Reacting to My FIRST EVER Youtube Video from 10 YEARS Ago 

I don't have notifications, I just know when people upload. It's a skill you pick up when you've been watching for 12 years.

@Doki Oke he mentioned that he made videos for family and friends back home, he did not really expect his channel to blow up.

So how's your sleeping pattern look like Chris

I still love this video and your attitude. Pure content.

Ive watched two different men, in different timespace fields, doing stuff. Now I'm confused.

... And now at the age of 31 Chris has totally released his geriatric inner beast 🧓

Chris was born a boomer.

Ikr hard to believe that he was 21 years old when he did this video lmfao

Phrasing! BOOM!

Burn

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I started binge watching Abroad in Japan chronologically just this month. So damn funny

such a cool comment!! thanks for sharing that story 😊

Like your name bud

and yet he still sounds the same throughout the years.

I love the way he just made the version of Japan he wanted

😂

Seconded. I took offence when Chris said that he hates the video. I was like "Oh hey now! Watch it! >:("

well said and agreed

He's lucky it was only a small one too.

He need to stay hydrated. Drink enough "water" guys!

It’s hard not to cringe the entire time when watching yourself.

@@IndicatedGoodLife I’m out of water can someone recommend some I should try?

Its just water

Iron, you're everywhere man... love your videos, keep it up dude

ayy Haigs, time to mark off Abroad in Japan on my "What's Iron Armenian commenting on now" bingo sheet

🎉🎉

The fact he left the camera rolling (“…now why did I do that…?”)

I think Natsuki boosted Chris' energy like crazy 😊

I think having a top 14 iTunes hit boosted his energy like crazy

YES!

I agree. Plus it can help to see where you started. Didn't help me but some people take inspiration from it

The sad part of it all is that he actually means it 😢

Chris' omelette and chicken breast and Connor's chicken and broccoli, that's a full meal right there.

Haha, it's not really sense of humour, I'm kinda the same, lived on mostly take aways for nearly a decade while I lived in Ireland lol, now covid forced me to move to very remote part of Norway so I'm forced to cook, tho it's mostly frozen ready meals like pasta and stuff, and yeah, I'm in my 30s 🤣🤣🤣

@@PastLight That's why it's good though, "it's funny because it's true". I've lived in Ireland my whole life so this kind of self-deprecative yet slightly sarcastic humour is very familiar to me.

@@retsuza Yeah, well in countries like UK and Ireland, you kinda have to find humour where possible, when it's pissing outside, it's almost instinct to say "ahh wow, lovely weather we got here" it just comes naturally 🤣

😂😂😂

sooo true 😂

The next dish he'll teach himself how to make 😅

Roasting in Japan 🍳

I laughed so hard I’m wheezing 😅

but Masako...I'm trying to see you turn Chi-Chi into the protagonist!?

*What*

that would make sense, the glue or tape was placed around the edge of the picture so when torn off it left those bits behind.

i'd be staggered if that weren't the case

@@jaycowper Me too

I think it was a tad bit of tongue in cheek comentary. I feel a bit like Chris nowadays (I am still considerably young though 22) and when I look back to my highschool days I feel like that guy is someone else i don't know. The years had been a bit though on me. I don't exactly know why do I am telling you this internet stranger but well I like Chris' channel and I am not quite sure if I'd be still around if it wasn't for his videos. Well Merry Christmas!

100% agree! such a chill and creative dude!

But now at least he has drip or so he says 😉

This has to be the most savage comment I have ever seen.

This is more of an insult than a compliment.

Not so sure if Chris would see this as a compliment. LOL

Most potential drip maybe

Chris: "I have more drip than the River Thames" Also Chris: _Every shirt is a polo t-shirt_

I wanna see a Chris drip transformation

22:10 yes he did!

Akane!!!

What are the approving degree that JET wants ?

@@20Ix from my pamphlets it says that a graduation from any field is a minimum requirement but it's competitive so you have to be very active outside of just having a degree

​@@20Ix Any degree. They don't care about what you studied; they just require you have a bachelor's degree. All they want to determine is are you capable of teaching? Are you adaptable? Open minded? They don't want to invest time and money into people who, once they get there, will experience culture shock and homesickness and then decide to go back.

@Ethan S yeah but iirc the experience isn't so heavy grammatically as an ALTeacher, you are partnered with a teacher who focuses on grammar. It's almost like a cultural delegate, making lesson plans surrounding that of native western culture activities and customs. But i'm just recalling information from JET guides and Chris' videos from way back :D

Some of these jokes are identical to the kind of jokes he puts in his current videos.

Hey! Sorry for responding so late on your comment, but could you tell me some places to visit in Tokyo? How did you find getting around? Train is best? I'm visiting in October (pending covid) from Canada, so I'd love to hear any tips. Thank you!!! Cheers!

@@thetinypotatobun no problem!!! Yes, the public transit in Tokyo(well, ALL of Japan, really) is absolutely stellar. Are you just staying in Tokyo, or are you planning on using Shinkansen to go to other cities? If you are city hopping I DEFINITELY recommend the JR pass. It's a few hundred dollars, but VERY WORTH IT if you are going to be taking the Shinkansen more than a few times. Otherwise, if you are sticking around Tokyo, I just recommend a Suica pass, you just get the card, load it up with however much Yen you want, and swipe it at each station. And the trains are super easy to navigate, too, and Japanese people are so incredibly friendly and hospitable, more than a few occasions someone would politely offer to help us find which train we need to take(seriously, Japanese people are some of the MOST welcoming and generous people we have ever met). I know there is an app(I forget what it is called) that translates signage and pretty much any kanji/kana/katakana into English(or whichever language you prefer) just using your phone's camera, it REALLY helped us. As far as places in Tokyo, definitely head to the south end of Yoyogi Park at two pm on Sundays, you will find the greasers there, awesome dudes. Takeshita Dori is a must, Odaiba is awesome. Also Akihabara. If you like kebab, check out Akiba style in Akihabara(hopefully they are still there. Absolutely deeeeelicious kebab. Also gotta try shabu shabu, there is a restaurant called Nabezo that is fantastic. I might think of a few other things!

Untill it is about cat culture of Japan

I think so too- i love his observational slightly ironic commentary, it really gives his videos a unique feel

I've never had the guts to try being funny either

There be time for growing guts yet, me hearty.

Chris inspired me to start my own RU-vid channel on Switzerland. Swiss Jack. But I am scared to try to be funny. At the moment just taking it slow.

I never had guts, need alot of surgery

Life is like a Nike commercial, just do it!

Just checked, it's been 8 years 😁

Totally underrated comment.

Tbf sarcasm and British go hand in hand

No, it's because he's new and he keep expecting that he's more likely to run into a new thing instead of what he is familiar with. That's why he is cautious and some remarks seems redundant or overcomplicated. It happens to me whenever I start somewhere new, everything I see I think of it as a new input, sometimes even excessively so...

Gudetama lol

Why did you go back? Also your comment feels really nostalgic to me - because I think I also get this feeling of “I wonder how my life would have been if I had done X instead” almost like an alternate life I never had

Yeah but personally it's probably cringe for him

Everyone is their own harshest critic, you know the insecurities you have and had far more than anyone and know exactly what to look for to worry. Everyone always thinks people notice things far more than they actually do.

Well, it helps a lot when you're doing it as part of a government program that holds your hand the entire way. I'd be more worried about trying to just visit another country on my own than I would be moving to it permanently lol.

You can do it, Sam! Just think, in a few years time, how much you have improved on your skills and experienced by living in Japan. Maybe one of these days, we will see you sharing a drink with Chris

hey keep going, i saw a few videos of yours and I liked especially the one in Nikko. your skill in photography also helps you when it comes to making yt videos :)

@@NKABoX 🙏🙏🙏 really appreciate that I’ll keep going!

I found it very interesting the exact timing for these sips.

Good luck out there. Remember to do the "obligatory my Japanese Apartment video"

Get ready to work 12h a day with shity payroll

And at the end your cup is almost empty. Well kampai, and good health to you all

his channel is amazing!!!