Chris in english: standard chatty bloke Chris in Japanese: 68 year old chain smoker weathered by a lifetime of war

"even when my japanese friend Ryotaro speaks english, hes like a different person." Thats because you always call him an accent thief.

"Who shall we replace Sharla with?" Honestly based on this I'd keep her.

Good Japanese!! I effort to speak English!

YAKISOBA PAN DESU

It's great to see the angry Bitter British Man with the Happy excited Canadian Woman. They work well off each other.

Chris in English: It's nice to meet you. Chris in Japanese: My ancestors are smiling at me imperial-san, can you say the same?

Your transition from English to Japanese was like a pub drinking buddy to a samurai grandmaster.

I love how Chris sounds like he’s voice acting the typical old uncle or something when speaking Japanese.

Sharla's boundless optimism is the perfect foil to Chris' piss-taking.

I'm re-watching the whole series, and I remember four years ago thinking they had such great chemistry, and their sense of humor just meshes really well.

The algorithm is bombarding me with videos of Chris and Sharla lol and I'm not mad about it

"Use only a paper map, no Google maps allowed"... And then they were never heard from again.

He didn't die

Y’all are cute

You know what would be great? If you combined all the time lapses of the entire trip and made it look like you zoomed through Japan really fast!

At this rate we'll have content for the next 6 months or so. Keep up the good work my dude!

Sharla has been an absolutely awesome cohost for this, she's super sweet and geniune, with the bonus of swearing like a sailor. 10/10

NEVER LET SHARLA LEAVE YOUR VLOG..... She is your perfect sidekick for the vlogs

Having Sharla and Chris both speaking Japanese together is actually pretty cool

When they speak Japanese like this, I can't help but think I'm watching an anime or something. I gotta be honest though, Chris sounds badass speaking Japanese

Hey guys, so sorry for the delay on this one! I was starting to think a higher power didn't want this video to come out. First there was the extra time it took to do subtitles, then this past week I've been battling something in between a cold and the flu (it was always going to happen sooner or later on this cycle). AND THEN finally yesterday the computer failed to render the video for an unknown reason and I nearly threw the laptop out the window. But it's done! I'm back on my feet, the video is up and I'm looking forward to getting back to regular uploads. Honestly guys, I still pinch myself to think that as of today, we've now had 20 videos released on the Abroad in Japan channel since just September! To put it bluntly, that's absolutely mental. As always thanks for watching and if you enjoyed the video, please hit the like button. I never harass you to do it (as I hate it when creators constantly harass viewers), but after a somewhat crap week, it might just help put a smile back on my filthy, unshaven face. Now enjoy scrutinizing my Japanese!

Almost disturbing hearing Pete's voice and being able to see him at the same time

Chris, I'm really liking this tradition of just leaving the guest behind at the platform🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 a nice touch of drama to detach from the previous rider and welcome the new

Even if you don't generally enjoy speaking Japanese in the videos, it was great fun to see you like that! Like Sharla said, you were almost like a different person.... but don't worry, your snarky British side survived the language barrier. ;)

“Angry, bitter and annoyed” sounds like the English.

Japanese speaking Chris is a sober Chris who's a good & appropriate member of society.

when you speak to Ryotaro in english it's pretty savage too lol

This went from rated mature channel to christian channel at instant.

Chris, once you have finished all the vids, why not release a long vid of the different cycling sections of the trip. Nothing sped up. Would be quite meditative.

Hmm, you could possibly replace Sharmander with Sharla In Japan. She doesn't upload much nowadays, but I think she'd be a good fit in these videos.

I'm proud that I understood 10% of the dialogue!

My favorite part about this series is that I get to travel with you and your guest as you guys cycle all around Japan. Except for the fact that I am sitting at home, getting ready for work. XD

My favourite parts in his video are when he’s angry bitter and annoyed 😂

Omg hes back finally one of my favorite series!!!

i'm sorry to hear you were through all that crap Chris. we really appreciate what you are doing to deliver these videos and i hope it's going to be smooth sailing from now on

I hope you'll have Jun from Jun's Kitchen/Rachel and Jun on as a guest!

Sharla's Japanese is outstanding

By far my favorite series on KZfaq. As someone stuck in Pennsylvania it's so great seeing someone have so much fun biking through japan

i say you keep sharla. she brings fun to all this lol

Sharla was like "No, let's do a proper goodbye before you leave." while laughing, and Chris was just "k, baaaai."

Chris is a different person speaking Japanese - hes very attractive and confident.

YOU SHOULD HAVE RACHEL AND JUN!!!! maybe just Rachel or just Jun, but both would be awesome!!

Love when Sharla in the videos! You two have good chemistry together.

As I see these older videos of Starla and Chris I now see why they are together what a great Match

You and sharla have such good chemistry. Even when you're stressed she still makes u laugh 😂

Sharla is a very refreshing addition. Her cute smile can brighten anyone's day.

If you replace her with marla and it’s just sharla with some glasses and a fake moustache I’d be dead

Listening to you speak Japanese this much was actually really cool. Glad Sharla is coming back later in the trip, you two have great chemistry. Thanks for all these great videos, this bike trip has been amazing!

Usually I try to hold back hitting the like button although I really like the video. But for Chris I'll do a lot of things to put his smile back on his filthy unshaven face after such a rough week. Great series Chris! I'm really looking forward to the next video. This series make me almost consider to cycle through Japan myself during spring break.. almost... And yup, subtitels are shitty (I think, haven't started yet b/c I think they are shit). I vlog about my life in Japan for one year for my friends but I do it in Dutch. I still have to start subbing the first vlog. I already struggle to motivate myself to edit all the stuff I record so even more to sub the stuff. -.-'

6:14 Because Aburaage(fried tofu) is known as a foxes's favorite food in Japan. That's why people call that type of soba Kitsune(fox) soba.

Automatically looks wiser when he speaks japanese because he has to think about it

I was promised rage. Your anger is weak, Broad.

No one can replace Sharla. You guys are the ultimate vlogging duo.

"Friend" 01:11 Kowalski, analysis.

Sharla was so cheerful. She brought the right vibe to the otherwise gloomy grumpy look of Chris. Together they are the perfect team.

6:10～　It is called Kitsune(Fox) soba because the fox is believed to love Abura-age(fried thin tofu) in Japanese folk tales.

9:45 looks like someone needs a visit from DOCTOR JELLY!

The only replacement I would accept for Sharla would be Natsuki! She has been a great addition to this trip.

I do prefer subbed Abroad in Japan over dubbed

The first time we see a pretty girl (Sharla no less) feeds you with her hand, the first words that came out of your mouth was 'you bastard'. This amuses me. Continue.

1:14 SHARLA (Canadian Vlogger/ "Friend") EHHH Nice touch with the quotation marks, Chris. Love the subtlety ;)

Your Japanese is really good! It was just like listening to a native speaker; I couldn't understand a thing :D

That preview for the next episode is awesome.... can't wait!!!

10:51 I love the way she reins him in. “Okay!”.

Sharla is incredibly cute and adorable, you guys work well together. The whole cheerful, happy girl with the curmudgeonly guy dynamic is straight out of an anime series or a Final Fantasy game.

Yes, Quotation marked "friend" 1:12

Don't Replace Sharla , shes been Awesome , Shes a Great Complement to your Journey .

This guy looks like Chad from Seattle

This is such a charming love story. You two are perfect for each other.

I ship them since this video, I guess I didn't only see things, they're dating!! ❤️

Loved the explanation of how your personality "changes" when trying to express yourself in Japanese.

Sharla is too gorgeous to get rid of. She's so smiley. Its infectious. :)

You can see it in her eyes. Shes in loooooooove

You guys are so perfect together, even back here when you weren't dating you had amazing chemistry!

Great to see a new upload, thought the custard cream lady had you locked in her biscuit basement.

It's funny how people tend to look/seem like totally different people when they start speaking a different language! Really liked this one :)

Chris and Sharla work so perfectly together on camera! I would love to see them do more videos.

the best part of this is Chris slipping up his words when the plant hits him. Yabai..oh fuck yabai XD

I'm going to miss Chris. After all these subtitles we can only assume he threw himself off a rooftop. Rip. ❤️ And Sharla fits like a glove. The woman is a vlogging goddess.

Definitely shines more light on what Joey said a while back in that there's no sarcasm in Japanese and a lot of English speaking based humor is rooted in sarcasm. Been exploring Sendai because of your videos too! Glad to see the video pop while still in the country :) good luck & be safe on the rest of the cycle!

Both you guys separately are awesome, but combined, the grumpiness incarnate that is Chris and the impossibly cheery Sharla make some real friggin magic!

Sharla still makes you better.

Japanese is such a beautiful sounding language. One of these days I’ll get around to learning it. 😄🤞🏻

Chris, honestly these videos you're doing with Sharla are my absolute favourite. You have a lot of good chemistry and you're both funny. I know people have been teasing the relationship thing, but ignore that. I'm loving these vids you do together, they're a pleasure to watch. Maybe see if you can work together a lot more?

Its nice watching this now knowing you two are together now.. 😊

The way Chris feels about speaking Japanese is the way I feel about speaking Spanish now... which is kinda sad because it's my native language. But I've been abroad so long (19 years), I hardly use it outside of speaking with my family, so English is my primary language now. I did half my teens and on learning and speaking English. My sense of humor as a young man and now an adult in my 30s developed in English. It sucks, because I literally feel like I can't express myself properly in Spanish anymore... my sardonic attitude is there, but because of the cultural and linguistic differences in the languages, and due to my ever diminishing vocabulary, in Spanish I just come across as bitter and mean-spirited, really. So I have to tone it down. I feel like I'm not being myself, entirely. It's a really odd feeling.

I absolutely get your point of not being able to translate exactly what you want to say in japanese. I have been living in France for more that five years now (married to a French man, so I speak it all the time), with German being my native language. Two languages that are not that "far away" from each other, but still...often it is impossible to be understood the way I want to be. There are linguists who have studied that phenomenon, Barbara Cassin published a "Dictionary of untranslatables", words from different languages you can't really explain in any other language. Often, these words are closely linked with the culture, the history or the "way of living" in a country, but some are really surprising because they seem so "normal". So no matter how perfectly you speak a second language, you won't be able to always say exactly what you want!

She is absolutely lovely. You make a good team.

There is something so wholesome and genuine about the energy of you two speaking Japanese more Contant like this Yooo

It's funny watching this with hindsight and seeing how utterly smitten they both already were. 🥰

O shit, I'm really looking forward to the next video :D

I lived in Kobe and worked in Osaka for 3 years. I went to Kyoto many times too so really looking forward to the next few videos.

I love Chris and Sharla's chemistry and interactions so much.

Not every video of Sharla and Chris in my recommended because of the announcement... not me watching every single one

This is my new favourite anime

Super refreshing to hear you both talking Japanese for the bulk of the video. Stay safe Chris! You're doing amazing ☺

Chris and Sharla are the best combo! The natto was particularly evil though.

My fav thing about this video is the amount of smiles from Sharla x) Such a good chemistry between the two ^^

I just caught up on all the episodes of the podcast. Burned through them quickly since I can use headphones at work. Loving the podcast and the cycle across Japan series. Thanks for all the entertainment.