Because he is not a white foreigner.

I commend him for studying Japanese so hard. That was a low blow by the journalist. Other than that comment the rest of the video was fine.

I think she meant accent wise. Working on something doesn’t mean you’re a complete failure. Some of you are insecure.

@@cevxj accent? From what i heard her english accent is not outta this world either

But I bet if he had been a white foreigner and spoken some terrible Japanese she would have congratulated him for his great efforts

Korea has entered the chat

@@alexcarter8807 hahaha true

Providing good and fast services to others means working like crazy, Korea and Japan about the same levels of stress

This appears perfectly.

Totally agree but it is up to each person. For some feel Japan is a hell hole but for some Japan is paradise for them. Each one has different personal characteristic. Same as some of my Japanese friends dont feel comfort with Japanese culture then they moved out of country.

I thought that was really rude since he was being totally respectful, bowing, and even kneeling. Is this Japanese customer or just something his job forces him to do?

Agreed! If he needs to work on his Japanese, then she needs to work on her English. Ridiculous, we understand her and she understood him so her comment was rude and unnecessary!

@@hannahbananamarshall whats wrong with her english?

You know little about serving Japanese customers

@@captainsunbear5472 I think you forgot to read my comment to the end. Try again and let me know if you still need clarification! 😉

That's not the type. That's their thing.

welcome to Japan

Asian Karen

that’s almos 90% of japanese lol

@@mrnoob7077 Good.

lmao legit

Japanese like white people too much.... I say this as a white person. Some Japanese don't even identify as Asian! So strange. And yet white peoples do have some good ideas Japanese can follow to make themselves more prosperous, but the rich old men who rule Japan like gods just hate change. Japanese are curious and fascinating people.

@@mistressofstones weeb/koreaboos makes themselves feel better with assumptions.

Not ture. There are many Korean immigrants in Japan.

Its their country. Dont like it? Then dont go there. You got no right to tell them what to do

Welcome my compatriot we need to work harder than native people...

More power to you! Wish you all the best!

@@eveleung8855 Thanks ma'am

true

@@anthonytran7566 (First Nations sweating nervously)

@Umaru Chan it is easy to say that some people are “sensitive” considering you are just privileged for having a teacher. These workers are probably studying Nihongo by themselves. They came from an impoverish family. They went to foreign country to earn money, living and trying to assimilate in unfamiliar environment. Commending someone for their hard work won’t hurt you. Being sensitive and being considerate & empathetic is different. I guess you need an English teacher as well aside from your Nihongo class.

You are so right. There was nothing constructive about her criticism.It was just a lack of gratitude. It was bitchy. You need these workers Japan, remember that. You know what, how about JAPANESE LEARN ENGLISH ON MASS FOR A CHANGE.Oh yeah, ...with all their senseis and money funnelled into the idea....They can't handle that :) Funny, loads of countries manage a second language.

@@poppymoon4122 he took it as feedback to work harder on the language. Stop crying!

@@rocketman3770 then Ms Ishida needs to take our feedback to improve her English pronunciation. She isn’t on par with CNA’s Wei Du.

Good point! Her english has room for improvement.

becoz she is the Japanese

There are tons of Japanese who speak fluent English and Japanese living in the West :)

More like he should work on his pronunciation. Otherwise his Japanese was good. He used a lot of Keigo as well.

@@athiaj1199 I don't know enough Japanese to know how well he was speaking. But I assume he made a lot of grammar mistakes. I can't imagine she would say that just because he pronounces poorly.

@@richvocal7367 i agree with you men

I also thought that was unnecessary for her to say that 😌

His japanese is good in terms of grammar and usage of keigo, but lacking in pronunciation and intonation

@J H great manner you have.

@J H She didn't correct him. There is a difference between condescending and constructive. How could she know he didn't learn as hard as he can? The woman is rude, period.

@J H well the Vietnamese guy could say " I'm Vietnamese u moron " 🤣

@Sara.C well that was the only thing I’ve experienced first hand. I’m not Vietnamese and I don’t know any Vietnamese people so I’m not knowledgeable about it sorry. I do notice thought the treatment in Japan against non white foreigners in general. Even though I’m mostly white I don’t look like it at all cause I’m half black but I’ve had pretty bad experiences compared to my fully white friends who are treated like gods (in a way)

There are always assholes everywhere, but it doesn't say anything about the Japanese people. I'm studying in the US and one of my professors is Japanese, he is a super nice guy, and I don't see any prejudice in his eye. He was surprised tho when I spoke some Japanese with him.

@@nguyeninhhung2091 I said “not everyone of course”

really is unfortunate. I'm curious to see how japanese society reacts as more immigrants settle. Will they face similar problems to the US with prejudice?

@@nguyeninhhung2091 While giving your prof all credit for being super nice, maybe it's because he knows he is situated in a foreign country? Maybe he just knows better than to conduct himself below par in what's not his home-turf? That said, that's the sad part. Even if you are super nice as a person, the tags, generalizations and labels applicable to your ethnicity or nationality, always follow you :(

Lol tell that to English speakers first

I had a neighbor (in Japan) who was talking crap about foreigners who can’t speak Japanese fluently, and I was like, “so tell me. What other languages can you speak?” He couldn’t give me an answer. lol

@@kizzykiz sounds American lol

It's human nature is to discriminate others who are different to them, it's sad but true. I'm a Vietnamese who have been living in a Western country for 30 years to see discrimination exists.

I agree.

I know she is very arrogant Even an untrained eye can sense that

@@assoeraif1955 I noticed that too. Good observation!

@Sara.C around 1:40 to 2:10

He must work harder to learn the Japanese language!

She said that the worker need to work harder in his Japanese not the way he bow.

Savage hahaha

What do you mean? she spiku beri beri guuddo engrish, eigo joozu no obachan.

Good one, well I wanna hear her sound in Vietnamese harder ^^

Her pronunciation of all the Vietnamese names was terrible xD

It was, but she tried... main point!

kong plong tlong pong long

Irrelevant. Baka gaijin.

Well judging by her terrible English accent, it does not bode well....

Pride and ego

It’s the work culture- and a lot of boomers think that the younger generation are lazy- Just because they worked overtime during their youth, they expect the younger generation to do the same, and that reflects in the way the society functions. It’s a vicious cycle. The younger generations are trying to change that- a lot of offices owned by the younger Japanese have better work life balances. And people are also realizing that working for conglomerates isn’t as perfect as they thought it would be. I feel like the boomers(mostly) needs to change their perspective about Japan- that japan isn’t the perfect country they think it is, and that kingdoms fall.

Yesss a lot of the are dying of overwork, yet their productivity flunk. Thay work hard but does not work smart

Looks like you don't update about the current Japanese life where overwork is starting to be left in the present, because they think more about work-life balance, if you always follow western media yes you will misjudge them now, because there is western media that is cynical against japan

@@ivanbudianto1962 yeah people are just focus on Japan suicide rate because they are advancing country, and famous for lot of thing. Japan don't even made the top 15 suicide country but people keeping say it like they are number 1 on the list. And the people that never work for high pace corporate job will never understand wherever you are in the world it will always be intense and high pressure. And doesn't matter where you are in the world, there will alway be Job that overwork or high pressure. Also unless people live in a bubble everywhere in the world there alway thoae job that are overwork and underpaid and people that staying home and depression.

just stay in your own country

@@supernova7966 lol I am, living in the best country of the world and second how irrelevant is your comment

@@supernova7966 Dude, who wound up your panties?

@@supernova7966your racism is not necessary. There's already too much of it.

@@supernova7966 Anyone has the right to live in whatever country they want and u can't control that so stfu

Yeah that surprised me always thought Japanese are a cold people when it comes to business dealings :(

Same, even for me who come from Southeast Asia and actually english is my third language I still pronounce it better than her. Sorry

His Japanese pronunciation is definitely better then her english. He was just stuttering cuz of the camera.

Are they in England or Japan?

Thailand is now a much better economy, so while they do send, they don't send this often.

not in the past 20 years, very few places that Thai workers still travel to work.

@J H ？why you mad?

Why

This is normal in Japan.

@@RonLarhz Too much, too often and too superficial hospitality is a japanese invasion to privacy in other cultures.

Exactly. It’s just too much

@@artcasperos i don't get the bowing all the way to the floor..i only do that to my parents..but i guess it's their culture

That guy was speaking just fine.He stuttered a bit and he has an accent thats all! He also was doing his best and seemed very sweet.That was a catty comment on her part.

She sounds very condescending to people who are already hard working.

in 4K right?

"Fluently"

Her English is terrible it’s not fluent those Vietnamese kids are doing much better than her

Americans who routinely look down on Asian English accents say

Hopefully the Japanese don't become too open.

​@@lucascoval828whymost of these gatekeeping narration are given by whites against asian immigrants in japan lol

そうやねん~

True

What about studying at universities for international students though?

@@ikaputrialfina527 そう思うなら国へ帰りなよ。何で日本にいるの？

@@ppsmgw7202 今は自分の国にいるんだよ。

There’s always an us vs them mentality. To Singaporeans, just because I’m born in China, they will always see me as a foreigner (I migrated to Singapore at 5, and look, talk, and live like a Singaporean and that’s my nationality).

@@embershen364 是什么让你如此羞于自己的中国出身?

@@BieZhang 我不觉得仅仅因为我生在中国，我就算是中国人？我中国朋友也没，家人也没，我没受爱国的教育，凭什么要我做忠贞之人。我只想在新加坡好好发展，因为我已经住了20多年，我难道不配做新加坡人吗？ 因为现在两个国家都不承认我，我去中国，碰到的中国人嘲笑我的中文，我会对中国有好感吗？

@@embershen364 seriously? do you mean chinese singaporean or the other races in Sg that threat you like that?

@@langitjingga9072 it’s the Chinese Singaporeans. Bc of the covid-19, suddenly everyone come and ask me annoying questions like Colleagues/classmates who saw my surname is Shen and not Sim: 1. Which part of China r u frm (even if I told them not like they will know abt the place what) 2. Why u come to singapore?? (Bc my mom brought me? I’m 5, I can’t choose). 3. Is Singapore better or China better? (I never went back to China... how I know) 4. Is it true that Chinese ppl eat dogs (again, it’s quite insulting. Koreans also eat dog what, why never ask them?) Random HR/friends of many years will suddenly ask: 5. Oh r u a Singaporean alr? (Yes) So u got pink ic? (They dun believe so keep asking... yes) So you can vote in GE? (Omg yes! Of coz I will know best if I’m a Singaporean what, why they keep questioning). 6. Why your English so good?? Your Chinese n math r v gd right (stereotypes... my Chinese is bad). I feel they r nt rly asking bc they r interested to befriend me. They just want to gossip abt me based on what I told them. I just want ppl to be friends based on my personality, hobby etc, why they have to talk abt where I come from? As for my friends, I’m quite disappointed that they still doesn’t realize I’m alr a Singaporean bc I have NEVER talked abt China to them.

Well if their ethnic people aren't having babies, who is going to fund the welfare? It's sad.

@@zenou-samaIV Why not incentivize people to have babies?

@@DinoCon developed countries are expensive in raising a baby and many parents are out for work don't have time for taking care of a child, they have tocic over working culture in Japan no time for family or dating. Fixing this is very difficult, it will effect many part their economy in short time and take long time to do so.

@@zenou-samaIV Well they are still having babies. Just not that many when compared to the earlier "baby boomer" generation, who are the real source of the problem to begin with. Just wait for most of this generation to die off and the problem will correct itself naturally. Importing more foreigners might improve the economy but would eventually destroy the country both ethnically and culturally. If Japanese really want to lose everything and turn themselves in to a second America with it's huge diversity, huge social issues, more rampant crime, and nonexistent culture, then this is the way to go. Hopefully I'll be dead before I get to see this great country devolve in to something like that.

Brazilians who are going to Japan are most likely Japanese descent Brazilians

Iran? Well I hope they can assimilate and not try to bring any "religion of peace" idealogy with them. 😒

@@ashashraa6579 Not just Iranians but also Turkish and central Asian as well. In 50 years from now you can kiss Korea,Japan and commies China goodbye and say hello to Islamic empires.

@@edwardsiyavong7860 islamic empire in your dreams, Iran has fastest growing Christian religious country in Central Asia.

@@angelofdeath3566 Then tell me.,why did Iranian government called they're country the Islamic republic and not secularism?

They don’t want anymore Covid19

Cus Japan > Brazil?

Is not are

You got it bro :) either they have tons of kids or accept foreigners

The owner is so kind, she trains them and treats them like Japanese staff.

yes the manager is a very kind and empathetic person

So have you gone back to Singapore? Seems like such a great place to live (in Singapore). Just don't litter and do graffiti and a person will be fine there. Much better than living in Japan is seems.

That's oppressive! 😱😱😱

When you work in hospitality industry i Japan, you must do the same thing as well.

As long as you live under Communistic rule, young Vietnamese workers will be sent overseas non-stop.😎