Video Response: To BobbyJudo's Living In Japan As A Foreigner

[heythia]

of course crackers like you would complain. Basically you crackers want to kill all japs and put white people there. Would you crackers be happy then? or will you complain about all the dead japs?

[RisuMiso]

@heythia Your lack of intelligence pains me. You think you sound tough, but you really just sound like a complete moron.

[astmapiippu]

Multiculturalism does not work. Even European top politicians are now admitting it. You cant have people living in same country with different cultures and rules.

I think biggest problem at the moment is Islam. At least in Europe that is true. They will not make any compromises. I live in Finland and people here are really getting tired with muslims. Other immigrants dont have any problems. For example Asians dont have any problems here because they respect local people and local culture.

[soccermomization]

no one in the west buys into the multiculturalism crap that was shoved down our throats. america was pioneered and conquered by white people. this social engineering crap is temporary and revolting.

[fuzetsu490]

Its crazy how someones opinion can change so drastically in such a short amount of time. In this video at around 0:32  you say that you will most likely live the rest of your life in japan and only visit Canada, but in your latest videos it's the complete opposite, you have moved back to Canada and say that you will most likely never live in Japan again, only visit. I'm not saying this is bad but just that it's slightly shocking.

[RisuMiso]

@fuzetsu490 I suppose one should never say never :p

I never had any plans on moving back to Canada, but I got a job offer that would have been pretty much stupid to refuse. I was also starting to hate being an English teacher.

[fuzetsu490]

@RisuMiso Makes sense, declining a great job offer would be hard no matter how much you loved where you lived especially if you hated your job at the time. Your job is such a big part of your life, its important to do something you enjoy :D welcome home from Ottawa then :P

[Anzwerz142]

In my opinion you should upload the parts you cut out!

I am really interested on the topics you didn't touch upon especially the Koreans living in Japan.

[sunnycloudsinthesky]

I am half japanese. My dad is australian, mum; japanese.

I've lived in Australia and Japan so I'm fluent in both languages. Right now, i go to a kou-kou in gifu. but do i fit in? That is debatable. I say no.. i FEEL, no.

but when im at my high school in austrlia, do i fit in? No, i dont feel so..

ofcourse, i feel safe where i am, not many people are judgemental, and i've come to prove everyone that i have pride, ideas.. and most of all.. independant.

cont...

[ericclaptonismygod31]

Except that Canadians mix and racism is illegal. Also compare the rights of minorities (ethnic, linguistic, religious, and sexual) in Japan and Canada.

[RisuMiso]

@ericclaptonismygod31 You are right, Canada is light-years ahead of Japan when it comes to multiculturalism.

[spetznas101]

Dont worry most people that complain about "racism" in Japan are People who have never experienced it on themselves or who are used to being the "racist".

I live in Canada I am an Immigrant(Russian/German) and trust me if I had a dollar For every time somebody said "go back Foreigner!!!" , "stupid Foreigner!", or "WOW you speak good english!!" I could buy myself a plane ticket to Japan.

[Revansmask17]

Im learning Japanese and I have been studying the language for four days and a few weeks. Im amazed how my Japanese vocabulary is being built.

1. Sumimasain- Sorry

2. Hi- Yes

3. Ei- No

4. Konechewa-Good afthernoon

5. Kobawa- Good evening

6. Siyonada-Good bye

7. Hunei- Ship

8. Jidensha- Bike

[lasofamerado]

You sound like an apologist for racism, there is never an acceptable reason for it, You now in Canada there is a high inter-race marriage rate and multiculturalism is is largely successful. I would not come home and call the people here raciest, when was the last time you seen a sign in Canada saying Japanese not allowed ? Your wife would be excepted here far deeper than you ever will be there. Your young some day you will open your eyes.

[RisuMiso]

@lasofamerado I'm not an apologist for racism. I'll also tell you that the last time I saw a no foreigners allowed sign in Japan was never (I know they exist though). My wife also experienced racism briefly in Canada, while I have yet to experience it here. I will agree with you that it will be more difficult for me here than it would be for her there. I'm accepted enough for my liking.

[Nightberrii]

don''t worry i'm pretty sure in next 50 years there will be a lot of foreigners in Japan! and u can count me in as well xD

[xchosen123]

its not a melting pot its a salad. We are all mixed together but each part can still be pciked out from the other parts.

[kua514]

great video, shows alot of thought and observation on your part. I thought the Bento box analogy was great and expressed your point of view well. What you call the "Gaijin Blues", i think is true for ALL immigrants who go to a different country and settle down, it does not apply ONLY to Japan.

[RisuMiso]

I'm glad you liked the video.

Remember Gaijin just means foreigner, so of course "foreigner blues" could apply to any country.

Thanks for the comment!

[Eyobe1]

Great video dude, hahah i stress about that stuff all the time and for some reason i thought i was the only one who thought like that, its good to hear all the jyoutubers ideas on it, great job

[RisuMiso]

Thanks!  Don't stress yourself!

[acoustickitty]

This was a very insightful video. Very well-expressed. I just subscribed to your channel. :)

[RisuMiso]

Thanks!  I'm glad you liked it!

[BittersweetVictory]

I really enjoyed this video! And some of the points you made are exactly the same thoughts I have as well. If you have the right attitude, I think you can feel as accepted as you want anywhere. Anyway, I just stumbled across your channel and I look forward to watching more of your videos :)

[RisuMiso]

Well, I don't know if you could feel accepted anywhere! There are a lot of countries that are far less accepting of foreigners than Japan. cough *North Korea*. But I know what you are getting at. :p

I'm glad you found my channel, I hope you enjoy my videos!

[MrPentraxmul]

ok japan is segrigated buy chooise. I have been in vancouver and seen the culturel segrigation and rasisem.

[PussyCatDoll14]

There's always going to be kind of this segregation in Japan I think. However, there's always going to be foreigners in Japan and I just think that the people living there that are japanese should just learn to accept it. They don't own Japan and Japan is a country that should be shared amongst everyone equally.

[PussyCatDoll14]

Omg, I love this video response you made!! Yeah, there's a huge amount youtube people that live in japan (tokyo zeplin, gimmeaflakeman, bobby judo, etc.). I really like watching their videos on what they have to say about how life is like living in Japan. Wow, I can't believe your wife's family accepted you in the family. That's surprising because it's Japan and everyone there is Japanese mostly. There's obviously a huge japanese influence.

[RisuMiso]

I'm glad you liked it! There is always a chance that one family might not be happy in an interracial marriage, not only in Japan. But I do consider myself lucky!

[reaper4255]

Being of hispanic descent, even in my "native" country of Mexico I'm still treated different because I'm not from there.

I still have a good time though, I don't know how to say this w/o making it look like other countries sound intollerant or w/e.

So yea, this happens everywhere, not just in Japan.

Do I see it as a problem? Maybe. Will it affect my decision to live in another country? Nah =P

I'd be moving to another country knowing very well what to expect when your not from there.

[RisuMiso]

That's a good attitude to have. You also don't always get negative treatment being a foreigner, sometimes it's the opposite too!

[IIHevengateII]

im from chile n my english skills r not quite good cus my native language is spanish n i been living on miami n there is always on dude that will make u feel like a dumb ass n trying to not understand you to i think it will b similar over there...i would love to try to live in japan n see if any japanese scjhool are intrested on learning spanish xD

[RisuMiso]

That is one thing. I've never had any Japanese person try to make me feel dumb or bad when I attempt to use Japanese. (not to say that this doesn't or can't happen, it just hasn't with me).

Some opportunities exist for other language instruction in Japan, though they are less in demand than English.

[BusanKevin]

Nice video . Some really points. I agree with you in many ways about how foreigners are treated in Canada.

[RisuMiso]

Thanks Kevin. I know it isn't the same everywhere in Canada, but they are examples of things that I have seen occur. We know I'm from Alberta where there is no shortage of rednecks! :p

[BusanKevin]

yo...I grew up in Nova Scotai...belive me...we gots da rednecks everywhere. they love NASCAR and Steve Earl.....

[RisuMiso]

Haha, good point.

[tagatautube]

New world countries? Tell that to the Aborigines, and the Native Indians. :-) Great video. I like your bento box analogy.

[RisuMiso]

It's a common way of describing the America's and Oceania, but I know what you are saying :p

I'm glad you liked the video!

[SamiraRana]

Great video RisuMiso! I subbed to your channel and look forward to more.

[RisuMiso]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy my future videos too!

[kmah88]

i love your bento analogy! all the different food types are separated but all still part of bento... very insightful~ i'm canadain too... i've often commented on how segragated we can be. i went to high school in a smaller city and was friends with quite a multi-cultural group. then i moved to the toronto are and i thought it would be even more so but i found it very segragated.

[RisuMiso]

@kmah88

I'm glad you liked it. It can depend on where you live on how mixed people get. In big cities if you go to any university or college people will be mixed together and school friends. Outside of situations like that everyone seems to separate.

[meeeiu]

Very good video!

I enjoyed hearing your talk (o⌒０⌒o)ｂ

Oh, where in Alberta are you from?

Cheers from Calgary to you! haha

[RisuMiso]

Thanks for watching fellow Albertan! I grew up in Hinton, then I lived in Edmonton for about 8 years. I worked around Athabasca for a while too. Calgary is a beautiful city!

[kushinbou]

Good point! I really liked the bentou box example:]

[RisuMiso]

@Kushinbou I'm glad you liked my analogy! Thanks for watching!

[waltermh111]

You arent a pro speaker, lol, but I loved your video.

it fits my view of things.

Reality isnt simple and it isnt always lovely, but you find your place in it, and some have to fight harder then others, but thats life.

Whats right and wrong is important, but if you want to change something, pick your battles, and be the best representative of yourself that you can be and people will warm up to you as they get to know you.

Key is, dont distance yourself, thats a bad reaction to make.

[RisuMiso]

@waltermh111

I most definitely am not a pro speaker. My mouth doesn't keep up with my brain. The brain doesn't follow an order, and the result is a jumbled up rant.

You made some good points! Thanks for watching!

[JoyMac13]

Very well said... I love your analogy of using the bento box. You always know how to explain everything in a humble way. Thanks!

[RisuMiso]

@JoyMac13 I'm glad you enjoyed it!  Thanks for watching!

[DerReisendeGaijin]

It takes effort to infiltrate groups like that and to mesh them together it's even harder.

Even when both groups are of the same "race". When I was in Germany meshing with the locals was surprisingly difficult.

I think getting people to trust you enough to let you in even when you speak their language and have the same cultural background. Would you expect to get along well with EVERYONE in your home country?

Think about frats at colleges, cliques in high school.

[RisuMiso]

@DerReisendeGaijin You are right, it isn't just race, if you are a foreigner it's more about being an outsider. I tried to touch on that topic but might have cut some of it out. You have punks, goth kids, hardcore kids, clubbers, preppies, etc. All those scenes are very unaccepting of one another for the most part.

[DerReisendeGaijin]

Nah, you covered everything great I just wanted to give my piece without going through all the trouble of making a video hahaha

[RisuMiso]

@DerReisendeGaijin  Haha, okay, thanks for the comments!

[DerReisendeGaijin]

ナイス！

[RisuMiso]

ありがとう！

[yuichituba]

Very well-put. Thanks for sharing a bit of your life story and your thoughts concerning this subject. This is a subject that interests me a lot. It is important to keep in mind that everyone does experience is different, the location and the people you deal with are different from person to person; even though stereotypes have truth to them.

[RisuMiso]

@yuichituba Thanks for watching! You are right, I only have my experiences and my perspective on things, which changes all the time. I also live in Tokyo which is undoubtedly the most accepting place in Japan of foreigners.

[BlkUnk]

your right about people having different experinces... you are right about some of the bento box thing in Canada but i think your from Alberta.... cause in Van its a little different its deffentilay not a melting pot... loved the exerpt from the book... thanks for the up post this has helpd me with alot of my own thoughts...

[RisuMiso]

Yeah, I'm an Albertan. You are very right about Vancouver, glad you liked the video!

[ElevenColors]

You hit it on the head, with nationality equalling race over here. And with white people looking temporary. Damn. Read my talking points out of my head.

[RisuMiso]

@ElevenColors Haha, thanks. I'm sure you have lots of other points that you can make from being here so long and being fluent. I'm sure you feel accepted in the rock scene!

[TheVinster]

At 3:00 when you are discussing how races just divide; yeah, I hate that. I hate how in places like Canada or America where we have a much more varied population that we just divide right back into those races. I'm white, so most of my friends are. That's why I'm trying to get a job at a Japanese market, and hopefully make new friends before I go to Japan in 3 years.

[RisuMiso]

@TheVinster

It seems to unfortunately happen a lot. Maybe it isn't such a bad thing, people will tend to hang out with other people that have common interests. People have the same ethnicity have common interests so it makes sense. For the most part these groups don't clash in Canada but co-exist and work together.

Good luck with your job hunt!

[flowergirl1313]

Great vid. I was upset that little kids in Africa would follow me saying "muzungo". It means white person or foreigner. I would explain that I was black like them, but they wouldn't buying it. It wasn't about skin color, it was about "otherness"

[RisuMiso]

@flowergirl1313 Good point! A lot of time you are correct in that it has nothing to do with skin colour, but everything to do with being an outsider. I think you just need to embrace differences instead of letting them get to you.

[Oram22]

Great video, I just bought that book after busankevin's review.

[RisuMiso]

@Oram22 Thanks! Hope you enjoy that book, it's a funny read.

[Gimmeaflakeman]

Damn good video. I always enjoy your vids, but I think BobbyJudo's video really brought out the best in a lot of the J-vloggers.

[RisuMiso]

@Gimmeaflakeman BobbyJudo's video was very well done. He stimulated an awesome discussion in the community. I'm glad you liked this one!

[denitson777]

I lived in Canada for a year before living in the US,that was a lot of years now,But I remember living in Alberta and seeing some Korean,spanish and some Hindi people,but yeah english is a must,there is not a workaround for that,but other than that I found Canadian people to be very polite and gentle.

[RisuMiso]

@denitson777 Don't get me wrong, most Canadians are good people. There are a lot of grouchy conservative people too though. Canadians are also more likely to voice their opinions in public compared to a Japanese person, so that might be part of it too.

[denitson777]

that was a good analogy with the bento box,I only Been in Japan twice so I can say a lot about the japan stuff.

but yeah people tends to get together with people that are from their same ethnicity or country,that happens here in the US too,not as much,but it happens mostly with spanish speaking people,and yeah if people want to live in Canada you got to learn english and french in some Areas.

[Omegalux]

Very educational. This helped my view on things. Thanks.

[RisuMiso]

@omegalux Thanks for watching!

[betamaxdc]

also - i wanted to do a video one of your last points..which is about "being the gaijin".... and basically i think most people try to force others to accept them, without realizing that every country has it's own culture and perception of foreigners...it's impossible to please everyone or be understood automatically with the unique situation we're in (being the minority).

[betamaxdc]

good video man, good points..i think it's true, everywhere people are intolerant at some level, and i feel very welcomed here as far as being encouraged to speak the language without feeling ashamed, etc....and also i have met many people who've live here years longer than me, but speak little Japanese, so experience is up to the person and will to adapt/network. cheers.

[RisuMiso]

@betamaxdc Great comments, and yeah at least in the early stages of the language the general public is very accepting and helpful. Maybe it's different when you are more fluent, but I'm not there yet!

[delbertmon]

Dude. I loved this video. Seriously helps me struggling in less international area to find my role. You should upload the other 7 minutes in a part 2 video.

[RisuMiso]

I'm really glad you liked it! I chopped it up so much that I don't have the other 7 minutes separate, just this and the 17 minute version. We can always go on skype if you want to hear me ramble without restraint. :p

[CrappyCartoons]

Thanks for sharing.

From my experience, I would disagree with you somewhat about the acceptance have about foreigners who don't speak with perfect fluency. You are of course coming from the perspective of a new arrival in his twenties. Things are much different for a middle aged professional. There are many more grammar police in Japan than in the US or Canada.

[RisuMiso]

Thanks for commenting!

I want to clarify what I was trying to say. First of all to gain any level of respect you need to speak the language where you live. It's just my opinion that you would be more respected and "accepted" if you could speak opposed to not being able to speak. I'm not fluent so it's only speculation on my part right now.

The other thing I was referring to was newcomers to Canada who had poor English can often get berated in public at a fast food joint for example.

[RisuMiso]

As for your perspective, you are 100% right that I can, and am only presenting my perspective based on my limited experience here. The more I live here and the more I learn the more that perspective changes.

I can imagine being a professional in a Japanese company can be very challenging, and it would probably change my opinions of things quite a lot.

[hcm9999]

I see your lips moving but can't understand the words that are coming out of your mouth...

[RisuMiso]

Sorry if I talked too fast! I was trying to say a lot of stuff within my 10 min limit.

[bluesheeft]

you ramble sense, my friend.

[RisuMiso]

I did my best to make it constructed ramble. I even had notes! But, alas I still rambled.

[clarkekent87]

hey dude!! nice vid i agree with you!! i like the ending.... "and thats that"

[RisuMiso]

Thanks for watching!