From Japan to the US: Is American Life Really Better?

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  @Woobeewuu · 1 year ago

  I do like how a couple of them emphasized that different states can have vastly different social cultures.

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  @masatanida9119 · 1 year ago

  I was born in Tokyo but raised in the US along with my siblings. When I compare the lives of me and my siblings with the lives of my cousins in Japan, the biggest difference I see is that Japan seems much more livable. My cousins have modest jobs - one is a kindergarten teacher, another a manager of a menswear shop, another works as an office administrator - yet they are able to live comfortably and raise families in Japan. My siblings and I have higher income careers but it seems to me like we have more stress and uncertainty than our cousins do.

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  @teachersean6751 · 1 year ago

  Dude, homie self-diagnosed himself with dyslexia.  He is 100% American at this point. We got his soul!

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  @HelenKistler · 1 year ago

  I always admire the way that Japanese people can express ideas, even their discomfort, in such polite, respectful manner.

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  @quinnrivera5075 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I’m American. I went to Japan once last year. I was amazed at how clean and orderly and respectful the Japanese people were. <br> &nbsp;And then I thought how shocked they must be if they took the train from my airport in Chicago at how dirt and chaotic it is compared to Japan. <br> &nbsp;Personally. I really enjoyed the structure and the rules and safety of Japan. Great country. Nice people. I will go back one day.

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  @mattg5978 · 1 year ago

  I am from the United States and visiting San Francisco for the first time was a culture shock 😂

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  @mediocreman2 · 1 year ago

  It&apos;s interesting how they come to the U.S. for opportunity, for freedom of expression, and other freedoms, and many people also like Japan for their structure and rules that make things safer and more predictable, but at the expense of their freedom and expression, and opportunity.<br><br>Everything is a trade-off.

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  @ToruUchikado · 1 year ago

  Takashii, thanks for interviewing us! Come back anytime! LA’s blue sky will always be waiting for you… and so will our outrageously overpriced ramen!😉🍜

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  @RadenWA · 1 year ago

  “I love that they just consider me a foreigner here and don’t expect me to fit in” guy gets the “gaijin treatment” in USA and is loving it 🤭

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  @Don_Boofione · 1 year ago

  As an American I appreciate how humble Japanese people come off. Sorry if we come off rude sometimes.

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  @awogbob · 1 year ago

  The last man at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0w8IRap1qQ&amp;t=2130">35:30</a>, I was really expecting him to say something different. I was expecting him to say &quot;if youre only coming here for a sub culture or specific interest you wont survive&quot; But instead he said, remember that passion and let it fuel you to overcome the challenges of living in a new place. <br><br>Very nice words of advice :) I would love to visit japan one day!!

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  @kevlar9909 · 1 year ago

  I am a 61 year old U.S. midwesterner. &nbsp;I visited Japan in 1989 and in 1995. &nbsp;I think the WORLD learns so much about cultural understanding from your videos. &nbsp;Thank you.

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