せーの What's up amazing people, this is YASASA RADIO by Akane and Minami.
In this radio, we are going to talk about random topics in Okinawan Japanese and English.
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イヤサスレディオのアカネとミナミンやいびーん
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オムサルハナシティ トゥドゥキャンディチ
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Self-esteem boom is getting bigger. Books with the title self-esteem have been released
one after another, and the mass media such as women's magazines, TV programs, and radio
programs also feature same topics. Seminars about self-esteem are also popular. In fact,
not a lot of people say loud, I have very low self-esteem by themselves, but they seem
to be suffering from not accepting themselves as they are, tired of comparing themselves
to others, and wanting to increase their self-esteem. According to the Cabinet Office's white book
2019 edition, Japan had the lowest percentage of people who were satisfied with themselves
among teens to 20s. This is a common feature in all countries, and it is clear that women
have lower self-esteem than men. So why are Japanese women's self-esteem so low? It is
often pointed out that the Japanese tend to have a culture that people need to read between
the lines and determine one's behavior based on the evaluation of others. Furthermore,
when it comes to women, lookism, ageism, and sexism are one of the reasons of low self-esteem.
An ability to accept one's appearance, aging, and existence value in our society occur this problem.
I think it's important for us to think about what we want to do with our lives, and what we want to do with our lives.
I think it's important for us to think about what we want to do with our lives, and what we want to do with our lives.
I think it's important for us to think about what we want to do with our lives, and what we want to do with our lives.
I think it's important for us to think about what we want to do with our lives, and what we want to do with our lives.
I think it's important for us to think about what we want to do with our lives, and what we want to do with our lives.
I think it's important for us to think about what we want to do with our lives, and what we want to do with our lives.
I think it's important for us to think about what we want to do with our lives, and what we want to do with our lives.
In addition, when it comes to women, the lower self-esteem is due to
Rookism, appearanceism, ageism, gender discrimination, sexism, gender discrimination,
Rookism, appearanceism, ageism, gender discrimination, sexism, gender discrimination,
In a society with this kind of sexism, it is impossible to accept the value of one's appearance, beauty and existence.
Yeah.
女性の方が自己肯定感が低いそうです。
自己肯定感のこの内閣府の調査の内容なんですけど、
多くの場合は自分に満足している、
私は価値がある人間だと思う、
私はダメな人間だと思うことがある、
といった項目で測られているそうです。
ダメな人間だと思うとか、すごい強いね。
質問が?
Yeah.
But like this self-esteem trend,
Yeah.
It got popular like in this three years,
I think after COVID.
Yeah.
自己肯定感。
Like since COVID started,
people, you know, want to look into themselves.
Or mental issue.
I think we have high self-esteem.
I think we?
Yeah.
Me and you?
Yeah.
Compared to others.
Majority of the people in...
Japan.
What media say?
I think so.
I don't know.
You don't know?
I mean, I don't know like real world actually,
but data says.
Even like if we have a low self-esteem,
and we don't do radio like this, I think.
Like we can't keep comparing,
we can't stop comparing to others.
Yeah.
Do you understand?
I think we care too much about others.
I feel like we can't do many things.
You know?
Yeah.
But some people does do, you know,
doing like a social media and publishing something.
Yeah.
To overcome their low self-esteem too.
Oh, okay.
Not everyone, but I kind of feel that too.
Like one of the reason I do this is
to make me happy, satisfied,
to learn about something,
and to love myself more.
I think the starting point is different.
Maybe they are trying to raise it.
Maybe.
Post the prettiest pictures on social media
and then trying to get likes a lot.
What do you mean?
Huh?
Like, you want to hear people saying you're cute,
and then you're getting higher self-esteem.
Who are you talking about?
Us?
Both.
Yeah.
I don't know if it's self-esteem,
but I think there's something deep inside of us.
I'm happy to see everyone doing something.
I'm happy if it's useful.
But the starting point is self-esteem,
so I think it's the same.
Basically, Japanese people love to see the ranking in the world,
in any type of topic.
And for this self-esteem topic too,
they want to show some data that Japan is at the lowest point
among all the advanced countries.
They like to compare.
They like to compare.
They like to compare with Westerners.
Do you remember the TV show, like,
ここが変だよ、日本人?
Back in, like, 2000-something.
とか、なんか、海外から来た人を呼んで指摘する。
はいはいはい。
何て言うんだろうな。
In my opinion,
Japanese people take the opinion from someone from overseas
or, like, some other environment,
but they don't want to take the opinion from inside people.
And the same thing happens in the company too.
Like, they tend to listen other, you know,
service contractor opinion a lot,
but they don't take the opinion from their boss,
とか、あの、different development that I feel.
Why is that?
外の人たちの意見の方が、こう言われました、みたいなので、
なんとなく受け入れやすいんだろうなって、なんか結構昔から思ってて。
It means, like, people don't want to take responsibility to say something to others.
だから、as a one companyとか、one nationとかとなったら、
we need to be on the same page or the same opinion.
But, you know, we can't say, like, personal opinion in a lot of people.
Like, let's say, like, 99 people versus me only.
っていうのが、日本じゃ一番嫌いな環境じゃない。
だけど、100 Japanese people against one American.
とかになったら、そのアメリカ人の意見が、
なんか、多分、響く人もいるんだけど、自分では言えなかったから、
それを、海外からこう言われてるんですっていう形にすることで、
意見が、確かにってなる瞬間も多く見たし、
記事とか見てても、やっぱり、自分たちを変えるときに、
こうだからこうした方がいいみたいな提案も絶対欧米のデータ。
南なんかもそれよくやってるかもしれないけど。
そういうのが好きな国民なのかなって思う。
島国だからっていうのもあるんじゃん。
何やってもそうなるな。
確かに。
でもだからこの、自己肯定感の、そうそう、同調圧力みたいなのあったけど、
欧米と東洋では、自己感に違いがあるっていうのがあって、
欧米に広く共有されているのは、相互独立的自己感とされます。
これは自分が他者から独立した存在であるという考えがベースになっており、
例えば何か成果をあげたとしても、
それは周囲の影響ではなく、あくまで自分の中にある能力のおかげである。
I think so.
I do that same thing.
Yeah, I think I'm the honest person.
100%.
But I use that term everyday.
Everyday.
When you're at work, right?
Like, work situation.
Versus your boss or clients.
It's like a manner, right?
But everyone knows what I mean.
And I know what they mean if I am the one asking the question.
Yeah.
I don't think so, but
When I think about this culture or language difference,
I translate into English.
Like, what if I answer in a different way.
Yeah.
Then, I notice something wrong.
Yeah.
Like,
You know,
If someone says,
I'm fine if they don't feel good.
But in reality,
I'm not fine.
But in English,
When someone says,
Are you feeling okay?
Not really.
But it's not annoying.
It's just an answer.
Yeah.
You can hear it clearly.
It's just a difference in words.
Yeah.
But,
If I'm learning Japanese,
Yeah.
As an English speaker,
It would be really tough to read people's mind.
Yeah.
That's true.
I would say the exact opposite.
The exact opposite.
As a Japanese native,
You can't hear people saying the exact opposite.
Yeah.
Like, oh, I see.
Yeah.
But,
As a Japanese learner,
It's really difficult.
You have to teach the nuances.
But,
In Kyoto,
There's a saying,
You can't drink tea.
You have to refuse it.
Is that so?
I forgot which prefecture or country.
You have to refuse it.
If you don't know the prefecture,
You have to say,
Oh, I see.
Is that so?
Is there something like a similar custom
in Okinawa?
Let's go home first.
No.
Let's go home later.
Later.
Like, we're not saying
later, but we're saying
see you soon.
But that's English.
That's true.
But,
The similarities between English
and Okinawan is
that
a lot of Okinawan people
are using
wrong Japanese terms.
Like,
I'm coming.
I'm coming.
That's right.
Saying I'm coming is wrong.
It's often said in prefectures.
If that's the case,
it's the same as I'm coming.
I'm coming.
I'm going.
You don't say that.
So,
I don't think it's wrong.
That's right.
If you think about it strictly,
I don't think it's wrong.
It's interesting.
But,
there are some words
that are hard to use.
So,
um,
in the first place,
people who can self-assess
are good people.
They are evaluated.
That's education in the first place.
Japanese people
can cooperate with everyone
and do something.
That's a good human being.
So,
this self-esteem,
like self-esteem
is a strong word.
Self-esteem.
That's how it sounds.
So,
if you compare it to
many Westerners,
Japanese people are overwhelmingly
inferior and
lack self-confidence.
So,
they take it as a simple
interpretation and
say,
I don't like myself.
But, I don't think it has anything to do with it.
It's a matter of
how you use words.
Because,
if you compare it to
Westerners,
they say they have self-confidence,
but there are so many
Americans who are depressed and
depressed.
But,
when you say,
I'm depressed,
the way you express it is different.
So,
if you look at it from this perspective,
it looks totally OK.
On the other hand,
if you go to a different country,
it's not like
something shocking happens
or something like that.
It's not like that.
I think everyone is the same.
Anyway,
I did some research
and found out that
in Japanese society,
people have a lot of
respect for others,
and they have a deep sense of humility.
People think they are
immature,
and they shouldn't hurt
other people's feelings.
People think they are
arrogant and self-confident,
so everyone
thinks they are nothing,
and when they achieve something,
they think they are amazing.
But, this time,
I just said,
thanks to you,
I was able to do something well.
Because we have been born in such a society
for a long time,
we, Japanese,
try to push ourselves out
by self-conceit,
restraint, humility,
respecting each other,
and fulfilling each other's needs
by giving in to each other.
Rather than affirming yourself,
try to overcome your own immaturity.
That is our goal.
In addition,
in Western society,
people have a strong sense of self-conceit,
and even if they are arrogant,
they have to be confident
in order to live.
If they are restrained by self-conceit,
they will lose the competition.
They have to take away
what they want by self-conceit.
On the other hand,
in Western society,
people have been born in such a society
for a long time,
so they are confident
in their self-conceit.
If they show their weakness,
they will be influenced,
so they have no choice
but to affirm themselves.
Some people will be overwhelmed
by watching the news
on TV,
and some people will be
disgusted by it.
However,
in the first place,
there is a cultural difference.
It's not like
just Japanese women
have low self-esteem.
It's because of the cultural difference.
Imagine
the people taking
this self-esteem test.
If the question says,
Are you content
with yourself?
When asked this question,
in Japanese,
it means
you are content with yourself.
It's a culture of self-conceit.
There are women
who have low self-esteem,
but they have been raised
under the pressure
of being ugly
and not elegant.
If you are content with yourself,
but you can't give yourself
a perfect score,
then this test
is meaningless.
That's right.
As you said,
there is a beauty
in the Japanese culture of self-conceit.
So, the answer
is the perfect one.
5-1-3.
It's possible, right?