and it's very it's a little more
commercialized than I thought it was
gonna be commercialized how so right
here it's very quiet and everybody is
very polite and just keeps to themselves
and it's very isn't it more
commercialized than I thought it was
gonna be commercialized how so hey guys
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super-serious like always like recall
yeah like in the streets like London's
very loud very crazy where's the pier I
thought it was gonna be like the people
would be very calm but I know it was not
I mean she beat Halloween is the perfect
example of like how I can give me here
that is so good
it's so much better than we thought it
would be like expectations like through
the roof and everyone's so friendly and
so nice and welcoming and helpful yeah I
kind of thought it'd be like another
typical City but it's not so we thought
everyone would be studying very
businesslike kind of like very serious
but they're not it's so busy everywhere
so it's the young people out which is
really nice and it's very it's a lot
more commercialized than I thought it
was gonna be commercialized house so
just I kind of like very what's the word
I'm looking for like everything has a
logo yeah all the time like everything
has logos everything is like branded but
it's kind of that visual it's visually
satisfying this city is like really
visually satisfying when you look around
it's like never boring so did you have
another stereotype of what Japanese
girls or boys are like I mean I thought
girls having the girls for the
stereotype sweet human it's like you a
little and very pretty
I feel huge compared to them in London
I'm not but the the boys are kind of not
as reserved like I had this image of
like shy Japanese boys but no no they're
not shy they're not shy I think they see
us in they're like whoa like London
girls and they've got you who you what
are you doing here so yeah you get we
get them coming up to us quite a lot
saying things and I thought they'd be
quite shy by then uh if you tell them
know that they they respect that so it's
okay right where did you go to get
chatted up by the Japanese boys it's and
where I live what does my head Nick a
picture I was showing her what kabukicho
is like and you're kind of asking for it
when you go there like people to talk to
you yeah Yodas Koenig Isis
I've heard that Japanese people are very
introverted very like quiet keep to
themselves don't really make
conversation
we're in New Orleans especially because
it's the south of the United States we
make friends with everybody that we see
if we're standing in line with somebody
we introduce ourselves and make friends
or make small talk but here it's very
quiet and everybody is very polite and
just keeps to themselves so the
stereotype kind of voice true you think
yeah but not in a bad way I'm also
inverted so it doesn't bother me and
people are still very friendly even
though they're not necessarily talking
to you what was your stereotype of
Japanese people before you came and had
to change after you've come I think the
same thing people are very introverted
so they don't necessarily talk to you
out in public like that but they are
they're also so polite you know and
everyone is like respectful of
everything so even if you know we we
might get confused being here the for
the first time they're still very nice
to us and helpful cab driver the cashier
at the Lawson's was very nice you know
so everything's been very easy and
everyone has been really nice so far
I've seen like I've seen salary men in
articles or like videos before but I
guess I didn't know that it was so like
kind of everywhere that was such a
common profession I guess so everyone
wearing suits yes everybody is so nicely
dressed and everybody has a place to go
and is very like focused on getting
there so okay let me see if I got this
right
so from watching anime did you have like
a scenario that you saw in an anime that
when you came to Japan as a stereotype
you know it would not exist but you
might see it anyways or you might not
see it I haven't seen any cute
schoolgirls running with toast in their
mouths yet
I didn't realize that so many people
rode bikes here I knew like I guess the
stereotype is that nobody really drives
as much and everybody takes public
transportation but I've seen so many
people riding bikes just on the
neighborhood streets that's actually
it's kind of unfamiliar to me I ride a
bike a lot at home but it's not it's not
a commonplace thing so I also didn't
know that people rode bicycles with
their kids I don't think I've ever seen
that like in real life before people
were really only like teenagers ride
bicycles in the United States at least
where where we live so seeing everybody
on bicycles is really strange all right
once you're not a teenager anymore you
don't ride bikes anymore most most of
the time once you hit like 16 and you're
able to get your your permit or your
license everybody is really excited to
do that because driving is our main mode
of transportation and the streets are
not as friendly for bicycles in America
there's usually not designated bike
lanes and they can be very dangerous I
see that totally makes it the bad I
would say people are not very engaging
they're pretty much like just on their
own like set route and like nothing else
and truth in sales kind of yes so good
is that they're very helpful even though
you don't speak their languages like
they try to like interact with you or
help you in any way that was the best
part about Japanese people like they're
not very engaging what do you mean by
that
um well like putting in the subway for
example like people mostly just like
keep to themselves like on their phones
which is great but you know it's a
little unnerving I work from America so
it's a lot of interaction so it's a
little bit in Texas yeah
but yeah that's that's pretty much it
and we're Caribbean people we're so used
to talk interact is a very common thing
the Caribbean
so maybe with people you don't know yes
yes so we prepare if you got a very
organized I don't really I have nothing
bad just I have to say coming here to
Japan I had no idea about what to expect
from Japanese people I had no I didn't
do my research it's my fault yeah but I
have to say I haven't been here in 24
hours and I love it people people seem
to be so nice respectful and helpful and
maybe it's probably I I've been to
probably 40 countries and this is after
24 hours I think I already can tell this
one of my favorites that I've seen I
haven't seen much but I I love it
so you said you didn't do your research
we have no and you had no image of
Japanese people no uh what you see in TV
basically yeah what do you see on TV
probably characters a lot of a beautiful
fashion out-of-this-world fashion yes I
was just this I was very I was looking
forward to that because it was little
things I knew it was about the Japanese
fashion and I was like I can't wait to
see that but the people per se I didn't
know much to be honest but it's been
amazing it's been great great experience
so image was first like the the bubbly
characters and that the crazy fashion
did you see that yet apart for me oh yes
yes I've seen it I've seen it I got to
see it last night everywhere I could see
people happy laughing walking in the
streets amazing fashions a and I just
got here yesterday and I was like oh yes
this is more than what I expected so
where are you where did you see that
fashion shinjuku yes yes we went out
there to walk on the streets last night
and we we got to experience that it was
great because I was so tired but I was
still so
amazed yeah it's not really different
from from what I learn in school the
witty can I love everything is in order
like everyone working in the line and if
you were in the wrong line you are
people do line up like have their manner
stand in line it's completely different
in France in Sweden France is a big mess
yes everyone is very selfish here
everything is organized yes that's cool
we can find our way more easily than
that in France is flawless we just have
to our let's follow the people it's okay
the trick actually follow the other
people it's gonna be okay so let's train
our always full of people with visual
sweet so yes the rock a lot and that's
strange
oh it's true they drink every time since
this year it's been a real big thing
those were all is so much I didn't have
much of a stereotype of Japanese people
maybe that they take a lot of pictures
but that's a common thing we'd see a lot
of tourists that come to Japan I take
also a lot of pictures no matter where
they are from but I think from watching
anime I expected girls to be a little
bit more lovey-dovey outgoing and maybe
hugging and being like very like like
hockey and cutesy and affectionate while
I found that girls are much more modest
here and are not that touchy as I
expected it to be Japanese people
certainly don't have that much body
touch and body contact in the first
place here especially couples don't
really touch much as well
you sometimes maybe will see them hold
hands that's the max you actually see
out here there's not much not much PDA
happening here in Japan anyway so what
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