ところ has multiple meanings. The most well-known of these is ‘place/spot’, but it can also mean ‘to be on the verge of doing’ or ‘as a result’ or ‘have just done’. In other words, tokoro can also refer to *a place in time*. In the video, she is literally saying ‘A place in time where I’m jealous, is…..’
It is not necessarily a physical space; tokoro can be interpreted as “position” in the wide sense like an “embarassing situation/position”
Am I mistaken in thinking ところ can refer to an aspect of someone’s personality as well?
Not sure if this will help (or if you know programming) it can be similar to a cursor that references to a point of information. A place, a point in time, a thing, an aspect of something, a passage of text, etc.
When we’re talking about things/people it can be a reference to a point of information like if every object has bullet points, what would those bullet points be?
外国の[なんか]羨ましいところってありますか In this case what bullet points about foreigners would make them jealous about the foreigners.
私のところ Bullet points about myself 好きですか what bullet points about myself do you like?
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It can refer to a point of time or situation
ところ has multiple meanings. The most well-known of these is ‘place/spot’, but it can also mean ‘to be on the verge of doing’ or ‘as a result’ or ‘have just done’. In other words, tokoro can also refer to *a place in time*. In the video, she is literally saying ‘A place in time where I’m jealous, is…..’
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It is not necessarily a physical space; tokoro can be interpreted as “position” in the wide sense
like an “embarassing situation/position”
Am I mistaken in thinking ところ can refer to an aspect of someone’s personality as well?
Not sure if this will help (or if you know programming) it can be similar to a cursor that references to a point of information. A place, a point in time, a thing, an aspect of something, a passage of text, etc.
When we’re talking about things/people it can be a reference to a point of information like if every object has bullet points, what would those bullet points be?
外国の[なんか]羨ましいところってありますか
In this case what bullet points about foreigners would make them jealous about the foreigners.
私のところ Bullet points about myself 好きですか what bullet points about myself do you like?