What Japanese say about: Abroad in Japan

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Abroad in Japan is a hugely successful channel run by Chris Broad focusing on traveling to all parts of Japan and learning about daily life. But what do Japanese people think about Abroad in Japan. In this video we analyze 5 Japanese people tweeting about Chris Broad and Abroad in Japan.
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@japanesefromzero 2 жыл бұрын

Power up your Japanese on FromZero.com (lessons, quizzes, games, ask-a-teacher)

@AbroadinJapan 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers for this George - I was secretly hoping to be roasted like a chicken, but I'm glad to played my role as a prop in an educational lesson. Really great videos and certainly one of the best Japan language learning channels on KZfaq! If you ever want to stick Natsuki in a language learning video, I'm pretty sure he'd be up for it haha. Drop one of us a line and we can make it happen.

@thanatosinstinctrising9287 4 жыл бұрын

Natsuki in one of these videos would be amazing. Anyway, stop faffing about watching KZfaq videos and make a KZfaq video

@MrSceneNine 4 жыл бұрын

Collaboration of the century incoming!

@kilindogma9711 4 жыл бұрын

Chris Abroad and John Trombley finally together, it's like a magic

@davidnguyen3469 4 жыл бұрын

Have you by any chance watched Misa's (#JapaneseAmmoWithMisa) lessons? Her videos are one of the best I've seen.

@konstiyo 4 жыл бұрын

make it happen please

@japanesefromzero 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly... how many times can I say "Chris Abroad" and not "Chris Broad"??? I am truly a professional.

@ASquidWithC4 4 жыл бұрын

both are correct

@bahaelaila 4 жыл бұрын

Play it "Tim Apple"-style

@Faegbeard 4 жыл бұрын

At least you called him 'Chris Abroad' and not 'Chris, a broad'

@tutuyoda5209 4 жыл бұрын

why why why is your Book 4 all in hiragana, please include romanji. Oh god i have to translate every word !! nightmare. Its a deterrent to purchase it.

@Efim141 4 жыл бұрын

Faegbeard it will be hard going forward learning Japanese without knowing how to read hiragana as any advanced material is supplemented solely by it. I’d suggest pause going with the textbook and get up to speed with hiragana practicing or probably reverse to more basic learning materials.

@hideakisato6406 4 жыл бұрын

ように in the first tweet is not hoping to watch videos, but he meant he started to watch Chris’s videos to study (English). Because in Twitter, we need to shorten the sentences to fit in 140 words, he omitted なった after ように. (Grammatically correct sentence should end with ようになった) This happens often in tweets, presentation slides, TV ads etc. but yeah it’s quite confusing.

@japanesefromzero 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. It seems like that is exactly what happened.

@Applebomb8D 4 жыл бұрын

This was recommended and I didn’t expect it to be so educational

@chloereed454 3 жыл бұрын

Taylor same my brain cant handle this much information at once lol

@MrYoshi-ih3zh 4 жыл бұрын

I'm Japanese, but I watching this video. Because your Japanese is too PERFECT and so logical and smart! Your Japanese pitch accent is especially awesome. I think you are the best Japanese speaker of native English speakers(including people living in Japan) on KZfaq Thank you for creating interesting videos:DD Keep going!

@scottend5239 4 жыл бұрын

Check out Dogen too. His pitch accent is incredible.

@user-il7zm5sh7x 4 жыл бұрын

why am i watching this even though im japanese

@MrWar2244 4 жыл бұрын

lol, I'm trying my best to read your name right now because I'm studying Duolingo Japanese.

@Linuxfy 4 жыл бұрын

lol

@londiniumarmoury7037 4 жыл бұрын

Because you want to know what you think of it.

@user-il7zm5sh7x 4 жыл бұрын

Londinium Armoury could be. Most of them who are introduced in this video are making mistakes in Japanese grammatically though..

@mizukiaoyagi729 4 жыл бұрын

Same man I question myself too

@CodeProvider 4 жыл бұрын

havent watched in a while but this type of content breaking down real casual japanese tweets/speech/ etc is awesome. thanks man

@user-vi4jw1wr2e 4 жыл бұрын

I assume the description of “ように” at 8:51 is maybe incorrect. The use of “ように” here is abbreviation of “ようになった”, which leads to interpretation “I came to watch his videos, because I can study English at the same time.”.

@fish4198 4 жыл бұрын

These kinds of videos are really good because a lot of the language you find in places like Twitter often doesn't conform to what you see in textbooks, grammar reference books, or dictionaries. Even if you already know a decent chunk of Japanese on paper, having someone break down normal everyday Japanese like this is super helpful.

@marc9730 4 жыл бұрын

Been following this channel for a year now, I progressed faster than I thought I would thanks to you George. Here for the support! ☺

@ddnava96 4 жыл бұрын

I was expecting a casual video about opinions, not an amazing Japanese lesson!

@japanesefromzero 4 жыл бұрын

I always disguise lessons with a casual vibe.

@ddnava96 4 жыл бұрын

And I'm so glad you did, because I absolutely loved it!

@user-kl5sc3pm4l 4 жыл бұрын

Love this new series learning a lot and enjoying them a lot

@feng125 4 жыл бұрын

OMG this is so funny and its exactly what i've been searching for the learn the nuances of Japanese. Why have i not come across this channel before?! Subbed!

@xerasferalos9784 4 жыл бұрын

Informative and educational! A well-put together explanation/break down of those japanese sentences!

@ratbyte7605 4 жыл бұрын

This was in my recommended videos and I'm so glad I watched. Subscribed! I took Japanese for a few years but it was a long time ago. This was a wonderful refresher!

@toukosiren9004 3 жыл бұрын

Almost missed this absolute gem of a video, extremely helpful and thorough!

@awstrv 4 жыл бұрын

really nice and helpful format, hope to see more!

@willherring1105 4 жыл бұрын

You're killing it on the new content, George. Love this concept.

@CraigAB69 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, I have learnt a lot. Keep up the great work! Your work on KZfaq coupled with JFZ books has made learning Japanese easier.

@cloudgamingclub 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers I learnt alot. Have to say george and Chris are the best. Their content make me laugh as their videos are enjoyable.

@TeeTaan 4 жыл бұрын

WOAH Chris!! You made a vid about him... he motivated me to start learning Japanese

@MarkyNomad Жыл бұрын

Learning Japanese from context is by far the best way to grasp a language that doesn't use space between words. Please keep it up with videos in this format it's the best I've seen!!

@christenlanger 4 жыл бұрын

Got here from a YT recommendation so you might be on your way up eh? I'm subbed to Chris and I'm still undergoing some basic nihongo studies and I'd like to say that this one vid convinced me to sub!

@nandemone1787 3 жыл бұрын

Chris humor is on point as well ❤️❤️❤️ and his content the best!!!

@mikeloloful 4 жыл бұрын

This is really helpful thanks

@Sasscat58 4 жыл бұрын

This is super helpful thank you

@JeinNoir 4 жыл бұрын

Abroad in Japan is one of my favorites along with your show. ;p I did say happy Birthday to you while I was in an internet cafe in Japan before too George, lol!

@AndyLifeInVideo 4 жыл бұрын

So educational!

@TheBorgey 4 жыл бұрын

Great format for this video

@julieegan6501 4 жыл бұрын

Great informative video!

@PhoenixBlade 4 жыл бұрын

This is crazy! I follow both of you and now you're talking about chris 😀 I'm so excited for this video 😁

@ultraali453 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video!!

@catharine3667 4 жыл бұрын

This was great. I got to learn/relearn some vocab and review some grammar patterns. I also tested myself by trying to read them before you went over them and most of the time it was ok :D This was a fun revision with a good topic thank you

@jamesdarby86 4 жыл бұрын

Been watching a lot of Abroad in Japan recently and this mysteriously popped up on my recommended list. Absolutely brilliant video, I love how you break down the content and your explanations - you now have another subscriber. Look forward to viewing your content :-)

@NicholasCarraway 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, the algorithm recommended this to me. A little long, but 分かりやすい! Subscribed.

@aaronpeteres 4 жыл бұрын

Love this!

@Sammickk09 4 жыл бұрын

Wanted to Say I'm really enjoying these tweet dissections, I feel like I'm picking up allot from them because its re-enforcing the grammar I've learned from your books and channel, while seeing them in real natural use. I think this really helps me allot. On this same type of learning topic, something I would like to see is a dissection of say a popular song. For example a song from Kana Boon or one of the My Hero Academia intro/outro songs, they are all great. Seeing one broken down in this style would be cool to see.

@ahhmayzingKurea 4 жыл бұрын

Yesssss! George! Do anime songs! 🤩

@bgregz 4 жыл бұрын

I never knew I needed this kind of lesson. 先生、ありがとうございました

@Bloodworia 4 жыл бұрын

This video is amazing. Thank you George.

@mcsquizzy440 3 жыл бұрын

How have I never heard of you before! Seems like an awesome channel!

@RoseB45 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for reading out the comment. Thanks to chris' videos, I can actually understand some of those words 🤩

@AngelMercury 4 жыл бұрын

You're defo getting the Chris Abroad bump in the recomended. Quality stuff got my sub though. It's really great to see someone taking apart the casual grammer in these conversational tweets. I feel like my mediocre Japanese could benefit a lot from this style of explination.

@pugoworkz 4 жыл бұрын

I'm aware that making these kinds of videos are extremely challenging, but I hope that one day youtubers that dedicates their time and effort showcasing their different takes in Japanese culture and education would be able to collaborate a special. Just imagine popular channel like JFzero Dogen, Misa, AiJ, Tokyo Creative, JP101, Mr. Natsuki and Mr. Ryotoro ofcourse and much much more, I think that would be mentally phenomenal. As a Japanese language learner, to all content creators that makes these kinds of videos for us to see and learn 心から感謝しています。

@k_alex 4 жыл бұрын

Hmm, this is interesting and educational. Well done.

@danielirvin4420 4 жыл бұрын

Great channel. He just released a video on the Fukushima exclusion zone today.

@Flamerate1 4 жыл бұрын

By the way, that whole 「ように」video you talked about is exactly how I found this channel lol. I wonder how many people are the same.

@furan 4 жыл бұрын

Holy shit! It’s jooji! From Yes Japan! I didn’t know you were on KZfaq! Logarithm never recommended this channel and I never thought of looking it up! Back in 2005 or something, I bought the Best of Yes Japan Vol. 1 DVD from the official site, back when I was just learning the language! I loved that DVD and remember it fondly! I even remember its techno intro music! Tips and lessons from that DVD I even use today! INSTANTLY SUBSCRIBED!

@japanesefromzero 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome back! You will probably like my "Adventures in Asia!" channel also.

@lasoob 4 жыл бұрын

I literally came from Chris’s podcast to this video so this should be interesting 😂

@MCJJtracks 4 жыл бұрын

Easy sub, been learning Japanese for 3 years now while watching Chris as well, headed there next month. Always fun to find a good Japanese channel :D

@MCJJtracks 4 жыл бұрын

Woww so in depth! Time to go through all your other vids, super impressed with the channel

@neongamerlp9856 4 жыл бұрын

This series always looks so colorful 😗

@Hakajin 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, this is super-helpful! My Japanese is... I studied for two years in college (that was all my school offered), and since then... I've studied off and on with anime and manga. Mostly dramas and stuff, so I hear both formal and informal language there; I get the impression that it's fairly realistic (at least, compared to things like shounen action shows). It was hard at first, but I've gotten to the point where I can understand a lot fairly naturally (although of course some of this depends on the series). Even so, there are things that are hard to pick up! I can tell when something's being said in a different way than it's translated, and... Sometimes I can't totally catch it, and sometimes just looking it up in a dictionary doesn't make the usage entirely clear, either. So this kind of step-by-step break down is great! I do enjoy Abroad in Japan (actually, I think that's why you popped up in my recommendations), but so far... Not that there's anything wrong with it, but I'm beyond the level his Japanese language videos tend to be on. I'm definitely gonna check out more of your content!

@billcook4768 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Really highlights to me how big a gap there is between academically knowing some Japanese, and being able to understand the everyday language.

@roninboi5187 4 жыл бұрын

That’s one of my favorite channels! I’ve always hoped to see you and him in a video together someday! Get ahold of him and make it happen!!!

@roninboi5187 4 жыл бұрын

On that note, you’re my favorite channel for reviewing and practicing Japanese, and he’s my favorite channel for actually seeing someone’s life there

@japanesefromzero 4 жыл бұрын

Chris is too big for a small channel like me! He is legend.

@roninboi5187 4 жыл бұрын

Watching him the past couple years has been a joy to be sure

@earlbrawley8208 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Tweet analyzing is great! I think learners of all levels can gleam something from this. Keep these coming. Your videos are great George, I enjoy your off the cuff humor/stories and how you aren't afraid to laugh at yourself.

@Matando 4 жыл бұрын

"i am so jealous of chris broad it handicaps me" LOL your video tags. I love it!

@japanesefromzero 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it. Tags are a great place to hide things. :-)

@Matando 4 жыл бұрын

@@japanesefromzero i was laughing for a good 5 minutes straight

@Sapphire_Jack 4 жыл бұрын

Do one on "Rachel and Jun" :D this twitter series is great entertainment and good study material :)

@japanesefromzero 4 жыл бұрын

Jun is very popular for sure from what I hear.

@calzonexiv 4 жыл бұрын

@@japanesefromzero Have you seen the man's cooking channel? I wouldn't be surprised that he's popular lol

@matsuken521 4 жыл бұрын

Good to meet you. Am a person who wrote the first tweet! (@kmkmken) It was surprising to encounter my tweet on KZfaq, but I'm happy with it. ・Concerning「ように」 As a few people have already referred in their comments, 「勉強がてらよく見るように」 is a short form of 「勉強がてらよく見るようになった」. Namely, it means 「(I) have come to watch (his videos) frequently (not only for original purpose but also) for studying (English)」 original purpose: enjoying them ・TO: Japanese learners Even if it was not easy to understand my tweet, please never mind! Because there are many grammatical ellipsises on twitter. 😅

@mattvines5959 4 жыл бұрын

You’re excellent, just subbed

@Vaerrh 4 жыл бұрын

C’mmon I’ve watched your earlier videos, you’ve had your share. No broads in Chris’ videos! More seriously, excellent stuff. Ever since I visited, it’s the language I wanna acquire to better deep dive.

@Asunaification 4 жыл бұрын

This video was in my feed today. Just clicked it mostly to hope hearing people say awful things about Chris. (I do like him). I really wish your channel was recommended to me when I started to learn Japanese. This is what I've been missing from multiple youtubers, indepth analysis for sentences and breaking them down. Though I don't study Japanese anymore after having lived in Japan, I'm gonna check out your videos to my morning coffee.

@go_away510 4 жыл бұрын

Here before Abroad in Japan comments!

@FlowUrbanFlow 4 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhh, such a good crossover

@lucafenni4750 4 жыл бұрын

Chris is amazing...but so are you George, wish you could make a collab video 😉👍

@joefroelich9119 4 жыл бұрын

My two favorite you tube channels.

@osakagaijin745 4 жыл бұрын

Georges videos are my favorite 👌

@CreatureFeatureRlz 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this video teaches Japanese in the best possible way.. this is my new favorite Japanese channel.. wow I'm absolutely blown away. My direct method japanese classes do not elaborate on this stuff AT ALL

@sarahkirk5843 4 жыл бұрын

Love Abroad in Japan,. as well as YesJapan - naturally! George, I've been studying for five years now via YesJapan and the JapaneseFromZero course books religiously and I'm really still struggling. Is this normal? What would you recommend?

@thejoseops9334 4 жыл бұрын

A great channel talking about another great channel :). You both are talented George. Keep it up! Edit: in fact, it is thanks to you that I have reached the japanese level that I have today, and many of my friends have started studying as well just because of how "hyped" I looked when talking about You and your books. Even though I am taking N2 soon, I can´t wait until book 5 is out. Thanks for your hard work man.

@soylibre22 4 жыл бұрын

It's a bit complicated, but a Japanese is learning English from "What Japanese people say about Abroad in Japan" 😊 Your Japanese is amazing! And you look great just like Chris 😍

@AlexBalhatchet 4 жыл бұрын

Did you lose a bet to Chris?! 😂 Great video George, I’m starting my Japanese class again this week and feeling a bit rusty but this got my brain going again haha 😄

@japanesefromzero 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was supposed to roast him, but I lost the bet.

@2x4noah 4 жыл бұрын

Chris, Paolo fromTOKYO and John from Only In Japan are my favorite

@521Life 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos...go easy on yourself. Lol...But Abroad inJapan has become a mainstay for me, since I’m going to Japan in November.

@kurichan142 4 жыл бұрын

". . . I deserve the very few number of subscribers that I have." Me: *Subscribes* (Honestly though, I really do like watching your videos. At my level of Japanese, I still learn things that other sources explain all too well, and in the past two days I've been watching your videos, I've improved a *lot*) Oh, and I also watch Chris Broad so . . . Shared subscriber?

@roboliver9980 4 жыл бұрын

Thank god you were nice to Chris. I didn’t want to choose between you!

@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS 3 жыл бұрын

19:10 I notice you say one thing but the furi on the left is different...is there anything to note in the difference or is it just another way to say the same thing?

@nakuransunao4786 4 жыл бұрын

Fyi... don't feel so bad... I still always have enjoyed your videos just as much as his. It's differently, because you actually teach Japanese. I found out recently (like just yesterday) that Chris Broad spent some time in film making college courses. Mind you, I don't know for how long, but... there's always a chance to learn about film production! Maybe even just dabbling in it could help you! I have faith in you and regardless, I enjoy your videos.

@silverrain530 4 жыл бұрын

I've been looking for ways to better my Japanese since flash cards have been getting pretty boring. I think I found what I've been looking for.

@tagon2381 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve watched the podcast - I really like the podcast. I think they’re funny.

@SunfireGTX25 4 жыл бұрын

His last name is actually Broad, not abroad :p He chose "abroad in Japan" because he IS abroad and his past name is Broad :p Also, Chris is one of the main reasons I'm finally going to Japan in 3 months and you are the reason I will be able to speak Japanese by the time I visit! I love your channel and books!

@DanThomasUK 4 жыл бұрын

Slyder81 and so is, literally, “A Broad in Japan”

@nathanhaynes2856 4 жыл бұрын

George you are the OG youtube Japanese teacher, at least to me.

@inquisitorsquish5422 4 жыл бұрын

My wife is Japanese; she likes his videos

@blumsan9853 4 жыл бұрын

Liked the vid! maybe next time just bring the mic up higher. the left and right channels got a bit weird for some reason. But great job!

@YoshiBoo 4 жыл бұрын

Your Japanese accent is great. You got things others would envy you for

@LeoSkyro 4 жыл бұрын

Another construct which came to mind that might work with the squid example is 食べづらい

@Scrubbini 4 жыл бұрын

You don't have to be jealous, you are good looking yourself lol

@Halfdanr_H 4 жыл бұрын

Natsuki! He and Ryotoro are the best guests in Abroad in Japan videos 😄

@AHylianWarrior 4 жыл бұрын

Man, why am I not subscribed to you? Changed that now haha Chris is definitely a handsome boyo and I always enjoy his videos, whether serious or lighthearted. Natsuki is a lovely friend of his for sure. He makes me wish I had the money to grab a work visa to work in Japan (got the qualifications, just need moneeeyyyy)

@japanesefromzero 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

@ConstantThrowing 4 жыл бұрын

Chris A B R O A D 😅 love how you owned up to that in the pinned comment. Hilarious

@solitarygourmet7452 4 жыл бұрын

I used to love Abroad in Japan when he would take the piss out of other Jvloggers and Japanese culture more. Lately I find him just simply the best travel vlogger on youtube. Deserves the subscribers but life is short and I need a laugh.

@futakidesu4915 4 жыл бұрын

I just realize how different the number of subscriber for each channel. Abroad in Japan: 1.38 M Learn Japanese From Zero: 138 K

@dachshunddoggo2764 3 жыл бұрын

one year later currently JFZ is at 199K

@Hwyadylaw 4 жыл бұрын

2:46 Oops, that number got reduced by a factor of ten there

@Grim_Beard 4 жыл бұрын

We need an 'AGeorge in Japan' crossover!

@OlagGan 4 жыл бұрын

Or you have the latest crossover for the LGBTQRSTUVW community - Abroad in George.

@lilly_koii 4 жыл бұрын

"my hate for you is pure" aw how sweet LOL

@kazuhisanakatani1209 4 жыл бұрын

"よく見るように" in this case is a short for "よく見るようになりました". Because the phrase is on the heels of this guy's feeling (～と感じ), it should be about the result of what he/she had felt. This type of abbreviation is often seen in biographies of sorts. ex. "2019: XXX の知識不足を感じ、YYY の勉強をするように"

@japanesefromzero 4 жыл бұрын

そうかも知れませんね。