I was amazed at how quiet the trains were when I was on them during my stay in Tokyo in May. Even groups of teenagers (who in the UK would pretty much be shouting to be heard over the train / bus etc) were whispering to each other in order to not annoy the other passengers. There was one time when someone pulled his phone out and was basically shouting down it. The glares he got were so intense that he hung up, apologised to those around him, and remained quiet until he got off three stops later.
@Punk3rGirl
8 жыл бұрын
That's one of the ways that we use to tell if someone is a foreigner or not xD when they start talking really loudly to a friend beside them or on the phone.
@samiesaurus
8 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way. I went in May/June last year and when we used the trains, which was close to nearly every day, I was always so astounded at how polite and quiet people are. My friend and I always tried to speak at a low hush and the only time we were a little loud was when an older Japanese man was asking to buy my Mario shoelaces lmao If I ever go back, I think taking transport will be my absolute favorite thing. People on trains in Australia have zero respect for those around them.
@eaglenoimoto
8 жыл бұрын
That's kind of true for any other European country but the UK, too, people are very respect less in UK trains.
@alyseasperber
7 жыл бұрын
You should do a video on what to wear in summer and what to wear in like winter and what's respectable and what's not
@draalttom844
5 жыл бұрын
Why would you please to people, what's good to wear is wath you like, the respect has to be present whatever you wear
@renoloverxoxo
5 жыл бұрын
Japan isn't going to give you grief for wearing what you normally wear, but most Japanese women wear short skirts (Japan is a leg country) but do not show a lot of cleavage.
@azylisemiku6117
4 жыл бұрын
I suppose the mask situation has changed in Canada nowerdays ^^
@noemicp
3 жыл бұрын
It probably has changed everywhere 😅
@ryutakahshi5195
3 жыл бұрын
I was just going to say something about that and it’s so true.
@h.calvert3165
2 жыл бұрын
Oh, yeah! Last two years, masks EVERYWHERE! So obvious that this is a pre-Covid video. 😷
@aisling6408
3 жыл бұрын
watching the mask section in 2021 has me laughing (and also crying inside lolol). Nice video!!! I actually really enjoy hearing about habits foreigners pick in in Japan :)
@technosauruspunk3375
8 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was a sophomore or junior in high school I got really sick with bronchitis during a convention, which is contagious, so I bought a mask at a vendor because I didn't want to cough on everyone. it matched my cosplay though so nobody said anything during the convention, but when I wore it during school so I didn't get my classmates sick (I'd wash it at the end of the day) everyone moved away from me in all of my classes. It got to the point where one of my teachers was like, "She's literally wearing it so that you don't get sick, and if she weren't wearing it you wouldn't have cared. Stop disrupting the class by making a big deal of it."
@technosauruspunk3375
8 жыл бұрын
Thinking back on it I guess it was kind of weird, especially only having one. Maybe it wasn't the best idea but I was young and stupid
@branfeather
8 жыл бұрын
To quote many times I have seen this online and heard it in real life "If it's stupid and it works, it's not stupid"
@pennyfawver6131
8 жыл бұрын
While you can order large packs of single use one. You can actually order ones that are meant to be washed. No real reason to to make more waste if you don't have too.
@nandabanana_8732
8 жыл бұрын
+Bryanne Rae Yeah, school's shit like that. (Please excuse my language, I just really hate school.)
@nandabanana_8732
8 жыл бұрын
+Bryanne Rae Hahaha, I'm glad we share that opinion!
@SaphirBeere
4 жыл бұрын
"I wear a mask, you know, it's Japanese thing.." Welcome in 2020.. (maybe now it will be more common to just wear masks when you feel sick)
@ForeverMasterless
8 жыл бұрын
Man, that rice thing is so interesting to me, because there just really isn't any equivalent in america. We certainly have staple foods that show up a lot: corn, pasta, bread, rice, potatoes, etc. But it's not like any one of those things is present at EVERY meal.
@culwin
8 жыл бұрын
Some people eat fries with just about every meal
@ForeverMasterless
8 жыл бұрын
culwin I call shenanigans. How would you even get fries for every meal? Are you making them yourself in a deep fryer? Who owns a deep fryer? Do you just never cook food for yourself and every meal you eat is american style takeout or fast food? That seems like it'd get quite expensive. Maybe somebody does these things, teenagers who don't care about eating well working their first job with money to burn perhaps, but it's not representative of typical american eating habits. The rice thing is a thing that almost all Japanese people seem to do.
@ForeverMasterless
8 жыл бұрын
indi33uhu What country you be living in where everybody's got deep fryers? Scotland?
@culwin
8 жыл бұрын
ForeverMasterless I work with several people who eat out almost every meal. No, they don't own deep fryers. Fries are the "default" side with most restaurant meals (fast food or otherwise). You seem to just want to argue for the sake of arguing. Which is fun to be sure, but I've got a shipment of deep fryers to deliver.
@camyface
8 жыл бұрын
+culwin I have a deep fryer although we rarely have fries.
@katiearbuckle9017
4 жыл бұрын
This Video convinced me to start wearing those masks when I was cleaning my Aunt's house or with a sore throat when I started working for her in November of 2019. I was originally weird about it because I am a American but now during this Pandemic..I wear one every day or whenever I can for multiple reasons, including having my Japanese friends few less stressed. And when I do I am like " Thank You Rachel." But now I am also going " Thank You, Japan for Anime." Because alot of their normal everyday habits I am now catching myself doing because of this Pandemic because it's actually more practical to do when you're not touching someone's hand, or wearing a mask. I am noticing I am slowly starting to bow as I say thank you more... I feel the urge to want to clean more because I get the thought of " I don't want to see this when I get home from a possible warzone." So I am actually very grateful for these two videos, and for Rachel & Jun being a Channel because through Rachel's I can see Japan through the mindset of an American as well as your Canadian friend and see that yes right now...we need to focus on Common sense and what are the polite ways to Express that when something that is normal from somewhere else suddenly becomes normal everywhere due to a global crisis. Thank You. And yeah ....I feel the urge to bow right now.
@noidexe
8 жыл бұрын
In Argentina most people back in too and it's the only way you learn 90 degree parking at any driving school. The thing is, the most dangerous and crowded part is not the parking spot but the lane were you're driving. When you park you're stopped in the middle on the lane with hazard lights on and everyone can see you maneuvering, but when you get out you appear out of nowhere right into the lane where everyone else is driving and where people are likely to be walking. That's why it is more important to be able too see when you leave than when you arrive.
@noidexe
8 жыл бұрын
It's also a matter of the pivot point being closer to the rear wheels, but maybe American/Canadian parking lots have more room for maneuvering.
@OllamhDrab
5 жыл бұрын
Well, they *can* be easier to navigate in the US in a sense, in that much of the time the spaces are *angled* in order to make it easier to park facing forward *and* to back out, which everyone has to watch for people doing, anyway. (It was also just how they used to lay out town centers, with somewhat wider streets. A lot of places now, though, they've had to add extra lanes or make formerly one-way streets two way, so a lot of that angle-parking is replaced by parallel parking (car parallel to curb, that means: I know some countries call these things other names. Basically angle parking, the spaces are like this / / / / / / / and parallel parking means when cars are lined up at the side of the road like = = = =) It seems a lot of Japan has perpendicular parking spaces in most places. And lots of parking garages where the spaces are perpendicular so people can travel both ways in confined spaces.
@Sonics1DiscordKitten
7 жыл бұрын
"People don't wear sweats in public" HOLD UP NOW... well, I *THOUGHT* I wanted to visit Japan.... but....
@Sonics1DiscordKitten
7 жыл бұрын
Also, as a Mexican living in the US, I could adjust to the rice. Just tastes differently
@rachellevin9855
6 жыл бұрын
That sounds wonderful! I hate going out in public and seeing people who look like they just rolled out of bed.
@jwilliams3966
6 жыл бұрын
Rachel Levin I prefer it! Reminds me that everyone is human and has those kinda days too 😊
@ivy3839
5 жыл бұрын
Hey , don’t be put off , is totally worth it ! And in case you do something wrong c you are tourist and they will understand!
@kinrikakin
5 жыл бұрын
I live in japan also I’m japanese and I do wear sweats in public. I’m not saying I do but I guess it depends on if you can pull them off and etc. Japanese people care way too much about how ppl think
@Hans-gb4mv
8 жыл бұрын
Well, when you back into a parking space you have a nice overview of the space and it's surroundings before you start backing into it. Because of that and the fact that you have a better view when you drive away again, the safety argument is actually valid. However, I have to admit that I usually back out of a space instead of into it.
@Pandabearmadness
8 жыл бұрын
When I visited Japan I just couldn't use a squat toilet I tried but couldn't but I was downtown kobe, and had to go bathroom really bad so I searched high and low for a western toilet I finally found one and it was a handicap toilet in a women's makeup department I was embarrassingly escorted out by security. it was very cringy and so embarrassing.
@kinrikakin
5 жыл бұрын
Pandabearmadness Did u actually press emergency button instead of flush button? Lol
@いや俺の方が可愛い
4 жыл бұрын
Lol yeah everybody squated in woods long time ago.But aren't there any western Toilet?Many of them are equipped the shower nozzles for targeting for your arse.
@RachelandJun
8 жыл бұрын
★Subtitles!★ *English* *Japanese* *Dutch* thanks to MaikevH *Spanish (Latin America)* *Swedish* thanks to: Fanny *Turkish* thanks to: Erkan Şendil *French* thanks to: Annanasdeluxe *Danish* thanks to: Ida Nissen *Portuguese* thanks to: Isabela Jastrombek *Italian* thanks to: Virgilio Casu & Cheerio Fujisaki
@yannick1149
8 жыл бұрын
Whoo Dutch subs don't need them but nice :D
@CCDragon93
8 жыл бұрын
Haha, same xD I've considered making Dutch subs for video's like these, but then I'm like: 'Who would need them?'. And than I don't take the effort xD
@fauxcommander
8 жыл бұрын
+CCDragon93 I'd love to have them! I'm learning Dutch and most Dutch youtubers don't appeal to me :/
@CCDragon93
8 жыл бұрын
+VegAnna BanAnna oh, I never thought about that. Good to know it would be appreciated!
@shadowofintent9393
8 жыл бұрын
Added Turkish. Took me 1 hours. So you had better give me a cookie.
@daffygrey
8 жыл бұрын
When the parking bays either side of you are occupied, it is impossible to turn a car into a narrow bay in one shot when going forward. Cars handle differently in reverse, which makes it easier to turn 90 degrees sharply. Also, reverse gear is a lower gear than even first gear, which makes it easier to make slow movements. On top of this, it is statistically less likely that someone would be within the parking bay as you enter it than crossing your path as you try to reenter the roadway.
@sharlainjapan
8 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I had forgotten about that parking argument!! I'm looking forward to comments about why backing in is necessary! I NEED TO KNOW.
@bobbiusshadow6985
6 жыл бұрын
seems like nobody knows, I guess it's one of the social conventions that everyone follows without asking any questions ..... personally, I do both, depending the available parking and max efficiency, like when there's almost no cars in a parking lot, I'll go straight in from one parking side to the opposite one, so my front will already be out when I get back
@kts-mh8bc
6 жыл бұрын
As you say, backing in is difficult even for Japanese. This is just my idea but almost Japanese may think that the possibility to hit someone is higher when going out than parking to empty space.
@noemidavolio783
6 жыл бұрын
When you come out of the parking space it's important to see if any cars or people are coming. The fact that you never hit anybody is quite irrelevant, it still could happen. When you're backing into a parking spot you still see everything around you, so it's less likely to hit something. It's one of the many many things that Switzerland and Japan share, because we're more focused on the rest of society than on ourselves. But I also think that it has something to do with the density of the population, if you have like 200 giant parking spots and 3 cars parked you don't need to be that careful :)
@eileen58
6 жыл бұрын
Sharmander My Mom does it with her parking spot at her house every time, but she also lives on a hill. When she would be backing out she can't see as well as if she were to pull forward, so in this case it makes sense. Personally though, I'm good at looking behind me and paying attention so backing out is no big deal and honestly, if I'm going to be hit, I'd want my trunk to be hit rather than my engine. Much less costly to repair if at all.
@MisakiNishidate
6 жыл бұрын
Noemi Davolio you're from Switzerland and you think Switzerland and Japan share many things?? I'm Japanese who currently lives in United States but I've been always thinking about that. Like the government system, education system, we are sorry yet you guys do better! I've never visited Switzerland, but it's love to know more and visit and maybe live there one day!! (Sorry for irrelevant comment)
@elinnun
8 жыл бұрын
my mom : have you eaten yet? me : i ate pasta just now my mom : so you havent eaten yet me : but im not hungry anymore my mom : no you need to eat rice me : *sigh* k then because rice is love rice is life😂😭
The argument that backing into a parking space takes more time than backing out of a parking space makes all the sense to me. However, before backing in, you just drove past that space and had a chance to survey it. And you're going slowly precisely because you have to be precise. Whereas when backing out, your view might be blocked by adjacent vehicles. And you're heading into traffic instead of out of it. And you might be stepping on the gas a bit because you don't want to hold up traffic for too long. So please consider this: just because many American parking spaces are dimensioned to facilitate speedy maneuvers doesn't mean that tiny Japanese parking spaces can be treated the same way. It is highly unlikely that you personally will ever crush an infant hiding in a dead angle to death if you save yourself a minute here and there through lazy driving. But when it happens, even when it's a one-in-a-billion occurrence, it's a huge tragedy. Eventually, we'll have sensor-festooned vehicles that can't even harm a stupid pigeon. But for now, the Japanese way is superior. Please: Think of the children.
@Cellogamer
8 жыл бұрын
Americans will agree with you that pulling out of a parking space going forward instead of reverse is always better. That's why when we pull into a parking space and the space in front of us is free as well, we'll pull through so we can exit forward. We agree that it is safer and easier. However, Americans won't put in the effort to turn around and back in. Most of the reason is that we are concerned we'll scratch an adjacent car. Another part of the reason is time. Part of the reason is effort. Backing out of a spot has never really been a problem in the US. People and children know that when a parked car's brake lights turn on, it's better to wait or go to the other side of the aisle. And if you let your car move only an inch then stop as a warning, everyone around gets the idea: move out of the way.
@MSadamgasm
8 жыл бұрын
+Ryan Woo so basically what you are saying is that Americans are lazy and dont wanna put effort into backing into a parking space. To that I agree, ive always felt that backing in instead of pulling in is much safer as no on usually hangs in the packing space but people still walk on the road outside the space.
@nonchalantd
8 жыл бұрын
+MSadamgasm I usually park in spots with empty parking spaces around me, so that I can see pedestrians when I back out. Plus, people have the common sense to avoid cars backing up slowly. The problem is with the jerks that pull out too fast and irresponsible parents that don't watch their kids.
@johnbaker7102
8 жыл бұрын
+MSadamgasm except that backing into a parking space is just as dangerous as backing out. So what we Americans are saying is that not only is stupidly longer to back in, but in terms of safety risk there is no difference. So we don't understand the reason, at all, because it's completely illogical.
@nonchalantd
8 жыл бұрын
John Baker Haha....people are so bad at driving in reverse that it would surely cause some people to get killed when the driver confuses the break for the gas or swings too far toward a parked car and hits the pedestrian waiting by or coming out of the parked car. The damage to nearby vehicles would be astronomical. People would be too afraid to damage nearby cars to make backing into a parked space with parked cars on both sides a habit. I only back into a parking space if there are no cars nearby and if are not too many pedestrians nearby because they have to wait for me to slowly back in and I don't trust people to not get in the way of a car that is obviously backing into a parking space.
@mirawenya
8 жыл бұрын
Backing into a parking place is the best thing ever. And it's way easier to back into a parking place than out of it. If you know your car, backing into a small space is no problem at all, and it won't take long.
@Edzewkurai
6 жыл бұрын
i think this depends more on how you were raised and where you were raised. In america its not common nor is it taught so people have trouble doing it. for instance most of the people you see backing in take multiple tries to get into the space and once they are in they are never strait and a lot of the time they are either on, over, or very close to the line on one side. i think that's why many northern americans find it odd, i also think that is why a lot of us say its easier and faster to pull in and back out. but in Japan its the norm so people are use to it and can do it much better and faster. im sure in Japan it wont take a person 20 tries to get into a parking spot backing in... have an american try it and you may be there all day or you have dinged up cars or a crooked parking job.
@inkyderanged
6 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. It's MUCH easier to get out of the space if you have backed in, because you see the traffic. If you're backing out, you always have issues to see behind the big cars on the sides or tinted windows, but with backing in, it's easy. Also, it's really easy to park backing in, because you have both mirrors and don't have to think about the dimensions of the car, just check the mirrors for the even distance to both. People in America are weird. Greetings from Latvia, where everyone just parks as they want :D
@Biboline1
5 жыл бұрын
Right. Here in Germany that's the only way we learn it in our driving lessons.
@whiteasbleach
8 жыл бұрын
The best is when two parking spaces in front of each other are totally open so you can pull through one space and then park facing out of the second. No backing in, or out!!!
@teraphIl1000
8 жыл бұрын
I understand the rice thing, I couldn't leave without bread (baguette, specifically)!
@ashleytraub5363
3 жыл бұрын
I only visited Japan for a week and some change and I was totally commenting on how everyone was so dressed up there. It made me feel very undressed in my sweater and jeans! That's one of the things that stuck out to me the most!
@Fabled_king
8 жыл бұрын
i wish wearing a mask was normal in the US. I could really use it during allergy season...
@cheddy2536
4 жыл бұрын
It is now 😭 😂
@tannjewett
4 жыл бұрын
Tiny Hen i- 😂 yup
@TinisaPlus
4 жыл бұрын
Be careful with your wishes xD
@NeonPrawn
4 жыл бұрын
YOU DID THIS TO US
@Makochan.
5 жыл бұрын
The reason for parking in the back is that in Japan, the space and passage for one vehicle are narrow, so if the car gets stuck on both sides and front and back, there is no room to cut the steering wheel to the left and right, making it impossible to exit.
@oliviahumphrey7985
5 жыл бұрын
that’s why pull-throughs are the best! no backing in or out at all!
@13thxenos
7 жыл бұрын
Wow, I didn't know Japan was so much like Iran! Iran is full of squat toilets too, and we too use surgical mask often. And we put our hands over our mouth when we are eating something and want to talk. And we don't go out on casual clothes ( unless you are a lazy hipster or you want to go out to your nearest store or something really close) and we eat rice too much!
@haru2322
5 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I thought especially the part with the squad toilets!
@reign671
6 жыл бұрын
Yes! The indoor voice. I know the feeling.
@jazzal8935
8 жыл бұрын
I always back into a space! I am from England. I find it so much easier. I can drive by, make sure the space is big enough and then reverse in. I get a good view of both lines (on the ground) on either side of the car through my side mirrors. So I can get it perfectly centre. I can then see exactly what is going in when I need to drive out of the space, because I am forward! :) makes sense!
@silviemonk5556
8 жыл бұрын
You'd love Los Angeles, Rachel. There are MANY parking structures here with signs that say "Backing into spaces prohibited." Love it when you two do videos together.
@LoyaFrostwind
8 жыл бұрын
In Japan, do people jog around the neighborhood(in their sweats) for exercise? If not, where do they get their exercise?
@RachelandJun
8 жыл бұрын
+Loya Frostwind Yes they do! But for people living in the city you walk SO MUCH that it's not super necessary for them to workout outside of that. There are also gyms as well, but those aren't as popular as they are in America.
@sayopun
8 жыл бұрын
Yes, I jog around the neighborhood but not many people have a habit of jogging in the first place. (I don't think this is the case in Tokyo) and also most people were sports clothes (?) like they mentioned this video, we don't really go outside in sweats :)
@witchbitch5321
6 жыл бұрын
Loya Frostwind they jog in yoga type pants.. the only time that you see them in remotely something like sweats is at school during gym class, and danm they make you sweat
@akane1412
8 жыл бұрын
I find backing into a spot so much easier than not! I have to admit I've hit the mirror on a pillar when forced to park otherwise but when backing I see more easily the space I have on either side of the car and it's much easier to park or get out, also so much easier to park inside of the lines.
@maotinachris
7 жыл бұрын
I've realized that backing into a parking space is a lot easier for tighter parking spots. You can use your rear mirror/camera and your two side mirrors to know that you're properly aligned into the spot and you wont hit a side car or wall. When you drive forward into a spot, you only have your front windshield, and it can be difficult to assess the distance of the front of your car when going into a narrow spot.
@BraienaK
4 жыл бұрын
I think the pulling in or backing into a parking space is a very cultural thing. I’m from Europe and here we get thought 2 parking methods in driving school (to get our license) - parallel parking and garage parking which are both done backwards. If you know the method well, it is actually faster and more efficient to back into spaces because of how cars are built. It has nothing to do with road conditions, it is about car turn axis and turn diameter (which is different between front and rear wheels). It’s just that most people don’t remember the technique well so can take a long time to do it as a result.
@helterskelter917
6 жыл бұрын
Wow I’m Russian and I remember squat toilets! It was a Soviet thing also. Actually I’m ok with that plus it’s a more natural way.
@asuyaz
6 жыл бұрын
Ayne IV Yeah I’m from Azerbaijan, and I remember using squat toilets my whole childhood, and I loved them.
@helterskelter917
6 жыл бұрын
Asumi Nishimura, yeah but sometimes they were scary, like just a hole in the floor haha
@owliswell8424
6 жыл бұрын
I have also experienced squat toilets and I don’t dislike them because to be honest I think it’s kind of gross to sit on seat toilets anyway.
@tangerineamoq3449
5 жыл бұрын
its disgusting, urina splashes all over the place, someones just didn't hit the hole, miss the toilet while pooping... sitting up is cleaner and you don't have a risk to wet your feet
@jodieischillin
5 жыл бұрын
Helter Skelter exactly! helps you take a crap better😳
@canmield1609
4 жыл бұрын
I live in America, so I'm used to pulling into a parking space and backing out, but if you back in you can still see around you as you are going into the space. If you back out you view is obstructed until you clear the cars around you. It does takes more skill and time to back into spaces.
@ambrite
8 жыл бұрын
I totally agree about the fashion thing! Even if it's not cute, girls rarely wear black; always pinks, beige, cream, blues, etc. Japanese women's fashion just seems so soft and feminine compared to 'western' styles.
@misterandmisdemeanor
8 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with Rachel about the squat toilets! I got used to them during my exchange (I didn't know my school had western style) and I still miss them 8 years later. That and the big flush/small flush
When I was in Japan I saw cars backed into so many spaces that seriously impressed me. Like in between buildings, and in little spaces by their houses. Backing into parking spaces is impressive enough.
@laurathedino13
8 жыл бұрын
I love love love these videos hope there's a part 3 coming soon
@BigSirZebras
6 жыл бұрын
Backing in is safer and better in almost every way if you can do it. You pass by the space first and see if there is anything in it and then back up. It really allows you to see much more before you are going in and when you are coming out.
@lucasspmcg10
8 жыл бұрын
We do the whole put real clothes thing on in the uk, that weirded me out when you said that 😂😂
@lucasspmcg10
8 жыл бұрын
The backing out of a parking space thing too, we do that in the uk but not as much, and i always thought as a passenger it's funky-er to back-in to a space than pull-in, maybe it's just me. Love your vids by the way. ( ^▽^)( ^∀^) ありがとうごさいました
@eleridragon
8 жыл бұрын
Remember the kerfuffle a short while back because it was reported people were wearing pyjamas/onesies when dropping their kids off at school? That was hilarious.
@Rin-ef2tp
8 жыл бұрын
When I was at uni it was acceptable where I lived to go to the takeout or mini tesco in your trackies (I lived right in the student area near the uni) but as soon as I went home it was immediately not ok anymore
@sheesh544
8 жыл бұрын
wth that must suck. I always walk my dogs with my pajamas with no makeup and hair on a 2 days old messy bun lmao
@sleppykitty207
8 жыл бұрын
Me too, and I'm from Canada! I think it's maybe more of a personal preference because I feel weird going out in my lounging clothes as well. if I'm going anywhere, I will change my clothes. Maybe some people are just more comfortable that way?
@htusda1
6 жыл бұрын
I have driven in Japan for two decades and in the US for another two. Backing into parking space makes total sense (at least in Japan): 1: spaces are smaller, so backing into space is easier (if you get used to it) since you are turning using your front wheels. (check the trajectory of cars when turning) 2: It is in fact safer since when parking, you are already in the task of driving and have a better sense of surroundings compared to starting the car and then the first thing you do is backing out. 3: backing into a parking space has lesser conflict. WEhen backing out to open traffic there other cars, bicycles, pedestrians which you will be able to cope with much easier if moving forward. Check how long it takes for people to back out of parking spaces when there are cars around. Backing up is much longer and scary to watch. BUT the key is, to learn how to back into spaces.
@nadadealer4435
8 жыл бұрын
Omg I love the new art in your outro :0!!
@LegendindaryGamerr
8 жыл бұрын
awesome username lol
@nadadealer4435
8 жыл бұрын
***** Thank you.
@Specs_next
5 жыл бұрын
i like it when there is a large parking space and not a lot of cars so when my grandmas parks and when we leave someplace we can just drive straight through were someone would be parked but isn't
I live very close to where Sharla grew up in Canada and I always back into parking spots... but I also drive a big truck and I find it so much easier to back into a spot to park then to pull in.
@persephonecanedo742
8 жыл бұрын
My (small) family is PCSing to Okinawa in 2 months and your channel is helping me learn about the culture more! Where did you learn Japanese? I want to be able to interact a bit easier once I get there. You and your friend are beautiful!
@RachelandJun
8 жыл бұрын
It'll actually be easier to learn in Japan when you're surrounded by people who speak the language! Try to make Japanese friends who actually speak in Japanese (a lot of Japanese people who want foreign friends end up talking mostly in English). I don't doubt your base will have resources for people who want to take language classes as well. We do have a video that lists some free and paid resources, if you want to start learning now! kzitem.info/news/bejne/pqSQnnikknR-f44 Good luck!! :D Okinawa is BEAUTIFUL and you're going to love it!
@persephonecanedo742
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your reply! I actually was exploring your channel and say the two videos you guys had on learning the language. I have a very small vocabulary because of my love for the culture and language since I was very young. I'm so excited. I don't believe I will want to come home based on my travels to other parts of Asia.
@bondkemon3486
8 жыл бұрын
Amber Marie Ahh ! So cool ! This is so selfish of me lol but I'm secretly hoping my husband gets stationed in Japan next.
@Chew1964
8 жыл бұрын
I was stationed in Yokosuka for three years (88-91) and I loved it. One thing you won't learn from these gaijin videos is you may not be able to enter or leave your base during protests. There are groups that protest the American military presence in Japan and the gates will be closed during the protests (which can last up to 6 hours). But the Japanese being Japanese, they are very polite about it and announce their protests several weeks in advance, so it is easy to schedule your plans around the protests.
@bondkemon3486
8 жыл бұрын
Chew Bird Thats kind of funny ! But I'm not surprised, they are extremely polite people.
@chimpaflimp
7 жыл бұрын
You're taught to reverse into parking spaces in the UK too because most car parks have a pavement around the backs of the spaces, meaning it's safer to load shopping into the boot of your car. It's also more awkward to back out of a space than it is to back in because you can't see if anything's coming until you're halfway out the space, by which point it's too late anyway.
@natsumitaniguchi7131
8 жыл бұрын
The thing with backing into parking spaces is that Japanese parking lots tend to be a lot smaller and tighter than in the US, which makes it a lot easier to drive out frontward than backwards.
My grandma has always always backed into a parking space so I know from her that people don't do it for efficiency of time, but for two main reasons. If there's an emergency and she needs to get out quick, it's easier to go front out and it's safer too because you can notice other vehicles a lot easier
@oddwright7913
8 жыл бұрын
I've been away from this channel for to long
@DuchessXzena
7 жыл бұрын
I learned to drive in a lifted suburban, so I completely understand backing in to park. The closest thing I do to pulling in forwards is parking in a pull through spot. Almost everyone where I live drives large trucks and SUVs, so parking backwards is more common than not.
@gabriellabona215
7 жыл бұрын
I study Japanese at the university and somehow I always say something like unn (Japanese short for yes) instead of actually saying yes. There were people who looked at me strangely and asked if it's yes or no or what the heck is it. Do you guys do that too?
@Urteil164
6 жыл бұрын
Gabriella Bona i make those Sounds too since i was a child
@kikismiley11
5 жыл бұрын
Isn’t hai yes? Now I‘m confused
@Back2Zack
5 жыл бұрын
@@kikismiley11 it's more like "correct" or "affirmative".. so if you ask a negative question to your friends like "you didn't bring your wallet?!" And they actually did but they say "correct, i did bring it", it contradicts itself. Instead they might say "un" for yes. 「うん、ここだ」
@kikismiley11
5 жыл бұрын
Zachary Conti Ah, I think I get it, thank you :)
@いや俺の方が可愛い
4 жыл бұрын
Child mainly saysうん(unn)for ambiguous way to reply.I think most of them are affirmative.But it sounds even childish,so even Japanese can't tell if it's affirmative or negative.はい(hai)is better unless want to hemming and hawing
@vaalrus
7 жыл бұрын
It’s easier to back into a parking space, because the back wheels are a pivot point, and the whole front end has to swivel… so putting the end of the vehicle that doesn’t have to move in order to make your turn into the place where movement is constricted is easier. Otherwise, you have to back fully out of the parking space before you can swing the nose of the vehicle to make your turn. Given that the trend here in Canada is to make parking lots ever smaller and smaller, I endorse this practice.
@kathaai
8 жыл бұрын
My dinners would always have potatos, it's kinda like the rice thing... xD
@RachelandJun
8 жыл бұрын
RIGHT, POTATOES. That's what I should have said haha
@BebekAkachan
8 жыл бұрын
my mum gave me some advice for parking. she said if you back into a space, if something happened to your car like a dead battery and you need a jump start, it's easier to access the front of the car!
@Levi-eb1iq
8 жыл бұрын
"It's safer when I pull out"
@harriethallam5951
6 жыл бұрын
*arrives 2 years too late* In the UK we're told that you should reverse park because it utilises tricky maneuvers when the engine is WARM (i.e. how much petrol you burn to change direction between forward and reverse). Thus you use slightly (SLIGHTLY) more petrol reversing out of the space because the engine's cold on starting it. Not enough for anyone to notice, but 8 million reverse-parks later does a teeny-tiny bit for the environment, and presumably the health of your car.
@legitlyspelunking
8 жыл бұрын
How would you put your groceries in the trunk if you pull in backwards?
@renoloverxoxo
5 жыл бұрын
So Japan does not stock up for the week like Americans do. They'll buy a few days worth, mostly because most people either walk or ride their bike (getting your license is really expensive). It's also a pain to carry a lot of groceries upstairs to your apartment.
@3lmodfz
8 жыл бұрын
I totally get the backing into a space theory. I have a big car and now find it much easier to reverse park because I have no idea where the front is. But when I had small cars I used to drive in forwards no problem.
@TheMbangel
3 жыл бұрын
And now in 2021 - thanks to 2020 - not wearing a mask is strange!!
@jackmcdaniel7269
8 жыл бұрын
I have recently watched a few of both your and Sharla's videos. They are both hilarious and informative. I lived in Japan for 6 years in the 1960s and I am surprised at how much some things have changed and some remained the same. I won't go into backing into parking which I have always done. Keep up the good work!
@ultraryman
5 жыл бұрын
駐車場の通路がやたら広いアメリカならではだよねw
@ooseriioo
6 жыл бұрын
I don't know about Japan, but in Korea I noticed that a lot of people park backwards because the parking space is super narrow (small country, big cities, big population = less space overall). It's easier to park backwards into a tiny spot than it is to pull into it from the front.
@mackenziez9597
3 жыл бұрын
Finally it is normal to wear a mask
@hikori3941
8 жыл бұрын
I started backing into parking spaces after hearing it was safer, and now I prefer it. It does make leaving so much easier, especially if you are in a busy parking lot. You can see WAY more out of the front of the car than the back. No need to inch backwards carefully; you can see where you are going immediately and if there are cars or people around. For that reason alone it does make it a lot safer. If you're good at backing in, it doesn't take much longer than going in front-ways, and leaving is faster, so I figure it evens out in terms of time spent. Even if it takes a little longer, I'd still do it just because I don't have to worry so much.
@KentoVlog
8 жыл бұрын
In Hawaii, there's a large population that reverse parks. This is so common that there are parking structures that have signs indicating that reverse parking isn't allowed.
@sh_dragon
8 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't backing up in a parking space be technically safer? Since you just arrived in the area, you have more chances of noticing if something or someone like a child is around that you need to be aware of, whereas when you back out of a parking spot, you might not have noticed a child around. And when you get in your car, you're less aware of your blind spots since you aren't moving, compared to the first situation where you're driving the car in the parking spot. But that's just my reasoning.
@xuannitan1919
8 жыл бұрын
Well one reason why we back into parking spaces here in my country is because if you end up having an emergency and needing to rush off and get your car out really really quickly, having your car facing the road is much more convenient than having the butt facing the road
@shawneevee7490
4 жыл бұрын
The train thing applies to Canadians too. Our commuter trains have quite zones on the upper levels and most people don’t talk even in the lower levels.
@moxiepilot9209
5 жыл бұрын
In the South Dakota we tend to back in the winter more often bc it makes it easier if you need a jumpstart.
@xunxin
8 жыл бұрын
How do you use a squatting toilet without getting stuff on yourself? I seriously don't understand how to use one.
@lulus8122
8 жыл бұрын
I'd be worried I'd pee on myfoot or something :'D When there's no toilet while camping or something and I just go in the bushes then I always have to watch out for that. But I guess it's even harder if you also have to hit the hole in the floor.
@Inurantchan
8 жыл бұрын
THIS! It baffles my mind. I can't imagine being able to both balance myself so I don't fall into the toilet, and so I don't pee on myself. I've never been camping though. Maybe that prior experience helps lol.
@xunxin
8 жыл бұрын
😂 exactly. I've gone camping and hiking and have had to go in the bushes or behind a tree but it's so hard to do.
@franzferdinand2
8 жыл бұрын
There is one key piece of advice if you ever have to do this: Only pull your pants down a bit. If you pull them down around your ankles, it's way harder.
@moniaomar1548
8 жыл бұрын
I've used them before many times. You just squat (obviously lol) nothing will go on your legs don't worry there designed to fit so it works perfectly! You should try it and you wont lose your balance trust me lol. Squatting toilets are actually way much better than american toilets! It's more healthier way to poop and pee:D
@EleanorFord
8 жыл бұрын
I'm in the UK and was taught to back into parking spaces (I actually find it easier to do than going in forwards.) My instructor said I should always reverse in so that if someone followed me back to my car and was trying to get in/attack me or whatever then I wouldn't have to reverse first before getting away - happy thought!
@unchiburiburizamurai
6 жыл бұрын
バックで入れるのは日本は駐車場が狭いからじゃないのかな?
@MuH4z
4 жыл бұрын
most of place in Indonesia assume bread, potato, cassava, pasta, and other carbohydrate is only counting as a snack or side dish. all that carbohydrate can't replace rice as main carbohydrate. that is why we have rice menu in McDonald, KFC, A&W, Wendy's etc
@scorpiostudent4596
8 жыл бұрын
Oh my god! I already do those things and I've never been to Japan before. I'm such a weaboo ;_;
@RachelandJun
8 жыл бұрын
Where do you find squat toilets?!
@scorpiostudent4596
8 жыл бұрын
Rachel & Jun I think you can find them all over Asia but I am quite surprised because I thought there are also squat toilets in America . 0o0
@tonkabohne
8 жыл бұрын
+Rachel & Jun Turkey, India etc.
@RachelandJun
8 жыл бұрын
I mean America is a big country so I'm sure there's one somewhere but no, I have never in my life seen squat toilets in America. o_o Perhaps there are some outhouses that are squatting rather than seated? But even outhouses are uncommon these days unless you're VERY out in the woods.
@scorpiostudent4596
8 жыл бұрын
+Rachel & Jun Since I live in Malaysia, many Muslims prefer squat toilets so I use seat toilets more. Kind of the opposite to Japan. A lot of people here love squat toilets compared to other types :D
@KyWRC
8 жыл бұрын
more space is needed to back out from a parking space compare to back into one, because only the front wheels steer. When backing out from a space, movement of the front of the car is limited by the space width (cars or obstacles on both sides), but when backing into a space, the passage way allows more front end movement. Theoretically there could be parking space that can only be accessible by backing in. Unless you drive a forklift, which has rear wheel steer lol
@オリーブ-g7u
5 жыл бұрын
バックは小回りがきくから効率よりも狭いところに入れれるってのがでかい。 日本は狭いからさ....
@lainenz
8 жыл бұрын
It's actually easier to back into spaces than it is to drive into them. You have better control. The example would be pulling forward into a tight space from an angle. If you're pulling in with the steering tires first you have limited control of where your rear tires go. However, if you back into that same space, you need only focus on centering the rear of the car and any angle in the front end can easily be corrected with the turn of the wheel.
@Briellaxmichelle
3 жыл бұрын
Oof face mask😭😭😭😭
@Yue_mariin00
6 жыл бұрын
About the backing into the parking spot... I'm from south america and I learnt it as a safety procedure. In case of an emergency, backing out takes too much time, creates traffic congestion and also leads to crashing or other accidents. If you park backing in, it makes an organised way of evacuation that can be done swiftly and without any incidents
@abhistalya
8 жыл бұрын
Us Indonesians definitely need rice! 😂
@Parbruek
7 жыл бұрын
Backing in usually makes more sense. It's like folding your laundry. You get the hard part done first. That way, next trip is easier.
@larsruch5603
5 жыл бұрын
In germany in some places you are not allowed to back in to parking spaces because the exhaust could mess up the walls with carbon black and such
@Whatlander
6 жыл бұрын
I miss squat toilets so much...mostly for public bathrooms. Who wants to be haunted by the bacterial ghosts of 1,000 mystery butts? Not this guy.
@cherriegetison6093
8 жыл бұрын
I only drive into parking spaces, but usually seek out spaces that are in front of an empty space on the other side, so that I can drive in and out. But that's not so efficient for one-way, diagonally-lined parking lots that are designed for you to drive in and back out, so I only do it for lots that allow two-way driving. :)
@yopparaiiii
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, the backing into parking spaces was a bit awkward when I first saw it. However, I do like the idea and it is more convenience to leave afterwards. I don't do that when I visit back home in the states though. Japanese do that because the park spaces are very compact. Backing out would be a bit challenging because you may start your turn too early and you may side swipe the car.
@cindersojupiter
8 жыл бұрын
I love the quiet train thing. It's nice to read or think when you are tired on the train without someone screaming into thier phone. I like the bows and frills but agree with the lack of waist. If you have a curvy body your breasts mean you will need a bigger size to fit them in, but that will make your stomach look huge! Although Rachel you are so pretty and slender I think you'd look great in anything. :) I asked last time, and understand if you dont want to say- but what is your dress size? Reason being is that I would like to use that as a fitness goal! :)
@RachelandJun
8 жыл бұрын
I think measurements vary too much between different companies now that I can't really say I have a certain dress size without just saying my exact measurements. I think fitness should be about finding the healthiest spot for YOUR body, though! There are plenty of fit women who have larger dress sizes than me but look much better, curvy, and healthy. And there are so many different waist shapes for women. Some people might not ever be able to make their waist goal even if they're underweight, because their body isn't naturally shaped like that. So rather than trying to attain someone else's shape, I would reach a spot that's healthy for YOUR body, and then if you still want a smaller waist than what's natural for you then you can try something like waist training with a corset. :)
@cindersojupiter
8 жыл бұрын
+Rachel & Jun Thank you for such a kind answer! :) You are completely right, I think I just got carried away enjoying your videos :) and it's easy to see a happy, pretty person and want to emulate them- but I have to find my own best version. I have very high standards so that's a compliment! :) You have great positivity. Other people are inspirations, but you can only really be the best version of you. :) I was an Australian 10, but have now been a 12-14 and look good and curvy! But because I'm used to being smaller and the weight came from being inactive while unwell, I have it as a negative even though I don't look bad I feel less energetic so I think that's what I miss. But thank you for reminding me of that, I will get there in time! :)
@aldolim6087
8 жыл бұрын
backing in parking space becomes necessary when the car lane inbetween opposite parking spaces is narrow..so you'll need to pull out your car front facing first while turning the wheels since the narrow lanes makes it impossible to move too much forward (towards the opposite parked cars) before turning the wheels..whereas in backing out a car..we dont hv that much immediate control in our direction since in cars the ones doing the turning are the front wheels
@tractorsold1
8 жыл бұрын
Backing into a parking space is now replacing parallel parking in some US driver's license tests. Back-in angle parking is required in some places.
@myvluv333
8 жыл бұрын
I still hate squatting toilets. You might not have to sit somewhere someone else has sit with their naked butt skin, it's true... but it's just skin? it's like touching something that someone has touched. like a hand holding thing on the train. I don't get the grossness. Whereas if it's a squat toilet, you get to wade around in everyone else's pee, because some people do not have good aim.
@RachelandJun
8 жыл бұрын
+myvluv333 True, the pee everywhere is gross and gets on my nerves lol. For women's toilets though, it's not always just skin--sometimes it's also pee and period blood, and occasionally diarrhea splashes. Even after it's wiped down and cleaned I don't want to sit on that. Even on top of a cover. Just bleh! Squat toilets are healthier for your bowels anyway. :) But at least a lot of bathrooms here have both so we both get what we want!
@itchynose679
5 жыл бұрын
I like squat toilet. I wash and clean the toilet a little bit before and after using them.
@valeriaswanne
5 жыл бұрын
Even Western toilets seem to stump a large number of women. We not only have to wade through the mess, but then clean it up before sitting. Tfw you sit on the toilet in a rush and its wet. Wtf is even going on in here...
@theid0x0
8 жыл бұрын
that "meal is not complete without rice" thing is also a thing in indonesia, mostly people eat everything with rice (i even saw a dude eat steak with rice once) and backing up into parking space is also a thing in indonesia, mostly on mall parking space tho
I live in the US and I used to have a similar opinion on backing into spaces but every since I started working as a valet, we have to back cars in, I do it all the time now with my own car. I am actually better at parking in backwards now than I am forwards. And if the driving lane is really narrow it is actually easier to back in than to pull straight in.
@mrs.thomas8077
8 жыл бұрын
this video is great it's so fun to hear about the difference between living here in the states and living abroad.
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