Sick in Japan: How I ended up in a Japanese hospital (From LEP

The story of how I moved to Japan, and eventually got sick and had a bizarre experience in a Japanese hospital, cut off from the normal world, plus what I learned from the experience.
This story is taken from Luke's English Podcast episode 118 teacherluke.co.uk/2012/10/17/...

[@LukesEnglishPodcast]

Enjoy a story from 2012, now with subtitles 👍

[@sendulsky]

Hi, Does it work automatically? This tool is totally useful

[@LukesEnglishPodcast]

@@sendulsky It's a bit of software that generates transcripts and puts them on the screen, but I have to proofread the transcripts because there are usually lots of errors.

[@sendulsky]

@@LukesEnglishPodcast thank you.

[@osindep]

Luke, this has been very useful for shadowing-pronunciation practice, this is just awesome. Hopefully the tool is easy to use, so you can make it available for your entire podcast. 8 years later, I still remember most of the story. Cheers :)

[@Diajarbarengeva]

useful ? Yes it is... hope I can pass my Ilets

[@ruicoelho1962]

A disease is not my favourite topic to be listening in a podcast but you did it wonderfully. I couldn't stop myself from listening to it. I had a similar experience while living in Israel, to have the kibbutz experience and I fell sick. You feel lost, alone, depressed, terrible. If you go to live for a long period in a different country you definitely should consider the possibility of being ill and what to do about it. Good job, Luke. Thank you.

[@vincentlee0509]

I like your story much, it is simple and meaningful. Also thank you for spending much time on generating that useful subtitles for us.

[@angginugraha8353]

I listened this podcast while jogging, but I did know that this one has subtitle. I love listening the story. Thank you so much, Luke.

[@azizasalman1196]

Thanks for sharing your experience living in Japan. I really liked this episode and enjoy listening to the podcast and subjects you create.

[@lorenzoloca1]

Perfect with subtitles i am ipnotised to see the screan. Best way to understand. Thanks a lot this is my favorite version

[@user-ci6ko8hi4x]

The moment he talk about his girlfriend and how much he appreciate her work was lovely 🥺💗 39:32

[@injujuan8993]

Dear Luke, thank you so very much for uploading this! I paused to write this thank you comment. Your story is so brilliantly told. I think I could feel the characters involved. You are my number one English teacher on YT. Again, thank you for your amazing channel and all the great work you do here. Take care, my friend. Stay healthy and keep shining 🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍

[@user-df2tr4fy3x]

It is a great story, and the way you told it is even fantastic. Thank you, Luke. You are my favourite teacher. And I'm happy you are ok now.

[@Salutd-pw6ic]

This story is quite interesting and has very detailed descriptions. Thanks for sharing.

[@jjwatcher]

Thought I would dip into this story to see why you were hospitalised, and ended up listening to the end of your story. i really enjoyed it.

[@citizenone4780]

This format with suppoting bold text is SO, SO HELPFUL to follow,learn and enjoy the story. Can we have more of this.

[@aleksandra_zone9942]

Wow! LUKE! This was an mazing idea to add subtitles 💡 I am so glad, prefer to listen you on YT since now rather than Spotify 😁 Best Regards from Manchester 😊

[@beatrizgonzalez2265]

What a story Luke! I an glad everything went fine.

[@bartolomedelascasas4720]

Thanks, Luke. You're such a good narrator :)

[@lizasenglish]

Luke, hello! Thank you so much for this life story! I'm really glad that everything ended successfully. Such events really give us many tips for our future. I also had an experience of living in a foreign country in 2004. The USA.. I went there on the program "work and travel" being a student at those times. That was an awesome experience for me! That was a real school of surviving among new people, new surroundings, new circumstances, new culture. So much to remember....

[@hanifkamar4804]

Dear Luke, I've listened to at least 300 episodes of your podcast but this one resonates with me the most! I got rid off my tonsil when I was 16, and no more those AWFUL FEVER though i still have them from time to time but not as bad. And the in-video transcript? It is awesome!

[@17haohaoder]

Love this subtitles video!!!! I can practice speaking reading and listening,thank you Luke!!!!!

[@zino10004]

Never get bored. Every single word n sentence u speak. Luv it. Thanks always:)

[@user-gk1mm2cn8h]

This real narrative story felt me sad, but you it really helps me to learn a lot, thank you luke.

[@maximciucvaleria9589]

Loved a lot your story! Thank you very much for yor work!

[@Observer-11]

I have started listening to Luke's English podcast from episode 1, and now I'm here. As I'm going through this process, I've realized that the great thing about your podcast is that it's incredibly entertaining, even when the episodes were made years ago. However, this episode is different. All the struggles and difficulties you had out there... I'm sure it was horrible. Thank goodness you had people there to take care of you. And I hope that the bad doctor you mentioned at first will get (had gotten) what he deserves

[@szemanlo5314]

I love this episode because it is just like a nice English friend chatting with me about his fun experience💗

[@sandy13034]

Your description of your time working in Japan is wonderful and fascinating👍thank you ❤

[@naomit7145]

Hi! I've enjoyed listening to your story so much as a citizen living in the same prefecture where you used to be. I feel you.

[@juanjuan1448]

Hi Luke. The test video is a very good idea. Thank you

[@magalidhaussy134]

You are a wonderful storyteller. I was captivated

[@shazaa1hakiem75]

It's good experience Every now and then I enjoy listening to you Luke

[@bibiboub6763]

Thanks a lot teacher ! I travel a lot and it's nice to hear you ! Yesss we have to enjoy our life.

[@keepyoureyesopen9415]

Hi really very good and long story, I love it very much! Thanks Luke.

[@oksanamysik1705]

Thank you for sharing! I hope, your health is better now. Good tips also. Take care!

[@yigitcanbaysal824]

Hi Oksana I'm looking for a speaking partner to practice and improve my English speaking I wonder if you are interested in?

[@user-hp8sw6zs7p]

I’ve listened to this podcast several times and still find it interesting and mesmerizing.Luke is definitely one of the best teachers on KZbin.l hope more people will find your channel and learn something useful from you.Thanks for your hard work.

[@lehlinaheyoyo7736]

Thank you Luke! Good idea the subtitle.

[@baurzhankhamzin9067]

Hello, Luke! It's an amazing life story. I listen to this episode (audio version) every single day. It's alive and natural, useful and informal, educational, I love it. Thanks for being with us and creating this kind of wonderful videos. I love so much story about travelling to India. It's really interesting story. A few years passed, but no real stories. I am looking forward to seeing You with new stories on KZbin. Cheers mate!

[@mousa8930]

Hi luke, it’s much long episode but it’s so benefit . You are talented in telling story.

[@user-im6jp5qx9m]

It is really interesting to listen this. Thanks you very much 😊❤

[@aruneeheron3317]

I enjoy this session as I always do when I tune into your podcast, thank you . It's obvious that your Japanese hospital experience is an experience you will never forget, isn't it?

[@LukesEnglishPodcast]

I can’t remember. Just kidding :) You’re right. I’ll never forget it. It changed my life.

[@misshannah4984]

I really enjoy listening and reading at once, what an amazing idea!!!!! 👏

[@juliapan3498]

I completed listening all the episode , a little long but enjoyable, it’s so difficult for a foreigner living abroad without basic local language skill at the beginning. When I moved to Singapore with my little son from China 5 years ago , I was also very stressed at that time, even went to supermarket for groceries, always made mistakes... but after 1 year, we get used to live here, and made some friends, finally found a sense of belonging. Thanks Luke, you are really a fantastic teacher, I love all the way you teaching 👍😍

[@fuadgassar6384]

I got exterm positive energy while I was listening your podcast, greatfull for you.

[@gebrehiwetmahdere3977]

Thank you for sharing to me this video helping me to improve reading and listening at once!!!

[@nurui222]

I appreciate the effort and time you put into preparing the subtitles!!! You are in my head!

[@vkingsak]

I am in Thailand. And podcast with English subtitle is such a good mean to learn spoken English. Thank you.

[@jaballahalshkay1137]

Nice thank you for this bodcast

[@joaoandre7488]

Hi. I hope you are well with your relative's Teacher Luke. I appreciated. I left my Country when I was twenty-seven years old. I went to Portugal for work. I had to learn to cook because I was on my own. I had to cook for myself, watch my clothes, and to do some shops.Today I have to say that this experience helped me grow as men and learn plenty of things. I am sure the teacher learnt a lot with this experience in Japan. Because at the and of the lesson you gave us some advice for instance, when we leave our Country and we go to another, you said that we have to try to learn the local language, and live as a local people live. It's true, because, sometimes I felt alone, but afterwards, I met some friends and we used to hang out a bit. Good story in Japan I liked it. We must treat everyone as we would like to be treated. That is the point. Teacher Luke afterwards end up in the hospital. Guess who did you find? Your former student, it seems coincidence ironically saying. But it happens. I have never been in abroad, teaching, but I would like to. Thank you, teacher.😅😆😁.

[@womensajames2883]

I'm a Chinese who lived in the UK since 2001. Your description of hot, humid summer including the fire-ice shifts and "mosquito feast" felt like out of my own head, except it was in Beijing. 🤣 The 10 points you drew from this unforgettable experience are absolutely amazing, especially about learning from the local to deal in a new environment. Learning languages is the most effective way to communicate with the local people to understand the cultural, to take life tips and to enjoy friendship. Thank you for sharing your incredible experience of 2 weeks in Japanese clinics and hospital. I held my breath when the first doctor showed less interest in treating you and laughed when you enjoyed your king-like hospitality after your parents reassured you with their discovery. Hooray to the backstage heroes --- mum and dad! 😍 You are a brilliant English teacher! Thank you and take care.

[@AskOld000]

Thank you so much. Great work. Your story really help to improve my English. Im glad to find your channel. Greetings from Ukraine.

[@GoGoNow]

Thanks for sharing the story,

[@renato5709]

great video about japan, i'm still learning english, but i really liked it.

[@dabaly2494]

Thanks for your sharing story to us

[@shyoko4330]

This is the first episode I listened to on your channel. I enjoyed it very much! I am a Japanese woman. I have loved learning English for decades since I was a school girl. I am interested in cultural differences between countries. I hope you have a lot of good memories about Japan.

[@ichiro50216]

I enjoyed this story very much Luke, thank you for sharing your experience! I also went to France for a year and I got a skin disease due to the fact that the type of the water was different there apparently, my entire body was so freaking itchy. Getting some illnesses in foreign country is never gonna be easy lol

[@theking7125]

Lovely That's encouraged me a lot Sir.

[@gunadi0418]

Thank a lots for your story', it helps me smile man, iam your new listener and learner from west java

[@user-iz8ul2me1q]

Luke, what a pleasure to listen to you! Have you ever thought of writing a book?

[@elifelif415]

fantastic👌 With subtitles 👍 moreover professionally written 👊

[@rosasalvati9055]

Grazie mille, Luke! Anche questo episodio è stato bello e sicuramente utile, allo stesso tempo. Sono a Taranto, in Italia meridionale, con 29° alle 21:11... Grazie ancora!

[@jeenajacob1559]

Hi Luke, Thank you.

[@kamronkhasanov6863]

Luke , thank you 😊

[@yigitiskenderdur4665]

thank you luke !

[@user-ui3wp9yz6k]

Luke, you are the best!

[@donnght198]

Yeah keep up the good work 😀

[@marumi723]

Thanks for sharing the story with subtitles. I live in Japan. Yes, it's extremely hot here, so we can't survive without air condition. But now, it dropped to -3 degrees.... I'm happy to hear that you've recovered from illness.

[@Jimmy-br2zp]

Hi dear fellow lepsters, would like to have a chat on skype so as to improve my English

[@iQLQ]

Is it really that hot 👽 I'm wondering if it like Middle East in the Summer !

[@martinameyer4411]

Omg... Poor Luke, such a brilliant story. I‘m a mother of a 26 year old son, he lives on his own for 3,5 years now and what you were describing about a healthy diet and drinking lots of alcohol was exactly what I have been thinking about since my son moved out... 🥳💃🕺🏽🍻🍾🥂... well, sometimes things have to happen to grow up 🙏... thank god everything turned out well. Liked your story 👍🏻

[@fshimao]

Hello there Luke! I follow your vlogs so many years by now! I am a brazilian living in Japan for these last 2 and a half years. I'm not completely surprised with some of your experiences here in Japan and the sumertime is really hot like that you described! I arrived here in mid september 2019 and fortunately faced only some 2 or 3 weeks of exagerated heat! In order you can understand I come from the southerm Brazil where the climate is temperate with 32°C degrees top in the summer and -3°C in the top of the Winter season! Here in Japan I've learnt from my friends to use some vest with fans in order to efficiently cool my body on hanging around the streets in Japan! It really works properly and efficiently! But I had some bad time with the extreme heat aswell when it was closely to 40°C degrees! Most of the time the japanese folk have their own way to deal with things differently from the westerners and I realized that by now! I'm not a japanese descendent like my wife and don't speak the language but I'll make an effort in the closely future to study. Said that I have to share my experience here with doctors was exactly like yours! But I'm the only one to blame 'cos I still don't speak japanese! All we need is really to hold a very positive mental attitude towards the diferences between the cultures and enjoy every moment of it! By the way I lived very close to Tokyo and now I'm living in Yamanashi Prefecture very close to the iconic Fujiyama!

[@mond_ajan]

Wow Please come here Kazakhstan . We need u . Cause u are the best English teacher I’ve ever seen 😍

[@neshitasultana1543]

While I was hearing I was on the edge of my seat because it was really heat touching by and large fantastic to me.

[@user-zc5lg8mp1v]

Hi, Luke! It was very cognitive story. It is very interesting and useful experiense. I've also spent one year apart from home when I was a student. But I was lucky guy, because unlike you I've got to Scotland. Thank you very much for your podcast!

[@BRIJESHKUMAR-wr3id]

This story is marvellous explained by speaker with the subtitle.

[@user-qg8kc8ft5n]

Loooooove this channel !

[@sh0hsh0h]

This episode is so coooool

[@tabestanb11]

Tank you fór your story and your experince

[@leeming-chi3113]

I live in Taiwan and can't endure humid Summer as well. I don't like air conditioner, but, still use that at night just after showering and turn it off before I go to bed. We do have something covering body while sleeping, especially umbilicus, the most fragile part of body. Thanks for your video. Short story series help me lot.

[@raggaahmed8626]

Thanks for sharing.

[@user-ql3ee6kn8z]

You are awesome, dude!

[@ateistpeygamber4892]

This one was a great story Luke. As a doctor Sometimes our behaviours lead patients to think that the doctor is not paying enough attention. It happens all the time. It was a good example for doctors as well. May I kindly demand a podcast related to medical terms a bit apart from this one?

[@77marassi]

What a good story!!!!

[@shuomeibi5554]

Wow，I fully understood your situation because I had a similar experience when I worked in a foreign country. A strange bitter sweet feeling

[@shuomeibi5554]

Thanks Luke for your sharing and teaching English naturely

[@minhang2006]

Such a lovely story, an experience living in tropical country

[@SuperRalexandra]

It was a very intense and interesting story.

[@nori-hey]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Mama chari! That was the funniest part of the story. I think I have the opposite experience. I am Japanese and got married to a British. Yes, the summer in Japan is terribly hot so I prefer the English summer. But strangely I'd really wanted to feel hot and sweat when I lived in north England where was kinda (too) cool in summer😆 Now I feel happy when the sun comes out like British people.

[@channelkintaro5834]

I enjoyed your story of your Japanese experience and at the same time, I missed lots of foreign people who had spent their precious time in Kyoto. Now they've gone to their own countries after the Covid‐19. I miss their friendliness a lot. I hope you will have another chance to travel to Yokohama with more Japanese language skill😉.

[@vishwamithran8853]

Thank you so much

[@PSAMUK]

Love it 😌

[@gelisabethelisabeth]

Thanks for telling uss your story Very Interesting. I was born in cold place but in my country have also hot weather in south and I have lived there. I agree with you to be nice and gentle with people as much as possible Because that gives uss pleasure also. Not only because one day you will get what you have given in life. I wish you good health and long successful life. 🤞

[@cynthiacunha447]

Thank you!!!

[@coursderusse1550]

Thank you! It was very interesting. Kind of karma thing... I like this (like)new channel, keep on doing it please

[@Diajarbarengeva]

Oh this is superb.. it gimme tons of vocabularies 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@beab.3800]

Great, thank you!👌

[@KanoN2502]

Thanks for the subttitles!!!!

[@aliceruiz5534]

I love your stories. You could be a future writer. Lol

[@shantiprasadtiwari1380]

It was great experience in japan. Subtitle really help me

[@gugumohed]

Hope you get well very soon! Add oil to you! Cheer up!💪💪💪

[@margaretfan5]

Culture shock is certain when entering a very different country . As aforementioned climate problem， true , We can't ignorr it for our own safety. Many years ago , I had backpacked there in Nagoya and I was alone and also go sick some day , I couldn't get any help but try my poor Japanese to communicate with the hostel keeper. Unfortunately,she wasn't nice and she kicked me out of my Tatami room in such early morning with coldness. Perhaps I realized that I was a lone ,. I had to help myself. Fortunately, I survived myself. Traveling is not always a blessing. Dear Teacher Luke , take care. Sharing your unusual experience in Japan.

[@elenazolin3693]

It was wonderfull. !

[@user-zi7bh8uk8c]

I’m sure teaching English in Japan must’ve been quite tough given our English skills and cultural differences. By the way, I’m 24 years old and living in Japan. I studied abroad in Liverpool(only 2 months) and will start to live in the UK this year for the first time. I feel this story is very relatable to me. Now I’m excited to live in the UK, but when the time comes, I may feel nervous.

[@Jimmy-br2zp]

Hey wanna connect with me on Skype

[@gongzheng3955]

Very interesting experience.👍As a Chinese，I‘m take my adventure in UK😅

[@Esther88881]

Hello, I was an irregular listener but i’d like to be a regular listener from now on is “different to” more common than “ different from “? in British English? I’ve enjoyed it so much Thank you and stay healthy:)

[@LukesEnglishPodcast]

Both are common in British English.

[@elladailiadis68]

If you let me, I want to tell you, that you are a good teacher!!!!

[@user-gg6um4dx6z]

I live in Tsujido! I was wondering which bar you frequented...

[@LukesEnglishPodcast]

Stone Bar

[@oak_leaf]

I've been in Ukraine for only two months after a year of learning Russian (as it was a Russian speaking part of the country) and I broke my arm there. Luckily, I'd got to know a nurse there so she directed me to the hospital she worked at and took good care of me too. As a reminder from this story I've got a picture of my arm with description in Russian :)

[@user-be6ge4xg1n]

I am glad to meet here sombody who has been in my country. I hope doctors in Ukraine were kind with you)))

[@oak_leaf]

@@user-be6ge4xg1n yes, they were :)