I would. - You would?
I would.
GOOOOOD
That's a yes then. - Good, good!
They are cute, tall and cool. I totally would.
I want to go to her country.
Hey guys it's Cathy Cat and today we are gonna go and ask Japanese
If they would date a foreigner, or not.
And what problems they see with that, let's go and ask Japanese.
I would. - You would?
I would!
Should the girl be from a certain country?
I am working at a French restaurant. It would be nice if she was French.
You cook?
I do. So does he.
We both cook French food. Merci Beaucoup.
He lives in Okinawa.
I have moved from Okinawa to Tokyo in order to learn how to cook French food.
So if you got a French girlfriend, what would you do?
I want to cook authentic French home food for her.
You would cook it for HER?!
Girls would totally fall for that.
Amazing.
She likes dating foreigners.
What country should he be from?
America or the United Kingdom.
Why there?
Just because...
Do you have a favorite type? Like an actor from a movie?
Or a singer.
Takahashi Isei.
Well, that's a Japanese person.
Yeah he is Japanese.
So do you have a type of foreigner you wanted to date?
Jude Law.
I like Spanish people.
What do you think is cool about them?
Face. They have handsome faces.
If you had to choose between a Japanese and a foreign partner,
who would you choose?
I prefer Japanese boys.
I don't mind which but we don't get much of a chance to meet foreigners.
So maybe a Japanese partner.
I went abroad as a home stay student.
There I got to meet many people from abroad.
I also went to school there.
So I like people from abroad.
So would you like dating them too?
Yeah that's fine.
What do you like about people from abroad?
Their kindness. They are so kind.
Is there a country whose boys you would like to try dating?
I went to Australia. People from there were very nice to me.
Made me want to go to Australia again.
What country should he be from?
I would like to go to Paris.
Strolling down the streets of Paris with a cute boy on your arm?
I would like to try that.
What do you like about French boys?
They are so cute. There are so many beautiful and stylish people.
Have you ever thought about dating a foreigner?
If someone asked you "Will you go out with me," would you?
Not with that voice.
Maybe not dating but I think they look really cool.
What do you think is cool about foreign boys?
Their faces.
Faces?!
What type of faces.
Austin Mahone.
Someone who looks like him.
A foreign boy friend? No. I prefer having a Japanese boyfriend.
Why so?
A lot of reasons. Traditional reasons. We have different cultures.
I think it would be difficult to date them.
So someone who shares the same culture? - That's right.
Would you date a foreigner if he was from an Asian country?
Mmmh. Maybe Korea.
That would still be ok.
Would you date a foreigner?
I would totally.
I think kids that are half Japanese are super cute.
They are cute, tall and cool.
I am up for that.
Is there a country you are interested in?
I would like to date someone from Korea.
And then normally America and Italy.
If you were to date someone from those countries,
where would you like to take you?
Or is there a place where they should take you to?
I want him to show me his recommended places in Korea
Or to places where the food is really good.
Since you both mentioned Korea, do you have a certain type?
Or are you fans of a certain band?
Chanyeol (EXO)﻿
He is really cool. He looks very young.
But in contrast his voice is really deep.
Its such a difference. And he is also very tall.
He is super cool.
It's all about the contrast? - It is!
- Yes I would. - I totally would.
Glad to hear that. What country should she be from?
Myanmar. - What?
Why Myanmyan.... Myanmar?
Well to be honest... my favourite TV personality is half Japanese half Myanmar.
So many beautiful people come from Myanmar?
She is really beautiful!
What type of personality is she? - She is an idol.
What's her name? - Saito Asuka.
Look her up guys.
I like French girls. - Oh yes French.
"I would like to date a foreigner but I see a problem" what would that be?
Well it's a bit difficult but I think it would be the cultural difference.
In Japan we are very strict and we have many rules.
But well foreigners ....
GOOD! - He is up for it!
What country should she be from?
- Russia. - Why Russia?
They are usually cute and very tall.
They have the model measurements. - That's right.
GOOOOOOD!
Where should she be from?
...
GERMANY. - GERMANY?!
Thank you very much.
I would date a foreigner.
From which country?
From Russia. They are so cool.
Would you or not? - I would!
Which country? - From France.
No particular reason.
Our cultures will be different in certain aspects. I think that might be difficult.
Well and then the language barrier.
How would you overcome that?
I have to become kinder.
Wow that's nice thinking there.
I think the cultural difference. - Same there.
But we need to try and accept each others differences.
Would you try and learn English for her? - I would.
The food might be difficult.
When I went to Australia, there was food we don't eat in Japan...
I was really shocked when I saw kangaroo meat sausages.
Wooo
Kangaroo sausages
In Japan we wouldn't eat that.
I was really shocked.
- But where they tasty. - They actually were.
But I struggled with the language when I was over there.
But people tried hard to listen to what I was saying. That made me happy.
I think the language is difficult.
Can you speak a bit of English? - I can't.
So he would have to try his best to speak Japanese with you.
That would be it.
Probably the language barrier. - I think so too.
Not everything will be understood.
And then also food!
And then the food difference. - Would you eat Korean food?
I wouldn't like it much as I hate spicy food.
It would be the language barrier.
That's why I want to meet a partner who is studying Japanese in Japan.
I see. - Yes because I can't speak it.
So we need someone who can speak Japanese.
Foreigners are less naive but rather free spirited.
I think that would create quite a gap between us.
Not being able to be on time and such.
Those thing might not work out well.
Vice versa, is there anything you would look forward to doing
if you had a foreign girlfriend? Like traveling together and such.
I want to go to her county.
In Myanmar? - Yes I wanna go there.
I heard they have great sightseeing spots there and I'd like to see them.
I want to take her on a date in Japan.
Nice one.
Where would you take her to? - Kyoto.
That's the best date idea ever!
Those were all my questions. Thanks so much.
Big questions we get asked here a lot is
Would Japanese people date foreigners?
The general answer is generally LES
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Big question we get asked here a lot on Asked on Japanese is...
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Big question we get asked here on Ask Japanese quite a lot is...
would Japanese girls or guys date foreigners.
Generally as you can see, yes.
One thing I would advise you if you are thinking of going
into an international relationship is...
ALWAYS respect each others cultures.
FIND OUT about each others cultures.
At the start, when you in the dating period,
everything seems to be the same.
Once you are gonna get serious, there are certain things
you need to consider. For example...
In Japan family is very important.
Usually when you grow older...
You have to take care of the other person's family.
There are also certain thing like, the roles of man and women.
Who earns what and who takes care of what.
Just... chat with your partner.
Very important is communication to make it work.
Communicate what is important in your and their country.
Make sure you go through all the hassle of cultural difference
in order to make it work.
One thing we like here on Ask Japanese, is don't just comment.
Look at EACH OTHERS comments!
and start a conversation!
Talk with each other about these things.
Looking forward to seeing your discussions!
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