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The fastest commenter in the trash taste expanded universe

Come to the PNW, Thriftway fried chicken slaps

Friend chicken

Indeed befriending a chicken is an amazing experience

I would love a convenience store friend chicken right about now.

"Understandable, Have a nice day!"

Why would you want to study in Japan the work/study culture is so strict and awful. I can see the point in moving there as long as you don't have a traditional job, but now I'm curious why would you go study there?

@@milkshaketuga1902 could be a student exchange program

Indian's going to study in Japan, that astounding.

What a great start

Heyy do you have email or something for communication? I’d like to send u chat to knowing more about japan, thanks

@@toplespecah666 Hey, happy to chat here. How can I help?

@@Kappa_MappaHey, of course there are gardening jobs here. But unless you start your own company, it’s likely going to be paid just around the poverty line. Expect really slim pickings and super hard work. Also, it might be hard getting a visa for jobs that are mostly manual labor. As for being a therapist, if you’re okay to limit yourself to other foreigners an American degree will do - if you want to see Japanese patients you’re likely going to need a degree from a Japanese school and a near perfect command of Japanese.

@himajin11, the things you said are too painful to say, does it relate to the harsh working conditions? I got offers constantly from headhunters to come work in Japan (because I graduated from Japanese University long ago). Sometimes I feel like returning to Japan but when I think about the working culture, always makes me rethink. Is it still that bad now in the Japanese companies?

What makes you think life is different elsewhere? I see people saying all this stuff but honestly even in Norway people experience the same stuff, Norwegian people that is, native people lived and born here all their life. Isolation is down to Capitalism and is a growing problematic issue everywhere in the world, you are isolated at work, you are isolated in the public, why? Because jobs are moving into more and more independent tasks, less cooperating with others, the rise of social media did no one any favour either, people have this weird expectation that social media is the only place they can find people to talk to which is frankly hilarious. Because of this, people in the public are much rarer to say hello to you, its harder to form relationship in the public because events and gatherings just are not a thing anymore and its even harder to make relations at work because of the individualistic setup they have at jobs, you are required to do job of what maybe 2 - 4 people did in the past. Frankly, people who lived a long time in Japan and then complain about stuff, seem unfathomably ignorant about life elsewhere, even in their home country they would most likely experience similar issues, after Covid its gotten a lot worse even. I know a lot of people in Britain and they all share the same stories, after Covid even the pubs are emptier now, people just do not want to gather anymore, they discovered social media and are building their little echo chambers online.

exactly my thought

I had to stop and blink when those words were used.

tru dat

Nut

How rude. I think he tests positive for sarcasm on a regular basis.

Sir, I'm sorry, it won't happen again.

So true ... I've worked for a Huge Japanese company for 5 years ... and damn ... it is different!

@@mdjohnson1 I'm a consultant and my company wanted to staff me at this Japanese company, which would have required me spending a year in Japan. I would love to visit don't get me wrong, but I wasn't even that apprehensive about joining the fucking Army. I'd seen a lot of "a day in the life" in a Japanese corporate office and it seems fucking horrible. I stewed over it for about 2 weeks and said no. On the one hand it could be an unforgettable life experience on the otherhand I could want to kill myself a month in.

@@tsdobbi congrats on dodging a bullet

@@mdjohnson1 what's it like?

well said. or not. i left. too much pressure. and stupid stupid stupid rules. grilled over with a fine toothed comb at work...... et al.

Incredible place to visit maybe. Living here is hell.

@@TheBillaro Can you share some of the ott rules stuff?

I agree with you and the comment about how it's better to visit Japan than live there. I'm Japanese Canadian and understand a lot of both sides. It comes down to if you prefer Freedom or Order, Understanding or Tolerance. Japan is also changing. The aging population and the high influx of tourists and Asian foreign workers is changing the labour market. The last trip I came back from recently highlighted the higher amount of foreigners in the country from what I remembered 4 years ago. Things may change as years roll by. An updated video on this topic will most likely be necessary in 10 years.

​@@conor7154exactly, for me the best place to visit cause It has everything a turist search, a paradise.

Aint that true for the entire world? People seem to inflate the country being bad, when in reality its just Capitalism being bad, hyper individualism, isolation at work, in social life, rise of social media and even Covid has had impact on society. Japan is the most advanced Capitalist country, by that I mean not by technology, but by the economical system, its experienced all the issues we face today in the western world, like 20 years earlier, Hikikomori began in Japan during the late 70s, thats a huge issue today in the west, funny how it all works out.

@@SMGJohn I wonder what western "Isekai" will look like.

@@bokchoiman Super Hero genre is literally escapism

go watch the marmite video from a few years ago! He features in that too!

I envy you a bit. You have so many videos to watch from him...

I miss the old videos where he appeared

He is very lovable, isn't he?

Legend!

Next video: 12 reasons NOT to become a UKpostsr...

@@GTti72 😂

You can never win....

That's interesting that you find the rain the depressing. I grew up in a very drought-stricken area of Australia and have grown up with a real love for rain because of this. Even when I then lived in a place in Australia that experiences a lot of rain I still love it.

@@hedera1332 I like your perspective....it's not a normal once in awhile rain I find depressing...it was the week after week of daily rain and having to trek miles to school on a bike I found depressing. I arrived soaked and no one cares. You are supposed to arrive and clean the floors, bathrooms, chalk boards, etc before class - no matter how much snow, rain or anything else you dealt with on the the way to school. They just have a very different mentality which was both god and bad. The 24/7 rain for 5 weeks was a bit much.

How did u become an exchange student?

@@FirstnameLastname-bx4zk I was accepted as a Rotary Club International exchange student. I all these years later have become a Rotarian myself. Amazing program. Life changing.

@@FirstnameLastname-bx4zk You usually do it through your university/college.

how about when would chris do the skate board challenge across japan i bet he would get really fit if that happens

Let's goooooo!

I'm all about that My Neighbor Ryotaro to be honest.

I’d watch it lol

Oh yes! 🤩🤩🤩 🏰🐉🧝‍♂️🧚🏻‍♀️🦁... First question: Are Japanese apartments big enough for a wardrobe big enough to fit a lion and a witch in it?... 🤔

Lot of reaction vids coming

Bro what is a war thunder youtuber doing here ......

And as a result another reply to haters video is coming as well :P

Wait, Chris doesn't hate Japan? I thought he and I were two peas in a pod!

The flood gates have opened

Good luck man, rooting for you!

Well, it’s generally the orthodox theory that the original Americans, north and south came from Siberia so likely share a common ancestors with the Eat Asians…

No matter where you are from...if you were not born in Japan and not a native Japanese you will be considered a foreigner. Just be at peace with it.

Yes they will never see with japanese but it doesn't mean you can live well there. I lived in korea japan taiwan I had lots of great friends.I just wasn't from those countries.

I recoiled in British

I do feel like I'm letting the side down if I make more than two unambiguously nice comments in a row.

They could not handle people from the midwest bro lmao

quite irrelevant but i've watched an anime about surfing and one of the characters there was named sho

@@arrianah5080 what anmie

@@iamwhatyouseeinyournightma708 wave surfing yappe or smth

Bro was this on the Gold Coast? I met a guy called Sho who was pretty wild working at Donto Sapporo in Surfers, what a small world.

@@alexanderhgardiner6731 I met him in the sunshine Coast, not sure where he went afterwards. Hope he's doing good.

THIS this comment has to get to him!! it's a very good question

Get this up there

replying just to get this up

Up up up

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Natsuki is just Japanese Johnny rotten

“Natsuki what are you doing?” “Fucking hell.” “*in depressed cynical voice:*sounds painfull…”

Natsuki deserves his own anime.

For anyone wondering, it’s at 23:16

Truth is Japanese are 'humble', 'polite', 'disciplined' and 'hard working'. Some foreigners are quite the opposite. Although I'm not Japanese, I can relate to Japanese point of views about foreigners 🤔

he's got to have sex first! (sorry chris)

"20 fucking reasons why not to move to fucking Britain"

@@InvisibleJiuJitsu Goddamn

He'd go to bare ends innit West End Mastif ma g ya wagwan on ma blood bruv chicken penger creps fam. :)

*Another Broad in Britain

With all that yakuza over there most tats will freak people out lol

That lady story killed me 😂

Luckily I'm afraid of Needles i want tattoos but it involves needles heck nah

Then why DID you get a tattoo?jk

But didn't you... ? 😂😂😂

Me as a NYer: I see this as an absolute win.

i have to agree to that as well. more space for me lol

I was sad when people sat next to me on the metro in Tokyo. 😅I thought I would be just a foreigner people try to avoid. I love Nordic countries. They know what personal space really means 😄

Me as a New Englander: Sounds perfect!

Me, a swede: "Isn't this normal?"

is it not

13 reasons not to live in Japan

He seems nice, unless you are named chris😈

Was searching for this comment

I thought the same too.

I was going to say the same thing. I would bet anything that, given how polite and conscientious Japanese people tend to be, he probably hated himself for how much commotion he felt compelled to cause every morning. I feel bad for him.

I don't understand what's the thought process behind this? Like just curious

Or...or...hear me out. Ryotarou paid the guy a ridiculous sum to torture Chris mentally in a bid to break Chris' sanity. Hell I'd go so far as to say that that guy was Ryotarou himself, moving in unbeknownst to Chris! We all know Ryotarou's mission in life is to ruin and/or assassinate ruin Chris and take over his channel! Mwahahahaha...!

I lived in japan previously and have been looking for work To move there again, but all the recruiters I've come across are for inter Japan job moves, not international. This might just be due to coronavirus at the moment but if you could have recommend any agencies I'd really really appreciate it please 🙏🙏

I'd definitely love the opportunity. What exactly do you recruit for?

As a PA resident, NJ is jokingly the punching bag of the northeast. There's nothing actually wrong with it. Texas, on the other hand...

kore wa pen desu

kore wa pen desu

kore wa pen desu

The shockwave of that "P" went around the whole world

Damn, it's almost a half decade since that... Lol

Interesting view. Greetings from Argentina 😎

Hope life here in the UK treats you well buddy!

life of living robots. i am proud to being elsewhere

@@HalendleofLoc UK has its up and down. In a small town like Rugby, Northampton and Leicester, I love the sundays where everyone just chill and be unproductive while chucking beer and watching football. However, weather is terrible which is why I travel to Spain or Portugal in the winter. Also traveling within the country is overpriced due to outdated infrastructure and I am being polite here using outdated. Not to mention the safety is compromised when you walk alone after sunset(of course I should not have compared that to Japan)One thing I do look forward to is carboot on the weekends, so many antiques its gorgeous and I could style my home and feel like a king in the castle lol

@@xelkim9666 Yep, sounds about right. British weather is so bad it defeated the Romans. Japanese storms kill Mongols, English storms kill Romans. We are not so different. Glad you've found things to enjoy too though. I didn't actually know they still do car boot sales though, I thought they died off years ago, that's awesome to hear.

Tips on how to scam your way through the country.

what about afraid in japan? ...like a horror version of this channel lol Maybe a Maid in japan => Chris in a maid costume yeeah maybe the last ones a bit much haha

a friend will help you out in a time of need. A true friend will stand there and laugh, and *then* help you out

Nothing says friendship better than pointing your buddy in the face and laughingly yelling into a camera hes going to die XD

@@BrSgtJordan Indeed

@@LoliMaster69227 XD

@@BrSgtJordan True

That film would single-handedly bring about world peace.

Glad that I'm not the only one!

Were you already down there or did you climb onto the floor to laugh?

I want that movie made NOW

@@kaldo8907 I fell 🤦‍♂️

Just a random stranger giving you your first comment

@@mattjones8016 You are so random.

@@TheKaiTetley I move along the flow of the algorithm

A japanese professor of mine, that was raised here in my country, gave me the following advice as to crimes and being foreigner there: Don't do drugs Don't do prostitution Don't do grand theft autos and resseling of parts to the overseas Don't do Pachinko and Cassinos Don't do Guns and Organs traffic Don't do frauds Don't get indebted You don't do any of those, you won't get into their (Yakuza) radar. It's generally very safe, unless you became a troublesome foreigner seen as something that needs to be purged..... I mentioned Yakuza specifically cuz that's what I'm told as most worrysome for foreigners, I know there are other crimes, but I think the most serious risk to your integrity as foreigner is getting notice by them as someone that deserves their attention

Im definitely no expert on japan, but all ive heard on the internets is that yes, it is very safe, but if something happens it's gets really difficult in a way. Japanese have the "saving face" mentality for real, and also making mistakes is judged way more harshly than in most other countries, that's why japan has 99% or something ridiculous like that conviction rate. That may seem great, but it only comes from the fact that cases only go to court if they are pretty much 100% sure they can win, and if they lack evidence or just confidence to make it work, the case never reaches court. This kind of ignorance combined with rampant xenophobia can make it really hard for foreigners who get in any way involved wit a crime. All of this info is from random youtube channels dealing with japan and some articles ive read, so take it with a pinch of salt, but i bet it's not far from the truth, it's just way more complicated.

So nothing new for people living in third world shitholes like me then lol.

I didn't expect you to be here

Japan is like that: if crime happens it's straight out of horror book

How come one of the most advanced country in world could allow this kinda thing? What is government doing about this or is it just a culture thing?

@@FSaidArslan As far as I know its a cultural thing. Being devoted to the whole team so to speak.

@@FSaidArslan this is definitely cultural. Japan is very strict to staying in their traditional ways. (or so i've seen and heard) that "Stuck in the past" reason is a perfect example of how Japan is strict in their culture.

@@FSaidArslan beacause japan is just like america the media shows u the good side leaves the bad

@@mrelitists7751 lol, every country do that.

Could it be "Vickie the viking"? That was an anime that was very popular here in Germany, too

@@chiaraj1003 Could be. It was about 6 years ago.

😂 😂 😂 😂

@@chiaraj1003 inspired one piece too of I remember correctly

@@iiiivvvv9986 Oh, really? That's cool!

I don't think you should feel that way. Japanese ppl get yelled at in hallways too. Do you see other Japanese blocking the hallway, talking? There you go.

@@davidlee8406 I don’t see how what you’re saying conflicts with my original point. Japanese people don’t do it because they know better. From our foreign perspective we weren’t blocking the hall because we left plenty of space. We couldn’t know that our very presence was blocking the way. My feeling (at the time of writing) was that these unspoken rules that natives know by growing up there would be too much for me to always fall in line with. Over the past year though, I spent another few months in different parts of Japan as an adult, and my perspective has changed. For one, this time I was more aware of the culture and better at communicating, so I didn’t run into these situations. And two, I learned that different regions of Japan are much more varied in how rigidly they adhere to social norms. I found Hiroshima in particular to be a very comfortable place to be myself.

Did you still find the pros to outweigh the cons?

@@pollen04 Very much so. But I was there as an expatriate executive so I had much more support than someone who goes to Japan with no job and no connections and has to figure it all out on their own.

@@Jake-sb9bs hire a Japanese lawyer if you want to know

@@Jake-sb9bs Sorry, I am not knowledgeable regarding requirements for permanent residency. During my stay I had a work permit and temporary residency statis which required that I leave the country periodically which was not a problem since my job required that I travel regularly.

Also, my job required that I travel regularly outside of Japan. While I enjoyed my life in Japan, if I went more that three months "in country" I felt a physical sense of expansive relief when I got off the plane in the U.S.. But in a few days I was happy to return.

I don't like "react" videos in general but there is a special place of hate in my heart for people reacting to Chris' videos.

@@paulszki I don't particularly mind it, as long as the person reacting will give his own insight or perspective about Chris's opinions. If the person reacting is just gonna make "oohs" and "ah" sound, then it's just a pointless video. It's just someone using the video to get views on their video.

tbh, it is interesting to see it from a native's pov

The Japanese nuclear reactors already had Chris on a field day.

@Audan Baan nah theres some good reactors out there for sure

like one of those instant print cameras from the 70s ;D

Seriously, they don't have a print queue???

Many Japanese offices still use 90s/2000s procedures, I don't know why, maybe it has something to do with Japanese companies being less competitive than Korean or Chinese companies

@@TimothySSwan That's what got me. It's one thing to insist on printing. It's another to use tech so outdated that it can't remember what it was going to do if it runs out of paper, and to NOT refill it beforehand.

A lot of Japanese companies like JR (The rail company) and Tokyo Disney (a local company using Disney franchise) requires paper tickets, strictly printed paper tickets, not even the pdf copy that you store in your phone, which QR code is perfectly scannable. It makes you wonder about whether this is the country that really invented the QR Code (invented by Nippondenso, an auto parts company). Some of the companies still has TELEX machine. But some companies like those I have worked with, already do everything via e-mail. A simple "approve" message already counts as signature. Universal Studios of Osaka is American-run business, we can just scan the QR code from our phones to get through the gates. The problem is very often with the government services. Their "Cyber Security Minister" can't even use computers, he was confused when asked to copy the files from a USB stick.

yes

Just stop being depressed, bro.

If you are unemployed you should just get a job. Because there are infinite job vacancies, right?

If you are starving just eat food... Duh

Happiness is a choice

"I have never expected to be Japanese" I have lived in Germany for 30 years and am still treated as a foreigner, even though I am fluent in German. "Do you think you will go back home sometime?" is a common question. But I don't mind. I will never be German, just as you will never will be Japanese. Just be yourself and respect the country`s customs and traditions - however absurd they might be. After all, you chose to go and live there.

@@nigelw.ruddock1424 But that's just because of how regional Germany is. You move from one federal state to another and you pretty much are treated as a foreigner even as a German. Statistically, Germans don't really travel, not even within our own borders. So again, there's strong regional tribalism happening and anything new will be treated with suspicion. And honestly, Germany is such a diverse place, who gives a damn about being "German" when the second you leave your home area you're immediately perceived as an alien?

@@Leon_der_Luftige Truth be told, as someone who has lived in Austria their life, although I love this place I actually felt a whole lot better in Germany (or at least in Berlin when I visited). People were just so... nice and welcoming. Or maybe I was just lucky hahaha

@@nigelw.ruddock1424 btw the "Do you plan on going home sometime" is not meant out of spite or rejection, but an indirect question meaning more something like "do you like it here?" Because honestly, I'd go out on a limb and say that most Germans wouldn't expect anyone to come here when there's countries like Norway, Sweden or Switzerland around the bend which are simply nicer in a lot of ways. Germans are generally speaking pretty indifferent of foreigners if they speak the language good enough.

@@low-key5512 Berlin is a whole different game. It's like saying "London = Britain" . Just a different world really. People visiting Germany tend to mistake "Germans minding their own business" with Germans "being rude". If you ask for help from a stranger or shop assistant, you will get it but if you don't ask, don't expect anyone to approach you offering it. Hope that clears some things up to anyone wondering.

The 25 door slams in the morning that Chris mentioned in the beginning is HARD proof of this. HARD. That sounds right like OCD. And, truly, doesn't necessarily sound treated either.

You can argue that it's even worse in America, school shootings happen on a regular basis because people with mental health issues are not getting the help they need. The Joker movie was trying to make that point.

@@DoritosBurger USA much larger country(26x); much more population(2.6x). People in the US avoid the help they need due to a lack of finances to cover that medical care rather than a lack of acknowledgment of there being a problem at all. Social/Cultural issues be a tough cookie. Also, here's a list: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States As far as I can tell the majority - if not practically all(joking) - of these "shootings" appear to involve very different circumstances - at least in the last 10yrs or so - from a few key ones you're likely to have in mind such as the Columbine High School massacre. But; regardless of that, of all the ones I read through the locations of these incidences would appear to be happenstance and more than likely would've occurred whether they were at or nearby a school in the first place.

Given that many of the common medicines used to treat mental illnesses such as depression are still not available in Japan, I'm not at all surprised. Some people have to change their medication (with all the problems that brings} before emigrating because of lack of availability. Their treatment options are very limited.

I get my depression meds here, and they give them to me in 15 seconds without any questions about my medical history or anything LOL They don’t care about talking about mental health AT ALL.

Yeah, strangely it's getting "jouzu'd" that does the most mental damage over time. I never had trouble with feeling like people are staring, I figured it's normal to look at someone who looks so different from most people, so I never got paranoid about it. I also realized pretty soon that (most) Japanese people aren't avoiding you because they hate foreigners, they are just terrified of the possibility of having to attempt to speak English, up to the point that they don't even realize it if you are speaking Japanese instead. But constantly getting praised for the most mundane things makes you feel like some sort of lab rat that has managed to pick up a trick that makes the humans happy. It's strange, it shouldn't feel bad and they definitely aren't doing it to make you feel bad, but it gets grating really quickly.

@@penttikoivuniemi2146 It seems you're describing feeling patronized 😊.

@@RS-fy9hb Man, you’ve just described my last 6 years in the UK. I won’t tell which part (not England) since people are absolutely lovely there but you do get overly caring personalities who buy you food from the local Polish shop because you MUST be missing home. And as I say, it’s absolutely lovely of them to buy me food, it is, really really kind gesture. And I almost felt bad for getting annoyed and now I think you hit the nail on the head - it does feel patronising and #12 on the list, boy Oh boy, do I need to even say anything about it for a Pole living in the UK? And as I say, lovely people where I am, but always being asked: ‘do to go HOME for Christmas?’, ‘do you go home for holidays?’. Bro, my home is in downtown, pretty happy there. and in fact, I home no other home. So, the buying food part, probably not patronising at lot but a little bit silly; the ‘when do you’ questions - yeah, these can feel - as you’ve helped me realise @R S , thanks - pretty patronising. But hey, that’s life, I enjoy being a foreigner, I enjoy being where I am but at the same time, you can’t beat having a good life in a place where you’re from and that’s why I’m back now, back in Poland. I’d never trade my time in the UK, absolutely loved it, every minute of it (again, I was not in England), and yeah, that’s it.

@@penttikoivuniemi2146 yeah, just like how I feel when people still compliment my English, despite the fact that I’ve lived in Australia for years, just because I’m Asian and has an accent 😊

日本語で失礼します jouzu desune! これは確かに初めて会った人には言っちゃうかも 日本人でさえ日本語は難しいものと思ってるからそれを海外から来た人が喋ってると素直に凄いって思っちゃうんだよな～ 確かに長いこと日本に住んでて日本語に自信もあるのに上手ですねを言われたら嫌な気持ちになる人もいますよね😥見極めが難しい…sorry… 日本も外国の人が日本に定住してそういう人達の子供が多くなっていくと､ある種のステレオタイプは薄まってくるとは思う 何年かかるかは分からないけど😂

Honestly this was one the toughest subjects in the video. Mental health is an important part of living a fulfilling life. It was disappointing (but not surprising) to hear that it's not taken very seriously.

Uh, what kind of life do you live / people you hang out with where you can’t criticize something without it being a shitfest?

I thought he was too soft on some issues. Like the blatant racism, that was absolutely disgusting, and he simply went over it like it was just a minor inconvenience.

@@mreeeeeegf xenophobia and racism are different

@@mreeeeeegf I agree. I've heard people of colour talk about how they get denied service in stores and found it appalling. I really wish it was taken a little more seriously in the video

@@mreeeeeegf well, I heard that the big issue with the skin only applies for black people, and he probably didn’t had to deal with it

It is truly insidious when Brits come to America. They look like us but then they open their mouth and the horrifying truth is revealed. This is a joke I don't hate British people. Irish, Welsh, and Scottish people are all cool.... no i didn't forget anyone.

@@kid14346 I know you’re joking, buddy. It’s all good.

@@frankiefundora8112 This is youtube... you can never be too sure.

@@kid14346 lol fair enough

Rofled from ur comment. BTW, have tons of friends from GB.

Your story is very inspiring! Thank you for writing it down!

I see you found a way around that lack of ladies problem lol

If you love Bangkok, Osaka is basically a "1st world" developed version of Bangkok. Tokyo on the other hand would more likely remind you of your time in China.

Based

I know right...

Nah, protagonists have to do all the work. Background characters just have to walk around doing nothing in particular. Now that's the life!

Where I can find your profile picture

Nah be the comedic side character who constantly get extremely lucky Ex: speeeedwagoOoOon

@Razor Lover I’m pretty sure she just means she was born and raised there.......

@Razor Lover so if u knew why give a long winded unnecessary comment :/

@Razor Lover I understood what you were trying to say but it had no relevance to what the original person was commenting thats why I thought you misunderstood sorry if that upset you.

@@bunni9843 I agree with you. Razor Lover's comment makes zero sense. Trying to get all technical saying that there is no 100% genetically pure Japanese.

@Razor Lover Yeah we get it Einstein, so spare us your technicalities. Your comment was pure stupid. There is no 100% of anything. There. Are you happy now?

What's it like for your kids, out of curiosity? I have a friend in your situation but oddly enough even though she's British she almost looks mixed-race Japanese herself (she has the 'white' version of an Asian eyelid, like Bjork etc.), so her kids do still look fully Japanese. I've often wondered if it'd be harder for her if one of her kids looked more European than they do.

Cant help but notice your username, have you perhaps changed your name? Or do you go by an alias with your legal name staying the same as before?

@@SH4D02 yes, sort of. I was born in Amsterdam so this is obviously not my real name. It comes from my wife's family name, Nakamura, plus the Japanese pronunciation of my Dutch first name when written in Kanji. I kept my Dutch passport though, and made no legal changes so it's an alias

@@tSp289 my daughter is definitely recognizable as mixed race, and I like to think she got the good parts of my Dutch and my wife's Japanese features. She goes to regular Japanese schools, so initially it was tough for her to fit in, especially in kinder garden and early years of elementary. I don't live in the center of the city, more on the outskirts where foreigners are a bit rare, so the kids around here had to get used to her as well. She is now junior high, going on to high school, and that problem has completely disappeared.

@@guigoroable Glad to hear it! A family friend visited Japan in the 1970s, and he had a load of kids chasing after him shouting 'Gaijin!' Glad to hear they're a little more accepting now.

Doc:"awrite yew go' a loicence fo be-een sad?"

Doc: "You should stop being British"

Doc: "You should be more happy." Chirs: "I'm British." Doc: "Oh. Right. Here take these." *hands Chris pills* Chris: "Wait. These are strychnine!" Doc: "Yes. You will no longer be British or sad."

Me: "Sorry doc I was born with severe depression."

Doc, Have you seen UK politics!!

Same. I love Japan so much that I have traveled back and forth at least 3 times/year for the past few years until Covid. But, like you said, Japan is only to visit and explore, not to live!!!

Just like the usa

You've just described literally anywhere on Earth.

@@sword3349 Every other country is not as introvert as Japanese people, the problem with Japan is the society they have evolved into. Yeah, there’s much respect and stuff, but you will literally die of anxiety and depression here. There’s not a single foreigner who enjoys living in Japan but are here because of work/money. Some places tend to be friendlier towards foreigners such as Kansai, but Tokyo and above, not so much. Japan is clean, perfect streets, everything is on time, almost no noise pollution as compared to other countries. Yeah other countries have major problems, but atleast you will not die there because of boredom and anxiety/depression. Even Japanese people know are moving to foreign countries because of the very same reason.

@@lifeinjapan1592 come live in Chicago or DC.

Abroad in a man

@@KaiserSocase abroad in a pan

@@Journey22405 i really felt sorry for the girls

There's no way you actually live there...

@@chrishansen5784 literally check his channel out

@@chrishansen5784 8 years here. I live in a sprawling kominka property in Fukuoka that cost just 8k (880,000 yen), including over an acre of farmland we do natural farming on. Not quite the cramped apartment he describes!!. My lifestyle has been featured on national TV. This channel is preposterous with it's mis-representation of Japan.

Ive lived in Sasebo for 9 yrs, now live in Ureshino, Saga Prefecture since 2005. Love every minute of it 😄😊🍵

@@satoyama.rupert Lmfaoo

Same here. It's such a fascinating country to me, but I would NEVER want to spend my life there.

I Really want to go to Japan for a holiday one day, but living there for me won't make it as amazing.

Saaame! The work culture is just too much for me, everything else is fine and can deal.. :D

@@Fabio-ql5yf For pretty much all the reasons discussed in the video, among others.

I would love to live there but man, I couldn't stand the work culture

Well yeah; Duh! (I mean: who's 6'6" nowadays? 6'5" or 6'7", okay; But 6'6"? )

@@BorisNoiseChannel I think the point that rick is trying to make is that japanese culture is very "hive mind" like. I could be wrong

I have no idea what you Americans mean by 6'6 but I guess it is tall😂

@@chrisbotos we mean they were six feet and six inches tall. Also I think they took the picture because they thought they were an athlete. But probably because they were really tall

@@chrisbotos depends on your shoe-size

congratulations !!

congrats

Gz

lol me too just yesterday but not in japan unfortunately

Congrats dude

Sounds like the merchant from resident evil 4

@@polloduh Merchant: "Waddaya boiyen?" Chris : "Hats"

@@softbutchpinkchick687 I killed the merchant. He didn't come back :(