he asked if we were brother and sister
brother and sister he's my brother yep no you're my dad stop that
you're older than my dad don't be putting out on a public space. Oh, no you're done.
how are foreigners really treated in japan hello it's your american friend anming here i have
been living in asia since 2012. i hope that you subscribe to my youtube channel there are a lot of
youtube videos out there about japan but honestly something that's bothered me for a very long time
is just the sheer number of negative videos about this country i mean looking at all this you would
think that as a foreigner you're not welcomed here people don't want you here you're a nuisance that
people will run from you mothers will scoop up their children and and hide from you well
that's laying it on a little bit thick but i feel like another part of the story is not being told
now of course that is not to say that people don't have real negative experiences here of
course they do but for every one of those there's a lot more positives
so today i wanted to talk about how you can have a better experience here in japan
and reduce the possible negatives so let's take to the streets
and see some real interactions good and bad surprising and strange with local japanese people
richard said he's gonna do something crazy i'm worried
having a great sense of humor like me helps too having a great sense of humor helps yes
well i love interacting with people as i said i'm a people person so i can always feel when i can
approach someone in japan i can feel it and then i can feel when it's not good to approach someone
for example with japan japanese people being shy if i'm like approaching from a distance where
i get the eye contact already then they turn away they're waiting for that connection like
hoping there will be connection from the master over 20 years in japan
oh that was so sweet i was just walking here and she like said hi to me there are people in
the countryside that will just you know see you and say hi and you can go up and talk
to them like if you see someone take an interest in you that's kind of like a
cue that they want to talk but maybe they don't want to break the ice she's so sweet
thank you
he asked if we were brother and sister
oh my gosh richard you and i look more and more alike
i'm out here with my brother he called me he said we were brother and sister
brother and sister he's my brother yep no you're my dad stop that i'm just not calling you mom
you're older than my dad
Don't be putting that in public. Oh, you're done.
what the heck
go go they're gonna do it
well they dared me to do it so i have to do it you know oh they're like she's coming yeah yeah
see this is how you make friends you just talk to random people whoa but you should
you got no japanese that's the key that's how you make more friends because you're in a you're
in a place where you know not a lot of people are gonna know english or or be able to speak
it fluently go to a new place boom got friends immediately just go up and talk to go up and talk
to people that look friendly it's not that hard people just make it harder than it needs to be
it's hot it's hot it's hot i need my shoes back and that's hot oh my gosh
let's go