Reverse Culture Shock: From Japan to Germany

My reverse culture shock experience when going from Japan back to Germany.

I have lived in Japan for more than 2.5 years now. Living abroad for this amount of time will change you, without you even noticing... Until you go back!
In this video I will talk about the reverse culture shock moments I had when visiting Germany a couple of weeks ago.

#cultureshock #japan #germany

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„Cheery Monday“ by Nicolai Heidlas

[h.sch.]

When I came back to Germany from Japan after 3 weeks of vacation, the first thing I recognized was how unfriendly and not service orientated are the Germans compared to the Japanese people. Japanese people were so friendly, kind, smooth, quiet and helpful to each other that I really missed this cooperative behaviour in Germany... The second negative point was the delaying of flights, trains, busses... In Japan nothing was delayed during my 3 weeks! My feeling was that the Japanese people are on a higher level of a modern society.

[J.Crime]

"Also in germany, cars drive on the other side of the road. The RIGHT side."
Pun intended? ^^

[soniaalvarado]

Great insights. How fortunate to have the experience of living in another country and doing so successfully. Thanks for sharing!

[ΠαναγιώτηςΙωάννουΧριστοδουλόπο]

Growing up in rural Greece on an island I was used to old, slow, late, loud, hot busses.... one month in Ōsaka.... I came back to Greece, I had to take a ferry, then a bus, and then to walk.... I mean in Ōsaka I lived really central too and next to a station, so idk better about Japan, but that “journey” from the airport in Athens to where I live was like total hell to me.Oh and what I forgot... Greece is sooo loud! I had a bad jet lag those days and it just didn’t get better. I tried to just like going to sleep early, but constantly there is something out of the window. The fishermen going to work in the night, children playing, adolescents partying, neighbours arguing UGGGHHHH... I was there just for a month 😂 I can’t imagine how it feels to you after several years man oh and what I forgot? When the supermarket in Greece is driving distance and the small shop nearby offers not only few.... but closes at noon :/ I want my 7 eleven back 😂

[wittgensteinedface]

Kawaguchi-Mahn Emi, a writer of the book on life in Germany, acknowledges Japan is actually superior to Germany from many and various angles. Though most of Japanese people believe Germany as great, it seems to me that overall EU are on the decline because of their egoism, not of the immigration.

Notice…fresh vegetables and fruits in Japan are almost domestic.

[JapaneseJourney]

While I've talked about reverse culture shocks in the video, I want to know: What do you *love* about your country?

[adlad]

Great video! It interesting to learn about similarities and differences between an Asian and European country. Would be cool if you interview other foreign people living in Japan to also share their culture shock experiences.

[kenjikendiriamedeirosouki]

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[JohnnyTwoFingers]

So all things considered, which do you prefer long term?

[reldies]

You gave me a shock, I thought you moved back to germany.

[Taeschno_Flo]

Come on, dont make half of this about trains. everyone knows the jokes and shit about DB already.But you can count yourself lucky getting euro coins fron the ticket maschines, i usually get copper money.