So basically be a decent human being and you'll be good.

The thing about foreigners saying hello in a store.. like, I've lived in Japan for 3 months now and I still say "hello" or "konnichiwa" when the staff says "irrashaimase". I feel really rude if I dont say anything back, or at least give a smile to the person who greeted me. That could be part of the culture I come from that you always have to greet back if you're being greeted. Like, I feel really uncomfertable in the store if I havent like made sure that I've heard or seen the store personal (if they've greeted me of course).

Yuta: What kind of people have bad manners? Me: Logan Paul

Wow, I always considered this common sense xD. But you know, who are the true heroes? Imagine this situation: you are at the supermarket and you don't really buy a lot, maybe just eggs. And when you want to pay the person in front of you has bought enough to feed their family for an entire week, so you would have to wait extraordinarily long in order to pay for your that item you want to buy. And that person in front of you just asks you if you might want to get in front of them so you don't have to wait that long. These persons are the true heroes.

'Some people look straight towards me and still bump into me.' Wow.

I find it interesting how much of this is related to keeping traffic moving smoothly.

If a Japanese man comes to South East Asia, he is going to have a heart attack.

I live in America. One thing I have noticed within the last few years, people playing music on their cell phones but are not wearing headphones.

I can relate to the queue thing in Britain too. Everyone hates queue jumpers. We take lining up very seriously lol. Us Brits love a good queue.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone does not use his/her signal when driving.

If you jump the queue in Britain there's a 90% chance you wont even get served when you get to the front.

So basically, all anime characters are rude, you know, since they talk loudly all the time. XD

5:32 "bang your shit stick"

In America (at least where i live in America) It is really important to hold your things close to you. Not just because of stealing, but because of giving room to other people. Whenever you sit at a bench or on a bus or train, you need to keep your things either behind your legs or on your lap. i see people put things (like their backpacks) on the seat next to them so that no one will sit with them, even though the bus is packed and people are standing. Nothing is more rude then making people wait/be uncomfortable because of your ignorance.

In Germany I am mostly annoyed by strangers who use the informal form of address immediately without agreeing with me on it first. And manners on the subway often leave much to be desired. People try to get on the train while there are still people wanting to get off. People not offering their seat to the elderly or even blocking the seat right next to them with their bag so nobody can sit there. Or people trying to get into the first or last car on the train so they have to walk less even if these are already quite full and thereby making the entering/exiting process take much longer. Fortunately I only seldomly witness these kinds of behaviours. That last one is by far the most common though with conductors having to make announcements about it.

Yuta, your interview series is such an invaluable resource for listening practice. Thanks for the upload!

Japanese people have always been very polite. My brother went to Japan for training with his work and he said that he loved working with them probably more than other nationalities even other Americans.

In the UK, standing on the left side of the London Underground escalators is seen as really rude! If you don't want to walk up the escalator, stand on the right hand side and make sure any luggage is kept on the right hand side. It's frustrating for people trying to get to a train when their way is blocked by people standing on the left.

Love this video!! Very informative. I love the way courteous Japanese people think too.

I've visited many countries and Japan by far is the most outstanding in terms of politeness. They're on a completely different level.

One thing comes to mind about Sweden that is similar to Japan. You should take off your shoes if you are visiting someones home. In some cases, for one reason or another, the host might say that it's okay to keep your shoes on (especially if it's only a brief visit), but you should always be prepared to take them off.

I live in Japan since 2011 and yes, I don't think japanese people are so perfectly well mannered.. They have rules but not always following them. They don't always give their seat in the train, a lot of them pretend to sleep than giving their seat ! They also push others in order to have a seat ! I usually get pushed by old ladies or salarymen lol They talk loudly sometimes in the restaurant, and they laugh with food in the mouth lol especially young men.. it's not well seen to blow your nose in public, but take off and play with your boogers apparently is accepted lol This is the hobby of a lot of ojisan in the train/bus... They bump into you in the street because they always watch their phone !!! And if they don't they still bump in to you because it looks like they are thinking about something so deeply and they don't really care of people around and sometimes I even feel they WANT to push you for whatever reason ( those people are especially salary men or old men ) The most ANNOYING for me is when they are packed in the street walking slowly or watching something around them and not leaving a single place to other people to pass until you shout to them "sumimasen"... And the people riding a bicycle think they are the kings of the streets, really --' they never ring their bell so you have no idea they are coming or they ride so fast how many times I was afraid to get kicked by them ! In Europe, we hold the doors to people, in Japan they don't ! Or they are not waiting you for the elevator ! It's like they don't want someone to be with them in the elevator so they just ignore you and rape-push the closing button lol how many times this happend to me or my friends xD So Yes, japanese have good manners in general, and foreign people find them polite compared to our people or rules in our own countries but japanese can be bad mannered too !

I thought that Japanese people are polite, obedient and punctual. One of the best people of the world. I do have so much respect to them.

I am from Germany and many, MANY rules are very similar to Japan. You don't walk over red lights in Germany. If the police catch you, you will have to pay around 50 Euros, which is around 7000 Yen. People who bump into you in the streets and not walk away are considered very rude (but this is the same in any country I have visited). One thing that is different, is that pointing out faults and flaws to other people is considered good manners, because they may not be knowing they are making a mistake. If you tell them their mistake, they can change. Mistakes are considered part of learning, making mistakes is no sign of shame here. You can only learn if you make mistakes. Please, if a German person is showing bad manners in Japan, also have a little bad manners and tell them their mistake. They will apologize and change their behaviour. Also, not giving up your seat to elderly and pregnant women is bad manners here too, but ONLY if there are no other free seats. And also they have to ask for your seat. A German will never give you anything unless you specifically ASK him/her to give you that thing. Especially elderly people here are rude sometimes, because they do not ask you to stand up and just stare at you until you ask if they want your seat. Bowing to show your gratitude is not a thing in Germany, but we have a similar thing. Firmly shake their hand, look into their eyes and say thank you. In Germany, when you shake hands, do not be afraid to really, REALLY squeeze the other person's hand. It is considered a sign of weakness if you don't and if your handshake is very soft. And don't look away when shakling hands, that is considered impolite. Look into their eyes. Talking on a train is completely fine, but it is considered an "inside place", so you need to use your "inside voice", which basically means don't talk too loud. Shouting is only acceptable when outside or if you are really, REALLY angry at a person. Putting your elbows on the table is also considered bad manners. Greeting properly is also very important here. For example, if someone has a title, like Dr., you will always address them with their title. And if you meet someone you know on the streets, it is very impolite to not greet them. Another very similar thing is that Germans also like their rules. If you don't follow the rules, you will be scolded, disliked, fined and/or possibly jailed, depending on what rule you broke. I also like your videos, Yuuta. I want to go to Japan one day and your videos help me to learn more about japanese culture and language. Please keep up your good work! You are showing japanese culture to outsiders, which helps to make Japan and the rest of the world a better place.

Awesome channel :). Too many blogs but not enough interview channels.

I love that in japan people stand to one side of an escalator and let the other side open for those in a hurry. I wish that would be universal.

I cant stop watching these yuta man videos.

great video as always, i really like your interviews, they are very interesting and ressourcefull hope you keep that going in the future. Ill be going to Japan in 3 months for one year and i hope, i´ve got the right "japanese" manners till then so that people wont think that im rude :)

shouldn't this just be common sense for everyone

I wish my family was this polite.

Well done Yuta. You seem to put a lot of effort into making these videos - on interesting topics which help us (gaijins) to understand more about Japan.

that is most of the things we do everyday and not think about it love how polite Japan is and can't wait to get there

Great video with great information again. Cultural differences are always interesting.

"People who don't give up their seat to elderly people". 99% of the japanese population.

Very interesting video, Yuta-san. Thank you!

Hi there :) Thanks for uploading all those interesting videos. I’ve seen a few so far and I’ll subscribe right after posting this comment. To answer your question: I’m Polish and some of the things you should do when in Poland are as follows: - say ‘Good morning/afternoon/evening’ and ‘Goodbye’ to your neighbours, acquaintances, co-workers or when entering a store; - say ‘Bless you’ when you hear someone (even a stranger) sneeze [we don’t actually make a religious reference, but we wish someone health or hope that they will live 100 years]; - give up a seat for a pregnant woman or the elderly; - let a pregnant woman pass to the front of the queue in a store; - allow women and the elderly to pass first through the door; - take off your shoes when coming home/entering someone else’s apartment/house [we put on slippers]. Some of the things you shouldn’t do include: - being loud in a public place; - listening to music on your phone without using headphones (in public places, particularly on busses & trams); - burping; - picking your nose; - farting; - slurping while eating or drinking; - trying to get on a bus/tram/train while other people are getting off; - walking on the left side of the sidewalk (we have right-hand traffic, sidewalks included) or blocking the way to chat with someone else/tie your shoelace; - eating with your mouth open; - not covering your mouth when sneezing or coughing; - visiting someone unannounced; - making out in a public place like you’re about to have sex; - talking on the phone while on a bus/tram/train; - honking; - not wiping your shoes on a doormat. I’m sure there are more things you should/shouldn’t do while in Poland, but that’s all that comes to my mind right now :)

I am so exited to go to Japan ! I really feel like I can do this. (Learning Japanese and having proper manners)

This is kind of an observation I made when I was in Japan; Japanese people love to drink as much as Aussies (I think), and they even have events like 花見 to drink with family, friends, and work colleagues in public too! However, the drinking attitude in Japan is more respectable than Aussies. Even when drunk, Japanese people just laugh a lot, mind their own business (mostly) and all that. But Aussies, especially the male demographic, when drunk, instigates nonsensical fights. I have never seen anyone getting fatally injured or dying from a drunken brawl in Japan, but in Australia, there's at least one or two coverage of that in the news. I guess even in their drunken state, respect and good manners are the norm in Japan. That's one thing that bothered me about where I live, and one thing I really liked about Japan.

I don't know how I got to your videos, or this side of KZfaq, but I like it * smashes video * Another!

YES THEY ARE SO CONSTRUCTIVE WHEN THEY ANSWER!! I FINALLY GET IT!!! AND I LOVE IT..

well I have also seen Japanese people doing those things, being loud on trains, even insulting people, etc. It is not good to speak for everyone. However, if a group of foreigners is being a bit loud on a train, I think it is possible to understand their excitement over being on such a fantastic trip instead of assuming they are just plain rude.

I feel weird about this, I think that in general in my country(Chile-Latin America) people is very polite, but at the same time we don't care much about this stuff, even if you encounter someone that does something umcomfortable to you you don't judge them(maybe you get angry but it won't last), we are relaxed I think compared to some countries, but at the same time we have good manners

ゆたさん I just found this channel and so far im loving it. great topics covered and the people are so honest and entertaining in their answers. Love it. I see all the examples of peoples experiences in their own countries and I have to admit NY is a mixed bag depending on where you are. For the most part though you don't generally want to say hello to people who you don't know or look at people straight in the eye lol. Unfortunately people in NYC are very mistrusting and again depending on where you grew up there is a reason for it and the abrasiveness we are so well known for. Me, ive always felt like that should change but again ive always been open to different cultures and actually spent more than 5 years working with Koreans and made some good friends and found a lot in that culture similar to Japanese culture that I think Americans in general not just NYkers could learn from. The respect aspect of life in general when dealing with people older than you and also for your bosses is important and I think we lack a lot of that here. Our youth nowadays is too interested in nonsense and lack a lot in the way of respect. I would love to visit Japan one day but unfortunately I do not think that would ever come to pass. So videos like these and others ive found are very refreshing. すべての偉大なビデオに。ありがとうございます。

People forget the basics sometimes. Thanks for making these great videos. I'd like to share this with everyone in NY so they can start acting properly. Www!

I wonder how the Japanese would react to Lion King Broadway cast sings Circle of Life in New York subway

"People who can make choices based on what other people think, rather what they want" Are you fucking kidding me??

I like your topics! Keep it going! ❤❤❤

The part of the people talking high on the trains is a big true for spanish, on my first travel to japan i was all the day asking my friends to talk in a low voice haha here in spain i found the normal daily even for older people have noisy conversations on the train, i found this annoying especially during mornings when im on my way to the office :) but when i was on japan is easy to me know when there was a spanish tourist group near because the noise , i the end, i think this is a cultural fact and not about education. Your videos are really good, i'm a japanese student and i found that this is an amazing way of learning both the languaje and the culture in just one video, many thanks! you have a new fan :)

5:28 are you sure?

I think it's nice to learn a little more about the culture manners before going in a different country!

As a New Yorker, so many of these are relevant - Standing in the train door while people are trying to get off, not keeping to the right on the sidewalk, tourists congregating at street crossings or doorways, smoking while walking. Sounds like I'd be at home in Tokyo!

I find all your videos educational yuta

In Argentina the louder u are the cooler u are.. I feel like I don't belong to my own country because I'm very quiet and thoughtful instead of talkative.

though im not japanese and i dont live in japan, when people i dont know are nice who hold the door or let me pass i tend to bow slightly for no reason lol maybe because im really quiet so i dont say thankyou loud enough

The place you interviewed these people at was really colourful, warm and bright. :) It looks really nice.

This was really interesting. You should make a book about this as well ;)

Please teach this to New Yorkers because holy shit too many do a lot ofthe things that are considered to be bad manners and even I find it annoying. Even if there is a cultural difference people should be doing this naturally. Its callrd being a decent human being.

3:47 Wait, I thought that making eye contact was considered rude/hostile in Japan. Can someone explain please?

Now that I'm visiting Japan I understand this so clear. Thanks for the video, I would recommend to watch it before travelling to Japan because actually, most of the things we do as foreigners, we don't realise that are bad manners here.

Thank you for the informative video

I think good manners are universal. Where thety are not practiced its not a case of different cultures, its a case of lack of consideration

Breaking branches off the trees? That's just plain terrible. The rest is all little things, things I would have to think about in order to keep from messing up. But breaking branches off of trees is more than just 'bad manners'. They should've been fined for it, or something.

This was one of the best video I have seen on the topic of manners in Japan, it will be useful when I visit it in the future. As for manners in my country, Spain, have a lot to be desired, especially when it comes to being quiet. People aren´t taught the importance of keeping the voice down in public , so inevitably it gets so loud I cannot follow a conversation. If I ever go to Japan and find foreigners being loud or talking on the phone in public transport, I will let them know for sure.

i find these videos helpful in planning my future trip to Tokyo

So basically, don't be an American in Japan.

Can you make a video asking japanese people what do they think about chinese people? Thanks.

Great channel, I really enjoy your interviews. It would be cool if you could interview some elderly people as well. thank you :D

Good job with the videos :) ... Greetings from Romania

Not okay to make phone calls on the train is just utterly ridiculous and unnecessary.

"People who don't put their elbows on the table when eating" haha was that right? because if doing that, it would be really rude and showing bad manors at a dinner here in Sweden.

Keigo! That's one of the hardest parts of learning Japanese for me, haha. I really want to learn it though, since one of my pet peeves in my own country is when complete strangers address me casually ("buddy," "man," and the worst one: "bro,"). I don't expect people to call me "sir," but some people are so casual that they come off as arrogant.

This was briefly covered by one of the people interviewed, but in the U.S. it's considered admirable to acknowledge strangers with a small gestures. Such as smiling to someone walking your direction, or nodding politely to someone next to you at the bus stop. Anything that lets the other person know that you acknowledge them really. Ohh, and really dig the video!

I've been living in Tokyo for a month and a half and I've witnessed most of the wrongdoings mentioned in this video being done namely by the Japanese, haha! They often don't walk on the left side in the street (on the subway this happens less frequently). They are not watching where they are going (absorbed with their smartphone) while crossing the overcrowded street, bump with their forehead into me and give me that look saying 'wtf you are doing on my way?!'. Nobody (!!!) has ever apologized to me after stepping on my feet. It's mostly Japanese people who tend to stop and start talking with each other in the middle of the sidewalk blocking it. During the rush hour on the subway they are pushing and queue jumping at the turnstile or while getting on the train. Young people are often laughing and speaking loudly on the train ( if it's not the rush hour and the train isn't overcrowded, so they feel more comfortable). I've seen once as an elderly lady was standing and sleeping (!!!) leaning against her hand which was up holding the handrail and young people sitting in front of her didn't attempt to give up their seat to her ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Of course such things don't happen in each and every situation. But I see this here more often than in London or in Germany. Who knows, maybe I have just been extremely unlucky so far. Anyway 2 years ago when I spent a vacation here, people seemed to be less pushy and inattentive for some reason. My husband has noticed that there's a special species of Japanese girls on the subway - dressed up diva-like chics with a sassy face and a voluminous bag which they carry on the bent elbow and inexorably move through the crowd like a tank. So a huge bag on the bent elbow - that's a kind of very vivid adequacy test, haha!

well in America... it is rude not to let the elderly or pregnant have the front seats, it is rude not to tip, it is rude to slurp, rude not to open the door to people, rude to be on cell phone in class, movie, or seminar type situation... or rude not to commence in small talk, but that may be because I'm from the south... I've heard that's not a big deal up north...

This is one of many reasons why I would love to visit Japan. I like the saying "Treat others how you want to be treated" It just goes against my way to be rude.

I truly admire Japanese people and culture. I am planning to study abroad there...I hope to visit that beautiful country someday.

i agree on most of it, but the part about dresing according to what others think, and not what you like, i couldnt disagree more! i belive people should be free to look and dress as they please - as long as they ARE dressed! ^^ because how you dress is not important, its personality and how you treat people that is important ^^

Refusing home-made food is kinda disrespectful in my country, or, atleast in my culture. It's like, you don't appreciate the fact that someone tried their best to make something or that you don't like how it looks or something. I don't really know how to say it in words properly but it's something like that.

after i watch and read some comments, It's really good communication. You (Yuta-San) tried to explain about Manner in Japan and other people (Comment) and explain How Manner in other countries. Thank you so much i learn more in this Page. In Indonesia, you it's rude to took your hand at other head. Because we believe that Head is highly respected. And don't tried to use left hand for took or give people (except if you left handed). I'm sorry for my bad english language.

The people in the interviews all seem very nice. And I looked up this place on Google Maps Street View. Seem it's actually this clean all the time.

What i hate most in Europe is how people act in train or bus. They are loud, they bring food in, claim more place than they need, often they smell terrible. That's why i am trying not to use public transport more often than i need.

Do queue jumpers even exist? I have never seen or experienced one

In England you don't usually wait for the crossing light to go green, you just go when the roads clear, instead of waiting for ages

Good interview.

Japanese and British manners are very similar though so Japanese tourists shouldn't have too many problems. Taking photos while in a big crowd is a problem though.

There is something I think is completely paradoxical about Japanese people : they always have in mind that they shouldn't disturb people but honestly I've never seen people who pay that less attention to what happen around them ! I've been in Tokyo for ten months now and I know that in Shibuya for example you cannot apologize to all the people you bump into but the reason you bump into that many people is because they don't pay attention to others. Same in narrow stores, sometimes if you want to pass but someone is in your way, even if you politely say "sumimasen" and bow and everything, they don't even look at you and don't move. And how many times have I seen people rushing into the train to a seat..... I love Japanese people but sometimes I'm tired x)

Very nice video! I think a lot of people coming to Japan should check this video out, not being loud on the train is something I've noticed a lot of other foreigners do. But i'm glad to see that Japanese people seem to think foreigners overall have good manners :P

Good insight. Guess if I ran a similar experiment in my home city people would answer similarly. There's hardly a country where being a jerk won't be frowned at.

ThatJapaneseManYuta "People like me have a very different mindset from the ones in the video." Yuta, I think it would also be cool if you shared your opinions about what you consider too much strict and what you consider good manner based on what people spoke on the video. Tchau tchau! :)

""""People who talk on the phone"""""" on train or bus....!!! Yeah, I'm totally agree with them.

so like, the etiquette in japan is well-intentioned with the idea to be considerate of others and be respectful to each other. Like anyone with the desire to be that type of person will gladly abide to those ideas and standards. But just like in every society, it's a model of conduct to run a social environment as smooth as possible. There will always be people who color outside the lines. Even the best of us draw outside the lines for reasons be it wrong or not.

I find it cool how different, but also how similar a lot of these things are to, for example, the UK.

Wait, so making choices basing what YOU want is a bad thing? That's pretty stifling.

to be honest, except maybe for talking with cellphones on trains, I find all of those mentioned traits apply everywhere in the civilized world and are not really specific to Japan...

Great video

Yeah standard things. The same applies in Australia (except for cherry blossom season). I liked these people. Nice video.

Can't agree more with the woman talking about not bringing strong smelling food on public transport. What I find even more annoying though is when people eat loudly in public. It's not hard to eat quietly so you shouldn't sound like a hoover sucking up orange juice from a carpet while sitting on a bus, especially if you are already manspreading and taking up half as much space again compared to what you should be. So many older gentlemen in Ireland do this, and I still can't work out how they manage to make such incredible slurping sounds while eating dry foods like peanuts.

Manners are one of the main reasons I want to move to Japan ♡

aikss this video is making me worried especially when im moving to Tokyo soon for work as I'm quite a loud person myself especially when socialising with friends or colleagues seems like I would need to speak softer and tone down my happy cheerful voice while talking...aiksss...stress but anyways thanks it's great to know...

I wish the US were more like Japan, that would be so great! I agree 100% with every point in this video! Thank you Japan! :)