Wow, I can still remember all these places when I lived in Sapporo in the 90's: Tokeidai, the Otaru music box museum (I bought Kao-chan's birthday present there--a gold music box), the incessant snow. Thanks for the memories.
i'm an american that grew up in sapporo. its so cool seeing it after all these years. otaru is the best though, especially the aquarium. they don't let gaijin in the sento though:o( zan nen
do you know if thats still true? i do hear often that people are fighting against that sort of discrimination (esp. those that arent ethnic japanese or asian but were born & raised in japan)
its still an ongoing problem. if you check on a guy named debito who is a naturalized japanese citizen you can hear more about it. i never felt any discrimination, but i was protected and had many friends. i sometimes felt like the class pet, but for the most part, i was fine. back then you never saw foreigners in sapporo, but now i hear they're not so rare. i got back from nara a little while ago and saw plenty. i'm the only non-japanese in a japanese church, but that's okay. i fit in fine=^^=
I also have a video of using japanese paint nihonga, only in this movie we speak english, dutch, german and japanese all mixed up. If you like, you may edit it or use it by adding your voice and explanation of Nihonga. I hope to hear something back. Ja mata ne, Oscar.
Very interesting life you've come up with, teaching english online. Nice video and music. I posted a video response, you have to wait a bit for the english and in the end I speak a bit Dutch. I'm from Holland and I lived half a year in Japan. I want to live my life in Japan, it was great!
What's wrong with teaching English with a New Zealand accent? It's still English isn't it...I wish I could speak like that but I'm stuck with a southern drawl.
Shit, girl, Accent don't mean a thing. I can understand every shit your saying. And that voice is sweeter than a cherry. Yeah, baby, we could definitely date after this one lol
fuck tokyo , I'm for sapporo. It's not a condensed piece of shit lol . Shit, I'm come from Canada (not that Canada is snowing everytime , nor Sapporo), and this is fucking heaven , especially in the summer, i'm guessing. Shit, I'm going to buy my ticket right now.
oh this clip reminds of my trip to Saporo, especially Otaru. I missed that places, the coffee shop, the canal, the glass-made shops, everything there.
Ha, what's funny is that I feel like my accent is closer to yours when speaking Japanese. It'd be funny if we somehow met in Japan and had an easier time understanding eachother in Japanese. Probably not the case, but funny to think about.
Your video was nice. I haven't been to Sapporo, but if I'm accepted into JET this year, I might go up there eventually. Not too fond of freezing weather, though, so maybe I'll go midyear.
yea knowing japanese makes your life more happy. and then its funny putting people in their place when theyre talking about you and they dont think u understand
WOW. This is really cool. Ive always wanted to go to Japan, but ive never actually seen a tourist's video of what it looks like. Thanks for posting this vid. It made me love Japan even more! =]
que hermoso lugar gracias por poner este video en la red es un lugar bellisimo la filmacion es muy amena y en verdad una siente que esta alli ademas que tu voz en muy agradable
Sarah, your Video inspired such....Passion! and exposed a lot of ignorance, while providing illumination and education!
ALL countries have a Wide and Diverse range of Cultures and People - It's almost impossible for anyone to know, or even learn, about it all, even in a Lifetime!
The slow/low voice tended to put me to sleep, but the shakey camera kept me awake. I have been to Sapporo, but there is a lot more to see than restaurants and bars!
I know only the basics, probably kindergarten level, of Japanese. I find this interesting, since I've never been to Japan before. What are the people like there? :)
as a retired speech therapist in USA, I found the video very nicely done. My grandson was in Tokyo for a year on a Rotary program. Plus I have a nephew who has studied Japanese for many years and is now, I believe, a teacher in Japan.
Very beautiful and educational. The only part I did not like was the sound of the piano music in the cafe as it just "cut" the atmosphere you had created by your voice and it was unnecessary, I felt.
Most people in Japan with no legs have their own wheelchairs. These wheelchairs were provided by a volunteer organization to help elderly and injured people who got tired while walking around the festival.
Intermediate, I guess. I think it's hard to describe one's level. I can speak enough to have a conversation about most topics - but not enough to sound very intelligent (then again, I have trouble pulling that off in English as well ... as some people kindly point out on this warm fuzzy-inducing website).
Should it be titled, "My trip to Sapporo, Otaru and Gomi~Bakko?" Poor, poor Otaru and Gomi~Bakko/Teine... Never any credit. It's always, Sapporo, Sapporo, Sapporo...
I thought this was great! It's cool to see an area of Japan that doesn't tend to get coverage on television or web sites. Not that this was necessarily meant to be a travel show, but it serves as one nicely anyway.
Bravo Darling, well done. How is learning English with a NZ accent any different than with an English accent, or an American Accent? Keep up the good work!
Was Very Very Strawberry very very strawberry, I wonder? Also, whenever I get 'round to making another parody video, I'm using some of the comments on this video for inspiration. Good stuff.
Does that mean we don't have English words in our daily life? haha... I am a Taiwanese. I know it better than you. The reason I say that our English is better than Japanese is because I have been to Japan several times. And you know how all those celebrities are not well educated...and don't mix up with ppl in China and ppl in Taiwan, they are slightly different
Oh about china people, taiwanese people speak english better than them. I've been to taiwan and japan too so i know. Students who study in govt schools in taiwan can't speak good english unless your from an american school.
Hmm, it made me nostalgic. I went to Sapporo in the 1980s. I remember eating potatoes and squash at a bar where they cooked the stuff on a grill in front of you. Also, I was fascinated by the people...lots of redheads with freckles, descendants of the Ainu.
the fact that you replied shows how much of a fucking loser you are.And atleast im not sitting on my ass like you wondering what it would be like to be in japan , because im in japan right you dip shit.
Awesome production. . . I will treasure such beauty in my daily life, and as a traveler I can only wish that I would meet such enchanting people like you (lady)Sarah.
ahhh i miss japan now :( never made it sapporo, i was saving my snow virginity for that place too- whoda thought- 18 years living in nz and i never bothered going to the snow either heh
Teaching online is nothing like teaching face to face. It is just another way for language companies to gouge money from people.
How can you compare a real lesson to an online one, there is a complete lack of atmosphere for a start, there is no physical interaction and a general feeling of dislocution from the other party. Where do you work? your own company/school of or for an eikaiwa?
Though, if you augment any language instruction with simple little things that help you practice, like videos posted online. In Japan, specificaly, they have Daily television and radio programs which provide conversational english instruction which is not meant to take the place of traditional language instruction, but to enhance it. Oh, and all of these wonderful TV and radio shows are free.
Have you ever tried teaching online? I was a bit skeptical when I first considered the idea - but when I tried it, I really like it. It's different than face to face for sure, but there are some advantages. For example, it is easy to type while they are speaking without disrupting the flow, it's easy for students to record the audio to review later etc.
If you have easy access to face to face lessons, that is best of course ... but online lessons are a great option for people in rural areas who don't have a language school nearby. Also for people who can't easily leave the house because they have a disablity or because they have small children.
Not quite as long as me then. And have you spent your whole 6 years in Hokkaido? Or did you start down Tokyo way? Maybe up North people actually WANT to learn, I wouldnt know. My teaching days are filled with retired deaf men with toxic breath, bored housewives who giggle and flutter while saying "I hate Koreans.", sullen schoolboys who stare at the floor, university students who think the capital of England is France, toddlers who spit, punch and sing about their genitals...
Do tell, that NEVER wouldve occurred to me. Im just trying to warn people that all their warm, fuzzy ideas about Japan just might come crashing down when they arrive here, just like mine did. Especially if you work for one of the big Eikaiwas.
Evidently my sarcasm was too subtle for you, why do you think I highlighted NEVER?? My mind was more than open when I came here, and for the first year and a half it was good. Unfortunately I discovered that a good number of the people here DONT have open minds. Have you been here yet? I see youre only 21 so maybe not. Once again, Im just trying to point out that the reality is not always as good as the dream.
don't work for a big eikaiwa then, if you wanted to sell food for a living would you work for mc donalds? lowest common denominator is exactly what it says. and it seems that you forget the most important thing about life. it's not where you live, it's the people you surround yourself with that makes things good.
I dont know about you but the ONLY way I could get here was to work for a big Eikaiwa. And I havent forgotten the most important point thank you. Some of the finest people Ive met have been in this job. Unfortunately that doesnt change the fact that MY experience here has not been a good one. Im not saying its impossible by any means, Im just illustrating my experience as a warning to those with rose-coloured glasses.
woah, so the stick news costume is a real hat.
spacecadet28 1 year ago
そばすし！？
hidexlemonedx 2 years ago
Wow, I can still remember all these places when I lived in Sapporo in the 90's: Tokeidai, the Otaru music box museum (I bought Kao-chan's birthday present there--a gold music box), the incessant snow. Thanks for the memories.
kurisutokaochan 2 years ago
I'm glad you are showing us a bit of the world to which some people will not be able to go ;)
Thank you.
AgnieszkaD1990 2 years ago
I'm just back from Sapporo. My brother got married there. Miss it already. Went to Otaru also, entire trip was amazing
nmashe 2 years ago
i'm an american that grew up in sapporo. its so cool seeing it after all these years. otaru is the best though, especially the aquarium. they don't let gaijin in the sento though:o( zan nen
bmatsushima 3 years ago
do you know if thats still true? i do hear often that people are fighting against that sort of discrimination (esp. those that arent ethnic japanese or asian but were born & raised in japan)
seamonkeywater 2 years ago
its still an ongoing problem. if you check on a guy named debito who is a naturalized japanese citizen you can hear more about it. i never felt any discrimination, but i was protected and had many friends. i sometimes felt like the class pet, but for the most part, i was fine. back then you never saw foreigners in sapporo, but now i hear they're not so rare. i got back from nara a little while ago and saw plenty. i'm the only non-japanese in a japanese church, but that's okay. i fit in fine=^^=
bmatsushima 2 years ago
^^ ^^ ^^
bowenjuice 2 years ago
I went to Otaru last year for a few weeks and went to the sento quite a few times with my host family?
bowenjuice 2 years ago
Is hokkaido always cold?
YurPants 3 years ago
Hokkaido is like Canterbury except twice as big, and Sapporo is like Christchurch that isn't a hole.
rickshaw335 4 years ago
Charming.
sweetescape12 3 years ago
cool. i didn't know you were featured. how random!
citizenstand 4 years ago
cool. i didn't know you were featured. how random!
irabnut 4 years ago 3
Yep. Do you want my autograph?
I didn't know you had this other account either ...
thedailyenglishshow 4 years ago
very nice indeed.
cartoonslifer 4 years ago
Hokkaido wa dekkaido!
BomShankar 4 years ago
I wanna go to Hokkaido. Good videoですね。
yamadayamada3 4 years ago
i always liked the British ascent, is the best! ^^
dominican1000 4 years ago
Her accent is New Zealand, but they're close enough. =P
waterkeeper511 3 years ago
sapporo is a nice city.
takamatsuyade 4 years ago
I also have a video of using japanese paint nihonga, only in this movie we speak english, dutch, german and japanese all mixed up. If you like, you may edit it or use it by adding your voice and explanation of Nihonga. I hope to hear something back. Ja mata ne, Oscar.
eyelessdragon 4 years ago
Very interesting life you've come up with, teaching english online. Nice video and music. I posted a video response, you have to wait a bit for the english and in the end I speak a bit Dutch. I'm from Holland and I lived half a year in Japan. I want to live my life in Japan, it was great!
eyelessdragon 4 years ago
What's wrong with teaching English with a New Zealand accent? It's still English isn't it...I wish I could speak like that but I'm stuck with a southern drawl.
rupdaddy 4 years ago
i like the music.
Kyle0417 4 years ago
You girl have incredible sexy voice...
likeBrain 4 years ago
Really nice.
Popotao 4 years ago
japan's fun when it rains. :-P
wet
Doodsjager 4 years ago
AWESOME! LOVED YOUR MOVIE!!!
Ingrid3570 4 years ago
great video ..im so jealous ..im in love with japan
blairsey 4 years ago
im a year 10 student living in new zealand that studies japanese =)
firryuujin 4 years ago
Shit, girl, Accent don't mean a thing. I can understand every shit your saying. And that voice is sweeter than a cherry. Yeah, baby, we could definitely date after this one lol
MUN7001 4 years ago
fuck tokyo , I'm for sapporo. It's not a condensed piece of shit lol . Shit, I'm come from Canada (not that Canada is snowing everytime , nor Sapporo), and this is fucking heaven , especially in the summer, i'm guessing. Shit, I'm going to buy my ticket right now.
MUN7001 4 years ago
Such eloquence for a Canadian.
X3PH1R 4 years ago
I'm going there next spring!
OutOfTheOven 4 years ago
You make home movies fun.
vonronshultz 4 years ago
ooooh sapporo i__ix i loved this city when I went to japan in july 2006
Linkenshin 4 years ago
oh this clip reminds of my trip to Saporo, especially Otaru. I missed that places, the coffee shop, the canal, the glass-made shops, everything there.
imcrazyofuRain 4 years ago
Ha, what's funny is that I feel like my accent is closer to yours when speaking Japanese. It'd be funny if we somehow met in Japan and had an easier time understanding eachother in Japanese. Probably not the case, but funny to think about.
Your video was nice. I haven't been to Sapporo, but if I'm accepted into JET this year, I might go up there eventually. Not too fond of freezing weather, though, so maybe I'll go midyear.
Radien 5 years ago
what's JET?
BlueMelon12 4 years ago
japan english teaching (programme)
seamonkeywater 2 years ago
Dang, I wanna go to Japan so bad, but I need to learn japanese first so I won't be called a gaijin. lol
standdownman 5 years ago
You will still be called a gaijin if you aren't of Japanese nationality.
ItachiSSJ3 4 years ago
I know, I know. But, I mean, I'll seem more like a local and less like a tourist.
standdownman 4 years ago
yea knowing japanese makes your life more happy. and then its funny putting people in their place when theyre talking about you and they dont think u understand
seamonkeywater 2 years ago
you have the cutest accent! i love it. ^.^ this was neat as well. i have not ever been to sapporo, but it looks very nice.
KairiKawaii 5 years ago
WOW. This is really cool. Ive always wanted to go to Japan, but ive never actually seen a tourist's video of what it looks like. Thanks for posting this vid. It made me love Japan even more! =]
Taran693 5 years ago
awesome. i just came back from tokyo actually and suppose to go to sapporo. lol at 2:25
Doodsjager 5 years ago
I need to get up there it looks nice. I like the style of your vids. Keep it up!
tokyojosh 5 years ago
This was lovely. I spent my childhood years in Sapporo about 15 years ago, and it's just changed so much. Lovely video.
insdreamer 5 years ago
QUALITY! thanks
scottishcream1467 5 years ago
Great Video it was nice to see all those cool places u went to
AndrewLeeFinnigan 5 years ago
que hermoso lugar gracias por poner este video en la red es un lugar bellisimo la filmacion es muy amena y en verdad una siente que esta alli ademas que tu voz en muy agradable
ARIESEDUARDO 5 years ago
Wow!
Sarah, your Video inspired such....Passion! and exposed a lot of ignorance, while providing illumination and education!
ALL countries have a Wide and Diverse range of Cultures and People - It's almost impossible for anyone to know, or even learn, about it all, even in a Lifetime!
This 'Glimpse' was Great - Thanks! =D
bad4alice 5 years ago
lucky mofo! just kidding :)
sugaroses 5 years ago
well done!
dukemanjapan 5 years ago
The slow/low voice tended to put me to sleep, but the shakey camera kept me awake. I have been to Sapporo, but there is a lot more to see than restaurants and bars!
1redbaron1 5 years ago
I used to want to visit Sapporo but if it's anything like your video, I'll not waste my yen. Thanks!
123octopus 5 years ago
incensed? actually, i'm quite intrigued! i mean, i would love to go to Japan some day, and now i can get a better idea at what life in Japan is like.
ApacheMan2K 5 years ago
I know only the basics, probably kindergarten level, of Japanese. I find this interesting, since I've never been to Japan before. What are the people like there? :)
Mioshmikan 5 years ago
hallo
heroe86 5 years ago
This was great and thanks for the dialogue, it was better than Rick Steeves.
washi48 5 years ago
as a retired speech therapist in USA, I found the video very nicely done. My grandson was in Tokyo for a year on a Rotary program. Plus I have a nephew who has studied Japanese for many years and is now, I believe, a teacher in Japan.
Chuck
granskare 5 years ago
quiet tone of voice makes me feel good.
ive been to sapporo three times.
at the first time,on buisiness in cold winter.
at the second,as an excursion in cool summer.
the last,for skiing in cold winter this year.
NewDaysWillBegin 5 years ago
How long ago where you in Sapporo?
TheAsianOak 5 years ago
Very beautiful and educational. The only part I did not like was the sound of the piano music in the cafe as it just "cut" the atmosphere you had created by your voice and it was unnecessary, I felt.
perlissima040863 5 years ago
I liked it
felixinho 5 years ago
Hearing you speak so softly when you have such an uncommon accent makes my native language hard for me to understand! This is otherwise a cool video!
Phantizen 5 years ago
is this where sapporo beer comes from?
karikaru 5 years ago
yeah man, lol
MUN7001 4 years ago
I'm another gaijin in Sapporo- I love the video because I can recognize everything. Thank you!
rosicrucia 5 years ago
someone who had no legs was probably really dissapointed when they found out they were out of wheel chairs that day
wedgejaeger 5 years ago
Most people in Japan with no legs have their own wheelchairs. These wheelchairs were provided by a volunteer organization to help elderly and injured people who got tired while walking around the festival.
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
disappointed
maverickmaster 5 years ago
hahaha
julianak2 4 years ago
Strange accent.. Not sure if its an English or Australian. Nice voice tho... And cool vid would love to go there..
santos2577777 5 years ago
She's a Kiwi (New Zealander)
andyee 5 years ago
Oh a Kiwi dam!! And i lived there for 6 years and didn't even no that.. Shame on me.. lol
whatsup098765 5 years ago
one question I have is, what level is your japanese? I'd be interested to know that.
inversek 5 years ago
Intermediate, I guess. I think it's hard to describe one's level. I can speak enough to have a conversation about most topics - but not enough to sound very intelligent (then again, I have trouble pulling that off in English as well ... as some people kindly point out on this warm fuzzy-inducing website).
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
Damn your voice is very hipnotic ;)
enricoamniat 5 years ago
ur such a talented artist, ur so gifted,i think u should think about going into directing films ,i have never seen such great camera work, lol
conjugg 5 years ago
I like the way you did this video!
and the video too - musics included
may I ask..
wich program you used to make it?
mitelesutele 5 years ago
Thanks : )
Adobe Premiere Elements
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
the music
meronkun 5 years ago
Wow, awesome. I just love these types of videos. I'm planning to go to Japan sometime in the near future.
Thanks! :D
Microtic 5 years ago
This is an interesting view of Japan! Amazing!
KanameYuki 5 years ago
Should it be titled, "My trip to Sapporo, Otaru and Gomi~Bakko?" Poor, poor Otaru and Gomi~Bakko/Teine... Never any credit. It's always, Sapporo, Sapporo, Sapporo...
DrinkyMcPerv 5 years ago
Oops! I see it there in Japanese. Now I can rest in piece. Thanks for the mad props!
DrinkyMcPerv 5 years ago
Sarah, very nice video. Keep up the good work, GF!
merdedetete 5 years ago
wow, u got featured! ^^ omedetou!
kittykattykoo 5 years ago
i like japanese stuff... i like chinese too... and english... and spanish... o heck i like it all! :P
5had0w123 5 years ago
Yo soy Español y lo mejor para aprender español es practicarlo ya que es un idioma un poco complejo y con muchas variaciones.
BodomchildLP 5 years ago
I thought this was great! It's cool to see an area of Japan that doesn't tend to get coverage on television or web sites. Not that this was necessarily meant to be a travel show, but it serves as one nicely anyway.
lalajean 5 years ago
lol this song pwns...makes the video seem all ominous XDD
starbornsage 5 years ago
Hmm, just like home. This would be a great location to be placed in my exchange this year, you're very lucky.
cjl61 5 years ago
You have a nice voice.
mekramer72 5 years ago
nice vid :D but the music is terrible !!! :x
TinXpH 5 years ago
go visit iraq next time ,hope u wont cum back
conjugg 5 years ago
Do you want me to die? Why? Because you didn't like this video?
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
This SUCKED BIG TIME!!!
Boooooring!!!
Get a fookin life and lift your fat ass out of the wheel chair!
Alos21 5 years ago
Your pronunciation is not so good for English study.
willberb 5 years ago
Maybe you would prefer an American English textbook... there are plenty of them available : )
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
ur voice is killing me
conjugg 5 years ago
Your comments are killing me :(
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
I think he meant to say that you have a killer-voice. :)
82quatro 4 years ago
Jpan is one of my favourite countries lol:)
banmido1234 5 years ago
Bravo Darling, well done. How is learning English with a NZ accent any different than with an English accent, or an American Accent? Keep up the good work!
soke75 5 years ago
I KNOW, PEOPLE ARE CRAZY EH
MUN7001 4 years ago
seems like fun! japan is awsome
ogkudo 5 years ago
Was Very Very Strawberry very very strawberry, I wonder? Also, whenever I get 'round to making another parody video, I'm using some of the comments on this video for inspiration. Good stuff.
thatamericangirl 5 years ago
whoever is narrating it, you have a beautiful voice. XD
vyse102yahoocom 5 years ago
Sarahs' voice is wonderfull.
laketopo 5 years ago
Do you have any friends that does SPANISH show?
quitejaded 5 years ago
I know of one person teaching Spanish on YouTube - user name is languagenow.
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
you guys can make more if you teach in Taiwan... haha
PikishGirl 5 years ago
Maybe but in Taiwan, the students suck at english and you'll have to teach them from the start.
nba185 5 years ago
I can bet you that Taiwanese students' English levels are way better than Japanese....
PikishGirl 5 years ago
Rofl. no way. Taiwanese suck at english. even most of the celebrities. At least japanese has some english words in their daily life.
nba185 5 years ago
Does that mean we don't have English words in our daily life? haha... I am a Taiwanese. I know it better than you. The reason I say that our English is better than Japanese is because I have been to Japan several times. And you know how all those celebrities are not well educated...and don't mix up with ppl in China and ppl in Taiwan, they are slightly different
PikishGirl 5 years ago
And I am sort of confused by what you said, "teach us from the start."? um...so you consider this video advanced?
PikishGirl 5 years ago
Oh about china people, taiwanese people speak english better than them. I've been to taiwan and japan too so i know. Students who study in govt schools in taiwan can't speak good english unless your from an american school.
nba185 4 years ago
Sapporo is my second favourite city in the world.
getodaze 5 years ago
Thanks brought back fond memories of Sapporo.
I recall the beer festival there last year 10 thousand beer drinkers in the closed off main road and 2 police men .
No drunken idiots and lots of delicious hokkaido beer and food .
Activities for the kids , live bands and competitions.
A few weeks later I was in Darling Harbour for the Bacadii festival .
Hundreds of police and drunken brawls everwhere.very violent and unpleasant .
blakhatz 5 years ago
This is one of the things I like about Japan compared to NZ - the lack of alcohol related violence in the streets and in bars.
Sapporo beer fest sounds fun.
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
Scary thing is; your japanese pronounciation may be crap, but your english is even worse.
Vaniteh 5 years ago
Hmm, it made me nostalgic. I went to Sapporo in the 1980s. I remember eating potatoes and squash at a bar where they cooked the stuff on a grill in front of you. Also, I was fascinated by the people...lots of redheads with freckles, descendants of the Ainu.
jazzrascal 5 years ago
I like your voice, too, Sarah! This is an interesting travelogue/montage. Japan hasn't changed much since I was last there, 17 years ago.
needausernameokay 5 years ago
arty
EvilStupidFuck 5 years ago
was a nice video, I, m eventually gonna teach englsih in japan too, so i liked it alot :D Keep it up!
heywowitsfelipe 5 years ago
is thal you people want to do.? teach english in japan... so fucking lame
tetsuo042004 5 years ago
better than sitting at home all day wondering "hmm what childish shit can i type up today" get a fucking life.
heywowitsfelipe 5 years ago
the fact that you replied shows how much of a fucking loser you are.And atleast im not sitting on my ass like you wondering what it would be like to be in japan , because im in japan right you dip shit.
tetsuo042004 5 years ago
lol how arrogant. Pathetic ~
xakikun 5 years ago
heywowitsfelipe, thanks : ) I really enjoy teaching English in Japan and I recommend it.
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
wtf
gwgwi 5 years ago
i like your voice
cojack22 5 years ago
Awesome production. . . I will treasure such beauty in my daily life, and as a traveler I can only wish that I would meet such enchanting people like you (lady)Sarah.
blewopen 5 years ago
Wow, Sarah featured. Congrats ;)
thaevilpimp 5 years ago
the clock-tower reminds me of the building in the gto-movie, in a way
Alexaf2002 5 years ago
Yawn Im bored.
ChaoticSinge 5 years ago
Congrats on getting featured :)
socuriouss 5 years ago
you must be guru!
i love hokkaido,too!!
tinojojo 5 years ago
wow cool move to use the wheelchair, no worries that guy that really needed it can just crawl along on the snow
starhobo 5 years ago
There were plenty of wheelchairs available so I don't think anyone need to crawl on the snow.
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
I think being a new guru account helped get it featured.
Encicra 5 years ago
Daily Japanese Show please. <3 :]
I really did enjoy this.
TasmanianTigger 5 years ago
Thanks. OK... maybe a weekly Japanese show ... soon.
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
It would be amazing if you could do one. =o
yotsubachan22 5 years ago
love it, shows the culture
x3illestttt 5 years ago
ahhh i miss japan now :( never made it sapporo, i was saving my snow virginity for that place too- whoda thought- 18 years living in nz and i never bothered going to the snow either heh
mermaidnz 5 years ago
ummm... why is this video popular? It's mad uneventful. Anyway, how exactly does one go about teaching english online?
Smetch 5 years ago
Just because it was on the front page, that's all. Teaching online is like a regular language lesson, using a webcam and a microphone.
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
Teaching online is nothing like teaching face to face. It is just another way for language companies to gouge money from people.
How can you compare a real lesson to an online one, there is a complete lack of atmosphere for a start, there is no physical interaction and a general feeling of dislocution from the other party. Where do you work? your own company/school of or for an eikaiwa?
inversek 5 years ago
Though, if you augment any language instruction with simple little things that help you practice, like videos posted online. In Japan, specificaly, they have Daily television and radio programs which provide conversational english instruction which is not meant to take the place of traditional language instruction, but to enhance it. Oh, and all of these wonderful TV and radio shows are free.
soke75 5 years ago
Hi inversek,
Have you ever tried teaching online? I was a bit skeptical when I first considered the idea - but when I tried it, I really like it. It's different than face to face for sure, but there are some advantages. For example, it is easy to type while they are speaking without disrupting the flow, it's easy for students to record the audio to review later etc.
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
If you have easy access to face to face lessons, that is best of course ... but online lessons are a great option for people in rural areas who don't have a language school nearby. Also for people who can't easily leave the house because they have a disablity or because they have small children.
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
I work for myself and my intention certainly isn't to "gouge money from people". I teach because I enjoy it and I charge a fair price.
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
how much do you charge?
inversek 5 years ago
I have a price list on my website. thedailyenglishshow dot com should get you there.
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
How do you hook up students? Are you an employee of a company or are you flying solo?
Smetch 5 years ago
So far just advertising on my blog/site/mixi community. Do you have any ideas? Flying solo.
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
try findateacher dot net, very hit and miss though
inversek 5 years ago
nice video
joga86 5 years ago
"And sorry to those who think it's crap - time is precious, I feel your pain". lol
ahahahahahahah hihhihihhhihihihi love it, thanks .
leydic15 5 years ago
omoshirokattan desu.
cyborlite 5 years ago
I have to agree with Inversek, and Dookerbaby..how long have you been here? Just wait, if you havent seen the "other" side of Japan yet..you will.
pathdaly 5 years ago
6 years. The "other" side? Sounds mysterious...
thedailyenglishshow 5 years ago
Not quite as long as me then. And have you spent your whole 6 years in Hokkaido? Or did you start down Tokyo way? Maybe up North people actually WANT to learn, I wouldnt know. My teaching days are filled with retired deaf men with toxic breath, bored housewives who giggle and flutter while saying "I hate Koreans.", sullen schoolboys who stare at the floor, university students who think the capital of England is France, toddlers who spit, punch and sing about their genitals...
pathdaly 5 years ago
And you know what? You find people like this in every corner of the world...
Sushisan85 5 years ago
Do tell, that NEVER wouldve occurred to me. Im just trying to warn people that all their warm, fuzzy ideas about Japan just might come crashing down when they arrive here, just like mine did. Especially if you work for one of the big Eikaiwas.
pathdaly 5 years ago
What's wrong with having an open mind? Besides, not everyone who wants to go to Japan are that naïve.
Sushisan85 5 years ago
Evidently my sarcasm was too subtle for you, why do you think I highlighted NEVER?? My mind was more than open when I came here, and for the first year and a half it was good. Unfortunately I discovered that a good number of the people here DONT have open minds. Have you been here yet? I see youre only 21 so maybe not. Once again, Im just trying to point out that the reality is not always as good as the dream.
pathdaly 5 years ago
don't work for a big eikaiwa then, if you wanted to sell food for a living would you work for mc donalds? lowest common denominator is exactly what it says. and it seems that you forget the most important thing about life. it's not where you live, it's the people you surround yourself with that makes things good.
inversek 5 years ago
I dont know about you but the ONLY way I could get here was to work for a big Eikaiwa. And I havent forgotten the most important point thank you. Some of the finest people Ive met have been in this job. Unfortunately that doesnt change the fact that MY experience here has not been a good one. Im not saying its impossible by any means, Im just illustrating my experience as a warning to those with rose-coloured glasses.
pathdaly 5 years ago