My Daily Commute to Tokyo

[riken1]

LOL, "This is the Iraqi embassy... What a dump."

[01721jh]

is it or was it worth it to go through all that

[ryokobunny88]

Lol the walking backwards part caught me off-guard. ^^ Silly!

[ahALEXIUS76]

wow its a long commute lol..still id enjoy it in tokyo i think...i envy u i guess you've just gotten used to it but id love it lol.

[FUSER2K07]

i dont think id be able to live with out an mp3 if this was my job damn! it takes me 15mins to get to work & thats by bike :P

[Edo111567]

Holy crap that's a lot of work just to get to work.

[DanielR305]

thank you for doing this video because it really gives you real insight into Japanese culture. Also how orderly everybody is is so amasing and funny to watch but I wish, people in the UK main cities like London and Birmingham were orderly like this then maybe we would get to a to b more quickly like the Japanese do but wishful thinking though lol anyway thanks for the video

[jstarrulz]

yeah i remember when i visited tokyo, and they had little arrows on the ground that tell you which side to walk on. They looked pretty annoyed if you went on the wrong side like the silly tourist i am :P

[Theowest]

What do you do? What is your job?

[gr8guy123]

tokyo = awesome

[martron3000]

My first thought after seeing this....wow! that's a long trip to a tiny office! :)

[itsanthonyhere]

What the hell do you do if you forget something?

[smiley62]

sigh...i miss tokyo..

..well the night life that is =P

[Meachumz]

When will you be making a new video? I love them all... I am so so so so SOOO interested in Japanese culture and as you being an American I love learning about it from you!

[SCHIZOPHRENlC]

richpav, I really miss your videos.. as lame as that sounds, this was really my only way of really getting a good understanding of how Japan really is.. haha.. so.. make more videos, man!

[Jcool663]

So the big question is... Do you enjoy that commute?

[richpav]

Would anyone? I make use of the time by listening to podcasts and watching videos on my iPod. When I get home I don't watch any TV.

What would make the commute intolerable would be to dwell on the thought that I'd rather be somewhere else instead of on the train. I try not to do that.

[mistyaqua]

Do people look at you weird when you're walking around holding a video camera?

[richpav]

People look at me weird even when I'm not walking around with a camera.

[virusone25]

You need some more videos, its been awhile.

[mistyaqua]

Wow. Are you tall? I'm six feet, and when I went to Japan, people just stared. A lot of school girls wanted to take their picture with me?

The culture is very interesting. I only went for 2 weeks, and hope to go again soon.

[ConmanIncorperated]

when you said the Canadian embassy is pretty nice inside did you mean like nice or nice for a Canadian place saying Canada doesnt normally make that good of things?

[richpav]

Are you an overly sensitive Canadian who can't take anything anyone says about Canada at face value? It's a nice fuckin' embassy, not a high-security foreign compound under enemy siege like the American Embassy where you have to strip down to your underpants and submit to a body cavity search just to pick up some goddamn tax forms. Sheesh.

[ConmanIncorperated]

dude chill I didnt mean it in a rude way. and if it sounded rude I apologize

[ConmanIncorperated]

I am sorry just I am used to every1 saying Canada is a horrid place.

[KatieGothChick]

Ohmygosh, that is one long commute. I'm hoping to go to a college in London next year, in September, and I thought the commute that college was bad. But, compare it to yours, its nothing. You must sleep well at night after all that.

[superritz]

that part of the city you were in looked like...a...slum or something.

and damn, what a long commute to get to work.

[EyeGateOfSoul]

that was Tokyo right?

Its very very clean everywhere, you have to travel to Stockholm and see how clean is there crap is everywhere even in the hamburger, and many people have cold even those who work in the restaurant but they never never wear a mask .

I think the Japanese care about hygiene more then us in Europe

it was nice video thanks

[virusone25]

Can't be any worse than here in the US.

[Mokurentate]

What a dump is right! They probably trash the place b4 they left. XD lmfao

[DarkDevil5AO]

i noticed one of the girls(or guys could not really tell) on the train was wearing a mask, is that common?

[richpav]

People who have a cold wear a mask so they don't spread their germs.

[virusone25]

I wish people did that here, but if you did you would get a lot of funny looks.

[albinoboy4life]

Just started watching your videos and absolutely love them! Keep up the good work.

And I thought my commute was bad...

[kiteofdark]

isnt it weird holding a camera around while you walk...?

[richpav]

My film crew had off that day.

[srzy]

not weird when a white person in japan does it =P everyone will just think hes a tourist

[habiebiee]

1. Thanks for the making of this video even though you have to carry the weight of a 5 year old with ya.

2. I wonder if you go to the Gym since your travelling to and from work is like climbing a mountain..

[richpav]

I should be going to a gym because I'm so out of shape I'll probably be dead of a heart attack within 5 years.

[habiebiee]

haha...According to Bill Bryson,American would only walk between 200 to 500 steps per day and they average life expectancy are like in their 70s....so i guess with the amount of walk you do everyday(plus looking after 2 kids which require a lot of hard work)I guess you would live until 100s...

cheers :)

[ericsurf6]

Noticed you're on the Tokaido line for a bit..that's my line, I'm in Hiratsuka. What sort of work do you do?

[richpav]

IT. Web development, Linux & Windows server admin, tech support, training, etc.

[mercenarysora]

Hey thanks for that! So in your office are you the only non-Japanese person?

[richpav]

My boss is Canadian, and I work with a French guy, but he's leaving at the end of this month.

[mercenarysora]

Hmmmm

So what do you usually think about when you are doing all of that. I mean you have to come up with so many things huh?

[bigred143]

So what is the total time it takes you to get to work? And how far from work do you live?

I thought I had it bad with a 30 minute drive everyday...LOL.

[richpav]

Two hours door-to-door, one way.

[SCHIZOPHRENlC]

i've always wondered what it's like over there.

[richpav]

Well, now you know. This video, except for the clip I reversed, is completely unembellished. No gratuitous shots of "them wacky little Japanese people" or people getting crammed into an unusually overcrowded train. People seem to find it interesting so far, but to me it's just my typical daily surroundings.

[SCHIZOPHRENlC]

yeah, ever since i saw Lost In Translation and The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, i've been crazily interested in Tokyo. you've gotta take the camera to Shibuya one of these days.

[cfnk76]

Yes that's one long commute you've got there Rich. On the other hand though, what nice subways you guys have.

It sure beats the subways I have to take. God and you should know what I mean, if you've ever taken the trains in Philly.

[richpav]

These days I wouldn't even enter Philly without a Kevlar vest and a bazooka.

[Youindia]

You must have mislabled this video... because no sane person would do that EVERY work day.

[richpav]

I've gotten used to it, and I have an iPod so I use the time to catch up on podcasts and videos.