Jun really likes squirrels you guys No really back when he visited me while I was still in university, when I had to go in for a class he would just wander campus and follow the squirrels. And then later he'd tell me all about he he got super close to this one squirrel and how their tails are so much bushier than he thought they'd be and how he counted 15 squirrels all at once. He really likes squirrels.
Depends on how hygiene is regarded. Some people won't think much about it. Walk right in the house with muddy shoes. But yeah, best to leave outdoor shoes by the front. Keep indoor space as clean as possible. Now, about the cat paws... 😆
I live in Canada and have spotted some Japanese tourists awwing and taking pictures of squirrels. squirrels are pretty cute but Canadians dont notice since we see them all the time.
Yeah they're everywhere here in California and never understood why everyone takes pics of them all the time but someone told me they're so cute I guess LOL.
Bethchecker The only time I noticed a squirrel is when it barked at my dog. It was fat so I dubbed it "fat f*ck". That may sound mean but it's antagonizing my dogs.
The whole idea of a Japanese boy being introduced to a "traditional" American girl's land-owning, gun-toting American dad who builds his own house and does his own car repairs is.....kind of a funny concept that I'd love to a be a fly on the wall on.
I agree it would be weird for Jun. My bf is Chinese and my father built his own house (several) but being Australian we are anti gun. I'm also vegetarian so it's a big culture shock for him but he says it is our destiny. Just like Jun and Rachel.
To me, it says her dad wants to get to know his new son-in-law as much as possible, both out of real interest in what Jun is like, and out of concern for his daughter's best interests. And I agree, it's a chance for him to bond with his new son-in-law like he'd spend time with his sons. That sounds like a good dad to me. Good for Jun and for Rachel's dad. I get the impression that Rachel's love for new or foreign culture had support and roots in her family upbringing. So her mom and dad may be very happy to have Jun join the family, and at least they want their daughter to be happy. LOL, probably some culture shock on both sides, but that may give you all some fun memories for the future. -- Hey, have both sets of parents met and had a chance to really get to know each other yet? I hope they like each other.
@@yesterdaywasADTR said _"try Texas! 22 hours from the west side of the state to the east side."_ And over half of that is basically empty desert! (I know, 2 yrs later, but needed to be said) 😆
hey, ive noticed something about russia and other countries and cannot decide for myself. Here in russia we are making those ))) after text in internet, it stands for :) but its like one brace instead of whole smile. do you do this or it is just russian internet thing?
most american japanese restaurants aren't owned by japanese people and don't employ japanese cooks. the typical american japanese restaurant is run by koreans.
I think it's really interesting how far removed we are from natural colors that bright colored foods look 'happy'....I don't disagree, but in the 'wild' they'd be poisonous!
+Tankitha ...To add to that, in Europe, particularly the UK, many of the common American food colourings are banned because they're potentially harmful to the nervous system. Children are considered especially vulnerable.
I grew up in America (and still live in the US), but I agree with Jun on this one. Rainbow-colored foods gross me out and look artificial to me. I don't even like candy, except for certain kinds of chocolate. :) and haha that was really cute xD
Door lock: As a child my mother told me, “The cat’s eye keeps you safe.” 😺 Meaning; if the lock looks like the pupil of a cat’s eye the door is secured. I guess the goat’s eye 🐐 will keep you safe in Japan 🇯🇵.
That's adorable. My deadbolt is like the japanese I guess. Straight up and down is unlocked, totally sideways is locked. Maybe it's a foreign lock that shipped here lol
When my family hosted Japanese exchange students one of the most shocking things to all of them was the Big Gulp from 7-11. Their last day in the U.S. we took everyone to a 7-11 because they all wanted to take a Big Gulp cup home with them to show off. Beyond that, they were startled by some of our roller coasters - how big and fast they went - especially the ones that just drop you straight down. It's still funny to me how the Big Gulp shocked them more than the crazy park rides. :-D
My dad (American) has some over-seas business partners in Korea. When they came here they wanted to rent a big classic Cadillac car and drive on the "big roads". So, they were doing that, and they saw one of those entire houses being transported (you know with "wide load" yellow banner on it and the two flanking cars to help it navigate down the road). The Korean guys went nuts! They were like, "American roads are so big, you can drive houses down the road!"
Tbh, you can get culture shock just from going state to state. Most states do their own things in terms of things like food or societal norms, so it's a bit tricky to list a main culture shock that is surprising to me personally. ^^;;
Honestly though, it's pretty funny at times like the whole south riding horses off into the sunset, wearing cowboy boots and a hat while yelling, "YEE-HAWWWW"
TheDangerWolf Alright. It's just that I'm personally from the so-called "Deep South" (Southern Alabama to be specific) and that stereotype still sounded pretty silly to me for a generalisation.
AnimeMangaOtakuAkG That's extremely true. I'm from Memphis, and just driving the nine hours to Charlotte, NC had me shocked. People could drive properly, no skipping in lines, no trash in the streets, and no sign of ghetto. I was pleasantly surprised, even more so when we were told we'd be moving there.
@@elouise5593 That's what I was thinking. In the city I live in Texas, we have a few signs that say "No Turn On Red", but it's mostly in the downtown area and not everyone follows that rule. Especially if they're no cops around 😂
I'm from the Mid-west. I think these would be some great things to do for people visiting America: 1. Go to one of our bars at night time. Sit down at the counter, order a drink, and converse with strangers. If you're too nervous to talk to anyone, don't worry, being at the bar people are likely to talk to you. Our drinking age is 21 in every state, and ID is 100% required unless you look well into your 50's, and even then it's not a guarantee. 2. Experience a massive large greasy breakfast at a diner. Usually with eggs, toast, bacon, pancakes and coffee. Again, try sitting at the counter. People like to talk to strangers here. 3. Go to a county, or state fair. But beware things can get pricey so bring at least $50 to $100 for 1 person. There is loads of fun activities, contests, and of course: the food! 4. Try visiting a farmer's market, art sale, or flea market. You'll find a variety of things from historical pieces, fresh produce, baked goods, cool art, and more. 5. Go to Wal-Mart late at night. There's no one there, and Wal-Mart literally has everything under the sun. Even if you don't buy anything I think you can experience just how convenient our stores are here and maybe pick up some affordable souvenirs for your family and friends. 6. Go to a sports game. We LOVE sports in America. My personal favorite games to go to are hockey games, again you may want to try talking to strangers :). Tail gate parties are also really popular with football but I've personally never been to one. 7. Visit one of our local or state parks. America has a very diverse and beautiful landscape filled with many different types of wild life. 8. Go fishing or hunting. But learn how to properly do both safely before hand, and know that in many places you are legally required to purchase a license to do so. 9. If you're religious, or interested in religion... Try going to church! I'm an atheist but I was raised religious. I haven't been to church in well over 10 years now, but you'd be surprised at how fun it can be at times. If you're more liberal make sure to look for a liberal oriented church... otherwise you probably won't have a pleasant experience. That's pretty much all I can think of for now. Great video!
Zurako desu I agree with everything except the Walmart part. she has to take him during the day. "People of Walmart" are sure to be walking around. now that would be a shock! 😂😂
missYuki Joly I've been to walmart quite a few times late at night. But the part of town is more middle-class to upper middle-class. Worst I've seen is people in PJ's. I guess it depends on which Walmart you go to lol.
I went to the United Kingdom once, and they had all of their old, unusable bridges up still. Even after new ones were built. I asked a British person why the old bridges were up, and he said, "They are a part of history, so we don't want to tear them down. What do you do with them in America?" Well, I lived in FL, and director James Cameron had just finished filming the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, "True Lies", in the Florida Keys. I told the British guy, well, I just went to see James Cameron blow up the famous Seven Mile Bridge for a movie. The British guy was like ... O.O
Some of the old bridges get used for pedestrians after they get replaced by bigger better road bridges but yeah, there are quite a lot of spots where there are parts of old bridges just left with a new bridge next to it. I think we are just used to the remnants of our past being left when their life is over. Realistically a thousand plus of years of our history is easy to see around us in most of the country.
They didn't really blow up the Seven Mile Bridge. They used fake debris where they took out an old swing bridge to make it look like they blew up the bridge and used a to-scale model for the actual explosion.
Your comment bemused me. All old bridges would have to be in a state of decreptitude not to be used anymore. And, yeah, we value our history, because old bridges are very beautiful and to be admired hundreds of years on.
As an American who lived in Japan for a few years I can actually relate to Jun's culture shock experiences. I had become so accustomed to life in Japan that coming home threw me for a loop! I will never forget the moment I realized how much I was going to miss Japan. I went to a store and handed my debit card to the cashier and she snatched my card out of my hand!! I was appalled and then remembered that people aren't nearly as courteous in America as they are in Japan! I miss living there but hope I can go back for a a visit!
This is how I felt after coming home from Spain after a year. I just miss the culture. I would like to hang on to much of the culture... I feel more at home there than here.
I also think that it's about where you live in America. I went to Iowa and had the same thing done to me. No one talked or tried to make conversation, and when I gave someone something they snatched it. Life up there is much different than Alabama. I think that it is just as kind as Japan, but a little less formal. It's more of a 'be kind' rather than social edicts. We still have those but just not as much. The main things are please, thank you, yes and no mam/sir. Also to look inviting and easy going. Get these few things and your already good at southern edict.
You should go to some of the great National Parks in the U.S, such as Yellowstone National Park, and Glacier National Park, and see the redwood forests in California, and the Grand Canyon, the Rocky Mountains, etc. The U.S has some amazing natural wonders!
Here in Utah it's a 360° view of fireworks every 4th of July We have a full week of fireworks and then we have some later in July again. On those nights you can sit in one spot and watch over 25 mi² hundreds of fireworks displays it's fantastic
gardengalsu Actually, his accent is more present than you think. The interesting thing about English nowadays is that we hear so many different people of difference races and from different countries speak it, we're just very used to people having very varied underlying accents when they speak.
At my house the door lock thing is really irritating, because one of them is locked when it's horizontal and the other is locked when it's vertical, so I always forget which is which.
It's regional too. In my state, New Jersey, you can't openly carry a gun in public. Not a lot of people really have guns in my area. When I was little, I didn't even know regular people could even legally have guns. Going into a gun area would make me a little nervous, since it's not what I grew up with. Most of the North East isn't big on guns. Guns are more common and accepted in the Mid West and South. The U.S. is so big, that there are a lot of little cultural differences from area to area.
oh, I had no idea! Thanks for clearing that up, it's easy for us foreigners to assume that some things are the same all over the U.S., especially with stuff that we perceive as "typically" American...then again, it's surprisingly easy to have wrong assumptions about other countries in general, so I'm glad we all have a chance to discuss about them and learn how things actually are
lol, I had a few French airline pilots standing around at the gun counter at Wal-Mart and were just amazed at how easy it is to get a gun in Arizona. I showed them I was carrying concealed and it blew their minds. They had to get a picture with me, and they asked me to pull out my gun and pose like a Hollywood action star. I told them I couldn't do that of course, but it cracked me up just how excited they were to meet someone with a gun. Mind you, I grew up in Southern California, and I never saw a gun the entire time I lived there growing up.
MoonstonePearl brings up a good point that most people outside of the US don't realize, and that's its size. We have states that are larger than most countries, and the US as a whole is very large. Differences in culture/economy/accents are much more significant than in smaller countries just due to the amount of distance between people. That being said owning guns is legal (with a legal permit of course) pretty much all over America since it's protected by the 2nd amendment (which the reason for its existence goes back to the founding of our country's independence), but many states have concealed laws so your gun can't be showing. I live in California and honestly most people don't even realize how many gun carriers are around them just because you never see them.
yeah im originally from illinois where every house had ceiling lights but out in ohio almost no houses have ceiling lights unless they're super fancy. it sucks! a lot of the time they'll have an outlet in the room wired up to one of the light switches so that you can hook a lamp up and leave it on all the time, but just flip off the light switch when you want it off and flip it again when you want it on. its a lot less convenient but its alright things could be a lot worse!
Most houses I've been in here in TN have ceiling lights in the living room, and my small house does too. My brother's house is about the same size as mine and his doesn't though, It just varies style wise I guess. I would hate to live in a house without a ceiling light.
Kiki Lang you can also legally left turn on red if you're in a one way street and the cross street is also one way left. this comes into effect in downtown the most
Huh, I'm from California and a few of these things are different to me too. Most houses I've seen here have ceiling lights, locks don't have a pattern (some are up some are sideways), our cars need a SMOG inspection in order to get registered, people don't carry guns all that often (sure people own them, but they keep them at home). I think it's very possible to experience large culture shock within America even!
And even with SMOG checks, it's only after a certain number of years and they are on the cheaper end of car stuff. Yeah, a lot of new houses have recessed lighting in the living room now (older houses and apartments only have kitchen and bathroom lights).
Oh yeah, there are so many different regions in the US and each has its own culture. I moved from the San Francisco area to a small, very isolated city in Oregon. The only thing they have in common is the English language! After 9 years I still have culture shock. :-(
California requires an emissions check every few years (idk what the span of time is and I am lazy) as well, though I don't think they fully inspect the vehicle. Given some of the crazy things I've seen driving around (cars missing basically entire bumpers/hoods/etc) I really do not think California cares about the actual state of the vehicle.
All of the rooms in my house have ceilings lights, it’s very common, so much so that I didn’t know that other parts didn’t have ceiling lights super commonly
I worked at Disney World for 11 years and one of the things that always surprised people was when a squirrel would run across the pavement. Everyone would stop and watch. Most Americans don't realize that outside of our country squirrels are rather rare.
So glad I found your channel. I also hate when houses don't have overhead lights. America has "trends" when it comes to lighting. Recessed lights, track lights, pendulum lights, etc. So whatever year a house was built or renovated, you get the "trend" for that year. For something to do next time that is very American, I would suggest a college football game. A stadium full of 80,000 people, the tailgating, the marching bands. I imagine that would be a pretty big spectacle for people not from the United States.
Cal 2013 it's really obvious. Go on zillow and search up 1980s houses and the lights are hideous gold, in 90s houses they are a different type of hideous gold, in 2000s houses they are pretty stainless steel usually and in 2010s they are either really pretty brushed steel or that hideous bronze for those stupid modern "farmhouse sheiks" that have been "in" since 2017
@@LucasFernandez-fk8se I think the only time "modern farmhouse" is stupid is when it's not suited to the style the home is built in or not on or near an actual farm. Like, a ranch style or cape cod when decorated as a farmhouse just clashes in my opinion. I live on a farm and I have a few farmhouse touches here and there but I literally have cows surrounding my entire home except for our driveway and chickens in my backyard. But also, to each their own.
In New York, 3 years ago we bought our first home, a condo that was built in the '70s. it is so frustrating that there is no ceiling light and we only have table lamps or the occasional sconce. We decided that's one of our major renovations, adding recessed lighting in the ceiling. It can get quite dark and we don't have much natural light since our front porch is always in the shade.
SpookyRoseVA Production Studios are not as rich as massive american studios. There are also plenty of shows that have multiple seasons. I assume you are just joking though. I personally I would rather have a lot more variety in tv shows that tend to be shorter than significantly less variety and longer shows.
Eh, I prefer Korean shows because most of the time each show is done in 16-20 episodes. There are very few American shows that I'll keep watching after the 2nd season, I tend to get bored of most. The exception being a show like Buffy, or even Full House... it's crazy cheesy, but I like the reboot on Netflix. But Korea has their exceptions, too... some shows have hundreds of episodes. But I haven't stuck with any of them, the only thing about squeezing a story into 16 episodes is often the writers are overworked so that's why shows tend to go downhill the last few episodes - they aren't given enough time to properly wrap up each show usually.
I was surprised when I made foreign friends that one of the questions they asked me was why American dramas are so long. And I was thinking why are foreign dramas so short? I think longer series allow for the story to be developed more. But they also commented that usually only the first couple of seasons of American dramas are good, but then they tend to get worse over time. Which I can't really argue with. There often are many shows that continue for way too long just because they have a dedicated fan base. Even if the story is no longer good.
I think it also depends on where you live. Like New York and Los Angeles and these big built up areas you won't find people renovating their houses and stuff. Have huge plots of land and big houses you can build your self is definitely a rural trait, and not just in America.
I live in NYC. NYC encompasses all the five boroughs, but does not include upstate NY. So when you talk about New York City, you're actually referencing Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and the Bronx, in addition to Manhattan. People living in Manhattan aren't likely to do home renovations because of building restrictions on apartments. But people living in other boroughs are. Many of us own our own houses, and there are a lot of suburb type neighborhoods in the boroughs. In the 2017 year we (on our own) painted most of the rooms in the house, and my parents partially gutted and rebuilt the basement. Everyone I know, unless they live in midtown Manhattan, has done some sort of house renovation by themselves. It's extremely common.
come to the best city in NY which is Syracuse hands down (state fair, friendly people, Destiny USA, War Memorial, On Center, SU Campus, Oneida Lake, only takes about an hour to get to the St. Lawrence, best snow plows in the country, Adirondacks are very close by, and everything that both city and country lovers would enjoy) unfortunately NYC and Albany Bleeds us, Rochester, Oswego, Fulton, Watertown, Clayton, and all other Upstate cities dry so NYC can support itself. there is a reason the beautiful state is known as the vampire state.
It's very American to have a picnic and kick off your shoes. If the grass is soft, you could walk around. It feels really nice. 4th of July is my favorite holiday and just about as American as you can get. If you haven't experienced that yet, you definitely should. ♡
That's the thing about culture shock in the US. It's so big! I moved from CA to GA and I can tell you that ours is a country with a decent variance in customs and traditions based on the region.
Ooofda! Severe culture shock from Cali to Georgia. I moved from UK to GA, I'm American from Alaska/Seattle but lived in Europe DE&UK my childhood, 7-13, the most influential yrs, Georgia USA was quite the culture shock for me especially at that age.
If you ever come to Southern California, have to hit up Disneyland, Universal Studios, Anaheim Packing District, farmer markets (this one isn't limited to SoCal), bus tours around Hollywood (very touristy but hey, might as well try!), Santa Monica Pier/Promenade, outdoor malls (Americana or the Grove), walk along the Hollywood Walk of Frame and visit Hollywood & Highland. Oh man, I wish I can list them all but there's too many (especially when it comes to food)! Hope you visit us soon! :)
I do remember going to Disneyland and Universal when I was a kid. I remember it as being really fun, but that could just be nostalgia. My more recent trips to California were nice too, but being from Alaska, it's not exactly somewhere I'd want to live. Way too crowded for me.
I recently went to NYC and there were two things that bugged me. First, the fact that no price tag includes the tax. I mean you won't avoid tax anyway so why not include it in price. That's really annoying, because sometimes I expected to pay like 45$, but it became later 47 and I didn't have the money so I had to leave something behind. The second one is the tip. You have to tip waiters extravagant amounts of money, because apparently they are noy getting paid so the only money they get is the tips. Where I leave, you can just pay 2 or 3 €, but in America? The normal one was like 20 bucks! It was like a plate itself!
+Iriasu Koroku aghhhh yeah both those things bother me too!! Sales tax gets so much worse when you're making a big purchase, too. Total $1300? NOPE ACTUALLY IT'S $1400, SURPRISE! 😭
because different areas have different tax rates so the customers have a duty to know to calculate it themselves. Also the tip is usually 15-20% of the bill.
Libraries are cool. They're such nice environments. I just love the smell of books and the environment having shelves of them everywhere creates, so libraries and bookstores and the places for me to hang out and relax!
I live in the Chicago suburbs and my bedroom and the other non-masters bedrooms don't have ceiling lights but the master's bedroom and the living room, kitchen, etc. do
Jamil Vints, Woah, that's so weird. I'll have to keep that in mind since the other states I've visited allow right on red. Is it a state law, or just an NYC specific one?
japzone I'm not sure about other states i lived in NYC all my life. sorry but I know in Cali you can turn since many Cali people get a ticket for doing that here.
I showed my kids this video and they enjoyed learning about the differences. Thanks for sharing your perspective Jun! We are hoping to spend a year in Japan, in the future.
During these hard times, a video like this really helps me to appreciate my country. I love seeing cultures coming together and discussing their differences and similarities, and it makes me feel really good to see Jun saying so many positive or funny and quirky things about America. While things may be difficult politically, there's still so much beauty in America. Also I love the home renovation and car repair bit. It's like, not everyone knows how to do it and they don't HAVE to, but if you wanna save money in this country, you better learn XD Oh, and Jun-next time you visit (if you haven't done this already), make sure to do something outdoorsy like go on hike through the woods, or go fishing (if that's not a regular occurrence in Japan, haha). Also visit some other states like California and go to Disneyland and California Adventures. Or go to Washington (my state) and visit Seattle and Mt. Rainier. Honestly, there's so much to do here so I can't even list it all. But I can tell you that you'll find most of the entertaining stuff on the coasts since that's where most of the population is.
@Anne Don't let my stepdad hear you say that, lol. He loves Disneyland. He used to go there like all the time, and he raves about it often. -he's kinda obsessed-
Anne I agree. California isn’t the best place to visit. I went there for a week, and did not like the people there. Not all are bad, but there are so many drunks and idiots there. I mostly hate the “political correct” crap.
I like how Jun talked about the colours in food. Fun fact, in some countries, American cereal like Lucky Charms would be either illegal or need warnings saying that they may have an effect on children!
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Have a safe trip! I lived outside Sendai for over a year as a child in 1953 and loved it. Recently I saw a video that stalking has dramatically increased in Japan and that people need to hire private security companies to stop the harrassment. This was a shock to me! Is this true?
Rachel & Jun yall should go to some national and state parks next time you come. Also why not go to some major cities close to yall and compare them to Japanese cities.
Hi, just added new subtitles in Italian! I commented down below the post on your blog about subtitles, not sure if the comment's been published succesfully but anyways .. I forgot to copy the part about 'music' and to translate the last line from your description box which says "Life has no limits! Get out there and do something new today!", wich in Italian would be "La vita non ha limiti! Esci e fai qualcosa di nuovo oggi!". What a mess :'-( Sorry for the mistake! Thanks ♥
Mine go there other way do I was like oh no I put them on wrong. LoL and I didn't it was just how they are. But then i relize yeah we all expect people to do their own repairs. House wives are expected to have a basic working knowledge of this stuff even way back in the 40s and 50s.
@@rebeccakang7624 how does that work since the outside of the deadbolt lock looks just like a lock....it's the indoor part that looks different.....are you trying to keep them inside long enough to call 911 or shoot them?
Next time you should try going somewhere exclusively by bus. Public transportation here in the U.S. is super unreliable. I think the contrast to Japan might be an interesting experience.
It's reliable in central CT. They even built new highways specifically for Fast Trac buses, so the commute is much shorter now, they don't have to take the regular congested roads!
The public transport in japan isn't that great either, it's only good on the city area and I don't think rachel and jun lives in the middle of tokyo On the outskirts there are more bus stations compared to the US, but it's pretty much the same.
@@tristan6509 That's not true, Japan is very good in transportation because it reaches the countryside even by bus is enough, so what are your parameters that make transportation in Japan not good?
@@ivanbudianto1962 if you're saying that the countryside gets busses, almost every country has that enough≠good... It's not plausible for the government to make good public transportation to every small village either.
The more I watch your videos, the more I see that my relationship with my French husband (I'm American) is actually more normal than I thought. I'm seeing that you guys encounter the same kind of problems we do and it gives me confidence that we're actually doing ok. He, too, gets real nervous about when we visit the States because everyone around where I'm from has guns. (I'm from Ohio and it's very heavy on gun culture) You can't walk into a Walmart in my town without seeing some camo loving dude slinging a massive rifle on his back. Has Jun ever been to an American flea market? That would be a riot for him I bet.
My parents' house has ceiling lights in some rooms but not others. My shitty apartment has recessed spotlights in the main room and a big school-like florescent light in the bedroom. I use lamps unless I need to find something.
She's right, i have no lighting in my living room, and i HATE having to turn on 3 separate lamps to have a semi-lit room in the evening. Same with all my friend's homes... even apartments. Is this a regional thing? I'm in michigan.
I don’t have ceiling lights in the living room or any bedrooms in my house and it’s pretty common in the houses where I live here in PA. It really depends on the age of your house. Older homes tend not to unless added during remodeling. Mine is 110 years old so not too surprising.
When Jun talked about the cloth shop, I mistake read subskliption "Hamburger" not "hanger" in my Japanese subskliption. Then, I thought "Wowwww, its so Amerika!"
Aeri Tree I think that must be common in areas with tourists. the animals get used to so many people. at the grand canyon, as soon as I opened my granola, a squirrel ran up and held its paws out for food. it was cute, but a little overweight 😊
Aeri Tree I think that must be common in areas with tourists. the animals get used to so many people. at the grand canyon, as soon as I opened my granola, a squirrel ran up and held its paws out for food. it was cute, but a little overweight 😊
All of our houses have ceiling lights/fans. It was built in like the 40s & in North Carolina you do have to pass a yearly car inspection to get a new sticker on your tags but its like $13
We have squirrels in Hokkaido! Pretty common. Also another culture shock for me is people using umbrellas in the rain/snow in Japan. In America we just tough it out in a coat or hoodie.
A lot of people use umbrellas in the rain and snow here; less common for snow, though. Less people may use umbrellas here than in Japan, but they are still used a lot.
Most family/friends I know in America use umbrellas for rain. But maybe that's because we're Californian, so rain is always a big deal to us. For me though, I was surprised to see people using umbrellas (or rather, parasols) in the sun in Japan! It's totally a life saver in that nasty summer heat, but I know it would never fly in America. :P
We use umbrellas on the east coast too, I particularly remember a lot of them during undergrad. I saw some Asian-American girls using parasols in the sun near where I work it was pretty cute :P
CrispyLettuce I'm in California and the only people I've seen use parasols/umbrellas in the sun are Mexican women, not a lot though, about a handful of what I've seen.
In the UK a car inspection called a motor ordinance test is mandatory and a vehicle that hasn't had one within a certain period of time is not road legal
Reece Swaby The biggest shock 4 me is that ppl presumably fix cars using duck tape How can u deve car like that?! It sounds very absurd to me! (Pls someone tell me i am wrong) U would never pass an car inspection like that Hi from Slovakia, Europe
Yea a lot of states in the U.S. have them too, just not all apparently. In New Jersey, you'll have a sticker on your car that shows when it has been inspected last. They give you a new one every time you go. You'll be pulled over if they see your inspection sticker is not up to date.
+ MoonstonePearl21 East Coast FTW! In Philly, if you don't have a yearly inspection, not only will you get pulled over for your lack of sticker, and a ticket, you might also get a massive fine on top of that.
If he hasn't yet, Jun should try going to... 1) Cabela's, because it's a good representation of a certain version of American culture that's often misunderstood 2) A Japantown. I live near SF, so it's not far to go to Japantown SF, I don't know what it's like where you guys are staying, but for a future video, it could be pretty interesting for him to see an American place that represents what is understood as Japanese culture over here in the states. Pretty meta, but could be really interesting. 3) An American Zoo...and/or a rescue zoo (there are often squirrels there that are TAME!) 4) A sporting event like football or baseball 5) This would be more difficult, but visiting an American school. 6)More morbid, but an American Museum, particularly about world war II and how America views what happened. This as well as Asian History Museums in the US. 7) Beaches! Beaches all throughout the US are so different, even just on the west coast there is so much variety (i.e., rocky beaches, sandy beaches, cold sand, warm sand, cold water, warm water, smooth rocks, shale, etc, etc!) 8) California! Haha :) But I'm biased... :p
The way Rachael stares at Jun when he spoke just made me so jealous. Added with that little smile... aww its just so charming. Wish your family a very happy life ahead.
Not from the USA nor Japan but I am always amused by the things that foreigners consider weird/unusual in my country. It is interesting to see things from a different perspective.
What state are they in? I live in CA, and honestly I feel a bit culture shocked. My dad can repair things, but that usually confuses people, it's not too normal. Honestly, if I saw someone walking around with a gun my first thought would be to call the cops. Ceiling lights are normal here.
Monica Flores yeah but that’s because it’s TEXAS. I live up north my G. In Massachusetts and not many people know how to make thing up here. You live in, what us northerners call, the “Yeehaw” state.
I'm from south Florida. I wouldn't say I'm very handy, but I can repair a toilet or a couch footrest if I need to (seriously, a lot of things are just simple mechanics that you can figure out after examining it for a few minutes). But things like cars or electrical appliances? Nope, hiring someone to do that. I can't really say much about the gun thing: I don't like them, and my mom doesn't like them, and most of the time I haven't noticed many people carrying them around here. But my dad has one, my brother-in-law is planning on getting a license to carry, my best friend's parents and two of my friends carry. So it's a mixed bag. I guess Florida really is a mix of Southern and Northern culture.
As someone from Germany the car part really resonates with me 😁 i‘m always so shocked that you could literally drive your car until it falls apart in America. In Germany we have something that’s called TÜV which tests anything from children’s bumperseats to whole cars and you regularly have to „get your TÜV“ and if they think your car isn’t safe anymore you are not allowed to drive it. 😅
Yeah, you have to have your car inspected once a year in the UK as well, and you can absolutely fail it if your car isn't safe. Bit horrifying to consider Americans aren't required them too!
@@tyler93539 my American friends gave me the impression that it really depended on the individual state, and some are a lot more lenient than others when it comes to road/car safety, so that's what I was basing it off
i definitely recommend seeing different regions of america, as the sub-cultures can turn vastly different depending on region:) like in: northeast-hardworking, colder region, usually hates wasting time, very productive, very multicultural southeast-more laid back, warmer/moister climate, bible belt midwest-many farmers in this area, very down to earth, hospitable, pretty cold winters southwest-very warm climate, multiple different geographical landforms in this area, overall people in this area tend to be in the best shape, very multi-cultural northwest-very rainy climate, beautiful forests, nice people (note/disclaimer: these are the norm conditions in these areas, but does not mean every area of the region and everyone in the region conforms to these descriptions)
i have been to japan a few times and have been to: tokyo, kyoto, oosaka, nagoya, hiroshima/miyajima island, atami/shirahama beach, and nagano:) are there any other places you recommend, both city and rural-wise?:)
3:36 Yes, this is exactly how it works in America. Everyone carries around guns and whenever someone offends someone else they both pull out their guns and shoot until one of the people is dead. (I'm joking, of course.)
I'm pretty sure everywhere has smaller sizes than here... Although I can't possibly imagine ever finishing a pop/soda that huge... It's a fairly recent change though, when I was a kid (in the 90s) we actually had normal sizes. Now our old larges are the new mediums, mediums are smalls etc.
American sizes have gotten bigger and bigger over time. But really, the sizes in Japan fast food restaurants are still pretty small. They're probably the original sizes McDonalds had in the 1960s.
Yea. I visited a McDonalds in Edinburgh. The chicken sandwich looked like something I could find in the frozen section at Walmart. It tasted a bit different than in the US too, possibly different oils?
I guess the sizes in McDonald's are restricted by some health regulations. Because it's not that we Europeans eat less, we Europeans go to restaurants and we can eat the whole cow or pig if they let us. I say this because comparing Portuguese McDonald's and swiss McDonald's the sizes are the same but in Switzerland we are short on one size. France the same if I remember correctly. There's small medium and large. In Switzerland there's only small and Medium.
asdona mur I was shocked when they said that as well. I thought ceiling lights were normal and i live in the United States but i believe they are in a rural/countryside area so the houses there are old and don't have ceiling lights.
Likely mores related to how old the house is and if renovations have been done. Every room in my house has ceiling lights, but I know a few of the apartments my sister has lived in in Northern California didn't.
asdona mur I think it only applies to the country side. More towards cities, there’s ceiling lights in all rooms and it’s rare not to see one. Unless the house is like really really old.
On one trip to Japan, I was climbing Mount Takao with my partner when a squirrel ran out in front of us suddenly. Being Australian, we don’t have them in our country. So I was so surprised and excited to see one in person; and in my joy I turned not only to my partner, but to two elderly Japanese women behind us who were also hiking (and doing a much better job than us!). In my very limited Japanese at the time, all I could manage was, “みて! みて!”, pointing at the squirrel. The ladies were so cute and responded “りす！可愛いですね!” Since then I’ve NEVER forgotten the word for squirrel haha.
yt9404 To be fair, unless you are in the industry, lot of Japanese people dont like people bringing up anime or manga as entertainment (especially from foreigners)
I think I depends on the style of home and when it was built. I grew up in a military family, and then I joined the military, so we moved a lot. I do think, if there's a room with out a light, it's most likely the living room.
I wish you guys had time to do a cross country road trip :) I did this once with a friend, and stayed in hostels along the way... what was interesting is that one of the "hostels" was in the middle of nowhere in the basement of a woman's house, lol. Granted, that was a long time ago, now you could probably get more info on what each hostel is actually like...
OH, just an idea... you should go to a convention of some kind next time. Maybe like an anime con, or gaming con like PAX or E3... I've never gone myself, but living in the Detroit Metro and Ann Arbor for many years I went to the Detroit Auto Show (which is obviously a big deal, and some consider the best in the country). I also went to a dog show one year when I used to be a groomer :)
Same!! I'm from the Washington and I don't ever remember seeing vertical mean locked. I hope people aren't miss led if they watch this and come to America and not lock their doors. It really does vary
Usually horizontal means locked (as though the line is slashing in to lock it). Of course, there are some exceptions. I dislike most when locks need to turn in the direction opposite to where the lock would be going. For instance, if a knob is on the left side of a door, I would dislike turning it clockwise to lock it.
Yeah, I think most urban areas in America it's rare to see people carrying a gun around, but my perception's definitely biased by growing up in California.
It mostly depends on where you are. Strict carry laws like cali or ny means way less people carrying. Urban areas in more lenient states tend to have it more.
Reminds me of how the US base in Misawa would get Japanese sightseers-they’d get off the tour bus with their little cameras in complete awe of everything like they’re in Disneyland lol. Then they’d ALWAYS go get some American pizza lol.
Oh, and also a hayride in the fall, or hot air balloon ride. You'd get some seriously cool footage out of that! I'm sure you could find hot air balloon rides in Japan, too, though.
Since they're in Texas, that state FINALLY legalized open carry. You are required to have a permit to open carry in Texas, but only took that state 150 years to legalize it. Here's a site with a lot of good information and a great, informative community, on open carry in the US. www.opencarry.org/
This is wrong. All states allow it as is required by the constitution, however a few cities have got away with requiring a permit to do so. That being the case, no place in the USA can outright prohibit it and when places have tried it has always been overturned in the supreme court as unconstitutional. Also, most cities do not have any ordinance requiring a permit to open carry. I am guessing you live in one of the few that do like NYC (well most of the cities in NY state (I know of one in NY that doesn't require a permit))
Just to be clear, some states do have laws in this regard, but they are always overturned if challenged and thus don't really have any law like that. So technically they are non-open carry states, but not actually as the laws are unenforceable since they will be overturned as soon as someone tries and is challenged. It's the constitution, and occasionally the supreme court does actually pay attention to that (Not always, but this is one of the times they always do).
Proportions are big here in America, true, but you dont have to eat all of the food in one sitting. You can put the rest away in a take out box and have the rest for dinner or lunch the next day.
In my town we always have festivals in the summer. Art festival, Greek festival, Italian festival. Even a chicken wing festival (I live in Buffalo, that's our thing). You guys could try something like that when you come back.
I would imagine the food portion sizes (either fast food, restaurants, or in the grocery store) would shock me the most! I would probably feel like I was getting ripped off in Japan, lol
Jun really likes squirrels you guys
No really back when he visited me while I was still in university, when I had to go in for a class he would just wander campus and follow the squirrels. And then later he'd tell me all about he he got super close to this one squirrel and how their tails are so much bushier than he thought they'd be and how he counted 15 squirrels all at once. He really likes squirrels.
Rachel & Jun first likkkkkkkeeeeeeeee!!!!!
hey, which is your favorite animal?
Rachel & Jun Haha that's really cute
Rachel & Jun cute!
Aww that's adorable!
Rachel & Jun Reminds me of that dog from the movie "Up". I think his name was Doug. Randomly shouts-out "Squirrel!!" haha
*TAKE HIM TO COSTCO*
haha yeah! xD
Ah, we have Costco in Japan.
YES
borzia OURS IS HUGE THO
We already have them here in Japan, do they all use that confusing member system thing tho?
As a European, I'd be shocked by the way people wear shoes in the house. I'm surprised Jun didn't mention it.
Eva Zigon I mean I live in the US and I’m shocked by it, my mom is hygienic and no one else cares. It’s so gross.
It's gross when you have your shoes in your room, eww.
Born here in the USA and we (my family) don't wear our outside shoes inside the house. I also think it's gross. They stay on a rack by the door :)
Depends on how hygiene is regarded. Some people won't think much about it. Walk right in the house with muddy shoes. But yeah, best to leave outdoor shoes by the front. Keep indoor space as clean as possible. Now, about the cat paws... 😆
It depends where in the US you live. My family never wears shoes in the house
Jun: *sweating*
'your dad is amazing, he's really nice'
🤣
nothing more american than being a little intimidated by your lady's old man.
Bog Meat I think being intimidated by your wife’s father isn’t just an American thing...
@@jhezrylgundran2495 maybe, but in America there's the stereotype of your wife's father chasing you away with a gun if he don't like you
Bog Meat nah that’s the same with all the cultures homie
I live in Canada and have spotted some Japanese tourists awwing and taking pictures of squirrels.
squirrels are pretty cute but Canadians dont notice since we see them all the time.
Yeah they're everywhere here in California and never understood why everyone takes pics of them all the time but someone told me they're so cute I guess LOL.
+daviangel squirrels they move really fast and they always avoid people. So it's really hard and rare to really see them
At my old duplex there were so many squirrels outside barking at each other that I would have to yell at them at least once a day.
Bethchecker it's like that with pill bugs too. They don't have them in japan I guess and everyone there thinks they're really cute
Bethchecker The only time I noticed a squirrel is when it barked at my dog. It was fat so I dubbed it "fat f*ck". That may sound mean but it's antagonizing my dogs.
The whole idea of a Japanese boy being introduced to a "traditional" American girl's land-owning, gun-toting American dad who builds his own house and does his own car repairs is.....kind of a funny concept that I'd love to a be a fly on the wall on.
takigan I imagine him like Clint Eastwood, lol
Freakin adorable how he just wants to hang with Jun all the time tho :)
I agree it would be weird for Jun. My bf is Chinese and my father built his own house (several) but being Australian we are anti gun. I'm also vegetarian so it's a big culture shock for him but he says it is our destiny. Just like Jun and Rachel.
Polite society meets wild wild west
To me, it says her dad wants to get to know his new son-in-law as much as possible, both out of real interest in what Jun is like, and out of concern for his daughter's best interests. And I agree, it's a chance for him to bond with his new son-in-law like he'd spend time with his sons. That sounds like a good dad to me. Good for Jun and for Rachel's dad. I get the impression that Rachel's love for new or foreign culture had support and roots in her family upbringing. So her mom and dad may be very happy to have Jun join the family, and at least they want their daughter to be happy. LOL, probably some culture shock on both sides, but that may give you all some fun memories for the future. -- Hey, have both sets of parents met and had a chance to really get to know each other yet? I hope they like each other.
I love how Jun talks about Rachel's dad. Very sweet. Rachel must have an awesome dad.
Me:*sees profile pic*
Also me: TUMBLR US GREAT AM I RITE
I’m gonna laugh my ass off when Jun notices that you can drive for nearly seven hours and still be in the same state you stated in.
Try 18 and be in the same province
History_Loves_Anime oh the honesty of this comment
Ooof try Texas! 22 hours from the west side of the state to the east side.
@@yesterdaywasADTR said _"try Texas! 22 hours from the west side of the state to the east side."_
And over half of that is basically empty desert! (I know, 2 yrs later, but needed to be said) 😆
i wanna see a squirrel in a
*D E E P F O R E S T*
you probably get lost again
@@yhusandia omg! 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
😂😂 nothing like a squirrel or chipmunk taking up residence in the attic. Lol
I’m America deep forest squirrels are probably huge and threatening.
😂
Russian and Hebrew subtitles were submitted! Thank you!! -Jun
Hi, Jun! I think next time you're in America you should take a video of you eating a lot of strange American food!
Angel Of LightSaber Don't tell him to do that, he'll die.
Thanks for subtitles! I really appreciate it!
Спасибо)
hey, ive noticed something about russia and other countries and cannot decide for myself. Here in russia we are making those ))) after text in internet, it stands for :) but its like one brace instead of whole smile. do you do this or it is just russian internet thing?
"you don't have to turn right when the light is red"
All the people behind you that will honk/flip you off will disagree (at least in CA)
Your driving the car not them.
Yeah. People honk at my before I feel it's safe to go can just sit through the whole red light with me than. Lol
Haley Mitchell that’s true
I was thinking the same thing when she said that.
Some states don't allow it actually
Has Jun been to a Japanese restaurant in America? I'd love to hear his take on it!
Michelle Bush
They made a video where he tries American sushi!
Roadside barbecue is my favorite traditional american food, the kind you get from food trucks.
@@dragonsember I agree. They need to go to a smoke house that's known for good smoked meat. I think it would blow his mind.
Yes! Hibachi style grill with all the spatula throws and the onion volcano! Do they even actually have that style restaurant in Japan?
most american japanese restaurants aren't owned by japanese people and don't employ japanese cooks. the typical american japanese restaurant is run by koreans.
If Jun thinks regular supermarkets have big portions, he should visit a Costco.
they have costcos in japan too though lol
YES. BULK POPCOOOOOORN.
lmao 7-11 is one of the most popular convenience stores in japan
MelonPalooza he should visit a super Walmart😂
misschelz1 they just be glorious
"I love cupcakes :D"
"They look so artificial to me"
".....-_- They look happy to me!"
Rachel is so cute lol! I love you guys
I think it's really interesting how far removed we are from natural colors that bright colored foods look 'happy'....I don't disagree, but in the 'wild' they'd be poisonous!
+Tankitha ...To add to that, in Europe, particularly the UK, many of the common American food colourings are banned because they're potentially harmful to the nervous system. Children are considered especially vulnerable.
I grew up in America (and still live in the US), but I agree with Jun on this one. Rainbow-colored foods gross me out and look artificial to me. I don't even like candy, except for certain kinds of chocolate. :)
and haha that was really cute xD
Door lock:
As a child my mother told me, “The cat’s eye keeps you safe.” 😺
Meaning; if the lock looks like the pupil of a cat’s eye the door is secured.
I guess the goat’s eye 🐐 will keep you safe in Japan 🇯🇵.
That's so cute. I've never heard that before
Beeeeeeeehhh
I love this and can't believe that I never heard it before! 😊💙💙💙
That's adorable. My deadbolt is like the japanese I guess. Straight up and down is unlocked, totally sideways is locked. Maybe it's a foreign lock that shipped here lol
Kyra Todd same here in the Philippines
Awwww thats really wholesome that Jun and Rachel’s dad spend time playing with drones
When my family hosted Japanese exchange students one of the most shocking things to all of them was the Big Gulp from 7-11. Their last day in the U.S. we took everyone to a 7-11 because they all wanted to take a Big Gulp cup home with them to show off. Beyond that, they were startled by some of our roller coasters - how big and fast they went - especially the ones that just drop you straight down. It's still funny to me how the Big Gulp shocked them more than the crazy park rides. :-D
TheArtymuse yea our portions aren't exactly good
I hoped that they only drank like 10% of that cup and poured out the rest. America is really gung ho with their portions.
Most of them couldn't finish, but there were a few very determined individuals that did. I think they made it a little competition.
TheArtymuse My FIL from Somalia was fascinated with the size of sodas in the US. He couldn't finish them and his food.
Vanessa Ro They rather enjoyed most of them, but it was the sudden drop rides that freaked out a lot of them.
日本語字幕のタイミングを修正いたしました。ご迷惑おかけして申し訳ありませんでした。今年も、今年もよろしくお願い致します。^^ -Jun
Rachel & Jun 明けましておめでとうございます！
Rachel & Jun この動画で紹介してることってアメリカならどこでも当てはまるんですか？州によって全く異なるって聞いたことがあるんですが……
He should try Hunting..
今年も動画楽しみにしています♪
また頻繁にアップしてください☆
キッチンも楽しみにしています☆
uuuppsss..now i know..what about going skydiving..or a try some tacos :) animal friendly..😸
I love the way how rachel look at jun, it's really cute and lovely
My dad (American) has some over-seas business partners in Korea. When they came here they wanted to rent a big classic Cadillac car and drive on the "big roads". So, they were doing that, and they saw one of those entire houses being transported (you know with "wide load" yellow banner on it and the two flanking cars to help it navigate down the road). The Korean guys went nuts! They were like, "American roads are so big, you can drive houses down the road!"
North Koreans would be amazed just to see houses...
Oh, just reading that made me LMBO!
LOL that's awesome 😂
@@ridikerous North Koreans have houses...
Tbh, you can get culture shock just from going state to state. Most states do their own things in terms of things like food or societal norms, so it's a bit tricky to list a main culture shock that is surprising to me personally. ^^;;
Honestly though, it's pretty funny at times like the whole south riding horses off into the sunset, wearing cowboy boots and a hat while yelling, "YEE-HAWWWW"
TheDangerWolf Wait, what south does this?
HitodamaKyrie ah, I was poking at a southern stereotype of "All southerners love like the Wild West"
I probably misunderstood the comment though XD
TheDangerWolf Alright. It's just that I'm personally from the so-called "Deep South" (Southern Alabama to be specific) and that stereotype still sounded pretty silly to me for a generalisation.
AnimeMangaOtakuAkG That's extremely true. I'm from Memphis, and just driving the nine hours to Charlotte, NC had me shocked. People could drive properly, no skipping in lines, no trash in the streets, and no sign of ghetto. I was pleasantly surprised, even more so when we were told we'd be moving there.
If you don't turn right at the red light someone's bound to honk at you out of annoyance 😬😂
It depends on if it is an actual right turn only lane or not, or if your right blinker is on.
@@elouise5593 That's what I was thinking. In the city I live in Texas, we have a few signs that say "No Turn On Red", but it's mostly in the downtown area and not everyone follows that rule. Especially if they're no cops around 😂
Thank you Alexandra X for the Romanian subtitles! :D
That lipstick shade is really pretty on you, Rachel.
MyEmpireIsTheWorld ikr like I want the shade and brand XD
Yes, was thinking the same...
Yes it's beautiful!!
It matches her hair
I wanna see Jun hang out with Rachel’s dad.
OMH I LOVE YOUR LIPSTICK RACHEL it looks sooooooo good on you
I'm from the Mid-west. I think these would be some great things to do for people visiting America:
1. Go to one of our bars at night time. Sit down at the counter, order a drink, and converse with strangers. If you're too nervous to talk to anyone, don't worry, being at the bar people are likely to talk to you. Our drinking age is 21 in every state, and ID is 100% required unless you look well into your 50's, and even then it's not a guarantee.
2. Experience a massive large greasy breakfast at a diner. Usually with eggs, toast, bacon, pancakes and coffee. Again, try sitting at the counter. People like to talk to strangers here.
3. Go to a county, or state fair. But beware things can get pricey so bring at least $50 to $100 for 1 person. There is loads of fun activities, contests, and of course: the food!
4. Try visiting a farmer's market, art sale, or flea market. You'll find a variety of things from historical pieces, fresh produce, baked goods, cool art, and more.
5. Go to Wal-Mart late at night. There's no one there, and Wal-Mart literally has everything under the sun. Even if you don't buy anything I think you can experience just how convenient our stores are here and maybe pick up some affordable souvenirs for your family and friends.
6. Go to a sports game. We LOVE sports in America. My personal favorite games to go to are hockey games, again you may want to try talking to strangers :). Tail gate parties are also really popular with football but I've personally never been to one.
7. Visit one of our local or state parks. America has a very diverse and beautiful landscape filled with many different types of wild life.
8. Go fishing or hunting. But learn how to properly do both safely before hand, and know that in many places you are legally required to purchase a license to do so.
9. If you're religious, or interested in religion... Try going to church! I'm an atheist but I was raised religious. I haven't been to church in well over 10 years now, but you'd be surprised at how fun it can be at times. If you're more liberal make sure to look for a liberal oriented church... otherwise you probably won't have a pleasant experience.
That's pretty much all I can think of for now. Great video!
Zurako desu these are all really good suggestions. I was going to make a comment of my own but yours covers it and more
Sarah Stephens Thanks!
Zurako desu I agree with everything except the Walmart part.
she has to take him during the day.
"People of Walmart" are sure to be walking around.
now that would be a shock! 😂😂
missYuki Joly I've been to walmart quite a few times late at night. But the part of town is more middle-class to upper middle-class. Worst I've seen is people in PJ's. I guess it depends on which Walmart you go to lol.
Zurako desu I've been to quite a few and some are just awful lol some people have NO class! 😂😖
I went to the United Kingdom once, and they had all of their old, unusable bridges up still. Even after new ones were built. I asked a British person why the old bridges were up, and he said, "They are a part of history, so we don't want to tear them down. What do you do with them in America?" Well, I lived in FL, and director James Cameron had just finished filming the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, "True Lies", in the Florida Keys. I told the British guy, well, I just went to see James Cameron blow up the famous Seven Mile Bridge for a movie. The British guy was like ... O.O
Excellent story, I didn't realize they blew up a bridge for that movie...
Because the U.S. is a young country comparing with The United Kingdom's history.
Some of the old bridges get used for pedestrians after they get replaced by bigger better road bridges but yeah, there are quite a lot of spots where there are parts of old bridges just left with a new bridge next to it. I think we are just used to the remnants of our past being left when their life is over. Realistically a thousand plus of years of our history is easy to see around us in most of the country.
They didn't really blow up the Seven Mile Bridge. They used fake debris where they took out an old swing bridge to make it look like they blew up the bridge and used a to-scale model for the actual explosion.
Your comment bemused me. All old bridges would have to be in a state of decreptitude not to be used anymore. And, yeah, we value our history, because old bridges are very beautiful and to be admired hundreds of years on.
As an American who lived in Japan for a few years I can actually relate to Jun's culture shock experiences. I had become so accustomed to life in Japan that coming home threw me for a loop! I will never forget the moment I realized how much I was going to miss Japan. I went to a store and handed my debit card to the cashier and she snatched my card out of my hand!! I was appalled and then remembered that people aren't nearly as courteous in America as they are in Japan! I miss living there but hope I can go back for a a visit!
This is how I felt after coming home from Spain after a year. I just miss the culture. I would like to hang on to much of the culture... I feel more at home there than here.
I also think that it's about where you live in America. I went to Iowa and had the same thing done to me. No one talked or tried to make conversation, and when I gave someone something they snatched it. Life up there is much different than Alabama. I think that it is just as kind as Japan, but a little less formal. It's more of a 'be kind' rather than social edicts. We still have those but just not as much. The main things are please, thank you, yes and no mam/sir. Also to look inviting and easy going. Get these few things and your already good at southern edict.
@@Lily-dv3qf I'm from Alabama. That's spot on. I would really like to visit Japan though
You should go to some of the great National Parks in the U.S, such as Yellowstone National Park, and Glacier National Park, and see the redwood forests in California, and the Grand Canyon, the Rocky Mountains, etc. The U.S has some amazing natural wonders!
Slimy Weasles I agree, they should totally do that!!
I agree! Although often the state parks can be nearly as pretty too, and definitely easier to get to.
i want him to see a bear! X9
I recommend Joshua Tree National Park, in late summer.
If you're in Ohio, there's this one place near Cincinatti where someone built a castle, and there's the Underground Railroad museum in Cincinatti too.
You guys should rent an RV for a couple weeks and travel around the USA with Jun. That would be a cool series. Love your vids😍
YES I want this!
Hell yeah!
YES. I would really enjoy watching Jun's reactions to his experience immersed in American culture through roadtrip travel.
As an American, I can honestly say that Jun definitely needs to watch a 4th of July Fireworks show or at the very least, pet a tamed squirrel. 🙂
You do realize Asians know about fireworks?
Japan's firework shows are significantly larger than America's
Miss T They won’t if they’re tame
Yes
Here in Utah it's a 360° view of fireworks every 4th of July We have a full week of fireworks and then we have some later in July again. On those nights you can sit in one spot and watch over 25 mi² hundreds of fireworks displays it's fantastic
I've been curious about Jun's ability to speak English - - - he speaks it SO well and withOUT much accent!!?!
gardengalsu Actually, his accent is more present than you think. The interesting thing about English nowadays is that we hear so many different people of difference races and from different countries speak it, we're just very used to people having very varied underlying accents when they speak.
Probably helps when he is always talking to his English speaking wife...
At my house the door lock thing is really irritating, because one of them is locked when it's horizontal and the other is locked when it's vertical, so I always forget which is which.
Those door locks that point vertical when locked are installed wrong!
@@Siciro I wish that were true
@@EGL24Xx it is true
@@EGL24Xx both work the same but only one is socially acceptable
@@John-lk5su it isn't true, because in many cases you have no way to correct the orientation
as a European, people carrying guns is definitely the most shocking thing about America for me. I can tell why Jun was scared at first, haha
It's regional too. In my state, New Jersey, you can't openly carry a gun in public. Not a lot of people really have guns in my area. When I was little, I didn't even know regular people could even legally have guns. Going into a gun area would make me a little nervous, since it's not what I grew up with. Most of the North East isn't big on guns. Guns are more common and accepted in the Mid West and South. The U.S. is so big, that there are a lot of little cultural differences from area to area.
oh, I had no idea! Thanks for clearing that up, it's easy for us foreigners to assume that some things are the same all over the U.S., especially with stuff that we perceive as "typically" American...then again, it's surprisingly easy to have wrong assumptions about other countries in general, so I'm glad we all have a chance to discuss about them and learn how things actually are
lol, I had a few French airline pilots standing around at the gun counter at Wal-Mart and were just amazed at how easy it is to get a gun in Arizona. I showed them I was carrying concealed and it blew their minds. They had to get a picture with me, and they asked me to pull out my gun and pose like a Hollywood action star. I told them I couldn't do that of course, but it cracked me up just how excited they were to meet someone with a gun. Mind you, I grew up in Southern California, and I never saw a gun the entire time I lived there growing up.
As an American, it scares me ^ ^;
MoonstonePearl brings up a good point that most people outside of the US don't realize, and that's its size. We have states that are larger than most countries, and the US as a whole is very large. Differences in culture/economy/accents are much more significant than in smaller countries just due to the amount of distance between people. That being said owning guns is legal (with a legal permit of course) pretty much all over America since it's protected by the 2nd amendment (which the reason for its existence goes back to the founding of our country's independence), but many states have concealed laws so your gun can't be showing. I live in California and honestly most people don't even realize how many gun carriers are around them just because you never see them.
Jun, you must try funnel cakes, grilled steak, barbecue food, weirdos in Walmart...I can’t think of anymore.
*weirdos in wallmart*
"Weirdos in Walmart" - this needs more likes.
@@Aizekku LOL!
i have not tried any of this maybe cuz i live in la ???
I don't live in USA , but I can relate to weirdos in Walmart, I don't know why😂
Yeah, that right on red is freaky. Saving gas? Who knew? Thanks for the history.
Hmm, I've never seen house without a ceiling light. Strange.
yeah im originally from illinois where every house had ceiling lights but out in ohio almost no houses have ceiling lights unless they're super fancy. it sucks! a lot of the time they'll have an outlet in the room wired up to one of the light switches so that you can hook a lamp up and leave it on all the time, but just flip off the light switch when you want it off and flip it again when you want it on. its a lot less convenient but its alright things could be a lot worse!
Kiki Lang I'm from Illinois and have never seen a house with a ceiling light
Most houses I've been in here in TN have ceiling lights in the living room, and my small house does too. My brother's house is about the same size as mine and his doesn't though, It just varies style wise I guess. I would hate to live in a house without a ceiling light.
Kiki Lang you can also legally left turn on red if you're in a one way street and the cross street is also one way left. this comes into effect in downtown the most
Huh, I'm from California and a few of these things are different to me too. Most houses I've seen here have ceiling lights, locks don't have a pattern (some are up some are sideways), our cars need a SMOG inspection in order to get registered, people don't carry guns all that often (sure people own them, but they keep them at home). I think it's very possible to experience large culture shock within America even!
joguSD Yes! Very true. I live in California as well.
And even with SMOG checks, it's only after a certain number of years and they are on the cheaper end of car stuff. Yeah, a lot of new houses have recessed lighting in the living room now (older houses and apartments only have kitchen and bathroom lights).
joguSD yes! I live in Burbank, Ca
Oh yeah, there are so many different regions in the US and each has its own culture. I moved from the San Francisco area to a small, very isolated city in Oregon. The only thing they have in common is the English language! After 9 years I still have culture shock. :-(
diane9247 I live in Oregon! What town are you talking about?
Lol, Jun is adorable!
Wicked Amoeba Agreed! He is so repectful to Rachel.
They are both adorable! I love to watch their interaction with each other.
He's so likeable
...every year in Pennsylvania we have to have a car inspection and emissions testing
Same here in Maryland
😰 apparently michigan doesn't care about the air...
California requires an emissions check every few years (idk what the span of time is and I am lazy) as well, though I don't think they fully inspect the vehicle. Given some of the crazy things I've seen driving around (cars missing basically entire bumpers/hoods/etc) I really do not think California cares about the actual state of the vehicle.
I know right! I was totally shocked when she didn’t know about car inspections!
In the UK all vehicles over 3 years old need a full check every year by a qualified mechanic. Didnt realise it wasn't a thing elsewhere...
All of the rooms in my house have ceilings lights, it’s very common, so much so that I didn’t know that other parts didn’t have ceiling lights super commonly
My room comes with no lighting so I have to use a lamp.
I worked at Disney World for 11 years and one of the things that always surprised people was when a squirrel would run across the pavement. Everyone would stop and watch. Most Americans don't realize that outside of our country squirrels are rather rare.
Keith Barrett *and Canada
Cause you probably hunted they and ate em
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my life is a living hell anyway
i should die
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Yeah, you got me, Clarissa. I guess I have nothing better to do.
Clarissa Indranada you too :-) thanks! ❤
So glad I found your channel. I also hate when houses don't have overhead lights. America has "trends" when it comes to lighting. Recessed lights, track lights, pendulum lights, etc. So whatever year a house was built or renovated, you get the "trend" for that year. For something to do next time that is very American, I would suggest a college football game. A stadium full of 80,000 people, the tailgating, the marching bands. I imagine that would be a pretty big spectacle for people not from the United States.
I had never considered that American house's lighting fixtures change over time. You were very clever to notice this. :-)
Just going to a park and grilling on a weekend is a VERY fun and All American thing to do!
Cal 2013 it's really obvious. Go on zillow and search up 1980s houses and the lights are hideous gold, in 90s houses they are a different type of hideous gold, in 2000s houses they are pretty stainless steel usually and in 2010s they are either really pretty brushed steel or that hideous bronze for those stupid modern "farmhouse sheiks" that have been "in" since 2017
@@LucasFernandez-fk8se I think the only time "modern farmhouse" is stupid is when it's not suited to the style the home is built in or not on or near an actual farm. Like, a ranch style or cape cod when decorated as a farmhouse just clashes in my opinion. I live on a farm and I have a few farmhouse touches here and there but I literally have cows surrounding my entire home except for our driveway and chickens in my backyard. But also, to each their own.
In New York, 3 years ago we bought our first home, a condo that was built in the '70s. it is so frustrating that there is no ceiling light and we only have table lamps or the occasional sconce.
We decided that's one of our major renovations, adding recessed lighting in the ceiling. It can get quite dark and we don't have much natural light since our front porch is always in the shade.
The concept of more than 12 episodes is pretty amazing indeed
SpookyRoseVA Production Studios are not as rich as massive american studios. There are also plenty of shows that have multiple seasons. I assume you are just joking though. I personally I would rather have a lot more variety in tv shows that tend to be shorter than significantly less variety and longer shows.
Stephen Hoydem if you think it's bad like in Days of Our Lives, try Taiwanese dramas. 800~1000+ is the norm.
Eh, I prefer Korean shows because most of the time each show is done in 16-20 episodes. There are very few American shows that I'll keep watching after the 2nd season, I tend to get bored of most. The exception being a show like Buffy, or even Full House... it's crazy cheesy, but I like the reboot on Netflix. But Korea has their exceptions, too... some shows have hundreds of episodes. But I haven't stuck with any of them, the only thing about squeezing a story into 16 episodes is often the writers are overworked so that's why shows tend to go downhill the last few episodes - they aren't given enough time to properly wrap up each show usually.
I was surprised when I made foreign friends that one of the questions they asked me was why American dramas are so long. And I was thinking why are foreign dramas so short? I think longer series allow for the story to be developed more. But they also commented that usually only the first couple of seasons of American dramas are good, but then they tend to get worse over time. Which I can't really argue with. There often are many shows that continue for way too long just because they have a dedicated fan base. Even if the story is no longer good.
very true
I think it also depends on where you live. Like New York and Los Angeles and these big built up areas you won't find people renovating their houses and stuff.
Have huge plots of land and big houses you can build your self is definitely a rural trait, and not just in America.
maybe NYC but NY is mostly country man. dont say NY when talking about NYC they are incredibly different.
st8lion Indeed, I grew up in upstate NY but now live in NYC. The culture shock still blows my mind after all these years and I'm in the same state!
I live in NYC. NYC encompasses all the five boroughs, but does not include upstate NY. So when you talk about New York City, you're actually referencing Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and the Bronx, in addition to Manhattan.
People living in Manhattan aren't likely to do home renovations because of building restrictions on apartments. But people living in other boroughs are. Many of us own our own houses, and there are a lot of suburb type neighborhoods in the boroughs. In the 2017 year we (on our own) painted most of the rooms in the house, and my parents partially gutted and rebuilt the basement. Everyone I know, unless they live in midtown Manhattan, has done some sort of house renovation by themselves. It's extremely common.
come to the best city in NY which is Syracuse hands down (state fair, friendly people, Destiny USA, War Memorial, On Center, SU Campus, Oneida Lake, only takes about an hour to get to the St. Lawrence, best snow plows in the country, Adirondacks are very close by, and everything that both city and country lovers would enjoy) unfortunately NYC and Albany Bleeds us, Rochester, Oswego, Fulton, Watertown, Clayton, and all other Upstate cities dry so NYC can support itself. there is a reason the beautiful state is known as the vampire state.
but yeah home renovations are very common place here
It's very American to have a picnic and kick off your shoes. If the grass is soft, you could walk around. It feels really nice.
4th of July is my favorite holiday and just about as American as you can get. If you haven't experienced that yet, you definitely should. ♡
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@@laurenalmeyda6916 I guess fire ants are mostly in south USA? They sound annoying 😅
@@miriamd.2198 Yes, they are pretty bad!
The main thing i dont like about 4th of july is when you wake up the next day covered with mosquito bites.
New years here is always way more lit than the 4th of july
That's the thing about culture shock in the US. It's so big! I moved from CA to GA and I can tell you that ours is a country with a decent variance in customs and traditions based on the region.
If you don't mind me asking, which part of GA? Fellow Georgian
Ooofda! Severe culture shock from Cali to Georgia. I moved from UK to GA, I'm American from Alaska/Seattle but lived in Europe DE&UK my childhood, 7-13, the most influential yrs, Georgia USA was quite the culture shock for me especially at that age.
If you ever come to Southern California, have to hit up Disneyland, Universal Studios, Anaheim Packing District, farmer markets (this one isn't limited to SoCal), bus tours around Hollywood (very touristy but hey, might as well try!), Santa Monica Pier/Promenade, outdoor malls (Americana or the Grove), walk along the Hollywood Walk of Frame and visit Hollywood & Highland. Oh man, I wish I can list them all but there's too many (especially when it comes to food)! Hope you visit us soon! :)
In San Diego, we add french fries to our burritos (:
So true!! Most of the Mexican restaurants here taste like Chipotle T-T
I do remember going to Disneyland and Universal when I was a kid. I remember it as being really fun, but that could just be nostalgia. My more recent trips to California were nice too, but being from Alaska, it's not exactly somewhere I'd want to live. Way too crowded for me.
Ashley N also 626 night market
Six Flags Magic Mountain
I recently went to NYC and there were two things that bugged me.
First, the fact that no price tag includes the tax. I mean you won't avoid tax anyway so why not include it in price. That's really annoying, because sometimes I expected to pay like 45$, but it became later 47 and I didn't have the money so I had to leave something behind.
The second one is the tip. You have to tip waiters extravagant amounts of money, because apparently they are noy getting paid so the only money they get is the tips. Where I leave, you can just pay 2 or 3 €, but in America? The normal one was like 20 bucks! It was like a plate itself!
+Iriasu Koroku aghhhh yeah both those things bother me too!! Sales tax gets so much worse when you're making a big purchase, too. Total $1300? NOPE ACTUALLY IT'S $1400, SURPRISE! 😭
Rachel & Jun 😂😂
because different areas have different tax rates so the customers have a duty to know to calculate it themselves. Also the tip is usually 15-20% of the bill.
Iriasu Koroku can't you leave there without paying tip? i wouldn't care even they stare me or something, i don't give any tip in my country either.
Christy-MiyukiItachi Oh I see.
Has Jun been to an "all you can eat" buffet? I would LOVE to see his reaction to The Golden Corral or Old Country Buffet!
I was just going to comment this! I think that's something that not a lot of other countries have. I second this suggestion.
0sleepninja0 All you can eat is popular in Europe too! :)
Awesome! Those are my favorite places to eat at since I hate having to choose just one food item. haha
Or the American-style Chinese buffet :D That might be interesting since I'm sure Japan has their version(s) of Chinese food, too?
Leopold III
No thats just all American's . 😂😂😂😂 jkjk
I’ve never heard of not having a ceiling light 🤔 That’s weird to me.
It is classic, at least in the living room in Canada
lol i'm from Louisiana and ive never heard of not having ceiling lights either
As a European I was probably the most weirded out by that. That and turning right on the red light
Libraries are cool. They're such nice environments. I just love the smell of books and the environment having shelves of them everywhere creates, so libraries and bookstores and the places for me to hang out and relax!
Ceiling lights (and the ones with fans) are more popular in rhe west I think and in the city/suburbs
Neulei In California they're like in every household :0
Kiru 「キル」 Yeaaa. I used to live in Cali but now I live in Vegas and not all houses have ceiling lights :C
Neulei I live in Sweden now and we have ceiling lights there too!
Neulei I've lived in Texas Florida and Washington and have always had ceiling lights or lights attached to fans
I live in the Chicago suburbs and my bedroom and the other non-masters bedrooms don't have ceiling lights but the master's bedroom and the living room, kitchen, etc. do
Jun, in NYC you can't turn on a red light. Just in case you guys visit here and don't get fined.
Yes, that's only legal in some states.
Jamil Vints, Woah, that's so weird. I'll have to keep that in mind since the other states I've visited allow right on red.
Is it a state law, or just an NYC specific one?
japzone I'm not sure about other states i lived in NYC all my life. sorry but I know in Cali you can turn since many Cali people get a ticket for doing that here.
Maybe it's because of how busy NYC is. In Buffalo it's okay to turn on red.
Jamil Vints No I meant, is it a law in New York *State*, or is it New York *City* specific? Sorry if I wasn't clear earlier.
I showed my kids this video and they enjoyed learning about the differences. Thanks for sharing your perspective Jun! We are hoping to spend a year in Japan, in the future.
During these hard times, a video like this really helps me to appreciate my country. I love seeing cultures coming together and discussing their differences and similarities, and it makes me feel really good to see Jun saying so many positive or funny and quirky things about America. While things may be difficult politically, there's still so much beauty in America.
Also I love the home renovation and car repair bit. It's like, not everyone knows how to do it and they don't HAVE to, but if you wanna save money in this country, you better learn XD
Oh, and Jun-next time you visit (if you haven't done this already), make sure to do something outdoorsy like go on hike through the woods, or go fishing (if that's not a regular occurrence in Japan, haha). Also visit some other states like California and go to Disneyland and California Adventures. Or go to Washington (my state) and visit Seattle and Mt. Rainier. Honestly, there's so much to do here so I can't even list it all. But I can tell you that you'll find most of the entertaining stuff on the coasts since that's where most of the population is.
@Anne Don't let my stepdad hear you say that, lol.
He loves Disneyland. He used to go there like all the time, and he raves about it often.
-he's kinda obsessed-
Iron Lightning oof Disneyland is really pretty but it’s heckin overpriced
Anne
I agree. California isn’t the best place to visit. I went there for a week, and did not like the people there. Not all are bad, but there are so many drunks and idiots there. I mostly hate the “political correct” crap.
I like how Jun talked about the colours in food. Fun fact, in some countries, American cereal like Lucky Charms would be either illegal or need warnings saying that they may have an effect on children!
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Have a safe trip! I lived outside Sendai for over a year as a child in 1953 and loved it. Recently I saw a video that stalking has dramatically increased in Japan and that people need to hire private security companies to stop the harrassment. This was a shock to me! Is this true?
Rachel & Jun yall should go to some national and state parks next time you come. Also why not go to some major cities close to yall and compare them to Japanese cities.
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The direction for locked vs unlocked is never consistent here in America
Your dad was a little overly confident with his reply 🤷🏼♂️
True! We actually have our locks purposely offset so it looks like one is unlocked in an attempt to deter theft.
Mine go there other way do I was like oh no I put them on wrong. LoL and I didn't it was just how they are. But then i relize yeah we all expect people to do their own repairs. House wives are expected to have a basic working knowledge of this stuff even way back in the 40s and 50s.
You turn it counterclockwise to lock it.
Some of the doors in my house don’t lock no matter which way you turn it! Most notably the main bathroom!
@@rebeccakang7624 how does that work since the outside of the deadbolt lock looks just like a lock....it's the indoor part that looks different.....are you trying to keep them inside long enough to call 911 or shoot them?
Next time you should try going somewhere exclusively by bus. Public transportation here in the U.S. is super unreliable. I think the contrast to Japan might be an interesting experience.
It depends on where you are. Where I live, mass transit is very reliable. Massachusetts sucked when I visited there.
It's reliable in central CT. They even built new highways specifically for Fast Trac buses, so the commute is much shorter now, they don't have to take the regular congested roads!
The public transport in japan isn't that great either, it's only good on the city area and I don't think rachel and jun lives in the middle of tokyo
On the outskirts there are more bus stations compared to the US, but it's pretty much the same.
@@tristan6509 That's not true, Japan is very good in transportation because it reaches the countryside even by bus is enough, so what are your parameters that make transportation in Japan not good?
@@ivanbudianto1962 if you're saying that the countryside gets busses, almost every country has that
enough≠good... It's not plausible for the government to make good public transportation to every small village either.
The more I watch your videos, the more I see that my relationship with my French husband (I'm American) is actually more normal than I thought. I'm seeing that you guys encounter the same kind of problems we do and it gives me confidence that we're actually doing ok.
He, too, gets real nervous about when we visit the States because everyone around where I'm from has guns. (I'm from Ohio and it's very heavy on gun culture) You can't walk into a Walmart in my town without seeing some camo loving dude slinging a massive rifle on his back. Has Jun ever been to an American flea market? That would be a riot for him I bet.
Ok ceiling lights are normal ! Why don’t you have ceiling lights?! 😂 maybe it’s just my area of America 🤷🏼♀️
My parents' house has ceiling lights in some rooms but not others. My shitty apartment has recessed spotlights in the main room and a big school-like florescent light in the bedroom. I use lamps unless I need to find something.
Allyson Genzer they are normal. That means their house is hella old
I have ceiling lights in every room , even the balcony
She's right, i have no lighting in my living room, and i HATE having to turn on 3 separate lamps to have a semi-lit room in the evening. Same with all my friend's homes... even apartments. Is this a regional thing? I'm in michigan.
I don’t have ceiling lights in the living room or any bedrooms in my house and it’s pretty common in the houses where I live here in PA. It really depends on the age of your house. Older homes tend not to unless added during remodeling. Mine is 110 years old so not too surprising.
When Jun talked about the cloth shop, I mistake read subskliption "Hamburger" not "hanger" in my Japanese subskliption.
Then, I thought "Wowwww, its so Amerika!"
During a trip to Washington D.C these squirrels went up to people and me including to beg for French fries. Jun would probably love that lol
Lol. That's so amusing. Would make for great viral videos :)
Aeri Tree I think that must be common in areas with tourists. the animals get used to so many people. at the grand canyon, as soon as I opened my granola, a squirrel ran up and held its paws out for food. it was cute, but a little overweight 😊
Aeri Tree I think that must be common in areas with tourists. the animals get used to so many people. at the grand canyon, as soon as I opened my granola, a squirrel ran up and held its paws out for food. it was cute, but a little overweight 😊
All of our houses have ceiling lights/fans. It was built in like the 40s & in North Carolina you do have to pass a yearly car inspection to get a new sticker on your tags but its like $13
We have squirrels in Hokkaido! Pretty common. Also another culture shock for me is people using umbrellas in the rain/snow in Japan. In America we just tough it out in a coat or hoodie.
A lot of people use umbrellas in the rain and snow here; less common for snow, though. Less people may use umbrellas here than in Japan, but they are still used a lot.
Most family/friends I know in America use umbrellas for rain. But maybe that's because we're Californian, so rain is always a big deal to us. For me though, I was surprised to see people using umbrellas (or rather, parasols) in the sun in Japan! It's totally a life saver in that nasty summer heat, but I know it would never fly in America. :P
We use umbrellas on the east coast too, I particularly remember a lot of them during undergrad. I saw some Asian-American girls using parasols in the sun near where I work it was pretty cute :P
I live in Colorado, and we just tough it out. I don't think I know many people that own umbrellas even though we have crazy weather.
CrispyLettuce I'm in California and the only people I've seen use parasols/umbrellas in the sun are Mexican women, not a lot though, about a handful of what I've seen.
“You guys don’t have ceiling lights”
Me: *intently stares at the three ceiling lights I can see from my couch*
In the UK a car inspection called a motor ordinance test is mandatory and a vehicle that hasn't had one within a certain period of time is not road legal
Reece Swaby
The biggest shock 4 me is that ppl presumably fix cars using duck tape
How can u deve car like that?! It sounds very absurd to me!
(Pls someone tell me i am wrong)
U would never pass an car inspection like that
Hi from Slovakia, Europe
here in Canada we have to get a "safety" test done on our vehicles every two years.
Some states have a car inspection requirement. I live in Texas and have to get the car inspected every year.
Yea a lot of states in the U.S. have them too, just not all apparently. In New Jersey, you'll have a sticker on your car that shows when it has been inspected last. They give you a new one every time you go. You'll be pulled over if they see your inspection sticker is not up to date.
+ MoonstonePearl21 East Coast FTW! In Philly, if you don't have a yearly inspection, not only will you get pulled over for your lack of sticker, and a ticket, you might also get a massive fine on top of that.
If he hasn't yet, Jun should try going to...
1) Cabela's, because it's a good representation of a certain version of American culture that's often misunderstood
2) A Japantown. I live near SF, so it's not far to go to Japantown SF, I don't know what it's like where you guys are staying, but for a future video, it could be pretty interesting for him to see an American place that represents what is understood as Japanese culture over here in the states. Pretty meta, but could be really interesting.
3) An American Zoo...and/or a rescue zoo (there are often squirrels there that are TAME!)
4) A sporting event like football or baseball
5) This would be more difficult, but visiting an American school.
6)More morbid, but an American Museum, particularly about world war II and how America views what happened. This as well as Asian History Museums in the US.
7) Beaches! Beaches all throughout the US are so different, even just on the west coast there is so much variety (i.e., rocky beaches, sandy beaches, cold sand, warm sand, cold water, warm water, smooth rocks, shale, etc, etc!)
8) California! Haha :) But I'm biased... :p
Also! A movie theatre, a play, and a gym!
Excellent list, Kalise! I'm biased about California, too.
Kalise California's beaches and Oregon's beaches are awesome.
Jun a simple road trip across the plains of America would shock anybody!
The way Rachael stares at Jun when he spoke just made me so jealous. Added with that little smile... aww its just so charming.
Wish your family a very happy life ahead.
Not from the USA nor Japan but I am always amused by the things that foreigners consider weird/unusual in my country. It is interesting to see things from a different perspective.
What state are they in? I live in CA, and honestly I feel a bit culture shocked. My dad can repair things, but that usually confuses people, it's not too normal. Honestly, if I saw someone walking around with a gun my first thought would be to call the cops. Ceiling lights are normal here.
Everybody in my family knows house and car stuff. I'm from Texas
Monica Flores yeah but that’s because it’s TEXAS. I live up north my G. In Massachusetts and not many people know how to make thing up here. You live in, what us northerners call, the “Yeehaw” state.
Idk it's weird down here. At one point in every guys' life, they work doing outside labor lol
I'm from south Florida. I wouldn't say I'm very handy, but I can repair a toilet or a couch footrest if I need to (seriously, a lot of things are just simple mechanics that you can figure out after examining it for a few minutes). But things like cars or electrical appliances? Nope, hiring someone to do that. I can't really say much about the gun thing: I don't like them, and my mom doesn't like them, and most of the time I haven't noticed many people carrying them around here. But my dad has one, my brother-in-law is planning on getting a license to carry, my best friend's parents and two of my friends carry. So it's a mixed bag. I guess Florida really is a mix of Southern and Northern culture.
she is from Ohio
Ikr I live in america and the food here is huge
As someone from Germany the car part really resonates with me 😁 i‘m always so shocked that you could literally drive your car until it falls apart in America. In Germany we have something that’s called TÜV which tests anything from children’s bumperseats to whole cars and you regularly have to „get your TÜV“ and if they think your car isn’t safe anymore you are not allowed to drive it. 😅
we heave yearly safety and emissions inspections
Yeah, you have to have your car inspected once a year in the UK as well, and you can absolutely fail it if your car isn't safe. Bit horrifying to consider Americans aren't required them too!
@@redwitch95 what are you talking about we are required to do them if you don't then your tag will expire and that's a hefty fine along with impound
@@tyler93539 my American friends gave me the impression that it really depended on the individual state, and some are a lot more lenient than others when it comes to road/car safety, so that's what I was basing it off
@@redwitch95 It depends on the state. We have mandatory yearly safety/ emission inspections here in Massachusetts.
i definitely recommend seeing different regions of america, as the sub-cultures can turn vastly different depending on region:) like in:
northeast-hardworking, colder region, usually hates wasting time, very productive, very multicultural
southeast-more laid back, warmer/moister climate, bible belt
midwest-many farmers in this area, very down to earth, hospitable, pretty cold winters
southwest-very warm climate, multiple different geographical landforms in this area, overall people in this area tend to be in the best shape, very multi-cultural
northwest-very rainy climate, beautiful forests, nice people
(note/disclaimer: these are the norm conditions in these areas, but does not mean every area of the region and everyone in the region conforms to these descriptions)
i have been to japan a few times and have been to:
tokyo, kyoto, oosaka, nagoya, hiroshima/miyajima island, atami/shirahama beach, and nagano:) are there any other places you recommend, both city and rural-wise?:)
Definitely Hokkaido
Ami Davis i definitely want to go there:) any specific areas of hokkaido you recommend?:)
3:36 Yes, this is exactly how it works in America. Everyone carries around guns and whenever someone offends someone else they both pull out their guns and shoot until one of the people is dead. (I'm joking, of course.)
Our fast food chains in France also have smaller sizes than America!
I'm pretty sure everywhere has smaller sizes than here... Although I can't possibly imagine ever finishing a pop/soda that huge... It's a fairly recent change though, when I was a kid (in the 90s) we actually had normal sizes. Now our old larges are the new mediums, mediums are smalls etc.
xDarkTrinityx They eliminated the "super sizes" in the early 2000s but adjusted the rest of the sizes to make a large the same as an old super size.
American sizes have gotten bigger and bigger over time. But really, the sizes in Japan fast food restaurants are still pretty small. They're probably the original sizes McDonalds had in the 1960s.
Yea. I visited a McDonalds in Edinburgh. The chicken sandwich looked like something I could find in the frozen section at Walmart. It tasted a bit different than in the US too, possibly different oils?
I guess the sizes in McDonald's are restricted by some health regulations. Because it's not that we Europeans eat less, we Europeans go to restaurants and we can eat the whole cow or pig if they let us. I say this because comparing Portuguese McDonald's and swiss McDonald's the sizes are the same but in Switzerland we are short on one size. France the same if I remember correctly. There's small medium and large. In Switzerland there's only small and Medium.
I love the Rachel calls her dad ‘Papa’, it sounds so sweet😂❤️
it's actually a german word :) we call our dads papa or papi :)
@@justme8841 It's used in many languages, like french and spanish
Im very surprised about American houses not having ceiling lights! Its not 18th century anymore. Its a norm in Europe
asdona mur I was shocked when they said that as well. I thought ceiling lights were normal and i live in the United States but i believe they are in a rural/countryside area so the houses there are old and don't have ceiling lights.
Likely mores related to how old the house is and if renovations have been done. Every room in my house has ceiling lights, but I know a few of the apartments my sister has lived in in Northern California didn't.
I've never been in a house without ceiling lights.She seems very dumb.
lasts forever And you sound immensely disrespectful.
asdona mur I think it only applies to the country side. More towards cities, there’s ceiling lights in all rooms and it’s rare not to see one. Unless the house is like really really old.
On one trip to Japan, I was climbing Mount Takao with my partner when a squirrel ran out in front of us suddenly. Being Australian, we don’t have them in our country. So I was so surprised and excited to see one in person; and in my joy I turned not only to my partner, but to two elderly Japanese women behind us who were also hiking (and doing a much better job than us!). In my very limited Japanese at the time, all I could manage was, “みて! みて!”, pointing at the squirrel. The ladies were so cute and responded “りす！可愛いですね!” Since then I’ve NEVER forgotten the word for squirrel haha.
Take Jun to the national parks and show him the nature
"America has mastered entertainment."
Japan: Anime or manga?
yt9404 To be fair, unless you are in the industry, lot of Japanese people dont like people bringing up anime or manga as entertainment (especially from foreigners)
Meanwhile in Russia: Bolshoi Yeatre: 🤦♀️
Thats me. I wish i knew Japanese so i could move to okinawa and watch all sorts of anime.
@@hanatemonstas4485 I don't even like anime or manga. Not my thing, so I wouldn't bring it up.
I thought ceiling lights were normal
FULTONBROTHERS I've lived in several places that didn't have ceiling lights in the living room including my current residence.
Only in my basement has them. When the ceiling of a house is taller- they tend to put ceiling lights in to compensate fore the height
I think I depends on the style of home and when it was built. I grew up in a military family, and then I joined the military, so we moved a lot. I do think, if there's a room with out a light, it's most likely the living room.
Paintball!!!! Jun should try paintball!!
I wish you guys had time to do a cross country road trip :) I did this once with a friend, and stayed in hostels along the way... what was interesting is that one of the "hostels" was in the middle of nowhere in the basement of a woman's house, lol. Granted, that was a long time ago, now you could probably get more info on what each hostel is actually like...
OH, just an idea... you should go to a convention of some kind next time. Maybe like an anime con, or gaming con like PAX or E3... I've never gone myself, but living in the Detroit Metro and Ann Arbor for many years I went to the Detroit Auto Show (which is obviously a big deal, and some consider the best in the country). I also went to a dog show one year when I used to be a groomer :)
Even better, go to a cat show :D :D :D
Has anyone noticed whenever he speaks in any of they're vids she's always staring directly into his teeth😂😂
more like his mouth haha
I have issues hearing people so I constantly look at people's mouths when they speak to help me understand what they are saying.
She be wanting to kiss those lips
that's so strange!!! i live in america, and horizontal means locked unless it's the lock on the door knob.
Same!
Same!! I'm from the Washington and I don't ever remember seeing vertical mean locked. I hope people aren't miss led if they watch this and come to America and not lock their doors. It really does vary
Usually horizontal means locked (as though the line is slashing in to lock it). Of course, there are some exceptions. I dislike most when locks need to turn in the direction opposite to where the lock would be going. For instance, if a knob is on the left side of a door, I would dislike turning it clockwise to lock it.
I live in America and I don't know anyone who carries a gun, except police. It depends where you live.
cosmlayla a lot of places have concealed carry so you wouldn't see it.
cosmlayla i live in Illinois and let me tell you legal or not, so many people have guns. and of course the chicago part
I also Live in Illinois and besides my husband's ex-boss, I don't no anyone who owns or carries guns.
Yeah, I think most urban areas in America it's rare to see people carrying a gun around, but my perception's definitely biased by growing up in California.
It mostly depends on where you are. Strict carry laws like cali or ny means way less people carrying. Urban areas in more lenient states tend to have it more.
Oww it was so cute when she said “papa”
Reminds me of how the US base in Misawa would get Japanese sightseers-they’d get off the tour bus with their little cameras in complete awe of everything like they’re in Disneyland lol. Then they’d ALWAYS go get some American pizza lol.
You should take Jun to a shooting range next trip. Or to a monster truck rally. Or a fair or carnival. :)
genjii931 I agree with the fair or carnival one
mmmm street fairs... yes I vote for that
I was thinking more of a state or county fair, but a street fair would also be good.
Oh, and also a hayride in the fall, or hot air balloon ride. You'd get some seriously cool footage out of that! I'm sure you could find hot air balloon rides in Japan, too, though.
Pretty sure they already took Jun shooting. Bet you could find the video easily. :)
Actually, most of the locks I've ever encountered were horizontal when locked. (I'm in America.) I think it depends on the manufacturer or the region?
Not every state allows open-carry of guns. Most don't, I believe. Just FYI for Jun. I live in CA and you'd get in big trouble if you open-carried.
Since they're in Texas, that state FINALLY legalized open carry. You are required to have a permit to open carry in Texas, but only took that state 150 years to legalize it. Here's a site with a lot of good information and a great, informative community, on open carry in the US.
www.opencarry.org/
No, they're in Ohio and it's an open-carry state.
Oh, I see. I must have missed somewhere in the video.
This is wrong. All states allow it as is required by the constitution, however a few cities have got away with requiring a permit to do so. That being the case, no place in the USA can outright prohibit it and when places have tried it has always been overturned in the supreme court as unconstitutional. Also, most cities do not have any ordinance requiring a permit to open carry. I am guessing you live in one of the few that do like NYC (well most of the cities in NY state (I know of one in NY that doesn't require a permit))
Just to be clear, some states do have laws in this regard, but they are always overturned if challenged and thus don't really have any law like that. So technically they are non-open carry states, but not actually as the laws are unenforceable since they will be overturned as soon as someone tries and is challenged. It's the constitution, and occasionally the supreme court does actually pay attention to that (Not always, but this is one of the times they always do).
Proportions are big here in America, true, but you dont have to eat all of the food in one sitting. You can put the rest away in a take out box and have the rest for dinner or lunch the next day.
In my town we always have festivals in the summer. Art festival, Greek festival, Italian festival. Even a chicken wing festival (I live in Buffalo, that's our thing). You guys could try something like that when you come back.
Same here! I live in Louisiana and we have tons of festivals! :D
Experiencing things in America varies by state. What states do you typically visit?
I would imagine the food portion sizes (either fast food, restaurants, or in the grocery store) would shock me the most! I would probably feel like I was getting ripped off in Japan, lol