Working at Japanese McDonald's is a Nightmare.

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  • čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
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  • @Norimarisu
    @Norimarisu Před 3 lety +1189

    60 seconds !?!?
    WTF ?
    I bet whoever approved that never worked at the actual store at any point in their life.

    • @Jono1982
      @Jono1982 Před 3 lety +64

      thats a lot of undercooked food

    • @TheBaldr
      @TheBaldr Před 3 lety +66

      @@Jono1982 Well, not exactly, it a lot of stale food... You cook up a lot of food at a time and just prep it when ordered. When big macs were on sale. We make like a hundred at time, and place them in warming bins.

    • @Jono1982
      @Jono1982 Před 3 lety +8

      @@TheBaldr i wish i could just buy em frozen and cook em at home

    • @ShaferHart
      @ShaferHart Před 3 lety +12

      KFC has done similar unreasonable promotions for deliveries in my country. I think they just do that to fatten the tip of the delivery guy. People usually just feel awful when they can't make the advertised delivery time (you know that money is coming out of someone..). That was before delivery apps.

    • @Norimarisu
      @Norimarisu Před 3 lety +14

      @@ShaferHart , in THEORY it makes sense as a promotion to get people on the door twice and make them feel like they got away with something in the process which in turn makes them feel good about themselves and that feeling will be related to the "restaurant" ... HOWEVER ... Whoever decided to implement said promo not only has never worked at McDonald's (not even as a manager) but probably has not eaten at one like a regular person because anyone who goes there knows it's not a good idea to force employees to such a strict timeline. That takes both a physical and an emotional toll. You are just stressed all the time cause your flight or fright instinct is ok all the time.

  • @electricgecko8997
    @electricgecko8997 Před 3 lety +2299

    Sir, for a guy who was raised in a sarcasm-free culture, you have become a MASTER of biting sarcasm. I approve.

    • @deutschlanddeutschland7111
      @deutschlanddeutschland7111 Před 3 lety +78

      I respect his skills as well, but even more I feel like us filthy savages from the west brought him there and the world would be better without it.

    • @KuroPine01
      @KuroPine01 Před 3 lety +16

      *Raising my hand* I second the above comment!!😅🤣😅

    • @anonymousmadlad433
      @anonymousmadlad433 Před 3 lety +84

      To be fair, Japan still has sarcasm. It's just thought about differently.

    • @juliamacedo2451
      @juliamacedo2451 Před 3 lety +25

      How do people live without sarcasm?

    • @anonymousmadlad433
      @anonymousmadlad433 Před 3 lety +20

      @@juliamacedo2451 ik!! For a big chunk of my life, I've lived in a place where it's annoyingly overused, so I never thought of myself as a sarcastic guy. But without at least some of it, that seems to be limiting to humor.

  • @blondewigsimpuwu
    @blondewigsimpuwu Před 3 lety +149

    “Ohmygod you’re so good at things that suck”
    WHY IS THIS SO RELATABLE

  • @cleverruse5513
    @cleverruse5513 Před 3 lety +756

    I live in Tokyo and when I order McDonalds or any fast food and they're like "Oh, X will be a three minute wait we're so sorry for the inconvenience." I just want to be like, "Please chill. Take your time. I ordered McDonalds, I am obviously not doing much with my life."

    • @10_Bit
      @10_Bit Před 3 lety +9

      The grave you dug yourself into, I felt that one as well

    • @DevilDaRebel
      @DevilDaRebel Před 3 lety

      What a loser.

    • @damien5601
      @damien5601 Před 3 lety +9

      @@DevilDaRebel lmfao why you mad tho?

    • @DevilDaRebel
      @DevilDaRebel Před 3 lety

      @@damien5601 Why you stupid though?

    • @ame5360
      @ame5360 Před 3 lety +1

      Lol

  • @JimboEM
    @JimboEM Před 3 lety +836

    "and one large smile please!"
    "Sorry the machine is broken"

  • @wuzittooya
    @wuzittooya Před 3 lety +1714

    “Catching feelings for whoever talks to me” LOL 😂😂😂

  • @VaivaPaula95
    @VaivaPaula95 Před 3 lety +99

    'You make people in the kitchen want to seppuku themselves' I laughed way too much than I should xDDD

  • @epowell4211
    @epowell4211 Před 3 lety +76

    The look you gave after the cutie smile, saying "now you know why I stayed" was the best part of the video lol

  • @eddominates
    @eddominates Před 3 lety +205

    "I'll have one smile!"
    "you can't afford it."

  • @ShrimpNation1
    @ShrimpNation1 Před 3 lety +908

    I’m always distracted by how good his eyebrows are

  • @jessicahirata_
    @jessicahirata_ Před 3 lety +465

    OMG! I know that feeling...
    I currently work at McDonald's and its a real nightmare. I hate Teriyaki Burguer, specially the Teritama Burguer, which its basically the same regular teriyaki burguer, we just add an egg.. And it get's more slippery 😭😭😭

    • @gustavocabrera6465
      @gustavocabrera6465 Před 3 lety

      caraca tu ve os videos do Shun mano, nice

    • @ryokaproduction2920
      @ryokaproduction2920 Před 3 lety +11

      on point !! im working at mcdonalds in japan right now and that freaking teritama is alot more horrendous than the teriyaki

    • @NanayaShiki
      @NanayaShiki Před 3 lety +5

      It didn't even occur to me how the Teriyaki Burger was such a pain to make. I'm sorry for anyone who works at McDonalds, but the Teriyaki Burger is just so goddamn tasty that it's my go-to burger when I eat at McDonalds

    • @rejectionistmanifesto8836
      @rejectionistmanifesto8836 Před 3 lety

      Young people dont get married and dont get a girl pregnant, make sure she takes the birth control pill daily in front of you and both wear protection. You will just condemn your new child to increasing poverty and these job trends worsen.

    • @luka3174
      @luka3174 Před 3 lety +13

      @@rejectionistmanifesto8836 what?

  • @guisas123
    @guisas123 Před 3 lety +25

    "I did a video literally no one asked for" those are the best type of videos honestly

  • @ErikSchuessler
    @ErikSchuessler Před 3 lety +698

    Omg I could never accept the hourglass. I’d be like “nonononono please take your time please”

    • @calvinmientke3539
      @calvinmientke3539 Před 3 lety +10

      Some meals look more like a kit rather than the pictured product. So I thought, why not make family meal kits? "Fast burgers! Some assembly required."

    • @billwrinkle9662
      @billwrinkle9662 Před 3 lety +9

      Back 30 or 40 years ago, American McDonald's restaurants for a short period of time had second-hand clocks up on the... whatever you call those menu boards above and behind the cashiers. It was the same basic deal. That didn't last long.

    • @LumiLunar
      @LumiLunar Před 3 lety +10

      As a former waiter and cashier, I encourage taking your time.

    • @nitemare1004
      @nitemare1004 Před 3 lety +2

      i might be like "ooo free hourglass too? thank you!" XD

    • @NiteCyper
      @NiteCyper Před 3 lety

      Just take the hourglass and flip it sideways. Then card crush the hourglass to assert dominance.

  • @herberttlbd
    @herberttlbd Před 3 lety +380

    McDonald's hires pretty people. Shun was hired by McDonald's. It's a brag but a valid one.

    • @ShaferHart
      @ShaferHart Před 3 lety +13

      He's admitted to looking androgynous in the past so..

    • @RookieCookieWookie
      @RookieCookieWookie Před 3 lety +8

      Lmao a humble brag hahaha

    • @joshj1953
      @joshj1953 Před 3 lety +12

      @@ShaferHart what does that have to do with anything 🤣

    • @cecilyerker
      @cecilyerker Před 3 lety +18

      @@ShaferHart He doesn’t look androgynous, just baby faced

    • @ggbaylights
      @ggbaylights Před 3 lety +8

      Subtle. Flex.

  • @coffee_button
    @coffee_button Před 3 lety +412

    As a food service worker, I hate the smile requests. Masks are the best thing for service working, no need to smile or wear makeup, just mask.

    • @Mystic_Edge
      @Mystic_Edge Před 3 lety +11

      smile requests sounds odd tho

    • @ranjanbiswas3233
      @ranjanbiswas3233 Před 3 lety +8

      Smiling in food establishments is a must thing in Western world right? Mcdonalds is a western company, what else can employees do? 😅😅

    • @princesspikachu3915
      @princesspikachu3915 Před 3 lety +14

      @@ranjanbiswas3233 Before the pandemic most people I seen working fast food in America look mad at the world. And now with the masks they look even angrier. You can tell it in their eyes.

    • @ranjanbiswas3233
      @ranjanbiswas3233 Před 3 lety +7

      @@princesspikachu3915 Well doing job at US Mcdonalds means you are in student debt. In Japan, it means you are from a stable family who is preparing yourself for future. Poor kids work at either Family Mart or 7/eleven.

    • @bunn228
      @bunn228 Před 2 lety +4

      Yeah it's like how random guys on the street tell girls they should smile cause it's prettier, which is like uh?? Why should I smile for you?

  • @muchwow5782
    @muchwow5782 Před 3 lety +84

    I love that this guy speaks perfect english but still feel the need to put subtitles. I mean he gets that everyone got a different ear when it comes to accents, and just put subtitles, kudos gents.

    • @gaoemii
      @gaoemii Před 2 lety +11

      also helps people who are hard of hearing or deaf!

    • @joelpichette
      @joelpichette Před 2 lety +3

      i wish i had subtitles when i work with new partners in construction, sometimes it's german people, some other times italians, everyone has a different accent and i need 1 or two weeks before i understand them without the need for them to repeat.

  • @alexthedemonicweirdo
    @alexthedemonicweirdo Před 3 lety +131

    "catching feelings for whoever talks to me"
    lmfao this is such a mood

  • @befuddled2010
    @befuddled2010 Před 3 lety +237

    Dude, you have a wicked sense of humor and you're a great storyteller. The red uniform with the M in tape - brilliant! You had me rolling on the floor all the way through this. Thanks man! You rock!

  • @alana9478
    @alana9478 Před 3 lety +115

    *1 hour into shift*
    Me: Can I go home I just shit my pants
    Manager: Sankyu desu
    Me: is that a yes or no
    Manager: SANKYU DESU

  • @JL_hahaha0303
    @JL_hahaha0303 Před 3 lety +41

    Rarely get to see a Japanese being so real, love it!

  • @sarahjosua
    @sarahjosua Před 3 lety +352

    The "sankyu desu" rule feels very weird to me. "Arigatou very much" is just absurd 😂 funny stories, though!

    • @Gaehhn
      @Gaehhn Před 3 lety +35

      Arigathanks Gozaimuch

    • @dogchaser520
      @dogchaser520 Před 3 lety +13

      It also sounds like they're saying "It's 39" all the time. (Sankyuu=39 in Japanese, and is a common pun.)
      There's a famous vitamin drink in Japan called Match, pronounced ma-chi. They sometimes have a berry flavor, or berry ma-chi. I think you can see where this is going. A friend helped me when I was sick, and she brought me Match to help get me back to health. After I recovered, I scoured the internet and local kombinience stores and finally put together 39 of the berry variety, leading to: san kyuu berry machi ......

    • @BallBagDonnie
      @BallBagDonnie Před 3 lety

      @@dogchaser520 wouldn’t it be sanjyukyu natively? Or do they omit the jyu sometimes?

    • @dogchaser520
      @dogchaser520 Před 3 lety +1

      @@BallBagDonnie Think about the way we say numbers in English and that will give a hint. For years like 1996, we break it into 19 and 96. Or a phone number, where usually we give single digits but sometimes connect them into two-number pairs. You can do the same thing in Japanese. If you say "san" "kyuu" to a Japanese speaker, they'll still see 3 9 in their head. It doesn't work perfectly, because you're right, you do need juu for the tens position, but for a pun/joke, it doesn't matter so much. Good enough, in other words. There was a restaurant near my house that went by 3 9, so I think it's fairly popular

    • @ketchup901
      @ketchup901 Před 3 lety

      @@BallBagDonnie sankyuu is "three nine", sanjyuukyuu is "thirty-nine".

  • @aidanguerin5192
    @aidanguerin5192 Před 3 lety +576

    i’m pretty sure dropping the patty on the ground is just a part of the cooking process in america.

    • @kenhollis6197
      @kenhollis6197 Před 3 lety +21

      Only if you piss us off.

    • @freeman10000
      @freeman10000 Před 3 lety +9

      Of course there are worse things that could be done to mashed potato!

    • @AdachiCabbage
      @AdachiCabbage Před 3 lety

      *laughs at the checkers video with someone doing that*

    • @ohdaUtube
      @ohdaUtube Před 3 lety +12

      @@kenhollis6197 how do customers piss off the cooks? Curious cause I didn't think there were any direct interaction between them and the customer.

    • @ohdaUtube
      @ohdaUtube Před 3 lety

      Gives it terroir

  • @axf-22
    @axf-22 Před 3 lety +34

    First off, your videos are amazing. It is really cool to see listen about Japan from the POV of a person who has raised there. Secondly, when you talked about having to say "Sankyu Desu" as a response to anything, it kinda reminded me how at Chick-Fi-La (a highly popular fast food restaurant in the states), employees respond to everything with "My Pleasure". While it is nowhere near as bad as how it is at Japanese McDonalds, it can get quite annoying having to say that every time you do anything for a customer. I understand being kind to customers, but it is relentless. This was based on my personal experience while working there.

  • @MsPhungk
    @MsPhungk Před 3 lety +11

    the "arigatou very much" and "I'll have two large smiles" had me dead

  • @upandenergy
    @upandenergy Před 3 lety +183

    Wake up, babe. New SHUNchan video is out

  • @katrinibellini4033
    @katrinibellini4033 Před 3 lety +352

    A friend from Chicago went to McDonalds in Osaka because she was in Japan for Mt Fuji, not the food. (I had had noodles at a street stall. So delicious!) When I asked her how it compared to an American McD’s, she said they were loud and fast. Then she paused and said she’d never had anyone in Chicago RUN to the condiment dispenser to get her ketchup for her fries. “They don’t run for you in Chicago...”

    • @Tetraglot
      @Tetraglot Před 3 lety +15

      I'm from Chicago, can confirm :P

    • @northwestgirl930
      @northwestgirl930 Před 3 lety +6

      @@d00d3 Omg. 🤣 They probably ran out of ketchup for the lobby, but he could have at least given you a cup from the kitchen when you specifically asked.

    • @dogchaser520
      @dogchaser520 Před 3 lety +9

      Osaka has about as many people as Chicago but in 1/3 of the space. So they get a lot of traffic.
      I knew one girl who ate at Japanese McDonald's every day. (She was an English teacher.) She came to Japan as this cute latina girl and within 1 year ballooned out. You can't eat that stuff more than once a week at absolute max, and even that is really quite dangerous...

    • @Leenapanther
      @Leenapanther Před 3 lety +1

      I'm surprised that there are ketchup dispensers. Where I'm from we get small packages of ketchup and they cost 50 cents.

    • @TheHelveticanbarbie
      @TheHelveticanbarbie Před 3 lety +2

      I was a diligent and polite worker, but we used to have this lady who came in who was suuuuuch a lazy cow. She would always demand you brought her things (like napkins etc) and I'm like.... you walked passed the self service area to get to your seat. You literally had to pass it. I would still bring her things with a smile etc, but she was so ungrateful and rude all of the time.

  • @willshaffer5373
    @willshaffer5373 Před 3 lety +81

    As a current McDonalds employee, I get so bored of just responding to people normally and just started replying with broken Japanese and it confuses the hell out of everyone lol.

    • @kyhxx
      @kyhxx Před 2 lety

      . lmaoo - that’s sounds cool^

    • @chocoberry3876
      @chocoberry3876 Před 2 lety +1

      omg i dont speak japanese that much too but i passed the interview and will start this month and i feel like i will do the same as what you did 😂

  • @zappo4069
    @zappo4069 Před 3 lety +17

    Shun, I laughed so hard while watching your video my tears came out. You made my crappy past two weeks better. Thank you! I think I can watch your McDonalds video another 20 times and still laugh at it. Don't stop making videos!

  • @porkysugrim
    @porkysugrim Před 3 lety +169

    If I ever have beef with a Japanese dude who works at Mcdonalds I’m ordering 37 teriyaki burgers and bringing a 1 minute hourglass 😂😂😂😂

    • @IvorySiren
      @IvorySiren Před 3 lety +22

      The kitchen would look like a blood bath 😩😂

    • @daoistsaintmasterofthenasc6220
      @daoistsaintmasterofthenasc6220 Před 3 lety +4

      Sadism

    • @TheSanarossOne
      @TheSanarossOne Před 3 lety +6

      is there no mercy in your heart? (with a side of shrimp patty though)

    • @wilsonchan9768
      @wilsonchan9768 Před 2 lety +2

      @@IvorySiren More like a sauce bath. Imagine, teriyaki sauce everywhere and there's this one employee in a fetal position, rocking back and forth mumbling, "No more...so much sauce..."

  • @cinegoth4144
    @cinegoth4144 Před 3 lety +168

    I literally started busting up crying during the thank you desu skit.

  • @blaize00
    @blaize00 Před 3 lety +21

    Meanwhile American sushi chefs: "Arigathank Gosaimuch!"

  • @TheGracefacekillah
    @TheGracefacekillah Před 3 lety +77

    “Let me explain, Chad”- I can’t breathe

  • @Gohmal
    @Gohmal Před 3 lety +157

    Not even Sonic the Hedgehog can make the burger under 60 seconds are you insane

    • @jeremyboynowski3784
      @jeremyboynowski3784 Před 3 lety +2

      If everything is perfect, the 60 seconds thing is actually feasible. Back in the day I was able to make a big mac in 15 seconds. Wrapping it took longer for me tbh. I always was bad at wrapping quickly. But once your screen started filling up and you start pending orders (you have more orders than there is room on the screen for), then you're screwed.

  • @kat._.meowxyz
    @kat._.meowxyz Před 3 lety +38

    The "Arigatou very much" got me laughing out loud for a whole minute 🤣🤣🤣

  • @continualghost9514
    @continualghost9514 Před 3 lety +19

    That moment you are a business major and even you are confused as to why McDonalds did the 60 second timer

    • @NiteCyper
      @NiteCyper Před 3 lety

      _tents fingers_ Time is money.

    • @elleofhearts8471
      @elleofhearts8471 Před 2 lety

      as a business major you should know the answer to this: convenience = $

  • @arnoldarnold8459
    @arnoldarnold8459 Před rokem +3

    I really really love this guy. The honesty, the sarcasm…..

  • @davidhill2677
    @davidhill2677 Před 3 lety +266

    I also worked at McDonalds in...1978. This was before the McNuggets. I recall an article posted in the store about McDonald's opening its 8000th store. I think now there are 8000 McDonalds just in Detroit now. But you are right, it is a hateful thing for corporations to make people act unnatural. I remember United Airlines made us give our name to the callers, even callers filled with venom and revenge on their mind. So...I gave my otherwise, unused, middle name Lawrence. To this I added Mr. and became Mr. Lawrence. "What is your first name", they would ask. "Mr." I would respond. lol

    • @calvinmientke3539
      @calvinmientke3539 Před 3 lety +6

      Is your last name Ufarabia? :)

    • @Violet.18
      @Violet.18 Před 3 lety +6

      So cool that you worked there in 1978! You should make a video about the vintage McDonald's experience!

    • @PhantasyStarved
      @PhantasyStarved Před 3 lety +5

      From Detroit, and can confirm 8000 McDonalds. And they are all really lousy. Forget ordering a smile, forget even eye contact, hell, most of the time the employees don't even FACE you anymore. I'm not joking, they will loudly talk shit with their fellow employees while sticking their arm out behind them to take your money or give you your cold, wrong food order. Sometimes they won't even do THAT, if it's late and slow they sometimes just act like they're closed and not take any orders.

    • @tarabooartarmy3654
      @tarabooartarmy3654 Před 3 lety +9

      My dad worked at a McDonald's in the 80s when I was a kid. He said his manager was trying to force him to use rotten onions on the quarter pounders and my dad refused so they were arguing about it, and the owner just happened to stop by at that time and asked him why they were bickering. My dad explained and said he would not serve rotten food and possibly make someone sick, and the owner gave the manager a mean face and took a few bucks out of the register and handed it to my dad and told him to go to the grocery store across the street and buy some onions. This was totally against McDonald's policy, since they have specific suppliers they're under contract to use. They're supposed to just tell customers they are out of something. But he was the owner of that franchise and many others in the area, so I guess he made his o n decision about it. Anyway, dad bought the onions and cut them up and then manager got a very stern lecture about why you shouldn't serve rotten food. No idea why he wasn't fired.

    • @Name-bb8wo
      @Name-bb8wo Před 3 lety +3

      @@tarabooartarmy3654 Much respect to your dad

  • @BQM04
    @BQM04 Před 3 lety +63

    Oh no! NOT THE FREE SMILE!! as a former McDonald's employee in America I can confirm. The free smile thing happened EVERYWHERE

    • @TheSlipperyNUwUdle
      @TheSlipperyNUwUdle Před 3 lety +3

      We have that in the US??? I’ve lived here 26 years and didn’t know that.

    • @alana9478
      @alana9478 Před 3 lety +2

      It doesn’t happen in California that’s for sure

  • @stealthyshiroean
    @stealthyshiroean Před 3 lety +51

    I apologize to all Japanese McDonald's workers on behalf of my wife. Everytime we get McDonald's she always orders a teriyaki burger. Never realized that we were killing people's souls until now.

  • @buildinasentry1046
    @buildinasentry1046 Před 3 lety +84

    Here in South Africa, all McDonalds workers just look straight up depressed, which is better than the alternative of them acting happy despite feeling the opposite

    • @sechabatheletsane9784
      @sechabatheletsane9784 Před 3 lety +10

      For real bro. Us South Africans wear our hearts on our sleeves. So even if they told them to, they wouldn't be able to😅😂

    • @meggriffin2817
      @meggriffin2817 Před 3 lety +4

      Working in McDonald’s in Australia and from one McDonald’s worker to another... N’kosisikelele

    • @suppengroove
      @suppengroove Před 2 lety

      one large scowl with frown, please

    • @elleofhearts8471
      @elleofhearts8471 Před 2 lety

      ^we got a Florida Karen in the comments

  • @jaskobut9335
    @jaskobut9335 Před 3 lety +153

    "Once you dip the paddy into the suace, she's gone. I gets so slippery it just slips out of the tongs and after you somehow manage to get it out from the bottom of the sauce ocean....Oh man it's so drippy. It basically ejaculates all over the place and you have no control over it"........ROFL I was in tears

    • @shadowlink3339
      @shadowlink3339 Před 3 lety +6

      Me too! The funniest shit I've heard for a while!

    • @anonymousmadlad433
      @anonymousmadlad433 Před 3 lety

      Oh wait a minute...

    • @Rezzmari
      @Rezzmari Před 3 lety +3

      I was laughing my ass off too when I got that part. 🤣🤣

  • @nickkledis4195
    @nickkledis4195 Před 3 lety +73

    I also had to stop and think, that "Sankyou desu", really sounds like Chic-fil-a over here in the US. Every time you say thank you to an employee there they HAVE to say "My pleasure". EVERY time.

    • @SHUNchanjp
      @SHUNchanjp  Před 3 lety +17

      didn't know that😅

    • @HoneyMike
      @HoneyMike Před 3 lety +6

      @@SHUNchanjp you should watch the Chic Fil a video from RDCWorld

    • @justinmorgan961
      @justinmorgan961 Před 3 lety +1

      @@SHUNchanjp Yeah, it literally just makes them seem like robots and way less personable. I think a casual "Hey! How's it going?" when greeting is way better or like "Yeah, no problem!" after they say thank you (if they do)

    • @lainiwakura1776
      @lainiwakura1776 Před 3 lety +1

      @@justinmorgan961 No problem supposedly implies it would be a problem to do... which no one thinks.

    • @miguelalbarracin9077
      @miguelalbarracin9077 Před 3 lety +1

      Bro I hate that. I work for a bank and their headquarters is in ATL Georgia. Upper management wanted us to start saying “my pleasure” to our customers. Like... no?

  • @aliciabrooks6987
    @aliciabrooks6987 Před 2 lety +5

    Thanks shun chan . Your English is a thousand times better than my Japanese. I suck so bad but I won't give up. Your videos help me to feel better about learning your wonderful language and culture so damn slowly.

  • @kyelily2350
    @kyelily2350 Před 3 lety

    this was so cool! loving the skits and the humor, and the vid was very educational!

  • @ct5244
    @ct5244 Před 3 lety +80

    Doesn't matter if you're doing a video nobody asked for. Just do more videos and everyone's happy

  • @karabean
    @karabean Před 3 lety +30

    Domino's Pizza used to guarantee a pizza delivered to your doorstep in 30 minutes or less until some Domino's delivery drivers got in car accidents and I think even a couple even died. All the company got out of it is a couple lawsuits and a reputation for terrible tasting Pizza

  • @chiranjeetsarkar6617
    @chiranjeetsarkar6617 Před 3 lety +3

    “Catching feelings for whoever talks to me” totally relatable i feel ya besto friendo

  • @GenXBecks
    @GenXBecks Před 3 lety +8

    "Let me explain, Chad." 🔥🔥🔥

  • @circa1720
    @circa1720 Před 3 lety +54

    Now that you're living with your parents, you can say 'I love you' to them every day - in person!

  • @aquantumtrost3590
    @aquantumtrost3590 Před 3 lety +52

    As a person who hates working with other people, hate forced smiling while working and get pissed easily my condolences go out to all of you working such jobs

  • @captainboots
    @captainboots Před 3 lety +2

    This was one of the funniest and most real videos I've watched in a long while. Thanks. Shun-kun! Also don't let anyone show disrespect for your English! The 'For the love of God, don't order it!' was spot-on!

  • @lindseygoodrich2290
    @lindseygoodrich2290 Před 3 lety

    Shun I’ve missed you!!! Your sarcastic humor always makes me laugh. Welcome back 🙂

  • @kingkill776
    @kingkill776 Před 3 lety +100

    "Let me explain Chad" LMAO 🤣🤣🤣

    • @koonzipher4692
      @koonzipher4692 Před 3 lety

      I was like, "chad?" CC is always good for a good chuckle

  • @ST-eq3nj
    @ST-eq3nj Před 3 lety +37

    "I may or may not have dropped it..." allegedly 😅

  • @freethepeople2012
    @freethepeople2012 Před rokem +1

    I appreciate your channel. I had the day off work today and watched a lot of your videos. I am jealous of your life in Japan. I hope you keep making videos and following your passion.

  • @stargirlbb1
    @stargirlbb1 Před 3 lety +3

    You are such a good storyteller, had me cackling throughout the whole video hahaha

  • @Bakapooru
    @Bakapooru Před 3 lety +61

    At least in the US, I think up to 1980, McDonald's was proud to tell people that some large percentage of adults (maybe 10%) started their working careers there. It was not a job to be ashamed of.

    • @altrag
      @altrag Před 3 lety +4

      Work in general has changed over the past 40 years as the country (well the west in general) shifted from a manufacturing economy to a service economy. You used to go work at a factory when you got out of school and slowly work your way up to management if you could and often retire from the same factory you started at, and almost certainly in the same industry even if you ended up switching companies.
      And that mindset existed in the service industry as well quite a bit, though not necessarily as strongly (you could easily work at say, Sears for 20 or 30 years if you wanted back in the day). But as automation slowly took over factories at home and globalization pushed factory jobs that couldn't be automated out to cheaper labor markets elsewhere, we ended up with a massive glut of people looking for jobs and a rapidly growing service industry that was happy to employ them.
      But then somebody realized "hey, this job could be done by a kid in high school for 1/2 the wages.. lets just hire them.. on Mr. Family Man needs a job? Here's the new wage floor set by that kid who only needs enough money to buy some baseball cards and maybe save up for a new bike over the course of 6 months".
      And now basically all unskilled labor jobs pay crap and are considered crap. Even though there's still a continuously-growing number of unskilled labor jobs out there (barring major recessions of course..) there's also a continuously-growing number of "unskilled" workers as more and more jobs get replaced by robots (globalization isn't really a major cause of job loss anymore no matter what Republicans tell you - most things that could be exported to cheaper labor markets have already done so two decades ago back when Republicans were the ones telling us that we all needed to embrace globalization for the sake of those poor multinationals' bottom lines).

    • @kongvang5359
      @kongvang5359 Před 3 lety

      That was when it was still good. Now it's just full of angry teens/Adults who hate their jobs and overly processed food.

  • @singular9
    @singular9 Před 3 lety +190

    "let me explain chad"
    The american jokes in this video are on point.

    • @96LinkinPark08
      @96LinkinPark08 Před 3 lety +2

      Can You tell us non-American what this is about?

    • @singular9
      @singular9 Před 3 lety +14

      @@96LinkinPark08 chad is a name we give to ignorant millennial boys

    • @fders938
      @fders938 Před 3 lety +12

      @@96LinkinPark08 It's a name incels (involuntary celibates/involuntary virgins) call guys that are successful with women. Often, it's now used now to call something manly or cool or something like that.

    • @nonubusiness
      @nonubusiness Před 3 lety +3

      My name is literally Chad in RL. He was talking to just me.

  • @alexcarter8807
    @alexcarter8807 Před 3 lety +12

    I grew up in Hawaii. McDonald's was seen as an elite job. I was never good enough to work at a McDonald's.

  • @ca189
    @ca189 Před 3 lety +1

    I laughed SO HARD. Your humor is freakin' glorious! I don't know what I was expecting but you. win.

  • @charlespadilla2571
    @charlespadilla2571 Před 3 lety +178

    Shun: “Oh gosh, the ice cream machine seems not working again....”
    Me:”Oh, so it’s BEEN a global thing?” 😂😭

    • @G-ReX
      @G-ReX Před 3 lety +3

      I think it’s just to appeal to a broader audience

    • @charlespadilla2571
      @charlespadilla2571 Před 3 lety +10

      @@G-ReX Oh yeah that makes sense. He got a laugh out of this US citizen lol

    • @Compufreak
      @Compufreak Před 3 lety +6

      @@charlespadilla2571 I can confirm this is a thing in germany as well. If the ice machine is broken at a McDonald's (which will happen quite often), it will usually stay broken for usually weeks or even months.

    • @charlespadilla2571
      @charlespadilla2571 Před 3 lety +6

      @@Compufreak Bro are you serious?? I don’t usually get ice cream here in the US but it’s such a common occurrence. I’m convinced they don’t want to sell ice cream anymore 😂

    • @Compufreak
      @Compufreak Před 3 lety +7

      @@charlespadilla2571 I'm serious - I have multiple theories myself.
      (A) They have one vendor for all ice cream machines which has issues delivering spare parts
      (B) The revenue for ice cream is really low so the company policy is to keep those machines out of order as long as possible
      (C) The employees have issues with using the machine (cleaning too annoying??) and just tell it is broken.
      Not sure which one it is, usually I thought it's (a), but if it's a global issue it might be (b) or (c) as well.

  • @Peter-ci5ey
    @Peter-ci5ey Před 3 lety +148

    We had the 60 second promotion in Germany as well, and we had the same result: they fucked up the assembly and were visibly stressed.
    I don't get it either. The appeal of McD is that you get okay food at an okay pace for an okay price.

    • @WaruChibiKyo
      @WaruChibiKyo Před 3 lety +1

      It's 90seconds from order (payment finished) to present (pick up food) at the moment and it's very hard to achieve without tricking.
      it doesn't work with large orders.

    • @Leenapanther
      @Leenapanther Před 3 lety

      @@WaruChibiKyo How should that even work during lunch time in non Corona times? There are probably 10 (computer) order stations plus two people at the register taking requests.

    • @WaruChibiKyo
      @WaruChibiKyo Před 3 lety +1

      @@Leenapanther It doesn't really work even at busy hours we can't make the 90sec. so you delete the orders during quiet hours to achieve 90sec average in the end of the day.

    • @TomSir79
      @TomSir79 Před 3 lety

      Oh yeah? I never experienced that and i'm living my entire Life here in Germany. When was that Promotion Thing? 🤔

    • @WaruChibiKyo
      @WaruChibiKyo Před 3 lety

      @@TomSir79 It's intern. i work at mc Donald's and we get an email every freaking time we are over the 90seconds.
      the guests normally don't know that you have to be that quick

  • @galacticbananas482
    @galacticbananas482 Před 3 lety

    this was a really interesting video! thanks for coming up with it :)

  • @BusoKrenix
    @BusoKrenix Před 3 lety +13

    The 60 second thing is ridiculous, whoever managed that idea clearly didn't even understand what the preparation methods were for the many variety of food McDonalds has.

  • @meganh7526
    @meganh7526 Před 3 lety +80

    There is a special place in hell for whoever comes up with the stupid little phrases that employees have to say. It’s creepy and weird and totally fake.

    • @elessarbre
      @elessarbre Před 3 lety +5

      Sankyou desu

    • @beamerbread
      @beamerbread Před 3 lety

      'my pleasure' 🤣🤣🤣 #chickfila

    • @steveneardley7541
      @steveneardley7541 Před rokem

      I was in a German-food restaurant and was served by one of my former college students. Like all the other waitresses, she was wearing a ridiculous dirndl. I pretended not to recognize her, and she did the same.

  • @cyb3r1
    @cyb3r1 Před 3 lety +69

    when 20 year olds say "back in my day" I wanna start crying

  • @colly3333
    @colly3333 Před 3 lety +5

    "I did a whole video literally nobody asked for." 😂😂 You're funny and delightful.

  • @kennethgregoire9863
    @kennethgregoire9863 Před 3 lety

    MORE VIDEOS!! YESSS! Thank you Shunchan

  • @Heylon1313
    @Heylon1313 Před 3 lety +29

    the SANKYOU DESU is hilarious, would annoy me so much as an employee but entertain me as a customer

  • @Dessamator
    @Dessamator Před 3 lety +50

    I worked as an older teen at a U.S. McDonald's in the later 90's... During the mini beanie baby promotion...
    I am scarred to this day from the crazies who plagued me during those weeks.
    I really feel your pain about expectations versus reality in working a job like that, and how demanding it really is.

    • @danji9485
      @danji9485 Před 3 lety +10

      eXcUsE mE iTs NoT tHe RiGhT tOy I wAnT a ReFuNd

    • @Dessamator
      @Dessamator Před 3 lety +5

      @@danji9485 I'd be upfront about which three we'd have as soon as I knew that's what they were there for. On Fridays, we'd get new stock for the weekend. The dining area all day would be like Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. Any staff seen lugging a box would get a swarm of people to the counter. I began just getting condiments for restocking out in the back room on a tray just so I could work in peace. I know Japan doesn't do tipping, but my job made me appreciate food workers and delivery drivers. I give at least 15 percent tip because I also waitressed at a local donut shop. One of my mottos is Always be kind to the people who handle your food, and your meds. This covers doctors and nurses because they deserve it too (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

    • @TheBaldr
      @TheBaldr Před 3 lety +4

      Same, I was a worker during the beanie babies, they had me working cashier, I'm normally the grill cook. It was crowded, but the customers weren't that pushy at my location.

    • @cecilyerker
      @cecilyerker Před 3 lety +1

      I collect Beanie Babies from secondhand stores and I have tons of McDonald’s mini Beanie Babies

    • @Oogieone
      @Oogieone Před 3 lety +1

      I worked there during the Beanie Babies as well. And I work at McDonald’s now, people are way more crazy and rude nowadays.

  • @jacobring7274
    @jacobring7274 Před 3 lety +7

    It wasn't the video we asked for, yet it was the video we wanted. Sankyu desu!

  • @BookVybez
    @BookVybez Před 3 lety

    The "sank you desk" skit is what won me over !! New Sub 😂😂😂😊

  • @melanieperez7939
    @melanieperez7939 Před 3 lety +99

    As a marketing major, even I’m baffled at the “60 seconds” promotion! 😂
    Also, working at a BBQ restaurant as my first job was hell! Especially since I was in a college town, so during football games, graduation and other ceremonies we were PACKED!

    • @Blxglt
      @Blxglt Před 3 lety +10

      Another marketing major here. I cannot see how this could be positive. Cool, more people might come in curious to see how fast it is or to get coupons. But you're risking handing out undercooked food. Ok, what if you prepare more stuff to be ready to serve? You might end up serving customers food that's been sitting somewhere for a long time and risk food poisoning at worst and a bad experience to the customer at best. Also what if an inspector comes in to the restaurant and finds food that's been sitting there for a couple of hours? Or do you just throw it all away in set intervals?
      On top of it all you're giving your employees a LOT of pressure and stress, which will worsen the company's image as an employer.
      Awesome campaign, I like it.

  • @rachelleyeung
    @rachelleyeung Před 3 lety +23

    that one guy who got a shrimp burger during 60-second promo: *_i t ' s f i n e_*

  • @jolenenakamatsu4397
    @jolenenakamatsu4397 Před 3 lety

    You make the funniest videos. I just love to watch them. And your English is very good by the way.

  • @gerektherogue7190
    @gerektherogue7190 Před 3 lety

    I appreciate the honesty of your videos and you sharing your experiences. Thank you. Great channel.

  • @GrimFemme
    @GrimFemme Před 3 lety +31

    The funny thing is, my Asian parent worked at McDonald's when she first came to America and loved it. BUT at the same time she was like "you never ever work there. Me it was okay, but you NEVER"

    • @cynicalmute2023
      @cynicalmute2023 Před 3 lety +1

      She worked there so you wouldn't have to, lol.

    • @RyoKasai25
      @RyoKasai25 Před 3 lety +1

      She doesn't want you to experience that pain.

  • @Dead_Mans_Holly
    @Dead_Mans_Holly Před 3 lety +51

    In many Chick-fil-A restaurants here in America, employees are forced to say "My pleasure" to customers, which feels a lot like "sankyu desu." feels kind of forced and rigid

    • @jake2011rt
      @jake2011rt Před 3 lety +4

      That is not really anything like his critique here. CFA employees don't say that to each other no matter what, which is what he was complaining about. They have to say it to the customer (guest in their terminology). I guess it can be forced, but CFA (in my experience) is one of the only fast-food restaurants where the employee's response to a thank you might ever seem genuine.

    • @flowmather7964
      @flowmather7964 Před 3 lety +1

      What if I drop a coke and spill it all over the floor and said "I'm sorry"?

  • @juneboom_
    @juneboom_ Před 3 lety +6

    I'm new here and I think you're comedic timing is perfect 😂
    I work at a Burger King in America and we were told to tell customers to "Have a king day!" Even my managers hate it. Who comes up with these unnatural phrases?
    Also, during the pandemic, most of our customers come through drive-thru. We get scolded for having slow times, and yet Burger King likes to send out free coupons for family sized meals all the friggin time, so we almost always get swamped with multiple big orders in a row.

  • @popgas3821
    @popgas3821 Před 3 lety +5

    “Senkyu des!” More like “thanks, I guess?” Lol.

  • @gigglesnorts3630
    @gigglesnorts3630 Před 3 lety +72

    Ahhh that poor girl. She says, "Would you like to take the smile with you?" but I think she means, "🔪 You better be happy with a smile through gritting teeth. 🔪🔪"

  • @zacks8213
    @zacks8213 Před 3 lety +8

    Oh Shun, you mentioned about a year ago in an earlier video that English-->Japanese learners/speakers shouldn't overuse sarcasm because it isn't understood well or considered to be funny. I am here to tell you unfortunately we englishmen have indoctrinated you, and now you make sarcastic remarks and statements, which, by and large are some of the funniest creations ive ever heard. I hope you have an awesome day my Japanese brother
    One day I'd like to visit Japan for myself, like you've said previously Japan is focused on customer service fast and efficiently without too much small talk or interaction. I feel like this would truly be an introverts paradise; and even though I took three years of Japanese in college, I can hardly speak it. You are an inspiration

  • @Sam4G0d
    @Sam4G0d Před 3 lety +1

    This made me both laugh and learn. Love your sense of humour, have subscribed! :)

  • @rok6322
    @rok6322 Před 3 lety +2

    I watch this vlog again and the "sankyu desu" kills me each time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 U should straight start your comedian career 👍

  • @veronicafalcon0411
    @veronicafalcon0411 Před 3 lety +25

    I lived in Japan for 6 months after my son was born (he’s half Japanese), and I remember going to the McDonald’s with my Japanese husband and the food would be ready before I could even put the change in my wallet 😳 the customer service was definitely my favorite part about living in Japan, and I always look forward when I go back 🥰

    • @escaramujo
      @escaramujo Před 3 lety +3

      That would be very pressuring for me. Keeping up with the people serving you: if they are panting you should pant too... That stress would make me not want to go to McDonald's again. (Not that I go, anyway.)

    • @kagemusha77
      @kagemusha77 Před 3 lety

      I was at a ryokan in Japan for the 2nd time and they must’ve been overbooked because the wait staff was very prompt with their dinner service. The staff wore traditional Japanese uniforms so you can easily hear the staff rushing when going back and forth to bring me my food. It was totally unnecessary as I felt everyone seemed stressed. I would’ve been fine if they slowed down because Japanese customer service is so good I don’t need it to also be so quick. My first ryokan experience was at a smaller inn and the staff definitely took their time but was very polite all the same.

  • @YsButno
    @YsButno Před 3 lety +6

    So funny and his English is excellent. Very fluid and expressive. Much respect for his efforts.

  • @rok6322
    @rok6322 Před 3 lety +2

    You are so hilarious 🤣🤣 I love your vlogs... 🙂 Please keep uploading more of your experiences and daily life tubes... 👍 Good Luck

  • @Skintarine
    @Skintarine Před 3 lety

    This was amazing xD i laughed so hard :D Sadly, the funniest stories mostly come from a personal experience of someone. You have real talent for telling these stories friend. Wish you the best x)

  • @lenardz
    @lenardz Před 3 lety +128

    Shun: Say you come to Japan and you decide to go to McDonald’s for some reason.
    Also Shun: All the people McDonald’s hires are really cute
    Every guy: Note to self, visit McDonalds when I visit Japan.

  • @cherasunasmr9887
    @cherasunasmr9887 Před 3 lety +7

    this dude’s videos never miss 😂😂😂 so freaking hilarious omg

  • @missmagenta4978
    @missmagenta4978 Před 3 lety

    Your eyebrows are perfect and your sarcasm is spot on. I think I have a new CZcamsr crush? Watching your videos leaves me in such a good mood. ❤️

  • @MrDLJ5
    @MrDLJ5 Před 3 lety

    Love your videos bro and these re-enactments you do are hilarious lol. Lastly, yes, I can absolutely see why you stayed at McDonald's!

  • @Sai-hd8ie
    @Sai-hd8ie Před 3 lety +11

    I was just thinking this morning about how you haven't posted in awhile and here you are. the universe is crazy

  • @pakaglobal
    @pakaglobal Před 3 lety +13

    Best CZcamsr out there, thanks for the vids during quarantine shun! 😄

  • @ago5022
    @ago5022 Před rokem +1

    Bro. Just found your channel. 2 videos in and you’re hilarious. Earned a sub 👍🏼

  • @paulc7400
    @paulc7400 Před 3 lety +5

    I worked at buffalo wild wings in my early 20's and we had to respond with "Heard" as like confirmation to hearing something (sorta like saying "roger that" "copy" "10-4"). To this day I still end up saying it because its seared into my mind.

  • @SuperPeteJames
    @SuperPeteJames Před 3 lety +14

    I am sure you have heard this from your girlfriend but, don't stop, I need more SHUNchan.

  • @MrTomasekk
    @MrTomasekk Před 3 lety +7

    OMG - the scenes (Sankyu desu and "Get me one large smile") were perfect - really laughing out loud! You should do this in your videos more often! Sankyu desu!

  • @Yukeena
    @Yukeena Před 3 lety +12

    "Not a big deal, but I work at McDondald's" lmfao!

  • @nooraniali
    @nooraniali Před 3 lety

    This was literally awesome! :)) I should check out the smile on the menu next time!!