come on jasmine get him get him go get him jasmine get him get him
nobody wants to mess with jasmine oh he's got a baseball bat he's back for some more
he's back for some more
he's got a gun baseball you two fight to the death
one of the most common things that foreign visitors say about japan is it seems quiet people
are shy reserved they don't really want to talk to foreigners but is that actually true hello my name
is anming i'm an american who has been living in china in japan since 2012 and i used to think
that too so today we're going to be talking about how foreigners are perceived in japan and how you
can actually go up and have a conversation or talk to anyone on the street that you want to oh my god
it never ceases to amaze me how many japanese people are really into foreign culture dance music
everything but they're not so likely to break the ice so if you really want to talk to people
it'll be a lot better if you're the one who makes the first move like this
The biggest barrier is not being able to speak japanese and that can make
you feel very lonely here in japan well we're over there chatting it up with the
people we just met next to us exchanging contact information it just shows you have to work very
hard but before i came to japan even as a tourist i was using audio lessons and
i highly recommend you just learn some survival phrases even 30 minutes a day
and after a while you'll be able to get to the point where you can have a conversation like this
learn a little bit of the language a little bit of the culture and always carry business card with
you and i guarantee you're going to make a very good impression you might just make a few fans
that's going to be the difference between you having a trip where you feel japan is
cold and you having the trip feeling japan is warm and friendly and it just
takes a little effort so go and download that seven day free trial in the video description
i believe in it so much i'm using that program again to learn korean got my pimsleur today
listening to korean while i go for a run and walk and get some exercise foreigners
are perceived as quite interesting in japan but very scary at the same time because every time
you talk to a foreigner it feels like it's a language test so definitely don't underestimate
how much people appreciate it in japan when you take the time to learn their language
nice nice what's with the goofy eyes i don't know
come on jasmine get him go get him Jasmine
Get him Jasmine. You do your English homework.
do that homework this is too fun nobody wants to mess with jasmine
oh he's got a baseball bat he's back for some more he's back for some more
he's got a gun baseball go you two fight to the death fight to the death get him get him
okay the little guy no
i'm making sure that they did their homework it's very important
you know they they need to study english and get into a good university and all that
You go ask them
hey let's do our move out here let's do our move out here ready ready go backwards yeah
one more time
i hope those kids did their homework here there they are
we're scaring the children it's time to stop
okay oh he's back he's back
give him a sword
that's fun you said they're running out of time for them oh my gosh
yep now now we're going forwards again yeah nice yeah
They won't be able to tell the difference we're totally professional we've been doing
this for 15 years 15 minutes but it's okay here's a minute it's an hour and a half you