Of course right after he talks about how he loves doing nothing and just walking in parks, the Monke talks about how he doesn't understand the appeal of Slice of Life.
Nah, Connor doesn't get it for good reason. Slice of life anime are made for people had a lot of difficulty touching grass. And I'm not talking about shut in basement dweller, I'm talking overworked salaryman just coming home at nine or ten and want something comfortable to watch. If you look at the broadcasting schedule, you'd find that many perfectly wholesome SoL anime aired close or even AFTER midnight.
@@victoriazero8869 Ah, that makes sense. I was half serious, half joking in that comment because I vaguely remember Gigguk or Joey once saying Slice of Life is the genre where nothing becomes something.
Slice of Life for me is when I can watch it without stake, so I don't really have to be tense or thinking about the plot and the repercussions, or even the mechanic of the plot. I watch it to see people being happy. But also I enjoy staying in the parks for a long time. So you can be both.
Fun fact about the parks and city planning thing in Tokyo: Urban planning in Tokyo actually DID include lots of parks in the cityscape, in fact, the original plan for Tokyo across its development was even to encircle the city center in a belt of greenery and have people come to work in the city from smaller satelite cities, that would surround and be included in said belt. They started multiple attempts at this during Tokyo's development, but failed again and again. The problem with Tokyo was, that due to its massive growth, said belts would be broken apart time and time again, since the city expanded so rapidly (from somewhere below 1 Million people living in the urban region back whent he city was officially founded and renamed to Tokyo from Edo, back in 1889 to more than 37 Million living there today). Back then, of course, Tokyo wasn't merged with Yokohama, Chiba and Saitama the same way it is today, where the whole Megacomplex is basically one big urban area. If you know, where to look you can even still see that the current parks in Tokyo, more often than not, are a remnants of said efforts, since they align with those planned "belts" of greenery. Did my bachelors dissertation on the topic of urban planning in Tokyo across the last 150 years, was really interesting to see, how terribly hard it was to accomodate that many people in one city in such a comparatively short time, and the developments, challenges and failings it led to. That's also why I was able to look into some of the old urban development plans as a result and know about this little known fact.^^
Getting anything done in Urban planning is Ultimately wishfull thinking. Coming from a city planner in America who has 0 faith in humanity because my country is obsessed with building coal plants and suburbs that expand endlessly because my country is afraid of density for some reason. (Fuck American planning)
As a 33 year old mother of 5, I can confirm you guys are slice of life. I listen to you guys the way Connor listens to a documentary. Sometimes I'm really listening, sometimes I just have you guys on in the background.
Garnt was *real quiet* when they were talking about Silver Spoon. He knew at any moment they could've mentioned it was made by the same person who made Fullmetal Alchemist lmao.
For me, Slice of Life is the opposite of what how the boys described it. Instead of being able to relate and have nostalgia toward it for me, I have never experienced those things. So watching cute anime girls do or experience those things that I can't even though I want to is really comforting.
and i think that's why a show like non non biyori was so successful because lets be honest its not a masterpiece but if offer great escapism. for people that grew up in city and live in it for all their life, seeing these girl having fun in this small village in the countryside was honestly refreshing. natsume and the book of friend and mushishi too give those vibe even if they have more fantasy element to them. me i grew up in a forest but move to the city when i was 10 years old, so i really miss the countryside and nature and so when there is an anime that came out in these setting, i'm really grateful ( because lets be honest 99% of anime take place in tokyo or another big city).
To me, it's a little bit of both. I love watching people experience things, especially things I never do, and a lot of times, watching these things inspires me to go out and do it, like with Yuru Camp, it made me want to appreciate nature more. Same with K-On, something about watching people form a band and play is something I never could pull off in high school, and seeing that made me proud of it, and made me want to at least relearn guitar. But at the same time, watching these, I draw parallels to my own life and it makes me appreciate these things more. Going back to the yuru camp example, while I don't go camping, I go on walks, and while going on walks, I was able to better appreciate nature, the sky, and the overall quiet isolation of this time away from the hustle and bustle. And I think more than anything, I just like people having a good time. Obviously, whenever, IDK, Naruto is happy, I am too, but with slice of life, the problems are much closer to reality, and because nothing is happening, and I'm not stressed about who is gonna die next arc, I can appreciate the atmosphere, the scenery, and the smaller interactions. I think I just like seeing people happy, and it's emphasized way more in slice of life than other genres, while at the same time, it helps me be happier in my life because I notice more of these little things.
@@hornitako7006 I think that's the fairest way to the look at it - he gets his life experiences by making those moments you see in those shows - with documentaries he is learning about something he probably won't get to experience personally
Agree with Connor, it's nature documentaries for me. Slice of Life anime drives me crazy, if I want to escape 9-5 life, I rather watch fantasy as escapism.
I went to see the trash taste show in nyc and when I was lining up there was a security guy going "if your here for the trash, the end of the line is this way" and at that moment I felt really proud of this community.
Yurucamp was my first slice of life. Got me into K-on, SuperCub, Houkago Teibou Nisshi (after school fishing club - don't watch the dubbed version). A shame it's finished, but we got a movie. xD
Trash Taste is a slice of life for me. Sometimes i fall asleep listening on the video, its not because its boring its there voices that’s make me relax and then I just fall asleep for the rest of the video.
don't stop. unless people around you are ill-minded, they are always grateful for your gifts, even if they never said it. I have friends like that and that's exactly how I feel.
@@bmo3778but also if you’re broke maybe don’t ball out each time for everyone you know. kinda messes up the person giving gifts. just make sure you have everything you need for yourself. I’m sure there’s people in everyone’s life like Joey or Garnt where they feel shitty for someone giving them something (especially when the person is broke/ struggling)
@@samisalsa5546 1 I do not understand the phrase "ball out" 2 of course, your own needs have to be fulfilled and secured first, before caring for others 3 that last part, whose the person broke or struggling? the giver or the receiver? if it's the giver, it go back to my number 2. if it's the receiver, okay, one needs to gauge when, where, and how much to give, don't go overboard. 4 just making sure, we understand the term "broke", as not the same as "poor", are we? so that we may not have a misunderstanding
like playing an open world game you love the mechanics of then accidentally finishing the main story and now you can't go back into it cause there is no long term goal you're working towards/around/avoiding
connor is definetly a plot-focus story guy rather than a character-focus one, the emotional development and coming of age elements of silver spoon is incredible
I don't think like that but i understand his point. You go to a park in a big city and in the background behind the tree line you can still see the skyscrapers, the suddenly some angry taxi driver outside the park goes all out with his horn and you can hear it in the background, then mentally you don't "leave" the city just "disguised" for a bit. It cannot be same as leaving the city for a weekend and stay in the middle of nowhere.
38:30 This feeling is very much ingrained in Asian culture. Every Asian I know, including myself, hates surprise gifts, but the people of other ethnicities in our friend group adore surprised gifts or appreciates them like Connor. On the other hand, those who hate receiving gifts the most are the ones giving out the most, and those who love to receive gifts are the ones planning events and driving people around. Friendship languages are wonderful.
I AGREEE SOOO MUCHH, when I was watching this part especially I was like YEA DEFINITELY. It is very much ingrain in our culture that it shows as far as our interaction with our elders.
I wonder if Asian cultures have secret Santa, because that’s basically a bunch of randomized surprise gifts 🤔 also, when they were talking about borrowing money from friends, I was surprised nobody mentioned banking apps. In my country (Croatia), we basically have phone apps made by the banks where if you put in your friend’s phone number and they confirm it, you can send them money directly from your bank account to their bank account in one click. So like, if you don’t have cash on you, and a friend pays like 10 euros for you, you can immediately just go into the app, type how much money you wanna send (10 euros), press send and it gets transferred from your bank account to theirs the same or next work day (if it’s the weekend). It saves you the trouble of having to remember how much you owe somebody and having to pay them back in the future.
I sometimes ask my family to bring me certain gifts because I don't like surprise ones. Though they're always good at surprising me so guess I didn't have to think about it much.
Trash Taste is absolutely slice of life for me. Just 3 friends hanging out having a few laughs and exploring each other's perspectives. It's especially nice to have in the background while I work.
The 'act of giving a gift' section's been some of the most insightful talk I've heard from Trash Taste and a group of mates. Concepts of giving back to those who've given us the best moments of our lives in different ways was powerful. As viewers we're no inner circle to Joey, Garnt or Connor but it's cool to think of people they've been on and off camera with and think about our own lives we lead.
OH my GOD I feel exactly the same way as garnt and joey with surprise gifts I thought I was alone… the whole “feeling in debt” thing describes it perfectly
I used to feel this way (as an asian), but after a while, I've come to realize we as asians actually like giving gifts to people, and that happiness is not mutually exclusive when doing this, so I strive to be more charitable, but also always accept a gift because from how I understand it, they are happy to give me a gift, and will be even happier if I am happy to receive it.
@@fahrenheit2101 The problem is the purple dark contrast hurt some people. I legitimately couldn't watch early After Dark episodes because headache. In fact, the white message boards the guest left reflect more light and made it bearable.
never have i related more to Garnt and Joey in an episode than this one, the presents take, the being centre of attention take, the slice of life take, its all so relatable!! LOL also, trash taste is 100% my slice of life show XDDD
Personally for the conversation of Slice of Life anime, obviously I'm all for a hype adventure full of action and huge fights as much as the next guy, but for me it's just calming sitting down and watching people, usually in a strange little situation, wether it's that people live with all mighty Dragons, the weirdness that is Komi's school or Vampires being a thing, just going through life, having some small personal issues that maybe you have as well, and just learning to deal with them, no real action or anything, they just learn a few lessons and make friends, nice and simple. It's just nice and wholesome
The phone/SIM part was so mind blowing to me. Here in Germany you can just buy SIM's with a contract plan at any supermarket like LIDL or ALDI and it will just work on almost any phone. Also every SIM allowes thethering by default and as long as your contract plan has internet volume in it you can just use it.
they were kind of touching on it during the gift talk but everyone has a different 'love language' in their relationships. it's recognizing who vibes with what that's unique for your loved ones.
I had a friend who was struggling, but still gave me gifts every time we met. Though grateful, I always felt burdened and told her not to, but she kept doing it, and so I brought small gifts every time I saw her too. But she would get annoyed and not even address the gifts I gave to her. She hated getting presents herself. I think that's why she started ghosting me after a few times of that lol. It still baffles me though because she always insisted on giving me something, it felt like we weren't on equal terms.
MAN this was a GREAT episode. My favorite, even. They got so introspective, talked fondly about the past and the present, talk about appreciating the little things, about gifts, about life... It was awesome. Trash Taste is my sanctuary.
you guys ARE my slice of life. im staying at a hostel, alone, and whenever i do anything that does not involve academics, i always have you guys on my background
COVID-19 Shots as they currently stand: Primary Vaccination Part 1 Primary Vaccination Part 2 Booster shot (monovalent) Booster Shot (Bivalent) Depending on _when_ you got your primary vaccination, you may not have needed the monovalent booster and skipped right to bivalent booster. Working in the hospital though, I got every vaccination + flu (required for employment)
Yeah caught Covid, not convinced about the risk vs reward with these shots. Was going to get my flu shot, had it scheduled, caught the flu. That was a wonderful time.
I only had the first one, second one was scedueled during a last minute booked vacation because of the lowering of restrictions so I kinda just didnt go to the second shot. And then they made rules in my country where you could enter clubs and bars restaurants with a negative test from the last 24 hours so I kinda just went with that, clubs and bars were mostly still closed anyway so we just went to raves and did home drinking so i barely needed it. Never caught covid, untill the last month which was the same month they removed all restrictions in my country. so I just called in sick for 3 days untill my cold was over, never got actualy sick or noticed anything.
we've had 2 primary and one mandatory booster over here, second booster was afaik only for seniors. Flu is optional every year, I can get it through my company on company time. Missed it this year, but got it last year and my flu was so much more mild than my GF's who didn't get the shot. Definitely will be getting the flu shot every year from now on.
FYI, yes, the United States is doing a fourth Covid shot with the fourth shot being the bivalent shot targeted towards the Omicron variants. The expectation is that the US will go to yearly booster shots.
The only people who still get the shots are the super paranoid. Most people here don't wear masks anymore and don't get shots. I had Covid 2 weeks ago and it was the most mid bullshit ive ever had.
As an American, Flu shots are mostly taken by old people. Nobody I know gets them regularly. They give them out at the pharmacy (sometimes even for free), but most of the time I only see the elderly getting them.
Garnt really was like "you don't wanns be the guy who gave the cheapest christmas gifts" in this episode. Meanwhile Garnt in the latest After Dark episode:
Bro i got so lucky as a kid with my siblings. We'd just just ask each other what we wanted and whoevers birthday it was would ask for that. We thought we were so sneaky too, having basically our own mini party between the four of us, but it was so much fun.
Slice of life is just so nice after a shitty day or you're feeling blue. Seeing these characters (like Dragon Maid for example) having fun and having tender moments just makes my heart soar. It's so sweet to just see unbridled happiness and nothing hindering it. It's just..pure.
Dude this ep clicked in me being so relatable with my process of thoughts. They are like the bros i never had that i wish i had in my life. Thank you guys for being awesome
Slice of Life for me is when I can watch it without stake, so I don't really have to be tense or thinking about the plot and the repercussions, or even the mechanic of the plot. I watch it to see people being happy.
It's hilarious how Connor tries to understand both Joey and Garnt's view on receiving gifts, since I have the same perspective. My girlfriend loves receiving gifts but hates physical touch, while I'm the polar opposite. It can be stressful lol but the way Connor tries to understand how other people have different love languages reminds me of myself.
38:30 I feel the same emotion of indebtedness when I get surprise gifts as well and the thought process is also similar to what the bois are describing. For me personally, it is how I view my self worth which is usually lower than the other person that causes those feelings of indebtedness to arise. It’s weird.
Yeah, the way y'all describe documentaries and slice of life is how I see Trash Taste, other podcasts or long-ass video essays. It's just vibes that are usually guaranteed to let me kinda simultaneously focus on them and zone out. And I use that odd state to just... draw or grind on an RPG
Yes this is true I think I became a really big fan because you guys relaxing relatable and get me through rough times! Thank you boys for being my slice of life anime!
I agree about the surprise gift thing, at the back of your mind you will be constantly reminded of how this person have given you a gift and you want to return the favor.
This is exactly why I love going to Shonan aka the southern coast of Kanagawa. It's a super chill seaside area, people are more willing to talk to foreigners, the vibes are on point. When I get a full-time job, I'll be moving there for sure!
I've rewatched the entirety of Trash Taste, twice, but this is the first time I'm experiencing a Christmas, holiday episode in real time. God the P in parasocial relationship is hitting really hard this time.
A lot of Garnts points about his feelings around gift giving, being the centre of attention etc is very common in people with ADHD. Emotional distegulation is a symptom even though your thoughts are irration you can help but feel them so you try to mitigate the feeling by avoiding scenarios that make you feel that way.
As someone who also lived in Japan and had the same issue... Amazon Prime bro. I bought an unlocked Sim-free phone on Amazon and their sim card worked on it. Phone shops want to overcharge you for everything and force you to get new contracts every time. And as an added bonus, you won't have that annoying shutter-sound that you legally can't turn off there, because the phone actually came from South Korea. Still no tethering in Japan though.
Joey's gym story is super creepy, that's like the level of surveillance you would see in the UK for like people avoiding parking charges or car congestion zone charges. I'm also living the great Gift Problem right now! I imagine my other half hates me for it at this point.
I know this episode is a year old but I keep coming back because the lighting and colouration (Which is just them not turning the lights on and time of day) looked so nice It gave me Lord of the Rings vibes
I feel Joey and Garnt SO MUCH with the gift giving thing! Totally got the same. It is not a value of object thing, but a stark reminder if you have or have not done enough within the friendship. Someone gave you a coffee or helped you through a hard time? Kind of slides and is not that noticeable, yet you are very thankful. Someone gifts you a gift? There is physical prove handed to you out of nowhere that they do something for you, making you think if you truly done enough within the friendship to deserve the present.
In high school, I loaned money to my friend who didn't have cash to buy a cafeteria meal and she swore she will pay back. It happens a couple times and she always pay back. Until one time she didn't pay back the next day and she's always busy so I didn't say anything since she's been good in the past to pay back, she will remember. But she totally forgot. When I later asked her for my money back, she totally forgot she had borrowed money from me and asked how much she owes. I felt bad bc she felt bad that she forgot. I felt like a bad friend, the type who cares about only money. I think she tried to play the sad card hoping I can just drop the asking for money back. But the money was part of my emergency money from my parents in case I needed to pay for the bus fare so not having cash on hand makes me anxious and my parents didn't know I was loaning out money to friends. I think bc of that, I'm reluctant to loan money. But if the amount was so small then I let it go and don't expect them to pay it back. One time I didn't loan anything but I did a favor for a coworker. He was grateful and he says he will pay back with a cookie the next day. Next day and he forgot so I didnt remind him. Until a week later, when i heard coworkers talking, someone mentioned in conversation about baking cookies. That's when he remembered he owed me a cookie. He turned away from the group and walk up to me and asked why I didn't remind him about the cookie. I shrugged and didn't expect a cookie since it was only a small gift and if he didn't feel like getting it for me then that's fine. He eventually got cookies for other coworkers and gave me one, apologizing he forgot and he did mean to give me a cookie.
Trash Taste is a slice of life to me. I'm currently translating a manga while listening to this. Anything I can grind to with background noise, I put on one of your episodes.
Always knew Garnt would get into Iyashikei if he gave it a chance. It is literally lofi the anime and perfect for people who just like to sit in one place and chill or appreciate quiet places. Which is why joey probably likes it and not Connor. It really is about the kind of person you are when it comes to liking a slice of life. And yes trash taste is kinda like slice of life to me lol
It’s interesting hearing the COVID restriction discussion. I visited in late November/early December for the first time and had people tell me to pull up my mask when I pulled it down to scratch my nose, or get a good breath in a stuffy or small room etc. and then also went to a comedy show with heaps of other locals and foreigners and not a single person wore a mask, or in the small izakayas in places like Koenji, Kichijoji or Asakusa, no one was wearing a mask. It’s definitely a bit ludicrous at this point. Wearing them on the train is pretty fair, but wearing them at the gym when everyone is within spitting distance, and are touching all the same weights, benches, machines etc. it just doesn’t make sense to me, given the extremely relaxed approach we have taken here in Australia.
Annual flu shots in the US are very much a thing. Most of the times, big companies will fully subsidize the cost for their employees. They don't want their workforce getting sick every year
Silver Spoon was a great show and Connor's just not appreciating it. I never thought I'd enjoy any show about learning farming life but the story, animation, and characters were so well done!
@@rinylvinyl I suppose he needs some more slices of life to grow into an appreciation for it. I saw him once raving about trying out a vacuuming stream on Twitch, isn't stuff like that clearly within the "slice of life" category?
I think he just went in with the wrong expectations and that ruined his perception of it. I can see how thinking it was going somewhere more exciting and action oriented would make it seem like “boring filler” lol
I feel you Joey! My parents moved houses for the first time since I was a little kid. They're about 5 minutes from the old house, but it's still a shock having Christmas in a different place.
The whole Softbank freesimcard thing is true, there is a pretty big amount of items that despite their name, producers and such, don't always work together with other things that it should work with. Like batteries, sim cards and weirdly enough sometimes even screws.
Of course right after he talks about how he loves doing nothing and just walking in parks, the Monke talks about how he doesn't understand the appeal of Slice of Life.
He doesn't get Slice of Life since he just lives it out
Majority of SoL works more on tropes than drama so expect connor to not give shit about it
Nah, Connor doesn't get it for good reason. Slice of life anime are made for people had a lot of difficulty touching grass. And I'm not talking about shut in basement dweller, I'm talking overworked salaryman just coming home at nine or ten and want something comfortable to watch. If you look at the broadcasting schedule, you'd find that many perfectly wholesome SoL anime aired close or even AFTER midnight.
@@victoriazero8869 Ah, that makes sense. I was half serious, half joking in that comment because I vaguely remember Gigguk or Joey once saying Slice of Life is the genre where nothing becomes something.
Slice of Life for me is when I can watch it without stake, so I don't really have to be tense or thinking about the plot and the repercussions, or even the mechanic of the plot. I watch it to see people being happy.
But also I enjoy staying in the parks for a long time. So you can be both.
In a world that bombards you with information everyday, it's nice to be bored in parks sometimes
Yup
Especially when the weather is nice.
Just laying in the grass listening to music
Fun fact about the parks and city planning thing in Tokyo:
Urban planning in Tokyo actually DID include lots of parks in the cityscape, in fact, the original plan for Tokyo across its development was even to encircle the city center in a belt of greenery and have people come to work in the city from smaller satelite cities, that would surround and be included in said belt. They started multiple attempts at this during Tokyo's development, but failed again and again.
The problem with Tokyo was, that due to its massive growth, said belts would be broken apart time and time again, since the city expanded so rapidly (from somewhere below 1 Million people living in the urban region back whent he city was officially founded and renamed to Tokyo from Edo, back in 1889 to more than 37 Million living there today). Back then, of course, Tokyo wasn't merged with Yokohama, Chiba and Saitama the same way it is today, where the whole Megacomplex is basically one big urban area. If you know, where to look you can even still see that the current parks in Tokyo, more often than not, are a remnants of said efforts, since they align with those planned "belts" of greenery.
Did my bachelors dissertation on the topic of urban planning in Tokyo across the last 150 years, was really interesting to see, how terribly hard it was to accomodate that many people in one city in such a comparatively short time, and the developments, challenges and failings it led to. That's also why I was able to look into some of the old urban development plans as a result and know about this little known fact.^^
pretty cool fact
Fascinating, thanks for sharing!
That's very interesting :O
Bro is educated
Getting anything done in Urban planning is Ultimately wishfull thinking. Coming from a city planner in America who has 0 faith in humanity because my country is obsessed with building coal plants and suburbs that expand endlessly because my country is afraid of density for some reason. (Fuck American planning)
As a 33 year old mother of 5, I can confirm you guys are slice of life. I listen to you guys the way Connor listens to a documentary. Sometimes I'm really listening, sometimes I just have you guys on in the background.
Same here😆. I sometimes have them on while sleeping. It's nice.
Kira
yeah, it's like hanging out with your mates even though they are not my mates and not real
33 and mother of 5? daym are there twins?
As a mom myself, I agree xD
Garnt was *real quiet* when they were talking about Silver Spoon. He knew at any moment they could've mentioned it was made by the same person who made Fullmetal Alchemist lmao.
Yo, I bet Joey’s dad was like, ‘Brian, Brian , check this out’
yeah
wut
Christmas may be cancelled... but at least we got a new Trash Taste episode
What do you mean that Christmas is canceled?
@@fitz394 ohhhhhhhhh sorry feel like an idiot
I feel like they have already talked about surprise gift before this episode
@@fitz394 yea, we know but they also didnt explain why.
@@Aurmm don't worry I thought the same thing
For me, Slice of Life is the opposite of what how the boys described it. Instead of being able to relate and have nostalgia toward it for me, I have never experienced those things. So watching cute anime girls do or experience those things that I can't even though I want to is really comforting.
Pathetic. Instead of changing your life so it’s one worth living you instead just watch anime’s of people with good lives?
@@ezaf5989 i wasn't well off growing up to afford to live such a life
and i think that's why a show like non non biyori was so successful because lets be honest its not a masterpiece but if offer great escapism. for people that grew up in city and live in it for all their life, seeing these girl having fun in this small village in the countryside was honestly refreshing. natsume and the book of friend and mushishi too give those vibe even if they have more fantasy element to them.
me i grew up in a forest but move to the city when i was 10 years old, so i really miss the countryside and nature and so when there is an anime that came out in these setting, i'm really grateful ( because lets be honest 99% of anime take place in tokyo or another big city).
To me, it's a little bit of both.
I love watching people experience things, especially things I never do, and a lot of times, watching these things inspires me to go out and do it, like with Yuru Camp, it made me want to appreciate nature more. Same with K-On, something about watching people form a band and play is something I never could pull off in high school, and seeing that made me proud of it, and made me want to at least relearn guitar.
But at the same time, watching these, I draw parallels to my own life and it makes me appreciate these things more. Going back to the yuru camp example, while I don't go camping, I go on walks, and while going on walks, I was able to better appreciate nature, the sky, and the overall quiet isolation of this time away from the hustle and bustle.
And I think more than anything, I just like people having a good time. Obviously, whenever, IDK, Naruto is happy, I am too, but with slice of life, the problems are much closer to reality, and because nothing is happening, and I'm not stressed about who is gonna die next arc, I can appreciate the atmosphere, the scenery, and the smaller interactions. I think I just like seeing people happy, and it's emphasized way more in slice of life than other genres, while at the same time, it helps me be happier in my life because I notice more of these little things.
Garnt’s sushi chef story was so damn wholesome, loved hearing it and I hope they get to meet him again. I also get slice of life now.
Joey's high school Band : K-on
Garnt's High school band : Bocchi the Rock
Garnt's High School Band: Beck
1:27:33 Connor really be like, “Slice of life? Stresses me out. Nothings happening.” And then be like “but damn, those penguins really are marching.”
He's already living out the slice of life in his irl streams, I guess he wants sth else for entertainment.
@@hornitako7006 I think that's the fairest way to the look at it - he gets his life experiences by making those moments you see in those shows - with documentaries he is learning about something he probably won't get to experience personally
Agree with Connor, it's nature documentaries for me. Slice of Life anime drives me crazy, if I want to escape 9-5 life, I rather watch fantasy as escapism.
Sometimes Documentaries are fun to watch, same for SoL imo.
@@CookieEspresso Don't care
I went to see the trash taste show in nyc and when I was lining up there was a security guy going "if your here for the trash, the end of the line is this way" and at that moment I felt really proud of this community.
How nice that Yamanashi, the prefecture where most of Yurucamp is set in, helped Garnt finally appreciate slice of life
Yurucamp was my first slice of life. Got me into K-on, SuperCub, Houkago Teibou Nisshi (after school fishing club - don't watch the dubbed version). A shame it's finished, but we got a movie. xD
@@MarcUK Yurucamp season 3 was announced like a couple months ago. The movie was just an original story.
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Trash Taste is a slice of life for me. Sometimes i fall asleep listening on the video, its not because its boring its there voices that’s make me relax and then I just fall asleep for the rest of the video.
Same happens with me! Even with all the chaotic talk, there's a calmness in listening to their podcast.
46:19 Conner is legit calling me out. LMAO I'm a broke ass but I love giving gifts to people. Gift-giving love language.
don't stop. unless people around you are ill-minded, they are always grateful for your gifts, even if they never said it.
I have friends like that and that's exactly how I feel.
@@bmo3778but also if you’re broke maybe don’t ball out each time for everyone you know. kinda messes up the person giving gifts. just make sure you have everything you need for yourself. I’m sure there’s people in everyone’s life like Joey or Garnt where they feel shitty for someone giving them something (especially when the person is broke/ struggling)
That's my sister.
@@samisalsa5546
1 I do not understand the phrase "ball out"
2 of course, your own needs have to be fulfilled and secured first, before caring for others
3 that last part, whose the person broke or struggling? the giver or the receiver? if it's the giver, it go back to my number 2. if it's the receiver, okay, one needs to gauge when, where, and how much to give, don't go overboard.
4 just making sure, we understand the term "broke", as not the same as "poor", are we? so that we may not have a misunderstanding
Try crafting gifts ...self made gifts are always special☺
The story about Garnt needing a destination to make walking have a goal is the most ADHD thing I ever heard lmfao Cause I am the exact same!
I hear that! Got diagnosed last year and that was relateable!
like playing an open world game you love the mechanics of then accidentally finishing the main story and now you can't go back into it cause there is no long term goal you're working towards/around/avoiding
As an autistic person, it’s super relevant to me as well :))
connor is definetly a plot-focus story guy rather than a character-focus one, the emotional development and coming of age elements of silver spoon is incredible
Garnet: I don't get going to a park just for a walk.
Also Garnt: It is fun doing nothing, taking the enviourment in.
I don't think like that but i understand his point. You go to a park in a big city and in the background behind the tree line you can still see the skyscrapers, the suddenly some angry taxi driver outside the park goes all out with his horn and you can hear it in the background, then mentally you don't "leave" the city just "disguised" for a bit.
It cannot be same as leaving the city for a weekend and stay in the middle of nowhere.
Garnet my favourite trash taste member!
How did you spell "Grant" wrong twice??? It is literally thats simple. "Gant"
"G.a.r.n.t.e"
Grant/connor: *says literally anything*
Joey: *high pitch giggle*
If someone didn’t know Connor’s content and heard that he borrowed $500 for crane games they’d for sure think he had a chronic gambling issue
Also those who know Connor's content know he has a chronic gambling issue with cranegames
Wasn't this the 400 he borrowed from Pete and paid back at the end of the irl?
talking about slice of life
Joey: its fun because nothing happen
Grant: i agree
Connor: monke noise
Lmao, listening to Garnt's story as a viewer is definitely like watching slice of life
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This feeling is very much ingrained in Asian culture. Every Asian I know, including myself, hates surprise gifts, but the people of other ethnicities in our friend group adore surprised gifts or appreciates them like Connor. On the other hand, those who hate receiving gifts the most are the ones giving out the most, and those who love to receive gifts are the ones planning events and driving people around. Friendship languages are wonderful.
I AGREEE SOOO MUCHH, when I was watching this part especially I was like YEA DEFINITELY. It is very much ingrain in our culture that it shows as far as our interaction with our elders.
I wonder if Asian cultures have secret Santa, because that’s basically a bunch of randomized surprise gifts 🤔 also, when they were talking about borrowing money from friends, I was surprised nobody mentioned banking apps. In my country (Croatia), we basically have phone apps made by the banks where if you put in your friend’s phone number and they confirm it, you can send them money directly from your bank account to their bank account in one click. So like, if you don’t have cash on you, and a friend pays like 10 euros for you, you can immediately just go into the app, type how much money you wanna send (10 euros), press send and it gets transferred from your bank account to theirs the same or next work day (if it’s the weekend). It saves you the trouble of having to remember how much you owe somebody and having to pay them back in the future.
I sometimes ask my family to bring me certain gifts because I don't like surprise ones. Though they're always good at surprising me so guess I didn't have to think about it much.
@@Nightraven26 I'm from Malaysia and we're the same as yours
@@Nightraven26 yeah we have that to. Zell
Trash Taste is absolutely slice of life for me. Just 3 friends hanging out having a few laughs and exploring each other's perspectives. It's especially nice to have in the background while I work.
36:50 that feeling of indebtedness even if the other party isn't really expecting anything in return. So on board with Garnt on that.
It was so cool seeing Connor try to explain his monke version of Love Languages to grant and theanimeman.
*God.
The 'act of giving a gift' section's been some of the most insightful talk I've heard from Trash Taste and a group of mates.
Concepts of giving back to those who've given us the best moments of our lives in different ways was powerful. As viewers we're no inner circle to Joey, Garnt or Connor but it's cool to think of people they've been on and off camera with and think about our own lives we lead.
I can’t believe it has already been TWO and a HALF YEARS since the beginning of this podcast
holy shit, what!? :o
OH my GOD I feel exactly the same way as garnt and joey with surprise gifts I thought I was alone… the whole “feeling in debt” thing describes it perfectly
I relate to the owing money thing too… maybe it is an asian thing
I used to feel this way (as an asian), but after a while, I've come to realize we as asians actually like giving gifts to people, and that happiness is not mutually exclusive when doing this, so I strive to be more charitable, but also always accept a gift because from how I understand it, they are happy to give me a gift, and will be even happier if I am happy to receive it.
I kind of like the no purple. Purple's my favorite color and all, but I like the warm atmosphere of the yellow light.
Reminds me of old studio trash taste.
Conner goes from looking healthy to immediately looking like a pale, jaundiced London soot baby the second they flip the purple on.
@@pcenerothat’s what I said as well
Same here. I like less purple.
Same the purple hurts my eyes since it's too bright i prefer warmer colors more they look and feel better
DUDE that Garnt Story BEST SLIFE OFF LIFE Story haha loved it!
Are Japanese companies trying to go bankrupt like how do u try to not sell ur products?
prejudice mostly.
@@princevegeta7785 its called racism
Racism
Rigidness to ‘policy’
Japan economy tho shrinking is still one of the largest in the world. They opt not to focus to other markets
my close friend had a brain aneurysm the other day. Having this episode come out is helping me cope. Thank you
The new light setup looks amazing
It wasn't a joke. I really liked it and thought it was on purpose lmao
The boys wishing us a white Christmas
Looks bland to me - I'm glad they fixed it. Purple's a more invigorating colour (that is a really weird way of putting it...)
same i actually really like it turned off
natural light looks so much better
@@fahrenheit2101 The problem is the purple dark contrast hurt some people. I legitimately couldn't watch early After Dark episodes because headache. In fact, the white message boards the guest left reflect more light and made it bearable.
never have i related more to Garnt and Joey in an episode than this one, the presents take, the being centre of attention take, the slice of life take, its all so relatable!! LOL also, trash taste is 100% my slice of life show XDDD
Personally for the conversation of Slice of Life anime, obviously I'm all for a hype adventure full of action and huge fights as much as the next guy, but for me it's just calming sitting down and watching people, usually in a strange little situation, wether it's that people live with all mighty Dragons, the weirdness that is Komi's school or Vampires being a thing, just going through life, having some small personal issues that maybe you have as well, and just learning to deal with them, no real action or anything, they just learn a few lessons and make friends, nice and simple.
It's just nice and wholesome
The phone/SIM part was so mind blowing to me.
Here in Germany you can just buy SIM's with a contract plan at any supermarket like LIDL or ALDI and it will just work on almost any phone. Also every SIM allowes thethering by default and as long as your contract plan has internet volume in it you can just use it.
they were kind of touching on it during the gift talk but everyone has a different 'love language' in their relationships. it's recognizing who vibes with what that's unique for your loved ones.
This episode is so unusually wholesome
I had a friend who was struggling, but still gave me gifts every time we met. Though grateful, I always felt burdened and told her not to, but she kept doing it, and so I brought small gifts every time I saw her too. But she would get annoyed and not even address the gifts I gave to her. She hated getting presents herself. I think that's why she started ghosting me after a few times of that lol. It still baffles me though because she always insisted on giving me something, it felt like we weren't on equal terms.
Yikes that's straight up horrible I'd been greatful with whatever I don't care how big or small it's something
gifts can be a burden to some people, im like that too, i straight up get pissed
MAN this was a GREAT episode. My favorite, even. They got so introspective, talked fondly about the past and the present, talk about appreciating the little things, about gifts, about life... It was awesome. Trash Taste is my sanctuary.
Have a happy and safe week off everyone - its well deserved💜
*to those who are off this week
I was trying to go home early from work today. I did not. 🥲
@@antivire lol that sucks
you don't know that. stop trying to be quirky and relatable. you're only obnoxious.
@@humantrash7980 Damn I know you are Human Trash but you could be more sympathetic
you guys ARE my slice of life. im staying at a hostel, alone, and whenever i do anything that does not involve academics, i always have you guys on my background
So Connor has wild and insane side adventures while Garnt has wholesome and funny adventures
COVID-19 Shots as they currently stand:
Primary Vaccination Part 1
Primary Vaccination Part 2
Booster shot (monovalent)
Booster Shot (Bivalent)
Depending on _when_ you got your primary vaccination, you may not have needed the monovalent booster and skipped right to bivalent booster.
Working in the hospital though, I got every vaccination + flu (required for employment)
Yeah caught Covid, not convinced about the risk vs reward with these shots. Was going to get my flu shot, had it scheduled, caught the flu. That was a wonderful time.
I only had the first one, second one was scedueled during a last minute booked vacation because of the lowering of restrictions so I kinda just didnt go to the second shot. And then they made rules in my country where you could enter clubs and bars restaurants with a negative test from the last 24 hours so I kinda just went with that, clubs and bars were mostly still closed anyway so we just went to raves and did home drinking so i barely needed it. Never caught covid, untill the last month which was the same month they removed all restrictions in my country. so I just called in sick for 3 days untill my cold was over, never got actualy sick or noticed anything.
Yeah no chance I’m getting a 4th shot. Waste of time at this point still caught covid twice it’s just like the man flu
we've had 2 primary and one mandatory booster over here, second booster was afaik only for seniors. Flu is optional every year, I can get it through my company on company time. Missed it this year, but got it last year and my flu was so much more mild than my GF's who didn't get the shot. Definitely will be getting the flu shot every year from now on.
FYI, yes, the United States is doing a fourth Covid shot with the fourth shot being the bivalent shot targeted towards the Omicron variants. The expectation is that the US will go to yearly booster shots.
The only people who still get the shots are the super paranoid. Most people here don't wear masks anymore and don't get shots. I had Covid 2 weeks ago and it was the most mid bullshit ive ever had.
It is not mandatory
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Covid vaccine = Surprise Heart Attack. My heart goes out to all you people whom are gripped by fear.
So stupid man
As an American, Flu shots are mostly taken by old people. Nobody I know gets them regularly. They give them out at the pharmacy (sometimes even for free), but most of the time I only see the elderly getting them.
Garnt really was like "you don't wanns be the guy who gave the cheapest christmas gifts" in this episode.
Meanwhile Garnt in the latest After Dark episode:
Joey saying he's awful at buying gifts and then being the absolute daddy christmas on stream lmfaoo
Bro i got so lucky as a kid with my siblings. We'd just just ask each other what we wanted and whoevers birthday it was would ask for that. We thought we were so sneaky too, having basically our own mini party between the four of us, but it was so much fun.
Slice of life is just so nice after a shitty day or you're feeling blue. Seeing these characters (like Dragon Maid for example) having fun and having tender moments just makes my heart soar. It's so sweet to just see unbridled happiness and nothing hindering it. It's just..pure.
Dude this ep clicked in me being so relatable with my process of thoughts. They are like the bros i never had that i wish i had in my life. Thank you guys for being awesome
Slice of Life for me is when I can watch it without stake, so I don't really have to be tense or thinking about the plot and the repercussions, or even the mechanic of the plot. I watch it to see people being happy.
Studio without the lights lookin kinda vintage ✨
It felt like Trash Taste Season 1
It's hilarious how Connor tries to understand both Joey and Garnt's view on receiving gifts, since I have the same perspective. My girlfriend loves receiving gifts but hates physical touch, while I'm the polar opposite. It can be stressful lol but the way Connor tries to understand how other people have different love languages reminds me of myself.
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I feel the same emotion of indebtedness when I get surprise gifts as well and the thought process is also similar to what the bois are describing. For me personally, it is how I view my self worth which is usually lower than the other person that causes those feelings of indebtedness to arise. It’s weird.
I feel for Connor. I broke my phone this Christmas by running over it with a lawn mower.
Yeah, the way y'all describe documentaries and slice of life is how I see Trash Taste, other podcasts or long-ass video essays. It's just vibes that are usually guaranteed to let me kinda simultaneously focus on them and zone out. And I use that odd state to just... draw or grind on an RPG
Yes this is true I think I became a really big fan because you guys relaxing relatable and get me through rough times! Thank you boys for being my slice of life anime!
I agree about the surprise gift thing, at the back of your mind you will be constantly reminded of how this person have given you a gift and you want to return the favor.
yo, in the english dub of the episode 2 of jojo part 1, someone refers to Dio as affable.
Here's a reson for the boys to watch jojo with chris!!
Garnt and Sydney's sushi story is literally a slice of life anime.
Parks and plants are meant to equal out the emissions to improve air quality of a city.
And also just kinda be a place to have chill time
Also to lower the city's temperature
And also, they're kinda nice
and also to play fetch with your doggo
Also to find Waldo
This is exactly why I love going to Shonan aka the southern coast of Kanagawa. It's a super chill seaside area, people are more willing to talk to foreigners, the vibes are on point. When I get a full-time job, I'll be moving there for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen,it is time to jingle and jangle.
And don't forget to dangle.
Everything in wildlife Australia can kill you. -Joey: I loved going to the woods to explore and relax!
I've rewatched the entirety of Trash Taste, twice, but this is the first time I'm experiencing a Christmas, holiday episode in real time.
God the P in parasocial relationship is hitting really hard this time.
🤨
A lot of Garnts points about his feelings around gift giving, being the centre of attention etc is very common in people with ADHD. Emotional distegulation is a symptom even though your thoughts are irration you can help but feel them so you try to mitigate the feeling by avoiding scenarios that make you feel that way.
Not me smiling while listening to garnt talking about the sushi chef wholesome story indeed 😭
The boys spent too much on the tour they have to cut back on the electricity bill 🤣
11:36 it was a mistake lol
As someone who also lived in Japan and had the same issue... Amazon Prime bro. I bought an unlocked Sim-free phone on Amazon and their sim card worked on it. Phone shops want to overcharge you for everything and force you to get new contracts every time. And as an added bonus, you won't have that annoying shutter-sound that you legally can't turn off there, because the phone actually came from South Korea. Still no tethering in Japan though.
Connor: I don’t understand the appeal of cute anime girls.
Also Connor: Rem is best girl.
Also Connor: _is best friends with several anime girls_
This podcast is a slice of life for me. I get to watch people that go out and hear what non-Americans do.
Joey's gym story is super creepy, that's like the level of surveillance you would see in the UK for like people avoiding parking charges or car congestion zone charges.
I'm also living the great Gift Problem right now! I imagine my other half hates me for it at this point.
My grandmother passed away today so this episode really hit me in the feels, especially towards the end 🥺
Sorry for your loss
I'm sorry for your loss 🙏
Merry Christmas everybody!
I know this episode is a year old but I keep coming back because the lighting and colouration (Which is just them not turning the lights on and time of day) looked so nice
It gave me Lord of the Rings vibes
Tbh it wouldn’t surprise me if Chris didn’t have some sort of grinch thing going on and cancelled Christmas 💀💀💀💀
People who gave gifts to Garnt and Joey, they owe us now 😏
I feel Joey and Garnt SO MUCH with the gift giving thing!
Totally got the same. It is not a value of object thing, but a stark reminder if you have or have not done enough within the friendship.
Someone gave you a coffee or helped you through a hard time? Kind of slides and is not that noticeable, yet you are very thankful. Someone gifts you a gift? There is physical prove handed to you out of nowhere that they do something for you, making you think if you truly done enough within the friendship to deserve the present.
Merry Tastemas!
In high school, I loaned money to my friend who didn't have cash to buy a cafeteria meal and she swore she will pay back. It happens a couple times and she always pay back. Until one time she didn't pay back the next day and she's always busy so I didn't say anything since she's been good in the past to pay back, she will remember.
But she totally forgot.
When I later asked her for my money back, she totally forgot she had borrowed money from me and asked how much she owes.
I felt bad bc she felt bad that she forgot. I felt like a bad friend, the type who cares about only money. I think she tried to play the sad card hoping I can just drop the asking for money back.
But the money was part of my emergency money from my parents in case I needed to pay for the bus fare so not having cash on hand makes me anxious and my parents didn't know I was loaning out money to friends.
I think bc of that, I'm reluctant to loan money. But if the amount was so small then I let it go and don't expect them to pay it back. One time I didn't loan anything but I did a favor for a coworker. He was grateful and he says he will pay back with a cookie the next day. Next day and he forgot so I didnt remind him. Until a week later, when i heard coworkers talking, someone mentioned in conversation about baking cookies. That's when he remembered he owed me a cookie. He turned away from the group and walk up to me and asked why I didn't remind him about the cookie. I shrugged and didn't expect a cookie since it was only a small gift and if he didn't feel like getting it for me then that's fine. He eventually got cookies for other coworkers and gave me one, apologizing he forgot and he did mean to give me a cookie.
Throw back to episode #76, time is flying by guys 😭 Happy holidays to all 🎉🎄🎅
Happy holidays
The gift giving friendship talk sounds a lot like people having different love languages in any type of relationship.
Wow joey really liked the „Merry chrimbus, happy hanukkah, merry kwanzaa“ joke so much he said it again in the after dark stream
Joey: "I don't like receiving gifts". Also Joey: opens PO box to receive gifts.
Perfect for listening while driving to the relative's. Merry Chrimbus everyone.
Trash Taste is a slice of life to me. I'm currently translating a manga while listening to this. Anything I can grind to with background noise, I put on one of your episodes.
I really like the lighting in this episode. It feels very warm
I was hoping it was going to stay
11:34 with light turned off your set looks amazing tbh
Always knew Garnt would get into Iyashikei if he gave it a chance. It is literally lofi the anime and perfect for people who just like to sit in one place and chill or appreciate quiet places. Which is why joey probably likes it and not Connor. It really is about the kind of person you are when it comes to liking a slice of life. And yes trash taste is kinda like slice of life to me lol
It’s interesting hearing the COVID restriction discussion. I visited in late November/early December for the first time and had people tell me to pull up my mask when I pulled it down to scratch my nose, or get a good breath in a stuffy or small room etc. and then also went to a comedy show with heaps of other locals and foreigners and not a single person wore a mask, or in the small izakayas in places like Koenji, Kichijoji or Asakusa, no one was wearing a mask. It’s definitely a bit ludicrous at this point. Wearing them on the train is pretty fair, but wearing them at the gym when everyone is within spitting distance, and are touching all the same weights, benches, machines etc. it just doesn’t make sense to me, given the extremely relaxed approach we have taken here in Australia.
Joeys band story = K-On!
Garnts band story = Bocchi the rock!
Annual flu shots in the US are very much a thing. Most of the times, big companies will fully subsidize the cost for their employees. They don't want their workforce getting sick every year
Silver Spoon was a great show and Connor's just not appreciating it. I never thought I'd enjoy any show about learning farming life but the story, animation, and characters were so well done!
Once again, Connor is on the wrong side of history. 😅
I haven't seen the anime but the manga is magnificent
@@rinylvinyl I suppose he needs some more slices of life to grow into an appreciation for it. I saw him once raving about trying out a vacuuming stream on Twitch, isn't stuff like that clearly within the "slice of life" category?
I think he just went in with the wrong expectations and that ruined his perception of it. I can see how thinking it was going somewhere more exciting and action oriented would make it seem like “boring filler” lol
The funniest part is that at least two of their guests (ProZD and Ludwig) have come on touting Silver Spoon as their favorite anime of all time.
Man Connor really loving the sweater for 3 straight episodes
I feel you Joey! My parents moved houses for the first time since I was a little kid. They're about 5 minutes from the old house, but it's still a shock having Christmas in a different place.
Hearing Conor work to consider nuance is a tremendously affirming experience.
The whole Softbank freesimcard thing is true, there is a pretty big amount of items that despite their name, producers and such, don't always work together with other things that it should work with. Like batteries, sim cards and weirdly enough sometimes even screws.
MERRY CHRISTMAS I'M SO DRUNKKKK
man i just realize their light is different.. that's you know i'm drunk lol merry christmas guys!!!