Modern Japanese Table Manners

[@alyssasullivan5982]

Okay this is hilarious. When she says itadakimasu the English subtitles say Etha vacuum ass. I know it immature but omg.

[@C5ndle]

OMG ASOON AS I READ THAT I HEARD THE WPRK?!!!!?!?!!?

[@giuliab8484]

Lmaooo

[@e_mily_]

mine didn't say that 😔

[@strdvstsoda_png5382]

charlie brown the syrian hamster is it English auto generated or just English?

[@e_mily_]

KichaChildx i'm not sure 🤔

[@-bruh8484]

She basically hasn't changed in 7 years

[@robincorprew9007]

I think your life style has a lot to do with your aging. I think she lives a good life and it shows with her youthful appearance.

[@Ajia_No_Envy]

@@robincorprew9007 well I'd she doesn't smoke that's one it ages your skin

[@ilsehomburg]

I actually think she looks completely different

[@Blademaster145]

I think she looks better now

[@44EricRH44]

She speaks soooo differently now though, she's a bit robotic here.

[@AussieTVMusic]

In Australia eveyone eats in front of the TV and then drops their food off their stable table onto the shagpile carpet. Then Dad gets angry and yells at you. It's tradition.

[@darksev.6468]

You aussies are amazing.

[@clobobrizzy5798]

AussieTV in Ohio we sit in our lazy boy recliners and watch tv while we eat. The dinner table is for business purposes. Strictly no food.

[@ollieslovelyworld6330]

AussieTV in Connecticut we eat in are rooms on are filth covered blankets that instead of washing we just get a new blankets and wash them when there are no more clean blankets. We feed 60% of are food to are cats and dogs because when we eat we're on are phones and the rest of the food gets cold. The table is meant for parties, no eating

[@jasminmcginn5533]

AussieTV sooo true

[@nickp2140]

This is so true lmao

[@sayhity91]

is it me or has Jun not aged...Rachel still as beautiful as ever!

[@msshainii]

Itay Gofman this is 2012

[@sayhity91]

Haini macaumbos I meant from this video to now, they look the same.

[@TecrasTrash]

@@sayhity91I have to agree with you, just realised this is from 2012. Dang. Only noticed the video quality being slightly worse.

[@basedschizophrenic6203]

The Japanese and their aging techniques!

[@guacamolly_]

@Lyon 😂👌

[@vasil3ubr33]

Rachel 2012: I always give Jun my mushrooms Rachel 2020: Mushrooms are good and I eat them often! 👏LOVE👏THAT👏CHARACTER👏GROWTH👏

[@hasanmuhammad6651]

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[@AlphasVideos]

I 👏 HATE 👏 THIS 👏 COMMENT 👏

[@RachelandJun]

I'm going to answer the questions we get the most on this video right here! 1. I'm left-handed; can I eat left-handed? Yes. Traditionally left-handed Japanese people were made to use their right hand (like Jun--so he's actually somewhat ambidextrous now), but this generation doesn't care about it much and as a foreigner you're even less expected to follow it. Not all old people even care, anyway. 2. I'm vegetarian/vegan; what do I do? Jun and I filmed a video that we'll be uploading sometime in the next few months that show the ingredients in Japanese products. It was actually extremely difficult to find food that didn't have pork or fish bases in it. As a vegan I think this is going to give you trouble, even if you're cooking your own meals. It's definitely possible because foreigners do it all the time, but it's more difficult than you might expect. Fortunately Japan does have a lot of raw vegetables and soy products (generally really cheap) so that should make things easier. If you're pescatarian then you'll be perfectly fine. I've never homestayed before but I've heard some places turn you down if you have that sort of special diet requirement? It would be very difficult for a Japanese family to cook for you. But most people who go to Japan don't homestay, so if you're going on your own for a visit/work/school then you can make it work. 3. I'm really picky; what do I do? I am/was extremely picky before going to Japan, too. TRY the food in Japan first. In America I eat vegetables approximately like... once a month. I eat them several times a day in Japan. Food I've hated all my life in America I love in Japan. Everything tastes different, so at least try it. You might be surprised! Otherwise like I said earlier, most people aren't actually homestaying so you can make it on your own just fine. If you will be eating at someone else's house, just tell them before they plan the meal. If it's just one or two things you can't eat it'll be fine, but if you're like reading a whole list of food you can't eat, then like anywhere else in the world it's going to be a little rude. :/ 4. I have Celiac Disease. I know people with Celiac in Japan and they've done fine. If you just type in "Celiac Japan" in google there are a bunch of websites that can help you out with it. 5. Do Japanese people recognize alternative diets? (Like vegetariansim) No, not generally. It's not very common to be vegetarian in Japan. People might not understand it very well, or they might ask you somewhat ignorant questions like, "Well if it's just a little bit of meat is it okay?" Most people will try to understand and accept it once you've explained it well. 6. What about religious diets? Those should generally be respected, even if Japanese people don't understand them (since most Japanese people aren't religious). If it's just one or two things you can't eat (like pork) and you're going to someone's house for a meal, just tell them beforehand and that shouldn't be difficult for them to deal with. 7. What if I'm allergic? Being allergic is completely fine and no one would ever think you're rude for that. If you have one or two typical allergies (like shellfish) then people are usually happy to help you. Many restaurants I've been to list the allergens for their meals on the menus, too. If you're allergic to like everything then people won't think you're rude, but like anywhere else they might get stressed out or find it difficult trying to make something you can eat. If you were to visit someone's house in that case, maybe suggest a meal ahead of time or help them cook/bring ingredients you can eat. -Rachel

[@TheMechanicalGirl999]

I'm not sure how common in Japan it is to seee nuts in food (the dishes I have had here in the states don't seem to use it), but I have the worst double wammy shellfish/nut combo allergy that would kill anyone with a love for most Asian food especially in places like Thailand (which I am not a huge fan of due to the spice content). So, I was wondering how common is it for them to use peanuts and/or other nuts in things and to ask for them not to, as I have mainly seen it done only with Thai and Chinese cooking? Also, the allergy menu is VERY nice! I once went to an asian buffet and they did not even have cards for what each buffet item was and their spring rolls (like some spring rolls are shrimp free and others have shrimp in them) had shrimp in them and I bit and I swallowed and I almost went to hospital. So, just one thing to look out for here in the states! They were all oh, we will consider labeling them in the future.

[@MajorHavoc214]

***** It is something like グルテン不耐症, Guruten futaishō. But there is probably a better translation since I know more Korean than Japanese.

[@MajorHavoc214]

Another translation I found might be better. 私は不寛容グルテン午前には、小麦、大麦やライ麦で作られていない何かを持っていますか？ Watashi wa fu kan'yō guruten gozen ni wa, komugi, ōmugi ya raimugi de tsukura rete inai nanika o motte imasu ka? This actually names rye wheat and barley as products you do not want.

[@MajorHavoc214]

Thanks.

[@MajorHavoc214]

***** That is true in many countries, the key is not to be heard slurping throughout the building you are in. :D

[@reginamb]

I remember the first time I ate Natto. The Japanese host who suggested it gave it to me and I should have realized something was up from the sly grin he had when I naively accepted.

[@andee6245]

What's Natto?

[@LadyDaDa1998]

Mari Juana fermented soybeans. They’re very slimy and very stinky. Some people hate them some people like them.

[@welovemusic8542]

Asshole..

[@kaitd3816]

Natto is super amazing. It's my go to pregnancy craving

[@c0mpu73rguy]

regina Come on, it have the same taste as cheese and the consistency of an egg white. I only ate natto once because it’s not a common food where I’m from, but I liked it a lot.

[@JellyFishDots]

I remember first watching this years ago in middle school because I wanted to go to Japan so bad, now seven years later I am finally having the opportunity to go to Japan this summer. Dreams really do come true :')

[@yelenaasakura4135]

happy for you

[@krisostomoyabarrera2255]

So uhhh. Hows japan?

[@justadumb8864]

How was it?

[@ADILKHAN-jq3oo]

Very lucky . i wish i live in japan . i dont know why i love japanese woman .

[@ioetry]

Bet you didn’t go 😔

[@Fillyann11]

I learned traditional Western etiquette (thanks grandma and grandpa) and when I went to Japan, I was served first and they were very concerned as to why I didn't start eating because my host mother hadn't sat down to eat yet. They thought it was a very silly rule but appreciated the fact that I was trying to be polite

[@WhatAboutTheBee]

You did well. Even if your manners were strange, they were manners.

[@kitten1122]

Same here in Cambodia. They expect you to dig in right away when served. When I go out to eat with Khmer friends my partner and I are almost always served first because we're white, and it makes me very uncomfortable to be almost finished with my meal by the time my friends are served. But it makes them just as uncomfortable to have us wait while hungry with food in front of us that would go cold before we can all eat at the same time. Very strange to me but I understand.

[@Onesadboi420]

I remember as a kid being taught all the western politeness rules like no elbows on the table, never bring a bowl or plate to your mouth, wait till everyone has their food, the excessive cutlery set up (you need chopsticks and a spoon and thats it), etc. Not a big fan and I definitely prefer Japanese table manners (although I always need something to drink because im one thirsty beech)

[@shifting7803]

chopstick in your right hand... oh boy... *left handed panic*

[@brianna5871]

vaxsi taxi I’m also a lefty

[@kakyoinked]

I can do both hands

[@sammichhh]

vaxsi taxi bro I feel the same way too lMao

[@eeveetv.]

Same! I thought I was the only one who noticed. I can only use chopsticks with my left hand😔 but I wouldn't want to be rude in japan

[@amskazetoame]

vaxsi taxi also lefty.... oh dear.

[@zoeugov9576]

2012: Soon 2013: meh 2014: nah 2015: no 2016: no no 2017: not yet 2018: wait for it.. 2019: Now is the time

[@oana4940]

*my notifications in a nutshell*

[@bryanmartinez6600]

Finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary!

[@sun_sign]

I got recommended this in 2012 and 2015???

[@saturnsghost]

2020 for me

[@Iris-kt7ey]

Actually, I got it in 2020 soooo HAHA NOOB

[@kanoeyuuko6464]

*NO JAPANESE IS GOING TO EXPECT YOU TO EAT NATO* i feel like *Rachel* had a quite experience with nato warawara

[@jeepmanxj]

I don't mind natto. I've had it a few times and although pungent as fuck it still tastes alright

[@FiSH-iSH]

Kanoe, it’s spelled “natto.” NATO is not a food.

[@kloudside]

@@FiSH-iSH you sound like you're really fun at parties

[@cardboardboxman6345]

LimeSleeezyyy - Music why? because they corrected someone’s mistake?

[@kloudside]

@@cardboardboxman6345 Why correct something so minute and meaningless that the user will probably never see? Its very representative of the kind of people to go "uh, actually, blank is like blank." Its the type of people to ruin the mood to get off on some sort of intellectual superiority they perceive for themselves

[@markly5460]

When you want to go to Japan but you are allergic to rice.

[@leaillex]

Shit man, what do you eat then

[@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim]

Don't let that stop you!

[@hiiragii]

h o w

[@katiesnudden829]

@@hiiragii youd be suprised what you can be allergic to. One copy of a gene and your screwed for life

[@xavier3575]

@@katiesnudden829 I'm allergies to life....so you right then-

[@Dyiing]

"Your chopsticks should go in your right hand" Me, a left handed person: *chuckles* I'm in danger

[@yuno4444]

😂😏

[@RachelandJun]

★Subtitles!★ *English* *French* thanks to: Sébastien Duparc *Norwegian* thanks to: Alex Ok *Greek* thanks to: Λιλιαν Τσιουτσια *Portuguese (Portugal)* thanks to: Sergiu Chirilenco, henrique scur *Dutch* thanks to: jObesity *Spanish (Latin America)* thanks to: Leire Irizarry & MrsPastitoVerde & Talegoncita *German* thanks to: YamatoClass *Italian* thanks to: Federico Saldi *Thai* thanks to: AY - jin *Vietnamese* thanks to: Quynh Nguyen *Polish* thanks to: Paulina Bajko *Chinese (China)* *Czech* *Arabic*

[@Peidmonte89]

+Rachel & Jun would they get mad if I wanted to pray before I ate my meal?

[@frozennightmare8372]

What if your left handed and have to use chopsticks?!.....It's hard to hold chopsticks when I use them righthanded

[@1946FreddieMercury]

+Rachel & Jun I was incredibly surprised to see Norwegian subtitles, even though 98% of the Norwegians watching this is in no need to have subtitles, it's a nice "gesture" if you could say it like that. Thanks you for great videos, they're incredibly helpfull.

[@danielal.9383]

What's about speaking at the table?

[@Talegoncita]

May I change a word in the spanish subtitles? It's a rude word that you definitely don't say at all.

[@sammichhh]

chopsticks: *exists* left handers (me): wait wha-

[@yelenaasakura4135]

left handedness is viewed as impurity in western countries

[@FiSH-iSH]

@Yelena Asakura _Eastern_ countries. In ‘Murica, nobody really cares.

[@saragarofano9727]

Mirror it horizontally love

[@juliajung4329]

@@FiSH-iSH I live in a Western contry, and a lot of mom's friends and gradmas were hit if they wrote with their left hand and all of them had to learn with the right hand. Now it really isn't a thing anymore (I always wrote with my left and nobody said anything), but like five decades ago it was a demon thing.

[@randomperson2124]

No one in Japan really cares anymore, unless you go to like the fanciest and most picky restaurant is the whole of Japan, in a very rare circumstance, they’ll tell you that it’s kinda “rude” to eat your food with your left hand

[@brycetomecek5065]

I love this. I tell people this is how to be polite. I always applaud how many I overlooked and missed but still was treated politely in Japan. I love the Japanese and their table manners. They are so forgiving towards foreigners it is absolutely astounding. I always ate what the host family made and loved it because I tried it. Always be explorative.

[@FiddlebirdBlue]

My brother said the same thing - even when he was accidentally rude, even disgusting, he was treated very politely. He and his wife went, and at one point he asked the server in a fairly nice restaurant if he could please have some butter. Apparently, many Asian people think butter is kind of (or very) gross, since it's basically a semisolid fat squeezed from an animal. I get it. The server just said, "I apologize, sir, but we do not have this." Whereas I can easily imagine an American server asked a similar question being like, "Ugh, no, sorry."

[@alexcarter8807]

I use chopsticks with my left hand! I even asked one of the guys at my local temple I go to now, and he says these days it's not a big deal. I told him what I tell everyone, that I was sitting across the table when my mom was teaching my older brother how to use them, and so I learned mirror-image, but the real truth is, I'm left handed.

[@EreshChen]

I like how when Rachel is talking about not liking a certain food she is showing us natto being prepared.

[@naritruwireve1381]

It's so gooey...O-o

[@thatrandomguy6753]

Juicy Pear but so delicious

[@eratonysiad2582]

"Someone who always complains about things." They'll hear "オランダ人です。" and they know enough. All (most) Dutch people are master complainers. We have way too many words for the weather, because we'll complain about that if we've got nothing else to complain about.

[@Falco2302]

Same with people from England we complain about everything and a lot of people will order the same thing every time they go to a certain restaurant so they dont have something they dont like

[@DylanBegazo]

Is complaining when it's not justified a form of entitlement though? Because I used to be this way but after seeing how much my parents went through to pay for my meals or when i saw videos of food related issues outside of my country I became very convicted and now I don't complain about anything. I'll eat anything that isn't bugs or people. I'll wear anything that I have within my own power to wear or purchase as decent and appropriate of course and I don't complain about the weather at all either. I live in a temperate region of the west and I get 4 seasons, I am not sure about England or Germany but I just don't complain about anything anymore and from my experience the people around me consider this to be very noble, gentlemen like and admiring. Is this not a beneficial outcome that apparently is taught from the get go in Japan according to this video about the culture?

[@8Lorelei8]

Well.. the weather is like a social thing to talk about, we complain when it rains but we also appreciate nice sunny weather. Complaining in the Netherlands isn't really a rude thing, it's part of life, it's social and not even really negative. It's more about accepting things you know are crap, like rain for two weeks, and other people doing the same, creating a solidarity. But it is rude to complain about things other people do for you, like making you food or washing your clothes etc. So complaining is not rude but being ungrateful is.

[@10.9c8y]

TheLastSipofTea I guess I'm just a very strange person then.. Two weeks of rain would be awesome for me XD... I actually prefer the rain to the sun, making me hate it when people complain about the rain, or saying that it's such a beautiful day when it's 28 degrees Celsius and making me sweat so that my clothes stick to my skin. When people complain about the rain I just internally scream "It's just water!! It's not like you're gonna get hurt!! You're not getting heat stroke!! Without rain there would be hardly any fresh water!!" and in general just get annoyed.. and if someone tells me how bad the weather is or tells me I have to put on a water proof coat because the weather's so bad I tell them how little I care if my clothes get wet XD sorry for the lecture on why rain isn't so complaint-worthy

[@insertnamehere4959]

Well, now I have an excuse to learn Dutch

[@alexiskwan2013]

Hehe I changed this comments so you won’t know what I said here Edit : it's been 4 years and even I forgot what I said

[@delicatemoon9120]

Alexis Kwan tots me

[@harryeling9808]

Alexis Kwan MEEEE

[@nevaehshelton8077]

Meh

[@yassoap]

Ya yee

[@cota77YT]

here's

[@MikesUltimatum]

You have the most practical, useful videos of any channel on KZbin. :)

[@chewynum]

This is why I'm worried to try being with a host family, I have a lot of intolerance and allergies too food. I don't want to embarrass them or make them go out of their way to prepare safe meals, I'm even hesitant here in Australia to go out because of them. Food allergies suck :(

[@majormana1]

Yes food allergies do suck. Especially if nit in top 8 but is better to be safe then sorry.

[@loafed3064]

Minibyte! It's not all like that, families don't mind as much if you're foreign and heck I go to Japan all you have to do is remember the main points

[@Princess_Fluffer]

I get it I’m lactose so I can’t eat most things but if I was you I would gently be honest and tell them

[@Stupid-possum]

Minibyte! Omg same like all my friends are just like "can you have this?" And usually its chocolate or something so i just respond with a yes or no and usually its ends up being like "i feel sorry for you"

[@btsarmy_kiah3446]

I completely understand, i am from australia and i am highly allergic to nuts and egg so i really want to live in other places and visit japan but i am that worried about something happening or being considered rude. And it is definitely even worrying about going out to eat at a place in australia where i can understand what is being said. 😩

[@poseiidon725]

"And don't worry. No Japanese person is going to expect you to eat natto." And I'm very grateful for that...

[@victoriakaercher2755]

THIS WAS 7 YEARS AGO WHY IS THIS IN MY RECOMMENDED

[@FiSH-iSH]

It’s almost been eight years. Sober up KZbin!

[@LoriSF124]

Why did you watch it then?

[@senseiasianriceninja9503]

After the meal, I'll just be like.. "Arigato..."

[@eikosimino5579]

Wazaimas

[@user-mc8sl4vm1x]

*arigathanks*

[@grayscalefeline]

Sensei Asian ハゲマント Rice Ninja then i'll be "nihongo wakarimasen."

[@dominiquebini5762]

Goat cheese oh sama (deshta) It's more polite with deshita, but they will get the idea. It is more literally (it was a feast!)

[@eikosimino5579]

@@analdestroyer8000 I'm not really japaneese but thanks for correcting me

[@lentilsAre]

but I'm left handed

[@lentilsAre]

nm

[@lorenebonsu7266]

lol dude I feels your pain,lol in my culture and the Japanese culture using your left hand to eat is frowned upon ..especially in my culture ..also using your left hand to hand people stuff is especially frowned upon in my culture and will cause someone to pop off on u..huhh..I guess it's because that hand is seen as the filthy one ..

[@lentilsAre]

lorene bonsu which one?

[@lorenebonsu7266]

Which hand or which culture lol?

[@lorenebonsu7266]

O ,I think u meant the hand...yah in my culture the left hand is seen as the filthy hand that I'd why you cannot eat with it or hand stuff to people with it etc..

[@AvoDoesStuff_]

Rachel:Burping in Japan is considered extremely rude. In the background: *loud burping noises.*

[@ShivamSan]

I didn't know Hayley Williams from Paramore knew so much about the japanese culture.

[@cooldude6844]

Heehee

[@lukang72]

Nice vid, helpful! Good editing too.

[@RachelandJun]

lukang72 Thank you! :D

[@JadenYukifan28]

+Rachel & Jun I should really learn how to speak Japanese...heehee.Nice tips, Rachel!!

[@jessiesir839]

am i the only one who laughed when Jun put his face in his bowl?

[@j0j0748]

Wow her eye color makes her eyes look huge, it's like she has large pupils! So pretty!

[@mehdizj]

What about asking a spoon? Is it rude to ask one if you don't know how to use chopsticks

[@Ribboncake469]

I think when going to japan you should kinda learn how to use chopsticks

[@alexcarter8807]

@@Ribboncake469 They are not hard to learn, and if you're really hopeless with them, they sell these springy things for kids to use, to use chopsticks like tongs. Not ideal but .... it's something.

[@xilanda]

I'm left handed. My all world just collapsed when I learnt that EVERYONE is supposed to eat with their right hands!

[@A_Lion_In_The_Sun]

But what about soup?

[@emerald9194]

L v They typically eat the solid things in the soup with their chopsticks and then drink the broth as if from a cup.

[@fiferjanis4985]

Lol! When I was staying with my pen-pal's family, her husband asked why Matt didn't come to Japan too. I told him "he's a complainer" and her husband thought this was a hysterical answer. But seriously - every time we travel, he has to complain about EVERYTHING, so I just decided I'd go by myself. ;-) (BEST MOVE EVER! I had a great time without him!)

[@D1ceDealer]

id die in japan. im allergic to fish.

[@roxascloud101]

You could always have like... Ramen

[@D1ceDealer]

roxascloud101 true. just a lot of food in east asia has fish in it lmao.

[@johnisaacpaulino69]

roxascloud101 Ramen broth usually contains Dashi (bonito fish stock)

[@roxascloud101]

John Isaac Paulino you don't have to add seasoning packet of it's instant ramen, you can make your own ramen with your own broth, and you can order ramen with pork or beef stock while you're out. So you have options :) also while you're out you can ask if the food you're ordering has fish or fish stock.

[@D1ceDealer]

John Isaac Paulino obviously i dont know about ramen over there in japan but i live in canada and here we dont have fish products in the little flavor packet things.

[@OktaviaVon]

if i ever go to Japan I'll just eat burger king just to be safe.

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

nonon jakuzure. The burgers aren't like the ones in America

[@ang_131]

Japan does have American fast food joints like McDonald's, KFC, and Krispy Kreme where you can find familiar oily, deep fried foods.

[@Huni-do2oe]

There's not a lot of those there...

[@Huni-do2oe]

Anime-Manga 7/24 I love てんぷら

[@saeyoungchoi2206]

*S T O P* you're eating that burger wrong

[@babybleau1964]

Who else saw this is 2019 and thought. "When did she have her hair like that??"

[@eliteotaku]

im swedish so if i go to a host family i bring surströmming as a gift, if they laugh at me for not being able to eat natto, i'll just serv them surströmming :P i'll have the last laugh :P

[@old_faithful7888]

bleurgh *choking sounds in the distance*

[@kathleenb624]

Fighting back with food torture, I see 🤣

[@Disapointedmellencol]

dude,dude THANK YOU for introducing me to a new Awesome food,omg DUDE!

[@darklyclad]

I'm so sorry Rachel, your husband is majorly attractive TT_TT

[@natz3284]

Sara Alcaraz maybe its just me but i find that a lot of Jun's appeal is his skill with cooking. (Not that he isnt handsome >.

[@ThePowerofCutleries]

+satan >unironically referring to men as "males" I've seen a "gentleman" first-hand. This is my first direct encounter with a "gentlewoman."

[@Al-xi8vu]

Rachel is also pretty attractive. Though I just wish she wore red lipstick less often 😅

[@KaptenN]

Is food ever served with forks and knives in Japan? If so, does the American or European method of using them apply? Europeans eat with both the knife and fork in their hands and cut pieces off as they go and also use the knife to "shovel" loose foods onto the fork. I've heard that Americans consider this way of eating barbaric. Americans use the knife and fork to cut their meal into smaller pieces and then put the knife down and eat only with the fork. Europeans consider this childish (a parent would cut their child's meal into smaller pieces for them).

[@rebeccam.8867]

Haha I'm an American, and I would have to say that I eat like the Europeans apparently. But I don't really think that Americans cut the whole thing into pieces before they eat it like for example you're not going to cut your steak into bite-size pieces before eating in America. That is considered childish here too. These facts are a little off.

[@CandleAshes]

I live in NYC and eating the European way would be considered very good table manners. Not many people do it though and you're not expected to know how to unless you're in a very nice restaurant. Pre-cutting your entire meal is acceptable, but is childish, no one really does this. We are pretty free on what you do with your fork though. You can put your knife down and switch hands if needed.

[@KaptenN]

Allright. It was based on something I had heard.

[@pendragon3507]

Actually in America it is bad table manners to cut all your food (like meat) into pieces before eating. It's just one piece at a time, though you are expected to put the knife down before eating the piece you cut off then pick it up again to cut another piece. If you're at home with family or good friends (who are like family) It doesn't really matter.

[@pierreb97]

KaptenN I don't know where you live, but eating properly (meaning using your cutlery (fork and knives) the right way) "French way" is really difficult. I mean most french people don't know the "right" way to handle a fork. You must alternate between various way of handling it depending on what you want to do with. And that's just the fork... ^_^ Sometimes you can use you knive as a "shovel" and sometimes not : depends on what's inside you dish... Well, you get it, way too complicated. So everyone uses it as a "shovel" I think it's good to remember this : you're not supoosed to hold you knive as a sword, and your fork as a club (like children). And you're not supposed to hold it too close of the blade/spike, rather, hold it the furthest you're capable of. ... And try not to look like a clown while using it. ;-) (I choose french table manners because I'm french, and my parents were a little uptight about eating properly when I was a kid. ^^)

[@lilyjade3450]

Thank you for all the videos about Japan, I plan on permanently moving to Japan in the near future, all your videos are very helpful.

[@Robotose]

isnt it just kind of basic hygiene not to put your purse/bag onto an eating table?

[@ertz141]

No it's not?

[@Robotose]

how not? that shit has been on the floor and everywhere else... its like putting your dirty shoes on a table

[@joegt123]

Because no woman I know throws her purse on the floor. It's an item more like glasses or a phone. Not shoes. There's exceptions for really large bags, but small ones are never on the floor, never dirty. Unless you drop it by accident, obviously.

[@naritruwireve1381]

Yeah cause all women drag their purses across the floor and get it in dirt. It's exactly like shoes

[@kali0589]

In hispanic culture it's the opposite in that a purse is never put on the floor. It's seen as bad luck and the floors really actually can be dirty enough that you wouldn't want to put something that touches your hands and body anywhere near the ground, so putting a purse on a table or counter top would be more common.

[@MtnNerd]

If you were staying with a host family, would it be rude to ask to cook for them once in a while?

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

PraiseDivineMercy I would say it's ruder to cook with things you haven't bought, and not washing the cookware. Like "Hey, I'm using your money to cook food. WASH MY DISHES, so rude...!"

[@LadyVineXIII]

Dolphinboi You seem to miss the point. Mercy wants to cook FOR them not just use their things.

[@priyaj5283]

I think that would be so sweet and can't think why any culture would be offended by that request

[@mllim7426]

Reading the description... The first line... LEFT HANDED JUSTICE ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!

[@eheroneos56]

Thanks Rachel! I'm planning on a trip to Japan in 2024 and need the information!

[@veggiemite777]

Man, I would relish the chance to visit Japan and eat all the food!! I have a very adventurous palate and would eat any/everything that was set before me. :D

[@rebekkah9420]

Jun looks soooo young! Rachel didnt age one day :D

[@alyshaharper8730]

She's actually immortal. Shhhhh, it's a secret.

[@katywathen]

T-This is stressful man.. ;~;

[@Crabtree1844]

Katy Wathen i cannot stand most their food- seafood, dogs, cats, etc

[@-monty-8416]

+MYOB Crabtree Um, Japanese people don't eat dogs or cats... Racist much?

[@sel4205]

MYOB Crabtree wow dogs ,cats...... 😒 you believe everything on the internet ,don't you

[@herbertgamwell5364]

Don't worry! In Japan it's not popular to judge people, especially foreigners, if they do something in their own way! So if you do something wrong, as it was said in the video, it is never an issue, because everyone do mistakes!

[@emmaj91180]

M Crabtree lol you tried to make a subtle joke and think you're so clever. Really you just look stupid and racist. Nice job.

[@-zuzuspetals-3153]

Hello! I am a student in America and I really want to be able to visit Japan later in my life, maybe for collage or when I’m an adult i could live there but ever since I was a young child I’ve LOVED Japanese culture. It’s very fascinating how different it is from the culture I’ve grown up with. I am currently learning Japanese in school and my Japanese teacher invited me and a few other students she has for tea to practice our Japanese in a real life situation (My school is an alternative school where it’s mostly private tutoring so it’s not as weird for students to go to the teachers house). Because she is my teacher and also a very old fashion Japanese lady this video really helped me because I was not sure how table manners are different.

[@alilbitoflilli3127]

I don’t even know how to use chopsticks but I still watch these type of videos

[@Rabbishlover]

I was called weird for eating meals without having anything to drink here in America. Guess I'm not so weird after all! :D

[@Phoenix-uy7nm]

I'm vegan and it's the one thing I'm really nervous about when I take my trip! I suppose I can just live in the produce section at any grocery store, but eating out sounds like it will be hard.. 😱

[@SashasBread]

I feel you (I'm vegetarian)

[@AfnanMAbdullahi]

You should watch sharla in Japan, she talks about restaurants that serve vegan food.

[@SashasBread]

Afnan M Abdullahi I love Sharla! Haven't watched that video yet, so I'll do that soon ;D

[@AfnanMAbdullahi]

The places she goes to eat are really integrated into her videos. But as a vegan she has shown me some restaurants with delicious food.

[@inavt2575]

bye the japan guide fr0m lovely planet, it covers everything including saying "im vegan" i have this book and its great :) it have over 900 pages and is very useful! www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Japan-Travel-Guide/dp/1743216742/ref=dp_ob_image_bk

[@cantorasophiacelestia7641]

it's refreshing to see old videos of rachel and jun! their channel (and themselves) have grown so much

[@zico739]

>Invite someone for dinner. >dislike that they have actual food preferences. > Japanese people Too many rules, I'll stick with the tourist areas.

[@alisegaming4914]

I am left-handed and generally use and eating utensil with my left hand. Is it offensive if I use my chop sticks with my left hand and hold my bowl with the right?

[@tanenzaburou2925]

No it’s not. Many Japanese are also left-handed and uses their chopsticks in left hand and uses their right hand to lift the bowls.

[@cries843]

You'll be fine if you are not making fun of the culture and all of that jazz then you'll be fine

[@ryu6789]

What happens if I hold my chopsticks with my left hand >_> I'm left handed

[@nelliee6736]

nothing :)

[@lida6445]

there's lefthanded people in japan too

[@heidyzetina8763]

This was my question exactly

[@emerald9194]

I don't think anything really happens other than someone might ask why you're using the wrong hand, in which case you say that your left hand works better.

[@faitharooo]

This is so interesting! Like sometimes I tell my friends to start eating since their food came out, and I don't want it to get cold, but they often decline. And how so many people complain about their food so the restaurants have to cater to everyone's needs. Just so different but I feel like some of these would be nice so adopt in North America

[@joannab7299]

I am such a picky eater ;-;

[@theirateranter]

+Nikki B The Orcinus orca Same here

[@nono9291]

me too

[@Zeckmon3]

Nikki The Fox Im such a picky eater too! But try other things it’ll make your life better :)

[@Crabtree1844]

Nikki The Fox Ah, yes it is the Chinese who eat cats and dogs. The Japanese do eat some slimy and creepy stuff that would turn my stomach and traumatise me to death. This not a racist comment, it is about preference and choice.

[@Zeckmon3]

😂😂 Cmon man Chinese people maybe stupid drivers but they are great business people.

[@hanafruit98]

oh gosh, I feel like when I go to Japan I'll screw up so much. I am also a very picky eater and I have certain eating habits PLUS I really don't like sea food so I'd be the most complain-iest person

[@Crabtree1844]

xmugiwarax tell me about it. I'd rather live on my own and not offend them.

[@kiracatherine7966]

I am vegetarian. Is vegetarianism common enough in Japan where it won't be seen as rude if I deny something on that basis? I figure I can pass most things off as seafood allergies if necessary, but I'd appreciate some guidance.

[@rymeetranslations5171]

Kira Catherine Manners is a rubric on how to act, it is not some law. Today in our modern soceity it is more fluid (becuase it has experienced much change and is better at accepting it).

[@ofunnemordi]

Kira Catherine There's a website called happy cow with a list of vegetarian restaurants in Japan. Just in case you need it

[@heariam7557]

Funny, I had Japanese student for 10 months...he had trouble remembering his napkin goes into his lap! He's in us army boot camp right now, as dual citizen! His momma's arriving soon for his graduation so it's good to know some of these things I wasn't aware of, as they'll be with us several days! Thank you! Slurping noodles are HARD TO DO as American...noisy!

[@ivyblackeyes1932]

I'm wondering about eating soup because I know they sip out of bole when finished but what are other maners to know with it

[@vinicastro9292]

exactly, I know in China they drink the rest making noise, but chinese are messy. In japan I don't know either, I really wanted to know

[@ivyblackeyes1932]

it doesnt say in books about it other then drinking the last of it

[@mochida-chan4133]

Ivy Blackeyes Well from my experience in japan, finishing the broth is done mannerly; your head is straight, not tilting forward, not tilting backwards. It resembles your not a pig. It is *sipped*, a crucial part of manners as well when eating in public. *Don't drink* it. That's pretty much all the soup-eating manners displayed in japan. Hope it helped!

[@ivyblackeyes1932]

arigato

[@mochida-chan4133]

Ivy Blackeyes Molto Bueno XD

[@Gumi_wuewuewue]

What if Im left handed and use the chopsticks on my left hand, would there be any problem?

[@why-hf6gc]

Read the DESCRIPTION

[@emerald9194]

I don't think so. It's not a huge deal which hand you use.

[@NymphetaminexXxGrrrl]

I am curious. I absolutely love sushi, and japanese foods of all kind. After years of practice, i am still terrible with chopsticks. i basically make a huge mess and embarass myself with every attempt. Is it terribly rude to eat sushi with your hands? or to use a fork? any suggestions/reply, would be greatly appreciated.

[@NymphetaminexXxGrrrl]

dekaron12 It sure doesnt look difficult...neither does writing on paper with pencil. but i do not have regular functioning hands as most probaly do. I have swollen, stiff, arthritic hands. happened to hit me at far to young of an age, but i work with what i got. I cannot write more than one or two sentences without extreme cramping and pain in my hands. I used to be a kickboxer but i can no longer make a fist. So you may find it funny that i cannot use chopsticks to eat my favorite food. but it is painful, and i cannot hold them right. It can be embarrasing, but i am now fairly comftorable with eating sushi as a "finger-food" Atleast i can type better than writing. i use my two pointer fingers and peck at the keyboard. I cannot type with all my fingers the way people are usually taught.

[@ShakurasStalker]

Eating sushi with your hands is the original, traditional, standard way. It's just not as common now because chopsticks are so much easier and the culture's shifted a bit towards them.

[@jennychoi7735]

I laughed out loud when Jun bent over his bowl 'like a dog' and slurped! 😄

[@kiranayudistia6313]

You've a lot of subtitles....wow O.O I subscribed.

[@Teencat]

HI! I'm very ignorant about this: but if being seen as a "complainer" is a bad image in Japan, how does activism work, exactly? I know activists are disliked in western culture like Canada, but I feel like there is less hate for them there than compared to America. So I am interested to see how the "complainer" image affects "activist" persona. Do they have other ways of looking at an activist? Like someone who is ambitious, progressive, forward-thinking, caring, etc. Or are activists disliked in Japan as well? And if so, how does Japan move forward socially and culturally? Thank you for your time! ^_^

[@EmaAtwell]

+Teencat interesting question, i was kind of thinking about that too.

[@rpomusic]

nobody likes activists here. They are typically Slacktivist, democratic socialists, anarcho socialist, freaking annoying scumbags.

[@frankenviews4069]

I think by "complainer" she means complaining about ordinary everyday stuff not politics, religion, racism, etc

[@zzzwy777]

yip you got it !

[@alexcarter8807]

@@rpomusic Have you ever considered that you might be the annoying scumbag?

[@po794]

I know you're not vegetarian or vegan but I was wondering if you know any vegetarians or vegans since I've found very little information on being vegan in Japan and I wonder how difficult it is, especially since I read that almost everything in restaurants contains dashi. I mean maybe you don't know enough about it to make a video but do you know any vegans/vegetarians in Japan? Foreigners or Japanese?

[@RachelandJun]

Po Search for Regan in Japan! He's made videos about it before. :)

[@Julia-my6yw]

My dad was vegan while he was on a music tour in Tokyo and he told me that it was really hard to find food at restaurants that he could eat. If you plan on going to Japan then I suggest that you at least eat fish, because fish is in many meals in Japan.

[@Crabtree1844]

Julia Martinez including octopus, ...they eat pretty much anything though

[@VCheesey]

Julia Martinez I understand the sentiment in your comment, but that's an extremely impolite thing to recommend to a vegetarian. Just a heads up for future reference

[@joelsantos662]

If recommending fish to a vegan is considered extremely impolite, would telling them to starve be more proper?

[@mythicalbeastwaywardson]

oh !!!!!!!!!!!! the incredible nostalgia of being one of the first vids I've ever seen of you two T_T love you guys

[@MayhemAtItsWorst]

What about the whole "slurping is a compliment" thing? Does that apply? We went over it in foods class last year and it said you should slurp even though its rude in America...

[@Sailor-Rose]

this doesnt really have to do with food, but i have a question thats been bothering me for a while. i know that bathing there is typically done at night. but what if you prefer to shower in the morning? if you are staying with a host family and ask will they mind terribly? also is the sharing of bath water really something that happens there? I heard that often times families will share bath water and the guys go first, then girls, and then children all with the same water. Is that true? because i dont think i could handle that

[@zxtldz]

Good thought.

[@RachelandJun]

Many Japanese people shower in the morning and take a bath at night so that's not a problem. The bath water isn't used for bathing. You shower first, and then enter the tub for relaxation. Think of it like a hot tub, except you shower before getting into the hot tub. Guests go first, followed by children (either women first or by age [youngest first]), and then parents last.

[@pachamaridamofasat7803]

so you must not put soap into the bath water or should use it to clean your skin because you use the shower to clean yourself

[@azugirl111]

It's a very important rule therefore that everyone showers and cleans the self outside of the tub before getting in it

[@BlackLegion12621]

Man, I probably wouldn't survive in Japan now. I'm so picky when it comes to eating.

[@aarushthakur98]

Peter Hanson No one cares boi 😁

[@anna-ti6fy]

Same i don't think I'd survive i hate fish and pork but I do love ramen so ?

[@alexivonspeed]

Aarush Thakur The way you used ‘boi’ made me want to end myself.

[@yakkityyak9336]

When I went to Japan, I took a crash course in manners, how to enter a home, how to greet people, how to drink tea, what to do with chopsticks, plus a lot of other stuff. It was very interesting and helped me integrate myself into village life.

[@bonusben3486]

i dont really see many variations on how to hold chop sticks, but if i used a technique that differs from the normal one, is it rude to use that (even though it works really well)?

[@bryanmartinez6600]

Me: time to try to fit 12 chicken nuggets in my mouth

[@benedettaturini]

I am watching this in 2019

[@mj33mu]

Same

[@alexcarter8807]

@@mj33mu Here.

[@FiSH-iSH]

Good for you.

[@美波_5]

omg, I remember Sushiro~!!!!!! My family used to eat at Kurazushi since it was the closest to our house but I remember eating at a Sushiro more than a few times~ Ahhh~ I miss Japan so much!

[@robincorprew9007]

So what about the left hand people in Japan?

[@taracrawford927]

Robin Corprew thank god I have found a “lefty” 😃

[@robincorprew9007]

@@anxyousVT I was thinking about the people who visit not so much the natives. I'm positive Jun other native lefty's have adapted over time.

[@Gamejean]

Robin Corprew I’m pretty sure people who grew up in Japan have to get used to using chopsticks with their right hand no matter which hand is their dominant hand. Not 100% sure but pretty sure.

[@Ibbygirl19]

Ugh, the thing with the purse! I hate that so much too and I'm not even Japanese. It's just logical. Women put their bags on the floors of movie theatres, bathrooms and God knows where else and then come to your house and put it right on the table where you eat. Disgusting! I always take my shoes off at the door too for the same reason. You are tracking the dirt from outside into their house. I think I should have been born Japanese. ^_^

[@CandleAshes]

I agree, but... you put your bag on the bathroom and movie theater floor? sorry... that's gross

[@Ibbygirl19]

CandleAshes LOL I don't put it on the floor no, that is gross like you say. I was thinking about people that I know personally who do and then come to my house and put their bag on my dining room table or on my kitchen counter and it grosses me out so much. I always pick their bag up and say, "Here let me hang this up for you." and put it on a hook on the wall.

[@CandleAshes]

Eek, that would freak me out so much >_< I even cringe if they show someone on TV jump in bed with their shoes on

[@Ibbygirl19]

It does. I feel myself breaking out into hives every time I see it. Oh yeah and I am with you on the shoes on the bed or sofa thing. Gross! Gross! Gross!

[@katherinedobinson5308]

Thank you for clarifying purse! I thought she meant wallet!

[@chocolatedumdum2]

I have acid reflux so I cough a lot while eating. Is there appropriate manners to deal with coughing?

[@RachelandJun]

+chocolatedumdum2 Actually, they sell cabbage pills which I take every meal for basically the same thing, otherwise I'll have mucus plugging up my throat for half an hour. I highly recommend trying it. images-fe.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51QTavz03aL._SX342_.jpg

[@chocolatedumdum2]

interesting, thank you!

[@emmettfatcheric9798]

This was super helpful! Thankyou so much!!!!

[@amyleigh3277]

Wait! I am left-handed and definitely can't eat with chopsticks in my right hand.

[@ozon3e]

If I lose an argument, do I have to commit seppuku?

[@jphone6606]

No plz don't

[@Alusnovalotus]

Slightly Sour Soap yes. Yes you do.

[@kimirodragonwolf6667]

What about being diabetic? Is there any kind of sugar free candy in case you want something sweet to eat?

[@xtaylorxboyx]

Kimiro DragonWolf 666 fruit? Lol but what candy is sugar free?

[@AtomicBoo]

XTAYLORXBOYX 아미 you know candy sweetened with like Splenda? they are not that uncommon in the western world

[@Astran0th]

I've actually been a terribly picky eater for most part of my life, but honestly, visiting Japan kind of changed my mind in this regard. Maybe I'm just getting older as well. :'D But a lot of food I straight up declined in the past turned out to taste actually pretty okay or even actually really good - especially if it's prepared well. And well, almost any food is prepared really well in Japan, I liked nearly everything I ate there. Amazing cuisine there.

[@VFella]

What about vegetarians? I know a bit about Japanese food, but what are the chances for a veggy to not starve to death?

[@SilverTheHedgehogZ12]

They stuff their stomachs with tofu, soy, rice, etc. :3

[@ethernal_willow]

Anyone watch this in 2020??😂

[@buscentral900]

Omg hahaha you’re watching videos in 2020?! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@SCHPECT]

Bis Lmfao Who watches videos in 2020??? Unheard of!!1!1!1! 😤😤😤

[@randomperson2124]

Meh

[@trippshiver3534]

7 years is a long time and she dosen't even look different

[@katek9864]

At 1:33 the rice is so perfectly sticky he literally turns the bowl sideways and not a grain spilled 🤤 🍚

[@madyb555]

I watched this while eating pizza in the USA 😂

[@belli9281]

if im a vegeterian does that count as picky?

[@vy4788]

I don't think so. :)

[@alexia8469]

Actually it would make you kinda/very picky since almost every food is meat based but there are some vegetarians dishes

[@youdontneedme]

I've been watching your videos a lot! First of all thanks for doing this! :) I just went to Japan last December and had a blast! now that I've watched some of your videos I realized I made some mistakes in some restaurants ( in a couple of occasions I was having dinner with local people) For example: We arrived in a typical yakitori place in Shibuya where they gave you an entree consisting in a little bowl with what it seems regular beef and some veggies (I think) You're supposed to mix them and eat them together, one of my friends started eating happily and he said it was delicious. I copied his motion and I found out that the meat was really liver... one of the few meals that I find really disgusting (can't stand the flavor). I was terrible embarrassed when I feel the urge to puke so I just ran to the closest bathroom and washed my mouth. They didn't seem really offended and took my apologies pretty well. I must say that when I came back, my friend even asked me if he could finish my dish, lol. In the same occasion, when we were leaving (it was one of this places where you have to take your shoes off) and I was putting back my shoes, I placed one of them on the bench; my friend just told me not to do that since the floor is dirty and that was disrespectful, even the bench is considered part of the table. (at least in this case) Again, we went to another place and we were eating takoyaki and okonomiyaki. Since I'm mexican... let's say I suck at using chopsticks. My friend did his best to teach me how to use them properly but he failed... he also offered to cut my meal and did the same comment, that I should eat or put my portions in my mouth with just one bite. Little did I know that I was having horrible table manners...

[@dkf315]

Natto, depending on the fermenting technique and the soy sauce, can taste really good. I've bought 2 different brands of natto at a Japanese market some time ago. Tried and loved the first brand but the second brand didn't taste a good as the first.

[@shevaugngreenlee]

Hmm what if you're left handed??

[@ConstantCompanion]

I'm left-handed. We have Japanese friends, and I practice using Chopsticks right-handed. It is not easy, but the rule is so important in manners when it comes to almost every other culture, it's worth at least attempting.

[@shevaugngreenlee]

@@ConstantCompanion interesting! I may have to try it- tho I can already see myself making a mess that way haha

[@CenerothXaris]

From personal experience of a friend it wasn't big of a deal when he went to study 3 years abroad. He told his host family that his right hand is majorly unwilling to cooperate and they told him it was fine and suggested simply mentioning it when in a formal setting. So he'd usually with new people try eating with his right hand until it was a bit obvious he can't manage and then just apologize, say he's left handed and switch.

[@ConstantCompanion]

@@CenerothXaris It takes practice, and a little more focus, but so far I've managed. A fork would be easier. I might say something about it. See what happens. Chopsticks are easy..with my left hand.

[@loptseldr]

@@ConstantCompanion i am fully left handed and know how to use chopsticks. i tried many times with my right but they jsut wont function so i cant do it with right. i hae japnese friends who said they dont mind if i use my left because once its known its amore udnerstnadable especially if you have at least tried ot use with your right to be polite nad such

[@wafflebutter2178]

1:31 but I'm LEFT HANDED.. 😓🖐

[@kittyk9184]

Me too

[@minotuii2104]

I'm left handed...I cant chopstick with my right hand xd

[@tirone7520]

its not a problem, you can eat with your left hand.

[@marylizzy3181]

I have a one week trip to Japan with my family planned for summer of 2021.. this is very helpful ^-^

[@cylprk6930]

What if somehow we are already in someone's place and the food are already served, then what is the best way to ask "Does this contain pork? because I can't eat pork (religious reason)"

[@essennagerry]

I've never been to Japan, but I really think they'll understand if it's for religious reasons.

[@piscesperson1495]

chxnyl park Why didn't you say anything before they spent all that effort making the meal for you? you should have mentioned it earlier

[@xtaylorxboyx]

pisces person she said IF

[@cylprk6930]

pisces person i guess because they made the food before i came to their place? or because they made the food without even telling me beforehand? Stuffs like that happened if youre visiting someones house right?

[@cylprk6930]

My religion forbid us to eat pork and yea basically one of the reason is pigs are unclean and contains a lot of unhealthy stuff

[@Toastmaster_5000]

Though I have no intention to go to Japan and would probably fit in just fine without really having to think about the way I behave, I find some of these videos a bit discouraging if I wanted to go. I get the impression Japanese people are very "boring" and strict. While I like the idea that people there are very altruistic, polite, and thoughtful, I feel like the culture generally doesn't approve of people who do things on their own whim.

[@sophiayamagughi]

Oh they do! Unlike in america, there really isn't many lolitas and in japan, its normal.

[@cutiepiedaina]

That's absolutely how it is though lol

[@ikeknights]

Rachel, what if you're vegetarian? It looks like they have a lot of fish.

[@tadamikobayashi3660]

then learn to eat tofu its big in our meals

[@ikeknights]

Tadami Kobayashi Thanks. I love tofu.

[@fruitgamer3798]

2019!!t Thank you so much!! This will come in handy my family is from Canada,China,America,and Japan so I’m celebrating my birthday soon and I will meet my Japanese cousin so this can really help.