David's Japanese is impeccable but Ken's has a slight accent. Ken's fluency is amazing though and his understanding of Japanese culture is profound.
The problem with Ken is his attempt to put on a Japanese accent. It's obviously an English native pretending to not be an English native. It's hard to avoid dipthongs and English consonants when you know how to pronounce them =).
I applaud David Ury for his performance, everything from the Japanese to his personality virtually flawless.
'Ken Tanaka' is a pretty good actor. I've seen him on a kid's show as a cook or something.. I can't remember what the show is called but it was on the Family Channel. He didn't have an accent on the show..
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this is what happens when ugly reject americans who can't get a hot girl and move to japan and get laid. horrible genetic whites come to japan and mate with their filthy shitty genes.
Why is he misleading viewers into thinking he's Japanese? He can't just be up front and provide some kind of disclaimer stating, "Oh, by the way, I'm not really from Japan, I'm from suburban California"? No, because then people mightn't be as interested. Look around this thread: some think this is real and others know it's not. There's no nice way of putting it: he is by any measure duping people into believing he's a caucasian whose first language is Japanese. This is just wrong.
@crankylifter check out this link, hes a fake and here is the proof. yea im livin in japan and ken has such a foreigner accent. hes good at japanese but hes not native.
Hmm... I'm curious.. why are half-Japanese, half-something else children bullied but not pure Caucasians [ or why are they bulled more than Caucasians ] ? o_o
@KunoichiiTaicho same thing happens in some american sub-cultures eg. Black/African American sub-cultures mixed with any caucasian by a noticeable means.
its very similar...if they grow up towards black they are usually outcasted saying they are mixed and are not 'black enough'. same with white, they usually see them as non-white or rather 'mixed' and dont fully embrace them as a part of their sub-culture.
its a purist-xenophobic outlook thats normally unintentional, but influenced by family
@JamesMcCloud ahhh i see... it's unfortunate when ppl are judged like that. i'm also mixed [ half finnish half filipino ], and i feel like the " outcast " sometimes when i'm around either race because i'm not " pure " .. but i've never been harassed or bullied so i was just wondering about japan. thanks, you helped ~
@rctsos I think all asians are beautiful especially Japanese. It's sad that they all hate each other and something so ignorant as racism still presides in their highly educated cultures. I would love to see Chinese marry Japanese and Mongolians marry Chinese and be unashamed about it.
@anticliche321 we have to remember that there are over a billion Chinese and over 130 million Japanese; there are even cultural biases within those countries in terms of dialect, social status, occupation and even style of writing. Racism is a relatively new thing by comparison- that said, many Chinese in China intermarry with Mongolians, Vietnamese, Koreans, Manchurians and even Russians. Even the world's (former) tallest man is a Mongolian who married a Chinese woman.
I saw a Japanese girl in a Japan travel video, (before youtube existed) with natural, rusty colored hair. I thought it must be tea hair. When she turned and smiled at the camera her eyes were blue (no contacts) and skin pale. All her features were Japanese, but she had natural red hair, blue eyes, pale skin. And she was cute. I'm guessing she wasn't bullied except by jealous Japanese girls. ;P
@anticliche321 Well, you can have your asian babies in your own country and send them to a "nihonjin gakkou" which is a japanese student school in a foreign country. I often do work at one here in australia and approximately 70% of the students are half Japanese and no teasing goes on about being half or not :P
well well iv heard from u guys some things about my home land and hoe it is if ur not Japanese. But as 4 me uguys ur a part of Japan becuz u were rised there its jus ur race that is different u r a part of japan may ur lives b filled with happines and friendships ur friend Hajime :^}O
@kneekneewood "Ken Tanaka" was allegedly born in the USA but raised in Shimane by adoptive parents. In the video itself he says that David was not adopted, but like "him" he was raised in Japan. (Ken Tanaka is a fictional person, his real name is David Ury)
@SantomPh Well, to be honest I don't really remember him speaking at all. I just remember him playing the drums in a band at school talent shows. This just blew me away seeing him in this video lol...
@20740344 dude it may suck, but i bet you understand it better than I do, its so hard but amazingly i understand it a lot better if i translate japanese to spanish than in english isnt that funny
The first time I saw this Ken Tanaka character I thought he was an ass, but after watching four or five of his videos they grew on me. He's basically an American who is taking all the strange aspects of Japan and presenting them to western audiences through his straight man act, as if he were actually a Japanese person who thought there was nothing abnormal with what he is doing. Because he has a real understanding of the culture it actually works.
@criscobucketeer no this is all actually a joke although he does show the Japanese culture and speaks Japanese. There are a couple videos were this is shown like were he meets his "twin brother" lol
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look at you fucking faggots wannabe fucking japanese such posers one day i hope those fucking japs wake up and realize you retarded americans are basicly making fun of them
It's really interesting that this seems really strange. What I mean is, if I heard a Japanese person speaking something like French fluently I wouldn't find it weird but a Caucasian person raised in Japan and only speaking Japanese is difficult to absorb. I guess I'm a little jealous that Japanese came as a default for him whereas I study really hard to learn but may never speak it with the same proficiency. Really interesting indeed.
@arcthelove Yeah.. But, he can't speak English that well, and in most countries, now, know English in some form.. So, you actually got the better deal. English is supposed to be pretty hard, but I guess someone, like us, who are already programmed with it, wouldn't really know that. xD;
I am having problems understanding ken tanaka's personality. He shows no sign of agressiveness, anger, doubt or lust. He seems to be such a genuine person, I actually envy him.
yep the guest does sound like he was raised in Japan contrary to Ken Tanaka who's doing well but still cannot hide some intonnation mistakes and hesitates on simple sentences...
I look very caucasian and I get a lot of "nihongo jozu desune" which used to bother me since I was raised half my life by a Japanese mother and had to study English at international schools. Now I just politely thank them for commenting. I was later adopted by an American couple, which would be the opposite of you Ken, I guess! It's great to know there are people out there like me!
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both overgrown hairy hobbits need to give it a rest already.bitches jacking japanese accents to get youtube famous..lol.....never saw a bigger camera whore than this creepy pedophile looking ken. he's obviously not what he claims to be....if u watch his other videos..you can see his japanese accent slipping every now and then. i mean just look at the face.
guy needs to go get a face transplant...us poor japan vlog lovers can't take this shit for long.
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This guy is a fake, and David is also fake. He was in the Navy and married a Japanese chick. Now he teaches English in Japan and has an identity crisis. Don't believe this bullshit.
I'm half jap/white, and I had no problem until I was in the US.
In the US, I had many racially crude comments thrown to me, even from strangers! Now, that's what I call lot of racism. Japan is so much better compared to that!
i guess it depends on your perspective/experience.
i used to work for a multinational company and many of our employees would travel from north america to japan, i remember some of our Indian guys were not received well at all...I won't go into details on here, but i was shocked.
well, and don't get me wrong ken, you're very good, but i know you are BSing and it's just an act. japanese is not your first language. but the other guy i can't tell. I mean...his word choice in japanese was simple, but either he studied the shit out of japanese and did an amazing job with the accent or he was really raised over there.
japanese always expectspecial ability . esp mixed jpnse . for example once we meet mixed person between german american and japanese , even 10 years old kids say " you guys so lucky to speak trilingal !!! please study so hard and win a nobel prize !!! so some people mightsay this experience was racism. but possitive way.
It is common for Japanese people who _can_ speak english, to not want to speak it around fluent speakers, because they are embarassed about their accent. This even holds true to online chatting, they are often embarassed about thier imperfect grammar.
Whether or not the people involved are telling the truth, it isn't an uncommon scenario. Well...the part about being embarrased to speak anyway.
@Dzaal17 You are right. I have a friend who, while Japanese 100%, is always trying to practice his English in front of me. He gets annoyed when I try to practice my Japanese in front of him.
He's usually saying "Go to Japan with me, and THEN you can practice. Until then..." and then that's it, lol.
Neither of these men are native Japanese speakers. I did this same sort of thing as an exchange student to Japan when I was 18. But to do it at their ages, is embarrassing. Ken's real name is probably Scott Miller and the "guy with the bad English pronunciation" is NOT, I repeat NOT, a "native Japanese" FAIL
i think " i " with small " i " makes " vi " or " i " with the ten-ten- some thing like that. its better putting the " vi " instead of saying " deibido "
I realised after posting that there shouldn't be a small "i" in there. デービッドさん would be the correct way to write David in japanese.
And as far as the small and large versions of "i" goes the change that a small "i" makes is decided by the consonant before. ヴぃ and ビ are both the exact same thing. I've asked my japanese teacher about it and it's all just a matter of preference ^^
@Sunkan86 It depends on where his parents are from. You have Davids in different countries and the pronunciation there might be different. A french David would be ダヴィド. A French Thomas is トマ (and I know that cos I use it every bloody day!;°)
It makes me jealous sometimes. There's a lady who goes to my University who was born in Japan. She spends a lot of time around her Japanese friends and roommates.
I personally have never heard her speak Japanese, but I'm sure she can understand a great deal of it.
well, ken is 'supposed' to be a native speaker, but he doesn't really sound like it, so how am i to know if he's telling the truth about david just because of what he says?
....anyways, my point was just that his japanese sounds really nice :)
@TheSuicideCityMayor David was truly born and raised in Japan (Kamogawa in fact) and "Ken Tanaka" (David Ury)went to university in Tokyo, so he really does speak Japanese, and has worked in Japanese TV before speaking Japanese.
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You can speak English well ken. However, because you have such a monotone voice it is stressing to watch your video. In its entirety it is very entertaining and informative. You might wish to try to add a bit of fluidity to your speech so as to liven it up a bit. Overall, good job.
Obviously Ken "Tanaka" is just an act, but its fucking weird. He sounds like a retarded child. His Japanese is good, but its very clear that he is not a native speaker.
I dont know, something about all this just irks me. Why does Japan attract so many dipshits?
Well it seems that people that watch this enjoys it so I guess it's depressing that we watch this. Just wondering, why are you watching if you don't like him? Oh noes?! You probably like his videos too! How depressing u_u.
Because you like it ;o. Yes Frankgrimes17. Likes the Caucasian dude that can speak fluent Japanese =D. It's ok dawg. It's I understand that you don't like him but deep inside.. you love him.
Since most of you didnt know, "Ken Tanaka" is not his real name. His real name is DAVID URY, a not-so-famous comedian from California.
DAVID URY studied Japanese enough to speak ok. but even though he tries hard to hide his American accent, its obvious he was not raised in Japan. "Ken" doesnt exist. Youve been fooled.
it is kind of obvious it is just a joke, he is not trying to fool anyone. it is just all fun, not sure why people want to keep saying he is a fake. it takes the fun out of his character. should we call steven colbert a fake because he is just playing a character on tv? it is the same thing. just entertainment.
@DOTQWERTY218 it's clear that what he does is make a joke out of the how funny Engrish sounds to native English speakers and he exaggerates all of the completely foreign speech patterns and word choices.
But of course Japanese people who don't speak English well don't notice what he's doing at all, which is pretty funny.
@DOTQWERTY218 Yup, you're right. He's faking but who cares? It's in Japanese tradition to see the hidden beauty. We say "hide your beauty and it will shine". He's maybe faking but he's trying to show us something beautiful. So let's just enjoy the beauty. If anybody cares he's faking, just go somewhere else and see others' videos. But there's always some kind of faking. So why bother?
Dang it, I fell for it. First I believed him, then I saw some comments on here about this so I thought He was a fake too. Then I saw one of his videos and I'm like, no, he can't be fake. So I guess I HAVE been fooled.
David's Japanese is impeccable but Ken's has a slight accent. Ken's fluency is amazing though and his understanding of Japanese culture is profound.
The problem with Ken is his attempt to put on a Japanese accent. It's obviously an English native pretending to not be an English native. It's hard to avoid dipthongs and English consonants when you know how to pronounce them =).
I applaud David Ury for his performance, everything from the Japanese to his personality virtually flawless.
davidkazuhiro 1 week ago
he's not a Japanese man he just has grown up in japan
cipher10000 2 months ago
@cipher10000 which makes him a japanese man :)
chechesis64 1 month ago
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No, just because I live in japan doesn't make me of Japanese decent
cipher10000 1 month ago
I can still hear the forigner's accent in his Japanese.
beanmanjp 3 months ago
@beanmanjp haha you're right he's an american actor David Ury ..he was in breaking bad tv show. lol
ULAZYCOOK 2 months ago
'Ken Tanaka' is a pretty good actor. I've seen him on a kid's show as a cook or something.. I can't remember what the show is called but it was on the Family Channel. He didn't have an accent on the show..
marinasvoice 3 months ago
Hi everyone... google David Ury and youtube this video " David Ury 2010 Actor's reel "
ULAZYCOOK 3 months ago
けんさん、あなた！きっとめちゃめちゃ頭良い人でしょ！
yurikomarble 4 months ago
Fuuug.... this whole time I thought you were mocking the english language lol XP
Th3Sh1n1gam1 5 months ago
Mother fucker below me thinks his good looking!! hahaha btchass mther fker hating on this cool dude
23UnKnOwN24 6 months ago
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this is what happens when ugly reject americans who can't get a hot girl and move to japan and get laid. horrible genetic whites come to japan and mate with their filthy shitty genes.
younguy1979 6 months ago
Why is he misleading viewers into thinking he's Japanese? He can't just be up front and provide some kind of disclaimer stating, "Oh, by the way, I'm not really from Japan, I'm from suburban California"? No, because then people mightn't be as interested. Look around this thread: some think this is real and others know it's not. There's no nice way of putting it: he is by any measure duping people into believing he's a caucasian whose first language is Japanese. This is just wrong.
crankylifter 6 months ago
@crankylifter he did! its on his channel
Sucrahey 5 months ago
@crankylifter check out this link, hes a fake and here is the proof. yea im livin in japan and ken has such a foreigner accent. hes good at japanese but hes not native.
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Hiraquito 6 months ago
Just like any country you would get foreigners raised from babies in another country, Japan is no exception....
Kiyamlol 6 months ago
Ken's not faking! He really was raised by Japanese parents. And yes, half Japanese are bullied more. I know because I am one:)
wwpants 7 months ago
Indeed half are more to be bullied than caucations in schools because they make one think half doesnt belong
Unlike caucations who are just misplaced foreigners but half breeds can not be discriminated thats why theyre picked on
Sungkawa 7 months ago
Cool
Sungkawa 7 months ago
I would like to ask a question to japanese people who reads this message.
Is he seriously fluent at Japanese ?
eldraenei 7 months ago
@eldraenei Yes,I guarantee.
kohsukesama 6 months ago
hey ken, you really speak english like that, or youre just speaking like that for the "show"? anyways i like it more than normal english :D
Xanixade 8 months ago
デビットさんの訛りは完璧だと思う。ケンさんもすごいなと思うけど、やっぱり外国の方ですね。^^;
Yeah of course Ken Tanaka is just a role, he wasn't really raised in Japan.
KeroKeroFFVII 9 months ago
日本語上手いけど、まだ訛ってるね・・・
pietoroberettam93r 10 months ago
David's Japanese is really good.
Josh7289 10 months ago 2
ken tanakas japanese doesnt, sound exactly like a japanese.
is anyone else able to tell this?? is he playing an act?
just curious.
animalkindness 11 months ago
Who want to learn Japanese with me online?
lilylessons 11 months ago
She are ADIGA ?
asker014 11 months ago
@rctsos exactly.
toki1221 1 year ago
Hmm... I'm curious.. why are half-Japanese, half-something else children bullied but not pure Caucasians [ or why are they bulled more than Caucasians ] ? o_o
KunoichiiTaicho 1 year ago
@KunoichiiTaicho same thing happens in some american sub-cultures eg. Black/African American sub-cultures mixed with any caucasian by a noticeable means.
its very similar...if they grow up towards black they are usually outcasted saying they are mixed and are not 'black enough'. same with white, they usually see them as non-white or rather 'mixed' and dont fully embrace them as a part of their sub-culture.
its a purist-xenophobic outlook thats normally unintentional, but influenced by family
JamesMcCloud 1 year ago
@JamesMcCloud ahhh i see... it's unfortunate when ppl are judged like that. i'm also mixed [ half finnish half filipino ], and i feel like the " outcast " sometimes when i'm around either race because i'm not " pure " .. but i've never been harassed or bullied so i was just wondering about japan. thanks, you helped ~
KunoichiiTaicho 1 year ago
"Ken Tanaka: Maximum Pleasant"! XD
mrsp283 1 year ago
@rctsos I think all asians are beautiful especially Japanese. It's sad that they all hate each other and something so ignorant as racism still presides in their highly educated cultures. I would love to see Chinese marry Japanese and Mongolians marry Chinese and be unashamed about it.
anticliche321 1 year ago
@anticliche321 we have to remember that there are over a billion Chinese and over 130 million Japanese; there are even cultural biases within those countries in terms of dialect, social status, occupation and even style of writing. Racism is a relatively new thing by comparison- that said, many Chinese in China intermarry with Mongolians, Vietnamese, Koreans, Manchurians and even Russians. Even the world's (former) tallest man is a Mongolian who married a Chinese woman.
SantomPh 1 year ago
I saw a Japanese girl in a Japan travel video, (before youtube existed) with natural, rusty colored hair. I thought it must be tea hair. When she turned and smiled at the camera her eyes were blue (no contacts) and skin pale. All her features were Japanese, but she had natural red hair, blue eyes, pale skin. And she was cute. I'm guessing she wasn't bullied except by jealous Japanese girls. ;P
StabbyMcButterPants 1 year ago
WOW, a lamb eatting a dude @ 2:23
kingbear3472 1 year ago
awww you mean if I have babies with a Japanese man they will get bullied? sad :( I really want asian babies
anticliche321 1 year ago
@anticliche321 Well, you can have your asian babies in your own country and send them to a "nihonjin gakkou" which is a japanese student school in a foreign country. I often do work at one here in australia and approximately 70% of the students are half Japanese and no teasing goes on about being half or not :P
sekoha 1 year ago
デビッド日本語うますぎｗｗｗ
takako0157 1 year ago
well well iv heard from u guys some things about my home land and hoe it is if ur not Japanese. But as 4 me uguys ur a part of Japan becuz u were rised there its jus ur race that is different u r a part of japan may ur lives b filled with happines and friendships ur friend Hajime :^}O
ActionDove 1 year ago
i winder if david ury told the other david he he really was 0.0
or else its kinda bad to trick him into thinking you are like him ....
slaiyfer93 1 year ago
Okay. In this video Ken says that David, just like him, was born and raised in japan. So Ken's english accent is most likely real. Not faking.
kneekneewood 1 year ago
@kneekneewood "Ken Tanaka" was allegedly born in the USA but raised in Shimane by adoptive parents. In the video itself he says that David was not adopted, but like "him" he was raised in Japan. (Ken Tanaka is a fictional person, his real name is David Ury)
SantomPh 1 year ago
"nanka", "toka", "ne", to iisugimasu ne.
josuepolo 1 year ago
that's david neptune!!!!! i went to highschool with this guy!!!!
guitarczar15 1 year ago 2
@guitarczar15 so how did his English sound? becuase his Japanese is inch-perfect, complete with Chiba nuances.
SantomPh 1 year ago
@SantomPh Well, to be honest I don't really remember him speaking at all. I just remember him playing the drums in a band at school talent shows. This just blew me away seeing him in this video lol...
guitarczar15 1 year ago
Ken Tanaka....... Zeke and Luther ???
killzone2FTw547 1 year ago
Two bald walking identity confused foreigners. lol
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Huntersj78 1 year ago
You should hear the english Ken is speaking in the show, Zeke and Luther. There's not accent there at all.
Croatiansamurai 1 year ago
@Croatiansamurai that's David Ury, not Ken Tanaka. They look similar, but Ken has broader shoulders.
SantomPh 1 year ago
@SantomPh What are the odd of that :P
Croatiansamurai 1 year ago
@Croatiansamurai actually now I know the truth. I feel rather embarrased hahahah
SantomPh 1 year ago
fake! bitch knows english
lucirz 1 year ago
@lucirz What are you talking about? He said he CAN speak english, but he didn't want to speak on camera. He was embarrassed of his accent.
TaariiB 1 year ago
i was raised in australia, but born in japan so my jap sucks!! i envy you David!!
20740344 1 year ago
@20740344 dude it may suck, but i bet you understand it better than I do, its so hard but amazingly i understand it a lot better if i translate japanese to spanish than in english isnt that funny
juju6018 1 year ago
"david was not adopted" -looks over- -shakes head- doesnt know english does he not?
Moirasmith110 1 year ago
@Moirasmith110 In Japanese he said something about his accent was "bad" or something and didn't want to talk on here (or on camera )
Kevinulla 1 year ago 2
its rare but yeah there are white people who are born and raised japanese.
animelubbor432 1 year ago
maximum pleasant!!
MUSEPLOT 1 year ago 2
The first time I saw this Ken Tanaka character I thought he was an ass, but after watching four or five of his videos they grew on me. He's basically an American who is taking all the strange aspects of Japan and presenting them to western audiences through his straight man act, as if he were actually a Japanese person who thought there was nothing abnormal with what he is doing. Because he has a real understanding of the culture it actually works.
Solnobori85 1 year ago 52
@Solnobori85 ummm apparently you didnt pay attention to any of his videos then. he is NOT american! he was born and raised in JAPAN!!
criscobucketeer 1 year ago
@criscobucketeer no this is all actually a joke although he does show the Japanese culture and speaks Japanese. There are a couple videos were this is shown like were he meets his "twin brother" lol
durkadurka4life 1 year ago
@Solnobori85 he was actually in an episode of always sunny in philadelphia, i lol'd, and was like....wait, what?
his character came into a steam room than frank and charlie where in.
Tofupizzaguy 11 months ago
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look at you fucking faggots wannabe fucking japanese such posers one day i hope those fucking japs wake up and realize you retarded americans are basicly making fun of them
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Chikara067 1 year ago
やっぱり なんか可笑しいな
それは本当に珍しいね
CrystalMT 1 year ago
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CrystalMT 1 year ago
Ken Tanaka's japanese is not so good.
The guest in the video speak better japanese.
kennyk2007 1 year ago 4
It's really interesting that this seems really strange. What I mean is, if I heard a Japanese person speaking something like French fluently I wouldn't find it weird but a Caucasian person raised in Japan and only speaking Japanese is difficult to absorb. I guess I'm a little jealous that Japanese came as a default for him whereas I study really hard to learn but may never speak it with the same proficiency. Really interesting indeed.
arcthelove 1 year ago
@arcthelove Yeah.. But, he can't speak English that well, and in most countries, now, know English in some form.. So, you actually got the better deal. English is supposed to be pretty hard, but I guess someone, like us, who are already programmed with it, wouldn't really know that. xD;
Peachiko 1 year ago
I am having problems understanding ken tanaka's personality. He shows no sign of agressiveness, anger, doubt or lust. He seems to be such a genuine person, I actually envy him.
hellraidzor 1 year ago
YEaHhh!!!.....Ken Tanaka is the real deal...Ken! you'll RULE the world one day.......good luck....
thatofcourse 1 year ago
KEN TANAKA is the Buddha!
TaroHitachi 1 year ago
WOW. Seeing two of you together is amazing! I always wondered if there were people like you guys. Great video as usual!
shouwa52 1 year ago
But I guess Huntersj78 is probably right. Another fake, good one though. I like how fluent he sounds.
Tamplet5 1 year ago
@Tamplet5 lol
Huntersj78 1 year ago
yep the guest does sound like he was raised in Japan contrary to Ken Tanaka who's doing well but still cannot hide some intonnation mistakes and hesitates on simple sentences...
Tamplet5 1 year ago
i saw a japanese guy and girl puke on the train at the same time it was so romantic
there love overflowed onto the jr lines floor it was beauitful to watch there puke mix
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Chikara067 1 year ago
I look very caucasian and I get a lot of "nihongo jozu desune" which used to bother me since I was raised half my life by a Japanese mother and had to study English at international schools. Now I just politely thank them for commenting. I was later adopted by an American couple, which would be the opposite of you Ken, I guess! It's great to know there are people out there like me!
gnochetta1981 1 year ago 2
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both overgrown hairy hobbits need to give it a rest already.bitches jacking japanese accents to get youtube famous..lol.....never saw a bigger camera whore than this creepy pedophile looking ken. he's obviously not what he claims to be....if u watch his other videos..you can see his japanese accent slipping every now and then. i mean just look at the face.
guy needs to go get a face transplant...us poor japan vlog lovers can't take this shit for long.
heomak 1 year ago
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This guy is a fake, and David is also fake. He was in the Navy and married a Japanese chick. Now he teaches English in Japan and has an identity crisis. Don't believe this bullshit.
Huntersj78 1 year ago
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Huntersj78 1 year ago
yes awesome
subbin to ken right meow
so i can listen a whole lot to pronunciation
tetrahydroscope 1 year ago
I tink that was pretty awesome!! but then, that's just me.
amargeaux 1 year ago
sounds like there's a lot of racism in Japan...
farang82 1 year ago
well,,,, not really....
fuckinpleasure 1 year ago
... like 1/100 of that in the US, at least.
I'm half jap/white, and I had no problem until I was in the US.
In the US, I had many racially crude comments thrown to me, even from strangers! Now, that's what I call lot of racism. Japan is so much better compared to that!
onadia129 1 year ago 2
i guess it depends on your perspective/experience.
i used to work for a multinational company and many of our employees would travel from north america to japan, i remember some of our Indian guys were not received well at all...I won't go into details on here, but i was shocked.
farang82 1 year ago
@farang82 yup
phixxwutwut 10 months ago
wow i bet it surpises alot of japanese people who see a white man and assume hes "american" etc... then all of a sudden speaks perfect japanese!
556pilot 1 year ago 3
ROFL!! 2:28 Ken Tanaka loves youuu good byyyyye!
eujeeves 2 years ago
well, and don't get me wrong ken, you're very good, but i know you are BSing and it's just an act. japanese is not your first language. but the other guy i can't tell. I mean...his word choice in japanese was simple, but either he studied the shit out of japanese and did an amazing job with the accent or he was really raised over there.
maikeru01 2 years ago
Otoo-san to okaa-san wa doko desu ka.
jpyr0304 2 years ago
@jpyr0304 thats the wrong way to say where is you mam and dad ^^ otosan to okaasan wa doko ni imasu ka or ryoushin wa doko ni imasu ka.
hoshiko123 1 year ago
oh my bad lol thanks dude
jpyr0304 1 year ago
No problem :)
hoshiko123 1 year ago
yay another friend!
LeafVillItachi 2 years ago
日本に、あずち桃山時代からヨーロッパ人が暮らしています。実はそのころから、国際的な先進国だったんだよ。ハイソな日本人男性が、ヨーロッパ人女性を嫁にすることも、明治時代から けっこうあったんだよ。財閥さんたちの家計図を見たらわかるよ。
sietube2008 2 years ago
１００％白人デ神戸弁。英語は二の次って感じだったよ。彼女は今アメリカにすんでいるけど、私の故郷は日本だ。懐かしいと言っている。もちろんだんな様は日本人.
sietube2008 2 years ago
神戸にはけっこういたよ、親は、白人の宣教師家族で、その息子は地元の変な国際学校に通ってて、何より神戸弁だった。親の国の言葉や、英語なんて話さなくては！なんて、思ってもいない感じだったよ。女の子もいた。１００％白人デ神戸弁。英語は二の次って感じだったよ。
sietube2008 2 years ago
Good video.
munden1971 2 years ago
ある程度全部見させてもらった！面白いね！
外国と日本の事を分かっているとそういうビデオが作れちゃうし、言葉遊びもできてしまう。どっちもネイティブだとかなり笑える作品もあったしね！
じつは京都生まれのアメリカ人でたまにテレビに出ているロバートってのがいる！
かなり面白い人である。
NAPATOR 2 years ago
Ken chan,
Your English is getting very very better.
astoria3011 2 years ago 4
japanese always expectspecial ability . esp mixed jpnse . for example once we meet mixed person between german american and japanese , even 10 years old kids say " you guys so lucky to speak trilingal !!! please study so hard and win a nobel prize !!! so some people mightsay this experience was racism. but possitive way.
cou71347 2 years ago
One of my friend is half-blooded Jpnese. But he can speak either Japanese and English very fluently.
BobbyLovesChina 2 years ago
It is common for Japanese people who _can_ speak english, to not want to speak it around fluent speakers, because they are embarassed about their accent. This even holds true to online chatting, they are often embarassed about thier imperfect grammar.
Whether or not the people involved are telling the truth, it isn't an uncommon scenario. Well...the part about being embarrased to speak anyway.
Dzaal17 2 years ago 2
@Dzaal17 You are right. I have a friend who, while Japanese 100%, is always trying to practice his English in front of me. He gets annoyed when I try to practice my Japanese in front of him.
He's usually saying "Go to Japan with me, and THEN you can practice. Until then..." and then that's it, lol.
ccseries 2 years ago
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Your friend sounds like a cunt. Kick him in his tiny balls.
LaharlKrichevskoy 2 years ago
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Neither of these men are native Japanese speakers. I did this same sort of thing as an exchange student to Japan when I was 18. But to do it at their ages, is embarrassing. Ken's real name is probably Scott Miller and the "guy with the bad English pronunciation" is NOT, I repeat NOT, a "native Japanese" FAIL
gabsylv 2 years ago
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studogbignose3 2 years ago
Ken Tanaka is an actor from California. I don't know about this other guy. Either way this is funny and entertaining.
blahk04 2 years ago
なんかデイビドさんもビデオBlogを作って欲しいな！
It would be so interesting to see David making video blogs. With his thoughts on Japan and being raised as a caucasian :)
Sunkan86 2 years ago
i think " i " with small " i " makes " vi " or " i " with the ten-ten- some thing like that. its better putting the " vi " instead of saying " deibido "
Eric858 2 years ago
I realised after posting that there shouldn't be a small "i" in there. デービッドさん would be the correct way to write David in japanese.
And as far as the small and large versions of "i" goes the change that a small "i" makes is decided by the consonant before. ヴぃ and ビ are both the exact same thing. I've asked my japanese teacher about it and it's all just a matter of preference ^^
Sunkan86 2 years ago
thanks ^^
Eric858 2 years ago
@Sunkan86 It depends on where his parents are from. You have Davids in different countries and the pronunciation there might be different. A french David would be ダヴィド. A French Thomas is トマ (and I know that cos I use it every bloody day!;°)
tp230 1 year ago
@tp230 Of course the names would differ but I'm talking about the american David. Im aware of that just as much as you are ^^
Sunkan86 1 year ago
@tp230 Wow I never thought of it like that. This sincerely made me think in a completely different way!
ThatChubbyDude 1 year ago
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why do u talk liek that and ur english FUCKING MAKES ME ITCHY
Viruspirate 2 years ago
左の人はめちゃくちゃ日本語上手いつうか、日本人やん！！だけど、けんさんの日本語が微妙に訛ってきこえる。これは島根弁？あと、日本語でブログ書かないのですか？
gjmadpa 2 years ago 3
It makes me jealous sometimes. There's a lady who goes to my University who was born in Japan. She spends a lot of time around her Japanese friends and roommates.
I personally have never heard her speak Japanese, but I'm sure she can understand a great deal of it.
ccseries 2 years ago
did he say its a little embarrassing when he speaks in English? lol
i gotta learn how to speak japanese :(
nejixdragon 2 years ago
This is so weird... but i love it.
MurdocLC 2 years ago 2
this vid is maximum pleasant
777lovewillconquer 2 years ago 4
Was David really raised in Japan???
ChristinaWatkinson 2 years ago
David reminds me of my American friend who was born and raised in Japan until he was 18. He speaks fluent Japanese.
Iamabeautifulgirl 2 years ago
he's native...i guess.
He doesn't have problems being wrong about the english Ls and Rs
PROTOGgouki 2 years ago
"Ken Tanaka":
Does David really not know English? This youtube video is just acting, right?
cowswirl 2 years ago
hahaah hilarious
giugnhgbvinierngvb89 2 years ago
gives me more hope of being a weaboo
chronicgrass 2 years ago 2
david sounds like a native speaker, doesn't he?
-jealous-
KenshinForever 2 years ago
thats bc he .. is
didnt you watch the vid??
TheSuicideCityMayor 2 years ago 2
well, ken is 'supposed' to be a native speaker, but he doesn't really sound like it, so how am i to know if he's telling the truth about david just because of what he says?
....anyways, my point was just that his japanese sounds really nice :)
...and i'm jealous :p
KenshinForever 2 years ago
he actually does sound native >_>
if he's wasn't truly raised in japan, he's doing a good job speaking like he does
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...whatever...
KenshinForever 2 years ago
@TheSuicideCityMayor David was truly born and raised in Japan (Kamogawa in fact) and "Ken Tanaka" (David Ury)went to university in Tokyo, so he really does speak Japanese, and has worked in Japanese TV before speaking Japanese.
SantomPh 1 year ago
David の日本語は日本人みたいだね。
田中さんはアクセントがとれないみたいだけど。。。
atmark666 2 years ago 14
@atmark666 田中さんはこの男の人のキャラクターだと思う。
goshadowkenny 1 year ago
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このおっさんは役者だよ。
知ってると思うけど。
atmark666 1 year ago
Ha ha they are both David, if you know what i mean
Ishlam 2 years ago
Does David-san have a youtube channel???
NeverBreakXPact 2 years ago
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You can speak English well ken. However, because you have such a monotone voice it is stressing to watch your video. In its entirety it is very entertaining and informative. You might wish to try to add a bit of fluidity to your speech so as to liven it up a bit. Overall, good job.
goku1940 2 years ago
its a put on dude.... its part of his shtick!
BlkUnk 2 years ago
I hope your search for your long lost parents in America goes well... One day Ken, you will find them!!!! Go Ken, Go Find your parents!!!!
DradusContact911 2 years ago 3
We love you too Ken! And David! :D
munnonockspirit 2 years ago 2
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Obviously Ken "Tanaka" is just an act, but its fucking weird. He sounds like a retarded child. His Japanese is good, but its very clear that he is not a native speaker.
I dont know, something about all this just irks me. Why does Japan attract so many dipshits?
frankgrimes17 2 years ago
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Your lack of humor is depressing.
aurayon 2 years ago
The fact that you find this humorous is depressing.
frankgrimes17 2 years ago
Well it seems that people that watch this enjoys it so I guess it's depressing that we watch this. Just wondering, why are you watching if you don't like him? Oh noes?! You probably like his videos too! How depressing u_u.
kenza29 2 years ago
I watched it, and then I didn't like it. How am I suppose to know if I like it or not before I watch it? Logic, sir.
frankgrimes17 2 years ago
Because you like it ;o. Yes Frankgrimes17. Likes the Caucasian dude that can speak fluent Japanese =D. It's ok dawg. It's I understand that you don't like him but deep inside.. you love him.
kenza29 2 years ago
Ok, so even if I say I don't....I do? Whatever you say man.
I did like his role on Breaking Bad when his head got crushed by an ATM though.
frankgrimes17 2 years ago
Hey, at least you like him =D!.
kenza29 2 years ago
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Fuck you!
stfu faggot
jim2738426 2 years ago
iya~ futari tomo sugoina~!
systemjap 2 years ago
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so what, did the other guy grow up in japan for real or did he learn the language??
smith00htims 2 years ago
Since most of you didnt know, "Ken Tanaka" is not his real name. His real name is DAVID URY, a not-so-famous comedian from California.
DAVID URY studied Japanese enough to speak ok. but even though he tries hard to hide his American accent, its obvious he was not raised in Japan. "Ken" doesnt exist. Youve been fooled.
pixusbubblejet 2 years ago 15
it is kind of obvious it is just a joke, he is not trying to fool anyone. it is just all fun, not sure why people want to keep saying he is a fake. it takes the fun out of his character. should we call steven colbert a fake because he is just playing a character on tv? it is the same thing. just entertainment.
DOTQWERTY218 2 years ago 21
like borat, you mean.
flurkoneko 2 years ago 3
@DOTQWERTY218 it's clear that what he does is make a joke out of the how funny Engrish sounds to native English speakers and he exaggerates all of the completely foreign speech patterns and word choices.
But of course Japanese people who don't speak English well don't notice what he's doing at all, which is pretty funny.
CafeAlpha 1 year ago
@DOTQWERTY218 Yup, you're right. He's faking but who cares? It's in Japanese tradition to see the hidden beauty. We say "hide your beauty and it will shine". He's maybe faking but he's trying to show us something beautiful. So let's just enjoy the beauty. If anybody cares he's faking, just go somewhere else and see others' videos. But there's always some kind of faking. So why bother?
omatsu123 1 year ago 30
David's awesome!
klumzypinoy 2 years ago
What? He's a fake?
Dang it, I fell for it. First I believed him, then I saw some comments on here about this so I thought He was a fake too. Then I saw one of his videos and I'm like, no, he can't be fake. So I guess I HAVE been fooled.
jessemacrocks 2 years ago 5
@pixusbubblejet YOU LIE KEN IS REAL
budpetrey 1 year ago
@budpetrey I TELL THE TRUTH. AND YOU ARE VERY WRONG.
pixusbubblejet 1 year ago