The Worst People Who Recognize Us

[@MegalordMarcus]

The parasocial weirdness of some people is too much. The balls to get angry at someone whose clearly rushing to go somewhere for not taking a picture with you is entitled as all hell

[@apnapalm]

what was that second sentence?

[@bluelfsuma]

​@@apnapalm The balls: to get angry at someone-who's clearly rushing to go somewhere-for not taking a picture with you, is entitled as all hell. I added punctuation, that help?

[@MammalianCreature]

"The gall" seems like a better word choice

[@bluelfsuma]

@@MammalianCreature Yeah, "balls" usually has a more positive connotation.

[@MegalordMarcus]

@@bluelfsuma I probably should have said nerve, that would fit better

[@briannabarboza4732]

I was at AX getting Starbucks and I saw a girl with a cute outfit, so I complimented her, and I saw she was with Industry. She said she was with Trash Taste, and I went "oh cool where?". And a guy was there and was like "yeah me!", and there was this awkward silence, as we just stared at each other. Turns out he was Connor, and I didn't recognize him. :')

[@theradionicrevival8068]

Stuff like this is why I laugh at mfs who claim the Clark Kent disguise sucks 💀 We 100% see what we want to believe, so anytime some larger than life figure is actually in front of us, despite seeing them a billion times. Our first thought is never “hey Connor” it’s either: “That’s not Connor” Or “Is that Connor” Rarely anything ever in between 💀 I’m sure he was a good sport about it tho

[@briannabarboza4732]

@@theradionicrevival8068 Nah he was cool about it, haha. I texted our friend in common afterwards cause I didn't recognize him immediately, and she was like "Oh yeah that was Connor."

[@theradionicrevival8068]

@@briannabarboza4732 PFFFF

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

​@@briannabarboza4732why tf would your friend know he was at starbucks

[@briannabarboza4732]

@@itsgonnabeanaurfromme Cause she knows Trash Taste personally and I described how he looked to her.

[@samm2864]

Bumped into Gigguk near the tokyo dome when on holiday this year. Was really mindful to just say hello and that i love his work - didnt want to bother him with a photo or disturb him with a full conversation. He was super cool about it and it made my day :D

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

His work?

[@aporkpiepizza]

Everyone went awfully quiet when Chris said "I hope you don't call yourself an influencer"

[@tazwar5324]

What was that?

[@ericng5707]

To be fair, Chris getting his subscribers to buy his book at launch to bump it up the rankings so he can call himself "number one best-selling author" is just as pretentious.

[@hybrid5860]

I’m pretty sure all 3 of them hate that word just as much as Chris

[@hecatrice2064]

@@ericng5707What is he supposed to do 😂 keep it a secret ?

[@thedankgnasty1890]

​@@ericng5707that's not pretentious, that's smart. And funny.

[@derekasato9035]

Can we all agree that when you see Chris in public that he should be addressed as Barry Chopsticks.

[@thehangmansdaughter1120]

Who asks for a photo without even saying hello and introducing themselves? That's so incredibly rude. And truly entitled. To do so when it's clear this person is busy is plain disrespectful. No-one is entitled to another's time and attention.

[@X3nophiliac]

i met markiplier at my workplace a couple times and the first time he was spending time with a make a wish family and his own monther and brother. i was 17 and it was VERY HARD to not interrupt his dinner to talk to him.i was being a creep staring at him bc i couldnt help myself for the hour they were eating. thankfully i asked if i could take a picture after he was eating and he was very gracious but i was so nervous and he was very nice. lost that picture a while ago... i think some people dont know how to act bc they are scared they will be rude or interrupt the celebrities time. so asking for a picture quickly and getting out of their way seems the best. people have social anciety, they arent trying to be rude.

[@randominfomation]

Considering the person cursed Connor out for not taking a picture in front of him. I don't think it is a similar situation to what you have. I don't think people would normally chase down celebrities who are in a rush

[@mr.ilikespam6081]

@@X3nophiliac just do a drive by head nod

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

​@@X3nophiliacwell if you (and other people) are already aware that it's rude and interrupting them, then DON'T DO IT. If you still do it, then your desire to have your little souvenir or to post and show off to others outweighs your respect for them. Don't blame anxiety.

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

​@@randominfomationthey may have been talking about the people intereupting felix

[@Journeyagain0]

9:17 That was really rude of that guy. The lack of empathy of some people.

[@TrueNargin]

I never had a situation where I saw someone famous who I recognized but I feel like if I did I'd never come up to them cause what am I gonna say? I don't actually know them and sure - I can go like "Yeah I like your stuff" but I feel like that person would've probably heard that about a hundred times already and I'd just be interrupting whatever they're doing for no real reason. I think I'd enjoy having a brief conversation with you guys but at the same time I'd hate to take away your time of the day when I'm literally a random guy you've never met before.

[@lemmingsplat5279]

My first trip to Japan in 2019 was in August (didn't really have much of a choice as the concerts I wanted to go to were then). Maybe I lucked out but I didn't find it that bad? I think you just need to have the right mindset before going. It was always between 32-35 degrees celcius and near 100% humidity. Couple of epic rainshowers but didn't last very long. The most annoying part was sweating thru my clothes so much that i was running out of stuff to wear (luckily one of my hotels had coin operated laundry). If you're serious about going to Japan, you will honestly enjoy it regardless of the weather. There's just too much to see and do.

[@ninjaydes]

"aRe YoU THe ANIME mAN?!" o.o Joey: "No." :)

[@milliesaur]

stories like these make me afraid to ask to take photos, but at the same time i feel like id be ok bc i have a basic human understanding of how to be polite

[@victoriathena4357]

Me, my husband, and in-laws will be visiting Japan for the first time this spring because of Abroad in Japan and Trash Taste! My late mother-in-law was a huge fan of yours. Sadly she passed, but we're so excited to do the trip in her memory. ☺

[@G2GIGI177]

When I first heard “rocket out of salmon” I was fighting so hard not to burst out laughing in my break room.

[@UntangledKnots]

If someone doesn’t have more than 20 seconds to get a feel for me, I don’t really think I need to introduce myself. I’ve done some cool stuff but I just talk to people who have things to talk about and like listening too. I don’t care about their name or what they do unless the conversation is fun so I don’t even ask if there is anything else to talk about. And if they can’t remember me from the conversation itself, they are free to forget me.

[@cww2490]

People with kids would obvious choose summer to visit since their kids would be off school. Also as a kid that had summers off growing up you connect summer with vacations. And I guess jobs that have summers off like teachers would use this time for vacations.

[@freakishuproar1168]

I absolutely understand Connor taking taxis instead of public transport. Sure, it cost a lot more. But having someone turn when you _want_ to go, and getting rid of the psychologically deleterious affects of having to regularly commute more than make up for it.

[@PerfectSense77]

He’d absolutely loaded. The cost would be nothing for him at all.

[@lookitskazzy]

Spoken like someone who has never commuted in Japan before. Unless you're on trains during peak rush hour it is heaven compared to the trash you have to deal with in the West.

[@freakishuproar1168]

@lookitskazzy I've literally never visited Japan before, so yeah, I've never commuted in Japan before. I still think I'd prefer taxis though - whether I could afford to take a cab in Japan is another matter.

[@eruno_]

not even majority of Japanese can take cabs as often as him...

[@Auricerise]

IRL Networking is a nightmare, especially when people talk about achievements. I'm happy for other people on what feats they've accomplished, but even though it's not fair to myself, my confidence ends up getting dragged in the mud and I feel inadequate about it (dw it's a work in progress to not feel this way lol). :') And geez, that guy getting P.Od just for not getting a picture when somebody is obviously trying to get to somewhere in such a short time frame is absolutely nuts. @_@ Here's to all indoor-dwellers in the summer heat haha.

[@KenBladehart]

People list their achievements is for quickly getting business connection

[@TheBlueWind]

My friend is playing in the Pokemon World Championship in Yokohama atm, funny to hear Trash Taste literally mention people coming for the tournament and they uploaded this video the first day of the tournament lol

[@seenw44]

We came in July for the festivals and fireworks, but the heat almost killed us everyday and we couldn’t remember much afterwards except trying to stay cool. Chris, bought your book, please come to SF to sign it and i’ll buy you some sourdough breadbowl!

[@aiwash2766]

Living in coastal Texas the entire summer is having 40 degree Celsius weather with 70-100 percent humidity, so I think me going to Japan in the summer will be about the same weather wise

[@chezswing]

Haha I was thinking the same. It broke well over 100°F where I live today.

[@lookitskazzy]

The big difference is how much of that time do you spend outside? I imagine not much, between driving in your air conditioned car to the air conditioned big box store. In Japan you spend a lot more time in places with no air conditioning, which is where the real suffering happens.

[@sirebellum0]

Unfortunately summer is often times the only opportunity people have to travel due to work or school or other things, so sometimes its a matter of suffer through the summer or not go at all. It'd be nice if there were some widely observed long-period holidays for every season, but we're not there yet.

[@porcorosso4330]

I was thinking of starting a school with flex holidays. parents can choose to take their kids out at almost any time of the year. I guess we can just use home schooling materials... those are designed to be self taught and have individual progress anyways...

[@persephonehades7547]

I feel like with just how much of a big task it is to go to a country overseas for vacation, there would be enough time and preparation to go at any point in the year as is desired. It's not like they're hoping countries in Europe or states in the US. This is literally halfway across the world for some tourists.

[@sirebellum0]

@@persephonehades7547 . . . That argument makes no sense. Things that take effort therefore mean you can do it whenever . . . what world do you live in? School/college is 9-10mos out of the year, some jobs have built-in static breaks in the summer. If you have kids you don't have to worry about disrupting or being absent from their education in the summer, certain sectors are slow to where its easier to request time off. Its an irrefutable, global fact that the highest season of travel is summer BY FAR, you can look it up.

[@TOKYOTOYBANZAI]

I saw Connor once at Nakano Broadway, but it was down the hall, and I wasn't going to go running after him like that guy at the station, haha. I get stopped by people sometimes around there (toy hunting tourists), and I've had nothing but great experiences meeting viewers of my channel. *knock on wood* Hopefully will have an organic conversation with one of ya'll one of these days. Funny enough, I did actually feature one of the Abroad in Japan producers in a mini-doc I did back in 2016 - but didn't realize until a few years ago when I saw him in one of Chris' videos. Small world!

[@gateauxq4604]

Travel documentaries. IT’S RIGHT THERE CHRIS

[@wdalixy4516]

I am so ashamed and I feel so bad because I did exactly that when I saw Aki and Joey in harajuku. I told them I love their videos and asked for a photo and I was so nervous I couldn't say anything better to them. I wish I was a better at speaking to people because I regret doing that and I wish I had a better social skills to actually tell them that I think they are amazing people who bring a lot of joy to my life through their videos and I just want to thank them for that. But I was so excited, nervous, and honestly freaking out so I just anxiously blabbering the first thoughts that came to mind which was wow I can't believe this is real I always see you guys in my screen and I watch your videos all the time. I bet I came off as a weirdo and I am genuinely so sorry for that. I really want to apologize and I want to reverse time so I could prevent myself from doing that. I realize now that I was not mindful at all and it was wrong of me. I wish I could have just been a better person and had a decent small talk but I was so anxious that my mind was blank and then I felt bad for taking up their time that in the moment I thought the best way was to be quick so they could move on. I suck at talking to people and being social so I just end up being cringe and I just feel really bad for doing that.

[@platinumad]

don't worry. I dunno but I think they can't fully understand fan's perspective. I think people feel like asking for photo is ok cause no one want to cause any troubles. Probably I would do the same as you. I think it was nice of you that you were thoughtful to not stop them for longer. And if you weren't rude then I think you did right

[@floflo1645]

Don't ovethink it, they probably don't remember you

[@emma_nutella58]

If I ever saw them I’d probably be to scared to go up and ask for a picture I’d be way too anxious, honestly if I ever do get the chance to meet them, I hope I can have a cool regular conversation with them

[@notloki3140]

You should always say "I'm a Japanese KZbinr!", including to Japanese people. As the normal reaction would be "Hold on, what?"

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

They're not japanese

[@joshuachapman247]

Just realized that these Lads, who are the top of their game are telling us they all feel a bit insecure. I think we all could learn a lesson from this. Doesn't matter where you come from or what you do, we all feel it.

[@rogoth01themasterwizard11]

i'll be honest, if i saw them in the street i'd probably be like 'oh cool it's *insert name here* wonder why they are here', might shout their name and wave, then i'd fuck off to continue doing whatever it was I was already doing because I ain't got the time/energy/inclination to pester someone.

[@mrKozmoz]

The times I have run into a content creator, I only say hey whats up, in a passing manner, and if they decide to share a few more words, I just tell them they are doing great. Then I just move on, I know they are busy as I myself am busy.

[@jimtamim1708]

After the recent irl stream from Connor. It tell otherwise😂. The Japanese high-school boys pull up to chris "Are u youtuba?"😂😂😂

[@dirtmaster3000]

I get that summer weather is rough in Japan, but when else are people supposed to go? Summer is when most people have time off from work/school.

[@X3nophiliac]

i met markiplier at my workplace a couple times and the first time he was spending time with a make a wish family and his own monther and brother. i was 17 and it was VERY HARD to not interrupt his dinner to talk to him.i was being a creep staring at him bc i couldnt help myself for the hour they were eating. thankfully i asked if i could take a picture after he was eating and he was very gracious but i was so nervous and he was very nice. lost that picture a while ago... i think some people dont know how to act bc they are scared they will be rude or interrupt the celebrities time. so asking for a picture quickly and getting out of their way seems the best. people have social anciety, they arent trying to be rude.

[@tdotitan8855]

I feel ya. I get anxious too a lot of the time and sometimes end up being cringe. At the end of the day we all make mistakes but trying to be better is the best we can do. It's good that you waited for the make a wish family before saying anything. At the end of the day yourubers and famous people are people too, and by that I just don't mean they have their own lives, but they have things they like get mad about and don't always act perfectly. I have found many of my issues come from trying to do everything perfect because of fear of making mistakes fear of being "cringe" of being shameful. And honestly lots of the time I am ashamed of myself but all that does is drag you down. Cringe means you are growing and realize you did something wrong but you don't need to be perfect just try to learn from your mistakes that's what life is about. I know I sure have made my fair share of mistakes and it feels like everyone else has it all put together. But everyone has "flaws" It still hurts when I mess up and am ashamed of myself and am cringe but I can talk to a lot of people now and I am ok with being cringe sometimes. I tell myself "I will do what I can and let the cards fall where they may." It's not in my hands all it is is I do my best and see what happens

[@androognoix1685]

That guy you cursed Connor off mustve misunderstood or was entitled

[@jono3107]

Actually just got back from japan last week. Had to go in july because my wife is a teacher so has to be during summer holiday. We were in tokyo, kyoto and osaka and while the heat was a lot it didn’t stop us doing anything. While we were in japan for the 2 weeks we apparently walked 55 miles 😂

[@KenBladehart]

Thailand is not directly on top of the equinox line...

[@erosennin4444]

Still to this day, haven't met anyone famous. Neither movie/tv or Internet famous.

[@dittodemo1234]

I met myself, and really, thats all that matters

[@RamdanRandom]

i met a guy with 1k Instagram followers

[@tuck234]

I was in Japan for 2 weeks in July and damn that nearly killed me and I am from Southeast Texas. Once we were in Wakayama it was great. Amazing beaches. But once we got back into Kyoto... Just utter death. Still had a lot of fun and yeah, I now understand the crane game addiction... lololol

[@PowerSynopsis]

tbf, "I'm from Wales, innit" would probably get me interested

[@makaylaspurlock2489]

so i may have gone to japan in the summer, and while yes it was hot, i’m not going to negate that, but i’m also from texas, so the heat there felt so good because i don’t think it broke 90 in temperature, but the sun was on us the whole day. and my group decided to see the weather back in our home city, it was 107 and we have like 89 so i think it just depends on why you’re used to

[@jerrisgibbs161]

In the litoral area of coastal Ecuador and it’s a “wet bulb” area. The hot season never ended this year due to El Niño. Living w/o ac 😂 my character has been built up I’m ready for my Japan summer vacation

[@greldikvaskupalah2009]

When I hear 'entrepreneur,' I hear 'drug dealer'.

[@AzureDragon100]

I hear "MLM hun".

[@lillily4655]

Abroad in Japan should just introduce say “I’m him” at networking events. No explanation. No elaboration.

[@Spott715]

I wanna work in abroad in Japan industries

[@adz4528]

2:52 lmfaoooooo that's soo true

[@nathandsouza6401]

I've done that. 11:17 cut out uber carpool to work with driver for cheaper.

[@AuburnTigerCT]

So avoid the Aomori Nebuta Matsuri that’s in August? It’s pretty high up on the list of things I was wanting to attend if/when I make the trip to Japan.

[@chesteryu5647]

Aomori is fairly nice even in summer for most of the time, unless it is under some typhoon induced heat wave like these few days.

[@RocKM001]

Actually going up to North Japan/Tohoku in August is great! I go to Jp around beginning of September... last time I went before CoVID I was up in Sendai and it was wonderfully nice and temperate compared to the stuffy humidity in Tokyo.

[@NoidoDev]

Even if I would meet my favorite actress, I wouldn't even care to get a photo with her. People are weird.

[@Maple_Sally]

Imagine a Dragonball Revolution Die Hard Fan telling you that your awesome? 😐

[@jakefairley6993]

I'm currently traveling Japan in August because I'm Australian... it's heaven, mid-30s every day is my perfect climate

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

Garnt saying Japan is worse than Thailand is insane considering the heatwave throughout SEA this year reaching 40 and higher

[@zacharylanoux]

I recently moved to the PNW (US) after spending all of my life in rural Central Texas and the one thing I miss is hot summer days. I’m finishing out my degree BA, photography and education and will be applying to the JET program, I am most looking forward to being in a hot countryside town in summer, cooler temps are kinda mid tbh.

[@bluelfsuma]

Can't say I understand preferring hotter temperatures, but Pacific Northwest summers do suck. I grew up in Washington, right next to a dense forest, and summers were a stagnant, humid hell on earth. Felt like my skin was sloughing off my body. Moved somewhere that has more intense temperatures, but is overall dryer, and it's such an improvement.

[@lukeinoue1041]

i mean alot of us would love to come during other seasons but for me at least I only get the summer off rip lmao

[@gilcooper6548]

I wish I had a friend.

[@dittodemo1234]

We all want friends, but if you really need one you must go looking for them or you will most likely be forever alone

[@Kmurray9244]

@@dittodemo1234but when you go looking everyone is just a mindless twit and you can’t tolerate their fake BS … like “I’m a an influencer “

[@dittodemo1234]

@@Kmurray9244 that is why you think about what you see when you look

[@Kmurray9244]

@@dittodemo1234 I do think about what I see… and I don’t like most of it

[@CoolStuff-yr8ye]

You can do it.

[@OnlyTripleSeven]

7:50 - Pewdiepie baby gender reveal!

[@lottefrp3683]

Chris, call yourself a documentary maker and author, cos you are 👍🏻

[@cactophone4552]

felix based

[@sjtez]

Conner's like "because CEO is now the big, hot word that everyone is like WOAH". As if CEO's haven't been a big deal since WAY before Connor was born, he thinks it's a new trendy word like how they were just talking about the word "influencer."

[@TheCreepypro]

imagine being raised to be way too hard on yourself...

[@spiderdude2099]

Garnt: "do you see me as a commodity" Bruh. They do. That's the worst part. 100%. Content creators are just clout points now

[@psychojoe4764]

Joey looks like a CEO of a fashion brand

[@sumedhshinde4162]

Why he targetted anime fans tho 😭😭

[@IsaiahSenku]

Whats the disdain for the word "influencer" ?

[@TheSonic497]

That people use it as a title of importance, when really, all you do is make subpar internet content. Don't act like you're not an unimportant nobody.

[@pannkeki8940]

I live in a hotter city than Tokyo. Its pretty awful 😂 we hit 120 F last week

[@epicvoyager5938]

9:17

[@eddieboycu]

Wow

[@ItsBAndBees]

It’s really hard for me to wrap my mind around people that create entire careers around making public videos that they want as many people as possible to see… and then complain about being recognized. I agree people should always be polite and considerate, but you shouldn’t act like people are weird for wanting to say hi. There’s a million other careers and you chose the one where the whole point is sort of to be famous isn’t it? You could do a podcast with no picture, just be an author, lots of stuff if you’re that weirded out by being recognized by strangers. You guys make so much money and have so many fans, it made me roll my eyes a bit to hear of the “struggles” of KZbin fame 😂 I’d happily trade a few awkward moments here and there for that success

[@SpencerGatten]

I went to japan in August, granted it was the end of august, but I Didnt find it that hot personally. Spend a month in Thailand, then you will realize what it is to be too hot.

[@infinitygears6388]

Are you you-tuber?

[@Feathetaria420]

lmao when Joey said "CEO of a Fashion Brand" with his earring swinging, I for my first time, saw the similarities in appearance between Joey and Russell Brand. But if I'm real, I think Joey is even more good looking xD

[@danielwoods6652]

I have a friend who is a CEO... Sounds really cool

[@MCInferno]

E

[@hershey596]

I love gay people

[@thesuperioronion7346]

Self love always plays a key role in everyday life

[@theninjabird9510]

It’s good to have self confidence

[@romaining]

damn that’s so controversial

[@ow_su]

​@@romainingit is

[@dittodemo1234]

Happy people are good people

[@jannis11]

NicE

[@Ac0nn1]

wow early af

[@ZuuZuu2]

Bro... 40 Celsius from 8 am to 8 pm for weeks straight... Y'all complain a lot

[@akirayuki6275]

You're one of those guys huh. Perceived temperature is different from measured temperature, a few weeks ago where I live we had a day with 45°C or more, it was certainly hot and the air blowing was hot as well, but it was waaaay better than the days before that which only registered as 38-42°C due to how much more humid the air was. Not only that but some people are more used to colder temperature, British people apparently have very mild summers (with few exeptions) so moving to a country that has harsher hot temperatures makes it difficult to adapt to, people that are used to very cold weathers will find 30°C extremely hot, while people that live in hot weather will find 5°C extremely cold. So it can also be extremely subjective. Just let people be man

[@Kira121086]

Hot & Dry is different from Hot & Humid

[@forgeryyy]

id take 40 dry over 30 humid any day@@Kira121086

[@trihard42069]

Conor's ego is unbearable

[@nolanlehman6392]

Nah