Japan is so far away from being perfect indeed, and listening to criticism is tough but always valuable. I love your channel and I totally respect your friends too, but I wanted to express my sincere opinion just like you did. My opinions are VERY harsh (unlike other normal Japanese lol), but please don't get me wrong; I'm glad you are enjoying my home country and I'm always thankful for your stay. Here's my honest thoughts. I think living in Japan and not practicing Japanese is simply wrong and arrogant. Living in Japan and shitting on kanji and locals' English is unimaginably worse even if it's a joke. It's like me going to France and casually criticizing locals for not speaking English and using their own language. The Dutch guy even said he's a foreigner so having a standard expectation on him is wrong and etc... I know it's supposed to be a cynical joke which "Japanese don't understand", but I honestly couldn't resist the urge to say just fuck off. Many western foreigners (not all) think we lack globalism, but I actually think the bigger issue is their lack of *"郷に入っては郷に従え"* mentality. Please google that word if you don't know it already. Japanese should study English much more for sure but that's for their own good not for the lazy arrogant visitor's benefit. I've been living abroad on my own since I was 15 so I do understand difficulty of being 外人 more than anyone else. However, when I lived in different countries, I always practiced local languages as hard as I could. I even visited mosques and churches regularly to pay respect and learn their culture. Never in my life I expected them to change for me. Not saying someone is better than the other but let's be honest, wouldn't you prefer someone like Mitsugi instead of the Dutch guy if you are Japanese? It's not about amount of criticism/praise they give, it's about respect, understanding, and adaptation.
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Even though it’s been years I wanted to come here and clarify that I no longer agree with a lot of what I said in this interview. Namely; - I mentioned that western women sometimes come off too strong, and that I like that Japanese women are “comfortable in their femininity” I really hate that I said this and that I felt like this at some point. Western women don’t come off too strong and if they do it’s for a good reason. There are so many pressures on women to be all kinds of things, and so many inherent dangers, often from men. Japanese women also don’t have to be feminine if they don’t want to and I don’t ever want to reinforce the preexisting societal pressure on them to be cute and act submissive. I apologize for this statement. - I said that as Japanese tend to live with their parents longer (sometimes until they move in with their partner) they tend to have a bit less independence and haven’t thought about their career and goals as much. While I think it’s healthy for anyone to spend some time alone I think the culture of living with your family and taking care of each other is absolutely beautiful. I love how strong family ties can be in Japanese culture and I think it’s a great way to live and learn. I felt like this then, too but should have emphasized it. Thank you again bebechan for having me ❤️
this was such a fun interesting video idea! Each of them have different perspectives and that was so insightful. Definitely about to binge more of your videos!
Comment Mistugi san a appris le japonais si bien? Peut-être il a beaucoup des copines japonaises. Je me sens que vous allez fonder la famille avec une fille japonaise très gentille à vous.