Welcome home!! My sister used to live there when I was a kid and then I worked around there when I was an adult. I used to live on 101st and 1st ave. Miss those days too. Welcome home!!!
@@CHASE88888 I live in Los Angeles now and when I go home I feel like I’m right back to the old glove. But I love being unique, not sure if it’s like in Japan, but I also think we’re not meant to stay in the same place if we want progress. We’re the home of Hip Hop and for me Hip Hop is multicultural and breaking stereotypes. NY builds you to be unique, break stereotypes, and survive in diverse environments. You walk and talk New York, even if you feel you don’t, YOU DO!! Stay strong and see you in the next one!!
I feel the same way. I'm still basically in the same neighborhood where I was born in NYC, and I don't feel like I belong anymore. Some people will say you are still in NYC like I'm a failure. But actually I'm striving and will retire from government service march of next year. But I must admit I miss my culture somewhat. It's just not the same vibe.
I understand what you mean about nothing even seeming familiar in NYC anymore. Unfortunately most of the black/brown communities have completely changed. And most residents were priced out. So like you said, there is no one to even welcome you back. While the neighborhoods are somewhat "better" they have lost their character and flavor. They also typically seem sort of just "empty" now, although you know all the buildings are occupied, you don't see the people in the community out and about like you did back in the day. "Everything must change, nothing stays the same." That's the old saying, but it's bittersweet, because those are some of the things that made New York New York.
Hey man just stumbled on this video. I experienced the same thing myself going back to Williamsburg Brooklyn. I lived in Germany because of my Military tour. I think it’s part of growing up and seeing the world through a new lens.
I grew up in Harlem near 145th & Broadway. My grandmother was a nurse at Mt Sinai & my grandfather worked for the MTA. It’s gentrified, but there’s still people I know that still live there. I still go to the same barbershop I went to as a child.
Maybe 30 years are to long to feel comfortable again. I was away for about 15 years and i was shocked how much can change in that time! However,i hope your family is doin alright around there! Best wishes,Zwicky ✌😎
By the way, I love how no one even bats an eye when you're filming and talking to yourself. You’re right in the middle of Manhattan, and it’s like people couldn’t care less!
@@rahmi.digital That’s one thing I love about New York. You could live next to someone for 20 years. You don’t have to say hello to them. They don’t care about what you’re doing. They don’t care about your business. They don’t even see you in Japan It’s the total opposite that’s one thing I could just never adjust to.
Hey Uncle Chase, it’s great to see you back in your old habitat-NYC! I just wanted to drop another comment because I love your videos. I think I’ve binge-watched almost all of them since I found your channel. But I’m going to take a break from UA-cam for a while. I’ve been getting sucked into rabbit holes lately and want to spend more time offline. Not sure why I’m sharing this, but I wanted you to know how much I enjoy your content. I’ll be back at some point. Fun fact: Did you know Mount Sinai is in Egypt? It translates to 'Mountain of Moses".
@@rahmi.digital Yes sir my mother worked there for 30 years so I definitely knew that hate to see you go off-line but you have to do what you have to do and I totally understand that. Wish you well thanks for watching. Hope to see you again.
Hi Chase. I watched this NY video a couple of days ago and I so enjoyed it. I live in the Caribbean, Trinidad to be exact, and I've been to New York. I also have lots of friends in New York. I loved, loved seeing Manhattan and other areas in your video. I felt like I was actually there walking along and seeing the places you were showing. It was truly interesting. I loved seeing the buildings and even the people walking by. Thank you so much for this. Now I'm on to your next video. Thanks for sharing.
@@ravie6973 Thank you sir. I’m glad I have a fan in Trinidad. I actually plan to go there sometime in the future. I want to visit all the Caribbean islands.
@CHASE88888 Thanks for responding and I'm a she mot a hr. Lol. Yes the Csribbean is nice. One season right through though sometimes the heat is overwhelming. Let me know if and when you do decide to pay Trinidad a visit.
Ive been on a journey to learn japanese over the past year and a half but the more of your videos i see (as well as others) the more I feel like there may not be any point to continuing. Everything i see seems to indicate the good times for foreigners are long gone and we're only seen more and more negatively as more visitors come. I think i'm a couple decades too late and too old to experience living there! I genuinely hope you figure out your plans and end up in a spot where you feel like you can call home. Thanks for the advice and sharing your experience.
@@brisket12 studying Japanese is useful with within Japan when you’re communicating with Japanese people it doesn’t help you make more money and it certainly has no value outside of Japan and you’re totally right. The good times are over but the marketing campaign to make Japan seem very desirable on steroids.
Good commentary on cultural identity, the ethnography of urban spaces, migration and identity, consumer values, and local economics. A key point seems to be the competition between the ideas of "people making places" and "places making people." Both concepts are true, yet they rely on complex internal and external factors that never depend on a single individual or family unit alone.
@@pamelawilliams2580 you’re welcome Pamela thank you so much for your contribution. I really appreciate it but for some reason, I can’t see it on UA-cam. They might’ve taken all of it. 😂 lol
Oh man. I just lived in that neighborhood for the past 7 months while on a sabbatical at the MET. I always felt quite safe there. Even coming back very late at the 96th Street station. I enjoyed walking in that neighborhood again with you. Too bad I missed you or we could have walked together.
You’re totally correct and it’s a process you have to go to many different places see which place fits you the best but at least now you have history to guide you unlike before that’s what I’m gonna do
Enjoy your videos and thoughts. Be well. You need to tell us how your time has influenced your views on music, art, …. Looking forward to your next episode.
I feel the same way. Came to America as a kid, grew up in NYC & L.I. and have never fitted in. I only feel at home in the Caribbean. I tried Canada & Europe , wasn't for me.
Chase, your body language it totally different than your Japan videos. You are looking around like crazy, sizing everyone up. LoL! In Japan you don't need any kind of awareness of your surroundings, but in NYC your game is totally on. Based on what you are saying in this video you are just experiencing reverse-culture shock. You should consider moving to some small town out West. It would be peaceful, and they would make you the mayor as the only black man in town. It would kind of feel like Japan, but in a different way.
It's really hard spending half your life in a foreign country and then going back to your native country. Massive reverse culture shock for many. Most people also don't understand your struggles as they don't have the same experiences as you. Some adapt again, but sometimes you don't and end up moving back abroad again ha
@@whiteberry8785 A lot of people don’t know what they’re getting into. They think that Japan is some oasis because of what they see on TV or some hyped up video on UA-cam.
Thanks l❤ur personal thoughts on ur past home town life & all ur honesty Life goes on but places & people change It's sad & sometimes good U should write a book of ur life I would read it!! Cheers from Australia 👍🇳🇿
Very True happy memories & sad memories to learn a language like Japanese Uve achieved. Lots I'm Going to Tokyo end of Oct 1st time looking forward to it Remember u have a connection with N York & always will it's just changed for the worse but u still have roots there Thanks for all ur videos really enlightening & from the ❤️👍 Cheer's from 🇳🇿
I'm a New Yorker, too. I'd rather do Japan, if I had the ability to leave, because it's so much more peaceful than NYC. I put a huge premium on peace and quiet. NYC is at its noisiest I can remember.
@@bornbranded29 The only reason you say that is because you don’t live here remember that I went there with the same attitude you have please understand that you don’t truly understand what the place is like until you live there breathe there eat there work there, etc. etc. etc. you’re watching things that are exaggerated so you think that you’re gonna get that peace and quiet that you need but you’re just gonna get a bunch of other headaches instead
@@CHASE88888 i definitely respect, and will defer to, your opinion, as someone who has walked that path. I lived abroad in Latin America. And even as a Hispanic, just from a different origin, the euphoria eventually wore off and I became an outsider (rather than a novelty).
@@bornbranded29 One thing I’ll say is that in your situation if you physically look like the people in those other Latin American countries, your children will blend in better for sure in one generation iKorean who were born in Japan. Still don’t have Japanese passports after 3 generations.
Went back to my old neighbor hood for the first time in 25 years after living in Australia. Sugar Hill - St. Nicolas Ave. wonderful being back but… it was home. Not anymore.
Great video about returning to the place of your own youth 👍 After 10 years in Japan, I feel more and more separated from my home, too. It's a painful process. Well, Japan will never be a real home, but a return to my previous life in my hometown seems out of the question. Too many factors speak against it. It's a situation I would never have imagined. But, it is what it is.
Grew up in Morningside Heights. 3 bedroom apt. Parents paid starting at $800 in the early 90’s up to $1300 when my mom was pushed to move out in 2010. Same apartment now, completely remodeled though, rents for almost $8K. Not joking.
My family was in an 3 bedroom $800 apartmenton 98st in Manhattan in the late 80s too! I don't even wanna know what they are charging but whatever it is it's too much!!
@@CHASE88888 I lived on 108th and Columbus. Rent controlled for almost 20 years till they did everything, legal and illegal, to get my mom to move out, which she finally did. She did sue the landlord and won over 25K in a settlement but nothing beats paying 1300 for a 3 bedroom in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. That same landlord did help my uncle get an apt, big 2 br’s on E 9th back in the early 90’s for $667 which I then took over when I got back into the city after graduating college. Had 2 friends live with me. It was a run down place with a fucked up bathroom and barely a kitchen but we each paid like $220 a month from 2002-2006. How much now? Probably like 6K.
@@CHASE88888 I got my own condo in Manhattan. Been here for six years. Got lucky with a good job. Can’t leave the city. My family and my people are here and I just love living here. Can go see my Knicks and Mets whenever, go to concerts, standup, take my daughter to her shows… everything is here. I would be bored out my mind somewhere else. I thought about leaving during the pandemic. Wasn’t worth it for us.
Did you actually only spend a few days in Texas or was this recorded beforehand? And you had a video in Japan between them. Bit confused on the chronology there haha😂 But for real, keep up the good work, big fan of your insights
@@duarugasu I went to New York after Texas. A lot of people are kind of confused because I’m supposed to be the traveler, but it didn’t look like I was traveling much so I’m showing people that I’m going places and traveling no it’s not chronological. You’ll see a little bit more of this You probably see Texas and then New York again
@@CHASE88888 Thats a good thing. I'd say you dodged a bullet. Back in the day it had more appeal there. There are some perks but it's not what it used to be.
@@ray1love1 When I lived in New York City when you said you lived on fifth Avenue it only meant something from 97th St. down nowadays all of a sudden 110 and fifth is a pretty nice address Only happens after gentrification
WHAT AN EMOTIONAL VIDEO CHASE MERCI BEAUCOUP I RECOGNIZED MY STORY 100% WHEN I CAME BACK TO FRANCE IN 2005 I WAS IN CANADA FOR 15 YEARS I DIDN T RECONGNIZED MY CITY AND MY FRIENDS ARE 15 YEARS MORE OLD WITH KIDS ETCC I WAS ALONE IN THE STREET WITH MY NOSTALGIE AND SOUVENIRS MY FAMILY HOME GONE AND LOTS OFF DIFFERENTES THINGS CHANGED THANKS AGAIN CHASE KAREEM FROM. PARIS............ SARA MY WIFE SAY HELLO TO YOU AND SHE TOLD ME I HOPE TO MEET YOU ONE DAY IN JAPAN OR ELSWERE .....
Your words mean so much to me!! sometimes I feel like I'm the only one with my situation LOL and it's people like you that remind me that I am not alone!! THANK YOU SIR!! MERCI BEAUCOUP AUSSI!!
Thank you sir for your contribution that means a lot to me. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate people like you for recognizing and appreciating the work that I do. I sincerely appreciate you and people like you many thanks many many thanks!🥹
Hey chase! I’m an nyc native and I want to learn Japanese in a program. But they only do study abroad programs. Do you know of any places where I can learn Japanese in nyc without having to move yet? Thank you
@@Yuri.Is.Chosen Unfortunately I’ve been away from New York for so long that I really couldn’t help you on that one but watch my videos on how to learn or speak Japanese I made 2 you’ll get a few tips. I also suggest finding someone in Japan that you can interact with online and when I lived in New York, there were a lot of Japanese in the east Village so I’m not sure if they’re still there, but you might wanna start by meeting Japanese people in New York and implementing what I’ve discussed
@@Luke-t9u That’s about 15 blocks away from where I used to live. I didn’t live in the projects. I lived near the projects.😂 I had friends in the projects. I walked through the projects.lol
@@CHASE88888 In terms of PRICE you think that London is better ? Unless you're a millionaire for whom money is no object, this doesn't make sense... London is vast, I grant you that, therefore you may find some cheaper (and ugly) houses in some far corners of the capital but they will still be grossly overpriced. Rents are sky high too. Interest rates are high. If that's 'better' than Japan, you must be thinking about the vibes of London which are unique?
@@catherinemoore9534 Honestly I’m from New York and I wouldn’t live there either. I also didn’t want to be rude and criticize your country especially without having been there first that’s why I said that.
@@CHASE88888 if one's country is the one you have a passport from, then my country is France... I was born in Paris and spent my childhood there. I spent my adulthood in the UK though. Paris is very expensive too but there's always been rules to prevent house speculation getting completely out of control - which has never been the case in London unfortunately. BTW, giving your opinion on a country is allowed, even if it is negative. I welcome criticism of my country if it comes from a place of honest opinion rather than just opinionated.
Tracy Morgan had a show recently called, "The Last O.G.", set in NYC, where he gets pinched, and when he comes back out of the joint, the 'hood' ain't the hood anymore; Starbucks everywhere, white people walking their dogs, gay couples holding hands... He's like, what the %@#! is going on? lol...
@@nscaledelights I’ve got a look for a place to call Home Japan definitely wasn’t it New York is it but can’t afford it so I gotta find somewhere in between where I blend in more
@@nscaledelights I need to know what’s out there I was told Japan was supposed to be the best so now my rationale is the best is probably where they haven’t told us to go
@@user-ox8ix6lf4r Growing up in Manhattan you never understand these things as a kid in New York people don’t stay they leave just like I left when you return. You don’t expect nobody to be there anymore.
@@AuntieDeeDee I was on the upper East side so anything above 59th or 60th St. on the upper side is residential below that is probably commercial so I assume they’re below 59th St.
@@krillin876 Thank you, sir I’m from the upper East side I grew up right where the line of Rich and Poor was clear for anyone to see much appreciated it’s people like you that keep me going
Honestly, I don’t know what I said, but I’ll clarify. I grew up on the upper east side. I might’ve said East New York but again I’ve been living in Japan for almost 30 years so I probably forgot the vernacular but I grew up on 97th St. between Park and Madison. If there is such a community as east New York, I didn’t grow up there.
Love it!! I hope you go back! lol. The US is expensive! Also, Japan will miss you! I’m Kdg btw.. wherever you decide to end up, I hope that you will be happy. You can always return to either location eh? If it were me, I would love to find a home in Japan.. I’ll continue to watch you and follow your journey. Be Well my friend..
@@CHASE88888 Well.. you mentioned TX, so .. any other places you've visited that have called out to you? I have a place like that.. Boise, ID. I visited once for over a month, and when it was time to leave i said i would be back and w/in a year, i made it happen. There's more to the story, but for me, the moral will always be to follow your dreams, follow your heart and don't let anyone kill your dreams.
@@bussydestroyerxxlowkeynoca8994 please watch some of my videos you’ll hear me speak in Japanese. I wouldn’t do a video solely speaking Japanese because most of my viewers aren’t Japanese.
Would rather live downtown Manhattan, South Brooklyn or Weschester/sleepy hollow. Everywhere else is ugh . Im almost 40 years old and don’t want to be around depressing negativity full time. 3k a month is average rent in nyc. Inflation will catch up with republican leadership or uncorrupt non radical Democrat. Pray everyone is ok
Oh and in that building on park and 95th. Led Zeppelin rented out the penthouse for a number of years! Originally, no socialites wanted to live above 96th because they didn’t want to hear the trains coming out of the tunnel. And they were dirty an diesel powered. 5th floor walk up? That’s street cred!
@@pillowtalker8398 I lived right next to that tunnel on 97th St., Hunter is nowhere near that You don’t hear the trains from there. I can also assure you that Led Zeppelin wasn’t making any noise there because I didn’t hear . We didn’t even know he was there.🤣
We tend to forget that 80% of people doing 5 years or more engage in inappropriate activity with other men. We need to tell our young ones that crime = men on men. I wonder if that will help
@@jonathansakura Of course it depends on the preparation that you put into living in America and once you’ve disconnected yourself away from America, it’s not that easy to go back and survive in America
@@Escape_The_Mundane I don’t know about Russia, but one thing I know is that you can’t believe everything you see on the national news they’re always two sides to a story and I’m not prepared to say it’s not a good place until I speak to local people and interact with the individuals over there
I was going to move to NYC before the pandemic, but I'm glad I didn't. The high rent, all the crime, and the homelessness it's not worth it today, especially if you have a family. I also used to live in Los Angeles; I had to escape that city, too.
@@PatrickCharlesjpc For some reason, people seem to think that New York is like a Warzone. It’s not a Warzone. I would definitely understand if you don’t wanna move to New York because the prices are high. That’s definitely logical. My mother is 80 years old. She walks around New York all the time she’s never had a problem, obviously if you’re involved in drugs, you might run into some trouble and also New York is about neighborhoods the less money you have the more likely you’re gonna be in Al neighborhoods that aren’t that safe. If you’re middle class and up it’s extremely unlikely that you’re going to be the victim of crime, of course occasionally it does happen.
@@PatrickCharlesjpc totally I remember growing up Brooklyn used to be somewhere where people from Manhattan didn’t wanna go to, but nowadays, Brooklyn is high class. Manhattan is definitely where people wanna be.
NY reminds me of that premium beef you talked about in the other video; it’s an inferior product with great marketing. There is no reason to ever go to NY, let alone live there… Hideous buildings, over crowded, rude people, 🐀 infested, crime, cars and streets everywhere, bad public transportation system, smelly, high taxes, immigrant crisis, gentrification, high rent for limited space, noise, etc This is why celebrities leave for Jersey as soon as they get some money. lol I’m sure the worst cities in Japan are better than NY….Anything is better.
You're partially right about the prices, crime has gone significantly down and people aren't leaving here to go to a safer place like Japan LOL this is certainly no war zone. It gets crowded depending on where your at. No I would not live here but it's definitely not because I'm afraid of being attacked LOL.
@@PharticusMaximus Yes it is true you act like this is a Warzone like everybody’s getting shot or assaulted in New York City you’re spreading ridiculous stereotypes so what you’re saying is partially true I’m not scared walking around New York City and neither is my eight year-old mother and she lives there full-time and unlike Japan, there are opportunities for foreigners where foreigners can compete an equal footing with locals and manyforeigners have made it big in New York unlike Japan, so you don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m sorry to have to be rude.
Pamela, you’re my superstar. I can’t thank you enough for your contribution. It means a lot. It’s not easy to make these videos, especially when you’re telling the truth. I can’t tell you the number of views that I’ve not gotten because I’m not hyping things up especially about Japan you have a special place in my heart. Many many many thanks it’s people like you that. Give me the strength to keep going, it’s not that easy. Please have a blessed day.
I enjoyed this so thank you for sharing your experience. ❤
Thank you for watching!!
My dad always used to say, "life is understood backward but can only be lived forward".
That line is a keeper! A profound man.
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Welcome home!! My sister used to live there when I was a kid and then I worked around there when I was an adult. I used to live on 101st and 1st ave. Miss those days too. Welcome home!!!
@@koiturnbull5700 I kind of felt like I was home. I definitely blended in way more than I did in Japan.lol
@@CHASE88888 I live in Los Angeles now and when I go home I feel like I’m right back to the old glove. But I love being unique, not sure if it’s like in Japan, but I also think we’re not meant to stay in the same place if we want progress. We’re the home of Hip Hop and for me Hip Hop is multicultural and breaking stereotypes. NY builds you to be unique, break stereotypes, and survive in diverse environments. You walk and talk New York, even if you feel you don’t, YOU DO!! Stay strong and see you in the next one!!
@@koiturnbull5700 You have a point never thought of it that way.
I feel the same way. I'm still basically in the same neighborhood where I was born in NYC, and I don't feel like I belong anymore. Some people will say you are still in NYC like I'm a failure. But actually I'm striving and will retire from government service march of next year. But I must admit I miss my culture somewhat. It's just not the same vibe.
I't's totally different different people different attitude but you made it this long you'll be fine.
I understand what you mean about nothing even seeming familiar in NYC anymore. Unfortunately most of the black/brown communities have completely changed. And most residents were priced out. So like you said, there is no one to even welcome you back. While the neighborhoods are somewhat "better" they have lost their character and flavor. They also typically seem sort of just "empty" now, although you know all the buildings are occupied, you don't see the people in the community out and about like you did back in the day. "Everything must change, nothing stays the same." That's the old saying, but it's bittersweet, because those are some of the things that made New York New York.
Hey man just stumbled on this video. I experienced the same thing myself going back to Williamsburg Brooklyn. I lived in Germany because of my Military tour. I think it’s part of growing up and seeing the world through a new lens.
Indeed it's an eyeopener sometimes confuses you
Nice video, You’re a great story teller.
@@Moonlight-cm4sv Pure facts My Friend Pure facts !
@@CHASE88888 You should tell more New York stories even when you’re not there.
@@Moonlight-cm4sv I'm not from there anymore LOL
I grew up in Harlem near 145th & Broadway. My grandmother was a nurse at Mt Sinai & my grandfather worked for the MTA. It’s gentrified, but there’s still people I know that still live there. I still go to the same barbershop I went to as a child.
My mother worked as a nurse at Mount Sinai too LOL I lived in the Mount Sinai Dormitory on 97 st
Nice video. Very insightful. "Running water never grows stale, sometimes you have to keep on flowing" - Jun Fan
@@Islandfist Indeed!
i enjoyed so much this video man..i get the feeling
@@john-mi1ud Much appreciated. I’m getting more love here than I ever did in Japan and I put so much work in Japan.
Maybe 30 years are to long to feel comfortable again.
I was away for about 15 years and i was shocked how much can change in that time!
However,i hope your family is doin alright around there!
Best wishes,Zwicky
✌😎
@@Zwickyify Thank you much appreciated. Family has changed too. They’re getting really old.😂
By the way, I love how no one even bats an eye when you're filming and talking to yourself. You’re right in the middle of Manhattan, and it’s like people couldn’t care less!
@@rahmi.digital That’s one thing I love about New York. You could live next to someone for 20 years. You don’t have to say hello to them. They don’t care about what you’re doing. They don’t care about your business. They don’t even see you in Japan It’s the total opposite that’s one thing I could just never adjust to.
Hey Uncle Chase, it’s great to see you back in your old habitat-NYC! I just wanted to drop another comment because I love your videos. I think I’ve binge-watched almost all of them since I found your channel. But I’m going to take a break from UA-cam for a while. I’ve been getting sucked into rabbit holes lately and want to spend more time offline. Not sure why I’m sharing this, but I wanted you to know how much I enjoy your content. I’ll be back at some point. Fun fact: Did you know Mount Sinai is in Egypt? It translates to 'Mountain of Moses".
@@rahmi.digital Yes sir my mother worked there for 30 years so I definitely knew that hate to see you go off-line but you have to do what you have to do and I totally understand that. Wish you well thanks for watching. Hope to see you again.
Hi Chase. I watched this NY video a couple of days ago and I so enjoyed it. I live in the Caribbean, Trinidad to be exact, and I've been to New York. I also have lots of friends in New York. I loved, loved seeing Manhattan and other areas in your video. I felt like I was actually there walking along and seeing the places you were showing. It was truly interesting. I loved seeing the buildings and even the people walking by. Thank you so much for this. Now I'm on to your next video. Thanks for sharing.
@@ravie6973 Thank you sir. I’m glad I have a fan in Trinidad. I actually plan to go there sometime in the future. I want to visit all the Caribbean islands.
@CHASE88888 Thanks for responding and I'm a she mot a hr. Lol. Yes the Csribbean is nice. One season right through though sometimes the heat is overwhelming. Let me know if and when you do decide to pay Trinidad a visit.
@@ravie6973 sometime next year for sure I definitely wanna visit all the Caribbean islands and see if any of them are affordable
Born and raised 🙌 high five bruh one of my favorite avenues I traversed from upper Manhattan.
God bless all our there traveling the tri- beca . AMEN
Ive been on a journey to learn japanese over the past year and a half but the more of your videos i see (as well as others) the more I feel like there may not be any point to continuing. Everything i see seems to indicate the good times for foreigners are long gone and we're only seen more and more negatively as more visitors come. I think i'm a couple decades too late and too old to experience living there! I genuinely hope you figure out your plans and end up in a spot where you feel like you can call home. Thanks for the advice and sharing your experience.
@@brisket12 studying Japanese is useful with within Japan when you’re communicating with Japanese people it doesn’t help you make more money and it certainly has no value outside of Japan and you’re totally right. The good times are over but the marketing campaign to make Japan seem very desirable on steroids.
@@John3.36 100% correct!!
Congratulations to ur Mother 30 years as a nurse ! Brilliant caring for selfish self absorbed 12:01 people she's an 😇 tell her so
Greeting from 🇳🇿 👍
Thanks much appreciated!! greetings from a secure location LOL starts with a "B"
Good commentary on cultural identity, the ethnography of urban spaces, migration and identity, consumer values, and local economics. A key point seems to be the competition between the ideas of "people making places" and "places making people." Both concepts are true, yet they rely on complex internal and external factors that never depend on a single individual or family unit alone.
@@markbajkowski1171 Your analogy is correct
I enjoy your videos. Thank you.
@@pamelawilliams2580 you’re welcome Pamela thank you so much for your contribution. I really appreciate it but for some reason, I can’t see it on UA-cam. They might’ve taken all of it. 😂 lol
Oh man. I just lived in that neighborhood for the past 7 months while on a sabbatical at the MET. I always felt quite safe there. Even coming back very late at the 96th Street station. I enjoyed walking in that neighborhood again with you. Too bad I missed you or we could have walked together.
The fact of not knowing where you belong, even though you have spent almost your entire life there, weighs heavily. I know this too well
@@yeahthatsme4295 I’m searching for the right place trust me can’t go back. Just gotta go forward.
rough words...you can't even imagine....the more i read that phrase, makes me go crazy
@@john-mi1ud 😂 Please don’t blame me. It’s not my fault.
You’re totally correct and it’s a process you have to go to many different places see which place fits you the best but at least now you have history to guide you unlike before that’s what I’m gonna do
@HazKofi 😂 I guess
Glad to see you back to New York.
Enjoy your videos and thoughts. Be well. You need to tell us how your time has influenced your views on music, art, ….
Looking forward to your next episode.
I'll tell you that I didn't care about what music I listened to before I got here but now I'm politically correct LOL
I feel the same way. Came to America as a kid, grew up in NYC & L.I. and have never fitted in. I only feel at home in the Caribbean. I tried Canada & Europe , wasn't for me.
Gotta see up and try to head back Japan is definitely not for you!!
Interesting. Didnt know you lived here. Im from NYC also. But from Washington heights. My step dad was from harlem and my mom was from morningside
Grew up on the upper east side! NYC has changed so much if it was cheaper I would go back but unfortunately that is not an option.
Chase, your body language it totally different than your Japan videos. You are looking around like crazy, sizing everyone up. LoL! In Japan you don't need any kind of awareness of your surroundings, but in NYC your game is totally on.
Based on what you are saying in this video you are just experiencing reverse-culture shock.
You should consider moving to some small town out West. It would be peaceful, and they would make you the mayor as the only black man in town. It would kind of feel like Japan, but in a different way.
@@DT11199 You’re totally correct. I definitely had to have my game on. It was coming back to me.😂
It's really hard spending half your life in a foreign country and then going back to your native country. Massive reverse culture shock for many. Most people also don't understand your struggles as they don't have the same experiences as you. Some adapt again, but sometimes you don't and end up moving back abroad again ha
@@whiteberry8785 A lot of people don’t know what they’re getting into. They think that Japan is some oasis because of what they see on TV or some hyped up video on UA-cam.
Thanks l❤ur personal thoughts on ur past home town life & all ur honesty
Life goes on but places & people change
It's sad & sometimes good
U should write a book of ur life
I would read it!!
Cheers from Australia 👍🇳🇿
Really appreciate your thoughts!! It means a lot to me, I wish I could go back but it's impossible., nothing is the same.
Very True happy memories & sad memories to learn a language like Japanese Uve achieved. Lots I'm
Going to Tokyo end of Oct 1st time looking forward to it
Remember u have a connection with N York & always will it's just changed for the worse but u still have roots there
Thanks for all ur videos really enlightening & from the ❤️👍
Cheer's from 🇳🇿
@@joanne-et6pm thank you so much appreciated
I used to live in Harlem, 111th Street, and Lenox Avenue, and now in Georgia, boy oh boy has it changed.
@@goldiemojica7799 Totally everybody moved out or they were kicked out! Are used to hang out with people from up there.
I'm a New Yorker, too. I'd rather do Japan, if I had the ability to leave, because it's so much more peaceful than NYC. I put a huge premium on peace and quiet. NYC is at its noisiest I can remember.
@@bornbranded29 The only reason you say that is because you don’t live here remember that I went there with the same attitude you have please understand that you don’t truly understand what the place is like until you live there breathe there eat there work there, etc. etc. etc. you’re watching things that are exaggerated so you think that you’re gonna get that peace and quiet that you need but you’re just gonna get a bunch of other headaches instead
@@CHASE88888 i definitely respect, and will defer to, your opinion, as someone who has walked that path. I lived abroad in Latin America. And even as a Hispanic, just from a different origin, the euphoria eventually wore off and I became an outsider (rather than a novelty).
@@bornbranded29 One thing I’ll say is that in your situation if you physically look like the people in those other Latin American countries, your children will blend in better for sure in one generation iKorean who were born in Japan. Still don’t have Japanese passports after 3 generations.
Went back to my old neighbor hood for the first time in 25 years after living in Australia. Sugar Hill - St. Nicolas Ave. wonderful being back but… it was home. Not anymore.
@@Altosax449 New York is like that people can only stand it for a few decades and then they leave
Great video about returning to the place of your own youth 👍 After 10 years in Japan, I feel more and more separated from my home, too. It's a painful process. Well, Japan will never be a real home, but a return to my previous life in my hometown seems out of the question. Too many factors speak against it. It's a situation I would never have imagined. But, it is what it is.
@@Rorufuchan a lot of things can’t be undone, especially after so many years away
Depending on the building, doormen in NYC can make good money.
Grew up in Morningside Heights. 3 bedroom apt. Parents paid starting at $800 in the early 90’s up to $1300 when my mom was pushed to move out in 2010. Same apartment now, completely remodeled though, rents for almost $8K. Not joking.
My family was in an 3 bedroom $800 apartmenton 98st in Manhattan in the late 80s too! I don't even wanna know what they are charging but whatever it is it's too much!!
@@CHASE88888 I lived on 108th and Columbus. Rent controlled for almost 20 years till they did everything, legal and illegal, to get my mom to move out, which she finally did. She did sue the landlord and won over 25K in a settlement but nothing beats paying 1300 for a 3 bedroom in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. That same landlord did help my uncle get an apt, big 2 br’s on E 9th back in the early 90’s for $667 which I then took over when I got back into the city after graduating college. Had 2 friends live with me. It was a run down place with a fucked up bathroom and barely a kitchen but we each paid like $220 a month from 2002-2006. How much now? Probably like 6K.
@@cactaceous It's insane, go down south its better, like Texas you get more but it's slowly changing going up in price.
@@CHASE88888 I got my own condo in Manhattan. Been here for six years. Got lucky with a good job. Can’t leave the city. My family and my people are here and I just love living here. Can go see my Knicks and Mets whenever, go to concerts, standup, take my daughter to her shows… everything is here. I would be bored out my mind somewhere else. I thought about leaving during the pandemic. Wasn’t worth it for us.
With police crackdown, plenty of closed massage parlors, with showers.😊
@@ViceCoin Wrong city dude no such things going on there 🤣
This prices are too high and you get very little.
indeed was recently in Newark same thing even undesirable neighborhoods are charging $2500 for a 2 bedroom
Did you actually only spend a few days in Texas or was this recorded beforehand? And you had a video in Japan between them. Bit confused on the chronology there haha😂
But for real, keep up the good work, big fan of your insights
He mentioned how the video was pre-recorded before his trip. Mentioned this several times in other vids. 😃
@@duarugasu I went to New York after Texas. A lot of people are kind of confused because I’m supposed to be the traveler, but it didn’t look like I was traveling much so I’m showing people that I’m going places and traveling no it’s not chronological. You’ll see a little bit more of this You probably see Texas and then New York again
The worst part about Japan to NYC is that slow, nasty MTA. Still welcome back to NYC. I hope you enjoy it!
Yea it has nothing to do with the incredible amount of crime much of it violent. That is what they voted for though.
@@dave_di I grew up here, I honestly feel like I can say I’m from here, but I don’t know anyone anymore 😂
Hey Chase! amazing video! what kind of camera setup do you use? it is really good quality!
800 a month 30 yrs ago seemed to me still high enough compare to my 30 yrs ago in CA.
@@BigPicture-z4y we thought it was high back then😂
After 35 years in Japan I wouldn’t spend even one more second in Japan if it was not for my children specially for my 9 years old son.
Your well being matter too don’t you think ?
@@johnpiroz7075 If you only knew how much you and I are alike Lol 😂!
what do you mean? did you have issues in japan ?
@@jondo3817 Yes of course Please watch my videos and you'll see what they were.
@@CHASE88888 hi chase, my comment was responding to the initial comment left by "johnpiroz," not to your comments.
I'm familiar with Eastcoast north and that specific area, I'd gladly choose Texas, or Japan any day. Good to see you made it back home though.
@@SketchPLAY1 I think I’ve been priced out in New York City. Trust me.
@@CHASE88888 Thats a good thing. I'd say you dodged a bullet. Back in the day it had more appeal there. There are some perks but it's not what it used to be.
@@SketchPLAY1 for sure!
Man i love your story my family is from harlem one my uncles moved on 5th ave/110th one time it waa nice
@@ray1love1 When I lived in New York City when you said you lived on fifth Avenue it only meant something from 97th St. down nowadays all of a sudden 110 and fifth is a pretty nice address Only happens after gentrification
WHAT AN EMOTIONAL VIDEO CHASE
MERCI BEAUCOUP
I RECOGNIZED MY STORY 100%
WHEN I CAME BACK TO FRANCE IN 2005 I WAS IN CANADA FOR 15 YEARS
I DIDN T RECONGNIZED MY CITY AND MY FRIENDS ARE 15 YEARS MORE OLD WITH KIDS ETCC I WAS ALONE
IN THE STREET WITH MY NOSTALGIE AND SOUVENIRS MY FAMILY HOME GONE AND LOTS OFF DIFFERENTES THINGS CHANGED
THANKS AGAIN CHASE
KAREEM FROM. PARIS............
SARA MY WIFE SAY HELLO TO YOU AND SHE TOLD ME I HOPE TO MEET YOU ONE DAY IN JAPAN OR ELSWERE .....
Your words mean so much to me!! sometimes I feel like I'm the only one with my situation LOL and it's people like you that remind me that I am not alone!! THANK YOU SIR!! MERCI BEAUCOUP AUSSI!!
@@CHASE88888 👍
@@peterslovenghen3036 👍
Nice video thanks for sharing! I am curious what kind of camera and equipment do you use? and is best for these type of walking videos?
I use insta 360 most of the time but Dji in low light conditions
@@CHASE88888 OK thank you the pocket 3 Dji or Dji action 3 or 4 camera?
@@MyDogSteppedOnaBeee 3
@@CHASE88888 pocket 3?
@@CHASE88888 and I forgot your Japan videos are really interesting too.
Thanks!
Thank you sir for your contribution that means a lot to me. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate people like you for recognizing and appreciating the work that I do. I sincerely appreciate you and people like you many thanks many many thanks!🥹
In Japan since 1991? How old are you exactly?
@@ogungou9 That’s a secret 🤫 Lol 😂
@@CHASE88888: AHAHAH!
I think you have more energy back in US than Japan, at least that I feel from watching your videos.
Head on a swivel
@@johnpiroz7075 That’s what I’m telling you Japan stresses people out. You can physically see the difference in me. Lol 😂
So you moved out of Japan?
You from Carver?
No , not sure where that is.
You leave a place, go back a few years later and find the place left as well.
@@xtxt9135 it definitely left nothing but smoke
Oh and Chase: hit some other boroughs, please!
Hey chase! I’m an nyc native and I want to learn Japanese in a program. But they only do study abroad programs. Do you know of any places where I can learn Japanese in nyc without having to move yet? Thank you
@@Yuri.Is.Chosen Unfortunately I’ve been away from New York for so long that I really couldn’t help you on that one but watch my videos on how to learn or speak Japanese I made 2 you’ll get a few tips. I also suggest finding someone in Japan that you can interact with online and when I lived in New York, there were a lot of Japanese in the east Village so I’m not sure if they’re still there, but you might wanna start by meeting Japanese people in New York and implementing what I’ve discussed
@@CHASE88888 okay! I’ll check out those vids and find some friends! Also, I was surprised how close you were to my house! Thank you 😁
@@Yuri.Is.Chosen Your welcome!! we were probably neighbors at some point LOL
Chase is Nino Brown living in the projects/ghetto damn!!!
@@Luke-t9u That’s about 15 blocks away from where I used to live. I didn’t live in the projects. I lived near the projects.😂 I had friends in the projects. I walked through the projects.lol
London has a CRAZY housing market. It's insane.
@@catherinemoore9534 Japan is crazy cheap I think London is better
@@CHASE88888 In terms of PRICE you think that London is better ? Unless you're a millionaire for whom money is no object, this doesn't make sense...
London is vast, I grant you that, therefore you may find some cheaper (and ugly) houses in some far corners of the capital but they will still be grossly overpriced.
Rents are sky high too.
Interest rates are high. If that's 'better' than Japan, you must be thinking about the vibes of London which are unique?
@@catherinemoore9534 Honestly I’m from New York and I wouldn’t live there either. I also didn’t want to be rude and criticize your country especially without having been there first that’s why I said that.
@@CHASE88888 if one's country is the one you have a passport from, then my country is France... I was born in Paris and spent my childhood there. I spent my adulthood in the UK though. Paris is very expensive too but there's always been rules to prevent house speculation getting completely out of control - which has never been the case in London unfortunately.
BTW, giving your opinion on a country is allowed, even if it is negative. I welcome criticism of my country if it comes from a place of honest opinion rather than just opinionated.
@@catherinemoore9534 I've never been there so can't give an opinion LOL
Are you in NY now?
@@johnpiroz7075 During the shooting of that video yes now no.
Are you moving back to the US? or are you returning to Japan
@@quinsulin228 Of course I have to go back to Japan from time to time to take care of some business. I still have some ties there.
Forget to mention 165 dolla for plate of ribeye in your old hood
@@jurajsladkay2608 I got discouraged after the taxi ride. I got out of there real quick after saying hello to my mother😂
You should see it at night time
I have LOL
Tracy Morgan had a show recently called, "The Last O.G.", set in NYC, where he gets pinched, and when he comes back out of the joint, the 'hood' ain't the hood anymore; Starbucks everywhere, white people walking their dogs, gay couples holding hands... He's like, what the %@#! is going on? lol...
😁 That's about right!!
New name for you Chase the Traveler, Welcome home CHASE now you need to come to my neck of the woods lol.
@@nscaledelights I probably will where is it but right now I’m in Brazil
@@CHASE88888 Wow you get around Chase.
@@nscaledelights I’ve got a look for a place to call Home Japan definitely wasn’t it New York is it but can’t afford it so I gotta find somewhere in between where I blend in more
@@nscaledelights I need to know what’s out there I was told Japan was supposed to be the best so now my rationale is the best is probably where they haven’t told us to go
OG NEW YORKER CHASE 😂
@@user-ox8ix6lf4r that’s what I’ve been telling you guys some of you didn’t believe me 😂
@@CHASE88888 Yeah you def are a NEW YORKER sad that you had to come back and everything changed on you.
@@user-ox8ix6lf4r Growing up in Manhattan you never understand these things as a kid in New York people don’t stay they leave just like I left when you return. You don’t expect nobody to be there anymore.
$800 a month is still way too high for 30 years ago
My business partner lives on and our NY office is on 5th Ave 😂😂😂😂❤
@@AuntieDeeDee I was on the upper East side so anything above 59th or 60th St. on the upper side is residential below that is probably commercial so I assume they’re below 59th St.
@@CHASE88888 Not a New Yorker but I just know that it’s absolutely a gorgeous area whenever I visit. 🥰
@@AuntieDeeDee Of course New York has everything you can find the worst and the best and everything in between
@@CHASE88888 It must feel incredible to be back home after bring away for so long. But we will miss your walks through Osaka until you get back!
@@AuntieDeeDee Indeed thanks for the encouragement
I will join your patron if you had one. Top content. Thanks
@@DanielsBoye You can Buy Me a Coffee in the link below🥹 would very much appreciate it. It’s not easy producing these episodes.
Yes. Done. Also however patron yes like recurring. Set and done. Lol
@@DanielsBoye I'll definitely look into setting up an account for sure!! Thanks for the heads up! I definitely need support.
@@DanielsBoye I will thanks!!
I thought you were from East New York?
@@krillin876 Thank you, sir I’m from the upper East side I grew up right where the line of Rich and Poor was clear for anyone to see much appreciated it’s people like you that keep me going
@@CHASE88888 I could have swore you said you were from East New York not Upper East Side
@@krillin876 I heard him say Upper East Side tbh
@@4s14n the other day in the comments he definitely said East NY, but no biggie deal...
Honestly, I don’t know what I said, but I’ll clarify. I grew up on the upper east side. I might’ve said East New York but again I’ve been living in Japan for almost 30 years so I probably forgot the vernacular but I grew up on 97th St. between Park and Madison. If there is such a community as east New York, I didn’t grow up there.
Are you here, stateside to stay or will you be going back "HOME" to Japan?
@@dental257 You’re gonna have to wait-and-see. Stay tuned.
Love it!! I hope you go back! lol. The US is expensive! Also, Japan will miss you! I’m Kdg btw.. wherever you decide to end up, I hope that you will be happy. You can always return to either location eh? If it were me, I would love to find a home in Japan.. I’ll continue to watch you and follow your journey. Be Well my friend..
@@dental257 Thank you much appreciated!! it's hard not knowing where to go!!
@@CHASE88888 Well.. you mentioned TX, so .. any other places you've visited that have called out to you? I have a place like that.. Boise, ID. I visited once for over a month, and when it was time to leave i said i would be back and w/in a year, i made it happen. There's more to the story, but for me, the moral will always be to follow your dreams, follow your heart and don't let anyone kill your dreams.
@@dental257 i’ve heard that Boise Idaho was also very good. Can’t remember who told me that but I also heard that prices are pretty high up there too.
It'd be interesting if for a video you spoke in only Japanese! I'd love to hear your Japanese!
@@bussydestroyerxxlowkeynoca8994 please watch some of my videos you’ll hear me speak in Japanese. I wouldn’t do a video solely speaking Japanese because most of my viewers aren’t Japanese.
where do you live now?
@@6Diego1Diego9 That’s going to be determined in the near future
You should collab with ExJapTer
Have him contact me chasethetraveler@gmail.com
Would rather live downtown Manhattan, South Brooklyn or Weschester/sleepy hollow. Everywhere else is ugh . Im almost 40 years old and don’t want to be around depressing negativity full time. 3k a month is average rent in nyc. Inflation will catch up with republican leadership or uncorrupt non radical Democrat. Pray everyone is ok
@@Cabbage338 Yep inflation did definitely start 3 1/2 years ago hopefully it’ll end soon because I’m tired of it
Small world. I’ll bet you know a lot of hunterites!
@@pillowtalker8398 Not anymore! lol
Oh and in that building on park and 95th. Led Zeppelin rented out the penthouse for a number of years! Originally, no socialites wanted to live above 96th because they didn’t want to hear the trains coming out of the tunnel. And they were dirty an diesel powered. 5th floor walk up? That’s street cred!
@@pillowtalker8398 I lived right next to that tunnel on 97th St., Hunter is nowhere near that You don’t hear the trains from there. I can also assure you that Led Zeppelin wasn’t making any noise there because I didn’t hear . We didn’t even know he was there.🤣
@@CHASE88888Good one!
@@CHASE88888Hunter college high school. You might have moved when they moved into the armory.
We tend to forget that 80% of people doing 5 years or more engage in inappropriate activity with other men. We need to tell our young ones that crime = men on men. I wonder if that will help
Isn't america so much better 😅
@@jonathansakura Of course it depends on the preparation that you put into living in America and once you’ve disconnected yourself away from America, it’s not that easy to go back and survive in America
@CHASE88888 yes I'm aware I lived in Korea 4 years and now moving to Tokyo
But also lived in Kenya and London and Venezuela and Colombia
@@jonathansakura Wow I can't imagine the knowledge you must have stored!
I am from Maryland. What about Russia? Maybe if there wasn't ukraine war. It would be a good country. Shout out to Germany!
@@Escape_The_Mundane I don’t know about Russia, but one thing I know is that you can’t believe everything you see on the national news they’re always two sides to a story and I’m not prepared to say it’s not a good place until I speak to local people and interact with the individuals over there
Russia risky for an American as they can arrest you and use you as a political pawn
I was going to move to NYC before the pandemic, but I'm glad I didn't. The high rent, all the crime, and the homelessness it's not worth it today, especially if you have a family. I also used to live in Los Angeles; I had to escape that city, too.
@@PatrickCharlesjpc For some reason, people seem to think that New York is like a Warzone. It’s not a Warzone. I would definitely understand if you don’t wanna move to New York because the prices are high. That’s definitely logical. My mother is 80 years old. She walks around New York all the time she’s never had a problem, obviously if you’re involved in drugs, you might run into some trouble and also New York is about neighborhoods the less money you have the more likely you’re gonna be in Al neighborhoods that aren’t that safe. If you’re middle class and up it’s extremely unlikely that you’re going to be the victim of crime, of course occasionally it does happen.
@@CHASE88888 I love NY, I have family in Flatbush but if I ever move there it would have to be in Manhattan, LOL!
@@PatrickCharlesjpc totally I remember growing up Brooklyn used to be somewhere where people from Manhattan didn’t wanna go to, but nowadays, Brooklyn is high class. Manhattan is definitely where people wanna be.
@@CHASE88888 Absolutely.
@@PatrickCharlesjpc 😁
You are the Best. But I'm not interested in the US....No offence 🙏❤
@@elenakursteiner4729 Everyone has their likes and dislikes. You’re no different no offense taken.
The Jamaican Restaurant on 97th -98th & Park is still there.
Yes When I grew up it wasn't there I was surprised to see it LOL
NY reminds me of that premium beef you talked about in the other video; it’s an inferior product with great marketing. There is no reason to ever go to NY, let alone live there… Hideous buildings, over crowded, rude people, 🐀 infested, crime, cars and streets everywhere, bad public transportation system, smelly, high taxes, immigrant crisis, gentrification, high rent for limited space, noise, etc This is why celebrities leave for Jersey as soon as they get some money. lol I’m sure the worst cities in Japan are better than NY….Anything is better.
You're partially right about the prices, crime has gone significantly down and people aren't leaving here to go to a safer place like Japan LOL this is certainly no war zone. It gets crowded depending on where your at. No I would not live here but it's definitely not because I'm afraid of being attacked LOL.
That is not true. You may not want to live there, but to go there on vacation or a visit is something that is still very cool and worth it.
@@PharticusMaximus Yes it is true you act like this is a Warzone like everybody’s getting shot or assaulted in New York City you’re spreading ridiculous stereotypes so what you’re saying is partially true I’m not scared walking around New York City and neither is my eight year-old mother and she lives there full-time and unlike Japan, there are opportunities for foreigners where foreigners can compete an equal footing with locals and manyforeigners have made it big in New York unlike Japan, so you don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m sorry to have to be rude.
nyc jamaica avenue in da house sutphin and archer jfk air train
@@yvetteturner3495 Word up!
Sutphin Ave is great: have old friends around there.
Flushing born Osaka 31 years in da house!!
@@smithjeff3002 As we used to stay in the old days “Word up”
Thanks!
Pamela, you’re my superstar. I can’t thank you enough for your contribution. It means a lot. It’s not easy to make these videos, especially when you’re telling the truth. I can’t tell you the number of views that I’ve not gotten because I’m not hyping things up especially about Japan you have a special place in my heart. Many many many thanks it’s people like you that. Give me the strength to keep going, it’s not that easy. Please have a blessed day.