Japanese School Rules Even Japanese Don't Understand

[@赤マント-z7z]

Rule 1 of japanese schools: the main character sits next to the windows

[@NarutoUzumaki-km2ii]

That is so true

[@L-Phan]

For real, that is 100% accurate

[@tulikagupta21]

Yeah. That too somewhere at the back

[@fws7616]

And then a black colour notebook fell from the sky and the guy who sat next to the window noticed it. Rest is history

[@Neogenesisdiablo]

I am a main character

[@shady._.riceball3786]

I get why anime characters have the most colorful hair possible now, because anime creators weren't able to do that in school so they lived their dream out through their creation of drawings and animation 0.0

[@Nildread]

It's also because it makes it really easy to identify characters. It's why they tend to have crazy hair styles and cool outfits.

[@polskri1747]

I also read before that their colors convey their personalities generally, so yeah they really have reasons on putting colors in their hair and yes, it would be also easy to identify the differences of the characters.

[@kittenmimi5326]

@@Nildread yea coz the faces are kinda the same

[@pyroanimate156]

I pretend I have 4 siblings because i never had any and my friends never had time for meand I never had a sleep over and a long time ago I wasn't allowed to go to houses without my parents And I dont think their parents liked that so I didn't get a playdate until I was like 10

[@MeepChangeling]

THe real reason is simpler. Open up an anime, take a screen shot, and now make everyone's hair the same color. Can you tell them apart? Probably not...

[@Janenba]

Japanese Gov: "We want the best for our student" Student: "I'm allergic to dairy" Japanese Gov and School: HARDSHIPS

[@helenemaja0912]

This is so weird. Imagine being allergic to something and the government enforcing it. I love milk but I also am not lactose intolerant

[@Wimlan]

I used to be lactose intolerant as a kid so this wouldn't have worked for me. In Swedish schools they have a kind of drink bar, so we can choose freely between milk and water=)

[@idleeidolon]

"hardships is the best for our student."

[@coronastern]

I have a cowmilk allergy ... taking in diary constantly causes inflamation in my digestive system and makes me seriously ill. So I can imagin how people with lactose intolerance have to go through. This is straight up torture!

[@Wimlan]

Ok so I asked my Japanese husband yesterday. People with allergies are provided special food, and you can yourself bring with you a bottle of water if that's what you want to drink.

[@somethingillregret]

The heat stroke one hits hard. I remember taking a packed train to school, with condensed sweat dripping off the ceiling it was so hot, only to arrive at school and have to stand outside for assembly in the sun in full uniform. I ended up getting so dizzy and nauseated I had to go to the nurse.

[@eliadore7003]

Student : *Dies from hypothermia because heating system is too expensive * Teachers and government : Students must learn to resurrect

[@monkeslayer-km5ho]

Also teachers and gov: doesn't even know to ressurect

[@samanthaj.9588]

just give them some milk they prob just need some calcium

[@hoodieninja4983]

Samantha J. Send em to the school nurse or whatever. I’m sure an ice pack will make it better.

[@hoodieninja4983]

Meanwhile, in my school, HEATING ON ALL YEAR ROUND AND THEY TAKE THE THING ON THE RADIATOR AWAY SO YOU ARE STUCK IN A BOILING CLASSROOM AND THE WINDOWS DON’T OPEN AND YOU ARE DYING ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE!!!

[@paperhat9928]

In my school in America heaters exist but are like never used and when they were windows open because the school had too much heat. Only place with air conditioners is the library so either die of heat stroke or freeze because the window is open.

[@cacaf8989]

What’s worst is when schools make up more stupid rules to cover up an already stupid rule.

[@potrenia]

And here schools hope to raise smart students, huh?

[@heathercamp2432]

Wait. Just wait a minute. You’re forced to drink milk for “good health,” but frostbite and hypothermia and freaking heatstroke are acceptable risks? That is so messed up!

[@misery_shun]

@@yuzurihakotoko Oof I feel you, I also got a sunstroke when some of my relatives were celebrating sun or something, and no one batted an eye and they even victim blamed me for not having hat even though I didn't even HAD a hat that was mine at the time (because they will kill me if I dare to grab something of their clothes)

[@RonPaul42069]

@@yuzurihakotoko They noticed. They were just embarrassed to single you out.

[@theonlykateog]

I haven’t drank milk in like 6 years

[@cringyhuman3210]

@@yuzurihakotoko one of my classmates passed out during school assembly and nobody realized but after we return back to our class a student realized him and report it to the headmistress. And at class, the headmistress hit us as punishment for not reporting it earlier but we didn’t realized him passing out and we told the headmistress but she didn’t care to even listen to our reasons like wtf

[@seherling207]

@Little Idols we had that partially in high school even before Covid (I'm from Austria and it was simply bc my school was extra af). I am surprised I didn't get sick once in all those years

[@HappySwedishPancake]

*"They lock the doors to the roof to stop people from jumping"* Jeez, I didn't know you guys hated the milk and rice combo so much...

[@nah7785]

This is funny and good comedy, good job my friend.

[@4ll_Pretty_0_Ability]

AHAHAHAH, but speaking literally, it's kinda sad due to the amount of pressure school gives to their students to the point they commit suicide... No wonder they are one of the highest suicide rate.

[@HappySwedishPancake]

@@nah7785 What an absolutely adorable thing to say, thank you ♥

[@HappySwedishPancake]

@@4ll_Pretty_0_Ability Yes of course, it's so tragic...

[@jakemuller8626]

they did this on purpose, is called natural survival of the fittest.

[@blanklcd]

School: "You can't wear make up" Work: "You must wear make up". Damn, it must suck to be a woman in Japan.

[@Mango-nf2wn]

Damn right. Japan is misogynistic as hell, even though it's a 1st world country

[@alliebonesVODs]

@joshua james No, misogynistic is the right word lol. Not just these things are what make Japan's society sexist.

[@kurootsuki3326]

@joshua james this example, in particular, isn't misogynistic necessarily, i.e. "hating" but it certainly is sexist/discriminatory. There are so many situations that are worse, and systemic within their society tho : (

[@benjamingavrilis71]

​@@alliebonesVODs The same thing applies where I live, most schools ban makeup, yet in work life it's common. That's not sexist... They just want the students to focus on more important things, legitimately no reason to wear makeup at high school. It's not a party or social event, it's a place to study and act mature. If I were to say anything, it's controlling (but for the better IMO). Wearing makeup for work is common because people are more likely to interact with customers, in which they would want to look their best. You can keep thinking that anything that applies to only one gender is "Sexist", but that's Ignorance and a lie. Every society has sexist situations that occur everyday, there is nothing anyone can do. It's just life, some people are cruel. Stop acting like you know everything, and look at the facts. Japan is just as sexist, racist, prejudice as any other country, it's not the country that's sexist, it's the world. @ Joshua James is right, this certain situation it's 100% not Misogynistic.

[@RedNomad395]

@@alliebonesVODs no misogynistic isnt the word because they dont hate their women nor do they punish them for being women. they just have incredibly high standards for their women. its their.. "culture." its just not as barbaric as the middle eastern.. "culture."

[@karusensei8281]

Student: *gets bullied non stop* "Endure hardship"

[@StevenVillman]

*Japanese teachers, vice principals and principals/headmasters:* "Endure hardship." *Me (in Japan):* "I say *_FUCK HARDSHIP!"_* or *_"FUCK HARDSHIP!"_* 😒😒😒🙄🙄🙄🥱🥱🥱😑😑😑😠😠😠😠😠😡😡😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬💢💢💢💢💢😤😤😤😤😤🙅‍♂️🙅‍♂️🙅‍♂️🙅‍♂️🙅‍♂️👎👎👎👎👎😒😒😒🙄🙄🙄🥱🥱🥱😑😑😑 As you can see here, I wouldn't be able to emotionally (and physically) handle school in Japan.

[@akalaiderxd9686]

In Denmark if you write word for word what the teacher wrote, then people will think that you're copying because you don't understand the subject.

[@hironosuke2]

Wow thats new think i can learn

[@kammoon22]

same for america. when i was in school and teachers would check our notes, we would get docked points if it was word for word.

[@mmm-ei3yi]

@@kammoon22 Not anymore

[@amandaluzilfer3462]

I’m German and with us it’s the exact opposite we get yelled at if we don’t write the exact same P.s. we are not even allowed to take notes we are only allowed to write down what was written on the blackboard

[@Star_faring]

@@amandaluzilfer3462 Writing word for word has been proven by research to be utterly useless for any kind of learning. Things like this is detestable, although common with many education systems, I suppose.

[@kurarisusa]

As someone who taught in Japan for a few years, the lack of heat in the classroom (or anywhere besides the teacher's room really) blew my mind. There were several days that I just wore a coat to class because it was freezing! Also students weren't allowed to put their cold hands in their sleeves or pockets because it was considered rude. So we're trying to teach these poor, shivering children and we really expect them to care about whatever we're saying. It just didn't seem realistic or necessary at all.

[@rictoriaravioli3815]

Imagine the kids with dislexia having to “copy and paste” I feel bad

[@benihana_7919]

Please tell me that you purposely misspelled dyslexia, that would've been so funny.

[@ST4RMELONO]

@@pyroanimate156 please don’t say your age on the internet.

[@Trashheapcuntspawn]

@@pyroanimate156 No seriously, you should delete that, it isnt safe to just expose your age on the internet if you are a minor, for your own protection, it would be wise to just take that down.

[@toffeekun1717]

@@alexanderviera2117 and Trump too

[@Lila-hf2rr]

Yes omg, i myself have dyslexia & ADHD and im so thankfull for the fact that im just allouwed to get printed nites from the teacher, because i cant write shiii even if my life depended on it.

[@heinrichwonders8861]

"we as a japanese people tend to love our school life" Also: "we are forced to die our hair and sit in stressfull positions for prolonged time" ???

[@hamanakohamaneko7028]

“We lock the doors to the rooftop to prevent students from jumping off”

[@noop9k]

This is exactly why their school life is better.

[@unsexyman]

You can love school life but still have something you dislike about it too. duhhhhhhh.

[@beerbuntenbach6201]

They're all masochistic

[@nastjuschechka]

Stockholm Syndrom...

[@lilandraredus8819]

"You have to submit a picture of your youngerself with curly hair" *sweats in puberty making my hair curly*

[@imsosorry0728]

Lol right I used to keep my hair short so it was hard to tell that my hair way wavy

[@Snow-ej5fm]

EXACTLY BROOOO. when i was younger my hair was straight - almost wavy. and then when i went through puberty it started to curl at the end. compared to my natural hair now and to back then, my hair is super curly and really different. like my hair was thick and frizzy back when i first went through puberty but now it’s super curly. i’m glad i don’t go to school in japan

[@notsuis]

@@Snow-ej5fmoh my gosh me too! My hair was just wavy when I was younger, and now that I'm 17,its really curly. Well to be fair, I got a rebond at middle school and there's this stigma that when curly/wavy people rebond their hairs, after it'll become more curly. I'm now fine with how my hair is today, but it still annoying to hear people especially my mom say that my hair used to be wavy and nice before, but I apparently ruined it because I didn't 'brush' it enough or 'tied my hair too much' while at the beginning of puberty. I hate this stigma in my country that curly haired people are sometimes deemed as inferior to those who have naturally straight ones :/

[@mariahmedina-taylor5916]

i have 3c hair so going to school in japan would be a no for me. i have to put stuff in it from keeping it from being frizzy.

[@wanderinn.the.worlds]

I felt this on a spiritual level.

[@mistahj6059]

Japanese Children: Exist Japanese Government: *HE NEED SOME MILK!*

[@slavboii420]

*Y E S* milk (do you get the reference?)

[@slavboii420]

@Aditya Chavarkar no it is that yes milk ad

[@TheMongooseOfDoom]

Guess who's execs go to the same snack bar are the education minister.

[@canmuller3437]

Lactose intolerance is weak and Japanese gouvernement doesn't want Japanese people to be weak, so they need to drink milk until they're not weak anymore.

[@romanr.301]

@@canmuller3437 not how it works, but ok

[@magik7675]

I would break like 50% of these rules on first day by threating to jump out of window due to overheating ect.

[@MJ-uk6lu]

You are not forced to go to school there. So it's probably possible to never go there except for tests.

[@MJFallout]

*Cop:* That car that you are driving was reported stolen, and is that cocaine residue there under your nose? *Me:* Might be. But you see, I have the approved haircut that protects from getting in 'troubles'. *Cop:* Right you are. How foolish of me, have a nice day, Sir.

[@cameronzhang9739]

LOL

[@Phrates.]

Then he turns around and says *BOY GET YOUR STUPID ASS OUT OF THE CAR WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS?!?!!!*

[@tariklyacoubi8197]

Lmfaoo

[@Speculativedude]

You brought up the roof of schools being open and commonly used in anime and dramas, but I will add something to the anime and drama list. The student council having near limitless authority in school. To the point of them even having more authority than the principle or any teacher. As well as them usually just sitting around in a private room (often with their own security) and rarely attending class (with a few exceptions, usually that the member attending class will become a love interest at some point.)

[@kateajurors8640]

actually, I have heard stories where people with natural brown hair or curly hair had to get a DR note saying it was natural and that the kids were sensitive to either the chemical relaxer and the frequency it would have to be applied or even hair dye in order to not have to do those even small CHILDREN

[@m.z1256]

doesn't it ruin hair condition?

[@sakinoru4557]

@@m.z1256 some procedures are harmful to hairs, but if their system doesn't care about you passing out from the heat, then the chance of them caring about your hairs condition is next to zero.

[@m.z1256]

@@sakinoru4557 that's not fine at all ........ they all are minors

[@sakinoru4557]

@@m.z1256 yeah, it's basically abuse for the sake of abuse: "We had to go through it as kids so you have to, too". And it's not unique to Japan, I'm afraid, because to some extent it's present where I'm from, as well, and it is likely a thing everywhere, just talking different shapes.

[@m.z1256]

@@sakinoru4557 yeah i totally agree with you

[@めておら-b6p]

When I grew up in Japan, the most prevalent thing I never understood about Japanese schools were the insane amount of homework they give you over the summer. Like I mean... they literally expect you to do the same amount of homework, as if you're in class all day. The amount is so substantial, its impossible to finish unless you spend hours a day doing them for a full month. It was legit traumatising.

[@kammoon22]

i went to school in texas and it was the same for me. idk about other schools around but we would have even more homework than if we were going to school regularly.

[@yomi9004]

I had a teacher who taugh in China when she was young and she said that it’s bc they expect students to use that free time for studying what they already learnt (basically it’s like, they give you free time in school so that you can get everything the teacher taught firmly into ur head). She said that some teachers were thinking that students should be grateful that they didn’t give new things to learn but only revision, and I commented about the stress these students would get. That teacher answered: ‘That’s why you are grateful for not growing up in China’.

[@shadowlink3339]

Wow, I always thought that Japanese people went to school through the summer until I watched anime. They were on summer break at the beach or seeing family. Some anime games I've played they still had work on the summer's, which I thought was odd.

[@Aox2baseline]

All I really had was summer reading. It was usually a 200-400 pg book and then when you returned to English class in the Fall you were expected to write an essay on it. But I usually just read chapter summaries online and did fine lol

[@rfs5417]

Yes. My son has tons of homework when he was in elementary. He is now in Junior high. They also have this summer challenges and winter challenges.

[@Vladan.Vukovic]

It must be really frustrating being inteligent kid in japanese "we follow rules just cause that's the way it is, no reasonable explanation" school.

[@Piotrek7654321]

That's probably almost all schools in the world.

[@oxZICKxo]

"Rice and milk, it's just disgusting".... *Cries in arroz con leche* Typical dessert from Spain

[@Salma-in2ny]

rice and milk makes me puke just by watching someone eat it

[@Dovah_Jay]

Rice and milk is awesome. Just add a little cinnamon and sugar and I'm ready to woof it down.

[@darth-imperius]

Rice and milk separately is kind of ramdom (from his pic it seemed to be a glass of milk and a bowl or rice). But combine them and you have a really nice creamy dessert.

[@i.s.6165]

Rice water, it's just rice and tapped water.

[@darth-imperius]

@@i.s.6165 Rice and tapped water?

[@kerrysaltvick5897]

I remember studying abroad in Japan in a full immersion language school for foreigners. I drew a quick doodle to help me remember the difference between お祖母さん "obaasan" (grandmother) and 叔母さん "obasan"(aunt). The teacher walked by my desk and saw the doodles, and accused me of not paying attention. I tried to explain and she wouldn't have any of it! I had to have a counselor meeting where they lectured me on Japanese note taking. In America, the only time my notes were graded is if there was a lesson on specific styles of note taking in grades 1-5. We were taught how to do "Cornell Style"; which I thought was stupid so only did it for the grades when it was a lesson. After that I stopped. I also just don't do a lot of notes in general.

[@yuuji3795]

in short, everything you see in school life anime is not true

[@sediew]

Students are not real

[@KaoruAmaru]

Already know this thanks to a family member going to school there

[@hannah60000]

Not everything. Yet, anime is fiction, so not everything in it will reflect reality. Ps I’m also speaking from my own experience of living in Japan.

[@haziqh4794]

Reality is often disappointing

[@silentbanana8106]

First-born sons don't ride the family goat to school? F*** my life is a lie

[@mercy5004]

As someone who's studying animation, there may be a simple reason for the rooftop scenes. Background budget. Its really easy to stick an illustration of a sky up, some simple city work from multiple angles...and voila! other than the rooftop itsef, all the major stuff is done. Maybe stick a stock image of a fence up, (or a 3D model of one) and you're 75% done. Sky, skyline, fence. Since its a rooftop, you don't need to even decorate it with furniture (have them sit on the ground) and because its such an isolated space, you don't have to worry about "filling" it with background characters who don't do anything but take up space. Roof top scenes are honestly super cheap and easy to do. Whereas an interior scene (like hanging out in a cafeteria, a classroom, or even a bathroom, has a lot of details that need to be drawn out for it to make sense. The tables, chairs, walls, cieling (probably with lights and stuff), Other people eating/walking/talking around the main characters, etc. It sounds easy at first, and group scenes with many characters is easy to do for a quick few seconds...but when you have characters sit around and have lengthy conversations that last 10 minutes or so, with many many camera angles to keep things interesting....Suddenly that becomes too much work to keep doing all the time whenever characters need to interact. (also part of the reason why main characters tend to sit in the back, in a corner of a classroom by a window. Being in that part of the classroom means you don't have to keep drawing most of the class any time we are in class.) Though I understand the frustration. As a western student who loved anime, I too wished I could hang out on our rooftop because of anime :) Western cartoons however tend not to take place during school, and when it does, the style of animation makes the process much easier to do, since it tends to be less detailed with thicker lines (which prevent too much background details being included). When we want to do more detailed shots, we also tend to really limit the camera angles that are allowed (only showing a room or house from one specific angle/only showing characters from really one type of angle, etc.) which means that if we want a more detailed background we will simply make a "still" (painted picture) for it, and animate on top. Since the camera won't, for instance, turn around the character, this means that the still won't need to be changed constantly. Sorry for the long comment, but I really love animating and learning about the industry, and hoped this may be interesting for you too!

[@keepcalmandeatpasta1588]

@Elias Yanes Same reason why the main protag always sit by the window.

[@yoyolala7070]

Ok

[@yoyolala7070]

Have mercy on us

[@svennoren9047]

It was quite interesting to get an animators perspective, thank you!

[@animeforlife6185]

hey man thanks for the info and the comment ..............

[@VijayYadav-fs9wk]

Brother that fake KZbin play button looks excellent and don't remove it even if you get the original one.😌😍 Thank you #shunchan By the way I m from India 🇮🇳 Thanks for likes I am glad you agreed 😁

[@micea]

🤣 I thought my eyes are deceiving me...glad that some one else spotted it 🤣

[@VijayYadav-fs9wk]

@@micea we both are keen observers 😉I am glad too😌

[@aliveyetundead]

Which fake YT button?

[@VijayYadav-fs9wk]

@@aliveyetundead his drawing on wall🙂look sincerely😁

[@captainredan5339]

Don't KZbinrs get the silver play button at 100k?

[@maura0026]

"They lock the doors to the roof to stop ppl that are depressed from the school culture from jumping off" wait a minute we need to unpack this lol

[@SoccYT]

As far as i am aware its typically due to the Asian culture of expectations and traditions. Alot of youth are forced into a cookie cutter situation and have unreasonable expectations set upon them alongside potentially their family and home dynamics. You know that doctor stereotype that people usually make fun of? Its kind of related to that mindset that Asian people are expected to go above and beyond when doing things in life in their early onset. Its a sad scenario since I'd like to think Asian people especially Japanese would prioritize the health and safety of their youth with their birth rates yet would gladly send people into a situation where suicide rates reach an all time high. Its honestly depressing to think about.

[@mikespike2099]

I shudder to think if any person with anxiety disorder survives in Japan - I have said disorder and am only just surviving in Australia.

[@ninjxmi]

It’s stupid how they’re aware that the school culture is causing the suicides, yet they don’t improve the school environment. Instead, they choose to lock the roof since it’s the easiest method as they don’t have enough brains to even understand what health and mental problems or that hairstyles have no connection to whether or not a person commits a crime. No offence, but there are some things that the Japanese have to change like discrimination against people with different opinions or ideas. I get that the Japanese are influenced by strict rules to ensure survival from natural disasters, but anyone with a brain can understand that hairstyles and hair color have nothing to do with survival of people during a natural disaster. It genuinely pisses me off that these illogical rules are causing people to suffer in Japan. The Japanese society forcing people to be “normal” just makes it easier for a corrupt politician to manipulate people for their own agenda. Japan can keep some of its strict rules, but there shouldn’t be ones that cause innocent people unnecessary suffering and illogical BS rules like ones regarding hair colour should be discarded. If they’d actually bother changing the toxicity within their society, problems like suicides would disappear on their own (:

[@SpaceDisco1]

„In Japan we love schools!“ „The roof is closed so kids don‘t jump because of stress.“ Uhm... elaborate?

[@janehrahan5116]

Most schools do that. America and canada too. Ik Japan has a suicide problem but basically every set of teens has it.

[@Nildread]

@@janehrahan5116 rooves of tall buildings generally are dangerous and not really meant to be on except for maintenance.

[@zerotwosixty7416]

Japan has really high suicide rates especially because of school it’s so long compared to other countries.

[@shuyotirah9132]

Japan have a suicide rate problem, not just because maintenance

[@blanktrigger8863]

@@janehrahan5116 I doubt that America or any western nation doesn't specifically because of suicide because it's not as big a problem over here. It likely goes back to just locking the doors so that the rooftops are only accessed by certain professions. I'd suggest looking up Ravi Zacharias describing how common suicide amongst students because of academics is in India to understand why it's a problem in other Asian nations.

[@walkingfruit8954]

bruh I went to Japanese public elementary school and legit fainted. all I got was a "well you seem to have a easy-to-faint body type so just keep an eye on that" from the nurse. like bish how am I supposed to keep an eye on fainting when im passed out??!

[@glassy_rose]

From the heat?

[@nardieinjapan]

Lmaoooooo. I’ve seen this before as a teacher in Japan. I’m just confused as hell.

[@leonchal]

Woah, that would be like a serious lawsuit in the US. That’s why they would force you to go home (or if you go to a school far from home and no one can pick you up, make you spend the rest of the day in the nurse’s office). If the kid fainted a second time and broke his nose or had a seizure, people would be fired. I mean think about it, that’s dangerous. Crazy.. lots of crazy stuff in this video *and* comments :)

[@ajojen6346]

lol that sucks

[@_GHOST_18]

Our teachers in india during assembly when we all students standing in the whole bright sun and principal giving his 2 word speech during past 30mins are like you should keep a chocolate with you whenever you feel that you are going to faint just eat the chocolate and sit down So they mean to say that somebody's fainting and they have to eat a freaking hot chocolate and sit in the sun for the rest of the assembly

[@keizerrosales5061]

Shun-chan: "Rice and milk don't really go together" Spanish Folks: Hold my arroz con leche while I finish the video

[@justnivek4345]

I love riz au lait its the best combinaison

[@loonapotter5192]

Cries in milo and rice with water

[@ivylee5490]

I’m Mexican but I absolutely hate arroz con leche, whenever I see it I gag literally-

[@moonmart]

Shun-chan: “Rice and milk taste terrible together” *holy horchata music stops*

[@bellisimaa]

I'm Indian but those along a few ingredients make kheer O.o

[@gracearellano4465]

"rice and milk is such a bad combination, that's disgusting" me, a Filipino who pours the milk directly into the rice

[@loonywolf2012]

I am from Russia and I do the same thing lol my mom thinks I am a reptiloid because of it though

[@andreibucton2005]

Lugaw, right? Hello there, my fellow countryman.

[@iMikkeysat]

Ok but you don't must to eat that everyday.

[@gracearellano4465]

@@andreibucton2005 yeah and some champorado

[@gracearellano4465]

@@iMikkeysat just sometimes, when I was a kid that was my fave duo

[@nyapoleon8999]

"Rice and milk don't go well together" Me as a German: "I can't hear you. I'm too busy eating my Milchreis"

[@lordelliott42]

I think rice in Japan is typically different from rice in Western countries, so maybe it's not good with milk there?

[@rhythmicmusicswap4173]

as an italin iagre, elders here sometimes eat milk and rice togheter, it's agood mix

[@Manganization]

European Rice Porridge is literally a thing...and it's delicious.

[@whythatspreposterous]

Rice cream!

[@yohanlee6960]

He meant Japanese steamed rice lol. And Japanese rice differ with other countries' rice. They have different texture. Japanese rice dishes don't go well with milk. That's a fact!

[@irawhr]

The part about taking notes is interesting because as a student in high school myself (attending a western high school), teachers STRONGLY advise us to *never* copy down things word for word from their notes/whatever they're lecturing. They always tell us to make notes in our own words as we can apply we're learning the information, and having to summarize and rewrite the teacher's notes helps strengthen our understanding of the lesson as well. I've had teachers who've gotten annoyed if we write every single thing they put up on the board... It's emphasized that we should only take down information that's important to take note of, as writing everything down is a waste of time. It's also preparation for when students go to college/university, where you must be capable of taking good notes; in a fast and effective manner where you leave lectures with the information you need.

[@SuperNuketown2025]

I think the only graded notes I’ve ever had are guided notes (basically just fill in the blanks), and even then half of those notes aren’t even collected, let alone graded. But it’s not like I haven’t ever had to take notes, I was supposed to take notes for a geometry class, but the class was easy enough that the only notes I ever took were just formulas I wouldn’t be able to remember off the top of my head.

[@dDoodle788]

My teachers, from elementary to high school, also said the same things. No matter the grade or school I was always told "don't repeat things like a Parrot", you know because a parrot car repeat words that it heard but it can't understand the meaning; it was like a catch frase of sorts.

[@stevencoffin328]

I always wondered why so many horror Animes and Mangas take place in schools.

[@Roadent1241]

Because school is hell, even here over the pond XD

[@kevinkyu1]

"you have to submit a picture that you're hair has been curly since young" 😂 coz having curly hair is a sin hahahaha you have to be an authentic curly hair

[@leldekuzra]

LMAO

[@defeqel6537]

I guess it's just rare in Japan

[@magic2546]

Glad I don't leave in Japan then. My hear is naturally curly.

[@raynhylance3546]

My hair is naturally curly, and I'm blond... I think Japan would not be a good place for me to go to school. (Also my hair was always short as a kid, so curlyness was never a factor when I was younger.

[@romanr.301]

Thank goodness I didn't go to school in Japan; my hair was not particularly curly when I was younger, and became much curlier as I grew older.

[@TheDewDesigns]

Me a Hispanic that loves having “arroz con leche” which translate to Rice with Milk, i kinda laughed but I like that combo though

[@shiki333]

En en cuanto mire esa parte del video supe que alguien comentaría de eso, now in English, the moment i watched that parte of the video, i knew someone Will comment on that, also i don't like arroz con leche , mexican here.

[@emilychiu9719]

Lol same here being half Mexican with my mom making that for breakfast.

[@momwifesister]

Same!

[@MrAnonymousme10]

well in philippines have this called "champorado" is a rice porridge with cacao, and we add milk... looking at its history, mexicans brought it to us, but our version is slightly differ from.the original

[@shiki333]

Well, the common recipe it's just, as far as i know, milk, rice and cinnamon.

[@ruslan3679]

Life in Japan: 1) in anime and movies: heaven, love, freedom. 2) in real life: basically prison.

[@paulghencea9037]

Yeah like sometimes when they talk about things in Japan it makes me think "huh that's kind of like how my country was during comunism"

[@miared8300]

@@paulghencea9037 as someone from Eastern Europe: It wasn't even that bad here. like the make up and hair rules weren't a thing under communism. Heck even uniforms not everywhere simply because it was too expensive for schools to have them. schools were busy providing education, not policing fashion

[@baldkiwi444]

that's just reality 💀

[@paulghencea9037]

@@miared8300 I guess it depends on The country and City you lived in but my parents got to live The comunist era in The Capital of Romania. But still i have to agree because from What i hear about my country in The past Japan still seems to be more strict

[@LoafofSora]

Well of course because in real life school will always be prison

[@stevemartin4249]

37 years teaching in Japan ... Sakshingakuin (briefly), Waseda, Geidai, TUJ, Komazawa, former Junkyouju at Jissen, frequent judge at E.S.S. All Japan Speech Contests (3 at Todai), and former textbook editor and cultural advisor for MEXT. A simple explanation behind it all, the primary purpose of the juken senso (exam wars) is compliance to authoritarianism. A shame, because young people all over the world are born with so much creative potential.

[@musicvideoenhancer]

That was my thouhgts when I saw the video. Shaping "obedient like soldier" people. It has it's perks, but it really doesn't sound/look right. But to some extent, it's what every politician/government want, obedient people that don't go against their rules, so they can stay in the "top". That's why I'm studiyng and leaning about libertarianism, the life with the absence of state and no interference in the stuff people freely want to do (since it doesn't affect/prejudice other people).

[@DanielJoyce]

@@musicvideoenhancer The US and Japanese school systems are based on the Pre-WW1 German school system under Bismarck, and that was exactly their intent. Make good workers and good soldiers. Post WW2, when many former Japanese officials felt they could 'win' an economic war, the same meiji era views were kept.

[@37thraven]

@Steve Martin@@musicvideoenhancer Do you guys know how well Japan did during pandemic? I'm very liberal and independent. But I'm also a psychologist, studying cognitive bias, so when you make policies/laws for safety (e.g. seatbelts) you have to assume many people will either disobey, misunderstand, or do things they can't help (E.g highways in UK/USA/Canada have rumble strips to prevent speeding/accidents of distracted drivers). One of the big issues in USA/UK this year is people arguing with *any* rules, regardless of medical information. Disobedient for the sake of it. While I wouldn't want to deal with Japanese authoritarian rules on haircuts/ sitting ... I assume they did a good job of following pandemic rules and keeping numbers low?

[@musicvideoenhancer]

@@37thraven i understand your point of view, but I still think that, if a person want to do something stupid for himself, it's his right. Nobody belongs to other people. About common safety, premptively forcing people to do something against his will because something can happen, it's, again, imposing your fears/thoughts/oppinions to other people, which is wrong. IF a person do something, THEN we can bring it to justice/punishment/compensate for the malefiction/prejudice/loss they perpretaded to other indivduals. I think we MUST teach, inform, the dangerous of not following the requisites to avoid spreading the virus, but I'm against, for example, police or military forcing people to use masks and the likes. Of course, privaty property must be respected. If a shop owner stablish a rule for his shop, that only people with masks are allowed, it should be respected by the people who wants to go inside his shop.

[@jamesbernardi6783]

Interesting, you arrived in Japan the year I left. Wonder if we have/had any mutual friends. My English friend has been in Japan for 50 years. A few times his students from Tokunoshima and Amami-Oshima won the All Japan (Don't know if it was E.S.S., though).

[@Im_Arty]

One rule lasted a day in my school, it was banning my grade from getting a cup of water. The reason for this rule was because someone didn’t throw away an EMPTY water cup and didn’t confess to doing it

[@jinhunterslay1638]

Persona 5 was smart with the “rooftop” rule ....the game points they’re NOT supposed to be there

[@iicii77]

Indeed, i loved persona 5

[@ItsBecauseImBored]

Isn't that the case in many animes, that it is said that students are not supposed to go there? Mostly the character has a secret key or something

[@SwankGodTenma]

So "Slice of Life" anime is, in reality, "Slice of Fantasy" anime?

[@Toksyuryel]

I think it's based on what school was like for them, and they just have no idea that anything is different now.

[@DeuteriumtheSentientMattress]

Or rather, slice of idealised life.

[@MelonHere20]

@@DeuteriumtheSentientMattress yeah probably

[@DeuteriumtheSentientMattress]

@Jon Goat The most realistic high school show is probably Grange Hill.

[@hitomichan7]

Watching this video im like my life is a lie especially since ive been an anime fan since middle school

[@YetiUprising]

This was all ridiculous to an American. No we dont turn in our notebooks to be graded we take notes however we want, but when I was in school I would naturally copy paste what the teacher wrote to make sure I had absolutely everything correct. Lol

[@anonyman2141]

Even in university, I sorta try to take notes on as many words coming out of the teacher's mouth as I can, because I just can't process the relevance and write at the same time ^^'

[@PenultimaGamrAKAhank]

In middle school I had ONE teacher who did this, but it wasn't that common.

[@azengardestormweave4932]

Right! Heck the older I got the more I used my own short hand style to write things down. No one could hardly understand them but me, no teacher would have ever known what i wrote if I had to turn my notebook in.

[@HackersSun]

Hahah yeah Only in my college prep private high school did I turn in for 1 class because it was our homework to outline the chapters

[@emmu4095]

same honestly, though i started shortening words to stuff like "gov't" or "diff" and I cut out 'the's and 'a's

[@InuTaisho147]

Here in Brazil we make a thing called "Arroz doce", that means literally "sweet rice" (i dunno where this recipe comes from), it's rice with milk, sugar, canned milk and some other stuff, we just cook them all together and put in the fridge, we love it

[@YunisRajab]

I could get behind the no make up rule for girls if they were never expected to wear make up as adults everywhere

[@michaelasumberova4228]

I have never wore makeup as a young lady and even as an adult I don't wear it, nobody ever said I have to and nobody expects that... But I think that the thing in Japan is ridiculous

[@salf.7484]

I mean idk in my opinion telling women and people in general what to do with their bodies is really gross? Like why do they want that much control over highschool girls?? They should be able to wear makeup if they wanna

[@ryumusu4173]

@@salf.7484 I agree.. Telling people what to do with their body is kinda gross.. Though, not wearing make up in high school kinda sounds reasonable to me.. Hypothetically speaking, make up products can be pretty expensive and those who can afford have no issues but those who can't afford might feel embarrassed or jealous or might even be bullied. (Or I might just be overthinking but that's the only reason I see. The equality prospect, ya know)

[@jiminsapplebottomjeans3945]

grem especially the fact that they cannot wear makeup or change their hairstyles but highschool girls are still forced to wear those short skirts and shorts as uniforms, like wth.

[@salf.7484]

@@ryumusu4173 true but i feel like stopping kids from expressing themselves also sucks ngl, and it could lead to an unhealthy relationship with makeup and looks-- they could just enforce anti-bullying campaigns and make sure no kids are getting hurt Still you brought up a good point, not affording makeup could be alienating but hhh idk i feel like there are better ways to deal with the situation

[@soleilgiese6913]

Kid: *dies of heatstroke* Japanese school: Aww, let me press f on the world's smallest keyboard.

[@igorthelight]

Kid: dies of heatstroke Japanese school: Ha! That's what you get for being weak!

[@dana_0612]

Talking about haircut, my school isn't really strict on haircuts as long as the hair didn't reach ears for boys and girls had to tie their hair if it reaches their shoulders... And students absolutely cannot dye their hair... But if the boys were caught, teachers would cut their hair buzz cut... To the fact that buzz cut became a trend in my school that some boys are willing to send themselves to the teachers for buzz cut🤣 "free haircut" they said🤣

[@dana_0612]

@ぐ〈ツ ベーー ー ー ー ー tbh buzz cut is better than bowl cut🤣 once my teacher borrowed a bowl from school canteen and literally cut those poor boys' hair with the bowl as guideline🤣

[@dana_0612]

@@lylianx4209 no, I'm Malaysian

[@vitiated1733]

xD

[@princessnamiko4473]

I knew someone who went for Japanese exchange student program had to cut their hair short because they don't allow boys to have long hair which is wrong but I thought it was unfair that he had to cut his hair short because of that rule

[@jacekhozejowski2869]

F

[@adi9456]

damn I plan to go to japan for a student exchange program... and I'll have long hair by then, hopefully, they don't annihilate my precious hair ;-; I also seriously doubt they allow earrings on boys

[@princessnamiko4473]

@@adi9456 yeah you’ll most likely need to cut yo hair short and no earrings for boys only girls are allow to wear jewellery

[@corruptedteka]

Oh no. I'm a foreigner and my curly hair is NEVER tame, and it's fragile too. I was planning on doing an exchange too... I hope this isn't gonna slap me in the face... ( At least I already never wear makeup, so... yeah... )

[@MusicalStoriesGale]

This is something I never understood about people who idolize japan. It's not the perfect country, no country is. Japan is more focused on rules and not changing them to fit with the current times. It's very tradition based. Yes Japan has a lot of great things too, but I feel sorry for the people living there sometimes when I hear about these things. No AC during the summer and no heater during the winter? Are they trying to make every student become One Punch Man? (Though America isn't the best either, especially when it comes to schools and teachers.)

[@raulranali146]

Well, here in Brazil AC in school is rare and even if it has, the school and the teachers won't let you turn on because they say that it's for "save energy". When I was in high school I remember one day during the summer that was 42°C (107,6°F) everyone was sweating as a pig and the teacher doesn't want to turn on the AC because he said that we have to "save energy" that's no sense at all

[@soulsofgods9337]

That's understandable but it still is a better country then others like compared to the u.s health care system japan's health care system is way better and cheaper if you don't have insurance

[@hana_hayashi]

i’m canadian and none of my schools have had ac, even tho (contrary to popular belief) it gets really hot in the summer. also, japanese winters really aren’t that cold (at least the years i’ve been there) so not having heaters isn’t as horrible as it sounds

[@lorrr_enzo]

Well here in our country all public schools don't have ac except for the faculty and computer rooms and the rest of the rooms including classrooms rely on ceiling fans and the wind outside. Thankfully somehow the average temp all year round here is around 36-38°c and sometimes if it's summer it'd get 39-41°c. Also electricity has a scheduled shutdown bc we're on an island so yeah you'd get used to having 37°c in the afternoon while no electricity and relying on the wind outside. I also get the "save energy" bs.

[@musicvideoenhancer]

Idolize something could be a problem, but when we speak about countries, which are formed by many different places and millions of people, we can't hear something about that place and figure is the same for everyone, everywhere. What I mean is, yes, ALL countries have good and bad things. Which determine which one is "better", is the percentage of Good Things vs Bad Things. Of course here, in Japan, it's not everything perfect. But the number of "pros" are much bigger than the "cons", which covers big part of the many variables which a person would consider "good, great". For example: I don't like the amount of overtime they "ask" in Japan, doesn't matter your work. But in the other hand, they pay the overtime (there's lots of countries that doesn't pay for it), and for example, is one of the safest places on earth. So, depending of your expectations, Japan can be a chore, or a great place to live. The pros attend a bigger number of people than the cons that are too much for a fewer people. For me, despite of some cons, it's by far, the best of the 3 countries I had lived in. There's no such thing like "perfect country", but theres some countries much better than others.

[@ShaunDreclin]

Most nonsensical rules in schools all over the world just come down to training children to be obedient without question. It's all about creating an army of good worker drones

[@LomiKo]

good perspective - i finally understand why these rules exist

[@thefamilymealgaming]

bassically

[@StevenVillman]

@Shaun Dreclin I bet that school in North Korea and China is - *_HANDS DOWN!_* - *_*THE*_*_ _*_WORST_* in the world when it comes to authority figures in demanding complete obedience without question from children/students.

[@platypus2141]

Bruhh

[@vibevibevibemcommentedtoda5717]

Then it turns out they're weeding out the annoying, non-subtle rebellious ones in favor of very subtle rebellious children who grow up to sneaking their way up the ladder

[@ivanplaton9197]

Love the content and the way you edit your vids!

[@alberto9827]

I am from Costa Rica and it is insane how many of these points apply for my country as well. The uniform stuff, the hair stuff, the sitting stuff, the "take notes" stuff, the classroom environment and even the arrangement by height!!! I am questioning if rules are any different from here! I really hated the school years because of those stupid rules. I remember in the hot summer days, it was so hot that I often took off my shoes (I have no smelly feet btw) and the teacher just simply ordered to me to put on the shoes because it was part of the uniform... I mean dude, what? It is so stupid. Amazing video btw!

[@ayaboon2390]

In my sis's school, in Japan, you can go to rooftop so she says she often has lunch there with friends It's not common tho

[@mikespike2099]

Usually its only the real inner city schools that have rooftop courts/hang out areas- also these schools are catering more to those with high social economic background. It is not common.

[@janiselmeris5705]

So, they open the rooftop if the students are less depressed and less inclined to jump off it. :)

[@Adversoleso]

This is how my students days living under a brutal dictatorship sounded like. It's more about making you docile and submissive than about actually educating you.

[@qwertyqwerty-ek7dy]

Sadly japanese work environment does not seem any better. The way japanese kids are tought in their schools it is no wonder how easy they are to exploit by their employers. It is so sad to hear that so many workers are literaly working themselves to death. To teach your kids to "endure hardship" is exactly what they will learn to do. They will grow up thinking that they have no value and that they can be treated by their superiors any way they feel. You can't complain, you can only obey. For the rest of your life you will do what you have always done. You are enduring hardship...

[@mlu007]

Japanese society, as a whole, is very conformity-oriented. Children are taught at a very young age to stifle their individuality, to behave like the rest of the group and to never question the rules. Some Japanese genuinely get anxiety whenever they are confronted to anything unusual or unexpected. A popular Japanese idiom is: "the nail that sticks out gets hammered". There is a French-Japanese KZbinr who made a video where he said he was bullied because he was taller than the average boy in his school and the teacher had to bring him a larger desk to accommodate his size.

[@simonwilliamnoelmurray9179]

@Arigato Senpai Hell yeah they do ;)

[@iatsd]

It's about making your documents and submissive? So *exactly* like US elementary schools then?

[@iatsd]

@@mlu007 You've clearly never lived in Japan and worked in the school system there. Children are *very* free in elementary school. It's middle & high school when the hammers come out for conformity. Personally, having lived around the world and seen schools up close in many countries, I think Japan is actually the less forceful on social conformity compared to the US school system. The Japanese are just honest about it, while the Americans delude themselves IMO

[@colette8022]

Stupid Japanese School Rule: "hey are you underlining something or just drawing a line in general for classwork? USE A RULER!"

[@raptorjesus6120]

That's not stupid, that's just common sense. What else would you use to draw a straight line?

[@randomperson4198]

@@raptorjesus6120 well underlining a words. Is kind of stupid. Since it's your personal book. I meant it makes it look good. Other then that?

[@phantomhowlett9355]

@@randomperson4198 They probably have that to make sure there's less of a chance of integrating the line into your notes, especially with the Japanese writing style being the way it is. It just makes things easier in the long run.

[@randomperson4198]

@@phantomhowlett9355 i guess that make sense. But what about highlighter?

[@phantomhowlett9355]

@@randomperson4198 Not sure what the rules are on highlighters in general to be honest.

[@amaniwolf]

Japanese School rule, "The Red Haired Kid is always going to be a loud mouth, angry trouble maker." lol.

[@emilyfree4732]

Kirishima is a good boi

[@torstent8979]

We have some natural red haired people in our country and yes, 9 out of 10 are angry trouble makers. ^^

[@m.z1256]

@@emilyfree4732 and karma too

[@13uddha83]

Teachers in America don’t care about notes honestly. Plus my teachers always asked students if they need more time to write. I can’t believe Japan is crazy about what pen colors you use. I always had rainbow pens and can do whatever i want in my notes. 🤣

[@kansasdude]

i had a rainbow pen....i would even try to push all the pens out at the same time

[@btnhstillfire]

James- we all did lol.

[@JenAvalon]

Not true my teacher would grade us on our notes. Granted she was the only one that I have ever known to do that but can't say it doesn't happen.

[@CheerUp2]

Colors always help organized it for me. If it was one color it would look like an overwhelming black blob

[@ttchme9816]

Scientist : " Hey! Study shows that more than half of the Japanese is lactose intolerant! " That one stupid teacher : " Let's force them to drink milk everyday. "

[@user-ik8wd9vm7r]

it's more unlikely for a child to be lactose intolerance

[@tophat7735]

@@user-ik8wd9vm7r different countries have different rates of lactose intolerance. Many eastern Asian countries have higher rates.

[@SnorriSnibble]

maybe their milk is lactose free

[@srishtiaggarwal5057]

The note taking rule is same in india. here also especially from class 2-9 we also have to copy paste the notes the teacher is giving and no color pens allowed only black and blue or pencil. And we were given questions from them only till class 6 and we are given class performance 10marks on it

[@rimjhimdhusiya699]

I think alot of rules applied for Indian schools as well except the lunch and maybe the assembly rule For me we had to sit cross legged and yes standing according to height happens , and we bring our lunch from home

[@parthasarathisahoo5410]

Hmm, except, we don't need to clean our own classrooms. And AirCons, unless you're from a branded private school

[@zhirotic]

i had those grading the notebook thingy where we need to pass it every month and its either the lecture that were writing on the board but also on the books every chapter so if you ever miss one sentence its a deduction. And that's why my grades is always low.

[@shushwush]

you: "rice and milk is such a bad combination, thats disguating" my eastern european mum who cooks rice in milk: 👁👄👁

[@flan.insana]

@pluviophile yeah, because in Mexico there is a popular dish which is “arroz con leche” (rice with milk) and it’s delicious, it’s rice, milk and sugar, it’s pretty tasty

[@jeffsfolio]

Horchata 🤓

[@chaahatverma388]

@@flan.insana in india its known as kheer

[@comisuamae2605]

My Brazilian mum who makes rice with milk as a dessert:👁️👄👁️

[@comisuamae2605]

@@flan.insana in brazil too its called arroz doce (sweet rice)

[@Mister333]

"Children must learn to endure hardship" What they expect you to be in the future, a Samurai?

[@CzornyLisek]

A corpo worker for rest of the life. Working unpaid overtime and never progressing.

[@BlueRoseAFK]

@Egan314 then they should let the students shave their head bald

[@jordancven2540]

Yes

[@namielles3349]

"Rice and milk don't go well together" Me: "Hold my arroz con leche"

[@dami_damien]

Me: "Hold my MILCHREIS"

[@ttchme9816]

Have you heard of oreo rice?

[@nana_bindolo]

LMAOO yess, im dominican and arroz con leche is literally the only thing i crave most of the time.

[@Warchief-te9jj]

That’s sucks, im from Canada and my teachers would always ask if every was done taking notes before erasing the board. Of course even if I wasn’t my introverted ass wouldn’t say anything lol

[@kigut7443]

also from canada! when i got my hair dyed red in grade 7, my teacher loved it. it would be a hell of a culture shock for me if i studied in japan as a kid, wow

[@JoJoKayo]

Basically I think these things exist all over Asia. I'm from Nepal and all these rules are applied here too

[@randomperson4198]

No,wonder i feel like some of the rules are same. And kinda makes me wonder is there any other country that the school still doesn't have a locker system.

[@tatiana1310]

Good to know, actually. Thanks!

[@musicvideoenhancer]

@@randomperson4198 Brazilian schools, usually, don't have locker. You leave your backpack in your chair when you go outside the class room. And yes, because it's dangerous that someone still your shit, we usually, only carry the books, pencil, etc...

[@randomperson4198]

@@musicvideoenhancer well i use to put it on the chair but since they're inconvenient i put them on the floor next to the table. I want to put it under the table but then my legs is uncomfortable.

[@bavidlynx3409]

@@randomperson4198 india 🙋🏽‍♂️

[@TheRitschest]

"Rice and milk don't go well together" Rice pudding would like a word lul. As for taking notes, there are teachers who collect folders and stuff here in Germany you took but they mainly grade them on how complete and how tidy they are, they don't have to be perfect.

[@Manie230]

I think our school system isn’t comparable to the Japanese and American school system. And the fact that all schools could have different rules (and often have) also plays a role in that incomparability. The fact that school is state regulated means that school in NRW is different compared to school in Berlin for example. So overall I think our school system is not really comparable to that of America and Japan.

[@yohanlee6960]

He meant Japanese steamed rice lol. And Japanese rice differ with other countries' rice. They have different texture. Japanese rice dishes don't go well with milk. That's a fact!

[@brunovandooren3762]

This is bizarre. Noone in Belgium would ever look at your notes and grade them. I'm pretty sure that noone would be able to read mine. The point of note taking is to write down what YOU need, in YOUR format, so that afterwards you can make sense of the lessons.

[@solarsmile9990]

Shun: Shows something squishy and calls it „bread“. Me, a German: That‘s not bread. That‘s garbage. Shun: Milk and rice, what a disgusting combination! Me, a German: Chokes on my milk rice.

[@hollowed4306]

As a Russian can relate soo much

[@hollowed4306]

@@thesoupiestsoupster9019 yeah, like rice boiled in milk, like a porridge, with sugar. It's nice for breakfast. It's cool to add a pumpkin also, then while cooking and mixing that all pumpkin will mix evenly into the rice and that's a good taste.

[@hollowed4306]

@@thesoupiestsoupster9019 it's not a staple but an option for breakfast or second lunch. Rice porridge is frequent and normal in school canteens or any other canteens. Even in a cafe it's in breakfast menu, so

[@hollowed4306]

@@thesoupiestsoupster9019 guess someone never heard of sweet macaroni boiled in milk, huh. Personally I hate this taste, but some people love it

[@hollowed4306]

@@thesoupiestsoupster9019 oh shit, you're right, some Asians really cannot digest normal milk. I'm sorry. Thanks for your point!

[@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS]

"Drink milk" "Why? "It's good for you." "I'm lactose intolerant...like everyone in this room." Ah yes, nothing screams healthy like legal poison.

[@keira9107]

Yeah my school used to make me drink milk when I was little because I didn’t know I was lactose intolerant and sometimes I would literally throw up and they would still make me drink it and be there telling me it was good for me

[@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS]

@@keira9107 There is literally no point outside of legal sadism for that...

[@keira9107]

@@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS yep

[@leonchal]

@@keira9107 This happened in my elementary school to a few people, too. Sad. And being little kids, we didn’t know why people were often throwing up and crying about not wanting milk.

[@heratlas]

I love your videos! I learn so much - thank you!

[@SHUNchanjp]

love your videos too! Thank you for making content of the true side of Japan!

[@heratlas]

I find so much value in your videos and learning from you and your experiences. It’s been difficult to meet locals my age since I live in the countryside! I hope we can meet one day 😍

[@scoress6]

I'm suprised your videos aren't more famous!

[@Nisha_Chantel]

The Japanese Hair standard is about conformity than about a "natural" look. As a black woman in Japan, I would often hear passive-aggressive comments from my coworkers (other teachers). I wear my hair in its natural state which I guess shocked a lot of Japanese people because they don't realize that black people typically have natural afro-textured hair. I definitely faced more discrimination about my hair in America but the ignorance of other races in Japan really shocked me especially because they know about black celebrities and have seen afro hair in the media a lot.

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

We are the most imitated, and yet most unloved people in the world. Even among our own continental brothers and sisters who think themselves better than us because THEY allowed US to be stolen and sold into 400 years of slavery. Everybody discriminates against us because of our manner of speech and our music, yet everybody wants to use our colloquialisms and our soulful sounds as soon as we invent them. (Even this KZbinr used the African-American-originated term "glow down" in the opening of this video.) Everybody discriminates against our sisters' thick lips, proud noses and wide hips, yet every white and white-like woman wants to inject fat or silicone into all of their body parts to make themselves fuller. We are shunned for our dark skin, yet pale skinned people spend hundreds in tanning salons and on over-the-counter tanning creams to make themselves darker. (Save for the Asian diaspora such as Japan and India where white skin is worshipped to the point of skin bleaching.) And everyone has something negative to say about the look and texture of African hair, yet every time you turn around, especially in foreign countries, people can't wait to ask if they can feel our crowns and white women spend a fortune on different methods of giving their lifeless hair more "body" and "volume". We are literally everything they want to be...and so they hate us for what they are not. Don't let them discourage you sister. And don't let them pressure you in any way to diminish your glory and conform to their vision of "beauty". In point-of-fact, when they whisper behind your back because they're too cowardly to say it to your face, walk taller, hold your head higher, and tease out your crown even more. You're an African queen. And don't let ANY of them forget it.

[@Kainouaintdead]

@@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319 preach sis 💅💅

[@Ninjapants237]

@@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319 As a black woman, I agree with most of what you say. But don't bring others down to bring black women up. White women have "lifeless hair"? You're just as disgusting as people who insult afro-textured hair. Stop.

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

@Kathy Sharp You're on the outside looking in Kathy. I've been Black my whole life...almost 40 years. And I've been Black in three different countries, to include South Korea where I lived for two years. You're commenting on what you THINK. I'm talking about what we've LIVED. To be blunt, it doesn't matter what you believe. The things I'm talking about don't require your belief, permission or understanding to be things that we as a people suffer through. So please save us your "riddle me this" Batman condescension...it's not called for. My comments were statements of FACT that weren't made for your retorts.

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

@Kathy Sharp Are you really pulling the "I too have suffered loss" card? The playbook never changes does it? And I've long since tired of hearing it. This isn't about you or your people or your "pain". This is not your space. And I'm not here to teach you how much of a non-equivalence your parallel is. Your Google isn't broken...you just have to be willing to see the evidence and do the math. I would say keep it, but I know you won't. Just know that I'm done replying. I have real life to contend with. So do/say what you like. I care not.

[@jesikacha]

When i was in high school i had a teacher who would literally just stick a huge paper with the lecture written in it and impose for us to copy it. And that's it, everyday she would sit in the teachers table read some book or magazine while we copy our "lecture". I cant remember a single day she stood in front of the class to give proper lecture. She graded us based on the notes we copied and thats it. Absolutely hate it.

[@nekochadechu]

looks like it would have been easier to do school online instead then-

[@jesikacha]

@@nekochadechu and that's why our class relied heavily on youtube that time to survive out exams. Up to this day it pains me to call her a teacher

[@letamedshrew2383]

Is it too much to ask which high school was that?

[@crzymage]

had a web design teacher who'd just print things from w3schools and hand them out for us to learn html. This was basically 3/4 of semester until he eventually just told us to just go to the website to learn more for our final semester project. Was really a waste of time.

[@MrEqtube]

That is not what teaching is all about. Teacher is there to provide tidbits that are not found on the textbook. To explane things. To answer guestions.

[@nickishimaru1197]

My 10th grade English teacher made us submit our notes every week for "grading." She was literally the only one I ever had that did that. Elementary schools were required to serve us milk during lunch too. But growing up Japanese-American, having milk with rice doesn't seem weird to me I guess!

[@scarletxgrace1546]

“You need to submit a photo of your younger self” Me who’s hair turned from curly and blonde to straight up brown in 10 years 👁👄👁

[@fraguess]

that is a big mood from me too

[@themidnightsingerDonut]

Dike everything and photoshop the pictures before submition🤣

[@vanngatran1472]

Same. My hair used to be really silky and smooth, now it's just a frizzy mess

[@o0Avalon0o]

This is what happened to 4 out of 5 of my family members, each generation has the same result. The eldest still has very fine hair, so it will go blonde if exposed to a lot of US summer sunlight.

[@Stealthful_]

@@Kuumin yeah but Giorno's hair was black and straight. Also, I think she, the creator of the original comment, may be a girl.

[@buttercupbaby8298]

In India 'the note taking thing' is a thingy. Idk if they grade that thing but but I think they do in some schools. And yes I had and still have teachers who do that thing he just mentioned. They write on the board super Fricking fast and expects us to keep up with them. I was lucky enough to be a fast notetaker even though my handwriting is basically super bad. But I have seen kids struggling to take notes and asking for notebooks from others to copy from. Now teachers do this thing where they speak instead of writing on the black board. They read texts from their own printed (sometimes written) notebooks. I have a teacher who literally gives us notes that's like on the online site of our textbooks. Or maybe even from 'guide books'. They literally copy everything from other books and gives us that to study. We are not allowed to answer our own goddamn question. Tells us 'it will be wrong!' And 'don't answer it yourself' like honey, I'm here to learn and answer my own questions. If you answer every single question in the textbook how the fuck will I be able to write the answer in the exam that you want me to get good marks on?? Sigh. Sorry for ranting a lot. but if you made it till here, Hi!! please Take care of yourself!! And have a nice day!!

[@Jordan-inJapan]

I think a lot of these rules are less strictly enforced in rural areas or smaller cities. Where I live (and have taught in JHS for the last 17 years), students are encouraged to conform to school rules as far as hair, makeup, etc., but not actually forced. The idea is that the students' right to an education is more important than compliance with school rules. Some of my students have brownish hair. If they look mixed (like my daughter) no one would ever question it. If not, the homeroom teacher will talk with parents and the student and determine what to do. I guess we're just more relaxed in "inaka" areas. (countryside)

[@morganelecoz5221]

Don't know if this was supposed to be an ironic comment, but if not: it actually doesn't sound much more relaxed at all.

[@Jordan-inJapan]

@@morganelecoz5221 really? (Maybe it was that last line?) Anyway it’s like this: All Japanese public schools have rules regarding personal appearance. Specifically, don’t embellish it, and don’t do anything to make yourself stand out. HOW they choose to interpret/enforce this is up to individual schools and districts. In big cities, this tends to be a strict and no-nonsense approach. Areas like where I live, the rules are applied ‘lightly’. Like, “well, it’s BETTER if students all dress the same, a refrain from wearing makeup, dying hair etc. But the most important thing is that they all come to school.” If a boy really feels the need to wear a skirt. No one will send him home. If a girl has a bit lighter hair but otherwise looks Japanese, no need to make a big issue. The kids’ emotional well-being and right to an education comes first.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

@@morganelecoz5221 Same rules but lax enforcement thus it is more relaxed. Not sure what was hard to understand exactly.

[@hoangdang6142]

As a person growing up in Vietnam, I can relate to some rules, especially these ones: Hair: It's the same here in Vietnam. We can't dye our hair, we can't use hair wax. Some teachers (especially old teachers) even find two-blocks ugly and it's sometimes banned, although the majority of the others think it's normal. And also, some students with natural brownish hair can sometimes get into some trouble with teachers here. However, luckily, girls in Vietnam are allowed to wear make-ups. Line-up: We do have that same rule to line-up based on height, but it's not applied in school assembly, rather it's applied in PE classes. Although many young PE teachers don't even bother about that rule, some old-school teachers still force their students to do so. Grading system: In Vietnam, many teachers force us to write exactly, word by word, what they write on the board, especially primary and secondary teachers. We also get scores for how we take notes, and they affect our grades. It depends on the teachers' style though, some old teachers force us to write down exactly what they write on the board, and we have to hand over our notebooks after each lesson. Some don't do that, but they still judge us by how we take notes, but almost no one doesn't bother about that. These are some Vietnamese school rules that are the same to the ones in Japan. I was actually shocked by how similar they are, but also, I do know that Japanese schools are harsh and I think that they are harsher than the ones in Vietnam, because nowadays, many young teachers in Vietnam are more open-minded and they just accept the way that their students are

[@littlefishbigmountain]

In American school we learned about “Cornell notes” one year. They were made up by some genius at Cornell University or something, so they had to be good. I freaking HATED those notes because of how strict the darn rules were enforced (they micromanaged the living _crap_ out of us, pointing out every single formatting error, down to every last margin and subheader with no room for any changes whatsoever no matter what.), but I ended up basing my own system of note-taking roughly off of it a few years later when I stopped holding onto my irrational resentment of them from that experience. In high school and college tho, nobody mostly cared how we took notes. There were some high school teachers that would grade them on some occasions or do general notebook checks for a grade, but I mostly never had them. The idea of a college professor getting involved in the business of how one takes notes seems downright silly to me tho, and I really hope they don’t still do that even in Japan by that point. I mean, it’s college

[@thetrueherokhcc7520]

Dude. I hated Cornell notes. Its hella dumb. Cause they are like "DONT COPY EVERYTHING YOU SEE AND WRITE DOWN. WRITE ONLY THE IMPORTANT THINGS" then because the page isnt filled to the brim with notes, we get marked down. Then, with errors in formatting, we get marked down. Like excuse me- start the contradictions and forcing us to do notes a specific way. Especially for those who had a decent system before hand.

[@missinchoate]

I forgot about these notes!!! I did it for a science class one year in middle school

[@plantsntrance5513]

I had to do those tooooo, they waste so much space on the paper and take sooo long to complete cause you had to make a summary at the end of each note

[@thetrueherokhcc7520]

@@plantsntrance5513 I honestly had a summary that I used as a fill in the blanks thing, memorized. I'd just spice it up every once in awhile 😂. Work smarter, not harder

[@procrasTINAtionpanda]

@@thetrueherokhcc7520 I had the opposite problem lol. I would write way too much because everything seemed important to me. I would end up spending way too much time writing notes and not retain anything. Thankfully, I only experienced cornell notes for one class in highschool.

[@misssunny6489]

I worked in a Japanese middle school in 2015, there was a new rule that students are not allowed to hang out in the balcony - and there was one for EVERY classroom. Turns out a student from a school close by - jumped off one (thankfully he survived) - so it became a blanket rule for all the schools in that city. As for the rooftop - I was told on my first day that that no one including teachers are allowed there.

[@carlzeus_]

"rice and milk is disgusting" me, a Filipino who loves Champorado with a lot of milk: 👁️👄👁️

[@scarletjuju2233]

buckwheat with milk and sugar is also delicious 😋

[@GoldenArcadia]

Puertorican who eats arroz con leche ( rice and milk combined ) 👁️👄👁️

[@keijikatt.playlists4050]

ngl champorado doesn't sit well with me...

[@praline3667]

Golden Arcadia Isn’t like riz au lait ?

[@conradbaker]

milk with rice and choco is okay but not when paired when miso soup for LUNCH

[@eilamai7318]

I remember a video where mental health in Japan was being discussed. A Japanese man went to the psychiatrist and said he didn’t feel well and that he had depression. The doctor replied, “You should be happy more often.” 😂 It’s funny but...

[@n2oburner5]

I am shocked about the GRADES on note taking. I would have failed miserably lol. My teachers always encouraged note taking but it was always highly suggested and not mandatory to help retain info and pass exams, etc. and they didn't care how we took notes since (like you said) some things would be more important than others to remember.

[@n2oburner5]

Here in America, I feel lucky to grow up in public school that had no rules on clothing until I started going to middle school. Hairstyle is not a concern at all in American schools and subsequent generations always make fun of what older/prior students had because it is always funny to see

[@JacopoBerzeatti10]

@@n2oburner5 Here in some countries of south America, there are schools that do the same.

[@Katerina-kqkq]

It’s a thing in Russia, but since the 8-9th~ grade it becomes a thing only done if the teacher thing you’re slacking off. It also depends on the teacher and subject…

[@NCC1371]

My teachers in middle school and high school did this with note taking. They acted like we should all be able to write that fast. I couldn’t write that quickly and still be able to read my own writing.

[@vianrose5790]

“Rice and milk don't go together" Latinamerica and Spain: * expresión de enojo *

[@chachic1423]

Arroz con Leche.. Horchata.. The disrespect😭

[@îts_ARID]

Kheer ...

[@phurrmittens]

I mean salty, savory seasoned rice doesnt go well together with normal milk that has a natural sweetness to it

[@exxelsetijadi5348]

@@chachic1423 eating cooked rice and milk separately (such as eating grilled fish and rice with milk for a drink) is kinda disgusting / not tasty. it makes some weird uncomfortable feeling in your mouth that's kinda weird cooking and eating rice with milk as a recipe is pretty ok

[@chachic1423]

@@exxelsetijadi5348 I feel you lol that is nasty. Raw milk and rice wouldn't be enjoyable😂

[@manifestationsofasort]

As someone who can't regulate their body temperature, that no heating or ac rule is downright dangerous. People like me die because they're too hot or too cold. That's fucked up.

[@basketman2517]

I don’t think anybody can change their body temperature. I don’t think that’s an rare thing.

[@o0Avalon0o]

@@basketman2517 They're not saying that, they're explaining that most people can tolerate changes in hot & cold to some extent even if it's uncomfortable. Some people, like those who can't sweat, can die from these situations.

[@Nopi9]

@@basketman2517 have you ever had a science lesson? Why do you think we shiver? Sweat?

[@rando2284]

@@Nopi9 we shiver for the sweat to come out and sweat gives us water to hydrate the whole body in intense situations dumbass, everyone knows that jesus don't make him sound stupid

[@Bonkezz]

"You need to submit a photo of your younger self" Me who's hair turned from straight to curly recently and can't get a perm because my hair is super weak: 👁👄👁

[@JAS0N_M00RE]

My hair went from blond to dark brown

[@Bonkezz]

@砂田真琴 bro same! I always thought my hair was frizzy and was going to look like shit forever and it is what it is I gotta deal with it. Turns out nope I just needed a fateful visit to the beach and let it air dry and find out its wavy

[@raynhylance3546]

@@Bonkezz i had to have a friend tell me my hair was curly and I should do research on how to take good care of it. Now it is quite a lot tamer than it was before. Hooray for drying my hair with a t-shirt

[@rafaelconstanzovicens9094]

I would have a similar problem xd But it´s because my hair with the sun tends to turn a little bit red and looks dyed xD

[@PastelHime]

The people who made these Hair rules: "I'm bald, I can't do this Fashion Hairstyle, So I won't let other people do it" "Oh no! If she wears make ups she'll be prettier than me" I think the make up one is understandable but this comment is just for comedy purposes

[@wolflithay6380]

I like your profile pic russia 💗

[@PastelHime]

@@wolflithay6380 Thanks ^^

[@mosley3485]

I'm pretty sure that these rules are in place so that high school students focus on their studies and not their appearances..

[@PastelHime]

@@mosley3485 fair enough

[@aexlee7255]

@@mosley3485 hmm maybe but the dude in this video said it’s also because they’re afraid of students getting into “accidents” 🗿

[@leinra7338]

I'm really impressed with your English skills, Shun-chan. But I must point out that at 8:06 - girls use "panties" and guys wear "briefs" or "boxers briefs". But nevertheless, great video! And congrats on 100k subscribers!

[@夕子-p4q]

I was kinda shocked, i genuinely thought he wears panties.

[@SHUNchanjp]

wait doesn't he tho?🕺

[@dicekey7662]

maybe he did wear panties, you could never know

[@gomesbandrey]

To this day, I ask myself why he even subtitles his videos

[@bc454irocz89]

PANTSU

[@Japomania]

Shun-chan: "Rice and milk don't go well together" (9:30) Me, a Romanian: hold my orez cu lapte

[@juanfranciscotr]

I came to say the same. Here in southamerica we call it "arroz con leche", wich literally means "rice with milk".

[@masterashina9121]

I don't care where you're from

[@hosuserilas9553]

Here in Argentina we have our own version of it, "arroz con leche", though it's not similiar to "orez cu lapte"

[@aliciaalexander5368]

Me, an American- Hold my Bowl of Rice Crispies

[@dulutagaming5272]

Cel mai bun pregatar

[@127ymmfl11]

“Rice and milk don’t go together” Me: hold my Kheer

[@williamjamesmoriatory]

🤣🤣

[@commitingunforgivable3289]

Yeah

[@GauravKumar-qr8pt]

Nani 😂😂

[@parthasarathisahoo5410]

🥣

[@m.z1256]

rice with vegetable plus milk is disgusting but kheer is amazing

[@kathleenfaye679]

In the Philippines, notes being graded is still alive. Elementary teachers are fine because they'll wait for the students to finish. High school is not that fine, you can plead the teacher to wait for you or your other classmates to finish, depending on the teacher, some are a-holes.

[@CzarsSalad]

Bwisit yang mga notebook rules na yan. Noong high school pa ako (25 years ago) ayaw pirmahan ng teacher ko ang clearance kasi kulang kulang daw laman. Tang ina nun. Bwisit. Kung di pa sinuhulan ni ermat di pa nya pipirmahan

[@daphnebaje251]

Bruh some schools grade you on how you design your notebooks like wtf

[@freabisch]

Pila pila pa at habulan pa para mka clear nang clearance hahaha

[@chaoticeloquence1004]

I have ADHD, so my brain didn't work the same way everyone else's did. When I was growing up, ADHD wasn't really something that was often treated. People would just say "You need to just focus. Just do it." As if I had some perfect control over that. Math teachers hated me because I often didn't show all the steps of solving each equation. A lot of the time, I could just solve it in my head, and if I wrote down every step, I would actually make more mistakes than if I didn't write it down. I was even accused of cheating on tests, until I told the teacher to make up equations on the board and let me solve them. They did, and I got the answer worked out before they did. Teachers also hated me in general because I was the one who was bold enough to point out their mistakes as well. I wasn't some genius honor roll kid, not even close. But man did it feel good to correct teachers after the way they treated me. That was definitely a "guilty pleasure" of mine lol. Thanks for the video, I discovered you recently and I really enjoy your content. :)

[@jodiepalmer2404]

I don't have ADHD, but my brain did tend to work out the math equation in my head. But I wasn't taught as a kid and I didn't know how to read or write until I was in 3 grade. When my 3 grade teacher realized what was wrong. She helped me over come my learning difficulties and by the end of the year I went from being last to coming in third place. I got to pick a book for my efforts. I repeated 6 grade twice because the school knew I deliberately did poorly on my end of year exam the first time just so I can be in the same class as my friends. The second 6 grade year I did the exam I went from last (just so I can my friends class - 7/8) to the top 2 and the teacher said I was smart.

[@BuzzkillZone]

This was so me in school. I was always catching my teacher's mistakes and confirming that they were indeed mistakes and not variations. I also didn't see the point of taking three steps that functionally only changed two signs. Just flip the signs and move on already. But I always focused on relationships not procedure.

[@xPumaFangx]

I also have ADHD. I would mumble the wrong math problem than blurt out the answer. Pissed off my super man fan of a math teacher. Fuck him. Art is so much cooler than math anyways.

[@kittenmimi5326]

Mmm yeah seems like just a shitty teacher problem. Not really related to you or ADHD.

[@Alucardchild]

"They say it is a bad manner for women to go to work without any makeup on ..." - Sorry, but this alone is ridiculous. I think women should decide for themselves if they want to wear makeup or not. And to be honest, I prefer women without makeup 'cause it's natural and shows who they are. Or in other words: They don't need makeup, they look good (or even better) without it. (But maybe that's just my opinion.) And about copying what the teacher wrote on the blackboard: In my country (Germany) that's the same. Normally the teacher writes something on the blackboard and you're supposed to copy it. I honestly never heard that it's up to you how to take notes. (Except you're reading a book or watching some "learning videos", then, of course, you have to take you're own notes.) -- However, normally it's not graded.

[@viikable]

They are also forced to wear high heels.

[@Alucardchild]

@@viikable That's even more ridiculous or dumb. Wearing high heels all the time isn't good for your health.

[@mathis8210]

Im German too, but i was never forced to take notes in the lessons and certainly not to strictly copy the notes from the board. Most of my school life i didn't write anything down. And if i did, i wrote specifically what i found important. In university there are still a few professors who somewhat adhere to this standards, but they were rare, at least in the physics department where i was. Most of the profs just put their notes and presentations online for us, so we can focus on listening and asking questions.

[@Alucardchild]

@@mathis8210 University isn't school, you cannot compare that. ^^ And of course, in school they didn't necessarily checked if you took notes. But if you didn't you wouldn't have the materials to learn for the exams. And (at least back in my days) you couldn't just go to a copying machine in school to copy the notes of your classmates. And at home very few had one. So either you took the notes yourself when the teacher wrote them on the blackboard or copied the ones of a classmate by hand later. Otherwise you were screwed in terms of learning for the exams.

[@mathis8210]

@@Alucardchild "But if you didn't you wouldn't have the materials to learn for the exams" But that was not the problem that was originally adressed. What he said was, that "Japanese students are REQUIRED to copy EXACTLY what the teacher wrote". Not "they SHOULD take NOTES of what is on the board". In Germany it is no problem to write your notes as you see fit. You could also just not take notes, if you don't feel you need them. You can still learn with school books, or just wing it without learning ;)

[@sheldonpon9141]

I loved my trip to Osaka 💖 I fell in love there... I taught in public school in Hokkaido, but had contacts at a private Christian school (北西 in Yoichi town, there was a TV show and movie about it I think) and got to go hang out there, it was such a different experience to see no dress code, hair in every colour and style, piercings, and students came from all over the country. Definitely culture shock from my public junior high and elementary schools I taught at.

[@whythatspreposterous]

"...My mum always told me that I will grow up taller than them when the time comes...which never happened." BAHAHA! Nice one, mum!

[@billolsen4360]

I am 19 and still waiting for the last growth spurt that my parents promised.

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

@@billolsen4360 okay, but are you 4’11” like me? 😭😭😭

[@billolsen4360]

@@TheSlipperyNUwUdle No, 5' 10"

[@the2killer5]

Yo Sorry for it I'm 188cm height at 15 years old I'm the tallest in my school uwu

[@InvalidPhrase]

"That's just a weird combination. Rice and Milk don't go well together." Me: *Eating Rice Pudding* ' . '

[@yoopi7073]

Horchata and arroz con leche 😌

[@SolarizeYourLife]

@@Scronkc don't made with milk, rice blended in water...

[@gabby30m]

@@yoopi7073 this

[@jadebean]

yeah but not asian plain steamed rice with a glass of milk lol. i'm pretty sure steamed plain white rice and milk is weird to most people

[@leonardozaragoza8048]

@@SolarizeYourLife yeah I use half a can evaporated and condensed milk and the rest water

[@KhaosKontroller]

Lmao the hair rule thing is something my mom had in school. In the 70s/80s. In Romania. Sounds like they need to update their rules 😂

[@sacycalon4264]

Lol romania needs to update the whole country tho.

[@KhaosKontroller]

@@sacycalon4264 For sure. Glad I don't live there anymore.

[@mdlchannel8318]

Those rules were during communism. Technically some of those rules still exist but who gives a crap about them?

[@Mousey10101]

Same with my mother!! Grew up in Romania as well, in Sibiu

[@littlebrowny6983]

one of the points was quite funny to me. You said milk and rice dont go well together. I dont know how it is in other countries but i live in germany and there is a famous dish called "milk rice" where you cook rice in milk instead of water and ist really good!

[@davidhill2677]

Students in real life don't stand on the school's roof. Doctors in real life don't stand in the hospital hallways having dramas with each other (they simply don't have time for that).

[@luterradas]

"rice and milk don't go together, right? it's disgusting!" me, a south american, thinking about our classic dessert "arroz con leche" (rice with milk): "haha, yeah...right"

[@EMILIOXD989]

We eat that in Croatia too,with the optional cocoa on top.

[@ax_lz]

Damn I LOVE arroz con leche

[@shadebinder9969]

It's always interesting to read about different cultures foods. It makes me want to learn to cook so I can try all these interesting regional dishes

[@c_a_r_r_o_t_5753]

I’m from Germany and I sometimes eat ‘’Milchreis’’ (milk rice) it’s some rice cooked in milk and it’s kinda like a dessert.

[@luterradas]

@@shadebinder9969 right?? i didn't know arroz con leche was a thing outside from South America! What a happy surprise :D

[@ChuChild]

Yikes with the curly hair rule. I'd feel bad for any japanese black girls who like their natural hair lmao

[@amarillodragon2702]

@Cali God *GASP* OMG me too!

[@SpiffyBlueness]

@@yoketah but you have to "prove" that it's natural! Hair can change! And that's just messed up to require documentation of in the first place.

[@emiiii]

ikioi no rafa but you would have to submit paperwork for it... 😬

[@mai3627]

it depends on the school too, since there are schools where they're more lenient on hairstyles.

[@Caroline-jt6ez]

I had a Japanese friend who had some curly hair, I wonder if he did do the rule throughout school