especially coming from living in Japan
where rules in general err so I'm
heading back to Japan from Italy right
now I was in Italy for just a few days
for work and while I was there I
recorded this video on culture shock so
it wasn't really culture shocks it was
more exciting experiences than things
that were new to me in Italy but I
realize I may not have recorded a proper
introduction for it so let's call this
the intro and jump right into it it is
6:30 p.m. we have finished up our work
for the day so now we're heading into
the town to do a little exploration
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in the sense we're going out and
exploring the city and I don't want to
just do a vlog what we're gonna do today
is we're gonna talk about some of the
tiny little culture shocks that I've had
since coming to Italy now a little bit
of a disclaimer on this I've only
actually spent three days in Italy so
it's not much of anything at all
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so with all these cars around him Ryan's
me they have one of my first that right
there that was one of my first really
big culture shocks I don't know if you
saw that but there were three people on
that scooter and not a single one of
them had a helmet I was actually gonna
talk about a totally separate culture
shock I've seen so many cases since
arriving in Italy people just zipping
down the road on a motorcycle or scooter
with no helmet now that being said in
all fairness the majority of people do
wear helmets I'm just surprised to see
any who don't look at these beautiful
buildings
I just saw a family drive by on one
scooter father driving in the front
mother sitting in the back and she was
holding
alright guys quick interjection it is
643 in the morning here Naples
station hello everybody my name is this
is one about it I'm an Italian actor
from Milano just taught me that the
whole no helmets thing is mostly like
enough worried right yeah Naples so
that's not all of Italy no no you can
see people in two three people going
moto
yeah no helmet crease I saw a lot of
people like a father child and mother
yeah it's really difficult it's
different okay Wow
thank you for teaching us I don't know
small details as well like like the
roads the cobblestone roads that's not
so much of a culture shock it's just one
of those things that I'm enjoying and
admiring but we don't get those back in
Canada and we definitely don't have them
in Japan so cobblestone roads I like
these the life's olive up is some of the
details rain
also a dog on a balcony
but on the note of cars there was one
that caught my eye and it was the
Italian approach to parking that we saw
when we arrived in Rome on the first day
right off the bat I will tell you that
I'm super impressed impressed as
impressed the right word I'm impressed
with their parking those cars are just
parked there like that same with over
here another one that did give me a bit
of a chuckle especially considering the
approach to it in Japan is smoking and
of course people smoke all over the
place but in Italy it's like as soon as
they get off the train on the platform a
lot of them are just lighting up a
cigarette
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coming back to what I was saying
obviously in Japan is not strange to see
people smoking on the streets they do it
but it's really sectioned off in general
Japan actually has like smoking areas
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and they're so friendly I will say that
though and I guess the last one was
watching people run across the train
tracks I could just
the reven signs there that said don't go
across the tracks but we've already seen
that the signs aren't always following I
love that especially coming from living
in Japan where rules in general are
really strictly followed and enforced to
come to a place that's a little bit more
relaxed and by a little bit I'm
definitely understating it is really
refreshing like I've really all right I
can just stretch my legs and breathe
here like as a light reference point
this is my first time in Europe you may
have been to Europe before you may have
been a year before it you might live in
Europe right now so if you do definitely
let me know what you thought about these
if these are normal where you're from if
these are strange to you as no helmets
no helmets even if you're not from
Europe chiming in the comments below and
let me know what you think about how
dark this is now let me know what you
think about all of this all that being
said I do hope that you guys have
enjoyed this one I know that I've really
enjoyed having the chance to share it
with you I wouldn't be surprised if more
culture shocks popped up on my way home
like they probably will if you did enjoy
it definitely give that like button some
love if you're new to the channel I
would love to have you and you know I
will see you again real soon let's just
walk this road
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