The Struggles of Life in Japan | Trash Taste #2

[@TrashTaste]

For everyone asking: YES. We are working to get the podcast on Spotify, iTunes and other audio platforms! Follow us on Twitter for further updates!

[@soul_abyss3854]

I'll probs still watch it as a video for no reason just because I'm bored.

[@vulquinnxix5760]

Waiting on that one guy that does the time stamps XD

[@TaylorTheJapanaholic]

My only nitpick is that when the podcast gets on Spotify/iTunes that there is no background music. It works for the video but not when I only want to listen to the audio

[@TwodeeTwodimensional]

Please get it on the Google podcast app if possible. I listen to a lot of podcasts during my job.

[@ult0Z]

Pls on the PodCasts app

[@isilion_galia]

Gigguk: "I had three offices around the world" I expected no less from the man who emailed Wit Studio .

[@daxterquiny]

+

[@akuu1892]

THAT SENT MR HARDDD

[@why783]

LMAOOOO

[@niiq1223]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA

[@chasereynolds3584]

We need mikasa x eren

[@yousouffarooq1153]

The holy trinity of the hentai man, 93% and GiggUK

[@phenjaws569]

Lol perfect

[@BrobinsProductions]

You must mean the anime zone

[@ren96706]

The yaoi man

[@secretmagicalgirl]

The manga boy

[@emanon69]

I know those references

[@TheRealOtakuako]

"The Japanese government allowed us to continue as weebs!" - Gigguk, 2020

[@omrir6380]

Gigg, Uk, 2020

[@Elfiziancie]

do you need to be famous or functional to continue becoming a weeb? because i don't think i can do that

[@Some.username.idk.0]

@@Elfiziancie in Japan you need to

[@deep7051]

@@Elfiziancie being functional is a good enough standard, being famous enables you to fucking flex on peers

[@sanjivinsmoke2719]

@@Elfiziancie it a good thing that this podcast did was spread awareness. People think it like walk in the park conning to Japan. If you can't even present yourself worthwhile to the government they will laugh at you spit in and ignore you.. it's just stupid to work in Japan and if your going for anime lol bruhhhh good luck. Hope you have a bachelor's degree atleast. So they can laugh at it and pick someone that just overshadows you in ever conceivable way..

[@TheOneTrueEfrate]

I love how the chemistry between you all is so natural. It really is just like sitting with friends on a Friday night bullshitting the night away. So effortless and natural. Kudos.

[@firepunchainsawman]

"Destroying every weebs' preconceived notions about Japan" should be the title of this episode

[@JaydevRaol]

Lol True!

[@teaguewoodcock18]

“You mean I won’t have waifus flocking to me begging for a harem when I step off The flight???”

[@nunusrandom7534]

@@teaguewoodcock18 bruh, even in the anime world, we won't get a single waifu

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

@@febreeziTV here here

[@kornelius4279]

I thought about going there for a week or so, for the alcohol and nature. Wouldnt move there though.

[@littlegreenman5919]

Damn so when Light gave away apples he spent 6 dollars an apple

[@jjpark98]

Jesus... also you have to adjust that for inflation so it'll be somewhat a little more, but still... FOR EVERY apple is 6 dollars and Light gives Ryuk a good amount over the years

[@sofiamilla7809]

wow ryuk was expensive

[@groofay]

Hey man, death gods are not cheap dates.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

What kind of allowance does Light have?!

[@takeru3159]

Not surprising. Light clearly came from a life of privilege.

[@farrynn3412]

Hey, that one guy from the middle of Scotland here who applied and stayed in Japan on a visa o/. Luckily we do actually have an embassy in Edinburgh so i didnt have to Go all the way down to London cause that shits wayy too expensive.

[@Femciolente]

LMAO

[@sardosam_]

that's probably not an embassy, more like a consulate general

[@nikki607]

I had to go all the way to Milan to get the visa for my exchange year😂

[@pommespome4353]

ayyy XD

[@lochyloan7282]

Scotland gang

[@MrNight48]

So you telling me in those cliche anime scenes where the girl brings an apple for the boy in the hospital, they spent at least 6 bucks?! Holy fuck that's love. I get the ships now with this fruit context.

[@Kotoamatsukami6910]

Sasuke who smacked the fruit basket from Sakura👍

[@lemurpie9381]

@@Kotoamatsukami6910 it's suddenly so much more of a dick move now

[@megalodon811]

Flexing in the West: expensive cars, clothing, accessories Flexing in Japan: Cherries

[@thewildcard600]

rero rero rero

[@elizabethllenn1067]

@@thewildcard600 i can hear this

[@faizanhejazi8080]

leroleroleroleroleroleroleroelroelroe.rleorleoreleorleorleorleorleorleorleorleeoerel

[@metaljet5568]

Normal cars wish short hoods

[@carolinedelafuente7251]

I can hear AND see this😂

[@enzohiguti7382]

"What would you like to drink ?" Connor: *British accent intensifies* "Of course wine."

[@icantpretend726]

You mean 93% right?

[@deadstabb4941]

@@icantpretend726 whose 93%?

[@Defywastaken]

Dead Stabb Watch Episode 1 to understand

[@kurstovkai]

@@deadstabb4941 you know, the 93%

[@icantpretend726]

@@deadstabb4941 The person this commenter seems to refer to as "Connor".

[@duchi882]

*How to destroy a Weeb's High Perception of Japan:* 1. Make them watch this video

[@agustinaquino1528]

Kirasensei Channel is even worst than this xD

[@julimayor]

@@agustinaquino1528 Yeah pretty much, although only for spanish speakers

[@shiningburiza6903]

but anywhere is always good than living in a 3rd world country full of corrupted people

[@chemicalcube2479]

@@shiningburiza6903 Agreed. Rather live there than here in the Philippines.

[@HinaB358]

I mean Japan still has wonderful places to visit. I visited a waterfall in Japan, and it looked like it was from a movie

[@michaelekemp6679]

3 weebs sipping expensive red wine, discussing Japanese cultural norms, business etiquette and other international affairs. *.top tier content.*

[@LostAlienThe]

joey cant be a weeb he is japanese

[@joxe1088]

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Intro, Garnts birthday and wine. 5:24 Living in Japan in quarantine. 7:14 Why they went to live to Japan. 12:14 Traveling. 15:46 Going to the Crunchyroll anime awards. 17:12 Getting offered to live in Japan. 22:02 Moving to Japan because of anime and watching anime on Japan. 23:13 Getting offered to live in Japan (again). 24:20 Not getting into a routine and exploring Japan. 25:09 Visas in Japan and finding an apartment in Japan. 31:24 Applying for a visa in Japan. 34:53 Connor losing his passport and more advice for getting a visa in Japan. 40:35 Degrees and xenophobia in Japan. 46:23 Getting the police called on them and more xenophobia. 50:18 buisness in Japan and everything being too serious. 55:13 "Key-fee" and paying too much for rent. 57:52 Convenience stores. 1:01:40 Tradition in web design in Japan. 1:02:58 Eating out and food prices. 1:07:55 Bullshit products, weight loss and cherries. 1:12:32 Sweets, bread, cheese and nato. 1:16:24 Fish and japanese food culture. 1:19:32 Difficulties of not being able to speak/read japanese. 1:26:01 Problems Connor had after just moving in. 1:27:36 Thoughts about Akihabara. 1:30:09 Amazon, Gumtree and more Akihabara thoughts. 1:32:08 Connors used fridge. 1:36:48 The reactions of people of Connor and Garnt moving. 1:39:07 Anitubers coming to Japan. 1:40:17 Buisness in Japan. 1:41:14 Experiencing things and getting life skills. 1:42:06 The language barrier. 1:43:59 Time they are going to stay. 1:46:20 Garnts company party story. 1:48:50 Outro.

[@joxe1088]

Holy shit this took longer than I want to admit

[@sulley119]

bump

[@thomase640]

Good that you answered your on comment so I can like you twice.

[@Jug_or_not]

good god, I looked for other comments like this and couldn't find one, so I started doing this myself, and I basically wasted way to much time doing so until I saw this. So anyway because I don't want it to have been for nothing completely I'm just gonna leave what I had until now here as a "second opinion" :D "00:00-5:24 : Garnt's birthday wine 5:24-7:11 : Life in Japan during Corona 7:12-13:00 : Why move to Japan? 13:01-17:11: Problems of traveling a lot 17:12-25:10 : The offer of moving to Japan/Why move to Japan part 2 25:11-27:03 : The struggle of getting a Japanese visa/moving to Japan 27:03-31:27 : The struggle of getting an apartment as a non-japanese person 31:28-34:50 : Process of getting a visa 34:51-38:29 : How Connor lost his passport 38:30-41:03 : How to make the process of getting a visa easier 41:04- : The pros and cons of living in Japan {41:29-50:16 : xenophobia} {50:17- : A tale of fax machines, gyms and paying 6 months worth of rent in advance (or how Japan is unnecessarily complicated) vs convenient stores"

[@zaworldo2776]

You’re doing gods work

[@aeunsan]

this is the only podcast so far that i’ve never been bored of

[@nexosun4842]

I thought the same until I heard the "Abroad from Japan Podcast" by Chris (a friend of Joey)

[@jolyne3422]

True

[@maxglenn6258]

Same

[@josia3s_150]

I know it’s so entertaining to watch

[@breastmilkgaming]

This and the official podcasts are my favs also mkbhds

[@RodrigoBarrazaNunez]

I just realized they timestamped all the episodes. That's top tier podcasting

[@saldan3985]

"Yeah you look older, it's because of the beard" -Says the guy that looks like homeless Australian Jesus

[@emiofnnc]

He IS Austrailan Jesus tho. You didn't know?!

[@kroniktp7119]

you mean Homeless Australian Jesus Sama

[@dazaimaru5799]

I snorted

[@jimtamim1708]

More like weaboo

[@Mingsohang69420]

I am dying bruh😂😂

[@icarus6086]

"trash taste" These 3 are discussing Japanese politics while sipping red wine

[@lilalvy6677]

I expect nothing less

[@_Shi]

@@lilalvy6677 from the man who emailed wit studio

[@sneakydoge476]

I expect nothing less from the man who likes hentai on Twitter for his fans, A British weeb and the man who emailed studio wit.

[@48thronin18]

I’m italian and yes, Barolo is one of the most famous wines here in Italy. It’s a really good wine and it can get expensive if it’s well aged (A bottle of Barolo from the 1950s or 1960s goes for 1500€ at the moment). Keep up the amazing work guys, loving this podcast. Much love and respecc from italy ❤️

[@juicejooos]

Expecting one of us to drop in with this. Beat me to it.

[@sarabluewind321]

@@juicejooos Same hahaha was just checking the comments for this

[@decafjava8565]

I live in Switzerland and besides excellent local wines you can get Italian and French wines as well. Barolo is an excellent wine.

[@yuriusutr7284]

caesar zeppeli

[@Mara_1337]

I live in Austria and while I've naturaly been to Italy a lot, I dont know that wine. Guess I'll be on the lookout for it!

[@ShojoSen]

Looking back at this episode, and Connor saying he's 23, when I myself am now 23 is just insane.

[@myaccounttolistentomusic6843]

00:15 introduction. 00:54 GiggUK’s cake day. 1:40 Wine amsr unboxing. 2:13 Boruto? Borolo. 3:32 Drops of god stuff. 4:50 wine time/happy birthday gigguk. 5:30 living in Japan / quarantine . 7:18 why live in Japan. 10:34 learn Japanese my weaboo comrades. 13:10 3 OFFICES & travel stuff. 15:50 Crunchyroll anime awards. 17:21 Offers to move. 18:25 MEYLINE 21:51 subverting expectations. 25:15 ROAD TRIP. 27:12 Getting an apartment is HARD. 31:30 Getting an visa is HARD.Dude is harsh 34:54 HOW COULD U LOSE YOUR PASSPORT!!!. 38:36 Japan dont wantu unless u teach English 41:05 pros and cons living in Japan. 46:20 LOOKOUT *COPS* (and xenophoby). 50:21 Japanese business are Slow. 57:34 Japan is expensive & convenient stores. 1:00:55 JAPA just works except when it doesn’t 1:03:00 Good food in restaurants. so why cook? 1:10:48 lose weight just for living inJapan. 1:12:53 (they just talk abou bread here). 1:16:22 misconceptions about Japan. 1:16:22 (but still talking about food). 1:19:34 JAPANESE WBSITES SUCK. 1:20:26 if u cant speak Japanese u fucked. 1:27:39 akihabra? I dunno how to spell :| 1:31:34 used things in Japan. & connor’s fridge 1:36:55 DEGENERATE WEEB VISA. 1:42:00 Language barriers explained by Animal crossing 1:44:04 how long they’ll live here. 1:46:34 SIDNEY NAILING THE ANO HANA END 1:50:13 WITH DE BOYYSS Eu definitivamente n vou fazer isso isso próximo episódio Salve aí pra seilá o Tales o Dandan e o Gustavo e hue hue br 🇧🇷

[@18themxxn_]

Thanks bro

[@based455]

And the god himself is back again

[@tamaneko712]

nice

[@àliez404]

Thank you time stamp god

[@painis_awesome]

Should someone make the captions?

[@SuolaSirkka]

I spent a year in Japan as an exchange student, and sometimes children/teenagers would call out to me in English on the street and ask me to talk in English to them, which was a wild experience for me. And also like Connor said, getting stares as a foreigner was super common, and I had the same experience of it being weird because in my country I look like just another joe. Those stranger moments do make for fun stories though, like two teenagers saying to each other like "wow look at those two (me and my exchange student friend, both in uniform) foreigners! I wonder if they speak Japanese?" and my friend turned to look at them and said "yeah I do" in Japanese. Their faces were just amazing.

[@vaporean_boylove.0w083]

That had to be fucking gold seeing their faces

[@malikfaisal416]

Born and raised in an Asian country, foreigners (white people especially) do sticks out. In here they sort of an attraction (they'll become an instant celebrity) to locals, they'll try to talk to you in poor English, get to know you, asking where are you from, why are you here, what do you like about this country, etc. Then proceeds to take a selfie with you. I know if it sounds weird, but that what mostly happen to a lot of foreigner here. And if the foreigner speaks local language (even if it sounds bad) they'll be very happy

[@vaporean_boylove.0w083]

@@malikfaisal416 I actually never knew that at all.

[@malikfaisal416]

@@vaporean_boylove.0w083 and from what I know, that East Asia is generally more etchnicly homogeneous (compare to SE Asia, where I'm from) so *I assumed* that xenophobic behavior can be more prevalent there, idk.

[@Emma-ew9fv]

Planning to do a year as well next year. How difficult was the process. How much did your school take care of for you vs things you had to do yourself?

[@-ShellyT-]

Italian here: yes, Barolo is italian. Good choice

[@pepegaengineer]

was looking for this

[@valom3141]

Sono il Barolo, confermo tutto

[@lenomnom]

And well known! (At least in other European countries)

[@catgames703]

I am a weeb, I do want to move to Japan, but only for a year to get to know the culture. Then I want to move away and try a different country.

[@GatAnarquista]

Hi, portuguese here, is Porto wine well known in Italy?

[@heytheirdemonsitsyaboiii9041]

The next day, one Brit, one Thai, and one halfsie were deported.

[@dominicdo2719]

"I expected no less from the man who emailed Wit Studio" must be said to Gigguk anytime he does/say anything slightly impressive or slightly pathetic

[@anavillasenor8639]

I hope that becomes an inside joke for all future episodes

[@ThiagoSilva-gb2iv]

I wonder if they even responded lmao

[@sayhowling]

yeah, imean i loved it when they turn “is it Noragami” inside joke whenever they guess an anime.

[@justleavingthisblank]

Gigguk: reaches his thirties Also Gigguk: looks like in his early twenties. The Asian DNA really did its job.

[@kalayaanmayumimartirez3497]

Tru, so feckin tru. Heck I'm surprised that Connor's 7 years younger

[@yino1431]

My cousin is 37 this year but he looks like he's in his early twenties.

[@zephshoir]

@@kalayaanmayumimartirez3497 They look around the same age! With no context some might even say Connor is older.

[@RNGeeGee]

Why do people generally use how Caucasians age as a base point? It's always "[Asian] looks a decade younger" instead of "[White] looks old for his age".

[@uncledandy5593]

@@RNGeeGee Because they are the base reference for a large amount of people. You would figure that out if you took a minute to actually think about it.

[@AngelMercury]

I really liked that you talked about both the good and bad parts of moving to Japan. A lot of vloggers shy away from talking about the bad stuff I think because they don't want to sound critical or ungrateful, but its good to see people say they can love a place and still not like certain things about it. That's a pretty healthy take on things. You guys have a nice dynamic and its fun to hear all your stories as well.

[@Endershock1678]

People need to understand that every country has good and bad things about it, and there isn't really a place where you won't face difficulties.

[@Stynkrat]

@@Endershock1678 Except Costa Rica, that place is almost a Utopia

[@Endershock1678]

@@Stynkrat Eh... agree to disagree.

[@rosa3299]

Something I noticed is that when people do talk about the cons of living in another country a lot on the comments kind of seem to ignore that, I guess. Like "oh, you are probably exagerrating" "it might not happen that much" Things like that. Whether it being that might over romanticize about it or don't totally understand or just neutral about it. But yeah that is what I noticed.

[@Endershock1678]

@@rosa3299 Grass is always greener on the other side. I would love to live in Japan more than the US (granted, I would love to live anywhere more than the US), but I really get annoyed at all the weebs that treat Japan like a perfect country.

[@edoardocalvi4337]

I'm italian and for everyone who's intrested, yes, the Barolo is a famous red wine from the region of Piemonte (Piedmont in english), and is quite expensive, so good choice

[@kueno2053]

The room has 50% more stuff than it did last time

[@dina9405]

Upgrades

[@magdalenawegorzewska946]

And only two videos lmao

[@dandream1021]

And also... How many people are in this room?

[@eenkoos2020]

Actually 93%

[@Karma-pq9fi]

Don't you mean 93%

[@SomeWhat_Sleepy]

Trash Taste: *drinks beer* So ur opinion on this and this anime and also henti and a lot of it Trash Taste: *drinks expensive Italian wine* Now Japanese life style and business problems

[@sidharthbommineni7780]

Looks at title - Visible Confusion

[@somebody7205]

What would happen if they drink Vodka?

[@suffy101]

@@somebody7205 talk about living in Mother Russia

[@sneakydoge476]

And Japanese politics

[@soulofexistence]

Connor: We didn't do anything illegal we were just playing Mario Party very loud Japanese Police: Hey that's illegal

[@basuo8378]

"wait, that's illegal"

[@jeppyjep]

@Ryder Tom indonesian?

[@colorx6030]

super late but thanks a lot for voicing out your experience in Japan! I've thought about the thought of living in Japan quite a few times but I am the kind of person who before he does something major, he carefully analyzes everything first and it was really hard for me to justify living in Japan. I know that it is such a great country but I also want to know what are the cons of living in Japan because obviously, I know that no matter how great Japan is, there'll always be a flaw. And this episode really emphasized that and I'm really grateful for it. I'm still catching up to the episodes so I'm not sure if there are more episodes that talk about the experience in Japan but hopefully you do more of that!

[@Alethi]

Connor: "Welsh people in Wales can't even speak Welsh" Me: c'mon man why have you got to call me out like that

[@Alaryk111]

WHAT WOULD YOUR ANCESTORS SAID ABOUT YOU?!

[@jamescanjuggle]

Same deal here in Ireland 😂

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I've always been curious about things like that and for the person that mentioned the same for Ireland here; how often is the native tongue used and is it essential to be able to get around in the country? It always seems from my American perspective that o ly English is spoken, lol.

[@EvanPlaysPc]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley there's a certain area that used to only speak Irish called Connemara, but that's gotten quite modernized and even the younger locals there mainly speak English now. You need to be fluent (or atleast a highly speakable level) in Irish to be a policeman or primary school teacher, but you will probably never use it practically lol.

[@EvanPlaysPc]

@@tricksfollies9549 yeah I've heard of that name, I heard of it from a weatherman saying it

[@thedoor9178]

I just see the 3 stages of a weeb Single, dating and married

[@EdwardHohenheim]

Isn't that just the life stages of the average person 😂.

[@RiahGreen]

@@EdwardHohenheim yall forgot proto human.

[@jidsr1012]

Ch1nn3r that’s not true, since our waifu’s / husbando’s can never be real. don’t give us hope

[@lucinda3964]

Married, dating, and harem building

[@wolfguy7303]

Connor must be known as “that printer dude” in the charity shop

[@Marina.F3918]

This comment made me laugh wayyy more than it should have. Thanks

[@hanyo1o132]

1:05:20 American here. It is cheaper to eat out if you live alone, but cheaper to cook for a group. Most stores are geared towards bulk. Fresh produce is cheap, but fresh meat is about 30-50% more.

[@SahiPie]

What? How is it cheaper to eat out unless you’re strictly referring to eating at the cheapest fast food places with value menus? It’s always cheaper to cook in than go out here. You could literally make a weeks worth or more of good, delicious food for a few bucks.

[@voidi4725]

Connor: Silky smooth voice Joey: Light, calm voice giggUK: Voicecracks at 30 still love you anime zone

[@ideasonek3374]

C dog Virginia, Joey the an1me man and gig UK aka Anime zone

[@tomburgess8485]

uraverageboi Bruh that’s like correcting someone on who the president is on a comment from 2012

[@wondernayal9993]

like finance/wife like man gigue sydsnap get it?

[@yuki_sekai]

Gigg United Kingdom Arizona

[@User-1939t9]

@@yuki_sekai my favorite city

[@philippecanlas9364]

"Syd started singing the anohana ed in front of the higher ups" Imagine if one of them started singing Renai Circulation or something after

[@recepmehmetekmen2438]

How about something even better, Everybody's Circulation

[@ericdomanic1376]

@@elxotul I reject my humanity jojo

[@Not_Rui_]

@@elxotul kokoro washi odasuru moto moto

[@Not_Rui_]

*trumpet*

[@philippecanlas9364]

@@ericdomanic1376 Is that a jojo reference?

[@hipsterturtle52]

I love how cdwag and gigguk were ranting and joey was just like "yeah"

[@BinMuraTTV]

Gigguk: electrical engineering Connor: mechanical engineering Joey: IT These dudes can build a freakkin robot (•_•)

[@ryuisonline8816]

They don't have a software engineer

[@surprisinglysetapart2322]

@@ryuisonline8816 nah, that’s Mudan 😆

[@LarsEspen]

I have none of it and i already built a robot (*_*)

[@tomotrono242]

@@LarsEspenmoney, indian youtube tutorials, bam youre good to go

[@Aritenshi]

Joey: There are these things called hafus *Hafu description pops up* "Hafus are considered sex icons in Japan" Joey is officially a sex icon

[@vexethemagician1517]

Yeah now its official

[@JaydevRaol]

Lol!

[@OdessaPNG]

Really?? cuz I've heard otherwise about "hafus"

[@AshtonCoolman]

Delicious genetic diversity!

[@animerocks2468]

@Hans Hanzo they aren't. The Japanese people I've seen look down on them, which is an entirely different kind of problem.

[@BasikLee]

Would love to see Chris from Abroad in Japan on the podcast.

[@RowlWool]

Me too!

[@42skynet31]

Would absolutely amazing indeed!

[@jjpark98]

They're good friends so I'm sure they'll bring him on at some point.

[@gaterkj]

We will most definitely see it because they’re good friends but in a previous video it got mentioned that they lived pretty far from eachother

[@yowo6105]

@@gaterkj Yeah I think Chris still lives in Tohoku so that's pretty far away

[@Razeins]

Invite Chris Broad from Abroad in Japan and interrogate him on his anime tastes!

[@krishmidha1037]

He has none. He doesn't watch anime unfortunately.

[@TheLittleRedVixen]

Heck yeah

[@TheLittleRedVixen]

@@krishmidha1037 WhAt abOuT PoKéMoN?

[@amae1]

I will donate the rest of my birthday money to the Trash Taste Patreon if they actually Invite Chris over.

[@vinimooraess]

@@krishmidha1037 why would someone move to japan if they dont watch anime??

[@placeholder2924]

Connor is one of those people who needs a lifeguard in his bathroom just to make sure he doesn't die in the bathtub.

[@Liam-ix3ui]

You wanna know who’s buying the cherries ? It’s Kakyoin. He is single handedly supporting the entire japanese cherry industry

[@enot2140]

that's good

[@stormgr3n]

At the part with the cherries I had to think about recently buying butter in Germany. The cheapest butter available was from Ireland, even though Germany has a huge amount of local milk production with a whole lot of different stuff made from that milk. There has been times were Germany had a huge surplus of butter, literal piles of butter that couldn't be consumed because no one needs that much butter in their life. The price difference wasn't that much but if you think about that butter having to travel per ship and truck and the need for constant cooling on the way, you just wonder how they manage to be cheaper (like 0,50€) than local production. Plus local farmers get huge subventions from the government and the EU (guess Ireland gets the EU money too) but still, I can't understand the price difference.

[@greenpixel_]

Rerorerorerorerorerorero

[@oogabooga5510]

😳👀✨

[@TheMaitoPulla]

@@stormgr3n Stuff from other countries will be cheaper in almost every field

[@julias4704]

Japanese landlords: "Can you properly sort your trash?" Germans: "I already feel home."

[@jqa16]

They were the bestest of friends 80 years ago

[@julias4704]

@@jqa16 And from back then we're still kinda traumatized - not by the friendship but ... y'know. Showing patrionism is kinda a taboo for us except for championships (especially football).

[@julias4704]

@@ultraxred I guess it really depends on where you come from.

[@zenpie5093]

jali where I live everyone thinks it’s okay to hang those flags on your car/ house/ shirt whatever, as long as the championships are going. After that they have to go. I‘m also surrounded by leftist party voters but I‘m also from Northern Germany and I guess it’s just our culture to not care about what others are doing 😅

[@orangesoda4535]

Filipino grandmas: What's trash? Can you eat that?

[@nagi9518]

I swear Connor's life is like a sims game

[@mylesmadill9059]

Explain. Also first reply with 893 likes after 6 months

[@lolythyperWTF]

@@mylesmadill9059 yea it’s weird anyway second reply

[@Mykal06]

3rd :D

[@lindaalice3592]

4th XD

[@HSKY69]

5th

[@PGariano]

The bread and cheese in Japan also made me sad. I looked everywhere for brown bread for three months and failed. One time I thought I found brown bread but it turned out to be coffee flavoured white bread :'(

[@autumnanderson2695]

That sounds awesome though

[@odaki8458]

This is the saddest KZbin comment I've ever come across. If you're still in Japan, I hope you find your brown bread.

[@JoeKing837]

@@autumnanderson2695hell naw

[@notin7956]

i love that on trash taste they have a conversation between the 3 types of weebs that werent born on japan the half Japanese the Asian and the non Asian

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

Are Japanese born weebs a thing? I thought they were called otakus?

[@notin7956]

@@destituteanddecadent9106 no its just that being born in japan makes it easier to watch anime and finding people that watch anime

[@notin7956]

@@destituteanddecadent9106 plus otakus in japanese is more related to addiction and when someone not born on japan addicted to anine he would call himself an otaku

[@TheMaitoPulla]

@@destituteanddecadent9106 Well, "weeb" is far gone from its original meaning. Nowadays it means "anime or manga enjoyer". But yes, originally weeb is meant for non-japanese people

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

Ah okay thanks you two

[@thereaper1766]

"when you have a beard you immediately have 4 mortgages, a car, and 2 kids" 😂

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

My sibling and I are watching a series on Netflix that's supposed to have high school students but some of them have beards and it just makes it so obvious that they're not teenagers, lol! My brother and I comment the same thing, that they should have two houses, four wives and six kids with beards like that 🤣 Funny and random thing, the particular show we're watching is called All American. One of the larger side characters is the voice of Cloud Strife for the new Remake game. He's 26...playing a high-schooler in this show. But having recently learned this information, I'm now constantly glued to the TV when he comes on to listen for if he slips into Cloud's voice, lol!

[@kyle.s6646]

Fluffymiyster finally a show to play that game to

[@capcongo-y6g]

This is one of the most enjoyable podcasts I've ever listened to. You can really feel the passion behind the making of this podcast. I mean, I know it's early days but just how content and excited they seem turning up to have a genuine chat about what they love is so entertaining and fulfilling to watch. The chemistry is honestly fantastic. Best wishes for the podcast, keep it up guys!

[@JaydevRaol]

True!

[@Aan-kun]

I love how there's a whole section about connor's fridge

[@urdadsoi9362]

LMAO fax

[@imcher6301]

When you realise Gigguk is a hardcore businessman, youtuber, weeblord, and a reviewer at the same time....👌

[@snow86241]

and a masters degree holder in engineering!?! damn if I was gay I'd be all over him

[@69mviewsnt]

enthusiast in everything he do. great lad

[@imcher6301]

@@snow86241 😂Same

[@sneakydoge476]

I expect nothing less from the man who emailed studio wit

[@mehmetersahin9602]

Did you mean gigg UK

[@gabem.5242]

3:21 - "Dafuq is a Barolo?" Just one of the most expensive and best red wines we have in Italy, if you count out the Sangiovese, the Aglianico and the Primitivo. So... good choice :)

[@veggieh8r]

Sassicaia? I guess through scale Barolo is more of a midrange wine in America, a good bottle running about $50-$60. It is one of my favorites. Though most of what american vineyards produce in the $60 range is ass.

[@francescogiuntoli9704]

I' m gonna be honest. As an Italian, I had never heard about Barolo before this video...

[@plusultra_2663]

@@francescogiuntoli9704 Same

[@tetrakis7755]

The thing is....I’m allergic to grapes! 🤣

[@Dedes-l6l]

iya. uda di bus kok. lg lanjut podcast kwkwkwkw

[@Asra757.]

Is it just me or is connor's life just a unpredictable hurrican😂

[@angelina3852]

ikr i swear a reality show with him would be hilarious

[@pancakes4552]

Its more like a tsunami that somehow came back for the tenth time.

[@RADZ97]

Madlad lifestyle

[@ok-yv9dd]

Ah, the chess

[@agentsquid9079]

Garnt: I’m Thai Japanese Cop: hehe omae wa- Garnt: Here’s my British passport Japanese Cop: KUSO!

[@jeffcherian3065]

Rule Britannia intensifies...

[@alilweeb7684]

ngl that was fucked up

[@bradersidi2]

This video is pretty much "The struggles of connor's life: in Japan"

[@jjpark98]

More of "The struggle of connor's AND Garnt's life: In Japan, with Joey watching and helping out where he can"

[@El_Ace]

Connor: loses passport Gigguk: mentions durian fruit Me: gets a place further than the universe flashbacks

[@gamingdino1507]

Same

[@tinytorch916]

I love that show so damn much

[@hamnkapten7977]

Gigguk was the reason I watched it and it’s now one of my fav rewatches 😭

[@zezimaownz432]

39 minutes in and i learned this much about moving to japan: Learn japanese, know how to sort trash, DONT FORGET YOUR DAMN PASSPORT, get a work visa for japan, get a bachelors degree. I probably missed some stuff but i think i got most of it.

[@Adonteon21]

Be prepared to spend about 6K more to move than you ever have in your life.

[@ashensage6034]

Don't buy second-hand fridges from kiwis.

[@undleras4293]

* a bachelor in engeneering or another stem field

[@Zefo_No]

I'd spring for a Masters degree honestly.

[@rever98]

@@undleras4293 If you knew anything about Japanese hiring standards you'd know that your degree literally does not matter and many companies will hire you based off the skills you have, whether you can withstand the brutal interview process and whether or not you graduated from a notable university. Please go to the Boston career fair and tell me how my friend who graduated in international communications but got a job at comtec, an IT company because he was fluent in both English and Japanese and could code. Mind you he works crazy hard, graduated from Kyoto university but he doesn't have a STEM degree, nor is he crazy good at web dev stuff. I know someone who worked as an engineer in Japan and he just switched to full stack developing because his engineering job was paying like 25k USD a year if you converted it. He has no degree but works at Rakuten making bank.

[@shadowtheimpure]

"Grape juice with hand sanitizer in it" I have never heard a more accurate description for airplane wine.

[@matthewoconnor2742]

American Here: Unless you eat a ton of fast food, it's generally a lot cheaper to cook.

[@absolutcalm1]

Yeah, found that odd. Most people are just a) lazy b) busy or c) never learned how to cook.

[@RiahGreen]

Even then it's still not because of medical bills.

[@austinh1805]

And fast food is getting pretty expensive too.

[@o0Avalon0o]

Traveling across the US has changed my opinion on this. I grew up rural, so we had to plan 2 weeks or more of food, but it was still pretty doable. Certain cities are food desserts, & Hawaii's straight up is the same as Japan, very expensive to make your own food, compared to going out to eat. America is a very diverse place.

[@jaskarvinmakal9174]

Generally yes but in Japan you can get a bento from a convenience store for like $4-$6 and it's actually good.

[@EzKnowsBestt]

Connor: “Whats the odds of that?” news outlet in half a year: “A British gaijin gets arrested for beating a person near to death because they sold him a cockroach infested refrigerator”

[@Mlgfutter]

Whats the anime on the picture

[@Lycoriste]

ichmaganime speed hump

[@denjias]

@@Mlgfutter shirobako

[@Dunika]

i am not gonna lie, I think he got the fridge of one of those lonely persons that died and nobody notices till months later, when the stench gets too bad...

[@simon_roy]

The guy editing 2 hours of video with this level of quality has enormous patience and dedication

[@teraphIl1000]

I feel like a reason J-vloggers don't often mention the negative aspects of living in Japan is the backlash they get when they do.

[@lofi-lila]

It's 'The Last Samurai Syndrome'- weebs being so defensive about defending Japanese culture whether they know anything about it or not. It's so ridiculous- I've seen people get heated at a J-Vlogger for not liking a gross-tasting bee larvae honey, saying it disrespects the culture (even though his Japanese friends agreed it was gross)

[@realjames1]

This is one of the highest quality for a trashiest podcast I've ever seen.

[@Lee-wb5yx]

trash taste, golden standards. truly japanese.

[@joshuaandersen2320]

I think I died inside bc I wanted to move to Japan for a while but now I feel like my dreams where just crushed to dust after watching this podcast

[@lbaxel9122]

·Dèmønïc Ângel· why?

[@joshuaandersen2320]

@@lbaxel9122 bc it's to much trouble to move there if that's what I gotta deal with

[@lbaxel9122]

@@joshuaandersen2320 Moving to a country is a big deal. If that is "too much trouble" you never wanted to move to begin with.

[@Bramblestar9339]

You know what ad I got for this podcast? Jobs In Japan “Japan is the coolest place to live and work.” That’s what the ad said.

[@littlechemie5425]

It is freaking LIE.

[@Name-iq3zs]

I know that ad haha

[@sayonara_weeb]

IT'S A SIGN lol

[@minechap9492]

I'm happy to say I am that one guy that lives in the north of Scotland. I subscribed.

[@rywolf]

It’s so cool that’s there’s a podcast for everything haha, recently discovered these guys, n now I’m going back to the early episodes! Entertaining af!

[@demoriginal]

im so surprised that Garnt is the oldest he looks like the youngest honestly

[@GuyfromtheWAN]

South East Asian blood, probably Edit: I called Garnt East Asian by mistake

[@IllIlIIlIlI]

Only one with no beards

[@ekopermana7150]

Asian, based on aki's video, joey with clean shape look like 18 or 20

[@norasosilly]

OH HEYYYYYY its me why do i randomly find my friends/Onii Chans cult whenever i'm watching a ideo form AKi or Joey or somethingggg? i mean- cool but also suprising

[@demoriginal]

Nora Kulcsar i watch for Gigguk

[@kevinpillar6934]

I can't believe me and Connor are the same age I still feel like a child

[@HeroG9000]

Yeah I’m a year older and I feel like I’ve still got a lot to go.

[@8new888]

Same lol

[@timooryasen3540]

@honey 23

[@UsagiSerenity530]

ikr I'm a year younger and he looks quite a bit older than me lolololol

[@Rita-kx3yr]

I think it also depends if you went to higher education, started working right after high school, or continued with a career you started during your youth. Everyone has different jump off points, his was just earlier than yours.

[@tjonesy2x451]

“Passport in my jean pocket” gave me a legit spook lmfao.

[@pkteeluck]

the nerve of some people lol

[@evii_me8671]

i had an anxiety attack just from hearing that

[@captainvalor4776]

Exactly man!!!

[@JustJagsOG]

In rewatching this episode and heard that Connor used to be 23 and a piece of me just died realizing how much time has passed.

[@swooshswish4063]

so.. let me get this right, Japan: please come here, we need workers Also Japan: we hate foreigners, please pay more money for the same shit and go through this patronising and tedious process for moving, living and working. *surprised pikatchu face*

[@smalllJ]

Honestly, it's hilarious. I mean this is pretty standard stuff for poor minorities who don't "fit the mold" everywhere. From aggressive visa requirements to get into "Western" countries to racial profiling by cops, it's all there. It was funny to see the script get flipped got on Connor but sadly familiar

[@memesensei3330]

The government knows it desperately needs workers and immigration but at the same time it's unable to change fast enough to actually allow people in, and also for Japanese society as a whole to be more foreigner friendly..

[@raykings5244]

@@smalllJ Well gigguk was the one who got racially profiled. Connor wasn't. Connor's concern wasn't about racial profiling it was that if he got pulled over by a cop due to his inability to communicate and his lack of understanding of laws he wouldn't be able to communicate with the cop and wouldn't know what he did wrong. Completely different to the parrelel you're trying to draw.

[@Lee-wb5yx]

They're Tsunderes

[@TripleBarrel06]

It's needs vs wants. They really would prefer more Japanese workers, but since Japanese are working constantly they don't produce enough offspring to meet replacement rate, let alone increase the population. It's been a concern for decades, but it's only just becoming a real problem now.

[@bria2416]

I can’t express how much I love hearing y’all just talk. This is the one podcast I can sit down and actually enjoy without getting bored 👌🏽

[@insomniumfiles]

Everybody gangsta till they switch seats

[@dianaganea3315]

Trash Taste has been the highlight of my week, just had surgery and with it being lockdown in the UK, it has brought laugher and comfort in a very scary time of my life ❤️

[@BrumBrumBryn]

Connor: holds passport in jeans pocket every time he holds it Connor loses passport Connor: pikachu face

[@Kaizeratops]

Luxeries Western countries: Gucci, LV, Valenciaga, etc. Japan: fruits and vegetables

[@middleground7108]

Baahhhh

[@kanekisasaki942]

Believe me the fruits in Japan are really really expensive.. Maybe that's because the demand of the items are not consistent with the reproduction of the fruit

[@AllTheArtsy]

Because Japan is seasonal. Food is available when it's available, and if not, then you are paying a premium for the farmer who has to grow it in manufactured conditions. LIKE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO. Pay for your food. Pay your farmers. And they do realise how small Japan is, right? You grow food on land. Growing food on less land means you charge more for that food. Duh.

[@shadyirish5301]

@@AllTheArtsy The Netherlands is nine times smaller than Japan. However it is the second highest agricultural producing country in the world, second only to the USA.

[@darondarantinao2211]

ShadyIrish Well the Netherlands is very flat and has a high percentage of arable land while Japan is larger yet is mostly mountainous and only has a few flat plains to farm on.

[@mallory7198]

I’m not a podcast kinda person, but this I will listen to for hours 🧐

[@elizabethtorres2132]

saammeee

[@remembername879]

This podcast is awesome. 2 hours feels like 20 minutes. Glad there is more.

[@hajar5395]

"Reasons why I'm not moving to Japan" the podcast

[@gamego-gaming4317]

"People in Welsh can't even speak Wales." - Connor 2020

[@fangsoffuego]

They can't communicate with whales?

[@Thom35UO]

@@fangsoffuego I mean, who _can't_ communicate with whales?

[@madmacs8404]

hes obviously not been to north wales then

[@bradleymchugh6952]

@@madmacs8404He's from north wales and so am i, its definitely a minority of welsh speakers (fluently i mean) Though it probably depends on the area.

[@tehoriginalcracka]

I'm from South Wales and literally no one speaks Welsh here

[@j0stus]

Literally a guy from Edinburgh, Scotland here, am planing on applying for a Visa. Definitely looking forward for the round trips to the embassy in London...

[@낮은단]

Twa Pehs Same

[@_nanking5374]

glasgow forever

[@LancesArmorStriking]

holy shit we've found him boys

[@seemslegit6203]

Hah, I'm all the way up in Moray, beat that

[@crystxlzx6442]

Aren't the government planning to build a train from Scotland to London?

[@silver...4782]

this is the only podcast ive ever watched/listened to

[@mattiasmrt]

Just me who hoped that Garnt would say "I'm your host GiggUK" ?

[@magdalenawegorzewska946]

I hoped too

[@sktr12forever]

moment of silence for our hopes

[@jossefyoucef4977]

Yeah me too

[@verusit]

i was waiting for that Cdawg Virginia introduction tho.

[@yvsei513]

can we get a happy birthday gigguk

[@OkuriLucy]

@pepper damn you beat me to it

[@jb687827]

Happy birthday Gigguk!

[@yvsei513]

420 likes :poggers:

[@enkeli19]

My husband got stationed in Yokosuka Japan, I got some really interesting reactions for being a 5'9", really fair skinned, white woman, with red hair and blue/green eyes. I just remember hearing "ooki onna!" from a little kid when we were wandering around, also had a middle school kid come over to us and try to practice his English on us. I had no problem with it, but he seemed so excited that we were nice to him. edit: I remember my husband having to do the first month's rent, the last month's rent and the "key fee" as you guys called it. edit 2: omg I miss Japanese convenience stores. Lawson and 7-eleven is EPIC out there edit 3: I think it's that some of the food is so much more natural in Japan, everyone walks everywhere AND the portion sizes are smaller. I know I did a LOT of walking, but the area of the US I'm in isn't pedestrian friendly. edit 4: You would not believe how I had to twist my stepfather's arm to try fatty tuna sushi... he eats the canned stuff all the time, but he didn't want to try the raw food edit 5: omg Google Translate! My husband got a notice that the house next door was going to be torn down, he got the basic idea of what was being said, but something got translated to "Please raise thank you monkey" when he went to work with it, apparently that meant jack hammering lol

[@cheekibreeki6035]

@Hans Hanzo Ooki onna actually means "Big woman", yuki onna are a type of mythological creature

[@cassiohenrique6815]

Do you have natural red hair? Because if so I think you would get looks every where. At least I don't remember the last time I saw one in my country

[@theophora]

These podcasts are so fucking well structured I am honestly amazed.... I love how well you can follow each theme and everything blends together while still talking about multiple aspects of one subject...

[@breembo]

"Finally gigguk on a weekly content delivery schedule" - New York times " I had no idea I needed this so much in my life" - Washington post " Stupid Gaijin misrepresenting japan" - Japan daily news

[@nonamehours6428]

The struggles of living in Japan are the no subtitles Also I'm loving this so far

[@CaleBoi-zg6uz]

I honestly can’t believe they haven’t subbed Japan yet, usually by now there would be a dub too

[@zenon4726]

@@CaleBoi-zg6uz russian dub would be nice

[@andrewli6606]

@@CaleBoi-zg6uz Imagine a future where you can visit Japan and you can hear everyone dubbed. The cringe.

[@JohnnyRebeck]

@@CaleBoi-zg6uz 👏😂

[@CrystalRubyMoon]

CONNOR IS 23!? HE'S THE SAME AGE AS ME!? I've always thought he was like 27 or something. Also, it's very interesting and fun to hear about how life is in Japan

[@bloodnessx]

Same I'm also 23, thought mah nigga was 30💀💀💀

[@redfaldas7524]

I feel like it's either Westerners age quite fast, or Orientals just age really slow. I'm also 23, Asian, and people mistook me for a high school student when I'm here bustin' my butt off trying to finish my master's degree.

[@ciello1195]

I'm older than him.... nooooOOO

[@bloodnessx]

@@redfaldas7524 I'm black and people also still mistake me for 16 year old. Blacks dont crack , asians dont age 🤷‍♂️

[@demonheart13]

I am 27 and now he is firmly out of my strike zone. Sigh... TT-TT

[@Devil935]

So that explains the whole fruit as a gift thing in japan

[@pluuuz8965]

Why is this so entertaining

[@juniorzavala8649]

We got the new big 3

[@fhe._0]

Duh, because it is entertaining

[@justwhy529]

Idk man but i just keep seeing this.

[@WrensthavAviovus]

I see it in a similar way on how gigguk described bunny girl senpai. They are such approachable real people just being themselves. I guess its the oozing of charisma?

[@mitchsbrain2171]

I’m Italian and Barolo is a well known wine from Piemonte, but you tipically drink it while eating meat, it’s pretty strong to drink it with empty stomach

[@mouad8179]

Gigguk is the youngest looking 30 year old since araki was 30

[@TheTurtleWithATopHat]

Connor's 23????????? omg and here I thought all of them were at least 5 years older than me

[@pockerface9505]

holy shit, just realized that gigguk, the anime zone, has a masters degree.

[@pockerface9505]

@@aperture0 Chemical engineering and mechanical engineering are probably a bit tougher.

[@pockerface9505]

@@aperture0 But still, Electical engineering is pretty hard.

[@pockerface9505]

@@aperture0 I investigated whay you said and apparently there is bunch of people saying that it is the hardest. Personally I think it depends on the person and from personal experience, the civil engineers and mechanical engineers seem to be the most stressed out.

[@pockerface9505]

@@aperture0 People say it's hard because it involves a lot of math, but honestly, if you are good at math, the major will be pretty easy. That goes to everything

[@J.Schooley]

a bunch of kids in these comments that are probably still teens at the oldest, arguing about degrees that they don't know a thing about...Getting a M.S. in Engineering is hard, don't matter what kind homies.

[@hehehe4168]

This podcast just randomly popped up on my recommended and I literally have no idea who you guys are but these are really entertaining, looking forward to more in the future!

[@fisso03]

Damn, you bought a barolo, I'm Italian and it actually is a really well-known wine.

[@jajodb6714]

Zi io nn lho mai sentito

[@ttvnatsuo9842]

Stfu

[@annat_3450]

@@jajodb6714 manco io lol

[@lorenzoal2732]

I can confirm that it's a famous and even top-tier wine. A bottle aged 50 years can go up to 3k euros

[@fisso03]

@@xander8762 ma come no?

[@hu1902]

It’s so nice seeing them grow and become more comfortable over the span of all these episodes!