@shotamerican All I tried to say was that America deals with so many more cultures than Japan (and therefore is posed to accept that much more.) I don't dislike Japanese culture for its unique creations, but instead for its egotism and conformity. In My Opinion, Japan is a necessary inclusion to understanding the world but does not create an ideal circumstance for a comprehensive universal understanding of humanity. [Although it is a necessary part of the sample based on its current population]
@ChocolateyChocobo13 :: unfortunately there are poopy heads no matter where in the world you go, but overall i did not feel i was being treated wrongly. i would actually live there for the rest of my life if i didn't have to work there, mwahaha!
someone told me that women in japan don't hold high places and never will..and that they don't have many rights..could you tell me what life is like in japan for a japenese woman...the person who told me this is a muslim and he wanted to say that muslim women aren't the only ones oppressed..
@susieruthie :: well, it's best to ask a japanese woman about this. cause whatever i think is only from my american standards and my american point of view. i don't know if 'oppression' was what i felt while living there, but i did feel a strong need to fit the character stereotype that everyone decided for me according to my appearance. for example, they preferred i spoke 'softly' instead of 'tomboyish' (my real persona)
@shotamerican sorry..no..i was not being sarcastic..i saw that you were american,i was hoping a japanese woman would make a comment here,,that is what i meant..
You are adorable ma. But I kinda see what you are saying. My dream is to live in Japan. My heart screams for Japan. I am sad here in america and so much racism here. But Id like to know how would I go being living there? Or is my only hope is to find a girl to marry to stay there?
You are adorable ma. But I kinda see what you are saying. My dream is to live in Japan. My heart screams for Japan. I am sad here in america and so much racism here. But Id like to know how would I go being living there? Or is my only hope is to find a girl to marry to stay there?
This video doesn't say anything about your life in Japan. All you do is talk about not offending people. Watching this was a waste of time, no offense. What made you go back to Japan?
@jay733 :: this video is mad old, my friend. at the time my husband didn't want me to say much about it and i was respecting that request. if you are looking for more deeper japan life stuff, there are a TON of vloggers out there that give that stuff. good luck on finding what you want, here are a few vloggers to get you started (tokyocooney, japanchanneldotcom, gimmeaflakeman, rodgerswan to name a few)
There is one thing I object to - notwithstanding your request that no one take your remarks the wrong way - namely, the putative existence of an American and a Japanese Winnie the Pooh; both are impostors. There is only one Winnie the Pooh, and he's English.
i like the fact you didnt go there.... u cant explain it well and everyone will see it through thier own tainted lense..... its like try to explain why you like yellow or whatever you fav coulor is.... mabye pink i think...
I think the 1st your you have to know as a foreigner is "Dont cause other people problems!" . The Japanese life is all about that phase. they very respect others privacy, and always making things simple.
it really depends where u at and what type of peoples are surround at where u live.
it can be a little difficult cause not much japanese peoples know fluent english..
and it is also hard for you to communicate w/ others peoples. like.... buys things, ordering things...reading important stuff....listen to the news like (News Zero)... and etc.
Well north, south they all suck, i was born here and live here and it sucks, i rather have culture and honor like in Japaneses, they have something called politeness. eh ! i love democracy but i dislike Americas
I understand your situation in this video. xD my friends/relatives would always, and I mean always, ask about how's life in japan, what it feels like living there and all. And same with you... speechless or maybe just a shrug. xDD eheheh
I think they hate america so much, because of Hiroshima and the WW2 and stuff... But I think they are also so racist, because they fear that the foreigners get over their jobs and such things and then it will be a big fat unemployed percent in the statistics.
What!! u're american? You dont look like, you look smart!! Sucks to be you!
lol i'm just joking, i love people from all around the world, and americans too ;)
I went in japan for two months last summer, and i can understand what u say, life is not just "kawaii" like people can think in western countries.Different culture, different way of thinking and live. Anyway, good luck and keep bringing good stuff! Greetings from France ;)
Go ahead and say what you think anyway. Besides, as far as I know, you've pretty much warned us almost throughout the whole video. Now we make me wonder what the hell you were going to say that was offensive?
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Sorry honey Winnie the Pooh is Canadian lol! But I know what point you were trying to make, yeah Japan has this whole Kawa-ii thing in their culture. I know this because I used to live there for 1 year in 2004.
True, although note as well that the bear who provided the inspiration was Canadaian, and the name "Winnie" comes from the name of the original bear's home town: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Also (I hope you dont mind me asking) What do you do for work over there? Most people seem to be english teachers, which worries me cause I never got degrees in teaching or english so I cant do that but I want to move to Japan soon.
(sorry for both the comments together it was over 500 characters)
To some up that video, Living is japan is just being surrounded by cuteness yes :)
Its ok we already thought that anyway :)
I would like to know more about how you find living in Japan though especially if you say your japanese isnt that great, then it means alot of people can relate to your situation which will help more people.
The news and gameshows are whacked and theres often a large denial about the bad things in Japan. Japan is truly a contradiction where nothing makes sense yet it seems so magical and crazy that you dont want to wake up from :P
Japan is fantastic its like a wild dream where nothing at all makes sense. There are shops nestled in between shops, girls wearing little bo peep customes, 80s haircuts and white jackets and trousers, every imaginable cuddly toy, happy smiley people, dirty omg so many pornographic manga and videos displayed in the open for anyone to see! Dirty men touching women on the train at rush hour, amazing food, so damn healthy! A lack of fizzy but galleons of tea, lovely japanese gardens and temples.
Enjoying your videos! Your motivation moves me to pop open my own sketchbook. Are you doing anything academically to further your art? I'm planning on coming over to Japan in March or April next year, so I'm interested in finding out if life drawing classes and the like are easily accessible.
lol great video. As one like you, its normal for most asian cultures today is cute looking. I also think government of any country is like that. Its not always like it seems.
Please let us know you dream of manga. Just take the time to understand the culture and its reasons.
Plus, I think that the reason Japanese people want to have authority over what foreigners say about their country has to do with the fact that the nation of Japan is big on controlling its perceived image to outsiders.
it seems to me that the government tries to control the view of its own citizens more than outsiders. if you really wanna know what is going on with the country sometimes, you have to read international reports. the media here is pretty scared of looking anti-government so they keep out a lot of things.
SO....... If you go around talking up the US, you're the "ugly American." But it's perfectly okay for somebody from Norway to say something amazingly negative about the states?
Feel free to tell us about Japan btw, cause the whole, "If you've never been here, then you won't understand" thing is kinda like saying, "If you have to ask, you can't afford it."
my whole point was that i don't think i should make hasty generalizations about a culture especially when i know how it feels to have others do the same about my culture. i never said the harassment i get for being american was okay.
and i will tell you about japan, little by little. i'm more likely to answer more specific questions. for example (and please don't ask me these questions they are just examples!), "where's a good place to eat?" as opposed to, "what is there to do around town?"
I have also noticed that in America artists are less appreciated. In Japan artists are more respected for their art.
rhythmrainbow 7 months ago
sounds like an american on the verge of self realization .... (yes im american) our way of life is rich w/out being superior ?
mikeknight42 10 months ago
@mikeknight42 :: i'm confused by your comment a bit..
shotamerican 10 months ago
@shotamerican All I tried to say was that America deals with so many more cultures than Japan (and therefore is posed to accept that much more.) I don't dislike Japanese culture for its unique creations, but instead for its egotism and conformity. In My Opinion, Japan is a necessary inclusion to understanding the world but does not create an ideal circumstance for a comprehensive universal understanding of humanity. [Although it is a necessary part of the sample based on its current population]
mikeknight42 4 months ago
is it true that the japanese aren't too fond of foreigners?
ChocolateyChocobo13 1 year ago
@ChocolateyChocobo13 :: unfortunately there are poopy heads no matter where in the world you go, but overall i did not feel i was being treated wrongly. i would actually live there for the rest of my life if i didn't have to work there, mwahaha!
shotamerican 1 year ago
someone told me that women in japan don't hold high places and never will..and that they don't have many rights..could you tell me what life is like in japan for a japenese woman...the person who told me this is a muslim and he wanted to say that muslim women aren't the only ones oppressed..
susieruthie 1 year ago
@susieruthie :: well, it's best to ask a japanese woman about this. cause whatever i think is only from my american standards and my american point of view. i don't know if 'oppression' was what i felt while living there, but i did feel a strong need to fit the character stereotype that everyone decided for me according to my appearance. for example, they preferred i spoke 'softly' instead of 'tomboyish' (my real persona)
shotamerican 1 year ago
@shotamerican yeah..that was what i was hoping for..a japanese woman comment
susieruthie 1 year ago
@susieruthie :: i'm not japanese. or was that sarcastic? try asking hirokochannel
shotamerican 1 year ago
@shotamerican sorry..no..i was not being sarcastic..i saw that you were american,i was hoping a japanese woman would make a comment here,,that is what i meant..
thanks..i will ask hirokochannel
susieruthie 1 year ago
This was an introduction to her vlog, not a complete, compiled version of everything she wanted to say, gosh.
Just watch the other videos to get to know Japan better, from her perspective. The vlog in general is good.
CharlesJackson15 1 year ago
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You are adorable ma. But I kinda see what you are saying. My dream is to live in Japan. My heart screams for Japan. I am sad here in america and so much racism here. But Id like to know how would I go being living there? Or is my only hope is to find a girl to marry to stay there?
gtr34legend 1 year ago
You are adorable ma. But I kinda see what you are saying. My dream is to live in Japan. My heart screams for Japan. I am sad here in america and so much racism here. But Id like to know how would I go being living there? Or is my only hope is to find a girl to marry to stay there?
gtr34legend 1 year ago
USA! USA! USA!
BallsInYourJawsBitch 1 year ago
This video doesn't say anything about your life in Japan. All you do is talk about not offending people. Watching this was a waste of time, no offense. What made you go back to Japan?
jay733 1 year ago
@jay733 :: this video is mad old, my friend. at the time my husband didn't want me to say much about it and i was respecting that request. if you are looking for more deeper japan life stuff, there are a TON of vloggers out there that give that stuff. good luck on finding what you want, here are a few vloggers to get you started (tokyocooney, japanchanneldotcom, gimmeaflakeman, rodgerswan to name a few)
shotamerican 1 year ago
Japen I will be there some how ....realy cool there i mean tredition and all thing awsome and OMG peapol there soooo cute
AssassinGrudge 2 years ago
find me a mudkip girl
FiberopticSama 2 years ago
There is one thing I object to - notwithstanding your request that no one take your remarks the wrong way - namely, the putative existence of an American and a Japanese Winnie the Pooh; both are impostors. There is only one Winnie the Pooh, and he's English.
crzxr 2 years ago
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youre racist against japs. and u a hoe!
josielimkin 2 years ago
i like the fact you didnt go there.... u cant explain it well and everyone will see it through thier own tainted lense..... its like try to explain why you like yellow or whatever you fav coulor is.... mabye pink i think...
BlkUnk 2 years ago
learned nothing about life in japan, you were going on about something else
rodrigo18r 2 years ago
What do you over there in japan?
missvinca 2 years ago
Your exhibits provide very compelling evidence
HuevoPicante 2 years ago
I think the 1st your you have to know as a foreigner is "Dont cause other people problems!" . The Japanese life is all about that phase. they very respect others privacy, and always making things simple.
when you live in tokyo, you'll feel it.
hardmax001 2 years ago 3
That didn't cover a whole lot about life in Japan. How about another more informative video?
richey97 3 years ago 3
My god you're beautiful in this. Always have been. Always will be.
CinemaSounds 3 years ago
how hard will it be to live in japan knowing lil japanese?
stacksondeckboy 3 years ago
it really depends where u at and what type of peoples are surround at where u live.
it can be a little difficult cause not much japanese peoples know fluent english..
and it is also hard for you to communicate w/ others peoples. like.... buys things, ordering things...reading important stuff....listen to the news like (News Zero)... and etc.
AiMai3 2 years ago
Lol holding up the dolphin
"Well this is pretty cute, don't you like that?"
Katygater10121 3 years ago
cute~ agreed
d3stroyah 3 years ago
cute~
grseu 3 years ago
I was seriously waiting for you to say something offensive.....didn't hear anything that was.......anything.
kittenzsmittenz 3 years ago
Nice interesting!
Archid3005 3 years ago
damn shes cute
kyori22 3 years ago
do all ppl in japan spk english???
lameaneyes707 3 years ago
no. quite the opposite.
shotamerican 3 years ago
haha who'da thunk it....people speaking Japanese in Japan? LOL I sense sarcasm in your reply to this comment :-)
ensortion 3 years ago
cool
Mitnick25 3 years ago
c'mon, dont be afraid to offend people. this is youtube, express yourself, FREELY. lol
funkmasteryellow 3 years ago 13
Hey I wanna live in Japan lol. But for nerdy reasons though, study architecture @_@; but the culture too lol
1nAhalflipz 3 years ago 2
you should check out that mic..^^
*Subscribe*
Animetorrent 3 years ago
Lol, if someone said that to me (sucks to be you), I'd probably answer with something like:
"Aha yes, I moved here to get away from the crappy dubbed anime LOL."
... while wearing a shirt that said 'foreigner'. :] I wan one of those. You should get one too - hah
MoBunshin 3 years ago 2
spit it out!
ynoksu 3 years ago
you know what, i never been to japan, but i know what u mean 98% , :D
realtrucecity 3 years ago
*specifying NORTH american*
As mexican are americans, canadians too, venezolanos, chileans, brazilians. All of them are americans.
angelusofdeath 3 years ago
No shit, when people say americans they mean all of us, too, dumbass
realtrucecity 3 years ago
no dumbass, most US north americans use the term american to describe themselves, as if they were the only ones.
angelusofdeath 3 years ago
Well north, south they all suck, i was born here and live here and it sucks, i rather have culture and honor like in Japaneses, they have something called politeness. eh ! i love democracy but i dislike Americas
realtrucecity 3 years ago
I understand your situation in this video. xD my friends/relatives would always, and I mean always, ask about how's life in japan, what it feels like living there and all. And same with you... speechless or maybe just a shrug. xDD eheheh
N1JP7 3 years ago
Yeah really though that people are now starting to look down on americans
Sam0raiX 3 years ago
lolz how about this japan is what japan is or japan is japan lolz ^_^
kenji7744 3 years ago
I think they hate america so much, because of Hiroshima and the WW2 and stuff... But I think they are also so racist, because they fear that the foreigners get over their jobs and such things and then it will be a big fat unemployed percent in the statistics.
Sry if my english isnt perfect :)
msbrainz 3 years ago
The Japanese Winnie the Pooh is fantastic!
bestiaccia 4 years ago 3
you're cute.
wikikikikiwill 4 years ago
You are beautiful!
Go America !!
hiphophero4u 4 years ago
What!! u're american? You dont look like, you look smart!! Sucks to be you!
lol i'm just joking, i love people from all around the world, and americans too ;)
I went in japan for two months last summer, and i can understand what u say, life is not just "kawaii" like people can think in western countries.Different culture, different way of thinking and live. Anyway, good luck and keep bringing good stuff! Greetings from France ;)
woovy 4 years ago
woovy.you are stupid!idiot!lol I'm just joking too...
mcbong10 4 years ago
Go ahead and say what you think anyway. Besides, as far as I know, you've pretty much warned us almost throughout the whole video. Now we make me wonder what the hell you were going to say that was offensive?
psypho 4 years ago
Hahahahahaha. Winnie the Pooh!
Ecksplisit 4 years ago
Hey! Out of curiosity.. Are you Filipino? Cuz u look like one
RiceBandita 4 years ago
in her first video she explaned that she was a filipino-american
sunchips18 4 years ago
Oh thanks
RiceBandita 4 years ago
your welcome
sunchips18 4 years ago
USA USA!!!!
salsa02 4 years ago 3
Let them make jokes about America; I love it here.
quanitary 4 years ago 7
wowo so beautiful .. i take Japaneses class .... i would like to go there some time... as long your there.
salsa02 4 years ago
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Sorry honey Winnie the Pooh is Canadian lol! But I know what point you were trying to make, yeah Japan has this whole Kawa-ii thing in their culture. I know this because I used to live there for 1 year in 2004.
tokyoronin 4 years ago
Actually, Winnie the Pooh is English. He was created by A. A. Milne and drawn by E. H. Shepard. Both Englishmen.
CuriousCuriosity 4 years ago
True, although note as well that the bear who provided the inspiration was Canadaian, and the name "Winnie" comes from the name of the original bear's home town: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
jkendler 4 years ago 2
You learn something new everyday. :3
So he was created by Englishmen but inspired from a Canadian bear.
CuriousCuriosity 4 years ago
i think your cute
Midnight7001 4 years ago
Also (I hope you dont mind me asking) What do you do for work over there? Most people seem to be english teachers, which worries me cause I never got degrees in teaching or english so I cant do that but I want to move to Japan soon.
(sorry for both the comments together it was over 500 characters)
DC9990 4 years ago
To some up that video, Living is japan is just being surrounded by cuteness yes :)
Its ok we already thought that anyway :)
I would like to know more about how you find living in Japan though especially if you say your japanese isnt that great, then it means alot of people can relate to your situation which will help more people.
DC9990 4 years ago
AND!!
The news and gameshows are whacked and theres often a large denial about the bad things in Japan. Japan is truly a contradiction where nothing makes sense yet it seems so magical and crazy that you dont want to wake up from :P
giant2rabbit3 4 years ago
Japan is fantastic its like a wild dream where nothing at all makes sense. There are shops nestled in between shops, girls wearing little bo peep customes, 80s haircuts and white jackets and trousers, every imaginable cuddly toy, happy smiley people, dirty omg so many pornographic manga and videos displayed in the open for anyone to see! Dirty men touching women on the train at rush hour, amazing food, so damn healthy! A lack of fizzy but galleons of tea, lovely japanese gardens and temples.
giant2rabbit3 4 years ago
Enjoying your videos! Your motivation moves me to pop open my own sketchbook. Are you doing anything academically to further your art? I'm planning on coming over to Japan in March or April next year, so I'm interested in finding out if life drawing classes and the like are easily accessible.
Technobabel 4 years ago
personally I would be glad if you say a bit more about yourself in next vid, you know what you do , why u came to japan and such stuff :))
PiratePotatoe 4 years ago
Life in Japan sounds like a dream to me :P
Next time don't be so scared of talking the truth even if it sounds racist, if living there is really that great I wanna hear it all! =D
PiratePotatoe 4 years ago
lol great video. As one like you, its normal for most asian cultures today is cute looking. I also think government of any country is like that. Its not always like it seems.
Please let us know you dream of manga. Just take the time to understand the culture and its reasons.
AZNWOKZ 4 years ago
Radical.
ghostmail 4 years ago
Plus, I think that the reason Japanese people want to have authority over what foreigners say about their country has to do with the fact that the nation of Japan is big on controlling its perceived image to outsiders.
tkwelge 4 years ago
it seems to me that the government tries to control the view of its own citizens more than outsiders. if you really wanna know what is going on with the country sometimes, you have to read international reports. the media here is pretty scared of looking anti-government so they keep out a lot of things.
shotamerican 4 years ago
SO....... If you go around talking up the US, you're the "ugly American." But it's perfectly okay for somebody from Norway to say something amazingly negative about the states?
Feel free to tell us about Japan btw, cause the whole, "If you've never been here, then you won't understand" thing is kinda like saying, "If you have to ask, you can't afford it."
tkwelge 4 years ago
my whole point was that i don't think i should make hasty generalizations about a culture especially when i know how it feels to have others do the same about my culture. i never said the harassment i get for being american was okay.
and i will tell you about japan, little by little. i'm more likely to answer more specific questions. for example (and please don't ask me these questions they are just examples!), "where's a good place to eat?" as opposed to, "what is there to do around town?"
shotamerican 4 years ago
plz talk about manga materials submission details if u know.
terryaki 4 years ago
oh, and btw i think the american winnie the pooh is cuter =P
kazekido 4 years ago
excellent video, pretty amusing!
kazekido 4 years ago