Such a beautiful color!
We're at Norms on La Cienega Boulevard,
which is open 24 hours.
We're gonna eat some breakfast!
I don't think I'll have much time to eat today so
I’m gonna have a big breakfast!
Steak is a bit too heavy for breakfast...
Pancakes, french toasts, waffles...
Look how big Osaru-san's breakfast is!
Grilled steak with mushrooms and onions.
Loaded hash browns!
“Loaded” means it’s got a lot of stuff on it.
Like baked onions, tomatoes, and cheese are “loaded” on top.
It smells really good.
So big though!
And my french toast.
It looks like I don't have enough food on my plate!
Look how different these portions of our foods are!
Looks so good!
We live in Tokyo.
Yeah, your English is great. Where did you learn it?
I lived in the States, Seattle for a really long time.
I know, I was gonna say your accent and everything is you know.
I lived in Seattle for 16 years.
So, which do you like better? Here or back in Japan?
It's so different though, you know?
It's hard to say which one is better since it's very different.
But I've gotten used to it.
At first, I wanted to come back to the states for the first couple of years.
But at the same time, it's very convenient and clean
and the food is so good.
Enjoy guys!
Oh my god, such a big breakfast!
I'm gonna have a bite of Osaru-san's food.
Because this french toast is gonna make me want to eat something salty.
It's good!
Can I have a piece of your steak?
Diners in the states have "Steak and eggs" menu.
But I've actually never had it before!
It's good!
It’s not too greasy, which makes it easy to eat.
Those baked mushrooms are so good!
I like the flavor.
The topping is really good.
You guys doing okay?
Very good, thank you!
Here, servers talk to the customers a lot.
Even if they realize I don't speak English very well,
they just keep talking to me.
Like the other day, they were like “I’ve been to Japan before” you know?
Communicating with customers is normal here.
There are a lot of people here that speak English as a second language.
So they’re used to it.
That's the good thing about it.
They don't judge people based on their ability to speak English.
They don't mind whether your English is good or not.
People come from various different countries,
so there are a ton of non-native English speakers here.
That's the norm here in the states.
I always hesitate at first,
but I guess I don’t need to worry about it too much.
For those who aren’t used to speaking English, it's quite terrifying.
Ah yes, especially for the first time.
Like "why do they keep talking to me?! They know I don't speak English!
They just don't mind it that much.
So if you get over that fear,
there are lots of opportunities for conversations.
Because everyone will talk to you.
Strangers talk to each other all the time and have conversations like,
"Your t-shirt looks nice!"
It's natural to give each other compliments here.
We don’t have that culture.
Could we get some waters?
Want some more coffee?
Yes, please.
Thank you.
You're welcome, dear.
They often say "dear" in situations like this.
"dear" "sweetheart"
What do they mean?
I wonder how you’d say that in Japanese…
Like someone you adore?
Could I get a box for this?
Sure!
Got a box for my french toast.
I'm going to have this syrup on it.
Such a nice place.
You get to have a nice breakfast and a nice view as well.
Sometimes it's nice to come to American style restaurants like this.
Now we're gonna go back to the hotel,
and I'm gonna get a Uber!
It's so convenient, you know?
There aren’t very many taxis around here.
They'll come in 4mins.
This is like a typical American diner.
A lot of them have slanted roofs like this.
I think it was the trend back in the day.
I'd recommend this diner!
They have lots of locations!
Hi.
May I have your name, please?
Chika.
10740 Wilshire Boulevard.