Most people visiting or living in another country want to do their best to learn about and respect the culture, and to get along with the locals, right? When does the quest towards being an ideal foreigner go too far....like hating on fellow foreigners? At the end of the day, we’ve all got a little pick me in us, don’t we? 

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Words mentioned/useful words

外国人 gaikokujin - foreigner

偉い erai - admirable, great, important

はじめまして hajimemashite - nice to meet you

日本語 nihongo - Japanese language 

日本 Nihon - Japan

和式トイレ washiki toire - Japanese style toilet (squat toilet)

田舎 Inaka - countryside

逆 gyaku - reverse, opposite 

担当 tanto - (person) in charge of something

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Time stamps

00:00 hello/life updates

4:06 what’s a pick me/last samurai 

7:19 “why do foreigners in Japan treat others so badly?”

13:23 no need to give up your entire identity 

15:17 rationalizing xenophobia 

23:43 IG poll responses 

46:25 influencers ruining places?

52:10 JLPT bragging

53:31 reverse pick me

55:03 last samurais 

55:53 our own pick me confessions

1:00:19 funny comments