Sick in Japan: How I ended up in a Japanese hospital (From LEP

2021 ж. 7 Қаң.
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The story of how I moved to Japan, and eventually got sick and had a bizarre experience in a Japanese hospital, cut off from the normal world, plus what I learned from the experience.
This story is taken from Luke's English Podcast episode 118 teacherluke.co.uk/2012/10/17/...

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  • Enjoy a story from 2012, now with subtitles 👍

    @LukesEnglishPodcast@LukesEnglishPodcast3 жыл бұрын
    • Hi, Does it work automatically? This tool is totally useful

      @sendulsky@sendulsky3 жыл бұрын
    • @@sendulsky It's a bit of software that generates transcripts and puts them on the screen, but I have to proofread the transcripts because there are usually lots of errors.

      @LukesEnglishPodcast@LukesEnglishPodcast3 жыл бұрын
    • @@LukesEnglishPodcast thank you.

      @sendulsky@sendulsky3 жыл бұрын
    • Luke, this has been very useful for shadowing-pronunciation practice, this is just awesome. Hopefully the tool is easy to use, so you can make it available for your entire podcast. 8 years later, I still remember most of the story. Cheers :)

      @osindep@osindep3 жыл бұрын
    • useful ? Yes it is... hope I can pass my Ilets

      @Diajarbarengeva@Diajarbarengeva3 жыл бұрын
  • Thought I would dip into this story to see why you were hospitalised, and ended up listening to the end of your story. i really enjoyed it.

    @jjwatcher@jjwatcher2 жыл бұрын
  • A disease is not my favourite topic to be listening in a podcast but you did it wonderfully. I couldn't stop myself from listening to it. I had a similar experience while living in Israel, to have the kibbutz experience and I fell sick. You feel lost, alone, depressed, terrible. If you go to live for a long period in a different country you definitely should consider the possibility of being ill and what to do about it. Good job, Luke. Thank you.

    @ruicoelho1962@ruicoelho19623 жыл бұрын
  • Wow! LUKE! This was an mazing idea to add subtitles 💡 I am so glad, prefer to listen you on YT since now rather than Spotify 😁 Best Regards from Manchester 😊

    @aleksandra_zone9942@aleksandra_zone99423 жыл бұрын
  • The moment he talk about his girlfriend and how much he appreciate her work was lovely 🥺💗 39:32

    @user-ci6ko8hi4x@user-ci6ko8hi4x Жыл бұрын
  • I have started listening to Luke's English podcast from episode 1, and now I'm here. As I'm going through this process, I've realized that the great thing about your podcast is that it's incredibly entertaining, even when the episodes were made years ago. However, this episode is different. All the struggles and difficulties you had out there... I'm sure it was horrible. Thank goodness you had people there to take care of you. And I hope that the bad doctor you mentioned at first will get (had gotten) what he deserves

    @Observer-11@Observer-118 ай бұрын
  • I listened this podcast while jogging, but I did know that this one has subtitle. I love listening the story. Thank you so much, Luke.

    @angginugraha8353@angginugraha83533 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for sharing your experience living in Japan. I really liked this episode and enjoy listening to the podcast and subjects you create.

    @azizasalman1196@azizasalman11963 жыл бұрын
  • Perfect with subtitles i am ipnotised to see the screan. Best way to understand. Thanks a lot this is my favorite version

    @lorenzoloca1@lorenzoloca13 жыл бұрын
  • It is a great story, and the way you told it is even fantastic. Thank you, Luke. You are my favourite teacher. And I'm happy you are ok now.

    @user-df2tr4fy3x@user-df2tr4fy3x2 жыл бұрын
  • What a story Luke! I an glad everything went fine.

    @beatrizgonzalez2265@beatrizgonzalez22653 жыл бұрын
  • I like your story much, it is simple and meaningful. Also thank you for spending much time on generating that useful subtitles for us.

    @vincentlee0509@vincentlee05092 жыл бұрын
  • It's good experience Every now and then I enjoy listening to you Luke

    @shazaa1hakiem75@shazaa1hakiem753 жыл бұрын
  • I love this episode because it is just like a nice English friend chatting with me about his fun experience💗

    @szemanlo5314@szemanlo53142 жыл бұрын
  • Dear Luke, thank you so very much for uploading this! I paused to write this thank you comment. Your story is so brilliantly told. I think I could feel the characters involved. You are my number one English teacher on YT. Again, thank you for your amazing channel and all the great work you do here. Take care, my friend. Stay healthy and keep shining 🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍

    @injujuan8993@injujuan89933 жыл бұрын
  • Never get bored. Every single word n sentence u speak. Luv it. Thanks always:)

    @zino10004@zino100049 ай бұрын
  • Luke, hello! Thank you so much for this life story! I'm really glad that everything ended successfully. Such events really give us many tips for our future. I also had an experience of living in a foreign country in 2004. The USA.. I went there on the program "work and travel" being a student at those times. That was an awesome experience for me! That was a real school of surviving among new people, new surroundings, new circumstances, new culture. So much to remember....

    @lizasenglish@lizasenglish2 жыл бұрын
  • Hi! I've enjoyed listening to your story so much as a citizen living in the same prefecture where you used to be. I feel you.

    @naomit7145@naomit71453 жыл бұрын
  • Dear Luke, I've listened to at least 300 episodes of your podcast but this one resonates with me the most! I got rid off my tonsil when I was 16, and no more those AWFUL FEVER though i still have them from time to time but not as bad. And the in-video transcript? It is awesome!

    @hanifkamar4804@hanifkamar48043 жыл бұрын
  • You are a wonderful storyteller. I was captivated

    @magalidhaussy134@magalidhaussy1343 жыл бұрын
  • Your description of your time working in Japan is wonderful and fascinating👍thank you ❤

    @sandy13034@sandy13034 Жыл бұрын
  • Loved a lot your story! Thank you very much for yor work!

    @maximciucvaleria9589@maximciucvaleria95892 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks a lot teacher ! I travel a lot and it's nice to hear you ! Yesss we have to enjoy our life.

    @bibiboub6763@bibiboub67632 жыл бұрын
  • I really enjoy listening and reading at once, what an amazing idea!!!!! 👏

    @misshannah4984@misshannah49843 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you Luke! Good idea the subtitle.

    @lehlinaheyoyo7736@lehlinaheyoyo77363 жыл бұрын
  • I appreciate the effort and time you put into preparing the subtitles!!! You are in my head!

    @nurui222@nurui2223 жыл бұрын
  • This format with suppoting bold text is SO, SO HELPFUL to follow,learn and enjoy the story. Can we have more of this.

    @citizenone4780@citizenone47802 жыл бұрын
  • I got exterm positive energy while I was listening your podcast, greatfull for you.

    @fuadgassar6384@fuadgassar63842 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for sharing to me this video helping me to improve reading and listening at once!!!

    @gebrehiwetmahdere3977@gebrehiwetmahdere39773 жыл бұрын
  • I completed listening all the episode , a little long but enjoyable, it’s so difficult for a foreigner living abroad without basic local language skill at the beginning. When I moved to Singapore with my little son from China 5 years ago , I was also very stressed at that time, even went to supermarket for groceries, always made mistakes... but after 1 year, we get used to live here, and made some friends, finally found a sense of belonging. Thanks Luke, you are really a fantastic teacher, I love all the way you teaching 👍😍

    @juliapan3498@juliapan34982 жыл бұрын
  • This real narrative story felt me sad, but you it really helps me to learn a lot, thank you luke.

    @user-gk1mm2cn8h@user-gk1mm2cn8h10 ай бұрын
  • Love this subtitles video!!!! I can practice speaking reading and listening,thank you Luke!!!!!

    @17haohaoder@17haohaoder2 жыл бұрын
  • I enjoyed this story very much Luke, thank you for sharing your experience! I also went to France for a year and I got a skin disease due to the fact that the type of the water was different there apparently, my entire body was so freaking itchy. Getting some illnesses in foreign country is never gonna be easy lol

    @ichiro50216@ichiro502163 жыл бұрын
  • I’ve listened to this podcast several times and still find it interesting and mesmerizing.Luke is definitely one of the best teachers on KZhead.l hope more people will find your channel and learn something useful from you.Thanks for your hard work.

    @user-hp8sw6zs7p@user-hp8sw6zs7p2 жыл бұрын
  • Hi luke, it’s much long episode but it’s so benefit . You are talented in telling story.

    @mousa8930@mousa89303 жыл бұрын
  • Hi Luke. The test video is a very good idea. Thank you

    @juanjuan1448@juanjuan14483 жыл бұрын
  • This story is quite interesting and has very detailed descriptions. Thanks for sharing.

    @Salutd-pw6ic@Salutd-pw6ic Жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for sharing the story,

    @GoGoNow@GoGoNow3 жыл бұрын
  • I'm a Chinese who lived in the UK since 2001. Your description of hot, humid summer including the fire-ice shifts and "mosquito feast" felt like out of my own head, except it was in Beijing. 🤣 The 10 points you drew from this unforgettable experience are absolutely amazing, especially about learning from the local to deal in a new environment. Learning languages is the most effective way to communicate with the local people to understand the cultural, to take life tips and to enjoy friendship. Thank you for sharing your incredible experience of 2 weeks in Japanese clinics and hospital. I held my breath when the first doctor showed less interest in treating you and laughed when you enjoyed your king-like hospitality after your parents reassured you with their discovery. Hooray to the backstage heroes --- mum and dad! 😍 You are a brilliant English teacher! Thank you and take care.

    @womensajames2883@womensajames28832 жыл бұрын
  • Hello, Luke! It's an amazing life story. I listen to this episode (audio version) every single day. It's alive and natural, useful and informal, educational, I love it. Thanks for being with us and creating this kind of wonderful videos. I love so much story about travelling to India. It's really interesting story. A few years passed, but no real stories. I am looking forward to seeing You with new stories on KZhead. Cheers mate!

    @baurzhankhamzin9067@baurzhankhamzin90676 ай бұрын
  • Thanks, Luke. You're such a good narrator :)

    @bartolomedelascasas4720@bartolomedelascasas47204 ай бұрын
  • I am in Thailand. And podcast with English subtitle is such a good mean to learn spoken English. Thank you.

    @vkingsak@vkingsak2 жыл бұрын
  • Luke , thank you 😊

    @kamronkhasanov6863@kamronkhasanov68633 жыл бұрын
  • Hi. I hope you are well with your relative's Teacher Luke. I appreciated. I left my Country when I was twenty-seven years old. I went to Portugal for work. I had to learn to cook because I was on my own. I had to cook for myself, watch my clothes, and to do some shops.Today I have to say that this experience helped me grow as men and learn plenty of things. I am sure the teacher learnt a lot with this experience in Japan. Because at the and of the lesson you gave us some advice for instance, when we leave our Country and we go to another, you said that we have to try to learn the local language, and live as a local people live. It's true, because, sometimes I felt alone, but afterwards, I met some friends and we used to hang out a bit. Good story in Japan I liked it. We must treat everyone as we would like to be treated. That is the point. Teacher Luke afterwards end up in the hospital. Guess who did you find? Your former student, it seems coincidence ironically saying. But it happens. I have never been in abroad, teaching, but I would like to. Thank you, teacher.😅😆😁.

    @joaoandre7488@joaoandre74883 жыл бұрын
  • Luke, what a pleasure to listen to you! Have you ever thought of writing a book?

    @user-iz8ul2me1q@user-iz8ul2me1q3 жыл бұрын
  • I enjoy this session as I always do when I tune into your podcast, thank you . It's obvious that your Japanese hospital experience is an experience you will never forget, isn't it?

    @aruneeheron3317@aruneeheron3317 Жыл бұрын
    • I can’t remember. Just kidding :) You’re right. I’ll never forget it. It changed my life.

      @LukesEnglishPodcast@LukesEnglishPodcast Жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for sharing the story with subtitles. I live in Japan. Yes, it's extremely hot here, so we can't survive without air condition. But now, it dropped to -3 degrees.... I'm happy to hear that you've recovered from illness.

    @marumi723@marumi7233 жыл бұрын
    • Hi dear fellow lepsters, would like to have a chat on skype so as to improve my English

      @Jimmy-br2zp@Jimmy-br2zp3 жыл бұрын
    • Is it really that hot 👽 I'm wondering if it like Middle East in the Summer !

      @iQLQ@iQLQ2 жыл бұрын
  • Omg... Poor Luke, such a brilliant story. I‘m a mother of a 26 year old son, he lives on his own for 3,5 years now and what you were describing about a healthy diet and drinking lots of alcohol was exactly what I have been thinking about since my son moved out... 🥳💃🕺🏽🍻🍾🥂... well, sometimes things have to happen to grow up 🙏... thank god everything turned out well. Liked your story 👍🏻

    @martinameyer4411@martinameyer44113 жыл бұрын
  • great video about japan, i'm still learning english, but i really liked it.

    @renato5709@renato57093 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for sharing! I hope, your health is better now. Good tips also. Take care!

    @oksanamysik1705@oksanamysik1705 Жыл бұрын
    • Hi Oksana I'm looking for a speaking partner to practice and improve my English speaking I wonder if you are interested in?

      @yigitcanbaysal824@yigitcanbaysal824 Жыл бұрын
  • It is really interesting to listen this. Thanks you very much 😊❤

    @user-im6jp5qx9m@user-im6jp5qx9m4 ай бұрын
  • Thanks for your sharing story to us

    @dabaly2494@dabaly24942 жыл бұрын
  • Lovely That's encouraged me a lot Sir.

    @theking7125@theking71252 жыл бұрын
  • This is the first episode I listened to on your channel. I enjoyed it very much! I am a Japanese woman. I have loved learning English for decades since I was a school girl. I am interested in cultural differences between countries. I hope you have a lot of good memories about Japan.

    @shyoko4330@shyoko43302 жыл бұрын
  • Nice thank you for this bodcast

    @jaballahalshkay1137@jaballahalshkay11372 жыл бұрын
  • Thank a lots for your story', it helps me smile man, iam your new listener and learner from west java

    @gunadi0418@gunadi04182 жыл бұрын
  • Luke, you are the best!

    @user-ui3wp9yz6k@user-ui3wp9yz6k3 жыл бұрын
    • Yeah keep up the good work 😀

      @donnght198@donnght1982 жыл бұрын
  • Hi really very good and long story, I love it very much! Thanks Luke.

    @keepyoureyesopen9415@keepyoureyesopen94152 жыл бұрын
  • Hi Luke, Thank you.

    @jeenajacob1559@jeenajacob15592 жыл бұрын
  • You are awesome, dude!

    @user-ql3ee6kn8z@user-ql3ee6kn8z3 жыл бұрын
  • fantastic👌 With subtitles 👍 moreover professionally written 👊

    @elifelif415@elifelif4153 жыл бұрын
  • While I was hearing I was on the edge of my seat because it was really heat touching by and large fantastic to me.

    @neshitasultana1543@neshitasultana15433 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much. Great work. Your story really help to improve my English. Im glad to find your channel. Greetings from Ukraine.

    @AskOld000@AskOld0002 жыл бұрын
  • thank you luke !

    @yigitiskenderdur4665@yigitiskenderdur46652 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for sharing.

    @raggaahmed8626@raggaahmed86263 жыл бұрын
  • Wow,I fully understood your situation because I had a similar experience when I worked in a foreign country. A strange bitter sweet feeling

    @shuomeibi5554@shuomeibi55542 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks Luke for your sharing and teaching English naturely

      @shuomeibi5554@shuomeibi55542 жыл бұрын
  • Hi, Luke! It was very cognitive story. It is very interesting and useful experiense. I've also spent one year apart from home when I was a student. But I was lucky guy, because unlike you I've got to Scotland. Thank you very much for your podcast!

    @user-zc5lg8mp1v@user-zc5lg8mp1v3 жыл бұрын
  • Tank you fór your story and your experince

    @tabestanb11@tabestanb112 жыл бұрын
  • This story is marvellous explained by speaker with the subtitle.

    @BRIJESHKUMAR-wr3id@BRIJESHKUMAR-wr3id2 жыл бұрын
  • I live in Taiwan and can't endure humid Summer as well. I don't like air conditioner, but, still use that at night just after showering and turn it off before I go to bed. We do have something covering body while sleeping, especially umbilicus, the most fragile part of body. Thanks for your video. Short story series help me lot.

    @leeming-chi3113@leeming-chi31132 жыл бұрын
  • Wow Please come here Kazakhstan . We need u . Cause u are the best English teacher I’ve ever seen 😍

    @mond_ajan@mond_ajan2 жыл бұрын
  • Grazie mille, Luke! Anche questo episodio è stato bello e sicuramente utile, allo stesso tempo. Sono a Taranto, in Italia meridionale, con 29° alle 21:11... Grazie ancora!

    @rosasalvati9055@rosasalvati90552 жыл бұрын
  • This episode is so coooool

    @sh0hsh0h@sh0hsh0h3 жыл бұрын
  • Hello there Luke! I follow your vlogs so many years by now! I am a brazilian living in Japan for these last 2 and a half years. I'm not completely surprised with some of your experiences here in Japan and the sumertime is really hot like that you described! I arrived here in mid september 2019 and fortunately faced only some 2 or 3 weeks of exagerated heat! In order you can understand I come from the southerm Brazil where the climate is temperate with 32°C degrees top in the summer and -3°C in the top of the Winter season! Here in Japan I've learnt from my friends to use some vest with fans in order to efficiently cool my body on hanging around the streets in Japan! It really works properly and efficiently! But I had some bad time with the extreme heat aswell when it was closely to 40°C degrees! Most of the time the japanese folk have their own way to deal with things differently from the westerners and I realized that by now! I'm not a japanese descendent like my wife and don't speak the language but I'll make an effort in the closely future to study. Said that I have to share my experience here with doctors was exactly like yours! But I'm the only one to blame 'cos I still don't speak japanese! All we need is really to hold a very positive mental attitude towards the diferences between the cultures and enjoy every moment of it! By the way I lived very close to Tokyo and now I'm living in Yamanashi Prefecture very close to the iconic Fujiyama!

    @fshimao@fshimao2 жыл бұрын
  • What a good story!!!!

    @77marassi@77marassi3 жыл бұрын
  • I enjoyed your story of your Japanese experience and at the same time, I missed lots of foreign people who had spent their precious time in Kyoto. Now they've gone to their own countries after the Covid‐19. I miss their friendliness a lot. I hope you will have another chance to travel to Yokohama with more Japanese language skill😉.

    @channelkintaro5834@channelkintaro58342 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much

    @vishwamithran8853@vishwamithran88533 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for sharing your experience. Mama chari! That was the funniest part of the story. I think I have the opposite experience. I am Japanese and got married to a British. Yes, the summer in Japan is terribly hot so I prefer the English summer. But strangely I'd really wanted to feel hot and sweat when I lived in north England where was kinda (too) cool in summer😆 Now I feel happy when the sun comes out like British people.

    @nori-hey@nori-hey2 жыл бұрын
  • Such a lovely story, an experience living in tropical country

    @minhang2006@minhang20062 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for telling uss your story Very Interesting. I was born in cold place but in my country have also hot weather in south and I have lived there. I agree with you to be nice and gentle with people as much as possible Because that gives uss pleasure also. Not only because one day you will get what you have given in life. I wish you good health and long successful life. 🤞

    @gelisabethelisabeth@gelisabethelisabeth2 жыл бұрын
  • Loooooove this channel !

    @user-qg8kc8ft5n@user-qg8kc8ft5n2 жыл бұрын
  • It was a very intense and interesting story.

    @SuperRalexandra@SuperRalexandra2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you!!!

    @cynthiacunha447@cynthiacunha4472 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you! It was very interesting. Kind of karma thing... I like this (like)new channel, keep on doing it please

    @coursderusse1550@coursderusse15503 жыл бұрын
  • This one was a great story Luke. As a doctor Sometimes our behaviours lead patients to think that the doctor is not paying enough attention. It happens all the time. It was a good example for doctors as well. May I kindly demand a podcast related to medical terms a bit apart from this one?

    @ateistpeygamber4892@ateistpeygamber48922 жыл бұрын
  • It was great experience in japan. Subtitle really help me

    @shantiprasadtiwari1380@shantiprasadtiwari13803 жыл бұрын
  • Great, thank you!👌

    @beab.3800@beab.38002 жыл бұрын
  • Oh this is superb.. it gimme tons of vocabularies 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

    @Diajarbarengeva@Diajarbarengeva3 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for the subttitles!!!!

    @KanoN2502@KanoN2502 Жыл бұрын
  • Culture shock is certain when entering a very different country . As aforementioned climate problem, true , We can't ignorr it for our own safety. Many years ago , I had backpacked there in Nagoya and I was alone and also go sick some day , I couldn't get any help but try my poor Japanese to communicate with the hostel keeper. Unfortunately,she wasn't nice and she kicked me out of my Tatami room in such early morning with coldness. Perhaps I realized that I was a lone ,. I had to help myself. Fortunately, I survived myself. Traveling is not always a blessing. Dear Teacher Luke , take care. Sharing your unusual experience in Japan.

    @margaretfan5@margaretfan52 жыл бұрын
  • I love your stories. You could be a future writer. Lol

    @aliceruiz5534@aliceruiz55342 жыл бұрын
  • I've been in Ukraine for only two months after a year of learning Russian (as it was a Russian speaking part of the country) and I broke my arm there. Luckily, I'd got to know a nurse there so she directed me to the hospital she worked at and took good care of me too. As a reminder from this story I've got a picture of my arm with description in Russian :)

    @oak_leaf@oak_leaf3 жыл бұрын
    • I am glad to meet here sombody who has been in my country. I hope doctors in Ukraine were kind with you)))

      @user-be6ge4xg1n@user-be6ge4xg1n2 жыл бұрын
    • @@user-be6ge4xg1n yes, they were :)

      @oak_leaf@oak_leaf2 жыл бұрын
  • Love it 😌

    @PSAMUK@PSAMUK2 жыл бұрын
  • Hello, I was an irregular listener but i’d like to be a regular listener from now on is “different to” more common than “ different from “? in British English? I’ve enjoyed it so much Thank you and stay healthy:)

    @Esther88881@Esther888813 жыл бұрын
    • Both are common in British English.

      @LukesEnglishPodcast@LukesEnglishPodcast3 жыл бұрын
  • Hope you get well very soon! Add oil to you! Cheer up!💪💪💪

    @gugumohed@gugumohed2 жыл бұрын
  • I’m sure teaching English in Japan must’ve been quite tough given our English skills and cultural differences. By the way, I’m 24 years old and living in Japan. I studied abroad in Liverpool(only 2 months) and will start to live in the UK this year for the first time. I feel this story is very relatable to me. Now I’m excited to live in the UK, but when the time comes, I may feel nervous.

    @user-zi7bh8uk8c@user-zi7bh8uk8c3 жыл бұрын
    • Hey wanna connect with me on Skype

      @Jimmy-br2zp@Jimmy-br2zp3 жыл бұрын
  • Спасибо

    @lardm4464@lardm44643 жыл бұрын
  • It was wonderfull. !

    @elenazolin3693@elenazolin36933 жыл бұрын
  • Very interesting experience.👍As a Chinese,I‘m take my adventure in UK😅

    @gongzheng3955@gongzheng39553 жыл бұрын
  • I live in Tsujido! I was wondering which bar you frequented...

    @user-gg6um4dx6z@user-gg6um4dx6z2 жыл бұрын
    • Stone Bar

      @LukesEnglishPodcast@LukesEnglishPodcast2 жыл бұрын
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