I love the faces Ryosuke keeps making mid-conversation, he's adorable :D

@themerovingian4252

5 жыл бұрын

He's basically a girl. Beta as fuck.

@antoinette3664

5 жыл бұрын

The Merovingian yall are fuckin weird lmao

@justme8841

4 жыл бұрын

@Joyless J no its not, he is just right.

@justme8841

4 жыл бұрын

@@antoinette3664 no you are

@joshr9812

4 жыл бұрын

@@justme8841 you are sad

Boy version has been recorded! The boys get to talk in Japanese about their wives' weird traits. ;) Will edit and upload within the next few weeks!

@YoshikazuHayashi

9 жыл бұрын

Ryosuke told me about that project at hanami and I REALLY CAN'T WAIT!!!

@jon.e

9 жыл бұрын

I-i-it's finally a reality!

@mirandapillsbury7885

9 жыл бұрын

Rachel & Jun yay! I cannot wait to watch it!

@michelechu9950

9 жыл бұрын

I just saw your channel recently, but I'm really excited to watch the boys version! Rachel and Jun, you guys rocks! Keep the romance in the air💞

@jaylopez1726

9 жыл бұрын

Yay c:

"I need to talk to you" In reality, can we talk about stuffs i just miss you Omg this boys where can i get one

@theodoratalon5368

4 жыл бұрын

Japan apparently 😂

I'm Canadian, I don't understand how Americans wear shoes in the house. Take that shit off I just cleaned the floor!

@ForeverCellist

9 жыл бұрын

A lot of Americans actually don't wear shoes when at home or with someone you know well - everyone I know takes off their shoes because they want to be comfortable. It's usually when at someone else's house that we leave our shoes on. It's considered disrespectful to take your shoes off at someone else's house unless you are close enough to them or they invite you to take your shoes off. Taking your shoes off at the home of someone you don't know well enough is kind of like just walking over to their fridge and taking food without asking. There is a line between feeling comfortable in someone else's home and making yourself *too* at home, I guess. This is just from my personal experience, I actually prefer the culture of taking shoes off but I guess this is just something that goes back in the history American views on politeness.

@thisishowirelax148

9 жыл бұрын

ForeverCellist That's so weird to me. I would think it's more disrespectful to keep your shoes on and track dirt all over the floor. If you came to Canada and left your shoes on you'd get an earful haha.

@creechick123

9 жыл бұрын

LMAO Same 😂

@BreezyKitsunaHayes

9 жыл бұрын

i don't wear shoes in the house, and i'm American :/ it makes the floors dirty. Plus then your mom will yell at you and make you clean the floor. I didn't know anyone would wear shoes in the house xD

@ejhatespeople

9 жыл бұрын

+Malos Kain Well I'm sure some households allow shoes in the house but for me, growing up in a strict Asian Culture, shoes are a big nono especially on carpet, however if the floor is cold, I wear house slippers. :) So don't generalize all Americans, it depends on how they are raised. Cleanliness is a must for me x.x

Okay it's only been half an hour but already figuratively a million people have asked us to do the guy version, so we will ask Grace and Ryosuke and the next time we're in Tokyo we'll see if they're up for it! -Rachel

@YourWaywardDestiny

10 жыл бұрын

:D I hope they aren't too mean about it. I'm sure the list of annoying American things can't be THAT long...

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

Your Wayward Destiny hahahahahaha

@Vortex2087

10 жыл бұрын

Rachel & Jun Hey I wanted to ask this haha by the way, still waiting for the men's fashion video :D

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

***** hahahaha the clock is behind the plant. It's hiding a little table lamp.

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

Flown87 Now that I'm here I'll try to get Jun to do something with fashion!!

My boyfriend's Japanese and although we aren't married yet, I can totally relate to all of these except the feet thing, he doesn't care about feet really. I'll share two funny stories. Communication: My boyfriend likes to use English slang but sometimes he uses the wrong expressions at the wrong times. For example, when he stubs his toe, he shouts "Fuck off!" at his toe. And when he drops something he says "Ouch." I've explained it to him, but these kinds of situations are split-second reactions, and so he still accidentally blurts out the wrong phrase sometimes. I feel very bad laughing at him when he stubs his toe. Accidental Flirting: One time my (female, american) friend came to visit and stayed with us for a couple days. The first night she was here, she got out of the bath and came back into the living room and sat on the carpet to watch tv. My boyfriend grabbed a comb, sat on the couch behind her and started combing her hair for her. She and I were both really shocked by this but he didn't seem to know why we were so surprised. I got the feeling that he wouldn't have done this if she were Japanese, but he always combs my hair for me after the bath and it seemed logical to him that this is something foreign women enjoy and in order to be a good host he should comb her hair for her? IDK, I still don't totally get what his thought process was with this one.

@TheErilaz

5 жыл бұрын

The toe ting.. Funny!

@ameshiroya1436

5 жыл бұрын

He combming her hair was probably just trying to be nice you know, obviously like you said. He probably thinks that the women there likes their hair combed after bath.

@Irgendwas12348rkwkwlw

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahahah

@chevaliedelareverie

5 жыл бұрын

I say ouch when I drop my phone 🤣

@homemadecookie7392

5 жыл бұрын

I have never had a man do that, comb my hair after my bath. That would be my dream to have! Please send one of those men my way. Thank You

I love how Jun is like sorry to everything and Ryosuke is just like “I don’t care, I love her, but that’s how I am”

Boy's version! kzread.info/dash/bejne/k2h316eihtetZZs.html

@MetroAndroid

9 жыл бұрын

Rachel & Jun I'm from the United States, and rarely ever talk about someone I'm in a relationship with with other people. It often makes the person you're talking to feel less important in your life, and I'd rather it be less known, so that there's less people to say rude things about us. I gain no enjoyment from talking about a significant other to someone other than that person. Why would I? The reason the relationship makes me happy is the person themselves; talking about them doesn't make me feel any nicer. That's just my idea of the person, not the person themselves.

@notaras1985

9 жыл бұрын

Rachel & Jun wow japanese guys are so cool. much better culture than the west. westerners are loudmouthed, sassy, showing off, judgmental and cunning. its good to see such a cultural difference. and i certainly congratulate them on the "dont talk about your relatioship even to friends" part. thats a very smat thing to do for many reasons.

@mizu-no

9 жыл бұрын

I think its important to some what show your taken. Like have a picture of your girlfriend in your wallet or on your phone. Like if you are oblivious then like the picture background will explain itself if you look at your phone. Dont need to bring it up. Its just for me i am always friend zoned with Japanese guys cause they don't get i like them. Thank heavens i have Japanese girlfriend who can till me who is single. But still dont have that all the time. I think there is pro and cons to not talking about it. I think showing your taken in a polite way is ok.

@socraticparadox7518

9 жыл бұрын

Lol I like how your friend in the red shirt's face is really expressive.

@josephinewinter

8 жыл бұрын

+MetroAndroid i agree, but given my severe autism it would in fact be better if i did have someone who could tell me 'that's stalking, don't do that' or 'he's abusive' or whatever!

This is so awesome :) Thanks! Recording with you was TONS of fun. And you have mad editing skills~ Next time y'all are in Tokyo (or if we ever make it down to Nagoya), we should record a "guys version"!

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

Yes, definitely!! :D

@ikuchans

3 жыл бұрын

I always wonder how Grace has been doing since she quits YT

This probably explains why the protagonist in harems are so polite and composed, and why all the girls get the wrong impression... it could be to exaggerate and make comedy out of a common thing Japanese men do when they interact with people.

5:02 Jun's eye roll LOLOLOLOL

@Peppermon22

6 жыл бұрын

Family Fun Play she has mentioned this a few times on KZread. I bet it really upsets her in person.

@saundramonette4137

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha...

@Hutchhxcx

5 жыл бұрын

Lol he’s probably been in trouble for this too many times.

@rosamariagoncalves8360

5 жыл бұрын

Kkkkk

@Minal_

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

"That's a date! That's a date." "...Huh!"

@supernova7848

4 жыл бұрын

Melody Ho 😂😂😂

Working on English subs now! EDIT: DONE!

@IamKeevs

10 жыл бұрын

I have a question. Didn't Grace write an article for Metropolis magazine?

@TexaninTokyo

10 жыл бұрын

IamKeevs Yes I did. I write for them fairly regularly (since they pay pretty well).

@siptip

10 жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool

@otajack2930

9 жыл бұрын

Texan in Tokyo

@killere2009

9 жыл бұрын

Texan in Tokyo thats very interesting

i jus realized, they look like a weird adult version of asuna and kirito....

@sarahhearts3353

8 жыл бұрын

omg it can never be unseen xD

@ahleenah

8 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha 😂👍🏼

@EleloheSimeon

8 жыл бұрын

what a comment 😊

@Porceliankitty

8 жыл бұрын

+fanny vo OMG

@Zero-vy7nd

8 жыл бұрын

+fanny vo i read this then look back at the vidoe then dropped from my chair chanting , "i see it!!"

★Subtitles!★ *English* *Spanish (Latin America)* thanks to: orlando gracia *Italian* thanks to: Kikyo Miko *Spanish (Spain)* thanks to: Kim song *Chinese (Simplified)* thanks to: littlepiepie *Chinese (Traditional)* thanks to: littlepiepie *Czech* thanks to: Hana Hammerová *Croatian* thanks to: mioklom *French* thanks to: Luqman Ferdjani & Asphodel *English* corrected by: Earl Matthew Avila *Portuguese* thanks to: Luna San *German* thanks to: May-chan desu *Vietnamese* *Polish* *Indonesian*

@RachelandJun

8 жыл бұрын

+Anton Zuykov Oh wow, thank you so much for the offer! :D We have a webpage set up for people who want to help, it gives instructions and shows a list of all our videos and what's been translated into what! If you ever want to help then please check it out! rachelandjun.blogspot.jp/2014/01/r-video-transcripts.html

@nadia2883

7 жыл бұрын

how about being in a relationship with japanese idol but you self are from europe is that also cultural relationship?

the "I want to talk to you" thing cos they miss talking to their wife is SOOO nice! once they know what their husbuands mean, they should be happy about that!

That's not flirting! That's LISTENING!

@JamieLeeMcFadden

9 жыл бұрын

Being an American living in Ukraine, I have a lot of the same issues with feet thing. Also they keep their relationships close to their chests as well. My other half can not speak any English, so if I make a mistake, I need to figure out how to explain to her what I wanted to say. International relationships can tricky at times, but I would never change a thing. Us Americans and Canadians ( we are about the same) seem to think somethings are flirting that others don't.

@ginnyXP

3 жыл бұрын

In my country it is called jealous thing!!! XD

@JamieLeeMcFadden

3 жыл бұрын

@Egawa C Not sure why the lol, guess it is an immature reaction, but I to two girlfriends it was a huge deal.

@AbsentWithoutLeaving

3 жыл бұрын

In this day and age, if someone focuses ALL of their attention on you to the exclusion of other people, phones, video input, etc, well, I have to say, that's pretty powerful stuff.

@rachelgarnier-qv8kq

Жыл бұрын

The differences between cultures is a real thing.

This was so much fun! Multicultural relationships really are so fascinating, and it's amazing that you both had such similar experiences! Also, yes to the husband episode!

I definitely understand a lot of this. I had a friend who moved here from Egypt a few years ago, and she's introduced me to all her family, so I've gotten used to them misusing/misunderstanding English phrases. Especially the "What's wrong with you" part. It's something with all foreign people, because English is weird. My favorite is explaining the difference between a "butt dial" and a "booty call" It's always entertaining.

I'm Japanese American and my first girlfriend was White. We met in college. I never talked to anyone but one day, she asked me to have lunch with her. Funny, she had a White boyfriend, but she asked me to have lunch together. Anyway, when Summer break came, she dropped her boyfriend and asked me to be her boyfriend. The first time her Mother met me, she told her daughter, "Quick! Get him into the backyard before the neighbors see!". After 6 months of dating, her Mother told her, "I'd rather see you die in a car accident than go out with him!". Finally, her Mother forbid her to see me, so she went to her Father. Her Father had been a prisoner of war in Japan. He had been captured on Bataan and shipped to Japan. Her Father told his wife, "She can go out with anyone that makes her happy!". After college, we married, but it only lasted 3 years.

@kalishatusky1890

5 жыл бұрын

Relationships are hard, hope you find someone

@hannajmendoza8080

3 жыл бұрын

😔😔😔 Hope you already found your the one

@erenyeagerist7681

Жыл бұрын

Don't feel sorry for her father co'z her father was the despicable soldier who colonized my country, the Philippines. Bataan is in the Philippines. Idc about americans who became prisoners of war. That way we Filipinos got our revenge on USA for the atrocities they committed in my country. That mother had no right to treat you bad co'z those americans did worst to the world now that you mentioned her husband was an american soldier. I abhor all the american soldiers who colonized my country and those american soldiers who were and are still abusing and maltreating my country and my people! I abhor americans for still treating us their colonial slaves! So, don't feel sorry for that old hag. If I were there, I would have fired my gun at that dirty and fat old hag

Really enjoyed this video! My Japanese husband and I live in Australia and we laughed ourselves silly at "What's wrong with you." We have sooooo many times when we've offended the other - or just said the wrong word. So funny. I loved getting texts messages with "worm hugs".

@daphnechristensengreenlee4593

5 жыл бұрын

Omg. I really laughed out loud at "worm hugs" that is awesome. 😂

@orenji

3 жыл бұрын

I dont normally laugh out loud when reading comments but when I read “worm hugs” it made me have a big belly laugh 😂

I'm like Jun, I tend to lean a little bit and draw all my attention to the person I'm talking to... I might look like flirting especially if the person is male... now that I'm watching this video, I understand more why some people were unconfortable and some girls (the girlfriends,lol) were mean to me... but for me, it's not flirting, it's just a spontaneous gesture of attention, I'm like "I'm 100% listening to you and what you're saying is really interesting". No more, no less. If I'm flirting, it's gonna be more complicated, I'll tend to be a litle bit clumsy and more distant because I'm tense, so I can't be "spontaneous" anymore and I have to focus on two things: my own attitude and paying enough attention to the other...

@ahleenah

8 жыл бұрын

Now that I think about it.... I think I'm doing that too! XD I never realized it before watching this video because it was (and is) just a natural gesture for me to show the other person "I'm genuinely interested in what you're talking about" Now I finally understand why some guys acted the way they did even though I wasn't interested at all... Ha... Ha........😅

@Ssookawai

8 жыл бұрын

seru Seruna But you know, I won't change that to please some people or the girlfriends because sooo many others really appreciate how "involved" and "focused" I am when they talk to me, they feel my respect for them and that's something nobody can hate, who doesn't want to be fully heard and respected as a person expressing him/herself? :-) For some others, they feel a warmer atmosphere around them, as if I had some caring vibes which give them a lot of comfort and bring their smiles back to them, especially when they talk about an issue or some personal memories.

@matt2m

8 жыл бұрын

+Ssookawai Yah you just made me realize why people who like me stray away. Im so social to everyone else then the person I like is around and I just choke up.

@aureliapaulam8817

8 жыл бұрын

+Ssookawai I agree with you. Like you mentioned, it's just one of body language showing "I'm all ears". I'd be sad if my husband didn't listen to the other people, but me and was like "whateves..." all the time :(

@PatriciaSigaki

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!! Even in my country (I'm a part Japanese descendant, but born and raised in Brazil)! Some guys thought I was flirting for listening carefully to them and smiling (and I normally do that to EVERYONE, women and men). Here in Japan, that hasn't been an issue so far (not with Japanese people) or, at least, no Japanese said anything about it.

Ryosuke is fucking awesome. In his videos he is so goofy and hilarious xD

I think my boyfriend is japanese in his mind :'D (we're both German but) he is exactly as you describe your husbands. Especially the flirting thing. He just doesn't notice when girls are flirting with him and when one of them asks him out he's like "great I made a new friend"

@TheErilaz

5 жыл бұрын

I'm Norwegian, and not good at noticing that girls flirt with me. It frustrates them sometimes I think..

Feet is dirty even if you wear a socks. It sweat a lot in it, and it has to be cleaned or washed before you go to bed, after a long day. Japanese opinion.

@bethanymiller2780

4 жыл бұрын

Also American and I also agree.

This was brilliant XD Can't wait for the guys' version!

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you! また次回!! -Jun

Jun's subtle eyebrow lifting eye roll, made me laugh so much, it's around 5:00 to 5:05 xD

2019 and I miss Grace and Ryosuke. I'm not even that big into Japanese stuff but Grace, Ryosuke, Rachel and Jun all just have such great personalities, that I find myself binge watching (admittedly, sometimes, I just wanna see Rachel and Jun's cats, cause cats). I perfectly respect Grace and Ryosuke's reasons for leaving youtube, but I'll still miss them. :(

The thing about them saying "What's wrong with you" reminds me of something Jun says to you a lot that I love lol when you guys shop and he says, "Looks really good on you" it's so sweet!! Like, it's YOU making that outfit or hair piece look good, not the other way around. So that's something I'd never correct lol

@HayleySulfridge

10 жыл бұрын

Not that it's grammatically incorrect, more excessive words added in, but I wouldn't ever want him to change that lol

Hahaha omg yes yes yes nodded my head in agreement to everything you were talking about xD;

"four ODD things about japanese husbands!!" lol that sounds like those weird ads that are like "she stays young with this ONE WEIRD TRICK!!" haha

I'm with your husbands when it comes to feet and I'm not even Japanese...lol

@Food_Junkie

6 жыл бұрын

Uniform Tango 74 same, I am too

@teapot8817

6 жыл бұрын

Uniform Tango 74 OMG same

@BlueBird-wb6kb

6 жыл бұрын

Female feet are so cute

@colleenharrison1638

6 жыл бұрын

Mostwanted exactly! most females take care of their feet more than men and there usually is no reason to worry, especially if the girl wore socks all day.

@chasey1978

5 жыл бұрын

But its illogical. Unless you make the person wash their armpits and privates which are more dirty and sweaty than feet!

she looks like Maggie from the walking dead

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

OMG she totally kinda does

@misshorriblemiss

9 жыл бұрын

OMFG I THOUGHT THE SAME THING

You guys are the most perfect couple ive seen! You are soo cute together💕 ly!

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you!! :D

My Grammy always made us wash our feet before bed. She was 100% American from Texas.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE VIDEO!!!! Watched it more than 20 times!

I cannot wait for the guys' version! I don't think you guys were serious about making it, but please please please make one!!

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

haha the next time we meet them we'll see if they're up for it! :D

Great video. Learning about the differences between cultures is critical in this world. Thanks for posting, Rachel :)

@user-vc5rp7nf8f

9 жыл бұрын

Maggie Clark It was!

I've been watching both of your channels and got exited when I found this

Yes, it does happen in every international relationship. I'm a Belgian, and I'm with a Dutchman, living in the Netherlands. I barely crossed the border, and we speak the same basic language. (Although, when I first moved here, no one could understand my dialect.) But the cultural gap is quite big. So it doesn't matter how close the country of your international lover is, you'll run into cultural hurdles.

@gluv208

9 жыл бұрын

Very true

@YokiDokiPanic

9 жыл бұрын

AsiaticTruth I'm not saying our cultures don't get along, I'm saying there are hurdles. For example, Southern Dutch people love Belgians, our speech, our food, our art, etc. But that only proves even more that there are fundamental differences.

@lovesakurasan

9 жыл бұрын

i am dutch and in a relationship with a Dane and our main communication is in English, and it happens here too. because we both don't have English as a primary language the problem goes both ways sometime ^_^'' at least in the end we always manage to laugh about it but in the moment it can become pretty intense :P ***** i am from the east part of the netherlands and i love belgian talk with the soft g and all. my boyfriend when he tried to say simple phrases in dutch he would sound so adorable belgian

@daphnechristensengreenlee4593

5 жыл бұрын

You will laugh, but i am Canadian and i married an American. You would think there would be little to no culture or language gap. Surprise! Lol. We have been married for years and still find funny differences. I love hearing other peoples stories. I wonder if we are more tolerant when we marry across borders?

@saveevans327

4 жыл бұрын

My girlfriend is a Dominican raised in America and I'm a Czech, she's fluent in English and I'm mostly too, but I have my moments where I stumble over words and sentences, lol, at least it makes her laugh

Ahhhh they seem so much fun! Im so glad you met nice people to stay with!

I'm probably digging way too deep into this, but I actually think it's really sweet of them to choose the word 'need' instead of something like 'want' or 'like to'. I know they probably weren't doing it intentionally, and I know the English phrase has a different meaning (it's the same in Italian), but it still was really nice of them to say that. I think that from a linguistic point of view saying that you WANT someone or that you LIKE it when somebody's with you... I don't know, now that I think about it it's kind of creepy. I mean, don't we use those same words for food and objects? Words like 'want' and 'like' referred to a person's presence only make me think of the delight I find in that presence... it's the same as with objects. Let's say a book: I like a book, I want a book: I know the book will make me happy. I like a person, I want a person: I know that person will make me happy. But the word 'need' is different. When I 'need' a book or any other object, it just means that I'm looking for it because it will be useful to me. But when I need a PERSON, it doesn't have the same meaning. It means that I long for that person, that I miss that person deeply, that I wish that person was there because I am missing a very, very important part of myself. I'm not just looking for delight in that person's presence, I'm looking for something more important. When I want something or like something and I don't get it, I'm dissapointed. But when I need something and I can't have it, I truly suffer. People use the word 'need' for truly important things, such as medicine and education. You don't say you 'want medicine', you say you need it. And they needed you and your presence. And one of the most important things in life is love. I think that, perhaps without really understanding it, they were trying to express how really important your presence was for them. Now, that particular phrase has a negative meaning for us, because our presence may be required for something 'serious' and not just important to them. 'Need' can also have a very serious meaning, and that is why theirs was a mistake. But I still think it was a sort of... sweet mistake, don't you? Last example. You can say to your loved ones: 'I want you' or 'I like you'. But none of them will be remotely as deep and romantic as 'I need you'. I think that, among those three words, it is the one closest to love. Sorry for the scroll, I should seriuosly apply for a position as a writing monk. My comments are always huge and useless. XD Anyway, you all have a great day! :)

@kendalll2563

9 жыл бұрын

He he I was thinking the exact same thing actually.

@BeadsandFlowers

9 жыл бұрын

Kendall L Yay! High five! :D

@RachelandJun

9 жыл бұрын

I get what you're saying! No idea if that's what he meant behind it, but that would for sure be cute. :D Both these guys are romantic in their own ways, haha.

@kawaiidevilchuu361

6 жыл бұрын

I get this!!!

love this video. Great to see the communication between the couples. adorable and interesting

Out of all the tubers who talk about Japan you guys are my favorite. I was never interested in anything about Japan till I ran into Rachel's vids and they inspires a curtain respect of Japanese people in me, Jun's self control and humble manners reflects the man's wisdom and got my respect. Through these vids hooked my on to graces episodes and began enjoying their clips as well, yoskie just cracks me up how naturally funny and upbeat he is, I like how he's always cheerful from the time he wakes up to the time he goes to sleep. You guys should make more videos to gather I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks so :) :) :)

Y'all are so young here - and now you have a million subs! Congrats!

I'd love to hear the guys' perspective on what they found odd about the girls. It's wonderful to meet Grace and Ryosuke. Welcome to KZread!

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

haha I'll see if they really want to do a guys version the next time we see Grace and Ryosuke!

4 of the coolest people on the internet in one video ... love you chanels.

more of these! I love when you do videos together!

I'm a Texan woman, but I have to agree with the boys here, feet are disgusting! The thought of feet touching my pillow freaks me out! I would be really mad if my husband put his feet anywhere near where my face would go. I make him wash his feet all the time before bed lol. I never ever understood how ppl felt freedom with their tootsies, like ew no! XD

@cottoncandyaddict

9 жыл бұрын

AsiaticTruth Yes, that's exactly what disliking something is. Good job.

@cottoncandyaddict

9 жыл бұрын

AsiaticTruth I know I was being sarcastic.

@emerencespringer

6 жыл бұрын

Feet are gross. Not obsessed with feed. Just stating the agreement, feet are dirty. And I don't like people have shoes on in my home.

@chasey1978

5 жыл бұрын

But you don't think twice about armpits or privates do you lol.

@litobellini2802

5 жыл бұрын

chasey1978 armpits? What kinda shit are you into? Also, private parts gotta be cleaned before lol

I have a question, I don't know if it is just a myth but I'd like to know if Japanese people don't like affection demonstrations like hugs, kisses and touching people, I'm Latina and the moment we hang out with someone we kiss them on the cheek to say hi or bye so I was wondering if that is like too disrespectful for Japanese people because I love Japan and I've always wanted to go live there but closeness to people is really important to me as a Colombian

@sgdev29

9 жыл бұрын

Ahh I hope not

@chigasaki06

9 жыл бұрын

It's true mama, lol. I lived in Japan, and I hugged a friend and her body language was like that of a tree...totally stiff, lol. It was obvious to me that she was uncomfortable. However, if you're really close and they're use to you and your culture, exceptions can be made.

@sgdev29

9 жыл бұрын

voice2voiceless tell him to stfu, and good response man

@sophiayamagughi

9 жыл бұрын

Not.. a myth. I'm Japanese myself and i fucking hate hugs. As in stay the fuck away from me you creature. XD not like that, but yeah.

@sophiayamagughi

9 жыл бұрын

Erza Knightwalker kinda yeah ^^; I'll be stiff if it's forced upon me.

So good and nice explanation to know it , I love it

Awesome :D Please do more collabs with Grace and Ryosuke again :) Love this

I completely agree with all these points! I'm lucky though because Takashi is such a shy man that he really doesn't talk much to people he doesn't know, so the 'unknown' flirting doesn't happen. But it took him such a long time to tell his parents, pretty much 2 years after we started dating! He told them we were thinking of marriage and his mother was so shocked because it was the first time his mother and I met and he threw that into her face! A big thing I noticed since dating him though that he does not like public affection, which I guess is true about most of Japan, but as an American woman, I like to hold hands and such. It gets frustrating at times, especially the communication issues, but in the end, I have him and its so worth it. :)

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

It was the same for us with PDA, too! Although Jun's gotten used to holding hands in most places now (but not the grocery store because "Rachel that's so embarrassing no!!") haha The communication stuff is deeeefinitely frustrating sometimes! Poor Jun faces most of it though, since I typically make him speak in English most of the time.

@TwitchDesu

10 жыл бұрын

The only time I got Takashi to hold my hand was when he came here and we went to Walmart...apparently that wasn't embarrassing at all. But walking down the streets of Koube or Osaka? Nope ...I'm just gonna walk faster and ignore your advances! Lala laaaand. Lmao.

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

TwitchDesu hahaha omg! What if you just stopped walking and stood there with your hand out, because I would totally do that.

@TwitchDesu

10 жыл бұрын

I actually got so mad that I went to the nearest cross walk, and went to the other side of the street. He didn't even notice until 3 blocks down and started to freak out because he couldn't find me. Don't worry, the street wasn't completely packed so he could have easily seen me if he had looked a little more to the left ;)

@megadeathx

7 жыл бұрын

Even embarrassed, he was really worried when he couldn't find you. That's got to be a good sign.

I think a lot of these issues just come naturally with multi-cultural relationships~ Maybe the examples are different, but even me and someone else I dated, despite that we both have spent a large amount of our lives in America, since I am also Chinese/Taiwanese, and he is Korean, we still ran into some funny(?) miscommunication. But like any miscommunication, regardless of what caused it, the only way to solve it is by communicating more^^

@e.fernandez27

8 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@McSnezzly

6 жыл бұрын

These still exist in the same cultures, too. My boyfriend does not understand that a girl touching him and laughing is flirting. My parents are also from Russia, so although I was born in America I still grew up in a slightly different culture, so sometimes we do hit strange barriers. For example, apparently in America it's normal to go into your friend's refrigerator and find food by yourself, even if his parents own the house. I was raised to see me being a guest as a burden and to not get in the way and to not get comfortable in a house you don't contribute to. You're totally right though, it's healthy to understand that there's differences and to talk about it instead of getting mad right away

i love how Jun concentrates so hard its really adorable :D Rachel, you and Jun Are soooo cute! and the other couple too!

Seriously though, great videos y'all have put up. They are the best actual look at life in Japan I have seen around. Keep the good work.

I had to save my foreign exchange student friend Takako from a date she accidentally agreed to. She didn't realize the guy was asking her out to homecoming. She thought he just wanted to go as a friend, even though he made a poster and even tried to spell it in japanese lol

Wow, Jun's cute! I appreciate you uploading this, it actually brought me a little bit of closure. You see, a long time ago I dated a gorgeous Japanese man, and I really liked him, but he just bottled everything up inside and thought I was weird for wanting him to share his thoughts or feelings with me all the time. I believe communication is vital for any relationship, so things just fell apart. I always assumed it meant he was seeing other girls, or just thought I was out of his league and not worth the effort (I sure did, at least). But I guess it's just the cultural norm over there.

@dementos7806

8 жыл бұрын

Men aren't typically comfortable talking about feelings and emotions as it is seen as not being manly by society. we are taught to never show emotions and to tough it out so that's why he probably didnt like talking about it . This goes for all men out there.

Wow this was very interesting! I love learning about all these cultural differences.

I love that you guys met up! :)

wooow i am so happy i never expect CROATIAN subtitles !!! yeey i want moreeee

Next video: "How to catch a cool japanese husband like ours".

the boys are so cute with they're reactions. Jun keeps saying sorry. it's so cute

Saw the cat related prank- so very funny, as a former cat owner it holds a special and epic laugh factor. Liked this video too. Jun’s hair looks GREAT here, nice change!!

この動画面白い！こういう動画また出してほしいです

Hey Rachel and Jun I want to take this chance that this video is recent to let you know you guys are an amazing inspiration to me honestly I wake up watching your previous videos just to get pumpet to make mine and since I also want to go to Japan I really enjoy knowing much more about the culture through you guys so massive thanks from and I hope you make many more videos

@IkimashouJapan

10 жыл бұрын

I tried typing fast so I apologize for the spelling mistakes. :P

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

Awww thank you so much!! :D Good luck on getting to Japan!!

i watched both of your channels before i saw this OMG love you guys

The faces Ryosuke is making mid convo is really funny!! I LOVE IT!!!!

Say what!? Leaning closer and looking another person in the eyes during a conversation is flirting!? O_o Wow, talk about culture differences! Since I was a kid I've been taught that that's proper manners since it shows you're listening.

@ariannaharley11

6 жыл бұрын

Mikila its kind of like you're really into the person rather than what they are saying? It makes you look like you're in a day dreaming state of like "oh my gosh look at their eyelashes and their eyes and their hair and they sound so happy about what they are saying they are so beautiful in some way" its just a thing I guess? If you're on a date dont you try your best to pay attention and focus on someone the same way?

@s1llysushi

4 жыл бұрын

@@ariannaharley11 when I listen to someone and look in to their eyes all those things you say are not the only things I pay attention to. I'd pay attention to all subtle facial expressions and gestures to understand better all the underlying things that are not expressed through the words. It'll add more context and nuance to the words they express. That's listening, not just hearing.

Wow I was just thinking that Rachel hasn't uploaded a video in a week :D I am so lucky

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

haha good timing!! :D

@3DJapan

10 жыл бұрын

I just assumed she was busy with the move and waited patiently.

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

Phil Nolan Awww thanks Phil!! :D haha yeah I've been super busy. Still unpacking!

Wow Texan in Tokyo! another favorite couple...all the best with your new baby/family

In love watching these videos. Thanks so much for making them!

This was so cute! Esp the ooooh, I get it know-s

I've noticed male Japanese anime characters don't seem to noticed flirting either. I wonder if that's in any way related.

@brianad1556

9 жыл бұрын

anime characters are not realistic

@Halinspark

9 жыл бұрын

Thats irrelevant to the matter

@ariannaharley11

6 жыл бұрын

briana d that's not the point though

Haha!! I love Ryosuke and Grace! Fun video!

Wow, the cutest thing ever. You guys both of you guys make really cute couples!

My mom is from Indonesia so it's always interesting to listen to how she says things. My family and I sometimes mimick her because it's cute. One of my favorite things she says is "what a heck" haha I love my mom and my interracial interreligious family!

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

HAHA that's adorable!! "What a heck" XD

In Brazil it's a common thing to wash your feet when you get home for hygienical reasons. Your feet being always on the ground where there's so much bacteria and germs, it's a good thing to wash it. Besides it is refreshing . :) On another note, I Love learning about the japanese culture in your videos. Thank you for sharing them.

another great video

oh wow this is cool that both sets of you guys are on here!!! :)

日本人ですが足を拭くのは初めて聞きました。 人によると思いますよ。

You guys should do an updated version of this c:

This video genuinely put a smile on my face. I can relate to an extent.

These videos have been very educating, thank you. By now, I believe I could already spot Rachel in any crowd fairly well :)

Haha, I remember my host family was picky about my feet too. I needed walk on the floor with slippers but had to walk on the hall rugs without slippers! They had slippers all over the place because of this. It was a bit silly, my leader told me they were an extreme case.

@RachelandJun

10 жыл бұрын

HAHA omg that made me laugh out loud, the image of slippers freaking everywhere and putting them on or off in every room... Yeah, that's a bit extreme. XD

You guys are all so gorgeous and I envy you guys for living abroad. Maybe someday I can too.

Thank you for clearing that subject.

Keep up the good work, I love your videos.

the husbands are too cute ... both couples are lovely !!!

足が汚いイメージはあるけど、ウェットティッシュで拭くのは初耳。

You guys are such an inspiration to interracial couples all over!

Having now watched a bunch of Texan In Tokyo's videos, which are really sweet and funny, this is the quietest I've ever seen Ryosuke in a video. It's kind of odd now to see him not making faces in the background!

I miss Grace and her husband so freaking much. I wish we could have an update and I hope they are okay

I also wash my feet before bed, maybe I was Japanese in another life.

good combination, you guys!!

I have been wating for this! I miss Texan In Tokyo!

Im Turkish and putting your feet on the pillow is pretty gross here too lol why would you do that

@lunali7209

7 жыл бұрын

Justine H yeah i get it, obviously no one would put their dirty feet on their pillow but its still kinda weird idk :/

@isisyassmin

7 жыл бұрын

It depends on the culture for me it is just to normal!

@iendive

7 жыл бұрын

yup, no feet on pillows in Italy either. Are you kidding me?!? But if you need to use pillows to elevate a leg or foot ok, just those pillowcases will be changed before using on the head again.

@emeraldsky956

5 жыл бұрын

In nursing in America, we prop people feet that need to bring down swelling or circulation issues.I have never been to other countries, so not sure how common that is.

@fsmishere5992

5 жыл бұрын

luna li thats not a turkish thing at all dude im turkish too

Does anyone else think Jun wasn't feelin' that interview? Lol I enjoyed watching this, always interesting stuff to learn about the Japanese culture

@RachelandJun

9 жыл бұрын

Jun's a little self-conscious about his image in our videos, actually. He's not very outwardly expressive (like a lot of Japanese people--Ryousuke is an exception here!) so in most his videos he gets comments like this. :/ He works really hard to "act" more outgoing for our Western viewers but it's still difficult for him, so stuff like this is a little hard for him to read. He's been planning on making a video about it, actually!

@essennagerry

9 жыл бұрын

Rachel & Jun He made a video once with his sister - I think I understand know why she was the way she was. I didn't think anything negative of it, but I did notice it. Jun should mostly enjoy himself. :) Don't stress too much about it, Jun! Also, thank you guys for doing all these videos! Everything is so interesting! Ever since I was four years old for some unknkwn reason I just really liked the japanese language and the little things I knew about the japanese culture. Now I remember my fascination again and I really enjoy your videos. :) Defintely want to learn Japanese again!

This is such a throwback. I'm sad that Grace stopped her channel :(

I LOVE THESE VIDEOS!