Yumi Nagashima - Snow White Was Actually Japanese

#YumiNagashima on children fairytales.
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[@orchidpanda2253]

"your generosity and easy-goingness are giving me an anxiety attack" 🤣

[@fushmontor2208]

You do understand its all an act right.... douch

[@robertlee3778]

quite literally, LOL

[@bugsbane]

.. "do they drive on the left side or right side here?"... "ok. I take it back."

[@itsxreal]

Right 🤣

[@natev1956]

She's make a great Asian Marvel superhero!... if they made a movie I'd love to see her play that role she'd be so awesome with funny one-liners!!

[@sparkymularkey6970]

The "girl from the Ring with the peace sign" had me dying. 🤣

[@alanlight7740]

It's playing off the fact that Japanese people - particularly teenage girls - frequently hold up the two fingers when someone is taking their photo. It's customary, kind of like smiling when someone takes a photo is for us.

[@jimmyju76]

​@alanlight7740 that's not really an asian thing

[@sparkymularkey6970]

@@alanlight7740 I know this. I was just laughing at her joke.

[@alanlight7740]

@@jimmyju76 - it kind of is. Although there is a western tradition of holding two fingers up behind a person's head in photos, it is a way to ruin a photo and gently mock someone. In fact, most people don't know it, but this goes back to mocking a man for being a cuckold, by making a sign that he has horns. (Most people who do this today call the fingers "bunny ears".) Holding up the two fingers just as a general thing appears to be a mostly Asian thing, though perhaps some in the West have now adopted it.

[@Madeoftea]

@@sparkymularkey6970They came in quick off that cloud of holier than thou air up there and we’re seriously trying to explain a gesture you were clearly appreciative of to any normal comments viewer… 😂

[@katiesalvadore7306]

Non threatening sweet Japanese face got me 😂

[@lpm7326]

Wait till she "yamete yamete" u..and "kimochi kimochi"😂

[@matthewheald8964]

The fact that she can do stuff like this in a second language is extremely impressive. There are L1 English speakers who aren’t even this funny in their native language.

[@iunderstanphotography2780]

her deadpan, sarcasm and accent can make her go far!

[@KerryLuckett]

I need more humor like this in my life. Yumi is funny and cuts like paper, stings a little, keeps throbbing.

[@shinsooneo5892]

daniel simonsen try him. My favourite comedian, unfortunately he have very little content.

[@qwerwerterytrtyutyuiyuiouiop]

easy there cowboy, don't make me call Dr. Freud

[@MariaElena-rc9hy]

"your generosity and easygoingness are giving me an anxiety attack" so trueeeee

[@fodle1]

Japans driving test is sooo much harder it’s like graduating college then receiving a high school diploma

[@MarcosCodas]

Oh wow, Yumi made it to the big leagues! Been a fan of hers for ages, her channel is excellent.

[@amirshay]

Your generosity and easygoingness are giving me an anxiety attack 😂😂😂😂

[@artsfanatic8407]

"Tends to seven ugly men" lmfaaaaoooo😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Itsant33]

She has other sets that are really funny. Atsuko okatsuka and Andrea Jin are also funny. The monotonous delivery helps with some of the jokes.

[@henrytawnn8694]

Oh, Santiago is such a great name. Yeah, I also like Gabriel Inglesias and Paul Rodriguez. They're great, too.

[@jeffersoncanate9789]

​@@henrytawnn8694 inglesias 😂😂

[@rawdaaljawhary4174]

She's funny right out the gate with the you-me joke. 😂 The audience slept on that one.

[@TheWutangclan1995]

She sounds really feminine but the fact that she's unfiltered and says whatever is on her mind is unexpected and makes it even more hilarious.

[@User2jn]

its kool when comedians have a unique style.

[@Sameer-er3wz]

My daughter's calmness and indifference to her high school exams give me an anxiety attack!

[@dean5565]

For anyone wondering, that venue is the "Guilt & Co" in vancouver canada. pretty sweet bar!

[@sadwest1]

racism vs racial familiarity is an important distinction. gotta move past guilt to the root of the issue.

[@RandomRoger]

I love her deadpan delivery!

[@DylanFergusC]

3:55 "I was like" Loved every second of this, but that was my favorite

[@donnalynramirez5168]

Yumi video after a while, what a treat!

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

saw her live and she's so awesome

[@GaryAa56]

Yumi is back. She so funny and non threatening.

[@alexhasnobudget]

Let’s gooo great so Yumi featured on this channel she’s so funny!

[@shonaharris9328]

She’s fantastic! Haven’t seen her before ❤.

[@jeffnogo]

I'm glad she's talking about how white people not being able to tell asians apart isn't a white people or asians specific thing, because asians aren't any better about telling us apart. I first learned this by randomly watching a DVD commentary of a Chinese movie. The actor and director commented during a character dialogue/introduction between the two leading men, "during this scene we wanted to have one guy eating nuts and the other not eating at all, so that western audiences will have an easier time telling them apart." But the actor and director then went on to laugh about how they can't tell white people apart either.

[@yeahyeahwowman8099]

It pretty much stems from white people not giving a shit. It's pretty much exclusively a non white person thing to get horribly offended that people didn't know you were from some island nobody gives a ahit about. I pretty much level with you, if we like you, we don't give a shit that you are Korean, or Chinese, or Japanese, or Vietnamese, don't waterboard us to death with it and it's all good.

[@tzenzhongguo]

That’s true, sometimes I can’t tell the difference between Slavic Russians and White Americans, if I don’t hear them talk.

[@anistardi]

@@tzenzhongguo It is about habit. If you often see similar things, you will easily differentiate them. Habit make your brain learn.

[@coucoubrandy1079]

It's a fair comment, actually. She's just turning back the same remarks we make about the East Asians.

[@varoonnone7159]

In France, at university, I saw an asian student practicing white face recognition on her computer I'm an Indo-Mauritian and can't tell blacks apart 😅

[@marzettik]

She’s adorkable, I love it.

[@BPantherPink]

Yumi is too much of a sweet❤ Both in humour AND looks !!

[@QueenRaven911]

I like how she paced herself. She let the jokes sink in, and then she continued, unlike a lot of comedians, who could be rambling non-stop sometimes. And she is actually funny.

[@lalappong2521]

As a Korean Canadian, I totally agree with her. Because I experienced similar stuff like her.

[@CookiesDarkMatter]

For those uninitiated in Vancouver lingo, ICBC is DMV.

[@tonyshawley7536]

I've been following you for some time now and still don't understand why I haven't seen you on one of the tonight shows. You are a stand out comedian that has such amazingly hilarious material. Far better then most stand up comedians I've seen that have been on the tonight shows. I wish I had connections 😭

[@PristinePerceptions]

I think that her energy is completely opposite to a tonight show energy. If you put her next to, say, Jimmy Fallon... I wonder whether she would finish one sentence before being interrupted. Also applies to other hosts - Jimmy was just an example.

[@tonyshawley7536]

@@PristinePerceptions I think you're wrong about the night time talk shows. Seth Myers knows how to listen and allows each of his guests have the lime light. Jimmy Kimmel is great too, but I agree with you about Jimmy Fallon. With that aside, she doesn't have to be a sit down guest on the shows, although that would be nice. They all have comedians come on and do a tight 5 and Yumi clearly deserves that lime light, exposure to the world. Also I think it's ultimately up to Yumi to decide if she's the right energy for that or not when they do arise.

[@PaulFrank_paz]

Thank you, Yumi. Dear KZbin, I need more Yumi in my feed. Thank you for your support. Paul

[@Sprite_525]

An actually funny JFL video, well done Yumi 🎉

[@Jonbwriter]

LMAO 😀 Thanks Yumi, just what I needed.

[@xixixipeopl]

That snow white makes me laugh so hard and my mom questioned about my sanity

[@stoatystoat174]

Julia Roberts joke caught me by surprise 😂

[@larryclemens1850]

Must be asking herself: "If they give me a driver's license without a test, how bad are the rest of the drivers???"... She'd be right.

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[@silbug]

Wow. Love her!

[@eiloen]

Holy shit she's awesome

[@DonoVideoProductions]

I expected her to, at the end of her act, speak in a completely non-accented voice. When she got going, her accent seemed to be less pronounced than at the beginning. She is very, very, smartly funny.

[@AndrewMacLaine]

Yes, i got the impression her accent and "difficulty" speaking English were part of the act. The repetition of "I was like:" was a bit of a giveaway.

[@Pavlinka__]

@@AndrewMacLaine What do you mean with the "I was like"? Is it trying too hard to be "bad" at english??

[@senxiv4232]

​@@Pavlinka__I think they mean that she dropped the accent for a strong North American one on that line. I, too, think that she puts on an accent for her act. It's fine, and she's not the only comedian who does this. It's her act, and she can do what she wants. This definitely isn't a typical Japanese accent that one has after spending a little time in an English speaking country, however. I suspect she has mostly, if not completely lost it by now when speaking in English.

[@HypotenusLuvTriangle]

Agreed. @3min 54secs when she bends over to say, "I was like..." she dropped the accent for a few moments. Its part of the act. Its still pretty funny.@@senxiv4232

[@glintrhmj]

Yoooo she so good laughed all the way😂😂😂 like right at that moment she hits yah with it 😂😂 and local BC too woooo wooo represent!!!

[@brianaccardi331]

Unusual delivery and some how it works

[@witchynerdhermit]

Yumi needs to do a stand up special.

[@cisco95021]

Very funny. Clever.

[@TheBrandiElizabeth]

This is refreshing 😂

[@garywhite2050]

Perfect 👍🏼🔥😍!

[@pantherman8719]

👏🏾I'm in love.

[@icreateworlds]

She’s great !

[@51lodb]

She's adorable.

[@user-gl2ps6ui8p]

Very funny! 💜

[@yiklinkhoo]

Hurrah, Singapore! 🇸🇬 ✌🏻

[@bobthebuilder201]

She's mad funny

[@SatantonioRaider]

lol she sounds so nervous! That's an interesting delivery for the performance!

[@jbeta4948]

My sil is Japanese and just as funny as this comedian! Loved this bit❤

[@gablumocso7832]

she is funnyyyy, full video pls

[@maryrosekent8223]

Sweet and Funny!

[@chrisg6091]

Sucks you in with the painfully polite Japanese lady thing, then wham, off comes the filter. Very funny & unique act.

[@mrpikachu3154]

Slowly 😂 she is killing it😂

[@scarlettuwu9582]

Wow she’s really good, I feel like there aren’t many comedians who can pull off deadpan style so well.

[@dreadnoughtdreamer]

that was fun ^^

[@zlyable]

"Julia Roberts and Steven Tyler" 🤣🤣

[@makeda6530]

The ugly snort I let out with the “7 ugly white men”. She’s hilarious.

[@mikeburgan7675]

Nice and funny

[@comicsdude3166]

Oh yumi!!!

[@olib774]

So gorgeous and funny ❤😂

[@chuckmaddison2924]

I can live with that .

[@nenitaschmidt7197]

Ang saya, thank you, atta ck

[@edwigeguerin894]

She's verry funny!

[@lindsayalisonstevens3592]

Yumi is so savage! 😂😂😂

[@Ironcross6669]

There's a Comedy Central Singapore??? What LMFAO LOL 😂 She Good👍

[@joemancini2988]

Yumi…sweet…and SAVAGE!

[@zzzcocopepe]

Oh my God that last line was so funny. You sure about this decision?

[@mattnobrega6621]

I like her. She's funny and cute. 😏👍

[@dribrom]

The Brothers Grimm published "Snow White" in 1812 in the first edition of their collection Grimms' Fairy Tales, numbered as Tale 53. The original German title was Sneewittchen, a Low German form, but the first version gave the High German translation Schneeweißchen, and the tale has become known in German by the mixed form Schneewittchen. The Grimms completed their final revision of the story in 1854, which can be found in the in 1957 version of Grimms' Fairy Tales.

[@joonfelix8696]

Dork

[@ogauger1834]

I had a research assistant just like you, who shared everything she knew about a subject, whether or not the information she was sharing was even remotely relevant. Your post made me nostalgic!

[@dribrom]

@@ogauger1834 Well the relevance is that the Disney version is not the original story and that this story take place in the so called Black forest area of The Holy Roman Empire, now Germany, not far from Stuttgard.

[@thehellyousay]

@@joonfelix8696 dolt. Only two letters apart. Maybe you're related ...

[@mjhopgoodswe]

Sheldon has entered the chat.

[@beesareLameWasps]

that was hilarious

[@bikebudha01]

she should be way more famous....

[@deanbenford7363]

She need updated material to get bigger notoriety. She been telling them same jokes since 2017/18

[@bawrbxokurdistan8486]

ok the first joke got me .

[@littlestbroccoli]

Japanese drivers licenses are super hard to get apparently. No doubt you could get a license anywhere with one

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[@J_Games_1996]

How could they not make her do a drive test? Look at her!

[@dreamulator]

hilarious

[@misformargaret4028]

"...cursing the border..." made me think for a moment that she was going to spew some expletives 😅😉

[@_momosumomo]

Reality is that getting a driver's license in Japan is no joke.

[@Okinawatrip]

Automatic when you're French, for some reason.

[@drh3b]

@@OkinawatripYou don't even need one in the US, at least in the St. Louis area. Nor do you need to license or insure your car, you just put fake temp tags on.

[@lynnehuff7059]

​@@drh3bNot in California. You need to register the car, have a DL, and carry insurance.

[@drh3b]

@@lynnehuff7059 You're supposed to do all that in Missouri, too, but a lot of people don't. I guarantee a lot more people in California don't than you realize. It was a "joke" obviously you're supposed to have all 3, but a lot of people don't. I got hit by someone with no insurance. It happens all the time.

[@lynnehuff7059]

@@drh3b I get it. Dang! It probably happens more now, too, than before.

[@paulflanagan5395]

I LOVE YOUS, WAY OUT, THAT'S WHAT'S TRULY UP

[@bluepunk182]

She was way funnier than the audience was reacting...

[@jremington123]

I like her. She probably grew up in San Diego.

[@InitialDIYmods]

She was literally born and raised in Tokyo though...

[@jedinxf7]

I. was waiting for Matthew McConaughey and brown leather chair!

[@carolmartha8449]

Lmao, she’s so funny

[@davidmeachen5623]

My god so funny i mean smart funny.

[@beaviskornholio2754]

Yumi is so beautiful 😍 🤩

[@kannavsharma2]

You me😂😂😂

[@nenitaschmidt7197]

Anxiety attack hahaha!

[@bfamilyfun5278]

😂😂😂

[@K-Choi]

The driver’s license was so subtle with the Asian stereotype that we are bad at driving.

[@Soruita]

she cute❤❤❤

[@gladimyjean2468]

😂😂😂❤️

[@ncochran01]

The joke about her name: From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow". It can also come from 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 友 (yu) meaning "friend" or a nanori reading of 弓 (yu) meaning "archery bow" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Ot

[@greglongphee2034]

That explains the seven dwarfs.

[@Rhythm911]

Aha ! Snow White and the "Seven Samurai" Coool ....

[@johnmitchell7834]

I liked her humor when I first saw her video almost 4 years ago but she’s still telling the same jokes now

[@edwardjones282]

that was cute.