- As I'm sure many of you are aware, I have experienced the weirdest and most bizarre aspects
of Japanese culture but today we're reaching a new level. You've all heard of maid cafes, you've all seen them in the animes but what about cross-dressing maid cafes? I assume most of you are
in the same boat as me and had no idea that they existed. So sit back and relax, crack that popcorn open
and watch me be awkward as I learn the ways of a
cross-dressing maid cafe and then you can watch me destroy
a bunch of maids at darts. What is up, my beautiful weebs? And once again, we are going
to do a weird thing in Japan, which I don't know anything about. But today we are at the
New Type Cafe in Akihabara, which is a... I don't know what that means but let's go in and find out. Oh my god, there's cute maids there. Hello? (speaking in Japanese) Oh my god, they're hot, what the? Oh hi, Kaho! - [Kaho] Hi! - I am guessing you
arranged this, as always. - Yes, I'm a regular here. - Oh God. So what are we doing today? - Well, have you noticed that
they're actually all boys? - I did notice. - It's so not obvious. - Little bit, a little bit but they're very beautiful
still nonetheless. (speaking in Japanese) I'm so awkward, oh my god. - They're going to let you
borrow this cute costume. - [Connor] This costume? - [Kaho] Yes. - I guess I should find out more about the beautiful maids today. So let's go and do our interview. (speaking in Japanese) This is Shino and
they're the manager today for the New Type Cafe. I have to ask straight away, is there a market for this? (speaking in Japanese) 11 years? - [Kaho] 11 years. - Wow, okay. Shino has been a manager
at the cafe since 2018. So I'm in good hands. I asked Shino what made
them want to join this cafe. Shino enjoyed wearing
makeup and cute clothes. They started cross-dressing and then decided to
get a job that involved cross-dressing and maids, so here we are. Man, that's interesting. Not wanting to mis-gender Shino, I asked if there was any
preference in pronouns. (speaking in Japanese) So there's a male form
and a female form, wow. - For each occasion. (speaking in Japanese) I'm curious if there have been
any problematic customers. - Yeah. (speaking in Japanese) That was just the sweetest
(bleep) answer I ever expected. I wonder what type of
customers typically come to this kind of place? (speaking in Japanese) Everyone comes here, it's the spot. I mean, clearly if it's
been around for 11 years, it's clearly doing something right. The time was fast approaching where it was my turn to become a maid and I needed to know if
they had any advice for me. (speaking in Japanese) I'm not a good maid, I'm really bad. I've been a maid before
and I wasn't very good. I think I was too nervous. How do you not get nervous
when you're doing it? (speaking in Japanese) - Smile, smile, smile. - I don't smile. I never smile. I'm British, come on, what
do you expect from me? To be happy? What a joke. Am I good? (speaking in Japanese) Do you get to drink when you're working? (speaking in Japanese) Oh, fantastic, then I can do this now. Now, now that changes everything. - And good customers
always buy you drinks. - Hell yeah. (speaking in Japanese) Tequila? Oh god, no. Oh tequila gets me dead. I die when I have tequila. (speaking in Japanese) That's big brain, big brain. Just keep coming here and eventually you'll get
the job if you like it. So if I come here as a customer, what's the kind of normal experience that I can expect to have? (speaking in Japanese) In the corner of my eye,
I saw something though. So there's a dart board over there. I want to do that, that's
British, I can do that. (speaking in Japanese) So I need you to teach
me how to be a good maid because I can't do it alone. (speaking in Japanese) Let's do it, let's go. (speaking in Japanese) But sadly, before I could
begin my maid transformation, I was given some heartbreaking news. (speaking in Japanese) Shave? - [Kaho] Of course you've gotta shave! - It takes like, three
weeks to grow this back! I've got more video shoots to do. Everyone's gonna clown on me on Twitter. Fine, fine, let's do it. Let's make the video good. I guess this will have to do. This is so ghetto. I didn't know I was going to shave today. I shaved last night, did it all nice. Didn't know I was gonna have
to get rid of it (bleep) all. This is twice I've had
to do this on a shoot. (Conor sobs) That hurts so much. It isn't, it's not painful. It's the emotion behind it that hurts and I have to shave. I'm sorry. Needless to say, shaving my
beard in some strange bathroom in a building I've never been to was not how I wanted to spend my Wednesday. But here I am. I look like a prison inmate, don't I? To quickly explain why I
only have a mustache here, I thought it would be
a funny joke if I went back into the room and
just had a mustache only. (speaking in Japanese) Yeah, I don't think they got it. I don't think they got the joke. I think they just think I'm a weirdo, which you know is kind kinda true. Unfortunately my 80s porn
star mustache must go. Oh my god, I look awful! Jokes on you, Connor, you always do. I'm a new man, fellas. And thus it was time to start
my makeup transformation. I feel like a condom and now I look like a child
Connor, about to rob a bank. But as you guys know, the budget for the
channel isn't that large. So I just asked Kaho
to do my makeup for me. Don just talks about
anime and so does Joey. I should just do that. I should just talk about anime. (Kaho laughs) That seems really comfortable. What is this? - It's wig treatment. - Yes. Do I look like a doll? I feel like a doll. My hair is like.... And now for the cheapest
wig that I found on Amazon. - Oh you look like a literature character. - I feel like I'm at a cosplay
gathering for white girls, the movie. I meant White Chicks, White Chicks, the one with Terry Crews and I do realize now looking at me, I uncannily look like
one of the characters, which is very concerning. (choir singing) It's like a coronation. Oh god, Connor. Oh god, what have you done? Amazing. (speaking in Japanese) We're only in January and I've already spotted
the biggest lie of 2021. So now you need to teach me
how to become a wonderful maid. I mean, you could try, you could try and teach me, but why? Look at me, I'm terrible! So now the maids are gonna teach me the basics of maid etiquette and the various jobs that
I'll find myself doing, if I were to work in one of these cafes. This includes making
various drink concoctions, as well as preparing some
odd dishes for the customers. I'm making a beautiful
drink for you, Kaho, while I just stand here and look pretty. I'm the eye candy, they're
the workers, right? (speaking in Japanese) Let's go. Here is your drink, Kaho-san. Oh, sorry. Here is your drink. That was not a funny joke, Connor. (speaking in Japanese) Like this? (speaking in Japanese) - Tilt a little, tilt a little. - For some reason, I'm the
only man on earth that requires being taught how to put
one glass into another. Let, let that sink in. (Kaho squeals) I spilled a little bit. Itadakimasu. And I still (beep) it up somehow. - [Kaho] Thank you. - No, no, don't applaud that. That was terrible. - I don't see any red. - How is my drink? Let me know. I made it by hand. (speaking in Japanese) - The color is changing.
- Oh, it's like black. (speaking in Japanese) So this drink is actually
a Gundam reference that I don't know. I nailed it. (speaking in Japanese) What is going on? What the (beep) is going on? (speaking in Japanese) How was my performance? Why are you laughing? - That was awkward and cute. - I mean, it's kind of intimidating when like, three cute
people are next to you and they're like watching you, every move. Did I do a good job? - Yes. - Uso! - Perfect. - The second biggest lie of 2021. Am I allowed to drink it? Or is that like not very?
- Yes, you try. - It was like three shots. Oh wow, that's strong! - I'm getting warm. - You don't drink alcohol much, do you? No, no. (Connor laughs) So Lily is going to be
teaching me how to prepare the perfect omurice, which
of course, I'm going to nail. I've done omurice once
before and I was really bad. So I'm hoping this time
I can do it better. Does your hair ever get in the way? This is annoying me so much. I feel like my hair is the biggest thing holding
me back right now. Oh yeah, Connor, that's definitely the biggest
thing holding you back. (speaking in Japanese) I wanted to know how Ruka
joined this maid cafe. (speaking in Japanese) Yeah I think this is fun, I enjoy it. That's a lie. That's a lie, Connor, why are you lying? I'm just terrible at it. I think that's the problem. (speaking in Japanese) No, no! Their makeup is flawless
and I'm terrible here. How long have you been working here for? (speaking in Japanese) I wonder, do you ever get
drunk from these drinks? 'Cause that's really strong. I would think I would be drunk if I had like, four or five of those. (speaking in Japanese) (Connor laughs) Hell yeah, so it's kind of a little, a little bit of a party going on. All right, okay, okay, actually, you know what? Actually this could be my kind of job. I feel like you shouldn't give
it to me, but I'll take it. Here's your omurice that you ordered. - Thank you! (scream) - [Connor] Look at those
legs that I got, oof! (speaking in Japanese) You really don't want me to do that. (speaking in Japanese) I promise you no matter
what you tell me to draw, it will not come out the
way you wanted it to. (speaking in Japanese) Oh no, oh no, oh no! (Connor laughs) Not gonna lie, it's really hard to focus when someone else is holding your hand. - [Kaho] This is so cute. So beautiful, guys. (speaking in Japanese) - [Lily] Okay? - [Connor] Okay. Oh no. - [Lily] Okay! - Oh god, put it down. What the (beep) have I drawn? (speaking in Japanese) Oh my God, it's the ugliest
thing I've ever done in my life. - [Kaho] Little bear! - It's like a horror
show, what have I done? (speaking in Japanese) Yeah please fix this
abomination that I made, please. Not even a pro's hand could
save me from this disaster. - [Kaho] Extra drawing. - Hai! - [Kaho] Wow! Kawaii! - [Connor] All me, all me. - [Kaho] Arigatou gozaimasu! - [Connor] Wow, I did so good. Oh my God. - [Kaho] Look at that! - What do you think, out of 10? - [Kaho] 11. - That's a lie. Why are you lying? I was really bad at that. How do I, how do I not suck
when I do this next time? (speaking in Japanese) - [Kaho] No, love. - Love? Love! - [Kaho] Love, that's all you need. - I loved you kuma, why? - Itadakimasu! - Hai! - [Connor] Clapping, yeah we clap. Why are we clapping? I don't know, why are we clapping? I'm so nervous. - Oishii! - We're just watching Kaho eat food. Yup, that's what we're
doing, that's the video. As you do, we're just,
me and the boys chilling, watching Kaho eat food. I then proceeded to try and ask questions in my terrible Japanese. (speaking in Japanese) How did you find this job? Was it on Twitter as well? (speaking in Japanese) What's all of your favorite
thing to do in the bar or for customers? What's like, the best thing
in this bar or the cafe? (speaking in Japanese) (Connor laughs) Yeah. The duality of man. (speaking in Japanese) (laughing) These maids are all very
beautiful and good at their job and I was curious to know how
I might fit into this group. Maybe I could be like,
the ugly one of the group. You know, that could be like my thing. (speaking in Japanese) I could be like, maybe the aggressive one, who like, is rude to everyone. (Connor laughs) I don't know if that would work. (speaking in Japanese) Yeah, they said no. (speaking in Japanese) Well I'm (beep). Ah I see, so that's a no-go then. Sadly, won't be able
to join with my premise but maybe in future when I
get more beautiful, I guess. But there was one more food item left before we were done serving food. The next food dish. Oh my god, are you ready? Here's your second course meal. To some of you who don't
know what yakisoba is, it's this and it doesn't
go well with ice cream. So not really sure why. Why? (speaking in Japanese) - [Kaho] Oh the mixing! That is so cute!
- I've gotta say it? - [Connor] This is truly painful. I am so sorry that I'm
subjecting you to this and that I'm wasting the time
of these amazing employees. Guru guru! - [Shino] Guru guru! - [Connor] Maze maze! - Maze maze! - [Connor] Maze maze! - Maze maze! - [Connor] Guru guru! - Guru guru! - [Connor] Maze maze! - Maze maze! - Oh this is hell! Guru guru! - Guru guru! - Maze maze! - Maze maze! - It's not mixing very well. - Motto, motto, motto, more, more, more! - Okay, I'm just gonna get real in there. This does not look
appetizing in the slightest. (speaking in Japanese) That's a no that's a no, no, no, no, no. Not at all. (Kaho laughs) - I'm kind of scared. (speaking in Japanese) - Nande? - It's so sweet for a few seconds. It goes away. I don't know, I don't know-- - Kaho is being very polite, naturally. Ah, here's me eating it and my thoughts. I'm gonna get it in my hair. Uh, oh. How is it, out of 10? - [Kaho] No, I say four. - Oh! That's not good. - [Kaho] You're serving me! (speaking in Japanese) - I'm not trying to be rude,
I just wanted to be honest! I think now we should celebrate, right? With darts. Now that I've become a great maid. (speaking in Japanese) They're gonna regret saying that. God, my face is so itchy. I just want to like,
itch all the makeup off. I don't know why but
makeup is hella itchy. - [Kaho] Are you good, Connor? - I normally drink when I play. - [Kaho] Oh. - I don't know a single British person that plays darts sober. (upbeat music) Oh, I see me. What the (bleep)? Okay. Now, I'm not amazing
at darts but I can aim. (Connor laughs) Look at that boys. Not a good start, but okay. What the (beep)? Okay. Kaho proceeded to get
a bunch of lucky throws and now I'm not very happy about that. - [Kaho] Oh! - [Connor] That technique is poor. What! Are you (beep)? - [Shino] Ya! - It's not looking good, boys. It's not looking good at all. Oh wow, look at that. Your turn, loser. (Kaho laughs) That's interesting. Wow! Well I think with a bit
of consistency I can pull through and win this one. Ah! Ah, I'm falling apart! Oh my god, you launched that! Did it hurt you? What did the darts do to you? - [Shino] Ah! - [Connor] But fortunately for me, Kaho and Shino's luck starts
to run out eventually. Oh my god! (Connor laughs) (Kaho laughs) (speaking in Japanese) - [Connor] And then of
course, I start killing them. - [Shino] Sugoi! - [Connor] I think you got
more points in your first throw than everything combined. Oh. Ooh! Oh, double 12. Oh! What! And on the final round, it was looking very good for your boy. And I can't say the
same for Kaho or Shino. (Connor laughs) - [Kaho] Ooh! - [Connor] After my final
throw, I was on 400 points and Kaho needed to score over
100 to not get that drink. Even worse off, Shino
needed to score 130 points to catch up to me and not have to drink. Needless to say, they didn't do that. (speaking in Japanese) Yes. I'm the number one! - Number one! - Arigatou gozaimasu. - Arigatou gozaimasu. - Arigatou gozaimasu. - Can you tell the awkwardness isn't wearing off yet? (speaking in Japanese) I'm sorry, Shino. We like to drink with Shino 'cause Shino is our mate. Is that tequila? - [Kaho] Tequila! - Thank you so much for having me today. It was an honor becoming
an amazing maid here. I am so, so sorry that I suck at this job. - Arigatou gozaimasu. Itadakimasu! (Connor applauds) - [Connor] I am so sorry. Do not drink tequila, it is disgusting. I was curious to know
what the maids thought of my performance today. (speaking in Japanese) (Connor laughs) - [Kaho] That look! (speaking in Japanese) (Connor laughs) Arigatou gozaimasu. Now even though I am the most
awkward man on the planet, confirmed, don't believe me? Check out the rest of my YouTube videos. Shino and the rest of the maids were more than welcoming today and I had to thank them
for putting up with me and really showing me around their world. And if you are interested
in coming here yourself, you can do so by clicking that link in the description down below, so that you can come here when
you eventually visit Japan. - Arigatou gozaimasu. - All right, awesome. Bye! (upbeat music)
