They have a different way of doing things, however I will leave it to other posters to fill you on the details.
I think they are about the same.
Biased but tokyo is a weird, cold place. All of kansai and maybe even the rest of japan is more friendly
Majority of people in Tokyo are from different regions of Japan. Everyone is just there to work. Most people in Osaka are from Osaka, they’re there to live. I’m
In the global scale they seem similar
In the Japanese scale Osaka is much more open
It depends what you compare it to
But yeah Tokyo is a whole level of not talking unless someone is absolutely smashed
Yes, we are 🤗
I’ve lived in Osaka for 2.5 years and have visited Tokyo more times that I can remember over the past 10 years and without a doubt Osaka people are friendlier
I’m from Osaka and we think it’s how words are worded by Tokyojin. lol (Like from our perspective, service staffs in Tokyo are less friendly due to how they word things.)
But also there is a layer of our personality and tendencies that are different. Like I might help out strangers who are lost in Osaka when I can but in Tokyo it’s just kind of survival and cut throat.
There aren’t true differences once you get to know people, of course. But there are some social and environmental differences that contribute to what you might see/experience.
Yess osaka/kyoto. An obaachan talked to us there, she was cute 🙂
I’ve only ever heard this from Japanese, it’s a bit of a meme at this point. They’re more rough though.
Yes
yes, by a lot.
More prone to directly approach you as a foreigner, so better and worse at the same time as it depends on the person you face…
Put simply, I think I’d be more comfortable dropping casual しもねた at a bar in Osaka than a bar in Tokyo.
But Tokyo’s a big ass city.. some places might be more “friendly” than others, dunno.
But if you were to base it just on the difference in dialects, kansai uses more “friendly” less “formal” Japanese with people earlier than Tokyo in my experience (and from what I’ve heard). So using 僕 can even seem polite in kansai, depending. I remember asking my girlfriend years ago when I lived in Wakayama why an ojisan at a bar was using 僕 (I spoke fuck all Japanese back then) and she said because he didn’t know you well. But that in Tokyo many people would use 私. Kansaiben sounds rougher but also more “friendly”, in general.
I think there’s an “everyone is family” vibe in kansai. And that Tokyo can be more stiff/rigid.
But that doesn’t mean that people in kanto are less friendly people. Just that you might need to be more careful with language in kanto.
Idk, tricky. But something I’ve noticed at bars in other places when I’ve traveled with my friends from kansai is that people seem to be put more at ease when they hear a kansai accent. And no one thinks it’s impolite if that person is just straight up from kansai. People think kansai do as kansai does, I guess.
A local woman here told me something that helps me process the difference. Of course it’s general and not comprehensive, but it made me pause.
Osaka people are descended from merchants.
Tokyo people are descended from soldiers.
One thing I noticed immediately stepping out from the train in Tokyo vs Osaka, general non tourist pedestrians look miserable. Similar to the difference I notice steeping off the plane in DC after a tropical vacation.
People say Osaka people are more outgoing, and that’s probably true. However I find that people from regions outside of big cities are even more so. Like they’re always randomly talking to strangers.
I hope we (kansaijin) are more friendly than Tokyo people!
Having lived in both cities I would say Yes, Osakan people are friendlier than Tokyoites.
They have a better sense of humour, are warmer and more caring, but also won’t hesitate to playfully make fun of you too.
I never realized I had short legs until many Osakans laughingly pointed it out Hahaha.
I literally refuse to even fly through Tokyo. I know it’s stupid. They say as a put down that I speak Japanese with a Kansai accent. I take it as a compliment.
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More chill yes. And always have a joke to tell
I had similar experiences in both
They have a different way of doing things, however I will leave it to other posters to fill you on the details.
I think they are about the same.
Biased but tokyo is a weird, cold place. All of kansai and maybe even the rest of japan is more friendly
Majority of people in Tokyo are from different regions of Japan. Everyone is just there to work. Most people in Osaka are from Osaka, they’re there to live. I’m
In the global scale they seem similar
In the Japanese scale Osaka is much more open
It depends what you compare it to
But yeah Tokyo is a whole level of not talking unless someone is absolutely smashed
Yes, we are 🤗
I’ve lived in Osaka for 2.5 years and have visited Tokyo more times that I can remember over the past 10 years and without a doubt Osaka people are friendlier
I’m from Osaka and we think it’s how words are worded by Tokyojin. lol (Like from our perspective, service staffs in Tokyo are less friendly due to how they word things.)
But also there is a layer of our personality and tendencies that are different. Like I might help out strangers who are lost in Osaka when I can but in Tokyo it’s just kind of survival and cut throat.
There aren’t true differences once you get to know people, of course. But there are some social and environmental differences that contribute to what you might see/experience.
Yess osaka/kyoto. An obaachan talked to us there, she was cute 🙂
I’ve only ever heard this from Japanese, it’s a bit of a meme at this point. They’re more rough though.
Yes
yes, by a lot.
More prone to directly approach you as a foreigner, so better and worse at the same time as it depends on the person you face…
Put simply, I think I’d be more comfortable dropping casual しもねた at a bar in Osaka than a bar in Tokyo.
But Tokyo’s a big ass city.. some places might be more “friendly” than others, dunno.
But if you were to base it just on the difference in dialects, kansai uses more “friendly” less “formal” Japanese with people earlier than Tokyo in my experience (and from what I’ve heard). So using 僕 can even seem polite in kansai, depending. I remember asking my girlfriend years ago when I lived in Wakayama why an ojisan at a bar was using 僕 (I spoke fuck all Japanese back then) and she said because he didn’t know you well. But that in Tokyo many people would use 私. Kansaiben sounds rougher but also more “friendly”, in general.
I think there’s an “everyone is family” vibe in kansai. And that Tokyo can be more stiff/rigid.
But that doesn’t mean that people in kanto are less friendly people. Just that you might need to be more careful with language in kanto.
Idk, tricky. But something I’ve noticed at bars in other places when I’ve traveled with my friends from kansai is that people seem to be put more at ease when they hear a kansai accent. And no one thinks it’s impolite if that person is just straight up from kansai. People think kansai do as kansai does, I guess.
A local woman here told me something that helps me process the difference. Of course it’s general and not comprehensive, but it made me pause.
Osaka people are descended from merchants.
Tokyo people are descended from soldiers.
One thing I noticed immediately stepping out from the train in Tokyo vs Osaka, general non tourist pedestrians look miserable. Similar to the difference I notice steeping off the plane in DC after a tropical vacation.
People say Osaka people are more outgoing, and that’s probably true. However I find that people from regions outside of big cities are even more so. Like they’re always randomly talking to strangers.
I hope we (kansaijin) are more friendly than Tokyo people!
Having lived in both cities I would say Yes, Osakan people are friendlier than Tokyoites.
They have a better sense of humour, are warmer and more caring, but also won’t hesitate to playfully make fun of you too.
I never realized I had short legs until many Osakans laughingly pointed it out Hahaha.
I literally refuse to even fly through Tokyo. I know it’s stupid. They say as a put down that I speak Japanese with a Kansai accent. I take it as a compliment.