Name: Culture SHOCK! What surprises Japanese about foreigners?
Uploaded: 2020-06-08T05:16:08.000Z
Duration: 6 min 49 s
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Foreigners do daring things and are so individualistic.

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Hey guys and girls on Ask Japanese it's Cathy Cat.

We went and hit the streets of Tokyo to ask Japanese people,

what scares, surprised and shocks them about foreigners and foreign cultures.

You were suddenly chatted up by a wildly dressed foreigner...

What surprises you about foreigners or foreign cultures?

There are many rules here, that are common practice in Japan...

But foreigners do daring things and are so individualistic.

There are some very unique people abroad, yeah I see.

In America, people suddenly started dancing.

But seeing that everyone had a good time, was fun.

So you enjoyed watching other people have fun?

Yeah. - Did you try and dance a little too?

But once you start moving, doesn't it feel good?

I thought... people dare to wear the clothes they like...

Japanese people won't wear certain things, if they are not skinny...

MANY Girl's won't wear shorts, if they think their legs are fat.

Abroad, people all seemed to wear what they want, no matter of their body size.

Thinking of it, there are more body shapes abroad too...  - True.

Different body types and yet we still wear what we like. - Yes that's it

Did it not inspire you to wear the things you want to wear?

Well, I actually am trying to wear the things I like.

Is that the reason why you dared to dye your hair in Japan?  - It is actually.

Because you got inspired to do it abroad?  - Yes!

And you went to the US and...? - I have only been to the USA.

When you went to the USA, did you see anything "stereotypical American"?

Everything is big. The food portions too.

They have the same restaurants that we have in Japan too. When I ordered I thought...

they would have the same size portions. But the order came in huge sizes

When you ordered by accident, could you finish the dish?

What did you order? - A burger at Mc Donald's.

A burger double the size of the Japanese ones came.

What the normal McDonald's that you get here? - Yeah.

I have to try that out some time and eat a burger when I go to the USA.

- Whaaaaaat? - I thought that was American.

There were people sleeping on the streets? - That or lying down reading books.

I thought they were so liberate to do that.

No not like that. Common people, who were lying down or reading books.

- Wow. - I went there on a language course.

I visited a lot of different countries in Europe.

I also went to the USA and 3 times to Thailand.

We are asking things that shocked and surprised you abroad...

When I was living in Italy, I went on the subway there.

But the normal old men, sitting on the train, were all looking so cool.

That really surprised me. They were wearing normal fitting shirts,

But they wore their clothes so elegantly.

You can't compare that to Japanese office workers.

Especially the older men in Milan. The suits were ironed crisp,

I thought I want to become want to become a man like that.

So you are on the way there. - I am trying to be.

You are off to a nice start. You're looking crisp today too.  - Thank you.

And I thought it was wonderful if people see that as natural in the USA.

So many different skin tones, so many languages, but that's not special.

There are areas in Australia that are like that.

Many different races. - Yes it's different compared to Japan.

what Japanese would say "Kangaroo and Koala"

When you say you are Australian, what do Japanese commonly say to you?

They say "oh Koala country" or "oh you have Kangaroos!"

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