Mistakes we made in Japan 日本での失敗談 

lol thank you for sharing, it put a smile on my face and made my day. Also because of that experience, it made you stronger so whatever happens to you from now on you nothing to worry about.

Jenn P my goodness I hope they were understanding and forgave you

im 3 years late but this is really funny 😂😂

I appreciate the impromptu Japanese lesson.

Much better than saying “shit down pls” instead “sit down pls” lol

You don't do anything, but you're thinking it!

Im living with abroad students.And I feel often their lifestyle is very very difficult ,but I like them.In the future I want to go the 外国! 今英語を勉強してます!何か文章に不備があったらすいません(^^;

That restores faith in humanity for me.

tmjg dj I’m hoping to move there some day and I have a question. How hard is it for a foreigner to get an important job in Japan? I want to become a veterinarian there but I'm not sure how difficult it would be.

Exactly right. Most Japanese are happy to help if you are confused. Foreigners just need to simply swallow their pride and ask for help. (I get why a restroom problem might be difficult, but there really is no excuse for getting on multiple wrong trains).

That is so nice O_O i just love their way of being although i dont agree with their work ethic which drives them to overworking death (karōshi)

@@AllahsServant12 you wouldn't know unless you're japanese or live in japan so don't assume, you don't knoa the culture!

That's so kind and sweet 💜

I would laugh at myself in these situations.

I DO THIS! (To a fault!) Sometimes I say things without realizing it or even understanding the actual meaning, I also sometimes accidentally pick up curse words! Gah. But it's great for learning new languages ^ = ^ mostly...

It's mimicking, I do it sometimes and how I text depends on the person lol

huh... i'm high empathic, and i have the problem that my accent automatically warps all the time around different people... for the two things to be related, that actually makes sense... O.o

Glad to know I'm not the only one.

lol, that surely sounds like a fun experience. Japanese away from Japan for 10 years then back in - your mind is having double culture shock at the same time, plus it's confusing to others because they can't brush it off "oh, it's a foreigner" :D

I've had a similar experience, even though I am American and I live in the States, I've been studying Japanese and trying to understand the cultural mannerisms. I'll accidently "sumimasen" to someone or "arigato". I even greeted my mother in Japanese one morning after studying.

@@LilliaGreen7977"KonichiwaaiiiiiiIII mean hello."

Woww reversed culture shock XD I am Chinese but I grew up overseas. The same thing happened to me!! I can relate :D

It’s ok you can do it!! I’ve never been to japan but I want to go, and I’ve gotten in the habit of bowing when saying “excuse me” or “I’m sorry” and I’ve always been asked why I do it, I ask them the same every time “Why don’t you?” The looks on their faces are the best thing to see

+Strawberry Mochi For sure!! :D

+Einshine I need to hear this story!! plz

Rachel and Jun I guess we will never know 🤔

Mandy yeah.

Still waiting for that story

Einshine Oh shit.....

それマジでわかるわー

うん分かりました。時には、私はカリフォルニアの外国人（私がアメリカに住んでいるところ）を助けたいと思っていますが、私は彼らと話をする方法がわかりません。ありがたいことに、彼らはほとんど英語を少し知っていますし、チリからも来ているので完璧なスペイン語を知っていますが、それでも私は他の言語を学びたいと思っています。現在、私はイタリア語と日本語を学んでいます。 （私はGoogle翻訳を使用してこれを英語から日本語に翻訳していますので、私が言っていることがあまり意味をもたないのならごめんなさい） Un wakarimashita. Tokiniha, watashi wa Kariforunia no gaikoku hito (watashi ga Amerika ni sunde iru tokoro) o tasuketai to omotte imasuga, watashi wa karera to hanashi o suru hōhō ga wakarimasen. Arigatai koto ni, karera wa hotondo eigo o sukoshi shitte imasushi, Chiri kara mo kite irunode kanpekina Supeingo o shitte imasuga, soredemo watashi wa hoka no gengo o manabitai to omotte imasu. Genzai, watashi wa Itaria-go to nihongo o manande imasu. (Watashi wa gūguru hon'yaku o shiyō shite kore o eigo kara nihongo ni hon'yaku shite imasunode, watashi ga itte iru koto ga amari imi o motanai nonara gomen'nasai) English: Yeah, I understand. Sometimes I want to help a foreigner in California (that's where I live in America) but I don't know how to talk to them. Thankfully, most of the time they know a little English, and I know perfect spanish too because I'm also from Chile, but I still want to learn other languages because of that. Currently, I am learning Italian and Japanese. (I used Google translate to translate this from English to Japanese, so I'm sorry if what I'm saying doesn't make much sence.)

@@Wayra_Ayelen 大丈夫だよー。だいたい、伝えたいこと伝わってるから！イタリア語と日本語の勉強頑張ってね！p(^-^)q hello talkというアプリは語学を学ぶのに使えるよーがんばれー

@@yusd3093 Search Results Translation Result Thank you! I will look for the app. And yes, translate doesn't always translate exactly what you say, but it does convey the idea. Thank you, I hope you have a good day! Edit ありがとうございました！私はアプリを探します。そして、はい、翻訳はあなたが言うことを常に正確に翻訳するとは限りませんが、その考えを伝えます。ありがとう、良い一日を！ Arigatōgozaimashita! Watashi wa apuri o sagashimasu. Soshite, wa i, hon'yaku wa anata ga iu koto o tsuneni seikaku ni hon'yaku suru to wa kagirimasenga, sono kangae o tsutaemasu. Arigatō, yoiichinichiwo!

U talking shit?

+Trilogy They look silver-ish and amazing

yes, her eyes are gorgeous, however the liner is throwing me off.

Trilogy they look scary

Her eyeliner...haven't seen anyone do it like that before

Agree, That liner is off, it drives me nuts lol

we do :-P we find them very cute and interesting

"Siri flush toilet" " im afraid i cannot do that" xDDDD

It's same for me~ Since I'm also Swedish I don't have a particular accent (though it's mostly American. I have a very slight Swedish accent but it's really not that big), whenever I speak to friends from the U.K. Or any other country where they have an accent I will slowly pick it up and start speaking the same way they do. It can be a bit embarrassing at times. Like randomly switching from an American accent to a northern English one or something ~

+Michaela Lindgren Yeah it's just a natural thing a social species like humans are inclined to do. One of the first things you'll learn looking into psychology. And with accents.. It's part of how people acquire fluency. People will lose their accent and it will come right back once they're around someone that has the same accent they originally had. Pretty much everyone does it to some extent without even realizing.

It is common practice for humans to connect and create social bonds to mirror each other :) That's the main way babies and children learn and socialize. love your post!

+Fenrir Maybe it depends on the intent, if they are doing it to make fun. For us who have gotten to know Rachael for awhile, she is definitely not weak in character but exactly the opposite. I find that many people who are genuinely interested in others like Rachael who unconsciously slip into what you call mirroring is good. The person she is talking too will feel her sincerity and friendship and thats whats important. Your actually stating Rachael is pathetic but she is not.

***** wow, havent seen a hater/troll on her site for awhile. who dug you up?You called her pathetic but its ok because everyone knows here who the jealous pitiful creature is. last comment to you...too much attention for the troll,

Microhorse い

"Japan" that's the first word you wrote! >:3

@@spaghettimomota5395 Nope, the first word he/she wrote is Japanese people

@@baptiste9114 yeah, back then i was still new to the japanese writings, i almost forgot i even wrote this comment now looking back at this it is actually embarrassing, however thank you for correcting me

@@spaghettimomota5395 It's okay, everyone makes mistakes ^_^

相手が日本人でも基本的に見て見ぬ振りだよ。 まあ人畜無害そうなおばあさんとかなら教えてあげるけど、怖そうなおっさんだったら絶対スルー。 若い女性も変態オヤジ扱いされそうなのでスルー、子供も怪しまれるからスルー、外人も怖いからやっぱりスルーw もちろん聞かれたら喜んで教えるけど、多くの場合はリスク感情が先に来て積極的に親切にする勇気が出ない、特に男性はリスクが高い、これが日本人の多数派と思う

That would be useful when a navy ship is visiting...”press her to receive a guy in uniform”

@D Z You'd be surprised in Japan, it's less of an issue. They have mixed gender hot springs where you chill naked there (though not as common as before). Now there are more separate onsens for women and men, but you still have to get in the hot spring naked with other peeps.

+Rachel & Jun I start a little bit the subtitles of French but I don't have the time to finish it, Sorry :(

+AdrowoS thank you so much!! It's all helpful and I know it'll make it easier for other people who do French subtitles too!

+AdrowoS +Rachel & Jun I just see that you make French's subtitles. So, I made a little the sub' (I try to finish today). So I don't know if I have to make the rest of the sub' (.____.)

+Rachel & Jun Wooooow, finally done with my french subtitles, such a looong video !

+Rachel & Jun Italian subtitles done! Thank you for your sharing time, you're sooo cute! (I think my biggest mistake in Japan was when I tried - and I did it MANY times- to pay with credit card. Maybe in a market or in a store in the middle of nowhere, like in the middle of countryside in Shikoku or Kyushu.)

+internetgirl100 It is kind of daunting at first, but you get used to it. If it makes you feel any better, if you ever get on the wrong train, you can just get off and immediately get on another train going back the way you came. As long as you don't leave the ticket gate, then you won't have to pay any extra fair. Also, you can find train maps *and* station maps on the internet and in the stations themselves. (Really helpful for big places like Shinjuku station) *And* most stations have English labels in addition to Japanese. It might not be an issue with metro trains, but do be careful about express/local trains. It sucks when you're already on a train going in the right direction and you realize that it isn't actually going to stop at your stop because it's an express train. :P There are signs on the platforms labeling them (the same sign with the timetables), but it can be easy to miss so you just have to make sure you're paying attention.

+internetgirl100 Dont be scared. It's actually fairly easy to navigate most of the time. They have English maps that you can carry and there are English maps posted everywhere in the train cars themselves. And they announce the next station both in advance and when you arrive in both Japanese and English. I only made one real mistake that I can remember and that was because two different destinations had almost the same name. I wouldnt worry at all. Just pay fairly close attention. BTW, Tokyo sort of has 2 separate "subway" systems: the actual subway and the JR train line system. I actually used the JR trains more than the subway. They are comparable in price.

+internetgirl100 The maps make it look more scary than it really is. Tokyo is really good about having signage in both English and Japanese. I had a laminated subway map (I think it came with the Tokyo edition Lonely Planet book) that was really helpful for planning where to go. Once I got to the stations though, everything was pretty clearly marked.

You'll be fine! I'm in Tokyo right now, and before I came I was also quite nervous about how the Train System works as it looked and seemed complicated (I stayed up till 5AM one night when I was planning my trip just trying to figure out what was where and which places were nearest to each other so I would feel a bit more confident LOL) especially since I live in a city where there're no trains. However, once I got here, it was actually quite simple and easy! A lot of the subways/train stations have romaji/English under the Japanese so you'll be fine. It only took me about a day or two to get accustomed and confident about getting on a train without using a map/app to get around. If you're still a bit worried, I recommend using the app called "Japan Travel", it's very accurate. It shows you what Train/Line to use going where, and if need be, it also allows you to see all the stops that the train will be stopping at (so then, you can just count the stops if need be). :)

I know Japanese... I'm totally scared cause it sounds awful and complicated and just kowaii ,_,

+Rachel & Jun So, the main points are: 1.) Be sure to learn all Kanji pertaining to toilets or at least have a cheat sheet prepared BEFORE entering the bathroom and 2.) Study the train map like you are studying for a huge college entrance exam BEFORE you get to the train station. Got it! Thanks for sharing, guys, and keep the collab videos coming! It's fun seeing you guys interacting with other RU-vidrs and introducing us to their channels. :)

+Rachel & Jun Lol. This was very amusing. I have my own amusing bathroom story. It's not something I did in a foreign country, but on my college campus, some of the buildings are designed really confusing. I' talking about rooms inside rooms, hallways inside hallways with rooms 100-110 that have hallways 140-155A, huge rooms that you can only enter from 1 door, and everything you can imagine that would make a building confusing. Well in this one confusing building, I went to the bathroom before my class. I've never been on this level before, and this bathroom was long with two doors. I unfortunately decided to exit on the opposite side thinking I would end up in another part of the hallway. Well my sense of direction got messed up because it didn't go in the same direction as the hallway, and I ended up in a completely different part of the building. I then was lost. I kept seeing the room I needed to go into, but all the doors except for the one on the other side of the building were locked. I then decided to just go back the way I came through the bathroom. Now the one consistent things in this building is that the women's bathroom is always on the left, so I entered the left bathroom without thinking, only to enter and realize thins was not the correct bathroom. Like some sort of mirror world, everything was in reverse. No one was in there fortunately, so I turned around to go out the way I came and there was a guy who came in after standing there with an awkward expression on his face. I said something Like "Never speak of this." to that guy I've never seen before luckily, exited, then went into the girl's bathroom across from it to go through the door I originally entered to finally get to where I needed to be.

+Rachel & Jun We love your stories! Always interesting.

+MoonstonePearl21 omg that is one hell of a confusing building i might start crying if it was me. LOL. i wonder what the people who build it were thinking. weird.

TheBookCover12 I have no idea. Everyone complains about the three really confusing buildings on campus. You always see people on the first day, especially the freshman, aimlessly wandering around swearing. LOL. No one expects room numbers to be all out of order and for the front stairs to only go up to he second level and having to take the elevator or the stairs all the way in the back to get to the third or fourth. One of the other buildings has a mini floor in-between two floors. It also has rooms within rooms, which is insane. The first time I was ever on campus, I had to go to this building to take my placement tests. I ended up not taking my glasses that day, to make matters even worse. I pretty much just stumbled upon the right room by complete accident. Maybe they designed some buildings like that for the fun of confusing people. They do make some fun and interesting stories though :)

@Adam Chlebovec oh my gawd. Go away.

@Adam Chlebovec Savage

cbauch I took the skyliner back... I almost went on the Narita line.

日本人でもよくあるw

HAHA omg that soap thing sounds like something I'd do. Why the heck would they have it in the sink!!

+Rachel & Jun Isn't it supposed to be some sort of cleaner for the toilet bowl? Well, they could put it IN the bowl, too.

Rachel & Jun ***** It usually is in the toilet bowl, even in Japan. At least I hope so... xD I'm glad this is the only embarrasing story until now, but I'll go back to Japan (-> Saitama -> Urawa) next year... ^^

It was probably a weird kind of candy. You should've eaten it.

Your english is pretty good!

+star neko Thank you (y)

Your English is pretty good, but that is not how you would use congratulations. It sounds awkward.

+Roger Paulozo I don't know many* words. or, I don't know a lot* of words. Other than that very good :) Also what Natalie said.

+Crashandburn999 More or less.... One year

It's a thing they do in Japan :) tipping your head back and laughing loudly is considered 'horse-like' if I'm correct in saying.

Wakarimashita! I was an exchange student in Japan more than 30 years ago. (^;

+Jetta Driver well I watch anime. meaning I know 100 percent of their culture. joking of course.

+Jetta Driver I do that. I'm a depressed looking teenage boy. Am I cute? I think not.

NOBODY said you where yaoi.

Ohh my gosh ikr! Don't worry, I've heard people in Japan are nice. So don't worry about making mistakes.

+Django Williams If you're staying at a hotel/hostel with service staff, you can always ask them for help. They're usually very friendly and will give you specific directions depending on your destination so you won't have to figure them out yourself.

+Django Williams If you can get on free wifi at the train station, there is a great website called Hyperdia which is a life saver for planning your journey! (Or you can plan your journey in advance if you have hotel wifi or something) I have lived in Japan for 10 months but still always use it, it's so convenient!

+Django Williams do yourself a favor and don't deal with buying individual tickets. Look into getting a suica card or whatever the other popular cards are. I ended up buying a few of the 3-day all-you-can-travel cards from the airport that are only available for tourists and those worked just fine. No need to calculate the ticket price that way.

That is sooo like japanese :DDD very considerate...

+MsHojat Neither of us wear lenses. :)

thank you for visitting japan! how was japan? we are glad for you to come again!

I'm in Japan right now (staying for a total of eight days) and I feel like this might be once I get home haha. 😂

might be me*

+Masaki I loved it and will definitely come again ASAP! :D

+PrincessNyanNyan i havent even been to japan or korea which are 2 places i really want to go to and i bow to EVERYONE just because of dramas and anime especially when i cross a road and the car driver stops i just lightly bow and mouth "danke" (german for thank you) i didnt realize until my friends started mocking me

Did you get arrested for prostitution or slavery when you told the clerks you wanted to buy them?

+かわむら里津 英語表記までは分かりますが、韓国語、中国語まではやりすぎ。。。

+Ghjkl Bnm その2カ国が桁違いに訪れてくるんですがそれは。

インテリスタ そんなんことは誰だって分かっていること。 だから？

+Ghjkl Bnm +Ghjkl Bnm 恰好のカモである国の方に心地よいおもてなしをするのは当然のことかと。 逆にお聞きしますが、どういった理由でやりすぎだと思うのですか？現状では英語圏の国の方よりその2カ国語を使う方の方が圧倒的に多いということを知っておられるのに。

+インテリスタ その二か国の犯罪も桁違いに多いから、間接的に犯罪を幇助してるようなものだけどね。

+amadofu Oh nooooo that sounds awful haha. At least you made the last train!

How your leg is ok..

+joyjoyoo hahaha i'm okay. Thank you for your concern...it was just very embarrassing. ;D

School trip to Japan? That is amazing.. I wish my school made trips to far countries such as Japan..

+Turkish Warrior I just started in year 7 in september at my school and so far we've been to france, spain, and teachers plan to take us like all over the world! but it's so expensive...

Darkrai owh so you do pay quit a lot by yourself?

Yeah and instead we make some new ones ! ^o^