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Uploaded by on Apr 22, 2011

Not sure if you guys know this but a lot of people wear masks in Japan. I mean... seriously.. like.. a LOT of people. So hopefully this video can explain that people wear masks for 3 main reasons.

1. Protection when you are not sick

2. Preventing others from getting sick when you are

3. Kafun, or allergies.

Gotta go! See ya,


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  • theres actually only 2 reasons:

    1) they're doctors

    2) they're ninjas

    ...you decide. XD

  • @AnabelStars love it!

  • Happy it's back though it's a bit jumbled now. Maybe once you get your rhythm back it's not so .. scattered? Not sure the word.. just seems a bit too chaotic.

  • @Arsenette It'll take a bit to get my groove back on! Thanks!

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  • Wow, im so jelous i want to learn japanese fluently!

  • is it bad that they don't want their sickness gets to you? mask is not a bad thing and wearing them is not a bad habit.

  • think about it whats the main wait into your body. nose/mouth

  • what a fuckin' guy! so cool,men

  • Your second reason is the correct one. Your first is incorrect. Masks provide no filtration of contagion to the wearer. On the other hand masks provide significant reduction of contagion emitted by infected people. Japanese are wearing this when they are symptomatic of infection. They are protecting others from themselves. Hard for us Americans to get that.

  • well...they could be doctor ninjas ...which would be like doctors who someday decided to become ninjas or ninja doctors, which is the reverse...if you dunno how to differentiate them, they're like skins who don't like skins who don't like blacks. They wear red laces on their shoes. ^^

    ho and by the way Chris : your videos rocks! ^^ thanks!

  • AKB48=東京、秋葉原

    SKE48=名古屋、栄

    NMB48=大阪、難波

  • DOCTORS EVERYWHERE!!

  • I like those masks with the smiley face on the outside of it :p

  • @StreetEnglishTV Fucking awesome!

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