Like seriously, I could have died!
Hey guys, what's going on? Welcome back to the
channel! So no joke, I've actually been trying to
make this video for like a month now. And every time that I try to make it, I just
kind of put it off -- I get lazy. Unfortunately, that sort of happens quite
a lot. But if you couldn't tell what this video is about by the description, it is
about me getting my Japanese driving license! So just a little bit of
information. For those of you who don't really know, getting your license here in
Japan is "somewhat difficult". By somewhat, I mean a lot! If you come from a country
where you drive on the left side of the road, it's a very quick process. You take,
like, an eye test and then a reading test. And they give you -- pretty much -- your
license. But if you're lucky, like me, and you come from America where we drive on
the right side of the road, it's a-it's a little bit more complicated. No joke, I
had to go in, I had to take an eye test, I had to take reading test -- in Japanese,
and I can't read Japanese. And then, I had to come back in three weeks, I think, and
take a driving test. Now, this is where most people fail, and honestly, I-
I failed twice. Everything has to be just so so. If you go over the line just a
little bit, that's an automatic failure. If you don't drive too close to one side,
that's points off. You have to go a certain speed at one point, and if you
don't go at, you know, what they expect, that's points off. It's very, very
strict, and a lot of people just don't get their license because of that. So
again, if you follow me on Twitter (Do It!), you would know that I got my license about
two or three months ago now. And honestly, that's-that's got to be my finest moment here so far!
That-that clip was supposed to be more dramatic...Instead I got coke spilt all
over me, so... True story though, three days after I got my license, I almost got into
a wreck! I was going to pick Mari up from work and...I wasn't really thinking, and I
pulled out in a green light. But another car was coming, you know, in the opposite
direction, so. Luckily for me, her dad was with me because I couldn't speak
Japanese. I mean I spoke even less than I do now then! No joke, the guy followed me
until I pulled over. So when the guy got out of the car, and he was, you know,
trying to yell at me, I just kind of sat in the car. And her dad, you know,
explained to him, "He just got his license here. He's-he's a foreigner," or whatever
he said. I don't really know. Now for those of you who are curious what
driving in Asia is like, I can't really speak for anywhere else, but here in
Japan it's not really that different. Obviously all of the the rules are just
flipped. Really the only thing that was really confusing to me is they have this
red light, but it has green arrows so you can still go. Now, as far as why somebody
would want a license here, the trains are really cheap -- that you can get pretty
much anywhere you want to go with them. Really the only reason I got my license
was to help out, you know, taking them to the station. It's a lot quicker to get to
the station if you live far away. Or if you want to buy groceries, that's always
really helpful to have! But beyond that, you really don't need a car unless you
just really enjoy the sights. That said, driving in Japan is beautiful! Especially
when you see the countryside, or just when you're not near like a big city
like Shibuya or something! It's really something that is just pretty
breathtaking when you're driving -- very distracting! Maybe that's not a good
thing...but guys, that's pretty much it. Personally for me, I think it's a really
big accomplishment considering that like 70 percent of people fail! It's-it's
really helped when we needed it, so! But that's pretty much all I've got to say
for this video! If you enjoyed it, make sure to leave a Like, and if you're new
to the channel, make sure to hit the Subscribe button! Until the next one, I
will see you in the next video! Peace!
"Okay. I think that's good!
"I've essentially covered myself in coke!"
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