Japanese Prime Minister’s SHOCKING Tweet | 菅総理の英語ツイート

[@TokyoBriBri]

Watch the whole video guys 🤦🏻‍♀️ 菅総理の英語のレベルが低すぎるって思ってる日本人の意見を結構見るけど、英語のネイティブスピーカーの私から見るとそうは思わない。😅 菅総理が言ってることはおかしくない。😊👍

[@mirai-eigou-shoshinsha]

Thank you, TokyoBriBri, for your valuable input. I've learned an awful lot from you. I've always been fuming over all those misguided, brain-dead criticisms from those self-proclaimed cultured Japanese, who seem to claim they know enough English but actually know only a kindergartener's English. Through this video, you've not only vindicated Suga's English but "saved" me and other concerned people. Keep up the marvelous work!

[@dumbbellenjoyer]

I saw all the Japanese comments saying stuff like "Your grammar is incorrect" and stuff. The only fault I could really find was the second use of Madam first lady, but that still makes sense. If I received half the criticism Suga received, I would have quit Japanese long before I hit N1.

[@TokyoBriBri]

Yeah, I don’t know where all the criticism is coming from 🤷🏻‍♀️ Whether or not you like him, no need to be an English gatekeeper!

[@momoallali1249]

Hi Bri, Thank you so much for your creativity.

[@Carpfoon]

"boy you had me trippin" lmaoooo

[@TokyoBriBri]

Hahahaha I’d love to see him actually talk like that once 😂

[@夜空-t3w]

I was on HiNative yesterday, and someone asked whether the PM's tweet or a ""corrected"" one from another Japanese person was more natural. The PM's tweet was way better! And it sounds perfectly fine to me as a native English speaker. I wouldn't say 'pray', but that's just me. 'Madam' didn't seem strange to me, but I am not American. What's with all this harsh criticism? Learning a foreign language is difficult enough!! If people reacted like this to my Japanese mistakes, I'd be choosing another language lmao

[@benkyo-ganbaru40sai]

英語だと言いたいことが言えないので日本語でコメントします！ 我慢して見て良かった。多分悪い評価をした人は途中までしか見てないんじゃないかな。私も冗談とは気付かず、1：40まではイライラして見てました^^;　 Madam First Ladyのところは、他のイギリス人youtuberは変じゃないと言っていたのと、うちの旦那(アメリカ人)もofficial statementだからMadam First Ladyで大丈夫と言っています。ここは国や地域によって意見が分かれるんですかね。 興味使い動画、ありがとうございました☆チャンネル登録しました！

[@NN-lh9zv]

@@iihh517そんな何も生み出さないコメントをする貴方も人の事言えませんよ。

[@Gaffer_Bouncers]

I've seen worse From native English speakers mainly

[@TokyoBriBri]

So true

[@faile73]

honestly, I thought that tweet had a charming sincerity that would have been lost in convoluted, perfect, university grade and 5 times proofread by english professors english. I wonder if he would have gotten as much backlash if his tweet had made fun of Trump or wished him to die....great times we live in

[@TokyoBriBri]

Yeah, very true! Love him or hate him... I don’t think this was grounds for criticism. If I got ripped into every time I made a mistake in Japanese I wouldn’t want to speak it anymore!

[@PurpleAutumn]

Well i mean at least was concern for somebody and was trying to support besides for Japanese it can be WAY harder to use English sometimes if you know your beginning sentences right. But i'm not gonna say it was "offending" tho lol Edit: i know this is a joke, i was just trying to be part of the joke as like a memey(?) Way

[@TokyoBriBri]

Right! It was not offensive in the slightest! I don’t know why everyone is making a big deal about it🤷🏻‍♀️

[@PurpleAutumn]

@@TokyoBriBri i can guess why 1. Because people are thinking he is siding with trump and also with most Americans, African Americans, and Mexicans hate him SO much Or 2. Just saying that the Japanese prime minister is a bad minister for saying what he feels and people nowadays can't take anything serious or not that seriously (And for his bad English lol)

[@TokyoBriBri]

Yeah, I totally think you are right! But it’s such an odd thing to criticize lol. I mean, if it had been super hard to read or something, then sure, but I don’t think the critics have a leg to stand on here....

[@TokyoBriBri]

Oh, and don’t worry! I knew you were in on the joke! My pinned comment was for the dislikes lol!

[@lnwolf41]

This is more of a protocol type tweet. It was more of a formal tweet rather than a tweet between friends. American English has no "proper" /formal language. Of course the word Madam is also a reference to a woman in charge of a brothel

[@60frederick]

Soon you got Mr. Suga following your other KZbin channel....

[@TokyoBriBri]

Lol!!! That’d be hilarious!

[@EnigmaDave]

Technically, the wife of a President is properly addressed as "Mrs. ". Being First Lady is a role, not an office. The term First Lady has not traditionally been used as an honorific in direct address with First Ladies of the United States. The Spouses of US officials receive no special form of address - they are private citizens - they hold no elected office. A woman President would be addressed as "Madam President" in a manner similar to our use of "Mister President" for males.

[@TokyoBriBri]

Interesting point! I think it’s easy enough for us Americans to get confused as well! Would have been great if he had said “m’lady” or something 😂

[@EnigmaDave]

​@@TokyoBriBri As you said, I'm pretty sure this was written by someone other than the Prime Minister. He and his staff are still new to their roles, and writing diplomatic correspondence is never easy, even if language issues are set aside. One thing that we all can agree on is that Prime Minister Suga's English is much better than President Trump's Japanese.

[@TokyoBriBri]

Yeah, he was kind of thrown into this position. I just knew him as the guy who held up the “Reiwa” sign last year! 🤣 Gotta get used to saying “Prime Minister Suga” now!

[@EnigmaDave]

@@TokyoBriBri And strive not to ever confuse PM Suga with BTS Suga, cuz that would be bad!

[@KINGCRANK.Topsy-Turvy]

People are morbidly find fault with others. This is the epitome of Japan as of now. Well at least around Tokyo. I was born and grew here in Japan as a normal Japanese, then still don't get it what people are so fuss about. A: nothing. I already know they would admire Trump, if he tweeted likewise in Japanese. I'm here because the sensation of the article on Yahoo. I don't believe folks are so aware what they are actually saying and doing on the Internet nowadays, and what they could cause as these consequences.

[@kerokero6343]

スがってるね！

[@marcospampi7154]

Maybe that `madam` is just there 'cos japanese people must spam honorifics... kinda akward though, I would have used Miss, or Doctor Jelly.

[@pickledpigknuckles6945]

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[@blue_anime_cat2526]

Girl you're so cool!💕👍❤

[@TokyoBriBri]

Aww thank you! I was worried my joke came off too strong haha

[@blue_anime_cat2526]

@@TokyoBriBri no loved it!❤👍really!

[@RobertJWood-vn1zl]

Hahaha I like what you did there

[@TokyoBriBri]

😂

[@ahmattomandjerry8094]

It's for... You're American but you speak British English, l don't understand

[@TokyoBriBri]

I speak American English 😊👍

[@ahmattomandjerry8094]

@@TokyoBriBri I think that you speak British English, oh!

[@石原歩-c8t]

yo yo

[@TokyoBriBri]

Mr. Prez!

[@DoomyRei]

Why are you a former weeb😵😵😵😵

[@nattojelly8349]

wwwwww

[@TokyoBriBri]

🤣

[@coconutpineapple2489]

I can't speak English properly. So I don't deserve to judge his English. But why everybody say "making mistake is ok"? Non native speakers can't speak perfect English. It's obvious. But if making mistake is ok, native speaker's KZbinrs don't need to make videos about English. I fed up to hear those unuseful advises. Making mistake is nomal thing to us. I hope they just teaching correct English or not saying anything, not making videos about English. It's weird to say like making mistake is ok and teaching correct English at the same time.

[@TokyoBriBri]

Making mistakes is a part of learning. Nobody’s perfect! Language is all about communication, so as long as people understand you, that’s what matters the most! And then you can start fine tuning your language skills! But don’t stress over making mistakes. Just make them into learning experiences.

[@EnigmaDave]

@@TokyoBriBri Even though it's one of my major pet peeves, I still toss out the wrong Your/You're, or To/Too/Two much more often than I care to admit!

[@TokyoBriBri]

Yep! Me too! Especially when typing!!

[@kronos6608]

I thought this was an entertainment video to joke about Japanese English, but it was actually very nice and encouraging.

[@bo-rupenzebura1844]

報告しておいたから。お楽しみに。

[@pukku5600]

Tokyobribriさんは菅さんの英語を褒めてるのに何を報告したんですか？

[@ewp8092]

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