My name's Steven Suptic and I hate culture.
[ Fake laugh ]
Just kidding.
That's Jontron.
But in all seriousness.. I hate learning.
But today I thought I'd take a step back from myself and enter the land of Japan.
More specifically,
Little tokyo in the heart of LA.
My friend Reina Scully was to guide me through all of the special points in Little Tokyo.
And figure out what exactly needs to be seen, eaten, and heard when you're there.
After waiting for Reina to take a sh*t at Starbucks, it was time for our very first meal.
I wanted to ask Reina some trivia questions.
One in particular, is a question that came to mind at the very start of the day which was:
In the united states people walk to the right on sidewalks and just in general.
I'm assuming it's just related to how we drive our cars.
Since in Japan you drive on the left side of the road,
I was curious if, in Little Tokyo, we were supposed to abide by walking on the left side of the sidewalk.
What kind of answer is that?
You're my guy!
You're my guy..
Mmm how about a Mai tai?
Rena ordered the "Cream boy Surprise"
While I ordered something spicier.
A horny dragon.
On the way in, I noticed a buddhist temple.
I wanted to stop in there after lunch.
Unfortunately it was closed.
(Steven's sarcastic voice over) My mistake.
Speaking of mistakes, we ate at this popsicle place
Which after eating,
We notice it received a B.
I'm sorry do I look like..
..a little bitch?
Uh, yes, I'd like it dipped in milk chocolate.
..Is how I dreamt of answering that question.
But in reality I j ust said:
But imagine I said the other thing..
So we got our popsicles and Reina had a little bit of a tough time reaching.
But when we finally got to eat them,
I was pleasantly surprised.
They were just okay.
It was time to do some shopping.
It's been a while since I bought clothes for myself
But Reina wanted to stop in a cosmetic store and pick up some weird sh*t first.
I don't care.
Rena was picking out facial masks.
Now, I know from experience, that these can cause rashes.
I don't know what this was..
But I didn't like it.
So I put it around my neck.
But it didn't do anything for me.
Short answer:
It doesn't.
[ Happy music ]
It was then time to hit up my favorite store in all of Little Tokyo,
Pop Killer.
They sell vintage knickknacks
And vintage clothes
And even pipes for weed people!
(Sarcastic Steven voice over:) Oh cool.. Glad you added that.
Steven: What about your new hat?
I feel like I look like actual trash right now..
Like a trash boy.
Like a dumb ass trash boy.
Reina: Me too!
[ Fire department sirens ]
Next stop, "Twinkle Brown Sugar Tea."
I know we've done a lot of eating,
And that's fine with me.
We wanted our selves a nice little Boba tea
(Steven voice over): As I sat there drinking my boba, I realized that this was also just kind of good..
not great..
It was just okay..
Kind of like Reina in a way!
Like as a friend, she's just okay!
I thought it wouldn't be a full trip unless we played DDR,
But unfortunately every arcade around was closed..
But that's when I had..
A solution.
[ Dance music ]
This is the worst name I've ever seen for any store that has ever existed.
I ditched Reina.
I figured I could learn a lot more about little tokyo without her as a guide.
She wasn't very good.
She wasn't a good guide,
Or a good person.
However since I'm so good and tall,
She found me immediately.
We left the beautiful sunny upper grounds of Little tokyo to descend into madness..
The dark mini mall.
And yes,
I did feel uncomfortable at almost every turn.
Steven (voice over): Wrong again!
[Regular vlog audio] There's a professional way to open them? How?
Reina: Uh.. pinch the..
A fun holographic cu-ca-cacanut?
No thanks.
(Angry Steven voice over) This girl had the same backpack as me.
I followed her for 10 minutes.
My hope was to find an adult naked body pillow.
Little tokyo is a lot like Disneyland.
Go once a year.