I'm not sure how funny this video really is (I'm laughing, but with a guilty conscience). Its tragic that this is something the Japanese feel they must learn when coming to visit here.
In 1998 I visited some friends who live in Tokyo. They were military, but lived off base in a Japanese home. When they first arrived in Japan, they were advised that they could always leave their home and car doors unlocked without fear of break-ins...unless they were on base where they were surrounded by Americans. There it was a theft probelm and it was "big-american-city" security measures as usual: don't leave your car doors unlocked and hide all valuables...sad state of affairs
For some funny bastardization of english by Japanese, check out
www.engrish.com
Of course, I'm sure there has been many a cringing Japanese face when seeing some of the incorrect use of kanji on American t-shirts (and tattoos).
