Why Can't Japanese Speak English? (Interview)

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Japanese people are famous for being bad at English, but why? Is it education? Is it the Japanese mindset?
This video is a curious one because I was able to interview Japanese people who didn't speak as well as ones who spoke English.

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@mtedlee22 9 жыл бұрын

Wow, the guy in the Brooklyn cap surprised me with his close-to-perfect American accent. What an astounding feat for a non-native speaker!

@DaTurdburglar 7 жыл бұрын

lmao that dude that went to NY has an accent to his English and mixed with Japanese accent it sounds cool

@christiant.g.994 4 жыл бұрын

5:45

@Hellion912 3 жыл бұрын

"We are hosting the Olympics too"

@beavertown2006 7 жыл бұрын

That guy with a cap is very handsome and his English accent is magnificent.

@runeknytling 8 жыл бұрын

My first time in America:

@Pytipss 3 жыл бұрын

The guy who said he does architecture looks like the Japanese version of shaggy😂

@skippyjones180 4 жыл бұрын

It’s like he added an earthquake effect to the entire video

@AkidsukiLeader 7 жыл бұрын

NY dude with the hat is a beast at English lol

@dantheman2237 8 жыл бұрын

The two guys spoke really good English

@Thanos-hp1mw 3 жыл бұрын

Duolingo owl: *watches from a distance aiming its sniper

@flowbear9290 4 жыл бұрын

8:27

@Hoffnung7558 8 жыл бұрын

Holy crap, am I the only one whose mind is blown about how well those two guys accents and English are? They sound like they are straight up from New York, I am very impressed.

@mattattack75 9 жыл бұрын

Those 2 guys English is amazing they even have 85% of american accent. when he used "like" unnecessarily I thought to myself " Yep this guy has been to the states"

@cigxhang486 3 жыл бұрын

“How are you?” “I’m fine, thank you” we learned this too in China lol

@Jahmzu 3 жыл бұрын

This makes me want to be an english teacher in Japan ..my spanish teacher usually made the class speak to each other in spanish so I know a few good exercises. Now I have more motivation to learn Japanese

@KroviVT 8 жыл бұрын

When Japanese people are engaged in small talk in English, they refer back to what they memorized in school instead of actually communicating. I always find it funny hearing this one in particular:

@justinprather8846 8 жыл бұрын

The guy in the Brooklyn hat sounds straight up American, he might be better at English than you Yuta.

@volgg 3 жыл бұрын

So true, i've been learning japanese from writing, reading and listening to audio files. But learning to have a conversation with a japanese person takes it to a new level. immersion is key

@julietang3807 3 жыл бұрын

I travelled to Japan for the first time last year, and I was pleasantly surprised that many in Tokyo made a great effort to speak in English with us when we were looking for directions or ordering in restaurants. Everyone was so nice and polite. Definitely we would go again to visit Japan.