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  • How come you lock your doors so much?

  • 0:17 - Who else instinctively paused the video, thinking it froze to buffer, in order to let the video buffer enough to watch uninterruptedly?...only to see that there was plenty of buffered video...

    Sorry for the random-ness.

  • You got more postage in this video than I get in a whole year.

  • You're probably the only person on youtube, who a 4 minute video of you getting mail, is actually WORTH watching =]

  • I just watched 4 minutes of you getting your mail... I need a life =[

  • very good :D. that made me smile at the end there :)

  • "going postal".... perhaps a misleading title?

  • amusing last guy. perhaps he was worried about a language barrier and ran off?

  • you can make sitcom about it ^^

  • I can see where they are coming from but what with how much the Japanese work isn't it inconvenient to have to be in to sign for almost every bit of post received?

  • The video was informative and your reaction laugh at the end was hilarious!

    I clicked the LIKE Button! thank you for the videos.

  • and you answered "haaaai" (to them) is nice!

  • I always get mail at post office that is near my house, because I often go out.

    ヽ(・∀・)ノ

  • aaaaaaaaaaaaay

  • In communist russia, postal worker make *you* run for mail

  • @rarex50484

    hahah those jokes never get old.

  • Do they also accept the Personal Stamps aswell, that some of the peaple have???

  • Wow, that video took effort!

  • I found it disappointing that no one flipped out or went on a rampage in this video. The title is misleading. =P

  • Do u sign in English

  • When you sign your name in Japan.. do you use an English signature?

  • can we bring the japanese postal service over to america to train our guys?

  • Lol xD

  • Ah, an Australia post parcel,

  • Lol take the package bye...zoom

  • Maybe he ran because you're such a frightening figure? 8)

    j.k.

  • So much mail!!!!

  • Haha, awsome of you showing the last one

  • damn that's a lot of post and delivery over the years...

  • VERY informative. Postal services in most countries aren't even that polite to personally send you stuff unless its from private companies like FED-EX or UPS or something... Interesting and thanks for taking your time to take all the clips...

  • Wow it feels so weird to just open the door and get something from a Postman. I mean - I have a dog. Big dog :D And I have to "wall-in" the entrance with my body and the door to stop my dog from eating the post man

  • Awesome Video ^^ your "massssssssu" sounds pretty native already :D

    But why is your genkan always dark? o.o

  • I thought of the videogame "Postal" at first LOL

  • Honestly when I read the title I thought it mean't like killing.

  • LOL!  Why did the last one ran away?

  • What happens if they show up and you aren't home? Can your wife sign for your mail? What if nobody is home at all? Keep up the great work! Love learning new things about Japan from you!

  • Who would of thought watching video of a person getting mail would be so interesting.

    ¥650 for shipping or delivery? 

  • TheJapanChanneIDcom how difficult is it to live in Japan?

  • What are you saying after the postal person says 'ありがとうございます'?

    Why did you have to pay?

    Interesting to know! :3

  • @TheJapanChannelDcom Hey, i wonder if everytime the postal comes when your in work, or in bath, or when your sleeping to regain strenght for the next work. i think those will receive a letter of "unattendment of the person"... am i wrong?

  • How do people respond to you generally? Do they expect you to speak japanese or do they at first seem startled and try something in basic japanese/english?

  • 日本はいいよなー ポストに入らない物は手渡ししてくれるから。 USPSはサイン要の荷物以外、玄関先に放り投げてるからなぁ。­。。FedexとUPSなんかもピンポンダッシュで玄関前に放置­。

  • When/How/Where did you learn Japanese?

  • epic =)

    

  • @Magickknight - I lived there from 1949 through 1979, and then people had multiple heavy duty locks on their doors. If you live in New York City are you writing you have one small thin lock on your front door as shown in this video?

  • I would be glad that the have a high priority on getting the right mail to the right person, AND being polite... wow...

  • the last one...haha :D nice vid

  • haha loved it.

  • XD love how you were kinda just standing int he door waiting for him and then he just RUNS away XD the hit and run post man i guess :P

  • what a soothing voice..

  • do you live in one of those "box" houses you showed us earlier? :D

  • hay haaaay!

  • You should make a play list where you revisit old videos and now that you've lived in Japan longer talk about how your opinions have changed and such =]

  • @starboy4 a "retrospective" playlist?

  • What happens if nobody's home? What if a person works every day. Ya can't just stand around waitin for the mail to come... :D

    I really liked the video! :D

    ~Cindy! :)

    ..

  • @CindyBradyTooh i'd liek to know about this as well along with the junk mail comment above

  • @CindyBradyTooh In Japan,If nobody is at home to receive mails,postman leaves a note that says like " I came at 3pm but you were not at home.So please call the post office and let us know when ,what date and what time,you want us to come again?" And then they come again on time we asked.

  • @watashihayouko OH YEAH?! WELL IN MALAYSIA:

    If your package is big, they won't bring it to you. They'd just "We came, but you're not at home." Which is an obvious lie, since there's 4 human beings in my home. =3= Stupid Malaysian pigs.

    And even if they did bring it to you, if you're not at home, well, too bad, you'll be going to them instead of them going to you.

    Kinda ruins the 'delivery' point, eh? ((Tis' girl just mad because she couldn't get her doujinshis. 8D; ))

  • Hahaha I found that part at the end really funny. He got out of there as fast as he could. They are really friendly though; I was expecting to see that last reaction with almost everyone else who came to your door but they were surprisingly calm and seemed cool. Thanks!

  • What happens if nobody is home to sign for the item?

    The U.S. Postal Service leaves packages on my porch, but I am actually glad that I do not have to be available to sign for them whether I am home or not.

    I have never had a problem with packages "disappearing" from my porch even when left for several hours before I check for them. I can't imagine that people stealing items left at your door would be a problem in Japan.

  • Wish they came every day in Australia. :'(

  • I'm really impressed by their politeness. The postal worker for my town is a surly, grouchy woman who doesn't hesitate to complain to the people whose mail she delivers about how long their driveway is or how high of the ground their mailboxes are. Guess I don't take good manners for granted, lol.

  • Why did the guy at end run away?

  • Imagine this was all on the same day.

  • hahha all the Aus Post boxes and satchels!

  • One lock on the door? For sure you are not in New York City.

  • Has anyone else in Canada noticed that since the postal workers were ordered back to work, they've been leaving parcels on the doorstep for anyone to steal? They used to open my porch door and leave it in there. I think this is part of "working to rule." I can understand that they are disgruntled, but the problem is that many companies (e.g. Amazon) are now using UPS exclusively - so it's been backfiring in the long run.

  • Do you have to pay for post or was that like a tip or a holiday bonus kind of thing a 3:07?

  • @wwbwbgohbc

    maybe he ordered something.It is called "daibiki" (paying when the stuff arrives).

  • @kyixtol - Similar to COD (cash on delivery) I suppose.

  • That was great, thanks!

  • :D

    I can't wait for more videos, I love that they are coming soon! <3 Japan channel~~ :3

  • letter boxes dont exist? :( it must make it bothersome if you cannot answer the door regularly

  • @dragade101 they have mailboxes too. do you think mailmen hang around massive apartment buildings delivering to each apartment?

  • @maxgo111, i didnt think so. some of the parcels we saw, they seem like they should just be dropped off in the post box and not delivered directly to the owner

  • How many packages do you get a month?? :P

  • I've never seen a front door that opens out the way before. Is it just a British thing to have them all open in the way or are out-opening doors only common in Japan?

    Thanks for the vid =D

  • @Forbzyful in america, they have room for all kinds of designs for door operation, but since america is made up of international people from everywhere, all our designers are basically every countries designs smashed together...hell some residencies dont even have doors

  • @Forbzyful Here in America it's strange. In houses & flats, all doors open inwards. The applies to to all the doors inside the house as well as the doors that are on the outside of the house. BUT, ALL business buildings have doors that open outwards, including all the interior doors. The reason is for fire safety. If the doors opened inwards, people running to the doors in a panic would make it impossible to open them. I just don't know why it isnt done that way in homes too.

  • @SirReptitious I do know that one of the reason that house doors here tend to open inwards is so that you can still open them even if there is something right outside that would otherwise prevent you from opening your door (like deep snow or something).

    Thanks for the response =)

  • I remember ElevenColors saying that a postal worker tried to get away without getting his signature and he made him hand the paper over so he could sign it. Just to be safe and make sure that he was the right person and so on. Loved this one though.

  • could be a amazon commercial. like " do you wish, that someone visit u, buy at amazon, and the postman visits twice" XD

  • Haha te ending was epic . Really cool video.

  • you sure got a lot of mail in one day heh heh

  • at 2:42 the guy seems really happy and "genki" lol ^-^

  • how is it on halloween over there....do people dress up

  • Hey Guyss !!!

  • Haha LEG IT!

  • your videos are just so much fun to watch. I think I go through at least 2 or 3 a day. My husband and I are moving there soon for 4 years and you've helped so much! Learned tons so far on how to have a wonderful time and being respectful. Can't wait to experience it all first hand :)

  • Hahaha that was hilarious. The guy just gave you the parcel and legged it and you was just standing there. That was brilliant, I watched it 3 times.

  • I think it's awesome that you have to sign for a lot of things, there is a real problem with stolen mail here.

  • I noticed the helmets on many of the postal workers heads too.

  • I loved the whole thing. I found the ending a bit cute. Thanks for the upload!

  • Saves you from going to the letterbox.

  • Don't you have letter boxes in Japan?!! :D

    Door hinge salesmen are having good business I guess... :/

  • @Supersaiyan79

    Of course we do,but usually apartment ones are not so large.

    So...

  • I'm kinda surprised that you don't say "HEY GUYS" when you answer the door.

    I find myself saying "hey guys" in an Australian accent all the time and people look at me as if I'm crazy, but they just don't know.

  • @DirtyD4d My girlfriend laughs every time she hears the "HEY GUYS" when I'm watching these.

  • @DirtyD4d me too!

  • hahaha that guy bolted

  • I appreciate your professionalism and that's why I'm hooked on your vids. :)

  • You get lots of packages!

  • I dont know if you intended this but...

    Do you know what "Going Postal" means in America?

    it refers to a series of incidents that happened in the 80's where various postal workers shot and killed people at the office,

    don't know if this was a joke or unintentional, just thought I would ask

  • @ucmun2010 call me cynical but it seems common to make troll titles to catch eyes.

    Even respectable people have been doing it lately.

    I dispise misleading titles.

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  • I think I got it figured out. If they are wearing white gloves, then you have to sign something. If they are wearing black gloves or no gloves, then you don't have to sign zen zen.

  • It doesn't appear, from the small section of them I can see, that they wear uniforms. Do they or were they just wearing different jackets?

  • Was that guy scared at the end? At first he seemed like he was going to have you sign then he looked at your face and ran away, seeing a giant foreigner lol.

  • So what if you have a job? Not implying you don't have one, but at least for me, I'm never at home during the hours when the postal workers are at work. Would be pretty obnoxious if I had to stay at home just to sign letters from the bank.

  • @Drower They leave you a note and you can tell them when you want them to deliver later.

  • @TheJapanChannelDcom

    I wonder

    Do you also get a lot of "junk" mail in Japan, like coupons, ads, and restaurant/supermarket flyers?

  • 6405en? 6403en ni narimashita?

  • Is this all one day? if so WOW! you sure are a busy person. anyways great to know that a signature is often required. now what would happen if no one is at home?

  • @tjlopez0946 Its probably not in one day! Did you not notice the several changes of clothing? :P

  • What the hell i don't get so much mail in a YEAR O.o

  • Why did the last guy run away without asking for a signature?

  • The last guy! XD Poor him, seeing a big gaijin with a camera must be freaky!

  • Geez, this must have taken a considerable amount of editing. Great job! :)

  • 7 days a week - impressive! I would hate to have to come to the door like that all the time, though. And what if you're at work all the time?

  • @LisaDeeCanada I was thinking the same thing. It used to annoy me no end when I had to get something at the UPS office.

  • I always have to sign for packages in the Netherlands.

  • Really liked how you started the video without the 'Hey guys' but then said it like 15 sec into the video. It's different from what you usually do and it kinda shakes things up a little. Thanks for the amazing videos which are only getting, amazinger...

  • what about the Gen Kon? Were you putting your shoes on and off there? or is there another door just for mail with out a Gen Kon?

  • wow, I find that pretty funny that most of the big things you didn't seem to sign for, but the little things you did. Maybe I just missed the signing part...

    I thought it funny at the end how you were just standing there expecting him to come back haha.

    If I'm sending a package to Japan from another country, is there anything I should know? Is it best to put the address in Japanese as well? Thanks.

    Also, at 2:50, what did she say? 千百五円を話しますか?円5000?Numbers still confuse me.

    ~BH2005

  • @blackhat2005 she said "六千四百五円です" 6450yen

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  • I noticed you keep your door locked even though crime is very low...is that just a force of habit or is there another reason behind it?

    Also, please forgive me for not knowing the possible obvious, but whats that attached to the bottom of the door?

  • Was that a cash-on-delivery at 3:07? I never actually heard of someone doing that before.

    And I always thought that you used some sort of individual stamp to sign for things. Or is that just the Japanese, and foreigners use a normal signature?

  • I love these kind of videos where it just shows the everyday life stuff there in Japan. Very similar to the one where you got the Pizza delivered. Awesome stuff!

  • @Jrod311 I love minutia like this too!  I'll have to look up the pizza video - hopefully it's got "pizza" in the title.

  • @LisaDeeCanada it is titled Pizza Dude San!

  • I know what to say the next time someone comes to my door...Hai!! :)

    But what do you do when someone isn't home and needs to be signed? In that case they just leave it?

  • That's cool I hate it here I've ca they. Just toss your package on the doorstep or not even close and run off not ringing the door bell. I'm glade they make you sign for them.

  • Haha, why did the last guy just run away without saying anything?:D

  • You scared the poor guy! "GAIJIN!!!!!" LOL

  • Man... so you mean they don't kick your packages around there before they deliver them? Weird.

  • Aw, I thought we were going to see you become belligerently angry and violent! :)

  • You get a lot of mail there XD.

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  • Kinde wierd to watch you pick up mail afther mail.. :p

    Thx for the Video. ^_^

  • How are signatures handled if there is no one home frequently?

  • xD makes meh smile.

  • ahahahahahahahahaha.......the delivery man pointed out where it should be signed and then run away! ahahahahahahahahaha......sign wa nai........ahahahaha.......ver­yyyyyyyyyy funnnyyyy....

  • LOL! The last clip was brilliant!

  • LOL - love your obvious expectation and I assume triple-take when they guy just ran off like that on the last one!

    I would have thought for private people that having to personally sign for so much stuff would drive them nuts! Still, better safe than sorry, I guess.

  • Haha this is interesting! ^_^ Best Channel on YT

  • Such a funny clip this was!

  • The CC in this video is a silly.

  • i think i heard a girl in the end. oh you

  • LOL i bet japanese would be chasing the postman to give a signature.

  • Lol Pierre i though i'd see you with a shotgun going berzerk on random people like in the movie, when i raed the title. BD

    Nice vid though.

  • Are they wearing helmets? (2:14)

    The genkan must be quite a pain in the back in such delivery situations. Do you have genkan-slippers for that occasion?

    The Japansese post is of course very efficient! We received a postcard from Japann the other day, it took five days to Europe. A card from Taiwan took 29 days.

  • What happens if you aren't at home to collect the mail?

  • The white shirt from the first mail you received is the same as the last shirt you were wearing in the video. I'm sure you planned it that way.

  • Looks like you are getting lots of post from australia! nice work!

  • good stuff

  • @TheJapanChannelDcom I guess it's good that they're so careful and cautious w/ mail. It's nice that they come up to twice a day too. LOL When they didn't ask you to sign, it was funny how you were confused. This is typical Pavolvian psychology there. =P Sorry, I have a degree in so yea...lol... Basically you did stuff in repetition and expected a certain outcome. But when that repetition was disrupted, you had a moment of slight confusion for a second...heh.

  • you get a lot of package and mail. is it common that the door opens from the inside out?

  • Hey whats that white thing on your door?

  • I wanted to see inside the actual post office

  • @OscarMaris

    Did you?

    It is on the "how to" playlist.

  • I thought you were gonna destroy neighborhod by going postal if you know what I mean :)

  • UPS here in the states leaves the packages at your front door most of the time.

  • Sometimes my mailman rings the bell once and then vanishes, leaving an orange card (meaning I have to go to the post office to pick up). :(

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  • @mikaa3k some lazy mailman do that xD

  • Cool! Thanks for showing us mail in Japan! :D

  • gozaimasssssssssssssssssssss

  • I noticed they don't wear uniforms? Also here they don't come on most holidays and not on Sunday and Saturday(resting days) and only once a day in the morning depending where you live my mail is around 10 am in the mailbox and we only need to sign stuff that's from official stuff like euhm banks and court or something like that ;)