大阪BANG

Me: "You wanna get sued?"

Me: You know there are 10 years for disrupting the peace...

I would quickly switch to kung-fu fighting position and challenge him to a battle. Will be hilarious. xD

*points the golden finger!! ..l.. XD

LOLZ! They didn't even try to dodge!

interesting Osaka peeps. that was really funny.

omg the person at 1:49 was great....hahaha

I think i will go 0.o, thinking that the person is a lunatic. XD

Hilarious! The guy who collapsed onto the floor was the best!

i seems like Japanese ppl's behavior is still beyond my comprehension... even their elders play along XD

Just came back and watched the video. Loved the lady around 1.18~ who retaliated with a blowdart and the guy on the phone^-^

Osaka people must be good sports if they react to some random thing like that. If it was me, I would stare at the odd guy considering how old he is ^^;

The guy with orange bag pretty much nailed it, LOL.

Haha...
cool how people played along!

I'm amazed so many people played along. You couldn't get more than one or two over here without somebody starting a real fight!

LOL, this is very amusing, I bet it will work in Canada as well.

The response of that lad at 1:49 is god speed!!!

Almost reminds me of an episode of Spaced. No man can resist a finger shootout!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P7dileY9sY

yea, that sounds like something a person from osaka would do...

lol interesting

These Osaka-jins are really something else. Awesome video, I couldn't help laughing. I don't think you can find people who will react in this way anywhere else than there. The katana cutting part was too fun to find any words describing it.

LOL at the video. People will think I'm crazy if I do this kind of thing

best video I've seen for awhile XD

Haha .... that's funny! Moar like this!

Lol I thought they would other people would join in and create a giant flashmob >>

Ahaha bang!

anyone know what this variety show is called?

lol that was funny especially the one who fell on the ground x3~

The man with cellphone sure is funny. I think he's parrying the sword(?) with one hand while negotiating for his money. XD

that is hellarious....

love this show.

its funny how people get along,

unlike in many places, it would be like:

"what the hell are you doing, weird guy"

I'd start screaming really loud just to mess with the people around me ;)

I would totally think and look with an expression of "the hell is wrong with you?" Maybe I would be a bit different if there was a camera though...

Kya ha ha! That last reaction. I'd place up a barrier, only to have the person say "Chau nen". =P

The Bay Area is generally friendly. Oakland is not a good place in the Bay Area though. You pull off this stunt there, chances are that they'll look at you funny or worse, you may end up being mugged and being dead for good.

Oh. I don't want to know how Southerners or the people up in the north-eastern part of the country would react. You might encounter a mafia or one of those insane guys with a double barrel shotgun.

This really really reminds of that banned Xbox 360 commercial where they had a massive "gunfight", in which everyone held out their hands and said bang to each other.

Haha, that's really cool. If you did that to anybody here, they would probably jump you. On the other hand, I would fall over. :D

God, you people who would ruin it are no fun! I'd pretend to get hit and dramatically fall to the ground. Osakans are my kind of people, it's too bad more people can't be as fun as them.

Hilarious video. As to your questions:

Over-generalizing badly, I find people in the West Coast cities of the US (with the exception of LA) to be more friendly than the people of the East (who, to me, come off as being very aggressive). The people in the South and the Midwest are very warm once you get to know them but tend be suspicious of strangers. Portland is a pretty open city. A friend of mine from LA was astonished when a driver waved his hand in apology when he accidentally cut him. That would never happen in LA. Some of the warmest hospitality I've enjoyed from strangers was in a working class area of Chicago.

My reaction would be to try to bend my back, holding my arms apart a la Neo in the Matrix. But that will probably only end in my great embarrassment in subsequent back pain.

That's awesome!
It's nice to see people so easy going and willing to have fun. xD

Wow, if you did that around where I live, you would get beat up or maybe even shot for real.

People in Osaka are always lots of fun.

Nice video.. Cool people.. BANG!..

The dude coming out of Watson wins so damn hard.

If I encountered the gun thing in Japan, then I would likely fall like the guy at 1:49, except I would fall backwards (at least if I realised what went on quick enough). At the ground I would shoot back :D

It wouldn't be any fun here. The issue here is that some people actually do shoot each other at the street here taking the fun out of the prank.

oh awesome, frontpage! my experience points just went through the roof. but i still think my title was a lot catchier, which was also the title of the youtube video. "Osaka Bang!!" hehe.

Still to this day Osaka reminds me of Osaka from Azumanga Daioh. I am really impressed with the cool reactions from the people there. Try this where I'm from and either they will be scared or think your mental.

That was pretty funny.

Over here I don't think people would do that.

I'd pretend to get hit but not super dramatic.=D

Did they try the same thing in Tokyo?

Last time I was in Japan I spent one week in Tokyo, one week in Osaka, and one week in Shikoku. I found that things in Tokyo were generally more overwhelming and impersonal. While I was in Osaka I had a great night out drinking in the Dotonbori area. Despite my lack of Japanese skills I had a great time chilling with the locals who were quite friendly. But maybe I just didn't have a similar experience in Tokyo?...

If you want to stay cheap in Osaka I would suggest the Shin-Imamiya, Kamagaski area. This is the Day-Labourers district and even though it's kind of sad and seedy, there's a ton of cheap places to stay and it's still quite friendly. Plus, Spa-World is just down the street!

That was funny. Since he was being followed by a TV camera filming it the feeling probably was safe to the participants. Wouldn't recommend doing that in the USA though, cops tend to shoot to kill 1st then ask questions later.

lol the guy on the phone.. 1 handed sword rejection xD

Lol'd at the last guy xD.

If they were to do that to me, I would take his air sword and use it against him :D.

The New York stereotype: pushy, snobby, always in a rush, and always talking about business. According to a friend from California, the New York stereotype: simply asshole.

New Yorkers are definitely friendly if you approach them at the right time. For example, if you ask someone for directions, they might even lead you for a bit if it's in the same direction. I think anybody living in the tristate area knows this. However, when I was working in California, it seemed like the people there were generally too friendly. Kind of creeped me out when I first started there. On a road trip to the south, I was met with the famous Southern Hospitality. Again, their friendliness was a little bit too extreme. Geez, I may be from out of state, but you don't have to go and tell me all your secret places to eat and the best neighborhoods.

hey Gordon! was wondering, will I get fined if I do this in Singapore? ^^;

Hilarious :D

Pretty hilarious. Makes me want to go around and randomly do that to people.

HAHAHA
OMG I CANT STOP LAUGHING

This is a big reason I would love to live in Japan--American people are so paranoid and wound-up.

haha such an awesome video!

lol wonder how long did the one from lawson lay there for ^^;;;;;

Awesome, I probable would have acted like the guy that fell down. It's always fun to play along.

What? What totally awesome people. They even did a semi hidden camera thing, that's awesome. There are a couple of people around here who would follow through with that but some are serious. The guy with the converse fell down perfectly. I also adored the one who decided to "spit" bullets at the host. xD

LOL That's pretty cool! Now I want to go to Osaka XD

It makes me want to get my imaginary machine gun and let it loose there! I wonder how many people I will kill? XP

Haha that was hilarious XD I don't think anyone around here would react like that... They'd probably just give you weird looks :/

Hilarious video! Too bad people in my area aren't that friendly..

lol, thats really good. And nice they're so friendly. This would NEVER happen in the UK. Chavs might actually get their guns out and shoot whoever pretended...

That's great, osaka people are very awesome.

LOL the zetsumei shita guy is the best!

Very nice of them to play along...

lol, it seems to good to be true

hahaha. I swear there is so many things posted here that just make me want to go to japan even more, this is definitely one of them.

Doing something like that here, is liable to to get you shot.... for reals.

lol I'll be like "what the hell" then I would walk away without saying a word.

Oh mah gosh that was hilarious!

lol...

Thanks for the heads up. I guess if i do visit Japan before i die, i'll drop by Osaka first.

yah, think so too. was in osaka for a week n found the pace of life a little more relaxed, less crowds.

That looks fun. =D
The guy talking in the phone had the best reaction to it. LoL

Oh man, that was so funny.

LMAO at the guy just completely "dropping dead" after being sliced at 1:49.

The old lady in the beginning (0:26) got shot twice and then said "Just how many times are you going to me?" lol

And then I think the guy in 0:32 is made of metal as he mimics the sound of bullets bouncing off him. XD

Though it seemed it doesn't work if the guy's on the phone, as seen near the end.

Whether it's staged or not, it's good entertainment.

OMG! This is so funny!!! Hahahaha.

I have to try that next time I visit Osaka!

I went for this Osaka overseas exchange briefing recently and they said that a lot of the famous comedians in Japan come from Osaka. Osaka people all have a sense of humour!

Come to think of it, Tokyo people might not appreciate the sword slashing, especially after the Akiba mass-murder incident...

Lmao, that was sooo funny!!

lol funny! Hahaha, the reaction of the guy that came out from the konbini is the best lol...

Hehe, that was funny. If that guy done that to me, my reaction would be O_o

Hehe this is the reason why I want to go to Osaka if I ever end up in Japan. At first I was thinking because the camera is there, but no, some of them are at a distance and can't see the camera. Great folks who play along ^_^ I gotta take it easy sometimes, I'm just too serious for my own good. With friend I do that, but strangers, I dunno.

LOL, he didn't get beaten up?

HAHA! The guy at the airport that went face flat on the ground was brilliant! Hmm, going to Japan in 81 days, i think i should put Osaka on my visit list.

Thats was great, espeacially from the older folk.

Ive had it done to me and remember from skills from primary school drama made a fool of myself.

hahaha totally priceless, especially if it wasn`t staged.
If you`d pull that over here in Amsterdam, people would most likely go "WTH ?" but seeing as Amsterdam is filled with tourists, the younger tourists might just go along.

As far as friendlyness per region goes, I think the people down in the East (i.e not big cities) are more "accesible" in general but your mileage always varies (along with just how good your own socialism skills are ?) since people do mention Tokyoites being less accesible however my experience was that during my stay in Tokyo the only time I went out clubbing alone was the first night, after which I had a few numbers to call upon the second night of going out.

Will definitly hit up more cities than Tokyo and Yokohama next time I`m around seeing as I only had like 10 days when I went.

LoL!!!!

Wow. Didn't get to meet such people, since I was busy following the tour group. Should try that when I visit Osaka again ^^;

Seems like a great place to live :D

Depends on the country. In my country I would just stare and then ignore the guy and walk away, in Japan I would play along and.........dodge ^^;

lol that has humorous ^0^

This reminds me of the banned xbox commercial! hahahah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNuRQmvykwk

That was awesome, especially liked 1:49. xD I think if you did that around here you might find a couple of people who would play along, but most would give strange looks.

Haha, I loved it...blow dart lady, face-plant guy...that was great!

Lols..funniest reaction i have seen..

LOL! "Oh no! I actually killed him!" that face plant was hilarious. Definitely did not see it coming =P

The video is hilarious to begin with. Gonna love the guy who drop dead when walking out of the shop. Epic WIN!~

Time 1.50 was rather epic. I rewatch twice lol it was cool. In singapore you try that people will think ur crazy.

Awesome. This is why I like Kansai ^^

Woah, awesome!

Even the guy on the bike plays along.
Not to mention the elders as well, that's so cool!
lol at 1:50

Osaka ppl ftw!

1:48! I love it!

Aww its nice to see people so happy and open like this

you only worry about Osaka is they are too afraid of foreigners probably bacause of the language barrier.

Depending on my mood, I'd ask why he was shooting a popgun at my ankle, or do my best Godzilla impression

i would of blocked his sword attack >=[. then we would have a full-blown sword battle while i call in the troops to help. lol.

LOL That's awesome. People in Osaka must be pretty easy going :)

I would probably take out my own "sword" and defend myself :D

I heard that Osaka ppl are more friendly than Tokyo ppl from a friend from Osaka... lol
Never really have met someone from Tokyo so I cant really say, but from what I hear Tokyo ppl are more like New Yorkers and Osaka sounds more like LA ppl.

PS: Just from what I hear...

Wahahaha that was really funny. Loved that guy that dropped dead to the floor and never moved an inch.

oh maaan! haven't really lol'd like that in a while. great post wwwww!

Haha am not really sure how other people are like in different provinces.

I guess it just depends on the constructs of our dialects

i think openness from people outside of Tokyo is due to a closer bonding between their regionality. in tokyo because its such a large city congregating so many ppl from many different areas, its hard to relate yourself to people without stating where you came from originally. so in effect makes people alot less open. there is kind people but its more in the neighbourhoods, but when it comes to the everyday walking along the street kindness, its not so... plentiful

haha, this cracks me up! Very friendly people.

I think though if it was me, I would have to take it as a threat. Gang members and all the younger criminals here like to do the 'braap braap' with gun fingers because it's 'gangsta'.

ah omg. If I had seen this earlier I would have gone around shooting and cutting people in Osaka lol.
Yeah and I have to agree that the people in Osaka are much more friendlier and more willing to help others.

Great Video, my best friend is from Osaka and when watching the video, I can clearly recognize his behaviour :wink:

haha I love the sword! Hmmmm my brother and I used to do that to friends..but I'm pretty sure people in Columbus, OH would be like "WTF?" On campus, you'd just get ignored *lol*

Guy on the phone and guy on the bike were my favourites =]

Too bad if you tried that here, people would call security and get you thrown into a mental illness rehabilitation center. Or just get many evil eyes.

I guess imagination is a good thing?

First thing you'd get here are really wierd looks, or you're just plain ignored.

That's real funny... I agree... don't think you'll catch people in Hackney doing this...

wierd

Ahahaaa! Niiiice! Gotta visit Osaka! Yeah, anyway nice vid! It certainly made my day... I mean night!

Do any of you know what is the music from 1:21-1:26? I've heard it a lot especially in movies.

パン！、パン！。やられた！
bread! bread! you got me!
(potemayo)

why didn't anybody use bazookas or machine guns :"(
a chainsaw would have been great....*keeps on mentioning more weapons*...

Aw, that was such a funny video and now it's no longer available.

bam! hahaha soo funny

My fav is the old lady who fired back with a blowgun.

You gotta love it when people can laugh at themselves.

Did you know that was a real job? The guys who get cut in Samurai tv shows.
Old people *love* the samurai dramas. Watched a tv show once where they hooked up sensors to this old guy.
His brain scan when bright red when his show came on! :)

My fav is the old lady who fired back with a blowgun.

You gotta love it when people can laugh at themselves.

Did you know that was a real job? The guys who get cut in Samurai tv shows.
Old people *love* the samurai dramas. Watched a tv show once where they hooked up sensors to this old guy.
His brain scan when bright red when his show came on! :)

oh that was a good laugh

Hahahahaha. I love this video.

i so will have to try that.

This really works!!! I tried it tonight on a bunch of students from the Kansai area, who are studying at Berkeley, CA. A couple of them tried dodging, but most of them pretended to die. haha I'm going to have fun when I see them at lunch. I should get into character and dress up as a gunman and run up on them! hahaha

i laugh at the guy who actually fell down. (^_^)

Oh what lovely people! <33333 I loved the clip. Laughed till I cried. XDDD Warms my heart to see people with a sense of humor.. ^^ Folks nowadays are too uptight. They need to be "shot" or "cut" once in a while, to remind them that there is something called innocent playing, like children does.

My reaction: Let out a shriek and run with a limp shoulder or something. XD

Hilarious. I love Osaka peeps. Always fun.

i cried with laughter, only in japan