@ASeventhSign
"Early is on-time, on-time is late, and late is unacceptable." This piece of advice has served me well.
@abxorb
Natsuki's acting skills are great in this! 😃
@CaptainKremmen
Escalators shocked me in Japan, for several reasons: 1) Many of them are incredibly slow. 2) Some have signs saying to only stand on them, not walk, despite them being excruciatingly slow. 3) Despite usually being sticklers for rules, many Japanese people ignore the prohibition against walking on esclators.
@d0cy0
Many of these rules are unwritten but ingrained from childhood, as Japanese parents often reprimand their kids for breaking them. My Japanese wife still occasionally eats onigiri or bread while walking on the sidewalk in Kyoto, but she avoids doing so near her mother’s house, fearing her mother might see her while driving.
@lapidator
The rice sketch is the best one in this video. Natsuki's reaction is just brilliant. I totally understand that Chris showed it multiple times and kind of broke character while filming. Edit: timestamp 15:40
@pryonic
I knew the "don't touch the taxi doors" thanks to a previous video on this channel. True story, ordered an Uber to Manchester airport to catch my flight to Japan - the car then turned up was an imported Japanese taxi and the driver was very excited about us not having to touch the door. Never had that before or again in the UK, and it was on the way to get my Japan flight 😂
@kavipurohit
I literally spat my tea out when you talked about escalators in the UK. The rules on the London tube are very real and people will get upset about it if you stand wherever you want. Stand on the right, walk on the left.
@cordisater
I once was 5 minutes early to an event at work where I was gonna receive an award for my performance in a project. I turned up 5 min early and saw that everyone else including the VP, CEO and board members where all in the room already. I didn't think much of it, said hello with a smile on my face and just sat down on the only empty chair in the room. I was pulled aside after the whole spectacle by the CEO and he said "What you did is not ok me-san, no ok." I was like "Sorry why did i receive the award if it wasn't ok?" "No, you should be the first one to arrive, not the last. We were waiting for you." He then gave me a tap on the shoulder and walked away without looking at me. The whole thing about having to be there too early is a sickness. I was later bullied at the company for this and that was the first and last promotion I saw at that company.
@incyphe
One time at Osaka station on my way to Wakayama, I was eating McD on an empty train awaiting departure. One girl walked in, saw me munch, became disgusted and walked right out. lol.😂
@KulinaryAdventures
For #2, I have a personal theory that this is the reason why online reviews for restaurants in Japan are usually rated much lower compared to other parts of the world. People can never complain in public but when it's somewhat anonymous then people can be scathing! You can hardly find a place in Japan with higher than a Google 4.5 star and many places with a 3.something are absolutely amazing (well your Lost Bar seems to be the exception, well done mate!)
@elpresso1983
For rule number 3, the Japanese comedian Yuriko Kotani and her adventures trying to guide her Mum around the UK are gold, especially when it comes to punctuality. Yuriko with her full fledged embrace of the British culture of "ish" ("I'll be there by 11-ish") and her Mum raging that she's not on time and has no intention of being on time had me in stitches.
@murraymanitos
Ironically, when I meet up with my friends in Japan, I take special care to be on time, and they’re usually late 😂 I think that maybe they feel like I won’t really care because I’m a foreigner — and they’re absolutely right!
@jamesprumos7775
I love how Chris still uses pictures of Boris Johnson whenever he's describing British people even though he's been out of office for two years now.
@fatalshot0093
Many years ago I was an exchange student in Japan (pre-COVID), and was in the middle of all these orientation meetings. At one of them one Japanese professor started the meeting and was explaining a bunch of stuff when suddenly she stopped and in a very stern tone looked at the back and said, "Um, in Japan we are always on time!" We all turned around and we saw these two guys still walking to their seats. It was quite the lesson for all of us to never be late.
@MrEriken
Shorts bit is so true. People do wear them casually around their residential areas though, but when "going out" or being in a more central area, its just seen as unfashionable
@davidwatson6472
I lived in Japan some time ago. A Japanese friend of mine, a veteran of World War Two, explained one reason for the not eating while walking around in public. During the war food in Japan was severely rationed. After the war things were really bad and lack of food was even more prevalent. Walking around in pubic eating was not a good idea when most the people on the street had very little to eat.
@IAmFromTheYear
"The first rule of Japan is you do not talk about Japan." - Tairaa Dāden
@Jobunseph6441
I can't get over how each of Natsuki's face of indignation are legendary. 20:01 my favorite
@Dejanao
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@AbroadinJapan