Being a "Foreigner" English Girl Born in Japan | Japanese is My Native Language! ft. Jazmine

[@gene6690]

Jasmine's parents had the correct strategy to ensure Jasmine spoke English and Japanese. My siblings and I lived in South Africa with Portuguese parents. At home, we spoke Portuguese and went to English school. All our after-school friends spoke Afrikaans (Dutch-based) which we spoke back. We therefore learned to speak read and write fluently in three languages without any problems. It just becomes your normal

[@khaltsharivist365]

🤔🧐You were raised in Africa but only speak European languages, no indigenous language that is native to the land, so not quite like Jasmine then?

[@Dodong0]

I tried to convince my wife to do that for our children… she said she would but flat out lied and didn’t. Now our son won’t speak English… our daughter is two, so we’ll see how it goes with her. At least my wife is making more of an effort to speak More Englsih and less Japanese.

[@khaltsharivist365]

@@ulrichwilsenach4411 by their own admission Afrikaans is an old Dutch dialect, It’s not indigenous to Africa, it’s a European language frozen in time. It’s part of West Germanic languages. Dutch, Flemish and Afrikaans same group in linguistics.

[@暇時郎戯言翁]

ドイツ語ベースのアフリカンス？　オランダ語でないの？ ボーア戦争はオランダ系統先住開者と英国人その後入植者の戦争で英国勝利で英領に、チャーチルが従軍記者として活動、して成った。 それで先住開拓者オランダ人の話すアフリカカーンスは ドイツをベースでは無くオランダ語だと思う。

[@nastyHarry]

@@khaltsharivist365 European languages are far more useful than any indigenous African language, even in South Africa

[@21forevergone]

I've never understood this attitude people have. If you're born and raised in a culture, to the point where it's basically all you know, then it's your culture, regardless of whether you look the part or not

[@hkgehts9061]

Because Japan is a different culture than america

[@joelthorstensson2772]

@@hkgehts9061 Also because Japan is still rooted in a collective mindset, ie. if you don't behave and look EXACTLY like a japanese person "should" then you must leave their line of sight at once.

[@hkgehts9061]

@@joelthorstensson2772 yes, although that is changing in some demographics.

[@joelthorstensson2772]

@@hkgehts9061 and thank god for that.

[@AVerySillySausage]

Japane is kind of racist lol, although it's ironically probably racist to say that. Countries like the UK and US are much more multi-cultural. It's strange nowadays to see a class in of kids in an english school that are all white. Nobody would bat an eye at a person of japanese ethnicity that was born in england and identifies as english.

[@wil_L]

As an Asian American, I've always wondered what it was like for someone in a similar situation but with the nationalities reversed.

[@sayba6766]

sucks either way :(

[@rossib6974]

@@sayba6766 ,I garrantee you not a pleasant living with Racist culture and scumbags of England ! Horrendous big section of public with shame that its diversity cover protection of lGBTO and Islam Religion not extended to Race of people !Biggest False pretenders of equality ,Freedom and justice

[@JB-rl8ki]

@@sayba6766 does it? She doesn't seem unhappy!

[@nothinglastsforever0000]

@@JB-rl8ki it’s always an advantage to be white

[@genericmeme]

Asian isn't a nationality but I get u

[@BrokenWingman]

This is so cool. Her accent in english has both English AND Japanese inflections. What a fascinating life!

[@kbug8884]

I once met a man in Scotland who seemed to be from India and he had both accents as well! It was so neat! Meanwhile I have an extremely plain Midwestern accent 😂

[@g35tr]

Yeah, it's funny to listen to, because It sounds like I hear some American and Australian accent in there as well, with certain words. Wonder if she had some close American and Aussie friends when she got older in school.

[@freddylim1848]

I's a amazing to See the conversation about culture...I live the Video so much... ❤❤

[@thomgizziz]

And her japanese sounds bad... she is the first person that grew up their whole life in another country that I have seen that has that bad of an accent.

[@DoubleMonoLR]

Not surprising, she grew up with both languages/cultures, it's common.

[@vee1766]

It's fascinating how her whole body language and even attitude is completely different wether she speaks Japanese or English.

[@XtremeStormGhost]

I don’t have any references at hand, but as far as I know there are studies proving that multilingual people actually have different personalities in their different languages. Of course those personalities are hardly ever complete opposites like being introverted in one language and extroverted in the other. But still there usually are subtle differences.

[@UltraProchy]

@@XtremeStormGhost im czech and ive learnt english as a little kid just absorbing it from tv and games, then i had to fix a lot of bad habits in school and i can say i feel like a slightly different person in each language, i think its because you think about different stuff in the other languages and you learn to think about the stuff differently, you basically invent a bit modified version of yourself while learning, also maybe because of how old you are, your demeanor changes a bit too based on your confidence in the language

[@matthewvp8507]

I’m half-English, half-Italian and have been told my mannerisms switch when I change languages. It definitely fascinates people around me, and has been interesting for me to observe in myself

[@alastairgreen2077]

Whether.

[@LampWaters]

You think in multiple languages. Your bank of references changes like a store room.

[@psychodriveskip]

Her English accent is all over the place and it is absolutely delightful

[@marcorc5167]

Yes. It reminded me of Anya Taylor Joy's accent (similar situation but other countries)

[@fallenxoxangl]

She sounds like my sister- who was born in the US to our English born/South African raised father, her mother had an accent I can’t place, but then moved to Australia around age 6 with her mom. So her accent is a mix of American, Australian, British, and South African- it’s wild. Literally listening to this made me think I was hearing my sister. ❤

[@alZiiHardstylez]

Her accent is so interesting.

[@janjohnson3414]

Sounds English to me and I’m English. Not all over the place

[@jamielusions]

@@janjohnson3414 Then you're not listening right. There's moments where it sounds American, there's moments where it sounds English.

[@TheMakoyou]

When I first heard her Japanese, I thought she had an English accent even though she was born in Japan, but after listening carefully, I realized it was an Ishikawa accent.😂

[@AkamiChannel]

Then I won't feel weird for also feeling like she had an accent 😂

[@bgill7475]

Ah, I thought she had an English accent too when speaking Japanese. That makes sense, thanks.

[@KymHammond]

As an Australian, Jazmine sounds like so many people her age and generation, something I would call universal English and possibly the result of a commonly shared internet experience. Still, quite a remarkable young life so far. I wish her all the best as too the success of these little documentaries.

[@mememaster147]

I'm a Brit and I'm trying to work out how 2 English parents raised her with an accent that sounds like a blend of Midlands, South African and Kenyan accents, lol.

[@AkamiChannel]

@@KymHammond That's not quite right. Hollywood has a major influence and a lot of people in the world think that having an accent from California is like not having an accent. I disagree with that. I think everyone has an accent. I'm from California and to my ear she obviously and clearly has an accent, one that is quite distinguishable from how people around me when I was growing up would talk. California, New York, Texas, Britain (which has many accents of course), Australia, South Africa, etc... all have highly distinguishable accents. There is no universal English.

[@罗逸菲]

As a Chinese living in Switzerland, I feel lots of stress with all the cultural and linguistic differences recently. This video really gives me a lot comfort and strength to face it❤

[@MSP106]

You've got this! :D

[@lbb2rfarangkiinok]

When they refuse to speak German, just say cao ni ma and when they ask say it means I have to go. Then leave. XD

[@ColonelPaynus]

Chinese from China? Or from Taiwan or Hong Kong? If you’re from China please go back there. The world doesn’t need to be infected by Chinazis

[@expatexpat6531]

I hope you feel you fit in better in the meantime. It's the same for foreigners everywhere - it takes time to adapt and find your place in that society. Just be patient and be open to the differences.

[@snoopybluejeans]

Why would anyone feel stress? It a new learning curve. Embrace it. Grow a spine.

[@sharonlee664]

My youngest daughter (Half Irish Canadian/Half Chinese) attended school for one year in Sendai, Japan. She became quite fluent in Japanese. It was fascinating watching her speak to a Japanese person because she would exhibit Japanese mannerisms, too, like covering her mouth when she laughed or giggled!

[@akarocket]

It is quite amazing how kids pick up language. My partner and kids visited my in-laws in Sendai and my oldest who is 5, enrolled in a local kindergarten for 2 months. When they returned, my 5 year old was busting out Japanese. My daughter only knew vocabulary before and now after only 2 months in kindergarten, can converse with her grandparents.

[@rnggall9640]

completely agree. I lived in japan for 3 years 38 years ago I still fall into Japanese mannerism when speaking Japanese or about Japan with another gaijin.

[@phantomjosh2148]

I just speak English and Spanish and I’m 16 and ever since I moved to Italy 3 months ago I’ve been picking up on it and I’m near fluent

[@strawberryrhubarbtarot]

@@phantomjosh2148 I am so envious!

[@BelaPuma]

@phantomjosh2148 tbh those 2 are so similar i'm surprised you didn't pick it up native in 2 months

[@ApRiL3706]

I thought I would only watch 5 minutes of this. I watched the whole thing!! Jasmine is such a lovely person!! I really enjoyed hearing her story.

[@Johnny2Feathers]

You overcame your prejudice.. that’s great!

[@kunpunko]

@@Johnny2Feathers ?

[@mandingocalderwood900]

@@kunpunko I agree......"???"

[@sfreemanoh]

@@Johnny2Feathers I don't think you know what prejudice means...

[@Johnny2Feathers]

@Eloqoir wow you been practicing those zingers 🤣🤣🤣

[@MarcosCapella10]

The teacher scolding the native students because a foreigner got a higher grade than the rest in s native language is something that happened at my school! There was a Belgian exchange student who got higher grades not only in Portuguese but in “Portuguese and Brazilian Literature”. We had a meeting with all the students in my grade and the teacher started shouting at us because the Belgian girl was better than us in our mother language and culture and I remember that the Belgian girl apologized herself for nothing at all. Now that I’m way older, I see how stupid is this. (Edit: For those wondering, I went to a private Presbyterian school in Brazil. We had many foreign students who were children of American missionaries but we also welcomed Rotary exchange students every year).

[@JustMeAri]

O mais interessante é notar que, justamente pela pessoa ser estrangeira, é que ela se esforçou mais. É a mesma coisa quando falam que não-nativos têm notas mais altas em testes de proficiência do que nativos.

[@helenacorreia7613]

Coitada... É que realmente não tem nada a ver. Algumas pessoas são simplesmente mais interessadas em línguas e conhecimentos linguísticos e literários. Eu reparo que às vezes sei palavras em inglês que os ingleses não sabem e conheço programas e livros da cultura britânica que eles não conhecem... Acontece. E eu se for interessada em literatura mais do que um nativo, naturalmente vou querer saber mais sobre o assunto.

[@helenacorreia7613]

@@JustMeAri e também há aquele aspecto dos exames de português serem autênticos ceifadores de pontos por pequenos erros como vírgulas mal postas. Da minha experiência pessoal, o exame de português em Portugal é muito difícil não porque tem imensos conteúdos, mas porque se fores ser "criativo" com a escrita ou escreveres de uma forma corriqueira (como falamos) vais levar pontos a menos... O modo como falamos informalmente muitas vezes induz em erro na escrita e resulta em erros de português. Já um não-nativo aprende a língua segundo "as regras", e portanto não comete certos erros. Por exemplo, eu como falante do inglês aprendido com regras, reparo que os nativos aldrabam muitas vezes as regras que eu aprendi, por terem mais experiência de fala. Tudo isto porque a língua é um órgão livre em constante mudança.... Conheço também exemplos de colegas estrangeiros que tiraram melhor nota a português do que a maior parte dos portugueses..... Porque se cingiram ao simples e gramaticalmente correcto e não se puseram a "inventar" criativamente (o que eu acho também interessante)

[@kirinr8316]

@@helenacorreia7613 great points being made here. Being born and raised in Portugal, I always struggled with Portuguese classes. I just couldn't get the rules right and being from a region that is known for 'cheating'/'slacking' on the gramatical rules and pronunciation made it worse. Later when it came to learning English, I had an interest in it so I put a lot of effort in trying to learn it correctly, and even though I was still not the best at it, I still think I did a better job than with my own native language. Today, having lived in the UK for a decade, I can no longer count the amount of times I've been praised by my fluency and how I sometimes seem better than a lot of the locals. I think there's a huge difference in being born into a language or learning it by option. The motivation is difference and as result, so is the effort put into it. This is not to say natives are worse than foreigners, ultimately it depends on each individual, but I think it's great to see how all different paths lead to the common goal, which is being fluent in a certain language.

[@3536sbir]

Same thing happened to me😭😭

[@tantantriple-u]

日本育ちのスイス人としてすごく分かる点が山ほどある。振り向いてこんなにポジティブに思えるのはすごく大事だしとても素敵です。その気持ちで続けて頑張ってください！

[@emilyorton6304]

Some of her cadence in English has the stilted kind of rhythm of Japanese. And her mannerisms are mostly Japanese. Fascinating!

[@Anonymous-wi6ig]

What kind of rhythm?

[@10thletter40]

@@Anonymous-wi6ig I'm not very well versed in the art of language, but the way it flows, she speaks quickly at times with emphasis normally not found in English. She cuts her consonant off pretty quickly to be specific

[@Nano0k]

@@Anonymous-wi6ig stilted

[@DanielCedeno-lh9ty]

she was born in japan or raised in japan. All of her life spent in japan. Went to school in japan. Graduated in japan. Probably has a lot of friends in japan. Why are you surprise and fascinating. ?

[@glennoc8585]

She looks and acts very English I think

[@terukiito8153]

Quite honestly, I'm surprised at how perfectly fluent her English is. Sure, she was speaking English at home, but it's actually hard to maintain a language with just parents. Here in the US, minority children grow up to be fluent in their parents language usually only if they have some place outside the house to use it often. In my case, I attended a hoshuko and had peers to speak Japanese with, which is why I'm still fluent as an adult. However, even those who attend hoshuko start to forget Japanese if they don't make an effort to maintain it besides speaking with parents

[@charlottewarren8498]

In general, English is a relatively easy language to maintain as a home language; it's the world's lingua franca, so there is a lot of societal support and kids pick up very early that English is a widely used language. It's much easier than, say, trying to get your kids to use Japanese at home when you are raising them in the UK.

[@sneat2028]

@@charlottewarren8498 Wrong! English is a very difficult language to maintain/learn if another language is the primary language.

[@jamesjiao]

@@sneat2028 You completely missed Charlotte's point, mate.

[@marcozolo3536]

@@sneat2028 nah I disagree, I learnt English while living in a Spanish country with Aussie parents and speak with a thick Aussie accent

[@sneat2028]

@@jamesjiao Nope! I sure didn't.

[@PyjamaLlama]

I was born in Australia to Aussie parents. Raised in Japan (Mie Prefecture) after family took up work there, went to Japanese public schools. Thank you for sharing Jasmine's story. It was very relatable!

[@veroniquecastel9582]

Are you fluent in Japanese?

[@aleksmedis6698]

@@veroniquecastel9582 how would he survive in a Japanese school if he does not speak Japanese?

[@shimmy0124]

arhhh I'm opposite, I was born in Japan, Japanese parents. Raised in Australia. It's always interesting to hear other people's story :)

[@hubertmcnuggets]

Wow! I can relate too, as I am a small chinese lady in a 6 foot 2, English male body

[@mannycalavera121]

@Michael Myers You mean lebo

[@Thayrinesayuri]

I’m a Brazilian who was born and raised in Japan too, I feel everything she said

[@LaylsonSS]

Você já veio pro Brasil em algum momento?

[@MyDailyLife.85]

Why you were born in Japan?

[@jorgeoyafuso3177]

​@MyDailyLife.85 There's a big Brazilian community in Japan. And Brazil has (or used to have) the biggest Japanese community outside of Japan.

[@oxocube5000]

@@jorgeoyafuso3177 I believe Brazil still has the highest number of ethnically Japanese people outside of Japan. However, they are a few generations deep and a lot of them, like Jazmine in this video, consider themselves to be more Brazilian than Japanese (there's a lot of them in the martial arts world who represent Brazil as opposed to Japan, most notably Lyoto Machida). However, the Japanese ministry of foreign affairs reported that the US has the highest number of Japanese expats (which I believe refers to people who are still considered Japanese, just living abroad).

[@user-ov8li2mq5b]

@@MyDailyLife.85 there are a lot of Brazilian Japanese in Japan just like there are a lot of Japanese Brazilians in Brazil. The funny thing is, a lot of them speak perfect Japanese and Portuguese, but no English.

[@kalebdaark100]

As a mono-lingual person, watching this conversation flipping backwards and forwards between the two languages was a delight. Thankyou.

[@pejpm]

I used to know a guy who was Nigerian (spoke Yoruba), raised in Germany, and lived in London. When he and his brother spoke, they’d just flip between all 3 basically with whatever came to mind first, it was so fascinating to listen to.

[@kalebdaark100]

@@pejpm That's clearly just showing off. 😉😁

[@rain-cy6ve]

@@kalebdaark100 not really, when you re bilingual or multilingual, you sometimes dont remember certain words in some languages or you remember some other phrases that do not exist in other languages. It s esentially you using what comes to mind first. It s just the normal of knowing more languages and communicating with someone who also knows said languages. You just jump from one to the other like this sometimes.

[@kalebdaark100]

@@rain-cy6ve I was joking. Hence the winky face and the grinny face.

[@Mizrob10]

Yeah, same here. And I speak 4 languages.

[@Jayjay-bean]

This is such a breath of fresh air! My name is also Jasmine and I grew up in the (somewhat) rural prefecture of Niigata, Japan. My background is a little different since I’m hapa and was born in Canada but hearing some overlap is so interesting and relieving! So proud of Jazmine and her resilience and open-mindedness to all her experiences!

[@rijjhb9467]

Did you watch Japanese media while growing up? I was a bit disappointed that she didn't. When I was growing up we used to talk a lot about what we saw on TV the previous night. Sure, TV lost a bit of relevance in recent times, but I imagine that cutting you off from local media would create a bit of a distance between you and your peers.

[@jzkramer]

@@rijjhb9467 it sounds like they may have been highly educated people, as such they would read more and watched TV less.

[@rijjhb9467]

@@jzkramer My neighbors were like that, but still they watched all the most relevant anime. Also, growing up I kew a lot of other people from higly educated families, yet they still engaged in pop culture to a degree. I can't imageine being completely cut off from the local pop culture being good for your relationships.

[@nplus1watches35]

Jasmine is part of your family from Hawai'i as well? I've rarely heard the term hapa used outside of the state or by someone not somehow connected back to the islands. I think everyone's stories of where they've come from and where they've been is absolutely fascinating.

[@WiggaMachiavelli]

Hapa is a Chinese and Hawaiian term.

[@makemarker]

She is so charming; love how sincerely she smiles, laughs. She is fortunate to have such a rich experience of life.

[@ElCid48]

I was working at a dental office a few years ago and one of the ladies who were helping out was a dental student who was born in China but adopted with her twin sister by an American couple. she was learn her born language so her sister and her could visit but was not doing so well with it. one of the desk ladies had a grandson who came for a visit with her. he had just came back to the states after living in China with is family who were working there before they more to Japan. he knew the language backwards and forwards and was happy when he saw her and started talking away with her. she looked at his grandma and said. it strange that I cannot speak my birthplace native tongue but this English boy can. and they all laugh at the scene

[@peteto1]

She obviously has great parents. Kids don't grow up to be that classy and nice (esp. today) by luck....:)

[@horeageorgian7766]

Being once abroad I would not call life experience. Also being brainwashed with "we are all equal", "planet", etc. denotes not much of a life experience.

[@maltygoodness2]

Jazmine looks alot like a young Kate Middleton except TALLER.

[@Nickel41279]

I'm russian native speaker. I had a classmate from Vietnam in middle school. At about 7th grade of the school he became the best in whole school in russian language. He had an accent, but all hiss tests got maximum grades every time till his graduation. And all russian language teacher exemplify him to russian natives :-) So i'm not surprised that Jazmine became the best one in Japanese 🙂

[@tanyaegorova3149]

Замечательный пример, но давайте не будем забывать, что во всех странах с преимущественно русскоязычным населением значительно менее развита культура предвзятого отношения к людям, кто визуально не выглядит, как большинство. По крайней мере, это то, о чем я не могла перестать думать при просмотре этого видео

[@antongusev5427]

@@tanyaegorova3149 "во всех странах с преимущественно русскоязычным населением значительно менее развита культура предвзятого отношения к людям, кто визуально не выглядит, как большинство" - отличная шутка.

[@BeckBeckGo]

In general, I find fluent "foreign" speakers speak the language more proficiently, at least in terms of syntax, than locals. Locals take their own language for granted because it's all around them. It's like a fish doesn't know it's wet because water is all it's ever known, you know? But when you speak one language at home, and another everywhere else around you, the home language is usually the one you take for granted, since it's usually a bigger challenge to fit in and excel amongst the outside world. Does this make sense?

[@paxhumana2015]

@@antongusev5427 , К сожалению, по иронии судьбы здесь шутите вы, и то же самое для всех, кто согласился на ваш мусорный огонь комментария своими голосами, или это все ваши поддельные учетные записи с именами пользователей, которые отдают этот комментарий голосами?

[@antongusev5427]

@@paxhumana2015 само хоть поняло что написало?

[@katerose8393]

Anyone else notice how her accent changed from American sounding to English sounding when she spoke about her mum?! Anyway, what an amazing upbringing to have. She's very lucky.

[@johnflowers9144]

Yup, she sounded more like Australian than English. Oh and she did say Mom like us, not Mum but then it was partially Aussie/English and some American sounds. Pretty interesting

[@Rin-bo3wy]

@@johnflowers9144 I also find it very interesting that her body language actually changes as she switches between Japanese and English.

[@labla8940]

Yes I thought it was me. I started off listening closely to her English

[@johnflowers9144]

@@labla8940 tbh I think it's kinda dope; she's got the best version of a hybrid English/Australian accent and then slapped in a bit of American for some stuff here and there. It's unique and classy/calming without sounding pompous/arrogant. It shows that she really took time to learn English but also she didn't just copy how just 1 person. Very intelligent because it means you are going to be able to fit in with all these other Groups but still have enough about you (just how you speak) to have a good story here and there and be like "Oh hey we're different but it's awesome talking about our differences and connecting" I mean the easiest way to break the ice is to just talk and now ppl will ask "Where are you from" not in a bad way but genuinely will take interest in your Story. Very calculated imo and I respect this

[@younggilbert9084]

she's not actually from england so her accent will be mixed american (from internet stuff)

[@otherone1234]

Such an insightful conversation. The girl exudes a great deal of positivity. You never get tired of hearing her speak. Amazing personality.

[@marthas9255]

Insight in positivity? Restating popular platitudes? You have centuries of reading to do from madmen of the past.

[@otherone1234]

@@marthas9255 why don’t you shaft yourself and your reading experience.

[@WheresWaldo05]

Yep. The complete opposite of american women i have to deal with. She is awesome. American girls suck.

[@joshc3466]

Didn't you know that if you live in a country long enough you become that countries ethnicity, Africans become French and Indians can become Japanese if they live there. Your Japanese not British, everyone who isn't a racist already knows this. How long does a European need to live in Japan to become Japanese? How long does an Australian need to live in India to become and Indian?

[@WheresWaldo05]

@@joshc3466 I am English by nationality. Not American by nationality. Lmao. So if i go live in Japan, i wont become Japanese. No my slin color wont change. Or my eye shape. I will still be an English European from America transtitioned to Japan. Glad i could wake you.

[@var309]

forget her ethnicity and language. she’s got such an amazing and fun personality.

[@sirrobinofloxley7156]

English people can be fun

[@Dave_of_Mordor]

@@sirrobinofloxley7156 her japanese side is boring, huh?

[@jameshudson169]

Are we to give up sociology and anthropology?

[@sirrobinofloxley7156]

@@jameshudson169 Which versions, the real bona fide versions, or the current kosher approved post-modernist versions?

[@damianw5861]

She grew up in small village, thats why

[@smallslope]

Having spent part of my childhood growing up in rural Japan as a half English half Japanese person and being the only noticeably foreign-looking person in my school, it is very inspiring to hear other people’s experiences growing up in Japan! Thank you for making this video! 😊

[@merrsf]

That was possibly one of the most wonderful and refrreshingly natural KZbin videos I've watched EVER. Both of them were so open and unaffected and Jasmine's life story is enthralling. I envy her the amazing life she has been able to live, one that the rest of us can only dream of.

[@av40229]

Well said.

[@cuebj]

I worked for a few years with a woman from Liverpool and a woman from Hong Kong. The Liverpudlian was Chinese ethnicity and only spoke English with a Liverpool accent. The Hong Kong woman was ethnically white British and spoke fluent Hong Kong Chinese (also understood other Chinese dialects), and English, and could read Chinese. A lot of our work involved visiting overseas students in student hostels in London. It was always amusing when those two met and worked with people from China

[@alchen161]

Would have loved to see them in action

[@4rg3s]

It's called Cantonese

[@user-ir1lu1ei4n]

English ***

[@M_SC]

❤❤❤

[@1401196616091996]

Jasmines parents should be extremely proud of her, what a wonderful journey

[@user-wk8cs2uy1d]

Massive hats off to her parents too for giving her the Japanese life and also ensuring she is fluent in English….amazing

[@ddddeeee96]

Just watching this now in 2024 after the recent earthquake. Sending prayers to Jazmine and her family.

[@青い空-b1e]

コメ欄が英語だらけで、英語話せなく、日本語でコメントする自分が恥ずかしいのですが、動画を最後まで拝見しました。 サチコさんの日本人とイギリス人しての感覚が、見事に50:50な事に大変興味深く感じました。 両親の教えと、素直に多くの事を学んだサチコさんの努力と才能と田舎の家庭環境が、大変素晴したかったと思います。 これからも日本での活躍を頑張って下さいね

[@jacekpiotrowski9336]

オンライン翻訳者のおか​​げで、あなたが書いたことが理解できました。 それは素晴らしいことではありませんか？ 恥ずかしがらずに日本語で書いてください、私たちは理解します。 そして、サチコ（美しい名前）の話は、読みたい本の題材です。ポーランドからのご挨拶

[@Mark-lj1dj]

Don't be embarrassed about speaking your native language. I don't understand Japanese at all but it sounds nice when spoken. English is everywhere I'm sure everyone is tired of hearing it 😆 its the only language I really speak but im convinced it doesn't sound very nice

[@annettecaitlyn1058]

That's ok if you don't speak English, not everyone does. I'd love to learn Japanese.

[@wildouter]

much love

[@rodrigocardenas3269]

I like how she switch between US-american, british accent, and some few times she pronounce a little like the japanese people pronounce english. Delightful.

[@howardlam6181]

like 60% British, 10% US, 30% Japanese LOL The way she says "Japanese" is 100% Japanese way of saying it

[@Relyx]

Yeah it's a pretty unique sound

[@4june9140]

Not US English, proper English.

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

She just sounded English not American

[@frankmcloughlin7076]

Definitely not American English......

[@shivongribbin607]

私も日本育ちの背の高い、金髪のイギリス人女性です😁。ジャスミンさんと違って昭和時代の東京育ちで学校はインターでしたが、目立ちたくないあの気持ちは私も一緒でした。私は身長180cmだけどジャスミンさんと同じように身長のことばっかり言われたから猫背になりました☹日本を離れて35年以上たちますがいまだに自分の一部が日本人だなーって思います(いい意味で)

[@鈴木三郎-u4l]

ロンドン行った事ありますが、身長180cm以上の女性が沢山いました。ドイツのミュンヘンの人々も同じ位背が高かったです。

[@JustAnotherTechBro]

I have raising two non-Japanese daughters in Japan. This hit hard, but it gave me hope for them being okay.

[@SkyeAten]

Japan is one of the safest countries, and the third strongest economy in the world... With extremely low levels of violent crime especially regarding racism, and the abundant amount of job opportunities... Rich culture and history, public transport, great healthcare etc.... I really don't think you have anything to worry about. ☺️ (Especially when I think about the hellhole country where I grew up. Violent crime was a monthly occurrence, and if it didn't happen to you it happened to someone you knew... The school system is terrible, corruption is everywhere. Job opportunities are few... And even qualified jobs don't pay well... My rent was half my salary and I was sharing... ). Honestly I struggle to have sympathy when people think growing up as a foreigner in Japan is hard. Like, "oh no all the opportunity and wealth, whatever will I do", "such suffering to jump on the train that's never late", "oh the agony when I get my lost purse back untouched after I lost it", "oh how horrible when someone points out that I'm foreign.. end of the world". 🙄

[@ピン子-f1m]

がんばって！

[@blastofo]

@@SkyeAten I think their concerns were more social. Japanese people arent very accepting to foreigners, and kids can be cruel.

[@tomc4187]

​@@SkyeAtenwhile Japan may well be materially prosperous, safe, or whatever, I can tell you that growing up in a country in which you are visibly different and have this subject to constant scrutiny, low-key hostility, or even just constant fascination can be wearying over a lifetime, creating a sense of alienation and isolation. I experienced this the other way around: as being ethnically Japanese but being born and raised in England. Maybe you just need to be a bit more capable of empathy and the ability to think what it's like for others. No, my experience was hardly the end of the world. Yes, I'm lucky to not have grown up in a warzone. But this had consequences for me and those like me. You have no idea what it's like to be constantly racialized and subject to harassment.

[@juanzulu1318]

​@@tomc4187may I ask what country u are referring to?

[@imhong28]

For some odd reason, watching this reminded me of a documentary of Jessica, a Canadian who studied for a year in a small town in Japan and became best friends with Fukue. However, she had to return back to her country and shortly after, lost touch with her best friend. All these years, Jessica had always wondered about Fukue's well-being, as she was constantly being bullied back then for being poor. After 30 years, Jessica finally decided to return to Japan, in search of Fukue and they managed to reunite once again. Such a touching and heartwarming documentary.

[@coriolisky]

What was the name of it?

[@JanBadertscher]

i saw that too. they filmed her journey finding her teenage friend and finally found her.

[@muchobossa]

@@coriolisky The documentary is on CBC Docs if anyone else is interested.

[@in293yew]

@@coriolisky "Finding Fukue"

[@randolphpinkle4482]

Such a sad story, but the ending was heartwarming.

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

I loved every second of this. Jasmine is such a sweetheart and so charismatic. What an amazing upbringing she's had.

[@onyxcitadel9759]

her parents seem to have done a fantastic job.. It's really fascinating and amazing~!

[@pelicanpeppers]

It sounds like she really appreciates her upbringing despite all the challenges she’s faced. I wish my household was like that. My mother’s father was a fresh off the boat Italian in America, and spoke to his kids in Italian. They’d speak English in school and to their friends, as well as at home bc their mother was American. Now, they can understand Italian but none of them chose to teach it to their children, which left me feeling a little upset that I could’ve been bilingual had anyone decided to put in a little more effort. Now that I’m in my 20s, I’m learning everything I can about my heritage before the rest of my family lets it fade away

[@denizalpazazi7155]

I'm around the same age with you(27) and no way it is too late for you. I learnt English at late-teen ages and at 25, I started learning Norwegian and have got to B2 level in a bit less than a year(there's nothing to do with heritage, just my personal interest in the culture). Only glitch is that you won't sound like native but they will absolutely appreciate you revived your heritage and it will take much less time than you were a child.

[@Sofiasofisofisofi]

Italian it s not a difficult language you can easily learn it! And please don t take it as a disrespectful comment but probably your grandfather used to speak a dialect not the current Italian ! So you would have learned it bad . Take lesson and come to visit Italy ! We love foreigners

[@rijjhb9467]

@@Sofiasofisofisofi He definitely did, before the mass diffusion of television in the 1950s, only a few elite of intellectuals could speak Italian. Regular people would speak in dialect (and depending where they were from, it could have sounded as far removed from Italian as French or Spanish are).

[@Dee-hg5hy]

that's so relatable

[@pelicanpeppers]

@@Sofiasofisofisofi Seeing your username made me laugh because my name is Marco! But yes, he speaks a dialect that uses German words because he lived relatively close to Austria

[@Oh-hardy-har-har]

I could so relate to Jasmin. I was born Dutch, and switched to English school at 13, and then spent time in a Malay/Chinese school where I was the only European. I am also blonde and over six feet tall, which I attained at age 14, so LOL at having to stand at the back of the height-ordered line, at assembly - a head taller than the next person, amongst a sea of black haired people.Those kids were lovely, BTW. I then went on to the USA for high school and University. The worst micro-aggression was from a American girl, whom I didn't even know, who exclaimed that I was SO obnoxious, because of my British accent, that I had only recently acquired in Britain. I can totally relate to trying to blend in, while standing out.

[@takuhotsukamoto]

When I woke up from nap and started browsing KZbin in a cheeky manner I never intended to watch a over 30 minutes interview of someone I don’t know but I did and I don’t know why her story was so fascinating to me.

[@plant.hacks.4.ur.environment]

Same! I was like this looks interesting but probably won’t watch all 30 minutes. Then I ended up watching all of it. Her story was very unique!

[@LelenSingsit]

Same

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

I just woke up as well. I was planning on running out the door and getting breakfast, but I've been locked in since the first couple words uttered.

[@pondeify]

you love her

[@SkeetSystem]

I love the part where she says the townspeople talked about her like an urban legend 🤣 (6:20)

[@mho...]

we can be sure, that village & region will talk about that family for generations to come 😅

[@luckyluciano3582]

I kinda wish my country had this few foreigners

[@murkydepths181]

Just so wonderful the way she says that ☺️

[@joshc3466]

Didn't you know that if you live in a country long enough your become that countries ethnicity, Africans become French and Indians can become Japanese. Your Japanese not British, everyone who isn't a racist already knows this. How long does a European need to live in Japan to become Japanese?

[@gitman3486]

@@joshc3466 Yeah I keep my hamster in an aquarium and he's a fish now

[@龍騎-e1j]

ジャスミンさん、色んな苦労を乗り越えて明るく頑張ってらっしゃる。心から応援したくなります！

[@JohnSmith-dz2dc]

I was eyeing her shirt this whole time thinking to myself: “I like that shirt! That’s a cool design. I wish I could have that” and then I found out it is literally HER BRAND!

[@taagolarts3787]

Same! I was looking at the logo so much, thinking how cool it was!

[@Misscadbury1990]

Thank you for sharing your story, Jazmine! I'm Korean born and raised in Japan so it's a bit different background but I could relate a lot of myself to her story. 私も九州に住んでいます！とても素晴らしいチャンネルだと思いました。ありがとうございます！

[@doodeedah6409]

It’s funny that although her English sounded like mixed international accent most of the video, I noticed when she was pitching her brand she suddenly turned super British. It’s like she speaks in her parents’ accent for business talks, but in mixed accents (from her foreign friends) for casual chats.

[@girlgirl4548]

Her accent in British English resembles a London accent. I noticed she has the glottal stop, she half-swallows the "t" on the end of words, as in but, that, etc. That is typical of London. You are right about her Mid-Atlantic accent at times, my daughter does the same, she is Anglo-Spanish, brought up in SE Asia but attended US/International schools. They are speech and accent chameleons.

[@MauriceTarantulas]

@@girlgirl4548 I think her accent is not London per say but fairly normal. I didnt notice any real changes in it as she was speaking. Maybe it was slightly more posh in parts... I'd say her parents were more home counties if anything. P.s I'm a Brit. If she was speaking where I am in Windsor dont think many people would think she wasnt born here.

[@Ashitaka255]

Only the first few sentences, but then it became recognisably British. There was still a hint of international English with the rhoticism but no, she's definitely English sounding.

[@ayszhang]

No, it didn't change that much. It's probably just because she used "all" a few times and that vowel is quite different between BrEng and AmEng

[@namename3130]

@@ayszhang there was a noticable change

[@akarmoussaittizi3012]

There is something so down to earth kind and humble about her.She just shines and her parents seem amazing .Good job Ross family .

[@Nivimary]

I like her personality. You can tell she is pretty humble like the Japanese. And also, she kinda looks like Kate Middleton, very pretty!

[@VdFCatLord]

I am French, but my kids were born and raised in England then Scotland, and because we try not to swear in French at home, and they only talk to us, adults, in French, when my parents were visiting us, they were shocked that my 4 and 6 years old were talking like adults and absolutely not like children. So I totally relate to Jazmine's story of her friends thinking she was talking English like a 200 years grand mother. We are now living back in France, so the language pattern of my kids has evolved (obviously), but we, as a family, and them, especially, have always had a very peculiar relation to language, and we are still amazed how precise they are in the vocabulary they are using in French or English. It's awesome, but definitely noticeable.

[@dezzydream]

i wish i could have had this experience. my mom was a second generation palestinian born and raised in germany, and when she met my white american dad on a military base, they fell in love and moved to the states. unfortunately, my parents divorced when i was very very young and my dad got custody, so i've been extremely whitewashed and i don't speak german or arabic. i'm missing a whole side of my cultural identity and it makes me feel somewhat empty. i think that may be why i felt so drawn to language learning in my childhood. i taught myself to speak several languages because i was trying to fill that void left by not being raised with my culture. maybe if i learn arabic, it'll bring me some of that ethic comfort i've been longing for.

[@belenlg5978]

one of my best friends from childhood was born and raised in France, but her mum was Spanish. She only spoke Spanish with her mum and grandparents, and she definitely sounded like a a posh Spanish grandma when she was a kid haha. I was 11 and already swearing in Spanish like a sailor, while she was so oldfashioned, not just not swearing but in expressions and intonation.

[@djdissi]

Oh, now i get it!😅 That's like me and my Russian. Spoke it only at home with my great-grandparents (from pre-revolution era) who i lived with and helped raise me, so any of my Russian friends I've only met recently tell me i speak like "Shakespearean" Russian. Not because i speak like a brilliant poet lol, but because it's ancient

[@thomasbessis2809]

Hi ! I was thrilled to read your comment because I've had basically the exact same experience as your kids, except replace england with the US. My family moved back to France when I was thirteen, it's kind of a rare thing so it's nice to be able to relate to someone once in a while. All the best to you and your family

[@chizhr]

This girl completely blew me away with her grit and attitude. 36+ minutes of binge watching)) What an amazing story.

[@Asianjon85]

incredible story! i'm the exact opposite: full japanese, but born and raised in the states. It was so awesome to see her switch from perfect japanese to nearly perfect english. Thank you for sharing your story!

[@afz902k]

Nearly perfect English? I can't find any flaws with her English. Maybe not the usual accent but everything else is perfect

[@Asianjon85]

@@afz902k She's fluent for sure. But i could tell that it took her a little bit to shift from Japanese to English.

[@afz902k]

@@Asianjon85 Ohh yeah, cheers

[@zz7787]

日本語に北陸の訛りがあるから、本当に彼女は日本育ちなのが伝わってくる

[@forestmountainriver3993]

幸子さんの「人との違いは特別なもので強みでもあるから、嫌がってしまっても大事にし好きになれば楽になれる」というところがポイントですね。ここでは外国人やハーフの人に向けているところがありますが、日本人同士でも同じような経験をします。「一人じゃない」ってなところもいいですね。

[@mgntstr]

They see everything through the glasses of race... tragic.

[@cavanmeehan2286]

Couldn't not listen. Such a personable young lady. Her parents should be so proud. What strength of character and such a positive attitude. Thank you for telling your story.

[@jamesmorgan1967]

Jazmine is an articulate and engaging guest and I enjoyed learning about her experiences growing up in Japan. Hope her brand is successful!

[@nagaokayoko8840]

この彼女は石川県輪島にお母さんが輪島ぬりしてる、2024年に入り能登半島に地震があった元旦に私はイギリス30年住んでるけどなんだか凄く心配になりました。この方のお母さんの輪島塗りや牛小屋を改造してアトリエにしたり素晴らしい職人さんです。❤どうか皆さんご無事でありますよう祈ります。

[@connorohoare7470]

I had English parents and was born and brought up in Germany until I was 12 so starting secondary school I spoke English at school and German everywhere else but when I came back to England apparently I spoke English with a light German accent which I have since lost, but I think it’s the best way to learn both as a kid you quickly learn languages.

[@kiabtoomlauj6249]

Yes, it's easier to learn different languages as a small child and as a younger student. I spoke 4 languages in my youth. Now, two are mostly gone, from lack of daily use, after close to 45 years. I could still read and understand them well enough, but I'm not able to speak fluently in those other two languages like I once was able to do...

[@queenmotherhane4374]

I once met the husband of my German ESL student and asked them where they met, assuming he was an American GI because of his perfect English. He said, “We grew up in the same village.” Turns out his mom was from Manchester, England.

[@serenacula3256]

I grew up white in a black community. I can attest to the weirdness of strangers you've never met randomly knowing your name and calling out to you. You're not alone in that, Jazmine!

[@londonfleurina2388]

That "Z" told me everything I needed to know. 😂

[@serenacula3256]

@@londonfleurina2388 It's how she spells it?

[@djprincegrandmasteryrjdalo2905]

Not gonna lie, you have me hooked, mind elaborating on your origin story a little bit?…

[@serenacula3256]

@@djprincegrandmasteryrjdalo2905 Nothing special, but sure. I'm english, but I grew up in the black carribean area of the town I lived in, in a council estate. We were one of the only white families, and I was the only white kid in my class at school. From my perspective as a kid, there were honestly very few white folks around outside of my own family. I lived there until I was 12-13 I think. When you're the only person of a particular race in a place, people tend to know you even if you don't know them in return. I still have absolutely no idea why, but I regularly had people I don't know cheerfully calling out my name. Tbh I wasn't that happy in the place. In retrospect there was a lot of racial tensions at the time due to over-policing of the area, a history of police brutality and riots, which left the adults quite stressed. Kids tend to pick up on those vibes, and don't quite understand the difference between 'white cops who keep threatening us' and 'white kid in class'. Sometimes my family took the brunt of that, our house got stoned by a big crowd of local kids once which was super scary. My mum used to play classical music and opera at full blast out the window to make them leave lol. But there was nice parts too, super friendly and protective community, the lady who lived next door was practically a second mum, taught me a lot. I think it also gave me a valuable perspective on a lot of racial issues we see actually being talked about today, and the incredible value of people who actually see and judge you as another human, not according to a preset ideology.

[@ZZZ-qy8wj]

I'm picturing napoleon dynamite brother when he gets a black girlfriend.

[@tokyohands]

We speak English at home together as a family with our Japan born children and my wife speaks Japanese to them when alone but we sent them to an English language pre school and they now have a weekly private English tutor. They attend the local Japanese elementary school as I wanted them to be part of the local community and have neighborhood friends, rather than send them to an international school across town. It seems to be working out really well as they’re happy with lots of friends and almost completely aurally bilingual.

[@teelo12000]

I don't know if its an option for your home country; but you could see if there is a school from your home country that takes students in other countries. Thats what I did during my childhood in South Korea - a 90s version of "telecommuting" to school, and I look back on it now and consider it was far better than the alternatives. I was able to transition straight into university without any barriers, as I was just a graduate of a school in my country like all the other applicants. They're not *supposed* to be racist, but employers here wouldn't have taken me seriously if I had a degree from a Korean university. Not supposed to but they'd do it anyway. Have to think about your distant future - you can never become a Japanese Citizen, so you can drag out your working life a long time but eventually you'll need to return home to retire. What are your home countries pension rules? In my case I have to live and work in my country for at least 20 years to qualify. If I'd grown up to stay live and work in Korea, I'd become completely screwed when I get old.

[@worldsboss]

When she speaks in Japanese she tends to dip her head during certain words, which is something that I’ve noticed seems common among Japanese speakers. Yet as soon as she starts speaking English she sounds like any other person I’d run into in the UK! This woman is fascinating! I would love for her to experience England and hear what she thinks.

[@jagna3042]

Yes yes yes I notice the same with head .It so funny for me when I see not Japanese women who have this tends...

[@worldsboss]

@@jagna3042 It's also kinda funny to me that she says "I'm English", since we don't tend to say it like that here. We usually say "I'm British" instead. We use England more for "I'm from England", although tbf most people just call it the UK and don't mention England at all!

[@jagna3042]

@@worldsboss OK I'm Polish and I use only "school English "so I don't notice English/British tend, but I watch many films from Japan and this head 😅 is so Japanese...

[@jcchanel1781]

Yes she speak very well 😊. I’ve been in Nagasaki for 3 years building crew ship and tanker. I love Nagasaki

[@sananton2821]

No Briton says "or" the way she does. Her accent is totally different.

[@らすべがす-f7z]

会話がとても素晴らしく36分あっという間に過ぎてしまいました。 とても分かりやすかったです。 サチコさんは本当に日本の心とイギリスの心を持っているのですね。 日本の謙虚さとイギリスのオープンで広い心を持っていて 羨ましいと思いました。 とても勉強させて頂きました。

[@pochuyma9530]

本当にそうでした。

[@jontalbot1]

This is fascinating at a personal and cultural level. But it is also a testament to exceptional parenting. You can see all the great things her wonderful parents have put into her.

[@williamjohnson4417]

Also i can't help but seeing it as testament to how insular an ethnostate Japan is. Born there, raised there, grew up there, educated there, works for a Japanese company, pays taxes there, yet will never be a naturalized Japanese citizen.

[@jontalbot1]

@@williamjohnson4417 This is true and you cannot but reflect on how she would have fared had she been less happy and well adjusted. There are many things to admire about Japan but it’s not big on diversity. I always think it is interesting to compare and contrast Japan and Britain as two sizeable off continent islands. The two are so different.

[@thatbloke8790]

@@jontalbot1 But also interestingly similar histories that lead to varying degrees of difference. Kings = Emperors (General Royalty) Shogun/samurai during it's feudalist period, England had Lords/Knights during it's feudalist period, both treated the poor as almost slaves. Both nations are renowned for sailing/boating and naval power. Nations have a history of brutal colonisation invasion campaigns, but England obviously has a more heinous history there. An insane history with alcohol, beer/cider spirits for England, sake/beer for Japan. Overly polite nations. Adopted cultural refinements gardening/floral arrangements, tea ceremonies and incense, both nations are famous for. Both culturally appropriated curry and have made their own versions, Japanese curry and Phaal/Tikka masala curry for England, but England did introduce it to Japan in 1600s so not that impressive of a similarity. And both nations have a love of tea and tea ceremonies. Pottery, Waterford porcelain and Satsuma porcelain. Similar social rules around touching obviously stems from some sort of history. Xenophobic histories however as you mentioned England has more diversity, though you wouldn't expect it with Britain's current political leaders and their Xenophobia laws (Rwanda and Brexit). I think it does just stem from what you mentioned being off mainland island nations. Obviously I am only pointing out the major historic similarities I do agree that the nations and people are different I mean look at the Industrial revolutions of each nation to see it in plain sight.

[@jontalbot1]

@@thatbloke8790 The cultures are very different but there are some points if similarity. Years ago l had a conversation with a Nissan executive about why they had chosen to build in Sunderland and not elsewhere in the UK. He told me it was about the site, transport links etc They noticed how the people from the NE worked and spoke together- politicians, business leaders and trade unionists all treated one another as equals and with respect. He said this is the Japanese way - more collectivist and less individualistic.

[@onyxcitadel9759]

and here i scroll down and see your comment after i posted mine to another comment above.. and i just echo'd pretty much what you said.. lol. Wonderful~! Cheers~!

[@seiriu00]

I grew up in America being the only Japanese/Asian kid till high school... this conversation made me feel so nostalgic! Kind of warmed my heart knowing others went through similar experiences/struggles growing up looking different and juggling 2 languages.

[@phantomjosh2148]

LOL I’m 16 and I was the only Latino all throughout school barely speaking English until I met a Mexican in 8th grade and I was surprised there was someone else like me that spoke Spanish and now in 11th grade it’s more diverse and there’s all races here

[@joshc3466]

Didn't you know that if you live in a country long enough you become that countries ethnicity, Africans become French and Indians can become Japanese if they live there. Your Japanese not British, everyone who isn't a racist already knows this. How long does a European need to live in Japan to become Japanese? How long does an Australian need to live in India to become and Indian?

[@paddleduck5328]

😊

[@glennoc8585]

@@joshc3466 haha that's completely false. You will never be Japanese unless you have Japanese blood and visa versa. Living in a building in a foreign country learning the language skill does not make for race or ethnicity ever. She not even even British she's English by ethnicity and white Angle Saxon by race.

[@mascarenhas9624]

@@glennoc8585 can you stop give them labels? I understand, Argentina's Italian population make them Europeans .? They have to honor culture but why nationals from one country or another., ? They are humans ,is time we abolish that crap.

[@gustogusto4519]

Her English accent is wild. It drifts from British to American to New Zealand. Amazing.

[@rachelar]

At least it isn't Bogan Oz Straya!

[@freespirit1975]

She really impressed me. Unfortunately, her english is already infected somewhat with "up talking." Up Talking is the worst thing that ever happened to the english language (thanks for that California Valley Girls). It really hurts to see it spreading around the world like some kind of virus to even non-native speakers. I'll bet she didn't pick that up from her parents.

[@hayvenforpeace]

Her accent seems Japanese to me. She probably picked up influences from the US and New Zealand from her English teachers, and British from her parents. But overall her accent in English just seems Japanese to me.

[@SkyShazad]

Honestly Her English Accent Sounds same as Mine, im from England

[@bernie.fitzpatrick7948]

I'm kiwi from New Zealand 🇳🇿👍👏🇳🇿♥️ love the accent and Japan seems nice!

[@heasoundsystems]

I had the privilege of living in japan for 3 years in my 20s, and I can honestly say those 3 years were the best of my life. I will be retiring in a couple years, and I look forward to spending months every year in japan. Absolutely magical country and wonderful people... I am a bit envious watching this interview, as Jasmine experienced growing up in Japan. I'm sure the challenges were significant, but the experience was priceless. I really enjoyed this video, and I hope everything continues in a positive direction for her.

[@5394q]

you must be white

[@lumiegames]

As a British girl in Japan, I was sobbing throughout this. I’ve spent my whole adult life here, but wasn’t born/raised here so I can only imagine how tough life must have been for her growing up in Japan. But she speaks so positively about the experience. The story about the whole class being told off for her being better at Japanese was so sad, and I’m so impressed at how she used negative experiences like that to make her stronger and push harder at her studies and life in general. What an inspiration!

[@booofpaxk]

How is that sad, its impressive 😂 when you grow up in only one environment your entire life and even go to school for it, its fairly easy to learn

[@Touay.]

Agreed. I spent some time in Japan many moons ago. I heard how harsh Japanese schools are. no need for it for education, but to hammer in the compliance of Japanese society it is required.

[@Nic-ye2yz]

@@booofpaxk They are talking about empathy. Other's shouldn't be discouraged because of your strengths.

[@booofpaxk]

@@Nic-ye2yz literally comment below mine says the same thing but aight

[@walkingwith_dinosaurs]

But she doesn't seem to have a tough experience! Maybe it's because she lived in the mountains in a village, and people were nice and respectful to a foreigner, so there kids were as well.

[@happytime11]

I love the irony of her saying "My vocab was never... up to snuff!"

[@timmcclymonds5155]

Right! I was thinking, well, she does now!

[@lilylove01]

What a beautiful personality! I've never seen such an English, nice, kind, polite, sincere, shy, positive, and smily! You're so unique, sweetheart! Good luck girl! 🤍🤍🤍

[@gerryrepash6706]

We had a German student in my English class and he was very analytic and could write amazing papers on Shakespeare themes. My teacher did the same thing "Peter writes the most thorough papers in the class and he's German".

[@antonboludo8886]

The German language and Shakespearean English have a lot in common.

[@unstoppableExodia]

Yeah your teacher was a dick to single Pete out like that. The thoroughness of his papers was more down to his his linguistic sensibilities and the way his mind works. He obviously spoke English well enough to participate in the class so him being German was really not worth mentioning (especially like that). I’d have resented it if any of the teachers in my English classes said to the class “______ has got top marks in the last assignment and he’s a bloody South African, isn’t it? Are the rest of you lot gonna be shown up by someone from _THERE_ .....well???” English had always been one of my stronger subjects and I’d consistently got good grades in it so that situation could have theoretically happened at one of the times I’d been really applying myself and trying hard to get excellent grades.

[@jfv65]

@@antonboludo8886 yes, as a Dutch persin from Frisian decent i have very little problems understanding english, old english, german, afrikaans.They are all germanic languages anyway. Easy to learn.

[@antonboludo8886]

@@jfv65 I agree. My father was from Flensburg. He was too lazy to learn French, though he claimed English was so difficult for him to learn. He was just lying in order to make everything seem more difficult for him. English was no effort for him at all. In fact English is one of the simplest and easiest languages in the world. Japanese is a different Language, though, which has nothing to do with Chinese. It is a Central Asian Mongolian/Turkish-style Language. Of course they use some Chinese words and part of the Chinese writing system., but this is quite a different historical situation.

[@Mia_M]

@@antonboludo8886 That's not true about English at all. I don't know where you've gotten your facts, but English is only easy if you have familiarity with the structure of it. And native English speakers tend to use body language and non-verbal cues to say more than their words. To top it off, if you're not familiar with it, you'll often miss the backhanded compliments and sarcasm.

[@Nintendo3DSdude1]

I’m always fascinated when two people who are fluent in the same two languages speak to each other in both languages almost interchangeably. Since I can only really speak English, I kinda wonder if I’m missing out on nuances you only get from other languages!

[@Tacospaceman]

Okay so I started studying other languages, and there’s so many special phrases that can’t be expressed without the context of that language, you absolutely are missing out. Mexicans roast each other and it’s a loving nickname game where as if we did it it might cause a fistfight, Japanese have a way of saying thanks for working with me today, a very expressive form of camaraderie, and we have “see you tomorrow” hell german has so many special specific words I can’t even get started. English has its own, but if it’s your native language you’d look right past ‘em. “Fuck” is a good example. We use that word a lot and in many ways, it’s not something that can be translated without context. It’s positive, negative, expressive, informative, complimentary, and offensive. Depending on context alone.

[@jesuistahmid]

I have a few cousins who are half polish half Bengali born and brought up in the US. They speak English Bengali and polish interchangeably. Sometimes in the same sentence!

[@CandiceCandyLin]

My family speaks multiple languages, so we often speak them interchangeably at home. Sometimes even switching midsentence. 😂 But for some weird reason, when I'm with my friends who speak the same languages, we always just stick to only one (unless we don't remember a word or expression lol )

[@gary_godspeed456]

I speak 6 of them and u r messing out on a lot of things.After learning Spanish all hell broke loose and I’m enjoying every second of it 😂as if German was not enough 😂😂😂

[@SamThird]

Yes you do.

[@mclovin6537]

You know what I noticed. People that grow up as the minority, regardless of skin color, tend to have a wider sphere of experiences because they have a different journey to figure out who they are and how they fit in a society that is different than them.

[@christophweber3299]

I'm German, what i understand from her Teacher is: "You all have to study more, Rose speaks english at home but is the best at Japanese, take her as a example for yourself" In Bavaria/Germany we say "not getting scolded is praise enough" wich is why most of us understand sarcasm and underlying messages real good, but can't really know how to handle praise 😁

[@LesserMoffHootkins]

Snowflakes can’t take the heat

[@juanzulu1318]

​@@LesserMoffHootkinshas nothing to do with snowflakes but rather the idea to not praise too much and limit ur praisings for the really relevant stuff.

[@loveaodai100]

Wonderful story. As a native New Yorker who came to Vietnam more than 30 years ago where I remain and able to speak fluent Vietnamese I feel a bit guilty about the amount of instant joy and warmth of people who I encounter nearly every day who I had never met before and seem so happy to hear me speaking fluent Vietnamese. It lifts them up and which then lifts me up to the point all I have to do to feel joyful is go outside and speak. I say I feel guilty because the amount of good will that we non Asian foreigners receive in Asian countries is not really reciprocated for Asians who go to foreign non Asian countries even though they put in the same level of effort to learn the foreign language. If I am ever reincarnated I would want to change nothing... to be an American who comes to Vietnam to live where I can get delicious okonomiyaki in the Japanese quarter of Saigon!

[@mgntstr]

Thank the Britts for spreading the word in the 1800s with their gunships, and trains.

[@umihereuminoumi6177]

Western culture... they're not even that kind to their own people, why should they be kind to asians? 💁‍♀️

[@mgntstr]

@@umihereuminoumi6177 they feel like a saint if they are being nice to the outgroup. It is really weird.

[@danielroydrawe]

Yes, Saigon. Screw Ho Chi Min City.

[@rabbitazteca23]

nice. we need more people like you

[@michaelaneumann2389]

She’s so sweet! The way she tells her story is so endearing and she’s giving off such positive vibes! Just a previous person all around! I wish her all the happiness in the world ☺️

[@sroberts605]

Everybody here trying to pinpoint her English accent without appreciating that she is used to adjusting according to who she's speaking to - or by extension, who she's thinking about. So when she's talking about her Mum, she's speaking with her English, home counties/London accent, and it segues into slight Americanisms etc when thinking about the people she met later at college.

[@MisterWebb]

Exactly, because she has a weak sense of self

[@ANOblkstrMALY]

thank you. people who have lived in a foreign country between the ages of like 0-7 have to code switch behaviour and also accent. this is because as kids they realise that it makes things easier for them and for others to understand them, so the mind does it really automatically

[@anotherrandominternetdog]

Great interview Max. @ANOblkstrMALY, it’s not only in kids, but adults too. Code switching is even a thing between different versions of English (for a monolingual English speaker), but it depends on how much the monolingual English speaker cares about fitting in. There are subconscious and conscious elements to that code switching too… and in my case, a baseline respect for the fact that the person I was speaking with was able to speak at least two languages, whereas I could only speak one. As an Australian working and doing business in the US, UK, Korea, Middle East etc, some of the code switching was subconscious, whether it was modifying vocabulary (petrol/gas, pub/bar, car boot/trunk) or pronunciation (garage/“garij”, Craig/CrayG/Creg, soLder/sodder) or specialist terminology. Then consciously it was always important to take cues from local people on how THEY use English, and then emulate (not ape) their usage - mainly so everyone felt at ease, and to make their end of the conversation easier. Often this was exhibited by speaking just a little slower, enunciating a little more clearly, and leaving slightly longer gaps between words, all for clarity.

[@banana403]

She has a tinge of an Australian accent too mixed in there too.

[@vocalrange]

So many monolinguals on this thread... Dead giveaway based on the preconceived notions they have about language.

[@knoa9813]

私も震災で地理的にJazmineさんのことを思い起こしました。彼女のチャンネルやインスタには投稿がなかったので、ここに心配の気持ちを書いておきます。

[@bear-tv]

Please interview her parents 🙏 This was a fascinating interview. We need to hear from her mother and father now. Greetings from a tiny village in the English countryside.

[@valeriesweekofwonders1067]

this is amazing to see as an American girl born and raised in Okayama prefecture, I went through all of the same struggles as jasmine . When she talked about being taller than all her friends and not being able to buy girl’s shoes, I felt that in my soul lol

[@hugoboss8597]

She is a gaijin

[@anima6035]

@@hugoboss8597 what's up mate, is life stressing you out or something? I know you ain't happy making comments like that 🤔

[@obediahpolkinghorniii564]

@@hugoboss8597 Okay, gentile.

[@rongarcia2128]

If true, you're sitting on a content goldmine. Start youtube channel?

[@valeriesweekofwonders1067]

@@rongarcia2128 I've thought about it but I can barely keep up with university atm lol maybe later on

[@yasaminwhy8212]

I'm British, I'm the same age, I nearly have the same name, but our lives were so different. Jazmine is just incredible! Thank you so much for this video!

[@musenw8834]

same first name or surname?

[@stevengiarc4743]

What an incredibly fascinating interview. Sachiko is so well-spoken and articulate (in both English and Japanese). And Max your interview questions and manner was so smooth and enjoyable. Very well-paced and in a very affable way. Well done. I was so fascinated because I lived in Japan ten years before meeting my wife, who is Japanese, and moving back to the U.S. We have three outstanding "hafu" boys, one of whom speaks Japanese fluently. The other two understand it but don't speak it as well. I could relate to so much of what was discussed in this interview. I'm very glad I (belatedly) came upon it. I'm also glad to say that I get to visit Japan next week and do some traveling inside the country, (Nagoya, Hiroshima, Fukuoka) something I failed to do when I lived there. Tanoshimi!!

[@edenromanov]

Jasmine's story was very interesting to find out about and Max your interviewing skills were amazing, your questions and energy felt perfect you can tell you were aiming to make the interview be as casual as possible, this was fun and entertaining hope you can do more videos like this in the future m8!

[@brianthesnail3815]

It is really amazing to hear someone speak with a perfect south of England accent and then perfect Japanese. Her parents had great foresight as so many would have just sent her to an international school. My wife and I do not speak any language apart from English but we have made sure our sons are almost perfectly fluent in Spanish and Italian by sending them to live In Spain and Italy while they were teenagers. It was very important to us. Our sons now live in London and spend time speaking to Spanish and Italian people every week. They are still at university and training but on the edge of careers as international lawyers so we hope this will be a gift that they will use all their lives.

[@Kiara_Wrestler]

Fantastic!! Good job

[@Pollicina_db]

Ima se para

[@liammorris8363]

It's interesting you say that! I was going to comment that her English accent sounds strange to me as an English person. Not to disparage her at all, but I think if I met her I would not have assumed she was English, I would have assumed she was a non-native doing an incredibly good job at an accent

[@eldictator1]

Definitely has a slightly off English accent, if I didn’t know of say she wasnt British

[@eldictator1]

Yeah sounds almost like a European with good English

[@dumbwaiter3644]

As an English person living in Spain, I speak Catalan, Castillian, French and English, as does my daughter. My son speaks Catalan , Spanish and English. It is always difficut for me to see so many English people here who speak so little Spanish and hardly any who speak Catalan. I believe that speaking another language enables you to think differently, more flexibly, and improves your quality of life.

[@spartanwarrior1]

Being at least bilingual should be the norm nowadays. I myself grew up trilingual

[@dumbwaiter3644]

@johnnytheprick its a language spoken by around 10 million people

[@dumbwaiter3644]

@johnnytheprick lol

[@Josuh]

Tremendo

[@karlpoppins]

@@spartanwarrior1 Hardly any reason to pick up a second language when you are a speaker of the de facto global lingua franca.

[@connectionism3754]

Fascinating how she sounds in english. Seems like a mix of accents, even hear some US accent. When the British one comes out it is spot on native! Having native Japanese as a base what an amazing position to be in!

[@kaleimaile]

She doesn’t sound like an American accent to me.

[@z_ed]

Sounds aussie at times

[@TH-eb5ro]

I have lived outside my home country 20+ years and many people I know raise their children this way. The children often grow up speaking 2-3 languages and being comfortable in various cultures just as if it is nothing. We should all be so fortunate.

[@phunkstar7347]

As a russian, living in germany watching english videos. I approve it.

[@dumbwaiter3644]

@@phunkstar7347 As an English person living in Spain, I speak Catalan, Castillian, French and English, as does my daughter. My son speaks Catalan , Spanish and English. It is always difficut for me to see so many English people here who speak so little Spanish and hardly any who speak Catalan. I believe that speaking another language enables you to think differently, more flexibly, and improves your quality of life.

[@hardnewstakenharder]

Tons of Latino immigrants in the US are in multiple language communities

[@dumbwaiter3644]

@@hardnewstakenharder A good thing imho

[@dickidsrip5262]

@@dumbwaiter3644 that's My moms cousin buying a house in Malaga and livin there 5 months every year not bothering to learn Spanish complaining about people not speaking english 🤦🏻‍♀️.

[@macedwards67]

Some people just exude a beautiful spirit, she's one. Love how she embraces both her cultures 💜💜

[@pinoyboleh7763]

Normally I got bored with interview but this discussion with Jazmine is so engaging and interesting. You earned new subscriber here 😊

[@LydiaKrow]

Oooh her accent is so fascinating! I hear all kinds of inflections. Amusingly, I was thinking "wow her English is so good!" when she switched to speaking English. Hahaha! Without any context, I'm sure I would be laughed at for that. The shy way she stood up to show off her height was adorable - another reason to stand out. :D Love her personality and positivity!

[@noname-dk7ri]

自分は日本人だけど、身長高い女子なので共感しました。自分以外にも自分と同じような人がいる事を発見すると、気が楽になり自分に対する肯定感が生まれますね。

[@baltoandtogo]

This is excellent, thank you. I teach 6-8 grade English in Japan, and I would like to share this with my students. I think they will get a lot out of the positive messages from both of you.

[@NotwiththeCrowd]

It's cool how they transition from English to Japanese and vice versa. Great video 👏🏻

[@グリーンベル]

日本での苦労を乗り越えて、２つの言語に留まらず、ブランドを立ち上げ、個性を活かす生き方を見い出した能力は素晴らしいサチコさん。多いに幸せな道を歩んでね

[@jeffwetterman8939]

I taught English at Wajima High School with the JET program from 1992-1994. At the time I met a British couple studying lacquerware. I wonder if they could have been Jazmine's parents. Small world.

[@JBM425]

Hopefully, Max can put you in contact with Jasmine’s parents. It is a small world, indeed!

[@28zeamays]

Jazmine hasn’t been born at that time. So it could be

[@edithl8625]

I think Jazmine said her mother has been living in Japan for 35 years now, so... Maybe she had already finished stuydying?

[@sahej6939]

I knew a student who did the JET program for 2 years in the early 2000s!

[@joshuataylor3550]

Almost certainly

[@luckycat2398]

She’s so eloquent and positive. It’s a pleasure to listen to her speak 🙂

[@VRodz-11]

To live in the middle of the mountains,surrounded by waterfalls and disconnected from the fast paced city life , sounds heavenly ✨️ This is my goal

[@medullaoblongata9670]

Her English accent is so delightfully chaotic … just incredibly unique and charming!.

[@MrUsshi1220]

大変いい動画でした。地元長崎を紹介してくれてありがとう😊サチコさん国語で一位取るってすごいね。本当に努力したんだと思う。ブランドも楽しみにしています。

[@GP-ed1ti]

彼女の語学力はとても印象的です。彼女には流暢な日本語を話せるという大きなアドバンテージがあります。これは素晴らしい

[@serenalloyd7295]

Jazmine is an absolute credit to her own drive and abilities, her Japanese education and her English parents. She's a delight!

[@jake9854]

nah u saying this only because shes white

[@kimchi_b]

She's a lovely young lady!

[@moggtheboss3087]

@@jake9854 what

[@gloryglory5688]

@@jake9854 she’s pink

[@obstinatejack]

it's weird that she doesn't really have an english accent, but more general american way of pronouncing words

[@markwilkinson3903]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. I smiled most as It reminded me of when we (in Australia) hosted students from Hiroshima for a few weeks and the tallest girl in the group was so happy that she could shop for clothes and shoes in her size.

[@pandaplutten2573]

I can totally relate! Being 100% Asian (Hong Kong/Japan) and born and raised in Sweden. Obviously, Jazmines Japanese is perfect, and so is her English - although like many comment here, it has elements of British, American and a bit of Aussie in it. No wonder since her parents gave her the British, but the environment (friends, internet etc.) "gave" her the other influences in English. The interviewer Max speaks with more of an American accent, and people usually mimic whoever they are speaking with. At least I do. Super fascinating video!!

[@yuliagrigoryeva8528]

At the begining I was watching this as an entertaining interview about an interesting life story of a person with a heritage of two different cultures, her unique experience. But when Jasmine had started to talk about her brand and sustainable living education, I was blown away. I am so happy to see people who cares about the environment, nature, climate. Thank you for this video!

[@ysformen]

今日本にはたくさん海外から来て孤独を感じている人がいると思うので、そういう人たちを励ましていって欲しいです。日本人のわたしたちにはわからない側面があると思う。それもわかり合えるように学びたいものです。

[@unstoppableExodia]

She’s so lovely. Like a mix of the best of Japanese and English sensibilities.

[@finster1968]

I noticed she had a slight Japanese accent the moment she switched over to English. Then suddenly, it’s like her tongue got “warmed up” and it became much less apparent. Amazing!