Being Japanese Raised Outside Japan (Overseas Japanese)

[@takashiifromjapan]

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[@j0uld]

Rina's personality is so calm and warming - I'm glad she got to experience Australian life and it has impacted her life in such a positive way

[@Pockymuncher888]

I noticed she also uses her hands while talking which is something I haen't noticed japanese women doing in his videos.

[@angusmckenzie9622]

@jOuld "Rina's personality is so cal,,," Fair whack of cultural kl cringe there, sport.

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@thetruetreasure1]

​@@angusmckenzie9622I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@thetruetreasure1]

​@@Pockymuncher888I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@endlessvoyageca7518]

I absolutely loved the guy from Paris. He was so eloquent and so understood the pressure of the Japanese who have lived abroad. This feeling of being unwelcome as a Japanese person who has lived abroad may be evolving in Tokyo but not so much in other cities. Honestly, I agreed with everything he said and find it remarkable that he so clearly stated (he nailed it!) what many have experienced

[@jimbojimbo6873]

Yh 100% flamboyant

[@chevyimp5857]

Yes absolutely.. wonderfully articulate

[@GreenGretel]

@@jimbojimbo6873 ...yes, and?

[@twestgard2]

I agree. He has clearly done a lot of work to understand who he is and the cultures that influence him, and that gives him a lot of interesting insights about identity and life. There are some people in these comments who could benefit from doing more of that work.

[@Jakeschwag]

Arina's (the last girl's) voice is sooo soothing. I just really like her voice, wow!

[@stevenponte6655]

As an Australian this makes me so happy that Rina's experience was so positive. You can definitely hear the Aussie twang in her accent! :)

[@Sebyllis7350k]

Yes it's really funny to me cuz she sounds VERY different from the folks ahead of her. You can tell that she's significantly more Japanese without knowing her background, and her accent could only be so Aussie because she couldn't speak English when she moved there.

[@Br0wnCh3]

Makes sense. She lived in cairns. cairns is a tourist town. Lots of overseas people live there. City areas,not so much.

[@emailvonsour]

i cant

[@emailvonsour]

"So Aussie"? It's far more American than Australian. It's fully rhotic. Have you people never set foot in Australia?@@Sebyllis7350k

[@Br0wnCh3]

Hey, relax. Its just peoples opinion mate. XD@@emailvonsour

[@shadow_sd418]

As an Aussie I'm very happy that Arina had such a positive time living here in Australia. My family and I have hosted Japanese Students in the past and we have visited Japan a number of times, all have been positive experiences

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@The_Humaning]

She seems so nice & kind, I want to hug her.

[@melt2716]

Arina's accent when she speaks English is so unique and pretty!!! I want her to record audiobooks 🥰🥰

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@melt2716]

@@thetruetreasure1 Many people in my family were born in Cuba but moved to the United States as babies and stayed there for the rest of our lives, and we would describe ourselves as Cuban-American. By that logic, you are Tunisian-Italian. 😁

[@thetruetreasure1]

@@melt2716 if you would choose one whic one do you think I'm from??

[@melt2716]

@@thetruetreasure1 I would say Italian since you spent most of your life in Italy. I guess it's a matter of opinion!

[@Rowlph8888]

Just a normal British RP accent... Hardly any Aussie noticeable

[@Surgelax]

Gotta love Arina's positive energy!

[@DirkShotojima]

Nah too annoying American

[@bbbbbbb51]

Not just positive, but straightforward and transparent.

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@thetruetreasure1]

​@@bbbbbbb51I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@andy91piratu]

the designer dude, he made such a job advertising Japan and the life in Japan, in general. Let alone the languages he's able to speak.

[@k.vn.k]

I lie his answers too, very articulate.

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@thetruetreasure1]

​@@k.vn.kI was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@chappiescollectables]

Such a good dude

[@takashiifromjapan]

Thanks for watching! If you’re also overseas Japanese, please share your experience here.

[@Mohammedssbu]

Your English is getting super high level

[@briany7658]

Hi Takashi, at the end of the video you don't have to say 'Thank you for watching SO FAR'. Just say 'Thank you for watching '. Since it's basically at the end of the video anyway, the 'so far' is not really needed. Love your videos! ❤🇨🇦

[@Mohammedssbu]

@@briany7658 I think the so far is cute I have never heard anyone say that before

[@Mohammedssbu]

@@briany7658 I think he means like “thank you for making it this far.”

[@Old.School.Ronin.01]

I’ve been waiting for you to do this one. I was born in Japan and my family moved to Sydney, Australia shortly before I turned 3 (still here - 39 now).

[@Trueno954]

Big respect to Yasu for speaking so many languages.

[@DougWinfield]

For some reason he didn't want to speak Chinese, unless he's forgotten his Mandarin and Cantonese

[@LGVRhin-Rhone]

Sounds liké hé was an international school student

[@avakiin6614]

@@DougWinfield Nothing implied in this video that "he didn't want to speak Chinese" or that "he's forgotten his Mandarin and Cantonese." What are you on about? The only thing he said was that he spoke Japanese, English, French, and Italian.

[@DougWinfield]

@@avakiin6614 I'm making the assumption if he lived in China for 8 years, he probably learned some Chinese language or dialect during that time. Although he could have been a child and lived in an Anglo-Japanese bubble as a kid.

[@avakiin6614]

@@DougWinfield That's a shit thing to assume when it's very common to hear from people that they haven't learned the language despite living in a foreign country for a long time. It's even shittier to assume that it's also because they "don't want" to speak the language. It's also even weirder to assume he would know Cantonese. He said it in passing that he lived in Hong Kong for a time but also lived in predominantly non-Cantonese-speaking cities like Beijing and Shanghai. You'd be the worst person to talk since you love assuming shit and being negative about baseless accusations.

[@fridaytax]

Third interview (Australian girl) raised a very important point about directness. Australians are considered quite direct, to the point of rudeness, which can cause some issues when interacting with other cultures, let alone other languages. My daughter lived in Japan twice, both times for a period of one year. When she was being prepared for her first year long stay, the presenters emphasised the levels of politeness required in Japanese families, and their example was a girl who asked her host mother if they used bleach in their washing machine. The host mother applied the Japanese indirect language overlay to this, and interpreted this as her Australian host daughter implying her housekeeping was slovenly. And immediately asked the exchange coordinator to remove the girl from her home. Poor Aussie girl was just interested in what washing machine products were regularly used, and ended up having to move a few hours later. It sounded like a very sad situation.

[@raineypeter]

That is not a normal mum, yikes, talk about treading😮 on (bleached) eggshells

[@KelvinKamsg]

The quickness to assume intent to offend and not clarify, comes across as rather close-minded and lacking curiousity. Doesn't seem a good candidate to host a foreigner. Hope your daughter had a far more positive time with the next family

[@OldAussieAds]

@@KelvinKamsg Yes, this is a good example of how both cultures needed to be a bit more understanding.

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@pjroo]

If she just used Google or Napisan, she’d still be there.

[@StrollingArtist]

Ariana is the person that I’d love to meet in person and talk to, so sweet, polite and open minded, I think she absorbed the best from her Japanese and Australian backgrounds.

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@averageguy1261]

This has to be one of the most interesting interviews you've had yet. Thanks for creating this important content!

[@adeniyas]

Great clip…the French/Japanese man is spot on. Rigidity is partly what makes Japan so great but with that rigidity comes its own set of challenges.

[@dooksan]

I hope they keep their rigidity. Losing it has been the downfall of many civilizations.

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@thetruetreasure1]

​@@dooksanI was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@amentiu]

Japanese rigidity = robot humans 🤖 And sheeple 🐑. They still wear masks 😷 🐑

[@dammar117]

To me you are Italian, because it's where we grew up that shapes us. Where our mother gave birth to us or where our ancestors were from may play a role in our identity, but it's not nothing like where we grew up. That's the culture we absorb, the language that we speak first. I'm in your situatio, sort of. However, other people might be biased once they know the full history. I even had somebody say I had an accent in my native language. Just because my name sounds foreign in my native language. And especially Italians they are very closed culture. So anybody who does not share their ancestry no matter how long they've been in Italy and how well they speak Italian They will never view them as true Italians. But again, to me you are Italian. Unless you were raised in a tight-knit diaspora where the Tunisian culture actually had more influence than the Italian.

[@Nick-me7ot]

The woman at the end seemed like a very well balanced kind person. Fascinating how only three years can have such a meaningful impact. Was interesting to here the very subtle Australian accent come in on some of her pronunciations.

[@Treite]

Im surprised it was so subtle for the most part considering she mentioned not speaking English when she moved here! I know she hasnt been back in ten years but presumably she learnt most of her English here so Id have thought a lot of her pronunciation would be Australian.

[@reincarnate3440]

That's not Australian accent lmao

[@illuminite]

​@@reincarnate3440he didn't say it was an Australian accent. He said the very "subtle" Australian accent come out in "some words". i.e. There's a hint of it (there absolutely is)

[@illuminite]

I heard it come out most clearly when she said "food". It was funny cause all the other words around it didn't come out too strongly

[@Neojhun]

18:38 When she grin-talks "I show more emotions" that is not subtle at all.

[@FIREPsyChat]

I grew up in Japan in the late 80s and early 90s. As a half Korean half Taiwanese person living in Japan, it was pretty difficult at first. I had to learn Japanese from scratch while maintaining my other languages. Love your channel ✌️

[@salade99]

Wow! so you speak Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese and English!? Amazing

[@rztrzt]

Kanji should have been easier for you with your Taiwanese background and the grammar structure is similar to Korean.

[@왕만두fattydumpling餃]

I'm a South Korean born in Japan and grew up as a Zainichi in the late 80s and 90s. I feel you and the similar about your crisis, bro. No matter how people treat you Japan is a lovely country. That's all I wanna say.

[@clarkesmith.]

@@salade99 There's no such thing as a Taiwanese language lolol

[@Sebyllis7350k]

​@@clarkesmith. There is. It's called 臺語 and a lot of Taiwanese folks speak it. It was a spoken-only language before (and can be somewhat written w/ Chinese characters and Japanese romaji), but lately the Taiwanese government has been pushing the characterization of it and there have even been books written in or translated into the Taiwanese language. You can check Wikipedia for that.

[@TheLastSecretGarden]

It's no wonder Arina is an actress. Her voice honestly made me emotional, she has such a sincere, earnest, and emotional way of speaking. It's moving to listen to. I hope she has great success in her career, as she has an ethereal charisma that is super rare and special.

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@fotiostriantas4673]

@@thetruetreasure1 You are whatever you like. However since you need a national identity I would say that you are an Italian with Tunisian roots. By the way Tunisians are such lovely people. Greetings from Greece :)

[@khalidalali186]

My friend’s wife is Japanese Brazilian, from São Paulo. I think she’s like the fifth generation. She looked Japanese. But, everything else about her was Brazilian 😂 she was an extrovert, outgoing, talkative, assertive, expressive, and confrontational. It felt like I was interacting with a Brazilian girl, trapped in a Japanese body 😅

[@nattidread5844]

That's interesting.

[@silveryfeather208]

I mean, isn't that technically what she is? She's Brazilian through and through, she just has a Japanese body

[@junior.santana]

I'm Brazilian, from São Paulo as well. The few japanese descendants I've met were all like that. The thing is they are fully Brazilians, born and raised, and although the japanese community is huge there the newer generations are being raised in a local environment, going to local schools and socializing with other Brazilians. Also, the countries are so far away from each other and it's so expensive to travel there that it's natural to distance a little from the culture as well. In the last years many Brazilians started to migrate back to Japan for better opportunities work-wise, but there was this gap between the first big migration from Japan that took place more than 100 years ago. Anyway, japanese culture is very present in Brazil, specially the food, and also anime and the like.

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@yo2trader539]

After 5 generations, it would be the same if her ancestry was Irish.

[@Szilard_HUN]

Congrats Takashi, This episode was super interesting. All of the 3 people were so cool. 😀

[@ekelly1642]

I loved Takashi's facial expressions when the man was speaking all his languages, his smile kept growing and growing. I loved this one, the Japanese woman who went to Australia was so sweet.

[@JayBugi]

I love how he lights up as soon as they speak Japanese. I've observed that in a few videos. It feels good to see him light up

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@thetruetreasure1]

​@@JayBugiI was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@suraangel6956]

An episode with Arina finally!! So glad to see her again! :) She has the sweetest personality~

[@fernandorangel4679]

She’s been interviewed before?

[@viktorarvid8609]

I like these longer interviews you do man. Watching them feels a lot more worthwhile

[@holimoli2023]

Super interesting episode. Very articulate people. And always great questions from Takashii.

[@redensoncruz8988]

This is what an angel (arina) looks like, more of her clips takashii 🥰😍

[@AlexanderBeutter]

The girl form Australia is a type of girl,that you take a crush on in an airport,never to see her again

[@wilsonxyz92]

Yeah.... And she will make you wondering who was she until the end of time...😂

[@gaijin_simar]

Can't agree more

[@dhruvrandi007]

Lol. Bro wtf. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@darkraipaul]

Had that feeling a couple of times before...😂

[@MusicBoxAlsoWater]

To be known as "The girl from Australia or The Airport Girl". The one who got away lol.

[@jefferrrson1x]

just came back home here in California from my first trip to Japan. And I must say, I am so appreciative of your videos because it helped understand the culture before-hand. Not like I didn't know the culture enough, but man, the country is amazing. I can't wait to go back to Japan. I loved it. Stayed there for two weeks Mid-October and it was fantastic. I'm actually up right now 230AM here because it's like dinner time in Osaka lol. I miss you Japan!

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@CoachRasul]

Takashi, I’m a life coach and health coach. I ask people questions and listen for the answers for a living. That said, you ask the best questions and I really feel your sincerity in wanting to know what the other people thinks and feels. You come off as very authentic and it’s a pleasure to watch.

[@allenhuling598]

Great interviews with very well-spoken and thoughtful answers by interesting people....enjoyed this!!

[@helveciog]

Arina is so joyful, loved her way. 😊

[@5x9dev]

I thought that last question there about a person's personality or character change when they switch between languages is fascinating and very telling in Japan. Of course it happens with other languages as well, since language is an expression of culture, and culture is reflected in language.

[@ganzalez3766]

これはメッチャ英語と異文化理解に役立つビデオですよ。いろんなバックグラウンドを持ったひとが出てくるし、みんな キラキラしている、好感度抜群のビデオですよ。TAKASHIさんの落ち着きと相手から素晴らしい答えを引き出せてる,素晴らしい！

[@Guevon_Pajaro]

Amazing interviews! So interesting. That second guy too was so articulate, I learned things and it was fun to watch

[@cferahzade]

21:10 I feel her The first time that I went into the world, I had culter shock. In Turkiye, most of familys are same, dad's are woking mom's are taking care of their children. Dads are decided to everything , moms cooking etc. But world are really big and it was amaizing experience for me. Now I'm gonna turn 22 soon and I've been 9 countrys. In this journey, my personality changed a lot, If i wouldn't be in abroad I couldn't be the person as I am now. The best advice and gift to give yourself or people around you is, giving opportunity to visiting another countrys. Being global person is the best thing on the this world

[@angelsub9184]

This advice is not suitable for people who suffered abuse and in poverty, yet people always pay attention to those who are from privileged family right? And has no empathy for those who suffered. But thanks for sharing. At least I know, I and some people would never have same privilege as yours

[@cferahzade]

​@@angelsub9184 I don't get it your point. As I said, I'm from Turkiye and our country has a lat of problem economically and politically. So I'm definitely not rich or privileged. Trust me. When I was in abroad I struggling with money and hunger lol. But this experience add me a lot of positive thinks in my life. It was quite difficult but worth it. Thank you for your comment.

[@musical.theory]

​@@angelsub9184wtf. First, don't bring others down for no reason. Second, not being abused is not a privilege, it's how its supposed to be. Third, you can always go abroad. There are lots and lots of volunteering programmes. Stop being a victim, and a sad and bitter one at that. The most famous traveller in my country started out by selling his fridge to get money for a plane ticket. Go figure, mate. Seeing yourself as a victim, will leave you a victim.

[@sirij8784]

I think most women are happier in the position of being the caretaker although there are always exceptions. In America the past decade or so you've had this women need to work or be an independent women where you don't need a man. You are seeing alot of instances where women are unhappier as ever in this role.

[@emailvonsour]

stop trying to make turkiye happen

[@ちょこみんと-s3l]

12:37 I like this part because his wording and explanation are clear so that I can get it well.

[@SimplyJapaneseMaples]

Your videos are fun to watch. I feel like they demonstrate that you as the host have a curious and interested nature. This quality helps people to relate to each other (by talking, and sharing ideas). So thank you. I find so many aspects of Japan very interesting and here on the west coast of Canada we have been influenced by various Japanese things. I grow and sell Japanese maples as a business and have been in love with Japanese gardens for a long time. I am currently learning Japanese and look forward to one day coming to Japan to experience the many wonderful things your country has to offer.

[@raynmo674]

Finally Arina got an actual episode. Cairns rep nonetheless

[@davebellamy4867]

Is she famous yet? Her accent is so lovely and calm in Englush or Japanese. She could do ASMR too.

[@kawaiipotatoes7888]

@@davebellamy4867 She's an actress

[@lucdelhaize4029]

I am Australian of migrant origins but the person who could most relate with was the dude who has lived in France for 20 years. He is the most cosmopolitan Japanese person that I have ever encountered. Respect for his own heritage yet open to new ideas.

[@emilyinnetherlands5295]

The bag designer is such an international person.

[@catbwoy]

What a fascinating group of people. I loved this video.

[@yoshikobayashi7643]

Born in Yokohama and came to the US at age 5. Settled into northern suburbs of Chicago/Southeastern Wisconsin. We were very isolated from other Japanese. I think because of it I embraced my Japanese culture. Growing up I was told not to embarrass the family and not to embarrass Japan. My parents kept Japanese culture alive in the house. We only spoke Japanese in the house. I spent summer vacations in Yokohama and kept a very close connection to Japan. I worked in various jobs in Japan and currently live in the US.

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@starryshark]

Arina is so adorable! She kind of reminds me of a friend of mines who is also soft spoken. :)

[@bruceford9413]

You are a fine interviewer. I find myself watching your vids often and i never seem to lose interest. Arigoto.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Wonderful interviews, Takashii - all 3 so interesting!!

[@MrShem123ist]

Dude, the amount of effort that Takashi san exerts to find these people and to conduct these interviews is out of this world. 🤯本当に素晴らしいですね！

[@catinthehat906]

Just a hint on interviewing for Takashi (whose UTube channel I think is great) is that at 2:57 the American girl is giving an intro into a really interesting question about the differences between Japanese and American work culture. Now if Takashi had followed through on that he might have got a really interesting answer. My advice is just reflect back what she says in the form of a question and people will naturally divulge more.

[@PaszerDye]

I don't think it takes much effort to find them. Takashi is an earnest person who listens, and any person who voices their experience of all things Japanese through him is amplified. He is probably probably much easier to get in touch with than you think, like an email or social media DM away. But it doesn't make his videos any less interesting.

[@Amins88]

It would seem he utilizes the same people for multiple interviews and topics. That first woman was in a video four months ago with her husband. Not that this is a bad thing, it's smart to do. I'm curious if he organizes these multiple interviews ahead of time or just talks with them for a long time about a variety of topics and edits them for multiple videos later.

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@Gunit785]

Thank you for your amazing content. The people you interview are so interesting and this is so inspirering 🙏🏻

[@Firespirit233]

Arina is so pretty ❤ I’m in love with her smile

[@TheRealAsahi]

I’m half Japanese, born and raised in Australia. Been to Japan many times but never actually lived there.

[@mistayuto]

I can relate to these people. I was born in Japan but moved to Australia when I was 4. I have lived in Australia for 41 years. It's quite interesting to get the perspectives of Japanese raised overseas.

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@Helloo29472]

Hi Takashi-san! I really enjoy your interviews and they are amazing and fun to watch! It is helpful as well because I am learning Japanese and aspire to study in Japan someday! Thank you! If possible, can you please interview Paolo from Tokyo? I love both channel's content.

[@fungiuse]

Very good video....Nice to hear their opinions on the subjects you covered !!! Domo arigatou, Sayonara!

[@raylivengood8040]

Really good and informative interviews ! I very much enjoyed and felt I learned a lot more. Smart and well spoken answers 🙂.

[@chriss6971]

The guy in the white shirt had a great point, go over to another country without any pre conceived idea's of what it will be. Love it

[@loopyfrog]

I'm loving the bag designer - he's so cool! Arina is so lovely too. What great interviews!

[@squarzzz]

Great interviewing, as an Australian that lived in Japan for a short time , I love seeing such positive cultural exchanges . I loved living there , even the negative sides always made it interesting ,

[@KarelSeeuwen]

Arina is amazingly cute. Full of life.

[@Guuzaka]

6:30 Agreed, East Coast is so cold and can snow a lot! 🥶 Also, very fun listening to Risa Hinga's Japanese-American experience. 🗾🦅 11:35 That would be the first time I am hearing that. 🤨 Every Hafu I listened to thus far, or foreigner born in Japan never feels like a true Japanese. 😶 He did go on to further explain that he means the definition of Japanese is evolving, but it still seems to contradict what the actual non-Yamato say. 😅 16:42 Yasu Machino flexing 4 languages is impressive. 👏🏾 17:58 Cairns, nice! 🌴 I was expecting to hear Sydney or Brisbane or something. 🦘

[@raineypeter]

Cairns would imply a working holiday, prob did farm work. Must've practiced her English outside Australia to improve so much

[@analozada9475]

He speaks all the languages amazingly! Super talented person! 🖤🤘🔥🙌💯

[@franckdebzh7608]

Yep. And he speaks perfectly French!

[@emailvonsour]

Obviously not. Why lie?@@franckdebzh7608

[@onwuekwemiracle6906]

The last girl is in touch with her soul and emotion❤️

[@69ratpoison69]

Arina's accent is so unique she'd be a great voice actor.

[@Tehui1974]

Wow, it was good to hear from 3 very interesting people. The different cultural experiences that these people experienced during their travel, would make a great short film.

[@Eni.stgo21]

The fashionista guy was spot on, on everything he explained and has a very well understanding of whats going on culturaly

[@j03yyy]

Arina is not just pretty and cute but her personality is very vibrant and i like that

[@Craftgirly]

I was surprised when Arina mentioned Japanese people will say they want to meet up with you again and not mean it. As an Aussie who lived in the UK that was the one thing that irritated me about the English. They would go out of their way to say we need to go out for dinner or catch up. As an Aussie who would never say it unless I meant it, I would be puzzled why they couldn’t just not say anything. It just gave me the impression they were insincere and not trustworthy.

[@scanspeak00]

What would you say? "Goodbye, I never want to see you again" ?

[@scanspeak00]

"See you later" is a common Aussie phrase.

[@stormblessed2673]

All cultures have quirks like that, as an aussie one of the things we say as a greeting is similar - 'how are you going?' or 'how 'ya goin?' - this comes off as insincere to non-aussies because we're saying it as a set phrase greeting and generally not actually interested in a deep answer or conversation (we're usually just expecting a 'good mate, you?' as a response, not for them to tell us anything personal or of substance). Probably not too different to what you pointed out about the UK's farewell.

[@escapenguin]

@@stormblessed2673 same for the US. It's often just a greeting as well. So when someone actually _answers_ or you realize they're asking you sincerely, it totally throws me off. Just happened tonight.

[@lawrencegeorge6089]

The concept of "Honne" and "Tatamae" is prevalent in Japanese society and its arguably one of the most irritating aspects of Japanese culture because it is insincere in nature. Saying something for the sake of it is pointless but Japanese people arent straight shooters like that. Even when you are able to agree to meet, its like making an appointment with a doctor 😂 it'll be an organized date in like 3 weeks for like 2 hours 🤣 The comments on this thread are also really ridiculous. "What do you want them to say?" - thats easy - be upfront. Much easier than wasting time chasing someone's tail. Overall though, I dont take things personally. I love living in Japan and some of the things available to me are awesome but just know that people generally take themselves way too seriously. Thats a society problem though. Traditional values are still strong in this country.

[@clownworld-honk410]

Always interesting. How does Takashii meet all these people from different backgrounds? Is it just random ?

[@marifujisawa2942]

I love the second interview! I share the same views. Takashi san you should start looking for interviewing mothers with Japanese daughters in law😂

[@EdgarJohnson-ll2kn]

The last girl has never had to dealt with disruptive jogging people.

[@Jemylooh]

Takashi, you should def have your own podcast I would def listen and support ❤

[@lefogliedautunno]

Sempre simpatico il modo di intervistare di questo ytuber , mai scontato, bravo!

[@MrWillo58]

Even though Arina hasn't benn back to Australia for 10 years she still has that Aussie twang in her English accent. It's SOOO KAWAII!

[@danekim4275]

Arina is a sweetheart ! Such a lovely person who is a positive role model for the global youth ! Takashii would be so lucky if Arina would agree to a coffee date ! Hai !

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@tuyenbui]

I find these videos so therapeutic and soothing

[@Mb.groovy]

the girl from San Marino California is definitely from a wealthy or upper class family, that area is full of really beautiful homes that average around 1.5M USD

[@tomtom8786]

well, there's a lot of wealth in California as California is the 5th largest economy in the world and the wealthiest state in the US!

[@dhl1544]

This is so much fun to watch. It is also very educational.

[@jode378]

Great questions, great responses! Thanks

[@cappaman73]

I enjoyed the video. Great interviews 👏👏👏

[@bertberw8653]

The societal value of Takashi's work is immeasureable. I don't think he realizes how important what he's doing is.

[@caesmonde]

Such great interviews! Great interviewer and fantastic interviewees!

[@leifdux7277]

I'm also an overseas Japanese! My native language is English, and phew what a journey it was to start adapting to Japan... still am, started only knowing hira / kata, but I'm getting there!

[@DazzaBo]

This makes me so happy to hear Rina had a good experience in Australia, and especially when she said she lived in Cairns, my hometown. Cairns is no stranger to Japanese people, I believe we receive the second most Japanese visitors in the country, second only to Sydney. Which is saying something when you consider Cairns' population is only about 3% of Sydney's.

[@mkelly4400]

Hello Takashii-San This was a very interesting video. I really enjoyed listening to the interviewee’s perspectives and it was inspiring and thoughtful.

[@SemperShock]

I watched this episode for Arina! She is so sweet when she talks & so feminine… very attractive. Takashii ask really great questions & never lets down in his videos!!

[@alfrednyabango9097]

Thank you the Parisian designer. You gave me a better perspective of Japan

[@batshevanivylerner8582]

such an interesting one! thanks!

[@cv5420]

I'm from L.A. too. First woman from L.A. grew up very privileged. San Marino is all upper middle class to rich Asian 💰💰 Actually surprised she didn't say Torrance. I have coworkers like her at my company in Tokyo. I don't even have to ask where they are from when the body language, accent, sandpaper voice at the end of sentences, saying "like" a lot, and fashion style is very American. I wonder if these interviewees are also KZbinrs or randoms? I definitely wouldn't want to move back to L.A. Crazy rents, high crime, high cost of living, and more. Diverse culture is cool I guess but it loses its novelty after a few years. She says quality life is higher in L.A. but that's only possible if you're making bank. Anyway, interesting interviews and learning how overseas Japanese experience life in Japan.

[@AlanLin1995]

I was quite shocked when she said the quality of life is better in L.A. lol That's making a lot more sense right now

[@billyfink1234]

How would the diverse culture lose its novelty after a few years? If you were actually from there it wouldnt be a novelty the way it is in Japan would be a novelty? What you mean is you went there from a homogenous country and the novelty of it wore off and you felt more comfortable back in Asia.

[@watsons4233]

@@billyfink1234I think they mean that the novelty of diversity eventually becomes less comfortable than having a homogeneous environment. I’m only 1/4 Japanese but look 100% Japanese, however I felt most comfortable in Japan than the other countries I’ve been in.

[@tomtom8786]

@@AlanLin1995 Life in LA is better and she is right. Yes, true you need ot have money to live here but California is a great place to be

[@tomtom8786]

California is a great place to be and life is better here but you need money of course to live here. Most Western countries have crime. It's not any worse in California. I love California

[@normo3602]

I love her Aussie accent coming through in some of the words

[@franckdebzh7608]

It's fun to hear that Yasu is so Parisian that he speaks English with a strong french accent. 😆Greetings from France Takashii!

[@chikitabowow]

Very interesting video! They had many interesting thoughts about both culture and language!

[@lurkmerchant]

As a Japanese living in Australia, I have to admit that I've changed a fair bit. I was an introvert, mainly because I couldn't speak English well and also because I didn't want to rub people the wrong way, but after a while I realised that I don't have to watch my mouth so much in Australia. I can speak my mind more freely. I feel sorry for the girl lived in Australia for 3 years when she was really young. She might be feeling a bit isolated maybe, because she finds Japanese girls around her are less genuine. It's a bit like me working in retail in Australia, where people draw the line when it comes to what we talk about and while co-workers are friendly and fun, the relationship is often very superficial. I could relate myself with the second person. He appears to me as a type of person who is very open and proud of who he is, and also very perceptive of what's going on around him. I could see him trying to choose right words, but Japanese are still very much bound by rules and common social values. But a guy like him who's not scared to be himself, proud to be different from most Japanese, will find his place anywhere in the world imho.

[@ryeongee4615]

He got such a good opinion! good interview! arigato~

[@ronreyes395]

i love Arina from Japan(Australia), i totally agree with her. eventhough the person you are talking with doesnt have a friggin clue what your language is... the both of you can still communicate. i think it is magic....

[@BloodRain222]

I remember when you had about 50k subs and i also remember when you made a video talking about how you’re gonna pursue your dream even if what you do isn’t the norm in japan. now look at you. over a million subscribers and every video you make is successful

[@lexnite22]

People who speak multiple languages are inspiring to me and just makes me smile 😊

[@haruo10]

Takashii san that was a realy good interview from Japanese people who lived in other countries. Interesting their points of view from both sides. I realy enjoyed this video.

[@melissagorgeous16]

Excellent topics Takeshi san. I need to listen to more Japanese as I have forgotten a lot of my Japanese. I used to teach it here in Sydney before the Asian economic crisis. I now teach English privately to students from many cultures including Asian backgrounds but they're all born here just need help with language.

[@dansimmons21]

Hi Takashii, thanks for your videos! I've been watching your videos for a while and I love them! I found your channel because I lived in Japan for the first year of my life and was wondering what my life would have turned out had I stayed! I wonder if you could use your platform to encourage your interviewees to share a little more about their philosophy? I feel like so many of the characters you interview are probably quite deep people with deep things to share.

[@TMM6900]

Finally the full interview!

[@skfineshriber]

I spent a few weeks in Japan and found the everyday politeness to be nice, but it was also apparent that underneath the cultural politeness Japanese people are like everyone else. Most are kind, good people, some are a little grumpy, some have a great sense of humor, some are welcoming and some a little less so. I found that often just saying ありがとうございます seemed to be met with a nice smile and sometimes a giggle. I didn’t care if they were laughing at me or just pleasantly surprised by a gaijin who knew a little Japanese. It made us both smile. I love these interviews and your non-judgemental approach.

[@ChrisPage68]

To go from not speaking English to being fluent in 3 years is amazing. Well done, Arina! English soeakers tend to pick up the Australian accent, but she's only got a trace of it if you listen carefully.

[@thetruetreasure1]

I was born in tunisia and grew up from when i was 1 year and 2-3 months old in italy and now that i have 26 years old i'm still living in italy so for you i'm tunisian or italian and why??

[@jamesmorgan8505]

⁠@@thetruetreasure1you are Italian as you grew up there but you can consider yourself Tunisian by heritage