Inside the American Ghettos of Okinawa

Added: 2026-05-12

[00:00:00]Greetings friends and welcome to Okinawa, Japan. We're going to have the most American mothering day of our god lives.

[00:00:10]>> If you actually didn't know, uh the US actually controlled Japan for the 25 years, 27 years, something like that after World War II and then we gave it back to them. But we have so many military bases all over the country.

[00:00:22]Yeah, this does not feel like Japan, guys. It's a little bit sadder, a little more rundown. There's kind of overgrown little um I mean this looks like it could be in [ __ ] Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There's a Nissan Ultima there.

[00:00:36]Is Okinawa Japan's Florida? I don't know. I mean they have public transit, so I guess the answer is no. It still is Japan, but they have graffiti in Okinawa.

[00:00:46]Come on. Come on, guys.

[00:00:50]Little abandoned shacks here. Yeah, I don't quite know what to think of Okinawa. been here uh years ago, 7 years ago when I used to teach English in Japan, but um haven't ever really ventured outside of the main city. And that's where we are right now, guys.

[00:01:03]We're in Keen Town, which is there's a big US Air Force here. We've been hearing the planes and jets and fighter jets and all theing helicopters.

[00:01:14]Good morning from Okinawa where fighter jets are doing drills over our home.

[00:01:19]Even here, look at this. The hell is this, bro? A garage in [ __ ] twocar garage in Japan. Theing Latin style the Spanish style roofs. This is odd. I really don't know what to make of this place. That is like a tropical Japan but with like a huge American Latin influence, I guess. I don't know. We're going to keep walking around and see see what we can find. All right, boys. And since Okinawa is the America of Japan, we obviously had to rent a car because public transit is not great here. So, we got the mother Toyota Yurus in the cut.

[00:01:55]You know what I'm saying, [screaming] bro? And nothing feels better than to have your own wheels in a foreign country, bro. The European mind could never comprehend this freedom. Oh, got one on the line. Oh, I caught it. I caught it. Guys, in all seriousness, today's video is brought to you by Fishing Clash. Guys, I haven't played a video game on my iPhone since Drink the Beer, but when Fish and Clash hit me up, I had to give it a shot. And dear lord, is it fun. In Fishing Class, you sail all over the world, catching different exotic fish in each location. So, you get this nice diversity of gameplay where each level is different, different environment, different fish, different rewards. There are 50 unique locations and hundreds of fish to catch, so it never gets old. You can even upgrade your boat for bonuses, extra catches, and gifts. And let's be honest, guys, none of us are going to own a boat. Not in this economy. Hell, this canoe here, I stole it. So, why not enjoy the fantasy of owning and upgrading a boat in Fishing Clash? And if you're short on time, you can do challenges or short competitions to see who can catch the highest scoring fish. I'm not going to lie, this game completely hacked my dopamine, and I don't even mind. And I've been trying to stay off social media in 2026, and this game has helped tremendously. What would you rather do on the plane? Read another article about how terrible the world is, or catch some exotic fish in a beautiful environment.

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[00:03:56]Why am I doing this? I should be selling insurance, not [laughter] video games. Well, if you guys didn't know anybody, you'd think I was in [ __ ] Florida somewhere at a little resort town cuz obviously that's exactly what it looks like. Minus all the Japanese K cars and the Japanese on the on the [ __ ] whatever the [ __ ] But look around, guys. We have resorts, huge parking lots. I just parked in a parking deck over there. Palm trees.

[00:04:24]This is the American Village, guys. And we're not even in the center of it yet.

[00:04:27]This This is like a very kitschy little area that I cannot wait to show you guys. Brother, look at this. We have the Hawaiian Cafe and they're telling you to look and grow fat. Honestly, even if it said laugh and grow fat, I think that would be troubling. The restaurant is telling you their food will make you fat. But laugh and [snorts] grow fat in the American village, guys. I couldn't even get that right. Holy. [laughter] Who is this for? I don't think this is for Americans. I think this is for Japanese people to feel like they are surrounded by American culture.

[00:05:02]It's like a weird tacky theme park on acid. The steakhouse. Oh, we got to we got to check out the American steakhouse, don't we, boys? And of course, a uh a pizza restaurant next to the steakhouse cuz what's more American than pizza and steak? We had [ __ ] Christmas decorations. It's almost March, bro. What the hell? They have Santa falling from the ceiling next to a Chinese restaurant, a steak restaurant.

[00:05:31]Most of the signs are in English. This is a debilitating experience. I don't know where I am right now. What the Bro.

[00:05:40]I think we have to go in.

[00:05:43][music] Oh, damn. They got some deep cuts, actually. Holy, that's sick. That's in great condition. Damn, bro. This was definitely thrifted by someing Marines.

[00:05:55]Look at that real tree. We got Carheart.

[00:05:58]Oh my god. [laughter] This like a real hunting jacket. Who brought this toing Japan, brother?

[00:06:05]What is this? Bulldogs.

[00:06:09]All league. Someone brought their localing football jersey.

[00:06:14]>> My husband's in the military.

[00:06:16]>> Okay.

[00:06:16]>> And then I'm just here with him. So took the day off.

[00:06:18]>> Do you live on base?

[00:06:19]>> Yeah. I've been trying to get on a base, but I don't think um >> it's hard because like you have to do the background check and everything like that.

[00:06:25]>> No. Yeah, cuz I someone reached out and they were like, "Oh, yeah. We sent your your information to uh public affairs."

[00:06:30]And they said, "No."

[00:06:31]>> Yeah.

[00:06:31]>> Heard that I could go, but I couldn't film because >> Yeah. Because of all all the aircraft and everything.

[00:06:35]>> Honestly, this is like the bread and butter. I want to go to like the Red Lobster. Yeah. I just want to like see some tacky American. I think I might go.

[00:06:42]>> You're in the perfect place for it.

[00:06:43][laughter and snorts] >> Yeah, obviously. It's [ __ ] Mecca. How long have you been living here? on and off like eight years total.

[00:06:50]>> Damn.

[00:06:50]>> Lived here six, went back to the States and then came back again for two.

[00:06:53]>> How has it been? Do you feel like at home here or >> Yeah, this is our second like mini home.

[00:06:57]So, it's awesome. I love it.

[00:06:59]>> Do you feel yourself like exploring Japanese culture? Are you kind of hanging out like around the base more?

[00:07:03]>> Japanese culture. So, yeah.

[00:07:04]>> Do you feel like other service people get out there and see Japanese culture?

[00:07:07]>> Absolutely. Really?

[00:07:08]>> Yeah. It's There's no shortage. There's always things for us to do to learn more about the culture. So, it's it's awesome.

[00:07:13]>> Oh, wow. Okay. Cuz it felt like almost like sectioned off like American culture. this kind of and then like Japanese stuff.

[00:07:19]>> They made this. They made this for tourists to come through. Like this is like little America like we would have Chinatown. Like this is their version like hey come to America. So this is their version of what they envision that we like but we come because there's it's there's that comfort and like you know missing home. So it's here. So you know there's pizza, hot dogs, the bars like that's a pretty popular bar. See the uh Guinness that Fortha that one's pretty >> bar Howdy.

[00:07:47]>> Yeah. [laughter] >> Wow. Look, guys. Freedom. Peace.

[00:07:55]Secondhand stores. You can find all the freedom and peace that you need here. Shopping for secondhand items. Let's see. See if we feel any peace in here. Or is it made?

[00:08:05]Is if it's not made in America, I'm not buying this [ __ ] Dude, that is so funny. They built [music] this to be like a Chinatown but for Americans. This is [ __ ] trippy, dude. I feel like if I was a service member here, it'd be a little like nostalgic and sad like missing America, but this is all you got is like the most corporate kind [music] of plastered over version of of your country and then right into a massive parking lot. Oh my goodness. [laughter] This is the America that I remember, guys. This is my country. This is my culture right here in the parking lot.

[00:08:42]Wow. And it goes for ages, too. You can't even see the end of it. Holy.

[00:08:46]Damn. They kind of nailed this, though.

[00:08:48]Like even the fake tram line thing. Oh my god.

[00:08:55]What the How did they absolutely nail this? [laughter] The What is he doing? Smoking a J. What the What [music] is this supposed to be?

[00:09:03]Charlie Brown.

[00:09:10]town.

[00:09:16]>> I don't feel like here.

[00:09:18]>> Oh, [laughter] I'm glad they recognize game though.

[00:09:27]Honestly, I'm glad they understand. This is not I mean, it depends on what corner you're on. I mean, this is weird. I don't know what the this is supposed to be. I also don't understand why there's like Christmas decorations all over the place. Merry Christmas. It's almost March. I don't understand what that's about. Oh my god, guys. This behemoth of a monstrosity Christmas land crevette.

[00:09:57]What the dude? What the absolute Where are we? We are in Christmas land, boys and girls. What's more American than Christmas land? Name one thing that's more American than Christmas land. Wow.

[00:10:13]It It is horrifically ugly. Oh my god.

[00:10:17]This is a monstrosity. [laughter] Where the are we, dude? We're in Christmas land. Hey. All right.

[00:10:29]Not bad. We have public seating.

[00:10:33]That is uh that's the least American thing I could possibly think of actually.

[00:10:39]Having equal access to seating and no I mean where's the no loitering signs guys? Where's the police harassing young teens smoking cigarettes on the corner?

[00:10:50]This is just a lovely little lookout point. We have a little photo area here.

[00:10:56]Come on, dude. Excellent date spot. Look at this.

[00:11:00]Come on now. You could not do this in America.

[00:11:05]Be shot dead.

[00:11:09]>> All right. This is kind of looking more like America, honestly. This is like a uh Disney Springs type situation. It's like kind of like a little resort town outside of Disney where you can go get food and stuff. One major difference between Japan and America is in places like this, things are actually affordably priced. In America, when they can price gouju, they absolutely go well. They'll charge three times the real price. What is this credible little spot? What is this coffee shop?

[00:11:39]See, and here you have people, you know, Japanese people love to wait in lines, and I don't think that's something Americans would be down to do. Yeah.

[00:11:44]Let's go to the coffee joint with no line. That's more my style.

[00:11:50]>> Cowboys. [music] [laughter] All right, I can confirm the bathroom stinks like an American mall's bathroom.

[00:12:04]So, they got that. Oh, yeah. I taste the pee in the air.

[00:12:14]Well, I can confirm this is a very reasonably priced latte and extraordinarily delicious. I saw a tip jar in there and tipping is not a thing in the rest of Japan whatsoever. Uh, I guess outside of Okinawa. I guess that's the American tax on your American ass.

[00:12:30]They're like, "All right, you're going to build some [ __ ] Air Force bases here. We're going to tax your dumb asses with tips. We're going to we're going to [ __ ] shame you into tipping us."

[00:12:41]>> That is so wild, dude. American warships landing in Japan right next to America Town. Meanwhile, everyone's here just like, "It's so great that America's here." Ho ho.

[00:12:52]>> Hello.

[00:12:56]>> [laughter] [laughter] >> So [laughter] >> beautiful.

[00:13:22]>> Beautiful.

[00:13:22]>> Beautiful. And uh good.

[00:13:36][laughter] >> All right, guys. Dude, Japan always provides. There's characters no matter where you look, brother. That's so awesome. See those guys? They're from Nagua. They don't give a There's Americans here. They think it's cool.

[00:13:47]They think we're cool, guys. So wild.

[00:13:49]But we've taken over so much of their land with uh US military bases and they're just like, "Nah, you guys are cool. We like rock and roll. We like pizza. You You're welcome to come here and colonize us."

[00:14:00]Brother, did they get an American to vet the names of this? Barry Brown Balls.

[00:14:04]It's all Wow. Barry Brown Balls. And uh we have stuff like this kind of sad mini malls that are crumbling. And that is one of the most American things that I could think of. And you know what, guys?

[00:14:18]I'm going to do the most American thing that I know how to do.

[00:14:23]Guys, do you get it? I'm I'm slumped out on fentinel outside of a crumbling a crumbling mini mall. Here, I'll do it again if you didn't get it.

[00:14:36]So guys, since America controlled Okinawa between 1945 and 1972, a lot of the soldiers that were stationed here missed American food, thus creating the need for the illustrious taco rice, an Okinawa staple.

[00:15:03]Wow.

[00:15:06]Wow. This place is legit, dude. Super old school. The [ __ ] nylon on the tables, the laminated menus everywhere.

[00:15:15]Looks like some some happy customers.

[00:15:17]Yeah, bro. This place has been around since 1958, bro.

[00:15:24]Brother, look at the feast we have in front of us right now, boys. The crunchy tacos. Listen, listen.

[00:15:31]Oh my god, look at that cinematic mode on the taco rice. [laughter] Little bit of spicy sweet sauce on there. Some marinated meat with the Japanese sticky rice.

[00:15:42]Oh my god. On to meal number two. Come on now. Look at that. Oh, I can see why they've been in business the last seven years. Holy. That is a fried like rice [clears throat] tortilla, I think.

[00:15:57]Well, that was a wonderful culinary and cultural experience, guys. I'm going to try not to throw up with all the taco riding tacos that I had. But all right, it looks like we have a little war patch shop. You can get different military patches. You can just make patches here.

[00:16:15]Top gun patches.

[00:16:17][ __ ] my life. What the? They're making AI patches now. Pooh Bear. South China Sea. Flying claw.

[00:16:28]All right, guys. We got our loot from this lovely little patch shop. Dude, they had so many patches in there, and I got five of the best patches that I could find. So, because I'm feeling generous, I'm going to be doing a giveaway over on patreon.com/smallbrainame.

[00:16:45]I'll be giving away five of these bespoke Japanese military, many of them with the Imperial Fascist flag on them, but we're not going to talk about that.

[00:16:53]You're just going to go over to Small Brand American on Patreon. The links in the description. And we're doing a 48 hour giveaway.

[00:17:00][music] All right, guys. And now we find ourselves on Gate 2 Street. This is the nightlife center of Okinawa. There's an air force base really close to here. A lot of Marines. I think a lot of army guys come here and get reallyed up. Uh it's Friday around 5:00 p.m. I'm not sure if I'm too early, but I w I do want to witness a little bit of uh Okinawan nightlife culture. See what's going on down here. It's pretty [ __ ] rundown if I'm being honest. It does not look anything like any other part of Japan I've ever seen. Uh it rivals Osaka and its griiness and its grittiness. It is not nice at all. Not saying that's a bad thing.

[00:17:42]It's uh got a certain vibe to it.

[00:17:44]Usually the high street in Japan is not a five lane highway. I feel like this city was designed by Americans to be honest with you. All right, we have Club Queen. Don't know if that's a gay bar or or what. Uh and Club Amazon with some AI titties for you.

[00:18:06]Wonderful. Wonderful. I wonder if there's AI strippers in there. Probably not.

[00:18:10]Nice skyline of the United States of America in case you forgot who was in charge around here. Although it is missing two very important towers.

[00:18:21]So there you go. Nice big strip club uh right next to the Air Force base. They know what they are doing.

[00:18:29]Japan or Bangladesh?

[00:18:32]I hate to make that comparison, but if you didn't have any context other than the little K car there in the Japanese writing, you wouldn't know where the that was. You'd probably think it was somewhere in Southeast Asia.

[00:18:47]All right, boys and girls, and today we are on a very special trip. We're going to a remote island off of Okinawa. This is one of the most influential places I've ever visited in my entire life. I took a long weekend here way back in the day when I was an English teacher in Japan and it really just opened my eyes to the potential for travel and all the different things you can see and uh just how wonderful life can truly be when you get out there.

[00:19:19]And check her out, guys. This is the one stoplight on the entire island. The rest is just open road, baby. This is it. the one stuff like, "Oh, you're jaywalking."

[00:19:33]This is wonderful, dude.

[00:19:36]This is the only place you'll see Japanese people jaywalking because there are no cars. There are no These are probably all the cars on the entire island. So, this is new. It's a visitors center. This was certainly not here 8 years ago.

[00:20:00]Why we have white receptionists? That is a a shock to the system. I thought we were in the remotest parts of of Okinawa and uh there'sing Americans or goding Americans. Where are you from?

[00:20:12]>> I'm French.

[00:20:13]>> Oh, nice. You live here?

[00:20:14]>> Yeah.

[00:20:15]>> Oh, nice. How long?

[00:20:17]>> I'm from the US. They're letting [ __ ] Germans on my island now. The I'm so pissed. I'm jaywalking. All right, guys. Now, we're going to the one grocery store on the island. I know it looks a little sad. It looks a little rund down. Uh, and that's because it is, but it is the place to be. Oh, no. This isn't a little uh dessert cafe. Little isakaya. Hello, sir. Okay, that's a little messaul. A little cafeteria, actually. All right. All right. So, that's a little cafe Isizakaya. We'll bookmark that for later if we're getting uh hungry. Looks like there's only a couple places to go, guys. There's a little town, a little beach, a different town, a different beach.

[00:21:01]So, I think our options are very limited here. [laughter] [sighs] God, guys, can we just appreciate how pretty this place is? I mean, this is theing shipping yard. The place that should be the least atmospheric, the least vibe. And look at it.

[00:21:20]Look how wonderful. I know there's a grocery store around here somewhere.

[00:21:26]Uh so it's time for us to get some groceries, guys. Let's see what the local remote Okinawan Island has to offer.

[00:21:33]Oh, here we go.

[00:21:38]Of course, we have the uh the spam and the pork lunchon meat. This is what you really want. This is what you really want.

[00:21:47]All right. Wow. Lots of dry goods. Lots of dry goods. Much like a food pantry.

[00:21:54]Wow. And they actually have reasonably priced sunscreen, guys. Usually in uh in these like, you know, beachy towns in the US or anywhere abroad really.

[00:22:05]They'll just chip you off with the sunscreen. This is like $9 for for a can of 50 SPF. It's [music] crazy. In Japan, the pricing is so honest and reasonable.

[00:22:15]Damn. They got a little bit of everything in here, guys. They got snack food.

[00:22:20]Oh my god, dude. It's like a Japanese bies. They have gardening tools, scythes, I think they're called zip ties, so you can kill your enemies.

[00:22:29]Holy. Some of these knives in Japan, guys, actually require an ID check to Oh, is this turtle? Can you eat? Oh, no.

[00:22:36]No. It's to feed your turtle. The turtle feed. Okay. Okay. Thank god. Oh my god.

[00:22:40]Look at the spam sandwich collection, guys. Or the spam oni. Holy. Oh, we got to get some Okinawan donuts as well. Get a little spam oni.

[00:23:09]All right, guys. So, we got a little bit of reasonably priced sunscreen. It was like $9. Got a little thing of donuts just for some treats. The Okinawans love their little local donuts. And I got some spam oniri with egg and tomato sauce. Lovely little lunch here.

[00:23:30]Uh, >> international license. No, >> dude. Of course, the the helmet doesn't fit me. Mying huge [ __ ] head.

[00:23:47]How ridiculous does my helmet look? I feel like it will do absolutely nothing for me in the event of a crash. It doesn't fit on my head. It won't even buckle. And I am vlogging. And that's never ended badly for anyone, has it?

[00:23:59]Oh, [ __ ] Oh, we're driving by the police station.

[00:24:03]I might want to All right. Don't mind me. Just a law-abiding Japanese person.

[00:24:11]Whoa.

[00:24:13]Oh my gosh.

[00:24:16]There's like eight people here on the entire beach.

[00:24:21]All right, we'll see how cold the Pacific Ocean is today. Oh yeah, it's pretty. That's pretty cold.

[00:24:34]M.

[00:24:36]That's good. It's so salty.

[00:24:42]Check her out, guys. This is our tsunami evacuation map. So, we're here and it looks like we have to go all the way over here, I guess, for the high ground.

[00:24:52]Um, because obviously Japan has a huge issue with earthquakes and tsunamis.

[00:24:57]It's one of the most seismically active places on the entire planet. Actually, just a couple days ago, I woke up to an earthquake in Okinawa. It happens here all the time. Also, what happens here all the time is trash being thrown in the whales eating it. So, that's why they made a sign to not throw your trash in the ocean. But tell me where you see a trash can. Where is the trash can to throw away your trash? I think right here would actually be a perfect place for a trash can. Right under the whale.

[00:25:27]It's like, oh, the poor whale. Oh, yes.

[00:25:29]We'll throw away our trash and it won't be in the ocean, right? But do you see any trash cans? I see no trash cans. So, I guess I'm just going to have to throw this in the ocean.

[00:25:40]No, but honestly, that's such an issue in Japan. It's like they just they don't have trash cans. I don't understand what people do with their trash. They just hold it. I'm just holding my trash right now. I'm just holding it. I don't know what to do with it. Okay. Actually, I found a trash can quite easily. I'm just I'm being a baby. I'm sorry.

[00:25:59]Jesus Christ. Every hour on the hour that clock goes off. It's terrifying.

[00:26:09]All right. And now we are venturing into the Japanese jungle in flip-flops. Oh, and there is a secret beach. Yes, it paid off immediately. Wow, the tide is way out.

[00:26:23]Damn. I actually don't know if this would be accessible at any other point in the day. I mean, look how much access we have here, guys. This would normally be covered in water. Holy.

[00:26:35]All right, we're off to find some Japanese secrets. Some old bunkers.

[00:26:41]Are you a bunker, sir? What are you?

[00:26:45]What? It's a grave.

[00:26:48]There's a grave right next to the ocean.

[00:26:50]The tide washes. Look, there's coral, dude. It's built right into the rock.

[00:26:56]Damn.

[00:27:00]Wow. Look at this, dude. A little private swimming hole.

[00:27:08]Let's test the water.

[00:27:10]Very reasonable temperature.

[00:27:13]Very reasonable. Oh, it's cold. But it's it's honestly not as cold as the ocean.

[00:27:16]I guess it's been frying out here in the sun all day. Oh, yeah. [snorts] [laughter] Brother, look at my scientific discovery.

[00:27:30]Look.

[00:27:34]Is that a good size?

[00:27:38]See, this is another bike rental place.

[00:27:40]And look, don't lock the bike on this island. Nobody steals here. So, this one you It's all selfservice. Youing download the app, you get the helmet.

[00:27:49]There is no staff here. There is not staff on the island for nearly anything.

[00:27:55]And then you just grab a bike.

[00:27:59]All right, we're looking for a road that goes over the mountain. I don't know if this is it. This does not look like it's it, but we're just going to follow it until it ends and see what happens.

[00:28:10]We're trying to get to a really remote beach.

[00:28:14]Oh god.

[00:28:16]Dear God, what have we done? What have we done? Oh god.

[00:28:22]I think we found it. Let's see if the scooter can handle the hills.

[00:28:27]Okay, the road the road is ending now.

[00:28:30]All right, so we we have to get off.

[00:28:32]Let's just see where we are. Let's just see. [laughter] We got so lost. This is the smallest island in Japan. We goting lost as Oh my god, [laughter] that's unbelievable.

[00:28:45]But you can go down further.

[00:28:48]>> But there is like an there's a clear trail down there.

[00:28:55]>> And Okinawa does not disappoint.

[00:29:00]Jesus Christ. All >> [laughter] >> right. So, as lovely as that was, that was not the beach we're looking for.

[00:29:10]>> How is it?

[00:29:11]>> Very beautiful.

[00:29:12]>> Very beautiful.

[00:29:12]>> Nobody there.

[00:29:13]>> Nobody there.

[00:29:14]>> You met a toy with that.

[00:29:22]>> Whoa.

[00:29:24]Oh my god.

[00:29:27]And there are no people here.

[00:29:31]Oh my god, there's no one here. This is like a prehistoric beach. I feel like I'm discovering it for the first time. I mean, and it's just uninhabited islands as far as you can possibly see. Just straight flat sea.

[00:29:50]It's like a swimming pool. Is there a message in a bottle for me? No, sir. All right. Oh my gosh. It's an ancient piss bottle from the prehistoric times.

[00:30:00]Someone sent the piss bottle from probably from China. They're sending their trash. The dirtiest, filthiest of trash.

[00:30:07]Nasty trash. But everything else other than the trash is like god perfect. Where else can you find beaches like this? And don't say the Philippines.

[00:30:19]Philippines is not Japan. Where else can you get this and clean drinking water?

[00:30:24]Yeah, we were joking earlier, guys. But, uh, yeah, it's exactly what it looks like.

[00:30:31]If this was CSI, uh, China, I would lock somebody up for for littering in Japanese waters.

[00:30:39]>> Oh, yeah.

[00:30:41]>> Yeah.

[00:30:48]All right. Well, this isn't as fun of a segment as the others, but this is part of the, you know, American influence here in Okinawa. These are This is the international cemetery.

[00:31:00]Looks like a lot of old graves. This guy was he died in 1972. That was actually the last year that America fully controlled Okinawa. So he was born in Wisconsin. He died here in Okinawa. Um you see the crosses on all the graves, most likely Americans. Yeah. John Paul Dumigan died in ' 65. Most likely an American. And also guys, the structure of these graves is uniquely American.

[00:31:26]These look like military graves with the crosses and stuff. If you've ever been to um Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, you'll see that the Jewish soldiers have swastikas or not swastikas. Jesus Christ. The Jewish soldiers have um the Star of David. And um holy, I can't believe I just said that. Holy. But yeah, in Japan, the graves are just straight up and down cuz they're trying to conserve space. But obviously in America, we have a lot more space to deal with. You can see there's a couple more graves over there that are kind of like up and jagged probably from earthquakes or you know the land softening over time here in Okinawa. But yeah, I was walking by this and I just couldn't not say anything because I mean clearly this is a huge American influence in the island. Wow.

[00:32:13]And guys, now it's time for everyone's favorite part of the video. Coco Ichiba.

[00:32:17]But not just any Coco Ichiba, guys. This one has a drive-thru.

[00:32:23]If you uh look at this nice young man right next to us in the drive-thru, he is reading off a menu ordering. And uh there is actually no drive-thru. It is not a drive-thru mechanism. You drive up to this, you order, and they bring it out to you over there. And what's more American than a drive-thru? All right, fellas. We're going to try to order all in Japanese and see if the lady suspects that we are a sloppy gajin. We'll see.

[00:32:48]There's lots of Americans in Okinawa, so she might be on to us. But we're just going to we're going to test our skills today. Test our curry fluency.

[00:33:02]Do I have to ring her?

[00:33:12]Um, >> no. Half. Okay.

[00:33:23]>> Halfu. Okay.

[00:33:25]>> Okay.

[00:33:25]>> He's on to me. He's on to me. Uh, cheese or half?

[00:33:29]>> Cheese. Half cheese.

[00:33:30]>> Yes.

[00:33:31]>> Okay.

[00:33:33]Sankara.

[00:33:40]All right. So, I think we pull forward to space number two. That is us. All right. He was on to us. He He definitely was speaking some English, but [panting] we came back around to the Japanese at the end. So, I am proud. I'm a proud American today. Yeah. Yeah, I've been waiting in the car here for a couple minutes and Oh, there's the Cocoa Itchy playlist. Yes, sir. [laughter] We need the Cocoa Itchy vibes in the car. I need to feel like I'm inside.

[00:34:11]They always have the most relaxing music. Do you feel relaxed? Do you feel like eating curry?

[00:34:16]>> I know. I sure do.

[00:34:17]>> I just [laughter] half cheese, half >> Okay.

[00:34:26]Okay. All right. There we go. Speaking Japanese with the homeboy. Let's go. The street cred is only going up from here.

[00:34:32]He hears the vibes. He hears the Cocoishi soundtrack. Let it breathe, baby. Let those speakers breathe.

[00:34:41]>> Do you like?

[00:34:42]>> No, it's okay.

[00:34:44]>> Drive-thru. American style.

[00:34:45]>> American style.

[00:34:47]>> Are you Bina?

[00:34:48]>> Yes.

[00:34:49]>> For YouTube channel.

[00:34:49]>> Oh, yeah.

[00:34:50]>> Oh, really?

[00:34:50]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:34:51]>> Oh, that's cool.

[00:34:53]>> Say hello to YouTube.

[00:34:54]>> Hello. [laughter] Oh, >> Okinawa.

[00:34:58]>> Okinawa.

[00:35:00]>> Okay, brother.

[00:35:02]>> All right. I love you.

[00:35:02]>> Have a good trip.

[00:35:03]>> You, too. Thanks, brother. Let's bow.

[00:35:05]Yes, he bowed. Yeah. Yeah. [laughter] Oh my god.

[00:35:16]Oh my god. It's so good.

[00:35:20]>> All right, this is not American theme, but I thought this is too hilarious to not mention. These are condoms that go over your penis, obviously. Uh to stop AIDS, I I guess. And this is the Okinawan uh special cucumber. It's very famous here. Very bitter cucumber. Let's see what else they got. Um yeah, that's pretty much it. It's uh stopping aids.

[00:35:42]So, if you're a service member wanting to act up in the various exotic dancing establishments this weekend, make sure to wrap your Okinowan cucumber.

[00:35:52]So your dad's American, your mom's Japanese.

[00:35:54]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:35:55]>> Okay. Sick.

[00:35:56]>> Or specifically Okinawan. There's a lot of Marines, which isn't too bad, but they're not exactly known for the best conduct.

[00:36:04]>> Oh, >> it's kind of a joke here that they're kind of kind of iffy when it comes to sexual harassment.

[00:36:11]>> Oh, do it again.

[00:36:13]>> Do you think you'll like live here forever or you'll go back to the US or >> I don't think I'll go back to the US. Uh >> why not? it. Well, especially right now with all the like ice stuff and like Donald Trump, >> uh especially as somebody who's, you know, half Asian, half black, I don't really feel like I'd feel safe there.

[00:36:30]>> Okay.

[00:36:31]>> And I haven't really experienced there.

[00:36:32]And there's a lot of guns.

[00:36:34]>> Yeah.

[00:36:34]>> There's like no guns here.

[00:36:36]>> It's crazy to hear you talk, man, cuz you sound just like you're from America, but you've only been once, right? So, >> like my English comes from my dad and like the bases. So, uh so I do have like a pretty good American accent and I grew up on like the American side of the internet.

[00:36:48]>> Yeah. Yeah, >> that's cool, man. Wow. Cool, man. Hey, nice to meet you, brother. Nice.

[00:36:53]>> Nice to meet you, too. Conor, right?

[00:36:54]>> Yeah. See you, Frankie.

[00:36:55]>> Good to see you.

[00:36:56]>> Wow, that dude is so friendly. He acts I mean, he is Japanese. He was born here, but he was raised by an American dad, so that's actually he's all the Japanese mannerisms. He's very polite and respectful and wow, that's so glad we met that dude.

[00:37:15]All right, guys. Do I even need to introduce it? It's the Marine Corps military base. It's a restricted area.

[00:37:23]Been declared a restricted area by authority of the commanding general.

[00:37:27]Unauthorized entry is prohibited. Don't worry, we will not be entering. Mr. Uncle Sam, I am terrified of the US military. And I am scared to film. I am going to start slowly walking away. I am not a threat, Mr. Uncle Sam. I promise.

[00:37:42]But there it is. US military base. One of many here in Okinawa. And I want to show you guys something special. This is a nightlife district, obviously right outside of the military base. This is where the Marines go to get their rocks off, so to speak.

[00:38:01]I don't know if you guys can hear that, but there are lots of guns going off right now. That's a strange thing to hear in Japan as I'm next to a barbecue and pizza place. But here it is, guys. the Japan America in I don't even know what you call this. We're in Kingtown. It's like a uh a Marine Corps town and literally right across the street these boys can have all their fun. So, let's see what they can get into here on a night out. That pool and darts smoking.

[00:38:33]Okay. Darts joint. All right. The infamous gentleman's club. Chi-Cheese north. Oh, they must have a south uh establishment. These fine ladies. Free entrance for military or all you can drink.

[00:38:50]All right, we got some veterans in here. We got some proud.

[00:38:55][laughter] They support their military by doing who knows what in there, but well, I guess we all know. But so str it's just all bars.

[00:39:07]More bars. More bars. strip clubs, bars, cigar bars.

[00:39:13]So, um I guess when the boys are getting trained to fight overseas, they're uh they're having a good time down here.

[00:39:19]This looks like a little rundown karaoke joint. It's gone out of business a long time ago, it appears. Wow.

[00:39:29]Yeah. I'm not sure if the mic is picking that up, but there are just so many rifles going off as uh we are in basically an American ghetto. I mean, let's call it for what it is. This is uh pretty pretty grimy. Pretty grimy out here.

[00:39:45]All right, guys. Right now, we are actually going to a US military base.

[00:39:51]They up, guys. They're going to let a small brand American in there and leak all their secrets. No, I'm just kidding.

[00:39:56]I no intention on doing that. Uncle Sam, if you are uh going through my SD card right now, I promise I'm joking.

[00:40:04]>> What up, dude?

[00:40:06]>> How's it going? Looking fresh in the bies fit.

[00:40:10]All right, we're with our boy Deonte. He is going to get us on the base.

[00:40:14]>> Yep.

[00:40:14]>> He's smuggling us >> pretty much.

[00:40:18]>> What? What is this? What the dude?

[00:40:21]>> Uh that's Okinowan, dude.

[00:40:24]>> Okay. Local local Okinowan plant. All right, let's go with that.

[00:40:27]>> Yeah.

[00:40:29]>> Holy, brother. All right, we got in, boys. They were very thorough. I will not discuss the security protocol because I'm a good American, but they're thorough. Mark my words, China. All right, boys. This is the exchange. Don't mind the uh fighter jets flying 40 ft over our heads. This is the greatest capitalist area on the whole base. It's uh there's no logos. It's supposed to be a big mall. You couldn't tell anything from the outside, but can you even hear me with the violent thundering airplanes above us? I hope you can. But anyways, here we are. Burger King, baby. Are those prices in dollars?

[00:41:07]Oh, wow. We got our Panda Express with some authentic Asian workers.

[00:41:14]All right, a few notes about the bathroom. Um, there was no bedet. It was huge. And that's about it. I mean, look, these are just American like gas station bathrooms in Japan. It's huge in here.

[00:41:26]It's literally like American sizes, bro.

[00:41:29]It's crazy. I feel like I'm in a Bies right now. That's a weird crossover.

[00:41:33]It's a Japanese uh calligraphy thing with [ __ ] Spider-Man on it. Okay.

[00:41:38]Americanized shopping carts, Costco sized, imported straight from the USA.

[00:41:43]That's USA quality right there, folks.

[00:41:44]That's USA quality. It feels just like America here, dude. It's kind of a mind.

[00:41:50]I mean, this is American soil, right?

[00:41:52]>> Yeah.

[00:41:52]>> Yeah. I mean, look. Massive American parking lot.

[00:41:57]All your favorite chains. Yeah. This doesn't feel like Japan at Well, I mean, other than other than the little trinkets and like this is practically America. I mean, it is literally physically legally it is America.

[00:42:10]This is crazy.

[00:42:12]Whoa, dude. The elementary school has got an American and a Japanese flag.

[00:42:16]Holy crap, bro. This is the surrender point.

[00:42:23]Wow. This is where Japan gave Okinawa to the United States in 1945 after we've nuked them twice. September 9th, 1945, they surrendered. Damn. This is the document that gave Okinawa to America.

[00:42:41]Damn. All this American culture, the spam, the strippers, the the big cars, it wouldn't be here if it weren't for this.

[00:42:50]What the are you kidding [laughter] me?

[00:42:57]There's aing chilies. There'sing fighter planes riding over our heads. Holy.

[00:43:04]What the is happening?

[00:43:07]It's so intense. It is so loud. And then here they're proudly displaying uh some artillery that they're obviously proud of. Headquarters. All right. And I don't want to film any barracks or anything sensitive. There's a bomb, but they're they're showing it off, so they're proud of it. Yeah. You know how uh an airport smells like jet fuel? So does this place. There must be something over there. Honestly, I'm terrified to film here. Truly, I am scared. Feel like I'm doing something bad. Um but they let me in, so guess it's on them. Here's the Chili's boys. This is the epicenter of all American culture. It's the epicenter of all that's good in the world.

[00:43:48]is the chili in Japan. I think there's only like three chilies in the entire country, guys, and they're all on US military bases. And uh Wow, that is just a Chili's. It's a Chili's. [laughter] I can't believe they chili in Japan.

[00:44:11][laughter] I'm actually a little surprised at how much joy this brings me seeing a Chili's in Japan. This is the true we're we're we're staking our claim to this land by putting a Chili's here, boys and girls.

[00:44:25][laughter] Holy.

[00:44:30]All right, guys. I think that's a good place to end the video. We made it to our final goal of going to Chili's in Japan. We were smuggled onto a military base just to show you this.

[00:44:43]So, I hope you enjoyed the video. A little American culture overseas. See you in the next one.

[00:44:48]>> Have a good day, MAYA.

[00:44:52]>> OH, MAN.

[00:44:54]>> [ __ ] loves Texas Roads.

[00:44:57]>> Bye-bye.

[00:44:58]>> Hey, buddy. Welcome to the end of the video. Well, if you're not already sick of me, you can watch the extended cut version right now over on patreon.com/sallbrainame.

[00:45:09]There's over 60 videos over there, and most of them are twice the length of the YouTube version. So, I'll see you over