I was surprised that you miss Japan, especially Japanese food. That's how you fell in love with Japan. As a Japanese person, I am very happy that you like Japan.
I lived in London 40 years ago. What surprised me at that time was as follows. 1) The beer and cola sold in the pub are not cold 2) The cheese sandwiches sold at the pub were delicious. It was a lot better than the Japanese cheese sandwiches that use sliced cheese. 3) There was a day return ticket for British railways and suburban buses. You can make a round trip with the price of a one-way ticket (50% OFF). 4) The London Underground was separated by zones. Within the zone, I was able to get on and off many times at no additional charge. 5) There are many types of subway tickets, such as one day tickets, 2 days tickets, and one week tickets, which are convenient. 6) In the UK, people in a hurry walked to the right of the escalator, and those who did not hurry stood on the left side of the escalator. Currently, the system is the same in Japan, but the London Underground was implemented earlier.
@bogeyman10us11 Жыл бұрын
Yup. The Brits have better cheese. No doubt. Better Fish and Chips too. The underground tickets may be cheaper, but I would much prefer public transportation in Japan, as they are much much cleaner, and the staff are much friendlier when you ask for directions. The English are not friendly to strangers.
Squishy-chan, I‘ve ever stayed at Derby, UK for about one month on Christmas holidays in December for my job before fifteen years. I(we) had to work so hard from dawn to midnight almost everyday. Dawn was late and sunset was early because of winter. Driving a rental car at night I watched illuminated houses beautifully. I can’t forget they were so amazing and let me remember my family in Japan. At the same time I understood that people wanted delightful things as they couldn’t have sunny days in winter season.
Sometimes Japanese old-timers says "in western countries blah, blah, blah" but i don’t want to listen to them any more and we should be more confident our system and the way we do, right ? Thank you very much for your “noticing” and i love your charming voice and the way of talking (especially i love your British accent ! )
@ToruHigaki Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing the things in Japan you miss with me. I am surprised you miss the Japanese Police system, Koban. The system came from Bansho, where a samurai officer stationed with his subordinates called Okappiki in the 17th century in Edo, now Tokyo. The samurai government placed a Bansho in every corner of the major crossing of Edo. Their duties were keeping the town safe and peaceful by patrolling their area, arresting criminals, or listening to citizens' complaints. When Japanese society tuned to the modern style like the UK's, the Japanese government determined to keep the Bansho system and transform it into Koban as a small-town police station. That's why many Koban are in Japan, which is almost a 10- to 15-minute walk from our houses. I will be happy if my English writing is understandable and can help you understand the origin of the Koban. I registered for your KZbin channel and will enjoy other videos later.
英国人の発音だ! わたしたち日本人にはあなた方英国人の発音はとても聞きやすいです。 ひと口に英国人と言っても、地方の方言や階層・階級による発音の違いなど、いろいろ違いはあるのでしょうが、米国人の話す英語に比べると本当にあなた方の発音は聞き取りやすいです。 わたしは数年間、大陸欧州で暮らしてましたが欧州があんなに「晴れがない」地域だとは知りませんでした。 わたしは生粋の日本人ですから、あなたよりももっと太陽が恋しかったです。 春のイタリアに旅行した時、「ああ、太陽! なんて明るいんだ! 欧州人がなにが何でもバカンスを取って南欧に行きたがる訳がやっとわかった!」と感じましたよ。 It's the British pronunciation! To us Japanese, your British pronunciation is very easy to hear. Although there are many differences in pronunciation, such as regional dialects and class differences, your pronunciation is much easier to understand than the English spoken by Americans. I lived in continental Europe for a few years and I didn't know that Europe was so "No sunny". I'm a native Japanese and I miss the sun even more than you do. When I travelled to Italy in spring, I said: "Oh, the sun! How bright it is! I finally understood why Europeans want to go on holiday to southern Europe at all costs! I felt it. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
I like the way you talk, so articulate, its refreshing.
@SquishyTalk2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment ✨
@GOMBE32 жыл бұрын
Yes, this is so true. I like here authentic and articulate pronunciation of British English. I enjoy it although I myself got much accustomed more to American English.
@つばさ-c2i2 жыл бұрын
I love this video, and I subscribe your channel soon. I wanna be good at speaking and listening to British English as I watch your channel.
@oakieyohei2 жыл бұрын
I'm Japanese who started living in London. I totally agree with you about five things. Especially, I miss the sunshine and food😅.
@xx29432 жыл бұрын
ロンドン出身なんですね。 僕もロンドン大好きです。 いままで2回、計1ヶ月いったことあります。 そのくらい大好きです。 I'm glad to hear you are from London. I've ever been to there twice. I really love London. My favorite spot is oxford circus, regent street and Hyde park with winter wonderland. oh, and I also love cameden town. I don't forget that announce of inside underground car "mind the gap". take care of yourself cause Covid is not done yet. "keep calm and carry on"
@マツ-j9s Жыл бұрын
I can learn the phrase "to the point where" from this video. Your English is beautiful and awesome❗️ I love it
@kenken1962 жыл бұрын
i bought my new glasses last summer and it was delivered to my home for free of charge after two working days in Tokyo!
@Its-Kat_ Жыл бұрын
In my area of Kanagawa the buses arrive to the main stop on time but if you go by Google Maps the buses are late in between.
@hanage79742 жыл бұрын
Sunlight : CBD oil works quite well? Boots or LUSH? Glasses : maybe you can try Glassdirect? Food : Waso delivery is reasonable and not bad quality. Or try Marugame udon? Reasonable as well
@SquishyTalk2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips! I've been tempted to try CBD oil but have never actually done it. Maybe I will now. Merry Christmas ⛄🎄
@hanage79742 жыл бұрын
@@SquishyTalk and there’s an Ichiba in Westfield shopping mall.
I have visited Newport Wales UK, two times 40 years ago. We were Japanese mobile phone maker at that time and our customer company was there. What I felt there first was English people speaking there was speaking Germany. I heard English was derived from French and Germany and I agreed at that time. Food there I expected most was Fish and Chips that was also famous in Japan but it was too salty for me and not so good. The lunch customer company gave me liver(?) sand witch was very fine but I visited MacDonald many times. In off-times, I went to London and I experienced subways and realized why it was called "Tube". There I enjoyed two-built sight seeing bus a lot. As a whole UK was not so bad for me at that time.
@chigitakazuhiro78352 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to you! How spoiled you are to the things that I get granted in Japan... Yes, safety and cleanness and tidiness are the thing in Japan.
@SquishyTalk2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Merry Christmas ⛄🌲
@伸一-l5c2 жыл бұрын
Recently, I went to an eye doctor's office and got a prescription. I went to an optician with an SS class optician, and the glasses were completed in about 30 minutes.
Merry Christmas eve! i used to live in a place called Solihull near Birmingham for about 7 years and this made me bring back memories of cold winter air in the UK. the things i used to miss about Japan were about food, snacks and games. now that i'm in Japan for a while, i miss soggy fish and chips, mosters(foot shaped pickle flavoured snack) and just the cloudy damp atmosphere it self😂
@SquishyTalk2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment. I should eat Monster Munch crisps whilst I'm here 😄 Merry Christmas ⛄🎄
@iamo_san2 жыл бұрын
oh yeah, it was moster munch. how did i forget that🙃
@hayamiseo4467 Жыл бұрын
I admire your sharp & crisp English sound. Almost mistaken you from Britain!
@jerometsowinghuen2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas, Miss Skye.🎄❄ Totally surprised that the sun sets so early in the Great Britain, it sounds freezing there.☀️ Definitely don't walk upstairs, downstairs or the corridor of the bus when moving, as I also nearly fell down the corridor before, which was dangerous.🚍
@SquishyTalk2 жыл бұрын
It's not been too cold here so far, thank goodness. I think it will get colder though. Thank you for your comment. Merry Christmas ☃️🌲
@GOMBE32 жыл бұрын
A belated "Merry Christmas, to you and your family there!" and one more and glad to say this in time "A Happy and Prosperous New Year to you all!" Be sure to bring back those British items you largely miss while in Japan. Authentic UK foods that you can not easily get in Japan. I'm a bit worried you might finish everything while you are in the two-week quarantine period. 🤣
Living in London, I sometimes feel inconvenience on Sundays but think have got used to it. I would rather think the convenience of Japan is excessive, which might not be sustainable. But yes, I miss Japan too.
@miyaketoshihiko2 жыл бұрын
Sean, working in Sundays are sustainable in Japan. Almost all Japanese are non Christian and they believe working in Sundays are basis for convenience business in Japan. They never stop it.
@サンペイママ2 жыл бұрын
コロナ気をつけてね ロンドンバス懐かしいな。
@MsSharonSpencer2 жыл бұрын
Belated Happy New Year 2022 ! :) Hope your safe flight back to Japan, and I'm looking forward to the next video. :)
@山笠ジョージ2 жыл бұрын
HI. Nice to meet you. I happened to see you here. I have a question. Is fish and chips delicious? In an English textbook of junior high school my son uses, it is introduced, but I have never had it. I heard it is traditional British food, right?
@Gyh6 Жыл бұрын
uk訛り❤好き😊🎉活動頑張ってください
@bakainblack2 жыл бұрын
Woud be great to see you back here in Tokyo.
@ナショナルキッド-l5m2 жыл бұрын
女性が安心して住める国と自画自賛してます。お巡りさんも頑張っていらっしゃいます。
@SquishyTalk2 жыл бұрын
日本は安全な国ですよね😊
@ライオンスター-l4z2 жыл бұрын
そうとは思わない。通勤列車内で痴漢の被害が発生することが一般的だから。
@wireless63742 жыл бұрын
イントロのレッツビギンまでの独特の間が面白いっすね🤣
@wireless63742 жыл бұрын
英語の勉強として聞かせてもらってます^ ^
@菅原智也-g7m Жыл бұрын
ありがとうございます!
@SquishyTalk Жыл бұрын
スーパーサンクスありがとうございます😊❤
@strongbrew91162 жыл бұрын
Eating out in the UK is not that much more expensive than it is in Japan, in my opinion. Most people compare prices by just converting pounds to yen, or vice versa. A much better way to compare is by working out how much in relation to the minimum wage something costs. In the UK, the hourly minimum wage is about £9, but soon to be £9.50. In Japan, it's about 950 -1000 yen. Nice UK restaurant meal (£15ish) = About 1.5 hour's work. Nice Japan restaurant meal (1500ish yen) = About 1.5 hour's work.
@ddtailhappy36622 жыл бұрын
Hello! I have lived in Oxford between 2001 and 2005 and again since 2019. Here it's different in some areas you mentioned. Although I don't use often, reliable ETA is shown at bus stops. Police staffs are often seen on the street. I go to Japanese supermarket called Atariya and TK Trading both in London every Sunday to buy Sushi, Bento, Syocyu, etc. Compared with previous period life in UK, I feel, became more convenient with less disgusting quality of foods.
In this KZbin video, you speak expressively, at a good tempo, and with exquisite pauses. Do you have experience as an actress?
@bakainblack2 жыл бұрын
新潟の冬も晴れない上に雷が多くて気が滅入るって聞きますね。
@hayamiseo4467 Жыл бұрын
In my college days, I tried to acquire American English, esp. southern accent. I loved country and bluegrass music, like Lester Flatt or Stanley Brothers. But my cockney friend once said, "Why do you like rustic sound?" In his opinion, southern accent reveals "red-neck & uneducated background." But listening to your clear and crisp English, Squishy, I've come to like your sound, too.
A Bit of Talking. I also miss authentic Japanese food, and onsen (hot springs). There are indeed restaurants in Japan that let you down. Perhaps you can be luckier than others, but taste is a subjective matter... An onsen tour is something I'd love to do when the world leaves the pandemic behind and Japan opens its border. I wish you a Happy Christmas and a Greater New Year.
@SquishyTalk2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you too ✨☃️
@imayoshiyoshiyoshi2 жыл бұрын
At this moment, yen is weaker. So cost of Japanese food is higher in JPY equivalent of GBP in addition to Japanese food premium in London. But It is very honor for me to hear you miss Japanese food! Japanese food is king!
Merry Christmas Eve ! :) I've never visited the UK yet, but I can agree with your 5 choices if I think of my overseas trip to US. :) And please be careful of Omicron variants !
I miss the chicken nando's in LDN which is a south-african restaurant tho.
@月音-q3c2 жыл бұрын
Japanese learned railway technology from England.The story of the shop and the train on Sunday was interesting.I like British rock music, so I want to go there someday.Thank you very much. 日本人はイギリスから鉄道の技術を習ったんですよ。日曜日のお店の話と鉄道の話は興味深かったです。イギリスのロックが好きなので、いつか行ってみたいです。ありがとうございます。
@shin-i-chikozima2 жыл бұрын
Thankyou so much to your admiration for Japan The comfort of your tribute for Japan is far superior splendor
I have been living in London for a long, long time so I am used to the life in London. I like it here. But it is nice to hear that you enjoy living in Japan
@arsfootball19572 жыл бұрын
Japan itself hahaha Fair enough. Tbh, Japan is too good to move abroad. But I want to live in London one day. Merry Christmas Eve Skye san and Taro san:)
@SquishyTalk2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Merry Christmas ☃️🌲
@achugi19522 жыл бұрын
I’m living UK as an exchange student now, n everything is true. Especially, about transportation, we cannot get bus on time appearing on the app especially at night. It’s not rare I needed to wait for a bus more than an hour. :(