As a Japanese person, I would like to add a little more detail. It is true that people wear masks because they have a lot of hay fever, but what he was saying was for a specific type and at its peak. If the symptoms are severe, people wear masks for almost a year. In addition, some women wear masks when they go out without makeup. There are several other reasons as well.
@@Gilbertineable Air pollution is not the main cause. In fact, phenomena such as yellow dust and PM2.5 have a significant impact in countries like China and South Korea. On the other hand, while Japan does experience some of these pollutants drifting over, the levels are much lower compared to those countries. As a result, visitors from China and South Korea are often surprised by how clean the air is in Japan.
How did you learn such a great English? While most of Japanese can’t speak English at all, you can explain anything in English without reading a script. It’s so amazing
Hello Mr. 50 year old Japanese man, can you please do a video on earthquakes and how often it might happen for people planning to move to Japan? Thank you for your videos they’re really refreshing and fun to watch!
@@gapt33th well I would imagine if someone’s moving to another country they’d better understand the language competently, for their own sake lol. I have family there and have been working my way through college and learning Japanese so hopefully I’ll get there eventually, there’s no rush.
How often? It's everyday. GET USED TO IT. You don't feel any earthquake under 4.5-ish. You don't do any necessary planning. Those random 8.0--9.0 earthquakes are very unlikely.
My sister in law is from Japan. I am happy I found your channel because I want to learn as much as I can about Japanese culture to better understand her. I would also like to learn Japanese! Thank you for helping us 😊
Japan witnessed the sars epidemic in the early 2000s and never forgot because it was so close to home. Most people forget or don’t know that’s what COVID was, a nasty variant of sars.
I have been to China several times from 2006-2008 and there it is quite common to wear the masks too since there has been a lot of pollution especially in cities like Beijing. On certain days the air was really exhausting and a lot of people used facemasks to prevent the biggest dirt to enter their inner organs. In Europe especially in Germany face masks have been very uncommon before covid in the public crowed.
It’s perfectly fine to still wear masks. COVID is certainly not gone, I just caught it again recently here in US. Better to stay safe and protect others too.
I’m curious if the title is a double entendre. Mask they physically wear and the mask they put on for their society. I’ve heard many people say Japanese people are polite, which is good and bad. As in you never know how they actually feel.
Yes, you are correct. But I guess this could be said about any other society as well. Everyone has their 'social mask' and 'work mask' and 'with friends and family mask' and so on... But in Japan is more explicit this change of behavior, and as you said, sometimes it's hard to know what a person is truly feeling or wanting to express because they hide themselves behind their 'politeness'.
Politeness is so complicated. CARING about others is valid, and should be taught. But it's impossible to force on people. Rules, however, can be enforced. But in the process, they replace caring.
i think that it’s a mix of biology and culture that causes japanese people to wear face masks. also, congratulations on your channel growth! i’ve been watching for a while now and i hope that you’ll still be the same person even when you have millions of subscribers :)
Surprised by this explanation bc I figured it was the intense conformity of Japanese. Like being the one person without a mask makes one an outcast and feel shame as result.
I feel like before the pandemic people in Japan were socially aware enough to wear a mask when sick and doing public things or maybe I'm misremembering.
I think it's spot on. I'm a Japanese person older than him, and I think 20-30% of people wore masks even before the pandemic, although there are other reasons besides the ones he mentioned.
They did say this... The Japanese live in fear, the Chinese are driven by ambition to become rich, the Koreans are prideful. I guess, that is why you have the Hikikomori in Japan. Young men who are afraid of rejection, and afraid of conforming with societal norms.
There are still new COVID-19 variants in certain countries. So, it is better to wear face masks in crowded places (at one's discretion). Better be safe than sorry. The recent outbreak of flesh-eating bacteria, Streptococcus pyogenes, in Japan is quite worrying too.
People across the world wore masks during the Spanish influenza , including Americans. Some countries continued to do so when sick even afterwards, others did not, I wonder if because Japan is quite small in area, and the culture tends to be more group focused than the US tendency towards self-focus, Japan kept that habit while Americans lost the habit after a while of no sickness (this is not me saying one culture is better than the other, I think all cultures have good points and bad points, just pointing out the differences).
I would have to be paid then yes, painter, doctor, cleaner, solderer, or front desk receptionist with client interaction. Casually hanging out in a clean space with well washed clothes? pass.
Hello Ask Japan / I live in Tokyo / Musashino shi / I have lived in Tokyo for 24 years. From Europe originally. I have been watching your videos recently. Do you have a contact email I am married / 2 daughters and have done e-commerce and various things before.
I think it depends, like if you are immunocompromised or something. When I was undergoing chemo the last 6 months, I wore an n95 mask everywhere and it really worked well. I never got sick and people in my area open mouth cough on everything and everyone.
It’s also a bad thing, everything in life has its good and bad attributes. Nothing is solely good or bad so have you asked yourself what is the bad of wearing masks and does it outweigh the good? Or did you just see wearing the mask as a way to claim your moral superiorty over people who don’t?
It is not a coincidence that the country with one of the largest populations of single, lonely, and unsocial people is also the country where everybody wears a mask. Face expressions are the key to any human communication. If you are spreading fear of other humans, of any contact, how will you make friends, fall in love,... be social? I have lived for many years in Asia, and there is a kind of fear of human contact that does not exist in Europe. We hug, we shake hands, and we even kiss to say hello (in Serbia it must be 3 times). As much as I prefer the Asian way (no kissing), it creates lonely and isolated people. "People are discussing and dirty, so let's wear musk, isolate ourselves as much as we can, don't talk to anyone, don't touch anyone, just live in front of a screen" - how any society can exist if their people think like this, if people are scared of each other?
@@moltenglowWe can't enforce good standards of hygiene, and self protection is up to ourselves. Most people do not like to be told what to do, so we don't.
30C is 86F In a humid environment, it's hard to evaporate your perspiration into the surrounding air, which takes heat with it. But if air is already full of water, that moisture and heat remains on your skin. Uncomfortable.
Interesting topic! Thank you for sharing. 1/Why did Japanese people wear face masks prior to covid? Did i miss your comment on this. 2/ Also I wonder what percentage of Japanese people are wearing face masks because others are doing so, so they want to do what everyone else is doing and not be different. During covid I saw people wearing a face mask when they were driving in their car alone. I was thinking that was crazy.
In the US, especially in the college campuses, Asians are the only one group still wearing masks. First, they are very self-abasement; secondly, with mask is telling others that “I don’t want to talk to you”. I have raised this questions to many Chinese here, and not surprised the same thing happened in Japan. Nothing related with allergy and illness, or public transportation, they need to go to see a therapist.
Culturally I wish Americans were more considerate of others, that is something that really is not demonstrated. People don’t even instinctually practice consideration, they have to make it a grandiose effort and expect to be thanked for it. But in reality ir should just be the way people behave in general, it should be done without thought. I don’t like wearing face masks myself but I did begrudgingly do my part during the pandemic, and got the shot so I could be exempted from it at my work. But funny enough I did wear a face mask prior to the pandemic for yard work cuz mowing the lawn and such really got me on my allergies, some slight discomfort from the mask beat hacking my lungs up from the pollen lol.
As much as I understand the use of masks for certain cases, I find it a little over the top in Japan. I have seen people driving their cars, ALONE, windows closed and using mask. Why would anyone need to do that? Other cases I see is for example, someone walking near the river or in a park (any big open space) with mask. I feel that in some situations (if you go to a hospital and don't want to have the risk of getting contaminated by someone else) it's totally reasonable. But for other mundane things I think it's a little exaggerated. Yes, there is the pollen season allergies and so on, but most of the time I see many people who is using masks on their chins or under the nose, which completely defeats the whole purpose of it, so I find it a little stupid to be honest. The more I see this kind of people the more I start to think that they are doing it more to hide their faces than protect themselves.
There was a video with a Japanese girl who put the mask on. The interviewer asked her: "Why? You are not ill." She replied: "I don't want to put on my makeup today." So a mask is an easy way to avoid makeup for some Japanese women!!!
The idea that such characteristics are genetic is mistaken. It’s social and perhaps historical but not genetic. Actually there is a dark history in Japan related to eugenic theories of the 1930s and 40s which attempts to suggest that ‘character’ is based on blood and thereby race. In the 60s some doctors in Japan even claimed that it was impossible for a non-Japanese to master the Japanese language as it was learnt in a different part of the brain from other languages. Of course this is wrong and was quickly proven thus by non-Japanese who learnt to speak the language fluently. I think face mask wearing is a social phenomenon.
Traveled to Japan last December and the majority of people did not wear masks, however a lot of people still did. I knew it was Japanese thing in advance, though. Nevertheless, never wore a mask myself, because it is silly if you’re not ill and don’t spread viruses with your coughing and sneezing.
I'm an Australian living in the country area of Japan and out here the percentages aren't high as this. A lot of restaurant workers and staff don't wear masks anymore. And as for me, someone who never wore a mask his entire life before COVID, I do wear it from time to time for example parking and popping into a conbini for a snack. I fell the guilt of not wearing it. ultimately i wear it just cos it's only for a little bit. Thankfully I don't have to wear one for work anymore. I hated wearing that thing all day.
Yep, I wear a mask when I take a train. I generally don't wear one otherwise. Sometimes when I go to the grocery store and I'm not feeling well, I'll wear one too. I've noticed that in the city there are fewer people wearing masks than in the suburbs.
Anxiety is not a genetic problem, it's a cultural problem. People born outside of Japan who have Japanese genetics do not display the same level of anxiety.
BROOOOOOOO, I thought that everybody in Japan are like Ninjas or something! But if you see me with a face mask in Japan, it is to protect you. I probably have beer breath, because I had beer for my breakfast, and to sanitize my teeth to save time from brushing. Lol
Here in the US most people are not wearing face masks anywhere even in hospitals and doctor’s offices unless they are immune compromised and they choose to wear them. I am mostly speaking in one of the most democratic States, California. I am in the San Francisco Bay Area so we had been highly mask mandated.
Honestly, I miss the adoption of masks during lockdown. I understand that this sounds terrible, but it helped with anxiety since I didn't have to focus on my appearance nor seeing faces. Its not hygiene thing, I just hate being looked at or looking at people. Its no surprise.
As a Japanese person who lives in a place where many people wear masks, I was surprised to see so many people overseas who stubbornly refuse to wear masks. It's a difference in thinking and customs.
I don't live in Japan and I still wear a mask whenever I go out, but not before Covid. Covid has taught us a good lesson in cross infection. Although getting Covid is not life threatening, getting the flu, the normal flu is still an unpleasant experience. Hence, I still wipe the supermarket trolley handles down and wipe all products before putting them away. This is not paranoia, but good hygiene practice learnt from Covid.
Everyone here is right in a way. It's true the virus is so small it can pass though a surgical mask fiber like a mosquito though a fence. What's wrong about that idea though is the virus doesn't travel though the air as just a virus particle but mainly on top of droplets which are much bigger and can be blocked by masks. If you don't wear any mask at all you'll get the full load of all particles bigger and smaller and get the full load. If you do wear a mask even if it doesn't block all the particles it'll block some and depending on the situation, that might mean the difference between getting enough viral load to get sick or not. It could be the difference between getting a mega dose and getting long COVID or getting a smaller amount and you having a mild case. Since no mask is fully protective you'll always get a little COVID in your system so your immune system gets to train itself on it but you might not actually feel sick. I make my daughter wear a mask at school nowadays but before COVID she always gets sick at least 4 or 5 times a year but after wearing a mask she only gets sick like once or twice. And one time it was because she sat right in front of another kid that was hacking up a lung. No mask can project you from that. I have no doubt masks help but to what extent depends on a lot of factors. I don't feel weird wearing a mask at all. It just got over politicized in the US. People should be free to do what's best for them.
During that whole insanity, I kept telling people In Japan, they wear them when they are sick, so they don't infect others. It doesn't protect YOU. it protects others, when you are sick already. Not complicated. They've been doing it for many years, because they always go to work, even when sick (like us lol). I do think it's unfortunate so many Japanese people kept going in to work instead of working remotely. I feel like that's why they had such a bad rate of infection. That, and perhaps already being a bit weaker to disease than people of other races whose ancestors mixed a lot more and lived through more plagues.
I like that even pre pandemic, people wore masks during allergy season, for simple colds, or to skip makeup! Lol and other reasons. I wish it were seen as a simple safety and politeness tactic in the US. But instead, there are Americans who will bully or attack others for wearing a mask. I have an 8 month old son, and I've barely taken him outside of the home because I find I actually don't trust Americans as much as Japanese. I lived in Japan 6 years and my husband is trying to get a job in Japan so we can move back. I like the structure and politeness, personally.
Yes skipping makeup, shyness, and mask-fishing are the true reasons. What about other parts of USA? I'm sure there must be nice neighbourhoods in such a large country.
@@hannesRSA Maybe. Since having the baby I've moved apartments a few times trying to find a unit where neighbor's marijuana smoke doesn't come in through the vents, and it seems impossible, even though recreational marijuana is still currently illegal in the state I live in. Also, there has been an increase in shootings where I am due to relaxing gun laws in the past year or so. These are things I never had to worry about in Japan. I mean, school shootings are a thing here. I'm afraid to take my son to school when he gets old enough. Also, as a teacher, it's impossible to make enough to retire here. I still have a chance abroad. But thank you for asking! Anything I like about America also exists in Japan, for the most part.
@@MyvPops818 Sounds like my old neighbor i lived next door to year's ago back in 2008 marijuana smoke lingering through the walls down the hall right into my apartment next door music turned all the way up at 3:00am in the morning cranked plus playing his video games literally the walls would be shaking all while i had to be up for work at 5:am every morning him on the other hand did not work but was laid off enjoying drawing his max unemployment every month God how awful i don't miss those days.
Based on the latest research and the quality of air nowadays, I think face masks are a simple way to protect yourself but mostly protect others. All the literature on viruses suggests people shouldn't be trying to get constantly reinfected. However, in the US and other places wearing a mask even in medical or work settings can cause bad outcomes for you.
I thought.. I had hoped Japanese where smarter than wearing masks. But it's not a matter of intellect, it's spiritual. We must rely on Jesus Christ for truths or else be swept away in Satan's deceptions
The guy is very educated.
He said 30 degrees Celsius is 110 degrees Fahrenheit.... it's 86
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@@DNYGdj because no one uses american units... They are shit
@@DNYGdjknowing fahrenheit scale is not a sign of intelligence. Rather the opposite.
As a Japanese person, I would like to add a little more detail. It is true that people wear masks because they have a lot of hay fever, but what he was saying was for a specific type and at its peak. If the symptoms are severe, people wear masks for almost a year. In addition, some women wear masks when they go out without makeup. There are several other reasons as well.
Some people use the mask to hide themselves, because of being insecure of how they look or because they are objectively ugly, sad truth
I thought air pollution was the main reason.
@@Gilbertineable Air pollution is not the main cause. In fact, phenomena such as yellow dust and PM2.5 have a significant impact in countries like China and South Korea. On the other hand, while Japan does experience some of these pollutants drifting over, the levels are much lower compared to those countries. As a result, visitors from China and South Korea are often surprised by how clean the air is in Japan.
How did you learn such a great English?
While most of Japanese can’t speak English at all, you can explain anything in English without reading a script. It’s so amazing
OMG almost 100k! Well done 50 year old Japanese man! 🎉🎉🎉
Damn he's 5''000 times better than you ..
@@hannesRSA face mass kiss
He was just at 89k the other day
Hello Mr. 50 year old Japanese man, can you please do a video on earthquakes and how often it might happen for people planning to move to Japan? Thank you for your videos they’re really refreshing and fun to watch!
DS9 > TOS
Don't move to Japan unless you are AT LEAST JLPT N2 and know at least 800 Kanji to read a newspaper. Thanks.
@@gapt33th well I would imagine if someone’s moving to another country they’d better understand the language competently, for their own sake lol. I have family there and have been working my way through college and learning Japanese so hopefully I’ll get there eventually, there’s no rush.
How often? It's everyday. GET USED TO IT.
You don't feel any earthquake under 4.5-ish. You don't do any necessary planning. Those random 8.0--9.0 earthquakes are very unlikely.
@@gapt33th JLPT is a shoddy measure of Japanese proficiency (refer to Cure Dolly) and besides that one can get by using an interpreter.
My sister in law is from Japan. I am happy I found your channel because I want to learn as much as I can about Japanese culture to better understand her. I would also like to learn Japanese! Thank you for helping us 😊
I was in Japan in the last few months of 2009 and the first few months of 2010. People everywhere wore face masks.
That is a typical Japan
Japan witnessed the sars epidemic in the early 2000s and never forgot because it was so close to home. Most people forget or don’t know that’s what COVID was, a nasty variant of sars.
What the heck for?
Thankyou for inspiring me to make UA-cam videos mate if it wasn’t for you I would never have done it ❤
Interesting, thank you! Know what the world needs more of? Street Fighter 2!:) I LOVE 2D fighting, love your videos sir
I have been to China several times from 2006-2008 and there it is quite common to wear the masks too since there has been a lot of pollution especially in cities like Beijing. On certain days the air was really exhausting and a lot of people used facemasks to prevent the biggest dirt to enter their inner organs. In Europe especially in Germany face masks have been very uncommon before covid in the public crowed.
Hello beautiful 50 year old Japanese man ! 🖤
"Face Maskers" Lol 😂
sounded like 'maskus' like that one Homestar Runner game had the 'monster maskus' item.
It’s perfectly fine to still wear masks. COVID is certainly not gone, I just caught it again recently here in US. Better to stay safe and protect others too.
I’m curious if the title is a double entendre. Mask they physically wear and the mask they put on for their society. I’ve heard many people say Japanese people are polite, which is good and bad. As in you never know how they actually feel.
Their submission to authority emasculates them.
Yes, you are correct. But I guess this could be said about any other society as well. Everyone has their 'social mask' and 'work mask' and 'with friends and family mask' and so on...
But in Japan is more explicit this change of behavior, and as you said, sometimes it's hard to know what a person is truly feeling or wanting to express because they hide themselves behind their 'politeness'.
If you are interested in Japanese culture, you might want to learn about "Honne" and "Tatemae." This is a Japanese feature, for better or worse.
@@gotakazawa408 I HAVE BEEN EDUMACATED TY
Politeness is so complicated. CARING about others is valid, and should be taught. But it's impossible to force on people. Rules, however, can be enforced. But in the process, they replace caring.
I heard about tourist being disrespectful in Japan. Have you noticed any case of a tourist acting disrespectful there?
people in japan seem very controlled by social pressure...so they concede to pressure, out of fear of being outcast
i think that it’s a mix of biology and culture that causes japanese people to wear face masks.
also, congratulations on your channel growth! i’ve been watching for a while now and i hope that you’ll still be the same person even when you have millions of subscribers :)
About the same mask wearing ratio in HK.
Interesting
100k knocking on the door
Surprised by this explanation bc I figured it was the intense conformity of Japanese. Like being the one person without a mask makes one an outcast and feel shame as result.
I feel like before the pandemic people in Japan were socially aware enough to wear a mask when sick and doing public things or maybe I'm misremembering.
You are right. Before Covid they wore masks as a civic duty to stop the spread of infection.
Yea cause the Koreans, Japanese, and Chinese were already wearing masks for pollution and when they're sick.
I think it's spot on. I'm a Japanese person older than him, and I think 20-30% of people wore masks even before the pandemic, although there are other reasons besides the ones he mentioned.
I think that stress can have health consequences on the body. There is a good book by Gabor Mate, When the body says no : The hidden cost of Stress.
They did say this...
The Japanese live in fear, the Chinese are driven by ambition to become rich, the Koreans are prideful.
I guess, that is why you have the Hikikomori in Japan. Young men who are afraid of rejection, and afraid of conforming with societal norms.
Wow
Chinese have a Wealth God, it's in our traditional religion.
@@adamwon3012 I didn't know that.
You better do something special for 100k subscribers!!! Depressed or not you 50 year old Japanese man!!!!! 😂😂
UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF LOVE
Pollen allergies is one of the reasons people still wear masks.
There are still new COVID-19 variants in certain countries. So, it is better to wear face masks in crowded places (at one's discretion). Better be safe than sorry.
The recent outbreak of flesh-eating bacteria, Streptococcus pyogenes, in Japan is quite worrying too.
Have you ever played Silent Hill?
Hi there. I'm 70 year old Jehovah Witness❤
guys, thank you for wearing your face mask
it's much easier to see idiots without even wasting time
I would love to have a milk drinking competition with you !!
Cheers brother
I wonder what is the correlation between a 50 years old Japanese man and a face mask
None
People across the world wore masks during the Spanish influenza , including Americans. Some countries continued to do so when sick even afterwards, others did not, I wonder if because Japan is quite small in area, and the culture tends to be more group focused than the US tendency towards self-focus, Japan kept that habit while Americans lost the habit after a while of no sickness (this is not me saying one culture is better than the other, I think all cultures have good points and bad points, just pointing out the differences).
別にしなくてもかまいませんでしょう
japan don’t play about hygiene
The white board has become its own legend
I would be ok with wearing a face mask everytime I went out so that people didn't have to see my ugly face.
I like watching videos about Japan, but i totally loathe those muzzles. Stresses me just look at it.
I would have to be paid then yes, painter, doctor, cleaner, solderer, or front desk receptionist with client interaction. Casually hanging out in a clean space with well washed clothes? pass.
Hi Japanese dude. I have a Honda Civic
And I have a Toyota
I also have an Honda Civic, 1997
Interesting
Wow
I think japanese taking care of the world too much anyway its good but i want to say them don't be hard on yourself guys u all are good its 🆗.
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Hello Ask Japan / I live in Tokyo / Musashino shi / I have lived in Tokyo for 24 years. From Europe originally.
I have been watching your videos recently. Do you have a contact email I am married / 2 daughters and have done e-commerce and various things before.
Take that stupid face mask off. It's unnecessary.
I think it depends, like if you are immunocompromised or something. When I was undergoing chemo the last 6 months, I wore an n95 mask everywhere and it really worked well. I never got sick and people in my area open mouth cough on everything and everyone.
Event 201 yt
I just farted out loud
Wearing a mask😷 is an act of care of your neighbors 🤗
Some people even forget how to smile after wearing a mask for a long time.
Wearing face masks is a very good thing and I wish Europeans would have stayed on the trend
nah its not
It’s also a bad thing, everything in life has its good and bad attributes. Nothing is solely good or bad so have you asked yourself what is the bad of wearing masks and does it outweigh the good? Or did you just see wearing the mask as a way to claim your moral superiorty over people who don’t?
@@tristonthomasmusic It makes you less sick by design. Idk what nosense ur mentioning. You think i like masks cuz im so much better than everyone XD
@@---ie2ms depends on the mask. Those ones the normies wear are not healthy and does nothing to stop viruses.
Outside of a surgical environment they are absolutely useless.
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Askjapan’s channel with the little white boards and complaints about middle age, retro gaming = new classic
Btw, I received the first two shots, plus two boosters, and still got COVID this year, four years later. Felt like hell!
It is not a coincidence that the country with one of the largest populations of single, lonely, and unsocial people is also the country where everybody wears a mask. Face expressions are the key to any human communication. If you are spreading fear of other humans, of any contact, how will you make friends, fall in love,... be social? I have lived for many years in Asia, and there is a kind of fear of human contact that does not exist in Europe. We hug, we shake hands, and we even kiss to say hello (in Serbia it must be 3 times). As much as I prefer the Asian way (no kissing), it creates lonely and isolated people. "People are discussing and dirty, so let's wear musk, isolate ourselves as much as we can, don't talk to anyone, don't touch anyone, just live in front of a screen" - how any society can exist if their people think like this, if people are scared of each other?
I just returned from Japan and wondered why so many people wore the masks still. No one wears them in australia
it is a scared society
Same as washing hands before eating. Same as why they remove shoes before entering their homes. Hygiene.
@@josephyeo6966 And that's why they have weak immune systems.
@@yGKeKe So you have good immune systems, wherever you are. Your good immune system does not make you a smart thinker.
@@moltenglowWe can't enforce good standards of hygiene, and self protection is up to ourselves. Most people do not like to be told what to do, so we don't.
I live in Florida. I was in the airport a few days ago and only 2 people out of thousands were wearing a mask.
Love your vids!
I live in commieforna and I don’t even see people wearing it either.
But man the looks I got when I forgot a few years ago, scary stuff.
That one you seen was the democrat😂
I had to wear the facemask all the time during the pandemic phase, I'm glad that's over
True
I'm from Palau and watching while in Japan 🇯🇵✌🏾🇵🇼
30C is 86F
In a humid environment, it's hard to evaporate your perspiration into the surrounding air, which takes heat with it.
But if air is already full of water, that moisture and heat remains on your skin. Uncomfortable.
What about you guys? Do you wear face masques?
nope and didn’t during covid scam either
Interesting topic! Thank you for sharing.
1/Why did Japanese people wear face masks prior to covid? Did i miss your comment on this.
2/ Also I wonder what percentage of Japanese people are wearing face masks because others are doing so, so they want to do what everyone else is doing and not be different.
During covid I saw people wearing a face mask when they were driving in their car alone. I was thinking that was crazy.
Can't wait for this friday night's midlife crisis depressing video! 🍻🍻🍻
See you soon, folks!
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@@askjapan9669 see you soon, mofo 🍻
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In the US, especially in the college campuses, Asians are the only one group still wearing masks. First, they are very self-abasement; secondly, with mask is telling others that “I don’t want to talk to you”. I have raised this questions to many Chinese here, and not surprised the same thing happened in Japan. Nothing related with allergy and illness, or public transportation, they need to go to see a therapist.
Hello 50 San, why do Japanese people not like wearing sunglasses? Can you make video please.
SHAMEFUR
I salute you.
Culturally I wish Americans were more considerate of others, that is something that really is not demonstrated. People don’t even instinctually practice consideration, they have to make it a grandiose effort and expect to be thanked for it. But in reality ir should just be the way people behave in general, it should be done without thought. I don’t like wearing face masks myself but I did begrudgingly do my part during the pandemic, and got the shot so I could be exempted from it at my work. But funny enough I did wear a face mask prior to the pandemic for yard work cuz mowing the lawn and such really got me on my allergies, some slight discomfort from the mask beat hacking my lungs up from the pollen lol.
As much as I understand the use of masks for certain cases, I find it a little over the top in Japan. I have seen people driving their cars, ALONE, windows closed and using mask. Why would anyone need to do that? Other cases I see is for example, someone walking near the river or in a park (any big open space) with mask. I feel that in some situations (if you go to a hospital and don't want to have the risk of getting contaminated by someone else) it's totally reasonable. But for other mundane things I think it's a little exaggerated. Yes, there is the pollen season allergies and so on, but most of the time I see many people who is using masks on their chins or under the nose, which completely defeats the whole purpose of it, so I find it a little stupid to be honest.
The more I see this kind of people the more I start to think that they are doing it more to hide their faces than protect themselves.
There was a video with a Japanese girl who put the mask on. The interviewer asked her: "Why? You are not ill." She replied: "I don't want to put on my makeup today." So a mask is an easy way to avoid makeup for some Japanese women!!!
@Kmzhr Well said!
What business is it of yours if someone wears a mask. butt out
@@Boxofdonuts Well said!
The idea that such characteristics are genetic is mistaken. It’s social and perhaps historical but not genetic. Actually there is a dark history in Japan related to eugenic theories of the 1930s and 40s which attempts to suggest that ‘character’ is based on blood and thereby race. In the 60s some doctors in Japan even claimed that it was impossible for a non-Japanese to master the Japanese language as it was learnt in a different part of the brain from other languages. Of course this is wrong and was quickly proven thus by non-Japanese who learnt to speak the language fluently.
I think face mask wearing is a social phenomenon.
Genetic idea is coming from the other UA-camr
@@askjapan9669 Oh I see l. There are many ideas on UA-cam 😂
Traveled to Japan last December and the majority of people did not wear masks, however a lot of people still did. I knew it was Japanese thing in advance, though. Nevertheless, never wore a mask myself, because it is silly if you’re not ill and don’t spread viruses with your coughing and sneezing.
I'm an Australian living in the country area of Japan and out here the percentages aren't high as this. A lot of restaurant workers and staff don't wear masks anymore. And as for me, someone who never wore a mask his entire life before COVID, I do wear it from time to time for example parking and popping into a conbini for a snack. I fell the guilt of not wearing it. ultimately i wear it just cos it's only for a little bit. Thankfully I don't have to wear one for work anymore. I hated wearing that thing all day.
The mathematical and scientific breakdown. Hope you are doing well, in America things are different but maybe expert can speak better than me
Yep, I wear a mask when I take a train. I generally don't wear one otherwise. Sometimes when I go to the grocery store and I'm not feeling well, I'll wear one too.
I've noticed that in the city there are fewer people wearing masks than in the suburbs.
Thank you 50-San! I always enjoy your charts and your Super Famicom videos!
Anxiety is not a genetic problem, it's a cultural problem. People born outside of Japan who have Japanese genetics do not display the same level of anxiety.
All facts. No opinion. Refreshing
BROOOOOOOO, I thought that everybody in Japan are like Ninjas or something! But if you see me with a face mask in Japan, it is to protect you. I probably have beer breath, because I had beer for my breakfast, and to sanitize my teeth to save time from brushing. Lol
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Stay safe Japan
Here in the US most people are not wearing face masks anywhere even in hospitals and doctor’s offices unless they are immune compromised and they choose to wear them. I am mostly speaking in one of the most democratic States, California. I am in the San Francisco Bay Area so we had been highly mask mandated.
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They live in FEAR, this is why.
I agree
I like the way he says temperature
i like how he says 'masks'
Thank you, Sir! You've inspired me to create videos on a similar format of me doing random stuffs. Greetings from Brazil!
Honestly, I miss the adoption of masks during lockdown. I understand that this sounds terrible, but it helped with anxiety since I didn't have to focus on my appearance nor seeing faces.
Its not hygiene thing, I just hate being looked at or looking at people. Its no surprise.
This is Japan
@@askjapan9669 i know its different, i meant no offence. my apologies.
You're clinically insane and you need a psychiatrist
Japanese society has a super respect culture so I'm not surprised about why most if not all Japanese people wear their facemask!
As a Japanese person who lives in a place where many people wear masks, I was surprised to see so many people overseas who stubbornly refuse to wear masks. It's a difference in thinking and customs.
I don't live in Japan and I still wear a mask whenever I go out, but not before Covid. Covid has taught us a good lesson in cross infection. Although getting Covid is not life threatening, getting the flu, the normal flu is still an unpleasant experience.
Hence, I still wipe the supermarket trolley handles down and wipe all products before putting them away.
This is not paranoia, but good hygiene practice learnt from Covid.
The problem is that a virus particle is so small that it can pass through the mask like a mosquito could pass through a chain link fence...
Surgical masks offer no protection. N95 offer minimal protection.
@@Chaggy1978 Better to have some protection than no protection. It is the droplets when people cough and talk that I want to avoid inhaling.
by doing that, you would lose your immune system a bit.
also it's gonna prevent to provide oxygen to your brain, so I don't think it's good habit.
Everyone here is right in a way. It's true the virus is so small it can pass though a surgical mask fiber like a mosquito though a fence. What's wrong about that idea though is the virus doesn't travel though the air as just a virus particle but mainly on top of droplets which are much bigger and can be blocked by masks. If you don't wear any mask at all you'll get the full load of all particles bigger and smaller and get the full load. If you do wear a mask even if it doesn't block all the particles it'll block some and depending on the situation, that might mean the difference between getting enough viral load to get sick or not. It could be the difference between getting a mega dose and getting long COVID or getting a smaller amount and you having a mild case. Since no mask is fully protective you'll always get a little COVID in your system so your immune system gets to train itself on it but you might not actually feel sick. I make my daughter wear a mask at school nowadays but before COVID she always gets sick at least 4 or 5 times a year but after wearing a mask she only gets sick like once or twice. And one time it was because she sat right in front of another kid that was hacking up a lung. No mask can project you from that. I have no doubt masks help but to what extent depends on a lot of factors. I don't feel weird wearing a mask at all. It just got over politicized in the US. People should be free to do what's best for them.
Why dont you become a tolk or a tour gide for tourists...
Wouldn't hurt to pronounce "masks" instead of "maskes"... マスケスって何ですか？聞きづら😅
Hey man just wondering but do you work out?
If u don’t u should start
If you learn how to say masks correctly I'll learn Japanese.
His pronunciation is more charming than who you are with your remark
That's fascinating, Kathleen. Thankess a lot for sharing
During that whole insanity, I kept telling people
In Japan, they wear them when they are sick, so they don't infect others. It doesn't protect YOU. it protects others, when you are sick already. Not complicated. They've been doing it for many years, because they always go to work, even when sick (like us lol).
I do think it's unfortunate so many Japanese people kept going in to work instead of working remotely. I feel like that's why they had such a bad rate of infection. That, and perhaps already being a bit weaker to disease than people of other races whose ancestors mixed a lot more and lived through more plagues.
japanese just want to cosplay being surgical doctors or dentists 24/7
Maybe true, maybe not
I like that even pre pandemic, people wore masks during allergy season, for simple colds, or to skip makeup! Lol and other reasons. I wish it were seen as a simple safety and politeness tactic in the US. But instead, there are Americans who will bully or attack others for wearing a mask. I have an 8 month old son, and I've barely taken him outside of the home because I find I actually don't trust Americans as much as Japanese. I lived in Japan 6 years and my husband is trying to get a job in Japan so we can move back. I like the structure and politeness, personally.
Yes skipping makeup, shyness, and mask-fishing are the true reasons.
What about other parts of USA? I'm sure there must be nice neighbourhoods in such a large country.
@@hannesRSA Maybe. Since having the baby I've moved apartments a few times trying to find a unit where neighbor's marijuana smoke doesn't come in through the vents, and it seems impossible, even though recreational marijuana is still currently illegal in the state I live in. Also, there has been an increase in shootings where I am due to relaxing gun laws in the past year or so. These are things I never had to worry about in Japan. I mean, school shootings are a thing here. I'm afraid to take my son to school when he gets old enough. Also, as a teacher, it's impossible to make enough to retire here. I still have a chance abroad. But thank you for asking! Anything I like about America also exists in Japan, for the most part.
@@MyvPops818 Sounds like my old neighbor i lived next door to year's ago back in 2008 marijuana smoke lingering through the walls down the hall right into my apartment next door music turned all the way up at 3:00am in the morning cranked plus playing his video games literally the walls would be shaking all while i had to be up for work at 5:am every morning him on the other hand did not work but was laid off enjoying drawing his max unemployment every month God how awful i don't miss those days.
Based on the latest research and the quality of air nowadays, I think face masks are a simple way to protect yourself but mostly protect others. All the literature on viruses suggests people shouldn't be trying to get constantly reinfected. However, in the US and other places wearing a mask even in medical or work settings can cause bad outcomes for you.
Exactly. it's not a filter, it's a 'sneeze guard.' it stops your splatter from spreading, but it doesn't protect you from others'
In the US, spreading one's cold or illnesses is a sense of pride. Chalk it up to the lack of respect and empathy.
I thought.. I had hoped Japanese where smarter than wearing masks.
But it's not a matter of intellect, it's spiritual. We must rely on Jesus Christ for truths or else be swept away in Satan's deceptions
Bullshit