4 Reasons Japanese-English Marketing is Amazing | Engrish

[@mountviewtpastudent6652]

when i was in japan i found a note pad that just said "its good enough" on the front

[@36424567254]

probably the most honest advertisement you'll ever find

[@amberriche30]

Shut up and take my money lol

[@spicybeantofu]

That's my life motto

[@PhillipH-san]

I would buy it in a heartbeat. That kind of honesty in advertising is rare.

[@avalyea4979]

I'd buy it. sounds solid

[@stradify1]

Japan has mastered the secret art of confusing/amusing foreigners into buying their products. It's brilliant, really

[@Flappmeister]

+Himitsu Its almost as if they're not just doing it for the Japanese consumers, but utilising such confusing English that English speakers in Japan buy the products because it's so funny to us. Is this some kind of Japanese Business Conspiracy for tricking us into buying their products?

[@wohliq1]

+Himitsu or also from a political perspective it is safe to say, that japan was forced to use english language to make the japanese children accustomed to english letters, and percieveing english culture as beautiful and as good. very good for geo-political reasons and keeping your vasal-state. Nice job america

[@QrillianCreativeTeam]

+dhons sers the vassal state thing made me laugh, cuz it makes sense

[@wohliq1]

Qrillian Creative Team ofc, becaues its right. the world is a chessboard.

[@ninjajake1225]

+Himitsu I'll admit, I'd buy something completely useless based on the Japanglish marketing alone. And maybe I am Enjoy Spring enough to wear that shirt.

[@melbourne_1936]

I bought some hand warmers from Daiso. "Do not insert the hand warmers into the children"

[@kiddovr3147]

3 years later and this one still makes me crack up

[@gavart4509]

Dear Connor, I fucked up

[@cathwhiskey]

LMAO! “Do not insert the hand warmers into the children” - I can’t stop laughing! XD

[@BlueSpaceLizard]

DON'T TELL ME HOW TO LIVE MY LIFE!

[@nyctea-5218]

Connor Hay (drops knife) well darn, where else do i put them now?

[@legonatter105]

The best Japanglish I saw was in a hotel: "in an emergency please get down and cover your handkerchief". :1

[@elisecode2212]

that's the most important thing. if nothing else, make sure your handkerchief is safe.

[@ysbrydghost663]

Im dying XD

[@PongoXBongo]

@@elisecode2212 Just like my gran always said, "always put on a clean pair of handkerchiefs before you leave the house, because you never know when you'll be in an emergency."

[@CamilleLMacLean]

😂

[@yous2244]

Lol

[@Ziirf]

I asked a girl "Are you aware of your own defects", She removed me on facebook, well at least i tried.

[@cavemann_]

bruh

[@SlartiBartfast2469]

Mission failed get them next time

[@NekomiSon]

you never ask people that!

[@azreal4633]

@@NekomiSon Are you aware of your own defect?

[@namkedi]

I AM a defect

[@ClapBoomBoom]

What about that huge billboard in Ikebukuro, Tokyo that says, "Have A Nice!" Have a nice what?

[@greedymilk7708]

But you see, that is a brilliant strategy using the curiosity gap. By divulging enough information to intrigue, but not enough to fully inform, the reader is compelled to investigate. Which means..... The Japanese market has mastered the art of click bait. muuuuhahaha x 3 !計画通り！

[@invaderg3332]

have a nice exclamation mark.

[@james-ch]

ClapBoomBoom wank 😀

[@tams805]

That's for your own imagination to complete.

[@LilianaKali]

A nice suspense. It keeps you guessing about

[@notahamster333]

"Are you aware of your own defect?" As someone who goes through severe and crippling depression, that was lightening.

[@hexyko4850]

Me too, and I'm also disabled I liked it

[@ghost278]

Taiwan definitely has a lot more weirder and quite disturbing English translation. It's called "Engrish" from shirts with " I am cat, meow tonight" to public safety notices like " slip carefully " " deformed man toilets " and of course the section 3 of the snack aisle " cookie and crack "

[@secala5540]

I would like some crack flavored cookies so that when my cat meows tonight, it can activate a half processed man toilet.

[@TheBigMe0w]

I need that cat shirt!

[@cathwhiskey]

LMFAO! XD

[@satrickptar6265]

@@TheBigMe0w lol me too

[@MDzaki-uk2ll]

There's a beware cyclist traffic sign somewhere in Indonesia that reads: "LOOK AT BICYCLES" and they still haven't took it down to this day smh

[@BillyViBritannia]

Best one I've seen on a store sing saying "Flesh juice" instead of "fresh juice"... Cause everyone needs some good ol' flesh juice in the morning...

[@ZhangtheGreat]

That one's understandable given that the easiest two English sounds for a Japanese speaker to mix up are the L an R sounds.

[@xavierrodriguez2463]

Ls are transliterated into Rs so there is no way for them to know if it was originally an L or an actual R

[@yous2244]

Lol

[@moon_june_7515]

omg, I see these kinds of mistakes in Japan so many times, and it bothers me so much! I mean, I know they get L's and R's mixed up, but why don't they check the spelling before they put it up on a huge sign?! I even had them correct one of these "flesh juice" signs, stating what "flesh" actually means, lol.

[@yous2244]

@@moon_june_7515 why does it bother you 😂😂😂😂 it's one of the tourist sights for when you go to Japan.

[@mikemhz]

Pays a voice artist to perform some awkwardly written English who then makes a reading error.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Yeah, Chris didn't get his money's worth.

[@theramendutchman]

What reading error? Am I becoming a dyslectic?

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@theramendutchman The voice actress he hired to read the notebook cover around 5:28 read the line as "if we can ever love this way again." The correct wording was: "We can NEVER love this way again." He paid the voice actress to read the line and she didn't read it properly, sort of ruining the segment's humor.

[@RdTrpBrgr]

​@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley she also said "if YOU can" instead of "if WE can".

[@princessthyemis]

I wonder what she thought while reading that LOL!

[@abbyrose1868]

I once bought a japanese bag and the tag on the inside said "Elvis is still alive' I don't know what to think of it But I don't think it was just a coincidence

[@mav9504]

xD

[@AbroadinJapan]

+Abby Rose I always knew he was secretly producing bags in Japan this whole time

[@abbyrose1868]

He must have wanted someone to reach out to... someone to know his story... someone like me.

[@AbroadinJapan]

+Abby Rose If this isn't a premise for an epic film I don't know what is

[@hiEste]

Chris, are you aware of your defects?

[@AbroadinJapan]

+Este Lack of concentration and slightly overweight

[@oliverbutterfield9844]

+Abroadin Japan but 8kg less overweight than you could be. So there's that...

[@JzrQMusic]

+Abroadin Japan WHERE IS YOUR NEXT VIDEO! I NEED MORE... for some reason

[@MegaFat1]

+Este He still speaks with the mouth of Pitbull.

[@ninjajake1225]

+Este So can everyone agree that he's 99% sarcasm and 1% Mouth like a Pitbull?

[@salmiakki5389]

I once found a necklace that said: "I feel about you makes my heart lone to be tree" I obviously had to get it. Successful foreigner trap.

[@lft3636]

epäonnistuja it sounds like a Richard Marx song, Hold On To The Nights

[@Mcormic]

"Are you aware of your own defect" This is pure genius! I'll admit... I'm probably going to use this phrase now.

[@stephanwolfhunter]

I tried that one last week. My testicles still hurt from the kick she gave me, but the swelling in my face has gone down enough that I can partially see again...

[@JMPERager]

Honestly. If you're looking for a meaningful and respectable relationship, keep asking it until you find someone who answers "Yes". That way you know that that person isn't a stuck up arse.

[@Iknowitsweird]

I have a pencil case that says: Soft case The case with a soft feeling. Please use in any way you like. It helps that the case itself is made of soft beige rubber.

[@33pandagamer]

That sounds kind of.... dirty?

[@honeybadgerkc3159]

𝓞𝓱 𝓷𝓸

[@lovemagicfantastic]

"Please use however you like" "Use me however you like" HmmmmMMM *M*

[@carcharoclesmegalodon6904]

_kinky_

[@mav9504]

I keep wondering if I'm ever gonna grow sick of the sarcasm but I just.. I just can't, it's just pure gold sir.

[@dookey]

+Mav rick i don't know if you are sarcastic rn

[@mav9504]

I mean not so much the sarcasm but the overall style of his videos, the comedy value outweighs the repeated style throughout the vids.

[@9pmInTokyo]

+Mav rick It's more British humour if anything. I love it.

[@karlbbb]

When I was in Osaka I saw a woman with a shirt proclaiming: "Everything is my fault and are also the strong points". This was in addition to shops called "Womb" and "Starvations", and "Heart In: We have a heart in our shop".

[@Bunnybananabunny]

I think it's awesome that Starvations is a kids clothing store! that's so wrong :D

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

Bunnybananabunny but oh so fitting

[@elisecode2212]

did they indeed have a heart in their shop? was it a human heart? was it for sale?

[@yuubae]

I was baffled by "Womb" when I first saw it in Osaka too. I'll never forget my reaction. It was something like this. -> 😦

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@yuubae It sounds like a store for pregnant women but I don't think I'd like to go into (the) Womb...

[@wingnut1966]

I found a womens handbag in a shop in Yamanashi which read "I'm fat but happy" which is quite a coincidence really. Needless to say i did not buy it for my wife.

[@jamaicanbacon363]

+wingnut1966 That bag is my soul mate haha!!

[@elisecode2212]

if it had been less expensive, i would have bought the tote bag i saw in tokyo which featured a nice illustration of a plant, followed by the unrelated but amusing bit of text: "i have cutie curl hair, isn't it?"

[@FrayJay]

Should've bought it for me then

[@theespatier4456]

wingnut1966 Would fit well on a wallet.

[@elisekuby3576]

In a hotel room in Narita: 'guests are prevented from open window; noxious insect will eat.'

[@trvlr1173]

Mothra?

[@TomorrowWeLive]

sounds like a plan to trap guests and have them devoured by insects

[@lenkadan11]

Horror :D

[@tritonus411]

As an American, that steak house saying that eating when your stomach is empty is a common idea in the US is just wrong. It should have said "eat even if your stomach is full".

[@emmzett1547]

As a foreigner living in the US I can confirm that just judging by appearance alone, most American's stomachs are indeed never in danger of being close to empty.

[@314rft]

Everything's bigger in America, even the people!

[@yous2244]

Eating when your stomach is empty is common idea in the whole world. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@arunkandiyil3962]

@@yous2244 Thanks for the enlightenment

[@adelam4903]

@@314rft seriously! I went across the border a couple years ago and my family and I were starting to feel peckish. I just wanted something light so I got a BLT, some fries, and a Coke. I thought that was reasonable but ohhhh boi. They only had one size drink: huge. The sandwich was probably the size of my head and the fries had enough to split between 3 people. None of us could finish our plates. Is there ever an option to just get something in a reasonable portion? Even in Canada, the small is what I remember a medium was a few years ago and you can get a cookie at Boston Pizza that takes up a whole plate.

[@ssamoyt18]

On the wing of an RC helicopter I got as a gift: "WARNING: If blade damage, don't be fly, otherwise it will create the human body or blame damage."

[@thetwist111]

+Don'tDoTheDo I now want someone to be fly to create the human body with the RC helicopter. Imagine it, the first RC helicopter human hybrid child!!! It will truly exceed the sky of time! ＼（＾Д＾）／ It's like a magic~!

[@jamaicanbacon363]

+Don'tDoTheDo Sounds like a mixtape 😆

[@maximilianoo86]

Holy s**t!

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

"Blame damage" is what insurance companies call it when you need to file a claim.

[@autismboiii6434]

Don'tDoTheDo I've seen this on Reddit.

[@wolfgod1st]

during the spring there's a small festival that goes on in yoyogi park. And there's a food stall that's always there called "Fucking yummy burger". I love japanglish.

[@lkchild]

I wonder if I can get a franchise in the UK?

[@dagripper77]

Fucking yummy burger Me: Pfft... I'll be the judge of that! Brilliant marketing!

[@ASHERUISE]

Paying a professional voice artist to read the Engrish was the greatest investment you could ever make.

[@Alemanizando]

This video is so funny, it's the 4th time I'm watching it and I laugh every time with your examples and commentary.

[@PedroBlazeDrums]

Alemanizando same!

[@savanthuman8809]

same!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@asil7899]

When I was booking a hotel in Japan one of the questions was how many adults and how many dwarves!

[@Israel-of-Yah]

😂😂😂

[@alestane2]

Well, 小人 when read as "kobito" can mean either child or dwarf. Somebody just chose the wrong interpretation.

[@AbroadinJapan]

What's the best Japanglish/Engrish you've ever seen?! Let us know! And don't forget to HIT LIKE for more videos!

[@AnkaBananka111]

+Abroadin Japan Everywhere in Kyoto - "Do you Kyoto?"

[@amour8]

NHKWorld.. Please visit our Facebook and give us your LIKE!

[@amymilner819]

I once saw an elderly man in a T-shirt covered in the phrases: 'I am god of mind-read' 'I am at peace and serene' 'outside calm and always a beautiful task'

[@jhetvelasco3761]

this was so fun hehe

[@jhetvelasco3761]

***** is this a yaoi manga? Or a total different thing? Hehe

[@RT-yz9fp]

Years and years ago when I lived in Japan, I saw a very genki looking young man with a tshirt that said “I hate myself and want to die.” Not one to ignore a potential cry for help, I approached him and asked him if he knew what his shirt meant. He giggled and said that whilst he DID indeed understand the meaning, he really had no wish to die and was in fact, a perfectly happy guy.

[@janrie7330]

Our english textbook in Germany contained the question "Do you have a rubber, I made a mistake!" I was the only one with a dirty mind...

[@abdallababikir4473]

😂😂😂

[@buttarain27]

Only thing is, once the "mistake" is made, it's too late for a rubber, but hey, at least they tried...haha.

[@Vixterlk]

To be fair, in British English a rubber is our word for an eraser. Clearly you were thinking of the American meaning, my friend.

[@abdallababikir4473]

@@Vixterlk whoosh

[@richardverrall534]

@@Vixterlk Not correct, Vicky. I guess you are young. Back in the day a "rubber" (and a "Johnny") were the standard slang words in British English for a condom, a word that was never heard of. Of course, it also meant a tool for erasing (to sound Japanglish), the American "eraser" never catching on. Note in Japanglish: "Sorry we discuss the rubber with stranger also when feminin".

[@jorge.urreta]

Chinese are also known for their extensive use of Engrish. I used to be a moderator on a smartphone forum which specializes in Chinese dual sim phones, and their manuals were "like a magic". I remember the Elephone brand's motto, which always puzzled me: "Keep Expecting and Be Surprised". A true gem.

[@MusicPowerSpotComin]

I am Japanese but I did not realize that I am living in such a wonderful world. I laughed so hard with you in Daiso reading that note book!

[@halbwurm]

"Let´s Vitamin!" - errrr ohkay let´s!

[@Echolyktuz]

"Let's vitamin!" That actually sounds hardcore as fuck.

[@superultrarollingbomberthu8829]

I thought your comment said "Let's Vietnam" xD

[@jimmartin9997]

Let's sand paper ! It is both manly and comical all at once.

[@heyitssharla]

I like a doughnut

[@guybowka]

That's my favorite drink too!

[@marciamiller4012]

Me to

[@jesspace4069]

id drink your donuts anyday! lmfao

[@vistagreat9994]

IS A DEFECT A NEW CLOTHING SHOT?

[@bigtoblerone8446]

What's your favorite drink?

[@Delaney-and-the-Starlight]

"If you can, it is bread" on a t-shirt

[@Delaney-and-the-Starlight]

Featured a happy loaf of bread

[@shaunw9270]

😂😂😂😂🤣

[@namkedi]

Unrelated: once I saw a bread cutter It had a picture of a bread holding a knife, smiling Without context it looks like I’m going to die edit: i took a pic of it and now its m y discord pfp

[@jeffreak7968]

last year, in a Don Quijote on a Door. "Emergency exist"

[@GroovySpleen]

On my notebook; "Quality time nurtures grace and beauty. I depart with my full bag of time. Experiencing deliciousness made me a slave to taste. We provide First-Class taste brought directly from the earth."

[@cinderling5472]

i mean, they're not wrong xD

[@acathosh]

I love the "Let's subscribe" at the end of the video

[@Serjo777]

Umm.. where?

[@ghostlydragon7622]

1:29 "Now take a look at this orange, and tell me, what do you see?" "well, it's just a boring old orange!" "maybe to you, but not to me, I see delicious presents from the sky"

[@janusinitiative3520]

DHMIS?

[@knightofni7021]

I once ate at a restaurant in Tokyo called "Italian Tomato".

[@filmefurfreunde8617]

Nice name.

[@princessmarisa]

I have a t-shirt with a picture of a scary bat with a skull for a head, using a 'creepy/melting' font states peacefully. I like relaxing..sleep for you.. how not to become fatigued. sleeping better medicine than anything It was so sinister I thought I had to buy it just to keep an eye on it so it didn't menacingly put me to sleep for good O_O

[@rosea.5169]

lmao!!! that's too good 😂

[@BingleFlimp]

Here's one Japan-glish phrase for you. "A man must be woman in his head to view life itself from a spring area." Take a guess where I read it.

[@MrJustcallmeAlex]

+Lazy Spark pack of condoms?

[@BingleFlimp]

MrJustcallmeAlex A pack of condoms? Aww now what I'm going to say isn't going t sound as good. It was in a bathroom above a urinal.

[@TheHutjemoos]

Fabric softener?

[@raheemabdul1066]

+Lazy Spark National park advertising?

[@mazamerid8207]

Child birth. Pregnancy. A hospital.

[@radiofrog]

Eating when your stomach is empty? As an American I can proudly boast that we as a people do not allow it to become empty in the first place. USA USA USA USA USA

[@tornelysian]

Ain't that the truth! I miss Coldstone! Chipotle! Denny's! Bagel Beanery! Grand Traverse Pie Company! Panera Bread! Dunkin bloody Donuts! :d

[@bmacAK47]

+Uraneum I second that lol

[@Portalmasterio]

Preach! It is actually encouraged to eat more when your full.

[@icequeen9]

+Uraneum I have seen videos and pictures of serving sizes in US restaurants and sometimes they're like, three adult stomach-fulls of food. And people get like a litre of soft-drink to go with it. It boggles the mind. If I ever go to the US I think I'll only ever order entrees! Actually probably exclusively eat snacks from street vendors and desserts from doughnut shops and pie shops, because they look /amazing/.

[@kevenklayne4211]

+Uraneum But, are you aware of your own defects?

[@maxplanck8854]

Bought an ARC heatshield for my car for the Japanese-English alone: "The ARC Product is wonders assenbiled project. They present comfortable and unknown car life with ARC power. ARC in JAPAN." My car's life is now, sadly, unknown.

[@fluffykitten077]

+Max Planck Did you call the police? They can help you know your car if it has been unknown.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Haha! THIS!

[@MatthewJohnHayden]

+Max Planck Your comment is making my innards ache from laughter.

[@minerva5369]

Through my years of staying in Japan I have encountered a LOT of amusing phrases. Some examples: 1. "We are very fuckin' shit noodles, but..." 2. "Free Dlink" 3. "Vivienne Wested" And many more...

[@satanael_el]

Id love to buy a donut and win a free dlink... thats my dream

[@hexyko4850]

Vivienne Wested sounds like a knock-off of Vivienne Westwood branded clothing

[@duchamp42]

But what??

[@kenjcruz8002]

😂

[@minerva5369]

Jess Evans I want to know that myself! It just ended like that lol

[@HIKENnoACElova]

Chris: "are you aware of your own defects?" Me: "of course." (takes out list)

[@krahnjp]

Speaking for most Americans, I think, my personal defect is that my stomach is never, actually, empty. So I think I've been eating steak wrong.

[@calliopium]

My favourite example of Japanglish was a pachinko place that had the slogan "It is strong in time, and it is gently to time tough at time." I stood there for a good few minutes trying to work out what they meant. To this day, I still don't know.

[@CanOfMinus]

Just came back from 11 days in Nagoya, and my favorite one for that trip was the Christmas signs at Æon: "Let's make a christmas." My son has a shirt from my Japanese father-in-law that says "Alive Feeling" on the back. However, my all time personal favorite is my wife (moved to the US in her 20's) constantly saying "Shall we?" when we first started dating. I asked her how come she always used that phrase, did she learn it in school or English self study books, she eventually fessed up and said she learned it from always seeing "shall we" printed on Japanese products.

[@PongoXBongo]

"Shall we?" is actually a proper English saying at least. Depending on the circumstance it can be shorthand for "shall we start?", "shall we go?", "shall we get down to business", etc. Pity, it's not used more often these days.

[@tygonmaster]

"Are you aware of your own defect?" Sounds like something just vague and indirect enough of an insult that I am sure an angry Brit has said it somewhere.

[@Vixterlk]

It actually sounds like something you'd say to one of your mates after they'd said something truly stupid or proposed a ridiculous idea.

[@GoodbyeRubyTu3sday]

I'm in Taishi, enjoying a fresh bottle of "jasmine tea to be fragrant, and to create gaiety to".

[@ThePandorasCartridge]

When I was in Japan, I bought a shirt with a Storm Trooper on it (from Star Wars, not the Nazi Party). On this shirt, the trooper was grabbing his crotch with one had, while his other was fist-pumping the sky. The shirt boldly read: "Smooth Troopers lovers yo' mama's flapjacks" Unfortunately, I have yet to find a Smooth Trooper to find out if the statement is true.

[@alstonjacobs4934]

+Pandora's Cartridge I need to find this shirt somewhere. It can go with my thug life ewok sweater

[@TheSTIFFLER2018]

+Pandora's Cartridge jokesandfun.de/files/2012/05/smooth_trooper.jpg

[@HaniiPuppy]

Stormtroopers were during the first world war, not the second. They were used to try and break the Entente trenches.

[@DistantDeadWorlds]

I'm gonna use Engrish on my graduation cap

[@kylejohnson6061]

I need this

[@witec83]

As an American I can confirm The Very Steak is correct. We do eat when our stomachs are empty. I believe that is also my defect.

[@thecriticalalchemist7620]

Same

[@Legendaryvenomz]

3 people aren't shaking the hand

[@V0Y463R]

+Legendaryvenomz 3 people aren't aware of their own defects.

[@xThuby]

+Legendaryvenomz Actually 3 people probably would rather see a different type of content from Chris.

[@Portalmasterio]

+Oliver Thunæs 4 people rather him not speak with the mouth like Pitbull.

[@harshmnr]

Some of the Japanglish I found within my grand total of two weeks in Japan: 1. Fun Fun Plaza (the name of a building) 2. Asty Square (the name of a restaurant) 3. "Please drop the mud of the shoes bottom with the mat,and enter." (Sign up Hiroshima Castle) 4. "For safety's sake, please keep the window close." (In hotel room) 5. (On hotel room air conditioning instructions) "The cool wind become weaken when the temperature goes down to your hopeful one." 6. (On a water bottle) "It's delicious water, even if it is not cold." ~:~

[@伏見猿比古-k8c]

No.6 isn't really Engrish.

[@pencilCasey000]

ARE YOU AWARE OF YOUR OWN DEFECT IM LAUGHING WTF

[@colorbar.s]

Both your profile picture and username are very good

[@abeardabroad4467]

One of my favorite is at a restaurant "Udon riding pork!" Next to "Udon Not riding anything!" Confusing, fun and sad all at the same time.

[@pkerch00b1]

'People die when they're killed'

[@CoolTheNephilim]

+sir shalo are you referencing Fate/stay night? if so, God Dangit Emiya.

[@pkerch00b1]

***** You know it!

[@oorumaito]

Tite Kubo says: bullshit! I've read it elsewere, admittedly.

[@DiabloRed24]

+sir shalo I once saw a shirt online that said "Shit is Shit, Fuck is Fuck. Damn!"

[@_Ikelos]

+sir shalo That was actually a case of reverse Japenglish

[@nxtmaster]

I never go on holiday; I just buy towel holders instead.

[@chimiko3659]

"The dog shakes hand" one of the most compelling stories I have ever heard in a while. That moment when the dog shook his hand as well. tears. tears.

[@listerofsmeg884]

'are you aware of your own defect' is a great one for social media

[@Peter32tjrksor]

Let's wash a body with a favorite towel. Are you aware of your own defect? My two new ice breakers/pickup lines.

[@catherinebutler4819]

That was hilarious! But your professional voice artist should give you your money back, as she read that notebook out incorrectly...

[@AbroadinJapan]

+Catherine Butler Ha! Still, I was impressed given the nightmare of that grammar.

[@giannine18]

That voice artist is indeed excellent.

[@adiiisors]

"Let's wash a body with your favorite towel" Hahahahaha

[@Angmir]

Funny how 90% of people here don't react to this one, becouse their Engrish ain't much better than the one shown in the video. Admitedly mine is pretty bad as well ;]

[@kamilarosinska5404]

:DDDDDDD

[@asovietplaytpus5828]

Lol

[@MonaSykes]

NEEDS A PART 2 !!!!!!! お願いします！！

[@83eitanfog]

let's part 2

[@Mattia_98]

Wow! Such compact! Very softness! Much colour!

[@supernova0092]

"Pleasure is the superlative form of trusty." -a Japanese backpack

[@generic_flower]

Two signs I saw while in Japan: "No walking smartphones" "Please do no teat"

[@ei_mii]

There's a great Italian restaurant in Kobe where you can get Squid Footwear and Raisins with a Branch. Definitely recommend.

[@georgebenta3435]

I miss this kind of videos that you make.

[@TiNyDeMoNs]

My defect is i'm addicted to your channel, relax and don't let the haters get to you! You do a great job of making these videos and they are awesome!

[@robertferguson4279]

In the underground shopping center outside Kyoto station. MANO'S CAFE WE OFFER INTELLIGENCE EXCITEMENT AND INFINITE DREAM.

[@PongoXBongo]

Mano's: Hand's Cafe of Fate

[@janusinitiative3520]

Most people these days need some intelligence

[@Beytch]

I'm gonna say that to everyone now. "Hey! Are you aware of your own defect. Btw it's nice to meet you."

[@jimmartin9997]

I am aware of my own defect. And yes glad to have met you as well.

[@valty3727]

i found this foldable mirror in a japanese department store once. when i turned it over, it had the message “you were born to be loved” in small font on the back. nearly broke down crying in the middle of the store lmao

[@TheItalianoAssassino]

cute af

[@chrisratcliff2112]

Thanks to an FB memory, rewatching this again. The proto-Broad, still leaning into the Charlie Brooker approach. I wonder what that Chris would have thought would happen in the next 9 years.

[@havingicecream]

I don't know how many times I've watched this video up to now, but I can't seem to get tired of it! So good

[@meiporodraws660]

Thank you for showing us this beautiful part of Japanese culture. I don't know where I'd be today if I didn't know that Oranges were heavenly fruit from the sky.

[@lexaprodel1rium]

6:46 "What is the dog doing?" Truly, he was ahead of his time.

[@samshields7793]

Laughed out loud so much and i don't do that often! Loved this video! You are hilarious. You make my learning Japanese and about the Japanese culture so much more fun, yay! Thanks!

[@g.p.4973]

I remember the excitement of buying a towel holder. Dark days were those before I had a towel holder!

[@hiitoldyousodude]

I found a Sign online once hanging from a ceiling with a few Kanji, and Directly underneath it, it said, I kid you not, "Fuck Vegetables."

[@TheLukasz032]

That was Simplified Chinese. You have gan1 (meaning: dry) and gan4 (meaning: to do, with the exact replica of slang "to do someone" as in English) reduced to the same kanji. The only difference between them is the accent. And, in writing, meaning is deduced from the context, but dumb machine translators aren't aware of one.

[@GabrielBlack221]

My personal defect is watching KZbin when I should be adulting.

[@yesno.idontknow.587]

Adulture with enthusiasm! Cat lover game!

[@kennyduarte783]

The stock center caps on the R32 Nissan Skyline: “We produced with spartan air”

[@russellpointer4731]

i've just got this image in my head of Jeremy Clarkson reading the descriptions of the Japanese products. that would be amazing

[@adayinthelifeofanorthkorea]

Wow, you went a long way in production. Good for you! And for me! Love your videos.

[@MrEJOJOHNSON]

A sign said “Downstream only” on a escalator in an arcade. “Party space & ordinary use” and “Senior Service Satisfy tobacco at its best” were signs for businesses. I love the videos, really helped me navigate my trip to Japan. Please use the video clip of Nastuki saying “go fxxk yourself” more. That clip always has me in stitches, the explosion is a great touch. Cheers

[@communistsinthegazebo4457]

I found a picture of a happy toilet roll in a restroom stating " do not flash anything except the toilet"

[@minutemanual]

Favourite channel by far, I'm really surprised this guy isn't at 1 million subscribers yet, we need to get him viral on Reddit or something 8-) Keep it up mate! Seriously good videos.

[@Knittely]

Hint Shield on the door of a hotel: It was written: "Please fasten the locks when you are retiring." I checked the Japanese version and the actual meaning was: "During nighttime, please lock your door."

[@nonbinarycode993]

That's perfect (if old timey) English. How is that weird?

[@Vietnamkid1993]

This was the greatest video I’ve seen this week. Why did KZbin recommend it 3 years after it was produced

[@brandonmartin-moore5302]

The lettering on Superdry makes sense if you buy what they should have stuck to: coats and wet weather gear.

[@2pringles]

the doughnut are my favorite drink.only for when my stomach is empty. -can confirm, am American.

[@michaelmartin9022]

Haha, I think Superdry was intentionally a British version of nonsensical Japanese t-shirts. On the other hand, that kid with "Hemorrhoids" on his shirt, because it's only a few strokes different from "Samurai"...

[@UwePieper]

I‘m late… but… I don‘t know… isn‘t super dry hard weather? I feel like this is a possible translation of the companies name.

[@VexedFilms]

You paid a pro voice artist... and she didn't read it correctly.

[@theramendutchman]

WHY IS EVERYONE SAYING THAT WHERE DID SHE READ IT INCORRECTLY WHAT WHY HOW

[@SayokoAkuma]

@@theramendutchman Dont know if you found out by now, but she didn't read "we can never".

[@theramendutchman]

@@SayokoAkuma Ah yes I'm a little bit of a dummy.

[@littlemom2070]

Chris, I am a Japanese-American and I just discovered your videos and they are so hilarious- love your humor. Examples of Japanese-English I have found: On a coffee cup, "British Bistro Bear. (picture of a bear with a chef's hat) Bistro bear is the best gentleman of a British tradition. He is cleverly refined, is very stylish and kind. Ladies enjoy conversation with him." Yes, I bought that cup for the writing. Other favorites - My friend bought a skirt with old fashioned telephones printed all over it with the words, "Young Telephone." On a jacket, "Banana Fish". Finally, on a shopping bag, "Love Testes Good." (!!!!)

[@iyke.o8803]

Chris, your channel is pure comedy! Keep up the good work man.

[@mentld]

Free battery charger. No charge! (advertised in front of a restaurant in Kyoto)

[@PongoXBongo]

That's quite clever, actually.

[@valeo5782]

Japanglish is awesome! It always makes my day

[@latiasgdcm]

I fell prey to a japanglish notebook with the phrase: "love may is blind but it is not deaf. Everything I said yesterday is true."

[@semmerson30]

I have been watching this video regularly ever since the day it came out

[@BonanzaRoad]

I lived in Japan for about three years and always found Japanese use of English to be hilariously strange. Love your fun, witty videos! Thanks!