Name: What SHOCKS Japanese about Foreigners in Japan
Uploaded: 2020-04-28T02:08:39.000Z
Duration: 11 min 47 s
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And how do foreigners greet you? - Like aaaaah

Hey guys and girls on Ask Japanese it's Cathy Cat. In Tokyo there are now many foreigners

but it's different on the Japanese countryside. This time we are gonna go head out to Iwakuni

to ask the Japanese people there what culture shocks they

have experienced. Let's go and Ask Japanese.

During class our teacher would play a tape

would dance to the tape. She looked like she had so much fun.

you beauty" - And your foreign teacher was into it.

Different to Japanese people, foreign teachers are so friendly.

When we meet in the school hallway we just say hello.

But the foreign teachers ask us what we are doing,

and lots of other things. - Having a longer conversation. - Yes

When they talk to you, how do you feel? - It makes me happy

The greeting of our foreign teachers is different to

What is the normal Japanese school greeting like?

Good morning!!! - How does it feel differently?

If we don't greet properly we get told of. But foreign teachers

which gives us the chance to meet many foreigners. Many Japanese

just take standing pictures. Foreigners pick up leaves of the ginko tree

and do pictures from the side and similar.

don't see. They set it up and take a lot of pictures.

We sometimes meet the kids from the US school

A Japanese primary school is strict on starting times

by the minute. But the US kids have more freedom

there. - The rules and strictness is different. - Very much so.

We have to understand that. First we were surprised but

we realized that is just the way other countries are.  I hope by understanding this

our children will learn life skills for the future.

So Iwakuni gives kids a chance to meet other cultures. - They can learn things

because we are close to the foreign cultures here.

was very shocking compared to what we were used to.

Taste wise. - Where did you stay? - Australia. - What did you eat?

Haha. - I was the only family member that couldn't eat Vegiemite...

They made me a tuna sandwich instead. - That is...

ok. Don't worry. Vegimite and Marmite are foods that are loved or hated

by people. - My host family said this is a normal food for everyone.

But the tuna was tasty everywhere I ate it. No matter the culture.

It was good. - I lived in Hawaii for 3 years.

When I went shopping I was surprised to see

in Japan we have to pay exactly but there, next to the register

was a little donation box of 1 cents. If it wasn't exact and you missed a cent

the cashier would take one from there. - didn't have to be by the cent.

Yeah uneven numbers would always work out. That wouldn't work in Japan

In Japan you would have to take one item out of the shop or similar

in order to match. But there if it wasn't enough there was a way

One or two cents were ok - That's so kind of them though.

Kind. - Also since they are island dwellers...

They were really relaxed about things. Busses would disappear - Disappear?

What? - There is a GPS app for busses but sometimes

"Oh the bus disappeared. Let's wait a little longer" we'd say. - What??

Instead of waiting 10 more minutes the bus would vanish? - It would say "not in transit"

and be gone. No wayyy!! That happened a lot

I am not sure if it was the driver's mood or what. - Time for his lunch or what

really trying to speak in Japanese to us. Japanese...

are generally like "oh sorry". Foreigners are good at talking

Japanese. - We try talking? - Yes you try speaking our language. That's great

Japanese are too shy? - We'd say "Don't speak Japanese...."

I think it's good foreigners try it more when asking for the way

they will say "sumimasen" and speak Japanese quickly. But I will...

I can't speak. - If foreigners try to speak Japanese...

you will react in English? - True. I will freeze

"Wow English!" Like that. - I once went to a resort

and there were many different people drinking at the bar.

The DJ there was playing a Rhapsody song...

Queen's - I know! Bohemian Rhapsody!  - YES!

Suddenly everyone stopped talking and sang along!

I sang a little too. - Wow. Japanese people feel free to join too?

Not sure... Generally not. - I wasn't a good singer either

I might just do a little. - Yeah somewhat - but not everyone together

I was surprised to see women who wouldn't shave all their hairs

Well a little now maybe. - It's winter so you get away with it?

Does everyone shave? - In Summer everywhere. - The arms? - Arms too.

So arms and legs and all, you are busy. - We are. Bath takes a while

haha. - How often do you shave? - Every second day or third.

about that. - Since you have school uniforms, you start

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