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@JNorth8711 ай бұрын
I enjoy the audio quality. Thanks for the video m8
@KantoCafe71511 ай бұрын
Ooo I’m a western woman. Might have to become a member to find out what’s going on 😅
@Ryan_Boundless11 ай бұрын
Hi, I wouldn't recommend getting involved with an African guy in general but I have 2 friends I could introduce you to that have good character. The video you're talking about is already public. Enjoy :)
@jxpretty10 ай бұрын
Thank you Ryan for bringing back your funny content where you trolled weeaboos from 2014 to 2018.
@OfficialCrumpdiddy11 ай бұрын
Ryan is a real OG. He always speaks his mind and doesn’t need to be fake in order to gain a following.
@L_aquiesce_g11 ай бұрын
I can really relate to what another commenter said and couldn't have put it better myself about "seeing the Japanese as obstacles to navigate around". I've been in Kyoto 6 years now, and the honeymoon period (the time when you first get to Japan and think everything is awesome) lasted about a year or so. Maybe 2 at the most. After that, when you actually live in Japanese society, you realise that whilst there are of course nice, genuine Japanese people here, many seem to be rather meek and lacking in the personality department. A lot of your interactions with them are usually very superficial and lead nowhere. It also gets extremely tiring and tedious sometimes being singled out as the foreigner. Yeah I'm tall, yeah I speak English, yeah I'm white, yeah I've got a big nose, get over it already. You can make a good life for yourself in Japan, if you can make a circle of good foreign friends, get a nice job (preferably not for a Japanese company if you value your sanity), and as bad as it sounds, don't take the Japanese too seriously. Because they will and do really grate on you after a while.
@KantoCafe71511 ай бұрын
A love a good Japan rant 😅 I’m still here, long story (sprogs etc) I found your channel over a decade ago and your insights always made me chuckle, clearly you are a talented linguist as well, which gave your observations credibility
@jonrupp739411 ай бұрын
I agree with everything Ryan said and I lived in Japan for 25 years. The only way to survive happily in Japan is to have a good group of foreign friends, have a well paying job and ignore the Japanese. Toward the end of my time I just saw Japanese as obstacles to navigate around.
@Manskeeeee10 ай бұрын
Same situation here in China lol. You can never trust these people or have a real human connection with them. Can't wait to gtfo of here and start traveling to some better countries.
@zimpetrichor491911 ай бұрын
This. Ryan over a decade ago I was in Japan wondering why everyone loved this country, I stumbled across your video about 10 years ago and you were the only person who spoke the truth about Japan. Watching this video is REFRESHING. Because here in Japan, in the online communities, there are still pieces of trash who think Japan is the best thing since sliced bread. I’ve been here for 15 years. Married. No kids. Now even marriage won’t keep me in this country. I’ve taken a six month holiday in the countryside paid for by my wife, I’m now planning my exit strategy. I have a beautiful house in Japan, a beautiful lifestyle and a car where I can go anywhere in Japan paid for by my wife. I have the latest entertainment system installed in my house with everything I need. Still this is absolutely not enough to keep me in this crazy country. I am so looking forward to leaving and if my wife wants to stay with me she can move abroad to be with me in the future. I agree 1000% with this video you just made. You were, are and will always be the only person who speaks the truth about Japan. That’s why I respect you.
@KantoCafe71511 ай бұрын
Think the Facebook group EXIT PLAN might still be alive but it’s hard to get in it
@legaia_280410 ай бұрын
"Paid for by my wife". The problem isn't Japan, bud. LMAOO
@hypnotechno11 ай бұрын
do u keep in toucj with rie
@horacioaugustofilho648711 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure he doesn't. I'm also pretty sure you won't get an answer from him. Despite routinely sharing his personal life online, Ryan seems to get annoyed with this kind of question. Go figure. 😅
@mrtea75626 ай бұрын
The Rie huge breakup is explained in a video but its on patreon
@ZommBleed11 ай бұрын
Sometimes the truth hurts. Notwithstanding the fact that your viewer base who built up your channel were weeaboos, it's completely understandable how you feel (based on your own experiences) about Japan. I'm sure that most would agree that each aspect you documented of your life there kept them coming back for more and blew up your comments section. When you finally posted the video, years later, explaining the behind-the-scenes drama with Rie (and her daughter), a lot of curiosity and unanswered questions were finally settled put to rest. It was a video long overdue, in my opinion. While I'm not so much interested in Africa, i occasionally pop in and check up on your channel to see how you're doing and what's going on in your life. (I'm more interested in your dogs than anything else there so far.) I can absolutely guarantee one thing Ryan, if you were ever to return to Japan, even only as a tourist, and upload videos during your journey throughout your visit, your channel would explode. Just saying. We all are aware of your feelings and attitude regarding Japan, and also that you couldn't care less about anyone's opinion on the matter, but that place and your videos were the foundation of your KZbin presence, and the lingering aftereffects that followed caused you to where you are now. I'm glad you posted this video. I rank it up there with the aforementioned video where you explained the whole story about Rie. I'd like to see you be able to afford to travel about and post videos from other places in this world before the next round of plandemics and lockdowns roll out. Maybe those days from times past are relegated to only memories now; times have changed so much. I haven't been able to travel in four years and things are only looking worse. I'd love to get back overseas to Southeast Asia and even Japan and the Philippines. Hopefully 2024 and beyond will be kinder than the past four years. I wonder to myself how much of your Japanese language you still retain after being away for 5 years and possibly not using it since. I'd be interested what your answer is if you get around to checking your comments or posting a video about it in the future. Good luck with your channels going forward and I look forward to catching you online again.
@sydysydy11 ай бұрын
I think the "you'll never be one of us" applies to most countries. 15 years in Thailand, speak it, live it, love it... but I will never be Thai, and that's ok with me, I appreciate the ambiance their culture creates and the landscapes they were blessed with. If it were France, or Russia, or Colombia... same deal, you'll never be one of them. You just have to be ok with that and appreciate other aspects you may admire. Japan is extra tough, I agree, the robotic mannerisms, the lack of joviality and gregariousness and laid-back vibes, would get stale after a while.
@Mcdonaldsslopper11 ай бұрын
Japan is a very beautiful hell.
@RobertJWood-vn1zl10 ай бұрын
Perfect description
@horacioaugustofilho648711 ай бұрын
Sorry Japan didn't work out for you. Pity you removed your old videos, though. They were fun and I really enjoyed them. I have no particular interest in Africa, but I'll check on you from time to time. Cheers!
@moseswilliams61511 ай бұрын
I have been a fan of your videos for a long time Ryan. Even from the early 2010s when you were posting Japan videos. I'm too broke for Patreon 😅 but I appreciate you posting more content on KZbin. I'm glad that you keep it real with people. The world isn't a perfect place and people need to know that. Not saying everything is terrible in the world, but we have to be realistic. No country is perfect. I'm glad you moved on to better things for yourself.
@Guts31810 ай бұрын
I think that most of your viewership was from the jvlog days, that's why they perpetually ask. I realize now, that, if KZbin was what it is now, you'd be immensely rich with your jvlog. I don't think it'd be possible to recapture (since everything requires overproduction and algorithm hacking), but you were truly ahead of your time.
@davideast386611 ай бұрын
Totally agree with you Ryan! I lived there almost 10 years and had the exact same experiences.
@bevs999511 ай бұрын
virtually no foreigner seems to make it much beyond 10 years
@davideast386611 ай бұрын
LMAO! True that, it is like living the same day everyday with the constant reminder that you are always a second-class citizen @@bevs9995
@KantoCafe71511 ай бұрын
@@bevs9995been here 20 😅but agree with Ryan
@TrueMexico11 ай бұрын
Been watching you for years. I watch you because you never fail to make me laugh with your jokes (which go way over the heads of many). Captain Whitey in the Osaka love hotel just before you left Japan with Rie is legendary for me. Basically humor is a big part of why I watch you. Also hearing your experiences/commentary on the places you live and visit and the scenes you film is awesome. As for Japan and j-vlogs, I think you were the last Japan channel (as it was back then) I properly followed. Every now and again I dip into j-vlogs, but hardly ever click. What really amazes me is how j-vloggers who have been doing this for years and years.... muster up the motivation to make yet another vending machine video, yet another ramen tasting video - RINSE AND REPEAT to serve the algorithm and mass audience (all about the $). It's bubble gum content that's so boring. If I watch any Japan content these days, it's usually like some cool DW documentary looking at some cultural/societal issue. Finally, you delivered on what you said! Your song BOUNDLESS (epic) even says it. And all these years later you did it... in Africa exploring and experiencing things that few people do. I always look forward to your videos :)
@Ryan_Boundless11 ай бұрын
Wow man, good to hear from you. Haven't seen you around or heard from you in a while. You still living in Mexico man?
@TrueMexico11 ай бұрын
@@Ryan_Boundless Hola dude. Still living in Mexico City and happy here :) Just haven't been making videos.
@gorillapancake11 ай бұрын
I spent only two weeks in Japan a few years ago and I felt everything you recited in this video. Generally, they are a robotic people, paralysed by shyness and exist in a monoculture. There's zero diversity. I was denied access to many bars because I was foreign. Imagine if that happened in a western country. I would imagine feeling very isolated and depressed living there. Being 6 feet 2, I disliked how congested and confined everything was. It's a fun place to visit, but only a select few westerners seem to do OK living there.
@taterrhead11 ай бұрын
that's based and ACTUAL freedom ... if you own an establishment you should be allowed to deny anyone you want on any grounds you want into your HARD EARNED work. Imagine if you could do that in America how much violence and theft you could prevent ... HECK you could ACTUALLY run a store front business !
@markgrabowski866211 ай бұрын
And how much your potential income could be reduced...@@taterrhead
@seramer875211 ай бұрын
@@markgrabowski8662 not when you loose your customers because their niche turned into multiculti blandness
@michaelmiller684811 ай бұрын
After my fourth visit to Japan I realized everything he said about Japan is absolutely true!!!!!
@StrohmaniasFlyingCircus11 ай бұрын
I arrived in the late 90s. It was a lot of fun while it lasted. The anime geeks hadn't flooded the place yet. Settling down and being an adult there looked like it would be tedious.
@Ryan_Boundless11 ай бұрын
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@markgrabowski866211 ай бұрын
Is there any purpose in this (your "comment") pity it's not the whole population of the world..
@xjamis3 ай бұрын
@@markgrabowski8662 The only time he EVER comments is when he is thanking his "Financial" supporters
@orchidabesta9331Ай бұрын
It's sad you have to actually bribe this man to talk to you. I'm too broke to afford a ''hi'' from Ryan.
@thepostman966411 ай бұрын
So is that a NO Ryan !!!
@zimpetrichor491911 ай бұрын
This video was so good I watched it multiple times.
@chopsticksandtrains11 ай бұрын
Funny stuff Ryan! Thanks for sharing your journey and thoughts - with an extra dose of humor on top! Stay Boundless, my friend!
@zeldera6 ай бұрын
I watched Ryan back in 2012 - 2015 or around the times when he was in Japan. After about the 5th visit and long term stay in Japan I began to realize Ryan is right. Japan does a good job of hiding its flaws.
@HectorGarcia-zv9ry5 ай бұрын
Always visit but dont reccomend moving though, but the Soon to be Amazing future after the world goes back to normal, then I'd say get use to the new way of life and plan a move if you want ❤ the world will see when it happens.
@R-sn1ty2 ай бұрын
@@HectorGarcia-zv9rywhat the heck are you talking about sir 🤔 what makes you think things are going to get better?
@HectorGarcia-zv9ry2 ай бұрын
@@R-sn1ty N E S A R A, G E S A R A 😉
@R-sn1ty2 ай бұрын
@@HectorGarcia-zv9ry good one
@magamaga182711 ай бұрын
Though I've never lived in Japan, I can understand what you are saying regarding the isolation and subtle racism. Here in NYC, about 15 minutes East of LaGuradia airport in Queens is a neighborhood called Flushing. It's where the Mets play. I'm 51 now. Growing up it was entirely white/little hispanic. But around the late 90s, foreign mainlanders from China started buying up the entire place both residential and commercial. Fast forward to 2024 and if you don't speak Chinese, YOU ARE NOW THE FORIENGER in the place you were raised. Ryan, that's 10x worse than anything you expeirenced in Japan. Imagine your local American supermarket flipping to a Chinese only market. Or the bank. Or the real estate agency. Or ALL OF YOUR NEIGHBORS. And this isn't just a China town, it's a city. I'm talking at least 1M mainlanders are living here now, mostly illegal. In fact when covid hit the USA, Flushing Queens was ground zero. Why? Well, half of Wuhan lives here. My plan is to sell our family house eventually after my father passes and then look to move to a state with Americans. Maybe Florida. Btw, I think you were happiest in Mexico. Loved that content.
@haroldbeck435110 ай бұрын
I Live in NYC too. Flushing is great!. You should indeed move to Florida, preferable a small town with lots of other people who get freaked out by people who are different than them.
@magamaga182710 ай бұрын
Ironically it's the homogenous Chinese population who moved in, didn't like the others (Americans) and forced them out! Think before you type, libtard.@@haroldbeck4351
@Kiev-in-3-days3 ай бұрын
BS
@Liam-lv7iv11 ай бұрын
The only thing worse than Jvloggers is people who talk about Jvloggers.
@brinckau11 ай бұрын
Confucius?
@joelb09911 ай бұрын
True, that it’s hard to see any individuality of the female mindset in Japan..seems they are all clones of each other…but in Thailand I think that individuality among females exist.
@heyitstig655911 ай бұрын
Yeah yeah ye....yeah yeah ye yah Man it feels like I'm walking on eggshells; don't believe me? Well check it as my legs swell. I guess nothing's over easy If the test fails and I'm supposed to pass on to the next trail I've been waiting to exhale Call me lazy To set sail I may be a bit crazy cuz lately I've been thinking about us baby Have you ever had the feeling that there's no way out Like you're trapped in a maze something something have some doubt Cause it all looks the same Something something different route? If you're gonna make that change There's no better time than now. Be boundless.
@Kiev-in-3-days3 ай бұрын
30 years in Indonesia. Will never be a local either. So what?
@sunahamanagai90392 ай бұрын
Exactly. Try being an Asian American in America. Even if born and raised, still get asked where you from?? But so what??
@markclarke598011 ай бұрын
thank you Ryan for being honest.
@StephanosBlack11 ай бұрын
I think as a big tall loud lanky white dude, you are going to feel claustrophobic and be treated differently because you stand out so much. As a white guy who is on the shorter side and who adopted their mannerisms and fashion while I lived there, I'd say I pretty much always got treated the same as local Japanese people and I never felt claustrophobic. I like small spaces so it was great for me. But I had a friend who was a tall lanky loud white guy who had a lot of the same complaints you have and I saw how he got treated differently. So I think it really depends on the kind of person you are. I also like short skinny girls and not the "big girls" that you're into.
@KantoCafe71511 ай бұрын
Lol
@rph87048 ай бұрын
I was in Japan for a 5 day trip for a job interview back in 2016. I wanted to leave after day 3, and my trip was free paid by the company. The country seemed depressing and not welcoming to foreigners. Got a job in the USA paying double what the Japanese salary would have been. I looked at the salary schedule and I’m making quadruple what I would have made had I taken that job since Japanese job salary is rigid and you know what you’re going to make based on years with the company. All in all, Japan doesn’t seem like a good place to live.
@vegnewb11 ай бұрын
Great video. I agree with everything except the 'inadvertently racist' part. No, they know what they are doing is evil and they don't care.
@nogi4811 ай бұрын
Call out those big names and make them say the stuff they don't want them to know.
@friedchicken111 ай бұрын
Makes sense! Me specifically, I was never subbed cause of Japan but cause of you :D
@ItsDeffoScott11 ай бұрын
Oh I knew this would be juicy
@patricklagan985111 ай бұрын
I have two sides to this, on one side, why'd you spend so much time there if it's not a good country to live in? I understand what you mean by the cold attitude from japanese people. On the other side, if you can't stay in africa for much longer then where will you go? To America or another country in asia where you can teach english again? Remember watching your videos in 2015 when I was planning on going to go to japan which didn't work out.
@Stephenlamb198011 ай бұрын
I hear you! My Wife is Japanese and she absolutely hates going back when we visit her family every 2 years. Her family are awesome but she can not stand the "fake" people and the sheep mentality. We were married in Japan them we moved to my home in Australia and it really shocked her how open free people were here.
@zimpetrichor491911 ай бұрын
I’m also living in Japan married to a Japanese woman, I really hope one day when she comes to join me abroad that she feels the same way as your wife.
@Rynopb6 ай бұрын
Japan is great if you are an entrepreneur with capital to start a business or truly enjoy teaaching/have a license. Otherwise its a 1 or 2 year work abroad place... or a tourist destination. Sounds like you had a traumatic experience. I'm sorry things didn't work out in Japan for you. Personally I successfully I assimilated, but maybe it was easy because I am super outgoing.
@dianagonzalez818011 ай бұрын
Thank you Ryan
@courtcomposer5 ай бұрын
A co worker just moved to Japan. I wonder if she will feel like that. Thanks for your honesty
@IEgOImkAwx4 ай бұрын
Lots of blanket criticisms. Feels you are this way with much of life. You're smart and I know you know better. Black and white thinking is not always effective.
@Kiev-in-3-days3 ай бұрын
We need the old videos tho. Miss those rants and the other stuff roo.
@roserevancroix23083 ай бұрын
1:10 Exactly, many of them even have names with Japan in it...and I mean, come on man, it's a trick to get views of course.
@321lionheart811 ай бұрын
I've been watching you since even when you spend some time in Mexico all the way from your time to Thailand. Never asked you once why not going to Japan or why you're not with a certain women. But, I am wondering what happened to your famous intro music 😅. ..."Be Boundless" ..
@TrueMexico11 ай бұрын
Epic tune.
@mtwhatley325311 ай бұрын
The sharted comment busted me up. 😂
@garyhost183011 ай бұрын
To be 100% honest I like your vids more now your in Africa. I get over a million j vloggers, it feels so fake. EXCEPT big Tkyo sam his vlogs are like hanging out with a mate or riding round the city. Also I like how your more real than most African vloggers who seem to be african Americans trying to sell the idea of living in Africa. Again fake as. I'm leaving Australia to live in cambodia a while. I guess every where is cool when your a legend and every where suck when your a loser. Hope ya have an awesome 2024 big ryan
@taterrhead11 ай бұрын
you should've at least gone back once you got close to busto ... I don't think you realize how hard it's going to be to build a bankroll in America working menial jobs. Just getting here + expenses are going to eat you alive
@magamaga182711 ай бұрын
i agree. he should go back to japan for 1 year and bank as much money as possible teaching, then move to mexico where he can live dirt cheap but in the 1st world.
@Justin_Beaver56411 ай бұрын
@@magamaga1827 It doesn't work like that anymore. The economy in Japan has changed and those high paying English teaching gigs simply don't exist anymore. Especially for older teachers Ryan's age.
@earlymann195411 ай бұрын
I'd rather live in Africa (depending on the country), than in Japan. There are some decent places in Africa and many are much less expensive than Japan.
@zimpetrichor491911 ай бұрын
This. I was raised in Africa and I can tell you now there are places in Africa that would put the richest places in Japan to shame, seriously. That’s why the rich white and brown people have never left Africa and are still there living like kings. Thankfully now black people in Africa are also becoming rich.
@IanJTaylor16 күн бұрын
Can you tell me Ryan, when are you going back to Japan?
@mokisan10 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@TRENDINGSTREAM11 ай бұрын
Keep up the truth
@roserevancroix23083 ай бұрын
5:50 I know exactly what you mean, I have noticed the same thing. People talk the same and when they talk they say the same thing the same way WITH THE SAME WORDS...all of them, and they all think the same do the same things...in the same order, what is this? If that is not a hive-mind Idk what is...people walking around thinking that they are special and unique hahahaha nothing could be further from the truth, it is rare to find a human that sticks out and dare to do something different from the other apes.
@markgrabowski866211 ай бұрын
What did you expect from life a 'bed of roses" not matter were you are," an unforgettable experience to explore though - on the other side the grass is greener...
@vincenjones491511 ай бұрын
tokyo drew we love him.
@metallitech2 ай бұрын
4:39 Surely you learned Japanese for yourself, not for other peoples' approval.
@garys.229111 ай бұрын
How does any non-Japanese person fit into Japan's homogenous and xenophobic culture? It's not possible, Ryan.
@the_gilded_age_phoenix871711 ай бұрын
That's our Ryan...breaking hearts and crushing dreams. The Nipponophile thing is a mental problem.
@pellucidcephalic362911 ай бұрын
I've lived in multiple Asian countries, the longest in the Philippines and imo they all act fake to foreigners in their own way and you will never be accepted by them. Most expats live in delusion if they think they are really being treated as an equal. A lot of what you say could be stated about the Philippines if you just took out the word Japan and substituted Philippines. I lived in PI for 17 years, could have done a KZbin channel like yourself but over there you're a target if in any way overly critical of whatever part of their culture and country that's problematic from a foreign viewpoint. Since I like to keep it real and critique both sides of the spectrum, I had to choose not to be a KZbinr for personal reasons. I'd never want to live there full time again either, but I'd visit. Most KZbinrs talking about whatever country they're in are usually just only showing the extreme nice areas or over exaggerating positive aspects, only a few ever talk about the negatives of a place and keep things real. I like that you aren't a BSer, I'd hang with you if I was in the same country as yourself. I didn't usually hang out with many expats since many are dodgy and have to be properly vetted from my experiences. If I had any plans to go to Africa I'd probably check out Zambia, seems like more my type of vibe. Hope you can visit some other African countries going forward...
@travelreality1764 ай бұрын
you're so bitter. chill man
@LostBunga11 ай бұрын
I am so interested in your history though. I lived 5 years in japan, 2 in Thailand and now currently around year 10 in China. I did a stint when I was 20 in West Africa. How the fuck could I not subscribe to you!?!?!?
@LostBunga11 ай бұрын
Never assimilate... I think I do accept that. China isnt as hardcore as Japan in that regards. A big plus in China vs Japan is Chinese dudes are cooler. But it is the same. I dunno, I just accept it. Also, no gook fresh off the boat is American.
@orenschulman45546 ай бұрын
Awesome
@americanedokko278211 ай бұрын
Lololol😂. No 💩. One hundred percent, Ryan. Very well said. You’re the ONLY vlogger I’ve seen that truly understands the Japanese.
@Justin_Beaver56411 ай бұрын
Japan has one of the worst work cultures of any developed nation. It might be tolerable if you're wealthy and living on passive income.
@rodin39011 ай бұрын
👍🏻
@GwaiHaida8 ай бұрын
Ryan, whatever happened with you and Rie? are you two still dating ?
@badactadar9611 ай бұрын
Amen rayan
@homebrandrules11 ай бұрын
and THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I LIKED YOU THE 1ST VIDEO I SAW OF YOU, LOCKSTEP IN AGREEMENT ABOUT THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN. i left at the end of 2008 after nearly 15 yrs off n on living in japan. and halfway thru this vid. i was thinking if a computer program could be represented by a human society, JAPAN WINS HANDS DOWN.. ( and just then you mentioned about existence being a simulation (as we have the same opinion about japan, is this more evidence of a simulation ??) lack of variety in itself is traumatizing. has anyone ever watched a Japanese sportsperson being interviewed ??? they will always say the phrase when asked about their chances, or the performance outlook , "GAMBARETAI TO OMOIMASU" which literally translated to " I think i,ll try my best" SO F UCKING REDUNTANT. i watched a shi t ton of tv in japan, helped me to pick up the language, i think there might have been 1 occasion where once outa 1000 sports interviews i had watched 1 PERSON DIDNT SAY GAMBARETAI TO OMOIMASU. i think i cheered and teared up a little in delight. same as photographs there, everyone always has to do the f ucking unoriginal peace sign. THANKS AFRICA JAMES, YOU continue to be an enjoyable source of therapy.
@dkrz80508 ай бұрын
I think brodda simply got outpriced out of Japan and is coping , its expensive , you need good bread to live here