Hanging With A Stranger In Japan

[@daigoso]

I like how she’s trying to speak English despite things kinda language barrier or mistakes! Fighting!

[@AthanWright]

yeah Mei's goated

[@tedkaboom2406]

She’s an amazing young lady and appears to be a great deal of fun to be with. She’s a huge asset to Japan.

[@AthanWright]

mei's goated

[@sz9699]

The interactions between the two of you were so wholesome😂. I’m so glad this video was recommended to me, I’m definitely subscribing and keeping up with your content now

[@AthanWright]

ayy welcome!!! glad you liked

[@studyccountflooded]

These subtitles raised the level of quality that was already high! Thank you for making nice vids for us Athan!

[@AthanWright]

glad you appreciated it cause the subtitles is what took the longest😭

[@Noone-lh5rv]

You both should create more videos together, its wholesome

[@AthanWright]

yup for sure

[@FuroresuBlogs]

The chemistry between you two was great dude, would love to see more of you two bumbling around Japan cluelessly. 🤙 STILL WAITING FOR YOU TO HIT EVERYONES RECOMMENDATION TABS. 🙏🙏🙏

[@AthanWright]

we getting there!!

[@ki3vn]

just found your channel. dope video! I just got back to the states after living in japan for 5 weeks and i fell in love with the culture. it was definitely difficult to make friendships with Japanese people, but i can say when i tried to engage with them that they were more than welcoming! gl with your journey!

[@AthanWright]

yeah exactly, you can make japanese friends it just takes a little more effort than you might be used to in your home country

[@al3xd.m]

That's so lovely talking to eachother man😭

[@AthanWright]

that's a lovely thing to say

[@DKMinii]

Omg she’s so cool. So awesome of her to dedicate herself to bridging the gap between cultures. I’ll be blessed if I meet someone like her whenever I get around to visiting!

[@The_official_jaijai]

I think she meant movie-esque. Your editing style is like we’re watching a movie. I look forward to your videos every week❤❤

[@AthanWright]

yooo preciate you!! yeah it made sense

[@ryunosuke8966]

@@AthanWright We say [something]-ish all the time in America though. It's a type of slang, like when something is _kinda_ like another thing but not really. So movie-ish was right

[@blasianking4827]

I think it's just that it's not really used with the word movie​ so it sounded off, -esque is more correct/natural@@ryunosuke8966

[@Psoewish]

Your Japanese is actually pretty damn good for only one year of progress, because you're doing really well at the pitch accent and that goes a very long way.

[@AthanWright]

yeah lowkey what helped me with the pitch was watching anime for the last 2 years prior. so anime does have its purposes 😤

[@noname7477]

nerd

[@naumbtothepaine0]

@@noname7477 lil bro do you even ever touched a real life girl?

[@sejbomb]

I feel like you both connected pretty well and quickly considering you’d never met. 😊

[@AthanWright]

yeah we ended up getting along pretty well lol

[@DamnAwesome]

This got recommended to me, and this video was so awesome! You guys had such a good interactions and conversation! I hope to visit Japan one day!

[@AthanWright]

glad you were recommended it and liked it lol!!

[@Epicgamer6711]

I just found your channel from this video. Man, this video made me laugh out loud because it reminded me of myJapanese girlfriend and I before we started dating. I see some nice chemistry between you and Mei especially since it was the first time meeting so I subscribed because this content was great! Keep it up brother 👍 This will be a viral video IMO

[@AthanWright]

aww that's cute, thanks dawg

[@mrrsvisuals1596]

you were rizzing her up my guy!!

[@AthanWright]

hahaha

[@tuffjamaican9192]

broooo. almost half hour vid. finally lol. another great vid bro. Mei seems really chill. hopefully I can meet someone like that when I get there. seeing how good u are at japanese tells me I Def gotta study more lol. be safe bro

[@AthanWright]

yeah bro, we tryna do longer vids from now on😤

[@UnchartedFilms_]

This was fire as always man!🔥🔥 great creativity keep going and your Japanese is growing hella fast! 頑張って💪🏾

[@AthanWright]

Appreciate it!!

[@lumberjackle6635]

wholesome Athan. can't wait to see you make it 6 in Japan. hopefully you record it too

[@AthanWright]

dawg

[@blaak_]

I just finished watching all of your Japan videos, because I got so into it after watching this video yesterday evening. I like them a lot and I hope you will keep updating us on your life in Japan. I'm in my last year of highschool in Poland and am planning to take one gap year and then go to Japan to study in 2025. My first plan was to go to a language school because I want to become a novel/manga/anime translator, but after seeing the video of your first time at the ICU university I got so excited it was hard for me to fall asleep yesterday. I had some time today to check out their website and it looks like it would be the best fit for me. Love from Poland!

[@AthanWright]

yoo that's so dope! icu is a great school, wishing you well on your journey!!

[@cinnamoth2206]

aww hope your journey goes well, i feel that excitement too everytime I see something about the city I wanna study abroad in. I'm also studying abroad in 2025! good luck to us :)))

[@blaak_]

​@@cinnamoth2206yes good luck!

[@tomcomte4599]

I discovered your channel like two weeks ago and it’s always a really nice moment !

[@AthanWright]

happy you like the vids bro

[@zoesimien4649]

Mei was super great and I think her passion to connect foreigners and Japanese is wonderful. I'm going to Japan for the first time in October and am quite nervous. Like many, I've dreamed of it my whole life. I'm trying to learn as much Japanese as I can ahead of time. It'd be great to meet you and Mei, or just cross paths!

[@farhanzahid5077]

love the content man. fingers crossed ill be starting undergrad in tokyo from april so watching this gives me hope to make japanese friends or even foreigners such as you

[@AthanWright]

heck yeah!

[@Sancti69]

You two have great chemistry!

[@AthanWright]

it was a fun day

[@mrmatz408]

You guys should do more videos together, you have a great vibe.

[@AthanWright]

u right

[@daigoso]

Totally agree with you

[@TheRealGameCompany]

This video was awesome, id love to see more and has mei created her foreigner- japan community yet

[@mieura5096]

A-san is very good looking! Please enjoy the rest of your stay in Japan!!!

[@AthanWright]

haha thanks!

[@hpkhd3818]

One of the best videos from Japan so far! Laughed a lot it was funny and chill at the same time!

[@AthanWright]

yeah i had an eternal smile while editing lol

[@zerry6184]

Hi Athan just wanted to thank you for uploading again as well as thank you for producing a longer video, as always it was an amazing video and i can confidently say it felt more immersive because of the length of the video aswell as just having another person with you. Over all cant wait for your next upload! keep it up! :D

[@AthanWright]

happy you liked it! def tryna do some longer stuff for the future :)

[@jollygoodgordon5580]

actaully your japanese and her english is at the right level so she can learn better english and you can learn better japanese..this is the best way to better ur language!

[@AthanWright]

yeah it was super beneficial for both of us

[@g.mungehr640]

This is the most adorable friendship meet-cute. ❤❤ Regular date-type meet-ups don’t go this well. 😢

[@AthanWright]

yeah i didn't think it'd go this well haha

[@poorvi73110]

Asan bro I love your personality, you seem like a real fun person to be with Keep the videos coming 🙌

[@AthanWright]

thanks!! i gotchu with the more vids coming

[@bunnixso]

I love watching your videos as they are what inspired me to want to study in Japan. I'm only 15, but I hope my fluent ability of the language can be quite good enough to where I can have a natural conversation.

[@AthanWright]

keep it up! you'll be a pro by 18 if you stay consistent and learn

[@MazaherRaza]

Video was "KIRE", was grinning throughout the whole video. Keep it up Asan-san ☺

[@AthanWright]

ayy thanks dawg!!

[@curiouskid2943]

your vids are mad underrated bro

[@AthanWright]

thanks dawg

[@RosemarysBabyDaddy]

KZbin randomly recommended this to me but this was really enjoyable to watch just feels really authentic lol made me wish i knew conversational japanese when i first went to Japan

[@AthanWright]

ay glad you liked the video!

[@stoorgee7054]

damn Mei is so pretty! she talks in an interesting way, she doesn’t look boring at all!!! super fun vid thanks!! would love seeing you two together again 😄😄

[@AthanWright]

just mei pretty?😥

[@shaboopie12]

I really liked this. Your videos are always wholesome.

[@AthanWright]

yessir preciate you dawg

[@SuheilRivera-u3g]

Movie-ish to say kinda. She is right, people sometimes say that... it was so common in florida. Also you too loked like having so much fun... good for you guys!!! Keep up the hard work

[@AthanWright]

true there's not really a set rule against it

[@cashhhhhhhhhiv]

Awesome vid athan made my day keep them coming

[@AthanWright]

yayyy thanks

[@Allor333]

Such a wholsome video with really good content. I feel like u too had a really good vibe together. Keep up the good content, much love

[@AthanWright]

thanks dawg

[@littlejimmycratner]

Nice video. Funny and chilled out

[@AthanWright]

thanks dawg

[@JohnnySylvano]

I was literally in Tokyo and Osaka last week. I gotta start talking to strangers more there lol. Great video and W rizz bro, keep up the content.

[@AthanWright]

dude yeah, learning to put myself out there more as well

[@yagami255]

Thank u KZbin for recommending me this video🤝absolutely loved it💖

[@AthanWright]

yayy happy you liked it!

[@Guess-the-riddle]

First video that I have watched of you and I really like it keep up the great work. I am also going to Japan in June for a year seeing this video gets me even more hyped going there haha. :)

[@AthanWright]

preciate the love!!

[@annaksmith9608]

This was a great video, Mei is so sweet!

[@AthanWright]

yeah she carried

[@LowkeyBased]

Y’all look good together no cap

[@Geico23]

Always doing that

[@epiceli04]

Haha I must have just missed you guys I was at tokyo station that day too 😄 I just got here fir my study aborad and I also hope to make videos, it would be awesome if we could meet up and talk about videos or something!

[@AthanWright]

Next time!

[@David-dv5ov]

1:57 “I’m feeling… are you Japanese?” Bruh I fuckin died

[@パンの耳ライオン]

This is just wholesome..

[@AthanWright]

it was fun

[@Gohgo]

ive been trying to connect more with japanese students that come to my city to study. im lucky to have a university that attracts a lot of high achievers here lol so i can relate with / agree with mei on the connecting with international students bit. i like talking to people from all sorts of cultures, and ive recently met many. it's really fun and refreshing, considering so far, ive only interacted with people who have the exact same background as me (raised in same city, etc)

[@AthanWright]

yeah it's def possible to make friends but it takes a lot more work

[@MrMixfits]

Finally the recommandations did their job !

[@AthanWright]

dude that's what im sayingg

[@KaiXiang-yu3hr]

Exactly

[@krugz_]

This is wholesome as heck

[@MrFatman258]

Mei's Idea is definitely a good one!!! count me in =D

[@peas_n_biscuits]

Incoming freshman at Duke this fall,,and man, got to say I've enjoyed binging on your channel for the last few weeks as I was doing my research into life at the school😂! Fav campus creator and sure hope I could meet you on school one day once I matriculate!🙌🏽💙

[@AthanWright]

ayy great to hear from the incoming dukies!! yeah man see you in the fall🤝🏽

[@patrickdeleonn]

another banger from Athan!

[@AthanWright]

thanks pat!

[@CoolyOh]

I found you thru this video and had to binge the whole japan arc

[@AthanWright]

dudeee heck yeah!

[@PaleBlueDott]

Japanese people are very serious. In my country almost no one is like that, so people like me who are more introverted stand out, but in Japan I would probably blend in much easier (if I didn't look like a foreigner and spoke perfect japanese lol)

[@davidknizek2852]

Her english is very good! I liked this video :D

[@AthanWright]

yeah she puts my Japanese to shame lol

[@daigoso]

@@AthanWrightdon’t say so! You’re great bro!

[@88o8ooo5]

I enjoyed your video Your Japanese sounds cute keep studying!!

[@AthanWright]

Thank you!! 😊

[@ashtonchretien]

Hey ! Found your channel today! how did you decide/learn about where to study abroad in Tokyo? My dream is to study in Japan just like you. Seeing how you were learning Japanese starting from the basics in school is so cool and I wanna do it so bad but I don’t know how. Any advice would be eternally appreciated thanks bro.

[@AthanWright]

my school had only 2 options in japan for me to choose from since I didn't speak Japanese, and only one school in Tokyo. My advice would be to do research into the colleges in Japan that you would like to go to and learn about the process to study abroad/ be full time student. all the universites are dying to have more international students so the admissions process is actually easier than you might think

[@r2d2rxr]

Yeah, I ship it

[@Rayxzz777]

Bro i like your videos so much i think im in love in your channel u live my dream life and you got a new subscriber

[@merienda4958]

whoaa.. I've been thinking of going to japan too. I'm guessing Mei isn't going to hokkaido though lol. She was very inspirational in this video!

[@AthanWright]

yeah mei stays inspirational

[@studyccountflooded]

That vid is my dream life

[@AthanWright]

it once was only a dream for me as well👀

[@nathanialdepriest]

Great video. If these two have a kid, they are going to have the strongest chin in the world.

[@AthanWright]

haha

[@DavidGrøsvik]

congrats on 6k subcribers

[@AthanWright]

ayyy thanks!!

[@DavidGrøsvik]

@@AthanWrightlove you´re content i also plan on going to japan once i finish law school

[@leandrusguy144]

Oh boy i was thinking that something like this would happen soon

[@AthanWright]

lol guess you called it

[@doc_zithu]

Definitely I love it and very informative as well arigato ❤

[@AthanWright]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SwfyTraveler]

Damñ bro keep going proud of you

[@AthanWright]

thanks dawg

[@Nerubiru]

Omg the lack of eye contact was so Japanese. I love eye contact so I felt a little uncomfortable watching HAHAHA

[@AthanWright]

hehe

[@niklas8310]

Great video! Have a good time in Japan!

[@AthanWright]

thank you!!

[@abdullahibashir3414]

Amazing video. She is so pretty and nice

[@AthanWright]

thanks!

[@Swickedy]

Pizza Rizz-machine 💪 Work that 'cute' japanese charm 😂

[@AthanWright]

pizza rizz machine😭

[@keybertsimilien9792]

Loving the vids bro🫡

[@AthanWright]

thanks dawg 🫡

[@wxhbia]

We need an out of Tokyo adventure!

[@AthanWright]

🫡

[@peterpham2424]

genuinity ❤

[@Guess-the-riddle]

I would love to join the community when I am coming to Japan.

[@AthanWright]

heck yeah

[@Rassyeo]

すごい素敵な方ですね！

[@AthanWright]

そうですね！

[@The_Real_Paradox]

This video is so fun to watch it made me laugh all the way through! I hope i can have an experience like this in japan as well >_

[@arceniaacevedo2516]

😂😂😂❤mi hermoso hijo, y Mei súper preciosa!

[@AthanWright]

gracias ma!!

[@The_official_jaijai]

Chopsticks pro tip. Move your hands closer to the end. I think your hands are to low which makes it harder to control. Also, your middle finger should be the only finger in between the top and bottom chopsticks. がんばってください🎉

[@AthanWright]

thanks for the tip!

[@matthewcrownn]

I wonder if you'll be that nervous when we collab one day 😉 lmao But seriously great job with the video. It was such a vibe.

[@AthanWright]

i'll be shaking in my boots lol

[@Mr.Koharu]

Does anyone know how I can become friends with someone who is Japanese and lives there, because I want to go this year or next year in winter to Japan. I would really like to meet someone who I can spent time with and get to know Japan more like culture, language, food etc.

[@AthanWright]

sign up on the japan waitlist form in my vids description. mei and I wanna do something to solve this exact problem lol

[@Mr.Koharu]

@@AthanWrightohh should have looked beforehand, I’m really greatful for your help.

[@7vlusic]

We must get rid of japanese shy stereotype 😂

[@AthanWright]

and realize americans are more shy than you might think😅

[@dailycloudgameplay7259]

Comming to japan in 3 days 😊😊

[@hearttoheartwithjesus5250]

Hmmmmn i see you athan😁❤️❤️❤️

[@AthanWright]

i see you too mr.hearttoheartwithjesus5250👀

[@stakamaka]

As a Canadian, I say Pizza, but Americans say it Piku-za?

[@AthanWright]

nah it turns out I just say it wrong cause I got it from my mexican-immigrant mom lol

[@stakamaka]

@@AthanWright ah I see! Haha. I actually commented the same thing on her vid cause I was kinda shocked. lol

[@Gaia_SW]

omg ya'll are too funny lmfao

[@AthanWright]

haha preciate you

[@AndSoWeLaughed]

This was both cute and cringe. Cringe only because it was like watching your younger brother go on a date and you’re rooting for him but all his jokes don’t land. You did well! She was very chill and hope we can see her again. 😊

[@AthanWright]

haha my little sisters would agree

[@butcherdesuyoi]

You know who else is hanging with a stranger in Japan

[@Ranime-ラニメ]

Personnaly i actually do karate and i think osu is like some type of greeting like to our sensei you know so yeah we do it in the beginning of every like session and kata and combat which is kumite so yeah just fir a fun fact.

[@brittneyrobinson6358]

Awwww❤

[@AthanWright]

💙💙

[@Amexalme]

How did you move to Japan? EJU?

[@AthanWright]

duke study abroad program!

[@marviga1119]

Me encanta lo bien que se lo pasaron,ella fue muy atrevida al quedar contigo y se vio que lo pasaron muy bien. Me he reido con los subtitulos en español por que parecia indio apache 😂😂😂 al no hablar bien los idiomas 😂😂😂

[@AlexRellort]

The rizz didn’t got through💀 We’ll get her next time soldier💪

[@AthanWright]

next time

[@prinnie015]

yes pleaseeee

[@SneakerNet]

brop what cam u use?? thanks...

[@AthanWright]

canon m50! with the standard kit lens lol

[@-MINILIFE-]

fun. interesting.

[@AthanWright]

thanks!!

[@naumbtothepaine0]

no way romcom is real in Japan???

[@naumbtothepaine0]

nah this is way too wholesome, I should definitely go outside more

[@AthanWright]

lmaoo haha

[@dr.migueltorrezedd8651]

She seems very sweet. What are the odds that someone meets another person on Instagram, especially from another country? Interesting. Mexican nor Hispanic is a race, by the way (they do have afro-Mexicans in Mexico and so on). The funny part is that she thought you were part Japanese (it must be your eye structure). They have a Book Off here in NYC.

[@AthanWright]

yeah not a very common occurrence lol