As you might have thought, many people in this interview are most likely talking about imagining people from the U.S. We understand that when we say "foreigners" it should not necessarily refer to them. The world is more diverse and should be. However, Japanese people tend to think that way due to their educational and entertainment environment, and I was very curious as to why, so I conducted another video interview. If you are interested, please check it out. Which country do you imagine when you hear the word "foreigner"? ua-cam.com/video/4lA2NIWCWjc/v-deo.html
In America, we generally think of “foreigners” as tourists, or travelers. When someone is here for educational purposes, they’re not quite so “foreign.” (If that makes sense, Lol!) In the case of someone immigrating from another country to live here, after they’ve been here for awhile, we tend to stop calling them foreigners. Example: A man moved here 3 years ago from Japan and his English is pretty good so he frequently talks to others; we are aware that he plans on getting his citizenship someday. More typically, we would say something such as, “That’s so-and-so. He’s originally from Japan.” So… At this point, he’s no longer foreign; he’s American, just like the rest of us are; but also happens to be Japanese. We would refer to him as Japanese American. (Japanese comes first since he was born there.) My grandparents immigrated from Ireland but as I was born here, I’m American Irish. Our country is a “melting pot” of various cultures and most of us feel that this is one of the greatest things about the US. The diversity makes it a very special country.
Ty for sharing that video ‼️‼️you're very correct about how they think foreigners are only in the US.. 😂 On the other hand 🖐️ I absolutely love Japanese people and I love Japan 🇯🇵 as well but since this video says its from January 2022 which now its April 2022, it doesn't seem that long ago and I'm just wondering if you in Japan don't have to wear a mask anymore? 🤔 Anyway God bless you and your family 😇 🙏 👨👩👦
The most beautiful thing is that all the japanese friends on the video talked without thinking, spontaneously correct words came along. We also envy japanese people for their clarity and organisation in their thoughts and words, their power is in the details. Full respect!
Interesting insight Shuya. Being an English person, it got me thinking, at 5:25 the lady mentions about being accepted for who she is. I haven't lived in Japan so I can't say from her perspective but the English are extremely judgemental on what you have, your status and how you look. I think the reason she might feel so accepted by foreigners is because when "we" meet someone foreign in England, you completely drop any standards or "englishism" you think should apply to that person because they're not from your country, therefor you don't have any predetermined thoughts except they're not going to understand English as well as you do. I tend to welcome anyone not from England with open arms and not judge who they are. With this mentality (I know not everyone in England thinks like this and this is from one persons perspective that lives in England) I think that's why she might enjoy interactions with foreigners so much :)
I found this to be a very interesting and thought provoking opinion. It is true that in the West, I have the image that status is more important than in Japan. (Although this may be true for some people as you say). Probably Japanese people also do not judge people from overseas by these statuses. I find this very strange. My personal opinion is that this is because there is no common axis of judgment in terms of whether they have assets, where they live, what university they went to, etc. It would be best if more people from different countries could enjoy interacting with each other, accepting their differences without comparing them. Thank you for your very nice comments.
I am a foreigner living in England and I’ve never had issues of not being accepted. Yes, I am Caucasian therefore blend in easily. But all in all British people are very tolerant towards foreigners in comparison to many others.
What's interesting is that if you live in London, it's almost impossible to be judged and stereotyped so easily due to the extreme diversity, probably some of the best diversity in the whole world- even better than a large portion of American Cities. But I have felt like that same diversity is far more rare outside of London in other parts of the UK even though it's still quite good. What I will also say is, there seems to be a social meta developing where judgement stems more from your social standing as opposed to your skin or country of origin. For example, people are quick to judge anyone wealthy in the UK, but herald, praise, and endorse those who share pain that stems from poverty and the experiences and humour associated with that. There is also another social meta developing in which unproblematic people who are stereotypically kind and respectful get high praise and plenty of respect, but if you speak your mind too much, have any controversial opinions, or maybe you are just more outgoing and outspoken than the average person, you may be seen as an attention seeker or just annoying. However, within both these social meta, it seems there is still a place for you within society as we are surprisingly tolerant in the UK compared to other countries, the only issue is that if you try to maintain your behaviours whilst moving up in life (making more money, having more of a voice, becoming more credible), it becomes a lot harder for you to maintain your "problematic" behaviours and you will be criticised a lot more regardless of whether said behaviour is actually a genuine issue or not.
I'm British and I totally agree. I think we do tend to drop our standards/expectations when we meet someone who is foreign. I live in Japan and it seems like Japanese people do the same. For example; many Japanese people aren't comfortable with tattoos, but would probably be fine with a foreign person having them.
Sounds quite similar to Sweden. My experience as a Swede and having lived here my whole life, it took me like 18 years to understand why foreigners always think swedes are so nice, while I think most of us are absolute a**holes. We tend to be extremely nice to foreigners and very understanding and accepting. But to native Swedes can be very cold and almost mean.
I think everybody’s talking about the Americans - here in Europe definitely not everybody speaks English, the houses are not that big and some people are not that friendly after all! 😄
Yeah, it makes sense. We don't intend to talk much about people from the U.S. but, you know there are so many kinds of American comedy, drama, movie in Japan. I think that's why Japanese people tend to imagine people from the U.S. when it comes to "foreigner".
Always smiling all the time is a skill that is drilled in to us growing up, we have to look happy even if we are miserable. It's no different than maintaining a stoic demenor.
Nice video to give people some insights of how Japanese think of foreigners. However, this video doesn't really apply to Asian foreigners that can speak fluent English. We don't have the same leniency compared to foreigners from Western countries, and seems like we are held to a higher standard, in terms of room to make errors. I grew up in the US and speak native-level English, in addition to my mother tongue and Japanese, my mentality and work ethics are very American (gotta have my breaks, and no excessive OT). Too bad I still look Asian and they are trying to make me follow the Japanese social standards and work hierarchy.
Thank you for your comment. I know that there are actually people of Asian descent in the West (especially in the US), and many of my favorite UA-camrs are of Asian descent. I think it's very important to communicate properly and try to understand each other, because it's still difficult to understand a person's values through language and appearance.
Hello, sorry 😔, I do to not understand your name...it would be nice to,.some how intergrade both names with a /. Cultural and American. Anyway. You should be proud to be an American ( witch I'm sure you are) and try not to feel bad about the standards. Reason, your true decent is of another culture. As mine, I am also born American but my " true decent is almost full Irish/ Scot and luckily... American Indian. My grand parents came across on the boats from Scotland. Our great granddad married an American Indian. Giving me part of the American gift...so thankful. Also, Irish/Scottish are a great historical influence in the world in history. Though I feel blessed and lucky having 3 of the greatest cultural backgrounds...I was also Born American. Though many people tell me I should be so proud of my heritage here (though I am), I AM STILL AMERICAN, living our ways ! No slack cut no where !! But, I am also proud of that. And I realize, I am a part of some of the best global heritages brought to the American table of cultures. And we are pressured and treated a bit different because that's why our families were gifted to be ALLOWED here !! To bring in diversity !! So of course we are treated as our ancestor's here, that's the whole reason and part of the American dream, diversity, luxury, teaching's, Freedom, ETC !!! Thousands never get in and dream too !!! So be proud we live in pretty much the greatest county.and you know many people of your hertiage envy you. We are a part of the pride and beauty of what America's represent !!
Cool video! I live in Japan (Mie) and I still don't understand the whole "I'm Japanese so I'm not allowed to have a free mindset" thing. Like, we aren't taught how to do that really in America we just do it? There's nothing beyond just deciding for yourself "I'm not going to care about this set of social expectations that don't make sense and anyone who has a problem with that has a problem with me". Like we know there will be consequences for it, but most people just decide that living authentically is worth the consequences.
Thank you for sharing your thought. I'm really impressed and totally agree with that. I believe that this difference in values is due to education. In Japan, we are taught to conform to our surroundings, and I feel that we do not have an environment that allows each individual to freely express their own opinions and develop their individuality.
Gotta agree, I see people in the video saying things like "I envy how foreigners spend time with their family" and I think, well why don't you? No one is holding a gun to your head and saying you can't, you live a democratic open country, socially people might not like it and there maybe some consequences about it, but if you want to do something as simple as that and you already don't agree with society rules then do it ? Why care so much about what others think? In the west we don't get taught to do as we please but we are encouraged to make our own minds up not fed a one way perspective about how to live
Well you are a guest so even if you don't understand this is how it works there so i don't think it is a wise thing to to try to change that i mean in your personal things its ok to be you but still you gotta respect their ways
@@shuya-sonoda traditions are a form of education... But the values you attain or obtain in your life arent acquired through intent and thoughtfulness. They are informed by the peer pressure you are immured in. Cannibals traditionally eat their victims as part of a spiritualistic practice... And yet, in general, the world shuns this behavior. Two distinct and different tiers of value, neither of which formal education plays much part in. Shuya, your statement sounds elitist, where you elevate the japanese education as some source that clearly surpasses any other... This is too short sighted a view to accept for someone supposedly seeking truth. Progress, in every venue, has always been a SINGULAR process, and never a "we" one. The masses have demonstrated a contentment to accept the status quo, whereas ONE Einstein envisioned relativity. Galileo, told to recant his heliocentrism or die by the "church". ONE Rosa Parks on the bus, not "We".... What this suggests, and far stronger than "everybody does it", is that mass belief tends to be manipulation of the ignorant, and progress is feared even by us who truly need it.
Wow, such wonderful insight. To return the thought, I envy how orderly and polite Japanese people are, there’s little chaos and the social rituals are so interesting. I would love to visit one day.
My opinion is that Japanese, Chinese, Korean people are very well brought up, polite and respect their elders and culture. This is a good thing. I also think they are really brave to go to another country to live as a foreigner and educate themselves without family. We have a Chinese lady where we work and see how hard it is for her to communicate with us. As a matter of fact, she has taken to mixing with us 'brown skins' bcause we accept her for who she is and know the struggle of acceptance. We have taken her into our circle, she comes on holidays with us and comes to our homes for girly time. Unfortunately the 'whites' don't have anything to do with her, but she doesn't care cause she's got us and we got her back.
Thank you for sharing your experience! >Unfortunately the 'whites' don't have anything to do with her, This is very surprising to me. I knew that some of the whites discriminate against blacks, but also against Asians...!
@@shuya-sonoda as an American in California, nobody cares about nationality or anything. Half my company is Vietnamese and the other is Mexican. I’m white and could care less where they’re from. We are all friends and do things all together and get along well. It depends where you live but most whites don’t care, id say if anything they’re more nice to people from Asian countries bc they’re curious about the culture and differences.
I envy about Japan how safe it is. I watched a documentary on Japan and it showed how elementary school kids were going as a group together to school, no parents around. My sister would have loved that kind of safety in Canada, but sadly she always had trouble bringing the kids to school until they finally hit High School, Gr. 8. and picking them up. My sister and her husband were both working so it was hard. I must say though overall the crime rate is going down in Canada every year, especially here in British Columbia Canada.
Thank you for your comment! Yeah, we feel much safer in Japan. I've never been to school with my parents together but with my neighbor friends. This is actually good point about Japan and this is mentioned in my another interview about "What Japanese love about japan".
Great video Shuya. I just subscribed. I lived in Japan for a year a few years ago. And I really envy the way that Japanese people get together at parties with close friends and have fun at izekayas. Drinking and laughing together. In America friends go to bars but it's not that same. Your next video you should ask foreigners what they envy about Japanese people.
I love how honest their answers are and the girl who said that they accept her for who she is was super nice I know not everyone is like this but that is a characteristic that I'm always trying to work on. To treat people the way you wish to be treated and to accept their faults not because you have to but because as another human being we are all imperfect and we should be aware of such things but in some small way we can better one another because we are all just trying to live and deep down a lot of us want acceptance and to accept others as well. Sorry for my long philosophical ramble.😂
Thank you for your comment! I appreciate it! The people I interviewed were really nice and gave us honest opinions so that made this video pretty informative. As you said, after this interview, I also started trying more to accept people around me as they are not mentioning their appearance, their status. Thanks anyway! plz stay tuned:)
This was so interesting!I never gave much thought to what foreign people thought of us Americans but I admit I expected to see negative comments! I was so wrong!!!! Every comment was really kind and funny! I think that is a great Japanese point that I envy! A lot of us Americans can sometimes expect negativity when we have no reason at all !!! This was a great experience for me as an American to think about something that had never really occured to me before! What do other people think of foreigners....like what kind of perception they have and Ifind it really fascinating!!!!Thanks so much for this really unique look at someone else's perspective 🤓🤓🤓
That sounds so interesting! Thank you for sharing your thoughts Melissa! I'm glad to hear that this video gave you a whole new experience. I would appreciate it if you could recommend this video to your friend:) Thanks again!
The thing with weight is actually really true here in Japan. I personally think a lady looks best when she isn't all too skinny, but in a sense I don't even use that as a criteria to determine if a lady is pretty or not; but in Japan, guys fuss about that so much and this adds to the stress on ladies that try to appeal to just not guys but even their fellow ladies, because ladies would criticize you for looking "ugly" or "fat" first chance they get :p
Absolutely it is true and I totally agree with you. Plus, here is a sarcasm. As you said, boys tend to judge girls based on their appearance and sometimes say "ugly" to them, however, that boy tends to be not superior in terms of his appearance as well.
Nice video! A small grammar point: you should say "gain weight" not "get". For example: I always gain weight around Christmas time because of all the sweets." You can use "get" with "fat". For example: "If I eat too much, I'll get fat."
When Japanese mentions "foreigners" they meant westerners / Africans. I would really like to see their view on South East Asians / Europeanns since we don't look like a westerners but is still a foreigner.
Nice video! From Netherlands perspective: why arrive 30min 'early' for work? I signed a contract for x hours and I work those hours. 30min before is MY time... Time to LIVE LIFE. 🤗 I work to live, I don't live to work. 😉
I am a foreigner, just american. It's really strange to think that people live in houses smaller than mine in my own country and especially outside of mine. I mean there are apartments the size of my room (10x12 feet or 3x3 meters not sure what Japan uses) it's crazy. Also about the height thing, I don't know about Asian people but I know that especially in America but all over the world really. Generations of families are getting taller and taller. for example in my family my grandparents are around 5'5 and all my uncles and my father are 5'10 - 6'+ my one aunt is 5'7or8 And their children would have grown much taller had they all not have had children with short people lol.
If the interview was the other way around, I would say what I envy about Japanese people is there is little or no street crime in their cities. This is impossible in The States.
Thank you for your comment! It seems like what I want to do next though XD! It really makes sense and totally agrees with it! When I went to Barcelona for a trip, I came across pickpockets a few times and I can't imagine in my country!
The Japanese perspective is so interesting: In youth to seek freedom and the West has this aplenty in self-expression. Yet, as I grow older, I despair of this in the West, and in contrast the harmony of Japanese culture appeals more and more. There is a balance. To Japanese people, your standards do a good service to your good selves: "All that glitters is not gold."
I’m trying to do the arrive 30 minutes early thing Very interesting video. It makes me appreciate little things about American culture I never thought others might appreciate
I don’t know how things are in Japan right now but I’m hoping to visit in July. I don’t want to disrespect anyone but I really don’t want to wear a mask. I want to smile at people.
honestly i have nothing against japanese people ( it saddens me that there are some americans that are still racist to them) im american but of irish, german, blackfoot & cherokee descent, and im totally in love with these people, their beauty, their physical appearance, their culture, food, they seem awesome and humble as well as very sweet, hardworking, and dedicated in their passion in whatever they want to do. love you japan, kentucky USA 😍🥰😘💞
Great video to start a conversation. Thank you! I am in America. I speak English fluently. I am learning Japanese, along with Japanese culture. I learned in a hard way that here in US, friendly and friends are two different things. Trust me, Americans do not speak up their minds like in the movies. I envy people in the movies too. :-) Great video.
Thanks for sharing! Glad to hear that! That's so interesting thing to me and I didn't even know that. Sometimes behavior in drams or movies is quite different from that of our daily life. Thank you so much and plz stay tuned:)
Thank you for your comment~! I know many people from Nepal are interested in Japan and dreaming living in Japan. I want you guys know more about Japan without actually coming here so I'd appreciate if you recommended my channel to your friends:) plz looking forward to new ones, thanks!
On the last lady's concept of beauty standards: For example she might feel she has a certain rating in Japan, but as she is exotic or different, in another culture she would be felt to be 10/10 or top in terms of beauty. The dynamic is different and that is a consideration. That said for long-term family stability, the stats are not very strong and so a clear common ground is needed for that much more important question: To raise children in a happy & functional and thriving family environment.
I know that standards of beauty for women vary from country to country and community and community. I also believe that we should not all have the same standard and compare ourselves with it to determine if we are close or not. There are many people in this world who are simply beautiful in appearance, but what I consider truly beautiful are those who are pursuing what they want to be, and I feel that such people exude beauty from the inside out! Anyways thank you for your very thoughtful and informative comment:) I love it!
@@shuya-sonoda I really believe the problem is Language barriers that makes it more difficult to be more open to a friendship to a person from another country and specially when they are fans of each others cultures.
I wanted to disagree with the lady around 3:23 --Many Western companies if they have important deadlines will ask the employees to work overtime, offer some sort of incentive etc. Now you could say No, but that can cause issues, so many of my friends accept the overtime and work. My brother works in a healthfood warehouse, he is asked all the time if he wants to work a few hours extra, and press him if they are short staffed. So IMO it's a generalization to say what she did, depends on the company and the work. Ask some nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, police etc if they work overtime and you will be suprised.
This was so interesting to hear (from the USA) as it reinforces what we hear about how Lucky we are in the world and our ways that are different from most other countries. Though we love when foreigners come to our land because they bring a new insight of other countries, ways of living, culture, diversity, schooling, self worth, ETC. They bring to life a different blend of what everyone's future can become together 👍🥰
Thank you so much! I envy about the diversity in other countries. We Japanese people share same culture and value, plus speak Japanese which is incredibly complicated and difficult language. So I think we should communicate with people from other countries each other and accept the difference and values. I believe that changes Japan a lot.
@@shuya-sonoda Thank you so much for chatting back to me. I also wonted to say how right you are in regards to the importance of other countries exploring, understanding, showing and teaching each of our ways to the rest of the world due to hatred, non communication, judgement, fear, acceptance, ETC. That needs to reinforce global communications. This putting us all on the same track for future growth, economics, prosperity and lack of divisions.
For the record, most Americans (US) are told to be early for work, so that much of the experience is common. In the US, however, things like traffic or personal issues are used as mitigation, so while the threat of consequence is there (being fired for being late or missing a day is typical), in general, we accept the fact that control is more limited than our expectations allow. We say "shit happens" to sum it up.
That's interesting and I know people work much harder in start up company. I think there is a difference in terms of "the way of thinking" towards OT between Japanese and Americans. It doesn't always mean there are fewer OT in the U.S..
appreciating beauty should be seperated from connecting with people. of course, a thing of beauty is joy forever; whether it is a tree, a bird, the cat or a beautiful person. But when it comes to people, the friendship is the beauty is it not?
Interesantes opiniones sobre lo que envidian de los extranjeros. Soy de un país latinoamericano y en general somos bastante amistosos, ya que entablamos conversación con gente al azar (por ejemplo, cuando viajamos en autobús). En mi etapa universitaria, tuvimos maestros japoneses (debido a un programa de JICA), al inicio eran bastante tímidos; pero a los 3-6 meses de convivencia, eran más abiertos con las personas. Nueva suscriptora. 👍
Gracias por sus comentarios y por suscribirse a nuestro canal. Es cierto que los latinoamericanos tienen una imagen muy alegre y amable. Espero que sigan disfrutando de mi canal.
English mentality to time is that it’s personal to each person experiencing it so it’s a sentimental currency and we are frugal 😅 some pay for success and some pay for their passions but we all pay with time. Also beer ‘o’ clock prevents us doing overtime 😂
Guilt based culture vs Shame based culture. Thanks to Christianity, the west is individualistic with a guilt based culture. That is, when a westerner messes up they feel guilty first (God is watching), shameful second/third/not at all. Eastern culture was formed around "group think". This assists in forming a cohesive group out of a large body of people (this also assists a ruling class to maintain control over a large body of people). When an Easterner messes up, they feel shame first (my family/community is watching), guilty second/third/not at all. Depending on the situation.
Wow, That's new finding to me. Thank you for sharing! I didn't even know that the difference of culture between westerner and Eastern. It is certainly more convenient in terms of governance to have a collectivist rather than an individualist country.
Hello, Shuya. Can you make videos about these all-female Japanese rock/metal bands?: BAND-MAID DOLL$BOXX GACHARIC SPIN LOVEBITES NEMOPHILA HAGANE Japanese musicians are so good that they are quickly gaining popularity abroad. Of course, BABYMETAL is very famous now but there are alot of Japanese bands that deserve recognition as well. I hope you grant my request. I'm from the Philippines. 💓💓💓💓
Thank you for your request! Honestly, I'm not familiar with the genre and even didn't know their name. Hopefully, if I had a chance to contact them, let me try:) Thanks anyway!
@@shuya-sonoda Please🙏 do so, especially for BAND-MAID. This band's popularity is quickly rising outside of Japan. They've already played some shows in America and Europe before the pandemic. They were also supposed to embark on a world tour in 2020, but it didn't happen because of the spread of the corona virus. They are really good, and are one of the top rising stars from Japan. Also, prioritize DOLL$BOXX and GACHARIC SPIN too. I really like the girl named Hana.
I envy how the Japanese can speak their own language and I can't at all. I want to try to learn, but just can't seem to find the time. I also like how cute some of the Japanese girls are soooooo cute.
Great video! Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!
Thanks for sharing your best opinion and nice tips. It's true that we don't need to understand all English to use it when we travel. I didn't know that person, I'll look into it. Thank you very much.
Thank you for your comment. Honestly, I don't think so but, I guess quite a few people can discuss it so It is hard to find people. However, If I had any chance, I'll try it!
Thank you for your comment! If I follow your advice, I'm gonna fire myself and this channel will be finished! lol I know there some mistakes and it is not so comfortable to read them, but I'm gonna try my best!
Thank you for your comment! I think I was a little bit nervous cuz this was my first time to interview someone. Plus, I was sitting a little ahead of her and taking a video by myself. If you watch another video, I think I make eye contact with people. Anyways, thank you for watching!
Well many are probably envies of fluent Japanese skills. And coming to job 30 min before it starts is waste of time since that my employer will not pay me for it. I personally envy you Japanese girls and that damn loot of hair on head >
Thank your for your comment! I know some people from different countries also envy Japanese people and am curious about what point they envy about so I'm gonna ask foreign people exactly the same question! Plz stay tuned:)
I wanna learn the japanese language.too.so that if ever im gonna meet one of their treasure Mr.Yuzuru Hanyu i can basically communicate with him, again if ever only.that.ive.be given a chance to meet him personally, im one of his avid fan...
Its strange how their idea of “foreigners” always refer to white westerners. Could it be that the Japanese word you’re using specifically refers to that group of people only?
No. But historically after the Meiji Restoration, which cultures do you THINK the Japanese did their research on? Was it South America? Was it Africa? Was it Asia? Or was it Europe and North America. Bear in mind they achieved these gains ALREADY by 1895... a rapid process from the trigger of 1853. Remarkable even. Is this the answer to your question? It might not be.
while it makes for a good video, I think if you envy the lives of others then you will become unsatisfied with your own life despite it being not too bad
You wish you were taller? To be tall does not make you special. That's only a physical appearance which is meaningless at times. What makes you special is your personality, character and your congeniality. In many instances, people are not interested in the abundance of your personal wealth. How you value and respect people is an important issue. My Best Wishes for You. Tevfik Alp, CT; US.
Request: How do Japanese people feel about being affectionate in public (kissing, hugging, ect.)? Here in America, that's an everyday thing. How tall are you?
It sounds nice! Thank you for your request. There is huge difference between Japanese and foreigners in terms of affectionate and should be variety of opinions!
Interesting points of view, I'm Mexican and I can really relate to the fact that we celebrate birthdays with tons of people, also we usually arrive on point or late to most of the meetings, so that one is also true. This video might be useful, because I want to visit Japan. Nice video and new sub :D
I guess so. We don't intend to talk much about people from the U.S. but, you know there are so many kinds of American comedy, drama, movie in Japan. I think that's why Japanese people tend to imagine people from the U.S. when it comes to "foreigner".
even though this video is about "foreigners" all of these people are talking about americans by default. It's very obvious lol ( this isn't meant to be hostile, just an observation)
Thank you for your comment! Many people thought exactly the same thing and complained to me. lol That's why I conducted this interview! plz take a look and have fun:) Which country do you imagine when you hear the word "foreigner"? ua-cam.com/video/4lA2NIWCWjc/v-deo.html
I think she means Japanese people should be more tolerant of others' tardiness. However I feel you that if you get used to meeting someone on time, you would be pissed off😂
Please do not paint all non-Japanese as foreigners. Be specific. There are 126 million Japanese nationals. Foreigners mean the rest of the world`s other 2 billion people. This question is problematic because you lump all foreigners as one monolithic group. That`s inaccurate and untrue and it promotes a very monolithic Japanese perspective. Not all Japanese are the same. That includes Ainu people and the burakumin, Japanese Koreans, etc. What about hafu Japanese? Because you studied English in Japanese instead of in English, it creates in your mind this dichotomy of us and others. We are all humans.
That's exactly right. I didn't realize that myself when I was asking this question, but the various comments made me think the same thing you did. Thank you for sharing your valuable thoughts. That's why I asked people "Which country do you imagine when you hear the word foreigner?" in another video.
As you might have thought, many people in this interview are most likely talking about imagining people from the U.S.
We understand that when we say "foreigners" it should not necessarily refer to them. The world is more diverse and should be.
However, Japanese people tend to think that way due to their educational and entertainment environment, and I was very curious as to why, so I conducted another video interview.
If you are interested, please check it out.
Which country do you imagine when you hear the word "foreigner"?
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In America, we generally think of “foreigners” as tourists, or travelers. When someone is here for educational purposes, they’re not quite so “foreign.” (If that makes sense, Lol!) In the case of someone immigrating from another country to live here, after they’ve been here for awhile, we tend to stop calling them foreigners.
Example: A man moved here 3 years ago from Japan and his English is pretty good so he frequently talks to others; we are aware that he plans on getting his citizenship someday. More typically, we would say something such as, “That’s so-and-so. He’s originally from Japan.” So… At this point, he’s no longer foreign; he’s American, just like the rest of us are; but also happens to be Japanese. We would refer to him as Japanese American. (Japanese comes first since he was born there.) My grandparents immigrated from Ireland but as I was born here, I’m American Irish.
Our country is a “melting pot” of various cultures and most of us feel that this is one of the greatest things about the US. The diversity makes it a very special country.
Ty for sharing that video ‼️‼️you're very correct about how they think foreigners are only in the US.. 😂 On the other hand 🖐️ I absolutely love Japanese people and I love Japan 🇯🇵 as well but since this video says its from January 2022 which now its April 2022, it doesn't seem that long ago and I'm just wondering if you in Japan don't have to wear a mask anymore? 🤔 Anyway God bless you and your family 😇 🙏 👨👩👦
First of all I'd ask which foreign country?
@@bexyrexy well said ‼️ Bravo 👏 👏 👏 😇 🙏
Because Japan and Korea are almost USA colonies
The most beautiful thing is that all the japanese friends on the video talked without thinking, spontaneously correct words came along. We also envy japanese people for their clarity and organisation in their thoughts and words, their power is in the details. Full respect!
Thank you for your thoughtful comment! That's true.
The interviewees are really nice people and thankfully gave us lots of findings.
That's a quite dumb generalization.
Interesting insight Shuya. Being an English person, it got me thinking, at 5:25 the lady mentions about being accepted for who she is. I haven't lived in Japan so I can't say from her perspective but the English are extremely judgemental on what you have, your status and how you look. I think the reason she might feel so accepted by foreigners is because when "we" meet someone foreign in England, you completely drop any standards or "englishism" you think should apply to that person because they're not from your country, therefor you don't have any predetermined thoughts except they're not going to understand English as well as you do. I tend to welcome anyone not from England with open arms and not judge who they are. With this mentality (I know not everyone in England thinks like this and this is from one persons perspective that lives in England) I think that's why she might enjoy interactions with foreigners so much :)
I found this to be a very interesting and thought provoking opinion.
It is true that in the West, I have the image that status is more important than in Japan. (Although this may be true for some people as you say).
Probably Japanese people also do not judge people from overseas by these statuses.
I find this very strange.
My personal opinion is that this is because there is no common axis of judgment in terms of whether they have assets, where they live, what university they went to, etc.
It would be best if more people from different countries could enjoy interacting with each other, accepting their differences without comparing them.
Thank you for your very nice comments.
I am a foreigner living in England and I’ve never had issues of not being accepted. Yes, I am Caucasian therefore blend in easily. But all in all British people are very tolerant towards foreigners in comparison to many others.
What's interesting is that if you live in London, it's almost impossible to be judged and stereotyped so easily due to the extreme diversity, probably some of the best diversity in the whole world- even better than a large portion of American Cities. But I have felt like that same diversity is far more rare outside of London in other parts of the UK even though it's still quite good.
What I will also say is, there seems to be a social meta developing where judgement stems more from your social standing as opposed to your skin or country of origin. For example, people are quick to judge anyone wealthy in the UK, but herald, praise, and endorse those who share pain that stems from poverty and the experiences and humour associated with that. There is also another social meta developing in which unproblematic people who are stereotypically kind and respectful get high praise and plenty of respect, but if you speak your mind too much, have any controversial opinions, or maybe you are just more outgoing and outspoken than the average person, you may be seen as an attention seeker or just annoying. However, within both these social meta, it seems there is still a place for you within society as we are surprisingly tolerant in the UK compared to other countries, the only issue is that if you try to maintain your behaviours whilst moving up in life (making more money, having more of a voice, becoming more credible), it becomes a lot harder for you to maintain your "problematic" behaviours and you will be criticised a lot more regardless of whether said behaviour is actually a genuine issue or not.
I'm British and I totally agree. I think we do tend to drop our standards/expectations when we meet someone who is foreign. I live in Japan and it seems like Japanese people do the same. For example; many Japanese people aren't comfortable with tattoos, but would probably be fine with a foreign person having them.
Sounds quite similar to Sweden. My experience as a Swede and having lived here my whole life, it took me like 18 years to understand why foreigners always think swedes are so nice, while I think most of us are absolute a**holes. We tend to be extremely nice to foreigners and very understanding and accepting. But to native Swedes can be very cold and almost mean.
I think everybody’s talking about the Americans - here in Europe definitely not everybody speaks English, the houses are not that big and some people are not that friendly after all! 😄
Yeah, it makes sense.
We don't intend to talk much about people from the U.S. but, you know there are so many kinds of American comedy, drama, movie in Japan.
I think that's why Japanese people tend to imagine people from the U.S. when it comes to "foreigner".
trust me. us americans are not always all that friendly either.
Really interesting video, I guess I've taken my English-speaking skills for granted.
Thank you for your comment!
It's true. I totally agree with that.
Always smiling all the time is a skill that is drilled in to us growing up, we have to look happy even if we are miserable. It's no different than maintaining a stoic demenor.
Beautifully honest interview. You are a wonderful interviewer, very engaging.
Glad you enjoyed it! Plz stay tuned:)
The last two women you interviewed were very good, very insightful. I think they could carry on a conversation on many subjects..
That' on point. They have experienced lots of culture gaps during studying abroad.
I wish I could meet them and ask again....lol
Nice video to give people some insights of how Japanese think of foreigners. However, this video doesn't really apply to Asian foreigners that can speak fluent English. We don't have the same leniency compared to foreigners from Western countries, and seems like we are held to a higher standard, in terms of room to make errors. I grew up in the US and speak native-level English, in addition to my mother tongue and Japanese, my mentality and work ethics are very American (gotta have my breaks, and no excessive OT). Too bad I still look Asian and they are trying to make me follow the Japanese social standards and work hierarchy.
Thank you for your comment.
I know that there are actually people of Asian descent in the West (especially in the US), and many of my favorite UA-camrs are of Asian descent.
I think it's very important to communicate properly and try to understand each other, because it's still difficult to understand a person's values through language and appearance.
Hello, sorry 😔, I do to not understand your name...it would be nice to,.some how intergrade both names with a /. Cultural and American. Anyway. You should be proud to be an American ( witch I'm sure you are) and try not to feel bad about the standards. Reason, your true decent is of another culture. As mine, I am also born American but my " true decent is almost full Irish/ Scot and luckily... American Indian. My grand parents came across on the boats from Scotland. Our great granddad married an American Indian. Giving me part of the American gift...so thankful. Also, Irish/Scottish are a great historical influence in the world in history. Though I feel blessed and lucky having 3 of the greatest cultural backgrounds...I was also Born American. Though many people tell me I should be so proud of my heritage here (though I am), I AM STILL AMERICAN, living our ways ! No slack cut no where !! But, I am also proud of that. And I realize, I am a part of some of the best global heritages brought to the American table of cultures. And we are pressured and treated a bit different because that's why our families were gifted to be ALLOWED here !! To bring in diversity !! So of course we are treated as our ancestor's here, that's the whole reason and part of the American dream, diversity, luxury, teaching's, Freedom, ETC !!! Thousands never get in and dream too !!! So be proud we live in pretty much the greatest county.and you know many people of your hertiage envy you. We are a part of the pride and beauty of what America's represent !!
I’m glad you asked. I feel, appreciated for just my smile and sense of independence. Thank you for the video.
Thank you for your comment:)
Cool video! I live in Japan (Mie) and I still don't understand the whole "I'm Japanese so I'm not allowed to have a free mindset" thing. Like, we aren't taught how to do that really in America we just do it? There's nothing beyond just deciding for yourself "I'm not going to care about this set of social expectations that don't make sense and anyone who has a problem with that has a problem with me". Like we know there will be consequences for it, but most people just decide that living authentically is worth the consequences.
Thank you for sharing your thought. I'm really impressed and totally agree with that.
I believe that this difference in values is due to education. In Japan, we are taught to conform to our surroundings, and I feel that we do not have an environment that allows each individual to freely express their own opinions and develop their individuality.
Gotta agree, I see people in the video saying things like "I envy how foreigners spend time with their family" and I think, well why don't you? No one is holding a gun to your head and saying you can't, you live a democratic open country, socially people might not like it and there maybe some consequences about it, but if you want to do something as simple as that and you already don't agree with society rules then do it ? Why care so much about what others think? In the west we don't get taught to do as we please but we are encouraged to make our own minds up not fed a one way perspective about how to live
This is the best explanation I've ever read about individualist culture. Thank you very much for writing this.
Well you are a guest so even if you don't understand this is how it works there so i don't think it is a wise thing to to try to change that i mean in your personal things its ok to be you but still you gotta respect their ways
@@shuya-sonoda traditions are a form of education... But the values you attain or obtain in your life arent acquired through intent and thoughtfulness. They are informed by the peer pressure you are immured in. Cannibals traditionally eat their victims as part of a spiritualistic practice... And yet, in general, the world shuns this behavior. Two distinct and different tiers of value, neither of which formal education plays much part in. Shuya, your statement sounds elitist, where you elevate the japanese education as some source that clearly surpasses any other... This is too short sighted a view to accept for someone supposedly seeking truth.
Progress, in every venue, has always been a SINGULAR process, and never a "we" one. The masses have demonstrated a contentment to accept the status quo, whereas ONE Einstein envisioned relativity. Galileo, told to recant his heliocentrism or die by the "church". ONE Rosa Parks on the bus, not "We".... What this suggests, and far stronger than "everybody does it", is that mass belief tends to be manipulation of the ignorant, and progress is feared even by us who truly need it.
Thank you for sharing these invaluable interviews with us!
Glad you like them!
Who do not want to grew taller? haha The interview was very casual and free, and most of the thing they said are valid in my opinion. High 5!
You are the only person who pointed it out! lol
I'm happy to get your high 5 review and gonna try to get more so please stay tuned:)
As a 6’2” guy, I don’t wanna be taller. I’ll start hitting my head on doorways lol
Wow, such wonderful insight. To return the thought, I envy how orderly and polite Japanese people are, there’s little chaos and the social rituals are so interesting. I would love to visit one day.
Thank you for your comment!
I really hope you come to Japan and enjoy the visit!:)
My opinion is that Japanese, Chinese, Korean people are very well brought up, polite and respect their elders and culture. This is a good thing. I also think they are really brave to go to another country to live as a foreigner and educate themselves without family. We have a Chinese lady where we work and see how hard it is for her to communicate with us. As a matter of fact, she has taken to mixing with us 'brown skins' bcause we accept her for who she is and know the struggle of acceptance. We have taken her into our circle, she comes on holidays with us and comes to our homes for girly time. Unfortunately the 'whites' don't have anything to do with her, but she doesn't care cause she's got us and we got her back.
Thank you for sharing your experience!
>Unfortunately the 'whites' don't have anything to do with her,
This is very surprising to me. I knew that some of the whites discriminate against blacks, but also against Asians...!
@@shuya-sonoda as an American in California, nobody cares about nationality or anything. Half my company is Vietnamese and the other is Mexican. I’m white and could care less where they’re from. We are all friends and do things all together and get along well. It depends where you live but most whites don’t care, id say if anything they’re more nice to people from Asian countries bc they’re curious about the culture and differences.
Great video. The responses to "What they envy" were super fascinating to me. Can't wait for more videos.
Thanks! This is such an interesting topic, isn't it?
I would be happy if you share this video around you:)
I envy about Japan how safe it is. I watched a documentary on Japan and it showed how elementary school kids were going as a group together to school, no parents around. My sister would have loved that kind of safety in Canada, but sadly she always had trouble bringing the kids to school until they finally hit High School, Gr. 8. and picking them up. My sister and her husband were both working so it was hard.
I must say though overall the crime rate is going down in Canada every year, especially here in British Columbia Canada.
Thank you for your comment!
Yeah, we feel much safer in Japan. I've never been to school with my parents together but with my neighbor friends. This is actually good point about Japan and this is mentioned in my another interview about "What Japanese love about japan".
Great video Shuya. I just subscribed. I lived in Japan for a year a few years ago. And I really envy the way that Japanese people get together at parties with close friends and have fun at izekayas. Drinking and laughing together. In America friends go to bars but it's not that same. Your next video you should ask foreigners what they envy about Japanese people.
Thanks! It sounds really interesting! Now I'm really thinking of it!
I love how honest their answers are and the girl who said that they accept her for who she is was super nice I know not everyone is like this but that is a characteristic that I'm always trying to work on. To treat people the way you wish to be treated and to accept their faults not because you have to but because as another human being we are all imperfect and we should be aware of such things but in some small way we can better one another because we are all just trying to live and deep down a lot of us want acceptance and to accept others as well. Sorry for my long philosophical ramble.😂
Thank you for your comment! I appreciate it!
The people I interviewed were really nice and gave us honest opinions so that made this video pretty informative.
As you said, after this interview, I also started trying more to accept people around me as they are not mentioning their appearance, their status.
Thanks anyway! plz stay tuned:)
@@shuya-sonoda Much love man keep on making good content!👍❤️👍
This was so interesting!I never gave much thought to what foreign people thought of us Americans but I admit I expected to see negative comments! I was so wrong!!!! Every comment was really kind and funny! I think that is a great Japanese point that I envy! A lot of us Americans can sometimes expect negativity when we have no reason at all !!! This was a great experience for me as an American to think about something that had never really occured to me before! What do other people think of foreigners....like what kind of perception they have and Ifind it really fascinating!!!!Thanks so much for this really unique look at someone else's perspective 🤓🤓🤓
That sounds so interesting! Thank you for sharing your thoughts Melissa!
I'm glad to hear that this video gave you a whole new experience.
I would appreciate it if you could recommend this video to your friend:)
Thanks again!
funny how some interviewee think english is all foreigners first language
That's an interesting finding in this interview right?
Yeah
Or that all foreigners are white Americans!
Very interesting insights to Japanese culture and thought. My brother, sister and I have all enjoyed our trips to Japan.
I'm glad to hear that! Thanks:)
The thing with weight is actually really true here in Japan. I personally think a lady looks best when she isn't all too skinny, but in a sense I don't even use that as a criteria to determine if a lady is pretty or not; but in Japan, guys fuss about that so much and this adds to the stress on ladies that try to appeal to just not guys but even their fellow ladies, because ladies would criticize you for looking "ugly" or "fat" first chance they get :p
Absolutely it is true and I totally agree with you.
Plus, here is a sarcasm. As you said, boys tend to judge girls based on their appearance and sometimes say "ugly" to them, however, that boy tends to be not superior in terms of his appearance as well.
Great interview, we hope to host a japanese student one day. Have a good day, Jeff.
Hi, Jeff! Thank you for your comment!
It sounds great! I hope you will realize it:)
Very noice ! Very good ! Thank you thank you for content 😁
Thanks, bro! Your comment always cheer me up!
Have fun:)
Nice video! A small grammar point: you should say "gain weight" not "get". For example: I always gain weight around Christmas time because of all the sweets." You can use "get" with "fat". For example: "If I eat too much, I'll get fat."
Thank you for your comment and pointing my grammar mistakes! How nice and helpful of you.
This is good! Do more! Refreshing to think about instead of cheap content clickbait.
Thank you so much! I'm gonna try making more informative video:)
When Japanese mentions "foreigners" they meant westerners / Africans. I would really like to see their view on South East Asians / Europeanns since we don't look like a westerners but is still a foreigner.
Nice video! From Netherlands perspective: why arrive 30min 'early' for work? I signed a contract for x hours and I work those hours. 30min before is MY time... Time to LIVE LIFE. 🤗
I work to live, I don't live to work. 😉
Thank you for sharing your routine, Goenie!
It is really important to prepare to work more efficiently! Thanks:)
I am a foreigner, just american. It's really strange to think that people live in houses smaller than mine in my own country and especially outside of mine. I mean there are apartments the size of my room (10x12 feet or 3x3 meters not sure what Japan uses) it's crazy.
Also about the height thing, I don't know about Asian people but I know that especially in America but all over the world really. Generations of families are getting taller and taller. for example in my family my grandparents are around 5'5 and all my uncles and my father are 5'10 - 6'+ my one aunt is 5'7or8
And their children would have grown much taller had they all not have had children with short people lol.
I really envy about the scale and size of you guys...!lol
If the interview was the other way around, I would say what I envy about Japanese people is there is little or no street crime in their cities. This is impossible in The States.
Thank you for your comment!
It seems like what I want to do next though XD!
It really makes sense and totally agrees with it!
When I went to Barcelona for a trip, I came across pickpockets a few times and I can't imagine in my country!
I'd love to teach them English!! They seem like nice, fun people.
Thank you for your comment!
So many people in Japan want to learn English!
The Japanese perspective is so interesting: In youth to seek freedom and the West has this aplenty in self-expression.
Yet, as I grow older, I despair of this in the West, and in contrast the harmony of Japanese culture appeals more and more.
There is a balance. To Japanese people, your standards do a good service to your good selves: "All that glitters is not gold."
Your thoughts and perspectives are kind of fresh to me! Thank you!
I've never known this phrase but, I love this!! ☺️
"All that glitters is not gold."
I’m trying to do the arrive 30 minutes early thing
Very interesting video. It makes me appreciate little things about American culture I never thought others might appreciate
Thank your for your comment!
Actually, I think starting work 30 minutes before is a good thing.
Cool. Very credible; not scripted. Thank you for those truths 🙂.
Thanks! They gave us truly honest opinions. I really appreciate it.
I don’t know how things are in Japan right now but I’m hoping to visit in July. I don’t want to disrespect anyone but I really don’t want to wear a mask. I want to smile at people.
Sounds good!
To be honest, I don't like wearing a mask as well.
I hope this situation will have got better by then!
honestly i have nothing against japanese people ( it saddens me that there are some americans that are still racist to them) im american but of irish, german, blackfoot & cherokee descent, and im totally in love with these people, their beauty, their physical appearance, their culture, food, they seem awesome and humble as well as very sweet, hardworking, and dedicated in their passion in whatever they want to do. love you japan, kentucky USA 😍🥰😘💞
Thank you for your comment!
Yeah, Japanese people are great and we have lots of good things in our mind:)
Great video to start a conversation. Thank you! I am in America. I speak English fluently. I am learning Japanese, along with Japanese culture. I learned in a hard way that here in US, friendly and friends are two different things. Trust me, Americans do not speak up their minds like in the movies. I envy people in the movies too. :-) Great video.
Thanks for sharing! Glad to hear that!
That's so interesting thing to me and I didn't even know that.
Sometimes behavior in drams or movies is quite different from that of our daily life.
Thank you so much and plz stay tuned:)
Great content.
A new subscriber is added to your channel. 😊
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Thank you for your comment~!
I know many people from Nepal are interested in Japan and dreaming living in Japan.
I want you guys know more about Japan without actually coming here so I'd appreciate if you recommended my channel to your friends:) plz looking forward to new ones, thanks!
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On the last lady's concept of beauty standards: For example she might feel she has a certain rating in Japan, but as she is exotic or different, in another culture she would be felt to be 10/10 or top in terms of beauty. The dynamic is different and that is a consideration. That said for long-term family stability, the stats are not very strong and so a clear common ground is needed for that much more important question: To raise children in a happy & functional and thriving family environment.
I know that standards of beauty for women vary from country to country and community and community.
I also believe that we should not all have the same standard and compare ourselves with it to determine if we are close or not.
There are many people in this world who are simply beautiful in appearance, but what I consider truly beautiful are those who are pursuing what they want to be, and I feel that such people exude beauty from the inside out!
Anyways thank you for your very thoughtful and informative comment:) I love it!
@@shuya-sonoda Agree! Inner values are beautiful in people too.
I learned a lot. thanks!
Glad to hear it! plz stay tuned:)
Awesome channel, keep it up bro!
Thanks bro! Plz stay tuned✌️
foreigner means western African or American
I envy japanese for being this humble
It's true!!
Great review greetings from the Netherlands
Thank you for your comment!
It really helps me a lot!
I liked this video you just earned yourself a new subscriber. 😁❤👊
Thank you very much!!!! I'm really glad to hear that:)
Please look forward to my new video!
I would love to have any of them as friends they look fun .
Thanks! Actually they are really nice people.
@@shuya-sonoda I really believe the problem is Language barriers that makes it more difficult to be more open to a friendship to a person from another country and specially when they are fans of each others cultures.
I wanted to disagree with the lady around 3:23 --Many Western companies if they have important deadlines will ask the employees to work overtime, offer some sort of incentive etc. Now you could say No, but that can cause issues, so many of my friends accept the overtime and work.
My brother works in a healthfood warehouse, he is asked all the time if he wants to work a few hours extra, and press him if they are short staffed. So IMO it's a generalization to say what she did, depends on the company and the work. Ask some nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, police etc if they work overtime and you will be suprised.
That's interesting. Sometimes we talk just along with our imagination.
This was so interesting to hear (from the USA) as it reinforces what we hear about how Lucky we are in the world and our ways that are different from most other countries. Though we love when foreigners come to our land because they bring a new insight of other countries, ways of living, culture, diversity, schooling, self worth, ETC. They bring to life a different blend of what everyone's future can become together 👍🥰
Thank you so much!
I envy about the diversity in other countries.
We Japanese people share same culture and value, plus speak Japanese which is incredibly complicated and difficult language.
So I think we should communicate with people from other countries each other and accept the difference and values.
I believe that changes Japan a lot.
@@shuya-sonoda Thank you so much for chatting back to me. I also wonted to say how right you are in regards to the importance of other countries exploring, understanding, showing and teaching each of our ways to the rest of the world due to hatred, non communication, judgement, fear, acceptance, ETC. That needs to reinforce global communications. This putting us all on the same track for future growth, economics, prosperity and lack of divisions.
@@shuya-sonoda oh, and I just love watching your interviews with others...its like being right there with you all...front row seat, lol
@@scheirainasande6916 Thank you so much!
I will make you enjoy succeeding video:)
So plz stay tuned:)
@@shuya-sonoda why thank you 💕 so much !!! I am sure we totally enjoy it...you are good at it 👍😊
For the record, most Americans (US) are told to be early for work, so that much of the experience is common. In the US, however, things like traffic or personal issues are used as mitigation, so while the threat of consequence is there (being fired for being late or missing a day is typical), in general, we accept the fact that control is more limited than our expectations allow. We say "shit happens" to sum it up.
That's interesting and I know people work much harder in start up company.
I think there is a difference in terms of "the way of thinking" towards OT between Japanese and Americans. It doesn't always mean there are fewer OT in the U.S..
appreciating beauty should be seperated from connecting with people. of course, a thing of beauty is joy forever; whether it is a tree, a bird, the cat or a beautiful person. But when it comes to people, the friendship is the beauty is it not?
Interesantes opiniones sobre lo que envidian de los extranjeros.
Soy de un país latinoamericano y en general somos bastante amistosos, ya que entablamos conversación con gente al azar (por ejemplo, cuando viajamos en autobús).
En mi etapa universitaria, tuvimos maestros japoneses (debido a un programa de JICA), al inicio eran bastante tímidos; pero a los 3-6 meses de convivencia, eran más abiertos con las personas.
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Es cierto que los latinoamericanos tienen una imagen muy alegre y amable. Espero que sigan disfrutando de mi canal.
English mentality to time is that it’s personal to each person experiencing it so it’s a sentimental currency and we are frugal 😅 some pay for success and some pay for their passions but we all pay with time. Also beer ‘o’ clock prevents us doing overtime 😂
Beer ‘o’ clock is sounds wonderful !! XD
Guilt based culture vs Shame based culture. Thanks to Christianity, the west is individualistic with a guilt based culture. That is, when a westerner messes up they feel guilty first (God is watching), shameful second/third/not at all. Eastern culture was formed around "group think". This assists in forming a cohesive group out of a large body of people (this also assists a ruling class to maintain control over a large body of people). When an Easterner messes up, they feel shame first (my family/community is watching), guilty second/third/not at all. Depending on the situation.
Wow, That's new finding to me. Thank you for sharing!
I didn't even know that the difference of culture between westerner and Eastern.
It is certainly more convenient in terms of governance to have a collectivist rather than an individualist country.
I like to watch the muscle of...haha i didnt know tht the hit on head works ther too XD
Thank you for your comment! XD
Hello, Shuya. Can you make videos about these all-female Japanese rock/metal bands?:
BAND-MAID
DOLL$BOXX
GACHARIC SPIN
LOVEBITES
NEMOPHILA
HAGANE
Japanese musicians are so good that they are quickly gaining popularity abroad. Of course, BABYMETAL is very famous now but there are alot of Japanese bands that deserve recognition as well. I hope you grant my request. I'm from the Philippines. 💓💓💓💓
Thank you for your request!
Honestly, I'm not familiar with the genre and even didn't know their name.
Hopefully, if I had a chance to contact them, let me try:)
Thanks anyway!
@@shuya-sonoda Please🙏 do so, especially for BAND-MAID. This band's popularity is quickly rising outside of Japan. They've already played some shows in America and Europe before the pandemic. They were also supposed to embark on a world tour in 2020, but it didn't happen because of the spread of the corona virus. They are really good, and are one of the top rising stars from Japan. Also, prioritize DOLL$BOXX and GACHARIC SPIN too. I really like the girl named Hana.
My dream is to exchange to Japan one day and walk in a uniform that’s one of the things I really wanna do if I go to Japan ( eventually 😩😅)
I hope you realize it! Thank you for watching:)
I envy how the Japanese can speak their own language and I can't at all. I want to try to learn, but just can't seem to find the time. I also like how cute some of the Japanese girls are soooooo cute.
Japanese is so difficult and complicated language.
You can get used to it while enjoying my contents:)
@@shuya-sonoda I just got the Tuttle learning set. It has flash cards, charts and a CD. I'll just have to see what happens.
Great interview i hope the alrgorithim bless your videos
Much appreciated. I hope so:)
Where did you get that jacket? 0:50
What do you mean😂
Well i find it cooler when people speak japanese : )
im not american but i think the main reason most of their house is huge because the US is a really huge country 😂 they have plenty of spaces to build
That makes sense👍
Great video! Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!
Thanks for sharing your best opinion and nice tips.
It's true that we don't need to understand all English to use it when we travel.
I didn't know that person, I'll look into it.
Thank you very much.
Much love to all Japanese friends ❤️
Thank you for your comment:)
Very nice 👍
Thank you 👍
Great video, I love watching this kind of things.
Would it be dangerous to ask about politics/other countries :D ?
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Honestly, I don't think so but, I guess quite a few people can discuss it so It is hard to find people.
However, If I had any chance, I'll try it!
@@shuya-sonoda well if so, ask them about Israel in general, would be interesting to see :)
You and your friends and perfect just as you are ❤️
What a thoughtful comment!
Thank you Tonia!:)
Lots of sweeping generalizations.
Interesting, thanks. Please have captions for all of the video for hard of hearing or deaf people :)
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Yeah, Accessibility is so important and I'm gonna do it later!
what countries were they really talking about when it came to "foreigners". I'm interested.
Good question! Here's a video for you:)
Which country do you imagine when you hear the word "foreigner"?
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3:44 my eyes went 👀
LMAO
yo fire the man who did the subtitles. bruh I'm even willing to do them for you
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If I follow your advice, I'm gonna fire myself and this channel will be finished! lol
I know there some mistakes and it is not so comfortable to read them, but I'm gonna try my best!
I love Japanese people 🥰
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I love Japanese people too 😆
i wish i could learn japanese and make friends
You can do it by watching my videos! lol
@@shuya-sonoda arigato, im gonna watch haha
its 100% possible
I think America is what life is like now; Japan is more futuristic.
It's interesting! I feel like the states especially tech industry are much more futuristic...!
Why do you never make eye contact with the people you interview?
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I think I was a little bit nervous cuz this was my first time to interview someone.
Plus, I was sitting a little ahead of her and taking a video by myself.
If you watch another video, I think I make eye contact with people.
Anyways, thank you for watching!
he doesn't need to though, it's fine as long as he interviews them.
it's just not really required.
No big deal.
Well many are probably envies of fluent Japanese skills. And coming to job 30 min before it starts is waste of time since that my employer will not pay me for it. I personally envy you Japanese girls and that damn loot of hair on head >
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I know some people from different countries also envy Japanese people and am curious about what point they envy about so I'm gonna ask foreign people exactly the same question!
Plz stay tuned:)
I wanna learn the japanese language.too.so that if ever im gonna meet one of their treasure Mr.Yuzuru Hanyu i can basically communicate with him, again if ever only.that.ive.be given a chance to meet him personally, im one of his avid fan...
Motivation is important to learn a language!
Japanese is not easy to acquire but, you can get used to it on my channel:)
@@shuya-sonoda i hope so
Its strange how their idea of “foreigners” always refer to white westerners. Could it be that the Japanese word you’re using specifically refers to that group of people only?
No. But historically after the Meiji Restoration, which cultures do you THINK the Japanese did their research on? Was it South America? Was it Africa? Was it Asia? Or was it Europe and North America. Bear in mind they achieved these gains ALREADY by 1895... a rapid process from the trigger of 1853. Remarkable even.
Is this the answer to your question? It might not be.
I think it's not, but as I pined my preface on the top of the comment section, It is kinda aspect of Japanese people. please take a look my comment:)
while it makes for a good video, I think if you envy the lives of others then you will become unsatisfied with your own life despite it being not too bad
You wish you were taller? To be tall does not make you special. That's only a physical appearance which is meaningless at times. What makes you special is your personality, character and your congeniality. In many instances, people are not interested in the abundance of your personal wealth. How you value and respect people is an important issue. My Best Wishes for You. Tevfik Alp, CT; US.
That's true. I can't say anything😂
Thank you for comment! I hope you will enjoy other video:)
Good video
Glad you enjoyed! plz stay tuned:)
Request: How do Japanese people feel about being affectionate in public (kissing, hugging, ect.)? Here in America, that's an everyday thing.
How tall are you?
It sounds nice! Thank you for your request. There is huge difference between Japanese and foreigners in terms of affectionate and should be variety of opinions!
Interesting points of view, I'm Mexican and I can really relate to the fact that we celebrate birthdays with tons of people, also we usually arrive on point or late to most of the meetings, so that one is also true. This video might be useful, because I want to visit Japan. Nice video and new sub :D
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I hope this video would help you learn Japanese and Japanese culture:) Thx subs!
the foreigner in here is mostly refer to American right?
I guess so. We don't intend to talk much about people from the U.S. but, you know there are so many kinds of American comedy, drama, movie in Japan.
I think that's why Japanese people tend to imagine people from the U.S. when it comes to "foreigner".
Based on this, guess I'm Japanese.
even though this video is about "foreigners" all of these people are talking about americans by default. It's very obvious lol ( this isn't meant to be hostile, just an observation)
Thank you for your comment! Many people thought exactly the same thing and complained to me. lol
That's why I conducted this interview! plz take a look and have fun:)
Which country do you imagine when you hear the word "foreigner"?
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I lived in Japan for 18 months. Now I regret I did not bring Japanese wife home.
Envy the bigger eyes
i am japanese ヽ(*・ω・)ﾉ and I love the black people!!!! yayyyyyy
I guess you are not😅
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I' don't actually understand what that means but I know that is something associated with flowers:) Thanks!
America. Home of McDonald's.
Why am I American? 👁️👄👁️😮💨
What do you mean 😂
Why u guys all are so white no brown looking and ur ate very pretty and good lips
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Skin color depends on individuals even in Japan.
Funny how she was jealous of people not being on time. That's one of the things that irritated me when moving back from Japan.
I think she means Japanese people should be more tolerant of others' tardiness.
However I feel you that if you get used to meeting someone on time, you would be pissed off😂
i envy that they dont have that much culture thats holding themselfs...
True!
Currently stationed in Japan. I just want a Japanese girlfriend lol
Actually, I'm so curious how to date with Japanese girls for foreigners.
I wanna reveal it someday....lol.
ig to sum up japan people over there care to much about what others think of them
Yeah, that's kind of true though. And I'm not exception! lol
Please do not paint all non-Japanese as foreigners. Be specific. There are 126 million Japanese nationals. Foreigners mean the rest of the world`s other 2 billion people. This question is problematic because you lump all foreigners as one monolithic group. That`s inaccurate and untrue and it promotes a very monolithic Japanese perspective. Not all Japanese are the same. That includes Ainu people and the burakumin, Japanese Koreans, etc. What about hafu Japanese? Because you studied English in Japanese instead of in English, it creates in your mind this dichotomy of us and others. We are all humans.
That's exactly right. I didn't realize that myself when I was asking this question, but the various comments made me think the same thing you did. Thank you for sharing your valuable thoughts.
That's why I asked people "Which country do you imagine when you hear the word foreigner?" in another video.
2:38 The whole world also envies Japanese of speaking it so fluently :))
envy nothing.
That's OK! Thank you for sharing!