I wrote this blog in Japanese, the English translation is at the bottom:
たまに日本語でVlogをつくるかなと思いますけど色々な理由で今までつくらいようにしといたんです。
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日本に住む外国人は目立つだからそんな有名になるのはめんどくさいと思います。 僕のビデオが好きで話しかけるのが怖くないけど、コソコソ見られるのすごい嫌です、特に僕に対して善意を持ってない人がいれば嫌だなと思います
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僕の色々な意見が日本で結構物議を醸すかもしれない。もちろん隠すこともできますけどそういう人ではなくてせっかく人々が見てくれたら本当のことをしゃべりたいです。日本人とアメリカ人の色々なコンプレックスを話したいかもしれない。
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丁寧さはどうしても慣れない！ 今でも「なれれないって大丈夫かな？ なれませんの方がいいじゃない？」って頭に考えだした。 日本に長年住んでてもなれないんですよ！ 何回も丁寧さについて聞きますけど色々な意見がありそうで生活と仕事によって結構違います。 ルールがわかってても従わないケースがいっぱいあります！
年齢と硬さを考えればコミュニケーションが難しくなります！
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僕の日本語がどうしても足りないと思います！伝えたいことを伝えられる時が多いですけど、全然足りない時もあります。特にニュアンスを深く見たい時ごちゃごちゃになって何言っているかわからなくなります。それ以外、僕の言葉使いが全然上手くない。人と喋る時なんとかなるんだけど、多くの人にスピーチをするとか難しいです！
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英会話のためだけの存在になりたくない！ もちろん勉強しかたもシェアしたいですけど自分の生徒もあるし友達も英語についての質問を聞くし、クリエイティブな方面も英会話だけをはなしたくない！ やれば仕事のためだけじゃなくていろいろな人と繋がりたいし、面白くしたいからです！ 僕は仕事と遊びについていろいろな考えがあって深く説明すれば時間かかりますけど、とりあえずこういうふうに伝えられる：人生全部仕事っぽい仕事になってほしくない！
どうしようかな？
まあとりあえず生徒に対していろいろな文化の質問に答えるかなと思います！
I occasionally think about making Vlogs in Japanese, but for various reasons, I've refrained from doing so until now.
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Foreigners living in Japan stand out, so becoming famous can be bothersome. I don't mind people who like my videos and approach me, but I really dislike being secretly watched, especially by those who don't have good intentions towards me.
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My various opinions might stir controversy in Japan. Of course, I can hide them, but I don't want to be that kind of person. If people are kind enough to watch, I want to go deeper with them. I might want to talk about the various complexes and insecurities of Japanese and American people, or what I like and don't like about both places, without filtering much.
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I still can't get used to the politeness! I still wonder if it's okay to not get used to it. Even after living in Japan for many years, I still can't adapt! I hear about politeness many times, but there seem to be various opinions, and it varies significantly depending on life and work. Even if you understand the rules, there are many cases where you don't follow them!
Considering age and stiffness, communication becomes difficult!
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I still feel like my Japanese is lacking! There are many times when I can convey what I want to say, but there are times when it's completely inadequate. Especially when I want to delve into nuances, it becomes confusing and I don't know what I'm saying. Besides that, my choice of words is not good at all. I manage when talking to people, but giving speeches to many people is difficult!
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I don't want to exist just for English conversation! Of course, I want to share study methods, but I have my own students, and friends ask me questions about English. I don't want to limit creative discussions to just English conversation! I want to connect with various people and make things interesting, not just for work. I have various thoughts about work and play, which would take a long time to explain in depth, but for now, I can say this: I don't want life to be all about work-like work!
What should I do?
Well, for now, I think I'll answer various cultural questions from my students!"
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私は日本人ですが、日本から離れて20数年、毎日英語を使って生活していると日本語の丁寧さを苦手に感じることがあります😅
日本語の文章も、話す言葉も少々足りなくても、完璧に丁寧に言えなくても、熱意や思いは伝わると思います。
応援しています！
日本人でも日本語を使う時頭が忙しいと知りたいです！ ずっと日本にいてほぼ日本語をしゃべてる人に聞けば何も区別できないけど、どうですか？ 日本語を喋る時リラックスできますか？？？
緊張すると思います。友達とならリラックスして話せますが、それ以外に日本語を話す機会があまりないので…英語で話すより気をつかうと思います。
Aha！ 😂 あれですね、仲良くしないとずっとちょっと緊張しますかね。 僕は関係よりその人の雰囲気でリラックスできる。優しい人なら上と下を全く考えないけど日本語になると失礼になるかなって！いい勉強になります！ 🙏
Sounds very interesting. 日本に住んでいるからこそのいろいろな視点や考え方があって、日本語でVlog,はきっとすばらしいものになると思います。@selfhelp4trollsさんのペースでクリエィティブなものを作ってください！応援しています。
ありがとうございます！
本当はインフルエンサーとういうよりこういうコンテンツを作ろうと考えてます！ 僕の生徒さん達とHiveの友達向けだと考えればできると思います！ 日本全体かインタネット全体を考えれば怖いね 😱
おーーーーー！インフルエンサーってすごいね！応援いたしまーす。q(･ω･)pﾌｧｲﾄ!
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I find it suffocating, and tbh, I feel bad for them. You can see it in their eyes when they really want to call you out you fucking moron it's right there, jesus
But instead you just get a weirdly forced smile and bow. Coming from their next door neighbour who collectively do little else other than speak their mind and spit on your shoes as a lifestyle, it couldn't be more apparent to me lol.
It feels like a social burqa blanketing the landscape - really oppressive. Must be an absolute joy when you get to know 'em enough that they start to open up and be who they really are
It’s not nearly as unique to Japan as people think. It reminds me of when people look to an alpha to see what’s ok and what’s not ok, but the way the alpha is decided by age and position is way less flexible, and you run into very different problems if you go against the grain.
There are far less confrontations and way more ghosting.
In some ways I feel it’s not that different but one thing that always baffles me is how all the rules can disappear when people are drunk. And people are ALWAYS drunk.
Alcohol becomes an escape from social rules, it becomes an absolute defense, and so you have a nation of very shy alcoholics.
It is suffocating, but honestly, most of the time I prefer it to the way western culture (especially America) turns everything into a competition.
My rule everywhere is to avoid normies unless they appreciate and try to understand my personal quirks.
My only real issue with Japan is the hesitance people have to forming deeper relationships and the way you need to schedule everything a month or two in advance 😆
This is a coincidence. The other day I wrote a reply to one of your posts but decided not to post it for some reason. It was going to question whether you've thought about going the YouTube route (I think this was regarding the income side of things are the economy worsens and students dry up).
I think there's potential in making little videos and having English episodes that teach people simple words or phrases. You could make it more fun and inject parts of your day into it that could pertain to the words or themes, so it's still an adventure for you.
I think you should do it though, you have nothing to lose from trying something. You only lose when you stay idle and don't try. :^)
Bro it’s a loooooot of work. If I didn’t have to actually teach I’d do it, but the way to catch people is to make vocabulary based videos and you’d need to make 3-4 a week to remain relevant. I don’t have two hours a day to put into this. Maybe a quarter of that.
If you want to handle all the video editing I will think about it 😆
But I would still want to make the long form about culture and society and Include pretty risqué opinions at times. For me English is fluffy work I need to do to survive and everything that gets people to change their habits and become more capable and confident and happy is the true passion. I just use English to get in the door.
Just do it :3
I think you need to shift your focus to Japanese language a bit but make sure that it does not overshadow your English language because you’re good with that already