Why I Avoid CHRISTMAS in Japan

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  • Опубліковано 29 гру 2020
  • Christmas in Japan can feel like an alternate reality, where KFC took over the world. I reveal why I usually avoid Japan during the festive season and why you shouldn't visit in late December.
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  • @AbroadinJapan
    @AbroadinJapan  3 роки тому +3725

    NOTIFICATION SQAUD: Who wants some Abroad in Japan ASBESTOS merch?! Seriously though, in a year where everything went wrong I can't say I'm surprised. BUT WHAT did you get for Christmas?
    Thank you for being a part of this crazy journey we've had through 2020, across dozens of videos around the country. Make sure you check out the awesome highlight reel of this year's top moments with Natsuki, Ryotaro, Pete and Joey and we all look forward to seeing you in 2021. Let's pray it's a good one!

    • @chenchen263
      @chenchen263 3 роки тому +4

      Yo

    • @tirandeshibaraki743
      @tirandeshibaraki743 3 роки тому +6

      Summon the moon men to deal with the bathroom mat.

    • @vidishbharadwaj846
      @vidishbharadwaj846 3 роки тому +17

      Thanks for putting out great content this year Chris, might've been a terrible year, but could've been worse if you didn't put out anything for me to watch

    • @SaOuGenLa
      @SaOuGenLa 3 роки тому +1

      That's so heavy

    • @alexjoyce1446
      @alexjoyce1446 3 роки тому +12

      I think my Christmas present might top yours Chris, my fianceé gave my covid for Christmas!
      Fucking brilliant!

  • @CyberpunkGame
    @CyberpunkGame 3 роки тому +12767

    We're so glad that it arrived somewhat in time for Christmas. Have a great start into the new year!

    • @Alastor005
      @Alastor005 3 роки тому +460

      aye the man himself

    • @skyrimbear7106
      @skyrimbear7106 3 роки тому +205

      thnx V

    • @jheg3
      @jheg3 3 роки тому +38

      Yea

    • @komaru_7120
      @komaru_7120 3 роки тому +50

      i wish i could get the game is it worth it

    • @marnimughal973
      @marnimughal973 3 роки тому +319

      @@komaru_7120 it depends on your platform. It's a good game inside a wall of bugs. It's up to u honestly you could wait for patches if u want

  • @CZsWorld
    @CZsWorld 3 роки тому +6206

    Next video: Digging for the Holy Grail in Japan.

    • @dean7005
      @dean7005 3 роки тому +256

      Fate Stay/Night in real life

    • @mandeadd
      @mandeadd 3 роки тому +41

      Oh Lord NOT AGAIN

    • @goru1222
      @goru1222 3 роки тому +78

      are you my master?

    • @BasheerDeenYT
      @BasheerDeenYT 3 роки тому +6

      I just released a Christmas short film: ua-cam.com/video/bDuuO4JpE8g/v-deo.html&ab_channel=BasheerDeen

    • @ti-ande
      @ti-ande 3 роки тому +30

      Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond just found the Holy Grail buried on some island off of Madagascar 😂

  • @Brando56894
    @Brando56894 3 роки тому +1498

    "In Japan, Christmas starts a month early"
    Laughs in USA Chain Stores (they usually start decorating for Christmas usually right after halloween or sometimes before it!)

    • @kakashiXAino
      @kakashiXAino 3 роки тому +69

      Oh the pain of holiday retail

    • @renierdelossantos6879
      @renierdelossantos6879 3 роки тому +52

      in Philippines. we start on September

    • @joshua_prime3743
      @joshua_prime3743 3 роки тому +103

      @@renierdelossantos6879 wrong. Everyday is Christmas here, because people are too lazy to remove their Christmas decorations

    • @renierdelossantos6879
      @renierdelossantos6879 3 роки тому +24

      @@joshua_prime3743 hahahaha. yeah. kinda true too

    • @pauls4522
      @pauls4522 3 роки тому +28

      @@joshua_prime3743 yeah with re-programmable LED lights I have neighbors that never take their decorations down. They simply change the color depending on the season.

  • @neoab
    @neoab 3 роки тому +209

    Lol the stone says in Hebrew: "This stone is a donation from the Jerusalem's municipality and is evidence of the friendship between the state of Israel and Shingu 17 sivan 5764 - 6 June, 2004"

  • @GTRockr
    @GTRockr 3 роки тому +728

    Love how the top comment is just "Dispose of the asbestos yourself", and the next one is "Don't dispose of it yourself". UA-cam, never change.

  • @creekwalker8178
    @creekwalker8178 3 роки тому +1326

    Plot twist: John's aroma is actually the smell of asbestos

    • @hypothalapotamus5293
      @hypothalapotamus5293 3 роки тому +14

      Why is it that every time they find some amazing wonder material, it ends up being really bad for you or too hard to make?

    • @HeavenlyCreature.
      @HeavenlyCreature. 3 роки тому +9

      I hope not ! He was inhaling that stuff like an addict. I am afraid the combination of asbestos and the hallucinogenic mushrooms, he got from Sharla for Christmas, could be fatal to Chris ! On the other hand if he survives we might get some really weird and original video's in 2021 🤔

    • @creekwalker8178
      @creekwalker8178 3 роки тому +7

      @@hypothalapotamus5293 Yeah like graphene or quantum computing. Really great potential, but really hard to do. Glad we don't live in the time of radium water and arsenic wallpaper at least.

    • @ericdunthorne1981
      @ericdunthorne1981 3 роки тому +1

      I'm pretty sure asbestos doesn't have an odor.

  • @Craig-lk1sp
    @Craig-lk1sp 3 роки тому +154

    6:24 I like to think Chris found this stock footage of cake being crushed by stone, and liked it so much he just wrote the script to have an excuse to put it in a video

  • @Marine_Ret
    @Marine_Ret 3 роки тому +371

    Kindness of Okinawans - I was stationed in Okinawa from 1993-1997. One year I invited a few Okinawans to my home to see our Christmas tree. To show their appreciation they reciprocated by giving my wife a huge Orchid and a Gold Chain. They gave me a ceramic dragon vat filled with Awamori (Okinawan Saki). Still have the vat and bamboo ladle. Unbelievable kindness!

    • @saabab1474
      @saabab1474 2 роки тому +5

      @Bob C Thank you for your service was that Air Force

    • @Mojojojo85757
      @Mojojojo85757 Рік тому +2

      Aw ❤ yes thank you for your service and also what a beautiful story 🥰 that’s so cool that you shared that with them, I feel like for us in the US, Christmas is all about family and love and generosity and you embodied that. Gathering around the tree too is just such an awesome experience 🤩🎄 in general 🙌 I’ve always loved the Japanese practice of giving gifts for thanks and such, they really take it to another level. I try to bring that home a little bit I’m always trying to think of neat thank you gifts that are unique and affordable 😂 anyway Christmas is around the corner this year, wishing you a merry one ☃️🎂

    • @Marine_Ret
      @Marine_Ret Рік тому +3

      @@saabab1474 Thank you, Marine.

    • @Marine_Ret
      @Marine_Ret Рік тому +2

      @@Mojojojo85757 thank you and for reminding us what Christmas is all about, and I hope you have a Merry Christmas too.

    • @sebastiangorka200
      @sebastiangorka200 8 місяців тому +1

      no they were just making an offering so you demon wouldnt run over their kid or worse

  • @alb1rdy547
    @alb1rdy547 3 роки тому +661

    Didn't even get the notfication. I could just feel the pure power of sarcasm drawing me in to refresh the subpage.

    • @boopergoober
      @boopergoober 3 роки тому +27

      It’s a powerful force, that British sarcasm.

    • @alb1rdy547
      @alb1rdy547 3 роки тому +20

      @@boopergoober I suddenly wish for a british Star Wars remake, but in which the force is just sarcasm and only chosen one can use it

    • @Vugen18
      @Vugen18 3 роки тому

      same!

    • @o0Avalon0o
      @o0Avalon0o 3 роки тому +1

      This was pure heartwarming goodness.

    • @fireneco8818
      @fireneco8818 3 роки тому

      @@boopergoober is it possible to learn that power?

  • @altair2777
    @altair2777 3 роки тому +651

    Hate it when my friends send me pics of Boris Johnson with Father Christmas after falling over in the snow

  • @thelostarceus4130
    @thelostarceus4130 3 роки тому +309

    I love how he receives the gift from the company and still talks smack about the glitches XD

  • @antoniousai1989
    @antoniousai1989 3 роки тому +302

    By the way, asbestos is dangerous only if broken into small pieces and the fibers and inhaled, so if you have a compromised item, you must just be careful, seal it somehow and call the local garbage collection company to know what are the local procedures in this case.
    The big problem with asbestos is when you demolish a house that has it in its structure.

  • @KeyEpic
    @KeyEpic 3 роки тому +3241

    "You might have seen him in the Last Samurai"
    Me, an intellectual: Ah, the police officer from Detective Pikachu.

    • @mario27171
      @mario27171 3 роки тому +31

      Or the young truck driver from Tampopo, seen it back in the 80s and still one of my favourite movies.
      ua-cam.com/video/7zqDRZROaFo/v-deo.html
      That's 25 year old Ken Watanabe on the right, four years before he was diagnosed with leukemia.
      Years later he returned to acting and started his international career.

    • @sabrinaliuhoyan
      @sabrinaliuhoyan 3 роки тому +42

      I remember him from Memoirs of a Geisha

    • @turinmormegil7715
      @turinmormegil7715 3 роки тому +14

      @@sabrinaliuhoyan ah, the chinese movie about a wrong conception of a japanese entertainment woman.....(I'm just joking)

    • @turinmormegil7715
      @turinmormegil7715 3 роки тому +13

      Oh, you mean the guy in Transformers 4? The japanese autobot, I mean

    • @jordanjefferson4220
      @jordanjefferson4220 3 роки тому +6

      @@turinmormegil7715 10 points

  • @tristenunruh-cone6874
    @tristenunruh-cone6874 3 роки тому +2656

    I’m laughing my ass off thinking of the possibility that Chris’s friend, genuinely thinking he’d enjoy a carrot pen, watched this video and was absolutely devastated to hear the news

    • @macartzattack4794
      @macartzattack4794 3 роки тому +186

      This is why he said "former friend"

    • @Mikoverse201
      @Mikoverse201 3 роки тому +62

      He can always give it to Natsuki as a "gag" gift on the next Journey Across Japan series

    • @Claro1993
      @Claro1993 3 роки тому +50

      If only it had a voice recorder, then it would make it worthwhile.

    • @shadowscall7758
      @shadowscall7758 3 роки тому +79

      I am guessing it was probably given to him as a gag gift, because I really doubt he would really call out a serious present like that.

    • @user-qx1om2wj1h
      @user-qx1om2wj1h 3 роки тому +32

      His friend probably just got it for the Engrish.

  • @Augrills
    @Augrills Рік тому +199

    My family is from Kentucky. The first KFC was a gas station. The colonel also wasn’t really a colonel, but he did shoot his biggest competitor.

    • @frankcooke1692
      @frankcooke1692 Рік тому +24

      He is, however, Santa Claus and Jesus Christ rolled into one.

    • @smeqwack7337
      @smeqwack7337 Рік тому +5

      Pretty based

    • @balabanasireti
      @balabanasireti Рік тому +4

      ​@@smeqwack7337Who even still says based

    • @jarbarsi
      @jarbarsi 8 місяців тому +2

      @@balabanasireti a lot of people, most seem to use it ironically, but still, a lot of people

    • @nightspicer
      @nightspicer 6 місяців тому +1

      he was a colonel, not the army kind, but kentucky colonel. An honorary title

  • @blingbli27
    @blingbli27 3 роки тому +88

    I live in Kentucky, and let me tell you. The phrase "Kentucky is Christmas" is truly strange

  • @DaNargh42
    @DaNargh42 3 роки тому +1222

    "I received a Chinese bathmat and Cyberpunk on PS4"
    You poor bastard

    • @arclightredux6088
      @arclightredux6088 3 роки тому +8

      Both are perfectly serviceable.

    • @Volros64
      @Volros64 3 роки тому +63

      The asbestos bathmat is honestly the better of the two lmao. However its not as good as the present Project Red got, they got a class action lawsuit. Yaaaaay!

    • @freddiejohnson6137
      @freddiejohnson6137 3 роки тому +12

      @@arclightredux6088 please explain how a bath mat filled with asbestos is in anyway serviceable?

    • @Elazul2k
      @Elazul2k 3 роки тому +5

      @@Volros64 Possibly. I played Cyberpunk on the PS4 and it worked after the 1.4 patch, but the last 1.6 patch broke it again.

    • @Twofix
      @Twofix 3 роки тому +10

      @@Elazul2k It broke again in 1.06? What happens? Mine bugged out in 1.04 with low polygon model when meeting Dexter for the first time and invisible gun glitch in drone chase at the end of The Heist. Am currently waiting for January big patch.

  • @hristosparaskevas104
    @hristosparaskevas104 3 роки тому +951

    As an Australian, i apologise for 9 news calling you an alternate theorist.

    • @no2party
      @no2party 3 роки тому +7

      Why? It's not like he was actively selling people on the story.

    • @ShadowhunterJDeng
      @ShadowhunterJDeng 3 роки тому +59

      9news is unreliable in the first place tho - sbs or abc any day

    • @hristosparaskevas104
      @hristosparaskevas104 3 роки тому +3

      @@ShadowhunterJDeng 100%

    • @thuranz2773
      @thuranz2773 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah. 9 News and Murdoch media is crap.

  • @samwalker5112
    @samwalker5112 3 роки тому +162

    “Interestingly, Christmas in Japan kicks off a month early...”
    In October?
    “...in November.”
    No that sounds about right for the UK.

    • @tigerslioncub
      @tigerslioncub 2 роки тому +6

      Right? I was thinking "Isn't the Christmas season from November to the end of January?"

  • @geoffk777
    @geoffk777 Рік тому +61

    Chrismas in Japan is basically distilled down to most of the things that people like about the Season, minus any religious meaning. Kids love the trees, Christmas lights and presents on Christmas morning. Girlfriends love Christmas dates and presents. Everybody loves Christmas dinners ans cakes. So it's very commercial, but still very happy and enjoyable Holiday. In the Hersei era, there was even a fairly close National Holiday (the Emperors Birthday) that was pretty close (on 12/23), Sadly that Holiday has now moved to February 23.

    • @23Lgirl
      @23Lgirl 5 місяців тому

      Not all of Japan celebrets Christmas.

    • @23Lgirl
      @23Lgirl 5 місяців тому

      It isn't a national holiday in Japan.

    • @geoffk777
      @geoffk777 5 місяців тому

      @@23Lgirl Thats correct. As I said, the Emperor's birthday holiday used to be close to Christmas. But Christmas itself has never been a holiday.

    • @geoffk777
      @geoffk777 5 місяців тому

      @@23Lgirl I'm most familiar with Tokyo. But, in my experience, Christmas decorations and presents are pretty widespread in Japan. You are free to ignore it if you want. But it's now a part (albeit a very commercial part) of the culture.

  • @evelyneweissenborn8231
    @evelyneweissenborn8231 3 роки тому +410

    “Colonel Sanders is essentially Father Christmas and Jesus, rolled into one.” ~Chris Broad, Alternative Theorist.

    • @abcpea
      @abcpea 3 роки тому +3

      Colonel Sanders is Jesus' brother

    • @Tottex
      @Tottex 3 роки тому +4

      coming soon on History Channel.

    • @waynechow61
      @waynechow61 3 роки тому +2

      @@Tottex They made a Colonel Sanders "mini-movie" for Lifetime this year: ua-cam.com/video/j0e7Bj_7T3k/v-deo.html

  • @flamingocomplex7884
    @flamingocomplex7884 3 роки тому +294

    He just did a Hitchcock pull on a bath mat, and that’s why I keep coming back!

    • @AbroadinJapan
      @AbroadinJapan  3 роки тому +115

      It took at least ten attempts, but it was worth it.

    • @o0Avalon0o
      @o0Avalon0o 3 роки тому +7

      Good catch!

  • @speedfreakpsycho
    @speedfreakpsycho 3 роки тому +114

    Getting bathmat full of asbestos In a year where absolutely everything went wrong, seems like a fitting end of the year. - Wait wait wait..till you start playing that Cyberpunk 2077.

  • @ericwright4976
    @ericwright4976 Рік тому +26

    I just rewatched this… and who would have thought that the pursuit of Mr. Watanabe would end up being a fruitful one after all! 3:29

  • @Haedox
    @Haedox 3 роки тому +1947

    Eat the asbestos

    • @Bloop42106
      @Bloop42106 3 роки тому +145

      Here before the verified comment gets random likes for no reason

    • @Lzyhed
      @Lzyhed 3 роки тому +14

      @@Bloop42106 right behind you

    • @_ikako_
      @_ikako_ 3 роки тому +7

      I feel like I'm haedox's stalker

    • @stonefree7973
      @stonefree7973 3 роки тому +7

      Miss ya haedox

    • @Karagoth444
      @Karagoth444 3 роки тому +44

      Can't get lunger cancer from asbestos if it's in the stomach... that's how that works right?

  • @erenjaeger3537
    @erenjaeger3537 3 роки тому +616

    Hey Chris, just enjoy the new year..
    ...asbestos you can.

  • @jackblades90
    @jackblades90 3 роки тому

    your videos made that year more bearable for many people, thank you!

  • @slayerarken7044
    @slayerarken7044 Рік тому +1

    ive been watching this channel for 3 years or so and i gotta say its probably one of my all time favorite channels on youtube! been on youtube since 2007!

  • @mysticanimation22
    @mysticanimation22 3 роки тому +2309

    In a year when everything went wrong, you still managed to make some great content. Enjoyed every video from this past year.

    • @abirhasankhan9327
      @abirhasankhan9327 3 роки тому +9

      Yeah that montage in the end was a great reminder.

    • @rubedo834
      @rubedo834 3 роки тому +11

      @@abirhasankhan9327 Absolutely agree with that. It somehow makes my heart all aflutter and i get goosebumbs everywhere. It also grows the desire to one day live in japan by myself.
      A happy new year to all of you out there from a guy in germany :)

    • @armorbearer9702
      @armorbearer9702 3 роки тому

      Agreed, you entertained a lot of people.

  • @erich1998
    @erich1998 3 роки тому +870

    As a cabin crew, I would 100% use that veggie pen to give to the relentless passengers that ask to borrow a pen.

    • @TheBakuganmaster99
      @TheBakuganmaster99 3 роки тому +1

      Why tho?

    • @basic5926
      @basic5926 3 роки тому +60

      @@TheBakuganmaster99 "Excuse me, can I borrow a pen?! Come on, I need a pen! Hellooooo, a pen plea-... wtf? A fucking carrot?"
      As a waiter, I can say that that would be pretty enjoyable.

    • @niteynite
      @niteynite 3 роки тому +35

      @@basic5926
      "wtf? A fucking carrot?"
      "kore wa pen desu...."

    • @danagray9709
      @danagray9709 3 роки тому +5

      Foster a habit of hooking the pen into your pocket. It will feel weird when it's not there. WARNING: You will habitually put ANY pen that you use into your pocket without realizing it and discover that you've somehow collected a dozen pens over the course of the day.

    • @goldenk3y
      @goldenk3y 3 роки тому

      @@danagray9709 Or get a more valuable pen, either due to cost or sentimentality and your likeliness of losing it diminishes as a consequence of neglect at least. Basically all my friends have engraved pens ^^

  • @ZanicaKnight
    @ZanicaKnight 3 роки тому +24

    The work you put into these videos is a rejuvenating experience every time, Chris. We appreciate all of this forreal
    -from Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

  • @mandapanda7407
    @mandapanda7407 3 роки тому

    I love the montages at the end. Really highlights the fun times over the year

  • @noneofyourbusiness4616
    @noneofyourbusiness4616 3 роки тому +158

    That Cyberpunk box is the perfect size for Japanese apartments.

  • @sharlainjapan
    @sharlainjapan 3 роки тому +1646

    Ok but how does the mushroom farm rank

    • @petermilne2470
      @petermilne2470 3 роки тому +201

      It's growing on him? :)

    • @hafizmakiglalis4380
      @hafizmakiglalis4380 3 роки тому +8

      Snowman died on the Mushroom farm

    • @jb0258
      @jb0258 3 роки тому +19

      I really enjoyed the cherry picking video you guys did this year!

    • @Big-Wonka
      @Big-Wonka 3 роки тому +6

      Would've been better if they were different shrooms.

    • @dalalutkarsh
      @dalalutkarsh 3 роки тому +21

      Was the carrot pen your gift?

  • @meowmao8786
    @meowmao8786 3 роки тому +5

    On the flip side, I still want to experience Japan's seasonal celebrations! 😁 I just bumped into your channel few days ago and I like your creativity and frankness. Keep it up Chris. 🤗

  • @Jimbo386000
    @Jimbo386000 3 роки тому +19

    As someone from Kentucky, I can confirm, we are Christmas.

  • @CHEFPKR
    @CHEFPKR 3 роки тому +1348

    Merry Christmas good sir, Thank you for all of the years of great content.

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 3 роки тому +1

      I have a big... BIG... BIIIIGGGGG... muscles!!! HAHAHA!!! What did you think I was going for? That's so DIRTY of you! GAGAGAGA!!! I am the funniest UA-camr ever! Maybe that's the reason why I have TWO (!!!) HOT (!) GIRLFRIENDS. Thanks for being alive, dear chef

    • @GabbaaGhoul
      @GabbaaGhoul 3 роки тому

      ditto!

    • @Zoey--
      @Zoey-- 3 роки тому

      666 likes I can't bring myself to add more.

    • @HeavenlyCreature.
      @HeavenlyCreature. 3 роки тому +1

      Chris definitely made this horrid year a lot more bearable. At least we had his new video's to look forward to 😊

    • @brianbouf8303
      @brianbouf8303 3 роки тому

      Is he dying?

  • @p1ural391
    @p1ural391 3 роки тому +442

    In order to dispose of asbestos-containing material, the standard here in Canada is to put them in two 6-mil specially marked polyethylene bags. The bag then goes to a landfill that accepts asbestos waste. I am not sure about how asbestos waste is disposed of in Japan though. As long as you don't cut, burn or damage the bath mat, the asbestos fibres will remain in the mat. By the way, since I am an asbestos analyst, I believe you can send me the whole mat as an asbestos sample provided it is properly packaged in the two 6-mil bags.

    • @SpeedOfDarknesss
      @SpeedOfDarknesss 3 роки тому +55

      asbestos analyst to the rescue!

    • @whyamigae9666
      @whyamigae9666 3 роки тому +15

      Who needs knowledge when you have 69 likes on a comment?

    • @m0rtez713
      @m0rtez713 3 роки тому +9

      LOL I guess you are the best solution for Chris.

    • @Fektthis
      @Fektthis 3 роки тому +5

      that's pretty much how we do it here in the states. however, I'm sure that with the strict recycling and waste disposal in Japan they have very specific instructions on this.

    • @Crusheded
      @Crusheded 3 роки тому

      Is that an actual profession or is it just one of the things you analyze

  • @challengethesystem6191
    @challengethesystem6191 3 роки тому +15

    for this area of content on UA-cam your videos are the best. You are really down to earth and not cringy, like some of the other non-Japanese UA-camrs I have watched.

  • @zachdoucet6776
    @zachdoucet6776 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for your channel! I just found Abroad In Japan the other day and I'm obsessed! Your cynical and sarcastic sense of humor is right up my alley! I'm an American who appreciates British humor and Japanese culture. You cover great topics while making me truly laugh along the way!

  • @rienksu
    @rienksu 3 роки тому +458

    I haven't heard anyone use the word "despair" as much as Chris does.

    • @KooriGraywolf
      @KooriGraywolf 3 роки тому +21

      "Despair", or "zetsubou" in japanese, seems to be quite a common word over there. You see it quite often in translations of anime and games. So maybe it just rubbed off on him

    • @kittty.liveee
      @kittty.liveee 3 роки тому +1

      You haven't watched Anne with an E I dare say she says it way more

    • @user-jg5oe9bd6t
      @user-jg5oe9bd6t 3 роки тому +23

      danganronpa 👁👄👁

    • @kurogane2638
      @kurogane2638 3 роки тому +8

      Thats cause he can actually taste and smell it, unlike most people.

    • @KooriGraywolf
      @KooriGraywolf 3 роки тому +4

      @@user-jg5oe9bd6t That's actually one of the things I was thinking about haha

  • @benniek1050
    @benniek1050 3 роки тому +273

    Let's just take the time to appreciate Chris reenacting his lowest point in Christmas. He didn't have to, but he did it for you dammit.😂😂😂

    • @AbroadinJapan
      @AbroadinJapan  3 роки тому +59

      Certainly a bizarre experience. Though I left out the bit about how I got a really crap haircut on the same walk home.

    • @beapadilla4779
      @beapadilla4779 3 роки тому +2

      @@AbroadinJapan please do a video on it!! 😁
      Btw, I'm a huge fan of your videos!!! and having been to Japan a few times on holiday, your videos have always inspired to teach English in Japan. Hope you are having a happy new year!!! 😁🥳

  • @TheTaylorham95
    @TheTaylorham95 2 роки тому +4

    Watching this after your Week with Ken Watanabe video has released, and dreams really do come true :') This aged so well! That hard work payed off.

  • @xBINARYGODx
    @xBINARYGODx 3 роки тому +43

    technically Christmas is more an economic holiday in the west too, and xmas here in NY seems to start IMMEDIATELY after Halloween, with SOME mention of Thanksgiving along the way (but not much other than on the day).

  • @ellusiv5121
    @ellusiv5121 3 роки тому +239

    "A gift from CD Projekt Red"
    Ok., I sure wasn't expecting that from the channel lol

    • @hankjones7054
      @hankjones7054 3 роки тому +15

      I was watching a sharla livestream and the official cyberpunk channel commented on there as well. Obviously they're big fans of the Jvloggers.

  • @thingonathinginathing
    @thingonathinginathing 3 роки тому +397

    Chris just to let you know they named a street after you in Cyberpunk 2077. It's called "Broad Street" in the Japantown neighborhood. 🔥🔥🔥

    • @theshape7214
      @theshape7214 2 роки тому +7

      😱

    • @danielwhyatt3278
      @danielwhyatt3278 2 роки тому +9

      OH WOOOW. Now that is bloody cool.😲😆😎👌🏼👏🏼

    • @Zenxolu
      @Zenxolu 2 роки тому +3

      That could be anything

    • @radicalrockom8
      @radicalrockom8 2 роки тому +25

      @@Zenxolu You know damn well they named it after Abroad in Japan’s Chris Broad!

    • @Zenxolu
      @Zenxolu 2 роки тому +2

      @@radicalrockom8 i get you like this guy but you don't have to build him a pedestal

  • @lukedudgeon8699
    @lukedudgeon8699 2 роки тому +1

    sitting here in 2022, your video with ken lined up next in the playlist. Keep up the awesome work!

  • @Mojojojo85757
    @Mojojojo85757 Рік тому +10

    My brother lives in Japan and my family all went to visit him during the holiday a few years back. I was the only one that didn’t get to go!! (But I have been to Japan myself before during an exchange program in college) I know this isn’t a very lofty goal but I’ve always wanted to eat kfc in Japan on Christmas Day (with loved ones ofc not by myself) 😂 and then maybe spend the evening in an onsen in some snowy old fashion Japanese village. Like Christmas with a twist lol. Here in America, even though there are so many traditions and religious associations, it is also SO COMMERCIALIZED that I kind of want to avoid it here too 😅 also the amount of preparation and stress that goes into making an America Christmas dinner 😮‍💨but I know what you mean about the festive spirit. There is something deeply ingrained in the Christmas spirt that warms our hearts in the winter time, I can’t imagine not having that to look forward to.

  • @s1izz45
    @s1izz45 3 роки тому +147

    My favorite part of this video is probably the part where Natsuki sings while his elbow is inside a KFC bucket

    • @moriartea897
      @moriartea897 3 роки тому +2

      We need an album of Natsuki singing Christmas songs now lol.

  • @nhekzero7147
    @nhekzero7147 3 роки тому +639

    Friend: Gives me pen shaped like a carrot.
    Chris: Former friend. 😂

    • @kayagorzan
      @kayagorzan 3 роки тому +1

      Indeed

    • @rust2092
      @rust2092 3 роки тому +3

      Ohhh that was the joke?

    • @courtneyn.m.1687
      @courtneyn.m.1687 3 роки тому +1

      The ENGLISH on that packaging tho!! That might make it worth it right there. And no, I'm not the person who bought this a gift lol

  • @bobfranklin2572
    @bobfranklin2572 3 роки тому

    Love all the remakes of the old videos

  • @namenamename6
    @namenamename6 3 роки тому

    Thank u Chris, Merry Christmas to you too bud :)

  • @Peter_Schiavo
    @Peter_Schiavo 3 роки тому +163

    The asbestos is currently contained within the bathmat mold/shape." So, double bag it, tying up each bag separately and wait for the recall information. Asbestos is only dangerous in its friable form.

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle 3 роки тому +4

      just never open it. Treat it like a Lithium battery ;D

    • @bramlapiere6763
      @bramlapiere6763 3 роки тому +2

      and just in case wear gloves

    • @DXPetti
      @DXPetti 3 роки тому +6

      This is probably the most appropriate answer next to don't dispose of it yourself

    • @rolfs2165
      @rolfs2165 3 роки тому +6

      Why would you deep-fry a floor mat, though?

    • @lr5697
      @lr5697 3 роки тому

      Don't fry it!

  • @squidge8808
    @squidge8808 3 роки тому +244

    This man isn’t running out of ideas
    his channel is so original and incredible
    I didn’t just come from a certain podcast

    • @seasesh4073
      @seasesh4073 3 роки тому +10

      Hmm sound suspiciously similar

    • @squidge8808
      @squidge8808 3 роки тому

      @@seasesh4073 👀👀👀

  • @emmahardesty4330
    @emmahardesty4330 3 роки тому

    Somehow or other, this is my favorite of all your videos. Laughs feel good

  • @phil6844
    @phil6844 3 роки тому

    These reasons make me wanna spend Christmas there even more !

  • @WellBattle6
    @WellBattle6 3 роки тому +144

    When you're a big enough UA-camr you randomly begin receiving Collector's Editions of games despite not being a UA-cam gamer.

    • @rOCKINxsOCKIN
      @rOCKINxsOCKIN 3 роки тому +24

      If you followed his IG channel, you'd see that he often did Bladerunner/Cyberpunk-esque night shots with beautiful neon lights, so makes sense that CDPR would feel it made sense to give him one

    • @DiggingForFacts
      @DiggingForFacts 3 роки тому +1

      And it then turning out to be one for the PS4 which....let's be generous and say it runs a bit arse right now.

    • @hteekay
      @hteekay 3 роки тому +1

      Pretty sure now that PS4 Cyberpunk is just trash that CDPR trying to get rid off

    • @GoddoDoggo
      @GoddoDoggo 3 роки тому +1

      @@DiggingForFacts The PS4 version actually runs perfectly fine on a backwards compatible PS5, _if you can find one, huehuehuehuehuehue_

  • @Doom234590
    @Doom234590 3 роки тому +179

    Just one question Chris. Why is Natsuki's elbow in the bucket of chicken?

    • @AbroadinJapan
      @AbroadinJapan  3 роки тому +124

      I was wondering the exact same thing

    • @loopyfrog
      @loopyfrog 3 роки тому +3

      @@AbroadinJapan LMAO

    • @Daelaron
      @Daelaron 3 роки тому +19

      Maybe he wanted to be "chicken boy" for a day.

    • @elezraita
      @elezraita 3 роки тому +16

      At this point, I’ve just learned to not question Natsuki’s actions.

    • @Violet.18
      @Violet.18 3 роки тому +5

      Literally scrolled through the comments to see if someone was gonna ask the elbow in the bucket question

  • @ti3na
    @ti3na 2 роки тому +2

    as tourist xmas was the best, shops were open, no annoying relatives, laying in hotel room or going to arcade.. just so much better than sharing fake smiles with family

  • @TheTokyoShow
    @TheTokyoShow 3 роки тому

    nice one! I loved the recap of 2020

  • @taylorswan8587
    @taylorswan8587 3 роки тому +132

    ‘Christmas in Japan kicks off on November first’
    Me, an American: yeah, that checks out

    • @Uzur9
      @Uzur9 3 роки тому +7

      LOL was thinking the same. Can enjoy that Thanksgiving turkey without all that Christmas tat out early. XD

    • @edmundmetzold
      @edmundmetzold 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah when he said that it starts in early November and ends in December 26 I was like... That's how American stores always do it (to my annoyance... Maybe I should move to the UK)

    • @Anjel1e
      @Anjel1e 3 роки тому

      Meh. In the Philippines Christmas starts in September.

    • @diegoleonardia5358
      @diegoleonardia5358 3 роки тому +2

      @@Anjel1e if you're brave enough it never ends here

    • @Anjel1e
      @Anjel1e 3 роки тому

      @@diegoleonardia5358 lol, I can believe it.

  • @Borissh89
    @Borissh89 3 роки тому +39

    The Hebrew on the stone just says it's a sign of friendship from the municipality of Jerusalem to the village of Shingo.

  • @ExploringWithJosh
    @ExploringWithJosh Рік тому +19

    woah i had no idea about KFC during xmas haha!

  • @jordanjanson6569
    @jordanjanson6569 3 роки тому

    would love to see Japan. But I am glad that you where happy after all that stress.

  • @Ranerdar
    @Ranerdar 3 роки тому +354

    "In a rather bastardized, commercialized form"
    So..... Christmas.

    • @Venislovas
      @Venislovas 3 роки тому +7

      And Valentines day too.

    • @hypothalapotamus5293
      @hypothalapotamus5293 3 роки тому +9

      The only good news about covid is that I haven't had to hear "Have yourself a merry little Christmas" in a grocery store.
      Not once.

    • @Meurieza
      @Meurieza 3 роки тому +1

      It’s about money

    • @InfiniteDeckhand
      @InfiniteDeckhand 3 роки тому +7

      Literally all western holidays are more or less bastardized and commercialized in Japan.

    • @elpibelol5005
      @elpibelol5005 3 роки тому +3

      Yes but no I mean in my country we pray that day and make a manger with the family of Jesus, we celebrate Christmas for Jesus not for the gifts

  • @bucktopo9783
    @bucktopo9783 3 роки тому

    Yoo, the montage was dope!

  • @KofiCatlovesU
    @KofiCatlovesU Рік тому

    To funny love it. Merry Christmas 🎁 2023

  • @Pattoe
    @Pattoe 3 роки тому +124

    Hello. I actually wrote a small article on the local housing associations webpage outlining how to deal with Asbestos. I'm from Teesside in England and many of our buildings have Asbestos built into them, either through their initial construction or due to steel industry workers taking home Asbestos based blast furnace insulation and using it in their own home renovation projects.
    The best thing to do if you have identified something as containing Asbestos, or believe something contains Asbestos is to leave it as it is. Asbestos when left alone is harmless, when handled and worked upon it releases the fibres that make it harmful.
    Removal of Asbestos in buildings should be done only by those with a license to remove it. All Asbestos waste, including household items are to be disposed of in packaging featuring UN approved hazardous waste labels, which you can obtain through contact with the relevant environmental agencies of your country of residence.
    Stay safe, Chris!

    • @Leslie_Smith
      @Leslie_Smith 3 роки тому +12

      Hope you don't mind if I piggyback off this, but I work in relation to asbestos. It's just a bathmat, so the thing to do is to properly seal it in a plastic bag and then dispose according to regulations. However, fibers might be everywhere due to it being a bathmat so just use a disposable mop and wet everything down (asbestos sinks when wet) and then mop it all up and also dispose accordingly to regulations for hazardous material. If there are still concerns, an air test can be performed. :)

    • @Pattoe
      @Pattoe 3 роки тому +2

      @@Leslie_Smith Brilliant advice. :)

  • @nikolajp1530
    @nikolajp1530 3 роки тому +94

    "Christmas in Japan starts earlier than back home." you can tell chris has been gone for a while, UKers have been dealing with christmas on nov 1st for some years now T.T

    • @muls9571
      @muls9571 3 роки тому +12

      November 1st? What part of the UK are you in? Christmas stuff where I am is out in early October!

    • @klg9549
      @klg9549 3 роки тому +6

      I saw Christmas stuff already in the shops on Halloween!

    • @lostecho4394
      @lostecho4394 3 роки тому +1

      I find that Christmas seems to start at around October where I am.

    • @lucaswatson1913
      @lucaswatson1913 3 роки тому

      Aye it's shite

    • @warwickeng5491
      @warwickeng5491 3 роки тому +1

      Once Halloween stuff hits the shelves, the build up for Christmas begins

  • @Dakers11
    @Dakers11 3 роки тому

    Thanks Chris, always!

  • @rather_be_a_cat
    @rather_be_a_cat 3 роки тому +35

    You've been out of England for too long. Christmas adverts start on the tele the day after Halloween now

    • @Brando56894
      @Brando56894 3 роки тому +4

      Glad to see it isn't just the USA that does this, some stores do it before halloween.

  • @josemerlos6834
    @josemerlos6834 3 роки тому +141

    Christmas without Natsuki, isn’t a Christmas.

  • @brendanmatelan2129
    @brendanmatelan2129 3 роки тому +86

    Chris, technically asbestos is safe unless it’s deteriorated, then if disturbed the fibers can spread. As long as your bathmat isn’t damaged, you’re alright. If you want to get rid of it, then carefully wrap it up in at least 2 layers of heavy garbage bags, duct tape the seams, and wrap it around the matt. Then I guess give a call to some agency who can dispose of it properly. Stay safe Chris

    • @BDaltonYoung
      @BDaltonYoung 3 роки тому +4

      +1. We actually had some gaskets on our tractor that were asbestos. It is the dust that's really the issue. My old high school had asbestos in the flooring, but it was all sealed under laminating layers and was harmless.

    • @wellmakeitworth1316
      @wellmakeitworth1316 3 роки тому +1

      @@BDaltonYoung it's gonna be a pain cleaning that out when the old school is demolished

    • @simonmoore2380
      @simonmoore2380 3 роки тому +2

      Also, the asbestos in this case is clearly being used as a reinforcing filler for the rubber that is used to fabricate the mat. Even if you cut the mat up it’s very unlikely that the asbestos will form a dust hazard. As an analogy, car tyres contain carbon black as a colouring and bulking agent. If you cut up an old tyre do you get a black mist of carbon coming out? No.

    • @m3mz614
      @m3mz614 3 роки тому

      The only thing that comes to mind is Chris getting arrested because what you described would probably look like he's dealing drugs lmao

  • @RawrenceLock
    @RawrenceLock 2 роки тому +2

    At “John’s proud aroma will spread in your room” i coughed up a lung

  • @alexatl89
    @alexatl89 3 роки тому

    I went to Japan for the new year at the end of 2017 and I loved it.

  • @blue.square
    @blue.square 3 роки тому +98

    "Chris is over." Maybe Natsuki has something to do with the bath mat.

    • @HeavenlyCreature.
      @HeavenlyCreature. 3 роки тому +5

      That was Ryotaro's doing. That man stops at nothing 😉

  • @classydoctor5864
    @classydoctor5864 3 роки тому +80

    As someone residing in Australia, falling in snow sounds like a dream.

    • @demun6065
      @demun6065 3 роки тому +11

      It does. I've always wanted a proper Christmas, with snow. But sitting at the beach on boxing day isn't too bad either.

    • @saberruntv
      @saberruntv 3 роки тому +6

      Has somebody who has snow each year at christmass. Snow is the worst

    • @zombfish5498
      @zombfish5498 3 роки тому +7

      It's not some magical cotton candy that stops you getting hurt. It's like falling on the normal ground but cold and wet.

    • @Kikan319
      @Kikan319 3 роки тому +3

      Snow blows.... Nobody who lives in it actually likes it.

    • @erynn9968
      @erynn9968 3 роки тому +1

      You’d be cured from this desire after surviving a single snow-full winter.

  • @mariannesouza8326
    @mariannesouza8326 3 роки тому

    This is just my 3rd video of yours. You’re so funny! Yay! 😀👍🏼👏🏼

  • @LeSapotier
    @LeSapotier 3 роки тому

    Happy new year man ! take care of yourself ! p.s. a bit late, but with all my heart...Love your work.

  • @low8739
    @low8739 3 роки тому +40

    Natsuki with one arm in a KFC bucket while sort of singing a Christmas song was the gift I didn’t know I needed. But I’m glad I got it. 10 🌟. Happy New Year Chris, Natsuki and Ken. 🥂

  • @noamz9527
    @noamz9527 3 роки тому +109

    Funny enough the Hebrew tablet doesn't say anything about Jesus. It's hard to read but as far as I can see it just indicates the friendship between Jerusalem city hall and this place.

    • @AbroadinJapan
      @AbroadinJapan  3 роки тому +32

      Here's the full video where you may be able to read the text better! ua-cam.com/video/1Lt6DEnFYuA/v-deo.html

    • @noamz9527
      @noamz9527 3 роки тому +25

      the translation is more or less "This stone is a donation of Jerusalem city hall and is a testimony to the friendship between the state of Israel and the city of Jerusalem and Shingu" and then the hebrew date and the christian date. So the english description was quite accurate.

    • @AzizChoda
      @AzizChoda 3 роки тому

      @@noamz9527 הכוונה בחותמת זה שזה מסמל את הקשר לא שמישהו חתם על זה,אבל בעיקרון כן שזה דיי מגניב וממש מוזר😂

    • @noamz9527
      @noamz9527 3 роки тому

      @@AzizChoda זה מה שחשבתי, אבל אף פעם לא נתקלתי בניסוח כזה ולא הייתי בטוח איך לתרגם

    • @AzizChoda
      @AzizChoda 3 роки тому

      @@noamz9527 עזוב את הניסוח איך זה הגיע לשם

  • @Deseis
    @Deseis 3 роки тому

    I could TOTALLY go for that bucket tbh

  • @user-sm6od4tx2p
    @user-sm6od4tx2p 3 роки тому +1

    if i remember correctly asbestos is not dangerous in it's bound form (walls or items). The problems is in if those things are breaking/flaking apart that's when the fibres start to fly around and when inhaled can cause cancer.

  • @vanMrMann
    @vanMrMann 3 роки тому +122

    A heavy commercialized christmas with the origins of christianity stripped away? So it IS just like in the west!

    • @InfiniteDeckhand
      @InfiniteDeckhand 3 роки тому +8

      Ahem, ''Christmas'' has pagan roots. Or why do you think it's still called ''Yule'' in some places?

    • @audioxix
      @audioxix 3 роки тому +4

      @InfiniteHands "Origins of christianity" ? Never was a christian holiday. It was pagan, the christians only hijacked it to try and get people to forcefully convert from paganism, by hijacking their customs ..... because you know ... the burning at the stake and murdering wasn't getting the desired number of conversations from the natives they desired, who would have knew 😏

  • @centinela24542
    @centinela24542 11 місяців тому

    I use to come to your channel to train my english (I´m a native language speaker) and your way to speak is very challenging to understand, so I come often for my ear training sessions. Is good to hear someone who is not a teacher and don´t try to ""sound correct"". Have a nice day.

  • @malapertfourohfour2112
    @malapertfourohfour2112 3 роки тому

    Yo Natsukis cameos are always hella fun

  • @nem3732
    @nem3732 3 роки тому +52

    Chris: Interestingly Christmas in Japan starts a month early and kicks off on November first.
    Filipinos: How about we start from *SEPTEMBER*

  • @HeelvsBabyface
    @HeelvsBabyface 3 роки тому +414

    Happy New Year Chris and crew. Thanks for the amazing videos this year. You really have been a life saver.

    • @VoluptuousMeatball
      @VoluptuousMeatball 3 роки тому +6

      Wow. Never thought to see you, sir, here! I am pleasantly surprised and want to wish you a good luck. Happy holidays and thanks for the amazing content

    • @powc316zara8
      @powc316zara8 3 роки тому +5

      The man himself.

    • @ithilweenshadowsong8151
      @ithilweenshadowsong8151 3 роки тому +4

      Dude, never thought you were one of Chris' fan!!

    • @AbroadinJapan
      @AbroadinJapan  3 роки тому +25

      Thanks for watching along! 😄⛩

    • @trolltothebank
      @trolltothebank 3 роки тому +2

      Lol very neat

  • @zak6675
    @zak6675 2 роки тому +2

    i love watching this now that chris has met and interviewed ken lol

  • @johannesvandongen6009
    @johannesvandongen6009 2 роки тому

    Starting to like all these adventures. Presented in such a relaxed manner. I lived in japan in 1979 and 1980, two years with a mixture of emotions. Nothing much has changed since then, it seems... I live in the Philippines now. A country in development, but so much more entertaining. English is the second language here. That helps.

  • @jthdembinski5502
    @jthdembinski5502 3 роки тому +181

    I was eating my dinner hoping to hear something nice but then Chris started talking about asbestos and John's smell and that was the moment I stopped eating..

  • @Apureguria
    @Apureguria 3 роки тому +618

    Ken Watanabe and Boris in the same video lol Happy New Year! I can tell you that Christmas in the UK is very different as well 😂

    • @liites7730
      @liites7730 3 роки тому

      Boris???

    • @auliasilkapianis1482
      @auliasilkapianis1482 3 роки тому +13

      I don't want UK boris I want Slav boris

    • @Apureguria
      @Apureguria 3 роки тому +1

      @@Thelaretus ai sim

    • @Jaggedknife11
      @Jaggedknife11 3 роки тому +2

      What about the japanese band called Boris?

    • @Regan_holland
      @Regan_holland 3 роки тому +1

      christmas in the uk you get shanked by a roadman for your new phone and or shoes

  • @SarcasticPossum
    @SarcasticPossum 2 роки тому

    I'm feeling very festive watching this.

  • @omarg2079
    @omarg2079 6 місяців тому

    There's something comforting about Chris' misery that makes me come back to this video every year.

  • @miratparmar6779
    @miratparmar6779 3 роки тому +386

    "He's run out of ideas!"

    • @julianz.5316
      @julianz.5316 3 роки тому +43

      Ah, someone with a trash taste I see

    • @meliocurie1809
      @meliocurie1809 3 роки тому +4

      He hearted this he really did run out of ideas!

  • @justboredidkslay
    @justboredidkslay 3 роки тому +14

    Natsuki is a pure angel
    CHANGE MY MIND

  • @coolkicker9990
    @coolkicker9990 3 роки тому +1

    Probably other folks have already written this, but if the mats are deteriorated and expelling dust you must wet the mats in water, then seal the mats in a plastic bag that has the wording "ASBESTOS" which must also include the hazardous sign. You must then dispose the material in a hazardous material dump, not your standard dump or trash. It is rather pricey to dump asbestos properly. If mat is good condition, you can place them in a standard sealed garbage bag and dispose in your trash. Best of Luck.

  • @Redspeciality
    @Redspeciality 3 роки тому

    Cool how you managed to find Natsuki, he is a really cool character. Seems like all your friends are happy, interesting people I’d probably really get along with. Makes me wish I could go to Japan and just hang out and soak up the culture. Compare it to when I lived in Vietnam or Sweden

  • @craftedbyorre
    @craftedbyorre 3 роки тому +43

    My wish for 2021 is for Ryotaro to again say “He’s gonna die” to Chris, and laugh maniacally

    • @Kannot2023
      @Kannot2023 3 роки тому +8

      Maybe the asbestos mat was a plot from Ryotaro