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Here in Sweden we are no strangers to waiting in line but in Japan you have made queuing efficiency into an art form. When we were going back to our bnb the small station was quite crowded but there were taped on the floor with different colors for every line making a stop at that platform. The train arrived at the exact time, the people exiting got off quickly and then the people waiting got on just as quickly and the train took off at the exact time. It was beautiful! Also, if you wanted to relax in the onsen at the ryokan we stayed at near Omuro-yama you had to share it with strangers that either were already there or arrived just as you finished washing and were going to the spring. As I said I'm from Sweden, that's no problem at all.
Mrs Eats, I am disabled. A friend of mine went to Italy and was shocked that there was not many accommodations for disabled travelers. Would you perhaps one day make a video on what accommodations are available for disabled travelers to Japan? Thank you so very much for all of your wonderful videos.
My wife spent last January in Japan, traveling all over the country for her PhD research, and she hardly ever saw any accessibility features anywhere. Public transportation in Japan especially is an issue for people with disabilities because the older subway and train stations have no elevators or escalators at all - in Tokyo especially that was a serious issue because even not being disabled she had to haul her suitcases over many, many, many stairs. Public places are also very disability-unfriendly, unfortunately. The result is that you just don't see disabled people anywhere.
I have to say it is not going to be an easy place to get around for somebody in that situation. Some train stations don't have elevators, many businesses have stairs (no ramps), and hotel rooms are very tight. The Japanese people will help you as much as they can however.
I'm in USA. In elementary school (Kindergarten through 5th grade) we have to line up to go everywhere. To the bathroom, to PE, to go home in the afternoon, to go from one class to the other. But undoubtedly it doesn't translate to adulthood very well. We do have lines. But people complain like crazy!!
Japan is crazy about lines!! I think only time I don't see Japanese waiting in line is when they get off airplane. Then everyone run to get off as fast as possible haha!!
Colombia has the La Loca festival. La Loca is the boogeyman and it definitely makes the kids want to behave. I think American children REALLY could benefit from something like that.
Regarding taking a bath together while naked - we do something similiar in Sweden. We go in to the sauna naked together and just relax. Its the same in all scandinavian countries.
In Germany too. Sauna and special Beaches called FKK - Freikörperkultur, means "free" (naked) body culture 😅 To be naked between naked strangers of all genders is so normal in germany.
I understand the line up culture because we also do that here in Finland. Also, it never ceases to amuse me that having to take shoes off inside a house is weird to some people in this world😂
@Shinzo these videos always show some white dude putting their shoes on the furniture. it’s getting very boring. even in dirty America, only the rudest, most uncouth people would put their shoes on someone’s furniture.
Yeah I know right? But apparently some country do not have a culture to remove shoes before entering a house. The horrors. BTW I love my trip to Finland!
In Puerto Rico and The Dominican Republic, we have a festival every year where dudes dress up as “demons” in wooden masks and puffy costumes and they walk around in a parade down the street. As a kid, I was absolutely terrified of the masks, but as an adult I appreciate them as a traditional part of my culture. They’re usually made from the wood of a dried gourd and painted different colors.
Yeah but did the demons CHASE you even though you were so terrified that you were crying and your parents just stood aside and watched? Diff situation, mama!
This Oni Matsuri has a very similar parallel in Europe where during December various countries have Krampus march, or Frau Perchta who punish naughty children. Krampus is starting to become very popular in the USA and some cities now have their own Krampus marches.
In Poland we also take our shoes off, i could never understand how anyone could wear in home same shoes they were steping on outside dirt, sand, chewed buble gums and even worse stuff.
So glad to finally see a Mrs Eats video pop up on my feed. It's like stumbling on a fresh water spring when you've been surrounded by puddles of water in potholes for the longest time. What do they call the Oni with the wig and the body pillow? he's very effective at scaring young women. :D
Hello Mrs Eat, yes I agree about lining up. I just got back from Japan this past May 2023, back to the US. And I love the way they operate in Japan Japan is very orderly, and I for one love order and respect for others.
I think the difference would be haunted houses in the us and canada are seen as fun scary rather than teaching a lesson scary like japan does I dont think i know anyone who brought a kid into a haunted house to teach them to behave haha
@@geckosocks Hahaha True. But also I was thinking the japanese festival was a sort of "fun scary" as well. Like, sure you're scared at the time, but after it's something to laugh about. That sort of thing.
@@Sollace oh fair! i think as an outsider too these festivals look really fun and cool! And i think as a kid i would have loved them! But i have to wonder if i was told as a kid that monsters were real and were going to eat me if i misbehaved, would i find haunted houses scary fun? Or scary bad? fun in hindsight but scary until i realized it was fake probably like kids who are scared of santa?
A line for a bathroom is pretty normal no matter where you are- there’s only so many toilets so I think that gal was just overwhelmed with her day 😅 But yea- the USA doesn’t do lines typically. Generally some people try to follow the idea of a line- get on the bus in order or first come, first served. But we have a lot of pushing, shoving, and racing around when it comes to cities and public transit. Honestly we can’t even form coherent lines when there’s guides and 6ft markers.
Ah, the ‘Oni app’. A friend of mine used to use that to scare her son into behaving. (It worked for about a year until he realized he was being tricked. 😆 And Oni festivals… I’ve never been to a full-on Oni-themed one, but a local matsuri where I live in Mie prefecture has some horse-riding onis (the horses are actually part of the costume, not real) called “Shago-Uma” that exist solely scare the crap out of kids at the festival. And to be honest… I’m a bit scared of them myself. 😅
@@MrsEats I live in Matsusaka, but I work in Tsu (that’s where they have the Shago-Uma). Hey, if you two are ever in the area look me up. I can give you the “inside outsider” tour of Ise Jingu area, including some excellent local beer. 🍻
when i was in elementary school, they were strict with lines. also airport lines seem very specific on where you go based on your plane ticket when boarding.
As someone from the UK, we love a good queue and get very annoyed when people don't respect the queue system. But they do spread out a lot. I work in a coffee shop, and I'm constantly having to remind people to queue the correct way so that people are served in the right order. As for bathrooms, queues are also expected (especially at busy places like concerts or train stations), and we get enraged if someone tries to skip ahead. Shouting isn't going to get things to move faster.
When I was living in the UK one of the guys I worked with told me that people used to queue up for buses etc., but as more and more foreigners came in that was lost.
In other countries lines are chaotic walls of people because you can never trust anyone not to cut in line. It's subconsciously deliberate to prevent line cutters or be first yourself.
For the shoes, it's the same here in Canada. We do have "mud rooms" or little entrance where you left your outdoor shoes and then go in the house. Maybe because it's because of the snow and mud here?! But we do it also during the summer. Anyway, I hate to walk in sand or dirty floors inside. So, I agree with Japan on that point for sure!! 👍
Same here in Germany. Usually there is a small room called"Windfang" wind catcher, where you take off your dirty street shoes and put on your "Hausschuhe"
I'm Hispanic & live in the US. Everyone who visits me in my apartment must take their shoes off inside the front entrance. I even have indoor shoes for guests who are barefoot or aren't wearing socks.
Getting in line is normal in Germany too. Although that started to change bc of teenagers behaving worse and worse (loud music on the train...makes me so mad) and foreigners ofc.
We in Austria have a similar festival as your Oni. Here they are called "Perchten" and their outfit costs sometimes several thousand Euros. But they don´t take the kids they just run through the streets, make a lot of noise and maybe even hit you with a small bundle of twigs. This is called "Perchtenlauf". (Of course did it sometimes escalete and there is every other year the discussion if it should be prohibited or not.) Oh and we also have a "ranking system" for the kids in december. On one day (6th od dec, i belive) comes the "St. Nikolaus" to the "good" kids and brings them candy, nuts and fruits. And 2 days later comes the "Krampus" and brings the "bad" kids a piece of coal and maybe in some rural areas you will also get a slap with some twigs on your butt, or they even put the kids in a basket on their backs and walk a while.
I really liked this video there was a lot of things that I didn't know about Japan thanks to you I now know a little bit more about Japan thank you Mrs Eats.
I'm glad Japan is more chill with nudity. It's kinda crazy how we're more ok with violence then nudity, like a TV show/movie/videogame can show a women being butchered but if you show even the slightest 'oppai' it's R rated and banned. I wish we were more chill with the natural human body.
U.S. children were often scared of the painted faces of clowns at the circus. Circuses are so few anymore that you can go go for years without seeing a clown now.
Mrs. Eats you put so much personality into your videos! Also Mr. Eats is a good sport. Not going to lie, that Oni Festival looks really cool! What time of year does that happen?
I love the fact everyone lines up in Japan. In America we have like a waiting group to get into line, or if there are just a few people in a waiting room or something we tell the employee who was there longest so they can be helped first, but we don't necessarily wait in a line. Sometimes we let people go ahead of us if they will be able to be helped faster than us, and on the flip-side, A lot of Americans will cut lines, and that's still considered rude, but it's more tolerated. I think we subconsciously value individuality so much that everyone being uniform in a line just feels unnatural to us.
What's unsatisfactory is public bathrooms where urine is on the floor and not taken care of frequently by housekeeping at a business forcing people to have to step in the urine.
I love the way the water overflows in the bathhouses and falls to the floor and wets the floor. Although if that happened over here in my house id be irritated.
I took my child to a sci-fi convention when he was really little. He saw a Giger alien and wanted to pet it. He LOVED it. The guy in the costume was very amused. He’s much older now and has chosen not to see the movies.
I was in Osaka a month ago, the amount of people pushing prams with dogs in them was strange to me, we also went to an outlet mall in Kobe and they had signs on the doors to show if you could bring your dog inside if it was in a pram.
In my city (in western Canada), we don't follow a line rule. People like their personal space and spread out around the bus stop. When a bus approaches, a line... kinda forms... but not really. People are mostly polite and will defer to the person closest to the bus door to get on efficiently, but it's normal to see someone rush in front. The lack of line forming seems to be because many bus stops are used by more than one bus, so making a line doesn't make sense when half the line takes a different bus.
ahahaha, how funny! those oni we also have in austria / southern bavaria - like in 2:13 - we call them krampus and they look alike alot. :D however, they don't usually steal children, its more about being naughty, making noise or scaring people / children.
I've never understood huffing about being in line. There will be long lines at the grocery and people around me will shuffle their feet, and sigh, and huff, and say 'can you believe this?' and 'this is ridiculous'. OK, all you are doing is annoying yourself further. The line is the line. It is what it is. Winging won't make it go faster, it will just make it more unpleasant.
I know British people queueing is quite normal, just not as behaved as Japanese. The Philippines have quite a queueing culture as well, but like with the Brits, the Japanese does it so much better.
Straight lines are proably best when possible. Groups of people kind of clump out in the usa and sometimes that's not so bad, depending on what the line is for, but sometimes it is hard to tell where the line begins, or even if you are in the right line.. I hate realizing after waiting for a really long time I have to go to the end of the real line and start over. Soo I mean.. I can't see the line thing as weird when it is more functional.
I was thinking of my friend Atsuke and wondered if I saw him in Japan on a crowded street if it is ok to yell for his attention or just let him walk away? Mind you we haven't seen each other in 20 years so no phone numbers or emails.
I love public baths and I wish they were more common here in the US! Luckily in my city we have a couple of places, so I can go pretty regularly. All I need is a friend who is comfortable with washing each other's backs 😂 🧽🚿 I love the shoe and queue culture too! All things I wish we had here!!
I don’t see the shoe thing as a crazy idea. It’s very practical. I’m in Canada. My housemate never takes his shoes off and never takes a turn cleaning the floor that he trashes. Our floor is full of dirt, grim, dried spills. And if I don’t wash it, nobody does. Thankfully I’m moving. But believe me…I can appreciate the shoe culture in Japan. I would die for that sometimes. Plus, far as cues go, we do t spontaneously cue up, but in most cases people have an understanding of who was there first. Plus without a cue for, say, the bus…it gives a chance for someone who has manners to allow women, kids, and elderly to go before them, even though they were there first.
Please make aa video about gochapon origins haha i was addicted in gochapons(gundam suit ensembles) when i went to japan last july😂 Btw your story telling is so so fun that i have to subscribed!❤
Regarding shoes, I think it is common in asia in general to take off your shoes before entering someone's or even your own home. Shoes from outside of the house are considered dirty. What I want to know is, since I have not traveled far, are the road in western countries (or anywhere else) so clean that people wear outside shoes inside the house, even on the bed?
American here, roads and sidewalks are probably just as dirty if not more so then other parts of the world. Don't know anyone that has worn shoes and been on a bed, that seems super weird to me that anyone would do that. I have put my feet up on the coffee table or my ottoman, and barefoot is my usual in the house. I sometimes wear shoes in the house, especially if I plan on going back out soon or somewhere soon, but not if they were muddy. I own a vacuum, I can just suck up the dust or whatever off the carpet. Plus the dogs run in and out, my shoes are probably cleaner then the dogs are. When not going outside I usually am barefoot, only if its super cold in winter will I walk around in sheepskin slippers in the house. I do not particularly like socks much, nor shoes really, so I don't tend to wear socks around unless i plan on going to work, then I need socks on before I put my shoes on.
Great video. The shoe one I understand. I'm from the UK but my grandparents have always had a no shoes on in the house rule. The only place they are allowed around in the downstairs hallway and kitchen but everywhere else: you either wear slippers. Socks or go bare feet lol. Also the we do have lines or queues in stores and at schools. Lol. Most houses no longer have carpets in the bathroom, unless it's an old house. Lol. I would love to go to onsens aka public baths but I have tattoos which I know is taboo in most places in Japan. (tattoo culture is normal in the UK). I don't like beards or mustaches myself. Xx
Australian kids are taught from Kinder to line up and but it doesn't follow so much into life outside of school. Lots of people just like to push their way through and it makes for more problems. I can see the lining up system working very well.
Your UK friends must be hermits, because queueing is really popular in the UK too. Yeah, we don't do it for trains, but that's pretty much the only difference (I live in Japan but am from England). It's also pretty common to take off shoes before you go into houses in the UK too...
You are completely right about Japan being straight up bizarre and I'm still Trying to figure out why you have Payphones and landlines but not know what a USB stick
People have this image of Japan being some advanced, futuristic place but the reality couldn't be more different. A typical Japanese office looks like it got stuck in the 80s what with its endless reams of paperwork, folders, and files; it was hard for companies to transition to working from home when the pandemic hit because the concept of remote working was about as bizarre and foreign to them as a unicorn prancing down the street and not to mention they have these name stamps in lieu of signatures that they use for signing documents so employees still had to physically go into the office to stamp their stuff; and many places are still cash-only. You want high-tech and futuristic? Go to China. Farmers selling their wares on rickety stalls on the side of streets offer payment by apps on your phone!
@@warriorbard Japan still has some of the best restrooms..you cannot deny that to me..not to mention, the public transportation..While I wouldn't say futuristic, its incredibly reliable...but I still haven't been to Shang Hai yet..Only Hong Kong and Macau....All I know is, USA can learn a bit from these countries on some infrastructures..
Japan is truly a land of contrasts. You have Oni Festivals as a way to group teach kids to behave(in rather extreme way), public baths where generally strict personal boundaries are broken while simultaneously having distinct rules on shoes and slippers at home, which are in fact practical but a little excessive IMO. Oh, unrelated, but the cup plate in your snack subscription promo looks a lot like Russian traditional Gzhel' tableware art, same blue ornaments on white ceramics, interesting how different cultures have such in common.
RE: Shoes - Are there places where foot wear is still allowed? I'm specifically interested in military facilities as a writer. I imagine that taking off full combat boots just to enter a building can be tiresome if you're just moving from barracks to office. Or do they have special standard duty footwear for daily use?
British people have the reputation of not minding queueing. But yeah, the queues won't be as disciplined, and look rather ragged. Groups with cluster and singles will usually be on their own.
The line one is funny. In the North of England, people queue for the bus, I'm from London and didn't know as Londoners don't do that for transport, but just everything else. The bus driver told me that there was a queue, they were all staring eek😅(He let me on though phew)🙏🏾
I was just in Japan and I was very comfortable there. The lines made sense, the shoe policy didn’t bother me. And my friends live there. So it’s not like I didn’t worry about it because I was in a hotel. Even the Onsen wouldn’t bother me. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong county. LOL
That's good! Main rule of taking off the shoes in the house is easy to understand! But you will learn so many more new rule about your feet in the house!!
As a North American Indian aka native american we do wear our shoes inside. I personally find it weird so I took off my shoes and walk around barefoot.
Finally, in Canada, we also do lines for everything, and when someone is not following the line, we are mad and give the person(s) looks (but because we are polite, most of the time, nobody will say a thing!) 😂😂
We used to LOVE to queue/line up in the UK. Possibly more than the Japanese! But seems like in recent times, us Brits aren't so good at it any more... :(
I appreciate the Finland shout out as an American Finn. Taking a sauna together is a very important activity in Finnish culture and I have had many experiences of trying to introduce friends to taking a nude bath together and not making a big deal about it. When I was staying in Sapporo Susukino I was excited to see that there were signs everywhere for sauna! My wife let me know that I would be very disappointed if I visited these saunas though..
Oh that's so nice! Yes nude bath or sauna is a very nice experience but I understand many people are uncomfortable with it! Maybe you have better sauna in Finland so your wife said you will be disappointed! But you can enjoy our super sento!!
Going to sauna naked with family, friends or colleagues is quite normal in Finland. Then again, I suppose every rule has an exception. Personally, as a Finn, I don’t feel comfortable with the idea of going to sauna with people I know from outside my household. I find it easier to work with colleagues when everyone keeps their clothes on. But I suppose I am in a minority here. Then again, going to sauna with one’s spouse and young children (under 10 or so) feels like the most natural thing in the world, and I don’t mind complete strangers of the same gender either in public spas or swimming halls.
I never understand how people can be comfortable wearing shoes inside, I however don't commonly wear socks so that'd take getting used to lol I think it might be just a small cultural thing around where I love or bc we used to have a lot of coal mines and trains and stuff where I live so shoes would obviously be very dirty.
When I was in Japan earlier this year, I had no problem with most of the cultural differences between Japan and the US. I did quite a bit of research watching hours of UA-cam videos to learn what is and isn't acceptable. To some, it may feel that it is a burden but I actually enjoyed being able to stand in line without inconsiderate jerks trying to skip to the front. The shoe culture was also not a problem but I must confess that I didn't take advantage of the public baths. For me, bathing is something I only do in private. Perhaps I could try at some point but I don't feel that I am ready to take the plunge yet. My biggest problem was trying to stay out of everyone's way in the busier stations like Osaka, Akihabara, Shinjuku, and Tokyo while transporting my luggage. One thing not mentioned in this video was the courtesy of not talking on the train. I remained silent while riding and actually had the satisfaction of knowing that I made a positive impact when a group of Italian tourists boarded a train I was on. Once they boarded, they immediately began talking loudly and kept looking at me with the expectation that I would join in. I remained silent though. Eventually they realized that they were being obnoxious and stopped talking. I am sure that all of the other passengers were relieved as a result.
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Here in Sweden we are no strangers to waiting in line but in Japan you have made queuing efficiency into an art form. When we were going back to our bnb the small station was quite crowded but there were taped on the floor with different colors for every line making a stop at that platform. The train arrived at the exact time, the people exiting got off quickly and then the people waiting got on just as quickly and the train took off at the exact time. It was beautiful!
Also, if you wanted to relax in the onsen at the ryokan we stayed at near Omuro-yama you had to share it with strangers that either were already there or arrived just as you finished washing and were going to the spring. As I said I'm from Sweden, that's no problem at all.
0:50 wearing a mask... over... A mask!??? This is the weirdest silliest thing in this video
Mrs Eats, I am disabled. A friend of mine went to Italy and was shocked that there was not many accommodations for disabled travelers. Would you perhaps one day make a video on what accommodations are available for disabled travelers to Japan? Thank you so very much for all of your wonderful videos.
That's a wonderful idea! I hope she does make a video regarding that.
My wife spent last January in Japan, traveling all over the country for her PhD research, and she hardly ever saw any accessibility features anywhere. Public transportation in Japan especially is an issue for people with disabilities because the older subway and train stations have no elevators or escalators at all - in Tokyo especially that was a serious issue because even not being disabled she had to haul her suitcases over many, many, many stairs. Public places are also very disability-unfriendly, unfortunately. The result is that you just don't see disabled people anywhere.
I have to say it is not going to be an easy place to get around for somebody in that situation. Some train stations don't have elevators, many businesses have stairs (no ramps), and hotel rooms are very tight. The Japanese people will help you as much as they can however.
@@luchesisuzana7643 Thank you so much for the helpful info.
@@richardmartin8998 Thank you. Italy I was told is kind of the same.
I'm in USA. In elementary school (Kindergarten through 5th grade) we have to line up to go everywhere. To the bathroom, to PE, to go home in the afternoon, to go from one class to the other. But undoubtedly it doesn't translate to adulthood very well. We do have lines. But people complain like crazy!!
Japan is crazy about lines!! I think only time I don't see Japanese waiting in line is when they get off airplane. Then everyone run to get off as fast as possible haha!!
@@MrsEats haha
they emphasize lining up so much in elementary school, and "NO TALKING" while in the lines, not even whispering...
Yes, and I Volunteered for the Army and stood in line even more! Didn't really think about that prior to joining!
@@MrsEats that's understandable... I don't think you'll find a group of angrier people than the ones waiting for a plane, lol 😁
Colombia has the La Loca festival. La Loca is the boogeyman and it definitely makes the kids want to behave.
I think American children REALLY could benefit from something like that.
LOL. Totally agreed. And many of the adults and politician in usa too
Nice! Como la llorona!!!
Regarding taking a bath together while naked - we do something similiar in Sweden. We go in to the sauna naked together and just relax. Its the same in all scandinavian countries.
Oh! So when you come to Japan it won't be too different!!
In Germany too. Sauna and special Beaches called FKK - Freikörperkultur, means "free" (naked) body culture 😅 To be naked between naked strangers of all genders is so normal in germany.
@@mischmaZOOO Germany and Japan, keeping the world weird and fetishized...
Keep up the good work y'all! 😂
I understand the line up culture because we also do that here in Finland. Also, it never ceases to amuse me that having to take shoes off inside a house is weird to some people in this world😂
yeah and sauna of course 😂
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@Shinzo these videos always show some white dude putting their shoes on the furniture. it’s getting very boring. even in dirty America, only the rudest, most uncouth people would put their shoes on someone’s furniture.
Yeah I know right? But apparently some country do not have a culture to remove shoes before entering a house. The horrors.
BTW I love my trip to Finland!
right? to me too. I guess it's just the US where it is normal to wear shoes inside the house.
The Oni festival in America would result in lawsuits over child traumatization
True, Yet the lawsuits would have no basis and would be dismissed because the parents let the kids participate. 🤣
Says a lot about America, doesn't it?
I can believe it!
@@MrsEats the Oni costumes are AWESOME, very cool designs
@@Wendi713 nobody said the lawsuits would be legitimate. Let alone, hold up in court.
In Puerto Rico and The Dominican Republic, we have a festival every year where dudes dress up as “demons” in wooden masks and puffy costumes and they walk around in a parade down the street. As a kid, I was absolutely terrified of the masks, but as an adult I appreciate them as a traditional part of my culture. They’re usually made from the wood of a dried gourd and painted different colors.
In Hungary we have something like this called "Busújárás" too.
Yeah but did the demons CHASE you even though you were so terrified that you were crying and your parents just stood aside and watched? Diff situation, mama!
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This Oni Matsuri has a very similar parallel in Europe where during December various countries have Krampus march, or Frau Perchta who punish naughty children.
Krampus is starting to become very popular in the USA and some cities now have their own Krampus marches.
In Poland we also take our shoes off, i could never understand how anyone could wear in home same shoes they were steping on outside dirt, sand, chewed buble gums and even worse stuff.
So glad to finally see a Mrs Eats video pop up on my feed. It's like stumbling on a fresh water spring when you've been surrounded by puddles of water in potholes for the longest time. What do they call the Oni with the wig and the body pillow? he's very effective at scaring young women. :D
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Hello Mrs Eat, yes I agree about lining up. I just got back from Japan this past May 2023, back to the US. And I love the way they operate in Japan Japan is very orderly, and I for one love order and respect for others.
The comedy and banter in this is brilliant!
1:51 Doesn't seem so strange to me. In the US don't you get haunted houses during Halloween that do basically the same thing? (scaring kids)
I think the difference would be haunted houses in the us and canada are seen as fun scary rather than teaching a lesson scary like japan does
I dont think i know anyone who brought a kid into a haunted house to teach them to behave haha
@@geckosocks Hahaha True. But also I was thinking the japanese festival was a sort of "fun scary" as well. Like, sure you're scared at the time, but after it's something to laugh about. That sort of thing.
@@Sollace oh fair! i think as an outsider too these festivals look really fun and cool! And i think as a kid i would have loved them!
But i have to wonder if i was told as a kid that monsters were real and were going to eat me if i misbehaved, would i find haunted houses scary fun? Or scary bad? fun in hindsight but scary until i realized it was fake probably like kids who are scared of santa?
Moses parting the toilets was brilliant.
"Well good thing I play for both teams" I'm wheezing xD Hilarious and fun video as per usual
A line for a bathroom is pretty normal no matter where you are- there’s only so many toilets so I think that gal was just overwhelmed with her day 😅
But yea- the USA doesn’t do lines typically. Generally some people try to follow the idea of a line- get on the bus in order or first come, first served. But we have a lot of pushing, shoving, and racing around when it comes to cities and public transit. Honestly we can’t even form coherent lines when there’s guides and 6ft markers.
Ah, the ‘Oni app’. A friend of mine used to use that to scare her son into behaving. (It worked for about a year until he realized he was being tricked. 😆 And Oni festivals… I’ve never been to a full-on Oni-themed one, but a local matsuri where I live in Mie prefecture has some horse-riding onis (the horses are actually part of the costume, not real) called “Shago-Uma” that exist solely scare the crap out of kids at the festival. And to be honest… I’m a bit scared of them myself. 😅
Wow!! I never heard of horse oni!! So interesting I have to see it!! Also Mr. Eats really likes Mie! Which city do you live?
@@MrsEats I live in Matsusaka, but I work in Tsu (that’s where they have the Shago-Uma). Hey, if you two are ever in the area look me up. I can give you the “inside outsider” tour of Ise Jingu area, including some excellent local beer. 🍻
I just visited Mie. What a great place!
@@edmo-l4d I kinda think so too. 😃
(Why I’ve been here for so many years.) What areas did you visit?
when i was in elementary school, they were strict with lines. also airport lines seem very specific on where you go based on your plane ticket when boarding.
14:47 "I..... have to PEE!!!!" 😂😂😂
In Germany and Austria we have actually something simular to the Oni Festival. Its called Klausentreiben or Krampusnacht.
Isn‘t this more to scare away evil ghosts instead of „educating“ naughty kids? I‘m from Germany, too.
@@stefaniehase2448 yes and no. If you beat them and tell them, they should pray, otherwise you eat them, than its not for scaring away ghosts.
@@generalleutnanthase9305 I‘ve actually never heard of this tradition before. 😳 Luckily, I have to admit…
As someone from the UK, we love a good queue and get very annoyed when people don't respect the queue system. But they do spread out a lot.
I work in a coffee shop, and I'm constantly having to remind people to queue the correct way so that people are served in the right order.
As for bathrooms, queues are also expected (especially at busy places like concerts or train stations), and we get enraged if someone tries to skip ahead. Shouting isn't going to get things to move faster.
I love the humor in your videos. It's so effort less. Keep up the good work.
Great video once again, have been missing you. But the Tokyo Treats box catch was awesome! Played that over and over a few times.
1:43 😂😂😂😂😂😂!!!
The Oni on the app look attractive...
Taking off your shoes should be a global rule
When I was living in the UK one of the guys I worked with told me that people used to queue up for buses etc., but as more and more foreigners came in that was lost.
In other countries lines are chaotic walls of people because you can never trust anyone not to cut in line. It's subconsciously deliberate to prevent line cutters or be first yourself.
For the shoes, it's the same here in Canada. We do have "mud rooms" or little entrance where you left your outdoor shoes and then go in the house. Maybe because it's because of the snow and mud here?! But we do it also during the summer. Anyway, I hate to walk in sand or dirty floors inside. So, I agree with Japan on that point for sure!! 👍
Same here in Germany. Usually there is a small room called"Windfang" wind catcher, where you take off your dirty street shoes and put on your "Hausschuhe"
Are there boxes like Tokyo Treet with regular food? Not so much into sweets these days. Let's say regional dried meat, mushrooms, noodles and so on?
I'm Hispanic & live in the US. Everyone who visits me in my apartment must take their shoes off inside the front entrance. I even have indoor shoes for guests who are barefoot or aren't wearing socks.
Getting in line is normal in Germany too. Although that started to change bc of teenagers behaving worse and worse (loud music on the train...makes me so mad) and foreigners ofc.
We in Austria have a similar festival as your Oni. Here they are called "Perchten" and their outfit costs sometimes several thousand Euros. But they don´t take the kids they just run through the streets, make a lot of noise and maybe even hit you with a small bundle of twigs. This is called "Perchtenlauf". (Of course did it sometimes escalete and there is every other year the discussion if it should be prohibited or not.)
Oh and we also have a "ranking system" for the kids in december. On one day (6th od dec, i belive) comes the "St. Nikolaus" to the "good" kids and brings them candy, nuts and fruits. And 2 days later comes the "Krampus" and brings the "bad" kids a piece of coal and maybe in some rural areas you will also get a slap with some twigs on your butt, or they even put the kids in a basket on their backs and walk a while.
I really liked this video there was a lot of things that I didn't know about Japan thanks to you I now know a little bit more about Japan thank you Mrs Eats.
I'm glad Japan is more chill with nudity. It's kinda crazy how we're more ok with violence then nudity, like a TV show/movie/videogame can show a women being butchered but if you show even the slightest 'oppai' it's R rated and banned. I wish we were more chill with the natural human body.
U.S. children were often scared of the painted faces of clowns at the circus. Circuses are so few anymore that you can go go for years without seeing a clown now.
Mrs. Eats you put so much personality into your videos! Also Mr. Eats is a good sport.
Not going to lie, that Oni Festival looks really cool! What time of year does that happen?
the only takeaways i have from this is that scaring children is hilarious and that indoor footwear is in fact a big deal in Japan
I love the fact everyone lines up in Japan. In America we have like a waiting group to get into line, or if there are just a few people in a waiting room or something we tell the employee who was there longest so they can be helped first, but we don't necessarily wait in a line. Sometimes we let people go ahead of us if they will be able to be helped faster than us, and on the flip-side, A lot of Americans will cut lines, and that's still considered rude, but it's more tolerated. I think we subconsciously value individuality so much that everyone being uniform in a line just feels unnatural to us.
What's unsatisfactory is public bathrooms where urine is on the floor and not taken care of frequently by housekeeping at a business forcing people to have to step in the urine.
I love the way the water overflows in the bathhouses and falls to the floor and wets the floor. Although if that happened over here in my house id be irritated.
I took my child to a sci-fi convention when he was really little. He saw a Giger alien and wanted to pet it. He LOVED it. The guy in the costume was very amused. He’s much older now and has chosen not to see the movies.
I was in Osaka a month ago, the amount of people pushing prams with dogs in them was strange to me, we also went to an outlet mall in Kobe and they had signs on the doors to show if you could bring your dog inside if it was in a pram.
In my city (in western Canada), we don't follow a line rule. People like their personal space and spread out around the bus stop. When a bus approaches, a line... kinda forms... but not really. People are mostly polite and will defer to the person closest to the bus door to get on efficiently, but it's normal to see someone rush in front. The lack of line forming seems to be because many bus stops are used by more than one bus, so making a line doesn't make sense when half the line takes a different bus.
ahahaha, how funny! those oni we also have in austria / southern bavaria - like in 2:13 - we call them krampus and they look alike alot. :D however, they don't usually steal children, its more about being naughty, making noise or scaring people / children.
I've never understood huffing about being in line. There will be long lines at the grocery and people around me will shuffle their feet, and sigh, and huff, and say 'can you believe this?' and 'this is ridiculous'. OK, all you are doing is annoying yourself further. The line is the line. It is what it is. Winging won't make it go faster, it will just make it more unpleasant.
The parts with Mr. Eats had me cracking up😆
I know British people queueing is quite normal, just not as behaved as Japanese. The Philippines have quite a queueing culture as well, but like with the Brits, the Japanese does it so much better.
Straight lines are proably best when possible. Groups of people kind of clump out in the usa and sometimes that's not so bad, depending on what the line is for, but sometimes it is hard to tell where the line begins, or even if you are in the right line.. I hate realizing after waiting for a really long time I have to go to the end of the real line and start over. Soo I mean.. I can't see the line thing as weird when it is more functional.
I was thinking of my friend Atsuke and wondered if I saw him in Japan on a crowded street if it is ok to yell for his attention or just let him walk away? Mind you we haven't seen each other in 20 years so no phone numbers or emails.
being naked for bathing or sauna, including in public installations is common in multiple european countries too.
This could be your best video ever. Seriously hilarious.
6:40, why though?
Top notch character work in this one. Very funny stuff! 😂
The humor is very hilarious. Thank you for the little jokes.
Mrs Eats ! i am watching this video at work when i am supposed to be working haha . good video so far ! hello from Canada
I love public baths and I wish they were more common here in the US! Luckily in my city we have a couple of places, so I can go pretty regularly. All I need is a friend who is comfortable with washing each other's backs 😂 🧽🚿
I love the shoe and queue culture too! All things I wish we had here!!
Seems really soothing. Well the whole video.
I don’t see the shoe thing as a crazy idea. It’s very practical. I’m in Canada. My housemate never takes his shoes off and never takes a turn cleaning the floor that he trashes. Our floor is full of dirt, grim, dried spills. And if I don’t wash it, nobody does. Thankfully I’m moving. But believe me…I can appreciate the shoe culture in Japan. I would die for that sometimes.
Plus, far as cues go, we do t spontaneously cue up, but in most cases people have an understanding of who was there first. Plus without a cue for, say, the bus…it gives a chance for someone who has manners to allow women, kids, and elderly to go before them, even though they were there first.
6:36 WTH? 😧
So this is the first time commenting on your videos and I just want to say I love your content and I look forward for more videos. :)
Please make aa video about gochapon origins haha i was addicted in gochapons(gundam suit ensembles) when i went to japan last july😂
Btw your story telling is so so fun that i have to subscribed!❤
Regarding shoes, I think it is common in asia in general to take off your shoes before entering someone's or even your own home. Shoes from outside of the house are considered dirty. What I want to know is, since I have not traveled far, are the road in western countries (or anywhere else) so clean that people wear outside shoes inside the house, even on the bed?
American here, roads and sidewalks are probably just as dirty if not more so then other parts of the world. Don't know anyone that has worn shoes and been on a bed, that seems super weird to me that anyone would do that. I have put my feet up on the coffee table or my ottoman, and barefoot is my usual in the house. I sometimes wear shoes in the house, especially if I plan on going back out soon or somewhere soon, but not if they were muddy. I own a vacuum, I can just suck up the dust or whatever off the carpet. Plus the dogs run in and out, my shoes are probably cleaner then the dogs are. When not going outside I usually am barefoot, only if its super cold in winter will I walk around in sheepskin slippers in the house. I do not particularly like socks much, nor shoes really, so I don't tend to wear socks around unless i plan on going to work, then I need socks on before I put my shoes on.
Sweden is the same with shoes. were similar with lines too but much more like a 'wish' version of the Japanese lines ;)
Great video. The shoe one I understand. I'm from the UK but my grandparents have always had a no shoes on in the house rule. The only place they are allowed around in the downstairs hallway and kitchen but everywhere else: you either wear slippers. Socks or go bare feet lol. Also the we do have lines or queues in stores and at schools. Lol. Most houses no longer have carpets in the bathroom, unless it's an old house. Lol. I would love to go to onsens aka public baths but I have tattoos which I know is taboo in most places in Japan. (tattoo culture is normal in the UK). I don't like beards or mustaches myself. Xx
Australian kids are taught from Kinder to line up and but it doesn't follow so much into life outside of school. Lots of people just like to push their way through and it makes for more problems. I can see the lining up system working very well.
Your UK friends must be hermits, because queueing is really popular in the UK too.
Yeah, we don't do it for trains, but that's pretty much the only difference (I live in Japan but am from England). It's also pretty common to take off shoes before you go into houses in the UK too...
You are completely right about Japan being straight up bizarre and I'm still Trying to figure out why you have Payphones and landlines but not know what a USB stick
USB stick? Is it like American Pocky?
@@MrsEats it's *totally* just like that.
Itadakimasu! 😂
They still use pay phones and landlines in Japan?!
People have this image of Japan being some advanced, futuristic place but the reality couldn't be more different. A typical Japanese office looks like it got stuck in the 80s what with its endless reams of paperwork, folders, and files; it was hard for companies to transition to working from home when the pandemic hit because the concept of remote working was about as bizarre and foreign to them as a unicorn prancing down the street and not to mention they have these name stamps in lieu of signatures that they use for signing documents so employees still had to physically go into the office to stamp their stuff; and many places are still cash-only. You want high-tech and futuristic? Go to China. Farmers selling their wares on rickety stalls on the side of streets offer payment by apps on your phone!
@@warriorbard Japan still has some of the best restrooms..you cannot deny that to me..not to mention, the public transportation..While I wouldn't say futuristic, its incredibly reliable...but I still haven't been to Shang Hai yet..Only Hong Kong and Macau....All I know is, USA can learn a bit from these countries on some infrastructures..
We like to line up in Puerto Rico too. Sometimes we just line up our shoes while we sit down.
Japan is truly a land of contrasts. You have Oni Festivals as a way to group teach kids to behave(in rather extreme way), public baths where generally strict personal boundaries are broken while simultaneously having distinct rules on shoes and slippers at home, which are in fact practical but a little excessive IMO.
Oh, unrelated, but the cup plate in your snack subscription promo looks a lot like Russian traditional Gzhel' tableware art, same blue ornaments on white ceramics, interesting how different cultures have such in common.
01:30 SPOT ON!!! 😂🤣
RE: Shoes - Are there places where foot wear is still allowed?
I'm specifically interested in military facilities as a writer. I imagine that taking off full combat boots just to enter a building can be tiresome if you're just moving from barracks to office. Or do they have special standard duty footwear for daily use?
I have been wondering when your next video would drop 😁 Good to see ya!
Hi Ryan! Thank you always for watching my video!! I hope you enjoyed it!!
British people have the reputation of not minding queueing. But yeah, the queues won't be as disciplined, and look rather ragged. Groups with cluster and singles will usually be on their own.
Poor Mr Eats playing these roles xD 🤣🤣
Love your stuff!
The line one is funny. In the North of England, people queue for the bus, I'm from London and didn't know as Londoners don't do that for transport, but just everything else. The bus driver told me that there was a queue, they were all staring eek😅(He let me on though phew)🙏🏾
I can't speak for all of Canada but in the western part we take our shoes off. I couldn't imagine walking into someones home and leaving my shoes on
Just starting watching your videos. You are so funny!
I was just in Japan and I was very comfortable there. The lines made sense, the shoe policy didn’t bother me. And my friends live there. So it’s not like I didn’t worry about it because I was in a hotel. Even the Onsen wouldn’t bother me. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong county. LOL
I have outside shoes, inside shoes (or socks/bare) and toilet shoes.
I would like to go to an Oni Festival one day. What else goes on during it and how long does it last?
Shoe rule is something I have adopted. It is not strange to me.
That's good! Main rule of taking off the shoes in the house is easy to understand! But you will learn so many more new rule about your feet in the house!!
As a North American Indian aka native american we do wear our shoes inside. I personally find it weird so I took off my shoes and walk around barefoot.
"In Japan, not every Demon is seen as evil."
Every Japanese kid: "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OMG MOM HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"
"FBI! Open up!" 😂 you're so hilarious Mrs Eats
When I was in the US Army in most places we did not have private toilets or showers. Imagine sitting on the pot with 7 others guys at the same time.
5:21, no, it is fine in western culture, if you play hockey. But it is only normal for them and only their privilege.
In my female American opinion, someone who cannot wait patiently in a straight is really IMMATURE
Finally, in Canada, we also do lines for everything, and when someone is not following the line, we are mad and give the person(s) looks (but because we are polite, most of the time, nobody will say a thing!) 😂😂
We used to LOVE to queue/line up in the UK. Possibly more than the Japanese!
But seems like in recent times, us Brits aren't so good at it any more... :(
I appreciate the Finland shout out as an American Finn. Taking a sauna together is a very important activity in Finnish culture and I have had many experiences of trying to introduce friends to taking a nude bath together and not making a big deal about it.
When I was staying in Sapporo Susukino I was excited to see that there were signs everywhere for sauna! My wife let me know that I would be very disappointed if I visited these saunas though..
Oh that's so nice! Yes nude bath or sauna is a very nice experience but I understand many people are uncomfortable with it! Maybe you have better sauna in Finland so your wife said you will be disappointed! But you can enjoy our super sento!!
@@MrsEats next time we visit I will try it! I think the saunas I saw were not really for bathing so much as they were for... meeting people.
Going to sauna naked with family, friends or colleagues is quite normal in Finland. Then again, I suppose every rule has an exception. Personally, as a Finn, I don’t feel comfortable with the idea of going to sauna with people I know from outside my household. I find it easier to work with colleagues when everyone keeps their clothes on. But I suppose I am in a minority here. Then again, going to sauna with one’s spouse and young children (under 10 or so) feels like the most natural thing in the world, and I don’t mind complete strangers of the same gender either in public spas or swimming halls.
I never understand how people can be comfortable wearing shoes inside, I however don't commonly wear socks so that'd take getting used to lol I think it might be just a small cultural thing around where I love or bc we used to have a lot of coal mines and trains and stuff where I live so shoes would obviously be very dirty.
I really love your clothes, where do you shop?
In Austria there is also a tradition that's about scaring not only kids but also adult😜 it's called "Perchtenlauf"
5:03, 😆
14:47, 😆!
In Kenya we also line up for public transport. But I guess nobody notices because nobody cares about Kenya😅
I mean, is an oni festival really any more weird than Carnival in Brazil, the running of the bulls in Spain, or Fat Tuesday in New Orleans?
When I was in Japan earlier this year, I had no problem with most of the cultural differences between Japan and the US. I did quite a bit of research watching hours of UA-cam videos to learn what is and isn't acceptable. To some, it may feel that it is a burden but I actually enjoyed being able to stand in line without inconsiderate jerks trying to skip to the front. The shoe culture was also not a problem but I must confess that I didn't take advantage of the public baths. For me, bathing is something I only do in private. Perhaps I could try at some point but I don't feel that I am ready to take the plunge yet. My biggest problem was trying to stay out of everyone's way in the busier stations like Osaka, Akihabara, Shinjuku, and Tokyo while transporting my luggage.
One thing not mentioned in this video was the courtesy of not talking on the train. I remained silent while riding and actually had the satisfaction of knowing that I made a positive impact when a group of Italian tourists boarded a train I was on. Once they boarded, they immediately began talking loudly and kept looking at me with the expectation that I would join in. I remained silent though. Eventually they realized that they were being obnoxious and stopped talking. I am sure that all of the other passengers were relieved as a result.
the weeaboo oni is highly effective all over the world 😂