Comments on: Video of the Day Dept. — SUSHI

By: lokama

lokama — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:30:33 +0000

Hello!!

i would like to see the video but it doesn’t work!! it says that the video is unvailable….

By: Anish

Anish — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 02:35:42 +0000

I can,t seen it on my computer .but I just want to say one thing
:my japanese teacher told me that in japanest there are there typical steps to have shusi,so maybe it is true if the vidio said it is complex to eat shusi.
JUST my guess

By: Ez

Ez — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:09:42 +0000

This was a terrific parody that had elements of facts that were exagerated and parts that were based on foriegners stereotypes and just a joke. It might not be funny to those unfamiliar with Japan. I watched it with some Japanese students and they busted a gut. It doesn’t matter if some of the viewers that posted comments missed the boat on this video, it was a very well made skit. Have you watched Saturday Night live? That show isn’t funny to a world wide audience let alone an American one.

By: Maitri

Maitri — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:48:51 +0000

My colleague at a Japanese university told me about this and I liked it so much.
How many of you know that this was done by Japanese comedians, the Rahmens? I don’t know how the site admin got permission from them, but this has already been available on DVD (Video Victim 2). So, to me, even some of the serious people’s comments look funny too!

By: Sam-san "Uncle" Gon

Sam-san "Uncle" Gon — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:05:12 +0000

This was a superb parody that demonstrates some absurd things very specific to Japanese culture, itself evolving. Even the true items are done with great tongue in cheek (review the face of the woman pouring beer), and the false have a ring of truth to them (like the salt dish outside). Very subtle, and of course lost on most viewers, as good satire should be.

By: Mimi

Mimi — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:50:36 +0000

How people can take it seriously? How can you believe that they use a kind of shoes to present a plate? they would wipe their face with the same towel than that is used for food itself?
Those who wrote the firts comments: do you despite so much people from other countries that without knowing you fancy such despising things? Shame on you!

I had a great fun with this parody.

By: J Crew

J Crew — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:19:12 +0000

This is meant to be funny for audience who are well acquainted with Japanese culture, or otherwise it’ll be a total joke on you.
I believe these comedians are making fun of A: Foreigners(ignorant about JPN culture), B: Sushi snobs, and C Business people/culture or older generation.

A: There is a stereotype among Japanese that foreigners know nothing about Japanese culture. These comedians are making fun of this by creating imaginary situation where those foreigners learn from this idiotic-false-fictitious instructional video of Japanese culture(although not condecendig way, but rather enjoying ironic feeling of not being understood) .
Moreover, some of those descriptions are, in fact, true and very infromative, which makes it more realistic, twisted, and funny.

B: When it comes to Sushi, there ARE picky people even nowadays.

C: “Ma-ma-ma” is such a great example of it. Younger generation like those comedians would definitely be sarcastic about such culture.

In conclusion,……… whatever…..I laughed.

By: Yaz

Yaz — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:29:10 +0000

I say we invade Japan next (Iran and Korea can wait)…to get right to the bottom of this matter. And how dare they to eat sushi with their hands…they are slapping us in the face. Are we going to allow that!!!

By: dpetduck

dpetduck — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 12:01:10 +0000

The fact that so many people can’t tell that this is a parody is indeed disturbing. I think you should put more links to things that educate about other cultures, even parodies and…………cartoons.

BTW is the dvd of those skits available in the US?

By: Rolf

Rolf — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 22:40:14 +0000

Very funny stuff. The part about eating sushi with your hands is true. A lot of people in the USA are so proud of the fact that they can eat sushi with chopstix, but you are actually supposed to eat it with your hands. The staff in our Japanese office shared that fact with me when visiting last year. It’s funny because a lot of the local yuppie types look down their noses at me when I use my hands at the sushi bar. I just smile to myself, knowing they are not as cultured as they thought.

By: iglowat

iglowat — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:00:25 +0000

Whatever – they should do one for ordering at McDonalds. They could have the patties being formed under the arm pits.

By: Ginno

Ginno — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 07:17:25 +0000

This is sooo funny…..I have been living in Japan for 5 years and this is definitly a joke. Although there are some truths contained within, for example, the way the sushi is eaten using the soya sauce and the puring of the beer is correct instruction. But the whole thing looks like it is a sneer at westerners who want to learn about japan

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 06:46:39 +0000

OK, it’s a parody but I didn’t begin to suspect that until halfway thru. (I mean, these are a people whose movies all feature 10 year-old boys in hot pants).

This video needs an accompanying guide to point out what precisely is real, what’s parody, why it’s funny, and which of those words and gestures (if any) are actually obscene. For example, do sushi places really have bowls of salt outside (like for some traditional reason, to ward off evil white demons or something?)

By: LiXindi

LiXindi — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:17:33 +0000

I really needed the laugh! That was so funny – but where di dyou find it?

By: LiXindi

LiXindi — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:16:21 +0000

Hilarious! That made me laugh so hard.