A Week Of Food: Japan Vs. UK

Midnight ice cream run? No regrets.
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[@mikiyachi2]

I personally prefer japanese food, but you gotta admit, the British girl was making the most of her budget!

[@annuitcoeptis9997]

She spend definetly more on food that week than most brits I know. Even though 3£ meal deals are just awesome.

[@PixeIated]

I mean..... Im fine with eggs and rice 24/7

[@PixeIated]

@Leonor sir im indonesian.....

[@traceyhedges6792]

Japanese food is good for you o rather have Japanese food than English food

[@CerrusNorris]

The british girls really out there living her best life.

[@fourearwolf3315]

Midushi Fernando Eating ice cream almost everyday, YAS!!

[@oliviarose9335]

Yeah we are LMFAOO only 6 hours in school

[@amymifsud7864]

Maybe she doesn’t know how to cook

[@lordperceval016]

So true

[@manon_0411]

Amina saying "I have to eat healthy" and eating one veggie wrap before going back to burgers, fries, pizza and ice cream is the summary of my diet life XD

[@AliyaEats]

I actually love how authentic Amina is representing the UK.

[@KaliMaaaaa]

No absolutely not especially considering the numerous lawsuits regarding immigrants trying to force the barbaric and cruel practice of Halal SLAUGHTER on Brits in institutional food. GTFOH.

[@orangnyasar6897]

@@KaliMaaaaa just stop to be RACIST

[@snapamericancandy_p3892]

I literally watch her on yt I seen her i was like ayyyy

[@anissa-ze4gi]

G G LMFAOOOOOOOOO????????? halal slaughter is the most moral way of slaughtering continue with your mass production farms of pigs and chickens filled with chemicals i guess

[@iatethelambsauceo_o7110]

@@KaliMaaaaa STFU

[@MoodyGonMad_]

Can we like talk about the uk girl metabolism LIKEEEEE WHATTTTT

[@hannahidil]

shes actually a national netball captain! she has vlogs on her channel, you should check it out!

[@leonorarexha7842]

Check her KZbin channel AMINA ALMAAS

[@leonorarexha7842]

@Ryan Isaaks ignorance is bliss

[@zakidawlazie4019]

When you get as successful as she is with the buzzfeed videos then speak about her metabolism

[@prussianplum1503]

@@dinadina_tnss4901 So vegetables are dirty because they grow in dirt and poo?

[@wolf4392]

How many meal deals do you want? Amina: Yes

[@BeinDraug]

Honestly as a brit the whole meal deal thing was perfectly normal.

[@SomeRandomHobo44]

@@BeinDraug is that the thing from sainsburys...?

[@silentscreams1988]

@@SomeRandomHobo44 You can get Meal Deals at Boots, and most supermarkets (Sainsburys, Tesco, Morrisons, Coop, etc), I think Gregg's also does a Meal Deal.

[@COZY__BOY]

Its ridiculous how the UK normalizes potato chips as part of a meal deal so unhealthy

[@BeinDraug]

@@COZY__BOY There are other options they are just rarely chosen

[@lionblaze210]

So basically, this video is telling me to move to Japan

[@brandhft]

kesedapan chiken tandori housing is not really expensive

[@---jb2sb]

kesedapan chiken tandori yh it’s really expensive and hard to get resisdance. Only recommend for travelling mainly

[@Takahirohiroshi]

@kesedapan chiken tandori for working yes i totally agree, for rent it's depending where region do you live

[@lionblaze210]

Kailani M I was talking about the good food lmao

[@alanmay7929]

@kesedapan chiken tandori you mean Tokyo ...

[@jeremyduzanson7497]

The girl from London eats Ice cream everyday and I love it 😂

[@lmaree200886]

Cause its their Summer at the moment and Brits hate the heat :)

[@jessw391]

To be fair its true about the weather being humid and 35° for like a week straight in London. So hot🥵

[@misakichan5022]

It's unhealthy

[@lmaree200886]

@@misakichan5022 Not really! It's just sugar and milk. People eat way worse things then ice cream regularly!

[@Liyana349]

@@jessw391 35 degrees aint hot, 88 degrees is

[@mckezik]

British food looks so UNHEALTHY when you compare it to Japanese food

[@dinadina_tnss4901]

Nah, it depends on what the person eat.

[@johnh.6548]

Yep! And they wanna act like white culture is the best 🙄

[@dinadina_tnss4901]

@@johnh.6548 Bruh it depends on the person, for my preference I don't like Asian food. And the language u r commenting in rn is from the UK, thank u

[@ifeelikepwningnoobs]

John H. Why are you bringing race into this 🙄🙄

[@pandapendragon3335]

The Japanese person they picked literally cooks for a living. Of course she's going to be cooking far more meals.

[@Lele-dk7tg]

When you’re a Japanese who lives in uk so both is familiar ヽ(´▽｀)/

[@primessj]

Lol

[@yonathanasefaw9001]

Nice.

[@Lele-dk7tg]

@@yonathanasefaw9001 ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧

[@primessj]

@@Lele-dk7tg which city you live in London?

[@Lele-dk7tg]

@@primessj I live in Scotland:) hopefully coronavirus case won't rise rapidly.. how about you? I mean if you don't mind telling me┐(´ー｀)┌

[@shalizey1007]

lets all be honest we all eat like the uk girl

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

Let be honest. We want to try and eat like the Japanese girl. But really we eat like the UK girl

[@user-qd9ex6xz8e]

Mhm.

[@user-qd9ex6xz8e]

@@Truecrimeresearcher224 yes.

[@priotapermita985]

I wish I ate like the UK girl

[@techhelper3498]

BOTH THE GIRLS ARE SO PRETTY

[@owen2451]

Simp

[@malikamurdock3569]

Peridot

[@iamsopure9483]

Owen Chen Uhm so ppl shouldn’t even compliment now 😶😵

[@z-arc802]

Lmao ikr happened to me the other day

[@yesorno9395]

Owen Chen you used simp wrong :)

[@maryama8703]

2:03 "this specific fastfood chain restaurant isnt halal" bro we know its mcD's 💀

[@leonorarexha7842]

I don't think they're allowed to bait out specific brand names lool

[@joeynathan6073]

@@leonorarexha7842 I think they are but in the UK usually you are not (radios for example always have to say "other brands available" if they accidentally mention one) so she may have just assumed she wasn't supposed to!

[@aidenchia3663]

Darn, it's so sad that McDonalds is not halal in the UK, when it is halal here in Singapore.

[@sneakerhead6625]

as a muslim i think we all know which “specific fast food chain” she’s talking about...

[@biggusdickus7815]

Yep

[@psico3889]

McDonald’s lol

[@aeiko501]

In Indonesia most of the fast food places are halal. :)

[@Aalainatasfi]

@@aeiko501yeah...but Indonesia is a Muslim majority country, it's kind of expected.

[@coldfrenchfry5181]

@@aeiko501 Singapore too, I think.

[@FingeringThings]

UK: Tea and Biscuits Japan: Sushi and Mochi

[@khadijah6297]

Fingering Things ✔️ lol

[@johnh.6548]

RIP GEORGE FLOYD ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@steviedavidson5130]

John H. I appreciate that that’s important, and I totally agree with what you’re saying, but can we not just keep this video about the food?

[@diya1919]

Lol

[@am-zj4mq]

Why are you everywhere?

[@dinadina_tnss4901]

The UK girl is literally me, obsessed with ice cream

[@molo2793]

Ya

[@molo2793]

Yes

[@dinadina_tnss4901]

Lol

[@bellyache9322]

Yup.

[@quiinh9545]

Yeah.

[@user-hb1pq2lh8h]

I love how both girls ate beans on the same day, ate from the grocery store on the same day, and were both late on the same day

[@bedboyhalo-butismeelo4488]

and also weren't hungry on the same day.

[@Capricorn152]

Bit obsessed with that marshmallow-caramel-white-chocolate bar tbh

[@emilybulmer3147]

It’s so accurate how many meal deals she’s eating

[@ikella9438]

I’m kinda jealous that the British girl had like a ton of friends around her constantly

[@edefedd3121]

lol

[@helishen2630]

UK is literally Tesco meal deal every day 😂

[@jesuschrist4748]

That’s not true I always make my own meals

[@shirmeldanielle2161]

My first month in the UK was meal deal for lunch. lol

[@user-qd9ex6xz8e]

Just pop down Asda for a last minute boxed pizza with Garlic bread

[@user-qd9ex6xz8e]

But we do eat healthy so its just when we rush

[@yara1896]

Ppl in the uk can acc be healthy but just not when ur in a rush

[@thea5874]

Everyone who's been to Japan during summer knows how annoying those cicadas are😂😂

[@rdmfeyna]

Sounds a lot like Alabama right now too.

[@lmaree200886]

Many countries have noisy cicadas in the Summer!

[@yura6539]

It sounds relaxing for me somehow😅😅😅

[@rubywallen7119]

as i’m typing this i can hear cicadas outside rn. i’m in south carolina, usa haha

[@lmaree200886]

@@rubywallen7119 We get them in Summer here in Australia :)

[@user-mg4so7jk9m]

Each other's impressions UK：Japanese people always eat rice JP：British people always eat potatoes

[@anx4591]

um who invented rice? *China*

[@user-mg4so7jk9m]

@@anx4591 Rice cultivation was introduced from China to Japan. But the rice was invented between India and China. Thanks China and India!

[@anx4591]

@@user-mg4so7jk9m oh ty for explaining

[@papercat2599]

@@user-mg4so7jk9m actually china has the oldest rice cultivation archaeologist finding

[@ItachiUchiha-gf4fz]

This is why Japanese life expectancy is longer than most or the most in the whole world.

[@LouisIreland]

Do you mean life expectancy?

[@lucyblair8667]

Louis Ireland mortality rate and life expectancy are different, people in japan are proven to live longer so it’s mortality rate which also affects the life expectancy

[@LouisIreland]

@@lucyblair8667 yas I know but in the context of this statement they mean life expectancy

[@lucyblair8667]

Louis Ireland yeah probably maybe they just worded it weird 🤷‍♀️

[@gigiguerrero9362]

That was really confusing to read. You meant life expectancy right?

[@pastasauce2032]

In my home we literally never eat out. These people are living luxury

[@recoil53]

Fast food can be really cheap and bad for you. Eating out doesn't mean luxury.

[@mizu5570]

It mean luxury because normal people cant afford to eat ouy every day. I cant even eat out at all

[@senac.7253]

Totally i can order or eat a meal out like once a month and only if saved money. It is soo expensive.Even “snacks” are. i make my own snacks/desserts😂

[@TonchoTravels]

Your mistake was starting a family

[@senac.7253]

No i am a student.There are a lot countries with bad economies like this.Americans just can’t understand how privileged they are.not everywhere is like where you live okay?

[@Toastyroastyyy]

🤩This girl has such a fast metabolism, if I ever even thought of having desert my BMI would sky rocket 😭

[@user-il7zm5sh7x]

I love the U.K. Thank you for bringing so many great music.

[@hariomtalreja3101]

Japan:- eat great and delicious foods. Uk:- Meal deals, buttered toast etc.

[@lunyx8147]

Japan: How I wanna live UK: How I actually live

[@raaedravo]

I would love to be Amina's friend! She seems awesome and very relaxing to talk to

[@nusaibahslife]

So relate to having to get fish burgers when there ain't no halal meat.

[@umarahsan7195]

Ikr😅

[@steviedavidson5130]

Umar Ahsan I mean it’s a personal choice so you can’t really complain. I think I actually prefer fish burgers anyway lol.

[@nusaibahslife]

@@steviedavidson5130 no one complained mate

[@umarahsan7195]

@@steviedavidson5130 I am not complaining, rather I feel great.... I just meant that some times when there are no halal meat available so we choose to buy safer option like fish or veg 🙂

[@jadejaguar69]

As a Japanese person this warms my heart how accurate this is

[@shinesbrighter]

The British girl eating £3 meal deals for lunch everyday is literally me on holiday in London 😂 guess I’m truly living like a local lol

[@jkitsakura]

Emi:" I was thinking of Takoyaki the whole time...so i'm going to get some. Me:" I live in Canada but i am Japanese and all I think about is Takoyaki.

[@PhoenixLuna321]

I feel like London should've included a Chinese or Indian takeaway, pot noodle/instant noodles and chocolate 🙂

[@DiamondFlame45]

The US needs to learn from the UK in stimulating the economy! Our congress is on vacation for doing nothing?! While people are struggling to survive and pay their bills and rent!

[@ketast1999]

Amen

[@recoil53]

Well McConnell has been pretty open about being proud of blocking legislation. So why would he sit in DC doing that when he can just ignore everything and do the same? Republicans also believe that giving unemployment means people won't work and that there are jobs out there anyways. So no reason to stay.

[@karebu2]

US is too self centred

[@jetfowl]

Maybe Americans should stop voting for politicians that think that the government is the problem? I mean, if that's the politician you vote for, then you can't exactly be surprised that they don't want to do anything when a crisis hits.

[@casieg.7040]

@@jetfowl there's a lot of gerrymandering going on in America. A lot of people are disenfranchised for things that are out of their control. We also have the electoral college which only works in favor of those afraid of people voting. I mean, they're literally removing polling stations by the thousands and are currently actively get rid of the USPS despite the constitution stating we need the post office. Not to mention the only reason why Republicans are even in office is because they're not letting people vote. They're actually closing polling locations in red states in low income areas to keep the state red. They know they can't win without cheating. The only people I see voting for Republicans are those against abortions, religious people, old white people and racists. Not to mention that 63 million people voted against the current government, the majority, but because of the electoral college we ended up in this mess.

[@wanderingsoul4103]

Japanese food is just so appetizing with all its vibrant colors. I especially loved it when the Japanese girl showed a lot of home cooked meals instead of just buying fast food most of the time like the U.K girl

[@meowmeow2451]

Look at his teefies there is nothing wrong with eating out 😒😒 stop comparing please... the point of the video is to show different lifestyles

[@wanderingsoul4103]

@@meowmeow2451 lmao what? The point is to show the differences yes and when you see differences you tend to compare. When did I even say eating out is bad lmao calm down The Japanese girl's food is way better. That's my personal opinion. Deal with it

[@COZY__BOY]

@@wanderingsoul4103 tru

[@lunadaams1967]

Can we just talk about the girl wearing a bnha shirt

[@biggusdickus7815]

When? :0

[@sandruvladimir8211]

No

[@oreki4746]

YES and it's not even on the Japanese side

[@sealbutts]

loved the juxtaposition of beans and toast and natto(beans) and rice haha! as someone that's lived in UK, so much of what she ate resonated with me...3 pound meal deals saved my life as a student

[@corteiz]

Somali representation? Thumbs up from me 🥳🤝

[@gracewine3867]

everyone in this video was SO precious, and i loved the variety and food inspiration

[@nikkiiatudiioo]

We love the fact that she had midoriya on her shirt... cause I have that shirt too 😂

[@coolboy71873]

Amina is such a mood I love it

[@jado8267]

The japanese lady, for her lunch that cucumber looking thing reminded me of a Snozzcumber

[@edefedd3121]

from Roald Dahl yeah lol

[@lordshadow3822]

I want to go to Japan just for the food because wow I'm drooling watching this.

[@minyoongi2783]

They'll all so pretty 🥺🥺

[@blammyskulen5861]

AW my sisters cameo at the end! Love u amina this was so cute

[@sarahtaib5333]

Tesco meal deal is actually elite!! Love Amina even more now

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

BuzzFeed: 0:43 Carl: Are you going to finish that *kwasont*

[@NoOnesMemes]

Them: *goes to store to buy food* Me: “Guess I’m having another mayo sandwich!”

[@UmuPadoru]

I appreciate the honesty, I feel less bad about what I sometimes (especially during quarantine)

[@Ricky911_]

3:14 depends. I've tried Natto and I absolutely loved it but most of the people I know don't like it. On the other hand, I don't like beans. I still remember in primary school when I used to have baked potatoes for lunch and the dinner lady would always look so sad when I didn't want beans. She was so worried about us being well-fed, I swear. I miss her. She was such a lovely lady.

[@Starzsannnie]

Amina’s meals scheduled is what I aspire to have 😭

[@hinasyed5325]

Love how the Japanese girl puts the effort into making her meals.

[@jillievanilli1767]

I'm so envious! I lived in London when I was 20. I miss it! (That was a looong time ago lol!)

[@elissaousey2706]

wow I really loved this video and would like to see more of them!!

[@CanyonDuncan]

I LOVE those Koala snacks! Japanese snacks are just straight up the best in my opinion. I should live there more longer.

[@bisexual_bicycle8719]

Amina's diet is just my eating habit's in a nutshell lol

[@leonorarexha7842]

I am in love with this video

[@alexisnunez205]

I watched lunches around the world video before this one and now the UK lunch makes sense after seeing it in this video

[@hannahidil]

woah Amina is so cool

[@ericyujidurandal3094]

I lived in Yokohama 5 years ago. Conveni-Bento is so nostalgic!

[@MultiverseEmperor]

Just curious, isn’t Yokohama like the only Chinatown in Japan ?

[@sangatsu6819]

As a Japanese who loves the U.K., I enjoyed this video🥰

[@theofficialspotspotspotlig5063]

Honestly, living in Japan would probably be a really amazing experience

[@leonorarexha7842]

As a British girl I can confirm this is accurate representation of British meals

[@LouisIreland]

No I'm British and this person needs to learn to cook

[@sckecle7385]

Louis Ireland maybe she’s just too busy to she can do what she wants ain’t hurting no body 💞

[@gemmills8988]

I'm British and wouldn't eat half of that lol

[@LouisIreland]

@@gemmills8988 lol me too😂

[@zetzu6460]

Louis Ireland well its accurate for a university student 🤣 which she looks like

[@22_rohan21]

japanese life was so similar to shinchan its unreal lol shrimp tempura, the soy dish , the beef dish cooked in broth

[@mzrashid.]

The Japanese diet was way better the food looked peng

[@rustybookshelf8566]

The £3 meal deal is iconic 😂😂

[@deniseleong23]

been livin off meal deals throughout uni xD morrison's meal deals are the best!

[@Maddiemoo246]

Gosh making me hungry with that Takoyaki..missing my trip from 5 years ago I need to go back 😭

[@mimiwolff]

I really enjoyed it💛 thank u for sharing

[@alisha8807]

I love how the Japanese meals were just so homely

[@DanielBurns11]

So jealous of all the amazing Japanese food!

[@Meijibby]

The uk girl’s friend was wearing a midoriya t shirt

[@user-jq1nd6pn3j]

Is that expensive

[@yasmindavis8030]

LOVE THIS VIDEO!

[@Minaaa3qzs]

Omg love the challenge!! 😀😃😀😃😀😃

[@johnnydab]

I'm mostly wondering how they can afford all these take out and storebought meals

[@BeinDraug]

The british side of things is straight up explained in the video., but in Japan you can get most of what the girl in the video was eating pretty cheap, like the curry bread is around $1.

[@amalhassan1567]

Uk has 50% of fast food places this month for most places

[@jesuschrist4748]

N the uk there is loads of meal deals it’s common to eat out

[@bazli83]

the food in their 7-11 and other convenience store (Lawson, family mart etc2) is reallllly good

[@jenniedarling3710]

@@jesuschrist4748 not for many people.

[@dot9513]

Japanese food looks way more appetising than English food

[@fluff7212]

@MLG P wow racism 😐

[@emilybulmer3147]

Love that this is the country I live in and the country I want to visit most

[@leonie2246]

I need more of this vids!!

[@trustinsaaya]

Finally someone that’s Japanese like me I eat all the things she eats

[@britniw5427]

Jell-o is a name brand of gelatin..that’s why we call it all jell-o 🤷🏽‍♀️ Edit: Also jelly for us is a form of jam for toast, biscuits, etc.

[@LouisIreland]

But it's jelly

[@faureamour]

Definitely a different item depending on what country you're in or what country your server is from. You'd get something very different in the US vs UK if you asked for jelly, chips, or biscuits.

[@LouisIreland]

faureamour what would you get if you asked for biscuits?

[@robokill387]

@@LouisIreland cookies.

[@hambag00]

Everything looks delicious in Japan💕

[@imoon5858]

Loved this video ❤️

[@nixfarrik6214]

I saw a recipe online for Tamagoyaki and started having that for breakfast with rice noodles. I can honestly say having that instead of a Brit classic of cereal made me feel SO muc h better, and I am getting more attracted to having more Japanese food and trying to make it. I will defend England and say we do not all eat like this 😂

[@lmaree200886]

I replied to another person from the US that was criticizing the Japanese foods for having a savoury breakfast and having fish and 'weird looking foods'. I had to reply 'Don't knock it till you tried it!'.

[@mondscheinblitz]

Wow people eat out a lot o.o never really did that my family only ate out when we had a spezial occasion like a birthday it isnt rly common to go out and eat we tend to cook most of our stuff o..o

[@tartmeow6003]

Izuku!! 💚 really enjoyed how this video was edited

[@amaejjing9574]

this was a very interesting insight! love to see more of these types of videos :)) maybe people from other countries?

[@coltonpope6061]

I hope so too :)

[@luckyfernandasetiawan1981]

9:14 my mom would slap me if i put my praying mat on the door like that😂

[@VampyricDeth]

As someone who grew up with cicadas I don't even realize they are screaming until I stop and am thinking about nature when I'm outside. Normally it's just "this is summer and this is how it sounds." 😂🤣 Also I'd love to see this but done with people who are disabled and their like tricks for when they are nauseous or can't cook ect.

[@sidratulmunthaha2640]

Loved both of the girls 💜

[@rishitaray6667]

I loved all those variety food the Japanese girl cooked and ate .....

[@Tomallen2]

I think we brits just enjoy snacking 😂😂

[@chubs1419]

When you watch this when you are literally hungry🙈👀

[@japanesesmiles8515]

Fun and Great video!😊🇯🇵🌸😊🇯🇵🌸

[@Takahirohiroshi]

Both are appetizing

[@MrAnonymous3333]

I didn't knew Japanese diet contains so much Rice Both countries have intresting & different kind of dishes I like both of them

[@recoil53]

It's the base carbohydrate in China, Japan, & Korea.

[@StayGold222]

@@recoil53 and Africa & South America. Really the majority of the world minus a bunch of western countries.

[@Qukaru]

I wanna move to the uk at 18-25 and live my adult life at Japan omg 😩🤤

[@francescacappai2652]

Those meal deals sound sooo good

[@em6239]

this was such an interesting video!!