Foreigner Exposes the BIGGEST Culture Shock of Living in Japan π―π΅
Youtuber Alina Macleod shares her biggest culture shock about her experience living in Japan. What is a uniquely Japanese trait? What should you know before you move to Japan?
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Japan is a great country to visit, but no so to stay.
I’ve lived in Japan for over 10 years and have no complaints.
Perhaps those who complain about life in Japan would complain in any country they go to
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Were those “complaining people” creating words like karoshi and karojisatsu or the native inhabitants?
β@@Limpi43so peak society is one without negative words?
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No, it is without the negative phenomenon that so common you must give a name for it. Like sati, gishiri, mingi, crucifixtion, TodesmΓ€rsche, blasphemy, etc.
As long as activities those names refer are common and not “just a word from the past” you hardly describe that society as “non-complainable”, because all those words I’m talking about are not something you have zero chance to avoid (like tsunami or aurora or meteorite, etc.), but a chosen (or forced) one with negative consequences.
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I love Japan and Japanese women so much, but that is one thing I hate so much about Japanese women, if my honesty comes out, it has to come out. Haha
The ukraine girl!
As a Canadian myself, I was boutta comment βreally? Canadians are direct? Cuz we be βbeating around the bush tooββ LOL, until you gave the context. But yeah, I guess (yet again) it depends on the type of context, cuz when it comes to work youβre right, weβre not as workaholic, but when it comes to other things I say we have a lot of similarities with the Japanese in the sense that weβre not very forthcoming either.
Yeah, Canadians are passive aggressive
Ah nice two of my favourite Canadian travelling YTers from the former USSR together , hope you had a good chill π
Happy Saturday Marina and Alina! Today I went to a Japanese π―π΅ buffet for lunch and the food was delicious and the workers were nice. Japan π―π΅ is a place that I would like to visit one day. Blue π looks great on you Marina and Alina as it is my favorite color
Thatβs such an unhealthy way of life
Imagine being respectful and considerate of others, so unhealthy right
Japanese people have the longest average life expectancy in the world so they are probably healthier than Westerners.
@@broflo8859its giving up yourself to pertain to the wills of others rather then being cordial and courteous
β@@broflo8859 The comment is clearly pointing out to the “beating behind the bush” social gestures and toxic working culture.
You don’t just pick qualities of a society you wanted, yknow.
@@n1kk3l9 tell yourself what you need to hear, same results
That’s so funny! As a middle eastern I find that we’re a lot more direct and Canadians are the polite ones that beat around the bush lol
Canadians don’t like other Canadians but from the outside like you said they are polite and more friendly
Yeah, Japan is definitely not for lazy people and or people who thinking that they can say or do anything they want.
Japan built a vast economy on a very tricky piece of land, they developed a strong mentality of fighting for the greater good (society wise, not so much morally or religiously), so the country would develop economically (and it has done that really well), especially so their children could have a better life than those first lived there (and themselves for that matter). very beautiful culture and amazing society. unfortunately, extremely difficult for people like us (western cultures) to adapt there and be happy π’. unfortunately our joy always comes from individual things, not giving up
pleasure to fight for our unborn children. that’s why our governments praise ethics, not so much empathy.
PS: that’s also why japonese people are very strict when it comes to following rules!
Japan is a great country to visit, maybe to stay for a short time if you have your own money already to live on there long enough for a few years but not to work or live there long-term. If I have kids someday I would not want them growing up in such a harsh working environment where work/life balance is pretty much non-existent
Depends on the company. If you are competent, you can get a job in a big Japanese company with short working hours and work-life balance.
@@AIIIAKS-vn4co I hear more companies are gong that way but not all of them right now
All children should go to Japanese elementary school, Dutch high school, and a good American liberal arts college.
Where is the full video
This was made just for shorts π
So there are three Japans: Planet Tokyo, Planet Osaka, and traditional Japan, which is extremely varied by region and history. All that is said here, is about Planet Tokyo.
In Osaka and its surrounding territories, the people tell you exactly how they feel, are warm and funny and not too demanding. Just as in Tokyo, they work hard and play hard, but in a more “laid back” way!
No thanks
Japan sounds horrible
Is this the girl from the episode βdating with a Russian girlβ?
Yes π
Alina has ballooned
All Eastern Slavs women get fat after 30 even before
It sounds like you owe them your soul if they give you a job