What, you made these?! (yeah!!) [English Subtitles: KemushiChan]
It's like a treat from a local cafe!
Hey Guys! My name is Loretta and welcome to my channel KemushiChan!
and I'm Yuu from Yuu's Adventures!
OK, ready for a casual chat? [oh yeah...]
So let's get cozy and casual for this Q&A!
OK... so no fancy/polite words right?
Desu/masu is still polite keigo right?
Yes it is.
( SO NOT READY )
So, please introduce yourself, first!
OK so I'm Yuu from Yuu's Adventures, where I post about Japan
nature, destinations,
and sometimes food over on my YouTube channel.
I'd love it if you check out my channel.
CHECK IT OUT.
We're filming at the studio but just like last time,
I have a prize for you [Yuu: what prize...]
I always have treats for the guests on my channel!
This is BOKKSU! Japanese authentic sweets and snacks.
If you sign up then as a first-time customer you'll get the seasons of Japan box
which has the best and brightest of seasonal, authentic snacks
this time it's different, not the orange box, its all cherry blossom!
This cherryblossom theme is pretty cute.
As a repeat customer, you'll get a different themed box every month!
Yuu, have you been watching the latest news in Japan?
When the State of Emergency was temporarily lifted
so many people realized they still can't come to Japan
(wait...really?) yeah, still no!
Japan is still closed off.
So as a shoutout to everyone who can't be here this year
this box is a special treat for you.
I think you guys will like having a taste of Japan
If you're really missing Japan and cherryblossom season
you don't have to do the full subscription, maybe just a box at a time
treat yourself to a hanami party at home!
I'll leave a link below for 10% off a bokksu of your own, so you can have your own hanami party
OK so... I think I'll eat this one?
I'll start with the one that's cherry blossom colored... Little Miss Pink.
and I'll do ... this one?
Oooo that's good.
This is very full on Japanese.
OK so the next question!
That was a lot of English but...
CAN YOU SPEAK any JAPANESE DIALECTS?!
Dialect?!
You mean a Japanese dialect?
Well, definitely not an italian one!
OK so let's say the Ibaraki prefecture dialect...
[you can speak it?!] There is a lot of "ppe" at the end of words.
It's like how we use "じゃん” (jyan) in Tokyo dialect
"Jyan" is Yokohama dialect. [....what!????]
Dontchyaknow...
Wait...じゃん is Yokohama dialect? We use it in Tokyo?
Well I mean... they're so close right?
Yeah they're just really close neighbors
So my grandma lives in Ibaraki Prefecture
and she'll also say to me like,
最近、忙しいっぺよ～ You're so busy lately, huh?
I love it! You say........ppe?
You add " ppe" at the end.
お腹空いたっぺよ You're hungry, huh?
Like you're hungry, right? Don't you think its time to eat?
So I can't say like おいしっぺよ (oishippe yo) Delicious, huh?
She says like おいしかったぺよ (oishikatta ppe yo) That was good, huh?
Like, this was so good, huh?
OK so let's eat so we can say that too!
OK, so can I ask you about the opinion of Japan?
You want my opinion?
Can I ask you something a lot of foreigners think about Japan?
IM GONNA ASK yA.
A lot of foreigners think Japan hates their tattoos.
I see a lot of comments about tattoos
So WHAT DO YOU THINK?!
OK so for tattoos...
Do you have any? [I LOVE them!]
I love tattoos.
The thing about tattoos, is that in Japan we have " irezumi " (ink tats)
and to be honest, I REALLY don't like irezumi.
Wait... what's the difference?
Traditional, Japanese tattoos are different...
they have a history that's linked to violence
So, the traditional JAPANESE tattoos are called IREZUMI
Yes, those are IREZUMI.
But what foreigners have is something completely different
Yes, those aren't IREZUMI. The word for the foreign kind is tattoo.
I didn't realize there's a big difference.
Yeah, so the traditional Japanese ones are IREZUMI
it a person who has irezumi is...
they're someone who got that ink for defeating someone else
so that's why the opinion of IREZUMI in Japan is reallyyyyy bad.
But I don't think Japanese people care about tattoos like that.
I honestly didn't realize they were even thought of differently.
Really, I thought you knew this!
I thought it was the difference between like "picture" and "photograph"
like one was just the older word for the same thing
hmmm. How interesting.
So let me finally show you... in here.... JUST KIDDING.
I was so excited like OMG what tattoo was he hiding?!
But you were just kidding.
You got me!!!
I don't have tattoos but my friends do!
My friends who are musicians or artists have tattoos.
For me, I have to go to hot springs a lot for work
and I have to make sure I don't lose work because of having a tattoo
but to be really honest...
I don't have a thing I want "forever" like that
I guess, if anything I'd want the pawprint of my dog, Lily.
OR... and this is really geeky...
I want to record the sound of Lily's bark as a waveform
you know, that line that indicates sound
and have that as a tattoo that I could scan and play back.
WHAT?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?
I saw some technology for that once
you scan and you can hear the sound forever
but lets say you have this waveform as a tattoo...
If I put that on my arm like here or something
won't it change shape after 30 years or something?
Yeah, no gaining weight!
This little "bow-wow" will be "BORKEN BORK"
That is a legitimate concern.
But that's a really cool idea!
Yeah, if it was fullproof.
Wait, so can I ask you about KemushiChan?
Here we go!
Why did you pick "KemushiChan" !??!
The first Japanese word I asked my sensei was "hungry caterpillar"
and it becamse a screenname I just always used
yeah so it started with the hungry caterpillar books
but I messed up the word for caterpillar (aomushi) and got stuck with kemushi
I wanted the cute green one.... but that's not kemushi.
No, that's like imomushi.
Aomushi and Imomushi are the green ones
but the non-fuzzy caterpillars are imomushi.
So your channel now is Imomushi！
I added a story later like ”inching my way to becoming a butterfly!"
like I intended to evolve into a butterfly
but Boomer started learning Japanese
and he was like "Today I learned that Kemushi become MOTHS... not butterflies!"
You're NOThING BUT a MOTH
Yep... you are doomed to be a moth.
But you're not really scared of bugs?
I like the bugs with wings.
OK so ... about cooking!
Yes, my mom taught me a lot.
You mostly do Italian food?
Yeah, my parents own an Italian restaurant so
I tend to make Italian food... and cakes
my mom used to teach how to bake pastries and breads
oooo now THIS is good to remember.
Wait... have you been eating this whole time?
YEP. I'm eating. Dig in!
This is so crazy, I haven't eaten this since elementary school!
OK here I go...
Wait... did you just drop it?
Its good! Er... seriously it's REALLY sweet.
It's good and the flavor is such a throwback.
OK lets have kinako mochi... I LOVE kinako!
Oops I used keigo.. but lets just eat.
WOW it INSTANTLY disintegrated.
It just melted!
This is good.... funwari.... meijin?
Funwari Meijin, Kinako mochi. Can you say that like a spokesperson?
Funwari Meijin.... Orgasm in my Mouth!
Wait... that's TOO FAR!!!
That is TOO MUCH.
That commercial could only air at night...
Funwari Meijin... You're Amazing!
Ohhh... that's not bad!!!
That ones good!
That's for the global ad campaign.
But that first try was NOT OK.
Funwari Meijin...
MMM!!! Amazing!!!
Whatever.. the point is the snacks are delicious.
I guess that's all for today?
For the continuation, you'll have to see Yuu's channel!
I'll leave a link to Yuu's channel below
so please check it out!
Thanks so much for watching today!!!