FYI as you guys have noticed, had some audio issues. For reasons unbeknownst to us, the software switched to airpods input rather than the super mega microphone on my end. Apologies for that, from now on, no more airpods for anyone.
If you have a decent noise-gate set up, you should be able to hear Pete's voice from the laptop without it being caught by the microphone, and that mic is already very good at rejecting audio behind it of course. Or you could of course suffer from the classic headphone dent as some have lol
Haha no way!! I'm Yuki, I had just come out from my break and was checking the shop floor, I was so unsure if it was Pete or a doppleganger so I was so conflicted if to even ask, had no clue you live that local to me. If you see this it was wonderful to meet you Pete and I'll be sure to say hi and follow you around the shop again, lol, joking of course. Very long time watcher of Chris' stuff and it was cool to meet one of you out and about!
I’m going to note that Brits seem to be far more casual towards cemeteries and enjoy walking through them than some other places. As a Canadian, I can state that around here they purposefully design it so that cemeteries discourage random pedestrians. You only enter them if you have loved ones buried there.
Agreed, from the American Midwest. I have walked around a couple for exercise and have seen people with those cross-country ski poles powering around occasionally. I've only done it a few times as an attempt to get more exercise, but I always feel eerie while strolling around. The grounds are almost too peaceful, too perfectly maintained.
Historically speaking, the village church (and pub!) were at the heart of every British community until the modern era. In the middle ages they were used for compulsory archery practice after church on Sunday! These days a lot of people visit because of their historical importance. When I was a kid our local church was built in 1086! It was interesting to go inside and “gravely read” the headstones and see the names of one’s ancestors.
Thanks for this comment I was so confused by this. I couldn’t even imagine just strolling around a cemetery. If I’m not visiting someone I’m staying well away. I would certainly be just as confused as the man in the story if I saw someone just aimlessly strolling around.
My wife who's Chinese won't go near one unless it's to visit her family plot. As far as she's concerned it's bad luck to live near one, walk through one unless you're visting a family grave.
I just picked up your shiny new book Mr. Broad, Waterstones was offering a free watermelon matcha with every purchase. It was very nice. The matcha I mean, I haven't had a chance to read the book yet.
If you are ever asked why you are at a Japanese cemetery, just say you heard there was an "undoukai kai" (sports festival). It is a line from a well known manga/anime theme song for ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 (gegege no kitaro). It might get you a laugh, or it might get you an even stranger look if they do not catch the reference.
I get anxiety a lot and from what I can tell the main reasons are; hangovers, a lacking diet, insufficient exercise and sunlight, incapability to face mortality. The first three are my usual causes of anxiety, the last one only rears it's ugly head when I'm contented and not anxious.
If I am forced to do self checkout, or forced to do a job for free that others are paid for, I tend to do a bad job at it. It's not my fault that I miss more then half the items when I am checking myself out. I was never trained correctly. I guess they shouldn't force me to do a job I am bad at. Lucky for the person I am checking out though, they scored.
Did you ever see the 2008 film called movie "Departures"? I found it fascinating. It seems that many Japanese people have an odd perception of death. He probably thought that it was strange that you were happily walking around in a place that is out of the social norm.
9:15 people visit graveyards of their relatives. Finding a foreigner in a historically homogenous country is very weird and he was probably just curious. I find it strange that this thought didn't occur to you
You could tell Chris had anxiety at the start of the cycle and as they were walking up to Tokyo Tower. As someone who has/had (more than) their fair share of anxiety, that was nice to see. And I'd love to watch you make a video on Stoicism
Its funny that you brought up the story about yanaka cemetery bevause i was there on Sunday and my japanese friend who i was with brought up the exact same thing😂 she was curious as to why foreigners like walking in cemeteries so much
Just wondering, what country are you from? Is it a UK thing by any chance? I'm Dutch and I was also shocked to hear this. Here it's seen as disrespectful to enter a cemetery without purpose, bringing your dog feels especially unthinkable to me.
@@bapo224 I'm from Canada but in Canada we don't exactly go walking around cemeteries. I only did it because yanaka cemetery is literally marked as a famous spot on Google maps so I thought it was worth checking out
@@MovieChannels I am Dutch and have never heard this from a single person out of the literally tens of thousands of Dutchmen I have met. Never see people casually strolling in the cemetery when I've been there. It is a place of mourning and remembrance, not a place for recreation.
That is a lovely walk. Met a very friendly cat in the cemetery. It is definitely different from Western cemeteries which can feel gothic even depressing.. Very peaceful and calming. Only the sound of sirens broke the tranquillity. As for robots they are becoming more common for surgical procedures (it is my job to help procure them). Maybe the tender documentation should include no murderous AI as part of the selection criteria.
There is an episode of a famous sci-fi series which has a story not unlike the gyoza issue mentioned n this podcast. An alien race devlopes a defence system that was mean to defend them against outsider and to protect them, but, the person they used as a template had a small genetic defect and the creation ended up wiping out the entire race as it saw all of them as "impure".
I’ve had a similar experience in Japan in regards to that lollipop story. Had a random elderly couple give me and my family a bunch of random hard sweets. I was suspicious of it and didn’t eat it, another family member wasn’t fussed and ate it…. It seemed it was a form of sugar free alternative candy that gave him the shits. Lesson learned.
great content...but....Chris...you have your compressor WAY too tight this recording for some reason or your EQ's low-end is shaved right off. You're all mostly high frequency audio. Are you using a Cloud Lifter with your SM7B?
Hi Chris and Pete, Love your podcast. I just found it a few months ago even though I've been watching Chris Abroad for years... What the heck does "LIKE A MAGIC" mean in your scrolling sign in the background??? I've been waiting for it to change, but it hasn't.
It comes from a textbook Chris used when he was teaching - he made a funny video on just how bad some of the English in Japanese textbooks used as learning resources is!
@@Mr.NunYobiznes At one time it was quite the catchphrase - there was even merch (a mug, a cushion) featuring it. Check out the video - it’s a very early one featuring a very fresh faced Mr Broad!
Glad to know that it seems like all little old ladys no matter where in the world have weirdo beardo pocket/purse candy 😅 my beloved Gram had ancient wriglys stick gum in her purse and would split a stick w/me in church - it was always impervious to chewing, she must have had titanium dentures!
#faxmachine I was wondering where you got that Japanese prefecture scratch map? We are going to Japan for 2 weeks on May 8 and I really want to get one! Thanks, love you guys.
I mean, think about the jobs we are talking about. Cashier, inspecting dumplings? Let’s be honest who wants to actually do these jobs? We as a society has been looking down on these labor jobs as the last resort for people who failed everywhere else in life and low value overseas workers. If we cannot appreciate these jobs and give decent living to the people doing it, then it is just natural that we cut out that entire workforce and replace them with machines, which makes it a good thing that the population is declining.
I believe they were talking about a sorting machine as part of the manufacturing process. Sorting machines have existed for decades so the labour would’ve been replaced regardless of the recent uptake of AI usage.
Chris, you don't know why self checkout isn't as widely adopted in Japan? The customer is god, remember? Do you think god wants to check his own groceries out? (joke speculation of course)
I have never been to nando's ..years back they sold their piri piri sauces in the supermarket, bought some, ..it was shit, this why the hell would I pay anymore money for unpalatable "food" ... I tend to sous vide my meats nowadays, so nando's wouldn't get as good as that.
whaaaa….?????! pete?????? i have not understood who you actually are. dogs actually aren’t allowed in cemeteries in civilized countries. i dare you to go to the cemetery office and just ask. please go fine yourself for abusing the final resting places of those poor souls. thank you for your confession. now please stop bringing your dog to the cemetery. please. stop. please. please. so gross & so sad. 💔
FYI as you guys have noticed, had some audio issues. For reasons unbeknownst to us, the software switched to airpods input rather than the super mega microphone on my end.
Apologies for that, from now on, no more airpods for anyone.
If you have a decent noise-gate set up, you should be able to hear Pete's voice from the laptop without it being caught by the microphone, and that mic is already very good at rejecting audio behind it of course. Or you could of course suffer from the classic headphone dent as some have lol
Haha no way!! I'm Yuki, I had just come out from my break and was checking the shop floor, I was so unsure if it was Pete or a doppleganger so I was so conflicted if to even ask, had no clue you live that local to me. If you see this it was wonderful to meet you Pete and I'll be sure to say hi and follow you around the shop again, lol, joking of course. Very long time watcher of Chris' stuff and it was cool to meet one of you out and about!
Congratulations Chris and Pete on video episode 69!
Half sucked lollipop special
😮
_Nice._
I’m going to note that Brits seem to be far more casual towards cemeteries and enjoy walking through them than some other places. As a Canadian, I can state that around here they purposefully design it so that cemeteries discourage random pedestrians. You only enter them if you have loved ones buried there.
Agreed, from the American Midwest. I have walked around a couple for exercise and have seen people with those cross-country ski poles powering around occasionally. I've only done it a few times as an attempt to get more exercise, but I always feel eerie while strolling around. The grounds are almost too peaceful, too perfectly maintained.
Historically speaking, the village church (and pub!) were at the heart of every British community until the modern era. In the middle ages they were used for compulsory archery practice after church on Sunday! These days a lot of people visit because of their historical importance. When I was a kid our local church was built in 1086! It was interesting to go inside and “gravely read” the headstones and see the names of one’s ancestors.
Thanks for this comment I was so confused by this. I couldn’t even imagine just strolling around a cemetery. If I’m not visiting someone I’m staying well away.
I would certainly be just as confused as the man in the story if I saw someone just aimlessly strolling around.
I have lunch in my local city of the dead. It is a nice hilltop location.
My wife who's Chinese won't go near one unless it's to visit her family plot. As far as she's concerned it's bad luck to live near one, walk through one unless you're visting a family grave.
Pete's impression of dog-sh*t tiktok influencers killed me, so good.
I just picked up your shiny new book Mr. Broad, Waterstones was offering a free watermelon matcha with every purchase. It was very nice.
The matcha I mean, I haven't had a chance to read the book yet.
Savage.
If you are ever asked why you are at a Japanese cemetery, just say you heard there was an "undoukai kai" (sports festival). It is a line from a well known manga/anime theme song for ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 (gegege no kitaro). It might get you a laugh, or it might get you an even stranger look if they do not catch the reference.
I get anxiety a lot and from what I can tell the main reasons are; hangovers, a lacking diet, insufficient exercise and sunlight, incapability to face mortality. The first three are my usual causes of anxiety, the last one only rears it's ugly head when I'm contented and not anxious.
there's no Nando's in LA area but the peri-peri sauce is at my local market. I love it on my eggs!
If I am forced to do self checkout, or forced to do a job for free that others are paid for, I tend to do a bad job at it. It's not my fault that I miss more then half the items when I am checking myself out. I was never trained correctly. I guess they shouldn't force me to do a job I am bad at. Lucky for the person I am checking out though, they scored.
Did you ever see the 2008 film called movie "Departures"? I found it fascinating. It seems that many Japanese people have an odd perception of death. He probably thought that it was strange that you were happily walking around in a place that is out of the social norm.
Another amazing episode
Chris seems to be confusing robotics with ai.
9:15 people visit graveyards of their relatives. Finding a foreigner in a historically homogenous country is very weird and he was probably just curious.
I find it strange that this thought didn't occur to you
You could tell Chris had anxiety at the start of the cycle and as they were walking up to Tokyo Tower. As someone who has/had (more than) their fair share of anxiety, that was nice to see.
And I'd love to watch you make a video on Stoicism
Me too!
Episode 69, nice
Good podcast.
Another good episode! Have a good week boys.
Its funny that you brought up the story about yanaka cemetery bevause i was there on Sunday and my japanese friend who i was with brought up the exact same thing😂 she was curious as to why foreigners like walking in cemeteries so much
Just wondering, what country are you from? Is it a UK thing by any chance? I'm Dutch and I was also shocked to hear this. Here it's seen as disrespectful to enter a cemetery without purpose, bringing your dog feels especially unthinkable to me.
@@bapo224 I'm from Canada but in Canada we don't exactly go walking around cemeteries. I only did it because yanaka cemetery is literally marked as a famous spot on Google maps so I thought it was worth checking out
@@bapo224 my boyfriend is dutch and him/his family frequently stroll around the local cemeteries? very normal IMO
@@MovieChannels I am Dutch and have never heard this from a single person out of the literally tens of thousands of Dutchmen I have met. Never see people casually strolling in the cemetery when I've been there. It is a place of mourning and remembrance, not a place for recreation.
Now I'm gonna go around and call people "half-sucked lollipops".
The weird sound has been in a few of the recent podcast credits.
That is a lovely walk. Met a very friendly cat in the cemetery. It is definitely different from Western cemeteries which can feel gothic even depressing.. Very peaceful and calming. Only the sound of sirens broke the tranquillity.
As for robots they are becoming more common for surgical procedures (it is my job to help procure them). Maybe the tender documentation should include no murderous AI as part of the selection criteria.
I love how Pete just throws in…” too much crocodile “ I bet that goes over 95% of this channels audience. Lol
As long as the video Paul is doing isn't 14 days condesnsed in to 20 mins we'll be happy Chris and we will wait.
this lolipop woman just wanted you to take care of her trash since it is so complicated in japan
There is an episode of a famous sci-fi series which has a story not unlike the gyoza issue mentioned n this podcast. An alien race devlopes a defence system that was mean to defend them against outsider and to protect them, but, the person they used as a template had a small genetic defect and the creation ended up wiping out the entire race as it saw all of them as "impure".
I’ve had a similar experience in Japan in regards to that lollipop story.
Had a random elderly couple give me and my family a bunch of random hard sweets. I was suspicious of it and didn’t eat it, another family member wasn’t fussed and ate it…. It seemed it was a form of sugar free alternative candy that gave him the shits.
Lesson learned.
great content...but....Chris...you have your compressor WAY too tight this recording for some reason or your EQ's low-end is shaved right off. You're all mostly high frequency audio. Are you using a Cloud Lifter with your SM7B?
Hi Chris and Pete, Love your podcast. I just found it a few months ago even though I've been watching Chris Abroad for years... What the heck does "LIKE A MAGIC" mean in your scrolling sign in the background??? I've been waiting for it to change, but it hasn't.
It comes from a textbook Chris used when he was teaching - he made a funny video on just how bad some of the English in Japanese textbooks used as learning resources is!
@@Stephen-up3sd thanks! Drove me mad.
@@Mr.NunYobiznes At one time it was quite the catchphrase - there was even merch (a mug, a cushion) featuring it. Check out the video - it’s a very early one featuring a very fresh faced Mr Broad!
cup noodle beside Chris's laptop looks really delicious
Glad to know that it seems like all little old ladys no matter where in the world have weirdo beardo pocket/purse candy 😅 my beloved Gram had ancient wriglys stick gum in her purse and would split a stick w/me in church - it was always impervious to chewing, she must have had titanium dentures!
"Body Soup?" You've been around Natsuki too much mate.
#faxmachine I was wondering where you got that Japanese prefecture scratch map? We are going to Japan for 2 weeks on May 8 and I really want to get one!
Thanks, love you guys.
is LINE app good?
Nandos is terrible value for money. Portion sizes are a joke for the prices they charge.
My schools were next to a church. And most churches had a cemetery... a look in to the future? 🤔😂
For the record: I got food poisoning from Nandos once and now I bloody hate the place
Was it the chicken or the sauce, you reckon?? Sauce is pretty tasty, and then you can put it on your own food.
@@harleyjo4875 well the crazy thing is that I was eating a vegetarian dish so who the heck knows what happened in their kitchen...
I went to nandos once its so overrated the chicken was over cooked and dry I don't know why people praise it so much
it's a franchise
you should dislike the restaurant that gave you food poisoning instead of every other unrelated one with the same branding
Love you ... 😀
Please do a video on Stoicism.
is it just me or is the audio weird for chris ?
Nice.
*NICE*
Chris was in the cemetery looking for a place to bury Ryotoro. There's an issue in many parts of the world with a shrinking work force.
I mean, think about the jobs we are talking about. Cashier, inspecting dumplings? Let’s be honest who wants to actually do these jobs? We as a society has been looking down on these labor jobs as the last resort for people who failed everywhere else in life and low value overseas workers. If we cannot appreciate these jobs and give decent living to the people doing it, then it is just natural that we cut out that entire workforce and replace them with machines, which makes it a good thing that the population is declining.
I believe they were talking about a sorting machine as part of the manufacturing process. Sorting machines have existed for decades so the labour would’ve been replaced regardless of the recent uptake of AI usage.
Mr affable...don't let your barber give you that shaved military look again 😂
Makes him look like a skinhead. 😮
@thecostumelady123 it's just outdated, imo
My buddy lost his leg in a Segway accident lmao he is fine though
Cheers to Petrold "The Don" Donaldson and Crisp Rod's big 69th!
Chris, you don't know why self checkout isn't as widely adopted in Japan? The customer is god, remember? Do you think god wants to check his own groceries out? (joke speculation of course)
Nice
Body soup 😂😂😂
The First rule of Stoicism is don't talk about Stoicism
The Second rule Stoicism is don't talk about Stoicism
Deus ex Chris Broad! Thank goodness! Cheeky Nandos Pour la Victoire!
You do not like robot chiefs, but you like vending machines that make hot food. Some of the vending machines you showed make food. I am just confused.
Episode 69 and half-sucked lollies
nice
I have never been to nando's ..years back they sold their piri piri sauces in the supermarket, bought some, ..it was shit, this why the hell would I pay anymore money for unpalatable "food" ...
I tend to sous vide my meats nowadays, so nando's wouldn't get as good as that.
Love me some nandos
Pete's "geeyoza" pronunciation is making me lose it. Just saying it over and over lol
Does Chris know the shoguns right hand man Cosmo Jarvis used to be a gay pirate? ua-cam.com/video/f5v-eYJA8xs/v-deo.htmlsi=PbHvrj53ERMcgOhQ
Please do not bring your dog to cemeteries. Maybe there's some cultural difference but Pete telling that story sounds extremely disrespectful to me.
Hey Sir Pete, politics are doo doo
I do like the quiff! Nandos sucks though, booo. Microwave rice and undercooked grilled chicken
Biggest conspiracy theory I've heard over the years here in Japan is that Japan weren't as evil as they were during WWII as the world portrays them.
Every culture come with baggage.
We move past it all and push forward. Can't progress if we pin one a other down with our past wrongs.
@@Pwnopolis Would the japanese acknowledge the baggage - then a move forward could be made. 🙄
first
whaaaa….?????!
pete?????? i have not understood who you actually are. dogs actually aren’t allowed in cemeteries in civilized countries. i dare you to go to the cemetery office and just ask. please go fine yourself for abusing the final resting places of those poor souls. thank you for your confession. now please stop bringing your dog to the cemetery. please. stop. please. please. so gross & so sad. 💔
You sound stupid
Pete, what do you think you experienced? Leave the UK to those of us who still live here.
Pete does live in the UK - Chris is in Japan
Pete, also known as a young Colonel Sanders