Thank you so much. Your Japanese is so good. I heard it.
What? You didn't hear much. That was just simple stuff.
you're like born here I'm sure you speak really well.
being a full Japanese person it's bad like my Japanese it's bad it's bad
the way that people talk to each other in my country is way different from
Japan and many other countries in Asia
was kind of a culture shock for me so remember it's not even just about the
language when you go to another country you need to know
the norms of communication there and for Japan that's one of them so keep that in mind.
Being a full Japanese person it's bad. My Japanese is bad.
(perfect Japanese)
it's like i don't believe it you're using that
humility in japan like no i don't know Japanese no i don't know English
You know Japanese culture very well. Then speaks perfect Japanese.
You know the Japanese culture well.
where are you from um I'm actually from here
I'm from Tokyo okay um but I am studying abroad right now in the U.S
right awesome. I'm actually from japan as well I'm from
Aomori. I'm half Japanese wow
Yes, from up north. In the countryside and all that stuff. But I've been to the states.
a lot of people have made comments about my videos asking why do you do that
why are you saying that well because it's expected here
if you don't do it people will think one you didn't understand or
two you're not listening and you don't care so you definitely don't want them
to think that. It's just how people communicate in this country.
It's actually similar in china too.
So, you'll hear a lot of hi hi hi if it's a more formal situation
business situation or just um if it's a little more casual and that's
important because you'll make people feel really uncomfortable if you don't do it.
looking good girls I love your fashion so much thank you.
We're just like bicultural people
That's awesome. That's what this channel is all about. I'm excited to see more of your videos.
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so when you're speaking japanese or talking with japanese people adjust for
their cultural norms or you're going to be in the same situation that's kind of
frustrating or sometimes a bit annoying if you don't understand what's going on
and why what's happening is happening
making eye contact is not a big thing don't stare people down because it'll probably
make them nervous it might feel like you're staring people
it might feel like you're staring people people down.
so directness like I don't like this or no um I don't want to go
or no I'm too busy um might be a little too much
being direct is considered pretty rude in Japan you won't even get
I mean most times you won't even get a direct no
it will be more like (Japanese) Sore wa muzukashii ne
like that's a little difficult or (Japanese) sore wa choto like that pretty much means stop doing
what you're doing so you have to be able to pick up on
these social cues it's not very likely that your friends
unless you're really close friends that they're gonna express exactly what
they mean in plain language
so you really need to know the the usage of these words they don't
translate well to English and I've made those mistakes before and
you have to make the mistakes because your textbook doesn't always match up to
real life and it's so important to go out and use
these words and it's okay to be corrected you want to be corrected
you want someone to say "eh?"
and then for them to explain why what you said was a little strange
because then you'll only get better and you'll improve from there
and that is the process of learning about these cultural norms and it's so
important it's a little painful for everyone but it's key that's how you
get better you can't get better without making
these mistakes you really can't
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