"30 Things NOT to do in Japan" True or False? (Interview)

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

Learn Japanese with me -> bit.ly/30yhLj6

[@Ortizproductions14]

Could you do what Japanese think of studio ghibli

[@meik7436]

@@Ortizproductions14 as a Japanese person, I think that it is pretty awesome

[@necro2338]

Are the two younger men saying "yes desu"?

[@mememaster147]

As a fat knack Brit who's often clearing up the leftovers it's very easy to understand the convention about not eating the last bit of food. The Brit way of dealing with this is to ask if anybody else wants it, effectively offering it to everybody else at the table. If somebody else wants it as well you're then in the situation of working out who wants it more (or is less embarrassed by taking it) or how you're going to divide it up. As a bonus, sometimes you can accidentally guilt trip the other diners into letting you have the last bit cos by offering it to everybody else you're telling them that you want it and they don't want to look mean by turning you down.

[@Geese17]

Love the guys who were saying objection, perhaps lawyers in training or ace attorney fans 🤣

[@davidfairchild8566]

Igiari!

[@commentarytalk1446]

That was absolutely awesome! Their timing was impeccable.

[@Zeecarver]

they actually seemed a bit like a comedy duo

[@eduardoxmenezes]

awokwkwkwkwk

[@robertomaldonado613]

Live manzai performance, lol

[@deadcodmchannel8150]

Lol loved the elderly woman, she's so baffled by the questions.

[@Enforcedcraft]

Yes I absolutely love elderly women. She kinds reminds me of my grandma(God rest her soul) from Mom's side. Very baffled with questions.

[@A-Wa]

I love the way she laughs at those assumptions

[@FQuainton]

She was my favorite! She seemed very pleasant and easy to be around.

[@formula1340]

When I see her reaction, it seems some the rules are exaggerated by the media.

[@ccengineer5902]

She was expressing that they aren't necessarily strict rules, as that's how they were presented to her.

[@AgrestisAnima]

Objection! Haha those two guys at the beginning were very polite with their different opinions :D That was very funny

[@hid6833]

The left had a good argument, the right one just did it by ego, but nice friendship there haha 😆

[@commentarytalk1446]

@@hid6833 Good cop, bad cop = Even better skit !

[@TerryFT86]

they rock

[@InfernosReaper]

May the system of tipping *never* take root in Japan. It's a horrible system that guilt-trips customers and can lead workers getting lower wages without the restaurant prices going down, like what happened in the US

[@jko8888]

Agree 100%

[@finneasmoore]

It’s weird because it simultaneously makes things super cheap for the restaurant while also usually making the servers more than they would have made hourly. The person it really screws over is the customers, especially broke college students like me who can hardly eat out as a result 😭

[@siriusql]

It's a very bad thing for the USA. But anywhere else is fine. Seriously. In France if you give a tip it's considered good. If you don't. Almost nobody care. Except in fancy restaurant The thing is that, waiter' s wage shouldn't consider tipping. That's all.

[@captainsmoka9864]

What I would do is give a tip only if service was good. If bad I just don’t give it.

[@nothere3982]

It depends. You can tip in my country but nothing like 20%. What the hell

[@jotaro972]

Gotta love the old lady, she laughs at every question 😂

[@benlarkin857]

I feel like she has just mellowed out a lot in her old age and does not take these things so seriously anymore. So it should be, in my opinion.

[@edgarmorales9950]

1:26 I love these guys's chemistry!

[@四方八方]

異議あり！

[@jcampton1]

Objection. I too also love these guys's chemistry!

[@スタバ-w6h]

Original: Ace Attorney

[@litchfirmian7562]

異議あり

[@masterp443]

@@四方八方 wrong いぎ

[@hipiticlivi7400]

Objection guys were hilarious. Just saying.

[@aldankero5624]

Remind me of gintama where gintoki became a lawyer for hanasegawa/madao in court and say "objection" to defend him

[@clausbacher]

One of them not so bright…..

[@xxqino]

@@clausbacher makes it funnier

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Your content has helped me learn about Japan so much, that my visit to Japan was quite a fun experience.

[@rajsaha7885]

Ok

[@heheboi2775]

Wtf

[@marxiewasalittlegirl]

I have seen your comments before 😂

[@the_justified]

why are you here?

[@marcelocastro6992]

He is everywhere

[@LemifromJapan]

Yuta san, this is a great video! People can learn so much about Japanese people's manner and culture just by watching video👏😊✨ I love how Japanese men having fun / joking each other while being interviewed😆

[@massvt3821]

As long as you're polite and respectable, you can do many things a little differently (saying "Thank you" without bowing, etc). Your tone of voice can be a good indication..

[@AssassinKillua15]

I love listening to people in Japan on their opinions. Way more calmer than most reposnses you'd hear in the U.S. Very casual and chill.

[@commentarytalk1446]

Well stated. :-) 2 beautiful thoughts to go with this: 1. Take a "step-back before answering" & 2. Think "more than 1 step ahead when answering" ! When Japanese people talk, there appears to be a little more of both of these than in some other responses from other people in tendency. I appreciate this consideration to then employ language in service to thoughts.

[@TopLob]

Ironic how Japan is rumored to be very extreme and strict. I've especially heard a lot of Americans say that, but in reality, Japanese people are generally more understanding.

[@commentarytalk1446]

@@TopLob They are very stoic as well. To think, to consider then to speak, Japanese seem to do this more as a people/culture/language than many other cultures/peoples.

[@TheLegoMaster261]

You weeaboos really have a tradition of belittling the US by making assumptions about America that don’t even make sense. That’s just sad.

[@AssassinKillua15]

@@TheLegoMaster261 Considering everything that's going on in the US now with protests and division being as high as ever regarding politics, yes i 100% stand by my statement that Japan tends to do some things better than us. Not that they don't have their own problems, every country does. But you're not going to find a single interview video in Japan with its people acting the way so many in the U.S. do. I live in Louisiana. I'm not a "weaboo" for admiring how people in Japan are way calmer and more insightful than where I live. Louisiana had pretty much the worst covid rate because of no one listening. We have one of the worst crime rates. We rank #48 in education and only 30% of my state is college educated. Plus, almost 40% of my state is obese. So yea. I may be a little envious of Japan doing things better than we do.

[@ciggieshoreditch507]

This is enjoyable and informative. I like Yuta style. Speaking with a variety of Japanese people gives great insight to social etiquette.

[@amystarke3317]

Yuta-san, I am a fan of your videos. As an older person myself, I appreciate it when you interview people of all ages, not just younger people! ;-)

[@TopLob]

I also feel this is very important, because culture changes over generations. I'm very happy to hear all generations because it gives me perspective. Some attitudes or opinions may be more common among older generations than the younger ones, or vice versa.

[@redcrafterlppa303]

3:40 it's not as strict as it seems in Japan but in Germany i would say it's polite to pour your guests first. The age doesn't matter. I think it's a general rule that the guest comes first. In contrary when everyone is a guest for example in a restaurant and obviously no worker is refilling your glasses from the bottles it's normal that everyone handles their glass themselves.

[@natineedleart3225]

most of those "rules" are simply politeness and apply not only in japan

[@natineedleart3225]

except for the slurping bit 🤣

[@saintjosephsoftware]

like a lot of other Yuta "man-on-the-street" interviews about Japanese culture, my take away is "be polite and considerate and you'll be just fine"

[@Exglade]

I love all the interviewees! They are hilarious~ It's good to know that Japan isn't that strict and some rules have good rationale behind. So I can enjoy travel without worrying too much.

[@stargirl7646]

This is actually very useful! I’d heard a lot of these before so it’s very helpful to hear them separate fact from fiction

[@JoeUrbanYYC]

The objection duo were interesting. The older one seemed more open while the younger more conservative. When the younger answered in a way that disagreed with the older the older would often stretch, subtly or not so subtly almost as some sort of stress release.

[@francescoc5604]

I loved the two "objection" guys. Such a wholesome interaction!

[@drk90009]

its so beautiful that these acts of kindnesses are engraved to the culture and therefore the society.

[@shiroyasha4565]

I love the pair of girls who are dressed with green and Black shirt They looks so adorable ❤️ And the guys, they look so closely 😂

[@darrenc2370]

13:12 my personal favourite when the girl in green react to what her friend said and also 6:56 the uuwaah 😁

[@tysonfontanez]

The Objection guys were hilarious. Also, my Japanese is greatly improving! I can understand about 80% of what is said in this video

[@reidatreus8345]

Thanks for these info, it really helps people who wish to visit

[@LordVysh]

I like that the older people are considerate but also more laid back. I just like the more laid back attitude in Kansai in general. Tokyo is too uptight at times.

[@Webberjo]

While Japan does have strict rules and regulations, I like how most of the people interviewed are still down to Earth.

[@DeanGl]

No tipping is good. This way, employees are properly compensated. I get the wanting to show appreciation part but if it becomes the norm, it's a problem. Businesses will start taking tips into account for income and that can result in employees actually needing the tips to survive. As long as there is a clear distinction that the money is only for the worker and not for the business, then maybe it's fine. I think it's fine leaving it as it is currently for simplicity's sake.

[@riberium1739]

I like so much those street interviews cause this is the best way to learn japanese and hear regular speech from people. Oh, and hello from Russia, Yuta! Thanks for your amazing content.

[@pug987]

It feels that most of the things mentioned are the same in Europe, or at least they are common curtesy in Europe. How much people follow them depends from place to place. Also the degree of when something is considered rude may change from country to country or even from person to person. For example I think it's fine to talk on the phone in the train if you try to keep it down but not if you are loud. I can't speak about the points for common baths because we do not have them in my country (although some European countries do). One thing that is definitely different is handing over and receiving things using both hands. It would not be considered even remotely rude to do either with one hand, at least in my country.

[@Mercure250]

Yeah, some of them definitely apply to at least some Western cultures. I live in the province of Quebec, Canada (which is culturally pretty different from the rest of the country), and I definitely heard about not pointing people, and when I go in the Montreal subway, I always put my bag in front of me or between my feet. I found the yawning one pretty funny, because I felt that would be rude in a lot of cultures, and not just with your boss (at least, if I did it, I would apologize, personally)

[@happypanther17vid]

Yeah I agree I’m from France and was also taught stuff like pointing fingers at people is rude, pour it for others first, dont stare, don’t use the vacuum or washing machine too late it’s kind of common sense when you think about it

[@Jbowling6]

It is really interesting seeing what is the same and what is different culturally compared to how I was raised in the southern US. I feel like the general idea to be considerate of the people around you and not make scenes or be rude is the same lol.

[@tisvana18]

I know right, some of the questions I was like “But... that’s also just rude here in the US...?????” （Also from the south)

[@Si-mc6dl]

This is actually quite similar with the unwritten social rules that I follow. I was born in, and have lived in England all my life. A lot of things in this piece are about consideration and respect, which is what I was taught as a child. A lot of our public pools have showers in the changing room so you can clean before entering the pool area. Many folks here don't take too kindly to folks being loud and playing music on buses and trains, especially with explicit lyrics. My grandmother has always had the rule about taking off shoes before entering the areas of the house beyonf the door, and still maintains that rule. Theres differences in etiquette of course but It all comes down to respect and consideration. Something that is being lost in the UK unfortunately.

[@iskatten]

The only thing i kind of made me go «!» is about that they thought card instead of cash is completely fine. For those traveling to Japan it’s not a case of «don’t do it» but more like.. a lot of businesses like shops and hotels don’t accept foreign cards because they don’t have them registered in their systems yet. So please keep that in mind and bring extra cash just in case! I think most Japanese people don’t need to worry about such because local people don’t own foreign cards and therefore didn’t think about it right away when being asked that question! Otherwise good video!👍

[@etherdog]

Yuta, it is nice to see the range of responses from your interviewees. Thanks for presenting this topic!

[@Nightcrawl7]

was smiling through a lot of the video, great video!

[@trevoranderson1604]

The 2 girls giggling that you shouldn't cross at a red light totally do it, but know they're on camera so trying to give off the best impression 😂 But yeah when I lived in Japan for a couple of years I picked up on a lot of these things that are unspoken rules, or you are told once to do or not do something and you follow it without question such as eating every grain of rice, not crossing your legs, not crossing at red lights, put your bag between your legs on the train, so many cultural rules.

[@kassyyar97]

I love how the old lady was baffled by half of these HAHA what a sweet heart!

[@sir3337]

Man, I love these interviews! ありがとうごさいます。

[@ejtaylor73]

The one guy is right, whether you hand money or put it on the tray you're still spreading germs. When you touch the money with your dirty hands you're getting germs on it, you then put it on the tray getting germs on it, the cashier picks it up and gets germs from it. The next person in line places their money on the tray picking up the 1st person's germs and leaving more of their own. That tray is a petri dish full of germs, as where handing it to the cashier only you and the cashier get your germs.

[@MoriguTheDead]

Mostly doesn't matter, unless the cashier cleans their hands between customers, every customer after gets those germs until the last customer of the day gets the germs of every previous customer. The only ones avoiding it are those giving exact change, or using cards/mobile payments. Giving exact change to the tray is the one case where the customer is safest, but the cashier and following customers aren't. Otherwise the tray doesn't help or hurt, except maybe a tiny bit because germs last much longer on living surfaces than inanimate ones, but unless the money is sitting there for hours/days it won't help much.

[@TheMisfit]

How would the person placing the money pick up germs if all they touch is their own money

[@MoriguTheDead]

@@TheMisfit Unless they give the exact amount they will get back change, that change also goes through the tray.

[@ThaFuzzwood]

That's why everyone and their grandmother (literally) carries hand sanitizer around.

[@nathalykim1263]

man, the not talking on the train thing is really a relevant one not that you can't talk, but when i'm on the train back from wherever, super tired and this group of teenagers enter and keep yelling their social life and laughing for the whole car to hear, oh boy, it's so annoying i never regret so much not having my headphones

[@robbiecox754]

Excellent participants! Very insightful

[@MadaraUchiha-fb4ww]

most of this are even common in india, but because of westernisation it's not seen very often, like we still follow a lot rules and try not to be rude infront of others, like letting the elders to start eating first, not pinting fingers, placing ur backpacks infront while traveling in train

[@PPB_Army]

The two guys that said "Objection" disagree on everything and they are the perfect friends for each other 🤣 6:05

[@wamsly2334]

The business card thing was very interesting, I never would have thought of that. To me, my pockets are a safe place where I keep things so putting anything in there is like ok I will keep this. I’d understand like folding it to go in ur pocket is rude. But just putting it there instead of a wallet or something. Good to know if I go there on business!

[@NinaFelwitch]

Thank you for another informative video.

[@k8eekatt]

I like hearing the calm pace of refective speech.

[@Avilimegreen]

These guys are as considerate of others as I am while I'm out and about everyday. I think it's a nice trait for a country to have.

[@marioh5172]

This a bit more on "good manners" than on what "not to do". Happy to got all 30 more or less right. I enjoyed the guy's take on giving tips but I think he is a bit ahead of its time. :-)

[@watawatan0w]

I'd like to point out how many of them said it was a good idea to put money in the tray because of the virus and stopping the spread. Only the one guy actually noticed the problem. I guess from the tray the money instantly teleports into the cash register.

[@briangruenewald7536]

1:26 Hire these guys to play characters in a live action adaptation of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 😂😂😂

[@serpentax]

in beppu, oita prefecture i went to an natural hot spring in the forest with some friends. we were all college students at an international university so we wore swimsuits. some middle age guy pulled up and started yelling at us that we were disrespecting the hot spring gods by covering ourselves up. the one japanese guy among us started yelling back at him that he just wanted to see our foreign girlfriends naked. i got strong vibes that my friend was correct.

[@replicantMK2]

both? both *nods*

[@marmoo5356]

Please don't do this, it is more about sanitation associated with the clothing + indicates you may have not washed properly before entering the baths (onsen often have showers close to the baths etc.) Also the rules of entry always prohibit wearing of clothes anyway.

[@justinwhaley1288]

I needed this 😊

[@ConversioCajunus]

The guys who were acting like a comedy duo absolutely made this video for me

[@chibiusa4072]

My god do I wish I was spending the pandemic in Japan. This is the right attitude. I'm in a country that is completely inconsiderate and people don't care if they infect others. I'm extremely vulnerable to covid and because of those attitudes I haven't been able to leave home other than medical appointments for 2.5 years so far. I'm one of the only people left who wears a mask at all, let alone a high-quality one. The first thing I'm going to do when it's safe for me to travel again is return to Japan.

[@DigiPen92]

I'm wondered if Yuta might have watched Abroad in Japan's Video "12 Things Not to do in Japan"? I did seen some of the Reactions that he watched that they point it out the stuff he got incorrect and did get surprised to hear about it. By the way @That Japanese Man Yuta, can do an interview video of "What Japanese Animes that they watched had Bad Voice Acting in Original Language" or "What is their Least Favorite Japanese VA"?

[@bzomeful]

I don’t speak Japanese so Im relying on the subtitles provided but I also wonder if the answers would have been different if the wording was changed. “Not allowed” vs “it’s considered polite” or “it’s recommended”. It’s why I think the old lady seemed so confused about lots of the questions. It’s almost as if lots of social etiquette rules are nuanced or based on context…for example punctuality with close friends vs acquaintances vs for work probably has different levels of strictness

[@rorynator7567]

I like the two guys who politely raised their hand to contradict their friends

[@2_ratsplz]

Great vid Utah, keep it up

[@collwyr]

I found the yawning question quite interesting, because they saw it as a generalised rule of thumb for all communication not just to the boss. it's quite difficult to prevent a yawn, let alone with zero motion used.

[@Fauzan1n]

they are teached about manners first rather than normal school subject since elementary. i think this need to be applied to every elementary school in the world

[@edmundironside9435]

3:22 Holy shit, they've even started to incorporate 'yes' into their language

[@asaemin9427]

"1-10 minutes late is acceptable, but doing it everytime or in a formal event is rude." Ha! Here in Philippines, if someone set the time for 1:00 pm, they'll come in 2 or 2:30, and no one really bothers as it become common. But it really is unacceptable, especially for me who always arrive 10-30 minutes before the set time.

[@marrykozakura9352]

I've read it in an article over Sudamerican countries that it's normal to be late, it's not even considered being late. So interesting but honestly, even in my country, it's pretty okay to be late, even by 30 minutes or more

[@koya__kim]

"Filipino time" 🤣

[@Axelblaze1022]

Good thing they aren't in my country. We have a term called African time where a person can be hours late personally I can't stand it😂😂

[@kareaimd9871]

13:11 fall in love with her laugh, girl in green i mean

[@jy_is_jeongyeon]

Listening to native speakers helps a lot

[@hmuniz002]

Handing money seems weird just because it's not being handed doesn't mean your hand didn't already touch the money. I get more if you wanted to just do digital transactions because that way you avoid contact altogether.

[@atheer6390]

The objection guys close friendship reminds me of the trio of “Konto ga hajimaru “ ma favorite drama 😻 . Yuta san what about adding j-drama recommendation or lists ?

[@r4nd0mguy99]

The part about slurping noodles is probably the most important one for foreigners. For example, my brother hates it with a passion when somebody makes any kind of noise when eating the meal.

[@rachelcookie321]

I find it funny that people (Americans) seem to be so complexed by the idea that you can’t tip in Japan. The only country I know with such a tipping culture is America. I live in New Zealand and tipping isn’t really a thing here. Sometimes you’ll see cafe’s with a tip jar but that’s really the only tipping and people usually just put spare change in there just to get rid of it. One time I was buying a drink and they didn’t really have change so I said to just keep the change but that flustered the cashier and she was trying to give me the change so we just worked it out. I think if someone tips here they’re seen as arrogant. Like they’re rich and can just give out there money because they have so much of it and are only helping to make themselves look good. I don’t know if tipping is a think at like fancy hotels or restaurants because I’ve never been to anywhere fancy.

[@PurpleOnix53]

Thank you! I’d like to go there someday, so I watch a lot of videos like this. It seems that people are a bit more chill there than I thought. I’d like to learn Japanese, and more about the culture. Most of my free time I spend reading manga so I guess it makes me think of Japan often.

[@tennoio1392]

They all look so polite and respectful.

[@nunyobidness571]

I really liked the attitude of the short-haired lady in front of the greenery. She always seemed to have a laugh at the expense of the rules.

[@dasNachtisch]

異議あり, the manzai duo did not mention learning Japanese with Yuta

[@chrissennfelder7249]

I'm German, I had to chuckle when the red traffic light topic came up. Even though people have become a bit more relaxed, it's still considered very wrong to walk across the street when the light is red. There's a popular saying that goes like this: "What if a kid sees you?"

[@njbebop]

Arigato gozaimasu for the video. I'm starting to learn Japanese. I love your culture too. Very polite.

[@yuscara]

i think in terms of avoiding germs during payments would only work if you’re paying digitally like here in china everywhere i go people only use wechat pay or alipay. Using card or cash would touch something or somebody no matter how much you try to avoid it and one way or the other you or someone else might get infected by it.

[@Archedgar]

0:22 Ooh, they talked about that one on Trash Taste. They said it was not allowed to eat while walking in general. Hey Thanks Yuta-san, for providing us with actual Japanese insight into these mysteries.

[@marccuypers2439]

Honestly, for the majority of these rules, I have either at least struggled with the described consideration myself or could people see to be concerned about it very easily.

[@sueKay]

I've heard from a few people that there are some odd parallels between Scotland and Japan, and indeed I think Scots living in Japan including a friend of mines have found this out, so thought I'd weight in on some points! - The drink-pouring one is relevant to Scotland too. It's never discussed but no-one ever pours their own drink first. If you're sharing a bottle of wine and pour the first glass, or want to top yours up, you would always offer to do so for everyone else first. If you're at a party and going to the fridge for a beer or making up a drink you would always ask if anyone else wants anything and bring their drinks to them before starting your own. The only time it's acceptable to drink your own first is if you're with your closest friends and it's well into the night (ie. when you're all already very merry!). I wish people would be quieter on trains here - phone conversations if quiet are fine, but a minority of people think it's fine to blast their music on the train here! The credit card one is maybe relevant with older Scots, but probably because sometimes people use credit cards towards the end of the month if they've ran out of money so some older people interpret that as people living beyond their means. For younger people it's not an issue, and using debit cards is so commonplace I don't think anyone would question it. Some people here still refuse to use anything but cash as they don't want anyone knowing all their financial business. It's rare I'm handed a business card in Scotland, but I would never just stuff it in my pocket even though there's no formal ettiquette about business cards here - it just doesn't feel right. I would hold it in my hand until I had the opportunity to put it away. I actually yawned in front of one of my bosses on my first day at my current job because I'd been so stressed the night before I hadn't slept, but I think she figured that out and wasn't too irritated (I was very very embarrassed!). I definitely agree about checking your change when you're on holiday abroad - I've been short-changed and scammed before in both Catalonia and the Czech Republic (isolated incidents - I love both countries). It's rude to point at people here too. I regularly got in trouble for doing that when I was very little!! We obviously don't have the same bathing culture in Scotland, but it's considered rude if you don't step in the shower prior to getting in the swimming pool. Again, it's not discussed but most people go in the shower before swimming. In Scotland, never eat the last piece of something as a snack until it's absolutely clear no-one wants it. In Scotland it's considered a little rude to leave a lot of food on your plate, but inconsiderate or even gluttonous to finish everything. Most people will leave a bite or two of food on the plate to show they enjoyed it, but also to indicate they don't want any more. If you don't eat enough you might offend, and if you clear everything the host will probably feel embarrassed and offer you snacks for the rest of the evening. If you wear your backpack on a crowded train you will incur the ire of your fellow passengers and might even get told to take it off your back if another commuter has had a bad day. Always place your backpack at your feet. Oddly I think people wearing huge backpacks (like ones campers use) get more leeway because people recognise these packs can be difficult to remove. Slurping is a big no-no in Scotland! I wish we had a mask-wearing culture in Scotland pre-COVID as I catch every cold and bug that's going around :(. The only people I ever saw wearing masks in Scotland pre-COVID were university students from Japan, Korea and China. Houses in Scotland are often as small as those in Japan (in fact UK houses are about the same size on average as Japanese houses) so any loud household chores are a big no-no at night if you might disturb your neighbours. Lateness is a thing that is a 50-50 here - some are fine with it, others are not! If you are invited out for a meal you should offer to pay as a courtesy, but the person who has invited you knows that they are expected to pay. You should however invite them out to dinner soon after to repay their kindness.

[@laryb.5136]

actually this is common in Europe and some of these things I find logic and respectful even if no one told me but it's always abut thinking of the other person first

[@BabyfaceMilan99]

have you heard of paragraphing?

[@erl3802]

Ahhh so long

[@kingjulian1202]

I was watching this on a train... when they said that trains in Tokyo were very quiet I just stopped the video and looked around me and noticed that it was very loud in German trains...

[@nathalykim1263]

Japanese people: put your backpack in front of you so that you don't bump into others people from my country: put your backpack in front of you so you don't get pickpocketed seriously, if I see someone with their backpack on their backs on public transportation, I know it's their first time taking it

[@mrteemug5329]

I really don't get the yawning thing. In my opinion you shouldn't judge a person by something the might not be able to control, and for me yawning is definitely one of those things. I don't do it to be disrespectful, it just happens sometimes. I can apologize after, but will that make up for it? And should it?

[@Viktor-wh1pf]

The old lady's reaction got me everytime

[@wristcontr0l]

2:33 "Thank you, Mr. Officer, for noticing that I was speeding. Here's for your exemplary service."

[@chingchamm]

14:37 that actually reminds me of the Philippines. it's just quite funny because there will always be *that* last piece left every time (at least in my experiences) 😂

[@s2oop436]

Because we are asians so some how we share the same manners/taboo 😂

[@danti2563]

The two guys where sooo wholesome(blue n brown shirt)

[@yanag3246]

Why is ok to talk in the train to a friend next to you, but not ok if it is on the phone, provided my voice volume stays the same

[@redfish337]

I'll offer a few reasons. First, one that probably isn't the actual reason they'd give but is likely reality: Your "provided" is basically a BS given statement. In reality people DON'T keep their voice volume the same. The social feedback isn't there to the same degree. Your friend on the phone isn't going to tell you to hush or even just lower her own voice to clue you in... and talking on the phone you're a bit in lalaland and not well attuned to all the stinkeye you're getting. The second is it's not seen to be present. It's the same as in a restaurant in a lot of countries. You can talk to the person you're actually with... but it's a bit rude to be talking on the phone in the restaurant. Normally you should excuse yourself and step outside to take a call, if you seriously have to take that call. It's better to just let it ring (on silent), or if it's already ringing out loud to say you're at dinner and will promptly return the call. Not quite the same, but you're considered to have the option to text anyone you could call, while people recognize the absurdity in making people text people sitting next to them. A third, is that the commute is often seen as a time of rest for overworked office workers. They're getting 1-2 of their 4-6 hours of rest that night on the train. And besides just making noise when many people are trying to get some rest, if you actually let this system come into play a lot of bosses are no longer going to accept the polite version of "I'm on the train, leave me the f alone for one second of my life" as a valid excuse.

[@sparta117corza]

Those two lads are so funny haha

[@goose2396]

i love the conversation at 1:26

[@bigbangrasengan364]

Interviewer: *asks a question* Old lady: 😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂😭😭😭😭😭😂😭🤣😭🤣😂😭🤣😭😂😭😭🤣😭🤣😂😭🤣😭😂🤣

[@AngelinFinland23]

I was amazed how dicipline and law abiding Japanese people are. Kudos!

[@mfaizsyahmi]

That impromptu manzai session is priceless!

[@josuelera2312]

Loved the older lady and the two objection guys 😅 Some of the questions were rather ridiculous👀

[@ferretyluv]

“Objection!” Lol, I didn’t know Phoenix Wright was a meme in Japan.

[@ksplatypus]

Many of the rules here are the same in Latin America, or at least in Mexico and Mexican-American communities I was raised in. We're much more open with physical contact including hugs and (gasp) cheek kisses. But the biggest difference is definitely lateness. For important appointments, you should definitely strive to be on time or at least less than 5 minutes late, but for most things, being very "late" is somewhat expected of you. If you're just hanging out with friends, for example, it's not weird at all for someone to show up an hour "late." We're casual with time and we often go way over whatever curfews we set for ourselves. Parties usually go until 2am or more!

[@romanchak3343]

I love those too dudes . They are just so fun . I like their energy

[@KagatoIuchi]

Broh, are those two dudes a manzai conbi? Damn, they were so funny!

[@MovieMake3000]

Yuta your hair looks so good in the beginning

[@borisglevrk]

In Taiwan we do changes entirely differently. About 10-20 years ago you can still see signs saying "Please count your changes on site. Once you leave the counter, we cannot be responsible for any issues that may be only noticed afterwards". (找零請當面點清，離櫃恕不負責)

[@StripedJacket]

The yawning one got me, I can’t control when a yawn comes up, or if I catch a yawn from another person lmao

[@archinotee52]

maybe you should say sorry after yawning, hope they will tolerate that

[@charginginprogresss]

Idk about you all, but in my country is considered rude to yawn if you don't put your hand in front of your mouth when you do it. If you cover your mouth then it's perfectly fine. Yawns are originated by the parasympathetic system and are pretty much not controllable, they just come out. So blaming someone for yawning is just wrong. Well, you could blame them for not sleeping enough and slacking on the job, but if they don't do either thing, you can't really blame them for yawning...

[@mercerworldtravels5980]

Those two guys are so goofy and joke around a lot its fun to listen to them.

[@100XPercentX]

I loved that that lady was laughing I was too!!😂😂😂

[@bakurachan]

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