GOOD and BAD of JAPAN we Discovered in 2023

[@kdkwakira]

Each country has its own good points and bad points, but all over the world, if you enter the country, do as the country does, that's all.

[@31233123190E]

今外国人KZbinrの間で外国人への街頭インタビュー動画がやたら流行りまくってるけど元祖はこの人だよね。 ネタを引き出すツッコミの巧みさといい喋らせる雰囲気作りといいインタビュー技術はダントツ。内容が濃くて興味深い。 他のKZbinrのものは薄っぺらい内容でだいたい予測できるものばかりだからね、全然違うよ。ホント地頭の良さとキレの良さを感じる。

[@3tt-n]

ええっ、そうなの？ びっくり仰天😲

[@musikmews9472]

クッキーを個別に包むのには訳がある。日本は湿度の高い国だから、少しでも開けてると、すぐに味が落ちる。

[@a-un7952]

今まで日本の「匂い」に関して触れてた外国人の全てが、パリなどの都市部は立ちションとか変な臭いするけど、東京は無臭で空気が清浄…と言ってたので、ネガティヴな意見は今回初耳でした。 プラスチック製品に関してですが、環境意識の高い国の多くがプラスチック製品を減らす方法を取ってるのに対し、日本はプラゴミをリサイクルする方法を取っている為で、処分されるプラゴミの総量は一概には比較出来ないとのことです。実際、日本在住の外国人が「日本のゴミ分別システムが複雑過ぎる」とボヤいてることからも、日本ではプラゴミがちゃんとリサイクルされている自治体が多いことが伺えると思います。これを知ってるインタビュアーが少ないようで説明出来ないのが残念です。

[@skywalker6563]

リサイクルをするのにも膨大なエネルギーがかかってますからね。結局燃やせるゴミとして処分されているプラごみも多い。減らすことがベストであることには間違いないわけですから、説明できたところで彼らにとっては言い訳にしか聞こえないでしょう。

[@たけのこきのこ-q5l]

パリは本当に汚い。誇張抜きで地下鉄駅はトイレの匂いだったよ。 建物は美しかったけどね。。。

[@MarcPiery]

The issue of the SMELL of Japan has to do with the sewer system. For all of it’s ersatz modernity, it still uses an old fashioned open trench sewer system that is only covered with concrete plates, but NOT sealed. YOU don’t smell it because, either you ENJOY the rank odor of raw sewage, or, you are so acclimated to it that you literally don’t notice it. It’s hilarious how Japanese can so easily tolerate the stench of raw sewage, and yet complain about the delicate fragrance of high end French perfumes. What can you say about a people who were cannibals until as recently as 1945?

[@ganndalf202]

I love everyone's attitude in the video. That's the perfect attitude to have in a foreign country.

[@Its-Kat_]

Plastics in Japan are recycled in the pura sorting. So yes, they have lots of plastic, BUT it's recycled.

[@abby78965]

No extra scoring or judging should be done. It is fine to come to Japan and give scores to hotels, shops, and public services, saying that they are "good" or "not as good as expected. But Japan itself is not a hotel or a store. It was built over thousands of years for the Japanese people. There is no right to be judged as good or bad by short term visitors about the country's historical culture and the character of its people. You don't become one of the world's leading economic powers by being full of introverted puppets. Some are diplomatic and rude, others are introverted and sensible. They are also a complex mix. That's just it. The traveler encounters only a few people in 120 million.

[@DrakeDJKhaledJBalvin]

11:53 ドンキは日本人でも好まない人は一定数いると思われる。

[@tinkyBob64]

マスクに関してはコロナが始まる前から国民の3割ぐらいは付けていた気がする。

[@fio8549]

Cathy moving the first lady's hair away from her face

[@sonicase]

nice but...a tiny bit creepy ...

[@fio8549]

@@sonicase you're a guy?

[@SlowDIIV]

​@@sonicase 🙄😒

[@まらかたふとし]

プラスチックが多いって言ったって、燃やせる物だから良いんですよ、そして個包装にしてあるのは、開封した後も腐らない為なんですよ、食べ残しを無くすためなんですよ！個包装にしなければ開封したら全部食べなくちゃならなくなっちゃうでしょう！食べ残しを捨てる方が環境破壊になります！

[@evilspurs5s5]

日本はプラスチックなど分別回収やリサイクル率など世界でも高いくらいに進んでいます。 あと商品の品質などを守るためとか。 欧米の人に知られてないから教えてあげて欲しい。

[@southcoastinventors6583]

You are better of ignoring those kind of people that complain about everything they are the bane of the Western World and never practice what the preach. Plus they don't speak Japanese.

[@CN-vi3qc]

そうそう。 確かに日本は過激な包装やプラ率も 高いですが 日本のリサイクル率は高く 何より 1番はポイ捨てしない日本❗️ どれだけ海外はポイ捨てゴミで 土壌や海を汚しているか…

[@マトカ]

おっしゃるとうり、湿気たクッキー美味しいと思うか、観光客なら好きに思えば良いが、日本に住むので有れば郷に入れば郷に従え、無理に日本に居る必要ないんだし。

[@近藤佐由利-g8i]

クッキーを大袋でいつまでに食べ切れるか？ 個包装は有難いです 美味しいものをいつでも開けたてで って何でいいんでしょうか？ 環境、環境って言うほどしらける

[@nonoren7754]

かつて、日本の包装は海外同様の簡易包装でした。グリコ森永事件などの一連の青酸ソーダ事件対策のため、開封したことがわかるようにフィルムでの過剰包装に変わったんだけど、安全対策でそうなっているんだっていう歴史なんて知らないだろうしなぁ。 ゴミ箱が少ないのもテロ対策のため。ってか、海外ってゴミ箱は多いくせにゴミ箱が溢れて、かえって汚くなってると思うのは自分だけだろうか、、、まぁ、犯罪対策をとるか環境保護をとるかは難しい問題ではあるが、それは方針の違いで、どちらが正解ってのはないと思う。

[@susanma4899]

Here's a good thing: people are extremely honest. Last week we went to Enoshima. It wasn't until I was up the mountain that I discovered I didn't have my Suica card. I said, when we get back to the station let's just ask at the lost and found. It won't hurt to ask! WELL guess what, someone had found my card and turned it in!! My husband was amazed. Get your names printed on your Suica card, everyone! If my name hadn't been on it, I couldn't have gotten it back.

[@tomoluckyikepon8708]

Before asking about Japan's good points and bad points, Please ask them what they think about the recent increase in the number of foreign tourists who do not follow the rules and have bad manners. If this situation worsens, good foreign tourists will be seen as bad.

[@PeeguuTV]

Nice meeting you Cathy!

[@WhatsinJapanMan]

It’s great to hear what visitors think! Things like the overuse of plastic and too much individually packaged items is something that I I’ve become too used to. Many great points in these interviews!

[@ShannonWare]

@10:56 of course it is impossible to know for sure but the smell that is bothering her might be mould. I live in Ireland now and sometimes when an old cupboard or box opens up the whiff of mould reminds me of Japan

[@Tensai5516]

カティは永遠のロリータ・プリンセス😲💕🌸

[@きゃん-u6c]

包装が過剰なことは私もたまに思います。ですが、日本の気候は、湿度がすごいので、個包装になっていることが多いかも。昔はこれほど過剰な包装はされていなかった様な気がしますね。 その代わり細かくゴミを分別して各家庭で、皆さん捨てています。(資源リサイクルするためにです)

[@tr-dc4no]

日本は1人の時間が好きな人多いですからねいがいと😅 嫌いなわけじゃないけどあまり人間関係を増やさないようにしてるといいますか😅

[@lunacodess]

動画で日本語の字幕を大好きたよ! Love having the subtitles in Japanese... Great for learning!

[@TheShimming]

Old traditions are what makes Japan Japan.

[@abby78965]

@@missplainjane3905 Please consider what it means for the CEO of OpenAI to come to Japan first. We were late to the IT revolution at the end of the 20th century, but Japan is moving very quickly in AI and web3.

[@あほのさかた-l6z]

what is interesting is that few trash can don’t lead to a lot of garbage on streets

[@pheberendulic9938]

Yes! That’s what I was so amazed by!

[@詔光伊地知]

自分の国のやり方を日本に押し付けない事。

[@富山のお爺]

4〜５年振りに見たけどやっぱ良いね😊👍

[@j-type2112]

良し悪し両方聞いてくれるから好き

[@quintrankid8045]

This was fascinating and fun.

[@DrakeDJKhaledJBalvin]

7:56 私も都心の満員電車などには辟易することは事実だが、他の国でありがちな無秩序な混雑の機会は少なくそこら辺は悪くないと思う。 特に、厳しい規則がなくとも列を守り、割り込みも少ない国に住めているのは幸せではある。

[@ゆうちゃん-j9n]

日本のプラスチックと思っている中には、生分解性の素材から出来たプラスチックも多くなってますよ。ヨーロッパには、まだ技術革新が必要な部分とどっこいどっこいかも知れませんね。

[@Rekisi.Wo.Tadase]

エコとか言ってるけど、二人とも太り過ぎてて草草

[@J316-h8v]

SDGsなんてもの自体が持続なんかしない偽善だよ。

[@TheVeliko]

As somebody who has never been to Japan but has the feeling that they must have been Japanese in a previous life, I have an honest hope: that Japanese people will withstand the western influence and will preserve their uniqueness and beauty

[@ruru2888]

ゴミが出たら滞在してるホテルの部屋や旅館で捨ててください！ もしくはコンビニのゴミ箱！ ゴミ箱そこら中に設置したらゴミで溢れる オーストリアに行った時街が汚くてびっくりしたわ！😅 ゴミが落ちてたら拾う習慣をつけてください！

[@猫月-v7x]

海外だと落ちてるゴミが薬物関係だったりするし、拾ったら警察に捕まったり心配もあるみたいよ。 病気の心配もある。 だから安易にゴミを拾うことも出来ないんだよ。

[@mac3490]

I haven't watched videos on this channel for quite some time because firstly everyone being interviewed always has a mask on, and secondly because there weren't really any English subtitles for the Japanese speaking people being interviewed, but this video wad brilliant. It eliminated the aforementioned problems. Excellent video. Very interesting.

[@和重中西]

外国人から見た日本の悪い部分も伝えてくれるのは有難いです。

[@扇楽々]

一つ補足させていただくと　5:14　で社会的圧力の例えを「政府はマスクはつけなくていい」と話していますがかなりニュアンスが違います。 正しくは「マスクの着用は、個人の主体的な選択を尊重し、個人の【判断】が基本 」です、そして同時に「着用が効果的な場面」では「着用を推奨」しています。 「自分の勝手でつけなくて良い」という意味ではありません、これを社会的圧力とするのはただの誤解です。 お間違いなくお願いします。

[@ちょっとちょっと]

長く活動していますね もうすぐ50万人達成ですごいな

[@ISMSKL]

I am curious, what is the smell that that one girl was talking about? Can anyone chime in? This is the first time I've heard of it on a KZbin video. I've never been to Japan.

[@subtlefeatures1087]

Yeah there is a funky smell (kind of like rotten eggs) hits you like a bat!!

[@quintrankid8045]

I searched a bit. It seems there are two main explanations. One is a kind of tree that supposedly smells like cake. Another is the waste that gets into Tokyo Bay. I have no idea if either of these are the source of the small described. This is the first time I've heard about it too.

[@subtlefeatures1087]

@@quintrankid8045 yeah it can be pretty bad. Look to be honest I think it’s sewage.

[@aymshook5819]

I believe it's the rat smell and the sewage especially during the early morning like around 5am - 7am in certain parts of Tokyo.

[@sonicase]

i haven't been to Tokyo but I'd imagine it's from the sewers as in most major cities, just a huge cloud of steamy shitwater

[@1022gtv]

Foreigners always point out the lack of trash cans, but are they really necessary? If you don't eat and drink on the street, you don't need a trash can. As for plastics, it is still difficult to get rid of them because of the difficulty of dealing with the unique shape and eating style of food in Japan, and also in order to maintain the safety and quality of food.

[@hotteoki4498]

I just traveled there as a solo traveler and I'm not going to a restaurant every time I'm hungry. I'll get a snack at the コンビニ. I am also not going back to my hotel every time I have trash. I ended up carrying my trash everywhere and writing a "sorry" note to housekeeping because the trash/recycling bins they had were so small. I live in another Asian country as a non-Asian and they have plenty of trash cans by comparison. I think most tourists can relate to that and Japan likes having international tourists...

[@GattlingCombo]

I live in the southeastern region of the US where covid restrictions were frowned upon. I still wear my mask any time I go to a public place. The mask thing wouldn't pressure me at all.

[@southcoastinventors6583]

自分の語

[@sweet_sukeban4022]

🤡

[@GattlingCombo]

@@sweet_sukeban4022 🤢

[@spankohyayo]

私も日本の過剰な包装には辟易しています。プラスティックゴミがやたらと家庭で出ます。でも、湿度の高い日本ならではの止むを得ない課題なのかもしれません。

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Why worry about plastic when you guys incinerate most of it or recycle it. If you really want to pollute less switch to more nuclear reactors that have passive cooling beside Japan population is contracting so you guys are already putting out less waste due to negative population growth.

[@KayyyG]

Love from Singapore ❤

[@meadowwalker4284]

16:42 LmAo this filled me with joy!

[@ふるばんぐ]

こういう動画をみるといつも思うのですが,日本の良い所と（悪い所）ではなくて 合わない所とか好きじゃない所という聞き方にして頂きたいです。他者を思いやる配慮のないとはいいませんが、すくないないお国の人に言われたくはないですね。

[@toshikawa3515]

If compared in German products, brezel in Japan is worse than one in Germany. But maybe you can see more baumkuchen in Japan than in Germany.

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Figured they would be Germans who start there own sausage making business by now same for bread since they always complain about it.

[@含み損太郎-o3v]

インタビューが一番うまいよな、キャシーが🎉

[@shibasuki1792]

Japan pros immeasurable cons feel depressed in my country. Solution every year visiting Japan.

[@詔光伊地知]

何故プラスチックが悪いのか？　日本は外国よりプラスチックを上手く処理している。　サステイナブルです。

[@susanma4899]

The comment about the smell was so strange to me! I lived in Japan for years and now I'm back here again and ...? However, there is a smell on campus and I think it is a bad-smelling tree. We have the same trees in the US. In spring they stink. I am not sure what kind of trees they are. But in class one day I asked my students, "Is there a tree on this campus that smells like a toilet?" And in one voice, they all said へえええええ．．．

[@bloodyangel1]

The gingko trees definitely smell like poop, so maybe that's what you're smelling?

[@GattlingCombo]

Do these trees in the US bloom white flowers?

[@豊田ゆたか]

白色には優しく、アジア系には冷淡。目は口程に物を言う。

[@owataoh]

忖度なく答えてくれるのは嬉しいぞ(⁠•⁠‿⁠•⁠)

[@カズカズオ]

Sorry bro… But there is a reason why trash cans are not placed in Japanese cities. There are no trash cans in Japanese cities. Because the trash can fills up quickly and the city becomes unnecessarily dirty. And in Japan, there was an incident where time bombs and poison gas spraying devices were hidden in trash cans, so they are not installed. There is also a reason for careful packaging. This is to avoid sanitary complaints such as bugs being mixed into the your food. Even if it is a lie, the company will pay a fine to the victim, and at the same time, the image will be established in the world, and the company may go bankrupt.

[@Don-ev5ov]

Amazing at how many points were covered. It is sad to hear how women are treated in the workplace. I would love to visit Japan. The qualities I love the most that I have learned about from your videos are first, the politeness and decorum and respect shown among the people, and second, the safety! I watch and enjoy your videos because you are not boring!

[@user-qm7jw]

That depends on the company. In Japan today, a lot of companies have female bosses, and if a company tries to make a woman quit her job because of a woman, that can be quite a problem. And as for bringing tea, I've never heard of such a thing in Japan today. She sounds like the old stereotypical Japan of the Showa era she is talking about

[@Mwoods2272]

@@user-qm7jw I also feel the working environment is changing too.

[@Mefistosteles484]

Do you know a company run by a woman in Japan?

[@kyril98741]

I knew Cathy Cat because of video she made with Nihongo Gamer about switch and I am glad seeing her still around. Tear of Kingdom come out and I had watch Nihongo gamer video the other day and somehow kinda remind of her.

[@danparker8254]

I went to Japan with a large live show for about 8 months, the people were polite and kind until they found our we were going home then they started price gouging us and actually stealing from us (the post counter in our hotel).

[@森垣博一]

街頭インタビューはAsｋちゃん😊質問が鋭いね！❤

[@ardalla535]

The bad smell in Tokyo. It could be the Gingko trees. Quite an unpleasant smell to them.

[@石坂満秋]

見逃せない事に対してのみ正直に発言、行動すればいいと考えます。やさしさと正直さは表裏一体の面もありますが、できるだけ円滑な人間関係を保ちたいとの思いであればやさしさを優先すべきだと思います。わかってくれている外国人の方も増えているようですし😊🎉。私は日本人ですが、けっこうはっきり発言してしまう方なので、 時々自己反省する場合もあるのですが、日本人はデリケイトな人が多く、そこが日本人のすばらしい一面でもあるとも思っているので、やさしさから発言する思いは変化しないで欲しいです。

[@新馬の王]

日本語を理解しないで内気とか言うなって。 日本に来たなら日本語を使って話せば色々と理解出来るしね。 それをせず色々と言うのは勝手な言い分ってだけ。 包装も日本はリサイクルが他の国よりも進んでるって事をキチンと分からないと駄目。 何でも何処にでも捨てる国のがサステナブルとか言うのも異常だしね。

[@DrakeDJKhaledJBalvin]

マジでそれ。まあ日本語を使うのは日本だけだから少しは譲るけども。 欧州だと、英語が流暢じゃない方の場合英語もダメで、基本母語で話せよってスタンスの方もいますしね。 日本人は逆に、日本に来た外国人に対して、"英語話せなくてすみません"なんて謝る方もいるくらいですしね。まあ英語は世界共通語ですし、ある程度はマスターしていて欲しいとも思いますが。

[@DrakeDJKhaledJBalvin]

まああと強いて言うなら、バスや電車内で赤の他人と、"whats up bro?"って会話が始まるかどうかの違いは国民性が軽く反映されてる可能性はありますね。 ただ日本国内においても、都会では困っている方が近くにいるなどの事象がない限り、自分の世界に入る場合が多いが、一方田舎では、車内で人が少ない場合などにおいて軽く会話が始まることもあったりと、一概には言えませんね。

[@DrakeDJKhaledJBalvin]

6:36 で軽く言及されてましたね。

[@DrakeDJKhaledJBalvin]

リサイクル云々もそうですし、省エネに関しても欧州が先行している〜とか無知な方々は思ってそうですね。 日本の省エネ技術は世界最高。 HVもトヨタが...欧米のEVの圧力...笑

[@新馬の王]

@@DrakeDJKhaledJBalvin まぁそれでもキチンと日本語を理解してれば色々と印象も変わるね。 日本語は英語なんかよりも表現が多いしね。

[@decorachan4680]

First time being early

[@mo5zy]

If I had to pick one thing I like or dislike about the U.S., my favorite thing is that everything is big. What I dislike is that it is not safe, customer service is not good, it is difficult to travel unless you can drive a car because it is a car society, there is racism against Asians, and there are few clean restrooms. For Japanese people, traveling to the U.S. used to be a dream, but now Taiwan is very popular. Taiwanese people are very kind and the food is very tasty

[@susanma4899]

As an American, these are Interesting points. Is American not the destination it once was? Hmm!

[@sukeyu2136]

日本人は「農耕民族」だったので皆で協力して生き残る事が文化だった‥故に「和を乱す」行為は死に繋がった過去がある‥ただその文化が強く残ったので「強調性」が社会構造に強く残り経済や生活まで競争より調和が重視されて「一緒」が良しとされる。だからこそ個人の意見は強調性を欠くとして受け入れられない傾向がある。マスク生活も会社での同期は給料一緒もソレ

[@monochrome__]

"Germans are so boring" YES. People in Germany will stare you down if you dress up even a little bit. It's hard to wear your personal style, unless you live in Berlin, because people can be real nasty about it. Wearing leggings and a shirt in grey, white or beige is normal clothing. It's hard to even find great clothes.

[@tatututuuu3515]

Germany has a culture were they stare a lot but that doesnt mean they think something negative about you. Also leggings or jogging pants is a big no no to wear in most places but I would say its slowly getting more common.

[@honey4673]

10:53～ 椎の木かな？日本に広く分布する樹木ですが、毎年悪臭を撒き散らす時期があります。 私は嫌い。近くを通ると物凄く不快です😢

[@oriens70]

The first lady should change her workplace. Nowadays, decent companies at least in Tokyo area take sustainability seriously and never say that marriage thing and let them Ocha-dashi. Those companies know that bad work environment let their employees and stockholders leave.

[@KrAUSerMike]

Having went to Japan in January to visit my mother in law, a few observations I had were: Good: -Well mannered and polite / respectable. Japanese are well known for this! -Efficient public transport. Many places, even my home country could learn a lot from these companies -Customer service. World renowned. Bad: - Stigma of seeking help: Mental health, financial help, or just seeking help in general is heavily frowned upon, and so people often suffer in silence and alone. -mob mentality. At the time masks didn't need to be worn in public or in buildings unless you were within 1.5 metres of someone. Even still, people wore them almost religiously. I took mine off walking around the streets and everyone stepped around me and gave me the stink eye. This also applies to societal expectations and 'unspoken rules'. I spoke to my wife's friends' teenager kids and they're so envious of how we live in the west. How we're free to express ourselves. They want express themselves honestly but they don't because they know society will hammer them back down to conformity. -Lack of confidence. Maybe it was due to Covid, but I feel Japanese people have become far more withdrawn from each other since I last visited in 2016. Like Covid and wearing masks was the perfect reason they needed to never interact with people again. Many youth in Japan today are well connected and aware of what's happening in the outside world, yet many are too lacking in confidence to initiate conversation, or 'break the ice'. My wife's friends' kids had so many questions for me but it was me that had to break the ice with them. Surprisingly their English was very good but they just never thought they were. -Outside 5 degrees, inside 30 degrees. I bought a jacket for the cold, but I was taking it on and off so much that I just started wearing a long sleeve T-shirt everywhere. It's 4 degrees on the station platform, then it's 20 in the train, then 4 degrees when you get out, then when you step into a building it's suddenly 30+ degrees. These are just my observations

[@pjmoorhead_]

Very much agree on the temperature front. Having experienced the full yearly range I now joke that the winters in tokyo are hotter than the summers

[@subtlefeatures1087]

The masks thing is potentially becoming a real issue. All the research says non p2 / n95 masks do pretty much nothing. Just about every country has moved on. Japan is still stuck because it seems to be no one wants to be the first. I love Japan, but there are glaring issues there that if they do not address may cause even more problems in the future.

[@Mwoods2272]

Great place to visit but a bad place to live.

[@yo2trader539]

Wow, so much observation in such a short visit. Mental health, really?

[@KrAUSerMike]

@@yo2trader539 This observation comes from many experiences: I've been to Japan many times, my wife is Japanese and she openly expresses to me how much more happier she is that she isn't living in Japan at the moment, as well as from many other channels on youtube such as Nobita who bring light to this ignored topic. I used to think Japanese were just very polite and nothing was wrong but the signs were always there and now it seems they are getting worse; but at least now many citizens and politicians are recognising there's a problem and are starting to take steps to address the problem.

[@Rekisi.Wo.Tadase]

あれ？ドイツには売春宿が有ると聞いた事が有るような？どうなんですか。 オランダにもあるのかな？

[@TonyMontanaDS]

LOL! The red hair dude who dresses crazy and sticks out like a sore thumb, but says he tries to blend in.

[@Mecks089]

9:22 That subtle burn on Japanese women lol.

[@willseattle8368]

Living in small towns in BC always felt safe

[@Mwoods2272]

True but we are talking about Tokyo the largest metropolitan city in the world, a population of nearly 40 million people being safe.

[@SS-qo4xe]

Good one!

[@allgoo1990]

Sausages!! Some Japanese sausages are made from fish meat. Japanese people don't think sausages have to be made from pork meat.

[@fukaitomohiro7328]

CathyCatさんのインタビュー大好きです。会ってみたいなぁ。

[@Nothing-vl3ip]

Can confirm. Rent is too damn high in New York

[@J-d6n-f2r]

傲慢な外国人が多くてビックリしました。声が大きくて異常に自分に自信があり他人を見下す雰囲気が馴染めません、友達にはなりたくないから話したくことが分からないんですね

[@本帯]

言い方キツイけど、分かる。労働環境が悪いのは同意するけど、日本人が恥ずかしがり屋とかもっとコミュニケーション取った方がいいとかを良くない所で挙げてるのは気分悪いですよね。

[@modiglian]

The reason for cookies being packaged individually is… so they don’t splurge on the whole package and end up looking as if they’ve eaten three Cathys. Look at yourself in the video, pink hair australian.

[@Mwoods2272]

The single packaging is part of the gift giving culture. The cookies are to be shared with coworkers and family.

[@susanma4899]

Oof.

[@pheberendulic9938]

thank you for your lovely comment about my weight

[@Angelamaryclaire]

That isn’t the reason and don’t be so rude

[@kaywilloxo874]

What a rude comment! How does a gripe about lack of sustainability equal a personal shot at someone’s appearance! You’re an awful human being

[@jaydugger3291]

Just returned from Aomori prefecture. GOOD: Japan generally cares about public appearance. People make an effort to dress well in public. Homes are usually neat, tidy, and flowers abounded. (Local traditions vary and exceptions exist.) BAD: Technology not quite as high as the reputation suggests. I know about island effects, but why do they still sell magnetic cassette tapes? Physical plant and industrial equipment looked pretty modern though. Lack of air conditioning / abundant heating. I get that winter is harsh in northern Honshu. 25° C in the hotel room with a thermostat marked "For Heat Only" in early May is not a harsh winter. UGLY: Japan's population decline Empty houses, more elderly than kids, abandoned buildings, Sad to see.

[@susanma4899]

I learned recently that people in prison are not allowed to have cds bc they could be used as a weapon. So cassette tapes are still produced for prisoners, among others! That doesn't really have anything to do with Japan, but I found it interesting. I think in Japan there are people who collect almost anything, and retro and/or vintage tech is very popular.

[@honey4673]

日本では古い物を長く大切に使う人が沢山います。 また古物コレクターも沢山います。全ての産業機器が、最新である必要がありますか？需要があれば供給は途切れません。

[@abby78965]

Cassette tapes are only marginally used by people in their 80s, but there is a revival in which young people dare to listen to cassette tapes as a new nostalgic hobby. It has nothing to do with technology. It is shallow to take a uniformly negative view of many old people. They are the ones who have made Japan a powerful economic powerhouse. They have experiences that young people do not have. Vacant shop?　They are buildings that have served their purpose. It is also a matter of matching. It is still one of the largest countries in the world with 120 million people. More than anywhere else in Europe.Even if it were cut in half, it would still be the same as the UK today. It is not a ghost town nation.

[@紫星-g7b]

外国人からしたらゴミ箱少ないと、感じるんや 日本人はゴミ箱ある場所知ってるから、そう感じた事ないね コンビニや駅、公園にあるゴミ箱とかがある

[@LuisSang]

very cool show

[@lewistherin4096]

The girl at 7:58 why is she complaining about the Krauts? Like she is in Japan and not Germany. Sure German tourists with their socks&sandals combi can be outrages, but Japan seems to be great if the worst thing are other foreigners. :D

[@あわや楓]

社会の圧力を感じると言うのは日本人も同じ事を思っています。辛いですよね😢

[@近藤佐由利-g8i]

社会は厳しくて当たり前ですね 圧力？と言うのは 日本だけではないですよね？

[@あわや楓]

@@近藤佐由利-g8i 厳しくて当たり前と言う考え方自体私からしたら古い考え方だと思います。 個々色々な考え方が有りますから、女性は結婚すべき・マスクは絶対すべき・みたいな古くから日本にある考え方などの同調圧力は日本人の私でも感じる話です。 そういう同調圧力は日本だけでは無いかもしれないけど今は日本の話をしてるのに何故他国の話になるのでしょうか？ 日本だけでは無いから良いと言う話では無いと思います。

[@近藤佐由利-g8i]

@@あわや楓 はい、すみません む、難しく熱く語って頂いて ありがとう 古いって当たってるかも笑笑 皆が心にゆとりを持って働ける 社会がいいね 平和な日本を若い人達が守ってください 変な口出ししてごめんなさい

[@Rekisi.Wo.Tadase]

え？具体的にどんな圧力をうけたのか書いて下さい。 私は日本人だが全く自由に生きている。

[@hnaka535]

包装はノーサンキューってのもありだよね

[@烏天狗-b7g]

外人の基準で 日本人の良い所と悪い所を 言われても日本人には関係ない！

[@RacistChinaWhite]

ほんとそれ、なんでてめぇらが住みやすくなるように俺たちが変わらなきゃなんねぇんだよって思うわ

[@ponta2904]

日本人は他人からどう見られるかを病的に気にし過ぎだと思いますね😅　特に東京は度を超えていて異常だと思います。常に他人の目にビクビクしながら生きている。思ったことを言わないのが丁寧だと勘違いしているけどそれが余計に互いにストレスを生んでいることを理解して欲しいです。アジアの男性が言っていたようにある程度思ったことを言葉にする方が健全でストレス減少につながります。関西近辺はその点東京よりだいぶ良いので私はそちらに住んでいて東京に住む気はありません。結局日本人、日本社会全体が自信がないことがこの閉塞感の根本的な原因だと思います。例えば80年代の日本に今のような閉塞感や内向性はありませんでした。 こういう中身のあるインタビューはとても興味深く視聴できます。英語の勉強にもなりありがとうございます。

[@本帯]

別に若者は閉塞感で困ってないし、狭いコミュニティの中で秘密を共有するだけで十分。 そうやって人の目を感じることで治安の良さや礼儀正しさ、親切さが形成されてるんだから、あなたはズケズケ言われるのが好きとのことなので言うけど、思ったことを直接的に言わない良さが分からないって50年以上何勉強してきたんですか？

[@ponta2904]

"ある程度"思ったことを言葉にする方が健全でストレス減少につながります。と書いたように、何でも思ったことを言えば良いわけはない。外国人に欠けている謙虚さや物事を曖昧にできることは日本人の長所です。ただ今の日本は明らかにその度を超えていてはっきり言わないといけないことを言わない。謙虚を超えて卑屈である。世界レベルで見るならばそのことは間違いない。治安の良さとか礼儀というレベルをはるかに超えているので、今よりもっと意思表示をはっきりしても治安なんか悪くならないし、むしろ皆抑えつけていた心が解放されて健全で軽くなるので思い悩む人は減るでしょう。今のように卑屈でなかった日本人も礼儀は正しく謙虚であったのだから。日本の田舎や海外等そういう文化で一度生きてみるとその意味がわかるかもしれない。わかる必要はないが。個人レベルでは完全にその人の自由だが社会全体がそうなると個人的に不快極まりない。というのが私の所感です。感じ方考え方は人それぞれでしょう。

[@WANDERER0070]

You can drop of garbage in most Conbini stores 😊

[@Mwoods2272]

Throw it in the street, someone else will pick it up.

[@ponderingmonk525]

Yeah, New York rent is freaking wild

[@mikametalll4798]

That was nice to see Shaq eating in the background 2:05

[@h3llmag3]

Ah, i saw fellow Singaporean

[@michaelk5194]

オーストラリア人の彼女は、一々個包装を開けるのがもどかしいんやろうね（笑）減らせるものは減らさないと。色んな意味で。

[@ni9796]

仕事が、大好きって最高ですよ。 人生の三分の一ですからね。

[@sonicase]

Cathy needs high quality sausage 🌭😅

[@sonicase]

@@Yo_Kelz i was, but i think cathy actually wants an actually good German sausage and not whatever's in japan

[@Mwoods2272]

Reading between the lines.

[@RestoredMedia]

Tokyo could definitely use a few trash cans, no one wants to carry garbage around.

[@quintrankid8045]

There are safety concerns about trash cans.

[@sonicase]

maybe there isn't garbage all around because there arent any public trash cans

[@excalipoor]

They had terrorist attack in the past due to trash cans. Most people just bring their trash home or drop at a convenience store.

[@johnsterling5425]

"very white" @3:27 😂

[@mikekob10]

オセアニアや欧州何十ヶ国を巡ったけど 　食糧やスーベニアを購入すると　ほとんどの国がnewspaperに包んでくれたよ😮　 商売が成り立たない後進性に驚いたよ

[@fy1105]

People from new countries, such as US and Australia, and countries whose people denied their own tradition do not have their own history nor hierarchy, nor noble high society. They have little understandings about how Queen and nobles of UK behave. They like Samurai though they have little knowledge about Samurai hierarchy. Japanese are shy? Speak to Japanese people in Japanese. You became also shy or broken speaker with hesitation.

[@Nose_kandy]

9:31 is that papa meat?

[@一二三四郎-u8k]

外人の中途半端に理解してる人の意見ってオモロイね。

[@SerenaMaeTV]

Alex! 😃😃😃💜💜💪💪 Strong independent woman no matter what! ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@近藤佐由利-g8i]

悪臭？ あの古い路地の懐かしいカビ臭い 昭和の匂いかな、、、

[@Gendo3s2k]

They let the New York guy walk around wearing that get up?

[@Gendo3s2k]

Lol are they STILL going on about the Logan Paul idiocy??

[@Gendo3s2k]

The UK girl discovers public urination

[@missingno88]

he would get jumped if he wore that back home lol only reason he is wearing it now is because he's in japan

[@Mwoods2272]

I have seen worse walking around Harajuku

[@SongWolf27]

Bad thing: Handicapped accessibility is lacking

[@southcoastinventors6583]

If you thing bad there never visit a South American Country.

[@fujimotomiki6103]

私も日本人として、社会圧（マスク圧を含む）が薄くなって、ゴミ箱が多くなれば、もう少し生活しやすい国になるのになと思う。

[@政広-t7e]

私は敢えてマスクはしませんよ。ざぁまぁーみろ😮ってね！誰に向けて？！