I had thought about moving to Japan for a year and do a series where I use an electric skateboard to get around, visit niche restaurants and bars, and record a full series on it. Then I learned Japan hates electric skateboards etc. Was a sad day.
@zavtparticles6828Ай бұрын
it's weirdly bizarre how progressive japan can be and also back asswards. like i wanted to longboard japan so much and there's a million and tens signs being like no
@blackbelt2000Ай бұрын
@@zavtparticles6828 how in the world are they progressive?
@eisenkladАй бұрын
@@zavtparticles6828 japan is mostly conservative. their work culture, their laws, etc. the way they handle things is snail pace at times. then again their aging population is another reason why they are backwards (voting power stays in the older people's hands)
@zavtparticles6828Ай бұрын
@@eisenklad guess i shouldn't use the the word progressive? Like they have some elements of the country way ahead of us and others parts are still stuck in the 90s
@RadenWAАй бұрын
@@zavtparticles6828the more advanced a country is the more rules are enforced because there are safety standards to maintain. Singapore is another example of advanced country that is very strict. If you want a wild adventure you’re welcome in Philippines or Indonesia where you can longboard down the road with no helmet to nobody’s care
@disky01Ай бұрын
Anne of Green Gables was also animated by a pre-Studio Ghibli era Hayao Miyazaki, which was how I first grew to love the story. It's really a very pleasant and heartwarming series.
@AnolaanaАй бұрын
Specifically 赤毛のアン//Akage no An, 'Red-haired Anne'! It has 50 episodes and seems to be available on the Japanese Bandai streaming service, although the interface is exclusively in Japanese (no English option).
@disky01Ай бұрын
@@Anolaana It's also on KZfaq, both subbed and dubbed. I've actually been watching it again since seeing this episode.
@ugthump2753Ай бұрын
@@disky01 There's also a Japanese animation of "Emily of New Moon" on KZfaq.
@tomhootsАй бұрын
YES! I would watch an episode with Chris riding around Tokyo on a motorized suitcase!
@mynym4543Ай бұрын
Calorie-free drinks can be made with three types of ingredients: 1) ingredients that your body doesn’t break down for energy, such as water, vitamins, etc. 2) ingredients that your body technically *does* digest but spends more energy digesting than it can get out of it and 3) ingredients like artificial sweetener that technically have the same amount of calories as sugar… but are so sweet in comparison that they can use a tiny amount that generates less than a calorie of energy (while 2 has been listed for completeness I doubt it’s actually used as that would require people to actually understand how calories work).
@lohphat24 күн бұрын
Calories are a poor metric for metabolic "energy" -- ethanol has a high calorie value because each Kcalorie can be burned to raise the temperature of 1L of water 1C. But ethanol can't be digested into usable energy by the human body, it gets broken down into acetaldehyde by the liver. It isn't turned into glucose or glucogen -- it's just eliminated. Same with fats and why high-fat keto diets result in weight loss. The body can't turn enough digested fat into immediate usable energy. We need to toss the Kcalorie as an energy measure for nutrition potential analysis.
@mynym454324 күн бұрын
@@lohphat yeah I agree - it’s a pretty ridiculous method for measuring how much energy we get out of different foods. imo what we should shift to (especially in schools) is thinking about nutritional values more - for most people, as long as you’re getting the nutrients you need, your body won’t feel like overeating
@Blue_Safari9Ай бұрын
I have a feeling that "riding the electric suitcase" means something different in Texas.
@popecorkyxxiv2363Ай бұрын
Since it's Texas does it mean the thing will lose power randomly while the rich men who run the grid light cigars with $100 bills?
@trenaceandblackmetal5621Ай бұрын
Yeeeeeehaaaaawww!
@Dell2YTАй бұрын
It doesn't but lol
@ReubenASternАй бұрын
It means riding the mechanical bull... okay I made that up but feel free to pretend it's real.
@ScottKentАй бұрын
You can ride an Ebike in Japan without a license so long as it is "pedal assist" (even on a sidewalk). If a vehicle has a throttle that allows for motorized travel without human assist, it is considered a motorized vehicle, requires a license, and cannot be used on a sidewalk. I believe in the US the difference is what is called a Cat 3 and a Cat 2 bike.
@kuokic3031Ай бұрын
I saw a wee old man scooting about florence this summer on one of those suitcases. I think they're a great idea for anyone that's not as physically able to get about for prolonged periods when travelling (airports etc) as assume they're far less stressful than trying to travel without if you're older. Totally understand the challenges they could pose though if everyone was scooting about on them... Still... looked kinda fun.
@muffin9124Ай бұрын
Peace and love Ringo ✌️
@ImRezaFАй бұрын
"Oi oi, do you have a license for that, kuso yaro ?"
@chris3657Ай бұрын
Pete. Loving the collection of toilet stopcocks on the wall behind you... my favourite is the fully carbon fibre Floater 3000.
@ZeroXSEEDАй бұрын
Remember everything motorized and throttled in Japan is considered a motorcycle. EVERYTHING. That's why electric bicycle there all pedal-reliant. If it has throttle, it's now a moped. Make sure your suitcase has license plate.
@boxhead6177Ай бұрын
That and Honda created the Motocompo in 1981 for the Japanese market, it was an emergency or last-mile moped scooter that was stored in a luggage boot of a Honda car. So they already had a pretext classification for a luggage motorbike that is 40 years old :P
@ZeroXSEEDАй бұрын
@@boxhead6177 Motocompo also need license plate in Japan because it's a moped, same with the electric motocompacto It's just that in some other countries like US, moped and electric bicycle might not need riding license and plate registration
@TimMoore-gv7huАй бұрын
yay I've managed to finally catch an episode early
@hollyhenison9345Ай бұрын
Isn’t a weak Strong Zero basically just a Hooch? (British alcoholic lemonade popular in the 90s) You can buy imported proper Japanese Strong Zero in the Japan Centre off Leicester Square in London. I was gifted a can last NYE and it did, as the urban legend foretold, lead me to blackout.
@sfv_TSАй бұрын
1:10, this is exactly why fines should be connected to the perpetrator's income like Finland. 'Rich people' will think otherwise about parking violations and speeding when it costs them a significant percentage of their income instead of just a few hundred bucks.
@virgojoe72Ай бұрын
The bag is Airwheel SE3 Mobility Scooter and The government classifies the suitcase the same way it does 50cc mopeds or motorcycles and this is the first time the government has charged a person for this sort of crime. Interestingly, Japan doesn’t require a license for other electrified vehicles like bicycles which are allowed to travel up to 20 km/h or 12 mph.
@TandokuOsakiАй бұрын
Lol, I've seen probably 5 kids riding electric suitscases in and around Tokyo in May 😂
@RayeRayeChanАй бұрын
Wuuuu my fav podcast ❤
@Mixim95Ай бұрын
We have Tokyo Central/Marukai in Califronia which I think is owned by Don Quijote. Those usually carry Coolish. I dont care if people say Coolish is mid. It is still one of my favorite cheap sweets to get on a hot day, especially with all the inflation going on where boba /coffee/tea is on average $6+ now.
@CrossingtАй бұрын
The story is about the Japanese tourists visiting the location of Anne of Green Gables is no different from other literary/ film inspired tourism. We based an Edinburgh holiday around the Rebus books, I went to Pont de Bir-Hakeim because of Inception and recently visited Hakone Checkpoint because of Samurai Champloo (a terribly under rated anime series).
@__Mal_Ай бұрын
Animal Farm is a phenomenal book indeed.
@japanlover21Ай бұрын
Those cases are cool, I saw heaps of kids riding them in Osaka
@lushfruitАй бұрын
Podcast 17 of asking Christ to speedrun nearly every main temple in Tokyo !!
@SkateRatYukiАй бұрын
I saw a decent amount of people traveling around on those suitcases in Yokohama on the sidewalk. 😅
@LoganYouTubeАй бұрын
We have hichew in the US. My mom got addicted to it for a bit
@seandavie3672Ай бұрын
I can see a Suntory sponsorship in your future Chris!
@edwardfletcher7790Ай бұрын
Japan has some really ridiculous laws regarding electric scooters, skateboards, wheelchairs, bikes and suitcases ☹️ It makes things very difficult if you've got a disability... Yet Japan allows tourists to drive go carts in Tokyo traffic wearing Mario costumes !!?? Usain Bolt did 47kmh
@richardsoane6192Ай бұрын
I think a disability is frowned upon in Japan which might explain it though I could be wrong.
@danidu85Ай бұрын
With the motorised suitcase, I suppose should have been OK if she had an international driver licence, may be
@oregonducАй бұрын
I still remember the tweet I sent out to Pete of coolish from Hawaii Donki 😂
@victorianeastenderАй бұрын
Countries love giving gifts to each other 😊 There's a portion of the Berlin Wall displayed in a museum in the Philippines. I wonder if it's real or a replica... If it's real, it would be dope! How did they transport that all the way there? 😅
@BeardedNerdSEАй бұрын
Another western cultural import to Japan is Moomin, I've seen quite a lot of it around.
@noahcantstopАй бұрын
We have hi-chew in Canada. At least we did when I was growing up.
@alfredgiovettiАй бұрын
On a basically level course I was able to maintain fifty miles an hour on a multi gear bicycle.
@seebastian5834Ай бұрын
I almost kinda died in Sendai last year because I wasn't prepared for the heat and humidity... in September. In September! Just suffocating, like walking into a wall once you exited any air-conditioned space. And you're telling me that's actually still one of the more agreeable places in summer? Next trip to Japan will _definitely_ be in October again, unless it's the bucket list onsen hopping winter vacation after all.
@Mohawk-Tuah_TribeАй бұрын
Take it, you've never been to a Southeast asian country or Texas in summer?
@whiskeyskАй бұрын
there are countries in mainland Europe where the penalty amount depends on the income/net worth of the individual in question...
@mtaggart252Ай бұрын
Have to disagree with you about Harajuku, I'm not their target audience either and had very low expectations. But it was great! Super fun atmosphere, crème brulé crêpes are incredible and the thrift shops further down are pretty cool. Also otter petting was awesome!
@ZacHarveyАй бұрын
@7:40 You can actually be fined for cycling on the pavement. In the UK at least. Usually you won't be but it's definitely not "allowed".
@colinmathie2710Ай бұрын
Totally agree, the rainbow cheese looked gross, the rainbow candyfloss looked cool though.
@cristinakennedy6962Ай бұрын
Soz Pete, but I also found Coolish in Australia! 😋
@CB-sx8xhАй бұрын
So, would a motorised suitcase be allowed on the shimanami kaido? This could be a game-changer for my next planned trip to Japan...
@thedoublep434Ай бұрын
Gyutan is nice in flavour but i don't like the confusion of not knowing if I'm chewing on the cow tongue or mine
@MarcUKАй бұрын
Parking fines are a joke. If all you get is a fine to pay, then for a rich person that's just the cost of parking there and they wont care in the slightest.
@LtColShingSidesАй бұрын
Buy one. Put it in a video. Right it off lol
@HpatootfАй бұрын
I’m dying for an episode that isn’t about how Japan hates foreigners
@Zak0TrueАй бұрын
I don't think Japan has any news lately that isn't this type, hahaha 😂
@TacComControlАй бұрын
It's kind of sad that Chris still thinks he was eating a rainbow cheese sandwich. It was a totally normal grilled cheese, no rainbow to be seen at all, mate. You've gone barkers, you work too much. Sharla, come get your man and tell him that there was no rainbow cheese.
@BargadielАй бұрын
To answer the first question from the fax machine, that Jesus shrine or whatever that Chris visited is a good example of an unusual transcendental cultural thing.
@Mohawk-Tuah_TribeАй бұрын
Scooter, hoverboard, or even electric suitcase across Japan sounds dope! Here in the States, we have electric coolers on wheels, and when the drunks lose their license, the good ole ride on lawnmower, lol 😂 All of which id be glued to my laptop watching yall travel around japan on. I triple dog dare you.
@fauzirahman3285Ай бұрын
Surely they could have just given her a warning first.
@hizurumegumi5727Ай бұрын
Non alcoholic beer uses the flavor compounds of beers to my knowledge so it has the same taste/flavor without the alcohol
@Andy.KobayashiАй бұрын
4:36 just like Bean movie. (Mr Bean 1997 movie)
@josephpage6828Ай бұрын
buy a weedwacker, dismatle for engine and slap on a skate board or on 2 roller skates.
@Mohawk-Tuah_TribeАй бұрын
Chris, i would love to see a dive into the homeless in Japan. Maybe a look into the street kids. Also, a look into the gay communities, give some perspective on how they are all treated and how the Japanese feel about all of the above. Thanks.
@MrMBinderАй бұрын
Even if you do have a license, you'd probably not be allowed to ride the suitcase on the sidewalk. I wonder; how popular are electric mountain bikes in Japan? They're bloody expensive, sure, but they're very capable through pretty much everything and offer comfortable suspension. 25 km/h seems to be the "standard" option, but you can get them in a 45 km/h "speed pedelec" spec as well.
@chalkeYTАй бұрын
Second story made me chuckle knowing that you can't even ride bicycles on the pavment in the UK above the age of 12, let alone suit cases 😂
@GenesRaptureАй бұрын
Chris, learn to read ingredients on non-alcoholic beer to find out what chemicals they use l, or even better that there’s alcohol but about 2% worth.
@saltycross12 күн бұрын
💜💜💜
@alfredgiovettiАй бұрын
What is the penalty/fine for illegally riding an electric suitcase in the airport from one gate to another.
@Jack-xc2ysАй бұрын
Well with wheelchair access everywhere it's just a matter of compression.
@alfredgiovettiАй бұрын
We were recently accepted into the weird Japanese program. We looked up riotoro and he ran us off. He he ha ha
@ReubenASternАй бұрын
Average running speed for a man is 15mph... and that's a reasonably fit man.
@natalian.1320Ай бұрын
Riding an electric suitcase. Hilarious 😂😉
@AngelCarnicoАй бұрын
HighChew for the WIIIIIN!!! 🙂
@matthew_natividadАй бұрын
They gonna go after heelies next?
@alfredgiovettiАй бұрын
There is an electric suitcase drivers license for 8 miles per hour in Japan?
@Tazer_SilverscarАй бұрын
Average speed of a male human, according to Google, is about 8 mph, same as the suitcase.
@OKaFeeАй бұрын
Chris - you ain’t middle aged until 40! We still got a few years of youth left
@pepperonizationАй бұрын
it's a good thing riding something motorized on public pavements needing a license its a good thing, look at all the electric bicycles/scooters on the pavements on Singapore speeding more than 20km/h, i wish our gov could do something about it soon as there are already cases of these electric bicycles/scooters knocking down and injuring people on pavements.
@DeannaGill-he5jpАй бұрын
The hi chew we get in Australia is made in China. Is that the same everywhere else?
@jorgesaravia1785Ай бұрын
The electric suitcase "has high functionality" like your classic t-shirt, Chris. I agree with you, Harajuku is crap...
@CthuluZombieАй бұрын
Fifteen miles an hour is a 4 minute mile. I don't the average person runs a 4 minute mile.
@rizielv9040Ай бұрын
a bicycle can go faster than 8mph. so a motorized wheelchair needs license in Japan also?
@oldavoАй бұрын
Big up the mexican in kokubuncho!
@TEIDАй бұрын
Not sure rules are in Japan, but in the UK you Ard not allowed to ride a bike on the Pavement as the comment made on the video.
@dazzer667Ай бұрын
in what universe is 8mph 50cc scooter territory, that is mobility scooter speed which makes me think do they harass disabled people for not having a license or are mobility scooters not a thing in japan
@alfredgiovettiАй бұрын
Riding the electric animal farm around Tokyo requires a drivers license?
@CauldronOfRamen69Ай бұрын
a 50cc engine can go 40mph. the classification is just wrong. you don't need a license for the electric scooters you can rent because they're classified differently and the suitcase should be too
@tdolan500Ай бұрын
Kevin from LA. You are incorrect. Do better.
@ReubenASternАй бұрын
I wouldn't be surprised if alcohol free beer was basically just carbonated water and flavorings. Maybe they boil it in special wooden casks or something and I bet that's the only special bit.
@alfredgiovettiАй бұрын
Who wants an American hot dog when you can have a sausage or banger?
@-a6833Ай бұрын
Now let's say you do have a license, would it be illegal to soup up the motorized suitcase? And if not, can you still ride it on the sidewalk?
@EryndraelАй бұрын
Well, I'm not first, but I'm early!
@elfmastercool4734Ай бұрын
This comment drives engagement.
@BoggWeaselАй бұрын
In New York City there are that guys with tow trucks cruising all the time just looking for anyone who parks illegally. The offending vehicle doesn't have to have a ticket, just be in the wrong place that forbids parking and they'll hook it up and tow it off to the city car pound which is located miles outside of the city in a not very nice area, and you have to pay on the spot ( I think it's about $250 ) to get your car back. Might solve a few parking problems in Mayfair....😁
@bradbozz6807Ай бұрын
Fines are just pay to play irl 🤷
@harrycrumb40Ай бұрын
Cultural influences: the Beatles/john Lennon?
@alfredgiovettiАй бұрын
Japanese snacks
@alfredgiovettiАй бұрын
Non alcoholic, no calorie beer uses synthetic sweeteners that have poisonous chlorine substituted on half the hydrogen atoms on the glucose😢?
@zacharybarkey5711Ай бұрын
FIRST!!!!!!!
@baeberАй бұрын
congratulations 🎊
@BabyGrimmsАй бұрын
0 views in 43 seconds - abroad in Japan podcast fell off lol