This American dude on his way to his Japanese fluency decides to talk to a local Japanese grandpa

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• BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  That was refreshingly wholesome. 🥹

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  • billwashere@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s so nice to see a kid being respectful and trying to understand a different culture. Makes me realize the whole world isn’t shit.

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    • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It’s kids like these that might actually save the species from the raggedy edge. Somehow. 🥹🥰

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• TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It’s hard for Americans to understand life outside of the big cities in Japan. There’s just no other races but Asian. Indian food, Korean/Chinese labor, and Malaysian tourism. Seeing a white person in some cities is like seeing Big Foot. The point being, if you try to speak the language, nothing else matters to the Japanese. Even if you’re shit at it (like me), the respect comes from the attempt to speak Japanese, not the fluency.

  One trick. If you get REALLY lost and need to get somewhere, hold a train map upside down and hopelessly stare at the ceiling. A nice elderly person will usually stop to help you… again, because you’re trying to understand.

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  • RustySharp@programming.dev ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    A Malaysian friend (interestingly in line with your stereotype there 🙃) said the Japanese were just the most helpful people.

    He would politely ask someone a question in English when he’s lost. And they, in either broken or NO English at all, would nearly always try to help. Or at least go around helping him find someone else with functioning English.

    A gentleman in business suit looked at his watch, thought for five seconds, then spent 15 minutes showing him he’s got the wrong ticket, helped him get the right ticket, and took him to the right platform. (This was a couple decades ago. I assume the tourist experience is more streamlined these days)

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  • SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s hard for Americans to understand life outside of the big cities in Japan

    I saw Non Non Biyori, it’s like that /s

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• iamericandre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Need more stuff like this

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• desmosthenes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  that was lovely

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• switcheroo@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Neat. And I could understand a lot of what was said, so yay for my really poor skills. It’s such a fun language.

  If someone in the US asks you to come home and have dinner though, do not do so. Do not.

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  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    as an American, this is the correct answer.

    if a stranger invites you to dinner at their home in America, you are the main course.

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  • daannii@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If they invite you to a nearby cafe , maybe.

    Otherwise, hell no.

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• aeronmelon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  He made that guy’s week. When was the last time either of them had company over?

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• ytse77@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  This made my day. ☺️

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• crusa187@lemmy.ml ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  baka gaijin 🥹

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• BromSwolligans@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Adorable. Anyone got the source? I’d follow this kid’s adventures.

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  • SqueakySpider@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    A reverse image search took me to reddit where someone replied with:

    www.instagram.com/im_kyle_metcalf

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    • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      This should be higher up!

      (OP, edit this into the post for visibility?)

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• ChicoSuave@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Love to see people meeting people and seeing we’re all alike regardless of language or culture. Making friends, meeting the fam, enjoying a meal - what a great way to see the world.

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• Minimac@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Amazing!

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• rockyracoon@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That was really sweet

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• Formfiller@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That was very sweet

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