Masks probably, abroad people do not wear them anymore...
Do they not make it cheaper for you cause you are cute? - Never lol
Foreigners will say their butt hurt, and I will say I have a look and hola hemorrhoids
Hey guys and girls on Ask Japanese what is one thing you can do in your country
but you can not - hell no no no - do in Japan
That is a question we are asking foreigners (and Japanese) in Japan so let's ask
What is ok abroad but not in Japan?
I like abroad more than Japan, even though I have not traveled much
Abroad people can wear tank tops like I do...
In Japan you cannot wear tank tops much, but I prefer to wear them anyways
I prefer the way people abroad do it
Foreigners are taking off their masks right?
Abroad many people take off their masks
They are - I prefer that too
I prefer that people can take off their masks now, we get angry stares here
Did you wear a mask all summer - we did
Were you not hot? - way too hot
I got a heatstroke this year - you would
Foreign tourists are coming back to Japan
You lived abroad, what surprised you about abroad?
They say things out right. During corona people said directly 'keep your distance'
When I was at the supermarket a guy kept saying 'keep distance' a lot
Japanese people would not say that out loud - good point
Japanese people tend to stare instead, intensely
That is right. I think saying it directly is not bad, its clearer
If you have a problem just say it
I have something for you
When going shopping at a supermarket or convenience store abroad...
they do not give direct change in some countries and round it up or down
We live in Sydney and they do not give small change exactly
if something is 56.01 they do not give change - No small change?
You would never see that one cent - isn't that cheating?
Sometimes it is in our favour, generally it is not.
I am already used to it
Coming back to Japan, do you like getting exact change? - I do
What did you do in Sydney? - The first time I just waited for my change
I thought I had miscalculated my change but my friend told me how it is later.
They said 'people here don't do that'
Do they not round it down in your favour because you are cute - never
lol
What can you not do in Japan but shocked you abroad?
I was super shocked to see that people smoke cannabis there
In Canada its ok, in Japan its super illegal
What surprised you in Canada? - How bad the food was
What even poutine? - Poutine is the only tasty thing there
Only pizza, poutine and mcdonalds is good.
I guess its all good but the portions are too big and the tip is so expensive
Tip can be quite a surprise - yes
At the time the Canadian dollar was very strong so I was shocked
Where did you go? - Bali - No culture shock for you?
Inside all is non smoking but outside every 3 meters there was an ash tray - 3m?
There were so many ash trays everywhere
They might smoke even more than the Germans - I think so
What is ok abroad but unthinkable in Japan?
The government is saying we can take our masks off now in Japan
Many other places are taking masks off and even though its super hot 90% of Japanese are still keeping on their masks
I think this is a very Japanese thing
Abroad many do not wear them anymore - Here they keep saying we can take them off but
still everyone wears them
Group spirit here is strong - It is
It is not bad to wear masks, for example in small stores
But I get heat strokes easily - I got one this year - right!
Yeah, Japan is still a mask country right now
You mentioned Korea, what surprised you there?
I have never been, do you mean about their culture??
I am working at a company with koean owners
My boss is very flamboyant. I used to think Koreans are nice but...
Korean girls are more strong headed
I saw a video comparing Japanese and Korean girls differences. My boss laughed
What was so surprising?
If you say sorry, you have to apologize exactly for WHAT and give details
When they are really angry, you better write a whole report as appology
They do not actually do it, but they are angry to that extend
When Korean girls get angry they are ANGRY - And really to be feared
When Koreans are angry you better be careful - for real
Especially the boys have to be careful
She might corner you
Very passionate - Passionate and strong. Japanese are more kind
We seem similar, since we are neighbors and might look a little simialar
But I was surprised just how different we are
When people look like you, you might think they have a similar culture
But Korean girls are more strong minded
I learned something
I was surprised foreigners can't eat rare egg
The do not
Right until I came her I never ate them raw
Poor thing you cannot eat raw egg on rice
What a surprise - I didn"t know that
Do you know why we do not eat them?
I do not know - they are more bacterial abroad
Salmonella, our eggs are not as fresh as here in Japan
They might be in longer transport or have been in warmer spaces
My parents used to tell me I would get salmonella and have deadly pains
But raw egg on rice is so tasty!
So if people come from abroad - they should eat our raw eggs
has any of your friends ever been sick from raw egg?
Never heard of it
None of my friends, but there have been people like that at my hospital
So its not danger free, just less dangerous than abroad?
If it is transported, stored well and not outside you should be ok
Do you get foreigners at your hospital?
What do foreigners go to the hospital for where you are?
Colds? Stubbed their toes?
When they got a cold or their kids do
Or people with hemorrhoids - What - the butt thing
Oohhhh ooooh
Do you talk to your patients in English?
I can't speak English but we try somehow
You both try your best - I do
They will say things like "my butt hurts" and I will say I will have a look
And then I diagnose hemorrhoids
Have your foreign patients ever surprised you?
They eat a lot more unhealthy food compared to us Japanese
On the news we sometimes see people who are to much they cannot move anymore
We Japanese can try but never get that big
I am glad that cannot happen, but their food looks so tasty
Morning dinner lunch all McDonald's - I wish I could do that. Or big cola like that
- 2-3L of Cola I wish I could drink that
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