Why I Don't Speak Japanese in Videos 

Chris in english: standard chatty bloke Chris in Japanese: 68 year old chain smoker weathered by a lifetime of war

It's great to see the angry Bitter British Man with the Happy excited Canadian Woman. They work well off each other.

"Who shall we replace Sharla with?" Honestly based on this I'd keep her.

Chris in English: It's nice to meet you. Chris in Japanese: My ancestors are smiling at me imperial-san, can you say the same?

YAKISOBA PAN DESU

"even when my japanese friend Ryotaro speaks english, hes like a different person." Thats because you always call him an accent thief.

Good Japanese!! I effort to speak English!

Your transition from English to Japanese was like a pub drinking buddy to a samurai grandmaster.

I love how Chris sounds like he’s voice acting the typical old uncle or something when speaking Japanese.

"Use only a paper map, no Google maps allowed"... And then they were never heard from again.

I'm re-watching the whole series, and I remember four years ago thinking they had such great chemistry, and their sense of humor just meshes really well.

Sharla was like "No, let's do a proper goodbye before you leave." while laughing, and Chris was just "k, baaaai."

When they speak Japanese like this, I can't help but think I'm watching an anime or something. I gotta be honest though, Chris sounds badass speaking Japanese

Sharla's boundless optimism is the perfect foil to Chris' piss-taking.

The algorithm is bombarding me with videos of Chris and Sharla lol and I'm not mad about it

1:14 SHARLA (Canadian Vlogger/ "Friend") EHHH Nice touch with the quotation marks, Chris. Love the subtlety ;)

He didn't die

Sharla has been an absolutely awesome cohost for this, she's super sweet and geniune, with the bonus of swearing like a sailor. 10/10

As I see these older videos of Starla and Chris I now see why they are together what a great Match

Sharla is incredibly cute and adorable, you guys work well together. The whole cheerful, happy girl with the curmudgeonly guy dynamic is straight out of an anime series or a Final Fantasy game.

You know what would be great? If you combined all the time lapses of the entire trip and made it look like you zoomed through Japan really fast!

NEVER LET SHARLA LEAVE YOUR VLOG..... She is your perfect sidekick for the vlogs

Automatically looks wiser when he speaks japanese because he has to think about it

6:10～　It is called Kitsune(Fox) soba because the fox is believed to love Abura-age(fried thin tofu) in Japanese folk tales.

Almost disturbing hearing Pete's voice and being able to see him at the same time

Hmm, you could possibly replace Sharmander with Sharla In Japan. She doesn't upload much nowadays, but I think she'd be a good fit in these videos.

The way Chris feels about speaking Japanese is the way I feel about speaking Spanish now... which is kinda sad because it's my native language. But I've been abroad so long (19 years), I hardly use it outside of speaking with my family, so English is my primary language now. I did half my teens and on learning and speaking English. My sense of humor as a young man and now an adult in my 30s developed in English. It sucks, because I literally feel like I can't express myself properly in Spanish anymore... my sardonic attitude is there, but because of the cultural and linguistic differences in the languages, and due to my ever diminishing vocabulary, in Spanish I just come across as bitter and mean-spirited, really. So I have to tone it down. I feel like I'm not being myself, entirely. It's a really odd feeling.

Sharla was so cheerful. She brought the right vibe to the otherwise gloomy grumpy look of Chris. Together they are the perfect team.

Hey guys, so sorry for the delay on this one! I was starting to think a higher power didn't want this video to come out. First there was the extra time it took to do subtitles, then this past week I've been battling something in between a cold and the flu (it was always going to happen sooner or later on this cycle). AND THEN finally yesterday the computer failed to render the video for an unknown reason and I nearly threw the laptop out the window. But it's done! I'm back on my feet, the video is up and I'm looking forward to getting back to regular uploads. Honestly guys, I still pinch myself to think that as of today, we've now had 20 videos released on the Abroad in Japan channel since just September! To put it bluntly, that's absolutely mental. As always thanks for watching and if you enjoyed the video, please hit the like button. I never harass you to do it (as I hate it when creators constantly harass viewers), but after a somewhat crap week, it might just help put a smile back on my filthy, unshaven face. Now enjoy scrutinizing my Japanese!

“Angry, bitter and annoyed” sounds like the English.

Chris and Sharla work so perfectly together on camera! I would love to see them do more videos.

Both you guys separately are awesome, but combined, the grumpiness incarnate that is Chris and the impossibly cheery Sharla make some real friggin magic!

At this rate we'll have content for the next 6 months or so. Keep up the good work my dude!

Chris, I'm really liking this tradition of just leaving the guest behind at the platform🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 a nice touch of drama to detach from the previous rider and welcome the new

This is such a charming love story. You two are perfect for each other.

I ship them since this video, I guess I didn't only see things, they're dating!! ❤️

Even if you don't generally enjoy speaking Japanese in the videos, it was great fun to see you like that! Like Sharla said, you were almost like a different person.... but don't worry, your snarky British side survived the language barrier. ;)

when you speak to Ryotaro in english it's pretty savage too lol

It's funny watching this with hindsight and seeing how utterly smitten they both already were. 🥰

There is something so wholesome and genuine about the energy of you two speaking Japanese more Contant like this Yooo

Having Sharla and Chris both speaking Japanese together is actually pretty cool

I'm proud that I understood 10% of the dialogue!

Yes, Quotation marked "friend" 1:12

You guys are so perfect together, even back here when you weren't dating you had amazing chemistry!

Japanese speaking Chris is a sober Chris who's a good & appropriate member of society.

My favorite part about this series is that I get to travel with you and your guest as you guys cycle all around Japan. Except for the fact that I am sitting at home, getting ready for work. XD

the best part of this is Chris slipping up his words when the plant hits him. Yabai..oh fuck yabai XD

You can see it in her eyes. Shes in loooooooove

I hope you'll have Jun from Jun's Kitchen/Rachel and Jun on as a guest!

This went from rated mature channel to christian channel at instant.

Its nice watching this now knowing you two are together now.. 😊

I love Chris and Sharla's chemistry and interactions so much.

Chris, once you have finished all the vids, why not release a long vid of the different cycling sections of the trip. Nothing sped up. Would be quite meditative.

My favourite parts in his video are when he’s angry bitter and annoyed 😂

My fav thing about this video is the amount of smiles from Sharla x) Such a good chemistry between the two ^^

Sharla still makes you better.

Chris is a different person speaking Japanese - hes very attractive and confident.

i'm sorry to hear you were through all that crap Chris. we really appreciate what you are doing to deliver these videos and i hope it's going to be smooth sailing from now on

Chris and Sharla are the best combo! The natto was particularly evil though.

so awesome that they met each other!

6:14 Because Aburaage(fried tofu) is known as a foxes's favorite food in Japan. That's why people call that type of soba Kitsune(fox) soba.

i say you keep sharla. she brings fun to all this lol

It's amazing how good your Japanese actually is, from the occasional single word that you use in other videos, one would not guess that also your prounciation sounds a lot better when you speak in coherent sentences. Kinda the opposite of most people (including me) who sounds cool with one word, but after having string more words together, it all breaks down... 😂 Also Sharla sounds so good. I know people who lived years in Japan and hardly made it past arigattooooo.

Seeing Chris speaks Japanese is a breath of fresh air, even 2 years later.

By far my favorite series on RU-vid. As someone stuck in Pennsylvania it's so great seeing someone have so much fun biking through japan

If you replace her with marla and it’s just sharla with some glasses and a fake moustache I’d be dead

Love coming back to this episode especially 😂 seeing two people who speak English natively speak Japanese to eachother is wild

I know chris may not see this seeing as this series is two years old, but I am learning Japanese, so hearing him and Sharla communicate in Japanese helps a ton with practice

You and sharla have such good chemistry. Even when you're stressed she still makes u laugh 😂

Usually I try to hold back hitting the like button although I really like the video. But for Chris I'll do a lot of things to put his smile back on his filthy unshaven face after such a rough week. Great series Chris! I'm really looking forward to the next video. This series make me almost consider to cycle through Japan myself during spring break.. almost... And yup, subtitels are shitty (I think, haven't started yet b/c I think they are shit). I vlog about my life in Japan for one year for my friends but I do it in Dutch. I still have to start subbing the first vlog. I already struggle to motivate myself to edit all the stuff I record so even more to sub the stuff. -.-'

Knowing what I know now I can see why Sharla led the way. It kept Chris motivated to keep pedaling :) .She would motivate any guy to keep up with her ! Also Chris appears a bit thinner than his current self... (Sept of 2022). Please keep the great videos coming Chris.

Not every video of Sharla and Chris in my recommended because of the announcement... not me watching every single one

Omg hes back finally one of my favorite series!!!

I was promised rage. Your anger is weak, Broad.

これまでの「Abroad in Japan」というチャンネルずっと聞いていたけど見たことがない。でも、やっと見てきたようによかった。この動画は本当に感動してくれたのですごく感謝ています。

Going back and watching these, I remember how fun this series was to watch every time a new episode came out back in 2018. Good times

The first time we see a pretty girl (Sharla no less) feeds you with her hand, the first words that came out of your mouth was 'you bastard'. This amuses me. Continue.

"Friend" 01:11 Kowalski, analysis.

Chris's explanation for why he doesn't speak Japanese all the time pretty much sums up why dubs don't always work. Sometimes, there's just no way to properly translate a language for a foreign audience without sacrificing the original meaning of the dialogue. This isn't exclusive to anime. It's especially bad in movies too. The mannerisms of a Japanese character for instance wouldn't make much sense if they were speaking American English. Likewise, the mannerisms of an English lad like Chris wouldn't make sense if he spoke Japanese. I mean just listen to him. He's like a completely different person.

10:51 Sharla’s “okay” captures it all

Love when Sharla in the videos! You two have good chemistry together.

Your Japanese is really good! It was just like listening to a native speaker; I couldn't understand a thing :D

Only recently discovered your channel, your videos are great... been binging because it all because its so interesting, you and Sharla are so fun to watch, japan looks incredible.

8:26 Chris even does that Japanese mannerism of inhaling through the mouth with some sort of sound.

Listening to you speak Japanese this much was actually really cool. Glad Sharla is coming back later in the trip, you two have great chemistry. Thanks for all these great videos, this bike trip has been amazing!

Sharla's Japanese is outstanding

To think they will eventually get engaged is so cool to see possibly some of the early beginnings

This was such a good feel video. I absolutely love it! Really appreciate your contents, thanks for making them!

YOU SHOULD HAVE RACHEL AND JUN!!!! maybe just Rachel or just Jun, but both would be awesome!!

This guy looks like Chad from Seattle

They get along so well I love them in videos together.

Chris dying from the long-ass cycling and looking forward to his snack breaks and then Sharla intentionally buying weird food items was the best part of the trip 😂 10/10 would recommend bring her along again

Don't Replace Sharla , shes been Awesome , Shes a Great Complement to your Journey .

I absolutely get your point of not being able to translate exactly what you want to say in japanese. I have been living in France for more that five years now (married to a French man, so I speak it all the time), with German being my native language. Two languages that are not that "far away" from each other, but still...often it is impossible to be understood the way I want to be. There are linguists who have studied that phenomenon, Barbara Cassin published a "Dictionary of untranslatables", words from different languages you can't really explain in any other language. Often, these words are closely linked with the culture, the history or the "way of living" in a country, but some are really surprising because they seem so "normal". So no matter how perfectly you speak a second language, you won't be able to always say exactly what you want!

you are so funny , I loved this video so much , SHARLA helped you show your personality more than the usual

I think Chris sounds amazing!! P.s. u two look so comfortable with each other😊💕

9:45 looks like someone needs a visit from DOCTOR JELLY!

Sharla is too gorgeous to get rid of. She's so smiley. Its infectious. :)

Good god... get yourself a girl that looks at you the way Sharla looks at Chris. Really wholesome.

this is the most fun i have had being alienated! please do it so more. Also i'm pleasantly surprised how well you speak the language.