What Do Japanese Guys Envy About Foreigners? 

I think most of Asian aren't really blunt to each other and more likely to talk behind their back. Gossip are more popular here I think. Especially in Indonesia

even though we swiss people aren't really known for being blunt, we still aren't on the same level as japanese people 😅

I would really like to visit Switzerland I saw a picture of a building there and I was like “is this the real life Candy-land” it looks so pretty over there.

@@harissetiawan7159 any brown country

My best friend growing up was Japanese. It took him almost 20 years of refusing snacks and food at my family's home to tell me that we had to ask him twice. Once if if he wanted the food, gift, or whatever, so that he could politely refuse. And then twice so that he could politely accept it without seeming rude. What a shock that was. My parents thought of him growing up as some type of martyr or saint. No- he was hungry the whole time. It only took him 20 years to explain the custom. 🙄

Your late in the ball game, they have been westernized after WWII.

To a point, but the.underlying culture and structure still remains. The social structure and norms are far from what I would call north American. There is a stark difference visiting ANY US or Canadian city and Japan. I am always happy to visit Japan, and rarely happy to return home. Lovely place, lovely people. It's not perfect, some of the politics and laws aren't what they appear on the surface....but far from the undebatable corruption and deceit we see.

Demand it. You get nothing for nothing. Lobby, agitate, get involved, vote.

America will never get a decent transportation system as long as most people want a single family house with a large yard.

Ya a lot of North American cities are so car dependent

I've read once that the US has a strange zoning law which strictly forbids to open small shops in the residential area. So the American have to use their car instead of just walking in order to do some basic stuff like buying groceries or going to school. Personally I don't have a driving license and I have never felt urge to get one, but in America the thing can be different

japan is not a safe country, especially for women

I can assure you that striking op a convo in North Europe is also awkward/shy. Heck, in Japan Im more eager to talk to strangers cuz I have to and I know I wouldnt get looked at funny unlike in my own country...

Talked with a few Japanese men..They all uniformly said they admire our BIG D....

sad that strangers can't interact with eachother, a lot of missed relationship opportunities

@@verrealI guess it’s one situation where I’m okay with playing that card. Most of the time I follow the rules. 😅

@@koffiegast that’s really interesting… I wonder if Japanese people actually do the same thing. (I’m guessing yes.)

Haha

It's not true Americans are just fat and lazy Japanese walk/bike everywhere and their food is way more filling for smaller portions. They just eat less.

American food is poisoned, that's why they easily become fat

and both aren't even much different biological wise. It's just that in japan there is not enough space for cows and other animals to feed all people with meat everyday and therefore much better food is served. On the other hand the lack of fat and proteins leads also to less muscle buildup.

@@CptBlaueWolke was just gonna comment this; it definitely has something to do with diet, as you said. compound that same lifestyle over multiple generations and you get a kind of soft evolution

Food in Japan isn't cheap either. Because most grains and fruits are imported from China and Southeast Asia

Or if you want to eat late at night. Jealous of those shops that open at midnight, where I live mcdonalds is literally the only option after 1

@@ld_laseryou can get complete meals AT RESTAURANTS for just $3.50 called “One-Coin” sets because they’re just ¥500.

It is significantly cheaper than most places in America. @@ld_laser

But it's also the choices people are making. You can put an Urban Plates (a healthy fast food chain) and a Burger King in a small town but which restaurant do you think people will choose? It's not the Urban Plates even if it's as cheap as the Burger King. People are responsible for their own food choices and making the right choice to eat healthier. Of course, government does need to contribute to educating the public about making the right food choices.

Why do I feel like only east Asian countries have a culture of respect and consideration? Almost all(if not all) the westernized countries are toxic af and you have to worry about the things you mentioned.

Apparently sexual assault/harassment is a big issue and is just not reported :( it’s mainly directed towards men for being safe (in certain cases)

Sexual harassment is a problem there sadly

Hahaha you must be a man.

Assault and sexual assault is normal here as well. It is everywhere. But the rate here is high but not usually reported to police

yeah let’s look up the sexual assault and r@pe cases there and come back to me .

@@Anonymous-up7zg what glass house are you commenting from?

@@brianadams8832 Ask that yourself

@@qqqhv8777 I don't think you understand what I'm asking the anonymous poster, or why

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@@verreal truth

But some peoples opinions are pretty messed up

While it’s a good thing overall the last decade has shown how extreme opinions can become. It’s a dangerous path to just open the floodgates

your words made me laugh. thank u

What nonesense. It is important to know what others think and their opinions. Adolf had some opinions in 1933 and look what he brought to the world because people like you just don’t care…

Yea I've only ever been to Mexico but even that is very different, I can't imagine overseas. It's just that we have everything in the US. We have beaches, lakes, mountains, forests, deserts, monuments, cold areas hot areas, dry areas, humid areas. We have everything in the spectrum so there's no real "need" to leave the country to have a unique experience

As an American I think it’s because our country is so huge. I think Europeans have a major advantage over us in that regard, they can easily travel from one country to the next.

I agree I wish to visit more, however it think it comes to down to economics more. Wealth inequality in the us is some of the worst in the western world and as a result, many families rarely travel, I know this is true for my family and many friends I have, with a few exceptions where some of my friends have traveled a lot.

Get creative and you'll find a way. The only way you'll be stopped is if you don't try

@@666narutomanfan That's just the ground, tells you nothing about other people and cultures on the planet earth.

That's true but I don't like how Japanese often think the mothertongue of all western looking people is English. I find it super weird, as if I would assume all Asian looking people in my country have fun talking Chinese with me.

@@liseschaller9593 Yeah, I was thinking that too. Most of the time it seems when they think "Foreigner" they think "American". But to be fair, most Americans just lump all Asians together as well. People gonna stereotype no matter where you're from.

Aww, I wish I was like you ahah, languages is hard for me, but I really want to speak many languages. I never travel another country, not money, but I thought like: if I want go Japan, I want know Japanese. And well, when your first language is english it's much easier travel everywhere without good *other country* language (　；∀；)

@@liseschaller9593 At least most westerners can speak english comfortably, and can mostly learn English with ease due to the similarities between languages. Asia doesnt really have that, although most westerners(americans) seem to think asia=china

@@Anonymous-td9fl I totally agree with you. But I still feel uncomfortable sometimes. English is my third language and sometimes even after I told people I speak French and Gernan, they forget it after 1 hour and go on with "oh you could sing the next English solo!" It's okay, I accept it, but it still feels wrong ;)

I thought it was so cute! When he said Migos I was like “what he know about some Migos?” Hopefully he enjoys more of what Atlanta has to offer

Guess he went blastoff

@@Randomdude1979haha 😐

U got drip in ur pfp

They said they can't build muscle like other races, not that they are lesser...

@@alinn.4341 he means that they shouldn't think on it too much.

Whats up batousai the samurai did you already beat shishio😂😂😎😎

no allbody and noallthings. Japanese people are neurotic, and very introverted, and anxious, it says a lot that Japan has the highest number of suicides in the world, together with Korea. The Japanese are not what they seem. thank you

My Wife and I were just in Japan in Sept/Oct and saw a bunch of other Gaijins besides Americans, although we usually tend to think as Americans being the usual "bad" example of Gaijins. lol

I’m American, I think I usually think of countries like France and Germany first when I think of foreigners.

They mainly think about "white" americans.

@@s70driver2005 Out of curiosity how did you know the people you say were American, were in fact American?

@@triarb5790 Whenever I'm in Tokyo or Bangkok it's easy to tell where westerners are from usually just by glancing at them. I make a game of it and talk to people for confirmation. One thing I notice with Europeans is that their clothing is very well fitted. Etc.

Soon in the near future, it won't be neccesary to learn English, French, Spanish or Chinese. The tecnology will let people talk in their native language, and be understood by a person of a totally different one, and vicecersa.

I've thought the same as well! My first and only language spoken is English, which I am lucky to have knowledge of given that it's so widely spoken across the globe now. However, part of me really does wish that I grew up learning a different language since I'd probably have learned English in school anyway if I were in a different country than the US, and knowing multiple languages is really useful and allows you to be more culturally aware (in a sense). Also, growing up learning two languages is great because it's much easier to learn a language when you're younger! The number one thing on my bucket list at the moment is to learn a second language and become somewhat fluent in it, but now it's hard to find the time for that at an older age. We'll see !

You should be happy that you can you speak your own countries language. The British nearly made the Irish language extinct. I'd love it if that never happened and I was fluent in Irish.

@@BadDubII It is not a competition. Every nation had their struggles, and it’s not a competition of “who had it worse”. Besides, this isn’t even what my comment is about. Complain all you want, compare traumas, but then don’t get offended if you don’t get the reaction you’re hoping for.

@@chris4484 I think you should go for it, Chris! It’s never too late to learn. If you have the passion, you can do it. I don’t know your age, but I think the older you are, the more important it is to keep learning- it keeps you young, it keeps your brain going. I always found it fun to learn languages, and it feels so rewarding to communicate with someone in a foreign language knowing that this is all the fruit of your labor, that the thing making this possible is your hard work. I hope you get to experience the same joy! I really recommend you give it a go, and give it your best, even when it’s hard! :)

In a country where the medical insurance premium is commensurate with one's waistline, how can one build muscles? People are being suggested that the more food ingestion the more one puts on weight, which could result in diabetic, cardiovascular and cancer diseases. Moreover, those who are struggling to lose weight are labelled as having psychological disorders and forced to consult to fight their addiction to food, especially those working in the private sector. This could have devastating consequences in one's life in a society of hard workers. People are obsessed with staying lean and healtly, and working to retire at a ripe age.

I also think it's because taller people have a larger bone structure so therefore can fit more muscle.

i am asian american and have no problem putting on muscle. i am small in stature but i probably have one of the highest muscle to weight ratio out of my friends

@@jeriji6592 are you from South East or South Asia? If you might have different genetics than East Asians.

Ikr . I heard that korean people grew to like proteins especially meats so much because they want to grow taller and bigger than their ancestors. Japan should do the same thing

It's always been pretty good tbh

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As I chicano I agree. Mexicos biggest issue is order and stability and I hate to see a country where my roots are from in such discord.

yerp, it'll probably never be fixed either.

​@@SmallahzAnd a perfect and easy to observe example of it is their traffic.

The respect they have for each other? There is no such thing in Japan. You totally misunderstood them and this video.

Best way to stabilize Mexico is to set their money up on the gold standard, increase stem work, reduce cheap labor and to reduce the United States influence on their drug market.

oz accent goes hard bro

I'm japanese-australian haha, so I got a mix of both cultures

​​@@hyperplayability6290 which one? The bogan accent or everyone else lol

When I was at Japan I would walk out at night just to see the night life. Where I live this is kind of hard to do because there are times that you feel like there will be a lurking danger. So it was such a culture shock that I would just walk around a night and just feel safe. Part of it could just be how like how well lit and a lot of people were in the streets at the time, but it just felt safe just to walk at night.

@@moonriver.its a dystopia if you take a good look

I envy about Japan those same things, Lorenzo. I have even wished to live in Japan (I know that would be very hard for a foreigner) because of those same reasons. I like it here in Houston, but I think I would prefer any city in Japan.

Also, “everything has a price”. The fact that Japan is clean, organized and disclipined comes at the price of lacking individualism, the strong power of peer pressure and high depression/suicide rates. I’m not trying to drag them or anything, I’m just saying, like you did, “you can’t have it all”

@@theSupercasa true, on the other hand, too much sense of individualism could lead to lack of discipline and other bad things. Just like in economics and like what you have said, everything has a cost.

She would think you are jacob lorenzo.

Bro i can't sleep he compares the latin american & mestizo i can even tell my mother's face.

I’m British/kiwi and I’m also quite shy. I have pretty bad social anxiety and get stressed in social situations easily. That’s something I like a lot about Japan. In New Zealand you will be at the mall and random people will randomly start talking to me, in that situation I just freak out and don’t know what to say. But that doesn’t really happen in Japan, people keep to themselves more so I don’t have to worry about getting in that situation in Japan. I like that Japanese people all are quite shy because I am too so that environment is more comfortable for me. The problem is though because I am shy I’m not good at talking to people myself and often need other people to talk to me first to start an interaction. But Japanese people don’t really do that which means making friends in Japan will probably be a lot harder.

@@rachelcookie321 ur a kiwi bird!?!

Google INTP personality type, mate! You never know..? If you are then you'd love it over there and should visit as soon as you can. If not, you would still love it.

@@Deeznuts4 yes he is a kiwi bird

Someone tell That guy to not move to Australia trust me it’s no better, like other than the crime rate which is bad it’s so expensive u won’t survive to live alone anywhere or even with someone ur rent is weekly pay and it’s expensive not just rent but mortgage too it’s weekly it’s more expensive here than America it’s cheap there also and traffic is bad

Wearing masks all the time isn't going to do their immune systems any good. And never being able to see another person's face because of a mask just seems very unsociable and extra paranoid, as if everyone else is some sort of plague rat.

@Taotl It's called liberalism.

Lol mask... still beating that drum? Virtually no one wears a mask in this country and hasn't in over a year. We're still alive, our kids go to school and are happy, and it's been shown over and over masks don't work. Japan has long been Asia's biggest plastic packaging waste producer.

@@misterRDF That depends where in Canada you live. There are still a lot of people wearing masks in Toronto, particularly on public transport. And it's not all about Covid-19 - some of us have also noticed how nice it's been to not have 2-3 colds a year etc.

@@n.b.3521 I'm talking about Europe. And you think you're doing yourself a favor? As far back as a year ago, the findings were published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, the journal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone's immune system is being depleted who insist on mask-wearing. This is in particular hitting children hard when they're forced to wear masks because their immune systems are not getting the chance to build up immunities as years go by. This is where the term "super cold" has come from. Anyway, your choice obviously but I'd suggest looking at the science a bit more. In particular in Norway where they studied this issue without the ridiculous political agendas attached to it.

I think same 😂

It will be amazing 😍

While I agree with your final opinion that not caring what others think is good, but there needs to be balance. Not worrying about what others think is fine as along as your way of life is not negatively impacting others around you and in your family. Many people from the west tend to forget that, they do what they want but sometimes go overboard and don't care who they are affecting. But again like you said in Japan, caring too much to a point of only doing what everyone else does is not good also, so balance is best.

Takashii!! You rock dude!

Well done,Takashi!To compare with videos from earlier: You Methamorfosis is Great! Good Job! It was Interesting 🙂:)Yes,it was!

Sounds like another great video Takashi! I enjoyed hearing your opinion about the cultural differences at this video's end as well, very fitting considering what many of the interviewees told you, hahaha. Good to feel comfortable respectfully telling people how you feel about something!

It's not hard when you are from Europe. Most people in Europe can learn English fairly easily there are exceptions though. In my country we have English from 1 grade till 9 and you also have it in high-school. But I think if you are from an Asian country English is a lot harder to learn. Just as an English speaking person would have a harder time to learn an asian language

I still think it's beneficial to learn other languages if possible. I work in a math department in England and 90% of the foreign students from Europe don't speak that much English (they are from Denmark, Spain, Germany, Poland, Italy and other countries). I mean it's enough to give a presentation but trying to converse with them is difficult.

The only country I've been to that doesn't (or doesn't want to) speak English is Argentina. I asked a Kiwi guy I met in buenos Airies and he said they (argentinians) are somewhat egotistical and see themselves as the 'upper class' of South America, and they associate more with the aristocratic hierarchy of Europe than their neighboring countries. Best language (besides Spanish) to use there is Italian, as their Spanish has a lot of Italian words mixed into it. I can speak English, Spanish, and understand a lot of French.

Without English, you would be limited to traveling in groups and only using package tour companies. Also some parts of the world would be totally inaccessible because tour companies don't operate there. Having said that, free translation software and gps maps stone summer of these problems nowadays.

I believe that the egotistic Argentinians are just the adults! I am a young teenager from Capital Federal (Buenos Aires City) and I speak both English and Portuguese! I wouldn't generalize, a lot of young Argentinians I met can speak English very well. Well, you either met the wrong people.. or I am the only one who loves learning languages and cultures, haha!

well said

@@deathblowout Kind of ignorant of you to say. You’re stereotyping a country of over 85 million people. Not a kind thing to do. If you’re basing your observation off of past events, then it would be impossible to find a country without a racist history

Love japan from indonesia

They regularly beat their children. Teachers beat the children. Even people who live in your neighborhood will beat your children.

@@deathblowout It actually seems really commom in most Asian countries. Just saw a video today of a black and Asian Mixed girl who grew up in China

not all of them though

Cosmetic surgery is based

You don't need to. I live here and would change nothing about my personality.

nah thats just playing someone else for a week or two lmao being an actor without getting paid

I live in japan no matter what you do you can’t it’s too difficult

@Karl with a K it won't catch on they are quiet people compared to USA and uk

@@Anon1370 I've seen it 'catch on' with quite a few of the gaijin there though.

Well said! very true

Something to be proud of? You realize we all die and none of this matters

its tricky because "american culture" is just racism lol. we've only been around 300 years and the past 100 has been the industrial revolution. that's pocket change in comparison to other countries, that's like what, 4 generations? that's not enough time for a "culture" to even begin.

@@spaceintuity9194 deep mate!!1

@@loreelaiii it's easy to hate huh?

Agreed. I got to school in NYC and we literally have culture day lol

Celebrated is an interesting way to say Robbed or assaulted.

Pseudo individuality is supported in the US, while actual individuality is heavily suppressed...

@@willmuny9201 But you made the idea?

Well said 👏👏

Exactly, while everybody having an opinion sounds like fun or freedom, aligning as a society has much more merit (and is more difficult to achieve), everybody row towards common goals as a team.

and more diapers for the elderly

"Those that sacrifice liberty for security will have neither" I believe it goes I think that freedom and individualism is worth it but I hate how there's crime and poverty in especially certain locations :(

Yes! Traveling is fascinating and adding to the fact that we’re so different because each language can shape or alter you brain!

There's a train that is Pokémon Themed that is the only one that was rebuilt after the tsunami. It is known not only for the anime but as a way to rebuild the community after the horrible event

They have their pros and cons too. Some of them do not take so well to foreigners as well as places where foreigners are not allowed. It's interesting but still it's questionable no matter the reasons and then some minor offenses as to those who actually dislike foreigners-depends on where you go. I enjoy watching a lot of personal video clogs of various race of people to see their experiences, the good and bad. Every country has its pros and cons and what ignorance that does exist in Japan like any country is simply due to the fact that they are a homogenous people are there is actually a VERY low percentage of foreigners there-where they did a statistic account and asked the locals as to how many foreigners, they believed lived in Japan and many believed it was a fairly large percentage but it's not at all true. I both love and then have some problems with Japan. I can't imagine living there because I love different ethnic race of people and use to living around different ethnic people ^.^ Another con for me is that their humane and care treatment of animals. Unfortunately, esp. animals of the sea. Yeah, I've seen enough to make me more than upset. They seem quite callous seen enough anime exemplifying that they have a brutal projection of the nature of animals that are for food and its disturbing. (There are proper ways of dispatching an animal and well when you watch enough of Gorden Ramsey to learn how to cook, I respect humane treatments even towards animals that are used for food then to suffer.) I'm not going into detail because I'll get upset but also as a cancer survivor, I know how it feels to suffer for long periods of time and so I appreciate and respect life more so than ever and connect pain and suffering this way. I hate it and it's traumatizing feeling and affect. Also, I realized how ridiculously superficial they are and not a fan of how overly shallow their cultures are as to media and beauty standards-although that's everywhere, but it stems from a lot of issues. Yeah, our species of ridiculously vain and it puts a lot of pressure on anyway to conform just the same as many other factors they have in order to feel the need to conform to their societal status. One of many reasons why there are more suicides in Japan vs. a lot of other countries-same with Korea I've just heard, and J-pop is not as what people think. Vanity is truly an ugly curse and vice. Talent should never have anything to do with looks and starving yourself to death and committing suicide. So that guy brining up K-pop...No. But otherwise, I absolutely love Japan, the language VERY much, -why I usually hate a lot of dubbed Anime and movies (Some are good though, not many in this generation nor a lot of anime titles..sorry. I love the 90s anime and late 20th century) I enjoy the culture and love how they people have a CIVIL disposition-although, again do your research, Japan has a lot of issues like any other country. I've come across a lot of eye-opening reality documentaries and one where I found myself relating so much to an issue that their people have that's heart breaking. We are very much human no matter where we come from. All countries are truly fascinating and beautifully and can't say one is better than another because their view is so conceptually different due to their heritage.

Same

same here! so nice to hear sg being mentioned in such videos 😊

The Japanese has nothing to do with Hawaiian culture. The people of Hawaii are Polynesian and not Japanese. The Japanese however, has moved in and took it over. Our silly government allowed them to do it because of the contributions that they made to the American entertainment back in the 80's and 90's.

@@santeriabanks2930 Culture is a living, evolving thing. You can't say that today's hawaiian culture has nothing to do with Japanese, regardless of how or why they got there. Just try visiting there and not seeing the enormous influence.

@@santeriabanks2930 Japanese people had an important presence in Hawaii way before the 80s… People of different ethnicities living together in one place is not “taking over” well that is unless they colonize the land and drive the people out which is obviously not the case here.

@@santeriabanks2930 What about Okinawa?

@@santeriabanks2930 Actually, the Japanese moved there to work the sugar plantations before WWII. Not just Japanese but other Asians as well. Their cultural influence on the islands is what made present Hawaii. You clearly know nothing of Hawaii.

This video is about Japan, not the whole world so don't flatter yourself too much.

How about you westerners try to change to fit the east ?? Like you want them to change to fit your world ,the arrogance in your comment is unbelievable

I felt that too, it's real plus having the current thing as your native language. I never really thought about it that way before.

Yes, we envy yhe suicide rates and the stress that the society provides to them.

@@politicallyincorrect2564 ? That’s a very distasteful comment. No one here is saying Japan (or any culture) is perfect.

@@csdsa facts are not disrespectful, they hurt but are not disrespectful.

@@politicallyincorrect2564 Nah. Mentioning things like suicide rates and harsh work culture in another culture is not distasteful in itself - rather, it’s your shitty sarcastic tone about it. Of course no one is envious of it. No one said the culture or any culture is perfect. But don’t throw a sarcastic tone towards suicide, prick.

That sums it up well. As a Canadian who’s spent the last 20 years in Japan, I honestly can’t say which is better. I do kind miss that ‘free feeling’ that I had in Canada. But after living in a society where people know how to suppress their own immediate desires (opinions, etc) for the greater good, it’s kind of hard to go back.

Yes! I lived in Japan for 8 years and my biggest complaint now that I'm back in Toronto is all the litter, which I see is a result of jerky behaviour. The loudest, most annoying groups always also leave a mess behind, and the number of people who have flicked their cigarette butt AT me because they didn't look is astounding.

The grass is always greener, you know. People always seem to like things other people have. I would love japanese culture. They are respectful, friendly, calm and I like that. In Europe and the US, everything seems to go so fast and nobody really enjoys spending time with eachother anymore

@@maskedgamer7565 I agree

To avoid pollution and avoid being sick in public in big crowds

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I noticed too I was like ??? ☠

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