100 THINGS I MISS FROM AMERICA (that Japan doesn't have)

[@starwarsfangleek1997]

i lived in nyc for a couple years but now i’m back in tokyo...when you talked about frozen yogurt and being able to wear whatever you want I FELT THAT

[@ohdaUtube]

If you guys are talking about pink berry and red mango, those are Korean companies. Take a cheap peach air to Korea and go wild. Lol I believe Korea is also more casual when it comes to clothing. And the women there don't consider a face without makeup to be indecent like in Japan

[@MattBurton1987]

When are you going on the trash taste podcast haha. Would love to see you connect with these guys

[@reinascully]

Haha I’d love to but there’s no way I’m going to the city during the uptick in covid cases 🆘😭

[@Jstanley738]

Reina Scully just want to second wanting this to happen. Thought the videos you did with Joey were all pretty great, you’d be an awesome guest! Hope it eventually happens 👌

[@raz3488]

John Stanley true. Reina and Joeys chemistry is really nice to watch, I guess coz they’re both so similar!

[@pangajackterhor]

Yes please!

[@xXParrallaxXx]

Reina Scully is zooming into the podcast an option !?!? Not gonna lie tho the chemistry live would be better

[@rahjahknows]

Find you someone that loves you as much as Reina loves food

[@kingj282]

I'm sayin, food is the theme here

[@chenjamin1]

The reason Champagne is expensive in Japan is because Japan follows international trade rules where the name Champagne can only be on wine that is made in the Champagne region in France. The USA just DGAF and label any sparkling wine Champagne and sell if for $10.

[@reinascully]

Actually, it’s called “sparkling wine” here, too! But it’s still relatively expensive and tastes crappy!

[@Mwoods2272]

I don't feel Champagne, Wine and Alcohol is expensive in Japan. If you compare Dom or Moet, it's about the same price as the US. Japan doesn't charge high tariffs on Cigarettes and Alcohol so it's relatively inexpensive.

[@iancrooks9446]

@@reinascully A little bit of the bubbly

[@johnbts9216]

Prosecco is cheap as heck in the US.

[@CristyJ27]

Girl, you’ve just made me appreciate all those things even more now😆 Thank you!😘 Big hug from New York City!💖

[@williamhice842]

I've been living in South Korea going on two years now. The biggest thing about America I miss is salty foods. When Korea does an American style food, it always ends up sweet. We have mozzarella cheese sticks, but they put sweet potato in them. One time I even had a pizza that had a sweet cream sauce. I recently went to a KFC and got a biscuit....even the biscuit was sweet. It was more like a scone. The foods are usually still good, but I miss the salt lol

[@reinascully]

It’s similar here in Japan, too!

[@apexalexr]

That is so common in Asia idk why

[@nanamiharuka3269]

I would go nuts if everything just turned out sweet 😭 whata let down. Guess you gotta make a lot of the stuff yourself if you can find the groceries for it!

[@iancrooks9446]

@@reinascully do miss Your friend Sean Evans ?

[@KNDMofficial]

Reina: 100 things I miss about the U.S. Reina: Food. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[@Chewiejds]

No pizza, not tacos, no BACON!?!?!?!? How does anybody exist there!? It's so fun listening to you talk about things you love. You're such a good speaker!

[@reinascully]

NO BACON, it’s messed up 😩 and thank youuuu!

[@Marie45610]

In theory, you could just buy pork belly and just smoke and cure it yourself to make bacon. But the lack of backyard and distance between neighbors might make that hard.

[@Chewiejds]

Marie Honestly though, if I ever found myself living in Japan, I would be up to the challenge, because damn, I need bacon to live, ya know?

[@sanji4ever]

There's pizza, but it's just not the same T^T Also, they like putting corn on their pizza, which I don't mind, but i just want a plain old pepperoni (which they call bologna pizza, but I haven't seen it anywhere).

[@Mwoods2272]

@@sanji4ever There's also tacos, Guzman and Gomez make good tacos and burritos and there's Chronic Tacos, Wahoo's Tacos for people from Los Angeles that know the brand and always Taco Bell.

[@pshadow115]

If you set up a PO Box, I’m pretty sure a lot of people will send you an American snack care package

[@KimberlyByrdV]

By the time it gets there it’s usually stale and not as good though. We lived in Korea for 2 years, and we never had not stale taco shells...

[@Falco4077]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@michaelfieser]

I think this crossed everyone's mind.

[@Marie45610]

Care package full of boxed Mac&Cheese and hot cheetos

[@wifeywubs]

It doesn't really take THAT long to get here normally if you're using priority mail with USPS. When I ship/recieve things here in Japan it arrives within a month or so. Longest we've waited for something was a computer, but that was 3 months tops. (This is all during COVID too, we've been here since December.)

[@sharlainjapan]

Green tea ginger ale whaaaat! Never seen that before!

[@reinascully]

Honestly, it is SO good! Mainly because it isn’t obnoxiously sweet 😅 Hope you get to try it someday when corona’s done screwing up all our lives 😌

[@RealToWonder]

when i was in college, we rarely ever used the dishwasher bc we had like 5 dishes. when we got a japanese exchange roommate, she stored potatoes and pasta sauce in the dishwasher. lol we didnt use it so we never bothered to correct her.

[@grimstoryteller]

Half of this list is Reina yelling “Give me food!”.

[@PrototypeNo7]

As a north Jersey native it was amazing to hear you reference so much from the state! Also I only ever called it Taylor ham I didn't even find out pork roll was a thing until a few years ago.

[@Johtter]

Reina, this is making me realize that you would make a killing by opening up an American "specialty goods" store. Like all the Americans that live there and the Japanese people who might want to buy it the same way we buy imported Japanese goods here.

[@Mwoods2272]

We have those stores here but the products are expensive. A can of Hormel chili is 4 dollars, 1 dollar in the US. It's the same in the US, when I visit a Japanese market most of the stuff has a 50% if not higher mark up.

[@ohdaUtube]

Also, how many Americans do you feel live in Japan? Not nearly enough to support a business with such low margins like that?

[@DanDoesGaming2014]

The moment you mentioned Alpastor tacos, as a Mexican American I have a newfound respect for you

[@ellen2805]

Did anyone else catch that 38 is wild rice, then 38 is chile and 40 is corn bread? 10:04 in the video. This video seems like it was super hard to edit! Love it

[@GIRLdisambiguation]

I’m in America rn and I miss half of these things too. Can’t leave my damn house

[@mooisapig]

When it’s safe to have get together you should have an American potluck where everyone attempts to recreate food you miss but can’t find.

[@poonit123456]

as a jersey native, the right on red hit hard. and z100 is not the same anymore, it became some "classic rock" station that plays 2000's rock. its the small things

[@Moaritsu]

Do you have a Costco nearby? I went there for salsa and tortilla and other western stuff in hiroshima

[@reinascully]

Sadly nowhere near a Costco 😭 but maybe I’ll take a road trip...

[@RonJDuncan]

@@reinascully Definitely want to second Costco. A friend of mine was over in Japan for about six weeks or so and he mentioned there is a lot of things available. I was there for the last two weeks of that trip, and there are things there that I wish were here.

[@hikaru975]

I think a video like this for things you miss from Japan when you're in the states would be pretty cool

[@ohdaUtube]

That would be literally everything in the country. Lol

[@kirstynr45]

I feel you on that air situation. And dryer situation. And turning on red after stopping. And the appliance situation!! 😭 But, I do love the food here. And I enjoy the restaurant atmosphere here so much better! I can take my time deciding before hitting the button to order and then after my food is brought to me, I don’t get bothered unless I request something else! It’s wonderful. Maybe it’s different here in Okinawa versus mainland. We also have lots of farmers markets here, which is awesome. I’d probably enjoy my time here more if I spoke fluent Japanese! But, the struggle is real unfortunately.

[@rahjahknows]

Also, don't all First We Feast hosts have a direct line to Sean Evans? I'm sure he would hook you up with hot sauce

[@gundambassexe31]

Surfshark will definitely come in handy ! Thanks Reina senpai ♥️😊💗

[@atorrey807]

It's 2020, so I miss most of these things too. No BBQs, pool parties, farmer's markets, mall trips, eating at restaurants, seeing my family for holidays, etc. I feel like this pandemic has made everyone feel waves of nostalgia.

[@snow.flower]

you're super american! i'm from georgia so you talking about all these things, i'm like "oh man i take all these things for granted!" even tho i always feel like i want to go to japan one day

[@Alyssa-oc7rj]

I’m also from America and living in Japan! I miss good bagels so much 😭

[@TDrudley]

Japan has the most advanced toilets in the world, but do not have dryers or dishwashers? wtf?

[@reinascully]

Right lol

[@potato0346]

Drudley they do have dryers but no one uses them they just hang their clothes

[@kuronekochan1619]

As far as I know, dryers and dishwashers do exist in Japan but are not as common. They have dryers if you go to a coin laundry and I believe some newer houses have dishwashers. My aunt had a dishwasher at her place which I believe is fairly new. But yeah, they exist but it's not as common.

[@kinositajona]

@@reinascully They have them, I bought my washer-dryer combo for 250k yen and have been using it for 7 years without breaking. That's about 100 yen per day. Totally worth it in my eyes. Even if you add the extra energy, it's maybe another 15 yen per dry cycle. So 115 per day since I run it once a day. Totally worth it. That said, if you rent... landlords usually have restrictions on what you can and can't bring in or use. I also got a dishwasher built in when we built our house. Again, totally worth it in my eyes. But hey, Japanese people don't see the value, different strokes for different folks... but if you build your own house you can literally install anything and even Central Air (which we installed) made by Panasonic is amazing. I wonder what the sales distribution of these products are for Japanese manufacturers for exported devices vs domestically purchased devices... The Panasonic installer guy said Central Air sales in Japan are 99.999% commercial buildings. But the initial cost was akin to 5-6 wall-mounted ACs... and we were thinking of putting in 4-5, so I went with Central Air.

[@kinositajona]

Of course, most people rent, or buy manshon which are pre-built to "generic Japanese tastes" so yeah... no one uses central air because no one builds central air because no one uses central air... Chicken and Egg. Same with Dishwashers and washing machines.

[@jasonnery87]

I'm no longer in Los Angeles and live in various rural areas and states due to my job, but I MISS THE FOOD SELECTION SO MUCH FROM L.A. Greetings from a former Valley and Riverside resident! And yes, many relatives were so amazed at seeing the Topanga Mall!

[@TheMrMelodramatic]

Your mention of froyo, pizza, malls(pre covid) and no de facto dress code definitely makes me appreciate those things more. Not to mention all the familial holidays! ALSO from your last video the ᵖᵘᶠᶠ ᵖᵘᶠᶠ ᵖᵃˢˢ Definitely want to try Vinh Loi Tofu when covid isn't messing up SoCal

[@mrc316]

As a Jersey girl born & raised (in a town right next to Fair Lawn actually) a lot of what you said is suuuuper relatable. You mentioned so much of what makes home home.

[@malcolmar]

Great list! Hang in there! I actually was born in Japan but have not been back in decades. While I miss not being in Japan you have helped me appreciate being here in the States more. I know what I will be adding to my shopping list when I go to the market :) I don't know why it just hit me but not having access to bacon, tacos or In N Out is ROUGH! For those who are not on the West Coast of the US and never had a #1 which is a Double Double with onions, Fries and Pink Lemonade, they just don't know. Seriously, hang in there! Thanks for the video and I hope you and your family continue to stay healthy and safe.

[@punkyarou]

I had a good mix of both Japanese and expat friends in Japan but my American community was one of the things that really helped me miss home less. We had home parties and barbecues, but the best was our Thanksgivings! We’d buy 7 rotisserie chickens from Costco and spend the day making potatoes, pies, and other seasonal food together. And my contacts back at home were amazing at sending me things I missed like hot Cheetos, Cheezits, and Grey Goose. I feel expanding your American community in Japan would help your homesickness greatly. Costco sells real bacon, by the way, and In-n-Out occasionally does popups in Tokyo!

[@cjmcjmcjmcjm]

I've been living in Akita for about 5 years now and I feel this in my soul.

[@kirstynr45]

Giiiiiirl, you need to make friends with someone that has military base access and have them sign you on and take you to the commissary so you can get some American foods and snacks lol and then to the BX so you can get American novels and magazines 😁

[@MoonDoggie82]

I order stuff from Japan through a buddy stationed on an Air Force base. I get things in like a week.

[@loadedridley]

Exactly

[@MichaelNosbisch]

Yeah, the Yokosuka Navy Base McDonalds has McGriddles as well.

[@_____J______]

Husband disapprove this I bet

[@kirstynr45]

J If someone has a partner that doesn’t like them making friends, sounds like they need a new partner.

[@MultiLelde]

Watching this makes you not take for granted all the convenient stuff we have here in the states. I couldn’t imagine living without having access to all of this stuff. Can you not order a lot of the foods and stuff to Japan? I’d imagine it’s not the easiest process but at least somewhat possible.

[@RobertoArboleda]

True fans know that the actual No. 1 is weed.

[@xm2895]

😮

[@josephdelacruz6830]

Thanks for the perspective. This amusingly made me realize how much I take for granted here.

[@AuthorTinaMoss]

TGI Fridays in Tokyo! You’ll get your buffalo wings, mozzarella sticks, and spinach dip!

[@malloryjenkins9875]

I always miss root beer when I'm in Japan. Japan and America need to swap some sodas. America needs melon Fanta and Japan needs root beer.

[@reinascully]

I miss root beer! You’re totally right! But everyone here thinks it tastes like medicine 😂

[@Sherman1fan]

@@reinascully I found Root Beer in Shinagawa! (Shinagawa Prince Hotel), where there is an Anna Miller's (of course not American style).

[@wickedkoi5838]

From NJ too. You need someone to send you a American care package. With a cookbook with stuff like hot sauces for wings and stuff. Just a box of stuff that doesn’t need refrigeration.

[@airellecarol5043]

In was so excited for this video after you teased it in the q and a!

[@PokiDave]

When you said sweet potato fries that hit me in the feels, i love them so much and they are not very popular where im from so i always end up eating the alone

[@biadarkia]

If you ever pass by a larger city, check if they have a Gyomu Super or an A-Price. Both of these stores are selling imported products for reasonable prices and may be able to help out with some of your cravings. In addition, Amazon Japan and Rakuten both sell cheese. It is expensive, but you may be able to find Swiss cheese on one of the two

[@andyl8u]

There some of the things you listed that japan does have. Maybe not all japan but I’ve seen it when I went to visit. - I’ve seen Chinese takeout in malls and Tokyo does have panada express. - There’s dryers but I’ve seen the all in one washer/dryer. - I’ve seen big pretzel in the mall - you can use iHeartRadio to listen to your SoCal radio. I did when I was driving in japan.

[@jitensha8647]

Reina you need to go to Costco, they're all over Japan and you can buy fresh Pizza Pies (American style, no mayo!) and even Turkey!! They sell American seasonal items too, like Pumpkin Pie in the Fall. Plus Costco's in Japan have the same store-brand foods, they taste EXACTLY the same, the muffins, the cake, hotdogs, etc.

[@shira5165]

This makes me realise Canada dosen't have a lot of what America has lol

[@kawaiikinomoto728]

same haha for a lot of the stuff, i was like "we dont have that in Canada either" XD

[@shira5165]

@@kawaiikinomoto728 Well hey at least we don't have as much corona as America 😂😂😂

[@kawaiikinomoto728]

@@shira5165 LOL you're definitely right!! 😂

[@takumi_forever7072]

Yup s/he is right but i would say not even a lot- 1) Canada 'doesn't' have that utter stupidity 2)canada 'doesn't' really have that high 'obesity' 3) Canada 'doesn't really have that plenty of' hurly burly' going on every where due to the massive political Turmoil 4) the very first nation in the world to defeat every other nation by receiving the highest number covid cases! 5) and last but not the least Canada doesn't have a 'trump' who look at solar eclipse bare eyes!! SEE!! Canada has none of these 😔

[@manaash4316]

Eeeeh. I'm in Alberta. We have some of these. And Kenney is like a tiny trump.

[@AustinHarsh]

For American groceries you could try to make friends with someone that works on an Army or Navy base in Japan, like a serviceman or contractor. Almost every American base has a grocery store that stocks straight American stuff. You won't be able to shop the store directly, but you could ask the serviceman/contractor to buy stuff for you.

[@DamnRandall]

The Fry's that I would go to all the time as a kid closed down back in March. It was NASA / Space Shuttle themed. I have fond memories of going with my dad and shopping for computer stuff. It just hasn't been the same though the past several years. They started selling a lot of "As Seen On TV" garbage, and dropped/lost a LOT of inventory. There's videos on KZbin where people have filmed just how empty Fry's stores have gotten.

[@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

Everytime I would go visit my friend in Saitama the first thing she says is "Did you bring it?" what she means is the spices and what food I can bring that far to make Mexican food. You can't make traditional Mexican food in Japan. I know I'd be at the store in Japan and go "They got not Pollo seasoning... oh no.. they don't have my seasonings." As a Mexican use to have Ranchito huevos con frijoles in the morning and I couldn't make it at all right for her and her husband cause Japan lacks the seasons we have so when I go visit (not now sadly since U.S is banned from everywhere) I try and bring the seasonings I need and the food that can handle like I said a long ass flight to another country. WHAT UP WITH THEM NOT HAVING CENTRAL AIR! I never understood that it's freaking humid hot how the hell. I live in Texas and I thought I was dying some days the humidity got me. I love my best friend and her husband and Japan is beautiful, but damn not where I would live, but I would gladly go on extended vacations too. Yes, you can turn right on a red light in almost all states in the U.S I think that's my dad said so don't take me for facts. Reina I hope you can have a Taco and eat some sugary delicious cereal soon. But, we be sucking hard at lately... We can't get people to wear mask they opening up schools your better off there right now, but sending you tacos from my heart

[@ohdaUtube]

Yeah, it's embarrassing how we can't social distance, wear masks, and be reasonable human beings..

[@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

@@ohdaUtube It's really infuriating and embarrassing. Me and my best friend were talking yesterday about it and how my other friends there talk about why we don't have out shit together by now. But, my friends already clown on me cause I'm a Texan (They love King of the Hill and I was actually asked if propane is huge in Texas I had to tell them the sad truth..). I was suppose to go visit in the fall this was the first year my daughter would be going with me. They already paid for out tickets it was my daughters birthday gift/my early christmas present since having to quit my job for health reasons. Another reason why I wanted to visit cause I know my health is declining, but people just can't think of others and just wear the damn masks for short amount of time while out and not go out to parties and gather close together and have kept schools closed.. But, we are run by incompetence and greed I'm not on either side I'm just callin it how I see it no one wants to get along and it's all about them not us and people are gullible to take in these actions as good intentions and act with selfish entitlement over shit that is suppose to be helping fellow human beings. I feel a bit better after writing that essay. If you didn't zone out I greatly appreciate you staying with me on my long rant your a better person than me.

[@ohdaUtube]

@@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl I used to live in Houston myself. One of my favorite places I've lived in and one of the select few places I contemplate retiring in decades later. You know what it really is. It's the propaganda from the 0.1% looking to distract us from the truth that all of the general public's problems stem from them taking almost all of the pie and taking more and more each year. People are stressed and indecent because people don't make as much in terms of spending power like they used to. No benefits, no healthcare, they keep taking away public education funding, etc. Things don't change cause politicians from both sides need to obey those who give the most donations to them. They don't want businesses to completely close down so they tell politicians to keep things running and to brush it off like it's the flu while they stay safe at home themselves. And the people buy it whole. I don't affiliate myself with either side as well. Our system is broken. Our people are pitted against one another and no one points the finger where the source of the problem is. Lobbying and donations controlling politicians and propaganda. Happens in both sides but most egregious from the right.

[@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

@@ohdaUtube I say the whole system needs to be cleared. As in fire everyone and we start the fuck over. I don't mean everyone at one, but in stages. We the people finally will be able to vote with our vote if we could just fire them all and start a new. But, that's just a fantasy. That's why we now gotta pray who we vote for isn't fully lying that they will hopefully change things and take the doubt people have been having for so long start to change. Change doesn't happen fast, but I do know this is the most important election of our entire U.S History. We are either gonna go for something different or stay the course and just live with a sense of dread that things will become much worse. I will tell you this I live in West Texas very republican, but today I say an old white bearded white man on the side of the road on one of the busiest streets holding a sign saying "FUCK TRUMP!" and I honked and so did a lot of cars around me cause I don't like the man not just as president as a human being he looks like and just gives the feeling of "If it's not about me I don't care. I need attention and to be told I'm doing good job even when it's bad." I see someone who would try any trick to stay in office. I see a conman basically. I go with my gut when I vote. I didn't vote in 2016 I just couldn't do I regret it? Yes, but at the time I didn't think either was great. But, now I know even if I don't stand with some of what they say they are the better option. I know it's a picking a lesser of two evil scenarios, but shit I mean at this point I have more faith in my 12 y.o running this country than the glazed ham that's in their now. Sorry again long rant essay. You are a trooper

[@ohdaUtube]

@@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl as someone who also lived in NYC for a long while, I can say almost everyone in the city knew Trump is/was a conman. It's why I also knew he would win. I didn't like both back then but knew who clearly should never be president. He made it anyway despite that and made me right with my prediction (wish I was wrong). Before firing everyone we need to fix the system. The Supreme Court, several decades ago decided despite direct lobbying payments to politicians would be illegal, indirect lobbying (money donated to politicians for their campaign) is allowed (why???). It's no secret that without money, the chances of a politician getting elected or re-elected is close to 0. This is how people with all the money controls the most powerful country in the world. Without that being deemed illegal, having a new set of politicians won't change money contaminating how our system works. Betsy being in charge of education who wants chartered schools (so they can benefit at the cost of everyday Americans with an even more crumbling education system), science being an elective in Florida cause it's a "belief" instead of a requirement cause, you know, it's what we know as facts, tax cuts (this crazy notion of trickle down that wasn't thought up from an economist), etc. I'm fairly sure the rich want guns around cause it's so easy to make money on their stock if you know what you're doing... Haliburton, 2008 bail outs paying out bonuses after they begged cause they were saying they'd go under and still fired a ton of people... It's all from the same source. Less taxes for the rich every year means significantly less benefits for everyone else. If they already make THAT much more money than basically everyone else in the world, do we really need to let them keep more? Here's the thing, people who've made that much money, they always want more. In Russia, it's to the point that if you've made that much and HADN'T ordered someone to be killed, you're an anomaly. What happens to everyday people is simply collateral damage to them accumulating their wealth. There's no end to it. Again, I don't think most politicians are bad. It's the system that traps them, trains them to behave a certain way, and keeps them there. It's completely broken and people are too poorly educated and can't think critically you understand what the real problem is. I'm not a fan of Pelosi but her HR1 she's trying to pass is a very important first step

[@enkeli19]

Going the opposite way here. My husband and I were stationed in Yokosuka for 3 years and there's a lot I miss from over there. We're stationed in New England right now, so the weather is actually similar, AND we don't have central AC here either, so, we have window units in each bedroom and in our living room... there's baseboard heaters, which are nice in the winter, but that's it. And I think one thing you missed as far as the difference between Japanese and American houses is insulation and double pane windows, if I remember correctly, the Japanese don't do insulation, or is that an old house thing? I just know that US houses are better at keeping the temperatures out, but my father built houses and talked about how American houses are built when I was a kid. I was frustrated by the no Central AC/Heating thing myself when I first got there, but I think it just bothered me in the winter when I needed to take a shower/bath, that the bathroom was almost the same temperature as outside. However, I will say I would definitely pay the extra money for a Japanese toilet with the heated seats and bidet. #1 thing I DON'T miss, the bugs, omg some of them are creepy! However, I am the same when it comes to foods going in the opposite direction, there's a lot I miss from Japan. The mall was walking distance from our house and I was always getting taiyaki, ramen, udon, takoyaki, tonkatsu, okonomiyaki and hamburg steaks, going to the conveyor belt sushi restaurant and, well, any ___don imaginable, katsudon, gyudon, unagidon, etc. I swear I was living off those for a while, I loved the Japanese food scene. That being said, I was actually healthier in Japan than I am here in the US, I don't know if it's portion sizes or the quality of the food, I know when I came back to the US, EVERYTHING tasted super SALTY for about a week.

[@endingxtheme]

As an American living in Japan for 6+ year, I feel you on all of this. I have some food suggestions next time you're in Tokyo. Pizza Slice 2 in Omotesando/Aoyama has authentic New York style pizza along with pink lemonade and garlic knots. Chiles in Harajuku and Guzman y Gomez in Harajuku/Shibuya have pretty good Mexican food. There's also Taco Bell but it's like 3x as expensive as it is in the US. Ta-im in Ebisu/Hiroo has Israeli/levantine food such as pita, hummus, and falafel. I told you about Panda Express before, but in Miyashita Park there is also a Jamba Juice. Just went there the other day. Also, I don't know if you have Kaldi Coffee in your area but they sell salsa, hot sauce, and a lot of other imported foods.

[@sharmine1997]

Japanese mcdonalds have mcgriddles during breakfast tho??? I eat it fairly often!

[@reinascully]

The ones in my town doesn’t!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱 I feel betrayed

[@sharmine1997]

@@reinascully i just checked my mcdonald's app, it shows up in the 朝マック menu next to the 300yen pancakes. I dont think i set location for the app so i think it should be all throughout japan? My country doesnt have mcgriddles on the regular menu so i was stoked to find it in japan!! :)

[@PsyBust3r]

As a fellow rutgers alumni you list takes me back to when RU hungry was still a food truck.

[@ThePerrperr]

This was super interesting & informative, reina.

[@michaelfieser]

I have to forward this to my friend. She wants to live in Japan, but I don't think she's thought about this side of things.

[@secretkim4135]

I want to move to Japan

[@SirChubbyBunny]

I feel this on a deep level. I've been wanting to move to Japan for a while, but damn, there's so much niche stuff I'd miss.

[@tripletoruses]

13:57, hehe yeah... fun... not scary 😅 so i'm from Texas and for vacation (rip) one year my family flew to New York (the city) and after a few days we went to visit family friends past Buffalo ... by car. During the day it was beautiful, the foresty landscape was gorgeous with the different altitudes and stuff, but at night it started to rain *hard* and in our rental car we could feel the rumble of the wind and could barely see anything, out in the mountains with barely anything around, but i do quite enjoy road trips

[@Unkindpigeon.]

I love your love for food. I'm sorry you are missing out on these staples!

[@Chihirios10]

My friend moved to Berlin for work and he said he missed boxed Mac and cheese, salsa, and peanut butter m&ms, so I mailed him some 🤣

[@mcarbone4]

OMG i miss LA weather too. Rains maybe 2 times a year and always sun shining. ughhh

[@ramoncastro4737]

Look at the bright side, there are a lot of things in japan that aren't in america (which makes me wanna go to japan)

[@pilarmorales7871]

Me too

[@SlowedAesthege]

Mostly a lot of vending machines lmao

[@ramoncastro4737]

@@SlowedAesthege i thought it was more than just vending machines lol

[@SlowedAesthege]

Ramon Castro yeah like anime,food,manga cafes and more but mostly vending machines cause Japan has a lot of vending machines and inside the vending machines are weird things or cool lol

[@ramoncastro4737]

@@SlowedAesthege that's true. The other day I saw japanese pancakes and they look fantastic. They also have gacha machines where you can get different stuff from different anime franchises.

[@paul5556]

You mentioned so many 懐かしい!! Thanksgiving meal is my ultimate favorite American meal! I loved how you mentioned Chinese take out, you cannot get them anywhere else in the world, especially Crab Rangoons!! I also miss free soda refills at fast food places.

[@ohdaUtube]

Can't find crab rangoons in nyc either. It's not everywhere. It's a regional thing

[@drskelebone]

I am @5:46, and I'm already ravenous. So many of these food items are things that I could totally get, but it's quarantine, so I have to order, and that's a pain, and I have bagels, but not everything bagels, and I want it so badly.

[@rubyrosenberg483]

Wondering about the expensive tolls, could it be really expensive in Japan because they want to encourage people to take the trains/be more environmentally friendly?

[@ohdaUtube]

Yes. There's a lot of this. It's also why they don't have garbage disposals in the sink. They recycle and have several different bins for different types of recyclables. It's probably also why they don't have central air (waste of electricity to cool down every corner of your house) and dryers (sun is free without waste)

[@johnbts9216]

New Joisee in da house. Nice to know a fellow person from the Armpit of America. Yay to the Garden state.

[@Viveltya]

When we visited Japan last october, I couldn't enjoy most of the foods because I had massive heart burns due to the jetlag (according to the doc I saw over there) So I didn't really miss anything from home (I live in Canada). But now that we're back, I miss the fruits from Japan, especially Muscat Grapes! Their fruits are always pristine and delicious! I also miss the combinis a lot! Now that my stomach is doing better, I regret not trying any sushis and a lot of other foods! I can't wait to go back! I also miss the perfect public transport, I miss being right next to the Sky Tree! That neighborhood is soooooo dreamy!

[@reimoj]

Shout out from S. Jersey!! For Music though, download ‘iheart radio’ they tend to have you’re “local” radio station. I love Elvis Duran morning show 😁

[@ElDapperCaballo]

As someone from Austin, I appreciate the Tito's love, wish we could send you some!

[@Silver5021]

Why you making me cry?! Everything you are saying is hitting the nail in the head! I miss every single one of those out here! One thing I will say is “McGriddles”?! It’s not where you are? They have it here where I live. Unless it different from the “American McGriddle” but it’s here... At least I think it is...

[@the.muffin]

ohhhh my god the fairs are so fun but the thing i miss the most are beaver tails (a pastry, google it) theyre so goodddddddd also dryers and dishwashers

[@Darkdeadlp]

It's really interesting how so many things are specific brands of food. I really can't relate to that, because I really like the stuff I make myself. But I think there is much nostalgia here so I kinda get it.

[@Darkdeadlp]

Also I have to say that the metric system is not a bit less specific, if kg is too big you can use grams or go even smaller, because the metric system is just super logic in how it transfers between units.

[@DiscoFur]

I have a similar issue with Canada. Canada is really similar, but in a very uncanny valley way. Like, there are rarely left turn signals and driving around in Canada stresses me out!! NO FUNYUNS EITHER.

[@chowbi10]

BOY DO I RELATE TO A LOT OF THESE. I’ve only been here two years and have gone home (Canada) a few times but WOW I miss a lot of these too!! I don’t blame you for naming so many foods cuz YEAH AUTHENTIC FOOD VARIATIONS ARE MUCH NEEDED HERE

[@dogsavelives]

I hope you already know about Yamaya. They sell international food and lots of American food too. We used to rely on them when we used to live in Akita.

[@Cardboardboxy]

I grew up in Brooklyn, I was by the Verrazano bridge, I went to Jersey many many times

[@squey4523]

The struggle in missing these items is real. Like i almost amazon japan'd some fire hot cheetos and craft mac n cheese, but they wanted 16$ per bag of cheetos on top of international shipping costs

[@mirandamacfarlane8840]

Hey Reina! Here in Aichi all the McDonalds have sausage McGriddles. I had one last week! If you try asking, they might have them in the Shizuoka ones too! Granted, the lack of bacon is very disappointing

[@giovannichao4154]

From LA, living in nagoya now and I miss Cali everyday. Hearing u talk about valley stuff is low key hilarious. Didn't think anybody would miss the topanga mall but here I am right with ya :/

[@junkoe119]

About the Sephora it did e it’s in Tokyo back in 2001, but pulled out due to lack of sales. I found out when I was visiting my dad. I’ll say I was a very sad hafu that trip.

[@axxwound1205]

This video blew my mind. I didn’t realize most of these things weren’t available in Japan.

[@terryyee4168]

I feel what you’re going through too. I’m currently in China and I can’t even go back to the US any time soon and I really miss all that stuff, considering how funny that I used to dread seeing them at some point but now I’m really missing them and dwelling my thoughts about it

[@inuyasha13]

Oregon just got a few In-N-Out places but the closest one to me is still almost 3 hours away. However I'm about to move and I'll be 20 minutes from one and I cannot tell you how excited I am for that. I used to only get it in Nevada when we would visit my grandma.

[@aviimax]

when i lived in australia for two years, coffee bean was the biggest thing i missed. they dont do ice tea correctly in australia D:

[@yokonamigaara]

When I lived in Germany for 4 months as a study abroad, the three things I craved the most were greasy cheap pizza, boxed mac & cheese, and ranch dressing. I actually asked my family to mail me some ranch haha

[@PCSMILED]

We call reusable shopping bags, "bags for life" in the UK, can't you listen to you favourite US radio station via the net 🤔.

[@F00DLOVER5]

I love your videos! FYI you have 2 number 38. Forgot the 39 for chili

[@lightcnd]

OMG I live here too and I miss everything on your list, especially the Taylor Ham!!

[@TheSuperSangan]

Gotta make some on base connections! Can get almost all those things in the commissary

[@slpernie]

Im from nj/la also. Everything bagels, new york pizza, and la tacos ditto when i lived in korea. They have all those things in seoul now but its never quite the same.

[@thehannahroboto]

I'm American and I used to live in New Zealand, and they have a lot of American chains like mcdonalds, pizza hut, burger king, etc. What they don't have is taco bell or chipotle. I think at one point I was having dreams about crunchwrap supremes. After I came back taco bell was one of my first stops lol

[@oskiaranda]

06:21 In regards to tacos, Casa de Sarasa (with locations in Shibuya and Himeji) and Los Tacos Azules (in Setagaya) have some pretty good tacos. I went to both when I went to Japan, both have Mexican chefs. I'm Mexican-American and have been eating tacos my entire life and they were some good tacos. They're a bit pricey though.

[@Doctors_TARDIS]

Well. I was already never moving to japan, but this list certifies it.

[@mcvc]

I've never commented on like... any youtube video before... but I had to because of the shout out for Vinh Loi. Been going for years and I live down the street from it now!! Kevin is the king!

[@NurglesRott]

Great video- I know how you feel, although when I lived in Japan we had access to the US military base so that provided relief for some of the items you mentioned (like hot Cheetos!) but you miss stuff when you’re gone. Now that we are in America we always talk about things we miss in Japan... especially food! I want good ramen so bad right now!

[@riateitelbaum6580]

every time you talk about jersey i get so tripped up cause i'm from the exact same part of jersey you're from. so weird to hear people namedrop malls and businesses! i moved to central jersey recently and you talk about the things i miss from north jersey the same way i do even tho. i'm just a drive away. jersey misses you

[@batladykatie]

I cry over the turkey. I told a Japanese friend there was only ham to put in sandwiches and they said "No, you can put katsu or fruit in a sandwich." Ugh. No, please find me turkey. My mother sends me cheese packets from mac and cheese whenever I get a package from her.

[@NarutoUzumaki-ej7vw]

On the east coast around dc and Baltimore I can pick up Canada Dry green tea ginger ale from any wawas which is now my favorite convenient store with a close second being 711

[@TIMExBANDIT]

Everyone in the USA: "We miss backyard BBQs too" Sounds like you're gonna move back to the US soon XD

[@Staiche]

I just moved out of Jersey 8 month ago. Don't forget disco fries, Jersey hot dogs and funnel cakes at Great Adventure :)

[@nairobie755]

Farenheit isn't a smaller metric. From 1c to 2c is a 1.8f difference. If we think of it in a practical sense in my small squabble in northern Sweden i have experienced -40 to 35c, so a 75 degree spread. If I use f it would be -40 to 95f or a 135 degree spread.