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Meshida-san, It is best that ALL foreigners leave Japan! Actually, all foreigners must leave Japan immediately. Gaijins in Japan are not liked in their own country. This is a fact, not an opinion.
Meshida-san, It is best that foreigners leave Japan. Actually, ALL foreigners must leave Japan immediately. Japanese must continue to ignore all complaints from gaijin, no matter what country the gaijin is from.
At first it may seem like Ken san and friends are mocking their core viewers, but they are actually trying to warn their viewers so their hearts are not broken when they finally visit Japan. This video is a labor of love.
It can be a rude awakening if you're not prepared for it. Lived and worked in Japan over the last decade. When I first went there I had a good understanding of their society and cultural norms. But I was still surprised.
It’s funny because living in Japan as a foreigner when I started work, everyone was so extremely nice to me, but after a month they started complaining about my work and I was like “what did I do wrong?” I needed to have it explained to me that my co-orders were just treating me like a Japanese and not a gaijin anymore. I also have a Japanese wife. We got married in America and lived there for many years and she was like a dream wife. Then we decided to move to Japan and the second the plane landed she evolved into a Japanese wife. I am still trying to figure out what it is about Japan that makes Japanese wives transform into Kaiju.
Whenever Meshida-san invites Ken-san to his channel, I am reminded that Japan really respects their elderly people. Also, I would like to hear Ken-san tell us more about this book for Japanese people on how to deal with Gaijin-san. Canfidential? No. Kenfidential. Yes!
I spent a long time studying Japan in order to prepare myself for my visit. Everything went as expected, but if I had a conversation longer than two minutes, they eventually gave me honest praise, which was reassuring and motivated me to become even better. I made sure to try and respect the culture and not be a bother. I think many foreigners who plan to stay should not only learn the language, but also the culture. Thank you for the video!
I had a friend that I went to high school with. She moved to Japan, and even said in a documentary when asked if she would move back to America, she said no. Now she is back in my hometown. I always wondered why, but after watching this video, I don't have to ask her. Hardships tend to follow all, regardless of where they go. It isn't something that we can run away from. The degree of that hardship depends on where you are though.
Most people leave Japan because of the openly racist, xenophobia of homogeneous societies. Unless you've lived in Japan, you're incapable of understanding. Daily JP would would approach me like *"AH herro toemas-san. Is it true that white woman only bath once per month, all Negroe are thugs, and Mexicans are drug dealer?!* I went on a date with a prior idol once, and everywhere we went people asked to take pics, and speak to her, as they scowled, and spat at me, while calling me a *Gaijin.* Ken is being silly, but to be called a Gaijin is a slur, and is meant to be an offensive insult. It's like dropping the N bomb to some people. I mean it's funny when he does it, but it's not when people use it with bigotry. All of this is compounded with how women in Japan are treated as second class citizens, and it's really bad if you're a foreign woman. Japan is unique. You'll meet the kindest, most gentle, respectful people, then turn around and deal with Jim Crowe Era racism and bigotry. It really depends on the situation. Sometimes I feel like I love Japan, and JP people are the best people on the planet, other times I'm awe struck at how inexplicable it is, to experience racism in 2023. They're just an eclectic, weird, naive, antisocial society. It's so fkn weird man, it's like a different world.
@@rudy7803 Well I mentioned this because I wanted to know how things were in Japan for black people, especially black men. I was hoping one day to visit, maybe even find a friend. Depending on that friendship, maybe I could find women that aren't like the current women in America but also have the same interests that I do.
In all seriousness, there are other reasons, but these are some of them. As an expat for over twenty years in Asia, I can confirm that you have to like being different from most of the people and don't mind all the extra communication problems to make it work. Even if you speak the language fluently.
The information was harsh, but truly and honest overall. I love the videos when you make jokes together. Also, I don't believe that such a funny people who created their UA-cam channels don't have friends. DON'T LIE, THE VIEWERS SEE THROUGH YOU! Thank you for the video!
Honestly all jokes aside you both nailed it a lot of ppl seem to make the assumption that being an Otaku is the norm lol don't get me wrong I enjoy manga but I'm not going to harass some random person about who their favourite character from Bleach is
Most Gaijins are just weird, speaking as a gaijin myself living here for half a decade. One of the reasons they leave is low salary in Japan. And the restriction of freedom. It‘s safe and all, but Japanese people are generally very isolated and introverted. If you try to talk to them, they feel afraid. That’s why many Japanese end up dating their boss or coworkers which ( actually is against the contract ) because they can’t socialize.
I lived in Japan for nearly two years. I have now lived in Montana for nearly 29, and apart from one place being in North America and one place in Eastern Asia, there is no functional difference between the two places. I had one friend in Japan, and i have two friends in Montana. Everyone is polite and helpful in both places and wishes you would go the heck away. As a raging introvert, I am madly in love with both Montana and Japan for supporting my antisocial tendencies.
Sounds great, I'll keep Montana in mind. I've already done Japan (5 yrs). Indeed, you really feel like it's permitted to be a loner in Japan 🙂 I'm a Norwegian person in Bulgaria, and I feel good being a loner in both Norwegian and Bulgaria. People leave me alone really effectively. Maybe it's something about the day and age, globally. People are busy -- if not busy with work + family, people now have TV + Internet + video games. Endless distractions everywhere. I will anyhow keep in mind Montana if I ever get the opportunity to live in the USA. I just need a place where people get together when it matters, but otherwise leave each other alone. I miss Japan mainly because I'm fluent in Japanese, while my Bulgarian kinda sucks. So I might move to an English-speaking place at some point. I like how not living in my home country means I'm automatically exempted from family obligations. How can I ever return home.
The only way that Japanese people can tell their true feelings and save face is through comedy (or when drunk), which is why Meshida is a hero. If Japanese give him a hard time, he says that it is just comedy, don't worry. If westerner says, it is true, then he says yep!
I have heard that the main problem is due to the low and stagnant minimum wages or salaries in Japan. Qualifications do not really count. The hardship of being tortured in the system does not give the better lives and opportunities. It’s a very sad but real story that people who live in developing countries can get paid at the same level as the 21-year-old Japanese university graduates (when they are 26 years old with the degrees from the US or the UK). However, imagine that people in developing countries can increase their salaries at around 4 pct per year while the Japanese wages and salaries are stagnant. Also, they can still live with their parents without paying rents with much lower costs of living in developing countries. Imagine when you compare this issue to the other developed countries.
If you are learning Japanese then you should definitely find ways to interact with Japanese people even if you don't live there. There are online language exchanges where you can find people to video chat with or make some friends who want to do a language exchange. You won't pick up how locals speak from books and classes, it's really different.
Made plenty of friends living there, but its a pain to get a work permit. Being someone who after graduating high school went directly to work at the family business and never got a college degree, it's next to impossible for me to get a work permit in Japan. And to be honest, now I simply can't justify the expense of getting a degree only to get a low to medium paying job overseas in Japan with a work permit.
American guy living in Japan: I just came back from a party before watching this, where I swam in a pond of “日本語を上手ですね！” and now every compliment I’ve ever been given in my entire life is in question. 😂
The comparison between Japan and Disneyland is spot on! I know a lot of Japanese People and they can be very polite and funny but is really difficult to make real friends and I don't think racism, is more like their cultural beliefs.
This video was soo funny! My favorite video yet. Great comedy ideas in this one. I was laughing throughout, but I really bursted out laughing at the “you’re Japanese is so good” part. 😂 Thank you to you both.
You guys English are so good. I lived in U.S for almost 10 years but my English is not as good as this. Love you guys channel, please make more funny content about gaijin in Japan.
@@kageyamareijikun I don't know, but it's plausible. There are women who look like little girls, and Mongoloid women are known to look either really young or really old. LOL
The reason most of the foreigners leave Japan is they either doesn't speak any Japanese and live in Tokyo where Japanese people are very difficult to be friends with because japanese level matters, adults doesn't enjoy having unfunny conversations for hours where most of the time they have to explain what they are trying to say. If you are not going to stay long or you do not seem to be comfortable living here and not many people want to get close to a person who will dissappear soon. But I have foreign friends who lived in Japan for more than 10 years and speak fluent Japanese doesn't even have a single real Japanese friends at all. Most of his friends are either from the same country or other nations that lived in Japan permanently. Outside of Tokyo might be much more open and friendly towards foreigners.
The best advice I can give someone wanting to live long term in Japan is stay out of Tokyo. I made lots of good Japanese friends in Osaka but not a singe one in Tokyo. Japan as a whole is great but you need some degree of wealth as foreigner (make more than $5000 pm) and have some sort of status. Don't be a poor English teacher and the Japanese, especially Japanese women are very accommodating. You will be spoiled for choice. Even though its true for most of the world I found both Japan and South Korea put more emphasis on looks, status and money than most western countries do. If you have these 3 things plus a little Japanese skills then life as a foreigner in Japan is very good and easy.
@@jw841 couldn't agree more with you. But as long as you make 300k yen and above per month and dress up neatly then it shouldn't be a problem because Japanese girls care how you dress and don't be a poor English Teacher. But most of the foreigners here doesn't even make $5000 permonth and still want to live in Tokyo.
I do love the compliments “you can use chop sticks” usually given by a restaurant chef at the counter after having had a conversation in Japanese for 45 minutes 🤣🤣
As i lived in Japan, I did have some modest expectations when I first came there. Yeah, there are those stereotypical expectations from anime otakus but as for me, I did have some of those "otaku milestones" (i.e. have some girl call me 'onii-chan'). Also, that 'Nihongo, ojouzu desu ne" when hearing many times becomes cringy especially that I am aware that despite speaking so, they will still find out I'm not Japanese. That goes without speaking that I can pass as Japanese when speaking to foreign ones.
@@keeganmcfarland7507 What do you mean in particular, when you speak of treat foreigners like garbage ? I don't think they make it particularly hard for foreigners.
They took their kanji from the Chinese, took their customs, traditions and got influenced by Chinese culture, then reversed back and stabbed them in the back, but they got butt kicked by the foreigners, and now the irony is at an all-level times high. I suppose it's true after all, America and Japan is alike. Both got out of their home countries, both colonized the natives of the land, both got dealt different hands, whereas Japan agrees to their servitude. America is at least not on odds with Britain in modern times, considering they're both descended from the same race. Quite an intriguing mentality.
Man i was at a kyabakura with come japanese friends last night and I was talking to the information guy to choose the hostess and in the middle of the conversation he remembered to say my japanese is good, and i felt like he forgot to do something when he said it 😆
I have seen many of those videos and they always make me laugh. I am an immigrant, I moved from the south of Europe to the UK, and I experienced exactly the same things that they describe. Feeling like an outsider, cultural barriers, discrimination, how difficult it is to make friends with the locals. Certainly I get angry and frustrated about these things too, but I wouldn't expect people in the UK to speak in Italian to me. The problem is that they don't perceive themselves as immigrants, but as eXpAtS. They can't see themselves being in a disvantageous position, is not part of their mindset
@@arnoldd7073 I am happy that your father was never discriminated against. This was his experience. This was mine, and the one of many people I've known. And no, it's certainly not because of out... attitude? The things I listed are common issues immigrants of any nationality face when they move to any other country, not just the UK. But ok, let's talk about the UK. A country that yeeted itself out of the EU by leveraging on its own people's xenophobia. Let's also talk about UK nationals who migrate to Portugal or South America, colonize entire areas, don't assimilate, don't learn the language, and look for english school for their children. Also, it is quite ironic that in your own post you did exactly what I mention earlier. You call people coming to the UK "immigrant" and UK nationals that migrate "expats".
Some hints of golden observations in here. Attitude definitely matters so much. When moving to Japan, I almost had a reverse manifestation of the attitude many people in my home country of the US do: “if you come here, learn the language and hop on board!” Japan even moreso, on top of that, doesn’t have a tradition of welcoming newcomers and immigrants; you’re perpetually on the outside. So, all the more, this understanding is important. You’re in Japan. If you happen to see or hear some English, thank God above and whoever put it there, appreciative it, then keep studying Japanese. And be a good neighbor. So far, I’m doing my best, and I’m getting positive feedback from people who are honest with me (not just tatemae). Anywho, point was, the world doesn’t revolve around you. If you come to Japan, you’re a guest, from now and 20 years from now too. Be a polite, considerate guest.
I want to go to Japan to hang out in the scummy places, like pachiko parlors, yakuza neighborhoods, homeless camps, and that wall everyone pees on. It will remind me of home.
honestly, those videos 'Why Do Foreigners Leave Japan' are just a click bait lol, I appreciate Meshida videos though, very nice and honest with a touch of humor , adding comment and like so it gets recommended to more folks in future
The manual got me! 🤣🤣🤣 I love you both! Ken-san I don’t get the opportunity to tell you this, but I love your channel content! Meshida-san thank you for all the funny content you share on your channel too!💛
What you do has an unbelievable value. You're the real point of connection between western and japanese cultures. I've been in Japan twice and, even if i love this country, i always find a wall between real Japanese people and gaijins. It's exactly like you say in the video. You are the few ones who speak honestly about this topic and in a funny way. For what it's worth you have my profound respect, from a normal man who lives on the other side of the world. You're welcome anytime in Europe and in Italy, where I live. Ciao and keep strong!
This is good advice for expats in any "old world" country, more so for a country as homogeneous and culturally isolated as Japan. If you plan to stay in a foreign country long term, and don't have an independent source of income, you have to bring something the host country doesn't have and will value for a long term, and cannot be easily done by a local. You have to be comfortable with a low salary forever. You won't have a career and climb to the top in such country, that's reserved for locals, who will use your expertise for such purpose. Even if you become proficient in the language, and marry a local, you will never understand them fully. You will have insights unique to you, as a foreigner, which the locals will dismiss, even your own spouse. You have to be comfortable in being the foreigner forever.
I have two good friends who taught English in Japan for a couple of years; their experience was largely as Ken and Meshida-sensei have outlined in these videos. My friends don't regret their time there, but it was never their plan to stay and they were glad to return to the US.
Teaching English in Japan is literally the poor retail work of a country. It's part time work labeled full time. Those people make around 12 or less USD an hour with 29.5 hours on the clock a week in order to avoid being given benefits by those companies.
I now understand the vicious cycle which led to the arrest of Carlos Ghosn; you guys keep telling him 'nihongo ojouzu des ne' and he thought it is for real and that's why he slowly turned Nissan into his own Disneyland.
These guys speak the truth! I lived in Japan and went to school there. I quit school and moved to an area where there are no foreigners to really learn the language. I couldn’t stand hanging out with foreigners because we didn’t vibe. Working in a bar where ladies buy you drinks was the best way for me to learn the language.
So, gaijin who come to live in Japan, are the Kens and Meshidas of their own countries? OMG!!!! You guys are insightful and hilarious, especially for those of us who have live in Japan for a long time.
I left Japan twice (2000 and 2013)- the first time I made no friends- the second time I made two friends- if I returned, I may make three friends but I'm too old to have a third try. 不親切な日本のマザーファッカーズ
Do these people go through culture shock like everyone else? Seems like they all think they "know" and "understand" everything japanese BUT don't seem to get how people are over there.
Basically the same disappointment i suffered when i visited the US, no cowboys, no firefights between rival biker gangs in the streets, it was extremely boring.
Interesting! I think Japan is good for an introverted solitary people. I am European woman married to a Japanese man. I don’t have any friends here. And honestly I don’t even try to find them. I am quite happy to go outdoors to nature. And be in peace. But if a foreign person is a social type, then I guess he or she can be quite lonely!
Meshida-san, I tried to show some appreciation to Ken-san by subscribing. However, his comments are turned off! Please tell him I'm very impressed that he used the nunchaku left-handed as well as right-handed. Super jouzu desuyo! Btw, "nihongo ojouzu syndrome," yeah, that's real. I'll never forget the wonderful lady who said that to me when I said "ice cream." That's English! (for those who are not familiar 'aisu kurimu' in Japanese sounds almost the same)
This video was hilarious! Very well planned, great humor. I lived in Japan for over 12 years and just moved back to the USA with my family a year ago. But I definitely prefer living in Japan. The only reason I'm back in America is to give my children a chance to experience life/school over here for a while (they both grew up in Japan). Although I do gotta say that I'm making way better money in America though. Like, way better. For me, it is the one and only true advantage to living here over Japan. Especially with the fortunate timing (for me) of the dollar being so much stronger than the yen. My kids like it okay here, but やっぱり they are pretty rooted in Japan and they want to go back, so we're moving back to Japan next year. I used to get the 日本語上手 thing a lot when I first lived in Japan, but it kind of stopped after a few years. Never bothered me though. I used to find it hilarious because I noticed some people said it to me in mid-sentence when talking to me, almost like it suddenly popped into their head "oh crap I haven't said 日本語上手 yet". Almost like it was something they just had to get out of the way before the conversation continued. That's why the whole handbook gag is extra funny. I never did really like anime or manga, so I guess I had no expectations from those sources. If anything, my image before going to Japan was a bunch of overworked people moping around in a bad mood all the time. Sometimes that part is real though😀 But definitely, the weirdest people I ever met in Japan were 90% other gaijin. I met dozens while living there. They'd arrive, live for a while, get disappointed, go home after 1-2 years!
There's so many jokes that feels like i was not supposed to laugh at but would gets me when I did not expect it, with all those jokes it still provides information about why not to go, despite all that it sounds like "people give bad looks, people are people, and people are people who give bad looks" im broke lonely and depressed and seems like its gonna be the same over there
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Meshida-san,
It is best that ALL foreigners leave Japan! Actually, all foreigners must leave Japan immediately. Gaijins in Japan are not liked in their own country. This is a fact, not an opinion.
Meshida-san, It is best that foreigners leave Japan. Actually, ALL foreigners must leave Japan immediately. Japanese must continue to ignore all complaints from gaijin, no matter what country the gaijin is from.
Your sound has really improved as you have progressed…always funny !
At first it may seem like Ken san and friends are mocking their core viewers, but they are actually trying to warn their viewers so their hearts are not broken when they finally visit Japan. This video is a labor of love.
yep
It can be a rude awakening if you're not prepared for it. Lived and worked in Japan over the last decade. When I first went there I had a good understanding of their society and cultural norms. But I was still surprised.
It’s funny because living in Japan as a foreigner when I started work, everyone was so extremely nice to me, but after a month they started complaining about my work and I was like “what did I do wrong?” I needed to have it explained to me that my co-orders were just treating me like a Japanese and not a gaijin anymore.
I also have a Japanese wife. We got married in America and lived there for many years and she was like a dream wife. Then we decided to move to Japan and the second the plane landed she evolved into a Japanese wife. I am still trying to figure out what it is about Japan that makes Japanese wives transform into Kaiju.
Her thinking was "you are on my turf now, punk"
"evolved" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Should we stop chasing Japanese women and start attracting Japanese women?
@@keeganmcfarland7507 not if u aint rich, tall and handsome💩
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They priced themselves out of the market. Your funeral, Japanese ladies.
Ken Suzuki is actually quite funny when he really exploits his awkwardness
Every time I see Ken Suzuki I realize that Aliens live between us. :D
Whenever I see Ken in a video. I know it’s going to be great.
Name, Surname, xenophobe... That's how I'll introduce myself from now on.
Anata ha Baka desu
He absolutely busts me up!
Ken Suzuki is best!
I'm over 30. Not an otaku, and already disillusioned with life.
I'll fit right in.
Ehat do you mean by otaku? It pertains to more than just anime. Like you can be an otaku for trains but that could also just mean you're autistic.
@@blah4151 sorry.
Weeaboo*
Whenever Meshida-san invites Ken-san to his channel, I am reminded that Japan really respects their elderly people. Also, I would like to hear Ken-san tell us more about this book for Japanese people on how to deal with Gaijin-san. Canfidential? No. Kenfidential. Yes!
Agreed. Respects them so much, they're willing to exploit their children, and use them as future investments to take care of them in old age.
I spent a long time studying Japan in order to prepare myself for my visit. Everything went as expected, but if I had a conversation longer than two minutes, they eventually gave me honest praise, which was reassuring and motivated me to become even better. I made sure to try and respect the culture and not be a bother. I think many foreigners who plan to stay should not only learn the language, but also the culture. Thank you for the video!
My impression is that foreigners who don't learn Japanese seriously leave Japan sooner or later.
I had a friend that I went to high school with. She moved to Japan, and even said in a documentary when asked if she would move back to America, she said no.
Now she is back in my hometown.
I always wondered why, but after watching this video, I don't have to ask her.
Hardships tend to follow all, regardless of where they go. It isn't something that we can run away from.
The degree of that hardship depends on where you are though.
u hv some issues
imagine putting that much thought about someones live that she’vr never talk about smh
Most people leave Japan because of the openly racist, xenophobia of homogeneous societies. Unless you've lived in Japan, you're incapable of understanding. Daily JP would would approach me like *"AH herro toemas-san. Is it true that white woman only bath once per month, all Negroe are thugs, and Mexicans are drug dealer?!* I went on a date with a prior idol once, and everywhere we went people asked to take pics, and speak to her, as they scowled, and spat at me, while calling me a *Gaijin.* Ken is being silly, but to be called a Gaijin is a slur, and is meant to be an offensive insult. It's like dropping the N bomb to some people. I mean it's funny when he does it, but it's not when people use it with bigotry. All of this is compounded with how women in Japan are treated as second class citizens, and it's really bad if you're a foreign woman.
Japan is unique. You'll meet the kindest, most gentle, respectful people, then turn around and deal with Jim Crowe Era racism and bigotry. It really depends on the situation. Sometimes I feel like I love Japan, and JP people are the best people on the planet, other times I'm awe struck at how inexplicable it is, to experience racism in 2023. They're just an eclectic, weird, naive, antisocial society. It's so fkn weird man, it's like a different world.
@@rudy7803 Well I mentioned this because I wanted to know how things were in Japan for black people, especially black men. I was hoping one day to visit, maybe even find a friend.
Depending on that friendship, maybe I could find women that aren't like the current women in America but also have the same interests that I do.
In all seriousness, there are other reasons, but these are some of them. As an expat for over twenty years in Asia, I can confirm that you have to like being different from most of the people and don't mind all the extra communication problems to make it work. Even if you speak the language fluently.
@@verreal what kind of extra communication problems?
The information was harsh, but truly and honest overall.
I love the videos when you make jokes together. Also, I don't believe that such a funny people who created their UA-cam channels don't have friends. DON'T LIE, THE VIEWERS SEE THROUGH YOU!
Thank you for the video!
I really love how both of you can speak amazing English.
Your english is great! Your english is great! Your english is great!
no, no, I think you got it wrong, "amazing" is supposed to be spelt "amusing".
@@etiennesauve3386 their English surprised me so its amazing for me. My intention was amazing not amusing.
eigo o jozuudesune
@@farisan6664 well that was just a joke like ken and meshida correcting each other ;)
Thanks
wateezit san
Thank you very much!!!
It would be great to see both of you performing these dialogues live 👽
Thanks! Your English is so good 😊 👍
you know what meshida-san, I'm gonna learn japanese and I'm going to travel to Japan just to hear the people say "nihongo ojouzu desu ne"
Honestly all jokes aside you both nailed it a lot of ppl seem to make the assumption that being an Otaku is the norm lol don't get me wrong I enjoy manga but I'm not going to harass some random person about who their favourite character from Bleach is
These two alone will destroy Japan's entire tourism economy! Subarashi.
I am not Japanese but I will help them as much as I can 😂 so it's three of us against bad tourists!
Most funny is Ken Suzuki's illustrative acting clips 🤣
Most Gaijins are just weird, speaking as a gaijin myself living here for half a decade. One of the reasons they leave is low salary in Japan. And the restriction of freedom. It‘s safe and all, but Japanese people are generally very isolated and introverted. If you try to talk to them, they feel afraid. That’s why many Japanese end up dating their boss or coworkers which ( actually is against the contract ) because they can’t socialize.
Thanks!
I lived in Japan for nearly two years. I have now lived in Montana for nearly 29, and apart from one place being in North America and one place in Eastern Asia, there is no functional difference between the two places. I had one friend in Japan, and i have two friends in Montana. Everyone is polite and helpful in both places and wishes you would go the heck away. As a raging introvert, I am madly in love with both Montana and Japan for supporting my antisocial tendencies.
Sounds great, I'll keep Montana in mind. I've already done Japan (5 yrs).
Indeed, you really feel like it's permitted to be a loner in Japan 🙂
I'm a Norwegian person in Bulgaria, and I feel good being a loner in both Norwegian and Bulgaria.
People leave me alone really effectively.
Maybe it's something about the day and age, globally.
People are busy -- if not busy with work + family, people now have TV + Internet + video games.
Endless distractions everywhere.
I will anyhow keep in mind Montana if I ever get the opportunity to live in the USA.
I just need a place where people get together when it matters, but otherwise leave each other alone.
I miss Japan mainly because I'm fluent in Japanese, while my Bulgarian kinda sucks.
So I might move to an English-speaking place at some point.
I like how not living in my home country means I'm automatically exempted from family obligations.
How can I ever return home.
Norwegian money, Bulgarian living costs
I'm impressed by both Meshida-san's and Suzuki-san's English, it's simply extra-ordinary!
Hahahaha I really like you guys’ presenting honesty and also humour at the same time. Great job you two-sans!
The only way that Japanese people can tell their true feelings and save face is through comedy (or when drunk), which is why Meshida is a hero. If Japanese give him a hard time, he says that it is just comedy, don't worry. If westerner says, it is true, then he says yep!
That sigh of acceptance from Ken-san about hemorrhoids.
What's hemorrhoids?
@@keeganmcfarland7507 google
I have heard that the main problem is due to the low and stagnant minimum wages or salaries in Japan. Qualifications do not really count. The hardship of being tortured in the system does not give the better lives and opportunities.
It’s a very sad but real story that people who live in developing countries can get paid at the same level as the 21-year-old Japanese university graduates (when they are 26 years old with the degrees from the US or the UK). However, imagine that people in developing countries can increase their salaries at around 4 pct per year while the Japanese wages and salaries are stagnant. Also, they can still live with their parents without paying rents with much lower costs of living in developing countries. Imagine when you compare this issue to the other developed countries.
This video is very fun! Love it XD
Another masterpiece. I wish I could give more than one like
If you are learning Japanese then you should definitely find ways to interact with Japanese people even if you don't live there. There are online language exchanges where you can find people to video chat with or make some friends who want to do a language exchange. You won't pick up how locals speak from books and classes, it's really different.
Made plenty of friends living there, but its a pain to get a work permit.
Being someone who after graduating high school went directly to work at the family business and never got a college degree, it's next to impossible for me to get a work permit in Japan.
And to be honest, now I simply can't justify the expense of getting a degree only to get a low to medium paying job overseas in Japan with a work permit.
American guy living in Japan: I just came back from a party before watching this, where I swam in a pond of “日本語を上手ですね！” and now every compliment I’ve ever been given in my entire life is in question. 😂
The comparison between Japan and Disneyland is spot on! I know a lot of Japanese People and they can be very polite and funny but is really difficult to make real friends and I don't think racism, is more like their cultural beliefs.
This video was soo funny! My favorite video yet. Great comedy ideas in this one.
I was laughing throughout, but I really bursted out laughing at the “you’re Japanese is so good” part. 😂
Thank you to you both.
You two make me laugh so hard!!! Nihongo jouzu! 6 months in Japanese language school and I order a コーヒー and people just stare at me….
Thanks for the explaination
Ken-sans dungeon needs sound dampening in the room as you guys already know. Thank you for brightening up the day guys.
You guys English are so good. I lived in U.S for almost 10 years but my English is not as good as this. Love you guys channel, please make more funny content about gaijin in Japan.
We love you. This was so funny!
4:00 “WHITE B****!” LMFAO
I didn’t know what this video was about and that cracked me up 😂😂😂
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that's my exact reaction after knowing meshida-san's age.
He's my age. I look either like a baby or an elder depending on my beard level.
@@scintillam_dei is he really 34? I'm 34 and I don't look nowhere as old as him. (I'm asian too but not Japanese)
@@kageyamareijikun I don't know, but it's plausible. There are women who look like little girls, and Mongoloid women are known to look either really young or really old. LOL
The reason most of the foreigners leave Japan is they either doesn't speak any Japanese and live in Tokyo where Japanese people are very difficult to be friends with because japanese level matters, adults doesn't enjoy having unfunny conversations for hours where most of the time they have to explain what they are trying to say. If you are not going to stay long or you do not seem to be comfortable living here and not many people want to get close to a person who will dissappear soon.
But I have foreign friends who lived in Japan for more than 10 years and speak fluent Japanese doesn't even have a single real Japanese friends at all. Most of his friends are either from the same country or other nations that lived in Japan permanently.
Outside of Tokyo might be much more open and friendly towards foreigners.
The best advice I can give someone wanting to live long term in Japan is stay out of Tokyo. I made lots of good Japanese friends in Osaka but not a singe one in Tokyo. Japan as a whole is great but you need some degree of wealth as foreigner (make more than $5000 pm) and have some sort of status. Don't be a poor English teacher and the Japanese, especially Japanese women are very accommodating. You will be spoiled for choice. Even though its true for most of the world I found both Japan and South Korea put more emphasis on looks, status and money than most western countries do. If you have these 3 things plus a little Japanese skills then life as a foreigner in Japan is very good and easy.
@@jw841 couldn't agree more with you. But as long as you make 300k yen and above per month and dress up neatly then it shouldn't be a problem because Japanese girls care how you dress and don't be a poor English Teacher. But most of the foreigners here doesn't even make $5000 permonth and still want to live in Tokyo.
@@jw841 I[m an English teacher running my own school and I am proud of that
I do love the compliments “you can use chop sticks” usually given by a restaurant chef at the counter after having had a conversation in Japanese for 45 minutes 🤣🤣
Compliment him back: Hey! I noticed your fork skills are very good.
As i lived in Japan, I did have some modest expectations when I first came there. Yeah, there are those stereotypical expectations from anime otakus but as for me, I did have some of those "otaku milestones" (i.e. have some girl call me 'onii-chan').
Also, that 'Nihongo, ojouzu desu ne" when hearing many times becomes cringy especially that I am aware that despite speaking so, they will still find out I'm not Japanese. That goes without speaking that I can pass as Japanese when speaking to foreign ones.
My Japanese was so bad that the Japanese didn't even say 'Nihongo, ojouzu desu ne" :(
Look, I love Japan.
But at the same time, I hate how Japan treats foreign people like garbage.
@@keeganmcfarland7507 What do you mean in particular, when you speak of treat foreigners like garbage ?
I don't think they make it particularly hard for foreigners.
2:55
i heard that sound effect on a game.
They took their kanji from the Chinese, took their customs, traditions and got influenced by Chinese culture, then reversed back and stabbed them in the back, but they got butt kicked by the foreigners, and now the irony is at an all-level times high. I suppose it's true after all, America and Japan is alike. Both got out of their home countries, both colonized the natives of the land, both got dealt different hands, whereas Japan agrees to their servitude. America is at least not on odds with Britain in modern times, considering they're both descended from the same race. Quite an intriguing mentality.
haha. very true. You guys are so funny. Thanks.
The only way to get somewhat accepted is looking Asian yourself and staying silent. Then you can blend in in Japan
Will watch your show when we visit in April next year!
Thanks for this video. It really speaks a lot about relevant issues we currently have going on in society.
Man i was at a kyabakura with come japanese friends last night and I was talking to the information guy to choose the hostess and in the middle of the conversation he remembered to say my japanese is good, and i felt like he forgot to do something when he said it 😆
You two are hilarious!
Lie chan is like a mother who is always around to calm down her two immature kids 😂
I have seen many of those videos and they always make me laugh. I am an immigrant, I moved from the south of Europe to the UK, and I experienced exactly the same things that they describe. Feeling like an outsider, cultural barriers, discrimination, how difficult it is to make friends with the locals. Certainly I get angry and frustrated about these things too, but I wouldn't expect people in the UK to speak in Italian to me. The problem is that they don't perceive themselves as immigrants, but as eXpAtS. They can't see themselves being in a disvantageous position, is not part of their mindset
@@arnoldd7073 I am happy that your father was never discriminated against. This was his experience. This was mine, and the one of many people I've known. And no, it's certainly not because of out... attitude? The things I listed are common issues immigrants of any nationality face when they move to any other country, not just the UK. But ok, let's talk about the UK. A country that yeeted itself out of the EU by leveraging on its own people's xenophobia. Let's also talk about UK nationals who migrate to Portugal or South America, colonize entire areas, don't assimilate, don't learn the language, and look for english school for their children. Also, it is quite ironic that in your own post you did exactly what I mention earlier. You call people coming to the UK "immigrant" and UK nationals that migrate "expats".
Some hints of golden observations in here. Attitude definitely matters so much. When moving to Japan, I almost had a reverse manifestation of the attitude many people in my home country of the US do: “if you come here, learn the language and hop on board!” Japan even moreso, on top of that, doesn’t have a tradition of welcoming newcomers and immigrants; you’re perpetually on the outside. So, all the more, this understanding is important. You’re in Japan. If you happen to see or hear some English, thank God above and whoever put it there, appreciative it, then keep studying Japanese. And be a good neighbor. So far, I’m doing my best, and I’m getting positive feedback from people who are honest with me (not just tatemae).
Anywho, point was, the world doesn’t revolve around you. If you come to Japan, you’re a guest, from now and 20 years from now too. Be a polite, considerate guest.
Sara puoi parlare con me italiano quando vuoi!
I want to go to Japan to hang out in the scummy places, like pachiko parlors, yakuza neighborhoods, homeless camps, and that wall everyone pees on. It will remind me of home.
honestly, those videos 'Why Do Foreigners Leave Japan' are just a click bait lol, I appreciate Meshida videos though, very nice and honest with a touch of humor , adding comment and like so it gets recommended to more folks in future
You guys are the best !
The manual got me! 🤣🤣🤣 I love you both! Ken-san I don’t get the opportunity to tell you this, but I love your channel content! Meshida-san thank you for all the funny content you share on your channel too!💛
What you do has an unbelievable value.
You're the real point of connection between western and japanese cultures. I've been in Japan twice and, even if i love this country, i always find a wall between real Japanese people and gaijins. It's exactly like you say in the video.
You are the few ones who speak honestly about this topic and in a funny way.
For what it's worth you have my profound respect, from a normal man who lives on the other side of the world.
You're welcome anytime in Europe and in Italy, where I live.
Ciao and keep strong!
I always have dreams about Japan! I want to visit! You guys make me laugh and put me into a good mood!
Not to have to deal with friends would be a major reason for me to move to Japan in the first place.
Amazing!
Name a better duo than Meshida and Ken. Impossible!
Ken and hemorrhoids
This was hilarious. Best one yet.
Your are my favorite you tube videos!
I always enjoy your comedy videos, Meshida-san and Ken Suzuki-san !
Funny! Full of truth and irony as well. Keep up the good work guys.
This is good advice for expats in any "old world" country, more so for a country as homogeneous and culturally isolated as Japan.
If you plan to stay in a foreign country long term, and don't have an independent source of income, you have to bring something the host country doesn't have and will value for a long term, and cannot be easily done by a local.
You have to be comfortable with a low salary forever. You won't have a career and climb to the top in such country, that's reserved for locals, who will use your expertise for such purpose.
Even if you become proficient in the language, and marry a local, you will never understand them fully. You will have insights unique to you, as a foreigner, which the locals will dismiss, even your own spouse. You have to be comfortable in being the foreigner forever.
Ken san's slow english makes these videos twice as long as they would be with any normal english speaker
You make good points. Through all the jokes, you’re correct.
I have two good friends who taught English in Japan for a couple of years; their experience was largely as Ken and Meshida-sensei have outlined in these videos. My friends don't regret their time there, but it was never their plan to stay and they were glad to return to the US.
Teaching English in Japan is literally the poor retail work of a country. It's part time work labeled full time. Those people make around 12 or less USD an hour with 29.5 hours on the clock a week in order to avoid being given benefits by those companies.
don´t mess wit Ken. he´s a expert with the Nunchakus
I checked ken's youtube channel. I do not like the comment section being turned off on any channel. So turn on the comments and I ll subscribe.
I now understand the vicious cycle which led to the arrest of Carlos Ghosn; you guys keep telling him 'nihongo ojouzu des ne' and he thought it is for real and that's why he slowly turned Nissan into his own Disneyland.
Reality is mostly harsher than we think anyway cheering for you
These guys speak the truth! I lived in Japan and went to school there. I quit school and moved to an area where there are no foreigners to really learn the language. I couldn’t stand hanging out with foreigners because we didn’t vibe. Working in a bar where ladies buy you drinks was the best way for me to learn the language.
lmao 日本語上手ですね! So true, it's so weird because I nowadays never hear this anymore. It means I must be fluent.
I love how this video is like, yea if you’re a weird Otaku outcast in your home country, you’re gonna be seen the same in Japan.😂👍🏼
As an English speaker I imagine this is how Japanese people feel listening to us lol
So, gaijin who come to live in Japan, are the Kens and Meshidas of their own countries? OMG!!!! You guys are insightful and hilarious, especially for those of us who have live in Japan for a long time.
I love it just love it thank you so much for the info I still want to move to Japan though and I'm more of a solitude person anyways
I left Japan twice (2000 and 2013)- the first time I made no friends- the second time I made two friends- if I returned, I may make three friends but I'm too old to have a third try.
不親切な日本のマザーファッカーズ
This video is hilarious🤣, it needs way more views✅
I love this video, you guys are hilarious
Do these people go through culture shock like everyone else? Seems like they all think they "know" and "understand" everything japanese BUT don't seem to get how people are over there.
Basically the same disappointment i suffered when i visited the US, no cowboys, no firefights between rival biker gangs in the streets, it was extremely boring.
Interesting! I think Japan is good for an introverted solitary people. I am European woman married to a Japanese man. I don’t have any friends here. And honestly I don’t even try to find them. I am quite happy to go outdoors to nature. And be in peace. But if a foreign person is a social type, then I guess he or she can be quite lonely!
Meshida-san, I tried to show some appreciation to Ken-san by subscribing. However, his comments are turned off! Please tell him I'm very impressed that he used the nunchaku left-handed as well as right-handed. Super jouzu desuyo! Btw, "nihongo ojouzu syndrome," yeah, that's real. I'll never forget the wonderful lady who said that to me when I said "ice cream." That's English! (for those who are not familiar 'aisu kurimu' in Japanese sounds almost the same)
Meshida loves you, and so do I.
Ken San was amazing in the videos. I literally lol’d.
Your english version "oyaji-gyagu" made me subscribe your channel. Omedetooo orz
This video was hilarious! Very well planned, great humor.
I lived in Japan for over 12 years and just moved back to the USA with my family a year ago. But I definitely prefer living in Japan.
The only reason I'm back in America is to give my children a chance to experience life/school over here for a while (they both grew up in Japan).
Although I do gotta say that I'm making way better money in America though. Like, way better. For me, it is the one and only true advantage to living here over Japan. Especially with the fortunate timing (for me) of the dollar being so much stronger than the yen.
My kids like it okay here, but やっぱり they are pretty rooted in Japan and they want to go back, so we're moving back to Japan next year.
I used to get the 日本語上手 thing a lot when I first lived in Japan, but it kind of stopped after a few years. Never bothered me though. I used to find it hilarious because I noticed some people said it to me in mid-sentence when talking to me, almost like it suddenly popped into their head "oh crap I haven't said 日本語上手 yet". Almost like it was something they just had to get out of the way before the conversation continued. That's why the whole handbook gag is extra funny.
I never did really like anime or manga, so I guess I had no expectations from those sources. If anything, my image before going to Japan was a bunch of overworked people moping around in a bad mood all the time. Sometimes that part is real though😀
But definitely, the weirdest people I ever met in Japan were 90% other gaijin. I met dozens while living there. They'd arrive, live for a while, get disappointed, go home after 1-2 years!
Japan got the best heamorrhoid creme in the world. It saved my vacation when I was there.
One time I couldn't poop because my butt hairs formed a net glued together by dried shit.
There's so many jokes that feels like i was not supposed to laugh at but would gets me when I did not expect it, with all those jokes it still provides information about why not to go, despite all that it sounds like "people give bad looks, people are people, and people are people who give bad looks" im broke lonely and depressed and seems like its gonna be the same over there
Yes. I get told my Japanese was great when in fact I can't hold a real conversation with Japanese.
You both are awesome. 😂
I’m already laughing and the jokes haven’t come in yet 😂 and that *jingle* in the beginning was HEAVENLY
Tank you Berry much Meshida and Ken! Japanese people's english speaking as funny as Moonlanding.
That was very funny, good job both of you! 👍
This channel is comedy gold!! Please keep making videos like this. This stuff is meme worthy.
I finally escaped my nightmares of 日本語お上手ですね syndrome and now thanks to Ken it will be back haunting my dreams every night again. Curse you!
日本語お上手ですね！！
日本語お上手ですね ! ！