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Hey everyone welcome to this new 2min Japan video!
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Today we're gonna talk about something a little bit different
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We're not going to talk about
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FOOD!!!
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But the subject today is gonna be: Business in Japan
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Many of you guys want to come to Japan to explore the country, discover the history, eat some food!!!
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But some of you also want to come here to have like a business experience here
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Working in Japan can be an amazing experience!
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Or not!
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For me one of the best things about working in Japan is of course the diff...
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For me one of the best things about working in Japan is of course the diff...
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I CAN'T SAY THIS LINE!!!!!!
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One of the best things about working in Japan is the cultural differences compared to more Western-like business culture
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And what I find interesting is the Japanese expressions you use like almost every day at work that just...
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...doesn't translate to English!
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Today I picked up 3 of my favorite Japanese expressions
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The first sentence is "Otsukaresama desu"
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This phrase actually has a looot of different meanings like:
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"Thanks for your hard work", "cheers!"
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You will hear it all the time
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When you walk by a colleague in the hallway..
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You say it!
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When you enter the office
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You say it!
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When you leave the office
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You say it!
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On the other hand in western countries its more casual like:
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Hi!
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Or "hey!"
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Or "Good Morning!"
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The second phrase you will hear every day is Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu
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This sentence is also like...it means....
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"I trust that you...eerrr....."
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"Please treat me well... no"
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It's kind of the equivalent of "I look forward to working with you"
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Although in English we don't use it as much as we use "Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu" in Japanese
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I don't know, you say it like once in a meeting or in a mail, in Japan it's like...
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...every freakin' second!
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The third and last one is "Osewa ni natteorimasu"
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This one you use at the beginning of every phone conversation or at the beginning of a mail with a client
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The meaning is "Thank you for taking care of me"
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which in English would sound a little creepy
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Hello?
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Thank you for taking care of me.....
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So that was like my 3 favorite expressions you use everyday in a Japanese office
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I'm probably gonna make 1 or 2 more videos about working in Japan so
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if you have any questions please post them in the comments!
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As for my Japanese viewers who want to do business abroad, there's a really cool website
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called VoiceTube where you can practice Business level English
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Go check it out!
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And i'll see you soon for another 2min Japan video!
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Next one we'll be food!
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I swear!
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I SWEAR!!!!!!!
