As an American born native English speaker, seeing 山ちゃん speak English for a whole podcast like this is really impressive. Huge respect for anyone learning English as a Japanese native. Love to see it 🙌
@monicas24612 жыл бұрын
My answer to “where are you from?” really depends on the environment I’m in or how much I want to open up to the person asking. I was born in Brazil to second generation Japanese-Brazilians (all 4 of my grandparents were Japanese) and came to Japan when I was 13. I’ve never been back to Brazil after 25 years living here. I got the Japanese nationality when I was 30. If I’m abroad, I’ll probably say I’m from Japan because I don’t know Brazil nowadays. If I’m in Japan I might say I was born in Brazil, if I’m feeling like it. If I’m in Brazil I’ll say I’m from Paraná. So yeah, I have layers!
I totally agree with you. Nationality or where you are from really doesn't matter. Kevin, I must say, I find your unique background fascinating. Anyway, Kevin, Yama-chan, it would be lovely to hear your memories of your time in various countries sometime.
@user-wk1nb4pc3o2 жыл бұрын
友達2人が隣で急に英語で和気藹々と話始めた時の、かけちゃんの気持ちが分かる動画
@LAKing5692 жыл бұрын
こりゃ良い。 リスニングの練習になる。
@juliayan35452 жыл бұрын
When I saw this title I was surprised because I read the title 『ケビンは何人(なんにん)問題』😂
@Teri-kq5qw2 жыл бұрын
That’s exactly what I thought! I thought it’s the story about Kevin seen from different people in different places at the same time! 😂
@sakurasuzuki95752 жыл бұрын
It’s tricky right?!
@sakurasuzuki95752 жыл бұрын
I feel exactly like how you explained here. Despite being born and raised in Japan, I spent 12 years of my life outside of Japan as a child and as an adult. And like you said, I blend in really well so I quickly get accustomed to how things are around me. Back when I was in college in the US, I realized that I was becoming more American than I would’ve imagined, but after having spent 9 years back in Japan, raising children here, I feel that now I’ve adjusted to the way of life here. However, in my mind, I don’t always agree with certain things that are considered the norm and that I think quite differently from a lot of people around me. I'm more convinced that I'm an international person who happens to enjoy life in Japan at the moment.
@mametainseattle74902 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know Kevin actually holds Japanese citizenship because I started following this channel recently. I’ve seen many teenagers or young adults who were raised by a Japanese parent or parents in the U.S, and question their identity. They sometime feel they don’t fit either culture. I have been in the U.S. more than 20 years, but I was born and raised in Japan till high school, so my identity was already set as “Japanese” when I moved to the U.S. Living here long doesn’t affect my thought of identity, interestingly. I’d love to invite Kevin to our community as a guest speaker to talk about identity crisis and meaning of living in both cultures!! 🥰
I get that feeling. I also lived in both countries for an equal amount of time that it’s hard to choose one over another. My identity won’t be complete if I lack either of them. I just decided to accept as who I am and go with it!
I understand when you say, 'I don't know." I am in the opposite situation. From Japan, but lived in America longer than the time I spent in Japan. I think of myself as not quite Japanese, but not quite American. Legal citizenship doesn't (Can't) change that feeling... I am who I am, standing right in the middle, and that's okay with me.
Where are you from? Is quite annoying question that people in colour are often asked. My kids are born in Canada, never stayed in Japan over a month, but they are always asked "where are you guys from?" Everywhere we go, even though they are only 3-4 yo and it's obvious that they are from here. Nationality is just one factor that shapes someone out of thousands of other things and it always changes like as gender as Kevin said.
@user-rg7sq5dq4o2 жыл бұрын
I thought the second question was very mean and malicious. But two of them said it was a good question and politely explained their thoughts, which I thought was nice of them. I often have a hard time with questions like this one, so I am not so willing to watch a delivery in which they answer listener's e-mails. But I would like to keep listening to their conversations in English, and I would love to hear a free talk between the two of them alone sometime.
@user-ib9ph9vb7e2 жыл бұрын
冒頭の説明のアンカーってどういう意味ですか?
@user-pb3or5vr1e2 жыл бұрын
アプリの説明?だと思う
@user-nc5ze8mo9m2 жыл бұрын
この人達ちゃんと英語を話せたんだと、改めて思った
@junkoj49142 жыл бұрын
Eventually, Kevin is American because he cut off this podcast in American way! 🤣