I took my Japanese Husband to "America's Most Dangerous City"

I took my husband straight off the plane from Japan to inner city Detroit. Find out what he thinks of it. You'll be completely shocked!
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  • @OrientalPearl
    @OrientalPearl8 ай бұрын

    For exclusive private videos, private livestreams, and language learning classes join my Patreon here: www.patreon.com/orientalpearl

  • @theunknownunknowns5168

    @theunknownunknowns5168

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm on the opposite side of the world from Detroit, but if I'm not mistaken Detroit is a up and coming electric vehicle hub, in particular part of the new midwest battery belt. The US is currently activating the midwest to take on the Chinese manufacturing power.

  • @Marshall_1990

    @Marshall_1990

    8 ай бұрын

    God bless you and enjoy the day and have fun in your country ❤✝️💙🙏

  • @delikonthree

    @delikonthree

    8 ай бұрын

    @OrientalPearl if you're in Detroit again you should arrange an interview with Charlie Leduff he has a KZread channel and he's a well known Detroit celebrity.

  • @mmblue3986

    @mmblue3986

    6 ай бұрын

    I’m curious as to why you and the other women found it so funny and entertaining to be be standing in a poor neighbourhood, as if you just took a trip to the zoo? I’m sure you would not walk into one of their houses and laugh in their faces because they live in poverty…so why would you find it ok to laugh at them behind their backs and then show it to all your viewers? And it’s not just in Detroit it’s all over North America and the World…and it’s getting worse by the day. You are very fortunate if you get to live a different life…or just drive threw…just please don’t laugh at or be disrespectful to the rest of us.

  • @SirThatsLegal

    @SirThatsLegal

    4 ай бұрын

    I live in Detroit and cant get enough travel videos cant wait too leave this hell hole!

  • @flowerfields2379
    @flowerfields23798 ай бұрын

    I love how proud you are of where you came from. You don't hesitate to show all sides of your hometown

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I’m glad I could share Detroit with him.

  • @flowerfields2379

    @flowerfields2379

    8 ай бұрын

    @@OrientalPearl ❤️

  • @szewei85

    @szewei85

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@OrientalPearlyou know what Detroit synonymous with???crime in Robocop the movie hahahaha

  • @clay5677

    @clay5677

    7 ай бұрын

    I wouldn't be proud of Detroit these days

  • @indiangum4691

    @indiangum4691

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@flowerfields2379because that's not where she's from. Detroit has a gated community and she's one of them. Besides that's a ghost town. Why don't she go down to Stockton California and vlog there to see how *not just Japanese but every other person feels like lmao

  • @5150rm
    @5150rm8 ай бұрын

    As a fellow Michigander, I am glad you spoke well of Detroit. Michigan as a whole is beautiful.

  • @dasmg

    @dasmg

    8 ай бұрын

    i felt the same way, I'm 30min from Detroit, just a few minutes from DTW and it's nice to see people have experiences like this here.

  • @DavidSmith-vw5eg

    @DavidSmith-vw5eg

    8 ай бұрын

    Live here also.

  • @JackFate76

    @JackFate76

    8 ай бұрын

    Michigan as a hole is beautiful.

  • @warrenblum3104

    @warrenblum3104

    8 ай бұрын

    Lots of good people there but get rid of that wack job demorat governor

  • @lighthousemaccabee8133

    @lighthousemaccabee8133

    8 ай бұрын

    Do you guys know as a whole means lol? It's not beautiful as a whole if parts of it are shitty@@JackFate76

  • @BreeAM56
    @BreeAM568 ай бұрын

    As soon as I read the title, I had to watch this😂

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m glad you clicked fast! Watch our last Detroit video too.

  • @Arldavis

    @Arldavis

    8 ай бұрын

    I watch all of her videos, they're all great! 😁

  • @sueyu3603

    @sueyu3603

    7 ай бұрын

    @@OrientalPearllet the Japanese dude free… he needs to breed with Japanese girl they have population issues

  • @szewei85

    @szewei85

    26 күн бұрын

    Haha same

  • @TheworldiseffdUP
    @TheworldiseffdUP8 ай бұрын

    Your Tommy is such a good sport, and his English is getting so good. You 2 make me smile....😊😊😊

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    He’s been studying really hard.

  • @Michaelthekiwi
    @Michaelthekiwi8 ай бұрын

    I know you've been doing videos of your trips to highlight your cultural backgrounds while visiting your family, but have you considered going somewhere together that's new to both of you and comparing your reactions? That would be an interesting video.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    We went to Korea together for the first time, but that video is a Patreon-only private video.

  • @assog5737

    @assog5737

    8 ай бұрын

    So really, it's all about the money.

  • @szewei85

    @szewei85

    8 ай бұрын

    Haha wonderful

  • @serenafournier5251

    @serenafournier5251

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@assog5737 I mean, this is her job. She educates and entertains. Teachers and actors get paid. I know that as much as I like my job, I don't do it out of the goodness of my heart - I do it because I need money to live. I know that it sucks sometimes if you aren't able to pay to access all of that content, but she puts so much out there that is freely available for all. Please be kind.

  • @zedwpd

    @zedwpd

    7 ай бұрын

    why do you care @@assog5737

  • @WhatIsThis-zq4hk
    @WhatIsThis-zq4hk8 ай бұрын

    Why you gotta do my man Tommy like that 🤣. Poor guy was legit scared

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    And then he loved it and thanked me for taking him there 😊

  • @gham5586

    @gham5586

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah, be careful, this is America, lot of hate going around today!

  • @bleuemoone8710
    @bleuemoone87108 ай бұрын

    As a Michigander who's been to Detroit it's quite sad what happened, but the city has actually gotten quite a bit nicer in recent years. Still, I am grateful to be from the west side of the state!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm very glad to see the improvement every time I come home.

  • @rodneymckay8860

    @rodneymckay8860

    8 ай бұрын

    Well the nicer parts are in midtown and downtown but the east side of Detroit hasn’t improved.

  • @legendaryunicorn409

    @legendaryunicorn409

    7 ай бұрын

    Wait what happened tho

  • @garryferrington811

    @garryferrington811

    6 ай бұрын

    Wish I was young and had some $$$. This is the time to look for deals.

  • @willmofo1
    @willmofo18 ай бұрын

    I'm from Detroit and always like to see what others think of the city, instead of hearing folks bash it on a regular. I've lived all over the metro Detroit area throughout Wayne and Oakland county. My wife and I just bought a house in Detroit 3 years ago. Folks think we're insane but I don't care what people think about my choice. Glad to see other Detroiters come back and visit. Home is home.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I agree with you! Home is home.

  • @mzqt313

    @mzqt313

    4 ай бұрын

    You know damn well she’s from ferndale Rochester Troy somewhere but not Detroit

  • @chrisbuchner7952
    @chrisbuchner79528 ай бұрын

    Tommy is just the coolest guy in Japan now!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I agree!

  • @kpopimaowenge
    @kpopimaowenge8 ай бұрын

    You guys seem so cool!

  • @thomasalexander3945
    @thomasalexander39458 ай бұрын

    Tommy's English is much better than before. He seems to understand all of your comments 😮

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    He has been studying hard!

  • @creativecook100
    @creativecook1008 ай бұрын

    I am Canadian and spent a year in Windsor while in teacher's college. I didn't have a car in those days (didn't feel safe using public transportation alone, across the border), so I didn't get to see Michigan. Thanks for posting this (and Frankenmuth earlier). Your husband has a great attitude and good English skills. I had an exchange student from Japan who took my Drama class and she experienced huge culture shock, but was always so sweet and polite as well.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m glad you got to see the video from the first trip to America. We had a lot of fun both times.

  • @geoffoakland

    @geoffoakland

    8 ай бұрын

    I always wondered what it's like living in Windsor, it being right across the river from Detroit. I realize Detroit is a lot nicer now, but having that big city with a terrible reputation so close. Is there much spill over crime? I could imagine the Canadian border police being on high alert 24/7.

  • @leslietauhidalam5981

    @leslietauhidalam5981

    8 ай бұрын

    I used to visit Windsor a lot when I lived in Guelph, Ontario. I used to stand by the river and look across at Detroit and wonder what it was like. I was born in St. Catharines and my family still live in the Niagara Peninsula. We used to go across to Upstate NY a lot in those days. Our family considers Americans from the border cities to be pretty much the same as us.

  • @fusionDX
    @fusionDX8 ай бұрын

    This was really fun, I'm over in Lansing but have been to Detroit countless times. You really aren't lying with how far the city has come. Detroit still has a bit of a stigma but it's doing progressively better.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m glad to see another Michigander here!

  • @charlescrissey7245

    @charlescrissey7245

    5 ай бұрын

    If only we could get some decent restaurants in Lansing lol

  • @JasonBlair
    @JasonBlair8 ай бұрын

    Minnesota guy here, but happy to see you showing the improvement that's been happening in Detroit. Sure, there are problems, but that's never the whole story. I had a great weekend there years ago, and of course the UP is right up there with northern MN for beautiful landscapes.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Believe it or not I’ve never been to the UP.

  • @JasonBlair

    @JasonBlair

    8 ай бұрын

    @@OrientalPearl I hope you get a chance to take Tommy there some day. There's a boat tour out of Munesing to see the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, or so many serene hiking trails, and of course you'd have to get pasties for lunch.

  • @EffingFox
    @EffingFox6 ай бұрын

    Almost at 1Mil subs! It's so great to see your channel flourish since I found you three years ago.

  • @DKF_oli
    @DKF_oli8 ай бұрын

    I’ve lived in Kensington,Philadelphia for most of my life at this point. Seeing the worst parts of Detroit is similar but very different too, there are a LOT more people on the street here from what I can see, but still many, many empty unlivable homes (they are big and formerly beautiful in Detroit though, here we only have row houses, small and close together). I’m glad it seems like you both enjoyed your visit 😊

  • @pinheadlarry1368
    @pinheadlarry13688 ай бұрын

    My dad is from Detroit! He has alot of memories!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Aww, I hope you get to visit his hometown one day.

  • @pinheadlarry1368

    @pinheadlarry1368

    8 ай бұрын

    @@OrientalPearl maybe. His childhood home isn't in the best area these days. My mom likes telling me about the first time my dad took her to Detroit and she told him it looked like a warzone. It's good that this video showed that Detroit is getting better though

  • @robertthomas6127
    @robertthomas61278 ай бұрын

    Every big city has it's up, downs, good, bad times and ugly as well as nice parts. May your positive memories always shine a light on all the negativity the media projects on the world. The tens of thousands of people that lived in Detroit gave the world so much through their hard work and should not be forgotten.

  • @joshb7326
    @joshb73267 ай бұрын

    I must tell you my absolute favourite videos of your channel is you taking Tommy to places and seeing his reaction to things. Please do more 😊

  • @Buggyjiro20
    @Buggyjiro207 ай бұрын

    Love it glad you’re traveling and thank you for sharing !!! And holy crap you’re almost at 1 million subscribers!!!

  • @YT_User-
    @YT_User-8 ай бұрын

    You guys are such a lovely couple. I wish you all the happiness in the world

  • @Mr.WestcottX

    @Mr.WestcottX

    8 ай бұрын

    Indeed. They're.❤

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Aww, that’s so sweet. Thank you.

  • @lorrane2177
    @lorrane21778 ай бұрын

    Enjoy your visit with your family. I love seeing you two together, light hearted fun. Tommy your English skills are amazing. Thank you for the nice video.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    He’s been working really hard learning English.

  • @mastercollector2891
    @mastercollector28918 ай бұрын

    Always a enjoyable moment watching you guys. Keep up the fantastic content!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm so glad that you liked this one!

  • @AndIwandermuch
    @AndIwandermuch8 ай бұрын

    This is awesome! An experience that Tommy will never forget.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    For sure! He actually really enjoyed it.

  • @brandonlee4175

    @brandonlee4175

    8 ай бұрын

    Tommy looks quite comfortable in that muscle car!

  • @arrozpinguino
    @arrozpinguino8 ай бұрын

    Nice to see you and your husband in the US♥️

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s been a great trip.

  • @wurlybird9
    @wurlybird94 ай бұрын

    I'm from the 313 and I love watching the intersection of cultures and it is so relevant to understanding language and its evolution, so continue making videos you enjoy making

  • @JohnnyWin
    @JohnnyWin8 ай бұрын

    I love seeing Tommy expericing all these things. I'm looking forward to more videos!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    More coming soon. I enjoy making these. I wish viewers liked them more.

  • @rhymingisfun1
    @rhymingisfun18 ай бұрын

    Had the same experience with my Korean wife! We also explored Nishinari in Osaka, and then brought her to visit Michigan for the first time, saw the Heidelberg Project. My parents' sub looks just like yours too, on 22 mile 😄

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    That's so funny. What a coincidence.

  • @Terry-ms5ze
    @Terry-ms5ze8 ай бұрын

    Welcome back to the Motor City! Greetings from Tecumseh, MI

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Feels great to be back in Michigan.

  • @colinmathie2710
    @colinmathie27108 ай бұрын

    You're a brave man Tommy 😂

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    He did well.

  • @CEOkiller

    @CEOkiller

    8 ай бұрын

    Tommy’s thinking “I’d rather we walking around Fukushima in a g string than be here”.

  • @randyschuh2670
    @randyschuh26708 ай бұрын

    You should visit East Tennessee, especially Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. Dollywood, the mountains, and maybe a dinner theater or two.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I'd love to take Tommy across the entire US.

  • @jayf4612
    @jayf46128 ай бұрын

    I think since you went in to the rougher areas or projects of some of Japan's major cities, it is only fair that Tommy does the same in the States. Very understandable.This was a fun interaction.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm glad that you liked this video. Check out the Japan slum series if you haven't seen it yet.

  • @ironqqq
    @ironqqq8 ай бұрын

    Can't wait to see the video of Tommy at the shooting range! I was at the LAX Shooting Range once and a Japanese tour group came in. One of the employees of the gun range was a Japanese speaker and he had really cool assortment black powder pistols, revolvers, and modern handguns to demo to the group. The Japanese tour group was in awe! Would love to see how Tommy reacts.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm really glad that you're looking forward to that one because it seems like people refuse to watch anything I make but reaction videos.

  • @briandickinson3721
    @briandickinson37218 ай бұрын

    You bring a pleasant light to an uncomfortable subject when you went down 8 mile & the park. But you balanced it nicely with your glimpses of the renewals.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m glad that you like the balance.

  • @vivianidelacerda9708
    @vivianidelacerda97088 ай бұрын

    Tommy is very, very patient...it must be love 💕

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    He looks patient in the videos lol. He's not super patient normally. haha

  • @nkecskes
    @nkecskes8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for making this video and I loved it. Thank you

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! It was fun to make.

  • @whushaw
    @whushaw8 ай бұрын

    Tommy was a fish out of water this episode. It's great he gets to see where you come from! 💜

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Hi Wushaw, nice to see you here again.

  • @LeslieZaragoza
    @LeslieZaragoza8 ай бұрын

    Love your channel!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @topolojack
    @topolojack8 ай бұрын

    Hey, I happened to see your community post about the algorithm not treating you well, and it's true, it's been a hot minute since I've seen any of your videos. But I'm glad I saw that post, and I loved this video! Thank you for representing America as it actually is and dispelling all the fearmongering.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    That’s why I need more people to have the notification bell on so I don’t have to worry about appealing to the algorithm and making the same damn video again and again.

  • @BudgetwithMoo
    @BudgetwithMoo8 ай бұрын

    Tommy suited that car! Looked super cool sitting in it. Can he drive? Can't wait to see more! You are both so cute ❤️

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    He has an international drivers license, but he was too nervous to drive my family’s cars.

  • @cornheadahh
    @cornheadahh8 ай бұрын

    You should show him Ann Arbor or Royal Oak. Those are pretty nice areas of Michigan

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I love those areas. We plan on seeing a game at the Big House next visit.

  • @haroldbalzer5916

    @haroldbalzer5916

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@OrientalPearlwill have to buy tickets far in advance for a Michigan game

  • @sarahanspaugh5705

    @sarahanspaugh5705

    5 ай бұрын

    Traverse City and Holland ( Tulip time )

  • @Zoie143
    @Zoie1438 ай бұрын

    Loved seeing Tommy’s reaction to the not so great places in my home city! I hope he got to go to a Tigers game or to go somewhere fun like the Fox or the Whitney.

  • @Davidgon100
    @Davidgon1007 ай бұрын

    So many beautiful old abandoned houses. If a Detroiter from the 1950s were to time travel to today, they would think that the USSR invaded

  • @fabiohaddad2531
    @fabiohaddad25318 ай бұрын

    Cool video as always! It is a bit sad see these areas, l have spent a couple of months in Detroit in early 80s in a place called Taylor, nice places.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you. I know exactly where Taylor is, but I haven’t been there many times.

  • @AdamUPNow
    @AdamUPNow8 ай бұрын

    Good to see things are getting better there.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah, I'm really glad too.

  • @helifanodobezanozi7689
    @helifanodobezanozi76898 ай бұрын

    Man! He gets in a muscle car, runs the streets of 8 Mile, shoots a gun and his woman is from Detroit! Tommy is fast becoming a true American OG!!!!😂

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    He went full native lol

  • @karencalder8540
    @karencalder85406 ай бұрын

    New viewer here, I've only watched 2 other videos. Your husband is too cute. It's nice to see that you've learned not just his language but others too. I'm enjoying your adventures

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    6 ай бұрын

    Welcome to my channel! I hope you enjoy all of my many videos.

  • @jessedylan6162
    @jessedylan61628 ай бұрын

    Great video and interesting to see how Detroit is being slowly resurrected from blight, as you call it. I hope one day, you both visit my city, New York City, and i'd be more than happy to show y'all around gratis. Stay well and sayonara , for now.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I was in NYC back in December.

  • @jessedylan6162

    @jessedylan6162

    8 ай бұрын

    Wonderful.. Next time bring Tommy and i'll give you both a full tour. Thanks for replying and keep up your labor of love.@@OrientalPearl

  • @charleschipdavis5934
    @charleschipdavis59348 ай бұрын

    Yay! Tommy survived inner city Detroit! Love the octopus hat!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm glad that you liked that hat. We thought it was so cute.

  • @charleschipdavis5934

    @charleschipdavis5934

    8 ай бұрын

    If I may say so, you and Tommy together make for the most entertaining content. Your Auntie laughing uncontrollably at Tommy in the muscle car is a prime example. Rock on!

  • @floyder99
    @floyder994 ай бұрын

    This reminded me of that old clip "Take him to detroit!" :) I like how you show up your city in a good way and is proud of it.

  • @hawkkim1974
    @hawkkim19744 ай бұрын

    Been there about 23 yeas ago. Yes downtown Detroit was a cultural shock to me. But still, it's very very beautiful there in Autumn with all those mild weather and breeze and falling leaves. And still many nice generous people, and Michigan women are beautiful too. I just hope they do something to their own community.

  • @dionelr
    @dionelr8 ай бұрын

    Love Tommy’s reactions 😂

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Me too. He’s funny.

  • @thenotoriousgryyn342
    @thenotoriousgryyn3428 ай бұрын

    Growing up in the Intermountain Northwest, I remember seeing abandoned homes in the rural areas I lived in. I always found them quite sad, like a dog waiting for a master who was never coming home. And others just looked plain creepy, like they were haunted. In time I found out local families owned the land where these houses sat, they just used the land as a Tax Write Off. pearl, you should take your husband to one of the local haunted attractions, they should be starting up there soon, in honor of Halloween 🎃

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    He just missed the haunted houses because he already left, but I plan on going to a few while I'm still here.

  • @renielynn12
    @renielynn128 ай бұрын

    Man I haven't been down there in years 3:32 it's so cool the way he displays everything

  • @FriendlyGhosttt
    @FriendlyGhosttt6 ай бұрын

    I live “up north” in Bay City, but I travel to Detroit/Metro Detroit a lot to visit friends, or go to events. It has definitely improved immensely. Certain areas are still rough, but that’s like any city. I’m glad you got him to see both sides of the city. Detroit is a great city, and Michigan is an even more beautiful state.

  • @daijay9084
    @daijay90848 ай бұрын

    Loved the video. As a country lad from the UK I find most city scapes threatening. It's sad seeing the old homes rotting away, although the idea of nature reclaiming them is good. Some years ago I took my niece and nephews to a war museum. A former soldier was showing off some guns and my eleven year old nephew just walked away. We were embarrassed that he was being rude but he explained that it upset him that the man was glorifying tools made for killing. Sometimes kids can be so wise.

  • @savevsdeath

    @savevsdeath

    8 ай бұрын

    Sounds like a kid who was an unrealistic worldview.

  • @SailorYuki
    @SailorYuki8 ай бұрын

    Detroit does have a bad reputation globally so I'm glad it's getting back on it's feet. Heidelberg project seems fun and colourful. To me Detroit seems like Chicago. I used to spend a lot of time there, in the more poor neighbourhoods, where my ex is from.

  • @senzikal

    @senzikal

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah, Detroit and Chicago are like siblings in a lot of ways

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s certainly doing a lot better than when I left in 2012.

  • @LadyChaos1992
    @LadyChaos19928 ай бұрын

    Tommy's so cute with his Japanese "Ooooooh!"s lol. Love the shooting range clip! I'm glad he had fun!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    That’s my favorite part too.

  • @cyrilhickok3194
    @cyrilhickok31947 ай бұрын

    I love this video! ❤

  • @emmaearthling444
    @emmaearthling4448 ай бұрын

    This was a really cool watch. I’ve never been to Detroit and I’m from California and I honestly had a similar view of what it was like as Tommy did. I’ve been to other places in Michigan that were very different but I liked learning about a part of my own country I’ve never been to. And Tommy’s culture shock was a cool thing to witness

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m really glad that you enjoyed this video.

  • @scotmcpherson
    @scotmcpherson8 ай бұрын

    Welcome to USA again!!! Come to New England

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Feels good to be home.

  • @juanbarrera1356
    @juanbarrera13568 ай бұрын

    Can't wait for the next couple of videos!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m so glad to hear that. They’re coming soon!

  • @marieneu264
    @marieneu2648 ай бұрын

    Great video!

  • @kimkimoon14
    @kimkimoon148 ай бұрын

    Loved it

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m so happy to hear that!

  • @joylanigan5752
    @joylanigan57528 ай бұрын

    Glad to see that you had a great time in Michigan. I'm sure your family and friends were so happy to see you both. Have a safe trip home. ❤

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you. I’ll be here for awhile. Tommy already went back.

  • @NM-yu3fc
    @NM-yu3fc4 ай бұрын

    Patiently waiting for the Tommy visits Texas and goes to the Houston Rodeo video! There's also a large asian community to make other videos in Houston

  • @CarrieLillianGaskin
    @CarrieLillianGaskin8 ай бұрын

    Fellow Michigander here! Welcome back you guys! ❤

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you Carrie! Pure Michigan

  • @CarrieLillianGaskin

    @CarrieLillianGaskin

    8 ай бұрын

    Omg my favorite KZreadr responded 😳You made my day! ❤️❤️ I’m Native American/First Nations and have always wanted to go to Japan. I’ve definitely wondered how people there would react to me in full traditional regalia. It would be so fun!

  • @jackpatterson7110
    @jackpatterson71108 ай бұрын

    It was really interesting to get such a unique view of Michigan, thank you! I'm glad things are getting better.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m glad that you liked this video.

  • @evfdurs
    @evfdurs8 ай бұрын

    So fun!!! I am from singapore and if i ever get to the US i also want to see muscle cars in action and fire a gun!!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    You would love the Woodward dream cruise then.

  • @evfdurs

    @evfdurs

    8 ай бұрын

    @OrientalPearl just looked it up and that looks like a dream! 🥰

  • @HBC423

    @HBC423

    8 ай бұрын

    We definitely have that to offer

  • @MothMilk
    @MothMilk3 ай бұрын

    Heidelberg is one of the most important pieces of detroit art I show everyone who havent been! Detroit has so much history, and with the "light" mindset, Beauty can be found in even the most rundown parts of detroit. Tyree (artist of heidelberg) really showed how you can take garbage from around the city and turn it into an artform. Downtown Detroit has been definitely getting revitalized over the years, but I would really love to see the residential outskirts have a rebirth as well. Thank you for another wonderful video Pearl

  • @studio95951
    @studio959518 ай бұрын

    Really enjoyed this one. Thanks for sharing. 👍😊💗

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m so glad that you liked this video. I really enjoyed making this one.

  • @OdariArt
    @OdariArt8 ай бұрын

    Very cool! I'm from Detroit myself. I moved to Atlanta in the late 90's and moved back in 2018 to Ecorse, Michigan. Detroit has changed for the better indeed. We get a bad rep here. Thanks for making this video.

  • @oldenslo4141
    @oldenslo41418 ай бұрын

    You should see the Packard Motor Car Company building. For many years it was the largest manufacturing plant in the U.S. if not the world. Of course, many people in the U.S. don't know about Packard but hey! You lived in Detroit. I think the Proving Grounds are still there.

  • @RespectOthers1
    @RespectOthers18 ай бұрын

    @4:45 Tommy is a bomb disposal expert approaching a blonde bombshell! :D

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Ha ha 😛 nice to see you here again friend.

  • @zengrath
    @zengrath8 ай бұрын

    A lot of USA is like this, you can drive around a state and find old abandoned areas all over, we have them in Florida, and New Jersey that i've seen personally. I don't really consider these area's the "ghetto" just abandoned. the places I avoid are rough area of a city where there is active drug activities and gang shootings often. I had a family member so lived in a city and when i would visit we would go for walks with the dogs and all but she warned me of all the streets not to walk down because they know of local gangs that own those streets which is insane but it's still a thing in USA. I've also seen other youtubers in Japan and all that I follow tour USA and one of the things they were surprised to see the most is all the homeless, no matter where you go in USA there are always homeless everywhere, which for someone who doesn't live here, they don't think of USA as place of homeless but it's bad here. However despite all the shootings and violence and issues in USA, your chance of actually getting shot or even seeing a shooting is still so incredibly small. I've never once seen anyone pull out a gun let alone shoot a gun in public in my life, despite what seems like 10 mass shootings a week lately in USA, (We actually has 12 mass shootings in same week a few weeks ago, media only covered 2 of them, mass shootings are shootings involving over 3 victims)

  • @ronnierussell1861

    @ronnierussell1861

    8 ай бұрын

    This is the most disrespectful video. I've eve a seen she must have been a shelter child This is a joke she don't know Detroit or Hamtramck 😢

  • @wylco01
    @wylco015 ай бұрын

    From the time I started at Wayne State years ago till now, downtown Detroit has come a long, long ways. It’s going to be decades longer before we see that progress into the neighborhoods, unfortunately. I also grew up in the northeast suburbs- I think that’s what I was seeing. Didn’t realize you were from Metro Detroit. I stumbled across your videos after visiting my cousin in Yokohama. Loved it out there.

  • @W4EMB
    @W4EMB7 ай бұрын

    Another video with smiles from start to finish... thank for sharing! If you get to Nashville, holler ! We'd love to say hello from a fan. ~Ed and Shantel.

  • @marko19914
    @marko199148 ай бұрын

    I didn't know that Japanese people are so aware in terms of American cities. I as a European have no idea about Detroit's bad reputation.

  • @glowindark64

    @glowindark64

    8 ай бұрын

    Europeans are critical of gun violence in America but many of the unjustified shootings occur in a handful of the worst cities. Otherwise its actually just as safe as most first world countries. Its just that there is a crazy amount of shooting in detroit and Chicago with the gangs

  • @robertallardice8119

    @robertallardice8119

    8 ай бұрын

    @@glowindark64 Sandy Hook, Parklands, 351 mass shootings this year!🤔

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Detroit makes it on the Japanese news a lot, especially in 2008 when the subprime mortgage crisis happened.

  • @williamstdog9
    @williamstdog98 ай бұрын

    Wow did you explain to him how DEMOCRAT policies implemented in the 1960’s lead to this level of decay, abandonment, and devastation? That feminism, and secularism and thus the breakdown of the nuclear family, were the driving forces behind this demolition of a once great city & country?? That globalization and outsourcing of labour resulted in this heartbreaking ghetto of a once thriving economy? 😢😭

  • @dperreno
    @dperreno6 ай бұрын

    Having lived in (metro) Detroit for 35 years, I can relate to this journey. What always got me was the number of Cadillac, Lexus, Lincoln, and other luxury vehicles being driving by the folks who lived in those run-down neighborhoods. Not the trade-off I would have made (or that I did make). Oh well. Having said that, I personally never felt unsafe in Detroit. I spent a lot of time in the city and in the neighborhoods, I rode my bike to work through the city of Detroit (and past houses that looked just like the run-down ones here) but the people were always friendly and kind. My favorite memory was riding my bike home on a hot summer's day and a dad and kid with a supersoaker offered to soak me down and I gladly said "YES!" It felt so good and we all just laughed!

  • @SoCalFreelance
    @SoCalFreelance3 ай бұрын

    Next time take him to Grosse Pointe and drive Lake Shore Drive for a complete contrast to Detroit. I grew up there and lived in Detroit for some time too. While in Grosse Pointe you can visit the Henry Ford mansion in Grosse Pointe Shores. When driving around Detroit drive by the house used in only lovers left alive, have you seen that film? Another amazing thing to do is visit Greenfield Village in Dearborn, so many cool things to see. 👌

  • @TravelingSoloLogs
    @TravelingSoloLogs8 ай бұрын

    That's awesome you showed him Detroit!!! Michigan is where it's at! 😁

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    He had a really good time on this trip.

  • @user-pq1dw5ex7f
    @user-pq1dw5ex7f4 ай бұрын

    I have watched a lot of your videos, but this was my favorite so far. I kinda know Detroit a bit (Born in Toledo, in Las Vegas now), so it was nice to see certain things, and hear that Detroit is getting better. My favorite part though ... hearing that old 60's (1965? Belvedere?) Plymouth. As soon as I heard that car start, I knew it was a MOPAR !!! Thumbs up to whoever owns it! Ron Mancini built the trans in my car. I remember when it was Gratiot Auto Supply, :) That will mean nothing to you, but the Plymouth owner will get it. Keep up the awesome vids ... I speak no foreign languages (although I did kinda get a bit into German, years ago), but I LOVE watching the reactions of others, when you speak their language! Take Tommy back, when the weather is warm ... and go to Milan, for the drags.

  • @noneya5390
    @noneya53904 ай бұрын

    As someone born and raised in Southeast MI, this is great to see. 😊

  • @gabrielgonzalez5116
    @gabrielgonzalez51168 ай бұрын

    Favorite video so far!!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m so glad that you liked this one so much.

  • @markDbee
    @markDbee5 ай бұрын

    This was great. 1m subs is around the corner. Congratz.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I hope we get there before the end of 2023.

  • @AniGrannyOG
    @AniGrannyOG8 ай бұрын

    I love the Heidelberg! It was pouring rain last time I was there. I've got friends that fixed up a house in Hamtramck. And my husband lived in Hamtramck until he moved to St. Louis. This video was so nostalgic! 懐かし!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m so glad that you got to go to Detroit vicariously through this video.

  • @doctunes3335
    @doctunes33358 ай бұрын

    I did some audition rotations for emergency medicine in the Deets. I loved the metro as a whole. Jet’s makes up for the potholes.

  • @temperances320
    @temperances3203 ай бұрын

    Those abandoned buildings aren’t on the outskirts; they’re in the city…it may not be downtown, but it’s still the city

  • @Vector-ml1hp
    @Vector-ml1hp3 ай бұрын

    I’m a Japanese born in southfield, Detroit, MI and proud of it haha !

  • @richardbates6311
    @richardbates63116 ай бұрын

    Keep em coming dear. Your videos are awesome!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!! I hope you subscribe today and enjoy many more of my videos.

  • @constancemiller699
    @constancemiller6997 ай бұрын

    Awesome video! 🤗

  • @530MAIDU
    @530MAIDU8 ай бұрын

    It’s great to see you and Tommy together enjoying each other’s home place. I’m excited and happy for you both 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻! You’ve got such a great husband Anming. Enjoy your beautiful memories together. Maybe your in-laws can come to Michigan next time. Great 👍🏽 job.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    Aww, thank you so much. I wish they had come and visited this time.

  • @jeffreyjapnjew6889
    @jeffreyjapnjew68894 ай бұрын

    that street where he has the vest on is nicely paved and looks very organic

  • @Margaret-jx3mg
    @Margaret-jx3mg8 ай бұрын

    Love your channel Used to live in Detroit as a child but live in the 'burbs now. Lifetime Michigander. Be safe!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m glad to have another Michigander here!

  • @lydacious7338
    @lydacious73385 ай бұрын

    Really great idea for a video. I used to live in Japan (I'm from California). I've never been to Detroit. Watching this was interesting because as an American we all have an idea about Detroit. But I could watch also through the eyes of someone from Japan having lived there and speaking the language. At first I was thinking, oh my god, please don't take your Japanese husband to 8 Mile. But you opened my eyes too. Anyhoo, thanks for this eye opening and interesting perspective of your home town.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    4 ай бұрын

    I’m glad to give you a different perspective. Enjoy more videos today.

  • @foxyturbine7114
    @foxyturbine71146 ай бұрын

    OMG I love the constant look of surprise on Tommy's face LOL. The part when he's in the garage with the car and ATV, he's like a kid in a candy store. Awesome!!!

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    6 ай бұрын

    I’m glad you watched all the way to the end to see that reaction.

  • @SkylerKat16
    @SkylerKat168 ай бұрын

    I was born and raised in Detroit until I was 14 years old, I am 24 now. So much has changed since I left and I am grateful that it has. I miss Detroit more often than I can say, I will go back to see family soon I hope.

  • @OrientalPearl

    @OrientalPearl

    8 ай бұрын

    I hope you have the chance to go back and visit soon.

  • @philc.9280
    @philc.9280Ай бұрын

    I'm originally born and raised in Detroit and moved to California in 1990. Went to Cass tech high and then Wayne state university. Was sad to see most of my old neighborhood gone on the east side as I went back recently for a wedding. Glad to see some type of comeback.