Why I HATE Japanese TV

[@AbroadinJapan]

NOTIFICATION SQUAD: For the love of god, don't say this is a pen. In fact, just don't use the letter p from now on. This video is 25% rant, 25% critique, 25% story time and 25% diorama. I hope somewhere in between you learn something of value! BUT what do you think of Japanese TV? Am I being too harsh? Or perhaps too kind? Let me know and enjoy the video! Also, the video starts at 09:30...

[@rickf.4656]

This is a pen

[@brickcity727]

Finally a new video

[@dordur12]

THIS IS A PEN!

[@quartzyfluff7999]

Yes

[@integritycoasters7482]

Yes

[@PaP384]

Now that Chris has the diorama and a green screen we'll never see him outside again

[@thefirstthrownmolotov6852]

Going outside during the summer is overrated, anyways :P

[@1lamouna]

@@thefirstthrownmolotov6852 *this

[@BrognusBelgen]

Who allowed Chris to get this much power?!

[@sparcsau]

Full otaku mode

[@Redeemed001]

He’ll probably end up cycling through Japan again through dioramas which would be great

[@sorathetroll]

Hmm, I used to watch TV a lot but I noticed I don't watch TV anymore either.. :/

[@billydabomb8669]

it would be more interesting if there are people like you in those tv shows >_< Love your channel btw.

[@akshay4107]

Wow! Hey Sora. I like your channel

[@giboi03]

@@billydabomb8669 Oh no no, Sora can't be on tv Else he'll troll and rickroll everyone

[@kraizerxthesimp46]

oh shit the meme lord himself is here

[@psycheameliorate7446]

That's so true. I don't even have a tv in my house anymore

[@SgtPotShot]

If anything ever happens to Chris, that picture of him looking like a murderer will be plastered on every screen in Japan.

[@itsdjinane9096]

serial killer

[@nileshmandal1838]

@Zarathustra must be a sarcasm right? Because it's all shortcomings and artificial exaggerations.

[@av4010]

@@nileshmandal1838 superior nippon japanese TV. Broadcast over 1000 times. much better then worthless baka gaijin programming.

[@SQUAD012]

@Zarathustra i'm pretty sure you only watch the Bad Western media/programs am i right. In terms of media there's no superior or inferior, it's whether you like that program or not, that is all. Sure you could put up an argument of saying japanese entertainment are much fun than western but the other side could also put up the same argument and it will end up in a stalemate. That is your preferences. Media is media, be it western or eastern. They're all the same blood-sucking vampire trying to get story or programs go on at whatever the cost is. Try to see it in an open perspective and not bashing one for the other. Ultimately both sucks and both are good.

[@SQUAD012]

@Zarathustra no harm done bro and yup i agree on that, especially on youtube when their algorithm knows you've been watching political channels and they'll start recommend something similar to it. Yes it does plague the hollywood industries as well and i'm kinda tired seeing they tried shoving their agenda down our throat but whenever i see some good quality programs, i'd watch it bro. There are some good programs out there, be it eastern or western, we just have to get out from our bubbles of judgement and discover some great shit out there.

[@kyh148]

About Japanese young people losing interest in watching TV: I had the idea that's more of a global phenomenon, personally I basically never watch tv and even my parents don't besides my mom occasionally watching football.

[@ampoyeta9547]

yeah, thats true, one day when youtube gets significally big, i just stopped watching tv, tv shows are not funny anymore, and a little time later i started to see the enormous amount of propaganda that shit has, literally when i stopped watching tv i lost a lot of stress, they are constantly saying you directly "be like this, not like this", and i am not talking about the publicity or the "they just put thin people to make feel bad fat people"

[@arthas640]

not just young people. My parents dont watch much TV aside from the news, I work construction and tons of my customers (mostly 40+ year old homeowners) dont even bother running TV lines anymore since they stream everything, and most of my friends that are over 30 dont bother with TV either. TV has gotten to be such shit and people dont like bending their schedule to fit set programming that everyones just going to streaming. The fact that cable companies are so corrupt doesnt help, I dont know anyone with a cable package that hasnt been double billed or billed for random BS, like my mom who was billed for a missing router they claimed she never gave back when she canceled her membership which she'd done months before they sent her the bill.

[@DanaTheInsane]

I'm Gen X and I watch Strange New World, Lower Decks, and until recently Rick and Morty. That's it. Not been a regular TV watcher in decades. Before that the only thing I'd watched since the 80s was MST3K. I"m baffled what most people see in TV. @@ampoyeta9547

[@aarona6420]

It's almost as if these young people realize everything being said on these shows is a lie, and they don't appreciate being treated like toddlers that aren't strong enough to withstand even the mildest negative comment spoken to anyone by anyone

[@helelcifer8695]

Agreed, I Gave up watching TV .. not too sure when exactly... 9 years ago, maybe. I'm from Germany. We wished, we had thay quality. German TV-Shows are a aweful.

[@elnavales]

When I broke my leg in Japan, I had a lot of time to sample Japanese TV. The most common theme in their programming: Food. Cooking shows, travel shows discovering food, game shows where the winner gets a prize: eating food, a famous person going to a far away place to discover...food, debate shows about which city has the better version of their...food.

[@rhyssuy8361]

Did you enjoy any of it

[@matiasrisso5917]

@@rhyssuy8361 He enjoyed the food

[@Zekegedd]

Yes, yes, food very good.

[@stargirl7646]

This is Korean TV too 😂 SO. MUCH. FOOD.

[@OMGulator]

True. We have something similar going on with UK television except its all about homes and houses.

[@banananer16]

Chris's little potato chip sketch is unrealistically quick. It's supposed to take at least 10-15 minutes from when you first show the food to when you actually taste and react to the food.

[@svenbischoff9769]

You're right. I expect a detailed history of how this particular flavor was made, and it better involves a heartwarming story about how the guy (because women don't invent stuff in Japan) met his wife during the process.

[@kueapel911]

@@svenbischoff9769 what, just that? I expected a history of an entire universe starting from a big bang

[@Brielleing]

I was thinking the reaction was too slow! I tend to see people say "umai!" the moment the food touches their tongue.

[@LamontGilkey]

And with several commercial breaks before he takes a bite. Not a soft fade to black, but a freaking jarring cut into a beer commercial of people doing the exact same thing with foamy beer on their lips. Because that is how people drink beer of course.

[@svenbischoff9769]

​@@kueapel911 You are of course correct. If you wish to make "you" from scratch, you first have to invent the universe.

[@IshikaShanai]

Wow the green screen effect turned out better than I imagined when I hearing about it on the podcast! You did a great job with the keying. :D

[@AbroadinJapan]

Even I was surprised to be honest!

[@thefirstthrownmolotov6852]

Had me fooled until the hand transition; quality stuff.

[@misteryA555]

@@thefirstthrownmolotov6852 Yeah I only realized it was fake because I recognized the room was the little set he showed earlier

[@Antiformed]

I was wondering why the retro TV looked like plastic.

[@MainGoldDragon]

Was it really ? I'm not an avid viewer but I immediately noticed he was green screen-ed in. Something about the lighting on him didn't quite look right. Also the hair weren't keyed properly whatever that means because they're the hardest part of a human to cut when you chroma key them..... Also the lighting on the "set". Since it's a miniature, the lighting gets all weird and unrealistic.... hard to explain. Umai effort though !

[@carlk8308]

I had the pleasure of being on Japanese TV once, in the 90's. A crew came to do a bit on local sites and I was the "tour guide" (this was a very rural area in Hyogo with no other western foreigners for probably a fifty mile radius). I didn't have to say much. Spent most of my time standing near the guy with the mic, nodding and smiling a lot. Our last shot was in a village up on a mountain top, locally famous for the rice fields stepping down the slope. To this day I cannot figure out why I was abandoned there, but I was left behind, in that little village of senior citizens. Wound up drinking and getting hammered in a barn with the village boss and a few farmers before one finally took me back to my place of work in his K-Truck. Overall, a pleasant experience.

[@wolfypilot]

Village boss? I didn’t know they still used the feudal system there

[@Vespyr_]

You lived the dream man.

[@mayhair]

You did a good job editing yourself into the mini-room at the first minute. You really got me there.

[@RS250Squid]

I was really pretty impressed with that :-)

[@JoeVirella]

Same!!! Better than a lot of TV shows

[@ayviondenar3461]

How did he do that?

[@lycorisaylla758]

@@ayviondenar3461 Green screen + close up photo of that mini room.

[@civilstoat]

The placing the potato chips on the table still messes with my head

[@DeSinc]

a lot of the stuff you see on japanese tv feels like stuff you'd only normally see on those infomercial channels

[@makarovtheplat1805]

Oh shit the real desinc

[@duckmeat4674]

@@makarovtheplat1805 nothing to do with what he said but ok

[@animelover5999]

you know shit's gone down and outright boring ass when DeSinc comments on the videos he watches. But I guess it's true.

[@rgstever]

Wait wut. Why are you here?

[@Corbych]

Is that the real DeSinc fan account?

[@ultra_lindel]

the pen girl literally said the pen twice, but only english version was like skyrim shout

[@THBronx]

Skyrim shout 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@junehanabi1756]

I feel there was an air machine behind her that blew air on the English part so that her mouth and breathing and stuff would look normal but the cloth would go full-on Skyrim shout.

[@InfernosReaper]

@@junehanabi1756 would explain why it was a bit out of sync with when the air should be coming out of her mouth

[@Asanyal99]

Fus ro dah

[@InfernosReaper]

@Jack Sparrow it looks more like it's between "a" & "pen" though

[@YochevedDesigns]

I was 100% surprised that the opening background was a miniature. Extremely well done!

[@MemesnShet]

Wtf I didn’t realise it was a miniature room WTF the hand freaked me out lol Production Quality +10

[@b2theill14]

After living in Japan for 5 years, I've come to realize that not a single thing he said about Japanese TV is exaggerated. It's 100% true.

[@aclark903]

Been here 20 years, & while most Japanese TV is not worth watching occasionally they do come up with something good.

[@seasnek7024]

I was there for 3 months and saw it all. Exactly as he said it was

[@aclark903]

@@seasnek7024 He's talking about variety shows. I'm talking about #JapaneseTVdrama. Often clichéd, sometimes good.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

@Adrian Anikeenko based

[@ZephirumUpload]

@Adrian Anikeenko Yeah I could understand that a lot of Japanese viewers and probably writers don't really see how that's offensive because they probably liken it to Osakans eating a lot of crab or something, instead of a stereotype that's used to mock and belittle black people instead. Which I can fully understand is baffling from an outside perspective, it's more of a 'read the air' thing that must be hard to do cross culturally.

[@Hozman1]

Can we just take a moment to sincerely appreciate Chris’ editing skills? Top notch!

[@jacobpeters5458]

absolutely! was just thinking that with the whole mini-TV etc in the beginning. wonder what programs he uses

[@codname125]

@@jacobpeters5458 that's actually a real TV

[@ilkka4716]

You can tell he is clearly a Youu-toobah!

[@cakekuy1318]

he was a former art/movies student in college, I forgot. I think it is in his "Why I came to Japan" video

[@MrDavi2751]

Seriously dude?!? It's just a chromakey!!

[@isabelleboulay2651]

I have done business with the Japanese as they visited Canada. There was an issue with the product that we were going to sell for them in Canada. Upon expressing my concerns, I was told that rather than admit to the potential issue, the Japanese representative would think Canadians as rude and tried to prove at all cost that the product was fine. Asian cultures (generally) are very concerned about "losing face",which is about keeping respectable appearances regardless of the reality. So I'm not surprised how Japanese tv seems almost euphoric and over the top happy and positive. Negative emotions are not accepted in public at all. Any criticism is taken as personal shame and often projects the image of failure.

[@kryts27]

Shame culture face-saving goes to blandness of the most excruciating sort, and (unlike the Chimese) the Japanese are very polite, which makes it sort of worse. It's a kabuki theater of understanding the degree of the bow to discover your ranking in society, and social nicities which kind of make your head impode with it's careful subtleness. Leaving a dead fly on your neighbor's doormat is a declaration of war, yet the Japanese army acted with extreme brutality during World War 2, which made the Waffen SS look like jolly nice chaps. So definitely volcanic level of schizophrenic destruction there if the kill switch is flicked. Incomprehensible, baffling and time-wasting from a more direct Westener point of view (Westerners are bigger on guilt culture than shame culture). Probably the Japanese feel negativity about Westerners being crude and rude peasants in return.

[@aarona6420]

So do they just not value truth when dealing with other people?

[@LifeWhereImFrom]

The editing and commentary are on point!

[@bagusbanget7509]

hey good luck to your family and your children

[@harta7397]

Love your Channel!

[@atomic4650]

Yeah it was so good

[@AunknownMan]

I laughed so hard XD you both are amazing! Good channels, keep up the good work.

[@pranz2984]

I love your channel too Greg 👍

[@paulm7631]

I honestly burst out laughing watching the "kore wa pen-desu" bit, as the word pen is soooo strong in English, the tissue moved before she even got to say it, like it was fleeing in fear of just how strong the word was....... unreal.

[@agnieszkamichalak6478]

i tried a few more sentences, and tried a bunch in polish too. it's really weird, but english P- words are actually stronger than the other two and i can't figure out why !?!? ... like, i admit as an observation, it's interesting. I tried on purpose to say it with less PWAH power and it doesn't work !!?!? :O ????? i'mm a go check out some other languages now (tho for the novel corona virus, i would also guess not having hugging and kissing cheeks in greetings did a lot more to help than the language did) (also i wonder if that's why english speakers are seen as "louder",maybe the language itself literally has more OOMPH! in the sounds O.o )

[@jacencade4019]

pen in Japanese pen. pen in English. pen. how are people actually stupid enough to fall for shit like this.

[@anikaabdullah8873]

Well, the pen is mightier than the sword and all that.XD

[@heartsmith8658]

@@anikaabdullah8873 lol nice one

[@caitthecat]

@@agnieszkamichalak6478 Sounds like it's just you who speaks English that way because no one knows Wtf you're talking about.

[@tlam3028]

as a native English speaking I feel nothing but shame when I utter the word “Pen”. Women and children cower as I exhale an incredibly loud and powerful burst of air as I whisper PPPPEENNN

[@User-1939t9]

the karens are shaken. english was clearly invented to spread viruses and you speak to you mother with that mouth?

[@lucas1309]

THINGS I SHOVE UP MY ASS. P- *Cuts off* "Today, we sadly lost many lives in a sudden earthquake".

[@thatonegooze]

The Blue Moon VIBRATORS

[@tlam3028]

nfw buddy, Nobodies loves an grammer nazi!

[@crazyoncoffee]

nfw looks like a typo man. Calm down

[@ZephyrinSkies]

Yeh I totally agree. In highschool back in the early 2000s, my friends were really into J-pop idols and would watch all the variety shows with them appearing as guests. It was so mind-numbing. The hyped over-reactions over nothing aside, it was also very clearly trying to manufacture parasocial relationships between fans and the idols. The shows were about mundane everyday things so you could imagine hanging out with them, as if they were like your friends or classmates.

[@carinadominguez22]

And are you all Japanese or...

[@connorbutters8479]

and now for the weather: it appears to be torrential rainstorms with a high risk of flooding and strong winds... *Ｓｕｇｏｉ*

[@sorestedhebytheTumtumtree]

Lol.. Hahahaha and to think it's the rainy season now in Japan.

[@calebm9000]

"Imagine turning on the TV tomorrow and everyone is...happy" The Briton's worst nightmare

[@MultiLiam24]

There would be rioting in the streets

[@eisenklad]

imagine chris compares Gordon Ramsey in USA vs UK ver. the shock factor in USA is dialed to 100....

[@JT-574]

@@MultiLiam24 "Being miserable matters"!

[@toxicalyss]

We Happy Few

[@joaopedroaguiarfmatos1473]

brazillians, worst knightmare, id be like "were are all the murders and bad trafic?"

[@gaildahlas]

Oh my goodness. THAT'S where the infamous "are you youtuber?!?!" soundbite comes from! I know I'm probably the only one realising this now, but the discovery still feels important.

[@ubayyd]

And I’m just realizing that it’s in fact a soundbite. Where’s it been used?? (That is if it’s not been used everywhere)

[@wombatpandaa9774]

I didn't even out those two together, so you did better than mr

[@joegt123]

@@Kronos0999 Clearly you don't listen to the podcast.

[@gaildahlas]

@@ubayyd Chris and Pete (Donaldson) have a podcast. There's quite a back catalogue if you fancy some lockdown listening.

[@cojinmango]

It's part of escapism. Trying to deal with the dreadful work culture in Japan, this is one of the few instance where they can relax (I'd say it is more targeted towards older generations though). Btw, I watch Japanese youtubers sometimes, and your impression and use of sounds was on point xD the small trumpet sound

[@__no_name__]

Takeshi's castle finished in 1989? My life's a lie.

[@xyzen9673]

What, i swear i was still watching that shit on 2005

[@0nizukaS4n]

It is stil running on german television 😄

[@grubbybum3614]

Check out when Dragon Ball Z aired in Japan... Exactly

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

The Japanese one stopped broadcast in the late 80s. They re made '4 special versions' throughout the late 90s hosted in japan. Then created another version in mid 00s filmed in Thailand and Malaysia hosted by a male and female General. Think the last version from Thailand I watched was made /broadcast 2015. I've just had a research and apparently it's coming back to the UK this yeah with comedian Stephen Bailey as voice host

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

@@0nizukaS4n they will be reruns of old episodes. Fun fact about Takeshi is -only 8 people ever won

[@不是你的菜]

Plot twist: He came to Japan to become a star in Takeshi’s Castle program, but it was too late, so he became an English teacher.

[@tdotitan8855]

"I came to Japan to win Takeshi's Castle, but it was too late, so I became an english teacher" sounds like a light novel

[@ryuuteimaru5858]

Twist it so instead of Takeshi's Castle, it's a war, and instead of modern times, it sets in medieval high fantasy setting. Boom, isekai idea.

[@KeulchenGerrit]

Fun fact not plot twist!

[@rachelar]

A common tragedy of gaijin in japan

[@Crocodile_Boatspeed]

Bu shi ni de…what is the last character and what does it mean?

[@KaRuNaRuGa]

"This is a Pen". *Blows away half of Skyrim*

[@squishy_thighz]

This is a pen > Fus ro dah

[@littlefishbigmountain]

Jeong MiChaeng They’re both powerless until you reach the final word

[@arnorrian1]

P, K, and T are aspirated in English when starting a word. The gust of air is real.

[@TheAquilaSamurai]

Wonder if anyone's taken a recording of that and modded it into Skyrim yet? :P

[@pennkun]

I need to ask you to stop. That... shouting... is making people nervous.

[@b4ttlemast0r]

Phonetically speaking, the word "pen" in English does in fact have a more aspirated plosive sound than "ペン" in Japanese, so the air could actually be exhaled more forcefully in English, though they definitely exaggerated that effect, and it certainly has no measurable impact on the spread of a virus. Also the fact that they used the same speaker for both languages, who obviously didn't pronounce English like a native speaker, makes their experiment questionable.

[@JaquesBobe]

09:30 - *not gonna lie, that was the best minute of content you've ever done on your channel*

[@NasAfter]

I'm 90s kid and Takeshi's Castle was huge part of my childhood.. It's weird that some shows have more impact and nostalgia abroad than their native audience

[@grubbybum3614]

It was such a rare treat to find that show airing. As bad as it seems now, network television + no internet made us even more excited in finding an awesome tv show.

[@ijiwarusensei89]

Anything with Shimura Ken (RIP) was usually very entertaining.

[@blackbloodcell5147]

Tv champion IS better

[@flp322]

Yes! That show was the pinnacle of entertainment as a 13-year-old. I want to say it was on either Nickelodeon or Comedy Central? (which used to be the same channel anyway in my country, Nick in the daytime and CC in the evenings)

[@TomKellyXY]

My wife is Japanese and she remembered it. She’s an 80s kid though. I think the point was *younger* Japanese don’t remember it because it came out so long ago. Same for anime like Dragon Ball that took years to be released in English speaking countries.

[@te104163jp]

I'm Japanese. I'm strongly agree with him. 90% of Japanese TV show is called "Variety" show. It means that comedians, celebrities, idols, and actors are watching video in the studio, and they talk episodes related with video after watching it. I hate this kind of TV show. I simply want to watch the video without their talking. And TV companies should spend more cost to the video in order to make it more entertained, instead spend cost to guys in the studio.

[@user-gx9xf2zb6o]

そうは思わないな。しゃべりだけのトークがあってもいいでしょ。西洋とは違うんだし。それが文化でしょ。この外国人は失礼すぎる。

[@thatcanadiangrandma]

It's like that for Terrace House ( i mean it was since it has stopped) but i would often skip the talking of presentators because i couldn't care less about all their mean comments.

[@dekaw9138]

What about Kamen Rider?

[@Hideyoshi1991]

@@user-gx9xf2zb6o ブリタンでは風刺が喜劇の種類です。文化の違いから、失礼を意図しなかった。

[@kdrgaming3344]

Do they not have Graphic Designers for their TV shows? All that text on the screen, all different colors, all different fonts, and sizes all over the screen, and some random face with a TERRIBLE "Clip-art" frame around him... It's awful. That looks just like many of the things our graphic design professors would show us for us to see exactly what NOT to do lol.

[@mart5610]

As someone from US I always noticed this about TV shows and broadcasts in Japan. it's always happy constantly and honestly im surprised I'm not the only one who was bothered by it. also Ive been to Japan before

[@intermilan9731]

Americans are always portrayed as gloomy and dark and serious tho lol

[@mart5610]

@@intermilan9731 Rather have a balance than fake positivity 24/7 lol

[@intermilan9731]

@@mart5610 That's not balanced lol. Americans are some of the most depressed people on the planet. Rather fake positivity to inspire more positivity.

[@sclarinet9088]

@@intermilan9731 Respectfully I would rather deal with an uncomfortable truth than a comforting lie.

[@intermilan9731]

@@sclarinet9088 Truthfully, most American depression comes from their own mode of indoctrination. There is no truth there, uncomfortable or comfortable.

[@bubble0bill]

There's that old cynical and bitter Chris that I originally subbed for.

[@filmntvguy1977]

Indeed.

[@cadarson]

You forgot a comma there: "There's that old[,] cynical and bitter Chris that I originally subbed for."

[@mahoihei]

Hear hear, I really miss this type of content on the channel.

[@littlefishbigmountain]

Mx House That makes it seem like they’re calling Chris old, not referring to the old Chris which was bitter and cynical

[@cadarson]

@@littlefishbigmountain If you wanna do this, then you could move the "old" or the "Chris", to relate the old to the person. > There's that old Chris, cynical and bitter, that's why I originally subbed for. or > There's that cynical and bitter old Chris that I originally subbed for.

[@quicoto]

The post production in this one was great, Chris. Not sure how many hours took you but well worth it!

[@CptPatch]

I kind of need picture-in-picture Chris saying "sugoi" at mundane things as a background theme in my life.

[@deus_ex_machina_]

With AR glasses, it can be arranged.

[@randomsandwichian]

Chris: Breathing, すごい!!!

[@theramendutchman]

You might actually enjoy Japanese television then

[@lts3248]

The only time I had the TV on in Japan was when I was staying in Kofu, me and a friend initially found it incredibly strange that there was a channel dedicated to just showing traffic cameras with classical music playing. It was surprisingly relaxing though, and I had it on for at least an hour every night, not actively watching it like, but still.

[@thefirstthrownmolotov6852]

I love that Natsuki: The Movie is playing on the black and white in the background. AND THAT TRANSITION! Well done, I had a laugh over it.

[@AbroadinJapan]

Easter Egg

[@thefirstthrownmolotov6852]

@@AbroadinJapan Salted Potato Easter Eggs.

[@cyqry]

@@thefirstthrownmolotov6852 Please don't. He's already been through enough with the Salted Egg Potato Chips.

[@thefirstthrownmolotov6852]

@@cyqry Naaaaah, mAke HIm SuFfEr! For Risottoro!

[@cyqry]

@@thefirstthrownmolotov6852 Release him! Release him from the shed!

[@DavidAguilarMX]

This is amazing. I lived in Japan back in 2001-2002, and NOTHING HAS CHANGED. Peak moment for me was some dude tasting raw unseasoned tofu and just going aboslute bonkers on HOW AMAZING IT WAS.

[@thimblina]

Same. I once watched a show on radishes in a very depressing hotel room with everyone sugoiing all over the place. I just kept watching intrigued how long they could keep it up. In the end I cracked and switched off after about an hour before the insanely long ode to radishes was over.

[@briansakurada2823]

Nothing has never not been Oishii in tv.

[@briansakurada2823]

... and it always sounds so oishii thorough their microphones.

[@briansakurada2823]

...same goes for the radio. For god sakes there is no reason to eat and comment on the radio.

[@Dixter5150]

@@thimblina “sugoiing” all over the place 😂🤣😂🤣🤣 ain’t that the truth .

[@aleksei8884]

TV in Korea as pretty much the same, except 70% of it is people eating food and the "funny" or "surprising" things are just repeated 2-4 times in a row with different effects like in those Bollywood movies

[@nathansmith8883]

It somewhat reminds me of davie 504.

[@유-k6f]

As a Korean I've never been so offended by something I 100% agree with.

[@Rakumei672]

@@유-k6f Classic Korean experience. "We can hate it, but you're not Korean so fuck you if you criticize it!"

[@유-k6f]

@@Rakumei672 Umm... it's a meme response? Google it.

[@KhoiruunisaRF]

진지하게?

[@Dancingonthesun]

When I think about Japanese TV, I remember Nasubi, and his cruel, inhumane treatment by the producers. The broadcast still had all the wacky noises even when he was weeping from loneliness/desperation.

[@BulletHail1337]

I love how when they say "pen (ペン)" in Japanese it's just a normal word but sayint the EXACT SAME word with the SAME PRONOUNCIATION in English the whole word turns into an absolute soundwave of destruction that leaves the whole room shattered.

[@mamutero21]

Probably because you need to pronounce "A" pen which makes you open your mouth a bit more than borupen. Like if you tested with a toilet paper like me xP

[@lobodraco]

Maybe it has a symbolic meaning, like how the English empire created the destruction and havoc all around the ancient world, and nowadays its imperalistic spawn (in the new continent) creates havoc and exploitation in order to continue “the tradition” of military might. Basically the bully of the world 😂 Just maybe that’s why: “this is a pen”... 💥 🔥 💀 LoL!

[@CChissel]

@Dragon Azteca Before English existed it was Latin spoken by the “bully of the world” but China has always been there at the same time, doing their own shit no one seems to address. Before them it was the Egyptians who were the “bullies of the world”, you trying to say that those with power inevitably bully the weak, no matter who they are? Cause you’d be right, no matter their way of forming coherent ideas verbally, nationality or ethnicity.

[@BulletHail1337]

@@CChissel fam. It was a joke.

[@lobodraco]

CChissel Ppfft! 😂 Nope! that’s not what I’m saying, nobody is speaking Latin in the paper test video, besides on a global scale, non of your examples are true. The Chinese back in the day could’ve spread worldwide even before the English. They invented gun powder, the compass, and were great sailors, but choose to mind their own and didn’t have that greedy conquering mentality. Also I’m definitely not saying what you’re implying either, because I would not call Native Americans or any other indigenous culture weak, it’s actually quite the opposite. A great example would be the Maori or Hawaiian people, but the difference with natives cultures was that they were not infected with the virus of greed, and lived in accordance to other principles like respecting nature and living according to earth’s rules. In contrast, certain “other cultures” seems that were (still are) intersted in conquest and control, as if they had an infection in their mind that makes them blind. There are plenty of examples of that still being the case today. You see 👁 there is a difference; cultural and philosophical, but it would be ignorant to say otherwise, that’s what I’m saying 💡

[@taterchips69]

Funny, I was under the impression tv is garbage everywhere always.

Exactly,

[@miguelcamara736]

My thoughts exactly!

[@LordMarlle]

I'm Danish, and it's all true. Television is a dying medium, and instead of reinventing themselves, they're pandering to a dying generation

[@edarddragon]

you mean it isnt?

[@rumfordc]

youtube is quickly becoming just as bad as tv tho

[@Banana-cc5rx]

Remember when the only effect Chris was capable of was an exploding skydiving jetplane. I'member

[@AbroadinJapan]

And I've yet to top that!

[@Xingmey]

@@AbroadinJapan as chancellor palpatine once said: DO IT!

[@Akinohotarubi]

That was a good effect.

[@thisguy4614]

Pepperidge Farms remembers

[@Friendship1nmillion]

@@AbroadinJapan Haven't ever seen that of you Chris. I loved watching the Iron Chef { Japanese version , Iron Chef America is/was Crap } Pitty for tourists there's no English speaking local News programs of Japan { to watch in Japan } Only other "Japanese TV " thing i know from the West { watching from Sydney Australia } is Japanese Anime : www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk01I04VzPfWyX_50BqrjdByuut6b4w%3A1615628449495&ei=oYhMYOfQHaOC4t4P-82GuAE&q=video+clip+of+iron+chef+japan&oq=video+clip+of+Iron+Chef+&gs_lcp=ChNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwEAEYAzIGCAAQFhAeMgUIIRCgATIICCEQFhAdEB4yCAghEBYQHRAeMggIIRAWEB0QHjoECAAQRzoHCCMQsAIQJzoECB4QCjoECCMQJzoFCAAQkQI6BQgAELEDOgIIADoECAAQAzoCCC46CAguEJECEJMCOggIABCxAxCDAToLCC4QsQMQxwEQowI6BAguEEM6BAgAEEM6BwgAELEDEEM6BwguELEDEEM6CAguEMcBEKMCOggILhDHARCvAToFCC4QkwI6CAgAEBYQChAeULbKAljftesCYJDS6wJoAXABeAKAAfwFiAHza5IBDTItMTcuMTQuNi4yLjGYAQCgAQGwAQbIAQjAAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:f345ad51,vid:4O8c8rtD5wQ,st:0 { Edit* URL to copy & paste of Iron Chef Japan episode } . 👨‍💼🐨🎁

[@Skgaton]

9:30 あまりにも再現が的確すぎて、日本のTV番組を観ている時の脳が溶けそうな感覚が蘇った…

[@shecklesmack9563]

Your parody of Japanese television is equal parts scary accurate, hilarious, and everything I needed in life. I unsubscribed just so I could subscribe again. Top man.

[@cassiopeia2829]

Yes

[@limejooziskewl883]

Cassiopeia aw

[@maven12LA]

A brit having to show an exaggerated amount of emotions on tv? Unacceptable

[@atomictraveller]

foreigners are scrutinised for life. i would anticipate their descendants are as well. nationalism could have been a takeaway but remains superliminal

[@worldcomicsreview354]

@@atomictraveller Good. Every country should be like that.

[@teyayaa6392]

Funny how the word "pen" is used in both languages, yet the fact the it is said in such a dirty language as english makes the tissue just blast away in disgust.

[@ArabKatib]

Easy easy, Russian. /:^)0- No need for anger.

[@pandaexpress7673]

ikr lol and it was strange cause when i tried saying it myself, the japanese ver. had more air coming out than the english sentence

[@teyayaa6392]

@@cicolas_nage ooh I see

[@teyayaa6392]

@@ArabKatib lol I was just joking 😅 You almost got it correct, but no, not russian xd

[@rodilbodil]

they said, in english

[@iamkras]

for a sarcastic person like Chris to live in a country so positive is simply mind-blowing to me

[@ligrerium9891]

It is culturally illegal to have Chris in Japan 😂

[@hanhai8515]

You always seek what you don't have

[@Droid15243Z]

Actual Japanese people told me the outward politeness is generally a veil.

[@nk4140]

Ah on the surface. Their suicide rate has skyrocketed and hikamori(voluntary shut-ins) culture is prevalent in urban areas. Their society is extremely restrictive. You are never allowed to state or show how you truly feel and the age hierarchy is rigid.

[@askyourmama5862]

@@nk4140 hikikomori?

[@maxxrenn]

Less young people in Japan not watching tv is not a Japan thing, that’s a global thing

[@mr.boomguy]

Yes. We know where to find better content, like this channel

[@rezkynopri1413]

Yup, indonesian here we also do that too

[@ayylmao4954]

i haven’t watched actual tv in a couple years

[@nvno1943]

Retired American. I haven’t watched TV in a couple of years. I have favorite “You Tubers” I watch to get news and entertainment.

[@Morisu-Chan]

Yea cuz most TV nowadays are only replaying episodes of popular shows or shitty shows noone cares about

[@どもみし]

I'm Japanese, and I totally agree his argument. I feel like the more I watching Japanese TV, the more my brain degenerated.

[@WatcherMovie008]

So it just like us Americans watching American TV, the stupidity and fakeness just eats your brain cells inch by inch.

[@user-ri5oc5rw5b]

Don't ask about Caribbean is like novela and western TV

[@user-ri5oc5rw5b]

@@WatcherMovie008 yeah

[@therealhardrock]

But your still forced to pay the licensing fee.

[@miracleman9150]

*I feel like the more I watch Japanese TV, the more my brain degenerates Or, I feel the more I'm watching Japanese TV, the more my brain is degenerating The first one is better

[@MultiSciGeek]

Wow the presentation and video editing style of yours is simply captivating! For real. I sat through this like a breeze. I also love the fact that you don't mince words, say things as they are. You earned my trust as a honest source... of entertainment. Subscribed!

[@RealSmoothie]

In Shibuya an NHK crew asked me to participate in some show and it was so funny for me - I was also relieved I wouldn’t need to EVER watch it. Very embarrassing 😳

[@ismaela.6973]

Did you do it?

[@S4Luux]

Actually, that' on my bucket list - to participate in some weird (*for western people) Japanese TV show :D

[@budycabra6668]

שלום

[@Itme501]

חחחח מצאתי את התגובה שסיפרת עליה😅(לא אני לא סטוקרית סתם צפיתי לי בכיף בסרטון והסתכלתי קצת בתגובות)

[@xd-qg5dz]

Do they come to people on the street or something?

[@Wimlan]

Your "abroad in Japan as a Japanese tv show" is actually what a lot of Japanese youtuber's channels look like.

[@kaikart123]

It's true, but I see less texts though probably because editing the texts is pain in the ass.

[@Wimlan]

@@Earthchyld_333 Who said I hated it? I just made a statement. I never said if it was a good or a bad thing.

[@katoru6625]

Chris you better add yourself saying “sugoi” to the sound board. I need it as my text tone for certain people...

[@mr1000Cent]

Maybe the dying days of tape trading pro wrestling and MMA from Japan and Mexico ruined what I learned years later about Japanese TV in the late 90s - early 2000s. Outside of the stories of batshit insane New Years Eve specials, K-1 kickboxing shows that were filled with commercials for (what I assumed were) Japanese soap operas, where women would get randomly naked, or a private investigator who would solve a crime via tying someone up with "ancient rope tactics", while probably recorded from off-the-air channels, the channel was most likely a lowly watched cable channel, and the show probably either aired at 3 am, or as weekend TV filler. At least I was lead to believe from the "pieces of napkins" I pieced together from years of falling down "rabbit holes" on the Internet, LOL.

[@mr1000Cent]

Come to think of it, my brief experiences trying to learn a foreign language, if I talk to that language teacher for a little bit, they will tell me how great the country is, how everyone is nice and hospitable, and they take vacations every year to that country, and there is rarely any crime or gang activity (Mexico, Japan, Russia, France, etc.) Very nice place to visit, a paradise, and "don't believe everything you hear in media" type scenario.. Now compare that with my "research", now as a middle age white male, who probably found some crazy shit such as "Takeshi's Castle" (here as MXC in the United States), "Death Match wrestling" (aka, "Strangle-mania"), poor quality mid-90s "hentai" anime (I think you might be seeing a trend with very poor "comedic" English voice dubbing), and the occasional "Yakuza" action film, in my teenage years, that left me with far more questions than answers, and my stereotypes about Japan that may be far different from the language teachers I mentioned earlier, if not somewhat hilarious and a little tragic in hindsight.

[@shrek3747]

The production value on this is crazy, get this man on set for Shrek 5

[@darkmode2468]

Shrek all hail lord shrek

[@nikimilky]

Shrek in the comments. We all should feel so honored.

[@shrek3747]

@@nikimilky Even Shrek likes to watch some Abroad in Japan mate, be blessed by the swamp

[@steelfalconx2000]

Japanese word for pen: "pen". English word for pen: "pen". Yep, I can see the dangerous difference.

[@TheChrillestSpot]

Gray Nightz but in Japanese they would look at the word pen like, “pe-n”. Anyway the woman was saying the word pen louder for English resulting more air to come out.

[@arpitkumar4525]

In English the pe is more aspirated

[@scottmckeown1729]

Native English speakers really do aspirate the "p" sound at the beginning of words more than they do in the middle of a word. I'm not sure, but I think native Japanese speakers really don't aspirate their "p"s at any part of the word. You certainly can train yourself to not aspirate your "p"s but it's difficult to imagine anyone bothering to do so. The "this is a pen" test does have an actual valid point to make...it just not very scientifically rigorous enough to really mater....it's just one valid point blown out of proportion.

[@kbriney1443]

@@E.Frey2002 are u questioning nasa rn lmao

[@-A-c]

Please. Permit me to Point out those Pointless Particulars while I go have a Parfait.....Preferably Peach and Pear. Cost me only a Penny. Promise. Excuse me a moment, I think I just killed my English Professor....

[@sathwikmalyala886]

“Are you youtubah?!” Chris Broad: My time to shine has come.

[@SlashDashPro]

Just a sec, let me go get my camera and set it in place so you can know.

[@burn_out]

He missed his chance to recite Avdol smh

[@jiunyieephang7014]

I see you're a man of culture as well :smug:

[@camillagomes1010]

"Ayu a yutchubah?"

[@zerodlaw9622]

YESSS I AM!!!

[@CEOofAn]

Takeshi's Castle does give me nostalgia because I used to watch it as a kid at night, because it aired at night for me (I'm not a Japanese btw) but nonetheless I now find Japanese TV quite overwhelming for me, I never knew Takeshi's Castle was a Japanese Show until this video (when I saw it for the first time, this isn't my first time here as of this comment). FYI, it was dubbed in my native language so I never knew it was Japanese + thought that Japan doesn't exist (Basically, what I mean by this is that I used to think this as a kid that there was only one country and that would be where I'm from). Edit: 100 LIKES?! This is my first time getting a lot of likes in a comment, thank you! Note that I watched the reruns of it dubbed in my native language, which I didn't think about it when I originally commented.

[@yiddzin7318]

For real, wasn't expecting this gem to crop up in this random video i just clicked for gags

[@storiabanale]

are u Italian by any chance djhsbs

[@CEOofAn]

@@storiabanale nope, I'm from Asia-

[@le_meme_man8983]

That last bit is so relatable 💀

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

same

[@treewizard6484]

Western television has stark contrasts as well. Gordon Ramsay is far more reserved on British television while in the US he goes absolutely ballistic.

[@perlasandoval7883]

in the west shows are willing to dive into a tank full of sharks and maybe carry an ak there to kill the sharks

[@killerbug05]

@@perlasandoval7883 I remember an episode of the show river monsters where Jeremy Wade did something similar, he got into a pool full of starved piranhas, just to prove that piranha attacks are rare 🤣

[@dionaji7677]

@Rusty Gears it's the repressed urges. The country been having low birth rate problems for two decades

[@maximilian6829]

@@vilena5308 Okay.... the wage gap is a MYTH. Any stat you’re looking at is the EARNINGS gap, you’re comparing the TOTAL earnings of ALL men to the TOTAL earnings of ALL women and that’s where that stupid wage gap comes from. Men and women get paid the same for the same job. Women tend to take lower paying careers, it just is what it is, thus leading to the earnings gap. It’s mostly choice. Women could easily become a welder or a plumber or a garbage truck driver, and earn well close to six figures, sometimes even six figures! Women want equality in cushy jobs. I don’t see anyone rallying for equality in trades, manual labor, etc, despite those industries overwhelmingly being male. I guess it’s fine for that to stay part of the patriarchy.

[@jamesgoldring1052]

Yeah u rgt kid, us tv is so much better,

[@regisphilbin529]

It's like every channel is the weather channel.

[@twanhams2635]

Underrated comment

[@Rocky-gs6mb]

Save us from Kelly Ripa, Regis! You had class!

[@still_overthinking1665]

except it nevers rains

[@Sam-TheFullBull]

Weather Channel but looks like a 3 year old plastic playground

[@CC-jd5fi]

Could you imagine what an actual weather man in Japan has to put up with. "We're here in down town Tokyo" Corner man : "whhhhhaat?!" "... Y-yeah there's a bit of a col-" CM:"amazing! Truely amazing!" "Cold front coming from the north- CM "NANI?!"

[@ShadowoftheMask]

I mean to be fair, I hate all reality shows anyway, forced drama isn't any more interesting than forced cheerfulness :p

[@grizzkarizz2960]

When I lived in Australia, I loved the skit shows and American sitcoms. I was so happy when Netflix became a thing here. There are some good Japanese shows, some are quite funny, but without Netflix, Disney+ etc, I'd go mental.

[@nopenotme2042]

Well if they changed the first line to something like "welcome to, how shitty is the world today?" Or something like that and were actually honest about things instead of forced into shit, it might be tolerable.

[@NyangisKhan]

Basically television is dying all around the world.

[@nevreiha]

ア ユ ユーチューバ intensifies

[@daydarasensei12]

I was on Japanese TV once and I hated it so much but always lied about my experience when talking to Japanese ppl lol I thought they'd get upset. But my close jpn friends said that they expected it to be cringy (at least). they made me say so much lies and forced me to exaggerate my reaction to really stupid stuff Like..since I'm from a 3rd world country, they wanted me to be amazed at the skyscraper, like... Wth? I had just landed in Tokyo past midnight after 20h+ flight, was freaking tired, but they still wanted me to act all happy and amazed at stuff THEY get to choose, on our way to the hotel, they opened the car window and wanted me to act all hyped because I saw skyscrapers... I just wasn't, I tried but I was so bad that they gave up but then I saw a really awesome building, probably a sumo wrestling stadium and I was genuinely impressed by it so I asked them about it, guess what? They just started at me and nobody bothered replying. And yeah, they made the audience rehearse "heeeeeee" multiple times before we started.

[@TobiasSample]

I live in Korea, and there are quite a few parallels. Those flippin sound effects. The weird extra captions that you don't need. The 'WOOOOOOOOAAAHHH' sound. Those goddamn reaction boxes too! It's like KZbinrs react is primetime TV here. What we get here that you didn't mention is action replays for mundane stuff. It's not Korean TV if everything has a triple-replay.

[@mheekkim2901]

Fck! I just said the same thing a few days ago. I was enjoying a singing show but once it hit the climax THEY FCK REPEATED IT THREE TIMES WITH THE AUDIENCE REACTION! broke the mood. "아 시발" just came out of my mouth

[@BBaaaaa]

YES The replays sometimes make it unbearable to watch.

[@silasdrake7783]

I thought the replays were more of an indian soap opera thing.

[@jollybean5135]

I swear to god those replays are damn annoying 😂😂😂😂

[@KeirThomas]

I've lived in both Korea and Japan and confirm the TV is just as shit on both sides. Very, very similar. Unwatchable.

[@MikoajBazaczek]

I was very confused at the beginning "is this green screen or not"? "is the tiny TV working for real or not?!?!" WHAT IS REALITY

[@NukeMarine]

Probably the best special effects the show displayed thus far. Great job on matching the lighting.

[@peter.24.7]

It is either in one of his earlier vids or maybe his podcast, The living room set is a kit but the TV in it actually works.

[@KK-kg9hv]

In the end Chris picked up the remote in the scene!

[@realcartoongirl]

i didn't notice untill the hand came in

[@x-crisis]

I was so focused on the TV and thought Chris had gotten some kind of kit that looked like an old set that I didn't notice that the whole room wasn't real.

[@krazYFaic]

Damn it Chris, I was just about to close my computer and go to sleep but now I have to watch this.

[@TomJohnson67]

I was about to go to bed but I had to look at Simon Cowell and now I can't sleep anymore.

[@loszhor]

From a face value perspective, if Japanese society can be very high strung and stressful then I would assume the media they consume would be "calming" or meant to relax in response.

[@Peleski]

I think the tv style is meant to evoke the excitement of childhood, which is very nostalgic for Japanese

[@aaronhurst4379]

I had no idea Takeishi's Castle was filmed THAT far back, damn...

[@fernarias]

It's in standard definition and japan had hd analog in the early 90s.

[@timmykookoo]

How? The video quality is terrible by 2000s standards and their running around in 80s fashion.

[@thejumperkin]

Same here. I knew it was old(ish), but I'm the same age as chris and I loved it when I was between like 12 and 14 or something. I thought it first appeared around 1998-2000 lol. Honestly though that's still not in the time bracket of current school boys/girls so it still wouldn't make sense for them to know it anyway

[@codeninja100]

I still watch MXC to this day. The writing and puns in the american version are legendary

[@Kuraiko-nn4cl]

@@thejumperkin I'm much younger and still watched it during my childhood

[@maartenw4827]

Petition for Chris to start a second channel called ‘Dave in Japan’ where all videos are styled like Japanese tv

[@nekomatafuyu]

Or just make all future videos on this channel Japanese TV style :3

[@vladlelcu5316]

@@nekomatafuyu A one off might be interesting, or just having Japanese television sequences here and there in his videos, but I come here for the snarky comments, dry British humor and the sarcasm.

[@cheeseytacotime9380]

*etition

[@princesouthee6679]

he should make those videos once a month

[@andrewblackburn1426]

@@vladlelcu5316agree - using it as an occasional segment in his regular videos would probably be best, keeps it funny without overdoing it.

[@_lime.]

Anyone else notice that the tissue moved when she said "a" not "pen", like it moved too early. Also pen is said the same in both English and Japanese, it literally would have no effect.

[@Knubinator]

But that's not good TV!

[@little_dandelion]

It's how you stress the syllables. In English, "this is a pan", the stress is on "this" first then on "pan". Pan is particularly stressed at the end of the sentence, almost like spitting the word. In Japanese, "pan desu", the stress is on "desu". The pronounciation here is more closed-mouth so the "p" in "pan" sounds more discreet.

[@Altrantis]

Brits in particular do accentuate the P though.

[@5lender92]

Nono they've got a point about the p sound exerting more air in english, but ultimately that would have little to no effect on the spread of disease and definitely isn't a cause of rising infection rates in America. Dogen actually compared both pens in his pronunciation series, explaining the same thing you saw.

[@bennemann]

"Also pen is said the same in both English and Japanese" Not necessarily. Just because it's the same word doesn't mean it's pronounced the same in both languages. English consonants tend to be very aspirated (there is a very prominent puff of air coming out after the consonant), while in many other languages, including Japanese, they're much less aspirated. Korean, for example, even makes a difference between them: the same word written with ㄷ or ㅌ could mean two different things, and the only difference in the sound is how much breath comes out. They even have ㄸ, which is the "tense" version: basically no aspiration at all!

[@ShinyShilla]

Kinda incredible how in different places, tv can be so different. One of the channels my relatives watch, every sunday during lunch time, has a show that talks about cultural facts, festivities, peculiar towns about our state, mostly food related, and it is also how I found out in one region they have a cheese with live fly maggots inside, and you would think that it's rotten cheese but is not, the way is worked is meticulous and if they notice the minimum of mistake they will throw the bad cheese.

[@johndo5018]

He’s not exaggerating. In Japan, Tv is just a device to make people stupid. (They’re often called “マスゴミ” that’s a term coined from a combination of “media” and “garbage”.

[@takonaegi2967]

Well, to be fair, TV in all countries exists only to make people stupid and distract from real problems. The only difference is the approach they take. Would it be more dramatic approach, as in Europe, or angry approach, as in USA, or some fear approach as in post-USSR countries. That may be not the worst thing to have overly happy TV shows)

[@MajorGeneralVeers]

@@takonaegi2967 Media in America takes the whole over-dramatic, angry, and fear approach.

[@bennypika4976]

@@takonaegi2967 to be fair, it's who get to write the shows that made people so stupid. Out of the diversity writers, the stupid ones impressively can cause so much damage

[@metalgearskeletor]

Christopher Satterfield Mainly the fear part as they mainly fear monger for more views

[@bloodycinephile]

Watching TV doesn't affect IQ. If you believe this then you're the stupid one.

[@JurassicGamer2]

so appreantly saying this is a pen in english is equivelent too "fus-Ro-DA!" in skyrim

[@D_YellowMadness]

Can you imagine if it were Fus-Ro-Pah? None would survive.

[@JurassicGamer2]

@@D_YellowMadness yeah, lol not even those giants that send you flying into the sky

[@frank327]

The parody video bit explains things absolutely perfectly 👌

[@raichu180]

the tv program - "japan, a country with four seasons..." There is some crazy conspiracy in japan where everyone here thinks that it is crazy special to have four seasons. I have been asked so many times since being here how many seasons does my home country has

[@veduci22]

I was asked several times in USA if people in Europe have air conditioning or dishwashers... **facepalm**

[@johnprocrastinator]

It's true though. In many countries some seasons don't live up their name, in others you experience the four seasons in one day. In comparission, Japan does have four seasons and each has its identity.

[@StarlitGlitch]

There are a lot of Japanese people though who make fun of the “Japan has four seasons” thing so sometimes it’s just a joke.

[@RonaldoTalison]

I live in Brazil northeast (close to the equator line) and we only have two seasons. Most of the time is hot and the rest of the time rains.

[@lumiegames]

Lmao this was my first thought too 😂 You know even the voiceover guy will have been like “not that season bullshit again...”

[@sebastianpolcyn6358]

I love how "pen" is literally "pen" in japanese - and yet the tissue seems to know the difference.

[@kolsky]

It's not. The p is very soft - like p and h mixed...

[@aaronmontero447]

Amir Kolsky I digress. They are literally pronounced and spelt the same (in Romanji). It just comes down to how hard you emphasize the P or ペ. It was debunked to just be a way to have Japanese show as a “superior language”

[@さゆぬ-x7i]

To be fair, the specific way phonemes are pronounced differ from language to language, and typical English p is known to be more strongly aspirated than Japanese...but certainly not THAT much...

[@methos4866]

You can tell she put way too much emphasis on the p on purpose. If you hold your lips together for a split second before saying pen you'll find you automatically put extra emphasis on the p. That's essentially what happened there.

[@ninototo1]

People do this with my language (german) all the time, to prove how evil and harsh it sounds. I am so sick of it.

[@203rahman]

Just realized how old Takeshis castle is. I knew it was old but I thought it would be early to mid 2000s. Last episode aired on 1990 is just too old. The main guy is already 73. I already feel like an oldman now.

[@geneMag]

@@Madhattersinjeans I'm guessing Crystal Maze and American Gladiator? Anime aside, that's pretty much my childhood in the Philippines in the 90s.

[@quietone748]

I used to watch it "live" when the series was running. Imagine how old I feel LOL

[@dysproghoul]

Me...i thought it ended in 2010...😅😅

[@AlexandraVioletta]

I feel it. I am 36...🤣

[@Neretzes]

Im born at 1999 but watched the show in my country's TV at late 2000s

[@trishayamada807]

I was watching tv at my in-laws in japan and learned that all the garbage dumped on Mount Fuji was from foreigners visiting. So I asked if it was common for foreigners to carry refrigerators and dump them in Japan. Silence.

[@annamuller1666]

If stuff gets broken it's also always foreigners.

[@PhirePhlame]

Fun fact: there actually _was_ an episode of Kitchen Nightmares where the food was good. And yeah, you knew he was being honest because he's usually so critical. Mama Cherri's was the restaurant, and iirc it was just in a dreadful location to get any sort of popularity going. As an aside, Mama Cherri actually runs a KZbin channel now, in which recipes are shared.

[@Lang7]

It was a poor location but the major mistake was them pre-cooking food after Gordon left. They tried to run a kind of food production line rather than stick to the freshly cooked, home style food. The original restaurant closed shortly after the show and I believe they opened again at another location which also turned out unsuccessful.

[@toastedfridge5631]

What the hell that napkin just blasted away before she even said pen. * This is a💥a pen*

[@AbroadinJapan]

The game is rigged

[@sonyaross946]

@@AbroadinJapan Phonetics teacher here: the English /p/ DOES expel air more forcefully than its Japanese 'equivalent' (thanks to the characteristic English aspiration of the sound) but to shoehorn in a conclusion about virus spread is a bit of a reach to say the least.

[@moxellex]

noticed that, too !! but saying 'a' with such force is an art in itself i suppose ...

[@JohnSmith-ox7xc]

Think we now know how the flag on the moon moved.

[@revangerang]

sonya ross doesn’t the Japanese language also resonate more from the head area than the mouth? As a trained singer I notice that when I speak Japanese I feel it more in the mask. But the coronavirus thing is definitely a reach either way

[@CzlowiekDrzewo]

So 'This is a Pen' is basically the Fus Ro Dah shout from Skyrim

[@surajsharma1992]

Nicely copied 👍

[@CzlowiekDrzewo]

@@surajsharma1992 You wot? Who did I copy mate?

[@surajsharma1992]

The one with the most likes is basically the same comment and was posted earlier so don't even dude.

[@CzlowiekDrzewo]

@@surajsharma1992 When I made my comment, I didn't see that one. But hey, there's no way 2 different people could make the same reference, right?

[@GM_Flynx]

And now, the mental image is never out of my head. Thank you. @_@

[@Mei-kp5wu]

カナダ在住日本人です！9:30　大勢の海外KZbinrさんも日本の食べ物に同じようなリアクションされてると思う...。　でもそうなってしまうの凄く分かるんです、カナダのお菓子や食べ物は日本のそれに比べると（私には）断然安くて美味しくて帰国の度に『超美味しいーー！！』を連発しているので😂　ちなみにカナダのTVも私には相当つまらないなぁ　日本のTVは（当然番組にもよりますが）100％理解すれば、健康維持関係、歴史教養、様々なライフハックやお得情報などなど有用なものも多いです👍

[@iainexe4854]

I can see why this video took a while to come out, the editing is phenomenal

[@personalname2056]

"Are yoU youTuber?" his voice was so childish and Chris is like *I AM*

[@falken_gt4]

Chris looked like he might have said “Yes, indeed”

[@Jestrath]

The way he said I AM is hilarious.

[@personalname2056]

Oh cool thanks for telling me that 😄

[@Jtucker18Videos]

Like when you tell a child what you do on career day lol

[@Spelonker]

I remember when I watched Terrace House for the first time and couldn't understand, for a whole half a season, why a Big Brother style show was so laid back and relaxing, where at worst people would politely say "that made me upset" instead of try and chokeslam each other through the table when they had a argument.

[@Dixavd]

That's not just due to the Japanese cultural norm of politeness but also the show's fake and heavily-contrived editing/scripting to seem as such. Plus, any authenticity is ultimately hamstrung by forcing the cast to watch the show as its aired and allow the audience to access them through social media during filming. It's one thing to know your being judged when on western reality shows, but it's a whole other levelto be forced to watch it. I was sadly unsurprised when Hana Kimura commited suicide this year. I hope it's a wake-up call to how this forced politeness and constant commentary can be incredibly destructive (especially in the world of social media).

[@Thuazabi]

@@Dixavd The thing is, Japan has had a comparatively high suicide rate amongst Asian and developed nations for decades now. If they found a way to accept and cope with the existence of a literal suicide forest, I don't think the highly conservative governing body of the nation and it's local media which follow a similar ideology are going to be all that willing to change due to one particular high profile incident. For all their artistic expression and seeming appearance of a cosmopolitan culture, in many ways, the Japanese people are one of the most socially repressed people of any democratic nation. When you combine that with the fact that they're also one of the most homogeneous populations, I don't think that that kind of beneficial social change is going to happen for another few decades at least, unfortunately.

[@Dixavd]

@@Thuazabi I guess I'm hopeful that the growing disillusionment of the young (teens to young adults) in Japan with Japanese repressive culture leads to more changes. We've already seen the Japanese government vow to enact cyberbullying laws after Kimura's death although it's unclear if that will lead to anything. It's extremely depressing but I have faith in the Japanese people that they will improve eventually.

[@JAMESSUSANO]

i give up watching that show haha

[@mueffe1357]

Its a facade. If the Japanese TV shows is too laid back. The off-camera show usually gonna be really nail-baiting entertainment so to speak.

[@__umbra]

The tv screen cracking on "This is a pen" is extremely funny😂😂😂

[@linnettly]

British man slowly goes crazy in his house watching Japanese television. This is the quality content i signed up for.

[@sharlainjapan]

Back around 2007ish TV was actually pretty good here! There were plenty of standup comedy shows, eccentric game shows & weird shit like that Chocolate or Not segment - I'm not sure at which point it just turned into a bunch of people eating food but it's a shame D;

[@felipecorpuz2476]

Sharla, I'd watch Japanese TV if you're in it. Lewl

[@hansum_AWP]

@@felipecorpuz2476 simp

[@zzBaBzz]

Ever since they're also going the libtarded "everything is offensive" "everything is too dangerous" etc. route.

[@BurritoKingdom]

@@zzBaBzz Japan is actually going the opposite direction. It's becoming more conservative. The conservative party has been in power since 2012.

[@alphamike87]

The only things I'd be watching are the news, special events, weird commercials and Tokusatsu lol

[@uzochiokeke4328]

To be fair, young people from every country don't watch that much TV anymore. The internet has everything we need.

[@disconnectxd7344]

true it got nothing to do with the tvs content this whte guy is a moron. and im not exaggerating

[@disconnectxd7344]

true it got nothing to do with the tvs content this whte guy is a mron. and im not exaggerating

[@disconnectxd7344]

tes

[@disconnectxd7344]

true it got nothing to do with the tvs content this wh guy is a mroon. and im not exaggerating

[@duckydae]

Disc OnnectxD If you’re going to insult someone for being a ‘moron’, at least sort out your grammar. Pot, meet Kettle.

[@gloober.]

This reminds me of when I would watch Thai dramas with my grandmother and everything was just absolutely exaggerated. She would even translate the more "serious" parts so I wouldnt get lost. It was all fun to watch though.

[@Mythral]

Commentator: "The secret of these delicious beans is in the seeds" Chris: "sugoi" that knocked me tf out😂

[@masterofnova]

Samee

[@xMrDesmond]

9:35 i have a strange feeling of: " if this goes viral, his "Japanese Style abroad in japan clip" will acutally end iup in japanese Television."

[@dakochan9706]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhh.....

[@benjamin7251]

This part was hilarious

[@THBronx]

I don't think so, it's a nice criticism but it would be too strong or even offensive for Japanese, especially for those over 40 years old.

[@sarge8905]

"The sheer destructive force of saying this is a pen" A phrase I thought I would never hear in my life.

[@AbroadinJapan]

Me neither

[@Sean-qt7og]

Just imagine the sheer destructive force PPAP would have had if it came out this year

[@HenryDube72]

Lethal

[@ShadowKatt]

The pen has always been mightier.

[@Kelvin_Foo]

@@Sean-qt7og Not even Pikotaro's final form!

[@user-yh7ix2ow1p]

I guess this is exactly the reason why terrace house was such a huge hit among western audiences. It's the opposite of loud, in your face tv and the witty remarks of the panel made you see the beauty and drama in the mundane.

[@1ThousandRoads]

I lived in Japan years ago and practically never turned on the TV for the exact same reasons. You described the nature of the programs so well and why they appear so dull to many westerners (and, it would seem, increasingly to many young adults in Japan). I like how you also mentioned the positive aspect of how there's a culture of appreciation for the small and simple things in life that those programs reflect. One thing I did watch back in the day were the children's television shows in the morning, when I was learning Japanese, since they spoke slow and used simple language that I could understand at that time haha. Some of those shows were quite artistic and imaginative.

[@jordanconner3808]

The only Japanese tv I watch is the drama shows or the movies that play on the main Japanese channels

[@bereniced7155]

Would you have some names of those children programms? I'd like to practice my japanese as well!

[@meowocats11]

if you have any recommendations of good shows for japanese learners, i'd like to know

[@gallusgallusdomesticus235]

As a Japanese Z gen person, these are exactly why TV shows are getting less popular among us

[@lol-ih1tl]

Among Us

[@hellafraid6555]

§u§

[@kamalmanzukie]

imposter

[@dimmadometv]

sus

[@namelessking111]

@@lol-ih1tl Sussy Baka

[@mikee096]

"just blind superficially positive statements" hit the nail on the head with Japanese tv

[@tempesttube]

Also U.S. morning shows. For some reason I can watch the Japanese shows (not that I’m a fan) but can’t stand morning shows.

[@grubbybum3614]

@@tempesttube grass is always greener etc.

[@tempesttube]

@@grubbybum3614 I'm not entirely sure that applies in my case (Japanese-American) and I grew up watching Japanese variety shows.

[@gmalcolms]

your assessment is spot on, at least as far as I can recall, because we gave our TV away more than a decade ago and haven't missed it for a second

[@pillbugm8914]

Somehow Chris' Japanese parody is still not exaggerated enough.

[@johnynoway9127]

needs more sound effects

[@lavalampluva55401]

It's the Japanese game shows. "Your game shows reward knowledge. Here, we punish ignorance."

[@karaokepup]

sugoii

[@201hastings]

The SNL Mike Myers Japanese Game show skit is pretty accurate

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@johnynoway9127 笑 笑 笑