as a nice midwestern boy I simple cannot have an interaction with someone and not say “thank you” it’s been ingrained in me from the moment I could speak.
I guess I run the risk of appearing like a foreigner in Japan…. They may already have a strong suspicion I am a foreigner because I am a 6’3 goofy white dude who can’t speak Japanese but once I hit them with the “thank you” my cover will really be blown.
I didn't know those videos of go-karts were on real roads! I actually thought the idea of driving one of those on a real road was SO stupid that the other cars must be part of a very well set up amusement park made to resemble a street
The mask wearing is acceptable because it's a considerate thing to do. If you have a cold or something similar and you have to go out in public, you're protecting the people around you. So why would the people around you have a problem with that?
The go-kart thing is ridiculous. Japanese people cringe at foreigners who ride them and ask why they're treating their roads like an amusement park? How about you instead cringe at the Japanese companies that provide the service? Foreigners do it because Japanese companies made it a thing and targeted it toward foreign tourists! Do you think foreigners are just bringing go-karts with them on the plane? No!
Blame the people whose idea it was to offer a go-kart service for tourists, not the tourists that use that service. I agree that it's dumb and cringe as hell, but you're blaming the wrong people lmao
The mask makes sense because they are conscious of the people in their surroundings unlike in the US where everyone only cares for their own self gratification. They wear then so they don't spread their illness to others.
Heads up to all the guys, contrary to what women tell you, they actually like the "dangerous/bad/mysterious" guy. They will tell you "dont wear sunglasses they make yous scary!" While simultaneously always dating the guys that scare them and end up hitting them. This is a statistical fact governed by their nature, unfortunately.
Oh I might know why the masks are okay but the glasses aren't. There seems to he a difference in the culture of reading feelings and expressions. You can see that in the emojis Japanese people used a while ago vs the ones westerners use. In the west, our emojis smiled with their mouths (: or c: and frowned with that too 🙁 :c. But in Japan a lot of emojis didn't really have an emotive mouth. Sometimes none at all. ^^ is just happiness and represents the eyes and smiling with them. There are things like ò.ó or ó_Ò or stuff like those. >_< So yeah maybe japanese people rely more on the eyes to read people than the rest of the face.
go karts are a menace to society in Europe too at least in most touristic places, for example smaller towns near the sea I cant imagine having something like that in a huge ass city like Tokyo
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I'm glad I didn't ride the karts in Japan when I went last 😅
as a nice midwestern boy I simple cannot have an interaction with someone and not say “thank you” it’s been ingrained in me from the moment I could speak.
I guess I run the risk of appearing like a foreigner in Japan…. They may already have a strong suspicion I am a foreigner because I am a 6’3 goofy white dude who can’t speak Japanese but once I hit them with the “thank you” my cover will really be blown.
I didn't know those videos of go-karts were on real roads! I actually thought the idea of driving one of those on a real road was SO stupid that the other cars must be part of a very well set up amusement park made to resemble a street
Eyes never lie. Your mouth does
Well some Japanese person thought it was a good idea to have irl Mario Cart on the roads and it makes money so… its not really the tourist’s fault
Yeah I dont care what people think, my eye health is more important
You can tell far more about someone by seeing their eyes than the rest of their face. Just my opinion of course but it seems logical.
Not me in Japan wearing sunglasses and a mask. Thankfully I didn't feel too left out when the bus driver was decked out the same way 😂
They're all about sun protection but don't wear sunglasses? That's wild.
The mask wearing is acceptable because it's a considerate thing to do. If you have a cold or something similar and you have to go out in public, you're protecting the people around you. So why would the people around you have a problem with that?
Yeah all due respect
Japan and korea were on my list but no thanks
Was a die hard japan fan
Go to MALAYSIA, Bali or sinfapore😊
It's my go to list and they are not much of perfection ist s😅
Also llmore women friendly
White people.
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The sun is brutal during the summer too, so it’s lowkey crazy to not wear some shades at least 😂
Go karts on any public road is weird everywhere
Because eyes don't lie chica. Lips do. 🤣
Whenever I'm on a train I wear a mask and sunglasses. Japanese folks don't know what to think. I think I broke the system.
they probably dont have eyes sentiitive to the sun
We do say thank you to shop staff tho????? Huh?
The go-kart thing is ridiculous. Japanese people cringe at foreigners who ride them and ask why they're treating their roads like an amusement park? How about you instead cringe at the Japanese companies that provide the service? Foreigners do it because Japanese companies made it a thing and targeted it toward foreign tourists! Do you think foreigners are just bringing go-karts with them on the plane? No!
Blame the people whose idea it was to offer a go-kart service for tourists, not the tourists that use that service. I agree that it's dumb and cringe as hell, but you're blaming the wrong people lmao
I guess Japanese people like looking at someone’s eyes? They are the window to the soul after all
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Gokart thing makes 100% sense.
But saying thank you does not qualify as a conversation.
The mask makes sense because they are conscious of the people in their surroundings unlike in the US where everyone only cares for their own self gratification. They wear then so they don't spread their illness to others.
Sunglasses are a primarily American thing.
The body soul in the eyes, so when you cover your eyes you cover your soul.
With mask this doesn't happen.
Sunglasses isn't a face issue, it's an eyes issue.
As long as you show your eyes, you're good.
Yeah who put the go karts there.. Clasic.. People doing stuff for tourists that even they find stupid😂😂
eyes are the windows to the soul
I think it's because eyes speak more than other facial features?
Heads up to all the guys, contrary to what women tell you, they actually like the "dangerous/bad/mysterious" guy. They will tell you "dont wear sunglasses they make yous scary!" While simultaneously always dating the guys that scare them and end up hitting them. This is a statistical fact governed by their nature, unfortunately.
Every video about Japan makes me hate Japan more lol
Oh I might know why the masks are okay but the glasses aren't. There seems to he a difference in the culture of reading feelings and expressions. You can see that in the emojis Japanese people used a while ago vs the ones westerners use. In the west, our emojis smiled with their mouths (: or c: and frowned with that too 🙁 :c. But in Japan a lot of emojis didn't really have an emotive mouth. Sometimes none at all. ^^ is just happiness and represents the eyes and smiling with them. There are things like ò.ó or ó_Ò or stuff like those. >_<
So yeah maybe japanese people rely more on the eyes to read people than the rest of the face.
If you say "arigatou" or "arigatou gozaimasu", yes, you are strange. They only say "doumo" or just nod. 😅😅😅
What was the food in the end?
Some japanese do wear sunglasses
lucky I forgot my sunglasses last month haha
go karts are a menace to society in Europe too
at least in most touristic places, for example smaller towns near the sea
I cant imagine having something like that in a huge ass city like Tokyo
What are those karts ??? I never heard of them, it is so weird