This video was featured on the YouTube home page. That’s why it has been viewed so many times (in case you’re wondering).
This was the description I wrote after it was featured:
Thanks YouTube for featuring this video. And sorry to those who think it’s crap – time is precious, I feel your pain.
The Daily English Show is an internet show for people who are studying English.
(If you’re wondering why the script is a bit simple, this is why.)
It is produced by Sarah, a New Zealander living in Japan.
If you are one of those people who are incensed by the fact that I am teaching English with a New Zealand accent, please watch my faq video where I address the issue.
Scripts are available for each show.
Script for this show:
http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/2007_02_10_archive.html
Music
Harmonya and Crepuscule by Nebulis
http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/2964/
Etheral Fairy Tale by Amnoitik
http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/1628/
English script:
http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/2007/02/show-283-saturday-10-february.html
英文スクリプト＋日本語訳＋番組詳細
http://tdes.blog120.fc2.com/blog-entry-692.html
Show 283 Saturday 10 February
The Daily English Show
http://www.thedailyenglishshow.com/
On Tuesday we went to Sapporo for the snow festival we stopped on the way to look at some scenery in Sapporo we stayed at a place called nada it was great we had sober for lunch and sober sushi for the first my favorite part of the snow festival was
This hot foot bath there are some great angra shelter there are free wilt is available so decided to use them because I have a sore knee the wheelchair gave me an interesting view of the city we had dinner at the potato circus we went to a spanish bar and hit some
Delicious wine the bar was great there’s even some live music there we went to another bar and then a club this is inside of the club look there you can see anything except the mirable your snowing pretty heavily on the way home out after dropping my wheelchair my
Drunken driver left me laying in the snow so he could take a photo the next day we went to see tokiya day which is the support or clock tower a famous thing in supple we went to ortho toe on the way home first we visited their music box museum it’s quite impressive I
Was exhausted after walking around for about 10 minutes i sat down with the beer we had coffee at this cafe it was really nice a woman was playing the piano we walked around all that over but and had dinner and a glass co very very strawberry
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I have a price list on my website. thedailyenglishshow dot com should get you there.
So far just advertising on my blog/site/mixi community. Do you have any ideas? Flying solo.
disappointed
is this where sapporo beer comes from?
as a retired speech therapist in USA, I found the video very nicely done. My grandson was in Tokyo for a year on a Rotary program. Plus I have a nephew who has studied Japanese for many years and is now, I believe, a teacher in Japan.
Chuck
Or how about not trying to push your viewpoints onto other people? When in another country, you're a guest and the country is a host. Do good guests tell the hosts how to live their lives?
LOL! Tell me about it! I went to China with my fellow Norwegian classmates and the first thing they wanted to do after getting off the airplane was to eat at Pizza Hut. Honestly! Nine hours on an airplane to eat at Pizza Hut when we could do that back home?
And you know what? You find people like this in every corner of the world…
Do tell, that NEVER wouldve occurred to me. Im just trying to warn people that all their warm, fuzzy ideas about Japan just might come crashing down when they arrive here, just like mine did. Especially if you work for one of the big Eikaiwas.
What's wrong with having an open mind? Besides, not everyone who wants to go to Japan are that naïve.
I fail to see your point. Technically, you didn't even answer my question…
I'm not pushing my viewpoint onto other people. As you can see, it was a simple question. And no, I'm not an American and I fail to see how that is relevant.
"Or how about not trying to push your viewpoints onto other people?"
This is a simple question. If you don't like it when people point such things out to you, then don't bother replying to it.
I'm finished with this discussion and I hope you can too.
well done!
Evidently my sarcasm was too subtle for you, why do you think I highlighted NEVER?? My mind was more than open when I came here, and for the first year and a half it was good. Unfortunately I discovered that a good number of the people here DONT have open minds. Have you been here yet? I see youre only 21 so maybe not. Once again, Im just trying to point out that the reality is not always as good as the dream.
I dont know about you but the ONLY way I could get here was to work for a big Eikaiwa. And I havent forgotten the most important point thank you. Some of the finest people Ive met have been in this job. Unfortunately that doesnt change the fact that MY experience here has not been a good one. Im not saying its impossible by any means, Im just illustrating my experience as a warning to those with rose-coloured glasses.
And I understand, but people still have to make up their own minds about it.
Im not telling anyone what to think, feel free to come here and see it for yourself. To repeat myself ONCE again, I, and most people I know here, or who have left here, have overall, NOT had good experiences. Im just trying to save others from having to suffer the bitter disappointment I feel about living and working in this country. Come for a month, travel, have fun, YAY! Stay for several years, work, maybe, I say MAYBE, not so yay.
Rofl. no way. Taiwanese suck at english. even most of the celebrities. At least japanese has some english words in their daily life.
This was lovely. I spent my childhood years in Sapporo about 15 years ago, and it's just changed so much. Lovely video.
I need to get up there it looks nice. I like the style of your vids. Keep it up!
Ha, what's funny is that I feel like my accent is closer to yours when speaking Japanese. It'd be funny if we somehow met in Japan and had an easier time understanding eachother in Japanese. Probably not the case, but funny to think about.
Your video was nice. I haven't been to Sapporo, but if I'm accepted into JET this year, I might go up there eventually. Not too fond of freezing weather, though, so maybe I'll go midyear.
I'm going there next spring!
great video ..im so jealous ..im in love with japan
Really nice.
i like the music.
What's wrong with teaching English with a New Zealand accent? It's still English isn't it…I wish I could speak like that but I'm stuck with a southern drawl.
Very interesting life you've come up with, teaching english online. Nice video and music. I posted a video response, you have to wait a bit for the english and in the end I speak a bit Dutch. I'm from Holland and I lived half a year in Japan. I want to live my life in Japan, it was great!
I also have a video of using japanese paint nihonga, only in this movie we speak english, dutch, german and japanese all mixed up. If you like, you may edit it or use it by adding your voice and explanation of Nihonga. I hope to hear something back. Ja mata ne, Oscar.
Oh about china people, taiwanese people speak english better than them. I've been to taiwan and japan too so i know. Students who study in govt schools in taiwan can't speak good english unless your from an american school.
cool. i didn't know you were featured. how random!
cool. i didn't know you were featured. how random!
Yep. Do you want my autograph?
I didn't know you had this other account either …
I went to Otaru last year for a few weeks and went to the sento quite a few times with my host family?
^^ ^^ ^^
woah, so the stick news costume is a real hat.
bruh I watched this video when I was like 6 y/o and couldn't understand a single english word.
Well I guess that explains my love for japan and techno I have nowadays lmao