American Girl Speaking Fluent Japanese Shocking Strangers in Tokyo

Where did beyblades come from? See traditional Japanese ancient beyblades. Would you walk up to strangers and speak to them in a foreign language? I was a bit scared to talk to people in Japanese when I first started learning in 2015, but slowly I got over that fear. Right after moving to Japan years ago, I felt self-conscious too. Don't be afraid to make mistakes. All you need is a little bit of simple Japanese to make some friends and memories. See this American girl speak Japanese to strangers and find out that happens.
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[@OrientalPearl]

This video was done with my childhood friend who grew up with me in Michigan, Kelly Morita. Today’s goal was to show that there is no need to feel self-conscious about speaking in a foreign language to strangers. People are nice and if you make mistakes you only become better. A little Japanese goes a long way. For the next video, I will finally level up and introduce advanced Japanese with another KZbin friend. -Anming

[@jewelrybag4557]

I have been to Japan and it is such a wonderful, inspiring and organized country. The people are also polite and disciplined. My only wish is for it to open up a little more and export its values and soft power abroad. The world can learn a lot from therm. The Olympics was a great opportunity for that and I hope more is done in the future.

[@MrKhushrenada]

Is she related to Pat Morita, Mr Miyagi from The Karate Kid? It's always fun to be abroad with people who are dear to you. Keep uploading these videos I'm addicted to them.

[@OrientalPearl]

Ha ha, no. She got married 6 months ago and took her husband's last name.

[@SarthorS]

@@OrientalPearl You saying you learned Japanese in bars reminded me of a funny author bio in a comedy book about Japan. He said he mistakenly bought an airplane ticket to Japan and ended up stuck there until he had learned enough Japanese to ask for a ticket home. He learned by talking to hostesses in bars, but did not realise that men and women speak differently and he spoke like a women. So he switched to learning from sarariman in the bars, and now when he speaks Japanese he sounds permanently drunk.

[@RadioactivePretzels]

@@SarthorS This is a common problem for all language learners when they learn from their foreign spouse. It's usually just cute. Some languages (especially middle eastern ones like Assyrian and Arabic) have more genderized language and its easy to mislearn parts of the language and it's a bigger problem. Japanese has more genderized differences than English but it's pretty minor compared to say Arabic.

[@austbob7161]

How to learn Japanese. Say something then say “ehhhhh”

[@tobiasherbers9833]

or anooo

[@arpitkumar4525]

Add sugoi for extra impression

[@carolinamontesnoriega7302]

Or Soudesune!

[@arpitkumar4525]

@@carolinamontesnoriega7302 Naruhodo

[@arigabou]

I know its a joke, but let me clear this for the people who don’t really know anything about japanese language. ええ(ee) is kind of an expression of being surprised, it’s hard to explain, because they use it sometimes when they get new information about something, etc.

[@robm1639]

This is the kind of video that makes your channel stand out from the other language/polygot speakers. A lot of them are about shock value etc but this is a lot more organic, it's like an example of using the language skills you have learned in a proper setting.

[@OrientalPearl]

I like Blad and Bankrupt. The organic element to this is similar to his channel. And then I added in some cinematic shots and music.

[@JameBlack]

@@OrientalPearl albeit Bald and Bankrup does'nt speak Russian, lol

[@ree9487]

@@JameBlack c'mon he speaks passable Russian

[@gravyhippo]

You worded this very well, I’ve come to realize that is much of the appeal for me as well!

[@JameBlack]

@@ree9487 no, I speak Russian and Bald has a rather basic level.

[@Chisato_Strafe]

"That's how you make friends" Introverts : ...

[@acamthee]

IKR!!! i came to japan last year hoping to try out my japanese skill but i came back without making friends and having a good convo 😭😭

[@ferdiantamanda59]

Relateable.😁

[@IceClone_1223]

hehe 😅

[@altaisrs2857]

Yeah, right? :(

[@skywatcher9176]

Introverts are socially disabled

[@thundertower]

lol they casually ask "do you like Japan because of anime?" , id probably get embarrassed if I heard that and say "....yeah…"

[@warrenlauzon5315]

I lived in Japan for years, and I hate anime. :) Mostly, a few exceptions.

[@TJHooper123]

I'm sure they are pretty self aware of the popularity Anime has in America.

[@donatiuspynethz1296]

Asking someone if he likes anime could be meant as an insult. But I don't think in this case

[@kschell286]

WEEB...

[@eiarsan]

lmao I'd proudly say "Mainly yes"

[@antislutful]

I'm actually curious how these obviously group of strangers just started playing spinning tops in the middle of the street

[@OrientalPearl]

I guess it's a club.

[@KingVictor7]

It reminds me of a HxH character. He appeared on the heavens arena arc, but I forgot his name..

[@TheSurgePhoenix]

A wise man once said, "speak to someone in their language and you speak to their heart"

[@OrientalPearl]

I think Nelson Mandela said that.

[@theoeguia3302]

Nelson Mandela divorced his wife

[@w1z4rd9]

@@theoeguia3302 Dud WTF😂

[@festive5476]

@@theoeguia3302 you are acting like divorce is illegal lmao

[@chrissantos9725]

@@theoeguia3302 In essence, that's right. A divorce happens when two people don't talk each other's language anymore. In other words, their hearts are untouchable to each other.

[@SpiritualityLife77]

I'm an introvert guy. Last year when I went to Tokyo, I spoke a broken Nihongo to the taxi driver, end up we both become friends☺

[@OrientalPearl]

That's a special moment!

[@estepen4181]

You took a taxi in Tokyo? You must be rich lol 😂

[@SpiritualityLife77]

@@estepen4181 Just for a short distance from the Shinjuku station to the apartment. Can't lug all our luggage because we're traveling with kids☺

[@RI-bd6wl]

I want to mention that when Japanese ask「何で日本に来たの？」”Why did you come to Japan?” , they want to say “What brought you to Japan?”. It may sound offensive if you directly translated into English but they’re not trying to be rude.

[@OrientalPearl]

Fair enough. Your translation is better.

[@floxpsm]

When I was learning English I used to misunderstand sentences as I would understand they there rude, then I learned that English have a very simple daily’s vocabulary. Japanese language is super simple too! More than English!!!!! It drives me crazy sometimes! Japanese words are simplistic enough to drive us misunderstanding what they mean. So in order to live well with Japanese society 😂 I always have in mind that they are always polite, so I try to answer than politely no matter how I understand it. Although in the US they use a lot of sarcasm, and I love it ughhh! Lol 😂 but living in Japan I found it super rude to be sarcastic in some situations I don’t agree and they sense it almost all the times 🤭 it is stronger than me. So I use it in positive ways.

[@renji2600]

This makes me feel better lol

[@nac9880]

Wdym? Not rude at all

[@OrientalPearl]

floxpsm I think it sometimes has to do with the nuances of the language as well.

[@TheSeeking2know]

That beginning section was the best in a while! Really cool to see a traditional game being played by young people together with the older ones out in the open. That's what continues to fascinate me about Japan. The ancient and the modern coexist add they seem to really strive to preserve this connection, which makes them unique and attractive.

[@OrientalPearl]

I'm glad you liked that! I like to mix it up and do different things each time.

[@Isinforblood]

But what’s kinda cool if u have heard of Beyblades they are like battling tops that were release in japan like the metal fight Beyblades, I think the Japanese got an idea of making battling tops come from the tradition of what they was doing. And also they have the new Beyblades too which are Beyblade burst all the way to the newest versions yee😁😁

[@suehofkamp8594]

That guy was so nice and friendly!

[@kevinp8108]

@Sue Hofkamp - he was a westernized Japanese. Japanese people are inherently quiet people.

[@terminatorevil766]

@Kevin P and yet all those Japanese people were outgoing n friendly with in the beginning part of the video. So your generalizations are false SMH

[@gwencha]

@@terminatorevil766 indeed. They don't have to be westernised to be like this. A lot of seem to enjoy themselves when together with the community. From what I observed when I was there, the quiter ones tended to be the from the city or the younger generation esp if they're not familiar with you. But once they open up to you, a lot of them are actually really funny and outgoing. But of course not everyone behaves the same way, just as it is everywhere else

[@crimebelt]

What was his KZbin channel?

[@Sliverbane]

I love that everyone is just having fun...

[@LhasaThailand]

OOh they're Beyblading ^^

[@rishabhgautam9]

BRUH what a place to live older people beyblading so cool

[@ryanm4769]

I legit thought the same haha bought me back to elementary school days

[@cooldude4643]

It's a traditional game called Beigoma ベーゴマ and it inspired Beyblade

[@sadetta131]

Literally proto-Beyblade

[@jaredwilliams6853]

Fr beyblades got dangerous though when you “let it rip” a little to hard and it slices someone up the stones seem smoother.

[@RioMatsuzawa]

I love that you’re actually talking to the locals, which is what a lot of J bloggers I feel like don’t do! It really highlights what Japan is truly like! Hope you keep doing these type of vids!! Subbed!

[@OrientalPearl]

That's right. I tried to find a point they missed for my channel.

[@mike_v02]

Oriental Pearl: "That's how you make friends." My Anxiety: "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!"

[@joseph3720j]

ikr 😭

[@thatguy.2633]

Americans: Ohhh, they're playing beyblade Mexicans: NO MAMES, EN JAPÓN HAY TROMPOS

[@Sebtuseb_el_zorro_con_traje]

También pensé que eran beyblade :(

[@nikefan4779]

This was so cringe sorry man. Que chiste mas estupido💀

[@ponflit5667]

@@nikefan4779 ta bien 😎👍

[@zerotwosixty7416]

@@nikefan4779 it was pretty good

[@Tsangetsu]

It's really cute how they're all just playing Beyblade on the street. They're so friendly and welcoming.

[@BruinWalker90]

I can't get over the fact, I'm so impressed by your videos. The conversation with the fellow youtuber was informative, that is to say, you guys talked about real world everyday use language learning. Man... I love your channel. I'm a loyal subscriber!!!

[@OrientalPearl]

Wow, thank you! I have been waiting for you for so long. lol

[@thewanderingidiot2642]

"What do you like about Japan? Anime?" *got hit by an arrow in the back*

[@Nikolai508]

They must get it a lot from foreigners but it's not a bad thing and I don't think they'd judge you for the most part if the answer to that question was "yes". But I'm sure its refreshing to hear people talk about other things though.

[@zooweezybw8131]

Arrow in the back??Nani???Stando tsukai???

[@exstee]

Talks to strangers as easily as breathing. Truly admirable! Hope I can do this one day.

[@anastasiasgaming1380]

Kiryu kazuma ≤3

[@sheepos9036]

Japanese people are by far the most educated and respectful people in the whole world

[@nyalao]

Sheep OS agree

[@warrenlauzon5315]

I would have to say that Taiwan is right up there.

[@goblix9]

I think Koreans are up there too

[@DonnaMiez]

チョコレートちゃん SO TRUE I always get ignored in Tandem. They can so be shitty.

[@aanandax]

zachary sherlock koreans might treat foreigners well but they’re very superficial and judgmental to fellow Koreans

[@PAWfessionalTennis]

'you don't need a lot to communicate and understand something...' That's so true. I've only been learning Japanese for about 2 months now but I was surprised that I understood quiet a lot of things that were said in this video Gave me more motivation to keep learning!

[@SilentFaces]

I love how, when learning a new language you are conquering barriers. Everyone seems so nice. I would be nervous already meeting new people even before I spoke a different language

[@draco9566]

tf ancient beyblade looks lit

[@teepea]

when the guy said "What do you like about Japan? Anime?" i got soo embarrased lmfaoo T-T

[@loxy306]

I started learning Japanese for a few months and honestly thought I wasn’t making any progress, however I watched this video and it turns out I was impressed at how much I can understand based from your conversations. I am strongly motivated to keep studying now, ありはとう！:) 🙏

[@arianna4642]

You’re so outgoing and out there :( that’s something I really admire about you’re videos. Since I’m very shy and definitely not outgoing it’s amazing and interesting to see people that are. Also this is very motivational. I’m currently learning Japanese and this is just very motivating. Haha 😅

[@OrientalPearl]

I'm so glad to hear that this video motivated you. You could go up and chat with these people too.

[@DMTheLoopGod]

I can not tell you how often I come back to your videos and I just freaking love them. Thank you.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you for coming back again and again friend.

[@anthonyj9299]

their ancestors watching them play Beyblade : "why are they not killing eachother ?"

[@MiguelSanchez-ce2qq]

I know how to play that, I played that in my childhood in small town in Mexico.

[@paolakoh3472]

Did you play 'trompo'? :)

[@MiguelSanchez-ce2qq]

@@paolakoh3472 Yess!! It's similar, I'm guessing it's the same practice.

[@HASHii-mf8vo]

In the Philippines too! Its called "trumpo" here

[@paolakoh3472]

@@HASHii-mf8vo woow that's so cool, we have similar words!!! :D

[@iceman10129]

I played this as a kid as well, but like with bigger top looking pieces. The base also didnt slant in but was like an octagon shape.

[@lastkeyblade]

Beyblade memories from the first clip! Had a lot of fun back in the day!

[@nica9477]

I'm really impressed by your work to make everyone's time better from watching your videos🤗

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much 😀

[@WhereMyChicken]

Here's our girl, bringing us another interesting video complete with smiles and laughs! The conversation with the guy on the scooter was another page of a good book, Anming.

[@OrientalPearl]

That was quite the treat wasn't it! Both him and the girl in playing the game in the beginning were very unique Japanese people.

[@AwesomesMan]

Those wide angle shots of the station/streets were beautiful! I feel like your videos transport me into another world every time I watch. Can’t wait til the next one!

[@OrientalPearl]

I'm so glad you are enjoying those shots. They are my favorite too! I love editing those parts.

[@gouthamreddy6]

Bruh that guy just slammed that beyblade and it started spinning like beast

[@butter5144]

😂

[@Isamin0728]

It’s nice seeing Japanese people happy and stuff. I’m actually Japanese myself. あなたわ日本語上手ですね！

[@jackest4114]

I love how you just go and talk 😂 when I can finally travel I will put in that mindset for sure.

[@OrientalPearl]

I never know what to expect when I walk out of the house with a camera. lol

[@DeProgrammer99]

I had trouble with that, myself. I wrote something like "旅行中のアメリカ人　話しかけてください" (traveling American - please talk to me) on a sign and stood near a train station building exit (and sat in a bar, and I did that a few other places, too) and got a few brief conversations. One time, some group of four Japanese guys that seemed just a li'l suspicious stuck 1000 yen into my backpack when I wouldn't accept it from them, after they bought me a beer and おつまみ (snacks that go well with drinks). :P

[@shoot_the_glass5654]

I've currently starting learning Japanese (pod101 channel) and found it helpful you put subtitles on this video. Thank you.

[@OrientalPearl]

I have subtitles in Japanese for the English parts. That's for Japanese people to read and understand the English sections.

[@andyblank3083]

That was cute how the lady was like " uncle! uncle! I did it! " lol

[@focus_on_X]

I’m giggling. I just finish 12 Genki lessons today and I can say I understood what you were talking about even without the subs. God I’m excited to go to Japan.

[@OrientalPearl]

I'm so glad to hear that you could understand without subtitles.

[@MiguelLopez-zn1wo]

I envy you in a good way 😭. I love Japan and their culture. The Japanese seem so chill and nice.

[@Yasminh-]

"if you wanna talk to someone, just do it!" ,depends though lol if youre a girl and guys randomly talk to you, not always you feel very happy about it lol but I have to say that the way the japanese people approached me on the streets was more nice than in europe. in here its just annoying catcalling and in japan one guy was commenting on my great camera and the other boy (he looked young I dunno lol) he was standing beside me for a while and looked at me while I was waiting for my friend, and then he was checking his phone for a while until he approached me and showed a picture of his favourite french actress? and told me I look like her and started talking to me hahaha.. but there were also these kind of old guys that just wanted to talk to foreign girls .. waiting for your friends in front of starbucks at shibuya crossing is quite an experience sometimes.. lol oh maybe you should go there and just record a youtube video haha

[@OrientalPearl]

The funny thing is that I have gotten some random guys that talked to me on the street to participate in my videos. See the video "Japan tries the hardest Chinese words". 3 are friends and the 2 Japanese guys outside are total strangers that approached me.

[@treblan1]

I think being friendly sometimes is a talent..hahaha.I admired you for speaking japanese and chinese fluently..that friendly experience with the guy on bike is really awesome, you really know how to get with locals and go mingle, it makes travel more exciting.👍💙

[@RespectOthers1]

I love the ‘not so subtle’ difference in your two answers to the question why you’re in Japan.

[@OrientalPearl]

Ha ha, both are true though!

[@Leopard762]

“Japanese Girl speaking fluent English shocking strangers in New York!”

[@OrientalPearl]

Wrong, Japanese girl speaking Russian in Moscow would be so much cooler

[@frankjovovich3714]

Oriental Pearl sounds correct to me, but hey, there’s always insecure Americans who grew up without a culture that usually cling on to other cultures easily due to insecurity. Can’t forget how they love the attention they get when speaking another language. When other immigrants in The US are expected to speak at a native level, and even then would never get the recognition. You have to admit, it’s pretty ridiculous.

[@ducatipaso1386]

@@OrientalPearl Pochemu tak?

[@appleslover]

@@frankjovovich3714 that's me , I fear people noticing my accent while speaking [English] more than speaking the language itself 😔

[@akakaklul4219]

@@appleslover Noo dont be scared. If english is not your first language then its natural that you'll have an accent.

[@toasttoast5683]

I find all of your interactions so adorable 😊

[@kosojiro8426]

Him: What do you like about japan? Anime? Me: anime and the whole country 😁👍. Including food, clothes, etc.

[@mysticab7940]

What’s it like to watch anime without subtitles

[@eazy1174]

Whoa...

[@janglalgoupiak1891]

Who else like Anming's "aaaaaaa" sound imitation? 😂🤣

[@thewebheadgt]

U mean ehhhhhhhhhhhhh?

[@Jerry113]

Eeehhhh?

[@miguelenguel1482]

Pretty cool the fact that you can really enjoy JP culture a lil bit every single day and feel like a part of it. Good luck for you,nice videos!

[@gissneric]

I usually am shy when approaching strangers cause I had encounters where they look at me like I'm a weirdo so now I get anxiety whenever approaching someone. This was in the USA. Maybe the Japanese are friendlier.

[@OrientalPearl]

We are friendly in Michigan lol

[@nicoj3660]

Maybe cause you're not foreign looking? Lol. Ofc they'll think ur a weirdo cause ur not foreign lol.

[@tkdkid415]

Sorry you had that experience! They must've been in the majority that never even thought to get their passports haha. Us americans sometime forget to recognize how good we have it! The whole world is pressured into learning and speaking english. Everywhere you go there will be a mix of impatient people and people that want nothing more than to help you learn their language. When you encounter the impatient grouchy people, make them suffer by speaking to them longer 🤗

[@2WheelsGood.01]

This happens to me all the time in the U.S lol. I try to be friendly and open and they just look at me like.."why are you here and who are you"..

[@TrimeshSZ]

I found people pretty friendly in the US, to be honest, although that might be because I have a very obvious British accent and it makes things like asking for information about the local area easily understandable behavior.

[@roblearnsjapanese6053]

Anming, I find your videos really inspiring. Seeing how you interact with Japanese and Chinese people is so charming and you have such a lovely positive energy. I started learning Japanese last year and find it so insanely difficult, but when I see the fun you have with people it makes me keen to study hard and hopefully get to your level.

[@OrientalPearl]

Happy to hear that! Keep up the hard work!

[@spacemonkeymin]

That was wholesome. Such nice people. My dad went to Japan once (I think it was Kyoto) and he said that the Japanese were one of the nicest people he met. They tried their best to assist him even though there's a language barrier. But Tokyo though, not really he said, maybe because people were busy since it was the main city. So it's quite understandable.

[@arigabou]

Japanese people are much more friendly with foreigners, but they kind of “underestimate” them in a lot of ways. e.g. If you’re working there as a foreigner they won’t turn to you for help.

[@FritsvanDoorn]

Japan is definately at the top of my list of places to go to. You do not know how much I learn from you videos. Thank you. Domo arigato gozaimasu.

[@OrientalPearl]

I;m so glad to hear that! There is a new video coming out in 10 minutes.

[@HoneyChonker]

I love how genuinely interested the guy in the navy shirt was in the conversation

[@R.Zephyr]

The Japanese girl who lived in New Zealand is so Kawaii and Kirei and really kind. Japan really is beautiful

[@BakaTaco]

I don't even know these people and I'd love to hang out with them. Teach me things, me teach them things, learn, have a great time. That girl in the middle seems like a lot of fun to hang out with! And the other guys seem really cool too! I love how they are just chilling and playing beyblade basically. Such an authentic video!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much!

[@BakaTaco]

@@OrientalPearl No problem! I don't need to tell you, but keep up the great work! Your videos are extremely helpful.

[@chris5145]

Super nice voice. I worked for 3 years learning Japanese in a company when i was about 35 years old and i speak it off and on, but it's so deep and detailled you have to keep practising always

[@paecpc]

Looks like the KZbinr community in Japan is quite small, you guys know almost everyone and seem to get along pretty well, that’s nice! 😊

[@OrientalPearl]

I've known Kelly since Jr. High. I don't know any other well-known KZbinrs in Japan.

[@randombikethings]

@@OrientalPearl You should do something with Gimmeabreakman. He's funny. And Tomoko as well. :)

[@roy.actual]

Oh wow! You know Mrs. Morita! That's funny. Your channels are the only 2 "Americans living abroad" channels that I follow. Another fun video, Anming! Thanks for taking me around town.

[@OrientalPearl]

Yes indeed, we are from the same hometown and grew up together in Michigan.

[@epiccamper]

Wow that KZbinr dude was really friendly, your conversation put a smile on my face hahaha anyways, your videos are awesome and an insiparation for myself. This year I plan to take the JLPT N3 (passed N5 in 2017 and N4 in 2018), but in my country the virus situation is critical so I hope that the exam won't be postoponed to next year. In any case, thank you for the wonderful video!

[@OrientalPearl]

I'm sorry to hear that the test is delayed. I hope that you can use this extra time to prepare.

[@blablablabla3878]

Aim for the N2 !

[@a.h.991]

Whats his channel?

[@arigabou]

how long have you been learning japanese?

[@epiccamper]

@@arigabou I started on mid 2016 but it was by myself and I was busy with some exame, so I really started to seriously study on 2017. I tried to take the jlpt on every year since then, passed N5 and N4 but failed N3 last year. If the circunstances improve, this year I will pass N3 for sure since I got more time to study.

[@Mekias]

I love being able to experience these different cultures vicariously through you. Now I just need you to record every experience there is in the world and I never have to go exploring on my own!

[@OrientalPearl]

That's a lot of pressure. lol

[@filmjolkfilmjolk5518]

he doesn't look like he will ghost you, but who knows XD

[@OrientalPearl]

The funny thing is that I saw the KZbinr who ghosted me when I went to Yokohama. He was filming a video with someone else. It was a little tense.

[@chrismac3696]

I appreciate the time, effort and passion you put into your videos. You are showing the world the every day life of Japanese people, which I personally found interesting and different at the same time. It really feels like I am there on a tour with you. Thank you. Keep it up!!!!!!!

[@OrientalPearl]

I appreciate that! I am trying to find a niche in Japan-KZbin videos that hasn't been covered much yet.

[@MikeRees]

Oh hey I know enough Japanese to hold a basic conversation it turns out. I know my mind would just blank the moment I tried though 😂

[@OrientalPearl]

Then try try try again. :)

[@mitchellvetter7719]

That happens to me when practicing with my tutor 😂😂🥺🥺

[@britturk123]

The gentleman with the black mask playing with the spinning stones could not help himself he was obviously feeling your warmth and light and felt the need to show some hospitality be it in a childish yet loving fashion , I felt that was actually very sweet, he had kept silent for quite some time and then spun you a stone and placed it in your hand.

[@OrientalPearl]

I was moved by his kindness too. I didn't expect them to be so kind.

[@artoriapendragon921]

Thats very easy japanese me : NANI!!!

[@OrientalPearl]

lol 😀

[@artoriapendragon921]

@@OrientalPearl thanks for the heart i just finished learning hiragana and katakana hope i can reach near your level😊😊😊

[@stephenhenley5409]

She’s no wrong tho

[@sparky42]

See, you can make lots of friends this way because you are amazing person and full of good positive energy !

[@OrientalPearl]

Wow, thank you!

[@thatdude1659]

How you'd think you would sound like speaking Japanese: You actually speaking it: sugoi.

[@Xenmas021]

Your videos motivated me to start speaking Japanese where I can. Thanks--keep it up!

[@OrientalPearl]

You can do it!

[@binxu5359]

the charisma of language learning is talking to people.

[@Greensky02]

I literally just watched Kelly for the first time right before going to your channel's video section and selecting this particular video not knowing she was in this one as well! Nice coincidence!

[@OrientalPearl]

That's quite a coincidence. I think KZbin has linked out channels together.

[@rons3634]

I like the fact that she's fluent, yet there's no way I'd confuse her with a native Japanese person even if I didn't know what she looked like. She speaks fluently, but you can tell she's a foreigner speaking Japanese. I like that a lot and that's what I want to strive for in my Japanese learning. "Sound just like a native!" Why? No matter how much I sound Japanese, one look at me will show that I'm not. I understand you want to sound as close as possible so you can be understood, but I don't understand the emphasis on it.

[@thomassanfrancisco5850]

Beyond your language ability the reason you connect so well is you are nice and natural.

[@robbiecox754]

Great advice! I need to approach people more, most of my Japanese friends initiated conversation with me... at izakayas 🍻. Starting with basic phrases/pronunciation then moving to particle usage/sentence structure worked well for me (for three years I could only read Roumaji, but illiteracy caught up to me after moving to Japan... "Osusume onegaishimasu" every time I couldn't read a menu got old fast)

[@IceKangChang]

Connecting with people around the world sounds actually exciting!

[@Ash_tommo]

I love the way u approach them! I could never 😂😂😂

[@kevinp8108]

@Tommo Ash - the best way to begin talking to strangers is just simply ask for the time or directions. Sometimes, simple questions lead to longer conversations. Asking for the time, helps you get used to approaching strangers. Once you're comfortable with asking for the time, then try to start a conversation about something you've noticed from the person telling you the time. Maybe, ask where they got the nice watch or ask them how they like their smartphone.

[@nickgigglestick5853]

A huge part of learning a new language is gaining the confidence to speak it thanks for being so inspirational🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 本当にありがとうございます

[@3llieJellie]

Always wanted to go to Japan, now I'm most definitely going and finding people to beyblade with lmao

[@rominaaboe]

This is so cool! Last semester I took a Japanese class at uni for beginners and I although I can grasp languages and their structure quite easily, I always thought that what I learned in this class wasn't a lot. But I understood so much of what you said in this video, holy moly! Really proud of myself now

[@OrientalPearl]

I'm so glad to hear that. i try to keep the content simple 1) because subtitles are time consuming 2) I want viewers to understand some of the conversation.

[@wreckfulsrun8582]

woah the stone spinning activity in the beginning seems a lot of fun.

[@kevinp8108]

Where does the string attach to the stone? Does it have grooves for the string?

[@FelEstrela]

Its a top, not a stone

[@CharlesHrodric]

Lol. I just have to laugh because this made me so happy at the amazing mix of cultures this video have. An American girl who studied in China now living and studying in Japan having a good time and posting videos in KZbin that have reggaetón music as background music for transitions. Amazingly cool! Keep up the good work!

[@jackha9192]

0:29 she was like questioning her life choices

[@brianmiller4207]

Thank you for your videos. I always wanted to visit Japan, but I now know that will never happen. Thank you, your videos make me smile.

[@patrickfain9318]

I got nervous for you when the girl asked you why you came to Japan. They didn't seem like they were going to be very friendly at first so I thought they were about to gang up on the "American girl" but that went very well! I'm always amazed at your ability to just walk up and chit chat with people! Not everyone has that built in them

[@OrientalPearl]

The guy next to her scolded her a little for asking so directly. But she spent a lot of time in New Zealand, so she is more westernized.

[@ryanonism]

In my experience it is a very common question for japanese to ask foreigners. everytime i meet someone new in japan i am asked this question.

[@youtuveunvideo]

I would not understand why they would scold the Japanese woman. As the others said, I think なんで日本に来ましたか is a very normal question for foreigners to be asked. What I was surprised however was that the KZbinr mentioned several times directly that she studied at WASEDA (oh and by the way, I studied at, you know, Waseda) which not only in Japan is so much showing off... Apart from the fact that entering via a foreign uni is not hard, it surprises me that despite living in Japan she has such very direct way of speaking...

[@joshmichaelmariano2834]

The people are so nice and friendly that is one of the reasons why i love japan and i want to live in it

[@osmarmartinez7263]

So that’s why my food came 10 minutes late😭

[@Wizard101_Hero]

This was the video that inspired me to start learning this beautiful language. Since February 2 2021 i been studying till this day. I understood some of it without reading the subtitles now. I will always remember that late night i bumped into this video and told myself "you know what im learning some Japanese tomorrow ". and for this video i wanna say ありがとうございます🙂

[@OrientalPearl]

Wow, I’m so happy that this video had such a positive impact on you! Keep up the good work!

[@pawsomegirl12]

3:36 I love the name Ryuji! I have a special connection to it because of Persona 5, one of my favorite characters.

[@rachmiilma5735]

I always find hard times to approache people, scared that I might be annoyance. Even when I was visiting Japan, I missed so many opportunities to make friends. So most of the times, they (mostly locals) would approach me first, and I'm glad with it bcs I know that they would spare some time to talk to me and I can keep the conversation go. Anyway, thankyou for making this video! I learnt more ways to approach a stranger haha. Hope to see more of this kind of video from you!

[@OrientalPearl]

There will be more when I'm in the right place at the right time lol

[@TAGtotallyawesomegamer]

I can see where the idea for beyblade came from

[@yumr1ce]

I like this girl's use of basic Japanese. Nice and simple, and it really does help to just talk to whomever and practice as much as possible. It makes me wanna practice more (and My Chinese).

[@OrientalPearl]

yumr1ce That’s right. There is nothing fancy in this video. I tried to show a level of conversation that viewers can do too. I wish you the best of luck with your Chinese.

[@yumr1ce]

Yes, thanks. I need the luck 😜 thanks for the choice videos.

[@richardoki8320]

Great video! It shows that the only way to learn a language is to speak it.

[@Spee78]

I hope someday after 2-3-4 years, to be able to speak myself Japanese relatively easy. You obviously speak excellent and bravo to you for trying to learn this language up to this level. I just started, but you gave me more motivation....so... ありがとう for this lady 😋😊

[@OrientalPearl]

You can do it!

[@asrulpaeloriahmad4389]

That how you make friend ? Me : but how ? I'm anxiety ..

[@glenblessing1536]

This is very encouraging especially me self learning Japanese and hopefully communicating better on my next trip. 👍🏻

[@meruem825]

If they ask me how i learned japenese i'll say i got 10 years experience with anime

[@KingVictor7]

I see.. you still have a lot to learn then little one..

[@ourboy6878]

When I went to japan for the first time in 2017 I knew zero Japanese. Maybe a year ago I started studying and I'd say I'm around N4 because I didn't study that often because of school though. But right now my listening and speaking are worse than my reading/writing, so I got to work on that to talk with people on the street because I haven't really gotten the opportunity to do that yet and practice my speaking/listening comp. In your videos it looks like pretty basic Japanese that you and the Japanese people are speaking, I could definitely make out a lot of it, and I understand now you don't need crazy grammar mastery to have fun and make new friends. I realize through your videos that learning a language unlocks so many new experiences and opportunities in the country you're visiting, and that's why language learning is so interesting to me. Because when you learn the language, you also learn part of the culture and the people as well. I want to go back to japan someday and try to do half of what you do without stuttering and making mistakes like crazy lol and I know if I study enough and practice I can. But thanks for making these amazing videos, it gives me and others confidence for the future, and a look at the kindness of the Japanese. :)

[@OrientalPearl]

That's good. I keep the content extra simple to encourage new learners and to save some time making subtitles. My Finnish friend Akaki and I will be making some advanced Japanese videos soon.

[@matthewraya4246]

“I learned Japanese in bars!!!” That was cool 🤣🤣🤣!!! Ehhhhhhhhh!!!!! 🤙

[@OrientalPearl]

The truth has gotten out! lol

[@elchicodiscovery]

This so freaking cool, I'm your new Latin Fan, Paraguay here. It's curious because sometimes, I cover the bottom of my screen in order to practice my japanese listening with you✨, new subscriber girl👏🏼

[@OrientalPearl]

That's good practice! Thanks for joining.