Japanese Restaurant VS Foreign Tourists: Why You're Not Going In
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- Опубліковано 23 тра 2024
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NOTIFICATION SQUAD: Good to be back! I've been quietly working on a ton of videos since the cycle last month. Looking forward to sharing them with you all in the coming days!
Welcome back!
Amazing.
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Welcome back Chris
So far none of the Japanese tourists I've met have spoken Finnish.
Ahtiis ku aattellee mite hyö atavoivat: "etse höperö iletä ku et kielt ees ponimaijjaa". Sitte häköläine härskyy vaik o mukamas rattiij.
Yea, I understand the idea of not letting foreigners in due to language barrier, but it gets strange when you realize they would not get that same treatment abroad
Not even hei or kiitos? I at least used them many times when I visited Finland.
Nobody speaks Finnish. You lot just made up those words to confuse the rest of Europe!
Very true! The Japanese people who say "I speak English when I go abroad, tourists should speak Japanese here!" annoy me. Yeah they speak English, but even in non English speaking countries. They seem to forget that most people also learn English as a second or third language, like they do. Why should we learn Japanese and not speak English but they are allowed to speak English wherever they go ?
Man licensed ace of base and then used it every 30 seconds.
I mean wouldn't you if you got to license a very popular song
All that he wanted was another baby a yer yerda da da da daaa
I enjoyed. Ace of Base reminds me of getting scammed into 12 CDs for 99 cents in the 90s. And loving every minute of that debt.
it's actually refreshing to hear that song, instead of the generic youtube free music every single creator uses in all their videos.
@@murry001 Ace of Base is the definition of generic 90s pop.
I remember talking to a fellow Spanish learner. She forgot sunrise and went with "when the sun takes off". Beautiful!
Before the pandemic, I was studying Japanese at the YMCA in Kobe. I was highly motivated, worked hard every day. Before I could finish level 2, I had to go back to the states to help my mom with a return ticket of April 2, 2020. Japan closed April 1, 2020. I've not been motivated at all since then and decided that New Zealand was "good enough" in place of Japan.
New Zealand is also my secondary goal if not Japan, so: good taste! Beautiful countries.😊
@@Orionhart Adern is a terrible leader.
You can go to any south east Asian country instead of NZ and live like a king
NZ is only worth it if you are top 10% rich
@diegosilang4823 and yet she's been out of power for a while now, and the three headed monster is ruining the country now.
Thailand is my second choice for... reasons.
Just finished a semester of Japanese at uni and had a ten minute conversation for my final! I can’t believe I did it!
よくできた！
Good job! I wish I can do that!
Congrats! I still remember the time I realised I'd been chatting with Natsuki in Japanese for half an hour without using English. Was the greatest feeling in the world (after a year of relentless study).
よくやった。練習を続けると、すぐに第二の天性になります。
That's seriously impressive! You must have had a great teacher and put in a ton of hard work. I just finished a semester myself and absolutely could not go for 10 minutes.
That Ace of Base song was so out of left field, but totally had me rolling 🤣🤣
Money well spent!
First X-Men, and now Abroad in Japan. Ace of Base are back!
@@AbroadinJapanit's going to be in my head for weeks
@@AbroadinJapan the license pays for itself. *slaps video* you can fit so many riffs with this song clip.
So brilliant 🤣🤣🤣
self learning Japanese over here. getting close on a year (July 2nd will be 12 month) of Duolingo+Anki+Graded readers+JPDB+Renshuu(Shiritori cat only)+anime/manga in Japanese. 2-5 hours every day. I'd say i am way pas the first mountain and committed to the grind. mainly because when i started i looked at realistic numbers and thought to myself "ok, it will take 4-5 years, let's just roll with it and see how it goes". Naturally i suffer from lack of practice and full blown immersion. but when someone in discord drops a random screenshot from twitter and asks someone to translate it - and you see that you can actually do it (admittedly with 20 minutes of looking up kanji that i do not remeber) - it is still good motivating feeling.
That's freaking fantastic!!! I've studied Japanese for 2 years myself!
@@princessthyemis Nice, how's your progress in those 2 years?
That's cool ! And how's the progress on watching/reading anime/manga in Japanese ? Can you fully comprehend them already ?
@@Exorion1er Completely? not even close. i can see general idea or theme of the conversation usually but it's hard to get full picture. especially if we go into different settings. since you will need for example all the magical terminology in fantasy. i can see the text, i can see the grammar and how words connect to each other, but i do not have enough confident vocab to read easily. So each page is constant dictionary browsing. Watching anime is kinda easier - but again depends on the setting. daily conversations are rather easy - but get into specific areas and its' suddenly full stop. anyways as i said - i am going into it hoping that i can read more or less by the year 3. So for now it is just full grind to get more vocab. Actually i was just taking a break from my JPDB deck as i noticed this ping =) so grind never stops.
These types of situations always make me scratch my head awkwardly because, realistically, there’s always an aspect of xenophobia involved, even if it’s not the main issue. The fact that restaurant owner went after the people leaving negative reviews really does make me think their unwillingness to communicate with foreign customers is born out of malice rather than pragmatism.
Edit: Wow, this really offended a lot of chuds. French people don’t be embarrassing challenge (impossible).
bla-bla-bla. Espace privé, ils font ce qu ils veulent. Entre soi et isolation, c'est mal? flocon de neige😂
@@abfab2517oh god it’s a French person oh god oh my god oh my god 😰
@@chickfilaemployee6149 lol we also have some french vlogers whining about denied access in Japan. One was an overweighted young lady in a lycra dress with open underarm. On a summer day. LMAO 😂 h
The reason this is allowed is Japan has no anti discrimination laws for non Nationals.
But it’s part of a broader xenophobia that both Japan and Korea seem comfortable with.
China operates on this for entirely different reasons, ie to promote Han Chauvinism per CCP government propaganda.
Japan has enjoyed treating migrant workers especially from the Philippines India etc…like subhuman garbage for years.
Japan sadly enjoys erasing its war crimes and playing victim of WW2. Both Japan and Korea share military occupation from the USA (doesn’t have a great track record sadly) which becomes anecdotal proof to justify this behavior.
@@abfab2517remember if you complain about discrimination you are a snowflake according to this Americanized Frenchman
“kore wa pen desu” at 1:32 is a proper lockdown refrance
I’m so glad someone else noticed
THIS IS A…. PEN!!!!
I've been studying Japanese recently and I've been tormenting my girlfriend by writing it and saying far too many times. I had to pause and screenshot it's appearance here.
Duolingo tier of Japanese
Nah this is a phrase that's been used in Japanese textbooks since at least the 60s. It's more of a Japanese learning meme than it is a reference to some Japanese Covid propaganda.
Fun extra challenge particularly for non-native English speakers: The expectation was, that reading Katakana was easy, since it's mostly English words and you already know the vocabulary from at least your school English. Then you realize, that the English written in Katakana is SPOKEN English, so you're sitting there, reading out loud to yourself quietly, trying to figure out what a "Baagaa" is.
Well what else would it be? How could it be “written” English considering katakana is a syllabary? That makes no sense
..... don't leave us hanging! What's a baagaa??
@@inspiteofshame I’d assume it means Burger, try saying it out loud
One of the worst things was in that tokyo olympic song where they use that kind of english.
I am still haunted in my dreams by the word "Bareboru".
@@mark9294 They aren't suggesting it should be any other way. They're just trying to describe the moment in one's learning process when it becomes clear, when the expectation that loans words are easy becomes subverted. I genuinely don't know how you could have gleaned what you did from their comment. You just find an argument where you want there to be one, I guess.
Chris I really like this video, it is informational and has your iconic humor. It doesn’t feel click bait-y. Thank you.
People always talk about efficiency with language learning, needing to learn as fast as possible, but what good is speed if you run out of gas halfway around the track and never want to get behind the wheel again. Learn to enjoy the views along the way and you won't damn well care how long it takes you to get to your destination. You might not even realize you've reached it. Find what works for you, I promise it's worth the effort.
I think people want to be super efficient, because learning a new language is kind of boring and sucks, at the start(though it gets a lot better when you can understand some things). So I think they sort of want to brute force their way in. it does lead to a lot of burn, but I can sort of understand why people try that.
I’ve really enjoyed adding Japanese study to my pre-existing anime hobby, and not stressing too hard about the pace. I’m still a few years away from my ultimate goals, but I’m pretty happy with what I’ve gained over the last year.
I’ve been learning Japanese at my own pace for half a year and I can barely remember all the basic hiragana and their pronunciations. It’s a marathon, not a sprint when learning a different language, especially if that language doesn’t use English letters in their words. Like Italian, Spanish, French, German, etc, all spell their words with the same letters as the english language but they have different accents on letters and pronunciations. Most Asian languages have a completely different written language which also makes it 100x harder
@@Lilitha11 it creates this shitty rat race attitude where people are highly competitive and elitist for some reason about something that should be broadly encouraged. I swear sometimes the Japanese learning community specifically enjoys talking about learning the language and shitting on people learning it wrong than they do sitting down and studying themselves. I truly think the online culture is a big contributing factor to the obsession with learning quickly, because people feel the pressure to prove themselves in the face of a hyper competitive community.
@@cronotriggered4314 I am not sure it is really the online community specifically. I agree, but I think it is a larger problem with people in general these days, always trying to power through everything.
Language teacher here. Glad you mentioned that thinking in the language helps with acquisition - absolutely it does!
I always found quite interesting how it works. When sufficient level of mastery is achieved, it's like a switch in your head that flips every time you change language. But before that, sometimes it was like a wall of text that I'm reading out loud that's visualized in my head, and sometimes when I think of a word, a picture or sort of a short video pops up in my head to help me contextualize what I'm thinking about. It makes me think that a certain amount of vocabulary must be attained before that happens, or maybe it's just how I process information in a language that's not mine. Well, either way, brains work in interesting ways, you know, like a tech, which you can still use even if you don't understand how it works.
Same with any language learning. English natives just dont know any other languages, so it seems new to them. Granted, Japanese is still the toughest language and probably not worth the effort to learn if you dont live there.
Yeah , I’m learning Japanese and it’s much more than just learning words and grammar . It’s learning a new thought process .
From my anecdotal experience I see native English speakers struggling the most with learning a language. Like they're so used to the world catering to them. lol Maybe it's because people will probably switch to (broken) English to be polite.
Been doing that for 20+ years and now i often switch 3 languages in my head mid-sentence because I just can't pick a word in my language to express what I need to express.
Shit's wild.
^^^^^^^^^^^
Actually this is one of the phrases LOL
Good to see you looking so well Chris. Not dropped in for a while. Quality content as always.
Amazing. Came for the drama, felt inspired to learn more about the language afterward.
The random Conner dig had my snort chuckle. Love the friendly banter between Chris and Connor.
Connor and IronRat need to apologize for cheating against Anny and the Swarm.
who? and who?
Imagine a U.S. restaurant that had a sign “English Speakers Only”! It would make the National News!
@@astralclub5964that’s pretty sad
Honestly, the best part of this video was how much Chris put in that Ace of Bass song. It's a great song.
How much longer until catchy 90s songs are public domain? 😭
@@klappstuhl4370 if music label companies can help it, somewhere around never.
When ever I hear the song, I always think of that one episode of South Park
It’s actually a terrible song.
@@Mind-your-own-beeswax But life *is* demanding without understanding!
I do not enjoy social media in general or UA-cam. But, I have joined UA-cam just to watch Abroad in Japan and your separate Abroad in Japan podcast. Both are well produced and the content is fun and engaging. Im sure we all appreciate your assistance on how to learn Japanese. I've only been learning for a year and have barely scratched the surface. I need all the help I can get. I have watched your videos for years and hope you continue making much more content in years to come.
There are lots of high quality channels just like this one on YT. It’s just a matter of filtering out the dross.
Good shit homie! Laughed out loud at the John "Cdawg" Blackthorn bit.
I agree about how bullocks those viral views of Mt Fuji are. Those trending reels and tik toks telling you the Lawson and foot bridge view are the "absolute best places to see Mt Fuji" are bs. People, Fuji is FUCKIN MASSIVE. You can literally go anywhere within the area and still manage to find an amazing and even better shot than those trending spots.
Exactly. It’s like saying “ the best place to see the sun in Tokyo.” Ridiculous.
I think those are only trending among japanese which is hilarious. I doubt any foreigners (maybe chinese) are going there
It makes the actually good spots all the better lmao
Shizuoka city have some great views!
Most people are like sheep who have to be told what to do, how to act and what to think.
Ay Chris I will ALWAYS love your voice over narration. Thank you for making my day.
This is a very handy video. Thanks!
Glad we got a video of Chris just talking to the camera missed these.
Your editing is so top tier
Well made videos and love the
personality
Looking good Chris. 👍
Love you debunking the headlines like this and educating us Gaijin about the nuances of Japan
Brilliant video and shows so well why Abroad in Japan is such a popular YT-channel. Witty, informative and so very personal.
I think all languages have a similarly-shaped overall learning curve - you can get to basic communication with a bit of effort, but true mastery is a never-ending process. My Spanish-speaking friends often compliment my Spanish, but I always tell them it's like a slice of Swiss cheese; it looks like it covers a decent area but it's actually full of holes.
Yeah but Spanish is simple because they use so much English in their language and the roman alphabet. Japanese everything is different the only good thing it has going for it is its phonetic alphabets. 3-5 years is the average time to reach a decent level while Spanish is about a year
Ah yes, getting "Supengo Jozued" by your friends is also a good one lol.
@@southcoastinventors6583 reading Spanish is one thing…Speaking it full of tricks and niches that only native speakers will pick up on. As a native speaker myself, I too stumble on some elements of the language…particularly when chatting with people from the motherland. But hey, that’s what makes language learning fun.
@@Sodapopper100 This video is about learning a language to hold a conversation not mastery. So while Latin Spanish is different from Spain you can easily order from a menu or have a basic conversion with anyone regardless of regional differences. Same can be said for American versus British English
Just think about how much one has to learn about their native language
3:58 😂 called the shopowner a caveman... savage customers indeed 😂
Very savage indeed, didn’t expect it from normally very polite Japanese.
@@hortehighwind8651 You should see 2ch sometime. Anonymity allows people to be their truest selves.
This absolutely sent me, there were tears. Imagine being so mad you go online and insult someone’s head 😂😂😂😂
@@hortehighwind8651 The internet is anonymous everywhere, which gives lots of freedom to be brutal! :)
Probably Natsuki...😅
This is a great video on learning Japanese. You're exactly right about the last point - that is absolutely the key. I liked the Fuji / Everest analogy. too. Realistically I'm rolling around somewhere in the valley between them, but nothing like a good "nihongo jouzu" from the Starbucks barista to make me feel like I'm on Everest's peak.
It may seem like a minor detail, but I believe that the key to learning Japanese or any other skill in life is not just motivation. I see motivation as something that fluctuates over time. In my opinion, discipline is the crucial factor, especially on tough days when you feel demotivated. It is discipline that will drive you to continue learning even when things get challenging.
But again, discipline comes from motivation. You actually have to want to do it. It is hard to keep the motivation when you know the skill will have no use for you or give you any joy. That is why I mostly end up going back to practicing skills that I enjoy or are useful to me.
@@orroz1 I agree 100%.
@@Deso4life To add to it, importance of motivation is that you get engagement from it, forcing yourself could lead to stress which only can hinder the learning
@@myblaonga Exactly. I was shit in school because, not only was I ostracized and treated awfully by my fellow students and the teachers (literally got in trouble for stuff I didn't do, and no one ever stepped in when my peers bullied me), but my own "parents" beat it into me from day one that nothing I did would matter. They weren't going to support or help me fulfill my dreams. I also hated being told what I had to learn, how I had to learn it, and when I had to learn it. My brain just isn't capable of learning in that manner, and instead of people working with me to help me find a learning method that worked, they treated me like I was stupid and a lost cause. I ended up skipping so much school because I hated it that I was failing every class (except the one I liked, English), and I ended up leaving at the end of my junior year. It took probably 10 years for me to finally get the chance to get my diploma, and when I started preparing for the test, I was far more successful at learning when I did it on my own time and in my own way, away from toxic people. I was literally the first person dismissed from having to take prep classes and I passed the test and got my diploma with no problem. It hasn't done me any good, as I got more job opportunities before I had my diploma, but at least I do have it.
TLDR: I hated school and wasn't motivated to do it because I hated it and saw no point in it, but when I did it on my own time without the pressure and expectations of others, I was able to find the motivation to get my diploma.
Discipline is a bit of a psychological myth as well though. It's not about forcing yourself over and over; research often finds that the key factor is setting up well-designed and realistic habits so it becomes automatic. Designing a good habit consists of choosing the right context (time, place etc.), reducing friction (things that will stop you from doing it), repetition (but not any magical number like 28 consecutive days), and reward. Good Habits, Bad Habits by Wendy Wood is a great read.
One recommendation I like to give is to play "Jeopardy" to yourself for vocab and conversation. Look around your room or walk around a town and remember the vocab for something like humidifier (加湿器) , but then think about how you would ask someone what that is or "where do you put a humidifier in a room"?
Even if it's simple or straight forward questions, it helps keeps things fresh in your head after you learn them keeps the flow of how to ask.
It's fun to have a favorite word or a word of the week like that. I learned the word "oritatami" from the anime "Long Riders!" in reference to a folding bicycle. It stuck in my head because I ride them, and then the next day I used it with a Japanese person. They corrected me - I had forgotten the final "-mi" - then I applied it to a folding music stand. It's my new favorite word. If someone invents a folding tatami mat, would it be an "oritatami tatami"?
I was JUST looking for new videos from Abroad late last week, how did I miss this one for four days after upload?
I LIKE THIS OLD STYLE OF VIDEOS!!!!! GLAD YOU DO VIDEOS LIKE THIS AGAIN
Just so people know if a restaurant in North America had a "English speakers only" sign there would be an international incident. Probably would get shut down and sued immediately.
Imagine this to happen in. a German restaurant with our past....
It does happen much more often in European countries and Usa, but its more like someones ethnicity is wrong rather than using the wrong language, along with other things like gender identity and many other markers
It would be, but I give Japan a pass. People like the aspect of Japan they unconsciously want to change the most, which is how Japanese Japan is. The bar needs to be raised and we need to do better, respect the culture, and help preserve what they have, respectfully and with humility. The West is incredibly culturally diverse and people like us for it, but the last 50 years have degraded our shared culture to the point where pajamas in public are seen as commonplace as are kids that run around barefoot in places of business and the average IQ is room temperature.
Just shows what cattle slaves the corporate owners consider us peasants
I don't think it would be an issue if the US was homogenous
I'd like to add that while studying any language, the motivation/goal why you do it can change over time -- and that's ok.
I've been studying Japanese for 4/5 years now, and I still dont feel fluent enough.
What started as a naïve hope that I could maybe one day watch anime without subs now turned into a love for translating literature.
Both kinds of motivations will get you somewhere. Maybe anime didn't make me fluent but it motivated me to try something new.
I started "learning" Japanese because I wanted to see how far I could go. I was learning (and still am) from just listening to music. It's surprisingly easy when you mold your brain into the right shape. Then I fell down the Vocaloid rabbit hole and found obscure songs that I'd listen to as a kid and be saddened to see that no one has translated them. I also fell in love with the language and people at one point. Now my motivation is a mix of all three
I started learning Japanese because...... My uni offered a free course for beginners ahahaha.
I started about a month ago, so I'm just starting but it seems fun (and difficult)
I don't study anything related to languages so studying another language is super cool and could open up a lot of possibilities.
And maybe I can watch anime without subtitles in 5 years
what would you say is your current japanese level with 4/5 years of learning? and how consistent were you? Currently about to hit my 1 year mark, but I was only motivated for the first 2 months, and motivation came back for the last 2 months too in my case
@@Twiddle_things that's an awesome journey.
Another excellent video, thank you! Love the shoutout to the Remembering the Kanji series.
But I think the true gem of this piece was all the sound clips from Ace of Base throughout. Thank you for that memory refresher. 😂
Another great vid, chris
about your yoda point: As far as I heard some time ago, that's basically what happened. They asked a hungarian tech to 'backtranslate' into english, keeping the structure. And as Hungarian is agglutinative, like Japanese is, the 'japanese pattern' came out.
Wait... I didn't know that the infamous Yoda way of speaking came from us Hungarians. o.o
@@tovarishcheleonora8542 Yeah I thought it was from German? It does a similar word order flip, with the verb going to the end (generally depending on the tense). That makes more sense too since Darth Vader is just "Dark Father".
Note: Just Googled it and the name translates more smoothly from Dutch. So not too far off.
@@tovarishcheleonora8542 it is just a story. it might be true, and it might not be. Frank Oz said he came up with it himself I believe.
@@tovarishcheleonora8542 Hmmm... indeed... surprised we are, effect on the world a lot we have. :)
@@StarSpliter ... German, Dutch, Italian, French and English are all branched off of Latin and are based off of regional philosophy after Rome stomped on them.
If you base your education on Movies and what Google is willing to share, you will never understand why Hungarians resisted placing Man at the Center of the Universe, like the Christian Conquerors insisted.
It is the influence of the Eastern Languages they were in contact with that kept their philosophy of Humans as PART of the universe.
One of those philosophies allows people to exterminate any species they find a nuisance.
One allows man to own parts of Earth.
One calls more honorable species beasts and savage.
Edited to Correct Autocorrect
Yay Chris is back
This has the energy of your early video's, but has the maturity and skill that you've gained over the years. Excited for this new 'era'. Also really good job taking a more down to earth approach to this 'issue' that was overblown.
The best trick is: Go to a place where not many tourists are. And that does not even have to be a less visited city or town, in can just be a less visited area. People are usually very nice and courteous, if you don't speak japanese, because they are not annoyed by dozens or hundrets of tourists every day. It is usefull to at least know some basic phrases and vocabulary since they often can't speak english, but usually you can make it work with gestures alone.
I lived in several tourist towns in the US. Mexico, Japan or Scotland I found being the opposite of the tourists I hated (American not foreign) worked almost everywhere. And a Japanese friend told me many restaurants in Japan are not only "No foreigner" but even Japanese need a formal introduction by a regular and heaven help you if your etiquette is not up to snuff, your introducer will be mad at you.
@@angelachouinard4581 I have not lived in japan, but I have been there multiple times. From my experience the "no foreigner" restaurants are only in areas that are overrun by tourists like asakusa. And restaurants for which you need a regular to invite you are very rare. They are usually restaurants that are very renoun and very small at the same time. I know that they exists, but I have never personally seen such a restaurant and as a foreigner I never had problems finding restaurants in japan. Even in tourist areas 9/10 restaurants are open to foreigners, but also maybe 6/10 are tourist traps, so I try to find restaurants that are primarily visted by locals. Most will have an english menue or at least pictures on the menue, but I try to avoid restaurants that advertise with an english menue, because they are often tourist traps.
@@angelachouinard4581 And about etiquette: You should know the basics of japanese etiquette, but usually noone will be mad if you are respectful and try your best. I've had people come to me to show me how to eat something correctly, but I have never had someone beeing mad at me for doing it wrong.
The book recommendation is gold. The idea of just learning the meaning of the kanji without readings attached to them seems so dumb at the start, but then you realize that you don't need more than the meaning to recombine and read them in your head! Naturally, you should learn how to phonetically speak them out eventually, but this book is so clever. I'll report back to this comment in 1 month exactly and will tell you how many Kanji I learned and can *actually* remember. See you on 06/25!
I'd just recommend Wanikani honestly.
@@Freezorgium i just furiously kept speaking and writing to people i met at university who are native speakers until it stopped being borderline insulting to read or hear my japanese.
I'll leave a comment so I get notified when you return :D
@@alexeyeliseev6322same
This is another gem of a video! Can really tell of the extra editing and work on this video. Back to your old awesome video style and can tell this was your own video too.
Found you're channal a few days ago, its really good I spend most my time on youtube watching your videos, I have to say this is your best video imo.
Yes! Waiting for this.❤
The reviews had me ROLLING! Great informative video chris!
I think the idea behind the Lawson/Mt. Fuji pictures is to capture the contrast between civilization and natural beauty.
lol that part with the supermarket blocking the view of mount fuji got me good couldn't stop laughing
The Ace of Base bought back a lot of memories of Southend On Sea.....cheers Chris
for reminding me I'm old af
Currently on a flight to Haneda airport and taking a week trip in Tokyo… Thanks for the positive attitude Chris 🤣
Enjoy it. Tokyo is amazing
Don't use cameras, ever, visit public landmarks that are overrun by day during the night for no crowds, remain polite and take home as many gashapons as you can fit in a trolley! Happy trails!
@@klappstuhl4370 Thank you very much! We are very much enjoying our trip here. The food is amazing here and I am enjoying using the public transportation.
@@klappstuhl4370Not sure I really understand your first tip if I am being honest. What's wrong with taking pictures?
Oh a Japanese Learning video, right when I was rewatching some old videos. That's so nostalgic, I really missed these. I'm Glad they are back to the table
I never thought about never learning Japanese before. Thanks Chris!
funnily enough this made me more motivated in studying my japanese haha thanks Chris!
I've been on an Ace of Base streak recently so I appreciate your choice of soundtrack.
The wall across the street from the Mt. Fuji Lawson is already up!
NAUGHTY TOURIST!! STOP TRYING TO STEAL MT FUJI SOUL BY LOOKING AT IT!
Thought they would buid it on the Lawson's roof.
@@mhx47 Probably couldn't cause code violations or something.
With any luck, someone will paint Mt. Fuji on it. xD
The wall that Trump could wish for 😂
2:01 - loved your previous language videos about knowing your strengths (reading) and weaknesses (listening and speaking) and identifying a goal of what you want to achieve. This is exactly my goal! To go to any izakaya and pick up a menu like this and find something delicious to order… I am stumbling through some beginner JLT levels but feeling no closer to reaching my foodie goal of picking this piece of paper up and knowing which one to ask for!!!!
Bang on! The first half of this video was on point and funny albeit a little sad. The second half is a perfect summation of the effort and motivation triggers for success and failure in learning JP language. Take the advice if you want to learn. (16 year resident ofJP here)
I love the way this video was edited! It’s so funny! you can really see Chris’s sense of humor.
Incredible editing and pace
I think the view from Enoshima at sunset in winter with clouds around and drizzly showers coming across the bay would have to be one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen (Mt Fuji)
That Fuji/Everest comparison is actually true for mastering most skills. The biggest hurdles are getting over the initial learning curve and then sticking to it to master it after knowing the basics, at which point improvements are only gradual.
The editing and humor in this one was incredible!!!! ❤
Yeah, Chris is a pro. Demonetized, I'm sure for language, and no sponsers and he is honest about all our cultures- Japanese, UK, US, no bias from his love or hate of any culture. That's kind of rare.
This was hands down one of your best videos ever! I laughed from the beginning to the end!
I found your channel 7 years ago when i first started dabbling in japanese studying and fell in love with it. Sprinkling in a video every now and then about learning the language is very nice and i loved this
I haven't heard Ace of Base in years jeez
Thanks for the vid!
I applaud you for the accuracy of the nearby conbinis or lack there of (golden temple) to get angles of while making a joke.
FWIW, this is the best video you've done in a while. Not intended as a slam; I really enjoy your videos, Chris. But this felt novel and authentic in a way that was really refreshing.
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Agreed tbh, been watching for like 9 years lol, this feels a lot like an early vid
I have been waiting for your next upload!🎉
Sure clickbait me in with some title about some strict rule restaurant and casualy segue into a very informative and great video. Well played.
Chris' writing is so beautiful and proper...
Awesome to see you back again. Loving the book btw 💜
Thanks for being so honest about the difficulty of this Chris
@abroadinjapan Its really impressive that you learnt a 2nd language. I'm studying currently my 3rd language and I feel a bit better that at least its not japanese. I still have my work cut out for me but I have no doubt I will become quite fluent within a few years. All the tips you provided apply to pretty much all language learning so they were greatly appreciated. Especially the goal part is important as it makes clear which things you need to improve to get to there.
Im back to your channel after a while. Amazing comedy! 2. Arigatou Gozaimasu.
I work in an upscale restaurant in the Netherlands. When German tourists (of the older generations) visit us, they all assume we speak German and will not ask if we do in fact speak their language. I consider this extremely rude. If I were to try this in their country they would think I was insane. I in fact DO speak enough German (and French) to get by but I will refuse to do so if the tourist does not first ask if I do, and I will use English.
That's super fair honestly, entitled people need to be called out. I always ask people if they speak English and try to supplement with the local language, if I know any of it. Or I just do the good old "point at what I want and hold out fingers to show how many I want".
Your English is excellent as well.
@@DxxxLxxxxx-iw1ox Thank you very much!
Chris this brilliant! You haven’t lost a single step. Welcome back
Hey, great vid! I am trying to motivate myself to learn Spanish for some travel so this is well timed 😅 Need me some motivation.
Hey Chris, its been awhile since I've watched a video, but I just wanted to say, THANK YOU. You are very funny and I forgot how much I missed your humor. You really make me laugh with your sarcasm. I found myself laughing out loud alongside with you while you were reading out the restaurant reviews.
Thank you Chris!! Its been a while since were gotten a video on learning Japanese! Great video as always man 🎉 keep up the incredible work!
Hilarious and informative as always dude, can never get enough of your content
Your storytelling is much more enjoyable than Traveling videos. I don't even feel like clicking on them but one day I will when I'm ultimately too bored on this app
Wasn't coming to Japan anyway. Watching you is all I need. 😮 (I studied Arabic and was richly rewarded.) Bloody marvellous video about learning ANY language. NEVER...GIVE...UP. 🎉
All the solid tips mentioned aside, just gotta say this video is top tier! So fun and engaging 🤩
I'm currently reading your book and it's fun to hear you talking about your language progress as you did in the book :)
the yoda one X'D omg imma go by it from now on when i struggle .... and kore wa pen desu got my genki book jumping off the shelf
A heart felt video... love it Chris, I love Japan, I'm learning it on a regular basis..I come over every year to see my son ( who you know ) Met Ian, lovely guy.....I would live there in a heart beat.
i visited friends who live in kawaguchiko and the crowds around that lawson and train crossing just behind it make getting to the station unbarable... literally every road there has amazing views of fuji, spread out and find your own unique photo opertunity.
Both tourists and TikTok (trends) can be awful. When combined.....
Lemmings.
I can imagine. I completely understand the decision. Japan's society functions by (mostly) everyone following (most of) the rules (most of the time). It doesn't seem like a big deal if one person crosses the street in the wrong place, but when hundreds of tourists are doing that every day it has an impact.
@@nerdygem8620 yeah, although i feel like a better solution would have been to just add a large curtain on top of lawson that could be raised and lowered so locals could still enjoy the view during quiet periods.
The good thing about 99.9 per cent of tourists is that they don't spread out. You often times literally just have to go one street over and all the tourists have dissappeared. That makes it easier to escape them when you're a tourist and find quite streets and restaurants.
Hey Chris! I really like these videos, they are really funny and interesting and the edition is on point. Thanks for everything, for real !
You look better now than you did back then. good job working on yourself
Love your cheeky comments about Burger King. Our go-to was Mickey-D's. We spent a week in Tokyo(+Kyoto) in April. Totally experienced the "sorry, no reservation, no seat" way of refusing entry. With much bowing-of-the-head and excusing ourselves, we were granted entry once to a very nice establishment. Love the culture and honor of tradition of the people.
Also, total respect for your cycle adventure. You, dear Sir, have GRiT!
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OBSESSED WITH ACE OF BASE AND I LOVE YOU FOR THE BACKGROUND MUSIC
Watching this from Nagoya, Japan, after having studied for just over 2 years, I 1000% feel every point you made. The hurtle of getting over Mt. Fuji is real, but one you do, it is so rewarding. Even though my Japanese is so broken, I've found great success in my speaking and comprehension due to the years I dedicated before coming here. While I can't read a lot of things due to not knowing the Kanji, I can feel comfortable working around that through speaking to locals. Love your advice and entertainment!
Also, I introduced my hostmother to your channel and she loves it, especially hearing what you have to say about your perspective of Japan.😊
Hello Chris Broad in Japan... when you were talking about your stumblesome and cumbersome efforts at learning Japanese I somehow got my UA-camrs mixed up and thought you were Canadian Paul from the Langfocus channel and thought to myself wow this guy speaks fluent Chechen, Basque and Easter Islandish how come he never dived headfirst into the glorious conundrum that is Nihongo?? Then I realised your best Japanese friend is Tamagochi and it all makes sense!!
Ngl I have been trying to learn Japanese words so I can understand vtubers without relying on clippers to translate subtitles.
I also have been trying to improve my understanding without studying grammar or anything and just listening to people speak and try to mimic what they say or pick out familiar words that might mean something. Been doing that have a few months now on and off and the pace is slow but I like to think that on some days I can actually understand portions of conversations, which made me really happy when I first realised that
I like how you are challenging a bit Japanese point of view in a smart way, as usual! Keep going !!
honestly you, tokyolens and a few others got me interested in learning the language. so far I'm chugging along the fuji route but no interest in stopping. picked it up as a hobby and I'm having fun learning it. but it is tough.
That Yoda laugh at 10:35 just killed me...great video
Well, I'm coming to Japan this October for almost 4 weeks and I actually started to take japanese classes back in January just for this. The first course will actually finish tomorrow but I've already registered for the following course, which will start Monday next week. My plan is to get the JLPT-4 till the end of next year. My reason or motivation is, that I want to be able to speak a least a very little basic japanese when I come to Japan and after I finished my master I told myself that I either gonna learn how to play an instrument or learn a new language, cause I need to keep my brain active 🤓 As I always was interested in the japanese history & culture and because I have some half-japanese friends here in Switzerland, I decided I'm going learn japanese. I'm not sure if my motivation will be same in 1 or 2 years but I final goal will be to get the JLPT-1 one day. This could also be a career booster at some point.