepy men harassing you 💀
She looks like she was prepared for it. 😂😂😂😂
She was prepared for that section 🫠
Honor system is also in Norway in some farmers shops. You go there, grab what you need and pay by putting money in a box. People can steal them easily, probably some do sadly. But I guess it isn't that common if farmers do this.
We have an honesty box here in Scotland, some places leave a box and a price list, theres a farm near me and sells farm fresh ingredients using this system!!! If you dont have cash some leave their bank names for you to pay to them
D-DON DONKI D-DON DONKI is all I hear when I come in and all I hear hours later
i am running straight to the adult section😂
Me too bro me too
I totally didn’t see this vid and then binge your whole channel
I did not know they had caffeinated noodles.
Honor system works in campgrounds since the vast majority of campers are honest or call out people for not being honest
I live in Texas and there are tons of places that are honor system veg and fruit stands.
I like how she’s so excited about what is basically a Walmart.
Nah walmart sucks
@@MATTHEWESCOBEDO-g2lme when cheap stuff is all centralized so I don't need to waste more on gas than groceries.
Nowhere near a Walmart
Donki is 1000 times better than Walmart, does Walmart sell peach flavor toothpaste and delicious fresh sushi?
@@lebbeus no, but it has cookie flavored toothpaste and delicious fresh wings. Just different cultural product preferences.
Eggs by Bruce Springsteen is wild 😅😂
That's what I heard 🤣
PTSD flashbacks of *DON DON DON KIIII DONKI HOOOTEEEEEE*
The creepiest of smiles
She does have a creepy look
That robot is cool
She’s a whole anime character 😂
Honor system ain’t workin over here I’m takin the whole damn hot spring home with me
Uhm, that department store sounds exactly like Walmart, etc. in the States. Except maybe for the adult section.
For those who don't know they tend to use coins more than paper... 500 yen is roughly $3.50 right now. She kind of makes it sound like it's 50 cents or something just because of the coin. It's not. Us Americans just think coins means a dollar or less because I'm pretty sure that those high as our coin value goes I'm not sure if they make $2 coins I'm pretty sure $1 is the highest
$3.50 is pretty cheap for what you get
Maybe you missed the point? For 500 yen or $3.50, are you able to get that much quality in your country? Not to mention that there are much cheaper bento from 7-11 in Japan with the same quality of food.
I got scary in the beginning thinking she would say that the gundam doesn't make sense
Its crazy how in japan you can get a full meal for under $6 USD, but here in the US, a full meal wont cost you less than $15 USD
"It works on an honor system"
High trust society moment
_"...cooked by hot spring steam."_
Is that anything like Bruce Springsteam?
Here in America we have the honor system.. back in 1784
Really showing of the life sized RX-78-2 in the background of the start god I’m jealous
donki is honestly one of the things I'm most looking forward to when i go to japan
they know that if they put the word "Gaming" on anything, gamers would buy it without regardless.
As someone from Texas, honor system for sure works in America!
Over in the border towns, folks will leave out little mats and tables with decorational painted wood carvings and sculptures with price tags and a money bin next to it.
Based on how common they are next to the Rio Grande, I'd say it works out pretty well.
As someone who’s visited a Japanese department store that’s come to my country, I can confirm that they blast the theme song but sell literally almost any food item inside