"Indian people go out of their way..." Food, songs, and culture shocks, here's everything the Japanese Ambassador to India spoke about.
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00:00How do you say girlfriend in Japanese?
00:02Hmm...
00:03Oh, Indian...
00:04Indian log...
00:05Panslayer?
00:06That's...
00:06Girlfriend.
00:07Girlfriend.
00:09Yes.
00:09In Japan, it means girlfriend.
00:11Yes.
00:12But...
00:13No.
00:14It means...
00:16You want to go to washroom for me.
00:18Oh!
00:19Washroom!
00:20Yeah.
00:20How do you say hot spicy food in Korean?
00:22Once I was posted in Seoul.
00:25Okay.
00:25And in Korea, they have hot spicy food.
00:28Yes.
00:28But in India, the level of spiciness is just, you know, out of the imagination.
00:41Yeah, I totally understand.
00:43People go out of their way in such a warm hospitality.
00:58I'm impressed with so many delicious foods across India.
01:19But what impressed me most was Miso Pao in Pune.
01:23Miso Pao in Pune!
01:24Because I had a competition with my wife who can eat more spicy hot food.
01:31Wow.
01:32And my wife just completely beat me.
01:35And the video clip was retweeted by Prime Minister Modi.
01:39For me, less spicy.
01:41And for me, hot spicy.
01:44I liked Ranthambore National Park because I could see wild tigers.
01:58Where is it?
01:58In which state?
01:59In Rajasthan.
02:00Rajasthan!
02:01I've never been there.
02:02I should go, I think.
02:04Yes.
02:04You don't know what you're missing.
02:05Wow.
02:06And also, in Darjeeling, moonlight parking.
02:11Moonlight parking?
02:12Tea leaves.
02:13But why in moonlight?
02:15Not daytime?
02:16No, moonlight is the best time.
02:19Because when you have full moon, the gravity of moon pushes out new leaves.
02:26I didn't know that.
02:27I didn't know that either.
02:29It's amazing.
02:37I'm so embarrassed.
02:39I can only introduce myself.
02:42I need to study more.
02:43Okay.
02:43But I can just say,
02:45My name is Hiroshi Suzuki.
02:48I'm a Japanese citizen in India.
02:53Very good.
02:54In Gujarati, I'm Khemchai.
02:57Oh, Khemchai.
02:59Khemchai.
03:00And I'm Avjo.
03:02Avjo.
03:04Which thing do you think is very different between India and Japan?
03:10For me, language.
03:12Because in Japan, we have dialects.
03:15But we have the same writing.
03:18In India, there are so many different writings.
03:21Yes, yes.
03:22It's just so true.
03:23It's amazing.
03:24Yes, it's amazing.
03:25It's like having 28 different countries almost.
03:29Wow, that's so true.
03:30Each state is like a country.
03:35It's hospitality.
03:36Hospitality.
03:37Japanese people have Obotenashi.
03:41Actually, it's a pride to treat foreign guests.
03:45But Indian hospitality is exceptional.
03:50It's really amazing.
03:51Yeah, I totally understand.
03:52People go out of their way with such warm hospitality.
03:57I completely agree.
03:58I also travel to different parts of India.
04:02But they welcome me very warmly.
04:06So they treat me like family and welcome.
04:09What was the biggest cultural shock when you came to India?
04:13It's hot spicy food.
04:15Hot spicy food.
04:18So it seems like unlike your wife, you are not great with the spicy food.
04:23No, no.
04:23Once I was posted in Seoul.
04:26And in Korea, they have hot spicy food.
04:29But in India, the level of spiciness is just out of the imagination.
04:40It has no boundary.
04:41Yes, that's so true.
04:43I also cry and eat the Indian food because it's so tasty.
04:47I want to keep eating, but it's so spicy that I just cry.
04:56If I show you an Indian gesture, please tell me what it means.
05:00That means yes.
05:01Yes.
05:06Oh, Indian people are pouncing, right?
05:08That's girlfriend.
05:10Girlfriend.
05:11Yes, in Japan, it means girlfriend.
05:14Yes.
05:14But no.
05:17It means you want to go to the washroom for me.
05:21Oh, washroom.
05:23I'm glad he learns this now.
05:25Also, without saying anything, he can go to the washroom.
05:34This means sorry.
05:35Oh, sorry.
05:43I have one message to Indian people, particularly Indian young people.
05:50Please go to Japan to study and to work.
05:55If you are a student, it's so easy to get a visa.
06:00If you are a student, essentially, all you have to do is present your student ID, so to speak.
06:07Wow, that's amazing.
06:08And also, I'm encouraging young Indian people to go to Japan to get skill training and job opportunity.