"I was *this* close to being the mascot for a massive fast food chain..." -Ranald MacDonald
@QuizmasterLaw
3 жыл бұрын
I see you've never heard the legend of the first thanksgiving corn haggis
@VidarrKerr
3 жыл бұрын
"o" -----------as in, O chit that was close. C what I did there... edit: Did you hear the part where he said the Japanese called him, "Renardo MacDonardo"? Hilarious. They got the "o" in the wrong place.
@cwg9238
3 жыл бұрын
really unfortunate name, but an epic life
@based_prophet
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe that's why the love French frys
@based_prophet
3 жыл бұрын
Probly just vitimin difencincy
@yushclayystaguan
3 жыл бұрын
Context on his family background: Ranald MacDonald was half Scottish, half Chinook. His mother was Koale'xoa (or Princess Sunday), a daughter of the Chinook leader. His father was Archibald Mcdonald, a fur trader of the Hudson's Bay Company.
@lynnwood7205
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@knuthamsun6106
3 жыл бұрын
his legacy went on to inspire the creation of a burger chain mascot clown that brought joy and hope to billions
@Kameeho
3 жыл бұрын
Oh man, imagine being half scottish and half apache. that would been one hell of an aggressive attack helicopter. Thank god he was just a friendly chinook!
@juniperpansy
3 жыл бұрын
So you mean he was half salmon? Or half wind? Both are equally good ways to cross the ocean to Japan!
@andredeketeleastutecomplex
3 жыл бұрын
Ranald's brother Ronald was a real jerk, always playing with food like an ill-mannered toddler. Totally true story 🥴😁
@neighborhoodsunbear9838
3 жыл бұрын
The fact that 19th century japanese men said "shiver me timbers" possibly unironically, is one of the few things to make me genuinely laugh in a while lmao.
@pimpsqueak7891
3 жыл бұрын
This saddens me, whoever you are I wish we were acquainted so you could have a chance to smile more. Keep your head up man, magic is alive.
@velazquezarmouries
3 жыл бұрын
しべるみちむべるす
@kyriakos232
3 жыл бұрын
@@velazquezarmouries sir that is not proper Japanese
@NoPantsBaby
3 жыл бұрын
It's even better. Imagine a Japanese man coming up to you and saying "I would like to inquire just exactly how timbers are shivered".
@alexl572
3 жыл бұрын
Sir, this is a Wendy's
@johnyricco1220
3 жыл бұрын
Most explorers go for profit, religion, on orders, or by accident. This guy risked his life for no reason other than curiosity. A true rarity.
@jerkfudgewater147
2 жыл бұрын
Wellll him and every tourist in history 😅 clearly Disney World has only ever been visited by this rare breed… it’s amazing they’ve been able to stay open 😆
@cgonthebeat3741
2 жыл бұрын
@@jerkfudgewater147 😂😂
@gelraldoldo5152
2 жыл бұрын
Tbf some people have more than one motivation. But I agree with you.
@benbowland
2 жыл бұрын
@@jerkfudgewater147 As if you risk your life going to Disneyworld lmao (ignoring covid)
@jerkfudgewater147
2 жыл бұрын
@@benbowland 1) you could die in traffic 2) Disney has a massive body count, but Disney drags the people off of it’s property before letting paramedics get involved so technically “noone has ever died there” all of those old people walking around in the hot florida sun being dragged around by screaming children have somehow managed to avoid having even one heart attack or aneurysm in 80 years… seems legit.
@rukathehamsteratwork8896
3 жыл бұрын
13:28 “They cannot pronounce, except very imperfectly, the letter “L”. They pronounce it “R”. “ 173 years later, here is a poor Japanese office worker (me) who is still struggling to pronounce the word “irrelevant” correctly. 😌
@samurguy9906
3 жыл бұрын
As a monolingual American, I find it impressive you can write in another language so well, so I wouldn’t feel too bad about it.
@rukathehamsteratwork8896
3 жыл бұрын
@@samurguy9906 Thank you for saying that! 🙂 It’s extremely difficult for me to pronounce words like “irrelevant”, “relieve”, “parallel”, etc. I’m certain that a random guy who lived somewhere in the British isles hundreds years ago invented the word “irrelevant” just to torture Japanese people. 😮
@Memphismastermind
3 жыл бұрын
@@rukathehamsteratwork8896 I hear that the Germans feel the same way about the word "squirrel." And hey, if it makes you feel any better, the りゅ、りょ sounds are a nightmare to me. Always comes out as りよ when I do it; just can't get 'em to flow right.
@rukathehamsteratwork8896
3 жыл бұрын
@@Memphismastermind I hadn’t even imagined that the pronunciation of りゅ and りょ could be that difficult until you pointed it out ! 😮 Thank you. 🙂
@samurguy9906
3 жыл бұрын
@@rukathehamsteratwork8896 I read once that American sentries in the pacific theater of ww2 would use words like “lollapalooza” as the password for exactly that reason
@Spartain14
3 жыл бұрын
This is such a hidden gem of a channel. Thank you for your work in getting these human stories out there. Really brings life to history that we seldom experienced in school.
@unm0vedm0ver
3 жыл бұрын
It's crazy he mentioned that the Ainu bear resemblance to Pacific Northwest American Natives because I've always thought Ainu and Pacific Northwest art have striking similarities.
@zeitgeistx5239
2 жыл бұрын
It's called the Bering landbridge, you didn't pay attention in grade school.
@unm0vedm0ver
2 жыл бұрын
@@zeitgeistx5239 no part of my comment displays a lack of that understanding. If you don't think it's amazing they potentially preserved an art style on two continents, that's your problem
@SirBlackReeds
2 жыл бұрын
Funny, Ainu have been described as looking more European than what one thinks of when thinking of Japanese people.
@sobersplash6172
2 жыл бұрын
@@zeitgeistx5239 chill the fuck out, jeez
@sayewhatjosh
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@rezlogan4787
3 жыл бұрын
The idea that the first Native American weeb was a man named Ranald MacDonald and we’re NOT being trolled feels wrong somehow.
@NorthSon
3 жыл бұрын
He was half Scottish, hence the unfitting name 😂
@smithsontennant3105
3 жыл бұрын
I think he might be the Lord of the Weebs!
@jonmacdonald5345
3 жыл бұрын
My mom's Family is Native American! You wouldn't know by my Name but if you saw me in person you would be like WTF hahaha
@NorthSon
3 жыл бұрын
@@jonmacdonald5345 That’s amazing! What state are you from if you mind me asking?
@jonmacdonald5345
3 жыл бұрын
@@NorthSon I live in Cali but my tribes are from Midwest Choctaw and Blackfoot! Where do you call home?
@fuferito
3 жыл бұрын
The Japanese governor, upon seeing the narrator not bowing like everyone else was, complimented him on the size of his -balls- heart.
@coryrobertson6367
3 жыл бұрын
That's how I read it too.
@Cyberpunker1088
3 жыл бұрын
The Japanese governor probably didn't want to waste his chance to learn from a foreigner over a breach of court etiquette. He could still save face by dismissing it as a foreigner's ignorance.
@devvv4616
2 жыл бұрын
the interpreter just said heart probably, while the governor said balls in japanese 😆
@OctaviusRomulus
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing
@baguetto563
Жыл бұрын
Probably meant heart as in courage rather than heart as in generosity or kindness
@chukolance
3 жыл бұрын
Pass the "Grog yes" please. Actually there's a similar phenomenon in Thailand where the "bill" at a restaurant is referred to as the "The Check Please".
@iapetusmccool
3 жыл бұрын
"Grog yes"
@epajarjestys9981
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheInfidel_SlavaUA But it's probably not completely normal English when a waitress hands you a piece of paper that she calls "the check please". Not sure, though.
@Randomdive
Жыл бұрын
Samuel Wells Williams, a member of Perry's second visit noted in 1854: A new and superior interpreter came with Saborosuke, named Moriyama Yenosuke ... He speaks English well enough to render any other interpreter unnecessary, and this will assist our intercourse greatly. He ... asked if Ronald McDonald (sic) was well, or if we knew him. ... giving us all a good impression of his education and breeding. I think it's sweet he asked about him years later
@Bargadiel
11 ай бұрын
I'm glad I'm not the only one who found this tidbit when surfing Wikipedia. Super cool.
@jamestown8398
3 жыл бұрын
“A sailor’s feelings are always warm and true.” That’s a beautiful scene.
@asshat1607
2 жыл бұрын
Accept when he wants sex for money. That's how they got "lady's fever".
@JuxtaPositionings
4 ай бұрын
Not when they’ve been aboard for two years and get some dolphins
@3rdFloorblog
3 жыл бұрын
I simply had to stop the video midway to remark that this tale has been wonderfully retold and the photos accompanying are timeless windows to a past that most of us have unknown. Thank you for your work bringing this to us to hear, reflect and quite possibly retell ourselves.
@UmamiPapi
3 жыл бұрын
Guy had an explorer's heart. Wanted to learn even if the cost was death.
@DidYaServe
3 жыл бұрын
It sounds like he was served a thin fish stew, made with four kinds of rice. He nearly went insane trying to find it at home but they could never get the spices right.
@chrisball3778
3 жыл бұрын
What an absolutely fascinating story. The sheer perverse bravery it must have taken for MacDonald to deliberately strand himself in a country best known for executing foreigners, just to see what it was really like is bizarrely inspirational. As is the fact he decided to trust his life to human kindness. Wikipedia says that one of the men he taught English to became the chief interpreter in the Japanese negotiations with Commodore Perry that resulted in Japan ending its isolation. Also, apparently Japan made a huge impact on him, to the extent that when he died decades later, his last words were 'Sayonara, my dear, sayonara'.
@thekerr8728
3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, Ranald’s little brother Ronald would eventually become more famous than him for inventing the Filet o’ Fish.
@notjimpickens7928
3 жыл бұрын
Holy crap yeah! Damn bro
@TheSavageJetdiRustySpooner
3 жыл бұрын
If his last name was "McDonald" not MacDonald you'd be closer to being right
@thekerr8728
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheSavageJetdiRustySpooner didn’t realize Ronald was a mic. Although he does have red hair.
@seiyuokamihimura5082
3 жыл бұрын
Foinest of jokes here.
@velazquezarmouries
3 жыл бұрын
Though he would introduce Ronald to the art of the hambagō suteaki Wich he would betray by putting them between two buns and adding cheese inventing the cheeseburger
@terfel9476
3 жыл бұрын
"Told to put my foot on it, being a protestant I unhesitatingly did so" Lmao
@Fummy007
3 жыл бұрын
Based
@feastguy101
3 жыл бұрын
Heretics. Heathens. Savages.
@myrmidonesantipodes6982
3 жыл бұрын
Protestants hate the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. No surprises there.
@TheSonOfDumb
3 жыл бұрын
@@myrmidonesantipodes6982 Catholic hands wrote this post.
@myrmidonesantipodes6982
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheSonOfDumb yeah Catholic hands wrote the Gospel too you despicable heretic
@sandiasurfers3174
3 жыл бұрын
"The Gang Goes to a Closed Japan" starring Mac's great great great grandfather, Native Mac
@Danosauruscrecks
3 жыл бұрын
Even sharks need water
@juliec5151
3 жыл бұрын
Our boy Mac ain't even remotely interested in the women either. And his adventure ends with him hopping on a boat with a bunch of -semen- seamen...
@highonlife2323
3 жыл бұрын
@@juliec5151 but his place was called the "lions den." surely a name of such stature has a backstory of epic proportions to justify this namesake?
@NewEnglandOutdoorsman
3 жыл бұрын
This comment is gold hahaha.
@christosgiannopoulos828
2 жыл бұрын
Is that why modern day Mac carries so much religious guilt ? Because of what his ancestor did ?
@lodevijk
3 жыл бұрын
That poor captain of the guards. He paid a heavy price for entertaining his family
@ValkisCalmor
3 жыл бұрын
I can only speculate as to what they actually said at the time, but there are a couple of phrases in Japanese (首になる and 傘の台が飛ぶ) which would literally translate as being decapitated but are used as an expression meaning to be fired. Assuming those expressions existed back then, I'd like to think that's what they meant.
@Mythraen
3 жыл бұрын
@@ValkisCalmor It's not exceptionally common, but I think we have that in English as well. Like, someone could say "his head's on the chopping block" to suggest someone is at risk of being fired. Also, "terminated" could be taken the wrong way. Hell, "fired" could mean "set on fire."
@Nachos237
2 жыл бұрын
I hope he was just fired
@twincast2005
3 ай бұрын
@@ValkisCalmor They did exist, so more likely than not that is what they meant.
@BrendanBeckett
3 ай бұрын
@@Mythraen When I was four I heard my dad tell my mom in dire tones that he had been "fired" that day, and could tell it was bad news. My 4 year old brain put 2 and 2 together: my dad had been set on fire as punishment for something, how painful. Very quick recovery, though.
@Andreazor
3 жыл бұрын
"Whose appearnce denoted consequence", what a great way of saying someone looks like trouble.
@HistoryOfRevolutions
3 жыл бұрын
Fumiko Kaneko (金子 文子) once wrote: "No amount of struggling for an education is going to help one get ahead in this world. And what does it mean to get ahead anyway? is there any more worthless lot than the so-called great people of this world? What is so admirable about being looked up to by others? I do not live for other. What I had to achieve was my own freedom, my own satisfaction. I had to be myself"
@villyintheflesh
3 жыл бұрын
would've been better if that was written anonymously
@Strawhalo
3 жыл бұрын
Stop complainijg
@werallgonnadi3035
3 жыл бұрын
Fumiko Kaneko sounds like a bit of an edge-lord.
@gooacnt707
2 жыл бұрын
😌 I like this, it shares my feelings but I could never put it into words so graciously. Maybe that’s the blessing of education
@stripedpolkadots8692
2 жыл бұрын
Fumiko sounds like they had a breakdown after studying for 5 hours straight or whatever japanese students go through
@BVargas78
3 жыл бұрын
Thank-you Voices of the Past for shedding new light on these almost forgotten stories. This one is a real gem.
@amicableenmity9820
3 жыл бұрын
"I cannot say they were beautiful nor on the other hand were they ugly" Chad Ranald don't need no waifu.
@SiriProject
3 жыл бұрын
And thus was able to keep his head over his shoulders lmao
@kirinschlabitz4085
3 жыл бұрын
I mean he did say him and the captain were "close friends" and he was also close with one of his interpreters and enjoyed to company of men sooo... I thought perhaps he is one of us.
@baileyharrison1030
2 жыл бұрын
@@kirinschlabitz4085 That’s not implied in the slightest
@creativepop8196
2 жыл бұрын
@@kirinschlabitz4085 People when someone in history had male best friend and liked hanging out with people with the same gender as them: Oh they must be gay
@kirinschlabitz4085
2 жыл бұрын
@@creativepop8196 I’m not saying people of the same sex can’t be friends lol I just said it was a possibility they were gay or queer in some way? I think it’s rather silly to always assume people are straight or always assume they are gay given the range of orientations. I was mostly joking but also slightly hopeful for some representation.
@Phantom_T.
3 жыл бұрын
Felt my heart drop when I heard about the beheading of the guard captain
@kedbreak136
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if this was litteral or actually meant that he was just dismissed. “To cut the head” in Japanese means to fire a person, at least in modern Japanese.
@paulstone3590
2 жыл бұрын
@@kedbreak136 They killed him. Back then a Lord's honor and reputation were at stake. He was responsible to ensure the Shoguns rules were being enforced. And someone who violated the rules was made an example to all others. Because the rules/laws of a dictator is grounded in obedience and fear. Without obedience he is just another man and can be replaced/killed.
@TheDeisasori
Жыл бұрын
@@paulstone3590 The issue with that would be there's no mention of public commotion. A servant being executed is not just held within the castle ground, but also open to the public. Furthermore, there is an expression that says "Kubi ni Naru" (首になる) which could either mean "be beheaded" or "be dismissed". With these in mind, I assume that is a figurative speech.
@twincast2005
3 ай бұрын
@@TheDeisasoriThe earliest known recorded use of one of the variants of this phrase for getting fired instead of a more literal sense was in 1802, so chances are good that's what they meant.
@martind349
3 жыл бұрын
I'd been convinced "Shiver me timbers" was a Warner Brothers effort
@bananaboy444
3 жыл бұрын
I started crying at "God bless you Mac"
@paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522
3 жыл бұрын
17:12 foreshadowing for the meiji restoration
@MogofWar
2 жыл бұрын
Moreso commenting on it, as the Meiji Restoration began to happen within his own lifetime.
@CerberusProject
3 жыл бұрын
*"I'm lovin' it."* -Ranald Macdonald
@diomepa2100
3 жыл бұрын
"I'm lavin' it." -Ranald Macdonald
@the_linguist_ll
3 жыл бұрын
Oh sweet, didn't expect Ainos in this story, Aino is a fantastic language.
@gymnast1284
3 жыл бұрын
This channel is pure GOLD 🔥
@TheDNAGroup
2 жыл бұрын
Hear, hear.
@isaiahcantu2773
3 жыл бұрын
I misread the title as Ronald Macdonald’s adventure, as he explores pre-imperial Japan in 1848.
@highonlife2323
3 жыл бұрын
Whoever runs this channel I want to say that every time you upload you make my day. Your videos are always more interesting than the last and I hope your channel continues to grow! No one does it like you! thank you!
@Big_E_Soul_Fragment
3 жыл бұрын
I thought that says "Ronald McDonald" and got very confused
@ReptilianLepton
3 жыл бұрын
Reject shogun. Embrace borgar.
@ErenTheWarcriminal
3 жыл бұрын
It basically does
@jamesgreenldn
3 жыл бұрын
After visiting Japan he invented the Big MaC
@michaelpettersson4919
3 жыл бұрын
You are not alone there and I momentarily suspected a file name mixup.
@corneliussulla9963
3 жыл бұрын
Ronald McDonald came later to Japan.
@DrunkenCoward1
3 жыл бұрын
I read the thumbnail as “Ronald MacDonald in Japan“ and I thought this was some kind of Always Sunny episode I missed.
@a.soraparu773
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, this was beautiful. I wasn't expecting it to end with the arrival of the US. That was an amazing experience to hear from an outsider within a closed off nation. Who ever the VA was props, this was a great video all around.
@kantanlabs3859
3 жыл бұрын
I have a very shallow historical background, I find these glimpses of the past really enlightening !
@82dorrin
3 жыл бұрын
"I being a protestant, unhesitatingly did so." Damn. This guy was savage!
@robertharris6092
3 жыл бұрын
Theres some pretty badass protestants in history.
@highonlife2323
3 жыл бұрын
@@robertharris6092 badass? that heathen, along with the other heretics in that land, should all be brought to their knees before the armies of Europe
@robertharris6092
3 жыл бұрын
@@highonlife2323 dont be angry just because people arnt insane enough to belive a book some people wrote talks of a magic man floating in the sky. Lol
@highonlife2323
3 жыл бұрын
@@robertharris6092 fool. they step on the sacred crest of the Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God and call it the sign of the devil. this is blasphemy of the worst kind. it is not enough to make me angry that they do not believe, but they further their hell sentence and my anger by voluntarily defiling Her name. I have every right to be angry
@maryjanekappenman5706
3 жыл бұрын
@@highonlife2323 To your faith... She's just as blasphemous to plenty of other Christian faiths to worship, not to mention the sheer not even related she is to Shinto or Buddhism. Besides, frankly, saying that if they don't agree with you, they should all die really just proves them right that you are an embodiment of some sort of devil. Just some perspective to consider
@openskies11
2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful story, a rare positive example of humanity from an otherwise bloodthirsty time.
@qrowanthony6636
3 жыл бұрын
So interesting to see this mans story half chinook man who is so well educated talking about Japan I wish he had more of a traditional indigenous comparison or talked to them more about such things but damn it’s so beautiful story.
@orlandoalessandrini2505
3 жыл бұрын
i, Ranald MacDonald, of fair and generous disposition, proceeded to give this foreigner a sandwich to which he said "oishii". It was then I knew my fortunes lay in spreading the knowledge of this tasty concoction of meat, bread, onions, pickles, and a sauce the man called "spe xial".
@panqueque445
3 жыл бұрын
"An utopia of the East" Oh god he was a weeb
@highonlife2323
3 жыл бұрын
no weeb would cut themselves loose on a dingy and hope to float over and learn more about Japan or die trying. actually, maybe.
@kuangsheng3891
3 жыл бұрын
Compared to the rest of the East at that time it's not hard to understand.
@rodzandz
3 жыл бұрын
This channel is a hidden Gem! I'm so glad I found it. Thank you!
@MrConredsX
3 жыл бұрын
12:00 why do i feel like he made it all up in his head and in reality he just bowed down and shat his pants XD??
@juliec5151
3 жыл бұрын
now that you mention it... yeah , probably 😂
@yousefawlaki8478
3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@MrChristianDT
3 жыл бұрын
Albeit the man was half white & a Christian, back then, Native men were kind of expected to stand strong, disregard discomfort & deal with the consequences of their actions. I kind of think, by his plan & that he refused allowing anyone else to come with him, that he kind of expected that he would die trying to do this, but hoped he would be pleasantly surprised.
@Juiceboxdan72
3 жыл бұрын
The foresight if this writer is remarkable.
@5567-s7s
3 жыл бұрын
God this channel is such a hidden gem.
@LiveFreeOrDie2A
2 жыл бұрын
That line about how the Japanese would face anihilation rather than surrender was spooky as fuck. I had to rewind it and listen again.. next level real life foreshadowing
@kn2549
Жыл бұрын
I dont see whats so foreshadowing about it. Thats how most of Japanese history is in terms of warfare. Nothing new really.
@WoeWoeWoe
3 жыл бұрын
Top 5 KZitem channels out there change my mind
@frequencyoftruth2303
3 жыл бұрын
Hmm for many reasons yes but vs truth channels since its so important right now not exactly for me anyways.
@KoalaG888
3 жыл бұрын
@@frequencyoftruth2303 So how exactly is actual first hand narrated accounts of Japanese-Western contact not truth?
@ChineseChicken1
3 жыл бұрын
Mark Felton channel is on that list.
@NathanDudani
3 жыл бұрын
@@frequencyoftruth2303 tRuTh
@dstinnettmusic
3 жыл бұрын
“The hidden story of how fast food was brought from Japan to America”
@mirzaahmed6589
3 жыл бұрын
Makudonarudo
@patrickphilip777
3 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@juniperpansy
3 жыл бұрын
Wrongomacdonaldo
@Dayvit78
3 жыл бұрын
@@mirzaahmed6589 All the skuruguru's love to eat there :D
@deviousN
3 жыл бұрын
"That time I reincarnated as a clown"
@476429
3 жыл бұрын
His thoughts on their militarism and preferring death to surrender were definitely prophetic.
@larshofler8298
3 жыл бұрын
prophetic??? why??? Japan had been a militarized society for centuries by then, and honor suicide was a long traditional practice. idk why people keep?saying somehow this factual description was "prophetic" since there's nothing to predict here. maybe you just don't know Japan at all
@amicableenmity9820
3 жыл бұрын
@@larshofler8298 wtf dude chill out. So mad lol
@476429
3 жыл бұрын
@@larshofler8298 And maybe I've been studying Japan for 50 years. I use the term "prophetic" in the sense of describing something and making a true inference. His words were prophetic.
@larshofler8298
3 жыл бұрын
@@476429 prophetic means you reveal something that would come in the FURURE, not something that needs no revelation because it's been a tradition for 1000 years. You may know your Japanese but your English is terrible
@larshofler8298
3 жыл бұрын
@@amicableenmity9820 just mad at how ignorant people can be, and they act like they know something
@inveniamviam4691
2 жыл бұрын
15:04 That was so sad. Honestly wanted to cry over this. What a shame, poor Captain!
@AbbyThePiLL
3 жыл бұрын
16:45 "I believe they would suffer annihilation, rather than surrender in defense of their country" his belief would be somewhat proven correct less than 100 years later
@MrScigeek101
3 жыл бұрын
Disproven as they surrendered instead of facing anihillation.
@garycoleman6912
3 жыл бұрын
@@MrScigeek101 they prove that on the battlefield
@paulstone3590
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrScigeek101 Hirohito the war criminal wanted to save his own skin. If he had been a fanatic they would have gone down fighting and tens of millions more Japanese would have been killed and millions of Allied soldiers.
@marisolamaya159
2 жыл бұрын
@@paulstone3590 well, maybe… however the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings would actually prove that (hypothetically speaking) there would’ve been exponentially more casualties on the Japanese side had they not surrendered after the bombings…
@paulstone3590
2 жыл бұрын
@@marisolamaya159 Yes. There had been more Japanese civilians and military killed in Okinawa and during the island hopping campaign. But the US had used up both of it's atom bombs. And what people don't realize is that the B2 bomber air raids killed a lot more Japanese than the atomic weapons. One raid in Tokyo killed 100k Japanese civilians. But if an invasion had taken place estimates were one million US soldiers would die. And that is something the US public could not stomach.
@highonlife2323
3 жыл бұрын
MacDonald telling his friend about his idea: "ok so you know how I'm obsessed with Japan" "What is that again?" "Japan, that far away land across the pacific ocean I'm always talking about" "Oh no, here we go. Look, I'd love to chat about it but me and Elizabeth are going to the tavern in like 30 minutes and I gotta get ready" "No, no listen! I'm gonna go there!" "Sure, you've said that a million times. Plus, if I remember correctly from your ramblings, you said it was closed off from us Westerners." "Yeah well I was thinking and I came up with a plan to get around that. I'm gonna pretend to be a castaway and out of their kindness they'll take me in" "you're gonna go on a dingy..." "yes." "...float on over...." "yes." "...and hope they let you in." "precisely." "Yeah, look, I'm gonna go to the tavern and drink a whole bunch so I can forget you even said that." "then I guess this is Sayonara, friend." "wait is that Japanese? How do you know that?" "wait how do you know that." "um."
@StephanosBlack
3 жыл бұрын
Refuses to kowtow to the governor. Absolute madlad.
@kilowhiskey7973
3 жыл бұрын
“Randald Macdonald in Japan” That sounds like someone from Boston trying to tell their friends that Japan has a McDonald’s.
@akewlen2888
3 жыл бұрын
Vincent Vega just returned from Tokyo and not Amsterdam
@SpaceSeedSpaceSeed
3 жыл бұрын
Its a shame we dont hear anything about this man, thx to this channel we hear the accounts of many people not taught in school. This man helped paved the way for trade with Japan!
@Mythraen
3 жыл бұрын
That little story about how sake ended up being called "grogyes" was fantastic.
@Marbo12f
3 жыл бұрын
Japanese: "He stepped on the Virgin Marry. He must not be a Christian." Protestant: *Light Yagami grins*
@MogofWar
2 жыл бұрын
Oh! They knew about other Christians, but it was specifically Catholics that got their goat...
@hbombscantling7722
3 жыл бұрын
He opened the first McDonald's in Japan, mad respect ✊
@themonkeyhand
3 жыл бұрын
Teaching English in Japan hasn't changed in 170 years.
@TheDNAGroup
2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@barrydysert2974
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you once again for your outstanding productions. With out a doubt some of the very best content online! One tiny, loving, albeit pedantic comment. Et cetera with a T, not Ek/Ex cetera. 💜💜💜💜💜💜😀🙏🖖😽
@WorthlessWinner
3 жыл бұрын
"Only the pacific lay between us"
@rhoadestyler321
Жыл бұрын
The Yakama Tribes had an alliance with Japanese immigrants, the Inaba family. This was during a time where it was illegal for Japanese immigrants to own any property. The Yakama allowed a section of their reservation to become a farm for the Inaba family for three generations.
@ZachariahJ
2 жыл бұрын
Learnt about this guy when studying Japanese - translating an article about him is an exercise in one of the most common textbooks. One of the 'Japanese for Busy People' series, I think.
@bopeep268
3 жыл бұрын
Poor captain, just wanted to show his family a foreigner and lost his head because of it.
@athenassigil5820
3 жыл бұрын
I must find this and read it! Fascinating stuff! Excellent narration, as usual.
@MikhailTabigay
3 жыл бұрын
That Ranald guy isn’t the first weeb during that period.
@highonlife2323
3 жыл бұрын
ur using weeb like 12 year olds use simp when someone calls a girl pretty. this man literally risked his life to explore a closed off hostile foreign land to learn about it. and his name was Ronald Macdonald
@stripedpolkadots8692
2 жыл бұрын
@@highonlife2323 idk risking your life to go to japan seems like a weeb move to me
@MrRed-cf6gk
3 жыл бұрын
I'm lovin' it.
@justin_5631
3 жыл бұрын
"missing the captain I inquired about him, and was informed that his head had been chopped off" well that escalated quickly...
@aaron6178
3 жыл бұрын
This was glorious. What a story. Well done. Excellent narration.
@samuelrodriguez9801
3 жыл бұрын
He first met the Ainu, the Indians of Japan. How poetic.
@lyuuy1520
3 жыл бұрын
ainu came from the north and are a mixed people themselves
@quidam_surprise
2 жыл бұрын
They don't have _'Indians'_ in Japan, hero.
@samuelrodriguez9801
2 жыл бұрын
@@quidam_surprise They look like Native Americans plus they’re the original natives of Japan.
@kaltonian
3 жыл бұрын
thanks guys that was well worth my time.
@jonathannelson103
3 жыл бұрын
Upon landing the Japanese asked each other "who is this clown?"
@pricenaseen
3 жыл бұрын
This channel is my primary source for new books thank you !
@lucianene7741
3 жыл бұрын
I'm mostly impressed by the clear eloquence of this man, who undoubtedly was highly educated and of a good character.
@sikViduser
3 жыл бұрын
These videos are all so amazing. Thank you for the work that you do.
@casparcoaster1936
2 жыл бұрын
Lived there a couple of years & taught English in Tokyo 89-91... wonderful place, and wonderful video, many thanks
@Bargadiel
11 ай бұрын
It's kind of sad but heartening that some time later, the first thing that the interpreter Moriyama Einosuke asked to to Commodore Perry's group was how Randald was doing and if they knew him.
@anarchyandempires5452
3 жыл бұрын
Wow hearing that a Japanese said shiver me timbers, actually made me smile, I think it's the first time this year. Edit now there's a second time, the US just won the Olympics we took everything we won the most gold the most silver the most bronze and the most medals over all, I'm damn proud.
@shaggybreeks
8 ай бұрын
these presentations are so damn good! Thanks!
@robertalpy9422
3 жыл бұрын
Even a Catholic can place his foot on the medal if it furthers the interests of the church. It is no mortal sin and easily dispensed with in confession.
@putinontheritz6634
3 жыл бұрын
I still wouldn't do it being a stubborn sspx catholic
@robertalpy9422
3 жыл бұрын
@@putinontheritz6634 I'm a lay Carmalite who goes to the old Latin mass. Our veneration of Mary is extreme. But we cannot collect wild sheep for the flock if all our sherpherds lay down their lives for objects. To be a martyr for Christ and his message is holy. To give up your life for a mere image simply foolish.
@putinontheritz6634
3 жыл бұрын
@@robertalpy9422 you carmelites made the brown scapular I'm enrolled in. You speak true
@Blackadder75
2 жыл бұрын
religious thought is so alien to me, oh I wish I could borrow your brain for an hour to learn what goes on in the religious mind.
@brianmessemer2973
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
@jonajo9757
3 жыл бұрын
Man, the dude had the same thoughts that I had when it came to comparing the tribes of the northwestern coastal region, and the ainu of Japan.
@0therun1t21
2 жыл бұрын
11:23-cool. 15:03- Oh no, no no no! Why would he do that considering the punishment? Such needless tragedy. This channel brings some of the most meaningful content on this whole platform. Thank you so much!
@NorthSon
3 жыл бұрын
For context on the name, Ranald is half Scottish, from his Fathers side.
@moontruther7519
Жыл бұрын
"Ranald MacDonald" is my new favorite historical name
@cocapipimonster76
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing story. I love this channel.
@spikescott6011
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful work. I really enjoyed it. Thank you very much.
@craftycriminalistwithms.z3053
2 жыл бұрын
How interesting, I really enjoyed this, thank you!!
@BestOpinionHaver
3 жыл бұрын
If you enjoyed this story and are interested in Sengoku, Edo and Meji periods of Japan and it's historic relations to the world I'd highly recommend the Book Shogun by James Clavell. Loosely based on the real life accounts of shipbroken English sailor William Adams whom became close friends, Advisor, interpreter and even Samurai to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
@willdavidson8971
Жыл бұрын
This is my new favorite channel
@ModernDayRenaissanceMan
2 жыл бұрын
So glad to see the Macdonald's mascot made it to Japan to bring the glory of burgers & capitalism over 100 years before he did it in America. This is something I never knew. Amazing content guys!
@currypablo
3 жыл бұрын
Mc'LOVIN IT🔥😍
@AlbaTavernMusicArt
Жыл бұрын
This video is pure perfection!
@claudekingstan4084
3 жыл бұрын
I am very lucky my wife is Japanese. She is the most caring, understanding, calm, intelligent and beautiful woman ever. We have a very beautiful and handsome baby son last year.
@syzygy808
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. Amazing work! Thank you! Requesting one for the Ryukyu Kingdom’s (Okinawa) history please!
@yaleyoon6856
3 жыл бұрын
A Native American in Japan in mid 19th century?! That's a real surprise. I was thinking of suggesting a book by a Korean diplomatic official on Japan in the mid-15th century. In English it's titled, A Record of Countries across the Sea, published in 1471 and written by Joseon dynasty Korean high gov't official Shin Sukju (1417-1475). The romanized Korean title is haedong jegukki (해동제국기). It would be another unique perspective of other people and countries on Japan and the Japanese in history. You have done China on ancient Japan, Americans on Japan, why not do Korea on Japan?
@complexphenom402
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
@krezvan
3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating!
@jacobhesington6725
3 жыл бұрын
I like that the Japanese first impression of Japan is literally Ronald McDonald
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