Hey guys! as suggested I made a reaction video to "12 Reasons NOT to Move to Japan" from Abroad in Japan. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pKaiBL0ikIM.html Please check it out and tell me what you think :)
Abroad in Japan mentioned something that Paolo didn’t and it was that apparently a lot of housing complexes will discriminate against non Japanese people. Apparently its harder to find a place a live in Japan purely because of your ethnicity.
@@powbobs if they dont want to rent to a person bc they have a history of not paying rent that is one this, but if they dont want to rent because people of the same ethnicity dont tend to pay rent, that's is discrimination.
Abroad in Japan makes a much better point about not to move to Japan, it’s one of his new videos. You can react to him, he is always funny. Paolo is cool, but some of his points are not too important for me. I lived in Japan for 2 years and there are much important issue than what he said in his video.
Thank you for the suggestion! I'm thinking of making a reaction/my point of view video on the video you mention :) I can imagine that the situation and issue you come across changes quite a bit after living here for a while. hope you're enjoying your stay in Japan anyways🍻
To somewhat explain the "Weak drugs" comment: drug concentration has to be scaled to one's size. So it would make sense for foreigners of larger stature to find Japanese drug concentrations for pain to be "underdosed" for them. That is assuming Japanese drug concentrations are scaled to the average Japanese person's size. Quick example to explain the "scaling" I'm talking about: I have a back pain issue right now, and I take ibuprofen. My friends of smaller stature think I'm taking a lot of it. I'm taking just enough to feel any effect, but they don't get that. As for the immune system comment, raising your body temperature is part of your immune system. Most NSAIDs (most weaker pain-killers) are fever-reducers. Yes, it lowers your fever, but that is a suppression of your immune response. They may also reduce your immune response further, but that's at least what I know. So yes, when you can avoid taking NSAIDs, I would do so. A fever isn't necessarily a bad thing. But it's not a bad idea (sometimes even medically necessary) to control a bad fever.
Ngl when I first saw this I was like “another reaction video”, but there was a lot of good, practical tips! Like, I’ve been living here in Kyoto for more than 3 years and didn’t even know about Japanese avoiding 車検 by buying a new car. Ingenious! Also, your English is really good👍
I really wanted to create a content which actually can be beneficial rather than just casually reacting, so happy to hear that! When your next 車検 comes, you know what to do 😏😏
I saw Paolo's video and had to watch yours. I loved the tip about the car inspections. We have mandatory safety inspections in many US states but they are very cheap. usually around twenty dollars. But you must have one every year. I laughed about the clothes. When I lived in Korea I went to a big clothing place with an American friend. She couldn't find anything to fir but I am small and the sales women kept telling me I was built like a Korean. I enjoyed your video very much so I subscribed. Thank you
I wish it cost around 20 dollars here too! I actually had my car inspected last week and I payed around 1500 dollars for that 😂😂 (they also had to fix a minor trouble with the engine) I think you’ll enjoy clothing shopping here in Japan too! Thank you very much for your support 😊
California bay area is as expensive for rental or maybe even higher. A typical rental for a 1200 sq ft home at a decent location can be around US$3500 or even higher.
Looks Like Pizza in Japan and Korea are pretty much the same . Pizza here in Korea is also very small and very expensive when it is delivered . so are hamburgers too . Guess anything that is overseas attend to be not so cheap for both countries .
9. antibody edit : Yes, I'm very much agree with your closing statement. Japanese people are very helpful and mannerful (in general), and they will do their best to assist people whom doesn't even speak the same language (in general). You deserve more views.
I think you should react to 12 Reasons NOT to Move to Japan by Abroad in Japan. I think it is more interesting. I am very related with most of the point. And I want to hear reaction from a Japanese.
The whole 'let your body deal with it' when sick, i agree with you. Im now 27 years old and rarely get sick these days. As a kid, Id just take the sickness and sleep it off, avoiding meds.
My cousin who came back from Japan worked (engineer) overseas for 2 years had a huge problem full of crazy rules & laws not compared to America but learned a lot of Japanese cultures. told me not to move and lived there.
Very interesting. 2:24 I pay in Germany for my 30m² apartment (one living room, tiny kitchen, tiny hallway, bathroom) near the city center $485 / 410 €. What a bargain. But as nice as my hometown is it is not as cool as Tokyo. 😃 Thank you very much for the video.
I love japan🇯🇵 than any other foreign countries.one day i will come to japan.i hate western culture and people, but i love east Asian countries like japan, china,etc , i love culture of japan and they are hard workers than any other country____love from india🇮🇳
I must say that I thought that rent in Tokyo were worst than that. Actually 750 Euros for 30 square meters is a feasible price also in Milan where I live (which has very high prices for rent but it's not crowded as Tokyo, by far).
My 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 dream is to move to Japan and become a mangaka. Picking up Japanese pretty well except for Kanji. Great to have an actual Japanese confirm and fact-check RU-vid informative videos. PS. I feel your pain man (175 cm)
Such a cool dream! Keep working hard and you will make it! Kanji is very difficult and tricky. After being used to type everything digitally to make my daily documents, I don't have any confidence either when I actually have to write some kanji down on paper haha
Always so informative and fun. Well, I do have a question : I'm from North East India with Oriental look and my culture have lots in common with Japanese: if I were 'okay' in speaking the language will the natives be more friendly or not ? Like, do Japanese dislikes/are indifferent to all foreigners even other Asians ? I'm a Mizo from Mizoram.
Thank you! I believe overall, It will be much easier to make Japanese friends if you speak Japanese language, but usually for example, If we go to multicultural restaurants, workers their speak in their mother tongue to each other or on the street and we are totally fine with it :)
Bingo. The country is ferociously conservative and traditional, despite the technological trappings. From what I can tell the country never had a large scale social movement to move past isolationist and race-purity world views.
4:21 im from the Netherlands and above average, im 6'5. For me its also hard to find good shirts here that fit my body style. lenght isnt a problem ofcourse, but the larger shirts are very wide. And im reletively skinny, so the larger shirts are most of the time too wide for my body type, which sucks lol.
I’ve been studying Japanese, and a family member mentioned that I should visit Japan for a few weeks because it’s hard to learn where I live. I’m just not sure if it will be easy fitting in.
That's really nice! I think if you are independent, it's gonna be easier to fit in an environment. It might not be as comfortable as living in your home country but overall, many of my friends from abroad really enjoy their stay here :)
Thank you for this video! I am currently trying to learn Japanese because I want to visit Japan once Coronavirus lets up, and possibly even move there permanently in a few years! I am Canadian and just very fascinated by the culture, plus it seems like a very positive and welcoming country from what I've learned. I think the takeaway from this video is that I should probably lose some weight before going XD I've been kept inside for a year and a half and I love food, so... I'm sorry I'm so late to the party, but you had a question about over-the-counter medication: So, the reason why westerners take so much medication and have stronger medication, I think, is because of our work culture. In Canada and the US we don't get a lot of sick days, and it's usually frowned upon to take sick days at all, because employers feel like you're taking money from the company when they have to pay you for being out sick. So the atmosphere is just very antagonistic towards workers who have to take time off to heal. Also, in many jobs you may not even get ANY paid sick days, so taking time off of work means you lose money that you might need for your bills (rent, groceries, etc.). So taking time off work is just bad and usually frowned upon. SO, we take more medication/stronger medication to reduce the symptoms of whatever we're sick with so that we can still come in to work! Say if I have really bad allergies, I can't come to work if I'm sneezing my head off and sniffling and getting my germs everywhere (In US & Canada we never really wore masks before Covid), so I would take allergy medicine to stop myself from sneezing so I can work properly. Same with headaches, fever, cough, etc. We use the medication to make the symptoms lesser or to make them go away entirely so we can still go to work! For the lessening immune system concern, I don't think that taking medication does that? I think what it does is it just makes it take longer to heal - I know that in Canada, if you get strep throat there is an antibiotic that doctors CAN prescribe you to help you heal from strep throat, BUT a lot of doctors don't do it because it's actually faster to heal from strep throat without it! But that healing process can be miserable of course as you're still sick, so you shouldn't go to work especially if you work in food because you can pass your illness onto your customers. I think they can give you the medicine if you insist on it, but the one time I thought I had it they refused to give it to me. Between the work culture frowning on us taking time off, and how we will try to go to work while still sick because we might lose money or credibility in the workplace, this is how Covid has gotten so bad over here. In Canada our health care is pretty okay, but in the US it's very expensive, so a lot of people in the 'States can't afford to take time off, let alone to go see a doctor to get help. Which is really sad and unfortunate for them :(
Thanks you for a depth explanation! Wow, I didn’t know US and Canada have such a side of working culture. I believe in Japan when you’re sick, if that’s not too bad you’d go to work but if it’s really bad or I remember in my family for example, when me a kid got sick, usually my mother took a 有給 (paid leave) to take care of me. Also it’s nice to hear that you’re visiting and eventually thinking of moving here!! There might be still some difficulties and complications to move in but overall people are kind and welcoming! I hope you will enjoy your time here soon!!
11:28 lmao i really thought he was about to start talking about drugs like weed being weaker in Japan. I mean it is weaker, but that was kinda expected with how illegal it is 😂 Also, keep up the good videos! The content and editing are great 👍
I'm planning to work and live in Japan in the future but I watched a lot of videos defying Japan not a good place to live. Expensive lifestyle, rude japanese (not all), they don't want foreigners on their country etc. But how will I know if it's true? The first thing to do is to discover it by myself.
Okay, I just saw the first point, and I could not stop laughing. 1 bedroom, with dining and kitchen in *Tokyo* of all places being on average 780/month? You're easily paying DOUBLE that in New York, Boston, LA, and even smaller towns. My hometown of Palmer, MA - where you can't get anywhere else unless you have a car - wants north of 1000/month for the majority of their apartments. Just goes to show how messed up how bad housing is in America.
The form does not have enough characters to accommodate my name and therefore this is one of the valid reasons why I should not move to Japan 🤷🏽♂️. Wow.
I really appreciate this reaction video , I regularly watch Paulo's videos , I'm from the US and have been doing a lot of studying about Japanese culture / language and even cooking japanese dishes . I really enjoy the differences between a country like Japan to the US , even as a foreigner I really think I'd appreciate the experience , respect for the reaction video , thank you 😁👏🏽🤜🏾🤛 .
Thanks for such kind words Joe :) It’s really interesting for me to learn about American culture, especially entertainment and film production! I hope to visit your country one day to see things in my own eyes!
As an American, looking at American culture vs Japanese culture from the expats in the States, one thing that I've noticed is that there's certainly pressure to conform in the States, but in a very performative way emphasizing individuality and competition. It seems really weird and contradictory at first, until you watch everyone perform in the exact same way to get clout and be accepted among their peers. From what I've seen, Japanese expats have been the type to stick together in their groups, even if some may annoy each other, and there's not much of a need to one-up each other in any serious way. There was also more emphasis on taking care of each other, even if some of it may have been superficial. I dunno how long expats from Japan tend to live in America, but I can imagine that unless they set up a strong community, it probably feels severely isolating. I'd say, from the viewpoint of a dumb American, that the conformity thing might be the make-or-break point that actually matters.
Thank you for sharing your insight! I think it comes from the difference between individualistic vs collectivistic aspect of our cultures. When I was studying in Europe I experienced something quite similar, as most of Japanese students stuck together in their groups and rarely hang out with students from different countries. I believe it is also because we are not really used to interact with people from different backgrounds and find it so much more comfortable staying within Japanese circle.
@@yoshikoji8038 Yeah, that's definitely a factor! It's easier to stick with the demographic that you know. Foreign expats in Japan have had a similar experience, where it's been tempting to stay with other expats. I think that the dynamics are a bit different, though, seeing as the shared experiences between foreign expats in Japan vs. Japanese expats in foreign countries are different. I'm actually studying abroad in Japan sometime in the fall! I've been interested for a while, and hope to learn a lot while I'm abroad at a grassroots level!
I feel that the disadvantages aren't thaaaaat bad, a lot of it just different cultures and socioeconomic factors. If I were to live in New York, it would have been expensive, with a small flat... etc. ANYWAYYYY, I would say not being able to enter public bath due to having tattoos is bullshit XD Nice work :D
That’s very true! And yeah I just don’t see the point of it. It’s such a prejudice based on looks but the situation’s getting better as many major onsens open the bath for people who have tattoos too! Hopefully it’ll get better and better 😊
Ehh, that collectivism point Paolo made and Yoshi elaborated on is BRUTAL. One of the constant things I see from expats who leave Japan is that they were ALWAYS kept at arm's length. They were always the goofy foreigner that didn't speak Japanese like all the native born people. They were ALWAYS having difficulty getting to know native Japanese people because the latter's desire to conform to society meant that they shared almost nothing. That is the day to day corrosive stuff that will drive people away. By comparison the rest of this is a nuisance.
Selective news distribution in general (NHK in particular) is a bit shocking to me. I have to resort to foreign News Channels in order to get actual current news about Japan. My Japanese wife is always surprised about my findings about her own Country.
Well I guess then the small clothing and weak drugs seems to be a problem in the rest of asia more especially south east asia since their residents are really of short height.
@@naimairfan5738 Of course! In the town I grew up, there are quite a few Muslim people and we also have two mosques. I had a few of them in my middle school and they were just hanging out with other Japanese kids without any prejudice :)
