I feel for the people who ate the bath tablets, I really do. I once gave a friend a ginger-scented soap from Lush that was shaped like a gingerbread man. The resemblance to an actual biscuit ended there as it looked similar to Pears soap. The friend I gave it to used to drink ginger and lemon 'tea' every morning until he realised that the ginger was actually giving him headaches. Knowing that he still loved the smell of ginger, I thought that the soap would be the next best thing. I handed it to him but, before I could say anything, he had already bitten the head off and was enthusiastically chewing. I gasped so hard that I winded myself and couldn't speak. He was still happily chewing when I finally managed to wheeze out, "It's soap!" at which point, his tastebuds engaged with his brain and he spat it out in all directions. The rest of the day was spent with him trying to get rid of the aftertaste and me trying to get my laughter under control. We both failed.

Yakult is awesome, don't laugh at my childhood drink, Pete, Yakult ladies will get you on your next Japan visit

"LET US THROUGH YOUR DOOR!" - I would sub to a podcast where Pete rants about Postman Pat for an hour each week.

Postman pat was completly translated into Dutch (and often English shows get translated REALLY well into Dutch). He was called Pieter Post Which would be Peter Post in English I guess. Postman Pat and P(i)eter Post both have a nice ring to it works so well.

I swear that now every time I hear a koto strummed, I automatically mouth, "Wow!" 😮

That was one of the funniest previews I've ever seen 😂 Pete's laugh was epicly filthy 🤣

Its like Pete is wearing those joke glasses with attached nose and tash

Chris - congratulations on getting 3 million subs for your main channel! To consistently produce quality content and keep growing the channel after all this time is amazing. Well done. 👍

Moving back to Japan next month for 3 or more years and am excited to not own a vehicle and get my steps in, as I need to lose some weight/get in better shape. Will be checking out that Yakult once I get settled down over there.

Abroad in Japan and Rosie & Jim, the cross-over we never knew we needed. Natsuki can be the new Duck.

4:58 Ohhh so that's the big announcement that was teased last episode, kinda thought it was something related to the Abroad in Japan channel 😅

Yakult (and other probiotics) definitely help. Some people get enough probiotics from their daily diet but others need more. Especially people who take antibiotics and such. I had IBS because of antibiotic over prescription and probiotics was the only thing that helped me. I only consume them maybe once or twice a week now~

We had Postman Pat in Canada when I was a kid!

Day 4 of last Cyclethon was rough to watch... Hope this time the weather'll be nicer

I'm with Chris, Walking is generaly better for oneself than running as places less strain on joints.🙂

the yakult thing reminded me of when Chris was eating half a wheel of cheese every day and being upset his cholesterol wasn't going lower hahaha

Postman pat and fireman Sam the best shows when I was a child Good luck with the cycle ❤️❤️❤️

When I was a kid, my class went to Ronald Dahl house and he read us a story

I love Postman Pat! I use to watch it with my son when he was little. My favourite episode is where Pat for some reason follows a piece of red yarn over the countryside. I thought to myself, I could do that job.

I think for the cycling natsuki day... change out Chris's bike for a tandem ;)

I’ve a bad stomach and it was absolutely bomb proof while I was traveling Japan for a few weeks. I attribute it to drinking calpis everyday, made a resolution to stick to probiotics when I got home and have had a yakult every morning for like 4 months now. Nope, business as usual. I’m 100% sure Yakult isn’t as effective as Calpis for me.

the charm of Post man Pat (or for me the Dutch dubbed Pieter Post) Was or still is that indeed the stories where simple but also very human. Also it helped that the tempo of that show was quite mallow. the contrast with most other kids tv shows was very big.

I watched Postman Pat as a kid! We named one of our cats Jess.

I don't have the best relationship with my mom. In 5th grade I had about $100 saved up. She stole it then gaslit me about it. Have had trouble saving since. Don't trust the idea. Rather problematic as an adult.

One of the guys that animated the animated tv adaption of watership down lived in my apartment building. He gifted me some signed cel artwork. My dad subsequently sold it...

6:55 I wonder which video Chris refers to, assuming he doesn't mean the podcast KZfaq channel with the release 10 days before recording, I can't see how it's something else than the "How Expensive is it to Travel Japan? 🇯🇵 2 Weeks on $1,000" video. Hard to imagine such a video tanked since AFAIK travel related content is popular, but I can't remember the old thumbnail...

Besides having saved your holiday/birthday/events money over time are what some did. I pretty much had all of mine saved untill the age of 9 when I got very interested in Lego. Probably had around 1-1.5k USD at that age saved over all events. Since even grandparents gave me money as an infant to put it into a savings account.

Rosie and Jim! Proper throwback.

I recommend audio books on things like Japanese history, it could make you appreciate the weird journey of getting to cycle through the country. But if you haven't read Lian Hearn's fantasy books "Tales of the Otori" I highly recommend them.

The start of the podcast made me feel like i'd a mental breakdown

Awesome chris on the podcast drop a like for you

Did Chris change his mind at some point? Thought he said only first 2 days?

How about an audio book of Alan Watts The Wisdom of Insecurity while you are cycling.

Does anyone actually believe that the kid who was "scammed" was selling freely? He was bullied before so the other kids did most likely pressure him to give them the money for the tat the "offered". They most likely thought that it would be illegal if they just stole it but *selling stuff* is totally legal, right? So there are 3 to 5 kids who stand around this one bullied kid and say: "you will be really sorry if you don't buy this for 50K yen, *do you understand* " ...yeah, sure, they _scammed_ him ... I know how bullying works. It's "give me your lunch money" with extra steps and on a bigger scale.

It may be my age and privilege showing, but I wouldn't even consider a hostel at this point in life. I did when I was 21 visiting for the first time and it was nice enough, but I didn't really feel comfortable having bought a ton of stuff and just having it stashed around my bunk bed (only some fit in the locker they provided). For the same reason capsule hotels are mostly a novelty, I highly recommend trying it but only for one night. If you get a business hotel that isn't on a major hub like Shinjuku, you can go almost as cheap, and you get your own (tiny, possibly smoke flavoured) room. Especially now post-pandemic I wouldn't like to share a room with a ton of strangers.

Are you coming by Iwakuni? 🤞🏻

I thought the show they talked about was about an Opossum. "Possum Pete"

I'm also an April birthday, fantastic month 🥳

Tool me a while to realize it wasn't Porcelain Pat.

I recommend “Unruly” by David Mitchell.

I remember saving up my money as a kid from birthday and christmas and bought a pirate lego set and a batman action figure no regrets with either purchase.

FUCK YEAH WE BACK ON THE BICYCLE!!!!!

Postman Pat, Postman Pat, Postman Pat ran over his cat~

Some beneficial bacteria does survive the trip through the stomach. If they didn’t, then all probiotics would be a waste of time.

Many a 40-plus-ish Norwegian know Postman Pat. it is 100% brilliant - just look how the suspension dips when he gets in his car. Talk shit about Pat and I'm gonna fight ya lol. But then again the country postman was actually a thing as well. You cashed in your pension or paid your bills via the local postman back then.

As a Scottish person, we had Padraig Post (Postman Pat dubbed in Gaelic😂)

Pete, I have that same hair trimmer...

"I'm gonna drink it every day for a few months to see what happens. What's the worst that could happen?" Daaahbeedus Chris, _that's_ the worst that could happen.

I'd love to see Pete on TT!

Lettuce through your door 🎵

Is Pete's TV broken?

i love yakult! i love tangy kind of sour bitter things better than sweet things :) i like to pretend that it's healthy for me too lol my grandmother instilled that in me

Ummmm, is Pete okay??? All this PP is a worrying thing WTA..... 14 days on the bike!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yakult! ❤

Postman Pat postman Pat ran over his cat, cradled it while crying, the little thing was dying. Postman Pat postman Pat resurrected his cat, the villages where crying as the dread lord was rising and the zombies were zombifying.

Listen to Tandia by Bryce Courtney

instead if getting yakult. Just get some Kefir or yoghurt its the same :D Almost all of Europe says that the claims of yakult or actimel are just marketing and its just yoghurt :D

Try the Silmarillion

it not really pocket money, you know the red envelope that you gift to kids in new year in east asia? Some uncles and aunts do like to flex and some kid really don't buy anything outside of pocket money. Another reason is it an indirect way to gift money to a family as a whole. I did have about 1-1.5k USD before mom take it to build our current house in my 3rd grade XD. It actually made me proud that contribute to my family at that age. When you grow up and actually use money, the number go down unfortunately... and now i'm the one who give out money :)

Fried jelly, and energy chicken

Walking 10,000 steps may be good, but it is not based on science. A Japanese company is said to be the source of “walk 10,000 steps a day.” The company made a pedometer. The Kanji for 10,000 looks a bit like a man walking, so the company may have derived the right number of steps to take per day from that resemblance.

Man I love Pete

The idea that the British do beaches well made me laugh out loud. Keep those low standards up, fellas.

I believe in yakult too 😂

Postman Pat? Pieter Post? Damn I always thought that was Dutch, so it's British aparently lol

Yakult is actually quite good to drink if you have to take antibiotics. =] it replendishes the gut bacteria you can lose on antibiotics. Otherwise I think its quite a useless drink.

Listen to your favorite Stalin audiobook.

nice

I've got some magic beans :)

It's a Yak Cult

If you ever doubt you can cycle again, Chris, remember that... you're in the amphetamine capital of the world. Stock up in Tokyo and you either complete the trip or die of a heart attack. Jokes aside though; what's the truth about that "rumour"? Like it smells pot you're fucked, but because of the "work ethic" everyone is 100% speedfreak all the time. Comments on casual drug use in Japan? 'Cause you know, everybody parties - and It's an underreported thing, if you don't want sensationalism. What's the real deal on drug use in Japan?

Product placement for no money?

i think Pete did some peyote

Insert excerpts from your audio book into the cyclathon 3.0 @AbroadInJapan

Chris, your fitness has definitely too do with the yuccult

atm machine

Can you ask Pete Donaldson not t to interrupt Chris every 10 seconds please

Wwwhhhaaay!

Postman Pat and Noddy are gay icons 🖤

It's like trash taste but less shit.

What you are doing is victim shaming the bullied kid - wtf. A 10 year old ish bullied kid used a desperate move to get out of bullying but it failed.. Respect to the parents that paid back. Your tone in this was almost despicable. You nearly saved it in the end though. But wtf.

Chris I enjoy your videos but please stop collaborating with that annoying Buffoon Pete Donaldson. He is irritating, not interesting, often doesn't listen and constantly talks over you. He just seems to use your platform to likely boost his own inferior platform and to hear the sound of his own voice. Also in reference to your content - there is more to life and Japan than just food and cycling and clowning around. What about meeting and sharing videos with local interesting whacky people and characters and also places (that aren't food related)? Wasn't that your plan for new content not long ago? That video you did with Ken Watanabe was one of your best videos by far and I am sure you will agree.

I thought Pete was saying cow piss flavor ice cream.....