JAPANESE REACT TO "BUT I'M SPEAKING JAPANESE" 日本語喋ってるんだけど(ENG SUB)

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[@idleeidolon]

What really gets me is the honest reaction that they didn't get what the video is about, when to an outsider(outside of japan), the video's message is quite clear.

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

true lol

[@vividly94]

I'm pretty sure he is a moron who probably doesn't even know about his own culture. He just takes the stupidity out of it and demonstrates it online.

[@JollyJoel]

See KZbin... this is what happens when you try censoring language... It makes people come out and be the biggest assholes... but no you guys are right, Moist Von Lipwig was probably just being stupid about Japanese culture

[@kaguth]

Yuta showed Japanese people the same video and got a similar reaction. It went over most people's head.

[@ariesair32592]

Moist Von Lipwig i

[@ella_komiya]

My brother, sister and I are all 2nd generation and halfs. We are half Japanese and half Filipino but born in the U.K. Out of the 3 of us I look more Filipino and they look more Japanese, yet I speak the most Japanese between the three of us (albeit not enough to have a full conversation but enough to understand someone and reply back with broken words). Whenever we go to Japan people often look at my brother or sister to chat with and ignore me yet I'm the one translating and replying back and it does often throw people off. I suppose I've been used to this for so long that I never really thought heavily into it.

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

Perfect example!

[@CArchivist]

Can I recommend a a video to react to? History of Japan by Bill Wurtz...

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

Thanks! I think I've watched that one and it was pretty DARN good! I will react to that!

[@tanhung8027]

great reccommendation! thx you!

[@fightfannerd2078]

+All Things Japanese By Sashi on the European powers totally control japan 100%

[@Camerounmania]

FIGHTFANNERD9 If you so against European, African and Arabic people why do you write in their Language though? Go spread your hate in the deep web not here. Didn't you understand that nobody thinks the same as you here ?!

[@fightfannerd2078]

lol yes they do 100%

[@merveilletravel7657]

I have been living in Tokyo for 10 months now, and I have never experienced this before. In my case it is the other way around. I cant speak japanese but people always tend to speak Japanese to me first 😂 I rather feel like japanese people get more nervous if the gaijin only speaks english. But if there is a gaijin who can speak japanese, they feel so relieved. I think this video is an exaggeration.

[@kitakazehai]

You're right I can't speak English, so I'm relieved that I can speak Japanese.

[@mitytakahashi8200]

I'm hafu nisei, born and raised in Brazil. My father is Japanese and my mother is Taiwanese. In my 1st time in Japan, I had a funny situation with my Taiwanese cousin. He came to visit me and we went to izakaya. I am not fluent in Taiwanese, so we mixed Japanese, Taiwanese and English. A middle age Japanese couple was so curious about our conversation that they asked to my cousin where we are from. He responded that he is Taiwanese and me Brazilian. They are so surprised that after that he had to tell them the immigration history of family. They are so interested in our history that after that they seated together with us and we talked and shared others family histories. :)

[@Vokoca]

確かに日本語で話しても英語で答える人に会ったことがあるけど、これはさすがにないでしょw 緊張のせいでつい英語で答えることがあっても、わざとやるとは思えませんね

[@kristenwiigen3850]

something like this happened to me when i was out with my girlfriend and her mom at a grill restaurant in tokyo. the waitress kept talking to me in japanese because i have identical features to japanese people, and i just sat there with my mouth open, looking clueless. 😂 my girlfriend’s mom was fluent but she doesn’t look japanese at all. she’s been living there for years and my girlfriend and i were just visiting. i wish we could come back soon. i love japan so much. ☺️❤️

[@MetRoStaRLiGhT]

Is it because they thought it's nothing wrong with the action the waitress was doing that made them not understand the message of the video ? Because tbh to me, they looked like they were all trying to not look salty over the fact that people make a big deal about something they thought was a normal thing.

[@幽霊船-o4h]

This legit never happened People looked at me because sure I dont look japanese but when i spoke japanese they just rolled with it they never tried to reply in english after making clear i speak japanese they also didnt ask any further why I speak japanese or if I learned it anywhere Also if someone approached me first or when the waiter came to my table they simply spoke japanese to me Not even hesitating

[@toushiri9476]

The girl on the right is smart and reasonable I respect her🙏🏻

[@Arukorstza]

... They're born in Japan, they're Japanese citizen and they speak Japanese. But they aren't treated like Japanese because they don't look Japanese. Essentially that's what the video they're reacting to is about. You hear stories about it and people often down play it, but just because people pretend something isn't happening doesn't mean it isn't. You get treated like a tourist in Japanese because you don't look Japanese, not because you're visiting for a bit. That said tourist other than the fact that they print money, are generally terrible and show no respect for the culture and people of the lands they visit. So they usually deserve being yelled at and treated poorly. Doesn't mean that "half-blooded" Japanese aren't treated like invaders. Just because the only weapons a people have are kind words doesn't mean they can't hurt when used with intent.

[@noxactis8011]

When our Japanese exchange students first hear me speaking Japanese to them they are so surprised. They are certainly not used to foreigners speaking Japanese. Reversely, the people here are not used to seeing Japanese people speaking our language. I was having dinner with several Japanese students and people wouldn't stop staring at us because we used 3 languages to talk to each other, as everyone wanted to practice their skills in a different language.

[@jonrupp7394]

I have lived in Japan for over 25 years and usually when I am with a Japanese person the waiter/clerk will just interact with the Japanese person. I find it quite irritating/insulting to be ignored.

[@JessiNaka]

I’m a small white girl living in Japan, and I’ve pretty much decided to settle here with my half-Japanese SO. I often worry about how my future mixed children will be treated. Things are changing, but too slowly for me to feel very comfortable. I do think it depends on where you live and who you interact with - like the girl on the right was talking about, especially with younger generations here fewer people have these “foreigner blinders” on, but it’s still not enough. I’m not worried about myself. As far as I’m concerned I really am a foreigner. But for my future family, I worry about their identities and how comfortable they will feel in their own country. ずっとこの動画に対して日本人からみる意見を聞きたかったんです。ありがとうございます！

[@Littlefighter1911]

9:13 To be honest she looks like she could be from any western society as well.

[@rockstarali99]

Guy behind the camera: “So I think...” The women: “Hmmmm...” Guy being the camera: “O...kay?” The women: “Hmmmm...”

[@ghillie-k5043]

「日本語喋ってるんだけど」を私もfacebookで見てましたが、日本人としての外国人の外見に対する固定概念を問題として上手く取り上げており、素晴らしい作品だと思います。 一点だけいうと、ウェイトレスの対応は多少誇張されているなとは感じましたが笑 日本人は外国人に対して外国語で会話しなければならないという考えがあるのは確かです。(^_^;)

[@jeff96010]

It amazes me that only one out of the three people understood the actual meaning of the video right off the bat. Don't get me wrong, I love Japan and its culture but sometimes the Japanese can sometimes come off as culturally homogenous or even arrogant at times

[@crossjay]

Once upon a time in Japan, I (a very European-looking Australian who speaks Japanese) had to drag a very Japanese-looking American colleague (from Hawaii) to a hospital and try to get him sorted out - he was in agony with what turned out to be kidney stones. I somehow got him to the reception counter, and as I held on to him to stop him from possibly falling over I spoke to the reception staff and told them that he was in great pain especially around the left side of his abdomen and had been for about an hour etc. etc. - all in Japanese. This man's legal, Japanese name was on his health insurance card, and to look at and on paper he was Japanese... yet he could not speak Japanese at all. We were whisked into an examination room and I acted as interpreter for the doctor and then the admissions staff, and my colleague was admitted very quickly. There are people who listen with their ears and not their eyes - thankfully!

[@bmona7550]

S P Health staffs are trained to not judge people especially during emergencies that's why; it could be a life and death thing! Any other run of the mill Japanese probably can't concentrate because they usually don't have to deal with that

[@ryanstarlight8018]

I hope so !!!! It would have been terrible if they had waisted some precious minutes on such a ridiculous thing. :x

[@amypattie7004]

That story had a dramatic build and I'm so glad it had a happy ending!

[@SyrianSoaper]

man kidney stones suck so bad, ive had them many times. the first time i legit passed out from the pain its worse than the 4 kids i have given birth to hoooooly crap i hate kidney stones.

[@theweirdo8622]

@@SyrianSoaper Take care with them, my mother had kidney stones and ended up having to do haemodialysis and then got a transplant. That was more than a decade ago. I don't take care of myself too well, it's a miracle how I haven't experienced organ failure yet.

[@JeremyCrow]

I think it's very telling that they keep referring to the customers as "foreigners" even though the Caucasian guy clearly said he was born and raised in Japan. He made an entire speech about being from a certain area and rooted for his home team in Baseball, etc... but the Japanese people reacting to the video still think of him as a foreigner because he's not ethnically Japanese.

[@momotkd2520]

Jeremy Crow Japan is 95% pure Japnase so looking non Japnase are very rare. Ordinary Japnase think they can't speak Japnase because almost foreign people can't speak Japnase.

[@JeremyCrow]

momo tkd Yeah, I understand that people think he's a foreigner when they look at him but that's not what I'm talking about. The people calling him a foreigner have more information than just his physical appearance. The white guy explains in great detail that he is a Japanese national: he was born in Japan, he comes from a specific prefecture, he was raised with the Japanese language and is fully immersed in the culture... he clearly says he is from Japan but people still call him a foreigner. He's not from a foreign country, he is from Japan. He says it over and over. It's funny that I have to even explain this. He may look like a foreigner but he clearly stated that he is from Japan. They can't get over his genetic heritage. To give a totally different example, a foreigner can become Japanese through naturalization. They have to give up their previous citizenship and go through the legal process and afterwards they are not a foreigner anymore. They have become a Japanese national/citizen. Getting back to the original example, the white guy in the funny video was never a foreigner and never had to go through the process. He was born in Japan and was always a citizen. His birth certificate is from Japan and his passport is Japanese. His first language is Japanese. He is Japanese. He may be a white Japanese person but he is not a foreigner. Do you understand what I'm saying?

[@momotkd2520]

Jeremy Crow I'm a japanese.Sorry my terrible English. At first, Japanese think that non looking Japanese are foreign people without conversation. That is true.I'm so sorry about that.But there is more probability that they are foreign than they are Japanese born in Japan.Because non looking Japanese are very rare. Once they talk to us in Japanese language and we know their background(they were born and raised in Japan),we recognize them as Japanese people.Of course we don't ignore them if they speak fluently Japanese. At the same looking japanese don't speak Japanese.

[@JeremyCrow]

momo tkd I definitely understand that from looking at them that Japanese people would think they are foreigners. You don't need to say sorry about that. That is natural. What I thought was interesting was that after finding out the man is born in Japan and lives in Japan and speaks fluent Japanese, the people in this video still called him a foreigner. I appreciate that you would not still call him a foreigner after finding out he is from Japan. Thank you.

[@momotkd2520]

Jeremy Crow I'm glad that you understand my thinking. Thank you.

[@WandernHunger]

I've had the reverse happen to me though... I look 100% Asian but raised in Australia most of my life. However there was one day while I was visiting Japan that an American family came up to me and asked for directions in 'broken English'. I replied to them completely in English and yet they still continued to speak to me in 'broken English' as if I didn't just speak fluent English back to them lol! After we parted ways they even bowed to me and said "Arigatou" even though I literally spoke English to them the entire time.

[@lenitaa7938]

Wander'nHunger Culture Shock! Overwhelmed! They could not process the situation!

[@WandernHunger]

That was probably the case. Just like in this vid, they probably couldn't get over my 'asian image' compared to what was actually coming out of my mouth lol!

[@WastedTalent83]

hahahahaha that's hilarious, what a family od idiots did you met?XD

[@omarct]

Maybe english wasnt their first language. Just because someone looks caucasian doesnt mean they speak english.

[@WandernHunger]

@omarct well they were speaking perfectly good English to each other.... At least the kids gave each other looks when their mum kept speaking like that to me but didn't say anything until they were leaving and I heard the son say "wasn't she speaking English?"

[@randyumetsu7064]

Hahaha, I love it how they still miss the point.

[@BrgArt]

i'm pretty sure if i search "cool guy" in the dictionary there's your pictures net to it lmao

[@Makichan7974]

What's with the off beat insult? I think it is funny that they missed the point too.

[@BrgArt]

@@Makichan7974 it was not an insult wtf calm your shit

[@BrgArt]

@@Makichan7974 I seriously though he looked like a cool guy. Stop taking everything for an insult fs

[@Makichan7974]

@@BrgArt you put quotations around cool guy, which most people would associate with sarcasm. I'm not taking everything as an insult, it's a natural conclusion. Don't be so defensive.

[@DarcNoodles]

10 years in Japan and every day I'm in Tokyo I get shit like they described in Ken Tanaka's vid, from at least one person. Doesn't matter how much Japanese I speak, I look gaijin so they choose to not understand me and force themselves to speak in that 山手線弁 messed up katakana English. That said, out in the Inaka where nobody speaks any English at all, it almost never happens. At first peeps look worried, but when I speak Japanese, they relax and we have normal, human, honest interactions and form friendships that last for years. Also, It's Nice to see a Japanese person taking this issue and discussing it. As the 3 viewers in the video's reactions showed. Most Japanese people don't even realize they behave that way. If just 3 more people think for a few seconds before panicking and putting their head in the sand to avoid dealing with the big, brown boogeyman they assume I am, things would be a lot easier for everyone.

[@unclephil4112]

Sounds like you have a thick ass accent. You should work on that.

[@wanderhoof8529]

I lived out in the inaka, and I found everyone there defaulted to speaking to me in Japanese once they knew I understood Japanese. In the city, there might have been a few more occurrences of surprise that I spoke Japanese (perhaps because of the greater prevalence of tourists). Even then, however, I never experienced any situations as comically hyperbolic as in the above video. Most of the time, if I spoke Japanese then whomever I was speaking with would speak Japanese as well (even if it outpaced my own abilities).

[@vidard9863]

@@wanderhoof8529 obviously it would not be that hyperbolic, it was a comedy skit. Personally I have had entire conversations as an interpreter where the person clearly thought that my and my clients roles where reversed. It is funny, in retrospect, but fairly rare after the first minute. I admit that I did find it insulting at the time, I put the effort into learning and speaking the language how dare you insult my competency by assuming my skin invalidates my tongue. Obviously I understand that it is not personal or conscious, and I don't get mad, but I do feel the irritation. To be fair though it is not just Japanese or even Asians. Everyone who speaks a language seen as ethnically related is not expecting obvious xenos to speak the language, and everyone who looks ethnic IS expected to speak the related language.

[@wanderhoof8529]

Oh, I get that it was a comedy skit. So, obviously there was some over-exaggeration for humorous effect. I guess my point is/was, I just never really experienced the problem of anyone refusing to acknowledge me when I spoke to them in Japanese. Yes, sometime before I started speaking, someone might start by addressing me in English. But, if I spoke Japanese, then they would speak Japanese. I am not saying it doesn't happen. I just never experienced it. Then again, I lived in the inaka (amidst villages in Aomori Prefecture). Maybe it is different elsewhere? It was, however, fairly common that people would want to practice their English with/on me. As in, random strangers striking up a conversation in English (usually at izakaya, business hotels, or sento). Even this was not an 'issue' or anything that ruffled my feathers (though, I was a bit unused to getting that much attention).

[@vidard9863]

@@wanderhoof8529 it should be noted that I am trying to learn Japanese because of the upcoming rugby world cup. I bring this up because I am interested in any information as to what I should see and do outside of rugby for the five weeks I got off to watch part of the tournament, and you would seem to know, if nothing else how far out away from the major cities one can travel with very broken Japanese? For me these situations happened in South America with different languages. So I can assure you that it does happen, but it requires specific circumstances. The waitress was not refusing to acknowledge them. It was simply impossible for her to understand them. She KNEW that they were speaking English, but none of her English words sounded anything like the words that they where using, because of course they were actually speaking Japanese. Her mind went into English mode as soon as she looked at them, so she tried to make their words make sense in English. The weird thing is that if you could get her to look at the Japanese American who could not speak Japanese, while you, a man speak, the waitress could understand you, because while looking at her, the waitresses mind would go into Japanese mode. I literally have had to make the local, look at my client, while I talk, otherwise the local could not understand me. Another odd thing is that it only once happened for longer than one minute when I was alone, or with only foreign looking people. It really only happens when you have one or more local looking person who cannot speak the language. If one ethnic local can speak the language it becomes easier to understand that the foreigners can speak. I theorize that the fundamental trigger is actually that the person who is EXPECTED to speak cannot, and this causes panic and uncertainty. To clarify, although i felt frustrated, I was well aware that no disrespect was intended, and was not mad, just frustrated.

[@tridisaster67]

lol literally what happened to me in japan, I was asking a person directions in japanese, all i got was a "Aimu Sorriii" and the person ran away from me.

[@rawcoustic1718]

LOL

[@danidejaneiro8378]

A grown adult actually _ran_ away?

[@faysanamin980]

Same here in Shinjuku station. I asked this one girl, "sunimasen yamanoke line wa dokode" she said "sorry" and ran. I wanted to die at that point.

[@noakinn]

Ken narville Seeing your comments, I don't think you should go outside at all

[@noakinn]

I would be too awkward to do that

[@kimicalin]

this shit happens to me all the time in korea..im white girl who speaks quite a bit of korean so sometimes ill speak to koreans in korean and they just go awwww so cute and then speak to me in broken english

[@OniLordMiki]

kimicalin Here's an idea. The next time someone acts like that, say something insulting. Then ask them if they think that's"cute."

[@shizuevoltam]

+OniLordMiki that's really not nice 😂 unless you're American or an English teacher, you can tell them that your english is not the best or that you can't speak english at all. I heard it from someone who lives in either SK or Japan and this trick usually works for her.

[@RobertHeslop]

Do what I did when I went on holiday to Seoul React by saying you don't speak English. I did that to someone who said me ordering a coffee in Korean was cute, she then started using English and I quickly just said in Korean that I'm Swiss and speak French and German.

[@kimicalin]

+Robbie Heslop i just started saying im russian haha. koreans already say that i look a bit russian so i just go along with it now. even had some friends teach me some russian phrases to make it seem real

[@ibRebecca]

A lot of it is because they wanna practise their English :P

[@epicdante2709]

When I visited Japan I spoke in Japanese and the Japanese people spoke back in Japanese. I did not have any problems. They were acually happy that they could converse with me in Japanese and not English. Old men and women, police officers, shop and station clerks, young people all spoke to me in Japanese. Sometimes asked for directions in English, and they tried so hard to explain where to go in broken English, but once I said one word in Japanese they would switch immediately back to Japanese. I had the time of my life there.

[@espion2KX]

So would you say that your experience is an exception or a rule? I was always told that if you spoke Japanese, they loved you and would help you if you're struggling

[@kwicksandz]

are you from an asian background dante? i had the opposite experience as an obviously non asian person who tried to speak japanese.

[@JohnDoe-pt7ru]

@@kwicksandz I'm a fairly dark-skinned Latino with a thick beard and when I visited Japan and tried speaking the tiny bit of Japanese I studied beforehand, I had positive reactions. I even had a nice little chat on the bus with an old man who had lived in the US for a while, even though apparently it's considered rude to talk on the bus I found out later. Honestly, sometimes it seemed like I was some kind of strange novelty (during a rickshaw ride in Kyoto, a group of Japanese girls in kimonos were taking pictures of me, not that I minded having cute girls wave and smile at me lol) but never a negative reaction to me trying to talk to them in their language. Just smiles, bows, and some cute giggles from the girls. Were you in Tokyo? I was in Osaka and Kyoto. I've heard some people that for weird reason, people in Tokyo were less accommodating to foreigners which is strange since you'd figure they would be seeing how they arguably see more foreigners than anyone else in Japan.

[@kwicksandz]

@@JohnDoe-pt7ru I had no trouble with the people being rude but I had been learning Japanese for about a year before I went and I found consistently that people would use whatever broken english that they had rather than Japanese. even if I addressed them in and Japanese and replied to them in Japanese all I would hear was their usually limited English which as a learner I found a little discouraging and frustrating at times. I have heard people with east Asian appearance are treated rather differently with regards to speaking so that's why I asked your background

[@divxxx]

Because you found people who could not speak English. It happened to me as well, but as soon as I found someone who could speak English, they skipped Japanese and went straight to English.

[@tauau3571]

I teach English as a second language. The majority of my students are Japanese, and many of them are beginners. Our class materials for beginners usually has instructions written in Japanese for my students to read along if they can't understand the instructions in English. However even then a lot of students still have trouble. I speak Japanese fluently (tho I am a brown-skinned Filipina) and so if a student feels lost or overwhelmed, I give encouragements or clarifications in Japanese. It's sort of a secret weapon of mine, and as a rule I try not to speak Japanese unless absolutely necessary so that the students try their best to speak English. But a handful of times my students have been so relieved to hear Japanese that they stop speaking English altogether, and no matter what I do to encourage them, they ask all their questions in Japanese and directly translate all their answers from Japanese. Japanese people are really uncomfortable with English, even straight-up scared of the language. They laugh at each others accents in school, they stumble over their grammar, and from a teacher's perspective it is the most frustrating thing, because they feed off of each other's "dekinai" attitude. I tell my students perfection isn't important, but they're afraid of even trying.

[@andrewpeterson8364]

lordlors Except Japanese have to learn English, because its the language of the world.

[@andrewpeterson8364]

lordlors Japan wouldn't even become what it is, if its people did not fucking embraced westernization in 1868, you moron.

[@kasupa14]

In a country where most people spend their lives never being forced to learn a second language, making them learn one through the education system has extremely great value. Whether it's English or any other language, learning a second language, properly trying to learn it, has clear and proven benefits for the development of a child and its brain. And that's what school is about. Just like half of the kids who spend 12 years in education learning maths will never use half of the maths they were taught, even if English isn't *necessary*, learning a second language is still *crucial* for some aspects of cognitive development. That's why it's a shame they aren't taking the second language (English in this case) seriously, even if they won't need it. Also, don't tell me good knowledge of English won't improve your job opportunities, romantic attractiveness, travel experience, knowledge gathering skills (internet) and so on.

[@kasupa14]

lordlors It's not about the West forcing Japan or anything like that. It's about the Japanese government which is already forcing the kids to learn English anyway to at least do it properly. The books are awfully boring, teachers often don't care, students don't care. That's why it would be good to highlight the side-benefits of learning a language. I'm not disagreeing with you by the way, just explaining my point a bit more from a different perspective.

[@606aichan7O7]

Andrew Peterson I think to put it more simply, although Japan is westernized, they have still kept a lot of their traditions and made more cultures through that knowledge (like the technology they produce??); the comments I've seen has stated that Japan is a homogenous country (since there is a much larger ratio of pure Japanese people than those with/are other ethnicities) , and many people including 'the foreigners' intend for it to stay that way....erm..I'm not really sure if that helped at all, I didn't do any research or anything beforehand, but I'd be glad to do it and try again to speak more clearly if you'd like (since I currently have a lot of time on my hands)

[@StarCannibal]

My brother has been living in Japan since the mid 80s and I can remember him telling me 25yrs ago or more about this and how frustrating it was. He speaks perfect Japanese but in bars and restaurants the staff would turn to his Japanese work colleagues, after my brother ordered, to ask what he said. Once in a while he would give them a mouthful of abuse in Japanese and they sure understood him from then on. Not the ideal way to handle it but the frustration on a daily basis got to him sometimes.

[@HaohmaruHL]

StarCannibal that's not as bad as in case with my friend who worked in a bar. Lots of Japanese would come, see a foreigner at the stand and would say out loud "ew, there's a foreigner here, let's go somewhere else". When I was doing baito at restaurant I was often ridiculed by groups of youngsters when they came to eat. They literally pointed fingers at me and laughed. And As I was working 5 days a week i dealt with it almost every day from completely different people. You can see that they are raised with this mindset in both family and school since young age. People aren't born as racists. Japanese themselves are very cowardly and spineless people when one by one. But if they get in a group all shit breaks lose. Their behavior turns 180 degrees. Try going to a summer festival for example. A big crowd of japanese in one place, who all feel being united and strong. United and strong against a foreign invader, aka you. Laughs in your face, pointing fingers, "gaijin" and other yells from people all around you. Suddenly a modern society turned into cave people. As much as I wanted to enjoy summer festival food and fireworks they made sure to inform me that I'm not wanted there. And it's basically anywhere you go in japan. It's just that in other places they tend to be silent, choosing to drill you with their angry looks from aside. Tell me, what other country does such shit against tourists/foreign residents besides Japan? Even china won't do that..

[@rvbrexer]

Haohmaru HL Because Chinese are Communists, Communism teaches equality.

[@rvbrexer]

Haohmaru HL What you described it's not exactly racism, but more of a bullism culture, they prey on the weak and the outcast when they feel strong inside the pack, because outside the pack they feel week too (this happens in my country too).

[@veemon]

That's damn fucked.

[@thaddissabbah5612]

Axel Drans I have always wanted to tour Japan. At least visit a few places and see some shrines. I have a friend who lives somewhere north in Japan, but I couldn't tell you what province or whatever they call it. I really enjoyed reading your testimony of your experiences there. I don't know why but it struck a chord in me haha. :D

[@SMGJohn]

Its always fun to see Japanese tourists in Norway and when they sometime ask for directions and I respond in Japanese its hilarious to see their reaction. My dad does tourism and I thought him just a few basic phrases, its always hilarious to see Japanese tourists get shocked they come this far from Japan and there people actually speaking very basic Japanese phrases.

[@trevorstull2623]

I'm a bartender/waiter in Virginia, USA. Restaurant in a rural area but right off the main highway 95. Occasionally get the rare Japanese table. They're always so surprised and excited when I speak Japanese to them. Even if they aren't my guests I always make a point to stop by and say hello.

[@licito]

@@trevorstull2623 same thing here buddy im a bartender on a boat between finland and Sweden, i got four young japanese girls/females that wanted to order but couldnt prononunce the words so i started saying in japanese" take your time and dont worry, ill help you order" the EEEEEEHHH! From them was hilarious. My boss was like wtf dude, you cant speak finnish but your japanese is better.

[@LamplighterScott]

A Japanese tourist came up to me in France and asked a question in French about how to use the parking meter. Hell, I've even helped some French people with those things. He was greatful when I responded in Japanese. We spent the rest of the day together in La Roche-Gageac. When we sat down to eat, the waiter spoke to me even though my new friend spoke French pretty well.

[@DwAboutItManFr]

Taught*

[@tweety0000]

こんな店員存在する？w 店員の方が日本語分からないと考える方が自然なレベル

[@しのなな-o8d]

それもありうる…といいたいけれど、店員は日本語力自体はあるからね。 聴覚障碍者が唇を読もうとしてるけど、この人達口の中で発音しまくるな、とか、そういうパターンもありそう。 それでターゲットは日本人ぽい人に行く。でもその人は話さない訳で。 と、思いたかったけど、すみませーんという呼び声にしっかり反応してるから矛盾。 こんな動画の状況、どうやったらあり得るのか分からないな。 動画を作らせた人と実際に作った人との間に、外国人に見える人の日本語がどの程度だったのかっていう情報の行き違いがないかぎり、こんなのはないと思った。 状況がありえないから、日本を貶したい人の意図があっても不思議じゃないな。 私だったらまずこの店員と同じ行動なんてしないね。一瞬もよぎるはずがない。

[@lelmdrWHO]

it's interesting that they couldn't immediately understand what the video was about. because it's part of THEIR culture it didn't seem to odd or funny, but once they actually started asking what it could be about or why it was made they could see it in a different light. It's really hard sometimes to see what's wrong with your own culture unless someone makes you. It's all behaviors you've learned since a child...the same way you learned to look before you crossed a street, now you don't even think about it.

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

that's socialization

[@gaijinkuri684]

I don't think the correct words are " what's wrong with your own culture" but more what's different. We think it's wrong because it's not how we would do it. It's different. Should Japan change? Yes, it already is changing. Change is slow though. Don't expect it to happen overnight. It will take years (and not just a few years). Slow natural change is good. Every year more people visit Japan and the number of foreign residents and children with foreign parents being born in Japan (my son included) is on a constant rise. This is changing things, slowly but surely. Sudden change is bad.

[@teruohirai4692]

I think they were not wrong in think that the waitress panicked. A lot of Japanese are very insecure about their English skills and will go blank once they think that they will need to use English. Doesn't matter if you are speaking Japanese, their brain is too busy running in circles trying to find English words that fit the sounds you are producing. That said I didn't experienced much of that even if I was the Japanese looking guy and my tall blonde blue eyed friend was the fluent one. In places where there are a lot of foreigners they would talk in Japanese to me on first contact but once my friend started talking they would talk back. In other places when I go alone you can see some people panicking internally when you talk in English with them. I can imagine their mind looking for all those words they memorized for school and forgot the next day while everything else is on fire.

[@jaypond4368]

Nothing is wrong with them. You just want them to be like you. What is it wit the west and forcing everyone to be like them? Let Japan be Japanese.

[@the25thbam92]

@Jay Pond, on point. ; @lelmDR.WHO?, It was definitely odd to them if you watch their reactions. Imagine watching an exaggerated skit that criticizes you...you may or may not find that funny. It's also in OTHER cultures to treat foreigners in a similar fashion. This is not exclusive to Japan, but is common when traveling and living in other countries.

[@cee_el]

Yeah.. I don’t think the people got the point of this video lol. In short: You can be “foreign looking” and be Japanese. You can be “Japanese looking” and be an American. As an Asian American living in Japan, it is annoying. I get that some might not understand but when I explain to them and they still don’t believe me, then it’s just plain ignorant.

[@Robwolf28]

@Robert Siegfried That is a subjective interpretation of nationhood, in that case, everyone is nationless because people do migrate from other countries. So if your ancestors are from another nation your nationless.

[@Robwolf28]

So you are saying they confuse you for Japanese because you look Japanese, but you have to tell them your originally American. I know a guy who lives in Japan he is a missionary, but he is not of Asia descent people seem to treat him well. His wife I believe is Japanese and they have kids. He speaks Japanese pretty well, well he is a pastor sort also.

[@Robwolf28]

@Gengonglike Arbukle I hate to break it to you they are worldwide religions and Christianity is all over the place, did you know because of Christianity headhunters stopped collecting heads and having warfare? There are Christians in Japan that have been Christian since the 1500s (hidden Christians), and there churches in Japan (LifeHouse Church) Though there is 1% their testimonials about Japanese people who wanted to kill themselves and came to Jesus and it changed their lives. So it is not foreign just a minority religion in Japan. Now I agree with you on Islam though, and Christianity doesn't conflict with national laws it even says to obey the laws of the land (Romans 13:1)unless it trying to prosecute and kill Christians( Japan is not like that, not since the Meiji Restoration).

[@Robwolf28]

@Gengonglike Arbukle Those are sins and Jesus died on the cross for our sins, we have to repent from sin also. You are upset that those tribes are repenting from sinful destructive lifestyles that would destroy themselves and others. So you claim morality but love immorality. Those sins are unnatural the natural order is man marries a woman and has children, sex is not just for the mindless pleasure of it, it is for procreation. So sex is for family making, not loose sexual relationships and prostitution. You seem to lack family values marriage is universal it is not just Christian that speaks of it. So tell me of cultures that still have morals and regard marriage and not prostitute-like behaviors. Just because you reject traditional family values of your own cultures. God created everything marriage is a right, not prostitution.

[@Robwolf28]

@Gengonglike Arbukle Nice speaking to you I hope I didn't seem too harsh in tone, have good day or night or whatever time it is for you.

[@犬野郎-f5j]

日本人から見ても こんな店員いたら、イライラするわ笑

[@chubbyneko7124]

どんだけ、バカなんだよwって殴りたくなる。

[@daria_in_japan]

I live in Japan 3 years, sometimes when I talk to people in Japanese they reply in English, first I was getting sad or angry but then I came to understand it's ok, Japanese society needs time to change, and they are trying their best to polite even if they're overdoing it sometimes. But I feel sorry for those born in mixed or non Japanese families living here, like all your life your own people treat you like a foreigner, must be not easy

[@pithikoulis]

I guess depends on your level of Japanese. If someone talks and sounds like a native then I think people will speak back in Japanese. So I don't think the children will have as such big problems as you think.

[@momotkd2520]

Japanese might thought that you understood English better than Japanese because your speaking Japanese level was low. You should watch this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6SUeqOobq-Mo7c

[@momotkd2520]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXWYfZSQgaasmrc

[@jaypond4368]

''Japanese society needs time to change'' who says it has to change? Why force you beliefs on their culture? Fuck off with that.

[@LifeInPink999]

Daria Zadorozhnaya I’m Russian but live in Catalonia,Spain. Catalonia has its own second official language Catalonian that many foreigners never learn even some old people living in Catalonia can’t or just don’t want to speak it because political reasons. So when I’m shopping for example there is always somewhere approaching me and politely asking in English if I need help. When I answer in Catalonian they answer in Spanish sometimes I get offended because I feel like they believe that by being a foreigner I can’t be fluent in Catalonian... all the classes in my university are in Catalonian so it’s like you are an immigrant you must be a low class with no education we will speak to you in Spanish to make it easier😒. I keep using Catalonian because first it shows that I’m educated and second in Catalonia if you can’t speak Catalonian you will not find a job even as a bar tender so not my fault if they can’t speak it when it’s their obligation.

[@maxithewoowoo]

i love how at 3:40 the guy is confidently explaining how the video is about the waitress getting "overwhelmed", and the other two lady interviewees are like "ohhh i get it now" even though he's completely off-base lmfao

[@bameverywhere]

I liked this video, especially what the lady to the far right had to say. But, I guess the biggest thing that I'm tripping over when I watch Japanese people reaction videos to this is that they keep bringing up English. "Oh, more Japanese people are learning English, they should use it", "She could've tried to use even one English word", etc. But the only person, at the table, who spoke English was the Asian looking woman. The whole rest of the video was all in Japanese. These "foreign" looking folks, regardless if they're half, or foreign, or what have you, they were all speaking fine, even fluent sounding Japanese. So, what I'd love to hear is some questions focused on that aspect. The waitress refused to communicate with them because they looked obviously foreign, or foreign in her eyes. Why do you think that is? Even when they were speaking fine Japanese to her.

[@Yotanido]

The black guy was even speaking with a dialect. Most foreigners will only speak the standard language, so that should have given some hints...

[@matsudaaa]

You're absolutely right, I think the point of the video is that they should "accept" that foreigners actually can speak japanese (not to mention if they are mixed, born and raised in the country...), and not about trying harder to learn more english... This would work for tourists, who maybe doesn't care about the language, but not for all people like the ones on this video... I'm not an english native speaker, but if I speak in english, I don't expect people to talk to me in my native language, because I am the one doing that effort, because well, I am in a country wich speaks english after all....

[@yasashii89]

Not really. Yes he was using kansai dialect, but the way he was speaking would have been very rude in that situation, a native Japanese even being from Kansai wouldn't use such an informal manner of speak with a waitress. It just doesn't happen so from one point of view it makes it look as though his Japanese isn't so good. Then again I do understand it's for comedic effect, I just meant if it had been a real situation.

[@anovermage]

yasashii89 fyi, Japanese people use informal language with service staff all the time (its only the staff that are expected to watch their words). I highly doubt you're Japanese

[@yasashii89]

anovermage lol ok, doubt what you want. Sure, there are also Japanese people who yell at staff and throw insults about, it doesn't make the guy in the video any less rude.

[@AnnaHuana]

When I was in Japan I realised how hard to make friends with the Japanese. I wanted to meet with some Japanese girl through couchsurfing hangouts, but she said that her friend or somebody who was with her doesn't want to meet foreigners. This is exactly what she said and I think it was really rude. I mean for my/European way of understanding. But! it is really easy to make friends with Japanese who make obsession about your race/nationality/ your appearance. But then you re treated like a thing, not like an actual person. Because after this interest gone, there is nothing.

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

True, they are pretty unfamiliar with foreigners so you get novelty effect from just being/looking different and they won't really see you as who you are - they might just want to make foreigner friends. lol

[@HarryLin]

They are most likely worried about your Japanese skill, since having a person who can't speak your language well hanging out together can be a pain in the ass. I'm a Chinese student in New Zealand, and every time when I hang out with my Chinese friends, we'll speak Chinese. But when one of my Korean friends joins us, we all have to switch to English which we feel less comfortable than speaking our mother tongue. I'd say, you'll expect that to happen unless your Japanese is native speaker level and can understand anything in Japanese. It's not their fault, but yours for not able to speak perfect Japanese. This is also related to the common sense of "mind your own business" in Japan. It is considered very rude to bring any inconvenience to other people and Japanese people always try their best to avoid doing so. It's so commonly accepted that they will assume people will always try not to bring inconvenience to them. But foreigners don't understand that, so Japanese people feel that foreigners bring more inconvenience to people and they will always try to avoid foreigners. Also the values of the West is different from the East. You are expected to be modest and indirect in the East, but Westerners are way more direct and simple that we don't feel comfortable with their way of doing things and dealing with people.

[@silver.shoelaces]

@Cold German Beer That's rude. He can talk about Japanese people as if he is not one of them if that's how he wants to do it. Other people do that all the time, especially if their views and beliefs don't fit into cultural generalizations. Though based on the content of your other replies, you're just trying to be rude for the sake of being rude, so whatever ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

All Things Japanese By Sashi Dont understand why you think this is funny. As these people who write this seem to have had bad experiences. Sorry but writing the word "lol" after agreeing with them makes it seem like you think its funny.

[@ohfuck6958]

actually, people from some countrysides or some other prefectures in japan are friendly and not like that

[@mazin1575]

完全に日本人なめてる　動画と思ってみてたけど、 こんな　店員いないだろ 日本が誤解されかねないのに　 何故、違うだろって事いわないのか　謎

[@klas1777]

mazin まあ確にこの動画はhyoerboleを使ってテーマを分かりやすくしたんだろ, より刺激的にね。僕みたいな外国人が明らかに日本語でしゃっべてるのに照れかなんかで拒否する人が多いからな。

[@MihiroNai]

I had a pretty good experience in Japan when I visited last year's fall. People would come to me and ask me if I was lost, a nice young man took me through train lines all the way to my hostel and carried my luggage (and left without even saying his name). On the way, he was speaking to me in japanese and trying to discover what got me interested in Japan. Also, I've had people speak up to me in english asking me if I needed help. And whenever I spoke to someone in japanese, they replied in japanese as well, and didn't seem overwhelmed or scared. I had quite a lot of fun :D

[@1001011011010]

MihiroNai Where were you and what race are you? I'd guess a big city

[@MimiGwen13inLove]

HR I highly doubt that. Or maybe you're Japanese just isn't as great as you think it is?

[@wyldfirex765]

Yes! same! I spent 10 days in Japan with my friend. We went to Tokyo, Mt Fuji, Osaka, Kyoto, Mt Aso, Minamioguni, and Fukuoka. Awesome, positive interactions throughout, just as described above. We are female, caucasian, 26 & 28 yrs old. My friend studied basic Japanese to prep for the trip and I am multicultural, multilingal so experienced and could successfully use body language and expressions to communicate despite not knowing Japanese past a few phrases.

[@wyldfirex765]

actually, especially Minamioguni is suer remote and a nice Japanese man approached my friend and I as we were walking in the rain. He barely spoke English but my friend used her Japanese and he helped us find where we needed to go. Then actually had lunch with us at this small, local delicacy restaurant while we waited for our Ryokan to pick us up.

[@MxMoondoggie]

Are you a woman? You'll get help everywhere from nice young men in Japan and offers of help.

[@yujuti8416]

I am from Taiwan and I witnessed something kind of similar to this in our DMV: A Caucasian guy went in and asked a question in fluent Mandarin, the official language in Taiwan. But the clerk was so nervous and she just mumbled some broken English to him. The guy replied "我會說中文(I speak Mandarin)", but the clerk kept speaking English that no one could understand. The guy said "請跟我說中文,你不用跟我說英文沒關係的(Please speak Mandarin to me. It's alright! You don't have to speak English)", then the clerk turned her head to the office and yelled to her co-woker "快來幫我!我這有個外國人,我不會說英文啊! (Help me! I got a foreigner here and I don't speak English!)" Then another clerk rushed to the front desk and said "Hello, how may I help you?" At this time I was done with my business and there was no reason for me to stand there without being weird, so I left. I feel so bad for that poor guy. I should have jumped in and help them and I deeply regret not doing it.

[@Hinkik]

I wonder what's going on inside these clerks' brains. Wtf?

[@yujuti8416]

I believe they are not racist. Their anxiety seemed genuine to me. I think they are, just like what Sashi said here, not used to interact with foreigners and they got so nervous to a point that their common sense just shut down. The whole thing looks quite comical from a bystander's point of view, but I bet that Caucasian guy must have felt very frustrated. That's why I regret not helping out. I should have told the ladies to chill and really listen to him, not just look at his skin/hair/eye color.

[@Correctrix]

They are textbook racist. They are unable to treat him properly because he is of a different race. That is not the same as saying that they are malicious. It is no contradiction to be racist and ignorant.

[@XFTFX]

*wrong tone maybe?*

[@Crashandburn999]

@Correctrix Oh come on, that isn't racism by any real definition. I highly doubt she either hated white people for their race, or believed her race was superior to whites. People throw this racism card around far too much these days.

[@beautifuldayzee5942]

Isn't that called 'cognitive dissonance'?

[@THMMaCP]

I was scrolling through the comments just to look for this word! (It was on the tip of my tongue haha). Thanks!

[@beautifuldayzee5942]

;-)

[@paolorod]

**serious question..... Where is the "dissonance" part? Because to me it only is plain "lack of awareness" that the world is changing

[@overthewebb]

It's more like autism or stupidity. Hahaha Even though I know you are right with Cognitive Dissonance. It blows my mind with their reactions.

[@noMixedteajp]

As a half Asian half European I’m treated as a tourist everywhere lol

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

lol I feel you I think I'm not treated as a Japanese in Japan lol

[@alanlin819]

Come to Eurasia bro

[@Redsonjiamoo]

Just come to America we have all type people.

[@faysanamin980]

I am half Brown and half Asian and it's bad on my part too.

[@WJHou-hz2de]

Half Russian half Chinese here. Treated like a foreigner every where.

[@seim679]

「作った人間は日本人に偏見があるんだなー」が一番にくるんだけど、日本人に見せたい動画だとしてこれで合ってる？逆効果じゃないの？

[@koheiu9908]

決定的にまちがってるなあと思うとこは、日本語をしゃべれる外国人に対して日本人はこの動画ほどに拒否反応を示さないということ。日本で日本語以外で話しかけられるのが辛いのだ。これはどの国でも同じでしょ。 One thing I think is wrong is that Japanese people do not react reluctantly to foreigners who can speak Japanese. In Japan, it is difficult to speak anything other than Japanese. I think this is common in all countries!

[@PongoXBongo]

I've watched a lot of videos of this sort of thing, but I don't recall seeing any tourists walking up to black Japanese people asking for directions. Even non-Japanese don't consider non-Japanese to be locals a lot of the time. Whereas in the US it doesn't matter what you look like, people just assume you're a local (even if you're a tourist).

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

True

[@pinkowarumono]

PongoXBongo not so sure about this. I get asked for directions from time to time in Tokyo (I'm not Japanese), actually even by Japanese on one or two occasions. And I'd asked others as well, if they look like they also life here - but if they carry a big camera/look touristy, I'll ask someone else or just stick with google maps..

[@XLightChanX]

there is a differnce between not being local and speaking the language though

[@ws.hicks14]

Well, I think that's a difference in context maybe? US is a melting pot where there're immigrant descendants every where, so you can assume anyone who isn't lugging or pointing camera at every direction or appear out of place to be a local. On the other hand Japan is a homogeneous country, and one with a lot of tourists also, so people would assume anyone who doesn't look like a typical local is a tourist while anyone who looks like a local must be one. I for instance, being part Chinese, got asked for directions every now and then when I'm traveling to, say, Singapore or Taiwan. And to me, seeing a black people in Japan? Must be American tourist for sure.

[@MxMoondoggie]

On the other hand tourists will ask various Asian tourists for directions, that doesn't really mean a lot. The reason why that happens is the image Japan puts out and how much they deny other races are Japanese even in their own laws. Everyone just assumes everyone Japanese is an Asian person. The distribution is also really low compared to other countries because Japan doesn't particularly encourage people staying long term that aren't marrying a Japanese person. You could visit Japan several times and not meet a white Japanese person, I do happen to be friends with one though so I know about the issues surrounding this sort of thing and why it's important to address it. In America racial diversity is everywhere that's why people are more likely to assume somebody is a local, In Japan it's not and anyone who is racially different but born and raised in Japan is treated as non Japanese by everyone so people just assume they aren't Japanese. This is why there is a problem.

[@danielhughes3758]

I've had a number of encounters that also highlight this point. Sometimes in restaurants, stores etc I will order or ask a question in Japanese and they will still try to respond in broken English, but what happens more often is them saying " あ、日本語上手ですね！" as in "wow, your Japanese is really good" if you said in natural sounding English. And my internal reaction is like "but I've only said like two or three words?" I know they are being polite and I appreciate being acknowledged for having good pronunciation but I am really the most happy when they just treat me like a Japanese person as long as I'm able to communicate properly. That does happen a lot as well, but you rarely feel like a person truly living in Japan.

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

They like to learn English so that's why

[@HarryLin]

I'm Chinese and studying Japanese at the moment. When I go to a Japanese restaurant and speak kinda broken Japanese, the waitress will always talk back in Japanese as if I'm from Japan. I guess it's still the appearance that matters to Japanese people. It's not like they hate foreigners, it's just that they have a very pure population so they feel the need of treating foreigners differently with extra care since foreigners are minority. And the xenophobia in Japan is not completely their fault. If I go to a foreign country for a trip, I'd at least learn some of their language or hire a guide. I will not just talk Chinese to local people and assume they might know Chinese. But English speaking people often think that everyone in the world can speak English, so they will try to speak English to Japanese people. Imagine Japanese tourists coming to the US and try to talk Japanese to English speaking people and you'll understand the frustration, it's very rude in my opinion.

[@ThePerpetualStudent]

Why would they treat you like a Japanese person if you are not Japanese?

[@Marco-el2he]

Cold German Beer he is fluent though. Yet, the waitress acted like it wasn't a fluent speech.

[@peacefulgary7557]

When they reply to you in English, it would indicate that they understand what you've said (in Japanese). You can continue replying to them in Japanese. In fact, I think you should continue replying in Japanese. All the more reason to speak Japanese inside a Japanese establishment in the country of Japan. You are expected to speak Japanese in Japan, anyhow. If your Japanese is so fluent, then yea, keep speaking Japanese. But, if you think the waiter/waitress's English is more fluent then how fluent you are with Japanese, then you should speak to them in English instead, that is, if your English is actually better than your Japanese. Because there is a chance that your Japanese might not be that good and the waiter/waitress is genuinely having a hard time communicating with you. By replying to them in English, you are yielding your confidence of your Japanese proficiency to their English proficiency skills out of courtesy, so that you dont give them a hard time. If you're fluent in neither English or Japanese, then it is your choice to decide which of the two languages to use. I would choose Japanese since I'd be in Japan, and I'm not obliged to speak English in any country I go to, certainly not one that doesn't have English as its national language nor as a commonly-spoken language in that country and/or region. But since, in reality, I'm fluent in English and not fluent in Japanese, I would often start my conversation in Japanese and then switch to English if they reply to my Japanese in English. A gaijin shouldn't expect a native Japanese person to treat a gaijin as a native Japanese person. That doesn't make sense to begin with. A waiter/waitress's job is to provide service as a waiter/waitress, not to roleplay as someone who has to pretend that you are a native Japanese, unless if you're at a themed establishment that actually does that sort of thing. However, I think it is most polite for a waiter or waitress to reply in the national language of the country they're currently in (in this case, Japanese) if the customer spoke in that language initially, as a show of respect for the customer. After all, they are in the service/hospitality industry, so they should be prepared for such situation. I think those from Asian countries, and especially Japanese people, love to pretend to not know something just to avoid certain situations or to avoid giving an honest, "honne" opinion. Anyone can be expected to do this, but I expect native Japanese people in Japan to do this more often.

[@大根足-c3u]

日本人役としてこの人を選んだ所に外国人からの偏見が見えるんですけど あと3人の言うことが的外れであんまりためにならなかった

[@liltunwin]

I'm still amazed by an Osaka restaurant experience that we picked on a whim for dinner. The assistant chef spoke 0 English and we spoke 0 Japanese. We took like 20min google translating back and forth to get our order through but she was extremely nice throughout the entire ordeal. It was pouring rain outside so she gave us umbrella even though we tried to told her our hotel is only a minute away. I don't know about the experience living in Japan but as a tourist Japan is great.

[@CarbineKiller]

notice how equally peaceful this is when both sides actually keep to their boundaries? same with me and friends. but in my case it was interesting as the chefs went full swing conversations in Japanese whilst me and my friends are only at best adv beginners, but we never portrayed ourselves like we expected to be treated like kings, which is ridiculously evident in every other comment that speaks of being "victim to the gaijin-judgement".

[@xoreign]

CarbineKiller What boundaries are you referring to. Are you saying that japanese shouldn't speak English and that Americans in Japan shouldn't speak any Japanese? Because I have had nothing but good experiences using normal Japanese. I've been to most major cities too.

[@cutiepiedaina]

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE IT TOOK THEM SO LONG TO UNDERSTAND

[@Geck0GC]

I don't fully understand it.

[@xeroxquantum]

well, you have issues then.

[@mikayocc]

GeckoGC What don't you understand about it? (no judgments)

[@Geck0GC]

mymy I didn't understand what the message was meant to be.

[@mikayocc]

GeckoGC The video was trying to express the idea that some Japanese people can't accept that people who don't look Japanese (Asian/Japanese skin color, facial features) can actually "be" Japanese; they grew up in Japan, had Japanese parents, went to school there. The waitress in the video kept ignoring the non-Japanese looking customers even though they were speaking fluent Japanese to her, while the Asian-American woman who had Asian/Japanese features didn't speak Japanese, but was being spoken to by the waitress as if she was Japanese. Basically, it's a video about Japanese people needing to understand diversity in Japan, and accepting/embracing change. Not all people who grew up in Japan, and whose native language/culture is Japanese are going to "look" Japanese.

[@ernswd8847]

真ん中にいる人はどこに住んでる人なんだろ…話さない人しか見なかった…とか…それを、ざ、にほんじんって言わないでよと思う…

[@FaultAndDakranon]

I got chased out of a shop in Tokyo for being a foreigner who couldn't understand Japanese (I understood well enough to know what the lady was shouting at me)

[@toxotorana]

I had the same thing happen in France. I didn't know the word for what I wanted to buy but I knew words that described what it did. Didn't matter. A stream of abuse followed me out the store.That type of rudeness can be found everywhere though especially Australia where I live.

[@Mosi100]

AustericalReflux that's expected, it's said that the French hate foreign tourists especially if they're from the US

[@ladolcevita2326]

I had the opposite reaction when I was visiting France. I'm an asian-american and I had two occasions where french people asked me directions as if I were a local. I know France is getting more ethnically diverse so it was great to see how they didn't judge by ethnicity and maybe just assumed I was local by the way I dressed.

[@NicolasdeFontenay]

Countryside France doesn't see a lot of foreigners and I can see close minded people do that there. Meanwhile in Paris it's extremely diversified and I was surprised by how much english was spoken by french people there (Although with a very thick french accent)

[@witchgroup]

AustericalReflux woah where was it ? Like really, i almost want to slap the bitch who did that.

[@souleater1937]

I'm pretty sure they're doing this out of respect and to show they're paying attention, but their constant moaning is freaking me out.

[@gnouvut]

Tomoe i read this comment and they started going uh Uh UH UH uH ( 3:35 ) and it got really funny :))))

[@torik7256]

i .candy you know that in English, calling someone you don't know "honey" is disrespectful and patronizing right, honey?

[@THAT.RANDOM.GUY_]

Tomoe Its not moaning. Grow up.

[@silver.shoelaces]

They're not moaning. They're saying "Uh huh, yeah, uh huh". Though I suppose someone who doesn't speak English would perceive that as moaning as well.

[@junjunramos19]

Ummmtrue

[@rsuriyop]

This makes me cringe quite a bit. Here the interviewer has to literally explain what's going on in the clip in order for the viewers to get a better understanding of the situation playing out in front of them when it should have already been clear from the start. And worst of all, I get the impression that they just want to totally disregard these types of social situations that foreigners face and continue on with their own lives as closed-minded individuals. Responses like, "who really watches this?" kinda like says it all.

[@thirstymonk]

japanese tend to act like they don't understand even when they do in order to avoid talking about ucomfortable topics.

[@RobertHeslop]

I actually didn't find it that difficult when I was in Japan if I used Japanese with local natives, they would speak back to me. Only sometimes I would get a lot of looks. Whereas now in China, I had someone shouting "外国人, 外国人, 外国人, 外国人, 外国人!! " at me so I responded with "yes, I'm foreign. Congratulations, your eyes work. "

[@pingguoc]

haha my experience in china is more that chinese people seem more amazed at seeing foreigners more than anything else?? i've had people stop me on the street to take pictures with their babies before and have even had people ask if they could touch my blonde highlights :'D

[@真·亚述的荣耀]

Robbie Heslop Well as a chinese I would say they will call you "老外" more than "外国人" lol Back to when I was really really young, I would be kind of shy to even face you people. Somehow you foreigners were like so exotic, so fantastic, even a bit of celestial to me. First time I went to Shanghai was when I was 12, since then I would travel there each 1 or 2 years. I've met a lot of people, caucasians, africans, arabians, koreans, pakistanis, then I started to feel like "oh man, they are just in humanity like I am". Surely you are human but back then that was exactly how I felt like. So you see, maybe you guys have seen buses of asian tourists, but there ARE someone who really hasn't seen too much of world. Their blocks, their work places, their county centers could may have all their whole lives made-up. They didn't reckon someday when they really have an alive around them, but not on TV, nor on pictures. I think they are just like the way once how I thought of you. And also, nowaday there ARE some people act exaggerated and rudely just for their live streaming, I apologize for them.

[@tiffany079]

@LifeMusic Uh, did you really say that there are no Asians in the Midwest. I can't tell if you are being sarcastic so I am sorry if you are, but there are tons of Asians where I am from. I'm in Iowa. We have a Thai eating place where it's run by actual Thai people with a lot of Thai customers. We have a Japanese eating place run by you guess it, Japanese family. We even have Chinese places. God, I hate it when people say there are no Asian or black people in the Midwest. How fucking stupid can you be? Again I am so sorry if that is not what you meant, but I hear that all of the time and I just get sick of it.

[@marucado2539]

私もその経験があります。 日本語で話してたのに、 失礼でごめんなさいけど、とても下手な英語で返されて、私はその発音で聞き取れなかったし、英語のネイティブではないので、日本語の方が楽だった！ でも最近はそう言われなくなった。 多分手振りとか行動と話し方がもっと日本人っぽくなったからかな🤔

[@marucado2539]

まあ、あと外国人はracism のテーマが好きだから敏感なところもあると思います。

[@thomHD]

If I go into a restaurant in Tokyo with an Asian girl, the waiter/waitress will ONLY acknowledge and speak to the Asian girl (even if she's actually non-Japanese). I don't know how what Tokyo is going to do for the Rugby World Cup or the Olympics when groups of 8-12 Germans or Americans or even Koreans go walk into restaurants and try to order in English...

[@Brian-uq6jm]

LOL the guy in the video says he's born and raised in Japanese (well at least he pretends in the video), these people still use "foreigner" to address him. This is fucked!

[@Focus_23]

The guy who said he was born and raised there actually was. I've seen some other videos with him.

[@starhearth]

Chris Anderson while I agree they shouldn't be called Japanese, they would be expected to act Japanese when living in Japan. Theyed have to adapt to the culture, which is why theyed act Japanese. This doesn't make them Japanese though.

[@veemon]

"Trying to be Japanese?" Did you even get the point of the video?

[@kooolkidninjamaster]

Ameire Ayala yeah but if you're raised there there that is your home. They wouldn't fit in in their native countries as they weren't raised there

[@MxMoondoggie]

They aren't trying to speak Japanese, they speak Japanese fluently because they were born and raised there. That's the only language and culture they have really known. And fuck off lol, If a Japanese-American person in California comes up to me and speaks English in a local accent I don't get all like "Wow your English is so good!". People would obviously recognise an accent and fluency in speaking unless they were from a white country that doesn't speak English as a first language. I wouldn't tell an Asian person born and living in America that they aren't American because they're not white.

[@APY_j]

日本人は外国人が苦手なんじゃない 日本語喋れない人が怖いだけ だからこの動画はちょっとズレてると感じる。海外の人からした「日本人」のステレオタイプには合うからそっちの方がバズると思ったんだろうけど。

[@jdsteppenzyde]

Great video! I have been to Japan and was a bit overwhelmed to really notice anyone being upset or rude to me, as I was too busy just experiencing and watching, rather than truly paying attention to how we (my husband, daughter, and I) were being reacted to. Two interactions I did remember was a young man who helped us find our train, and the second was when an obviously inebriated man apologized for WWII to us. I was rather touched, but didn't really say what I was thinking, and that was that we should be the ones apologizing for the way our country (USA) ended that conflict. I love Japan and Japanese culture, and would love to go back for another visit sometime. Maybe then I will pay more attention to how people react to us.

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

Nice! Glad you like Japan :D

[@heinrichagrippa5681]

I'm still baffled by not just the three who watched the video, but the people here in the comments who also seem to be missing the point. I don't mean that they disagree (though many certainly would if they could figure out what the video was even saying), but that they just don't comprehend it at all. To spell it out, the message wasn't that foreigners can sometimes speak Japanese well, but that people exist who aren't ethnically Japanese, or even Asian for that matter, yet were born and lived their entire lives in Japan, and are therefor as culturally Japanese as anyone else there and as much a human can be. As with the English-speaking Asian girl in the video, the reverse is also true. I've met plenty of Asians here in Canada so many generations removed from wherever their great-great-great grandparents or whoever immigrated from, that it would be idiotic to expect anything "Asian" about them culturally or linguistically outside of incidental physical appearance.

[@Dreamstrafe]

you have a pretty good grasp on how 日本人 act.

[@Zekinn88]

I just say "welcome to my world". 2nd gen japanese descendant, born and raised in argentina still i have to put up with things like "wow, you speak spanish very well" or "wow, you drink mate? (popular infusion here)" or "are you chinese?" even had people come at me saying "nihao" or something like that. My family business is sort of candy store where prices are a bit higher than convinience stores that are run mostly by chinese because our costs are higher so we often get complains that we are more expensive than other conviniences just because our stores and looks are similar. A popular insult is "go back to your country" to wich we answer "sadly...we ARE in our country" and we say sadly because of people like them. So for me this video is a perfect mirror of what i experienced all my life here, in my own country. I find pretty funny that most of the comments are "oh yeah, i lived in japan (or any asian country) and even though i spoke the language, they treated me like a foreigner"... again, "welcome to my world". Regarding the 3 interviewed, yeah... probably they know whats's going on but they don't want to admit it. Who the hell wants to admit that their country has at least a bit of racism??? No, all people in every country are funny and open minded and welcoming and shoot rainbows up their asses... So please... i put up with that all my life (I'm 30 btw), you can put up with it a couple of years and if you lived all your life in an asian country well , get mad and/or get used to.. i did both

[@andrewpeterson8364]

Cold German Beer Hurr durr muh racist Japan. Japan is not even racist, and you are a moron. There is plenty of non Yamato japanese.

[@DS-xk6yr]

As a side note, I recall many Japanese people trying to help me when I was lost there, and even though I didn't speak Japanese, and their English was minimal or non-existent, they'd still try to help me, even though I could tell they were embarrassed about their English level. That effort impressed me a lot. I was in their country, I should've learned more Japanese.

[@siegpasta]

Good. You are one of few who realise this very basic fact. I am Swedish myself and is constantly disgusted at the many tourist, mainly american tourists, who come here acting all big and take for granted that everything should be in englihs. it's just fucking disgusting in my eyes. Have some god forbidden respect for the country you come to and make an fucking effort to AT LEAST learn things like "hello" "good morning/day/afternoon Sir/Madam" "Where is...blabla located?" "how do I get to ... blabla" etc. just learn 10 easy phrases FUCKING 10. it's not hard. As the tourist yo're not there to make friends with the locals you are there to see the country so noone's asking you to learn a whole fucking langauge but at least making your best effort at using some standard fucking lines is THE MINIMUM I want from you... so yeah, when those fucking americans come and ask me for directions I just pretend I dont understand english and I just speak Swedish to them in their face - in good faith that they will learn to the next time that they shouldnt come to my beloved, beloved country and act like fucking cunts. >:( (btw i'm not directing this to you I just needed to get this shit off my chest XD)

[@siegpasta]

I mean, Imagine if I came to USA and was expecting people to both understand and speak my native language, Swedish? yeah how would that feel? And ontop of this that I didnt even make one ounce of effort to learn a single fucking word of english. it wouldnt feel that respectful now would it. yeah that is the main point I wanted to bring across.

[@paulreeves8251]

@@siegpasta Except you are rather proving the point that Swedish people don't just speak english, they speak fluent english.

[@booates]

@@siegpasta except people speak english all over the world and no one gives a shit about sweden.

[@noakinn]

Ken narville I've seen you everywhere, saying that we are racist to foreigners, when you are being worse. You are the problem

[@punk4rockorz]

A lot of awwwww, mmmmmm, is that normal for japanese people to do as a sign they listen?

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

yup lol

[@Ausar0]

punk4rockorz I think pretty much every culture/language has this to some degree, but I've noticed that Japanese people tend to due it much more frequently.

[@smiller4606]

Africans too

[@mitzypawz6470]

Us mexicans do it as well

[@mPDC-gh8jy]

6:55 外国人枠（もっと下世話に言えば「ガイジン枠」）で扱われるか否かは、その本人が日本語を話すか否か、更に言えばどの言語を話すのかとは全く無関係。日本文化や日本社会に敬意を以って馴染もうとしているのか、或いはその努力を怠り自己の感性と合わない部分に苦言を呈す姿勢なのか、の差でしか無い。

[@koheiu9908]

だな。この日本において日本語を話せない日本人はいない。つまり、日本語を話せるのは例え見た目が日本人離れでも日本人の可能性があるということになる。意思疎通不可能な状況に拒否反応を起こすというのが正しい認識だろうし、それは各国共通だろう。日本人は見た目で拒否反応を起こすというミスリードがこの動画にはある。そして一番問題なのが、動画内動画が大して面白くもないということだ！

[@_Leouch]

I had to set you to 0.75speed, you speak to fast :D

[@Matt-bg8xw]

Leouch He has actually sped his speech up to increase the speed at which we get to the content.

[@rubenwilliams8503]

It's not fast at all. Unless, maybe English isn't your first language, so it might be more difficult for you to understand.

[@SternLX]

Most native English speakers talk that fast. Or English speakers that grew up in a household that uses two languages.

[@averytireddad]

I think he did speed it up though, I was wondering about that too XD

[@supersayenred]

Ruben Williams dude, it's not that it's too fast to understand, the video is sped up and sounds so unnatural. Pretty bad idea to speed up an informational segment in post. Should have timed and done it faster whole shooting if he felt it was important.

[@a__un]

こんな店員居るわけないだろ。店員でなくても、こんなおかしな対応をする人先ずいない。作者が何を思って何を伝える為に作ったものなのか全く理解できない。 日本人の偏見？それとも日本人への偏見？どちらにせよ、見ていて気持ちのいいものではない。

[@しのなな-o8d]

同じく。日本人で日本語ができて日本語を聞いて判断できる人なら（動画内の店員をこう表現しただけ「すみませんには反応できているし、話すレベルで日本語はできているので」）きっと普通に注文とれてますね。

[@fuminoritakahashi3709]

いやいや誇張だから。

[@kasmiaparussangi1895]

I was working at a konbini before this. I still remember when a customer talked to me very politely (as she asked for a box of tobacco), and her face instantly changed disgustingly when she saw my name. Lol ホンマに辛かった

[@tina625]

Kasmia Parussangi lung cancer will get her one day

[@chrisgillmore3947]

I get this when I take my Japanese wife to Korean restaurants. They invariably greet her in Korean, and I respond in Korean saying she's japanese and doesn't speak korean. I've had them then turn to her, and ask her how I speak korean so well. When I repeat, she's japanese and doesn't speak korea.....sometimes they get this hilariously confused look on their face.

[@chowderhead18]

The best part is the fact that she understood the man when he said すみません but stopped understanding when she saw his appearance.

[@pinkowarumono]

What I would like Japanese to understand is that not every foreigner speaks English (better than Japanese). My English and Japanese is the same level, but still some will insist on speaking English. That's not my native language though... Neither theirs - if in addition their English is not that good/hard to understand (or like the one girl says, they're speaking just in single words) it annoys me quite a lot..

[@raizin4908]

I have a friend who was so fed up with that, that she just started saying to people like that that she can't speak English. It helps in some situations, and at the same time it teaches people that some foreigners don't speak English. Although it's a lie in her case.

[@wojiaobill]

でも、本当に日本語がぺらぺら喋れる外国人が少ないでしょう？ 僕はもう十数年日本語を勉強して、日本に住んだことがあっても、日本語がまだまだあまり下手だよ。だから、日本人の考え方が分かるんだけど Japanese is damn hard to learn man, and even though we foreigners all want to learn it, very few of us learn it well. I certainly never learned it well haha!

[@koheiu9908]

翻訳を使わないでそこまで日本語でコメントできるのはたいしたもんだよ👍

[@世界線-y7q]

kohei u そうやって甘やかすから極限にまで極められないんでしょ

[@hannahwalmer1124]

William Hetherington だって、世界ってずっと変わりつつあるもんでしょう。世界が変わりながら考え方も変えないと前に進むどころか、後ろ向きに生きていってしまいます

[@rubenwilliams8503]

I just returned from a 2 week trip to Japan. I traveled all over the place, but spent most of my time in Tokyo. I can say that the message this video is delivering, and the negative remarks in the comments, were not my experience AT ALL. Everyone was extremely pleasant to me (a 6'2'' white, obviously American male), even when I spoke (broken) Japanese. In fact, the majority of the time I started a conversation in Japanese, the persons face lit up and they carried the conversation on in Japanese, until I was forced to tell them my Japanese was not that advanced. To which, they simply said, "Oh, no problem" IN ENGLISH, then carried on in English as best as they could. To anyone who has been thinking/wanting/dreaming of visiting; take this video (and comments) with a grain of salt. Go to Japan. It is an amazing country full of the most incredible people I have had the privilege of meeting. And the food is out of this world.

[@cohngo]

I agree. Everyone feels good when a foreigner tries to speak your native language. Like I was watching some videos about some students in the Osaka University were studying, learning hungarian. It felt so good. Just the feeling when someone is interested in your culture or country or language and trying to speak it. I feel like Japanese people really appriciate to people who wants to know more about them or live with em and speak their language. I mean this video is kinda true in some aspects but it depends on the person. (sorry about my lil broken English and wording)

[@Mizuyah]

The experiences of tourists and the experiences of residents are very different. I`ve been out here for 5 years. Japan is a nice place but there is a lot of truth in this video.

[@noahparsons649]

Tourists does not equal residents. You being there for 2 weeks does not negate people who have lived there for years.

[@JohnDoe-pt7ru]

@@noahparsons649 it doesn't negate his experience either. And how would a Japanese know a person is a resident or tourist simply upon meeting them? All they see is a foreigner. We don't wear labels that say resident or tourist. If anything, if you're a resident and frequent the same places, people would get to know you and understand what you can or can't do. I'm sure plenty of people deal with both kinds of reactions and it's not accurate to say one is truly the rule over the other.

[@l7758258]

thats because Japanese people are naturally polite to strangers like tourists. They will still consider you are a foreigner no matter how good Japanese you speak.

[@uc2181]

道聞かれたらとかなら、ありえない話ではないかもしれないけど、接客でアレはないよ… 偏見ありすぎだと思う

[@fuminoritakahashi3709]

誇張してるんだよ。

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

Many of you guys don't realize that the principle of "survival of the fittest" is applying to this world. Only thing constant in this world is CHANGE. Remember that those who can't adapt will eventually be eliminated just like Iguanas in Galapagos, explained in the book "Evolutionary Psychology" by David Buss. Iguanas exterminated were those who couldn't swim. Those survived were called hybrid Iguanas which embraced challenges. Helping Japanese is NOT telling them to stay the same - it's telling them to open up their eyes and adapt to the competitive world. Rome, Paris, many ancient cities which got complacent with their growth got taken down by others who had more competitive advantages.

[@jasonbridgewater2800]

I should probably tell you that 2 of the people who made this are actually japanese born and raised when you say it was made by foreigners.

[@TheAbundance1337]

Sweden is changing but its ruining our country cause of all these outsiders. Crime statistics are sky high and forcing everyone to accept a religion that wants to murder gay people and see women as property. Change is the death of western civilization.

[@434x18]

you're a fucking moron

[@JABT123]

change is the potential death of any civilization. but the potential gain from change in general is much higher. without it we wouldnt have any advancement at all or western civilization itself. change is necissary. not touching the politicals stuffs, but change isnt necissarily negative.

[@isabellemcgill5284]

Yer but you sound like the moron for not explaining, don't comment so uneceasserily and waste your precious evidence brain cells, cause if you where that bothered and not just dumb yourself, you would have provided an explaination as to why they where such a fucking moron. Can't you see there's no point in commenting if your not going to explain or at least expand your vocabulary. It is a comment section after all, not a unecassery tactless one liner section.

[@vasil6938]

非常に考えさせられた動画でした。 私はアフリカ系の日本人です。やはり小さい頃から日本人として捉えられていないように感じる体験はいくつもあります。 この動画の内容以外にも黒人とししての固定観念(足が速そう、強そうなど)を押し付けられることも何度もありました、確かに足が速そうなどといったイメージはプラスに捉えることもできますが試合の場などにおいては変なプレッシャーとなったりすることもあります。しかし歴史的には外国人を受け入れる様になってから日が浅く、文化的に簡単に受け入れられないのも仕方がない様にも感じます。違う人種が共同で生活するということは人類の過去の歴史から見てもそう簡単なことではありません。今でこそアメリカは多様な文化を受け入れる様になってきてはいますが、そのアメリカでさえ過去に人種間でさまざまな衝突がありました。 日本は過去のアメリカの様に肌が黒いからといって極度な差別を受けることもありません。むしろ黒人だからといって近づいてくる方もいます。仮にけなされることがあるとすれば大体が偏見レベルでしょう。その点その偏見をなくしていけば日本はさらに良い国になると僕は思っています。

[@danielantony1882]

Man, that's long. Is it considered long for Japanese people?

[@kazuki10500]

Ken narville You too, stupid.

[@tmtmtm_]

Daniel Antony not really. Took around 20 seconds to read.

[@kurarisusa]

I'm black, but I lived in Japan for several years. For me, it was very interesting, the difference between the "black" category in the U.S. and the "gai-jin" category in Japan. For the most part, Japanese rejection is easier to take (perhaps because it's less villanizing and in-your-face. perhaps because I AM American, and so it hurts more when I get treated crappy b/c I don't fit the majority ethnic group). However, there was this one day where a Japanese lady was fascinated by my braided hair and without asking or even really SPEAKING to me first, just grabbed it harshly. She literally yanked it down to her eye level so she could look at it, nearly knocking me down in the process (she was quite a bit shorter than me and I wasn't prepared for it), and then proceeded to exclaim loudly how weird and unique it was. I remember being SUPER offended (and near tears cuz it HURT A LOT!) and thinking that no Japanese person would think doing that was OK if I weren't "the odd looking foreigner." (P.S. it totally could've just been that this woman's m.o., but that's how I felt at the time)

[@elessal]

I don't understand the fascination some people seem to have with black's hair. those big watermelon sized afros the American ones had in the past probably, not now? nothing really interesting.

[@trevorstull2623]

My brother is stationed at Yokota air base in Fussa. He has two daughters 15 and 10. One has long super curly red hair and the other long straight platinum blonde hair (genetics are weird). When I was visiting them they said that this would happen to them from time to time as well. Or they might just straight out grab one and start looking her over (always seemed to be older women). To be clear, these were rare occurrences and he or his wife would put a quick stop to them. Just to let you know you're not alone in that happening.

[@bonbonbons]

I'm white so there arent any negative histories attached to my hair and touching it, so the situation is different, but while living in Korea I had to get used to people grabbing my long blond hair to touch it all the time. Theres this fascination with the texture, my friends all asked to touch it at some point and strangers would just like grab or start petting it?? definitely a weird feeling..... it happened once when I was with a Korean friend and my friend was shocked when I just brushed it off bc by that point I was used to it. I guess you just learn to figure out the line for what is just fascination with a novelty and what is legit xenophobia/racism (my darker skinned Japanese-american friend said she would hear nasty gossip on the subway about her skin tone and being a "Filipino migrant worker" from older ladies for example☹)

[@swedishmetalbear]

As a foreigner when I visited Japan I think it was quite individual how people interacted with me. But.. In Kyoto and Osaka people were in general a little bit friendlier than in Tokyo. I also thought people generally weren't as afraid to try speaking English in both Osaka and Kyoto compared to Tokyo. I also find people sometimes were a bit more reserved and a bit shy on the whole to the point of "unapproachable". Compared to other countries like China for example; where people are generally in your face and not at all phased by anything. I as a culturally Swedish person prefer the Japanese way. I think because Sweden and Japan have somewhat similar cultures. Quite a lot more similarities than differences.

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

Tokyo is like NY, people are busy so you might perceive them a bit colder. Also, Osaka ppl are more laid-back than Tokyo, just like westcoast vs eastcoast in US.

[@peacefulgary7557]

In the big Chinese cities or tourist cities like Beijing or Shanghai, one would expect to see foreigners pretty often. Chinese ppl are cold in the big cities, that's for sure. But they're also more exposed to foreigners and people from all over China than those in small cities. Chinese people also don't know what "honne" and "tatemae" are. Chinese people are much less likely to try to avoid conflicts, although they generally do not like getting involved in the problems of total strangers, and avoid trying to get into problems in general as Chinese people are generally pretty realistic people as they are family-oriented. That's just my take, tho.

[@yasashii89]

I'm mixed and I also have a Swedish father and I've lived in Sweden. I can promise you that Japan and Sweden are absolutely nothing alike. The mindset and values are completely different. I'd even argue that in a lot of ways, Swedes and Japanese are polar opposites in terms of culture. The only thing that may appear similar at first on the surface is the general social awkwardness of both Swedes and Japanese, but if you dig deeper and look into how and why, you will find no similarities.

[@cecilebousselat8192]

it's the Kansai magic

[@サムライミ-o2l]

いや普通にこんな人いないでしょ笑笑

[@バーゲンセール-q4d]

外国人観光客が増えたのもここ十年のことだし、これから学んでいけばいいと思います

[@masterbowler5202]

Yes.

[@ぬい-v6z]

観光客じゃなくて日本人の話

[@davidmunnings6592]

I've lived in Japan for 14 years. I speak fluent Japanese. This has never happened; countryside or Tokyo.

[@megazoned3973]

It happens.. occasionally..

[@ome2006]

David, You’re lucky. I have lived in Japan for 14 years and this happened to me 100+ times. Sometimes it happens several times a day.

[@支那人-p6d]

Weeb, now I have to learn Japanese to speak to White people living in Japan, which is kind of strange lol

[@BooLee01]

I don't know about now. I hear there are more and more foreigners living in Japan (especially Tokyo) and it is common for them to be fluent in Japanese, so perhaps the Japanese are getting more accustomed to it. I was there in the 1980s and 1990s and this sort of thing would happen to me all the time. I also used to get the thing where you ask for directions in Japanese and the reply would be, "Eeetoo, go sutoreito. Taaan raito." I also had a challenge with I tried to do anything and my Japanese wife was with me. I can remember going to buy a suit once. The guy in the store kept talking to my wife. I would get between him and my wife and tell him what I wanted. But if they guy had any further questions, or had a recommendation, he would show it to my wife and ask, "How about this one?" I finally had to tell my wife to go walk around in the mall and leave me there with the guy so he would speak to me.

[@mhlib7569]

Well, lucky you

[@spzimefrk16]

I've had this happen in Korea...I'm still learning, but I know basics (i.e. How to order food and such) but just today I walked into a chicken place with my friend (who has been learning Korean for 7 years) and we ordered in Korean, but our waiter was confused and spoke back in broken English...told us we didn't want the thing we ordered "oh it's not good" ...but I've had that chicken a few times now...I know I like it...and then he wanted us to get garlic chicken, but his son told him foreigners won't like garlic...like...umm I'm not sure where that myth came from because me and most of my friends love garlic...in a backwards way though that made the dad accept our original order...but yeah...I've had friends straight up get ignored by staff because of their foreign looks...like...people walking in after them had water put on the table immediately and their orderst taken right away while they continued to wait and try in vain to get the staff's attention to make their order...this doesn't happen all the time for sure and usually it's ok, but when it happens it's very frustrating...

[@beryosa]

Like many others here I also noticed and found it interesting that they didn't understand the message of this video. I think they don't feel like being disrespectful towards the ppl but just don't feel uncomfortable among them. Asians are very shy ... I think so

[@_____._..--_]

Human Being *Very racist to be correct.

[@bmona7550]

Obvious Troll. Yet you still got baited. Congrats I'm Asian and you are unfortunately correct but times are changing

[@SonofPerson]

I was in Japan, waiting to fire on a range at camp Fuji, smoking cigarettes. I felt a rumble in the ground and looked up to see a Japanese tank passing on the road close by. Perched on top of the turret, looking highspeed and heroic, was the tank commander. I tossed my cigarette and stood up, and pointed at him. Then i thrust my fist in the air as high as i could, over and over. I could see his grin from 30 feet away as he repeated the gesture, thrusting his hand as high as he could over his head. Then he passed behind trees and was gone. To my shame, I know very little Japanese other than "please and thank you". And he might or might not have known English. But we understood each other completely. "That big damn tank rocks! BOOM! BOOM!" "Yup! My job is awesome!"

[@AA-jp9cj]

I hope you didnt toss your cigarete to the ground, Japanese are very strict with littering

[@juke2782]

I would do the exact same thing if I ever get stationed there. You're doing God's work.

[@橋本絵莉子]

Japan have now tanks and an army, serious ??? What is wrong Japan \ - . - / no problem still love you all.

[@AmeNoUzume983]

well i can see this right. when i go to japan with my friends and yes my friend got foreigner looks and im Chinese descent my self . when we go order on restaurant my friend who can speak japanese request order and the waiter kinda looks confuse. and instead she ask me the order because i got asian looking when i cant speak japanese.....

[@MrAcer4]

I am studying japanese but I keep seeing this pushed. It happens everywhere but even in the U.S., Britain etc. You can't expect people to not see you and have an assumption or not be polite. Because 9/10 or more often than not most foreigners or people who look foreign DO NOT SPEAK JAPANESE so its 100%understandable. What do you want? For them to always speak then be like sumimasen. The. Speak English? Or such? Here in U.S people start speaking Spanish to me or assume based in appearance. That is normal its called an observation . I can completly understand. You cant assume and there is no right or wrong. In my honest opinion it happems even in the U.S. I do not see the issue. When I was in Japan I did not see any issue. You can't force a change or ask some people to be like or adapt some western way for the sake of the western. This is your country and others can adapt to it. Not the other way. You should not yeild for others to have them abuse and use the system.

[@boahkeinbockmehr]

Thank you. Exactly my thoughts on the matter. Also i find it unfair to portait japan as they were unic in that way, as e.g. also us germans answer more often than not in english, even if the foreigner asked us in german.

[@NoVisionGuy]

Finally some sense! Westerners don't have that kind of feeling because western countries probably had mixed ethnicities whilst Japan, once a hermit country, didn't really communicate with the west til the 1940s

[@MVPA-io5ee]

But isn't this issue can be settled if they listen with their ears and not their eyes?

[@theweirdo8622]

@@MVPA-io5ee Exactly. It can.

[@幽霊船-o4h]

Yes people talk to me in english when Im in the US even THOUGH Im ClEaRLy GErMan aNd BlACk It happens in every fricking country People just see your appearance and its obviously youre more likely to be from here or not based on the general image of the country although 95percent will assume youre from here and will speak to you in their language Same thing happened to me in japan they simply spoke to me in japanese Some peoole yes started speaking english even after i spoke japanese but you know what? They simply didnt want any conversation looked for an excuse.or were total weirdos like anywhere in the world

[@imisinjan]

It's called xenophobia, I had a similar experience here in the UK. I was born here in the UK but I recall once attempting to buy something in a shop but the shop assistant claimed that she couldn't understand me, she asked for an interpreter even though I was speaking to her in my first language which is English.

[@sopcannon]

with a name like Nigel Smith I dont think you could be any more English.

[@weirdboyrox]

Shop assistant has bosses, maybe explain the situation to that person's superior in front that person and then walking away. If you really want to rub salt on that shop assistant film record on the phone how that person treated you, and show it to her boss in front of her. Then tell her and her boss that you will post the video online so the entire world can see what kind of employee that company have.

[@vguyver2]

It happens to me all the time. I can be speaking Portuguese to a portuguese person, Spanish to a Spaniard, and English to an English speaker, and they will not notice or accept that I spoke it (accent or otherwise). I've often responded in one language, and they would react with outright confusion, not understanding what I said because they expected me to speak a different language. A lot of times, their friends or someone in a group will pick up that I spoke the language, and point it out to the person that I had spoken to, that I did in fact respond to them in precisely the same language. It's as if they think they heard someone else speak it from out of sight. It's a very strange phenomenon I've had to deal with repeatedly, more often in the immigrant communities here in the states. I also noticed many people will come up to me expecting me to either be a Native or a Foreigner in hopes of speaking with someone they can communicate with in the community. One american racist guy asking me about immigrants overrunning the area while completely oblivious to my actual nationality (I never told him the truth, but it is satisfying knowing his ignorance in confiding to me his racism). Then there are immigrants who run to me because they think I looks close enough to their nationality. I have been confused for US born, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Egyption, British, Brazilian, Columbian, and Venezuelan. This doesn't bother, it actually makes me feel like I can be accepted in such communities despite actually being a Portuguese born man living as a US resident. Physically, I am the most generic looking caucasian you can ever run into. Having all these confused issues of identity in the eyes of others, with the expected or unexpected language barrier, just goes to show how national identity can be deceptive. It's more an issue expectation and want. The Japanese case is interesting. Many cannot accept a non-asian nationality as their own. They have trouble even accepting asian ones like the Ainu and Koreans in their society. If they see a strange looking asian, they make guesses, they tend to be nicer expecting them to possibly be japanese. But if said asian is known for certain to be a non native, they are much more distrusting. Japan is still stuck in a very narrow mindset of what nationality is as far as identity and acceptance go.

[@vguyver2]

@Gengonglike Arbukle I find no need to do that. I used to be annoyed as a kid, but think it's better that way, it proves people have no basis for racism.

[@idot3331]

Really? That seems unusual for the UK, because it has a relatively large population of people from other ethnic backgrounds who are of 2nd or 3rd generations of immigrant families, mainly from India, other parts of south Asia, the Caribbean and Africa. It's more understandable in Japan because the population is very racially homogeneous, but in the UK, black, Asian, etc. people make up a fairly large minority of the population.

[@yamanoindustries3394]

移民も日本がグローバルになったのもここ最近 外国は昔から移民が盛んだから対応できるに決まってるじゃん 外国人も日本と中国一緒にするよね

[@keifujitora6587]

日本人じゃないっすけど こういう経験あまりないっすね...

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

That video was def exaggerated but the message still stands the point eh

[@keifujitora6587]

Well I guess me being Chinese adds to it In Japan, what they refer to as "gaijin" would be the Western--especially Caucasian people. Orientals like Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese etc aren't in that category.

[@arianta619]

not really, gaijin is the term for people from outside Japan (hell, the kanji says that literally, you being Chinese should know), it's just that since many Asian people look similar they can't really decide whether they're gaijin or not, I remember when I was in Japan I went to Osaka castle and there was a booth where you can rent samurai costume and take picture with it in front of the castle, the booth guy mistaken a Japanese person for a gaijin and proceeded to apologise

[@keifujitora6587]

I know that....also, me being Chinese doesn't justify me knowing lol Look at the video, for example. It's about how just because the guy is a Caucasian, people assume he only speaks English, right? ....I can't speak Chinese. or Mandarin. I was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. I'm the descendant of those Chinese who migrated from the mainland. I CAN read kanji due to my Japanese proficiency, but I can't speak Chinese. About what I said, I saw it in a report about a Japanese game review. The reporter is an American, and the people he interviewed called him a gaijin---then one of them corrects the statement by saying "gaikokujin" instead. "Yeah, when we say gaijin, we mean those white people---like you, and the black people. The Chinese and Korean are chosenjin."

[@dnm555x]

No offense but this whole video is basically a "hmmmmmm....mmmmhh.........mmmmmmmmhhh" while nodding their head. and that's actually cute

[@emiistudy6678]

hahhahaha lol

[@Dreamstrafe]

hmmmmmmmm... so desu ne. hmmmmmmmmm mmhmmmmmmhmhmmhhhh wakaru mmmmmmmmm

[@hsar5]

Thats just japanese ethics

[@Dawsome98]

hmmmmm ...... mmmmm.... yeah yeah ...... hmm hmmm yeah yeah

[@drafflesia3650]

I had a Chinese boyfriend a while ago. every time we went to a Chinese restaurant, the waitress who I knew could speak English, would ignore me 100% and only talk to my boyfriend. I would have to order through him. this video reminds me of that.

[@yyg4632]

Its actually kind of disappointing to hear that japan is like this too. i thought since there have been quite a few foreigners there for a while they would be more open. I'm pretty sure most single ethnicity asian countries are like this though. It makes sense that they might act different around foreigners because its their first time meeting one or if they're shy to speak english, but its sad when people treat you like a "novelty object" and dont try to get to know you for personality or exclude or act cold to you all because of the looks. I've experienced it my self living in an asian country. I'm half by the way but treated like a foreigner man

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

"Novelty object" you got that right. On the surface layer of communication in Japan, looks/appearance including ethnicity/race are still important. And you can see that by Japanese saying "Gaijin" - separating people between insiders and outsiders. They are not as inclusive.

[@Mwoods2272]

Japan is 95% Japanese and 5% foreigners. Most foreigners are in Tokyo and the larger cities. A lot of Japanese still haven't met any foreigners even in Tokyo.

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

Maurice, that's kinda true

[@yyg4632]

Both of you guys I agree with. I even get excited when I see foreigners now because they're so rare where I live lol. but still I just wish there was a way to help people understand how to be more sensitive even if they're shocked or something and that stereotypes dont apply to everybody.

[@TheControllPanel]

y yg "Stereotypes don't apply to everybody." The sword cuts both ways. There are many Japanese who never display this type of behavior. And while it's granted that there are times when a Japanese-Foreigner interaction can lead to one of both sides taking offense, but this often due to a lack of cultural understanding and a lack of shared opinions on acceptable behavior. It's just that some people tend to immediately assume the disagreement was due to appearance.

[@newjoyyork]

I'm half Okinawan, half Polish, and I'm never enough of one or the other. If I go back to visit Okinawa, people think I'm white and don't know Japanese (and are surprised when I speak.) In America (mainland US), I don't look white, or people will say I look exotic or always ask "what are you?" In Hawaii (where I'm born and raised), there are so many mixed and hapa, we don't question, we know we're part this and part that. I feel lucky to have been born and raised in a place where being mixed race is normal, living on the mainland I feel more out of place than before.

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

dat struggle eh

[@あの人は今w元カナダ大学行っ]

Japanese don't recognize me as Japanese either

[@shiza5617]

Joyce Wadzinski I'm half italian and half japanese born in Brazil, when I'm in my school i look too asian and when I am with my japanese family i look like a complete foreigner. Glad to see I'm not alone haha

[@無し名-f9e]

昔、アメリカ人のお笑い芸人がやりすぎ◯ー◯ーでニューヨークと大阪についての都市伝を話した時に司会の人から”お前に日本の歴史を語られたくないわ”って言われて、周りは笑ってた。その発言が問題になることもなかったし、そもそも日本が好きで、好きだから暮らしたりしてる人に対してあの態度は何⁉︎って思った。 観てる人たちは多分なんとも思わなかったと思う。

[@Drunkendzombie]

I'm Mexican born in USA when I went to japan they listed my ethnicity as USA, if I was born in japan my ethnicity would be Mexican lol

[@PongoXBongo]

Ethnicity (what you are, doesn't change) or nationality (where you are, can change)?

[@Drunkendzombie]

PongoXBongo yeah I know that, but the customs in japan didn't know that apparently. they listed my ethnicity as USA

[@silver.shoelaces]

That's like saying Ethnicity: Not Otherwise Specified

[@masac2256]

I'm Japanese and I do think English education in Japan causes this problem. Lots of us were taught English forcibly and failed English exams and were damaged mentally, then we began to hesitate about speaking English. This is not a problem of us and you. We have to change English education in Japan.

[@cohngo]

I mean its not about the education. Like its a hard language for you guys just like Japanese for us. Its completely normal :)

[@MrTimedd]

I agree

[@MrTimedd]

Masac225@ I agree.

[@autohmae]

While I agree about the English education. I still got the impression most people in the video did not understand that if someone speaks good Japanese, no English is needed.

[@spencer2699]

This issue has nothing to do with the English language. Presumptively everyone other than the american girl that are at the table is Japanese. The issue is that the waitress assumes they are foreigners even though they are not. Some of them might not even know English.

[@hizy2543]

左の男性知ったかっていうかキーポイントを分かっていないのに自慢げに発言したり肝が座った態度なのが腹立つ笑

[@fukunaga444]

Shiyu わかる

[@いちにい-e8r]

えぇ？ なかなか捉えられてると思ったんですけど。

[@sushisushi4622]

私はただ英語が下手なだけなのに、なんでこんな風に思われなきゃいけないの？ けど、外人さんって日本人のこと本当にこんな風に思ってるの？ 確かに、日本人は外人さんにとってシャイだから、そう思われちゃうかもしれない。 けど、私だってアメリカ行った時に「Hey! chinese！」って言われたし、 見た目で判断してるのは、日本人だけじゃないって言いたいな。 それだけです、ごめんなさい。

[@NoName-z8p5l]

わかる。いつも思うがどっちもどっちだよな。英語圏の人が日本人の英語馬鹿にしてるのと何が違うの？

[@ミルクティー-y2n]

いやそんな責任ないと思う。内向的である人間に社交的な人間が”君は自分の意見を言わなければならない”って詰め寄ってるのと同じだと思うね。そもそもなんで国際的であるべきなの？　日本人の多くは英語を勉強しても他国に行かないと英語つかっちゃいけないの？　ドイツ人は英語話せる人多いけど、ドイツ人は国内で英語使ってないよね？だってドイツ語を普及させる責任があるわけでしょう。英語圏の人間が来て質問されても、もちろんドイツ語で答えてるんだよね？相手の意図がわかって日本語を勉強しに来てるあるいは日本語で話したい意図を伝えても断固として英語で話しかけてくる日本人がいるってこと？　親切心でこっちも努力して英語使ってるケースがほとんどなのに、それを[俺は国際的だな]と思ってるだけだなんて断定するなんてわがままだと思うね。　コメ欄でSJWだと気付いている外国人がいてうれしいよ。こういったことでストレスを外国人が受けてるのはわかる。ただ、”日本人はこうやって返答すべきだ”っていうルールを敷いてくるのはそれはそれで間違ってる。そしてそのルールを守る責任があるなんて表現するのはもっと間違ってる。そんなものはない。

[@damaito1829]

なぜか日本語は外人レベルだｗ

[@damaito1829]

クソワロタ。 お前に言ったんちゃうで！マジで言ってるん？ｗｗ生まれも育ちも日本やで。 とにかくWeebってあんまわからへんかったから調べて。。西洋の国の人って（ドイツとか）Weabooで呼んだらいい？ you a stupid wapanese! fuck!

[@damaito1829]

はっきりに言うと、みんな日本人は同じやと言ってるんか？外人はホンマにすごいな

[@-lujis7145]

正直こんなこと起こるわけないやろっていうね。誇張しすぎ笑

[@CCjj3019]

ウエイトレスの彼女は、おそらく中国人。 ウエイトレスの彼女は、簡単な日本語しかしゃべれない。

[@SushiiYay]

What's more annoying is that in restaurants the waitors just assume you don't use hashi (chopsticks) and give ONLY YOU a fork and knife... If you're going to be that obvious about it why not just ask. Now I have to ask for hashi that everyone else already has...and that's super awkward. And this isn't 'once in a while'. It's almost every time we go out to eat (except ramen).

[@EdenKaiOfficial]

Omg, that's Kat in the film. I totally agree with what it tells from it...Not just Japan, but a lot in Asia.

[@neidy1899]

yeah, u r rigth, a lot in Asia

[@msqchannel1121]

Eden Kai well at least in my country, everyone is welcome, even if we dont know we gave them our hospitality. Im not going to say what my country is to avoid people thinking im boasting. But it feels like I do.

[@MVPA-io5ee]

Not in my country, if you try to speak in English, we will answer in English, if you speak in native language, we speak in native language if we understand you.

[@yukihiou1848]

I am from Malaysia and we are a multi-ethnic country(which i am proud of), peoples doesn't get nervous when foreigners speaks to them(at least from what i know) 😌

[@kazuki10500]

Miss B_Perfectionist Most japanese also think so.