Japanese Manners

[Lacey2403]

I Japan it is rude to blow your nose in public. Like he said at the end, you can just sniff and look for a private place like a bathroom and then you can blow your nose. And the noodles..I really want to eat noodles in Japan.

[vergettigrego]

If that obnoxious American guy do not appreciate the Japanese way of life, culture, habits. get the hell out of there. I 'm a Brazilian and respect other cultures and do my best to learn the language of my host country. besides,being reserved is cool!

[RikkuTheDincht]

The Americans are so critical and arrogant. The people from other cultures are open-minded and accepting. Oh America, why you make me look bad.

[johnlp4]

I don't get it. The Japanese are exceptionally polite. The people in the video are only discussing the differences between their cultures and the japanese. So why the cutting remarks?

You have shown arrogance far greater than those in the video.

[blackharu159]

I love to hear that in Japan you can slurp your noodles. It's easier to eat that way! My mom always had a problem with me doing it, saying it's gross. But I find no fault in slurping...

[l0vexnana]

i have to agree with the nose thing....

blowing your nose is more important than slurping xD

but i've adjusted to it hahah, but its still annoying

[Pantstrovich]

I don't see anything wrong with discussing cultural differences, and if something makes you uncomfortable, it's good to talk about it with someone who can understand instead of keeping it pent up inside and slowly growing angry at a culture over a lot of built up little things. I see nothing wrong with this. It's interesting.

[liemlionel]

Why are the non-Japanese Asians able to speak Japanese but the white people insist on speaking in English despite obviously being able to understand Japanese?

[bartman464]

sure im american and the japanese manners seem strange to me, but i wouldnt mind adjusting to them.

[goldcherries]

I am so jealous of those Korean's ability in japanese. What I would do to be able to speak like that!

[asakaolol]

Slurping? WTF?

What do you fckin' care if they slurp,

I slurpt too, No one cares unless your surrounding doesnt like it.

[sheepandgreen]

Yes that's true. Japanese sniff endlessley.

[Gabriellohugz]

Stupid jerks, if you don't like how does it work in Japan, go away and don't destroy it here with your stinking selfish presence. You're foriegner, their thousands of years old culture is right in every pin point of its aspect, good or bad. This is really disgusting video full of ignorant complains!

[RandyNumNutz]

fuck me cant there ever be a brit with a proper fuckin accent no one talks like that at least i aint met anyone with that accent exept my grandad

[JJMDude]

Also, I'd really like to point out that monolithic though it might be, American/Western culture, is indeed a CULTURE, meaning that those who live by it are bound to see through that cultural lens. I love the double standard that everyone respects that the Japanese slurp noodles as loud as they please, but automatically the American is rude and uncivilized for drinking from his own bottle BECAUSE THAT'S FINE IN HIS CULTURE.

Seriously, cultural awareness is a two-way street.

[bahiyyah19]

@JJMDude Thank you! All of these people are haters. The guy was basically speaking his mind and they say he's loud and obnoxious. Is it because he used hand gestures to express himself, because when the Korean guy was speaking he was just as loud and excited but did not use hand gestures.

[jtlangel]

Dude, how is common courtesy putting distance between people?

It's a little selfish to start eating/drinking and not waiting for the other person. Or not refilling another person's drink.

The reason for the slurping is to emphasize that the noodles are very good and in a way saying thanks to the chef who made it.

[kidonianable]

i heard slurping is very rude in the philippines

[kidonianable]

u are right...japanese are cold

[11dsgosow]

郷に入れば郷に従えって感じで

日本でなら外人の方がいたって、別にすすって食べればいい。すす­ることすら外人の方はできないのが現状、外国だったら気をつけれ­ばいい。でも個人的な予想は、あと何十年後、海外で広がったら、­外人の方も音出して食べるようになってると思う。

[ayk202kri]

気分わりー

[sskev247]

when in japan do as the japanese do , i love japan and i cant wait to return

[seichualumni]

well, to me looks like, this vid is giving the impression which they didnt intend to... guess they like japan but just wanna fuss about things difficult to adopt knowing its childish bullshit to bitch about another culture... To fellow japanese! SLURP is bad manner in most other countries, please becareful!! 海外で音たててすすり食べるのは気をつけてね。麺だけじゃなくご­飯・おかずでもだよ。結構レストランでにらまれてる人いるぞぉ。

[SimonaVanilla]

These guys are rediculising other cultures... This is sad. Every culture has its own habits! These guys don't show any respect for the differency ... Laughing with it is not the same as commenting/ critizising it. What a shame!!!

[LEO11111111222211111]

hahahahah! nod nod. Yeah, I understand your feeling. Japanese ppl slurp noodles.

For example Soba(蕎麦) noodles: smooth feeling when it goes down the throat, it's Soba fun and taste. So, Soba does not chew. Japanese ppl feel sick to chew and mash soba.

[supatoker420]

Itadakimasu!

[MerkurX]

Korea and France have similar traditions about drinks

[Stumperx]

Very interesting video, thanks.

[iceymanjack]

that is very correct

[snappie666]

I'm an American and the American guy is extremely stupid and annoying. There is nothing wrong with being reserved. A lot of people don't like their personal space being invaded. He's loud, obnoxious and straight-up ignorant. There are many different cultures in America. What an embarassment he is!

[death2hakz]

@snappie666 But you do have to agree with him its nice to make nice physical contact it breaks the barrier of people feeling uncomfortable in most cases. I also found that not being able to text in trains or accidently walking/touching past someone over the top! The drink thing is nice but hard to get use to and the feet before entering a house is a definate nono in my opinion the people i know have rancid smelling feet lo0l well some

[ladykickz]

who does that man think he is (at 3:40) telling people to stop behaving a certain way culturally because its not in line with his culture. How arrogant. If he dislikes Japanese etiquette why is he there? Very close minded.

[tipi999]

ちゃんと日本人に理由を聞いて答えを見つけようとする姿勢を持っ­たこの中国の人は偉いね。

[SB9101]

Translated: This person with the attitude of China to find the answer right to ask why the Japanese are proud of it.

[xiaoxiao19]

In this video, have Korean, Chinese, British and American.

[gero2nd]

i hope you get nut cancer

[antoshahorosha]

lol

[bullyflea]

If you don't like Japanese manners, why are you still there? You don't have to be there, really.

Complaining different culture seems to be childish to me. Actually, it's agly.

The English man made a good point, and looked matured. The rest, I say, looked very self centered...

Manners are what each country possesses. They will never change. They should be respected. If you don't like them, go home.

[KReePe]

There is a lot more to a country then it's manners. They're just saying some of the things that are different or hard to accept. Don't be such a douche.

[prophetnite]

Or perhaps its not a bunch of people complaining, but a round table discussion about cultural differences.

[ChibiKoga]

i do not believe this is rude at all... actually they're just talking about the cultural differences that they found when they came here! when i went overseas i also used to talked with my friends about our different manners

[JJMDude]

@bullyflea Cultures will likely find others customs strange based off the rules of their own. I don't like this sentiment of Americans being looked down upon for expressing culture shock. It's no different anywhere unless you live in a culture-dense region like Europe. Americans live in a place where the culture is alike throughout the continent. Lots of races, lots of people, but similar social rules. It shouldn't seem so shameful that such a culture will be more prone to surprise at others.