Name: ドイツ人が日本でやっている8つの間違い (8 MISTAKES that Germans do in JAPAN)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T10:55:51.000Z
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Those are NOT crosswalks where pedestrians have right of way!!!

You don't have to apologise for using big paper bills.

When you go shopping you don't have the German packing haste!

Otherwise it will be harder, or more expensive!

Hey guys it's me CathyCat! If you don't understand German,

there are subtitles down below, so click on the little gear to switch on English subtitles.

For everyone else, let's start this in German.

Guys this time I will tell you some small common mistakes that Germans do in Japan

Try and remember those, so everything will go smoothly for your Japan visit.

Here are 8 things, little mistakes, that Germans often end up doing in Japan.

Those are not "Zebrastreifen" (pedestrian right of way crossings)

In Germany when we have those white stripes on the street

which are called Zeebra stripes. There, pedestrians generally have right of way.

These stripes are only there to indicate,

Similar to the stripes we have left and right to indicate where the crossing is.

Because I thought those stripes indicated that pedestrians had right of way...

I walked across the street while all my Japanese friends screamed

They just about managed to stop me from walking into that car....

The driver didn't look out as much either.

That was a pretty dangerous situation there.

So those Zebra crossings don't exist like that in the same way.

In Japan there are specific pedestrian crossings,

where cars should stop. You can't always tell which they are.

The stripes on the street, that look to Germans like Zebra crossings...

are only an indication that that is where pedestrians could cross

You have to be JUST as careful crossing as when you're crossing somewhere else.

So be careful. They are not prioritizing pedestrians there!

Having a drivers license from Germany can get you further than you might know. Many seem to think

that, because people drive on the left in Japan,

and because Germans drive on the right side....

and that is why the German drivers license is invalid here.

Wrong thought! You can use your German driver's license here in Japan, and drive here.

However you have to let it get TRANSLATED officially.

Together with the official translation, and a normal German driver's license

you can drive here on the streets of Japan. I know right!!!!!!

It might sound very challenging and intimidating but

However this only works within one year with that translation.

If you decide to stay longer than one year, you will have to apply for a Japanese driver's licence.

Number 6. You don't have to apologise for paying with big cash notes.

I know in Germany, when you get a 50 Euro note and you pay with that at a magazine stand...

if you try to pay with that in Germany....

Then we Germans tend to apologise to the Cashier saying "I am sorry, that's the only cash I have..."

In Japan this is generally not a problem.

Maybe that's a leftover from the Bubble Economy of Japan

When many Japanese people used to carry a lot of money on them

So generally paying with large bills is commonly not a problem.

it might be different. But in common stores

When you go shopping you don't have the packing - stress

In Germany we commonly have a race to pack everything up as quickly as possible

Because of the next person behind us. It's really like that, right guys?

Generally, there are either packing stations behind the casiers,

Or sometimes the cashier packs it up for you in Japan.

That means you really don't have to be worried about it.

I find that really nice and I admit I like that a lot.

You don't get the pressure to pack everything up as fast and run off.

But with our Number 4 we stay on the topic of packing!

This means... In Germany we are used to shop with eco friendly cloth bags

and in Japan it is not quite the same. Meaning...

In almost every store, for almost everything,

I have once gotten a tiny plastic bag for some chewing gum.

with about 10 bags at the end of the day.

10 plastic bags and some of them are tiny, medium

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ドイツ人が日本でやっている8つの間違い (8 MISTAKES that Germans do in JAPAN)

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