What's it like being Chinese-American Raised in Japan?

Patricia
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[@takashiifromjapan]

Thank you so much for watching!! I’m also planning to interview people who have foreign parents but raised in Japan. I’m gonna upload it next week Stay tuned!

[@JeffreyStrader]

I truly enjoy your channel Takashii.....

[@yiyi7074]

May I know: How do you interview with your devices. I like watching you sitting down and crossing your leg. 😘😍😍👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨

[@yiyi7074]

You are So handsome 😍😘 I fall in love you.

[@kairu_b]

楽しみ！

[@peilingchiu5830]

I had a roommate who’s Filipino-Chinese-American but grew up in Japan, similar way of growing up like this girl. He speaks fluent Japanese and English but not so much Chinese nor Tagalog. So for him to introduce himself is like Hi, my name is __, I grew up in Japan but I’m technically Chinese and Filipino and white. I speak Japanese and English and I only befriends with Asian people because I considered myself Japanese. Like you just tryna follow/remember his story, in the end you just conclude it as “he’s a Halfu but hes pretty much all Japanese” 😆

[@ElizabethDohertyThomas]

Loved this interview. She is so right that if you learn "kid" language but have no opportunity to be older and be around adults in all the status (like her boss story) you really would not feel fluent and know all the words. A friend from college moved to the US at age 14 (in her 40's now) and left South Korea at age 5 and lived in many nations with English as the common school language. She said visiting South Korea she basically speaks like a Kindergartener in Korean while in the US she's a lawyer and wicked smart.

[@catinabox3048]

My husband is like that. He and I are both 1.5 generation Chinese-Americans (he moved to the U.S. at age 6 and I at age 7). He can hold a conversation in Chinese without resorting to English, which alone is better than the vast majority of immigrants who came at our age, but I tried getting him to watch the Chinese period dramas I'm obsessed with, and he needed English subtitles because his vocabulary is so limited to everyday topics. Every time I have to say something in Chinese because it's either idiomatic or there's no English equivalent, he doesn't understand it because it's not everyday enough. Also, he sounds like he's fighting with his parents every single time he talks to them, not because they're actually fighting, but because when he REALLY wants to get a point across and can't, he gets frustrated and raises his voice. It actually really bothers me, especially since we're trying for kids and we want our kids to grow up in a Chinese-speaking environment, so he really needs to work on not sounding angry every time he speaks Chinese. I literally put on headphones every time he calls his parents because I just don't want to hear it...

[@cloe412]

Her pronunciation is perfect. No wonder her boss expected her to know おはようございます. I guess this shows how homogeneous Japan is and how complicated the Japanese language is. In countries like South Africa and India, people speak so many languages. They might not be able to speak a language professionally, but they can speak it conversationally, and that's enough.

[@ccengineer5902]

The issue wasn't because she didn't know the word, In a professional setting in Japan people are expected to be respectful, verbal and otherwise, to the people above them in the hierarchy. Its very interesting to see how international schools can be such a cultural bubble.

[@paistefever]

The whole world outside of West, is still pretty tribal and homogenous culturally. That's something I got over ages ago :D

[@otherwords1375]

@@paistefever You don't need to look beyond the West for tribalism... just look at all the far-right ethnonationalist movements cropping up in Western democracies (France, UK, US, et).

[@bardgold4553]

Thats bs, if you work at an office you can't just say "whats up" to your boss in the morning. Professional English definitely exists, its just not something that most native speakers consciously think about since it comes naturally.

[@otherwords1375]

@@WinstonSmithGPT Please show me where a far-left populist movement has taken control of the executive branch of government, as far-right movements have done in the US and in Europe.

[@pzza1097]

Imagine saying "i'm chinese-american-japanese" everytime someone asks.

[@vernievuitton]

She's not Japanese though

[@tokukao8987]

@@vernievuitton It's just an American thing because she grew up in Japan. For Americans the country has a blend of so many races and nationalities that often times a person is labeled by their nationalities rather than their ethnicity.

[@eveningrice]

I’m half british half filipino grew up in 6 countries neither the UK or the Philippines. Imagine my struggle lmao

[@vernievuitton]

@@tokukao8987 just because it happens doesn’t mean it’s correct though.. if you’re born stateside, have American parents or citizenship you’d be considered American, otherwise you are not American. Simply because she resides in Japan, certainly does not make her Japanese.

[@kageyamareijikun]

She already said she was a gaijin at the start of the video

[@mnmaddict37532]

She's super cute and has a great personality. Much success to her!

[@yoooooo_]

I subscribed you when you had like 200 subs now you have almost 200k .... happy for you brother!

[@takashiifromjapan]

200!? thank you!

[@NothingBad89]

​@@takashiifromjapanこんにちは、日本から来たタカシさん！彼女は中国語を話せますか？

[@CoryMay81]

It's always interesting see half-Asians (who aren't Japanese) that have grown up in Japan, since I myself was in the same boat. I wish I had continued learning Japanese after I was 18 or 19 years old, though. My Japanese back in the 90's was street slang and very informal, so I also struggle with keigo and more formal speech. I moved to America after high school and didn't speak Japanese for 20 years and forgot so much. Now that I'm back, I want to try and study again to refresh my memory and finally gain fluency in Japanese. Thanks for the awesome content, Takashii!

[@Juan.Padilla1998]

Keep up the good work, Señor Takashii. Always take things slow and feel free to take a rest, no need to rush. 👍

[@machu8243]

Congrats on 200K! You deserve all the success that comes to you Takashi keep grinding buddy!

[@LancerX916]

As an American, I am surprised she did not lose her American accent. Was expecting her to have some sort of hybrid American Japanese accent but she sounds like she could have been in the states 2 days ago and you would never know she grew up in Japan.

[@ayszhang]

The power of international school

[@jameslinmd]

Her dad is American. They speak English at home.

[@Amins88]

For real, I know people who've moved to another state and came back eight months later with a new accent!

[@apoalien69]

I’ve heard that International English has become very “Southern Californian-sounding” prolly due to social media/music/tv etc.

[@eyes2338]

She went to international school where everyone else at the school probably has and american accent also her parents probably has an American accent. Plus she doesn't use Japanese much.

[@kennethlua4928]

Thanks for this video I love watching Patricia’s videos

[@KenWACKS]

She's so awesome! Wish the best for her endeavors

[@moseswilliams615]

Man, I love your videos! They are always so interesting!

[@barrettish]

This was interesting. I’m 4th generation Japanese-American and found some overlap with her. Being Japanese by blood, having a Japanese name and looking the way I do, a lot of Japanese people expect me to be fluent or know certain professional norms. And many don’t automatically understand “generation”. Me being 4th, I grew up in an all-English environment, but I’ll often be seen the same way as a 2nd generation person who grew up in a Japanese-speaking household, or as a kikokushijo or something like that. We often look at people just in a local/foreigner dynamic, but it’s neat to realize there are a lot of shades in between. Interesting interview, good job.

[@barrettish]

@Chickens and Gardening haha yeah, and sometimes it’s the one who looks the least Japanese who is actually the one who can communicate the best in Japanese.

[@paistefever]

I'd say outside of Western mentality or western hemisphere's overview, the rest of the world is still pretty tribal. Which is why it's usually highest form of respect for ppl having certain ethnicity not living in the original country but still being able to do traditional things like in the original country. But it's also a massive advantage as well! Ppl would not expect you to be or act certain way and then you DO, it's always a highest form of praise :). I'm Kalmyk Mongolian (Russian indigenous ppl) and don't really look like traditional Mongolian. In USA, Mongolians of older generations often consider ppl like me disconnected from our traditional ways and when they talk about me in native languages in front of me thinking I don't know it and after I respond, their level of respect goes high :D

[@liongkienfai104]

But I think she actually looks Whasian, whereas you look totally Asian, so there'll be some differences there in terms of the reception you receive from people and society. And she speaks Mandarin, Japanese, and English. I have a 4th generation Chinese-American friend, and I think you would get along with him. All his great-grandparents are from China, but they've been in the US all this time, and no longer spoke any Chinese since his parent's generation.

[@barrettish]

@@paistefever I also thing most places outside of the West are mono ethnic. It’s definitely interesting the more people move to different places and and get exposed to different things!

[@barrettish]

@@liongkienfai104 Yeah, I just thought there seemed to be some things that were similar. haha your friend sounds like me a little!

[@kimkumagai]

I love watching your videos but I never clicked on a video so fast because I saw Patricia! lol love her tiktoks 😂

[@echopapacharlie]

Very nice video. You find interesting people in Japan. I enjoy watching your videos and hearing what your guests say about their lives in Japan.

[@elizabethkuznia4543]

Love Patrica! Interesting that both her and Shogo seemed a bit shy when being interviewed even though they both make their own videos! Please interview Kimono Mom from kimono mom’s kitchen and Shun sometime!

[@sagearviso1979]

I'm Chinese-American-Mexican, and I also think there are a lot of pros and cons to everything. Like growing up I always spoke both Mandarin and English fluently, but I struggled with Spanish a lot. But society wise when I grew up in Taiwan I was excepted fully which was cool, same here in the states. You can fly by with a lot of things lol

[@felipeguerrero1508]

How did you get with Mexicans?

[@sagearviso1979]

@@felipeguerrero1508 honestly not bad, depends on who you talk to, but people are usually chill

[@wed3k]

Thats awesome, I grew up in america with both Chinese and Spanish speaking background

[@arielgonzalez9993]

Latino and Asian is always a powerful combo

[@MarkMiller304]

Taiwan isn’t Chinese

[@carolcaponigro]

I learn so much about the different culture(s) and appreciate that no matter the language or outside difference there are so many universal similarities such as: importance or family, education, friends, careers, love, likes, concerns, etc. We are all really one universal family.

[@LL-kh7oy]

Wow! The Collab!! Been a fan of Pato since a long time ago, nice content!

[@arfriedman4577]

I enjoy your interviews with people telling about Japan's living and travel situations. I like when you travel to other places.

[@oriain81]

This is a great channel. It's amazing when you take the time to sit down and talk with a person of a different culture, you can learn so much about the world. A simple 5 minute conversation can change your whole world view. The art of conversation even in 2022 is so special.

[@philipmulville8218]

Fully agree.

[@wenliu5051]

I like her vibe, she's not shy from speaking her mind

[@MrShem123ist]

Glad I have the notification bell on. Great video as always. Almost 200k subs!!!

[@takashiifromjapan]

yeahhhh 200kkkk

[@welcometoaldis9287]

very interesting keep it coming it’s immersive TAKA SQUAD💯

[@lizawinslow4773]

Congratulations on your success!! Well done🌈🌈🎉

[@professordick4868]

A very nice interview!! Very fun to listen to!! Thank you!!

[@ilyanasimmons3512]

video topics: 1) I wonder if people have a favorite athlete, Japanese or foreign. Or sport they enjoy watching. 2) If people have a specific place to visit or season they recommend for foreigners to travel to Japan when we're able to again.

[@ideasonscribe]

I am loving your videos! So, I am from America and I lived in Japan while I was in the U.S. Navy from 2005 until 2007. I had a Japanese girlfriend and she is a scientist in Japan. Very smart, and also very beautiful. When I had to move back to America, her and I had to part ways. I miss her, and I miss Japan, but I don't think I can ever come back. It's hard to pick up and move your life to a new country these days, so I guess I am stuck here in America until things change.

[@BeachsideHank]

Dad was a gunner on a B17 bomber flying somewhere out of England. He was dating a local girl too, they were planning a wedding, but the Germans changed that plan by shooting him down, unfortunately, when the war ended, he was repatriated directly back to the States, never being able to return to England.

[@Sylvrn]

Gosh I really relate to her on the struggle with language formalities! I'm half Korean and lived in Korea for several years of school, so my pronunciation and such sound like a native speaker, but I feel nervous about how to phrase things properly when talking to strangers 😭

[@EriAikawadiary]

I love your ハーフ interviews because I can relate to them a lot! (I’m half japanese, part filipino, part chinese, born in japan, raised in the Philippines but visited japan every spring. I live in japan now.)

[@thecampverdekid806]

Anyone else been on a Takashi binge this weekend? Keep the great work Takashi San.

[@onocoffee]

Great video. I've been seeing Patricia more and more in my feed and had no idea she feels that her Japanese skills are so weak. I hope she enjoys continued success!!!

[@onelittlebowl9602]

I am a Chinese living in Canada, currently considering a job offer in Niigata Ken (English speaking job, I only know a little Japanese), really appreciate this kind of content.

[@sara.cbc92]

You are Erika Toda?

[@onelittlebowl9602]

@@sara.cbc92 LOL of course not. She is my favorite Japanese actress🤣

[@rolando2700]

Got that post notifications on for this guy. Amazing interviews

[@takashiifromjapan]

Notifications!!! That’s important!!! Thank you

[@CraniumCarl]

Hey Takashii, these videos are really enjoyable for me, so I'm subscribing! :D :D

[@vernievuitton]

Hello Takashi-san!! I am a new subscriber and I love your videos!! I'm half too, born in Tokyo and I live in Los Angeles so I love this content!! My mom still lives in Shiodome! Anytime you come to California I'll be happy to show you around! Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

[@james080285]

she’s so pretty☺️🤗

[@rodrigostorm8956]

Another nice one TAKASHii.. btw first time seeing someone carrying a dog like that 3:59 😂

[@implodingllama2092]

Foreal😂😂

[@beezelsub]

😵

[@velvetnightmare3133]

Great interview!!

[@kukasmog]

You been on the roll man.

[@johnchoi8748]

I love Patricias channel!

[@idealusernames]

Hi Takashi, I am learning Japanese so I would appreciate if you added Japanese subtitles to your videos with the English ones so I can learn new words and recognize words easier.

[@eccentricbubbles3322]

Me too! That would be helpful

[@thedommyllama9175]

I agree!

[@TimothyLiangUT]

Same here! I just started my first Japanese class recently… and the teacher encourages me to be exposed to more Japanese contents..

[@user-po3lq7xc7n]

agree

[@commentarytalk1446]

What do they call these types of people? I think it sounded something like "EM-VEEPEE"?

[@Lazyeyewitness]

Patricia is lovely, I took her advice about buying some Fuji-san erasers from Costco:)

[@khazampc]

Takashii-san, I am already subscribed to your channnnellllll. Sugoi na! Keep up the good work!

[@Nurse2029]

Omg people, she already said she is Chinese American. She never identified herself as Japanese.

[@kageyamareijikun]

適切(tekisetsu) = appropriate, suitable. Thus, the appropriate/suitable vocabulary to use in a particular situation

[@juanpAAA2059]

Great video man!

[@ganndalf202]

Omg, she is so cute and I'm glad she is doing well. I'm curious about her experiences and her work so another reason for me to create tiktok lol

[@EverlastingEclipses]

holyshit its whatthepato !!!!!! i love her instagram videos LOL

[@cameronwoodring5063]

Growing up completely American (because 1st gen born after mom came at 3 with her mom) even tho I'm part Filipino I LOVE seeing videos like this of someone else's perspective from another culture

[@joeydelarosa5312]

That interview with Patricia is so amusing.

[@christainmarks106]

She seems so smart and knowledgeable. Not to mention really beautiful

[@MrRoryH]

We got back to our home country after living in Japan for almost three years. My son is 10 years old and speaks Japanese fluently like a child. I'm conscious that we will need to make sure that his language evolves as he gets older.

[@ChRisu_Ojisan]

I love Patricia's videos.

[@anjelinawanjiru4715]

Thankyou so much for your kindness

[@user-vy3kk7sb7s]

Thank you for always making interesting videos. Can you interview Korean residents in Japan? i think it is very interesting!

[@vitess]

He did. I remember at least two Korean women. One is with two Asian friends (A Chinese girl and a Vietnamese boy) when she did the interview. She passed N1 and graduated from a Japanese university. The second one is a university student. She moved to Canada when she was a child. She studies in Japan and has a Japanese boyfriend.

[@aloe4497]

Love your videos 🙂

[@KittySkeed]

So does she also speak Chinese?! This was great! Sending positive vibes from Los Angles, Ca!

[@commentarytalk1446]

Mandarin?

[@letsTAKObout_it]

Hey Whatthepato! I love crossovers. ❤ from one hafu to another

[@supSuicide]

Your English is getting much better takashii.

[@edgarjeromenavarro5602]

No way you just interviewed Patricia. I follow her on Tiktok and IG.

[@karlandrei7817]

Road to 200k subs lezgo Takashii!

[@willylu88]

The ending was hilarious 😂

[@iTek14]

Great interview with Patricia.

[@nicknak6754]

I love this episode❤️

[@TheSuperSangan]

Im glad she was accepted easily. I am Half Korean Half White and had a very difficult time in Japan in the late 90s early 00s as a child.

[@TheSuperSangan]

Also keep up the great work Takashiisan!

[@kronk358]

Were you as adorable as she is?

[@TheSuperSangan]

@@kronk358 no… maybe that was the issue.

[@__JASON__.]

@@TheSuperSangan I've never seen a WASIAN ( Half white/ Half Asian ) that wasnt adorable.

[@lemagnifique1573]

​@@__JASON__.She has Western elegance, yet having Asian youthful look that makes her perfect

[@mw02]

Wow this was a pretty interesting interview

[@thedommyllama9175]

I've recently applied for my passport and just secured a better job opportunity that will allow me to afford travel (as much as I can with COVID anyways), and with Japan being very high on the priority list this channel has been an amazing find! Keep up the good work!

[@sara.cbc92]

Very interesting vid~👍 juggling multiple cultures

[@inclothescalledfat]

I had no idea Patricia was chinese! Amazing vid

[@riberium1739]

Takashii, thanks once again for your videos. Actually idea for your next interview, maybe with someone from russia/ukraine about something have changed since war for them or nope.

[@manray6584]

She's so beautiful and her channel is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jadrazok8619]

I am a big fan!!!! First

[@Daniel-gd8pr]

I think it would be really cool to do an episode about delinquent/troublemaker culture and what that is. It's something that you can see in anime but it feels fake in some way.

[@Funica11]

She has both Chinese and American privileges. The strongest person in Japan.

[@pe544]

A beautiful young woman. She appears to act more American than others. She explains things very well. I wish her the best

[@maphz]

So cute when she switched languages between the sentences lol

[@NissanSkylineVR30]

I think she kept her American accent because like she said she rarely uses Japanese in Japan. What she says its true though. If you are Chinese or Korean, you can 100% blend into Japanese society and no one will know you aren't Japanese. That's a pro because people will just naturally accept you. Then the language part is like a pro/con. You might get judged for not knowing Japanese when they assumption is you are Japanese. But at the same time, more people will be patient with you because you are part of them.

[@pikachu7013]

Hey, waiting for your video about the school and university for Japanese language for an international student 🙏🙏

[@Looshlee621]

Love to see PATRICIAAAA

[@liongkienfai104]

Just wanna clarify, Chinese-American as in Caucasian and Chinese, right? Because most of my Chinese-American friends actually don't have Caucasian ancestry, so I was a bit confused when she was talking about being mixed.

[@a.r.t.4611]

Takashi, very much enjoy your interesting videos.

[@nitroxide17]

She has her own channel now. Whatthepato is the name.

[@hanglee5586]

I am a Chinese-American born in Hong Kong.

[@user-up-LifeLearningTravel]

Your videos are very interesting. I am a Chinese-Japanese, living in Japan almost 20 years before coming to USA. I am so surprised that many foreigners speak perfect Japanese.

[@daichiishikawa2960]

I met America Vietnamese on Hello talk recently. She has also a KZbin channel. And she came here to Japan recentelly.

[@JeffreyStrader]

Her English is better than mine and I have been speaking it for 58 years....LOL!

[@Tony-iu7sw]

Bro, Whatthepato ❤🙌 she's awesome

[@joeadamides3433]

I love Patricia ♥

[@ki6eki]

now both the interviewer and interviewee are successful youtubers!

[@h44wi14]

good video🙌

[@justinwang7582]

She is wonderful

[@simonac688.]

That was fun 👍

[@leiflindqvist9095]

I find your videos very interesting. Unlike most Scandinavians, I have been to Japan, it was now twenty years ago. I felt that at that time it was like coming to another planet and it would have been difficult if we had not had Japanese contacts. Not many Japanese wanted or could speak English. But how is it now, what do you know about the Nordics / Scandinavia and what do you (Japanese) think about us ???? In your videos, it's almost only the US and a bit of the UK that are mentioned by those you interview.

[@goombapizza6335]

That's because there are about 20 million people in all of Scandinavia (about the same population as the entire US state of Florida). That's basically nothing on a global scale. Almost no Japanese person has ever met a Scandinavian - each one would be just as likely to have met a Floridian as a Scandinavian. By contrast, there are 330 million Americans, 38 million Canadians, and 67 million Brits.

[@leiflindqvist9095]

@@goombapizza6335 That comment might be interesting as a numerical exercise, especially if you are American. Unlike many Americans, the Japanese people I have met have been interested in the outside world, have had some humility and common sense as well.

[@etherdog]

Thanks for the introduction to Patricia O'Conner! Her channel is pretty good (and quite different than yours.)

[@theeab1993]

Can you do a video where you ask Japanese people what their favorite movie is? I’d be very curious to see what kind of films are mentioned.

[@commentarytalk1446]

That is such a good question for building bridges with people! Japan has some very good films but I have no idea what the Japanese consider to be a good/great Japanese film?!

[@jasmithyantro9680]

She sounds so American when she speaks English and sounds so Japanese when she speaks Japanese. I wonder if she speaks Mandarin fluently too?

[@EverlastingEclipses]

she probably won't be able to speak Chinese as fluently as she does with Japanese i assume since she said she moved to Japan at age 6, so probably like words here and there

[@NO1xANIMExFAN]

i saw a few of her videos, her mandarin is definitely not as good pronunciation wise as either her Japanese or english

[@ingridlaskova1878]

Maybe, she undestands Mandarin. This language is soclose to Japanese.

[@jasmithyantro9680]

@@ingridlaskova1878 Idk about that chief. There are some similarities in the written language but the spoken language is totally different. Definitely not "so close to Japanese".

[@ingridlaskova1878]

@@jasmithyantro9680 What does it „idk"?

[@poplix2704]

interview shunchan next and ask him how being a english content creator in japan is as an japanese person