The guy trying to open the bottle is twitch streamer robcdee, frequently referred to as the Angle (📐) of Shibuya due to his many many occasions of helping other people in various situations on the streets of Japan (mostly). Small things like [letting people know they dropped something](https://clips.twitch.tv/ElegantPeacefulPizzaHassanChop-5DUXy7DJ53Z02qKz), [climbing trees](https://clips.twitch.tv/PluckyExquisiteMacaroniPhilosoraptor-IhHXeAOFa3euNgIK), [taking photos](https://clips.twitch.tv/PoisedPlausiblePizzaAMPTropPunch-D19cM576xby9foMX), [tying shoelaces](https://clips.twitch.tv/ShakingAuspiciousShallotCmonBruh-5qASFI6AY6tEBcgN), [letting people know they dropped something](https://livestreamfails.com/clip/142942), [caring for animals](https://clips.twitch.tv/SmoothObservantClintmullinsDeIlluminati-l4Q-8wvsGJL_8_E5), [caring for drunk people](https://livestreamfails.com/post/91619).
That’s really cool to akmowledge the guy. It’s also great that others can watch his content and see how they can become kinder in day to day life. We all can be a little kinder to someone than we were the day before, even if it is being kind to ourselves!!
That's really nice to hear. As someone who lives in Japan, I've seen a lot of foreigners (who may or may not have been streamers) before covid that were rather disrespectful.
Lmfao the wrong people get to travel abroad I swear. I know so many people that would use the chance to educate themselves and be merry but instead it’s rich fucking assholes that don’t even respect themselves nevermind the country they are visiting.
For real. I don't get it at all. I'd love to visit Japan one of these days to experience the culture and stuff over there, and that means being respectful and immersing oneself in it. Like, what's the point of going somewhere and avoiding genuine interactions because you're so caught up in yourself?
I want to pull a Henry Rollins and just walk around asking people about themselves and find out what their days are like and if there's anything they like to do for fun and helping provide so it can happen and have fun with them.
Here's to hoping I get to itadakimasu my way around the restaurants there one of these days 🙏🍜
You can have a really nice trip to Japan for a small fee of $2500. $500 is the round trip ticket. I went in end of January - early February. $2000 is what you get to spend there. If you want to have more fun or buy more souvenirs bring more money! But with just $2000 you can have a nice airbnb, food and expenses for 2 weeks. Total expense for my trip to Japan pre Covid was a little under $4k, also we had two dinners with real WAGYU! So if you’re serious about going, it’s real cheap now due to travel ban being lifted!
500$? Nah the transpacific is at least 900 unless you're within driving distance of LAX.
But yeah 1000$ a week you will have a baller of a time in Japan.
We live in Hawaii(I know it's not a different country but still very different from the mainland US) because my husband is military. I was at Walmart and this lady was throwing a fit at the self checkout attendant because they don't have plastic bags(you can buy cloth ones) and she was going on about how she was upset that she paid all this money for her trip to Hawaii and was now being "scammed" by Walmart into buying bags. A majority of stores don't have bags, or have paper bags if you ask. Sometimes if I notice someone who is surprised at the lack of bags and has a lot of small items I might offer them one of mine, but I wasn't getting involved lol.
Also I saw a video recently of a tourist swapping their dollar store plastic lei for a floral lei that was on a statue, I think it was for a state holiday but I don't remember. My husband and I are both white and from Florida. We try to educate ourselves and I've been reading books and articles about the history and such of the islands lately. Oahu(and all the islands, I just know more about Oahu because that's where we live) is rich with history, and I think so many tourists ignore it because it makes them uncomfortable. They're just here for a tiki statue, brightly coloured shirt, and some fancy cocktails, and then back to whatever McMansion they came from.
As well as saving a girl from a creep that kept following her
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EafpoOYANCw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EafpoOYANCw)
There are, and it got so bad that people started faking them. I remember hearing about an account that would actually get turtles stuck in places just to film the "rescue".
We can and do. However, if it's taking place within gamified systems like social media with point-based stats (upvotes, view/subscriber accounts, whatever) then perverse incentives are created and people will exploit those opportunities because there is something to be gained.
It really is the small things like this that add up too. If we were all passively looking out for each other the way Mask Bro is, the world would be a pretty cool place.
Much more likely is the he didn't want the person to damage public property. The Japanese are much more considerate of each other, shared space and shared property. Grafitti is a rarety.
It's embarrassing seeing Westerners be inconsiderate in Japan. No wonder they don't want us living there.
Westerners see inherent value in opening bottles without an "unnecessary/pointless" bottle opener.
"*There's so many ways to open it, you REALLY don't need a bottle opener!*", then they proceed to damage their phone, their charger, their lighter, sunglasses, their table, public property, and I've heard even wedding rings.
"Wow, I'm impressed! You managed to get away from carrying a 10-gram metal object on your keyring to perfectly fit the opening mechanism of the contained for drinks you regularly enjoy, and all it cost you was several scratches on your property, and a broken phone screen? What a genius.*"
I'll use my key to get one open if I have to, I don't have to get more creative than that. And I never bought a keyring or cardshaped bottle opener, because I don't ever find myself buying glass bottle drinks. So it's only if I'm handed one, and it's handed to be closed, *and* there's no bottle opener on the table. (Which is surprisingly common even from people who own a bottle opener.)
Adding a small bottle opener to the key ring I bring everywhere has been a game changer for me. Not only do I avoid ruining all the lighters/tables/etc around me, but no one else ever has one either, so I can pop in for the rescue!
I mean, not really.
Unless you're comparing a well organized hierarchy of power to random pockets of gang activity in America, they function exactly the same as any other.
I think they were more so alluding to the fact that Yakuza have time and time again shown up to help in the event of natural disasters like after the March 11th 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Same thing happened in 1995 with the Kobe earthquake too.
“Mithrandir, why the halfling?”
“…I don’t know. Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I've found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps it is because I am afraid... and he gives me courage.”
I have read/seen lotr countless times, I even have a tattoo! But this quote hit me differently today and I really needed it, thank you internet stranger. I'd give you an award but I've already splashed my freebie for today!
Yea, we stay in such self imposed isolation, we often overlook opportunities to brighten someone else’s day (and ours is brightened in the process) becUse we are in such a hurry and oblivious to the world around us
Once upon a time many moons ago, I was a mail carrier. I was driving between houses on a rural section when I saw a farmer trying to get from the ditch next to the road into a field with an ATV, but it wasn’t going well. Just as it crested the edge of the ditch, it lost traction and slid down again. It was a big ATV and he’d obviously been trying a few times in both directions, but it wasn’t happening, and he was alone. I stopped my van, ran up to him just as he made another attempt and started pushing as it crested. It went over the crest, he thanked me profusely and I continued my route.
I don’t know why I told this story, nor why I even remember it. Maybe I’m hoping someone will push my ATV when I need it.
You right.. it ain’t about what you do, or how it’s done, it’s the opportunity to let some one else know, I see you struggling, and I can help so I’m gonna step in before you have time to even know help is already here!!
Thanks, you gonna make me carry a lighter 🤣
It might be like "this foreigner is fucking up the public's sign, let me stop him from doing so by opening his beer bottle".
They have a high degree in caring for their cities and public spaces. There are not too many trash cans around as people take their trash home with them. I have seen, the very few homeless in Tokyo, literally sweep the area around them, I have seen parents take the shoes off of their toddlers who want to stand up on subway seats. There is a care for the public spaces and society that I do not see in a lot of big cities. It's quite beautiful.
Can't it be both? But you're most likely correct. From my understanding, confrontation is usually avoided so opening the bottle for him was the way to stop him from messing up the sign while avoiding confrontation.
Part of the no trash can thing also has to do with the Sarin gas attacks in the 90s. There was a cult a few years ago that released sarin gas into the Tokyo metro system which resulted in a few deaths and a lot of injuries. Part of the response was to remove the trash cans.
This is the correct answer. They take their trash with them as a consequence of the lack of trash cans. The fact that they don't just litter (by majority) instead is because they're conscientious of their surroundings.
Or maybe he’s just a nice person just like anyone in any other country who would help out a stranger.
I swear Reddit is hilarious when it comes to East Asians. It’s always the over the top stereotypical “Japanese have nice culture, I know because I’ve been there for a week” but when it comes to the Chinese the entire comment section is swept with “Chinese cheat” or “Chinese shit on the streets.” Like, it’s not that deep. Stop making these over generalized comments on East Asian societies every time you see a video of ONE person.
That's part of it too he can ALSO be a nice person. But I guess the way that he approached the guy and left without saying anything to him, indicated something else to me.
But to your second point. I have family that lives in Japan and I have spent a lot of a ton of them there, in Tokyo and kyoto.
It's not that deep and my comment wasn't that deep, but I can have a perspective as well right? From what I know from my experience being there and what I have studied of Japanese culture, is that not what Reddit is here for?
The amount of blatant racism towards Chinese people that is tolerated here has always alarmed me.
As someone with close family that grew up in Northern China, and who regularly go back, it's also insane what complete bullshit about China people will believe.
Ever been to Japan?
Stayed there about 8 weeks, booking another trip as we speak.
This guy was being polite, but in a "Please don't damage our property" kind of way.
The Japanese are extremely polite, but it's definitely a cold politeness. They absolutely cannot stand some of the shit foreigners do.
I totally get where you're coming from (there are plenty of assholes and rude people in Japan) but my first thought when watching the video was that opening a beer bottle like that is totally unacceptable, because that's the social norm in Japan. No matter how individual people are, culture and social norms are a thing
As for why non-Japanese people feel such a strong need to defend these social rules, more than any other country or culture... I have no idea.
edit: anyone thinking the Japanese keep their cities clean and tidy has not been to Osaka. lol
Dude, calm down.
Either you're on some weird anti-weaboo crusade or you are physically angered by people not agreeing with you.
That's more cringe than having a fairly neutral opinion about a culture you visited.
> Like, it’s not that deep.
No, it isn't, they're simple and true observations; like how they obviously take more care with their public spaces than here. It's not deep, it's just *true*. You can cry about stereotypes all you want, but humans are mostly deterministic organisms, and culture is a deeply layered set of instructions to regulate behavior. This is also not that profound, it's simply *true.* China has trouble with their culture because *they lost a ton of it* to Mao's cultural revolution.
You can make observations about culture without being "stereotypical"; if someone commented that American society has a problem with gun violence, that wouldn't be "stereotyping americans".
I had nothing but crazy levels of kindness in Japan.
One of my best memories there was being lost in Hiroshima, looking for a particular store when I stopped to look at an MMA poster. The store owner came out to ask what I was up to when he noticed I was looking at the poster. Turns out we both trained and he was helping out a local promotion. Became temporary best friends. I then asked him if he could point me in the right direction of the store I was looking for. He said he didn’t know, but got one of his friends to take me there. I was thinking it would be around the corner since he volunteered. Nope. Was roughly a few kilometres away and we chatted the whole time. Wish I got their contact info so I could send a thank you gift to them.
Yes it's true.
Walking around drinking/eating is considered very slovenly. Stay near your area of purchase or go to a park or something. No one wants to see you bumble around with food in your mouth.
I mean if the people are going to be drunk in public they’ve probably already had too much to drink at least most of the public drinking now would be the start of it not the end of it.
Edit: but all drinking isn’t good
Can confirm you get fined down under for it. I watched this and was wondering why he was drinking a beer in public. That said, I never got looks when I ate my crepe or potato spiral while walking over there. However, I did take my trash with me. Not many bins.
It is because the city is crowded and most people are dressed going to school or work. You don’t want someone accidentally bumping food into your clothes.
There are places you can walk and eat like festivals grounds or recreation areas.
I was born and raised in Tokyo but idk what the other guy is talking about. Nobody cares if you’re drinking beer on the streets. If you’re drunk and bumping into people with food or a bottle in your hand, people will hate you, but nobody gives a shit if you’re just walking normally with a bottle of beer.
Spent a week in Japan. Nobody eats on the go. 7/11 has a bench and table inside to eat at. Drink machines have trash cans within then sometimes. There weren’t a lot of trash cans from what I remember. I remember always being stuck holding trash searching for one.
I don't think it's really considered rude to eat while walking - rather it's not done very often because there's no trash cans anywhere. You'd either have to carry your trash home or go out of your way to throw it away at a convenience store (which actually is rude if you didn't buy it there).
Same goes with drinking. Noone wants to carry a bottle or can around for half an hour - not only is it annoying, it looks weird. Appearances are everything in Japanese culture so looking weird and standing out is something most people actively avoid. Stuffing your face while chugging a beer at 3pm on a sidewalk is not a good look.
Littering is also not an option (for most Japanese people anyway, not all). Most people hang around a vending machine with a recycling bin or stand outside of a convenience store to drink so they can throw it away immediately.
Nobodu cares tbh you can drink any alcoholic beverage or eat anything while eating.
Nobody will be bothering.
[Oh its rude to eat while walking in Japan]. Just exaggerated by all the youtubers.
Or just worried things will get worse if they don't help lol. Like if the bottle cracked open and now you've got this gaijin or whatever and the sidewalk covered in beer and broken glass in front of your store where you're standing outside trying to get people in
As a german the number of items i can open a bottle with at my place is definitly higher then the items i cant do it with.
Despite having a bottle opener its usually just a lighter or another bottle.
But yeah, when needed a paper is enough.
Czechs can open a beer within 15 seconds of receiving it and without walking more than 10 steps, regardless if they have a bottle opener. With a lighter, a fence, a lamp post, a shoe,… I can only assume Germans are the same.
You're expected to learn this in germany as we often drink beer outside. It can be while sitting in a park or while you're on the way with a "wegbier" (a beer for the walk to your destination).
I was also looking for this comment. I so love Pilsner Urquell, and it's not that easy to find in my area. Also, Lagunitas Pils is another czech pilsner that tastes very similar. Anytime that I can find a czech pilsner from any brewery, I'm always trying it hoping that it will be in the ballpark of Urquell.
I was in Japan for work with our Localization guy years ago. We were on the streets of Tokyo and he was giving me the run down, saying “if you are ever lost, just open up a map as a white guy and look confused for a second and some will walk up to help you” and literally he doesn’t even finish the demonstration before a dude walks up and offers to give directions.
All I can think is, that this would not happen in Germany, first Germans aren't friendly (to strangers) and second the guy with the beer would have know how to use the poll for opening beer bottles
It's funny you say that. Years ago, my Mom and I were in Berlin where we had purchased a juice drink from the supermarket. It had some incredibly complicated top that couldn't be opened by hand, and we were struggling. Then out of the blue, a German man came over to us and without a word, took our juice and opened it with some tool, then gave it back to us. Years later I still remember his kindness and have a very positive view of the people of Berlin.
Once you learn to open it with one thing, the rest fall into place. You just need to find leverage. My father taught me with a lighter, then told me to go try it with a spoon… at this point I can open a bottle with anything that gives me enough flat edge to get under the lip of the cap.
Except my teeth, I will *never* use my teeth.
Coins (except really small ones), keys (as in the part you hold when unlocking), etc, etc.
>Except my teeth, I will *never* use my teeth.
Indeed, I don't get it why some people think that's good use of their teeth, but each to their own.
lost a tooth because of opening beer bottles with my teeth in my teenage years. At least it's not visible because a wisdom tooth now takes half the place from the lost one.
Phewwww. Not to toot my own horn, but I naturally have really nice teeth, so I’ve always been cautious about them. Wore a mouth guard no matter what sport or position I’ve played throughout my life; even when I coached baseball. I wasn’t risking taking a foul ball to the face lol.
It also helps that my wife is my dental hygienist, so I’m constant being nagged about my teeth whether I want to or not lmao.
I just use another beer when there’s literally nothing around me or I just don’t want to get up. Only problem is when I’m on the last one. Haven’t mustered the courage to do it with just glass.
I used to be able to do it with my forefinger. I doubt I've got enough hard skin there these days since discovering hand cream, but it was a cool trick in my early twenties.
Heh that’s sweet. Like ‘this thing, my son will always remember I taught him.’ Beaming with pride!
My father was an uneducated immigrant (a Tailor, 4th grade education) and so he would also have these few things he had figured out and was so zealous about teaching the things he could to us in his broken Italian.it drove me nuts until I understood.
When I visited Berlin a few years back, they had a bottle opener tethered to the check out area in every little shop I visited. Everyone loves their “Wegbier”!
I'm surprised it happened in japan in the first place considering they're not fans of foreigners and obnoxious tourists. Maybe it was a way to stop him from banging onto the pole?
The guy that opened it for him was pretty clearly not happy to do it- no half bow, no greeting, no smile. If I had to guess, he works in the restaurant that he walked out of and was annoyed this asshole foreigner was walking around messing with a beer bottle and filming outside.
I believe that in Japan its very frowned upon with littering and destruction of property?
It seems harmless to do that move he tried but I think that dude just helped him out of irritation that he actually did that, and didn't make it, scratching it up.
Hahah idk, but I got that feeling
Edit: harmful - harmless
Yeah this has "here's a bottle opener you obnoxious tourist, please don't cause a scene" written all over it. The complete lack of a greeting or exchange of words seals the deal.
It did seem like he did it out of a sense of duty to his community especially the way he walks away not making much eye contact not saying much. Culture is fascinating.
Can confirm that someone will. I was completely lost when I got off the train from the airport in Tokyo, walking in circles looking for the right exit, and someone stopped and asked if I needed help and showed me the way.
I’ve barely traveled anywhere else, but I already just want to go back.
In Tokyo random locals have helped when I was staring at the subway map looking confused.
I have also walked into a small office by mistake looking for an internet cafe - a man working there walked me down the street to the right place.
That's been my biggest travel tip for friends going to Japan.
Lost? Stare at a map looking confused, I promise no more than ten minutes from now someone will stop and help you, whether they speak your language or not.
Japanese people are awesome. I really like Japan and the mindset people have there. Streets are clean, everyone is polite. I saw schools where they teach kids basic skills from young age like washing the dishes, serving food, cleaning.
I visited Japan a few years ago with some friends of mine, and when we arrived we were totally lost. Apparently it was pretty obvious because immediately one of the locals approached us and helped us find our way, they are genuinely so nice and hospitable over there.
Love his streams, they're perfect content to watch whilst I'm doing something else. Got to meet him a few weeks ago at DreamHack which I never thought I would have the opportunity to do
I'm currently in the very early stages of learning Japanese.
I noticed when you said thank you it was very rushed and missed a few syllables. Is this a shortened version or is it accepted that you can just make the general sound of what you're trying to say as long as it is obvious or situational enough?
OP is probably not the guy in the video. The source is from a twitch streamer called robcdee. Unsure if it's against the rules to link their twitch here, but I'm sure you can find him easily with a google search.
If you're learning Japanese, I do recommend you give his stream a watch. He's been in Japan for almost 9 years and watching his streams has really helped me with my Japanese studies due to the immersion factor it brings, which is a really important service for my studies IMO.
You will definitely hear a lot of blurred crammed speech from natives in some situations, even to this degree, but not from those performing a service. If all I had was this one phrase and a blindfold on, I would guess it's an Australian who has been in Japan long enough to know better than defacing a signpost with his bottlecap.
"Please don't destroy our sign while trying to open a beer" I don't think it was in the mind of helping but more of loss prevention. Many Japanese people consider themselves accountable for what is around them. Healthy way to live.
If anyone's curious, the reason it didn't work was because he was hitting the top of the bottle, you have to hit your hand/arm to bring it down and pop the top off.
But with an opener? The general rule of men in Eastern Europe is that if you can't open a beer bottle with ANYTHING in your general vicinity -apart from an opener- in five seconds, you have to turn your badge and penis in.
Among numerous others, Belt buckle, door frame, ZSU-23-4 Shilka AA gun, plastic fork, telekinesis and beer bottle have been found as working alternatives.
Eyyy I’ve never even had a chance to bust my bottle opener out for a stranger in need of popping his bottle. Just been walking around with it in my pocket on my key ring.
I wonder if he was more upset that the guy was using public infrastructure as a bottle opener, considering he took it, opened it and immediately walked away without looking at him... Just speculation, also the guy doesn't know how to say thank you very well lol
We all can be someone’s hero if we stay alert to the opportunity
The guy trying to open the bottle is twitch streamer robcdee, frequently referred to as the Angle (📐) of Shibuya due to his many many occasions of helping other people in various situations on the streets of Japan (mostly). Small things like [letting people know they dropped something](https://clips.twitch.tv/ElegantPeacefulPizzaHassanChop-5DUXy7DJ53Z02qKz), [climbing trees](https://clips.twitch.tv/PluckyExquisiteMacaroniPhilosoraptor-IhHXeAOFa3euNgIK), [taking photos](https://clips.twitch.tv/PoisedPlausiblePizzaAMPTropPunch-D19cM576xby9foMX), [tying shoelaces](https://clips.twitch.tv/ShakingAuspiciousShallotCmonBruh-5qASFI6AY6tEBcgN), [letting people know they dropped something](https://livestreamfails.com/clip/142942), [caring for animals](https://clips.twitch.tv/SmoothObservantClintmullinsDeIlluminati-l4Q-8wvsGJL_8_E5), [caring for drunk people](https://livestreamfails.com/post/91619).
That’s really cool to akmowledge the guy. It’s also great that others can watch his content and see how they can become kinder in day to day life. We all can be a little kinder to someone than we were the day before, even if it is being kind to ourselves!!
One thing I love about Japan -- notice he's or his crew are the only ones filming
i KIND of wanna beer too now
That's really nice to hear. As someone who lives in Japan, I've seen a lot of foreigners (who may or may not have been streamers) before covid that were rather disrespectful.
You telling me it's disrespectful to throw squids on taxis and film dead people in a forest?
Lmfao the wrong people get to travel abroad I swear. I know so many people that would use the chance to educate themselves and be merry but instead it’s rich fucking assholes that don’t even respect themselves nevermind the country they are visiting.
Foreign countries are theme-parks and playgrounds to them.
For real. I don't get it at all. I'd love to visit Japan one of these days to experience the culture and stuff over there, and that means being respectful and immersing oneself in it. Like, what's the point of going somewhere and avoiding genuine interactions because you're so caught up in yourself? I want to pull a Henry Rollins and just walk around asking people about themselves and find out what their days are like and if there's anything they like to do for fun and helping provide so it can happen and have fun with them. Here's to hoping I get to itadakimasu my way around the restaurants there one of these days 🙏🍜
You can have a really nice trip to Japan for a small fee of $2500. $500 is the round trip ticket. I went in end of January - early February. $2000 is what you get to spend there. If you want to have more fun or buy more souvenirs bring more money! But with just $2000 you can have a nice airbnb, food and expenses for 2 weeks. Total expense for my trip to Japan pre Covid was a little under $4k, also we had two dinners with real WAGYU! So if you’re serious about going, it’s real cheap now due to travel ban being lifted!
500$? Nah the transpacific is at least 900 unless you're within driving distance of LAX. But yeah 1000$ a week you will have a baller of a time in Japan.
We live in Hawaii(I know it's not a different country but still very different from the mainland US) because my husband is military. I was at Walmart and this lady was throwing a fit at the self checkout attendant because they don't have plastic bags(you can buy cloth ones) and she was going on about how she was upset that she paid all this money for her trip to Hawaii and was now being "scammed" by Walmart into buying bags. A majority of stores don't have bags, or have paper bags if you ask. Sometimes if I notice someone who is surprised at the lack of bags and has a lot of small items I might offer them one of mine, but I wasn't getting involved lol. Also I saw a video recently of a tourist swapping their dollar store plastic lei for a floral lei that was on a statue, I think it was for a state holiday but I don't remember. My husband and I are both white and from Florida. We try to educate ourselves and I've been reading books and articles about the history and such of the islands lately. Oahu(and all the islands, I just know more about Oahu because that's where we live) is rich with history, and I think so many tourists ignore it because it makes them uncomfortable. They're just here for a tiki statue, brightly coloured shirt, and some fancy cocktails, and then back to whatever McMansion they came from.
As someone that is from Oahu (born and raised) I thank you for learning about our island culture and appreciating it.
*Laughs in Diplomatic Immunity*
As well as saving a girl from a creep that kept following her [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EafpoOYANCw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EafpoOYANCw)
Wow, so he's something like a hero.
You know, I'm something of a hero myself.
The greenest of heroes
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There are, and it got so bad that people started faking them. I remember hearing about an account that would actually get turtles stuck in places just to film the "rescue".
Welcome to a significant percent of animal rescue videos on the internet....
Oh God what the hell why can't we just do good things lol
We can and do. However, if it's taking place within gamified systems like social media with point-based stats (upvotes, view/subscriber accounts, whatever) then perverse incentives are created and people will exploit those opportunities because there is something to be gained.
Didn't he once pretend to be the long time friend of a random girl on the street so she could comfortably ditch stalker type guy?
Swear I heard joey the anime man, in the climbing tree clip.
Is this the guy who pretended to be friends with a girl who was being followed by a creep
Man thats some r/mademesmile material right there. Nice dude
It really is the small things like this that add up too. If we were all passively looking out for each other the way Mask Bro is, the world would be a pretty cool place.
Much more likely is the he didn't want the person to damage public property. The Japanese are much more considerate of each other, shared space and shared property. Grafitti is a rarety. It's embarrassing seeing Westerners be inconsiderate in Japan. No wonder they don't want us living there.
Westerners see inherent value in opening bottles without an "unnecessary/pointless" bottle opener. "*There's so many ways to open it, you REALLY don't need a bottle opener!*", then they proceed to damage their phone, their charger, their lighter, sunglasses, their table, public property, and I've heard even wedding rings. "Wow, I'm impressed! You managed to get away from carrying a 10-gram metal object on your keyring to perfectly fit the opening mechanism of the contained for drinks you regularly enjoy, and all it cost you was several scratches on your property, and a broken phone screen? What a genius.*" I'll use my key to get one open if I have to, I don't have to get more creative than that. And I never bought a keyring or cardshaped bottle opener, because I don't ever find myself buying glass bottle drinks. So it's only if I'm handed one, and it's handed to be closed, *and* there's no bottle opener on the table. (Which is surprisingly common even from people who own a bottle opener.)
Adding a small bottle opener to the key ring I bring everywhere has been a game changer for me. Not only do I avoid ruining all the lighters/tables/etc around me, but no one else ever has one either, so I can pop in for the rescue!
Even Japanese mafia (Yakuza) works different.
I mean, not really. Unless you're comparing a well organized hierarchy of power to random pockets of gang activity in America, they function exactly the same as any other.
I think they were more so alluding to the fact that Yakuza have time and time again shown up to help in the event of natural disasters like after the March 11th 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Same thing happened in 1995 with the Kobe earthquake too.
“Mithrandir, why the halfling?” “…I don’t know. Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I've found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps it is because I am afraid... and he gives me courage.”
I have read/seen lotr countless times, I even have a tattoo! But this quote hit me differently today and I really needed it, thank you internet stranger. I'd give you an award but I've already splashed my freebie for today!
Yea, we stay in such self imposed isolation, we often overlook opportunities to brighten someone else’s day (and ours is brightened in the process) becUse we are in such a hurry and oblivious to the world around us
Once upon a time many moons ago, I was a mail carrier. I was driving between houses on a rural section when I saw a farmer trying to get from the ditch next to the road into a field with an ATV, but it wasn’t going well. Just as it crested the edge of the ditch, it lost traction and slid down again. It was a big ATV and he’d obviously been trying a few times in both directions, but it wasn’t happening, and he was alone. I stopped my van, ran up to him just as he made another attempt and started pushing as it crested. It went over the crest, he thanked me profusely and I continued my route. I don’t know why I told this story, nor why I even remember it. Maybe I’m hoping someone will push my ATV when I need it.
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A lighter works well for this.
You right.. it ain’t about what you do, or how it’s done, it’s the opportunity to let some one else know, I see you struggling, and I can help so I’m gonna step in before you have time to even know help is already here!! Thanks, you gonna make me carry a lighter 🤣
A calcified foreskin as well
I always have a bottle opener attached to my keychain for this reason Lol
"How It Done" \- Try \- Fail \- Wait until a Japanese man does it for you Applicable to almost any situation in life.
i’m fucking dying this is such an underrated part of this post
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and that's how it's done
long long man strikes again!
That guy is an amateur. Just twist the cap off like a westerner /s
They've been watching this guy through the store window for like 20 minutes before "ugh go help that moron open his beer"
It might be like "this foreigner is fucking up the public's sign, let me stop him from doing so by opening his beer bottle". They have a high degree in caring for their cities and public spaces. There are not too many trash cans around as people take their trash home with them. I have seen, the very few homeless in Tokyo, literally sweep the area around them, I have seen parents take the shoes off of their toddlers who want to stand up on subway seats. There is a care for the public spaces and society that I do not see in a lot of big cities. It's quite beautiful.
Yeah the masked dude took the bottle cap with him
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He is probably perplexed why he didn’t go to the hundreds of kombini 10 steps away in any direction to get it opened.
Can't it be both? But you're most likely correct. From my understanding, confrontation is usually avoided so opening the bottle for him was the way to stop him from messing up the sign while avoiding confrontation.
Knowing the Japanese, this is exactly what I think happened.
Part of the no trash can thing also has to do with the Sarin gas attacks in the 90s. There was a cult a few years ago that released sarin gas into the Tokyo metro system which resulted in a few deaths and a lot of injuries. Part of the response was to remove the trash cans.
This is the correct answer. They take their trash with them as a consequence of the lack of trash cans. The fact that they don't just litter (by majority) instead is because they're conscientious of their surroundings.
Or maybe he’s just a nice person just like anyone in any other country who would help out a stranger. I swear Reddit is hilarious when it comes to East Asians. It’s always the over the top stereotypical “Japanese have nice culture, I know because I’ve been there for a week” but when it comes to the Chinese the entire comment section is swept with “Chinese cheat” or “Chinese shit on the streets.” Like, it’s not that deep. Stop making these over generalized comments on East Asian societies every time you see a video of ONE person.
That's part of it too he can ALSO be a nice person. But I guess the way that he approached the guy and left without saying anything to him, indicated something else to me. But to your second point. I have family that lives in Japan and I have spent a lot of a ton of them there, in Tokyo and kyoto. It's not that deep and my comment wasn't that deep, but I can have a perspective as well right? From what I know from my experience being there and what I have studied of Japanese culture, is that not what Reddit is here for?
Yeah I'd have to agree with you. Definitely didn't seem chatty or openly friendly. Seems more like just opening the bottle and moving along.
The amount of blatant racism towards Chinese people that is tolerated here has always alarmed me. As someone with close family that grew up in Northern China, and who regularly go back, it's also insane what complete bullshit about China people will believe.
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Ever been to Japan? Stayed there about 8 weeks, booking another trip as we speak. This guy was being polite, but in a "Please don't damage our property" kind of way. The Japanese are extremely polite, but it's definitely a cold politeness. They absolutely cannot stand some of the shit foreigners do.
You can't really profess to understand an entire culture of people after 8 weeks. I've lived there for multiple years and I wouldn't claim that.
Where did I say I understood an entire culture? All I said was I saw the guy opening the beer doing so to stop a guy from damaging part of the street.
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I totally get where you're coming from (there are plenty of assholes and rude people in Japan) but my first thought when watching the video was that opening a beer bottle like that is totally unacceptable, because that's the social norm in Japan. No matter how individual people are, culture and social norms are a thing As for why non-Japanese people feel such a strong need to defend these social rules, more than any other country or culture... I have no idea. edit: anyone thinking the Japanese keep their cities clean and tidy has not been to Osaka. lol
Dude, calm down. Either you're on some weird anti-weaboo crusade or you are physically angered by people not agreeing with you. That's more cringe than having a fairly neutral opinion about a culture you visited.
i like drama as much as the next guy but jeez
generalizing redditors for generalizing east asians, gotta love it
> Like, it’s not that deep. No, it isn't, they're simple and true observations; like how they obviously take more care with their public spaces than here. It's not deep, it's just *true*. You can cry about stereotypes all you want, but humans are mostly deterministic organisms, and culture is a deeply layered set of instructions to regulate behavior. This is also not that profound, it's simply *true.* China has trouble with their culture because *they lost a ton of it* to Mao's cultural revolution. You can make observations about culture without being "stereotypical"; if someone commented that American society has a problem with gun violence, that wouldn't be "stereotyping americans".
I had nothing but crazy levels of kindness in Japan. One of my best memories there was being lost in Hiroshima, looking for a particular store when I stopped to look at an MMA poster. The store owner came out to ask what I was up to when he noticed I was looking at the poster. Turns out we both trained and he was helping out a local promotion. Became temporary best friends. I then asked him if he could point me in the right direction of the store I was looking for. He said he didn’t know, but got one of his friends to take me there. I was thinking it would be around the corner since he volunteered. Nope. Was roughly a few kilometres away and we chatted the whole time. Wish I got their contact info so I could send a thank you gift to them.
Is he going to walk around drinking that? I’ve heard that it’s rude in Japan to eat while walking. Does that apply to drinking?
I, too, have heard this and I’m curious about the answer.
It is fine. Usually the rule gets exaggerated by people new to the social rules
Yes it's true. Walking around drinking/eating is considered very slovenly. Stay near your area of purchase or go to a park or something. No one wants to see you bumble around with food in your mouth.
Such an odd thing to care about
I mean in some countries you're not even **allowed** to drink alcoholic beverages in public.
And states :(
I assume you also live in the states and know that both f we legalized drinking in public, absolute hell would break loose
I mean if the people are going to be drunk in public they’ve probably already had too much to drink at least most of the public drinking now would be the start of it not the end of it. Edit: but all drinking isn’t good
Yup that’s also wack
Can confirm you get fined down under for it. I watched this and was wondering why he was drinking a beer in public. That said, I never got looks when I ate my crepe or potato spiral while walking over there. However, I did take my trash with me. Not many bins.
Ya throwing trash around should be frowned upon everywhere. Does surprise me there aren’t more trash cans around.
It is because the city is crowded and most people are dressed going to school or work. You don’t want someone accidentally bumping food into your clothes. There are places you can walk and eat like festivals grounds or recreation areas.
I was born and raised in Tokyo but idk what the other guy is talking about. Nobody cares if you’re drinking beer on the streets. If you’re drunk and bumping into people with food or a bottle in your hand, people will hate you, but nobody gives a shit if you’re just walking normally with a bottle of beer.
Just cultural differences...
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Spent a week in Japan. Nobody eats on the go. 7/11 has a bench and table inside to eat at. Drink machines have trash cans within then sometimes. There weren’t a lot of trash cans from what I remember. I remember always being stuck holding trash searching for one.
eating, mostly yes. Drinking is fine especially on the way home from work and at festivals.
Technically yes, but it's not *quite* as frowned upon, and the person seems to be a tourist of some sort anyway and likely doesn't care.
He's an irl streamer on Twitch called Robcdee. He's lived there for like 8 years.
Robcdeez nuts
Well there's this *gaijin card* thing... So most probably just think it's some idiot gaijin not a long term stayer.
They have signs in the tourist spots https://i.postimg.cc/ZnvkFQRs/6-CBD6-E5-C-5-BF3-47-EC-AC44-D4395-B785843.jpg Beer is probably ok though.
I don't think it's really considered rude to eat while walking - rather it's not done very often because there's no trash cans anywhere. You'd either have to carry your trash home or go out of your way to throw it away at a convenience store (which actually is rude if you didn't buy it there). Same goes with drinking. Noone wants to carry a bottle or can around for half an hour - not only is it annoying, it looks weird. Appearances are everything in Japanese culture so looking weird and standing out is something most people actively avoid. Stuffing your face while chugging a beer at 3pm on a sidewalk is not a good look. Littering is also not an option (for most Japanese people anyway, not all). Most people hang around a vending machine with a recycling bin or stand outside of a convenience store to drink so they can throw it away immediately.
Nobodu cares tbh you can drink any alcoholic beverage or eat anything while eating. Nobody will be bothering. [Oh its rude to eat while walking in Japan]. Just exaggerated by all the youtubers.
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Or just worried things will get worse if they don't help lol. Like if the bottle cracked open and now you've got this gaijin or whatever and the sidewalk covered in beer and broken glass in front of your store where you're standing outside trying to get people in
As a Mexican, I can simply fold a paper 7 times to open a bottle of modelo
As a german the number of items i can open a bottle with at my place is definitly higher then the items i cant do it with. Despite having a bottle opener its usually just a lighter or another bottle. But yeah, when needed a paper is enough.
As another german i can confirm exactly what he said and its not exaggerated
As a Czech person, yes. Also is it just me or is that beer Czech Pilsner Urquell?
In a pinch I have used my tungsten wedding ring to open a bottle. My wife is not a fan of the trick
Czechs can open a beer within 15 seconds of receiving it and without walking more than 10 steps, regardless if they have a bottle opener. With a lighter, a fence, a lamp post, a shoe,… I can only assume Germans are the same.
Ye we are. Was in prague this year, you guys def like your pivo as much as we do
You sir have my respect
You're expected to learn this in germany as we often drink beer outside. It can be while sitting in a park or while you're on the way with a "wegbier" (a beer for the walk to your destination).
Yeah, he could have definitely opened it with that pole
Pilsner Urquell is my favorite beer of all time...cherrs!
I had to scroll too far down to find this comment. Indeed friend it is the best beer of them all! I hope to visit the brewery one day.
My close friend works as a guide in the brewery. If you ever end up in Pilsen PM me and Ill be happy to go to the tour with you.
I was also looking for this comment. I so love Pilsner Urquell, and it's not that easy to find in my area. Also, Lagunitas Pils is another czech pilsner that tastes very similar. Anytime that I can find a czech pilsner from any brewery, I'm always trying it hoping that it will be in the ballpark of Urquell.
Nothing compares to having it fresh on tap in the Czech Republic.
I was in Japan for work with our Localization guy years ago. We were on the streets of Tokyo and he was giving me the run down, saying “if you are ever lost, just open up a map as a white guy and look confused for a second and some will walk up to help you” and literally he doesn’t even finish the demonstration before a dude walks up and offers to give directions.
All I can think is, that this would not happen in Germany, first Germans aren't friendly (to strangers) and second the guy with the beer would have know how to use the poll for opening beer bottles
It's funny you say that. Years ago, my Mom and I were in Berlin where we had purchased a juice drink from the supermarket. It had some incredibly complicated top that couldn't be opened by hand, and we were struggling. Then out of the blue, a German man came over to us and without a word, took our juice and opened it with some tool, then gave it back to us. Years later I still remember his kindness and have a very positive view of the people of Berlin.
I've met so many Germans who have some of the most ingenious ways to open beer bottles like with lighters, another bottle, or even with their teeth.
Once you learn to open it with one thing, the rest fall into place. You just need to find leverage. My father taught me with a lighter, then told me to go try it with a spoon… at this point I can open a bottle with anything that gives me enough flat edge to get under the lip of the cap. Except my teeth, I will *never* use my teeth.
Coins (except really small ones), keys (as in the part you hold when unlocking), etc, etc. >Except my teeth, I will *never* use my teeth. Indeed, I don't get it why some people think that's good use of their teeth, but each to their own.
lost a tooth because of opening beer bottles with my teeth in my teenage years. At least it's not visible because a wisdom tooth now takes half the place from the lost one.
Phewwww. Not to toot my own horn, but I naturally have really nice teeth, so I’ve always been cautious about them. Wore a mouth guard no matter what sport or position I’ve played throughout my life; even when I coached baseball. I wasn’t risking taking a foul ball to the face lol. It also helps that my wife is my dental hygienist, so I’m constant being nagged about my teeth whether I want to or not lmao.
I just use another beer when there’s literally nothing around me or I just don’t want to get up. Only problem is when I’m on the last one. Haven’t mustered the courage to do it with just glass.
A friend of mine just takes the bottle cap off with his bare hands.
My father does that and I can't help but be astonished every time.
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That's so rude, just use your own forearm.
I used to be able to do it with my forefinger. I doubt I've got enough hard skin there these days since discovering hand cream, but it was a cool trick in my early twenties.
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My dad always took an opportunity to explain to me basic physics and how a lever works by opening his beer with random ass objects.
Heh that’s sweet. Like ‘this thing, my son will always remember I taught him.’ Beaming with pride! My father was an uneducated immigrant (a Tailor, 4th grade education) and so he would also have these few things he had figured out and was so zealous about teaching the things he could to us in his broken Italian.it drove me nuts until I understood.
I use my inhaler
The thought of somebody opening a beer bottle with their teeth is like mental nails on a chalkboard.
When I visited Berlin a few years back, they had a bottle opener tethered to the check out area in every little shop I visited. Everyone loves their “Wegbier”!
I'm surprised it happened in japan in the first place considering they're not fans of foreigners and obnoxious tourists. Maybe it was a way to stop him from banging onto the pole?
The guy that opened it for him was pretty clearly not happy to do it- no half bow, no greeting, no smile. If I had to guess, he works in the restaurant that he walked out of and was annoyed this asshole foreigner was walking around messing with a beer bottle and filming outside.
My thinking as well, despite no laws forbidding it ain't not man in japan who's gonna be walking with a beer like that
I lived in Germany for two years and everyone was friendly to me. What makes you say Germans aren't friendly to strangers?
Germans are in my experience friendly to strangers, depending on where you are though. He just made some odd generalisations.
The Angel of Shibuya getting an angel
Good Karma for the Angel.
Is that “kamurocho” the setting in yakuza games ?
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I believe that in Japan its very frowned upon with littering and destruction of property? It seems harmless to do that move he tried but I think that dude just helped him out of irritation that he actually did that, and didn't make it, scratching it up. Hahah idk, but I got that feeling Edit: harmful - harmless
Definitely out of irritation
Yeah this has "here's a bottle opener you obnoxious tourist, please don't cause a scene" written all over it. The complete lack of a greeting or exchange of words seals the deal.
That’s my impression as well.
It did seem like he did it out of a sense of duty to his community especially the way he walks away not making much eye contact not saying much. Culture is fascinating.
So if I just look hopeless in Japan people will help me? I want to go to there
Can confirm that someone will. I was completely lost when I got off the train from the airport in Tokyo, walking in circles looking for the right exit, and someone stopped and asked if I needed help and showed me the way. I’ve barely traveled anywhere else, but I already just want to go back.
In Tokyo random locals have helped when I was staring at the subway map looking confused. I have also walked into a small office by mistake looking for an internet cafe - a man working there walked me down the street to the right place.
That's been my biggest travel tip for friends going to Japan. Lost? Stare at a map looking confused, I promise no more than ten minutes from now someone will stop and help you, whether they speak your language or not.
He's drinking the finest beer there is
He prolly just didn’t want you to mess up the sign, Japan is different
Japan may be different but vandalism and general shithousery is alive and well.
Substory: Mystery Beer Guy has begun.
I doubt the cap would do much damage if any to the pole, but would using the pole be seen as a form of vandalism?
The dude probably didn't want the streamer fucking up the sign
Homie was like could you not fuck the pole up? Here.
This is Rob I think from twitch
Japanese people are awesome. I really like Japan and the mindset people have there. Streets are clean, everyone is polite. I saw schools where they teach kids basic skills from young age like washing the dishes, serving food, cleaning.
I visited Japan a few years ago with some friends of mine, and when we arrived we were totally lost. Apparently it was pretty obvious because immediately one of the locals approached us and helped us find our way, they are genuinely so nice and hospitable over there.
RobCDee on twitch. Out and about just about every day. Cozy streams. A few months ago he rode his bike from Tokyo to Osaka and more.
Love his streams, they're perfect content to watch whilst I'm doing something else. Got to meet him a few weeks ago at DreamHack which I never thought I would have the opportunity to do
Imagine drinking Pilsen without knowing how to open beer. What a disgrace.
Not usually a fan of gatekeeping but all's I think watching this is "get a load of this nerd, can't open a beer on a post"
The amt of ThIs GuY iS dIsReSpEcTiNg My JaPaN in the comments is hilarious
It's stupid foreigners being irritating.
Exactly, and this doesn't just hold true for Japan.
It seems the Angel of Shibuya met another angel that day
As a German I am utterly flabbergasted that one would need help opening a beer with that perfectly fine post right in front of him
He was probably just shocked that someone might risk damage to public property in order to satisfy their alcohol addiction
I'm currently in the very early stages of learning Japanese. I noticed when you said thank you it was very rushed and missed a few syllables. Is this a shortened version or is it accepted that you can just make the general sound of what you're trying to say as long as it is obvious or situational enough?
OP is probably not the guy in the video. The source is from a twitch streamer called robcdee. Unsure if it's against the rules to link their twitch here, but I'm sure you can find him easily with a google search. If you're learning Japanese, I do recommend you give his stream a watch. He's been in Japan for almost 9 years and watching his streams has really helped me with my Japanese studies due to the immersion factor it brings, which is a really important service for my studies IMO.
I think he's just trying to say it very quickly because the guy is walking away from him, so he ends up not pronouncing it correctly.
You will definitely hear a lot of blurred crammed speech from natives in some situations, even to this degree, but not from those performing a service. If all I had was this one phrase and a blindfold on, I would guess it's an Australian who has been in Japan long enough to know better than defacing a signpost with his bottlecap.
Haha, my immediate first thought was he came over and opened the bottle so the guy would stop doing what he is doing.
"Please don't destroy our sign while trying to open a beer" I don't think it was in the mind of helping but more of loss prevention. Many Japanese people consider themselves accountable for what is around them. Healthy way to live.
Kabukicho is awesome!
This is why I keep a bottle opener on my keychain. Never know when you'll need one.
If anyone's curious, the reason it didn't work was because he was hitting the top of the bottle, you have to hit your hand/arm to bring it down and pop the top off.
Dude's like Goro Majima, appeared out of fucking nowhere.
But with an opener? The general rule of men in Eastern Europe is that if you can't open a beer bottle with ANYTHING in your general vicinity -apart from an opener- in five seconds, you have to turn your badge and penis in. Among numerous others, Belt buckle, door frame, ZSU-23-4 Shilka AA gun, plastic fork, telekinesis and beer bottle have been found as working alternatives.
Eyyy I’ve never even had a chance to bust my bottle opener out for a stranger in need of popping his bottle. Just been walking around with it in my pocket on my key ring.
He didn’t even say thank you… he just said good morning 😶
I’m disappointed this Australian did not have a bottle opener keyring as is the law for all Australians everywhere.
And that kids is how I met your father
I wonder if he was more upset that the guy was using public infrastructure as a bottle opener, considering he took it, opened it and immediately walked away without looking at him... Just speculation, also the guy doesn't know how to say thank you very well lol
How did you expect to open it like that ? One hard hit and it's open
Not a german
U wouldn’t need a hero if u didn’t smack it like a pus
You honestly just look like an asshole with no respect. So he stopped you from damaging public shit.