Sounds to me like the general rule for everything in Japan is be polite and well behaved.

"Don't be over opinionated, in Japan people like the word maybe." George: "Maybe, it depends."

So, basically, when in Japan: 1. Be polite 2. Be considerate of those surrounding you

I love how he ended the video with Please don't be nervous we're kind and "When I visit be kind to me" Such a cute gesture and sign of mutual respect:) Japan definitely deserves all the respect!

Cheers for watching George! Glad to hear we agree on most points!

It’s almost like everyone respects each other and realizes public spaces aren’t their personal living room!

I wish the “no talking on the phone in public transportation” is a thing here in the USA. Anyone else think the same?

I love how polite you are. You're not even talking to the guy, you're only watching his video. And you're still letting him finish every point before you start talking, even though you literally have a pause button.

"1. Don't record a dead body in the suicide forest"

The silence on train is true. Japanese don't strike up conversations with strangers like Indians. I was surprised when in a bullet train a Japanese middle aged guy struck up a conversation with me and didn't even lower his vouce to avoid disturbing others. Turned out that this guy had spent decades working in foreign countries including India and called himself a foreign Japanese. He didn't give a rats ass about "disturbing" others. Very open and talkative.

As an American this guys body language says "you're wrong" but then he agrees with the video

I like how he allows the man to speak without interrupting

Chris: does literally anything George: MMMMMMmmmmmmmm

"Keeping silent is the best way when you use transportation in japan" Me: sweats in italian

Japan: be considerate of others. America: what the hell does that mean!?

I like it when don’ts are right and George gives this “mmmm” of approval.

That humming noise he makes that tells me exactly nothing and everything at the same time, I adore it

I'm half Japanese half British, and it is always strange when I go from one country to another, it is a big culture shock.

As an American, I think I was born in the wrong country. I find these "rules of etiquette" quite refreshing.

“We don’t do hug” Me - :(

I never rubbed chopsticks, only because I never knew that was a thing.

Props to this guy for going through the struggle of learning english, that's something that has to be appreciated and specially since english and japanese are so different.

"Following any of these things apart from the shoe one you don't wanna be dragged up by an old womannnnn" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

George: **sounds of disapproval** Also George: "Yeah that's about right"

Welcome to japan : an introvert's paradise...

If you were a worker, you would hate the tip system. It's used to pay you less because you're expected to get the rest of your salary from tips. Which means, you're underpaid and don't know how much you'll have each month to live. And as you say, customers hate having to tip. We don't do handshake anymore ! Summary : Just be nice, and you'll be forgiven.

11:35 this is how Truck-Kun gets his victims off guard.

Me: "Finally, an authentic Japanese experience." Japanese Guy: "Hello, my name is George."

Don’t eat while walking Anime Girls: running with bread in their mouth

Bottom line for everyone is to respect others no matter where they come from. But also respect the country and the culture you are visiting.

So many weebs in the comments are gonna be disappointed when they go to Japan and find out that the people there are just people and it's not some eternally polite elegant wonderland lol

Who is that? The man, the myth, the legend, Natsuki.

Japanese: DON’T get physical Brazilians: smile, hug and kiss the cheek of each other twice (sometime just once, depending on the city/state).

NO HUGS???!!! IM GOING TO JAPAN, that’s my dream now. Thank you for letting me know this, You got my sub :)

Back in the 80s on kangaroo island in South Australia we met a wonderful guy from Japan as he was backpacking around Australia . For 2 weeks we treated him like family and had a great time and we were all sad when it was time for him to leave . Now all these years later my son is about to head to Japan to teach english and I hope he is embraced the same way.. Great video thanks .

You know you shouldn't cross the road when it's red because there is truck-kun somewhere will pop out and get you isekai'd

''So, how is your cat these days?'' ''Maybe I have a Schrödinger's Cat.''

George's face when watching Natsuki sing in English was gold!

On the chopstick one I was just like: “So this is where I’ve made this mistake.” ...I’ve never even used chopsticks wtf-

You will get the stare of disapproval George: *stares disapprovingly*.... i see...

why is this guy has a 100% authentic anime protagonist hairstyle

I literally gasped when he stood the chopsticks up in the bowl, lol. Haven’t watch the entire video yet but being from Hawaii I can tell you the reason why (at least for here) people roll their chopsticks is because many fast food restaurants have cheap disposable wooden chopsticks that come stuck together. When you break them they apart have splinters and if you don’t roll them together quickly to get the splinters off they might be in your food or poking you while you eat. The better ones offer bamboo which don’t have as much of that problem but still have some. Of course I don’t know why you would ever do that at a person’s home unless they’re going to that one drawer that has all of disposables & junk and offering you some fast food chopsticks. Usually if you’re eating at someone’s home they have regular reusable sets of chopsticks just like anyone would have regular sets of forks and spoons.

8:37 is the most fascinating part to me because the guy tells the "Maybe my cat is dead" story and George cracks up laughing. Now I feel like there's this whole type of Japanese humor that I'm missing out on.

I love how natsuki is just some random guy to Japanese people, but he's p much the most famous random Japanese guy in all the western world

How to survive in Japan : for the most part, “Be an introvert”

I truly would appreciate if these "rules" were universal. Imagine the calm when going about your daily life.

I just love the Japanese Culture and it's people. My grandfather sent time in Japan during the 1950's and still to this day he talks highly of the Japanese, their honor and hospitality. I so hope to visit Japan as soon as possible. After we move I want to look into hosting guest from Japan. Thank you for your video and time.

Are we gonna ignore the fact that he called him “Good Boy🥺”

hilarious how the moment he put the chopsticks upright in the rice george immediately reacted like "oh no don't do that"

Fantastic, love to see people questioning 'facts' online and especially with 'omg things in Japan etc' type content, thank you very much.

the thing about crossing an empty road when there's a red light frustrates me a lot here in Greece. i do get why people pass the road when there's no car to be seen, but i don't get why it is not socially acceptable to just stand there and wait until the light becomes green again. don't get me wrong, I have passed the road with red light several times, but almost always it makes me uncomfortable and I really want to just wait until the light turns green but I'm worried people will see me standing and waiting and they will be weirded out by it. let me wait in peace, the Japanese people do it as well!!

So in japan does this mean Instead of dad's going to the store to get milk or cigarettes, they're trying to find a trash can?

Wish everyone was like in Japan. No trash no disturbing in train, no being rude... that's what should be natural to anyone and everyone

To me this is basically 12 things I wish the US would learn from Japan. No hugging, be quiet in public, get rid of the awkward tipping system, take off shoes before going into a house... so many things that are just the way the world should be.

It's nice to see these kinds of videos, learning from someone that's lived there their entire life c: Thanks for the video, George!

This guy every time the "DON'T" sign appears: * shocked pikachu face * " UHHHMMMMMM " :D

me, as an introvert, would definitely love living in Japan

“Shaking hands is fine, but we don’t do hugs” 😂😂 I love that

this was super helpful!!

Japanese: hasn't seen long lost relative in ages *bows furiously*

“Please be kind” was probably the number one takeaway.

Great video ! Really enjoyed it !

I’m from Mexico and went to Fukuoka Japan in 2018, in comparison Mexico is so chaotic, I miss the beauty and calm of Japan And the streets are so damn clean!

Japan: don't ever be late Vs. Philippines: I didn't show up that late

Phoning on the train is rude everywhere, people in Japan are just less willing to tolerate that crap.

Hey George. I just discovered your videos about a week ago, and I have to say you’re very charismatic! You have a very fun and positive energy about you. Keep up the good work, and greetings from Michigan!

I’m thinking about a trip to Japan with my mom in about a year. This was very helpful thank you!

Tipping is a sleazy business practice where the owner of a business puts some of the responsibility of paying their employees on their customers. It's been around long enough that people have forgotten and think it's a good thing. As an employee i would rather just get paid a consistent wage that i can live off of than worry about tips. As a customer I'd rather just pay what the price tag says and not worry about extra tip.

Who doesn’t take their shoes off when in a house, that’s whack

This was really informative thank you for sharing 👍🏻⭐️

Was actually really helpful

Chris has spent a lot of his time in more rural Japan (山形県 specifically), so I think that maybe people there are a little stricter about etiquette in his experience. I lived in 秋田 for a year, and I was definitely scolded by locals for 食べ歩き and the rubbing chopsticks thing. 😅

Regarding the tipping system: It sucks. Mainly because it is a practice that leads to exploration. In American it started out with good intentions but soon companies/places would taken advantage of that system and cut short their employees wages. I believe that the japanese have it right. You are paying for a meal and shouldn't pay extra for the basic service, the employees should be payed and taken care for by the place they work in not by the customer. In my home country Portugal we actually have this sweet spot in between, tipping is NOT mandatory and NOT expected, but if for some reason you really really liked the service you can leave some coins to the waitress, like around 1/2 euros, nothing too much, or just give them the change. But it's not at all common, I never tipped in my life.

Loved this video! The tone in your voice is perfect too! Looking forward to more content 💜🦄

Subscribed! I l admire how polite and composed you are in this video, it's quite refreshing

"Don't mix death and food" Mexican Día de Muertos: Am I a joke to you?

Stranger: "Maybe my cat is dead." Me: "Mr. Schrodinger!"

Love your channel Subscribed ☺️

Hi, just now, find you here! It's the first video on this channel I saw. I like your pronunciation a lot! It's well, very good. I'm telling you this because I have met someone from Japan in my country (Lithuania) and most of the time we used translators on our phones, and even that person was trying to speak it was still difficult to understand. So I appreciate how clear you speak. It's nice to listen to you! I also like your decision to comment on other people content about what they think they know in Japanese culture. It may help a lot for us from overseas to understand the local culture, standards and strict rules. I support that and appreciate much! Thank you for being you and doing what you like! You are amazing!

The problem with the tipping system in the US is that it is used as an excuse to not pay an employee a living a wage, and often employees don't get to keep the tips they earn, it is pooled and divvied out, with the employer taking a cut.

One thing I didn't see here, was not to swing umbrella while carrying it.

Me, a man of utter culture: Ah, so basically, Patrick Bateman the business cards.

I love your videos! More, please!

Here in America, (at least where I live) we just walk across wherever and whenever we want. Like we literally don’t care if you jaywalk, just don’t get hit by a car.

Your english is amazing. Man that effort you've put in, inspires me to learn japanese.

My family and I are already planning our trip to Japan and we absolutely loved this video. Here’s hoping it goes offence free 🤣

the stare of disapproval huh? i got that once. one time i went to japan with 4 of my friends. im the only one who know a lil bit japanese. but the etiquette, i thought my friends know. even if they dont, theres a clear big sign with a manga girl put her finger in front of her mouth pointing upward, indicating we must shut up. but my friends just keep talking and talking. not too loud but still noticable. and yes the stare of disapproval is really true and haunting.

The way you hum when watching throws me off every single time because it sounds like the hums Americans make when we strongly disagree with something, but I can tell you're just looking alert and processing the information lol!

The guy: dont- Japanese guy: mmmmmm Me: yeah he don't agree with him. Lol he don't know what hes talking about. Japanese guy: hes right Edit: Sub to my gaming channel Im in need of good people

Great video and very enjoyable. Very informative

As someone who's planning to go to Japan in a few years if everything goes right, and wanting to learn more about the country in the meantime, I really like it that these kinda videos suddenly started appearing on my feed. I actually am a person that enjoys order, even getting a bit uncomfortable if people don't follow that order, especially with all the rules nowadays due to... that... So hearing stuff like this feels like I got half of it down already as that's in my nature to follow by default. Although the chopstick part was really interesting! That's one to keep in mind for sure. I've given both you and the channel you reacted to a much earned subscriber!

I once crossed a road at a red light in Japan and an ENTIRE MOB OF JAPANESE STRANGERS followed my lead. O_O

Japan sounds like an introvert's paradise. I wanna go.

I really like the video keep up the good work

You sir have just earned another sub, great content!

I would love to go to Japan

An American watching a Japanese guy watching a UK person (edit: thank u all for the likes and the comments, I love yall.)

What a delightful video! I enjoyed both presentations and learned a lot about Japanese culture.

Thanks for the info and tips.

This guy is adorable.