@@alucardjp1 Depends on what you mean. You can be perfectly fluent in one language with a foreign accent. Your understanding of the language is not determined by how you speak it. But if you want to sound like a native of that language then having a regional/national accent related to that language or, at least the right intonation, is preferred.
@@Good_Hot_Chocolate while that is true as far as mastering a language I still think if you don’t intentionally change your voice intonation or whatever you wanna call it I would not concider it good or still good but not really good
Especially for languages where the way you say a word be that pitch accent or the simple fact that so many words in Japanese for example relays on you saying the word in a specific way in order to make sense. This is true for Swedish to. The exact same word depending on how it’s pronounced means totally different things so even tho you migth be fluent you will make no sense if your accent is not taken into concideration I am aware accent is probably not the best way to describe this :)
When they speak Japanese like this, I can't help but think I'm watching an anime or something. I gotta be honest though, Chris sounds badass speaking Japanese
@@Kandy1116 I think it's just that British English can tend to sound higher pitched than it is. I'm from England, and I've always thought that somewhat
@@theherooffire007 Heard they're reforming the Dawnguard. Vampire hunters or something... in the old fort near Riften. Might consider joining up myself.
Hey guys, so sorry for the delay on this one! I was starting to think a higher power didn't want this video to come out. First there was the extra time it took to do subtitles, then this past week I've been battling something in between a cold and the flu (it was always going to happen sooner or later on this cycle). AND THEN finally yesterday the computer failed to render the video for an unknown reason and I nearly threw the laptop out the window. But it's done! I'm back on my feet, the video is up and I'm looking forward to getting back to regular uploads. Honestly guys, I still pinch myself to think that as of today, we've now had 20 videos released on the Abroad in Japan channel since just September! To put it bluntly, that's absolutely mental. As always thanks for watching and if you enjoyed the video, please hit the like button. I never harass you to do it (as I hate it when creators constantly harass viewers), but after a somewhat crap week, it might just help put a smile back on my filthy, unshaven face. Now enjoy scrutinizing my Japanese!
I was 2 times in Japan with my father and on both occasions we handled ourselves with physical maps since we didn't rented the mobile wifi. Not the most easy way to do it, but I could find the way!
Sharla is great, but if you are going to replace Sharmander i would like to suggest That japanese man yuta. Glad to see you are alive and well (minus that horrible dinner Sharla fed you). You might not want to ask for surprise dinners anymore from Sharla
I'm re-watching the whole series, and I remember four years ago thinking they had such great chemistry, and their sense of humor just meshes really well.
Sus on the quotes around friend on Sharla's Kr yon bar...WHAT WAS HAPPENING 5 YEARS AGO!! but I agree its awesome they found each other more than "Friends"
Even if you don't generally enjoy speaking Japanese in the videos, it was great fun to see you like that! Like Sharla said, you were almost like a different person.... but don't worry, your snarky British side survived the language barrier. ;)
Very true, I speak 4,5 other languages than my mother tongue and can certainly say that in each I'm bit "different person", language barrier and language culture does that!
Chris, once you have finished all the vids, why not release a long vid of the different cycling sections of the trip. Nothing sped up. Would be quite meditative.
@@AbroadinJapan Look into the RUclips channel "Rambalac"!! They have these 30-60+ minute videos of just walking around in Japan; it's so meditative and great! I love the ambiance of it all.
@@AbroadinJapan you have to tell someone a joke you know then ask that person you just told the joke to for a joke they know for you to tell another person ! that's an awesome challenge !!!
My favorite part about this series is that I get to travel with you and your guest as you guys cycle all around Japan. Except for the fact that I am sitting at home, getting ready for work. XD
Chris, I'm really liking this tradition of just leaving the guest behind at the platform🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 a nice touch of drama to detach from the previous rider and welcome the new
i'm sorry to hear you were through all that crap Chris. we really appreciate what you are doing to deliver these videos and i hope it's going to be smooth sailing from now on
Ariolus ty, yeah, i eventually saw it but for some reason it was buried under like 30 other comments so i didn't see it for a while at first. He should maybe pin it to the top
@Cold German Beer I was just joking :( You said "dropped on his head short after childbirth" and I just wanted to joke about that, but I guess my "joke" just didn't come out right. Also I'm taking japanese courses, so you just assassinated my non-existant motivation.
Cold German Beer Chill the fuck out, Tank Dempsey. The Japanese don't do it because it's "suppressed", they don't do it because it's fucking sick. They don't do MILITARISM like that anymore. Only a fool would blame the present generations as if they were the same as their ancestors. Never forget Pearl Harbor, definitely not, but I'm 9999% certain you don't forget for the sake of the victims in the attack, NOT to dwell on who did it. First, you talk about how you think foreigners look stupid when speaking Japanese (when they don't. Also, your white man doing black dance moves? Doesn't look ridiculous, it's cool. That's like saying an Asian who can beatbox looks stupid, or a black person who can sing Justin Bieber songs look ridiculous... anyhow, the Japanese just loooove to support foreigners who speak Japanese because they're always impressed and appreciate the work they've done to learn their language), to the topic of war. Nice.
I agree I'm from Pennsylvania too. I absolutely love your channel Chris and I do enjoy hearing a whole video in Japanese. I've been learning it myself until I can take classes. I want to be an interpreter in the East Asian languages, specifically Japanese and Korean. Someday I want to move to Japan. Any tips or helpful suggestions
I'm from South Jersey, and watching these leaves me with a budding inspiration to do something similar. Maybe I'm just romanced by the idea, but to experience, absorb, and appreciate an entirely different culture as intimately as Chris is currently, I can only imagine the amount of personal growth to be... motivating. As someone who feels stuck in at point in life that feels unfulfilling to say the very least, this series has been near therapeutic for me.
Hey I’m from pa too. Guess we’re all in the same boat I decided to go abroad in japan with TUJ next semester Watching Chris’s vids pump me up for my adventure!
@@snooks5607 Typical Brit. That is why I like the dude so much. Trying his best to control that sarcastic english man in front of a Super optimistic Canadian lady.
@@snooks5607 lol she was actually still travelling with him (or rather the crew behind him and meeting up at stops) but was just going off camera for a while.
wouldn't surprise me if they had an actual heartfelt "goodbye" off-camera, before Chris went "ok, gotta do the 'stereotypical Brit' act for the camera. Roll it! 'So long Sharla. Feck off!'"
i'm glad im not the only one who noticed this. i know the brits like to lay in on thick with their mates and i know ryotaro must know (as well as all we dont see outside the video) - but some of the cracks leaving him nervously laughing make me wince. it must be super confusing then filtered again back through japanese.
@@tylerfritz5970 Yeah in England it means you really feel comfortable with someone and like them if you can "take the piss". Ryotaro lived in the UK for a while no? I'm sure he'd get it by now.
Very savage indeed. Some of the so-called "jokes" I've seen Chris making towards Ryotaro sound more like put-downs designed to make them feel bad about themselves. What's a friend if he makes you feel bad about yourself all the time?
Usually I try to hold back hitting the like button although I really like the video. But for Chris I'll do a lot of things to put his smile back on his filthy unshaven face after such a rough week. Great series Chris! I'm really looking forward to the next video. This series make me almost consider to cycle through Japan myself during spring break.. almost... And yup, subtitels are shitty (I think, haven't started yet b/c I think they are shit). I vlog about my life in Japan for one year for my friends but I do it in Dutch. I still have to start subbing the first vlog. I already struggle to motivate myself to edit all the stuff I record so even more to sub the stuff. -.-'
The first time we see a pretty girl (Sharla no less) feeds you with her hand, the first words that came out of your mouth was 'you bastard'. This amuses me. Continue.
there is no other reaction to be had to natto. If you havent eaten it you wouldnt understand. Even people whop like it would go bastard, though in a more 'beautiful bastard' way.
Sharla is incredibly cute and adorable, you guys work well together. The whole cheerful, happy girl with the curmudgeonly guy dynamic is straight out of an anime series or a Final Fantasy game.
Listening to you speak Japanese this much was actually really cool. Glad Sharla is coming back later in the trip, you two have great chemistry. Thanks for all these great videos, this bike trip has been amazing!
I have read that people can have a totally different personality when speaking another language and I think that's really interesting. Edit: I just noticed they even talk about it ^^
@@neophrem2408 Me personally, the only thing I find changes about how I speak when speaking another language is my tone, if I'm speaking a little Japanese (Mostly practice as I am not fluent) I find I will just be less over expressive
@@Tremor244so true! i wonder why the brain perceives people this way - it's like a total switch. @Neophrem- that is interesting indeed. i think maybe chris answered it somewhat too when he said that he can't express everything he wants in other languages so it changes what you say.
that is interesting indeed. i think maybe chris answered it somewhat too when he said that he can't express everything he wants in other languages so it changes what you say- very cool... and i'm not going crazy!@@neophrem2408
Both you guys separately are awesome, but combined, the grumpiness incarnate that is Chris and the impossibly cheery Sharla make some real friggin magic!
I'm going to miss Chris. After all these subtitles we can only assume he threw himself off a rooftop. Rip. ❤️ And Sharla fits like a glove. The woman is a vlogging goddess.
Phew! I can give up checking twitter daily to make sure Chris hasn't had a close encounter with another lorry. Also the Sharla introduction caption with "Friend" in quotes - you're trolling the comments section now you cheeky blighter!
I absolutely get your point of not being able to translate exactly what you want to say in japanese. I have been living in France for more that five years now (married to a French man, so I speak it all the time), with German being my native language. Two languages that are not that "far away" from each other, but still...often it is impossible to be understood the way I want to be. There are linguists who have studied that phenomenon, Barbara Cassin published a "Dictionary of untranslatables", words from different languages you can't really explain in any other language. Often, these words are closely linked with the culture, the history or the "way of living" in a country, but some are really surprising because they seem so "normal". So no matter how perfectly you speak a second language, you won't be able to always say exactly what you want!
@@alanlee1355 I don't perceive it as depressing, but it certainly is frustrating! Then again, it shows how unique and rich all of our languages are. And yes, sometimes you can't even find the right word in your own language - but maybe it exist in an other language! ;)
The way Chris feels about speaking Japanese is the way I feel about speaking Spanish now... which is kinda sad because it's my native language. But I've been abroad so long (19 years), I hardly use it outside of speaking with my family, so English is my primary language now. I did half my teens and on learning and speaking English. My sense of humor as a young man and now an adult in my 30s developed in English. It sucks, because I literally feel like I can't express myself properly in Spanish anymore... my sardonic attitude is there, but because of the cultural and linguistic differences in the languages, and due to my ever diminishing vocabulary, in Spanish I just come across as bitter and mean-spirited, really. So I have to tone it down. I feel like I'm not being myself, entirely. It's a really odd feeling.
ChileanIggy I have a bit of a similar experience, but with my situation being different. My parents immigrated to the USA before having me, so I mostly speak english as a result and only speak spanish with family. Its so difficult to express myself in spanish since I only have a limited knowledge in the language (I barely remember things like conjugations etc) and as a result, I just sound serious, and I come across as awkward and monotone. Meanwhile, I’m way different when speaking english with my friends since I know the language perfectly and am more expressive.
Language changes and so does time and expectation. Have you lost what you had, or has the viewpoint of what you are and how you view yourself shifted as well? I think both are probably true. Countries and communities experience change and even though language is necessary to practice as an art rather than a hobby, it's the world shifting around art and hobby that change the perspective of the recipient I think.
Oh man you are scarying me xD im 17 years old and i am learning both english and japanese, spanish being my native language. My dream is to live in japan working as a programmer but you are scarying me with the thing that you say lol i dont want to forget my native language once i start to live in japan :(
You should fix that by reading literature in Spanish and re-enrich your Spanish vocabulary. Me and most of my friends have exactly the same problem with our Serbian, now we even converse in English 30% of the time.
Chris, honestly these videos you're doing with Sharla are my absolute favourite. You have a lot of good chemistry and you're both funny. I know people have been teasing the relationship thing, but ignore that. I'm loving these vids you do together, they're a pleasure to watch. Maybe see if you can work together a lot more?
@@MichaelAlthauser you uhhh.... you realize there's a date below every youtube video that tells you when the video was uploaded... right? The guy above wasn't trying to trick you with a conspiracy theory or something.
I just caught up on all the episodes of the podcast. Burned through them quickly since I can use headphones at work. Loving the podcast and the cycle across Japan series. Thanks for all the entertainment.
Definitely shines more light on what Joey said a while back in that there's no sarcasm in Japanese and a lot of English speaking based humor is rooted in sarcasm. Been exploring Sendai because of your videos too! Glad to see the video pop while still in the country :) good luck & be safe on the rest of the cycle!
Ive heard from multiple sources that japanese is a pretty worthless language to learn. All japanese are required to take 6 years of english in schools so pretty much everyone speaks it, at least a little. Several have said that if you start to speak japanese to someone, and then they will respond back in english because its so rare they get a chance to practice with a native. As far as I can tell its not really necessary to learn unless you are actually going to live in japan.
idk why, but I love Japanese. just the flow of having a vowel after every consonant is very soothing. would love to learn it one day. it's honestly one of the most interesting languages out there imo
Actually find you very interesting when speaking Japanese and would be great to see the odd video here and there in Japanese. Also think you and Sharla make an awesome team and wouldn't want her replaced with anyone!
I'm bilingual (Welsh and English) and despite being Welsh by birth, I find it incredibly difficult to speak Welsh for long periods of time. The only time I really use Welsh is at school when I speak to teachers. I'm trying to learn Japanese by myself at the moment and it's very difficult so I commend Chris for being able to speak it so well. Props to you.
Same to me, I'm native Spanish speaker, and I have English as second language, when I speak a loon time using English I feel pretty tired, and still being difficult to me to neutralize the Spanish accent
This is actually one of my favourite episodes, maybe because I really like how you’re challenged to speak only Japanese, and it’s so inspiring to see 2 foreigners speak Japanese so fluently!
字幕の作成お疲れ様でした。日本語のみの会話は新鮮でとても面白かったです。 「きつねそば」の由来は日本の昔話で油揚げがキツネの好物とされているからです。 「いなり寿司」の名前の由来がキツネを祀る稲荷神であることと同じですね。 The origin of "fox soba" is because fried tohu are said to be favorite of foxes in the old story of Japan. It same as the origin of the name of "Inaru Sushi" is being the Inari shrine that worships the fox.
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Chris in english: standard chatty bloke
Chris in Japanese: 68 year old chain smoker weathered by a lifetime of war
1 year
2 year
@@kayathemaya8971 3 year
4 year
@@chrishansen6366 5 year
It's great to see the angry Bitter British Man with the Happy excited Canadian Woman. They work well off each other.
They should smash already!😣 painful to watch 😊
@@d0uble_O huh?
i ship them.
she's married
ACC7386 Not for long lol. It’s clear they are very flirty.
YAKISOBA PAN DESU
A t-shirt worthy revelation.
そうだ...FUCK!
Hey Shar. I'm single, incase you were wondering. For a limited time only, though.
Grubby bum lucky girl. :-P
Chris, I thought you hate the construction site helmet
"Who shall we replace Sharla with?"
Honestly based on this I'd keep her.
she is fine fasho
03:28
@@kanedaku i saw that she be caking for sure
@@iluvbigbootie weird as fuck
@@kanedaku weird as fuck
I love how Chris sounds like he’s voice acting the typical old uncle or something when speaking Japanese.
I hear samurai movie when ever he speaks Japanese.
Old uncle hahahaha I laugh so hard 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Cause he's a legend
sounds like my grandpa when he'd yell at me when i was a kid in japanese and i didnt know what he was saying
I wonder if that's his teacher voice
"even when my japanese friend Ryotaro speaks english, hes like a different person."
Thats because you always call him an accent thief.
If you want to be good at a language you have to change your accent
@@alucardjp1 Depends on what you mean. You can be perfectly fluent in one language with a foreign accent. Your understanding of the language is not determined by how you speak it. But if you want to sound like a native of that language then having a regional/national accent related to that language or, at least the right intonation, is preferred.
@@Good_Hot_Chocolate while that is true as far as mastering a language I still think if you don’t intentionally change your voice intonation or whatever you wanna call it I would not concider it good or still good but not really good
Especially for languages where the way you say a word be that pitch accent or the simple fact that so many words in Japanese for example relays on you saying the word in a specific way in order to make sense.
This is true for Swedish to. The exact same word depending on how it’s pronounced means totally different things so even tho you migth be fluent you will make no sense if your accent is not taken into concideration
I am aware accent is probably not the best way to describe this :)
@@alucardjp1 Well *you* can consider it whatever you want. Good and bad are subjective, not objective.
When they speak Japanese like this, I can't help but think I'm watching an anime or something. I gotta be honest though, Chris sounds badass speaking Japanese
@@Kandy1116 actually I thought the same. I sounds like an old samurai preparing for battle xD
ShyChy Hope that’s what Japanese does to you 😂
@@K.A.L.C.1987 Actually...blah blah blah.....blha blah blah....
@@Kandy1116 I think it's just that British English can tend to sound higher pitched than it is. I'm from England, and I've always thought that somewhat
Ikr
Chris in English: It's nice to meet you.
Chris in Japanese: My ancestors are smiling at me imperial-san, can you say the same?
I understood that reference. Watch the skies traveller.
@@theherooffire007 Heard they're reforming the Dawnguard. Vampire hunters or something...
in the old fort near Riften. Might consider joining up myself.
Goji Khajiit has wares if you have coin...
Drem Yol Lok, wunduniik. What brings you to my strunmah...my mountain?
may you always tread on warm sand
Hey guys, so sorry for the delay on this one! I was starting to think a higher power didn't want this video to come out.
First there was the extra time it took to do subtitles, then this past week I've been battling something in between a cold and the flu (it was always going to happen sooner or later on this cycle).
AND THEN finally yesterday the computer failed to render the video for an unknown reason and I nearly threw the laptop out the window.
But it's done! I'm back on my feet, the video is up and I'm looking forward to getting back to regular uploads.
Honestly guys, I still pinch myself to think that as of today, we've now had 20 videos released on the Abroad in Japan channel since just September! To put it bluntly, that's absolutely mental.
As always thanks for watching and if you enjoyed the video, please hit the like button. I never harass you to do it (as I hate it when creators constantly harass viewers), but after a somewhat crap week, it might just help put a smile back on my filthy, unshaven face.
Now enjoy scrutinizing my Japanese!
appreicate the update
Ty
You mentioned in your podcast with Pete that you would be uploading the video with you guys in the creepy log cabin soon.... How soon?
lame excuse, but im happy you back ;)
Chris, YOU ARE THE MAN!!!!
NEVER LET SHARLA LEAVE YOUR VLOG..... She is your perfect sidekick for the vlogs
She's perfect ecchi.
Yeah keep sharla on your video and plus ryotaro it will be fun
Totally agree!!!!
evil side?
@Mia Smith Ecchi side*
"Use only a paper map, no Google maps allowed"... And then they were never heard from again.
7 years later they were found with a ball....named Wilson.
They only came out from the woods after their commanding officer told them the war is over
@@DavidBrown-zx2vn I almost shit my pants over that one. It's just, I can't...
will be lost in shinjuku st
I was 2 times in Japan with my father and on both occasions we handled ourselves with physical maps since we didn't rented the mobile wifi. Not the most easy way to do it, but I could find the way!
Good Japanese!!
I effort to speak English!
Would you like to practice English with me? I'm studying Japanese
頑張れ！
Jadyn Jones Yeah,I wanna do it with you!
文科省をぶっ壊ぁす no homo bro
@@jadynjones8293 update!! i wanna know if you guys actually met up and became language friends or something lol
You know what would be great? If you combined all the time lapses of the entire trip and made it look like you zoomed through Japan really fast!
That would definetly be cool.
PREACH!
Cool idea
He didn't die
Yet...
Yet.
Dude, spoilers!
YEET
First thing that came to my mind after checking on him via his youtube, chris's alive!
Hmm, you could possibly replace Sharmander with Sharla In Japan. She doesn't upload much nowadays, but I think she'd be a good fit in these videos.
Jayden Coulton Hmmm yes I agree, she’s wonderful😉
Lol
Sharla is great, but if you are going to replace Sharmander i would like to suggest That japanese man yuta.
Glad to see you are alive and well (minus that horrible dinner Sharla fed you). You might not want to ask for surprise dinners anymore from Sharla
@@Dethflash I am watching Yuta as well and I would also love to see them together
nooo,replace sharmander with sharmeleon!!!
I'm re-watching the whole series, and I remember four years ago thinking they had such great chemistry, and their sense of humor just meshes really well.
This is the first time I'm seeing this video and it is so cool to see them together.
Sus on the quotes around friend on Sharla's Kr yon bar...WHAT WAS HAPPENING 5 YEARS AGO!! but I agree its awesome they found each other more than "Friends"
@@sexyflanders123 I mean, she was still married in her previous relationship then haha would be a bit messed up
Sharla's boundless optimism is the perfect foil to Chris' piss-taking.
I was kinda shocked to find out that she is married... not to Chris that is.
Having Sharla and Chris both speaking Japanese together is actually pretty cool
The Castaway Traveller lmao i was lowkey fangirling over that
Japanese speaking Chris is a sober Chris who's a good & appropriate member of society.
And as boring as a wet English Sunday afternoon.
As I see these older videos of Starla and Chris I now see why they are together what a great Match
Even if you don't generally enjoy speaking Japanese in the videos, it was great fun to see you like that! Like Sharla said, you were almost like a different person.... but don't worry, your snarky British side survived the language barrier. ;)
Lars Kaiser He was like a different person! He seemed way older when he speaks in Japanese
Very true, I speak 4,5 other languages than my mother tongue and can certainly say that in each I'm bit "different person", language barrier and language culture does that!
At one point he started turning Japanese...I really think so!!!
Almost disturbing hearing Pete's voice and being able to see him at the same time
g easy has changed man
Chris, once you have finished all the vids, why not release a long vid of the different cycling sections of the trip. Nothing sped up. Would be quite meditative.
I’ve definitely thought about doing it
@@AbroadinJapan Look into the RUclips channel "Rambalac"!! They have these 30-60+ minute videos of just walking around in Japan; it's so meditative and great! I love the ambiance of it all.
@@AbroadinJapan you have to tell someone a joke you know then ask that person you just told the joke to for a joke they know for you to tell another person ! that's an awesome challenge !!!
@@DaveAp7 Rambalac is my favorite RUclips ambient channel. I watch one of his vids daily to decompress.
Abroad in Japan add this part to the ending as "credits" or whatever
Sharla was so cheerful. She brought the right vibe to the otherwise gloomy grumpy look of Chris. Together they are the perfect team.
My favorite part about this series is that I get to travel with you and your guest as you guys cycle all around Japan. Except for the fact that I am sitting at home, getting ready for work. XD
Chris, I'm really liking this tradition of just leaving the guest behind at the platform🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 a nice touch of drama to detach from the previous rider and welcome the new
😂😂😂 same!!
I'm proud that I understood 10% of the dialogue!
I understood all of it. I read the words in the little box at the bottom of the screen 😁
I got everything 😇 because im half japanese
"Daijobu" is what I recognized, and I was pretty lost before and after.
Watashi mo! Yokatta desu.
Ganbatte Chris!!!
Well, 10% was probably English, so...
Your transition from English to Japanese was like a pub drinking buddy to a samurai grandmaster.
6:14
Because Aburaage(fried tofu) is known as a foxes's favorite food in Japan.
That's why people call that type of soba Kitsune(fox) soba.
I learned something new today! Thank you :3
But that’s ridiculous! Foxes can’t use deep fryers!
There's "tanuki udon/soba", too.... (Racoon)
@@nish221100 a tanuki is not a racoon! It's an unrelated creature called a "racoon dog" in English!
@@euanmorse Senko definitely can
i'm sorry to hear you were through all that crap Chris. we really appreciate what you are doing to deliver these videos and i hope it's going to be smooth sailing from now on
Ariolus wait, so what happened? I feel like this vid was supposed to come out like 4 days ago? Did he say why in the video and i just missed it?
Danielle Spargo so they don’t get burned out
@@BothHands1 read his comment
Ariolus ty, yeah, i eventually saw it but for some reason it was buried under like 30 other comments so i didn't see it for a while at first. He should maybe pin it to the top
@@BothHands1 I can't see it anywhere, scrolled down about 100 comments.
Chris is a different person speaking Japanese - hes very attractive and confident.
@Cold German Beer I feel like someone is talking about me...
@Cold German Beer I was just joking :(
You said "dropped on his head short after childbirth" and I just wanted to joke about that, but I guess my "joke" just didn't come out right.
Also I'm taking japanese courses, so you just assassinated my non-existant motivation.
@Cold German Beer The biggest favour would be to metaphorically throw me off a skyscraper, but I'll keep what you told me in mind ;)
Cold German Beer Chill the fuck out, Tank Dempsey. The Japanese don't do it because it's "suppressed", they don't do it because it's fucking sick. They don't do MILITARISM like that anymore. Only a fool would blame the present generations as if they were the same as their ancestors. Never forget Pearl Harbor, definitely not, but I'm 9999% certain you don't forget for the sake of the victims in the attack, NOT to dwell on who did it. First, you talk about how you think foreigners look stupid when speaking Japanese (when they don't. Also, your white man doing black dance moves? Doesn't look ridiculous, it's cool. That's like saying an Asian who can beatbox looks stupid, or a black person who can sing Justin Bieber songs look ridiculous... anyhow, the Japanese just loooove to support foreigners who speak Japanese because they're always impressed and appreciate the work they've done to learn their language), to the topic of war. Nice.
@Cold German Beer Out of curiosity, could you tell me shat makes foreigners sound like "pigs" when talking Japanese ?
The algorithm is bombarding me with videos of Chris and Sharla lol and I'm not mad about it
They are so cute and loved up
i say you keep sharla. she brings fun to all this lol
I rather think Sharla is Chris' perfect foil.
By far my favorite series on RUclips. As someone stuck in Pennsylvania it's so great seeing someone have so much fun biking through japan
I agree
I'm from Pennsylvania too. I absolutely love your channel Chris and I do enjoy hearing a whole video in Japanese. I've been learning it myself until I can take classes. I want to be an interpreter in the East Asian languages, specifically Japanese and Korean. Someday I want to move to Japan. Any tips or helpful suggestions
I'm from South Jersey, and watching these leaves me with a budding inspiration to do something similar. Maybe I'm just romanced by the idea, but to experience, absorb, and appreciate an entirely different culture as intimately as Chris is currently, I can only imagine the amount of personal growth to be... motivating.
As someone who feels stuck in at point in life that feels unfulfilling to say the very least, this series has been near therapeutic for me.
Britty Brad I live in Ohio, right by Pennsylvania, and it's the same for me.
Zakair Sevenfold I feel the same as you do. I feel unfulfilled.
Hey I’m from pa too. Guess we’re all in the same boat
I decided to go abroad in japan with TUJ next semester
Watching Chris’s vids pump me up for my adventure!
I hope you'll have Jun from Jun's Kitchen/Rachel and Jun on as a guest!
I second this!!!!
yes!!
Yes
And Jun should have both of his cats with him, hanging out in the front basket!
1:14 SHARLA (Canadian Vlogger/ "Friend")
EHHH Nice touch with the quotation marks, Chris. Love the subtlety ;)
Sharla's Japanese is outstanding
Sharla -'s Japanese- is outstanding
@@Gokes93 yeah she's a cutie.
@@finallife87 Can she beat Goku though?
Omg hes back finally one of my favorite series!!!
I LIVE
You mean by the "Tea Lady"?
The subtitles took too long I reckon.
You and sharla have such good chemistry. Even when you're stressed she still makes u laugh 😂
They'd probably make a great couple. They bounce off of each other so well!
Xian Icarus Sharla is married but I do think her and Chris make an amazing pair of friends. I really enjoy watching them make videos together.
There is definitely a "a thing" between the two of them
Netean les not make t any weirder than it has to be... they’re good friends :)
@@creapshow123 Good for her! I hope Chris finds someone special who makes him as happy as Sharla clearly makes him.
Sharla was like "No, let's do a proper goodbye before you leave." while laughing, and Chris was just "k, baaaai."
yea a bit abrupt, Chris seems to get uncomfortable with any sappy stuff
@@snooks5607 Typical Brit. That is why I like the dude so much. Trying his best to control that sarcastic english man in front of a Super optimistic Canadian lady.
@@snooks5607 lol she was actually still travelling with him (or rather the crew behind him and meeting up at stops) but was just going off camera for a while.
wouldn't surprise me if they had an actual heartfelt "goodbye" off-camera, before Chris went "ok, gotta do the 'stereotypical Brit' act for the camera. Roll it! 'So long Sharla. Feck off!'"
@@ideitbawxproductions1880 Good friends don't need heartfelt goodbyes. They know they're going to meet again.
Sharla is a very refreshing addition. Her cute smile can brighten anyone's day.
No one can replace Sharla. You guys are the ultimate vlogging duo.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RACHEL AND JUN!!!! maybe just Rachel or just Jun, but both would be awesome!!
6:10～ It is called Kitsune(Fox) soba because the fox is believed to love Abura-age(fried thin tofu) in Japanese folk tales.
Love when Sharla in the videos! You two have good chemistry together.
when you speak to Ryotaro in english it's pretty savage too lol
i'm glad im not the only one who noticed this. i know the brits like to lay in on thick with their mates and i know ryotaro must know (as well as all we dont see outside the video) - but some of the cracks leaving him nervously laughing make me wince. it must be super confusing then filtered again back through japanese.
To be fair, Ryotaro is not exactly gentle on Chris either. It just shows through in his behavior rather than in his speech per se.
@@tylerfritz5970 Yeah in England it means you really feel comfortable with someone and like them if you can "take the piss". Ryotaro lived in the UK for a while no? I'm sure he'd get it by now.
Very savage indeed. Some of the so-called "jokes" I've seen Chris making towards Ryotaro sound more like put-downs designed to make them feel bad about themselves. What's a friend if he makes you feel bad about yourself all the time?
@@radbirdy It's just British friendly banter between mates. It's normal to pick on your friends in a joking/sarcastic tone.
Usually I try to hold back hitting the like button although I really like the video. But for Chris I'll do a lot of things to put his smile back on his filthy unshaven face after such a rough week.
Great series Chris! I'm really looking forward to the next video. This series make me almost consider to cycle through Japan myself during spring break.. almost...
And yup, subtitels are shitty (I think, haven't started yet b/c I think they are shit). I vlog about my life in Japan for one year for my friends but I do it in Dutch. I still have to start subbing the first vlog. I already struggle to motivate myself to edit all the stuff I record so even more to sub the stuff. -.-'
You and Charlotte have great Charisma together. Glad she is coming back into the fold later in the journey :)
Hey veel plezier en succes met de ondertiteling ^^''
Chris and Sharla work so perfectly together on camera! I would love to see them do more videos.
also
YAKI SOBA PAN DESU
well there good news for you
The first time we see a pretty girl (Sharla no less) feeds you with her hand, the first words that came out of your mouth was 'you bastard'.
This amuses me.
Continue.
Jay nice one 😂
"It's not like I like you or anything, ba- bastard!" -?
there is no other reaction to be had to natto. If you havent eaten it you wouldnt understand.
Even people whop like it would go bastard, though in a more 'beautiful bastard' way.
This went from rated mature channel to christian channel at instant.
Don't listen to him, I am the original
Back to mature next week.
My favourite parts in his video are when he’s angry bitter and annoyed 😂
BM TravelWriter I love it when he's angry, bitter and annoyed, it reflects my personality.
This whole video must have been a treat for you then.
That's the reason why I'm watching his videos! I'm here for the bitterness.
Sharla is a good contrast to that. Makes for a good team.
It’s just the British way
Sharla is incredibly cute and adorable, you guys work well together. The whole cheerful, happy girl with the curmudgeonly guy dynamic is straight out of an anime series or a Final Fantasy game.
She would definitely be the second person to join your party if this was a final fantasy game lol
Simp
Simp
ZappyBoi sons hit and run
That comment was SIMPly wonderful!
“Angry, bitter and annoyed” sounds like the English.
Surely sounds like the poms
And funny, you forgot the funny which is born of the angry,bitter and annoyed bit.
We are kinda like that....just forgot the swearing like its going out if fashion part.
Listening to you speak Japanese this much was actually really cool. Glad Sharla is coming back later in the trip, you two have great chemistry.
Thanks for all these great videos, this bike trip has been amazing!
The only replacement I would accept for Sharla would be Natsuki! She has been a great addition to this trip.
This is such a charming love story. You two are perfect for each other.
Sharla is too gorgeous to get rid of. She's so smiley. Its infectious. :)
They are a good team, Chris jokes around more than usual because Sharla laughs a lot.
@@MsJavaWolf Or because they are "friends" OWO
@@ik4h friends can bang each other.
10:51 I love the way she reins him in. “Okay!”.
It's funny how people tend to look/seem like totally different people when they start speaking a different language! Really liked this one :)
I have read that people can have a totally different personality when speaking another language and I think that's really interesting.
Edit: I just noticed they even talk about it ^^
@@neophrem2408 Me personally, the only thing I find changes about how I speak when speaking another language is my tone, if I'm speaking a little Japanese (Mostly practice as I am not fluent) I find I will just be less over expressive
chirs seemed like a different person when he was doing the american accent challenge too
@@Tremor244so true! i wonder why the brain perceives people this way - it's like a total switch. @Neophrem- that is interesting indeed. i think maybe chris answered it somewhat too when he said that he can't express everything he wants in other languages so it changes what you say.
that is interesting indeed. i think maybe chris answered it somewhat too when he said that he can't express everything he wants in other languages so it changes what you say- very cool... and i'm not going crazy!@@neophrem2408
Both you guys separately are awesome, but combined, the grumpiness incarnate that is Chris and the impossibly cheery Sharla make some real friggin magic!
Loved the explanation of how your personality "changes" when trying to express yourself in Japanese.
I'm going to miss Chris. After all these subtitles we can only assume he threw himself off a rooftop. Rip. ❤️
And Sharla fits like a glove. The woman is a vlogging goddess.
Don't Replace Sharla , shes been Awesome , Shes a Great Complement to your Journey .
@@knutpohl339 that ring says friend
@@knutpohl339 She is married to a Korean. They speak Japanese to communicate. Visit her channel. Lmao
She’s my least favorite guest so far
Sharla rocks!
"Don't replace her"
says someTHinG aBouT TheM
Automatically looks wiser when he speaks japanese because he has to think about it
That preview for the next episode is awesome.... can't wait!!!
Have always wondered how pete would look like after listening to their podcasts, now we'll get to see the pair in the next one!
Same. Them reacting on how to drive using only a paper map? Remembering my own experiences with that, this should be a fun watch. :-)
Phew! I can give up checking twitter daily to make sure Chris hasn't had a close encounter with another lorry. Also the Sharla introduction caption with "Friend" in quotes - you're trolling the comments section now you cheeky blighter!
I lived in Kobe and worked in Osaka for 3 years. I went to Kyoto many times too so really looking forward to the next few videos.
steve gale no you don’t.
no you dont lmao
You guys are so perfect together, even back here when you weren't dating you had amazing chemistry!
Yeah, this is so cute. That would be like the best date of my life. What an amazing experience.
She is absolutely lovely. You make a good team.
I was promised rage. Your anger is weak, Broad.
Plenty more to come.
It's Chris, not Broad, joegt123. :)
@@rayohan2863 Chris surname is Broad. The channels name is even a pun/play on his surname... you know, Abroad in Japan - "A Broad" in Japan.
@@Terrible_fate And he brought a broad with him on the trip.
I absolutely get your point of not being able to translate exactly what you want to say in japanese. I have been living in France for more that five years now (married to a French man, so I speak it all the time), with German being my native language. Two languages that are not that "far away" from each other, but still...often it is impossible to be understood the way I want to be. There are linguists who have studied that phenomenon, Barbara Cassin published a "Dictionary of untranslatables", words from different languages you can't really explain in any other language. Often, these words are closely linked with the culture, the history or the "way of living" in a country, but some are really surprising because they seem so "normal". So no matter how perfectly you speak a second language, you won't be able to always say exactly what you want!
Anna Robin that's depressing to anyone that feels that way. I feel this way also in my own language.
@@alanlee1355 I don't perceive it as depressing, but it certainly is frustrating! Then again, it shows how unique and rich all of our languages are. And yes, sometimes you can't even find the right word in your own language - but maybe it exist in an other language! ;)
@@alanlee1355 I think you mean 'frustrating'... not 'depressing', LMAO.
The way Chris feels about speaking Japanese is the way I feel about speaking Spanish now... which is kinda sad because it's my native language. But I've been abroad so long (19 years), I hardly use it outside of speaking with my family, so English is my primary language now. I did half my teens and on learning and speaking English. My sense of humor as a young man and now an adult in my 30s developed in English. It sucks, because I literally feel like I can't express myself properly in Spanish anymore... my sardonic attitude is there, but because of the cultural and linguistic differences in the languages, and due to my ever diminishing vocabulary, in Spanish I just come across as bitter and mean-spirited, really. So I have to tone it down. I feel like I'm not being myself, entirely. It's a really odd feeling.
ChileanIggy I have a bit of a similar experience, but with my situation being different. My parents immigrated to the USA before having me, so I mostly speak english as a result and only speak spanish with family. Its so difficult to express myself in spanish since I only have a limited knowledge in the language (I barely remember things like conjugations etc) and as a result, I just sound serious, and I come across as awkward and monotone. Meanwhile, I’m way different when speaking english with my friends since I know the language perfectly and am more expressive.
Language changes and so does time and expectation. Have you lost what you had, or has the viewpoint of what you are and how you view yourself shifted as well? I think both are probably true. Countries and communities experience change and even though language is necessary to practice as an art rather than a hobby, it's the world shifting around art and hobby that change the perspective of the recipient I think.
Amico no te sientas mal, arriba los corazones
Oh man you are scarying me xD im 17 years old and i am learning both english and japanese, spanish being my native language. My dream is to live in japan working as a programmer but you are scarying me with the thing that you say lol i dont want to forget my native language once i start to live in japan :(
You should fix that by reading literature in Spanish and re-enrich your Spanish vocabulary. Me and most of my friends have exactly the same problem with our Serbian, now we even converse in English 30% of the time.
If you replace her with marla and it’s just sharla with some glasses and a fake moustache I’d be dead
I demand that this happens
@@Angeltze3 same
Please make this happen omg
This is a wonderful idea
this has to happen. Jimmy you are a genius. Also fitting being movember.
Your Japanese is really good! It was just like listening to a native speaker; I couldn't understand a thing :D
Maddin1313 LOL, i speak japanese and I can understand just fine
whoooosh@@getrakt1539
Ravenous youth bruh lmao I get its a joke, im just saying dude
Ravenous youth thats exactly why I wrote Lol at the beginning smh
R/woosh
Chris, honestly these videos you're doing with Sharla are my absolute favourite. You have a lot of good chemistry and you're both funny. I know people have been teasing the relationship thing, but ignore that. I'm loving these vids you do together, they're a pleasure to watch. Maybe see if you can work together a lot more?
I love Chris and Sharla's chemistry and interactions so much.
It's almost like they're dating or something.
It's like a perfect date.
@@MichaelAlthauser i mean this was like 4 years before they started dating tho
@@azell2913 Are you sure?
@@MichaelAlthauser you uhhh.... you realize there's a date below every youtube video that tells you when the video was uploaded... right? The guy above wasn't trying to trick you with a conspiracy theory or something.
Actually watching from Yamagata instead of Germany today cause you showed us how great Tohoku is, so thank you and keep this awesome channel up!
There is something so wholesome and genuine about the energy of you two speaking Japanese more Contant like this Yooo
Content*** lololol
I just caught up on all the episodes of the podcast. Burned through them quickly since I can use headphones at work. Loving the podcast and the cycle across Japan series. Thanks for all the entertainment.
What's the name of the podcast?
@@Sephajinami abroad in japan podcast
@@ジョンマーティン Thanks for responding, I didn't get a notification for the comment on my comment.
Seeing Chris speaks Japanese is a breath of fresh air, even 2 years later.
Definitely shines more light on what Joey said a while back in that there's no sarcasm in Japanese and a lot of English speaking based humor is rooted in sarcasm. Been exploring Sendai because of your videos too! Glad to see the video pop while still in the country :) good luck & be safe on the rest of the cycle!
Great to see a new upload, thought the custard cream lady had you locked in her biscuit basement.
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Japanese is such a beautiful sounding language. One of these days I’ll get around to learning it. 😄🤞🏻
Jpdst29 yeah hes right start now
you'd better start now mate, cause it's going to take a while
Sounds overly formal and stuffy. Its what I imagine rich businessmen sound like.
Have you started yet?
Ive heard from multiple sources that japanese is a pretty worthless language to learn. All japanese are required to take 6 years of english in schools so pretty much everyone speaks it, at least a little.
Several have said that if you start to speak japanese to someone, and then they will respond back in english because its so rare they get a chance to practice with a native.
As far as I can tell its not really necessary to learn unless you are actually going to live in japan.
Its nice watching this now knowing you two are together now.. 😊
O shit, I'm really looking forward to the next video :D
idk why, but I love Japanese. just the flow of having a vowel after every consonant is very soothing. would love to learn it one day. it's honestly one of the most interesting languages out there imo
and only useful in japan lol. if you wanna tackle a language, learn spanish or chinese as they are some of the most spoken languages in the world
@@fromisweat lol....the only downside.
@@fromisweat wild racism appears xD
Actually find you very interesting when speaking Japanese and would be great to see the odd video here and there in Japanese. Also think you and Sharla make an awesome team and wouldn't want her replaced with anyone!
My fav thing about this video is the amount of smiles from Sharla x) Such a good chemistry between the two ^^
Can't stop watching when you and sharla do videos! Great chemistry and have me laughing all the time.
Reminds me of monty python and the holy grail
I actually just started listening to the podcast this past week, what great timing that pete will be the next guest!
Antshady313 The podcast is great right? 😁
@@Magnast4r It is? Hmm, I'll try it then.
Super refreshing to hear you both talking Japanese for the bulk of the video. Stay safe Chris! You're doing amazing ☺
Love coming back to this episode especially 😂 seeing two people who speak English natively speak Japanese to eachother is wild
I'm bilingual (Welsh and English) and despite being Welsh by birth, I find it incredibly difficult to speak Welsh for long periods of time. The only time I really use Welsh is at school when I speak to teachers. I'm trying to learn Japanese by myself at the moment and it's very difficult so I commend Chris for being able to speak it so well. Props to you.
Same to me, I'm native Spanish speaker, and I have English as second language, when I speak a loon time using English I feel pretty tired, and still being difficult to me to neutralize the Spanish accent
This is actually one of my favourite episodes, maybe because I really like how you’re challenged to speak only Japanese, and it’s so inspiring to see 2 foreigners speak Japanese so fluently!
字幕の作成お疲れ様でした。日本語のみの会話は新鮮でとても面白かったです。
「きつねそば」の由来は日本の昔話で油揚げがキツネの好物とされているからです。
「いなり寿司」の名前の由来がキツネを祀る稲荷神であることと同じですね。
The origin of "fox soba" is because fried tohu are said to be favorite of foxes in the old story of Japan.
It same as the origin of the name of "Inaru Sushi" is being the Inari shrine that worships the fox.
Correction
Inaru sushi
↓
Inari zushi
I ship them since this video, I guess I didn't only see things, they're dating!! ❤️
Sharla is / was a great guest
"Friend" 01:11
Kowalski, analysis.
Analysis says, she is married :)
😂😂😂
It's more like she's his enemy if you've seen them together in vids before this series.
Natto
@@dynamicgecko1213 my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined
No one is better than Sharla. She’s absolutely adorable and is super skilled at speaking japanese.
Chris and Sharla are the best combo! The natto was particularly evil though.