Comments by "Jordan, inside-outsider in Japan" (@Jordan-inJapan) on "What $20 Buys You at a Japanese STREET FOOD Market" video.

  1. Gotta love these seaside Japanese markets. No scams, no haggling; just honest, friendly vendors, fresh seafood, and chocolate bananas.
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  2.  @lewisnorden3744  I guess it can be. But here in Japan we generally try to avoid ‘conflict’ in any form. (It’s possible I’ve been here too long... 😆)
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  3. That looked tasty. But if I was going to drop 2000¥ at a market in Sendai it would probably be “Craft Beer Market.” (Look it up if you’re in the area.) OK, fine. maybe one then the other...
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  4. I was thinking about what it is, exactly, that feels different about shopping in a market in Japan (especially as a tourist) vs in many other countries. It’s not just the chocolate bananas or absence of haggling. In most countries I’ve traveled in (specifically in Latin America or SE Asia) I really felt a sense of economic disparity while shopping. Like the value of money is different for the shoppers/tourists and the market vendors. Tourists are assumed to be rich and therefore inflating prices etc is ethical. But in Japan there is a sense (real or imagined) of equality. No one is scheming to rip you off of relying on your purchase for their subsistence. Things can be a little expensive. But it’s a good vibe.
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  5.  @KrishnenduMukherjee  I guess it depends what country.
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  6.  @Surdeigt  You would fit in well in Japan then.
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  7. @Unknown ah. I was thinking of several south-east Asian countries I’ve been to. Anyway, it always kind of stressed me out. (So I’m glad if it’s less widespread than I thought!)
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  8.  @kauswekazilimani3736  Really?? It always kind of stressed me out. (I guess I’m just not aggressive enough. 😆)
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