Do Japanese People Speak English? (2017 Interview)

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    We speak to Japanese people in Shinjuku in English.
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  • @ThatJapaneseManYuta
    @ThatJapaneseManYuta  Před 5 lety +956

    As you can see, many Japanese people don't speak English. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing, though. In my opinion, a lot of interest part of Japanese culture came from the fact that not many Japanese people speak foreign languages.
    But it also means that if you want to make Japanese friends from Japan or possibly date a Japanese girl or guy, it'll be much, much better if you speak Japanese. So, if you want to learn Japanese with me, I can send you some free Japanese lessons by email. Click here to subscribe bit.ly/2Kc7UaQ

    • @argasmb
      @argasmb Před 5 lety +26

      I love japanese people. They are humble. They always smile and I like that, because I'm from Indonesia, and by smiling we have shown others that we are friendly ppl.. But, unfortunately, most japanese ppl cant speak english.
      Well, I'm not a native speaker actually.
      And I'm not interested in learning japanese.. its too late for me to learn it..😭

    • @jackytang3683
      @jackytang3683 Před 5 lety +1

      When Japanese girls speaking English, they appear different characters , a Western girl, more openly and friendly

    • @oppspeed4742
      @oppspeed4742 Před 5 lety +1

      Was that Japanese girl eating a pineapple while walking 🧐

    • @Omnicient.
      @Omnicient. Před 4 lety +1

      Very interesting; I had thought English would be taught in schools like it is in most countries. I have an affinity with the far east and Japan in particular and it would be nice to think I'll be able to have an English conversation when I'm over there as sadly I don't speak anything else!

    • @javiermedina5313
      @javiermedina5313 Před 4 lety +2

      It's ok. A lot of anglos speak 1 lenguage and nobody gives a damn.

  • @chronosmagia
    @chronosmagia Před 5 lety +5370

    Every Japanese person interviewed “can you speak English?” “No”
    proceeds to understand and answer every question in English

    • @MV-lv5od
      @MV-lv5od Před 5 lety +31

      幻像VINCITIVE lmaoooo

    • @cheesywiz9443
      @cheesywiz9443 Před 5 lety +567

      There is a difference between speakingand listening
      Maybe they weren't confident about their accent , sentence structure , grammar or vocab

    • @MS-pe2vt
      @MS-pe2vt Před 5 lety +178

      theyre humble

    • @Obsessedsince
      @Obsessedsince Před 5 lety +93

      Cheesy wiz Yeah like I understand quite a bit of Japanese and I know some words but I’m not confident in speaking it at all

    • @andrewrivera190
      @andrewrivera190 Před 5 lety +12

      Obsessed since 2010 I can relate. You just have to jump into it face first and get corrected. That how you learn.

  • @geeetube1
    @geeetube1 Před 5 lety +3407

    "Can you speak english"?
    No
    "If I keep talking in English will you answer"?
    No
    "Where are you from"?
    Japan
    "What have you been doing"?
    Shopping
    "What colour is your suit"?
    Black
    Thats pretty damn good responses for someone that cannot speak english

    • @cancerlaunched
      @cancerlaunched Před 5 lety +229

      Well, they aren't lying, they can't speak English WELL
      But I think their level of listening and understanding is good

    • @rusellgagaoin9224
      @rusellgagaoin9224 Před 5 lety +47

      He can understand but he can't speak english or may be he couldn't speak english well

    • @roshanrai3706
      @roshanrai3706 Před 5 lety +8

      Ik is kinda funny

    • @yuusuket5508
      @yuusuket5508 Před 5 lety +10

      My like engrisyu but とても難しくて…😹😹pleasu speek no ok❓

    • @sansangreeninjasymbiote2898
      @sansangreeninjasymbiote2898 Před 5 lety +2

      Ya

  • @ecroker53
    @ecroker53 Před 4 lety +2700

    Him: “What are you doing here?”
    A man of culture: “DRINKING ALCOHOL”
    Me: “Nice.”

  • @blackscorpio9136
    @blackscorpio9136 Před 4 lety +969

    what are you doing in shinjuku
    "DORINGKING ARUKOHORU"
    What a straight fellow hahahaha.

    • @Praveen-zq8ox
      @Praveen-zq8ox Před 3 lety +19

      3:50

    • @Reinheart.
      @Reinheart. Před 3 lety +17

      I heard "driking argour" (this is sarcasm)

    • @vinchanel9475
      @vinchanel9475 Před 3 lety +5

      Ahahahahha

    • @jorgepeterbarton
      @jorgepeterbarton Před 2 lety +3

      His pronunciation is much better than in London where if you asked this they would say:
      "Ehhhhhhhhh yes m8
      Avin a drinkv awkhow"

  • @comotovi
    @comotovi Před 7 lety +6069

    "What are you doing in Shinjuku?" - "DRINKING ALCOHOL!!" my man, he knows what's up

  • @KarinaGonzalez-ch6ju
    @KarinaGonzalez-ch6ju Před 7 lety +1817

    "Do you speak English?"
    "No."
    *continues to talk in english*

    • @Protoman85
      @Protoman85 Před 7 lety +78

      I think they hear the question as "Do you speak english well?" and answer that. Usually their english is good enough to get by but they don't think so themselves

    • @mats7492
      @mats7492 Před 7 lety +38

      well, i dont speak spanish, italian or frrench, but can always answer this one question in all 3 languages

    • @restinpeace6390
      @restinpeace6390 Před 5 lety

      Lol

    • @karunasahu5234
      @karunasahu5234 Před 5 lety +2

      Do you speak hindi. It's my culture language. This is very easy

    • @myspeakingmind4065
      @myspeakingmind4065 Před 5 lety

      haha

  • @vedanshsingh5251
    @vedanshsingh5251 Před 4 lety +1655

    "Do you speak any English?"
    "No. Sorry."
    "wHeRe ArE yOu FrOm?"

    • @melihkara
      @melihkara Před 4 lety +46

      @The Shy Degenerate ıM fRoM sOmALiA sorry for my bad england

    • @nova_Remnant
      @nova_Remnant Před 3 lety +8

      @@melihkara Lmao

    • @nitinmenon973
      @nitinmenon973 Před 3 lety +5

      @{Kittichu} hol' up

    • @object7302
      @object7302 Před 3 lety +10

      Its supposed to be
      "Do you speak any English"
      "Fak You"
      Its a meme

    • @vedanshsingh5251
      @vedanshsingh5251 Před 3 lety +2

      @Megumiko M-maatte kudasai

  • @RichardStrong86
    @RichardStrong86 Před 4 lety +194

    3:50 No matter the country there's always one. I love it.

  • @SpukyChanel
    @SpukyChanel Před 7 lety +1384

    "cafe に eat"
    Japanese people are the best.

    • @damnmofo6084
      @damnmofo6084 Před 6 lety +3

      No idiot ちんぽ野郎だよ

    • @osmarlm
      @osmarlm Před 6 lety

      Jajajajajaajaj best comment ever

    • @thebluewolf6080
      @thebluewolf6080 Před 6 lety

      Vlad Matei
      Where are you from ?

    • @jackspencer9410
      @jackspencer9410 Před 6 lety +76

      My Japanese teacher always says sentences like: "Jack is very tallです。"

    • @YodaDJmaster
      @YodaDJmaster Před 6 lety +6

      The fact that you added the "ii" stutter in your comment kills me 😂😂

  • @hijack69
    @hijack69 Před 7 lety +2208

    Interviewer: Can you speakEnglish?
    Interviewee: No
    **Interviewer Continues to Ask questions in English**

    • @ThatJapaneseManYuta
      @ThatJapaneseManYuta  Před 7 lety +314

      In Japan, 'no' doesn't always mean 'no' lol

    • @petervarga7913
      @petervarga7913 Před 7 lety +9

      That Japanese Man Yuta how do you mean "no" doesn't mean "no"?

    • @ThatJapaneseManYuta
      @ThatJapaneseManYuta  Před 7 lety +302

      People tend to downplay their skills because we are taught to be modest.

    • @kuroshinko427
      @kuroshinko427 Před 7 lety +87

      I really hate this tatemae culture of Japan. If I was told no by a person, I'd leave leave that person cold because the person said no. I'd really appreciate it if they at least answered "so-so" rather than a cold "no" to the question.

    • @NerdyDumbProductions
      @NerdyDumbProductions Před 7 lety +33

      R. C. Beringuela cultural differences to the finest

  • @rram992
    @rram992 Před 4 lety +280

    3:50 “What are you doing in Shinjuku?”
    ドリンキン アルコール‼︎

  • @lenalee5516
    @lenalee5516 Před 4 lety +102

    2:45 she is so cuuuute, and her English is very good 😭

    • @asmrmakii
      @asmrmakii Před 3 lety +2

      It’s bad lmao

    • @lenalee5516
      @lenalee5516 Před 3 lety +35

      @@asmrmakii will u be able to speak japanese as good as her english? U gotta appreciate her efforts

    • @duongnguyen-zk4rj
      @duongnguyen-zk4rj Před 3 lety +2

      foreigners will always be judged based on their english.

    • @Beric1007
      @Beric1007 Před 2 měsíci

      Eigo no jozu

  • @pippy1tap975
    @pippy1tap975 Před 5 lety +1293

    "Can you speak English?"
    "No."

    • @cereal-killer4455
      @cereal-killer4455 Před 5 lety +32

      NightStrike68 That guy gives no fucks

    • @BoredLife_982
      @BoredLife_982 Před 4 lety +1

      NightStrike68 hahaha

    • @enochdeleon3976
      @enochdeleon3976 Před 4 lety +9

      NightStrike68 continues to ask questions in English

    • @linjudy5644
      @linjudy5644 Před 4 lety +5

      "Are you dead?"
      "NO"

    • @KHobbies_cina
      @KHobbies_cina Před 4 lety +10

      I think their perception of speaking means being fluent. Its obvious they have a base understanding.

  • @AleksiHimself
    @AleksiHimself Před 7 lety +1511

    "Do you speak English?"
    "No."
    *keeps asking questions in English*
    Still a good video! Many of the people didn't say they didn't want to to talk to you.

    • @fridz66
      @fridz66 Před 6 lety +72

      Aleksi Himself that’s how Japanese are. They don’t know how to refuse in a straightforward manner.

    • @lizzielustmord
      @lizzielustmord Před 6 lety +58

      Aleksi Himself they all say no. It's second nature to deny ability. If you ask a grand piano master if they can play piano they'll say "a little bit..."
      Also most people don't realize just how much English they know!! Every student here studies English a minimum of 6 years as well as 2 years of organized English activities weekly in elementary school. Some stuff sinks in after a while :) Not to mention that the Japanese language actually utilizes thousands of English words that are used constantly.

    • @thedarkknight646
      @thedarkknight646 Před 6 lety +21

      What's crazy is even though they say no they still answer the question like what I thought you said you didn't understand? Lol

    • @ChristinaMoralesMindfuqed
      @ChristinaMoralesMindfuqed Před 6 lety

      Aleksi Himself SERIOUSLYYYY

    • @AsianBoii
      @AsianBoii Před 6 lety

      lol

  • @shawarmel
    @shawarmel Před 4 lety +332

    8:30 i love her accent

    • @faizmuhmmad9450
      @faizmuhmmad9450 Před 4 lety +5

      i love

    • @HachimanYT7
      @HachimanYT7 Před 4 lety +5

      Her*

    • @shawarmel
      @shawarmel Před 4 lety +5

      Cherry Blossom I know, I just didn't notice hahahaha

    • @HachimanYT7
      @HachimanYT7 Před 4 lety +5

      @@shawarmel 😊

    • @startedtech
      @startedtech Před 4 lety +25

      Seems weird hearing british-sounding English, most people always try and sound american from what I've seen

  • @marianeindo6440
    @marianeindo6440 Před 4 lety +30

    I really love my Japanese students. I admired their eagerness to learn English. They are intelligent, kind, sweet and humble.

  • @ThatJapaneseManYuta
    @ThatJapaneseManYuta  Před 7 lety +991

    She didn't have an apple.

  • @ashwilliams4292
    @ashwilliams4292 Před 5 lety +374

    3:49 this "ARCOHORE" guy is the MAN OF CULTURE 😂

  • @maremfullbuster4740
    @maremfullbuster4740 Před 4 lety +300

    3:50 " DRINKING ALCOHOL" my man

  • @UntrainableWizard
    @UntrainableWizard Před 3 lety +23

    It's honestly impressive hearing the students speak so well, even with a few small hesitations they corrected themselves where they needed to ("weeks" to "years"), and without letting that interrupt or stall their speak. I feel like, when I was at school, those that learned German still struggled, when it came to speaking German without preparation (ie- when in conversation with German peoples), despite German's close relation to English and it's trading words between languages.
    EDIT: Actually, pronunciation for everyone was really good, it's not something I expect when hearing a non-native speaker because of media and how it shows peoples pronunciation. I think it's nice to hear the Japanese twist from some, as well though, I think it's because of how consonants work in Japan but I'm not sure, but the addition of vowels between them, or at the end of words ending with consonants, I honestly love it so much, it melts my heart, it's like hearing American's saying "Y'all".

  • @dantoxism8538
    @dantoxism8538 Před 7 lety +412

    Most of them say no but they actually have a pretty good understanding of the language. I'm also not a native English speaker but I'd say I'm doing fine. The problem in most countries(as well as my own) is that the level of English they teach there is not really enough to hold a normal conversation, so id you are really interested in the language you have to learn it yourself.

    • @2Grills1Kappa
      @2Grills1Kappa Před 7 lety +48

      Dantoxism There's also a difference between passive and active fluency: Many people may perfectly understand what you are saying (passive), but won't be able to word their answer (in a grammatical correct way). Obviously, this is not exclusive to Japan, you'll see it anywhere you go.

    • @DuchAmagi
      @DuchAmagi Před 7 lety +9

      That's why I'm so thankful to my English teacher in college. She was very nice and polite and even though she had to teach us some grammar and vocabulary as every teacher does, she also had conversations with us during every class and she always asked us about our opinions on sth. You had to talk during these classes and she wasn't strict, she was minimize the level of stress, she helped you when you didn't know sth and when you were in the fix. From this time I gained confidence to have conversations in English with everyone, she really taught me to speak.

    • @dantoxism8538
      @dantoxism8538 Před 7 lety +5

      +DuchAmagi Good for you! I always feel some awkward tension in English class so it would be nice to relieve some of that stress with a teacher like the one you had. Having conversations with the students is a very nice way of adapting to the language and it makes it just easier for you to use it in everyday life. I just feel lucky for having friends who can speak English so I can speak it on daily basis , otherwise I don't think I could've learnt English just from classes. It's bad that most people get their knowledge about English only from schools where it isn't taught the right way. I'm sure someday it'll be better, but for now we just gotta deal with it :). Btw where are you from?

    • @DuchAmagi
      @DuchAmagi Před 7 lety +1

      I'm from Poland. And you?

    • @dantoxism8538
      @dantoxism8538 Před 7 lety +1

      I'm from Bulgaria.

  • @braidygal
    @braidygal Před 4 lety +7

    I loved this!! Listening to them try so hard to speak English was awesome. They should all be proud of their skills.

  • @ishtactay865
    @ishtactay865 Před 4 lety +15

    That was pretty cool. I had a similar experience interacting with people when I was in Tokyo last year. If your patient and know how to greet folks in Japanese they were very helpful even with the language barrier.

  • @Mantzy_AUS
    @Mantzy_AUS Před 7 lety +784

    It's nice to see someone learn English and to speak it with more of a British accent.

    • @IsaneJane
      @IsaneJane Před 7 lety +10

      yeah, I think it's hard for people to learn a language and then an accent on top of that, so most english is preferred to be taught and spoken in a "standard" American "accent".

    • @Ynysmydwr
      @Ynysmydwr Před 7 lety +54

      With respect, that's not a very logical thing to say, Regina! Why would a Japanese person learning any variety of English see it as first learning a language and then acquiring an accent "on top"? Would you say that about someone who had been taught to speak with an American accent?
      As for accent "preferences", doesn't that have far more to do with the teacher than with the learner? I've met Japanese people who have been taught (or taught themselves) to speak English using as far as possible an accent typical of the way the language is spoken in England -- and are conscious of that fact. But doubtless there are as many, if not more, examples of learners who self-awaredly use an American accent. In neither case, however, is it a question, I would say, of acquiring an accent on top of learning a language. The two processes are inseparable.

    • @aegonii8471
      @aegonii8471 Před 7 lety +5

      Ynysmitwr You hit it spot on.

    • @willmannn
      @willmannn Před 7 lety +17

      Lol what's the point of putting American "accent" in quotes like it isn't a real accent? It just makes you look petty.

    • @twinkacast
      @twinkacast Před 7 lety +3

      Pope Benedict to be fair it's not, there are four or five American accents.

  • @cptspoofy
    @cptspoofy Před 7 lety +415

    That lady at 2:40 spoke wonderful English. She even threw in a "like" in there. Props.

    • @leonsl5537
      @leonsl5537 Před 6 lety +7

      No what are you talking about? She pretends to be good but actually isn't. She's worse than me and I know that I am not good.

    • @jesuschrist6579
      @jesuschrist6579 Před 6 lety +71

      Ikr her English was so good
      And she barely had an accent like wow I️ was rlly impressed
      Like she had a few grammatical errors but overall I️t was great

    • @leonsl5537
      @leonsl5537 Před 6 lety +1

      Uhhh what?! Her self-confidence makes me feel kind of angry. She barely had an accent?!? It's nice that you support her but for me (as a foreigner) she had a protruding accent.

    • @jesuschrist6579
      @jesuschrist6579 Před 6 lety +58

      Leon Schuessler
      Um as a native English speaker I️ have to disagree.
      Her accent was very minimal especially for a language not even related to English.
      I️ literally know a native English speaker that has a similar accent to her. Her accent isn’t exactly gone but it’s closer to an American accent than most other Japanese people.

    • @jesuschrist6579
      @jesuschrist6579 Před 6 lety +55

      Leon Schuessler
      Also self-confidence? Where? She seemed very uncertain of herself the whole time... (even tho she shouldn’t be because her English is great)
      I️m sorry that you feel bad that your English isn’t that good but you don’t have to bring someone else down. Just practice more you’ll get I️t eventually.

  • @d0adel264
    @d0adel264 Před 4 lety +69

    3:50 急に元気になるやんww

    • @oo-ue3nk
      @oo-ue3nk Před 3 lety +17

      idk what you said but i agree 100%

    • @NomadJoe0323
      @NomadJoe0323 Před 3 lety +6

      そうですね。ちょっと怖かった 😂

  • @gianlozano102
    @gianlozano102 Před 5 lety +89

    D R I N K I N G A R K O H O R U .

  • @DrJayPlays
    @DrJayPlays Před 6 lety +122

    The best English speakers was definitely the "DRINKING ALCOHOL" lad.
    Truly encompassed the English Spirit.

  • @Figgy5119
    @Figgy5119 Před 7 lety +48

    I like the girls who said they went to the school with the foreign teachers! So often even when students have had chances to speak English with native speakers they don't take advantage of it, and it's so nice to see these girls have some confidence in answering questions!

  • @nicoleraheem1195
    @nicoleraheem1195 Před 4 lety +82

    2:38 She has a native English speaker accent

  • @jackytang3683
    @jackytang3683 Před 5 lety +61

    2:32 and 9:22 when Japanese girls speak in English, their characters are becoming more westernised in appearance

  • @jomarbandiala470
    @jomarbandiala470 Před 7 lety +365

    DRINKING ALCOHOL!
    ah I see, your a man of culture as well

    • @ghadiaoun5534
      @ghadiaoun5534 Před 5 lety +6

      I swear i was just going to write a comment like "drinking arcoorrr😂😂😂" but then i saw yours🤣🤣

    • @latibro21
      @latibro21 Před 5 lety +2

      he even shouted lol

    • @dadiyansytchannel6101
      @dadiyansytchannel6101 Před 5 lety +2

      Drinhking arkohor

  • @LIVExLEARNxLOVE
    @LIVExLEARNxLOVE Před 5 lety +56

    2:24 that smile is adorable

  • @Devuuse
    @Devuuse Před 5 lety +40

    - What are you doing in Shinjuku?
    - *DURINKING ALCOHOL*
    Loved that

  • @meowtastic___meowtastic___6115

    I am actually impressed with how much English most people knew! Even those who weren’t confident were able to communicate very specific things!

  • @AsadoMao
    @AsadoMao Před 7 lety +270

    DORINKINGU ARUKOOOORU

  • @subaruundertale5228
    @subaruundertale5228 Před 6 lety +319

    3:50
    "DORINKIN ARKOHORLL"
    "nice"
    LMAO XD

  • @ookkaayy3690
    @ookkaayy3690 Před 4 lety +20

    2:47 Hello from Myanmar! 🇲🇲 such a coincedence that I'm watching this from Myanmar

    • @CobaltLancer
      @CobaltLancer Před 3 lety +1

      @Oggi Waiyan_m_m
      Why do I have a feeling a comment paradox is a thing because of how your comment showed up at the same time she mentioned Myanmar while I was scrolling through the comments 🤣🤣🤣
      And this isn’t the first time this happened to me lol

  • @kengonzales6933
    @kengonzales6933 Před 4 lety +29

    English is an amazing language. The grammar is simple enough that people who think they have limited fluency in it can actually understand a lot of it.

  • @aRoamingDuck
    @aRoamingDuck Před 7 lety +313

    "what are you doing in Sinjuku?", "DRINKING ALCOHOL" 😂

  • @kaitsnod
    @kaitsnod Před 7 lety +52

    When I lived in Japan and got lazy I'd speak english to my friends and they would respond back in Japanese. It used to make my friend who was super fluent in Both mad because he would say we were cheating. But it was fun to be able to speak 2 different languages at once and not lose the flow of the conversation.

  • @Smellyfoot71
    @Smellyfoot71 Před 2 lety +6

    8:13 what a beautiful display, its like she's speaking English being directly translated from Japanese.

  • @jimaanders7527
    @jimaanders7527 Před 3 lety +5

    The last woman is very good at English. She indicated she has been studying English since she was little. That has paid off.
    In general it takes a huge amount of time for Japanese speakers to learn English and vice versa. The two languages are so, so different. Young children can learn two languages quite well but by the time you're a teenager, it's a long uphill struggle.

  • @user-cv2jb8lz8i
    @user-cv2jb8lz8i Před 5 lety +230

    You were asked in english and your friend suddenly speaks fluent english you didn't even knew that they speak 😂😂😂😂😂😂
    I was like wtf !?!?! 😱

    • @aprilmaezabate6574
      @aprilmaezabate6574 Před 4 lety +14

      It happens most of the time 🤣
      I know a lot of Japanese English students and they said that their friends or sometimes their family members don't even know that they are studying English! 😅

  • @heaven.3031
    @heaven.3031 Před 5 lety +678

    Yuta:What kind of books do you read?
    Legend: ummm...manga?
    (Yea perfect)

    • @leezeeThebunny
      @leezeeThebunny Před 5 lety +3

      czcams.com/video/p8xGH7Xl2E4/video.html
      HI!We did this in Tokyo. I wanted to add subs but i think that there would be no need. Japanese do understand English. Its about a person who lives in Tokyo and writes books. Got 7.45 million views on her story.

  • @monalisadabbing7491
    @monalisadabbing7491 Před 4 lety +20

    6:10 THIS JAPANESE GUY CAN SPEAK ENGLISH PRETTY GOOD

  • @5ccrc944
    @5ccrc944 Před 3 lety +43

    3:50
    Man: “Drinking Alcohol”🍺
    Interviewer: “Nice” lol

  • @sanny8716
    @sanny8716 Před 7 lety +36

    2:30 damn, her pronunciation is pretty decent and she sounds so cute

  • @arkadiuszmosty7217
    @arkadiuszmosty7217 Před 7 lety +1167

    Yuta: Do you speak any english?
    Man from Okinawa: No. Sorry.
    Make sense xD.

    • @TheSmiles
      @TheSmiles Před 7 lety

      Arkadiusz Mostył 😂

    • @HaohmaruHL
      @HaohmaruHL Před 7 lety +34

      It's even better when you go to okinawa and no one speaks english or japanese, because okinawa wasn't even part of japan long ago. So you are still fucked there :D

    • @xKrimmySan
      @xKrimmySan Před 7 lety +6

      Was Okinawa kind of its own culture?

    • @ThreadBomb
      @ThreadBomb Před 7 lety +68

      According to anime, everyone in Okinawa speaks Japanese.

    • @solitarygourmet7452
      @solitarygourmet7452 Před 7 lety +41

      Uchinaguchi is the native language of Okinawa but really only the older generation speak it. The younger generation who do use it speak Japanese with a few Uchinaguchi words thrown in. As for English the older generation who grew up with the American occupation know quite a lot of English and like to practice it with foreigners.

  • @harikishorenaidu9939
    @harikishorenaidu9939 Před 4 lety +10

    #7:46 the couple's are so adorable ..I love the way of she expressing🇮🇳

  • @GaiusLibrietscientia
    @GaiusLibrietscientia Před 3 lety +3

    A hug from Japan and all japanese people, thanks for your culture! I'm from Brazil and my dream is travel to Japan.

  • @MrKraitiv
    @MrKraitiv Před 7 lety +250

    3:40 Dude is sick of your shit already hahaha

  • @emilyashcroft3511
    @emilyashcroft3511 Před 7 lety +1145

    DRINKING ALCOHOL

  • @BelloBudo007
    @BelloBudo007 Před 4 lety +18

    I remember more than 30 years ago visiting friends in a quiet rural area of Kyushu, and I met a group of Japanese that were very interested in talking with my friend & me, so we agreed and did it. They wanted to practice speaking and listening to a native English speaker. I enjoyed the experience and am thinking that next time I go to this quiet town, I will once again offer my services, if they are interested of course.

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 Před 2 lety

      I've always wondered what Japan is like, especially Tokyo

  • @lastninjaitachi
    @lastninjaitachi Před 4 lety +28

    Japanese people so humble. "Do you speak english"? "No" then they continue to speak english.

  • @TakoyaKyono
    @TakoyaKyono Před 7 lety +242

    I met two Japanese guys in the Irish bar in Shinjuku when I sat at the table next to them. I couldn't find a place to put my backpack, when one of the guys leaned over and gestured to a hook that was under the table for bags and other such items. I thanked him in Japanese, and then responded "Gomenasai gozaimasu! Watashi wa nihongo wo warui desu!" (I am sorry, my Japanese is bad) when he responded to my Japanese in Japanese (that was a mouthful)
    He then switched over to fluent English and congratulated me for my "flawless" pronunciation of the above sentence (Still not sure if he was being genuine, or if it was Japanese politeness) and explained that he had studied English for a few years in England. We then spent a few hours discussing favourite bands, what we loved about each others countries, and just general banter.
    Japan is a phenomenal country :)
    EDIT: 8:12 Her accent made me think she had studied English in England. She has a slight posh accent in how she pronounces words ending with vowels, sort of drawing out the vowel to give a slight regal pronunciation.

    • @Necroskull388
      @Necroskull388 Před 7 lety +26

      I swear she sounds like she studied English under Margaret Thatcher.

    • @poko9562
      @poko9562 Před 7 lety +7

      But she stayed in Australia and new zealand...

    • @ailinos
      @ailinos Před 7 lety +1

      PauseForGames are Irish pub common there

    • @drakedefee5729
      @drakedefee5729 Před rokem

      Yes and NOR

  • @ragman150
    @ragman150 Před 7 lety +496

    7:13 "If they lived abroad, the accent starts to become more like... friendly looking couple"

  • @rein_reeee
    @rein_reeee Před 4 lety +5

    I actually went to Japan last year in October. English is my second language and Japanese is my third-ish but I couldn’t speak Japanese, only listen and understand a bit
    Obviously that means me communicating with Japanese is quite hard. But we proceeded to meet some people that could talk my language and it was such a cool experience! Some are extremely great with English too actually.
    So its all about experience and skills :D

  • @kisama9058
    @kisama9058 Před 3 lety

    I just subscribed to your channel. I'm a french guy learning japanese but i'm an aerly beginner . I thought my english is rusty but i can understand the whole conversations in all the videos i've already seen! Happy!

  • @misteraxl1
    @misteraxl1 Před 7 lety +220

    DRINKIN ARKOR!
    I wanna travel there and be his best buddy

  • @PetrSojnek
    @PetrSojnek Před 7 lety +305

    You know what's funny? In my visit to Japan to Tokio I found out older people (like very old people) spoke perfect English, while young people didn't at all. That was kind of surprising.

    • @dominiricansabor
      @dominiricansabor Před 7 lety +10

      PetrSojnek I had a very similar experience!

    • @shadykane110
      @shadykane110 Před 7 lety +60

      that probably has to do with world war 2's influence on japan and its people nah?

    • @George-li1yv
      @George-li1yv Před 7 lety +16

      PetrSojnek Not that surprising when you consider they've been alive longer.

    • @alroslee6931
      @alroslee6931 Před 6 lety +5

      Same in Kyoto, people in their 50s 60s most likely

    • @bakuamad5519
      @bakuamad5519 Před 6 lety +9

      I was stationed there for awhile. The other thing I noticed is that the younger generations hated the American military while the older they were the more they seemed to love us.....many drunk nights due to a retired Tokyo cop.

  • @markdeguzman6556
    @markdeguzman6556 Před 4 lety +2

    The last lady is so eloquent. I'm impressed!!

  • @cloroxbleach213
    @cloroxbleach213 Před 4 lety

    A lot of them are really good! Even if they aren’t confident or can only understand and not speak or only say certain words that’s amazing!!!

  • @teraphIl1000
    @teraphIl1000 Před 7 lety +125

    I started learning English in 4th grade and became fluent around 9th grade. It's a pretty straightforward language, especially compared to French (my native tongue) and German (which I started learning in 8th grade). I wish Japanese were as easy to master. T__T

    • @randomscroller9347
      @randomscroller9347 Před 7 lety +29

      Philippe Parle Peu um ,
      i think japanese is pretty easy to learn than french or german
      but when you get to kanjis , you fucked

    • @partiallyhydrogen8ed
      @partiallyhydrogen8ed Před 7 lety

      That's surprising, usually non-native speakers think English is really difficult. Good job!

    • @henriquept1224
      @henriquept1224 Před 7 lety +4

      partiallyhydrogen8ed nah there are a lot of harder languages then english.

    • @elisekurosaki6276
      @elisekurosaki6276 Před 7 lety +5

      french is harder than english even though it's our native tongue

    • @takigan
      @takigan Před 7 lety

      You're going to have a much easier time learning a language from 4th-9th grade than you would from 8th-12th... Also, you're going to have a much tougher time learning a language as a self-study in adulthood than if you'd learned it as a child during daily mandatory schooling.

  • @miltonalvarez5696
    @miltonalvarez5696 Před 3 lety +14

    I like how it sounds when they say “etooo”

  • @elijahsmall5873
    @elijahsmall5873 Před 3 lety +2

    It's really fascinating to hear a non native speaker of English speak in a different accent than the one you're used to for me I have an American English accent so hearing people speak for example in an Australian accent is really interesting.🙂

  • @SillySeth15
    @SillySeth15 Před 7 lety +87

    You should see if people can pronounce western boy/girl names, or places.

  • @ayasayos
    @ayasayos Před 7 lety +463

    2:44 wow, her accent is amazing! it's really nice to see a japanese person speaking english with such confidence :-) the way she said "yes" at the start was so cute.. also, is it just me or the girl at 3:24 looks like arisa komiya :0 (an actress, she's currently a member of aqours from love live! sunshine)

    • @ayasayos
      @ayasayos Před 7 lety +12

      Just Saying english is not my first language, but i live in an english-speaking country, so i know quite well how hard it is to overcome your fear and start openly talking to people, without worrying about your accent or making grammatical mistakes.

    • @kwaiwingmok9676
      @kwaiwingmok9676 Před 7 lety +15

      The woman in 8:13 surprise me as well.

    • @viviannymaria4718
      @viviannymaria4718 Před 7 lety

      marc ,

    • @shuvbhowmickbestin
      @shuvbhowmickbestin Před 7 lety

      Isn't she from sakura gakuin

    • @alexandrab4887
      @alexandrab4887 Před 7 lety +1

      marc I thought that too!! she looks so similar to her

  • @zarghamaijaz5933
    @zarghamaijaz5933 Před 4 lety +7

    2:27 idk why but the way that girl says "yes" makes me smile.
    p.s: I totally adore her accent

    • @YE-px7gi
      @YE-px7gi Před 4 lety

      She puts Japanese soul in english

  • @abhayrawat1751
    @abhayrawat1751 Před 4 lety

    Sugoii. It was an entertaining video. Please make some more videos like this.

  • @Nstev84761
    @Nstev84761 Před 7 lety +10

    That last lady reminded me of my Japanese teacher. She isn't British or anything but she is very bright eyed and speaks really nice like this woman.

  • @kagetora03
    @kagetora03 Před 6 lety +253

    "DRINKING ALCOHOL!!!!" 😂😂

  • @atomonx5582
    @atomonx5582 Před 3 lety +289

    People outside of the U.S. : “We at least know 2 or more languages”
    Majority of Americans in U.S. : “What is language”

    • @saiyongdawn7756
      @saiyongdawn7756 Před 3 lety

      😁😁😁

    • @JRut99
      @JRut99 Před 3 lety +38

      ‘Excuse me. We are in America, please speak American’

    • @rbunebula_1551
      @rbunebula_1551 Před 3 lety +8

      Like 20% of Americans speak 2 or more languages.

    • @saiyongdawn7756
      @saiyongdawn7756 Před 3 lety +4

      America is made up of different cultures, more so than any other nation. This is one of things great about America. The violence in it though is tainting it unfortunately.

    • @acidphaze
      @acidphaze Před 3 lety +9

      Yeah, it's the same in England. Very rare a native will be able to speak another language. If you start speaking in another language to them they don't like it, but they don't realise I was just making a joke.

  • @mfd9949
    @mfd9949 Před 4 lety +12

    2:42 she has actually been to Myanmar!

  • @bharadwajgoda5578
    @bharadwajgoda5578 Před 6 lety +227

    What are you doing in Shinjuku?
    DRINKING ARKOGORU!!!!!

  • @musicrocks2919
    @musicrocks2919 Před 6 lety +23

    2:47 When this girl said she went to Myanmar, I was so happy inside. She also said that the people and the God were nice too! Burmese pride!

    • @ariwijaya85
      @ariwijaya85 Před 5 lety +1

      but burmese not doing nice thing to muslim in their own country lol

  • @visualsofhim
    @visualsofhim Před 4 lety +12

    3:50 he's my spirit animal

  • @kubovlog7042
    @kubovlog7042 Před 4 lety +1

    I love Japan, Japanese culture, and people there. I wish to travel there next time. From VietNam.

  • @5unkEn
    @5unkEn Před 7 lety +420

    3:50 my man!

    • @hijack69
      @hijack69 Před 7 lety +18

      5unkEn looked like he's drunk already

    • @SandwichDoctorZ
      @SandwichDoctorZ Před 7 lety +5

      5unkEn I only heard him say "drinking" but couldn't hear what he was saying afterwards. tbh though that's all I needed to hear xD

    • @5unkEn
      @5unkEn Před 7 lety +1

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @haikal.hamidy
      @haikal.hamidy Před 7 lety +22

      it's DORINGKING ARUKOHOR :v yea i think its drinking alcohol

    • @sunilkumar-id5nm
      @sunilkumar-id5nm Před 7 lety +1

      5unkEn yeahhhhhhhh

  • @atgwiuz
    @atgwiuz Před 6 lety +195

    3:45 I'll make my it my life's mission to have a drink with this guy.

  • @toxicnebula2802
    @toxicnebula2802 Před 4 lety

    Ay much love from New Zealand lessgooo

  • @dansterstuff
    @dansterstuff Před 4 lety +133

    2:50 There are times where she speaks and it sounds like a native speaker wtf. Whoever taught her english really stressed pronunciations

    • @lenalee5516
      @lenalee5516 Před 4 lety +10

      That 'There' was so on point

    • @shandigaff4109
      @shandigaff4109 Před 3 lety +13

      she even used "like," like a native speaker

    • @asmrmakii
      @asmrmakii Před 3 lety +1

      Her english is super bad, sorry to dissapoint you, it’s just a basic 4th grader english

    • @SpawnedInTheHades
      @SpawnedInTheHades Před 3 lety +21

      @@asmrmakii Yeah, but her pronunciation is excellent, especially for a Japanese person since they tend to katakanize everything they try to say. She even included "like" as native speakers do, at least here in California, which I've never heard a Japanese person do before.

    • @joshuasenior4370
      @joshuasenior4370 Před 3 lety +6

      @@asmrmakii it’s conversational at least, better than most people’s Japanese

  • @thawmawsoeaung9174
    @thawmawsoeaung9174 Před 5 lety +22

    2:48 aww she said good things about Myanmar , thank you sis Myanmar also love you all😁

  • @YumiAyashiro
    @YumiAyashiro Před 6 lety +108

    "In my school, there's like…many native teachers" girl knows her english. Once you start using "like" like, all the time, you good to go

    • @OfTheCoast1234567
      @OfTheCoast1234567 Před 4 lety +5

      Like and uhm 🤣. But to be fair in Japanese, they use a lot of filler words too

    • @56username
      @56username Před rokem

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  • @alexisdmz6232
    @alexisdmz6232 Před 4 lety

    i was there one week ago !!, nice video !!

  • @chinsopheakthra9481
    @chinsopheakthra9481 Před 3 lety

    Another at least they tried and looked it’s quite humble to me , saw the way they were starting at and smiling even though they can’t speak but I would spend my half day off talking to them 🤓

  • @aab4065
    @aab4065 Před 7 lety +23

    As a south korean , i really enjoy your videos since i started being interested in japan. I appreciate what you are doing . It's great , keep it up . Nombe !!!!!!

    • @randomscroller9347
      @randomscroller9347 Před 7 lety +1

      crush on a harmonica recently
      what do korean people think about japanese language?

    • @SunnyApples
      @SunnyApples Před 7 lety +1

      Most of us don't like Japan and Japanese people because of history.

    • @aab4065
      @aab4065 Před 7 lety +4

      Of course it depends on person. Personally it's quite unique and cool. At least good to listen unlike Chinese.

    • @yopostmademesica8891
      @yopostmademesica8891 Před 6 lety +1

      I think English is closer when pronouncing it, for Koreans, than Japanese would be.

    • @twitter.comelomhycy
      @twitter.comelomhycy Před rokem

      @@aab4065 I like listening to the Chinese accent too!

  • @bennybyers1409
    @bennybyers1409 Před 7 lety +64

    3:50 is my new text tone

  • @eimonkyaw8368
    @eimonkyaw8368 Před 4 lety +1

    2:30 This is the country where i live.I am so happy when she mentioned my country.

  • @neilhatcher2494
    @neilhatcher2494 Před 4 lety +76

    One of the guys at 4:51 was my student 2 years ago! Wish I'd seen this at that time haha

  • @rayhanwidyaputra2153
    @rayhanwidyaputra2153 Před 7 lety +84

    Nice okinawa saikou!

  • @thischannelisliterallydead7166

    I don't know why, but I think it's so adorable when people who speak Japanese try to speak English ^-^

  • @kyalsin6762
    @kyalsin6762 Před 2 lety +1

    3:06 girl she mentioned Myanmar. Thanks for appreciate to our country❤🇲🇲

  • @summerguy6
    @summerguy6 Před rokem

    2:32 omg, the moment this lady talked about her dad going to Myanmar for work, i jumped out of my chair. I'm happy to know the my country is at least recognized. :D

  • @KevinShinwoo
    @KevinShinwoo Před 5 lety +97

    "What's your favorite type of alcohol?"
    "....Do you mean if I have a high tolerance?"
    "Sure"

  • @jackmcslay
    @jackmcslay Před 7 lety +15

    Not realizing what language you're listening to is a thing when you're fluent in more than one language. I'm not a native english speaker yet often times it takes a while to realize I'm listening to english when I don't necessary expect it

    • @Rin-ef2tp
      @Rin-ef2tp Před 7 lety +1

      Jack Mcslay Im not very good at Japanese but if Ive been studying recently and then one of my students (I teach English) sometimes I respond to them by accident even though Im not meant to if I understood I often just dont notice

  • @adrianadayana8557
    @adrianadayana8557 Před 3 lety

    i love the last person woman 😍 she talked confidently and so fluent🤩 Looks friendly as well . . Gambattehhh

  • @thalab40
    @thalab40 Před 2 lety

    I love this country Japan and the people are very kind.

  • @Psykoged
    @Psykoged Před 7 lety +53

    That girl at 2:50 had perfect pronunciation 👌