What Does “Vers” Really Mean? | Asking Gays in Japan

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It's different for everyone. Some can top/bottom and prepare as such every time they go out. Some have days when they only wanna top and days when they only wanna bottom - still counts as vers. Some would only top/bottom depending on the other person e.g. would only top twinks or…show more

Maybe the solution is for people to be able to rank their preferences of what they would enjoy on their profile rather than fitting into rigid roles.

I don't use dating apps because I live in the mountains of Taiwan (where there are only wild boars and monkeys 🤣so i'm Allway alone～a single🤣～I think I'm not Top, not button, not vers 😅the side)

Andrew looks so hot in that hat omg😂

I think what Don said about the 'anytime' part is the crux of this issue. It becomes quite performative in a sense.

Heres the translation,, Vers = Bottom, Bottom = Bottom, Vers top= Bottom, Vers Bottom = Bottom and Top= Top. Dont be trusting these Vers people lol. Are we getting the picture yet?

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Yay I love Don! In my head he's secretly the 3rd crew member. He always brings in a interesting perspective

Noticed how Meng is not in this video after he switched to “verse” last year 👀

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i'd like to thank you for introducing me to the term "side" because i was beginning to think i was going insane over my place in the whole top/bottom dichotomy. (granted, i had to look it up, because genuinely i had never heard the term before this video.)

Wow! is it really so complicated Japan? I'm here in Germany and mostly it is made clear what's happening before we meet. Sometimes it can become a flip/flop situation but it's rarely so com[plicated. This is interesting.

I also feel like the can vs want topic is that verse people prefer verse people ultimately because they do want both because it’s easier that way

Vers-btm is bottoms catfishing real vers or not proud to be bottom.

“Is vers a scam?” OK THAT SOUNDED HOSTILE 😂

Meng is missed...

I would love to edit for you guys. Awesome work.

@jasonbroccoli is cute. I luaghed when he said, "I wanna get more action DON!" 😂

a ride there for a ride home!

I’m a bit biased toward verse bottoms versus verse tops. Although I know verse bottoms exist, the majority of them are “morphin power bottoms” who just want their backs cracked like a crab at an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet. My issue with verse bottoms is the ones who get into…show more

I'm vers. To me vers means flip-flopping almost every time

Don has really nice teeth

Where was Meng? I hope he is well.   He was a bit rattled on your last episode, whilst discussing an unpleasant experience that he had traversed.

"Total tops" or "total bottoms"'are tiresome and performative🤷🏾‍♂️. I am verse. Y'all pick the WORST takes of this topic.

What if Uranus is not involved at all? 😅 Isn’t it OK to use just hands and mouth? … I don’t like those classifications… I’m glad I don’t have to use those apps…

Blimey life is complicated 😅

This video made me realize I don’t know anything g about the gay community.

Thank you for the video!

"Side" means not very horny — just want to kiss, cuddle and maybe suck.

Vers means bottom who will occasionally play top, albeit reluctantly. That's why I have to make it clear that I am a top and a bottom, not just a vers.

This is a very interesting conversation, and I think you are going to always get varying opinions on this. As Andrew has discovered, people have different opinions on what the labels actually mean. Yes, it is confusing and yes, it will always be confusing. As you get older and ha…show more

I met the mayor in ni-chome in January.

Vers is like that international travel adapter plug in your travel luggage. It gets plugged in multi versally and it can be plug into any world electric socket

I'm a top though I have bottomed for special guys in a relationship, if they're not strickly top--in which case we wouldn't be in a relationship. I've never been much for hooking up. I'm old and I'm top and will always be a top. Regardless most people think I'm a bottom because I…show more

Dude, y'all have moxie and gumption galore! 😄 I love it. 9 monsters... Japan is epic.

I am vers. I enjoy both Top or Bottom. After being bottom, later I like to do top. After being Top, later I like to be bottom. It is so much fun!

regarding sides i guess top/side may mean they prefer to be the insertive partner in an oral situation, whereas btm/side may mean they prefer to have something in their mouth?

I would not let a feminine guy top me. You have to look and act like a tough man if you want to top me.