7 things that shocked me about America

[@MrsEats]

Here are MORE things that shocked me in America!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXyTfKh4hKenjpo These things shocked me in America! But what shocked you if you've ever been to Japan? Let me know and thanks for watching!

[@joshualee6765]

the strength of the broth in ramen... it was good but so insanely powerful i was done after a few bites... then i found out they have different levels of broths 🤣🤣 i had the absolute strongest broth on the menu!

[@dreammjpr]

I'll probably never look at my subway sandwich the same way again... (still delicious) Yes its true, coins in the states are too bulky and of little value to be carrying around all the time. At least the one yen coin is light (lighter than a dime) and you only get bothered by them when you accumulate maybe 30. 5 yen are easier to get rid of (and if I knew how to pray at Shinto temple, probably even easier) On the subject of toilets, I miss the bidet function in Japanese toilets. You only use toilet paper to dry your bum. It took me 3 days to figure out that it is OK to use the water refilling the tank to clean your hands (hardly any sinks around)...intuition was right, but logic said it was weird. Last question I had answered in Japan was the yellow line in the middle of the sidewalk (I woke up in Nara in my first full day). A friend explained that it was to help old people and blind people to get around - never knew a country could love it's people so much.

[@Frank-mm2yp]

Although nowadays its more of a defunct cultural artifact but it was surprising to learn that for centuries for Japanese men the "sexiest" part of a Japanese woman's body was the back of her neck(?!). This cultural tradition is still carried on, of course, by the lovely Japanese Geishas who when they are in their formal kimonos and makeup look like "time travelers" from the 17th century.

[@NathanWind99]

I was shocked by the incredible food section of department stores! We have nothing like this here. Tons of gourmet quality fresh food, baked goods, etc. So easy to pick up a great dinner on your way home.

[@RobAussie01]

Otohime!

[@sselemaNrM]

As an AMerican, i never understood the gaps in stalls either. It's stupid

[@MrsEats]

Hehe! 🙌🙌

[@SomeoneNooneTomatoes]

Budget

[@colinfletcher5869]

The gap between the door and floor is for air circulation from what I've been told. Side gaps, no idea. But like Someone Noone stated Budget and they're easier to clean.

[@Keiko_02]

@@colinfletcher5869 I think it’s also so you can see if someone in the stall without having to go on the floor to check their feet especially if it’s a child. I’m American btw.

[@icemeoutlikeelsa]

@@Keiko_02 you don't need that though, you'd just see the door locked when you tried to open it

[@bebopblues]

That's all you seen at Walmart? you are blessed..

[@alexissalmeron4362]

right...😭

[@trixiestix3993]

Best to prepare yourself prior to going to Walmart by watching The People of Walmart compilations xD

[@124marsh]

LOL!!!

[@suzz1776]

bwahahha. I know what u mean. lolol. if uv lived in the us long enough and been to wally world enough, ull have some stories to tell, for sure... especially in the south. lmfao.

[@trixiestix3993]

@Eddie Eddie Lmfao that might get added to my pre-WallyWorld repetoire xD I always get the Fear & Loathing bit in my head "We can't stop here ... This is bat country" ..... after literally seeing a man halfway dressed as Batman ... and halfway naked ... being escorted out once.

[@Daemocles]

In America we pretend we cannot see through toilet stall gaps, the same way Japanese pretend they cannot hear through rice-paper walls. lol

[@genkibob]

The way in Japan you pretend to not notice the cleaning lady mopping up behind you while you stand at the urinal to take a pee.

[@LukasVokrinek]

I mean to us Europeans, American walls are rice-paper grade. You can hear EVERYTHING.

[@kane357lynch]

@@LukasVokrinek where? In my state of Minnesota walls and insulation are thick. Did you goto California only?

[@LukasVokrinek]

@@kane357lynch yes, I did only go there

[@VeryPotato.]

Toilet stall gaps have only shown one use to me, I can see the feet of the user with having to ask if anyone is in there

[@shadowfern2275]

The thing is when you go to a fast food restaurant you either have the overly energetic one or the one who’s dead inside.

[@sp1ketheraptor582]

True🤣

[@pepesilvia3490]

So she's either on speed, or coming off speed... Seriously, the food-servixe industry is FULL of drug users. At least that's what I heard from a friend. 😉

[@liambailey7268]

SpongeBob or Squidward

[@kyotoben610]

@@pepesilvia3490 not sugar? how can they afford drugs?

[@pepesilvia3490]

@@kyotoben610 their ability to responsibly manage money isn't exactly what they're known for

[@MrJest2]

Trust me - Americans hate those "industrial" toilet stalls, too. The reason they are used is because they are cheap. That's really all there is to it. Cheap bathroom fixture design.

[@christophersmith8316]

plus if they get damaged they still kinda work. A closely fitted door would have to be replaced.

[@nitrogenfume9762]

Also drug users. It's a lot easier to tell if someone is passed out in the bathroom if you can see into the stall. It sounds ridiculous, but I had to check on pill-heads in the bathrooms at a couple jobs. If a guy goes into the bathroom and doesn't come out in half an hour... We all know what's up.

[@adrianbarrett5590]

Well also for safety if they had no gaps and somebody passed out or something nobody would know

[@Drewlinska]

That's nonsense. The real reason for the lack of privacy is exactly what she said in the video. She was in and out of there very quickly. That is why there isn't privacy in the bathrooms in the States. So people don't hang out too long and more people can use the facilities.

[@EcnalKcin]

Interesting little side note. The bar across the top of the stall door is pointed on the top. Pretty sure it is to stop people from doing pull-ups as I can't imagine any other reason why it would be.

[@LiveFreeOrDieDH]

Toilets designed to be "handicap compliant" are typically taller than others because lower toilets are more difficult to sit on and especially stand up from. That's why many public toilets are taller than what you would normally find in a home.

[@Rebekahdavignon]

The average seat height in America (by convention) is 18 inches. A toilet seat is 14 inches and a handicapped toilet seat is 16 inches. The "whys" have to do with physiology.

[@ShadowsandCityLights]

I'm tall and I love tall toilets. Everything is always so low gonna become hunch back. Shorties rule the world 🤧

[@tracychristenson177]

"Take a penny, leave a penny" is partly about getting rid of extra change so they don't weigh down your pocket or purse, but it's also doing a favor for someone else because, if you're a little short for paying your bill by just a few cents, the cashier will take change from the "take a penny, leave a penny" box to main up the difference. That happened to me once. I just needed a few more cents because I was short on change, and that helped me!

[@officalkingkrab1912]

Exactly! Americans are just very generous

[@crownlexicon5225]

Where I used to work, they had a really weird policy. As the cashier, I couldn't just take the penny from the tray. But I could say "hey, there's this tray here you can use".

[@moonxxdark]

Yes! And also it saves the cashier the hassle of counting out a lot of change due to taxes if you’re paying with cash...like if the bill was $10.01 and you didn’t have any coins, you’d have to give the cashier $11 and they’d have to painstakingly count out 99 cents. But if you can pay with the exact change, it saves a lot of hassle and time.

[@crownlexicon5225]

@@moonxxdark worse if they hand you a $20.... a $5, four $1s and $0.99

[@blazypoo1723]

@@crownlexicon5225 What my store does is if it's got like 99 or 98 cents on the change just give them an extra dollar and take 1 or 2 cents from the penny thing.

[@peony70]

“When I went into Walmart...” well that was your first problem, lol.

[@lenagraham2093]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@nikkivonahsen8755]

I was thinking the same thing, too!

[@theaditxys]

oh, why is that?

[@valkyrie9646]

@@theaditxys I can't tell whether you're facetious or if you don't have Walmarts in your country?

[@theaditxys]

@@valkyrie9646 actually we don't have one in India.

[@geekspeakmadechic4003]

Rule #1 don’t eat fast food that is inside another establishment.

[@garlicgirl3149]

TRUE

[@hudson6829]

American facts!!!

[@elizabetheleck1246]

AKA: Avoid Wal-Mart. . .

[@leabugmp]

Except possibly a mall

[@LordRamen12]

Well thats different where it has an established food court eating area In this sentence i would say establishment means a single entity say supermarket walmart etc

[@dikardvondoom3574]

“When I was in Walmart” is the epitome on “What shocked me in America.” Pre-COVID I would go between 1-3 am and just people watch.

[@nycsongman9758]

I'm sure that you saw a lot of dingy slippers/ PJs ? lol

[@rhoetusochten4211]

"When I was in Walmart..." That's your first mistake.

[@2wodrqwoa]

And here we have the walmart shopper in the wild, and they seem to be tipping over on their scooter.

[@danielschmidtke9213]

I used to do that at Super K before Walmart was so popular. I remember an encounter with an adult in a full body Tigger jumpsuit/costume. Ahhh the good old days.

[@ilicia_08]

@@nycsongman9758 that’s Walmart ALL day, not just 1-3 am 😆

[@mikexmikex]

In America, people tend to drive a lot in small towns because nothing is ever close together.

[@rm9308]

It's because contractors are zoned into building giant parking lots alongside giant roadways. Walking is drudgery and everyone is now fat, especially in regions with extreme heat/cold. Americans used to have pedestrian friendly cities before the car was invented and they ripped out the trolley lines.

[@Davealapoo]

Our towns were planned to compel car use. This is actually a very complicated problem with inter-related factors. Once ingredients raw materials were processed close to where they originated to save money on transit. Then people came to cities to work in factories. Then we moved the factories outside of the major cities to save money on labor. Now a factory in a small town has a lot of power because families depend on it, but also they do not compete with one another as much for labor and that is part of why people cannot find a higher paying low skill job. Even if there are many places that need labor, like Amazon warehouses, they do not compete with the meat packing plant or heavy industry for workers in the same area. Public transit was discouraged and public parking was encouraged, and so many other factors shaped our towns and cities and our relationships with cars. I think it's great that I can get in my car and drive for a day and a half and get to my brother's house on my own terms, always my car is my ticket to wherever I want to go, and I love that. It's part of America. But I think an ideal America would have fewer cars and more walkable towns and cities. And if we walked past shops they could stay in business and still give us a low price, while they lose to Amazon today. It's a lot going on.

[@rm9308]

@@Davealapoo Towns could just block off the town center and route traffic around and through a parking ring that divides the business center from the outer suburbs. That way you can drive in from anywhere and the business center is limited on land usage. They'll build vertically like a beacon to draw in foot traffic.

[@dissident1337]

@@Davealapoo The automobile industry also fought very hard to prevent public transit from being more of a thing than it is here.

[@nnathan1874]

@@dissident1337 Don't forget oil and gas also didn't and doesn't want public transport to be a thing because it will decrease demand.

[@haleymitchell1371]

My favorite part of Japan was how much privacy I had in my bathroom stall. So much privacy that there is a button that will play waterfall sounds to disguise the poop sounds (I first thought that there a pipe leaking in my stall and got scared aha). However, I don’t miss getting stuck between the door and toilet when entering/leaving. So narrow! Especially with a backpack

[@MrsEats]

I agree with your opinion about Japanese toilet cubicles are way too small!! Some places have more space but most of it it so tiny!!! I wear backpack and sometime my backpack gets in the way so it’s difficult to close the door!

[@jp12x]

"A penny saved is a penny earned". We have the saying too.

[@jekblom123]

Ben Franklin said that...

[@HackersSun]

Change is still annoying Japan is a purely cash based society for reasons of corruption or something I fail to remember But I'm surprised there is change at all because I don't carry cash AT ALL

[@bobbendesky3851]

“A penny saved is a penny earned.” Benjamin Franklin never actually said this, one of the adages most often attributed to him. He did, however, write in the 1737 Poor Richard's Almanack: “A penny saved is two pence clear.” Yes I’m an 18th century history nerd.

[@ldg3968]

you were shocked by leggings in America I was shocked by skirt length in Japan. Japanese girls keep their skirts really really short!

[@rockyshocks101]

Right? I think that's way more scandalous than leggings 😂

[@Lola-tn7zn]

@LG D, I totally agree. You can pretty much see their underwear but their scared of leggings that cover your Entire legs🤔

[@kesayo]

Back when I was in school (in the 80s) girls would wear dolphin shorts that were way too small. You could literally see everything. But the bare midriff thing didn't really catch on until the 90s.

[@EnigmazGuide]

Theyre not wearing panty anyway theyre using a thin short under the skirt. How do i know? Been there done that

[@EnigmazGuide]

I think this is also why butt obssesion is huge in america. Anything hat resemble a butt they see it as a actual butt. More provocative and its a long term dirty mind

[@tubularfrog]

I've heard other foreigners speak of the gaps in the toilet stalls, but you have to understand that in the US it's kind of taboo to try to look into these. If you try to spy on someone in the stalls, it's a good way to get a beating.

[@SB-ki3jw]

Kinda taboo? How about very taboo

[@quickgirl80]

But people still do it.

[@Think-About-It]

The gaps are to prevent homeless going in there and sleep, make a room, have sex, smoke, and etc. in there.

[@LukasVokrinek]

@@Think-About-It That sounds like an incorrect way to go about the homelessness crisis to me

[@guysmiley4830]

@@Think-About-It In Japan, it would be considered impolite to be homeless so they just aren't.

[@enizahm8660]

"American sweets are very sweet" That's one of the reasons why we have health issues such as diabetes and obesity in such high occurrence.

[@MrsEats]

Hmm. We do have health issues in Japan like diabetes. Sugar is addictive.. I sometimes can't stop eating cookies :(

[@anapineu]

@@MrsEats I am from Portugal (Europe). Something that makes a difference is that a lot of the "sugars" in the USA are actually sweeteners. As sweeteners are stronger than regular sugar, you really feel that "super sweet" taste. Interestingly enough, my American friends think Portuguese sweets are too sweet, I believe because they have grown unaccustomed to regular sugar taste. Anyways, the same item (example, cereal) from the same exact brand is much sweeter in USA than in Europe.

That, and that they actually don't walk almost at all...

[@Ashgan9]

It's not just the sweets, it's everything... they put sugar in everything here...

[@SqunixPlay]

As an American, even i don't like the sweets here and some sweets are way to sweet for me

[@viddergrapho8488]

"I enjoyed eating real pizza-" *Italy angrily leaves the chat*

[@viddergrapho8488]

@@Marshiethemarshmallow Ask someone close to you in life why you are like this, please.

[@Dunnowhocares]

Pizza Hut is fast food pizza. You can't compare a fast food chain to a mom & pop shop... Try a pizza in NY or NJ, that's where you get the best pizza from a mom & pop shop.

[@tolype]

lmao

[@tolype]

@@Marshiethemarshmallow uh im italian and i disagree

[@PIVfirestarkproducon]

@@Dunnowhocares Truuuu. I always feel so bad when my friends from Oregon tell me about their pizza or their grocery store bagels. As a resident of nyc I feel so sorry for them.

[@loverofmonstergirls]

The "if you have 999 yen" situation is exactly why the "take a penny" is there. People leave their change behind for other people who may need it more than themselves.

[@champton911]

Oops, I just said this. Pay it forward. We may need it sometime too.

[@christophersmith8316]

it is also a bit of a pain for the cashier to keep refilling the pennies change bin

[@bob2161]

@@christophersmith8316that made me laugh, then I realized it was true. Then I realized why, and it made me sad again. For the average American cashier, opening a roll of pennies to refill the penny slot in the coin tray is way too strenuous. Heck, that would be almost like working. They couldn't possibly be caught doing that at their job.

[@KnivesMcBride]

@@bob2161 Actually, it's moreso because we've already got enough to focus on. When you're anxiously waiting on a line full of guests, opening up the cash register and opening a roll of pennies may seem like a simple thing to an on-looker, but it can take atleast 30 seconds and that's a lifetime when you're waiting on people who are in a hurry.

[@bob2161]

@@KnivesMcBrideHow interesting! It appears that you and I share the same last name. Hmm, now let me figure out where to start with this. First, I have worked as a cashier at 4 different jobs. One of the things that I paid attention to (focused on) was the state of my till. When I was making change for a customer, I would notice if any of my change was getting low. (I was especially careful about this if it was during a rush.) If anything was low, I would take the 10-15 seconds to reload my till before I closed my drawer. I would be doing this as the customer was putting their change back in their purse or pocket, and gathering up their purchase, and saying "Goodbye". I would still have the drawer closed before the next customer stepped up. Ideally though, I would try to have my till ready before the regular rush times.

[@davidmcguire6043]

The take a penny leave a penny tray is people helping each other. Some people donate a penny so that the next person can buy the 1,000 yen cup if they only brought 999 yen to the store. Our sales tax is also calculated at the register so it's common for a person to be just a few pennies short.

[@chrisjimenez603]

Yeah those .02 cents is really gonna get you out of a hole. 🙄

[@davidmcguire6043]

@@chrisjimenez603 did you even read my comment in fact how do you just not know what to take a penny leave a penny tray is for? If you're going to be ignorant at least try not to shout it out across the internet.

[@sootikins]

Other reason for the penny tray: when the sales tax is calculated things often come out to "awkward" amounts like, say, $10.02. If you have no coins in your pocket (typical for me) that means you hand over $11.00 and get back $0.98 in coins - grrr. Or take 2 pennies from the tray - much better. Worse yet if you don't have small bills you might have to pay with a $20, getting back a $5, 4 $1s and $0,98 coin.

[@JDW240]

@@davidmcguire6043 Whoa, no need to get hostile. His comment didn't imply anything about being ignorant to the meaning of your statement. All he said is that 2 cents may not be that helpful, albeit not that politely, but it is still an opinion. Chill.

[@davidmcguire6043]

@@JDW240 this is what's wrong with the fucking world a dude chooses to be a smart-ass on my explanation and somebody jumps on me for clapping BACK at him.

[@yessumyecrad]

The bathroom stall gaps made me avoid going to the toilets throughout school because I was too afraid of people spying on me...then, one time I HAD to go and people DID spy on me!!

[@Marshiethemarshmallow]

Oh my god.... Thank the universe I’ve never had to deal with that.

[@Marshiethemarshmallow]

That sounds horrible and I’m so sorry......

[@nq6508]

I went to American public schools. NONE of the bathroom stalls had doors.if they did, there were no locks. I would always make an excuse to go to the nurse and use the staff bathroom. Boys will mess with you in the bathroom. I've had my shoes peed on before because my friends thought it was funny.

[@sylviaisafoot6570]

At school, only a few people use the bathroom during lunch for some reason, so I usually go when everyone leaves the bathroom.

[@michelleisle9005]

Well you could always shit in your pants. Or wear a diaper

[@ExpedientFalcon]

One of the biggest things I miss about Japan is the trains. One reason that most Americans drive everywhere is because most cities in America do not have a good train or bus system. Where I live is 6 km from the nearest bus stop. In Tokyo and even the suburbs, I was never more than 1 km from a train station. It made everything so easy.

[@brahtrumpwonbigly7309]

It's because bus and train systems for passangers is not a viable option financially. The cost is too high. Any that currently exist for passenger use regularly run a deficit and need government subsidies, or they are so expensive they are cost prohibitive.

[@slipstreamxr3763]

@@brahtrumpwonbigly7309 Part of the problem with costs is that we have a lot more land in America then in Japan, so the cost to run a mag lev from New York to LA is just sadly too expensive to ever be feasible here in the USA. Between cities that are relatively close together such a system might be more realistic, but then you have to figure in bloated plutocrat politicians in both parties in various states doing their best to make sure that no one will ever fully agree to such a system. So, the problem of making better public transportation in America is more of a logistic, political and financial issue then a technological one. Don't get me wrong cars are great and I love them but not everyone can afford or is capable of having them, and some people are just unable to drive at all due to health issues, so those are the people in America who are kind of left out in the cold transportation wise.

[@kane357lynch]

Also Americans don't have a big transit system because of most Americans having a car

[@eponinecouzinet5214]

Also Russia is a big country with big cities and you find trains buses and gazelles (cheap minibuses that bring you everywhere in the city) it's just that the us gave up on trains and invested everything in cars.

[@KSmithwick1989]

@@eponinecouzinet5214 It was partially due to post-WWII economic planning. They wanted to keep the factories open. By switching millitary to civil vehicle production. So they artificially create demand, through the media and print advertisement. The problem is it lead to traffic congestion in urban areas. Not to mention poor city planning, leading to urban sprawl. Some areas are basically just spaced out strip malls and gas stations. Because there was no incentive to built upward. Or have it easily accessible on foot.

[@aambibambi983]

I’m American, and I’ve always felt hyper-sensitive about the gaps in the bathroom doors. They always made me feel uncomfortable. I never actually realized that this wasn’t normal, until I lived abroad. Then when I came back to the US to visit my family, I noticed the gaps. I honestly don’t understand the reason for this. 😅

[@Marshiethemarshmallow]

You want to know the worse part? It’s to keep people from having sex in the bathrooms. Like, who the hell is doing that?! And who’s observing the bathrooms enough to notice?!

[@Marshiethemarshmallow]

It’s also so if someone is having a medical emergency the medical people can slip under it and help them. Yeah, a pervert or something totally couldn’t possibly do that same thing......

[@edi6722]

@@Marshiethemarshmallow that reminds me when I was changing my shirt for a school concert some guy was watching me change my shirt from above the bathroom stall (I’m a guy) and then i saw him and I was gonna chase him down but his ass got saved because there was a janitor in my way lol

[@juliechevalier9859]

I never understood why. The only time I use the school bathroom is when it's my time of the month.

[@chibicl_]

Even at our public schools, I’d use the hanger and hoodie to cover the gaps 😅

[@TebecyBrad]

In America, cashiers and businesses are usually forgiving if you're short one cent anyway and our birthday cakes are far sweeter than most cakes we have here

[@MrsEats]

Thank you for your comment! That’s so nice of you guys!!

[@bronwynhodgkinson3534]

Cakes made in grocery stores are sweet and tasteless yuck

[@UmmEss]

From what I gather from recipes by Americans, ALL your desserts are SUPER sweet.

[@Aizlynn_]

@@UmmEss from my experience, American desserts somehow aren't nearly as sweet as Australian desserts lol

[@MustacheDLuffy]

@@UmmEss well I mean it uses a lot of sugar. Not bad but I’m not one to prefer cake. Perfect for getting a sweet tooth

[@Fsilone]

The purpose of those coin trays is exactly for that same situation of being one cent or so from being able to buy what you need. You're basically donating your change to a future customer who might need it.

[@JBM425]

Agreed! It’s a version of “pay it forward.” You do something nice for someone else, and perhaps in the future you will benefit from someone else’s generosity. Or, put more simply, karma.

[@alentjanestetico3014]

Yes! History of Japanese toilets!

[@MrsEats]

Welcome abord! I think the history of Japanese toilets will be very fun!

[@joelcorley3478]

@Ai7A iRAL I don't know. I love a toilet with a good bidet seat, but when I visited Japan in the '90s, most of the toilets were squatty potties. 🤦‍♂️ Do you know how tough it is for a guy like me to take a dump squatting? I can't squat like most Asians can... 😢

[@d.jensen5153]

It's ironic that the land of the world's best toilets is also a land of squat toilets.

[@lisakolker2883]

When my mom came to the US from Japan the biggest thing that shocked her was portion sizes. All the food here is so big compare to Japan.

[@theawesomeman9821]

Well, America is a first world country!

[@starvinghub]

@@theawesomeman9821 Japan is also lol

[@francisdavis1271]

Portion size is also part of marketing; American mythos and corporate greed. Portion size is equated to "value" - you want the customer to feel "filled". Too much starch. If we were all Midwest farm hands we'd work it off.... A colleague who grew up in the 1950's told me about a 18 year that worked double shifts unloading boxcars with 100 lb flour sacks. Nobody does physical labor like that.

[@jessicajohnson2412]

@@theawesomeman9821 Japan is also a first world country but they have a more moderate and good size, you guys in America are too extreme in many ways

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@jessicajohnson2412 just joking

[@KnivesMcBride]

Speaking as an "overly energetic clerk," I swear to God I'm not on drugs (except for anti-depressants). I enjoy speaking with people, especially when people aren't crass. If I can make a positive difference in someone's day, I'm very happy. There's not anything malicious about us, I swear. :( The only "malicious" thing about us is that we're not paid nearly enough in America...

[@tramiisu7360]

Yes!! Some workers like to be social I guess in Japan they aren’t as social

[@janayar4300]

Yes but there is a point where a bubbly bouncy energetic person is actually either very annoying or makes people feel weird as it is not normal to be that extremely happy and bouncy and this is coming from someone that has been studying phycology for years now. I believe the reason that these type of people make people feel uncomfortable is because people that are super enthusiastic and bubbly basically a happy go lucky type are either very young children, people on drugs that are uppers normally or might be mentally and emotionally unstable and ready to snap. As it is extremely rare for these type of people and so you guys I guys are basically almost like a unicorn of the human race.

[@Metal0sopher]

"I'm not on drugs (except for anti-depressants)" Ahhh... Am I missing something here???

[@rishavghosal121]

Except anti-depressants cracked me up. Hope you're doing well man.

[@alexanderjones7196]

I feel the pain compadre. -__-

[@laurathehockeyfan7049]

About the lack of pedestrians: that was actually a HUGE purposeful design flaw in the US infrastructure. Automobiles came to fruition in the US - and Mr Ford and all the people like him - had this idea that eventually EVERYONE in the US would have their own motor vehicle, so things were designed with cars in mind. Suburban areas are titanic, sprawling, flat swathes of land where you might be 5-6miles from your local grocery store. There's no busses, no other public transit. What's your option? Walk a 10-12mi round trip...or drive. Go most other places in the world and you'll notice things like: 1. Lots of busses 2. LOTS of trains/subways 3. Cities are designed in more compact ways that make driving unnecessary. Also, the cost of buying/owning a car in other countries tends to be astronomically higher. Even big cities like New York can be like that due to the...cost of a parking spot. I've heard stories of people paying TENS OF THOUSANDS of dollars EVERY YEAR for their parking spots. It blows my mind going from a quiet suburban neighborhood in Michigan, where people walk their dogs and that's about it - to near Seattle, WA, where my sister lives. Thousands of people are walking there. For any number of reasons. It's interesting to say the least. I wish we could redesign the US to make it easier and better (and safer) for people to walk instead of drive. Especially if you're like me, and cannot afford a car.

[@beatrix1120]

@@kansashoneybadger7899 where I grew up we had greenspace 𝘢𝘯𝘥 walkability

[@MirwenAnareth]

Wow, thank you so much for clarifying this! I always wondered how this culture was born... now it makes sense.

[@beatrix1120]

@@kansashoneybadger7899 Majority of my neighbours (not all) had there own back-yards. Town centre/shops where about 15-20 minutes on foot or short 5 minutes by bike. Hope that helps (=

[@gonegirl4690]

@@beatrix1120 As someone informed about urban/suburban planning; no it is just an anecdote. A city cannot group A.L.L. the commercial establishments that citizens want/need within a 15 minute walking distance: such as groceries, pharmacies, drycleaners, gyms, box stores, car washes, tailor shops, clothing stores a variety of restaurants and public So what you are probably describing with absolutely no details to back it up is a small area where residents can reach a small variety of commercial establishments by foot or bike where you can shop for food and maybe some pharmacy items. If you live in the U.S. you will not get the best prices for food unless you to to a box store (25% to 50% lower prices) So most of these "cozy" little places don't support life, they can't . You don't have enough space to do it. These areas are also usually economically exclusive; poor people don't live in your neighborhood. Many disabled people can drive cars, few can walk or bike. So it needs to be a younger, healthier population. Keeping dreaming but you could hold off on the advice to others.

[@d36williams]

not always flat

[@ahmedb.5718]

In 'N Out is very unique for being very disciplined and hardworking. As well as the positive energy that comes with it.

[@SamAronow]

And higher-paying to its workers.

[@ARedMagicMarker]

I wish every McDonalds in America was as wholesome as that commercial in the thumbnail. Ads vs. Reality to the max. XD

[@spacecowboy4804]

"I will vanquish all hentai!" I just about died laughing.

[@soonersciencenerd383]

NOT!

[@zerosaber257]

Hentai Supremacy is the meaning of life.

[@soonersciencenerd383]

@@zerosaber257 bless you....

[@RWBladewing]

I've lived in America my entire life and I don't understand the gap either

[@MrsEats]

hehehe, you too! I just wanna rest in the restroom...

[@trunghuynh3514]

The gap are for Law Enforcement safety.

[@NozomuYume]

It's so people do not do illegal things in the bathrooms, like prostitution etc. The biggest problems these days with fully-enclosed bathrooms is that people will set up house in them and barricade the door and turn the bathroom into their home.

[@francisdavis1271]

Puritan sexuality: The toilet walls and doors allow observations so nobody is having sex in the restrooms.

[@mikebolt7048]

Their built that way so people don't stay in them for long times. If people can see you pooping it encourages you to hurry up

[@RafaelPellizzari]

Terrific pronunciation! Your English skills are very good.

[@2PiNkStEr]

Something you didn't know is that here in american if you dont have enough money, like if you are a a few cents short, they will just let you have it. Or sometimes someone in line behind you will give you the few cents needed.

[@GingerTurquoise]

Yup! I was 13 cents short once and the lady at the drive thru was just like 'you're good'. It's not rly a big deal.

[@billbillson3129]

haha I'm that guy!! I swear if you are in line in front of me, I want to get out of there so fast I feel "We are in this together now!" =)

[@johnmurkwater1064]

Exactly, it's not like we don't value those pennies, after all 100 of them is a dollar. On the other hand, if I get back 13 cents, I'll leave it for somebody else to use. I'm sure someone will need it.

[@cjpietropinto9293]

I'd add, most of us have utilized this at some point. So if our change is just a few cents, it's just good karma to drop it in for someone else.

[@EconExpo]

I don’t think the subway worker was on drugs. There’s a few preppy people in America. I remember when joining high school cheerleading, almost all the girls were like that. I felt like I was shy and quiet in comparison haha

[@SergeantExtreme]

As someone who worked at Subway when he was in high school, I can absolutely GUARANTEE you that Subway worker was on drugs. It was yet another Methilda. Tons of those work at Subway.

[@Clos93]

@@SergeantExtreme way she described that WalMart subway had my ass laughing... 🤣 Perfect description of one if I ever heard one...

[@gaius2451]

Usually if you see someone on the side of the road they’re either a weirdo, a homeless person, or exercising. That’s in Florida anyway

[@bradyschumer17]

She’s like your mom’s younger and cooler sister

[@MrsEats]

Hahaha! I may be!

[@griffca4814]

Not to be confused with the annoying wine aunt who lives alone but it's all men's fault.

[@darkseid6947]

@@griffca4814 feminist

[@Mr_Nobody913]

She’s a fox

[@cqllel5186]

Bruh shels my dream wife. Short hair, outgoing personality, asian, fun af. I hope I can find someone like her. Her hubby is lucky af

[@Zelda00Gamer]

So for the take a penny leave a penny thing it’s because tax isn’t built in to our prices. So we don’t know exactly how much our total will be without whipping out a calculator. So you might get there and the number is not easily divided by the money you have. So for the sake of saving your time, the cashiers time, and the people behind you’d time, you can use a penny or two to make the total more rounded. Ex. One cup = $2.50 before tax = $2.58 after America only has 1, 5, 10, 25 coins. So to get to 0.58 you’d need a lot of change! Or you would give a dollar and get a lot of change back. So to round it off you could give 2 dollars 2 quarters (25 cent pieces) and take 3 pennies from the jar and hand that over. It’s a convenience for everyone involved.

[@nowthatsjustducky]

You forgot the 50 cent piece as well as the various dollar coins.

[@Zelda00Gamer]

@@nowthatsjustducky I didn't mention them since they aren't regularly used. I think I've seen one or two fifty cent pieces in my 25 years and maybe 4 Sacagawea dollars.

[@lionocyborg6030]

Over here in Britain, we have similar amounts of coins except we use our 50p, £1 & £2 coins more often than the smaller change. The latter two for example we use in our arcade & pinball machines instead of quarters, and 20p coins are used often in those gashopon (is that the right word/spelling?) gumball machines full of gob stoppers or jellybeans you get at swimming pools and corner shops.

[@revangerang]

Yeah also so that if you're buying something that comes out to like $X.01, the cashier doesn't have to go through the trouble of counting out 99 cents change, and you don't have to go through the bother of carrying all that said change.

[@NukeCaulfield]

That'd equal $2.53.

[@ThePerksdeLeSarcasmeSiorai]

The sweet tea is a Southern thing (because weather in southern states is usually hot during summer and rarely plummets below 50°F /10°C in the winter). I know of those who don’t enjoy sweet tea. And you can buy green teas and even English morning tea here at supermarkets. And if you prefer cakes that are not outrageously sweet, order them from local bakeries (high-end and/or European) because they use fairly decent ingredients. Cakes sold from supermarkets are made from cheap Ingredients and usually frozen.

[@sjappiyah4071]

I love this woman’s energy 😂 ✅

[@slimjin2534]

As a former 14 year old high school boy I can confirm.

[@jonbrown800]

The part about the coins was so funny. When I lived in Japan I HATED having to carry around so many coins! You buy a coffee at Lawsons and then sound like Jingle bells for the rest of the day 🤣

[@macondogamboa9981]

The bathrooms in the franchises are like that for the same reason that the chairs in those places are uncomfortable. So that you feel uncomfortable and leave quickly.

[@josephgaviota]

I think @Macondo is correct about this. Get in, do your business, get out. _NEXT !_

[@charleslatora5750]

Also they don't want More than one person occupying the stall... think about it...

[@evand6817]

It's funny you mention the toilet difference. I did a summer study in Japan my senior year in college. In one of the classes the professor asked my group to answer questions from the Japanese students about the USA and one of them asked what was the biggest difference we noticed between Japan and the US. We all looked at each other and simultaneously replied, "The toilets!". Ever since I got back I've been singing the praises of Japanese public bathrooms.

[@jimmywoolever798]

"Subway in Walmart" Oh boy, I know where this is going...

[@companymen42]

Straight to the bathroom because it would give me the most epic of shits.

[@SubieNinja]

ive never ordered from the walmart subway but man does it smell amazing when you're leaving the store

[@jimmywoolever798]

@@SubieNinja do yourself a favor and keep that tradition of never ordering from one going.

[@animal0mother]

Of course she encounters a tweaker employee there, LOL.

[@slipstreamxr3763]

@@jimmywoolever798 Our Walmart just removed their Subway and now they keep the bikes there instead. I never knew why we needed that Subway in Walmart when there was one five minutes away from it that happens to be a normal Subway.

[@aaronpalmer7425]

The toilet door deals with emergency response incase someone has a heart attack in the stall, fun fact apparently when elderly are first having signs of getting a heart attack they think they need to use the toilet.

[@Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosin]

I worked a security job for a short time and those bathroom stalls are actually more of a feature, not a flaw, we would regularly patrol the bathrooms and intentionally look through gaps to see if anyone was using drugs. You might think this sound completely unnecessary, but you'd be frightened with how regularly we'd catch dudes shooting up with needles.

[@songpoetry1]

As someone who moved from Germany to Canada, I'm surprised by how relatable this is. I was shocked about so many of the same things, despite the fact that I moved from one western country to another. Now I'm wondering if moving to Japan would've been less of a culture shock.

[@xenxander]

You must have hated Hershy's chocolate in America. It's not like European Hershy's.

[@songpoetry1]

@@xenxander I didn't know Europe had Hershey's too, but yeah, the American one is for sure no good. I still mostly eat European chocolates, lol.

[@goblingoddessgaming608]

I studied Japanese in Germany and went there twice, on vacation only however. I don't know if studying the culture and language had to do with it but I felt right at home somehow. It wasn't as big a culture shock as I expected. I believe Japanese and Germans share a low profile kind of kinship. There are a lot of polite things in Japan that I really appreciated. Japan is very clean and orderly which is something Germans appreciate. I've been to North America half a dozen times, I even have friends there. And a lot of cultural things are still alien to me even though it's a western christian country. The whole bigger and better flashy lifestyle of Americans is weird to Germans. Germans are overall a bit reserved, just like the Japanese. Of course there are many many things that are very different in Japan. Like the work culture that's closer to the US than Germany. I wouldn't want to live in either country because I value my 30 paid vacation days. Would be interesting to hear how other Germans react to visiting Japan.

[@vandamme6379]

Japan and Germany are very similar. Much better than the U.S.

[@LisaMaierLiest]

@@goblingoddessgaming608 A few things we realized on our trip to Japan in cultural differences: - There are neither babies nor toddlers in Japan. We did not see one single stroller. - If you go into a sauna (of course men/women separated) there is a shield telling you to wear clothes (it got pretty sticky...) - Old people have a higher tendency to be really grumpy - we tried smiling at them and only received death-glares in response... (we also think they get treated in public places quite different in Germany) - Japanese people tend to stare at you three seconds before they correct their eyes to the center. It goes like *starestarestaredrift* - it irritated me so much - that I wondered if the way I look at people might be impolite, that I wore mirroring sunglasses all the time - everything we bought of bakeries was kind of... sweet? - we had a guided tour in English... I am pretty good in English... but surprisingly I did understand more of the French tour next to us (and I suck at French) - I wondered if many there may have French as second language? That was certainly unexpected. - the shops we went to were often much smaller than they exist in Germany (I went on the smallest escalators ever) - there were much more people helping you to choose, if you went to a shop - the shoes the saleswomen wore - no German woman would ever wear these kind of shoes if she worked in a shop... NEVER EVER! - us trying to avoid plastic bags was a fight, we had no chance to win... - last but not least: I had to tell somebody, she won't find a sushi restaurant that doesn't serve fish... (I still do not get, what she expected...) ____ But to stay close to the truth... we were always a little bit insecure, when it came to the point, how to do things properly or what they would think is polite and impolite. We still had quite an enjoyable time ;)

[@CrypTicCMaK]

Love this channel! I agree the "tea" here is mostly sugar water😵. I definitely prefer traditional tea!

[@MrsEats]

hehehe! I prefer tradicional tea too! But sugar tea an be addictive....

[@joshualee6765]

@@MrsEats traditional southern sweet southern tea is like sugar water also... its how everyone grew up on tea basically... we love our sugary drinks to say it in a nutshell.... prolly shocking for u that we drink tea ice cold also

[@CrypTicCMaK]

@@MrsEats very true! My favorite teas are perfect on their own without sugar or milk. It can add but not needed!

[@rev.paull.vasquez4001]

Pre-sweetened tea is unusual except in the South (well, what Americans call the “South” which is actually southeast). Then again, tea is not the default hot beverage here.

[@m.renaldiprimala9930]

that's why so many Americans are fat

[@webbtrekker534]

In the mid 1960's I was in Japan while I was in the Navy. We would go sightseeing and spend money around Japan and many times the vendors would give up handfuls of 1 yen coins in change but no vendor would be willing to take them. So we were stuck with worthless 1 yen coins no one wanted.

[@Matthew_Murray]

I never knew that "take a penny, leave a penny" was such a strange idea, however it does serve a valuable purpose because sales tax isn't included in prices so people will often at times end up a few cents short when they get to the register

[@bobbendesky3851]

I’ve heard that Canada has eliminated the penny from their currency. Smart move.

[@vin55100]

witch is super stupid just include it so the price is the total like in Europe, I mean here the smaller coins are used all the time, without those coins sitting at the front, ours is more to give a tip or so with cents. But it is more or less the fault of those who sell the stuff.

[@MiriaJiyuu]

@@vin55100 Yes, that would be nice. Except it's a logistical nightmare because sales tax varies by street sometimes unlike the EU that just has one flat tax

[@bigfotpeesonyoutube9647]

@@MiriaJiyuu So then I guess the logical answer would be a flat tax.

[@MiriaJiyuu]

@@bigfotpeesonyoutube9647 While that is an answer, that is one of those things that would likely never happen. It isn't one sales tax to start with and the is no federal sales tax in place as present, it's all done State level and lower. Implementing a federal tax would be political suicide as well

[@seanmartin3973]

Pro tip next time you visit: don't go to Walmart. Especially at midnight.

[@kit922]

No, DO. It's an anthropological experience, even for other Americans

[@livingark3275]

That's when the Walmartians come out lol

[@Scroopulous]

Well depending on the state she should be able to exercise her 2nd amendment right, it sounds like she is married to an American so that should automatically give her citizenship. I'm guessing though she is either in one of the two commie states, NY or Commiefornia. Women don't have the right to defend themselves in states such as those.

[@magneticflux7833]

@@Scroopulous Thank God for Kentucky!

[@maxschlegel3566]

Any business with a decent sized parking lot will be associated with increased crime. Anywhere you have a lot of people and a lot of cars, you are going to have a lot of crime. Also, because most of those big businesses don't want the media attention, they are more likely to help a case settle out of court. Which means you are more likely to get away with committing a crime at a Walmart.

[@stranger.granger]

I'm from Norway and visiting the US, the toilets really shocked me. I'm used to privacy and it felt like I had nearly none.

[@AxionSmurf]

Just seeing your face is a highlight of the day. When you let loose your intellect and charm, witnessing what a treasure you are is like standing in the valley at the base of a great, awesome mountain. Your husband is extremely lucky and I hope he reminds you of it every single day.

[@Ephesians-6-12.]

I'm shocked that you had only one shocking moment in Walmart. You got off easy.

[@jaydenanimeart2440]

😂😂😂 I love that you mentioned Krillin

[@ff8fan266]

I got to go to Japan a few years ago and it was amazing. One of the things that shocked me most was how clean everything was. If you have trash, you take it with you until you get to a trash can. Not the case here in America >.

[@artu165]

Maybe in cities like New York? but holy shit, I have never ever seen someone liter here in America, I usually spend my time on smaller towns and the countryside but I've never seen a littered street or just trash hanging around here in the States either

[@Clos93]

@@artu165 come to West Texas my friend... Trash every fucking where on the side of roads, tons of illegal dumping out in the boonies...

[@Gamesaucer]

The penny thing reminds me of a Dutch saying that amounts to "whoever doesn't honour the small things, doesn't deserve the large things". It applies more broadly than just to money, but it very much comes from the same kind of place as "laugh at 1 yen, cry at 1 yen"

[@danieltaylor4185]

I think the Take a Penny - Leave a Penny thing might also have something to do with US sales tax. Sales tax can be different depending on the state, county, or even city, so it can often times catch people off guard, because the sales tax is added at the register. A beverage in a cooler might be labeled as $0.99, but when you get to the register it'll probably be something like $1.07, or some other similar amount based on where you live. Along with a general feeling of helping a fellow citizen out, it's a very relatable struggle to make it to the register with what you thought was enough change to cover the cents on your total, only for the total to come back a bit higher than you were expecting. Maybe you thought the total would come to $1.03, so you think a dollar bill and a nickel would be enough, but then you realize at the register some new tax on sugar or junk food went into place and now the total comes to $1.07, so you'd be 2 pennies short. Sometimes, because cashiers don't feel like getting a large number of coins out of the register drawer, if your total is something like $18.02, and you pay with a $20 bill, they might dip into the tray of pennies so that they could hand you a neat, even pair of $1 bills instead of getting you a single dollar bill and counting out 3 quarters, 2 dimes, and 3 pennies from the drawer. This keeps the drawer's total balance the same, while making the cashier's job quicker and easier, and it means that you'll have to go back into the back and get more coins for your drawer less often, because most people in the US simply don't pay with coins these days, and your drawer is probably going to run out of coins fairly often. So, those are a couple reasons it could be around, in my experience, having worked as a cashier for a some time in my youth and just living in America for my entire life and having to deal with the sales taxes and other such things.

[@animal0mother]

Taxes aren't just assessed by state, county, and city, but even in specific economic zones within cities (often the most tourist-y areas) and for different categories of items, e.g. unprepared vs prepared food, "sin taxes" on things like cigarettes, alcohol, etc..

[@geofflecren8827]

The bigger reason is that inflation has made the penny worthless but due to lobbying (a fancy word for corruption) it hasn't been phased out like it has in many countries around the world.

[@stuartjohnson5686]

@@animal0mother yeah in my city sales taxes will changed depeding on which part of town you are in,

[@spiderdude2099]

Clarification on a few of the things you mentioned: Most Subways only have 2 people working there at any time. Also, Subway has a really dumb, but MANDATORY formula for making sandwiches that the employees have to follow, and in general, they’re trying to make you sandwich as fast as possible so people behind you don’t have to wait. That may also be why she was bombarding you with a lot of questions very quickly. She wanted to complete your order ASAP. Also, many, many people from other countries, not just Japan comment on how overly enthusiastic American food service workers are. Employees are encouraged to be VERY high energy and friendly (whether they genuinely feel that way or not). They can risk getting fired by their employers simply for not being upbeat or enthusiastic enough. The huge gaps in doors in public bathrooms is AS I UNDERSTAND IT, is because these toilets are in public areas, so anyone can use them.....even homeless people and people who use drugs. The gaps are in there to make it easy for staff to come in and occasionally check that people (homeless or otherwise) are not sleeping in them, shooting up drugs, or anything else unsavory. Also, the huge gaps, like you said, encourage you to use the bathroom quickly and then leave. That’s what most businesses want to encourage people to do, rather than leisurely taking their time using the bathroom and making other people wait. Another possible contributing factor is that building toilet stalls like this with the large gaps allows the design and parts to be standardized and cheap to manufacture. You save on material costs if you’re not creating completely enclosed stalls....so yeah. That’s my educated guesses on the subject.

[@MrsEats]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I enjoyed reading it:) So may be the sandwich artist was just doing her best to be hype! She made a great sandwich tho:)

[@ttiger86]

I always felt rushed at Subway. One of the reasons I stopped going.

[@antonkovalenko364]

I was going to mention the junkie issue myself.

[@jeiku5041]

"American sweets are too sweet" As an American, I absolutely agree. I like the slightly bitter matcha sweets Japan has, and karinto is a delight when I can find it even if it is quite a bit on the sweet side. I like a balance of sweetness and flavor. If it's too sweet, it's almost painful to eat or drink.

[@brianagee2790]

Wow. You are great Mrs. Eats. This video was so much fun. Thank you!

[@BladexZero12]

Ok but that Rengoku shirt is fire tho. Going to the theatre today to watch the movie release

[@nycsongman9758]

NYC guy here; we can spare you a few pedestrians, if you want.

[@no0nerolls3]

I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel!!!

[@lulanm9000]

Don't go to Walmart! Go to Target! Target is only in America. And it's a beautiful experience. I highly recommend it. I work at one myself and its all about the guests experience

[@anonygent]

Target is just an overpriced Walmart. Save your money.

[@Thoreaux]

What an unexpected plug. Guess I'm happy to know there's at least one happy/enthusiastic Target employee out there in the world.

[@artu165]

Yes, Target is cleaner and people are friendlier but it's also WAY more expensive, I'd rather deal with Walmart and save money than to pay extra for the same thing

[@jessicareed]

@@artu165 It's more expensive, but Target pays their employees better than Walmart, where they tell you how to sign up for state benefits during the intake process. I worked at Target for several years and it was a really good experience -- same job as any one working at Walmart, but I was making $15/hour to unload a truck instead of minimum wage.

[@winniethepooh8353]

@@anonygent it really is

[@butterbruhh]

That clip of the kid looking up the stall made me laugh so hard but cringe because thats more common than not. Lol

[@the54thfloor47]

😂😂😂 @ the kid asking the man on the toilet “what you doin?” 😆😆

[@someonefromcanada2668]

Hi! I am from Canada and it’s mostly like US for the things you have described although you might see more pedestrians. And I feel what you say about public bathrooms... never liked those gaps either.

[@MrsEats]

My friend! You don't like the gap too!!!

[@EpicB]

I also see plenty of pedestrians. Where I live everything is pretty close by, including the train station. Up until recently my parents never even owned a car in my lifetime. We usually rented one if needed.

[@reks724]

The pedestrian one depends on where you live, a lot of cities in Texas don't even have side walks in residential areas so you HAVE TO drive everywhere (plus its Hot). Here in Los Angeles it's more convenient to walk instead of driving because of traffic.

[@MrsEats]

That makes sense! When I was visiting Texas, it was too hot to walk outside!

[@erikawoods8975]

6:49 that’s true wisdom. Every coin counts!😅

[@tylermorris3665]

Im american and even i wonder why theres a big gap on the stalls it makes going to the bathroom awkward

[@rociscool]

i always look through them when using it tomake sure people arent looking at me

[@ajojen6346]

@@rociscool lol

[@ndfnq7811]

So you can tell when there is an overdosed junkie dead in the stall

[@abitofrandom2789]

As an American I am often shocked by these too.

[@LunaticTheCat]

I've always hated our bathroom doors

[@lukang72]

Love her energy and enthusiasm. Very cute!

[@mcuggetmeal]

my family is from the netherlands but i was born and raised in canada! the toilets are EVEN TALLER in the nethlands, my short step moms feet dangled off the toilet!!

[@MrsEats]

Wow!! Toilets are taller in Netherlands?! I don’t think my feet can touch the ground!!!

[@Soufriere84]

@@MrsEats Well, the Dutch are the tallest people in the world, so it makes sense I guess.

[@AutumnSandeen]

There's actually a 1980's song from the band Missing Persons entitled Walking In LA where a hook line was "Nobody's walking in LA"

[@MrsEats]

Hi Autumn! Welcome to Eating Buddies! Thank you!! Wow! Maybe the song is based on true story, haha! It was hard to find anybody walking! My husband asked me if I would be happy to live in his hometown, but I think I can't because we can't walk anywhere! But I think a bigger city like Washington or even NY would be okay!

[@bobbendesky3851]

Indeed. There’s also a scene in “Annie Hall” where New Yorker Woody Allen visits Los Angeles. When his L.A. friend parks the car, he mocking whines that he has to walk to the curb.

[@Art_Kitten]

You’re hilarious!! The toilets here are awful! I wish we would have private bathrooms. I live in DFW Texas and walking just isn’t an option. Everything is too far to walk too unless you’re in a “downtown” type area or a shopping center type area. I live 35 miles from work… it’s just a huge spread out city here. I wish our cities were more set up for waking / biking and more active transportation 😪

[@animal0mother]

Cities zoning for cars and all R1 is bankrupting a load of them now.

[@astralsheepu7379]

just fyi the subway girl was probably so energetic bc that's what a lot of places expect from the workers now, otherwise we get in trouble for "bad attitudes" lol.

[@cabbagecart-u3x]

nah she was most likely on redbull. alot of workers drink energy drinks alot. (or on crack like she suggested lol) im pretty sure subway is not very uptight about service, especially if their lights werent very good at that location.

[@hensonlaura]

What bullsh*t.

[@RicochetForce]

I spoke with my sister and her friends and they said leggings are worn simply because they're easy to put on, affordable, and comfortable. But yes, seeing a pretty woman in leggings like that is a nice bonus during your day. It was great to see the perspective of someone unused to such common displays of the rear.

[@MrNx74205d]

I would love to talk with you. My memories of Japan you might find interesting. I lived in Honmoku in the early 60s when there was a Naval Base Housing area there. From a child’s perspective, I remember taking the trains to Yokosuka, The zoo in Yokohama, the beauty of Mount Fuji, and the gorgeous countryside along the way. At the time Tokyo Tower was brand new, the food was great, and the people were wonderful to get to know. Tokyo Bay was amazing to walk along, and anytime we drove to places away from where we lived was an adventure. Maybe I could be more detail later on. But I have to wonder, where in the US are you? I hope you really get to see the wonders of this amazing country. Best regards…

[@rodshop5897]

"When I was in Wal-Mart..." That's pretty much all you need to say.

[@user-sn1hi7my7x]

Americans are very introverted. Many lock themselves in their rooms or basements. Some cities however, mostly big ones like New York or Chicago, there are always tons of people out on the street.

[@awsomeman350]

"some" americans sure. I live in washington and we are pretty introverted, but visiting places like texas and new mexico, people will make conversations with you randomly, or just say hi while walking. They aren't introverted in the slightest

[@ogheros5541]

I’m in Texas and it’s rare that I ever leave my house for anything cause we got our own garden and several other things but if I am in public I usually find myself having random conversations with several other people before I’m back home.

[@chrisea]

I'm introverted but I am from the South so I am naturally friendly lol. (Texas)

[@michelleisle9005]

Yes you live downtown you work downtown you go to the store downtown there's no need for car everything's in walking distance

[@syronosin]

In places like the northeastern cities you'll also find many people don't like to communicate with anyone. Even as far as avoiding looking at you. In the Midwestern states and places in the south people will talk to you and vice versa.

[@arrogantgodjealous]

It's ironic that you find American candy so sweet, Americans often find Japanese candy to be very sweet.

[@nicholashodges201]

The candy is comparable, she's talking about confections and dessert type sweets. And yeah we really dump the sugar into that stuff and really could stand to pull back some

[@nordscan9043]

@@nicholashodges201 In Sweden we're not as sweet as the English or worse, Americans. Who seem to think that just because you add more sugar that makes it taste better. We focus on making our cakes juicy. Our cinnamon buns for example are semi sweet, but juicy.

[@nicholashodges201]

@@nordscan9043 it's not an "American thing" it's a corporate thing. Home made & locally produced confections *are* sweeter here than europe, but anything made by a corporate bakery will have 5-10 times the sugar of it's home made version. The sugar companies here were the primary funders of our old dietary recommendations that focused on almost totally removing fats from our diet and replacing it with sugar. Our sweet tooth is a side effect of being able to produce our own sugar from trees for most of our history. It made the stuff dirt cheap

[@danlogvin6257]

7 things that shocked me about Japan. 1. Women working in the men's restroom. (a woman cleaned the urinal next to me while I was using it) That would never happen in America! 2. The variety of cafes. Maid, cat, owl, hedge hog, etc. 3. I did the Mario Karts through Tokyo. It was awesome, but would never exist in America. 4. How good the convenience store (conbini) food is. 5. The greatest vending machines in the world!!!! Hot or cold drinks. Soups, sodas, foods. American vending machines suck!!! 6. How clean the subway/metro stations are and how they have bathrooms!!! 7. The politeness of the Nihon-jin!! I learned about Nihon and Nippon while in Tokyo. I had no idea. Japan is accepted but Nihon is preferred. Anyways the kindest, and shy people ever. Nihon gadaiski!!!!

[@MrsEats]

Wow! Thank you so much for expressing your love of Japan:) I’m truly happy that you enjoyed staying here! For number 1, male cleaning staff clean female bathroom so that makes me a little uncomfortable too 😕😕 Conbini...!!! It’s so difficult not to go when they have so many tasty looking limited edition food... hehehe

[@ailinos]

@@MrsEats your energy is so positive and amazing. Much love from ireland !

[@Boxofcare666]

So in america they have male cleaners for male toilets and women cleaners for female toilers?

[@lisalee6496]

@Rita Roork They also make sure the restrooms are not already occupied before entering to clean. I've seen workers crack the doors and announce their intention of entering. They then usually wait a mi it's or so for anybody inside to finish and exit. I've also seen them send in a staff member to check and verify vacancy prior to them entering . This is when they need to clean the opposite sex's bathroom. Once it's been verified as unoccupied, they simply hang a sign restricting access to the bathroom for the short time necessary to clean the bathroom. Many blessings. ☺️🙏🏼

[@Crayven95]

Convenience store food is great in America too? At least here in the Midwest

[@suraya_]

I went to a Japanese restaurant one time and the bathroom had a full door and I was so shocked and happy

[@ZakuLatoski]

Japanese green tea is so good. I didn’t like it at first when I lived in Japan but now I drink it all the time with my Wife.

[@anthonystorm3392]

Mhhh ah yesss, walking butts. Legends says they're irresistable to Kancho !

[@ImOwenWilson]

DO NOT ATTEMPT! I was brutally beaten by my target. Then a nearby police officer. Then they beat me together. Then the officer again

[@ImOwenWilson]

@Crispy Barbie no But my cell mate did

[@tenkenryujin295]

I feel like the toilet gaps is to make people feel uncomfortable and leave early. Also it’s kinda safe as well, in case something bad happens ( heart attacks or r*pe ) the other people out side can see and help.

[@nico7654321]

I found your channel one week ago since then I've seen almos all your videos and regardless the topic you are always super fun. I think you have charisma for this job 😋

[@ToxicPixiesRUs]

As an american i will say that I ALSO am appalled by the huge bathroom stall gaps as well as the trend of wearing leggings and tights as pants 🤣

[@MrsEats]

hehehe! Even American person is surprised at the gap! I actually have leggings but am still too shy to wear them tho :X

[@hoffmedia]

The reason why in America the toilets are so tall is to accommodate older people and people with disabilities, especially people in wheelchairs ♿. That is also why the stalls are bigger too. The gaps under the door serves several purposes, 1) so you can see if the stall is occupied, and 2) so it's faster and easier to clean. I completely agree, US bathrooms do not give you any privacy at all.

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@hoffmedia Also, if a medical emergency happens, the doors can be more easily dealt with by paramedics.

[@tobyevans2474]

There is another reason for the gaps in the bathroom, unfortunately. Sometimes, drug addicts who may be homeless, shoot drugs in bathroom stalls. And sometimes they overdose and die. If the stall completely locked like in Japan... it would be VERY hard to get them out. You would have to take apart the door.

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@tobyevans2474 That was part of my explanation of medical emergencies, unfortunately.

[@paulstorm9956]

Excellent video I really liked your perspective on the shocking things about America. You are also very entertaining and fun to watch.

[@drewdoesdrums5666]

People in metropolitan areas of the US sometimes also don’t realize how necessary it is to have a car in other parts of the country. It’s common for suburban-urban areas to lack crosswalks at intersections and sidewalks outside of a neighborhood, and even neighborhood sidewalks are sometimes only on one side of the road. To get anywhere by foot outside of the neighborhood would essentially require jaywalking. I personally would love to walk to places more, especially with more pressure to stay home, but there’s no infrastructure where I live to do so.

[@OmikronZeta]

Exactly this. Most places outside larger cities have no sidewalks, so that you either must walk in a muddy ditch, or on the road dodging cars. Also, people assume that pedestrians are probably criminals

[@FastForwardPlans]

Yes this is very true of where I live, and the many towns near me. No thought was put in to the idea people would walk, so its not possible to walk.

[@aku69157]

I was kinda shocked when u said that green tea was sweat in America, I’ve always known green tea as a nit sweet drink

[@Raccoon_MN_USA]

There’s so many things I learned from Japanese. Honest , polite, work hard, tidy, thank you and apologies instantly. Thank you for sharing useful tips and comparisons. I myself lived in US for 10 years.( Not 100% American) And coincidentally found your video. Please keep up the good work. Its very interesting ☺️

[@weirdo9324]

3:31 We have those gaps because if someone faints or passes out due to medical issues or other causes people can see and get them out

[@MrAwesome188]

Or maybe even because you want to check if someone is in there without knocking. I never look IN the gap at them, but if I see a vague outline of a person or feet under the stall ik it’s occupied. Still uncomfortable though.

[@ChaosPrototypeIX]

Yeah, passing out by pushing while taking a dump or peeing is such a common occurrence. Oh wait...

[@NyndjaYT]

It is though. Especially when it comes to the elderly.

[@blaQI_roch]

Or the handicapped..... "I've fallen, and I can't get up! (I am handicapped/in a wheelchair and even have an emergency pull cord in my apartment bathroom and bedroom.)

[@DetroitCitizen]

I Love your reactions Mrs Eats. I find it really fascinating finding out how the rest of the world sees us and finds our culture. But here in the states, any story that starts with "At Walmart....." is going to be funny.

[@MrsEats]

Oh, really? Walmart is funny? It's one of my favorite place in America!

[@DetroitCitizen]

@@MrsEats The store isnt funny its all the different types of people that shop at Walmart. Its typically implied that people who shop at Walmart are more rambunctious, uncivilized, disruptive. Like a class system, the "lower class" shops at Walmart. Personally I do a lot of shopping there because its convenient, I just dont buy meat from there (my preference). Can I suggest a video? Differences in what other Americans call things. For example, Im from Michigan and liquor stores are called party stores, and other places think party stores are places to buy decorations. Also sliding glass doors are called door walls here in Michigan. If you ever want a good laugh, watch videos of people trying to pronounce our cities lol. Mackinaw Island, Fort Michilimackinac, Lake Orion (we say Ore-E-in). Just a suggestion.

[@stimpsonjcat26]

@@MrsEats Just look up "people of walmart" and you will understand.

[@nycsongman9758]

... and disgusting. lol

[@jamesarced2381]

you cracked me up with the toilet remarks i almost fell out of my chair thanks for the chuckles !!

[@Fidelis94]

0:29 "I enjoyed eating real pizza" Me, an Italian: BRUH...

[@MrsEats]

Ohhh!!! You ate from Italy!!! I must try your pizza too!!!

[@icaruswindrune7116]

@@MrsEats Italian pizza is worlds better compared to the American pizza styles. This is coming from an American who has spent weeks in Italy (between Rome, Venice, and Florence) and tried pizza from hole-in-the-wall restaurants to more touristy ones and also ate at some of the first pizza restaurants to open in the US.

[@mphenomenal]

@@icaruswindrune7116 Yes..Real Italian pizza is several levels above even NY style..

[@icaruswindrune7116]

@@mphenomenal Exactly. The freshness of the ingredients, the texture, as well as styles just cannot be beat.

[@HashimotoDatsu]

I don't know, there's some pretty impressive pizza joints in the US as well. Personally, I don't really see them as the same dish. However, I love deep dish and thicker crust, as well as the thicker sauce. The Italian style is like a relatively healthy, less filling version you would take a date, whereas American style is for stuffing your face with your mates when your feeling drunk and hungry. Maybe I had too fancy of pizza in Italy though, I could be wrong.

[@sarahjones3338]

When i lived in Japan i loved everything about it.