Why i think you cannot 100% fully assimilate into Japanese culture. Sense of humor is one factor!

You can get close but your sense of humor never goes away it stays with you forever. I take a drive and discuss this subject as i go pick up my dog from the trimmers.
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[@RealRuralJapan]

Early next year i plan to expand my rural Japan cafe to include rescuing stray cats in my area to turn it into a unique Cat Cafe. Any help is very much appreciated. www.buymeacoffee.com/realruraljapan

[@Jay-cu6nd]

I live in Dunedin (New Zealand) and there are definitely people from over seas that have assimilated into our culture (as much as we have left of it anyway) and I fully respect them and see them 100% as kiwis and there are a lot of other people that have moved here on mass like people from India there is alot of them in every major city and they don't have to assimilate in the same way because there is so many people from there own country around them they just make a community of there own people and they never have to step outside of it. They are good people iv never had an issue with them..even if you wanted to get to know them you can't because they don't speak English and never will learn so. When you see that happening all over your country you definitely start to feel a certain way about it.. because you know it's not going to change you know those people will never be apart of your culture so you ask yourself why are they here it's like they are still living in India. But i guess that's just how modern immigration affects everyone now it's the way of the new world

[@Brucemagoose511]

Anyone looking for an example of Japanese humour that might translate to western audiences try Boiling Point by Takeshi Kitano (1990). The only live action Japanese film that tickles my funny bone. Each to their own though.

[@Uchutanjyo]

Yeah, that’s a funny one

[@twowheelsintokyo7039]

If you think Japanese don’t have a sense of humor, try spending some time in Germany. Japanese culture runs deep in society, but there are even native Japanese who cannot fully assimilate. These are Japanese who move to and live in other parts of Japan, or Japanese who spent some of their younger years living overseas. Here in Tokyo, you aren’t really a “son of Edo” unless your father and grandfather were born here. My wife is from an old and wealthy family in Japan, her grandfather being one of the architects who designed Tokyo Tower. But as she went to college in America and Britain, she is not considered as “Japanese” as her coworkers who were educated in Japan. As an American, I live it up and enjoy the privileges of being an ignorant gaikokujin. I’m not expected to know the finer rules and points of etiquette, and I am not tied up by the social restraints which bind the Japanese. And even if I spent a couple decades trying to learn, I wouldn’t be taken seriously anyway.

[@AlmightyHeart]

It makes sense though. Why would you be a local if you didn't grow up there. A foreigner who has lived their entire life and has domesticated parents knows way more about local customs.

[@milaemouse8442]

yes. "ignorant gaikokujin". live it. love it. enjoy it.

[@mark9294]

@@AlmightyHeartto me, “local” doesn’t mean that you grew up there or five generations before you settled there. It just means that you live there. That’s enough to make you a local in my book.

[@pachinko32]

Yeah I'm Italian and lived for a couple of years in Japan. I totally agree. It's like they work on different frequencies. Indeed a "tough crowd" for a stand up.

[@zzrhardy]

I see a silver lining on this cloud: there is an entire country full of people that do not know the "pull my finger" prank yet.

[@RealRuralJapan]

I will not confirm nor deny i have done that here.

[@cocolenchojapan]

Thanks for the shoutout! Great points for sure. My taxes are around $350 USD for the year here in Yamaguchi Prefecture. In the states my taxes were not too bad in North Carolina and still paid around $2,000 USD a year. Other places pay that much a month. So far I LOVE living in the countryside. Please no kisses! Really looking forward to traveling around Japan and you will be one of our first stops 😊

[@Nutch1C]

Oh my gosh … “In Japan, there is no such thing as a well timed fart” 😂😂😂 that got me laughing so hard! It’s so Aussie. The smellier the better 😅😬🫨

[@semidemiurge]

Just found your channel and really appreciating your insights.

[@Kilesa]

Of course they'd never do that in the elevator. But Carol did.

[@mobpsy1526]

Japanese like most asian collective societies dont like humor that may make someone feel uncomfortable. BUT, Japanese have very good humor in other ways like movies Tampopo or Ultraman: surprises subverting expectations, absurdity, satire. Also ofc the super famous clip "I have a bad case of diarrhea".

[@Jordan-inJapan]

Totally agree. And I have to say, after spending nearly half of my life here (20 years), I think I’m starting to cross over… a lot of things that use to be hilarious have started to just seem mean. 😅

[@AlmightyHeart]

I think it's wrong to lump all Asian cultures into one concept. The Japanese are very different from other Asian cultures. In fact Chinese are the most likely to complain about racism and cultural differences.

[@mobpsy1526]

@@AlmightyHeart There is no lumping all asian cultures in my comment. Yes China is very different in manners and certain values.

[@GregK235]

I try to avoid most Japanese TV. I can feel my brain cells dying. What I find funny (strange) are the Japanese traffic lights. I would've stopped at 7:25 at the lights after you branched off to the left. Red lights and a left turn green. BUT, I didn't see a road leading to the left at those lights. 😨.

[@RealRuralJapan]

It is clearer when you are actually driving than watching it from the windscreen. I also get accused of speeding when there are old ladies in front of me leaving me in the dust! Trust me it is very obvious, and you shouldn't have a problem driving here.

[@milaemouse8442]

my japanese wife, in america, developed a keen sense of humor and sarcasm. never would have developed it alone, or in japan. =D

[@jacobsoto7228]

Same I went to the gym with one she was very sarcastic after living here for 40 years.

[@russellschaeffler]

Maybe you could do a westers reaction video to Japanese TV. What I find a bit strange is many people eat dinner while watching people on TV also eating. And often comment on how delicious the TV food is. To me that is a bit rude to the home cook.

[@jonmarshall1502]

I just stayed with a Japanese guy in his BnB down in Kochi, he had a wicked sense of humour. Got along well with him. Thanks for the fart warning, personally I think they are funny in the right situation. 😂

[@RealRuralJapan]

All part of the service here at Real Rural Japan!

[@sixpackkorkman8069]

That fart thing that you mentioned in the beginning happened to me when traveling in Japan. Out side a bar I was having a cigarette and there also was a Japanese guy, no one else. I farted and the Japanese guy was like what are you doing. I tried to explain that now the whole bar won't smell like shit and the wind will take the smell away. The explanation did not go through. Won't do it again now I know better.

[@RealRuralJapan]

You have to fart like a Ninja here.

[@smdnsnnd7254]

That's actually funny lmao 🤣

[@arturslab7102]

So, perhaps the Japanese don't get what's funny about farting. Or perhaps you're indeed an uncivilized simpleton. I was born and raised in Poland. Almost half way around the globe from Japan. If you farted in polish bar, you'd definitely be seen as uncivilized monkey. No one would find it funny but they'd probably cut you some slack because you're a foreigner and we're nice. Unless you were in tougher neighborhood. Then you'd get your ass kicked on your way out and probably some teeth knocked out if you resisted.

[@RealRuralJapan]

@arturslab7102 I was wondering why they call it a Dutch Oven and not a Polish Oven.

[@WorldVidzz]

wtf

[@orenschulman4554]

Its pretty true about the Germans

[@orenschulman4554]

While what you are saying is essentially true, I have found great variance from person to person.

[@RealRuralJapan]

Me too its always the case when talking on a broad subject such as this..

[@AndrewB21]

Japan at present is highly censored, and the low quality if the TV is something a lot of Japanese people bemoan as well, to be fair. If you want fart and sex jokes, I'd recommend finding some Shimura Ken clips. He died during Covid sadly, but he was still making programs up until fairly recently, though his content was considered very old style wise. I cannot enjoy really any current Japanese tv except for maybe "potsun to ikkenya", and even I really enjoyed Shimura Ken's skit style comedy. It reminded me of older English comedies that I grew up watching. As for the story about the boss who couldn't wait to tell you all about how his wife shat herself, that says more about the state of degeneracy in Australian society post the 60s than the lack of a sense of humor among the Japanese. Going out of your way to humiliate the woman you pledged your life to is the mark of a child, rich or not.

[@RealRuralJapan]

Tis whatis ole boy!

[@AndrewB21]

@@RealRuralJapan That I cannot argue with. Cheers for the heart, mate. Best wishes.

[@RealRuralJapan]

No worries

[@deanchur]

Gaki no Tsukai is pretty reliable for a laugh, especially Silent Library. Also Japanese Spiderman is hilarious in its absurdity.

[@GreatGrandCarrot]

NELSON?! Such a manly name for a small dog. 😂 But it fits him anyway.

[@TenYen4796]

Everyone else may understand a joke or two 🤔 and waiting for Germans or Japanese to catch up would be like reacting to Martin Lawrence after a scene have ended and people are leaving. Laugh until your backside hurts and short of passing out. Life is too short to try to fit into something that doesn't move. We can always explain it later but live the moment. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bentonhomestead]

Nelson is so cute! What a good haircut for the little fella.

[@eaton55r]

These are good things to remember, humor for one is an insult for another. I have made many mistakes. Woooo! I suggest to be careful when you are with anyone who you do not know well.

[@jdii5698]

I am what the the Brits would call a "sarcastic git" or as it's known here in Texas - "a sarcastic a--hole". I would probably not fit in to well. 🤣 I still want to visit Japan. I found the guy telling the story about his wife totally hilarious though.

[@WANDERER0070]

Japanese love perfection,but are very forgiving,,bc they know some foreigners are dense😂 I fuked up few times when traveling,just learn to say Gomenasai watashiwa baka gaijin = forgive me Im stupid foreigner. 😊

[@RealRuralJapan]

So, do I. It still cracks me up and if that's uncivilized i can't do much about that!

[@jdii5698]

@@WANDERER0070 😆 Good phrase to know.

[@pcharliep61]

Hello from Kurunjang in Vic, Australia. Recently found your channel and enjoying the videos. In relation to one of your stories I recently found out that the Germans actually have a word for having fun from the misfortune of other 👍👍😁😁 Schadenfreude. Cheers

[@user-cn1rx1hh9t]

No culture can totally assimilate another culture. What's needed is adaptation and tolerance.

[@phil6025]

I guess that must be right, but I've never forgotten a Japanese backpacker who I encountered working in a Japanese restaurant at Salamanca in Hobart 30 years ago - she could speak English but was heavily accented, I don't think she'd been in Australia for anymore than a year or less - that girl was an absolute card. We were there for a meal but didn't want to leave when we finished because we were having such a blast interacting with her. I've never forgotten her - she was as funny as all get out and was definitely an outlier in terms of my impression of your average Japanese person.

[@thadtuiol1717]

Interesting. Would you say that there is a big overlap between the Aussie and British sense of humour? (I'm actually Finnish, but lived in the UK for a while and met many Australians there who seemed to like British comedy).

[@RealRuralJapan]

Definitely!

[@gzubeck3]

I don't know what to say because I absolutely love the humor in the higher quality Anime. Is this tailored to global audiences because I'd rather be friends with the top producers in Japan. Maybe there's hope for the more global younger Japanese as their tastes develop. I find it funny when they're playing it straight and the situation is just absurd and they they zing you with one-liners that are quite humorous with good deadpan jokes. Everything from "Mob Psycho", "Frieren", "Bakke", "Ascendence of a Bookworm" are just a few of my favorites. One you should watch which is totally relevant to you is "Campfire cooking in another world with my absurd skill!" The more ridiculous the title the chances are they might be fun to watch. To me the concentration of real talent is focused there and maybe regular TV is just crap due to low production values.

[@bojcio]

The thing is, anime is only a very narrow representation of Japanese culture. Very narrow.

[@gzubeck3]

@@bojcio That's ok...I live in America and do not watch American TV anymore and do not have cable. TV for me is now Sporting events. If regular TV is now just News and bad game shows who cares...might be the same in Japan so that's hard to figure out plus demographics plays a part. Let's just hope the under 40 crowd is more hip than the over 60 crowd that's dying out in Japan.

[@paulsparks4564]

Spot on analysis IMO, good video. The Japanese in particular don't understand sarcasm and also irony. They're into slapstick and out of place (think Trading Places) type comedy. They do love word-play, and if you are out with the J-boys, some 'shimoneta' (dirty talk) jokes do go down well. You just have to know who you are hanging out with. And Steve you are spot on about the cultural comedy differences between gaijin in Japan. When I taught English in Fukushima, I tended to gel more with English people as their sense of humour was more akin to Australia than that of the US or Canada.

[@RealRuralJapan]

That is also my experience.

[@milaemouse8442]

there were only three japanese tv programs that i liked: Takeshi-jo, Naruhodo the world, and some of the super once-a-year NHK historic dramas (atsu-hime 2008...tenchijin 2009). good stuff.

[@liammalarky3483]

My Japanese friends absorbed the friendly verbal abuse and sarcasm (banter) and dark humour here in Scotland. It was quite cathartic for them, actually saying what they think. Their fondness and nostalgia for cartoons from home, though, I never understood. It was really preschool level humour. I'd watch anything that Takeshi "Beat" Kitano was in as that tended to be a bit irrelevant. Most of their tv shows are mind numbing, although I did like some of the Drifters (Doriftu) stuff.

[@user-cx6wo8rr2i]

To me the real contrast is in that Japanese are a very organized, serious, methodical, disciplined and focus society however deep inside they are a child like society as well, infantile in many behaviours and social interactions as well as their preferences in the amusement and the hobbies they undertake and many times their silly perfectionism of elevating material symbols and objects to a certain perfection. Perhaps it was way different before the war in which oddities and the ridiculous did not have any place in daily life but after the Americanization and opening of the post war decades it became a hybrid society with peculiarities of western aspirations that for cultural reason could not be fully accepted traditionally so they transformed into a society trapped between two worlds, an probably the main reason is that they never ceased to feel like Islanders in a world apart.

[@RealRuralJapan]

Japanese workplaces are far from organized, methodical and disciplined that is why Japan is so far down the list in productivity. GDP per capita per hour worked is abysmal just like all island countries. This is just not true and demonstrably so.

[@user-cx6wo8rr2i]

@@RealRuralJapan maybe you are correct however you must remember that what really counts is the perception of reality, so maybe deep inside Japanese society is tumultuous and disorganized but Toyotas are perceived as the best overall cars, so are electronics , Japanese steel and whatever they seem to put their mind to they kind of give the appearance that it's a society that strives for perfection and that is what keeps the mythos alive and the enigmatic sense of that society, personally from far away what attracts me to live there is the overall respect and non aggressive nature of the social interactions.

[@thadtuiol1717]

@@RealRuralJapan Haha, why do you specifically mention "island countries"? I'm from Finland, so no particular dog in this fight, just curious...

[@RealRuralJapan]

@@thadtuiol1717 Check out my island video

[@wandomaccount123]

Nagano city right?

[@RealRuralJapan]

Yeah

[@krisdabrowski5420]

I have a feeling like old Soviet Russian humour would go over well in Japan. Stories about corrupt bureaucracy, and the absurd situations that it causes.

[@snoogly]

True story… About 30 years ago I was visited in my Tokyo home by a Japanese person I had first met in the desert in Kenya a couple of years earlier. He WAS the most chilled and cool person I had ever met. His stories about the REAL Japan are what brought me here in the first place. So after I moved to Japan, and after he came back here, I invited him over for a visit. Around that time I was fascinated by that Japanese sweet snack that looks exactly like a small turd. I had been dropping a few of them on top of tissues on station platforms, and then pointing them out to Japanese commuters. They were utterly shocked - even more so when I picked one and ate it ;-) So before my friend arrived I placed some toilet paper on the floor in the loo, and a some of the snacks on top. After a while he went to the loo, and was gone for about 30 minutes … His reaction when he came back was not positive, and to this day I still don’t know if he knew it was a joke, and was horrified, or thought I had shat on the floor. Either way, I never saw or heard from again!

[@MrClon51]

You okay, bro? I think most people wouldn't find this "joke" funny anywhere...=⁠_⁠=

[@jOeLwAlBy]

I'm convinced the japanese only care about Kenya because it fits perfectly into katakana and sounds familiar to them haha! I'd expect them to be more interested in Ghana

[@errchy]

Seems a bit cringe even as an American lol

[@malapertfourohfour2112]

Y'all are just being pretentious prudes that shit's genuinely funny

[@user-ui3jo1um8b]

Bruh why are you eating shit off the floor? You didnt explain the joke to him?

[@dannybitz5015]

How do the Japanese react to sarcasm? We use a lot of sarcasm in Canada when we joke around.

[@RealRuralJapan]

Video incoming soon on that.

[@dennismcquoid9751]

Sarcasm does not work very well. Typically, you will offend the listeners. I've been married to a Japanese woman for 25 years. Fight the urge, think before you speak. ;-)

[@Matmat123_5]

Using sarcasm, black humor in Japan is a no no. This is totally misunderstood.

[@ML-cc7gj]

Been here for 11 years and I do use sarcasm quite a lot. Most don’t understand it, so it just won’t come off at all. My Japanese MIL, when I explain the joke, laughs a lot at the ironical jokes, but yes, you need to explain. Lately she even has started to make some jokes like that to me, so I guess I’m a bad influence on her ;). A Japanese friend who has lived for over 10 years in my country, however, got used to and really funny in sarcasm real fast. So basically it’s about how close the person is to you and their personality. Sarcasm in workplace is probably a big no, though.

[@zimpetrichor4919]

Actually I’ve noticed that many caucasian people especially from Britain, Australia, and America etc find farting to be hilarious. I would argue that most non-whites in the world don’t find farting funny, they usually find it uncivilized. I think there’s a clear difference between western (especially caucasian) humor vs eastern humor. It’s not just a Japanese thing. Caucasian jokes seem to be meant for only a caucasian audience.

[@RealRuralJapan]

Its cultural entirely. No matter what your family background if you were born in OZ you generally appreciate a well-timed fart.

[@jw841]

Not sure about this. I've lived in Africa and they seem to find farting and Caucasian jokes pretty funny to. My Korean girlfriend and friends all seem to get my Caucasian jokes as well.

[@timotejlovrec9029]

Im not "expert" on the topic, but I can still say that despite western cable television being garbage, words cannot even beggin to describe abomination that is japanese tv (in my experience same with korean and chinese) This stuff will legit leave you brain damaged. I cannot imagine how can anyone over 5 years old watch this

[@RealRuralJapan]

I don't watch it but agree generally with what you said. There probably is some decent stuff somewhere, i hope.

[@cocolenchojapan]

I’ve been married to my Japanese wife for 33 years and still does not get my Mexican American humor 😅

[@RealRuralJapan]

It's impossible to change your sense of humor IMO.

[@elmalanmalan2175]

One example are the TV comedy shows my girlfriend laugh but me on the other hand I'm like is that funny!?

[@RealRuralJapan]

I barely can stand Japanese TV. I actually just had a producer come to my cafe to do a show 15 minutes ago! And you guessed it. The whole story has already been written about what they are going to do!

[@elmalanmalan2175]

@@RealRuralJapan Japanese TV revolts around food and many boring comedy shows. The only TV show that was amusing to me was Shimura ken and the Osaka Yoshimoto Shinkigeki which was funny to me but people from Tokyo seem to hate it. Even within regions of Japan the humor is different.

[@Paperworms2nd]

Why do people believe, we germans don't have humor? Sure, the older generation might be very serious. The ones that went through a lot of hardships. But Millenials like myself, and younger Generations are usually very carefree and crack jokes at every opportunity. Don't be afraid to make contact to germans, okay? :D

[@michaelstevenson-wright9050]

As the comedian Stewart Francis said, “Farting in a lift - that’s wrong, on so many levels!”. My wife’s Japanese, and when I ‘express’ myself, I call our cat’s name. She wants to believe me….

[@jamesgraham446]

I'm assuming in the restaurant, when Carol came in, at the end of the meal someone would have served her a roll of toilet paper....

[@xXIronSwanXx]

As a half Japanese who grew up speaking native Japanese, has lived here for 10 years now and have completely blended in to the culture, I cannot agree with you more. Japanese humor to this day is still very childish and immature in my opinion. Turning on the tv and watching a bunch of dumb arses screaming and shouting idiotic statements just doesn't cut it for me. It's also hard to crack a joke sometimes and since my jokes take some thought, I usually just get the silent treatment 😢 Whenever I'm back home, I get the whole crowd laughing and it just feels good knowing I still got it😏

[@RealRuralJapan]

The shouting is annoying!

[@MT-kr8cn]

I found it outraged that in the western world everyone are educated in speaking english only but when they move to a non- english speaking country, they refuse to learn the language and adapt to their culture. A high percentage of asians, are bilingual, trilingual....are we still living in the golden Colonial Empire era? My niece is native japanese, also speaks, korean, japanese, english french and italian...., so what is the problem with english speakers only? Me, myself born in the Netherlands, speak dutch, english, german, french, spanish, chinese..., so can someone explain waht is going on out there? If you speak their language, they will show more interest in you and help you out.

[@RealRuralJapan]

All true but the most important thing is your attitude and cultural knowledge. Have a bad attitude or lack of understanding then it doesn't matter how well you speak the language. If you are uneducated about these things, it just means you are uneducated but can speak some languages. Important yes but not as important as the other.

[@zzrhardy]

Oh no... what do normal people even talk about that is not poop and fart related? 🤔 I am one of those Aussies who is 100% toilet humour.

[@DovidM]

Humor is often untranslatable.

[@RealRuralJapan]

Agree

[@MikamisHouse]

Punchline humor.

[@RealRuralJapan]

About sums it up!

[@bojcio]

Humor is a bitch. Even inside of Europe people have very different types of humor. You can never quite "get it" even if you find things funny. As a slavic man in britain, we literally have nothing in common, humor is very obvious and its Europe.

[@WANDERER0070]

Japanese sense o humor is strange,,I saw some cookies made in shape of toilet bowl filled w brown been paste that looked like 💩 😂 yumy

[@fujigoko007]

In Japan, it is customary to complete a joke by adding “tsukkomi”. There is no “tsukkomi” in foreign jokes. In the United States, a comedian consists of one person; in Japan, a comedian consists of two people. In Japan, people who are good at “tsukkomi” are more popular than people who tell jokes. He is considered an expert at controlling the flow of conversation. These are the highest paid celebrities.

[@RealRuralJapan]

Tsukkomi is like the saying Now over to you or its your turn now!

[@fujigoko007]

Jokes are very risky, like the Will Smith-comedian incident at the Academy Awards To avoid this, Tsukkomi's role is to put a frame and caption with a funny story. Manzai is about creating a wave of excitement by interspersing dozens of jokes with that funny story. The goal is a wave of uplifting rather than a one-off joke.

[@bojcio]

Germans are hilarious.

[@Megamibunny]

What if a person’s humor is dead like their soul lol

[@paulsparks4564]

The Japanese generally have a very healthy sense of humour but it is very different to Australia. They love slapstick and word play, and particularly with the latter, if you can't speak Japanese then you'll never appreciate it. It's all to do with timing. If you are out drinking with some J-dudes, there are plenty of dirty jokes. With their focus on hygiene, then farts and shit jokes will not go down that well, particularly also around the dining table. Sarcasm, irony and gross, shock humour aren't understood generally.

[@CB-sx8xh]

* in hindsight that should have been "a shart in an elevator" in honour of your boss's wife...

[@lifeinruraljapan]

I have the same problem. People here just don’t get my sense of humor and what they think I don’t get. Those reaction videos they are just lazy too lazy to make their own videos.

[@manuelbarreto7032]

In my experience native english speakers (UK, US, AU) do not adapt or integrate in any foreign country, I supose that this stems from their Protestant Christian values. 😊

[@thadtuiol1717]

Well, when you've been running the world for about 300 years, you tend to expect everyone else to adapt to you ;-) (Don't get angry, I'm from Finland)

[@Jay-cu6nd]

I never thought about it like that. I think people from Western countries probably tend to visit other countries or work there for a few years rather than move there for good..and people from other parts of the world that move to the west normally move there for good..

[@JCODOHERTY]

Being uncivilized should be frowned upon.

[@malkavianloner8808]

i feel that anime helps align the sense of humor and the amazing nuance in word play that japan has in its humor. gintama is a wonderful way to compare from the english dub to the sub version. theres a character thats called snake in the english dub that misses everytime because the katakana for his name is close to a snake name, but the mixup is only a correlation in japanese, and makes no sense in english. servanp has a mikuni that HATES being called Miku Miku since his name is miku×2. its pretty hilarious when you break it down and understand the word play being done. dirty jokes definitely land but their idea of dirty and aussie dirty humour are worlds apart. self depricating is gross in that culture because talking about yourself too much has its own term and is frowned upon even when talking about yourself in a negative light for what you might think of as humour is a form of self boasting. poop is funny if its kawaii, but as like a prop gag, but humour at the expense of others is mean spirited in many cultures. its not seen as humbling but an obtuse form of bragging about something one wouldnt or shouldnt be proud of. i can see how theres a huge disconnect, but trying to understand the humour on the tv shows is a great way to understand any culture. watching anything from Paul Fenech like housos or fat pizza or swift n shift is a great way to gain appreciation of where some aussie humour stems from. the centrelink jokes dont really hit as well for an american unless you understand that centrelink is the govt benefits program. i think youve got an interesting perspective i appreciated listening into, especially aspiring to live in japan myself and having lived in Australia myself as well as America i feel i was able to relate and understand on a deeper level some of the nuances with your input. thank you for sharing your opinion cobber