Full interview kzitem.info/news/bejne/zIewrXd3fnaIqqw
@jerryoshea3116
Жыл бұрын
This was a very pertinent,indepth interview!
@marcelinlouischarles2422
9 ай бұрын
No
@Nakime-uy5xr
8 ай бұрын
I love Takashii. Much love from Thailand ❤❤❤❤❤
@JoePotato-es4hl
6 ай бұрын
You misspelled takeshi
@shirobuta_
Жыл бұрын
The plus: I look Japanese The minus: I look Japanese
@tf9192
Жыл бұрын
Thx
@sinoroman
Жыл бұрын
is she not ethnically japanese?
@crazypyp5871
Жыл бұрын
She is. A Japanese American is someone who is raised in America but ethnically Japanese. She looks Japanese and is Japanese so mentioned how it is both a pro and a con as she blends into Japan but also because she doesn’t understand what living in Japan is like growing up wise, she doesn’t get the “oh well you couldn’t have known because you’re a foreigner”
@alastairwyn6047
Жыл бұрын
Yes, the question was regarding the fact she was a foreign that looked japanese ???
@jo16431
Жыл бұрын
She is American, ethnically Japanese. Japanese culture is extremely unique and has tons on unspoken rules and manners. Japanese nurture ourselves living in here… and those Japanese living outside of country often cannot learn those unspoken rules or weird Japanese-spirit-like-thing, and often get a disappointed stare from fellow “domestic” Japanese. we have some words to differentiate Japanese.. those who never lived abroad is Junjapa .. those who lived abroad and comes back to Japan with foreign influence is Kikoku.. Ethnically Japanese but born and raised in different country with different nationality is Nikkei.
@kobet7341
Жыл бұрын
She hit the nail on the head. I’m Japanese American and my experience is pretty similar to hers.
@sanjuu1988
Жыл бұрын
Why are you Japanese American and not American Japanese?
@nothingherrk
Жыл бұрын
Do you préféré living in japan or usa ?
@cs0345
Жыл бұрын
@@sanjuu1988 Because anyone can become an American, and American citizens regardless of ethnicity owe their allegiance to the US
@marybrown375
Жыл бұрын
@@sanjuu1988 Bc they're probably born and raised in the US and hold American citizenship, which makes them Americans.
@kobet7341
Жыл бұрын
@@nothingherrk United States
@KENJi-rr8nk
Жыл бұрын
I’m half Japanese born and raised in Hong Kong and I spent 5 years in Japan. I speak fluent Japanese and have a Japanese name. I’ve studied, worked and lived there and it was nice to experience the culture and learn about my own country but I just couldn’t get myself fit into the society. There’s just this energy that you feel coming from them, I hate to say it but it’s cold. People are nice and gentle there, it’s just so much pressure from the social rules and traditions that people are scared to not obey imo. Food is extremely good, people are very disciplined, crime rate is low, the place is beautiful. But everything just seemed to force me to wonder of what’s life without happiness. And it sure is different to every soul in this world.
@andersonneff3926
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this.
@caddieohm7059
Жыл бұрын
You put it very elegantly
@OtakuScandal
Жыл бұрын
As someone living in Japan for 10 years now, you nailed it beautifully ❤
@balance2599
Жыл бұрын
Literally visiting Japan for the first time currently and man you hit the energy so squarely, I had asked my friends but they hadn’t picked up on it but there is just this cold feeling you get from almost everything, like it A. lacks a yielding empathy or B. Lacks a humanity and personality, there’s just a 6th sense feeling I get of my presence is just a nuisance to everyone and everything
@user-kf4cs3lg6o
Жыл бұрын
You seem to think that the Tokyo area is all of Japan.
@thundertower
Жыл бұрын
language is the main key. I remember back then in the philippines we have this filipino canadian kid, doesnt speak a lick of filipino so in the end we treated him like a foreigner even though he looked like a filipino where the korean expat girl who learned filipino was let in more to the circle and was treated more like a local.
@TheAmazingHoho576
Жыл бұрын
That's sad but 100% true. It happens a lot.... Poor filipino boy :(
@stepahead5944
Жыл бұрын
More but not completely...
@user-3w9jf4r5qz
Жыл бұрын
that's not the case in japan tho. you'd still be an outsider even if you are fluent in japanese.
@alyssacelaya4671
Жыл бұрын
Makes sense. Even for other races. I'm half Mexican and white, my moms white and she raised me, dad and his side was out of the picture so I never learned Spanish. Mexicans growing up didn't accept me as them they just saw a white girl. Even now, they can see I'm Hispanic but as soon as they realize I can't speak fluent Spanish they treat me different. I went to a taco place, ordered carnita tacos and the girl said "you mean carnitas" it was literally what I said, she just has the accent and I dont...but from watching these videos I've come to realize a lot of other racially mixed people feel the same way. Was never white enough or Mexican enough.
@manicpepsicola3431
Жыл бұрын
@@alyssacelaya4671 i was about to say being a no sabo kid im always too white for mexicans and too mexican for the whites. Like going to to get a barbacoba burrito and theyre always like "barbacoa? You?" Like yes mam give me the juicy sweet head meat please. 😭
@NunuNana07
Жыл бұрын
I like how she look at the camera when giving the advice 😊
@smdd6751
Жыл бұрын
She didn’t look at the camera once? Lmao
@maheshworry
Жыл бұрын
@@smdd6751 did you close your eyes while watching the vid?
@justinmv023
Жыл бұрын
She looks like talking to the people who are watching the video. She's a good speaker.
@MessagesFromAurora
Жыл бұрын
maybe she's in PR or something😊
@ValkyrieTiara
Жыл бұрын
@@smdd6751 Almost the entire last quarter of the video is literally her talking directly to the camera. Imagine being this publicly wrong about something it would have taken you less than a minute to double check lmao
@zeusman808
Жыл бұрын
I agree. You get all the pressure of being Japanese and none of the benefits about being a foreigner.
@Allanchan-nel
Жыл бұрын
The main benefit of being a foreigner is that like 2% of the population think you're amazing. The downside is that 80% think you're scum and the remaining 18% are pretty apathetic regarding the ones that hate you and overestimate how many love you.
@user-ns2dt3le1e
8 ай бұрын
So... if I am Korean who speaks English(which I am), and go to Japan, I don't get the pressure but benefit from the foreigner pass too? Or Korean does not get the pass because Japanese like to think Koreans as monkeys
@raineypeter
7 ай бұрын
Sounds insufferable
@TakahashiTakami
Жыл бұрын
I can relate to her as a Japanese American myself. I’m a naturalized American citizen, born in Japan originally, but adopted and raised in the U.S. Definitely being a Japanese American in Japan has its pros. Such as blending in, not standing out like how another foreigner who isn’t Japanese and or Asian would. Cons would be of course like she said, since you’re Japanese, you should know the rules of society, or should speak Japanese fluently. Things like that. Basically, because you are ethnically Japanese, you are held up in higher regards than a typical foreigner, which isn’t always a good thing.
@Allanchan-nel
Жыл бұрын
One of the drawbacks of that for white foreigners is that it is assumed you will have poor manners, which is kind of offensive. Also, even when speaking Japanese, people will say 英語が分かりません to you. 🙃
@TakahashiTakami
7 ай бұрын
@@Allanchan-nelAh, I’ve heard about that that. It’s definitely a drawback. I now live in Japan too and honestly yep, I can confirm that everything that she says in the video is true and then some.
@raineypeter
7 ай бұрын
@@Allanchan-nelwhat dat
@lukeskywalker6433
9 ай бұрын
Japanese American here. Whenever visiting Japan I intentionally make my Japanese sound more American to make sure that people don’t expect japanese etiquette
@bluaaahhhh
Жыл бұрын
I'm japanese peruvian and I totally get this feeling
@tkrdg7885
Жыл бұрын
Lot of Japanese expatriat in Peru 😂😢😅🎉
@bluaaahhhh
Жыл бұрын
@@tkrdg7885 lots indeed 🙈
@denniswakabayashi9000
Жыл бұрын
President Fujimori
@murkywaters5502
Жыл бұрын
¿Todos tus antepasados son japoneses o eres mitad japonés? Sé que existen descendientes de asiáticos orientales en América del Sur, pero me parece que es menos común en Perú, así que me da curiosidad saber por qué tus antepasados japoneses emigraron a Perú.
@bluaaahhhh
11 ай бұрын
@@murkywaters5502 después de Brasil creo que aquí somos los que más descendientes tenemos
@san-fs8mk
Жыл бұрын
One of the underappreciated aspects of American culture is how well the society molds their people in to confident indivduals. The way they communicate coherently makes me so envious of them. This lady is a prime example of that.
@SavingDom
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate this comment because I've never heard this perspective before
@Cafeallday222
Жыл бұрын
It’s definitely a culture that rewards extroversion.
@MessagesFromAurora
Жыл бұрын
@@SavingDom agree. it's appreciated
@FhillipFry
Жыл бұрын
Not really, confidence is subjective. They teach you to be entitled😂😂😂.
@ValkyrieTiara
Жыл бұрын
@@FhillipFry Sure. And there's nothing wrong with a little bit of entitlement. It's OK to look out for yourself, to make sure you're getting enough, to stand up for yourself when injustice is enacted against you, to say "I deserve to be happy" and apply yourself, rather than just saying "shouganai" and languishing in misery as many Japanese people do.
@TomasuDesu
Жыл бұрын
As a half-Japanese I can identify with her well
@TakumiXD
Жыл бұрын
Same
@Trust_in_Passion
Жыл бұрын
You should join korea and china as well
@poppinc8145
Жыл бұрын
@@Trust_in_Passion Most Korean and Chinese diaspora can speak their languages whereas most Japanese diaspora can't.
@dickidsrip5262
Жыл бұрын
@PoppinC yeah cause the japanese diaspora been living in America for 3-5 generations while its just 1-3 for for koreans and chinese
@Trust_in_Passion
Жыл бұрын
@@poppinc8145 hmmm intresting
@1983simi
Жыл бұрын
this is very true for many Asian countries. I'm a white foreigner living in India for well over a decade now. I do speak the local language and have a good grasp even of more obscure cultural details, but if push comes to shove people will still be a lot more lenient towards me because I get a 'foreigner pass' (plus there's quite some unfortunate post-colonial awe of white-skinned people around here that also often works in my favor... literal privilege. sad but true). Meanwhile, whenever Americans of Indian ethnic heritage visit, they get the full brunt of impatience and random rudeness Indians tend to have towards each other. They blend in easily, yes, but people will get annoyed at them for not being fluent in the local language, for not behaving according to age hierarchies, for dressing in a Western way etc etc. It must be super frustrating.
@riddhimanna8437
Жыл бұрын
Indian here, and you're so right about the post-colonial awe of white-skinned people. I realized how deeply embedded into my system this was and am actively trying to get over that mental conditioning. It's really unfortunate, especially because if you're in an international setting you tend to think of yourself as less than the people from other countries, especially white people, if this mindset is present.
@TheAmazingHoho576
Жыл бұрын
@@riddhimanna8437 That sucks!! Please never think that way. Your culture is amazing and very ancient. We are all equal!!!
@riddhimanna8437
Жыл бұрын
@@TheAmazingHoho576 thanks, really appreciate the kind words! I'm trying my best to get over this mental conditioning!
@1983simi
Жыл бұрын
@@riddhimanna8437 absolutely, you shouldn’t feel that way ever! India has amazing people and there is zero reason to feel any lesser in comparison to westerners.
@ghos7kam779
11 ай бұрын
It's nice to see a pale skinned person admitting this. It's a shame that so many white folks deny the privileged preferential treatment abroad. And, to the Indian guy in the comment section, post colonial conditioning still affects many nations across the world even throughout the African diaspora. It happens in more subtle ways today, but colorism and the praise of white society still exist in self hating brown ppl that glorify whiteness.
@babbisp1
6 ай бұрын
The term Nikkei, from the Japanese word nikkei (日系, lit. "of Japanese lineage"), is often used to refer to Japanese people who emigrated from Japan and their descendants. -wikipedia
@kieyshonfisher7171
Жыл бұрын
Love your channel I'm planning on coming to Japan in the next three years, this makes my worry so much less keep going!!!
@nothingherrk
Жыл бұрын
I can feel that shes a smart girl and the way she pick her words is Amazing.
@Spoon89803
Жыл бұрын
Foreigner card = Gaijin pass - this is very convenient in a society like Japan, trust me. And the fact that she was deprived of that benefit is kinda sad 😢
@Rizvi365
Жыл бұрын
But being Japanese American she's also at an advantage bc she's aware of some stuff, even if it's not innate for her just an adjustment
@destituteanddecadent9106
Жыл бұрын
@@Rizvi365 yes I'm sure she has some advantage, but people still expect you to conform on a level that isn't just table manners and honorifics. My experience is similar to hers (though somewhat different since I wasn't born in the US, just grew up there, so I guess I don't even get the "American" card), and once people see you as "one of us", they expect you to share the same values that are commonly upheld in Japanese society and it can get very uncomfortable really quick.
@GG-qb9pf
Жыл бұрын
@@destituteanddecadent9106can you give me some examples?
@mimorisenpai8540
10 ай бұрын
@@Rizvi365 she got more pressure because local will expect her to have same values and worldview with them this is problem with most diaspora when comeback to their respective ancestral land because people will treat you can like crap if they find out you don't hold same view with the society.
@MelaninMagdalene
8 ай бұрын
Don’t lose the gaijin -Card. Especially America’s. IYKYK
@jaspdx63
10 ай бұрын
Really good video. I lived this life as a Hawai'i yonsei in Osaka over 20 years ago. Interesting that the same experiences seem to persist for the latest generation of Nikkei.
@alfjod5390
Жыл бұрын
I'm Vietnamese, so I look similar to Japanese, and my experience living in Japan is pretty similar to her too
@Trust_in_Passion
Жыл бұрын
You mean Chinese look ?
@poppinc8145
Жыл бұрын
Most Vietnamese don't look like Japanese. 95% of the time they can tell you're a gaijin.
@leonardchristopher9473
Жыл бұрын
Not really
@TakahashiTakami
Жыл бұрын
I think most East Asians and Southeast Asians would have an easier time assimilating than someone who isn’t ethnically Asian.
@TakahashiTakami
Жыл бұрын
@@asdfzmn643z6ifp You are correct. Though you’re missing Taiwan. Taiwan is also considered part of East Asia.
@MessagesFromAurora
Жыл бұрын
this is such a great account!! I really appreciate these interviews! I'd also like to see them.done in other countries too! it's like a nice little glimpse
@woodworkinggunnybear581
Жыл бұрын
My family and I were stationed in Okinawa (technically, Ryukyu) for three years. We loved it so much that we extended for another three years. One of the benefits of being a foreigner living in Japan (especially a small, rural area like Oki) is that, once you show that you are polite and love the culture, you are easily recognized in the future. We were treated extremely well by all of the people, shop and restaurant owners, etc. when we saw them again. Even receiving special treatment. We would go back in a heartbeat, and plan on doing so if we can find someone to tend our farm. We enjoyed the people and the food so much.
@Ravioliyt
Жыл бұрын
Ooh a farm! How big is it? Like what animals etc, because I'm sure there are people who'd want to. I'd say I'm interested but I've never even looked after a farm before.
@woodworkinggunnybear581
Жыл бұрын
@@Ravioliyt We've got 80 acres in Missouri. We have dairy goats and cows, horses, chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, pigs, and bees. It's a big job to take care of, and we would have to know and trust the person pretty well before walking away for that long. It's very rewarding, however, and we never have to buy milk, eggs, meat, or veggies.
@hilmannajib
Жыл бұрын
We called that the white people treatment, very much apply to majority of asian countries.
@Cafeallday222
Жыл бұрын
I suppose that’s the same everywhere. Canadians are always saying that it’s ok to being foreign but respect the culture.
@ronl7131
Жыл бұрын
These vids are very interesting
@extremelucky1
Жыл бұрын
Very true. If you look Asian in an Asian country, there’s no leeway for being a foreigner that foreign looking people actually get. This applies to many Asian countries
@mimorisenpai8540
10 ай бұрын
Well in my country you will still got foreigners card even if you looking asian.
@feifongwong4138
8 ай бұрын
They also think you're not a real American if you're not white
@ubroberts5541
Жыл бұрын
Whether Japanese American or a native Japanese person, the bright light still shines through. 🙏
@tastyneck
Жыл бұрын
One way I got somewhat of a taste of my Japanese side's culture was Japanese Saturday School. No English was allowed, even if you were just learning. We did radio taiso before class. We sat on tatami mats at low tables (though we did this at home). And the best part, to me, was meeting other Japanese Americans and hafu. I think I met three from kindergarten through high school.
@saranaomi8391
Жыл бұрын
The same for me! I’m hafu but the whole reason I loved my culture so much growing up was because I got to experience it in Japanese Saturday School and even though being hafu has its confusion that comes with it, it was really good that I got to learn about Japanese culture and language even if I wasn’t in Japan to learn about it.
@laclochard
Жыл бұрын
Wow it is the first time ever that I read about Saturday School from someone on the internet. I am half Japanese Spanish and I used to go to Saturday School here in Spain. It's a shame that because of being a racial minority I wasn't interested in learning more Japanese when I was a teenager and I stopped going, I wanted to live a full regular Spanish (white) life like the rest of the people.....
@OLdweeb
8 ай бұрын
...and being lined up in height order for the rajio-taiso, and the "kiritsu! - rei!" I despised every second and everyone there. And 10 years earlier, it would've been 4 hours every weekday after regular-American school, in addition to all-day Saturday.
@RS-km4rm
Жыл бұрын
I feel the exact same way as a Japanese American in Japan !
@guitarhero0000
Жыл бұрын
She seems very sweet
@vitocorleone8323
Жыл бұрын
She's super cute. Who is she? 😎
@TurkeyShaman
11 ай бұрын
As a mexican American, I blend in mexico physically, but socially I don't at all and I don't get a pass for not speaking Spanish. I guess it's not too different for all ethnic Americans.
@qchan577
11 ай бұрын
As a half black, half Japanese i end up surprising more people when i speak fluent Japanese lol. Alot of people are so fixated on fitting in and knowing EVERY unwritten rule in japan, My brother in christ, you are not less of yourself for NOT knowing, you are enough for wanting to learn and appreciate the culture. Give yourself a break ❤
@JeanDupont26
3 ай бұрын
It's either U it not man U can learn it live it but can you look it that's what gives it out more I wouldn't believe a white guy being Indian I just wouldn't. He can learn it be it but you don't look it that's just facts but don't take this personal it's just my opinion if I'm f*cked up let it be.
@thtswutshesaid
Жыл бұрын
Mexican American here & I feel her when it comes to my culture & family.
@gwenmloveskpopcecmore
Жыл бұрын
In my cousins school where I also used to attend school in a small rural town the only Asian in his grade was a mixed Japanese-American (Ben Ino) but he had a white mom instead of Japanese (which may seem weird for a place like a small rural town) and he was really smart and one of the top students. I really wanted to become friends with him and not just casual but never got the chance cuz he seemed like a nice young man
@runawaytracks3167
Жыл бұрын
I’m a Japanese Canadian currently in Japan right now. I don’t feel I blend into society here unfortunately. I find that get stared at a lot bcuz of my long hair (Male btw), but also it feels like I’m expected to know and act Japanese by my Japanese family and Japanese people. Being here feels pretty isolating, almost feeling alienated :/
@theboredengineer2947
7 ай бұрын
I'm not Japanese but as another Asian and I've gone to Japan numerous times, what she says are super relatable. The biggest pro for me is whenever I just want to be alone and blend in the crowd, no one really cares. Due to my face, a lot of Japanese expect me to be fluent in Japanese (I know conversational level "nichijou kaiwa") and automatically know the unwritten rules of Japan. I still love and will go back to Japan as often as I can.
@kd8663
Жыл бұрын
I have too much social anxiety to live in another country. I’d be so worried about seeming rude all the time, I’d probably never go out.
@caddieohm7059
Жыл бұрын
Exactly. I'm socially anxious already in my own country. Whenever I get to speak to a foreigner I get really worried I overstep some cultural bondarie or something.
@clinton4161
7 ай бұрын
As an American born Polish person it's a somewhat similar experience. I'm definitely a mix of both cultures and people don't know what to make of me.
@HidInMistProductions
Жыл бұрын
I visited Japan with my friend who's of Chinese descent. She was born in America like me but she visually passes as a Japanese local. She had a similar experience as the young lady in the video. She did not get the gaijin card when she was out on her own. She sometimes got it when she was with me, though. 😂
@ontarioguyincalgary4845
Жыл бұрын
As a Canadian living in Canada I like these shorts 😁
@barrettish
7 ай бұрын
As a Japanese-American who has lived in Japan, I agree. I’ll also add that not all Japanese-Americans are the same. For example, a 4th generation JA (great-grandparents immigrated over) is quite different from a 2nd gen (their parents did). The Japanese language and culture they grow up with are at different levels, and their family’s history in American is likely different, particularly related to the war.
@decordova.
Жыл бұрын
Lol. My kids are Japanese / Mexican born in Canada. Wife was wondering what should kids say when someone asked where are they from. I said, Canadian. Only say Japanese Mexican I they ask cultural background.
@simbalovestacos
Жыл бұрын
I’m 6’2 and look like a young Al Pachino so when I was in Japan last month I had alot of people stare at me and it felt so awkward 😅
@sunoo_love923
11 ай бұрын
I mean Japanese people stare at each other but cause you’re a tall foreigner they feel less uncomfortable doing it
@misschris662
Жыл бұрын
I wonder how restricted Japanese feel. Especially in these times where the world has gone mad.
@red_latho9038
6 ай бұрын
i just love watching this mans english grow and grow it makes me wanna do a channel like this
@enkiimuto1041
Жыл бұрын
"You are Japanese, you should know that (how to behave)" Every Japanese descendant that went to Japan said the same thing to me (except for the blending in). It is such a weird type of peer pressure. We don't have anything like that in Brazil. Except maybe slap the friend that is carelessly holding a very steal-able phone.
@murkywaters5502
Жыл бұрын
Deve ser estranho que brasileiros descendentes de imigrantes japoneses sejam tratados de forma negativa pelos japoneses. É como se qualquer pessoa de etnia japonesa fosse contaminada pelo mundo exterior, mesmo que tenha nascido e crescido no Japão e viajado para fora do Japão por um curto período de tempo. Além disso, falando nisso, cara, o Brasil é um país CHEIO de ladrões! Além dos incidentes de roubo de telefones, as pessoas até roubam a grama! Eu juro, é como se alguém sempre tivesse que roubar algo mesmo que não fizesse sentido...
@yo2trader539
11 ай бұрын
It's not weird. Language and culture is what makes us ethnically Japanese.
@niquee9922
Жыл бұрын
I love everything about Japan the food,culture,Decor and history and one day I will visit Japan and learn my ancestors roots
@samuelpenalba8258
10 ай бұрын
As a US citizen I don't blend in USA lol
@raineypeter
7 ай бұрын
Why?
@domelessanne6357
6 ай бұрын
USA is full of different cultures so not every other person looks the same and stares at you for not looking like them.
@raineypeter
6 ай бұрын
@@domelessanne6357 pointless comment of the year award goes to...
@domelessanne6357
6 ай бұрын
I answered your stupid question, you're welcome@@raineypeter
@Alan.livingston
6 ай бұрын
I often hear comments by Africans saying that African-Americans aren’t African, they are Americans who happen to have some Africans in their heritage.
@kalifornia4745
Ай бұрын
I love so much how he ends his videos with “How was that? That was interesting.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@ChrisKenobi33
5 ай бұрын
And she still kept going, BRAVO👏🏽👏🏽 Nikkei love 🇺🇸🇯🇵
@musclesforsupes
Жыл бұрын
I’d love to see this channel go to Toho studios and do a tour! Be cool to see some Godzilla stuff.
@palomapenedo
7 ай бұрын
Her energy is everything 😍😍😍😍😍😍
@Arkevamusic
Жыл бұрын
The pros are not that nobody notices that you're different. My son is double American black/Japanese. Nobody stares at him but the girls because they are interested in his unique look. I've been living here for way over 20 years. If I got a stare, I would look around me like a spider was on me and look back at them. If, for some reason, I come up missing, at least by description, somebody has seen me 😂. I find this video superficial, and soon as she speaks Japanese, she will be welcome to our club 😊. I'm just happy that my son loves the skin he is in and loves who he is. Some days he says I'm Japanese, I want to eat sushi, and others, I'm American, I want to eat BBQ😊. People love your self and stop changing what you look like and worry about more mickeal among things like your heart and where it's at!
@prettyprettysmart
Жыл бұрын
I’m Chinese American and resonated with everything she said!
@siralpha6020
Жыл бұрын
Being half myself I find it a lot of fun learning stuff about my Japanese side without having to deal with their harsh societal environment
@thatdeermars
Жыл бұрын
My whole family thinks I’m Asian but I’m I’m a mix of American Salvadoran Mexican (Born in America and parents are from Salvador and Mexico❤️🫶)
@Bdot888
Жыл бұрын
I’m in a similar boat! My dad is from el salvador and my mom is half american half Vietnamese. So im basically a mutt lmao
@themaget10
Жыл бұрын
One day Japanese people are going to learn that Japanese American people exist. Just because you can blend into Japanese society does not mean that you are culturally Japanese.
@TakahashiTakami
Жыл бұрын
I think most Japanese people know that there are ethnically Japanese people living outside of Japan. But definitely, just because you can blend into society, doesn’t mean you fit in culturally. Though if you spend a long time in the culture, then it can be learned overtime.
@themaget10
Жыл бұрын
@@TakahashiTakami Do they really? I thought the Japanese had the impression that all Americans look the same way and that if you are Japanese you must be from there? Not trying to be mean or anything.
@TakahashiTakami
Жыл бұрын
@@themaget10 Okay, in general, yes, I do agree that the general consensus is that Japanese believe that if you are American, then you are probably the typical Caucasian person. However on a individual level, I do think that Japanese know that American people’s ethnic background can be from all over the world. At least the younger generations understand this.
@marjunmarcelocristobal2678
Жыл бұрын
New Subs here from the PHILIPPINES
@Siuyendiana
10 ай бұрын
😊👍🏻Very interesting topic
@pamanthanos9742
Жыл бұрын
she soo cute
@Gurugurustan
Жыл бұрын
Oh I dun recall this interview. Is there a full length one?
@zuhachan
Жыл бұрын
i just subbed to her channel recently!
@dokidoki_bells
11 ай бұрын
i feel this 😭 like blending in but dont like expectations of me that i dont know lol
@udellapanda5613
Жыл бұрын
I’m native mohawk
@thisisawsome34253212
8 ай бұрын
So, it would be like if I were to become fluent in German and emigrate.
@lifeinjapan1592
Жыл бұрын
Many of my Japanese-half friends don’t give a f about their Japanese side and Japan overall. They seem to enjoy their other countries side and I can see why, because there isn’t much freedom in the culture and society of Japan.
@Trust_in_Passion
Жыл бұрын
The same in china and korea
@looadrian1999
Жыл бұрын
As an asian, I totally agree.
@Trust_in_Passion
Жыл бұрын
@@looadrian1999 as Asean Not Asian Asean refereed to Facial look
@seferino
Жыл бұрын
Maybe because they grew up outside japan. Therefore they think it's not useful.
@lifeinjapan1592
Жыл бұрын
@@seferino No that’s not the case, like they usually study in elementary school in Japan and they go to their other country for middle/high/uni schools.
@PAPITO_49
6 ай бұрын
What I like about the Japoneses are there grandparents culture and traditions, why, because I married a Latina woman and her parents were the same way. I adopted and learned and loved it, I knew and believed in how our children were going to be raised.
@ThePLAYUZ
11 ай бұрын
Feels great to go to other countries and look specail
@t.0fu.
Жыл бұрын
It's funny cause sometimes I wish I blended in a bit more. The grass is always greener, I guess.
@yuko604
10 ай бұрын
Yes! Same.
@kerviskArt
6 ай бұрын
This is too relatable, when I go to Japan, they expect me to speak Japanese so well, but I talk like I’m in Elementary School. Its so embarrassing. Then my family has to explain to them that we are from America. I’m kinda disappointed in myself that I didn’t learn Japanese that much growing up, all the Kanji confused me so much my family just gave up teaching me.
@gdog7391
Жыл бұрын
Where can I buy one of these ‘foreigner cards’?
@phillydisco
6 ай бұрын
As a part Japanese, the weird thing about all my visits to Japan in the last decade was that I get weird moments of 'nostalgia'. Which makes no sense, because I didn't visit Japan until 10 years ago. But that nostalgia feeling, which is always a good feeling, always makes me want to go back.
@redrock1963
5 ай бұрын
I'm not Japanese and can confirm she is stunning.
@FireMach-uo9st
5 ай бұрын
Happens in korea too
@emirin5rira
3 ай бұрын
When might be a good time to go live in Japan? I am still in high school but in case I want my career to be in the United States, how would I live in Japan ever? Before or after college? How long? I’m torn
@zemesq
Жыл бұрын
The use of “foreigner” in these videos is so funny to me. It’s not a word I use at all to describe someone from another country. It sounds a bit antiquated. Interesting nonetheless.
@Mr.Scootini
11 ай бұрын
I’m Japanese American as well and she’s right *but* I will say that if you dress up like your from some rural area in the US they’ll know that you’re not one of them.
@yo2trader539
9 ай бұрын
We can some times tell from how people walk, talk, sit, laugh, eat, bow, or do their hair-style, Decades ago, there was a study on why first generation and 2nd/3rd gen Nikkei-Americans have different appearances, despite having full Japanese heritage. Apparently, the first-language affects the development of facial muscles, expressions, and eventually face depending on your language. So a 2nd gen Nikkei-American and Brazilian may look different from a Japanese-Japanese.
@isaaclikesturtles7282
Жыл бұрын
It's always humbling that other countries Always mention that it's harder to get along when your different. Here in USA especially California people go out of their way to get into boxes or even be a different type of human when they find out of things that give them attention.
@rahimimusamuhdzakaria3445
Жыл бұрын
Nipponjin is Japanese People while Nikkei Amerikajin is Japanese American People
@cropcircler
Жыл бұрын
Attractive, articulate, energetic, and confident yet friendly and approachable ... this young lady has it all
@mansoorjahanifar3544
Жыл бұрын
Hi nice talking Thanks
@Jtrekvulcan66
9 ай бұрын
She’s gorgeous that might influence anyone 😊
@TheHatMan69
7 ай бұрын
I wish I could just visit Mexico easy-peasy and learn about my culture but I'll probably just get shot by the cartels. Ugh. It's so sad 😭
@xXxSkyViperxXx
Жыл бұрын
its a bad side too tho since you're expected to know already internal culture stuff even tho you were not raised there and have to figure things out yourself since you're new there
@poppinc8145
Жыл бұрын
Most Japanese Americans and Japanese Latinos do not speak Japanese or Okinawan, and also have one of the highest rates of Miscegenation or marrying outside their ethnicity. A lot of people will point to WW2 and how that affected Japanese people in US society but that explanation has no bearing in South America which has the second-largest Japanese population only behind Japan itself, where they also progressively forgot their native Japanese and Okinawan tongues in favor of Spanish and Portuguese only. In fact, Okinawan outside Japan is completely dead.
@Jblah
Жыл бұрын
Wtf is a japanese Latino lol
@cs0345
Жыл бұрын
@@Jblah Japanese Latino is a Japanese person assimilated into or raised in Latin America
@britneyv3940
Жыл бұрын
@@Jblah brazil has the highest population of people of japanese descent outside japan
@Jblah
Жыл бұрын
@@britneyv3940 wtf hows that even possible? did they started multiplying like bunnies in the last decades? lol
@britneyv3940
Жыл бұрын
@@Jblah there was a large migration of japanese people to south america in the late 1800s/early 1900s, you can look it up. Many japanese people stay concentrated in São Paolo, Brazil
@alke1971
9 ай бұрын
I been live with asia peopl inmlondon share house are good people familiar respect full japonez korea china im from south europ l respect all you ❤❤❤❤❤
@eden5260
11 ай бұрын
I had a Chinese American friend we met in China after being with him for a bit it seemed like he got the worst of both worlds and being a man probably exacerbated that. He didn't really blend in because he was very American in his character and he didn't speak the language so he wasn't "Chinese" but he also didn't have the "foreigner card" if he does something wrong or if he needs help. He didnt receive any special attention and a lot of women he spoke to didn't even believe he is American because he isn't white so they just thought he is some Chinese scam.😅
@giorgiociaravolol1998
Жыл бұрын
That's an advice I would like to extend to every italo-american so you can learn that fettucine alfredo isn't a thing in italy. Oh we don't even celebrate Columbus Day as many would assume
@jsi5684
Жыл бұрын
Italians wouldn’t know about tomatoes without Columbus.
@fernvill
5 ай бұрын
Columbus discovered Latin America not the USA. Even in Latin America, there is no such thing as Columbus Day.
@Smoji069
Жыл бұрын
The thing is you have too LOOK Japanese. Have Japanese and half black doesn't blend in so you can't really have the same experience.
@zentoavila
5 ай бұрын
The stared of japanese made somehow get depresión.
@terryqokov6999
Жыл бұрын
As a 100% pale white person, I want to visit Japan so badly just to be stared at & quietly talked shit about on the street lol.
@Forlfir
Жыл бұрын
That's gonna happen anywhere if you're American xd
@terryqokov6999
Жыл бұрын
@@Forlfir Thankfully not American! Those silly creatures are always fun to laugh at.
@mush6681
Жыл бұрын
@@terryqokov6999 Hey hey, just because I got 3 alligators in my backyard does not make me a silly creature Im serious about the alligators I live in Flordia
@Robian_
10 ай бұрын
If you're in Tokyo or in any other Tourist hot spot then most likely nobody will care since they see tourists all the time.
@ltb1345
9 ай бұрын
@@Forlfir The effects of propaganda.
@zamfitrizahari2760
5 ай бұрын
I cant take, u are so cute takashi
@SonglyWryt
Жыл бұрын
Being Japanese must be getting tougher with all this social media.
@1MinuteFlipDoc
6 ай бұрын
😍😍
@maxalmonte14
Жыл бұрын
My French knowing brain was laughing when she said "con" and "nikkei" 😂
@Ken-ul5vu
Жыл бұрын
I’m Japanese-American. All pros. No cons. I’m totally forgiven for not always knowing the right thing to do and for speaking very terrible Japanese because it’s pretty clear that I’m trying.
@DK-210
Жыл бұрын
Anyone who is strictly not a native Japanese person have to expect to be treated differently despite your ethnicity and how long you’ve lived in Japan.
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