I can actually hear the stress in your voice when you remember the situation. Sucks. Just an odd question.. were you drinking when you made this?? Seem a little red from the beginning till end.
ok. i'll keep that in mind. :) i'm considering the possibility of working in japan or korea at some point in the future and for a number of reasons i'm leaning more toward korea. one reason is that i'm a vegetarian & it seems that that would be almost impossible in japan unless i did all of my own cooking. no fun. & korean food seems tastier, too. i also get the feeling that korea is a more colorful, & maybe less uptight culture? i'm curious as to why you chose japan over korea?
@lamaddussa i like both food. i don't know if a vegetarian diet would be easier in Japan or Korea. Japan has a lot of great picked food, I even make my own, like Hakusai Tsukemono and Kabu Sunomono and I have videos of the process. Like anywhere else, it's possible, but easiest if you prepare your own food. There's not a lot of restaurants that have vegan dishes, though your best bet would be Kyoto, they've got a lot of traditional pickled food that would work and tastes great!
I'm British and was teaching in Fukuoka a few years back with some other British women, we went out for dinner once together but never again, they got drunk, were rude to the waiter and such an embarrassment to me I left early. Sometimes I'm ashamed of being western even from so called polite England!
im a white foreigner and i live in a small town in japan - i find it very embarrassing hanging out with a large number of foreigners (especially western foreigners) - i have found that a lot of western foreigners are rude, arrogant...my friend once told me of a foreigner get together he went to at an onsen and how noisy they were, the girls taking photos, drinking too much, and wearing towels in the water... the japanese people i hand out with are more relax and quiet and i prefer them
On the bright side the average American height is actually around 5'8.5". But everyone likes to bs their height, can't tell you how many times I've heard people say they were 5'11" - 6'0" while being the same height as me or shorter (5'9")
@superscheu I'll try to find the statistics, I found it back in probably 2007 since I was curious. But if everyone you knew was around 6'0", could be you were living in a town with a lot of Northern Europeans. The Dutch have a ridiculous average height of 6'1" which is the highest average height for a country in the world.
But even then from what I remember pretty much all the European countries had an average height going up to a max of about 5'10" besides Northern Europe.
Im exchange student in Japan.so I go to a Fast Kitchen restaurant and it's a rather large line up because those shake fries are popular and it was lunch... anyways, a group of foreigners come in and I'm standing in line with about 20ppl lined out the door and they look around and go straight to the front.I decided to tell them in English that they budged at least 15 people because I heard people angry but they didn't care.It was embarassing because I'm white, and people might group me with them.
I've had a similar experience. Unfortunately, lots of gaijin tend to get treated 'special' because of the way they look, this then goes to their heads and they believe they are special - they can do anything, its OK because they are special. But, that said, there are idiots who act like this in every country, be it in japan or in their home country. if they think they can, they will.
I personally always show a lot of respect and when I see it's not being given I get very pissed. I think that's why you got so mad. Lack of respect is a huge problem. I'd love to teach a lesson with my fist but violence really doesn't solve anything, especially when you're in a foreign land and getting in trouble is potentially more serious then if you were in your own country. Bastards.
I'm quite confused but are you Japanese born and lived in America or another nationality? Because I'm also Asian too and wanting to live in Japan. I looked up a lot of information and videos about life as a foreigner in Japan, but most of them are like blatantly european/middle eastern gaijin. So seeing your situation in this video is more closely to the sort of information I'm looking for. It's just I don't know if you're already fluent in Japanese when you arrived or not. Can you make a vid?
That irritates me in America too! 159cm (5.3) and tall people at concerts would always stand in front of me. Actually one year at a concert this big 6 foot something Neanderthal literally grabbed me from under my arms picked me up and moved me behind him. It actually started a physical confrontation between him and some other angry males who probably just wanted to hit something. Fortunately he was escorted out by security! WIN! :)
@Ryuk My genetics have nothing to do with a rude man physically picking me up and moving me so that he could be in the very front row. It doesn't matter where you live that is rude everywhere.
@Ryuk if someone taller than you picked you up to move you out of their way at a concert, it'd take some major Ghandi-like will power to not kick them or punch them in the balls...
My cousin has been to Japan and he is full blooded Mescalero Apache he went there to do Apache dance's throughout Japan. He told me he was there for three weeks I think. He is 6'8" and he said he met allot of new friends there. Not like me but if he was not in our traditional costume people would think he is a very tall Asian me I am part Mescalero, Irish and Mexican don't look like my other cousins on the Reservation. He said allot of Japanese took their photos with him because of his height.
@romanobritish Yes very very true. If you are super tall, Japanese people will flock to you and take pictures with you, they might think you're a sports star or something.
I wonder in my anecdote, were the Japanese people as pissed as me or just happy they got to take pictures of the backs of tall people's heads... lol
@superscheu Those guys are just rude douche bags I usually stay to the side if I need to get close or just stay in the back I am tall 6'3". Me if someone pushed me to the side I would confront them and ask them to apologize. But if they do that to someone who is nice or polite even if I did not know the person they did it to I would make them apologize to them. I don't like when other step all over others it irritates.
@romanobritish I don't blame people for being tall. Which is why I wasn't really upset at the first guy. He got there before people started performing. I did get pissed at all his friends that came late and pushed everyone aside. It was basically a wall of gaijin (some with japanese gfs) and behind them all the considerate foreigners and the quiet well mannered Japanese people. People forget that character is something that is always on display...
That sucks about those douches dude. But Im glad I watched this, I will make it a point if I get accepted to college in Japan to always be sure to try and not to block views. I think of myself as a very considerate person but I could see how the height thing could be something to kind of slip minds. Not like Im crazy tall or anything, just 6'0, but like you said that's enough to make a big difference there.
@jaxcolon at 6' you'll tower over everyone! lol. Thanks for watching. If everyone was tall and it was just my fault for being short, I wouldn't mind so much, but when all the tall people push their way to the front... that pissed me off.
By the way, I am from Topeka and went to Washburn, ironically! I had the same experience with saying hi to someone from KU in Belgium once at a youth hostel. "Oh, um, okay, thanks and have a good time over here."
I taught in South Korea and after visiting Japan, my general assessment is that the foreign presence there is a lot more responsive to the local language and culture. In Korea, myself included, the motivation is "do a good job with the kids and make good memories for them, but get the money, get the Hell out of there." I always tried to make the effort to be aware of public space and customs. In Japan I would do that x10 because the culture is so spatially aware.
lol... i am normal height, but in my country if you ask, hey, your kinda very tall, could you move aside, or something, always works for me. but there are always D##CK who don't care about other people. you should have block the way, so no more idiot could come.
Why would I want to lick her video? Thats just weird...
I know that when in Japan you should act like Japanese and not act out when things like that occur. But I would have had a hard time with the douche bags....you are stronger willed than I.
I can actually hear the stress in your voice when you remember the situation. Sucks. Just an odd question.. were you drinking when you made this?? Seem a little red from the beginning till end.
Ostracized1 6 days ago
@Ostracized1 man, i was still so pissed when I made this video... lol
superscheu 6 days ago
@superscheu Well, It's good you had a chance to vent your thoughts. I know it helps.
Ostracized1 4 days ago
females (generally being shorter than males) in the u.s. have that experience at shows with males all the time...
lamaddussa 3 weeks ago
@lamaddussa guys are asses...
superscheu 3 weeks ago
@superscheu
drat. there's about 3.5 billion of them out there...
lamaddussa 3 weeks ago
@lamaddussa if you come to japan they're much much shorter though...
superscheu 3 weeks ago
@superscheu
ok. i'll keep that in mind. :) i'm considering the possibility of working in japan or korea at some point in the future and for a number of reasons i'm leaning more toward korea. one reason is that i'm a vegetarian & it seems that that would be almost impossible in japan unless i did all of my own cooking. no fun. & korean food seems tastier, too. i also get the feeling that korea is a more colorful, & maybe less uptight culture? i'm curious as to why you chose japan over korea?
lamaddussa 3 weeks ago
@lamaddussa i like both food. i don't know if a vegetarian diet would be easier in Japan or Korea. Japan has a lot of great picked food, I even make my own, like Hakusai Tsukemono and Kabu Sunomono and I have videos of the process. Like anywhere else, it's possible, but easiest if you prepare your own food. There's not a lot of restaurants that have vegan dishes, though your best bet would be Kyoto, they've got a lot of traditional pickled food that would work and tastes great!
superscheu 1 week ago
I'm British and was teaching in Fukuoka a few years back with some other British women, we went out for dinner once together but never again, they got drunk, were rude to the waiter and such an embarrassment to me I left early. Sometimes I'm ashamed of being western even from so called polite England!
HappyBerryCrochet 3 weeks ago
@HappyBerryCrochet well, to be fair... i drink with japanese people mostly... and the men can be just as rude and shocking at times... lol
but in general they're fairly polite to the waiters/waitresses, just loud and drunk...
superscheu 3 weeks ago
@superscheu ha ha that is true! I remember quite a few occasions when Japanese men have forgotten their manners come a drink or two (^-^)
HappyBerryCrochet 3 weeks ago
Man i feel you. Except with me i'm half japanese so i look kinda asian... but not rly, only when i'm high as fuck lol
hyderulez94 1 month ago
im a white foreigner and i live in a small town in japan - i find it very embarrassing hanging out with a large number of foreigners (especially western foreigners) - i have found that a lot of western foreigners are rude, arrogant...my friend once told me of a foreigner get together he went to at an onsen and how noisy they were, the girls taking photos, drinking too much, and wearing towels in the water... the japanese people i hand out with are more relax and quiet and i prefer them
JeremyScottThompson 1 month ago
On the bright side the average American height is actually around 5'8.5". But everyone likes to bs their height, can't tell you how many times I've heard people say they were 5'11" - 6'0" while being the same height as me or shorter (5'9")
tj203 1 month ago
@tj203 really? where are these average Americans I wonder... I was always the shortest and i'm 5'8"
superscheu 1 month ago
@superscheu I'll try to find the statistics, I found it back in probably 2007 since I was curious. But if everyone you knew was around 6'0", could be you were living in a town with a lot of Northern Europeans. The Dutch have a ridiculous average height of 6'1" which is the highest average height for a country in the world.
But even then from what I remember pretty much all the European countries had an average height going up to a max of about 5'10" besides Northern Europe.
tj203 1 month ago
There are idiots in every country
karekora 3 months ago
Im exchange student in Japan.so I go to a Fast Kitchen restaurant and it's a rather large line up because those shake fries are popular and it was lunch... anyways, a group of foreigners come in and I'm standing in line with about 20ppl lined out the door and they look around and go straight to the front.I decided to tell them in English that they budged at least 15 people because I heard people angry but they didn't care.It was embarassing because I'm white, and people might group me with them.
PineAppleLipgloss 3 months ago
@PineAppleLipgloss
I've had a similar experience. Unfortunately, lots of gaijin tend to get treated 'special' because of the way they look, this then goes to their heads and they believe they are special - they can do anything, its OK because they are special. But, that said, there are idiots who act like this in every country, be it in japan or in their home country. if they think they can, they will.
karekora 3 months ago
@karekora Pretty much. Some also do it because they assume other people won`t saying anything like superscheu mentioned.
JapanAndThings 3 months ago
That really blows. I've seen the same thing happen at a lot of lives I've been to in Tokyo.
milkjamjuice 3 months ago
I personally always show a lot of respect and when I see it's not being given I get very pissed. I think that's why you got so mad. Lack of respect is a huge problem. I'd love to teach a lesson with my fist but violence really doesn't solve anything, especially when you're in a foreign land and getting in trouble is potentially more serious then if you were in your own country. Bastards.
mcjangles 3 months ago
@mcjangles i hire ninja hitmen. totally worth it.
superscheu 1 week ago
I'm quite confused but are you Japanese born and lived in America or another nationality? Because I'm also Asian too and wanting to live in Japan. I looked up a lot of information and videos about life as a foreigner in Japan, but most of them are like blatantly european/middle eastern gaijin. So seeing your situation in this video is more closely to the sort of information I'm looking for. It's just I don't know if you're already fluent in Japanese when you arrived or not. Can you make a vid?
UnidentifiedFool 3 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@UnidentifiedFool i have a video "Being Asian in Japan" that I did a few months ago.
I am Korean born, American raised, and now living in Japan. I spoke no Japanese when I came to Japan, and I'm still not fluent.
superscheu 3 months ago
That irritates me in America too! 159cm (5.3) and tall people at concerts would always stand in front of me. Actually one year at a concert this big 6 foot something Neanderthal literally grabbed me from under my arms picked me up and moved me behind him. It actually started a physical confrontation between him and some other angry males who probably just wanted to hit something. Fortunately he was escorted out by security! WIN! :)
IbarakiStyle 3 months ago
@IbarakiStyle I like stories with happy endings!
superscheu 3 months ago
@IbarakiStyle
Yeah but the difference between those tall people and the ones in the video is that most people are tall in America and everyone is short in Japan.
Therefor blame your genetics, not everyone at the concert in America :3
Ryuk 3 months ago
@Ryuk My genetics have nothing to do with a rude man physically picking me up and moving me so that he could be in the very front row. It doesn't matter where you live that is rude everywhere.
IbarakiStyle 3 months ago
@Ryuk if someone taller than you picked you up to move you out of their way at a concert, it'd take some major Ghandi-like will power to not kick them or punch them in the balls...
superscheu 3 months ago
My cousin has been to Japan and he is full blooded Mescalero Apache he went there to do Apache dance's throughout Japan. He told me he was there for three weeks I think. He is 6'8" and he said he met allot of new friends there. Not like me but if he was not in our traditional costume people would think he is a very tall Asian me I am part Mescalero, Irish and Mexican don't look like my other cousins on the Reservation. He said allot of Japanese took their photos with him because of his height.
romanobritish 3 months ago
@romanobritish Yes very very true. If you are super tall, Japanese people will flock to you and take pictures with you, they might think you're a sports star or something.
I wonder in my anecdote, were the Japanese people as pissed as me or just happy they got to take pictures of the backs of tall people's heads... lol
superscheu 3 months ago
@superscheu Those guys are just rude douche bags I usually stay to the side if I need to get close or just stay in the back I am tall 6'3". Me if someone pushed me to the side I would confront them and ask them to apologize. But if they do that to someone who is nice or polite even if I did not know the person they did it to I would make them apologize to them. I don't like when other step all over others it irritates.
romanobritish 3 months ago
@romanobritish I don't blame people for being tall. Which is why I wasn't really upset at the first guy. He got there before people started performing. I did get pissed at all his friends that came late and pushed everyone aside. It was basically a wall of gaijin (some with japanese gfs) and behind them all the considerate foreigners and the quiet well mannered Japanese people. People forget that character is something that is always on display...
superscheu 3 months ago
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romanobritish 3 months ago
Wow they're so rude! I am asian, my name is Matthew and I am about the same height as you lol
takeru51 3 months ago
@takeru51 lol, small world...
superscheu 3 months ago
There are a lot of assholes like that, man. They piss me off too.
Gimmeaflakeman 3 months ago
@Gimmeaflakeman first time since coming to Japan someone has been that rude to me. Of course they were 外国人。。。
superscheu 3 months ago
Thanks for the video response!
Gimmeaflakeman 3 months ago
dang i'm short...5'6. i didn't feel any taller in japan lol
like that you had a short clip of the douche bags!!
TheMexicanGaysha 3 months ago
That sucks about those douches dude. But Im glad I watched this, I will make it a point if I get accepted to college in Japan to always be sure to try and not to block views. I think of myself as a very considerate person but I could see how the height thing could be something to kind of slip minds. Not like Im crazy tall or anything, just 6'0, but like you said that's enough to make a big difference there.
jaxcolon 3 months ago 6
@jaxcolon at 6' you'll tower over everyone! lol. Thanks for watching. If everyone was tall and it was just my fault for being short, I wouldn't mind so much, but when all the tall people push their way to the front... that pissed me off.
superscheu 3 months ago
By the way, I am from Topeka and went to Washburn, ironically! I had the same experience with saying hi to someone from KU in Belgium once at a youth hostel. "Oh, um, okay, thanks and have a good time over here."
SunShine8308 3 months ago
@SunShine8308 must just be a KU thing... lol
superscheu 3 months ago
I taught in South Korea and after visiting Japan, my general assessment is that the foreign presence there is a lot more responsive to the local language and culture. In Korea, myself included, the motivation is "do a good job with the kids and make good memories for them, but get the money, get the Hell out of there." I always tried to make the effort to be aware of public space and customs. In Japan I would do that x10 because the culture is so spatially aware.
SunShine8308 3 months ago
lol... i am normal height, but in my country if you ask, hey, your kinda very tall, could you move aside, or something, always works for me. but there are always D##CK who don't care about other people. you should have block the way, so no more idiot could come.
MrLilort 3 months ago
Goddamn shame how people seem to forget their surroundings so easy and don't give a shit about it.
HotPocketEXE 3 months ago 10
That sux. :(
hubbabubbarubbalubba 3 months ago
Why would I want to lick her video? Thats just weird...
I know that when in Japan you should act like Japanese and not act out when things like that occur. But I would have had a hard time with the douche bags....you are stronger willed than I.
bigtoepfer 3 months ago