White Guy Embarrasses Himself Speaking Japanese in Supermarket

Get behind-the-scenes footage with embarrassing fail interactions here: www.mattvsjapan.com/outtakes This video was filmed in July 2021, during the short period of time right after most people were first vaccinated where mask mandates were revoked and most people had stopped wearing masks.

10 years studying Japanese. Next, 10 years studying how to talk to women.

Can we stage an environment where like 20 white guys fluent in Japanese are planted in a random American store and the same Japanese person just keeps encountering each of them over a 1-hour period

That poor guy of the first lady you talked to... You know afterwards she's gonna be like "See? See? If they can get that good, there's no excuse for you not to!" Lol

Imagine you are born and raised in Japan and you move to the US and a white dude walks up to you and compliments your Japanese skill.

i know some people think that making these types of videos are pretentious or something but this really is encouraging and super entertaining so I really hope you do more!

Love seeing you out on the streets Matt 😊 Happy New Year from Japan!

You hitted a Japaneses with "nihongo jouzu' lmao.

Seeing people strike up friendly conversations with strangers in the supermarket was truly anxiety inducing for me

Hahaha, the opening hook was good. "Did he embarass himself to Japanese speakers?" No, of course not. He embarassed himself to other Youtubers lol

Hi Matt, I'm a Mexican and I'm learning Japanese from Mexico. Of course, I'm using the massive immersion method to learn it. Yo have been a real inspiration for me, thanks for that. I really love Japanese culture but is not only for that reason that I'm learning Japanese; there is a test (JLPT, N3) coming up this june, if I happen to pass it, I'll be able to get a very good salary here in Mexico as an interpreter that could literally change my life for good. I'm really grateful to you because of that, because you thaught me the way. This new project that you have, I want to be part of it. THANKS MATT

8:09 matt with the power pose 😂. Assert dominanc

I felt Matts pain in the end so well hahaha that's basically me with any interactions I have with strangers ever

Ken used to help me learn Japanese back in like the early-mid 2010s. It's crazy to see him again. Cool.

"I just passed 100k" lmaoo

Hey Matt, idk if you care for this, but I noticed you really warmed up to the camera and seem really energetic especially in this video. Awesome stuff.

That is great news!!! You and Ken are both amazing at this! Can't wait to hear the details!

I loved this type of video – I really like your infectious personality and seeing you step outside your comfort zone Matt! This type of video reminded me of Moses, who passed away recently. He was such a light in the language learning community! I think you should do more videos like this! The part with Tama was funny! I love her sm. Congrats on almost 138K :D

Is Ken that guy who learned japanese entirely through listening?

What I’ve learned today- Whenever a Japanese person tells you that your Japanese speaking is good, you must always deny it 😂😂😂