Which one would you pick? - probably Hawaii

Australia has a lot of dangerous animals. - I want to see them close up.

Hey guys and girls on Ask Japanese it's Cathy Cat. ENVY! This time we're gonna

go ask Japanese people on the streets of Tokyo which country they are envious of

Which country they admire and which certain traits a country has that they envy

and wish they had here in Japan. If you care bout more stuff from Japan don't forget to hit the subscribe button

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I am envious of European places like France, Paris. The reason for that...

The foreigners there are so much cooler than Japanese. The cityscape...

is different and more charming than here in Japan. I want to go.

I know this is common but I like America. - Tell me why.

I have only been to Hawaii. It feels less crowded than Japan.

If I could go anywhere, I would go to America.

I would like to live in America. - You're plannin on living there? - Yes.

I am thinking of going there with a Working Holiday Visa but...

America isn't part of it so Canada instead. - The USA isn't part of Working Holiday. - That's why I go to Canada

I want to stay there for a while and then maybe go to America. - Why?

I was an exchange student there before.

Americans openly say what they want. Japanese don't do that.

Americans are just they way they are. It's better for living there.

People aren't a pain that way. And

when I went for food a guy asked "can I sit here..."

"sure you can" and we became friends. Inside restaurants there are billiard tables.

And games. And they asked me to play with them.

In Japan they would only invite me out of obligation. But in the USA

they really welcomed me in. I thought that was really great.

I want to live in Finland or Spain.

Those countries are really different, so why?

They say the happiest people live in Finland.

I heard that saying. I wanna live there.

And Spain has great architecture

and tasty foods. I wanna go there. - What part about Finland

makes them so happy? - What? I just heard they are happy

If you had one handsome boy on each side, one from Finland one from Spain...

if they both wanna go out with you what do you do?

I would marry the Finnish boy and visit Spain during the holidays.

Ah! - I like islands with beaches like Hawaii.

I wish I could go there. - Do you have the sea close?

Not close but there is one. - Why Hawaii then? - I want to swim in beautiful waters

I want to swim next to a sea turtle. - Is the sea near you ugly?

It's not that pretty. - And then the men in Hawaii...

what if you get a proposal. But next to you is...

a boy from Okinawa.

People often say Hawaii and Okinawa are similar. Who would you pick?

I think Hawaii. - You picked a more challenging lifestyle

I did. I can't speak English. Oh my I guess I'll make it happen.

Work hard on your English! - Thank you Cathy

I am interested in European countries.

Not America? - No Europe.

People often put Europe into the same pot...

many Japanese do that. I am wondering why...

The atmosphere? - Many have the image that Europe has pretty countries.

That might be it. America is different, having been there.

The cities were dirty, there was lots of rubbish...

But many Japanese love going to Europe.

And others will often recommend me to visit Europe.

I like Australia. I love animals.

I often take days off to go to the zoo

But aren't there many dangerous animals in Australia?

I want to see them close up. All. - Have you been? - Never

And in the future? - I wanna go. -If you could go

what would you do with animals first. - I wanna see the Quokka

The small kangaroo. - They smile so much.

There is a type of kangaroo that looks like it's smiling. We don't have them here.

I like hot places. I envy Hawaii. The ocean is so close...

And I could do all activities I want.

No I think Japan is best. We are safe. Our food

is tasty. People are nice. - Is there a country you wanna

visit or envy? - Something from Europe. I wanna visit.

France? - France too yeah. - Germany? - Yeah Germany. - And Germany?

Germany. - And Germany. - And then some more Germany. - Which country...

do you want to visit the most or have been to? - Maldives. - America

It's the middle of the world. - What you you like there?

People dress great. - And you wanna hang out with Taylor Swift. - True.

Those were all our questions. Thank you.

I've read you down 5 things that I envy and many other foreigners

envy in Japan. One of them is civil courage. We call it "Zivilcourage" in German.

It's the moral code on which you act out here on the streets of Tokyo.

For example look at the bridge where we are standing there is no graffiti no scratches

no artwork. People will generally not damage things. The only thing that will damage

items here is generally time and maybe

natural disasters or similar. Generally people don't damage property of other people

don't damage common property and that's a reason why we can have these nice street

views here in Tokyo. Number 2 we envy a lot are the trains

The trains here are on time, clean and reliable.

If you come to Tokyou you will be surprised by the amout of different types of trains

but you'll also be surprised that they're actually on time... I mean...

where do you get that in the world. Big point for being envious of

I wish we had that. Number 3 people look after each other and it might

be smaller or bigger gestures. When you go out drinking with Japanese friends

people will be sure a glass for you, which means if their glass is empty you should

look out for them and pour them a glass too.

Number 4 people will not bother strangers. When you walk

around no matter how you're dressed or what you are doing, people will not say mean things about you

people are left alone to their lifes. You can wear what ever you want

people will not say "omg what are you wearing" out loud. They might say it to themselves

but they will not voice it. Everyone lives their life and they let you live yours and that I really appreciate.

Number 5 is the crime rate. There is a lot less crime here some times

you can leave certain items to reserve a seat and they will still be there when you get back

And number 5 ot 5 things is definitely the crime rate

There's a lot less crime here, sometimes you can even leave certain items to reserve a seat and they will still

be there when you get back, Don't quote me on that but generally lots of places here are lots

safer than the average in other countries. Less theft and less violent crime

On that note please be careful when you come to Tokyo anyways cause there are some corners that

you shouldn't be alone, but generally Tokyo is a safe city and that is why we can

That's why we can have nice things. On certain corners people

will leave items in front of the stores before they open, they get delivered earlier... and they're still

there when the shop opens. No one steals it. So that are a couple of things I am very

envious about and I wish we had that in other countries too. Let us know what else

you love about Japan and wish we had in your country in the comment below. If you enjoyed

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