What Japanese Think of 'Gaijin Hunters' (Interview)

[@GenJotsu]

Wow that's a pretty deragotory title to give someone. I've only trapped and sold a few gaijins, jeez.

[@kilindogma9711]

i hear the profession has a lot of stigma attached to it, i hope it stops. Btw i have quite a few antique gaijins in my collection if you wanna look at em sometime.

[@megatronondacounter]

@@kilindogma9711 How old are they? And do you have them in size XXL? My floor has the space for the rug.

[@GordonSlamsay]

I mean I got bills to pay, man.

[@miloradowicz]

Is it like organ harvesters?

[@teeprice7499]

That's funny. We'd be drinking buddies.

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

This just had to be done. Now I can continue making new videos peacefully :)

[@leelicayan2180]

At 1:53, the way that girl said だめですね was hilarious. I love being able to understand Japanese with subtitles! Two hours in a class bi-weekly for a year and a half can work wonders!

[@TrueMexico]

I will be in peace only after seeing you eat an habanero chili! Great video as always Yuta :)

[@MiliakBR]

Not so fast =)You said "Foreigner don´t like it when they are spoken to by japanese in english"...actually you didn´t understood: We got pissed of when people continue to talk in english to us when we show that we can speak japanese(they simply use us as a practice tool...not seeing us as a person).

[@aridian7787]

You're right, there were some Eglish-speaking crybabies who were'nt going to stop whining til you did this one. Good for you Yuta.

[@aridian7787]

Ah shucks! Now you're a victim. go have yourself a nice cry.

[@tigasboss]

Gaijin hunter is a pretty cool dude, heard he mains the lance.

[@broreece]

SnS is far better...

[@gundabadman]

Right?

[@navioner]

SA master race

[@BuetifullPersun]

He has a very strong, hard lance full of stamina for thrusting.

[@infctdppt]

His charge blade skills are on point too

[@kungfuman82]

I have a feeling that "gaijin hunter" had a very different meaning in the 1940's.

[@illegalalien6542]

Yup

[@animerocks2468]

Their first thought was someone that attacked foreigners so...

[@valeriolibratti7559]

Extremely based meaning

[@angelusvastator1297]

Definitely was.

[@angelusvastator1297]

@@valeriolibratti7559 Damn you cut me with the edge of your katana.

[@merubindono]

Every Japanese girl on Tinder: "My English is not good. I'm looking for someone to practice English with."

[@harrymcnicholas9468]

So allow her to practice her English and you practice something else.

[@Naughty-Carlos]

@@harrymcnicholas9468 my guy

[@harrymcnicholas9468]

I think Americans are being over the top on this issue What a great way to meet a Japanese babe. Yes I will help you with your English if you will do the same with my Japanese. Yes just keep on using me until you use me up.

[@maxfelson9467]

@@harrymcnicholas9468 i dont think thats a healthy way to look at it, i mean if thats your only motive then why date in the first place ?

[@VerbaleMondo]

Mate, It happened to me with a Vietnamese girl.

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

When I go to a foreign country where I'm visibly a foreigner, many people talk to me in English when I'm obviously Asian. Some people talk back to me in English when I speak the local language (doesn't happen to me that often, though.) It's not because you are white that people talk to you in English. It's just that statistically speaking, foreign people in a foreign country are mostly like to be able to speak some English no matter what ethnicity you are. At the same time, I can totally get why some people get upset when Japanese people speak English to them. (Similar things happens to me several times.)

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

Speaking the local language is a safe and probably the 'correct' option, but not the most practical one. At the same time, there's definitely a bias that if you look foreign, you must be at least conversant in English. But that bias is not unfounded either. So it's a fairly complicated problem and I don't think there's a straightforward answer.

[@SUMANnoHADASHI]

Sorry, I hadn't seen your reply and deleted my comment... I guess you are right about the practicality. And there is hardly ever a solution that will fit each and every situation. Thanks for uploading the video, it was interesting to see the different reactions!

[@MeesNukk]

Sorry, but I view it as an equivalent of a Japanese person living, say, in US or Europe and being spoken to in broken Chinese on a daily basis... Nothing wrong with Chinese, but the whole situation is absurd and disrespectful.

[@rina_maria]

what country do you speak of where you are visibly a foreigner? if its in the west, there are many ethnicities. if you were to come to America I wouldn't guess you were not from there until you started to speak. i also think its actually a bit ignorant to assume people have some level of English speaking ability just because they are abroad, its actually more polite to ask first "do you speak english?" before assuming that person actually speaks it. its a good topic. it should also be noted that since there are now many children of mixed ethnicity in japan that this type of assumption of english capability (which is based on appearances) will cause problems.

[@MeesNukk]

+lenamarie0485 there are plenty of predominantly white countries in Europe, yet people would probably speak that country's language first and only then switch to English or other language. My point is, English is so fetishized in Japan to the point where people thinking a higher TOIEC score will change their life and solve their problems, yet they forget that foreigners all have different backgrounds, we don't just all come frome one nation of GAIKOKU. As a long term resident from a non-English speaking country who speaks Japanese, I find this behaviour innocent as a single occurrence, but rather ignorant and obnoxious as a country-wide accepted behaviour.

[@candiigurl7893]

"How are you? Are you a samurai?" *facepalm

[@Elandil5]

I laughed so hard on that part, to me it sounds funny, but to a Japanese person probably not.

[@samurailv1]

*trollface

[@michellebrooke1750]

hahaha im sorry but if a japanese person went up to me and asked if I was a cowboy I would laugh my ass off.

[@candiigurl7893]

michelle brooke Oh my goodness, lol. And you don't have to apologize. My comment wasn't coming from the place of being offended. lol

[@Gabu_]

+michelle brooke howdy, cowboy? hamburger, chicken Oh My God?

[@Despond]

Relax any foreigners, the rules of being good looking, fit, having a decent job still apply.

[@asomeprod6163]

The Japanese girls would love me I’m 260lbs work at McDonald’s, live in my mom’s basement and I’m 32. Maybe they will fall for me if I showed them my Katana collection.

[@davidzuniga2810]

@@asomeprod6163 But do you dance on the streets for absolutely no reason?

[@asomeprod6163]

David Zuniga Dancing makes me hot an sweaty, and girls don’t like a guy who smells of sweat.

[@davidzuniga2810]

@@asomeprod6163 Lmao

[@bogdanlevi]

Damn.

[@Zeithri]

Speak English to me and I will speak Japanese to you, therefore, we can correct each other on our mistakes, laugh about it, and learn. Wouldn't that work out? ^_^

[@PongoXBongo]

Good thinking. That allows for friendships/romances, not just student-teacher relationships. ;)

[@BassForever44]

just what I thought

[@mhlib7569]

That could be one way to do it. Continue to only respond in Japanese until they switch back lol

[@benw-l7k]

The problem with that is that the best way to learn a language it to converse with others who speak that language, if they're speaking to you in english you're not going to be learning any Japanese.

[@dmand2353]

@@benw-l7k Then communicate. Say 'for this hour it's English', 'this hour it's Japanese' it's not that hard.

[@drpravda]

So Gaijin Hunters are basiclly the Japanese version of Weeaboos?

[@orangerightgold7512]

Yeah pretty much

[@Nokiya]

No. Completely unrelated. They are called westaboos. Gaijin hunters just want to fugg other races. Their version of yellow fever.

[@rRekko]

@TheCrazyKid1381 if we're talking about "real" weeaboos then yes, but since just for liking japanese culture and/or anime and manga you're called a weeb...

[@albaPhenom]

TheCrazyKid1381 I’m ok with this lol

[@_ikako_]

@@rRekko i feel "weeb" has had a meaning change to just mean anyone who likes anime and japan, and not necessarily in a derogatory way, mostly because there wasn't a way to refer to someone who wasn't a full weaboo but just enjoyed and appreciated anime and japanese culture. I feel "weaboo" means the hard "denounce your own culture and fetishize Japan" and weeb is far lighter. I would call myself and my friends weebs but not weaboos.

[@blackbear52able]

What kind of idiot would ask someone if he is a samurai?

[@Banana-cc5rx]

Americans?

[@kareemrose-benton2198]

+asd asdas tru.

[@coolcool5181]

For the lols

[@junkoh6384]

+asd asdas hurtful

[@Banana-cc5rx]

Joshy Zamael you are that group who doesn't then ~3~ It's a known fact that Americans can be quite a dick against asians.

[@7dayspking]

You hit the nail on the head in your comments. The reason "foreigners" are offended when you speak to them in english is because of the assumption they are native English speakers...I guess it would be like someone trying to speak to you in Mandarin. Honestly though it's in my view quite silly to be offended by such trivial things...at least the person is making an effort even if they do get it wrong.

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

I do get the logic behind non-Asian people feeling they are being stereotyped, but people are not necessarily thinking they are native speakers. English has become the most widely spoken language around the world and you actually can expect most western people in Asia to speak some English. For this reason, I find the Mandarin analogy quite inadequate. Mandarin simply doesn't have the same status as English.

[@7dayspking]

That Japanese Man Yuta You missed my point, I was explaining the mindset behind their issue with the whole ordeal. They're being overly sensitive which was my point. As for status...nearly 1/6 people in the world speak Mandarin...whether it's a common language throughout Asian would be relevant if there was an alternative that was more widespread. Another issue with speaking English is some of them might have been born in Asian...again I'm not saying being offended by this is warranted, only that it's not a completely different issue. I feel as if you're trying to make such a big distinction as you personally take issue with people having that stereotype of Asians...although honestly considering the relative popularity of "Japan" (well the US's perception of Japan.) in the US, you're far more likely to be stereotyped as a Japanese speaker than anything. Also I did laugh when the young man in the video stated someone had asked him if he was a Samurai hahahaah! He should have responded by asking them if they were a Viking! Edit: Thanks for being a good sport by the way, too many oversensitive pricks on youtube that would have jumped down my throat for my above comment, if not outright removed it.

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

I wasn't referring to your main point. I was specifically referring to the Mandarin analogy as many people use it. Of course they are a lot of Mandarin (native or non-native) speakers but that's because of the huge Chinese population. Do people in most countries learn Mandarin in school? No. English? Yes. I have no problem with people speaking Mandarin to me in a foreign country as long as they actually speak Mandarin. It happens to me all the time. I usually say, 'Sorry, I don't speak Chinese' or if I understand what they are trying to say--asking me to take a photo, for example--I simply do it. I never considered it was offensive or rude. People also speak English to me in a foreign country when I'm clearly an Asian. I completely understand why they do that. Never thought it was stereotyping.

[@7dayspking]

That Japanese Man Yuta I was aware of what you were referring to, also many people use that analogy? I thought I'd made that up off the top of my head...I originally was going to type "korean" (but realized I had no idea what language they spoke in North or South Korea...unless it's called Korean.) Man Yuta (is that what I call you? I'm not trying to be rude I'm actually not sure here.) I wasn't referring to you specifically, in fact my earlier point was that I agreed with you. Speaking to an Asian or a white person in the wrong language...is stereotyping...but the bottom line is...at least from my perspective...that such things are so trivial as to not really be harmful and that stereotyping of this nature is somewhat logical. When a native Asian speaker comes across a white person who of course the assumption is they'd they are foreign..how are they to guess what language they speak? What their native tongue is? The person then has to make a decision then and there....this is why I find it silly when people are offended by these things....people are just trying to find a way to communicate. Asking someone if they're a Samurai is a bit different though hahahah, like I said the guy should have asked if the person he was speaking to was a Viking (obviously asking an Asian person if they're a Samurai is definitely Stereotyping hahaha.)

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

I guess we came to the point where we can agree with each other. This happens very rarely so I'm glad we talked :) As for the Samurai one, I think it was just a joke. Some people find it funny, but some may not. But again, not everybody finds the same joke funny.

[@Jimmy-fu3lq]

2:38 Tony Stark casually walking by

[@brucenatelee]

You mean Toni Staraku?

[@MayhemCS]

lmao

[@Lucrativecris]

Bro that's him

[@hiroshi7025]

Yo wtf

[@pantslizard]

Yakuza...🤣

[@gizmog]

I don´t understand who would be upset in Japan if a japanese came to them and spoke english, would you be upset about it? I know for sure I wouldn´t be...

[@vladislavtsviordy5732]

Hostia Gizmog, jamas habría imaginado encontraré aquí XD

[@Moddafukcer]

Yes, that confused me. I dont think its true, perhaps for some long term expats.

[@luvinzesarcasim]

The person being spoken to probably doesn't speak English as well (ex. they are Spanish, French, Russian with no experience speaking English) So it might be awkward and weird for them, that they would have that assumption placed on them. Though I don't think it's an excuse to be hostile or overly emotional about it.

[@frederiquea75]

Hmm, the assuming the foreigning is english but also maybe because it can be a little insulting when the foreigner speaks fluent english, it can be percieved as the japanese person thinking he doesn't speak good japanese. Or simply because they've lived there for a long time, speak fluently and it bothers them that everyone speaks to them in english. (Though i doubt everyone would) But from those few ones it more seems like they want to learn english xD

[@st4rpt_603]

I mean, I wouldn't bother but if I by any chance spoke japanese to them I would appreciate a response in japanese not assuming that I don't know further than what I said. Also, it's not because I don't look japanese that I must know english, I could be learning japanese as my 2nd language and have absolutely no clue on english.

[@Noobie2k7]

The somehwat irony of those 2 girls saying that people who make friends or whatever for superficial reasons is bad and then go on to say they would want to foreigner to speak english for their own benefit in learning English. Makes sense.

[@Lucrativecris]

"Congratulations you played yourself!"

[@Kougeru]

LOL I thought this was gonna be about the KZbinr "GaijinHunter"

[@GameOverlode]

You are not alone in thinking that.

[@LordO-thPalace]

goddammit it got me too

[@幽霊船-o4h]

i was like what is he that popular? xd

[@BuetifullPersun]

I thought this was gonna be about GajinHunter too, damn my Japanigga needs some time in the spotlight!

[@CordovanSplotchVT]

At first I thought it was going to be about the "Whitu piggu go home" people. I was pleasantly surprised.

[@NathanielSelby]

My Japanese is really, really horrible and basic. So I completely understand when the Japanese switch to English. Also, for those that make fun of Japanese English, learning a foreign language is hard and takes a lot of time and effort. Only 18% of Americans can speak another language well enough to hold a conversation. If someone is making the effort to speak in English, you should encourage them so that they feel more confident speaking English.

[@asit6947]

In my country you have a state language, then a nation wide spoken language, then English. It's not really hard to speak multiple languages. I'm even learning japanese rn. It's all about the upbringing and how much your parents make an effort to actually teach you languages.

[@fai-pe7oq]

呪Noro it also really depends where you are born lol. If you were born in a country where many languages are spoken, then learning languages are not hard. But in countries like Japan and much of the US, only one language is really spoken or heard and bc learning another language isn’t as useful as elsewhere, language education tends to be shitty. Im American but I was lucky to have foreign born parents who spoke many languages w me as a kid. Honestly the only language I’ve ever heard in my city is English and nothing else so there’s basically no real opportunity or need to learn anything else here.

[@nm3686]

Yes! True. I feel like this KZbinr try to make everything seems as racism lol

[@Heidegaff]

In my country we have a regional language, a standardized national language, and I still had enough space to fit English in my brain. It's not that hard.

[@Pumpkin0_0]

I've seen all over the internet some people upset when Japanese people try to talk to them in English when they meet, and even when waiters at restaurants give them a fork and knife to eat. I actually don't like that behavior. They shouldn't expect Japanese people to guess that they know Japanese and how to eat with chopsticks. They're clearly not Japanese, so they should understand that it's only an act of kindness, and only then you can explain. Not be angry about it.

[@CordovanSplotchVT]

Some people are just way too high strung and want to be offended by almost anything.

[@Pumpkin0_0]

Christian Friis Sørensen That's true.

[@komorebivideo7495]

Ummm as a resident of Tokyo I would say it's not if it happens one time, it's if it happens over and over and over again. Eventually the annoyance builds up. I find though, however, at my level of Japanese people are usually happy to speak to me in Japanese. I don't bother with the people who only speak in English to me because of the feeling of being used. It's kind of sad that this happens.

[@JPNox]

That's because they omitted an important aspect - what foreign people dislike is being spoken to in English after they themselves already spoken in (presumably solid enough) Japanese. Or when they are with a Japanese person, some Japanese people ignore them and talk only to the Japanese person (again - even if they show they know Japanese)

[@Pumpkin0_0]

Komorebi Video There are j-vlogers on youtube who say that it happens all the time with them, but it's when they go to restaurants or meet new people. Of course it would happen a lot, but if they know the Japanese person, then they can explain. But everyone is different, of course.

[@pokersoldier1]

I love what the girls said at 0:31. "Catching foreigners? What do you do after you catch them?" That was hilarious

[@d15z1sux]

Put them inside the poké ball of course 😂

[@Soulessdeeds]

I am from the US. I was in the military for 15 years. And I was very lucky to get stationed in Germany for 3 years. I saw allot of bad behavior from my fellow Americans while I was there. It was by far the younger soldiers the 18 to 25 crowd that was like this. I'm not saying all of the people in this group were all like this but it was definitely people among that grouping. But there were some older soldiers who were bad as well but nothing like the before mentioned group. I noticed during my time in Germany that locals around the American bases were not happy with us and many of them just flat out hated us. I began to understand why when I went out drinking with my friends. Many of them were younger than me but age kinda has little meaning in a foreign country as we are all American. But the things my drunken friends would say to the locals and some times try to start fights with them made me see clearly what was going on. The people around those bases had to deal with years and years and years of new soldiers coming in. New young Americans often on their first time away from mommy and daddy. And now they are told "Its Germany so go ahead and drink beer and what ever, because its legal for Germans of that age to drink". So you have what would be minors in the US going out and just getting plastered on Germany's much higher alchohol content beer lol. I decided to see if all Germans hated us. So I began to take my partying further away than my fellow soldiers. By 20 miles or more. And I visited Russian clubs as well because everyone thought the Russians hated us. I found out that Germans further away who didn't see us Americans very often actually were very cool with us. I had allot more fun going further away from my fellow "younger" American soldiers. So I began to change friends by age and started going to places with Warrant Officers and Older SGT's. I went to a Russian club and I sat at the bar. A Russian guy comes right up to me. "I'm like OH F^CK everyone was right!" lol. He said "Eh were you from?" I said America. No point in hiding it. We Americans kinda stick out. He suddenly yells AMERICA! and slams down his drink. That ended up being a crazy night and a hell of a lot of fun. So my point to all of this is perception is not always fact. And its easy for people who are swamped by an outside force for years at a time to become sour to that "invading outside force". But you also have to think that Japan see's tourists from all over the world so people from MANY different countries come there to tourist it up. The problem is Japan see's allot of westerners as bad mannered and many times they are right. But people from certain countries also go there that even westerners see as bad mannered. Now imagine how the Japanese feel having people like that roaming their streets and hounding them with what amounts to silly questions and poor behavior. The Japanese people are just trying to live their daily lives in peace. But we come roaming along and pretty much destroy that. No one ever stops to think about the host nations feelings about things. These days the people causing trouble are also the people that claim to be the victims. That needs to change or we are all going to have bigger issues later on.

[@RaceTheAce77]

Excellent comment!

[@correctionguy7632]

nice story but use paragraphs every once in a while REEEEEEEE

[@imyourrealsensei]

Correction Guy you forgot to capitalize the “n” in “nice” at the beginning, and you also forgot to put a period at the end. I’m very ashamed of you. (ง'̀-'́)ง

[@ttchme9816]

Dude, learn how to type paragraphs.

[@Protato666]

Many germans dont like amerikan because after Germany lost WW2 it is essentially occupated and is a pawn of Amerika

[@Abyssionknight]

I find it funny that most of the japanese individuals in the video would want a foreigner to speak English so they could learn the language, and none of the connected the dots and realized that's exactly why a lot of foreigners don't like being spoken to in English. It makes them feel like they're just being used as a tool for those people to practice their English.

[@milkjamjuice]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@mavsworld1733]

Part of Japanese culture is thinking like everyone else. In my experience, Japanese people in general are not good at imagining view points from other cultures, unless they have had direct experience.

[@dieminervaeule]

I have no problem serving "as a tool" for others to practice a language. Actually, many of my acquintances "use" me that way - I'm half german and half paraguayan. The germans usually want to learn spanish, guarani and/or portuguese, and the paraguayans obviously german. Nothing wrong with that imho.

[@Elvi9615]

I don't think I would have a problem with it BUT if I go to another country, I would want to learn/speak the language. Funny how that never happens to me in Mexico, unless there are little kids around then they want me to speak English lol

[@Sheriff_K]

So you're saying that I SHOULDN'T walk up to a Korean and try to talk to them in Korean [in America?]

[@machimigookbutterfly]

I like your videos. You select your topics of discussion well. It was nice to actually see more of you in a video, and may I say you have beautiful expressive eyes.

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

Thanks for your comment. I need an ego boost once in a while :D

[@FreckledTM]

+That Japanese Man Yuta perhaps do a video on what japanese think about someone that try and talk in Japanese but can only produce broken sentences

[@jathonthompson7809]

+Michael King nice idea!

[@Spock0987]

+That Japanese Man Yuta man what are you talking about? you are awesome!!!!!

[@takomerp]

"How are you? Are you a samurai?" I think my sides just went past the moon.

[@crabrangoons]

I would not mind if a Japanese person wanted to practice their English on me, that's how you learn and connect with people. I think the reason why some foreigners might not like when Japanese people try to switch the conversation to English is because it makes them feel left out but honestly you're never gonna be a full on Japanese citizen you're always going to be viewed as an outsider and I think people should probably just accept that. There's nothing wrong with admitting like hey I'm different and that's how it is.

[@FeelingShred]

To be perfectly honest I can't imagine anyone being "offended" by japanese people wanting to speak english, or speak in any form. If anyone is "offended" by that, that person is a cunt.

[@AspiringSpaceWizard]

Its funny how its ok for japanese people to have this view but if western countries have this view people freak out. Diversity is a strength! Lmao

[@nm3686]

@@FeelingShred exactly!!!!!

[@naomijenkins7848]

I still think this is an area where the country can improve over time, Britain has come a long way to be more Accomodating to foreighners

[@crabrangoons]

@@naomijenkins7848 oh definitely, i made that comment 4 years ago i'd say imo now i think it will improve over time, the new generation seems to be more open to change.

[@AbrakaDan]

I like that "eigo" means english. I like to think they're saying Eggo, and that they're saying I speak waffle language. I like waffles.

[@BillRalens]

Leggo my Eigo

[@NeinFeline]

Waffles waffles WAffles

[@nervousbunnygaming]

Danny Ly and you are obviously American cause I thought that too 😂😂😂

[@justlovenohate4662]

share some of that weed mahn

[@chocomanger6873]

It's interesting because the "ei" part means something like "wise, enlightened", so "Eigo" is literally the language of the wise.

[@khepow]

When I was in Japan, I was totally overjoyed when a Japanese family started chatting to me in English LOL

[@qubit0002]

Was that guy really asked if he was samurai by a foreigner or did something get lost in the translation? That would be like asking an American if he's a cowboy or a Swede if theyre a viking.

[@darkencroix6412]

Nothing was lost in translation. That's literally what he said. The real question is if that's what he was actually asked, or using it as a hyperbolic example.

[@ASHERUISE]

The other example was "genki desu ka?" Like sure, it's a commonly-known phrase, but it's not unnatural to ask someone that...is it?

[@warlerker]

Yes, i am Cowboy Tanaka.

[@trbt21]

As an American, if i was asked if I'm a cowboy, the answer is yes.

[@Minister-ll4di]

Having lived in Japan for 18 years, I have met many "Gaijin Hunters," both male and female, who are looking for "free English lessons" and entertainment. Some of them approach you saying "Do you have time? Can I practice my English with you?" Then the proceed to give a monologue about their lives without letting you get a word in edgewise....Others seem to have a list of questions (...the ones that irritate some of us gaijin: 1) Where are you from? 2) What is your job? 3) Do you have a Japanese wife? etc.) they ask us that are way too personal for someone you just met. If you try to ask them the same questions, they get irritated. So, I get irritated when I feel like someone wants to talk to me just to kill time, have a free English lesson or for their own personal entertainment. I used to be friendly, but not so much anymore because I detest people wasting my valuable time....I do meet sincere people from time to time and and I don't mind having a nice conversation. But, I can spot the "gaijin hunter" free English lesson people from a mile a way and do my best to distance myself from them....

[@justicevanpool9025]

This happens to me on a regular basis too, everywhere, but I know how to filter it better now.. Still amazingly annoying

[@visualshima]

The most incredibly rude matter about Gaijin Hunter is the fact that they ask very strange and rude questions, questions they would never ask Japanese. I asked once one of those Gaijin Hunter about why he asked such question. He then told me that as I was a French woman I'm open and free, means that I have no taboo. I had to explain to him the difference between having no taboo and being incredibly rude and without respect

[@one4sorrow]

+visualshima I'm very curious about your experience with this Gaijin Hunter. What happened after you explained that he was being rude? Did he understand or did he become offended?

[@visualshima]

He sait he understood but I'm pretty sure that he thought that French girls are easy girls. I was kind and took the time to explain and finally after a few minutes I got a bit angry and told him that being free doesn't mean we are a whore or a woman you don't have to pay some respect. He understood only when I got angry and he apologized.

[@one4sorrow]

+visualshima Sounds like he'd already made up his mind. I'm sorry that happened, I hope it didn't sour your whole experience there.

[@TeacherinTraining39]

I had this conversation in college with a Japanese exchange student about 15 years ago. He asked me why I wanted to learn Japanese, because "even if you go to Japan, you will meet many Japanese people who want to speak english to you." My response was twofold. A. I want to be able to speak to *anyone* there, not just the ones who speak English, and not just the ones who can speak well enough to keep up with a native speaker. B. I asked him "did you learn English before coming here?" "Well, yes. I learned it in middle school and high school." "I consider that a sign of respect for 'my culture' and 'my ways.' Since you learned English to communicate in my country, I should show you the same respect by learning your language before I go to yours." lol, He told me that was a "very Japanese way of thinking." Mind you, I knew next to nothing of Japanese culture at the time and that was when he taught me about how they view doing things for others, using White Day as an example.

[@neurotoksyn]

I find it difficult to get overly concerned about the little things in life. If nothing else they are interested in communicating with me enough that they even dig up the english they learned 10+ years ago. I appreciate the effort, and will return it in kind.

[@permavirgin3595]

Hey Yuta, how are you? Are you a Samurai?

[@petervarga7913]

Perma virgin Jesoooos... 😅

[@troywalkertheprogressivean8433]

clearly he's a ninja😜

[@TrueMexico]

I cannot live peacefully before seeing you eat an habanero chili Yuta! Great video as always :)

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

I ate it, but I cooked it.

[@TrueMexico]

That Japanese Man Yuta I am at peace now :)

[@skeeskeexd2502]

That's cheating

[@harrymcnicholas9468]

Mejor Chiltipin.

[@Elitistt]

Gaijin hunters and people with Yellow fever are similar in the sense that they are seeing someone for their appearance or nationality rather than their personality and what's on the inside. It can also come down to preference too in some cases, but I can get why they're both usually negative because they're more of a fetishizing behavior in general.

[@JazGalaxy]

Yeah, but, to some extent, most physical attraction is "fetishistic" in nature. Whether it's overt, and someone just says they like "redheads", or whether it's subconscious, it's still there. I've always said that it would be incredibly strange and uncomfortable for all my ex girlfriends to be in a room together because of how similar they all look. They're all shorter, brown hair, lighter skin, even similar personalities. That's just my "type". But a "type" is, in a way" a fetish.

[@Elitistt]

Ah, that's true. I agree on that point, though I guess type and preference would be lower scale or not as serious as fetishizing someone for superficial reasons, whereas type can change or can even be thrown off balance if you come into contact with the right person who doesn't meet those traits.

[@JazGalaxy]

totally agree.

[@silverstorm1000]

Maybe gaijin hunters should get with weaboos with yellow fever? Haha.

[@Elitistt]

***** Keyword "usually". I didn't declare it only to be negative. I just said it's usually seen as negative.

[@SamanthaSprinkles69]

Well it's frustrating when you're ordering in japanese and they look scared and run off to get an English menu ... but I was speaking in japanese lady -.- or you speak in japanese but they ignore you because you have an Asian friend with you and the staff talk to them even know they don't speak japanese ... so frustrating lol

[@ComfyMinty]

I think judging by this comment you barely speak English lol

[@SamanthaSprinkles69]

@@ComfyMinty Yeah sick comment lol

[@ravenlord4]

Ah, beginning at 3:02 -- particles really DO matter!

[@denizkendirci]

i thought that he couldn't simply comprehend the reason why they don't want to be spoken to in english, so he probably just presumed that he didn't understand the sentence correctly. and to be honest, i also have a hard time to comprehend the reason why they don't want that. if i was in their place, i'd wish for japanese people to speak to me in english (which i'd be more comfortable with)

[@florent3723]

@@denizkendirci i think the people who don't like to be replied in english are the one who try to speak japanese.

[@liam-398]

@@denizkendirci It's a trope of some sorts after a bunch of videos revealing that older Japanese people would insist on speaking faulty English to someone who looks foreign(so they might have been born in Japan and have lived there their whole life and thus fluently speak japanese like a native) even though the person they're talking to obviously understands and speaks Japanese.

[@ASHERUISE]

It's good to know that even natives get bamboozled by Japanese grammar sometimes.

[@ravenlord4]

@@liam-398 yeah exactly -- this humorous video sums it up nicely :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX3XZqSJop6IbpI

[@veemon]

Sometimes I wonder how cognizant Japanese people are of the fact that not all foreigners visiting Japan speak English.

[@izzya8132]

I mean I GUESS, but english is the universal international language. If you're a spanish guy going to denmark, you're not going to learn danish and the danish guy isn't going to learn spanish. You're both going to speak english because you learned it in school. I think a lot of native english speakers don't realize that ASIDE from the fact that English is your country's language, it's also the language people use to speak to each other internationally. We don't learn English in order to speak to Americans, we learn English in order to speak to everyone everywhere, because everyone everywhere also learns English. honestly it's Japan's issue that the average English level is so low compared to most western (non-native-english-speaking) countries, but that's a story for another day.

[@ryanesaki]

there's a show in Japan called '何しに日本へ’ where they try to follow around foreigners from Narita airport to see what they came to Japan for. Watching that show, the one thing that sticks out to me is that even people from non-native speaking countries in Europe (France, Italy, Denmark, Sweeden, etc), they all can communicate pretty well in English. The Japanese staff can only speak English and Japanese but it doesn't stop them from having conversations with these people. Kind of makes us in America look not that great given most of us can only speak English.

[@Keon994]

In Canada we must learn French in school but litteraly no one can speak french after highschool except for people in Quebec. I guess it's the quality of the education or the necessity of learning it. I've forgotten most of what I've learned form my 10 years of french education lol.

[@quintrankid8045]

+Doc Apollo I think the term you're looking for is lingua franca.

[@ArcViper]

Well, most people in Europe learn their countries native language in addition to English, because English is the common EU/global language. It's pragmatic. So what language would we native English speakers learn in America in order to improve our image? Should we require kids to learn Spanish? Would that be pragmatic?

[@pkingisfunz]

As a foreigner living out here in Japan I don't get mad at all when Japanese people speak English to me, I actually enjoy it because it's awesome to see that they want to learn as well. I don't know much Japanese but I try to learn on a daily basis so I can carry a fluent conversation. I love it out here it's awesome!

[@VictoriaLucenera]

ここのインタービューには大きな勘違いがあると思います。 まず、日本人は外国人の母語が必ず英語だという考えがあるから、外国人が英語で喋ってほしいと思ってしまいます。残念ながら私はイタリア人であり、そもそも英語が母語じゃありませんし、それで日本語で喋れるからいったいなんで全く関係ない言語で話さなきゃいけませんか？？？白人だからといって英語がペラペラなわけではありません。 そういえば、イタリアに行ったら中国語で声かけられるとどんな気持ちになるでしょうか。我々にとっては、皆さん中国であれと日本人であれ全く同じような民族に見えます。 さらに、もし英語が習いたかったら、むしろ英語カフェや授業に通っていただきたい。日本に住んでいる全ての外国人はボランティアみたいに言語を教えたり、「エクゾチックナな見世物」になったりする気があまりないと思います。日本人が外国の方の「友達」になるなら、普通の友達のようなことをしてもらいたい。「友達」というのは、大変な仕事や勉強の一週間から解放させてくれる人、一緒に遊んだりする人、共通の趣味とかがある人などです。所詮外国人でも、人間ですね。 もちろん、外専だけではなく日本人に憧れを持つ外国人も相手の気持ちを考慮すべきだと思います。 以上、長いコメント申し訳ありません。

[@keiguro7178]

自分はこのコメント欄を読むのにいい加減疲れてきていましたが、あなたのコメントの所まで来れてよかった。ありがとう。それしか言う言葉が見つからないよ。友達ってそういうものだよね。

[@taba9958]

これはがいじん。

[@mellowhead]

同意

[@ASHERUISE]

そういう感じが分かる。でも英語は母語じゃなくても、日本語より大勢な人は英語の基本が分かるからそんな仮定は全く違うわけじゃないと思う。

[@VictoriaLucenera]

@@ASHERUISE 東京に行く白人には英語わかる人が多いかもしれませんが、例えば地元には英語がペラペラな人はめったにいないと思います。 もちろん相手が日本語がわからない場合あくまでも英語でチャレンジして話してみても良いと思います。しかし、相手が日本語がわかるかどうか先に確かめておけばリスペクトなのではないかな。私は何度も「日本語でお願いします」とせっかく言ったのに、無視されて英語で喋り続けられたことがあります。それはちょっと気まずい感じだったのです。 (でもこれは４年前のコメントなので正直にどんな状況だったかよく覚えてないんですw 関係ないことを書いたならごめんなさい🙏)

[@ironpulcinella3586]

I feel like we romanticize Japan a tad too much.

[@JayAreAitch]

@OriginalDrDeLeon sure, but that's not what weeaboos do.

[@TessaTestarossa]

@@JayAreAitch We must understand there's good and bad anywhere. We must also condemn millions of people over the world as idiots based on an interest they have. Right. Perfect.

[@JayAreAitch]

Teletha 'Tessa' Testarossa "Weeaboo" is not about your interests.

[@DeezNutz-pg9io]

Yellow fever people lol

[@andrewwhitehurst2481]

@Empor ! like not banning the possession of child pornography until 2014.

[@TalkS1ck3]

I do not believe a foreigner in Japan would be upset with a Japanese person speaking English to them. I think they would be very grateful. If a foreigner was trying to practice Japanese they might ask to switch but I have a hard time believing someone would become upset. Your videos make Japanese people look very considerate and it makes me happy to see people who are so welcoming to foreigners

[@ROKNROLLNinja]

My girlfriend is a Gaijin Hunter, and I've got yellow fever, so it works out. lol

[@ajthongbam]

Ever get tired of fetishizing each other?

[@ROKNROLLNinja]

Ajoykumar Thongbam Lol nope.

[@gumdokim]

Lol def a match made in Heaven

[@0x529]

LOLOL

[@dean8147]

wont last long then

[@619tortas]

5:12 I can hear "Keyakizaka46 - Silent Majority" play in the background 🎶

[@JazGalaxy]

I think it's fascinating how these really expose how little westerners know about Japanese people even though they *think* they know a great deal. As always, very educational.

[@chumpyonion]

despite the fact, that yuta's videos are all really good and i really like them.... the guy with the red shirt and blue jacket is SO cute *-*

[@nikkimiddlekillsday5161]

He gave Yuta's question a really smart answer at 2:37

[@BattleKai]

I always get the feeling that gaijin just always refer to Caucasians....

[@Snorlaxlovecrunchwrap]

LOL Yes.

[@fjas1000]

It basically does. They use gaikokujin to refer to non-Caucasian foreigners.

[@darkencroix6412]

It mean outside people... or foreigners. Specifically non-Japanese. Chinese, Korean, African, Native American, etc, and so forth are all Gaijin. It just happens that a lot of western films that get popular there are American/European films staring caucasian actors. So the word brings the thought of caucasians to mind first, but it's as much of an umbrella term as foreigner is.

[@julyzhang365]

fjas1000 no, that’s the same, just gaikokujin is more formal and for some less offensive

[@eidokun]

Lol so true, they assume other countries aren't good in speaking english. When in fact most of those asians who go overseas can actually speak fluent english

[@XtrentacusX]

As a native english speaker who went to Japan for the first time ever last year. I was really happy that local people were trying to converse to me in English. It was a very welcoming feeling. Like trying to accommodate the difference in culture/language. Though I speak very little japanese I can hold a small conversation. Like asking how are you/how was you day and so forth. It was always nice to see that Japanese people are accommodating to foreigners.

[@omarkenoh]

the girl on the left at 0:51 is cute

[@jeremymain7303]

It's like she looked into the camera as if to say "Hunt me, hunt me!"

[@omarkenoh]

Jeremy Main haha ikr

[@цветок-ш7п]

IM LAUGHING SO HARD LOL

[@jeremymain7303]

What? She gave that camera some serious eye sex. She gave the camera more eye sex than Taeyeon gives Tiffany.

[@jeremymain7303]

EVADE *_LOCKSMITHS._*

[@GeorgeArrancar]

Some of these girls can hunt me all they want lol

[@jesusvermillionthemereoleo5660]

George Arrancar agreed

[@olivazzi555]

Girl on the left (viewers left) at 1:00 sure can, she's so damn cute

[@renji2600]

Sad how desperate and gross non Japanese men be around the girls they fetishise

[@Massflavour]

캐세키씨빌 wow, finding women attractive.. what a crime.

[@spacep0d]

Haha, hell yeah! Especially the one with red lipstick and the black vest. Kawaiiiiiiii.

[@michalhakala2243]

„What would you do after catching them?“ It’s pretty simple! Just transfer them to the Professor. :-)

[@oldstoic3154]

What's more interesting is that some of those people expect foreigners to speak to them in English (for their own benefit) instead of realising the foreigner went to Japan to learn Japanese.

[@A.R.T.4]

If I went to Japan it's for me to go to Japan, I'd be comfortable with them speaking even broken English but would have no qualms if they didn't. You can't group all of us foreigners together :/

[@xXxBladeStormxXx]

How about you expecting that everyone who goes to any other country, goes there to learn the language? I like being spoken to in English, and I like to speak English, no matter which country. It would be a lot easier if everyone could just speak and understand English.

[@oldstoic3154]

BladeStorm, you only like to speak English because you're too thick of shit to learn any other language. Don't clutter my message feed with your ignorant trash.

[@xXxBladeStormxXx]

***** Not other languages, just your shit language. For what it's worth I do know half a dozen other languages. They just happen to be programming languages. It's a matter of what's relevant and important. Your language is not. Also, cluttering would be, something like giving birth to the likes of you in an already overpopulated world.

[@oldstoic3154]

That's smart. Proclaim you only like being spoken in your native language and then continue to refer to it as "shit". Has it clicked it yet, XxxprincessXx? As for what's relevant and what's important. We can both agree that's highly subjective. I'm pretty sure your mother considered herself to be both when she decided not to take the morning after pill on that one fateful morning. P.S - Alternating X's for a username? Original much? Step out of the closet son, it's no longer 99'.

[@ppoint432]

Will we ever get a straight answer from these interviews? I always wondered how much of an impact that tatemae has on their answers.

[@henriquept1224]

Right

[@varengo1838]

i find that to be the opposite of polite, to say just what you think you are expected to say and never what you truly think just because they are always so afraid to be judged for their actual opinion

[@momosaku16]

no

[@varengo1838]

Victor Tesla that s true but as soon as Yuta told them that was considered something negative they pretty much changed their opinion on the spot

[@EnraiChannel]

In Japan it is more polite to say something indirectly. Also a reason why Japanese use a lot of "I think" type of grammar. At least that is what Tae Kim teaches in his Japanese grammar book.

[@Xaltotun]

if I ever visited japan I would have no problem with japanese people wanting to be my friend just to learn better english or to "have a foreign friend".

[@harrymcnicholas9468]

Especially if she was a hot Japanese babe.

[@stefanieespunkt3239]

I have been to Japan recently and can speak japanese a bit. I made friends there and we usually switch between English and Japanese. I told them that I would like to improve my Japanese and they agreed to help me. In return they asked for english conversations as well. I see it as a win-win-situation. In the end its about being able to communicate and helping each other out, especially when it is with people you just totally come along with. But if someone came up to me and said: "You are a Gaijin, so teach me english" - I´d feel sad, thinking that this was the only reason why they would talk to me.

[@six_waterbottles6wb129]

I've been to japan a few times and i absolutely love when people ask to practice English with me. it feels very welcoming to be asked to help a Japanese local practice in speaking your foreign language. If i knew a bit more Japanese i'd even ask to practice some Japanese with them :)

[@AdstarAPAD]

The Japanese speaking English to foreigners irritation depends on the foreigner.. One foreigner will come to Japan for a longer term and will be trying to learn Japanese and will desire to have it spoken to them so they can become more proficient. But they encounter a lot of Japanese who will only talk to them in JEnglish and this is very frustrating to them.. But another foreigner who is only visiting Japan as a short term tourist will greatly appreciate it when a Japanese person speaks to them in English.. Two different cases two different positions on the issue.. Usually if a foreigner starts talking to you in Japanese then you will know it is the type of foreigner who very much wants you to talk to them in Japanese.. If a foreigner talks to you in English then you can be pretty sure they are the other type..

[@vi2ciusvid446]

WAIT! 2:39 The guy comming down the street, Is he ATSUSHI?!? www

[@benitaraina]

I thought the same thing too!! XD

[@CarlosJP_]

that has to be him or someone decided to be him for the day lmao

[@jewelyvette1362]

I knew I wasn't the only one!! My thought "damn is that Atsushi?! o_o"

[@ArisingHeroBeAHero]

oh my god. xD Bungo Stray dogs watcher here

[@nana9261]

omg it does look like him

[@Terszel]

"But if they spoke to me in Japanese when I was in a foreign country, I wouldn't be upset, I'd think they were being considerate" How did she reach this conclusion? How is a foreigner going to know you are Japanese? You should have asked her, what if a foreigner came up to her and spoke to her in Mandarin, how would she feel?

[@cadiazm]

Well, in most of cases I can easily differentiate between Chinese, Japanese and Korean faces. But of course this is far from infallible, and mistakes can be made even by Asians themselves. Once I was with a Chinese classmate having lunch in front of the library, when two Chinese girls sitting next to us were talking in Chinese about us because one of them was certain my Chinese friend was Korean. My friend kept quiet and just told me about the incident when they left.

[@TheJaminator128]

I really don't think that's a thing of beauty at all. How was that guy supposed to know she was Chinese, or born in the UK? That's not something you can tell just by looking at a person. Maybe Asians can tell each other apart but almost no western person can. Maybe he assumed she was Japanese just because that's the culture he's most interested in. If the girl politely said sh was Chinese and born there I'm sure the guy would have been apologetic. No need to call somebody a prick for trying to interact with you.

[@ReallyTwistedHumor]

Jermaine Diaz That's the point. Don't just look at any Asian person & go with any random Asian language you know a few words in & expect it to work. Same way Japanese Gaijin Hunters will try & speak to any white person in English as if that's the only language white people speak.

[@abcdefghilihgfedcba]

One time I approached an Asian person I first asked where they were from rather than just assuming and speaking random Japanese.

[@Terszel]

Jermaine Diaz The point is that you can't just assume where someone came from just based on what they look like. We don't live in an era where every black person for instance is necessarily born in Africa anymore. This is the problem with them, they seem to not understand the scale of how well integrated the world's races are. For a bigger example of this, just look back to Yuta's video on guessing where various jvloggers are from. To a lot of them, a foreigner is just a foreigner, a non-Japanese entity, a novelty, a toy, and this is the problem people have with not only gaijin hunters, but a lot of Japan in general, that, as you can see, not a lot them understand why it would be a problem.

[@db2able]

Good video. The people you interviewed had good morals & were very genuine. Keep up the interesting topics & great videos. :)

[@fourthwallbreak]

Yuta. As an American living in Tokyo for over 10 years I am very happy to see someone like you talking about and observing these kind of subjects. Please keep up the good work!

[@tohopes]

Yuta, why do Japanese girls cover their mouths when they laugh?

[@gyruless]

the same reason why japanese bow or western shake hands.each society have their own culture.

[@tohopes]

gyrules That doesn't answer my question. And you're not Yuta.

[@tohopes]

***** Wow.. I never heard of Ohaguro / お歯黒. That is fascinating.

[@tohopes]

***** Then why don't Japanese guys do it too? Japanese women are respectful but men aren't?

[@bubbleffs]

I always thought it's because of crooked teeth, but I guess it's deeper than that.

[@old_romans]

Japan: Go ahead and Speak English, it'll be great. USA: You 'n 'Murica nowyow, speak 'Murican.

[@ZenEmir]

the one on the left at 1:58 is completely adorable!

[@negativekreep84]

She seems to be half japanese

[@mFujiyama]

+negativekreep84 those type of face exist in japan, if even not *halfie.

[@ZenEmir]

negativekreep84 na never thought her to be

[@LotoTheHero]

I really enjoy your videos. They offer a small window into the Japanese cultural perspective on a wide variety of topics.

[@DesignCode360]

Your videos are so good! They really do a good job of breaking down preconceived notions people in general might have of Japan. I've always wanted to visit Japan, never really feeling apprehensive about visiting - but again your videos have definitely made the idea much more comfortable in my mind. Thank you.

[@esail57]

When I lived there in the '90's, they were called "Gaijin Bandits". There were 2 basic reasons people wanted to speak English to me, 1) it was free and they could practice their english skill, 2) They wanted to know my business in Japan, why I was living there.

[@FeelingShred]

Would you mind telling why you don't live there anymore? You didn't feel like staying? Because of a reason specific to Japan in particular?

[@draakisback]

I had a few of these supposed giajin hunters approach me when I lived in Japan. Not a big deal honestly, I just made business cards to give them to explain who I was and why I was in Japan and they'd leave me alone.

[@playstation2bigs]

i have a crush on the girl at the left side, at the end of video

[@DOFT.mp4]

Our left or their left?

[@Banana-cc5rx]

Must be the one on our left, she's a real cutie.

[@Sheriff_K]

Yeah, she is kinda cute.

[@huntonion]

why not both

[@DOFT.mp4]

***** Crap what have i started??? btw i wouldnt date either.. just saying.

[@davidsterling7570]

Yuta, I've really grown to love your videos over the past couple months. They always feel informative in some way, giving me a glimpse into both the perspective of a culture I admire, and build my understand of the ways people are the same across the world. Maybe it's just your editing or the cultural differences, but you often find very thoughtful and interesting strangers!

[@omarbenjamin7242]

I love your channel it is very informative and since subscribing to your channel I have come to learn much about Japan and its people and honestly, I love them

[@japannpacificnw5671]

well my ex-japanese boyfriend was basically and still is a "gaijin hunter" but he lives in the US now so he doesn't have to go out of his way to speak english. however after awhile it got annoying how it seemed he was mostly into me just cause i wasn't Japanese. i don't think i want to date a "gaijin hunter" again.

[@harrymcnicholas9468]

So did he teach you Japanese?

[@Kougeru]

Americans: LEARN ENGLISH IF YOURE GONNA BE IN OUR COUNTRY

[@lilatania8327]

Same in France... Actually it more happen in Paris like if you say : " hi excuse me I'm english and...."rather than "bonjour excusez moi je suis anglais et... "just some basics words, well some french people woudnt get a smile or will help you. That is the bad reality but not all french people are like this

[@ArcViper]

Unless you're talking about tourists then that's a reasonable thing to say.

[@DarthChrisB]

Or rather: "LEARN AMERICAN!"

[@thebritishgeek]

+フランス人ーみのりん I would of thought that the French would of gotten used to the English people by now, I mean you can swim to us on a good day. In the uk we don't really have any expectation, we don't expect people to know English

[@ArcViper]

TheBritishGeek Are you saying you don't expect people in England to know English?

[@DaEdge89]

I think I know why foreign people might get upset. When living in another country than you were born in, you do everything you can to be the same as everyone else. And at one moment you feel like you are a member of the county's society. When this happens, you do not feel any different from the locals, as you have been putting so much effort into it. When a native member of the country then talks to you in a language other than the country that you are in, you get the feeling like other people do see a difference where you do not, and the you can never truly belong in their eyes. The considerate behavior is interpreted as discrimination.

[@limeonade104]

DaEdge89 perfectly put

[@SasukeUchiwa104]

Yes exactly. I moved to Japan on my own when I was starting university in college. I spoke Japanese than and preferred to be spoken to in Japanese. It has been 8 years since than. I am a Japanese citizen now, so I actually am Japanese. I hate being called gaijin. I am not a foreigner and while I do speak English, I never really liked speaking it, and I prefer speaking in Japanese, because I live in Japan.

[@raptor182cmn]

Well of course! Truth be told you will NEVER FULLY belong regardless of how long you've been there or how hard you try. It would be exactly the same if roles were reversed. It's just human nature.

[@denizkendirci]

i mos def agree with your point of view, however if the situation is like you described then i think the question is put incorrectly. because it says "foreigners". the people mentioned in your explanation may not be yamato, but i dont think they can be considered as foreigners either because of the word's meaning. (foreign: beloging to a different culture, from another country), when someone says "foreigner", people will almost automatically think of someone who doesnt live in that particular country.

[@Mropop]

DaEdge89 i mean as a half japanese person who is fluent in japanese and grew up there, this is a story of my life... i literally went to school in japan and yet even to this day people say to me “wow your japanese is very good”.. im not considered as Japanese yet when i went to london i was considered japanese. Its weird but ive had that my entire life and i am half, people getting offended dont even know the half of it 😂

[@Deathtome.]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA 4:00 "How are you? Are you a samurai?" BEST THING EVER DUDE! I'm laughing like a dog choking on his bone.

[@zachster2016]

Aww I liked this video haha, great job! they're so disconnected from what sounds like mockery to English that it just doesn't bother, but then again other people have their own opinions and that was just a small fraction but that was nice

[@derekarmstrong6659]

Damn... was hoping you would eat that pepper....

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

In hindsight, that would have been funnier.

[@derekarmstrong6659]

I mean... My friend and I devoured some... but... we were also drunk :/ So theres that haha

[@derekarmstrong6659]

haha nice. My hispanic friend was making dinner for me and few others one night... next thing i know, we were all wishing we had our gas mask from base.... it was like the peppers made tear gas

[@tolontolon5538]

man i thought this was monster hunter world related

[@flamableman28]

left girl is gorgeous

yep

[@TheMedjed-k9n]

We got a thirsty one sir, yep that one right their officer ☝️

[@enterprism5298]

SIMP

[@mr8ty8]

I am dutch and speak english as well and speaking to a japanese person i would love to learn the language as well as teach them to speak english as it is the international language of trade.I am all so a buddhist so no i can not be offended if a japanese would speak japanese to me.What matters is the communication itself and the understanding there off.Communication and understanding is key in bringing the world together.Showing respect and effort is an honor to the person that makes an effort.Namaste

[@willkatinsky9548]

Lol!! I thought this phrase pertained specifically to Monster Hunter Just started watching today & your channel is wonderful!

[@PedroAOlavarria]

My fellow Gaijin need to relax. So called "gaijin hunters" aren't hurting anyone. Just be happy some Japanese think you are cool and aren't demanding your deportation.

[@chocomanger6873]

You don't understand though. Those are the girls that go for you (if you're a foreign male) just because you're foreign. They don't actually care about your feelings and who you are deep down. There are tons of stories of these women that apparently fall in love with foreign guys, get married, and then suddenly up and leave. They decide it's better to be with a Japanese man than to be with a foreigner who isn't like the movies. They have all sorts of ideas built around foreign guys from the TV and movies they watch. They honestly think we're all rich, loving guys that work hard and do all of the housework. They think we're loyal and funny and always good to children. They think all sorts of crap. Then they put us to work. When we don't smile for them every day, despite that we're working full-time jobs, part-time jobs on the side, cleaning the whole house when they don't lift a finger, cooking and cleaning up after them, and they're not even having sex anymore, let alone talking to us anymore. THEY have the nerve to get angry. EVERYthing is the foreign male's fault, despite having been catered to for months, sometimes years. They deserve to die a painful death.

[@Libellulaire]

@@chocomanger6873 I'm sorry you've been through something like this :/ But yes, whether it's occidental hunters or japanese ones, it's terrible. They're "hunters", it's not that they have a slight preference like how you like your women with red hair, it's the fact they're obsessed by it and are actively chasing foreigners because they made up a wonderful world with them in their head. To put it with fewer details than Choco: they think they'll become princesses. Seriously. The foreigner will be handsome and rich and perfect, and they'll be like a princess from some kind of fairy tale. And you have a lot of foreigner men who also use this fact to sleep with japanese women and never call them back. Those foreigner hunters think they've found their rich prince charming, but the prince charming turns out to be an assbutt hunter like them. Hunters are jerks, it's not about preferences.

[@TheAwkwardBritOnYoutube]

How can you have the audacity to go to Japan and ask 侍ですか？That's just blatantly rude lol

[@grefsteel3989]

you don't know the context. for all we know he was being rude and someone mocked him saying "you think you're a samurai hu?"

[@TaldanZero]

Rude? 「侍ですか？」is polite enough. It would have been rude if he asked, 「侍なの？」.

[@grefsteel3989]

Mike Rotch he would be mocking himself if he said なの. The right alternative would be 侍か？ Politeness however can be used in a mocking way, desuka doesn't make it not rude per se. The question in itself is ridiculous.

[@RnBandCrunk]

If I were a Swede and people asked me if I were a Viking I would thank them for the nice comment. How cool is it to be mistook for a Samurai?!

[@TaldanZero]

***** Much better than being an American. People just ask me why I'm not fat.

[@lordmeepers7297]

If they can hold a conversation I don’t mind being used so they can practice their English

[@mobkun1761]

thank you yuta for all the information you give to us😁👍👍👍

[@FUBARGunpla]

hahaha oh man.. as a spanish person hearing how you pronounce habanero makes me laugh. great video though, it's interesting to see how terms and words are interpreted all over the world.

[@zavoxd7604]

wow, that left girl on 0:52 is really pretty

[@dang1398]

Totally agree! Instant like lol

[@zomyaalt6565]

She somehow looks a little different from the rest dont know why maybe mixed

[@krishshres241]

Whoa! I thought this video was actually about 'Gaijin Hunter'. You know, the monster hunter guy. I actually expected to hear the word 'monster hunter' in the video.

[@deejay78-28]

ohh shit I thought it was about the monster hunter youtuber

[@DarrylCross]

My first thought when I saw the title was that KZbinr who posts a lot of Monster Hunter related videos (tutorials & let's plays)

[@justlovenohate4662]

still a very nice and informative video not afraid to tackle the sensitive topics thanks as always yutaさん

[@Tommyvang187]

lmfao I came here from Gaijin Hunter's KZbin Channel, all like wtfff????? Where is the Monster Hunter???

[@_Ferin]

Tommy Vang bruh.. lol wtf

[@martyfiesta734]

0.51 She can hunt me anytime

[@looneyknight21]

3:01 funniest part xD

[@JazGalaxy]

Yeah, he was like "I don't even understand what you're getting at..."

[@briana7515]

1:42 Nice answer: "It's good to get to know foreigners, but having an ulterior motive is not good." I was thinking about that same line of thought.

[@n0denz]

It would make me incredibly happy if someone was this friendly to me in another country. And I'd always be open to helping others practice English. If I could make a friend in Japan, it would be one of the best experiences of my life.

[@easoteric]

1:50 girls are soo pretty

[@gogogomes7025]

I just love how when asked "Some foreigners get upset when japanese speaking to them in english" none of them thought "even if he's western he might not speak english"

[@wackywong]

People get upset when Japanese people speak English to them!? That's the darndest thing I ever heard.

[@joshuakavanaugh7851]

love the humility of the Japanese people, can't wait to visit

[@death4127]

Yuta I was inspired to learn Japanese because of the girl on the left in the thumbnail. thnks for the video 😊