You Know You’ve Been in Japan Too Long if…| 10 Japanese Habits

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Japanese themselves have an extensive collection of manners and customs that are interesting to learn. They say much about Japan's world view and its culture. From body language gestures to common lines, you will learn in this video 10 habits you should be aware of when going to Japan.
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[@symbolbouchardnoteira8155]

Please tell me what japan allows on internet?

[@airport862]

We need more politeness in this world.

[@chronorust3359]

@Brock Lesnar Alpha Male If I see or hear the words snowflakes again I'm gonna vomit it's so overused and stereotyped...especially from those who raised them.

[@icether768]

air port そうです

[@airport862]

@@icether768 Sumimasen wakarimasen.

[@elmalanmalan2175]

We don't need to live a fake life

[@elmalanmalan2175]

@@Lord_Reeves I think japanese can't understand that concept.

[@marroka000]

Actually I have a habit to sit a lot in seiza style sometimes even on chairs, my mom always tells me that it's bad for my knees but I just feel more comfortable that way 😅

[@sadie6424]

That Hawaii joke cracked me up and I wanna go round telling everyone but no one will understand so I’ll just have to keep it to myself 😂

[@FiveOClockTea]

Sadie i actually ended up laughing out loud at it as well XD

[@radimgabaj4263]

I explain the punchline to everyone after telling!

[@TheOmar291992]

She looks so cute nodding and saying, yes...

[@nikhilbg1316]

はい！そうですね カワイイよ

[@zebatov]

As for OP, I'd really like to see another video of another race or culture where creepy (typically white in the case of Asians) guys feel the need to comment on the look of basically anyone in the video. Is that all you're interested in with Asians? I understand the fever, but tone it down and keep it to yourself.

[@harmonicpulse4816]

@@zebatov The word "cute" doesn't necessarily pertain to looks, it could also be to personality. And even if he is, it's just a first impression and I think it's better than saying "Marry me!", "I want to dance with her in a mansion basked in moonlight" and stuff like that.

[@pineapplepenny._.1335]

Japanese people: don’t wanna eat the last piece Choji from Naruto: ALWAYS WANTS THE LAST PIECE

[@sonnybimbo2940]

I am from Boston Massachusetts. We have a bad habit of giving people the middle finger. 😂😂😂

[@urmomisurdad5422]

Sonny Bimbo lol

[@gemini88miller]

Thats most of america

[@noirrain6005]

Sonny Bimbo The French should take the Statue of Liberty away. The good old America is gone.

[@Robert-dt3is]

lmao

[@Andre-pl1wh]

Noir Rain You triggered mate?

[@TunaDishwasher]

as a korean we also do these things- glad to know that we're not alone

[@innermusic7408]

I am RIGHT NOW in Japan, but I still cannot get enough of this country. What a country! What a country!

[@ozermehtap]

This is such a wonderful video! I kept laughing and learning at the same time! Thanks a lot!

[@ajrwilde14]

she could be literally anywhere between 18 and 40

[@David-jx5jk]

Alice Wilde Not that big range. She is apparently around 21,22. However , some Asian women can still look young when 40

[@Andre-pl1wh]

David Nah it's pretty big range but I see what you're saying.

[@David-jx5jk]

be back soon She is one of the instructors of Japanese Pod 101. The two youngest instructors of that platform, she Risa looks like Satomi Ishihara , and Hiroko looks like Aragaki Yui , you agree ?

[@lemons2300]

20 to 40 is actually about right. Anyways, she reminds me of the Korean singer/actress Jang Nara.

[@trunkssoto6257]

She is 25

[@daniellagami3582]

After 1,5 months in Japan i started to do all of this things and habits. Thank you Risa for returning me to this great time

[@j.d.4697]

I can't get over how adorable Risa is.

[@swedishguyonyoutube4684]

I love this so much! Such great energy! Such a wonderful culture!

[@atenakitabi3769]

The way this video is shot is so brilliant

[@jttcosmos]

I'd like to see more videos with you and Ice working together. Really enjoyed the interactions, as they made the entries more concrete than just a retelling.

[@astarta4766]

It is very interesting! ありがどう ございます！

[@Plantman2013]

Hi Risa, I have come across your vlogs. The contend you produce is fantastic. They informative and fun, I did make me smile. Arigatu

[@zak2189]

stop fussing over the last piece, just break it in half !

[@nazmiimtiyaz527]

S. ザッくん never thought of that XD

[@koolked1417]

what if there's a lot of people lmao

[@pikminpuck8015]

@@koolked1417 Split it in tons

[@j.d.4697]

You mean cut it in half with a katana?

[@ninascorner11]

It is actually common for many of these things to be done within my family. I didn't know they were Japanese habits ☺ Thank you for the lesson! 😊

[@flor4127]

Great video!

[@johnheng1040]

This is a really fun way to learn more about japan. I just wish thaipod101 would make videos like this too.

[@dianatakazono]

I love this video💗 more please🙏🏻

[@bobflendorg1064]

As a kid, with the last piece of food I would ask my siblings...... "Does anyone want the last one?" If someone did want it...... I'd say.... "I'll split it with you". Then we would argue over who got the larger piece. ; )

[@lmy222]

I love the way this video is shot!!

[@AyeGetItBroady]

Ha she's so cute. After all these years, Risa's still so adorable

[@TiNaAziZ]

thx for this vdeo. u r improving in ur teaching style :)

[@gomagoma6813]

You're doing a great job

[@voiceofdean9770]

I took a Japanese class over a decade ago, and I picked up a few habits. The ones I do the most are using the "nn" or "un" sound when someone is addressing me or talking to me, and saying "is that so..." but I say it in English.

[@alfiankamil3190]

-chance to practice listening -important used vocabulary at the end of video -nice explanation -cute host subscribed.

[@i_am_very_happy798]

So awsome habits!!

[@mrsantosjon]

I never lived in Japan but I'm a frequent traveler to Japan does that count lol. I do experience seeing this

[@hellomigue]

i loved it!!

[@ck7965]

Hi risa & team @ japanese101, otsukaresanmadeshtta. Love these real life situation videos. Makes it easier to understand more japanese terms and sentences. Gambatteh neh 🙌👏

[@suburbanflower]

Haha such a great video! ✨

[@TrNdke]

Americans and our habit of saying "like". It's become such a filler word. It stands in for said, as if, thought, felt, and a bunch of other words.

[@ChunkyBunny2]

I bet foreigners get so confused with us saying "like" all the time.

[@feb7907]

the kind of thing you talk about exists in japanese as well with nanka

[@camilaaguiar8292]

It exists in Portuguese too! (Brazil)

[@zak2189]

i talked to a japanese girl that lived in america for 1 year i think.. she kept saying LIKE for every 5th word. it was so annoying

[@Andre-pl1wh]

Like isn't a "stand in" for as if that americans came up with because we're lazy, it's simply a synonym.

[@deezkacang4713]

I am from two countries... Indonesia: eating food (mostly rice) with hands Italy: moving hands around alot when you talk I have both of those habits

[@Acrohite]

I've never associated myself with any Japanese things except for anime and manga but I'm already doing this-

[@nowsnothetime]

We tend to offer the last piece in Italy as well! Even though it doesn't take long before someone eats it

[@mondo6595]

love the subtitles! sukides

[@robviolin1]

Thanks 👍

[@armynation31B5V5P]

Thank you♡

[@hughsufczynski6413]

so true.. even as non Japanese I started doing all of these after few months in Tokyo :))

[@bernalcordero5671]

Greetings from Costa Rica! I hope I will someday visit Japan!

[@Allyheartzz]

Her style, hair, makeup on point

[@himesama_k407]

So True!

[@74Ahly]

ほんとうに❤面白い

[@BrightRomeo]

How can you not give Thumbs Up and Subscribe. Amazing. Keep up the good stuff.

[@KrossX]

How many are able to remain in seiza for long periods of time nowadays? And able to stand up afterwards?

[@silverrain530]

KrossX ‎ I've been doing it longer than I can remember. So, I can

[@Tauncerador]

I use to pet dogs and cats to they ground level a lot in positions like seiza so you get used to it xD.

[@maddigrace]

I sat in seiza a lot while I was a little kid. For example, whenever I was talking to friends while sitting on the ground, I would use seiza. It isn't comfortable at all, but it makes me look taller. Edit: I not u lol

[@mmughal]

Fun to watch , Which camera is used

[@JoshuaOtero]

すごい！

[@drone9856]

your English is good. btw point 1-5 very similar in Indonesia. good video 😊

You are awesome! I love you !

[@abellopez1586]

Its time for risa teacher adventures.

[@aldlkj]

In north Brazil it's pretty common to walk barefoot inside and even outside of houses, because it's too hot to wear shoes all the time. Not a costume, just common

[@blackheavyblans]

I like to watch these videos. Risa chan is so adorable and cute :)

[@watopsandre]

risa...空いたいよう。。。i really like your video for my learn..

[@mirthamendoza1821]

I do all of this but I've never been in Japan. 😢

[@zam023]

Where are you from?

[@sauronbaggins4161]

me too and ive never been in japan

[@nyakorii]

Same

[@mirthamendoza1821]

zam023 I'm from Philippines. Lol why?

[@mnhnsc342]

same 😂

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

Best wishes from Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬

[@user-jc2ng2xd9n]

Risa is a big motivation to learn Japanese

[@jacksonyoung5931]

So funny. I love it.

[@peko7446]

I laughed because that yuzuru part happened to me with my Japanese friend. I had to convince her over and over just to get the last piece of amaebi before she ate it. I was really full and couldn't eat another bite. I subscribed because I like that you post your videos not only with the English subtitles, but with kanji and romaji. The romaji helps me pick up a word here and there.

[@belindabell794]

In England we also do not like to take the last piece of food. It most often will be left on the plate when the table is cleared. :).

[@raymondmcknight1641]

After living in Japan for 9 year I still carry these habit in the US. Most of y friend and coworkers just smile and find it complimentary.

[@LunaLuminary]

British people say sorry to much. We complain about the weather. We smile at strangers. I don't really know actually. I never really thought about it.

[@haruyasumi616]

apologising for something someone else did wrong is the craziest. like a person could trip me up and i'll apologise.

[@spaghetti6691]

I say sorry too much as well so I try to change it with excuse me or other polite gestures or maybe sign language.

[@maddigrace]

I do these and I'm not British. I'm American. But I really don't like America and I want to move to either the UK or Japan when I grow up.

[@funwithtalkingtom_official]

I’m from India and all of these are the same here. The gestures are a little different but its same. For eg passing in front of a camera or in theatre is usually done with a sorry or not done unless the other person is finished. So if you are taking a picture and we have to pass, we will stand at the edge of your frame and wait till u say its ok to pass. This usually is just a 2sec wait so yeah. Sitting on the floor is standard practice here. Keeps u much flexible and healthy bcuz of the benefits it has to your blood circulation I guess. Also, helps so much in Digestion. The sitting posture is a bit different though. Its usually crossed legged sitting (yup the one used in Meditation and Yoga). Other than that, all the other points remain the same. No shoes in the House. Bowing on phone also is common but its not regarding thank you I suppose, although I’ve seen people do that too but that’s not part of our culture. But people usually move their heads for yes and no and a lot of other things. Other common thing is people using hand gestures even when on Phone. So someone explaining you a recipe over the phone could actually be using hand gestures to signal u (👻). And they will be smiling all the way through a formal phone call. P.S.: the country is loosing its value like a forest looses trees when on fire. If you are Indian and are falling in the trap of western culture (especially the extreme west), remember that India is one of the most Ancient countries and the western world is comparatively new. The US is only 400-500 years old. So whatever they are doing right now in the name of freedom and shit is something that we have already been through in our founding years. We have seen its effects and consequences and thus have developed our values today. They will go through a similar process but in the future. So learn from your past. Don’t loose your values today just because some new born nation is more popular than you today. What makes you you is your values and that’s what Asia is known for, especially Japan, China and India. Don’t fall for newbie traps and loose yourself.

[@eunice3405]

yuzuru is also a habit in the philippines, well its less a verbal offer and more that last piece is going to sit there and wait for someone to grab it or someone to tell soneone else to take it or just cut it in half

[@ririj1234]

This is hilarious!! Risa, this is normal habits to be fair minus the bowing part. Love it 😂😂😂😂😂😂🙌🏾

[@pixelettee]

Risa sensei is the best.

[@21BJBBVIP]

I love the earrings you are wearing!!

[@michaeljosephdimaano2802]

about the last piece of food, yeah we also do that here in the philippines

[@danieldarius3788]

awesome

[@Terim98]

I love ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ this lesson

[@kamalsingh3308]

Nice vide

[@JoshuaMNielsen]

Very informative! I can't begin to say how hilarious I found the fact that some Japanese bow when talking on the phone. Lots of people in various countries have unconscious gestures when talking on the phone, but I never thought about bowing! Hahaha.

[@melinaaguilardominguez9722]

Gran trabajo :3

[@grinder2755]

I do the hand gesture - just good manners :)

[@InsaneYandere]

lol I'm French and nearly everything you said in this video is also true here ^^ Have a nice day!

[@chronorust3359]

0:54 I do this a lot with almost anything, so it looks like I'll fit in just well

[@tamimsactivity2144]

I don't know why but bowing became my habit while saying thanks or sorry in my own country.

[@cro888]

Risa is the best!

[@kbinuraedirisinghe3542]

Interesting.....

[@sou_desu8587]

We in philippines also do the declining thingy lol ..it is kinda funny to see someone do it

[@Tauncerador]

In Mexico we also have the "etto" thing, but we say "este" (エステ), and in some other hispanoamerican countries the people tend to say "esto" (エスト). Both literally means "this".

[@MrLine]

That Hawaii joke tho ahahahaha

[@FidesAla]

About offering/declining an offer/declining to inconvenience someone... I had a friend who hosted an exchange student from India who did that, and they thought she really wasn't hungry, but then later they realized they should have just offered again because she was refusing out of cultural habit, etc.... and when I heard that story, I thought, "omg I'm a horrible person, I need to start refusing everything that's offered to me, to be polite," even though I was still living in America and no one expected me to do that. But I started doing that just to be polite.

[@Eruma_27]

Kind of similar to Swedish signs actually here's a list of these 10 Japanese points and most of these ones are like this where I live aswell 1. every Swedish teen does that peace sign in every picture they take 2. very comon to see that action in Sweden atleast our parents tells us to not just take the last one EVER without asking 3. normal in Sweden aswell we always does sounds to show that we are listening 4. Idk why Japanese and Swedes are so similar but this one is true aswell Swedes are addicted to taking pictures 5. That's true for us aswell since Swedes are usually shy and loyal same as Japanese people we don't wanna cause fights when we don't have to 6. this is the first one that doesn't exist in Sweden 7. In Sweden we do bow but not in that case. Swedes bows when people are applauding for you as a thank you for example 8. That's similar in Sweden we do ask questions to ourselves while thinking all of the time 9. in Sweden that's an unwritten law you MUST take off your shoes whenever you're in a home or in school 10. Swedes usually wants people to sit up exactly like Japanese people wants but in Sweden when you talk to someone you always look the other person in the eyes additional 5 Swedish habits 11. At the Train always let people off before you go on 12. Coffe addiction is also very normal here in my native country 13. Always stay 1 arm range away from people in Sweden otherwise people here will wonder 14. Don't start eating before the host says it on parties 15. Always think of the others as much as yourself when you're in Sweden So I would say Japanese and Swedish people are quite similar when it comes to how to act and how to be but Nice video Risa I've really gotten motivated to study more recently cuz of you Thank you from the white forests in the heart of Nordic called Stockholm capital of the country of blue and yellow also known as Sweden -Elmer ・。・

[@Enemtee]

EIMKWII 27 I agree about swedish and japanese being quite similar, and I'm swedish aswell. But I would add a few points: Many swedish people start using english when in a group were at least one person can't speak swedish (a kind gesture but not good when learning swedish), while japanese often try to NOT speak english. Another one would be, being silent, japanese and swedish are kind of similar. Though I think swedish can be more open and honest to each other than japanese could, who are very afraid to tell their opinions.

[@zicofifa1324]

zlatan doesn't agree lol

[@Pepe-ri2wu]

Same in Denmark :)

[@seriestv2989]

I am in love with RISA !!!

[@firefly618]

Here in Italy we gesticulate so much while we talk, using big sweeping gestures to convey our feelings. It's as if we were attaching physical emoji to our speech. 😀😮😨 But it's so unconscious that we end up doing it unintentionally while on the phone 😂 We also do that thing with the last piece of food. Sometimes between friends we would jokingly turn the lights off for a moment, so that someone can grab it and put it in their mouth without being seen! すごい動画、ありがとうございました！

[@raymondmarshall2501]

We say right all the time.) As in direction and as I understand. And do you know ken.) IT can refer to a place or where something is or a persons name.

[@hudhashim8093]

Love Risa 😄

[@nanaosei49]

The song playing throughout sounds so similar to Shadow World from P4 Golden.

[@leahjanulgue7200]

This is almost same in Filipinos. When there is a last food left on the plate, most Filipino would say " no it's yours I'm full." "Please take it it's all yours.." Etc.. something like that..

[@xieyxiey5117]

you're right! Im going to Japan soon hopefully, i won't be culture shocked

[@leahjanulgue7200]

I love Japan so much especially the cherry blossoms.. Seriously, I don't like Korea.

[@xieyxiey5117]

Leah Janulgue Yea, that's why it's best to go there during Spring. Oh, what about Korea? Did you have a bad experience?

[@leahjanulgue7200]

It's because I find them too over acting...

[@mrsnobody3879]

@@leahjanulgue7200 Same

[@randalgarcia]

Apparently Filipinos also has the Yuzuru habit when ending up with the last piece of food shared with others. The reason is exactly the same, like it's a sin to take the last bite or last piece of a meal which ended up not eating the last piece at all. lol

[@GF2445]

Read between the lines is a big one.

[@nootherlikemyownskin3818]

What different websites or apps that you used to learn a foreign language? For reading time of the day. I would like to read more often in Japanese. Is there anything that you recommend doing that? When you're able to.

[@marsulgumapu2010]

i love the japanese nod and "mmm mmm mmm!"

[@fadiaalyafeai731]

Nice vedio .. Japanese people are polite

[@TKTeru]

Risa✨💕 always so perfect^^

[@optchar22]

I like all of these Japanese habits.