They always stick together.
Like this!
I can only see them doing this.
I am so jealous!
I think Japanese women are more delicate than to do that.
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This time we are gonna go, hit the streets of Tokyo and Ask Japanese people
what they're envious of, when they are jealous, what are they jealous of
when they see ... foreign couples!
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Foreign couples are much more open!
So wild! They are even flirting with each other in public.
Japanese couples don't do that. The most we do is maybe holding hands.
What flirty wild things are foreign couples doing? - I have seen them kiss right!
They hug and even kiss in public. I am like "wow".
What is so "wow" about it? - How do I say that...
They do things like this in a public area, when they want to do, not in their room.
They kiss right out in public on the street.
That's pretty audacious. Kisses and such... in the middle of the crowds...
They kiss! I mean that's like "wow"!
Japanese couples would never do that.
We don't right? - Like NEVER?
We don't see other couples do that. - Only when they are really drunk maybe.
But not when they are sober?
No we don't. - Japanese don't do that out of the room.
Why can you not kiss outside your room?
It's embarrassing.
Outside we only hold hands.
Foreign ladies are able to be assertive.
They are sexy and strong.
Yeah they are so cool.
Japanese women have to be personification of an idealized Japanese lady. Elegant.
When you look at the boyfriends, what makes them different from Japanese boys?
They really seem to be able to do ladies first properly.
You said "That's it!" Do you want that too?
I want that!!!
Just walking on the side where the cars go without making a fuss of it.
Or wouldn't you be happy if he let you go onto the escalators first?
Ah yes, letting me go first, him standing behind me!
I get that.
I want my boyfriend to stand behind me, in the crowded trains.
He should protect you in the trains? - I wish he would do that.
I don't know this foreign concept of Ladies' first at all.
Is there something you envy when you see foreign couples?
In the presence of the general public they manage to confirm their affections.
Gurl, you said that in the most complicated Japanese just now.
Please explain.
Japanese people won't do things like that in public.
Holding hands and such?
Yes and other things.
You can't see Japanese couples that show affections?
The majority is too shy.
Foreign couples always seem to stick together.
In Japan we do link arms or sometimes hold hands but...
But they are doing a lot more. - The flirtyness level is different.
There is a flirtyness level?
What is the biggest difference? - How can I describe that?
The girls wear revealing clothes in summer when it's hot...
Just a camisole!
I was really surprised to see that.
Can you wear that in Japan too?
You don't see that. - No, not just one camisole!
You can't see people walking around like that.
Do you have the confidence to wear that? - I certainly don't.
What if your boyfriend asks you to wear one for him on a date?
Only on the beach. - Yeah that place would be ok.
If it's on the beach it's ok to wear that because others do it too.
In town with many people, that's a no. Too embarrassing.
So that would be embarrassing.
I think foreign couples tell each other "I love you" all the time.
They say kind words to each other.
Foreign boys show their love more than Japanese men.
Also foreign men are often said to be more manly?
Yeah they are very direct.
I envy that though.
And what do you girls envy about foreign couples?
They are so close!
How can you tell?
Like this, sticking together.
I look at them in envy.
Is it difficult to do that in Japan?
Yeah a little....
They seem to be enjoying their life more.
You can see a lot of foreign couples in Japan right?
What do you think is different between them and Japanese couples?
Even in a public area, they can express their feelings towards each other.
That's the biggest difference.
They hug! They even kiss!
I have seen foreign couples do that, but never have seen Japanese couples do that.
Do you think you could do that?
My limit is hugging.
They seem to really think a lot about their partner.
How can you tell that?
The men do ladies first and stuff like that.
I am surprised how much the men do care about their girlfriends.
What is definitely very different to foreign couples?
The way the boys escort their girls. Boys will walk on the side where the cars go...
I am surprised they even think of that. I think it's cool.
Foreign men escort their girlfriends differently.
Escort... escate? Escort? Which word was it again?
Well they treat their girls differently...
foreign men do that...
They are gentlemen. They hold the doors open for their girlfriends at restaurants.
They walk on the side of the road with the cars on.
They are very close, and they touch each other a lot.
They express their affections physically too.
They hug, even though they are surrounded by other people.
They even kiss without being ashamed in public.
I think they touch each other more.
They are rather steamy around each other.
They're doing it.... like...
If you say it like that it sounds like harassment.
You said it sounds like harassment.
Do Japanese people see more physical affection as something bad?
It is.
I think Japanese women are more delicate than to do that.
They will feel sexually harassed if you hugged them in public.
So you think they won't like a hug from their boyfriend?
Japanese girls don't want to be physically touched.
I think.
There are girls who don't mind physical affection from their partners but...
Not as much as girls abroad.
Do you prefer the physical closeness that foreigners have or...
do you prefer the Japanese distanced relationship type?
In front of people I want her...
to be distant with me. At home its different but in front of people
I don't want my girl to be affectionate in public.
How about you? - Me too I....
No....
I think I would make that dependent on what my girls likes.
Could you kiss her on Shibuya Scramble Crossing?
If she wants me to I would give her a deep french kiss there.
That depends on her though.
In real life I don't think I could do that.
I prefer it when my girl does not show me any physical affections.
If a girl shows me affection, I get easily bored of her.
I am the type that quits the relationship if a girl comes on to me.
I like my girls humble and modest.
Do many Japanese men draw back when a girl comes onto them too strong?
If she's the type that don't show any affection, a little bit might be ok.
But showing a lot of affection is a real bother.
Those were our questions. Thank you.
So foreign couples can be very affectionate with each other.
Especially the guys are a lot more affectionate than the average Japanese male is
Japanese men don't show as much affection, especially in public.
I don't know why but it seems to be a thing. Japanese girls wish there was a bit more romance
A little bit more affection...
that a thing I hear quite a lot here when people talk about foreigners.
Many Japanese girls would like it very much if the guy was a gentleman.
Then again other Japanese people are like "wow that much affection, I couldn't deal with that."
It really depends on the person you are meeting.
Those are a couple of things that people are envious about.
When I see foreign couples when they come travel here...
They talk a lot more, they are very much themselves, very open
very chatty, very cuddly in public and
I love seeing that. It makes me very happy.
Especially seeing older couples. When I see older couples...
holding hands, it makes me so happy. You don't really see that here at all.
That's a thing I miss seeing, about foreign couples.
That's a cultural thing I guess. How is it with you? Is there anything you envy about couples in your country?
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