We westerners aren't supposed to tip bad service but we do it anyway because we are peer pressured. If you fail to tip bad service, you will get the Yelling of disapproval, it usually lasts an hour and your legally required to listen so we just give up and tip anyway.. peer pressure. Lol 😂.
@@professorsassafras we do not tip in scandinavia. 10% tip is already in the price. I think the west in General have more countries where we don't have to give tip exists in General. But you can give tip in scandinavia without it getting rejected. But I think Italy, spain. Portugal is like in the U.S. Scandinavia is not and I think it is the same in Germany and Austria , switzerland... Also "the west".
5:09 Most of us gaijin agree with this statement, we shouldn't give tip to shitty service-- but like Japanese, we are peer pressured into tipping. Plus it's a "don't spit on my food next time I come" insurance fee
I think a lot of tipping is also because servers oft get paid less than living wages and are expected to make up the difference in tips. Food service is one of the few industries that gets away with paying employees less than minimum wage. Though from my googling a server in japan doesn't seem much better off in the wage department.
there are times I am in awe of how far we as a global society have come through the advances of technology. As someone who grew up in the 70's and 80's and embraced computers, modems, BBS, forums etc. I have always been fascinated by the ability to communicate with people far away from my home town. As tech improved and ability to communicate regardless of language and culture, I continue to be amazed by it. I am deeply touched by so many videos I have seen over the past few years of people sharing their differences with others. 20 years ago if I had gone to Japan, or China, etc. I would surely not know anything about what to expect. or at least have very limited, outdated and stereotypical info only. Thank you to both Chris and Meshida for doing these videos. I love learning more and more. I really hope I can visit Japan some day and experience it all first hand. love yas, and Happy and Healthy 2022.
Hmmm, I'm not sure what's happened in the UK, but when I lived there throughout my childhood and teens, it was bad manners to be noisy on public transport. In fact, I see many of the rules in Japan are similiar to those in the UK 20 years ago. Fascinating!🤔 I think I would really enjoy living in Japan! 😍
I was talking about this was a Japanese person recently. The don't get physical was also the case in the UK. People never hugged or showed physical affection ever in the past. Once I became an older kid my parents never hugged or showed me affection at all. That was normal in the UK. Being affectionate is only a recent thing in the UK especialy with parents
Some of those were very hard for me to remember, not tipping was rough though partly because Japanese service is usually amazing. My friend kept telling me, "no no, don't tip. If you think they did a good job, tell their boss." Every time I felt like I was insulting them by not tipping, but I also understood I needed to respect the culture.
In Japan, there is somthing called Honne and Tatani. Tatami is the public facade that a person puts on,, whe Honne is one's personal opinions and feelings.
I'm living in Thailand and here too you don't need to give tips. But if you let some extra, it is appreciated, but not expected. You can round up the amount and they are happy... like if your meal is 390 Baht, you pay 400 and leave it to that. My Thai wife mostly pays the exact amount. What I liked about Japan is that there is still a value in money. In my home country, the Netherlands, if something costs 2,61 Euro, you pay 2,60 Euro and if it is 2,59 Euro you also pay 2,60. In Japan if it is 261 Yen, you have to pay 261 Yen and if the price is 259 Yen, you can expect the 1 Yen change.
You don’t need to tip, but it is considered customary to round up to the next euro or leave some spare change behind, like 2 euros or something, if you had good service.
Tippin is rare around the world. Tipping is only found in USA, Canada, Philippines. Most places do not require tip. The tip is usually included in the salary of the servers, if they are outside those countries mentioned above.
In Brazil it is not mandatory but many restaurants, bars, etc includes tips on the bill (you can request to not pay, usually when the service is not.good).
Tipping is used in a lot of countries. It varies by country, type of restaurant(some cases type of business), situation, customary tip percentage and time of year.
It's fairly commonplace in the UK, but a lot of restaurants include service charge in the bill anyway. Many employers in the UK would report your tips separate from your waged income to the tax office, but on your tax record, it looks like you have two jobs when you don't lol
The purpose of a tip is supposed to be a bribe. We think that if we give a big enough tip, the restaurant worker will treat much better the next time we visit.
Hi Meshida, Thank you for another great video. When visiting another country one should always live by the old saying... When in Rome do as the Roman's do !!!
I have a classic story of eating while walking. My brother was teaching English at a public school in rural Aomori Prefecture while in his 20s. He was eating and ice cream cone while walking and someone in the village called his public jr high school to complain to the principal that their teacher abouut this. When my brother arrived at the school, he was scolded by the principal. True story!!
Chris said in his follow-up video, that he does not like these reaction videos if they don't add something. This one definitely adds something, at least the comedic value :P
As a wheelchair user, I wonder if I'm meant to bring a clean set of wheels everywhere if I visit Japan. My shoes are spotless so they don't have to worry about that.
That's a problem! However there's plenty of hotels and restaurants where it's not necessary to take off your shoes. Some hotels have courtesy wheelchairs. I get that you're joking a little, but it would be a hassle for a disabled person who wants to stay in a ryokan or traditional place with the raised floor. I didn't realise how inconvenient Japan was for disabled people until I went there with my disabled brother. I know a lot has been done to prepare for the Olympics but getting around without being able to use stairs is really hard in Japan.
PS my brother can walk, but not long distances. Sometimes getting to and from the lifts at Japanese stations involves travelling a lot further, which is difficult if you can't use stairs but also can't walk a long way.
In America if someone glares at you, you generally tell that person to buzz off. Peer pressure is a hell of a feeling, so I get it, and its on a country wide basis, but man Japan, do it. Tell people to buzz off when they bug you! :D
I love the exchange between Bruce Willis and John Travolta in Pulp Fiction. BW: "You lookin' at something, friend?" JT: "I ain't your friend, palooka."
the point about customers refusing tips is normal in germany. you tip depending on the quality of service provided... if it was shitty they get nothing, if they were good they get something.. but the enforced tipping like in america is alien to me too
When I was a kid, my father NEVER tipped, which meant that waitresses and servers who saw him coming always shoved our family to the bottom of their priority list. I damn near starved to death in IHOP several times growing up.
@@douglasdaniel4504 never tipping doesnt sound right to me,.. ok in countries where you shouldnt tip like japan its one thing,... but every where else?... ill at leat tip depending on quality of service. i personally like the forced tips in america.. just so the meal looks cheaper in the menu? if they paid their waiters/waitresses decent wages the bill at the end would be the same... because you dont need to increase it by 20% just to keep your waitress alive
My first time in Osaka, Japan. I gave a tip to the sushi chef and he chased me out from him shop 😣😰😥I thought that his skill was way too good and sincere while preparing my meal as token of appreciation I finished all his handmade sushi and gave him a tip. Later on I learnt that in Japan you don't tip them. I also learnt a word, "arigatou " 🙏
17:01 Interestingly, the original meaning of the word "alien" was "foreigner". It became a word for "space alien" over time, as people got lazy and started to skip saying "space" first. In law, it means something like "A person with a foreign citizenship", so we have resident aliens with green cards, legal aliens with visas, and illegal aliens with dangerous, low-paying jobs.
I saw policeman chasing a guy when he crossing the road while the sign is still in red and he was running for his life 🤣 and what i notice here in japan people tend to follow what people do example like if you smoking thats not is the smoking area there be some people following smoking the same place as you even its not the smoking area..its like one of all ..all for one🤣
Can you do a video on foreigners learning Japanese and trying to speak Japanese when they visit? How hard are y’all on us? Cuz I’m struggling through this Genki book, but it’s haaaaaard! I’m giving myself two years to learn the language before visiting, but I’m wondering if that would be futile, because maybe I will get there and everyone will laugh at me or not tolerate any kind of an accent at all. Thanks! I love your videos!
I was in Tokyo and was able to get by even though I didn't speak Japanese. On the other hand,when I was in Indonesia, I found that very few people spoke english.
I always use chopsticks with my rice... and sometimes with my chips(fries), surprisingly easy I think! Thankfully I knew most of these from my 30 years of watching Japanese movies, TV series, Anime and reading Manga. The Funeral (Osōshiki) by Itami Juzo is a long time fave movie of mine!
Eating in the street is generally frowned upon in the UK and Italy, too, though it isn't a written rule. I think these days more and more young people do it but it's still seen as distasteful, so I can fully understand this Japanese rule. 😅
The reason why some westerners rub wooden chopsticks together is to fling off any wood which could possibly give you splinters as the ones they usually have are cheap. I know when I was a kid learning to use chopsticks I had a couple of occasions when that happened to me.
Yes! To not put them standing in rice and don't pass food using chopsticks to chopsticks, because in funeral, we pass the bones with chopsticks. These things we do in funeral!!!! Anyway thank you for your comment!!!
Great video Mr Meshida, I had Japanese guests in my home for dinner, they saw my kids pet guinea pig. When opening the baked potato wrapped in tin foil the look on their faces was hilarious. I think they thought it was baked guinea pig.
This video was very helpful. I have watched this youtuber before and to know his info is spot on is good to see. Thank you for making these videos. Maybe you can make one on Gundam and its history in Japan? Thank you very much.
I also read somewhere that you shouldn't lick the rice off chopsticks,instead dip the chopstick in miso soup in order to get the rice off, is that true??
Oh really?? I didn't know that rule. but I googled it and you are correct!!! this is it! Thank you for sharing it, I learned a lot.hahaha Don't lick your chopsticks, something called neburi-bashi, or use your mouth to remove rice stuck to them, which is mogi-bashi. Holding chopsticks with your mouth is considered rude, as is chewing on them (kami-bashi) or picking your teeth clean with them (yoji-bashi).
The video was fun! I liked the way you present content, I’ve been watching a few of your videos. They were a great suggestion by youtube. Subscribed and hope to see more of your videos :-)
Japanese do cross the road by red. Just not in daytime. . From dusk till dawn many of them do cross by red. Even cars do it (just one week ago I've seen it).
In Turkey we are taking our shoes before going home like in Japan. We show respect too elderly or who is older than us too. Also here a little bit tatame people laughing your face hahaha nice, cool haha when you turn your back they speak from your back it is another same thing about Turkey and Japan 🗾 🇯🇵 lol. And sometimes we say our real thoughts to people's face 😂 But I have to say if Japan has not strict rules, traditional I guess it can't be a super economy and develop country after World War 2. You build amazing country after war thank to rules, traditions, hardworking etc. I hope i can visit Japan someday and take benefit of being foreigner in Japan 🥳😛😜
First visit to Tokyo I was going back from Akihabara to my hotel in Hamamatsucho and in the train I used a selfie stick to take a selfie and I got the look of disapproval from other passengers 😉
I would give a tip, never walk behind someone as they go through a door without them knowing as you may get a door in the face. Alway check you locked the door to the toilet or you might get a surprise.
It is for sure... Some even insulting people by using "politeness" You won't see the scariest polite curse beside Japan... They will ROAST you good... Extra CRISPY!
It's fascinating how the personal seal is still important in Japan for some things, but in a lot of day to day situations the business card has essentially replaced it due to convenience and providing modern information like phone numbers.
5:44 That’s what my fellow Filipinos SHOULD learn before they go abroad. Whenever they talk on the phone, their voice will always be set at volume 34. 🤦🏻♂️✌🏼🤭
The thing about tips is that food service employees only get paid minimum wage, so they use tips as a means of gaining the extra money they would make at a better job, because the job they have now refuses to pay them good money.
People tip in the U.S. where service is below minimum wage because it's assumed that tips will make up the difference. Walking on the red light is illegal in the U.S. because the cars will hit you and sometimes more than one car will run over your body.
Being treated like a foreigner is better than being treated like a japanese. So true. You can't talk back instead. Gomen nasai and bow bow. Most times , my bosses forget that i dont look like a native japanese but more of european features and they treat me so nice lol. And sometimes they talked harshly just to spite me and i really talked back . And give them cold shoulders. Lol. They want to make me shayn. Permanent employee but i akways resisted. Dont want the rules . Their work schedule. I work just 5 hrs. Work silently then finished the job in 4 hrs time then go home. I can have long vacation like one whole month plus yukyo..10 days paid off holiday. I love my work and not under the company s breaking one s back rules
Glad I’m good with chopsticks, I don’t tip unless I like the service, not very touchy, and I always take my shoes off at home. I just need to work on crossing roads, littering, and not being opinionated. Maybe I should start learning Japanese first.
I know that Nihongo Jozu is just being polite. If one is really good at Nihongo, they ask "how long have you lived in Japan". Though I guess my Nihongo is like that of a little kid. A little kid that know bad words.
“Reading the room” means to look at what is not being said or done by the group, or reading between the lines and then using that perception to gauge your behavior or word choices appropriately. Hope that helps, 👋😊 #MRChristopherTV
If everyone crosses on the red, it’s not scary. This is very true in Saitama. When the right turn light turns red, usually three vehicles will then make a right turn. The first person is just trying to make it before the other light turns green. The second person is trying to make it before the other cats start moving. And the third person is just following the other two. If there’s a fourth person, he’s just an asshole.
HI,JAPAN !❤ My name is Raymond. I live in Las Vegas, NV. The USA 🇺🇸. I like Las Vegas, but the people that live here are very mean. If you ever come to Las Vegas try to keep that in mind. Las Vegas people are pretty mean. I LOVE YOU JAPAN!💛❤️🖤💚💜☮️✝️🇺🇸🇯🇵
I never comment - ever- but that was awesome - 20 years ago I lived in Japan for 10 years - question - How do I buy the "hikikomoi" Shirt? Hope you can post that - thanks for the great videos.
Let's see... always ask for a fork, ask for ketchup even if you don't need it (though that's more France), ask where are all the cute schoolgirls, where shirts that say Trust In Godzilla, 10 gallon cowboy hat all day every day. Hmm probably forgetting a few things hehe. 🤠
Can you please do a video about how are Japanese who can speak English well different from the real Japanese? I had a classmate in uni, she is from Japan and she speaks very good English. But yeah she does not look or act very Japanese. 😂 what you said about this topic reminds me of her 😂
