They would end up dating the girl, but instead the girls leaves them before it happens.
Have you heard of the men that are like rolled cabbage?
Oh yeah those.
These men don't get interested enough.
Hey guys and girls on Ask Japanese it's Cathy Cat. There is a new term and it's... sasas
Hey guys and girls there is a new term and it's called "Sosyokukei Danshi"
Which means Herbivore Men!
Which translates into very passive Japanese men,
it is a big problem in these days here in Japan so we'll go and ask Japanese people
why it is like this and what they think about this new trend
of very passive Japanese boys. Let's go and Ask Japanese.
Are there "Herbivore men" around you?
They are all recently like that. - What? - Yeah all of them.
What boy is a "herbivore man" to you?
They don't approach or invite girls.
They don't ask girls out on dates. - They wait for the girl to do the move.
And many don't want a girlfriend at all.
No interest. - Yeah many are not interested in girls
So if you spend time with herbivore man...
they don't act manly? - We are just friends so...
Some of these boys like girls but
they don't do anything so the girls won't know.
Later they find out by talking to friends that he liked them.
Herbivore boys don't act or show it.
So some herbivore boys like girls but they won't make a move.
And how do girls feel about that?
Many boys would have gotten a girlfriend but because they don't act it never happens
They would end up dating the girl, but instead the girls leaves them before it happens.
Do these boys hope that the girls will make a move? -Maybe
A handsome rich boy ...
but a herbivore man. Would you date him?
Well... - It wouldn't come to dating in the first place
We would just stay friends forever
cause he won't make a move. If he did like me...
I would not realize his feelings cause he won't show.
You would rather think he dislikes you? - Yes I would worry about that!
Is there something good about herbivores?
As friends they are great. - Yeah we don't have to worry about them wanting more.
They are great male friends.
That's it though. That's the only good point. - And
Even if the girl approaches the boy and they end up dating
He would not cheat on the girl, that is a good thing.
I see. - He wouldn't cheat because he is not that into girls
We are asking about herbivore men. Know any?
This boy here is a herbivore. - She just said that about you! How do you feel? - Yeah how?
He really doesn't approach girls. He is more the type
That waits for others to do things. He isn't that much into girls
somewhat. - I am a Vegan man.
Vegan? - Herbivore?
I am so Vegan then. - We went to have fried meat yesterday.
But to be honest
He doesn
He doesn't demand or desire much
He also doesn't get angry when we tease him. - You just take it?
Well if they say so, I guess it's like that. - If you had someone you liked
would you not approach a girl? - I would not. - And you ?
I would go for her!
What is your type then? Herbivore or Meat? - Can I say fish?
Ok I actually like men who are into girls, and approach them like men.
That would make my heart beat faster. - BAM!
If he cornered me against the wall, I'd like that. - Think you could do that?
I totally could..........
You can't. You really can't. That isn't it.
I don't know what you're trying to prove here.
Her older brother is a Herbivore man.
He is trying to change, but does not know how to.
We don't know how to help him either. We can't show him.
But he is 100% a herbivore man.
How do you know he is? - Well towards girls...
even if he gets their number, he thinks too much what they might think
He feels unable to talk to them. I worry about him,
He is really a herbivore type. He can't approach girls.
How old is he? - Is is soon 24 years now....
So it wouldn't be strange to have a girlfriend now... - But he can't get there.
Yeah that's the problem. - He wants to spend time with a girl
but he is worried if he would say the wrong thing, or she would draw back
and reject him. He worries too much.
That's why he just gets home without speaking to her at all and is sad.
Oh noooo.
So he is interested in girls. - Yeah my son is interested in girls.
But the next step is difficult. - It is.
How do you help him? - I tell him to go for it
Just go for it!!!
You are rooting for him. - That's all we can do.
It's ok to get rejected. But making a move is so important.
But he cant. - You try to push him a little. - Yeah.
And what type is your husband. - Oh my he is into me. I barely can stop him.
He approaches me a lot. - You found the happiness.
My herbivore friends never talk about love
they are all like that. - What do they do?
They don't do anything!
They don't feel able to do anything so nothing ever happens. - They're shy ?
shy? - They are the embodiment of shy! - Yeah
I wish they would approach girls. - And girls with the boys would make a move?
But Herbivore men can't do that. How do we solve this issue?
This is difficult. I don't have an answer.
Have you heard about the new "Rolled Cabbage men"
Oh yeah those. - Can you explain what that is?
They look like herbivore men, but they are actually VERY into girls.
That's it. - So men who are super into girls and not at all...
and those who look like they are not, but actually are.
I would prefer the latter type honestly.
What is good about that type? - They don't look too manly...
but I like that. - Not too burly manly? - I like that.
I like more mature men. So I like the Rolled Cabbage type.
So if I took this middle option out, would you go for super manly or herbivore?
What? That's difficult. - In that case I would go for burly manly
Herbivore men are hard to interact with, they withdraw so much
So having men approach and talk to me is easier.
Are there herbivore men around you?
They are!
How do you spot them?
I would tell them "go talk to her" they say "I can't."
What do you do then? Can you push them?
I try to. But if they won't... I give up.
They won't do it so you give up too. - Yeah
Do you think a lot what to say with girls? - If we meet the first time...
before I know them, I try to act differently.
But once you know each other, do you open up? - I do.
Are there Herbivore men around you?
There are ONLY Herbivore men around me. - What does that mean?
hehe. - They're all so subtle and delicate.
Recently men are like that. Almost like genderless.
They are interested in neither gender? - Many are like that
I am not sure if that counts as Herbivore, but many boys can't get interested enough
At work I see that too. - How so? - At my work
we care of the elders.
Some young men work there too.
If I tell them how some things are supposed to be done...
they can't say their own opinion and are so hesitant to move.
They can't voice their opinion. - They worry too much? - Maybe.
"If I say that, others might think bad of me.." so they don't talk
Instead of talking, they stay alone just thinking of it.
This might be a characteristic, but recently these people are common.
Instead of making a move, thinking too much?
They just accept things as they are. Instead of making a move, thinking too much?
They just accept things as they are.
They never try to change anything with actions. - very passive
Yes that's it. - Very outgoing men or passive men
what type is for you? - I like the ones who approach me
I prefer men who will approach me.
So men don't have to worry that much? - Have some confidence!
Show your character. - Yeah
Those were my questions. Thank so much
So-syoku-kei Danshi. They are the B males
the passive men, the one who don't approach girls. I first thought that all of them are not even
interested in girls. That's not the case. They are but they are so passive that they won't
approach girls and they kind of don't mind not doing it. That's a big issue
All the girls wanted to get approached while... the passive herbivore men
are the ones who don't really wanna do that. Why should I do that...
So there is a difference between passive men and shy men. It's not that they're
too shy to approach girls. They are very passive and kind of don't want to do this. This is a new
thing here in Japan and I heard a lot of people complain about this.
It's new trend, why do you think it is that way, why Japanese boys don't wanna go out
and approach, meet girls and make a girlfriend. Let us know in the comments. Looking forward
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