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Hello world, what do you find weird about Japan? This is actually a question I got asked while being interviewed.
Yes, some people actually think I have something worthwhile to say.
My answer?. Silence. Not for a few seconds, not for a few minutes, not even for a few days.
Nothing was going on in here. You see, I didn't start making videos to showcase the weird, the wacky Japan.
No, I wanted to make videos to talk about what it was really like for the regular -- whatever that means --
Japanese family, Japanese person.. However, that question just didn't stop bouncing around in my skull: What is weird about Japan?
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There's the easy things to point out, like renting a family or renting a boyfriend.
Everyone knows that maid cafes are popular in Japan: the cutesy little hearts that are drawn in the air, the cute power that is infused
into your drinks. Sidenote: maids be expensive, yo.
Others even the wild clothing styles and harajuku. Another side note:
I started making this video before Conan came to Japan
but the timing was great because he provided awesome on-point examples of the weird Japan that's usually shown to the world.
And then there's those weird Japanese always wearing masks.
Um, how come you're wearing a mask? Are you going to do some surgery?
No, I'm kind of sick.. Wearing masks is an everyday occurrence. They're worn to protect yourself from others' germs,
they're worn to protect yourself from giving other people germs. They're worn to protect from allergens. They're worn to protect from air pollutants - PM2.5.
/iɡˈzampəl/
thing characteristic of its kind. Things, people, which represent a category. be illustrated or exemplified.
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Being normal, usual, or average. Soldier who has a permanent job in the army.
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clothes collectively. To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress.
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used for emphasis with following adjective functioning as adverb. thing that is unspecified or unknown.