"They Never Believe I'm Japanese" British Born in Japan

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4 ай бұрын

What's it like to feel like a foreigner in a country you were born and raised in? I interviewed a family in Japan so rare, we don't even know what to call them. Alecia and Joshua are 3rd generation British immigrants to Japan who have never felt like a normal part of Japanese society.
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@OrientalPearl 4 ай бұрын

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@theunknownunknowns5168 4 ай бұрын

This was a good one.

@cybercipherandcollie8911 3 ай бұрын

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@half-breed 3 ай бұрын

You have a new ghost scammer that replied to my comment on this video

@simaobouhamidi 3 ай бұрын

yes me two @@half-breed

@doommonger7784 3 ай бұрын

London is foreign even to the English who live outside its borders. My advice would of been for them to get away from SE England and experience the real England, populated by true British people.

@breezeh1127 4 ай бұрын

Her and her brothers mannerisms are very culturally Japanese. She did seem so much more comfortable speaking Japanese ❤ What an interesting video 😊

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for being here for every video friend!

@jamesjdm 3 ай бұрын

Yeah that's all nice and good. But here's the thing she said herself that her family came there as missionaries. Missionaries are colonizers. They seek to change the religious and cultural beliefs of the population they infect. Said that her parents are still missionaries. She's not Japanese. She's an invader and a colonizer. Sorry if you don't like what I'm saying that's too bad but anybody that goes to a different culture and tries to force change on them through altering. Their religious beliefs is not part of that culture

@jamesjdm 3 ай бұрын

@@OrientalPearlit's amazing that you don't question the fact that her family are missionaries, which means they are colonizers trying to change and influence the culture that they are infecting.

@pithius2191 3 ай бұрын

Definitely has the Japanese humility, hopefully it will rub off on the youtuber

@tetovazamarcelabrozovica3392 3 ай бұрын

@@pithius2191 which youtuber Mr.Beast PewDiePie or some u imagine it would need some culture in behave

@cas333 4 ай бұрын

Its funny, Alecia has some of the Japanese face expressions and gestures 😄 She seems very nice and polite, just as you would expect from a japanese person 🙂 Very sweet

@andrewmildenberg4210 3 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing. Even the way she listens and responds to someone when they're speaking was pretty Japanese. The "Mm" they do as a way to tell the other person that they're listening is something non-natives don't generally do.

@tetovazamarcelabrozovica3392 3 ай бұрын

@@andrewmildenberg4210 they are born there live there its normal if u move and live in some country for example 5 years you adopt their culture behavior and if u born there its normal

@eigojiyouzu 2 ай бұрын

They are literally Japanese haha, thats why

@digigarb 19 күн бұрын

She is Japanese born there so........

@user-id3bg3kc3l 3 ай бұрын

The part where Alecia said her parents made her speak english at home is so relatable as an immigrant. We are asians that moved to South america. My parents made us speak our native language at home, because we already got enough of spanish at school. But My brother and I can´t speak to each other in our native language... unless we had to say something secretly to each other ... and also, the shock from natives when they saw asians speaking spanish perfectly. Now there are more and more asians in south america, so in large cities is not an issue..., but if we go to the countryside, we still get people trying to speak to us using hand gestures....

@dutchkel 3 ай бұрын

I remember going to a sushi restaurant in Buenos Aires employed by all Japanese Argentines who had lived there for generations and hearing only Spanish. It was a fun experience.

@Ryan-ul7dy 3 ай бұрын

Hay una gran comunidad de gente de origen asiático en Argentina.

@sanhopper9508 3 ай бұрын

I totally relate to this but I am the opposite to you… My brother and I are British born Chinese and growing up my parents insisted we spoke only Cantonese at home as we got all the English outside… so we would blend the Chinese and English together (known as Chinglish to us folk!) if we didn’t want our parents to understand what we were saying 😂

@goyam2981 3 ай бұрын

My parents can speak Chinese (a southern dialect) but they save it for talking secrets in front of the kids. Lol.

@goyam2981 3 ай бұрын

American-born Asians don't like when people in the US ask about their roots and want to be treated as just "Asians". On the other hand foreign students from Asia want to be recognized as people from their countries e.g. Japanese, Korean, Chinese, etc. and not lumped as just Asians. These cultural things can be quite complicated. Wisdom of age has told me to let it go and go with the flow and just explain to people without taking offense or getting upset. Like in this video instead of saying they're from Japan or they are Japanese, maybe just say we're of English/Welsh/Scottish/Irish descent but born and raised in Japan. This way people do understand.

@jonorisin73 2 ай бұрын

When the cart guy said "Oh--- you're Japanese? Excuse me. Then we're the same" - it was precious!!! He didn't question how it was so, he just accepted it with respect and love!

@MarieSallaupHalse 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations on 1 million subs 🎉

@OrientalPearl 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@TL243 4 ай бұрын

Kudos. So glad to see you grow so big!

@LESRAM1981 4 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work. Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 ❤ 😊 🥰

@DouweBuruma 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations 🥳

@EliasBac 4 ай бұрын

Yes ! Congrats ! Been following you for a while and it it heartwarming to see you at a Million subs now 🙌

@Rtc6444 4 ай бұрын

As an American Born Chinese (ABC) from NYC, I always loved it when other nationalities speak any Asian language , makes me feel proud of my heritage especially I was raised in a mixed culture household, some British and American along with Chinese traditions

@generalnguyenngocloan1700 4 ай бұрын

🐉👍🏻

@sky-pv7ff 3 ай бұрын

Then you're still chinese and only American in citizenship.

@ramdas363 3 ай бұрын

There's some irony in that though. I'm sure the woman was proud of her British heritage until she went there and found she doesn't have much in common with them. It's a similar experience for many second generation kids. At one point they have to make a choice because when it comes to very different cultures, one can't follow both at the same time. For non-Asians in Japan it's even much harder than in the US, which is multiracial and doesn't associate their national identity with a certain look. In Japan it's the norm that even native-born people will be seen as foreigners when they don't look Asian. They could be 5th generation, doesn't matter. Most Japanese will never see them as real Japanese.

@cooliipie 3 ай бұрын

@@ramdas363 And a lot of westerners will never see "ABCs" as real American etc. Your point? Life is too short

@CrazyMurica 3 ай бұрын

@@ramdas363do u think coloured people are accepted in the US by the whites.. yes there are a bunch of liberals and open minded crowd but majority of the whites lives under the belief that America=White, sounds harsh but true, an European immigrant will be treated better that a 3rd/4th or 5th generation coloured person

@epikorean 3 ай бұрын

As an Asian born and raised in Europe, this story resonates with me. Thanks for the great content!

@dekaOsiris Ай бұрын

Japan IS a very lovely country, it is my favourite on Earth. I am blessed to live in Australia, but Alecia put it perfectly, there's a calmess and this sense of joy in Japan that i've never felt anywhere else in the world..

@whushaw 4 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed hearing Alicia's story. You always learn something new from her viewpoint. Her unique experience is something anyone could learn from. It's great she got to have a rickshaw ride for the first time. A new memory formed! 💜

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I have another similar video for you that will be coming out next week.

@sm00re2 4 ай бұрын

i love the rickshaw guys energy and the way he said "im japanese" was so cute❤ love the video~

@OrientalPearl 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, those guys are always a lot of fun.

@MrLanternland 3 ай бұрын

That job keeps you in top condition!

@maiyahtucker6576 3 ай бұрын

I’m American, born in Japan. Alicia’s expressiveness is perfectly Japanese 😊. My Japanese mother has been gone now 3 yrs. I miss her very much. She was almost 94. She never taught us Japanese, she said, because she didn’t want to confuse us. I knew better. None of my other half Japanese friends spoke Japanese either. Our mothers wanted to do their best to assimilate into the American culture after immigrating to the U.S. I remember a few phrases, but that’s it. I had a friend here in the U.S. that went on a mission to Japan who is full Japanese, but spoke broken Japanese. It was awkward for him to speak to them, he said, as they were confused at why he was full Japanese, but couldn’t communicate it well with them. I felt for him. Thank you for your channel. I’m really enjoying it!

@Woodman-Spare-that-tree 2 ай бұрын

What a waste! If your mother had taught you Japanese you could have always picked up extra cash working as a translator. Or you could be watching Japanese films. What a wasted opportunity.

@bogeyman10us11 2 ай бұрын

Sorry that you did not learn Japanese while growing up. Perhaps, you can start. Better late than never.

@yo2trader539 Ай бұрын

It's because your mother was a War Bride and knew Japanese society will never view children of foreign fathers and war brides/trophies as Japanese. They were not even given Japanese citizenship.

@natashadickson4819 7 күн бұрын

Sorry for your loss. Your mom did her best. ❤

@ak5659 6 күн бұрын

Your mother probably listened to people who were in a position of authority when they warned about 'confusion'. It's been proven over and over for years to be completely untrue. Kids don't get confused.

@Paul_Wetor 4 ай бұрын

Alecia's reaction to the UK is interesting. I've only lived in one other state, briefly, but it does make you appreciate things you were never aware of. Same with my home town. As a kid, it was small and dull, but now I realize that being on Lake Michigan was way more interesting than being landlocked. Like _The Wizard of Oz_ sometimes - there's no place like home.

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Paul.

@nevillemason6791 Ай бұрын

Alecia was probably referring about the UK to her experience in London or outside London in the southeast of England. It's like judging the USA by only experiencing New York city. People are far friendlier and approachable elsewhere in the UK. The woman who cuts my hair worked previously in London. She went there from Poland. When she first came to my northern city she thought several people mistook her for someone they already knew. No, we're just that friendly to total strangers!

@juromanz 4 ай бұрын

Congrats on one million subs. Great video again. I like the story of the two British-Japanese siblings.

@OrientalPearl 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! They have another brother too. Maybe I can interview him one day too.

@matthewjames3020 4 ай бұрын

I will never get tired of these videos! Please keep them coming! Hearing people speak different languages is absolutely beautiful!!

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

More to come!

@lil-g4879 3 ай бұрын

As a British person that lived in Japan, then came back to the UK…I miss Japan too, can’t stand being back in the UK.

@richardwills-woodward5340 3 ай бұрын

In 20 years the country I love (the UK) has been destroyed by migrants. I loved visiting Japan for its safety and culture, but the architecture made me so depressed.

@lil-g4879 3 ай бұрын

@@richardwills-woodward5340 if by migrants, you mean the Conservative Party, then yes. I would hardly blame migrants for the lack of funding to the NHS, 15 years of unnecessary austerity, fewer police, the smallest army since the Napoleonic wars, underfunded social services, the rich getting richer or massive Gov fraud. But aye, blame migrants because you don’t like black or brown people…

@andybliss5965 3 ай бұрын

@@richardwills-woodward5340 took me years to put my finger on what it was I didn't like there. Yeah something about the interior design there. There's generally a lot less creativity than here or Europe.

@Natasha-oz6ik 3 ай бұрын

@@richardwills-woodward5340don’t worry, you’ll get use to it like how a lot of other countries had to get use to being destroyed by the English

@richardwills-woodward5340 3 ай бұрын

You only have a developed world and can say the nonsense you say precisely [because of] the English. Ignorant Muslims and Africans fail to grasp this. They like to move to english land though. A strange decision given their views by majority. @@Natasha-oz6ik

@MultiClittle 3 ай бұрын

She and her brother look so much alike, it's awesome! I hope that they never forget what an amazing situation they're in, despite all the challenges with people that assume things because of how they look.

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

And it’s funny because they have complete opposite personalities lol

@cozzazee4043 3 ай бұрын

Who effin cares.

@Zackfed96 4 ай бұрын

This is basically the story of every second, third and fourth generation immigrant kids who's parents teach them the language of their ancestors. I was born and raised in American. But English was my second language. And I had trouble learning English in school. Kids would tell me to go back to where I came from. But I was born here. Parents wouldn't let us speak English at home because we had alot of that outside of the house. It's interesting to see that with other cultures in other parts of the world

@bigchungus4336 Ай бұрын

???

@JustPlainRob 4 ай бұрын

That 何が起こるを知らない "survival mode" feeling is one of my favorite parts about traveling to countries where I don't know the language or culture well, but I don't think I'd want to live in a place where I felt like that full time.

@Forlfir 4 ай бұрын

Almost nowhere is as safe as Japan though :( however some places are way better than others

@Doing_Time 4 ай бұрын

right. I don't like europe for the opposite reason of her...I'm more into "frontiers" travel...southeast asia, south asia, africa, south america...

@lanamortenson8694 3 ай бұрын

@@Doing_Time I guess you don't like Japan then either because it's a very non "frontiers" type of travel country. Not sure why you're even watching this.

@autohmae 3 ай бұрын

I think she might actually have been talking about work culture, etc...?

@the_real_glabnurb 3 ай бұрын

@@autohmae Definitely not. It's not called Londonistan for nothing. I have never heard anyone utter the sentence "You know what, in Japan the work culture is much better than in Europe"

@hongjoongsbutterfly 4 ай бұрын

I can't help but notice her mannerisms are definitely Japanese, especially with the "uh, uh" grunting in agreement when listening to someone else speak. That seems to be very culturally East Asian. It's very interesting.

@Woodman-Spare-that-tree 2 ай бұрын

White Brits don’t do that.

@cubnbooty 2 ай бұрын

Hispanics do it a lot too.

@SmartK8 2 ай бұрын

Of course they're Japanese, she's Japanese. No wonder then.

@Dudedontgiveup 2 ай бұрын

To see them both to speak to each other in Japanese in that short clip was so awesome

@robertlalor8090 4 ай бұрын

That was so interesting. Thanks for making and sharing and well done on achieving your first million subs. Here's to the next million.

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@zyme4569 4 ай бұрын

London and the rest of Britain are different. I wouldn't recommend anyone live in London unless they had to for work. Also British people are reserved and don't really interact with strangers (unless drunk), we are friendly once you get to know us, we have weird sense of humour, we like to form a queue, we like to talk about the weather, we like roast dinner and fish & chips, we are accepting of other cultures, we like to be polite and say sorry a lot

@dannyKurt 4 ай бұрын

They do up north, It was quite a shock for me and i'm from the midlands. It's literally night and day vs London. London is more like NYC with the rep of everyone being quite rude and tbh there is almost a 50% chance you're not interacting with a English person at all.

@Lil_Poohfluffybum 3 ай бұрын

British tourists that come to the city I live are not at all liked by other tourists from Asian countries because they are so loud, disrespectful of others and totally all about themselves. Not adhering to good manners or social boundaries. Many Asians did not like being around them when arriving on cruise ships. I even had to apologise to some tourists for the bad behaviour. They said ty and said they liked Canadians lols! As to Uncle, he was a rude jerk. He was from England. Loud, arrogant and full of his own supposed glowing self importance. Clifford Stone was a heavy drinker known to most as Lush. Crude man. His attitude was Not a nice combination. I really found him to be a boring, self involved, narcissistic creep.🙅🇨🇦😖

@FinalHourMetal 3 ай бұрын

OOoopp North we are very friendly and open (I from Lancashire), it's only in London that people are afraid to interact with each other, in my experience.

@lk-music 3 ай бұрын

@@FinalHourMetal Yep, when she said "British people won't really talk to you" I immediately thought "You went to London, then". I commuted between Staffordshire and Shropshire for over 10 years, and on the two occasions when I had car trouble, within minutes somebody stopped to help me sort it out, once a guy stopped to slow the traffic so I could change my wheel safely, and the other time the gear linkage came away and a guy fixed it with some latex gloves! 🤣

@billyblunt63 3 ай бұрын

Yep, London doesn’t reflect the rest of Britain especially the North. Like most capital cities in the world, it’s very egocentric and people don’t engage with their neighbours never mind anyone else. Come to the North and receive a warm welcome.

@robertoventrillon7624 Ай бұрын

Japan is an amazing country. Be proud of it and work hard to keep it so.

@bob456fk6 4 ай бұрын

I liked it when you and Alecia spoke Japanese. All the Japanese words sound the same to me but I can see from the English subtitles they really do form complete, complex sentences. It's fascinating how kids pick up the local language perfectly, not matter what their ancestry. Alecia does have a good American accent when speaking English.

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Yes the sentences in Japanese are super long lol.

@jmbickham 3 ай бұрын

⁠@@OrientalPearlReally? For example…“I/You/He/She/They eat” vs 食べる or “I/You/He/She/They rode the train yesterday” vs 昨日は電車を乗った. I might say something else about the difficulty of Japanese - English/English - Japanese interpreting though… given the vast differences in the grammatical structure of the two languages.

@MrLanternland 3 ай бұрын

"It's fascinating how kids pick up the local language perfectly, not matter what their ancestry." It is!

@chad872 Ай бұрын

this was adorable... i love japan can wait to visit. hope i have a good experience.

@alexvargas1007 4 ай бұрын

I really liked this kind of content, I would love to see more! Keep up the good work, you've inspired me to start taking japanese seriously.

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

The next video will also be an interview.

@VictorVonGrooove 3 ай бұрын

Congrats on hitting 1 million!!!! That's amazing! You really deserve it because of your hard work!

@marieneu264 4 ай бұрын

1M!!!! Congrats!!! Love this video, so much fun!

@jayf4612 4 ай бұрын

Very happy to see you hit the million subscribers mark. Lots of hardwork on your part. Always having great content. You've come a long way. Congratulations!

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton!

@karatekidakakatelyn8114 4 ай бұрын

❤ 🇯🇵 _When I’m on Hellotalk I do notice that everyone from Japan is super polite._

@derekamolsch219 3 ай бұрын

I watch your videos often and I really enjoy them. I've been waiting to see you reach one million subscribers and I want to say congratulations and keep up the good work!

@LeopoldoErick 4 ай бұрын

Congrats on one million!! ✨ Thank you for the lovely and interesting interview. 💜

@MoodyMarco-vj3oe 4 ай бұрын

If we treated a British person of Japanese background like that here in the UK it would just be called racism.

@user-ks3ol3lw3b 4 ай бұрын

Yes you would. But Japan is a highly race-conscious culture, without necessarily being 'racist.' They think of themselves as being one big family, and obviously racial Europeans are not part of their family. That doesn't mean they don't like them. You may be best friends with your neighbors, but you don't think of them as the same as your parents or siblings.

@Jambobist 4 ай бұрын

@@user-ks3ol3lw3b That's a very long-winded way of saying that they are racist.

@stackorlee6053 4 ай бұрын

@@user-ks3ol3lw3b Chinese and Koreans immigrants look like the Japanese , but alas, they are not a part of that cozy family either. They are those neighbors you find in a gentrified area that are dirty, noisy, diseased and you have to call the police on them whenever there is a crime. Euphemisms are fun! (tf is wrong wit u?)

@T.Watts89 4 ай бұрын

@@user-ks3ol3lw3bBullshit!! One of the absolutely most racist nations on earth!

@d4ever649 4 ай бұрын

@@user-ks3ol3lw3boh ok so telling her to go back to her own country was just being race conscious ok. 🤡

@Paul.Douglas 4 ай бұрын

AWESOME!!! A million subs! You've worked hard and certainly earned it. What a great episode. I really enjoyed the talk with Alecia, and have enjoyed the past ones with Joshua.

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

I enjoyed meeting them both.

@lydiafife8716 4 ай бұрын

Wow - your channel is growing! Thank you for sharing so much!

@jeannawilson662 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for being unique and kind to speak and learn / see new things!

@MrTact1 4 ай бұрын

I subscribed when you 'only' had 40k, now you allready have 1 million! Amazing and congratulations!

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@imrannazir6931 4 ай бұрын

I watch almost all your new videos from start to finish because your content makes me happy and gives me a smile.

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching to the end. 😊

@tobiaslandolt3953 4 ай бұрын

I think I first saw one of her videos when she had just shy of 30000 subscribers. Her channel has grown quite a lot. Keep up the good work!

@missmichelejean 3 ай бұрын

They must have such an interesting perspective of cultural interactions. Thank you for sharing this video!

@SailorYuki 4 ай бұрын

Congrats on 1 million subs! Well deserved. Being a tourist in your own hometown is weird but also so much fun. I've discovered so many cool places and things to do as a tourist in my on hometown. I highly reccomend people to do that, even if it feels silly.

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😃 here’s to the next million!

@McBuggs. 4 ай бұрын

I found this very fascinating... Many people live a life this way, with a different background and born in another country. I myself have a duel citizenship. Thank you for sharing, as I would enjoy more like this seeing the surprised reactions like those in the video. (Congrats on the 1M)💕

@thadtuiol1717 3 ай бұрын

Dual citizenship is BS.

@utobots 3 ай бұрын

Love the interviews!! I hope this continues. I like hearing unique cultural perspectives like this :)

@sazji 3 ай бұрын

This was quite interesting, I had a friend who grew up in Iran; her parents were from America and also were missionaries there. But when 1979 came, they had to leave. My friend had completely American English and of course looked as American as anybody else, but something always seemed a little bit off, her reactions to things, her attitudes. When I stopped thinking of her as an American and thought of her as an Iranian who just happened to be Anglo-Saxon looking and spoke native English, it all made sense. it was hard for her though, because Iran was her home; she missed it a lot and was unable to go back.

@daijay9084 4 ай бұрын

A few years ago I visited Quebec. My Canadian cousins had informed me that everyone would initially address me in French. Unfortunately being British, growing up pre-internet, I was never given an opportunity to learn other languages. If you're abroad and speak British you only need to shout at the foreigners for them to understand. Anyway, I entered a shop and a member of staff spoke to me. I called my cousin over to translate. The young lady who had addressed me looked mystified and said "but I just spoke to you in English?" I was so convinced that I was going to hear French that I heard French. Thank you for your content which I always look forward to and thoroughly enjoy.

@MrAlan1828 4 ай бұрын

French speaking citizen in Quebec can be quite extreme, I am Canadian and 100% respect French but the laws there are aweful

@sahamal_savu 4 ай бұрын

She might have actually been speaking English, just with an almost indecipherable accent 😂I have lived my entire life in Ontario, Canada and still struggle with some Quebecois accents.

@HKim0072 4 ай бұрын

Man, the British are worse than us Americans. But, at least our schools forced us to "learn" a different language. Differs by area, but I think I had to take 5 years of a foreign language. 2 in middle school and 3 in high school.

@alexfarman4580 4 ай бұрын

@@HKim0072 I also grew up pre Internet and I'm british languages were taught in the school I went to it was German, Spanish or French.

@robscovell5951 3 ай бұрын

I grew up in Sussex in the 70s and 80s. French was compulsory from 7 and we had to do 2 languages from 12 to 16. I did French and German which gave me the basics for travelling.

@BostonAndMaineLive 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for a charming interview and tourist tour. Can't wait to visit Japan.

@brian_atc 4 ай бұрын

Very cool. BTW, you remind me so much of my daughter when you talked about your Japanese Snack sponsor. You seem so genuinely kind and sweet. Congratulations and great job on your videos. 🎉

@123slither 15 күн бұрын

It is fab to see your videos and show that we can all travel the world and live in other countries if we have respect , understanding and learn new languages. Thank you

@elteescat 4 ай бұрын

Your videos are always fun. I've been subscribed to you for a long time. Like maybe a couple of years. I always look forward to your videos.

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

@ATHIP12 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video. I started off uncertain of whether I was interested, but I'm glad I watched it all because it opened my mind to a different perspective. There was something relatable about seeing a family who looks like me being treated as foreigners in their country.....and to an extent, as foreigners in the country they are expected to be native.

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching to the end!

@ShanerTheGrey 3 ай бұрын

Wow 1 million. I remember commenting on here when you had like 130k. Amazing work! Congratulations!

@user-jh4un7yy2h 4 ай бұрын

Hey Anming Congratulations on One Million Subscribers! I send all your videos to my brother who lives in Tokyo! Xoxo from Chicago 😊😊😊😊😁😄😄😃😀

@johnnyc5382. 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely wonderful video. Fascinating culturally. So very interesting. And two great beauties in the rickshaw! ! !

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@balexic 4 ай бұрын

I love this channel. It’s always so positive, and interesting. I love it when people open their minds and explore. I have to admit you’re one of the best spokespersons for travel, Japan and language learning. Pimsleur would be well advised to hire you as a full time spokesperson. You are the best example of successful language learning! Keep up the good work and all the best! Brian in Toronto Canada! 🇨🇦

@OrientalPearl 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Sending love from Japan to Canada.

@Schuft242 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I thought that you yourself on your journey with your husband is VERY interesting but Alecia and Joshua are something different. It really made me think about the people I grew up with and that have been considered as foreigners.

@delven121 3 ай бұрын

My favorite channel for watching anything Nippon. Thank you for the videos and keep it up.

@TheCrusader1000 4 ай бұрын

I just love watching the reactions when you and your friend spoke Japanese and said she was from japan. That made me chuckle his reaction. It was worth the reply. Stay safe and blessed 🙌 ❤

@user-pj3ch8ou2h 3 ай бұрын

I like the occasional change from your usual format. I know it’s not easy to find the people to be interviewed. Well done Pearl on achieving 1M subscribers. Hope you would not mind showing us your gold plague in a special episode of your journey of learning Asian Languages from China to Japan and to Korea and finally settling down in Japan. Congratulations!

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. I’m editing another interview right now.

@joshblake4212 3 ай бұрын

Congrats on a million subs! So happy for you.

@KERRYPIKE 4 ай бұрын

Very amazing video, and congratulations on 1 million subscribers.

@Mobik_ 4 ай бұрын

1M! Let's gooooo!!!!

@OrientalPearl 4 ай бұрын

Finally made it!

@gregpeterson3144 3 ай бұрын

nowadays UK is a culture shock even for the locals...

@joyfairclough4686 4 ай бұрын

This was fascinating! I’d love to see more interviews like this.

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

The next video will be an interview too.

@jeanettejeanette1199 4 ай бұрын

Watching from Australia :) chilling before I have to wash my dishes and go to bed.

@SingaporeProxy 4 ай бұрын

🎶🇭🇲🕯️✨🍀

@OrientalPearl 4 ай бұрын

Sending love from Japan to Australia.

@alyn7d7 4 ай бұрын

Really love this type of video. This was extremely interesting. I’d like to see more like this one.

@matthewmcinnis7176 3 ай бұрын

Congrats on 1 million subscribers!! 🎉

@kendrickkx 4 ай бұрын

Great video, very informative. Congrats on 1mil subs, lets go 🎉

@OrientalPearl 4 ай бұрын

Thanks. You're one of the top fans!

@andrewwatson5324 3 ай бұрын

I get the impression that the people in larger busier cities tend to be less 'friendly' compared to smaller communities, more or less universally.

@dishmanw 3 ай бұрын

That was my experience. I was at Misawa, Japan, and it was a small city, surrounded by a farming community. The people were very helpful and friendly there. But I heard that the people in Tokyo were not as friendly.

@crptpyr 3 ай бұрын

There's actually a British comedy news sketch about "a northerner going around London saying hello to people"

@crptpyr 3 ай бұрын

The actual title is "Northerner terrifying Londoners by saying hello" if you want to find it

@andrewwatson5324 3 ай бұрын

@@crptpyr I think that I have heard of it.

@marin4311 14 күн бұрын

Yourv channel is a true marvel! Glad to have found you.

@misosoup8030 3 ай бұрын

I was pleasantly surprised to see Alecia and Joshua. Their story was always fascinating to me. I know Joshua has a Japan channel, but I have to rely on auto-translate (since he doesn’t do subs), so I never know if they’re truly accurate. Is Joshua back in Japan for good? I thought he was still in England. Congrats on your 1M subs! 🎉 🥳

@jerometsowinghuen 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations on reaching 1 million subscribers, Miss Alyssa. I am sure Mr. Joshua and Miss Alecia could be part of the same community in Japan, along with snack box too.

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m planning on filming again in Hong Kong soon.

@lionelg4251 4 ай бұрын

1 million !! congrats from France

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Sending love from Japan to France.

@peterosullivan6316 4 ай бұрын

Love this channel SO much ❤ Absolutely amazing.

@elisaausberlin4838 4 ай бұрын

This was a wonderful interview, thank you for that.

@OrientalPearl 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@chawalitD 4 ай бұрын

Ive been a subscriber for a while now and decided I will make a comment on how much I enjoy your videos. This one especially is wholesome and it gives you an insight to what its like for a foreign family to grow up in a foreign country and live like a native. Keep up the great work. Much love from South Australia

@OrientalPearl 3 ай бұрын

Sending love from Japan to Australia!

@MattCantSpeakIt 4 ай бұрын

1:29 "mmh, mhh, mhh!!" Tell me you're japanese without telling me you're japanese :P. this mhh mhh mhh was the japanesiest thing ever XD

@Avigailish 3 ай бұрын

You will be surprised how many cultures mmh mmmh like this😅

@katibryson9300 2 ай бұрын

sounded very korean

@seankrug4995 3 ай бұрын

Love your videos! I've lived in Japan for a total of 10 years, 5 years were spent in the Tokyo region, and a Japanese friend lives near Ueno, so the places you filmed were familiar. I imagine it must be very interesting for folks who have lived in Japan for 20-30+ years, especially those who grew up there, to have a very international identity, in which in many ways Japan IS home. I've only lived there 10 years, and I miss so many things about Japan all the time.

@TampabayTodd 25 күн бұрын

I visited Japan for 3 weeks as my brother lived there for 5 yeas on a navy base. He married a lovely Japanese woman. I loved my experience of Japan and always felt safe even walking several blocks to a vending machine around 2am. There in a middle of a neighborhood off to the side was a vending machine that wasn't vandalized, and I was able to use it safely. May seem strange to marvel at such a thing but never would be possible where I live at in the USA.

@Ernest_jorden-373. 4 ай бұрын

Im literally in school rn waiting for this vid 👀(btw congrats for all the subs!!!!!)

@OrientalPearl 4 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoyed it!

@feriday4820 4 ай бұрын

I'm interested to know where in the UK Alisha visited, if it was just London or the south then yes people keep to themselves more, but people are generally friendly, perhaps the more north you go lol

@dannyKurt 4 ай бұрын

exactly what i thought. London is so different from up north.

@arkangel3249 Ай бұрын

I've been creepin for a few hours and watched a handful of your videos, i have loved Japanese culture since i was younger, like 14 (now 32) this gives me motivation to use that app and try and learn Japanese. My Heritage is German/French american born in Canada. Thanks for the content and inspiration!, keep up the good work! If i can learn German first i'm diving head first into japanese.

@jeannetteelizabeth144 3 ай бұрын

Love it when you have another video up! ❤ Great interview with Alecia. The rickshaw ride was awesome-so glad you both got to enjoy it!🥰 Oh--and congrats on 1 million subscribers now! 🙌

@danieldipalma704 3 ай бұрын

They aren't ethnic Japanese, just Japanese citizens. Big difference!

@mariasampson6364 Ай бұрын

I'm Spaniard and American. I'm still a foreigner in both countries. 😐

@luisrosias6203 Ай бұрын

Honestly if you have good English and have been living in America for a while, you’re American. That’s the best part about being American is that anyone can become American no matter where they are from. As we see in this video, you can be literally born and raised in Japan and not be considered Japanese. Not the case at all in America.

@floppagaming7456 3 ай бұрын

This is so cool and I watched some of the other videos and there amazing love your content ♥️ and congrats for 1m subs

@107nthGalaxy Ай бұрын

wow awesome video really enjoyed hearing about how much more settled and freindly it is over there, and the diffrences between that culture and uk .It is very true nobody talks to each other over here in uk, its very odd how much it has changed within the last few years, with everyone fearing what the other is saying or doing, nice to have your video as a fresh perspective .many thanks appreciated x

@warpviix 4 ай бұрын

It seems so ironic that she couldn't identify her ancestor's home country. But then again, the UK has changed tremendously to the wrong way. Japan is on my bucket list, can't wait!

@sargfowler9603 4 ай бұрын

To be fair, most Britains wouldn't like London either! It's not representative of the whole of the UK at all.

@larrymiller4 3 ай бұрын

I have been fascinated by the country (the people, the culture, etc., etc.) of Japan. I love hearing the language spoken and I would love to learn it (but I heard it may be relatively difficult). I'm riveted to watch and listen to you two young women converse in Japanese with such pleasant ease, and allow me to say you are two lovely and charming young ladies having fun surprising native Japanese with your ability.

@janswhatsupdoc 3 ай бұрын

You’re finally at 1mill 👏 Also there’s a German polish dude name Andy who grew up in Taiwan with a similar story so this very is relatable

@Nikolai508 4 ай бұрын

It does sound like she went to London when she went to the UK, its not really a good example of what the UK is like as the vast majority of the country is not in London. It's like its own thing really.

@84rinne_moo 3 ай бұрын

Yea it’s like going to NYC in the states to live. Totally different to most other cities in the US

@leannejohnsonliverpool 4 ай бұрын

Its unfortunate that her experience in the UK wasn't as good as she expected but in general the UK is an amazing place to live.

@Soogelle 3 ай бұрын

It still feels like a downgrade from Japan in many respects

@A_friendwithoutbenefits 3 ай бұрын

I lived in UK for 27 years and left for good last year. I disagree with you, I’ve seen UK get worse and worse. Full of towns and cities where young chavs will insult you on the street for no reason (especially if you’re not white), quality of life declining due to inflation which is higher than the inflation in most developed countries, crazy house prices, wages struggling to keep up with those increases, -awfully unreliable and terribly expensive rail system, the NHS massively underfunded and nowhere near as good as it used to be. Right now the UK is one of the least developed countries in the developed world.

@NaoTook124 Ай бұрын

As a foreign grown Japanese living in Japan, I am always wondering to be friends with someone like Alecia and Joshua. These people should be insanely interesting as they are what I should be in terms of mindsets, logics and so on... But somehow, its so hard to find them.

@patrickhendron6002 4 ай бұрын

8:47 the apart where she forgets English is relatable and is very common once a primary language is used more you gotta use both. Thinking in more than one language is also of similar interest walls & gardens.

@ltd1980 4 ай бұрын

The problem with the lady is she's comparing London to the rest of England. London is super expensive, polluted and rife with crime. Not anywhere I'd want to live or even visit anymore. To be fair I prefer Asia to the UK but using London I feel isn't a great comparison

@sidp5381 Ай бұрын

To be honest, who wants to be in Ripper town, specially near white Chapel I ain’t gonna have Mary Jane Kelly’s ghost haunt me

@priscsepa 3 ай бұрын

just because you were born in japan doesnt mean youre japanese

@Xubuntu47 3 ай бұрын

4:45 The moment when she transforns into an oyaji...priceless.

@Philippintastic247 4 ай бұрын

Yay for 1 mil! You did it!

@InBodWeTrust 4 ай бұрын

British people won't talk to you? No ... Londoners (and others from the south) won't talk to you. Come up to the North and Scotland and EVERYONE will talk to you. 🙂

@shonangirl 3 ай бұрын

Or Cornwall!!