It's nosecretthat I loveeccentricjapaneseenglishmarketing, whetherit's anenthusiasticbearorintriguingbrandingchoicesoncansofbeerlikethisone I boughttoday, it's goodbyeAsahi.
I'm thinkingthesexpistols, theclash, thedamned, butitseemsinJapan, punkrockbandsgofor a completelydifferentangleas I camefacetofacewith a punkrockbandknownonlyasthebarbecuechickens, thebarbecuechickens.
I wasprettydelightedatfirst, afterall, it's noteverydayyouhearof a bandnamedafteryourfavoritedish, butthen I discoveredthatthebarbecuechickensrunthejapanesepunkrocklabelknownasPizzaofDeathRecords, Pizzaofdeath.
自分の好きな料理にちなんだ名前のバンドなんてそうそうあるものではないので、最初はかなり喜んだのですが、バーベキューチキンが日本のパンクロックのレーベル「Pizza of Death Records」を運営していることを知ったのです。
Itsoundslikethelastthingyouorder a domino's pizza.
最後に注文するのはドミノピザのようですね。
Anyway, brilliant.
とにかく、素晴らしい。
Japanese, punkrockbandsofside, itistimeforanother Q and A where I answeryourquestionsyouguyshavesentinaboutJapantravel, food, cultureaswellastalkingaboutmyownawkwardpersonalexperiencesanddeepestdarkestsecrets.
Manypeoplearefamiliarwiththewordkaroshi, whichmeansdeathrowoverworkandanyculturethathastoinvent a wordthatmeansthat, well, that's neverreally a goodsignisit, essentiallywhenyouget a jobinJapan, thelinebetweenworkandlife, It's notsomuchbloodhasjustrubbedoutaltogether.
LaborproductivityinJapanistheworstofanycountriesinthe G sevenbeingpresentintheworkplaceandlookinglikeyou'reworkinghardisactuallywaymoreimportantthanreallybeingproductive.
Youcangive a child a spidercrabwow, you'rethickboy.
子供に蜘蛛のカニのワザを与えることができるなんて、太っ腹な男の子ですね。
Nowstrawberrycheesecake, gotyougood.
今度はストロベリーチーズケーキ、いい感じになりましたね。
I don't evenlikestrawberrycheesecakecremebruleeandthat's wheretheafternoonorbetheonethingyoudidn't enjoyintheUKbutdidinJapan, I loveknowingthateverytime I walkinto a pubor a barinJapanandstrikeup a conversationwith a stranger, I don't havetopretendtoknowwhatfootballisinthe U.
Ifyoudon't likefootballlikeme, youare a socialoutcast, yourlifeiseffectivelyworthlessbecauseyoucan't have a conversationwith 50% OftheBritishpopulationsoyoucanprobablyimaginemyhorrorwhen I moved 6000 milesawayto a fieldinNorthJapanteachenglishto a schoolwherenearlyhalfthestudentssupportedManchesterUnitedfootballclubchrissendstheir, whoisyourfavoritemajestyUnitedfootballplayer.
It's himstandingon a beachinthesnowinHokkaido, nothingevenreallyinterestinghappeningbutitwassomethingoriginal, itwassomethingrefreshinganditwas a reallywellresearchedseriesand I takemyhatofftotheproducersonthatshow.
Thisismyfirstconsoleand I tookitaroundwithmeeverywhere.
私にとって初めてのゲーム機で、どこへでも持ち歩いていました。
Andthenabout 15 yearsago I think I solditformoneyand I'veregrettedthatdecisioneversince.
そして、15年ほど前にお金のために売ったと思うのですが、それ以来、その決断を後悔しています。
ButfortunatelyJapan's secondhandgoodsarephenomenallygoodconditionand I broughtthisforabout 8000 yen.
しかし、幸いなことに日本の中古品は驚異的に状態が良く、これを8000円くらいで持ってきました。
About $80 atsuperpotato.
スーパーポテトで約80ドル。
TheretrogamestoreinAkihabara, dependingonthecondition, youcanactuallyget a cheaperoneforexample, for 2000 yenlessforabout $60 youcouldgetanothergameboythatwasstainedyellowandlookedlikeithadbeendraggedthrough a packetofcheetos.
Nostalgiaasidewasbecauseofthis, theoriginalsuperMariolandgamethatwasaccompaniedWiththegameboyuponreleaseinthe 15 yearsthat I playedthisgame I wasnevereverabletobeat.
And I rememberattheageof 10 I spenttwohoursplayingthroughitonceAnd I was 80% ofthewaythroughwhen I steppedon a fuckingoMBA I diedand I wentallthewaybacktothestartandthesubsequentanger, distressandpsychologicaldamagethatdidtomeis a 10 yearoldchild.
Theanger, theresentment, Everything I am, Everything I becamewasbecauseofthisgameandnowfinally, 20 yearslaterinmyhands, I'm gonnabeatsuperMariolandonceandforalldoitrightnow, givemethat's it.
I watchedseveralvideosfromhisearlydaysonYoutubeandfoundouthe's already a chubbyguywhenhefirstlandedinJapan, buthe's soyoungatthattimeandlookquitecutewiththeboyishroundnessofhisface.
Aftereightyears, howhaslivinginJapanchangedyouas a person?
8年経った今、日本での生活はあなた自身をどのように変えましたか?
It's a goodquestion.
いい質問ですね。
I mean, eightyearsin a completedifferentcultureisinevitablygoingtochangeyouinsomeways.
つまり、全く異なる文化の中で8年間過ごすことで、必然的に自分を変えることができるのです。
And I'vethoughtaboutthisquite a bitbecauselook, I'vemadenoteson a notepad, I'vecometoaboutsixpointssixkeypointsonhow I think I'vechangedthroughlivinginJapannumberone, I'd say I'm moremindfulofmybehaviorinpublicinallmyyearshere, I'veneverseen a fightoranargumentoranaltercationinpublicjustbecausepeoplearewaymoremindfulofhowthey'reaffectingthepeoplearoundthem.
Youdon't wanttostandoutinthatwayandcertainlyas a foreigner, youdobecome a littlebithyperawareofwhatyou'redoingandyoudon't wantpeoplelookingatyouright, becauseyoualreadystandout a littlebitandaswellasbeingmoremindfulandalsomorepolite.
And I thinkgenerallyit's a goodthingbutitcanbequitestressfulaswell, alwayshavingtobeswitchedonandalwayshavingtothinkabouthowyou'reaffectingpeoplearoundyou.
Secondpointis I have a lotmorefaithinsocietyas a whole.
2点目は、社会全体への信頼感が増したことです。
Itsoundsweirdbutsimpleexample.
変な言い方ですが、簡単な例です。
I gofor a walkeverynightabout 10:11 p.m. Nomatterwhat I'vedoneduringtheday, I'llgooutforanhour's walk.
私は毎晩10時11分頃に散歩に出かけます。昼間に何をしていても、1時間は散歩に出かけます。
I'lldoitformymentalandphysicalhealthbut I'lldoitbecause I havenothingtoworryaboutoutthereonthestreets.
精神的にも肉体的にも健康であるためにやるのですが、路上に出ても何の心配もないのでやります。
When I livedintheLondonarea, I was a littlebitreluctanttodothat.
ロンドン周辺に住んでいた頃は、ちょっと抵抗がありました。
I feltlikesureLondonisnotoverlydangerousbutyoustillhavetobelookingoveryourshoulderaffairbutyoustillhavetokindofbeswitchedonIfyougointo a coffeeshophere, customersleavetheirlaptopsandequipmentandwalletsandphonesonthetablewhentheygotothebathroom.
I rememberbeingin a StarbucksinHiroshimathefirsttime I wasinHiroshimaand I justleftmyMacbookproonthefuckingtablewhen I wenttothebathroomanditwasthereand I gotbackitwasmagic.
I justwouldnothavehadtheconfidencetodothatanywhereelse.
他の場所では、このようなことをする自信がありませんでした。
3rdpoint, I prefersleepingon a futon, then I dosleepingon a bed, whichisridiculous.
3点目、私は布団で寝るのが好きですが、ベッドで寝るのもバカバカしいです。
I neverthoughtthatwouldbe a thing, butthere's somethingaboutsleepingon a futon.
そんなことはないと思っていましたが、布団で寝ると何かが変わるんですね。
Itmakesmesleepbetter.
よく眠れるようになりました。
Ittookme a whiletogetaccustomedtothat.
慣れるまでには時間がかかりました。
Butformyfirstthreeyearslivinghere, I didlivein a tinyapartmentwhere I had a footonandeveryevening I hadtogetoutofthecupboardandunrollitandeverymorning I hadtopackitawayandputitbackinand I hadtobecauseif I didn't therewasnolivingspacetositandeatorjustrelax.
Butquitequickly I foundthat I fellasleepreallywellon a footon I thinkmaybeit's thehardsurface, it's quitefirmormaybeit's alsobecausethewholefloorfeelslikeyourbedwhenyouwere a footonright, youcankindofstretchout, youhavetoworryaboutfallingout.
Andasidefromthefactyoucansometimeshearyourneighborsthroughthecardboardfuckingwolves, it's actuallyprettysatisfyingandmakesyou a lotmoremindfulaboutthethingsyoubuyandwhatyouputinyourapartment.
Whenever I gobacktotheUK, I'm alwaysshockedathowmuchprocessedfoods, therearesnacks, biscuits, crispsandsureJapanhasthat, butnotanywherenearthescaleof a britishsupermarketin a Japanesesupermarket, youcanfind a lotmorerawfoods, a lotmorevegetables, pickledthings, fishwhilereadymealsareverypopularintheUK.
Itdoessound a littlebitliketheJedisounds a littlebitlikestarwars, buthesaidthatif a childiskickingthetable, themotherwouldsaydon't hitmrtable, don't hittablesamumandsortofteachkidsthateveryobjecthassomesortoflifeforceorsomesortofenergyinit.
Butgivenjapaneseculture, strongrootsinbuddhismandshintoism, itwasn't a surprisetohearthatandgenerally I findpeopletakegoodcareofthingsandthatrubsoffonyou.