... got naked and painted the color on the skin.
There are many programming languages but Python is kawaii.
That's my personal hobby but
High school girls are cute.
Hey guys it's Cathy Cat and
many people already know the word kawaii
it exists actually even in some English dictionaries
It means something cute from Japan.
This time we are gonna go and ask Japanese people what they actually think
is cute and what they think is not cute.
What's kawaii and not kawaii? Let's ask Japanese.
What is cute in your opinion.
I like knitted hats.
- Like mine? - Yes similar.
Up until now I wasn't interested in knitted hats.
I bought one for a friend and realized how cute they are.
So they are super kawaii.
If there is a score with 1 being sucky and 10 being best, how many points would you give?
It has ears so about 7 or 8.
Wow I got 7 or 8 points. Thank you.
Will you buy one today?
I actually will.
My reply is really weird.
Weird is good. Let me know.
Python. - ???
Oh man, that's the only thing I could think of.
The programming language is so cute.
There are many computer programming languages and Python is cute.
There are other cute ones too. One is like Romeo and Juliet.
What? - It's not just difficult language...
there are many cute pc languages. When I write them I am getting reminded
of how cute they are.
The best language is called PYTHON. - Yes.
Something cute...
That's my personal hobby but high school girls are cute.
What?
I think they are cute.
But in contrast high school boys are not cute at all.
That realization had a big impact on me.
What is so cute about them then?
I look at them and get relaxed.
And I think... There were times when I was like that...
NOT. Never had those memories.
Because was a boy in high school.
Those golden days...
Never existed for you.
Minions are cute. - Why Minions?
My boyfriend cosplayed as Minion character.
And I thought he looked really cute.
I have seen a lot of "Despicable ME" Minion characters in Japan.
They sell shirts and items too.
I have seen a lot of collaboration items too.
Why minions? I mean they are bright yellow too.
What's so cute about Minions then?
You don't find a flashy yellow like that anywhere else.
What was his cosplay like?
He got naked and painted the color on his skin.
Wow, was that in summer?
It was in autumn, around Halloween.
That sounds so cold.
Must have been.
So all yellow on his skin, what did he do with the eyes?
He made them out of cardboard paper and added them with gum tape.
I like colorful clothes.
I also like girls who have a lot of piercings.
Or girls with flashy hair colors. That's cute.
And girls who don't say bad things about others.
That's a given. Having manners.
I think that's cute.
Sweets are cute.
Which ones?
I like cupcakes.
Nice, with lots of decoration!
Yes!
I love Sanrio Puroland amusement park.
I love Hello Kitty and her friends and they are all at that amusement park.
Do you go there a lot? - Sure.
I think many people watching want to go so which place is best?
There is a place where you can make your own name plates.
You can add your name in Hiragana there.
Add your name to a plate with your favorite character.
Then turn it into a key holder.
I recommend that. It's so cute.
Morning Musume 17 is cute.
Morning Musume 1 7?
Is that a new group of Morning Musume idols?
Every year they change their name 15, 16, 17
So 17 is 2017's morning musume?
Exactly - Who do you support.
Haruka Kudo.
What's cute about her?
Everything is cute about her but...
I like the discrepancy of character.
What discrepancy are we talking about?
Her face is super cute but...
she has a husky voice and is super cute.
I think she is cool too.
A character with a twist. I like it.
Over there they sold cute cotton candy.
It was huge and rainbow colored.
It was colourful and super cute.
Everyone can't see it so can you gesture to explain?
Like this.
It looked tasty.
Do you know the raccoon and the fox?
There is an illustrator who draws images for a picture book.
It's kawaii.
So not character dolls but the book!
Yes the book.
The book is cute.
How did you find out about it?
I saw it on Twitter.
I thought it looked cute.
People who have piercings in weird places.
Mouth and such.
Tell me a strange place apart from the mouth.
Nose and such is scary.
Where is it ok to be pierced then?
Ears are ok.
Do you have your ears pierced? - No.
It's similar but I mean people who stretch their earlobes.
People who open many holes. It's scary.
Not cute but scary?
I keep wondering why people would open your ear lobe so much.
I don't like black face masks.
I think white is better.
I have the impression that black masks are scary.
They are scary.
There are many girls who think face masks look cute.
They wear them because they think their face looks smaller that way.
I don't think that's cute.
What do you imagine when you see a face mask.
It's kind of dark.
You said high school boys are not cute?
They are not.
Why so?
There are many cheeky boys around these days.
Delinquents? - Yes little delinquents.
Are there even any cute High school boys?
I think there are a lot of polite boys around.
I think 1\8 is not really polite.
Polite means kawaii to you?
What is not cute then?
The NENKO system.
Wow there are so many words I don't know.
The Nenko System is not cute.
What is that actually?
When you are a sallaryman you get more money for being older.
That's a system in Japan that's not cute.
Why not?
There are many young people who excel but won't get noticed due to it.
That's my opinion.
So you get more money for being older, not for trying harder?
That's why I believe we should copy the business ideas from abroad.
I am so glad I got the rare chance to meet someone with opinions like you.
Not Kawaii things? I would say prejudice.
Prejudice and discrimination are not cute.
When I say prejudice and discrimination, what do you think of first?
Generally the gender inequality.
Yes that and also not being kind to older people.
And having prejudice against foreigners. That's all not cute.
You mentioned gender inequality, what is a common problem in Japan?
Men in Japan earn more.
In the science sector you can't see many women there.
It's harder for them to get their efforts noticed.
There are many systems that make it easier for men.
Many women can't continue working because they might marry or give birth.
And I think that's the reason why there is this gender inequality.
Within a Japanese company...
sorry that's question I am personally interested in...
In companies I mainly see men.
Many more men.
That's because many Japanese women become housewifes.
On the other hand, men have it harder to if they want to become a housewife instead
Even if they want to be, they can't?
That's my prejudice but I think Animation character from abroad are not cute.
I get what you mean.
Some say they are cute, but some just look scary.
Can you name me an anime that is like that? - One animation ...
I don't know the name but when I lived in HongKong saw it on TV
That character was really not cute.
- Was it scary then? - Yeah, scary. Not kawaii.
What did the character look like? - Like a Zucchini with eyes.
Like spongebob?
Similar. It was not cute.
- Was it a person or an animal? - A mix of person and animal.
Hey viewers, most of you are from abroad,
if you have a character in your country that is not cute, leave us a comment now.
You can comment while the video continues.
This is connected to characters but I like the disney princesses.
But the recent princess character design...
recently they look more real.
- Realistic faces. - Realistic and that's not cute in my opinion.
Cinderella doesn't have the same face anymore. Her nose got really long.
And her eyes go like this.
So the recent design is not cute.
So your favourite princesses shouldn't look so real?
I preferred the old anime style.
Recently the princesses look to much like real humans.
Those were all questions. Thank you!
What is kawaii and not kawaii. That was a really fun question
we asked people on the streets.
Everyone had their own opinion. Cuteness is something up
to your own digression. I personally think people who like cute things
are cute themselves.
People that see sparkly lights and fluffy toys and are like "Omg this is so cute"
Looking at these people and seeing how there is a sparkle in their eyes
I think that is so cute.
In my opinion that is very kawaii.
What I think is very much not cute....
is probably people who...
You can look as cute as you want...
but if you are rude or if you are mean, you will never be cute.
You can look cute but if you are rude or mean that is not cute
you shouldn't be doing that.
Same for people who dress in the most gorgeous way.
If you act mean to other people, that takes everything away from it.
So let's be nice to each other.
How about you? What is kawaii and not kawaii
in your language let us know.
Let's weeb out, cause this will be a fun topic. Catch you soon on Ask Japanese! Bye!