I thought showing up on time for work was a universal thing not just Japanese. If I would be constantly late I would lose my job also.
@unrested
2 ай бұрын
It really depends on the job for example as a teacher in the states I see some teachers come in 4-8 minutes late and get no grief from it mind you they stay way later than 8 hours regularly though
@edwardlin2941
2 ай бұрын
when I was in Japan, I was maybe 3-5 min late for dinner. When I got there, everyone was sitting there waiting for me. Think there was like 8-9 other people, all Japanese. They all looked at me like what happened? I told them because I don’t speak or read Japanese and made the wrong turn. I didn’t. Suffice to say when I returned to the States I was the most on time person ever. It wears off though…
@cellgraph
2 ай бұрын
Yep its common sense , idk any workplace in my country that you can came to work late at will
@allaboutjapan237
2 ай бұрын
There are gaijins who make videos like “why I regret moving to Japan” “why I hate living in Japan” “why I left Japan”, and what a surprise, they aren’t living in Japan anymore and want to be bitter and make everyone else feel bitter lol. This video is different, it is a reality check, very non-biased, and entertaining!
@ollietortex
2 ай бұрын
It sounds like so many of these people just don't take any time to research or learn about Japan and its culture, way of life, etc... before they try to move to the country thats so different than their own.
@kingcyberkawaii5981
2 ай бұрын
I haven't seen any of yoùr videos in a while, glad to see your still going. Used to watch your channel all the time. 😊
@captaingunnstar
2 ай бұрын
Man this feels like a blast in the past, I remember watching you all the time back in the day. Keep at it!
@ImRezaF
Ай бұрын
That man who came to Japan without a degree certainly got some balls, i give him that. It's not just Japan, not having uni degree in a lot of asian countries are practically a death sentence.
@BokushingusKendoTV
2 ай бұрын
I totally agree with the late issue. I work in a hospital in California. People be coming into work 5 to 6 minutes late. They don’t think anything of it. I’m always there 30 minutes before because that’s how I raised. My grandfather use to say. Early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable. So he would tell me to leave for work for twice the time to get there, in case of complications.
@musafir123
Ай бұрын
But in marriage case you are always late why
@BokushingusKendoTV
Ай бұрын
@@musafir123 WTH are you talking about?
@tomatofeind2019
2 ай бұрын
my husband worked for a japanese aerospace company in tokyo on secondment from rolls royce, even tho he was a 'guest' working for them he had to shave his beard and get used to the 16 hour days....not worth it at all! even for that pay! loved living in tokyo 2 years but it aged him about 20 AND he was still given more leeway compared to his japanese colleagues. I really feel for them!
@zackomode8028
2 ай бұрын
Sounds like a whole bunch of folks out here ain't even botherin' to do their homework on Japan and its whole vibe, ya feel me? They just up and go to a whole different country without even knowin' what's up.
@najstephy5565
2 ай бұрын
Im an Aussie very interested in Japan, taking my family soon for 1st holiday and possibly looking to live in the future. The story about the aussie guy who started a resturante is just embarasing. I dont personally agree with some of their customs but its just comon sense you abide by the host countries ways. Great video mate, thank you!
@jamesm.9285
27 күн бұрын
Very true! Mind me asking whether there's something about today's Australia that is "pushing" you away from the country? I'm a Brit with relatives there and both Australia and Japan seem like places quite possibly worth living in once I escape this place lol (but hey, grass is always greener).
@najstephy5565
26 күн бұрын
@@jamesm.9285 Yeah sure, Australia has been ruined in recent years by the government, interest rates and cost of living has gone through the roof and it is no longer viable to live here unless your ritch. On top of that years of imigration and the most recent spike in imigration has allowed people with the wrong atittude here and similar to what you may be experiencing in the UK its not as safe as it once was. Combine all this with all the woke bs and this country is just a mess.
@ChippyPippy
Ай бұрын
I'm here doing the typical teaching gig. My only experience with with striking out on my own was when I saw my local train station had some empty store locations. I had the idea of trying to rent out a space and put in some arcade machines that could be turned on and off via a timer. So I could continue teaching and this would just be some side cash. My initial American instinct was just to contact the owner/company and get a quote on the space to see if it's even worth setting something up. Even after giving them a rough rundown about what I was planning they still asked for an official business plan and how soon I could setup. They never gave me a quote or estimate, which is annoying, but they also never said no. They just said that right now with the information I'd provided they don't feel confident renting the space to me. I'm not giving up on the idea. I just got to put some more time into it.
@unrested
Ай бұрын
When I started a company to get my first loan I had to do stuff like estimate distances students would walk to my school and how much paper I would be buying for the printer each month. It was extreme microcosms of paper work I had to provide.
@ChippyPippy
Ай бұрын
@@unrested Funny thing, after writing this I decided to check out their site again. And six months later they have some rent prices listed.
@zimzam9166
2 ай бұрын
Do you reckon foreigners coming to Japan to stay are more level headed these days or the same level as 10-15 years ago?
@unrested
2 ай бұрын
Waaaay more researched than before. When I came in 2007 there was definitely a lot more ignorance
@ashharkausar413
2 ай бұрын
Getting yelled at ok Having to work for 22 hrs ok Having to do mundane tasks ok Working for free NOT ok.
@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel
2 ай бұрын
Maybe it's mt American eyes, bit if it's an apprenticeship, I see it more as being paid to learn on the job. If it's entry level position, then no to no pay nor 20 hr days
@dragonofparadise
Ай бұрын
Key takeaways 1. Not showing up on time 2. Not putting in the hard work 3. Not adapting to the local culture 4. Not doing good market research and/or budgeting effectively. There are cheap akiyas you can crash in for near nothing on the far outskirts no need to spend lots of housing.
@unrested
Ай бұрын
Well said also I saw your other comment about showing up on time. I would think that is important in every country just like you although there are times like siesta in Spain where times are variable. Also there are definitely people who struggle with showing up on time. Why? There maybe reasons that are legit but there are other times that there is just no excuse.
@NebulaSteam
2 ай бұрын
I haven't seen your videos in years. Great to see you're back. Thanks to your advice about 10 years ago, I moved to Japan and I'm still living here. Thank you again for your hard work.
@blackpillred
Ай бұрын
so good to see such a small creator get the views he deserves... lol. Use to watch you like 12 years ago now (geessss). good to see you're still around.
@Rbear-SF
2 ай бұрын
I love How Clean Japan is! 😍
@DioJeanBaptiste
2 ай бұрын
great stories and cautionary tales for sure, thank you for the stories.
@Xxharukapanda
2 ай бұрын
I think a lot of these people have an overly positive image of Japan is because that's what is portrayed in their media. Also the smile through the pain type of mentality they have. I remember being a teenager and falling for that mindset and it's kind of sad that some people never grow out of it.
@mastyrb8
2 ай бұрын
I have an overly positive image of Japan because I've spent a year there and can measure it against other countries and cultures with my brain.
@Justin_Beaver564
25 күн бұрын
Brings back memories of my personal failures in Japan
@unrested
25 күн бұрын
Sorry to hear man. Life can rough. Japan is not kind to a lot of the entrepreneurial aspects we try there.
@Allplussomeminus
Ай бұрын
Thank you for the reality check about living in Japan. Refreshing to hear.
@Serjohn
2 ай бұрын
In my opinion if the job is too strict on time, cutting hair and shaving, then its not a serious job. Those are automatic ways to monitor you, without actually evaluating your performance. Its easy, lets look the time he punched in the card, and lets look at his face. Those are not serious matters in an actual important job. Find a job that, matters how much of a teamplayer you are, and how well you treat costumers etc. On the flipside if you dont want to work hard, then go for those jobs, as long as you show on time, cut hair shave, take 30 minute coffee breaks, gossip, take 45 minute shits, smoke like 10 ciggies, scroll through messenger, atleast you look good.
@justapickedminfan
2 ай бұрын
That's not how Japan works. As a conformist country, they look at how well you conform to the standard to see if you can be a team player or not. I mean, if your independence is so important to you that you can't do something like shave your beard, can you really be counted on to make sacrifices for the company?
@BokushingusKendoTV
2 ай бұрын
You are better off not working in Japan, if you cannot comply. They have strict etiquette rules. They have this saying. It’s called Sutemi. It kinda of means to give everything for an action. Basically, do your best with any and everything no matter how minimal.
@za_beasto
Ай бұрын
@@justapickedminfan naw, he is right. Japanese companies have fallen behind the rest of the world and the only one even still in the top 100 by market cap is Toyota. How did Toyota succeed? By making FOREIGN consumers want to buy their product. Japanese companies were actually resisted quite heavily before the bubble burst, but Toyota built a strong presence in the United States by hiring Americans and selling to Americans. They have played a substantial role in the domestic US economy and through their contributions have more or less become a mainstay. Notice, they didn't try to export heavily dogmatic Japanese work philosophy to their plants in Indiana or Alabama. The reality is, Japanese offices are infamously unproductive because typically workers rotate roles and don't specialize in specific areas. By all means, this is fine when it comes to things like soft skills like people skills ie selling or managing others. But they hit a wall after their economic boom finally ended in the early nineties. They stopped leading in technology, and their former colonies (Korea and Taiwan) now clobber them on semiconductors. In recent years Japan has practically been begging TSMC and Google for sloppy seconds - how pathetic is that? It is their very conformist philosophy that stifles innovation. Cooperation and teamwork are important but it becomes a problem when you don't recognize that people have individual strengths and weaknesses that the leaders need to consider. No one would think it is reasonable to run a baseball team, or say an army that way. But corporate leaders here don't care, and frivolously invent norms and shift the goalposts in order to protect rule by seniority. It's a disaster. Japan is going to continue learning these lessons the hard way as they fall further down global GDP leaderboards - they never surpassed the US, China surpassed them, Japan lost it's #3 spot to GERMANY of all countries last year, and probably will lose it's #4 spot to India later this year. Even if it weren't for demographics and we were to try viewing things in the most optimistic way possible - things are really not looking too good for Japan.
@paulbarrera5927
2 ай бұрын
Omg it's Scott!!!! Welcome back!!!
@harukaru84
2 ай бұрын
I think most of the cases would be real in every other foreign to them country they would go. immigrating somewhere is hard by default, you leave behind family/friends and whatever support system your country offers, to go to a different country and start over. even the most utopian place in anyone's fantasy would be still hard. if you do not prepare, do not have money, do not even try to change your status to something that will help you (like the guy who refused to take his online classes) of course you'll be having a hard time. now at the obese girl, if her only goal was to date a bishounen and marry, then of course she had the worst time for the reason you explained and how obesity is seen medically in japan. if she was just there to work and have fun she might had a better time. that being said, I sometimes am surprised at how unprepared somepeople are when moving to japan. and then blame the japanese visa system etc. but like it's not different than EU countries for example. to get a working visa you need a job, being undocumented means struggle no matter how you look at it. I wish the world was more open, and getting a visa was easier, but it's not and those system wont change any time soon. another thing that really baffles me is the expectations to find a job in a county in your language and make no effort to learn theirs. unless it;s some manual work that doesnt require you to meet with people, any other job requires you to speak the country's language, from retail worker to doctors. imagine a japanese going to the hospital in a critical condition and the doctors dont speak a word in japanese.
@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel
2 ай бұрын
18 k per month for restorants? Wow, thats a lot.
@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel
2 ай бұрын
Sad she was offended, but to fetishize a whole of peopke based on entertainment and actually gpung to the country....
@dragonofparadise
Ай бұрын
I thought showing up was required globally for success?
@thrax1831
2 ай бұрын
So it basically boils down to people going over there with rose tinted glasses, with most their info from anime or people who expect to go to a foreign country and act the exact same as they did in their own country.
@Ilyasse.C
2 ай бұрын
Great video Scott
@boris1387
2 ай бұрын
Love the street video Scott👌 Would love to see something regarding the underground music scene, punks, goths etc etc. I know it's not your usual topic but I'd find it interesting being a musician myself. Also as a huge comic fan, how about something on comic culture etc?? Just an idea👍🏻👍🏻
@TheFoximusPrime
2 ай бұрын
I’m not done with the video, but you mentioned that talking about fashion would be a whole other video. And I’d so watch a video of you talking about the different iconic fashions around Japan. I’ve always thought the Lolita stuff was cute and the rockabilly seems neat how much they get into it!
@23Lgirl
Ай бұрын
Lolita is not mainstream in Japan.
@TheFoximusPrime
Ай бұрын
@@23Lgirl never said it was, but it's one of their Iconic fashions. Neither is rockabilly but it's pretty iconic I'd say.
@hikosaemon
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, I think all those examples were of people who thought things not working out back at “home” would improve if they moved to Japan, when it turns out the problems were there deep down inside them, all along…
@musafir123
Ай бұрын
In india early is not acceptable on time is very rare and some late is mendatory 😂
@mokisan
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. Could you link the video of gimme a break man's video you spoke about at the starting of the video
@nagoyajon
Ай бұрын
Lots of cautionary tales there. Thanks for sharing!
@JammyONE
2 ай бұрын
Fatphobia is nonsense.
@erikpeterson778
2 ай бұрын
What is that last hiragana (I presume?) in the stop sign painted on the road?
@NoFrameHell
2 ай бұрын
That's 「れ」 from the verb 「止まる」 conjugated in imperative form/mood 「止まれ」.
@erikpeterson778
2 ай бұрын
@@NoFrameHell Thanks! That is the most strange れ I have ever seen 🤔
@verycherryberry3752
2 ай бұрын
see my issue isnt with people taking being fat seriously... because being fat IS bad for your health.. my issue is with the fact that overwork and drinking too much , things that salarieman are notoriously known for ISNT being taken seriously and doesnt have even close to the same stigma.. and i'm sorry. Even if it's "the culture" .. if someone (often adults without mental issues) is CHOOSING to say rude things to a fat person because they are "concerned for their weight" .. why didnt they make the same comments and CHOOSE to make the same type of rude remarks last time they were drinking and one of their collegues had a few too many? Where were the rude remarks when their collegue was taking the 10th shift overtime that month? .. that was bad for their health too. You can say it's the culture but all these people are conscious mentally stable adults who are MAKING A CHOICE to put forward a certain behaviour. That's not culture. That's the choices of an individual who chose to make a rude remark to fat people but refuses to carry on that same stigma to other unhealthy habits, namely drinking and overwork, smoking , etc.... if you're gonna be concerned for people's health, at least ACTUALLY be concerned for people's health and don't pick and choose when their unhealthy habits should be adressed as such and give the SAME rudeness level attitude to ALL unhealthy habits. Not just the ones you "dont find attractive" ... because if you dont treat them equally: it's not about people's health anymore.. it's about personal preferance... aka.. the person making the rude remarks is a hypocrite. They claim they care about health but only choose to adress it when they dont find it attractive. Not by culture. But by individual choice. Because they are adults. Because they have a brain. Because they can THINK. Because they are smart enough to discern the difference. "it's considered being diligent and self sacrificing to work overtime!!" Still unhealthy. Where's the stigma? "it's considered a way to "let loose" to drink alcohol" ok. Tell that to your liver. Where . is. the . stigma? It's not about health. Not really.
@marbellaotaiza801
2 ай бұрын
Would this guy make it in Japan?
@thrax1831
2 ай бұрын
There is one important distinction between the overwork/drinking and being obese. The first thing, no japanese person will say its healthy, but the point of it all is to advance their career. They know they are sacrificing their health in order to advance in life. Now depending on your worldview its arguably a bad thing, but it comes from a different place, than hedonism. Also its important to note that having a drink every few nights is nowhere near unhealthy as having 200kg. Being fat and eating like there is no tomorrow is just unhealthy, and will lead you to an early grave. It does not have any upsides. Also aesthetics are a thing too probably. No one will just say it to your face because they are being polite so they only mention the health side. But they probably don't enjoy the fat people BO etc either.
@WANDERER0070
2 ай бұрын
New Restaurant biz is the most dificult to suceed anywhere,japanese are very fussy about what they eat thats for sure.still Ive seen sucesful gaijin doin Burger joint,not recal the name tho
@sebastianrubio928
Ай бұрын
The manga thing, yeah, why didn't he research any of this, this is rather silly. Maybe it was a long time ago, right now, it's pretty known how bad it is to work in either anime or manga, some are doing better though. I look at it from another angle though: apprentices are always tested, though not always this rough, I mean the only point that's rough for me is the hours, but the rest is kind of standard. I've doing some stuff here, being treated harshly can happen, work for free, yeah, when you're learning, of course that's to be expected. I don't think you can be a manga artist in Japan without having a passion bordering on the level of madness, it's harder as a foreigner, but there's a few, if you're not insanely commited, don't bother. The overweight thing, ok, harsh but true, I do wonder about this one thing, purely related to myself: I am large in therms of bodysize, I'm only 1m65 ,I weigh 77 kg however, if you use my BMI, I'm "overweight". BMI doesn't say a single thing about bodyfat. I am ripped, I got a big chest, big arms, thick legs, you can usually tell I got a lot of muscles. I'm not a bodybuilder, but I do work out and I am athletic and I am the large bodytype. Would I be considered fat in Japan? My guess is probably yes in therms of weight, though as far as I look, I'm not 100% sure.
@unrested
Ай бұрын
That is a case where they would ignore bmi usually it’s a combo of bmi 🩸 pressure and a few other things that would rate someone as dangerously overweight in multiple categories
@sebastianrubio928
Ай бұрын
@@unrested ok, I guess I would be safe. I've never had high bloodpressure, bloodwork is good, it's cheap here, I get it done regularly just because I can check my stats and again it's cheap. Still, a jacked guy like me, still would be an anomaly in Japan, I would stand out, aside the gaijin look.
@jbeltran8245
2 ай бұрын
Haven’t really been checking up , but didn’t you move back to the states ??
@unrested
2 ай бұрын
I live in both places. Have a house for summer here in Japan still plus my oldest son and wife still live here. I work mostly in the states during the school year though and did purchase a house there too
@jbeltran8245
2 ай бұрын
@@unrested That’s great man , looks like you’re doing very well financially! Been a subscriber for MANY YEARS ! Glad you’re doing well . 👍
@KolePiter
2 ай бұрын
Scott you always fuck up my name in Hiragana..Just say..Peter Cole,and its allright brother...thx
@AlyxGlide
2 ай бұрын
bad advice, rumors, no 1 sleeps 2 hours a day on the regular grind
@unrested
2 ай бұрын
I think you gotta listen again. I said during deadlines and extreme situations like Miyazaki
@WANDERER0070
2 ай бұрын
Interesting stories,no way Id work as aprentice without geting paid,,or be forced to drink after work w boss. Wonder if thats reason for decline in population,some guys just say fk it and do part time job and stay single.
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